12016-20172016-2017 学年第二学期高二承智班英语周练试题（学年第二学期高二承智班英语周练试题（5.215.21）一、阅读理解一、阅读理解A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the banks underground garage and parks it there.Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why would you bother to borrow $5,000?”Laughing, the businessman replies, “Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for $15?” 1The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of _.Aborrowing $5,000 Bmeeting the loan officerCfinding a place to park his car Dshowing how rich he is2The loan officer is puzzled because _.Ahe never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank Bhe thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bankChe never thought the businessman could drive a Rolls RoyceDhe thinks $5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman3The underlined word “collateral” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “_”.Asecurity Bpayment Creward Ddeal24Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?AHonest. BClever. CRich. DKind.ARLANDA, Sweden （Reuters Life!）Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. But Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has created a new kind of hostel to prove it.Dios says it is the worlds first jumbo （unusually large） jet hostel, an actual jet-plane at Swedens main airport outside Stockholm which has been changed into a 25- room guesthouse that sleeps as many as 72 people.“I learned about this plane that was standing deserted at Arlanda airport and Ive been trying the concept of hostels in many different houses and buildings,” he told Reuters. “I thought, Why not a plane? ”Jumbo Hostels opened for business on Thursday, giving customers the chance to check in and sleep in a room that can best be described as comfortable.”“The most challenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hull（壳） its just really, really tight.”The jet, which was originally produced for Singapore Airlines, was taken out of service in 2002. It is held on a concrete foundation with the landing gear secured in steel cradles.One feature of the hostel is its price a room starts at 350 Swedish crowns （about $ 41）, which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports.Another feature is that customers can get married on the wing of the plane and stay in the planes more luxurious honeymoon suite （套房）.Instead of walking down the aisle in the church, lovebirds can take what Jumbo Hostels calls the “wing walk,” where they can be joined in great happiness at the wing tip. The hostel has someone ready to perform the ceremony.But in some respects this hostel remains a plane most customers have to share the jets nine bathrooms and the staff only wear air host and hostess outfits. The only room that has its own bathroom is the honeymoon suite.35 Which of the following is not true?A. The jet plane was out of use for over eight yearsB. The hostel provides ten bathrooms for customersC. The rooms in the hotel are comfortableD. The hostel lies at Arlanda airport in Stockholm6 One of the features of the plane hostel is that .A. air hostesses can offer good serviceB. a wedding ceremony can be held on the wing C. customers can sleep in comfortable rooms D. the staff can have a “wing walk”7 Why does Oscar Dios make jet plane hotel?A. Because he is fond of plane very much.B. Because he is very curiousC. Because he wants to earn more money.D. Because he likes trying the concept of hotel in many different things.8 The writer mainly wants to .A. call on people to make use of the deserted thingsB. describe a wonderful place for weddingsC. introduce a new kind of hostel D. prove people can sleep on a plane Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air， water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around