新课标2015年高二英语暑假作业（4）
<p>阅读理解(共两节，满分分)</p><p>(共小题;每小题分，满分分)</p><p>阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、和<span word="D">D</span>)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="passion">passion</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="dependent">dependent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="labour">labour</span>.<span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="plead">plead</span> <span word="ignorance">ignorance</span>(对。。。无知) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="subject">subject</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="countless">countless</span> <span word="do">do</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="publications">publications</span>.<span word="Armed">Armed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="newlyweds">newlyweds</span>(新婚的人) <span word="gaily">gaily</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="decorating">decorating</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.<span word="Men">Men</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span>, <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="installing">installing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="fireplaces">fireplaces</span>, <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>; <span word="building">building</span> <span word="garages">garages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="unfortunately">unfortunately</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="handymen">handymen</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="resourceful">resourceful</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>.<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nail">nail</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="electricians">electricians</span>, <span word="carpenters">carpenters</span>, <span word="plumbers">plumbers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mechanics">mechanics</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="lights">lights</span> <span word="fuse">fuse</span>, <span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="rickety">rickety</span>(快要散架的), <span word="pipes">pipes</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vacuum">vacuum</span> <span word="cleaners">cleaners</span> <span word="fail">fail</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="husbands">husbands</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="somehow">somehow</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="right">right</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="do">do</span>-<span word="it">it</span>-<span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delusion">delusion</span>(错觉) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="anything">anything</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="mower">mower</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="suggestion">suggestion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="garden">garden</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="As">As</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="adjustment">adjustment</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="screw">screw</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="tightening">tightening</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="new">new</span>.<span word="Actually">Actually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="mower">mower</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mow">mow</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="apart">apart</span>.<span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="links">links</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="drives">drives</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wheels">wheels</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>.<span word="After">After</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="task">task</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span> <span word="jigsaw">jigsaw</span> <span word="puzzle">puzzle</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="again">again</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reassembled">reassembled</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="curiously">curiously</span> <span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="metal">metal</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="anywhere">anywhere</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="despair">despair</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="grew">grew</span>.<span word="When">When</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="mower">mower</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="grow">grow</span>.<span word="Needless">Needless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span>(丛林).<span word="Buried">Buried</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="grass">grass</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rusting">rusting</span> <span word="lawn">lawn</span> <span word="mower">mower</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="promised">promised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p>
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