2018届高二上英语周练（一）（满分70分）一、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Onesummerdaymyfathersentmetobuywire（电线）forourfarm.At16,Iliked__1__betterthandrivingourtruck,__2__thistimeIwasfeelingupset.MyfatherhadtoldmeI’dhavetoaskforcredit(赊账)atthestore.Sixteenisa__3__age,whenayoungmanwantsrespect,notpity.Itwas1976,andtheugly__4__ofracialdiscrimination（种族歧视）is__5__afactoflife.I’dseenmyfriendsaskforcreditandthenstand,headdown,whilethestoreowner__6__whethertheywere“goodforit.（有信用）”Iknewblackyouthsjustlikemewhowere__7__likethievesbythestoreclerkeachtimetheywentintoagrocery.Myfamilywas__8__.Wepaidourdebts.Butbeforeharvest,cashwasshort.Wouldthestoreowner__9__us?AtDavis’sstore,BuckDavisstoodbehindthecashdesk,talkingtoafarmer.Inodded__10__Ipassedhimonmywaytotheelectricalequipmentshelves.WhenI__11__whatIboughttothecashdesk,Isaid__12__,“Ineedtoputthisoncredit.”Thefarmergavemeanamused,distrustful__13__.ButBuck’sfacedidn’tchange.“Sure,”hesaid__14__.“Yourdaddyis__15__goodforit.”He__16__totheotherman.“ThishereisoneofJamesWilliam’sons.”Thefarmernoddedinafriendly__17__.Iwasgratefulandfilledwithpride.“JamesWilliam’sson.”Thosethreewordshadopenedadoortoanadult’srespectandtrust.ThatdayIdiscoveredthatthegoodnamemyparentshad__18__broughtourwholefamilytherespectofourneighbors.Everyoneknewwhatto__19fromaWilliams:arespectablepersonwhokepthiswordandrespectedhimself__20___muchtodowrong.1.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everything2.A.andB.soC.butD.for3.A.pridefulB.disturbingC.confusingD.regretful4.A.focusB.shadowC.intentionD.production5.A.thusB.justC.stillD.ever6.A.guessedB.doubtedC.whisperedD.commented7.A.watchedB.greetedC.disturbedD.accused8.A.organizedB.honestC.friendlyD.considerate9.A.blameB.supportC.chargeD.trust10.A.untilB.asC.onceD.since11.A.broughtB.deliveredC.sentD.connected12.A.respectfullyB.confidentlyC.regretfullyD.carefully13.A.lookB.stareC.responseD.comment14.A.patientlyB.humorouslyC.easilyD.considerately15.AseldomB.neverC.sometimesD.always16.A.pointedB.respondedC.turnedD.referred17.A.senseB.wayC.rateD.mood18.A.earnedB.deservedC.producedD.circulated19.A.discoverB.expectC.collectD.require120.A.veryB.soC.howD.too二、阅读理解（14分）(A)Etymology,thestudyofwordsandwordroots,maysoundlikethekindofthingdonebyboringlibrariansinsmall,dustyrooms.Yetetymologistsactuallyhaveauniquelyinterestingjob.Theyareinmanywaysjustlikearchaeologists(考古学家)diggingupthephysicalhistoryofpeopleandevents.Thespecialaspectofetymologyisthatitdigsuphistory,sotospeak,throughthewordsandphrasesthatareleftbehind.TheEnglishlanguage,inparticular,isagreatfieldtoexplorehistorythroughwords.Asalanguage,Englishhasanextraordinarynumberofwords.Thisispartlyduetoitsabilitytoadaptforeignwordssoreadily.Forexample,“English”wordssuchaskindergarten(fromGerman),croissant(fromFrench),andcheetah(fromHindi)havebecomepartofthelanguagewithlittleornochangefromtheiroriginalsoundsandspellings.SoEnglish-languageetymologistshaveavastworldofwordstoexplore.Anotherenjoyablethingaboutetymologyformostwordexpertsissolvingwordmysteries(谜).No,etymologistsdonotgoaroundsolvingmurders,likethegreatdetectiveSherlockHolmes.Whatthesewordexpertssolvearemysteriousoriginsofsomeofourmostcommonwords.OneofthebiggestquestionsEnglishlanguageexpertshavepursuedishowEnglishcametohavethephraseOK.Thoughitisoneofthemostcommonlyu...
