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高一英語寒假作業(yè)（一）

I.閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C、和D）中，選

出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Lastweekend,EmmaZeiger,10,rodeherbiketenmilesinthe

pouringrainatthefirstannualNewtonNeedhamPanMassachusetts

Challenge（PMC）KidsRide.Nothing,notevenbadweather,could

stopherfrommakingadifference.

ThisJune,Emmaandthousandsofotherkidsacrossthe

Northeastparticipatedinnearly30PMCKidsRides.PMCKidsRides

raisemoneyfortheDanaFarberCancerInstitutethroughtheJimmy

Fund.CreatedtenyearsagobyRyanWilkinson,17,andhissister

Hattie,15,theridesareamorekidfriendlyversionoftheannual

PanMassachusettsChallenge.

TheWilkinsonfamilyfirstgottheideatocreateaPMCKids

Ridein1998whenRyan,then7,wantedtorideinthePan

MassachusettsChallenge.

RyanandHattie'sgrandmotherhadbeendiagnosedwitha

braintumor（月中瘤）.“Wewereexperiencingcancerforthefirst

time,“Ryansaid,“SothatwasonmymindwhenIsaidIwanted

toride."Unfortunately,PMCparticipantshavetobeatleast

15yearsoldtoride.Ryanwasonlyseven.So,theWilkinsonfamily

decidedtostartachildren,sversionofthePMC.

Injustacoupleofweeks,theWilkinsonsorganizedthe

WildwoodChallenge,theveryfirstPanMassachusettsChallenge

KidsRide.Thirteenkidsrodearoundaneighborhoodblock25times.

Theyraised$1,600forcancerresearch.OnJune21,Ryanand

HattiewillcelebratetheeleventhannualWildwoodPMCKidsRide.

Since1998,PMCKidsRideshavegrownsignificantly.Every

year,moreandmorekidsparticipate.Toraisemoney,kidsdo

extrachores,babysit,hostcarwashes,andsendoutletters

askingfordonations."Everypennycounts,“HattieWilkinson

explains."Allofthemoneygoestoagoodcause.It'sreally

greattobeabletorideforpeoplewithcancerandtorepresent

themandraisemoneyforthem."Since1998,thePanMassachusetts

KidsRideshaveraisedmorethan$1millionforcancerresearch

andtreatment.

1.WhydidEmmarideherbiketenmilesinthepouringrain?

A.Shedidthatforhergrandmother.

B.Shedidthatforthesakeofherhealth.

C.Shedidthatforpeoplewithcancer.

D.Shewasaskedtodosobyherparents.

2.WhenRyanWilkinsonstartedPMCKidsRides,hewasonly

A.seventeenyearsoldB.fifteenyearsoldC.fiveyears

oldD.sevenyearsold

3.TheideaofcreatingaPMCKidsRidewasinspiredby.

A.Ryan'ssisterHattie

B.kidswhosufferfromcancer

C.thepersonwhoisresponsibleforPMC

D.Ryan,sgrandmother,sdiagnosisofcancer

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.thefirstPMCKidsRidewasheldin1999

B.besidesridingthebike,kidsdootherthingstoraisemoney

C.PMCKidsRideshaveraisedmorethan$1billionsofar

D.mostofthemoneyraisedwasusedforcancerresearch

B

“Oldwives'tales“arebeliefspasseddownfromone

generationtoanother.Forexample,mostofusrememberour

parents*tellingustoeatmoreofcertainfoodsornottodo

certainthings.Isthereanytruthintheseteachings?Someof

themagreewithpresentmedicalthinking,butothershavenot

passedthetestoftime.

Didyourmotherevertellyoutoeatyourcarrotsbecausethey

aregoodforyoureyes?Scientistsnowreportthateatingcarrots

canhelppreventaseriouseyediseasecalledmacular

degeneration.Eatingjustonecarrotadaycanreducethe

possibilityofgettingthisdiseaseby40%.Garlic（蒜）isgoodfor

you,too.Itcankillthetypeofvirusthatcausescolds.

Unfortunately,notallofMom,sadvicepassedthetestof

medicalstudies.Forexample,generationsofchildrenhavebeen

toldnottogoswimmingwithinanhouraftereating.Butresearch

suggeststhatthereisnodangerindoingso.Dosweetscausetooth

problems?Well,yesandno.Stickysweetsmadewithgrainstend

tocausemoreproblemsthansweetsmadewithsimplesugars.

Eventhoughsciencecantellusthatsomeofourtraditional

beliefsdon,tholdwater,thereisstillalotoftruthinthe

oldwives'tales.Afterall,muchofthisknowledgehasbeen

accumulated（積累）fromthousandsofyearsofexperiencein

familyhealthcare.Weshouldrespectthisbodyofknowledgeeven

aswesearchforclearscientificsupporttoproveittrueor

false.

5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Eatinggarlicisgoodforoureyes.

B.Stickysweetsaredamagingtoourteeth.

C.Swimmingafteramealisdangerous.

D.Carrotspreventpeoplefromcatchingcolds.

6.Theauthordevelopsthethirdparagraphmainly.

A.bycauseandeffectB.byorderinspaceC.byorder

intimeD.byexamples

7.Thephrase“holdwater“inthelastparagraphmostprobably

means"”.

A.tobebelievableB.tobevaluableC.tobeadmirable

D.tobesuitable

8.Whatistheauthor,sattitudetoward“oldwives'tales”

inthetext?

A.Subjective.B.Objective.

Dissatisfied.D.Curious.

C

TheycrossedinfrontofmeasIwasdrivingoutofthestore

parkinglot（停車場）.Iwouldbedelayedforawholetenseconds.

However,Irealizedthatitwasanelderlycouplewhowerebriefly

delayingmydeparture（出發(fā)）.Nomoreanger.

Themanleanedonhiswifewhowalkedinfrontofhim.Henot

onlyusedherforsupportbutitwasobviousthathewasblind.

Shewashiseyesaswell.Thetwoofthemworkedasoneeach

needingtheothertofunctioninthisfast-changingworld.

Thatlittleexampleoftruestrengththatdaychangedmywhole

personalperceptionoflife.SuddenlyIwasn'tsomadabout

havingtoworkafewextrahoursonSaturday.Ihadmystrength,

andIwasstillrelativelyyoung.

Thatpictureofthosetwoelderlypeoplewalkingwithdignity

andstrengthstayedwithmetheentireweek.Mylifewasn,tso

badafterall.Ihadmyhealthandagoodjob.Mywifealwaysgave

megoodadvicewheneverIneededit.Istartedtothink-notonly

wasIluckytohaveitall,butsowasthatwonderfuloldcouple,

who,despitethetrialsandhardshipsofalonglife,stillhad

theloveandsupportofeachothertocarrythemthroughthis

world.

Therearesomanypeopleouttherejustlikethatcouple.My

wifeandIsometimespictureourselvesinouroldage,walking

arm-in-armintothesunset.Thatimagealwaysgivesusawarm

feelingofcomfort.Justremember,noneofuswouldbehereif

itweren'tforourelders.Weshouldspendanextraminuteto

listenandlearnwhenitcomestohelpingourelderfriends.They

needit.

9.Whatwastheauthor'sfirstreactionwhenhewasstoppedby

theoldcouple?

A.Heshowedgreatpityforthecouple.

B.Hedidn,tmindatall.

C.Hegotangryatbeingdelayed.

D.Hewaitedpatiently.

10Beforemeetingtheoldcouple，theauthorhad

a(n)attitudetowardslife.

A.energeticB.enthusiastic

C.desperateD.negative

11.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecanlearnthat.

A.theauthoroncedecidedtochangehisjob

B.theauthor'swifegavehimlotsofsupport

C.oldpeoplearemorelikelytogetimpatientwithothers

D.itisabadthingtolivealonglifefullofhardships

12.Themainmessagethattheauthorwantstogetacrossinthe

lastparagraphisthat.

A.everyoneshouldlivewithdignityandstrength

B.weshouldbepatientwhendealingwitholdpeople

C.oldpeoplecanteachusmanyimportantlessons

D.happinessliesinapositiveattitudetowardslife

13.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Heandhiswifeareintheiroldage.

B.Hehasagoodbutbusyjob.

C.Hislifeisverybadactually.

D.Heandhiswifeoftenwalkarm-in-arm.

D

Johnwaswaitingforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhose

facehedidn,t.Thirteenmonthsago,inaFloridalibraryhetook

abookofftheshelfwiththepreviousowner'sname,MissHollis

Maynell,andtookgreatinterestinthenotesinthemargin.The

softhandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.

Withtimeandefforthelocatedheraddress.Hewrotehera

letterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond.

Duringthefollowingdaysthetwogrewtoknoweachother

throughthemail.Johnrequestedaphotograph,butsherefused.

Shefeltthatifhereallycared,itwouldn'tmatterwhatshe

lookedlike.Latertheyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting-7:00pm.

atGrandCentralStationinNewYork.

“You'11recognizeme,“shewrote,“bytheredroseI'11

bewearingonmylapel."Soat7I00hewasinthestationlooking

forthegirlwiththeredrose.

Ayoungwomanina.greensuitwascomingtowardhim.Her

figurewaslongandslimandhereyeswereblue.Almost

uncontrollablyhemadeonestepclosertoher,andjustatthis

momenthesawHollisMayne11-awomanwellpast40.Thegirlwas

walkingquicklyaway.Hefeltasthoughhesplitintwo,sokeen

washisdesiretofollowher,andyetsodeepwashislongingfor

thewomanwhosespirithadtrulyaccompaniedhimandupheldhis

own.

Hedidnothesitate.Hesquaredhisshouldersandsaid,'Tm

John,andyoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamsogladyoucouldmeet

me；mayItakeyoutodinner?”

Thewomansmiled,"Idon'tknowwhatthisisabout,son,“

sheanswered,“buttheyoungladyinthegreensuitbeggedme

towearthisroseonmycoat.Andshesaidifyouweretoaskme

todinner,Ishouldtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouinthe

restaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!”

14.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.

A.JohnsucceededinwinningtheheartofMissMaynell

B.MissMaynellwasaveryfunnywoman

C.Johnhadknownthesecretandpreparedinadvance

D.JohngotMissMaynell'saddressfromthebook

15.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.itisusefultoreadofteninthelibrary

B.MissMayne11wasbrighterthanJohn

C.youmustmakesurethatheishonestbeforeyoumakeafriend

D.onlythetruelovecanstandthetest

16.Whichofthefollowingisrightaboutthebook?

A.Thewomanputthebookthereonpurpose.

B.MissMaynell,snamegreatlyarousedJohn'sinterest.

C.PartofthebookwaswrittenbyMissMaynell.

D.PossiblythebookwasonceMissMaynell'sbutnowitwasowned

bythelibrary.

17.Thewomanwhoworetheroseonhercoat.

A.didn,tknowthegirlwhogavehertherose

B.wasanacquaintanceofMissMaynell

C.showedgreatadmirationfortheclevergirl

D.wasmoveddeeplybythetruelovebetweenthetwoyoungsters

18.Accordingtothepassage,MissMaynellbeggedthatwomanto

weartheroseto.

A.comparewithherandgainanadvantageoverher

B.makesurethatthemanwasthereontime

C.checkifhewasthemanshewroteto

D.seewhetherhewasarealmanwhowasn'tjustfondofappearance

II.完形填空

Iwasonmylunchbreakinthecity,enjoyingasaladatan

outdoorcafe,whenashabbyhomelessladycamewalkingtowards

me.Shewasyellingand_21_everyonewhowalkedpastherfor

spare_22_andshelookedlikeamess.My_23_reactionwas

fear...tocloseoffandhopeshedidn*tcomenearme,but

shedid.Iwasonthephoneandwhenshe_24_yelling,Isaid,

"I'monthephone,“inthenicestwayIcould,assuringmyself

whatsheneededwasalessonin_25_.Shewalkedaway,

mumbling（自言自語），'Tm_26_you.I'msorry,I'msorry.

I'11leave."Andsheturnedthecorner.

_27_,Iwouldfeelrelievedorsatisfied,butsomethingin

mecouldn,t_28_.Withoutanotherthought,Ilookedin

my_29_forthesparechangeIhad.EvenIstartedsearching

throughmyentirepurse,thepockets,everything—forallofthe

changeIcould_30_findtogive.

IgotupandwalkedtowardsthisladyandgaveherallI_31_.

Sheheldmyhandandsaid,“Thankyou!”Herhandwas_32_and

dirty,butIdidn'tmind_33_herhand.Iwantedtobethere

forherforsomereason,whennormallyIwould_34_theotherway.

Shelookedatmeandsaid,“Willyoutouchmyface?”Andfor

somereason,Idid.Iputmyhandonhercheekandshestarted

to_35_.Icould_36_itwasasifshehadnotbeentouched

byaloving,softhandinages,_37_,andsoIhelditthere,

tryingto_38_herwithmyheartopen.Itwaspowerful.

Shethankedmeandwalkedawayquietly.AndIwalkedawaywith

anopenheart,tryingto_39_senseofwhathadjusthappened.

Itchangedsomethinginmeandhasmademewanttobea_40_

persontothepeopleImeetduringmyday.

21.A.

greetingB.praisingC.applyingD.begging

22.A.changeB.roomC.clothesD.food

23.A.usualB.instantC.lastD.general

24.A.cameD.came

acrossB.cameoutC.cameoverthrough

25.A.B.troubleC.practiceD.manners

attitude

26.A.

callingB.hurtingC.annoyingD.abusing

D.

27.A.Unfortunatel

FortunatelyB.NormallyC.Luckilyy

28.A.restB.appearC.enjoyD.exist

29.A.carB.tableC.walletD.seat

30.A.C.

necessarilyB.possiblydeliberatelyD.certainly

31.A.earnedB.searchedC.foundD.made

32.A.softB.roughC.largeD.neat

33.A.

washingB.wavingC.wipingD.holding

34.A.leadB.setC.turnD.show

35.A.cryB.laughC.yellD.shout

36.A.expectB.senseC.knowD.learn

37.A.if

necessaryB.ifanyC.ifsoD.ifever

38.A.

persuadeB.comfortC.entertainD.amuse

39.A.takeB.getC.catchD.make

40.A.kinderB.richerC.wiserD.happier

III.七選五

IwastenwhenIfirstsatwithmygrandmotherbehindthe

cashier（收銀臺）inhergeneralstore.41Iquickly-

learnedtheimportanceoftreatingcustomerspolitelyandsaying

"thankyou."

AtfirstIwaspaidincandy.42Iworkedeveryday

afterschool,andduringthesummerandonweekendsandholidays

from8a.m.to7p.m.Myfatherhelpedmesetupabank

account.43

BythetimeIwas12,MygrandmotherthoughtIhaddonesuch

agoodjobthatshepromotedmetosellingcosmetics（化妝品）.

Idevelopedtheabilitytolookcustomersdirectlyintheeye.

EventhoughIwasjustakid,womenwouldaskmesuchthingsas

“WhatcolorldoyouthinkIshouldwear?wItookarealinterest

intheirquestionsandwasabletotranslatewhattheywantedinto

makeup（化妝）ideas.44

Thejobtaughtmeavaluablelesson:tobeasuccessful

salesperson,youdidn,tneedtobeaRocketscientist-you

neededtobeagreatlistener.45Excepttheyarenolonger

womenpurchasingcosmeticsfromme;instead,theyarekidswho

tellmewhichtoystheywouldliketoseedesignedanddeveloped.

A.LaterIreceived50centsanhour.

B.Beforelong,sheletmesittherebymyself.

C.Iendedmysellingarecordamountofcosmetics.

D.TodayIstillcarrythatlessonwithme:Ilistento

customers.

E.Mygrandma'strusttaughtmehowtohandle

responsibility.

F.SoonIfoundmyselflookingmorebeautifulthanever

before.

G.WatchingmymoneygrowwasmorerewardingthananythingI

couldhavebought.

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Christinewasjustagirlinoneofmyclass.Ineverknew

muchaboutherexceptforthatshewasstrange.Shedidn,ttalk

many,herhairwasblackandpurple,andshewornblacksports

shoesandablacksweater,althoughinthesummer.Shewas,in

fact,ratherattractively,andsheneverseemedcarewhattherest

ifusthoughtabouther.Liketherestofmyclassmate,Ididn't

reallywanttogetclosesttoher.Itwasonlywhenwedidtheir

chemistryprojecttogetherthatIbegintounderstandwhy

Christinedressedthewayshedid.

V.語法填空

Mydaughter*sbirthdayisMay29.AsitwasMonday,we

preferredtocelebrateitearlieronSaturday.OnFridaythe

1(entirely)familywerebusypackingthepresentsand

puttingfunnypinsonthem.Ipromisedmylittleprincessthat

Iwouldwakeherupearlyinthemorning2distribute

thepresentstoherclassmates.

Iwokeupat5:30whenIrealizedthat3

earthquakestruck.Iwokemyhusbandupandaskedhim

4(carry)mydaughterandranout.Wewerewatching

ourhouseshakingfromoutside.However,aswe5(plan),

Iwenttomydaughter*sschoolbutnoonewasthereexceptthe

teacher6warnedustogetbacktoourhouseasa

tsunami(海嘯)mightcomesoon.

7(return)tomyhouse,Ibegantowonderaboutthe

presents:towhomweshoulddeliver?Afterseveral

8(discuss),wedecidedtogivethemtothechildren

inhospital.Enteringthehospital,Iwasreallyshocked.There

werethousands9peoplebleedingandlyingoutsidethe

rooms.Aboycameupwithabandageonhishand.10

(quick)Ilandedoveronepresenttohim.

VI.書面表達(dá)

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高一英語寒假作業(yè)（二）

I.閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在

答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittowork

everyday."Iwasaclothesaddict（迷），“hejokes."Iusedto

carryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothes

gotwrinkled（皺的）."TodayDavidwearscasualclothes-khaki

pantsandasportsshirt-totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwears

anecktie."I'mworkingharderthanever,“Davidsays,“and

Ineedtofeelcomfortable.”

Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkersto

wearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStates,thechanges

fromformaltocasualofficewearhavebeenslow.Intheearly

1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheirworkerstowearcasualclothes

onFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownaswdress-down

Friday“oracasualFriday"."Whatstartedoutasanextra

one-day-a-weekbenefitforworkershasreallybecomeaneveryday

thing,“saidbusinessadviserMaislyJone

Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheirworkersto

wearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit'seasierforacompany

toattractnewworkersifithasacasualdresscode."Alotof

youngpeopledon'twanttodressupforwork,“saystheowner

ofasoftwarecompany,"soit'shardtohirepeopleifyouhave

aconservativedresscode."Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseem

happierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortable

clothes.InastudymadebyLeviStraussandCompany,85percent

ofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasasideeffectonwork.

Supportersofcasualofficewearalsosaythatacasualdresscode

helpsthemsavemoney."Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowear

oneeveryday,“onepersonsaid."Forthesameamountofmoney,

1.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothes

addictwbecause.

C.hewantedhisclothesto

2.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because

C.helookshan

3.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?

C.Acasualclo

4.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

B.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly

C.Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfrom

5.Inthispassage,thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficewear

aremention

A.savingworkerfsmoneyB.makingworkersmore

C.improvingworker,sfeelingD.makingworkershappier

B

Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldget

youintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,

andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsitting

nexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn,tunderstand.SoI

leanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskme

ifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkand

wouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookit

outofmypocketandputitonherdesk.

Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,the

teacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudents

weredismissed（解散）.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalk

tomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;shetalkedabouthow

importantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible

foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyand

emphasized（強(qiáng)調(diào)）thefactthatwhenpeopledosomething

dishonest,theyarereallycheating（欺騙）themselves.Shemade

mepromisethatIwouldthinkseriouslyaboutallthethingsshe

hadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutofthe

roomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthose

things.

Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedon

thetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnextto

me,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl'stest

paper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsay

wasitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadn,ttalkedof

anythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthe

test.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirl

afavorbylettingherusemypen,Iamsureshecontinuedto

believethatIhadcheatedonthetest.

6.Thestorytookplaceexactly.

A.intheteacher*soffice

inanexamroom

the

school

inthelanguagelab

7.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because.

A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithher

B.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschool

C.therewassomethingwrongwithherown

D.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone

8.Theteachersawallthis,sosheaskedtheboy.

A.togoonwritinghispaperB.to

stopwhispering

C.toleavetheroomimmediatelyD.tostay

behindaftertheexam

9.Thething(s)emphasizedinhertalkwas(were).

A.honestyB.senseofdutyC.

seriousnessD.alloftheabove

10.Theboykneweverything.

A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehind

B.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonesty

C.onlysometimelater

D.whenhewaswalkingoutoftheroom

C

PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwo

specialdays:Mother,sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,and

Father*sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.

Mother'sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservanceby

PresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGrafton,West

Virginia,hadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.

ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobegan

thecustomofwearingacarnation.

In1909,Mrs.DoddfromSpokane,Washington,thoughtofthe

ideaofadaytohonorfathers.Shewantedtohonorherownfather,

WilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdied,hehadtheresponsibility

ofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910,thefirst

Father,sDaywasobservedinSpokane.SenatorMargaretChase

SmithhelpedtoestablishedFather'sDayasanational

commemorative