1、1河南省中牟县第一高级中学 2018-2019 学年高二英语上学期第九次双周考试题第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AOnce Napoleon stayed in a small inn(客栈). The next morning, he went to thank the innkeeper.“You have served me well, innkeeper（客栈老板）,” said Napoleon. “I wish t
2、o reward you. Tell me what you want.”“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?”“What is it?” Napoleon asked.“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper, “that once during the war, a small village was taken by the Russians. You happened to be in the village. You hid
3、 while they looked for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were looking for you?” Napoleon looked very angry. He called in two of his soldiers. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard.At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and hi
4、s wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tied the hands of the innkeeper and his wife. Napoleon watched, saying nothing.“Please, sir.” begged the innkeeper, “Dont kill us! We meant nothing!” The soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon called: “Ready! Aim!” The
5、wife screamed. “Stop!” said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper, “Now, you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, dont you?”21. Why did the innkeeper ask Napoleon to tell him how Napoleon felt when he was being looked for?A. He wanted to know the difference between a general and an or
6、dinary people.B. He looked down upon Napoleon, for he thought a great man shouldnt be defeated.C. He showed his sympathy(同情) to Napoleon in time of danger.2D. He was interested in others failure, especially Napoleons.22. Why did Napoleon ordered his men to tie the couple?A. because he wanted to teac
7、h the innkeeper a good lesson for bothering him.B. because he wanted to kill the couple to get rid of his anger.C. because he wanted to show that he was so admiring a general that nobody could upset him.D. because he wanted to made the innkeeper know that a general like him had the same feeling as t
8、he ordinary people in face of danger.23. Which is the best title of the text?A. Napoleons Trick B. Napoleon and an InnkeeperC. Napoleons Anger D. Napoleons rideBHousework is a frequent source of disputes (争论) between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives, but women have been warned not to expec
9、t men to pull their weight any time soon.A study from Oxford University has found that men are unlikely to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050. Mothers, the researchers warned, will continue to shoulder the burden of childcare and housework for the next four decades, largely because hou
10、sework such as cleaning and cooking is still regarded as “ womens work”.The gap between the amount of time men and women spend on housework has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. But it will take another four decades before true housework equality (平等) is achieved, the study concluded.The resea
11、rch found that in the Nordic countries, the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women. In the UK, women spend an average of four hours and forty minutes each day on housework, compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men. This is an improvement from the 1960s, when
12、 British women typically spent six hours a day on housework, while men spent just 90 minutes every day.But progress towards housework equality appears to be slowing in some countries. Dr Oriel Sullivan, a research reader from Oxfords Department of Sociology, said, “weve looked at what is affecting t
13、he equality in the home, and we have found that certain tasks seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as mens work or womens work.”3Dr Sullivan said cultural attitudes taught at school may be responsible for the views of housework. “At school it is much easier for a girl to be a tomboy
14、, but it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy baking and dancing,” she said.24.The underlined part “pull their weight” in Paragraph 1 probably refers to “_”. A.lose weight B.be lazy C.earn money D.do equal housework 25.Women will continue to do more housework before 2050 mainly because _. A.men
15、 are too busy to help B.they would like to do so C.they can do better in housework D.housework will still be considered as womens work 26.From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UK _. A.men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housework on average B.women now are too busy with their work to do housework
16、C.women now spend less time on housework than before D.housework is shared equally between men and women 27.In Dr Sullivans opinion, what is to blame for the housework inequality? A.Cultural attitudes towards housework. B.Policies made by the government. C.The time spent on work. D.The type of house
17、work.CThat woman carried a new blanket over her arm. Wordlessly, she gave it to me.“Is it finished?” I asked.She shook her head. “No. It is ready.” she replied. I handed her the money and took the blanket.“It is beautiful, so skillfully woven ,” I said to my mother. “But what did she mean when she s
18、aid it was not finished? How can it be ready if it is not finished?”“I will tell you later,” my mother said, “but first I will take you to the Navajovillage.”4We went down to the village. A group of young men were making sand pictures. We walked through the whole village, watching the different thin
19、gs the people were doing.It was not until that evening that my mother finally explained the Navajo womans words.“Did you notice anything about the things the people were making?” my mother asked.“What should I have noticed?” I looked at her and asked.“Each thing the Navajo make has one small part th
20、at is not complete. The designs in their sand pictures are often not perfectly done, for examplethe line of a circle may not quite close. If you look carefully at your blanket, you will probably find a stitch (一针) missing.”I took the blanket off, but it looked as perfect as any design could be. Then
21、 suddenly, I noticed that sure enough a stitch was missing!“But why do the Navajo intentionally leave some tiny part unfinished?” I asked.“They believe that when anything is completed or finished, it means the end has come it will not be perfect until then. Then too, with a circle, they believe that
22、 they must leave a pathway for the bad spirits to run away and the good spirits to come in. So, often, they do not make the line close.”28. The blanket the author received _.A. was poorly woven B. made her think a lotC. cost her a lot of money D. was finished, but not ready29. Why was the author sho
23、wn around the village?A. To buy more things made by the Navajo. B. To make friends with some of the Navajo.C. To have a deeper understanding of the Navajo.D. To look for the woman who sold her the blanket.30. Which of the following may the Navajo believe?A. A stitch in time is very important. B. Lif
24、e only becomes perfect when you die.C. He who makes no mistake is a perfect man.D. You must always try to make your life complete.31. Whats the main idea of the text?A. The Navajo are good at making things.B. The Navajo are brave and hard-working.5C. A blanket tells a lot about the Navajo culture.D.
25、 Skills are needed to do business with the Navajo.DThe bed should be reserved as a place for sleep，but people tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleepCharles Czeisler，a professor at Harvard Medical School，and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experimentFor five days
26、in a row，the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleepTheir sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period，the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin（褪黑激素）was in their blood at any given timeWhen
27、 subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books，they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morningPeople also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights，and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion（分泌）was delayed by an hour and a halfThe resear
28、chers conclude in todays journal article that gives the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents，more research into the“long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed“Czeisler and colleagues go on，in the researc
29、h paper，to note“Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk“However，software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day，and there are also glasses that are made to filter（过滤） short wavelengths. While they seem like
30、a logical solution for the nighttime tech users，it needs more research32. In Charles Czeislers experiment, all the subjects were asked to _ A. sit in a row and receive the strict testsB. have their sleep patterns observed all nightC. read a paper book and an iPad at the same timeD. have their blood
31、tested per hour during the trial33. The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to _ Afeel less sleepy and tired in the day B.fall asleep more easily after reading Chave a lot more melatonin secretion D.become less energetic the next morning34. The special software recently developed c
32、an _ 6Aremove the blue light from your devices completely Bhelp prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelength Cweaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-reading Dbe used in all the e-things widely and safely35. Whats this passage mainly about？ _ ANo e-reading in bed before sleep BNew software for ni
33、ght e-readers CWrong behaviors before bedtime DNo games on iPad in bed笫二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从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。Make the right choicesWhat is lifes greatest gift?36Choice is the ability to select one course of action from a set of alternatives to achieve a goal. What is so grea
34、t about choice? It transforms us from dumb animals into artists. Each of us becomes another Michelangelo. Choice becomes nothing other than the tool we use to sculpt (雕刻 )our life.The tool doesnt come free, however, for the price of choice is responsibility.37 The reward is happiness.Life is not sti
35、ll. It is a flow. 38 We constantly need to monitor where we are on our journey. We need to ask questions: Am I moving closer to my goals? If not, what corrective measures can I take? What action will I take now to readjust myself to my goals? Choice is power. Choice is at the heart of life. It is th
36、e creative power of life.39 And your life becomes more convenient or comfortable because of them. For example, you decide which stores to shop at and which gas station to go to. But the decisions that we make to sculpt our lives are far more important than deciding where to shop. The more we appreci
37、ate the difference between minor and major decisions, the greater the probability that we will experience happiness and fulfillment.All chess lovers realize that it isnt necessary to win to enjoy the game. The pleasure is in the playing. Life is like a chess game.40 A. It is free will or choiceB. Yo
38、u have to make choices every dayC. Make the best moves you can under the circumstancesD. But when we accept and carry it out, we get a great returnE. Every choice we make leads us closer to or farther from our goalsF. Life is full of hard choices, and the bigger they are, the harder they get7G. Choo
39、se to carry out responsibilities not because you have to, but because you wantto笫三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每题 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Kindness is a simple answer in a sometimes difficult and challenging world.For a long time it has been
40、 my work to_41_and appreciate all people and to_42_others to do the same.When my granddaughterSkylar was young and wed go out,we had a(n)_43_called “Who can make the most people smile?“ And we continue it today.It_44_for a wonderful day.When Skylar sees someone walking down the aisle(通道) with her_45
41、_down,shell walk up to her and gives her a big_46_.I watch her walk on, turn around and smile at Skylar_47_ perhaps smile at someone else.Kindness is a chain that_48_us all together.In 2002,my dad had a series of strokes and other illness.At that time, I was in a womens networking_49_.One day I aske
42、d the ladies if they could send their_50_energies and maybe do something nice for someone to whom they would not_51_think about doing something nice.That same day,I made cookies for the_52_at the post office.When I gave him the cookieshe_53_lookeda little embarrassed.“Why,Linda?“he asked.“Because I_
43、54_you!”I answered.“When I get here at 6 a.m.and it is still_55_ outside,knowing you are inside makes me feel_56_.And when I first moved here and my post office_57_was always empty,you always_58_me on.And you keep this place_59_.”That evening his wife called me and said that he was _60_.“No one even
44、 knows his name,let alone bakes him cookies!”41.A.observe B.recommend C.acknowledge D.judge42.A.encourage B.train C.praise D.comfort43.A.contest B.speech C.surprise D.involvement44.A.answers B.applies C.searches D.makes45.A.luck B.head C.hand D.shoulder46.A.sign B.shout C.smile D.gift847.A.but B.sti
45、ll C.so D.or48.A.takes B.pulls C.urges D.protects49.A.achievement B.communication C.organization D.skill50.A.positive B.possible C.exact D.common51.A.adequately B.properly C.increasingly D.normally52.A.manager B.businessman C.guard D.protector53.A.consequently B.strangely C.otherwise D.actually54.A.
46、trust B.appreciate C.admire D.inspire55.A.dark B.cold C.lonely D.inconvenient56.A.excited B.pleased C.safe D.curious57.A.address B.box C.window D.seat58.A.counted B.turned C.put D.cheered59.A.spotless B.cheerless C.fearless D.fruitless60.A.interested B.touched C.focused D.worried第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5
47、分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。On a _61_(freeze) cold day, Mrs Smiths dog was hungry, but there was not any meat_62_(leave) in the house._63_(consider) there was no better way, Mrs Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the _64_(follow) words:“Give my dog half a pound o
48、f meat.” Then she asked her dog to take it to the butchers. When the butcher recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting, he did as he 65 (ask) to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up immediately.9The next day, the dog came again exactly at midday. And as 66 (usually), it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and just ga
