高二英语暑假作业（2）.docx

高二英语暑假作业（2）第一部分 阅读理解第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWant to plan a kid-friendly vacation? Children will love to see their favorite cartoon characters come to life in the Disneyland Park. Attractions include magical fireworks display, roller coaster rides and live theater performances. The activities are various and suitable for both young children and adults. But with every attraction, there is a high price to match. Follow a few simple steps to make your Disneyland vacation affordable and fun for the whole family.Step 1Travel in the off-season. The busiest times at Disneyland are the summer months and around Christmas. Plan a trip in March or October to catch the cool weather and avoid large crowds. Tickets, as well as hotels and flights, are discounted during the off-season to encourage tourism.Step 2Find a hotel with free shuttle service. Several nearby hotels offer free transportation to and from Disneyland. This will save on rental cars, fuel and taxi costs.Step 3Bring your own meals and snacks. Food inside the park can be very expensive. Plan ahead by packing a backpack of lunches for your whole family. Be sure to bring plenty of bottled water.Step 4Buy a Disneyland Package. Websites such as MouseS offer special tickets prices (such as family tickets at kids rates), lodging costs (like fourth night free), and discounted transportation when purchased together.Step 5Purchase souvenirs outside the park. Prices for souvenirs inside Disneyland are expensive. Look for vendors (销售商) just outside the park to find the same goods with greatly discounted prices.Step 6Look for coupons (优惠券). Hotels, travel agencies, vacation websites, fan clubs, and Disney partner companies offer coupons for discounted entries, food and special exhibits.1.Whats the best time to visit Disneyland, according to the text?A.The summer months.B.During the Christmas holiday.C.In May.D.In October.2.To reduce travel costs, you are advised _.A.to avoid buying a Disneyland PackageB.to buy souvenirs from travel agenciesC.to have meals and buy souvenirs outside the parkD.to find coupons from travel-related organizations3.Whats the text mainly about?A.How to make your Disneyland trip fun.B.How to save money on your trip to Disneyland.C.Some interesting attractions at Disneyland.D.The proper way to travel around Disneyland.BThe new TV series Joy of Life is a hit, scoring 8/10 among the most critical reviewers of Douban, a Chinese social networking service website. The series premiered(首映) on Tencent Video and iQiyi(online video platforms) on November 26, 2019. But how would you feel if Tencent Video and iQiyi allowed anyone to pay an extra fee to see a show's upcoming episodes(集) ahead of schedule? The two of China's biggest video streaming platforms decided to allow users to pay an extra fee on top of their subscription(订阅)to get advanced access to episodes of Qing Yu Nian(Joy of Life). Monthly subscriptions for Tencent Video cost 15 yuan(US$2.14) and iQiyi charges 19 yuan(US$2.71). Under the new policy，users could pay 50 yuan(US$7.14) to always stay six episodes ahead in Qing YuNian. Alternatively，watching a single episode in advance costs 3 yuan (US$0.43). Users are mad about Tencent Video's and iQiyi's extra fees on top of subscriptions. On Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, tags related to the two platforms' pricing policies repeatedly recurred on trending searches, where many people were found complaining about the platforms being greedy and called for the audience to boycott the policy. The policy also drew criticism from People's Daily. The state-owned newspaper said the platforms “have bad table manners” and “drain the pond to fish and burn the woods to hunt,” which are Chinese idioms used to describe someone focusing on quick profits as opposed to long-term interests. People's Daily also said the sites look down upon on users' rights. ”Two lawyers apparently agreed. The lawyers, who claim to be users of Tencent Video and iQiyi, started two separate cases, saying that they violated users' rights. But some experts don't think the new pricing rules are unreasonable. Zhu Wei, a professor at the China University of Political Science and Law, argued in an article that charging outside subscriptions are value-added services and don't violate the law. But Zhu added that the platforms are at fault for not properly informing users about the policy in advance. In the face of extreme competition and perhaps an ambitious business model, China's streaming giants are hoping that additional charges could turn their luck around. But judging by the pushback on social media, it may not be so easy. It's hoped that the next stage of this streaming war is a little more friendly. 1. According to the new policy, how much will the subscribers pay in total if they want to watch six episodes on Tencent Video in advance?A. 50 yuanB. 18 yuanC. 65 yuanD. 69 yuan2. What is the author's attitude towards the new policy?A. IndifferentB. NeutralC. FavorableD. Critical3. What does the underlined word “recurred” mean in Paragraph 3?A. appearB. performC. attractD. serve4. What is the best title of the passage?A. A well-received TV play. B. An actor loved by the audience. C. A debatable charging policy. D. A TV play worthy of money. C    According to Gelb, although not everyone is born with the gifts and the capacities of Leonardo Da Vinci, it is possible for any person to use the fundamentals of Da Vincis approach to learning to guide us toward the realization of our inner Da Vinci. One typical fundamental is curiosity. Curiosity is “The desire to know is natural to good men.” Leonardo Da Vinci    The young Leonardo loved being in nature, showed an early gift for drawing and was fascinated by mathematics. Young Leonardos Curiosity regarding education and mathematics especially often raised constant unsureness and difficulties for the teachers who taught him and continuously proved them to be wrong. Most children have in them endless amounts of curiosity and sense of wonder. Unfortunately for multiple reasons these qualities are lost as children reach adulthood, not Leonardo though. Perhaps one of his greatest characteristics was his willingness to question accepted knowledge. Leonardos Curiosity never faded and fueled the lake of his genius for his entire life. Leonardos motives were not money, women or loyalty to any church or person. His pursuits were pure: the long search for beauty and above all: truth.    Leonardo would wonder around asking questions he did not himself yet understand. He always carried a notebook with himself so that he could quickly write down hundreds of questions, ideas, thoughts, impressions and observations as they occurred. He was expectant and reliant only upon himself to answer his own questions. Being modest, he was not afraid to make mistakes and appear foolish. Leonardo accepted the feelings of unfamiliarity and foolishness.    His questions led him to designing a snorkel (水下呼吸器) as well as diving equipment and even a submarine and also inventing flying machines and a parachute. His curiosity took him under the water and into the sky.1.What does the underlined words “Da Vinci” refer to?A.Potential.B.Curiosity.C.Honesty.D.Motive.2.What was most typical of the young Leonardo?A.Educating kids.B.Seeking for love.C.Appreciating nature.D.Questioning his teachers.3.What can be learned about Leonardos sense of curiosity from the text?A.It fooled himself.B.It made him independent.C.It inspired his whole life.D.It disappeared in his adulthood.4.Which saying can best reflect Leonardo Da Vinci?A.An idle youth, a needy age.B.First come, first served.C.Stay hungry, stay foolish.D.Nothing ventured, nothing gained.D    For sports fans, theres nothing better than watching a live event on TV or at a sports field. But theres nothing worse than that event being called off because of bad weather. Bad light, a waterlogged pitch or too much heat can cause matches to be postponed. But according to the latest research, extreme weather might be disturbing the sporting calendar more than ever in the future.    In one sport, golf, major tournaments like The Open, are already predicted to be victims of our changing climate. In the UK, an organization called The Climate Coalition says that golf courses such as the Old Course at St Andrews could be under water by the end of the century if sea level rise even slightly. It told the BBC that its research predicts “cancelled football matches, flooded cricket grounds and golf courses falling apart into the sea.”    The threat to sporting events from climate change has been further highlighted in a new report, officially approved and licensed by the Rapid Transition Alliance. Writing about this for the BBC, Matt McGrath says that “By 2050, it's estimated that almost one in four English football league grounds can expect flooding every year.” This will mean fewer matches played, less opportunity to watch the beautiful game and reduced government taxation from ticket sales.    Cricket also faces huge challenges globally as temperatures rise in places like India, Australia and the West Indies. The report says that stadiums in Adelaide and Perth will see a 60% increase in days with temperatures over  40 over the next decade.    Of course, we know that the solution lies in reducing our carbon footprint. We could travel less to attend sports events, and reduce our waste when we do go. But this latest report finds that sports leaders are generally failing to address the issue seriously. However, because sport is universally popular and can be very influential, maybe it should be players, teams, their sponsors as well as fans who promote a low-carbon message to help protect sports fields - before its “game over”.1.Whats the latest research above mainly concerned with?A.The rising sea level.B.The disappearing sporting events.C.The influence of climate change on sports.D.The severe environmental pollution.2.What influence will extreme weather have on the sports?A.Football fans cannot afford the entrance fee.B.The golf games will thoroughly disappear due to rising sea level.C.Overheating will largely affect the cricket calendar.D.Sports leaders will face bigger challenges to lead their teams to win.3.What does the underlined part “the issue” refer to in the last paragraph?A.The constant increase in sea level.B.The changing attitude of sponsors.C.The decreasing popularity of some sporting events.D.The effective reduction of carbon footprints.4.The research is introduced to us mainly to_.A.appeal to sponsors for financial supportB.require governments protection of sports fieldsC.inform the readers of the worsening global climate changeD.popularize the awareness of low carbon life through sports第二节 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。How to Meet New People    Everybody knows that first impressions count. If you want to know how to meet people, just follow these steps.    Live in the moment.    To meet new people, the first thing you have to do is enjoy the present moment of the new conversation. Let go of your expectations and fears. _    When you approach a new person, dont ask yourself,“ How do I look?” or “ How do I sound?” Instead, ask, “What would this person like to talk about?" "What matters to this person?”     _    If you keep up your confidence, people feel that you're a person who is worth talking to. You should be Confident before you walk into a room with new people in and build your confidence as the conversation goes Just smile, talk about the things that you love, and show everyone that you love who you are, where you are, and what you do.    _ Stand tall, maintain eye contact, and don't fidget with your hands or look at the floor. When you introduce yourself, speak clearly and loudly enough that you'll be heard.    Be positive.    _ You should smile from time to time. Talk about the things you love, the things that make you happy, and your interests to keep people engaged.    Dont talk about your long-standing hatred for a certain teacher, or classmate. _ The occasional “Thats so true!” or “I know exactly what you mean!” will be far more positive.A. Stay confident.B. Dont nod and agree with what the person is saying every five seconds.C. Body language can help you stay confident.D. Don't ask for the person's number in the middle of the conversation.E. Communicate in a fun and casual way.F. Maintaining a positive attitude will make people want to talk to you.G. They can prevent a conversation from unfolding smoothly.第二部分 语言知识运用第一节 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The two separate e-mails bearing good news landed in my inbox within hours of each other: my finh grader had placed third in a poetry contest while my eighth grader received an honorable mention in a writing contest. Not only was 1 of my girls for placing, but for having the confidence to 2 .Working at home, I had no one in 3 life to share the news with. So I went to the Facebook. I wrote a lovely status 4 starting out with “So proud of these two!” and went on to list their 5 .Just as I was about to share the post with my 800-plus Facebook friends, I 6 .Im not so sure how my girls would feel about the news going 7 even though its positive. For 8 children, having their faces and activities pasted across the Internet mostly happens without their permission, but its 9 now that my two older daughters are eleven and almost fourteen. They both have a Facebook page and we all 10 each other. Its unlikely that a post I make involving them will go 11. As they travel through adolescence, I want to make sure I use 12 to stay connected to my girls, not alienate(疏远)myself from them. Posting about their victories might be seen as embarrassing rather than cause for 13 . Or, maybe publicly 14 my childrens achievements online is just another way to let them know how proud I am of them 15 its “just” third place or an honorable mention. In a culture where it seems coming in first is all that 16 I want my daughters to realize that their 17 and commitment are important, wherever they place.In the end, I waited until my 18 came home to ask them what they thought about me making the post. After reapproving the photo and the text, they both agreed it could 19 My older one even let me tag her. “Thanks for 20 that mom” she said the next day. “It got 120 likes. You must be pretty proud.”1.A.afraidB. proudC. carefulD. sure2.A.competeB. respondC. exploreD.change3. A. vividB. simpleC. realD. virtual4. A. e-mailB