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学年人教版高二英语暑假作业25
2017-2018学年人教版高二英语暑假作业(25)
一、阅读理解
1. WhenChrismovedinacrossthehallfromNormaCookfouryearsagoinaLosAngeles-areaapartmentcomplex,the31-year-oldactorwavedtohis85-year-oldneighborforafewweeksbeforefinallyknockingonherdoorandintroducinghimself.
“ThedayIenterherapartmentandspokewithherfacetofacewasthedaymylifewaschangedforever,”Chrissays.
HelearnedthatCookhadnofamilylivinginCaliforniaandthatshesufferedfromalonglistofillnesses,includingleukemia(白血病).Thepairquicklybecameclosefriends,asChristookhertodoctor’sappointments,cookedwithherandtheyranerrandstogether.Hesharedtheiradventuresonsocialmedia.
Butrecently,Cook’shealthdeclinedandshewasinandoutofthehospitalseveraltimes.Sheoncespentweeksinthehospitalfightingpneumonia(肺炎)andbreathingissues.EventuallyCookwastoldbyoneofherdoctorsthatshecouldnolongerliveathomeunlessshehad24-hourcare.BecauseCookhadnomoneysavedtopayherhealthcarecosts,ChrisstartedaGoFundMeaccounttohelpcoverherbills.
ButcaretakersareexpensiveandCookquicklywentthroughthe$34,445theyraised.Knowingherdaysathomewerelimited,ChrisinvitedCooktomoveinwithhimtosavemoney.
“Shelovesit!
IdomostofmyworkathomesoIamheremostofthetimetocareforher.Itonlymadesensetobothofus,”Chriswrote.“SheismyadoptedgrandmotherafterallandIamhergrandsonsheneverhad.”
“Cookstillhasweeklyhospicehealthcarevisitsandregularvisitsfromcaregivers,soanyfundsraisedcoverthoseexpenses,”hewrote.
ThoughdoctorssayCook’sdaysareverylimited,thepairareenjoyingspendingtimetogetherdrinkingchampagneandsnugglingwithhercat,Hermes,whoalsomadethemove.
“Shedoesnotwanttochange,”ChristoldToday.“Myapartmentwastheonlyplaceshewouldhavemoved.Shehasstrongopinionsaboutwhereshewantstocarryouttherestofherdays,andshewantstostayhere.”
Chrissayshefeelsliketherelationshipwasfate.“Movingherin....itfeelsasthoughitwasmeanttobeallalong,”hesaid.“It’sreallyfulfilling(有成就感的)tobethereforher.”
1.ChrisinvitedCooktolivewithhimbecauseshe_________.
A.hadnootherfamilymembers
B.wasunabletoafford24-hourcare
C.sharedsimilaradventureswithhim
D.wastoldnottoliveathomebythedoctor
2.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatChris________.
A.workedasanactorforGoFundMe
B.waslegallyadoptedasCook'sgrandson
C.collectedmoneyforCook’sprivatecare
D.paidCook’sexpensivehealthcarecosts
3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeChris?
A.Kindandsympathetic,
B.Optimisticandfriendly.
C.Patientandenthusiastic.
D.Warm-heartedandoutgoing.
2. Whileonly12yearsold,itseemslikeCameronManorhasdoneitall!
SheistheButterflyCaretakerattheEnvironmentalNatureCenter.Shealsocreatesfuneducationalvideosaboutscience.Shemakesanddeliversfreecupcakestotheelderly,andastoryshewrotewaspublishedinStoneSoup,aninternationalkids’magazine!
ThroughallofherhardworkshewasevennamedaDiscoveryGirl’sexample!
Cameronfirststartedraisingbutterflieswhenhermotherlethergetherownbutterflygrowingkit(设备).Aftermailinginforthebutterflies,Cameronreceivedfiveblackcaterpillars(毛虫).
OneofCameron’sfavoritepartsaboutraisingherbutterflieswasdecoratingthebottomofthecagewithflowerpetals(花瓣)andfreshlyslicedorangessothebutterfliescouldeat.“Foranyonewantingtoattracttheirownbutterflies,hecanattractbutterfliesbyplantingherbs,flowers,andtreessuchaswildcherry,willow,maple,alder,birch,gooseberry,currant,wildrhododendronandcabbage.Eachflowerandplantattractsitsownbutterflies,”Cameronsays.
OverthelastsixmonthsCameronhasraisedoverseventybutterflies.HerloveforandexperiencewithnaturehelpedherbecomethenewButterflyCaretaker.Rightnowthebutterflyhouseisbeingbuilt.“Ilookforwardtothedaythenewcaterpillarsarrive,sothentherewillbebutterfliesonceagaininthehouse,”Cameronsaidexcitedly.“Iamalsolookingforwardtoleadingtouristsinthebutterflyhouse,toteachingyoungchildrenhowtheycanbebutterflyprotectorsandgrowers.”
Shealsohasaloveofscience.Andthecoolestthingisthatsheisusingherknowledgeofsciencetomakefuneducationalvideosforothers.Cameron’sfirstsciencevideowasmadeforacontestonDiscoveryKids.
1.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytellus?
A.Cameron’sgoals
B.Cameron’sstudies
C.Cameron’shobbies
D.Cameron’sachievements
2.HowdidCamerongetherfirstcaterpillars?
A.Sheboughtthem
B.Someonesentthemtoher
C.Shecaughttheminthewild
D.Hermothergavethemtoher
3.FromParagraph3,wecanlearnthat____.
A.differentplantscanattractdifferentbutterflies.
B.orangesarebutterflies’favoritefood
C.thegardenisthebestplacetoraisebutterflies
D.butterfliesshouldbefedfrequently
4.CameronwaschosenastheButterflyCaretakerbecause____.
A.sheisgoodatraisingbutterflies
B.shelovesandoftenclosetonature
C.shetaughtkidshowtobuildgrowingkids
D.shegrewbutterfliesandsentthemtoothers
3. NativetoAmerica,thecanetoad(癞蛤蟆)wasintroducedtoNorthernQueensland70yearsagotocontrolsugarcanebeetles(甘蔗害虫).ThetoadsfailedinthatdutybutspreadacrossQueenslandandintoneighboringnorthernareas.
Nowitcalmlyinvades(侵略)thestatsofWesternAustraliaandNewSouthWales(NSW).NSWwildlifeexpertsfeartheamphibians-whichhavepoisonousbacksthatkillhungrypredators(食肉动物)一willhaveaterribleeffectonnativeanimals.
Thosefearsmaybeabouttoberealized.Australia’sleadinggovernmentresearchbody,theCommonwealthScienceandIndustryResearchOrganization(CSIRO),forecaststhatariseinaveragetemperatureswillmakeNSWanideallivingplaceforthecanetoads.
TonyRobinson,headofCSIRO’sWildlife,Pests,andDiseasesProgram,saidclimatechangeisincreasingtheamountofsuitablelivingplaceforthecanetoads.
“Withclimatechange,thecanetoadsmightgodownasfarasSydneyandsomeareasofWesternAustralia,”Robinsonsaid.
Recentestimatesputthepaceofthetoads’westwardmarchatnearly17miles(27kilometers)ayearandslightlyslowerfromnorthtosouth.
“Moresoutherly(南部的)cities,suchasMelbourneandAdelaide,wouldlikelyremaintoocoldanddrytoeversuitthetoads,”Robinsonnoted,“butPerthcouldexpectcanetoadsinfiveyears’time.”
Sydneycouldseetheirarrivalinthenext20years.
Robinsonsaidthereisnomethodthatwillkeepthetoadsundercontrol.
ThecanetoadsalreadycoveratleasthalfofQueenslandandmostofthenortherncountry.Thetoadsarebelievedtonumberinthebillions.
AVenezuelanviruswastriedinthe1990sbuthadtobegivenupafteritwasfoundtoalsokillnativefrogspecies.Scientistsandgovernmentalbodiesbelieveanationalapproachisneeded.
Themainthreatthetoadscausetospeciessuchasdingoes,andcrocodilesisthepoisoncontainedinglands(腺)oneachoftheirshoulders.Thepoisonspraysoutwhenthetoadsarethreatenedorhandledroughly.Thepoisonismadeupof14differentchemicals.
Canetoadsalsocompete,andusuallywin,thehuntforfoodandlivingspace.
"”Ifthegovernmentandotherstatescombineresources,Ibelievewecanachieveaverypracticalbiological-controlresearchprogram,”Bumssaid.
1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.PoisonToadsLeapAcrossAustralia
B.StrategiestoKeeptheToadsunderControl
C.TheMainThreattheCaneToadsCause
D.ClimateFavourstheSpreadofCaneToads
2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_____.
A.thecanetoadbitesitsenemydeadwhenitisthreatenedorhandledrudely
B.thecanetoadhasalreadythreatenedthesurvivalofallthenativespecies
C.scientistsandgovernmentalbodieshaveachievedasuccessfulbiological-controlpro?
gram
D.thecanetoadlikeswarmandwetweather
3.Theunderlinedwords“theamphibians”inthesecondparagraphmean_______.
A.hungrypredators
B.sugarcanebeetles
C.thecanetoads
D.dingos
4.Accordingtothepassage,thecanetoadistheleastlikelytolivein______
A.Queensland
B.Melbourne
C.Sydney
D.Perth
4. Wetendtothinkofplantsasthefurnitureofthenaturalworld.Theydon’tmove,theydon’tmakesounds,theydon’tseemtorespondtoanything–atleastnotveryquickly.Butasisoftenthecase,ourhuman’sviewoftheworldmissesquitealot.Plantstalktoeachotherallthetime.Andthelanguageischemical.
Overtheyearsscientistshavereportedthatdifferenttypesofplants,fromtreestotomatoes,releasecompounds(化合物)intotheairtohelpneighboringplants.Thesechemicalwarningsallhavethesamepurpose–tospreadinformationaboutoneplant’sdiseaseorinfestationsootherplantscandefendthemselves.Butexactlyhowplantsreceiveandactonmanyofthesesignalsisstillmysterious.
Inthisweek’sProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,researchersinJapanofferedsomeexplanations.Theyhadidentifiedonechemicalmessageandtraceditallthewayfromreleasetoaction.
Thescientistslookedattomatoplantsinfestedbyacommonpest,thecutworm.Theresearchersstudiedleavesfromexposedandunexposedplants.Theyfoundonecompoundshowedupmoreoftenintheexposedplants.ThesubstanceiscalledHexVic.WhenthescientistsfedHexVictocutworms,itknockeddowntheirsurvivalrateby17%.ThescientistsidentifiedthesourceofHexVic,andsprayeditlightlyoverhealthyplants.Thosepl
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