2018-2019学年高一英语第六次调研考试试题
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2018-2019学年高一英语第六次调研考试试题
第Ⅰ卷 (共100分)
第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题l.5分, 满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例:
How much is the shirt?
£ 19.15 B. £ 9.18 C. £ 9.15
答案是C。
1. What will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow?
A. Go out for lunch.
B. See her dentist.
C. Visit a friend.
2. What is the weather like now?
A. It’s sunny.
B. It’s rainy.
C. It’s cloudy.
3. Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson?
A. To make an apology.
B. To ask for help.
C. To discuss his studies.
4. How will the woman get back from the railway station?
A. By train.
B. By car.
C. By bus.
5. What does Jenny decide to do first?
A. Look for a job.
B. Go on a trip.
C. Get an assistant.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What time is it now?
A. 1:45.
B. 2:10.
C. 2:15.
7. What will the man do?
A. Work on a project.
B. See Linda in the library.
C. Meet with Professor Smith.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Having guests this weekend.
B. Going out for sightseeing.
C. Moving into a new house.
9. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Neighbors.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Host and visitor.
10. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Work in his garden.
B. Have a barbecue.
C. Do some shopping.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. Where was the man born?
A. In Philadelphia.
B. In Springfield.
C. In Kansas.
12. What did the man like doing when he was a child?
A. Drawing.
B. Traveling.
C. Reading.
13. What inspires the man most in his work?
A. Education.
B. Family love.
C. Nature.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe?
A. To attend a training program.
B. To carry out some research.
C. To take a vacation.
15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe?
A. A few days.
B. Two weeks.
C. Three months.
16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment?
A. It’s expensive.
B. It’s satisfactory.
C. It’s inconvenient.
17. What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy?
A. Recommend her apartment to Jim.
B. Find a new apartment for her.
C. Take care of her apartment.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?
A. Take their tour schedule.
B. Watch out for the traffic.
C. Wear comfortable shoes.
19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?
A. Meet the speaker.
B. Go to their rooms.
C. Change some money.
20. Where probably is the speaker?
A. In a park.
B. In a hotel.
C. In a shopping centre.
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium(水族馆)
Situated in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, the all-
new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is one of Victoria’s leading visitor attractions and an unforgettable outing for the whole fa mily. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbou rne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when yo u visit the city.
•Opening Times
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, including public holidays. Last adm ission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.
•Location
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flind ers Street and King Street, Melbourne. It is located on the Yar ra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.•Transportation
Train—
The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Train route and also routes 70 and 75. City Cir cle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.
Shuttle Bus—
The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service, stopp ing at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running d aily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Car Parking—
While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aq uarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.
•Wheelchair Access
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchai r accessible toilets.
•Terms
Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or y
ou can download and print your ticket once payment has bee n accepted. Please print out all tickets purchased and present at the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No tick et, no entry!
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium .
A. is beside Crown Entertainment Complex
B. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm
C. has 12 most attractive places in Melbourne
D. is located at the center of the CBD in the city
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors .
A. free car parking
B. wheelchair access
C. Internet connection
D. transportation service
Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium .
A. are free to all visitors
B. can be bought on line
C. rare checked at the entrance
D. can be pri nted at the ticket office
B
Summer is not a good season for most people because of its hot weather. You’ve probably also got memories of asking yo ur parents for money to buy one of those big chocolate ice cre ams, and being refused. Well, Matt Allen, known as the Ice Cr eam Man, is here to give both children and adults pleasant m emories of summer. For the past four years, Allen has spent h is summers driving an old ice cream truck named “Bessie”, ha nding out free ice creams to children and grown-
ups. He’s traveled over 15,000 miles, and handed out more th an 125,000 free ice creams.
At first Allen wanted to earn money by selling ice creams, as most people would. But in his first season of selling, he didn’t make very much money, and he had so many ice creams left that he wasn’t sure what to do with them. So he decided to giv e them away.
That may seem like a strange thing, but the Ice Cream Man di d it. “You go through your life thinking you can change the wor ld or thinking you cannot,” he says. “If those are the only two options, why don’t you at least try?”
“If I’m not going to make any money by selling ice creams, wh y not give them away, and make people happy?” Allen says. And so, every summer since that first one, he’s traveled coast to coast across America in his old Bessie, giving away ice cre
ams.
24. The author mentions childhood memories at the beginning in order to .
A. prove that it is difficult to get ice creams then
B. show that his childhood was interesting
C. introduce the Ice Cream Man, Matt Allen
D. show that he did not like summers
25. People call Allen the Ice Cream Man because .
A. he hands out many free ice creams
B. he sells ice creams
C. he likes ice creams
D. it was his nickname when he was young
26. The underlined word in the third paragraph can be replace
d by .
A. opinions
B. decisions
C. choices
D. goals
27. What did Allen think of life?
A. He didn’t care about what happened.
B. He thought it necessary to have a try.
C. He thought it important to wait and see.
D. He didn’t think life was very easy.
C
Researchers from the U.S. space agency NASA are currently trying to find out what kind of plants could grow in the red soil on Mars(火
星). They hope that astronauts will be able to start growing th eir own food on the red planet. The journey to Mars could tak e up to two-and-a-
half years. The astronauts will need to take a lot of food with t hem just to last for the journey. They will never be able to retu rn to Earth, which means they will need to grow their own fruit , vegetables and other plants from seeds. NASA said there co uld be a problem because Mars doesn’t have soil that is good for growing things, which just has red dust.
Humans may be on their way to Mars in the next 15 years. N ASA has been testing special “Martian gardens” to see what k ind of things might grow on Mars. They have used a special s oil made up of crushed volcanic rock because it contains no n utrients or organic material, which it is similar to the soil on M ars. The scientists managed to grow lettuce(莴
苣) in it. They said the lettuce tasted normal, but it had weaker roots and took longer to grow. They will now try growing othe r vegetables. A NASA spokesman said, “Discoveries made in
these Earth-
based ‘Martian gardens’ will pave the way for future studies a nd technology development in terms of reliable, efficient food production a long way from Earth.”
In 2015, NASA astronauts on the Interactional Space Station ate space-
grown lettuce for the first time. The lettuce took 33 days to gro w on the space station and was part of NASA efforts to provid e future astronauts with a sustainable food supplement during long space voyage.
It is more difficult to grow plants on Mars because .
A. there is no sunlight
B. there is no fresh air
C. there is no fresh water
D. there is no suitable soil
From the text, we can know the soil on Mars .
A. contains no nutrients
B. is full of organic mate rial
C. is similar to that on the earth
D. is made of crushed volcanic rock
What can we know from what the NASA spokesman said? A. It is not practical to grow plants on Mars.
B. The test on “Martian gardens” is a failure in a way.
C. In the near future, vegetables may be grown on Mars.
D. Much more studies are needed to grow plants on Mars. What happened to the lettuce in the experiment?
A. It tasted normal.
B. It grew normally.
C. It grew more slowly.
D. It dies from weaker roots.
D
WeChat, the Chinese social media smartphone app, saw an i ncrease in user numbers of 41 percent year on year to 500 mi llion at the end of last year, in a sign that parent company Ten cent is extending its reach for the mobile Internet. As one of th e largest Internet integrated service providers in China and on e of the most Internet users in China, Tencent’s profit grew 24 percent to RMB 20.98 billion per year, slightly higher than for ecasts, driven mainly by online gaming profits. It is unclear ho w much WeChat contributed to Tencent’s profits but the app’s growth is a strong indicator of the company’s long-
term health as it tries to adjust its business to be more suitabl e for mobile devices.
“We extended our leadership in games and online media, and
made breakthroughs in emerging platforms such as online se curity and mobile payments.” Ma Huateng, Tencent chairman, said in a statement. WeChat is the second highest ranked so cial app in China, behind QQ, Tencent’s another chatting app, which claimed to have 815 million registered monthly users a t the end of 2014.
Tencent has been unwilling to earn money through WeChat b y flooding it with advertising, which could influence the us ers’experience. But this is expected to change. Some analysts an ticipated(预
期) that advertising would be introduced on a large scale later this year. Early attempts to test ads on the service have not al ways gone smoothly. After a BMW ad was introduced on som e users’ feedbacks in January, many users who were not targ eted by the brand’s marketing complained of “discrimination”by Tencent’s data mining algorithm(数据挖掘算
法). They claimed it unfairly treated them as not wealthy or su ccessful enough to view the BMW ad.
What is the main driving force of the Tencent’s income growth ?
A.QQ.
B. WeChat.
C. Online gaming.
D. Advertisements.
What can we learn from the passage?
A. WeChat is ranked behind QQ in China.
B. Tencent wants to earn more through QQ.
C. WeChat contributed most to Tencent’s profits.
D. More advertising would not be introduced later this year. How did some users feel when a BMW ad was introduced? A. Uninterested. B. Untouched. C. Unhappy.
D. Unlucky.
What’s the best title of this passage?
A. WeChat, a Popular APP in China
B. WeChat, a Smartphone APP in China
C. WeChat, a Profitable APP of Tencent
D. WeChat, a Nonprofit APP of Tencent
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项多余。
(涂卡:E=AB F=AC G=AD)
Why Exercise Is Cool?
•Exercise Strengthens Muscles
Did you ever do a push-
up or a swing across the monkey bars on the playground? 3 6 By using your muscles to do powerful things, you c
an make them stronger. For older teens and adults, this kind of workout can make muscles bigger, too.
• 37
Can you touch your toes easily without yelling ouch? Most kid s are pretty flexible, which means that they can bend and stret ch their bodies freely without much trouble. Being flexible is h aving “full range of motion,” which means you can move your arms and legs freely without feeling tightness or pain.•Exercise Keeps the Balance
38 Your body needs a certain amount of calories every da y just to function, breathe, walk around, and do all the basic st uff. 39 But if you’re not very active, your body won’t need as many calories. Whatever your calorie need is, if you eat en ough to meet that need, your body weight will stay about the s ame. If you eat more calories than your body needs, it may be stored as extra fat.
•Exercise Makes You Feel Good
It feels good to have a strong, flexible body that can do all the activities you enjoy—
like running, jumping, and playing with your friends. It’s also fu n to be good at something, like scoring a basket, hitting a hom e run, or perfecting a dive. But you may not know that exercisi ng can actually put you in a better mood. 40 It’s just anoth
er reason why exercise is cool!
A. Exercise Makes You Free
B. Exercise Makes You Flexible
C. Those are exercises that can build strength.
D. If you exercise every day, your body will become better an d better.
E. If you’re active, your body needs an extra measure of calori es or energy.
F. Food gives your body fuel in the form of calories, which are a kind of energy.
G. When you exercise, your brain releases a chemical, which may make you feel happier.
第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:完形填空 (共20小题,每小题.1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文。
从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I woul d stop to watch them silently. I really 41 them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.
I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’v e had a b
asketball 42 I was a child. At first, I could play freely becaus e no one 43 when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seem ed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.
At school, it was always the boys who played basketball durin g PE classes. However, the girls were 44 allowed to play v olleyball or badminton.
My parents did not 45 me play basketball at home. “Basket ball is not fit for girls,” they said. 46 , when I went to play ba sketball with my friends, boys 47 at me on the court(球场)as if I were an alien.
I was feeling 48 and had lost hope of playing basketball. 4
9 , something changed the first day of high school. I made so me friends who also enjoyed playing basketball just like me. T hey 50 me to get back on the court.
One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own 51 , let othe rs talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me after sc hool. Even the boy who sat next to me in my class talked abo ut 52 with me almost every day. I was greatly inspired by th em. Gradually, confidence and passion(激
情) 53 to my heart. Now, I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, 54 for me, even the sky is boundl ess(无垠的).
Basketball has become an important part of my 55 . I am int
erested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confide nt, but also 56 a lot.
I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say, “Nothing is impo ssible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have 57 to reali ze that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an 58 . After that, just be confident and 59 going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later. I love the motto of the N BA. It can 60 my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this g ame!”
41. A. admired B. annoyed C. dislike
D. appreciated
42. A. when B. before C. after
D. since
43. A. cared B. struggled C. enjoyed
D. joined
44. A. almost B. only C. hardly
D. not
45. A. encourage B. agree C. let
D. permit
46. A. Still B. Yet C. Just
D. Even
47. A. watched B. glared C. glanced
D. stared
48. A. up B. down C. excited
D. satisfied
49. A. Unexpectedly B. Naturally C. Unluckily
D. Clearly
50. A. encouraged B. forbade
C. ensured
D. explored
51. A. effort B. way
C. business
D. direction
52. A. interests B. sports C. basketball
D. dreams
53. A. stuck B. referred C. turned
D. returned
54. A. but B. though
C. and
D. however
55. A. wish B. work
C. life
D. study
56. A. experience B. learn C. enjoy
D. play
57. A. turned B. come C. refused
D. happened
58. A. aim B. idea C. opinion
D. effort
59. A. insist B. remain C. keep
D. last
60. A. inform B. connect C. ignore
D. express
第II卷 (非选择题)
注意:将答案写在答题卡上。
写在本试卷上无效。
第二节:(共10小题;每题1.5分,共15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Generally speaking, a motto is a short and suggestive 61 ( express) of a guiding principle, 62 can inspire people to w ork for self-
betterment. My motto is “God helps those who help 63 (th ey)”. Sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to work, 64 the moment I think of my motto I will become 65 (energy) agai n and devote myself to 66 I am doing. I write my motto wh ere I can see it 67 (easy). Every time 68 (face) with dif ficulty, I will 69 (inspire) with much confidence by the sight
of my motto. My motto also makes me become 70 indepe ndent person. My friends, what is your motto?
第四部分:写作(共两节, 满分35分)
:短文改错 (共10分;每小题1分,满分10分)
短文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。
错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。
Once there was a boy which lived on a farm. Every day he ha d to take much sheep to a hill. One day he tried to play a trick on the other people, so he cried, “Wolf! Wolf! There is a wolf h ere!” People go running to help him with sticks and knife, only to find him laughing on the ground. An old man said, “You sho uldn’t do that. You are playing tricks on yourself instead us. If you are real in trouble, nobody will come to help you.” And he did it three times. Then on a rainy day, the boy shouted loudly
again. “H elp! Help! The wolf is here.” But with the wolf come near, no one would believe him anymore. So the wolf took aw ay all her sheep.
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
假如你是李华,想邀请留学生朋友Jane一起去农场参加你校组织的实践活动。
请给他写封邮件,内容包括:
1. 活动时间:本周六;
2. 活动地点:学校附近农场;
3. 活动内容:认识和采摘蔬菜、水果;中午组织野炊。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Jane,
______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________ ______________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
2018-2019学年高一英语第六次调研考试试题
第Ⅰ卷 (共100分)
第一部分听力(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题l.5分, 满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例:
How much is the shirt?
£ 19.15 B. £ 9.18 C. £ 9.15
答案是C。
1. What will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow?
A. Go out for lunch.
B. See her dentist.
C. Visit a friend.
2. What is the weather like now?
A. It’s sunny.
B. It’s rainy.
C. It’s cloudy.
3. Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson?
A. To make an apology.
B. To ask for help.
C. To discuss his studies.
4. How will the woman get back from the railway station?
A. By train.
B. By car.
C. By bus.
5. What does Jenny decide to do first?
A. Look for a job.
B. Go on a trip.
C. Get an assistant.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What time is it now?
A. 1:45.
B. 2:10.
C. 2:15.
7. What will the man do?
A. Work on a project.
B. See Linda in the library.
C. Meet with Professor Smith.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Having guests this weekend.
B. Going out for sightseeing.
C. Moving into a new house.
9. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Neighbors.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Host and visitor.
10. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Work in his garden.
B. Have a barbecue.
C. Do some shopping.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. Where was the man born?
A. In Philadelphia.
B. In Springfield.
C. In Kansas.
12. What did the man like doing when he was a child?
A. Drawing.
B. Traveling.
C. Reading.
13. What inspires the man most in his work?
A. Education.
B. Family love.
C. Nature.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe?
A. To attend a training program.
B. To carry out some research.
C. To take a vacation.
15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe?
A. A few days.
B. Two weeks.
C. Three months.
16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment?
A. It’s expensive.
B. It’s satisfactory.
C. It’s inconvenient.
17. What does Bill offer to do for Dorothy?
A. Recommend her apartment to Jim.
B. Find a new apartment for her.
C. Take care of her apartment.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?
A. Take their tour schedule.
B. Watch out for the traffic.
C. Wear comfortable shoes .
19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?
A. Meet the speaker.
B. Go to their rooms.
C. Change some money.
20. Where probably is the speaker?
A. In a park.
B. In a hotel.
C. In a shopping centre.
第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium(水族馆)
Situated in the heart of Melbourne’s CBD, the all-
new Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is one of Victoria’s leading visitor attractions and an unfor gettable outing for the whole family. Having 12 amazing zones of discovery, Sea Life Melbou rne Aquarium is the very place that you cannot miss when you visit the city.
•Opening Times
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is open from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm every day of the year, inclu ding public holidays. Last admission is at 5:00 pm, one hour before closing.
•Location
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is located on the corner of Flinders Street and King Street, Mel bourne. It is located on the Yarra River, opposite Crown Entertainment Complex.•Transportation
Train—
The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium train stop is located on the free City Circle Train route and also routes 70 and 75. City Circle trams run every 10 minutes in both directions.
Shuttle Bus—
The Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is a free bus service, stopping at key tourist attractions in and around the City. Running daily, every 15 minutes from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Car Parking—
While there is no public car parking at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, there are several public car parking lots available only a short walk away.
•Wheelchair Access
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium provides people in wheelchairs with full access to all 12 zones. Each floor also has wheelchair accessible toilets.
•Terms
Tickets will be emailed to you immediately after purchase or you can download and print your ticket once payment has been accepted. Please print out all tickets purchased and present a t the front entrance of Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. No ticket, no entry!
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium .
A. is beside Crown Entertainment Complex
B. admits visitors from 9:30 am until 6:00 pm
C. has 12 most attractive places in Melbourne
D. is located at the center of the CBD in the city
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium offers visitors .
A. free car parking
B. wheelchair access
C. Internet connection
D. transportation service
Tickets to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium .
A. are free to all visitors
B. can be bought online
C. rare checked at the entrance
D. can be printed at the ticket office
B
Summer is not a good season for most people because of its hot weather. You’ve probably al so got memories of asking your parents for money to buy one of those big chocolate ice crea ms, and being refused. Well, Matt Allen, known as the Ice Cream Man, is here to give both c hildren and adults pleasant memories of summer. For the past four years, Allen has spent his summers driving an old ice cream truck named “Bessie”, handing out free ice creams to chil dren and grown-
ups. He’s traveled over 15,000 miles, and handed out more than 125,000 free ice creams.
At first Allen wanted to earn money by selling ice creams, as most people would. But in his fir st season of selling, he didn’t make very much money, and he had so many ice creams left th at he wasn’t sure what to do with them. So he decided to give them away.
That may seem like a strange thing, but the Ice Cream Man did it. “You go through your life t hinking you can change the world or thinking you cannot,” he says. “If those are the only two options, why don’t you at least try?”
“If I’m not going to make any money by selling ice creams, why not give them away, and mak e people happy?” Allen says. And so, every summer since that first one, he’s traveled coast t o coast across America in his old Bessie, giving away ice creams.
24. The author mentions childhood memories at the beginning in order to .
A. prove that it is difficult to get ice creams then
B. show that his childhood was interesting
C. introduce the Ice Cream Man, Matt Allen
D. show that he did not like summers
25. People call Allen the Ice Cream Man because .
A. he hands out many free ice creams
B. he sells ice creams
C. he likes ice creams
D. it was his nickname when he was young
26. The underlined word in the third paragraph can be replaced by .
A. opinions
B. decisions
C. choices
D. goals
27. What did Allen think of life?
A. He didn’t care about what happened.
B. He thought it necessary to have a try.
C. He thought it important to wait and see.
D. He didn’t think life was very easy.
C
Researchers from the U.S. space agency NASA are currently trying to find out what kind of pl ants could grow in the red soil on Mars(火
星). They hope that astronauts will be able to start growing their own food on the red planet. The journey to Mars could take up to two-and-a-
half years. The astronauts will need to take a lot of food with them just to last for the journey. They will never be able to return to Earth, which means they will need to grow their own fruit, vegetables and other plants from seeds. NASA said there could be a problem because Mars doesn’t have soil that is good for growing things, which just has red dust.
Humans may be on their way to Mars in the next 15 years. NASA has been testing special “Martian gardens” to see what kind of things might grow on Mars. They have used a special s oil made up of crushed volcanic rock because it contains no nutrients or organic material, whi ch it is similar to the soil on Mars. The scientists managed to grow lettuce(莴
苣) in it. They said the lettuce tasted normal, but it had weaker roots and took longer to grow. They will now try growing other vegetables. A NASA spokesman said, “Discoveries made in these Earth-
based ‘Martian gardens’ will pave the way for future studies and technology development in t erms of reliable, efficient food production a long way from Earth.”
In 2015, NASA astronauts on the Interactional Space Station ate space-
grown lettuce for the first time. The lettuce took 33 days to grow on the space station and wa s part of NASA efforts to provide future astronauts with a sustainable food supplement during long space voyage.
It is more difficult to grow plants on Mars because .
A. there is no sunlight
B. there is no fresh air
C. there is no fresh water
D. there is no suitable soil
From the text, we can know the soil on Mars .
A. contains no nutrients
B. is full of organic material。