K12教育学习资料高二英语寒假作业2.docx

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K12教育学习资料高二英语寒假作业2

新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业2

第Ⅰ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

Amachinethattakessweat-ladenclothesandturnsthemoistureintodrinkingwaterisinuseinSweden.Thedevicespinsandheatsthematerialtoremovethesweat,andthenpassesthevaporthroughaspecialmembrane（膜）designedtoonlyletwatermolecules（分子）getthrough.

SinceitsMondaylaunch,itscreatorssaymorethan1,000peoplehave“drunkothers’sweat"inGothenburg.Theyaddtheliquidiscleanerthanlocaltapwater.

ThedevicewasbuiltfortheUnitedNation'schild-focusedcharityUNICEFtopromoteacampaignhighlightingthefactthat780millionpeopleintheworldlackaccesstocleanwater.

ThemachinewasdesignedandbuiltbyengineerAndreasHammar,knownlocallyforhisappearancesonTVtechshowMekatronik.HesaidthecriticalpartofthesweatmachinewasanewwaterpurificationcomponentdevelopedbyacompanynamedHVRincollaborationwithSweden'sRoyalInstituteofTechnology.

"Itusesatechniquecalledmembranedistillation（膜蒸馏）,"hetoldtheBBC."Weuseasubstancethat'sabitlikeGortexthatonlyletssteamthroughbutkeepsbacteria,salts,clothingfibersandothersubstancesout."TheyhavesomethingsimilarontheInternationalSpaceStationtotreatastronaut'surine-butourmachinewascheapertobuild.VolunteershavebeensamplingthetreatedsweatsincethestartoftheweekinGothenburg.“Theamountofwateritproducesdependsonhowsweatythepersonis-butoneperson'sT-shirttypicallyproduces10ml,roughlyamouthful."

TheequipmenthasbeenputonshowattheGothiaCup-theworld'slargestinternationalyouthfootballtournament.MattiasRonge,chiefexecutiveofStockholm-basedadvertisingagencyDeportivo-whichorganizedthestunt（惊人的表演）-saidthemachinehadhelpedraiseawarenessforUNICEF,butinrealityhaditslimitations.

"Peoplehaven'tproducedasmuchsweataswehoped-rightnowtheweatherinGothenburgislousy,"hesaid."Sowe'veinstalledexercisebikesalongsidethemachineandvolunteersarecyclinglikecrazy."Evenso,thedemandforsweatisgreaterthanthesupply.Andthemachinewillneverbemassproduced-therearebettersolutionsouttheresuchaswaterpurifyingpills."

24.Whichofthefollowingisthedisadvantageofthemachine?

_______.

A.Thewaterprocessedbythemachineiscleanerthanlocaltapwater.

B.Theamountofwaterthemachineproducesistoosmall.

C.ThemachineischeaperthanthesimilaroneontheInternationalSpaceStation

D.Themachinecanhelpraiseawarenessoflackingwaterintheworld.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthefifthparagraph?

A.Howthemachineworks.

B.Whodevelopedthemachine.

C.Howthemachinewasinvented.

D.Whythemachinewasinvented..

26.WhatdoesMattiasRongethinkofthemachine?

____

A.Themachinecansolvetheseverewatershortageintheworld.

B.Peopledonotlikethewaterthemachineprocesses

C.Themachineshouldbeusedinratherhotareasinsummer.

D.Themachineisnotworthpopularizing.

B

Asyoumovearoundyourhome,takeagoodlookatthethingsyouhave.Itislikelythatyourlivingroomwillhaveatelevisionsetandavideo,andyourkitchenawashingmachineandamicrowaveoven.Yourbedroomdrawerswillbefilledwithalmostthreetimesasmanyclothesasyonneed.Youalmostcertainlyownacarandpossiblyahomecomputer,holidayabroadatleastonceayearandeatoutatleastonceaweek.

Now,perhaps,morethaneverbefore,peoplearewonderingwhatlifeisallabout,andwhatitisfor.Seekingmaterialsuccessisbeginningtotroublelargenumbersofpeoplearoundtheworld.Theyfeelthatthelong-hoursworkculturetomakemoremoneytobuymorethingsiseatinguptheirlives,leavingthemverylittletimeorenergyforfamilyorpastimes.Manyareturningtootherwaysoflivinganddownshiftingisoneofthem.

SixpercentofworkersinBritaintookthedecisiontodownshiftlastyear.OnecouplewhodownshiftedisDanielandLiz.TheyusedtoworkincentralLondon.Hewasanewspaperreporterandsheusedtoworkforaninternationalbank.Theywouldgotoworkbytraineverydayfromtheirlargehouseinthesuburbs,leavingtheirtwochildrenwithananny（保姆）.MosteveningsDanielwouldn'tgethomeuntileightornineo'clockandnearlytwiceamonthhewouldhavetoflytoNewYorkformeetings.Theybothearnedalargeamountofmoneybutbegantofeelthatlifewaspassingthemby.

Nowadays,theyrunafarminthemountainsofWales."Ialwayswantedtohaveafarmhen,"saysDaniel,"andwetookalmostayeartomakethedecisiontodownshift.It'stakensomegettingusedto,butit'sbeenworthit.Wehavetothinktwicenowaboutspendingmoneyoncarrepairsandwenolongerhaveanyholidays.However,Ithinkit'smadeusstrongerasafamily,andthechildrenarealothappier.

Liz,however,isnotquitesure."Iusedtoenjoymyjob,eventhoughitwashardworkandlonghours.I'mnotreallyacountrygirl,butIsupposeI'mgraduallygettingusedtolookingaftertheanimals.OnethingIdolike,though,isbeingabletoseemoreofmychildren.Myadviceforotherpeoplewantingtodothesameisnottothinkaboutittoomuchoryoumightnotdoitatall."

74.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphstellus?

A.Peopleseldomworklonghourstomakemoney.

B.Peoplehardlybuymorethingsthannecessary.

C.Peoplearesureeverythingtheyownisintherightplace.

D.Peoplerealizethereismoretolifethanjustmakingmoney.

75.WhenDanielwasareporterhe_________________.

A.livedincentralLondonB.dislikedhisjob

C.missedhischildrenD.waswellpaid

76.Whatdoestheunderlined"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Child-caring.B.Liz'sadvice.C.Downshifting.D.Liz'sjob.

77.Theunderlinedword"downshifting"inthesecondparagraphmeans_________.

A.repairingyourcarbyyourself

B.spendingmoneycarefully

C.movingouttothecountrysidetoliveasimplerandbetterlife

D.livinginabighouseinthesuburbsanddiningoutonceaweek.

C

ThewriterMargaretMitchellisbestknownforwritingGonewiththeWind,firstpublishedin1936.Herbookandthemoviebasedonit,tellastoryofloveandsurvivalduringtheAmericanCivilWar.VisitorstotheMargaretMitchellHouseinAtlanta,Georgia,cangowhereshelivedwhenshestartedcomposingthestoryandlearnmoreaboutherlife.

OurfirststopattheMargaretMitchellHouseisanexhibitareatellingaboutthewriter’slife.ShewasborninAtlantain1900.Shestartedwritingstorieswhenshewasachild.ShestartedworkingasareporterfortheAtlantaJournalnewspaperin1922.OnephotographofMs.Mitchell,calledPeggy,showshertalkingtoagroupofyoungcollegeboys.Shewasonlyaboutoneandahalfmeterstall.Theyoungmentoweroverher,butsheseemsveryhappyandsureofherself.Thetourguideexplains:

“NowinthispicturePeggyisinterviewingsomeboysfromGeorgiaTech,askingthemsuchquestionsas‘Wouldyoureallymarryawomanwhoworks?

’Andtodayit’dbe‘Wouldyoumarryonewhodoesn’t?

’”

TheMargaretMitchellHouseisabuildingthatoncecontainedseveralapartments.NowweenterthefirstfloorapartmentwhereMs.Mitchelllivedwithherhusband,JohnMarsh.Theymadefunofthesmallapartmentbycallingit“TheDump”.

Around1926,MargaretMitchellhadstoppedworkingasareporterandwasathomehealingafteraninjury.Herhusbandbroughtherbookstoreadfromthelibrary.Shereadsomanybooksthatheboughtheratypewriterandsaiditwastimeforhertowriteherownbook.OurguidesaysGonewiththeWindbecameahugesuccess.MargaretMitchellreceivedthePulitzerPrizeforthebook.In1939thefilmversionwasreleased.ItwontenAcademyAwards,includingBestPicture.

27.ThebookGonewiththeWindwas_________.

A.firstpublishedonanewspaperB.awardedtenAcademyAwards

C.writtenin“TheDump”D.adaptedfromamovie

28.Theunderlinedphrase“towerover”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_________.

A.beverypleasedwithB.showgreatrespectfor

C.bemuchtallerthanD.showlittleinterestin

29.WhydidMs.Mitchellstopworkingasareporteraccordingtothepassage?

A.Becauseshewasrichenough.B.Becauseshewasinjuredthen.

C.Becauseherhusbanddidn’tlikeit.D.Becauseshewantedtowritebooks.

30.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GonewiththeWind:

AHugeSuccess.

B.MargaretMitchell:

AGreatFemaleWriter.

C.AnIntroductionoftheMargaretMitchellHouse.

D.ATriptoKnowMargaretMitchell.

D

ManyChinesepeopleareconfusedwiththetwonations:

oneisknownforitscheeseandwatches;theotherforIKEAandVolvo.

Theproblemlargelystemsfromthefactthatbothnation’snamesarewrittensimilarlyinMandarin---Ruidian（Sweden）andRuishi（Switzerland）------whichbeginwiththesamesymbol,accordingtotheSwedishConsulGeneralVictoriaLiuinChina.

Inanefforttoputanendtothemix-up,theSwedishandSwissgovernmentshavelaunchedacompetitiononawebsite,askingChinesepeopletocomeupwithfunnywaystohelpdifferentiatethetwocountries.Submissionscanbeacceptedasablogpost,cartoon,photo,shortfilmorinanyotherformat.

Thewinnerwiththebestsubmissionwillreceivea12-daytriptoSwedenandSwitzerlandandwillbeexpectedtoreportbackonhis/herimpressionsofbothcountriesfollowingthetrip,thewebsitestates.EntrieswillbeaccepteduntilNovember20.

TheorganizershavealsodevisedahumorouscampaignlogowithobjectsandpeopleassociatedwithSwedenandSwitzerlandonseparatemapsofeachcountry.Sweden’smapfeaturesmeatballs,aViking,a