高二英语周周练

高二英语周周练 Revised by BLUE on the afternoon of December 12,2020.

高二英语周周练Dec. 4,09

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一、完形填空

As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult

it was to choose a suitable Christmas __1__for her father.

She __2__that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was

__3__satisfied with perfume(香水). __4__, shopping at this time of

the year was a most __5__job. People __6__on your feet, pushed you

with their shoulders and almost __7__ you over in their hurry in

order to __8__ something cheap ahead of you.

Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where

some beautiful ties were on __9__. "They are __10__silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to __11__her to buy one. But

Edith knew from past __12__that her choice of ties hardly ever

pleased her father.

She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, __13__where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes

on sale and the __14__were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father __15__ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was __16__ to please him.

When she got home, with her small but __17__present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already

__18__table. Her mother was in great __19__. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so

__20__that she could not say a single word.

1. A. suit B. card C. thing

D. gift

2. A. believed B. wished C. hoped D. supposed

3. A. never B. seldom C. always

D. scarcely

4. A. Therefore B. Fortunately C. Besides

D. Finally

5. A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting

D. tiring

6. A. walked B. stepped C. lifted

D. stood

7. A. turned B. hit C. brought

D. knocked

8. A. watch B. find C. grasp

D. sell

9. A. time B. show C. board

D. duty

10. A. real B. cheap C. poor

D. exact

11. A. hope B. ask C. force

D. persuade

12. A. experience B. things C. books

D. school

13. A. stopped B. saw C. asked

D. found

14. A. money B. cigarette C. shapes

D. shop

15. A. always B. nearly C. only

D. never

16. A. hardly B. impossibly C. possibly

D. certainly

17. A. cheap B. well-chosen C. expensive

D. ready-made

18. A. on B. by C. beside

D. at

19. A. excitement B. anger C. sadness

D. disappointment

20. A. glad B. happy C. surprised

D. excited

二、阅读理解

A

All her life, my mother wanted busy children. It was very important that

her house should remain at all things clean and tidy.

You could turn your back for a moment in my mother's house, leave a half

written letter on the dining room table, a magazine open on the chair, and turn around to find that my mother had "put it back where it belonged." as she explained.

My wife, on one of her first visits to my mother's house, placed a packet

of biscuits on an end table and went to the kitchen to fetch a drink. When she returned, she found the packet had been removed. Confused(疑惑的), she set down

her drink and went back to the kitchen for more biscuits, only to return to

find that her drink had disappeared. Up to then she had guessed that everyone

in my family held onto their drinks, so as not to make water rings on the end tables. Now she knows better.

These disappearances had a confusing effect on our family. We were all

inclined to (有......的倾向) forgetfulness, and it was common for one of us,

upon returning from the bathroom, to find the every sign of his work in

progress had disappeared suddenly. "Do you remember what I was doing" was a

question frequently asked, but rarely answered.

Now my sister has developed a second-hand love of clean windows, and my

brother does the cleaning in his house, perhaps to avoid having to be the one

to lift his feet. I try not to think about it too much, but I have at this

later time started to dust the furniture once a week.

21. Which of the following is TRUE about my mother

A. She enjoyed removing others' drinks.

B. She became more and more forgetful.

C. She preferred to do everything by herself.

D. She wanted to keep her house in good order.

22. My wife could not find her biscuits and drink in my mother's house because _______.

A. she had already finished them

B. my mother had taken them away

C. she forgot where she had left them

D. someone in my family was holding them

23. The underlined part to the fifth paragraph suggests that my sister _______.

A. is happy to clean windows

B. loves to clean used windows

C. is fond of clean used windows

D. likes clean windows as my mother did

24. This passage mainly tells us that _______.

A. my mother often made us confused

B. my family members had a poor memory

C. my mother helped us to form a good habit

D. my wife was surprised when she visited my mother

B

I began working in journalism(新闻工作)when I was eight. It was my mother’s idea. She wanted me to “make something” of myself, and decided I had better start young if I was to have any chance of keeping up with the competition.

With my load of magazines I headed toward Belleville Avenue. The crowds were there. There were two gas stations on the corner of Belleville and Union. For several hours I made myself highly visible, making sure everyone could see me and the heavy black letters on the bag that said THE SATURDAY EVENING POST. When it was suppertime, I walked back home.

“ How many did you sell, my boy” my mother asked.

“ None.”

“ Where did you go”

“ The corner of Belleville and Union Avenues.”

“ What did you do”

“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”

“ You just stood there”

“ Didn’t sell a single one.”

“ My God, Russell!”

Uncle Allen put in, “ Well, I’ve decided to take the Post.” I handed him a copy and he paid me a nickle(五分镍币). It was the first nickle I earned.

Afterwards my mother taught me how to be a salesman. I would have to ring doorbells, address adults with self-confidence(自信), and persuade them by saying that no one, no matter how poor, could afford to be without the Saturday Evening Post in the home.

One day, I told my mother I’d changed my mind. I didn’t want to make a success in the magazine business.

“ If you think you can change your mind like this,” she replied,

“ you’ll become a good-for-nothing.” She insisted that, as soon as school was over, I should start ringing doorbells, selling magazines. Whenever I said no, she would scold me.

My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfie d with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined

that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.

25. Why did the boy start his job young

A. He wanted to be famous in the future.

B. The job was quite easy for him.

C. His mother had high hopes for him.

D. The competition for the

job was fierce.

26. From the dialogue between the boy and his mother, we learn that the mother was _______.

A. excited

B. interested

C. ashamed

D. disappointed

27. What did the mother do when the boy wanted to give up

A. She forced him to continue.

B. She punished him.

C. She gave him some money.

D. She changed her plan.

28. What does the underlined phrase “this battle”(last paragraph) refer to

A. The war between the boy’s parents.

B. The arguing between the boy and

his mother.

C. The quarrel between the boy and his customers.

D. The fight between the boy and his father.

29. What is the text mainly about

A. The early life of a journalist.

B. The early success of a journalist.

C. The happy childhood of the writer.

D. The important role of the writer

in his family.

C

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas

station(加油站)about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台),

I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend's .We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford" I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.

"Thank you" - two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.

30. The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City_________.

A. to visit a friend

B. to see his parents

C. to pay at the cash register

D. to have more gas for his car

31. The words “took off” underlined in Paragraph 2 mean “______”.

A. turned off

B. moved off

C. put up

D. set up

32. What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car

A. He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B. The couple sent him a business card.

C. The couple offered to help him.

D. He called his friend for help.

33. The battery of the author’s car was dead because_______.

A. something went wrong with the lights

B. the meeting lasted a whole day

C. he forgot to turn off the lights

D. he drove too long a distance

64. By telling his own experiences, the author tries to show______.

A. how to write a thank-you letter

B. how to deal with car problems

C. the kind-heartedness of older people

D. the importance of expressing thanks

三、任务型阅读

Host family accommodation, or living with host families, remains popular among language travel students for its unique advantages.

These days, host families are trying to offer more in terms of quality, for they still have something to worry about.

Host family accommodation is often as the choice for its advantages in language study, cultural communication and cost of living. Staying alongside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time of their studying so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster. Living in host families also has the advantage for students of being able to spend a lot of ti me communicating with their “host parents”, and get to know the local of life, people and culture. Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive. It attracts students for it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.

The advantages, however, have not prevented host families from worrying. On the one hand, some host families are losing their unique selling point. The problem is that the majority of hosts in big

cities ,now generally single and young, have less time available for students ,but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice .On the other hand, students’ expectations have risen. They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation, as they mainly come from high social-economic groups in their countries.

To get out of the difficult situation, host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service. They are trying to make living conditions better; including providing broadband Internet service, private bathroom, and access to plenty of hot water for long showers. They are also offering students structured family activities. It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with language travel students.

Title : Host Family (1)_____________

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三．任务性阅读：

1. Accommodation Problems Measures Improving