英语周练试题

于都二中学年度第一学期高三年级2022—2023第次周练英语试卷20第一部分阅读（共两节，满分75分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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AFrom thevery beginningof schoolwe makebooks andreading aconstant sourceof possiblefailureand publichumiliation.When childrenare littlewe makethem readaloud,before theteacherandotherchildren,sothat wecanbesurethey“know”all thewordstheyare reading.This meansthatwhen theydont knowa word,they aregoing tomake amistake,right in front ofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-gradeclassesfbrfouryears,Idecidedtotryatallcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislike of books,and to get themto readoftener andmore adventurously.One daysoon afterschool hadstarted,I saidto them,“Now Fmgoing tosay somethingaboutreading thatyou haveprobably neverheard ateacher saybefore.I wouldlike youto reada lotofbooks thisyear,but Iwant youto readthem onlyibr pleasure.I amnot goingto askyou questionstofind outwhether youunderstand the books ornot.If youunderstand enoughof a book toenjoy itandwant togo onreading it,thats enoughfor me.Also Imnot goingto askyou whatwords mean.”Thechildren satstunned andsilent.Was thisateacher talkingOne girl,whohad justcometo usfroma schoolwhere shehad hada veryhard time,looked atme steadilyfor along timeafter I hadfinished.Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyandseriously,t4Mr.Holt,doyoureallymeanthatI saidjust asseriously,t4I meanevery wordof it.”Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk,Fromaglimpseof theillustrations Ithought Iknew what thebookwas.I saidto myself“It cantbe,”and wentto takeacloser look.Sure enough,she wasreading MobyDick,in editionwith woodcuts.I said,Dont youfindparts ofit ratherheavy going,^She answered,“Oh,sure,but Ijust skipover thoseparts andgoon to the nextgood part.”This isexactly whatreading shouldbe andin schoolso seldomis-an exciting,joyous adventure.Findsomething,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyoucanoutofit,goontosomething else.How differentis ourmean-spirited,picky insistencethat everychild getevery lastlittlescrap of“understanding”that canbe dugout ofabook.

21.According to the passage,childrens fearand dislikeofbooksmay resultfrom.A.reading littleand thinkinglittle B.reading oftenand adventurouslyC.being madeto readtoo muchD.being madeto readaloud beforeothers

22.The teachertold hisstudents toread.A.for enjoymentB.for knowledgeC.for alarger vocabularyD.fbr higherscores inexams

23.From theteachers pointof view,.A.children cannottell goodparts frombad partswhile readingB.children shouldbe leftto decidewhat toread andhow toreadC.reading isnever apleasant andinspiring experiencein schoolD.reading involvesunderstanding everylittle pieceof informationBIfhumans weretruly athome underthe lightof themoon andstars,we wouldgo indarknesshappily,the midnightworld asvisible tous asit istothevast numberof nocturnal（夜间活动的）species onthis planet.Instead,we arediurnal creatures,with eyesadapted to living in the sunslight.Thisisabasicevolutionaryfact,eventhoughmostofusdontthinkofourselvesasdiurnalbeings.Yetits theonly wayto explainwhat wevedone tothe night:Weve engineeredit toreceive usby fillingitwith light.The benefitsof thiskind ofengineering comewith consequences一called light pollution—whose efleetsscientistsare onlynowbeginning tostudy.Light pollutionis largelythe resultof badlightingdesign,which allowsartificial lightto shineoutward andupward intothe sky.Ill-designedlighting washesoutthe darknessof nightand completelychangesthelight levels—andlight rhythms-towhichmanyformsoflife,includingourselves,haveadapted.Whereverhumanlightspillsintothenatural world,some aspector lifeis affected.In mostcities thesky looksas thoughit hasbeen emptiedof stars,leaving behinda vacanthaze（霾）thatmirrorsourfearofthedark.Wevegrownsousedtothisorangehazethattheoriginalgloryof anunlit night一dark enoughfbr theplanet Venus to throwshadow onEarth—is whollybeyondour experience,beyond memoryalmost.Wcvclitupthenightasifitwereanunoccupiedcountry,whennothingcouldbefurtherformthetruth.Among mammalsalone,the numberof nocturnalspecies isastonishing.Light isa powerfulbiologicalforce,and onmany speciesit actsas amagnet（磁铁）.The effectis sopowerful thatscientistsspeak ofsongbirds andseabirds being“captured”by searchlightson landor bythe lightfromgas flareson marineoil platforms.Migrating atnight,birds tendto collidewith brightlylit tallbuildings.Frogs livingnear brightlylit highwayssutler nocturnallight levelsthat areas muchas amilliontimesbrighter thannormal,throwingnearlyevery aspectoftheirbehavioroutofjoint,including mostothercreatures,wcdoneeddarkness.Darknessisasessentialtoourbiologicalwelfare,toourinternalclockwork,as lightitself.Living in a glareof ourown making,we havecut ourselvesoff fromour evolutionaryandcultural heritage—the lightof the stars and the rhythmsof dayand night.In avery realsense,lightpollution causesustolose sightof ourtrue placein theuniverse,to forgetthe scaleof ourbeing,which isbest measuredagainst thedimensions ofa deepnight withthe MilkyWay—the edgeof ourgalaxy—arching overhead.

24.According tothe passage,human beingtA.prefer tolive in the darknessB.are usedtolivingin theday lightC.were curiousabout themidnight worldD.had tostay athome withthe lightof themoon

25.What doesParagraph1）most probablyrefer toA.The night.B.The moonC.The skyD.The planet

26.The writermentions birdsand frogsto.A.provide examplesof animalprotectionB.show howlightpollutionaffects animalsC.compare theliving habitsof bothspeciesD.explain whythe numberof certainspecies hasdeclined

27.What mightbe thebest titlefbr thepassageA.The Magiclight.B.The OrangeHaze.C.The DisappearingNight.D.The Rhythmsof Nature.A scientistworking ather labbench anda six-month-old baby playing withhis foodmight seemtohave littlein common.After all,the scientistis engagedin seriousresearch touncover theverynature of the physical world,and thebaby is,well,just playing...rightPcrhaps,but somedevelopmentalpsychologists（，心理学家）have arguedthat thisplayismore likea scientificinvestigationthan onemight think.Take acloser look at thebabyplayingatthetablc.Each timethe bowlof riceis pushedover thetableedge,it fallsto in the ground-and,intheprocess,it bringsout importantevidence about howphysical objects interact（相互作用）;bowls ofrice donot floodin midair,but requiresupport toremainstable.It islikely thatbabies arenot bomknowing thisbasic factof theuniverse;nor aretheyever clearlytaught it.Instead,babies mayform anunderstanding of object supportthrough repeatedexperimentsand thenbuild onthis knowledgeto learneven more abouthowobjectsinteract.Thoughtheirrangesand toolsdiffer,thebabys investigationandthe scientistsexperimentappeartoshare thesameaim（tolearnaboutthenaturalworld）,overallapproach（gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld）,and logic（are myobservations what I expected）.Some psychologistssuggest thatyoung childrenlearn aboutmore thanjust thephysical worldinthisway-thattheyinvestigatehumanpsychologyandthenilesoflanguageusingsimilarmeans.Forexample,it mayonly bethrough repeatedexperiments,evidence gathering,and finallyoverturning atheory,that ababy willcome to accept theidea thatother peoplecan havedifferent viewsand desiresfromwhatheor shehas,forexample,unlike thechild,Mommy actuallydoesntlike Dovechocolate.Viewing childhooddevelopment asa scientificinvestigation throwslight onhow childrenlearn,but italso ofiersan inspiringlookatscience andscientists.Why doyoung childrenandscientists seemto beso muchalike Psychologistshave suggestedthat scienceas aneffort---thedesire toexplore,explain,and understandour world-is simplysomething thatcomes fromourbabyhood.Perhaps evolution（进化）provided humanbabies withcuriosity anda naturaldrive toexplaintheir worlds,and adultscientists simplymake useof the same drivethat servedthem aschildren.The samecognitive（认知的）systems thatmake youngchildren feelgood aboutfiguringsomething outmay havebeen adoptedby adultscientists.As somepsychologists putit,“It isnot thatchildrenare littlescientists butthat scientistsare bigchildren.

28..According tosome developmentalpsychologists,.A.a babysplay isnothing morethan agame.B.scientific researchinto babiesgames ispossibleC.the natureof babiesplay hasbeen thoroughlyinvestigatedD.a babysplay issomehow similartoascientisfs experiment

29.We learnfrom Paragraph2that.A.scientists andbabies seemto observethe worlddifferentlyB.scientists andbabies ofteninteract witheach otherC.babies arebom withthe knowledgeofobjectsupportD.babies seemto collectevidence justas scientistsdo

30.Children maylearn therules oflanguage by.A.exploring thephysicalworldB.investigating humanpsychologyC.repeating theirown experimentsD.observing theirparents behaviors

31.What is the authorstone whenhe discussesthe connectionbetween scientistsresearch andbabies5playA.Convincing.B.Confused.C.Confidence.D.Cautious.DAdultsare oftenembarrassedabout askingfbr help.Seeking someonesassistance canmake youfeellike youarc broadcastingyour incompetence.New researchsuggests youngchildren don*t seekhelpin schoolfbr thesame reason.Kayla Good,a graduatestudent indevelopmental psychology at StanfordUniversity,and AlexShaw,an associateprofessor ofpsychologyatthe Universityof Chicago,applied aclassic techniquefromdevelopmental psychologyto learnmoreabouthow childrenthink about reputation.Acrossseveral studies,they asked576children,aged fourto nine,to predictthe behaviorof twocharacters,TomandJack,inastory.Tomgenuinelywantedtobesmart,andJackmerelywantedtoseemsmarttoothers.In onestudy,they toldchildren both characters didpoorly ona test,and askedwhich of themwould bemore likely to raisetheir handsinfront of theirclass to ask theteacher fbr help.The four-year-olds were equally likely to chooseeither of the twocharacters asthe onewhowould seek help.But byage sevenor eight,children thoughtJack would be lesslikely to ask fbrassistance.And childrensexpectations weretruly reputationalin nature-they werespecificallythinking abouthow thecharacters wouldact infrontofpeers.They couldstill imaginesituationswhereJackwouldseekhelp:whenassistancecouldbesoughtprivately（onacomputerratherthaninperson）,children thoughtbothcharacterswereequallylikely toask fbrit.Giventhefindings,itseemsquitepossiblethatwhenchildrenthemselvesaretheonesstruggling,they,too,might avoidseeking outhelp ifthey arcconcerned aboutreputation.If so,thisunwillingness toseekhelpwhen othersare presentcould obviouslyimpede academicprogress.Toimprove inany field,one mustwork hard,take onchallenging tasksand askquestions.All oftheseefforts canbe difficultwhen someoneis concernedabout theirappearance toothers.

32.What werethe childrenasked todo aboutthe twocharactersA.To assesstheir intelligence.B.To predicttheir academicprogress.C.To discusstheir possibilitytogethelp.D.To judgetheir willingnesstoaskfbrhelp.

33.Who waslikelytoseek privateaid accordingtothecight-ycar-oldsA.Tom.B.Jack.C.Both.D.Neither.

34.What doesthe underlinedword impede1in paragraph4probably meanA.Prevent.B.Guarantee.C.Accelerate.D.Monitor.

35.What isthe authorssuggestion fbrkidsA.Be readyto helpothers.B.Be bravetoaskfbr assistance.C.Care moreaboutreputation.D.Make effortsto besmarter.第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题

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During thewar,my husbandwas stationedat anarmy campinadesert inCalifornia.1wentto livetherein ordertobehim.Ihated theplace.1had never

42.been sounhappy.Myhusband

62.expand yourknowledge byreading morebooks isa wisechoice.wasordered outonalong-term duty,andIwasleftinatinyshack棚屋alone.Theheatwas-almost

63.He growsis calledsuper hybridrice.125°F evenintheshade ofa cactus4ll J、掌a soulto talkto.The windblew non-stop,and allthe

64.In1974,a specialstrain ofrice madepossible toproduce one-third moreofthecropfood Iate,andtheevery airI breathed,werewith sand,sand,sand!I wasso sorryfbr myselfthat Iwrote tomy parents.I toldthem I was andcoming backhome.I inthesamefields.said Icouldnt standit oneminute longer.I bein prison!My fatheranswered mywith justtwo

65.Thoughnot

6.convinceofwhatthe/veseen,theyenjoyhowthemagicianmakestheimpossiblelines-two linesthat willalways singin my-two linesthat completelychanged mylife:come true.Two menlooked outfrom prisonbarsOne saw the mud,thc othersawthestars

66.Up tonow,the dogbecomea memberof ourfamily andeveryone enjoysits company.IreadthosetwolinesIwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgood

67.As adult,you shouldbe responsiblefbr yourown decisions.inmypresent

51.;Iwouldlookfbrthestars.Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheir

52.amazedme.

68.There islikelytobe aheavy raintomorrow,in casethe hikewould beput off.They gaveme presentsof theirfavorite artworkswhich theyhad

53.to sellto tourists.I studiedthedelightful formsofthecactus.1watched fbr the desertsunsets,and

54.fbr seashellsthat had been left

69.My motheristhefirst womanin hervillagereceive higheducation.there millionsof yearsago whenthe deserthadbeenan ocean

55.

70.Not onlydid weforget toturn offthe lightsinthekitchen,we alsofailed tolock thefront door.What broughtabout this

56.change inmeThe deserthadnt changed,

57.I had.1had changedmy

58..And bydoing so,I changedan unhappyexperience intothe most2,短文改错共10小题；每小题1分；满分10分amazing

59.of mylife.Iwasexcited bythis newworld thatIhaddiscovered Ihadlooked outof myself^creatded prisonand

60._____thestarsC.near Whenit comesto music,here iswhatIthink:Music isoneoftheimportant partin mylife.

41.A.off B.behind D.beyondThe beautifulclassical musicnot onlyhelps usdeal withstress,but broughtme pleasure.Although

42.A.before B.already C.then D.still

43.A.inflexible B.incomprehensible C.uncontrollablesome songscontain rock-and-roll beats,but theystill canmake mefeel calmand comfort.I believe

44.A.Only B.Not C.Many

45.A.covered B.filled C.buried D.chargedmusic isable topassing onall kindsof emotions.While preparedfbrthecoming day,I lovelistening

46.A.catching upB.keeping upC.giving upD.getting up

47.A.ought toB.might wellC.would ratherD.had bettertomusicasmyregularmorningroutine.Also,Iamplanningtolearntoplaypiano.Mylifewithsongs

48.A.request B.calland harmonieswouldbecomplete empty.

49.A.comparison B.imagination C.consideration D.memory

50.A.over andover B.by andby C.up anddown D.nowandthen

51.A.company B.occupation C.situation

52.A.movement B.reaction C.guidance

53.A.refused B.failed C.managed

54.A.asked B.hunted C.waited

55.A.floor B.surface C.rock

56.A.shocking B.challenging C.puzzling

57.A.as B.but C.for D.or

58.A.attitude B.principle C.identity

59.A.vacation B.operation C.affair D.adventure

60.A.sought B.counted C.found第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分25分）I.单句语法题空共10小题;每小题

1.5分；满分15分

61.It wasbeyondargue thatsmoking washarmful tohealth.。