2013-2014学年第二学期高一（12）英语暑假作业Please enjoy your summer vacation and your homework!1.Joan worked in a hospital as a nurse. One evening there was a big 31 at the hospital, but somebody had to be left to look after the sick children, and Joan was not the 32 one. She liked dancing very much, so she felt very 33 for herself. She went to one sick child after another and said good evening, until she came to Dickey, who was only eleven years old, but he was already able to talk 34 an adult. Poor Dicky had a very serious illness and now he was 35 able to move. Joan knew he would never get any better, 36 he was always happy and always 37 about other people instead of himself. Dickey knew that Joan loved dancing, so he 38 her with the words, “I’m very sorry that you have to39 the dance because of us. But we are going to have a party for you. If you look in my drawer, you’ll find a piece of cake. And there is also a dollar for you to buy something to drink.” “And I’d40 and dance with you if I were able to,” he added.Suddenly the hospital dance seemed not at all important to Joan.31. A. concert B. discussion C. operation D. dance32. A. quiet B. clever C. lucky D. brave33. A. sorry B. happy C. proud D. calm34. A. like B. with C. to D. about35. A. nearly B. completely C. hardly D. easily36. A. so B. and C. or D. but37. A. talking B. thinking C. writing D. worrying38. A. greeted B. praised C. corrected D. scolded39. A. hold B. stop C. miss D. serve40. A. come over B. set off C. call back D. get up阅读理解1.It's the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School.No mobile phones can be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared. A grade-2 student said: "I couldn't concentrate during classes if the cell phone was with me. I couldn't help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls. I even played games on the phone sometimes."The school authorities say they feel the ban is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible (灵活的) in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to contact their parents. But they still have to switch them off in classrooms. Medical experts have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence on mobile phones can cause many psychological problems in teenage students.41. The passage mainly tells us _________.A. a story happening at Shanghai Xianxia Middle SchoolB. that the use of the mobile phone can cause mental problemsC. about a ban on the mobile phone in a middle school in ShanghaiD. that the mobile phone is a big trouble to teenage students42. According to the grade-2 student, __________.A. the mobile phone is helpful to her studiesB. it is good to play cell phone games sometimesC. the mobile phone should be turned on during classesD. it is no good to use the cell phone at school43. Which of the following can replace the underlined word "implementing" in the 4th paragraph?A. Carrying out.B. Giving up.C. Making up.D. Finding out.2.Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go to work or school every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one's own.Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends. On summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one's free time digging, planting, watering and doing a lot of things that are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one enjoys the reward of his hard work.Some people, however, take no interest in country things; for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinema and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and two weeks' visit to the seaside every summer is all the country life they want. The rest they will leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night.44.Some people prefer to live in the country because_________.A. they cannot afford to rent a flat in LondonB. they can make more money in the countryC. they enjoy driving their own cars to workD. they can get close to nature and live a cheaper life45. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?A. Living in the country can avoid the noise and hurry of the city.B. Digging and planting in a country garden is really enjoyable.C. It is cheaper to buy a house with a garden in the country.D. It is easier to know people and make friends in the country.46. People who think happiness lies in the town would prefer to_________.A. live in the countryB. plant in their gardenC. live a life of pleasureD. go to bed early in the evening3.My teenage son Karl became withdrawn(孤僻) after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six falling grades for the year. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.One night I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and asked God for help. "Please God, I can't do anything more for my son. I'm at the end of my rope. I'm giving the whole thing up to you."I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. "I want to talk to you about Karl's absences." Before he could say another word, I choked up (哽咽) and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. "I lovemy son, but I just don't know what to do. I've tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It's out of my hands." For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriously said, "Thank you for your time", and hung up.Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Fina lly, he was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl.I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself around. On our way home, he said, "Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?" I nodded. "That was me.I thought I'd play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. That's when I knew I had to make you proud."47. According to the first report card, Karl __________.A. often went to school lateB. failed in all the examsC. did a good job at schoolD. didn't do well at school48. When the mother said "It's out of my hands." to the headmaster, she meant that she________.A. didn't know what to do about her sonB. would drive her son away from the houseC. had no money to support the familyD. she would have to hang up49. Who was it that telephoned Karl's mother that day?A. The headmaster.B. The school adviser.C. Karl himself.D. The passage doesn't tell us.50. From the passage we can learn that _________.A. children in single-parent families always have mental problemsB. mother's love plays an important role in teenagers' lifeC. parents should give their children as much help as possibleD. school education still works well without support from parents4.Long long ago, there was a king who liked to write stories. He was so proud of his stories that he showed them to many people. Alth ough the people didn’t like the stories, they were afraid to say that. Instead, they all said his stories were good.One day he showed his stories to a well-known critic (评论家). The critic said that they were bad. The king got very angry and sent him into prison.After some time the king sent his men to the critic to tell him that he was free. When the critic returned from the prison, the king invited him to his palace to dinner. Again he showed him some of his stories and again asked him what he thought of them.The critic said nothing but turned to the soldiers, who were standing behind him, and said, “Take me back to prison.”31. People praised the king’s stories because _______.A. they hoped to get a lot of moneyB. the stories were indeed well writtenC. they wanted to make the king happyD. they knew nothing about story-writing32. By saying “Take me back to prison”，the critic meant that _______.A. the king’s stories were very badB. he had enjoyed the life in prisonC. he enjoyed reading stories in prisonD. he couldn’t understand the stories33. We may conclude from the story that the critic _________.A. did not love his country at allB. was an honest and brave personC. would be set free by the kingD. was good at writing stories5. Daphne,You’re very busy these days. I called you several times, but no one answered. Are you still working in your office at 10 o’clock every night?Next Sunday is Dad’s birthday. I want to give him a fanta stic present, but fantastic things are usually expensive for a poor student like me. I’ll be very happy if you can help me. I think Dad will be glad to get a radio as a birthday present, and the kind of radio I’d like to give him is the most popular one，Mini 3388. It is very small, convenient and will be very useful for Dad. What do you think?I know you don’t have time to find a good present for Dad. So I’ll go to buy the radio，and you just pay the bill next weekend when you come back home.Steven34. Why does Steven write this letter to Daphne?A. He wants her to answer his phone call.B. He needs to buy a cell phone.C. He wants to say happy birthday to her.D. He needs money to buy a gift for Dad.35. The underlined word “fantastic” is closest in meaning to “________”.A. cheapB. heavyC. wonderfulD. small36. Which of the following is true according to the letter?A. Daphne is now a college student.B. Daphne will be home next weekend.C. Steven is very busy these days.D. Mini 3388 is a new kind of cell phone.6. Did you know the meaning of a word may change over time? Many English words we know now had different meanings a long time ago. One example is the word nice.Around the year 1300, nice was first used in English to mean “stupid”. Two hundred years later, nice began to carry a “better”meaning. If people said a book was written nicely, they meant the book was written “clearly”or “carefully”，not “stupidly”. After 1800, nice began to take its meaning like “kind”or “friendly”. Since then，people have thought of nice as a word with good meanings.A good change of a word’s meaning like this example of nice is called AMELIORATION. Though we don’t use nice to mean “stupid” any more, it is fun to know how much a word’s meaning can change from its start!For more examples of AMELIORATION，see next page.37. 1300 years ago, a “nice person”was believed to be ______.A. carefulB. friendlyC. stupidD. clever38. What is the second paragraph mainly about?A. What nice used to mean.B. Why the meaning of nice changed.C. How long nice has been used.D. How the meaning of nice changed over time.39. AMELIORATION means a word’s meaning _______.A. can change from its startB. changes from bad to goodC. changes from good to badD. remains the same over a long time40. Which of the following is most likely to appear on the next page?A. The word terrific used to mean “terrible”, but now it means “excellent”.B. The word silly used to mean “happy”, but now it means “stupid”.C. You may wonder why a word’s meaning changes over time.D. Besides AMELl0RATION, a word’s meaning may change in other ways.。