1、- 1 -山西省晋中市和诚高中 2018-2019学年高二英语上学期周练 8时间：60 分钟 总分 100分 出题人： 2018 年 10月 21日一、 完形填空（每题 2分，共 40分）A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert, wondering why it was stuck in the middle of nowhere“I do nothing but 1 here all day,” it sighed “What 2 am I ? Im the ugliest plant in the desert. I cant 3 any pa
2、ssing traveler with shade or juicy fruit I dont see what I can do 4 ”All it did was stand in the sun day after day, growing taller and fatterIts spines grew longer and its leaves tougherIt truly was strange-looking“I wish I could do something useful,” it 5 By day, eagles circled high overhead “What
3、can I do with my life?” the cactus calledWhether they heard or not, the eagles sailed 6 At night, the moon floated into the sky and 7 its pale light on the desert “What good can I do with my life?” the cactus calledThe moon only stared coldly as it went on its wayA lizard（蜥蜴）moved by, 8 a little tra
4、il （痕迹）in the sand with its tail “What worthy thing can I do?” the cactus called “You?” the lizard laughed, pausing a moment “Worthy deed? Why, you cant do 9 ! You do nothing but get uglier every day ”And so it 10 year after yearAt last the cactus grew 11 , and it knew its time was short “Oh, God” i
5、t cried out, “Ive 12 so long, and Ive tried so hard 13 me if Ive failed to find something worthy to doI am afraid that now it is too 14 .”But just then the cactus felt a strange stirring and unfoldingA flow of joy drove away all 15 . At its very tip, like a sudden crown, a beautiful 16 suddenly open
6、ed. 17 had the desert known such a blossom. Its fragrance went through the air far and wide and brought 18 to all passing byIn the desert, a voice was sounding “You have waited long, and the heart which seeks（寻求）to do good will always bring something 19 to the world, something for which all can be h
7、appy - 20 for only a moment.”1. A. lie B. sit C. sleep D. stand- 2 -2. A. good B. advantage C. use D. help3. A. provide B. lend C. offer D. make4. A. after all B. at last C. at all D. in all5. A. smiled B. stated C. announced D. sighed6. A. away B. out C. up D. down7. A. turned B. threw C. lit D. bu
8、rnt8. A. sweeping B. running C. leaving D. passing9. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything10. A. went back B. went down C. went off D. went on11. A. strong B. big C. old D. ugly12. A. grown B. missed C. moved D. wondered13. A. Tell B. Forgive C. Promise D. Kill14. A. late B. long C. earl
9、y D. young15. A. hope B. depression C. content D. optimism16. A. flower B. fruit C. seed D. weed17. A. Never B. Ever C. Even D. Always18. A. sadness B. enjoyment C. laughter D. freedom19. A. considerate B. modest C. subjective D. worthwhile20. A. as if B. now that C. even though D. only if二、阅读理解（每题
10、3分，共 9分）As a little child，I was always plump (胖的)In college I started blowing up. It got out of control when I went to law school.Id made a decision a thousand times：Im going to lose weight now. But what motivated （激发）me to get serious about it was turning 30. I weighed 414 pounds. I was always tire
11、d. Some of my family members have suffered from heart disease, and I was frightened. I also wanted to look better. So after my birthday, I walked into the office of a weight loss doctor.She was very understanding. Her focus was on balanced meals and she wanted me to exercise.Walking was all I could
12、do at first. I started by walking a few blocks and gradually increased the distance, until one weekend，I heard myself saying， “Wow，this seems pretty easy.” So I started to run.I was losing nine or ten pounds a month，and I had more energy. I started to think about the New York City Marathon. For year
13、s，I watched the runners and - 3 -thought， “This looks like fun，but I could never do that.” But now I realized that maybe I could. I joined the New York Road Runners. I ran a 10km，then a half marathon. I still wasnt confident I could run a full 26 miles. But I told myself I was going to do it，no matt
14、er what.By my 33rd birthday，I was down to 180 pounds. I started formally training for the marathon. And on the morning of November 1，I stood on the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island with more than 40,000 other runners，waiting for the event to start.It was unbelievable to have the audience cheering m
15、e on，handing me cups of water. And I crossed the finish line. My friends sprayed (向喷射) me with beer，as if Id won the Super Bowl. And at that moment，I knew：If I set my mind to something，nothing is impossible.21. The underlined phrase “blowing up” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to_.A. going weak
16、er B. growing high C. becoming healthier D. becoming fatter22. From the passage we can know that the author _.A. controlled his weight at collegeB. may have a family history of heart attackC. was satisfied with his figure as a kidD. began to consider losing weight at 3023. Which of the following say
17、ings can best summarize the passage?AA good beginning is half done.BPride comes before a fall.CWhere there is a will，there is a way.DPractice makes perfect. 三、七选五（每题 3分，共 15分）No fight can end, and no friendship can move on, until everyone says these little words: Im sorry. Sometimes, though, they ca
18、n be difficult to say. _24 Its not about winning.Friendships are not like the Super Bowl, and there should never be a winner and a loser. When you start fighting with a friend, it may feel important that - 4 -you “win” the fight by proving youre right and he is wrong, or by making him be the first t
19、o apologize.In reality, youll BOTH LOSE if you let your fight ruin your friendship, and you will BOTH WIN if you find a way to heal it. 25 You may have heard the expression “His pride stood in the way.” It is usually used to describe a person who is so determined to be “right” that he lets an opport
20、unity for happiness pass him by forever. 26 Remember: as time goes on, we usually forget who was right and who was wrong in a disagreement, and only remember: the sadness of losing a friend. Take the first step.Are you sick of fighting? Do you think this fight is just not important enough to ruin yo
21、ur friendship? 27 You dont have to take full responsibility for starting the fight, or even say that your feelings were wrong. But you should find something you did or said thats worth apologizing for. Maybe youre sorry that you let the fight goes for so long, or that you overreacted to something yo
22、ur friend did. If you say youre sorry, its like an invitation for your friend to do the same. 28 A. Then try to be the first to apologize.B. Stop thinking about your pride.C. Its about taking some responsibility for the argument.D. Dont let this happen to a friendship you care about. E. Here are som
23、e things to keep in mind.F. There are some special cases when you should not be the one to apologize first.G. Once you have both said it, youll both feel a million times better.四、 语法填空（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分）John Snow was a famous doctor in London- so expert, indeed,_1_ he attended Queen Victoria as h
24、er personal _2_(physics). But he became inspired when he thought about helping ordinary people _3_ (expose) to cholera. This was the - 5 -_4_(die) disease of its day. _5_ its cause nor its cure was understood. So many thousands of terrified people died every time there was an outbreak. John Snow wan
25、ted to face _6_ challenge and solve this problem. He knew that cholera would never be controlled _7_ its cause was found.He _8_(interest) in two theories that possibly explained how cholera killed people. The first suggested that cholera _9_ (multiply) in the air. A cloud of dangerous gas floated ar
26、ound until it found its victims. The second suggested that people absorbed this disease into their bodies _10_ their meals. From the stomach the disease quickly attacked the body and soon the affected person died.答题卡1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2021 22 23 24 25 26 27 28四：填入适当的单词或括号
27、内单词的正确形式（每题 1分，共 10分）1、 2、 3、 4、 5、 6、 7、 8、 9、 10 五：单词填空（每题 1分，共 25分）1、 有相同的特点（词组） 2、显然的 adj. 3、 令人困惑的 adj. 4、与相似（词组） 5、做某事有困难（词组） 6、深刻的；极大地 7、平均 8、尤其、特别 9、感谢的；感激的 10、可获得的 - 6 -11、导致，引起（词组） 12、 称为（词组） 13、 传统的 14、健康 15、幸亏，多亏（词组） 16、（主动）提出（愿意做某事） 17、经过 18、任务 19、参考，查阅 n. 20、标准 n. 21、加倍 22、外向的 23、个性、性格
28、 24、讯速地 adv. 25、声明，宣告 n. 26、必不可少的 adj. - 7 -和诚中学 2018-2019学年高二英语知识清单易错题目定时训练一、完型填空15、DCACD 610、ABCAD 1115、CDBAB 1620、AABDC二、阅读理解2123、DBC三、七选五2428、EBDAG四、语法填空1、that; 2、physician; 3、exposed; 4、deadly; 5、Neither; 6、the; 7、until; 8、becamewas interested; 9、multiplied; 10 with五、单词填空1、have.in common 2、obvi
29、ous 3、confusing 4、be similar to 5、have difficulty (in) doing sth 6、profound 7、on average 8、in particular 9、grateful 10、available 11、lead to 12、refer toas. 13、traditional 14、fitness 15、thanks to 16、offer to do sth 17、pass by 18、mission 19、reference 20、standard 21、double 22、outgoing 23、personality24、rapidly 25、announcement 26、essential
