2019学年高二英语寒假作业第九天练习

1、2019 学年高二英语寒假作业第九天练习单句语法填空1、 We must telephone our_(congratulate) to the happy couple.2、 He was a man of great_(achieve), but with a simple life.3、 The reform and open policy has brought us Chinese people a richand_(colour) life.4、 There was a fire in the building, but_(thank) no one was hurt.5、用适当的

2、冠词填空1.There is_"m" in the word"cream".2._Mr Wang came to see you thismorning.3.In_United States, Father's Day falls on_thirdSunday in June.4.After having_good breakfast, he went toplay_piano.5.It's an honour for me to give you_lecturehere.6._parents were shocked by_news t

3、hat their sonneeded _operation on his knee.7.Ibought_book yesterday.And I lent_book to Mary this morning.8.It hasn't rained for 3 months.As_result. some plants have died.9.It is_pleasure tosee_son rising in_east.10.Ihave two dogs._black one in two yeah old and_yellowone is three yearn old.阅读理解6、

4、 We know the famous ones the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bellsbut what about the less famous inventors? What about the people who inventedthe traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器 )? Shouldn' t we know whothey are?Joan Mclean thinks so.In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at

5、Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she'sdeveloped a course on the topic. In addition to learning“who”invented “what”, however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answersto the “why” and “how” questions.According to Mclean,“When students learn1 / 7the

6、answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognizeopportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.”Her students agree.One young man with a patent for an unbreakableumbrella is walking proof of McLean's statement.“If I had not heard the storyof the windshield

7、 wiper's invention,” said Tommy Lee, asenior physicsmajor. “I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so meaningful.” Lee is currently negotiating(商谈)tosell his patent to an umbrella producer.So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper?

8、Well, MaryAnderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The daywas cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumpedaboard a streetcar.Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through thesnow covering the windshield, she found herself wonderin

9、g why there couldn't bea built-in device for cleaning the window.Still wondering about this when shereturned home to Birmingham, Alabama, Anderson started workingout solutions.One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆 ) on the inside of a vehicle that wouldcontrol an arm on the outside, became the first wi

10、ndshield wiper.Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations.(创新 )It'shard to imagine driving without Garrett A.Morgan's traffic light. It's equallyimpossible to picture a world without Katherine J.Blodgett's innovation thatmakes glass invisible.1.By mentioning“traffic l

11、ight” and “windshield wiper”, the author indicatesthat countless inventions are _.A.beneficial, though their inventors are less famousB.beneficial, because their inventors are famousC.not useful, because their inventors are less famousD.not useful, though their inventors are famous2.Professor Joan M

12、cLean's course aims to_.A.add color and variety to students' campus lifeB.prepare students to try their own inventionC.carry out the requirements by Mountain UniversityD.inform students of the windshield wiper's invention3.Tommy Lee's invention of the unbreakable umbrella was_.2 / 7A

13、.not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerB.not related to Professor Joan McLean's lecturesC.due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormD.inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper4.Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage?7、 Next week California will

14、try to take cell phones from the hands of drivers, telling everyone from millionaires to workers that conversations behind the wheel must be on an earphone.Californians interviewed by Reuters mostly supported the law requiringhands-free phones in cars and banning cell phones entirely for drivers und

15、er 18,which will take effect on Tuesday, though they were puzzled by a loophole(漏洞 )that allows seemingly more dangerous text messaging. Some were doubtful aboutlawmakers, who they blamed for failing to build more freeways or publictransportation in the face of increasingly crowded roads in the nati

16、ons mostpopulous state and said hands-free conversations were not safer.KFI-AM radio talk-show host John Kobylt told Reuters. “It's stupidbecause weve one over about seven different studies and each one of them saysit s the conversation that distracts you, not holding the phone.”State Senator Jo

17、e Simitian, who introduced the bill, said keeping bothhands on the wheel was always safer. He expected his law to save hundreds oflives. The Democratic lawmaker was considering introducing a new law to bantext messaging in the car, which he said wasnt an issue when he began workingon the first one i

18、n 2001.Connecticut, New Jersey and New York have already banned drivers fromtalking on hand-held cell phones. In New Jersey, police have issued 35,000tickets for using a hand-held phone or texting while driving since the law wentinto effect on March 1.But Californians interviewed by Reuters expresse

19、d ambivalence. “On theone hand I dont want to see people crash into each other, but I'm not goingto get an ear thing.” 38-year-old bank employee Jason Fischer said in LosAngeles.3 / 7七选五8、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。MustangsThe image of horses running free across the plains is a po

20、pular symbolof the American West. However, mustangs are not native to the United States,they are descendants (后代 ) of Spanish horses. _Before the Spanisharrived, horses had been extinct (灭绝的 ) in the New World for about 12,000years.These horses escaped from the Spanish soldiers. And they were also u

21、sed bynative people to fight against the Spanish army. _Most of themustangs that run free across the plains today are of mixed ancestry. _The mustang population decreased as farmers drove the horses away from the plains. Then, private conservation efforts to protect the mustangsbegan as early as 192

22、5.By 1970, fewer than 17,000 mustangs were left. _Now, it isestimated that more than 35,000 mustangs are living in the United States today.A. They prefer to live in Spain.B. The mustangs were destroying their crops.D. As a result, the United States passed a law that protected the horses.E. The free

23、horses that live in the western United States are called mustangs. F. As time went on, the horses gave birth to baby horses and were joined by other horses.G. When Spanish armies came to the New World in the 16th century, they brought horses with them.A.How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions

24、to Producers?B.How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window?C.Shouldn't We Develop Invention Courses in Universities?D.Shouldn't We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper?4 / 7语法填空9、阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。How often do we judge people by the way they look?This week I was ta

25、lking to some guys at Planet Fitness. They told methat their boss, poorly(dress), went in to buy a car. Littlethe sales people know, but this man was worth respecting.The day he decided to buy a new car he walked in looking like a(beg) in a grand place. The first dealership he stepped in(total) igno

26、red him and treated him as if he wasnt worththeir time. He left with a smile on his face.Later that day he walked into another dealership, lookingsame way. The sales people greeted him with kindness andrespect. It wasnt longthis man wrote out a check for almost$200,000 on a brand new car!I remembere

27、d that I seemed(read) the following insome book, telling usto treat strangers.“Dont forget toshow kindness to strangers, for peoplehave done this haveentertained angles without realizing it!”Dont judgea book by its cover! This man was not an angel but younever know how (succeed) he might be.书面表达10、假

28、如你是红光中学的学生会主席李津, 不久前在国际演讲比赛 (International EnglishContest) 中获得一等奖 , 奖励为7 月 5 日去美国首都华盛顿 (Washington D.C.) 和纽约进行为期一周的旅游。你的美国朋友Jack正好在华盛顿 , 请根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件;(1)获奖时的心情 ;(2)获奖的原因 ( 注重口语练习 );(3)你在美国的打算 ( 期待见面 , 请他带领参观白宫 (the White House) 等 ;注意 : 1. 词数 : 不少于 100 词;2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯 ;3. 开头已经为你写好, 但不计入总词数 ;Dear Jack ,5 / 7How is everything going on with you? Im writing this letter to tellyou my good news._Yours SincerelyLi Jin答案以及解析1 答案及解析：答案： congratulations2 答案及解析：答案： achievements3 答案及解析：答案： colourful4 答案及解析：答案： thankfully