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河北省辛集中学学年高一假期作业英语试题4547
英语假期作业(4.5-4.7)
一、阅读理解
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Fourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotraveltheworld
There'strulynothingliketravelwhenitcomestogainingperspective(远景)andexposingyourselftoothercultures.Togetyouintheadventuringmood,weaskedAmazonSeniorEditorChrisSchleptohelpuscomeupwithalistofbooksthattransportreaderstoanothertimeandplace.Below,seehislistoffourbooksthatwillinspireyoutotravelaroundtheworld.Formoreinformation,pleaseclickA.
SEATTLE:
WhereYoudGo,Bernadette
Price:
$16.73
MariaSample'sfirstnovelisnotexactlyalovestorytoSeattle,butifyoureadit,youjustmightwanttocomeheretoseeifpeoplearereallyasself-involvedasthecharactersinherbook.Whatreallyshinesthroughisthestrangestorytellingandthelaughs.BuyitonAmazon.
ITALY:
BeautifulRuins
Price:
$16.29
ThisbookbythepopularauthorJessWaltersisalovestorythatbeginsontheItalianCoastintheearly60sandeventuallyappearsonthescreeninHollywood.WiththesettingsofthebackgroundfromItalytoEdinburghtoLosAngeles,youwillfindyourselflongingtogoaswell.BuyitonAmazon.
ENGLAND:
WolfHall
Price:
$15.57
Youcan'ttraveltoThomasCromwell'sEnglandwithoutatimemachine,butreadingHilaryMantel'sprize-winningnovelisthenextbestthing.ItwillmakeyoulongtoseetheancientbuildingsandgreengrassoftheEnglishcountryside,muchofwhichisstillthere.BuyitonAmazon.
NANTUCKET:
Here'stoUs
Price:
$17.16
EliHildebrandhasbuiltawritingcareeroutofwritingaboutherhometownislandofNantucket.HerlatestisHere'stoUs,which,perhapsnotsurprisingly,isagreatbeachread.
(1)Whosebookhasbeenmadeintoafilmaccordingtothetext?
A. HilaryMantel's. B. JessWalter's.
C. MariaSemple's. D. ElinHilderbrand's.
(2)Whatcanyoubuyifyouhaveonly$32?
A. BeautifulRuinsandWhereYou'dGo,Bernadette.
B. WhereYou'dGo,BernadetteandWolfHall.
C. BeautifulRuinsandWolfHall.
D. WolfHallandHere'stoUs.
(3)Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?
A. Theyhavethesameprice.
B. Theyhavethesimilarcontent.
C. Theyhavethesimilarbackground.
D. Theyhavethesameplaceofsales.
(4)Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?
A. Awebsite.
B. Amagazine.
C. Anewspaper.
D. Atextbook.
B
WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.ItwassetupbytheUnitedNationsEducational,Scientific,andCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)in1995toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading.Itisalsothedaytohonorgreatwriters,forexample,WilliamShakespeare,bornordeadonthatday.
ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay.TakeUKasanexample.Onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksofspecialprice,amuchlowerpricethanusual,inanybookstore.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.OurFormerPremierWenJiabao,abookworm,whodoeslotsofreadingeveryday,hascalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading."Bookscannotchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading,”hesaid.
Whydopeoplelikereading?
Onebigadvantageisthatreadinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Also,readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Besides,readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunfamiliartous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.What'smore,readingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish.
"Readingmakesafullman"(Bacon,1597).Books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Soitisnecessaryforustospendtimeonreadingeveryday.
(1)WorldBookDaywassetupinordertoencouragepeopleto .
A. buymorebooks
B. domorereading
C. learnforeignlanguages
D. knowmoreaboutscience
(2)IntheUK,whatwillschoolchildrendoonWorldBookDay?
A. Theywillgiveawaysomebookstothosepoorfamilies'children.
B. Theywillgotothelibraryinordertoreadasmanybooksaspossible.
C. Theywillbuybooksofmuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstore.
D. TheywillorganizesomeactivitiesinmemoryofWilliamShakespeare.
(3)Howmanyadvantagesofreadingarementionedinthepassage?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
(4)Theunderlinedwords“abookworm”inParagraph2probablymean .
A. apersonwholovesreading
B. apersonwholikesreading
C. apersonwholovescollecting
D. apersonwholikesbuyingbooks
C
Ihadthehonorofbeingelectedchiefofmytribe(部落).Withthetitlecamegreatresponsibility.ItwasmyjobtomakepeacewiththeMaoriTamakitribe,whosevillagewevisited.Theirwarriorsleaptfromacanoeandfacedusdownwithfiercegrowls,bulgingeyesandmuchswishingofsticks.Theylaidapalmfrondonthegroundand,asheadhoncho,Iwascompelledtoacceptthispeaceofferingbypickingitup,thentouchingnoseswiththeirchief.“Kiaora”,hesaid,welcomingusintothewoodlandhomeofhispeople.
My“tribe”wasmyNewZealandtourgroup,whohadforcedmeintobeingtheirleader.We'dbeenwarnedthattheceremonywasaseriousoccasionandthattolaughorevensmilewouldbeconsideredrudetotheTamaki.Afterthatitwasnon-stopfunastheyshowedtheirancientcustomsandIreceivedinstructioninperformingthehaka,thewardancebytheAllBlacksrugbyteam.
Thentheypulledourdinneroflamb,beefandvegetablesoutoftheground.Ithadbeenslow-cookedintheheatthatsimmersjustbelowthesurfaceinthegeothermal(地热的)areaofNorthIsland,aMaoritraditionknownasahangithatgoesbackanextremelylongperiodoftime.
Obviously,thisformofitisputonfortouristsbutitwashugelyenjoyable.Thejourneybacktothehotelwasaloneworththeeffort,ourhilariousMaorielderdriverbeingdeservingofhisowntelevisionshow.“Thewheelsonthebusgoroundandround,”hegotussinging,whilehecircuited(绕……环行)aroundaboutthreetimes.
Acoupleofdaysfromtheendofmytrip,therewasstillsomethingmissing,aNewZealandiconIyearnedtoseetomakemygrandtourcomplete.Ridingoverahill,thereitwas–Aotearoa.TheMaorinameforNewZealandtranslatesas“Landofthelongwhitecloud”.CanIsay“Kiaora,Aotearoa?
”YoubetIcan.
(1)WhichreferstotheMaoricookingcustom?
A. Kiaora.
B. Haka.
C. Tamaki.
D. Hangi.
(2)Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedriver?
A. Hewasgoodatsinging.
B. Hemadethejourneymemorable.
C. Hewasnotfamiliarwiththeroad.
D. HeperformedwellonaTVshow.
(3)Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A. ATasteofMaoriCulture.
B. Hello,NewZealand
C. TheHonorofBeingatribeChief
D. TheBestofNewZealand
D
Nowadays,parentsworryalotbecausetheirchildrenspendhoursandhoursinfrontoftheTVscreen.Becausethisdoesn'thappentoonlyonespecificfamily,manyexpertswarnusthattherecanbesomeseriouseffectsofchildrenwatchingviolenceontelevision.
Childrenwhobecomeaddicted(上瘾的)toTVsitdownandturnontheTVassoonastheygethome.Althoughtheyhavelotsofhomework,theybecomeabsorbedinTVprograms.
SincetheyspendtonsoftimewatchingTV,theyhavelesstimetoenjoyreallifeactivitiessuchasplayingwithfriends,playingoutdoorsports,orenjoyingotherkindsofentertainment.
TherearetoomanyviolentscenesonTV.Someexpertssaythereare25actsofviolenceperhouronTV.Inaddition,therearemanyexperimentsbypsychologistswhichshowhowTVviolenceinfluenceschildren.Finally,peopleworrythatchildrentendtoimitatewhattheywatchonTVandmaystarttobehavemoreviolently.
Whatshouldbedone?
Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldregulateTVviolence.Itshouldalsoencouragepeopletoinventanddevelopnewtechnologywhichcanblockviolentscenesfromtheprogramschildrenwatch.Forexample,witharatingsystem(分级制度)andtheV-chip,unfitscenesofviolenceandsexcanbeblockedout.Second,parentsshouldmonitorwhattheirchildrenwatch.Atthesametime,theyshouldmaketheirchildreninterestedinreallifeactivities.Thenwhenthechildrenstarttospendmoretimeplayingwithfriendsorreadingbooks,parentscanstoptheirmonitoring.
ItisafactthatthereismoreviolenceonTVtodaythantherewastenyearsago.Moreover,violentincidentsoccurmorefrequentlyinreallife.It'stimetorealizehowharmfulwatchingTVviolenceis,andit'stimetokeepourchildrenfromwatchingviolence.
(1)Whatexpertsreallyworryisthat .
A. childrenspendtoomuchtimewatchingTV
B. TVviolencehasabadinfluenceonchildren
C. childrenbecomeaddictedtoTVprograms
D. childrenhavelesstimetodotheirhomework
(2)TheauthorexplainhowthegovernmentshouldcontrolTVviolenceby .
A. givinganexample
B. givingadefinition
C. makingacomparison
D. presentingresearchfindings
(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imitate