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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
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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.
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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。
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Attheheartoftheshop'spopularityisits 1 staff:
Almosteveryonewhoworkstherehasanintellectualordevelopmentaldisability,rangingfromDownsyndrome(唐氏综合征)toautism(自闭症).Formany 2 ,it'stheirfirstjob,andtheir 3 fillstheair.
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acoffeeshop!
”Wrightsaid.“Irealizeditwouldbetheperfectenvironmentforbringingpeople 8 .Inthisplace,taking 9 andservingcoffee,they'drealizehow 10 theyare.”
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