梅州中学学年高一英语阅读周练题四Word格式.docx

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A.withoutanyquestionB.withsomequestion. 

C.impossible. 

D.possible.

3.Robertdecidedtomakemoreprogrammesbecause________.

A.hewantedtomeettheneedsofthelisteners. 

B.“theFC”dislikedhim

C.themembersofhisdepartmentwantedhimtodoso.

D.hewantedtoshowhimselfoff.

4.WhyweremoreandmorepeoplelisteningtoRobert’sprogrammes?

A.Becausehealwayslosthistemper（脾气）. 

B.Becausehedisliked“theFC.”

C.Becausetheprogrammeswererichandtothetasteofthelisteners.

D.Wedon’tknow.

5.Whodoyouthinkwontheargument（争论）intheend?

A.TheFinancialController.B.Robert. 

C.Nobody. 

D.Thelisteners.

（2）

Notmanyyearsago,awealthyandratherstrangeoldmannamedJohnsonlivedaloneinavillageinthesouthofEngland.Hehadmadealotofmoneyintradingwithforeigncountries.Whenhewasseventy—five,hegave£

12,000tothevillageschooltobuylandandequipment（设备）forachildren’splayground.

Asaresultofhiskindness,manypeoplecametovisithim.Amongthemwasanewspaperman.Duringtheirtalk,Johnsonremarkedthathewasseventy-fiveandexpectedtolivetobeahundred.Thenewspapermanaskedhimhowhemanagedtobehealthyatseventy—five.Johnsonhadasenseofhumour（幽默）.Helikedwhisky（威士忌酒）anddranksomeeachday.“Ihaveaninjection（注射）inmyneckeachevening.”hetoldthenewspaperman,thinkingofhiseveningglassofwhisky.

ThenewspapermandidnotunderstandwhatJohnsonmeant.InhisnewspaperhereportedthatJohnsonwasseventy—fiveandhadadailyinjectioninhisneck.WithinaweekJohnsonreceivedthousandsoflettersfromalloverBritain,askinghimforthesecretofhisdailyinjection.

6.Johnsonbecamearichmanthrough________.

A.doingbusiness. 

B.makingwhisky. 

C.cheating. 

D.buyingandsellingland.

7.ThegiftofmoneytotheschoolsuggeststhatJohnson________.

A.hadnochildren.B.wasastrangeman.

C.wasveryfondofchildren. 

D.wantedpeopletoknowhowrichhewas.

8.ManypeoplewrotetoJohnsontofindout 

________.

A.whatkindofwhiskyhehad. 

B.howtolivelonger.

C.howtobecomewealthy. 

D.inwhichpartofthenecktohaveaninjection.

9.Thenewspaperman________.

A.shouldhavereportedwhatJohnsonhadtoldhim.

B.shouldn’thaveaskedJohnsonwhatinjectionhehad.

C.waseagertolivealonglife.

D.shouldhavefoundoutwhatJohnsonreallymeant.

10.WhenJohnsonsaidhehadaninjectioninhisneckeachevening,hereallymeantthat 

A.helikeddrinkingaglassofwhiskyintheevening.

B.heneededaninjectionintheneck.

C.adailyinjectionintheeveningwouldmakehimsleepwell.

D.therewassomethingwrongwithhisneck.

（3）

Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestuff（东西）theycall“books”.

Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.“WhencanIgotobed?

”Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer,InfactIdarednot.

Theclockstrucktwelve.”Oh,dear!

”Icried.“TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!

”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.

Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitedesperate（绝望的）now.IforgotallIhadlearned.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,“Oh,God,pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromisetoworkhardafterwards,Amen.”MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthemAfewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifellasleep.

11.Whentheauthorwasgoingoverhislessons,alltheothersinthehousewere________. 

A.asleep 

B.outside 

C.workinginbed 

D.quietlylaughingathim

12.HeunderlinedwordwretchedinParagraph3probablymeans 

.

A.veryhappy 

B.disappointed 

C.veryunhappy 

D.hopeful

13.Reviewinghislessonsdidn’thelphimbecause 

________. 

A.itwastoolateatnight

B.hewasverytired

C.hiseyeslidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopen

D.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination

14.Whatdoyousupposehappenedtotheauthor?

A.Hewenttoachurchtoprayagain 

B.Hepassedtheexambysheerluck

C.Hefailedintheexam 

D.Hewaspunishedbyhisteacher

15.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe_________.

A.TheNightBeforetheExamination 

B.WorkingFarintotheNight

C.ASlowStudent 

D.GoingOverMyLessons

（4）

HighintheSwissAlpsmanyyearsago,therelivedalonelyshepherdboywholongedforafriendtosharehisevenings.Onenighthesawthreeoldmen,eachholdingaglass.

Thefirstoldmansaid：

“Drinkthisliquidandyoushallbevictoriousinbattle.”

Thesecondoldmansaid：

“Drinkthisliquidandyoushallhavecountlessriches.”

Thelastoldmansaid：

“Iofferyouthehappinessofmusic-----thehorn（号角）.”

Theboychosethethirdglass.Thenextday,hecameuponagreathorn,tenfeetinlength.Whenheputhislipstoit,abeautifulmelody（旋律）floatedacrossthevalley.Hehadfoundafriend.

Sogoesthelegend（传说）ofthehorn,Firstknownintheninthcentury,thehornwasusedbyherdsmen（牧人）tocallcattle,foritsdeeptonesechoed（发出回声）acrossthemountainsides.Eventoday,onaquietsummerevening,itsmusiccanbeheardfloatingamongthepeaks（山顶）.

16.Whatdetailabouttheshepherdboydoesthepassagetellus?

A.Hislonelyjob 

B.Hisage, 

C.Hisname 

D.Hissingingability

17.Whydidtheboychoosetodrinktheglassofferedbythelastoldman?

A.Theboylikedtheoldman. 

B.Theboydidn’tliketheotheroldman.

C.Theboylovedmusic. 

D.Theboywasthirsty.

18.Aftertheshepherdboyfoundthehorn,hediscovereditwas_____.

A.stolenfromsomeoneelse 

B.veryeasytocarrywithhim

Cimpossibletoplay 

D.likeanew-foundfriend

19.TodaythehornisheardintheSwissAlps_____.

A.whenitsnows 

B.insummer 

C.whenitrains 

Donlyinwinter

20.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheHobbiesofShepherdBoys 

B.TheLegendoftheHorn

C.TheHistoryoftheSwissAlps 

D.TheDreamsofShepherdBoys

（5）

Earlyinthe16thcenturymenweretryingtoreachAsiabytravelingwestfromEurope.InordertofindAsiatheyhadtofindawaypastSouthAmerica.ThemanwhofinallyfoundthewayfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificwasFerdinandMagellan（麦哲伦）.MagellansailedfromSevilleinAugust,1519withfiveshipsandabout280men.Fourteenmonthslater,afterspendingthecoldwinteronthecoastofPatagonia,hediscoveredthechannelwhichisnowcalledMagellanStrait（海峡）.InNovember,1520,aftermanymonthsofdangersfromrocksandstorms,thethreeremainingshipsenteredtheoceanontheothersideofSouthAmerica.Theythencontinued,hopingtoreachAsia.ButtheydidnotseeanylanduntiltheyreachedtheislandsoffthecoastofAsia.Beforetheyarrivedattheseislands,laterknownasthePhilippines（菲律宾）,menweredyingofstarvation（饥饿）.WhiletheywerestayinginthePhilippines,Magellanwaskilledinbattle.TheremainingofficersthenhadtogetbacktoSpain.TheydecidedtosailroundAfrica.Aftermanydifficulties,oneshipwitheighteenmensailedintoSevillethreeyearsafterleaving.TheywereallthatremainedofMagellan’sexpedition.However,theirachievementwasgreat.Theywerethefirstmentosailroundtheworld.

21.ThepurposeofMagellan’sexpeditionwasto________. 

A.findaseawayfromtheAtlantictothePacific 

B.sailroundtheworld

C.carrymentoPhilippines 

D.makeavoyagetoAsia 

22.HowlongdidMagellanandhissailorsspendbeforetheyreachMagellanStrait?

A.280 

B.1519 

C.1520 

D.Fourteen

23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageconcerningtheexpedition?

A.