寒假作业一、语音知识（每题1分，共5分）1.branch A. technique B. exchange C. scholarship D. chemistry2.addicted A. accustomed B. bad-tempered C. disappointed D. ashamed3.adopt A. coincidence B. convey C. appropriate D. sponsor4.exchange A. exhibition B. exist C. except D. exercise5.exhibition A. civilization B. technique C. ridiculousD. flexible二、单项选择（每题1分，共15分）6.The earthquake _________ several months before didn't cause much loss.A. to be predictedB. predictingC. predictedD. predicts7.Now 11 of the works are in print, and a good number of others ___ available in public libraries.A. areB. wereC. isD. was8.The teacher advised the boy to ______ an effective way of learning vocabulary.A. admireB. designC. adoptD. invent9. Had I studied harder in senior school, I ________ admitted to a key university now.A. might beB. might have beenC. would have beenD. Had been10. We have spent ________ money on English books.A. a great deal ofB. a good manyC. a plenty ofD. a number of11. --- Does Lucy have a ______ for a particular color?--- Yes, she likes blue best.A.feelingB. preferenceC. choiceD. aim12. --- I didn't catch the first train this morning.--- You ______the first train if you ______ earlier.A. would catch, had got upB. could catch, should get upC. would have caught, had got upD. would catch, got up13.This company has many ________ all over the country.A.brandsB. branchesC. symbolsD. marks14.Mr Li devoted all his time to ______ English. Now he is retired.A.teachB. teachingC. be taughtD. have being taught15. --- We ________ gas. I'm afraid we can't go much farther.--- I know there's a gas station ahead. Surely it will last till we get there.A.run outB. have run outC. are running out ofD. have run out of16.Her parents died when she was just a little girl, ______ her as an orphan(孤儿).A.leaveB. leftC. to leaveD.leaving17.The reporter went to the airport in a hurry, only _______ that the famous filmstar had left.A. tellingB. being toldC. to tellD. to be told18. It will appeal _____ those who love Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings.A. toB. atC. forD. with19. Rather than _______ to bed early at night, he would rather _______ some time surfing the Internet.A. go, spendB. went, spendC. went, spentD. go, spent20. Teachers suggested that parents ____ their children under 12 to ride bikes to school for safety.A. not allowB. do not allowC. mustn’t allowD. couldn’t allow三、完型填空（每空1.5分，共30分）AHow can you stop smoking?It is not easy to stop smoking, but millions have manged to quit and so can you. Here are a few suggestions.Prepare yourself. Decide on a day to quit. Don’t choose a day 21 you know is going to be stressful, such as the day of an exam. Make a list of all the 22 you will get from stopping smoking. Then throw away your last packet of cigarettes. Be determined. Every time you feel like 23 a cigarette, remind yourself that you are a non-smoker. Reread the list of benefits you wrote 24 .Break the habit. 25 smoking a cigarette, do something else. Go for a walk, clean your teeth, drink some water, clean the house; in fact, do anything to keep your mind and especially your hands busy.Relax. If you start to feel nervous or stressed, do not reach 26 a cigarette. Try some deep breathing instead. Do some relaxation exercises every time you feel stressed.Get help if you need it. Arrange to stop smoking with a friend so you can talk about your problems, or 27 a stop-smoking group. If you feel desperate, you might like to talk to a doctor 28 chemist about something to help you, like nicotine chewing gum.Keep trying. Do not be 29 if you have to try several times before you finally stop smoking. If you weaken and have a cigarette, do not feel ashamed. Just try again. You will succeed 30 .21. A. who B. that C. where D. when22. A. benefit B. good C. goods D. benefits23. A. smoking B. smoke C. to smoke D. smoked24. A. earlier B. early C. late D. later25. A. Instead B. Instead of C. Replace D. Replace of26. A. to B. at C.for D. in27. A. join B. joined C. join in D. joined in28. A. and B. or C. but D. so29. A. disappointed B. disappoint C. disappointing D. disappointment30. A. eventually B. eventual C. at the end D. at the lastBYou have waited 45 minutes for the valuable 10 minutes’ break between classes. But when the bell for the next class rings, you can't believe how quickly time has passed. If you are familiar with this 31 , you’ll know how time flies when you are having fun and 32 when you are bored. Now scientists have come up with a reason why this is the case.Researches have shown that patterns of activity in the brain 33 according to how we focus on a task. When we are bored, we concentrate more on how time is passing. And this makes our brains think the clock is going more 34 .In an experiment performed by a French laboratory, 12 volunteers watched images 35 researchers monitored（监控）their brain activity.The volunteers were told to 36 concentrate on how long each image appeared for, then focus on the color of the image, and thirdly, study both duration and color. The results showed that the brain was more active when the volunteers paid attention to more subjects.It is thought that if the brain is busy focusing on many aspects of a task, it has to gather its resources, and pays less attention to the clock. 37 , time passes without us really noticing it, and seems to go quickly. If the brain is not so active, it concentrates its 38 energies on monitoring the passing of time.39 , time seems to drag.Next time you feel bored 40 , perhaps you should pay more attention to what the teacher is saying!31. A. view B. point C. scene D. story32. A. drags B. gains C. stops D. jumps33. A. change B. develop C. grow D. slow34. A. differently B. slowly C. actively D. quickly35. A. so B. although C. while D. but36. A. partly B. carefully C. probably D. firstly37. A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Finally38. A. enough B. full C. improper D. correct39. A. In fact B. As a result C. For example D. Instead40. A. in class B. with your work C. in the experiment D. in mind四、阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。