福建省永春县第一中学学年高一暑假作业英语.docx

1、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）AA British boy, Ayan Qureshi, is now a Microsoft Certified Professional after passing the tech giants exam at the age of five, becoming the youngest computer specialist in the world.The test is usually taken by people who want

2、to become IT technicians. When the boy arrived to take the exam, the invigilators were concerned that he was too young to be a candidate.Ayans father is an IT consultant who was set up his own computer network at home. He introduced his son to computers when little Ayan was only three years old. He

3、let his son play with his old computers, so he could understand hard drives and motherboards.“I found whatever I told him, the next day he would remember everything I said, so I started to feed him more information,” Mr. Qureshi explained.Ayan now has his own computer lab at home, containing a compu

4、ter network which he built by himself. He spends around two hours a day leaning about the operating system and how to install programs.Ayan says he hops to launch a U.K. based IT center similar to Americas Silicon Valley one day, which he intends to call E-Valley. He also wants to start his own IT c

5、ompany.Ayans mother is very happy and very proud of her son. “I dont want to see him set a world record every day. But I want him to do his best whatever he does in his life,” she said21. What does the underlined word probably refer to in the second paragraph? A. His parents B. The watchers C. IT ex

6、perts D. The CEOs22. How did Ayan become such an excellent talent IT boy? A. Through his own talent for information technology B. Through his hard work on computers and good luch C. Through his good memory and fathers good instruction. D. Through his great interest in knowledge and effort in study.2

7、3. What is Ayans dream? A. To work in Silicon Valley. B. To set up his own IT company C. To become a partner of his father. D. To become the youngest computer specialist.24. What is the passage mainly about? A. The exam of a tech giant B. A five-year-old British boy C. Avans computer learning D. A l

8、ittle computer talent- Ayan.BMany people like to read. The Guinness Book of World Records. This year it will celebrate its 60th anniversary.The Guinness Book of World Records is a reference book, it is one of the most widely read books ever published. More than 100 million copies have been sold in a

9、lmost 40 languages. A new edition is published every year.The Guinness Book of World Records was first published in August 1955 in Britain. The idea came from Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director of the Guinness Breweries. He could not find the answer to what seemed like a simple from any boo

10、ks: what is the Europes fastest game bird? At that time, Beaver decided to create a book with facts numbers. In 1955, the first record book was born!There are many kinds of records, like the most beautiful tattoo, the longest hair, the fastest talker, the biggest hand, etc. some records appear in al

11、most every edition of the book, like the tallest and shortest people, the oldest man and woman in the world. However, as much as 80 percent of the content is new each year.Since its first publication, the book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling book of all time. The new edition will be

12、 published in 20 languages and sold in 100 countries. Editor-in-chief Craig Glenday said, “We appreciate all of out loyal readers and invite every who longs for knowledge, fun and adventure to join us as we look forward to documenting everything thats amazing during the next 60 years.Have you ever t

13、hought about getting your name in The Guinness Book of World Records? Have you ever succeeded? May you succeed some day!25. Which of the following is true about The Guinness Book of World Records? A. It covers famous people and big events. B. Half of its content changes every year. C. It sell the mo

14、st copies all the time. D. It is updated and published yearly.26. Why did Beaver come up with the idea of creating such a book? A. He aimed to help teachers with their teaching work. B. He intended to provide readers with some references. C. He wanted to help people acquire some knowledge and fun. D

15、. He only wanted to find out some answers to simple questions27. Whats the function of the last paragraph? A. Give the authors best wishes to readers B. Call on readers to set a world record. C. Make readers interested n the book. D. Get more readers of buy the book.28. Where is this passage probabl

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