1、 包头市第三十三中高二年级英语周考试卷 （2015.3.28）一、阅读 I In 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.At the same time, the “Fringe” appea
2、red as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities
3、 of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 p
4、erformances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yet as early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and t
5、he number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1.25 million tickets were sold.1. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning?A. To bring Europe together again.B. To hon
6、or heroes of World War 11.C. To introduce young theatre groups.D. To attract great artists from Europe.2. Who joined the “Fringe“ after it appeared?A. Popular writersB. University students.C. Artists from around the world.D. Performers of music and dance.3. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh
7、Festival.A. has become a non-official eventB. has gone beyond an art festivalC. gives shows all year roundD. keeps growing rapidlyIIGiven that many peoples moods (情绪)are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop simil
8、ar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie &t he Chocolate Factory, Singapores Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates. Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents comer store with one hand almost always in the jar of sw
9、eets.If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, thats because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levis and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味
10、道)chocolates.The CRFs produce is “green“, made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series 一 with Sichuan pepper, red bean (豆).cheese and other flavors 一 also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs，who think that the
11、y have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela , and Ghana, among others.4. What is good about chocolate?A. It serves as a suitable gift.B. It works as an effective medicine.C. It helps improve the state of mind.D. It strengthen
12、s business relations.5. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF?A. He knows the importance of research.B. He learns form shops of similar types.C. He has the support of many big namesD. He has a lot of marketing experience.6. Which line of the CRF produce sells best?A. The Connoisseur S
13、eries.B. The Exotic Series.C. The Alcohol Series.D. The Sichuan Series.7. The words “chocolate snobs“ in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who A. are particular about chocolateB. know little about cocoa beansC. look down upon othersD. like to try new flavors二、七选五Public Speaking TrainingGet a coac
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17、tantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits. 12 . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone youre not.A. You arent like anybody elseB. You already do lots of things wellC. Turn your bac
18、k on too many rulesD. Check the rules about dos and dontsE. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is toughF .The one thing you dont want is for them to fall asleepG. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse三、完形填空Around twenty years ago I was living in York 13
19、I had a lot of experience and a Masters degree, I could not find 14 work.I was 15 a school bus to make ends meet and 16 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flatI had 17 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 18 the job “Why has my life beco
20、me so 19 ?” I thought painfully.As I pulled the bus over to 2 0 a little girl, she handed me an earning 21 I should keep it 22 somebody claimed (认领) itThe earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”.At first I got angryThen it 23 me I had been giving all of my 24 to what was going wrong with my 25
21、 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 26 of fifty things I was happy withLater, I decided to 27 more things to the listThat night there was a phone call for 28 from a lady who was a director at a larger 29 She asked me if I would 30 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) manageme
22、nt to 200 medical workersI said yes.My 31 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid jobTo this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 32 that I completely changed my life.13AAs BThough CIf DWhen14Asuccessful Bextra C satisfying Dconvenient15Adriving Brepairing C taking Ddes
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25、t Dthinking四、语法填空This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his 33 (puzzle), his three-year-old son was 34 (happy) hammering dents(凹痕) into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boys
26、hands into pulp(果浆汁) as 35 (punish). When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.36 the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to cut the fingers from both the boys hands. When the boy 37 (wake) up from the operation and saw his bandaged stubs, he innoc
27、ently said, “Daddy, Im sorry about your truck.” Then he asked, “ 38 when are my fingers going to grow back?”The father went home and committed suicide.Think about this story 39 next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first 40 you lose your patience with someone you lo
28、ve. Trucks can 41 (repair). Broken bones and hurt feelings often cant. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is 42 (great) than revenge.People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a
29、 rage will impress us forever.33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 五、改错Dear Editor,Im writing to tell you opinion about water saving. Water is importanceWe, as well as animal, cannot live without water and neither agriculture or industry can go without itYet it seemed water is becoming less and l
30、ess. Many countries in the world find we dont have enough water. To deal with a problem, I think, we should first go all out to plant trees though trees will help save waterNext, no drinking water should be left runningThird, we should find ways to reuse the water using in washing, especially bath w
31、ater for which is quite a lot, and that will save much water. Sincerely,2015.3.28 周考答案1-3： ABD 4-7： CDCA 8-12: EBCGA 13-17: BCADB 18-22: DABCA 23-27: BBDAD 28-32: CACCD 33puzzlement 34. happily 35. punishment 36. Although / Though 37. woke 38. but 39. the 40. before 41. be repaired 42. greater改错：1. opinion 前加 my 2. important 3. animals 4. or -nor 5. seemedseems 6. we (dont )-they 7. athe/ this/ that 8. thoughbecause/ since/ as 9. usingused10. 去 for
