高二假期英語試卷作業(yè)A

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該項

涂黑。

A

Exploityourparkingspace

Anunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenteroranairport,you

couldmakeanythingupto￡200or￡300aweek.PutanadvertisementforfreeonLetparkor

Atmyhousepark.

Rentaroom

Sparcroom?Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thankstothe

government-hacked“rentarooin^program,yonwon'thavetopayanytaxonthefirst￡4500youmakeper

year.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareorRoommateeasy.

Makemoneyduringspecialevents

Don'twantafull-timelodger?Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroom

outduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney,Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.

Liveonset

Rentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset"couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilm

productioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozens

ofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree-butyouwillbechargedifyourhome

getspicked.

Useyourroof

Youneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment

（around￡14,000）,andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunused

energyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-ycaragreementwiththesupplier,

whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.

21.Ifyouearn￡50（M）fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon.

A.￡800B.￡500C.￡4500D.5000

22.Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto.

A.signanagreementwiththegovernment

B.payaround￡14.000fortheequipment

C.selltherooftosomeenergycompanies

D.keeptheroofunchangedfor25years

23.Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?

A.Lodgers.B.Advertisers.C.Houseowners.D.Onlinecompanies

B

TheAmazonEcho,avoice-drivencomputerthatsitsonatabletopandanswerstothenameAlexa,can

callupmusictracksandradiostations,telljokes,answersimplequestionsandcontrolsmartappliances.

EvenbeforeChristmasitwasalreadyresidentinabout4%ofAmericanhouseholds.Voiceassistantsarc

beingwidelyusedinsmartphones,too:Apple'sSirihandlesover2billioncommandsaweek,and20%of

GooglesearchesonAndroid-poweredhandsetsinAmericaarcinputbyvoice.Dictatinge-mailsandtext

messagesnowworksreliablyenoughtobeuseful.Whytypewhenyoucantalk?

Simplethoughitmayseem,voicehasthepowertotransformcomputing,byprovidinganaturalmeans

ofinteraction.Windows,iconsandmenus,andthentouchscreens,werewelcomedasmucheasierwaysto

dealwithcomputersthanenteringcomplexkeyboardcommands.Butbeingabletotalktocomputers

abolishestheneedfbra“userinterface（界面）“alall.Justasmobilephonesweremorethanexistingphones

withoutwires,andcarsweremorethancarriageswithouthorses,socomputerswithoutscreensand

keyboardshavethepoiemialiobemoreuseful,morepowerful[hanpeoplecanimaginetoday.

Voicewillnotwhollyreplaceotherformsofinputandoutput.Sometimesitwillremainmore

convenienttoconversewithamachinebytypingratherthantalking（Amazonissaidtobeworkingonan

Echodevicewithabuilt-inscreen）.Butvoiceissuretoaccountfbragrowingshareofpeople'sinteractions

withthetechnologyaroundthem,fromwashingmachinesthattellyouhowmuchofthecycletheyhaveleft

tovirtualassistantsincorporatecallcentres.However,toreachitsfullpotential,thetechnologyrequires

furtherbreakthroughsandaresolutionofthetrickyquestionsitraisesaroundthetrade-offbetween

convenienceandprivacy.

Computer-dictationsystemshavebeenaroundtoryears.Buttheywereunreliableandrequiredlengthy

trainingtolearnaspecificuser'svoice.Computer'snewabilitytorecognisealmostanyone'sspeech

dependablywithouttrainingisthelatestmanifestation（證明）ofthepowerof“deeplearning”,anartificial

intelligencetechniqueinwhichasoftwaresystemistrainedtousemillionsofexamples,usuallyselected

fromtheInternet.Thankstodeeplearning,machinesnownearlyequalhumansintranscriptionaccuracy,

computerizedtranslationsystemsarcimprovingrapidlyandtcxt-to-specchsystemsarcbecominglessrobotic

andmorenatural-sounding.Computersarc,inshort,gettingmuchbetter￡thandlingnaturallanguageinallits

forms.

Althoughdeeplearningmeansthatmachinescanrecognizespeechmorereliablyandtalkinamore

naturalmanner,theystilldon'tunderstandthemeaningoflanguage.Thatisthemostdifficultaspectofthe

problemand,ifvoice-drivencoinputirgistrulytoflourish,onethatmustbeovercome.Computersmustbe

abletounderstandcontextinordertomaintainacoherentconversationaboutsomething,ratherthanjust

respondingtosimple,one-off(一次性的)voicecommands,astheymostlydotoday("Hey,Siri,setatimer

fbrtenminutes").Researchersinuniversitiesandatcompaniesarcworkingonthisproblem,building“bots”

thatcanholdmoredetailedconversationsaboutmorecomplextasks,fromsearchinginformationtomaking

travelarrangements.

Manyvoice-drivendevicesarealwayslistening,waitingtobeaciivated(激活).Somepeoplearealready

concernedabouttheimplicationsofinternet-connectedmicrophoneslisteningineveryroomandfromevery

smartphone.Notallaudioissenttothecloud—deviceswaitfbratriggerphrase("Alexa”,“OK,Google",

“Hey,Cortana”,or“Hey,Siri")beforetheystartpassingtheuser'svoicetotheserversthatactuallyhandle

therequests—butwhenitcomestostoringaudio,itisunclearwhokeepswhatandwhen.

24.AccordingtoParagraphLtheAmazonEcho.

A.hasbeensoldoutbeforeChristmas

B.hasbeenusedbymostAmericanfamilies

C.cameonthemarketlaterthanApple'sSiri

D.ismoreusefulthansmartphonesindictatinge-mails

25.Whatcanwelearnaboutcomputers'deeplearningfromthepassage?

A.Iiisvitaltoaccurateidentificationofhumanvoices.

B.Ilisalmostthesameasthecomputer-dictationsystem.

C.Ilhashelpedmachinesunderstand(hemeaningoflanguage.

D.Iihashelpedmachinesbeathumansinaccuracyandreliability.

26.Whataresomeusersofvoice-drivendevicesconcernedabout?

A.Thedeviceswillbeinchargeoftheirlife.

B.Thedevicesneedtobeactivatedbeforeworking.

C.Theyarcinthedarkabouttheirdata,sownership.

D.Theirvoicescanberecognizedbyeverysmartphone.

27.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsvoice-driventechnology?

A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Objective.

C

Inanewlookattheimpactoflong-timesittingbehavioronhealth,anewstudylinkstimewatching

televisiontoanincreasedriskofdeath.Oneofthemostsurprisingfindingsisthatitisn'tjustcouchpotatoes

whowereaftcctcd.Evenforpeoplewhoexercisedregularly,theriskofdeathwentupthelongertheywere

infrontoftheTV.Theproblemwasthelongperiodsoftimespentsittingstill.

Australianresearcherswhotracked8,8(X)peopletoranaverageofsixyearsfoundthatthosewhosaid

theywatchedTVformorethanfourhoursadaywere46%morelikelytodieofanycauseand80%more

likelytodieofcardiovascular(心血管的)diseasethanpeoplewhoreportedspendinglessthantwohoursa

dayinfrontofTV.

TimespentinfrontofTVsandcomputersandvideogameshascomeunderfireinstudiesinrecent

yearsforcontributingtoaspreadofobesityintheUSandaroundtheworld.Buttypicallytheresulting

public-healthmessageurgeschildrenandadults(oputdowntheXboxcontrollerandremoteandgetona

ireadmill(跑步機(jī))orasoccerfield.

TheAustralianstudyoffersadifferentview.“It'snotthesweatytypeofexercisewe'relosing,Msays

DavidDunstan,aresearcheraiBakerIDIHcanandDiabetesInsiiiutc,Melbourne,wholedthestudy."Il's

theincidentalmovingaround,standingupandusingmuscles.Thatdoesn'thappenwhenweareplunkedon

acouchinfrontofatclcvision.^^

Indeed,participantsinthestudyreportedgettingbetween3()and45minutesofexerciseaday,on

average.

Theresultsarcsupportedbyanewfieldofresearchthatshowshowlongperiodsofinactivitycanaffect

thebody'sprocessingoffatsandothersubstancesthatcontributetoheartrisk.Andtheysuggestthatpeople

canhelpdecreasesuchrisksimplybyavoidingextendedperiodsofsitting.^^

Keepingsuchprocessesworkingmoreeffectivelydoesn'trequireconstantintenseexercise,but

consciouslyaddingmoreroutinemovementtoyourlifemighthelp,doctorssay."Juststandingisbetterthan

sitting,^^saysGerardFletcher,acardiologistatMayoClinic,Jacksonville,Fla.,whoworksstandingupathis

computer.4tWhcnyoustandup,youshufflearoundalittlebitandusemusclesnotrequiredwhenyouarc

sittingorlyingdown.”

Simplestrategicsforincreasingactivityincludecombininghouseholdchoressuchasfoldinglaundry

withTV-watchingtimeorgettinguptochangeaTVchannelratherthanusingaremotecontrol.

Thereport,publishedTuesdayintheAmericanHeartAssociationjournalCirculation,focusesonTV

watchinginpartbecauseitisthemainleisure-timeactivityinmanycountries,researcherssaid,especiallyin

theUS.

28.Onemisunderstandingpeoplemighthaveisthat.

A.regularexercisecanminimizethesideeffectofwatchingTV

B.TVprogramscanbroadenyourhorizonseffectively

C.theradiationfromTVmaybadlyaffectyoursight

D.watchingTVverylongisagoodwaytokilltime

29.WhatisnewaboutthediscoveryoftheAustralianstudy?

A.Remotecontrolshouldn'tbeusedwhenpeoplewatchTV.

B.PeoplewhowatchTVtoolongshoaldtakemorephysicalexercise.

C.SittingtoolonginfrontofTVwillleadtohighriskofheartattack.

D.Long-timesittingisbadforallpeopleincludingthosewhoexerciseregularly.

30.AccordingtotheAustralianstudy,howcantheriskofdeathbereducedwhenpeoplewatchTV?

A.Bytakingsomemedicine.

B.Byincreasingsimplemovemem.

C.BytotallyavoidingwatchingTV.

D.Byincreasingsweatytypeofexercise.

第二節(jié)（共5小題：每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Weknowthatthereisnothingwersethanfindingyourselfcaughtinastrangeplace,disconnectedfrom

yourlovedones.Hereareavarietyoftravellipsthatwillhelpmakeyourjourneyasafeandenjoyableone.

Planahead.Thereisnowaytofullyplanfortheunexpected,butyoucanbepreparedforit.31If

travelingonpublictransportation,makesureyouknowtherouteandthestops.Haveawell-chargedcellphone

withyou,ortakeaMobilePowerPack.Youcanoftensavetimeandmoneybyplanningahead.

Informfamily/friendsofyourtravelplans.Makesureyouhavesomeoneyoucancontactincaseof

emergency.Ifsomeoneismeetingyouatyourdestination,makesure（heyknowexactlywhenyourlane/bus/

trainarrives.

32Doyouroutinelytakemedicine?Arcyou（ravelingwithababywhoneedsmilkpowder?These

arcexamplesofthingstocarrywithyouatalltimes.Iftravelisdelayed,itdoesn'thelpYOUiftheseitemsarc

partofyourcheckedbaggage.

Takeidentification.Itisimportanttohavephotoidentificationwithyouwhenyoutravel.Identification

isrequiredwhenpurchasingbusandtraintickets.33

Checkonprohibiteditemsinadvance.VisittheTransportationSecurityAgency'swebsite（TSA）to

checkonwhatitemsareprohibited.34Bettertoleaveitathome,sinceyouwillhavetosurrender（交

出）theiteminordertogetthroughairportsecurity.

Protectyourmoney.Insteadofcarryingalotofcashwithyou.useyourcardtopay.35Take

somecashjustinease,butdon'tputallyourcashinoneplace.Putsomemoneyinjackets,pocketsand

differentbags.Ineaseyourwalletgetslostorstolen,youstillhavecashinotherplaces.

A.Don'tforgettotakemedicine.

B.Beawareofyourownspecialneeds.

C.Thismakespaymenteasierandsafertomanage.

D.Incaseyouwanttotouraroundandlooktorplaces,mapsappisamust.

E.Iftravelingbycar,haveamapwithyouandknowyourrouteinadvance.

F.A：so,i（mustbepresentedalairlinecountersandairportsecuritycheckpoints.

GRememberiheSwissArmyknifeyourgrandfathergaveyouwhenyouwerelenyearsold?

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，

并在答題紙上將該項涂黑。

Onthelastdayofcollegebeforegraduation,ourprofessorwalkeduponstagetogiveusafinallesson,

whichshecalled"alifelessononthe36ofmindsets（思維模式）.Asshe37aglassofwateroverher

head,everyone38_hertomentionthetypical"glasshalfemptyorglasshalffull"question.39.witha

smileonherface,theprofessorasked,"HowheavyisthisglassofwaterI'mholding?"

Studentsshoutedoutanswers40fromeightounces（盎司）toacouplepounds.

Afterafewmomentsof41answers,shereplied,“Inmyopinion,theabsoluteweightofthisglass

doesn't42.Itall43howlongIholdit.IfIholditforaminuteortwo,it's44light.IfIholditforan

hour45,myarmmightfeelpainful.IfIholditforthewholeday,myarmwillfeelcompletelynumb,46

metodroptheglasstothefloor.Ineach47theweightoftheglassdoesn'tchange,48thelongerIhold

it,theheavierit49_tome."

Astheclassnoddedtheirheadsin50,shecontinued,"Yourworries,51andstressfulthoughtsare

likethisglassofwater.Thinkaboutthemforawhileand52happensThinkaboutthemabitlongerand

youbegintofeel53.Thinkaboutthemalldaylong,andyouwillfeelcompletelynumb,54todo

anythingelseuntilyou55them.”

36.A.originB.trendC.standardD.power

37.A.pickedB.laidC.raisedD.pulled

38.A.urgedB.beggedC.expectedD.advised

39.A.InsteadB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Anyway

40.A.comingB.rangingC.transforming□.judging

41.A.variousB.visibleC.quickD.short

42.A.concernB.matterC.careD.mean

43.A.referstoB.resultsinC.dependsonD.mixeswith

44.A.fairlyB.exactlyC.theoreticallyD.merely

45.A.onlyB.againC.laterD.straight

46.A.permittingB.forcingC.encouragingD.reminding

47.A.sectionB.problemC.caseD.field

48.A.soB.orC.forD.but

49.A.remainsB.feelsC.provesD.looks

50.A.agreementB.reliefC.fearD.shock

51.A.happinessB.disappointmentC.curiousnessD.engagement

52.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing

53.A.painB.terrorC.sorrowD.doubt

54.A.unwillingB.unableC.unwiseD.unlucky

55.A.destroyB.hideC.dropD.accept

第n卷（非選擇題部分）

第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

第二節(jié)語法填空(共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

MaryfamiliesintheUnitedStateshavea56(large)incomenowthaneverbefore,butpeoplearc

finding57difficulttomakeendsmeetanyway.

58isn'tadollarworthasmuchasitusedtobe?Economistssaythatthecostoflivingisthe

moneythatafamilymustpay59thenecessitiesoflife.Formanyyearsnow,thecostoflivinghas

increased60(great),sothevalueofthedollarhasdecreased.

Noonefullyunderstandswhythecostoflivingkeeps6](increase),buteconomistsbelievethat

workersandproducerscanmakepricesgoup.Asworkersearnmoney,theyhavemoremoneytospend,so

theydemandmoregoods.Ifthereisademandforcertaingoods,thepricesofthesegoodsgo62.At

thesametime,ifthere'sa63(short)ofgoods,thepricesalsoincrease.

Familiesneedtoknow64happenstotheirmoney.Theyneedtomaketheirincomemeetthe

costofliving,somanypeopleplanafamilybudget.Budgeting65(help)youspendyourmoney

wiselyasthecostoflivingincreases.

第三節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

閱讀下面句子，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

66.Whenyougetoutofthetaxi,makesurethatnoneofyour(possess)arcleftbehind.

67.Visitorswerestruckbythenaturalsceneryhere,whichwasbeautifulbeyond.(describe)

68.Ajudgehasruledthattheprisonerwhoescapedfromprisoncommittedno(oftend)becausehe

hadbeenheldinterribleconditions.

69.Membersofafamilylookandbehave(like)becausetheyshareacertaingroupofgenes.

70.Medicineshouldnotbeplacedwhereitis(access)tochildren.

7l.ThcstoryisbasedonaRichardMathesonnovel,andthisisitsthirdfilm.(adapt)

72.…Yourauntinvitesyoutothemoviestoday.

---1wouldrathershe___(tell)metomorrowthantoday.

73.Ifonlyhehadlainquietlyasthedoctor(instruct),hewouldnotsuffersomuchnow.

74.Theundergroundsystem(build)inthecitywillbeopennextyear.

75.Inthefilm,theactorthrewhimselfoffthehorseasif(shoot)todeath.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

76.應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分10分）

假定你是高二學(xué)生李華，暑假參加了在墨爾本的姐妹學(xué)校YerraValleyGrammar的游學(xué)活動?；貒?/p>

給hostfamily的小伙伴Barry寫一1封感謝信。

要點如下：L感謝他們一家的照顧；2.分享游學(xué)的體會；3.詢問寄給他們的禮物是否收到；4.遨詩

他們一家來中國游玩。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearBarry,

Yours,

LiHua

77.概要寫作（滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。

ManyChinesestudentshavestudiedEnglishforapproximatelytenyears,butmostofthemcannoteven

speakEnglishcorrectlyorfluently.Inniyopinion,therearcseveralobstaclesthathavecausedthistohappen.

Themainobstacleisfear!AnotheristhehabitofmentallytranslatingfromChinesetoEnglishandthento

changethesethoughtsintospokenwordsandsentences.Manyofthesecifficultiesarccausedbytheway

Chinesepeoplestudyandlearnthelanguage.

Wemustlearniospeakasachilddocs.Whenwearclearningasecondlanguageweneed（oremember

howwelearnedournativelanguage.Learningtounderstandandspeak￡languageisoneofthefirstskillsa

childdevelops.Howdoesachildlearnthelanguage?Helistensforatimeandthenhetriestorepeatthe

words.Parentsgivegreatpraiseforthesmallesteffortandslightestimprovement.Therefore,thechild

developscourageandisexcitedaboutlearning.Ittakesalongtimebeforeheknowsanythingaboutgrammar,

spellingorformalsentencestructures.

Asforlanguageteachers,theyshouldavoidcriticismandbeveryencouragingandgenerouswithpraise.

Criticismorpointingoutfaultstoooftencausesstudentstoloseself-confidenceanddevelopatearof

speaking.Thebestwaytomotivateastudentis