2013高二英语暑假作业（一）

单项填空

1. Every year in China, ______ day is set aside to honor and show respect to ______ elders.

A．/; the B．the; the C．a; / D．a; the

2. At the class meeting the students discussed three different _______ to the study of English.

A. means B. approaches C. methods D. ways

3.What a（an） _____ it is that they were born in the same year and on the same day!

A. coincidence B. accident C. incident D. confidence

4. He just couldn’t fall asleep with so many worries _______ his mind.

A. to fill B. being filled C. filled D. filling

5、 She was busy texting on her cellphone ____ she was startled by cars honking and drivers shouting at her.

A. when B. while C. as if D. if only

6. Every four years, many athletes from different countries _____ the Olympic Games.

A. take part in B. participate in C. join D. both A and B

7. If law and order as well as rules and regulations ______, neither the citizen nor his property is safe.

A. are not observed B. is not observed

C. were not observed D. was not observed

8. --- How about your new book?

--- It won’t be long before it ______.

A. publish B. come out

C. give out D. take out

9. In my opinion，all that Mr. White ________ good for the students in his class. He is very strict with them.

A．does does do B．does does does C．does do do D．do does do

10. ---How did you _____ the old valuable house?

---It used to be _____my uncle. He left it to me in his will.

A. take possession of ; in possession of

B. take the possession of ; in the possession of

C. take possession of ; in the possession of

D. take the possession of; in possession of

11. ---Please sit down and have a break. You have been working for three hours.

---No, thank you. _____.

A. I am not a little tired B. I am not in the least tired

C. You go ahead please D. I’ll stop and rest together with you

12. ---Do you think Mr. Smith’s advice is of great help to you?

---Well, it all depends._____, he gave me some chances to try.

A. Otherwise B. Somehow C. Therefore D. Anyhow

13. _____ the task ahead of time, they decided to go to Phuket Island（普吉岛） for a holiday.

A. Having accomplished B. accomplishing

C. To have accomplished D. To accomplish

14. The reason ______ Tom came to attend the meeting was ______ he was an expert in this field.

A. why; that B. why; whether C. that; why D. why; because

15. Tom likes playing the violin and is good at English. _______ his sister.

A. It is the same with B. So is C. It is so with D. So does

二、完形填空

It’s a question anyone might ask in the future: Should your household robot be cool? Or practical?

For Sony Corporation, robots ought to be entertaining. The company’s 51 robot, SDR—4X, can sing and dance. But for automaker Honda Motor Co. Ltd, such 52 should perform useful tasks for their 53 masters.

“It is in the end a machine, a 54 ” said Masato Hirose, Honda’s chief engineer. Sony’s chief researcher Toshi Doi said robots performing such tasks as 55 for ill or disabled people would not necessarily need a human 56 . “The attractiveness of the SDR—4X is its 57 ”, he said. “It has feelings. It has instincts (直觉).”

Drawing from its 58 of 60,000 words, an SDX—4X robot 59 last week that it can ask a 60 in a high voice: “please 61 still for a minute while I memorize your face.” It also 62 off its ability to walk on uneven (高低不平的) floors, and come to its owner when it’s 63 .

While Honda’s robot is 64 used mainly for entertainment, it is 65 that one day it will be a useful companion. So its robots have been 66 to be 120cm tall—more than twice the height of the SDR—4X. Hirose said 120cm is the 67 a robot that moves around a home should be.

“If you are going to have something that can move with 68 in a human surroundings, then it is better to 69 the robot like a human,” he said.

Hirose said that he hopes the robot will be 70 enough so that he can buy one for himself and let it get him a beer.

16. A. earliest B. latest C. coolest D. largest

17. A. matters B. people C. machines D. inventions

18. A. human B. own C. creative D. modern

19. A. tool B. robot C. toy D. slave

20. A. looking B. working C. leaving D. caring

21. A. appearance B. character C. job D. ability

22. A. purpose B. appearance C. personality D. material

23. A. storage B. use C. project D. creation

24. A. said B. announced C. showed D. imagined

25. A. friend B. partner C. servant D. guest

26. A. hold B. lie C. take D. make

27. A. left B. showed C. put D. dropped

28. A. tired B. called C. controlled D. made

29. A. also B. still C. again D. even

30. A. planned B. hoped C. reported D. described

31. A. expected B. raised C. proved D. designed

32. A. cheapest B. dearest C. smallest D. biggest

33. A. ease B. care C. difficulty D. foot

34. A. buy B. use C. invest D. design

35. A. useful B. smart C. cheap D. low

三、阅读理解

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Superman, Spider-Man, Batman and Iron Man …There is no shortage of superheroes. You find them in comic books, on the TV and the big screen.

In a survey of fans by the sci-fi and fantasy website, SFX.co.uk, Batman, 70 years old this year, was voted Britain’s favorite superhero.

Unlike many crime-fighting superheroes Batman has no special powers. He can't fly like Superman or shoot a sticky web like Spider-Man.

Bruce Wayne is born to a wealthy Gotham City business family. However, when his parents are murdered his life changes completely.

Wayne feels anger at their deaths and guilty that he did not prevent them. He travels around the world learning how to fight. Upon returning to Gotham, he creates a disguise to enable him to fight crime without being recognized.

A childhood fear of bats leads him to choose to dress as one. His idea is that through the bat persona, he can prove to himself that he has overcome his childhood fears.

Wayne is the CEO of the company he inherits from his father. He seems to live the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy. But this is a ruse (计策). He works hard at the image to allow himself the freedom he needs to do his work as a crime fighter. “Bruce Wayne, playboy” is the disguise; Batman is the real person.

“Wayne is not a born superhero. Instead, he is a real, complex person,”said Dace Golder, editor of the website. "He is the most realistic of all the superheroes. I am particularly interested in the emotional process by which a boy becomes a hero. His superhero qualities come from within.”

36. What is the article mainly about?

A. What makes a superhero.

B. How to overcome childhood fears.

C. How Bruce Wayne develops into a superhero.

D. Why superheroes enjoy great popularity in Britain.

37. Batman differs from other superheroes in that .

A. he doesn't have any special powers

B. he had an unhappy childhood

C. he was not a born superhero

D. he does his best to fight crime

38. Bruce Wayne decides to dress like a bat because of .

A. his curiosity about bats

B. his unusual travel experiences

C. his parents' sudden death

D. his childhood fear of bats

39. Why does Wayne live like a playboy?

A. He prefers the lifestyle of a playboy.

B. He needs to disguise his crime fighting activities.

C. He loves freedom more than anything else.

D. He doesn't know how to run a company.

40. Which of the following statements is true about Batman?

A. The turning point of his life is due to his parents' sudden death

B. He has special powers

C. Batman is a born superhero

D. He actually lives the lifestyle of a millionaire playboy

四、阅读表达

Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you gain the most from them, and ensure you do not waste this wonderful opportunity to learn.

〔1〕Be positive about school! Don't say things are difficult or boring. Be interested in school-life and your school subjects. Join in lots of activities. Be quick to put your hand up. Go round the school with a big smile.

〔2〕Expect to work. School is not a holiday camp. If you are not working, you are not learning, and you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.

(3〕Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. Play some sports to keep your body strong.

〔4〕__________________________. Do not say you will do things tomorrow. If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.

〔5〕Don't be too disappointed if things sometimes go badly. Everyone fails some tests, loses some matches and has bad days. Friends are not always perfect, and they sometimes say and do unpleasant things. Don't let small problems seem very big and important.

〔6〕Talk about problems—sometimes they are only the result of misunderstanding. Don't be too embarrassed to ask for help. You are young. No one thinks you can do everything!

〔7〕Plan your time. Don't waste life lying in bed on Saturday morning. Go and play a sport, learn the piano, work on a project, read a book, practise English, or help someone with problems. There are always a lot of things to do.

〔8〕Set targets. If your last grade was a D, work for a C. Try to make progress bit by bit. Think of small targets: "I will speak in class four times this week", "I will finish my project on Wednesday" or "I will get two more marks this week".

Follow my advice, and have a happy school-life!

1. What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)

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2. Which sentence in the text is closest in meaning to the following one?

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