2014高二暑假英语作业三

一、填空题

1.I want to buy this kind of cloth because I ____ the cloth ____ well.

A. have told; washed B. have been told; washes

C. have been told; washed D. was told; washed

2.Great changes _____ in our province. Many tall buildings ______.

A. had been taken place; have been set up

B. have taken place; have been set up

C. have been taken place; have been set up

D. were taken place; were set up

3.This book is said_____ into several foreign languages last year.

A. has been translated B. have been translated

C. to have translated D. to have been translated

4.The new dictionaries are very useful. They ______well and _____ already.

A. sell ; have been sold out B. sold ;had sold out

C. sell; sell out D. are sold; have been sold out

5. A new school library _____ here. It is said that they hope to finish it next month.

A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built

6. Whenever he was asked ______ late for class, he would answer carelessly, always saying the same thing.

A. he was B. why was he C. why he was D. to be

7. He wanted to know ________ he had passed the exam.

A. that B. what C. whether D./

8. The teacher told us the movement ______ in 1921.

A. took place B. had taken place C. was taking place D. would take place

9. Customers are asked to make sure that they ______ the right change before leaving the shop. A. will give B. have been given C. have given D. will be given

10. Mother asked me _______ when I didn’t feel very well.

A. what was the matter with me B. what the matter was with me

C. what matter was with me D. what was matter with me

二、完形填空

When I first entered university，my aunt，who is an English professor，gave me a new English dictionary. I was __11__ to see that it was an English-English dictionary，also known as a monolingual dictionary.__12__ it was a dictionary intended for nonnative learners，none of my classmates had one __13__，to be honest，I found it extremely __14__ to use at first. I would look up words in the dictionary and __15__ not fully understand the meanings. I was used to the __16__ bilingual dictionaries，in which the words are __17__ both in English and Chinese. I really wondered why my aunt __18__ to make things so difficult for me. Now，after studying English at university for three years，I __19__ that monolingual dictionaries are _20__ in learning a foreign language.

As I found out，there is，_21__，often no perfect equivalence(对应) between two _22__ in two languages. My aunt even goes so far as to __23__ that a Chinese “equivalent” can never give you the __24__ meaning of a word in English！__25__，she insisted that I read the definition(定义) of a word in a monolingual dictionary _26__ I wanted to get a better understanding of its meaning.__27__，I have come to see what she meant.

Using a monolingual dictionary for learners has helped me in another important way. This dictionary uses a(n) __28__ number of words，around 2,000，in its definitions. When I read these definitions，I am __29__ exposed to(接触)the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas._30__ this，I can express myself more easily in English.

11．A.worried B．sad C．surprised D．nervous

12．A.Because B．Although C．Unless D．If

13．A.but B．so C．or D．and

14．A.difficult B．interesting C．ambitious D．practical

15．A.thus B．even C．still D．Again

16．A.new B．familiar C．earlier D．ordinary

17．A.explained B．expressed C．described D．created

18．A.offered B．agreed C．decided D．happened

19．A.imagine B．recommend C．predict D．understand

20．A.natural B．better C．easier D．convenient

21．A.at best B．in fact C．at times D．in case

22．A.words B．names C．ideas D．characters

23．A.hope B．declare C．doubt D．tell

24．A.exact B．basic C．translated D．expected

25．A.Rather B．However C．Therefore D．Instead

26．A.when B．before C．until D．while

27．A.Largely B．Generally C．Gradually D．Probably

28．A.extra B．average C．total D．limited

29．A.repeatedly B．nearly C．immediately D．anxiously

30．A.According to B．In relation to C．In addition to D．Because of

A

Rae Armantrout, who has been a poetry professor at the University of California San Diego(UCSD) for two decades, has won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in the poetry category for her most recent book, “Versed”.

“I’m delighted and amazed at how much media recognition that the Pulitzer brings, as compared to even the National Book Critics Award, which I was also surprised and delighted to win,” said Armantrout.

“For a long time, my writing has been just below the media radar, and to have this kind of attention, suddenly, with my 10th book, is really surprising.”

Armantrout, a native Californian, received her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley, where she studied with noted poet Denise Levertov, and her master’s in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She is a founding member of Language Poets, a group in American poetry that analyzes the way language is used and raises questions to make the reader think.

In March, she won the National Book Critics Circle Award for “Versed.”

“This book has gotten more attention,” Armantrout said, “but I don’t feel as if it’s better.”

The first half of “Versed” focuses on the dark forces taking hold of the United States as it fought the war against Iraq. The second half looks at the dark forces casting a shadow over her own life after Armantrout was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.

Armantrout was shocked to learn she had won the Pulitzer but many of her colleagues were not. “Rae Armantrout is a unique voice in American poetry,” said Seth Lerer, head of Arts and Humanities at UCSD.

“Versed”, published by the Wesleyan University Press, did appear in a larger printing than her earlier works, which is about 2,700 copies. The new edition is scheduled to appear in May.

31. According to Rae Armantrout, ____________.

A. her 10th book is much better

B. her winning the Pulitzer is unexpected

C. the media is surprised at her works

D. she likes being recognized by her readers

32. Which of the following is true of Rae Armantrout?

A. She published a poetry textbook. B. She used to teach Denise Levertov.

C. She started a poets’ group with others. D. She taught creative writing at UC Berkeley.

33. What can we learn about “Versed”?

A. It consists of three parts.

B. It is mainly about the American army.

C. It is a book published two decades ago.

D. It partly concerns the poet’s own life.

34. Rae Armantrout’s colleagues think that she ____________.

A. should write more B. has a sweet voice

C. deserves the prize D. is a strange professor

35. What can we learn from the text?

A. About 2,700 copies of “Versed” will be printed.

B. Cancer made Armantrout stop writing.

C. Armantrout got her degrees at UCSD.

D. “Versed” has been awarded twice.

B

Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”

Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanreal systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.

“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”

His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.

“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”

Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.

36. Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?

A. He teaches chemistry at MU.? B. He developed a chemical battery.

C. He is working on a nuclear energy source.

D. He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.

37. Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_________.

A. to show chemical batteries are widely applied.

B. to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.

C. to describe a nuclear-powered system.

D. to introduce various energy sources.

38. Liquid semiconductor is used to _________.

A. get rid of the radioactive waste??

B. test the power of nuclear batteries.

C. decrease the size of nuclear batteries

D. reduce the damage to lattice structure.

39. According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery _______.

A. uses