高2025级高一上期寒假作业英语9

高2025级英语备课组合川中学高2025级英语寒假作业(九)完成时间：40分钟阅读理解。AColumbusDayhasbeenonAmericancalendarssince1937，whenPresidentFranklinD．RooseveltdeclaredOctober12afederalholidaytohonortheItalianexplorerwho“discovered”theAmericasin1492．However，theholidayhasalwaysbeencontroversial．ManypeoplebelievethatChristopherColumbusshouldnotbegivencreditfor“discovering”thecontinent，sincenativeAmericanshadalreadybeenlivingthereforgenerations．Besides，theexplorer，smissionwasnotascientific“voyageofdiscovery”，butoneintendedtoconquerthenewland．CriticsmaintainthattheSpanisharmyColumbusbroughtonhissecondvoyage，causedthedeathsofhundredsofthousandsofindigenous(土著的)people．Thosethatsurvivedthemassacrebecameslaves，workinginmines．Many，therefore，believethattheexplorer'sarrivalshouldnotbecelebrated．In1977，adelegationofNativenationsattheInternationalConferenceonDiscriminationAgainstIndigenousPopulationsintheAmericas，proposedrenamingtheholidayto“IndigenousPeople’sDay”．Theproposalpassedwithamajority．However，convincingtherestofthecountrytodothesamewasnotthateasy．Ittook15yearsbeforethecityofBerkeleyinCaliforniaadoptedthenamein1992andthen22moreyearsbeforeMinneapolis，MNandSeattle，WAdidthesamein2014．Thefollowingyear，eightmorecitiesincludingAlbuquerque，NMandPortland，OR，begancelebratingthesecondMondayofOctoberas“IndigenousPeople’sDay”.Themovementreallystartedtogainmomentumin2016when19cities，includingBoulder，COandPhoenix，AZ，aswellasthestatesofMinnesotaandVermont，a11decidedtorenamethedaytohonorNativeAmericans．In2017，21morecities，includingAustin，TXandLosAngeles，CAhavemadetheshih．WiththeincreasinglylargernumberofcitiesmovingawayfromColumbusDayeachyear，itwillbeinterestingtoseeif“IndigenousPeople’sDay”getsfederalrecognition．Meanwhile，itwillcontinuetobethefocalpointofdebatesthroughouttheAmericas．1．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．IndigenousPeople’sDayHasGotFederalRecognitionafterYears’WorkB．ColumbusDayHonoringtheItalianExplorerHasAlwaysBeenControversialC．ChristopherColumbusShouldNotBeGivenCreditforDiscoveringAmericasD．MoreCitiesHaveReplacedColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay2．Manypeopledon’tagreethat________．A．IndigenousdiscoveredthecontinentB．ColumbuswasaremarkableexplorerC．NativeAmericanswereabusedD．ColumbusDayisapublicholiday3．Whatcanweinferfromthesecondparagraph?A．Columbuswaswellreceivedbyindigenouspeople．B．TheindigenouspeoplehatedtheColumbus’arrival．C．TheSpanisharmyrebelledagainstColumbus’rule．D．FewsoldierssurvivedtheattackbynativeAmericans．4．WhichofthefollowingcitiesistheearliesttoreplaceColumbusDaywithIndigenousPeople’sDay?A．Portland．B．Phoenix．C．Seattle．D．LosAngeles．Recently,Google

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thatitsvoice-activatedprogram,GoogleAssistant,willbeofferinganewfeaturecalled“TellMeSomethingGood.”Userscannowgivethatcommandandreceiveanearfulofpositivenewsstories.What’smore,the

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hasapageonlinecalled“Fixes,”whichfocusesonwhatpeoplearedoingtofightsocialills.AsmediaresearcherKarenMcIntyreofVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityexplains,theseareallpartsofanewsmovementcalled

constructivejournalism.Constructivejournalismisdifferentfrom“feel-goodnews,”likeafiremanrescuingacat.Instead,constructivejournalismoffersamorecompletebutappealingversionofthenews,saysMcIntyre.Inheropinion,besidesfocusingonsolutions,constructivejournalismincludesreportingonthehistoricalandsocialsettingofspecificnewsincidents,usingreliabledatatolookatlonger-termtrends,andavoidinginterviewtechniquesthatcreatedramawithoutincreasingunderstanding.However,newspapersthriveoneyesonthepage,andeditorsmaybelessinterestedinconstructivejournalismiftheyaren’tconvincedthatit’llattracttheirreaders.WhileMcIntyreacknowledgesthoseconcerns,researchhasshowntheoppositetobetrue.Forexample,

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foundparticipantswhoreadanonlinestorythatfocusedonapproachestopovertyspentmoretimeonthepagethanthosereadingasimilarstorywithoutfocusingonsolutions.Thereismuchwedon’tknowyetabouthowthiskindofjournalismaffectsbehavior.Theresearchisrelativelyyoung,thoughatleast

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ofMcIntyre’sstudiesshowedaninterestingresult:peoplewhoreadinspiringnewsstoriesweremorewillingafterwardstosignupforgenerousactionsrelatedtothestory,suchasdonatingmoneytosupportacausefromthestory.Therefore,sheargues,there’sahungerforthistypeofnews.5.WhyareGoogleAssistantandFixesmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A.Tosayhowthenewsmovementworks.B.Tostresstheimportanceofpositivenews.C.Toshowwhatconstructivejournalismis.D.Toleadinthetopicofthewholetext.6.Constructivejournalismencouragesstoriesthat__________.A.informpeopleofbigevents.B.aresolution-focused.C.focusonamazingyou.D.arebasedoninterestingfacts.7.Howshouldconstructivejournalismstoriesbewritten?A.Inaseriousway.B.Inahumorousway.C.Inausualway.D.Inanunderstandableway.8.Whatmaybetheproblemwithconstructivejournalism?A.Thatitisn’tappealingtoreaders.B.Thatitisn’teasytocollectandedit.C.Thatitaddstosomeeditors’concerns.D.Thatitisunavailabletosomereaders.二、七选五。RichandFamousTwentyyearsagothemostcommonambitionofAmericanchildrenwastobeateacher,followedbyworkinginbankingandfinance,andthenmedicine.Buttoday’ssituationisquitedifferent._____1.____Insteadtheymostcommonlysaytheywanttobeasportsstar,apopstar,oranactor—inotherwords,theyhopetobecomeacelebrity.Accordingtoexperts,youngpeopledesirethesejobslargelybecauseofthewealthandthefame._____2.____Let’stakeathletesandsingersasanexample.Theircareersareshort-lived.Manyathletes’besttimeonlylastsafewyearsandsingerscanhaveaverylimitedcareer.Thefieldthatwasoncethefocusoftheirlivesbecomessomethingtheyhavelittleornoinvolvementin.Asaresult,they’llhaveafeelingofworthlessnessandalackofcontrol._____3.____Thetruthisquitesimple:theyhavebeensofarremovedfromitforsolong.Inspiteofthesedisadvantages,thereisgreaterambitionthaneveramongyoungpeopletoachievethatstatus.Theyarenotsatisfiedjustmakingaliving-theywanttoberichandfamous.Globally,moreandmoreTVshowsprovidetalentcompetitionswherewinnerscanachievetheirgoalsinjustafewweeksormonths._____4.____Theyunrealisticallybelievethatthislifestyleiseasilyobtainedandleadstogreatsatisfaction.Whilemanypeoplearguethatthereisnothingwrongwithhavingsuchambitions,othersfeelthatthistrendwillfinallyleadtodissatisfactionasmoreandmorepeopleareunabletoreachtheirgoals._____5.____Thatmeanstheyignorethesimplefactthatgreateffortisneededbeforesuccess.Asaresult,manypeoplewon’trealizetheirchildhooddreams,whichcouldhaveanegativeeffectontheirhappiness.A．Inmanywaysthishasbeenbroughtaboutbythecelebrityculture.B．Peoplenolongerhaveasenseofsatisfactiononcetheirgoalshavebeenachieved.C．Besides,itcanbedifficultforthemtoadaptbacktoanormaleverydaylife.D.Theyoungergenerationdon'tfavortheseprofessionsanymore.E.Unfortunately,theydonotalwayshaveapositiveeffectonpeople'slife.F.Thereasonisthattheydon'trealizeittakestalentandhardworktoberichandfamous.G.Thisquickwayofgainingwealthandfamecreatesacelebritycultureamongpeople.三、语法填空。Manyteachersbelievethattheresponsibilitiesforlearningliewiththestudents.Ifalongreadingassignmentisgiven,teacherswillexpectstudentstobefamiliarwiththeinformationinthereadingassignmenteveniftheydonotdiscuss___1___

inclassortakeanexamination.Theidealstudentisstillconsideredtobeonewho___2____(motivate)tolearnforthesakeoflearning,nottheoneinterestedonlyin__3____(get)highgrades.Sometimeshomeworkisreturned___4____briefwrittencommentsbutwithoutagrade.Evenifagradeisnotgiven,thestudentisstillresponsibleforlearningthematerial___5___(assign).Whenresearchisa