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梅州中学学年高一英语阅读周练题四

梅州中学2013—2014学年下学期高一英语阅读周练题（四）

（2014年3月12日）

（1）

ThemansittingoppositeRobertwastheFinancialController.Everybodycalledhim“theFC”forshort.Hemadeallthedecisionsaboutmoney.Robertneededsomemore.Thatwaswhyhehadtoseehim.Thetwomendidnotgetonverywell.Infact,theyhadalwaysdislikedeachother.“Yourrequestisoutofthequestion,”theFCsaid.Roberthaddifficultyincontrollinghimself,buthemanagedsomehow.Heexplainedthathewantedthemoneyinordertomakemoreprogrammes.“Andwhydoyouwanttodothat?

”theFCaskedsharply.Again,Robertalmostlosthistemper.“Becausemoreandmorepeoplearelisteningtomydepartment’sprogrammes.There’sgreatdemandforthem,”heanswered.  TheFCdidnotseemtobelievehim.ButRoberthadareportonthenumbersoflistenerstoallEBCprogrammes.TheFCbecamelessconfident（自信）.Robertthrewthereportdownonthetableandtoldhimtoreadit.TheFClookedatitinsilence.Thefigures（数字）provedthathehadbeenwrong,buthedidnotwanttoadmitit.“Well,”hefinallysaid,“Imayhavemadeasmallmistake.”Robertnoticedtheword“may.”Hegotuptoleave.Buthehadthefeelingthathewouldgetthemoneyafterall.

1.InthestorytheFinancialControllerwasapersonwhowasinchargeof________.

  A.Robert’sdepartment’sprogrammes.    B.EBCprogrammes.

  C.EBCmoney.                       D.bothBandC.

2.“Yourrequestisoutofthequestion.”Here“outofthequestion”means________.

  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.