河北省大名縣第一中學(xué)2018-2019高二英語下學(xué)期第九周考試一試題第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡大將該項(xiàng)涂黑．AAscomputersbecomemorepopularinChina,ChinesepeopleareincreasinglyrelyingoncomputerkeyboardstoinputChinesecharacters.Butiftheyusethecomputertoomuch,theymayendupforgettingtheexactstrokes(筆劃)ofeachChinesecharacterwhenwritingonpaper.Expertssuggestpeople,especiallystudents,writebyhandmore.Doyouwritebyhandmoreortypemore?InBeijing,studentsstartusingacomputerasearlyasprimaryschool.Andcomputerdependenceismorewide-spreadamonguniversitystudents.Almostalltheirassignmentsandessaysaretypedonacomputer.Allthestudentsinterviewedsaytheyusuallyuseacomputer.It’sfasterandeasiertocorrectifusingacomputer.arebeingappliedmoreandmoreoftentomoderneducation.stockincomputersincreasingly,problemsappear.

Andthat’swhycomputersButwhenpeoplearetaking“WhenI’mwritingwithapen,IfindIoftencan’trememberhowtowriteacharacter,thoughIfeelI’mfamiliarwithit.”“I’mnotinthemoodtowritewhenfacedwithapenandpaper.”Manystudentsdon’tfeelthisissomethingtoworryabout.Nowthatit’smoreconvenientandefficienttowriteonacomputer,whybothertohandwrite?Manyeducatorsthinkdifferaently.ShiLiwei,theheadmasterofafamousprimaryschoolinthecapitalsaid“Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaesthetic(審美的)value.Butthosecharacterstypedwithcomputerkeyboardsonlymaintaintheir-1-practicalvalue.Alltheartisticbeautyofthecharactersislost.Andhandwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.Throughone’shandwriting,peoplecangettoknowone’sthinkingandpersonality.Beautifulwritingwillgivepeopleabetterfirstimpressionofthem.”Toencouragestudentstohandwritemore,manyprimaryschoolsinBeijinghavemadewritingclassescompulsory(必修的)andinuniversities,someprofessorsareaskingstudentstoturnintheirhomeworkandessayswrittenbyhand.1．Thestudentsinterviewedprefertowriteusingacomputermainlybecause________.A．theyareusuallyaskedtoe-mailtheirhomeworkandessaysB．theycancorrectthemistakestheymakequicklyandconvenientlyC．theyfinditnoteasytorememberhowtowriteacharacterD．computershavebecomeatrendandfashioninChina2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUEoftheadvantagesofhandwriting?A．Handwritingcontainsthewriter’semotion.B．Thewriter’sthinkingandpersonalityareshowninhisorherhandwriting.C．Handwritingcanimpresspeoplewellandbuildone’sself-confidence.D．Chinesecharactersenjoybothpracticalandaestheticvalue.3．Theunderlinedexpression“takingstockin”(Paragraph4)probablymeans________.A．gettingboredwithB．gettingdependentonC．becomingcrazyaboutD．gettingcuriousabout4．Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat________.A．moreandmorestudentswillgiveupwritingonacomputerB．writingbyhandwillgivewaytotypingbycomputeronedayC．moreandmorestudentswillpayattentiontohandwritingD．thetypingarticlebetterexpressesone’semotionandquality-2-BWhileastronautsinspacegettodomanyexcitingthings,theymissoutonordinarythingsthatwealltakeforgranted—beingabletowalkonfirmground,hangingoutwithfamilyanddiggingintoasliceofhotsteamingpizza.Thoughnotmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirsttwothings,theremaysoonbeasolutiontothethirdone,thankstothiscool3-Dpizzaprinter!Aboutayearago,NASAoffered$125,000toAnjanContractor,a3-Dtechnologyexpert,tobuildadevicethatwouldallowastronautstomakepizzaondemand.Themechanicalengineerpromisedthathisinventionwouldproducepiesinlargequantitiesthatlooked,tastedandevensmelledlikepizzamadeincommonovens.Latelastyear,theengineerpresentedavideoofhisfirstprototype（原型）thatbeginsbycreatingasinglesliceofdough（面團(tuán)）thatiscookedandprintedatthesametime.Thencomesthetomato“sauce”—amixoftomatopowder,oilandwaterandfinally,aproteinslicethatlookslikecheese.Whilethevideodoesn’tshowthebakingprocess,theinventorsaysthatoncethepizzaisprinted,itcanbereadytobeconsumedin7seconds.Whilethepieinthevideolooksdeliciousenoughtoattractanypizzalover,AnjanContractorisfarfromreadyforastronauts.That’sbecausehestillhastofindasolutiontomakethefoodcontainerintheprinterlastfor30years.Thoughthatmaysoundunrealistic,actuallyitisnot.AnjanContractorbelievesthattheonlywaythatispossibleisthatthewaterisremovedfromalltheingredientsandthentheyarereducedtothepowderform.This,asyoucanimagine,willnotbesoeasy.But,whiletheprintermaynotbereadyforspace,itcertainlylooksreadyenoughforpeopleonearth.Hopefully,NASAandContractorwillconsidersellingittothosenotfortunateenoughtogotoMars!5.Whydoestheauthormentionthethingsthatastronautsinspacecannotdo?-3-A.Toaskusnottotakecommonthingsforgranted.B.Toshowtheyliveadifficultlifethere.C.Toshowtheirlifeisboringinspace.D.Tointroducethetopicofthetext.NASAoffered$125,000toAnjanContractormainlyto________.A.createsomenewtypeof3-DprinterB.attractmorecompaniestoworkforNASAC.helpastronautsinspaceenjoyfreshpizzaonedayD.producepizzainlargequantitiestoearngreatprofitsThebiggestchallengethatAnjanContractorisfacedwithnowisprobablythat________.A.hehasnomoneylefttogoonwithhisresearchB.thepizzadoesn’tseemappetizingtopizzaloversC.hehasnowaytomakepizzathatcanlastforthirtyyearsD.hecannotmakethefoodcontainerlastfordecades8.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.NASAistryingitsbesttohelpastronautseatbetterB.AstronautsmaysoonbeabletoenjoysteaminghotpizzaC.NASAisworkingonmakingpizzaforcommonpeopleD.A3-DpizzaprinterhasbeenusedtomakepizzaC-4-Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometothinkofitassomethingtolookthrough.Storesdisplaytheirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthatholdfoodanddrinkallowustoseethecontents.Glassisusedtomakeeyeglasses,microscopes,telescopes,andmanyotherextremelyusefulandnecessaryobjects.UntiltheSecondWorldWar,mostoftheglassusedforoptical（光學(xué)的）instrumentswasimportedfromEurope.However,duringthewarAmericanscouldnotgetEuropeanglass,andtheywereforcedtomaketheirown.Therefore,newkindsofglassesweredevelopedthathadbeenpreviouslyunknown.Theseneweffectswereachievedbymixingotherchemicalelementswiththesand.Someofthesenewglassesareverystrongandcanresistmanykindsofshocks.LegendhasitthataveryhardglasswasinventedbyaRomanwhoshowedhisdiscoverytotheEmperor.WhentheEmperorsawtheglasshefearedthatitwouldbecomemorevaluablethangoldandsliver,makinghistreasureworthless.Therefore,hehadtheglassmakerkilled,andthesecretwasnotdiscoveredagainforhundredsofyears.Inthepresentcentury,safetyglasswasinventedforuseinmoderncarsandplanes.Safetyglassismadebyplacingalayerofplasticbetweentwolayersofplateglass.Whentheoutsidelayerofglassisbroken,thepiecesdonotscatter（散開）andinjurepeople.Someglassofthetypeisstrongenoughtoresistbullets（子彈）.Althoughnowadaysplasticshavereplacedglassunderconditionswhereglassmightbeeasilybroken,therearenewusesbeingdeveloped,forthegreatestadvantageofglassisthatitscomponent（構(gòu)成的）partsareinexpensiveandcanbefoundallovertheworld.Astimegoesby,glass________.A.isregardedastransparentB.isusedtomakethingslookpleasantC.isseenasmorethandecoration-5-D.iswidelyusedtoreplacesteelinmakingcontainersWhydidAmericansmaketheirownglassduringtheSecondWorldWar?A.Thewarblockedthewayofglassimport.B.TheglassmadeinEuropewasoutofdate.C.TheyrefusedtousetheEuropeanglass.D.Theywereabletomakeanewkindofglass.Whydoestheauthortellusthelegend?A.ToprovetheRomanwasthefirstinventorofhardglass.B.TosupporttheAmericanswereascleverastheRomans.C.Togivesomeinformationabouthardglass.D.Toprovideahistoricaleventconcernedwithhardglass.Whyarenewusesofglassbeingdeveloped?A.Becauseglassisnotassafeasplastics.B.Becauseglassischeapandeasilyobtainable.C.Becauseglassisnotasstronganddurableasplastics.D.Becauseglassismoreandmorewidelyused.DInancientEgypt,ashopkeeperdiscoveredthathecouldattractcustomerstohisshopsimplybymakingchangestoitsenvironment.Modernbusinesseshavebeenfollowinghislead,withmoretactics(策略).Onetacticinvolveswheretodisplaythegoods.Forexample,storesplacefruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection.Theyknowthatcustomerswhobuythehealthy-6-foodfirstwillfeelhappysothattheywillbuymorejunkfood(垃圾食品)laterintheirtrip.Indepartmentstores,thewomen’sshoesectionisgenerallynexttothewomen’scosmetics(化妝品)section:whiletheshopassistantisgoingbacktofindtherightsizeshoe,boredcustomersarelikelytowanderoverandfindsomecosmeticstheymightwanttotrylater.Besides,businessesseektoappealtocustomers'senses.Storesnoticethatthesmellofbakedgoodsencouragesshopping,sotheymaketheirownbreadeachmorningandthenfanthebreadsmellintothestorethroughouttheday.Musicsellsgoods,too.ResearchersinBritainfoundthatwhenFrenchmusicwasplayed,salesofFrenchwineswentup.Whenitcomestothesellingofhouses,businessesalsousehighlyrewardingtactics.Theyfindthatcustomersmakedecisionsinthefirstfewsecondsuponwalkinginthedoor,andturnitintoabusinessopportunity.ACaliforniabuilderdesignedthestructureofitshousessmartly.Whenenteringthehouse,thecustomerwouldseethePacificOceanthroughthewindows,andthenthepoolthroughanopenstairwayleadingtothelowerlevel.Theinstantviewofwateronbothlevelshelpedsellthese$10millionhouses.13.Whydostoresusuallydisplayfruitsandvegetablesinthefirstsection?A.Tosavecustomerstime.B.Toshowtheyarehighqualityfoods.C.Tohelpselljunkfood.D.Tosellthematdiscountprices.14.AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingencouragescustomerstobuy?A.Openingthestoreearlyinthemorning.B.DisplayingBritishwinesnexttoFrenchones.C.Invitingcustomerstoplaymusic.D.Fillingthestorewiththesmelloffreshbread.15.WhatistheCaliforniabuilder’sstoryintendedtoprove?A.Thehousestructureisakeyfactorcustomersconsider.B.Themorecostlythehouseis,thebetteritsells.-7-C.Anoceanviewismuchtothecustomers'taste.D.Agoodfirstimpressionincreasessales.16.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toexplainhowbusinessesturnpeopleintotheircustomers.B.Tointroducehowbusinesseshavegrownfromthepast.C.Toreportresearchesoncustomerbehavior.D.Toshowdishonestbusinesspractices.EAreyouwishingforthedayswhenyourfeedwasfilledwithpostsfromfriendsyoucareaboutthemost？ThegoodnewsisthatyoucanfixyourFacebookNewsFeedtoshowmorepoststhatinterestyouandfewerthatdonot．Bytakingjustafewminutestofixyourfeed，youmaybeabletoenjoyFacebookagain．●Noneedtounfriendanyone．Justsetyourfeedtoseewhatyouwanttoseeandhidewhatyoudonotwanttosee．SeeimportantfriendsfirstFacebookletsyouchoosewhichfriends'postsshowatthetopofyourNewsFeed．Maybeyouhavedearfriendswhodonotpostoften，butyouwanttobesureyouseetheirpostsfirst．YoucaneasilychoosewhosepostsyouwanttoseefirstbychangingyourNewsFeedsettings．Procedures：OntheFacebookwebsite，taptheDownarrowintheupperrightcornerofthebluebaratthetopofthescreen．Then，choose“NewsFeedPreferences.”Thenclickon“Listwhotoseefirst．”ChoosethenamesofpeoplewhosepostsyouwanttoseeatthetopofyourNewsFeed．Thefinalstepistoclick"Done"atthebottom．Blockfriends'postswithoutunfriendinganyone-8-YoumaybebestfriendswithsomeoneinreallifebuthavenointerestintheirFacebookposts．Maybetheypostangrymessagesorchildishvideos．Facebookletsyousecretlyblockfriends'postsfromyourfeed．Noonewillknowyoublockedthemunlessyoutellthem．Procedures：Theprocessissimple．TaptheDownarrowintheupperrightcornerofthebluebaratthetopoftheFacebookpage．Then，choose"NewsFeedPreferences．"Next，choose"Unfollo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buthappinessachievedbybringingasmile.NomindishappywithoutWerealizethetrueworthofhappinesswhenweareinsorrow.Sorrowisbasicallyduetodeathofalovedone,failureanddespair.Butthesethingsaretemporaryandwillpassaway.Failureandsuccess-10-.Ithelpsustotouchthesky,teachesustosurviveandshowsusaspecificway.HopeanddespairHopeiswhatkeepslifegoing.Parentsalwayshopetheirchildrenwilldowell.Hopemakesusdream.Hopebuildsinpatience.24，becauseaftereverynightthereisaday.Nothingremainsthesame.Wehaveonlyonechoice—keepmovingoninlifeandbehopeful.Lifeteachesusnottoregretoveryesterday,forithaspassedandberightordull.25，sothatwewillenjoyabettertomorrow.A.SotheonlyalternativeistoworkhardtodayB.LifeteachesusnottodespaireveninthedarkesthourC.PeaceofmindisthemainlinktohappinessD.Solet'senjoyeverydayE.SuccessliesintrustingyourselfF.ButwealwaystendtotakethisforgrantedG.Failureisthepathtosuccess第二部分：完形填空（共20小題，每題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下邊短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出能夠填入空白處的最正確選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡大將該項(xiàng)涂黑．ThedayIreceivedmyletterofacceptancetoNewYorkUniversity,Iwasextremelyexcited.Itwasmydreamuniversity,andmy26werepleasedforme.Buttheyalsohadn’t27metogetintosuchacompetitiveschool.Infact,thebestthingthey-11-everdidformewasto28mefromdoingthings29—indeed,whenIwasinelementaryschool,theyofferedtobuymeapresent30IgotaC.It31whenIwasinthirdgrade.AnonlychildinanAsianfamily,Ihadjust32withmyfamilyfromTaiwantoLosAngeles.Monthsintothirdgrade,Idevelopedastrongfeelingof33aboutgettingbadgrades.Seeingmyanxiety,Dadsaid,“Kate,tellyouwhat.IfyougetaCor34,I’llbuyyouapresent.Ifyouscorehigherthanthat,Iwon’tbuyyouanything,becauseyouwon’t35it.”Clearlydadwasn’tthe36Asiantigerparent,pressuringmetoworktirelesslyforthebest37,andneitherwasmymom.Theydidn’twanttopushme.Theywantedmetobe38andhealthy.Dad’s39ofa“failinggrade”giftamazingly40myworriesandpressure.What’smore,I41gettingA’sandB’sthroughouthighschool,butwithouttheaddedstressandfearoffailing.Ithinkitwasmyparents’lackofstressongradesthatgaveme42toencouragemyowndesireforachievements.InowrealizeIwas43whenIthoughtIdidn’treceiveapresentfrommydadthatday.Hegavemetwoinvaluable44:thespacetodevelopmyowndesireforexcellence,andthehealthymindto45it.26.A.parentsB.relativesC.friendsD.classmatesB.recommendedC.pushedD.convincedB.discourageC.protectD.keepB.passivelyC.proudlyD.perfectlyB.unlessC.ifD.beforeB.remainedC.happenedD.appearedB.returnedC.travelledD.leftB.guiltC.worryD.embarrassmentB.lowerC.lessD.moreB.makeC.acceptD.needB.commonC.normalD.generalB.majorsC.gradesD.reputations-12-B.energeticC.outstandingD.smartB.offerC.persuasionD.supplyoffB.solvedC.piledonD.removedaboutB.endedupC.heldonD.turnedoutB.choiceC.hopeD.timeB.mistakenC.unfortunateD.shockedB.toolsC.suggestionsD.giftsB.ac