1、2018-2019 学年上期 12 月份第二次双周考英语试题命题人： 孙彦群 胡秋芳 审题人：赵曼 第一部分：听力（略）第二部分： 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AThere was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers , he used two buckets(水桶). One was a shiny and new bucket. The
2、other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service and was now past its best.Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a
3、full bucket of water without a single drop spilled. The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked (漏) along the path.Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flower
4、s every day! I dont know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I am not very useful, but I can only do my best. I am happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”One day, the gardener heard that ki
5、nd of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said,” You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back, I want you to look carefully along the path.”Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there
6、 was just bare earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden. 21. The underlined word “dilapidated” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ”.A. dirty B. dark C. worn-out D. ordinary-looking22. What was the old bucket ash
7、amed of?A. Its past. B. Its aging. C. Its manner. D. Its leak. 23. Why did the new bucket make conversations with the old one?A. To take pity on the old one. B. To laugh at the old one. C. To show off its beautiful looks. D. To praise the gardeners kindness. 24. Why did the gardener still keep the o
8、ld bucket?A. It had its own function. B. It stayed in its good condition. C. It was used to keep a balance. D. It was considered as a treasure.BIts time to turn your dream vacation into a real trip. “I havent seen a buyers market like this in 25 years,” says travel expert Peter Greenberg. “Everythin
9、g is on sale. Even the high-end market is offering its added things: a free night here, a spa(矿泉疗养地)pass there.”In a bad economy, this comes as good news for many. Whether you want to fly across the country or drive across the state line, here are places that offer plenty to do. For anyone who cant
10、bear to sit still, big cities are the best choice for weekend trips. The big-name hotels empty out on the weekends and will give tourists a better deal.Chicago, Illinois: Its one of Americas best-looking city centers, especially in the spring and summer. Spend a sunny day in Millennium Park, or cons
11、ider an evening at Grant Achatzs Alinea restaurant in Lincoln Park. Las Vegas, Nevada: Its never been so easy to score a deal on the streets. Five-star hotels are marked down to three-start prices Book a luxury flat for $89 a night at . San Francisco, California: Its rare for a major city to have su
12、ch an extraordinary physical settingthe views of the bay from the hills and the Ferry Building Marketplace are striking. Its also a walkable city with great museums. You can visit the new California Academy of Sciences building in Golden Gate Park. Portland, Oregon: The International Rose Test Garde
13、n is a place that one never tries to visit. Its green, friendly and laid-back. There are over 10, 000 rosebushes, and because its a test garden, the public has never seen many of these 550 varieties. The Rose Festival is one of the biggest celebrations in the city. 25. Why is it the best time for tr
14、aveling now?A. People have more free time. B. Everything is at lower prices. C. The weather is more pleasant. D. Tourist sites are less crowded. 26. Why does the author suggest going to the big cities on weekends?A. Big-name hotels are cheaper. B. Parks are open free of charge. C. The traffic is muc
15、h less heavy. D. There are no business travelers. 27. Which city is the best choice for museum lovers?A. Chicago. B. Las Vegas. C. San Francisco. D. Portland. 28. Where is this text probably taken from?A. A textbook. B. A storybook. C. A report. D. A newspaper.CWhen I think about the horror movie Th
16、e Ring, I remember one of my friends once said, “Death doesnt choose those who are young or old, sick or healthy. It just chooses randomly. “It explained why she was so afraid while watching the movie. This is what I think of cancer. It has no predetermined plan. It does not matter if you are old or
17、 young. I had a perfect life. It was a ball of gas in liquid that could not be pierced(刺穿) by unhappiness. No one died, and no one was sick. We were all happy and loved life.Then I found out my grandfather had cancer. No matter how much I told myself he would live, somehow I still felt as if it was
18、a death sentence. He was so young, only 63. He fought so hard. whenever I feel my own life taking a turn for the worse, as if things would never get better, remember how many years he lived fighting such a scary and difficult disease. After he died, a grand gathering was held for him. All his friend
19、s and relatives attended it. It was a traditional Irish wake (守灵). They ate and drank and celebrated Grandpas life. He died with dignity, surrounded by loved ones. I honestly dont know how I managed. I never cried alone. I had the compassion of my friends and the support of my family and teachers. I
20、 just remembered my grandfathers wish that we should celebrate his life after he passed away. Thats how we came up with the idea for Hives for Livesa business my wife and I started where all the profits go to the American Cancer Society. We sell honey, honeycombs, beeswax candles, and lip balms, whi
21、ch all come from our beehives in Virginia. 29. Why was the authors friend so afraid while watching The Ring?A. Death chooses people at random. B. Death chooses people on purpose. C. Death only chooses young people. D. Death only chooses healthy people. 30. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A. Th
22、e author always met with difficulties in his life. B. When the author thought of his grandfather he cried. C. His grandfather had fought against cancer for two years. D. His grandfathers fighting against cancer encouraged him. 31. Why did the author and his wife start the business Hives for Lives?A.
23、 To ear more money. B. To help people with cancer in USA. C. To support the poor people in Virginia. D. To rescue the endangered bees.DTraffic Light Reading is one of students favorites! And its so simple. Heres what to do: Take three pens in different colors, most suitably red, orange and green .Bu
24、t its not too important as long as teachers and students are both clear on the colour code theyre going to use.Students read a text, not worrying too much about how much they understand. Teachers can ask them to re-read when students are paying attention to vocabulary. Start by underlining the words
25、 that they understand completely（including names, numbers etc）in green.Then students re-read the text and underline the words that look familiarthey maybe know them but arent too sure about them. You guessed it: in orange.Finally, students read the text a third time underlining the words they clearl
26、y dont understand in red. Sometimes, teachers might want to set students a limit for how many red words they underline, telling them only to underline the words that they believe are seriously blocking their understanding of the text as a whole. Generally, however, students are pleasantly surprised
27、by how few words are red and how many are green. Seeing their ability laid out in a visual way really helps to increase confidence.Once the whole text is underlined, teachers can give students a limit of 5, 10 or 15 words, depending on the length of the text, and tell them theyre only allowed to loo
28、k these words up in a dictionary. This helps them to recognize words that are actually getting in the way of their understanding of the text and words that they dont know but actually dont impact their whole understanding of the text.This is a useful activity that can be done with a printed text, in
29、 a Google Doc, on RealtimeBoard, or set as a homework task for some independent study.32. What do we know about Traffic Light Reading?A. Its easy. B. Its expensive. C. Its difficult. D. Its useless.33. If a student uses orange to underline a word, it means that he _.A. doesnt know it at all B. has a
30、ctually understood itC. isnt certain about its meaning D. has never met with it at all34. What does the underlined word “impact” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. increase. B. form. C. affect. D. use.35. In the authors opinion, Traffic Light Reading _.A. needs more eyes than mind B. trains students ability to
31、learnC. makes the students study long hours D. encourages the students to speak bravely第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Winter is a really fun time of the yearits great to have snowball fights and build snowmen. 36_When its cold outside and youre not prepared, you c
32、an feel uncomfortable. Lucky for you, learning how to stay safe is not difficult. 37_Wearing thick clothes is the best way to stay warm in cold. Depending on where you live and how cold it is, some kids may need more clothes, some less. Take that hat. You may wear a large overcoat and ready to go, b
33、ut are you forgetting something? 38 _ Youll stay much warmer with a hat than without onetons of body heat escapes right from your head. Drink up. Some like advice for hot weather, not cold weather, right? 39_When youre outside in the cold and breathing hard, your body loses a lot of water through yo
34、ur breath. And the best way to get that water back is to drink up! Take it easy. Sometimes if youre out having fun, its easy to forget to pay attention to your body. But if your body temperature drops even 4 or 5 degrees while youre outside, it can make you feel terrible. 40 _And if you ever feel we
35、ak, those are signs that you have to take it easy indoors for a while. A. Love those clothes.B. Have a snowball fight.C. Pull a hat onto your head.D. Thats why you need to be careful with your bodys signals.E. Well, the truth is that its good advice for both kinds of weather.F. But you have to know
36、how to be safe while youre out having fun.G. You can stay outside as long as possible to fully enjoy your snow days.第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 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佳选项。During my second year at the city college, I was told that the education de
37、partment was offering a “free” course, called Thinking Chess, for three credits. I 41 the idea of taking the class because, after all, who doesnt want to 42 a few dollars? More than that, Id always wanted to learn chess. And, even if I werent 43 enough about free credits, news about our 44 was appea
38、ling enough to me. He was an international grandmaster, which 45 I would be learning from one of the games 46 . I could hardly wait to 47 him.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this 48 was no game for him; he meant business. In his introduction, he made it 4
39、9 that our credits would be hard-earned. In order to 50 the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to 51 what we would learn in class to our future professions and, 52 , to our lives. I managed to get an A in that 53 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyo
40、nd the 54 .Ten years after my chess class with Ashley, Im still putting to use what he 55 me: “The absolute most important 56 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 57 . On every single move you have to 58 a situation, process what your opponent (对手) is doing and 59 the best move fro
41、m among all your options.” These words still ring true today in my 60 as a journalist. 41. A. put forward B. jumped at C. tried out D. turned down42. A. waste B. earn C. save D. pay43. A. excited B. worried C. moved D. tired44. A. title B. competitor C. textbook D. instructor45. A. urged B. demanded
42、 C. held D. meant46. A. fastest B. easiest C. best D. rarest47. A. interview B. meet C. challenge D. beat48. A. chance B. qualification C. honor D. job49. A. real B. perfect C. clear D. possible50. A. attend B. pass C. skip D. observe51. A. add B. expose C. apply D. compare52. A. eventually B. natur
43、ally C. directly D. normally53. A. game B. presentation C. course D. experiment54. A. criterion B. classroom C. department D. situation55. A. taught B. wrote C. questioned D. promised56. A. fact B. step C. manner D. skill57. A. grades B. decisions C. impressions D. comments58. A. analyze B. describe
44、 C. rebuild D. control59. A. announce B. signal C. block D. evaluate60. A. role B. desire C. concern D. behavior第二节：语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个词）或在括号内单词的正确形式（不多于 3 词） 。A sand storm often takes place in the northern China, _61_ is a kind of natural disasters. China usually e
45、xperiences this kind of weather between February and May, while March and April see the most frequent and the _62_ (strong) sand storms. It becomes a very important environmental problem. It does lots of harm _63_ the society as well as the environment. Firstly, the strong wind destroys soil and pla
46、nt cover by _64_ (bury) fields with sand and dust. Secondly, by leaving too much dust in the air it will _65_ (serious) pollute the air. Thirdly, a sand storm will have _66_ bad effect on transportation. The dust in the air makes traffic and aircraft movements more difficult. And when the sand burie
47、s the roads, the traffic will _67_ (block) . When plants in the farmland are buried, food supply will lose.Sand storms are another _68_ (punish) nature gives to mankind. We should not only take effective measures _69_ (stop) them, but also draw some _70_ (lesson) from them. We should not develop the
48、 economy (经济) at the cost of the natural environment.第四部分：写作 （共两节，满分 35 分）第一节：短文改错（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。In my final term I found a job, looked after two children. I felt this wasnt challenging to do so at first, but problems began when I agreed to li
49、ve in their home. I felt extremely tiring because I had too many late nights or early mornings with them. One Sunday, I met Mary, who used to go to school with me. I told her about my badly situation. She suggested I took a course so as to get a qualification (资格) that if I wanted to work with children. I didnt think I would be successful. She pers
