1、暑假作业21姓名 班级学号 完成日期 家长签字 一 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AElectricity shortage leaves Afghanistan in the dark. Electricity is in short supply in the Middle Eastern Nation of Afghanistan. Only 6 percent of the countrys residents have electric power, according to th
2、e Asian Development Bank, an organization that works to reduce poverty. Some residents in Kabul received only 3 hours of electricity a day last fall. Others received none. Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan. “Its dark everywhere,” says city resident Gul Hussein. “Some of our neighbours are using ca
3、ndles.”Experts say water shortage is partly to blame. Water is used to make electricity. In Kabul, power becomes rare in midsummer, when the regions hydroelectric(水力发电的) dams dry up. Hydroelectricity is made by the force of falling water. Kabuls growing population is also a cause. Since the late 199
4、0s, the citys population has jumped from less than 1 million to more than 4 million people. Now even more electricity is needed. Despite receiving millions of dollars in international aid, the countrys electricity shortages continue. Still, Afghans hope for a solution. One plan is to import, or brin
5、g in, power from the nearby country Uzbekistan. Afghan officials also spoke with U.S. president about the nations need to make its own electricity. “Life takes power,” says Jan Agha, a worker from Kabul. “If you have electricity, life is good; but if theres no electricity, you go around like a blind
6、 man.”1. One reason for electricity shortage is _A. the increase of population B. the shortage of hydroelectric damsC. the lack of international aid D. the low temperature in midsummer 2. Which of the following will probably a solution for the problem of electricity shortage? A. To build more hydroe
7、lectric dams. B. To advise people to use less electricity.C. To produce electricity on its own. D. To buy electricity from America.3. Which one should be the best title for the passage? A. Water Shortage in Afghanistan B. Electricity Shortage in AfghanistanC. Population Lead to Lack of Electricity D
8、. Help Needed in AfghanistanB Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide var
9、iety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100,000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card. The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first Britis
10、h card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards mainly because they are attractive, small and light, and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In
11、Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4,000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28,000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine.4. The passage is mainly about _ A.
12、the disadvantages of phone cards B. phone card collecting as a hobbyC. reasons for phone card collecting D. the great variety of phone cards.5When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?A. In 1971. B. In 1975. C. In 1976. D. In 19816The main reason for most people to collect phone cards is t
13、hat _ A. they find the cards beautiful and easy to keepB. they like to have something from different countriesC. they want to make money with cards D. they think the cards are convenient to use7. The writer mentions a market in Paris in order to show that_A. card collecting is popular among young pe
14、ople B. French and Japanese cards are the most valuableC. people can make money out of card collectingD. card collectors magazines are very useful二 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。Tips for cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience, there are three main reasons why people dont cook more
15、often: ability, money and time. 8 Money is a topic Ill save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain a
16、re when Im already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think about of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials ready? 9 2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you mak
17、ing one loaf of bread? 10 It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3. 11 This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and
18、recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start. 12 and dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the w
19、ay you eat and live!A. Try new things. B. Ability is easily improved. C. Make three or four instead. D. Understand your food better. E. Cooking is a burden for many people. F. Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden. G. A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on
20、. 三 完形填空(共 20 小题; 每小题 1分, 满分20 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Weve heard it before-weve heard it on the news, from teachers, from parents children and teenagers today are growing up too fast. There are not too many people that will 13 with that statement. Teenagers are faced with serious
21、problems and decisions at an early 14 . In fact most teenagers daily schedules are as 15 as those of an adults. I have been working since I was thirteen, and always in 16 in which I was working with adults. I have had to learn to think and 17 like an adult to be taken seriously. So, I count myself a
22、s one who has grown up too fast. I just graduated from high school, and have recently spent some time reflecting on the 18 eighteen yearsthinking about myself, what I have gained, and what 19 I have yet to achieve. We are expected to work hard, get excellent 20 , be in a good relationship, and know
23、what we want to do 21 . The list goes on and on. But the 22 is clear: We live in a society today that is 23 our childhood. We no longer have many years to be careless and fancyfree. We are expected to 24 the strict school rules and to excel （擅长）in everything we do. Ive known these things for a long
24、time, and knew that they 25 me. But, I never really admitted it until last night, when I learned a 26 lesson, taught to me by my boss where I work. We had finished a job at a remote site. It was about 11:30 at night, and we had 27 to his house. We were talking about the 28 he had been making to his
25、home. One of the things he said was “I 29 my basketball hoop（圈）. ”Then he threw a basketball to me. I hadnt 30 a basketball in five years. We proceeded to shoot hoops for about 40 minutes. Both of us were terribly bad at it, but we spent the whole time 31 like children. Then I realized something: I
26、am still a child. Oh, the law says Im an adult. But, we are still really and truly children. We all need to have 32 once in a while. 13. A. argueB. disagreeC. satisfyD. discuss14. A. ageB. stageC. yearD. grade15. A. certainB. busyC. carefulD. perfect16. A. companiesB. placesC. positionsD. offices17.
27、 A. studyB. speakC. workD. act18. A. lastB. otherC. restD. coming19. A. purposesB. successC. goalsD. jobs20. A. textbooksB. gradesC. teachersD. schools21. A. in life B. in timeC. for agesD. for ever22. A. informationB. messageC. noticeD. idea23. A. ruiningB. correctingC. envyingD. shortening 24. A.
28、respectB. acceptC. learnD. follow 25. A. inspiredB. disappointedC. affectedD. frightened26. A. valuableB. seriousC. importantD. useful27. A. walkedB. flown backC. gone backD. driven 28. A. furnitureB. improvementsC. equipmentD. arrangements29. A. movedB. fixedC. soldD. broke30. A. playedB. caughtC.
29、kickedD. held31. A. laughingB. shoutingC. runningD. shooting32. A. a restB. a talkC. funD. sports四、语法填空(本大题共10小题，共15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。My hometown is close to (33)magnificent river. At present, a new theme park named “Water World” is being built. The park (34)(consist) of three
30、 parts. It is modeled after life in the ocean. Fish Life is in the east. You can have a look at (35)(vary) kinds of fish. You can get yourself (36)(dress) as a shrimp(虾) or a crab(螃蟹). (37)(surprise) by your funny dressing up, your friends will take a lot of (38)(photo) for you. Waving Life is in th
31、e west. You can experience exciting rides there, from giant swinging ships(39)terrifying free fall. With all these attractions finished, no wonder children, teenagers and even adults can enjoy (40)(they) here. Seafood Life is in the middle of the park. There are some restaurants(41)_ you can taste f
32、resh seafood. I think the tourism in my hometown will become (42)(good) because of the theme park.五、短文改错(本大题共2小题，共20.0分)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处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每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（），并在其正下方写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下面划一横线，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
33、许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Mistakes are common in our life. But attitudes on them may make a difference. I still remember how my spoken English improved. At the beginning, I always kept silently in the oral class to avoid to making mistakes. Before long my teacher knew about my situation. He encouraged m
34、e to speak out that I wanted to speak. Whenever Imade mistakes and felt discouraging, my teacher and classmates will help me find out how I could avoid it in the future. Practice makes perfect. With time went by, I built up my confidences, and now I can talk fluently in English. Just as saying goes,
35、 mistakes are where success lies. We just need to learn a lesson from the mistakes. 答案第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）21-23 ACB BDAC 36-40 BGCAF完型填空(每小题1分 ，共20分)16-20. BABCD 21-25. ACBAB 26-30. DDCAC 31-35. BBDAC语法填空：61. a 62. consists 63. various 64. dressed 65. Surprised 66. photos 67. to 68. themselves 69. where / in which 70. better短文改错：1. ontowards/to2. silentlysilent 3.删除to4.thatwhat5.discouragingdiscouraged 6. willwould7.itthem 8.went-going/With-As 9.confidences-confidence 10. 在saying前加the