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高一英语寒假作业3
2016年秋高一年英语寒假作业(三)
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,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
For52yearsmyfathergotupat5:
30ameverymorning,wenttowork,andreturnedhomeat5:
30pm.Ineversawmyfatherstayedhomefromworkill,nordidIeverseemyfatherlaydowntotakeanap.Hehadnohobbies,otherthantakingcareofhisfamily.Allheaskedfromme,hisdaughter,wastohelphimwhilehewasrepairingsomething,sowecouldhavesometimetotalk.
For22years,afterIlefthomeforcollege,myfathercalledmeat9:
00ameverySunday.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadayforthreedayspaintingmyhouse.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedforwasaglassoficedtea.Fiveyearsago,atage71,myfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingsetformydaughter.
OnthemorningofJanuary16,1996,mysistertelephonedme:
myfatherwasinthehospitalwithananeurysm(动脉瘤)inFlorida.Igotonanairplaneimmediately,andonthewayIrealizedthatIhadn'tcommunicatedwithhimasmuchasI'dalwayswantedto.Ivowed(发誓)thatwhenIarrived,Iwouldhavealongtalkwithhim.IarrivedinFloridaat1:
00am,onlytofindthatmyfather,attheageof76,hadpassedawayat9:
12pm.Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalk,ortimetowaitforme.
21.Fromthefirstparagraphwecaninfer(推断)thattheauthor'sfather______.
A.wasagooddriverB.hadmanyhobbies
C.sometimesfellillD.wasingoodhealth
22.Theunderlinedphrase"otherthan"inthefirstparagraphhasthesamemeaningas"______".
A.withoutB.includingC.exceptD.dueto
23.Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthattheauthor'sfatherwasbornin______.
A.1920B.1918C.1916D.1922
24.Theauthorwrotethearticleinorderto______.
A.praiseherfatherB.rememberherfather
C.showherfatherwashealthyD.letherfatherbeknown
B
ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenotunhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.
Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagersthereweresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog’slegs.However,theydidnothaveenoughfrogsoftheirown,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.
Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowastocatchthem.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthefrogsandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.
Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,andthereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.
Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides(杀虫剂)andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.
Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob—eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreading(传播)diseases.
Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.
25.FromParagraph1welearnthatthevillagers__________.
A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.werepoorbutsatisfied
C.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers
26.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?
A.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.B.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine.
C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.D.Thefrogswereeasymoney.
27.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?
A.Thereweretoomanyinsects.B.Thecropsdidn’tdowell.
C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.D.Thereweretoomanyfrogs.
28.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.
B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.
C.Theharmony(和谐)betweenmanandnatureisimportant.
D.Goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten.
C
Today,wearetold,childrendon’tspendenoughtimeinthefreshair.ManyofthemareaddictedtoascreeneitheronacomputeroraTV—theyseemtobelivinginavirtualworld.Theyhavelosttouchwithnature.Butnow400organizationsintheUK,fromplaygroupstotheNationalHealthService,areencouragingchildrentohavesome“wildtime”.Theywantkidstoexchangeatleast30minutesofwatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesfortimetoplayoutside.Activitiessuchasbuildingdens,climbingtrees,andplayinghideandseekarejustsomeofthethingskidscando.Eveniftheyliveinacity,theycangoonadventuresinthegardenorthepark.
Childrenoftenneedahelpinghandfrommumanddad.Theyneedtobeshownwhattodoandwheretogo.AndySimpsonfromNationalHealthServicesays,“Wewantparentstoseewhatthismagicalwonderproductdoesfortheirkids’development,independenceandcreativity,bygivingwildtime”.
Soinspiteofthecomplicatedworldthatyoungpeoplegrowupinnow,itseemsthatgoingbacktobasicsandexperiencing“nature’splayground”iswhatmodernchildrenneed.DavidBondfromProjectWildThingsays,“Weneedtomakemorespaceforwildtimeinchildren’sdailyroutine,freeingthisgenerationofkidstohavethesortofexperiencesthatmanyofustookforgranted”.
Thismightsoundabitoldfashionedtoyouormaybe,likeme,andithasmadeyouthinkaboutputtingonyourboots,gettingoutdoorsandrecallingyourchildhood.There’snoagelimitonenjoyingyourself!
29.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?
A.AdventuresofchildrenB.Kindsofwildtime
C.MorespaceforchildrenD.Wildtimeforchildren
30.Childrenareencouragedtodothefollowingactivitiesexcept.
A.buildingdensB.climbingtrees
C.watchingTVD.playinghideandseek
31.AccordingtoAndySimpson,weknowthat.
A.wildtimeisgoodforchildren
B.wildtimeishardtodesign
C.parentsknowtheimportanceofwildtime
D.parentslikekeepingtheirchildrenindoors
32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Peoplelikerecallingthepast.B.Itisoutofdatetogooutdoors.
C.Itistoolateforadultstoenjoynature.D.Peopleatanyagecanenjoywildtime.
D
Ihadjustgonetobedafteraveryharddaywhenthephonerang.Itwasastrangefarmer.IhadnevermethimbeforealthoughIhadheardpeopletalkabouthim.HesoundedquitenervousandhehadbeentalkingforaminuteorsobeforeIunderstoodanything.EventhenallIcouldunderstandwasthatsomeonecalledMillyhadhadanaccident.Ihadn’ttheslightestideawhoshewasbutIobviouslyhadtogo.
IthadbeensnowingheavilythatdayandIdidn’tknowtheway.IhadbeendrivingforatleastanhourwhenIfinallyfoundhisplace.Hewasstandingthere,waitingforme.“Shemeantmoretomethananyone...evenmyownwife!
”hesaid.Icouldseethathehadbeencrying.Ithoughtsomethingterriblehadtakenplace,apossiblescandal(丑闻).Iwasevenmoreshockedwhenhetoldmehehadputherinthebarn(厩).“Iwouldn’tleaveheroutinthecold!
”hesaid.
Millyhadclearlybeenasecretloverofhis.Iwasabouttotellhimhecouldnotexpectmetocoveranythingupwhenheopenedthebarndoor.HeliftedhiscandleandIsawadarkfigureontheground.“Shewassuchagoodcow!
Iwouldn’tletanyonebutadoctortouchher!
”hesaid,andburstintotearsagain.
33.WhatdoweknowaboutMillyfromthestory?
A.Shewasthefarmer’swife.B.Shehadanaccident.
C.Shewashiddensomewhere.D.Shehadcausedascandal.
34.Thefarmerwishedthatthewritermight .
A.freehimfromascandalB.keepthewholethingsasecret
C.lookintothematterD.bringMillybacktolife
35.Thepersonwhotoldthestoryisprobablya .
A.countrydoctorB.farmerC.newspaperreporterD.policeman
第二节:
(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中的两项为多余选项。
EveryoneknowsEnglishisoneofthemostimportantsubjectsinmiddleschools.AndwealwaysknowlearningEnglishisveryimportant,butfewstudentsknowhowtolearnEnglishwell.36
IthinkifwehavearightwaytolearnEnglish,andweworkhard,thenwemustlearnEnglishwell.Butwhatistherightway?
37Second,everyoneknowsrememberingnewwordsisimportant,buthowtorememberthem?
Ithinkwecancopynewwordsonpiecesofpaper,andtakethemwithus.Whenwearefree,wecanreadthem.Third,howtoimproveourlisteningandspeaking?
38Andwecananswerthequestionsinclass;don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Ithinkit’susefultous.Finally,it’saboutreadingandwriting.39Andtryourbesttoretellthem.Wecanalsokeepadiaryeveryday,andspendanhourpracticingEnglish.
40Ifnecessary,wecanturntoourclassmatesandteachersforhelpinsteadofgivingup.Ifwedon’tstudyhard,it’sdifficulttolearnEnglishwell.
A.Tobeginwith,youcanreciteasmanywordsasyoucan.
B.First,wemustbeconfidentenoughtolearnEnglishandbeinterestedinit.
C.WheneverwemeetdifficultiesinourEnglishstudy,weshouldn’tloseheart.
D.WecansingEnglishsongs,listentotheradioandlistentotapeseveryday.
E.ThenhowcanwemakerapidprogressandlearnEnglishwell?
F.Inaword,wewillmakerapidprogress.
G.Whenwearefree,wecanreadarticlesinE