配套K12高二英语寒假作业6.docx

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配套K12高二英语寒假作业6

新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业6

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

PhoneticsProfessorHenryHigginsfirstmeetsElizaDoolittle,aflowergirl,neartheRoyalOperaHouse,lateonacoldMarchnight.Elizaissellingflowers.Higginsisoutonhisendlesssearchfornewdialectsof London’sspeech. 

HigginsmakesabetwithColonelPickeringthathecanturnthecockney（伦敦腔）flowergirl,ElizaDoolittle,intoaladywithinthreemonths.Todoso,hemustchangeherthick London accent,teachhertospeakproperEnglishandteachhermanners.

Higginslooksuponhernotasapersonbutasrawmaterialforhisexperiment.HetrainsElizaforweeks.Whennoprogressismade,Eliza,loseshercourage,Higginsloseshistemper,andeven Pickering’spatiencewearsthin.

Atlastsheimproves.InordertotestEliza,hedecidestointroducehertohismother’sguestsattheAscotRaceMeeting.Elizaprovestobeasuccess.PickeringandHigginsareveryproud,andneitherofthemtakesintoaccountEliza’spersonalaccomplishmentsinthematter.Elizahasabsorbedthesophistication（世故）andthecouragetoseetheunfairnessof this,andshe blowsup,demandingrecognition.TheProfessorisastonished.Itisasthoughastatuehascometolifeandspoken.Elizarushesoutofthehouseangrily.

HigginsdiscoversthatheishurtbecauseElizaleaveshim.Hemeetsherathismother’sflatwhereshehasgoneforadvice.Theyargueviolentlyandshestormsout.ItisonlyamomentafterherdeparturethatHigginsfinallywakesuptothefactthatElizahasbecomeanentirelyindependentandadmirablehumanbeing.Herealizesthathewillhaveadifficulttimegettingonwithouther.

25.Fromthepassagewecanseethat ___________.    

A.Elizahasmaderapidprogressduringthefirstweek

B.turningElizaintoa"lady"isnotaneasyjob

C.Higginsgivesupwhennoprogressismade    

D. Pickering oftenloseshistemperwhenteachingEliza

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"blowup"meaninthispassage?

A.Tobecomeveryexcited. B.Tobeverydisappointed.

C.Tobecomeveryangry.    D.Tobeveryinterested.

27.WhyisHigginsastonishedwhenElizademandsrecognition?

A.BecausehethoughtElizawasonlyastatue.

B.Becausehismother’sfriendsdon’tlikeElizaatall.

C.BecausehethinkshighlyofEliza’spersonalachievements.

D.Becausehedidn’trealizethatElizahadbecomeanindependentperson.

B

ArecenttrendinCalifornianrestaurantsshowsneweatinghabitsamongthoseouttohaveaninterestingdiningexperience.Appetizers（开胃品）seemtobethenameofthegamesasdinersturnawayfromthemoretraditionalthree-coursemealinfavorofsmallersnackssampledinvarioustypesofrestaurants,barsandcafes.Inthisway,inthecourseofaneveningout,youmightgotoarestaurantforatastydishtoeatatoneendoftown,toabarwithsomelivemusicattheotherend,thenforacoffee,andfinallybacktotherestaurantforafurtherappetizer.

Reasonsforthistrendarethefactthatsomanydifferenttypesofrestaurantshavebeensetuprecently,eachwiththeirownparticulartypeoffoodandspecialatmosphere,combinedwiththeincreasedsophisticationinthetypeofsnacksbeingoffered.Gonearethecheesesticksoftheolddays,whenappetizerswerenotreallytakenseriously.Somefavoritesnacksofthemomentareslicesofhotpizza,creamyfish-baseddishesandcrispycakesandsoon.

Pricesforappetizersarenotequaltoafullmeal;however,theirnewpopularityhasmeantthattheyarebynomeansascheapastheyusedtobe.Certainly,forthatspecialoccasion,amealinanicerestaurant,completewiththepianoperformance,ishardtobeat.However,ifweseethatthistrendfor"butterflyeating"--movingaroundseveraldifferentplacesinoneevening--continues,thenallthetraditionalstylerestaurantsmaywellhavetoprovidetheirownappetizerbarsaswell!

29.HowareCalifornianpeople'seatinghabitschanging?

A.Peoplearediningoutless.

B.Californianrestaurantsarebecominglesspopular.

C.Afullrestaurantmealislosingpopularity.

D.Mostpeopleeatlessthantheyusedto.

30.Ifyougooutforaneveningofappetizers,youarelikelyto__________.

A.beboredwithsomekindsofsnacks

B.needacarorabusorothertransport

C.spendmoretimeforafullmealthanyouwould

D.eattoomuchmeat

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"increasedsophistication"inParagraph2mean?

A.Servingabiggershare.B.Offeringbetterqualityandvariety.

C.Chargingmoreforfood.D.Usinghealthiermixture.

32.Appetizersusedtobeseenas____________.

A.cheapmealB.relativelyimportant

C.afullmealD.anexpensivemeal

C

Askanyonewhatisthemostdifficultpartofchangingtheirlifestylehabitsandtheyaremostlikelytosay,"Stayingmotivated．"Buta36-year-oldprofessorfromCarnegieMellonUniversityclaimsitmayhavetheanswerintheformofrobotweightlosscoachthatdishesoutdailyhealthadviceandencouragement．

AutomistheworkofIntuitiveAutomata,acompanybasedinShaTinwhichclaimstobeapioneerincommercialsocially-interactiverobots．

Therobot,whichstandsaround38centimeterstall,hasaheadthatswivels（旋转）,blueeyes,andatouchscreenwhichallowstheusertoinputinformationdailyaboutexerciseanddietItscreatorssayAutomwillhaveadailyconversationwithitsuserlastinguptofiveminutes,givingfeedbackandencouragement．Overtime,itwillinteractmorewiththeuserasitgathersmoreinformationaboutthem．

CoryKrdd,aresearchteammanagerwiththeFederalEmergencyManagementAgencyclaimsresearchhasshownthatpeoplefindrobotsamorereliablesourceofinformationthanon-screen-basedcharacter．

InacontrolledstudyinPittsburghCityCouncil,15dietersweregivenAutomforsixweeks．Another15receivedatouch-screencomputerwithidenticalsoftwareand15weregivenapaperlog．Thestudyfound,peopleusingtherobotaremorelikelytostickwiththeirdietslonger,infacttwiceaslongasthoseusingjustapaperlog．

"Whilenotonepersonamongthecomputerorpapergroupscontinuedpastsixweeks,mostwhohadAutomdidnotwanttogiveherbackattheconclusionofthestudy,"hesaid．

Thebottomlineisthatarobotcreatesamorepowerfulandlong-lastingrelationshipwiththeuserthanacharacteronthescreen．

AutomisexpectedtogoonsalelaterthisyearintheUnitedStatesforaround$500．ArobotwhichspeaksandunderstandsCantoneseandMandarininadditiontoEnglishaccordingtothedemandsisalsobeingdeveloped．

32．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A．ThedevelopmentofAutom．B．Theautomatedwaytomotivation．

C．Theworkingprincipleofrobots．D．Thewaytochangethelifestylehabits．

33．Whatcanweknowaboutthecontrolledstudy?

A．ThestudywasledbyCoryKidd．

B．Thesubjectsweredividedbytwo．

C．EverypersonwithAutomcontinuedpastsixweeks．

D．PeopleusingAutomgainmorebenefitsthanotherpeople．

34．WhichistrueaboutAutomaccordingtothepassage?

A．Thepriceofthisrobotisveryhigh．

B．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely．

C．Automcanactasacoachtohelploseweight．

D．TheserobotscalledAutomhavebeenusedwidely．

35．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Therobotcanhelppeoplechangetheirlifestylehabits．

B．Therobotcan'tspeakEnglishexceptCantoneseandMandarin．

C．Therobotthatcanspeakmanylanguageshasbeenpopularwiththeusers．

D．Therobotthatcanspeakmanylanguagesmeetsthedemandofthecustomers．

D

Ivividlyrememberwalkingbacktomyhouseaftercollectingtheafternoonmails.Isawacreditcardstatement,anothercreditcardstatementandourbankstatements.ItwasinthatmomentthatIfeltadeeptension.

IrealizedthateventhoughIhadmarriedamanwhoIabsolutelylovedandadored,Ireallydidn’thaveaclearsenseofhowhehandledmoneyandhowthetwoofusweregoingtocombineourdifferentapproachestohandlingmoneyinourmarriage.Iwasmoreorganizedanddetailed,buthewasmoreofalaid-backtype.Iknewthatgettingonthesamefinancialpagewasakeyfactorincreatingasuccessfulmarriageandfinancialfuture.

Iaskedmyhusbandifhewouldbewillingtosetupatimeeachweektotalkaboutourfinancesanddevelopaplanforgettingridofourcreditcarddebt.Myhusbandsaidhewouldbewillingtodothis.Admittedly,hewasskeptical—butwilling.

WecametorefertoourweeklymeetingsasourFinancialDates.Wedidn’treallyhaveaclueastowhatweweredoing.Allweknewwasthatweneededtogiveourfinancesseriousattention.SomeDateswerefilledwithtenseconversations.OtherDateswerefilledwithlaughter,joyandcreativity.However,wekeptshowingupforourDatesandwenevergaveup.Whatstartedoutasameansforsurvivalbecameapowerfulconnectingthreadinourrelationship.Somethingshiftedwithinus.

Insteadofourfinancesbecomingasourceofdivisivetensionthatpulledusapart,theybecame

thegluethatheldustogetheraswebecameaunifiedteam.

Istillrecallthedaythatweexcitedlycrossedoffourlastcreditcardpaymentonthechartwehadcreated.Wehadfinallyarrived.Wewerefree.Wehadbeengivenwingstofly.

Now,wheneverIfeelhugestressIaskmyself,“HowamIcontributingtowhatishappeningrightnow?

”Thisgivesmetheultimatepowertotakeaction.EventhoughmyhusbandandIdon’thaveanyguaranteeagainstfuturechallenges,Iamleftwithsomethingdeepwithinthatisunshakableandthatcanneverbetakenaway—thememoryofourpastsuccessesandthepowertointegrate（整合）theselessonsinmyday-to-daylife.

24.Whydidtheauthorfeelnervouswhencollec