高一英语寒假作业八Word版含答案.docx

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高一英语寒假作业八Word版含答案

高一英语寒假作业（八）

第一部分阅读理解（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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdifficultforhertoclimbstairs.Shewassoonoutofbreath.

“IsupposeIhadbettergotothedoctor,”shethought.

Shewenttothedoctorandtoldhimherproblem.

“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”hesaid.“It’sobviouswhatyourproblemis.”

Heexaminedherandthengavehersomeadvice.

“Ifyoudon’tdowhatIsay,Mrs.Parker,”hesaid,“youwillhaveaheartattack.Itcouldkillyou.”

EllenParkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor’s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisadvicebutitwouldnotbeeasyanditwouldtaketime.

Thenextdayshewentshopping.Thefirstshopshewentintowasabutcher’sshop（肉铺）.

“I’dliketenpoundsofsteak（牛排）,please,”shesaid.

“Certainly,madam,”thebutcherrepliedandwentintothecoldroomandfoundalargepieceofsteak.Hebroughtthehugepieceofmeatbackintotheshopandputitonthescale（天平）.

“That’sjustundertenpounds,”hesaid.

“Thatbigenough,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

Thebutcherworkedouttheprice.

“At$4.99apoundthatwillbe$49.50,please.Wouldyoulikemetocutitupintosmallerpiecesforyou?

”

“Oh,Idon’twanttobuythemeat,”Mrs.Parkersaid.

“Ifyoudon’twanttobuyit,”thebutcherrepliedangrily,“whydidyouaskmetogetitforyou?

”

“MydoctortoldmethatIamover-weightandIhavetolosetenpounds.Iwantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.”

1.Whatdidthedoctoradvisehertodo?

A.Toloseweight.B.Toeatmoremeat.

C.Tocomeandseehimagain.D.Tolookafterherheart.

2.WhydidEllenParkeraskfortenpoundsofsteak?

A.Shewantedtobuysomefordinner.

B.Shewantedtoloseweight.

C.Herdoctorhadtoldhertoeatsteak.

D.Shewantedtoseewhattenpoundsofmeatlookedlike.

3.WhatwasEllenParker’srealproblem?

A.Sheatetoomuchsteak.

B.Sheweighedtoomuch.

C.Thedoctordidnotknow.

D.Shecouldnotwalkveryquickly.

B

ItwasalateWednesdaynightwhenthedreadingphonecallreachedourhome.Isatup,soIcouldhearthephonecallbetter.Tomysurprise.Iheardmymomburstintotears."Getthecar.Dean!

Andreahasbeeninacaraccident."

Weraneverysignonthewaytothehospitalandourtiresscreechedaroundeverycorner.Wegottothehospital.butwerenotallowedtoseeAndrea.Thenextmorning.afterwearingmasks,wewereallowedtogototheICUtoseeAndrea.Well.theleastIcouldsaywasthateverythingwasinjuredinherbodyandshelostallofhermemories.Itwasafatalaccident.Overthenexttwomonths.IlivedmoreatthehospitalthanIdidatmyhouse.IwatchedasAndreaworkedsohardtogainbackeverydaymotorskills.Sheneveroncecomplainedorpitiedherself,herdeterminedspiritwasshiningthrough.AftertwoweeksintheICUandtwomonthsoftheregularhospitaltreatment,Andreawasabletocomehome.Shemissedseveralmonthsofschool.soitwashardforhertocatchup.Andreahadtaskstoaccomplish,andnomatterhowharditwas.shestuckwiththemuntilthejobwasdone.ThOU9hbusywithdealingwithpainandtherapy.shealwaysfoundtimetoloveandplaywithme.

I'llneverforgettheimpactthatthisincidentmadeonmylife.Iadmireherstrong-willedpersonalityandherdeterminedspirit.Todaysheisperfectlynormal.despitethescarsandthepinsholdingherleginplace.Icouldn'taskforabettersister.hero.orbestfriend.

1.Thewritersatuptohearthe-callbecausehe

A.sensedthatsomethingterriblehadhappened.

B.mightbeveryconcernedaboutwhophonedsolate.

C.wantedtoscoldthepeoplewhophonedsolate.

D.wasnotsurewhetherthetelephoneconcernedhim.

2.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph,wecaninferthat______.

A.thefamilydidnotobeythetrafficrules.

B.thewriter'sfatherwasnotgoodatdriving.

C.thewholefamilyweretooanxioustoseeAndrea.

D.theirhousewasveryfarfromthehospital.

3.Duringthetreatment.Andrea

A.hadtogiveupallherstudiesB.stoppedplayingwiththewriter.

C.refusedtoheaccompanied.D.showedunbelievablestrength.

4.Whatwouldthebesttitleforthepassage?

_

A.AMiracleHappeningtomysister

B.MySister_______theHeroinMyLife

C.AnAccidentWhichChangedMySister

D.AnIncidentWhichInfluencedMeMuch.

C

DearMom,ClearMyCalendar

Septemberisaroundthecorner,andsomeofusarealreadycomplainingaboutsummer’send.Butparentshaveaspecialreasontodoso.Theendofsummermeansthestartofschool.Andthesedays,planningayoungchild’sscheduleisabigchallenge.Thechallengeisnolongerfindingactivitiestofillachild’sday;itissayingnotothehundredsofoptionsavailable.Ourmailboxisfilledwithbrochuresurgingustosignourkidsupforclassesfromcookingtomartialarts（武术）.

Educatorsarethemselvesdiscouragedbythenumberofspecialclassesthatmanychildrenattend.Inthenameof“enrichment,”three-year-oldsnotonlygotopreschoolinthemorningbutstudyFrenchorgymnasticsafterlunch.Oneteachertellsofafour-year-oldaskingforhelpinthetoiletbeforehurryingofftotennis.Anotherteachersaysthatchildrensometimesholdontoheratpickuptime.Whathappenedtounstructuredtime?

Agenerousexplanationisthatweenjoygivingchildrenopportunitiesweneverhad.Thetruthhoweveristhatmanyparentshavedoubtsabouthowmuchtimetheyspendawayfromtheirfamilies.Andonewaytoreducethisguiltistobelievethattimespentintheseclassesissomehowmorebeneficialtochildrenthanthetimeweknowweshouldbegivingthemourselves.

DavidElkind,anexpertonchildren,suggeststhatthe1960sgavebirthtothebeliefthatearlierisbetter.Parentshopethatearlymusiclessons,forexamplewillbuildachild’sconfidence.Thetruth,however,isthatanytimechildrenareaskedtodotoomuch,toosoon,theyareatgreaterriskforfeelingsoffailure.

Achild’stimedoesnothavetobeplannedtobemeaningful.Rememberthelazydaysofsummer?

Somechildrensleeplateandplaywiththekidsacrossthestreetuntilit’stimetocomehomefordinner.However,withthemajorityofmothersworking,fewerchildrenenjoythatidle（空闲的）timenow.

ComeSeptember,childrenacrossthecountrywillfinishafulldayofkindergarten,onlytoattendanafter-schoolprogramuntil6P.M.,whenaworkingmomordadcomestotakethemhome.That’stoomuchforafive-yearold.Finances,ofcourse,dolimitsomeparents.Butlet’sbehonestwithourselves–ourownbusyschedules,whatevertheyinvolve,arenoexcuseforburdeningayoungchild’s.

1.Theauthorholdsthatit’sachallengetoplanascheduleforachildmainlybecause_____.

A.parentsarestuckinnumerouschoices

B.activitiessuitableforkidsarelimited

C.achild’sscheduleistoocomplex.

D.childrenalwayssaynotoparents’advice

2.WhatthetwoteacherssayinParagraph2impliesthat_____.

A.childrenlovetostayatschool

B.theyarepopularwithchildren

C.childrendislikeafter-schoolclasses

D.after-schoolclassesareofpoorquality

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whatistherealreasonforparentstosendtheirchildrentoafter-schoolclasses?

A.Parentswanttomakeupfortheirownregrets.

B.After-schoolclassesgiveparentsanexcuseforbeingabsent.

C.Parentshavedoubtabouttheirownabilitytoguidechildren.

D.After-schoolclassesdevelopchildren’spotential.

4.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Forchildren’sbenefits,theearlierthebetter.

B.Children’ssparetimeshouldbecarefullydesigned.

C.Idletimeforchildrenisbecomingathingofthepast.

D.Parentsshouldbeforgiveniftheyhaveagoodreason.,

D

WhenIlivedinSpain，someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar，beforetheyleft，theyaskedmeabouthowtofindaccommodation（住所）．Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat“bedandbreakfast”houses，becausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily．Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice，buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories．

“Wedidn'tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses，”theysaid．“Becausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday．”

Ithoughtthiswasstrange．FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.

MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish，and theythought“VACANCIES”meant“holidays”becauseSpanishwordfor“holiday”is“vacaciones”．Sotheydidnotgotohouseswherethesignoutsidesaid“VACANCIES”，whichinEnglishmeanttherearefreerooms．Thenmyfriendswenttohouseswherethesignsaid“NOVACANCIES”，becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday．Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull．Asaresult，theystayedathotels！

Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns．InSpanish，awordverysimilarto“DIVERSION”meansfun．InEnglishitmeansthatworkmanisrepairingtheroad，andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroadwhenmyfriendssawtheword“DIVERSION”onaroadsign，theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun．Instead，theroadendedinalargehole．

Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages．OnceinParis，whensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffee，Isaid“Thankyou”inFrench．ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore．However，tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway！

LaterIfoundoutthat“Thankyou”inFrenchmeans“No，thankyou”．

1.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout_________．

A．learningEnglish

B．findingplacestostayinEngland

C．drivingtheircaronEnglishroads

D．goin