高二下學(xué)期英語周測含詳細(xì)答案

1、 英語周測第一節(jié)（共 15 小題：每小題2 分，滿分30 分 ）AIn the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare splays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.National Theatre of China Beijing|ChineseT

2、his great occasion（ 盛會 ） will be the National Theatre of China s first visit to the UK. Thecompany s productions show the new face of 21 st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare Rsichard III will be directed by the National s Associate DirWecatnogr Xia，oying.Date & Time : Saturday

3、28 April,2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pmMarjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi | GeorgianOne of the most famous theaters in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of It is helmed （指導(dǎo)） by the company s Artistic Director

4、 Levan Tsuladze.Date & Time :Friday 18May,2.30pm & Saturday 19May,7.30pmDefinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language （ BSL）By translating the rich and humourous text of Love sLabour Lsost into the physical language of BSL,Definitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare s comedy a

5、naims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.Date & Time : Tuesday 22 May,2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pmHabima National Theatre Tel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 r

6、evolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958, they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production ofShakespeare Tshe Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Date & Time :Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm.which play w

7、ill be performed by the National Theatre of China?A.Richard m.B.Lover s Labour s LostC.As You Like ItD.The Merchant of Venice.What is special about Definitely Theatre?A.It has two groups of actors B.It is the leading theatre in LondonC.It performs plays in BSL D.It is good at producing comedies.When

8、 can you see a play in Hebrew?A.On Saturday 28 April.B.On Sunday 29 AprilC.On Tuesday 22 May.D. On Tuesday 29 MayBI first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy andthe Sundance Kid , introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn t want me for the film - i

9、t wanted somebody as well known as Paul - he stood up for me. I don t know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact th

10、at although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft （技藝） and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and ma

11、king fun of each other - but always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core （核心、） of our relationship off the screen.We shared the belief that if you refortunate enough to have success, you should put something back - he with his Newman s Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for

12、 kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didn each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.I last saw him a few months ago. He d been in and out of the hosp

13、ital.He and I both knew what the deal was,and we didn t talk about it.Ours was a relationship that didn t need a lowords.Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to author at first?A.Paul Newman wanted it.B.The studio powers didn t like his agent.C.He wasn t famous enough.D.The director recomme

14、nded s omeone else.Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?A.They were of the same age.B.They worked in the same theater.C.They were both good actors.D.They have similar characteristic.What does the underlined word “that ” in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Their belief.B.Their care for childre

15、n.C.Their success.D.Their support for each other.What is the author s purpose in writing the test?A.To show his love of films.B.To remember a friend.C.To introduce a new movie.D.To share his acting experience.CTerrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight, bringi

16、ng the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle-named the Transition has two seats , four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month, can reach around 70 miles per h

17、our on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale, and those numbers will likely rise after T

18、errafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But don t expect it to show up in toomany driveways. It s expected to cost $279,000.And it won t help siftuycoku in traffrice. The car needs a runway.Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the

19、1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly. The Transition is now going thro

20、ugh crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal A viation Administration s decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower thanthose pilots of larger planes Terrafugia says an owner

21、would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The basic data of the Transition.B. The advantages of flying cars.C. The potential market for flying c

22、ars.C. The designers of the Transition. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?A. It causes traffic jams.B. It is difficult to operate.C. It is very expensive.D. It bums too much fuel. What is the governm ent s attitude to the development of the flying car?A. CautiousC. Ambi

23、guous.A. CautiousC. Ambiguous.What is the best title for the text?A. Flying Car at Auto ShowC.Pilots Dream Coming TrueD. Disapproving.B. The Transition s FigishttFlD. Flying Car Closer to RealityDWhen a leafy plant is under attack ， it doesn st it quietly. Back in 1983,two scientists,Jack Schultz an

24、d Ian Baldwin,reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an alarm.What the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals known as volatile organ

25、ic compounds,VOCs for short.Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked .It plant ws ay of crying out.But is anyone listening?Apparently.Because we can watch the neighbours react.Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects away.But others do double duty

26、 .They pump out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the attackers.Once they arrive,the tables are turned .The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch.In study after study,it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually

27、more serious on the first plant,but the neighbors ,relatively speaking ,stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do.Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists don t know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so

28、, in effect, was talking to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to“ overhear ” the cry. So informationexchanged, but it was n t a true, intentional back and forth.Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate（ 親密的 ） than the world we can see and h

29、ear. Our senses are weak. There s a whole lotgoing on.What does a plant do when it is under attack?A. It makes noises. B. It gets help from other plants.C. It stands quietly D. It sends out certain chemicals.What does the author mean by “ the tables are turned ” in paragraph 3?A. The attackers get a

30、ttacked.The insects gather under the table.The plants get ready to fight back.The perfumes attract natural enemies.Scientists find from their studies that plants can .A.predict natural disasters B.protect themselves against insectsC.talk to one another intentionally D.help their neighbors when neces

31、sary15.what can we infer from the last paragraph?A.The word is changing faster than ever.B.People have stronger senses than beforeC.The world is more complex than it seemsD.People in Darwin s time were recimaginative.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余 選項(xiàng)。Interruptions are on

32、e of the worst things to deal with while you re trying to get work dor16,there are several ways to handle things.Let s take a look at them now.17.Tell the person you re sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try

33、to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to comeback during that time or that you ll find them then. 18 .It can help to eliminate（ 消除）future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone,don t do it in your own office.19. its muchWhen you need to talk to someone,don t do it in your

34、 own office.19. its mucheasier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of yourspace even after explaining how busy you areIf you have a door to your office, make good use of it. 20 .If someone knocks andit s not an important matter. excuse yourself and let the

35、person know you re busy so they cget the hint（暗示）than when the door is closed,you re not to be disturbed.A.If you re busy, don t feel bad about saying noWhen you want to avoid interruptions at workSet boundaries for yourself as your time goesD. If you re in the other personsiofauoric areaD. If you r

36、e in the other personsiofauoric areall be availableIt s important that you let them know when youll be availableIt might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG.Leave it open when you re available to talk and close it when you re not第三節(jié)（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選

37、項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。In 1973, I was teaching elementary school.Each day, 27 kids 21TheThinkingLaboratory. That was the 22 students voted for after deciding that“Room 104 wastoo 23.Freddy was an average 24 ,but not an average person. He had the rare balanceof fun and compassion （同情）.He would 25 the loud

38、est over fun and be the saddest over anyone s 26.Before the school year 27 ,I gave the kids a special 28, T-shirts with the word s “Verbs Are Your 29 on them. I had advised the kids that while verbs（動詞）may seem dull ,most of the 30 things they do throughout their lives will be verbs.Through the year

39、s, I dun into former students who would provide 31 on old classmates. I learned that Freddy did several jobs after his 32 from high school and remained the same 33 person I met forty years before .Once, while working overnight at a store, he let a homeless man 34 in his truck . Another time , he 35

40、a friend money to buy a house .Just last year, I was 36 a workshop when someone knocked at the classroom door.A woman 37 the interruption and handed me an envelope. I stopped teaching and 38 it up. Inside were the Verbs shirt and a 39 from Freddy mother. Freddy passed away on Thanksgiving. He wanted

41、 you to have this. ”I told the storyto the class. As sad as it was, I couldnt help smiling . Although Freddy wastaken from us,we all40 something from Freddy.21. A. builtB. enteredC. decoratedD. ran22. A. nameB. ruleC. brandD. plan23. A. smallB. darkC. strangeD. dull24. A. scholarB. studentC. citizen

42、D. worker25. A. speakB. singC. questionD. laugh26. A. misfortuneB. disbeliefC. dishonestyD. mistake27. A. changedB. approachedC. returnedD. ended28.A.lessonB.giftC.reportD.message29. A.friendsB.AwardsC.MastersD.Tasks30. A.simpleB.uniqueC. funD.clever31. A.assessmentsB. commentsC.instructionsD.update

43、s32. A.graduationB. retirementC.separationD.resignation33. A.daringB.modestC.caringD.smart34. A.waitB.sleepC.studyD.live35. A.paidB.chargedC.lentD.owed36. A.observingB.preparingC. designingD.conducting37. A.regrettedB.avoidedC.excusedD.ignored38. A.openedB.packedC.gaveD.held39. A.pictureB.billC.note

44、D.diary40. A.choseB.tookC.expectedD.borrowed第四節(jié)（共10 小題；每小題2 分，滿分20 分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1 個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。In 1863the first underground passenger railway in the world opened in London. It ran for just under seven kilometers and allowed people to avoid terrible _ （ 1） _（crowd） on the roads above as they t

45、ravelled to and _ （ 2） _ work. It took three years to complete and was built using an interesting method. This included digging up the road, （ 3） _（lay） the track andthen building a strong roof over_ （ 4） _ top. When all those had been done, the road surface was replaced.Steam engines _（ 5） _（use） t

46、o pull the carriages and it must have been_（ 6） _（fair）unpleasant for the passengers, with all the smoke and noise. However, the railway quickly proved to be a great success and within six months, more than 25,000 people were using_ ( 7) _ every day.Later, engineers _(_ 8) _(manage) to construct rai

47、lways in a system of deep tunnels ( 隧道) , which became known to the tube. This development was only possible with the _ ( 9) _ (introduce) of electric-powered engines and lifts. The central London Railway was one of the most _( 10) _(success) of these new lines, and was opened in 1900. It had white-painted tunnels and bright red carriages, and proved extremely popular with the public.第五節(jié) 42.單詞拼寫(滿分10 分). Here was a chance for me to (_區(qū)分，辨別)