學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精高二英語(yǔ)周四小練2015。8Class：

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D。wasworking4。Withoutmyglasses,Icouldn’twhetherthatfigureontheblackboardwasathreeoraneight。A。makeoutB.makeupC。makeforD。makeoff5。Neverinmywildestdreams____thesepeoplearelivinginsuchpoorconditions.A。IcouldimagineB。couldIimagineC.Icouldn'timagineD。couldn’tIimagine6.Thelosshasnotyetbeen______accurately，butitisbelievedtobe學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精beyond100milliondollars。A。calculatedB.considered

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。controlled7。Noonecanwalkthewirewithoutabitoffearunless____veryyoung。A.havingbeentrainedB。trainedC。tobetrainedD.beingtrained8?！?Couldyoutellmewhathesaidjustnow?--Sorry,I______whatwasgoingonoutside。A.hadthoughtB。wasthinkingC.thoughtD。thinkTheflowers______sweetinthegardenattractthevisitorstothebeautyofnature.A．tosmellB．smellingC．smeltD．tobesmeltCouldyoutellme____ofyouwouldliketotakepartintheEnglishcompetition?A．whichB．whoC．whomDwhose11。Notonly_______givepeoplerelaxationandpleasure,but____increasetheirknowledgeofanykind.A.cantravel，itcanB。travelcan,canitC。cantravel,canitD.travelcan，itcan學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精12。OnlyafterthesecondtoweroftheWorldTradeCentre__________didpeopleknowitwasnotanaccident,butanattackofsomekind。A。hadhitB.didfallC。washitD。wasfallen13。Thevillagers，______hadbeendamagedbytheflood，weregivenhelpbytheRedCross.A。alloftheirhomesB.alltheirhomesC。whoseallhomesD。allofwhosehomes14.—-Excuseme，butIwanttouseyourcomputertotypeareport.--You__________havemycomputerifyoudon’ttakecarA。shan’tB。mightnotC.needn'tD.shouldn’t15。—WelcometoPearlHotel.MayIhelpyou？-I’dliketocheckinIhavea。（n)。A.admissionB.correctionC.reservationD。application--Areyoufreeafterschool?——Sorry，I’veplannedtotreatafriendofminetodinner__forhelp。A.inorderB.inreturnC.inturnD.inhonor二、完形填空MaryandherhusbandJimhadadognamed“Lucky”Whenever.friendscameforaweekendvisit，MaryandJimwould17nottoleavetheirluggage（行李)openbecauseLuckywould

themsteal學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精treasures。Someonewould18andsomethingwouldcomeupmissing.ThenMaryorJimwouldgotoLucky’stoyboxinandtherethe19wouldbe，amongallofLucky’sotherfavotoys.IthappenedthatMary20shehadcancer.Shethoughtshewasgoingtodieofthis21.ThenightbeforeshewasgoingtothehospitalshehuggedLucky,anda22struckher，“WhatwouldhappentoLucky？IfIdie，Luckywillbe23.Hewon’tunderstandthatIdidntwantto’24him。"Thethoughtmadeher25thanthinkingofherowndeath.The26wassuccessfulbutMaryhadtostayinthehospitalforthreeweeks。JimtookLuckyforhiseveningwalkfaithfully,butthelittledogjustdrooped(情緒低落).27thedaycameforMarytoleavethehospital。Whenshearrivedhome,Marywassoweakthatshecouldn’tevenmake28toherbedroom。Jimmadehiswife29onthecouch.LuckystoodwatchingMarybuthedidn'tcometoherwhenshe30。ItmadeMarysadbutsleepsoonovercameher.WhenMary31shecouldn'tunderstandwhatwaswrong.Shecouldn'tmoveherheadandherbodyfelt32。Butshelaughedhappilywhensherealizedthe33。Whileshewassleeping，thedoghadmadetripaftertriptothebasementbringingMaryallhisfavoritethingsinlife.Hehad34herwitheverytreasureheowned！學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精Maryforgotabout35。InsteadsheandLuckybeganlivingagain，walkingfurtherandfurthertogethereverydayIt.’sbeen12yearsnowandMaryis36cancer—free。Lucky？Hestillstealstreasures,butMaryremainshisgreatesttreasure.17.A。helpB。begC。warnD。order18.A.insistB。hesitateC.stopD。forget19。A。treasureB.furnitureC。materialD.equipment20.A。workedoutB。foundoutC.madesureD。pointedout21.A.diseaseB。disasterC.mistakeD.accident22。A.requestB。suggestionC。thoughtD。plan23.A.kickedB。woundedC。killedD。abandoned24.A。punishB。disturbC。leaveD。cheat25.A.poorerB.busierC。quieterD。sadder26。A。operationB。experimentC。conferenceD.performance27.A。ImmediatelyB.FinallyC.FortunatelyD。Suddenly28。A。ridesB.stepsC.roadD。building29.A.freeB.fullC.comfortableD.content30.A。movedB。criedC.waitedD.called31。A。gotoffB.brokeinC.wokeupD。turnedup32。A。heavyB。coldC.hardD.hurt學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精33.A.challengeB。problemC.faultD.danger34.A。coveredB。protectedC.touchedD.supported35。A.apologizingB.dyingC.escapingD.scolding36.A.oftenB.againC.alsoD.still三、閱讀理解Whenbuildinghouses，peopleusedtothinkaboutnotonlytheclimateoftheareasbutalsothebuildingmaterialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses。However，sinceelectricitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,peoplebegantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycouldfindtoprotecttheirhousesfrombothcoldandheat.Now，housesofanoldyetnewtypehavebeenwidelybuilt。Insomepartsoftheworld,peoplesharetheirhouseswiththeirlivestock（牲口）。Duringcoldweather，theygathertheircows，goats，orotheranimalsandkeepthemonthefirstflooroftheirhouses。Thereasonsarethattheanimalscanbeprotectedfromthecoldandthattheycanhelptoheatthehousesaswell。Thebodyheatgivenoffbytheanimalsrisestothesecondfloorofthehouses，wherepeoplelive.Bysharingtheirhouseswiththeirlivestock，peoplegainasourceofheat.Peoplewholiveinornearcitiesdonotusuallykeeplivestock.However,homebuildersusethefactthatheatrises.Thisnaturallawcanbeusedinbuildinghousesintheseareas。Insteadofkeepinglivestockonthefirst學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精floor，buildersfillitwithlargerocks.Astheyareopentoethsun’sraysduringcoldweather,theserockstakeinheat。Theyalsogiveofftheheat，and,ofcourse,thewarmairrisesintothelivingareasofthehouses。Sothesehousesareenergy-saving。House—buildingbecomesagreatchallenge（挑戰(zhàn)）tobuildingdesignersandenergyengineers。Theytrytomeetthischallengebylearningfromoldtraditionsandbyusingmoderntechnology.Andsomedayinthefuture，peoplewillbeabletoliveinmoreenergy—savinghouses.37．Whatdidpeoplebegintoconsideraselectricitywasnolongercheap？A．Theclimateoftheirareas.B．Theenergyfortheirhouses。C．Thefashionsfortheirhouses。D．Thebuildingmaterialsfortheirhouses。38．Peopleinsomeareasgainasourceofheatby。A．keepingtheirlivestockdownstairsB．protectingtheirlivestockfromthecoldC．sharingtheirhousesonlywiththeircowsD．livingonthesecondfloorwiththeirlivestock39．Theunderlinedwords“naturallaw”inthethirdparagrathefactthat________。A．heatraisesthetemperatureinthehousesB．heatgoesintheupwarddirection學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精C．heatgoesupiftemperatureisraised

D．heatincreasesthetemperatureofrocks40．Fromthepassage，wecanconcludethat__________.A．peoplewillnolongerconsiderbuildingmaterialsinthefutureB．energy-savingbuildingswillbecomemorepopularinthefutureC．a(chǎn)lmostallpeoplewillmoveintothehousesheatedbylargerocksD．energyengineerswilldevotethemselvesonlytomoderntechnology四、任務(wù)型閱讀Howwillthewaykidslearnchangeoverthenext10years?AccordingtofuturistexpertNeilSelwynfromtheFacultyofEducation,MonashUniversity,children’memoryswillbeabletobeimprovedtechnologically。Inthefuture，kidscouldtakecognition(認(rèn)知)drugslikevitaminsinthemorningtodevelopthebrainandhelpwithmemorybeforeexams.Besidesthesmartdrugs,therewillbeaharddiskthatakidcanattachexternally(外面地）onhis/herheadtodownloadinformationinto。Also，thetactilefeedback（觸覺反響)technologyallowskidstolearnbytrialanderror。Forexample，inschools,childrencoulddissect(解剖）adigitalfrogtolearnaboutbiology.Thedevelopmentofvariouseducationaltechnologicalproductswillhavegreateffectsonfutureschools.In10yearstherewillbenotextbooksinclasses。Digitalbookswilltaketheplaceoftextbooks。Librarieswillstillexisttokeepoldbooksalthoughfewnewoneswillbepurchased。Childrenwillpractiseanewkindofartificial(人工的）intelligencelike學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精peopleusedtolearnLatinorGreekwiththesmall,single-boardcomputer.Inaddition，robotswillbeusedasteachersinfutureschools，thoughteacherswillremaintheprimaryexperts.Forexample,therealistic-lookingSayarobotisusedextensivelyinschoolsinJapanandSouthKoreaandisanacceptedpartoftheirculture。Moveableschoolswillappear,too。Thefuturistic,adventurousandflexibleschoolfeaturesdifferentpartsthatcanbeaddedonortakenofflikeLegoblocks（積木）dependingontheschool’Thesneentireds。schoolcanbesetupormovedinamatterofweeksandlessexpensivelythanbuildinganddesigninganentirenewschool.Theideaistomakeschoolmoreinspiringandabetterenvironmentforstudentstothinkmoreseriouslyandbemoreintelligentandrespectful.Personalizedtechnologywillalsobeused。Askidsbringintheirowntablets(平板電腦)andsmartphonestotheclassroom,theywillbeabletogetinformationmorequicklyanditwillbemorepersonalizedforthemastheywillbefamiliarwithapplicationstheyuseathometoo。Inaddition，virtuallessonswillbegivenandtheywillbeespeciallyusefulforruralpupilsasbroadbandspeedsanddigitalequipmentimproves.Schoolhourswillnotbefrom9a。m。to4p.m.anymore，andinstead，kidswilltakelessonswithanonlinetutoronedayaweek。The

Howwillschoolslookin10years？●Kidswillbeabletoremembertheirbetterbytakingcognitiondrugs。

lessons學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精ofchildren

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