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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