学年高二英语寒假作业一.docx
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学年高二英语寒假作业一
高二英语寒假作业
(一)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.
A
Oneofthelatesttrend(趋势)inAmericanChildcareisChineseaupairs.AuPairinStamford,forexample,hasgotincreasingnumbersofrequestforChineseaupairsfromaerotoaround4,000since2004.Andthat’strueallacrossthecountry.
“IthoughtitwouldbeusefulforhimtolearnChineseatanearlyage”JosephStocke,themanagingdirectorofscompany,saysofhis2-yearoldson.“Iwouldatleastliketogivehimthechancetousethelanguageinthefuture,”Afteronlysixmonthsofbeingcaredby25-year-oldwomanfromChina,theboycanalreadyunderstandbasicChinesedailyexpressions,hisdadsays.
LiDrake,aChinesenativeraisingtwochildreninMinnesotawithanAmericanhusband,hadanotherreasonforlookingforanaupairfromChina.Shedidn’twantherchildrentomissoutontheirroots.”BecauseIamChinese,myhusbandandIwantedthechildrentokeepexposedto(接触)thelanguageandculture.”shesays.
“Stayingwithanativespeakerisbetterforchildrenthansimplysittinginaclassroom,”saysSuzanneFlynn,aprofessorinlanguageeducationofChildren.”Butparentsmustunderstandthatjustoneyearwithaupairisunlikelytoproducewonders.Completemasterydemandscontinuedlearninguntiltheageof10or12.”
ThepopularityifaupairsfromChinahasbeenstrengthenedbytheincreasingnumbersofAmericanparentswhowanttheirchildrenwhowanttheirchildrentolearnChinese.ItisexpectedthatAmericandemandforaupairswillcontinuetoriseinthenextfewyears.
【小题1】Whatdoesthatterm”aupair”inthetextmean?
A.Amotherraisingherchildrenonherown
B.Achildlearningaforeignlanguageathome
C.Aprofessorinlanguageeducationofchildren
D.Ayoungforeignwomantakingcareofchildren.
【小题2】LiDrakehasherchildrenstudyChinesebecauseshewantsthem______.
A.toliveinChinasomeday
B.tospeakthelanguageathome
C.tocatchupwitotherchildren
D.tolearnabouttheChineseculture
【小题3】Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.LearningChineseisbecomingpopularInAmerica,
B.Educatedwomandobetterinlookingafterchildren
C.ChineseaupairsneedtoimprovetheirEnglishSkills.
D.Childrencanlearnaforeignlanguagewellinsixmonths.
B
ExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltoconnectTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.
Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometersmorethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.
ArecentconferenceinXiamen,FujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco-sponsored(共同赞助)byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.
Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.ThereisdirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairandseaatthemoment.Expertssaythatitisbettertostartresearchsoonerratherthanlater,althoughthereisalackofgovernmentfunding(资金).TherearenotechnicalproblemstobuildaTaiwantunnel.ButitwillrequireanimprovedpoliticalrelationshipacrosstheStraits(海峡).
AprofessorofTsinghuaUniversitysaid,"Aspecialfeatureofhugeprojectsisthattheperiodofpreparationislongerthantheperiodofconstruction."
Forexample,hesaid,theEnglishChannelTunneltook14yearsofplanningandhadbeendiscussedfortwocenturies.AndpreparationsforthehugeThreeGorgesDamontheYangtzeRiverbeganinthe1950s.
TheXiamenconferencefocusedonthelongestsouthernroute,whichwouldpassJinmenandPenghu.
ThefirststageofthenewprojectcouldbeabridgetocrossthefivekilometersbetweenXiamenandJinmen.ThiswouldmeanthattravellingfromXiamentoJinmenbycarwouldonlytakefiveminutes.
Thelongesttunnelnowbeingplannedanywhereintheworldisthe54-kilometerlandtunneltolinkLyoninFrancewithTurininItaly.Thetunnelwillnotbecompleteduntil2015-2020.
1.Whichisthelongesttunnelintheworldatpresent?
A.ThetunnelbetweenLyonandTurin.B.TheEnglishChannelTunnel.
C.TheTaiwanStraitstunnel.D.Thepassagedoesn'tmentionit.
2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Universitiesbothathomeandabroadhavesponsored(赞助)theplan.
B.Iftheprojectiscompleted,theworld'slongesttunnelwillappear.
C.YoucanreachTaiwanfromthemainlanddirectlyatpresent.
D.ThestartingpointoftheproposedtunnelisinFujian.
3.TheexampleofEnglishChannelTunnelshows_______.
A.it'snoteasytocompleteahugeproject
B.therearemanyproblemstobesolvedbeforedoingsomething
C.discussionsamongcountriesusuallytakealotoftime
D.thepreparationtakeslongertimethantheconstruction
4.Whatisthemajordifficultyincarryingouttheplan?
A.ImprovingtherelationshipbetweenTaiwanandthemainland.
B.Thelackofmoneyfortheprojectfromthegovernment.
C.Thedetailedplansforthetunnel.
D.Thetechnicalproblemswiththetunnel.
C
Sydney—Asharksavagedaschoolboy'slegwhilehewassurfingwithhisfatheratabeachinSydneyonFebruary23.ItwasthethirdsharkattackalongthecoastofAustralia'slargestcityinamonth.
The15-year-oldboyandhisfatherwereinthewateroffAvalon,onSydney'snorthernbeaches,arounddawnwhenhewasattacked.Thecity'sbeachesarepackedwithlocalsandtouristsduringthesummermonths.
"Thefatherheardascreamandturnedtoseehissontrashing(扭动)aboutinthewater,"policesaid."Fortunately,thesharkswamawayandtheboywashelpedtoshorebyhisfather.
LifesavingClubspokesmanNickMiller:
"Itgothimaroundthetopofhisleftlegandthefathercameanddraggedhimoutofwater."Hesaidtheboywasbleedingheavilywhenhewasbroughttoshore."Therewasalotofpain,asyoucanimagine".Theteenagerwasairliftedtohospitalfortreatmentforleginjuries.
Policesaidthebites"cutthroughtothebone",buttheboydidnotappeartohavesustainedanyfractures(骨折).Hewasinastableconditionnow.
Severalbeacheswereclosedaftertheattack.Waterpoliceandlifeguardsweresearchingfortheshark,whilepolicehopedtoidentifyitsspeciesbytheshapeofthebitemarks.Buttheysaiditwastooearlytosaywhattypeofsharkattackedtheboy."Idon'tevenknowifhesawit,"Millersaid.
ManysharkspeciesliveinthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches,butattacksonhumansarestillrelativelyrare.However,thereweretwoattacksonsuccessivedaysearlierthismonth,oneonanavydiverinSydneyharbor,notfarfromthefamousOperaHouse,andtheotheronasurferatthecity'sworld-famousBondibeach.
Fishermensaysharknumbersareontherise.Thereisabanoncommercialfishingintheharbor,whichhasincreasedfishstocks.Marineexpertsalsoclaimenvironmentalprotectionhascreatedacleanerenvironment,attractingsharksclosertoshoreastheychasefish.Manysharkspecies,includingtheGreatWhite—theman-eatermadefamousinStevenSpielberg'sJaws—areprotectedinAustralianwaters.
【小题1】Thereportmainlytellsus_______.
A.sharkattacksonhumansareontherise
B.sharksattackedhumansthreetimesinonemonth
C.aboywasattackedbyasharkataSydneybeach
D.sharknumbersareincreasinginthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches
【小题2】Theunderlinedword"savaged"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans_______.
A.attractedB.draggedC.bitD.packed
【小题3】WhatdoweknowaboutthecityofSydneyfromthepassage?
A.ItisoneofthelargestcitiesinAustralia.
B.SydneyharborisnotfarfromthefamousOperaHouse.
C.Therearemanylocalsandtouristsonitscoastallyearround.
D.TherearefewsharkspeciesinthewatersoffSydney'sbeaches.
【小题4】AllthefollowingsarethecausesofAustralia'ssharksincreasingEXCEPTthat_______.
A.environmentalprotectionhascreatedacleanerenvironment
B.abanoncommercialfishinghasincreasedfishnumbers
C.manysharkspeciesareprotectedinAustraliawaters
D.thefilmJawsmadetheGreatWhitefamous
D
Inthekitchenofmymother’shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand(木架)withasmallnotepad(记事本)andaholeforapencil.
I’mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil,fivehouseslater,thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan’tbethesamepencil?
Thepadismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.
“I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyear.”Isaytoher,walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil.“Youstilluseapencil.Can’tyouaffordapen?
”
Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply.“Itworksperfectlywell.I’vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea,andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthesedays.”
ImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcoveredinflour,awoodenspooninonehand,thepencilintheother,hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,“OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliantthought,butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.”
Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas,andisalsoagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later,whenmymotherisinthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenand
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