高二英语暑假作业

　　“Wait!” shouted Bryan. “You need just a teaspoon of salt.”

　　Roger opened a drawer. “Which spoons are for tea?” he asked.

　　Bryan was amazed. He had always thought that his older brother knew everything. “Roger,” he said, “use this measuring spoon. See , it say’s teaspoon on the handle.”

　　Finally the batter（面料）was ready for baking. Soon a delicious smell of banana bread filled the house. An hour later, the boys opened the oven and found a beautifully rounded loaf, only a little burned around the edges.

　　“Something smells wonderful,” said their mother when she arrived home. “Did you save a taste for me?”

　　The brothers laughed, brushing crumbs from their fingers.

　　“Sorry, Mom,” said Roger. “Next time we will. My little brother is quite a baker!”

　　56．If Roger had used the spoon he chose first, he would have ________.

　　A．saved timeB．kept the bananas from spoiling

　　C．ruined the banana breadD．made the batter too sweet

　　57．What did Roger probably do after he ate the banana bread?

　　A．ate an orangeB．baked another loaf

　　C．looked for another recipeD．continued reading his book

　　58．How did Bryan probably feel after the baking project?

　　A．upset that the banana bread was burned     B．proud that he had made dessert for dinner

　　C．proud that he had taught Roger something   D．upset that he had needed help from his mother.

　　B

　　I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a big company. I told him honestly that the principal reason that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston. My wife had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some pain for my 16-year-old daughter and me. It was important to me to keep her present high school.

　　Bruce, the interviewer, was politely kind, but he didn't search any further. He acknowledged(承认) my loss and, with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of interviews, Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had 3 children. I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had and it was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a loved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, should I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help.

　　From that one act of kindness, when he had no idea if we could ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of life's greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview process into an act of earing and supporting for another person in a time of extreme need.

　　59. According to the passage, the interviewer, Bruce, was very       .

　　A. generous         B. kind            C. happy         D. mean

　　60. The underlined word "principal" in the first paragraph probably means     .

　　A. main            B. unimportant     C. necessary     D. possible

　　61. We can infer from this passage that       .

　　A. the writer didn't get the job in the company

　　B. Bruce made the writer pass the interview

　　C. another manager also lost his wife

　　D. the business interview was cold

　　62. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

　　A. The writer's daughter was studying in Boston at that time.

　　B. Both the writer and the interviewer experienced the same pain.

　　C. Bruce was a senior manager of a big firm.

　　D. Bruce wanted to make Mends with him because he gave him his business card and home phone number.

　　C

　　One would have to be a fool to overlook the importance of using positive thinking for you rather than snowing negative thinking to work against you. In recent years, research in psychopharmacology(精神药理学) has proved what many people have known over the centuries: a positive attitude is good for you, good for your health, good for your wealth, good for everything.

　　Researchers have found that a positive attitude produces a specific chemical reaction which makes people feel better, while negative thinking results in a reduction of hormone(荷尔蒙) and shuts down the immune system. This leads to illness and depression. Positive thoughts will make you feel better. Even if

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