2019-2020年高二寒假作业四英语含答案.doc

2019-2020年高二寒假作业四英语含答案I. 完形填空I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was 1 and when I was 14 he said, “Youre never going to be 2 but a failure.”After five years of 3 jobs, I fell in love with a very nice middle-class girl. It was the best 4 that could have happened to me. I 5 I wanted to do something positive with my life because I wanted to prove to 6 that what people said about me was 7 . Especially her mother, who had said to me, “Lets 8 it, youve failed at everything youve ever done.” So I tried hard with my 9 and went to college. My first novel 10 while I was at college.After college I taught during the 11 in high schools and attended evening classes at London University, where I got a 12 in history. I became a lecturer at a college and was thinking of 13 that job to write full time 14 I was offered a part-time job at Leeds University. I began to feel proud of myself 15 was a working-class boy whod 16 school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career took off when I discovered my own style. Now Im rich and 17 , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. 18 what does it mean? I 19 wish all the people that have put me down had 20 : “I believe in you. Youll succeed.” 1. A. bright B. useless C. simple D. hopeful 2. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing 3. A. low B. poor C. good D. useful 4. A. support B. happiness C. surprise D. thing 5. A. admitted B. decided C. planned D. told 6. A. me B. them C. her D. it 7. A. wrong B. right C. stupid D. faulty 8. A. see B. know C. understand D. face 9. A. experiment B. practice C. writing D. position10. A. came on B. came in C. came out D. came back11. A. day B. night C. month D. year12. A. graduation B. pass C. degree D. success13. A. giving in B. giving back C. giving out D. giving up14. A. while B. if C. when D. or15. A. there B. here C. it D. that16. A. left B. attended C. changed D. graduated17. A. tired B. calm C. nervous D. famous18. A. And B. But C. However D. Well19. A. just B. exactly C. so D. very20. A. praised B. said C. answered D. advisedII. 单项填空21. Everythingeswith_ price;thereisnosuch_thingasfreelunchintheworld.A.a,aB.the,/C.the,/D. a,/22. Much to our _, the oute of the general election is far better than we have expected before. A. delightB. reliefC. surpriseD. disappointment23. We are trying to ring you back Bryan but we think we _ your number incorrectly. A. looked upB. took downC. worked outD. brought about24. He accidently _ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadnt been home for a couple of weeks. A. let outB. took care C. made sureD. made out25. It is what you do rather than what you say _ matters. A. thatB. whatC. whichD. this26. Why! I have nothing to confess. _ you want me to say? A. What is it thatB. what it is thatC. How is it thatD. How it is27. Dont use words, expressions, or phrases _ only to people with specific knowledge. A. knownB. to be knownC. knowingD. are known28. Dont forget to _the equipment before setting about the experiment. A. try onB. try inC. try outD. try to29. Our success was largely _ the good cooperation of all team members. A. becauseB. result fromC. due toD. thanks to30. This factory produces a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% _are sold, abroad. A. of themB. of whichC. of thatD. which of31. Not only_interested in football but_beginning to show an interest in it.A. the father himself is; all his children areB. the father himself is; are all his childrenC. is the father himself; are all his childrenD. is the father himself; all his children are32. Is man _to fly to the moon in a spaceship? A. probableB. likelyC. possiblyD. probably33.Smoking is bad for your health. Yes, I know. But I simply cant_. A. give it upB. give it inC. give it outD. give it away34. The book_forty maps,_three of Great Britain. A. is containing; including B. contains; includes C. includes; containingD. contains; including35. The parents suggested_in the hotel room but their kids were anxious to camp out during the trip. A. sleepB. to sleepC. sleepingD. hawing slept36. This new model of car is so expensive that it is_the reach of those with average ine. A. overB. withinC. beyondD. below37. The doctor_me a stay a few more days in hospital.A. suggestedB. agreedC. approvedD. remended38. Penicillin was then produced _ in order to meet the demands of the armies.A. in large amountsB. in large plenty C. in large quantities D. in large numbers39. How did it _ that you failed to _ at the meeting?A. e up; turn down B. e about; turn up C. e on; turn over D. e over; turn off40. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _ at an increasing rate. A. bring up B. build up C. spring up D. strike up41. Tom looked at Jenny, tears _ his eyes, and shouted out the words _ in his heart for years. A. filling; having been hidden B. filled; hiddenC. filling; hidden D. filled; hiding42. _ good, the fried chicken was soon sold out.A. Tasted B. Being tasted C. Tasting D. Having tasted43. It will be three days _he _back from his home town. A. when; will e B. after; will e C. since; es D. before; es44. They demanded the damage _ immediately. A. to pay for B. to be paid back C. be paid for D. being paid off45. I just wonder _ that makes him so excited. A. why it does B. what he does C. how it is D. what it is46. - Id appreciate _ if you would like to teach me how to use the puter. -I would appreciate _ you. A. you; helping B. it; helping C. you; to help D. it; to help 47. As a result of destroying the forest, a large _ of the desert _ covered the land.A. number; has B. quantity; has C. number; have D. quantity; have48. We can learn by _ that oil and water do not mix. A. experimentB. try C. trialD. test49. It is reported that Chinese people _ the pace of the reforms in all fields in the past twenty years. A .has increased B. has accelerated C. has accumulated D. has accrued50. Please _ that this bill must be paid within two weeks. A. noticeB. note C. mind D. remark51. He came _ finding the girl.A. in the hope of B. in hope of C. in the hope that D. in hope that52. The Chinese government has carried out some new policies, _ at improving peoples living standards.A. aim B. aiming C. has aimed D. aimed53. Do let your mother know all the truth. She appears _ everything. A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling D. to have been told54. On hearing the news of the accident in coal mine, she _ pale.A. got B. changed C. went D. appeared55. - Shall we go to the art exhibition right away? - _.A. Its your opinion B.I dont mind C. Its all up to you D. Thats your decisionIII. 阅读理解AResearchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a strangers personality simply by looking at the persons shoes.“Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers,” the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. “Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal cues with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear.”Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits detected in the study include a persons general age, their gender, ine, political affiliation, and other personality traits, including someones emotional stability.Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someones shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the studys participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most monly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.So, what do your shoes say about your personality?Some of the results were expected: People with higher ines most monly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts（外向性格的人）.However, some of the more specific results are intriguing. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “agreeable” people, while ankle boots were more closely aligned with “aggressive” personalities.The strangest of all may be that those who wore “unfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety,” spending an inordinate amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.56. We learn from the text that shoes one wears may .A. convey useful information including ones emotional stabilityB. show thick and useful information about ones personalityC. only convey some information about ones personalityD. be used to judge others personality accurately57. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text? A. People wearing “unfortable looking” shoes tend to be calm.B. People wear practical and functional shoes may be hard to deal with.C. Ankle boots are closely aligned with “aggressive” personalities.D. People with high ines probably wear expensive shoes.58. What does the underlined words “attachment anxiety” probably mean?A. Attached happiness to ones personality.B. Feeling always worried about everything.C. Wasting an inordinate amount of time.D. Often feeling worried about his or her appearance.59. What can be the best title for this article?A. Shoes One WearsB. Shoes and InformationC. Shoes and Ones PersonalityD. Judging Ones PersonalityBWhat do you do when you need to look something up? Go to the library? Open an encyclopedia? Click onto the Internet? These days, most people go straight to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia. But how reliable is it? Theres no denying the popularity and usefulness of Wikipedia. It attracts as many as 78 million visitors every month, and the site is available in more than 270 different languages. Its one of the most prehensive resources available，which includes almost all details，facts and information that may be concerned. Its got much more information than an ordinary encyclopedia. The site is updated on a daily basis by thousands of people around the world. Anyone with an Internet connection can log on and edit the contents or add a new page. And you dont need any formal training. Of course, there are some controls. Wikipedia has a team of more than 1，500 administrators who check for false information. And main targets for harmful ments(such as politicians) are off-limits to public editing. But with more than l6 million articles to keep an eye on，it isnt easySo，while Wikipedia benefits from being constantly updated with information from all over the world, its also open to “vandals”(破坏他人财产者). Some of the damage is easy to notice. One person drew devil horns and a moustache on Microsoft chairman Bill Gates photo, while another edited Greek philosopher Platos biography to say he was a “Hawaiian weather man who is widely believed to have been a student of Barney the purple Dinosaur and to have been deeply influenced by his dog，Cutie.” But other things are harder to spot. The most mon form of vandalism involves adding tiny items of false information into the biography of a famous person. Unbelievably, some of this misinformation has appeared in newspapers，with The Daily Mail，The Guardian and The Independent all having fallen victim to the dirty ticks. For example，in an article about British edian Sir Norman Wisdom, one newspaper claimed that he co-wrote Dame Vera Lynns wartime hit “Therell be Bluebirds over the White Cliffs of Dover”. He did no such thing. And in another article, it was reported that TV Theme tune poser Ronnie Hazlehurst had written the S Club 7 hit “Reach” Once again, not true.So，if youre going to use any information from Wikipedia, make sure you double-check it first.60. Whats the writers attitude to Wikipedia? A. criticalB. doubtfulC. objectiveD. negative61. Which of the following would the author of the passage most probably agree with? A. Though popular and widely used, Wikipedia provides little information that is reliable. B. Before using the information from Wikipedia, one should first check it again and again. C. It is understandable that some people add false information to Wikipedia. D. Updated on a daily basis, any information from Wikipedia is reliable62. We can learn from the passage that . A. Because of its popularity, 78 million people from 270 counties visit Wikipedia monthly B. Updated by people around the world，the site is more likely to be damaged by hackers C. Anyone who has access to the internet can edit any contents of Wikipedia as they like D. The primary job of the administrators is to make sure true information is conveyed63. Paragraph 5 is mainly to tell us . A. It is really difficult to find out tiny items of false information B. No matter how famous the papers are，they can also be cheated C. You can make mistakes while searching for information D. It was Sir Norman Wisdom who wrote the S Club 7kit “Reach”CBelow is a page from The AliExpress Buyer ProtectionWhy AliExpress Buyer Protection? Your money is safe from scammers(骗局)because well only release funds to the supplier AFTER you confirm satisfactory delivery of your orderA full refund will be given if the order did not arrive. 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Once you receive the refund，your transaction is over C. Transactions made by credit card payment are not protected. D. Transactions finished on AliExpress are free of customs-related charges.66. Where can we probably e across such a passage? A. In a newspaperB. In a magazineC. In a research paperD. On the InternetDHomeownership has let us down. For generations, Americans believed that owning a home was undoubtedly good. Our political leaders hammered home the point. Franklin Roosevelt held that a country of homeowners was “unconquerable.” Homeownership could even save babies, save children, save families and save America. A house with a lawn and a fence wasnt just a nice place to live in or a risk-free investment; it was a way to shape a nation. No wonder leaders of all political types wanted to spend more than $100 billion a year on subsidies(补助) and tax breaks to encourage people to buy. 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