1、姓名 班级学号 完成日期 家长签字 暑假作业28一 阅读理解 AChildrens lives have changed greatly over the last 50 yearsBut do they have a happier childhood than you or I did?Its difficult to look back on ones own childhood without some element of nostalgia(怀旧的). I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about b
2、eing with themPlaying board games on the living room floor, or spending days in the street with the other neighborhood children, racing up and down on our bikes, or exploring the nearby woodsMy parents scarcely appear in these memories, except as providers either of meals or of severe blame after so
3、me particularly risky adventureThese days, in the UK at least, the nature of childhood has changed dramaticallyFirstly, families are smaller, and there are far more only childrenIt is common for both parents to work outside the home and there is the feeling that there just isnt time to bring up a la
4、rge family, or that no one could possibly afford to have more than one childAs a result, todays boys and girls spend much of their time aloneAnother major change is that youngsters today tend to spend a huge amount of their free time at home, insideMore than anything this is due to the fact that par
5、ents worry far more than they used to about real or imagined dangers, so they wouldnt dream of letting their children play outside by themselvesFinally, the kind of toys children have and the way they play is totally differentComputer and video games have replaced the board games and more interestin
6、g activities of my childhoodThe irony（令人啼笑皆非的事情） is that so many ways of playing games are called interactive”. The fact that you can play electronic games on your own further increases the sense of loneliness felt by many young people todayDo these changes mean that children today have a less relax
7、ing childhood than I had? I personally believe that they do, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same1. What is the purpose of the direct question given in the first paragraph?A. To show who the passage is written for B. To gather peoples opinions on childhoodC. To compare the childhood l
8、ives of two generations D. To get peoples attention and lead in the topic2.Which is NOT a reason for the changes?A. Families are smaller today B. Toys can be played by children alone at homeC. Its too dangerous to play outside D. Parents worried too much about their children.3. What has the writer f
9、ocused on in the fourth paragraph?A. Some games that young people play today arent really goodB. Computer and video games have replaced the board gamesC. Young people today shouldnt play electronic games. D. Board games are much more interesting than computer games C Around one in a hundred deaths w
10、orldwide is due to passive smoking, which kills about 600,000 people a year, World Health Organization (WHO) researchers said on Friday. In the first study to assess the global impact of second-hand smoke, WHO experts found that children are more heavily exposed to second-hand smoke than any other a
11、ge-group, and around 165,000 of them a year die because of it. Two-thirds of these deaths occur in Africa and south Asia, the researchers, led by Annette Pruss-Ustun of the WHO in Geneva, wrote in their study. Childrens exposure to second-hand smoke is most likely to happen at home, and the double e
12、ffect of infectious diseases (传染性疾病) and tobacco seems to be a deadly causes for children in these regions, they said. While deaths due to passive smoking in children were more likely to happen in poor and middle-income countries, deaths in adults were spread across countries at all income levels. I
13、n Europes high-income countries, only 71 child deaths occurred, while 35,388 deaths were in adults. Yet in the countries assessed in Africa, about 43,375 deaths due to passive smoking were in children compared with 9,514 in adults. Pruss-Ustun urged countries to enforce the WHOs Framework Convention
14、 on Tobacco Control, which includes higher tobacco taxes (税收), and advertising bans, among other steps.Policy-makers should bear in mind that enforcing complete smoke-free laws will probably reduce the number of deaths due to exposure to second-hand smoke within the first year of its implementation（
15、执行）, with accompanying reduction in costs of illness in social and health systems, she wrote. Only 7.4 percent of the world population currently lives in areas with comprehensive smoke-free laws, and those laws are not always strongly enforced.In places where there are smoke-free rules, research sho
16、ws that exposure to second hand smoke in high-risk places like bars and restaurants can be cut by 90 percent, and in general by 60 percent, the researchers said. Studies also show such laws help to reduce the number of cigarettes smoked by smokers and lead to higher success rates in those trying to
17、quit.4. Where do children most likely suffer the exposure to second-hand smoke? A.In their schools. B.In their homes. C.In bars and restaurants. D.In disease-infected areas.5. Apart from passive smoking, what is also responsible for the high death rate of African and South Asian children? A.Long-ter
18、m starvation B.Active smoking C.Poor parental care D.Infectious diseases6. According to the passage, death in children due to passive smoking _. A.is partly attributable to their active use of tobacco. B.is similar in countries at all income levels C.is controlled in some South Asian countries D.is
19、low in high-income countries.7. In the last few paragraphs, the author implies that smoke-free laws _. A. have worked reasonably well so far. B.leave much to be expected. C. should be enforced strongly D.should be made carefully.二 完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，共30 分）The Write FeelingGrowing up in a military
20、family, I moved a lot. I mostly went to _8_ with other kids whose parents were also in the military. But when my dad _9_ from the Marines after twenty years of service, I found myself _10_ a civilian school with twelve-year-olds who shared no similar life experience with me.I was a stranger in a str
21、ange land. Everyone in my class had grown up together, and they had no room to _11_ for a newcomer. I wore different clothes, had different thoughts, and spoke with an accent. I _12_ for the first few weeks of school. I had no friends, no activities, and no _13_ of a bright future. To deal with it a
22、ll, I began _14_ in my diary every day-stories of adventure, of old friends, of feelings that I could not speak. I wrote as if my life depended on it, as if the very next breath I took could not happen _15_ I wrote down words.One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, came to me and asked why I always sat ther
23、e writing instead of playing with others. I told her I enjoyed writing and _16_ writing to playing. She smiled at me and walked away. About three weeks later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment. I was _17_ that I could now participate in something I knew I excelled in.That night I worked and wor
24、ked on the essay. I wrote with great _18_. It was my one chance to feel important and _19_ by the class.A few days after we handed in our assignments, Mrs. Bush called me up to the _20_ of the classroom. I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me, and I got _21_. Was I in trouble? Did I do so
25、mething wrong?Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she _22_ all the work that went into the essay and everyone had done a great job. But, she said, one student stood _23_ as an excellent writer, one with imagination, creativity, and word mastery. That student was me!The class clapped politely and
26、Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following _24_ on it: Malinda, you are an excellent writer. You fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. Please keep on writing and share your _25_ of writing with the world. I am proud of you and glad you are in my class.Mrs. Bush helped me feel a se
27、nse of _26_, a place of purpose, and a way to survive atransition in life. She helped me gain _27_ in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.8. A. church B. school C. war D. work9. A. separated B. withdrew C. quit D. retired10. A. visiting B. attending C. running D. leaving11. A. build B. pre
28、serve C. take D. spare12. A. struggled B. played C. fought D. exercised13. A. memory B. control C. promise D. need14. A. reading B. drawing C. writing D. copying15. A. unless B. once C. while D. after16. A. compared B. applied C. turned D. preferred17. A. astonished B. satisfied C. excited D. embarr
29、assed18. A. anxiety B. curiosity C. wonder D. passion19. A. impressed B. accepted C. challenged D. envied20. A. front B. corner C. door D. outside21. A. annoyed B. disappointed C. worried D. surprised22. A. appreciated B. expected C. recognized D. enjoyed23. A. out B. up C. by D. off24. A. descripti
30、ons B. remarks C. suggestions D. accounts25. A. advantage B. purpose C. gift D. idea26. A. responsibility B. belonging C. devotion D. relief27. A. interest B. imagination C. creativity D. confidence三 语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。There is an old Spanish Proverb which st
31、ates, “Tomorrow is often the 28 (busy) day of the week. How many times have we put 29 our dreams till tomorrow? Id say, way too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Heres why:Tomorrow is not promised .Nobody likes to talk about death, but the 30 (real) is -everyb
32、ody is going to die at one point. 31 of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Go after your dreams, big or small, right now! Dont go to your grave with 32 (fulfill) dreams. Your dreams will never come true 33 you take the first step. You can dream about finding a cure for ca
33、ncer, but it will never happen if you dont go to school to 34 (equip) with the necessary tools to find that cure. They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and 35 (actual) do the work to make them happen. Get to it!36 (follow) your dream and doors will open when you go after what you want
34、. Youll never see those doors if you sit around 37 (wait) for a dream to happen.四 短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Discover the real you. Dont
35、 blind accept the role you are conditioned of others to play . You have your own path to follow it. Be your own independent person. Accept full responsibility for your life. Dont live as a doormat, a sheep, and a victim. You must accept that youre the creator of your life and that no one came to res
36、cue you.Build the courage to express ourselves. Voice your truth. Its well worth heard. If some person react negatively, thats their problem. Ask for what you want; you cant expect others be mind-readers. Directly tell others what you want to be treated. If you dont speak up for yourself, who will?
37、答案阅读： 1-3 DCA 4-7 BDDC第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）8. B 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. A 13. C14. C 15. A 16. D 17. C18. D 19. B 20. A 21. C 22. A 23. A24. B25. C26. B 27. D短文填空：(每题1.5分) 28.busiest 29. off 30. reality 31. None 32. unfulfilled 33. unless 34. be equipped 35. actually 36.Follow 37. waiting短文改错：(每题1分)38.blindblindly 39. of by 40.去掉it 41. and or 42. came comes 43. ourselves yourself 44. heard hearing 45. person persons 46. others和 be中间添加 to 47. what how
