1、英语假期作业2.20复习第八单元单词和笔记.阅读理解Foxes and farmers have never got on well.These small doglike animals have long been accused of killing farm animals.They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of th
2、eir local hunt to control the fox population.Hunting consists of running after a fox across the countryside，with a group of specially trained dogs，followed by men and women riding horses.When the dogs eventually catch the fox，they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think o
3、f it as a sport.They wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers，and follow strict rules of behavior.But owning a horse and hunting regularly are expensive，so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100，000 people watch or take part in foxhunting.But over the last couple of de
4、cades the number of people who are against foxhunting，because they think it is brutal (残暴的)，has risen sharply.Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of conflict between hunters and hunt opponents (阻止者)Sometimes these incidents lead to violence，but mostly opponents discourage th
5、e hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the foxs smell，which the dogs follow.Noisy conflicts between hunters and opponents have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as running after foxes itself.But this year supporters of foxhunting face a much bigger thre
6、at to their sport.A Labour Party member of Parliament(英国议会)，Mike Foster，is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal.If the law is passed，wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.1Wealthy people in Britain ha
7、ve been hunting foxes toAbenefit the farmersBget entertainmentCshow off their wealthDlimit the fox population2The opponents of foxhunting often discourage the game by Ausing violenceBtaking legal actionCseeking help from farmersDconfusing the fox hunters3A new law may be passed by the British Parlia
8、ment to Aprotect wild animals like foxes Bcontrol foxhunting on a large scale Cprohibit farmers from hunting foxes Dstandardize the behavior of foxhunting4What can be inferred from this passage?ALimiting the fox population is unnecessary at all.BKilling foxes with poison is not allowed by the law.CH
9、unting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent.DFoxhunting causes conflicts between hunters and farmers.完形填空Alexander the Great was the great Macedonian (马其顿) Emperor.As a young man he once 1 himself a famous horse with his extraordinary power of observation and wisdom.One day，his father，Kin
10、g Philip，received a horse as a(n) 2 Together with some of his men as well as the prince，the King 3 with him his new horse out on a wide plain to 4 But they soon found that the horse was very 5 It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.The King was 6 and gave orders for 7 to b
11、e taken back at once.But the prince，Alexander，was sorry to 8 this.“Its a pity to 9 such a fine horse just because 10 man is brave enough to get on it，” said he.“Your 11 are brave，” said the King，feeling that his son 12 without thinking.“But are you brave enough to do that？”The young man went up to t
12、he nervous animal，took the bridle (缰绳) and turned its 13 to the sun.He did so because he had 14 that the horse was afraid of its own shadow 15 kept moving upon the ground before his eyes.With its face to the sun，the horse could no longer see the shadow.It soon became 16 The young man patted it 17 an
13、d by and by he jumped upon its back.Then it set 18 at a great speed with the brave prince holding on.It ran farther and farther into the plain till at last it became tired and Alexander rode it back.The horse was thus given to the brave man.For many years it fought battle after battle together with
14、him.One day in a fierce battle，both of them got seriously 19 The horse struggled to carry Alexander on its back and ran home.Then it died. 20 his horse，Alexander had a city built and named the city Bucephalus，which was the name of his horse.1A.broughtBgaveCdeclared Dwon2A.honor BprizeCpresent Drewar
15、d3. Arode BpulledCtook Dhad4. Aride BdriveCfeed Drun5. Aridiculous BnervousCstrong Dwild6. Ahappy BangryCcurious Dsatisfied7. Ait BhimCher Dthis8. Afind BdoChear Dsay9. Adeliver BkillCrelease Dlose10. Aa BoneCsuch Dno11. Aactions BwordsCcomments Dconclusions12. Atold BspokeCchatted Dtalked13. Ahead
16、BsideCbody Dtail14. Aconsulted BexpectedCobserved Dpredicted15. Awho BasCwhich Dit16. Acurious BexhaustedCquiet Dexcited17. Afiercely BfirmlyCtightly Dgently18. Aoff BupCaside Dabout19A.harmed BburnedCwounded Ddamaged20A.In favor of BIn memory ofCIn face of DIn terms of.语法填空Red envelopes 1.(relate)
17、to the Chinese Lunar New Year for long.I myself have had plenty of 2.(experience) both receiving and giving out red envelopes in the past，and generally speaking，its been fun.I mean，who doesnt love free money?Im truly surprised by the extent of peoples obsession with virtual red envelopes this year.I
18、n fact，everyone I know spent at least a day or two 3.(crazy)shaking their smart phones，mostly trying to get as much lucky money as possible.Thanks to messaging app giant WeChats new feature 4.allows users to send money electronically，grabbing virtual red envelopes has never seemed so easy.Just in ca
19、se you are one of the very few people still not on the bandwagon，heres 5.it works.Givers link their WeChat to their bank accounts，and then they can send specified amounts of money to their WeChat contacts through a personal message.They can also put the cash up 6.grabs in chat groups full of friends
20、，and anyone who acts fast enough will get 7.share.Later，receivers can transfer the funds from their WeChat back into their own bank accounts.In theory，this sounds like a fun game.Im always for some harmless fun in life，so my natural response would be: Why not? Moreover，Ive always believed that its h
21、uman nature to want free stuff，regardless of whether you actually need it or not.This may not be a good quality，8.its not against the law，so I wont get all judgmental here.9.(consider) these reasons，I really cant fault anyone for their enthusiasm in grabbing virtual red envelopes.I would have done i
22、t too，10.I not thought linking WeChat to my bank accounts was too much trouble.写作假设你叫李华，现就读于北京大学，你高中母校的英语校报现面向优秀毕业生征稿，请你用英语给母校写一封信。内容包括：1感谢母校的栽培；2分享自己的学习经验；3介绍北京大学的基本情况以及新生录取的一些新的要求。注意：1.词数100左右。2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Alma Mater，I was a student in this school only one year ago.Yours，Li Hua英语假期作业2.20k
23、eys【解题导语】文章主要讲述了英国人“猎狐”活动的起源和特点以及反猎狐运动的兴起。1解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三段的内容可知“猎狐”对富人来说其实是一种娱乐消遣。故选B项。2解析：选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句话的内容可知答案为D项。3解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“If the law is passed，wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.”可知答案选A。4解析：选C。推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二句“But over the last couple of decad
24、es the number of people who are against foxhunting，because they think it is brutal(残暴的)，has risen sharply.”可知选C。【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，属于故事类短文阅读。文章讲述了亚历山大大帝年轻时用他敏锐的观察力和他的智慧驯服了一匹良马。他骑着它打仗无数。在一次战争中，亚历山大和他的马都伤得很严重，但是马拼尽全力把他带回了家，而马却死了。为了纪念它，亚历山大大帝建立了一座城并用马的名字来命名。1解析：选D。考查动词。buy“买”；give“给”；declare“声明”；win“赢得”。他用
25、非凡的观察力和智慧为自己赢得了一匹名马。故选D。2解析：选C。考查名词。honor“荣誉”；prize“奖品”；present“礼物”；reward“报酬”。他的父亲菲利普国王收到了作为礼物的一匹马。故选C。3解析：选C。考查动词。ride“骑乘”；pull“牵拉”；take“带着”；have“有”。根据下文It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.(马又踢又叫以至于没有人能骑。)可知，这里的意思是带着马去骑。故选C。4解析：选A。考查动词。ride“骑马”；drive“开车”；feed“饲养”；run“
26、跑”。参见上题解析。故选A。5解析：选D。考查形容词。ridiculous“可笑的”；nervous“紧张的”；strong“强壮的”；wild“狂野的”。根据It kicked and shouted loudly so that no one could get on its back.(马又踢又叫以至于没有人能骑。)可知，马性情狂野。故选D。6解析：选B。考查形容词。happy“高兴的”；angry“生气的”；curious“好奇的”；satisfied“满意的”。国王带着随从和王子出来骑马，没有做到，应该是生气。故选B。7解析：选A。考查代词。it“它”，指马；him“他”；her“她
27、”；this“这”。国王下命令要把马立刻带回去。故选A。8解析：选C。考查动词。find“发现”；do“做”；hear“听到”；say“说”。王子听到要把马牵回去感到很遗憾。根据Its a pity to 9 such a fine horse可知王子的心情。故选C。9解析：选D。考查动词。deliver“发表，递送”；kill“杀死”；release“释放”；lose“失去”。国王要把马带走，因为没人能骑得了。就是说国王要失去这匹马了。故选D。10解析：选D。考查代词。a“一个”；one“一个”；such“这样的”；no“没有”。根据前面可知，没人能骑上马背。故选D。11解析：选B。考查名词
28、。action“行动”；word“话”；comment“评价”；conclusion“结论”。这里是对刚才说的话的评价。故选B。12解析：选B。考查动词。tell“告诉”；speak“说话”；chat“聊天”；talk“谈话”。国王觉得儿子说话不经思考就说了。故选B。13解析：选A。考查名词。head“头”；side“侧面，旁边”；body“身体”；tail“尾巴”。通过观察亚历山大看到马看到地上自己的影子才害怕，所以把马的头照着太阳，马看不到自己的影子就不紧张了。故选A。14解析：选C。考查动词。consult“咨询”；expect“期待”；observe“观察”；predict“预测”。因
29、为王子的细心观察才能发现问题所在。故选C。15解析：选C。考查定语从句的关系词。定语从句的关系词who代先行词人；as“正如”定语从句的关系词；which定语从句的关系词，代先行词物，或整个句子的意思；这里说马的影子一直在它的眼睛前晃动；it“它”，用which引导定语从句。根据下文With its face to the sun，the horse could no longer see the shadow.可知答案为C。16解析：选C。考查形容词。curious“好奇的”；exhausted“疲惫的”；quiet“安静的”；excited“激动的”。脸朝着太阳，看不到自己的影子，马就慢慢
30、地安静下来了。故选C。17解析：选D。考查副词。fiercely“猛烈地”；firmly“坚定地”；tightly“紧紧地”；gently“轻轻地，温柔地”。安抚马，当然要轻拍。故选D。18解析：选A。考查动词短语。set off“出发”；set up“建立”；set aside“放一边”；set about“着手”。勇敢的王子一坐到马背上马就立刻以极快的速度跑了出去。后面说马跑累了才停下来。故选A。19解析：选C。考查动词。harm“损害”，指功能受损；burn“烧伤”；wound“使受伤”；damage“破损”。战争中受伤用wound。故选C。20解析：选B。考查介词短语。in favor
31、 of“有利于”；in memory of“记住”；in face of“面对”；in terms of“按照”。马因为救亚历山大而死，为了纪念它，建了一座城，用这匹马的名字命名。故选B。【解题导语】作者对春节期间所出现的通过手机抢红包这一现象发表了自己的看法。1解析：have been related。考查时态。be related to为固定短语，意为：与有关联。根据时间状语for long可知，应用现在完成时。2解析：experiences。考查名词。experience作“经历”讲，为可数名词。此处表示复数概念，故用复数形式。3解析：crazily。考查副词。设空处需用副词作shaki
32、ng的状语，故答案为crazily。4解析：that/which。考查定语从句。先行词为new feature，将先行词代入定语从句后为：The new feature allows users to send money electronically，grabbing virtual red envelopes .由此可见关系词在定语从句中作主语且指“事物”，故用关系代词that/which引导。5解析：how。考查表语从句。根据下文有关微信抢红包程序的介绍可推知本空答案为how。6解析：for。考查介词。句意：你也可以将现金放在微信朋友圈中，让网友去抢。根据句意可知设空处表示目的，故答案为
33、for(为了)。7解析：a。考查冠词。句意：动作快的人将会抢到一份。share名词，意为“一份”，share在本句中表示泛指，故与不定冠词连用。8解析：but。考查并列连词。前后两句为转折关系，故用并列连词but。9解析：Considering。考查非谓语动词作状语。Considering .为独立成分，意为：考虑到。10解析：had。考查虚拟语气。根据本句中主句谓语动词would have done可知，从句为与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，其谓语动词形式为had过去分词。had I not thought linking WeChat to my bank accounts was too mu
34、ch troubleif I had not thought linking WeChat to my bank accounts was too much trouble.【范文佳作】Dear Alma Mater，I was a student in this school only one year ago. Im writing to convey my genuine gratitude to you and all the teachers who taught me during the three years.Without your guidance and help，I c
35、ouldnt have obtained such a good result in gaokao.My talk to the schoolmates will focus on my experience in this school and I am going to share with them some scientific and practical methods of study.Besides，I hope to tell them something I know about Peking University，where Im studying now.It is reported that some new policies have been issued about admission for the next year.I think it very necessary for the students to know，which can help them make a wise choice when they decide on their dream university.I wish you all a bright future.Yours，Li Hua