1、- 1 -河北省大名县一中 2018-2019 学年高二英语下学期第四周周测试题一、阅读题(每题 2 分)AThe movie Angry Birds lands in theaters on May 20. Based on the hit mobile game, the computer-animated movie tells us a bird named Red who lives on an island filled with cheerful, flightless birds. Unlike the other birds on the island, Red always
2、 seems to be angry, but when a boat full of mysterious green pigs arrives on the island, its up to Red and his friends, Chuck and Bomb, to find out why.When asked, the films producer, John Cohen said working on the film was “an honor”. The producer previously worked on Despicable Me and Hop. “ Its a
3、lso a huge responsibility to all of the fans of Angry Birds around the world to make a movie that they will love, he said. The movie is well-known for a star-studded(明星荟萃的) cast of actors who lent their voices to bring the animated characters to life. Jason Sudeikis voices the lead role of Red; Josh
4、 Gad, in his first animated movie since playing Olaf, in Frozen, is Chuck; and Bill Hader, the voice of Fear, in Inside Out, plays Leonard the pig. “They are some of the funniest people in the world and theyre so good at creating characters and distinctive (有特色的)voices and personalities that make th
5、e animated characters come to life. ”The Angry Birds mobile game has been downloaded more than 3 billion times worldwide. While the movie will have many scenes and familiar objects from the game, Cohen says the fun part was getting to “tell an original story” about how this “strange conflict”, betwe
6、en the birds and the pigs, “came to exist“.Cohen also shared a few things audiences can expect, including the much-awaited answer to “why these birds are so angry“. He also said viewers would get to know Reds story “of being an outcast(流浪的鸟 )and an outsider and how he - 2 -finally grows into a posit
7、ion of leadership“. He added,“Its Reds hero journey. 1. What is particular about the bird named Red?A.He is always in anger.B.He seems to be mysterious.C.He seems to be cheerful.D.He seems to be friendly.2.What do Red and his friends want to find out?A.Why the pigs are green in colour.B.Why the pigs
8、 look so mysterious.C.Why the boat is full of pigs.D.Why the pigs come to the island3.Who plays the voice of Leonard the pig in the movie?A.Jason Sudeikis.B.Josh Gad.C.Bill Hader.D.Chuck.4.What did Red become in the movie at last?A.He turned into an outcast.B.He became an outsider.C.He became leader
9、 of the group.D.He went on a journey himself.BThere have always been a lot of commonly believed but false ideas about being fat and doing exercise. Some people believe that they cant help putting an weight as they get older, while others hold that if they stop exercising, their muscles will turn int
10、o fat. Here are some more myths: - 3 -Ill never lose weightI come from a fat familyWrong! While we cant change the body type we are born with, we cant blame our genes for making us fat. Theres plenty of evidence that fatness runs in families, and the main reason is that they share the same habit of
11、eating too much and exercising too little.I am fat because I burn calories slowlyWrong! Fatness is not caused by a slow metabolism(新陈代谢). In fact, although fat people consume more energy than slim people, they also fail to realize how much they eat! Keeping a diary can help you work out your daily f
12、ood intake more accurately.Exercise is boringWrong! Anything will become boring if you do it repetitively. The key is to develop a balanced and varied program thats fun as well as progressive. If you enjoy a Sunday walk, take a different route. If you do yoga, try a tai chi class. If you like swimmi
13、ng, set yourself a distance or time challenge.No pain, no gainWrong! Exercise is not meant to hurt. Indeed, pain is you body telling you somethings wrong, and continuing to exercise could lead to serious injury. You may experience mild discomfort as you begin to exercise regularly, but this is your
14、body adapting to the positive changes in your lifestyle and the aches should disappear relatively quickly. If they dont, rest and seek medical advice.5.What does the author think about being fat?A.It is the family genes that make people fat.B.People are fat because they consume too little energy.C.A
15、 diary of exercise can prevent people from becoming fat.D.It is the consequence of peoples unbalanced lifestyle.6.According to the author, how can we make exercise more interesting?- 4 -A.By taking varied exercise.B.By choosing simple exercise.C.By doing regular exercise.D.By sticking to outdoor exe
16、rcise.7.What is the authors opinion about “No pain, no gain“ in exercising?A.Keeping fit is essentially a painful experience.B.Exercise should be stopped if continuous pain is felt.C.Pain in exercise is a precondition for reaching your goal.D.Getting used to pain leads to positive changes in your bo
17、dy.8.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To declare the importance of keeping fit.B.To clarify some misconceptions about fatness and exercise.C.To confirm what has long been believed about keeping fit.D.To explain some medical facts about being fat and doing exercise.CHave you had this experience?
18、You are watching a movie.A man is shooting on the screen.The picture is so real that you think he is shooting at you.Or a car is speeding on the screen and at one point you are afraid that it will hit you.Three-dimensional(3D) movies use special technology to make pictures seem more real and excitin
19、g than two-dimensional ones.The popular movie Avatar uses 3D technology.So far we can only see 3D movies in the cinema with a special screen and projector(放映机).But soon, we will be able to watch them in our living rooms.Last month, Woods Company told reporters that it plans to bring 3D televisions t
20、o homes in the near future.The company is also hoping to make other products with 3D, like laptops and PS3(索尼的家用游戏机).“The 3D train is on the track, and we are ready to drive it home,”said the - 5 -President.3D movies and TV programs are fun to watch, but do you know how they are made? It is much eas
21、ier to understand if we do an experiment.Hold one of your fingers up at arms length and close one eye.Then try closing the other eye.As you switch between open eyes, you should see your finger “jumping” left and right against the background.This happens because our two eyes are about 4cm away from e
22、ach other.The separation causes each eye to see the world from a different angle.The brain puts these two views together.What you see becomes three-dimensional.3D movies are made by using two video cameras at the same time, which creates two different images.When the movie plays in a cinema, two pro
23、jectors put the two images on the screen.With a pair of 3D glasses, the two images are separated and each image only enters one eye.Your brain puts the two pictures back together, and the pictures on the screen become three-dimensional.9. What does the underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph mea
24、n?A.Theyve got a train to take 3D movies back home.B.They are not sure about the future of 3D movies.C.They are ready to bring 3D technology to home.D.They have no more work to do on 3D technology.10.From the passage, we know that 3D technology _.A.creates two different images separatelyB.works in t
25、he similar way of eyes seeing thingsC.uses special video cameras and screensD.can be very easy to experiment with11.In which page of a newspaper can you most probably read this passage?A.Science.B.Advertisement.C.News.- 6 -D.Fiction.DIn the United States, it is important to be on time , or punctual
26、, for an appointment , a class, a meeting, etc. However, this may not be true in all countries. An American professor discovered the difference while teaching a class in a Brazilian(巴西的) university. The two-hour class was scheduled to begin at 10 A.M. and end at 12. On the first day , when the profe
27、ssor arrived on time, no one was in the classroom. Many students came after 10:30 A.M. Two students came after 11 A.M. Although all the students greeted the professor as they arrived, few apologized(道歉)for their lateness.Were these students being rude? He decided to study the students behavior.The p
28、rofessor talked to American and Brazilian students about lateness in both an informal and a formal situation:at a lunch with a friend and in a university class, respectively.He gave them an example and asked them how they would react, If they had a lunch appointment with a friend,the average America
29、n student defined lateness as 19 minutes after the agreed time. On the other hand, the average Brazilian student felt the friend was late after 33 minutes.In an American university, students are expected to arrive at the appointed hour.In contrast, in Brazil,neither the teacher nor the students alwa
30、ys arrive at the appointed hour.Classes not only begin at the scheduled time in the United States,but also end at the scheduled time.In the Brazilian class, only a few students left the class at 12:00;many remained past 12:30 to discuss the class and ask more questions.While arriving late may not be
31、 very important in Brazil , neither is staying late.12.The word punctual most probably means_.A.leaving soon after classB.coming early- 7 -C.arriving a few minutes lateD.being on time13.Why did the professor study the Brazilian students behavior?A.He felt puzzled at the students being late.B.He felt
32、 angry at the students rudeness.C.He wanted to make the students come on time later.D.He wanted to collect data for one of his studies.14.It can be inferred from the professors study of lateness in the informal situation that _.A.American students will become impatient if their friend is five minute
33、s lateB.neither Brazilian nor American students like being late in social gatheringsC.being late in one culture may not be considered so rude in another cultureD.Brazilian students will not come thirty-three minutes after the agreed time15.What is the main idea of this passage?A.It is important to b
34、e on time for class in the United States.B.The importance of being on time differs among cultures.C.People learn the importance of time only from their own culture.D.Students being late for class should explain the reason to their teacher.二、七选五(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分；满分 10 分）Every animal sleeps, but the rea
35、son for this has remained foggy. When lab rats are not allowed to sleep, they die within a month.16_One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories. 17_ We know that, while awake, fresh memories are recorded by reinforcing(加强) connections between brain cells, but the memory processes that ta
36、ke place while we sleep have been unclear.Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神经元) in the brain can be weakened overnight, making room for - 8 -fresh memories to form the next day. 18_Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right. 19_ Th
37、e synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep, showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping.If Tononis theory is right, it would explain why, when we miss a nights, we find it harder the next day to concentra
38、te and learn new information our brains may have smaller room for new experiences.Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapses become thinner. The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size. 20 _“You keep what
39、 matters,“ Tononi says.A. We should also try to sleep well the night before.B. Its as if the brain is preserving its most important memories.C. Similarly, when people go for a few days without sleeping, they get sick.D. The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories.E. Tha
40、ts why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning.F. “Sleep is the price we pay for learning,“says Giulio Tononi, who developed the idea.G. Tononis team measured the size of these connections, or synapses, in the brains of 12 mice.三、完型填空（每题 2 分）At 10 am, I was sitting i
41、n a large hotel. I got to meet my 21_, Tony Hawk.I woke up early in the morning. I was excited but also a little _22_ . Tony Hawk was considered to be one of the most successful - 9 -pioneers of modern skateboarding and I had _23_ him since I first saw him on television. I left my home _24_ what it
42、would be like to meet him. I arrived at Tonys hotel and _25_ two teens. I learnt that they were also Tonys fans and would attend this interview. _26_ , we had taken part in the same group the world was small. After a short talk, we started to _27_ , going over all the questions we would ask Tony.Sho
43、rtly after we _28_ and organized the most important questions, there was a knock at the door. I started to _29_ . I could not get overthe _30_that I was about to meet the best skateboarder. Tony Hawk walked in and sat down. I was very nervous_31_ somehow was able to introduce myself. He was _32_and
44、gave us honest answers to all our questions. Throughout the interview I kept _33_, wow, he was so cool. Most people in his position might be proud but he was _34_ down-to-earth(朴实的). He also told us if we never _35_and worked hard, our dreams would come true.After the interview, he left. He was _36_
45、 because he had to attend an important meeting. I was so happy to have had this _37_to interview this great skateboarder, who had got so many_38_in the world. I would never forget this_39_and could not wait to get home and_40_ it with my family and friends.21. A.hero B.teacher C.friend D.guide22.A.p
46、uzzled B.frightened C.sad D.nervous23.A.recognized B.admired C.missed D.called24.A.warning B.doubting C.wondering D.proving25.A.watched out B.looked after C.turned to D.came across26.A.Hopefully B.Amazingly C.Finally D.Obviously27.A.leave B.perform C.work D.move28.A.picked B.answered C.threw D.faced
47、29.A.ask B.shout C.laugh D.shake- 10 -30.A.project B.suggestion C.fact D.news31.A.as B.but C.so D.and32.A.friendly B.simple C.shy D.cold33.A.discussing B.reporting C.guessing D.thinking34.A.partly B.hardly C.really D.normally35.A.continued on B.gave up C.turned up D.came back36.A.busy B.quiet C.lone
48、ly D.stressed37.A.excuse B.reason C.plan D.chance38.A.smiles B.awards C.friends D.gifts39.A.game B.idea C.experience D.lesson40.A.replace B.share C.exchange D.spread四、语法填空（每空 1 分）A festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This is a traditional festival in Japan and many 41_(celebrate) are held. This festival is a cheerful occasion. 42_this day,the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be 43_(hunger) after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house 44
