高二英语暑假专题训练一
暑假专题训练一
一．阅读理解
A
Just as some people think that certain numbers are lucky or unlucky, others believe that we can use numbers to understand our personalities, or predict what will happen to us in the future.
Numerology is a way of using numbers to describe a person’s character, and to make predictions about future life events. Numerologists use the numbers 1-9, 11 and 22 — also known as the “master” numbers — to help a person understand his or her personality, life goals, and destiny.
Numerologists consider your Life Path number to be the most significant because this number describes your character. To find this number, add together all the numbers in your date of birth. For example, a person born on April 25, 1985 would add the month (4), to the numbers of the date (2+5), plus the numbers of the birth year (1+9+8+5). In this case the total is 34, so this person’s life path number is 7(3+4). Numerologists believe that people with this number are peaceful and affectionate but can also be very reserved.
Your Expression number describes your talents and predicts how you should use these to fulfill your destiny in life. Numerologists assign a number between 1 and 9 to each of the letters in your name. These numbers are then added together in the same way as before to find your Expression number. Numerologists can also do calculations to predict when the most challenging periods of your life will be.
Numerologists also believe that the day a person is born is important. Each day of the month has a character description. People born on the fourth are said to be responsible, honest, and stubborn. People born on the fifteenth have very strong attachments to family and home. Those who celebrate their birthday on the thirtieth are artistic, creative, and imaginative, and often make good writers.
If we calculate the numerical value of our name and birth date, numerologists believe that we can learn more about our personalities. They also believe that we can predict our destinies, how our lives will progress, and what challenges we may face along the way. To the numerologist, numbers can be used in many more ways than we think.
1. If a person was born on November 8, 1995, what is his Life Path number?
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 11
2. To understand your abilities and how to use them in your life, you should calculate your ______.
A. Life Path number
B. name and birth date
C. birthday
D. Expression number
3. According to the passage, a person born on the fifteenth tends to be _______.
A. stubborn
B. artistic
C. home-loving
D. imaginative
4. According to the passage, numerologists believe that _________.
A. Life Path number can be used to predict a person’s most challenging life periods
B. numbers can help people better understand themselves
C. Expression number is the most meaningful for people to learn a person’s character
D. numbers can be used to change a person’s future
B
Do you listen to music at work? Perhaps you should.
Music is particularly popular in the medical profession, especially among surgeons. A recent survey showed that 90% of surgeons in the UK put music on the sound system in the theatre during
operations. Plastic surgeons (整形外科医生) play the most music, it appears; ear, nose and throat specialists the least.
But it isn’t only in surgeries where music is popular. In another recent survey, one-third of the 1,613 people said they listen to music while working. And 79% of them said that humming along improves their job satisfaction or productivity.
Is listening to music at work a good idea? Yes, say the experts. Many surgeons say that music contributes to creating a “calm atmosphere”, and a third of them added that it helped stop them getting bored! Also, listening to music raises the levels of a brain chemical that can help people focus. Office workers say it improves job satisfaction.
Listening to music is also good for hospital patients. Several studies suggest that those who listen to music through headphones during surgery require less anaesthetic (麻醉剂), up to 50% less in some cases, and recover more quickly afterwards. “There’s no question, music reduces anxiety before surgery,” says Zeev Kain, an anaesthetist at Yale University.
So, what type of music should we be listening to? The surgeons from the previous survey favoured rock, pop music and classical. Other surveys have found that hip-hop is popular too. However, whatever the kind, it appears that self-selected music is the best option. Pennsylvania State University researchers, from the State University of New York at Buffalo, found that when listening to self-selected music, surgeons did the maths faster and more accurately than when they were listening to music chosen for them.
Will you be playing some music at work? If you’re a surgeon, try to avoid playing the Rolling Stones’ song “Let It Bleed”!
5. The underlined word “theatre” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A. an operating room
B. a rest room for surgeons
C. a waiting room in a surgeons
D. a building where shows are performed
6. The surveys mentioned in Paragraphs 2 and 3 show ________.
A. most English surgeons are music-lovers
B. music is popular among many professions
C. patients benefit a lot from listening to music
D. more than half the people listen to music at work
7. Listening to music at work has many advantages EXCEPT ________.
A. improving memory
B. keeping people relaxed
C. improving concentration
D. helping people keep interested
8. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. how to choose music wisely
B. where to find the best music
C. the popularity of music in hospitals
D. the benefits of listening to music at work
二．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, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Easy Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp
Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit—and that can be a very annoying thing. 1. Read on for some techniques worth trying.
1. 2.
People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease (早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study. 3.__ Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do. There's
evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better. In other words, keep your brain looking forward.
2. Go for a walk.
Mildly raised glucose (葡萄糖) levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels. In fact, exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain. 4.
3. Learn something new.
Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards. A study found t hat mental stimulation (刺激) limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind. But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time. 5.__ Or go dancing with your friends.
A. Focus on the future.
B. This can be especially harmful to the aged.
C. It should be something like learning gardening.
D. So take a few minutes each day to do some reading.
E. But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events.
F. Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments.
G. In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain.
三．语法填空
Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe, 1____________ we remember from his classical musicals including “My Fair Lady”and “Camelot”, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a 2____________ (music) and composer in his early years. But 3____________ he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other types of work including gold mining and boxing. But he never gave 4____________ his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.
During those difficult years, he could not always afford 5____________ (make) payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard, he could hear nothing 6____________ the music that he played with such rare inspiration. When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had 7____________ audience of three moving men who 8____________ (seat) on the floor.
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they dug into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, 9____________ (place) it on the piano and walked out, empty handed. Moved by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded to 10____________.
四．改错
This is a story told by my father : When I was a boy , a most exciting thing was when to celebrate the Spring Festival . My grandma was the best cooker in the world but could make the most delicious dishes . Once , I just couldn’t wait for the Spring Festival dinner . As she was about to
take a piece from a cooked duck , I saw Grandma in the kitchen looking me . Shake her head , she said , “It isn’t a good time to do that , dear .” I apologize and controlled me at the best till the dinner started . You know , that was a dinner we had waited for several month .
五．基础写作
“英语爱好者俱乐部”将对“良好饮食习惯”这一话题进行讨论。请根据下列提示，用英语写一篇发言稿。写作内容如下：
参考词汇：偏食be particular about food 零食snacks
As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s important for us to form healthy eating habits. ___________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
答案：
一．阅读理解
1-4 ADCB 5-8 ABAD
二．七选五：F A E GC
三．语法填空
1. whom/ who
2. musician
3. when/ after
4. up
5. to make
6. but
7. an
8. were seated
9. placed 10. it
四．短文改错
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五．书面表达
One possible version:
As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it’s important for us to form healthy eating habits.
However, some students have formed a variety of bad eating habits, such as not having breakfast, loving eating snacks, being particular about food, eating and drinking too much and so on, which will surely do harm to their health. To keep healthy, we should have healthy diets. Not only should we have various foods, like fish, meat, vegetables, fruits as well as rice, noodles, but also we should have the foods regularly and properly.
Personally, I think it is important to keep a healthy diet, which contributes to building up a strong body. Only in this way can we have enough energy to study better.