学年高二英语寒假作业第十五天.docx

1、学年高二英语寒假作业第十五天第十五天单句语法填空1、As everyone knows, improper diet will make people_(health).2、The rare species which are in danger_disappearing should deserve more attention from us human beings.3、As a result of the serious flood, two thirds of the buildings in the area need_(repair).4、I saw a boy_(jump) i

2、nto the river yesterday.5、Judith didnt believe she was an_(adopt) child.阅读理解6、 Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding

3、jobs. Even judges are softer with attractive defendants. But in the executive(主管的) circle,beauty can become a liability. While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder,it is harmful to a woman.Handsome male executives were considered as having more honesty tha

4、n plain men, and effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck. All unattractive women executives were thought to have more

5、 honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the overnight success of the unattractive was attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive. Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman

6、is considered to be more feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an advantage in traditionally female jobs, hut an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the “manly” qualities required. This is true even in po

7、litics. kiWhen the only clue is how he or she looks,people treat men and women differently,says Anne Bowman, who recently published a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates (候选人). She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and the other

8、 of women,in the order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them. The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, hut the women who had b

9、een ranked the most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.1.The word “liability” most probably means_.A.disadvantageB.advantageC.misfortuneD.trouble2.It can be inferred from the passage that peoples views on beauty are often_.A.practicalB.supportiveC.old-fashionedD.one-sided3.The author

10、writes this passage to_.A.give advice to job-seekers who are attractiveB.discuss the disadvantages of being attractiveC.demand equal rights for womenD.state the importance of appearance7、 An elephant in a South Korean zoo is using his trunk to pick up not only food, but also human vocabulary. An int

11、ernational team of scientists confirmed on Friday what Everland Zoo has been saying for years: Their 5.5-ton tusker Koshik has an unusual and possibly unprecedented talent. The 22-year-old Asian elephant can reproduce five Korean words by tucking his trunk inside his mouth to modulate sound, the sci

12、entists said in a joint paperpublished online in Current Biology. They said he may have started imitating human speech because he was lonely. Koshik can reproduce “annyeong”(hello),“anja” (sit down),“ aniya ( no),“ nuwo (lie down) and joa(good) , the paper says. One of the researchers said there is

13、no conclusive evidence that Koshik understands the sounds he makes, although the elephant does respond to words like anja. Researchers said the clearest scientific evidence that Koshik is deliberately imitating human speech is that the sound frequency of his words matches that of his trainers. Vocal

14、 imitation of other species has been found in mockingbirds, parrots and mynahs. But the paper says Koshiks case represents “ a wholly novel method of vocal production because he uses his trunk to reproduce human speech. Researchers believe Koshiklearned to reproduce words out of adesire to bond with

15、 his trainers afterhe was separated from two otherelephants at age 5. Koshik emerged as a staramong animal enthusiasts and children in South Korea after Everland Zoo claimed in 2006 that he could imitate words, two years after his trainers noticed the phenomenon. His growing reputation prompted Aust

16、rian biologist Angela Stoeger- Horwath and German biophysicist Daniel Mietchen to study him in 2010, zoo officials said. Kim Jong-gab, Koshiks chief trainer, said the elephant was timid for a male when he first came to Everland Zoo, so trainers often slept in the same area with him. Kim thinks that

17、contact helped Koshik feel closer to humans. Kim said he has another expression he wants to teach Koshik: “Saranghae” or “I love you.1.According to the passage, what is the possible reason why Koshik imitates human speech?A.He feels very lonely.B.He earns money for his zoo.C.He has a gift for speech

18、.D.He wants to make his trainer happy.2.Koshik can reproduce the following words EXCEPT_.A.annyeongB.nuwoC.SaranghaeD.joa3.From the passage, we can know that_.A.Koshik began to imitate human speech in 2006B.Koshik is a 22-year-old Asian female elephantC.Kim Jong-gab is the manager of Everland ZooD.K

19、oshik is a star in animal enthusiasts and kids in South Korea4.The underlined word “prompted in the passage probably means_.A.causedB.expandedC.developedD.changed七选五8、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。 Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while youre trying to get work done.

20、_,there are several ways to handle things.Lets take a look at them now. _.Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back du

21、ring that time or that youll find them then._.It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone,dont do it in your own office._,its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy

22、 you are. If you have a door to your office, make good use of it._.If someone knocks and its not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know youre busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, youre not to be disturbed.A.If youre busy,dont feel bad about saying noB

23、.When you want to avoid interruptions at workC.Set boundaries for yourself as your time goesD.If youre in the other persons office or in a public areaE.Its important that you let them know when youll be availableF.It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG.Leave it open when y

24、oure available to talk and close it when youre not语法填空9、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Hechis copper drum culture goes back as far as the Han dynasty (206 BC220 AD),_the people living in thearea considered copper drums sacred,and Hechi is still one of Chinas _(large) copper drum sites. In a 2003 s

25、urvey, the Department of Cultural Heritage _(find) more than 1,400 copper drums in the area, with at least 1,300 copper drums _( be) used by local artists. In this way, ethnic groups in Hechi have produced a _(unique) rich and diverse cultural form and customs for festivals, weddings, celebrations,

26、funerals and religious _(activity) for local people, with ballads and for rice-planting and frogs. That same year, a copper drum conservation project along the Hongshui River basin was put on the Culture Ministrys Top 10 conservation project list of ethnic and folk cultures. In 2006,the Zhuang Natio

27、nalitys Copper Drum Practice _(add) to the national cultural heritage list by the StateCouncil. In 2008, the Culture Ministry declared _city of Hechi the Home of Chinese Copper Drum Art_in 2009, its Copper Drum Practice became a candidate for the Human Cultural Heritage. There are now more than 2,40

28、0 copper dmms in the world,with at least 1 ,400 of _(they) in Hechi, making it a Copper Drum Cultural and Ecological Reserve with recognition across Guangxi.书面表达10、请根据中文提示,写一篇词数为120左右的英语日记,描写2018年9月17日(周一,晴),你和李磊放学后对一位老人进行急救的过程。原因: 骑车老人摔伤腿,流了很多血,导致呼吸困难。情形: 围观人建议将老人抬到树荫下。急救措施: 李磊不同意,一边给老人做人工呼吸,一边让你给急

29、救中心打电话。结果: 没到10分钟,老人开始动弹,急救中心的医生们赶到,说李磊做得对。September 17,MondaySunny_ 答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：unhealthy 2答案及解析：答案：of 3答案及解析：答案：repairing/to be repaired 4答案及解析：答案：jump 5答案及解析：答案：adopted 6答案及解析：答案：1.A; 2.D; 3.B解析：1.文章开头讲了漂亮在工作、生活中的众多优势,但最后发生了转折 “But in the executive circle,beauty can become a liability. ”在管理圈内,漂亮有可能变为不利。disadvantage“不利之处”;misfortune“不幸 ”。2.one-side “片面的通过实验表明在不同的行业,不同时代“漂亮”的作用是不一样的。3.在第一段最后一句内容发生转折以后,后面几段都在探讨“漂亮”的不利的一面。 7答案及解析：答案：