河北省定州市2023屆高三英語下學(xué)期周練試題（2）（高補(bǔ)班）

PAGEPAGE4河北定州2022-2022學(xué)年第二學(xué)期高四英語周練試題〔2〕一、閱讀理解Stockholm’sstreetmagazinesellersnolongeronlytakecashtheynowtakecardstoo.“Moreandmoresellersweretellingusthatpeoplewantedourmagazinebutweren’tcarryingcash,〞saysPiaStolt,themagazine’spublisher.“Sowiththehelpofalocalcomputercompany,wecameupwithawaytoacceptpaymentelectronically.“Wedidn’tknowhowitwouldturnout,orwhetherpeoplewouldbeunwillingtogivethecreditcardinformationtoastrangeronthestreet,〞saysStolt,“buttheresultshavebeengreatsalesareup59%.〞“Swedesareprettytrustingandwe’reusedtotakingupnewtechnologysothiswastheperfectsolution,〞addsStolt.“Thecashlesssocietycampaignwe’reseeinginSwedenisdefinitelyagoodmoveasfarasweareconcernedit’sunstoppable.〞Banksandstoresinvestedheavilyincardpaymentsystemsinthe1990sandnowlocalconsumersareusingtheminhugenumbers.Today,fouroutoffivepurchasesaremadeelectronicallyinSwedenandgoingtotallycash-freeisthenextstep.Sweden’spublictransportsystemhasalreadybeencashlessforseveralyears,afterlocalpublictransportworkerscomplainedthathandlingcashhadbecomedangerous.“BusdriversweregettingattackedfortheirmoneysoSwedenbannedcashonpublictransport,〞saysArnArvidsson,thepresidentofCashless,anorganizationsupportingthemovetoacash-freesociety.“Therewerealsoanumberofbankrobberies,sofouryearsago,thebanksbegantomoveawayfromcash.Now,allofSweden’sbigbanksoperatecashfreewhereverpossible,andthenumberofbankrobberiesisata30-yearlow.〞Thereis,however,concernabouthowwellSweden’s1.8millionpensionersoutofatotalpopulationof10millionwilladapt.“Alotofelderlypeoplefeelexcluded,〞saysJohannaHallenoftheSwedishNationalPensioners’Organization.“Only50%ofolderpeopleusecashcardsregularlyand7%neverusecashcards.Sowewantthegovernmenttotakethingsslowly.〞Thedigitalpaymentrevolutionisalsoachallengefortourists,whoneedpre-paidticketsoraSwedishmobiletocatchabusinthecapital.“There’saworryaboutcrimeandtheftaswell,〞saysArvidsson.“Figuresshowthatcomputer-relatedcreditcardcrimehasalmostdoubledinthelastdecade.〞1．Thedemandforacashlesspublictransportsystemfirstcamefrom_______.A.transportcompaniestoreducetheircostsB.bankssotheycouldincreasetheirprofitsC.transportworkerstoprotecttheirsafetyD.thegovernmenttoimprovetransporttimes2．WhichofthefollowingaboutSwedenistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.NonewbanknoteswillbeproducedinthefutureB.Therehasbeenahugereductioninbankrobberies.C.Localpeopledon’tfeelcomfortablecarryingcash.D.Itisthefirstcountrytohavecash-freebuses.3．WhydoesJohannaHallenthinkthecashlesssocietyshouldbeintroducedslowly?A.Sheworriesthatcomputer-relatedcrimewillincrease.B.Sheisconcernedabouttheinconveniencetoforeigntravellers.C.Shebelievesthatit’snoteasyforolderpeopletogetusedtoit.D.Shefeelsitiseveryone’srighttobeabletousecashiftheywish.4．Whatinformationismostlikelytofollowthelastparagraph?A.Somepossiblesolutionstotheproblemsofacashlesssociety.B.Thereasonsforthechangeincustomers’attitudestocards.C.SomebenefitsacashlesssocietywillbringtobanksD.Thedifficultiespeoplefaceinacashlesssociety.Iwasneverneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherprojectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeledeverything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Webothgettiredofeachother.Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“takeyourshoesaway!Whyundermybed!〞Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawledunderhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressiononeofdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“thanks.〞KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether;givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.5．HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?A.Bylistingfacts.B.BydoingcomparisonC.BygivingexamplesD.Bydrawingaconclusion6．WhatmadeKatesoangrythatevening?A.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmotherwasill.B.Shecouldn’tfindhershoes.C.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.D.Shesawtheauthor’sshoesunderherbed.7．Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetoKatebutforthecall?A.AnnoyedB.EnviousC.tolerantD.Sympathetic8．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?A.HowtobeorganizedB.MyFriendKateC.LearningtoBeRoommatesD.HardWorkPaysOff.WhenUSstudentOliviaPriedeman,17,wokeuponemorning,shethoughtshehadhadadreamaboutmakingplanswithafriend.Butitwasn’tadream.Herphoneshowedthatduringthenight,Priedemanhadreadatextmessagefromherfriend.Shediditwhileshewasfastasleep.Readingandresponding(反響)totextmessageswhileasleep–called“sleeptexting〞–isanunusualsleepbehavior,similartosleepwalking.It’salsoagrowingconcernamongdoctors:youngpeoplecan’tlivewithouttheircellphones.Oneinthreeteenagerssendsmorethan100textmessagesaday,accordingtothePewInternet&AmericanLifeProject.Andatleastfouroutoffiveteenagerssaidtheysleepwiththeirphoneonorneartheirbed.ElizabethDowdell,aprofessoratVillanovaUniversityinPennsylvania,hasstudiedsleeptexting.Shesaidthathavingaphonenearbyallnightisabigpartoftheproblem.“Thatphoneisinbedwiththemorsometimesontopoftheirchestwhenthey’resleepingorevenintheirhand.Sotheresponseiskindofautomatic(自動(dòng)的),〞shesaid.AndrewStiehm,asleepmedicineexpertwithAllinaHealthinMinnesota,agrees.It’spossibleforthepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmotor(運(yùn)動(dòng)神經(jīng))skillstowakeup,whilethepartofthebrainthatcontrolsmemoryandjudgmentmayremainasleep.That’swhysomepeoplecanperformbasicmovements–suchaswalking,talking,textingorevendriving–whilethey’resleeping.SomeofDowdell’sstudentshaveadmittedthatthey’redisturbedbytheirnighttimetextingbehavior.Butbecausesleeptextingisunconscious(無意識(shí)的),it’sadifficulthabittobreak.Dowdellsaidsheknowsofsomestudentswhowearsocksontheirhandstokeepthemselvesfromtexting.MarjorieHogan,adoctoratHennepinCountyMedicalCenterinMinneapolis,Minnesota,suggestskeepingallelectronicdevicesoutsidethebedroomatcertaintimes.ShayRadhakrishnan,16,admitsthatshesleepswithherphone.Butnowthepracticeisgivinghersomepause(停頓).“Alotofpeopleleavetheirphonesontheirsidetables,butforsomereasonIleavemineonmybed,〞shesaid.“Itisprobablydangerousbecauseitwillprobablywakemeupalotmore–andprobablycausemetostartsleeptexting.〞9．WhathappenedtoOliviaPriedeman?A.Shesleepwalkedtoafriend’shouse.B.Shephonedoneofherfriendsduringthenight.C.Shedreamedofmakingplanswithafriend.D.Shereadatextmessagefromherfriendwhileasleep.10．Howdoessleeptextinghappen?A.Somepartsofthebodyareoutofcontrolduringsleep.B.Thebrainpartcontrollingmotorskillswakesupduringsleep.C.Thebrainpartcontrollingjudgmentstaysawakeduringsleep.D.Thebrainpartcontrollingmemorybecomesunconsciousduringsleep.11．WhatdoesdoctorHogansuggestpeoplewhosleeptextdo?A.Stoptextingduringthedaytime.B.Keeptheirphonesoutoftheirbedroomswhiletheysleep.C.Takesomemedicinetocontrolthebehavior.D.Wearsocksontheirhandstostopthemselvesfromtexting.12．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutsleeptextingisTRUE?A.Sleeptextingcanreducethequalityofone’ssleep.B.It’seasytobreakawayfromasleeptextinghabit.C.Sleeptextingdoesmoreharmtoone’shealththansleepwalking.D.Oneinthreeteenagershasasleeptextinghabit.閱讀理解。Studentswishingtosafeguardtheircareersagainstchangesinthejobmarketshouldoptforscienceratherthanartsdegrees,accordingtoasurveyofundergraduates.Engineeringandchemistrywereconsideredtobethemost“futureproof〞，astheyarecoursesmostlikelytoleadtoanenduringandadaptablecareer.StudentspolledbyPearsonCollegewerebroadlyoptimisticthattheirchosencourseswouldpreparethemforaworldinwhichthejobmarketcouldchangedramaticallyduringtheirworkinglives.Butopinionwassharplydividedoverwhichdegreeswerebestforfuture-proofcareers.Eighty-twopercentofrespondentsbelievedengineeringwouldhelpdevelopfuture-proofskills,with74percentbelievingthesameofchemistryand73percentofcomputerscience.Butjust33percentofundergraduatesbelievedhistorywouldleadtoafuture-proofcareer,and40percentEnglish.Howevermorethantwothirdsofstudents(67percent)thoughttheworldofworkwouldbesignificantlydifferentorcompletelyunrecognizablein20years.Thefindings,publishedtoday,comeafterEducationSecretaryNickyMorgansparkedcontroversywithclaimsthatteenagersshouldsteerclearoftheartsandhumanitiesandoptforscienceormathssubjectsiftheywanttoaccessthewidestrangeofjobs.Shesaidthatinpreviousdecadesstudentswouldonlytakemathsorscienceiftheywantedtopursueaspecificcareersuchasmedicineorpharmacy,butnowadaysthat“couldn't_be_further_from_the_truth〞.“Ifyouwantedtodosomethingdifferent,orevenifyoudidn'tknowwhatyouwantedtodo...thentheartsandhumanitieswerewhatyouchose.Becausetheywereuseful—weweretold—forallkindsofjobs.Ofcoursenowweknowthatcouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth,andthatthesubjectsthatkeepyoungpeople'soptionsopenandunlockdoorstoallsortsofcareersaretheSTEM(science,technology,engineeringandmaths)subjects.〞Shealsodescribedmathsas“thesubjectthatemployersvaluemost〞andsaidthatpupilswhostudyA-levelmathswillearn10percentmoreovertheirlifetime.“Thesefiguresshowusthattoomanyyoungpeoplearemakingchoicesaged15whichwillholdthembackfortherestoftheirlives.〞shesaid.13．Inordertoguaranteeyourfuturejob,whichkindofcourseswillyouchooseaccordingtothesurvey?A．EngineeringorEnglish.B．HistoryorMaths.C．MathsorArt.D．EngineeringorChemistry.14．What'sthestudents'attitudetowardstheirchosencourses?A．Doubtful.B．Worried.C．Optimistic.D．Objective.15．Howdoyouunderstandtheunderlinedwords?A．Itisfarawayfromthetruth.B．It'stothetruth.C．Itcouldn'tbeclosertothetruth.D．Itreflectsthetruth.16．WhatdidNickyMorganindicateinherclaim?A．Ifyouwanttodosomethingdifferent,theartsandhumanitiesarewhatyouchoosenow.B．STEMsubjectscanmakeyoungpeoplechoosetheirfuturejobsfreely.C．Atcollege,youngpeopleshouldmakechoicesfortheirlives.D．Mathsandscienceareconsideredtobethesubjectsthatemployersvaluemost.二、完形填空。Don'tletAurora'ssmallstature(身高)foolyou—herspiritisstrong.Sheisoneof140chickens__________fromafarm.Whenwesavedher,shewastinyandsickanditseemed__________thatshewouldsurvive.Havingnevergottheright__________，manyofthechickensweresickandsome__________died.Atayoungage,Auroraandhersistersandbrotherswere__________bytheirmom.Luckily,anothermother__________theircare.Auroraseemedthelastto___________foodandattention.Shegrewatamuchslower__________thanherbrothersandsisters.Everythingseemed__________her.Attheyoungageofsevenmonths,Aurorahadlosttwomomsandwas___________tofindaplacewiththeotherchickens.Aurora___________foundcomfortfromanoldchickennamedMargaret,stayingunderherwingsduringthecoldnights,__________Margaretwassooldthatafewmonthslatershedied.Aurora,inherownway,thinksofMargaret.Everyevening,youwillfindherinthe__________spotwhereshekeptMargaretcompany.___________whentheotherchickenstryto__________heraway,Auroracomesback.AsAuroragrew,webecame____________atherlovetosimplylive.Nothing___________her.Soremember,whenlifeseemsso___________thatyoucan'ttakeit,thinkofAurora.Shehaslosttwomoms,watchedhersistersandbrothersdie,and____________fromseriousillnesses.Yetsheenjoysthesmall,sweet__________lifehasoffered—safety,food,warmthandgoodfriendships.17．A.raisedB．purchasedC．rescuedD．collected18．A.hopefulB．properC．possibleD．unlikely19．A.touchB．careC．giftD．partner20．A.sadlyB．a(chǎn)ngrilyC．coldlyD．calmly21．A.punishedB．refusedC．a(chǎn)bandonedD．scolded22．A.tookonB．putforwardC．lookedafterD．broughtabout23．A.getB．eatC．drawD．offer24．A.costB．rateC．standardD．value25．A.forB．a(chǎn)roundC．a(chǎn)boutD．a(chǎn)gainst26．A.arrangingB．choosingC．strugglingD．a(chǎn)ffording27．A.latelyB．eventuallyC．constantlyD．frequently28．A.unlessB．soC．becauseD．but29．A.sameB．relevantC．similarD．normal30．A.StillB．ThusC．EvenD．Yet31．A.clearB．putC．turnD．push32．A.nervousB．a(chǎn)mazedC．excitedD．disappointed33．A.helpedB．a(chǎn)ttractedC．impressedD．stopped34．A.toughB．differentC．smoothD．boring35．A.wakedB．madeC．recoveredD．learned36．A.chancesB．pleasuresC．dreamsD．services三、短文改錯(cuò)37．短文改錯(cuò)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)〔〕，并在其下面寫出改加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用〔\〕劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.只允許修改10處，多者〔從第11處起〕不計(jì)分。Ialwayshaveadreamtobeafluencyspeaker.Therefore,Iamtooshytosayawordinpublic.Whatisjustbeyondmywildestimaginationisfortuneshouldblessmewithachancetorealizemydream.Oneday,myEnglishteacheraskedmetogotoherofficeandtoldusthatIwasgivenanopportunitytoparticipateinanEnglishspeakingcompetition.Hearthis,Icouldhardlyhidemyexcitement.Whenmakingpreparationforthecompetition,Iwritemyspeechheartandsoul.AfterIfinishedthecomposition,Idiscusseditwithmyteacherandgotmanyadviceonhowtoimproveit.UnderthehelpofmyEnglishteacher,Imadeagreatprogress.四、閱讀填空Societytodaytellsusthatautomaticpencilsarealotbetterthanmanualoneswhichyouhavetosharpenevery5seconds.Maybethisistrue.However,therearesomebenefitsfromusinganold-fashionedtraditionalpencilwhichyoucannotgetwithanautomaticone.Tobehonest,itisquiteconvenienttouseanautomaticpencilwithaneasypressonthebutton.Meanwhileamanualpencildoesn’tenjoyanypluspoint.Butitissortofstrangethatmanualpencilsshouldbeusedinstandardizedteststoday.Chancesarethatthemanualpencilmakesthelineofgreylooknicer.Nowadays,itisalwaysabattleofwhohasthenewest,mosthigh-techgadget(小裝置),frompencils,carstoclothes.Theneweritis,itseemsthemorepopularitbecomes.Ifyouwalkaroundschool,youwillforsurefindatleastthreeoutoftenpeoplewalkingaroundwiththelatestiPhone4S.IfyouareoneoftheluckieroneswalkingaroundwiththenewestNokiaphones,youwillgetlaughedat.Maybeanautomaticpencilisbetteratthemoment,butafterusingitforawhile,usuallythepencilwillbreak.Mostpeoplelosethemanddon’tremembertocarryextralead(鉛芯)tofillthemupwith,asitsometimescandosomuchthatitneedsalotoflead,justlikeaniPhone4Sneedstobechargedafterithasdonesomuchwork.Asforthemanualpencil,theleadwillalsorunoutbutunlikethemechanicalpencilitwilllastlonger.Besides,theautomaticpencilandtheiPhone4SaremorelikelytogetstolenwhilethemanualpencilalongwiththeNokiaphonewillbeleftaloneandmostlikely-returnedtoyou.TitleAutomaticPencils38．ManualPencils?People’s39．towardsdifferenthigh-techgadgets●Thenewer-gadgetliketheiPhone4sbecomesmore40．.●Youwillbe41．a(chǎn)tifusingtheNokiaphonesatschool.Advantages●Wecanusetheautomaticpencilmoreeasilyby42．thebutton.●Themanualpencilis43．tomakethelineofgreylooknicer.●Themanualpencilcanlastlonger.44．●Theautomaticpencilsusuallytendto45．a(chǎn)fterbeingusedforawhile.●Peopleoften46．totakemoreleadalongtofilltheautomaticpencilupwith.●47．withthemanualpencil,theautomaticoneismorelikelytogetstolen.五、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正確選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Todayourlifeandworkrarelyfeellightorpleasant.Instead,thewholeexperienceofbeingalivebeginstomeltintooneenormousobligation(責(zé)任).48．Wesaythistooneanotherwithgreatpride.49．Weareunavailabletoourfriendsandfamily,unabletofindtimeforthesunset,tofinishoffourobligationswithouttimeforasinglemindfulbreath.Thisseemstohavebecomethemodelofasuccessfullife.Becausewedonotrest,weloseourway.Welosetherelaxationthatgivesushelp.50．Poisonedbythebeliefthatgoodthingscomeonlythroughtirelesseffort,wenevertrulyrest.Thisisnottheworldwedreamedofwhenwewereyoung.Buthowdidwegetsoterriblyrushedinaworldfilledwithworkandresponsibility,yetitlacksjoyanddelight?51．Sundayisthetimetoenjoyandcelebratewhatisbeautifulandgood,timetosingsongs,givethanks,andwalk.Itistimetoberefreshedaswestopourwork,ourch