学年人教版高一英语暑假作业20.docx

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学年人教版高一英语暑假作业20

1、HEARSTCASTLE,CA

   HearstCastleisopenfortoursdaily,exceptThanksgiving,ChristmasandNewYear’sDay.

TourA—TheGrandRooms

   ViewthegroundfloorroomsofLaCasaGrandewhereMr.Hearst’sguestsmettheirhostandwereentertainedduringtheirstay.SeetheAssemblyRoom,whereguestsmetforcocktails,theRefectory,wheremealswereserved,theMorningRoom,BilliardTheater.YourknowledgeableguidewillbringthisbighousetolifesharingstoriesaboutMr.Hearst,hismanyguests,andtheartcollectionitcontains.

   Prices:

Adults:

$25.00;Children:

$12.00.

TourB—TheUpstairsSuites（套房）

   ThistourfeaturesroomsontheupperfloorsofCasaGrande.TravelthroughguestsuitesonyourwaytotheLibrarywhereMr.Hearsthousedacollectionof2,000-year-oldGreekpots.VisitMr.Hearst'sprivatethirdfloorsuiteincludinghisbedroomandprivatestudywhereheheldbusinessmeetings.LearnaboutthegeniusofarchitectJuliaMorganandthewaysheputMr.Hearst'sartcollectionintothedesign.

   Prices:

Adults:

$20.00;Children:

$10.00.

TourC—EveningTour

   ThistourallowsvisitorstoexperiencetheCastleatnightasavisitortotheCastleinthe1930smighthave.Itfeatureshighlightsfromtheexperience,UpperFloorsofCasaGrande,andGardentours.

   EveningtoursareofferedonmostFridaysandSaturdaysduringMarch-MayOctober-December.

   Prices:

Adults:

$36.00;Children:

$18.00.

TourD—AccessibleHolidayTwilight

   Thistouriswheelchairaccessible.Visitorswhohavedifficultyclimbingstairs,orwhocannotstandorwalkforextendedperiod,mayalsobenefitfromthistour.AccessibletransportationisprovidedfromtheVisitorCentertoallareasoftheHolidayatHearstCastletour.Call866-712-2286foradditionalinformation.

   Prices:

Adults:

$30.00;Children:

$15.00.

1.Whichplacecanyoutakeyourchildtovisitifyouhaveatightbudget?

A.TheMorningRoom.

B.TheUpstairsSuites.

C.TheGrandRooms.

D.TheBilliardRoom.

2.WhichofthefollowingisproperforyoutotakepartinTourC?

A.ASaturdayinJuly.

B.ASaturdayinApril.

C.AFridayinJanuary.

D.AFridayinSeptember.

3.Whichisthebestchoicefordisabledpeople?

A.TourA.

B.TourB.

C.TourC.

D.TourD.

2、 Itisagray,earlyfallmorninginMoscow.Iamhereonalayover,flyingfromHamburg,Germany,toNewYork,andhaveacoupleofhourstotakeinafewsights.RedSquareisonlyashortwalk,butIdecidetocallataxiratherthanbravealabyrinthofstreetsmarkedwithCyrillicsigns.Myflightleavesat3:

24p.m.

   Acarseemstohaveansweredmycall.Itis8:

23a.in.Hearrivesearly.Amaninhismid-50sgreetsmewithanengagingsmile:

"Youcalledataxi!

"Heintroduceshimselfas"Devid".AshedragsmysuitcaseintothetrunkIexplainthepurposeofmycall,relievedbyhiscommandofEnglish.He indicatesthefrontpassengerseat.Thoughthispuzzlesme,Iamquicklyreassuredbyhisfun.Besides, Iaminaforeigncountryandunfamiliarwithitscustoms.

   HespeaksofTolstoy,Pushkin,andTchaikovsky,andtheninterruptshimself.“Look!

RedSquare,”hesays.Hefindsaparkingspot. "BehindtheKremlinWallisLeninSquare,"Devidsays.

   Thisisintriguing,butwehavetohurry.Devidstops.Imustcheckthecar,"hemumbles."I'llcomeback.”Withthat,herushesoff.“Sure,I’llwait,"Ianswer.IamunderthespellofRedSquare’swonderuntilfearpoursintomymind.WhoisDevid?

Wherehashegone?

Mysuitcaseandpurseareinhiscar,withmyvisaandticket.

   "Ithoughtyoulikethisicecream,"Devidsays,gentlytappingmyann.Hehandsmeanicecreamcone.“Ihadtocheckthecar;italmost gotaparkingticket,"hesays.“Oh,noproblematall,"Isay."Thanks."Thecoldicecreamrestoresmetoreality.

   Finally,wearriveattheairport.“Laststop,"Devidcallsout.lieunloadsmybags.Heopenshisarmsandgivesmeahug.

   Ithankhimforbeingthebesttaxidriverandtourguideever,andhandhimagoodamountofdollars.

1.Whydidthewritercallataxi?

A.ToavoidgettinglostinMoscow.

B.Torushtotheairportintime.

C.TohaveaquickvisitinMoscow.

D.Toremovetheburdenofherluggage.

2.Whatpuzzledthewriteratfirst?

A.WhyDevidansweredhercallsoquickly.

B.WhyDevidwasfamiliarwithforeigncustoms.

C.WhyDevidhadagoodcommandofEnglish.

D.WhyDevidaskedhertositinthefrontpassengerseat.

3.AfterDevidwenttocheckhiscar,thewriterfelt ______.

A.worried

B.relaxed

C.confused

D.excited

4.WhydidDevidgotocheckhiscar?

A.Hiscarmightbreakdownhalfway.

B.Hemightbefinedforparking.

C.Hehadthechancetoeaticecream.

D.Hiscarmightrunoutofgas.

3、    Ifyoucouldhaveonesuperpower,whatwoulditbe?

    Dreamingaboutwhetheryouwouldwanttoreadminds,seethroughwalls,orhavesuperhumanstrengthmaysoundsilly,butitactuallygetstotheheartofwhatreallymattersinyourlife.

    Everydayinourwork,weareinspiredbythepeoplewemeetdoingextraordinarythingstoimprovetheworld.

    Theyhaveadifferentkindofsuperpowerthatallofuspossess:

thepowertomakeadifferenceinthelivesofothers.

    We’renotsayingthateveryoneneedstocontributetheirlivestothepoor.Yourlivesarebusyenoughdoinghomework,playingsports,makingfriends,seekingafteryourdreams.Butwedothinkthatyoucanliveamorepowerfullifewhenyoudevotesomeofyourtimeandenergytosomethingmuchlargerthanyourself.Findanissueyouareinterestedinandlearnmore.Volunteeror,ifyoucan,contributealittlemoneytoacause.Whateveryoudo,don’tbeabystander（旁观者）.Getinvolved.Youmayhavetheopportunitytomakeyourbiggestdifferencewhenyou’reolder.Butwhynotstartnow?

    Ourownexperienceworkingtogetheronhealth,development,andenergythelasttwentyyearshasbeenoneofthemostrewardingpartsofourlives.Ithaschangedwhoweareandcontinuestofuelouroptimismabouthowmuchthelivesofthepoorestpeoplewillimproveintheyearsahead.

1.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2referto?

A.Yourlifestyle.

B.Yourlifevalue.

C.Yourtroubleinlife.

D.Yourlifeexperience.

2.Whydoestheauthorsaytheyareinspiredeveryday?

A.Theypossessdifferentkindsofsuperpowers.

B.Theyhavegotthepowertochangetheworld.

C.Somepeoplearoundthemaremakingtheworldbetter.

D.Therearemanypowerfulpeopleintheirlifeandwork.

3.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph5?

A.Learningmoreandcontributingmoretoacause.

B.Risingaboveselfandactingtohelpothers.

C.Workinghardtogetabiggeropportunity.

D.Tryingyourbesttohelpthepoor.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorbelievesthelivesofthepoorestwillgetbetter.

B.Muchmoreprogresswillbemadeinthenearfuture.

C.Theworkonhealthisthemostvaluableexperience.

D.People’seffortshavebeenmateriallyrewarded.

4、Haveyoueverheardofapawpaw?

Ifnot,donotfeelbad.MostAmericansdonotknowofthefruit,althoughitisnativetotheUnitedStates.Once,however,itwasoneofthemostpopularfruitsinNorthAmerica.Happily,thosewholovethepawpawaretryingtoreturnittoitsformerpositioninAmericanfoods.

   ThepawpawisakindoffruitthatgrowsontreesfoundallovertheeasternUnitedStates.Itissimilarinsizetoatypicalmango.Ithasadullgreen-coloredskin,andasoft,almostcreamyorangeinside.Mostpeopleagreethatittasteslikeacombinationofbananas,apricotsandmangoes.Mostpeopleareverysurprisedbyitssweettaste.Thefruithasaveryshortharvestseason,fortwotothreeweeksinSeptemberandOctober.

   Thepawpawhasneverbeensoldcommercially,thefruitrequiresaveryspecialenvironment—low,wetareasthataresometimesflooded.Inaddition,itisgoodtoeatforonlytwotothreedaysafterharvesting,whichmakesithardtosellanywheredistantfromthepawpawtrees.

   Butfarmersarestillgrowingpawpawtreesandharvestingthefruit.Inseveralstatesthefarmershaveorganized"pawpawfestivals"toreintroducethefruittopeople.

   Farmersaretryingtogrowallkindsofpawpawsthatwillbeeasiertoshipandsellcommercially.DonnaandJimDavisarepawpawfarmersinWestminster,Maryland.TheytoldNationalPublicRadiothattheypurchasedtheirpawpawtreesinthe1990sandnowsellthefruitatfarmermarketsandonline.

   So,inthenearfuture,maybethepawpawwillshowupatamarketnearyourhouse.

1.Whatisthepawpaw'smostoutstandingnature?

A.Itsharvestseasonisautumn.

B.Ittasteslikeanapricot.

C.Itlookslikeabanana.

D.Itisrichinsugar.

2.Whyisitdifficultforthepawpawtobecomeabigbusiness?

A.Becauseithassmallproduction.

B.Becauseitneedsfloodstogrowwell.

C.Becauseitishardtokeepitfreshlong.

D.Becauseitrequiresspeciallivingconditions.

3.Whatdofarmersdotodealwiththedisadvantageofpawpaws?

A.Reintroducepawpawstopeople.

B.Plantimprovedpawpawtrees.

C.Organizefestivalsforthepawpaw.

D.Sellthefruitatfarmermarkets.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AforgottenAmericanfruithasbecomepopularagain

B.ThepawpawplaysanimportantpartinAmerica

C.Mostpeoplehardlyeatfreshpawpaws

D.Atraditionalfruitcomesonanewlook

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。

Forgiveness

Toforgiveisavirtue,butnoonehaseversaiditiseasy.Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourhate.However,forgivenessispossible,anditcanbesurprisinglybeneficialtoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Peoplewhoforgiveshowlesssadness,angerandstressandmorehopeful