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学年人教版高二英语暑假作业29
2017-2018学年人教版高二英语暑假作业(29)
一、阅读理解
1. Thenumberofaccidentsinvolvingpedestrians(行人)wearingheadphonesisontherise,areportsuggests,causingfreshwarningfromroadsafetygroupsinBritain.
AUS-basedstudyfoundatotalof116reportsofdeathorinjurytopedestrianswearingheadphonesbetween2004and2011,jumpingfrom 16in 2005to 47in 2011.
Mostvictimsweremen(68%)andundertheageof30(67%),witharoundoneintenofallcases(9%)undertheageof18.Some89%ofthecasesoccurredinurbanareasandmorethanhalf(55%)ofthevictimswerestruckbytrains.
Eighty-oneofthe116accidents(70%)resultedintheperson’sdeath—eventhoughawarningwassoundedinaroundathirdofthecases.
Thestudyconcluded,“Theuseofheadphonemaybeasafetyrisktopedestrians,especiallyinenvironmentswithmovingvehicles.Furtherresearchisneededtodetermineifandhowheadphoneusethreatenspedestriansafety.”Britishroadsafetygroupswarnedpedestrianstobecareful.
FloorLieshout,directorofYouthForRoadSafety,said,“Thisstudyshowsoncemoretheimportanceofusingallofoursenseswhileweareneartraffic.Itisimportantthatwefindanattractivewaytomakeyouthlearnabouttherisksofwearingheadphonesintraffic.”
AndrewHoward,whoistheheadofroadsafetyattheAutomobileAssociation,addedthatsomepedestrianscanbe“soimmersedintheirownlittleworldthattheyforgettheworldgoingonaroundthem”.Thatcanincludeheadphonewearers,Howardsaid,butalsopeopletalkingonphones.
However,Howardsaidthatmoreresearchesneededtobedone.
Earlierstudieshaveshownthatpeoplewearingheadphonesortalkingonphonescansuffer“inattentionalblindness”whichmakesthemisolated(孤立)fromtheworldaroundthem.
IanHarvey,atthecharityCivicVoice,saidthat“todefeatisolationandtohelpbuildacivic(文明的)society,peopleneedtointeractwitheachother.
Hesaid,“Abasisforanycivilizedsocietyiscommunication—Surfingtheweb,listeningtoMP3s,readingblogsorsendinge-mailisnotinteractingwithaperson;it’sinteractingwithamachine.
“Ifpeoplefeelsociallyisolated,theyneedtohavemoreface-to-faceinteractionswithotherhumanbeingsandintime,willbegintofeelhappierandmoreconnectedtotheworldandplacetheylivein.”
1.WecanlearnfromtheUs-basesstudythat_________.
A.mostaccidentswerecausedbycars
B.mostvictimsdiedintheaccidents
C.mostaccidentshappenedinthecountryside
D.mostvictimswerewomen
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordimmersedinparagraph7mean?
A.cautious
B.relevant
C.aware
D.absorbed
3.Howardwillprobablyagreethat____________.
A.itissafeifyouwearheadphonesinaproperway
B.itisdangeroustotalkonphoneswhilewalking
C.mostpeoplewearheadphonesbecauseofloneliness
D.peoplewearingheadphonesaremorelikelytogoblind
4.WhatIanHarveysaidshowstheimportanceof___________.
A.beatingisolation
B.newtechnologies
C.buildingacivilizedsociety
D.communicationbetweenpeople
2. A60-year-oldhomelesswomannamedSmokiehasbeensleepingoutsideinthedirtafewdoorsdownfromamannamedElvisSummers.
Mostmornings,shestopsbyElvis’sLosAngelesapartmentandasksifhehasanyrecyclablematerialsforher.Throughtheseconversations,theystruckupafriendship.
Onemorning,ElvissawanewsarticleaboutmaninOaklandwhohasbeenmakingtinyhousesoutofdesertedmaterials.HewasinspiredtoputoffpayingafewbillssohecouldbuythewoodandhardwaretomakeSmokieabrandnewshelter.Ittookhimfivedaystobuildit,andnow,forthefirsttimeintenyears,Smokiehasaplacetohangthesign“HomeSweetHome”.
“Ihadnowheretoreallybuildit,soIjustbuiltitinthestreetoutsideofmyapartment,”ElvistoldGoodNewsNetwork.“ThelocalLAPDpolicehavebeensupercool,andhavetoldmetheysupportit—aslongaswemoveittoadifferentspotevery72hours.”
Hemadethisprettytime-lapse(延时的)videoshowinghowhedidit.Thematerials,includingtwolocksonthefrontdoorandstrongwheelsformovingitaround,costhimabout$500.
“I’vemetsomanyhomelesspeople,goodpeople,”Elvissaidinanemail,“SinceIbuiltSmokie’s,I’vehadseveralpeopleaskingmetomakethematinyhomeandit’sturnedintomuchmorethanjusttheonehouseIwantedtobuild.”
AlthoughherunsanonlineretailstorethatsellsEDMclothes,hehasdecidedtolaunchanambitiousprojecttofundmoreshelters.Heplantstogetlighterandcheapermaterials—withoutsacrificingthestrengthofthehouse—forthenextround.RickSassen,abranchmanager,kindlydonatedtheroofshinglesandcedarsupportingSmokie’shouse,finalitemsElviscouldn’taffordonhisown.Sassenhaspromisedtoworkoutadealonfuturebuildingmaterialsforthesamecause.
1.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“struckup”inparagraph2?
A.kepton
B.accomplished
C.gaveout
D.established
2.Whatisthemainfeatureofthetinyhouse?
A.Itisair-conditioned.
B.Itcanmovearound.
C.Itisverylight.
D.Ithasnoroof.
3.WhatcanbeinferredaboutElvisfromthelastparagraph?
A.Hewillgethelpfrompoorpeople.
B.Hewillhelpmorehomelesspeople.
C.Heplanstobuildstrongerhouses.
D.Heearnshislivingbybuildinghouses.
3. AnewlibraryinTianjin–TianjinBinhaiPublicLibrary–recentlybecameanonlinehit.TheDailyMaildescribeditasthe“world’sultimatelibrary”,whiletheword“breathtaking”wasthechoiceofNewsweekmagazine.Onelookatthelibraryandyou’llseewhy.Withitsfuturisticdesignandwallsloadedwithbooks,it’sthedreamlibraryofeverybooklover.
Butastheawecontinues,there’saburningquestionlyinginthebackofourminds:
Whenphysicalbookstoresareclosingdownonebyone,whatmakeslibrariesimmune(免除的)fromthewaveofdigitalization?
Anddowereallystillneedlibrariesnowwe’vegottheinternetinourhands?
ReporterIanClarkhastheanswer.“Librariesarenotdeclininginimportance–peoplearesimplychangingthewaytheyusethem,”hewroteontheGuardianwebsite.
WhatClarkmeansisthatlibrarieshaveshiftedfromsimplybeingstorehousesofbookstoamediumtohelp“bridgethegapbetweenthehavesandthehave-nots”,accordingtowebsiteLibrariesAreEssential.Sincenoteveryonecanaffordasmartphone,atabletoraninternetconnection,andnoteveryoneknowshowtosearchtheinternetcorrectlyandefficiently,it’spubliclibrariesthatmakesurethattheseresourcesandtechnologiesareavailabletoalargergroupofpeople.
Andoneofthepitfallsthatcomewithonlinematerialsisthatthey’renotalwaysreliable.“Googledoesn’ttellyouwhatyou’renotgetting,sopeopleneedtoevaluatethequalityandcompletenessofwhattheyseeontheirscreens,”SarahPritchard,deanoflibrariesatNorthwesternUniversity,toldNorthwesternResearchMagazine.Andlibrariesareusuallywherethat“evaluation”happens.
Butallofthesepracticalfunctionsaside,westillneedthephysicalspacethatalibraryprovides.It’ssomethingthat’scalleda“thirdplace”,accordingtotheSeattleTimes.Thisisaplaceinwhichwecanfullyconcentrateonourstudyandworkwithouteasilygettingdistracted.
Andcomparedtoother“thirdplaces”likecoffeeshops,librarieshavea“non-commercialnature”thatallowsyoutorelaxcompletely.
“Nobodyistryingtosellyouanythinginthelibrary.Thereisnopressuretobuyandthereisnojudgmentofyourchoices,”AnneGoulding,aprofessoratVictoriaUniversityinNewZealand,wroteontheNewsroomwebsite.
“Therearefewotherspacesthatyoucanjust‘be’withoutsomebodyquestioningyourpresenceoryourmotivation.”
1.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribe“TianjinBinhaiPublicLibrary”?
A.peacefulandsacred
B.traditionalbutcommercial
C.impressiveandamazing
D.attractivebutnoisy
2.Theunderlinedword“pitfall”inparagraph5isclosestinmeaningto_________.
A.trap
B.evaluation
C.adventure
D.puzzle
3.Whydoweneedphysicallibrariesinadigitalage?
A.Physicallibrariesallowustobequestionedfreely.
B.Physicallibrariesarewherewecanbuythingseasily.
C.PhysicallibrariesprovidemoreinformationthantheInternet.
D.Physicallibrariesarewherewecanfullyconcentrateonstudy.
4.Whichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.ADigitalLibraryinTianjin
B.ALibraryAvailabletoGetRelaxed
C.APhysicalLibrary–theFocusoftheWorld
D.APhysicalLibrary–theSourceofReliableMaterials
二、七选五
4根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented.① Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.
1.Curiosity
Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.② Askkids,“Whatingredients(配料)canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?
”andthentrythemout.Ingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?
Whatcouldwetrynexttime?
2.Creativity
Truecreativityistheabilitytotakesomethingexistingandcreatesomethingnewfromit.③ Thereareadozendifferentthingsyoucandowiththem.Experimentingwithmaterialstocreatesomethingnewcangoalongwayinhelpingthemdeveloptheircreativity.
3.Interpersonalskills
Understandinghowothersfeelcanbeachallengeforkids.Weknowwhat’sgoingoninsideourownhead,butwhataboutothers?
Beingabletoreadpeoplehelpskidfrommisreadingasituationandjumpingtofalseconclusions.④ “Whydoyouthinkshe’scrying?
”“Canyoutellhowthatmanisfeelingbylookingathisface?
”“I
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