2016年包头二中高一周测英语

12016年包头二中高一周测英语（一）命题人:富媛媛审题人：郭彩霞2016.10.12一．阅读理解（AB篇为必做篇，C篇选做）AWhatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpractisinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords-thelongerthelists，thebetter.That’swrong.Languageisfortheexchange(交流)ofideasandinformation.It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules，buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently(流利地).Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules，too.BernardShawoncewrote，“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule，itisnolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrong，becomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory，theymakelanguage.Butapeoplecanonlymakeitsownlanguage.Itcan’tmakeanotherpeople’slanguage.SoChinesestudentsofEnglishshouldpayattentiontogrammar，buttheyshouldn’toverdo(做过头)it.Theyshouldputcommunication(交际)first.1.Languageisusedto________.A.expressoneselfB.practisegrammarrulesC.talkwithforeignersonlyD.learnlistsofwords2.Generally，whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish，heorshe________.A.nevermakesmistakesB.oftenmakesmistakesC.can’tavoidmakingmistakesD.alwaysmakesmistakes3.Thesentence“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”meansthat________.A.foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB.foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC.foreignersspeakEnglishaccordingtothegrammarrulesD.foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish4.Whenwespeakaforeignlanguage，weshould________.A.speakinChinesewayB.speakbytherulesC.speaktonativespeakersD.notbeafraidofmakingmistakesBLindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:pianolessons,movies,swimming,andhorsebackriding.WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtime—likemywedding(婚礼)andLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“Address(地址)Unknown.”IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtoshare(分享)happinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthen2motherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Linda’smarriedname.“TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,”Ithought,butIstillwrotetoher.Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“Mrs.Tobin!”shesaidexcitedly,“LindaEvansWagmanismymother.”MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother’slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere’sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:Wewon’tloseeachotheragain!5.ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans_______.A.attheageof13B.beforeshegotmarriedC.aftertheymovedtonewhomesD.beforethewriter’sfamilymovedaway6.Theydidn’toftenwritetoeachotherbecausethey_______.A.gotmarriedB.hadlittletimetodosoC.didn’tlikewritinglettersD.couldseeeachotheronspecialtime7.Therewasanemptyplaceinthewriter’sheartbecauseshe_______.A.wasintroubleB.didn’tknowLinda’saddressC.receivedthecardthatshesentD.didn’thaveafriendlikeLindatoshareherhappinessorsadness8.Thewriterwashappywhenshe_______.A.readthenewspaperB.heardLinda’svoiceonthephoneC.metayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeLindaD.wrotetothewomanwhoselastnamewasWagman9.Theyhaven’tkeptintouch_______.A.forabout40yearsB.forabout27yearsC.sincetheygotmarriedD.sincethewriter’sfamilymovedawayCNewZealandisanEnglish-speakingcountry,butthegovernmentrecognizesanotherlanguage,too.ThisistheMaorilanguage.EnglishsailorsbegantovisitNewZealandafter1770.TheyfoundtheMaoris,adark-skinnedpeople,livingthere.TheyhadcomefromislandsinthePacificOcean400yearsbeforethe14thcentury.ForalongtimetheBritishGovernmentwasnotveryinterestedinthesefarawayislands.ItwasmadeaBritishcolony(殖民地）in1840.InthisyearthefirstBritishpeoplecametosettleinthenewcountry.MoreandmoresettlerscamefromBritainlater.TheMaoriswerefriendlytothefirstsettlers.ButsoonthenewsettlerswantedtheMaoris’land.Soin1844therewasafightingbetweenthem.Thiswasthefirstofseveralwarsbetweenthetwopeoples.ThenextfiftyyearswasverybadfortheMaoris.Manywerekilledinthewars.ManymorediedfromnewdiseasesbroughtbytheBritish.In1840therewereperhaps200,000Maoris.By1896thisnumberhadfallento42,000.Formanyyears,theBritishNewZealanderslookeddownupontheMaoris.Sincelastcenturythetwopeopleshavelivedinpeace.TheyhaveequalrightsandtheMaorislanguage3isoneofthelanguagesofthecountry.TodaythereareaboutaquarterofamillionMaoris,thatis,about9%ofthepopulation.MostofthemliveinNorthIsland.Theyhavearichcultureandagreatloveofsinginganddancing.10.HowlongdidittaketheBritishGovernmenttomakeNewZealanditscolonyaftertheEnglishsailorsfirstvisitedNewZealand?A.About400years.B.lessthan70years.C.Morethan74years.D.About126years.11.Whichofthefollowingismoreresponsibleforthesharpdecrease（减少）ofMaoris’population?A.ManypiecesoflandtakenawaybytheBritishsettlers.B.Thewarsbe