安徽省定远县育才学校2020-2021学年高二下学期4月周练（12日）英语试题 Word版含答案（无听力部分）

育才学校高二英语4月份周测（4.12）
完形填空（30分）
Growing flowers from seeds needs both physical work and self-control. One must take care of the seeds, and make sure they get watered on ___1___ basis and believe they will actually produce flowers beautifully. Thus, ___2___ beautiful flowers without mistakes is a miracle（奇迹），which needs to be fed,___3___ and hard work. How does the same thing ___4___in life?
The miracle I dreamed of was to become an excellent___5___.I would, to be honest, sit in front motivational speakers as they spoke, ___6___ one of them would spot something valuable in me and encourage me to follow my ___7___.I neither said anything nor did anything ____8____wish. Then one day, I met a professional speaker at a conference I attended. He told me the National Speakers Association ___9___helps whoever makes up his mind to start professional speaking businesses. Their club was two hours' drive away from my home, and expensive, but I was very ____ 10____ to hear of it. Frankly, it didn't matter to be ____11____or to pay it. I joined it and made my first speech but I ____ 12____ halfway. I got so angry at myself that after getting home I locked myself in my home to ____13____making speeches for three days. And I ____14____ figured out what I would speak on and then tried to improve my speaking _____15_____ .I stuck to it and sincerely said thanks to whoever ____16____ my shortcomings. All the time, I stopped the negative voice in my head from ____17____me.
Now five years passed, and a(n）____18____ was worked. At the age of 53, I became a professional speaker at last. What miracle are you hoping for? What seed do you mean to ____19____ and then water it, to grow your miracle? If you haven't started, remember to do it now, and the____20____, the better.
1. A. new B. regular C. enjoyable D. firm
2. A. watering B. enjoying C. observing D. harvesting
3. A. cared for B. swept up C. put aside D.picked out
4. A. achieve B. appear C. live D. improve
5. A. receiver B. representative C. speaker D. editor
6. A. informing B. foreseeing C. arranging D. wishing
7. A. task B. dream C. heart D. bravery
8. A. until B. so C. but D. as
9. A. really B. partly C. seriously D. perfectly
10. A. excited B. eager C. unwilling D. positive
11. A. difficult B. anxious C. unreasonable D. inconvenient
12. A. lost B. started C. quitted D. fastened
13. A. practice B. finish C. enjoy D. approve
14. A. slowly B. finally C. instantly D. constantly
15. A. skills B. impressions C. energies D. opportunities
16. A. took up B. pointed out C. left out D.broke down
17. A. rejecting B. applying C. approving D. disturbing
18. A. miracle B. description C. collection D. barrier
19. A. use B. conclude C. handle D. plant
20. A. easier B. more C. sooner D. shorter
七选五（10分）
Weight loss is a hard topic. Lots of people aren’t satisfied with their present weight, but most people aren’t sure how to change it. You may want to look like the models or actors in magazines or on TV, but those goals might not be healthy or realistic for you. 21
So what should you do about your weight control?
22 The best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight or if you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to a doctor or dietitian (营养师). 23 If it turns out that you can benefit from weight loss then you can follow a few of the simple suggestions listed below to get started.
24 People who lose weight quickly by crash dieting or other extreme measure usually gain back all of the pounds they lost, because they haven’t permanently (永久的) changed their habits. Therefore, the best weight management ways are those that you can maintain for a lifetime.
Small changes are a lot easier to stick with than large ones. Try reducing the size of what you eat. 25 Once you have that done, start gradually introducing healthier foods and exercise into your life.
It抯 a good idea to maintain a healthy weight because it抯 just that healthy.
A. Try giving up regular soda for a week.
B. Try to pay attention as you eat and stop when you抮e full.
C. Weight management is about long-term success.
D. Besides, no magical diet will make you look like someone else.
E. Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you.
F. Changing from hole to nonfat or low-fat milk is also a good idea.
G. They will compare your weight with healthy standards and help you set goals.
语法填空（15分）
Wood-block printing first appeared in the early Tang period. During the Song Dynasty, the technique of block printing was very advanced. Books were 26.___________ (beautiful) printed. Even today the books 27._____________ (print) at the time are valuable and treasured by libraries and book collectors
However, block printing was not very convenient.Every two pages of a book had to be carved on a wood block, and a big book would require many blocks. Besides, there had to be large places for 28._____________(store) the books. 29.___________(overcome) these shortcomings, Bi Sheng invented the movable type during the years be tween 1041 and 1048. One word was carved on one piece of clay, 30.____________was hardened with fire. Then clay characters were set on 31____________iron plate according to the text of a book. Then ink 32.___________ (apply) to them and sheets of paper spread over them, and the printing was done. Bi Sheng s invention made printing 33.___________(fast) than before. Later, movable type of metal and wood was made and widely used.
The technique of printing was gradually known to other Asian countries and Europe. The great influence printing had 34. _____________the advance of civilization is too clear to need any 35.______________(explain).
短文改错(10分）
I feel very lucky to have an English teacher like Jane. Though she is strict in us, we all like her. Not only does she teach us a lot of knowledges about English, but she has very good sense of humor. One day, she tells us that days homework was optional, that meant we were free to choose whether to do it or not. On the next day she asked whomever had done the homework to raise hands. Seen a few hands were up, she said, "All right, let's to turn to the page and see what your homework is. When we turned to that page, some faces turned red immediate. That was a blank sheet of paper. What a smart way to test my honesty!
育才学校高二英语4月份周测答案
完形填空：1-5 B D A B C 6-10 D B C A A
11-15 D C A B A 16-20 B D A D C
七选五： 21-25 DEGCA

语法填空：26.beautifully 27.printed 28.storing 29.To overcome 30. which
31. an 32. was applied 33. faster 34.on 35.explanation
短文改错：

【完形填空解析】
这是一篇记叙文。作者说种花需要信念，需要小心呵护才能创造奇迹，这与努力工作有着相同的道理。本文作者主要讲述了自己如何创造奇迹，如何努力地成为一名职业的演讲人。
【1题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们必须照顾这些种子，确保定期给它们浇水，并相信它们会开出美丽的花朵。A. new新的；B. regular有规律的；C. enjoyable令人愉快的；D. firm坚定的。根据常识可知，种花需要定期地浇水。故选B。
【2题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，能毫无差错地收获美丽的花朵是一个奇迹，种花需要喂养，需要呵护，需要辛勤的劳动。A. watering给……浇水；B. enjoying喜欢，享受；C. observing观察；D. harvesting收获。根据上文“One must take care of the seeds, and make sure they get watered on ___1___ basis”可知，种花需要悉心照顾，定期浇水，因此能毫无差错地收获美丽的花朵是一个奇迹。故选D。
【3题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：因此，能毫无差错地收获美丽的花朵是一个奇迹，种花需要喂养，需要呵护，需要辛勤的劳动。A. cared for照顾，关心；B. swept up清扫；C. put aside把……放在一旁；D. picked out挑选。根据上文“One must take care of the seeds”可知，此处对应的信息词是“take care of”，因此care for（照顾）符合语境。故选A。
【4题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同样的事情如何出现在生活中？A. achieve完成，获得；B. appear出现；C. live居住，生活；D. improve提高，改善。下文指生活中出现的类似于种花的同样的事情。故选B。
【5题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我梦想的奇迹就是成为一名出色的演说家。 A. receiver接收者；B. representative代表；C. speaker演讲者，说话者；D. editor编辑。根据下文“I became a professional speaker at last.”可知，此处是信息词speaker的词汇复现。故选C。
【6题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：说实话，当他们演讲时，我就坐在他们面前，希望其中有人能发现我身上有什么有价值的东西，并鼓励我追随自己的梦想。 A. informing通知；B. foreseeing预见，预知；C. arranging安排；D. wishing希望，祝愿。根据下文“I neither said anything nor did anything ____8____wish.”，可知，此处指作者在听着那些演讲者说的话，希望有人能看出自己的价值。故选D。
【7题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：说实话，当他们演讲时，我就坐在他们面前，希望其中有人能发现我身上有什么有价值的东西，并鼓励我追随自己的梦想。 A. task任务；B. dream梦想；C. heart心；D. bravery勇敢。根据上文“The miracle I dreamed of”可知，作者希望有人能鼓励自己追逐梦想。故选B。
【8题详解】
考查并列连词辨析。句意：除了许愿，我什么也没说，什么也没做。A. until直到；B. so因此；C. but但是；D. as随着。根据neither…nor…可知，空处需填but，表示“除了”。故选C。
【9题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：他告诉我，全国演讲协会真的能帮助那些决心开始专业演讲事业的人。A. really真正地；B. partly部分地；C. seriously严重地；D. perfectly完美地。根据“helps whoever makes up his mind to start professional speaking businesses.”可知，全国演讲协会真的会帮助到像作者这样决心成为一名演讲者的人。故选A。
【10题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们的俱乐部离我家有两个小时的车程，而且很贵，但是听到这个消息我还是很兴奋。A. excited感到兴奋的；B. eager渴望的；C. unwilling不愿意的；D. positive积极的。But前后为转折关系，上文提到“离家很远，并且很贵”，下文应该表示，作者还是感到很兴奋。故选A。
【11题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：坦率地说，不方便或付款并不重要。A. difficult困难的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. unreasonable不讲道理的；D. inconvenient不方便的。根据上文“Their club was two hours' drive away from my home”可知，作者到达俱乐部很不方便。故选D。
【12题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我参加了它，并发表了我的第一次演讲，但我中途退出了。A. lost失去；B. started开始；C. quitted放弃；D. fastened系牢，使固定。But前后为转折关系，上文提到“ I joined it”，根据下文中的“halfway”可知是中途退出了。故选C。
【13题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我对自己很生气，回到家后我把自己锁在家里练习了三天演讲。A. practice练习；B. finish完成；C. enjoy喜欢，享受；D. approve认可，赞同。根据“making speeches for three days.”可知，作者把自己锁在家里三天是为了练习演讲。故选A。
【14题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我终于弄清楚了要说些什么，然后努力提高我的演讲技巧。A. slowly缓慢地；B. finally最终；C. instantly立即，马上；D. constantly经常地，不断地。在练习之后，作者最终清楚了自己要说些什么。故选B。
【15题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我终于弄清楚了要说些什么，然后努力提高我的演讲技巧。A. skills技巧；B. impressions印象；C. energies精力，能量；D. opportunities机会。根据“tried to improve”可知，此处表示提升演讲技巧。故选A。
【16题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我坚持了下来，并真诚地对指出我缺点的人表示了感谢。A. took up占据，从事；B. pointed out指出；C. left out省略，不考虑；D. broke down分解，损坏。对于任何人指出自己的缺点，作者都表示感谢。故选B。
【17题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一直以来，我都不让消极的声音干扰我。A. rejecting拒绝，抵制；B. applying申请；C. approving认可，赞成；D. disturbing打扰。根据“I stopped the negative voice”可知，作者不让消极的因素干扰自己。故选D。
【18题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在五年过去了，奇迹出现了。A. miracle奇迹；B. description描述；C. collection收集；D. barrier障碍。根据上文“The miracle I dreamed of”可知，此处是信息词miracle的词汇复现。故选A。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：你想要种下什么种子，然后浇灌它，来产生你的奇迹？A. use使用；B. conclude总结；C. handle处理；D. plant种植。根据上文“Growing flowers from seeds”可知，此处表示种植种子。故选D。
【20题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：如果你还没有开始，记住现在就开始，越快越好。A. easier更容易的；B. more更多的；C. sooner更快的；D. shorter更短的。根据“If you haven't started, remember to do it now, ”可知，作者认为有想做的事情就要付诸行动，越快越好。故选C。