安徽省六安市舒城中学2016年高二英语暑假作业25.doc

安徽省六安市舒城中学2016年高二英语暑假作业25
第二十五天
一．美文晨读
　　 It begins when a feeling of stillness creeps into my consciousness. every thing has suddenly gone quiet. birds do not chirp. leaves do not rustle. insects do not sing.
The air that has been hot all day becomes heavy. it hangs over the trees, presses the heads of the flowers to the ground, sits on my shoulders. with a vague feeling of uneasiness i move to the window. there, in the west, lies the answer - cloud has piled on cloud to form a ridge of mammoth while towers, rearing against blue sky.
Their piercing whiteness is of brief duration. soon the marshmallow rims flatten to anvil tops, and the clouds reveal their darker nature. they impose themselves before the late-afternoon sun, and the day darkens early. then a gust of wind ships the dust along the road, chill warning of what is to come.
In the house a door shuts with a bang, curtains billow into the room. i rush to close the windows, empty the clothesline, secure the patio furnishings. thunder begins to grumble in the distance.
The first drops of rain are huge. they splat into the dust and imprint the windows with individual signatures. they plink on the vent pipe and plunk on the patio roof. leaves shudder under their weight before rebounding, and sidewalk wears a coat of shiny spots.

二．词汇训练
1.He likes to sleep ___________(关着所有的窗户).
2.The soldier __________ (伤了左腿) in the fierce battle.
3.Your composition is good _________(除了) some spelling mistakes.
4.I______________(碰巧遇见)an old friend in the street yesterday.
5._______________(刚一到达)in Paris, he was arrested by the enemy.
6.We_____________ (熬夜) discussing the problem last night.
7.The car was running _______________ (以全速前进) when the accident happened.
8．The government encourages people to _ (参加) in protecting and improving the environment..
9．The enemy plane was shot and __________ (烧毁)in the fight. The pilot was killed immediately.
10. The mother will ___________ (牺牲) her life for her children, as her husband is disabled.

三．七选五
How to Improve Brain Function
Having a functional brain and a strong memory is good for our emotional well-being, as having difficulties with our brain or memory tends to increase our stress and frustration levels. 1
Get enough mental exercise.
The brain is like a muscle. 2 Therefore, you can exercise your brain power by memorizing a new song, poem or passage.
Read often, do math, and do puzzles such as crosswords and sudoku, as a way to increase brain function and improve memory.
3
Do tasks that involve using your fingers, such as crafts, sewing, painting, and finger string games; anything that primarily involves finger movements to accomplish the task will increase your brain memory.
Avoid smoking.
4 Smoking speeds up this thinning, which is associated with brain power decline.
Meditation（沉思）
Meditating for half an hour a day, for eight weeks, has been shown to grow grey matter. 5
A. This may improve memory and learning.
B. Get your hands busy.
C. To improve brain function and memory, you can try these natural ways.
D. Do more tasks.
E. The surface layer of the brain naturally thins as we age.
F. If you don’t use it, it will weaken over time and decrease memory function.
G. Proper exercise strengthens both your brain and your muscles.

四．完形填空
　　Tess was eight years old when she heard her parents talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were out of 1 . She heard Daddy say to her 2 mother, “Only a miracle can save him now.”
　　Tess went to her own 3 and took out a glass jar. She poured all the change out and 4 carefully. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar, she slipped out the back door and made her 5 to the pharmacy (药店).
　　She waited for the pharmacist to give her some 6 but he was too busy at that moment. Finally she took a quarter from her 7 and banged it on the 8 . “And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in a(n) 9 voice. “I’m talking to my brother whom I haven’t seen for ages,” he said without waiting for a 10 to his question.
　　“Well, I want to talk to you about my 11 ,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”
　　“We don’t sell miracles. I’m sorry 12 I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, 13 a little.
　　“Listen, I have the money to pay for it. Just tell me how much it 14 .”
　　The pharmacist’s brother was a well dressed man. He 15 down and asked, “How much do you have?” “One dollar and eleven cents,” Tess answered 16 audibly (听得见地).
　　He said, “Take me to where you live. Let’s see if I have the kind of 17 you need.”
　　That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a(n) 18. The operation was completed without 19 and it wasn’t long until Andrew was home again and doing 20 .
1. A. work B. money C. luck D. mind
2. A. surprised B. tearful C. careful D. terrible
3. A. bedroom B. study C. living room D. kitchen
4. A. read B. picked C. held D counted
5. A. way B. direction C. performance D. depression
6. A. medicine B. attention C. suggestions D. time
7. A. packet B. bag C. bottle D. jar
8. A. table B. glass C. counter D. floor
9. A. low B. high C. annoyed D. weak
10. A. reply B. explanation C. solution D. choice
11. A. father B. brother C. mother D. parents
12. A. and B. but C. though D. even
13. A. softening B. strengthening C. stopping D. smiling
14. A. needs B. spends C. costs D. takes
15. A. calmed B. went C. sat D. bent
16. A. clearly B. hardly C. nearly D. completely
17. A. operation B. miracle C. love D. help
18. A. officer B. surgeon C. dentist D. expert
19. A. charge B. help C. hesitation D. mistakes
20. A. happily B. well C. smoothly D. fortunately

五．短文改错
　　I moved to live with my grandparents at the age of ten. My parents which worked in another city usually came to meet us a few time every month. It was a wonderfully feeling knowing that my parents were arriving. Every weekend, I couldn't wait to seeing them. Usually my parents got home very late on the Friday nights or early Saturday mornings. Whenever we arrived, I was usually asleep then. My parents quickly fell asleep like kids after the long tired journey. My mother woke me up about 7 0'clock the next morning. Then we both went to the kitchen and make tea for the family. Then we sat together but shared our experiences of the week.
二．词汇训练
1. with all the windows closed 2. was wounded in the left leg
3. except for 4. came across
5.On arriving 6. stayed up
7. at full speed 8. participate
9. burnt down 10. sacrifice
三．七选五 1-5CFBEA
四．完形填空
1~5 BBADA 6~10 BDCCA 11~15 BBACD 16~20 BBBAB
五．短文改错
1. which改为who 2. time改为times
3. wonderfully改为wonderful 4. seeing改为see
5. 去掉the 6. we改为they
7. tired改为tiring 8. up后面加上at
9. make变为made 10. but改为and
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