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高二年级英语寒假作业(七)
2012年__2__月__3__日—__2__月__4__日完成
（模块六
单元四）
（作业用时：100分钟）
一、单项选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. As the percentage of young people working in paid jobs increased, their time devoted to _____work decreased. A. voluntary B. ordinary C. necessary D. primary
2. I had an important unexpected guest; otherwise I _______ your wedding anniversary last night. A. would attend B. would have attended C. attended D. had attended 3. His legs were broken _________the injuries to his face and hands. A. except B. beside C. apart from D. except for 4. The woman didn’t answer me, but instead looked away and acted as though she _______ me. A. hadn’t heard B. wouldn’t hear C. didn’t hear D. wouldn’t have heard 5. Thanks to his effort, much attention____ to the miserable working ____of the coalminers. A. put; surrounding B. attracted; state C. was paid; situation D. was drawn; condition
6. Farmers have to more workers during the harvest and even so, some of them usually after the harvest.
A. take on; break down B. take on; break up C. take off; break down D. take off; break up 7. the Internet is bridging the distance between people, it may also be breaking some homes or will cause other family problems. A. When B. While C. If D. As 8. It’s suggested that all the staff _________ attention to their manners in public. A. would pay B. pay C. pays D. paid
9. It’s sparing yourself some time to do physical exercise under such considerable learning pressure. A. very worth B. well worthy of C. well worth D. much worth 10. ----I haven’t seen you walk your dog recently. Why?
----Well, I have ______the habit, as it _______too much of my spare time. A. given out; takes for B. given in; takes for C. given up; takes up D. given off; takes up
11. Though ______ to hear the result, Mr. Smith welcomed us with a forced smile. A. disappoint B. was disappointed C. disappointed D. being disappointed 12. ----Hey! Where are you going?
----Oh, I’m sorry. I was _________my recent visit to the Great Wall. A. looking on B. driving away C. coming up with D. thinking back to
13. Many different organizations, _____________ the UN, are called non-governmental organizations.
A. connected with B. are connected with C. connecting with D. which connects with
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14. But for the heavy rain, the workers ________ building this bridge on schedule. A. will have finished B. will finish C. would have finished D. should finish 15. ----I’m afraid I can’t go to your party. I have a report to prepare tonight. ----_________!
A. What a shame B. Mind yourself C. No problem D. No way 二、完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
This year I decided to do something to regain my good name as a kindly uncle. My 16 Tony, had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His 17 had no reason to be thankful to me either, because the year before, I had 18 their dear son with a pot of paste(浆糊) and some funny pictures. Instead of 19 them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, 20 , I decided to let him 21 for himself.
We went into a big shop, but Tony was very particular about 22 . Although I tried to show him toy after toy, he was not to be 24 . Then I saw he suddenly became 24 ; he had discovered something he really liked: a large tin drum. I was quite happy too 25 I thought what Tony’s mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any 26 for weeks! I led Tony away 27 , saying that the dram was too expensive. Tony asked for permission to go off 28 and I made the most of my chance to sit down and 29 my aching feet. Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony. I began to get 30 and got up to look for him. I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked 31 her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many 32 in grey suits. I was just going to call the police for help, when I saw a strange 33 dressed in strange orange clothes. He was wearing a false beard and had a caveman’s axe(斧子)in one hand, and a space gun in the other. It was, of course, Tony, who informed me 34 that he was the first 35 to fly into space. 16. A. cousin B. daughter C. grandson D. nephew 17. A. friends B. parents C. classmates D. brothers 18. A. presented B. annoyed C. confused D. occupied 19. A. entering B. dividing C. sticking D. drawing 20. A. anyhow B. though C. again D. therefore 21. A. guess B. choose C. pay D. see 22. A. sweets B. toys C. clothes D. books
23. A. pleased B. disturbed C. accepted D. disappointed 24. A. surprised B. hopeful C. patient D. excited 25. A. after B. until C. unless D. since 26. A. shock B. trouble C. peace D. time 27. A. happily B. eagerly C. cautiously D. quickly
28. A. on his own B. in his way C. now and then D. more or less 29. A. drag B. rest. C. lay D. step
30. A. ashamed B. angry C. worried D. doubtful 31. A. about B. to C. at D. across 32. A. young ladies B. new customers C. loving parents D. small boys 33. A. figure B. actor C. man D. doll
34. A. on time B. at once C. just now D. once again
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35. A. policeman B. spaceman C. caveman D. postman
三、阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care. To water his flowers, he used two buckets. One was a shiny and new bucket. The other was a very old and dilapidated one, which had seen many years of service, but was now past its best.
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets. Then he would carry them along the path, one on each side, to the flowerbeds. The new bucket was very proud of itself. It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled (溢出). The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes: before it reached the flowerbeds, much water had leaked along the path.
Sometimes the new bucket would say, “See how capable I am! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day! I don't know why he still bothers with you. What a waste of space you are!”
And all that the old bucket could say was, “I know I’m not very useful, but I can only do my best. I’m happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me, at least.”
One day, the gardener heard that kind of conversation. After watering the flowers as usual, he said, “You both have done your work very well. Now I am going to carry you back. I want you to look carefully along the path.”
Then the two buckets did so. All along the path, they noticed, on the side where the new bucket was carried, there was just bare (光秃秃的)earth; on the other side where the old bucket was carried, there was a joyous row of wild flowers, leading all the way to the garden. 36. What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean?
A. Dirty B. Dark C. Worn-out D. Plain-looking. 37. What was the old bucket ashamed of?
A. His past. B. His aging. C. His manner. D. His leaking. 38. The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to A. laugh at the old one B. take pity on the old one
C. show off its beautiful looks D. praise the gardener’s kindness 39. Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A. Because it was used to keep a balance B. Because it stayed in its best condition C. Because it was taken as a treasure D. Because it had its own function
B
Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.
In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills ( 疾病 ) in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.
Though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to
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health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, clothes ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?
Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist(免疫学家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some ground. 40. The kings of France and England in the 16th century closed bath houses because . A. they lived healthily in a dirty environment.
B. they thought bath houses were to dirty to stay in C. they believed disease could be spread in public baths D. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease
41. Which of the following best describes Henry IV’s attitude to bathing? A. Afraid. B. Curious. C. Approving. D. Uninterested. 42. How does the passage mainly develop?
A. By providing examples. B. By making comparisons.
C. By following the order of time. D. By following the order of importance. 43. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To stress the role of dirt. B. To introduce the history of dirt.
C. To call attention to the danger of dirt. D. To present the change of views on dirt.
C I got my first driver’s license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore, Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday, Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’s license, ready to renew, the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21. “Mr. Henry Smith, your husband, will have to sign for you,” he said.
I argued, pointing to a very large belly(肚子)of mine,” I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive?” He answered coldly, “It’s the law, madam?” Henry encouraged me to calm down, just go ahead and get the license and be done with it “No.” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.
I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail-using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland, and I had to take the Maryland driver’s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years-sign the name Susan Brown, have my new picture taken, and walk out with a license to drive.
44. Susan got her first driver's license . A. before she got married to Henry B. when she was twenty years old C. after she finished high school D. when she just moved to Maryland 45. Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because . A. she was forbidden to drive by Maryland law
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B. she lacked driving experience in Maryland
C. she was to give birth to a baby soon D. she insisted on signing for herself
46. We can infer from the text that in the U.S. . A. American males should serve in the army
B. different states may have different laws
C. people have to renew their licenses in their home states
D. women should adopt their husbands' family names after marriage
D
William Butler Yeats, a most famous Irish writer, was born in Dublin on June 13, 1865. His childhood lacked the harmony (和睦) that was typical of a happy family. Later, Yeats shocked his family by saying that he remembered “little of childhood but its pain”. In fact, he inherited (继承) excellent taste in art from his family—both his father and his brother were painters. But he finally settled on literature, particularly drama (戏剧) and poetry.
Yeats had strong faith in coming of new artistic movements. He set himself the fresh task in founding an Irish national theatre in the late 1890s. His early theatrical experiments, however, were not received favorably at the beginning. He didn’t lose heart, and finally enjoyed success in his poetical drama.
Compared with his dramatic works, Yeats’s poems attract much admiring notice. The subject matter includes love, nature, history, time and aging. Though Yeats generally relied on very traditional forms, he brought modern sensibility to them. As his literary life progressed, his poetry grew finer and richer, which led him to worldwide recognition.
He had not enjoyed a major public life since winning the Nobel Price in 1923. Yet, he continued writing almost to the end of his life. Had Yeats stopped writing at age 40, he would probably now be valued as a minor poet, for there is no other example in literary history of a poet Auden wrote, among others, the following liners:
Earth, receive an honored guest: William Yeats is laid to rest. Let the Irish vessel (船) lie Emptied of its poetry.
47. Which of the following can describe Yeats’s family?
A. It filled Yeats’s childhood with laughter. B. It was shocked by Yeats’s choice. C. It was a typically wealthy family. D. It had an artistic atmosphere. 48. According to the passage, what do we know about Yeats’s life? A. Yeats founded the first Irish theater. B. Yeats stuck to modern forms in his poetry.
C. Yeats began to produce his best works from the 1910s.
D. Yeats was not favored by the public until the 1923 Noble Prize. 49. What kind of feeling is expressed in W. H. Auden’s lines?
A. Envy. B. Sympathy. C. Emptiness. D. Admiration. 50. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Yeats’ literary achievements. B. Yeats’ historical influence. C. Yeats’ artistic ambition. D. Yeats’ national honor. 四、单词拼写 （共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
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