1、河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期寒假作业（第14天）I. 词汇运用1. suit (v.) adj. _ 2. actual (adj.) adv. _3. panic 现在分词 _ 过去式/过去分词 _4. anxious (adj.) n. _ curious(adj.) n. _ 5. fog (n.) adj. _6. bath(n.) v. _7. appreciate (v.) n. _8. absolute (adj.) adv. _9. shoot 过去式 _过去分词 _ 10. appoint (v.) n. _11.unconscious (adj
2、.) 反_n. _ aware (adj.) n. _ 反 _ 12. vary (v.) n. _adj. _ 13. diverse (adj.) n. _14. equip (v.) n. _ 过去式 _15. sweat (n.) adj. _ 16. persuade (v.) n. _II. 单句填空1. The young mother was so _ about her baby that the thought filled her with _. (anxious) 2. His _ speech about the doctor who worked heart and
3、 soul for Tibetan people _ us so much that it gave us a deep _.(impress)3. In order to _ herself, she bad a _ massage and soon the _ feeling disappeared.(comfortable)4. He was_as manager of the company.But to everyones surprise, he didnt accept the_.(appoint)5.The television is less than a year old，
4、so it is still_(在保修期内).6.He _(panic)when he saw smoking coming out of the house.7.I like reading very much，especially the story books，_(vary)from Chinese stories to English stories.8. He should have picked me up at the _ time, but he broke the _.(appoint) 9.The top of Huangshan _(bathe) in bright su
5、nshine when we reached there.10.He won their support by _(persuade) not by force.11. _(see) from the sky, our school looks very beautiful.12. _(give) more time, I could do it better.13._(suffer) several times, the young scientist still kept on making his experiences. 14. He entered the room, his hea
6、d_(hang).15. Weather _(permit), I will enter the race. 16.As far as I am _(concern), playing video games always seems better for killing time.17. The shop provides two-person tents, basic cooking tools and camping _(equip)18. He was about to leave_ the telephone rang.III 阅读理解：AChoose Your One-Day To
7、urs!Tour ABath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge37 until 26 March and39 thereafter.Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum. Stonehenge is one of the worlds most famous prehistoric monum
8、ents dating back over 5,000 years.Tour BOxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Marys Church Tower and Anne Hathaways house32 until 12 March and36 thereafter.Oxford: Includes a guided tour of Englands oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires
9、(尖顶)” from St Marys Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonderTour CWindsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace34 until 11 March and37 thereafterIncludes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henrys favourite pala
10、ce. Free time to visit Windsor Castle (entrance fees not included). With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which inclu
11、de the famous maze(迷宫) where it is easy to get lost!Tour DCambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great33until 18 March and37 thereafter.Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.1. Which tour will you choose if you
12、want to see Englands oldest university city?A. Tour A. B. Tour B. C. Tour C. D. Tour D.2. Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court. B. Oxford & Stratford.C. Bath &Stonehenge. D. Cambridge.3. Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?A. I
13、t used to be the home of royal families.B. It used to be a well-known maze.C. It is the oldest palace in Britain.D. It is a world-famous castle.BWelcome to your future life!You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better
14、than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, youre not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging (抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles (粒子) much
15、 smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change clothes color or pattern.You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says, “You shouldnt drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk, and it knows the milk is
16、 old. In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.Its time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such “smart technology” is all around you.So will all these things com
17、e true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli, “it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example. What will be the next?4. We can learn from the text that in the future _A . people will never get oldB. everyone will look the sameC
18、. red will be the most popular colorD. clothes will be able to change their pattern5. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Milk will be harmful to healthB. More drinks will be available for saleC. Food in the grocery store will carry electronic informationD. Milk in the grocery store will stay f
19、resh much longer6. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?A. Nothing can replace the InternetB. Fridges will know what people needC. Jacket sleeves can be used as a guideD. Cars will be able to drive automatically7. What is the text mainly about?A. Food and clothing in 2035B. Future technol
20、ogy in everyday lifeC. Medical treatments of the futureD. The reason for the success of new technologyCGeorge Gershwin, born in 1898, was one of Americas greatest composers. He published his first song when he was eighteen years old. During the next twenty years he wrote more than five hundred songs
21、.Many of Gershwins songs were first written for musical plays performed in theatres in New York City. These plays were a popular form of entertainment in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his songs have remained popular as ever. Over the years they have been sung and played in every possible way from jaz
22、z to country.In the 1920s there was a debate in the United States about jazz music. Could jazz, some people asked, be considered serious music? In 1924 jazz musician and orchestra leader Paul Whiteman decided to organize a special concert to show that jazz was serious music. Gershwin agreed to compo
23、se something for the concert before he realized he had just a few weeks to do it. And in that short time, he composed a piece for piano and orchestra which he called Rhapsody in Blue. Gershwin himself played the piano at the concert. The audience were thrilled when they heard his music. It made him
24、world-famous and showed that jazz music could be both serious and popular.In 1928, Gershwin went to Paris. He applied to study composition (作曲)with the well-known musician Nadia Boulanger, but she rejected him. She was afraid that classical study would ruin his jazz-influenced style. While there, Ge
25、rshwin wrote An American in Paris. When it was first performed, critics (评论家)were divided over the music. Some called it happy and full of life, to others it was silly and boring. But it quickly became popular in Europe and the United States. It sill remains one of his most famous works.George Gersh
26、win died in 1937, just days after doctors learned he had brain cancer. He was only thirty-nine years old. Newspapers all over the world reported his death on their front pages. People mourned the loss of the man and all the music he might have still written.8. Many of Gershwins musical works were _A
27、. written about New Yorkers B. composed for Paul WhitemanC. played mainly in the countryside D. performed in various ways9. What did Gershwin do during his stay in Paris?A. He created one of his best works. B. He studied with Nadia Boulanger.C. He argued with French critics. D. He changed his music
28、style.10. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. Many of Gershwins works were lost.B. The death of Gershwin was widely reported.C. A concert was held in memory of Gershwin.D. Brain cancer research started after Gershwins death.11. Which of the following best describes Gershwin?A. Talented and p
29、roductive. B. Serious and boring.C. Popular and unhappy. D. Friendly and honest.IV.七选五根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。（一）I live in Japan, where electronic items are a way of life, so it is no surprise that many students carry these little electronic dictionaries. E-dictionaries may be light
30、er and compacter (简洁的) than any paper dictionary. 16 However, to me, these are pretty much the limits to their advantages. I think e-dictionaries should be limited in their use in classrooms. 17 E-dictionaries are much more expensive. In Japan, they cost as little as 10,000 yen (US$100) much as 40,0
31、00 yen, depending on how many functions you want and depending on how fashionable you are. My trusty Random House paper dictionary is copyrighted at 1995, cost me a mere US$12.95 plus tax.E-dictionaries are more easily broken or damaged. Drop your paper dictionary. Go ahead. Hold it above your head
32、and drop it. 18 E-dictionaries need batteries. Batteries are temperature sensitive. Batteries cost money, too. E-dictionaries have keypads. Typing in the spelling of a word is harder and more time consuming than looking through pages and using the index at the top of each page. 19 Sound. Little devi
33、ces beep (嘟嘟声) when you press the buttons, but it is very disturbing to some people in a classroom situation or library.Finally, lets consider making corrections or additions. No dictionary is perfect, paper version or electronic. However, when you find something youd like to change in the e-diction
34、ary, you cant do anything about it. You can pencil in some notes with the paper type. Similarly, if you learn a word that isnt in the dictionary, a few notes of a pencil make it easy to increase its memory capacity. 20 And, for those students whose habit is to mark certain words with a highlight pen
35、 for ease of future reference, again, the paper dictionary wins out.ANow, try this with any lightweight plastic e-dictionary, and youll be picking up the pieces.BLet me add a statement about one that really troubles me.CThey may even contain more words and expressions.DBut it is impossible to do so
36、with a keypad model.EThat huge, heavy paper dictionary that you see in your library looks like a building block in size and weight.FE-dictionaries have advantages as well as disadvantages.GLets take a look at the following reasons.（二）Today we eat on the go, at our desks and even in front of computer
37、s. We eat takeout, delivered and packaged meals, 21 “Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fat, salt and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website
38、SparkPeople. 22 It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing, sharing and consuming food, as a recent USA Today article put it. It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Foods founding father, Italian activist Carlo Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had
39、 gone dark in the face of industrialization. 23_ Now, his idea is almost the mainstream.Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasure, and that everyone must also take responsibility to “protect the heritage (遗
40、产) of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible”, wrote The Phnom Penh Post.“ 24 It means turning down the speed atwhich we eat and increasing the amount of time we spend dining together with other people,” Althea Zanecosky, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic A
41、ssociation, told The Huffington Post. “ 25 Dinner table conversations keep families together,” noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge.A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday.B. It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast-paced lives.C. So, the Slow Foo
42、d Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend.D. Slow Food doesnt necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook.E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking.F. Its not only the food itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters.G.
43、 At that time, he asked people to follow a more sustainable (可持续的) living model.V.语法填空：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。That Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou Ci
44、ty. Word came 26 the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, 27 (locate) in North China, is currently under construction, and 28 (expect) to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. Starting from Beijing North Railway Station, heading west through the Grea
45、t Wall three times in the capitals territory, the project is a big challenge, 29 designers say the explosions needed to dig the tunnels will not have an impact on the structure. The line has a 30 (long) of 174km as a double tracked passenger dedicated line, with ten stations situated along its route
46、. Having a 31 (totally) investment of 31.17 billion yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train 32 (travel) at an average of 250 km/h. According to the plan, the high-speed railway will build two branch linesone is to Yanqing Station and the other 33
47、Taizicheng of Chongli, 34 the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in four and 35 half years.英语作业第14天I.词汇拓展1.suitable 2.actually 3.panicking, panicked 4.anxiety;curiosity 5.foggy 6.bathe 7.appreciation 8.absolutely 9.shot,shot
48、 10.appointment 11. unconscious；unconsciousness ；awareness; unaware; 12. variety; various 13.diversity 14.equipment; equipped 15.sweaty 16.persuasionII. 单句填空1. anxious; anxiety 2. impressive; impressed; impression fort; comfortable; uncomfortable 4.appointed;appointment 5.under guarantee 6.panicked
49、7.varying 8.appointed ;appointment 9. was bathed 10. persuading 11. Seen 12. Given 13.Having suffered 14. hanging 15. permitting 16. concerned 17. equipment 18. whenIII阅读理解：1-3BDA 4-7 DCDB8-11 DABA IV七选五1：16-20 CGABD 七选五2：21-25 BCGDAV 语法填空：26. that 27. located 28. is expected 29. but 30. length 31. total 32. travel(l)ing 33. to 34. where 35. a