1、新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业1第卷 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 My color television has given me nothing but a headache.I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes
2、that wouldnt fit.I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model.I realized this a day later,when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars lessthan I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed o
3、ff for the night. Fortunately, I didnt get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed.Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static (静电) noise. For some reason,when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few sec
4、onds. Gradually,this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it,I had to change to another channel and then change it back.Sometimes this technique would not work,and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my
5、set.When neither of these methods removed the static noise,I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away.At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist,and it stopped working altogether .My trip to the repair shop cost me $62, and the set is working well now,but I keep expecting more tro
6、uble.37.Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?A. He got an older model than he had expected.B. He couldnt return it when it was broken.C. He could have bought it at a lower price.D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.38.Which of the following can best replace the phrase “s
7、igned off”in Paragraph 1?A.ended all their programsB.provided fewer channelsC.changed to commercialsD.showed all-night movies39.How did the author finally get his TV set working again?A. By shaking and hitting it. B. By turning it on and off.C. By switching channels. D. By having it repaired.40. How
8、 does the author sound when telling the story?A. Curious B. Anxious C. Cautious D. HumorousB The booking notes of the play The Age of Innocence: Price:$10 BOOKING There are four easy ways to book seats for performance: -in person The Box Office is open from Monday to Saturday,10 a.m.8 p.m. -by telep
9、hone Ring 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card(Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted) -by post Simply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office. -on line Complete the on-line booking form at www. Satan- DISCOUNTS: Saver: $ 2 off any seat booked any time i
10、n advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students. Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelc
11、hair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show. Standby: best available seats are on sale for $ 6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (suitable) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers. Group
12、 Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more. School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free. Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is canceled due to unforese
13、en circumstances. 4. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _. A. use the Internet B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card C. go to the Box Office on Sundays D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office 5. According to the notes, who can get $ 2 off? A. A 20-y
14、ear-old full-time college student. B. A 55-year-old woman. C. An 18-year-old teenager. D. The people who book the tickets on Fridays. 6. If you make a group booking for a group of l4 adults, how much should you pay? A. $120. B. $126. C. $140. D. $150. 7. From the passage we can know all the followin
15、g information except that _ . A. it is advisable to book tickets in advance B. the audience cant refund money if the performance is on show C. a group of 13 persons can get a 10 percent discount D. a school party of 15 students should pay $90 for the standby tickets C Car crashes are the top killer
16、of American teenagersMost of the crashes result from distracted driving not paying attention to the roadRyan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a treeHe was one of the nations more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008Nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve
17、 percent, involved drivers aged fifteen to twentyRyans father, Thomas Didone, is a police captain in Montgomery County, MarylandHe said, It was an inexperienced, immature driver who felt that he was invincible(不可战胜的), driving at night with a carload of kidsHe was distracted, he was going too fast, a
18、nd it ended up causing one death and some upsetting experiences and tragedy for the rest of the community.Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company said The number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phoneTalking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers
19、and drivingIf youre texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isntReaching for a cell phone when its going off, youre nine times more likely to get into an accident than normally driving, The insurance industry recently held a safety even
20、t near Washington for teen driversAt first, nineteen-year-old Kevin Schumann easily avoided large, inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent childrenHe also avoided orange cones representing the edge of the roadThen, as part of the test, he started texting. He hit several cones and at
21、 least one doll Debbie Pickford from the Allstate Insurance Company said, Teens are especially at risk from distracted drivingand not just because they lack experience on the roadsWhat we know from research on teen brain development, is that teens dont really have fully developed brains until they a
22、re twenty-five years old. You put those two things together and you get a much, much higher risk.”59. According to the passage, _is the most likely to lead to a traffic accident while you are drivingA. talking on the mobile phone B. reaching for a cell phoneC. texting on the mobile phone D. bringing
23、 along a cell phone60. A safety event held by insurance industry was meant to _.A. draw enough attention to teenagers distracted drivingB. attract more teenagers to take part in itC. make more teenagers practice avoiding large barriersD. encourage more teenagers to pay for insurance protection61. Th
24、e passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about _A. measures to be taken B. teen brain developmentC. experience on the roads D. much higher risk62. Of all the following, which is the best title for the passage?A. Car Crashes the Top Killer. B. Drunken Driving Dangerous Enough!C. Distr
25、acted Driving Lets Avoid! D. Tips on Driving While CallingD Excused from recycling because you live in a high rise with a rubbish chute? You wont be long. Miamis Mark Shantzis has made it simple for those living in tall buildings to use the chute and recycle too.In Shantziss Hi-Rise Recycling System
26、, a chute leads to a pie-shaped container with six boxes that can turn around when operated. The system, which fits in the same space as the chute and container now in use, enables glass, plastic, paper, metal and other rubbish to go into separate boxes.The system is controlled from a board fixed ne
27、xt to the chute door. The board has a button for each class of recycling materials (as well as for unrecyclables). At the press of a button, a microcomputer locks all other chute doors and sets the recycling container turning until the right box comes under the chute. The computer also counts the lo
28、ads and gives a signal by phone when the box is full. And a particular piece of equipment breaks up the non-recyclables.Sorting recyclables before they are collected saves the use of expensive materials recovery equipment which otherwise has to do the sorting. Such equipment often makes recycled mat
29、erials very expensive, so expensive that tons of recyclables remain wasted. Shantzis believes his system could help recycled materials become more cost-effective.32. The purpose in writing this text is _.A. to introduce a recycling system for high risesB. to encourage people to recycle their rubbish
30、C. to describe the use of computer technology in recyclingD. to explain the need for rubbish collection in high rises33. When he says, “You wont be long.”, the writer means that _.A. youll soon be living in a cleaner buildingB. rubbish chutes will become out of date before longC. it wont be long bef
31、ore you have to recycle your rubbishD. you wont wait long for your turn to recycle rubbish34. Before dropping rubbish into the chute you have to _.A. lock the other floors chute doors B. press the correct buttonC. check if the container is full D. break up the rubbish35. The biggest advantage of thi
32、s new system is that _.A. it makes better use of the existing recovery equipmentB. it saves time and spaceC. it saves money for people living in high risesD. it reduces the cost of recycling第二节 (七选五 共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)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。Food is life; it gives us the nourishment (
33、营养) we need to stay alive and be healthy_71_ Brian Wansink, a professor at the University of Illinois, says we also eat certain foods because they make us feel good, and remind us of happy memoriesWansink calls this kind of food comfort foodFor some people, ice cream is a comfort foodFor others, a b
34、owl of noodles soup makes them feel good_72_ Professor Wansink believes that we connect food with important times, feelings, and people in our lives“When I was a child, my mother made a delicious soup; I loved it_73_ And it helps me feel better,” Says one of Wansinks coworkersDo men and women choose
35、 different comfort foods? Wansinks research at the University of Illinois says “ yes”In his study, the favorite comfort food for both men and women was ice creamAfter this, men usually preferred hot, savory (香的) foods like soup or noodles_74_ Men and women like to eat comfort foods when they are hap
36、py, but women eat these foods more when they are sad or worried_75_ About 40 percent of the comfort foods in Wansinks study were healthy main dishes or soups and vegetablesIt shows, says Wansink, that a comfort food can taste good and be good for you ANot all comfort food is junk foodBWhere can we b
37、uy this sort of food?CSweet foods are also their preferenceDHow does a food become comfort food?EUsually, we eat because we are hungry or need energyFWomen like sweet things such as chocolate and cookiesGNow, I often have this kind of food when I am tired or worried第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45)第一节 完形填空(共20
38、小题;每小题15分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The family had just moved to Rhode Island, and the young woman was feeling a little depressed on that Sunday in May. After all, it was Mothers Dayand 800 miles 16 her from her parents in Ohio.She had called them that morning,
39、to wish her a happy Mothers Day and her mother had 17 how colorful their backyard was 18spring had arrived. Later, she told her husband how she 19 those lilacs(丁香) in her parents yard. “I know where we can find some,” he said. “Get the 20 and come on.” So off they went.Some time later, they stopped
40、at a hill and there were lilacs all round. The young woman rushed up to the nearest 21 and buried her face in the flowers. Carefully, she 22 someFinally, they returned to their car for the 23 home. The woman sat smiling, surrounded by her 24 .When they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off qui
41、ckly and 25 to a nearby nursing home. She went to the end of the porch (门廊), where a(n) 26 patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. The two 27, bursting into laughter now and then. Later the young woman turned and ran back to her 28. As the car pulled away, the woman
42、in the wheelchair29 with a smile, and held the lilacs 30.“Mom,” the kids asked, “ 31 did you give her our flowers?” “It is Mothers Day, and she seems so 32 while I have all of you. And anyone would be 33 by flowers.”This satisfied the kids, but not the husband. The next day he 34 some young lilacs a
43、round their yard.I was the husband. Now, every May, our yard is full of lilacs. Every Mothers Day our kids 35 purple lilacs. And every year I remember that smile of the lonely old woman.16.A. movedB. keptC. separatedD. made17.A. learnedB. mentioned C. imaginedD. realized18.A. as ifB. so thatC. now t
44、hatD. even if19.A. grewB. missedC. wateredD. showed20.A. carsB. kidsC. clothesD. lilacs21.A. yardB. hillC. bushD. door22.A. boughtB. pickedC. setD. raised23.A. breakB. holidayC. tripD. dinner24.A. friendsB. memoryC. honorD. flowers25.A. respondedB. pointedC. droveD. hurried26.A. elderly B. lovingC.
45、seriousD. sensitive27.A. hesitatedB. waitedC. chatted D. sat28.A. familyB. motherC. pathD. home29.A. noddedB. leftC. wavedD. continued30.A. sadlyB. politelyC. quicklyD. tightly31.A. whyB. whenC. howD. where32.A. lonelyB. confusedC. aloneD. patient33.A. calmedB. persuadedC. disappointedD. cheered34.A
46、. arrangedB. plantedC. driedD. hid35.A. findB. gatherC. receiveD. sell 第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节 满分55)第二节 阅读下面材料,用不多于1个单词的正确形式填空(语法填空)My aim in life is to save the environment for future generations. I want to become 61 environmental consultantafter I graduate. Too many people think that pollution cannot
47、be 62 (stop) if we want the country to develop. But that is not true. We can cut back 63 dangerous and dirty waste from factories. Even though a factory produces a large quantity of goods, it does not mean that it has to pump a lot of pollution into the environment.I want to teach people 64 (buy)pro
48、ducts that have been recycled, as well. This is much better for the environment, 65 it means we do not need to cut down as many trees. Companies and businesses can still operate, 66 the Earth will not have to suffer.There is no debating that we also have a problem with population. The number of peop
49、le in the world 67 (keep) growing, and we are producing more rubbish and 68 (use) up more raw materials. What if they run out? I am confident that if we are all 69 (will) to work together, we can overcome these challenges and keep the Earth clean and 70 (health). 第四部分 写作 (共两节 满分35)第一节 短文改错(10分)Mrs B
50、rown was walking near a playground. She was a hurry to visit her four grandchildren. She missed him very much, because she had seen them for quite a long time. She was walking while suddenly she saw a ball coming in her direction. She was already in her seventy. Should she kick the hall to send it b
51、ack and should she just go past leave the ball where it was? Finally with greatly care she gave it a kick. The ball went straight into the goal. How wonderful it was! And she happened to have helped won the match. And all her four grandchildren were on team of the winners.第二节 书面表达假如你叫李华,暑假去了西双版纳旅游。请
52、你写一封信给你的美国朋友Helen,告诉她西双版纳的风土人情。1、西双版纳位于云南省南部,东南与老挝相连,西南与缅甸接壤,总面积为19125平方公里,人口848万。2、气候终年温暖湿润。3、环境优美,既是植物的王国又是动物的王国,并被誉为“药材之乡”。4、以泼水节的形式庆祝新年。注意:1.词数100左右;2不要逐字翻译;信的开头已给出,不计入总词数;参考词汇:老挝Laos,缅甸Burma,湿润humid,泼水splash waterDear Helen,This summer I had a ten-day Xishuangbanna tour_ 参考答案第卷 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分
53、60分)第二节 (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篇: 答案及解析:CBDA B篇: 答案及解析:CABD C篇: 答案及解析:CAACD篇: 答案及解析:ACBD第二节 (七选五 共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)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。答案及解析: EDGFA第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45)第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题15分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空
54、白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。答案及解析:16-20 CBCBB 21-25 CBCDD 26-30 ACACD 31-35 ACDBB第II卷第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节 满分55)第三节 阅读下面材料,用不多于1个单词的正确形式填空(语法填空)答案及解析:1.an 2. stopped 3. on 4. recycled 5. because6. but 7. keeps 8. using 9. willing 10. healthy第四部分 写作 (共两节 满分35)第二节 短文改错(10分)答案及解析:1.在第二个was后加in in a hurry匆忙地。2.himthe
55、m 3. had-hadnt或者had 后面加not4.while改为when。when就在那时。5.seventy 改为 seventies6. and 改为 or 7. leave-leaving 8. greatly -great9.won-win 10.在team前加the第三节 书面表达答案及解析:Dear Helen,This summer I went on a ten- day tour to Xishuangbanna. Xishuangbanna is one of the most beautiful places in China. It lies in the sou
56、th of Yunnan province with Laos to the southeast and Burma to the southwest. It covers an area of 19,125 square kilometers and has a population of 8,480,000.The environment here is friendly. Its warm and humid all year long. Xishuangbanna is rich in plants and animals and is also called “a herb garden”.What impressed me most was that people here splash water on each other. I was told that they do this to celebrate the new year. By the way, I bought some souvenirs and Im going to give one to you as a gift.Im looking forward to seeing you.Best wishes,Yours