上海财经大学附属北郊高级中学高二英语上学期周末卷八 Word版含

2016学年第一学期高二英语周末卷八 2016.12

I.

Grammar

China has an even greater high—speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe．China ____1____(negotiate) to extend its own high·-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 1 0 to 15 years，eventually ____2___(reach) London and Singapore．

China has proposed three such projects．The first could possibly connect Kunming with Singapore via Vietnam and Malaysia．Another _____3__ start in Urumqi and go through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan，and possibly to Germany．The third would start in the northeast and go north ___4_____ Russia and then into Western Europe．

The new system would still follow China’s high—speed railway standard．And the trains would be able to go 346 kilometers an hour，almost as fast as some airplanes．China’s bullet train，the _____5____ connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou，already has the World’s fastest average speed．It ____6____ (cover)1,069 kilometers in about three hours．

Of course，there are some technical challenges ___7____(overcome)．There are so many issues that need _____8____(settle)，such as safety，rail gauge，maintenance of railway tracks．So，it’s important to pay attention to every detail．

But the key issue is really money．China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on domestic railway expansion．China prefers that the other countries pay in natural resources ____9____ ____9______with capital investment．Those countries ____10____ _____10____ resources streamed will bring China a win-win project.

II. Vocabulary:

A. currently F. claims B. freeze C. contributing G. sacrifices H. priceless D. advancement I. increase E. unavailable J. financially

Adult children are giving up the equivalent of a full-time working week each month – at an annual cost of almost ￡4,000 – to care for an elderly parent or parents, a report published today ___(11)___.

The “Cost of a Parent” study, from insurance and investment group Liverpool Victoria(LV), highlights the increasing problems faced by a \own bills, meeting the costs of their parents' care and, in one of 20 cases, ___(12)___ financially to their over-18 children.

Mike Rogers, group chief executive of LV, which surveyed 2,000 adults last month, said many adults were walking a “fine tightrope” between these three costs. \care that elderly relatives receive from their families is ___(13)___, but there is clearly a growing concern that financial support for rising residential care costs may simply be ___(14)___,\in the recession（衰退）, almost half of those people with elderly parents said they felt less ___(15)___ able than they did a year ago to meet any care costs.

\caregivers are ___(16)___ facing when trying to pay for care,\said Stephen Burke, chief executive of Counsel and Care. \situation has been made worse by the ___(17)___ in the housing market, which has made it harder for older people to sell their houses to pay for their care costs.\

People with parents who need care do not just face financial ___(18)___, according to the LV report. Of those surveyed, 13% had put off career changes or sacrificed ___(19)___ at work, while the same proportion had put off moving house. A third of respondents(调查对象) had put their holiday plans on hold, while a further 13% had sacrificed financial support for their children.

III. Reading Comprehension

(A)

“Just relax,” I said, “and let the water support you!” Of course, such things are usually easier said than done.

When I discovered that the university I work at has a swimming pool, I was quite pleased. Swimming is a great way to exercise. So I suggested to

Ellen that we should go for a dip. She declined. At first, I thought it was because she thought it might be too cold to go swimming, but as the summer heat rolled in, she continued to resist my offers.

Eventually, I asked her what was stopping her, and was surprised to hear, “I can't swim!” Most Australians learn to swim fairly early on, with school programs teaching it. With the population of Australia mostly gathered around the edge of the continent, going to the beach and swimming in the sea are incredibly popular things to do, so someone who can’t swim is fairly uncommon.

Ellen’s confession drove me to make a foolish offer — that I would teach her to swim. If I’d foreseen the problems that were to come, I would probably have never set foot in the pool.

Once we got past the initial hurdle of the water being “too cold”, “too scary” and having “a funny smell”, I persuaded Ellen to put her arms around my neck, and try to let her legs float out behind her, while I gently pulled her along.

That night, I tried to sleep without moving my neck, as Ellen’s tight grasp had almost torn my head from my shoulders. She panicked after a small wave splashed some water up her nose, and nearly drowned the pair of us in the resulting waving of arms and legs.

I think it was at that point I decided to buy her a large life ring, so that she could float along without holding me tight. And I hope, in that way, Ellen will be a little more confident in the water.

20. Ellen refused to go swimming with her husband because ______.

A. it was too cold at that time

B. there was no swimming pool around D. she did not know how to swim

C. she couldn’t stand the summer heat

21. Which of the following CANNOT be learned according to the passage?

A. Swimming is a required course in many Australian schools. B. Most of the Australians learn to swim at a fairly early age. C. It is convenient for most Australians to go to the seaside. D. Swimming is the most popular activity among Australians.

22. The underlined word “hurdle” in the passage probably means ________.

A. frame

B. excitement

C. obstacle

D. jump

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