1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家三门峡外国语高中2015届暑假作业 英语试题卷（七）第I卷：第一部分 阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）A It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas; and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work. The only thing that brightened my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room an
2、d a gift sent to me by a fellow I was dating a dozen long-stemmed red roses. As I was cleaning my office, I was told a lady urgently needed to speak with me. As I stepped out, I noticed a young, tired-looking woman with a baby in her arms. Nervously, she explained that her husband a prisoner in a ne
3、arby prison was my next patient. She told me she wasnt allowed to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son. Her request was for me to let the boys father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his appointment. Since my schedule wasnt full,
4、I agreed. After all, it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived with chains on his feet and hands, and two armed guards as bodyguards. The womans tired face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her. I kept glancing out to watch them laugh, cry
5、and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office. The patient seemed like a gentle and modest man. I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions. I tried to make him as comfortable as possible. At the end of the appointment, I wished
6、 him a Merry Christmasa difficult thing to say to a man heading back to prison. He smiled and thanked me. He also said he felt saddened by the fact he hadnt been able to get his wife anything for Christmas. On hearing this, I was inspired with a wonderful idea. Ill never forget the look on both thei
7、r faces as the prisoner gave his wife the beautiful, long-stemmed roses. Im not sure who experienced the most joy the husband in giving, the wife in receiving, or myself in having the opportunity to share in this special moment.1. What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A. The writer was a new
8、comer to her office.B. A fellow sent her a dozen red roses as Christmas present.C. She was at work with a light heart.D. She was in low spirits because she had to work before Christmas. 2. The young woman came to the writers office for the purpose of .A. having her baby examined B. getting a chance
9、for her family to get togetherC. having her husband examinedD. giving her husband a chance to make his escape3. What does the writer learn from the story? A. The wife experienced the most joy in receiving. B. The prisoner was treated with mercy. C. An act of kindness can mean a lot. D. Whoever break
10、s the law should be punished.BCorned Beef & Cabbage.From Quick Cooking“I ve been making this meal for more than 40 years,” remarks Ruth Warner of Wheat Ridge, Colorado. “It is so easy and so delicious. Its especially good served with a salad of peaches and cottage cheese.”INGREDIENTS（原料）4 cups water
11、1 corned beef brisket with spice packet (2 pounds)1 medium head cabbage , cut into 8 wedges2 large red potatoes , cut into 2-inch chunks1 can (141/2 ounces ) chicken broth4 large carrots , cut into 2inch chunks1 medium onion , cut into 2inch piecesSERVINGS, 46 ; CATEGORY , Main Dish; PREP , 10 min.
12、; METHOD, Pressure Cooker; COOK, 45 min.; TOTAL, 55 min.DIRECTIONS In a 6-qt. pressure cooker ,combine water and contents of corned beef seasoning packet; add beef. Close cover securely ;place pressure regulator on vent（排气）pipe .Bring cooker to full pressure over high heat .Reduce heat to medium-hig
13、h and cook for 45 minutes .(Pressure regulator should maintain a slow steady rocking motion; adjust heat if needed.)Meanwhile ,in a large saucepan ,combine the cabbage ,potatoes and broth .Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes .Add carrots and onion. Cover and simmer 2025 min
14、utes longer or until vegetables are tender ;drain.Remove pressure cooker from the heat; allow pressure to drop on its own. Remove beef to a serving platter. Discard cooking liquid .Serve beef with cabbage ,potatoes ,carrots and onion.Yield: 46 servings. For more recipes ,click here. 4. Which of the
15、following materials are not needed in this course?Acabbage and onionBcarrot and potatoCbeef and waterDflour and vinegar5. When cooking corned beef ,one thing you should pay attention to is .Ato use the seasoning packetBto bring cooker to full pressureCto adjust heat from time to timeDto place it on
16、vent pipe6. How long will it take to get cabbage ,carrots and other materials cooked?AAbout 10 minutes.BAbout 60 minutes.CAbout 55 minutes.DAbout 35 minutes.7. Where can you probably find this passage?AIn a newspaper.BIn a magazine.CIn a book.DOn the Internet.CDo American children still learn handwr
17、iting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about thre
18、e out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10-15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day which is really pretty much for handwriting.Many adults reme
19、mber learning that way by copying letters over and over again. Todays thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we wr
20、ite.Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one
21、 fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children tra
22、ditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write
23、in cursive.8. From Paragraph 1, we can learn _.A. teachers spend little time in teaching handwritingB. most teachers prefer to teach handwritingC. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching jobD. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirely9. The underlined word “legibilit
24、y” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. unreadableB. complex C. unexpected D. easy to read10. The best title for the passage is _.A. How to improve handwriting in school B. Handwriting involves two skills C. Right or wrong: the death of handwriting D. Handwriting lessons are on the way out11. The authors attit
25、ude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is_. A. objective B. negative C. critical D. optimisticD“Ive changed my mind. I wanted to have a telescope, but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrences letter to Father Christmas, written after his father had been knifed to death outside his
26、 school gate, must have touched everyones heartLucien went on to say that without his father he couldnt see the stars in the sky. When those we love depart from us, we cannot see the stars for a whileBut Lucien, the stars are still there, and one day, when you are older and your tears have gone, you
27、 will see them again. And, in a strange way, I expect that you will find your father there too, either in your mind or heart. I find that my parents, who died years ago, still linger （留连） in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were aliveI still live to p
28、lease them and Im still surprised by their reactionsI remember that when I became a professor, I was so proud, or rather so pleased with myself that I couldnt wait to cable my parents. The reply was a long time in coming, but when it did, all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will h
29、ave more time for the children!” I havent forgotten. The values of my parents still live onIt makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I careWould I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence has been to face the aggressors（入侵者）, and t
30、o lay down my life for those in my care? How many people would want me back for Christmas? Its a serious thought, which gives me pauseI pray silently, sometimes, in the dead of night, that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword and my darling from the power of the dog” Yet I know deat
31、h comes to us all, and sometimes comes suddenlyWe must therefore plan to live together, but live as if we will die tomorrowWe live on, Im sure, in the lives of those we loved, and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasureIf more parents knew this in th
32、eir hearts to be true, there might be fewer knives on our streets today12. According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph _. A. puts forward the subject of the textB. shows the authors pity on the kidC. makes a clear statement of the authors viewsD. serves as an introduction to the
33、discussion 13. What feeling did the authors mother express in her reply?A. Proud B. Disappointed C. WorriedD. Happy14. In the authors opinion, the value of a persons life is _. A. to leave a precious memory to the people related B. to have a high sense of duty to the whole society C. to care what ot
34、hers will remember and treasure D. to share happiness and sadness with his family 15. What does the writer mean by the sentence taken from an old poem? A. Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns. B. Try to keep violence and murder far away from society. C. Spend every day meaningfully
35、 in memory of death. D. Advise parents to stay with their children safely at home. 七选五：Students will need to use all of their skills in order to understand the reading selections in Readers Choice.16 . These selections provide practice on employing different reading skills to get the message of the
36、writer. They also give students practice in four basic reading skills: skimming, scanning, reading for thorough comprehension, and critical reading. Skimming involves reading quickly through a text to get an overall idea of its contents. 17 or when you are trying to decide if careful reading is desi
37、rable, this kind of rapid reading is suitable.Like skimming, scanning is also quick reading. However, in this case the search is more concentrated . 18 . When you read to find a particular date, or number you are scanning. Reading for thorough comprehension is carefully reading in order to understan
38、d the total meaning of the passage. At this level of comprehension the reader is able to summarize the authors ideas. 19.Critical reading demands that a reader make judgments about what he or she reads. This kind of reading requires posting and answering questions such as “ 20 ?” “Do I share the aut
39、hors point of view ?” and “Am I convinced by the authors arguments and evidence?”A. But he has not yet made a critical evaluation of those ideasB. Does my own experience support that of the authorC. When there is no time to read something carefullyD. The book contains many types of selections on a w
40、ide variety of topicsE. Readers Choice is one of the most popular magazines in the worldF. To scan is to read quickly in order to find out specific informationG. Do I know about the author第二部分 完形填空 (共20小题；满分30分)Michael ONeil lived alone with his father, and the two of them had a very special relatio
41、nship. The father believed in encouragement. Though Michael was the 21 of the class when he entered high school, his 22 continued to encourage him, but also made it very clear that he did not have to play 23 if he didnt want to.However, Michael loved football and was 24 to try his best at every prac
42、tice. All through high school, he never 25 a practice or a game, but remained a bench warmer(替补队员) all four years. His 26 father was always in the stands, with words of 27 for him. It was the end of the football season, and as Michael ran slowly onto the practice field shortly 28 the big final game,
43、 the coach met him with a telegram. Michael 29 the telegram and became deathly silenthis father died that morning, and the sad man left for 30 immediately.In the third quarter, when the team was ten points 31 , a silent young man eagerly 32 onto the sidelines. The coach and his players were shocked
44、to see their team-mate back so 33 .“Coach, please let me 34 . I have to play today,” said Michael. Feeling sorry for him, the coach 35 . Before long, nobody could believe their eyes. This small bench warmer played like a(n) 36 . He helped his team win finally.When the team was cheering for their 37
45、, Michael was sitting in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “You were fantastic! Tell me 38 you did it?”Tears in eyes, Michael said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know he was blind?” He 39 a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could 40 me p
46、lay, and I wanted to show him I could do it!” 21. A. strongest B. smallestC. biggestD. youngest22. A. coach B. playersC. classmatesD. father23. A. footballB. games C. practicesD. basketball24. A. required B. determinedC. satisfiedD. reminded25. A. failed B. lostC. missed D. won26. A. sympathetic B.
47、upsetC. faithful D. optimistic27. A. encouragement B. judgmentC. wisdom D. amusement28. A. afterB. sinceC. towards D. before29. A. went through B. turned overC. got over D. tore up30. A. school B. homeC. field D. class31. A. aheadB. besideC. behind D. away32. A. walked B. ran C. stepped D. slipped33
48、. A. quietlyB. sadlyC. punctually D. soon34. A. goB. fightC. workD. play35. A. leftB. refusedC. agreed D. cried36. A. star B. sonC. amateur D. trainer37. A. victoryB. awardC. memorialD. unity38. A. why B. whenC. whereD. how39. A. spreadB. skippedC. forced D. stopped40. A. hearB. seeC. feelD. make第II
49、卷（共50分）第三部分：语法填空 (15分)The computer plays an important part in our everyday life. It is one of the great _41_(invent) in the world in the twentieth century. It works for us not only at home, in offices, in big shops, but also at schools. Today it is used _42_many ways. It really brings the world larg
50、e wealth _43_ happiness. _44_first computer in the world _45_ (call) Enid. It was built in America in 1946. It was large and heavy. Since it was born, it _46_(develop) very fast. Until now it has gone through four periods and changed a lot. Therere many kinds of computers. Computers are getting smal
51、ler and smaller and computing faster and faster. So _47_are becoming more and more helpful. The computer can do most of the things for people. It can help us _48_(know) about the real world more quickly, to learn _49_ we want to learn and to think for ourselves. _50_a student in the twenty-first cen
52、tury, you must work hard at it.第四部分（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错(每小题l分，满分l0分)A few days ago, Miss Wang was going home by bike. While he was riding in the street, she saw the man with a knife in his hand and his face covering with a piece of cloth running towards her. The man took her handbag out of the basket
53、 of her bike and run away before she could do anything. There was no one she could turn for help at that time, for it was very late at night. Lucky she had her mobile phone at hand. Immediately when she took it out and phoned the police. She told them what the man was like and in which directions he
54、 had run. The police set off very quickly and caught the robber. Miss Wang got her handbag back and felt much grateful for that the police had done.第二节：作文（满分25分)假设你是新华中学的学生李华，父母答应你今年高三毕业后去英国作10天观光旅游。请你给英国网友Tom写封电子邮件，咨询以下事情： 1. 不随旅游团的食宿、交通等问题。2. 必看景点与时间安排。3. 邀请他到中国观光。注意：1. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2. 开头和结尾已经给
55、出，不计入总词数； 3.100字左右。Dear Tom,Hows everything going?_Yours truly,Li Hua三门峡外国语高中2015届暑假作业英语试题参考答案（七）阅读：A: DBC B: DCDD C: CDCA D: DCAB 七选五DCFAB完形：BDABC CADAB CBDDC AADCB语法填空：41. inventions 42.in 43.and 44. the 45. was called 46. has been developing 47.they 48. to know 49. what 50. As短文改错（10分）A few days
56、ago, Miss Wang was going home by bike . While he was riding in the street , sheshe saw the man with a knife in his hand and his face covering with a piece of cloth running a coveredtowards her . The man took her handbag out of the basket of her bike and run away before she rancould do anything . The
57、re was no one she could turn for help at that time , for it was very late to at night .Lucky she had her mobile phone at hand . Immediately when she took it out and Luckilyphoned the police. She told them what the man was like and in which directions he had run . directionThe police set off very quickly and caught the robber. Miss Wang got her handbag back and felt much grateful for that the police had done. very what 欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。
