安徽省六安市舒城中学2016年高二英语暑假作业8.doc

安徽省六安市舒城中学2016年高二英语暑假作业8第八天一、美文晨读To protect celebrities from the photographers who hound them, the mayor of Malibu has made a decision. “All professional photographers who want to take photos of celebrities in Malibu must be licensed. The license will cost $2,000 a year,” said Mayor Eddie Arnold. “I know that sounds like a lot, but these people can make a lot of money off one photo.” In fact, a recent photo of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolies new baby sold for $4 million. They had contracted with a magazine for the photo, and then donated the money to a charity for children. A couple of years before that, a photo of Brad and Angelina walking along an African beach sold for $400,000. So celebrity photos, contracted or candid, can make a photographer wealthy. But the stalking that goes on can make a celebrity crazy; recently, an actor punched out a photographer.Stalking can be dangerous to the public, too. Recently, paparazzi in nine different cars chased after Britney Spears as she left a friends house to go to a nearby restaurant. The driver of one car, intent on beating his competitors, struck a man in a crosswalk. The man was taken to the hospital with two broken legs. Nobody took his photo.That accident prompted the mayors decision. The very cost of the license, he said, would reduce the number of photographers who hang around in Malibu. “Good riddance,” said one restaurant owner. “Some of them hang around my restaurant every Saturday. They never buy lunch or dinner. They just use my rest room all day long.”The paparazzi, of course, were angry. “Were just little people trying to make a buck,” said Ansel Adams. “Most of us never have big paydays. Malibu should collect the $2,000 only if we actually sell a photo.”二、词汇训练1. Researchers c_ living conditions in London with those in other places. 2. I dont think anybody m _ to her apart from herself.3. He prefers q_ to quality when food is concerned.4. The d_we have collected are not enough to be convincing.5. Everything was in a s_ of disorder.6. The number of the children in the school has _（降低）by 500 this year.7. She _（安排）all her business affairs before going on holiday.8. Some children cant go to school because of _（缺乏）of money.9. He studied the German market to find the _（潜力）there for profitable investment.10. Having no children of their own they decided to _（收养）an orphan.三、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Dawn graduated several years ago. She _1_(be) a successful model, and 2_(find) a job had not been a problem until _3_(recent).When Dawn did start trying to find another type of job, she found in interview after interview that computer literacy was a must to 4 _(employ)._5_ Dawn had always been afraid of learning computer while in college our school didnt require to learn computer at that time she managed to get a degree _6_ ever confronting(面对) a computer.Finally, after months of searching for a job, Dawn failed. She had to admit that sidestepping (回避) computer literacy hadnt been a good idea._7_, She enrolled in a computer course at 8 _adult vocational school._9_(surprise), although she had been afraid of learning computer, she took to computers _10_much that after about a year she opened her own computer-based business.四、阅读理解ADuring the early years of the settlement of the American continent, a highly distinctive form of English, spoken by the black population, was beginning to develop in the islands of the West Indies and the southern part of the mainland. The beginning of the seventeenth century saw the emergence（出现）of the slave trade. Ships from Europe traveled to the West African coast, where they exchanged cheap goods for black slaves. The slaves were shipped in terrible conditions to the Caribbean islands and the American coast, where they were in turn exchanged for such products as sugar and molasses. The ships then returned to England, completing an “Atlantic triangle” of journeys, and the process began again. Britain and the United States had outlawed the slave trade by 1865, but by that time, nearly 200 years of trading had taken place. By the middle of the nineteenth century, there were over four million black slaves in America. The policy of the slave-traders was to bring people of different language backgrounds together in the ships, to make it difficult for groups to plan rebellion. The result was the growth of several pidgin（混杂的）forms of communication, and in particular a pidgin between the slaves and the sailors, many of whom spoke English. Once they arrived in the Caribbean, this pidgin English continued to act as a major means of communication between the black population and their new owners, and among the blacks themselves. Then, when children came to be born, the pidgin became their mother tongue, thus producing the first black Creole（克里奥尔语）speech in the region. This Creole English rapidly came to be used throughout the cotton plantations（种植园）, and in the coastal towns and islands. 1. Which of the following is the correct route taken by slave traders?A. Europe the West African coast the Caribbean islands and the American coast England.B. Europe the West African coast Europe the Caribbean islands and the American coast.C. The West African coast Europe the Caribbean islands and the American coast Europe.D. The West African coast Europe the Caribbean islands and the American coast the West African coast. 2. It can be inferred that slaves in the same ship _.A. didnt communicate with each other B. could understand several languagesC. spoke different languages D. came from the same place3. Creole speech comes from _.A. Spanish and English B. English and African languagesC. a European language and an American language D. an African language and an Asian language4. What is the passage mainly about?A. The history of the slave trade. B. The so-called “Atlantic triangle”.C. Languages spoken in America. D. How a particular version of English was born.BA rocket began countdown（倒数计秒）. It was a common sound in the 1960s. But this was not just another countdown. It was the beginning of a historic event. It was the countdown for Apollo 11 the space flight that would carry men to the first landing on the moon. In the spaceship at the top of the rocket were three American astronauts whose names would soon be known around the world: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. Neil Armstrong was the commander of the spaceship. Edwin Aldrin was the pilot of the moon lander. The astronauts gave it the name the Eagle. Michael Collins was the pilot of the command module（驾驶舱）, Columbia. He would wait in orbit around the moon while Armstrong and Aldrin landed and explored the surface.On Earth, all activity seemed to stop. President Richard Nixon gave federal government workers the day off to watch the moon landing on television. Around the world, 500 million people watched the television report. Countless millions more listened on their radios. Armstrong and Aldrin started the lander rocket engine. It slowed the spacecraft and sent it down toward the landing place. It was in an area known as the “Sea of Tranquility”.The moon lander, controlled by a computer, dropped toward the airless surface of the moon. 140 meters from the surface, the astronauts took control of the lander from the computer. They moved the Eagle forward, away from a very rocky area that might have caused a difficult landing.It took the astronauts more than three hours to complete the preparations for leaving the lander. It was difficultin the Eagles small spaceto get into space suits that would protect them on the moons surface.Finally, Armstrong and Aldrin were ready. They opened the door. Armstrong went out first and moved slowly down the ladder. At 2:56 on July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong put his foot on the moon. “Thats one small step for man,” he said, “one giant leap for mankind.”5. Why did the three American astronauts on Apollo 11 soon become famous around the world?A. Because people had never seen such brave astronauts as them before.B. Because the first landing on the moon attracted the worlds attention.C. Because people all over the world watched the moon landing on TV live.D. Because President Richard Nixon thought highly of what they did.6. Armstrong and Aldrin moved the Eagle forward before it landed on the moons surface in order to _.A. reach the area called the “Sea of Tranquility”B. look for a rocky area for landingC. complete the preparations for leaving the landerD. choose a flat place for a safe landing7. It took a long time for Armstrong and Aldrin to leave the Eagle because _.A. they had difficulty in putting on their space suits in the Eagles small spaceB. they had so many things to deal with before leavingC. they needed enough time to get used to the airless conditions on the moonD. the landing caused some troubles for the Eagle8. What Neil Armstrong said in the last paragraph means that _.A. his first step on the moon was a historic achievement for mankindB. many people made contributions to the first flight to the moonC. more would be achieved after the first landing on the moonD. greater efforts would have to be made to further explore the space五、书面表达最近，你校同学正在参加某英文报组织的一场讨论。讨论的主题是：公园要不要收门票?请你根据下表所提供的信息，给报社写一封信，客观地介绍讨论情况。60的同学认为40的同学认为1. 不应该收门票；2. 公园是公众休闲的地方；3. 如收门票，需建大门和围墙，会影响城市形象。1. 应收门票，但票价不要太高；2. 支付园林工人工资；3. 购买新的花木。注意：1. 信的开头已为你写好。 2. 词数：120左右。 3. 参考词汇：门票-entrance fee Dear Editor, Im writing to tell you about the discussion we have had about whether an entrance fee should be charged for parks. _ 二、词汇训练1. compared 2. matters 3. quantity 4. data 5. state 6. decreased 7. arranges 8. lack 9. potential 10. adopt三、短文填空1. had been? 2. finding 3. recently.4 employment 5. Since 6