2013高二英语暑假作业（二）

单项选择

1. We have kept in ___ touch with each other for two years and he always gives me good advice on ___ phone.

A. the; the B. /; the C. /; / D. the; /

2 . Nowadays people sometimes separate their waste to make it easier for it ______ .

A. reusing B. reused C. to reuse D. to be reused

3. The new comers found it impossible to _____themselves to the climate to make permanent homes in the new countries.

A. suit B. adopt

C. adapt D. match

4. I was held up for about half an hour in the traffic jam,_____ the delay.

A. it caused B. thus causing C. caused D. to cause

5. I thought her nice and honest ________ I met her.

A．first time B．for the first time C．the first time D．by the first time

6. ---What’s the matter with your boyfriend?

---I can’t stand _____when he often ignores me and talks with other girls.

A. one B. that C. him D. it

7. They urged that the library ______ open during the vacation.A. must be kept B. is kept C. would be kept D. be kept

8. You can find whatever you need at the shopping centre, ___ is always busy at the weekend.

A. that B. where C. what D. which

9. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______.

A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed

10. --- Did you return the book you borrowed from Tom?

--- Yes, I gave it to him ______ I saw him.

A. for the moment B. the moment

C. for a moment D. at the moment

11. My grandfather is already over seventy, but he is still energetic and ______.

A. alive B. living C. lively D. live

12. ---Sorry, I forgot ___ him about it.

---Never mind, I’ll tell it myself.

A. telling B. to tell C. to be told D. having told

13. ______ helping the situation, you’ve just make it worse.

A. Except for B. Along with

C. Apart from D. Far from

14. She hurried back, only ________ her mother dying in hospital.

A. finding B. found C. to find D. to have found

15. His sister left home in 1998 and ________ since then.

A．had not been heard of B．has not been heard of

C．had not heard of D．has not heard of

二、阅读理解

Why should I teach my children history? That sounds like a stupid question to even ask. But, as I hear different home schooling teachers discuss history, I get the idea that there may be different reasons for teaching history. Let me briefly explain the three good reasons for studying history and two bad reasons for studying history.

The major reason I see for studying history is that we can learn from the past. I am convinced that the world would be a much better place if more people understood the successes and failures of the past and the things that made these successes and failures. However, as the unfortunately true statement goes "the one thing we seem to learn from history is that we don't seem to learn from history." Perhaps at least in teaching history, to my children I can do a small part in changing this.

A second major reason for studying history is that it is hard to understand the current political climate in the absence of an understanding of its historical context. We can not even understand why we are and where we are without history, much less (更不必说) try to figure out where we are going or how we should get where we want to be.

I teach my children history, for one more reason. I purchased a set of historical audio (录音机) tapes for our children. My seven-year-old son listened to them over and over. It was my hope that he would become inspired by the accomplishments of people like the Wright brothers to accomplish things by himself. I think that it is good that we celebrate the accomplishments of people like Martin Luther King Jr. if, in doing so, young people are called on to stand for the principles that he stood for and accomplish what he accomplished. I also think that by studying people like Adolph Hitler, people can learn to stand against the things that he stood for.

16. The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. instruct the parents how to teach their children history

B. show the importance of history in politics

C. explain the reasons why children study history

D. introduce the writer’s own way of teaching history

17. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?

A. Many people aren't clever enough to learn well from the past.

B. Many people fail to make good use of history and make the same mistakes.

C. Many people feel it hard to understand history.

D. Many people have no interest in studying history.

18. Which of the following is not the reason for studying history according to the author?

A. One can learn from history in order not to make the same mistakes.

B. It can help us to understand the current political climate.

C. Without history, one can be nothing but a fool in every aspect.

D. One can know the principle of doing something and not doing something.

19. Some positive historical figures are mentioned in the last paragraph to show __________.

A. people can be inspired to do good, while also learning to fight against evil

B. people may also learn from bad historical figures

C. more celebrations should be held to honor their achievements

D. today’s people can also achieve what they achieved

20. What would be talked about in the following paragraph?

A. How to teach history effectively.

B. Some negative reasons for studying history.

C. How to get more people to study history.

D. Some bad historical figures.

三、阅读表达

[1]Each of our experiences has impact on us, either in a positive way or a negative way. Negative experiences can leave us troubled and disillusioned（幻想破灭的）；however, positive experiences can greatly improve our optimism and daily motivation, which is the fuel that drives us to improve our lives and achieve our goals. Here are some ways to increase your daily motivation so you can achieve more in your life:

[2]Having goals is vital. They are the key motivators that drive you to succeed. A life without goals is like a boat without a rudder drifting with no direction and no end destination. Meaningful goals motivate you to take inspiring action toward achieving what you desire and keep you focused and driven when you come across challenges and difficulties. When setting any goal, it is very important however, to take small progressive steps toward achieving it. small steps will prevent you becoming overwhelmed（不知所措的）and help you maintain a positive attitude to keep you moving forward.

[3]A positive attitude will help keep you motivated to continually move forward toward your goal while a negative attitude will damage any chance of success. If you believe that your goal is too difficult and that you won’t achieve it, then I can say for certain that you will be right. Your mind is extremely powerful, and you’d be a fool to underestimate it. Feed it with positive thoughts and it will grant you whatever you want.

[4]We’ve all been given the greatest gift of all…and that’s the gift of life! None of us will be on this planet forever, so is there a greater motivation than living life to the full and getting the very most out of every day?

[5]Having daily inspiration to live life to the full and achieve all we can is what none of us should pass up. If you want to become what you’ve always wanted to be then you have to do whatever it takes to make it happen.

21. What is the main idea of the text?(no more than 7 words)

22. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. (no more than 6 words)

23. How can you make yourself become more positive according to Paragraph 3? (no more than 9 words)

24.What does the underlined word“it”(Line3, Paragraph 5)probably refer to? (no more than 8 words)

25. List three ways that can improve your optimism and daily motivation according to this text? (no more than 17 words)

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②

③

四、书面表达

假定你的名字叫李华，你的美国朋友Elizabeth要来你校任教，请你帮她找一住房。请你写封信向她介绍住房情况及周围的居住环境：1单元房，两室一厅，月租金1500元，家具齐全。

要求： 1、包括以上要点

2、适当增加细节，使行文连贯

2013高二英语暑假作业（二）参考答案

一、单项选择

1-5 BDCBC 6-10 DDDBB 11-15CBDCB

二、阅读理解

16-20 CBCAB

三、阅读表达

21. Ways / How to increase your daily motivation

22. Breaking a goal down into / Dividing a goal into

23. By feeding my mind with more positive thoughts

24. Becoming what you’ve always wanted to be

25. ① Having/ setting meaningful goals

② Having a positive attitude

③Having a desire to live life to the full

四、书面表达

Dear Elizabeth,

I'm delighted to learn that you are coming to teach in our school. To ensure you have a pleasant stay here, I would like to give you some advice and suggestion from my perspective.

Our school locates in the downtown area. So it is very convenient for you to shop around. Also available are a couple of bus stations, and a metro station is just two streets away.

A fully furnished unit with one bedroom, one living room and one washroom normally costs 1500 per month, bills not included. You may consider sharing an apartment with others, which will save you lots of money.

I look forward to meeting you. Let me know if anything I can help.

Yours,

Li Hua