新课标高二英语寒假作业4.docx

1、新课标高二英语寒假作业4新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业4第卷 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AYouve probably heard of the expression “A leopard cant change its spots.” This, of course, is true of leopards. But isnt it true of people? Can people change themselves? Are we

2、 humans just creatures of habits? Do we not have any control over our actions and habits?One guy said, “Bad habits are like a comfortable bed. Theyre easy to get into, but hard to get out of.” Someone else said, “The chains of habits are too small to feel until theyre too strong to break.” So breaki

3、ng the mould of our bad habits takes effort.Habits are like the roads we take through our life every day. The problem is that not every road takes us where we need to go. Actually, our routes through life often become our ruts (惯例) in life. We end up stuck in them and find it hard to dig ourselves o

4、ut. Thats why we must change our bad habits as soon as possible before they become our second nature. You see, our habits become our character and our character becomes our life. As one wise person said, “First we make our habits, and then our habits make us.”But we humans dont like to change. So we

5、 come up with excuses, like “I cant be different; thats just the way I am.” And the good excuse is “You cant teach an old dog new tricks.” But thats just it: were not dogs or animals. In fact, were the only creatures who have the freedom and power to change and choose the kind of person we want to b

6、ecome.29. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that .A. getting rid of bad habits is very hard B. people cant find their bad habits themselvesC. entering bad habits is hard D. people dont have the courage to change their bad habits30. Whats mainly talked about in Paragraph 3? A. What bad habits are. B. How

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15、e readers to buy them C. reduce the cost of the books D. make the books suitable to different readers 14. If you buy the four books on April 1, 2015, you will have to pay _ for the four books. A. $129.38 B. $111.93 C. $64.69 D. $34.90 15. The purpose of the passage meant to _. A. introduce the four

16、books to readers B. help children to learn English C. enrich students knowledge about nature D. sell the four books to readers C These days, it seems that almost all of us are too seriousMy older daughter often says to me, “Daddy, youve got that serious look again” Even those of us who are committed

17、 to（致力于） non-seriousness are probably too seriousPeople are frustrated and anxious about almost everything - being five minutes late, witnessing someone look at us wrong or say the wrong thing, paying bills, waiting in line, overcooking a meal, making an honest mistake - you name it, and we all lose

18、 perspective（理性判断） over itThe root of being anxious is our unwillingness to accept life as being different, in any way, from our expectationVery simply, we want things to be a certain way but theyre not a certain wayLife is simply as it isPerhaps Benjamin Franklin said it best: “Our limited perspect

19、ive, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, and when circumstances（环境）dont fit our ideas, they become our difficulties” We spend our lives wanting things, people, and events to be just as we want them to be - and when theyre not, we fight and we sufferThe first step in recovering from over-

20、seriousness is to admit that you have a problemYou have to want to change, to become more easygoingYou have to see that your own anxiety is largely of your own creation - its made up of the way you have set up your life and the way you react to itThe next step is to understand the link between your

21、expectations and your frustration levelWhenever you expect something to be a certain way and it isnt, youre upset and you sufferOn the other hand, when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, youre freeA good exercise is to try to approach a single day without expectationDont

22、 expect people to be friendlyWhen theyre not, you wont be surprised or bothered; if they are, youll be delightedDont expect your day to be problem-freeInstead, as problems come up, say to yourself, “Ah, another barrier to overcome” As you approach your day in this manner youll notice how elegant lif

23、e can beRather than fighting against life, youll be dancing with itPretty soon, with practice, youll lighten up your entire lifeAnd when you lighten up, life is a lot more fun32Why are people easily frustrated and anxious these days?ABecause their children are disappointingBBecause they have to look

24、 serious in publicCBecause life is becoming a greater burdenDBecause people have lost sensible judgment33According to Benjamin Franklin, what was the cause of over-seriousness?AThe fact that peoples perspective, hopes and fears are limitedBThe fact that people cant change life itselfCThe fact that t

25、hings fail to meet peoples expectationsDThe fact that circumstances turn out to be difficult34In what pattern is this article developed?APhenomenon（现象）, causes and solutions BProblems, explanation and conclusionCExamples, causes and arguments DPhenomenon, analysis and conclusion35What might be the b

26、est title for the passage?APeople seem to be too serious BLife is simply as it isCHopes can turn into difficulties DA good exercise removes over-seriousnessD When was the last time someone did something unexpectedly nice for you? Not someone you knew, but a total stranger? Its happened to me a few t

27、imes, but two instances really stand out.A few years ago, I was dining out with a person who kept going on and on about himself, completely unaware of the fact that I was sitting there in misery（痛苦）. It wasnt his company that disappointed me. I was recovering from a bad grade in my study. I could ha

28、ve collapsed（崩溃）in tears right there at the table.When we picked up the check, the waitress said, “Your meal was already paid for.” My friend and I didnt have a clue how it happened. Then I remembered a man coming in out of the corner of my eye. He was dressed in mostly white, sat down at the bar, h

29、ad a glass of wine, stayed for maybe ten minutes and then left. The waitress said, “Yes, the gentleman who was in here a while ago paid for you.”Just last year, I was running a half-marathon. With just 0.1 miles to go, I was out of gas. Runners call it “hitting the wall”; I thought I couldnt move an

30、other muscle. Out of nowhere, a teenager jogged up next to me and said, “Whats your name sweetie? Jennifer? Okay, Jennifer, lets go! Come on! Its just around the corner! You can do it!”. And he ran with me until I picked up my pace. I found him at the finish line to thank him for the encouragement o

31、nly to learn he wasnt even supposed to be in the race that day. He was running in place of someone else.I still shake my head when I think of these momentary angels that came to me at my point of need. Do you have any experiences like this?21. Why did the author say she was in misery?A. Because she got into trouble with her friend.B. Because she couldnt enjoy her meal quietly.C. Because her friend complained so much.D. Because she was doing poorly in her study.22. What do you think of the man who paid for the meal?A. He was generous and warm-hearted.B. He knew the author well