福建省永春县第一中学学年高一暑假作业英语.docx

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福建省永春县第一中学学年高一暑假作业英语

高一英语暑假练习（五）

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）

A

ABritishboy,AyanQureshi,isnowaMicrosoftCertifiedProfessionalafterpassingthetechgiant’sexamattheageoffive,becomingtheyoungestcomputerspecialistintheworld.

ThetestisusuallytakenbypeoplewhowanttobecomeITtechnicians.Whentheboyarrivedtotaketheexam,theinvigilatorswereconcernedthathewastooyoungtobeacandidate.

Ayan’sfatherisanITconsultantwhowassetuphisowncomputernetworkathome.HeintroducedhissontocomputerswhenlittleAyanwasonlythreeyearsold.Helethissonplaywithhisoldcomputers,sohecouldunderstandharddrivesandmotherboards.

“IfoundwhateverItoldhim,thenextdayhewouldremembereverythingIsaid,soIstartedtofeedhimmoreinformation,”Mr.Qureshiexplained.

Ayannowhashisowncomputerlabathome,containingacomputernetworkwhichhebuiltbyhimself.Hespendsaroundtwohoursadayleaningabouttheoperatingsystemandhowtoinstallprograms.

AyansayshehopstolaunchaU.K.–basedITcentersimilartoAmerica’sSiliconValleyoneday,whichheintendstocallE-Valley.HealsowantstostarthisownITcompany.

Ayan’smotherisveryhappyandveryproudofherson.“Idon’twanttoseehimsetaworldrecordeveryday.ButIwanthimtodohisbestwhateverhedoesinhislife,”shesaid

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablyrefertointhesecondparagraph?

A.HisparentsB.ThewatchersC.ITexpertsD.TheCEOs

22.HowdidAyanbecomesuchanexcellenttalentITboy?

A.Throughhisowntalentforinformationtechnology

B.Throughhishardworkoncomputersandgoodluch

C.Throughhisgoodmemoryandfather’sgoodinstruction.

D.Throughhisgreatinterestinknowledgeandeffortinstudy.

23.WhatisAyan’sdream?

A.ToworkinSiliconValley.

B.TosetuphisownITcompany

C.Tobecomeapartnerofhisfather.

D.Tobecometheyoungestcomputerspecialist.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.TheexamofatechgiantB.Afive-year-oldBritishboy

C.Avan’scomputerlearningD.Alittlecomputertalent-Ayan..

B

Manypeopleliketoread.TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.Thisyearitwillcelebrateits60thanniversary.

TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsisareferencebook,itisoneofthemostwidelyreadbookseverpublished.Morethan100millioncopieshavebeensoldinalmost40languages.Aneweditionispublishedeveryyear.

TheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordswasfirstpublishedinAugust1955inBritain.TheideacamefromSirHughBeaver,thenthemanagingdirectoroftheGuinnessBreweries.Hecouldnotfindtheanswertowhatseemedlikeasimplefromanybooks:

whatistheEurope’sfastestgamebird?

Atthattime,Beaverdecidedtocreateabookwithfactsnumbers.In1955,thefirstrecordbookwasborn!

Therearemanykindsofrecords,likethemostbeautifultattoo,thelongesthair,thefastesttalker,thebiggesthand,etc.somerecordsappearinalmosteveryeditionofthebook,likethetallestandshortestpeople,theoldestmanandwomanintheworld.However,asmuchas80percentofthecontentisneweachyear.

Sinceitsfirstpublication,thebookitselfholdsaworldrecord,asthebest-sellingbookofalltime.Theneweditionwillbepublishedin20languagesandsoldin100countries.

Editor-in-chiefCraigGlendaysaid,“Weappreciateallofoutloyalreadersandinviteeverywholongsforknowledge,funandadventuretojoinusaswelookforwardtodocumentingeverythingthat’samazingduringthenext60years.

HaveyoueverthoughtaboutgettingyournameinTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?

Haveyoueversucceeded?

Mayyousucceedsomeday!

25.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?

A.Itcoversfamouspeopleandbigevents.

B.Halfofitscontentchangeseveryyear.

C.Itsellthemostcopiesallthetime.

D.Itisupdatedandpublishedyearly.

26.WhydidBeavercomeupwiththeideaofcreatingsuchabook?

A.Heaimedtohelpteacherswiththeirteachingwork.

B.Heintendedtoprovidereaderswithsomereferences.

C.Hewantedtohelppeopleacquiresomeknowledgeandfun.

D.Heonlywantedtofindoutsomeanswerstosimplequestions

27.What’sthefunctionofthelastparagraph?

A.Givetheauthor’sbestwishestoreaders

B.Callonreaderstosetaworldrecord.

C.Makereadersinterestednthebook.

D.Getmorereadersofbuythebook.

28.Whereisthispassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Amedicalmagazine.B.Apopularsciencebook

C.AnadvertisementD.Anamusementwebsite.

C

Plasticbagshaven’talwaysbeenPublicEnemyNo.1.Introducedin1982,theysoonoccupiedthegrocerybagmarker.By1996,80percentofallbagsweremadefromlightweightplastics.Customerslovedthem.Theybecamethinner,lighterandabletocontainmoremater