高二下學(xué)期英語(yǔ)閱讀提升練習(xí)（二）

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________高二下英語(yǔ)閱讀提升練習(xí)（二）語(yǔ)法填空ThestoryofAtlantisisoneofthe1(old)mysteriesintheworld.Buthowdidthestorybegin?Morethan2,000yearsago,afamousGreekwriterPlatowroteastoryaboutabeautifulislandintheAtlanticOcean,2hecalledtheislandofAtlantis.Thepeopletherewereveryrichand3(success).However,astheygrewricher,theybecameselfishandgreedyandtheystartedtoargueandfight4eachotherandthepeoplefromtheotherislands.Then,oneday,asa(n)5(punish),ahugeearthquakecameandgreatwavescoveredtheislandofAtlantisuntilitdisappearedunderthesea.Forover2,000years,everyonethoughttheislandofAtlantis6(be)justafantasticstoryuntilanAmericanpoliticianandwriter7(name)DonnellystudiedthehistoryoffloodsandnaturaldisastersfromEgypttoMexicoandthoughtthestorywasaboutarealnaturaldisaster.Then,in8late1960s,theruinsofanancientcityontheGreekislandofTherawerediscoveredbyaGreekhistorian.Whenthehistorianandhisteamexaminedtheruinsoftheancientcity,theyfoundagroupofpeoplehadlivedtherebeforeandthecity9(destroy)andburiedbyavolcaniceruption.So,wasTheratrulytheislandthatPlatohaddescribedinhisbooks?NOoneknowsandthestoryofAtlantis10(remain)amystery.1.oldest2.which3.successful4.with/d8.the9.hadbeendestroyed10.remains七選五Movingintoanewhomeinanewneighborhoodisanexcitingexperience.Ofcourse,youwanttomakesurethatyoubecomeanacceptableandvaluablepartofyourneighborhood.theeasiestwaytoaccomplishthisistomakesureyouconductyourselfasagoodneighborshould._____1____Perhapsoneofthemostimportantthingsyoucandoasagoodneighboristokeepyourproperty(房產(chǎn))neat,clean,andingoodrepair.____2___Bychoosingtokeeptheoutsideofthehomeingreatshape,youwillhelptoimprovethelookandfeelofthearea.Second,taketheoverallappearanceoftheneighborhoodseriously,.Whengoingforawalk.Takeasmallgarbagebag.__3___Thissmallactwillletyourneighborsknowthatyoucareaboutthearea._____4______Ifaneighborisgoingtobeoutoftown,offertocollectmailandnewspapers.Ifaneighborsuffersanillness,offertodothegroceryshopping.Letthemknowyouaretheretohelpinanywaythisacceptable,whilestillrespectingtheprivacyofyourneighbor.______5______Byfollowingthebasicrulesofrespectingothers,takingcareofwhatbelongstoyou,andtakingprideintheappearanceoftheneighborhoodingeneral,youwillquicklybecomeagoodneighborthateveryoneappreciate.A.Ingeneralkeepaneyeontheirpropertywhiletheyaregone.B.Agoodneighborisalsoonewholikestohelpoutinsmallways.C.Beingagoodneighborismoreorlessaboutconsideratebehavior.D.Sometimesneighborsmaygotothesupermarkettogethertodoshopping.E.Shouldyoucomeacrosswastepaperthrownoutofapassingcar,pickitup.F.Peopletendtolakeprideinkeepingeverythingintheirstreetfreshandinviting.G.HereareafewtipstohelpyouwinovereveryoneintheneighborhoodquicklyGFEBC完形填空IntheUnitedStates,therehavebeennodeathsfromcommercialairlineaccidentssince2013.Infact,fordecades,therehasbeenageneral___1___trendinthenumberofaccidentsperdeparture.Complexsystemsaremorelikelytosufferfromfailures,butcommercialaviation(航空)seemstobea(n)___2___.Sincethe1960s,U.S.commercialaviationhasbecomesignificantlymorecomplex,andyet,flyinghasbecomesafer.Whatliesbehindthisremarkabletrendisahandfulofsmartapproachesto___3___.Herearetwoofthem.Teachpeopletospeakup—andtolistenAcommonerrorduringairplaneaccidentsusedtobethe___4___offirstofficerstoquestionthecaptain’spoordecisions.Whenthecaptainwasflyingtheairplane,hewashardtochallenge,andhismistakeswent___5___.Allthisbegantochangeinthelate1970swithatrainingprogramknownasCrewResourceManagement(CRM).Theprogramrevolutionizedthe___6___notjustofthecockpit(機(jī)艙)butalsoofthewholeindustry.Itreframedsafetyasa___7___issueandputallcrewmembersonmoreequalfooting.Itwasnolonger___8___toquestionthedecisionsofasuperior;itwasrequired.AndCRMtaughtcrewmembersthe

languageofdisagreement.Thelessonisn’tsimplythatpeoplelowerdowninthe___9___shouldspeakupandhigher-upsshouldlisten.WhatCRMhasshownisthatpeoplecanbetaughttospeakupandtolisten.Theabilitytoexpressandembrace___10___isn’thardwiredinourpersonalityorculturalbackground;it’saskillwecanlearn.LearnfromsmallfailuresandclosecallsIn1976,theUSFederalAviationAdministrationcreatedanindustry-widesystemtocollectsafetyreports.TheAviationSafetyReportingSystem(ASRS)collectsthousandsofreportseachmonth.Beyondreceivingimmunity(豁免權(quán))foramistake,it’sapointof___11___forpilotstosubmitASRSreports.Theyknowthereportsmakeairtravelsafer.Thereportsarestoredinasearchabledatabasethatanyonecan__12___,andNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)highlightssafetytrendsinitsmonthlynewsletter,

Callback.Here,too,thereisa___13___lesson.Smallmistakesandnearmissescanbearichsourceofdataaboutwhatmight___14___inoursystem.Mistakesshouldn’tbe_15___.Byopenlysharingstoriesoffailuresandnearfailures,wecantreaterrorsasanopportunitytolearn.1．A．similar B．steady C．long-term D．downward2．A．example B．exception C．symbol D．a(chǎn)lternative3．A．a(chǎn)ssessment B．management C．competition D．contribution4．A．failure B．effort C．pressure D．convenience5．A．predictable B．imaginary C．unchecked D．unforgiven6．A．performance B．structure C．culture D．standard7．A．team B．state C．side D．policy8．A．immoral B．unrewarding C．disrespectful D．inconvenient9．A．a(chǎn)ge B．position C．salary D．a(chǎn)ttractiveness10．A．excitement B．discomfort C．respect D．disagreement11．A．pride B．sacrifice C．entertainment D．literacy12．A．create B．a(chǎn)fford C．a(chǎn)nalyze D．a(chǎn)ccess13．A．broader B．clearer C．morebitter D．morecostly14．A．breakout B．gowrong C．takeshape D．slowdown15．A．obstacles B．failures C．experiments D．SecretsDBBACCACBDADABD閱讀理解GoogleCloudisracingtorolloutnewfeaturesandservicesaimedathelpingitscustomersmaintainbusinessduringthecoronaviruspandemic,includinganewsecurityproductexpectedtolaunchTuesday.Thenewsecurityproductincludestechnologythatcouldattractmorebusinesses,especiallythoseinhighlyregulatedindustries,toadoptcloudservices.Thetechnologyprotectsdatawhileitisbeingprocessed.“Wewantedpeoplecomfortableinknowingtheycanmovetothecloudanddon’thavetoworryaboutthesecurityoftheirdata,”saidMr.Kurian,chiefexecutiveoftheunit.GoogleCloudacceleratedthedevelopmentofseveralfeaturesforitsvirtualmeetingproduct,GoogleMeet,inApril,includingonethatautomaticallyfiltersoutbackgroundnoisessuchaskeystrokesanddogbarks.Anotherfeatureautomaticallyadjustsauser’svideowithlightingvariations.In2018,thecompanylaunchedanAItoolformanufacturesthatautomaticallyinspectsproductsforquality.GoogleCloudalsobenefitedfromtheprotocols(協(xié)議)forBlackFriday,whenshoppingwebsitesseearushofonlineshoppers,todealwithsuddenmoredemandforcloudservices.Theprotocolsbenefitedthecustomersinonlinevideogames,governmentservices,educationandshopping,whoneededassistanceinmorecomputingcapacity.Also,theprotocolsbenefitedmanycompanies.Godbole,chiefinformationofficerforhomeimprovementcompanyLowe’sCos.,workedwithMr.KurianandhisteaminMarchandApriltomanageincreasedbusiness.Lowe’scustomersweredoublingonprojectssuchasthoserelatedtohomeofficesduringthosemonths,and“Ourcompanysawtremendousdemand,”Ms.Godbolesaid.ThecoronaviruspandemicpresentedanewopportunityforGoogleCloudtoproveitsvalueforcustomers,saidPlummer,chiefofresearchforcloudcomputing.“GoogleCloudaimstodifferentiateitselfbybeingknownasaproviderthatcanhandleunpredictableevents,”Mr.Plummersaid.Itaimstodothatbyofferingsecureremote-worktoolsandsoftwaredevelopmenttoolsthatrequireminimalcoding.“Trustisbuiltintimesofcrisis,”hesaid.1Duringthecoronaviruspandemic,GoogleCloudisworkinghardto______.A.startmorehighlyregulatedbusinesses.B.helpcustomerstosavemoremoney.C.makepeoplemovetothecloudmoresafely.D.removedatawhileitisbeingprocessed.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“filtersout”inParagraph2mean?A.Produces. B.Breaks. C.Matches. D.Removes.26.WhydoestheauthormentionMs.Godbole’scompany?A.ToshowthemarketneedsthenewproductsofGoogleCloud.B.TosharetheexperienceofMs.Godbole’scompany.C.Toofferanexampleofrunningacompanyintimesofcrisis.D.ToencouragepeopletofollowthestepofGodbole.3.WhatdoesMr.PlummerthinkofthenewserviceofGoogleCloud?A.Insufficient. B.Reliable.C.Unpredictable. D.Complex.CBD書(shū)面表達(dá)假如你是一名高二學(xué)生李華，你校圖書(shū)館需要購(gòu)置一批新書(shū)，現(xiàn)向?qū)W生征求意見(jiàn)。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)向圖書(shū)管理員Jack老師寫(xiě)一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：推薦書(shū)目；推薦理由。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出,不計(jì)入字?jǐn)?shù)；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié),以使行文連貫。DearJack,Hearingthatourschoolisscheduledtobuysomenewbooks,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________