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高二英语寒假作业（一）第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑 aone of the latest trend（趋势） in american childcare is chinese au pairs. au pair in stamford, for example, has got increasing numbers of request for chinese au pairs from aero to around 4,000 since 2004. and thats true all across the country.“i thought it would be useful for him to learn chinese at an early age” joseph stocke, the managing director of s company, says of his 2-year old son. “i would at least like to give him the chance to use the language in the future,” after only six months of being cared by 25-year-old woman from china, the boy can already understand basic chinese daily expressions, his dad says.li drake, a chinese native raising two children in minnesota with an american husband, had another reason for looking for an au pair from china. she didnt want her children to miss out on their roots.” because i am chinese, my husband and i wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触) the language and culture.” she says.“staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,” says suzanne flynn, a professor in language education of children.” but parents must understand that just one year with au pair is unlikely to produce wonders. complete mastery demands continued learning until the age of 10 or 12.”the popularity if au pairs from china has been strengthened by the increasing numbers of american parents who want their children who want their children to learn chinese. it is expected that american demand for au pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.【小题1】what does that term” au pair” in the text mean?a. a mother raising her children on her ownb. a child learning a foreign language at homec. a professor in language education of childrend. a young foreign woman taking care of children.【小题2】li drake has her children study chinese because she wants them _.a. to live in china some dayb. to speak the language at homec. to catch up wit other childrend. to learn about the chinese culture【小题3】what can we infer from the text?a. learning chinese is becoming popular in america,b. educated woman do better in looking after childrenc. chinese au pairs need to improve their english skills.d. children can learn a foreign language well in six months. bexperts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to connect taiwan with the chinese mainland. the shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers more than twice the length of the english channel tunnel. and the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers. a recent conference in xiamen, fujian province brought together more than 70 experts. the event was co-sponsored (共同赞助) by universities from taiwan and the chinese mainland. fujian is the province where both proposed routes would begin. there is direct passenger access between the mainland and taiwan by air and sea at the moment. experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding(资金). there are no technical problems to build a taiwan tunnel. but it will require an improved political relationship across the straits（海峡）. a professor of tsinghua university said, a special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction. for example, he said, the english channel tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. and preparations for the huge three gorges dam on the yangtze river began in the 1950s. the xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route, which would pass jinmen and penghu. the first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between xiamen and jinmen. this would mean that travelling from xiamen to jinmen by car would only take five minutes. the longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer land tunnel to link lyon in france with turin in italy. the tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020.1. which is the longest tunnel in the world at present? a. the tunnel between lyon and turin. b. the english channel tunnel. c. the taiwan straits tunnel. d. the passage doesnt mention it.2. which of the following is not true? a. universities both at home and abroad have sponsored (赞助) the plan. b. if the project is completed, the worlds longest tunnel will appear. c. you can reach taiwan from the mainland directly at present. d. the starting point of the proposed tunnel is in fujian.3. the example of english channel tunnel shows _. a. its not easy to complete a huge project b. there are many problems to be solved before doing something c. discussions among countries usually take a lot of time d. the preparation takes longer time than the construction4. what is the major difficulty in carrying out the plan? a. improving the relationship between taiwan and the mainland.b. the lack of money for the project from the government. c. the detailed plans for the tunnel. d. the technical problems with the tunnel. c sydneya shark savaged a schoolboys leg while he was surfing with his father at a beach in sydney on february 23it was the third shark attack along the coast of australias largest city in a month the 15-year-old boy and his father were in the water off avalon, on sydneys northern beaches, around dawn when he was attackedthe citys beaches are packed with locals and tourists during the summer months the father heard a scream and turned to see his son trashing （扭动） about in the water, police saidfortunately, the shark swam away and the boy was helped to shore by his father lifesaving club spokesman nick miller: it got him around the top of his left leg and the father came and dragged him out of water he said the boy was bleeding heavily when he was brought to shorethere was a lot of pain, as you can imaginethe teenager was airlifted to hospital for treatment for leg injuries police said the bites cut through to the bone , but the boy did not appear to have sustained any fractures （骨折）he was in a stable condition now several beaches were closed after the attackwater police and lifeguards were searching for the shark, while police hoped to identify its species by the shape of the bite marksbut they said it was too early to say what type of shark attacked the boyi dont even know if he saw it, miller said many shark species live in the waters off sydneys beaches, but attacks on humans are still relatively rarehowever, there were two attacks on successive days earlier this month, one on a navy diver in sydney harbor, not far from the famous opera house, and the other on a surfer at the citys world-famous bondi beach fishermen say shark numbers are on the risethere is a ban on commercial fishing in the harbor, which has increased fish stocksmarine experts also claim environmental protection has created a cleaner environment, attracting sharks closer to shore as they chase fishmany shark species, including the great whitethe man-eater made famous in steven spielbergs jawsare protected in australian waters【小题1】the report mainly tells us _ashark attacks on humans are on the risebsharks attacked humans three times in one monthca boy was attacked by a shark at a sydney beachdshark numbers are increasing in the waters off sydneys beaches【小题2】the underlined word savaged in the first paragraph probably means _aattracted bdragged cbit dpacked【小题3】what do we know about the city of sydney from the passage?ait is one of the largest cities in australiabsydney harbor is not far from the famous opera housecthere are many locals and tourists on its coast all year rounddthere are few shark species in the waters off sydneys beaches【小题4】all the followings are the causes of australias sharks increasing except that_aenvironmental protection has created a cleaner environmentba ban on commercial fishing has increased fish numberscmany shark species are protected in australia watersdthe film jaws made the great white famous din the kitchen of my mothers houses there has always been a wooden stand（木架）with a small notepad（记事本）and a hole for a pencil.im looking for paper on which to note down the name of a book i am recommending to my mother. over forty years since my earliest memories of the kitchen pad and pencil, five houses later, the current paper and pencil look the same as they always did. surely it cant be the same pencil? the pad is more modern, but the wooden stand is definitely the original one.“im just amazed you still have the same stand for holding the pad and pencil after all these year.” i say to her, walking back into the living-room with a sheet of paper and the pencil. “you still use a pencil. cant you afford a pen?”my mother replies a little sharply. “it works perfectly well. ive always kept the stand in the kitchen. i never knew when i might want to note down an idea, and i was always in the kitchen in these days.”immediately i can picture her, hair wild, blue housecoat covered in flour, a wooden spoon in one hand, the pencil in the other, her mouth moving silently. my mother smiles and says, “one day i was cooking and watching baby pauline, and i had a brilliant thought, but the stand was empty. one of the children must have taken the paper. so i just picked up the breadboard and wrote it all down on the back. it turned out to be a real breakthrough for solving the mathematical problem i was working on.”this storywhich happened before i was bornreminds me how extraordinary my mother was, and is also a gifted mathematician. i feel embarrassed that i complain about not having enough child-free time to work. later, when my mother is in the bathroom, i go into her kitchen and turn over the breadboards. sure enough, on the back of the smallest one, are some penciled marks i recognize as mathematics. those symbols have traveled unaffected through fifty years, rooted in the soil of a cheap wooden breadboard, invisible（看不到的）exhibits at every meal.1why has the authors mother always kept the notepad and pencil in the kitchen?ato leave messages. bto write down a flash of inspiration cto note down maths problems. dto list her everyday tasks.2. what is the authors original opinion about the wooden stand?a. it has great value for the family.b. it should be passed on to the next generation.c. it brings her back to her lonely childhood.d . it needs to be replaced by a better one 3. the author feels embarrassed for . a. not making good use of time as her mother did.b. giving her mother a lot of trouble.c. blaming her mother wronglyd. not making any breakthrough in her field.4. what can be inferred from the last paragraph? a . the marks on the breadboard have disappeared.b. the family members like traveling.c. the author had little time to play when young.d. the mother is successful in her career. 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）【题文】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。 how to make friendsfriendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. good friendship has many benefits. it offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. there are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. such changes often leave us without a friend. _1_. but for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.1. associate with others.the first step to making friends is associating with other people. you can go to public places to meet new people. besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.2. start a conversationstarting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. _2_. you can always start the conversation. being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.3. 3choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.let it grow.it is a good thing to stay in touch. however, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend. 4 . the best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.enjoy your friendshipthe best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. _5_. try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.a. be cheerful.b. do things together.c. do not wait to be spoken to.d. try not to find fault with your friends.e. making new friends comes easy for some people.f. for a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch. g. so you will need to give your friend time to react to you. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a, b, c, d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 when my husband and i got married, he worked as a mechanic (机修工) from midnight to 8 am. however, i worked during the _21_. so as he came home from work each morning, i was getting ready to _22_.we had very little _23_ then, so when valentines day came around that first year, i knew we couldnt _24_ anything for each other. after he left to go to work the night before valentines day, i decided to _25_ and make a valentines day card for him. i _26_ wrote a poem on the front of the card. when he came home the next _27_， i felt foolish as i handed him the card, _28_ that he wouldnt laugh at it. when he had finished _29_ it, he slowly raised his head and looked at me. then he reached down into his pocket. when he pulled his _30_ out, he was holding _31_. he told me that he had _32_ it for me during his lunch hour, but he had been _33_ to give it to me because he thought i might think it was _34_， and that i might laugh at it.it was a small heart made out of aluminum (铝). _35_ i had stayed up all night making him a valentine card, he had been cutting out a _36_ for me. i still have the aluminum heart, and i _37_ it in my desk. every time i see it, all those _38_ come flooding back to me. over the years, weve been able to buy each other very nice, _39_ presents for valentines day. but none has ever been as dear or _40_ as much as those handmade gifts made from our hearts the first year that we were married.21a. day b. night c. weekend d. holiday22a. cook b. leave c. rest d. help23a. time b. chance c. money d. energy24a. buy b. choose c. find d. borrow25a. look out b. call back c. slow down d. stay up26a. still b. only c. even d. again27a. morning b. noon c. afternoon d. evening28a. imagining b. hoping c. guessing d. noticing29a. studying b. reading c. examining d. playing30a. hand b. foot c. arm d. leg31a. everything b. anything c. nothing d. something32a. written b. drawn c. made d. invented33a. surprised b. happy c. angry d. afraid34a. wrong b. difficult c. dangerous d. silly35a. before b. though c. while d. if36a. heart b. card c. toy d. book37a. change b. keep c. cut d. divide38a. problems b. pains c. memories d. choices39a. strange b. special c. expensive d. satisfying40a. meant b. proved c. influenced d. explained第二节 阅读下面材料，用不多于3个单词的正确形式填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分） scientists are carrying _1_ experiments into using spiders cobweb to produce _2_(extreme ) thin wire. the research_3_( conduct) by researchers fromgermany. they have developed _4_process for reducing spiders silk _5_about one twentieth of its normal diameter._6_ is hoped that this new wire will be effective in the _7_(grow) field of micro-electronics. they have collected data on the properties of spider silk. their work has found evidence _8_ the silk of the black widow spider would be the _9_ (idea)material for the new “nanowires”. it seems even the deadly black widow can serve the cause _10_ the scientific progress.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）【题文】假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处，每处仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。it was quiet, sunny afternoon.iwas sitting in the garden, read the sunday newspaper and expecting a couple of hour of peace.thenihear a loud knock on the door.isaw about t