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福建省永春县第一中学学年高二英语寒假作业
高二英语寒假作业四
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TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge
DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!
TheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChallenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreate artworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.
Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonorataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.
BetweenMarch10thandMarch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:
http:
// cambridgesciencefestival.org.
21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?
A.Schoolstudents. B.Cambridgelocals.
C.CSFwinners. D.MITartists.
22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?
A.OnFebruary8th. B.OnMarch10th.
C.OnMarch15th D.OnApril21st.
23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Anexhibitionguide. B.Anartshowreview.
C.Anannouncement. D.Anofficialreport.
B
Passengerpigeons(旅鸽)onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers. Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群)solargethatthey theskyforhours.
Itwascalculatedthatwhenitpopulationreacheditshighestpoint,theyweremorethan3billlionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.
Sadlytheabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremost abundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands,
Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.
Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmerican’sneedforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarther north,wherecoldtemperaturesandstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.
In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeonsbutbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwipigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenon September1,1914.
24.Inthe18thandearly19tehcenturies,passengerpigeons____.
A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld
B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmerica
C.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironment
D.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUs
25.Theunderlined word “undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons’____.
A.escape B.ruin C.liberation D.evolution
26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?
A.Toseekpleasure. B.Tosaveotherbirds.
C.Tomakemoney. D.Toprotectcrops.
27.WhatcanweinferaboutthelawpassedinMichigan?
A.Itwasignoredbythepublic. B. Itwasdeclaredtoolate.
C.Itwasunfair. D.Itwasstrict.
C
Atypicalliontamer(驯兽师)inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip(鞭)atachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’thechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairnfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.
Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?
Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve(e.g.loseweight.,startabusiness,travelmore)—onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?
Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbeenthepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecant’focusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.
Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:
Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething,.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome…takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.
28.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?
A.Totrickthelion. B.Toshowoffhisskills.
C.Togetreadyforafight. D.Toentertain theaudience.
29.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?
A.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices. B.Theyholdontothewrongthings.
C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges. D.Theyhavetodosomethingforshow
30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertmentionedinParagraph3?
A.Tolerant.
B.Doubtful.
C.Respectful.
D.Supportive.
31.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto_____
A.waitforabetterchance
B.breakyouroldhabits
C.makeaquickdecision
D.askforclearguidance
D.
AsmoreandmorepeoplespeakthegloballanguagesofEnglish,Chinese,Spanish,andArabic,otherlanguagesarerapidlydisappearing.Infact,halfofthe6,000-7,000languagesspokenaroundtheworldtodaywilllikelydieoutbythenextcentury,accordingtotheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO).
Inanefforttopreventlanguageloss,scholarsfromanumberoforganizations—UNESCOandNationalGeographicamongthem—haveformanyyearsbeendocumentingdyinglanguagesandtheculturestheyreflect.
MarkTurin,ascientistattheMacmillanCentreYaleUniversity,whospecializesinthelanguagesandoraltraditionsoftheHimalayas,isfollowinginthattradition.Hisrecentlypublishedbook,AGrammarofThangmiwithanEthnolinguistic.IntroductiontotheSpeakersandTheirCulture,growsoutofhisexperienceliving,working,andraisingafamilyinavillageinNepal.
DocumentingtheThangmilanguageandcultureisjustastartingpointforTurin,whoseekstoincludeotherlanguagesandoraltraditionsacrosstheHimalayanreachesofIndia,Nepal,Bhutan,andChina.Butheisnotcontenttosimplyrecordthesevoicesbeforetheydisappearwithoutrecord.
AttheUniversityofCambridgeTurindiscoveredawealthofimportantmaterials—includingphotographs,films,tape recordings,andfieldnotes—whichhadremainedunstudiedandwerebadlyinneedofcareandprotection.
Now,throughthetwoorganizationsthathehasfounded—theDigitalHimalayaProjectandtheWorldOralLiteratureProject—Turinhasstartedacampaigntomakesuchdocuments,fortheworldavailablenotjusttoscholarsbuttotheyoungergenerationsofcommunitiesfromwhomthematerialswereoriginallycollected.ThankstodigitaltechnologyandthewidelyavailableInternet,Turinnotes,theendangeredlanguagescanbesavedandreconnectedwithspeechcommunities.
32.Manyscholarsaremakingeffortsto______.
A.promotegloballanguages B.rescuedisappearinglanguages
C.searchforlanguagecommunities D.setuplanguageresearchorganizations.
33.Whatdoes“thattradition’inParagraph3referto?
A.Havingfull recordsofthelanguages
B.Writingbooksonlanguageteaching.
C.Tellingstoriesaboutlanguageusers
D.Livingwiththenativespeaker.
34.WhatisTurin’sbookbasedon?
A.Thecultualstudies B.ThedocumentsavailableatYale.
C.HislanguageresearchinBhutan. D.HispersonalexperienceinNepal.
35.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribeTurin’swork?
A.Write,sellanddonate. B.Record,repairandreward.
C.Collect,protectandreconnect. D.Design,experimentandreport.
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
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。
Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented. 36 .Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.
1.Curiosity
Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious. 37 .Askkids,“Whatingredients(配料)canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?
”andthentrythemout.Ingredientsmakethepancakesbetter?
Whatcouldwetrynexttime?
2.Creativity
Truecreativityistheabilityto