高三英语寒假作业一Word版含答案.docx

1、高三英语寒假作业一Word版含答案高三英语寒假作业（一）第一部分 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑 A Suppose you are thinking about attending college in theUnited States, but perhaps you might not be ready for a university with a four-year program. About 88,000 international st

2、udents have found solution. They are attendingU.S.community colleges. Such colleges are sometimes called junior colleges. They offer two years of education above the secondary or high school level.Community college students can choose from subjects like medical assistance, computer science or law. A

3、t the end of their study program, they receive a document of completion, called a certificate. Some students work toward an associate degree in traditional academic subjects like science or history. After getting it, the students can move on to a four-year college or university. They may have only t

4、wo years of study left before they receive a bachelors degree.Many educational experts agree that saving money is the major reason to consider a community college. The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) says that a public two-year college costs 3,000 dollar a year on average. That is

5、true if the student lives in the same state as the school. A student at a four-year public college may pay 8,500 dollars a year for classes and user fees. That does not include books and other materials.Some international students may need more preparation in English before entering a community coll

6、ege in theUnited States. For example, Istrif Montgomery came to theU.S.from Kosovo in 2006. First, he worked to improve his English atMontgomeryCollegefor a year. Then for the next two years, he attended classes in basic subjects in a community college.The international students at two-year colleges

7、 need to find a place to live. Most community colleges do not provide student housing on their grounds. But Mr Montgomery had a home nearby. He was able to ride the bicycle, and he was able to walk if he wanted. In fact, most community college students live within five to ten miles off the college.

8、1. Whats the biggest advantage of a community college?A. The classes are free of charge.B. The students can save much time.C. The students can save a lot of money.D. It is convenient for students to live in the college.2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Mr Montgomery usual

9、ly goes to school on foot.B. Most students in community colleges dont live far away.C. 8,500 dollars covers all the cost of a four-year public college.D. International students often attend a community college directly.3. Whats the main purpose of the passage?A. To encourage students to study abroad

10、.B. To tell the international students how to save money.C. To tell us its a good choice to study in public colleges.D. To give some information about community colleges. BI always avoid going on field investigations with the toxics（有毒物）team, unless its absolutely necessary. Its not that I mind the

11、hard work, or am afraid of coming into contact with toxic substances. What I fear is quickly losing hope about the work I do. However, doing field research with the toxic team, all I see and feel is filth-nothing else. Even if I close my eyes, I can smell the smell of food processing, rotting organi

12、c waste from paper mills and chemicals from clothing manufacturers. One morning, I went to investigate a discharged pipe to document and collect samples of pollutants secretly being emitted by a textile mill. I had to work with the utmost secrecy in order to avoid being discovered by the textile mil

13、l. Idipped a long measuring pole into the large polluting pipe to measure the volume of polluted water being emitted.But the surface of the water, covered in oil and filth, mademe feel as if tovomit(呕吐). All of a sudden, I felt someone hit me on my back, it frightened me so much that I almost fell i

14、nto the water. I grasped the pole and looked behind me to see an old man standing there. He asked:“Can you catch fish here?”I realized that he thought I was holding a fish pole, so I kept calm and said: “Yes, I heard that theres a kind of small fish living in this water, and it has medicinal benefit

15、s.” The old man grew quite curious and replied:“That may be. If a fish can survive in water as dirty as this, it must have a lot of resistance. So it wouldnt be too strange if such fish had medicinal benefits.” It was clear he was just passing by, so I answered:“Yeah, survival of the fittest. Fish t

16、hat adapt can survive, just like us humans.” He kept talking to me and didnt want to leave. He wanted to see whether or not I would catch the small fish with medicinal benefits.1.The text is mainly about _.A. a researchreport about pollution.B. an exciting experience of fishing.C. an experience of d

17、oing research on pollutionD. an unforgettable talk with an old man.2. What is the writer of the text most probably?A. A newspaper reporter.B. Aresearcherabout pollution.C. A fisherman.D. A worker of the textile mill.3. Why did the writer tell the old man he was fishing?A. Because he wanted to satisf

18、y the old mans curiosity.B. Because the old man was interested in fishing too.C. Because he did the research secretly.D. Because the old man wanted to buy the fish.4. We can infer from the last paragraph that _.A. the old man had found out the secret.B. the old man wanted to have the fish.C. the wri

19、ter would have to tell the old man the fact.D. the old man was sent to watch over the writer. C Childhood was an illusion (错觉) and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, Imean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys whi

20、ch seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?”Funfairs (游乐场) were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was lou

21、der, every game was grander, every pain unbearable.As Ive grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have bulled. Surprises have lurned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion?I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain

22、 only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though Im a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little.1

23、. How does the author feel about his childhood?A. It was endless. B. It was unpleasant.C. He is glad that it is over. D. He misses it as a grown-up2. The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because .A. children could not make proper judgments.B. children were curious and eager abou

24、t lifeC. things appeared really big in childrens eyesD. to grow up seemed so long for children3. The world seems to have become smaller to the author because .A. life is disappointing B. time goes by too fastC. he has had too many surprises D. foods no longer taste delicious4. The author enjoys play

25、ing on the stage so as to .A. act like a child B. live an unusual lifeC. make the crowd laugh D. regain his childhood DWhy I Dont Spare “Spare Change”“Poor but honest.” “The deserving（值得帮助的）poor. ” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor. ” But I also think of people who, perhap

26、s through alcohol（酒）or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction（上瘾）really are “diseases. ” as many people say, but my own feelingbased, of course, not on any serious studyis that most al

27、coholies and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor. ” And that is largely why I dont give spare change to beggars.But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving.” Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the governments assistance? It happens tha

28、t I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity（慈善机构）, but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a

29、 cheat?If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on

30、the other hand, one can feel that ones money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this momenta cup of coffee or a sandwichand the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to thin

31、k that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.I know nothing about these beggars, but its my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street

32、people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. Thats why I do not give “spare change, ” and I dont think I will in the future.1What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?AThey should be given a cheek-up.BThey really need money to live.CThey have no pleasure in life.DThey are not worth helping.2Why doesnt the author give money to street people?AHe doesnt think they need help. BHe doesnt have