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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，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，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 Saturda
2、ys). There 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)3966754Fax: (412)3966752Sailing Club: Our Young Sailors Course leads to the Stage 1 Sailing qualificat
3、ion. You11 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 twohour lessons (Tuesdays 6 pm8 pm). Opening Hours: Tuesdays: 6:00 pm 一 8:00 pm Phone: (412)3966644 、Fax: (412)3966644Diving
4、 Centre: Our experienced 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
5、 Friday: 6:30pm 一 8:30pm Phone: (412)3966312Fax: (412)3966706Medical 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 medi
6、cal problems. Both female and 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 Phone: (412)3966649 Fax: (412)3966648Watersports Club: We us
7、e a two-kilometre length of river 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 le
8、ssons all through the day. - 2 - Opening Hours: Monday through Friday: 9 am 一 4pm Phone: (412)3966899Fax: (412)3966890 1If you want to swim and enjoy activities which are fast and a bit dangerous, you should join _. A Watersports Club B Diving CentreC Sailing Club D Riding Club 2If you want to exper
9、ience a new activity in the countryside in the mornings, you may fax . A(412)396-6648 B(412)396-6706 C(412)396-6752 D(412)3966876 3If 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
10、: 6:00 pm 一 8:00 pm D Monday and Friday: 6:30pm 一 8:30pm 4You 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 centerC Sailing Club D Riding School 5Which is NOT the convenience that the Medical Center provides? A Good equipment B We
11、ll trained staff members C Various expensive medicines D Nursery service B If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a Br
12、itish university, learning a second language can lead to an 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 ef
13、fect is greater, the younger people learn a second language. A team 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 n
14、umber of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the 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 - 3 - the difference. “Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain
15、 is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists. It means 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 t
16、wo windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的).” he said. “You are actually going 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 w
