河南省郑州市2022-2022学年高二英语上学期第八次周考试题.doc

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1、河南省郑州市2022-2022学年高二英语上学期第八次周考试题第二局部 阅读理解共两节，总分值40分第一节共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 A As you grow older, youll be faced with some challenging decisionslike whether to cut class or try cigarettes. Making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get

2、 involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. People who are your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, its called peer pressure. Peers can have a positive influence on each other. Maybe another

3、student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. Maybe you got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyones reading it. These are examples of how peers positively influence each other. Sometimes peers influence each other in negative

4、 ways. For example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend might try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball. It is tough to be the only one who says “no to peer pressure, but you can do it. Paying attention to your own f

5、eelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do. Youve probably had a parent or teacher advising you to“choose your friends wisely. Peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. If you choose friends who dont cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their p

6、arents, then you probably wont do these things either, even if other kids do. If you continue to face peer pressure and youre finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust. Dont feel guilty if youve made a mistake or two.21. For whom is the passage most probably written?A .Students B. Pa

7、rents C. Teachers D. Doctors.22. In the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_.Aexplains why friendship is so importantBgives advice on how to deal with peer pressureCdiscusses how peers influence usDshows how to make more good friends23. Which of following may help handle peer pressure?ASpending

8、 more time with classmates. BTaking up more relaxing hobbies.CChoosing friends with no bad habits. DHelping others who are in trouble.24. What is the topic of the passage?AFriendship BMaking decisions CSelf-confidence DPeer pressureB I hated dinner parties. But I decided to give them another shot be

9、cause Im in London. And my friend Mallery invited me. And because dinner parties in London are very different from those in New York, “Im having a dinner party means: “Im booking a table for 12 at a restaurant you cant afford and well be sharing the cheque evenly, no matter what you eat. Worse, in M

10、anhattan there is always someone who leaves before the bill arrives. Theyll throw down cash, half of what they owe, and then people like me, who dont drink, end up paying even more. But if I try to use the same trick, the hostess will shout; “Where are you going? And its not like I can say I have so

11、mewhere to go: everyone knows I have nowhere to go. But in London, dinner parties are in peoples homes. Not only that, the guests are an interesting mix. The last time I went to one, the guests were from France, India, Denmark and Nigeria; it was like a gathering at the United Nations. In New York,

12、the mix is less striking. Its like a gathering at Bloomingdales , a well-known department store. For New Yorkers, talking about other parts of the world means Brooklyn and Queens in New Yorkers. But at Mallerys, when I said that I had been to Myanmar recently, people knew where it was. In New York p

13、eople would think it was a usual club.25. What does the word “shot in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. choice B. try C. style D. goal26. What does the writer dislike most about dinner parties in New Yorkers?A. There is a strange mix of people. B. The restaurants are expensive.C. The bill is not fairly s

14、hared. D. People have to pay cash 27. What does the author think of the parties in London?A. A bit unusual B. Full of tricks C. Less costly D. More interesting 28. What is the authors opinion of some New Yorkers from her experience?A. Easy-going B. Self-centred. C. Generous D. ConservativeCHere is a

15、n astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a few years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the b

16、rain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day labourer, we could find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.So far as the brain is con

17、cerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of efforts as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired.Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue come from our mental and emotional(情感的) attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding

18、scientists J. A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare. Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good heal

19、th is due to emotional problems.What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated-those are emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tir

20、ed because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.29.What surprised the scientists a few years ago?A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a labours blood.B. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn out after a days work.C. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D. A mental workers bloo

21、d was filled with fatigue toxins.30. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting worker tired？AChallenging mental work. BUnpleasant emotions.CEndless tasks. DPhysical labor.31. Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists ideas?AHe agrees with them. BHe doubts them.CHe argu

22、es against them. DHe hesitates to accept them.32. We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to _.Ahave some good blood Benjoy their workCexercise regularly Ddiscover fatigue toxinD“Indeed, George Washington wrote in his diary in 1785, “some kind of fly, or b

23、ug, had begun to eat the leaves before I left home. But the father of America was not the father of bug. When Washington wrote that, Englishmen had been referring to insects as bugs for more than a century, and Americans had already created lightning-bug(萤火虫). But the English were soon to stop using

24、 the bugs in their language, leaving it to the Americans to call a bug a bug in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.The American bug could also be a person, referring to someone who was crazy about a particular activity. Although fan became the usual term, sports fans used to be called racing bug

25、s, baseball bugs, and the like.Or the bug could be a small machine or object, for example, a bug-shaped car. The bug could also be a burglar alarm, from which comes the expression to bug, that is, “to install (安装) an alarm. Now it means a small piece of equipment that people use for listening secret

26、ly to others conversation. Since the 1840s, to bug has long meant “to cheat, and since the 1940s it has been annoying.We also know the bug as a flaw in a computer program or other design. That meaning dates back to the time of Thomas Edison. In 1878 he explained bugs as “little problems and difficul

27、ties that required months of study and labor to overcome in developing a successful product. In 1889 it was recorded that Edison “had been up the two previous nights discovering a bug in his invented record player.33. We learn from Paragraph 1 that _.A. Americans had difficulty in learning to use th

28、e word bugB. George Washington was the first person to call an insect a bugC. the word bug was still popularly used in English in the nineteenth centuryD. both Englishman and Americans used the word bug in the eighteenth century34. What does the word “flaw in the last paragraph probably mean_.A. Exp

29、lanation. B. Finding. C. Origin. D. Fault.35. The passage is mainly concerned with_.A. the misunderstanding of the word bug B. the development of the word bugC. the public views of the word bug D. the special characteristics of the word bug第二节共5小题：每题2分，总分值10分根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项.选项中有两项为多余

30、选项。 Everyone needs a break, and vacations are not meant for serious study.36.The Spring Festival is coming up, so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English language literature to take on a long train journey. Before getting into the recommendation, you need to determine your English rea

31、ding comprehension level. If youre at the beginner level, there are two options: reading a childrens book or reading a book that youve read in Chinese translation.37.If youre at the intermediate level, popular books like pop fiction, mysteries and thrillers are good options. For advanced readers, cl

32、assic works of literature or modern prize winners (Nobel, Pulitzer) are good options. 38.When I pick up a book I like, even though the first few chapters are really hard to get through, I would try to get accustomed to the language the author uses. Generally, after the first few chapters, things get

33、 a lot easier, especially if I get involved in the story. Another great way to keep yourself motivated is to find a friend whos interested in reading the same book. You can make goals that you both want to achieve.39.Some quick recommendations:Harry Potter, start with the first book and go on from t

34、here;the Narniaseries; anything by US writer Michael Crichton; and if you like horror, US writer Stephen King is always unusual and fun.40.Happy reading!A. If you pick a book which is so challenging, it will be too stressful.B. The most important thing is to pick a book that youre really interested

35、in.C. You may also enjoy your reading when hanging out with your family.D. You should just find a topic or author youre interested in, and the rest will go from there.E. You can also discuss plot lines or vocabulary issues with each other by SMS or e-mail.F. Instead, theyre a great way to take a bre

36、ak and enjoy a good book.G. This will help you get over any unfamiliar words or phrases, since youre already familiar with the story.第三局部 英语知识运用共两节，总分值45分第一节 完形填空共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to

37、 show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a(n) 41 sight.We were standing in line for 45 minutes to enjoy the42up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the 43 of the tower and saw the hard wire fence 44to the structure servi

38、ng as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view45 . As soon as both of us 46 , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to 47. I stopped for a minute considering the step, taking several seconds to 48 the edge before moving. And the

39、n I had a thought in my mind：“It is far 49 compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me its50 an illusion幻觉. Look at all the people standing on it, and think about those who have stood on it before.I began to 51 that step onto the glass floor. I didnt look down 52not f

40、or a few minutes. I walked on the53and looked around and thought about how54the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no 55, and it was certainly an illusion. I considered how many things in our lives we 56and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought ab

41、out all the things we57ourselves from doing because we have58ourselves into thinking theres risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared 59.I was glad to discover that although fear isnt a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without 60 has a much stronger pull.

42、41. AexpressiveBimpressiveCfrighteningDbeneficial42. AbusBladderCcarDelevator43. AoutsideBtopCcenterDsurface44. AconnectedBsurroundedCreferredDcombined45. AaroundBupCdownDout46. AunderstoodBapproachedCtalkedDreturned47. AwaveBmoveCtrembleDwander48. Alook overBthink overClook upDthink of49. AtighterB

43、tallerCweakerDstronger50. AhappilyBsimplyCgreatlyDrelatively51. AtakeBchooseCdecideDpick52. Aat mostBat leastCat lastDat best53. AfenceBfloorCedgeDtower54. AgratefulBusefulCwonderfulDhelpful55. AdeathBwarnCtroubleDdanger56. AhandleBignoreCfearDhide57. AblockBprotectChelp Dseparate58. AforcedBadvised

44、CenteredDled59. AamazingBworryingCexcitingDinteresting60. AcostBdoubtCregretDwaste第二节共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance, were a sure path61._success. But this advice does not always wor

45、k as planned. My high school maths exam is oneexample. The exam, 62._was originally to be held in our classroom, 63._(change) to thelibrary at the last minute. This, 64._,didnt bother me because maths had always been my strongestsubject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some d

46、eep breathing to help relax65._. But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question. I had no idea 66._ to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered 67._I finally found the solution. With the problem68._(solve), I felt proud of my achievement. 69._(lucky), I then noticed that I had just10 minutes left 70._ (complete) the rest.第四局部 写作共两节，总分值35分第一节 短文改错共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错的