2022年高二下学期第12周定时训练英语试题 含答案

1、2022年高二下学期第12周定时训练英语试题 含答案When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels (地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job. On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their eart

2、hquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able t

3、o make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired (钦佩) for their hard work.But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.1. What did the writers family do for him when he was seven?A. They built a farm of ants. B. The

4、y bought a few ants.C. They caught a lot of ants. D. They found an ant city.2. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?A. The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty.B. The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.C. Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants.D. Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble.3. Which is the correct order of the following?A. All the tunnels fell down. B. The ants died one by one.C. The ants got into the glass

5、box. D. The ants began making tunnels.A. a-b-c-d B. a - c - d - b C. c-d-a-b D. c-a-d-b4. What did the writer e to realize a few years later?A. Working together is useless. B. Teamwork is important.C. He cant accept adversity. D. Working alone is amazing.5. What is the best title for the passage?A. Ants Fear Adversity B. My Family and AntsC. Giving Up in Adversity D. A Good Lesson from Ants(B)The dodo was a large bird that you might not think was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly. It was

6、 a member of the chicken family. The bird was discovered by European sailors in 1507 on Mauritius(毛里求斯) Island.When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, you can imagine people found it hard to believe their story. The Europeans who settled on Mauritius Island and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodoes were killed and by 1681 no living dodoes were found on the island. A few dodoes were brought to England in the 17th ce

7、ntury, but for 200 years none have been seen alive. This is the reason for the phrase “as dead as a dodo”. Because they died out pletely, the dodoes became very well-known.6.The writer tells us that the dodo _.A. existed between 1507 and 1681B. has existed since 1507C. doesnt exist nowD. may have existed7.What was so unusual about dodoes as a bird?A. They looked like birds but couldnt fly.B. They lived longer than other birds.C. They were very good to eat.D. They were all killed.8.Dodoes are no

8、longer seen on Mauritius Island because they _.A. were killed by pigsB. were all taken to EnglandC. have been driven away by the settlersD. have all been killed for food9.The phrase “as dead as a dodo” is sometimes used to describe something that _.A. cannot protect itself from being eatenB. cannot fly or move fastC. no longer existsD. is sure to die10.From the second paragraph, whose story did people find it hard to believe?A. The Europeans.B. The dodoes.C. The settlers.D. The sailors.(C)When h

9、er five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the girls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. They moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards

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