黄科院附中高一年级周测英语试题时间：45分钟分值：60分一、阅读理解（共10小题，每题2分，共20分）Born in 1965, Shania Twain was the second of five children in her family. At the age of two, she moved with her mother and two sisters to Timmins, a town north of Toronto. When Shania was eight years old, her mother took her to many different bars, clubs and concerts to perform (表演). In high school, Shania joined a local band (乐队), with which she often performed. After that, Shania moved to Toronto, where she continued singing.When Shania was 21 years old, her parents were killed in a car accident. She had to take over the role of parent to her younger siblings (兄弟姐妹). Taking care of two teenage brothers and a sister was a Gordian knot. Suddenly, she had to pay the bills, keep food on the table, and make a living. Anyway, Shania managed to pay the bills by singing here and there.In 1991, Shania went to Nashville, the home of the country music industry. In 1993, she recorded Shania Twain, her first CD. In 1995, her next CD, The Woman in Me, which had eight hit songs, sold more than ten million copies. Her third CD, Come on Over, was also popular and she had another hit song.Shania and Robert Lange, a famous producer, got married in 1993. After finishing her 2000 world tour, she decided to take a break from performing. In August 2001, they had a lovely son, whom they named Eja. After September 11th, Shania decided to spend more time on her family and stayed at home until the fall of 2002. Her reappearance in the music world put her face on magazine covers and country music publications. She also began to promote (宣传) her new CD, Up, on TV shows.1. According to the text, Shania _____.A. went to Timmins in 1965B. was born into a musical familyC. recorded her first CD in high schoolD. began singing in public at an early age2. The underlined part “a Gordian knot” in Paragraph 2 probably means _____.A. a big businessB. a difficult taskC. a social activityD. a simple problem3. What's the right order of the events in Shania Twain's life?a. She moved to Nashville.b. She married Robert Lange.c. She lost her parents forever.d. She promoted Up on TV shows.e. She recorded The Woman in Me.A. c, a, b, e, dB. a, c, e, b, dC. c, b, a, d, eD. a, b, e, d, c4. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?A. Why Shania Twain chose to be a singer.B. How difficult it is to become a singer.C. A girl's road to success as a singer.D. Shania Twain's opinion on music.5.Which of the following can describe Shania Twain？A. weak but beautiful B cute and gentleC. beautiful but selfishD. brave and hard-workingA few months ago, Jason asked his parents to buy him a computer. All his friends already had one, so his mom and dad agreed. During the first few weeks, Jason spent a lot of time in front of his computer because he had to learn how it worked. He was really interested in learning all about it and he even started writing computer programs himself.One day Jason found a website where he could play interesting computer games. From then on, Jason seemed to have just one interest in life, his computer. Whenever his parents told him that he was spending too much time with his computer, Jason went into denial. He did not think that he had a problem at all.Then the unthinkable happened: Jason's computer broke down. But his parents decided not to buy him a new one. Jason said that he needed a computer for school, and he promised that he'd spend less time with it. But his parents refused to give in. Finally, Jason felt so hopeless that he took the only way out and killed himself.Robert Johnson, a psychologist (心理学家) on the subject, says, “Computer addiction (沉溺) is an illness that can influence anyone of us. Nowadays, increasing numbers of people are spending more and more time working with computers. While this isn't a problem for most users, some people, especially teenagers, often use the computer to get away from the real world. This is especially true of shy people. For them, meeting people online is a way of hiding their true selves. In cyberspace, they can be whoever they want to be and create their own virtual (虚拟的) world. But what happens when they can no longer enter their virtual world?”6. Why did Jason want to buy a computer according to Paragraph 1?A. To play chess.B. To make friends.C. To avoid being an outsider.D. To write computer programs.7. By saying “Jason went into denial”, the author means _____.A. Jason would not listenB. Jason enjoyed himselfC. Jason would turn it offD. Jason changed his mind8. What was Jason's relationship with his parents like when his computer broke down?A. Fine.B. So-so.C. Terrible.D. Unknown.9. In Robert Johnson's opinion, _____.A. it is impossible to beat computer addictionB. shy people get addicted to computers easilyC. teenagers should stay away from computersD. computers are getting us into serious trouble10.We can infer that the writer’s attitude towards computer is____ ?A. positiveB. negativeC. hopefulD. grateful二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）Throughout history, many great leaders and explorers have tried hard to find objects or other ways to live forever. While it might sound 11 to live forever, I believe that what makes life so 12__ is that it doesn't last forever. So, I don't 13 that living forever is a good idea.For one thing, I think living forever would be very 14 . We always have to find ways to 15 ourselves in a normal lifetime. 16 you lived forever, you would still need to eat and have a place to live. To pay for all these things, you would have to 17 working for as long as you lived. Many people work for 30-40 years, then 18 and begin to enjoy the rest of their lives. But you wouldn't have that 19 if you lived forever. And, since forever is a long time, that means if you didn't 20 your skill set every few decades (十年), you could be stuck doing the same thing for a very long time. That doesn't sound like 21 at all!Furthermore, it would be very 22 to live forever if the people around you didn't also have that 23 . You'd be likely to 24 a lot of people in different periods of time, but you would also have to 25 them die. No doubt this could be very 26 for you. You would have the 27 to see your children and your grandchildren and your great grandchildren all 28.But then, you'd also have to watch them get old and pass away. 29 , this could lead to a very lonely existence (存在).30 , while living forever might be attractive (有吸引力的) to some people, I don't think it would be right for me.11. A. painful B. worrying C. interesting D. impossible12. A. valuable B. difficult C. busy D. quiet13. A. doubt B. realize C. fear D. agree14. A. important B. boring C. special D. normal15. A. discover B. support C. dress D. protect16. A. Even if B. As if C. Every time D. Soon after17. A. start B. enjoy C. forget D. continue18. A. move B. stop C. wait D. play19. A. plan B. choice C. problem D. effort20. A. control B. notice C. change D. improve21. A. beauty B. truth C. fun D. luck22. A. lonely B. strange C. nice D. clear23. A. patience B. courage C. ability D. decision24. A. teach B. save C. invite D. meet25. A. watch B. make C. help D. feel26. A. good B. simple C. exciting D. sad27. A. chance B. right C. duty D. method28. A. show off B. set off C. grow up D. give up29. A. Suddenly B. Hopefully C. Secretly D. Finally30. A. As usual B. In short C. At least D. For example三．短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Today I went to the local store do some shopping. When I went to a store, two foreign visitors were happened to be there. The salesgirl didn’t know that they wanted to buy because they couldn’t speak Chinese. Saw this, I offered to help them. In my help, the two men got the things they wanted. They were very glad and thankful to her.What happy I am today! Though I knew little English, I could help other. It makes me further realize how important spoken English is. I’ll work even hard at it than before.参考答案：1-5 DBACD 6-10 CACBB 11-15 CADBB 16-20 ADBBC 21-25 CACDA 26-30 DACDB71. ... do some shopping. do前加to72. ... to a store ... a → the73. ... were happened to ... 去掉were74. ... know that they ... that → what75. Saw this I ... Saw → Seeing76. In my he lp ... In → With77. ... thankful to her. her → me78. ... What happy I am → How79. ... could help other. other → others80. ... even hard at ... hard → harder。