2018_2019学年高二英语寒假作业第十二天

第十二天单句语法填空1、We’ve been looking at the houses but haven’t found__________we like yet.2、He is a very serious man. He __________(rare) smiles.3、I can tell__________ his accent that he is from the south.4、I often__________(agree) with him about what we ought to do,but we still get along quite well.5、Great changes __________(take) place in our school in the past two years.阅读理解6、 Recent studies have shown that challenging your brain, by spurring (刺激) the brain to create new patterns, is very important to keep your brain activeand healthy as you age. Lifelong learning is a health club for our minds, bodiesand spirits. This is why we parents should also teach our children to be lifelonglearners. Dr. Marilyn Price-Mitchell, an American psychologist, and youthdevelopment expert, shares some ways for us to do this.1.Ask questions.When your child asks you a question, don't answer it straight away. Instead, help him or her bring up “questions that pique their curiosity.”　This way, we help children make connections between what they're learning at school and the worldbeyond their classroom. We also show them that learning does not, and should not,end when one is “done with school”— it's actually a lifelong process!2. Let them fail.Our kids love learning about different scientific concepts (概念) via The Magic School Bus videos on YouTube. And one of the characters, Miss Frizzle (thescience teacher) always says this phrase: “Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.” I always quote (引述) her when the kids say they're afraid to do or learnsomething because they might do it wrong or make a mistake. If we don't allow ourkids to fail, they won't be able to learn to “use mistakes and failures to makelifelong learning easier,” as Dr. Price-Mitchell says.3. Learn through experience.This is very true for all of us, especially children. In the words of Dr.Price-Mitchell, “Learning through experience, not just from books, is one of thebest ways to give the youth the skills they need for lifelong learning, living, and working in the 21st century.”Of course, we should also set an example for ourchildren —by learning continuously, and expanding our knowledge and experiences.1.What does the underlined word “pique” in the text probably mea n?A.Change.B.Awaken.C.Balance.D.Prevent.2.What's the author's attitude to what Miss Frizzle always says?A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring.D.Supportive.3.Which of the following shows the importance of learning through experience?A.Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain.B.It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.C.If you don't learn to think when you are young, you may never learn.D.Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.4.In which part of a newspaper will the text most probably appear?A.Health.B.Culture.cation.D.Popular science.7、 The history of vacuum cleaners (真空吸尘器) in the U. K. dates back tothe early 1900s. Hubert Cecil Booth started the first vacuum cleaner company in the U. K. , known as the British Vacuum C leaner Company. It wasn’t long, however, before William Henry Hoover, who had already experienced success with his vacuum cleaners in America, made headway in the vacuum cleaner market in the U. K. and became moresuccessful than Booth.Hoover’s vacuum cleaners in the U. K. became such a success that “to hoover”　quickly became equal to vacuuming. Some of the earliest domestic vacuumcleaners in the U. K. used simple reusable cloth bag designs whereby the vacuumcleaner simply collected dust in the bag. Once the bag was full, you could emptyand re-attach it to the vacuum cleaner.For decades after their introduction, vacuum cleaners in the U. K. werea luxury item that only the upper class could afford. After World War Ⅱ, however, they became common among the middle class. This was especially true for vacuumcleaners in the U. K. , because the popularity of carpets means sweeping is not aneasy or effective means of carpet cleaning.In 1952, Hoover made t he Constellation available to the public for the first time. Hoover designed it so that people could place the vacuum cleaner in the center of the room and then work around it. After about 20 years of selling these vacuumcleaners in the U. K. , Hoover stopped the Constellation in 1975.Advances to upright and cylinder vacuum cleaners in the U. K. continued,enabling vacuum cleaners to become more efficient and effective. The 1990s saw the introduction of the first bagless domestic vacuum cleaners in the U. K. Despite the fears that consumers would not be prepared to accept the high price, bagless vacuum cleaners became a big success in the U. K.As for the future, vacuum cleaners in the U. K. are expected to become even more energy-efficient.1.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A.Hoover entered the U. K. vacuum cleaner market before the 1900s.B.Hoover's vacuum cleaners were more advanced than Booth's.C.Hoover's vacuum cleaners were very popular in the U. K. market.D.Vacuum cleaners were invented later in the U. K. than in America.2.What was the cloth bag on the earliest domestic vacuum cleaners used for?A.Decorating the vacuum cleaners.B.Making the vacuum cleaners moreefficient.C.Lightening the vacuum cleaners.D.Collecting dust.3.What was the most remarkable characteristic of the Constellation?A.It was only used by the upper class.B.Its design allowed the user to work around it.C.It was upright and it had a cylinder added to it.D.Its price was extremely high at the time.4.We can learn from the passage that bagless vacuum cleaners _____.A.were so popular that they could fulfill all U. K. customers' demandsB.were the most energy-efficient vacuum cleanersC.were not accepted by U. K. customersD.were expensive when they made their first public appearance in the U. K.完形填空8、 It happened to Susan Black in a cold winter. Everything seemed ina 1 those days. Both her parents suffering from depression,sending for a 2 became a common practice. As a woman in her 40s,it wasa 3 job to be a teacher of 30 first-graders, who werealways 4 ,and she’d tried all sorts of methods,but 5 to get them quiet in class...Misfortunes were 6 one after another. After a long andtiring day at work, Susan dragged herself along, 7 towards the parking lot. She came to the car, only to find she had locked her keys and cell phone inside. 8 kicking the tyre of the car, she sensedtears 9 her cheeks.“ What’s wrong?”a voice was heard. Susan looked up, and saw a young ma n with a 10 at his side. Susan stopped weeping and explained hersituation, adding that 11 she called her husband, he wouldn’t bring her the spare car key,since he was working at the 12 end of the town and it was still not time to 13 the day’s work. “Call your 14 and tell him I’m coming to get the key,’’　the young man handed Susan his phone. “But that’s a nine miles’ round trip...” said Susan. “There’s no time for 15 I’ll be back as soon as possible.”Two hours later, the motor rider returned with a big smileand 16 face,key in hand. Susan 17 some money,but he refused. ‘‘Let’s just say I needed the 18 ,’　with those words, like a 19 in the movie, he rode off into the sunset.For Susan,the “cowboy” not only fetched the key,but 20 her day, or rather, warmed the long and cold winter days.1.A.battle B.row C.mess D.hurry2.A.worker B.psychologist C.policeman wyer3.A.tough B.rare C.boring D.rewarding4.A.kind B.quick C.happy D.noisy5.A.at heart B.in vain C.on purpose D.with easeing true B.piling up C.going well D.running out7.A.looking B.marching C.yelling D.headingdly B.Randomly C.Suddenly D.Wildly9.A.streaming down B.flowing past C.showing up D.casting away10.A.bicycle B.car C.motorbike D.taxi11.A.even if B.unless C.just as D.whenever12.A.wide B.deep C.far D.long13.A.end B.forget C.give up D.put off14.A.friend B.family C.daughter D.husband15.A.waiting B.hesitation C.traveling D.delivery16.A.charming B.sweating C.worrying D.encouraging17.A.received B.shared C.offered D.loaded18.A.exercise B.help C.reward D.lesson19.A.young man B.stranger C.motor rider D.cowboy20.A.kept B.burnt C.fixed D.built短文改错9、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。