甘肃省天水一中2018_2019学年高二英语寒假作业检测试题201903060254.doc

1、1甘肃省天水一中 2018-2019 学年高二英语寒假作业检测试题一、阅读理解AIn Chinese customs, red is the main color for weddings. It is used in different ways as it signifies love, joy and happiness. The brides wedding gown（女礼服）is often red, the wedding invitations, gift boxes and envelopes are red and the bride and the grooms homes

2、 are decorated in red on the wedding day.Before the wedding, the married couples from the grooms family visit the brides place with gifts in red baskets and boxes. One of those baskets has milk honey. Three days before the wedding, the women from the brides family bring return-gifts to the grooms fa

3、mily.On the wedding day, the groom arrives at the brides place on his way to the chapel（佛堂）. The groom has to give gifts in cash wrapped in red paper to the brides friends for letting her go. The bride and the groom then leave for the chapel together.The wedding ceremony is attended only by the coup

4、les immediate relatives. Just after the wedding ceremony, the bride serves tea to her parents in-laws as a tradition. The couples will then go to get wedding pictures. Then a reception（宴会）will follow.In the reception, a welcome speech is followed by a cake cutting ceremony. A Chinese wedding cake ha

5、s many layers（层）, and each one represents a step to success for the newly married couples. So couples cut the cake from the bottomT describes and provides information on the wedding traditions of the Chinese and around the world. Below are some wedding traditions performed in Italy.1.This passage ma

6、inly talks about .A. some Chinese wedding traditions B. colors in Chinese customsC.wedding ceremonies in China D. preparations for a Chinese wedding2. What does the underlined word “signifies” in the first paragraph mean?A. brings B. connects C. means D. holds3. What do we learn about the traditiona

7、l Chinese wedding from the passage?A. Both the groom and the bride must wear red clothesB. The bride can not see the groom before the weddingC. The bride serves tea to her birth parents after the wedding ceremonyD. The newly married couples usually cut the wedding cake from the bottom4. What will th

8、e passage talk about next?A. Where the couples spend their honeymoon B. Some information on other Chinese traditionsC. How a traditional wedding is performed in Italy D. How people get married in Italy today2BTravelling can be a way to gain life experiences, especially during Spring Break a week lon

9、g school vacation in the United States. But what if youre a student and dont have enough money for a trip? Dont worry. Here are some useful suggestions.Save: This probably is the most important preparation for travelling. Cut expenses to fatten your wallet so youll have more choices about where to g

10、o and how to get there.Plan ahead: Dont wait until the last minute to plan your trip. Tickets may cost more when bought on short notice. Giving yourself several months to get ready can mean security(安全) and savings.Do your homework: No matter where you go, research the places you will visit. Decide

11、what to see. Travel books will provide information on the cheapest hotels and restaurants.Plan sensibly: Write down what you expect to spend for food and hotels. Stick to your plan or you may not have enough money to cover everything.Travel in groups: Find someone who is interested in visiting the s

12、ame places. By travelling with others you can share costs and experiences.Work as you go: Need more money to support your trip? Look for work in the places you visit.Go off the beaten path: Tourist cities may be expensive. You may want to rethink your trip and go to a lesserknown area. Smaller towns

13、 can have many interesting activities and sights.Pack necessary things: The most important things to take are not always clothes: Remember medicine in case you get sick and snacks in case you cannot find a cheap restaurant.Use the Internet: The Net can help to save money. Some useful websites includ

14、e www. Travelocity. com, www. and www. Economictravel. com.By planning sensibly, even students can enjoy the travel. Your travel experiences will be remembered for a lifetime.5.This passage is mainly about _.A. how to plan your travel B. how to travel with enough moneyC. how to make your travel int

15、eresting D. how to get life experiences6. Before your trip, the first thing you should do is _.A. to buy tickets in advance B. to make a plan of the routeC. to save money by spending less D. to get information on the Internet7. The author of the passage advises you _.A. to go to lesserknown area B.

16、not to visit dangerous placesC. to share costs with any other people D. to buy anything you want to buyCTeaching Poetry3No poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the

17、 beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meani

18、ng all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem al

19、oud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isnt time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of lief”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save your life”. It als

20、o deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who dont like it should not be forced to communicate this to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few th

21、ins about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.8.To have a better understanding of a poem, one should _.A. analyze it by oneself B. discuss it with othersC. practise reading it aloud D. co

22、py it down in a notebook9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?A. Extending your life B. Saving your life C. Criticizing life D. Heightening life10. The last sentence in the third paragraph imply _.A. The teaching of poetry is more important than any other subject.B. More

23、 importance should be given to the teaching of poetry.C. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.D. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.11. The underlined phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced by_.A. provide equipment B. bu

24、ild a school C. set up a house D. leave a certain amount of timeDVinegar makes salad,fries and dumplings taste better, and you can even use it to clean your windows. And now, according to scientists, it may even the planets population survive climate change.Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sust

25、ainable Resource Science (CSRS) 4in Japan found that growing plants in vinegar makes them more resistant to droughts. This could mean that in the future, worries about climate change affecting the worlds supply of food will be much lower. The discovery was made after the researchers studied the Arab

26、idopsis, a plant known for its ability to survive in dry weather. It was found that when the plant was placed in drought-like conditions, it produced a chemical called acetate（醋酸盐）the main component of vinegar.After discovering this, the scientists experimented further by adding acetate to the soil

27、of other plants, before they stopped giving them water completely. After leaving the plants for 14 days, they found that the ones treated with acetate had survived, while the untreated plants had dried up and died.Its hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help farmers in dr

28、y countries keep their crops alive. “In the experiment, we targeted the staple foods of the worldrice, wheat and maizeand the basic plant of breeding species, rapeseed（油菜籽）,“ Jong Myong Kim, co-author of the study, told Popular Science magazine.Kim also told the magazine hes already been in touch wi

29、th people all over the world who are interested in trying this simple and cost-effective method out for themselves from flower growing companies to amateur gardeners. Although at this point keeping thirsty plants alive isnt as easy as just pouring vinegar over them, Kim said he and his team are work

30、ing on making the process as simple as possible. “Now we are trying to cooperate with some farmers, and also some companies, to make a method to apply this system, “he said. And for those of us who always forget to ask our neighbors to water our plants when we go away, hopefully this means the end o

31、f returning home from a trip to find our favorite flowers have died.12. What is the article mainly about? .A. The worlds food supply will be increased. B. Plants better survive droughts.C. The Arabidopsis is resistant to droughts. D. Vinegar could be used to fight droughts.13. It was discovered that

32、 acetate can .A. be used by farmers to replace soil B. only be produced by the ArabidopsisC. help plants survive dry conditions D. be used to improve poor soil14. What are the target plants of the experiment?A. all breeding species. B. wheat and Arabidopisis.C. rice and maize. D. rapeseed and Arabid

33、opisis.15. Jong Myong Kims experiment of trying out the method .A. can make peoples trips pleasant 5B. turned out a worldwide successC. is as simple as pouring vinegar over the plants D. appeals to many flower growing companies二、七选五Avoid Internet Addiction_16_ Many people suffer from addition to the

34、 Internet and have a hard time paying attention to the important things around them. How can we prevent ourselves from going online too much?Admit you have an addition. _17_ Realize more and more people in the world are becoming addicted. You are not the only one with this problem. Do not be embarra

35、ssed; find others with the same problem and help each other beat it.Limit your computer time. Make sure not to turn it on too many times a week. Before using your computer, decide on a time limit such as 30 minutes. Set the clock and make sure that you get off the computer when the time is up. 18 Tr

36、y using the computer at the library. You wont be as attracted to look at certain websites and they do have a limit on how long you can stay online. _19_. So you wont be as attracted to be on the Internet as at home. _20_ Go for a run with a friend or get exercise some other way. Keep up with the loc

37、al events in your neighborhood. There may be talks, films, concerts and sports events etc. Find some, as long as it is not on the Internet, and get involved.A. You will be happier if you use the Internet less.B. There is no use avoiding the truth.C. Also, it is a good place to get some good books an

38、d magazines to read.D. Get a hobby or an interest.E. Internet addition affects a lot of people.F. Get your friends to remind you if youve been on a long time.G. Try to reduce the amount of time by 5 minutes each time.三、完形填空I was called into the principals office but I had no idea what I had done wro

39、ng. When I arrived, my brother Brian was there. He had been crying. Brian grabbed my hand and said, “Amanda has been in a car 21 .”Every inch of my body went 22 as I realized what he had said. My sister was injured. One question sounded over and over in my head 23 could this have happened? Even thou

40、gh she was only 17, Amanda was one of the 24 drivers I knew. I felt shocked and terrified.My brother and I left immediately 25 the hospital my sister was in. When we arrived, my sisters face was 26 from the eyebrows up and you could see blood everywhere. She was 27 to several machines. My mom and da

41、d stood at her side crying.My sister looked 28 at me with blood-filled eyes. In her eyes, where I expected to see 29 , I saw strength. She said to me, “I love you, Renee.” I 6suddenly realized how 30 I tell my sister I love her. I tried to 31 her, but she wasnt listening any more, 32 some doctors we

42、re taking her away to the x-ray room.As they wheeled her away I wanted to scream out, but I couldnt. I couldnt move, speak or even cry 33 she was around the corner. Then the tears came.Though everyone kept telling me she would be all right, something made me 34 . Every moment that passed allowed the

43、 35 in my mind to grow bigger. Finally, the doctor walked down the hall and stood quietly in front of us. It was then that the long-awaited 36 came. Amanda was going to be okay.My heart leaped as I realized I still had a sister. She would need a lot of plastic surgery (整容手术), but she was 37 .A year

44、later, 38 my sister and I quarrel sometimes, every time I see her face and spot the large scar that stretches across it, I remember to tell her that I 39 her. I remember when I almost didnt have the 40 to tell her again how much I love her.21A. game B. travel C. accident D. shop22A. frozen B. excite

45、d C. flexible D. relaxed23A. when B. where C. why D. how24A. youngest B. safest C. hardest D. worst25A. to B. at C. up D. for26A. covered B. knocked C. operated D. hanged27A. applied B. attached C. fastened D. related28A. up B. down C. around D. upon29A. belief B. love C. fear D. hope30A. frequently

46、 B. much C. soon D. rarely31A. answer B. refuse C. persuade D. hug32A. while B. because C. though D. so33A. unless B. since C. after D. until34A. angry B. disappointed C. worried D. dissatisfied35A. confidence B. doubt C. sympathy D. curiosity36A. words B. note C. evidence D. sign37A. ill B. afraid

47、C. alone D. alive38A. only if B. in case C. now that D. even though39A. save B. help C. love D. forgive40A. mood B. chance C. time D. courage四、语法填空Tony and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. Were not exactly sure 41 we were doing it. Part of it was to test ours

48、elves; to see if we could face the challenges. When I was 42 teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States 43 I graduated from high school. 44 ，I didnt do that. Before I knew 7it I was in my thirties, married, 45 (have) a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with e

49、ach 46 (pass) year. I figured I was too old and my opportunity had passed. Then, a few years ago，I met Tony, 47 was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States. He wasnt doing it for a cause 48 as part of an organization. He was doing it 49