学年高二英语寒假作业七.docx
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学年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,
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