新课标高二英语寒假作业9.docx

1、新课标高二英语寒假作业9新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业9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。ASleep is like food for the brain. Enough sleep helps the body and the brain grow and develop. However,many Chinese do not sleep well,and many do not pay enough attention to sle

2、ep.The Chinese Medical Doctor Association released the 2013 China Sleep Quality Index(指数)on March 19 to mark World Sleep Day-March 21.According to the index,nearly a quarter of Chinese people dont sleep well.Half said that they feel tired after getting up and 15 percent people have trouble falling a

3、sleep.Ye Jingying,a sleep expert at Beijing Tongren hospital,says:“If people often wake up during the night,or always feel weak and tired in the day,they should pay attention to their sleep pattern.”Many people play with their cell phones or i pads before sleeping.The report said that this is one of

4、 the main reasons for bad sleep.Other reasons include stress and bad moods.How to sleep well? Above all,get enough sleep.Seven to nine hours of sleep every night is perfect for an adult,and eight to nine hours is best for a teenager.Forming good sleep habits is important.The report suggested that pe

5、ople need to keep away from digital devices(数码产品）for at least an hour before sleep. The lights keep their brains excited for a long while.Other suggestions include:try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day,even on weekends and during holidays,and do the same relaxing things before be

6、d each night,like listening to soft music.56.According to the passage,World Sleep Day falls on_.A.March 12 B.March 19 C.March 31 D.March 2157.Which of the following means that you sleep well?A.You feel tired after getting upB.You wake up several times during the night.C.You can fall asleep within 20

7、 minutes.D.You often do something boring until you feel sleepy.58.From the article,Which of the following may NOT cause sleeping problems?A.Having sad or angry feelings.B.Reading a book late at night.C.Playing with digital devices before sleeping.D.Being under strong stress about their life or work.

8、 B Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonemaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,thatsnotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertobuildusuportearusdown.Itdoesntmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves-thepositiveandnegativeeffectsarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.Wereusuallytooembarrass

9、edtoadmitit,though.Butwereallyshouldntbe,becausemoreandmoreexpertsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.Thisself-talkhelpsusmotivateourselves,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Beware,though,thatasmuchas77%ofself-talktendstobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspea

10、kwordsofencouragementtoourselves.Weshouldalsobequicktogiveourselvesapatontheback.Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying,“Goodjob!”Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutourthinkingabouttheeffectstheywillhave;butweshouldbeawarethatourwordscausecertainresponsesto

11、others.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarmfriendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andtheclerkwillprobablyrespondinasimilarmanner.Orwecanuseharsh,criticallanguage,whichwillmostlikelycausetheclerktobedefensive.Wordspossesspowerbecauseoftheirlastingeffects.Manyofusregretsomethingweoncesaid.

12、Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesntpassthistest,thenitsbetterleftunsaid.Wordspossesspowerbothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-esteem（自尊） an

13、dmotivateotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortoheal？Thechoiceisours.64.Theauthorarguesinthefirstparagraphthat.A.wordshavelastingeffectsonusB.wordswillneverhurtusatallC.positiveeffectslastlongerthannegativeeffectsD.negativewordsmayletusdown65.Whyshouldwenot

14、feelembarrassedwhentalkingtoourselves？A.Almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtooneself.B.Talkingtoourselvesisbelievedtobegoodforourhealth.C.Talkingtoourselveshelpsustosolvealltheproblems.D.Itdoesharmtohaveself-talkwhenwearealone.66.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreeto?A.Unkindwordsaremor

15、elikelytobeforgotten.B.Itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothers.C.Wordsalwayspossesslongpositiveeffects.D.Kindwordsaresometimesnotneededatall.67.Whyshouldwetalkinafriendlywaywhenreturninganitemtoastore?A.Becausekindwordsbuildupcomplexrelationships.B.Becausetheclerkinastoreishardtodealwith.C.Becau

16、sefriendlywordscausepositiveresponses.D.Becausecriticallanguagemayhurtyourfeelings.C Today, home-ownership has reached extremely high levels. Modern generations tend to believe there is something wrong with them if they rent. However, is high home-ownership really as rosy as people imagine? Staring

17、at data first, we realize that the most successful, stable, attractive country in the Western world is Switzerland. It has tiny unemployment; wealth; high happiness and mental-health scores. Does it have high home-ownership rates? Absolutely not. In Switzerland, about seven in ten of the population

18、are renters. Yet, with Europes lowest home-ownership rate, the nation thrives. Now go to the other end of the misery distribution. Spain has approximately the highest home-ownership rate in Europe (at more than 80%). But one-quarter of its population are unemployed.A likely reason is that high level

19、s of home-ownership mess up the labour market. In a sensibly functioning economy it is easy for people to move around to drop into the vibrant job slots thrown up by technological change. With a high degree of owner-occupation, everything slows. Folk get stuck. Renters can go to new jobs. In that wa

20、y they do the economy a favour. As Friedman said, the rate of unemployment depends on the flexibility of the housing market.Next we come to economic breakdown. Most analysts accept that at heart it was the housing marketobsessive pursuit of homes, the engendered mortgage(房贷) lending and an unavoidab

21、le house-price crashthat sank the Western world. Germany, say, with its more efficient rental market, had a far smoother ride through trouble.As for the monetary system, in the past few decades, in the hope of getting untaxed capital gains way above their true labour earnings, many people threw thei

22、r spare cash into buying larger houses or building extra bedrooms. TV programmes about how to make easy money, beautiful rising house prices, and most importantly, our falulty tax system encouraged that. When at some point market broke down, everyone suffered. Our countries ought, instead, to design

23、 tax systems that encourage people to invest in productive real activities and in innovation. Renting leaves money free for better purposes.That also points to the role of sensible budgeting over a persons lifetime. Why should we think that when we die it is necessary to have paid off an entire hous

24、e? Our children do not deserve it. Let them pay for themselves. We should rentand enjoy our lives with the money saved.Finally, moderation usually pays off. Our scientific understanding of how economies function is horribly limited. This suggests that the golden rule should be to avoid extremes. A 5

25、0-50 mix of home-ownership and renting, not the 70-30 split that is now observed in so many Western nations, makes sense.82. The cases of Switzerland and Spain prove that _.A. low home-ownership rate at about 30% is most favourable for economyB. home-ownership mainly decides a countrys citizens ment

26、al health.C. home-ownership has a lot to do with a countrys technological developmentD. low home-ownership increases the mobility of job market and economy.83. The main reason to make people invest in housing market is _.A. the problematic taxing approach favouring house buyingB. peoples desire to a

27、void their money from devaluingC. easy channels to obtain methods to make easy moneyD. peoples wishes to live in larger and more comfortable houses84. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Switzerland suffers the worse unemployment in Europe.B. Renting allows more mon

28、ey into more creative economic activities.C. Germanys effective mortgage system saw it through the western economic crisis.D. Our children have the right to enjoy the housing property we have paid off.85. What opinion does the author agree with most?A. People should learn the workings of housing mar

29、ket.B. Laws should be set up to stop people from buying houses.C. An adequate rate of home-ownership should be kept.D. People should follow the good example of Europe in housing investment.D As you move around your home, take a good look at the things you have. It is likely that your living room wil

30、l have a television set and a video, and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven. Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as yon need. You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer, holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week.Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to ma