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学年河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学高一份周考英语试题
鹤壁淇滨高中2017-2018学年下学期高一年级
第二次周考英语试题
时间:
100分钟总分:
150分
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
Xiaofan,asmartboyfromShenzhen,usedtohavedifficultyingettingupontime,andhisalarmclockwasofnouseatall.Itmadehimveryupset.Oneday,hehadagoodidea.
Xiaofanwenttoashopandboughtatape.Backhome,hestartedtorecordwhathewanted.Afterthat,hetookoutatoolboxandconnectedhistapeplayerwiththenewtapetohisalarmclock.Aspecialalarmclockwasborn.Atacertaintimeinthemorning,thetapeplayerwouldplaysoftmusicwithalowandsweetvoiceofayounggirl,“Wakeup,please.”Fiveminuteslater,thetapeplayerwouldplayagain,anditmightbeloudmusic.Atthesametime,hecouldheararecordingofhisparent,“Wakeupatonce,oryou’llbelate!
”
Severaldayslater,Xiaofangotusedtothesoundoftherecordings.Aftertherecordings,hewasstillsleepy,andevenfeltasleepagain.Thatwasterrible!
Sohewenttothelibraryandborrowedplentyofbookshometodealwithhisproblemofgettinguplate.
Hemadeit!
Withthehelpofwhathehadlearnedfromthebooks,heputamechanical(机械的)armattheendofthebed.NowifXiaofanstilldoesn’tgetupatlast,thearminthebedwill“beat”him,andevenmakehimoutofthebed.
ThespecialbedwithamechanicalarmhelpsXiaofanalot,butitisnotsoldinstores.
21.________usedtobeXiaofan’sprobleminthemorning.
A.PlayingsoftmusicB.Makinganewbed
C.FallingasleepD.Beingdifficulttogetupontime
22.Xiaofanwenttothelibraryto________.
A.returnsomebooksB.writeabook
C.borrowmanybookshomeD.readplentyofbooksthere
23.NowifXiaofanstilldoesn’tgetupatlast,________.
A.thealarmclockwillringagain
B.thearminthebedwill“beat”him
C.hewillheararecordingofhisparent
D.thetapeplayerwillplayarecordingofayounggirl
24.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatXiaofanis________.
A.creativeB.outgoingC.lazyD.careless
B
FerdinandMagellan(1480—1521)wasaPortugueseexplorer.In1519,heledthevoyagetosailaroundtheworld.ItwasalsothefirstvoyagetosailfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificOcean.MagellangavethePacificOceanitsname,whichmeans“peacefulsea”inPortuguese.However,Magellanhimselfwaskilledinabattlebeforethevoyagewasfinished.Onlyoneofhisships,Victoriacompletedthejourney.
Laozilivedinthe6thcenturyBC.ItisbelievedthathewrotetheDaodejing.ThisbookispopularinboththeEastandtheWest,anditisstillwidelyreadtoday.Manypeoplehavefoundinspiration(鼓舞人心的话)inthisbook.TherearemanyfamoussayingsintheDaodejing.Oneofthemis,“Ajourneyofathousandlibeginswithasinglestep.”
SirIsaacNewtonwasanEnglishphysicistmathematicianandastronomer.Hediscoveredthelawofgravity(万有引力定律).In1687,Newtonpublishedoneofthemostimportantbooksinthehistoryofscience.Inthebook,Newtondescribedmanylawsthatshowhowtheuniverseworks.AlbertEinsteinkeptapictureofNewtononthewallofhisstudy.
25.WhichofthefollowingwasthesadnewsduringMagellan’svoyage?
A.Hewaskilledinabattle.B.Noshipcompletedthejourney.
C.Hefounda“peacefulsea”.D.HegavethePacificitsname.
26.TheDaodejingisstillwidelyreadtodaybecause________.
A.itwaswrittenbyLaoziB.manypeoplehavefoundinspirationinit
C.itispopularintheworldD.manyfamoussayingsareaboutajourney
27.ThegreatestachievementmadebyNewtonisthat________.
A.hepublishedmanyimportantbooksB.hediscoveredthelawofgravity
C.hebecameanEnglishphysicistD.hispicturewaskeptbyEinstein
C
Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperationcouldsavehimnowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.
Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother,“Onlyamiracle(奇迹)cansavehimnow.”thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceandcounteditcarefully.
Shehurriedtoadrugstorewiththemoneyinherhand.
“Andwhatdoyouwant?
”askedthesalesman.“It’sformylittlebrother.”Thegirlanswered.“He’sreallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle.”“Pardon?
”saidthesalesman.
“MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?
”“Wedon’tsellamiraclehere,child.I’msorry.”thesalesmansaidwithasmile.
“Listen,ifitisn’tenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.Justtellmehowmuchitcosts.”
Awell-dressedmanheardthisandasked,“Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrotherneed?
”
“Idon’tknow,”she