高一上学期英语Reading comprehensionWord下载.docx

1、An astronauts suit. The bet ended at 9:o1 on Monday morning, but Benjamin Barreaux waited until his mother, Roslyn, handed him five 100-dollar bills in front of a gathering of newspapermen in the afternoon before switching on the TV. During the past year, he has filled his time reading and his grade

2、s（分数） have improved from “satisfactory” to “very good”.（ ）1. Who lost a bet to whom? A.The boys motyer to his father. B.Benjamins father to Roslyn. C.Benjamin to his mother. D. Roslyn to Benjamin . （ ）2.For how long had the boy kept himself from turning on the TV? A. From Monday morning till afterno

3、on. B.For one year and several hours. C. For one year and a day. D. For one year . （ ）3.Why did the mother hand the bills to the boy? A.Because his grades had improved. B. Because she had won some money. C. Because he wanted to buy an astronauts suit. D. Because she had given him her promise. （ ）4.W

4、hy do you think the newspapermen came? A.They came to judge who should be the winner. B.They came to congratulate the winner. C.They cane for the money. D. They came for the news. （ ）5.The mother obviously believed that A. children shouldnt watch TV too much. B. children shouldnt have their own mone

5、y. C. children shouldnt be regarded as their parents equals D. children interest in space should be encouraged. （1-5.DBDDA.） B.Disney decided to build his park in California, and in 1952 he began to buy land This proved to be a difficult task, since the land he wanted was owned by no fewer than twen

6、ty families. In 1954, he sent four members of his staff around the United States looking for ideas at established amusement parks. The only idea on which they found general agreement was that Disney was crazy. Owners of other parks said it was impossible to succeed without dangerous rides and using

7、methods that were at least a little dishonest. However, Disney went on with his plans for a clean, safe park, which he decided to call DisneylandAt last Disneyland was built and opened to the public Very quickly, it came to be regarded as one of the wonders of the modern world through its gates.Disn

8、eyland was a personal satisfaction to Disney. It expressed his ideas of all that is true and good and beautiful in this world He never tired of visiting the park himself, of expanding it and improving it. Even today, Disneyland is kept spotless（无污点的）. Every night, every street and walkway are washed

9、, and workers with knives get down on their hands and knees to scrape out（刮去） chewing gum dropped by visitors.Disney himself didnt live long enough to visit his Florida park. Death came in December 1966. On the day of his death, this headline appeared in the New York Times:Walt Disney, 65, dies on c

10、oastFounded an empire on a mouseHe was a dreamer who had worked hard to make his dreams come true, and he had brought joy to millions.1From the first paragraph, we can see _.Aisneys hard effort proved to be useless Bome people gave great support to DisneyChe owners of some parks showed jealousy（嫉妒）t

11、o DisneyDisney was not influenced（影响）by others disagreement at all2In the first paragraph, the word “crazy” can be replaced by “_”.Awidely excited Bmad Ckind Dvery interested3“Disneyland was a personal satisfaction to Disney.” Means _.Apeople are satisfied with the parkBthe personal respect for Disn

12、ey made Disneyland satisfactoryCDisneyland gave Disney a sense of self-actualizationDDisney was satisfied with his own work-Disneyland4.We can infer from the passage that_.ADisney was crazy about building DisneylandBDisneyland brought a lot of profit to DisneyCDisneyland keeps beautiful and clean be

13、cause the visitors have a good mannerDDisney lived a happy life in the empire of Mickey Mouse5.A better conclusion from the passage is that _.Awe should do whatever we likeBothers opinion should not influence us in making decisionCits our duty to protect Disneyland from being destroyedDonce we are d

14、etermined to do something, we should stick to the end（DBCBD）CIn 1955, Ray Kroc visited a small restaurant in California The restaurant was built next to the road, so customers could drive up to the restaurant and drive away easily. The restaurant was owned and operated by the McDonald brothers, Dick

15、 and “Mac”. The McDonald brother had developed a new idea for their restaurant. The brother called their ideas a “drive-in” restaurant, and the customers could order food from their cars. The restaurant also cut down the number of choices on the menu, so the cooks could make the food very quickly. The restaurant specialized in making hamburgers, French fr