学年人教版高一英语暑假作业21.docx

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学年人教版高一英语暑假作业21

2017-2018学年人教版高一英语暑假作业（21）

一、阅读理解

1.SurvivingHurricaneSandy（飓风桑迪）

   NatalieDoan,14,hasalwaysfeltluckytoliveinRockaway,NewYork.Livingjustafewblocksfromthebeach,Nataliecanseetheoceanandhearthewavefromherhouse.“It’stheoceanthatmakesRockawaysospecial,”shesays.

   OnOctober29,2012,thatoceanturnedfierce.Thatnight,HurricaneSandyattackedtheEastCoast,andRockawaywashitespeciallyhard.Fortunately,Natalie’sfamilyescapedtoBrooklynshortlybeforethecity’sbridgeclosed.

   WhentheyreturnedtoRockawaythenextday,theyfoundtheirneighborhoodinruins.ManyofNatalie’sfriendshadlosttheirhomesandwerelivingfaraway.Allaroundher,peopleweresuffering,especiallytheelderly.Natalie’sschoolwassodamagedthatshehadtotemporarilyattendaschoolinBrooklyn.

   Inthefollowingfewdays,themenandwomenhelpingRockawayrecoverinspiredNatalie.Volunteerscamewithcarloadsofdonatedclothingandtoys.Neighborsdevotedtheirsparetimetohelpingothersrebuild.Teenagersclimbeddozensofflightsofstairstodeliverwaterandfoodtoelderlypeopletrappedinpowerlesshigh-risebuildings.

   “MymomtellsmethatIcan’tcontrolwhathappenstome,”Nataliesays.“butIcanalwayschoosehowIdealwithit.”

   Natalie’schoicewastohelp.

   Shecreatedawebsitepagematchingsurvivorsinneedwithdonorswhowantedtohelp.NataliepostedintroductionaboutaboynamedPatrick,wholosthisbaseballcardcollectingwhenhishouseburneddown.Withindays,Patrick’scollectionwasreplaced.

   Inthecomingmonths,herwebsitepagehelpedlotsofkids:

Christopher,whoreceivedanewbasketball;Charlie,whogotanewkeyboard.Nataliealsoworkedwithotherorganizationstobringmuch-needsuppliestoRockaway.Hereffortsmadeherafamousperson.LastApril,shewasinvitedtotheWhiteHouseandhonoredasaHurricaneSandyChampionofChange.

   Today,thescars（创痕）ofdestructionarestillseeninRockaway,buthopeisintheair.Thestreetsareclear,andmanyhomeshavebeenrebuilt.“Ican’timaginelivinganywherebutRockaway,”Nataliedeclares.“Myneighborhoodwillbeback,evenstrongerthanbefore.”

1.WhenNataliereturnedtoRockawayafterthehurricane,shefound______.

A.somefriendshadlosttheirlives

B.herneighborhoodwasdestroyed

C.herschoolhadmovedtoBrooklyn

D.theelderlywerefreefromsuffering

2.Accordingtoparagraph4,whoinspiredNataliemost?

A.ThepeoplehelpingRockawayrebuild

B.Thepeopletrappedinhigh-risebuilding

C.Thevolunteersdonatingmoneytosurvivors

D.Localteenagersbringingclothingtoelderlypeople

3.HowdidNataliehelpthesurvivors?

A.Shegavehertoystothekids

B.Shetookcareofyoungerchildren

C.ShecalledontheWhiteHousetohelp

D.Shebuiltaninformationsharingplatform

4.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference

B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed

C.EastorWest,homeisbest

D.Technologyispower

2   Farmingismovingindoors,wherethesunnevershines,whererainfallisirrelevant（不相干的）andwheretheclimateisalwaysright.Theperfectcropfieldcouldbeinsideawindowlessbuildingwithcontrolledlight,temperature,wetness,airqualityandnutrition.ItcouldbeinaNewYorkhigh-riseorasprawlingcomplex（综合楼）intheSaudidesert.Itmaybeananswertotheworld’sfoodproblems.

   Theworldisalreadyhavingtroublefeedingitself.HalfthepeopleonEarthliveincities,andnearlyhalfofthose--about3billion--arehungryorill-fed.Foodprices,currentlyincreasing,arebuffetedbydryness,floodsandthecostofenergyrequiredtoplant,harvestandtransport.Andpriceswillonlygetmoreunstable.Climatechangemakeslong-termcropplanninguncertain.Farmersinmanypartsoftheworldarealreadyusingwateravailabletothelastdrop.Andtheworldisgettingmorecrowded:

bymid-century,theglobalpopulationwillgrowfrom6.8billionto9billion.

   Tofeedsomanypeoplemayrequireexpandingfarmlandattheexpenseofforestsandwilderness,orfindingwaystocompletelyincreasecropoutput.

   GertjanMeeuwshastakentheconceptofagreenhouseastepfurther,growingvegetablesandhouseplantsinenclosed（封闭的）andregulatedenvironments.Intheirresearchstation,waterflowsintothepanswhenneeded,andthetemperatureiskeptconstant.Lightsgoonandoff,creatingsimilardayandnight,butaccordingtotherhythmoftheplant.

   Abuildingof100squaremetersand14layers（层）ofplantscouldprovideadailydietof200gramsoffreshfruitandvegetablestotheentirepopulationofDenBosch,about140,000people.Theirideaisnottogrowfoodsthatrequiremuchspace,likecornorpotatoes.

   Heresunlightisnotonlyunnecessarybutcanbeharmful.Plantsneedonlyspecificwavelengthsof