2019-2020 学年度搞英语寒假作业(3)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A.
My folks bought their first house in the early 1940s after Dad got a better job in
Marquette, Michigan. We lived just inside the city limits in what was still a rural area.
In the spring of 1948, when I was 6 years old, my parents bought a calf(小牛) to
replace our cow, which had been killed the year before. So one day we drove to a local
farm and returned with a white and brown calf we named Tubby.
We didn’t own a truck, so Tubby rode home in the backseat of Dad’s car with my
9-year-old brother, Steve, and me. As you can imagine, the trip was a lot of fun for us
kids.
Later that summer, Mom thought it would be cute to take a picture of me sitting on
Tubby’s back. All went well until the snap of the camera shutter sent Tubby charging off
on a run, with me holding on for dear life.
I lasted for about 30 feet before I hit the ground. Mom was quick enough to shoot a
follow-up picture, so we had photos of me both on and off Tubby!
When summer had passed, the day arrived for poor Tubby to fill our freezer. I must
have been somewhere else with my Mom on the fateful day, because I have no memory
of how it happened. All I knew was that the barn was empty, and that we had plenty of
meat for dinners.
I hadn’t lived on a farm like my mother, so I didn’t understand that what happened to
Tubby was not unusual. Liv estock aren’t meant to be pets, and most farm kids know
and accept that truth.
Whenever we had beef for dinner, I would tearfully, “Is this Tubby?” This went on for
a couple of weeks until Dad had finally had enough and declared, “No more cows!”
That made me feel a little better about poor Tubby.
21.The writer’s parents bought Tubby so that ____.
A. they would have more cows in the future B. It would provide their children with
milk.
C. the family would have enough meat to eat D. they would no longer feel lonely on
the farm.
22. Which word can be used to describe the author’s mom?
A. Serious. B. Strong-willed. C. Careless D. Quick-minded.
23. We learn from the passage that _____.
A. Steve was not so fond of Tubby as his younger brother.
B. the author had much trouble with Tubby in the summer.
C. the author’s mom thought it natural to kill a cow for meat.
D. the author was pleased to see their freezer filled with beef.
24. We can most probably read the text above in a website on ____.
A. pets B. education C. diet D. animals
B
An information evening will be held to help advise Canterbury families, parents and
caregivers on how to support teenagers who are feeling down, depressed or stressed.
At the event youth health experts will give an introduction of the choices available to
parents and caregivers to support the mental health of their teens. They will also
introduce and show SPARX---a world-first online e-therapy(电子治疗) tool launched in
April as part of the Prime Minister ’s Youth Mental Health Project. SPARX combines
computer gaming technology with therapy strategies to help teenagers learn skills to
deal with feelings of depression and anxiety. SPARX was designed and tested by the
University of Auckland especially for young New Zealanders and was found to be as
effective as other treatment equipment.
The free family information evening will take place on Wednesday, 9 July 2014 in the
Oaks Room art the Christchurch Netball Centre, 455 Hagley Avenue, from 7:30 pm to
9:00 pm.
Speaking at the event are:
---Dr Theresa (Terry) Fleming, co-creator of SPARX and senior lecturer at the University
of Auckland; and---Dr Sue Bagshaw, director of the Collaborative Trust for Research and
Training in Youth Health and Development.
Drs Fleming and Bagshaw will also shared how SPARX has helped reduce waiting lists at
youth health service providers in the region.
No registration is needed. Entry to the event is free and open to parents, families,
caregivers and anyone working with young people. We would appreciate your help in
sharing details about this information evening with parents, teachers, nurses and
anyone else in your school’s community who might benefit from learning more about
supporting teens with their mental health.
25.The writer wrote the passage to ______________.
A. tell people to attend the information evening B. teach people how to support the
health of teens
C. Send people lists at youth health service providers D. help teenagers to learn skills to
deal with feelingsx k b 1
26.If you want to take part in the evening, you _________.
A. should visit www.sparx.org.nz B. must watch a short video
C. needn’t to register earli er D. can’t send any emails
27. What did the writer want people to do?
A. Spread the information. B. Donate much money.
C. Buy much equipment. D. Participate in the research.
C.
Early on e morning, more than a hundred years ago, an American inventor called Elias
Howe finally fell asleep. He had been working all night on the design of a sewing
machine but he had run into a very difficult problem: It seemed impossible to get the
thread to run smoothly around the needle.
Though he was tired, Howe slept badly. He turned and turned. Then he had a dream.
He dreamt that he had been caught by terrible savages whose king wanted to kill him
and eat him unless he could build a perfect sewing machine. When he tried to do so,
Howe ran into the same problem as before. The thread kept getting caught around the
needle. The king flew into the cage and ordered his soldiers to kill Howe. They came up
towards him with their spears raised. But suddenly the inventor noticed something.
There was a hole in the tip of each spear. The inventor awoke from the dream, realizing
that he had just found the answer to the problem. Instead of trying to get the thread to
run around the needle, he should make it run through a small hole in the center of the
needle. This was the simple idea that finally made Howe design and build the first really
practised sewing machine.
Elias Howe was not the only one in finding the answer to his problem in this way.
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light, said his best ideas came into him in
dreams. So did the great physicist Albert Einstein. Charlotte Bronte also drew in her
dreams in writing Jane Eyre.
To know the value of dreams, you have to understand what happens when y ou are
asleep. Even then, a part of your mind is still working. This unconscious(无意识的), but
still active part understands your experiences and goes to work on the problems you
have had during the day. It stores all sorts of information that you may have forgotten
or never have really noticed. It is only when you fall asleep that this part of the brain can
send messages to the part you use when you are awake. However, the unconscious part
acts in a special way. It uses strange images which the conscious part may not
understand at first. This is why dreams are sometimes called “ secret messages to
ourselves”.
28.According to the passage, Elias Howe was________.
A. the first person we know of who solved problems in his sleep
B. much more hard-working than other inventors
C. the first person to design a sewing machine that really worked
D. the only person at the time who knew the value of dreams
29The problem Howe was trying to solve was________.
A. what kind of thread to use B. how to design a needle which would not break
C. where to put the needle D. how to prevent the thread from getting
caught around the needle
30.Thomas Edison is spoken of because________.
A. he also tried to invent a sewing machine B. he got some of his ideas from dreams
C. he was one of Howe’s best friends D. he also had difficulty in falling asleep
31.Dreams are sometimes called “secret messages to ourselves” because ________.
A. strange images are used to communicate ideas B. images which have no meaning are
used
C. we can never understand the real meaning D. only specially trained people can
understand them
D.
People can be addicted to(沉溺于) different things — e.g. alcohol, drug, certain foods,
or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive(强迫的):they have
a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to
psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend
money. This compulsion, like most others, is impossible to explain reasonably. For
compulsive spenders who buy on credit(以赊欠方式), charge accounts are even more
exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can
do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the
pleasure that they get from the things they buy.
There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most
people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however,
often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe
that they are helping their budgets(预算), but they are really playing an exciting game.
When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are
winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good
reason for the things that they do and the real reason.
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits,
but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase
business. They consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values,
their beliefs and opinions, an d so on in their advertising and sales methods.
Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals
solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that
they have problems with money.
32. According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large
amounts of money ___.
A. and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys B. in order to satisfy his or her
basic needs in life
C. just to meet his or her strong psychological need D. and feels he or she is cheated
33. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.
B. Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of people’s spending habits
to increase sales.
C. Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than
scientists do.
D. Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.
34. What is the text mainly about?
A. The psychology of money-spending habits. B. The habits of compulsive spenders.
C. A special psychology of bargain hunting. D. The use of the psychology of spending
habits in business.
35. From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive
spenders or compulsive bargain hunters _____.
A. are really unreasonable B. need special treatment
C. are really beyond drugs D. can never get any help to solve their problems with
money
第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Cell Phones: Hang Up or Keep Talking
Millions of people are using cell phones today. In many places, it is actually
considered unusual not to use one. 36 They find that the phones are more than a
means of communication – having mobile phone shows that they are cool and
connected.
The explosions around the world in mobile phone use make some health
professionals worried. Some doctors are concerned that in the future many people may
suffer health problems from the use of mobile phones. Mobile phone companies are
worried about the negative publicity(负面报道)of such ideas. __ ___37____________
On the other hand, signs of change in the issues of the brain and head can be
detected with modern scanning equipment. In one case, a traveling salesman had to
retire at a young age because of serious memory loss. 38 This man used to talk
on his mobile phone for about six hours a day, every day of his working week, for a
couple of years.
39 The answer is radiation(辐射). High-tech machines can detect very small
amounts of radiation from mobile phones. Mobile phone companies agree that there is
some radiation, but they say the amount is too small to worry about.
As the discussion about the safety continues, it appears that it’s best to use mobile
phones less often.
______40 Use your mobile phone only when you really need it. In the future, mobile
phones may have a warning label that says they are bad for your health. So for now, it’
s wise not to use your mobile phone too often.
A. They will possibly affect their benefits.
B. In many countries, cell phones are very popular with young people.
C. What do the doctors worry about?
D. What is it that makes mobile phones potentially harmful?
E. They say that there is no proof that mobile phones are bad for your health.
F. He couldn’t remember even simple tasks.
G. Use your regular phone if you want to talk for a long time.
第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分)
第一节:完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最
佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
This always began after breakfast: “Go ahead, everyone. I’ll 41 the dishes!” For the
next hour Dad did the dishes, singing songs like I Had a Hat When I Came In.
I suppose it was 42 for a boy’s father to wear an apron – but I never thought
much of it 43 the day that Dad broke with tradition.
“Tommy,” he said 44 . “There comes a time in every boy’s life when he must take
on 45 . Starting today, I want you to do the dishes on Sunday morning so that your
mother and I can work the word 46 in the paper together.”
“You want me to do the dishes?”
“ 47 wrong with taking over the dishes, Son?”
I didn’t taste a bit of 48 that day. Dad seemed in a merry mood as he described an
excellent game.
Everything grew quiet. My sister began to 49 the table. My brother was scraping(刮
除) the last of the egg from his plate. My father 50 : “Let’s go to read the paper,
Hon.”
“Aren’t you doing the dishes?” my mother asked.
“Your oldest son has 51 offered,” replied my father.
So this was 52 my life had come to. Ask me to run through a rainstorm. 53 me
to ride the roller coaster – backward. These things are what I would do. But I could
never do those dishes. There was nothing 54 but to refuse.
People often say there is a(n) 55 chemistry between a father and a son. Dad came
back into the kitchen just as I was about to 56 out. He had loosened his tie and rolled
up the sleeves of his shirt – ready to 57 . In his right hand was the old apron.
“I want you to have this, Tommy. It will keep your clothes from getting wet. Thanks,
Son.” 58 that he disappeared into the Sunday paper. I looked down at the apron. It
had seen better days. I could see my dad 59 for the dishes and washing them happily.
My dark angel disappeared. Soon I was singing a song about a(n) 60 . I knew the kind
pf man I wanted to be – my dad.
41. A. take notice of B. take care of C. take apart D. take in
42. A. obvious B. average C. magic D. strange
43. A. once B. when C. until D. after
44. A. cheerfully B. angrily C. madly D. bitterly
45. A. plans B. responsibilities C. decisions D. traditions
46. A. form B. speech C. lab D. puzzle
47. A. Nothing B. Something C. Anything D. Everything
48. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. dinner
49. A. collect B. clear C. move D. set
50. A. explained B. claimed C. announced D. insisted
51. A. generously B. honestly C. luckily D. modestly
52. A. what B. how C. which D. why
53. A. Convince B. Inspire C . Permit D. Require
54. A. lost B. done C. left D. kept
55. A. extra B. special C. sincere D. healthy
56. A. storm B. take C. make D. give
57. A. laugh B. relax C. eat D. perform
58. A. On B. For C. To D. With
59. A. fighting B. searching C. reaching D. sending
60. A. glove B. apron C. towel D. hat
第 II 卷
注意:将答案写在答题卷上。写在本试卷上无效。
第一节(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It
61
(start) by the LitWorld.org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries.
62 aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of
a book. The website ask s everyone 63 (celebrate) the day by taking a book,
finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking a ction to show the world
that the right to read and write 64 ____
(belong) to all people.
The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce 65 number of illiterate
(不识字的) people in the world. It is 66 (absolute) necessary to help those who
cannot read. The website says, "Its time to start by reading aloud to 67 might
like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who
would treasure it, listen patiently 68 someone elses story as they share with you."
The United Nations says, "Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals
to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, 69 to participate fully in society."
In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a 70 (different).
第二节:单词词组(每个 1 分,共 20 分)
单词拼写:
71. 症状(n.)________________ 72. 烟草(n.)________________
73. 违法的,不合法的(adj.)______________ 74. 保险(n.)________________
75. 参与者(n.)________________ 76. 听众,观众(n.) _____________
77. 音乐家(n.) _______________ 78. 复杂的(adj.)________________
79.当代的(adj.)________________ 80.模仿(v.) ________________
81.金融的,财政的(adj.)_____________ 82.有时,偶尔(adv.) ____________
83.纪律(n.) ____________ 84. 可进入的,可使用的(adj.)_______
85.结论(n.)______________
短语拼写:
86. 集中注意力于…_______________________ 87. 祝贺某人某事_______________________
88. 起飞,成功___________________________ 89. 提及,参考_________________________
90. 利用…的优势________________________
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分 35 分)
第一节: 短文改错(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处
语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改 10 处,多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。
When I was a small child,my parents didn’t have many money and I had a very few
Christmas gifts. My cousin was ten and he had gone out singing Christmas songs and
made quite a bit money. Without telling anyone he went to the shop and spent almost
every penny of his money in a teddy bear. Then he was used the change to buy a little
necklace with a glass charming heart on them. He came to my house and told my
parents what he had bought these things for me as Christmas gift. Twenty-five years
later the teddy bear has been thrown away, but I even have the little necklace in my
jewelry box remind me of my cousin’s kindness.
第二节: 书面表达 (20 分)
假定你是李华,你校将于新学期初举办一台外语联欢会,以展示学校外语特色的建设。晚会上将
有外语歌曲演唱、外语戏剧表演、外国电影配音等节目,并邀请当地外国语大学领导戴主任参加。
请你给戴主任写封邮件,邀请他参与本次活动。
内容:
1. 时间:3 月 30 日上午 8 点开始;
2. 地点: 本校体育馆。
3. 请他为本次联欢会带来两个精彩的节目。
4. 本校司机开车接送。
注意:
1.词数 100 左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3. 开头语和结束语已经给出,不计入总词数;
4. 参考词汇:dub 配音; specialty 特色
Dean Dai,
How are you doing?
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Best wishes!
Yours Sincerely,
Li Hua