学年高二英语寒假作业第十二天.docx

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学年高二英语寒假作业第十二天

第十二天

单句语法填空

1、We’vebeenlookingatthehousesbuthaven’tfound__________ welikeyet.

2、Heisaveryseriousman.He __________（rare）smiles.

3、Icantell__________ hisaccentthatheisfromthesouth.

4、Ioften__________（agree）withhimaboutwhatweoughttodo,butwestillgetalongquitewell.

5、Greatchanges __________（take）placeinourschoolinthepasttwoyears.

阅读理解

6、   Recentstudieshaveshownthatchallengingyourbrain,byspurring（刺激）thebraintocreatenewpatterns,isveryimportanttokeepyourbrainactiveandhealthyasyouage.Lifelonglearningisahealthclubforourminds,bodiesandspirits.Thisiswhyweparentsshouldalsoteachourchildrentobelifelonglearners.Dr.MarilynPrice-Mitchell,anAmericanpsychologist,andyouthdevelopmentexpert, sharessomewaysforustodothis.

1.Askquestions.

   Whenyourchildasksyouaquestion,don'tansweritstraightaway.Instead,helphimorherbringup“questionsthatpiquetheircuriosity.”Thisway,wehelpchildrenmakeconnectionsbetweenwhatthey'relearningatschoolandtheworldbeyondtheirclassroom.Wealsoshowthemthatlearningdoesnot,andshouldnot,endwhenoneis“donewithschool”—it'sactuallyalifelongprocess!

2.Letthemfail.

   Ourkidslovelearningaboutdifferentscientificconcepts（概念）via TheMagicSchoolBus videosonYouTube.Andoneofthecharacters,MissFrizzle（thescienceteacher）alwayssaysthisphrase:

“Takechances,makemistakes,andgetmessy.”Ialwaysquote（引述）herwhenthekidssaythey'reafraidtodoorlearnsomethingbecausetheymightdoitwrongormakeamistake.Ifwedon'tallowourkidstofail,theywon'tbeabletolearnto“usemistakesandfailurestomakelifelonglearningeasier,”asDr.Price-Mitchellsays.

3.Learnthroughexperience.

   Thisisverytrueforallofus,especiallychildren.InthewordsofDr.Price-Mitchell,“Learningthroughexperience,notjustfrombooks,isoneofthebestwaystogivetheyouththeskillstheyneedforlifelonglearning,living,andworkinginthe21stcentury.”Ofcourse,weshouldalsosetanexampleforourchildren—bylearningcontinuously,andexpandingourknowledgeandexperiences.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pique”inthetextprobablymean?

A.Change.

B.Awaken.

C.Balance.

D.Prevent.

2.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowhatMissFrizzlealwayssays?

A.Worried.

B.Doubtful.

C.Uncaring.

D.Supportive.

3.Whichofthefollowingshowstheimportanceoflearningthroughexperience?

A.Learningisnotchild'splay;wecannotlearnwithoutpain.

B.ItisnotthatI'msosmart.ButIstaywiththequestionsmuchlonger.

C.Ifyoudon'tlearntothinkwhenyouareyoung,youmayneverlearn.

D.TellmeandIforget,teachmeandImayremember,involvemeandIlearn.

4.Inwhichpartofanewspaperwillthetextmostprobablyappear?

A.Health.

B.Culture.

C.Education.

D.Popularscience.

7、   Thehistoryofvacuumcleaners（真空吸尘器）intheU.K.datesbacktotheearly1900s.HubertCecilBoothstartedthefirstvacuumcleanercompanyintheU.K.,knownastheBritishVacuumCleanerCompany.Itwasn’tlong,however,beforeWilliamHenryHoover,whohadalreadyexperiencedsuccesswithhisvacuumcleanersinAmerica,madeheadwayinthevacuumcleanermarketintheU.K.andbecamemoresuccessfulthanBooth.

    Hoover’svacuumcleanersintheU.K.becamesuchasuccessthat“tohoover”quicklybecameequaltovacuuming.SomeoftheearliestdomesticvacuumcleanersintheU.K.usedsimplereusableclothbagdesignswherebythevacuumcleanersimplycollecteddustinthebag.Oncethebagwasfull,youcouldemptyandre-attachittothevacuumcleaner.

    Fordecadesaftertheirintroduction,vacuumcleanersintheU.K.werealuxuryitemthatonlytheupperclasscouldafford.AfterWorldWarⅡ,however,theybecamecommonamongthemiddleclass.ThiswasespeciallytrueforvacuumcleanersintheU.K.,becausethepopularityofcarpetsmeanssweepingisnotaneasyoreffectivemeansofcarpetcleaning.

    In1952,HoovermadetheConstellationavailabletothepublicforthefirsttime.Hooverdesigneditsothatpeoplecouldplacethevacuumcleanerinthecenteroftheroomandthenworkaroundit.Afterabout20yearsofsellingthesevacuumcleanersintheU.K.,HooverstoppedtheConstellationin1975.

    AdvancestouprightandcylindervacuumcleanersintheU.K.continued,enablingvacuumcleanerstobecomemoreefficientandeffective.The1990ssawtheintroductionofthefirstbaglessdomesticvacuumcleanersintheU.K.Despitethefearsthatconsumerswouldnotbepreparedtoacceptthehighprice,baglessvacuumcleanersbecameabigsuccessintheU.K.

    Asforthefuture,vacuumcleanersintheU.K.areexpectedtobecomeevenmoreenergy-efficient.

1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

A.HooverenteredtheU.K.vacuumcleanermarketbeforethe1900s.

B.Hoover'svacuumcleanersweremoreadvancedthanBooth's.

C.Hoover'svacuumcleanerswereverypopularintheU.K.market.

D.VacuumcleanerswereinventedlaterintheU.K.thaninAmerica.

2.Whatwastheclothbagontheearliestdomesticvacuumcleanersusedfor?

A.Decoratingthevacuumcleaners.

B.Makingthevacuumcleanersmoreefficient.

C.Lighteningthevacuumcleaners.

D.Collectingdust.

3.WhatwasthemostremarkablecharacteristicoftheConstellation?

A.Itwasonlyusedbytheupperclass.

B.Itsdesignallowedtheusertoworkaroundit.

C.Itwasuprightandithadacylinderaddedtoit.

D.Itspricewasextremelyhighatthetime.

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatbaglessvacuumcleaners_____.

A.weresopopularthattheycouldfulfillallU.K.customers'demands

B.werethemostenergy-efficientvacuumcleaners

C.werenotacceptedbyU.K.customers

D.wereexpensivewhentheymadetheirfirstpublicappearanceintheU.K.

完形填空

8、   IthappenedtoSusanBlackinacoldwinter.Everythingseemedina    1    thosedays.Bothherparentssufferingfromdepression,sendingfora    2    becameacommonpractice.Asawomaninher40s,itwasa    3    jobtobeateacherof30first-graders,whowerealways   4   ,andshe’dtriedallsortsofmethods,but    5    togetthemquietinclass...

   Misfortuneswere    6    oneafteranother.Afteralongandtiringdayatwork,Susandraggedherselfalong,    7    towardstheparkinglot.Shecametothecar,onlytofindshehadlockedherkeysandcellphoneinside.    8    kickingthetyreofthecar,shesensedtears    9    hercheeks.

   “What’swrong?

”avoicewasheard.Susanlookedup,andsawayoungmanwitha    10    athisside.Susanstoppedweepingandexplainedhersituation,addingthat    11    shecalledherhusband,hewouldn’tbringherthesparecarkey,sincehewasworkingatthe    12    endofthetownanditwasstillnottimeto    13    theday’swork.“Callyour    14    andtellhimI’mcomingtogetthekey,’’theyoungmanhandedSusanhisphone.“Butthat’saninemiles’roundtrip...”saidSusan.“There’snotimefor    15    I’llbebackassoonaspossible.”

   Twohourslater,themotorriderreturnedwithabigsmileand    16    face,keyinhand.Susan    17    somemoney,butherefused.‘‘Let’sjustsayIneededthe    18    ,’withthosewords,likea    19    inthemovie,herodeoffintothesunset.

   ForSusan,the“cowboy”notonlyfetchedthekey,but    20    herday,orrather,warmedthelongandcoldwinterdays.

1.A.battle    B.row    C.mess    D.hurry

2.A.worker    B.psychologist    C.policeman    D.lawyer

3.A.tough    B.rare    C.boring    D.rewarding

4.A.kind    B.quick    C.happy    D.noisy

5.A.atheart    B.invain    C.onpurpose    D.withease

6.A.comingtrue    B.pilingup    C.goingwell    D.runningout

7.A.looking    B.marching    C.yelling    D.heading

8.A.Mildly    B.Randomly    C.Suddenly    D.Wildly

9.A.streamingdown    B.flowingpast    C.showingup    D.castingaway

10.A.bicycle    B.car    C.motorbike    D.taxi

11.A.evenif    B.unless    C.justas    D.whenever

12.A.wide    B.deep    C.far    D.long

13.A.end    B.forget    C.giveup    D.putoff

14.A.friend    B.family    C.daughter    D.husband

15.A.waiting    B.hesitation    C.traveling    D.delivery

16.A.charming    B.sweating    C.worrying    D.encouraging

17.A.received    B.shared    C.offered    D.loaded

18.A.exercise    B.help    C.reward    D.lesson

19.A.youngman    B.stranger    C.motorrider    D.cowboy

20.A.kept    B.burnt    C.fixed    D.built

短文改错

9、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:

在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:

把多余的词用（\）划掉。

修改:

在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:

1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;

2.只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。

   I’velearnedfromthenewspapermycompanyislookingforaclerk.I’mveryinterestinginthejobandI’dliketoapplyforattheposition.

   Firstofall,allowmeintroducemyself.IhavejustgraduatedfromseniorhighschoolandtaketheCollegeEntranceExamination.Iwanttofindanpart-timejobinthesummer.I’m18yearsoldandhaveagoodknowledgeofEnglish.Infact,IwonthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcompetitionholdinourschoollastyear.Beside,I’mquiteeasy-goingandthereforeverypopularamongmyclassmate.

   Isincerehopeyoucangivemeachance.I’mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

书面表达

10、假定你是李华,你的美国笔友Peter邀请你下周去他们学校参加文化交流活动,并向外国朋友介绍中国的传统绘画。

但你忙于准备国庆节演出,不得不谢绝。

请根据下面要点用英语写一封信,内容包括:

1.谢绝邀请及理由;

2.推荐朋友李明参加,并说明原因。

注意:

1.词数100左右;

2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

DearPeter,

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