高二英语寒假作业七.docx

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高二英语寒假作业七

高二英语寒假作业（七）

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

RobertSpring,a19th centuryforger（伪造者）,wassogoodathisprofessionthathswasabletomakehislivingfor15yearsbysellingfalsesignaturesoffamousAmericans.Springwasbornin England in1838andarrivedin Philadelphia in1858toopenabookstore.Atfirstheprospered（繁荣）bysellinghissmallbutgenuinecollectionofearlyUSautographs（亲笔签名）.DiscoveringhisabilityatcopyinghandwritinghebeganimitatingthesignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenjiminFranklinandwritingthemonthetitlepagesofoldbooks.Tolessenthechanceofdetection（被发现）.Hesenthisforgeriesto England and Canada forsale,Forgershaveahardtimesellingproducts.Aforgercannotapproacharespectablebuyerbutmustdealwithpeoplewhodon’thavemuchknowledgeinthefield.Forgershavemanywaysofmakingtheirworkslookreal.Forexample,theybuyoldbooksandusetheagedpaperofthetitlepage,andtheycantreatpaperandinkwithchemicals.

InSpring’stime,rightaftertheCivilWar, Britain wasstillfondofthesouthernstates,soSpringinventedarespectableyoungladyknownasMissFannyJackson,theonlydaughterofGeneral“Stonewall”Jackson.ForseveralyearsMissFanny’sfinancialproblemsforcedhertosellagreatnumberoflettersandmanuscripts（手稿）belongingtoherfamousfather.Springhadtoworkveryhardtosatisfythedemand.However,allthisactivitydidnotpreventSpringfromdyinginpoverty,leavingsharp-eyedexpertsthedifficulttaskofseparatinghisforgeriesfromtheoriginals.

1．RobertSpringspent15years________.

A．runningabookstoreinPhiladelphia                   B．asownersofoldbooks

C．sellingrealsignaturesoffamousAmericans       D．asaforger

2．WhydidSpringsellhisfalseautographsinEnglandandCanada?

A．Therewaslesschancethathisforgerieswouldbediscoveredthere.

B．Thepricesweremuchhigherin England and Canada.

C．Therewasagreaterdemandtherethanin America.

D．BritanwasSpring’sbirthplace.

3．AftertheCivilWartherewasagreatdemandinBritainfor________

A．CivilWarbattleplans                       

B．southernmanuscriptsandletters

C．thesignaturesofGeorgeWashingtonandBenFranklin   

D．southernmoney

B

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey’realwayscominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausetheyhaveagiftforself-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneytothrowaround.“It’sunfair,”theysay,“thatthisentirelyunproductiveindustry（ifwecancallitthat）shouldabsorbmillionsofpoundseachyear.Itonlygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompaniesaremaking.Whydon’ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheirgoods?

Afterall,it’stheconsumerwhopays.”

Thepooroldconsumer!

He’dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn’tcreatemassmarketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertisingthatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideathattheonlypurposeofadvertisingistosellgoods.Anotherequallyimportantfunctionistoinform.Agreatdealoftheknowledgewehaveabouthouseholdgoodscomeslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.

Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistenceofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingmachine,itismorelikelythatyouwouldobtaindetailsaboutperformance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.

Lotsofpeoplepretendthattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriouslydoubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!

Justthinkwhatarailwaystationoranewspaperwouldbelikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazingatablankwallorreadingonlyclosely-printedcolumnsofnewsinyourdailypaper?

Acheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadullwalloranewspaperfullofthedailyamountofgreatdisasters.

Wemustnotforget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoourpockets.Newspapers,commercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouldnotsurvivewithoutthissourceofincome.Thefactthatwepaysolittleforourdailypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogramsisdueentirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaperwouldcostifwehadtopayitsfullprice!

Anotherthingwemustn’tforgetisthe“smallads”,whicharevirtuallyineverynewspaperandmagazine.Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!

Justaboutanythingcanbeaccomplishedthroughthesecolumns!

Forinstance,youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageordeathinwhatusedtobecalledthe“hatch,matchanddispatch”columnbutsofarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonalor“agony”column.Nootheriteminanewspaperprovidessuchentertainingreadingorofferssuchadeepinsightintohumannature.It’sthebestadvertisementforadvertisingthereis.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Advertisementscreatemassmarketsforallproducts.

B.Advertisersperformausefulservicetocommunities.

C.Thecriticismsforadvertisements.

D.Advertisementsarefuntoread.

2.Theattitudeoftheauthortowardsadvertisersis________.

A.trustfulB.appreciativeC.criticalD.dissatisfactory

3.Inwhatwaydoesthewritertrytosupporthisview?

A.Comparison.B.Description.C.Narration.D.Definition.

4.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoappearinthe“personalcolumn”?

A.Anannouncementofmarriage.B.Anadvertisementofalaptop.

C.Aletterfromareaderabouthisexperience.D.Areviewofafilm.

C

Carcompaniesaredevelopingvehiclesthatwillplugintoelectricsockets，justlikemanylaptops，digitalcameras，cellphonesandMp4do．Called“plug-invehicles”，thesecarswillgetmostoftheirpowerfromelectricity.Theirdriverswon'thavetostopatgasstationsasoftenasusual．

Thetechnologyismorethanjustcool.Inourcar-filledworld，plug-invehiclescouldreducetheamountofgasweuse，whichkeepsrisingincostnowandthen.Besides，drivingaroundinthesevehiclesmayevenhelptheenvironment．Gas-burningcarsproducealotofgreenhousegas，whichcausesglobewarming.

Thefirstcompany-producedplug-invehiclescouldhittheroadsby2010.Butengineersstillhavealotofworktodotomakethetechnologypracticalandinexpensive．

Batteries（电池）arethebiggestchallenge.Intheplug-in-vehicleworld，Li-ion（锂离子）batteriesaregettingthemostattention．Thesebatteriescanstorealargeamountofenergyinasmallpackage，andtheylastalongertimebetweencharges．Li-ionbatteriescanfitlaptops，cellphones，heartinstrumentsandothersimilarpocketones.

Butbecausecarsaresobigandheavy,itwouldstillrequireasuitcase-sizedLi-ionbatteriestopowerabout12kmofdriving．What'smore，thebatteriesaremuchexpensive．

“Acarfilledwithbatteriescouldgoalongdistance，”saysTedBohn,anelectricalengineerinChicago．“Butitcouldn'tpullanypeople．anditwouldcost$100,000．”

Soresearchersneedtoworkouthowtomakebatteriessmallerandcheaper，amongotherquestions.

“Theanswersdon'texistyet，”Bohnsays，“Asakid，Ithoughtsomeonesomeplaceknowstheanswertoeverything．Allofthesequestionshaven'tbeendecided．That'swhatengineeringisabout-makingaguess，runningtestsandgettingfineresults．”

1．Thepassagemainlytalksaboutofanewcar

A．thedevelopingB．thespeedC．theappearanceD．thebatteries

2．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．The“plug-invehicles”willuseelectricitycompletelyasdrivingpower．

B．Thenewtechnologywillhelpprotectourenvironment．

C．Thetechnologyofusingelectricityasdrivingisquitepracticalnow．

D．Thebiggestchallengeofthenewtechnologyisthatitwillcostusmoreenergy．

3．HowdoesBohnfeelaboutthefutureofthetechnologyaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．ConfidentB．Puzzled．C．Worried．D．Disappointed．

4．Accordingtothepassage，thenewtechnologyisfacingthefollowingproblemsexceptthat．

A．thenewtechnologycannotcomeintouseatpresent

B．thecostofthenewtechnologyisquitehigh

C．thegovernmentwon'tsupportthetechnology

D．thesizeofthebatteriesistoobigatpresent

D

Manyfactssuggestthatchildrenareoverweightandthesituationisgettingworse,accordingtothedoctors.Ifeelthereareanumberofreasonsforthis.

Somepeopleblamethefactthatwearesurroundedbyshopssellingunhealthy,fattyfoods,suchasfriedchickenandicecream,atlowprices.Thishasturnedoutawholegenerationofgrownupswhoseldomcookamealforthemselves.Iftherewerefeweroftheserestaurants,thenprobablychildrenwouldbuylesstakeawayfood.

Thereisanotherargumentthatblamesparentsforallowingtheirchildrentobecomeoverweight.Iagreewiththis,becausegoodeatinghabitsbeginearlyinlife,longbeforechildrenstarttovisitfastfoodshops.Ifchildrenaregivenfriedchickenandchocolateratherthanhealthyfood,orarealwaysallowedtochoosewhattheyeat,theywillgoforsweetandsaltyfoodseverytime,andthiswillcarryonthroughouttheirlives.

Thereisathirdreasonforthissituation.Childrenthesedaystakeverylittleexercise.Theydonotwalktoschool.Whentheygethome,theysitinfrontofthetelevisionortheircomputersandplaycomputergames.Notonlyisthisanunhealthypastime（消遣）,italsogivesthemtimetoeatmoreunhealthyfood.Whattheyneedistogooutsideandplayactivegamesorsports.

Theabovearethemainreasonsforthisproblem,andthereforewehavetoencourageyoungpeopletobemoreactive,as