学年人教版高二英语暑假作业34.docx

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学年人教版高二英语暑假作业34

2017-2018学年人教版高二英语暑假作业（34）

一、阅读理解

1.   Thatyear,inthelocalschool,therewasanewmathteacher,aswellassomenewpupils.Oneofthenewkidswasthestupidestchildanyonehadeverseen.Itmadenodifferencehowquicklyorhowslowlytheytriedexplainingnumberstohim;hewouldalwaysendupsayingsomethingenormouslystupid.Liketwoplustwowasfive,seventimesthreewastwenty-seven,oratrianglehadthirtycorners….

   Beforethisboyarrived,mathlessonshadbeenthemostboringofall.Nowtheyweregreatfun.Encouragedbythenewteacher,thechildrenwouldlistentothepiecesofnonsensespoutedbythenewkid,andtheywouldhavetocorrecthismistakes.

   Wheneverthenewteacheraskedquestions,thestupidkidwouldstandupbutmadethewronganswers,theotherstudentsallwantedtobethefirsttofindhismistakes,andthenthinkupthemostoriginalwaystoexplainthem.Todothistheyusedallkindsofstuff:

sweets,playingcards,oranges,paperplanes,etc.Itdidn’tseemlikeanyofthisbotheredthenewkid.

   However,LittleLewiswassurethatitwasboundtomakehimfeelsadinside.Lewiswassurehewouldseehimcrying.So,oneday,hedecidedtofollowthenewkidhomeafterschool.Onleavingschool,thenewkidwalkedafewminutestoalocalpark,andtherehewaitedforawhile,untilsomeonecamealongtomeethim……

   Itwasthenewteacher!

Theteachergavethenewkidahug,andofftheywent,handinhand.Followingfromadistance,Lewiscouldheartheyweretalkingaboutmath.

1.Themathlessonsbecameinterestingagainbecauseofthenewteacher’s___________.

A.responsibility

B.imagination

C.creativity

D.curiosity

2.Thepassageimpliesthatthestupidestchild_______________.

A.knewmuchmoreaboutmaththanotherclassmates

B.wasingreatneedofmathteacher’shelpafterclass

C.hadnomuchgiftformathandwasslowtolearnit

D.dislikedboththenewmathteacherandhislessons

3.Accordingtothepassage,Lewisfollowedthestupidestinorderto_________.

A.findoutifhefeltupset

B.learnaboutwherehelived

C.saysomethingtocomforthim

D.makefriendswithhim

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.Tofindthestupidestkid’smistakes.

B.Tothinkupthemostoriginalwaystoexplain.

C.Tofollowhimhomeafterschool.

D.Touseallkindsofstuff.

2.   FourWildAnimalSpeciesWereEndangered

   Maybeyoucanstillseethematthezoo.Butthatdoesn’tmeanthey’redoingalrightinthewild.

   Tigers

   Allsixtigerspeciesareendangered,withSumatrantigersandSouthChinatigersataseriouslyendangeredstatus.Themainreasonsfortheirpopulationdeclineareillegalhuntinganddestroyedhabitats（栖息地）,ashumansclearforeststogathertimber（木材）andbuildroadways.Onlyabout3890tigerspresentlyliveinthewild.

   Groundsquirrels

   That’sright,evensquirrelsareendangered,specificallytheSanJoaquingroundsquirrel.NativetoCalifornia,USA,theseguyshavebeendisappearingsince1979onaccountoftheconstructionandhumandevelopmentgoingthroughtheirhabitat.Theirtotalpopulationisunknown,butitcouldbeanywherebetween124000and413000.

   Giraffes

  TheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNaturerecentlyputgiraffesatavulnerable（脆弱的）status,theleveljustbeforeendangered.Thegiraffepopulationhasdeclined40percentinthelast30years,primarilyduetolossofhabitatandillegalhunting.Somegiraffesarekilledjustfortheirtails,whichareconsideredstatussymbolsinAfrica.

    Asianelephants

   ThemainthreattoAsianelephants,oneofthemostintelligentanimals,istheirshrinkinghabitat.Asthehumanpopulationgrows,peopleinvadetheirlandtobuildroadsandrailwaytracks.ElephantsinMyanmarareatanespeciallyhighriskforbeingcapturedandtradedorusedillegallyinthetouristindustry.Fewerthan50000areleftontheentirecontinent.

1.Whatisthetotalpopulationoftigerslivinginthewild?

A.Around3890.

B.50000.

C.124000.

D.413000.

2.Whichofthefollowingisconsideredoneofthemostintelligentanimals?

A.Tigers.

B.Giraffes.

C.Groundsquirrels.

D.Asianelephants.

3.Whatisthecommonthreattothefourwildanimals?

A.Illegalhunting.

B.Disturbedhabitat.

C.Developingtourism.

D.Unnecessaryconstruction.

3.   UnlikereadingandTV,modemdevicesareinteractiveratherthanpassive.Theirconnectivitytotheoutsideworldbreaksintothebedroom.“Theyarecausingsleepprocrastination,”saysMatthewWalker,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.

   Expertssayweneedbetween30minutesandanhourofpreparationbeforegoingtosleeptogiveourmindsachancetounwindfromthestressesoftheday.Thingslikereadingabook,havingahotdrinkordoingarepetitivetasklikecountingsheepallhelp.Butwhenwepickupourphones,weareundoingthatpreparationourbrainsneedbyextendingtheday—togetherwithallthestressandworryfromitintoournight-timehours.

  “Wemightfeelperfectlysleepyandcoulddropoffeasilyifthepowerwentoutandourphonesdidn’twork,”hesays.“Butwhenwepickupthesedevicesitallowsustoputoffsleep.Oftenpeoplewillgetintobed,someonewillpingthemonFacebookorsendanemail,andbeforetheyknowit20to30minuteshasgone.”“Sendingatextmessageorcheckingyouremailmeansyouarewaitingforaresponse.Thenonceyouputitdownbyyourbedside,ifyouleavethephoneon,thereareallthepings,dingsandothersoundsthatcanwakeyouupduringthenight.”

   Itappearsthereisamarkeddifferencebetweenstayinguplatewithagoodbookorwatchingtelevisioninbedandusingsmartphones,tabletsandlaptops.Thewayweinteractwithelectronicdevicesallowsthemtoeatintofarmoreofthetimeweshouldbeasleep,accordingtoresearchers.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“procrastination”inParagraph1mean?

A.Loss.

B.Trouble.

C.Lack.

D.Delay.

2.Whydoestheauthorsaymodemdevicesareinteractiveratherthanpassive?

A.Theymakeuserspassive.

B.Theyneedwisdomtobeused.

C.Theyconcernactiveactivties.

D.TheyaredifferentfromreadingandTV.

3.Paragrpah3mainlytellsus______.

A.howthephonespoilsoursleep

B.whenpeopleshouldgotobed

C.whatelectronicdevicesmeantous

D.whyweshouldshutoffthephonewhensleeping

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?

A.There’sdifferenceinthewaywesleep.

B.ReadingorwatchingTVcanhelpsleep.

C.Peoplespendtoomuchtimeonthephone.

D.Wesleepmuchlessusingelectronicdevices.

4.   Haveyoueverthoughtwhythereareveryfewgreatpeople?

Ithinkthereisprobablyonlyonegreatpersonoutof10,000atmost,andmostprobablymuchlessthanthat.Butwhy?

Mostpeoplewanttobegreat,right?

Whyarethereonlyveryfewofthem?

Hereisthereason:

mostpeopledonotpaythepriceofgreatness.Ithinkthisoneisquiteobvious.

   Now,thenextquestionis:

whynot?

Iftherearesomanypeoplewhowanttobegreat,whyonlyveryfewofthemactuallypaytheprice?

Theanswertothisquestionexplainsthedifferencebetweenthealmost100%peoplewhowanttobegreatandthemuchlessthan0.01%whoactuallybecomegreat.

   Thereasonwhyveryfewpeopleactuallypaythepriceisthis:

theroadtogreatnessiscontinuouslypainfulforalongtime.

   Greatnessrequiressacrificesandthereisnosacrificewithoutpain.Thekindofsacrificesrequiredforgreatnessistheoneswithalongpainfulprocess.Ifyoujustwanttobebetterthanaverage,itwillbepainfulonlyeverynowandthen,andmanypeoplecanstillhandleit.Butbeinggreatisatotallydifferentlevel.Thepainismuchdeeperanditiscontinuous.Veryfewpeoplecanhavetolerancetothiskindofpainandthat'swhythereareveryfewgreatpeople.Mostpeoplenaturallychoosethingsthatbringpleasuretothem.It'sdifficulttochoosepainoverpleasure,letalonedoingitcontinuouslyforalongtime.

   Butthat'swhatIbelieveisthesecrettogreatness:

choosingpainoverpleasurecontinuouslyforalongtime.

1.Whyarethereveryfewgreatpeople?

A.Onlylessthan0.01%actuallywanttobegreat.

B.Mostpeopledon'thavethepotentialtobegreat

C.Mostpeoplecan'tbearthehardshiptobegreat.

D.Onlylessthan0.01%havethepotentialtobegreat.

2.Whichofthefollowingsayingswouldtheauthoragreetoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Nopain,nogain

B.Doonethingatatime,anddowell.

C.Whateverisworthdoingisworthdoingwell

D.Neverputoffwhatyoucandotodayuntiltomorrow.

3.Accordingtothewriter,tobegreat,whatdoyouneedtodo?

A.Tosufferonlyeverynowandthen

B.Tobeveryclever,richandbeautiful.

C.Togetalongwellwithothers

D.Tochoosepaininsteadofpleasureforlong.

4.Theunderlinedphrase"havetoleranceto"inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto"       ".

A.remainaliveorcontinuetoexistforalongtime

B.beinadifficultorpainfulsituationforalongtimewithoutcomplaints

C.getoversomethingunpleasantquicklyandbecomehappyagain

D.dealwithsomethingpleasantandshareitwithothers

二、七选五

5.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。

    Nomatterwhatproblemwe’refacing,wealwaysfindsolutions.①__________Ifyouneedaboostofhappinesstohelpyouthroughtheday,besuretorememberthesethings:

   1.Acceptit.

   Althoughitmayseemchallengingtoacceptanegativesituation,it'syourbestbetinmovingtowardaresolution.②__________Whatyoucandoisonlyfocusonhowtoimprovethecircumstancesnow.

   2.Don’twastetimeconsideringit.

   Workingonaproblemalongtimecanonlymakeitbiggerthanitalreadyis.Notonlywillyoufeelworseinthelongrun,