学年高二英语寒假作业第八天.docx

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学年高二英语寒假作业第八天

第八天

单项选择

1、______camethatprofessorWangwoulddropinonhiswayheretohave_____withme.

A.Theword;aword       B.Words;words

C.Aword;theword       D.Word;aword

2、Thenewteacherdoesn’tknowallher______names.

A.students’     B.student’s     C.students     D.student

3、Fivechairsarenotenough.We’llneed_____chairs.

A.anothertwo     B.twoanother     C.moretwo     D.othertwo

4、We asked eight leading writers what items they would donate to themuseum______their own lost loves.

A.inhonourof           B.infaceof

C.inneedof            D.infavourof

5、Inthelast40yearssincereformandopening-up,ourscienceandtechnologyhasgrownalongwiththeeconomy,_______Chinaaninnovationpowerhousewithglobalinfluence.

A.made       B.tomake     C.making     D.hasmade

阅读理解

6、   AstheEarthwarmsfromtheincreaseofcarbondioxideinitsatmosphere,theoceansthatcover70percentofitssurfacearewarmingtoo.Thiswarmingwilllikelybenefitsomeseaspeciesattheexpenseofothers.

   AstudyintheMay20issueofthejournalNatureconfirmedthattherehasbeenawarmingtrendintheworld’soceanssince1993,asthewatershaveabsorbedmuchoftheextraenergyintheplanet’satmosphere.

   Thewarmingthathasalreadyoccurred,andisexpectedtocontinueinthecomingdecades,willlikelyspellbadnewsformanyoceanspecies,suchascoralsandspeciesthatliveinthecoldwatersoftheplanet’spoles.Butsomecreaturesbeneaththeoceansurfacemightactuallyhaveanadvantageinthenewlywannedwaters.

   A2008study,forexample,saidthatawarmingofjustafewdegreesFahrenheitinAntarcticwaterscouldmakethemsuitabletosharks,whichhaven’tlivedintheareaforabout40millionyears.It’seasierforsharkstokeeptheirhighmetabolisminwarmerwaters.Ifsharksdomoveintothearea,theycouldcausedamagetotheexistingecosystemsoftheoceansaroundAntarctica.

   Astudyofstarfishfoundthesetypicaloceancreaturesgrewfasterinwateratwarmertemperaturesandhighercarbondioxidelevels（anotherresultofalltheextragreenhousegasintheatmosphere）thanatnormalconditions—whichisbadnewsfortheshellfishestheyliveon.

   WorkbyJeremyJackson,aprofessoratScrippsInstitutionofOceanographyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,suggeststhatoceanwarming—alongwithotherthreatssuchasoverfishingandhabitatdestruction—couldchangeoncecomplexoceanecosystemsintoonesthatfavorsimplerspecies,suchasmicrobes,toxicalgalbloomsandjellyfishes.

1.HowisParagraph3developed?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Byanalyzingcauses.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Bymakingclassifications.

2.Whatcanweknowaboutsharksfromthefourthparagraph?

A.TheyarenativetoAntarcticwaters.

B.Theydoharmtothewholeecosystem.

C.They’readaptabletowarmerwaterconditions.

D.TheythreatensimplerspeciesinAntarcticwaters.

3.Whatwilloceanwarminglikelybringabout?

A.Promotingthegrowthofstarfish.

B.Anecosystemofsmallercreatures.

C.Differentfoodsourcesforseacreatures.

D.Damaginglivingplacesofdeep-seaspecies.

4.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toexplainwhyoceanwarmingbenefitsomespecies.

B.Tointroducehowcreaturessurviveinwarmeroceans.

C.Toclarifysomemisunderstandingsaboutoceanwarming.

D.Toshowwhichcreatureswillbenefitfromwarmeroceans.

7、     TheIntelligentTransportteamatNewcastleUniversityhaveturnedanelectriccarintoamobilelaboratorynamed“DriveLAB”inordertounderstandthechallengesfacedbyolderdriversandtodiscoverwherethekeystresspointsare.

     Researchshowsthatgivingupdrivingisoneofthekeyreasonsforafallinhealthandwell-beingamongolderpeople,leadingtothembecomingmoreisolated（隔绝）andinactive.

     LedbyProfessorPhilBlythe,theNewcastleteamaredevelopingin-vehicletechnologiesforolderdriverswhichtheyhopecouldhelpthemtocontinuedrivingintolaterlife.

      Theseincludecustom-madenavigation（导航）tools,nightvisionsystemsandintelligentspeedadaptations.PhilBlytheexplains:

“Formanyolderpeople,particularlythoselivingaloneorinthecountry,drivingisimportantforpreservingtheirindependence,givingthemthefreedomtogetoutandaboutwithouthavingtorelyonothers.”

     "Butweallhavetoacceptthataswegetolderourreactionsslowdownandthisoftenresultsinpeopleavoidinganypotentiallychallengingdrivingconditionsandlosingconfidenceintheirdrivingskills.Theresultisthatpeoplestopdrivingbeforetheyreallyneedto."

      DrAmyGuo,theleadingresearcherontheolderdriverstudy,explains,"TheDriveLABishelpingustounderstandwhatthekeypointsanddifficultiesareforolderdriversandhowwemightusetechnologytoaddresstheseproblems.

     "Forexample,mostofuswouldexpectolderdriversalwaysgoslowerthaneveryoneelsebutsurprisingly,wefoundthatin30mphzonestheystruggledtokeepataconstantspeedandsoweremorelikelytobreakthespeedlimitandbeatriskofgettingfined.We’relookingatthebenefitsofsystemswhichcontroltheirspeedasawayofpreventingthat.

      "Wehopethatourworkwillhelpwithtechnologicalsolutions（解决方案）toensurethatolderdriversstaysaferbehindthewheel.”

1.WhatisthepurposeoftheDriveLAB?

A.Toexplorenewmeansoftransport.

B.Todesignnewtypesofcars.

C.Tofindoutolderdriver'sproblems.

D.Toteachpeopletrafficrules.

2.WhyisdrivingimportantforolderpeopleaccordingtoPhilBlythe?

A.Itkeepsthemindependent.

B.Ithelpsthemsavetime.

C.Itbuildsuptheirstrength.

D.Itcurestheirmentalillnesses.

3.Whatdoresearchershopetodoforolderdrivers?

A.Improvetheirdrivingskills.

B.Developdriver-assisttechnologles.

C.Providetipsonrepairingtheircars.

D.Organizeregularphysicalcheckups.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnewModelElectricCar

B.ASolutiontoTrafficProblems

C.DrivingServicesforElders

D.KeepingOlderDriversontheRoad

8、   WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywasoneofmycustomers.She’dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI’dbikeduptoherdoorstep,there’dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I’dsitanddrinkwhileshetalked.Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband,“Mr.StanleyandIwentshoppingthismorning,”she’dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,sodawentupmynose.

   ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dadsaidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadandsmile,andmaybeshe’dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat’swhatIdid,anditturnedoutDadwasright.Afterawhilesheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthecemetery（墓地）.

   Ifinallyquitdeliveringnewspapersanddidn’tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveralyears.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser.Shewasspooningmashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she’dhadtoofferherpaperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusbandwasgone,butlifewenton.

   Iliveinthecitynow,andmypaperboyisaladynamedEdnawiththreekids.SheasksmehowI’mdoing.WhenIdon’tsay“fine,”shesticksaroundtohearmyproblems.She’slivedinthecitymostofherlife,butsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn’tsomuchaplaceasitisastateofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou’redoingbecausetheycare,andnotbecausethey’regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit’sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourheadandlisten.

1.Whydidsodagouptheauthor’snoseonetime?

A.Hewastalkingfast.

B.Hewasshocked.

C.Hewasinahurry.

D.Hewasabsent-minded.

2.WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.Stanley?

A.Heenjoyedthedrink.

B.Hewantedtobehelpful.

C.Hetookthechancetorest.

D.Hetriedtopleasehisdad.

3.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutofhersystem”inParagraph2?

A.Recoverfromhersadness.

B.Moveoutoftheneighborhood.

C.Turntoheroldfriends.

D.Speakoutaboutherpast.

4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?

A.Openuptoothers.

B.Dependoneachother.

C.Payforothers’help.

D.Careaboutoneanother.

完形填空

9、阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

   Coffeeshopsarecool,butinWilmington,NorthCarolina,Bitty&Beau'sCoffeeisknownforitswarmth.

   Attheheartoftheshop'spopularityisits   1   staff:

Almosteveryonewhoworkstherehasanintellectualordevelopmentaldisability,rangingfromDownsyndrome（唐氏综合征）toautism（自闭症）.Formany   2   ,it'stheirfirstjob,andtheir    3   fillstheair.

   It'sthevision（远见）ofAmyWright,    4   bytwoofherfourchildren,BeauandBitty,whohaveDownsyndrome.WhenWrightandherhusband    5   thatnearly70%ofadultswithintellectualanddevelopmentaldisabilitiesdonothave   6   ,theydecidedtodosomethingaboutit.“It   7   melikealightningbolt（闪电）:

acoffeeshop!

”Wrightsaid.“Irealizeditwouldbetheperfectenvironmentforbringingpeople    8   .Inthisplace,taking    9   andservingcoffee,they'drealizehow   10   theyare.”

   TheshopopenedinJanuary2016andimmediatelyhad   11   outsidethedoor.Nationalpressattention   12   ,andsixmonthslater,ithadtomovetoa   13   space.Today,theWilmingtonstoreemploys40peoplewith   14   ,aswellastwomanagerswhohavedegreesinspecialeducation.Theteamworkslikea   15   machine.“Well,our   16   timeisnolongerthananyofourcompetitors,”Wrightsaid.“They'veallgottenreallygoodattheirjobsandstepup   17   somebodyelseneeds