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学年人教版高二英语暑假作业35
2017-2018学年人教版高二英语暑假作业(35)
一、阅读理解
1.NicknamesforLosAngeles
Anicknameisashortenedformofaperson’sname.Anicknamecanalsobeadescriptivenameforaperson,placeorthing.ManyAmericancitieshavenicknames.Thesecanhelpestablishanidentity,spreadprideamongcitizensandbuildunity.Nicknamescanalsobefunny.
LosAngeles,Californiaisthesecondlargestcityinpopulation,afterNewYorkCity.LosAngeleshasseveralnicknames.Oneissimplythecity’sinitials,L.A.ItisalsocalledtheCityofAngelsbecauseLosAngelesmeans“theangels”inSpanish.
LosAngelesoftenhaswarm,sunnyweather.SoanothernicknameisCityofFlowersandSunshine.NewYorkiscalledTheBigApple.SoLosAngelesissometimescalledTheBigOrangebecauseofthefruitthatgrowsinthatcity’swarmclimate.
TheAmericanmotionpictureandtelevisionindustriesarebasedinLosAngeles.SoitisnotsurprisingthatitiscalledTheEntertainmentCapitaloftheWorld.ManyfilmsaremadeintheareaofLosAngelescalledHollywood.Millionsofpeoplevisitthearea.NotriptoLosAngelesiscompletewithoutseeingtheword“Hollywood”spelledoutinhugelettersonahillside.
ManymoviestarsliveinLosAngeles.ThecityissometimescalledTinseltown.Thisnicknamecomesfromtheshiny,brightandoftenunrealnatureofHollywoodandthemovieindustry.
AnothernicknameforLosAngelesisLa—LaLand,usingthefirstlettersofLosandAngeles.Thismeansaplacethatisfunandnotserious,andmaybeevenoutoftouchwithreality.
ThecityofLosAngelesispartofLosAngelesCounty.Therearemanysmallercitiesinthecounty.BeverlyHills,withitsrichpeople,isoneofthem.SoisPasadena,withitsRoseParadeeachNewYear’sDay.SoarethecoastalcitiesofSantaMonicaandMalibu,wherepeopleliketoridesurfboardsonthePacificOceanwaves.
Agoodplaceforwatchingunusual—lookingpeopleisVenice,anareaonthewestsideofLosAngeles.AsystemofwaterwaysdesignedaftertheItaliancityofVenicehasbeenbuiltthere.
ManypeopleloveLosAngelesforitswarmsunnyweather,beautifulmountainsandbeaches,andmoviestars.ThatincludesRandyNewman,whosingsabouthishometown.
1.Anicknameofaplacecanhavethefollowingfunctionsexcept .
A.buildingupidentity
B.entertainment
C.bringingpridetothelocals
D.unitingsurroundingcities
2.Theunderlinedsentencecanbestbereplacedby .
A.YourtriptoLosAngelesisnotperfectifyoumissthebigletters“Hollywood”onahillside
B.Notseeingtheword“Hollywood”onahillsidemeansyouhaven’tbeentoLosAngeles
C.IfyouvisitLosAngelesyoushouldfirstpayavisitto“Hollywood”onahillside
D.Seeingthebigletters“Hollywood”onahillsidemeansyou’vebeenreallytoLosAngeles
3.HowmanynicknameshavebeengiventoLosAngeles
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
4.Whichofthefollowingisconveyedinthisarticle?
A.LosAngelesismostfamousforitsnicknames
B.HollywoodaloneaddsfametoLosAngeles
C.AllthenicknamesincreasethecharmofLosAngeles
D.LosAngeleswasbuiltaftertheItaliancityofVenice
2 Today,manypeopleuseplantsfromotherplacestodesigntheiryards.Well,dotheyhaveanyinfluenceonanimalslivingnearby?
Asweknow,plantssupplyfoodforthingslikeinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Inturn,birdsandmeat-eatinganimalsfeedontheseinsectsandplant-eatinganimals.Itiseasytoseehowimportantplantsare.
Althoughforeignplantsmaylookbeautiful,theycancauseproblemswhentherearetoomanyofthem.IliveinVirginia,USA,andsometimesseeaplant—commonlyknownasKudzu—thatseemstocovereverythinginthearea,evenclimbingoverwholetreesandhouses.
Kudzuisanunbelievableplantsinceitgrowsveryfast.ItwasfirstbroughttotheUnitedStatesfromsouth-eastAsiaaroundthe1870’sasacropthatfarmerscouldgrow.However,KudzuquicklycametobeconsideredharmfulthroughoutthesouthernUnitedStates.
SinceKudzugrowsfastinmanydifferentenvironments,itcancompletelycoverareasoflandquickly.TheplantisalsonoteatenbyanyinsectsorbirdsintheUnitedStatessoitcangrowunchecked.Kudzucancovertrees,bushes,andevenhouses.ItcoststheUnitedStates500milliondollarsayeartojustkeepKudzufromgrowingtoofast.Theplantisaperfectexampleofwhatscientistscallaninvasive(侵略性的)species,whichgrowsmorequicklythanothernativeplants.
Allforeignplantshavethepossibilitytospreadquickly.Notonlyaretheycostly,butplantingthemingardensactuallytakesawayfoodfrominsects.Ifeveryonefilledtheirgardenwithplantsnativetowheretheylive,manylovelybutterfliesandothernativecreatureswouldbeattractedtotheirbackyards!
So,takealookoutofyourwindow—howdoesyourgardengrow?
1.WecanlearnfromthetextthatKudzuinVirginia_______.
A.isverypopular
B.isdifficulttogrow
C.cancausebigtrouble
D.canmakeaircleaner
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofKudzu?
A.ItservedasfoodatfirstinAmerica.
B.ItcametoAmericaintheearly19thcentury.
C.ItgrowsfastinAsia,butslowlyinAmerica.
D.ItisofteneatenbyinsectsorbirdsinAmerica.
3.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingoftheseforeignplants?
A.Sad.
B.Worried.
C.Proud.
D.Excited.
4.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?
A.Everyoneshouldlearntolovenature.
B.Itisahardjobtogrowplantsinyards.
C.Gardeninghasbecomeaserioushobby.
D.Itisimportanttosaynotoforeignplants.
3. PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:
Mother’sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.
Mother’sDaywasproclaimed(宣告)adayfornationalobservance(庆祝)byPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGrafton,WestVirginia,hadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation(康乃馨).
In1909,Mrs.DoddfromSpokane,Washington,thoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.Shewantedtohonorherownfather,WilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdied,hehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910,thefirstFather’sDaywasobservedinSpokane.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishedFather’sDayasanationalcommemorative(纪念的)day,in1972.
Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.
Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizes(象征)alivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead.Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery (墓地).Onthesedays,familiesgettogetherathome,aswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue?
A.Itisadaytoshowlovetomothers.
B.Itisadayforpeopletovisitthecemetery.
C.Itisadaytowearcarnations.
D.Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices.
2.WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday?
A.AnnJarvis
B.Mrs.Do
C.MargaretChaseSmith
D.WoodrowWilson
3.Fromthepassage,weknowintheU.S________________.
A.oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassaway.
B.onMother’sDay,familiesoftengoouttohavebarbecues.
C.Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents.
D.onFather’sDay,peopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialday.
4.Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________
A.introduceMother’sDayandFather’sDay.
B.callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparents.
C.tellthedifferencebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDay.
D.showhowimportantfathersandmothersare.
4. Algae(水藻)areverysimpleplants.Theygrowinfreshwaterorsaltywater.Seaweedisalgaethatgrowinsaltywater.Seaweedisredorbrownincolor.TheJapanesepeopleusetheseplantsfromtheseainmanyways.Fromit,theymakeafoodcalledKombu.Kombuisseaweedthathasbeendried,cookedandpressedtogether.Thenitisdriedagainandcutintolongpieces.TheJapaneseeatalotofKombuandlikeitverymuch.
Japanesefarmersoftenuseseaweedasfertilizer.Itmakestheirplantsgrowbetter.Manyfarmersalsofindseaweedmakesafinefoodfortheiranimals.
FromseaweedtheJapanesealsogetiodine(碘),whichtheyselltoothercountries.Iodineisusedinmanywaysallovertheworld.Itisusedinmakingmedicine.Itisaddedtothesaltweuseatthetable.Scientistsevenuseoneformofiodineto“seedclouds”whentheywantraintofall.
1.Kombuisakindof____accordingtothetext.
A.plant
B.medicine
C.food
D.fertilizer
2.Inthelastsentenceofthetext,“seedclouds”means____.
A.cloudsspreadinglikeseeds
B.theseedslikeclouds
C.tomakerainfallwithhumanpower
D.droppingseedsbyclouds
3.Themainideaofthestoryisthat____.
A.TheJapaneseeatseaweedwhentheywantraintofall.
B.Kombuismadeintomedicineforfarmers.
C.TheJapaneseuseseaweedinmanyways.
D.TheJapaneseeatalotofKombu.
二、七选五
5.根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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Fourstepsforfightingstress
Everybodygetsstressedtimetotime.①__________Somewaysofdealingwithstress—likescreamingorhittingsomeone—don’tsolvemuch.Butotherways,liketalkingtosome