学年高一英语下学期期末专项复习1 阅读理解北师大版.docx

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学年高一英语下学期期末专项复习1阅读理解北师大版

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A

MobilephonesandiPadsarenowwonderfultoolsforlearningandteachingEnglish.Withthehelpofthethousandsofeducationandlanguageappsavailableonline,studentscanmakeeffectiveuseofthemtolearninaninteractiveenvironment.GivenbelowisalistofsomeofthebestappsforlearningandteachingEnglish.

GrammarUp

Grammaristheheartofanylanguageand,thus,theGrammarUpappisoneofthemosthighlyrecommendedappsforEnglishlearners.Thisappisspecificallydesignedforpeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirgrammar,vocabularyandwordselection.Itconsistsofmorethan1，800multiple－choicequestionsgroupedundertwentydifferentgrammarcategories.

iFPoems

iFPoemsisafantasticappforpoetrylovers.Thisappconsistsofagreatcollectionofpoemsfromfamouspoetsaroundtheworld.Italsoallowsuserstosavetheirfavoritesalongwithrecordingtheirownreadingsofthepoems.

iBooks

iBooksisacompletebooklibraryfortheiPadusers.ItincludestheiBookstoreandallowsuserstodownloadandreadbooks.Theappfeaturesabeautifulbookshelf,onwhichyoucanbrowsevariousbooksorevenaddnotestoyourfavoriteparagraphsinthebook.Youcanalsocreateyourowntextsanduploadthemintotheapp.

SpeakingPal

RecommendedasoneofthebestappsforEnglisheducatorsandlearners,SpeakingPalallowsyoutorecordyourspeechandcompareitwithanativeEnglishspeaker.ThisamazingappcombinesvideowithautomaticspeechrecognitionsoftwarethattestsyourEnglishspeakingskills.YoujusthavetospeakwithavideocharacterandgetimmediateresponseonhowwellyouspeakEnglish.

21．Whatdotheseappshaveincommon?

A．Theycanbefoundonline.B．Theyarefreeofcharge.

C．Theyimproveusers’grammar.D．They’redesignedbyteachers.

22．WhatcanwedowithiBooks?

A．Downloadbooksforfree.B．Writenotesonitwithpens.

C．Savenotesandtexts.D．Createabookstore.

23．WhatisspecialaboutSpeakingPal?

A．Itoffersvideocallservice.B．Itevaluatesusers’speech.

C．Itofferstalkswithanativespeaker.D．ItincludesEnglishspeakingcontests.

B

Ifyouspentyearsoftrainingtobealawyerandhadagreatsteadyincome,wouldyouleaveittoundertakeaharebrained（轻率的）planthatonlyyourmumandgirlfriendbelievedin？

That’sexactlywhatTomPakenhamdid.

Hehadtheideaofstartinganeco－friendlytaxicompany,andsowithfiveenvironmentallyfriendlycars,GreenTomatoCarswasborn.Now,onlyafewyearslater,thecompanyhasagroupof60ToyotaPriusHybrids.

Whenthecompanystartedin2006,Tomsaid，“Onlymymum,mygirlfriendSophie,nowmywife，andJonny（hisbusinesspartner）were100percentbehindtheideaofstartingLondon’sfirstcabservice.”

Tom,whosoldhis$150，000flattoraisemoneyforthebusiness，receivedthesupportofsomewell－knownpersons,BuckinghamPalaceofficialsandBSkyBmanagers.EvenAlGoreisafan.

Currentlycarrying500—600passengersaday，GreenTomatoCarsisashiningexamplethatcommercial（商业的）successandgreenissuesarecompatible．

“Allourdriversandemployeesareemployedfromthelocalcommunity.Weuselocalgarages，serviceagentsandvehiclesign－writerseventhoughthatisnotalwaysthemostcompetitivechoice.Thereasonisthattobringgreenproductstotheforewebelievewemustnotbeworsethanconventional（传统的）taxis.ThetargetistoberecognizedasNo.1providerofenvironmentalgoodsandservicesinLondonandaroundtheworld.”

AlltheirhardworkhaspaidoffastheDepartmentforTransporthasacknowledgedGreenTomatoCars’progressbygivingthemtheFleetHeroAwardandlastyearthecompanywashighlightedattheWTMWorldResponsibleTourismDay.

Pleasedwiththepublicity,Tomsays,“Iliketothinkweareplayingourpartwiththecarsswitchingtoelectricity.Carbondioxidereductionsofmorethan600tonshavebeenachievedandthislowfootprinthassparked（触发）arevolutioninthetaxiworld.”

24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compatible”probablymean?

A．Onlyadream.B．Necessary.

C．Abletoexisttogether.D．Withineasyreach.

25．WhatdidTomstarttheeco－friendlycompanyfor?

A．Toearnmoremoneytoprotecttheenvironment.

B．Toencouragemorepeopletoprotecttheenvironment.

C．Tosolveunemploymentofthelocalcommunity.

D．TosetupNo.1providerofenvironmentalgoodsandservices.

26．WhatarethecarsinGreenTomatoCarsmainlypoweredby?

A．Electricity.B．Petrol.C．Gases.D．Solarenergy.

27．Whatcanbeinferredaboutenvironmentallyfriendlycars?

A．Theycanonlyproduceabout600tonsofcarbondioxide.

B．Theyareasgoodastheothertaxis.

C．Theyaremoreexpensivetotake.

D．Theycostlessandmakegreaterprofits.

C

ThepopularTVprogramReadershaspromptedmorepeopleinChinatopracticereadingaloudinbooths（小间）setupinbigcitiesacrossthecountry.

AsthelatestTVshowtohelppeople’sloveforliteraturerecover，theCCTVprogramReadersinvitespeoplefromallwalksoflifetoreadaloudtheirfavoritepoems，essaysandbooks，orevenpersonalletterstheywrotetotheirlovedones.Justastheweeklyshowhasbeenwell－received，itsreadingbooths，equippedwithprofessionalrecordingdevicesandcameras，havebecomeinstanthits.

Acrowdofmorethan200peoplewerepicturedliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibraryat11amonMarch4－thefirstdayofthebooth’sopeningtothepublicinShanghai.Thedeadlineforregistrationswasbroughtforwardto2pminsteadofthescheduled5：

30pm，asthenumberofwaitingreaderscontinuedtogrow.Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatryoutinthebooth，accordingtolibrarymanagement.

“Thereisanoldphotointhelate1970scapturingpeopleliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibrarybeforeitopens.IfthatwasaspringofreadinginShanghai，nowIthinkanotherspringhasarrivedagain，”librarymanagerZhouDeming，toldThePaper.

Thereadingboothistheonlyoneofitskindinthecityofeconomiccenteratthemoment，butmoreareexpectedtobeputintouseinthecomingmonths，accordingtothelibrary’swebsite.

TheprogramhasalsoledtoboothsinothercitiesincludingBeijing，Hangzhou，GuangzhouandXi’antoappealtomorepeopletoreadandsharetheirlifestories.

Withtherecentboomofculture－themedTVshowssuchasReadersandChinesePoetryCongress，someareoptimisticthatthiswillhelpthecountryloveliteratureandreadingagainingeneral.

28．TheCCTVprogramReadersaimsto________．

A．teachpeoplewhattoreadB．attractpeople’sattentiontoCCTV

C．invitepeopletoreadaloudintheboothD．arousepeople’senthusiasmforreading

29．Wecanlearnfromparagraph3that________．

A．somepeoplewaitedforalongtimetoreadinthebooth

B．March4wasthefirstdayoftheopeningofShanghaiLibrary

C．onMarch4，200peoplereadinthebooth

D．thetimeforregistrationswaslengthenedforthreeandahalfhours

30．Thepassagemainlytellsthat________．

A．manypeoplelineuptoreadaloudinreadingbooths

B．morereadingboothswillbesetupinthefuture

C．ReadershasbecomepopularalloverChina

D．Readershasinspiredmorepeopletoreadaloudinreadingbooths

E

Earlyinthe16thcenturymenweretryingtoreachAsiabytravelingwestfromEurope.InordertofindAsiatheyhadtofindawaypastSouthAmerica.ThemanwhoeventuallyfoundthewayfromtheAtlanticOceantothePacificwasFerdinandMagellan.

MagellansailedfromSevilleinSeptember1519withfiveshipsandabout266men.Thirteenmonthslater,afterspendingaseverewinteronthecoastofPatagonia,hediscoveredthechannelwhichisnowcalledMagellan’sStrait.InNovember1520,aftermanymonthsofdangersfromrocksandstorms,duringwhichtwoshipswerelost,thethreeremainingshipsenteredtheoceanontheothersideofSouthAmerica.

Theythencontinued,hopingtoreachAsia.ButtheydidnotseeanylanduntiltheyreachedtheislandsoffthecoastofAsia.Beforetheyarrivedattheseislands,laterknownasthePhilippines,hismenweredyingofstarvation.WhiletheywerestayinginthePhilippines,Magellanwaskilledinbattle.TheremainingofficersthenhadtogetbacktoSpain.TheydecidedtosailroundAfrica.Aftermanydifficulties,oneshipwitheighteenmensailedintoSevillethreeyearsafterleaving.TheywereallthatremainedofMagellan’sexpedition.However,theirachievementwasgreat.Theywerethefirstmentosailroundtheworld.

21．ThepurposeofMagellan’sexpeditionwas________．

A．tosailroundtheworldB．tofindasearoutetoIndia

C．tomakeavoyagetoAsiaD．tocarrymentoPhilippines

22．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageconcerningtheexpedition?

A．Lackofnavigationequipment.B．SeverewinterinPatagonia.

C．ThedeathofMagellan.D．Dangersfromrocksandstorms.

23．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Magellan’sExpedition

B．TheDiscoveryofthePhilippines

C．TheMostDangerousExpeditioninNavigation

D．TheFirstExpeditiontoAsia

F

NeweffortsarebeingmadetopreventAmericancollegecampuses（校园）fromcigarettesmoking.TwentycollegesintheUnitedStatesrecentlyreceivedmoneytohelpprotecttheircampusesfromtheharmofcigarettes.

Supporterssaythateverychilddeservestogrowupinasafeandhealthyenvironmentfreefromharmfulsecond－handcigarettes.AndinNovember，smokingatcollegecampusesmaybecomeillegal.

Beforebanningsmokingatcollegecampuses，theUShaspassedlawsbanningsmokingatmostworkplaces.27Americanstatesbansmokinginallindoorworkplaces.

Thosesupportingsmoke－freeatworkplacesandcollegecampusesgiveonemajorreason：

thebadinfluenceofsmokingonhealth.

TheCentersforDiscaseControl（CDC）sayssmokinghasagreatinfluenceonhealth.Theythinkcigarettesmo