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1、 1 河北省武邑中学河北省武邑中学 2018 20192018 2019 学年高一英语上学期寒假作业学年高一英语上学期寒假作业 9 9 阅读理解阅读理解 第一节第一节 阅读下列短文 阅读下列短文 从每题所给的从每题所给的 A A B B C C 和和 D D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项四个选项中 选出最佳选项 A Riding Club You can start horse riding at any age Choose private or group lessons any weekday between 9 am and 8 30 pm 3 30 pm on Saturdays The
2、re are 10 kilometres of tracks and paths for leisurely rides across farmland and open country You will need a riding hat Opening Hours Monday through Friday 9 00 am 一 8 30 pm Phone 412 396 6754 Fax 412 396 6752 Sailing Club Our Young Sailor s Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualification You 11
3、learn how to sail safely and the course also covers sailing theory and first aid Have fun with other course members afterwards in the clubroom There are 10 weekly two hour lessons Tuesdays 6 pm 8 pm Opening Hours Tuesdays 6 00 pm 一 8 00 pm Phone 412 396 6644 Fax 412 396 6644 Diving Centre Our experi
4、enced instructors offer one month courses in deep sea diving for beginners There are two evening lessons a week in which you learn to breathe underwater and use the equipment safely You only need a swimming costume and towel Reduced rates for couples Opening Hours Monday and Friday 6 30pm 一 8 30pm P
5、hone 412 396 6312 Fax 412 396 6706 Medical Center The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems Both female and
6、 male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation Also all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores Opening Hours 24 hour from Monday to Sunday 2 Phone 412 396 6649 Fax 412 396 6648 Watersports Club We use a two kilometre length of river
7、 for speedboat racing and water skiing A beginners course consists of ten 20 minute lessons You will learn to handle boats safely and confidently but must be able to swim The club is in a convenient central position and is open daily from 9 a m to 4 p m with lessons all through the day Opening Hours
8、 Monday through Friday 9 am 一 4pm Phone 412 396 6899 Fax 412 396 6890 1 If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous you should join A Watersports Club B Diving Centre C Sailing Club D Riding Club 2 If you want to experience a new activity in the countryside in the mor
9、nings you may fax A 412 396 6648 B 412 396 6706 C 412 396 6752 D 412 396 6876 3 If you are planning to explore the ocean depths you should attend your lessons at A 24 hour from Monday to Sunday B Monday through Friday 7 00am 一 10 00pm C Tuesdays 6 00 pm 一 8 00 pm D Monday and Friday 6 30pm 一 8 30pm
10、4 You want to do an activity one evening a week and get a diploma in the end you can go to A Watersports Club B Diving center C Sailing Club D Riding School 5 Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides A Good equipment B Well trained staff members C Various expensive medicines D N
11、ursery service B If English means endless new words difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation you are wrong Haven t you noticed that you have become smarter since 3 you started to learn a language According to a new study by a British university learning a second language can lead to an
12、increase in your brain power Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter This is the area of the brain which processes information It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles The study also found the effect is greater the younger people learn a second language A tea
13、m led by Dr Andrea Michelle from University College London took a group of Britons who only spoke English They were compared with a group of early bilinguals who had learnt a second language before the age of five as well as a number of later learners Scans showed that grey matter density 密度 in the
14、brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language the smaller the difference Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language said the scientists It me
15、ans that the change itself increases the ability to learn Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible 灵活的 he said You are actually goin
16、g beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and 34 Reading writing and comprehension were all tested The results showed that the younger they started to learn the better Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world explained the scientists 6 The main subject talked about in this passage is A science on learning a second la
