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高二英语寒假作业五

高二英语寒假作业五

1、LittleAmy,asix-year-oldkid,arrivedhomewhenherparentsweretalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoneyleft.Whensheheardherdaddysaytoher　　　1　　　motherwithwhispereddesperation,＂　　　2　　　amiraclecansavehimnow＂,thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandtookoutherpiggybank.She　　　3　　　allthechangeoutandcounteditcarefully.Thenshe　　　4　　　herwaysixblockstothedrugstore.

＂Whatdoyouwant?

＂askedthechemist.＂It’s　　　5　　　mylittlebrother,＂thegirlanswered.＂He’sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuya　　　6　　　.HisnameisAndrewandhehassomething　　　7　　　growinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.＂＂Wedon’t　　　8　　　miracleshere,child.I’msorry,＂thechemistsaid,smiling　　　9　　　atthelittlegirl.

Intheshopwasa　　　10　　　customer.Hestooped（弯腰）downandaskedthelittlegirl,＂Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrother　　　11　　　?

＂＂Idon’tknow,＂shereplied.＂He’sreallysickandmommysaysheneeds　　　　12　　　.Butmydaddycan’tpayforit,soIhavebroughtmy　　　13　　　.＂

＂Howmuchdoyouhave?

＂askedtheman.＂Onedollarandelevencents,　　　14　　　Icantryandgetsomemore,＂sheansweredquietly.＂Well,whatacoincidence,＂smiledtheman.＂Adollarandelevencents—the　　　15　　　priceofamiracleforyourlittlebrother.　　　16　　　metowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherand　　　17　　　yourparents.＂

Thatwell-dressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,asurgeon（外科医生）.Theoperationwascompletedwithout　　　18　　　anditwasn’tlongbeforeAndrewwas　　　19　　　againanddoingwell.

Thelittlegirlwashappy.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchthemiraclecost...onedollarandelevencents...plusthe　　　20　　　ofalittlechild.

【小题1】

A.forgetfulB.hopeful

C.cheerfulD.tearful

【小题2】

A.SimplyB.Just

C.OnlyD.Morethan

【小题3】

A.drewB.pulled

C.putD.poured

【小题4】

A.followedB.made

C.tookD.found

【小题5】

A.toB.asC.forD.on

【小题6】

A.hopeB.doctor

C.favorD.miracle

【小题7】

A.badB.small

C.extraD.impossible

【小题8】

A.haveB.offerC.sellD.store

【小题9】

A.gentlyB.sadly

C.strangelyD.coldly

【小题10】

A.well-dressedB.kind-hearted

C.well-behavedD.good-looking

【小题11】

A.haveB.needC.careD.like

【小题12】

A.adoctorB.asurgeon

C.anoperationD.akindness

【小题13】

A.savingsB.wishes

C.ideasD.suggestions

【小题14】

A.sinceB.asC.afterD.but

【小题15】

A.sameB.exact

C.properD.necessary

【小题16】

A.ShowB.Help

C.TakeD.Follow

【小题17】

A.helpB.encourage

C.persuadeD.meet

【小题18】

A.difficultyB.delay

C.chargeD.result

【小题19】

A.happyB.well

C.strongD.home

【小题20】

A.clevernessB.faith

C.courageD.devotion

2、Just25yearsago,thetopthreecareerhopesforyoungpeopleinBritainwereteachers,bankersanddoctors.Now,theywanttobesportsstars,popstarsandactors,accordingtoasurveybytheGuardiannewspaper.

Rachel,acharacterinthepopularTVshowGlee,maybesaidtospeakforBritishteenagers.＂Nowadaysbeingnobodyisworsethanbeingpoor,＂hesaid.

EmmaBrockes,areporteroftheGuardian,believesitis＂thebadinfluenceofcelebrity（名人）culture＂thatistoblame.＂Whenchildrenwantedtobeadoctor,itwasn’tbecausetheywerereallymoreinterestedinthefunctionsofhumanorgansthantheyarenow;yougowheretherespectis,＂shewrote.

Itcouldexplainwhytherehasbeensuchanincreaseinlevelsofanxietyanddepression.DrCarloStrenger,atTelAvivUniversity,studiedthesenseofselfforhisnewbookTheFearofInsignificance:

SearchingforMeaninginthe21stCentury.HetoldtheDailyMailthatyoungpeoplenoware＂affectedbythecloseconnectiontotheglobalentertainmentnetwork,whichhasturnedrankingandratingpeopleaccordingtowealthandcelebrityintoanobsession（痴迷）＂.

＂Ashumans,wenaturallymeasureourselvestothosearoundus,butnowweliveinaglobalvillage.Wearecomparingourselveswiththemost‘important’peopleintheworldandfindingourselveswanting,＂hesaid.Today,evenhighachieversconstantlyfearthattheyareinsignificantwhentheycomparethemselvestosuccessstoriesinthemedia.

Thewayout?

Simplystopmeasuringyourachievementthroughafantasyofwealthandcelebrity.DrStrengersaidthatitisaprocesscalled＂activeself-acceptancethroughaconstantsearchforself-knowledgethroughlife＂.

＂Thefearofinsignificancecanonlybeovercomethroughstrongindividualandculturalidentityoverandabovemeasurableachievement,＂hesaid.

【小题1】Nowadays,youngpeopleinBritainhavedifferentcareerhopesbecausetheywantto__________.

A.choosejobsbasedoninterests

B.becomefamous

C.beteachers,bankersanddoctors

D.earnmoremoney

【小题2】AccordingtoEmmaBrockes,whatcausestheincreasinglevelofanxiety?

A.Choicesoffuturecareers.

B.Accesstotheglobalnetwork.

C.Badinfluencesofcelebrities.

D.Endlesscomparisonwithothers.

【小题3】DrCarloStrengersuggeststhatyoungpeopleshould__________.

A.seekactiveself-acceptance

B.sticktotheirowndreams

C.makegreatachievements

D.searchforthesecretofwealth

【小题4】Thetextismainlywrittento__________.

A.talkaboutjobchoices

B.analyzeasocialphenomenon

C.encouragecelebrityculture

D.introducethreefamouspeople

3、Ifyouaregivenonly1yuan,couldyouliveinacityforoneday?

Itseemsthismaybealittledifficult.ButstudentsfromXi’andidit.

OnApril10,morethan60studentsfromtheMiddleSchoolAttachedtoNorthwesternPolytechnicUniversitytookpartintheOneYuanMetropolisSurvival.ThecharitableorganizationforteenagerscalledImperceptibleEducationheldthisactivity.Studentsnotonlyhavetolive,buttheyalsohavetodealwithalotofhardtasks.Ithashappenedineightcitiesandisgoingtofourothers,includingBeijing,inJune.

Tomakemoney,manystudentslookedforpart-timejobsandsawhowhardlifewas.ZhangQueue,14,askedmorethan10restaurantsforajobandfinallygotonechance.“Weweresadwhentheysaidno.Butgradually（逐渐地）,wegotusedtoit,”hesaid.Afterbeingawaiterforanhour,hegot25yuan.

Somemadeuseoftheirtalentsbysinginganddancinginparksorshoppingmalls.Manypeoplewhowalkedbytooknoticeandhelpedthem.ZhaoJincheng,14,drewpicturesandmadepapercrafts（手工）.“Thisshowedit’simportanttolearnaspecialskill,”hesaid.

Livingwashard,butfinishingthetaskswasn’tanyeasier.Theywenttodifferentplacestofinishtasksinashorttime.Themostamazingonewaswhentheyhadtoexchangethingsworththousandsyuanwithonlyapieceofpaperinhalfanhour.“Welearnedhowtopersuadeothers.Fromaballoontoacaketoabottleofyogurt（酸乳）…afteralmost20tries,wegotanexpensivenecklace,”hesaid.TheywillgiveallofthemoneytheymadetopoorschoolsinTibet.

【小题1】AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingiscorrect?

a.adultscanjointhisactivity

b.studentsaregivenalittlemoney

c.studentshavetodohardtasks

d.twelvecitieshavejoinedthisactivity

A.a,bB.b,cC.c,dD.a,d

【小题2】Tomakemoney,studentstriedmanythingsEXCEPT____________.

A.goingtoBeijingtodotheirtasks

B.workingpart-timejobs

C.givingtalentshows

D.drawingandmakingpapercrafts

【小题3】Duringthisactivity,_____________.

A.ZhangQueuegaveupwhenhewasrefused

B.studentslearnedthatlifeishard

C.ZhaoJinchengmademoneybysinging

D.studentslearnedhowtomakepapercrafts

【小题4】Whatdoestheunderlinedword“persuade”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.arguewithothers

B.showsth.toothers

C.sellsomethingtoothers

D.makesb.dosth.

4、DearReader,

TodayIamgoingtoaskyoutosupportWikipediawithadonation.

Wikipediaisbuiltdifferentlyfromalmosteveryothertop50websites.Wehaveasmallnumberofpaidstaff，justtwentythree.Wikipediacontentisfreetousebyanyoneforanypurpose.Ourannualexpensesarelessthansixmilliondollars.WikipediaisrunbythenonprofitWikimediaFoundation,whichIfoundedin2003.

Wikipediaisdrivenbyaglobalcommunityofmorethan150,000volunteers—alldevotedtosharingknowledgefreely.Overalmosteightyears,thesevolunteershavecontributedmorethan11millionarticlesin265languages.Morethan275millionpeoplecometoourwebsiteeverymonthtoaccessinformation,freeofchargeandfreeofadvertising.

ButWikipediaismorethanawebsite.Weshareacommoncause:

Imagineaworldinwhicheverysinglepersonontheplanetisgivenfreeaccesstothesumofallhumanknowledge.That’sourcommitment.

Yourdonationhelpsusinseveralways.Mostimportantly,youwillhelpuscovertheincreasingcostofmanagingglobaltraffictooneofthemostpopularwebsitesontheInternet.FundsalsohelpusimprovethesoftwarethatrunsWikipedia—makingiteasiertosearch,easiertoread,andeasiertowritefor.Wearecommittedtoincreasingthefreeknowledgemovementworldwide,bytakingonnewvolunteers,andbuildingstrategicpartnershipswithinstitutionsofcultureandlearning.

Wikipediaisdifferent.It’sthelargestencyclopedia（百科全书）inhistory,writtenbyvolunteers.Likeanationalparkoraschool,wedon’tbelieveadvertisingshouldhaveaplaceinWikipedia.Wewanttokeepitfreeandstrong,butweneedthesupportofthousandsofpeoplelikeyou.

Thankyou,

JimmyWales

【小题1】Whatdothesecondandthirdparagraphsmainlytalkabout?

A.WhyyoushoulddonatetoWikipedia.

B.Howmuchtheworkersarepaid.

C.HowWikipediaisrun.

D.HowmanypeoplecontributetoWikipedia.

【小题2】AllthefollowingarethereasonsfortheneedofyourdonationEXCEPT____________.

A.tokeepWikipediafreeforpeopleallovertheworld

B.toupdat