学年高二英语寒假作业第十八天.docx

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学年高二英语寒假作业第十八天

第十八天

单句语法填空

1、Itwasnotuntillateintheevening__________thetravelerfoundahotel.

2、OnlywhenLilywalkedintotheoffice __________（do）sherealizethatshehadleftthecontractathome.

3、Hurryup,kid!

Theschoolbus__________（wait）forus!

4、Whatdoyouthinkofthemeeting __________（hold）yesterday?

5、Hisjobconsists__________ helpingoldpeoplewholivealone.

阅读理解

6、   Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts（增进）happiness,accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.

  Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’

   TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime,frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands（跑腿）totakingaUberinsteadofabus.

   “Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase”saidWhillans.

   Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40,onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.

   “Onereason,’’saidWhillans,“isthatwe’reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcingthattask,”saidWhillans,oryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’

1.IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants__________.

A.weredividedintotwogroups

B.weregiven$40everytwoweeks

C.wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighbor’skid

D.wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?

A.Payingmuchforaconcertticket.

B.Takingaregularbustogettowork.

C.Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.

D.Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.

3.Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”,_________.

A.nopeoplewouldliketodoit

B.asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoit

C.morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgiven

D.mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?

A.Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.

B.Thefeelingofspendingmoneyongoods.

C.Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.

D.Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.

7、   Stonehenge,theworld-famouscircleofstonecolumnsmay12.havehadabrother.Amuchbigger,olderbrother.

   UniversityofBradfordresearchersannouncedtheyhaddiscoveredabout100stonescoveringseveralacresthoughttohavebeenbuiltaround4,500yearsago.TheStonehengeHiddenLandscapesProjectdiscoveredthemonument,whichisnearDurringtonWalls,alsoknownas“superhenge”.Stonehenge,whichisbelievedtohavebeencompleted3,500yearsago,isabout2milesaway."Whatwearestartingtoseeisthelargestsurvivingstonemonument,preservedunderneathabank,thathaseverbeendiscoveredinBritainandpossiblyinEurope,”saidVinceGaffney.

   Theevidencewasfoundunder3feetofearth.Someofthestonesarethoughttohavestood15feettallbeforetheyweretoppled."Ourradardatahaveshownanamazingrowofupto90standingstones,anumberofwhichhavesurvivedafterbeingpushedover,andalargebankplacedoverthestones,"saidprofessorWolfgangNeubauer,directoroftheLudwigBoltzmannInstituteforArchaeologicalProspectionandVirtualArchaeology.

   “Intheeast,upto30stones...havesurvivedbelow,”hesaid.“TheextraordinaryscaleanddetailsoftheevidenceproducedbytheStonehengeHiddenLandscapesProject,whichthenewdiscoveriesatDurringtonWalls,ischangingfundamentally（根本上）ourunderstandingofStonehengeandtheworldaroundit,"Neubaueradded.

   "EverythingwrittenbeforeabouttheStonehengelandscapeandtheancientmonumentswithinitwillneedtoberewritten,”saidPaulGarwood,ascientistandleadhistorianontheprojectattheUniversityofBirmingham.ThefindingswereannouncedonthefirstdayoftheBritishScienceFestivalbeingheldattheUniversityofBradford.

1.Itisbelievedthatthesuperhengeis_________ earlierthantheStonehenge.

A.1,000years

B.2,500years

C.3,500years

D.4,500years

2.Whatdoresearchersthinkofthesuperhenge?

A.Itisthebiggestmonumentdiscoveredintheworld.

B.ItwasbuiltmuchlaterthantheStonehenge.

C.ItisthelargestsurvivingstonemonumentfoundinEngland.

D.ItisbetterprotectedthantheStonehenge.

3.Whatdotheunderlinedword“toppled”mostprobablymean?

A.Setup.

B.Pusheddown.

C.Movedaway.

D.Broughtup.

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThesouthernEnglandhasmanyhistoricsites

B.TheBritishScienceFestivalwillbeheldagain

C.BiggerBrothertoStonehengehasbeendiscovered

D.TheProjectattheUniversityofBirmingham

完形填空

8、阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

   BorninAmerica,IspokeEnglish,notChinese,thelanguageofmyancestors.WhenIwasthree,myparentsflashedcardswithChinese    1    atmyface,butIpushedthem   2   .MymombelievedIwouldlearn    3    Iwasready.Butthe    4    nevercame.

   OnaChineseNewYear’sEve,myunclespoketomeinChinese,butallIcoulddowas    5    athim,confused,scratchingmyhead.“Stillcan’tspeakChinese?

”He    6    me,“Youcan’tevenbuyafishinChinatown.”

   “Hey,thisisAmerica,notChina.I’llgetsome    7    withoutChinese.”Irepliedandturnedtomymomfor   8   .

   “Remembertoaskforfreshfish,XinXianYu,”shesaid,handingovera$20bill.I   9    thewords,runningdownstairsintothestreetsofChinatown.

   Ifoundthefish    10    surroundedinaseaofcustomers.“I’dliketobuysomefreshfish,”Ishoutedtothefishman.Buthe    11    myEnglishwordsandturnedtoservethenextcustomer.Thelaughofthepeople behindincreased    12    theirimpatience.Withevery   13   ,thebreathofthedragonsonmybackgrewstronger-mybloodboiling—   14    metocryout.“XianShengYu,please,VeryXianSheng,”Irepeated.Thecrowderuptedintolaughter.Myfaceturned    15    andIranbackhome   16   ,exceptforthe$20billIheldtightlyinmyhand.

   ShouldIlaughorcry?

They’reChinese.I’mChinese.Ishouldfeelrightat   17   .Instead,Iwasthejoke,adisgrace（丢脸）tothelanguage.

   Sometimes,Ilaughatmyfish   18   ,but,intheend,thejokeison   19   .Everylaughisaculture   20   ;everylaughismyheritage（传统）fadingaway.

1.A.customs    B.games    C.characters    D.languages

2.A.ahead    B.around    C.along    D.aside

3.A.when    B.before    C.unless    D.until

4.A.success    B.study    C.time    D.attempt

5.A.aiming    B.joking    C.noding    D.staring

6.A.caredabout    B.laughedat    C.arguedwith    D.askedafter

7.A.rightnow    B.fromnow    C.attimes    D.intime

8.A.decision    B.permission    C.information    D.preparation

9.A.repeated    B.reviewed    C.spelled    D.kept

10.A.farm    B.stand    C.pond    D.market

11.A.guessed    B.forgot    C.doubted    D.ignored

12.A.by    B.as    C.with    D.from

13.A.second    B.effort    C.desire    D.movement

14.A.forcing    B.allowing    C.persuading    D.leading

15.A.bright    B.blank    C.pale    D.red

16.A.open-mouthed    B.tongue-tied    C.empty-handed    D.broken-hearted

17.A.service    B.home    C.risk    D.root

18.A.trade    B.deed    C.challenge    D.incident

19.A.it    B.us    C.me    D.them

20.A.thrown    B.lost    C.divided    D.reflected

语法填空

9、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个恰当的单词活括号内单词的正确形式。

   Iamlookingatanoldfriendofmine.

   Hehasbeenoneofmybest ①__________（friend）foralmost12years.Hehasblessedmylifewithhisloyalty,kindness,②__________（wise）andlovesincethedaywhenIfirstmethim.③__________ doesn'tmattertomethathehasfourlegsinsteadoftwo,furinsteadofclothes,andbarksatmeinsteadoftalkingtome.

   AsIwatchmyfriendsleeping④__________ thesun,Ican'thelp ⑤__________（think）ofallthegoodnesshehasbroughtintomylife.Hehasbeenwithmeeverydaythroughgoodandbadtimes.Hehasalwaysbeenmyprotector.HehasalwaysremindedmethatIamlovedandshowedmehow ⑥__________（love）othersatthesametime.

   Myfriendhasagedfar⑦__________（quickly）thanmeandhadmoreandmorehealthproblemsovertheyears.Iamnotsurehowlongwewillbetogetherbeforehe⑧__________（pass）awayfromthisworld.

   This⑨__________（wonder）doghashelpedmeunderstandthatyoudon'thavetobeperfecttobelovedand⑩__________ poorhealthandoldagemightaffectthebodybuttheydon'thavetodecreasethespirit.

短文改错

10、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处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及二个单词的增加、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。

修改:

在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

   Chinaisapopulouscountry,withtheworldslargestpopulations.Whileitisalsorichinwaterresources,itsfreshwaterperpersonaccountsofonlyaquarteroftheworld’spercapita（人均）.Betterstill,waterresourcesareunevenlydistributedinChina,