河北省定州中学学年高一承智班下学期周练.docx
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河北省定州中学学年高一承智班下学期周练
河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高一承智班英语周练试题
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一、阅读理解
Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.
WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania.
Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”(矮星)in2006,capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem
Pluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight,aplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune.OnFebruary18,1930,Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican,andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment(入侵).
Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmakinguntilwegettheretolook.
1.WhydidPlutobecomefamousin2006accordingtothepassage?
A.Becauseitlostitsmajorplanetstatus.
B.Becauseitdisappearedinthesky.
C.BecauseitwasdiscoveredbyanAmerican.
D.Becauseitwasprovedtobethecoldestplanetintheuniverse.
2.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.AnAmericanScientist:
ClydeTombaugh
B.PlutowasFirstDiscoveredbyaBoy
C.Pluto’sStrangeRomance
D.TheDaysISpentwithMyBrotherinPennsylvania
3.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?
A.ClydeTombaughdiscoveredthedarknessintheGreatDepression.
B.PlutowastheonlyplanetthatwasdiscoveredbyClydeTombaugh.
C.ClydeTombaugh’sjobwastobuildtelescopesforLowellObservatory.
D.ClydeTombaugh’stelescopesusedforsearchingstarswereverysimple.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?
A.Plutoisnolessthanaplanetinthesolarsystem.
B.Plutoismuchmorethanaplanetinthesolarsystem.
C.Plutoismoreimportantthananyotherplanetinthesky.
D.Plutoisnotaplanetinthesolarsystem,butitismorethanaplanet.
Cancerisaterribledisease.EveryyearintheUK,morethan330,000peoplegetcancer,anddoctorsusuallyuseakindoftherapycalledradiotherapytotreatpeople.ThistreatmentuseshighenergyX-raystodestroythedisease,buttheeffectsoftreatmentcanbenearlyasbadasthecancer.AstheX-raysdestroythecancercells,theyalsodamagehealthycellsthatarenexttothem.It’slikeusingashotguntokillaninsect.Whenreallyimportantpartsofaperson’sbodyarehurtbytheX-rayenergy,itcanhaveverybadresults.Itcanalsomakemorecancergrowinthedamagedplacesinthefuture.
Anewtherapythatusesprotons(质子)insteadofX-rayenergycouldbetheanswertotheproblem.InaprojectcalledPRaVDA,scientistsfromtheUKandSouthAfricaareworkingtothis.IfX-rayenergyislikeashotgun,thenprotonscanworkmorelikealaser.Scientistscanmakeprotonstravelthroughsomeone’sbodywithouthurtingthem,andonlydamagethecancer.
ThePRaVDAscientistsusecomputerstomakea3-Dmodelofthecancercellstomakesuretheprotonsgototherightplaces.“It’smoreaccurate,”saidMichaelaEsposito,PhD,fromtheUniversityofLincoln.
Buildingthistechnologywasverydifficult,though.ProfessorNigelAllinsonfromtheUniversityofLincoln,theprojectleader,hasputtogetherateamofmanydifferentkindsofscientistswithdifferentskills.Thoseskillswereallneededtomakewhathecalls“oneofthemostcomplex”medicalmachinesever.It’salso10timesmoreexpensivethanX-rayradiotherapy.Evenso,Allinsonbelievesthatmostcancertreatmentwillbedonebyprotonsinthefuture.“Ithinkitwillimprovethequalityoflifeofmanycancerpatients,”hesays.
5.Whatpointdoesthefirstparagraphmake?
A.Cancerisareallyterribledisease.
B.LotsofpeoplegetcancereveryyearintheUK.
C.Radiotherapyisn’taperfectwaytocurecancer.
D.Radiotherapyisacommonlyusedtherapyagainstcancer.
6.Whatcanbeconcludedaboutthenewtherapy?
A.It’smuchcheaperthanX-rayradiotherapy.
B.Itdependsonprotonstolocatethecancercells.
C.DamagingthecancerbyreplacingX-rayswithlasersismuchmoreaccurate.
D.Itusesprotonstodamagethecancercellswithoutdamaginghealthycells.
7.AccordingtoProfessorAllinson,thenewtherapy.
A.willenablecancerpatientstoenjoyabetterlife
B.willcuremostcancersinthefuture
C.willensurethatcancerpatientslivelonger
D.willreplaceradiotherapycompletely
8.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Scienceandtechnologyareadouble-edgedsword.
B.Noteverycancerpatientwillbeabletoaffordprotontherapy.
C.Radiotherapyiscompletelythewrongwaytocurecancer.
D.Thecomplexmedicalmachinementionedwillsoonbeputintouse.
You’llneedtodownloadfreesoftwaretoconnecttoourSecureDropservice.It’seasytouseandworkslikeawebbrowserthatyou’refamiliarwith,likeFirefoxorChrome.
Here’showtogetstarted:
1.VisitTorProject.org,andfollowthedirectionstodownloadTor.
2.LaunchtheTorBrowser,copyandpastethefollowingURLintotheaddressbar:
http:
//3expgpdnrrzezf7r.onion/
Fromthere,youcancompletetheinstructionsforhowtosendusfilesandmessages.Toprotectyouridentity,you’llreceivearandomlygeneratedcodename.You’llwanttorememberitincaseyouwanttocomeback---usingthecodenameprovideyourname.
Forgreatersecurity,youmaywanttouseapublicWiFinetwork,ratherthanyourhomeorofficeinternetconnection.UsingaUSBdrive,youcanalsotemporarilybootyourcomputerintotheTAILSsecureoperatingsystem,whichincludestheTorBrowser;moreinformationisavailableontheTAILSwebsite.
U.SMail
Youmayalsocontactusviapostalmailifyou’relivingwithintheUnitedStates.Youshouldconsidermailingyourpackagefromanunfamiliarletterboxandnotincludingareturnaddress.
Ourmailingaddressis:
TheAssociatedPress
110013thStreetNW
Suite500
Washington,DC20005
9.WhatshouldyoudoafterlaunchingtheTorapplication?
A.WeshoulddownloadTor.
B.WeshouldvisitTorProject.org
C.Weshouldcopyandpastetheaddressbar.
D.Weshouldcompletetheinstructionsatonce.
10.Howcanyouprotectyoursecurityaccordingtothetext?
A.Useourownpersonalcomputer.
B.Besuretologonwithourrealname.
C.Usethecodenamegivenbythesoftware.
D.Sendfilesthroughhomeorpublicinternetconnection.
11.WhatdoweknowabouttheAmericanusers?
A.TheycancontacttheAPonlybyemailing.
B.Theymustusetheirownletterbox.
C.Theyshouldputareturnaddressinmails.
D.Theycansendtheirfilesthroughapostoffice.
二、完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各助所沧的四个选项(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。
After21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.ThatFridayafterwork,Idroveovertopickherup.
Wewenttoarestaurantthat,althoughnot,wasveryniceandcozy.MymothertookmyarmsheweretheFirstLady.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversation–nothingbutcatchinguponrecentofeachother’slife.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthe.Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid,“I’llgooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeyou.”Iagreed.
“Howwasyour?
”askedmywifewhenIgothome.“Verynice.Farmywildestimagination”Ianswered.
Afewdayslater,mymotherdiedofaheartattack.IthappenedsothatIdidn?
thaveachancetodoanythingforher.Sometime,IreceivedanenvelopewithacopyofarestaurantfromthesameplacewheremotherandIhaddined.Annotesaid:
“Ipaidthisbill.Iwasn’tsurethatIbethere;butIstillpaidfortwoplates–oneforyouandtheotherforyour.Youwillneverknowwhatthatnightforme.Iloveyou,son.”
Atthatmoment,Itheimportanceofsayingintime:
“ILOVEYOU”andtogivetimetoourfamily.inlifeismoreimportantthanyourfamily.Givethemthetimethey,becausethesethingscannotbetill“someothertime.”
12.A.grandB.comfortableC.shabbyD.delicate
13.A.evenifB.asthoughC.sothatD.incase
14.A.unbelievableB.attractiveC.interestingD.extraordinary
15.A.accidentsB.eventsC.coincidencesD.conditions
16.A.busB.appointmentC.movieD.time
17.A.accompanyB.orderC.satisfyD.invite
18.A.dateB.dinnerC.filmD.mother
19.A.fromB.beyondC.beneathD.outof
20.A.immediatelyB.abruptlyC.absolutelyD.awfully
21.A.beforeB.agoC.laterD.after
22.A.receiptB.billC.receptionD.notice
23.A.extraB.additionalC.attachedD.approved
24.A.bychanceB.onpurposeC.formyselfD.inadvance
25.A.mightB.shouldC.couldD.would
26.A.sonB.wifeC.friendD.colleague
27.A.meantB.paidC.providedD.made
28.A.advocatedB.appreciatedC.admiredD.applauded
29.A.SomethingB.AnythingC.EverythingD.Nothing
30.A.demandB.needC.deserveD.desire
31.A.putoffB.calledoffC.takenoffD.turned
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