2016年高二英语寒假学程答案(2)

　　B

　　Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be a usual activity. I would return from school and spend the expected half hour recording the day’s events, feelings, and impressions in my little blue diary. I did not really need to express my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from seeing my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating memories a way of preserving the past?

　　When I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey on foot in a great valley, well-equipped with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt proud to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I wandered out of my tent, diary in hand. The sky was clear and lit by the glare of the moon, and the walls of the valley looked threatening behind their screen of shadows. I automatically took out my pen…

　　At that point, I understood that nothing I wrote could ever match or replace the few seconds I allowed myself to experience the dramatic beauty of the valley. All I remembered of the previous few days were the dull characterizations I had set down in my diary.

　　Now, I only write in my diary when I need to write down a special thought or feeling. I still love to record ideas and quotations that strike me in books, or observations that are particularly meaningful. I take pictures, but not very often—only of objects I find really beautiful. I’m no longer blindly satisfied with having something to remember when I grow old. I realize that life will simply pass me by if I stay behind the camera, busy preserving the present so as to live it in the future.

　　I don’t want to wake up one day and have nothing but a pile of pictures and notes. Maybe I won’t have as many exact representations of people and places; maybe I’ll forget certain facts, but at least the experiences will always remain inside me. I don’t live to make memories—I just live, and the memories form themselves.

　　1. Before the age of thirteen, the author regarded keeping a diary as a way of ______.

　　A. observing her school routine B. expressing her satisfaction

　　C. impressing her classmates D. preserving her history

　　2. What caused a change in the author’s understanding of keeping a diary?

　　A. A dull night on the journey. B. The beauty of the great valley.

　　C. A striking quotation from a book. D. Her concerns for future generations.

　　3. What does the author put in her diary now?

　　A. Notes and beautiful pictures. B. Special thoughts and feelings.

　　C. Detailed accounts of daily activities. D. Descriptions of unforgettable events.

　　4. The author comes to realize that to live a meaningful life is ______.

　　A. to experience it B. to live the present in the future

　　C. to make memories D. to give accurate representations of it

　　C

　　People may have told you money doesn't grow on trees a million times before. but scientists have confirmed that gold is found in the leaves of some plants. Researchers from Australia say that the presence of the particles(微粒) in an eucalyptus tree's leaves indicates that deposits(矿藏) are buried many meters below. They believe that the discovery offers a new way to locate the valuable metal in difficult-to-reach locations.Dr. Mel Lintern from Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSTRO) said. "We've found a lot of the easy deposits in Australia in this way. Now we are trying to find the more difficult ones that are buried tens of meters below. And the trees are'providing us with a method to be able to do this."

　　Using the Australian synchrotron - a vast machine that uses X-rays to explore matters in remarkable detail-they found gold in the leaves. twigs and barks of some trees. The amount of the precious metal in an eucalyptus tree's leaves were tiny. "We need 500 eucalyptus trees. Growing over a gold deposit to have enough gold in the trees themselves to make a gold ring," said Dr. Lintern. However, the presence of the particles pointed to richer deposits buried more than 30m below.

　　Dr. Lintern said, "We believe that the trees are acting like a pump. They are bringing life-giving water from their roots, and in so doing. they are taking smaller dissolved gold particles up into the leaves."

　　Currently, the metal is found in outcrops(地面岩层). where the ore(矿石) appears at the surface, or it is detected through exploratory drilling.But the researchers said that analyzing plants could offer a better and simpler method to detect untapped gold deposits. Dr. Lintern said. "Not only do we believe it is a way of saving the exploration cost, because exploring for these deposits can be quite expensive, it also minimizes the damage to the environment because we are taking a very small sample from the trees themselves. as well as the leaves and twigs on the ground. The plant-analyzing method is certain to work."

　　1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

　　A. A new ways to locate metal deposits is found.

　　B. Gold is found in many trees in Australia.

　　C. Gold in trees can lead to hidden deposits.

　　D. Dr. Mel Lintern discovered new gold deposits.

　　2. According to Dr. Lintern , what helped them find a lot of the easy deposits in Australia?

　　A. The pump. B. The water. C. The tree. D. The machine.

　　3. Which of the following is NOT true about the plant-analyzing method?

　　A. Expensive. B. Low cost. C. Easy and simple D. environmental.

　　4. We can infer that Dr. Lintern______.

　　A. is not sure of the plant-analyzing method

　　B. is very content with what he has achieved

　　C. is tired of detecting gold deposits in the wild

　　D. is confldent of the plant-analyzing method

　　D

　　The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.

　　I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.

　　The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

　　The clock struck one. I was quite desperate now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

　　1. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means ____________.

　　A. happy B. disappointed C. hopeful D. unhappy

　　2. Reviewing his lessons that night didn’t help him because ____________.

　　A. it was too late at night

　　B. he was very tired

　　C. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

　　D. his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

　　3. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?

　　A. He went to a church to pray again. B. He passed the exam all by luck.

　　C. He failed in the exam. D. He was punished by his teacher.

　　4. The best title for the passage would be ____________.

　　A. Going Over My Lessons B. Working Far into the Night

　　C. A Slow Student D. The Night Before the Examination

　　第二节(共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分)

　　【题文】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。

　　Avoid Internet Addiction

　　_36___ Many people suffer from addition to the Internet and have a hard time paying attention to the important things around them. How can we prevent ourselves from going online too much?

　　Admit you have an addition. _37___ Realize more and more people in the world are becoming addicted. You are not the only one with this problem. Do not be embarrassed; find others with the same problem and help each other beat it.

　　Limit your computer time. Make sure not to turn it on too many times a week. Before using your computer, decide on a time limit such as 30 minutes. Set the clock and make sure that you get off the computer when the time is up.___38___ Try using the computer at the library. You won’t be as attracted to look at certain websites and they do have a limit on how long you can stay online. _39____. So you won’t be as attracted to be on the Internet as at home.

　　__40____ Go for a run with a friend or get exercise some other way. Keep up with the local events in your neighborhood. There may be talks, films, concerts and sports events etc. Find some, as long as it is not on the Internet, and get involved.

　　You will be happier if you use the Internet less.

　　There is no use avoiding the truth.

　　Also, it is a good place to get some good books and magazines to read.

　　Get a hobby or an interest.

　　Internet addition affects a lot of people.

　　Get your family to remind you if you’ve been on a long time.

　　Try to reduce the amount of time by 5 minutes each time.