高二年级暑假作业―――英语 （1）

21. Students should be encouraged to use ___ Internet as ____ resource.

   A. 不填；a  B. 不填；the   C. the; the   D. the; a

22. He found it increasingly difficult to read, ____ his eyesight was beginning to fail.

   A. though   B. for   C. but   D. so

23. _____ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.

   A. It    B. This   C. What    D. As

24. Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we ____ it without you.

   A. can manage   B. could have managed   C. could manage  D. can have managed

25. By the time he realizes he ____ into a trap, it’ll be too late for him to do anything about it.

   A. walks    B. walked  C. has walked   D. had walked

26. Occasions are quite rare ____ I have the time to spend a day with my kids.

   A. who    B. which    C. why   D. when

27. Make sure you’ve got the passports and tickets and ____ before you leave.

   A. something   B. anything   C. everything   D. nothing

28. The fact that she never apologized ____ a lot about what kind of person she is.

   A. says   B. talks   C. appears   D. declares

29. Einstein like Bose’s paper so much that he ____ his own work and translated it into German.

   A. gave off    B. turned down  C. took over   D. set aside

30. –Say, Jane, will you come with me to the game Friday?

   --_____, Bob, but I promised Mary I’d go with her.

   A. My pleasure   B. Thanks   C. Take it easy    D. Forget it.

31. You’d better not leave the medicine _____ kids can get at it.

   A. even if   B. which    C. where  D. so that

32. I began to feel ___ in the new school when I saw some familiar faces

   A. at home  B. at heart   C. at will  D. at sight

33. Would it be ___ for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?

   A. free    B. vacant   C. handy  D. convenient

34. I bought a dress for only 10 dollars in a sale; it was a real ____.

   A. exchange   B. bargain    C. trade   D. business

35. Lucy’s new job paid twice as much as she had made ____ in the restaurant.

   A. working    B. work   C. to work   D. worked

II：Close

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could __36__ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class.

When I took the first exam, I was 38 to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper,   39   English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained_ 40   .

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that  41  because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I   42  with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 43     .

One more test before the final exam. One more  44  to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time.   45   The meaning of the word “thorough”. But my  46__    did no good and everything  47   as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what   48   I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the   49   goodbye.

I stopped working head. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even  50  myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have  51__with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He  52__ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you  53  , you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him.  54  That his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head   55  , as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived: A-plus. It was the only A-plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson: you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

36. A. take              B. discuss          C. cover                       D. get

37. A. sought            B. presented        C. exchanged                   D. obtained

38. A. shocked        B. worried        C. scared                D. anxious

39. A. but            B. so             C. for                         D. or

40. A. unchanged      B. unpleasant       C. unfriendly                   D. unmoved

41. A. reflected        B. meant         C. improved              D. affected

42. A. quarreled       B. reasoned        C. bargained             D. chatted

43. A. attitude         B. mind          C. plan                  D. view

44. A. choice          B. step         C. chance                D. measure

45. A. memorized      B. considered      C. accepted              D. learned

46. A. ambition        B. confidence     C. effort                       D. method

47. A. stayed          B. went          C. worked               D. changed

48. A. grade          B. answer          C. lesson                D. comment

49. A. scholarship      B. course         C. degree                D. subject

50. A. helped          B. favored        C. treated                D. relaxed

51. A. fun            B. luck            C. problems                    D. tricks.

52. A. happened       B. proved          C. pretended             D. seemed

53. A. valued         B. imagined        C. expected               D. welcomed

54. A. remembering    B. guessing        C. supposing              D. realizing

55. A. out           B. over                     C. on                   D. Off

III: Reading

A

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — Simply increasing physical activity levels alone is unlikely to reduce body weight in young children, and therefore will probably not prevent obesity (肥胖), although it may set the stage for a healthier lifestyle, the results of a study conducted in Scotland suggest.

       Instead, a combination of increased physical activity and other lifestyle changes like sticking to a healthy diet may be needed to stop the trend of obesity.

   “Many children are obese, even at preschool age,” Dr John J. Reilly from the University of Glasgow and his colleagues note in the British Medical Journal. Considering the general lack of evidence on proper ways to prevent obesity in this age group, Reilly’s team had 545 children from 36 nursery schools in the “Movement and Activity Glasgow Intervention (干预) in Children” or MAGIC trial.

       The trial was specifically designed to see if an increase in activity could reduce body mass index (身体质量指数). Each week for 24 weeks roughly half of the preschoolers, who were an average of 4.2 years old, participated in three 30-minute active workouts while at nursery school and their parents were encouraged to increase the child’s activity levels at home. The other half of the children, serving as controls (对照), followed their usual nursery school schedule.

       According to the researchers, the physical activity intervention had no significant effect on body mass index of the children.

       However, compared with control children, intervention children show greater gains in body  movement skills, which, the researchers say, may increase confidence in physical ability, perhaps increasing the opportunities of future participation in physical activity or sports.

       In a word, Reilly and his colleagues suggest that “successful interventions to prevent obesity in early childhood may require changes not just at nursery, school, and home, but in the wider environment. Changes in other behaviors, including diet, may also be necessary.”

1. The underlined phrase “set the stage for a healthier lifestyle” in Paragraph 56. means _______.

      A. result from a healthier lifestyle

B. lead a healthier life

      C. make a healthier lifestyle possible  

D. go on the stage for a healthier lifestyle

57. The purpose of the trial was to see _______.

      A. how to lose weight          B. how long it took to lose weight

      C. how body mass index could be reduced

      D. whether increased physical activity could prevent obesity 

58. In the trial, about half of the preschoolers’ activity levels ______while the others’ were normal.

  A. were decreased                                        B. were increased only at home

C. were increased both at nursery school and at home

D. were increased only at nursery school    

59. What is this passage about?

      A. Increasing children’s physical activity.       B. Ways of preventing obesity.

      C. Changes needed to prevent obesity.           D. Exercise alone unlikely to prevent obesity.

B

The Buzz

       10345 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale              (480) 991-3866

       The Buzz is a favorite among underage college students. The club, within a shopping center, has two levels. The downstairs is for everyone, while the upstairs is only on Friday and Saturday. Though it’s intended for the youth, it’s a wide age range.

Devil House

       829 S. Rural Rd., Tempe                                   (480)517-1188

There really isn’t a ton to say about the Devil House. It’s located right near the crossing of Rural and University, making it an easy walk on foot. It’s a simple bar, not so expensive, not so big and not so concerned with anything other than offering beer drinkers and sports fans a homey place to meet up.

Northern Lounge

       5008 W. Northern Ave., Glendale                (623)937-0940

This bar is all about action and activity. You’re welcome, of course, to sit around and drink but it’s hard just to sit and drink. You’ll come soon on stage for live music. It’s a fun, interactive atmosphere and their karaoke nights have been popular on the west side for quite a while.

Casey Moore’s

       850 S. Ash Ave., Tempe                             (480)968-9935

Casey Moore’s is really everything a college bar should be: comfortable, fun, reasonably-priced and close to campus. The outside is pretty big and has plenty of tables, while inside is darker and equally comfortable and a big bar for sitting and chatting.

60. If you want to know more about karaoke nights, you’d better call ________.

       A. (480)991-3866       B. (480)517-1188        C. (623)937-0940   D. (480)968-9935

61. According to the passage, we know that ________.

A. people of different ages go to the Buzz  

B. there is a long way to get to Devil House

C. people can sit chatting in the outside of Casey Moore’s

D. people often feel uncomfortable sitting and drinking in Northern Lounge

62. The underlined sentence “There really isn’t a ton to say about the Devil House” implies that ________.

A. the Devil House is well-known             B. the Devil House isn’t worth visiting

C. the Devil House is of low quality in service    D. the Devil House is very simple

63. If you want to relax your mind and muscles, it’s better for you to go to ________.

A. The Buzz              B. Northern Lounge    C. Devil House     D. Casey Moore’s

C

The World Is Getting Smaller

Imagine this: a television screen the size and thickness of a piece of paper. You carry it around in your pocket and take it out when you want to watch a show. Imagine a guitar so tiny you can’t see it with the human eye, but you can hear sounds when its strings are plucked（拨）. Some people say the future is big, but when it comes to technology, the world is getting smaller.

Nanotechnology（纳米技术） is the science that deals with doing things in a very small way, and it is being explored and developed all over the globe. Micromachines too small to be seen by the human eye are being designed to do many things that larger machines do today. And these machines, no longer in diameter（直径）than a human hair, are extremely powerful. Many scientists say nanotechnology will produce the next industrial revolution.

Maybe the area where nanotechnology will have the biggest impact is medical science. Imagine nanobots in medicine. Thousands or even millions of tiny machines can be sent into the human body with specific missions. For example, they can be designed to find and destroy cancer cells or viruses. Other machines may stay in the human body permanently to help organs that are not functioning properly.

Think of the possibilities in using such tiny machines in surgery. Imagine machines so small you can swallow them in a pill or inject them into your bloodstream through a needle. After you’ve had too many years of junk food, these tiny robots could be sent into your arteries（动脉）to clean them. An intelligent machine in your heart would look around to find the problem and then repair it. If you needed an operation, it would be almost like swallowing the surgeon.

When could all of this happen? Scientists predict that much of this is possible in the next 30 years. After all, when your grandparents were young, they would have laughed if someone told them a person could walk on the moon. Thousands of scientists around the world are working on these micromachines. Nanotechnology is just around the corner.

64. Paragraph 2 mainly discusses ____________.

       A. nanotechnology                                    B. human eye

C. large machines                                      D. human hair

65. According to the passage, the tiny medical instruments ___________.

A. can stay in human body and cure the diseases       

B. are too small to be repaired

C. may not function well in human body

D. can also be used to send human onto the moon

66. The phrase “just around the corner” in the last sentence means “___________”.

A. in the distance                                            B. right under your notice

C. likely to happen soon                             D. beyond all imagination

IV：Task-based Reading

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填上最恰当的单词。

注意：每空格一个单词,不得用文章中的单词.

Located on the north-eastern coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef stretches over 2,000 kilometers and covers an area of some 348,700 square kilometers. It is a site of remarkable variety and beauty, and is often known as a great natural wonder of the world.

The Great Barrier Reef has been constructed by simple marine animals called corals (珊瑚虫) over thousands of years. Contrary to popular belief, however, the Great Barrier Reef is not a continuous reef, but a group of nearly 3,000 coral reefs that have been growing for a long time. The Great Barrie Reef is no doubt the world’s most extensive stretch of coral reefs. They are of all sizes and shapes. Ranging from less than one hectare(公顷) to more than 100,000 hectares, these reefs provide the most spectacular（壮观的）marine scenery on Earth.

One must also realize that the Great Barrier Reef contains more than just coral reefs. It is probably the world’s richest area in terms of biological diversity, displaying the maturity of an ecosystem which has evolved（变体）over the years. The Great Barrier Reef provides habitats for various forms of marine life. There are over 1,500 species of fish, about 400 species of corals, and 200 species of birds. As the habitat of endangered species such as the dugong (儒艮) and the large green turtle, it also holds great scientific interest. Given severe pressures being placed on these species elsewhere, the Great Barrier Reef may be their last secure stronghold.

In 1981, the great Barrier Reef was added to the UNESCO’S World Heritage List. Now it has become a very popular tourist destination. There are approximately two million visitors to the Great Barrier Reef each year. The area offers visitors a variety of activities including water sports and birdwatching. Over the years, however, the Great Barrier Reef has been faced with many environmental threats such as oil pollution, overfishing, decreased water quality and global warming. In 1975, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park was established with the purpose of protecting the area’s biological diversity while providing for reasonable use, including tourism, fishing, boating, diving and research. The park authority has zoned the area in order to decide which activities are allowed in each zone.

                     The Great Barrier Reef

1._______	2.__________idea	Detailed information
I	Location and 3._______	on the coast in the 5._________ of Australia, 6.________ an area of some  348,700 square kilometers
II	Its construction	Constructed by simple marine 7._________over thousands of years.
III	The world’s richest area in terms of biological diversity	There are 8._____ species of fish, about 400 species of corals and 200 species of 9._______.
IV	Its environmental 4._______	Oil pollution, overfishing, decreased water quality and 10.________throughout the world

 

 

Key to the exercises

（1）21-25 DBCBC 26-30 DCADB  31-35. CADBA （08山东）

36. ABACD 41—45 BBBCD 46—50 CBAAC 51—55 ADCDD    

56—59  CDCD  60—63  CADB  64—66 AAC

 1. Paragraph  2. Main       3. size   4. threats  5.northeast 

6. covering   7. corals     8. 1,500  9. birds   10. warmth