新课标学年高二英语暑假作业3 Word版含答案.docx

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新课标学年高二英语暑假作业3Word版含答案

2017-2018学年高二英语假期检测题三

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50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。

A

Book1Elixir

writtenbyEricWalters

twelve-year-oldRothbecomesafriendofDr.Bantingandhisassistant,Mr.Best,whoareinsearchofacurefordiabetes（糖尿病）.ShefindsherselftornbetweenhersympathyfortheanimalsbeingexperimentedonandherfriendshipwithBantingandBest.

Book2  GeorgeWashingtonCarver   

 writtenbyElizabethMacleod

   Meetthe“Peanut（花生）Specialist”,GeorgeWashingtonCarver,theinventorandprofessorwhomadeover325productsoutofpeanuts.Throughhisagriculturalresearch,healsogreatlyimprovedthelivesofcountlessblackfarmersinthesouthernUnitedStates.SeealsoMacleod'sAlbertEinstein:

ALifeofGenius.

Book3 TheInuitThoughtofIt:

AmazingArcticInnovations

 writtenbyAlootookIpellie&DavidMacDonald

 Exploremorethan40ideasnecessarytoInuitsurvival.Fromideasfamiliartoustodaytoinventiveconceptsthatshapedtheirlives,celebratethecreativityofaremarkablyintelligentpeople.Alsoseeotherbooks:

TheChineseThoughtofItbyTingxingYeandANativeAmericanThoughtofItbyRockyLandonandDavidMacDonald.

Book4  MadeinCanada:

101AmazingAchievements   

 writtenbyBevSpencer 

WhatthingsdoweusedailythathaveaCanadianconnection?

Hereare101commonthingsthatwereinventedinCanadaorbyaCanadian,includingtheBlackberry,alkaline（碱性）batteriesandtheBlueBoxrecyclingprogram. 

Book5  NewtonandtheTimeMachine   

writtenbyMichaelMcGowan

   Ten-year-oldboyNewtonhasinventedatimemachinetoseedinosaursupclose.Butitdisappearsonatestrunwithhistwohugefriends,KingHerbertandQueenCertrude,init!

Canhesavethembeforetimerunsout?

1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRoth'sfeelinginBook1?

A.Frightened.   B.Curious.    C. Painful.            D.Disappointed.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AlkalinebatterieswereinventedbyDr.Banting.

B.Book3introduces40inventiveconcepts.

C.AnimalsarementionedinBook1andBook5.

D.GeorgeWashingtonCarverwasablackfarmerintheUS.

3.InBook5,KingHerbertandQueenGertrudeare________.

A.twodinosaurs                       

B.thenamesofthetimemachine

C.  Newton'shumanfriends                                     

D.theinventionsofthetimemachine

4.IfyouareinterestedinnativeAmericans,youmayreadthebookby________.

A.RockyLondon&DavidMacDonald                        B.EricWalters

C.  ElizabethMacleod  D.BevSpencer

B

WhenIwasalittleboy,myfriendsandIspentalotoftimeoutinthewoods.“Thewoods”wasourpart-timeaddress,destination,purpose,andexcuse.IfIwenttoafriendshouseandfoundhimnotathome,hismothermightsay,“Oh,he’soutinthewoods,”withatoneofairyacceptance.It’ssimilartothetonepeoplesometimesusenowadaystotellmethatsomeoneI’mlookingforisonthegolfcourseoratthegym,oreven“awayfromhisdesk.”Forusten-year-olds,“beingoutinthewoods”wasjustanexcusetodowhateverwefeellikeforawhile.

Wesometimestoldourselvesthatwhatweweredoinginthewoodswasexploring.Exploringwasamorepopularideabackthenthanitistoday.Historyseemedtobemostlyaboutexplorers.Ourexplorations,though,seemedtohavelesssystemthanthehistorickind:

somethingusuallycameupalongtheway.Saywestayedinthewoods,throwingrocks,shootingfrogs,pickingblackberries,digginginwhatwewerebrieflypersuadedwasanIndianburialmound.

Oftenwegot“lost”andhadtoclimbatreetofindoutwherewewere.Ifyoureadastoryinwhichsomeonedoesthatsuccessfully,be skeptical:

thetopmostbranchesareusuallytooskinnytoholdweight,andwecouldneverclimbhighenoughtoseeanythingexceptothertrees.Therewerefourorfivetreesthatwevisitedregularly—tallbeeches,easytoclimbandcomfortabletositin.

Itwasinatree,too,thatourdaysoffoolingaroundinthewoodscametoanend.Bythensomeofushadreachedseventhgradeandhadbeguntheroughrideofadolescence.InMarch,themonthwhenweusuallytooktothewoodsagainafterwinter,twofriendsandIsetouttogoexploring.Weclimbedatree,andallofasuddenitoccurredtoallthreeofusatthesametimethatwereallywereratherbigtobeupinatree.SoontherewouldbethespringdancesonFridayeveningsinthehighschoolcafeteria.

5.Theauthorandhisfriendswereoftenoutinthewoodsto_______．

　A.playgolfandothersports　　　　B.spendtheirfreetime

　C.avoiddoingtheirschoolwork　D.keepawayfromtheirparents

6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

　A.Theactivitiesinthewoodswerewellplanned．

　B.Humanhistoryisnottheresultofexploration．

　C.Theauthorexploredinthewoodsaimlessly．

　D.Explorationshouldbeasystematicactivity．

7.Theunderlinedword“skeptical”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______．

　A.calm　　　　　　B.serious　　　　C.doubtful　　　　D.optimistic

8.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthischildhood?

　A.Longandunforgettable．　　　B.Lonelybutmemorable．

　C.Boringandmeaningless．　　　D.Happybutshort．　

C

PresidentXiJinpingannouncedThursdaythatChinawillcutitsmilitaryby300,000troops,asignificantreductioninoneofthelargestmilitariesintheworldandamovethattheChineseleadercalledagestureofpeace.

“ThegreatrenewaloftheChinesenationrequireseffortsofonegenerationafteranother,”XisaidinaspeechatTiananmenSquarerememberingthe70thanniversaryoftheendofWorldWarIIinthePacific.“Havingcreatedanimpressivecivilizationofover5,000years,theChinesecivilizationwillleadtoanevenbrighterfuture,”hesaid.

Xi’sannouncementcameasChinastagedamassivemilitaryparadeincentralBeijing,sendingastreamoftroops,tanks,andballisticmissiles（弹道）downamajoreast-weststreetasfighterjetsflewoverheadwithmulticoloredsmoke.

Xi’sspeechkickedofftheparade.Anestimated12,000troops—about1,000ofwhomhailed（致敬）fromBelarus,Cuba,Tajikistan,andothercountries-marchedalongthe10-laneChang’anAvenuefromthecommercialcenterwangujingtoTiannmenSquare,about1.5milesaway.Theywerejoinedby200fighterjetsand500piecesofmilitaryhardware,includingtanksandballisticmissiles.Representativesfrom49countrieswereinattendance,includingRussianleaderVladimirPutin,SouthKoreanPresidentParkGeun-hyeandU.N.SecretaryGeneralBanKi-moon.

RoryMedcalf,headofthenationalsecuritycollegeatAustralianNationalUniversity,saidtheBeijingmayhavedecidedtocut300,000troops“inthenameofefficiencyandcostsaving.”

Xiconducteda“troopinspection”afterhisspeech,ridingdownChan’ganAvenueinaChinese-madeHongqiparadecar.OnThursdaymorning,China’spopularmicrobloggingsiteSinaWeibofilledupwith350millioncommentsrelatedtotheparade.Whilemanyusersexpressedtheirloveoftheircountryandpride,fewpostswerefilledwithcriticism.“Thesoldiersaretooserious,”wroteoneuser.Otherscomplainedaboutthecloudofgrayexhaustthatfollowedacolumnoftanks.

9.WhydidChinamakethemilitaryreduction?

A.Fortheefficiencyandcostsaving

B.Forthepeaceofthewholetheworld

C.ForthecelebrationoftheendofWorldWarII

D.FortherenewaloftheChinesecivilization

10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Themajorityofwebusersthinkhighlyoftheparade

B.Manywebusersthoughtthatthesoldierswerelovely

C.Theparademightbringairpollutiontothecapitalcity

D.Theparadeledtoaheateddiscussionontheline

11.Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?

A.Chinadecidedtocutitsmilitaryforces

B.WorldleadersattendedChina’smilitaryparade

C.Chinasoweditsweaponstotheworld

D.ChinaheldamilitaryparadeinBeijing

D

Asweallknow,eversincetheywerefirstputonthemarketintheearly1990s,geneticallymodified（GM,转基因）foodshavebeenincreasinglydevelopedandmarketedinmanycountriesintheworld,mainlyonthebasisoftheirpromisetoendtheworldwidefoodcrisis.ButcanGMtechnologysolveworldhungerproblems?

Evenifitwould,isitthebestsolution?

Despitewhatitpromises,GM technologyactuallyhasnotincreasedtheproductionpotential ofanycrop.Infact, studiesshowthatthemost widelygrownGMcrop,GMsoybeans,hassufferedreducedproductivity.Forinstance,areportthatanalyzednearlytwodecadesofresearchonmajorGMfoodcropsshowsthatGMengineeringhasfailedtosignificantlyincreaseUScropproduction.

Somethingelse,however,hasbeenontherise,WhileGMseedsareexpensive,GMcompaniestellfarmersthattheywillmakegoodprofitsbysavingmoneyonpesticides（杀虫剂）.Onthecontrary,USgovernmentdatashowthatGMcropsintheUShaveproducedanoverallincreaseinpesticideusecomparedtotraditionalcrops.“The promisewasthatyoucoulduselesschemicalsand boost production.Butneitheristrue,”saidBillChristison,PresidentoftheUSNationalFarmCoalition.

Atthesametime,theauthorsofthebookWorldHunger:

TwelveMythsarguethatthereactuallyismorethanenoughfoodintheworldandthatthehungercrisisisnotcausedbyproduction,butbyproblemsinfooddistributionandpolitics.Theseindeeddeserveoureffortsandmoney.Meanwhile,theriseinfoodpricesresultsfromtheincreaseduseofcropsforfuelratherthanfood,accordingtoa2008WorldBankreport.

Asamatteroffact,scientistsseebetterwaystofeedtheworld.AnotherWorldBankreportconcludedthatGMcropshavelittletooffertothechallengesofworldwidepovertyandhunger,becausebe