2014-2015学年高一英语寒假作业(一)

高一英语寒假作业（一）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．AOne day Mr. White gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday —ten new pound notes. So Mrs. White went out shopping. She waited for a bus, got on it and sat down next to an o1d 1ady. After a while, Mrs. White noticed that the old 1ady’s handbag was open. Inside it, she saw a wad（叠）of pound notes exactly like the ones her husband had given her. So she quickly looked into her own bag — the notes had gone! Mrs. White was sure that the o1d lady next to her had stolen them. She immediately thought of calling the police. But as she disliked making a fuss（小题大做）, she decided to take back the money from the old 1ady’s hand bag and say nothing about it. She looked around to make sure nobody was watching. Then she carefully put her hand into the o1d lady’s bag, took the notes, and put them into her own handbag.When she got home that evening, Mrs. White showed her husband the beautiful hat she had bought.“How did you pay for it?” Mr. White asked.“With the money you gave me for my birthday, of course” she answered. “Oh? What’s that, then?” he asked, as he pointed to a wad of pound notes on the table.1. Why did Mr. White give his wife ten pounds?A. For a new hand bag.B. For new notes.C. For her husband's birthday.D. For her birthday.2. What did Mrs. White use the money given by her husband for?A. A new handbag.B. Stealing from an old 1ady.C. Nothing.D. Going shopping.3. What did Mrs. White decide to do when she found another ten pounds in her neighbor’shandbag on the bus?A. She wanted to call the police.B. She decided to talk with the o1d lady.C. She decided to take away her own money.D. She decided not to tell the 1ady and take the money away.BThis is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.Littleton Children’s Home We don’t want your money, but children’s toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome. Also — we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests. You have so much—will you share it?Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.Children’s HospiceWe look after a small number of very sick children. This important work needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff. We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.Please contact The Secretary, Little Children’s Hospice, Newby Road.Street Food In the winter weather, it’s no fun being homeless. It’s even worse if you’re hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. It’s hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.Contact Street Food, c/o Mary’s House, Elming Way. Littleton Phone 27713. Littleton Youth Club Have you got an unwanted chair?—a record player?—a pot of paint? Because we can use them! We want to get to work on our meeting room!Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anythin g you can give us.Thank you!The Night Shelter We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help.Send it to us at 15,Green St, Littleton. Please make check payable to Night Shelter. 1. Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for _________ .A. homeless and sick childrenB. hungry people who have no beds to sleep inC. less lucky members of our societyD. friendly members of our society to help others2. If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to _____________ .A. Street FoodB. Children’s HomeC. Night ShelterD. Children’s Hospice3. If you want to help but you have no extra to give, you may dial ________ and offer your help.A.27713B.55671C.62735D.662314. If your child has grown up, you may take the child’s things to ____________ .A. Children’s Home and Children’s HospiceB. Youth Club and Children’s HomeC. Children’s Hospice and Night ShelterD. Youth Club and Night ShelterC1．If you want to work in an office, where can you get the forms to fill in?A. B. Atlantic City Beach Office.C. 368 Cooper Square, New York, NYD. 866 United, New York, NY 10017.2．What does a person need most to be the one-hour weekday job?A. He should be cheerful, dependable, and easy-going.B. He has to work from Monday to Friday.C. He can remain calm in a difficult situation.D. He can welcome guests and deal with phone calls.3．According to the above information, what is the right thing to do when you swim?A. To keep close to the beach.B. To dive into unknown waters.C. To use floating toys on the water.D. To swim soon after lunch.4．The best title for the last piece of information would be_________.A. Tips on Showing Interest in a JobB. Steps to a Successful InterviewC. Advice on Introducing Yourself PolitelyD. Rules of Body Language in an InterviewDYoung people and older people do not always agree with each other. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and enjoyment in work. Some teenagers work in the woods or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or painting. Others sit around and talk to sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to spend his free time.When people live together, rules are necessary. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”One of the teenagers has this to say about the experience: “You stop thinking only about yourself. You learn ho w to think about the group.”1．In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.A. are friendly to one anotherB. teach one another new ways of building housesC. live together but do not work togetherD. spend 8 weeks together, working as farmers.2．Living together, _________.A. the teenagers have to obey the rules the adults made.B. the members don’t have to obey the rules.C. the members are not allowed to break the rules they make together.D. the members have no free time except on weekends3．The last paragraph shows that the teenager thinks his experience in the program is _________.A. disappointingB. helpfulC. tiringD. unpleasant4．The best title for the passage is ________.A. Sadness of Living TogetherB. Different Ideas About LivingC. Teenagers and Adults TogetherD. Life in New York State第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）【题文】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。