高二卓越生暑假作业(八)

高二卓越生暑假作业（八）阅读理解专练Ⅱ. 阅读理解（A）A newly-wed couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by sixnatural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurchearthquake and Japanese tsunami.Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December6 and were immediately stranded in Munich, Germany, due to one ofEurope’s worst snowstorms. Stefan Svanstrom and ErikaSvanstrom.Travelling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairnsin Australia which was then struck by one of the most tremendouscyclones(龙卷风) in the nation’s history. From there, the couple, in their 20s, were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cement floor of a shopping centre with 2, 500 others. “Trees were being knocked over and big branches were scattered across the streets, ” Mr Sva nstrom told Sweden’s Expressen newspaper. “We escaped by the skin of our teeth, ” said Svanstrom.They then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped raging bush fires. The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude 6. 3 earthquake destroyed the city on February 22.Mrs. Svanstrom said, “When we got there the whole town was a war zo ne. ”“We could not visit the cit y since it was completely blocked off, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan. ”But days after the Svanstrom arrived, Tokyo was rocked by Japan’s largest earthquake since records began. “The trembling was horrible and we saw roof tiles fly off the buildings,” Mr. Sandstorm said. “It was like the buildings were swaying back and forth.” The family returned to Stockholm on March 29 after a much calmer visit to their last destination China.But Mr. Svanstrom, who also survived the destructive Boxing Day tsunami that hit southeast Asia in 2004, said the marria ge was still going strong. He added, “I know marriages have to endure some trials, but I think we have been through most of them. ”“We’ve certainly experienced more than our fair share of catastrophes, but the most important thing is that we’re together and happy. ”21. How many countries did the couple visit during their honeymoon?A. 3.B. 4.C. 5.D. 6.22. In which country were they not hit by natural disaster?A. Australia.B. China.C. New Zealand.D. Germany.23. What’s the right order of the following things according to the passage ?a. The couple headed south to Brisbane.b. The couple flew to Cairns.c. The couple flew to Christchurch.d. The couple were stranded in Munich.A. a-b-c-dB. d-b-c-aC. d-b-a-cD. a-c-b-d24. By saying“We escaped by the skin of our teeth. ”, Mr. Svanstrom me ant that ________ .A. They had a narrow escape from the cyclonesB. There was something wrong with their teethC. They escaped from the cyclones easilyD. The cyclones was tremendous25. According to the last two paragraphs, which word can best describe Mr. Svanstrom?A. Indifferent.B. Depressed.C. Considerate.D.Optimistic.（B）The Davies were invited to Christmas drinks at a hotelonce. They left their car in the car-park outside and wentin. Mr. Davies was proud of the fact that he never got drunk, so he was careful not to drink too much, in spite of his host’s attempts to press more and more on him.During the party, Mrs. Davies found she had forgotten to bring a handkerchief, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and get her one. He did so, but on his way back, he heard a car horn blowing in the car-park. Thinking someone might be in trouble, he went over to the car from which the noise was coming. He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.When Mr. Davies got back to the party, he told people about the black bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out to the car-park to show them that he was serious, he found the car with the bear in had gone.There were so many jokes about Mr. Davies’s black bear during the following days that he at last put an advertisement in the local paper: “Will anybody who saw a black bear blowing a horn in a car outside the Central Hotel at about 7 p. m. on Christmas Day please phone. . . ”Two days later a Mrs. Richards phoned to say she and her husband had left their pet bear in their car outside the Central Hotel for a few minutes that evening and that it was quite possible that it had been blowing the horn. Mrs. Richards did not seem to think there was anything strange about that. “It likes blowing car horns, ” she said, “and we don’t mind as long as we are not actually driving the car. ”26. What was Mr. Davies careful of during the party?A. Not drinking too much.B. Not facing the black bear.C. Not getting pressed by the host.D. Not forgetting his wife’s handkerchief.27. Why did Mr. Davies go to the car from which came the noise?A. He wanted to see the bear.B. He thought he might help one in need.C. He wanted to check whose bear it was.D. He thought the bear was in trouble.28. What did Mr. Davies put the advertisement for?A. He wanted to find the bear.B. He wanted to prove he was not drunk.C. He planned to make a joke.D. He hoped to make friends with the bear.29. Who might be Mrs. Richards?A. A friend of the Davies.B. The hostess of the party.C. A stranger to the Davies.D. A lady who liked to train bears.30. Which of the following will serve as the best title of the passage?A. A Bear Blowing a Car HornB. A Christmas Party with a BearC. A Man Never Gets DrunkD. A Couple in a Christmas Party（C）［2011·潍坊模拟］While I was in my 4th month of pregnancy (妊娠期) with my second child, we were preparing for a trip to Louisiana, where Marshall’s family live, to celebrate Jane’s 2nd birthday. Two days before we were to leave, we got the shocking news that I was going to lose the baby. Not knowing when this would happen, we decided to continue with our trip.Since Marshall’s family lives on a 600-acre cattle farm, you often find that you have a lot of time for yourself to think when you are there. That is precisely what I did not want to do at this time. I told Marshall that I needed to get a good book to get lost in while I was there. I told him I heard the Harry Potter books were good, so he went out and got the first one for me.During that trip, I totally got lost in the book, which was of great help during a time when I needed a distraction to forget about the sadness. In the book, I noticed the name “Seamus”.I vaguely remembered it was pronounced “Shamus” and I liked the sound of that. I mentioned it to Marshall and he liked it too. Toward the end of the trip, I had just 5 chapters left and I knew I was about to finish the first book, which I was pretty excited about.Soon after we put Jane down to bed, I had started labor (分娩), so I was unable to read.The labor lasted 5 and 1/2 hours, but Marshall stayed there with me, sitting beside me and reading aloud the last 5 chapters of Harry Potter. I can never fully explain how much that helped me through the experience. And ever since then, Marshall and I both have been fans of the Harry Potter books. We remember how they helped us get through that time of our lives.We were sad to have lost the baby, but the name Seamus started our journey toward adoption. And we gave this name to our adopted son. Though our Seamus doesn’t have a drop of Irish blood in him, the name fits him perfectly.31. Why did the writer want a good book during the trip?A. Because the trip to Louisiana would take a long time.B. Be cause she didn’t want to think of losing her baby.C. Because she had nothing else to do except reading.D. Because a good book could help her enjoy her trip.32. According to the story, we can know that the Harry Potter books ________ .A. made the f amily’s trip more excitingB. include five books all togetherC. have someone called Seamus in themD. can help people deal with their problems33. The writer named her son Seamus because ________ .A. she wanted to keep her trip in memoryB. she loved this name very muchC. her son doesn’t have Irish bloodD. it is a perfect name for a boy34. Which of the following is TRUE about the couple?A. They planned their trip after getting the shocking news.B. They thought the cattle farm was too large to do anything on.C. They felt excited when they almost finished the trip.D. They liked reading Harry Potter very much after the trip.35. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Funny Stories Of My FamilyB. Seamus And Harry PotterC. How We Got To LouisianaD. How My Son Got His Name（D）The crisis a t Japan’s Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclearenergy center has raised questions about the future of thenuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is president of theInstitute for Energy and Environmental Research in theUnited States. He says the disaster in Japan is historic.This week, the chairman of America’s nuclear agencysaid there is little chance that harmful radiation from Japancould reach the United States. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionChairman Gregory Jaczko also said America has a strongprogram in place to deal with earthquake threats. No newnuclear power centers have been built in the United Statessince 1979. That was when America’s worst nuclear accidenthappened at the Three Mile Island center in Pennsylvania. The accident began to turn public opinion against nuclear energy.To support more clean energy production, the Obama government has been seeking billions of dollars in government loan guarantees to build new centers. Presently, about twenty percent of electricity in the United States comes from nuclear energy. But critics say nuclear power is too costly and dangerous to be worth further expansion.German prime minister Angela Merkel said Germany would close all seven nuclear power centers for a moment while energy policy is reconsidered. The European Union is planning to test all centers in its twenty-seven member nations.Developing nations are less willing to slow nuclear expansion. China said it will continue with plans to build about twenty-five new nuclear plants. And India, under a cooperation agreement with the United States, plans to spend billions on new centers in the coming years.Japan has made nuclear energy a national priority since the 1970s. Unlike many major economies, Japan imports eighty percent of its energy. The Nuclear Energy Institute says twenty-nine percent of Japan’s electricity came from nuclear sources in 2011. The government planned to increasethat to forty percent by 2017.Nuclear plants supply fourteen percent of global electricity. Nuclear energy is a clean resource, producing no carb on gases. But radioactive waste is a serious unresolved(未解决的) issue. So is the presence of nuclear power centers in earthquake areas like the one near Bushehr, Iran.36. Which of the following countries is the least likely to expand its use of nuclear energy?A. China.B. India.C. Iran.D. Germany.37. The government of Japan intended to increase its nuclear energy in 2017 by ________ compared with 2011.A. 29%.B. 40%.C. 69%.D. 11%.38. Which of the following statements about the use of nuclear power in the U. S. is TRUE?A. Most of the electricity comes from nuclear energy in the U. S.B. The Obama government is against building nuclear power plants.C. A small number of nuclear power plants have been built since 1979.D. A serious nuclear accident happened in America at the end of the 1970s.39. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. The nuclear crisis in Japan has spread to other parts of the world.B. The situation of the world nuclear power development after the crisis in Japan.C. Japan’s nuclear disaster will slo w the expansion of nuclear plants all over the world.D. Japan’s nuclear disaster won’t affect the nuclear energy production in other countries.40. From the last sentence of the passage, we can see the writer’s attitude towards buildinga nuclear power plant near Bushehr, Iran is ________ .A. supportiveB. optimisticC. negativeD. Uncertain话题1：中学生的健康问题Physical and mental condition(身体与精神状态), strong(强壮的), un/healthy(不健康/健康的), overweight/fat(肥胖的), thin(瘦的), near/short-sighted(近视的), mentally unhealthy(精神不健全的), normal(正常的), abnormal(不正常的), energetic(精力旺盛的), unhealthy eating habit(不健康的饮食习惯), eat much junk food (吃太多的垃圾食品)等，Stay/keep healthy/fit(保持健康), build up one’s body/ improve one’s' health(强身健体), enough sleep(充足的睡眠), take regular exercise(进行有规律的运动), roper diet(合理的饮食), good living habits(良好的生活习惯), lose weight(减肥), remove heavy burdens(减轻负担), be good for/do good to(对…有益处), nutrition(营养), go on diet(节食), form a … eating habit(养成一个…的饮食习惯) Breathe in as much fresh air等。