学年高一英语下学期期末专项复习1 阅读理解北师大版.docx

1、学年高一英语下学期期末专项复习1 阅读理解北师大版阅读理解AMobile phones and iPads are now wonderful tools for learning and teaching English. With the help of the thousands of education and language apps available online, students can make effective use of them to learn in an interactive environment. Given below is a list of so

2、me of the best apps for learning and teaching English.Grammar UpGrammar is the heart of any language and, thus, the Grammar Up app is one of the most highly recommended apps for English learners. This app is specifically designed for people who want to improve their grammar, vocabulary and word sele

3、ction. It consists of more than 1，800 multiplechoice questions grouped under twenty different grammar categories.iFPoemsiFPoems is a fantastic app for poetry lovers. This app consists of a great collection of poems from famous poets around the world. It also allows users to save their favorites alon

4、g with recording their own readings of the poems.iBooksiBooks is a complete book library for the iPad users. It includes the iBookstore and allows users to download and read books. The app features a beautiful bookshelf, on which you can browse various books or even add notes to your favorite paragr

5、aphs in the book. You can also create your own texts and upload them into the app.SpeakingPalRecommended as one of the best apps for English educators and learners, SpeakingPal allows you to record your speech and compare it with a native English speaker. This amazing app combines video with automat

6、ic speech recognition software that tests your English speaking skills. You just have to speak with a video character and get immediate response on how well you speak English.21What do these apps have in common?AThey can be found online. BThey are free of charge.CThey improve users grammar. DTheyre

7、designed by teachers.22What can we do with iBooks? ADownload books for free. BWrite notes on it with pens.CSave notes and texts. DCreate a bookstore.23What is special about SpeakingPal?AIt offers video call service. BIt evaluates users speech.CIt offers talks with a native speaker. DIt includes Engl

8、ish speaking contests.BIf you spent years of training to be a lawyer and had a great steady income, would you leave it to undertake a harebrained (轻率的) plan that only your mum and girlfriend believed in？Thats exactly what Tom Pakenham did.He had the idea of starting an ecofriendly taxi company, and

9、so with five environmentally friendly cars, Green Tomato Cars was born.Now, only a few years later, the company has a group of 60 Toyota Prius Hybrids.When the company started in 2006, Tom said，“Only my mum, my girlfriend Sophie, now my wife，and Jonny (his business partner) were 100 percent behind t

10、he idea of starting Londons first cab service.”Tom, who sold his $150，000 flat to raise money for the business，received the support of some wellknown persons, Buckingham Palace officials and BSkyB managers. Even Al Gore is a fan.Currently carrying 500600 passengers a day，Green Tomato Cars is a shini

11、ng example that commercial (商业的) success and green issues are compatible“All our drivers and employees are employed from the local community. We use local garages，service agents and vehicle signwriters even though that is not always the most competitive choice. The reason is that to bring green prod

12、ucts to the fore we believe we must not be worse than conventional (传统的) taxis. The target is to be recognized as No.1 provider of environmental goods and services in London and around the world.”All their hard work has paid off as the Department for Transport has acknowledged Green Tomato Cars prog

13、ress by giving them the Fleet Hero Award and last year the company was highlighted at the WTM World Responsible Tourism Day.Pleased with the publicity, Tom says, “I like to think we are playing our part with the cars switching to electricity. Carbon dioxide reductions of more than 600 tons have been

14、 achieved and this low footprint has sparked (触发) a revolution in the taxi world.”24What does the underlined word “compatible” probably mean?AOnly a dream. BNecessary.CAble to exist together. DWithin easy reach.25What did Tom start the ecofriendly company for?ATo earn more money to protect the envir

15、onment.BTo encourage more people to protect the environment.CTo solve unemployment of the local community.DTo set up No.1 provider of environmental goods and services.26What are the cars in Green Tomato Cars mainly powered by?AElectricity. BPetrol. CGases. DSolar energy.27What can be inferred about

16、environmentally friendly cars?AThey can only produce about 600 tons of carbon dioxide.BThey are as good as the other taxis.CThey are more expensive to take.DThey cost less and make greater profits.CThe popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths(小

17、间) set up in big cities across the country.As the latest TV show to help peoples love for literature recover，the CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems，essays and books，or even personal letters they wrote to their loved ones. Just as the weekly

18、show has been wellreceived，its reading booths，equipped with professional recording devices and cameras，have become instant hits.A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4the first day of the booths opening to the public in Shanghai. The d

19、eadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5：30 pm，as the number of waiting readers continued to grow. Some waited more than nine hours for a tryout in the booth，according to library management.“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up ou

20、tside the Shanghai Library before it opens. If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai，now I think another spring has arrived again，” library manager Zhou Deming，told The Paper.The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment，but more are expected to be put

21、 into use in the coming months，according to the librarys website.The program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing，Hangzhou，Guangzhou and Xian to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories.With the recent boom of culturethemed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese P

22、oetry Congress，some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general.28The CCTV program Readers aims to _Ateach people what to read Battract peoples attention to CCTVCinvite people to read aloud in the booth Darouse peoples enthusiasm for reading29We can le

23、arn from paragraph 3 that _Asome people waited for a long time to read in the boothBMarch 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai LibraryCon March 4，200 people read in the boothDthe time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours30The passage mainly tells that _Amany people l

24、ine up to read aloud in reading boothsBmore reading booths will be set up in the futureCReaders has become popular all over ChinaDReaders has inspired more people to read aloud in reading boothsEEarly in the 16th century men were trying to reach Asia by traveling west from Europe. In order to find A

25、sia they had to find a way past South America. The man who eventually found the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific was Ferdinand Magellan.Magellan sailed from Seville in September 1519 with five ships and about 266 men. Thirteen months later, after spending a severe winter on the coast of Pa

26、tagonia, he discovered the channel which is now called Magellans Strait. In November 1520, after many months of dangers from rocks and storms, during which two ships were lost, the three remaining ships entered the ocean on the other side of South America.They then continued, hoping to reach Asia. B

27、ut they did not see any land until they reached the islands off the coast of Asia. Before they arrived at these islands, later known as the Philippines, his men were dying of starvation. While they were staying in the Philippines, Magellan was killed in battle. The remaining officers then had to get

28、 back to Spain. They decided to sail round Africa. After many difficulties, one ship with eighteen men sailed into Seville three years after leaving. They were all that remained of Magellans expedition. However, their achievement was great. They were the first men to sail round the world.21The purpo

29、se of Magellans expedition was _Ato sail round the world Bto find a sea route to IndiaCto make a voyage to Asia Dto carry men to Philippines22Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage concerning the expedition?ALack of navigation equipment. BSevere winter in Patagonia.CThe death of Mage

30、llan. DDangers from rocks and storms.23What is the best title for the passage?AMagellans Expedition BThe Discovery of the PhilippinesCThe Most Dangerous Expedition in NavigationDThe First Expedition to AsiaFNew efforts are being made to prevent American college campuses (校园) from cigarette smoking.

31、Twenty colleges in the United States recently received money to help protect their campuses from the harm of cigarettes.Supporters say that every child deserves to grow up in a safe and healthy environment free from harmful secondhand cigarettes. And in November，smoking at college campuses may becom

32、e illegal.Before banning smoking at college campuses，the US has passed laws banning smoking at most workplaces.27 American states ban smoking in all indoor workplaces.Those supporting smokefree at workplaces and college campuses give one major reason：the bad influence of smoking on health.The Centers for Discase Control (CDC) says smoking has a great influence on health. They think cigarette smo