江苏省盐城市亭湖高级中学2015-2016学年高二暑假作业英语试题4 WORD版含答案.doc

1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家高二英语暑期作业4第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. In order to have _ better understanding of the accident, the three witnesses were called for _ second meeting.A. the; aB. a; aC. a; the D. 不填; the2. After the flood, what the government did first was to provide _ for the homeless families.A. irr

2、igation B. occupation C. accommodation D. equipment3. To clean up the rubbish in the mountain, volunteers _ 132 miles of roadway in 2007.A. counted B. clarified C. catered D. covered4. Since the new director took office, we have worked _ hoursthats to say we work more freely.A. flexible B. compulsor

3、y C. delicateD. precise5. We are going to spend the Spring Festival in Guangzhou, _ live my grandparents and some relatives.A. which B. that C. who D. where6. Mrs. Jones _ twice as much for the dress had the salesman insisted, for she really loved its color and style.A. would pay B. would have paidC

4、. should payD. should have paid7. The place he suggested to us _ the meeting is a five-star hotel.A. holding B. to hold C. hold D. should hold8. This mixture of better jobs, special government policies and having sponsors for studying abroad is what_ the changes to Chinas brain drain.A. catches up o

5、n B. lies behind C. results from D. lies in9. Not giving up when meeting with difficulties is a good quality, _ you can benefit from.A. one B. that C. what D. the one10. What have you learned from your experience in Thailand?Well, meeting people from another culture _ be very difficult.A. must B. ca

6、n C. should D. shall11. The problem was that what David said did not _ with what he did.A. correspondB. relate C. matchD. suit12. For more information about Cambridge, _ our website at www.cambridge.org.A. visit B. visiting C. to visit D. visited13. Thanks to the application of new farming methods,

7、output is now_ it was before the year 2000.A. six times of that B. more than six times ofC. larger six times than D. six times what14. I serve my son three meals every day and do almost everything for him, but he still fails me.Im sorry to say thats _ you are mistaken.A. how B. what C. why D. where1

8、5. She didnt allow her failure in the exam to discourage her. _ she began to work twice as hard.A. In addition B. On the contrary C. In conclusion D. On the whole第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）“But what if I break my arm again?” My fiveyearold daughter asked, looking very 16. I knew she 17 very much to

9、learn to ride, but ever since shed fallen off her bike and broken her arm, shed been afraid.“Oh, honey,” I said. “I dont think youll break another arm.” “18 I could, couldnt I?” “You know, honey,” I said, “19everything you do comes with risks. You could get a broken arm in a car 20 and then be afrai

10、d to 21 ride in a car again. You could break your arm jumping a rope. You could break your arm at gym. Do you want to 22 going to gym?” “No,” she said. And with a determined spirit, she stood up and 23 to try again.I spent the rest of the afternoon at the park watching a very 24 little girl overcome

11、 a fear, and 25 myself on being a useful single parent after a painful divorce.As we walked home, she asked me about a conversation shed overheard me having with my 26 the night before.“Grandma wanted you to find someone to 27.” “What grandma wants is for someone to 28 my heart again.” “But Mom.” “Y

12、oure too young to 29 it,” I told her. “So I guess love isnt like a broken arm.” she said. 30 to answer, we walked the rest of the way in 31.When I got home, I called my mother and 32her for talking about this to my daughter. Then I did what Id seen my brave little girl do that very afternoon. I agre

13、ed to 33 Steve. Steve was the man for me. We 34 less than a year later. It turned out my mother and daughter were 35.16. A. surprisedB. disappointedC. sad D. puzzled17. A. wanted B. hated C. lost D. gained18. A. And B. Or C. Instead D. But19. A. Almost B. Hardly C. Nearly D. Mostly20. A. tradeB. sal

14、e C. accidentD. show21. A. ever B. never C. even D. yet22. A. start B. regret C. finish D. stop23. A. offered B. agreed C. had D. chose24. A. shy B. weak C. brave D. gentle25. A. congratulatingB. praisingC. encouraging D. celebrating26. A. fatherB. mother C. sister D. brother27. A. like B. know C. l

15、ove D. teach28. A. warm B. feel C. buy D. break29. A. understand B. believeC. accept D. receive30. A. UnableB. UnwillingC. UncertainD. Unhappy31. A. excitementB. sorrowC. silenceD. surprise32. A. punished B. scoldedC. thankedD. appreciated33. A. hire B. meet C. fire D. invite34. A. left B. marriedC.

16、 moved D. quarreled35. A. wrong B. rightC. clearD. clever第三节 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AHow do you persuade someone to do something that they dont want to? Flattery, the art of complimenting (称赞) others, can help you get what you want.Lucy Kellaway, a writer at the Financial Times, received an e-mail a

17、sking her to go to Scotland to give a speech for a charity. She wanted to decline; Scotland is far away from London. She had never heard of the charity and she barely knew the woman who wrote the message. Yet she found herself saying yes. Why?Because she felt flattered. The woman expressed huge admi

18、ration for Kellaways works and claimed the committee would be “over the moon” if she came. Writing in the Financial Times, Kellaway says she didnt believe the woman was really her fan, but was softened up nevertheless.According to a recent study from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technolog

19、y, flattery works even when the recipient knows someone is being insincere.The Harvard Business Review retells an experiment researchers did to prove the effectiveness of flattery.A group of students were given a flyer (传单) from a fictional clothing shop saying: “We are contacting you directly becau

20、se we know that you are a fashionable and stylish person.” The compliment was impersonal and the motive was plainthe flyer asked them to shop at the store. But the “shoppers” were charmed anyway and chose the store that had flattered them.Flattery may persuade customers, but it doesnt work in every

21、situation.Its not a good idea to try and flatter your boss into giving you a promotion, according to the research by the University at Buffalo in the US. Researchers found that if a manager sees an employees flattery as part of a plan to get ahead, they often rate the employee lower on job performan

22、ce.But if the flatterer is skillful enough to fool the manager into thinking his or her praise is sincere, they usually get positive feedback.An article in The Economist agrees, arguing that ambitious people should master the art of flattery. It quotes Jennifer Chatman of the University of Californi

23、a who, after doing several experiments, could not find the point at which flattery becomes ineffective.Chatman says: “People who make the boss feel good about the decisions he or she has made, who build up the bosss confidence, those people are going to do better.”36. Lucy Kellaway accepted the invi

24、tation to give a speech for a charity in Scotland because_.A. she was impressed by the person who e-mailed herB. she supports charities and likes to help othersC. she realized the woman who e-mailed her was a fan of her workD. she found it hard to say no to someone who regarded her works so highly37

25、. What is Jennifer Chatmans attitude toward the function of flattery?A. objective B. negative C. positive D. doubtful38. What is the text mainly about?A. The effectiveness of flattery. B. How to be a skillful flatterer.C. The art of persuasion. D. Flattery and ambition.BIf you are looking for a crea

26、tive solution to a piece of work or a school assignment, dont lock yourself up in a quiet room.A new study suggests that moderate background noise is a better spur (动力) to creative thinking than the sound of silence, Time magazine reported.A paper published in the Journal of Consumer Research says t

27、hat the perfect working environment should buzz (嗡嗡作响) with a little noise.Researchers found that test subjects were at their most creative when background noise was measured at 70 decibels, the level one might find in a busy coffee shop.A nearly silent environment (50 decibels) was too quiet. Turni

28、ng up the volume to 85 decibels (a jackhammer tearing up the pavement outside your building) was counterproductivethe noise became a distraction.The researchers asked 65 students at the University of British Columbia, Canada, to perform various creative tasks while noises recorded at a roadside rest

29、aurant were played in the background.In one experiment, scientists asked participants to brainstorm ideas for a new type of mattress (气垫). Test subjects had the most successful discussions when the noise in the background was noticeable but not too loud.While a quiet environment may make it easier t

30、o read a book, the authors of the study say that moderate background noise creates just enough of a distraction to force people to think more imaginatively, without breaking their focus so completely that they cant think at all.Should we all head for Starbucks to get creative? Not necessarily.Resear

31、chers found limited work time surrounded by the low-level noise of a coffeehouse is what really stimulates creativity.Equally, working in a caf environment isnt good for everybody. The productivity boost was most obvious among those who were naturally creative to begin with.39. Why is moderate backg

32、round noise good for creative?A. It relaxes people and stops them from getting bored.B. It can help people focus on a subject.C. It can absorb sudden noises that cause distraction.D. It pushes people to use their imagination but doesnt reach a level that disturbs them.40. According to the last three

33、 paragraphs, _.A. the low-level noise of a coffeehouse may be too loud for some people to work withB. if a person is not a creative type, then background noise may not be of so much help to themC. a persons own creative ability is as important as the environment they are inD. working in a coffeehous

34、e is effective for most people.41. Which best describes the writers tone in the passage?A. Negative. B. Objective. C. Enthusiastic. D. Doubtful.CWhen it came to putting on a show, nobody else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could match Steve Jobs. His product launche

35、s, at which he would stand alone on a black stage and conjure up an “incredible” new electronic gadget（小器具）in front of an awed crowd, were the performances of a master showman. All computers do is fetch and shuffle numbers, he once explained, but do it fast enough and “the results appear to be magic

36、”. Mr. Jobs, who died this week aged 56, spent his life packaging that magic into elegantly designed, easy-to-use products.The reaction to his death, with people leaving candles and flowers outside Apple stores and the internet humming with tributes from politicians, is proof that Mr. Jobs had becom

37、e something much more significant than just a clever money-maker. He stood out in three waysas a technologist, as a corporate（公司的）leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets. Strangely, it is this last quality that may have the deep

38、est effect on the way people live. The era of personal technology is in many ways just beginning.As a technologist, Mr. Jobs was different because he was not an engineerand that was his great strength. Instead he was keenly interested in product design and aesthetics（美学）, and in making advanced tech

39、nology simple to use. He repeatedly took an existing but half-formed ideathe mouse-driven computer, the digital music player, the smartphone, the tablet computer（平板电脑）and showed the rest of the industry how to do it properly. Rival firms scrambled to follow where he led. In the process he triggered

40、upheavals in computing, music, telecoms and the news business that were painful for incumbent firms but welcomed by millions of consumers.Within the wider business world, a man who liked to see himself as a hippy（嬉皮士）, permanently in revolt against big companies, ended up being hailed by many of tho

41、se corporate giants as one of the greatest chief executives of his time. That was partly due to his talents: showmanship, strategic vision, an astonishing attention to detail and a dictatorial management style which many bosses must have envied. But most of all it was the extraordinary trajectory（轨迹

42、） of his life. His fall from grace in the 1980s, followed by his return to Apple in 1996 after a period in the wilderness, is an inspiration to any businessperson whose career has taken a turn for the worse. The way in which Mr. Jobs revived the ailing company he had co-founded and turned it into th

43、e worlds biggest tech firm (bigger even than Bill Gatess Microsoft, the company that had outsmarted Apple so dramatically in the 1980s), sounds like something from a Hollywood moviewhich, no doubt, it soon will be.But what was perhaps most astonishing about Mr. Jobs was the fanatical loyalty he mana

44、ged to inspire in customers. Which other technology brand do you ever see on bumper stickers? Many Apple users feel themselves to be part of a community, with Mr. Jobs as its leader. And there was indeed a personal link. Apples products were designed to accord with the bosss tastes and to meet his o

45、bsessively high standards. Every iPhone or MacBook has his fingerprints all over it. His great achievement was to combine an emotional spark with computer technology, and make the resulting product feel personal. And that is what put Mr. Jobs on the right side of history, as technological innovation

46、（创新） has moved into consumer electronics over the past decade.As our special report in this weeks issue (printed before Mr. Jobss death) explains, innovation used to spill over from military and corporate laboratories to the consumer market, but lately this process has gone into reverse. Many people

47、s homes now have more powerful, and more flexible, devices than their offices do; consumer gizmos and online services are smarter and easier to use than most companies systems. Familiar consumer products are being adopted by businesses, government and the armed forces. Companies are employing in-hou

48、se versions of Facebook and creating their own “app stores” to deliver software to employees. Doctors use tablet computers for their work in hospitals. Meanwhile, the number of consumers hungry for such gadgets continues to swell. Apples products are now being snapped up in Delhi and Dalian just as

49、in Dublin and Dallas.Mr. Jobs had a reputation as a control freak（怪人）, and his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible, in the name of greater ease of use. Yet he also empowered millions of people by giving them access to cutting-edge technology. His i

50、nsistence on putting users first, and focusing on elegance and simplicity, has become deeply ingrained in his own company, and is spreading to rival firms too. It is no longer just at Apple that designers ask: “What would Steve Jobs do?”The gap between Apple and other tech firms is now likely to nar

51、row. This weeks announcement of a new iPhone by a management team led by Tim Cook, who replaced Mr. Jobs as chief executive in August, was generally regarded as competent but uninspiring. Without Mr. Jobs to sprinkle his star dust on the event, it felt like just another product launch from just anot

52、her technology firm. At the recent unveiling of a tablet computer by Jeff Bezos of Amazon, whose company is doing the best job of following Apples lead in combining hardware, software, content and services in an easy-to-use bundle, there were several swipes at Apple. But by doing his best to imitate

53、 Mr. Jobs, Mr. Bezos also flattered（抬举） him. With Mr. Jobs gone, Apple is just one of many technology firms trying to invoke his unruly spirit in new products.Mr. Jobs was said by an engineer in the early years of Apple to emit a “reality distortion（扭曲） field”, such were his powers of persuasion. Bu

54、t in the end he conjured up a reality of his own, channeling the magic of computing into products that reshaped entire industries. The man who said in his youth that he wanted to “put a ding in the universe” did just that.42. We learn from the first paragraph that nobody could match Steve Jobs in _.

55、A. intelligence B. showmanship C. magic power D. persuasion skills43. What did Steve Jobs do that most deeply affected peoples way of life?A. He invented lots of functional gadgets.B. He kept improving computer technology.C. He started the era of personal technology.D. He established a new style of

56、leadership.44. Where did Mr. Jobss great strength lie?A. His profound insight about consumers needs in general.B. His keen interest in designing elegant and user-friendly gadgets.C. His firm determination to win in the competition against his rivals.D. His rich knowledge as a computer scientist and

57、electronic engineer.45. Many corporate giants saw Steve Jobs as _.A. one of the greatest chief executives of his time.B. a dictator in the contemporary business world.C. an unbeatable rival in the computer industry.D. the most admirable hippy in todays world.46. For those who have suffered failures

58、in business, Steve Jobss life experience serves as _.A. a symbol B. a standard C. an ideal D. an inspiration47. What was the most astonishing part of Mr. Jobss success?A. He turned a failing company into a profitable business.B. He set up personal links with many of his customers.C. He commanded abs

59、olute loyalty from Apple users.D. He left his fingerprints all over Apple products.DThe global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday.Hundreds of millions of people w

60、orldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders（带躁狂的抑郁症）and the current market meltdown（崩溃）could worsen feelings of despair among people who cant stand such illnesses.The United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in lo

61、w and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited.“We should not be surprised at the turbulence（动荡）and likely consequences of the current financial crisis. Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need,” WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meetin

62、g of mental health experts.“It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders,” Chan warned.Benedetto Saraceno, director of WHOs mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives.Mental and neurolo

63、gical disorders are often chronic （慢性） and disabling, he said. Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, and a large part of them are young adults.Asked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, “Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss

64、that may reach middle and lower classes. Even the poor can be affected by this crisis.”There is clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters. I am not talking about the millionaires jumping out of the window but about poor people,” he said. The global crisis could be expected to affe

65、ct the “stability of communities and families”, according to Saraceno.48. The United Nations agency worried that .A. more rich people would commit suicideB. the financial crisis might especially influence developing or underdeveloped countriesC. the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of d

66、espairD. hundreds of millions of people in the world were already affected by mental problems49. It can be inferred that .A. far more work should be done to help those who are mentally illB. it will be surprising to see more people commit suicideC. a mental disorder is a chronic diseaseD. many more

67、young adults commit suicide worldwide than people of other ages50. The best title for the passage is .A. Global Financial CrisisB. Mental Disorders Resulting From Global Financial CrisisC. Suicides as a Result of Market Meltdown D. Chronic Mental Disorders第四节 任务型阅读（共10个小题，每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据短文

68、的内容要点完成文章后的表格。注意：补全填空应符合语法和搭配要求，每空只填一个单词。If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削）year after year, they are only themselves to blame. Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are outof fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. Cl

69、othes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion. When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe(衣柜) packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.Changing fashions are nothing more

70、than the intentional creation of waste. Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are

71、 lowered or raised, and so on.No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society. Fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability (耐用). They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the

72、fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right. There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.When comparing

73、 men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious. Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be treated by fashion designers. Do their unchanging styl

74、es of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and feasibility? Thats for you to decide.Passage outlineSupporting detailsWhy are women themselves to blame when theyare exploited without (51)_?They tremble when they think that the clothes are not(52)_.Clothes (53)_ only a few times have to be put a

75、side because of the change of fashion.What is womens(54)_ toward the clothes?Quantities of money are spent to take the (55)_ of clothes that have hardly been worn.It takes some women hours of their time changing the dresses. They make the skirt (56)_ or shorter.What are fashion designers concerned w

76、ith?Few fashion designers care for the fact that they make the clothes warm, comfortable and (57)_.What (58)_ them are outward appearance and the use of the fact that women will stand any amount of discomfort.What are the conclusions by making a （59）_ between men and women?Do the constantly changing

77、 fashions of womens clothes reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability?Do mens unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and feasibility?It is (60) _ to you to make a decision.第五节 书面表达（共1小题，满分25分）目前，许多学校高三英语学习的现状是学生在教师的指引下大量做高考模拟练习题。假设你班就这一做法展开了一场讨论。请你根据下表所提示的信息，用英语

78、写一篇报道给校刊，呈现正反双方观点并表达自己的看法。赞成者观点1. 具有针对性，有利于学生取得高分2. 做练习题也是语言学习反对者观点1. 做试卷不是学习如何运用语言，而是学习如何考试2. 教师应当授人以渔，而不仅仅授人以鱼你的观点及理由请根据自己的实际感受答题无论赞成、反对或是折中，请至少呈现两点与所给要点不同的理由支撑自己的观点注意：1. 对所给要点都要涉及，可以适当发挥。不要简单翻译。2. 词数150左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。3. 文中不得提及考生所在学校和本人姓名。4. 参考词汇：高考NMET；针对性pertinenceSince we entered Grade Three,

79、 instead of learning from textbooks and other language sources, students in my class have been guided by the teacher to practice a large number of test papers over and over again.Opinions are divided in our class._高二英语暑期作业答案4单项选择：1-15 BCDAD BBBAB AADDB完形填空：16-35 CADAC ADBCA BCDAA CBBBB阅读理解：36-50 DCA

80、 DBB BCBADC BAB任务型阅读：51. mercy 52. fashionable 53. worn 54. attitudes 55. place 56. longer 57. durable 58. interests 59. comparison 60. up书面表达One Possible Version：Since we entered Grade Three, instead of learning from textbooks and other language sources, students in my class have been guided by the

81、 teacher to practice a large number of test papers over and over again.Opinions are divided in our class. To those who agree, this practice can help students achieve high scores in NMET due to its high pertinence. They also believe students can get knowledge about English by doing exercises. However

82、, many others argue that doing test papers is not learning how to use English but learning how to pass exams. They strongly hold the view that teachers should teach students how to fish, not just give them fish to feed on.To me, it is not worthwhile to do so many test papers. Firstly, nothing can be

83、 more boring to us teenagers than the endless repetition of doing exercises of the same pattern. Secondly, these exercises contribute nothing to our language ability, even little to our passing NMET. After all, NMET is never testing the exercises we have done, but new ones weve never seen before. Only if we have developed English ability can we achieve high scores in NMET, and in future use of English as well.高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！