高二英语寒假作业阅读理解15篇doc.docx

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高二英语寒假作业阅读理解15篇doc

高二英语寒假作业（三）阅读理解专练.

A

Oneofthemostsuccessfulsingersofthetwentiethcentury,EllaFitzgeraldhasmadeseveraldifferentstylesherown.ShewasborninVirginiabutwasbroughtupinanorphanageinYonkers,NewYork.ChickWebbspottedherinanamateurcompetitionwhenshewassixteen.Heengagedhertosingwithhisbandandwhenhediedin1939,shetookover.

UnlikeBessieSmith,EllaFitzgeraldtaughtherselfthesentimentalmusicsopopularinthe1930’s------songslike“MyHeartBelongstoDaddy”-----andherrecordingsbecamebest-sellers.Duringthe1940’sshedevelopedherown“scatsinging”----abreathless,nonsense---syllablestyle----forsongslike“FlyingHome”and“LadyBeGood.”

EllaFitzgeraldwastheperfectmusicalpartnerforherfriend,thetrumpeterLouisArmstrong,matchinghiminwarmthandartistry.“Ijustlikemusic,period,”shesaid.“Tome,it’sastory.There’sonlyonethingbetterthansinging….It’smoresinging.”

1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.AcomparisonofEllaFitzgeraldandBessieSmith.

B.ThemusicalcareerofEllaFitzgerald.

C.EllaFitzgerald’searlychildhood.

D.EllaFitzgerald’smostrecentrecordings.

2.Theunderlinedword“spotted”means______.

A.noticedB.broughtupC.employedD.recognized

3.WhatdoesthepassageimplyaboutEllaFitzgeraldandLouisArmstrong?

A.Theywerethefoundersof“scatsinging”.

B.Theyplayedthesamemusicalinstruments.

C.Theyperformedwelltogether.

D.Theywereamarriedcouple.

B

Familieshavealwayschanged.Forinstance,oncethefamilywastheworld.Inotherwords,atonetimeeverythingapersondidtookplacewithinthefamily.Thefamilywasachild’sonlyschool.Oneworshipedonlywithinthefamily.Therulessetupbythefamilyweretheonlylawsonehadtoobey,andthefamilywastheonlymeansonehadtosettleadispute.Thefamilyisstillthe“world’insomecultures.Butinmanycultures,theseformerfunctionsofthefamilyhavelargelybeentakenoverbyotherinstitutions,suchasschools,churches,andgovernments.

Inthepast,familieschangedinotherways.Somescientistsbelievethatwhenpeopleobtainedfoodbyhuntinganimalsandgatheringrootsandplants,thenuclearfamilywastherule.Thefamilyhadtobesmallinordertomovearoundandliveofftheland.Whenpeoplesettledinoneplaceandbegantofarmto

obtainfood,theyfoundthattheyneededmorehandstodothework.Theextendedfamilydevelopedinsomecultures.Nowinadditiontotheirchildren,peoplelivedtogetherwiththeirparentsandevengrandparents.

Howarefamilieschangingtoday?

Thenumberofnuclearfamiliesseemstobeincreasingeverywhereintheworld.Thenumberofextendedfamiliesisdeclining.Onereasonforthisseemstobethatinmanyculturestodaypeopleareleavingfarmsandvillagestofindjobsinthecity.Extendedfamiliesarehardtomaintainwhenpeoplehavetobefreetomoveinordertofindwork.

4.Inmanyculturestoday,__________.

A.thefamilyistheworld

B.thefamilyisnotaninstitution.

C.thefamilydoesnothaveanyfunctions.

D.thefamilyhaslostmanyofthefunctionsitusedtohave.

5.Thenuclearfamilywastherulebecause_________.

A.thefamilyhadtomovearoundtofindenoughfood.

B.peopledidn’tknowmanywaysofhuntinganimals.

C.Peopleneededmanyhandstodofarming.

D.theextendedfamilyhadnotbeeninventedyet.

6.Thereasonwhymanypeopleareleavingfarmstofindjobsinthecityis________.

A.thattherearemoreandmorenuclearfamiliesintheworld.

B.thatextendedfamiliesarehardtomaintain.

C.thatpeopledonotliketosettledown.

D.notstatedinabovearticle.

7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Althoughthenuclearfamilydevelopedbeforetheextendedfamily,thelatterisgainingmoreandmorepopularityeverywhereintheworld.

B.themostimportantreasonwhypeopleareleavingvillagesisthattheydonotenjoylivingtogetherwiththeirparentsorgrandparents.

C.Differenttypesoffamilieshavedevelopedasdifferentwaysoflifeareaccepted.

D.Familieschangebecausetidesandfashionsalwayschange.

C

In1957adoctorinSingaporenoticedthathospitalsweretreatinganunusualnumberofinfluenza-likecases.Influenzaissometimescalled‘flu’ora‘badcold’.Hetooksamplesfromthethroatsofpatientsandinhishospitalwasabletofindthevirusofthisinfluenza.

Therewerethreemaintypesoftheinfluenzavirus.ThemostimportantofthesearetypeAandB,eachofthemhavingseveralsubgroups.WiththeinstrumentsatthehospitalthedoctorrecognizedthattheoutbreakwasduetoavirusingroupA,buthedidnotknowthesubgroup.ThenhereportedtheoutbreaktotheWorldHealthOrganizationinGeneva.W.H.O.publishedtheimportantnewsalongsidereportsofasimilaroutbreakinHongKong,whereabout15-20%ofthepopulationhadbecomeill.

AssoonastheLondondoctorsreceivedthepackageofthroatsamples,doctorsbeganthestandardtests.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfwithveryhighspeed,thevirushadgrownmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.Continuingtheircarefultests,thedoctorscheckedtheeffectofdrugsagainstalltheknownsungroupsofvirustypeA.noneofthemgaveanyprotection.This,then,wassomethingnew,anewinfluenzavirus,againstwhichthepeopleoftheworldhadnohelpwhatever.

Havingfoundthevirustheywereworkingwith,thetwodoctorsnowdroppeditintothenosesofsomespeciallyselectedanimals,whichgetinfluenzamuchashumanbeingsdo.Inashorttimetheusualsignsofthediseaseappeared.Theseexperimentsprovedthatthenewviruswaseasytocatch,butthatitwasnotakiller.Scientists,likethegeneralpublic,callitsimplyAsianflu.

Thefirstdiscoveryofthevirus,however,wasmadeinChinabeforethediseasehadappearedinothercountries.VariousreportsshowedthattheinfluenzaoutbreakstartedinChina,probablyinFebruaryof1957.bythemiddleofMarchithadspreadalloverChina.TheviruswasfoundbyChinesedoctorsearlyinMarch.ButChinaisnotamemberoftheWorldHealthOrganizationandthereforedoesnotreportoutbreaksofdiseasetoit.Notuntiltwomonthslater,whentravellerscarriedthevirusintoHangKong,fromwhereitspreadtoSingapore,didthenewsoftheoutbreakreachtherestoftheworld.Bythistimeitwaswellstartedonitswayaroundtheworld.

Thereafter,W.H.O.’sWeeklyReportsdescribedthesteadyspreadofthisgreatvirusoutbreak,whichwithinfourmonthssweptthrougheverycontinent.

8.thedoctorinSingaporeperformedavaluableserviceby______.

A.findingthesubgroupofthevirus.

B.developingacure.

C.keepinghispatientsapartfromothers.

D.reportingtheoutbreaktoGeneva.

9.Oneinterestingthingaboutthevirusinthestorywasthatit__.

A.wasespeciallyweak.

B.wassimilartootherviruses.

C.couldreproducewithgreatspeed.

D.hadsamplesfrozenandpackedindryice.

10.Theexperimentsingivingthevirustoanimalsprovedthatthistypeofinfluenzawaseasytocatch__________.

A.butwasnotdeadly.

B.andhadrathermildeffects.

C.andcouldpossiblycausesdeath.

D.anddidnothavetheusualsigns.

11.Inordertokeeptrackofadiseasesuchasinfluenza,W.H.O.musthave________.

A.highlytrainedexperts.

B.co-operationfromeverydoctor.

C.goodreportingservices.

D.timetostudythefacts.

12.Onethingnecessaryfordiscoveringinfluenzaoutbreakis__.

A.doctorsandhospitalservices.

B.drugstofightthedisease.

C.theUnitedNations.

D.sickChinese.

D

Itistruethatasasocialorganizationmovesfromthesimpletothecomplex,sodoestheorganizationthroughwhichiteducatesitschildren.Growthandchangearevitalifeducationistomeetnewneedsanddemands.Inaverysimplesocialorderitmaysuffice（足够）tohavetheparentscarryontheeducationoftheirchildren.However,aswillbeshownlaterinmoredetail,suchamethodmaybecomeentirelyuntenable（站不住脚的）,andspecialindividualsareentrusted（委交）withthetask.Thesemaybehiredprivatelyatfirst,butsoonthesocialgroup----thechurch,village,andthelike----willberesponsibleforeducation.Eventually,specialtrainingisrequiredforthosewhodotheteaching,andanagencytocontrolthistrainingisneeded.Thustheinfluenceoflocalgovernmentunit,suchasthetown,township,andlaterthestateortheprovince,becomesnecessary.Itwasgenerallyconsideredsimplertouseasaunitthealreadyexistinglocalunit.

13.Theclosestrestatement（重新叙述）ofthefirstsentenceis___.

A.Themorecomplexasocialorganizationbecomes,themorecomplextheeducationalsystembecomes.

B.Thecomplexityofasocialorganizationdependsonthecomplexityoftheeducationalsystem.

C.Socialorganizationsaretrulyascomplexastheyneedtobeforeducationalpurposes.

D.Oursocietymustbecomplexifwewantoureducationsystemtoserveourchildren’seducationalrequirements.

14.Thewriterwouldprobablyarguefor_______.

A.moreparentalinfluenceineducation.

B.aneducationalsystemwhichtakessocialcomplexityintoaccount.

C.strictstatecontrolofeducation.

D.morespecialtrainingforteachers.

15.Themethodwhichtheauthorsaysmightbecomeentirelyuntenableis_____.

A.themethodofsocialorganization.

B.parentaleducationofchildren.

C.asimplesocialorder.

D.theentrustmentofeducationtospecialindividuals.

16.Theauthorpromisestoexplain_________.

A.thenecessityofthelocalgovernmentalunit.

B.whyitiseasiertousethegovernmenttocontroleducation.

C.theresponsibilityofthesocialgroup.

D.whyparentsshouldn