福建省永春县第一中学学年高二英语寒假作业 四.docx

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福建省永春县第一中学学年高二英语寒假作业四

高二英语寒假作业四

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TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreate artworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonorataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:

http:

// cambridgesciencefestival.org.

21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.Schoolstudents.      B.Cambridgelocals.

C.CSFwinners.       D.MITartists.

22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnFebruary8th.  B.OnMarch10th.

C.OnMarch15th   D.OnApril21st.

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.    B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anannouncement.     D.Anofficialreport.

B

Passengerpigeons（旅鸽）onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers. Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks（群）solargethatthey theskyforhours.

Itwascalculatedthatwhenitpopulationreacheditshighestpoint,theyweremorethan3billlionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles（about515kilometers）longwasseennearCincinnati.

  Sadlytheabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremost abundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands, 

Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.

  Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmerican’sneedforwood,whichscattered（驱散）theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarther north,wherecoldtemperaturesandstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.

  In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeonsbutbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwipigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenon September1,1914.

24.Inthe18thandearly19tehcenturies,passengerpigeons____.

 A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld

B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica

C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment

D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUs

25.Theunderlined word “undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’____.

A.escape    B.ruin  C.liberation  D.evolution

26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?

A.Toseekpleasure.   B.Tosaveotherbirds.

C.Tomakemoney.    D.Toprotectcrops.

27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?

A.Itwasignoredbythepublic.   B. Itwasdeclaredtoolate.

C.Itwasunfair.        D.Itwasstrict.

C

 Atypicalliontamer（驯兽师）inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip（鞭）atachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’thechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairnfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?

Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight.,startabusiness,travelmore）—onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbeenthepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecant’focusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:

Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething,.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome…takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Totrickthelion.     B.Toshowoffhisskills.

C.Togetreadyforafight.  D.Toentertain theaudience.

29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.   B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges.  D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow

30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Tolerant.

B.Doubtful.

C.Respectful.

D.Supportive.

31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto_____

A.waitforabetterchance

B.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecision

D.askforclearguidance

D.

AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization（UNESCO）.

 Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.

MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCentreYaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguistic.IntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.

DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord. 

AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials—includingphotographs,films,tape recordings,andfieldnotes—whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.

Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded—theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject—Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,fortheworldavailablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.

32.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto______.

A.promotegloballanguages     B.rescuedisappearinglanguages

C.searchforlanguagecommunities  D.setuplanguageresearchorganizations.

33.Whatdoes“thattradition’inParagraph3referto?

A.Havingfull recordsofthelanguages

B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.

C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers

D.Livingwiththenativespeaker.

34.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?

A.Thecultualstudies       B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.   

C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan. D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal. 

35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeTurin’swork?

A.Write,sellanddonate.    B.Record,repairandreward.

C.Collect,protectandreconnect. D.Design,experimentandreport.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分） 

  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.  36 .Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.

1.Curiosity

Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.  37 .Askkids,“Whatingredients（配料）canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?

”andthentrythemout.Ingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?

Whatcouldwetrynexttime?

2.Creativity

Truecreativityistheability