黄冈中学高一下英语阅读练习02解析.docx

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黄冈中学高一下英语阅读练习02解析

黄冈中学高一（下）英语阅读练习02（解析）

广东省龙山中学11-12学年高一上学期期中考试（英语）

III.阅读理解（每小题2分,共40分）

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最正确选项

A

Changsha,

HunanProvince

May6,2017

Deareditor,

UnderChina’scurrenteducationalsystem,therearethosewhodonothingbutstudy.Theyofcoursearethoughttobemodelstudents.

ButIfeelthatthereisanothertypeofstudentwho,perhapsnotasdiligent（勤奋的）asthefirsttype,useshistimemoreefficientlyandachievesalotacademically.

Lastyear,aclassmateofminewasacceptedbyatopuniversity.Itsurprisedallofus.Itwasbecause,unlikemostofus,hedidn’tspendtoomuchofhistimestudying.

WhenIaskedhimthesecretofhissuccess,hesaidthatthekeywasproperlyandscientificallyarranginghistime.

“Ispentalotoftimekeepingfitandasaresult,Iwasabletobetterconcentrate（集中）onmyclasswork.”

Themoralofthestoryis:

itisn’tnecessarytositatyourdeskalldaylongtogethighacademic（学术）grades.

Yours,

ZhangZishu

（）26.Whatdoestheletter-writer（areader）thinkleadstothefactthatmanystudentsdonothingbutstudy?

A.Thepresenteducationalsystem.B.People’soldideas.

C.Theteachingmethods.D.Theparentsofthesestudents.

（）27.Itseemsthatthisreaderthinks.

A.thefirsttypeofstudentisourmodel

B.thesecondtypeofstudentsisourmodel

C.bothtypesofstudentsareworthlearningfrom

D.neitherofthetwotypesofstudentsaregood

（）28.Thesecretofhisclassmate’ssuccesswas.

A.properlyandscientificallyarranginghistime

B.spendingalotoftimestudying

C.doingnothingbutstudying

D.playingallthetime

（）29.Thereaderwrotetheletterinorderto.

A.callonustoworkevenharder

B.causepeopletothinkabouthowtostudymoreefficiently

C.advisepeopletodoresearchintohisclassmate’ssuccess

D.criticize（批评）China’seducationalsystem

（）30.Whatwouldbethebesttostandfortheletter-writer’sopinion?

A.Secretofsuccess.

B.China’seducationalsystemneedschanging.

C.Workwhileyouworkandplaywhileyouplay.

D.Keepfitfirst.

B

Mr.JacksonlivedinthecenterofLondonbuthehadahotelneartheairport.Therealotofforeignersstayedfornight.Hedidn’tknowanyotherlanguagebutEnglishandhefounditdifficultforhimtounderstandtheforeignvisitors.Sometimeshehadtousethegesturetotalkwiththem,andtriedhisbesttomakehimselfunderstood.Buthewasoftenmisunderstood（误解）anditbroughthimalotoftrouble.Afriendofhiswhotaughtafewforeignlanguagesinauniversitywouldteachhim.Hewashappyandstudiedhard.Atfirsthelearnedsome,butsoonhefounditwasn’tveryeasytorememberthewordsandexpressions.Hisfriendadvisedhimtowritedowntheusefulexpressionsinhisnotebooksothathecouldusethemwhennecessary.Hedidashewastold.Hefoundithelpfulforhimtodoso.

Oneeveningtherewereplentyofpeopleinthedining-room.TheywereallbusyeatingsomethingexceptaJapanese.Hewaswandering（徘徊）thereandwaitingforhiswifewhowasdressingherselfupupstairs.Mr.Jacksonthoughttohimself,“Themanwantstoeatsomethingbuthedoesn’tknowanyEnglish.Letmehelphim.”

AsheknewonlyalittleJapanese,hehadtobringouthisnotebookandshowedittotheman,pointingtothesentence“I’mhungry.”

TheJapanesehadalookatitandgavehimtwopoundsandleft.

（）31.Mr.JacksonknewonlyEnglishbecause.

A.hewasanEnglishstudent

B.hehadneverbeenabroad

C.hecouldn’tlearnbyhimself

D.hehadn’tstudiedanyforeignlanguages

（）32.Mr.Jacksonhadtousethegesturebecause.

A.hewantedtheforeignvisitorstounderstandhim

B.hewantedtolearntheforeignlanguagesfromthevisitors

C.hehopedtoknowtheforeignvisitors’custom

D.hehopedmoreforeignvisitorswouldstayfornightinhishotel

（）33.Asnotallforeignvisitorsunderstandhisgesture,sometimesMr.Jacksontocommunicatewiththem.

A.succeededB.lostheartC.failedD.gaveup

（）34.,sohedecidedtohelptheman.

A.Mr.JacksonthoughttheJapanesewantedtostayfornight

B.Mr.JacksonthoughttheJapanesewasnothungry

C.Mr.JacksonknewtheJapanesewaswaitingforhiswife.

D.Mr.JacksonwassuretheJapanesecouldn’tspeakEnglish

（）35.TheJapanesethought,sohegavehimtwopounds.

A.Mr.Jacksonwasabeggar.B.Mr.Jacksonwasatranslator.

C.Mr.Jacksoncouldhelphim.D.Mr.Jacksoncouldringhiswifeup.

C

Forestersarepeoplewhoworkwithtreesandknowalotaboutthem.Occasionally,forestershaveproblems,andtheforestersinsouthernIndianahavehadmanyproblems.

Theforestersweredoinganexperiment.Theywantedtogrowwalnut（胡桃）treesbyplantingwalnutsintheground.Iftheysucceeded,theforesterswouldbeabletocontrolthelocationofthetrees.Also,thismethodwouldbemuchcheaperthantransplantingormovingnuttreesthatweregrowninplantnurseries（苗圃）.Sotheforestersplantedtheirwalnuts,andthat’swhenthesquirrels（松鼠）startedcausingtrouble.Shortlyafterthenutswereplanted,thesquirrelsdugthemupfortastysnacks（快餐）.

Theforesterstriedtokeepthesquirrelsawayfromthewalnuts.Mothballs（卫生球）wereusedasawarning,buttheydidn’twork.Then,theforesterstrieddippingthewalnutsinkerosene（煤油）,butthatdidn’tstopthesquirrelseither.Theforesterscontinuetosearchforamethodthatwillreallywork.Butuntiltheyfindone,thesquirrelscancontinuetohavetheirwalnutsnacksandtheforesterswillhavetotransplanttrees!

（）36.Forestersarepeoplewho.

A.lookaftertheforestandworkwithtrees

B.feedsquirrelsintheforest

C.catchsquirrelsthatstealwalnuts

D.transplanttrees

（）37.Whatweretheforesterstryingtodowiththewalnuts?

A.Plantfoodforsquirrels.B.Controlthelocationofthetrees.

C.Movethetreesclosertothesquirrels.D.Getsquirrelstoeatthem.

（）38.Theunderlinedword“transplanting”probablymeans“”.

A.plantingB.movingC.growingD.buying

（）39.Whatdidthesquirrelsdotothewalnutsthatweredippedinkerosene?

A.Leftthemalone.B.Continuedtoeatthem.

C.HidthemintreesD.Putthemintotheearth.

（）40.Accordingtothestory,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Mothballsdidn’tprovetobeagoodmethodofstoppingthesquirrelsfromeatingthewalnuts.

B.Thesquirrelsfoundthewalnutstasty.

C.Thesquirrelsstartedeatingmothballsinsteadofwalnuts.

D.Theforesterhaven’tfoundagoodwaytopreventthesquirrelsfromeatingthewalnuts.

D

IntheCaucasusregionoftheSovietUnion,nearly50outofevery100,000peoplelivetocelebratetheir100thbirthday,andmanydon’tstopat100!

Bycomparison,inAmericaonly3peoplein100,000reach100.ButtheseSovietoldpeoplearen’talone.ThePakistaniHunzas,wholivehighintheHimalayaMountains,andtheVilacbambansoftheAndesMountainsinEcuadorseemtosharethesecretoflongtoo.

Thesepeoplesremainhealthyinbodyandspiritdespitethepassageoftime.Whilemanyolderpersonsinindustrialsocietiesbecomeweakandillintheir60sand70s,someSovietGeorgians,aged110to140,workinthefieldsbesidetheirgreat-great-grandchildren.Eventheideaofagingisforeigntothem.Whenasked,“Atwhatagedoesyouthend?

”,mostoftheseoldpeoplehasnoanswer.Severalreplied,“Well,perhapsatage80.”Theveryyoungestestimatewasage60.

Whataccountsforthisabilitytosurvivetosucholdage,andtosurvivesowell?

Firstofall,hardphysicalworkisawayoflifeforalloftheselong-livedpeoples.Theybegintheirlongdaysofphysicallaboraschildrenandneverseemtostop.Forexample,Mr.RustamMamedovis142yearsofage.Herememberhislifeexperiences:

theGrimeanWarof1854;theTurkishWarof1878;theBolshevikRevolutionin1917.Hiswifeis116yearsold.Theyhavebeenmarriedfor90years.Mr.Mamedovhasnointentionsofretiringfromhislifeasafarmer.“Why?

WhatelsewouldIdo?

”heasks.Oh,hehassloweddownabit.Nowhemightquitforthedayafter6hoursinthefieldinsteadof10.

Allthesepeoplegethealthfulrewardsfromtheenvironmentinwhichtheywork.Theyallcomefrommountainousregions.Theyliveandworkatelevationsof5,000to12,000feet（1,660to4,000meters）abovesealevel.Theairhaslessoxygenandispollutionfree.Thisreduced-oxygenenvironmentmakestheheartandbloodvesselsystemstronger.

Anotherfactorthatmaycontributetothegoodhealthofthesepeopleistheirisolation.Toagreatextent,theyareseparatedfromthepressuresandworriedofindustrialsociety.

Inheritedfactorsalsoplaysomerole.Mostofthelongest-livedpeoplehadparentsandgrandparentswhoalsoreachedveryoldages.Goodfamilygenesmay,therefore,beonefactorinlivinglonger.

Finally,althoughthesethreegroupsdon’teatexactlythesamefoods,theirdietsaresimilar.TheHunzas,Vilacbambans,andSovietseatlittleanimalmeat.Theirdietsarefulloffreshfruits,vegetables,nuts,grains,cheese,andmilk.Theynevereatmorefoodthantheirbodiesneed.

Itisclearthatisolationfromurbanpressuresandpollution,cleanmountainair,dailyhardwork,moderatediets,goodgenes,andayouthfulapproachtolifeallcontributetothehealthandremarkablelonglifeofallthesepeople.

（）41.Whatkindsofthingscontributetotheremarkablelonglifeofthesepeoples?

A.ModeratedietsB.Cleanmountainair.

C.Dailyhardwork.D.Alltheabovefactors（因素）.

（）42.Howdoyouthinktheauthorfeelsabouttheselong-livedpeople?

A.HeisimpressedwiththemB.Hedoesn’tcare.

C.Hedoesn’tlikethem.D.Headmiresthem.

（）43.Accordingtothepassage,thephrase“thepassageofti