世界上60%以上的信件是用英语书写的，上两个世纪英国和美国在文化、经济、军事、政治和科学上的领先地位使得英语成为一种准国际语言。精品小编准备了高二年级英语学科寒假作业，具体请看以下内容。

2016年高二年级英语学科寒假作业

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Christmas Eve was tomorrow. I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree. It was the only thing I wanted. I had been dropping hints to my parents. I love taking photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom’s old camera. I’m always trying to capture (捕捉) those perfect moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene, but my camera has always seemed to fall short.

I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning, so I went on a hunt in my mom’s room. I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor — a big pink cat. I felt so disappointed.

Mom seemed to notice that, and she tried to cheer me up. “Stacy, I got your present today. I am so excited to surprise you!” “I can’t wait,” I said.

The next day I couldn’t wait any longer. I needed to tell her.

“Mom, may I talk to you for a second?”

“Sure, dear. What do you need to talk about?” she asked.

And so it came — how upset I was that I was getting a cat.

“Stacy, that cat is for your sister Julia!” she said with a smile.

“Then what am I getting?” I asked.

She just smiled. “You’ll have to wait and see.”

Next morning, I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree. I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find ...

My camera! “Thank you!” I said to both Dad and Mom.

Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia, Mom and me. It has become one of my favorite pictures. Just on that Christmas morning, I took lots of photos with my camera — my little sister making a face, my parents giving me a soft smile — and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me: love.

16. The underlined phrase“dropping hints” in Paragraph 1 means _____.

A. talking often     B. suggesting indirectly    C. sending presents     D. taking pictures

17. Why did Stacy feel disappointed at first?

A. Her mother couldn’t understand her at all.

B. Her mother didn’t buy her any Christmas gift.

C. She mistook her sister’s Christmas gift for hers.

D. She didn’t find her present in her mom’s room.

18. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. her mother bought Stacy a camera after discovering her disappointment

B. her mother knew what gift Stacy wanted for Christmas

C. Stacy thought it’s OK to have an old camera

D. Stacy finally got her gift on Christmas Eve

19. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A. The family happiness captured by the camera.

B. The nice Christmas that Stacy spent.

C. The beautiful pictures that Stacy took.

D. The true love that Stacy got from her parents.

20. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Christmas gift as wished        B. Love is more important than gifts

C. A wonderful Christmas           D. Love can not be bought

B

This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life.

Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling. The author, W.H.Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing.In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself.The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees.Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text.I’ve seen it again and again：some-one who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all.

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history.He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion (激情) regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across.To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts.As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind.Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics.

My other comment is that the text aged.The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references(参考文献)seem newer than the late 1950s.As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age.

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion.I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student.

21. According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________.

A. gain knowledge and expand one’s view

B. understand the meaning between the lines

C. express ideas based on what one has read

D. get information and keep it alive in memory

22. The author of the passage insists that learning the arts_________.

A. requires great efforts                        B. demands real passion

C. is less natural than learning maths         D. is as natural as learning a language

23. What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A. Some ideas are slightly contradictory.

B. There is too much discussion on studying science.

C. The style is too serious.

D. It lacks new information.

24. This passage can be classified as________.

A. an advertisement         B. a book review      C. a feature story             D. A news report

25. Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude towards the book_____ 。[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]

A. positive             B. neutral            C. negative            D. objective

C

You make decisions, year after year, never lasting for more than a few days ending up lost and in the same place you started. Allow me to suggest some tips that may help you stick to your decisions creating long– lasting positive change in your life.

Telling other people about your plan can help in many ways. First, it is always easier to stick to a decision when you have other people supporting you. Your friends are less likely to tempt you with whatever it is you are trying to control if they know that you made a decision about it. Telling other people about your decision is also helpful in that it keeps us to the pressure on you to try and stick to you plan of action.

Choose a measurable and specific decision. Instead of deciding to “look better” or “have a better relationship with so and so”, choose a more definable decision. Deciding to “eat a vegetable every day” or “go out for coffee once a week with John” is much easier to track and assess than a general decision to “be a better person”.

Build a reward system. Connected to the last tip of choosing a measurable and specific decision is that when you do accomplish this specific behavior you decided to do, give yourself small rewards along the process. For example, for every week of healthy eating treat yourself with something special.

Creative visual aids. A colleague of mine decided one year for his New Year’s decision to be morefrugal. He decided to try and save money by lowering his monthly bills. So he posted a copy of his highest electric bill by his heater so that every time he wanted to raise the temperature he would see the high electric bill reminding him to be more cautious about his energy consumption.

26. Many people’s decisions can’t become reality because _________.

A. they don’t take them seriously at the beginning

B. they make them but can’t stick to them to the end

C. they meet much difficulty in the process

D. they lack support from their families

27. Why does the writer advise telling your plan to other people?

A. Because they will offer you support and pressure.

B. Because they may reward you along the process.

C. Because they will temp you when you want something.

D. Because you will need someone to offer some visual aids.

28. Which of the following is a specific decision?

A. To look better.                          B. To behave better.

C. To be an honest person.                 D. To go out for dinner with a friend once a week.

29. The underlined word “frugal” probably means __________.

A. careful with money                  B. careless with money

C. cautious about safety                   D. generous with money

30. The colleague posted his highest electric bill by his heater to _________.【2016高中生寒假专题】

A. remind himself not to use the heater             B. warn himself not to waste energy

C. remember the electric bill forever               D. remind himself that he is short of money

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

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。请把答案填涂在答题卡上。