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高二英语寒假作业八

高二英语寒假作业八

1、Onceuponatime,therelivedtwoparentparrots.Everymorningtheyflewoutto　　　1　　　foodfortheirtwoyoungbirds.Oneday,ahunter　　　2　　　theyoungbirds.Theyoungbirds　　　3　　　tofreethemselvesfromthehandsofthehunter.One　　　4　　　fromthehunter,whiletheotherwastakeninacagebythehuntertohishouse.Hegaveittohis　　　5　　　

Theotherparrotflewawayandcametoaplacewheresomeholymenlived.Theydidnot　　　6　　　theyoungparrot,soitstayedthere.It　　　7　　　theirtalkandlearnedtosayafewwords.

Severalyearslater,atravelerwaswalkingnearthehunter’shut（小屋）.Hesatnearthehut,extremely　　　8　　　Heheardtheparrotthatlivedtheresay,“　　　9　　　,whyhaveyoucomehere?

Iwillcutyourthroat.”Thetraveler　　　10　　　gotupandlefttheplaceinahurry.Thenhehappenedtoreachtheplacewheretheotherparrotlived.Theparrotwassittingonatree.Seeingthetraveler,itsaid,“Welcome,traveler.Welcometothishermitage（偏僻的寺院）.Wehavealotofgood　　　11　　　inthisforest,whichlookssweetanddelicious.Eatwhateveryoulike.Theholymenwill　　　12　　　youwell.”

Thetravelerwas　　　13　　　Hecouldn’tunderstandwhythisparrotwassopolite　　　14　　　theotheronewassorude.Theywerebothparrots,afterall.　　　15　　　itwasn’tstrange.Theparrothemetfirstlivedwiththehunter’schildrenwhooftenspoke　　　16　　　words,whiletheparrothemetlaterhadlearnedthe　　　17　　　ofholypeople.

Ourgrowingenvironmentisofgreat　　　18　　　Itisthecompanythatshapesourwordsanddeeds.Goodcompanyhelpsuslearngoodthingswhilebadcompany　　　19　　　thecontrary.Therefore,choosethe　　　20　　　peopletogrowupwith.

【小题1】

A.getB.preserve

C.cookD.buy

【小题2】

A.defeatedB.threatened

C.caughtD.observed

【小题3】

A.flewB.screamed

C.advancedD.struggled

【小题4】

A.disappearedB.learned

C.escapedD.died

【小题5】

A.cousinsB.kids

C.neighborsD.parents

【小题6】

A.harmB.follow

C.knowD.demand

【小题7】

A.lookedforB.caredfor

C.referredtoD.listenedto

【小题8】

A.disappointedB.tired

C.concernedD.excited[

【小题9】

A.FatherB.Officer

C.FoolD.Sir

【小题10】

A.suddenlyB.gradually

C.hardlyD.immediately

【小题11】

A.riceB.fruitC.meatD.bread

【小题12】

A.treatB.understand

C.guideD.protect

【小题13】

A.interestedB.thrilled

C.surprisedD.relaxed

【小题14】

A.thoughB.unless

C.asD.while

【小题15】

A.NecessarilyB.Actually

C.FortunatelyD.Strangely

【小题16】

A.dirtyB.short

C.dishonestD.amazing

【小题17】

A.languageB.joy

C.attitudeD.experience

【小题18】

A.differenceB.shock

C.valueD.importance

【小题19】

A.picksupB.consistsof

C.leadstoD.makesup

【小题20】

A.luckyB.right

C.kind-heartedD.educated

2、Thenumberofbuses,taxisandothervehiclesonKenya’sroadsisgrowingeveryday.Now,thecountry’sfirstelectric-poweredmotorbikesarecomingontothemarket.Thebikeisdesignedtocutdownonpollutionandaimedatlow-incomecommunities.MostmotorbikesusedinKenyadependongasoline,butnotthisnewmotorbike.

Threeuniversitystudentsdevelopedthenewecotranbike.Itcatchesthesun’senergy,storesitinbatteriesandusesittocharge（充电）theelectricmotor.RobertAchogeisoneofthestudentinventors.“Ourhopeisthatbythefifthyear,wewillbeabletocoverthewholeofKenyawiththeelectricmotorcyclesoastoprotecttheenvironmentandprovideaffordabletransport.”

ThestudentshavesetupachargingstationforthemotorbikesinNairobi.Thesmallbatterycanrunfor70kilometerswhenfullycharged.Oncethepowerisusedup,themotorbikehastoreturntothestationwhileanotherchargedbatteryisconnectedtothebike.TheU.S.AfricanDevelopmentFoundation（ADF）ishelpingsetuptwosolar-poweredchargingstationsintheportofKisumu.

Eachecotranbikecostsabout$700.Onetaxioperatorsaysthenewmotorbikecostslesstooperatethanthatrunningontraditionalgasoline.“Whenitcomestobuyinggasoline,there’snoneed.It’sbasicallygoodforvariousthings.Aslongasyouwon’ttakequiteaheavyload（装载）,youcangowithitanywhere.Otherwise,itmaybreakdownhalfway.Butnowpeoplestillhaveapreferencetothegas-poweredbikes.”

ANairobibusinessmanKennedyKusimbaissellingtheecotranbikes.Hehopestheywillbecomepopular.“Wealsoknowtheyaremorereliablecomparedtothegas-poweredbikes.Theyaremoreefficient（效率高的）andtheywilllastlonger.”

【小题1】WhathashappenedtothevehiclesinKenya?

A.Motorbikesarenotallowedontheroad.

B.Anewkindofmotorbikeishittingtheroad.

C.Therearefewerbusesandtaxisinthestreet.

D.Traditionalmotorbikesdon’tneedgasolineanymore.

【小题2】Whatdoweknowabouttheecotranbike?

A.ItwasdevelopedbytheADF.

B.Itcanchargeitselfwhilerunning.

C.Itsenergycomesfromthesunlight.

D.Itdoesmoreharmtotheenvironment.

【小题3】Whatdopeoplethinkoftheecotranbike?

A.It’sbetternottouseittocarrytoomuch.

B.Itisagoodchoiceforthelong-distancejourney.

C.Itwilltaketheplaceofgas-poweredbikessoon.

D.Itismuchmoreexpensivethanatraditionalmotorbike.

【小题4】Wheredoesthetextprobablycomefrom?

A.Aresearchplan.

B.Anadvertisement.

C.Abusinessreport.

D.Asciencemagazine.

3、MeganMcDonaldisthewriterofthepopularJudyMoodyandStinkbooks.McDonald,theyoungestoffivegirls,grewupinasuburboutsideofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Italkedwithherforourmagazinerecently.HerearesomequestionsIaskedandheranswerstothem.

Q:

WhatwastheinspirationforyourcharactersJudyMoodyandStink?

A:

Myoriginalinspirationcamefromgrowingupwithsomanysisters.

Wegrewupinafamilyofreadersandstorytellers.IhadallthesefunnystoriesaboutmysistersthatIwantedtotell.ThefirstJudyMoodybookprobablyhasthemoststoriesthatcamefrommychildhood.Afterthat,JudyandStinkreallytookonalifeoftheirown.Everyoneknowsa“JudyMoody”inhis/herlife.

Q:

Whoaresomeofyourfavoriteauthorsandwhataresomeofyourfavoritebooks?

A:

BeverlyClearywiththeRamonabooks.HarrietTheSpybyLouiseFitzhughwasalsoareallyimportantbookformegrowingup.Andnow,IwouldsaythatoneofmymostfavoriteauthorsisKatherinePaterson.IloveherbookcalledTheGreatGillyHopkins.Gillyissoindividual,strong-mindedandwillful.She’snotalwaysperfect.JudyMoodywassortofinspiredbythatcharacter.Ilovethatbook.

Q:

Whatadvicedoyouhaveforkidswhowanttowritebooks?

A:

It’sreallysimple.Ithinkthebestthinganybody—akidoranadult—candoifhe/shewantstowriteistoread.IfeelreallystronglyaboutthatbecauseIthinkreadingisnotonlywhatinspiresus,butit’sawaythatwelearnlanguages,andit’sawaythatwelearnhowstoriesworkwithbeginnings,middles,andends.Forme,itallbeginswithreading.

【小题1】AccordingtoMeganMcDonald,growingupwithsomanysisters.

A.keptherfromreading

B.wasn’taverygoodexperience

C.helpedherwritebooksinlaterlife

D.madeherdifferentfromothergirls

【小题2】TheunderlinedsentencemeansJudyandStink.

A.becamepopularwithreaders

B.wantedtobecomeindependent

C.werejustordinarypeopleinourlives

D.developednolongerbasedonMcDonald’schildhood

【小题3】McDonald’slastanswermainlyshowsreadingis.

A.simpleB.important

C.privateD.basic

【小题4】WhotalkedwithMeganMcDonaldinthetext?

A.Ateacher.B.ATVreporter.

C.Afan.D.Ajournalist

4、Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandevenofbooks—especiallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy‘proper’books,too,printedongoodpaperandboundbetweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharingCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing‘thebiggestbookshopintheworld’tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens’time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindofbook,butmanyofthemspecialize—insecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy（哲学）,politicsoranyotherofthemyriadsubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializessolelyinbooksaboutballet.

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharingCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handvolumes,thecollectormustventure（冒险）offthebeatenpath,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsograndasbookshops.Instead,thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandtipouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallbarrows（手推车）whichlinethegutters（贫民区）.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalandsomeamateur（业余爱好者）havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethisonecanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldvolumethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

【小题1】Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat__________.

A.Londonerslikeborrowingbooksfromlibraries

B.Londonerslikebuyingbooks,magazinesandnewspapers

C.Londonerslikereadingbooksinlibraries

D.Londonersdon'tlikebuying‘proper’books.

【小题2】CharingCrossRoadwhichiswell-knownfor________liesinthe__________ofLondon.

A.bookstores,EastCentraldistrict

B.publishinghouses,downtown

C.Bookshops,center

D.libraries,countryside

【小题3】Theunderlinedword“solely”inthesecondparagraphmeans__________.

A.whollyB.partly

C.jointlyD.seldom

【小题4】Thethirdparagraphmainly