高二假期英语试卷作业A

1月30日-31日 班级 姓名高二假期英语试卷作业A第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AExploit your parking spaceAn unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to 200 or 300 a week. Put an advertisement for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.Rent a roomSpare room? Not only will a lodger (房客) earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room”program, you wont have to pay any tax on the first 4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.Make money during special eventsDont want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money, Grashpadder can advertise your space.Live on setRenting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for freebut you will be charged if your home gets picked.Use your roofYou need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.21. If you earn5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on _.A. 800 B. 500 C. 4500 D.500022. If you want to use energy free, you have to_.A. sign an agreement with the governmentB. pay around 14,000 for the equipmentC. sell the roof to some energy companiesD. keep the roof unchanged for 25 years23. For whom the text most probably written?A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers. C. House owners. D. Online companiesBThe Amazon Echo, a voice-driven computer that sits on a table top and answers to the name Alexa, can call up music tracks and radio stations, tell jokes, answer simple questions and control smart appliances. Even before Christmas it was already resident in about 4% of American households. Voice assistants are being widely used in smart phones, too: Apples Siri handles over 2 billion commands a week, and 20% of Google searches on Android-powered handsets in America are input by voice. Dictating e-mails and text messages now works reliably enough to be useful. Why type when you can talk?Simple though it may seem, voice has the power to transform computing, by providing a natural means of interaction. Windows, icons and menus, and then touch screens, were welcomed as much easier ways to deal with computers than entering complex keyboard commands. But being able to talk to computers abolishes the need for a “user interface (界面)” at all. Just as mobile phones were more than existing phones without wires, and cars were more than carriages without horses, so computers without screens and keyboards have the potential to be more useful, more powerful than people can imagine today.Voice will not wholly replace other forms of input and output. Sometimes it will remain more convenient to converse with a machine by typing rather than talking (Amazon is said to be working on an Echo device with a built-in screen). But voice is sure to account for a growing share of peoples interactions with the technology around them, from washing machines that tell you how much of the cycle they have left to virtual assistants in corporate call centres. However, to reach its full potential, the technology requires further breakthroughs and a resolution of the tricky questions it raises around the trade-off between convenience and privacy.Computer-dictation systems have been around for years. But they were unreliable and required lengthy training to learn a specific users voice. Computers new ability to recognise almost anyones speech dependably without training is the latest manifestation (证明) of the power of “deep learning”, an artificial intelligence technique in which a software system is trained to use millions of examples, usually selected from the Internet. Thanks to deep learning, machines now nearly equal humans in transcription accuracy, computerized translation systems are improving rapidly and text-to-speech systems are becoming less robotic and more natural-sounding. Computers are, in short, getting much better at handling natural language in all its forms.Although deep learning means that machines can recognize speech more reliably and talk in a more natural manner, they still dont understand the meaning of language. That is the most difficult aspect of the problem and, if voice-driven computing is truly to flourish, one that must be overcome. Computers must be able to understand context in order to maintain a coherent conversation about something, rather than just responding to simple, one-off (一次性的) voice commands, as they mostly do today (“Hey, Siri, set a timer for ten minutes”). Researchers in universities and at companies are working on this problem, building “bots” that can hold more detailed conversations about more complex tasks, from searching information to making travel arrangements.Many voice-driven devices are always listening, waiting to be activated(激活)Some people are already concerned about the implications of internet-connected microphones listening in every room and from every smart phone. Not all audio is sent to the cloud devices wait for a trigger phrase (“Alexa”, “OK, Google”, “Hey, Cortana”, or “Hey, Siri”) before they start passing the users voice to the servers that actually handle the requests but when it comes to storing audio, it is unclear who keeps what and when.24. According to Paragraph l, the Amazon Echo _.A. has been sold out before ChristmasB. has been used by most American familiesC. came on the market later than Apples SiriD. is more useful than smart phones in dictating e-mails25. What can we learn about computers deep learning from the passage?A. It is vital to accurate identification of human voices.B. It is almost the same as the computer-dictation system.C. It has helped machines understand the meaning of language.D. It has helped machines beat humans in accuracy and reliability.26. What are some users of voice-driven devices concerned about?A. The devices will be in charge of their life.B. The devices need to be activated before working.C. They are in the dark about their datas ownership.D. Their voices can be recognized by every smart phone.27. Whats the authors attitude towards voice-driven technology?A. Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Objective.CIn a new look at the impact of long-time sitting behavior on health, a new study links time watching television to an increased risk of death. One of the most surprising findings is that it isnt just couch potatoes who were affected. Even for people who exercised regularly, the risk of death went up the longer they were in front of the TV. The problem was the long periods of time spent sitting still.Australian researchers who tracked 8,800 people for an average of six years found that those who said they watched TV for more than four hours a day were 46% more likely to die of any cause and 80% more likely to die of cardiovascular (心血管的) disease than people who reported spending less than two hours a day in front of TV.Time spent in front of TVs and computers and video games has come under fire in studies in recent years for contributing to a spread of obesity in the US and around the world. But typically the resulting public-health message urges children and adults to put down the Xbox controller and remote and get on a treadmill (跑步机) or a soccer field. The Australian study offers a different view. “Its not the sweaty type of exercise were losing,” says David Dunstan, a researcher at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, who led the study. “Its the incidental moving around, standing up and using muscles. That doesnt happen when we are plunked on a couch in front of a television.”Indeed, participants in the study reported getting between 30 and 45 minutes of exercise a day, on average.The results are supported by a new field of research that shows how long periods of inactivity can affect the bodys processing of fats and other substances that contribute to heart risk. And they suggest that people can help decrease such risk simply by avoiding extended periods of sitting.”Keeping such processes working more effectively doesnt require constant intense exercise, but consciously adding more routine movement to your life might help, doctors say. “Just standing is better than sitting,” says Gerard Fletcher, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla., who works standing up at his computer. “When you stand up, you shuffle around a little bit and use muscles not required when you are sitting or lying down.”Simple strategies for increasing activity include combining household chores such as folding laundry with TV-watching time or getting up to change a TV channel rather than using a remote control.The report, published Tuesday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, focuses on TV watching in part because it is the main leisure-time activity in many countries, researchers said, especially in the US.28. One misunderstanding people might have is that _.A. regular exercise can minimize the side effect of watching TV B. TV programs can broaden your horizons effectively C. the radiation from TV may badly affect your sightD. watching TV very long is a good way to kill time29. What is new about the discovery of the Australian study?A. Remote control shouldnt be used when people watch TV.B. People who watch TV too long should take more physical exercise.C. Sitting too long in front of TV will lead to high risk of heart attack.D. Long-time sitting is bad for all people including those who exercise regularly.30. According to the Australian study, how can the risk of death be reduced when people watch TV?A. By taking some medicine.B. By increasing simple movement.C. By totally avoiding watching TV.D. By increasing sweaty type of exercise.第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10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。We know that there is nothing worse than finding yourself caught in a strange place, disconnected from your loved ones. Here are a variety of travel tips that will help make your journey a safe and enjoyable one.Plan ahead. There is no way to fully plan for the unexpected, but you can be prepared for it._31_ If traveling on public transportation, make sure you know the route and the stops. Have a well-charged cell phone with you, or take a Mobile Power Pack. You can often save time and money by planning ahead.Inform family/ friends of your travel plans. Make sure you have someone you can contact in case of emergency. If someone is meeting you at your destination, make sure they know exactly when your lane/ bus / train arrives._32_ Do you routinely take medicine? Are you traveling with a baby who needs milk powder? These are examples of things to carry with you at all times. If travel is delayed, it doesnt help YOU if these items are part of your checked baggage.Take identification. It is important to have photo identification with you when you travel. Identification is required when purchasing bus and train tickets. _33_Check on prohibited items in advance. Visit the Transportation Security Agencys website (TSA) to check on what items are prohibited. _34_ Better to leave it at home, since you will have to surrender (交出) the item in order to get through airport security.Protect your money. Instead of carrying a lot of cash with you, use your card to pay. _35_ Take some cash just in case, but dont put all your cash in one place. Put some money in jackets, pockets and different bags. In case your wallet gets lost or stolen, you still have cash in other places.A. Dont forget to take medicine.B. Be aware of your own special needs.C. This makes payment easier and safer to manage.D. In case you want to tour around and look for places, maps app is a must.E. If traveling by car, have a map with you and know your route in advance.F. Also, it must be presented at airline counters and airport security checkpoints.G. Remember the Swiss Army knife your grandfather gave you when you were ten years old?第三部分 语言运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。On the last day of college before graduation, our professor walked up on stage to give us a final lesson, which she called a life lesson on the _36 of mindsets (思维模式). As she _37 a glass of water over her head, everyone 38 her to mention the typical glass half empty or glass half full question. _39 . with a smile on her face, the professor asked, How heavy is this glass of water Im holding?Students shouted out answers _40 from eight ounces(盎司) to a couple pounds.After a few moments of 41 answers, she replied, “In my opinion, the absolute weight of this glass doesnt _42 . It all _43 how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute or two, its _44_ light. If I hold it for an hour _45 , my arm might feel painful. If I hold it for the whole day, my arm will feel completely numb, 46 me to drop the glass to the floor. In each _47 the weight of the glass doesnt change, 48 the longer I hold it, the heavier it 49 to me.As the class nodded their heads in _50 , she continued, Your worries, _51 and stressful thoughts are like this glass of water. Think about them for a while and _52_ happens. Think about them a bit longer and you begin to feel _53 . Think about them all day long, and you will feel completely numb, _54 to do anything else until you 55_ them.”36. A. originB. trendC. standardD. power37. A. pickedB. laidC. raisedD. pulled38. A. urgedB. beggedC. expectedD. advised39. A. InsteadB. ThereforeC. OtherwiseD. Anyway40. A. comingB. rangingC. transformingD. judging41. A. variousB. visibleC. quickD. short42. A. concernB. matterC. careD. mean43. A. refers toB. results inC. depends onD. mixes with44. A. fairlyB. exactlyC. theoreticallyD. merely45. A. onlyB. againC. laterD. straight46. A. permittingB. forcingC. encouragingD. reminding47. A. sectionB. problemC. caseD. field48. A. soB. orC. forD. but49. A. remainsB. feelsC. provesD. looks50. A. agreementB. reliefC. fearD. shock51. A. happinessB. disappointmentC. curiousness D. engagement52. A. somethingB. everythingC. anythingD. nothing53. A. painB. terrorC. sorrowD. doubt54. A. unwillingB. unableC. unwiseD. unlucky55. A. destroyB. hideC. dropD. accept第卷 (非选择题部分)第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第2节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Mary families in the United States have a 56 (large) income now than ever before, but people are finding 57 difficult to make ends meet anyway. 58 isnt a dollar worth as much as it used to be? Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay 59 the necessities of life. For many years now, the cost of living has increased 60 (great), so the value of the dollar has decreased.No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps 61 (increase), but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go 62 . At the same time, if theres a 63 (short) of goods, the prices also increase.Families need to know 64 happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. Budgeting 65 (help) you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.第三节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面句子，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。66.When you get out of the taxi, make sure that none of your _(possess) are left behind.67.Visitors were struck by the natural scenery here, which was beautiful beyond_. (describe) 68.A judge has ruled that the prisoner who escaped from prison committed no _ (offend) because he had been held in terrible conditions.69.Members of a family look and behave_ (like) because they share a certain group of genes.70. Medicine should not be placed where it is _ (access) to children.71.The story is based on a Richard Matheson novel, and this is its third film_.(adapt)72.- Your aunt invites you to the movies today. - I would rather she_ (tell) me tomorrow than today.73.If only he had lain quietly as the doctor_(instruct), he would not suffer so much now.74. The underground system _(build) in the city will be open next year.75.In the film, the actor threw himself off the horse as if _(shoot) to death.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分30分）76. 应用文写作（满分10分）假定你是高二学生李华，暑假参加了在墨尔本的姐妹学校Yerra Valley Grammar的游学活动。回国后给host family的小伙伴Barry写一封感谢信。要点如下：1. 感谢他们一家的照顾；2. 分享游学的体会；3. 询问寄给他们的礼物是否收到；4. 邀请他们一家来中国游玩。注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Barry, Yours,Li Hua77.概要写作（满分20分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇6