学年人教版高二英语暑假作业35.docx

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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。

Kids’health:

Fourstepsforfightingstress

   Everybodygetsstressedtimetotime.①__________Somewaysofdealingwithstress—likescreamingorhittingsomeone—don’tsolvemuch.Butotherways,liketalkingtosome