辽宁省沈阳市和平区学年高一英语上学期期中试题Word文档下载推荐.docx
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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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Makingfriendsisaskilllikemostskills.Itimproveswithpractice.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbewillingtotakesomeaction.Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.Youwon’tmakefriendsstayinghomealone.
Joiningacluboragroup,talkingwiththosewholikethesamethingsasyoudoismucheasier.Orjoinsomeoneinsomeactivity.
Manypeoplearenervouswhentalkingtonewpeople.Afterallmeetingstrangersmeansfacingtheunknown.Andit’shumannaturetofeelabituncomfortableaboutunknown.Mostofourfearsaboutdealingwithnewpeoplecomesfromdoubtsaboutourselves.Weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingus,findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon’tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthesameway.Trytoacceptyourselfasyouare,andtrytoputtheotherpersonatease.You’llbothfeelmorecomfortable.
Trytoactself-confidentevenifyoudon’tfeelthatway.Whenyouenteraroomfullofstrangers,suchasanewclassroom,walktallandstraight,lookdirectlyatotherpeopleandsmile.
Ifyouseesomeoneyou’dliketospeakto,saysomething.Don’twaitfortheotherpersontostartaconversation.
Justmeetingsomeonenewdoesnotmeanthatyouwillmakefriendswiththatperson—friendshipisbasedonmutuallikingand“giveandtake”.Ittakestimeandefforttodevelop.
1.Thebesttopicofthepassagemaybe________.
A.FriendshipB.Makingfriends
C.MeetingNewPeopleD.FacingtheUnknown
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?
A.Makingfriendsneedspracticing.
B.Makingfriendsneedstobemoreactiveingettingintouchwithpeople.
C.Whenmeetingsomeone,makehimfeelniceandeasy.
D.Beforemakingfriendswithsomeone,judgehimifhe’stoothisortoothat.
3.Thedevelopmentoffriendshipneeds________.
A.alotofmoneyB.lotsofconversation
C.timeandeffortD.carefullyjudging
B
Well,whenthehugewavehittheboat,mysafetybeltbrokeandIwassweptoverboard.Idon’treallyunderstandhowithappened,butIheardsomeoneyellout,butthenmyboat,WildOne,wentoffintothedarknessandIwasaloneinaveryroughsea.Ithenspentfiveandahalfhoursinthewater.Theplacewhereithappenedwas,oh,about50kilometersfromshore.ItwaslikelythatIwouldn’tseeanotherday,butIalwaysthoughtI’dovercomethedifficulties.AtfirstIwaswatchingoutforWildOne.TherestofthecrewknewIwasgone,sotheyweresuretocomebackandlookforme.Afterawhile,Isawtheboat’slightswhenitcamelookingforme.Theywerewithinabout300metersofme,butthespotlightjustmissedme.Thereasonwhytheydidn’tseemewasbecauseofthehugewaves.Youknow,IstartedsailingwhenIwasseven,andstartedoceanracingwhenIwasabouteighteen,butI’dneverbeenoverboardbefore.IbelievedIwasgoingtosurvive,butitwasverycold,andasthehourspassedIstartedtogetdesperate—andfrozen!
Itwasaround5amwhenIsawthelightsofatankercomingtowardsme.Ifigureditwasprobablymylastchance.Atfirst,Ithoughttheyweregoingtomissme,andthentheymadeaslightturnandIyelledout“Help!
”andtheyheardme.Theycoveredmewithasmuchdryclothesastheycould,andaguywithmestayedtotransferhisbodyheattome.
4.TheauthorofthepassagewasaloneintheseaNOTbecause________.
A.thewindwastoostrongB.thewavehittheboat
C.thesafetybeltwasbrokenD.hisboatwasinthedarkness
5.Hewasnotsavedbyhiscrewbecause________.
A.hedidn’tyellout“Help!
”B.300meterswaslongdistance
C.hewasnotfoundD.hedidn’tseethespotlight
6.Itwasinferredfromthepassagethat________.
A.hewassweptoverboardataboutmidnightB.WildOnewasthenameofacrewmember
C.hestartedoceanracingatabouttenD.hewastoohopelesstotakethelastchance
7.Oneoftheguywhosavedhimstayedwithhiminorderto________.
A.coverhimwithmoredryclothesB.warmhimwithhisbodyheat
C.comforthimD.congratulatehim
C
Australiaisfamousforitsbeautifulbeaches.AndAustralianpeopleloveswimmingandgoingtothebeach.Butitwasn'
talwaysthatway.
DifferentClimate,Differenthabits
WhenEuropeansfirstinvadedAustralia,theonlypeopleherewhoweregoodatswimmingweretheAboriginalpeople.TheEuropeanscamefromclimateswhereitwastoocoldtoswim.Alsosomepeopleworriedthattheywouldgetsickiftheywettheirwholebody.
HoweverthewarmclimateofAustraliasoonchangedtheirattitudetoswimming.Atfirst,onlymenswam.Theyswamnaked-therewerenowomentoseethem.
Coverup!
Bythe1880’sand90’svisitingthebeachwasveryfashionableandalotofpeoplewentthere,especiallyinwarmweather.Theyworeeverydaystreetclothes-muchmorethanpeoplewearatthebeachtoday.
Inthosedays,peoplebelievedtheyshouldcovermostoftheirbodysoitwouldnotbeseenbytheoppositesex.Specialbathingcostumesweredesignedforwomen.Thesecostumesusedalotofclothandwereveryheavywhenwet,makingitdifficulttoswim.
LawsMadeandLawsChanged
Thegovernmentdecidedtostopmenswimmingnaked.Itpassedalawwhichforbadebathingbetween6amand7pm.Manypeopleobjectedtothislawandwroteletterstothegovernmentaskingittochangethelaws.In1903,thelawschanged;
peoplecouldswiminthedaytime,buttheyhadtowearneck-to-kneecostumes.
TheShrinkingCostume
Astimepassed,swimmingcostumesbecamesmallerandmoreconvenient.
Atfirstmenandwomenwerecoveredfromnecktoknee.Thenthearmsbecamebare.Thenmoreofthelegswereuncovered.Eachnewchangewasregardedbymanyasshockingandrudeandpeoplewroteletterstothenewspaperscomplainingaboutthenewcostumes.Nowadayssomepeoplegotospecial"
nude(裸的)beaches"
toswimnaked.
However,mostpeoplecovertheirbodiesmorethantheydidtenyearsago--notbecausetheythinkbareskinisshocking--buttoprotecttheirskinfromtheharmfulraysofthesun.
8.TheclimateofAustralia_____.
A.madeEuropeansettersthinkdifferentlyaboutswimming
B.changeEuropeansetters’swimmingcostume
C.madeEuropeansettershotter
D.madeEuropeansettersswimnaked
9.Duringthelate19thcentury,swimmersshould_____.
A.hidewhentheyseeapersonoftheoppositesexB.covertheirbodies
C,wearmanyheavyclothesD.takenonoticeoftheirclothes
10.Accordingtothelawjustbefore1903,peoplemust_____.
A.notswiminthemaindaylighthoursB.onlyswimbetween6amand7pm
C.haveabathat6amand7pmD.swimwithneck-to-kneecostumesbetween6amand7pm
11.Thelastparagraphofthepassagestatesthat_____.
A.peopleworryaboutgettingskincancerfromtoomuchsun
B.peopleprotecttheirten-year-oldsonsfrombareskin
C.peopleareshockedbythesun
D.peoplethinkitrudetoswimwiththesmallercostumes
D
China,knownasthe“kingdomofbicycle”,willseeaquickgrowthinelectricbicycleproductioninthenextfiveyearsthankstothecountry’seffortstosaveenergyandimprovetheenvironment.
Theoutputofelectricbikesisexpectedtomaintainanannualgrowthrateofatleast80percentinthecomingfiveyears.Chinawillchurnout30millionelectricity-drivenbikesin2010,comparedto9millionbikeslastyear,accordingtoareportfromtheDevelopmentResearchCenterundertheStateCouncilandotherministriessuchastheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommission.
Thecentralgovernmentwantstoreducetheamountofenergyconsumption(消耗)byasmuchas20percentwithinthenextfiveyears.Thatwouldbeachievedthroughtheintroductionofnewsourcesofenergyandencouragingpeopletosaveenergy,ChinaDailyreported.
Thesmokefromcarexhausts(尾气)isamajorcauseofpollutiondarkeningtheskyinChinesecities,especiallyBeijing.IndustrialexpertsonMonday,calledonthegovernmenttocomeupwithmorepreferential(优先的)measurestospreadtheuseofelectricbikesinChina.
ElectricbikeproductioninChinaaccountsforabout90percentoftheworld’stotal,makingChinatheworld’sbiggestproducer,consumerandexporteroftheenergy-efficientvehicle,thereportindicated.Thecountrylastyearsoldabout3millionelectricbikestoforeigncountries,afigureexpectedtodoubleto6millioninfiveyears.By2010,theproductionvalueoftheelectricbikeindustryinChinaisexpectedtobe70billionYuan(8.6billionUSdollars),almostfourtimesthecurrentlevel.
12.WhywilltherebeaquickgrowthinelectricbicycleproductioninthenextfiveyearsinChina?
A.Becauseelectricbicyclescansavetheconsumermoremoney.
B.Becausethecentralgovernmentencouragespeopletosaveenergy.
C.BecausemostpeopleinChinacan’taffordcars.
D.BecausetheChinesegovernmentlimitsthedevelopmentofbicycleproduction.
13.Theunderlinedphrase“churnout”inthesecondparagraphhasthesamemeaningas“_____”.
A.makeB.sellC.designD.export
14.Accordingtothereport,________.
A.Chinawillproduce9millionelectricity-drivenbikesin2010
B.thecentralgovernmentofChinawantstoincreasetheamountofenergyconsumption
C.Chinaistheworld’ssecondbiggestproducer,consumerandexporteroftheenergy-efficientvehicle
D.theoutputofelectricbikesisexpectedtoincreaseatleast80percentinthecomingfiveyears
15.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Howtomakeelectricbicycles
B.Theworld’sbiggestproducerofelectricbicycles
C.China’squickgrowt