【精品】福建省永春县2017-2018学年高一《英语》寒假作业2及答案

2016年秋高一年英语寒假作业（三）（2017.1）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项。

AFor 52 years my father got up at 5:30 am every morning, went to work, and returned home at 5:30 pm. I never saw my father stayed home from work ill, nor did I ever see my father lay down to take a nap. He had no hobbies, other than taking care of his family. All he asked from me, his daughter, was to help him while he was repairing something, so we could have some time to talk.For 22 years, after I left home for college, my father called me at 9:00 am every Sunday. Nine years ago when I bought my first house, my father, 67 years old, spent eight hours a day for three days painting my house. He would not allow me to pay someone to have it done. All he asked for was a glass of iced tea. Five years ago, at age 71, my father spent five hours putting together a swing set for my daughter.On the morning of January 16, 1996, my sister telephoned me: my father was in the hospital with an aneurysm(动脉瘤) in Florida. I got on an airplane immediately, and on the way I realized that I hadn't communicated with him as much as I'd always wanted to. I vowed(发誓) that when I arrived, I would have a long talk with him.I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, only to find that my father, at the age of 76, had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.21. From the first paragraph we can infer (推断) that the author's father ______.A. was a good driverB. had many hobbiesC. sometimes fell illD. was in good health22. The underlined phrase "other than" in the first paragraph has the same meaning as "______".A. withoutB. includingC. exceptD. due to23. According to the last paragraph, we can know that the author's father was bornin ______.A. 1920B. 1918C. 1916D. 192224. The author wrote the article in order to ______.A. praise her fatherB. remember her fatherC. show her father was healthyD. let her father be knownBIt was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.Then one day, some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other places.This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was to catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the frogs and hand over the money. For the first time, the peopl e were able to dream of a better future. But the dream didn’t last long.The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and there seemed to be more insects around lately.The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides (杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.Then the people real ized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job—eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading (传播) diseases.Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.25. From Paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers __________.A. worked very hard for centuriesB. were poor but satisfiedC. dreamed of having a better lifeD. lived a different life from their forefathers26. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?A. The frogs made too much noise.B. They needed money to buy medicine.C. They wanted to please the visitors.D. The frogs were easy money.27. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?A. There were too many insects.B. The crops didn’t do well.C. The visitors brought in diseases.D. There were too many frogs.28. What is the main idea of the text?A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country.B. Health is more important than money.C. The harmony (和谐) between man and nature is important.D. Good old day will never be forgotten.CToday，we are told，children don’t spend enough time in the fresh air．Many of them are addicted to a screen either on a computer or a TV—they seem to be living in a virtual world．They have lost touch with nature．But now 400 organizations in the UK，from playgroups to the National Health Service，are encouraging children to have some “wild time”．They want kids to exchange at least 30 minutes of watching TV or playing computer games for time to play outside．Activities such as building dens, climbing trees, and playing hide and seek are just some of the things kids can do. Even if they live in a city，they can go on adventures in the garden or the park．Children often need a helping hand from mum and dad．They need to be shown what to do and where to go．Andy Simpson from National Health Service says，“We want parents to see what this magical wonder product does for their kids’ developm ent，independence and creativity，by giving wild time”．So in spite of the complicated world that young people grow up in now，it seemsthat going back to basics and experiencing “nature’s playground” is what modern children need．David Bond from Project Wild Thing says，“We need to make more space for wild time in children’s daily routine，freeing this generation of kids to have the sort of experiences that many of us took for granted”．This might sound a bit old fashioned to you or maybe，like me，and it has made you think about putting on your boots, getting outdoors and recalling your childhood．There’s no age limit on enjoying yourself!29. What is the best title of the text?A. Adventures of childrenB. Kinds of wild timeC. More space for childrenD. Wild time for children30. Children are encouraged to do the following activities except .A. building densB. climbing treesC. watching TVD. playing hide and seek31. According to Andy Simpson，we know that .A. wild time is good for childrenB. wild time is hard to designC. parents know the importance of wild timeD. parents like keeping their children indoors32. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. People like recalling the past.B. It is out of date to go outdoors.C. It is too late for adults to enjoy nature.D. People at any age can enjoy wild time.DI had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was a strange farmer. I had never met him before although I had heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could understand was that someone called Milly had had an accident. I hadn’t the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been drivingfor at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. “She meant more to me than anyone...even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn (厩). “I wouldn’t leave her out in the cold!” he said.Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. “She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone but a doctor touch her!” he said, and burst into tears again.33. What do we know about Milly from the story?A. She was the farmer’s wife.B. She had an accident.C. She was hidden somewhere.D. She had caused a scandal.34. The farmer wished that the writer might .A. free him from a scandalB. keep the whole things a secretC. look into the matterD. bring Milly back to life35. The person who told the story is probably a .A. country doctorB. farmerC. newspaper reporterD. policeman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。