北京市房山区房山中学高一英语 寒假作业 2月14日.doc

北京市房山区房山中学2012-2013学年高一英语寒假作业：2013年2月14日一翻译下列重要短语：1、练习干某事_ 2、了解_ 3、到处旅游_4、编造_ 5、实现_ 6、将来_ 7、弄（查）清_ 8、 的一部分_ 9、立即采取行动_ 10、做，从事于_ 11、依靠，取决于_ 12、去野营_ 13、有机会做某事_14、位于，坐落于_ 15、也，还有_ 16、充足的_ 17、包含，包括_ 18、切断_ 19、对作研究_ 20、上网，冲浪_ 21、盼望_ 22、放弃_ 23、与保持联系_ 24、作决定_ 25、想像（某人）做某事_ 26、影响某人/某事_27、喜欢干某事（fancy）_ 28、建议（某人）做某事_ 29、亲自，本人（flesh）_ 30、反对，抗议_ 31、作为而闻名_二阅读理解： ahow much rain has fallen on the earth in the past? man has not always kept weather records. because scientists need a way to learn about past rainfall, they study the tree rings.a trees trunk (树干) keeps growing year by year. under its bark (树皮), a tree adds a layer of new wood each year it lives. if you look at a tree stump, you can see the layers. they are called annual ring (年轮).on some trees, all of the rings are of the same width. but the ponderosa(美国黄松) that grows in the american southwest have rings in different withes. the soil in he southwest is dry. the pines depend on rainfall for water. in a year of good rainfall, they form wide rings. in a dry year, they form narrow ones.scientists do not have to cut down a pine to study its rings. with a special tool, they remove a narrow piece of wood from the trunk without harming the tree. then they look at the width of each ring to see how much rain fell in the year it formed.some pines are hundreds of years old and have hundreds of rings. these rings are from an annual record o0f past rainfall in the southwest.1. we could infer from the passage that _. a. a tree grows faster when it has a lot of water b. scientists cut down trees to study tree rings c. pine trees form rings of he same width every year d. the ponderosa grows in he southeast2. a tree grows a new layer of wood _. a. each week b. whenever it rains c. every year d. every season3. on the whole, the passage is about _. a. why the tree trunks grow bigger b. why scientists study tree rings c. trees that lived hundreds of years ago d. the ponderosa in the us4. the scientists _ to know how much rain fell in a certain area in the past. a. climbed up the tree b. moved the pine tree c. removed a piece of wood d. studied the width of he tree rings5. which of he following is true according to the passage? a. young trees have fewer annual rings than old one. b. the trunk of a tree never changes in size. c. trees in the southwest do not need rain. d. soil in the southwest is fit for the growth of trees.b its not polite to arrive at a dinner party more than 15 to 20 minutes late. the host or hostess usually waits for all the guests to arrive before serving the meal. if someone is late, the food may be spooked , and so might the host of hostesss spirit. if you will have to be late, call and tell them to start without you. its even worse to be early !the host or hostess will probably not be ready. if you are early, drive or walk around the block a few minutes, or just sit in your car until the right time. though its often important to arrive at a party on time, yet on the other hand, for open houses, he host or hostess invites guests to arrive and leave between certain times, so you can arrive at any time within the times he or she gives you. its nice to bring an empty stomach, but its even nicer to bring a small present. the present should not cost a lot, or you might embarrass the host or hostess. flowers, wine, or a box of candy will do fine. never bring more as a present.in an introduction, the order of a name is (1)the given name, (2)the family name. in other words, the given name comes first. its important not only to learn and remember names, but to repeat them often in conversation. after the introduction, we usually call friends by their given names. older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names, such as “mr.jones”, “mr.smith”,”ms.johson”,or “dr.brown”. a maiden name is a womans family name at birth. in the united states and canada, after a woman marries, she takes the family name of her husband in place of her maiden name. it is now becoming common, however, for women to keep their maiden names after they get married.6. if someone is late for a dinner party, _a. the guest will have to go hungryb. the host and the hostess will be in low spirits c. the host and the hostess will be very angryd. he guests will be angry7. if you find you will have to be late for a finer party, you should _a. send someone to tell the host or hostess not to wait for youb. call and tell the host or the hostess not to wait for youc. call and tell the host or the hostess to wait for youd. send someone to tell the host or hostess to wait for you8. it can be guessed from the text that an open house is_a . a house which is open day and nighta. a party which is open to anybodyb. a party at which guests can come and go between certain