高二下学期英语暑假作业14含答案

1、、任务型阅读理解山西重点中学协作体高二下学期英语暑假作业14专项篇之任务型阅读(A) How would you like to pay?How do you pay for your coffee? Is it with change? I use my tap-and-go card. I don't even need to enter my PIN number or a signature to authorise payment. It's quicker and everybody in the queue is happy.Contactless payment

2、s are gaining popularity. Those concerned about security will be pleased to know that the amount of money you can spend in one go is limited - in the UK it's currently30.£But if the card is used a few times in a row, a PIN number will be needed. If a thief gets hold of your card and goes on

3、 a spending spree, your bank covers you against fraud . Whereas, if someone steals your banknotes , that's your bad luck!For those who are always forgetting where they put their cards, there's a new solution: wearable tech: clothing and accessories that have integrated electronic technology.

4、 Kenneth Cukier, an economist and technology expert, says: "You can simply take any wireless card and the chip from it that your bank might issue you with, and you can put it in a coat. When you want to make a payment just wave your arm in front of the terminal and leave the coffee shop with yo

5、ur latte. This is intended for people who don't want to take their card out of their wallet, use their phone or their watch."Good, isn't it? And new ways of spending money are not stopping there. The future is all aboutbiometrics . Very convenient if you are at the beach or a festival-

6、there's a new system indevelopment which will make it possible to read the unique maps of veins under the surface of your finger, and use them to authenticate payments - or prove that it's you making the payments. You just need to remember which finger you registered with.So spending money i

7、s becoming easier all the time. And the temptation to buy more stuff increases. But it's worth bearing in mind that earning the money in the first place will still require the same effort. Back to work then! 测验与练习1.阅读课文并回答问题。1. Why are people in the coffee shop queue happy when the author uses h

8、er tap-and-go card?2. Why wouldn't a thief be able to buy much with a stolen wireless card?3. How could you make a payment with a chip in your sleeve?4. True or false?The method of payment using the map of the veins on the surface of your fingers is infallible .5. If you don't have your bank

9、 card or smartphone with you, which two forms of payment mentioned in the text will you be able to use in the future?2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. The bank will only authorise this payment with a . You may use this pen.PIN number signature wearable tech banknote2. No more counting pen

10、nies for me. I've just won the lottery. Let's go !on a shopping spree against fraud wave our arms contactless payment3. Do you have any ? I'd like to buy a cup of tea.wearable tech change banknote biometrics4. Technology is amazing! Inside your smartphone you have which holds your data.v

11、eins a go-and-tap card a chip a terminal5. My house was flooded yesterday. The insurance company is going to the loss ofmy furniture.register authenticate cover authorize（二） The daily commuteThe daily journey to and from home and work is one of those things that many of us have toendure . Whether by

12、 train, bus, bike or on foot, it's a routine that some people could rather do without but if we have to work, the daily grind is all part of the job!We all have stories of commuting nightmares - a tube train stuck in a tunnel or a bus journey where people are packed in like sardines . In London,

13、 where there is an extensive transportnetwork , complaining about delays, cancellations and the price of their season ticket , has become a commuter's favourite past time but their problems are relatively minor compared to ones that travellers in other parts of the world face. In Nairobi, for ex

14、ample, commuters have to keep windows shut to avoid someone stealing their belongings .It's no surprise that the daily commute is stressful and according to research, women are more likely to experience stress during their journey than men. This is because they're more likely to do something

15、 which is being called 'trip chaining ' - where they make one or more stops on the way to work or when going home - for example to drop off or pick up the kids from school - and this makes it more likely that something will go wrong with their journey.The stress of commuting can be bad for y

16、our health too especially if you travel longer distances. According to Christine Hoehner, researcher at Washington University School of Medicine "adults who commuted longer distances from home to work were less physically active, less physically fit, weighed more and had higher blood pressure t

17、han those people who had shorter commutes."But the American researcher must be talking about commuters who aren't engaged in active travel, because if you cycle a longer distance then you're likely to be more physically active . However there is a risk of being knocked off you bike and

18、there's the embarrassment of wearingclothing made of Lycra ! What's your journey to work, college or school like? 测验与练习1. 阅读课文并回答问题。1. True or false? Commuting only refers to train travel .2. Name something that commuters in London get angry about.3. Why do women tend to find commuting more

19、stressful?4. What type of blood pressure do commuters who travel longer distances have?5. Which word used in the articles means 'feeling ashamed because of what people think or know about you'?2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格 处。1. Now my holiday is over it's back to the of washin

20、g and ironing the family's clothes!day grint daily grinddaily grinding daily ground2. The dentist had a so he was able to see me and get my filling done.past time stressful cancellation season ticket3. My doctor says I need to be more if I want to reduce the chances of having a heartattack.physi

21、cally active actively physical physically activated physical activation4. We had to all the speeches at the wedding before we had anything to eat. I wasstarving!encourage enhance endure enact5. Our car broke down on the way to the airport which made the journey very .stressless stressing stressful s

22、tressed（三） Working in spaceBored with your life? Dreaming of something different? When I feel like that I look up and wonder what life would be like 400km above my head. That's where the International Space Station orbits the Earth, with six astronauts living and working on board, for months at

23、a time.How do they sleep? They spend the night floating in a sleeping bag inside a small cubicle on the ceiling. American astronaut Sunita Williams explains: "It's like a little phone booth but it's pretty comfy and it doesn't matter if I turn over and sleep upside down . I don'

24、t have any sensation in my head that tells me I'm upside down."Brushing your teeth in a place where you can't have a tap or a sink can be a challenge. Can you imagine the mess that running water would make in zero gravity ? Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield uses a straw to put a big blo

25、b of water from a sealed bag onto an ordinary toothbrush and adds a little toothpaste - which he has to swallow when he's done.Daily exercise is essential . The lack of gravity makes bones more brittle （容易断裂的）andmuscles lose strength - so astronauts are encouraged to work out for at least two ho

26、urs a day.The role of astronauts in the International Space Station is to act as lab technicians for scientists back on Earth. So they spend their time maintaining their environment and performing and monitoring experiments in a confined space about the size of a Boeing 747. Almost every task is car

27、efully planned by mission control（航天地面指挥中心）- although most astronauts spend theirfirst days losing stuff until they get used to sticking everything they use to the walls with Velcro , duct tape or clips.One of their most valued perks （好处）is the view from "the office", dominated by that gig

28、anticblue ball down there, sitting in the darkness of space. Wow! Absolutely breathtaking （壮观的）!测验与练习1. 阅读课文并回答问题。1. How high up is the International Space Station?2. True or false? Astronauts get dizzy when they sleep upside down.3. Why do astronauts lose things?4. What becomes weak if astronauts d

29、on't exercise?5. Who tells astronauts what to do?2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. Here's . You can use it to keep the sheets of your essay together.Velcro a clip a straw some perks2. My job is just to keep an eye on this experiment and see if there is anything different. I&

30、#39;m just it.performing maintaining monitoring floating3. My mobile, my keys. wait till I get my and we are ready to leave.stuff duct tape Velcro gravity4. You look tired after walking all day. Come on, sit on this chair.upside down comfy confined brittle5. If the company is to survive the economic

31、 downturn, increasing profitability is !a choice a plan essential a perk（4） Love and moneyDo you usually go dutch when you take someone out to dinner? Do you expect your date to pay for the whole meal?Many people say that as long as there's love, money doesn't matter much. But this might cha

32、nge when the relationship gets serious and it can involve mortgages , joint current accounts and debt.A survey in the UK suggested that 44% of married couples don't know exactly what theirspouse earns. The research, conducted by a UK credit report service also found that anastonishing 1.9 millio

33、n married couples actively try to keep their finances secret from their partners.British relationship therapist Arabella Russell says: "It vesry difficult to talk about money.Often there s guilt, there s shame. To start those conversations is complicated. Money can be about how we value ourselv

34、es, how we feel valued. It nsot just a simple case of talking abouthard cash."So if you are in a couple, it might be a good idea to check if you both are on the same page about money before bills pile up on the kitchen table and love flies out of the window. When moving in together, couples sho

35、uld not only talk about their personal habits but also about their financial ones.Arabella Russell has a word of advice: "Accept the fact that in your relationship you might do money differently - there might be a spender there might be a saver. It ' s very temptin gyour partner does things

36、 differently to say they re wrong. Do it differbeundtlgyebtu.t" have aAnd now, back to that date Would you Ofe by someone who was attractive but expected you to pay the bill by yourself? There's food for thought 测验与练习 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。1. How many people are very careful not to let their husband

37、 or wife know how much money they make?2. True or false? Some people feel ashamed when they have to tell their partner they don't earn much money.3. What should couples do before they decide to live in the same house?4. According to relationship therapist Arabella Russell, what should people do

38、no matter if they are savers or spenders?5. What does the author mean by the expression 'food for thought'?2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入 句子的空格处。1. Let's get a bank loan to buy a house. That bank offers good deals for a .joint current account mortgage debt hard cash2. I bought

39、 a leather jacket, a pair of jeans and a very expensive watch to go with my diamond ring. What can I do, I'm !a big spender a big saver a spouse Dutch3. John, a lawyer, is my tonight. He is very attractive and we might end up gettingmarried!date relationship therapist saver spouse4. Do you under

40、stand my explanation? Great! It's good to know we are .food for thought differently on the same page put off5. I'm very careful with money. I don't want to get into .hard cash debt shame a budget（5） Having the time of your life at uni?University - the best days of my life! I made lots of

41、 friends in my student dorm （学生宿舍）,went to great parties, joined the debating society and, well, I did some work too - but I must confess mylecturers were very patient with my tardiness（ 拖拉，延迟）.It's easy to look back at our university days through rose-tinted spectacles but the truth is that whe

42、n we first arrived on campus, most of us were out of our comfort zone.In fact, a survey of students at Imperial College London has revealed that 3 out of 4 students experience high levels of stress, or a mental health condition, during their time at college. The survey, completed by over a thousand

43、students, also found that 70% of those that experience stress do so at least once a week, and 9% of students feel stressed constantly.Kirsty, a student at Exeter University, didn't enjoy her first days in college. She says: "When I first got to university I don't think I'd realized

44、that I'd forgotten how to make friends. I'd been with the same school friends for seven years, and so I was trying to balance social success withacademic success whilst learning how to look after myself at quite a young age."Dr Ruth Caleb of the counselling service at Brunel University

45、in London has some tips that should make life easier for students before they set off for university. She says: "Certain things that I think it would be very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life - to do the washing, to do the cleaning and s

46、o on - being able to cook.Budgeting is extremely important in university life." And Caleb adds: "You should learn how to spend time on your own comfortably."I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way. I hope that new students these days remember to acquire some lif

47、e skills before they make the big jump.1. 阅读课文并回答问题。2. What did the author do that made her professors angry?3. True or false? Three out of four students look back at university days through rose-tinted spectacles.4. What did Kirsty have the most difficulty with?5. What skill does Dr Ruth Caleb cons

48、ider to be very, very important for university students to have?6. What does the author mean by the expression 'the hard way'?2.请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。从每个表格中选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处。1. The party was great but now I need to sleep for a few hours before class. I'm going to the student dorm college

49、the debating society the comfort zone2. At university it's not all about study, you know. You need to studying and partying.look after balance graduate acquire3. When at university it would be good for you to learn how to comfortably.be lonely be alone suffer from lonelinessbe single4. I'm n

50、ot good at sports. If you want to play tennis with me you have to when I makemistakes.leave your comfort zone wear rose-tinted spectacles be patient feel stressed5. My daughter graduated with honours. She's achieved and I'm proud of her.academic success social success the counselling service

51、 life skills（六）No one wants to overspend on their supermarket shopping but to save money every week. Preparations start before you even go into the store. Here is how to make sure you are always getting your shopping for the best price. Create your list.Write a full list which includes two parts, so

52、mething necessary for a living and something for fun.With a strict list, you won' t easily change your mind to buy more than you need. Check the cupboards.One of the easiest ways to overspend is buying what you don' t need. Before leaving, take time tocheck what products you have in the hous

53、e, especially in the cupboards. Buy what you badly need and it will help you save money before you step into the supermarkets. Know your budget（预算）Keep in mind how much you plan to spend. It is possible to get your shopping for less, but you need to wisely pay attention to the products and brands yo

54、u buy to support savings. Compare pricesYou should make a comparison between the prices offered by different supermarkets. So if you try to buy your shopping for less, compare the prices in different shops, which makes sure that you are always visiting the cheapest supermarket for your shop. Choose

55、the best time for shoppingIf you know your supermarket well, there will certainly be a preferred time to shop. This could be at the quietest time to make sure you get peace while working out the total cost of your shopping. And a few hours before closing helps you to get a special offer. That will b

56、ring down the cost of your shopping.Follow them and you are sure to make huge savings on your weekly shopping.Title: How to help you 1 on your weekly shoppingPassage outlineSupporting detailsIntroductionAlmost everyone wants to buy most with the 2 money in their supermarket shop. Plan it well before

57、 stepping into supermarket.3You should make a shopping list 4 something necessary and something for fun.You must spend time 5 what you have in your cupboards.You should always 6 how much you plan to spend on the products and it ' 7 for you to pay attention to the products and brands.Different su

58、permarkets8_ different prices for the same products. Be sureto choose the cheapest one for your shopping.You' d better 9 the best time to go shopping and a few hours before closing helps you get a special offer.ConclusionFollow them and it will help you bring down the 10 of weekly shopping.答案（一）

59、1 .阅读课文并回答问题。1. Why are people in the coffee shop queue happy when the author uses her tap-and-go card?Because the payment is quick and they don't have to wait long for their turn.2. Why wouldn't a thief be able to buy much with a stolen wireless card?Because there's a limit to how much can be spent at a time. And if the card is used severaltimes in a row, a PIN number is required.3. How could you make a payment with a chip in your sleeve?You'd just wave your arm in front of the terminal and the payment would be made.4. True or false?The meth