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建水实验中学高二二级部寒假作业高二英语

第1周

Day1

第二部分　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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

MarkTwainwasafamousAmericanwriterinhisday.Helikedtoplayjokesonhisfriends.OnedayoneofhisfriendslosthiswalletandaskedMarkTwaintopayhistrainticketforhim.

“ButIdon'thaveenoughmoneytopaybothyourticketandmine，”MarkTwainsaid.Thefrienddidn'tknowwhattodo.

“Wecandothis，”saidMarkTwain.“Wecangetonthetrainandwhentheconductorcomestocheckthetickets,youcanhideundermyseat.”

Later,however,whentheconductorcametocheckthetickets,MarkTwaingavehimtwotickets—oneforhimselfandoneforhisfriend.Thenheexplainedinaloudvoice,“Myfriendisastrangeman.Whenhetravelsonatrain,hedoesnotliketositontheseat.Hepreferstolieonthefloorundertheseat.”Ofcourse,everyoneinthetrainlookedatthepoorfriendundertheseatandlaughedathimloudly.

21．WhydidthefriendaskMarkTwaintopayhistrainticketforhim?

A.BecauseMarkTwainwasveryrich.

B.Becausethefriendlosthismoney.

C.becauseMarkTwainwasalwaysreadytohelpothers.

D.Becausethefriendwantedtosavehisownmoney.

22．MarkTwaintoldhisfriendthat________.

A.hedidn'tknowwhattodo

B.hewouldbuyaticketforhim

C.theconductorwouldn'tcheckthetickets

D.hehadn'tgotenoughmoneyfortwotickets

23．WhichofthefollowingisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thefriendpreferredtolieonthefloor.

B.Therewerenoconductorsonthetrain.

C.Infact,MarkTwainhadboughttwotickets.

D.ThefriendgotveryangrywithMarkTwain.

B

ThereisonewordthatisonthelipsofAmericans,dayandnight,“Sorry”．

OnetimeasIwaswalkingonthestreet,ayoungmanranbyhurriedly,brushingagainstmyhandbag.Evenashecontinuedonhisway,heturnedbackandsaid“sorry”tome.Eveninarush,hedidn'tforgettoapologize.

Oneday,afterIboughtsomeapples,thesalesmanwasgivingmethechange,butIwasn'treadyforit,andacoindroppedontheground.“I'msorry”，hesaidwhilebendingdowntopickitup.Iwaspuzzled—whywouldheapologizewhenitwasmyfault?

Anothertime,Isteppedonaman'sfootinanescalator（自动扶梯）.Atthesametime,webothsaid“sorry”.Ithoughtitinteresting.Wasitreallynecessaryforhimtoapologize?

Lateron,anAmericanfriendexplainedtomethataccordingtotheAmericanideas,theescalatorisapublicplacewhicheveryoneshouldbeabletostandin.Aftersomeoneoccupieshispositionintheescalator,makingitdifficultforsomeoneelsetofindaplacetostandin,isn'titnecessarytoexpressanapology?

DuringmystayinAmerica,Igraduallyrealizedthatwhenfriction（摩擦）occursindailylifeAmericansdon'tcaremuchaboutwhoisresponsible.Ifsomeoneistroubled,a“sorry”isalwaysnecessary.Eveniftheotherpersonishurt,the“sorry”wouldcooltempers.PerhapsIneversawanyonequarrelingonthebuses,subwaysorstreetsinAmerica.

24．WhenIwaswalkinginthestreet,________.

A.ayoungmanwantedtorobmeofmybag

B.ayoungmanranbyandwantedtobrushmybag

C.ayoungmansaidsorrytomefortouchingmybag

D.ayoungmancamehurriedlytohelpmewithmybag

25．Whenthesalesmangavemethechange,________.

A.Ipurposelydidn'twanttoacceptitfromthe

salesman

B.thesalesmanpurposelydidn'twanttopassittome

C.Iwasslowertoacceptitthanthesalesmantogiveittome

D.thesalesmanwasslowertogiveittomethanIcouldacceptit

26．ThemanonwhosefeetIsteppedapologizedtomebecause________.

A.theescalatorisapublicplace

B.themanwasveryafraidofme

C.the“sorry”saidtomewasforeveryone

D.therewasn'tenoughroomtogetmyfeetin

27．Inthispassage,theauthorseemstofeel________theAmericans'“sorry”．

A.angrywith

B.disappointedwith

C.interestedin

D.approvingof（赞成）

C

IneverthoughtIwouldhavealifechangingexperienceatWal－Mart.

Althoughmythoughtswereonlyonspeed,thecheckoutlineIwasstandinginwasn'tmovingasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashier.

Therestoodamaninhisseventies,wearingglassesandanicesmile.Ithought,well,he'sanoldguy!

ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforescanningtheitems.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,“How'sitgoing？

”.Buthedidsomethingdifferent—heactuallylistenedtopeople.Thenhewouldrespondtowhattheyhadsaidandengagetheminbriefconversations.

Ithoughtitwasodd.IhasgrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowIwasdoingsimplyoutofaroboticconversationalhabit.Afterawhile,youdon'tgiveanythoughttothequestionandjustmumblesomethingback.Icouldsay，“IjustfoundoutIhavesixmonthstolive，”andsomeonewouldreply,“Haveagreatday！

”

Butthatwasn'ttheend.

Hegavethemthechange,walkedaroundthecounter,andextendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.Helookedthecustomersintheeyes.“Isurewanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday，”hetoldthem.“Youhaveagreatday.Bye－bye.”

Thelooksonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.Thereweresmilesandsomesheepishgrins.Allhadbeentouchedbyhissimplegesture—andinaplacetheyneverexpected.Theywouldgathertheirthingsandwalkout,smiling.

Ofcourse,hedidthesametomeandIgottoknowhisname,Marty.

Whowasthatguy?

ItwasasifSam_Waltonhadcomebackfromthedeadandinvadedthisoldguy'sbody.

Ihadneverwalkedawayfromthatshopfeelinglikethat.

28．Thecheckoutlinethewriterwasstandinginmovedslowerthanexpectedbecause________.

A．thecashiercouldn'tworkasfastasothers

B．thereweresomebigpurchases

C．thecashierdidmorethanscanningtheitems

D．thewriterwasnotpatientenough

29．Accordingtothewriter,whencommonpeopleaskyou“How'sitgoing？

”________.

A．theydon'treallycarewhatyoumayanswer

B．theyarejustpracticingtheirconversationability

C．theyareinquiringaboutyourprivateinformation

D．theydon'texpecttohearanynegativeanswers

30．WhatcanweinferaboutSamWalton?

A．HemightbeMarty'sfatherorgrandfather.

B．HemightbefriendlyanddevotedtoWal－Mart.

C．Hemighthavediedwhileworkinginthemarket.

D．Hemighthavecomebackfromthedeadoncebefore.

31．Whatdoesthewriterintendtoexpressthroughthetext?

A．Oureverydaylifeisalwaysfullofsurprises.

B．Mostcustomersenjoybeingtreatedthisway.

C．Beingdifferentisagoodwayofdoingbusiness.

D．Alittlepositiveactioncanmakeabigdifference.

Day2

D

“Let'sgoDutch,shallwe？

”Jimsaidtohisfriendsinarestaurantafteradinner.WhatdidJimmean?

Longago,therewasakindofdinnercalledDutchtreat.AtaDutchtreat,theguestsinvitedwereexpectedtopayfortheirownshareofthefoodanddrink.Now,Dutchtreatmeanswhenfriendsgoouttohavefun,eachpersonpaysforhisorherownshare.

Therearemanyotherexpressionsrelatedto“Dutch”inAmericanEnglish.However,mostofthemwerefirstusedinEnglandinthe17thcentury.Atthattime,theBritishandtheDutchwerewarenemies.SowhenBritishpeopletalkedaboutsomethingwrongorbad,theywouldliketousetheword“Dutch”．

AcommonexpressionheardafewyearsagowasinDutch.Afriendmighttellyou,“YouareinDutch.Theteacherisangrywithyou.Becareful！

”WhenasoldiertookDutchleave,heleftthearmywithoutpermission,Dutchcouragewasthefalsecourageproducedbytheeffectsofdrinkingwine.

ThereisoneexpressionthatdidcomefromtheDutch,ThatistalkinglikeaDutchuncle.TheDutchwereknownforthestrictandseriouswaytheyeducatedtheirchildren.

32．Whatdidpeoplemeanbysaying“Let'sgoDutch”？

A．Theguestsshouldleavefirst.

B．Eachpersonshouldpayhisorherownbill.

C．Thefoodshouldbebetternexttime.

D．Peopleshouldgotoanotherrestaurant.

33．Accordingtothepassage,theBritishinthe17thcentury________.

A．firstusedtheword“Dutch”

B．weremistakenfortheDutchpeople

C．gotalongwellwiththeDutchpeople

D．usedtheword“Dutch”forsomethingbad

34．IfyourfriendsaysthatheisinDutch,hemostprobablymeansthat________

A．heishappy

B．heislucky

C．heisintrouble

D．heisonvacation

35．Ifyourfathereducatesyouinaveryseriousway,youmaysaythathe________.

A．talkslikeaDutchuncle

B．wouldtakeDutchleave

C．hadDutchcourage

D．hadaDutchtreat

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatisyourfavouritecolour?

Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?

__36__Doyouprefergreysandblues?

Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobepessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolourpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolourshaveonhumanbeings.__37__Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.

__38__Ayellowroommakesmostpeoplefeelmorecheerfulandmorerelaxedthanadarkgreenone;andareddressbringswarmthandcheertothesaddestwinterday.__39__AblackbridgeovertheThamesRiver,nearLondon,usedtobethesceneofmoresuicides（自杀）thananyotherbridgeinthearea——untilitwasrepaintedgreen.Thenumberofsuicideattemptsimmediatelyfellsharply.Perhapsitwouldhavefallenevenmoreifthebridgehadbeendoneinpinkorbabyblue.

__40__Itisanestablishedfactthatfactoryworkersworkbetter,harder,andhavefeweraccidentswhentheirmachinesarepaintedorangeratherthanblackorgrey.

A.Ontheotherhand,blackisdepressing.

B.Theytellus,amongotherfacts,that