高二五一英语假期作业1.docx

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高二五一英语假期作业1

丰城中学高二英语五一假期作业

命题人：

戴剑国（2021.5.1）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

MoringaFarmInternshipProgram

DATE：

5May〜30November2019

LOCATION:

JaipurIndia

EVENTTYPE：

Twining

EVENTINDUSTRY/TOPIC:

CleanEnergy,Climate&Environment,Food&AgricultureandQuality/ProcessManagem

Moringa（辣木）,akindofmiracletree,hascomealongwaytodaytobecomeasymbolofthefightagainstgrowingnutritiondeficiency（营养不足）acrosstheglobe.Itisalsoacropsuitedtotheclimaticconditionsoftheregion,whichisunusuallyrichinitsnutritioncontentliterallyfromtoptobottom.

Supportinglearning：

TheMoringaFarmInternshipProgramissortoflikealive,interactiveslideshowofagriculturemakingofMoringafrom“SoiltoSuperfood”thattouchesalltheparticipant’ssenses.

TheProgram’sObjectives：

TheMoringaFarmInternshipProgramisdevotedtoenrichingtheknowledgeandlivesofyoungpeoplebyprovidingthemwithauniqueeducationalexperienceonanorganicMoringaFarminruralJaipur,India.Programparticipantscanlearnaboutconservation,maintenance（维护）,care,andmanagementofMoringaFarmingbymeansofhands-onworkexperiencewithlocalMoringaFarmstaff.

ParticipantswillbeabletointeractwithMoringaspecialistsandeducators,onallissuesthatmayaffecttheiroperations.Expertswillletyouknowmanagementstrategiesandequipmentoperationupcloseonhandtoansweryourspecificquestions.

TheMoringaFarmInternshipwillprovideanexcellentopportunitytolearnaboutsustainabletools

techniques,andapproachesthatcanbeusedinMoringaProductionandvalue-addedproductionsystems,righting（突出）pestanddiseasemanagement,leaf/seedproduction,andtoolsandequipmentforcommercialproduction.

Ifyou’retryingtolearnaboutMoringa,there’snothinglikegoingtoafarmandgettingyourhandsdirty.Soclickheretoregisternow!

1.WhyisMoringaspecificallydescribedinthetext?

A.Tostresstheimportanceofthecrop.

B.ToencouragepeopletoplantMoringa.

C.Toshowthesignificanceoftheprogram.

D.Todrawattentiontonutritiondeficiency.

2.WhatcanweknowabouttheMoringaFarmInternshipProgram?

A.Itisintendedforfarmers.             B.Itlastsmorethanhalfayear.

C.Itprovidesvocationaltraining.             D.ItisavailableontheInternet.

3.Howdotheprogram’sparticipantslearnaboutMoringa?

A.Byattendingvariouscoursesaboutit.

B.Byinvolvingthemselvesinfarmingit.

C.Byobservingspecialistsandeducators.

D.Bywatchingslideshowsaboutthecrop.

B

Myviolinislikeasoulmatethatwhisperswordsofwisdomtome.Together,we’vegonethroughbothtearsandhappiness.

About12yearsago,Imadeacquaintancewithitfollowinganorderfrommymom.Manyhoursofboredomwerespentpracticingit.Andtomakethingsworse,thedisappointmentinmyteacher’seyesasIplayedthewrongnoteswaslikeaninvisiblehammer,strikingonmyheart.Oneday,Ifinallydecided:

Ihateit!

Bychance,thingschangedwhenIwasseven.Iwasathomelyingonthesofa,wonderinghowthosefamousviolinistsdealtwiththisterribledilemma.IsearchedonlinefortheE-minorConcerto,awell-knownviolinworkbyGermancomposerFelixMendelssohn,andlistenedtoit.

Abeautifulandmysterioussoundcamefromtheviolinasthebowmovedacrossit.Itwaslikethemusicslidovertheflowers,roseup,andstartedtofilltheair.Theviolin’svoicewokeupthesun,madethetreesgreen,andfreshenedtheair.Asthemusicchanged,theskyturnedbacktogray.Agloomyshadecoveredthegrassasallthesunshinedisappeared.Icouldhearchildrencryingandmenshouting.Itwaslikeaninvisibleclawhadgrabbedmyhearttightly,makingitunabletobeat.

Thatgloriousdaysetoffmypassionandinterestinviolin—Igrabbedmineandneverletitgo.Beforethememoriesfaded,Istaredatmyinstrument.Withouthesitating,Ipickeditup,rosined（用松香擦）thebow,andbegantoplay.Peacefilledmyheart.

Myviolinhasbeenbymysidefor12years.WhenIfeelhappy,anenergetictunemakesitevenbetter;whenI’mdeepinsorrow,apeacefultunewashesitaway,whenI’mwalkingonair,feelingespeciallypleasedwithmyachievements,solemn（庄严的）tunescalmmedown.Gradually,ithasbecomeapartofmylife.

Myviolin,shallIcompareyoutoasummer’sday?

4.Whatfurthercontributedtotheauthor’sdislikeofviolin-playing?

A.Ordersfrommum.             B.Disappointmentintheteacher’seyes.

C.Lossofpassionforviolin.             D.Boredomofpractice.

5.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A.Theauthor’sfeelingwascontinuouslyinfluencedbythemusic.

B.Theweatheractuallychangedbecauseofthetune.

C.Thesuddenchangemadetheauthor’sheartunabletobeat.

D.Thesceneryoutsidetheroomwasquiteattractive.

6.Whydidtheauthorpickuptheviolinagain?

A.Theinvisiblehammerandclawaregone.           B.Thebeautifulimaginationchangedhisattitude.

C.Afamoustunearousedhisinterestandpassion. D.HewascrazyaboutFelixMendelssohn’sworks.

7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Deeploveformusic             B.Mydislikeandlikeofviolin

C.Aninspiringviolin             D.Musicalsoulmate—violin

C

Whenmostpeoplehearthewords“BigBen”theyimmediatelythinkoftheattractiveVictorianGothicstructureoftheclocktowerofthePalaceofWestminster.Let’sclearupacommonmisunderstandingfirst;technicallyspeaking,thename“BigBen”doesnotrefertothefamoustower,nortothefourhugeclockfacesofthisLondonlandmark;instead,itreferstothelargestoneofthefivebellsinsidetheclocktower.

ConstructionofthetowerwasbegunfollowingthedisastrousfirewhichdestroyedtheoldPalaceofWestminsterin1834.CharlesBarrywasresponsibleforrebuildingthePalace,andhisdesignsincludedaclocktower.

Ittook16yearstobuildtheclocktowerofthePalaceofWestminsteranditwascompletedin1859.Thetoweris316feethigh.Thespireofthetowerisbuiltwithanironframe,anditisthisframewhichsupportstheweightofthebells.Severalsmallroomsarebuiltintothelowerpartofthetower,includingasmallprisoncell.

TheironframeoftheclockfacewasdesignedbyAWPugin,whowasresponsibleformanyoftheGothicdecorativeelementsofthePalaceofWestminster.Thedialsare23feetindiameterandthefacesthemselvesarenotsolid,butaremadeupofmanysmallpiecesofopalglass,likeaglasswindow.Severalofthecentralpiecesofglasscanberemovedtomakeiteasierforpeopletocheckthehandsoftheclockfrominside.

Atthetimeofitsconstructiontheclockmovementwaseasilythelargestintheworld,anditisstillamongthelargesttoday.Theclock,designedbyEdmundBeckettDenison,hasproventobeveryaccurateovertheyears.

BigBen—thehourbell—issaidtohavebeennamedafterSirBenjaminHall,whowasknownforhisgreatsize,asisthebell!

ThefirstBigBenhourbellwascompletedbeforethetower,sothebellwashunginNewPalaceYard.Afterrepeatedpublicringingthebellcrackedandhadtobereplacedbythecurrentbell.

8.Thename“BigBen”actuallyrefersto____.

A.thefamoustower             B.thehugeclockfaces

C.thebiggestbellinside             D.thedesignerofthetower

9.Fromthetext,weknowthattheclocktower___________.

A.wasdesignedbyEdmundBeckettDenison        B.wasbuiltin1844

C.ismorethan300feethigh             D.hasnoroomsinit

10.Whatisthebenefitoftheopalglassclockfaces?

A.Opalglassischeaperthansolidmaterials.           B.Thehugebodymakesitmucheasiertosee.

C.Theglassissolidenough.             D.Piecesofglasscanberemovedtocheckthehands.

11.Fromthetext,wecaninferthat________.

A.SirBenjaminHallwasafamousarchitect          B.thefirsthourbellhasworkedtillnow

C.thebellsarehunginsidethespireofthetower    D.theclockisnotaccuratenow

D

RiversaretheveinsoftheEarth,transportingthewaterandnutrients（营养物）neededtosupporttheplanet’secosystems,includinghumanlife.Whilemanynutrientsareessentialtothesurvivaloflife,thereisoneelementtransportedbywaterinriversthatholdsthekeytolifeandtothefutureofourplanet—carbon.

CarboniseverywhereandunderstandingthewayitmovesandiseitherreleasedorstoredbytheEarthsystemisacomplexscienceinitself.Carbonstartsitsjourneydownstreamwhennaturalacidrain,whichcontainscarbondioxidefromtheatmosphere, meltsmineralsinrocks.Thishelpstransformcarbondioxidetobicarbonate（碳酸氢盐）inthewaterthatthenflowsinourrivers.Thisisaverylongprocess,whichisoneofthemainwayscarbondioxideisremovedfromtheatmosphere.Carbonistransportedbyriverstooceansandoncethatcarbonreachestheocean,itisstorednaturallyindeepseasediments（沉淀物）formillionsofyears.

Ascarbontravelsdownariver,differentprocessesmayimpactwhetheritcontinuestoflowdownstreamorwhetheritisreleasedintotheatmosphere.Forexample,humanengineering,likeextensivedamconstruction,willresultindramaticchangestohowwaterandsedimentstraveldowntheriver.Somecarbonthatfailstoreachtheseamayreturntotheatmosphereinsomeway,whichcausesmorewarming.

Earth’sclimateiscloselyrelatedtothecarboncycle.Weallknowabouttheessentialroleofplantsinconsumingcarbondioxide,butdoweknowenoughaboutrivers?

Changingthechemistryandthecourseofriversmayhavesignificantimpactsonhowtheytransportcarbon.Remember:

whereverwe