1、安徽省六安市舒城中学高二英语下册暑假作业题5第六天一、美文晨读Dave needed to pack for Saturdays fishing trip. He went into his hall closet, where he had more than 20 rods and reels. Nowadays he went fishing twice a year at Big Bear, a huge lake in southern California about 7,000 feet up in the mountains. California tries to boost
2、 the fishing industry by sponsoring a Free Fishing Day twice a year, once in June and once in September. That sufficed for Dave. He went mostly because it was a social event with a few friends, not so much to catch fish. Even by itself, the scenic drive up a twisty two-lane road was worth the trip.
3、Not to mention the big, beautiful houses and trees that lined the shore of the lake.Packing was a project in itself. Dave had even created a computer file named Fishing Trip. It was a checklist of 45 things to take to Big Bear. He took two rods, because on Free Fishing Day you were allowed to fish w
4、ith two rods instead of the usual one rod. He took a hooded sweatshirt, jeans, two pair of socks, a heavy hooded denim jacket, winter gloves, and a scarf. He also took flip-flops, shorts, a T-shirt, sunglasses, a big hat, and a lightweight raincoat. If you go to Big Bear in June, youd better be prep
5、ared for hot or cold, rain or shine.He packed a couple of magazines to read just in case the fish werent biting. He and his friends joked that the fish were always biting - in the spot you just left or the spot you were headed to.After about an hour and a half, Dave had gathered all the items on his
6、 list into a neat pile next to his door. He went to bed knowing that tomorrows weather and fishing were unpredictable, but the good time with his friends was a gift.二、词汇训练1. The long climb left Jane feeling _(令人屏息的,气喘吁吁). 2. What you say now is not _(一致的,相符的)with what you said last week. 3. Im going
7、 to start _(减肥)after Christmas. 4. My luggage was _(超重的)by five kilos. 5. If anything happens to her, Ill always have it on my _(良心,良知). 6. Its bad _(礼貌)to speak to your parents like that. 7. As a critic, his writing is far too _(主观的). 8. One _(缺点,不利因素)of New York in the summer is the heat. 9. Jenny
8、s such a _( 逗人喜爱的)little girl that everyone likes her. 10. She overcame her _(最初的)shyness and really enjoyed the evening. 三、七选五We often close ourselves off when painful events happen in our life. Instead of letting the world soften us, we let it drive us deeper into ourselves. 1 The item listed belo
9、w are four tips you can open your heart more fully and completely.1.Breathe into painWhenever a painful situation arises in your life, try to face it instead of running away. 2 When the sadness strikes, take a deep breath and accept it. By using our breath, we soften our experiences and allow more n
10、ewness.2. 3 Were often confused at the next step to take. Actually, we can try a new decision making process. To start the process, we may ask, “Heart, what decision should I make here? What action feels the most right?” See what comes up, then put it into practice and evaluate the outcome.3.Spend t
11、ime aloneFor most of our life were surrounded by people: our friends, family members and strangers. 4 When you spend time in solitude(孤独), youre free from the influence of other people. It might be painful at first, but eventually youll add a whole new layer of depth and understanding into life.4.Ge
12、t out of yourself 5 But in reality, they actually work hand-in-hand. After youve explored the depth of yourself, you come away with a new understanding.Now, its time to share that, not through telling others, but through being with others.A.Have a light heartB.Ask your heart what it wantsC.Is there
13、anything Im hiding from myself?D.How often do we really spend time alone?E.This may seem to go against the last tip to some degree.F.We should open our hearts and take action to heal the wounds.G.When we run away from sadness, it gets stronger and more real.四、阅读理解A That cold January night, I was gro
14、wing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. A
15、s I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me. As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers(抢劫犯). Very few people were st
16、ill out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets. About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I st
17、arted to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk. Suddenly I wasnt cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where Id heard the noise. Although I searched the sidew
18、alk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found. Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck(垃圾车) pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The doo
19、r opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what youre looking for?” he asked, holding up a small square shape. It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldnt get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some e
20、njoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldnt be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.1. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?A. Cold and sick B. Lucky and hopefulC. Satisfied and cheerful D. Disappointed and helpless2. From the first paragr
21、aph, we learn that the writer was busy_.A. solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activitiesC. learning acting in an evening school D. preparing for the first night show3. On her way home the writer_A. lost her wallet unknowingly B. was stopped by a garbage truck driverC. was
22、 robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife D. found some homeless people following her4. In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?A. Someone offered to take her back home B. A red-haired man came to see her. C. She heard someone call her name D. Her wallet was found in a garb
23、age truck5. From the text, we can infer that the writer_A. would stop working at night B. would stay on in San FranciscoC. would make friends with cleaners. D. would give up her job at the bankBBringing Art into Hospitals. The medical world is slowly realizing that the quality of the environment in
24、hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to recover. As part of a nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the countrys best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard, modern buildings. Of the 2500
25、 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have collections of art in passages, waiting areas and treatment rooms. These recent movements were first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s.
26、He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by more people. A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5000 visitors each week. What a good place to hold exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the waiting are
27、a of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975. Believed to be Britains first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates. The effect is amazing. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitors experience a full view of fresh color
28、s, playful images and restful courtyards. The quality of the environment may rce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that a patient who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no vie
29、w at all or only a brick wall to look at.6. Some best artists of Britain have been called in to_.A. set up new hospitals B. make the corners of hospital collect paintingsC. bring art into hospitals D. help patients recover from serious illness7. After the improvement of the hospital environment, _.A
30、. patients no longer take drugs to kill their painsB. patients dont have to stay long in hospitalC. patients need fewer pain killers when they suffer from an illnessD. patients feel happy in hospital8. It can be inferred from the passage that_.A. the role of hospital environment is being recognizedB
31、. hospital artists have done more than doctorsC. exhibitions attract more people in hospitals than in museumsD. the hospitals is a better place for people than the museum in BritainCA person, like a commodity (商品), needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration,
32、however, does no harm when it shows the persons unique qualities to their advantages. To show personal attractiveness in a casual and natural way, it is important for one to have a clear knowledge of oneself. A skilled packager knows how to add art to nature without any signs of embellishment (装饰), so that the person so packag
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