学年高一寒假作业 英语九Word版含答案.docx

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学年高一寒假作业英语九Word版含答案

高一英语寒假作业（九）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Ibeganworkinginjournalism（新闻业）whenIwaseight.Itwasmymother’sidea.Shewantedmeto“makesomething”ofmyself,anddecidedIhadbetterstartyoungifIwastohaveanychanceofkeepingupwiththecompetition（竞争）.

WithmyloadofmagazinesIheadedtowardBellevilleAvenue.Thecrowdswerethere.ThereweretwogasstationsonthecornerofBellevilleandUnion.ForseveralhoursImademyselfeasilyseen,makingsureeveryonecouldseemeandtheheavyblacklettersonthebagthatsaidTHESATURDAYEVENINGPOST.Whenitwassuppertime,Iwalkedbackhome.

“Howmanydidyousell,myboy?

”mymotherasked.

“None.”

“Wheredidyougo?

”

“ThecornerofBellevilleandUnionAvenues.”

“Whatdidyoudo?

”

“StoodonthecornerwaitingforsomebodytobuyaSaturdayEveningPost.”

“Youjuststoodthere?

”

“Didn’tsellasingleone.”

“MyGod,Russell!

”

UncleAllenputin,“Well,I’vedecidedtotakethePost.”Ihandedhimacopyandhepaidmeanickel（五分镍币）.ItwasthefirstnickelIearned.

Afterwardsmymothertaughtmehowtobeasalesman.Iwouldhavetoringdoorbells,addressadultswithself-confidence,andpersuadethembysayingthatnoone,nomatterhowpoor,couldaffordtobewithouttheSaturdayEveningPostinthehome.

Oneday,ItoldmymotherI’dchangedmymind.Ididn’twanttomakeasuccessinthemagazinebusiness.

“Ifyouthinkyoucanchangeyourmindlikethis,”shereplied,“you’llbecomeagood-for-nothing.”Sheinsistedthat,assoonasschoolwasover,Ishouldstartringingdoorbells,sellingmagazines.WheneverIsaidno,shewouldscoldme.

MymotherandIhadfoughtthisbattlealmostaslongasIcouldremember.Mymother,dissatisfiedwithmyfather’splainworkman’slife,determinedthatIwouldnotgrowuplikehimandhispeople.Butneverdidsheexpectthat,fortyyearslater,suchasuccessfulreporterasmewouldgobacktoherhusband’speoplefortruelifeandlove.

1．Whydidtheboystarthisjobyoung?

A．Hewantedtobefamousinthefuture.B．Thejobwasquiteeasyforhim.

C．Hismotherhadhighhopesforhim.D．Thecompetitionforthejobwasserious.

2．Fromthedialoguebetweentheboyandhismother,welearnthatthemotherwas_______.

A.excitedB.interestedC.ashamedD.disappointed

3．Thephrase“thisbattle”inthelastparagraphrefersto.

A．thewarbetweentheboy’sparents

B．thearguingbetweentheboyandhismother

C．thearguingbetweentheboyandhiscustomers（顾客）

D．thefightbetweentheboyandhisfather

B

IfConfuciuswerestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake，therewouldbealotofcandles．He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout．

WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday，fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought．It’snothingpersonal．MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes．

Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius．InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina．

Inthepasttwodecades，theChinesestudyprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities．Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries．TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture．ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart，historyandphilosophy．SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheoldChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy．StudentsintheUnitedStates，atthesametime，areracingtolearnChinese．SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates．BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers．

Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell．

TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest．

Asfortheoldthinker，hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest，evenifhisbirthdayis．

1.Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto_________．

A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius

B.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations

C.showgreatrespectfortheoldthinker

D.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject

2．ThereasonwhyfewAmericansrememberConfuciusonhisbirthdayisprobablythat______．

A.theydon’tcareaboutConfuciusatall．

B.theyconsidertheirownnationalheroesmoreimportant．

C.hehasbecomeabridgebetweenforeignersandChina.

D.theydon’tpaymuchattentiontothebirthdaysoffamouspeople．

3.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents________．

A.werenotinterestedinChinesestudiesbefore

B.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions

C.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese

D.hopetomakemoneyinChina

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.OldThinkerwithaBigFutureB.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage

C.ChineseCultureforWesternersD.ForgottenWisdominAmerica

C

ItwasalateWednesdaynightwhenthedreadingphonecallreachedourhome.Isatup,soIcouldhearthephonecallbetter.Tomysurprise.Iheardmymomburstintotears."Getthecar.Dean!

Andreahasbeeninacaraccident."

Weraneverysignonthewaytothehospitalandourtiresscreechedaroundeverycorner.Wegottothehospital.butwerenotallowedtoseeAndrea.Thenextmorning.afterwearingmasks,wewereallowedtogototheICUtoseeAndrea.Well.theleastIcouldsaywasthateverythingwasinjuredinherbodyandshelostallofhermemories.Itwasafatalaccident.Overthenexttwomonths.IlivedmoreatthehospitalthanIdidatmyhouse.IwatchedasAndreaworkedsohardtogainbackeverydaymotorskills.Sheneveroncecomplainedorpitiedherself,herdeterminedspiritwasshiningthrough.AftertwoweeksintheICUandtwomonthsoftheregularhospitaltreatment,Andreawasabletocomehome.Shemissedseveralmonthsofschool.soitwashardforhertocatchup.Andreahadtaskstoaccomplish,andnomatterhowharditwas.shestuckwiththemuntilthejobwasdone.ThOU9hbusywithdealingwithpainandtherapy.shealwaysfoundtimetoloveandplaywithme.

I'llneverforgettheimpactthatthisincidentmadeonmylife.Iadmireherstrong-willedpersonalityandherdeterminedspirit.Todaysheisperfectlynormal.despitethescarsandthepinsholdingherleginplace.Icouldn'taskforabettersister.hero.orbestfriend.

1.Thewritersatuptohearthe-callbecausehe

A.sensedthatsomethingterriblehadhappened.

B.mightbeveryconcernedaboutwhophonedsolate.

C.wantedtoscoldthepeoplewhophonedsolate.

D.wasnotsurewhetherthetelephoneconcernedhim.

2.Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraph,wecaninferthat______.

A.thefamilydidnotobeythetrafficrules.

B.thewriter'sfatherwasnotgoodatdriving.

C.thewholefamilyweretooanxioustoseeAndrea.

D.theirhousewasveryfarfromthehospital.

3.Duringthetreatment.Andrea

A.hadtogiveupallherstudiesB.stoppedplayingwiththewriter.

C.refusedtoheaccompanied.D.showedunbelievablestrength.

4.Whatwouldthebesttitleforthepassage?

_

A.AMiracleHappeningtomysister

B.MySister_______theHeroinMyLife

C.AnAccidentWhichChangedMySister

D.AnIncidentWhichInfluencedMeMuch.

D

DearMom,ClearMyCalendar

Septemberisaroundthecorner,andsomeofusarealreadycomplainingaboutsummer’send.Butparentshaveaspecialreasontodoso.Theendofsummermeansthestartofschool.Andthesedays,planningayoungchild’sscheduleisabigchallenge.Thechallengeisnolongerfindingactivitiestofillachild’sday;itissayingnotothehundredsofoptionsavailable.Ourmailboxisfilledwithbrochuresurgingustosignourkidsupforclassesfromcookingtomartialarts（武术）.

Educatorsarethemselvesdiscouragedbythenumberofspecialclassesthatmanychildrenattend.Inthenameof“enrichment,”three-year-oldsnotonlygotopreschoolinthemorningbutstudyFrenchorgymnasticsafterlunch.Oneteachertellsofafour-year-oldaskingforhelpinthetoiletbeforehurryingofftotennis.Anotherteachersaysthatchildrensometimesholdontoheratpickuptime.Whathappenedtounstructuredtime?

Agenerousexplanationisthatweenjoygivingchildrenopportunitiesweneverhad.Thetruthhoweveristhatmanyparentshavedoubtsabouthowmuchtimetheyspendawayfromtheirfamilies.Andonewaytoreducethisguiltistobelievethattimespentintheseclassesissomehowmorebeneficialtochildrenthanthetimeweknowweshouldbegivingthemourselves.

DavidElkind,anexpertonchildren,suggeststhatthe1960sgavebirthtothebeliefthatearlierisbetter.Parentshopethatearlymusiclessons,forexamplewillbuildachild’sconfidence.Thetruth,however,isthatanytimechildrenareaskedtodotoomuch,toosoon,theyareatgreaterriskforfeelingsoffailure.

Achild’stimedoesnothavetobeplannedtobemeaningful.Rememberthelazydaysofsummer?

Somechildrensleeplateandplaywiththekidsacrossthestreetuntilit’stimetocomehomefordinner.However,withthemajorityofmothersworking,fewerchildrenenjoythatidle（空闲的）timenow.

ComeSeptember,childrenacrossthecountrywillfinishafulldayofkindergarten,onlytoattendanafter-schoolprogramuntil6P.M.,whenaworkingmomordadcomestotakethemhome.That’stoomuchforafive-yearold.Finances,