英语寒假作业补充8高三衡水.docx

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英语寒假作业补充8高三衡水

英语寒假作业（补充8）

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

FlowerShow—TheGreatGardenFestival

Thisyear’sHamptonCourtPalaceFlowerShowpromisestobethebest“GreatGardenFestival”.Discoverbeautifulgardendisplays,practicalgardeningadvice,greatshopping,qualityfoodandentertainment,eachwithitsowndistinctivethemeandflavour.Hands-onhelpisallaround,withexpertstoquizandtopnurseryplantspeoplesharingtheirskillsontheshow.

TICKETPRICES

Asamember,you’llenjoypriorityshowtickets,discountsandaswellasdaysoutatmorethan150gardens.

Time（Thursday10-Sunday13July）

Members’Rates（InAdvance）

10am-7:

30pm

￡23.5

3pm-7:

30pm

￡15

Time（Thursday10-Sunday13July）

PublicRates（InAdvance）

10am-7:

30pm

￡30

3pm-7:

30pm

￡19

Time（Thursday10-Sunday13July）

OntheDayRates

10am-7:

30pm

￡34

3pm-7:

30pm

￡21

Upto2children16andundergoFREEwithanaccompanyingadult.

HOWTOFINDUS

ByRail

HamptonCourtstationisapproximately30minutesfromLondonWaterloo.SavemoneyonyourentryticketwhenyoutravelwithSouthWestTrains.

ByLaunches

ArrivebyboatwithLaunchestotheflowershowentrance.ShuttletripfromHamptonCourtstationjust￡2.50.Themembersdepartingfrompiers（码头）inKingstonsave￡2onadultfare—pleaseshowmembershipcard.

BYRoad

TaketheDistrictLinetoRichmondundergroundstation,thentheR68busHamptonCourt.

Parking

Werecommendparkingattheshowgroundwhichcosts￡10perdayandisavailableattheStudGatecarparkontheA308HamptonCourtRoad,andtheHamptonCourtearparkoppositeHamptonCourtPalace.FrequentcourtesybuseswillrinalldaybetweenthisfacilityandHamptonCourtstation.

21.WecanknowfromParagraph1that________.

A.theFlowerShowissuretobethebestfestival.

B.thevisitorscantastedeliciousfoodwithlocalflavour.

C.theFlowerShowprovidesprofessionalconsultingservice.

D.thevisitorscanlearnhowtogardenandwelltheirownplants.

22.Howmuchisthepublicrate（inadvance）for11amonThursday10July?

A.￡34.B.￡23.5.C.￡30.D.￡15.

23.Whichmeansoftransportationprovidespriorityforthemembers?

A.Byrail.B.Bylaunches.C.Byroad.D.Bycar.

B

PoliceOfficerTidwellleftthestationjustafter8a.m.onSundayJune4.Hehadspentaboringnightondutyandwaslookingforwardtohisdayofrest.Byhabithetookashort-cutdownthepathbehindDugbyHallroadandafteraminuteortwohesawamanclimbingdownadrainpipe（雨水管）fromanopenbedroomwindowofNumber29.Insilence,Tidwellcreptintothegarden.Themanreachedthegroundandwasdustinghimselfdownwhenhefelthisarmcaught.

“It's8:

15onaSundaymorning,”saidtheofficer,"andthissortofthingseemsanunlikelyadventureatsuchatime.Wouldyoumindexplaining?

"

Themanwasobviouslyscaredbuttriedtokeepcalm.Hesaid,"Iknowwhatyouarethinking,officer,butitisn'ttrue.Thisisafunnymistake.”

“It'spartofmyjobtotakeaninterestinunusualevents.Ithinkyou'vejustleftthishouseinamannerotherthanthecustomaryone.Thatmaybequiteinnocent,butI'dliketomakesure."Tidwelltookouthisnotebookandapen.“Name,addressandoccupationandthen,please,tellmeyourstory..."

“CharlieCrane,lorrydriver,fromNottingham,51BretonStreet.Mystory...”

"Yes.Whatwereyoudoinglikeaflyonthatwall,Mr.Crane?

”

“Well,Ihadabreakdownyesterdayandhadtostaythenighthere.Bedandbreakfast.Theland-lady'snameisMrs.Fern.Shegavemebreakfastatseven,andIwasoutofhererightwayanddownatthelorrybyhalfpastseven.OnlywhenIfeltaroundforacigarettedidIrealizeI'dleft$80inmyenvelopeunderthepillowhereatnumber29.Ialwaysputitundermypillowatnight.It'sahabitI'vegotinto.Ievendoitathome...

“Isee.Whydidn'tyoumissitwhenyouwenttopayMrs....What'shername?

”

“I'dpaidherlastnight.You'vegottopaywhenyoutaketheroom,see?

SoIcamerushingback,butit'sSunday,andshe'dgonebacktobed,andcouldIwakeher?

IrangthebellandbangedonthefrontdoorfortenminutesbeforeIcameroundheretothebackandspottedmybedroomwindowstillopen.UpIwent,then,upthispipe.It'satrickIlearnedinthearmy.Shedidn'tmakethebedandmoneywasstillthere.Youknowtherest,Ihopeyoubelieveitbecause...”

"Mr.Crane,whateverareyoudoinghere?

Ithoughtyou'dgoneanhourago."ItwasMrs.Fem,speakingfromthekitchenatthecornerofthehouse.

24.WhywasTidwellwalkingalongthepathbehindDugbyHallroad?

A.Heusuallydiscoveredsomethingsuspiciousalongthatway.

B.Heknewhewouldgethomequickerthatway.

C.Hechosetogothatwaybychance.

D.Hehadanappointmentwithamanatnumber29there.

25.Cranestayedthenightatnumber29because_________.

A.hehadlosthiswayinthedark

B.hehadsuddenlyfallenillthatnight

C.Nottinghamwastoofarforhimtodrivethatnight

D.therewassomethingwrongwithhislorry

26.Whydidn'tthemanrealizehehadlefthismoneyatthelandlady'searlier?

A.Becausehehadnooccasiontorememberthemoneything.

B.Becausehehadputthemoneyunderthepillow.

C.Becausehetrustedthelandlady.

D.Becausehewasinsuchahurrythatmorning.

27.Intheend,OfficerTidwellwouldprobably.

A.takeCranebacktohisoffice

B.accuseCraneofmisbehaving

C.forceCranetopayMrs.Femsomemoney

D.justletCranego

C

Theideaofprogressstartedtoflowerinthe17thcentury.Atthattime,manywisethinkersbelievedthatmanliberated（解放）byreasonwouldrisetogreaterheightsofachievement.Themanyexpressionsofhumannaturewouldbetheenginesofprogress：

language,business,science,andmoralsensibility（道德感）.Unfortunately,mostofthoseengineshavefailedtobringthedesiredhumanprogress.

Themodernagehasbelongedtomaterialprogressanditsmainsourcehasbeenscience.Sciencegivespeoplehugepowertochangetheworld.Butcanpeoplebetrustedtouseitalwaysforgood？

Thinkofbiotechnologyandinformationtechnology.Anditisnotjustthatscientificprogressdoesnotdelivertheemotionalgood.Peoplealsofearthatmankindisfailingtomanagescienceproperly.Theforestsaredisappearing；theiceismelting；privacyisleaking；lifeisbecomingadepressingmarchinanuglyworld.

Thepointisnotthatscienceisharmful,butthatscientificprogressneedstobemappedtidilyontohumanprogress.Thatreliesonmoralsensibilityinitswidestsense.Thisliberalforceoffershopeforabetterfuture.Theveryideaofmoralsensibilityprobablysoundsout﹣of﹣date.Burresearchersfindthatpeopledesireasenseofmoralpurposewhichwouldgivelifedignity（尊严）.Peoplewanttodeterminehowtheworldworks,notalwaystobedeterminedbyit.Moralsensibilityiswhypeoplewillsufferfromtheirbeliefs,andwhyactsofnobleself﹣sacrificearesopowerful.

Itisadmittedthatourmoralidealswillneverberealizedcompletely.Butsometimes,howeverimperfectly,wecanmakeprogress.Humandignityrequirestheloveofidealsfortheirownsake,butnothingrequiresthatthelovebereturned.

Humanprogressisneitherguaranteednorhopeless.Instead,itisuptous.

12.WhatdoweknowabouthumanprogressfromParagraph1？

A.Humanbeingsweregreatlyliberatedbytheideaofprogress.

B.Languagefailedtoserveasanexpressionofhumanprogress.

C.Peoplebegantothinkabouthumanprogressinthe17thcentury.

D.Manythinkersinthe17thcenturywereoptimisticabouthumanprogress.

13.Whydoessciencefailtobringthedesiredhumanprogress？

A.Scientificprogressdoesnotgivepeopledignity.

B.Propergoverningisnotguaranteedintheuseofscience.

C.Scienceismisunderstoodbecauseofimpropermanagement.

D.Theengineofprogressissensitiveandunreliable.

14.WhatdoestheunderlinedphraseinParagraph3referto？

A.DepressinglifeB.Harmfulscience

C.HumanprogressD.Moralsensibility

15.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage？

A.Tostressthefunctionoftheideaofprogress.

B.Toexpressconcernaboutthedeathofmoralsensibility.

C.Toshowtheimportanceofmoralsensibilityinhumanprogress.

D.Toblametheharmofmaterialprogresstohumandevelopment.

D

Feelingachyandfeverish?

Yourmiseryhasplentyofcompany.BytheendofDecember,thetally（计数器）offlu-likeillnessesinthestateexceededthepeaksinthetwopreviousseasons,whenthebiggestnumberofcasesoccurredinFebruaryandMarch.Thistime,thefluvirusseemstobehittingevenharder.

Fluisuniqueamonghumandiseases.Itcirculatesconstantlyincoolanddryareas.Becauseitspreadsfrompersontopersonandcanbepickedupeasily,nearlyeveryoneisexposed.Whileit’sunclearwhethertheannualfluepidemic（流行病）willworsenthisyear,orjustarrivedearlier,fearshavebeenincreasedbytheseverityoffluinAustraliaduringitsmostrecentseasonandthefactthatthevaccinemayprotectagainstthepredominant（盛行的）kindofthefluonly30percentofthetime.

Despitetheworries,doctorsandpublichealthofficialssaythereisnoevidencethatpeoplearegettingsickerthanusual.FlucasesinMassachusettsstartedrisingaroundThanksgivingandincreasedsteadily,withanespeciallysteepclimbinthelastweekoftheyear.“Thisisabadfluseasonbutnotahorribleone,”saidDr.AndrewG.Villanueva,alungspecialistandchiefqualityofficerattheLaheyHospital&MediealCentreinBurlington.

Thefluseason,whileclearlyinfullswing,doesn’t“feeld