1、学年人教版高一英语暑假作业212017-2018学年人教版高一英语暑假作业（21）一、阅读理解1.Surviving Hurricane Sandy(飓风桑迪) Natalie Doan,14, has always felt lucky to live in Rockaway, New York. Living just a few blocks from the beach, Natalie can see the ocean and hear the wave from her house. “ Its the ocean that makes Rockaway so special,”
2、 she says. On October 29, 2012, that ocean turned fierce. That night, Hurricane Sandy attacked the East Coast, and Rockaway was hit especially hard. Fortunately, Natalies family escaped to Brooklyn shortly before the citys bridge closed. When they returned to Rockaway the next day, they found their
3、neighborhood in ruins. Many of Natalies friends had lost their homes and were living far away. All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly. Natalies school was so damaged that she had to temporarily attend a school in Brooklyn. In the following few days, the men and women helping R
4、ockaway recover inspired Natalie. Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild. Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings. “My mom tell
5、s me that I cant control what happens to me,” Natalie says. “but I can always choose how I deal with it.” Natalies choice was to help. She created a website page matching survivors in need with donors who wanted to help. Natalie posted introduction about a boy named Patrick, who lost his baseball ca
6、rd collecting when his house burned down. Within days, Patricks collection was replaced. In the coming months, her website page helped lots of kids: Christopher, who received a new basketball; Charlie, who got a new keyboard. Natalie also worked with other organizations to bring much-need supplies t
7、o Rockaway. Her efforts made her a famous person. Last April, she was invited to the White House and honored as a Hurricane Sandy Champion of Change. Today, the scars(创痕) of destruction are still seen in Rockaway, but hope is in the air. The streets are clear, and many homes have been rebuilt. “I ca
8、nt imagine living anywhere but Rockaway,” Natalie declares. “My neighborhood will be back, even stronger than before.”1.When Natalie returned to Rockaway after the hurricane, she found_.A.some friends had lost their livesB.her neighborhood was destroyedC.her school had moved to BrooklynD.the elderly
9、 were free from suffering2.According to paragraph4, who inspired Natalie most?A.The people helping Rockaway rebuildB.The people trapped in high-rise buildingC.The volunteers donating money to survivorsD.Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people3.How did Natalie help the survivors?A.She gav
10、e her toys to the kidsB.She took care of younger childrenC.She called on the White House to helpD.She built an information sharing platform4.What does the story intend to tell us?A.Little people can make a big differenceB.A friend in need is a friend indeedC.East or West, home is bestD.Technology is
11、 power2 Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant(不相干的)and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless building with controlled light, temperature, wetness, air quality and nutrition. It could be in a New York high-
12、rise or a sprawling complex (综合楼) in the Saudi desert. It may be an answer to the worlds food problems. The world is already having trouble feeding itself. Half the people on Earth live in cities, and nearly half of those-about 3 billion-are hungry or ill-fed. Food prices, currently increasing, are
13、buffeted by dryness, floods and the cost of energy required to plant, harvest and transport. And prices will only get more unstable. Climate change makes long-term crop planning uncertain. Farmers in many parts of the world are already using water available to the last drop. And the world is getting
14、 more crowded: by mid-century, the global population will grow from 6. 8 billion to 9 billion. To feed so many people may require expanding farmland at the expense of forests and wilderness, or finding ways to completely increase crop output. Gertjan Meeuws has taken the concept of a greenhouse a st
15、ep further, growing vegetables and house plants in enclosed(封闭的) and regulated environments. In their research station, water flows into the pans when needed, and the temperature is kept constant. Lights go on and off, creating similar day and night, but according to the rhythm of the plant. A build
16、ing of 100 square meters and 14 layers(层) of plants could provide a daily diet of 200 grams of fresh fruit and vegetables to the entire population of Den Bosch, about 140, 000 people. Their idea is not to grow foods that require much space, like corn or potatoes. Here sunlight is not only unnecessary but can be harmful. Plants need only specific wavelengths of
