高二英语寒假作业7.docx

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高二英语寒假作业7

新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业7

第Ⅰ卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AirtrafficcontrollersintheUShavebeenadvisedtotake26-minutenaps（小睡）,afteraseriesofaccidentsinvolvingworkersfallingasleep.NowtheNationalTransportationSafetyBoard（NTSB）iscallingfor“controllednaps”duringnightshifts（夜班）.NTSBmemberMarkRosekindsaidthata26-minutenapwouldimproveperformanceby34%.Hebelievesthatbeyondtheaviation（航空）industry,otherprofessions,suchasmotoringandmachinery,alsocarryobviousrisks.

Butotherexpertsdoubtwhether26minutesistheappropriatenappingtime.It’sabittoolongandrisksyoufallingintoadeepsleep,saysJimHorne,directoroftheSleepResearchCouncil.Hesaid,“Anapofabout15minutesisbest;onceyougetbeyond20minutes,youriskadeepsleepandyoucanbemuchmoretiredwhenyouwakeup.Therefore,wesuggestthatanapbecombinedwithacupofcoffeesothatyoucanenjoyaneffectivesleepbeforethecaffeine（咖啡因）takeseffectin20minutes.However,thismethodonlyworksonthosewhohavehadapoornight’ssleep.Ifyouhaven’thadasleepthenightbefore,thismethodwon’tbeenoughtomakeyoufresh.”

Healthwriter,LindaWasmerAndrews,alsobelievesthat26minutesistoolong.Shesaysanapbetween10and20minutesisenough,andthetimingofthenapisalsoimportant.Puttingyourheaddowntooearlymeansyourbodymaynotbereadytosleepyet,butanapthatistoolateinadaymightmakeithardertofallasleep.Earlyafternoonisoftenthebesttime,betweenlpmto3pm,whenpeopleexperienceapost-lunchdecreaseinenergy.

45.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Peoplewhoneedanap.B.Howlonganapshouldlast.

C.Whenpeopleshouldtakeanap.D.Thereasonwhypeopleneedanap.

46.JimHornethinksthata26-minutenapisnotappropriatebecause________.

A.peopleriskadeepsleepandmayfeelmoretired

B.theguidelinesfordriverscanreducethenappingtime

C.peoplewhohadapoorsleepneedsomemorenappingtime

D.it’salittlelongforpeoplewhodidn’tsleepthenightbefore

47.AccordingtoLindaWasmerAndrews,________.

A.2pmisanappropriatenappingtime

B.people’senergywillincreaseafterlunch

C.yourbodyisreadytosleepatlatetimeintheday

D.alatenapmayleadtosleepproblemsduringthenight

B

IcheatedonaunittestinmathclassthismorningduringsecondperiodwithMrBurke.Afterward,Iwastoosicktoeatlunchjustthinkingaboutit.

Icamestraighthomefromschool,wenttomyroom,andlayonthefloortryingtodecidewhetheritwouldbebettertorunawayfromhomenoworaftersupper.MostlyIwishedIwasdead.Itwasn’tevenanaccidentthatIcheated.

YesterdayMr.Burkeannouncedthere’dbeaunittestandanyonewhodidn’tpasswouldhavetocometoschoolonSaturday,mostparticularlyme,sinceIdidn’tpassthelastunittest.IdidplantostudyjusttoprovetohimthatI’mplentysmart---whichIammostly---exceptinmath.

Anyway,Igotmydeskreadytostudyon.JustwhenIwasreadytowork,Nichocameintomyroomwithournewrabbitanditjumpedonmydeskandknockedtheflashcardsalloverthefloor.Whatamess!

NichoandIfinallytooktherabbitoutsidebutthenPhilipcametomyroomandalsoMartyfro

mnextdoorandbeforelongitwasdinner.

AfterdinnermyfathersaidIcouldwatchaspecialontelevisionifI’ddoneallmyhomework.OfcourseIsaidIhad.Thatwasthebeginning.Ifeltterribletellingmyfatheralieaboutthehomework.

Itwasnineo’clockwhenIgotuptomy

roomandthatwastoolatetostudyfortheunittestsoIlayinmybedwiththelightoffanddecidedwhatIwoulddothenextdaywhenIwasinMr.Burke’smathclassnotknowingthe8-and9-timestables.

So,yousee,thecheatingwasplannedafterall.

Thenextday,I’dgointoclassasusual,actinglikethingsweregoingjustgreat.I’dsitdownnexttoStanleyPlummer---heissosmartinmathitmakesyousick---andfromtimetotime,I’dglanceoverathispapertocopytheanswers.EverythingwasokayexceptthatmystomachwasupsidedownandIwantedtodie.

Thefactis,Icouldn’tbelievewhatI’ddoneincoldblood.Ibegantowonderaboutmyself.I’veneverbeenawonderfulkidthateverybodyintheworldloves.IhaveabadtemperandIliketohavemyownwayandIarguealot.SometimesIcanbemean.ButmostofthetimeI’vethoughtofmyselfasaprettydecentkid.MostlyIworkhard,Icareforlittlekids,andItellthetruth.NowallofasuddenI’veturnedintothiscriminal.It’shardtobelieveI’mjustaboy.Andallbecauseofonestupidmathtest.

Lyingonthefloorofmyroom,IbegintothinkthatprobablyI’vebeenbadallalong.Itjusttookthismathtesttoclinchit.I’llprobablynevertellthetruthagain.

ItellmymotherI’msickwhenshecallsmetocomedownfordinner.Shedoesn’tbelieveme,butputsmetobedanyhow.IliethereintheearlywinterdarknesswonderingwhatterriblethingI’llbedoingnextwhenmyfathercomesinandsitsdownonmybed.

“What’sthematter?

”heasks.“I’vegotastomachache,”Isay.Luckily,it’stoodarkto

seehisface.“Isthatall?

”“Yeah.”“Mommysaysyou’vebeeninyourroomsinceschool.”“Iwassicktheretoo,”Isay.“Shethinkssomethinghappenedtodayandyou’reupset.”That’sthethingthatreallydrivesmecrazyaboutmymother.SheknowsthingssittinginsidemyheadthesameasifIwasturnedinsideout.

“Well,”myfathersays.Icantellhedoesn’tbelieveme.“Mystomachisfeelingsortofupset.”Ihedge（避免做正面答复）.“Okay,”hesaysandhepatsmylega

ndgetsup.

JustasheshutsthedoortomyroomIcallouttohiminavoiceIdon’tevenrecognizeasmyown.“Howcome?

”hecallsbacknotsurprisedoranything.SoItellhimIcheatedonthismathtest.Totellthetruth,I’mprettymuchsurprisedatmyself.Ididn’tplantotellhimanything.

Hedoesn’tsayanythingatfirstandthatjustaboutkillsme.I’dbefineifhe’dspank（打屁股）meorsomething.AndthenhesaysI’llhavetocallMr.Burke.It’snotwhatIhadinmind.“Now?

”Iasksurprised.“Now,”hesays.Heturnsonthelightandpullsoffmycovers.“I’mnotgoingto,”Isay.

ButIdoit.IcallMr.Burke,andItellhimexactlywhathappened,eventhatIdecidedtocheatthenightbeforethetest.HesaysI’llcomeonSaturdaytotakeanothertest,whichisokaywithme,andIthankhimawholelotforbeingunderstandingandall.

“TodayIthoughtIwasturningintoacriminal,”Itellmyfatherwhenheturnsoutmylight.

Sometimesmyfatherkissesmegoodnightandsometimeshedoesn’t.Ineverknow.Buttonighthedoes.

73.Bysaying“Itwasn’tevenanaccidentthatIcheat

ed”,theauthormeansthat_______.

A.hehadplannednottostudybeforethetest

B.hehadplannedtocheatwithPlummerbeforethetest

C.hedecidedtocheatafterhehadwastedthewholeevening

D.hedecidedtocheatwhenheknewtherewasgoingtobeatest

74.Beforethecheating,theauthorthoughtthat_______.

A.hewasabadboyineverything

B.healwaysdidwhathewastold

C.hewasaboythateveryoneloved

D.hewasadecentchildbutnotperfect

75.Afterhewasinformedofwhathehaddone,thefather________.

A.scoldedtheauthorseverelyB.didn’tsayanythingandleft

C.calledMr.BurkeimmediatelyD.lettheauthormakeacalltoMr.Burke

76.Theauthor’sfatherkissedtheauthorgoodnightbecause________.

A.hehaddonesomethingunusual

B.hepromisedtostudymathharder

C.hewaswillingtotakeamake-uptest

D.herealizedhismistakeandhadthecouragetoadmitit

C

Singaporeisacountrywith42%ofitspopulationforeignborn.Singaporeans,eventhoseofthesameethnicgroup（少数民族）,havemanydifferentfirstlanguagesandcultures.Forexample,withintheSingaporeanChinesegroup,nearlyathirdspeakEnglishastheirhomelanguagewhilealmosthalfspeakStandardChineseastheirhomelanguageandtherestspeakvariousChinesedialects（方言）astheirhomelanguage.Duetothesereasons,theEnglishfluencylevelofpeopleinSingaporevariesvastlyfrompersontoperson.

MostreasonablyeducatedSingaporeansdospeakSingaporeStandardEnglish,alternativelyknownasEducatedSingaporeEnglish,which,grammatically,isnotdifferentfromstandardBritishEnglish,withchangesbeinglimitedtoaccentandafewborrowedwords,causingfewchallengestoanynativeBritons.

SingaporeEnglishderives（起源）itsrootsfromthe146yearsofBritishcolonialruleoverSingaporeuntilitsindependencein1965.Before1965,thestandardformofEnglishinSingaporehadalwaysbeenBritishEnglish.AfterSingaporedeclaredindependence,EnglishinSingaporebegantotakealifeofitsown,leadingtothedevelopmentofmodernSingaporeEnglish.

Englishhadbeentheofficiallanguageofthecolonialgovernment,andwhenSingaporegainedself-governmentin1959,thelocalgovernmentdecidedtokeepEnglishasthemainlanguageinordertohelpdevelopeconomy.TheuseofEnglishasthenation’sfirstlanguageservestobridgethegapbetweendifferentethnicgroupsinSingapore.Englishisthegloballanguageforcommerce,technologyandscience,andimprovementofEnglishalsohelpstoexpediteSingapore’sdevelopmentanditbecomesimportantpartoftheglobaleconomy.

ThereisanincreasingtrendofSingaporeansspeakingEnglishathome.Forchildrenwhostartedprimaryschoolin2009,60%ofChinesealongwith60%Indianpupilsand35%ofMalaypupilsmainlyspeakEnglishathome.BecausemanySingaporeansgrewupwithEnglishastheirfirstlanguageinschool,someSingaporeanChinesemaynotbeabletospeakStandardCh