英语寒假作业

英语寒假作业英语寒假作业

英语寒假作业

Unit4Book5

三、阅读理解

Geniusesamazeus,impressusandmakeusallalittlejealous．Howdotheydifferfromtheaverageperson?Scientistsareworkinghardtofigureoutthatanswer．TuneintotheNationalGeographicChanneltofindoutaboutthediscoveriesthey‘remakingintheseriesMyBrilliantBrain.

WhenMarcYuwasonlytwoyearsold,hebegantoplaythepiano．Afterayear,hestartedlearningpiecesbyBeethoven．Nowhe‘saworld-famousconcertpianistatageeight．Helearnsnewerandmoredifficultpieceswitheaseandcanidentifyanynotehehears．Heseemstobespeciallydesignedformusic．InBornGenius,NationalGeographiclooksatthesciencebehindchildprodigies(神童)toexplainwhysomechildrenseemtobebornwithoutlimits.

Geniusdidn‘tenaturallytoTommyMcHugh．Hiscameonlyafterhenearlydiedfrombleedinginhisbrain．Afterrecovering,McHugh‘sheadwasfilledwithnewthoughtsandpictures．So,hebegantoexpressthemintheformofpoetryandart．Now,he‘saseeminglyunstoppablecreativemachine．Sufferersofautismandbraininjuryhaveshownthatgreatmentalabilitycansometimesefromdamageordisease．AccidentalGeniusexploresthispuzzlingrelationship.

Cannormalpeoplebetrainedtobegeniuses?SusanPolgerhasshownnosignsofextraordinaryintelligence．Yet,duringherchildhood,shestudiedthousandsofchesspatternsandlearnedtorecognizethemimmediately．Asaresult,shewasabletobeatskilledadultplayersbyage10andcannowplayuptofivegamesatthesametimewithoutevenseeingtheboards．MakeMeaGeniusexamineswhatittakestoturnanordinarybrainintothatofagenius.

Ifbeingageniuswereeasy,we‘dallbeone．Yet,thereismuchmoretosuperintelligencethansimplybeingbornlucky．LearnmoreaboutamazingbrainsthismonthonNationalGeographic‘sMyBrilliantBrain.

21．MyBrilliantBrainsismostprobablyfrom_______.

A．awebsiteB．theradioC．amagazineD．anewspaper

22．TheauthortakesMarcYuasanexampletoshowthatachildprodigyis.A．apersonwholearnssomethingeasilyB．achildwhoiseagertolearnnewthingsC．astudentwhopracticesaninstrumentalotD．akidwhoworkshardtodowellinschool

23．WhatwouldbethebestwaytodescribeSusanPolger‘sspecialabilities?A．Born．B．Magical．C．Developed．D．Ridiculous.24．Fromthepassage,weknowthat.A．scientistspletelyunderstandthebrainB．peoplecanonlybebornasgeniusesC．there‘snosuchthingasatruegeniusD．therearemanyfactorsinbeingagenius

25．Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby.A．providingtypicalexamples

B．followingthenaturaltimeorder

C．presentingacauseandanalyzingitseffectsD．paringopinionsfromdifferentscientists

Book4检测

一、

单项选择

1.Althoughtheworkingmotherisbusy,shestill______alotoftimetochildren.

A.devotesB.spendsC.offersD.provides

2.Therearefivepairs_______,butI’mlosswhichtobuy.

A.tobechosenB.tochoosefromC.tochooseD.forchoosing

3.Waittillyouaremore______.It’sbattertobesurethansorry.

A.inspiredB.satisfiedC.calmD.certain

4.Don’ttakeitseriously.You’dbatter_____ajoke.

A.putittoB.treatitasC.regarditD.lookdownupon5.1,000dollars_____alotofmoney.A.isB.areC.hasD.have

6.Walkyourownway.Don’t_______whatotherssay.

A.careofB.careaboutC.noticeD.takecareof

7.Theboystudents_____themajorityofthepopulationofourcollege.A.takeupB.standforC.pickupD.takeon8.Thereistoomuchsnowthesedays,isn’tthere?Yes,it____forafewdays.

A.wassnowingB.hasbeensnowingC.hadbeensnowingD.snowed

9.______isnolongeraseasyasitoncewas.

A.ChoosetoeatwhatB.Choosewhattoeat

C.ChoosingtoeatwhatD.Choosingwhattoeat

10.Onlythen_______Englishwasveryeasytolearn.

A.didwefindB.wefoundC.didwefoundD.canwefind二、完形填空

Asachild,Iwastrulyafraidofthedarkandofgettinglost;thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeunfortablemoments.

Maybeitwasthestrange1thingslookedandsoundedinmyfamiliarroomatnightthat2mesomuch.Therewastotal3,butastreetlightorpassingcarlights.4clotheshungoverachairtakeonthe5ofawildanimal.Outofthecornerofmy6,Isawthecurtainsseemtomovewhentherewasno7.Atinysoundinthefloorwouldseemahundredtimeslouderthaninthedaylight.My8wouldrunwild,andmyheartwouldbeatfast,Iwould9verystillsothatthe"enemy"wouldnotdiscoverme.

AnotherofmychildhoodfearswasthatIwouldgetlost,10onthewayhomefromschool.EverymorningIgotontheschoolbusrightnearmyhome--thatwasno11.Afterschool,12,whenallthebuseswere13upalongthestreet,IwasafraidthatI"dgetonthewrongoneandbetakentosome,14neighborhood.Onschoolorfamilytripstoaparkoramuseum,Iwouldn"t15_theleadersoutofmysight.

Perhapsoneoftheworstfears16allIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedor17byothers.Beingpopularwassoimportanttome.18,andthefearofnotbeinglikedwasa19one.

Oneoftheprocessesofgrowingupisbeingableto20,andovereourfears.Understandingthethingsthatfrightendedusaschildrenhelpsusachievegreatersuccesslaterinlife.

1.A.wayB.timeC.placeD.reason2.A.woundedB.destroyedC.surprisedD.frightened3.A.quietnessB.darknessC.emptinessD.loneliness4.A.gotB.forcedC.madeD.caused5.A.spiritB.heightC.bodyD.shape6.A.eyeB.windowC.mouthD.door7.A.breathB.windC.airD.sound8.A.beliefB.feelingC.imaginationD.doubt9.A.layB.hideC.restD.lie

10.A.especiallyB.simplyC.probablyD.directly11.A.discussionB.problemC.jokeD.matter12.A.thoughB.yetC.althoughD.still13.A.calledB.backedC.linedD.packed14.A.oldB.crowdedC.poor.D.unfamiliar15.A.leaveB.letC.orderD.send16.A.aboveB.inC.ofD.at

17.A.protectedB.guidedC.believedD.accepted18.A.thenB.thereC.onceD.anyway19.A.strictB.powerfulC.heavyD.right

20.A.realizeB.rememberC.recognizeD.recover三、单词拼写

1.Winnerswillber_____atriptoEngland.rewarded

2.Somehusbandsandwivesarealwaysa______,whichwillaffecttheirchildren.Arguing

3.Theyoungactressisverym_____abouthersuccessmodest

4.Becauseitissosmallandsoclosetothesun,theplanetMercuryhasbeenextremelydifficulttoo____.observe.

5.PaulRobertson"sa______asbothanactorandaconcertperformergainedhisinternationalrecognitionintheearly1940"sability

6.Theheavysnowhaspreventedallc______withthehighlands.munication7.Ifyoudolikethat,youwilld_____yourparentsmad.Drive

8.Any______(组织)thatreceivedmoneyfromtheUSgovernmenthadtotreatblacksequally.Organization

9.theenemyattackedwithoutw______.Warning.10.Theplayerisinverygood______（状态），buthislifeisveryhard.Condition11.It’svery_____(值得的)toreadthisbook.Worthwhile12.Pleasegivemy______（问候）toyourparents.Regards13.Noneofthemcouldmakeaclear_____(解释)explanation14.Whatyousaid______(适合)tome.applies

15.Thehotelisfamousforits_______(消遣)entertainment

四、阅读理解

WhatiseBay?Thesimpleansweristhatitisaglobaltradingplatformwherenearlyanyonecantradepracticallyanything.Peoplecansellandbuyallkindsofproductsandgoods，includingcars,moviesandDVDs,sportinggoods,traveltickets,musicalinstruments,clothesandshoesthelistgoesonandon.

TheideacamefromPierreOmidyar,whowasborninParisandmovedtoWashingtonwhenhewasstillachild.Athighschool,hebecameveryinterestedinputerprogrammingandaftergraduatingfromTuftsUniversityin1988,heworkedforthenextfewyearsasaputerengineer.InhisfreetimehestartedeBayasakindofhobby,atfirstofferingtheservicefreebywordofmouth.By1996therewassomuchtrafficonthewebsitethathehadtoupgrade(升级)andhebeganchargingafeetomembers.Joinedbyafriend,PeterSkoll,andin1998byhiscapableCEO,MegWhitman,he_has_never_looked_back.Eveninthegreat.crashesofthelate1990s,eBayhasgonefromstrengthtostrength.ItisnowoneofthetenmostvisitedonlineshoppingwebsitesontheInternet.

eBaysellsconnections,notgoods,puttingbuyerandsellerintocontactwitheachother.Allyouhavetodoistakeanephoto,writeadescription,filloutasalesformandyouareinbusiness;theworldisyourmarketplace.Ofcourseforeachitem(商品)soldeBaygetsapercentageandthatisagreatdealofmoney.EverydaytherearemorethansixteenmillionitemslistedoneBayandeightypercentoftheitemsaresold.

文章向我们介绍了eBay网的一些状况。

1．WelearnfromthetextthateBayprovidespeoplewith________.A.awayofbuyingandsellinggoodsB.awebsiteforthemtoupgradeC.aplacetoexhibittheirownphotosD.achancetobuythingsatlowprices依据第一段内容可知。A

2．WhydidPierrecreateeBayaftergraduatingfromuniversity?A.Forfun.

B.Tomakemoney.

C.Forgatheringtheengineers.D.Tofulfillataskofhispany.由其次段第三句话可知。A

3．HowdoeseBaymakemoneyfromitswebsite?A.Bybringingsellerstogether.B.Bychargingforeachsale.C.Bylistingitemsonline.D.Bymakingephotos.

由最终一段第一句话可知，这个网站通过供应交易平台，然后收取适当的服务费。因此B项正确。

B五、短文改错

Aboywhowascleaningtheshoesinthestreetsaidtoayoungmanpassedby,“Letmecleanpassingyourboots.Itjustspendsyouonlyapenny.”Butthemanrefused.Thentheboytoldhimthathecosts

willcleanhisbootsfornothing.Themanagreed,andsoononeofthebootshonebrightly.Thenwouldboots

heputtheotherbootonthebox,andtheboyrefusedtocleanitifhewaspaidtwopenceforhisbutunless

work.Theyoungmanrefused∧payanythingandwentaway.Butthewell-cleaningbootmadetowell-cleaned

thedirtyonesobadthathecouldnotwalkon.Hereturnedbackandgavetheboytwopence.turned或back

扩展阅读：英语寒假作业答案

英语中考模拟试题（一）参考答案一、单选选择。

15DCCCD610BBABD1115AACBB二、完形填空。

15CDACB610DACDB三、阅读理解。

15BACCD610ADCAD1115DBADA四、词汇运用。

1.experienced2.discussion3.patiently4.directors’5.suitable6.angry7.further8.herself9.loss10.living

11.preferred12.written13.creative14.left15.improving16.worried17.anymore18.thesedays19.send20.listeningto五、主观阅读。

A.1.hasbeengreatlychanged/isdifferentfrombefore/ischanging2.municate/sharetheirfeelingsandemotions3.along/much/toomuch4.sorry

5.popular/wele/fashionableB.首字母填空

1.growing2.money3.working4.getting5.learned6.good7.better8.give9.feels10.builds

英语中考模拟试题（二）参考答案、单项选择。

15DCBAB610ADBCD1115ACDBB二、完型填空。

15DCCAD610BDADB三、阅读理解。14DCBD58ADDB912BCCA四、词汇。1.ers/travelers7.further8.itself9.tasty10.angrily11.handing12.chosen五、任务型阅读。

1.washed,houses2.Though/Although,family3.what,did

4.accepted/received,before5.help,trouble/need六、首字母填空。1.few2.Whether3.without4.shown/showed5.However6.above7.although8.change9.controlling/concerning10.return

参考答案和评分标准三

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）答案：1－5CACAB6---10CCCAA1115BBDCB二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）

答案：15CCBDA610BBDAD11---15BCDBD三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）

答案：（A）1－3DCB（B）4－7BADC（C）8－11BCAC（D）12－15BCCD

四、词汇运用(共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分)

答案：1.ernment4.foggier5.explaining6.twelfths7.careless8.yourselves9.arrival10.Wherever五、任务型阅读(共l0空；每空l分，计l0分)答案：1.protecting2.trees3.put4.babies5.crowded6.worse7.Result8.available9.birth10.earth六、缺词填空(共10空；每空l分，计l0分)答案：1.need2.drivers3.stop4.driving5.against6.safely7.over8.red9.pictures/photos10.together七、书面表达（计30分）

A.句子翻译。(共5小题；每题2分，计10分)答案：1.Sheissosmartthatwealllikeher./1分1分

Sheissuchaclevergirlthatwealllikeher.1分1分

2.MybrotherprefersplayingbasketballwithhisclassmatestowatchingTV./0.5分0.5分0.5