牛津高中英语国庆辅导高二第2课时

1、国庆专题二 语法选择及任务型阅读专题演练一.单项选择：1She insisted _ to Miami for her summer vacation though it would cost much money.A. on taking B. on being takenC. to take D. to be taken2. He sent me an E-mail, _to get further information. A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. hope3.-Mum, why do you always make me eat an egg e

2、very day? -_enough protein and nutrition as you are growing up. A. Get B. getting C. To get D. To be getting4. The headmaster hurried to the concert hall only _ the speaker _. A. t find; left B. finding; leaving C. finding; left D. to find; gone5. As I will be away for at least a year. Id appreciate

3、 _from you now and then _me how everyone is getting along. A. hearing; tell B. to hear; tell C. hearing; telling D. to hear; to tell6._in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home. A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited7. The job is _

4、to me because I have little experience. However, it is also_. A. challenging; rewarding B. challenged; rewarded C. challenging; rewarded D. challenged; rewarding8. _comfortably in a chair, he was completely lost in a magazine. A. To sit B. Sat C. Sitting D. having sit9. -Ive never seen anyone run so

5、 fast-_David go. A. just watch B. just to watch C. just watching D. just having watched10. _ with the size of the whole earth , the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. A. Compare B. When comparing C. Comparing D. When compared11. It is said that the Olympic Games_ in Beijing in 2008 covered more

6、 events than any other Olympics had done.A. holding B. to be held C. held D. to be holding12. In the face of the big fire in October in California, many people in the fire-stricken areas moved out _.A. to escape burning B. to escape being burnedC. escaping burned D. escaping from burning13. The grea

7、t hall was crowed with many people, _ many children _ on their parents laps.A. including; seated B. including; seating C. included; sat D. included; sitting14. _ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.A. Being no rain B. There was no rainC. To be no rain D. There bei

8、ng no rain 15. Taking this medicine, if _, will of course do good to his health.A. continued B. to continue C. continues D. continuing16. The little boy still needs the _ 20 dollars to do with some things _.A. remaining, remained to be settledB. remaining, remaining to be settledC. remained, remaine

9、d to settleD. remained, remaining to settle17. _ his age, the little boy read very well.A. Considering B. Considered C. Consider D. Having considered18. His letter, _ to the wrong number, reached me late.A. having been addressed B. to have addressed C. to have been addressed D. being addressed19. Th

10、ere are lots of places of interest _ in our city.A. needs repairing B. needing repaired C. needed repairing D. needing to be repaired20. - What caused the party to be put off? - _ the invitations.A. Tom delayed sending B. Toms delaying sending C. Tom delaying to send D. Tom delayed to send21. Standi

11、ng on the top of the hill, I would not to do anything but_ the flowing of the smog around me.A. enjoy B. enjoying C. enjoyed D. to enjoy22. - Is Tom a good talker? - No, he never speaks to me other than _ something.A. ask for B. to ask for C. asked for D. asking for23. I cant get my car _ on cold mo

12、rnings, so I have to try _ the radiator with some hot water.A. run; to fill B. running; filling C. running; to fill D. ran; filling24. The drunken husband knocked against the table and sent the bowls _ in all directions before he was sent _ by his wife.A. flying; to sleep B. flying; sleeping C. to f

13、ly; to sleeping D. to fly; to sleep25. When we got back from the cinema, we found the lamp _ but the door _.A. being on; shut B. burning; shutting C. burning; shut D. on; shutting26. We found the students seated at tables and had their eyes_ on the scene of the launch of Shenzhou V spaceship.A. fixe

14、d B. fix C. fixing D. to fix27. A doctor can expect _ at any hour of the day or night.A. calling B. to call C. being called D. to be called28. The boy often gives a satisfactory answer to the teachers question, _ just a minute. So hes usually the teachers pet.A. thought B. having thought C. and to t

15、hink D. thinking29. The policeman came up to the only house with the door _, _ there for a while and then entered it.A. open; to stand B. opening; stood C. open; stood D. opened; standing30. Mr. Smith was much surprised to find the watch he had had _ was nowhere to be seen.A. repairing B. it repaire

16、d C. repaired D. to be repaired二、任务型阅读AA Journey of DiscoveryThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is one of the most famous American novels.Published in 1884, it was one of the first novels in the USA written in common, everyday language. For example, using non-standard English, Twain wr

17、ote, I havent got no money, to mean I do not have any money. In this way, Twain made his characters very true to life.The story is told by Huckleberry Finn, called Huck for short, who runs away to escape his abusive father. At first, Huck goes to a small island in the middle of the Mississippi River

18、. There, he finds Jim, a black slave who has run away to escape slavery. The two of them stay on the island for a few weeks and become friends, but they must leave because Huck learns that people are looking for Jim. They decide to travel on a raft on the Mississippi River to reach the Ohio River, w

19、hich will take them north to a state that does not allow slavery.During their journey, Huck and Jim visit many places along the river and meet many different people. Unfortunately, most of the people they meet are not good. For instance, Huck and Jim meet a family, the Grangerfords, who have been fi

20、ghting with another family, the Shepherdsons, for so many years that nobody remembers how the fight began. While Huck stays with the Grangerfords, the fighting starts again, and several members of both families are killed. Lat6r, Huck and Jim meet the King and the Duke, two men who take control of t

21、heir raft and make money by tricking people. During the confusion following one of these tricks, Huck and Jim escape with their raft.Although the people Huck and Jim meet are bad, they are also funny. Mark Twain used humour to show readers the problems of American society in the t800s. More importan

22、tly, despite all of the bad things that happen to Huck and Jim, the novel has a happy ending for both of them. Jim gets his freedom because his owner has died and set him free in her will, and Huck learns that his father has died, so he is also safe. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is an adventur

23、ous and humorous story, and it teaches modern readers a lot about American society in the 1800s.The passageThe passage A journey of discovery is a brief (71) _ to the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, which (72)_ out in I884.The novelThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, one of t

24、he most famous American novels, is an adventurous and humorous story. The novel was (73) _ in America in the 1800s, when slavery existed. In the novel Mark Twain used common and everyday language to make his characters very true to life and used humour to (74) _ readers the problems of American soci

25、ety in the 1800s.The main(75) _Huck fled his father and settled himself on an island in the Mississippi River, (76) _ he met Jim and made friends with him.(77) _ that people were looking for Jim, they decided to travel to a northern state that did not allow slavery.During the journey, Huck and Jim v

26、isited many places and met many different people.Though many of the people they met were not good, they (78) _.ConclusionModern readers can learn a great (79) _ about American society in the 1800s from Huck and Jims adventures during their journey to (80) _BNowadays people use different ways to comm

27、unicate with each other. And does one always tell the truth when he or she talks with the other on the phone? Or does one sometimes tell a lie when writing an e-mail or giving an instant message? Recent research has found that communications technologies are far from equal when it comes to conveying

28、 the truth. The first study, made by Jeff Hancock of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, to compare honesty across a range of communications media has found that people are twice as likely to tell lies in phone conversations as they are in e-mails. The fact that e-mails are automatically recorde

29、dand can come back to trouble youappears to be the key to the finding.Jeff Hancock made an investigation by asking 30 students to keep a communications diary for a week. In it they noted the number of conversations or e-mail exchanges they had lasting more than 10 minutes, and how many lies they tol

30、d. Hancock then worked out the number of lies per conversation for each medium. He found that lies made up 14 per cent of e-mails, 21 per cent of instant messages, 27 per cent of face-to-face interactions and an astonishing 37 per cent of phone calls.His results, to be presented at the conference on

31、 human computer interaction in Vienna, Austria, in April, have surprised psychologists. Some expected e-mailers to be the biggest liars, reasoning that because the unreal condition makes people uncomfortable, the detachment (非直接接触) of e-mailing would make it easier to lie. Others expected people to

32、lie more in face-to-face exchanges because people are more practiced at that form of communication.But Hancock says it is also very important and effective whether a conversation is being recorded and could be reread, and whether it occurs in real time. People appear to be afraid to lie when they kn

33、ow that they will be responsible for what they have said in the conversation, he says. This is why fewer lies appear in e-mail than on the phone. People are also more likely to lie in real timein an instant message or phone call, saythan if they have time to think of a response, says Hancock. He fou

34、nd many lies are sudden or immediate responses to demands that they dont expect, such as: “Do you like my dress?”Hancock hopes his research will help business companies work out the best ways for their employees to communicate. For instance, the phone might be the best medium for selling their produ

35、cts where employees are encouraged to stretch the truth. But given his results, work assessment, where honesty is regarded as more important than others, might be best done using e-mail.Jeff Hancocks study on lying in different ways of communicationsThe (71) p from the statistics of the investigatio

36、n Lies become (72) p when the communicating ways change form (73) p to instant messages to face-to-face interactions to phone calls. The reasons why people lie/dont lie People wont lie when their conversations will be recorded and can be reread, or when they know they should be (74) p for what they

37、have (75) p . People lie in real time mostly because they have to answer (76) p questions without hesitation.The (77) p that business companies can have from the study Using telephones for (78) p because their employees can stretch the truth. Using e-mails for work assessment because their employees

38、 must tell what theyve done (79) p .The inference from the studySuitable media should be chosen for different (80) p purposes.CHillary Rodham Clintons，a StrongwomanThere are many Hillary Rodham Clintons the experienced lawyer, the best-selling author, and the first US First Lady to be elected to the

39、 United States Senate (参议院).Born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947, Hillarys childhood was happy and she was well educated. Her parents encouraged her to take up anything that interested her and to be strong.When young Hillary returned home from school with straight As, her father remarked t

40、hat it must be an easy school. The girl once ran back home crying after someone had hit her at school, but her mother wouldnt let her in. There is no room in this house for cowards (懦夫), said her mother.A little older, young Hillary put all of her energy into politics. As a student leader, she discu

41、ssed political issues with friends and researched social problems.She entered Wellesley College in 1965. Graduating with high honors, then in 1969, Hillary entered Yale Law School, where she met Bill Clinton, a fellow law student. They got married in 1975. The former president often recalls the day

42、when Hillary went to him and said, If youre going to keep staring at me, I might as well introduce myself. The two soon became partners in moot court (模拟法庭), political campaigns, and the journey of love.When Bill was elected president in 1992, Hillary wasnt content with just being First Lady. From w

43、orking to reform national healthcare to fighting for the rights of the poor, she refused to stop fighting for what she believed in.She was often criticized by her husbands opponents for actively involving herself in politics. But in keeping with her personality, Hillary always kept her head held hig

44、h.When she takes on a project, she works tirelessly until it is completed, said Betty Lowe, an old friend of the Clintons. Womens International Center proudly gave the Living Legacy Award to Hillary Rodham Clinton for her great contributions in so many fields, especially honoring her work for women

45、and children. On December 1, 2008, US President-elect Barack Obama nominated(提名)Hillary as Secretary of State.Title: Hillary Rodham Clintons，a StrongwomanHer childhood(71)_ of an ordinary family, she spent a happy and disciplined childhood.Though she was an excellent student, her parents were very (

46、72)_ with her.Her (73)_A little older, young Hillary showed special interest in (74)_.As a student leader, she was (75)_ with social problems, and often discussed political issues with friends.After (76)_ from Wellesley College in 1969, she entered Yale Law School.Her careerA talented lawyer, the be

47、st-selling author, and the first US First Lady She made great (77)_ in many fields, especially in promoting national healthcare and (78)_ for the rights of the poor.She was (79)_ for her work for women and children.She was nominated as (80) _ of State in 2008. It was determination that made her a su

48、ccessful stateswoman.DThere are a number of languages spoken throughout the world. Every person knows at least one language, which he learns in his childhood and is routinely used for speaking and writing. However, many people are fond of learning two or more languages, so they try to be bilingual,

49、which means that they try to have the knowledge of two or more languages. And being bilingual can bring a person a number of benefits in various aspects. For example:A person can get cognitive(认知的) benefits from it. The bilingual people have two or more words for each idea and object. Therefore, a b

50、ilingual person can develop a creative thinking. The bilinguals are aware of which language should be spoken with which person in a particular situation. So they are more sensitive(敏感的) to the needs of the listener than the people who only use one language: Being bilingual also improves and enriches

51、 a persons mental development.Being bilingual has a positive effect on a persons character. The bilinguals are able to switch between different languages and talk to different people in various languages. It increases a sense of self-esteem( 自尊). Being bilingual creates a powerful link in different

52、people from different countries.A bilingual education offers better curriculum(课程) results. The bilinguals tend to show a higher performance in examinations and tests. The bilinguals find it quite easy to learn and speak three, four or more languages.Being bilingual offers potential employment benef

53、its. It offers a wider choice of jobs in various fields. The bilinguals can get a great many career opportunities in transport, tourism, public relations, marketing and sales, banking, translation, law, teaching and so on. So it can be concluded from the above that we should try our best to learn an

54、d master two or more languages.Title: 71._ of being bilingual72._Having the knowledge of two or more languages.BenefitsT 天星版权Cognition Make a person think 73._. Make a person more sensitive to the listeners 74._. Improve and enrich a persons mental development.75._ Increase a persons sense

55、of 76._.Create a powerful link in different people from different countries.Curriculum Enable a person to 77._ better in examinations and tests. Make a person easily learn and speak more languages.78._ Offer a person more 79._ in finding jobs. 80._We should try our best to learn and master two or mo

56、re languages. 任任务型任务型阅读务型阅读任务型 EEveryone needs a break, and vacations are not meant for serious study. Instead, theyre a great way to take a break and enjoy a good book. The Spring Festival is coming up so this is the perfect time to discuss some great English language literature to take on a long train journey or while youre hanging out with the family. Before getting into th