K12教育学习资料高二英语寒假作业2.docx
- 文档编号:24118277
- 上传时间:2023-05-24
- 格式:DOCX
- 页数:17
- 大小:27.50KB
K12教育学习资料高二英语寒假作业2.docx
《K12教育学习资料高二英语寒假作业2.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《K12教育学习资料高二英语寒假作业2.docx(17页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
K12教育学习资料高二英语寒假作业2
新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业2
第Ⅰ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。
A
Amachinethattakessweat-ladenclothesandturnsthemoistureintodrinkingwaterisinuseinSweden.Thedevicespinsandheatsthematerialtoremovethesweat,andthenpassesthevaporthroughaspecialmembrane(膜)designedtoonlyletwatermolecules(分子)getthrough.
SinceitsMondaylaunch,itscreatorssaymorethan1,000peoplehave“drunkothers’sweat"inGothenburg.Theyaddtheliquidiscleanerthanlocaltapwater.
ThedevicewasbuiltfortheUnitedNation'schild-focusedcharityUNICEFtopromoteacampaignhighlightingthefactthat780millionpeopleintheworldlackaccesstocleanwater.
ThemachinewasdesignedandbuiltbyengineerAndreasHammar,knownlocallyforhisappearancesonTVtechshowMekatronik.HesaidthecriticalpartofthesweatmachinewasanewwaterpurificationcomponentdevelopedbyacompanynamedHVRincollaborationwithSweden'sRoyalInstituteofTechnology.
"Itusesatechniquecalledmembranedistillation(膜蒸馏),"hetoldtheBBC."Weuseasubstancethat'sabitlikeGortexthatonlyletssteamthroughbutkeepsbacteria,salts,clothingfibersandothersubstancesout."TheyhavesomethingsimilarontheInternationalSpaceStationtotreatastronaut'surine-butourmachinewascheapertobuild.VolunteershavebeensamplingthetreatedsweatsincethestartoftheweekinGothenburg.“Theamountofwateritproducesdependsonhowsweatythepersonis-butoneperson'sT-shirttypicallyproduces10ml,roughlyamouthful."
TheequipmenthasbeenputonshowattheGothiaCup-theworld'slargestinternationalyouthfootballtournament.MattiasRonge,chiefexecutiveofStockholm-basedadvertisingagencyDeportivo-whichorganizedthestunt(惊人的表演)-saidthemachinehadhelpedraiseawarenessforUNICEF,butinrealityhaditslimitations.
"Peoplehaven'tproducedasmuchsweataswehoped-rightnowtheweatherinGothenburgislousy,"hesaid."Sowe'veinstalledexercisebikesalongsidethemachineandvolunteersarecyclinglikecrazy."Evenso,thedemandforsweatisgreaterthanthesupply.Andthemachinewillneverbemassproduced-therearebettersolutionsouttheresuchaswaterpurifyingpills."
24.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofthemachine?
_______.
A.Thewaterprocessedbythemachineiscleanerthanlocaltapwater.
B.Theamountofwaterthemachineproducesistoosmall.
C.ThemachineischeaperthanthesimilaroneontheInternationalSpaceStation
D.Themachinecanhelpraiseawarenessoflackingwaterintheworld.
25.Whatisthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?
A.Howthemachineworks.
B.Whodevelopedthemachine.
C.Howthemachinewasinvented.
D.Whythemachinewasinvented..
26.WhatdoesMattiasRongethinkofthemachine?
____
A.Themachinecansolvetheseverewatershortageintheworld.
B.Peopledonotlikethewaterthemachineprocesses
C.Themachineshouldbeusedinratherhotareasinsummer.
D.Themachineisnotworthpopularizing.
B
Asyoumovearoundyourhome,takeagoodlookatthethingsyouhave.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideo,andyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.Yourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyonneed.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputer,holidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.
Now,perhaps,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hoursworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.
SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs,leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny(保姆).MosteveningsDanielwouldn'tgethomeuntileightornineo'clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.
Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales."Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmhen,"saysDaniel,"andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It'stakensomegettingusedto,butit'sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkit'smadeusstrongerasafamily,andthechildrenarealothappier.
Liz,however,isnotquitesure."Iusedtoenjoymyjob,eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I'mnotreallyacountrygirl,butIsupposeI'mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike,though,isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall."
74.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphstellus?
A.Peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoney.
B.Peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessary.
C.Peoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplace.
D.Peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney.
75.WhenDanielwasareporterhe_________________.
A.livedincentralLondonB.dislikedhisjob
C.missedhischildrenD.waswellpaid
76.Whatdoestheunderlined"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Child-caring.B.Liz'sadvice.C.Downshifting.D.Liz'sjob.
77.Theunderlinedword"downshifting"inthesecondparagraphmeans_________.
A.repairingyourcarbyyourself
B.spendingmoneycarefully
C.movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlife
D.livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweek.
C
ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.
OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:
“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?
’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?
’”
TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.
Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.
27.ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.
A.firstpublishedonanewspaperB.awardedtenAcademyAwards
C.writtenin“TheDump”D.adaptedfromamovie
28.Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.
A.beverypleasedwithB.showgreatrespectfor
C.bemuchtallerthanD.showlittleinterestin
29.WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?
A.Becauseshewasrichenough.B.Becauseshewasinjuredthen.
C.Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D.Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.
30.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.GonewiththeWind:
AHugeSuccess.
B.MargaretMitchell:
AGreatFemaleWriter.
C.AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.
D.ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.
D
ManyChinesepeopleareconfusedwiththetwonations:
oneisknownforitscheeseandwatches;theotherforIKEAandVolvo.
Theproblemlargelystemsfromthefactthatbothnation’snamesarewrittensimilarlyinMandarin---Ruidian(Sweden)andRuishi(Switzerland)------whichbeginwiththesamesymbol,accordingtotheSwedishConsulGeneralVictoriaLiuinChina.
Inanefforttoputanendtothemix-up,theSwedishandSwissgovernmentshavelaunchedacompetitiononawebsite,askingChinesepeopletocomeupwithfunnywaystohelpdifferentiatethetwocountries.Submissionscanbeacceptedasablogpost,cartoon,photo,shortfilmorinanyotherformat.
Thewinnerwiththebestsubmissionwillreceivea12-daytriptoSwedenandSwitzerlandandwillbeexpectedtoreportbackonhis/herimpressionsofbothcountriesfollowingthetrip,thewebsitestates.EntrieswillbeaccepteduntilNovember20.
TheorganizershavealsodevisedahumorouscampaignlogowithobjectsandpeopleassociatedwithSwedenandSwitzerlandonseparatemapsofeachcountry.Sweden’smapfeaturesmeatballs,aViking,a
- 配套讲稿:
如PPT文件的首页显示word图标,表示该PPT已包含配套word讲稿。双击word图标可打开word文档。
- 特殊限制:
部分文档作品中含有的国旗、国徽等图片,仅作为作品整体效果示例展示,禁止商用。设计者仅对作品中独创性部分享有著作权。
- 关 键 词:
- K12 教育 学习 资料 英语 寒假 作业