河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期寒假作业(第2天).doc

河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期寒假作业（第2天）

河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期寒假作业（第2天）

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河北省石家庄市第二中学2020-2021学年高二英语上学期寒假作业（第2天）
一、词汇运用
1. __________ vi. &vt.联合；团结→ _________adj. →_________n.联合;结盟;结合;协会;
2. __________ vt.完成;达到;实现→____________n.
3. __________ n.便利;方便→ ____________adj.→____________adj.不方便的
4. __________ adj.粗糙的;粗暴的→__________adv.粗略地；粗暴地
5. __________ vt.吸引；引起注意→__________n. 吸引→__________adj.有吸引力的
6. __________ adj. 令人愉快的;使人高兴的→_________v.欣赏;喜欢
7. describe v. →n. ___________ 8. origin n. →adj. ___________
9.arrange v. → n. ___________ 10.delight n.&v. →adj. ___________/__________
11.possible adj.→adv. ____________→n. ____________
12.educate v. →n. ___________→adj.___________ /___________
13. 意志，心愿 n. ____________→adj.______________ →adj.(opp)___________
二、单句填空
1. I rented a __________(furnish) flat in the downtown.
2. The beauty of the city consists _________its splendid buildings.
3._______ her credit, the disabled girl _____________(accomplish) her schooling.
4. Please tell me ________ you disagree.
5. I keep my reference book near my desk for ___________(convenient).
6. At this present moment, I have a joy inside of me which is beyond _________(describe). 
7.Gifts are exchanged frequently between the Chinese, and not just ________ special occasions.
8.They were photographed ____________(separate) and as a group.
9. She found it difficult to get on with her, _________(possible) because of the difference in their ages.
10. It is a delight ____________(invite) to her birthday party.
11. He had his portrait _________(paint) ________ uniform.
12. With her attention _________(attract) by his smile, she forget to complain.
13. She made no _________(refer) to her illness but only to her future plans.
14. John rushed out in a hurry, __________ (leave) the door _________ (unlock).
15. We are pleased to see the problem __________(settle) so quickly.
16. Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself ___________ (remind) of his own dreams.
17. Having a trip abroad is certainly good for the old couple, but it remains ______________ (see) whether they will enjoy it.
18. We needed a new cupboard for the kitchen. So Peter made ________ from some wood.
19. Little joy can equal __________ of a surprising ending when you read stories.
20. __________ years go by, our country is becoming stronger and richer.
三、阅读理解
A
From The 12 Days of Christmas to See You in the Cosmos, these children’s books are ideal for holiday giving.
The 12 Days of Christmas
by Greg Pizzoli
It’s a classic Christmas reading material! It’s a counting lesson! It’s a crazy tale of elephant love. Have you ever wondered how all those calling birds, turtle doves and French hens fit in one room? Pizzoli, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winner has your answer. ($ 15.99, ages 3—5) Amazon. com
Here We Are
by Oliver Jeffers
Yes, this book by the illustrator (插画家) of the great hit “The Day the Crayons Quit” is for kids ages 3—7, but don’t let that fool you. Inspired by the birth of Jeffers’ first child, this is a father’s “welcome to the earth” letter to his baby, filled with the heady wonder of parenthood. A great gift for new parents. ($ 19.99. ages 3—7) Amazon. com
Wishtree
by Katherine Applegate, illustrated by Charles Santoso.
When a towering oak tree learns that she may be cut down, she starts getting extraordinarily involved in the lives of the humans below her, particularly a girl who is being escaped due to her ethnicity (种族). A lovely tale about common ground and the power of community. ($ 16.99, ages 8 —12) Amazon. com
See You in the Cosmos
by Jack Cheng
Eleven-year-old Alex is too busy trying to communicate with space aliens to worry about his troubled family life. When Alex runs away from home to launch his homemade rocket, he finds himself sidetracked by new friends and hints of a family secret. ($ 16.99, ages 10 and up) Amazon. com
1. Which of the following books is about acting as new parents?
A. Wishtree. B. The Days of Christmas.
C. Here We Are. D. See You in the Cosmos.
2. How much will you pay for two different books at least?
A. $ 30.98. B. $ 31.98. C. $ 32.98. D. $ 33.98.
3. What can we learn from the book Wishtree?
A. Friendship is more important than anything else in our life.
B. It mainly talks about environmental protection.
C. The girl has difficulty with her school life.
D. Both the tree and the girl are facing crisis.
B
I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago. Even though I own a home in Port St. Lucie just minutes from the ocean, an uncontrollable urge wells up to return to Long Island even as others make their way south. I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse. Instead of enjoying Florida’s mild winters, I willingly endure the severe weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.
I’m like a migratory bird (候鸟) that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings flapping against season.
So what makes me fly against the tide of snowbirds? The answer has a lot to do with my reluctance to give up the things that define who I am. Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has dipped into the range of 40 to 50 degrees, I begin to long for the sight and crackling sound of a wood fire. I also long for the bright display of colors—first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center. Floridians decorate, too, but can’t create the special feel of a New England winter.
I suppose the biggest reason why I return is to celebrate the holidays with people I haven’t seen in months. What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors’ children excitedly open gifts on Christmas? Even the first snowfall seems special. I especially enjoy seeing a bright red bird settling on a snow-covered branch. (My wife and 1 spend winters at a retirement community in Ridge, and I’m grateful that I don’t have to shovel.)
While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons why I come back. Who says you can’t go home?
4. What’s the difference between Florida and Long Island?
A. Winters in Florida are milder. B. The snowbirds in Florida are rarer.
C. Weather in Florida is severer. D. Florida is nearer to the ocean.
5. What does the underlined word “reluctance” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. Unwillingness. B. Expectation. C. Coincidence. D. Motivation.
6. Which of the following words can best describe the author?
A. Imaginative and outspoken. B. Hard-working and serious.
C. Homesick and easy-going. D. Anxious and painful.
7. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To describe his dream to be a free bird.
B. To express his feeling of missing his hometown.
C. To praise the beauty and warmth of his hometown.
D. To explain the reasons for moving from his hometown.
C
When Dee Dee Bridgewater learned that she would become a 2017 NEA Jazz Master, a series of thoughts and feelings flooded her mind. “It was so far out of my orbit and just my whole sphere of thinking,” she said in a conversation at NPR this spring, hours before she formally received her award.
She’s 66--far from retirement age in jazz, and on the extreme forward edge of the NEA Jazz Masters people. So she was aware of her relative youth in the field. She also recognized that there haven’t been many women in the ranks of NEA Jazz Masters: fewer than 20, out of 145. That idea led her to reflect on her predecessors (前任): legendary singers like Betty Carter who was seated back in 1992, and Abbey Lincoln, who received the nod in 2003.
Bridgewater sought inspiration and advice from both Carter and Lincoln, as she recalls in this period of Jazz Night, which features music recorded during the season opener for Jazz at Lincoln Center. On a program called “Songs of Freedom”, organized by drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr., Bridgewater sang material associated with Lincoln as well as Nina Simone: an extremely angry song of the civil rights movement, like “Mississippi Goddam”.
A separate concert, “Songs We Love”, found Bridgewater singing less politically charged (but still exciting) fare like “St. James Infirmary”, which appears on her most recent album. In words as well as music, this period reveals how seriously Bridgewater takes that responsibility, seeing as how it connects to her own experience in the jazz lineage. But maybe “seriously” isn’t the right word when it comes to Dee Dee, whose effervescence (欢腾) shines through even in a reflective mood. Join her here for a while; she’s excellent company, no more or less so now that mastery is officially a part of her resume.
8. What did Bridgewater think of her winning the award?
A. It confused her.
B. It was beyond her expectation.
C. It won great popular support for her.
D. It gave her much confidence about her career.
9. What can we learn about the musicians winning NEA Jazz Masters?
A. Women ranked higher than men.
B. Men accounted for a bigger part of them.
C. Most of them were unwilling to retire at first.
D. Many of them received the award at an early age.
10. Who is more likely to have a great influence on Bridgewater?
A. Carter and Lincoln. B. Ulysses and Lincoln.
C. Nina Simone and Carter. D. Nina Simone and Ulysses.
11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A. Bridgewater’s music theme. B. Bridgewater’s music experience.
C. Bridgewater’s personal characters. D. Bridgewater’s great achievements.
D
When you think of a map, is north on the top or the bottom? Usually, maps are designed with north on top,though when we think about it, there is no logical reason for this bias. After all, there is no up or down in space. So what is wrong with south, east or west being on the top of the map? The answer is:nothing at all. In fact, north-up maps only became the norm in the last few hundred years.
Ancient Egyptian maps had south at the top because the Nile River flows downhill from mountains in the south to the Mediterranean Sea in the north. Mecca was to the south of most early Muslim civilizations, and south-up maps were designed so that viewers would look up to see Mecca. Medieval Christian maps had east at the top, as they believed the Garden of Eden was in the east. The only early maps that had north at the top were those of early China because the emperor lived in the north.
North seems to have settled at the top of maps during the 16th century, largely thanks to a Flemish mapmaker, Mercator. Mercator was a great admirer of an early Greek mapmaker, who, for reasons now unknown, put north at the top of maps, so Mercator did, too. When Mercator s world map became the standard map to navigate the oceans, north up became standard as well.
What is the implication of this north-view of the world? Psychologically, people tend to think of up as good and down as bad. Just think of words and phrases like “upmarket”，“upbeat” and “moving up in the world", and how they contrast with their opposites. Because north is so consistently put at the top of maps, people now think of north as good, too.
Several attempts have been made in recent years by introducing south-up maps to the market. These maps not only give us a chance to see the world differently, but also give everyone the chance to see themselves on top.
12．What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?
A．North-up maps were rare in ancient times.
B．Deciding up or down in space is ridiculous.
C．Mecca maps were based on a legend.
D．The south-up map first appeared in ancient Egypt.
13．Why is north associated with good?
A．An illogical reason. B．The spread of Mercator' s maps.
C．People's preference for up. D．An age-old tradition in Greece.
14．What is the authors attitude to south-up maps?
A．Cautious. B．Supportive. C．Uncaring. D．Disapproving.
15．What's the main purpose of the text?
A．To explain a phenomenon. B．To compare various facts.
C．To correct a cultural bias. D．To argue for a viewpoint.
四、七选五
We’ve all experienced peer pressure(同辈压力). It happens to everybody. However, people have different reactions. Confident people refuse to do things they don’t want to do, but shy and anxious people often give in. It may be because they want to be liked. It may be because they worry that their friends will make fun of them, or perhaps they’re just curious about trying something new.　1　 
It’s hard to be the only one who says no and the question is: how do you do it?　2　If you think that missing maths, or smoking, or going somewhere you know your parents wouldn’t like is a bad idea then the answer is simple: don’t do it. It’s your decision, nobody else’s. You don’t need to be aggressive. You don’t need to shout and scream, but you must be confident and firm. You need to say, “No, thanks. I don’t want to do that.” 
Being on your own against everybody else is very hard, so it can really help to have at least one other peer, or friend, who will say no too.　3　You want friends who will support you when you’re in trouble. You don’t want people who will always agree with the majority. Remember, the most popular people aren’t always the most trustworthy. 
　4　—You can learn a lot from people of your own age. They can teach you great football skills or the best way to do your maths homework. They can recommend music and advise you on fashion. And don’t forget you can tell them things too, and that always feels great. So, find friends who have similar interests. And remember, friendship isn’t about feeling depressed and guilty.　5　 
A.Choose your friends carefully.
B.Firstly, you must decide what you believe in.
C.It’s about sharing experiences and having fun.
D.Of course, peer pressure isn’t completely bad.
E.It may be because they were all born to be stubborn.
F.Depression and guilt will surely give you peer pressure.
G.Whatever the reason is, some people end up doing things they really don’t want to do.
五、读后续写抄写
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Robert and Henry were two friends in the same class. They always played together and went home together. One day，Robert and Henry were going home from school, when, on turning a corner, Robert cried out, “A fight! Let’s go and see!”
“No,” said Henry. “Let us go quietly home and not meddle with(插手)this quarre1. We have nothing to do with it and may get into trouble. Also our parents are expecting to have dinner with us together at home and I don’t want them to worry about me.”
“You are a coward, and afraid to go,” said Robert，and off ha ran. Henry want straight home, and in the afternoon went to school as usual.
But Robert had told all the boys that Henry was a coward, and they laughed at him a great deal. From then on, they looked down upon Henry and didn’t want to play with him toge