2019-2020年高三英語(yǔ)寒假作業(yè)15份 無(wú)答案

高三英語(yǔ)作業(yè)（第1份）

一、詞匯復(fù)習(xí)：

M1U1

1.有樂(lè)趣的adj.________________31.善意n.__________________

2.經(jīng)歷，體驗(yàn)n.&vt.32.極佳的，非常好的adj.

3.集會(huì)，會(huì)議n_________________33.獨(dú)立的adj.________________

4.校長(zhǎng)n.__________________34.利用_________________

5.獲得；賺，掙得vt.35.名稱(chēng)；題目，篇名n.

6.尊敬，敬重n.&vt.36.朝代，王朝n.________________

7.致力于；獻(xiàn)身vt.37.不知為什么；不知怎么地adv.

8.文學(xué)n.__________________38.新近的，最近的adj.

9.一般的；平均的adj.39.教授n.__________________

10.難事；斗爭(zhēng)；努力40.通知，告知vt.

奮斗，努力；掙扎n.41.開(kāi)放時(shí)間_______________

11.具有挑戰(zhàn)性的adj.42.管理；操作vt.

12.鼓勵(lì)n.__________________43.主持人；東道主n.

13.做飯；烹飪，烹調(diào)n.44.批準(zhǔn)，通過(guò)；贊成，同意V.

14.免費(fèi)_________________45.負(fù)責(zé)，掌管n.

15.額外的，外加的adj.使承擔(dān)責(zé)任；收費(fèi)vt.

16.喜愛(ài)的，喜歡的adj.46.負(fù)責(zé)，掌管________________

17.喜愛(ài)，喜歡________________47.同學(xué)，校友n.________________

18.西班牙語(yǔ)（的）；西班牙人（的）48.廣播，播放vt.&n.

n.&adj._______________49.準(zhǔn)備，籌備n._______________

19.雕像，雕塑n.________________50.（重要）事件；社交活動(dòng)；

20.甜點(diǎn)n.__________________比賽項(xiàng)目n_______________

21.回憶，回顧________________51.短途旅行，遠(yuǎn)足n.

22.滿(mǎn)意n.__________________52.畢業(yè)n._______________

23.沖浪vt.&vi.________________53.詩(shī)人門(mén).______________

24.學(xué)業(yè)的，學(xué)術(shù)的adj.54.一代，一代人n.

25.交換；交流n.&vt.55.文學(xué)的adj._____________

26.以前的adj._______________56.選擇，挑選vt.

27.畢業(yè)畢業(yè)生n.________________57.庭院，院子n_

28.流利的adj.________________58.作品，成分n.

29.繪畫(huà)，繪畫(huà)作品n.M1U2

30.捐贈(zèng)vt._________________1.（戲劇的）一幕n.

2.窗簾；（舞臺(tái)上的）幕布n.36.錯(cuò)誤n.

3.迫不及待的做某事37.混淆，弄亂；攪勻，拌和

4.（美）英式足球，足球n.38.指導(dǎo)，引導(dǎo)n.

5.受驚的;害怕的adj.39.好像，似乎

6.應(yīng)該…，應(yīng)當(dāng)…40.堅(jiān)持，堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為vi.

7.彎腰，屈身vi.（使）彎曲vt.41.堅(jiān)持，堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為

8.挨餓；餓死vi使挨餓vt.42.咖啡館，小餐館n.

9.現(xiàn)金n.43.網(wǎng)吧n.

10.（美）（生活）垃圾n.____________—44.聊天，閑談vi.&n._______________

11.比薩餅,意大利餅n.45.現(xiàn)在

12.水池，水槽,洗碗池n.46.爭(zhēng)吵，辯論；論據(jù)n.________________

下沉，沉沒(méi)vi.47.6由n.

13.（美）垃圾桶n.48.擔(dān)心的,擔(dān)憂(yōu)的adj.

14.成年人n.49.傷害vt.&n.

15.容忍；允許vt.50.愚蠢的adj.

16.行為，舉止n.51.耐心n.

17.（13到19歲的）青少年n.52.自私的adj.

18.過(guò)錯(cuò)，錯(cuò)誤n.53.不友好的；遙遠(yuǎn)的adj.

19.一場(chǎng)；場(chǎng)面；景色n.______________—54.憤怒的，生氣的adj._________________

20.不高興的,失望的adj.55.禁止vt.

使不高興，使失望vt.56.青春期n.

21.辯解，辯白；保護(hù)vt.57.與…一起

22.突發(fā)事件；緊急情況n.58.誤解vt.

23.反正；盡管如此adv.______________—59.正常（的），一般的adj._______________

24.值得；應(yīng)得；應(yīng)受vt._____________—60.困惑的，不解的adj._________________

25.解釋?zhuān)f(shuō)明n.61.身體的,物質(zhì)的adj.

26.診所n.62.心理的adj.

27.苛刻的，嚴(yán)厲的adj._____________―63.往往；趨向vi.照看vt.________________

28.對(duì)…苛刻，對(duì)…嚴(yán)厲______________64.限制；極限；界限n.限制vt._________

29.既然，由于65.智慧n.

30.粗魯?shù)?，無(wú)禮的adj.66.獨(dú)立n.

31.嘆氣vi.67.平衡;抵消vt..&vi&n.

32.自行車(chē)n.68.持久vi.持續(xù)，維持vt.

33.工作努力的；辛勤的adj.69.挑戰(zhàn)n.&vt.

34.不睡覺(jué)，熬夜的adj.

35.處理，應(yīng)付vt.______________

二、單項(xiàng)填空

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

1.The"ChineseDream"isdreamtoimprovepeople'swell-beinganddreamof

harmony,peaceanddevelopment.

A.the;aB.a;aC.a;theD.the;the

2.ThenewCEOaskedthatallinter-officecommunicationsinwritingratherthanorally,

possible.

A.havebeenmade;whoeverB.wouldbemade;whichever

rC.bemade;wheneverD.weremade;whatever

3.Withthelittlemoney,thechildtoldmeinavoicethatontheway

homemostofhismoneyhadbeenstolen.

A.remained;trembledB.remained;trembling

C.remaining;trembledD.remaining;trembling

4.Pleaseremembertoremindthemthattheproductsinsideareandmustbehandled

withgreatcare.

A.stubbornB.dynamicC.dedicateD.fragile

5.HongKongresidentssaytheycannolongertheongoingOccupyCentralprotests

whichgreatlyinfluencedtheirdailylifeandlocalbusiness,andasktheprotestorsto

thestreets.

A.catchupwith;escapefromB.keepupwith;drawfrom

C.comeupwith;shrinkfromD.putupwith;withdrawfrom

6.Thebooktellsstoriesoftheearthquakethroughtheeyesofthoseliveswereaffected.

A.whoseB.thatC.whoD.which

7.ChinahasofficiallysetSept.3asMVictoryDay1'tomarkChina'svictoryoverJapaninWorld

WarII.Theestablishmentof''VictoryDay"highlightsBeijing*stopeaceful

developmentandtheimportanceofthepast.

A.commitment;acknowledgingB.application;admitting

C.acknowledging;committingD.admission;applying

8.1wasgiventhreebooksoncooking,thefirstIreallyenjoyed.

A.ofthatB.ofwhichC.thatD.which

9.BillRussellisashortboy,butheissoenergeticandquickthatweallhimhighly

asanexcellentbasketballplayer.

A.rateB.markC.appointD.salute

10.Janeisreallyhonestandnevertendstohideheropinion.Shemustgiveyoua(n)

suggestionaboutwhatyouhavebeenarguingabout.

A.abruptB.ambiguousC.straightforwardD.arbitrary

11.PengLiyuanhasbeenwrearingMaKe'sdesignsformorethanadecade,however,

thebrand,Peng'ssupportofChineselabelshassurprisedmillionsofChinesewho

favorforeignfashionbrands.

A.regardlessofB.insteadofC.inplaceofD.inchargeof

12.Asweallknow,electronicproductsarealwaysundercontinuousrenewal.Ifrobotslike

Ava,theycouldrepresentanewopportunityformobileappdevelopers.

A.takeonB.catchonC.workonD.turnon

13.Thenewhospitalwillbelocatedinusedtobeawastelandandahugeshopping

mallwillalsobeconstructedthereusedtobeaschoolmanyyearsago.

A.where;whereB.what;inwhichC.what;whereD.which;where

14.Useyourhead;nothingtaughtbyotherscanhavethesameeffectonyouas

learnedthroughpractice.

A.thoseB.whatC.thatD.theone

5.intheMiddleEast,Jordanholdsakeystrategicposition,bothIsrael

andIraq.

A.Lying;borderingB.Locating;bordering

C.Lying;borderedD.Located;bordered

三、完形填分

Sometimespeoplecomeintoyourlifeandyouknowrightawaythattheyweremeanttobe

there,toservesomesortof16,teachyoualesson,ortohelpyoufigureoutwhoyouareor

whoyouwanttobecome.You17knowwhothesepeoplemaybe（possiblyyour

roommate,neighbor,co-worker,longlostfriend,lover,orevenacompletestranger）,butwhen

you18eyeswiththem,youknowatthatverymomenttheywill19yourlifein

someprofound（深遠(yuǎn)的）way.

Andsometimesthingshappentoyouthatmayseemhorrible,painfulandunfairatfirst,but

20youfindthatwithoutovercomingthoseobstaclesyouwouldhaveneverrealizedyour

potential,strength,willpower,orheart.

Everythinghappensforareason.Nothinghappens21orbymeansofgood

luck.Illness,injury,love,lostmomentsoftruegreatnessandcompletestupidityalloccurto

22thelimitsofyoursoul.23thesesmalltestswhatevertheymaybe,lifewouldbelike

asmoothlypaved,straight,flatroadto44.Itwouldbesafeandcomfortable,butdulland

25.Thepeopleyoumeetwhoaffectyourlife,andthesuccessanddownfallsyouexperience,

helptocreatewhoyouareandwhoyoubecome.

Eventhe26experiencescanbelearnedfrom.Infact,theyareprobablythemost

poignant（傷心的）andimporlantones.Ifsomeonehurtsyou,27you,orbreaksyourheart,

forgivethem,rfortheyhavehelpedyoulearnabout上rustandtheimportanceofbeingcautious

whenyouopenyourheart.Ifsomeonelovesyou,lovethemback28,notonlybecause

theyloveyou,butbecause29,theyareteachingyoutoloveandhowtoopenyour_30

andeyestothings.

Makeeverydaycount.31everymomentandtakefromthosemomentseverything

thatyoupossiblycanforyoumayneverbeabletoexperienceitagain.Talktopeoplethatyou

havenevertalkedtobefore,andactuallylisten.Letyourselffallinlove,32free,andset

yoursightshigh.Holdyourheadupbecauseyouhave33rightto.Tellyourselfyouarea

greatindividualandbelieveinyourself,forifyoudon'tbelieveinyourself,itwillbehardfor

otherstobelieveinyou.Youcanmakeyourlifeanythingyouwish.Createyourownlifeand

thengooutandliveitwithabsolutelyno34.

Mostimportantly,jfyouLOVEsomeone,tellhimorher,foryouneverknowwhat

tomorrowmayhavein35.Andlearnalessoninlifeeachdaythatyoulive.

That'sthestoryoflife.

16.A.peopleB.purposeC.intentionD.advantage

17.A.alreadyB.sometimesC.shouldD.never

18.A.fixB.lockC.exchangeD.open

19.A.createB.rescueC.challengeD.affect

20.A.inreflectionB.inrealityC.inadditionD.invain

21.A.onpurposeB.byitselfC.byaccidentD.onprinciple

22.A.setB.reachC.testD.exceed

23.A.DespiteB.WithC.ForD.Without

24.A.nowhereB.somewhereC.anywhereD.everywhere

25.A.boredB.pointlessC.undeservedD.meaningful

26.A.goodB.differentC.badD.pleasant

27.A.betraysB.lovesC.understandsD.watches

28.A.temporarilyB.eventuallyC.unconditionallyD.desperately

29.A.bythewayB.onthewayC.underwayD.inaway

30.A.mouthB.mindC.heartD.emotion

31.A.ComprehendB.AppreciateC.ExpectD.Evaluate

32.A.setB.breakC.letD.leave

33.A.everyB.eachC.properD.exact

34.A.ambitionBhatredC.beliefsD.regrets

35.A.futureB.existenceC.storeD.time

四、任務(wù)型閱讀

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯?/p>

詞。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。

Whatiswasteandwhydoesitmatter?

Wasteorrubbishissomethingthatpeoplethrowawaybecausetheynolongerneeditor

wantit.Almosteverythingwedocreateswasteandasasocietywearecurrentlyproducingmore

wastethaneverbefore.Wedothisathomeandatwork.Thefactthatweproducewaste,andget

ridofit,mattersforthefollowingreasons.

Whensomethingisthrownawaywelosethenaturalresources,theenergyandthetime

whichhavebeenusedtomaketheproduct.Thevastmajorityofresourcesthatweusein

manufacturingproductsandprovidingservicescannotbereplaced.Theuseoftheseresources

cannotgoonindefinitely-wewouldrunout.

Whensomethingisthrownawayweareputtingpressureontheenvironment'sabilityto

cope—intermsoftheadditionalenvironmentalimpactsassociatedwithextracting（選?。﹖henew

resources,manufacturinganddistributingthegoods,andintermsoftheenvironmentalimpacts

associatedwithgettingridofourrubbish.

Whensomethingisthrownawaywearenotabletoseeitasaresource.Itiswell

understoodthatwhatiswastetoonepersonmaynotbeviewedaswastebyanother.Agood

exampleofthisisscrapmetalwhichhasbeenrecycledformanyyears.Increasinglypeopleare

realizingthatitmakeseconomicsenseaswellasenvironmentalsensetouse"waste"ratherthan

justthrowitaway.

Theprocessofusinguptheearth*snaturalresourcestomakeproductswhichwethenthrow

away,sometimesaveryshorttimelater,isnot''sustainable"-inotherwords,itcannotcontinue

indefinitely.

Thewayweconsumematerialswillaffectwhetherwehaveasustainablesocietythat

leavesresourcesavailableforfuturegenerationstouse.Asconsumersandproducers,weare

centraltotheconceptofsustainability.Weneedtothinkabouthowwecangetmoreoutofless,

howwecanuselessandthrowawaylessandhowwecandobetterthingswithourso-called

“waste"thanthrowitaway.Weneedtosee"waste"asa"resource”.________________________

TitleTheproblemwithwaste

Wasteorrubbishis(36)Apeoplethrowawaywhentheydonotneed

Definition

itorwantitanylonger.

Thenaturalresources,theenergyandthetimeusedtomakethe

productbecome(38)Awhensomethingisthrowaway.Thevast

majorityofresourcescan'tbereplacedandtheywouldbe(39)▲up.

Theenvironment'sabilitytoextractthenewresources,manufactureand

Importantdistributethegoodsandgetridofrubbishis(40)▲pressure.

(37)▲People41)Atoseeitasaresource.Increasingly,peopleare

onsocietyrealizingthatitmakesbotheconomicsenseandenvironmentalsensetouse

"waste"(42Aofjustthrowingitaway.

ResultWeUlleavelessresources43)Aforfuturegenerationstouse.

Peopleshouldhavethe(45)Aofsustainability,thinkingabout

gettingmoreoutofless,usingless,throwinglessanddoingbetterthings

(44▲withit.

Peopleshouldsee"waste"asa"resource".

完成時(shí)間：家長(zhǎng)簽字:

高三英語(yǔ)作業(yè)第2份

一、詞匯復(fù)習(xí)：

MlUnit3

影響；（病毒）感染

1.鍛煉vi31.vt..

2,苗條的，纖細(xì)的adj.32.成就n._______________

3.體形；數(shù)字；人物n33.（在網(wǎng)上發(fā)布的）帖子爪

4,慚愧的，羞愧的adj.34.會(huì)員資格，成員資格n.

5.減肥，瘦身n.35.包括prep.

6.藥丸，藥片n._______________36.分支；分布；樹(shù)枝n

在市中心，往市中心（尤指商業(yè)中心區(qū)）

7.千克，公斤n.37.

8,起作用，有效果，奏效vi.adv._________________

（美）高速公路

9,精力充沛的adj.38.n.

10.復(fù)原，恢復(fù)健康vi.39.午夜n._______________

重新獲得，恢復(fù)vt40.器材；設(shè)備n._______________

11.肝臟n._______________41.強(qiáng)身健體

12.衰竭；失??；故障爪42.充分利用

13.包含；容納vt.43.馬拉松賽跑n.

14.化學(xué)物質(zhì)化學(xué)的adj.44.專(zhuān)家n..

15.治療；待遇；處理n45.薯?xiàng)ln.

16.令人疼痛的adj.46.悲傷n.

17.損害，傷害vt.&n.47.安慰；舒適n.

18.有吸引力的adj.48.無(wú)用的，無(wú)效的adj

19.尷尬的，難為情的adj.49.從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)角度看

20.壓力n.50.大約adv.

跳過(guò)；蹦跳著走

21.肥胖的adj.51,vt.&vi.

22.節(jié)食；日常飲食n.52.適當(dāng)?shù)豠dv.

節(jié)食，控制飲食vi.53.主要地；通常adv.

身體，系統(tǒng)；體系；制度

23.節(jié)食54.n.

24.更喜歡vt.______________55.皮膚n.

認(rèn)為，算作；重要數(shù)數(shù)

25.腰，腰部；腰圍n56.vi.

26.受苦；遭受（磨難）vt.&vi.57.平靜的，和平的adj

58.集中（注意力，思想等）；全神貫注

27.運(yùn)動(dòng)員n.

28.效果，作用；影響n(yōu)vt.&vi.__________________

29.副作用n.59.數(shù)量n.

30.（頭發(fā)等）脫落60.事實(shí)上，其實(shí)

61.喪失，丟失，損失n.62.增加；獲得，贏得vt.

M2Unitl

1.故事，傳說(shuō)n._______________33.天文學(xué)家n._______________

2.無(wú)法解釋的，神秘的adj.34.熱情的；滿(mǎn)腔熱忱的adj,

3,困惑的，茫然的adj.35.基地，大本營(yíng)；底部；基礎(chǔ)n.

4.加緊，加強(qiáng)，促進(jìn)以...為基礎(chǔ)vt._______________

5,發(fā)生的事情（尤指不尋常的或討厭的）36.存在vi.

37.神秘的事或人n.

6.由于；預(yù)期；適當(dāng)?shù)腶dj.38.連環(huán)漫畫(huà)n._______________

7.由于，因?yàn)?9.調(diào)查問(wèn)卷n.

8.外星人（的）adj.40.標(biāo)記號(hào)；打上鉤；打?qū)μ?hào)vt.

9.消失；失蹤vi.41.陳述；聲明n._______________

10.目擊者n.目擊，見(jiàn)證vt.42.不同意vi.

11.宇宙飛船n.______________43.適當(dāng)?shù)腶dj.

12.動(dòng)物；人n._______________44.（文件等）空白處，空格人

13.閃光，閃耀n.&vi.空白的；無(wú)表情的adj

14.不明飛行物n.45.幽默n.

15.假定，認(rèn)為vt.46.折扣n.

16.施工；建筑物n.47.乒乓球運(yùn)動(dòng)n________________

17.發(fā)生vi._________________48.羽毛球n________________

18.出現(xiàn)，現(xiàn)身_______________49.組織，籌備：處理vt

19.在（輪船、飛機(jī)火車(chē)等）；上（輪船、50.聯(lián)賽，錦標(biāo)賽n.

飛機(jī)、火車(chē)）adv.&prep.51.獎(jiǎng)，獎(jiǎng)品，獎(jiǎng)金n.

20.可能性n._______________授予，獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)vt._________________

21.偵探n.52.雪人，野人n.

22.負(fù)責(zé)，掌管_______________53.北美野人n.

23.案件；具體情況n.54.神農(nóng)架野人n.

24.記者n.55.多毛的，毛茸茸的adj.

25.編造，杜撰；構(gòu)成56.人n.

26.令人驚奇（驚嘆）的adj.57.攻擊；進(jìn)攻vt.&vi.&n.

27.證據(jù)n._________________58.村民n._______________

28.傷害n.59.（動(dòng)物的）皮毛，毛皮n.

29.不予考慮；解雇；解散vt.60.足跡，蹤跡n._______________

30.調(diào)查_(kāi)________________61.厘米n.

31.笑，笑聲n._______________62.長(zhǎng)度n.

32.（學(xué)校的）男生n63.檢查vt.______________

64.西北n.70.屬于

65.打；十二個(gè)；十來(lái)個(gè)n.____________71.存在n._______________

66.許多，很多_______________72.使確信，使相信vt._______________

67.（動(dòng)植物）保護(hù)區(qū)；儲(chǔ)備n.73.聯(lián)系，關(guān)聯(lián)vt.&n._______________

預(yù)定；保留；儲(chǔ)備vt._______________74.祖先，祖宗n._______________

68.力量，力氣n.75.前往，到…去

69.應(yīng)在（某處）；適應(yīng)vi.___________76.生存；挺過(guò)vi?&vt.______________

二、閱讀理解專(zhuān)項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Bytoday'sstandards,mymobilephoneisprettyrubbish.It*saNokia1616.Ifthatdoesn't

meanmuchtoyou（it'snotthekindofphoneyouseeadvertisedontelevision）,allyouneedto

knowisthatit'sasmall,notveryheavydevicewithwhichyoucansendandreceivetelephone

callsandtextmessages.Italsohasaveryhandytorchonthetopforwhenyoucan'tfindyour

keys,orwhenyoudropsomethingonthefloorinthecinema.Otherthanthat,myphonedoesn't

domuch.Well,ithasanalarm,anditprobablyhasacalculatorandthingslikethat,butit's

nothingcomparedtoasmartphone.WhywouldIwantoneofthose?

Ihaveoftenbeentoldthatthebigadvantageofhavingasmartphoneisthat"youcando

everythingwiththem!"Butwhenwasthelasttimeyousawsomeonedoing"everything"witha

smartphone?Okay,sotheymayhaveanendlesslistoffunctions,butgenerallytheyareusedfor

checkingsocialnetworkingsites,playinggames,andreceivingandreplyingtoemails.Fm

happyjustdoingallofthosethingsathomeonmylaptop.

AsfarasIcantell,thebestthingabouthavingasmartphoneisthatyoucanbeconnectedto

theinternetallthetime.Don'tgetmewrong.Ilovetheinternet,butIjustdon*tseethepointof

constantlybeingonline.Ican'trememberthelasttimeIreceivedaFacebookupdatewhichwas

sourgentthatIhadtoreaditassoonasitappeared,andIcan*timagineeverhavingajobwhich

wassoimportantthatIwouldneedtoreadwork-relatedemailsimmediately.Iwouldthinkthat

ifsomeoneneededmeurgently,theywouldjustringmeratherthansendanemail.Andmy

trustyNokiacanmanagethat.

Oneofthemostpeculiareffectsofthesmartphoneis,inmyopinion,thenewly-found

addictiontomapsandnavigation（導(dǎo)航）systems.Isthereanythingmoreboringthanknowing

exactlywhereyouareallofthetime?Howdoyougettoknowanareaifyoudon'tgetlostthere

afewtimes?Andifyouaredependantononlinemaps,whathappenstothosegreatplacesyou

findjustbychance?Youcan*texactlyfindoutfromgooglemapsthejourneyfrom"here^to“that

hiddencafewiththetasty-lookingcakes'1,orto"thatpondnexttothechurchwhichlooksreally

prettyintheeveningsun."Itis,ofcourse,truethatwealloccasionallyneedtobepointedinthe

rightdirection,butIfindthatthereareoftenreallifehumansyoucanask.

Therearemanybenefitsofhavingaverybasicmobilephone,likethefactthatitcostme

abouttwentypounds,andthatIdon*thavetoworrytoomuchaboutitbeingstolen.Butthemain

benefithastobethefactthatitprovidesmewiththeword"greatestexcuseformybadhabits”.

Whetherit*sturninguplatetoevents,orgettingloseonatrip,ormissingbusesortrains,or

forgettingaboutanappointment:atwork,FmprettysureI'mcoveredwiththefollowing

explanation"Fmreally,sorryIdon'thaveasmartphone."

1.ThewriteruseshisNokia1616mainlyto.

A.playonlinegamesB.docalculatingwork

C.checksocialnetworksitesD.makecallsandtextmessages

2.Itcanbeinferredfromtheabovepassagethat.

A.work-relatedemailsshouldbeansweredimmediately

B.alaptopandasmartphonesharemanyfunctions

C.smartphonesshouldalwaysbeconnectedtothenet

D.aFacebookupdateisusuallyveryimportant

3.Accordingtothepassage,ifyouusenavigationsystems,youmay

A.misssomereallywonderfulplacesB.findaboringtripactuallyexciting

C.bepersuadedtoeatinacertaincafeD.bemisledtoatotallywrongplace

4.Tothewriter,onebenefitofhavingabasicmobilephoneisthat

A.itcanremindhimofimportantappointments

B.itcanoftenbefoundbackafteritisstolen

C.itcanbeusedasanexcuseforhisbadhabits

D.itcansavehimthetroubleofcatchingtrains

B

WorkisaveryimportantpartoflifeintheUnitedStates.WhentheearlyProtestant

immigrantscametothiscountry,theybroughttheideathatworkwasthewaytoGodandheaven.

Thisattitude,theProtestantWorkEthic(道德規(guī)范)，stillinfluencesAmericatoday.Workisnot

onlyimportantforeconomicbenefits,thesalary,butalsoforsocialandpsychologicalneeds,the

feelingofdoingsomethingforthegoodofthesociety.Americansspendmostoftheirlives

working,beingproductive.FormostAmericans,theirworkdefinesthem:theyarewhattheydo.

Whathappensthen,whenapersoncannolongerwork?AlmostallAmericansstopworkingat

agesixty-fiveorseventyandretire.Becauseworkissuchanimportantpartoflifeinthisculture,

retirementcanbeverydifficult.Retireesoftenfeelthattheyareuselessandunproductive.Of

course,somepeoplearehappytoretire;butleavingone5sjob,whateveritis,isadifficultchange,

evenforthosewholookforwardtoretiring.Manyretireesdonotknowhowtousetheirtimeor

theyfeellostwithouttheirjobs.Retirementscanalsobringfinancialproblems.Manypeople

relyonSocialSecuritycheckseverymonth.Duringtheirworkingyears,employeescontributea

certainpercentageoftheirsalariestothegovernment.Eachemployeralsogivesacertain

percentagetothegovernment.Whenpeopleretire,theyreceivethismoneyasincome.These

checksdonotprovideenoughmoneytoliveon,however,becausepricesareincreasingvery

rapidly.Seniorcitizens,thoseoversixty-five,havetohavesavingsinthebankorother

retirementplanstomakeendsmeet.Therateofinllationisforcingpriceshighereachy