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1、高二英语暑假作业（6）第一部分 阅读理解第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AIf youd like to go sight-seeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest AreaThe Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province reaches a height of mor
2、e than 4800 meters, with a series of different forest ecosystem. There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls. Some 140 kinds of birds also live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, including the giant panda. For more information, please visit https:/whc. unesco.
3、 org/en/list/637.Khami Ruins National MonumentThe city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological(考古的)interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major center for trade over a
4、 long period of time. For more information, please visit https:/whc. unesco. org/en/list/365Henderson IslandHenderson Island which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls(环礁)in the world whose ecology has not been touched by human beings. It is especially famous for the ten plant
5、s and four land birds that can only be seen on the island. For more information, please visit https:/whc. unesco. org/e n/list/487.The Old City of JerusalemAs a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East, Jerusalem has always been of great religious importance. It was given a World H
6、eritage Status in 1981 and placed on the “List of World Heritage in Danger” the following year. For more information, please visit https:/whc. unesco. org/en/list/148.1.What can we know about The Jiuzhaigou Valley?A.Most of Chins endangered plants can be found here.B.In all about 140 kinds of birds
7、and animals live there.C.It has different forest ecosystem.D.It sits at the foot of a 4, 800-meter-high mountain.2.The discovery of the objects in Khami shows that the city_.A.once played a great role as a trade centerB.was once great Zimbabwes the largest cityC.had a very short historyD.was ruined
8、in the mid-16th century3.If you are interested in the culture of the Middle East, you can visit_.A.https:/whc. unesco. org/en/list/637B.https:/whc. unesco. org/en/list/365C.https:/whc. unesco. org/en/list/487D.https:/whc. unesco. org/en/list/148B With the press of a button, a person willi severe spi
9、nal cord(脊柱) injury is able to walk again, thanks to the Walking Assistive Exoskeleton Robot(WAKR). Powered suits that could help paralyzed(瘫痪) people walk and others lift and carry heavy loads with ease have been a dream since the late 19th century. But they can realize their dreams in the 21st cen
10、tury. The 20-kilogram robot has four battery-powered motors that can run for up to three hours. Inventor Wu Chenghua, from Taiwans Industrial Technology Research Institute, says it has successfully been in tests on 12 patients. We have learned from our research process that patients whose injuries a
11、re below the fourth chest joint(关节) are able to use our robot to stands walk and sit down,” he said. Since walking contributes to muscle exercise, Wu says, patients receive some additional benefits. In the clinical process, we would check their bone mineral densities(密度),and we found that the bone m
12、ineral densities of these patients had been improved, he said. Wu says his exoskeleton may be available for consumers by 2018. Meanwhile, baggage handlers at Tokyos Haneda Airport will soon start testing a similar robot, developed by the Japanese firm Cyberdyne. “The battery-powered robot weighs onl
13、y 3 kilograms and it can lift a heavy object. The machine monitors the movement,” says Yoshiyuki Sankai. the developer and CEO of Cyberdyne. “This robot suit monitors the signal from the human nerve(神经) system to support the waists movement, Sankai said. “It self-adjusts the level of support it prov
14、ides to reduce the load on the human waist, light and smart. We believe that it will change the life of paralyzed people in many ways and have a promising future.1.With the help of WAER , patients will probably_.A.improve their bone mineral densityB.walk as fast as normal peopleC.monitor their waist
15、s movemenlD.recover from spinal cord injury2.What can we learn about the invention of Wu Chenghua from the passage?A.It will soon get tested at Tokyos Haneda Airport.B.It may be put into use for consumers by the year 2028.C.It can be used by patients with injuries below the fourth chest joint.D.It w
16、eighs 3 kilograms and can run for up to three hours.3.How does Sankai feel about the future of the robot suit?A.Worried.B.Doubtful.C.Puzzled.D.Optimistic.4.Whats the main idea of the passage?A.The dream to cure paralyzed people by robots has been realized.B.Powered robot suits will soon replace bagg
17、age handlers at airports.C.Two similar robot suits have been developed to help people.D.WAER is more advanced than the robot developed by Cyberdyne.CPlastic recycling is a hot topic. But whats the real face behind if? You diligently sort your rubbish; you dutifully wash your plastic container; then
18、everything gets thrown in a landfill or in the ocean anyway, According to one aalyx1s, only 9% of all plastic ever made has likely been recycled. Here the kicker: the companies making all that plastic have spent millions on advertising campaigns lecturing us about recycling while knowing full well t
19、hat most plastic will never be recycled. A new investigation by National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)reports that the large oil and gas companies that manufacture plastics have known for decades that recycling plastic was unlikely to ever happen on a broad scale becau
20、se of the-high costs involved. They were not interested in putting any real money or effort into recycling because they wanted to sell raw material, Larry Thomas, former president of one of the plastic industrys most powerful trade groups, told NPR. There is a lot more money to be made in selling ne
21、w plastic than reusing the old stuff. But, in order to keep selling new plastic, the industry had to clean up its wasteful image. If the public thinks that recycling is working, then they are not going to be so concerned about the environment, Thomas noted. We have been successfully convinced that p
22、eople start pollution and people can stop. It and that if we just recycle more, the planet will be OK. To some degree, thats right there must be a level of personal responsibility when. It comes to the climate emergency. We all have to do our part. But individual action is a tiny drop in a heavily p
23、olluted ocean. We need systematic change to make a real difference. And, more than anything, we need to change what we value. 1. According to the text, what does the underlined word kicker probably mean?A. A player who kicks the football. B. An event that is controversial. C. An action that is taken
24、 to start a plan quickly. D. A discovery that is unpleasant and unexpected. 2. Which best describes Larry Thomas opinion on plastic recycling?A. Plastic recycling is necessary and effective. B. Large amounts of money are spent on recycling. C. The companies try to promote the sales of new material.
25、D. The companies prefer to sell recycled material rather than new materials. 3. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Most people have a sense of responsibility. B. Plenty of rubbish is dropped into the ocean. C. Fighting against pollution calls for joint efforts. D. Systematic change was
26、made to reduce pollution. 4. Which is probably the best title for the text?A. Plastic recycling: a trick in industries. B. Plastic recycling: a benefit to the public. C. Plastic recycling: a way to reduce pollution. D. Plastic recycling: a popularity among people. DWeve all been there, trying our be
27、st to do our bit to help save the planet, when a really essential item that you had to order online arrives in such an unbelievable amount of packaging that it makes you feel like its an unprepared game of passing the parcel. Its made even worse by the fact that some of the packaging cant be recycle
28、d. In fact, 10 million tonnes of packaging waste are produced in the UK every year. A lot of this ends up in landfill, two-thirds of which could have instead been recovered. The good news, however, is that how packaging waste is managed is in for a BIG shake up in line with the polluter pays princip
29、le. By placing the main point of duty to pay on brand owners, they will be encouraged to choose more sustainable packaging options which are recyclable and reusable as much as possible. Otherwise, they will have to pay higher fees. This is a system known as Extended Producer Responsibility(EPR)-mean
30、ing that those who have control over packaging design decisions will be encouraged to do the right thing for the planet at the beginning and consider what happens at the end of the packagings life from the start. What this means is that instead of local authorities picking up the bill for household
31、waste management, companies will have instead to pay for managing your household packaging waste as well as that from businesses, and they will be met with the associated litter costs too. And, as an added bonus, the new EPR laws on packaging will also mean that producers are required to put clear m
32、andatory(强制性的)labelling on packaging, for example, this could be RECYCLE or DO NOT RECYCLE, Of course, we hope that the DO NOT RECYCLE category labelling is the minority, It is aimed that by 2030.78% of packaging will be recycled in the UK.1.What can we know from the first two paragraphs?A.Two-third
33、s of packaging waste is recycled.B.Over-packaging is often the case in life.C.The quality of goods cannot be guaranteed.D.Online shopping is getting less popular.2.Who will be responsible for paying packaging waste costs according to the law?A.Designers.B.Producers.C.Customers.D.Local authorities.3.
34、What can the EPR laws lead the brand owners to do?A.Pay higher taxes and recycle the packaging waste.B.Put clear labelling on packaging and promote sales.C.Cut packaging waste and improve packaging recycling.D.Follow the packaging design trend and do right things.4.What can be learned about the item
35、s ordered online in the future?A.Their labelling on packaging will be simple and generous.B.The majority of their packaging neednt be recycled.C.They will be of high quality and inexpensive.D.Theyll arrive in the right amount of recyclable packaging.第二节 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Kites
36、 have been used by some very famous people. Leonardo da Vinci was one of them. He is best known as an artist. But he was also a scientist. In the late 1400s, he began to study flight. At first, he studied birds and flew kites. _ His interest in kites may have led him to study clouds and airflow.Most
37、 people know Ben Franklin. In the mid -1700s, he flew a kite in a thunderstorm. He thought that lightning was a form of electricity. He was right! _ With the kite and key, Franklin proved that lightning is electricity.The Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge was built with the help of a boy an
38、d his kite. The bridge was built in the mid1800s. _ But cliffs (悬崖), rapids , and winds made this very hard. Someone thought that the problem might be solved by flying a kite over the gorge (峡谷). So a contest was held. A prize would be given to the first person to fly a kite across the Niagara Gorge
39、. _ He flew his kite from the Canadian side high over the river. It fell on the American side but the string had broken. Homan had to wait eight days for the ice to clear from the river so he could go to the American side and get his kite back. _ Once again, he flew his kite and it dropped to the Am
40、erican side. This time it was caught and tied to a tree. The builders secured the kite string. Then, they began to add heavier and heavier lines. Finally , a steel cable (钢索) stretched across the gorge. Now, they could begin to build the bridge.A. Kites were the inspiration for his art.B. Lightning
41、hit the kite and a key hanging from it.C. The winner was a young boy named Homan Walsh.D. To start, the builders had to get a line over the water.E. For all of his trouble, Homan received the $5.00 prize.F. He repaired the string and returned to the Canadian side.G. He also drew some designs for fly
42、ing machines from these studies.第二部分 语言知识运用第一节 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When I was in Grade 6, I knew a girl. She 1 to point out my shortcomings and always said I was very thin, I wasnt a good student, and so on. I tried not to care what she said. 2 , I became very 3 inthe end.
43、I cried and ran to Daddy.Daddy asked, “Are the things she says true or not? Lisa, didnt you ever 4 what youre really like? Well, you now have that girls 5 . Go and make a 6 of everything she said and 7 the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”To my 8 , I discovered th
44、at about half the things were true. Some of them I couldnt 9 (like being very thin), 10 agood number I could and suddenly I 11 to change. For the first time I got a clear 12 of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He 13 to take it. “Thats just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else
45、 the 14 about yourself. But you have to learn to 15 . Dont just close your ears in anger, feeling 16 . When something said about you is true, youll find it will be 17 to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Dont 18 your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do w
46、hat you think is 19 .”In my life, this is the best 20 that Daddy has given me.1.A.forgotB.stoppedC.promisedD.liked2.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.InsteadD.Also3.A.happyB.patientC.proudD.angry4.A.acceptB.rememberC.wonderD.persuade5.A.opinionB.troubleC.dreamD.purpose6.A.scheduleB.jokeC.listD.plan7.A.discussB.ma
47、rkC.winD.destroy8.A.joyB.surpriseC.excitementD.regret9.A.ignoreB.recognizeC.developD.change10.A.andB.soC.butD.or11.A.wantedB.hatedC.fearedD.failed12.A.viewB.pictureC.memoryD.feeling13.A.agreedB.learnedC.askedD.refused14.A.futureB.truthC.abilityD.decision15.A.studyB.workC.listenD.control16.A.afraidB.frightenedC.hurtD.