高二英语寒假作业九.docx
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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) andisbeinghandledaccordingtoIslamiccustoms.Th
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