高二英语寒假作业8

新课标2016年高二英语寒假作业8
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
A German company was concerned about talks in Moscow trying to sell some 100 million dollars worth of equipment to a Russian State company. Talks went smoothly but differences remained. So Martin Bayer himself, the CEO of the German Company, decided to come to Moscow to head the talks. Besides caring about his business, the CEO wanted to go to Russia to hunt bears.
Martin Bayer was one of the greatest hunters of our time (and the Russians knew about it). He went to the Sahara more than hundred times and hunted lions, crocodiles; he hunted polar bears in the North Pole and tigers in the rain forests of India. But he had never hunted Russian bears.
So the Russians decided to organize a bear hunt for Mr. Bayer to sweeten the talks. This wasn't a simple task. Some people in the west still believe that bears may be found and seen everywhere in Russian cities just like squirrels may be seen in our back yards. This is not true. The closest place one may find bears in the wild is maybe 2,500 miles away from Moscow. However, a solution was quickly found. The Russian businessmen went to Moscow Circus（马戏团）and for $2,000 bought a very old bear. This bear used to amuse and amaze audiences in many countries for 30 years, but got and looked too old, and was retired.
“Be careful, the Russian bears are very dangerous, and frightening,” they told to Mr. Bayer. “If compared to the Russian bears, your African lions are nothing more than harmless cats.” The bear was brought to a forest 50 miles from Moscow and was left there. Mr. Bayer was told that bears were plentiful in that forest and that many cattle and even people had been eaten in the surrounding villages.
Meanwhile, an 18-year old female drove through the forest on a motorcycle and suddenly saw a bear (no bears had been seen in those places for 200 years). She was frightened, fell, left her helmet and her motorcycle and ran away.
Mr. Bayer was excited and ready to hunt. This could become the most successful part of his extraordinary hunting experience. The next moment Mr. Bayer saw a bear in a helmet driving on a motorcycle through the forest in front of him. The bear had a happy expression on his face, as he was doing something he had been doing in the circus for 30 years: circling on a motorcycle!
Mr. Bayer lives in a private mental institution near Hamburg happily ever after. The equipment was never sold to Russia. It was sold to Iraq instead.
21. Why did the Russians invite Mr. Bayer to hunt bears?
A. Russian bears are famous for their cruelty.
B. They managed to find a bear for hunting.
C. They expected the trade to be successful.
D. There was a bear in Moscow Circus.
22. Why did the Russians say “Be carefu l, the Russian bears are very dangerous, and frightening”?
A. To tell Mr. Bayer that many people had been killed by bears.
B. To make Mr. Bayer feel the hunting really challenging.
C. To warn Mr. Bayer to mind his safety while hunting.
D. To tell Mr. Bayer that the bear is really dangerous.
23. We can infer from the last paragraph that __________.
A. Mr. Bayer has gone mad
B. the bear injured him badly
C. he has worked in a mental institution since then
D. the trade has gone smoothly between Russian and Iraq
B
My son has poliomyelitis (小二麻痹症) and he suffered from it a lot. When he was young, my wife and I took him to see so many doctors and got different kind of
treatments. But still, he couldn’t walk like a normal kid.
So he was laughed at by his classmates for his walking style and he was very sad. Then he became afraid of going to school. He wouldn’t go anymore.
One night, my wife had a breakdown and shouted at him, “I tell you, my kid, you might be like this forever. You are a freak in other’s eyes, and perhaps it would never change. But in my eyes, in your dad’s eyes, you are not a freak! You are not! Even if you are, we love you and will love you forever!” My son spoke nothing for two days. He didn’t eat or sleep. We could read he was hurt. We hoped something[ wonderful would fall in our family. On the third morning, he struggled to walk to my car, with his school bag in his hand of course. He raised his head high and hugged me, saying “I want to go to school. Nothing will beat me.”
You know, from then on, he was never afraid of being laughed at any longer. If he couldn’t avoid these looks, he chose to look at them i n the eyes. Later, something nice really happened and my son went to Harvard University. When he was asked how he managed to bear the p ressure, he said, “Because of my parents.”
My dear fellows, if you care too much about how other people look at you or what their opinions are, you will never become what you want to be.
29. The author’s son was laughed at by his classmates, because _____________.
A. he didn’t do well in his lessons
B. he walked in a strange way
C. he was from a poor family
D. he often burst into tears
30. After hearing what the mother said, the son ______________.
A. quarreled with his mother and left home angrily
B. went to school unwillingly with speaking anything
C. burst out crying complaining about his bad experience
D. didn’t say anything without eating or sleeping for two days
31. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?
A. The boy was brave to face any difficulty after being encouraged by his mother.
B. The boy achieve success and was admitted to a famous university.
C. The boy finally could walk like a normal child after some treatments.
D. The boy owed his success to his parents and was grateful to them
32. From the passage we can say that the boy is _________________.
A. confident and outgoing
B. brave and hard-working
C. wise and easy-going
D. determined and brave
C
With the development of science and technology, new inventions, especially new electronic products, have made people’s lives easy and convenient. But as the saying puts: A coin has two sides.
One day, I was walking in the park with a friend and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and…I became invisible, absent from the conversation.
The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.
As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation(疏远) index goes up. You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person any more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated.
Pumping petrol at the station? Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe(刷)your credit card at the pump and save yourself the bother of human contact?
Making a deposit at the bank? Why talk to a teller who might live in the neighborhood when you can just insert your card into ATM?
Pretty soon you won’t have the burden of making eye contact at the grocery shop. Some supermarket chains are using a self-scanner so you can check yourself out, avoiding those check-out people who look at you and ask how you are doing.
I am not against modern technology. I own a cell phone, an ATM card, a voice mail
system, and an email account. Giving them up isn't wise…they're a great help to us. It's some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy.
More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up a call because I didn't really have time to talk. The communications industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier.
So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging, with people who live near me，no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home.
32. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. The Advance of Communications Technology
B. The Consequences of Modern Technology
C. The Process of Communications Revolution
D. The Automation of Modern Communications
33. Paragraphs 5 to 7 are listed as examples, which show that the use of modern communications is ___________.
A. encouraging
B. disappointing
C. satisfying
D. embarrassing
34. The passage implies that _______________.
A. modern technology is bridging the people
B. modern technology is separating the people
C. modern technology is developing too rapidly
D. modern technology is interrupting our lives
35. What does the writer think to do with the modern technology?
A. We may use them no matter what others are doing.
B. We can throw them away and return to the ancient.
C. We can be far away from them forever.
D. We can use them less and communicate with the people around us.
D
I was 16 when my father finally decided he would send me to wilderness camp for several months. He had threatened to do it many times before, but my mother had always
managed to prevent him from doing so. This time he insisted on doing it.
The latest incident was the last straw. Impulsively(冲动地), I had pushed Mr. Ford, my math teacher, down a flight of steps at school. He broke his arm in two places. Anyway, he had agreed not to accuse me as a favor to my dad, who was in the middle of a tight race for sheriff(执法官) in our town. But my reckless behavior had my dad’s closest advisor talking.
“John, he’s your son and he’s a kid, but he is dragging you down,” I heard Jake Hutch tell my dad through his closed office door the night after I pushed Mr. Ford. “If you can’t make your son o bey the rules, how can you make the law obeyed in this town?”
So, off to Pisgah National Forest I went. I imagined hours of untold abuse at the hands of some strong sergeants(军士). I was determined no to be broken. I was who I was.
Nearly every day for six months, a small group of other troubled teens and I carried our 30-pound backpacks on a difficult journey covering about 10 miles. We hiked in a rough wilderness that seemed untouched by civilization.
Our sergeants were firm but kind, not frightening as I had imagined. We learned how to make a fire without matches and create a shelter with branches and grass. We learned which plants were safe to eat out in the wild. I felt myself change. I was calm and often reflective. My old, impulsive self was gone.
One morning, six months later, my dad came to pick me up. I ran to hug him and saw relief and love in his eyes.
“So what’s it like being sheriff?” I asked on the ride home.
“I lost the race, Danny,” he said.
“I’m sorry, Dad.” I knew my behavior probably had a lot to do with the defeat.
Dad squeezed my shoulder and brought me close. “As long as I don’t ever lose you, I’m okay.”
24. The author was finally sent to wilderness because _____.
A. he could learn how to survive in the wild
B. his teacher insisted on giving him a lesson
C. he pushed his math teacher down the stairs
D. his mother feared that he would be accused
25. The underlined word “reckless” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. selfish
B. careless
C. rude
D. reasonable
26. What can we learn about the author from the passage?
A. He changed a lot after the camp.
B. He was not satisfied with his life in the camp.
C. He was still what he used to be after the camp.
D. He made enemies with other troubled teens at the camp.
27. How did the author’s fat her feel at the end of the story?
A. Grateful.
B. Annoyed.
C. Disappointed
D. Relieved
第二节（七选五共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。

If you think you might have low self-esteem(自尊), try talking to an adult you trust about it. 56 Here are a few things that you can try to increase your self-esteem.
57 It can be anything from drawing or singing to playing a sport or telling
a good joke. If you’re having trouble with your list, ask your mom or dad to help you with it. Then add a f ew things to the list that you’d like to be good at. Your mom or dad can help you plan a way to work on these skills or talents.
58 Don’t just say, “I’m so great.” Be specific about something good about yourself. “I was a good friend to Jill today” or “I did better on that test than I thought I would.”While you’re at it, before you go to bed every night, list three things in your day that really made you happy.
Remember that your body is your own,no matter what shape, size,or color it is. If you are worried about your weight or size, you can check with your doctor to make sure that things are OK. Remind yourself of things about your body that are cool, like, “ 59 ”
Remember that there are things about yourself you can’t change. You should
accept and love these things ---such as skin color and shoe size---because they are part of you.
60 When you do this, you take the power away from the voice inside that discourages you.
A.Give yourself three praises every day.
B.The more self-esteem you have , the better.
C.When you hear negative comments, tell yourself to stop.
D.Make a list of what you’re good at.
E.My legs are strong and I can skate really well
F.He or she may help you come up with some good ideas.
G.I feel sad when my friend doesn’t play with me.
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）
第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15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。

Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher? I remember mine. Her name is Mrs White. And I used to 21 she must have something to do with Walt Disney’s Sno w White, 22 she had the same bright blue eyes, short dark hair, and fair skin.
I don’t 23 much about what I learned in her class. But my 24 once told me that we used to 25 a lot. To read what I wrote, my mother asked me to 26 it back and she would find there were so many 27 without red corrections. But 28 a star. And sometimes even a Good! It29 my mother. One day when she met Mrs White, she asked her why she never 30 my mistakes, and why she never 31 spelling or grammatical mistakes. And Mrs White said, “The children are just beginning to get 32 about using words and forming33 .I don’t want to make them less enthusiastic about34 . Spelling and grammar can wait. ”
I think that 35 Mrs White had used her red pen more, I 36 wouldn’t be telling you about that now. I 37 now and think she must have been a rather 38 teacher. I used to misspell “beautiful” a lot. Never could I quite remember that the “e”
goes 39 the “a”, which made my teacher in high school upset. However, I could put the “e” and “a” into 40 right places in the end. And thanks to Mrs White, I could express what I meant even if I couldn’t quite spell it out.
21. A. remind B. consult C. think D. admit
22. A. but B. because C. if D. though
23. A. remember B. admire C. miss D. benefit
24. A. teacher B. classmate C. father D．mother
25. A. read B. speak C. listen D．write
26. A. leave B. pick C. bring D．look
27. A. mistakes B. stars C. scores D．subjects
28. A. seldom B. always C. never D. hardly
29. A. interested B. worried C. satisfied D. pleased
30. A. saw B. found C. corrected D. removed
31. A. looked for B. pointed out C. brought up D. cut down
32. A. excited B. frightened C. tired D. upset
33. A. stories B. books C. words D. sentences
34. A. differences B. marks C. corrections D. stars
35. A. if B. since C. as D. unless
36. A. generally B. probably C. actually D. exactly
37. A. break out B. watch out C. look back D. cheer up
38. A. lazy B. busy C. honest D. good
39. A. before B. with C. behind D. on
40. A. my B. her C. our D. their
第II卷
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节满分55）
第二节阅读下面材料，用不多于1个单词的正确形式填空(语法填空)
Born in Italy, Galileo Galilei, was a Tuscan astronomer, philosopher, and physicist. He is closely associated with the 36 (science) revolution. For his great achievements, he has been referred to as the “father of modern astronomy”, as the “father of modern physics”, and as “father of science”. The work of Galileo
37 (consider) to be a significant break from that of Aristotle. In addition,
his conflict with the Roman Catholic Church is taken as 38 major early example
of the conflict of authority and freedom of thought, particularly with science, 39 Western society. He was a man 40 experimented—never did he take anything for granted. Instead, he despised（蔑视） the prejudices and book learning of the Aristotelians and drew his 41 (conclude) fearlessly. He had been the first
42 (turn) a telescope to the sky, and he had seen there evidence enough to overthrow（推翻）Aristotle and Ptolemy together. Although Galileo found 43 difficult for him to make people 44 (convince) of his theories, he still stuck
to his views. His observations showed the theory that the earth moves around the
sun was right. It was only many years later 45 the world recognized his greatness.
第四部分写作（共两节满分35）
第一节短文改错（10分）
Although life in the future is difficult to predict, but we can still examine
some of it’s major trends in the contemporary world. Transportation will become clean, faster and safer. The vehicles will not pollute the environment. Helping by
a computer system, people will travel at an amazing speed. Business wouldn’t be
as usual in the future. The Internet will play a important role and shopping will become a form of entertainment. People in the future will able to enjoy a longer, healthier and more active life. In the future, it will be more “schools on the air”
and even “e-schools”. Instead of being students only when we were young, we will become lifelong learner.
第二节书面表达
随着时代的发展，人们的阅读方式也在逐渐改变，越来越多的人喜欢使用手机或互联网来进
电子阅读: E­reading
注意：词数不少于120个。

参考答案
第Ⅰ卷
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第二节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A篇:答案及解析：21.C 22.B 23.A
解题导语：Bayer，一家德国公司的CEO，同时也是一位很有冒险精神的猎手。

一次，一家俄罗斯公司想和Bayer的公司达成贸易协议，在谈判时，为了迎合Bayer捕猎的爱好，俄罗斯人特地从马戏团找到一只熊，放入森林中等待Bayer去捕猎。

然而，一位骑自行车的年轻人却碰到了这只熊，吓得丢下车子和头盔逃跑了。

当Bayer来捕猎时，看到的却是一只会骑自行车的熊，这让不知内情的Bayer吓得精神失常，住进了精神病院，而俄罗斯人的生意也泡汤了。

解析：21.从第三段So the Russians decided to organize a bear hunt for Mr. Bayer to sweeten the talks.可以看出，俄罗斯人邀请Bayer先生打猎，目的是希望Bayer先生答应他们的生意。

22.从第四段可以看出，俄罗斯人告诉Bayer先生他即将捕猎的熊非常危险，目的是为了告诉Bayer先生，俄罗斯人安排的捕猎活动很有挑战性，这正是为了迎合Bayer先生的爱好。

23.从最后一段Mr. Bayer lives in a private mental institution near Hamburg happily ever after.可以看出，自从看到了那只会骑自行车的熊后，Bayer先生惊吓过度，精神失常，在一家私人精神病院里度过余生。

B篇:答案及解析：BDCD
C篇: 答案及解析：BDBD
D篇:答案及解析：CCAD
第二节（七选五共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。

答案及解析：FDAEC
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45）
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题15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。

答案及解析：
21-25 CBADD 26-30 CABBC 31-35 BADCA 36-40 BCDAD
第II卷
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节满分55）
第三节阅读下面材料，用不多于1个单词的正确形式填空(语法填空)
答案及解析：
36. scientific 37. is considered 38. a 39. in 40. who 41. conclusion 42. to turn 43. it 44. convinced 45. that
第四部分写作（共两节满分35）
第二节短文改错（10分）
答案及解析：
第一行：去掉but；it’s改为its
第二行：clean改为cleaner
第三行：Helping改为Helped
第四行：wouldn’t改为won’t；a改为an
第五行：will后加be
第六行：it改为there
第七行：were改为are
第八行：learner改为learners
第三节书面表达
Nowadays more people choose to read on their mobile phones or computers.Ereading has become a popular way of reading，especially among young people.
Ereading is much more convenient than traditional reading.You can read at any time or place if you like.Also，you can scan a lot of information on the Internet.More importantly，it can save paper，thus protecting our forest resources.
Despite the advantages of ereading，there are also some disadvantages.Firstly，ereading does not help to develop good reading habits.Because there is so much information，it is hard to do deep reading.Secondly，the radiation of electronic devices will do harm to our health.Thirdly，if you stare at screens for a long time，
your eyesight will be damaged.
In my view，everything has its advantages and disadvantages.Whether these advantages outweigh the disadvantages depends on what you want to achieve.。