1、- 1 -河北省大名县一中 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期周测试题三1. 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C.D）中，选出最佳选项。A 篇Vincent Van Gogh, for whom color was the most important form of expression, was born in Holland in 1853.Brought up in a religious and cultured atmosphere, Van Gogh was highly emotional and lac
2、ked selfconfidence.Between 1860 and 1880, when he finally decided to become an artist, Van Gogh had worked unsuccessfully as a clerk in a bookstore and an art salesman.He remained in Belgium to study art, determined to give happiness by creating beauty.One of his famous paintings is The Potato Eater
3、s (1885)In 1886, he went to Paris to join his brother Tho.In Paris, Van Gogh studied with Cormon, later met Pissarro, Monet, and Gauguin, and began to lighten his very dark palette(调色板)His nervous temperament made him a difficult companion and nightlong discussions combined with painting all day und
4、ermined his health.He decided to go south to Arles where he hoped his friends would join him and help found a school of art.Gauguin did join him but with bad results. Near the end of 1888, an incident led Gauguin to finally leave Arles.Van Gogh ran after him with an open razor, was stopped by Gaugui
5、n, but ended up cutting a part of his own ear off.Van Gogh then was sent to a mental (精神的) hospital for treatment.In May of 1890, he seemed much better and went to live in AuverssurOise under the watchful eye of Dr Cachet.Two months later he was dead, having shot himself “for the good of all”During
6、his brief career he had sold one painting.Van Goghs finest works were produced in less than three years.His great fusion (融合) of form and content is powerful, dramatic and emotional, for the artist was completely absorbed in the effort to explain either his struggle against madness or his comprehens
7、ion of the spiritual essence (精华) of man and nature.1Before Van Gogh started to learn art, _.Ahe couldnt do his work well Bhe was confident about himself- 2 -Che did a good job in a bookstore Dhe was one of the successful artists2The underlined word “undermined” in Paragraph 2 means “_” Aharmed Bimp
8、roved Cchallenged Dpunished3Gauguin finally decided to leave Van Gogh probably because _.AVan Gogh didnt like Gauguin at allBsomething was wrong with Van GoghCGauguin cut off one of Van Goghs earsDGauguin hated to be a teacher at the school4What can we learn from Van Goghs works?AHis pride and kindn
9、ess. BHis cruelty and failure.CHis honesty and strength. DHis struggle and viewpoints.B 篇Salvador Dali (1904-1989) was one of the most popular of modern artists. The Pompidou Centre in Paris is showing its respect and admiration for the artist and his powerful personality with an exhibition bringing
10、 together over 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings and more. Among the works and masterworks on exhibition the visitor will find the best pieces, most importantly The Persistence of Memory. There is also LEnigme sans Fin from 1938, works on paper, objects, and projects for stage and screen and selec
11、ted parts from television programmes reflecting the artists showman qualities.The visitor will enter the World of Dali through an egg and is met with the beginning, the world of birth. The exhibition follows a path of time and subject with the visitor exiting through the brain.The exhibition shows h
12、ow Dali draws the viewer between two infinities (无限). From the infinity small to the infinity large, contraction and expansion coming in and out of focus: amazing Flemish accuracy and the showy Baroque of old painting that he used in his museum-theatre in Figueras,explains the Pompidou Centre.The fi
13、ne selection of the major works was done in close collaboration (合作)with the Museo Nacional Reina Sofia in Madrid, Spain, and with contributions - 3 -from other institutions like the Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg.5. Which of the following best describe Dali according to Paragraph 1?A. Optim
14、istic. B. Productive. C. Generous. D. Traditional.6. How are the exhibits arranged at the World of Dali?A. By popularity. B. By importance. C. By size and shape. D. By time and subject.C 篇Benjamin West, the father of American painting, showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age. But
15、 he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one. In those days, a brush was made from camels hair. There were no camels nearby. Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead. He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long. Soon Benjamin nee
16、ded more fur. Before long, the cat began to look ragged （蓬乱）. His father said that the cat must be sick. Benjamin was forced to admit what he had been doing.The cats lot was about to improve. That year, one of Benjamins cousins, Mr. Pennington, came to visit. He was impressed with Benjamins drawings
17、. When he went home, he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes. He also sent six engravings（版画） by an artist. These were the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen. In 1747, when Benjamin was nine years old, Mr. Pennington returned for another visit. He was ama
18、zed at what Benjamin had done with his gift. He asked Benjamins parents if he might take the boy to Philadelphia for a visit.In the city, Mr. Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings. The boy began a landscape painting. William Williams, a well-known painter, came to see him wor
19、k. Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home. The books were long and dull. Benjamin could read only a little, having been a poor student. But he later said,Those two books were my companions by day, and under my pillow at night.While it is likely t
20、hat he understood very little of the books, they were his introduction to classical paintings. The nine-year-old boy decided then that he would be an artist.7. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?- 4 -A. The cat would be closely watched.B. The cat would get some medical care.C.
21、Benjamin would leave his home shortly.D. Benjamin would have real brushes soon.8. What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?A. He took him to see painting exhibitions.B. He provided him with painting materials.C. He sent him to a school in Philadelphia.D. He taught him how to make e
22、ngravings.9. Williams two books helped Benjamin to _.A. master the use of paints B. appreciate landscape paintingsC. get to know other painters D. make up his mind to be a painterD 篇“To another little girl.”Thats what 3yearold Ariana of Winterport, Maine, said when her father Josh Smith asked where
23、her donated hair was going to go. It was then that the dad of two realized his young daughter had a heart that was too big for words.“I run a charity called Extra Life where I play video games to help raise money for kids， ” he said. “Ariana happened to be sitting next to me when a video was playing
24、, showing a little girl who was bald, lying in a hospital bed with tubes in her.” When their daughter got curious, Smith and his wife Crystal explained how medicine was what made the child in the video lose her hair.“Without a second thought, Ariana said, She can have some of my hair,” Smith said. “
25、Thats when my wife told me that there are many organizations that we could donate it to.” The Smiths chose “Locks of Love” to send Arianas generous gift to a child with medical hair loss.A week later, Ariana was taken to the family hairdresser where 10 inches was cut from her hair.“It was her first
26、haircut， ” Smith told ABC News. “She can be so selfless like that. Her first reaction is How about me giving up something that I have, so a little girl can feel pretty？ ” Smith posted his daughters moving gesture on his personal webpage, where it has received almost 645,000 views in just two days.“S
27、hell take an adultlike approach and its really amazing， ” Smith said. - 5 -“She is just a little kid, but if she sees somebody in need, she certainly cares for them. This made Ariana feel special and shed definitely like to do it again.”10Which of the following can best describe Josh Smith?AFarsight
28、ed. BEasygoing.CKindhearted. DStrongwilled.11Ariana decided to donate her hair when _.Aher father advised her to do so Bshe saw a sick girl in a videoCshe had her first haircut Dshe visited a hospital12What do we know about Ariana?AShe suffered medical hair loss.BHer story drew wide attention online
29、.CShe got little support from her parents.DShe has called on people to donate hair like her.E 篇Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.We experience this tiredness in two ways: as startup fatigue (疲惫) and performance fati
30、gue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it is either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.Such startup fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps no
31、t easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first. Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical order (按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day
32、s work with the difficult task of essaywriting. Experience proved that the rule works. Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a s
33、ituation, I work as hard as I canthen let the unconscious take over. When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (大英百科全书 ) , I had to create - 6 -a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but no
34、ne of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relieved, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.An hour l
35、ater, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.Human beings, I
36、 believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.13What does the author recommend doing to prevent startup fatigue?AWriting essays in strict order.BBuilding up physical strength.CLeaving out the toughest ideas. DDealing with the hardest task first.14According to the author, th
37、e unconscious mind may help us _.Aignore mental problemsBget some nice sleepCgain complete reliefDfind the right solution15What could be the best title for the passage?ASuccess Is Built upon FailureBHow to Handle Performance FatigueCGetting over Fatigue: A Way to SuccessDFatigue: An Early Sign of He
38、alth ProblemsF 篇根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We usually think of bacteria as being dangerous and a cause of human diseases. _16_ Certain types of bacteria actually play a very important role both inside our bodies and in the environment around us.- 7 -Some species of bacteria do make us
39、sick, but others may actually prevent us from getting sick. Our bodies have what doctors call a “normal flora (正常菌群)”. The bacteria in our normal flora are harmless, and most of the time we dont even know that these bacteria are there. When our bodies are invaded by some dangerous bacteria, the norm
40、al flora can prevent these bacteria from hurting us. _17_Bacteria help us digest food and produce vitamins. The normal flora in the gut (肠道 ) can be helpful by breaking down food that cant be digested by our bodies. _18_ Besides, some bacteria in the gut can produce small amount of B vitamins.When p
41、lants and animals die, it is bacteria that break down the remains and return food to the soil. _19_ Without the action of bacteria, soil would not be able to help plants grow and dead organisms would not be broken down._20_ Fermentation (发酵 ) of milk into cheese and yogurt, for example, would not be
42、 possible without the activity of some bacteria. These bacteria are also sometimes used in making wine.AThis helps us get more energy from what we eat.BHowever, the truth is that bacteria can also be good.CMany food production processes need the help of bacteria. DThere are more bacteria in your mou
43、th than there are people in the world.ESome species of bacteria can be useful in agriculture and other industries.FThe benefits of certain bacteria on ecological balance are attracting attention.GThey do this either by crowding out the invaders or by killing the bad bacteria.二完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分
44、 40 分）One reason why people have body art is that they want to have something that is their own thing and different from what others have. The _21_ of tattoos（纹身）varies from person to person; some like flowers while some like animals. Usually tattoos have some meaning and _22_ their identity or char
45、acter. As I had my ears pierced（穿孔） more and more, I felt like that I could _23_ myself more from other people. Also, some people have body art done for a _24_ like a birthday or graduation from school.- 8 -When you have holes pierced or tattoos done, it is unavoidable to feel _25_. Some people who
46、_26_ to have this done may be afraid of pain. In order to have beautiful art on your _27_， you have to endure pain. I think another reason why people have body art is to show their _28_. Most people who see my earrings ask me _29_ it was painful to have my ears pierced. As you have more piercings or
47、 tattoos done, you have to _30_ much more pain. Also, you have to have them forever. They last almost _31_. You have to make up your mind to _32_ them forever.The last reason is that it may be todays trend.Many have them for _33_， and so do I. My parents dont understand why they are _34_， and some p
48、eople _35_ when they see the people who have a lot of piercings or tattoos. And sometimes this trend is _36_ to extremes such as burning or cutting.Some people say a natural born body is the most _37_. It depends on each person to decide whether body art is beautiful or not. The view of art _38_ fro
49、m person to person; the _39_ of body art varies from person to person._40_ I see a person who has body art, I think not only is it good, but also other thoughts come.21.A.colors Bdesigns Ccourses Daims22. A.remove Bhide Cdestroy Dexpress23. A. distinguish Bprotect C. benefit Dtolerate24. A honor Bchance C. memory Dchange25. A. pain Bshame Cem
