新课标2015年高一英语暑假作业 1(满分100分)第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共4小题;每小题5分,满分20分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
BRITAIN is a popular tourist place. But tours of the country have pros and cons.Good newsFree museums: No charge for outstanding collections of art and antiquities (古物).Pop music: Britain is the only country to rival (与……匹敌) the US on this score.Black cabs: London taxi drivers know where they are going even if there are neverenough of them at weekends or night.Choice of food: Visitors can find everything from Ethiopian to Swedishrestaurants.Fashion: Not only do fashion junkies love deeply and respect highly brand namessuch as Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen; street styles are justly loved, too.Bad newsPoor service: “It's part of the image of the place. People can dine out on therudeness they have experienced,” says Professor Tony Seaton of Luton University'sInternational Tourism Research Center.Poor public transport: Trains and buses are promised to defeat the keenest tourists,although the overcrowded London tube is inexplicably(无法说明的) popular.Lack of language: Speaking slowly and clearly may not get many foreign visitorsvery far, even in the tourist traps.Rain: Still in the number one complaint.No airconditioning: So that even splendidly hot summers become as unbearable asthe downpours.Overpriced hotels: The only European country with a higher rate of tax on hotelrooms is Denmark.Licensing hours: Alcohol is in short supply after 11 p.m. even in 24hour cities. 1.What do tourists complain most?A. Poor service.B. Poor public transport.C. Rain.D. Overpriced hotels.2.What do we learn about pop music in Britain and the US through this passage?A. Pop music in Britain is better than that in the US.B. Pop music in Britain is as good as that in the US.C. Pop music in Britain is worse than that in the US.D. Pop music in Britain is quite different from that in the US.3.When is alcohol not able to get?A. At 9:00 p.m.B. At 10:00 p.m.C. At 11:00 p.m.D. At 12:00 p.m.4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. You have to pay to visit the museums.B. It's very cheap to travel by taxi there.C. You cannot find Chinese food there.D. The public transport is poor there.第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)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。
Flash Mob(快闪族): The Pop CultureIf you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don’t need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob. Who are the y? Arethey mobs (暴民)? 1 Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly separate.A flash mob is usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. 2 At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some tasks such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling(a loud sharp cry) something at the top of their lungs for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive.Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003 at Macy’s department store. Mor e than one hundred people stepped onto the ninth floor carpet department of Macy’s department store, gathering around an expensive carpet. Following this flash mob, about 200 people flooded the lounge( public sitting-room) of the Hyatt hotel and applauded for about fifteen seconds. 3Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing, but it might also frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. 4 They also have big economic potential(潜力), such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.5 People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered outside the railway station in Liverpool. They we re singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. And in another example, some people took part in a flash mob to tell more people not to use negative words.Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.A.Don’t be confused by their name.B.People are attracted by the silly and harmless activities.C.The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.ing mobile phones, the flash mob can change their gathering place.E.A later mob saw hundreds of people in Central Park making bird noises.F.The messages may be forwarded to friends, who forward to more people.G.Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分40)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。