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学年高二英语寒假作业第二天
第二天
单项选择
1、Talkingofthepresentsituationsinsomelessdevelopedareas,manyexpertsbelievethatpovertyisadirect_________ofoverpopulation.
A.consequence B.cause
C.direction D.contribution
2、Thetelephoneisan effective________ ofcommunication.
A.way B.means C.method D.manner
3、Onseeing________gifttheyhadbeenlookingforwardto,thetwokidsscreamedwith________greatdelight.
A./;a B.a;the C.the;/ D.the;a
4、Doyouthinkheis_______tocomehere?
A.probable B.likely C.possible D.certainly
5、Scientistsareconvinced________thepositiveeffectoflaughter_______physicalandmentalhealth.
A.of;at
B.by;in
C.of;on
D.on;at
阅读理解
6、 Supportivetextmessagescandoublethechanceofsomeonesuccessfullyquittingsmoking,accordingtoUKresearchers.
Thestudy,publishedinTheLancet,calledfortextstobeincludedinservicestohelppeoplekickthehabit.
Otherscientistssaidatextservicecouldbeofferedglobally.
Accordingtogovernmentstatisticstwo-thirdsofUKsmokerssaytheywanttostop.
Thisstudylookedat5,800ofthem.Supportivetextsweresentto2,915ofthesmokersforsixmonths.Therestreceivedonlymessagesthankingthemfortakingpart.
Theyweresentfivetextsadayforthefirstfiveweeksandthenthreeaweekforthenext26weeks.
Participantscouldalsotextbackforspecificadvicewhentheyhadstrongdesireorhadbeguntosmokeagain.
Salivatestsforcotinine,whichismadewhennicotineisbrokendownbythebody,weretakentodetermineifpeoplehadreallygivenup.
Aftersixmonths,10.7%ofthosereceivingtextshadquit—doubletheproportionamongthosedoingitontheirown.
DrCarolineFree,wholedthetxt2stoptrialattheLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine,said:
"Textmessagesareaveryconvenientwayforsmokerstoreceivesupporttoquit."
"Peopledescribedtxt2stopasbeinglikehavingafriendencouragingthemoranangelontheirshoulder.”
"Ithelpedpeopleresistthetemptationtosmoke.
TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysnearlysixmilliondieeachyearbecauseofsmoking,mostlyinlow-andmiddle-incomecountries.
“Thelessonslearnedfromthetxt2stoptrialcould…notonlyprovideanewapproachtostopinhigh-incomeandmiddle-incomecountries,butcouldalsoprovideausefulstartingpointforimplementingbehaviouralchangeinresource-poorsettings."
Ithasalsobeensuggestedsimilartextmessagescouldbeusedtohelppeoplemodifyotherbehaviour.
1.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TextMessagesHelpSmokersQuit
B.HowtoQuitSmokingEffectively
C.SmokingIsVeryHarmfultoHealth
D.TheFunctionofTextMessages
2.Howdidtheresearchersjudgeifaparticipanthadreallygivenup?
A.Bysendingtextmessagestotheparticipant.
B.Bymakingsalivatestsforcotinine.
C.Byobservingtheparticipantforfiveweeks.
D.Bymakingaquestionnaire.
3.Theunderlined“It”inthepassagerefersto______.
A.afriend
B.txt2stop
C.anangel
D.quittingsmoking
4.Inwhichpartofawebsitemaythepassageappear?
A.Entertainment.
B.Advertisement.
C.Education.
D.Health.
7、 Iwasreadingtheseinterestingstoriesbehindagroupofgreatlogosintheworld.PersonallyNikeismyfavoriteone—it’ssosimple.AndIlikedthestoriesbehindthem,whichmademeforgetallotherthings.McDonald’s,Apple,MercedesBenzandAdidasowngreatlogosaswell,andtheyareamongmyfavorites.
Nike
IntheGreekmyth,Nikeisthegoddessofvictoryandthesourceofinspirationforsoldiers.ThislogorepresentsthewinginthefamousstatueoftheGreekgoddess.Nike’slogowasdesignedbyCarolynDavidsonin1971for$35,andwasregisteredasatrademarkin1995.
McDonald’s
Thelogowasdesignedin1962byJimSchindlertoresemblethearchshaped(拱形的)signsonthesideofthecompany’sthenwalk-uphamburgerstand.Lateron,thetwogoldenarcheswerecombinedtogethertoformtheM.TheMcDonald’snamewasaddedtothelogoin1968.
Apple
TherearedifferentstoriesbehindApple’slogo.ThefirstlogowasareferencetothereligiousstoryofAdamandEve,inwhichtheapplerepresentedthefruitoftheTreeofKnowledge.Oneyearlater,thesecondlogowasdesignedin1977byStevenJobsandRonaldWayne,anditdescribedSirIsaacNewtonsittingunderanappletree.Thislogodidn’tstaylong.OneyearlateritwasreplacedalmostimmediatelybygraphicdesignerRobJanoff’s“rainbowapple”,arainbow-coloredsilhouette(轮廓)ofanapplewithabitetakenoutofit.Andthentherainbow-coloredapplewasreplacedbytheone-coloredlogoin1998.Ithasnotbeenchangedsofar.
MercedesBenz
TheMercedesBenzlogo,whichwasoriginallycreatedbyGottliebDaimlerin1909,consistsofasimpledescriptionofathree-pointedstarthatrepresentsitsruleoftheland,theseaandtheair.ThecompanywasfoundedbyGottliebDaimlerandWilhelmMaybach.MercedesisthenameofMaybach’selderdaughter,whileBenzcameasaresultofacombinationwithBenz,Cie.andDMGin1926.
1.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestoriesofthegreatlogos?
A.Theyareboring.
B.Theyareattractive
C.Theyareoutofdate.
D.Theyarepractical
2.WhatdoesNike’slogostandfor?
A.Thegoddessofvictory
B.Thesourceofinspirationforsoldiers
C.ThewingoftheGreekgoddess
D.ThestatueoftheGreekgoddess
3.WecanlearnthatApple’spresentlogois______.
A.thereligiousstoryofAdamandEve
B.Newton’ssittingunderanappletree
C.abittenapplewithonlyonecolor
D.therainbow-coloredbittenapple
4.Whichofthefollowingtimeordersdescribesthebirthsofthegreatlogos?
A.Nike–McDonald’s–Apple–MercedesBenz.
B.MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Nike–Apple.
C.MercedesBenz–Apple–Nike–McDonald’s.
D.Nike–MercedesBenz–McDonald’s–Apple.
8、Easeneckandshoulderpainattheoffice
Ifyouworkinanoffice,keepingneckandshoulderpainawaymayonlytaketwominutesaday.
AnewstudypresentedattheWorldCongressoftheAmericanCollegeofSportsMedicineinDenverfoundthatofficeworkersdoingtwominutesofexerciseadayreportedlowerlevelsofneckandshoulderpainafter10weeks.
ThestudybyDanishresearchersinvolved198officeworkerswhohadfrequentneckandshoulderpainbutwereotherwisehealthy.Theworkersdideithera2-minuteora12-minuteresistanceexerciseusingelastictubing.Theexercisewasalateralraise,inwhichtheupperarmisraiseduntilitishorizontalandthearmsare10to15inchesfromthebody,saysLarsAndersen,theleadresearcher.
After10weeks,theworkerswhohadperformedtwominutesofdailyexercisereportedonaveragea1.4-pointdecreaseinpainona10-pointscale.Workerswhodid12minutesofdailyexercisehadanevenlowerlevelofpain,butthedifferencewasnotverysignificant.
Thoughthestudymaygivenewencouragementtoworkerstoaddevensmallamountsofexerciseintotheirdailyroutines,theconnectionbetweenlowerlevelsofpainandexerciseiswell-documented,saysLynnMiller,aprofessorofphysicaltherapyatAndrewsUniversityinBerrienSprings,Mich.,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.
Evenshortperiodsofexercisecanhelploosenuptightmusclesandbringthebodybackintoproperlevel,Millersays.Office-inducedpainalsocanbereducedbymakingsureyourworkspaceissetupproperly.
“Forofficeworkers,usuallypostureisnotgood,"Millersays.Armsareoftenforwardforprolongedperiods,andreadingacomputerscreentendstobringtheheadintoaforwardposition.
1.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercouldwefindthispassage?
A.Entertainment.
B.Sports.
C.Business.
D.Lifestyle.
2.Accordingtothepassage,wheredidtheresearcherscomefrom?
A.Germany.
B.America.
C.Denmark.
D.Britain.
3.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus ______.
A.thereasonwhythestudywascarriedout
B.thepeoplewhocarriedouttheresearch
C.howthestudywascarriedoutindetail
D.howtoexerciseeveryday
4.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesLynnMiller’sattitudetowardsthestudyresult?
A.Supportive.
B.Negative.
C.Shocked.
D.Doubtful.
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9、阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
DisneylandopenedonJuly17,1955andinstantlybecametheworld’smostrecognizableandpopularthemepark.ThiswastheonlyDisneythemeparkvisitedbyWaltDisney,whodiedin1966.Disneylandis 1 onehoursouthofLosAngeles,California.Youmaygettherebyairorbybus.
Disneyland 2 mostofitsvisitorsfrom 3 .Soavoidweekendsandschoolvacationstogetthe 4 waits.TheperiodbeforeorafterChristmasDayisthebusiestofthe 5 ,withtheparkoftenholdingmoreextraguestseachday.Wheneveryouvisit, 6 early—aboutanhour 7 theopeningtime—togetthepopularattractionsbeforecrowds 8 .
Disneylandalso 9 ticketsonline,butdoesnotallowyouto 10 themathome.Soyou’llhavetoorderfarenough 11 forthemtoarrivebymail.Tickets 12 alsobeavailablethroughyourlocalautoclub,DisneyStoreoryourschoolorworkactivitiesoffice.
SpaceMountain 13 inearlyJuly,2005afteratwo-yearrehab(修复)torebuildthetrackandimproveshow 14 .Ifyouaretravellingwithlittlekids,you’llwanttovisitFantasylandfirstinthemorning, 15 severalpopularkids’ridesinthatarea, 16 DumboandPeterPan,havelowcapacities(容量)andbuildlong 17 earlyintheday. 18 ,headwesttoAdventurelandandNewOrleansSquare 19 theparkopens,visitingtheIndianaJonesAdventureandSplashMountain, 20