学年高二英语寒假作业九.docx

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学年高二英语寒假作业九

高二英语寒假作业（九）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

HereisyourbestchancetotravelaroundtheUKin2012:

Morethan200B&Bs（bed&breakfast）acrossEngland, Scotland,WalesandNorthernIrelandareselectedtoofferyouamazingservicesforyourstayattheirlowestprices!

Don’tmissit.Justcollectthevouchers（活动券）inourB&BDailyprintedfrom01/04/2012 to07/04/2012andbookthestaysforyourtravelfollowingthetermsandconditionsbelow:

●Theofferincludesaroomforthenightandabreakfastthenextmorning.

●Theofferisoftwokinds:

 ￡20perroom,pernight,valid（有效的）duringstayperiodof 02/04/2012—31/05/2012andthenagain01/09/2012—31/10/2012；￡35perroom,pernight,validduringstayperiodof01/06/2012—31/08/2012.

●Theofferisvalidforabasictwinordoubleroomonly.

●ThestaymustbebookeddirectlywiththechosenB&Bsbefore 28/04/2012.

●Eachvouchercanonlybeusedbytheholdertobookoneroomforonenight.

●Ifvoucherholdersbookeitherthe￡20or￡35perroompernight,anyadditionalservicessuchaslunch,eveningmealoractivitiesmayrequireanextracharge.PleasecheckdirectlywithyourchosenB&Bstoseewhatextraservicesareavailable.

●Vouchersmustbepresentedonarrival.Ifnovouchersarepresented,theB&Bsmayreservetherighttochargeatfullpriceforeverynightofstay.

●Vouchersmaynotbeusedtogetherwithanyotheroffer.

●Thevoucherholdersmustpayforthestayinfullatthetimeofbooking.Additional￡10maybepaidtoconfirmthebookingandwillbereturnedonarrival.

●TheB&Bsreservetherighttorefusevoucherholders’bookingsforpeopleundertheageof18.

1.Howmuchshouldbepaidforatwo-nightstayinOctober2012atachosenB&B?

A.￡70.       B.￡40.               C.￡35.              D.￡30.

2.WhatrightdotheB&Bsreserve?

A.Tochargeextra￡10forbookingswithnovouchers.

B.To refusebookingsforguestsundertheageof18.

C.Tochargeatfullpriceforstaysnotconfirmed.

D.Torequestextrachargesastips.

3.Bytakinguptheoffer,thevoucherholderscanchooseto______.

A.bookeitherabasictwinordoubleroomatthechosenB&Bs

B.havelunchoreveningmealwithoutpayingextramoney

C.usetheB&Boffertogetherwithotheroffers

D.bookthestaysthroughB&BDaily

B

Hi,everybody. Overthepastcouplemonths,mostofthepoliticalheadlinesyou’vereadhaveprobablybeenaboutthegovernmentshutdown andthelaunchoftheAffordableCareAct（平价医疗法案）. AndIknowthatmanyofyouhaverightlyneverbeenmorefrustratedwithWashington.

Butifyoulookbeyondthoseheadlines,therearesomegoodthingshappeninginoureconomy. Andthat’sbeenmytoppriority（优先考虑）sincethedayIwalkedintotheOvalOffice.

After decadesinwhichthemiddleclasswasworkingharderandharderjusttokeepup,andapunishingrecession（衰退）thatmadeitworse,wemadethetoughchoicesrequirednotjusttorecoverfromcrisis,buttorebuildonanewfoundationforstronger,moredurableeconomicgrowth.

Fiveyearslater,wehavefoughtourwayback. Ourbusinesseshavecreated7.8millionnewjobsinthepast44months.Another200,000Americanswentbacktoworklastmonth.

TheAmericanautoindustryhascomebackwithmorethan350,000newjobs–--jobsputtingoutandsellingthehigh-tech,fuel-efficientcarstheworldwantstobuy.Andthey’releadingthechargeinabusinessthathasaddedjobsforthefirsttimesincethe1990s–--abigreasonwhyourbusinessessellmoregoodsandservices“MadeinAmerica”thaneverbefore.

Wedecidedtostopouraddictiontoforeignoil. Andtoday,weproducemorerenewableenergythanever,morenaturalgasthananybody,andforthefirsttimeinnearly20years,Americanowproducesmoreoilthanwebuyfromothercountries.

Wedecidedtofixabrokenhealthcaresystem. Andeventhoughthetaskhasbeenrough,sofar,about500,000AmericansgainhealthcoveragestartingJanuary1st. Andbytheway,healthcarecostsaregrowingattheslowestratein50years.

Andonemorething:

sinceItookoffice,we’vecutourdeficits（赤字）bymorethanhalf. Andthatmakesiteasiertoinvestinthethingsthatcreatejobs–--education,research,andsoon.

Imaginehowmuchfartheralongwecouldbeifbothpartieswereworkingtogether. Thinkaboutwhatwecoulddoifthefewdidn’tholdtheeconomyhostage（人质）everyfewmonths,orwastetimeondozensofvotesto repeal theAffordableCareActratherthantrytohelpusfixit.

Intheweeksahead, I’llkeeptalkingaboutmyplantobuildabetterbargainforthemiddleclass. Goodjobs. Agoodeducation. Achancetobuyahome,save,andretire. Andyes,thefinancialsecurityofaffordablehealthcare. AndI’lllookforanywillingpartnerswhowanttohelp.

Becauseofyourhardworkandtoughsacrificesoverthepastfiveyears,we’repointedintherightdirection. Butwe’vegotmoreworktodotokeepmovingthatway. AndaslongasI’mPresident,I’llkeepdoingeverythingIcantocreatejobs,growtheeconomy,andmakesurethateveryonewhoworkshardhasachancetogetahead. Thanks,andhaveagreatweekend.

1.Whichofthefollowingisnotthereasonforpeople’sfrustrationwiththegovernment?

A.Thegovernmentshutdown                      B.Unemploymentrate

C.Theaddictiontoforeignoil                  D.CancellingtheAffordableCareAct

2.Whydoesthepresidentmentionmoregoodsandservices“MadeinAmerica”?

A.ToshowthatAmericangoodsandservicesareverypopular.

B.ToindicatethatAmericanpeopleshouldbedependentonthemselves.

C.Toshowthattheemploymentratehasbeenincreased.

D.ToshowthatAmericanautoindustryenjoyshightechnology.

3.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“repeal”?

A.putanendto                 B.tryhardtofix             

  C.makestronger  D.getaccustomedto

4Accordingtothespeech,whichofthefollowingcanbeimplied?

A.Americanpeoplehaveeveryreasontofeelfrustratedwiththegovernment.

B.Healthcarecostsaregrowingattheslowestratein50years.

C. Thepresidentfeelssorrythattheeconomyisnotmovingintherightdirection.

D.Somegovernmentofficialsdon’tagreewiththepresidentonthemedicalcaresystem.

C

Architectshavelonghadthefeelingthattheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughts,feelingsandbehaviors.Butnowscientistsaregivingthisfeelinganempirical（经验的，实证的） basis.Theyarediscoveringhowtodesignspacesthatpromotecreativity,keeppeoplefocusedandleadtorelaxation. 

Researchesshowthataspectsofthephysicalenvironmentcaninfluencecreativity.In2007,JoanMeyers-Levyatthe University of Minnesota,reportedthattheheightofaroom'sceilingaffectshowpeoplethink.Herresearchindicatesthathigherceilingsencouragepeopletothinkmorefreely,whichmayleadthemtomakemoreabstractconnections.Lowceilings,ontheotherhand,mayinspireamoredetailedoutlook. 

Inadditionstoceilingheight,theviewaffordedbyabuildingmayinfluenceanoccupant（居住者）'sabilitytoconcentrate.NancyWellsandhercolleaguesatCornell University foundintheirstudythatkidswhoexperiencedthegreatestincreaseingreennessasaresultofafamilymovemadethemostgainsonastandardtestofattention.

Usingnaturetoimprovefocusofattentionoughttopayoffacademically,anditseemsto,accordingtoastudyledbyC.KennethTanner,headoftheSchoolDesign&PlanningLaboratoryattheUniversityofGeorgia.Tannerandhisteamfoundthatstudentsinclassroomswithunblockedviewsofatleast50feetoutsidethewindowhadhigherscoresontestsofvocabulary,languageartsandmathsthandidstudentswhoseclassroomsprimarilyoverlookedroadsandparkinglots.

Recentstudyonroomlightingdesignsuggeststhandim（暗淡的） lighthelpspeopletoloosenup.Ifthatistruegenerally,keepingthelightlowduringdinneroratpartiescouldincreaserelaxation.Researchersof Harvard MedicalSchool alsodiscoveredthatfurniturewithroundededgescouldhelpvisitorsrelax.  

Sofarscientistshavefocusedmainlyonpublicbuildings."Wehaveaverylimitednumberofstudies,so we'realmostlookingattheproblemthroughastraw（吸管）,"architectDavidAllisonsays."Howdoyoutakeanswerstoveryspecificquestionsandmakebroad,generalizeduseofthem?

That'swhatwe'reallstrugglingwith."

1.WhatdoesJoanMeyers-Levyfocusoninherresearch?

A.Light.     B.Ceilings.    C.Windows.    D.Furniture. 

2.Thepassagetellsusthat______. 

A.theshapeoffurnituremayaffectpeople'sfeelings  

B.lowerceilingsmayhelpimprovestudents'creativity  

C.childreninadimclassroommayimprovetheirgrades  

D.studentsinroomswithunblockedviewsmayfeelrelaxed 

3Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymeansthat______.  

A.theproblemisnotapproachedstepbystep

B.theresearchessofarhavefaultsinthemselves  

C.theproblemistoodifficultforresearcherstodetect（发现） 

D.researchinthisareaisnotenoughtomakegeneralizedpatterns

4Whichofthefollowingshowstheorganizationofthepassage?

CP:

CentralPoint   P:

Point  SP:

Sub-point（次要点）   C:

Conclusion

D

AstheUnitedStatesnearsthetenthanniversaryofthe9/11attacksthatkilledmorethan3,000people,PresidentObamaannouncedSundaynightthatthealQaeda（基地组织） leaderandmastermindofthathorrificday,OsamabinLaden,hasbeenkilled.

CNNreportsthataseniorgovernmentofficialconfirmedthatbinLadenwasshotbyasmallteamofU.S.soldierswhileinamansionwithfamilymembersoutsideIslamabad（伊斯兰堡）.HisbodyisnowinAmericancustody（拘押） andisbeinghandledaccordingtoIslamiccus