河北省武邑中学2018_2019学年高一英语上学期寒假作业15(含答案)88

河北省武邑中学2018-2019学年高一英语上学期寒假作业15第二部分阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文,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。

AWhen I was sixteen years old, I made my first visit to the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had been abroad. Like most English children, I learned French at school. And I had often been to France, so I was used to speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand English. But when I went to America, I was really looking forward to having a nice easy holiday without any language problems.How wrong I was! The misunderstanding began at the airport. I was looking for a public telephone to give my American friend Daisy a call and tell her that I had arrived. A friendly old man saw me looking lost and asked if he could help me.“Yes”, I said, “I want to give my friend a ring.”“Well, that’s nice,” he said, “Are you getting married? But aren’t you a bit young?”“Who is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I only want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me where there is a phone box?”“Oh!” he said, “There is a phone downstairs.”When at last we met, Daisy explained the misunderstanding to me.“Don’t worry,” she said to me. “I had so many difficulties at first. There are lots of words which the Americans use different ly in meaning from British. You’ll soon get used to all the funny things they say. Most of the time, British and American people understand each other!”1. Where was the writer from?A. He was from France.B. He was from China.C. He was from England.D. He was from America.2. The writer thought in America.A. the Americans might not understand himB. he would not understand the AmericansC. he would have difficulties at the airportD. he wouldn’t have any language d ifficulties3. From the passage, we can see that “give somebody a ring” .A. means “be going to get married with somebody”B. means the same in America as in EnglandC. means “call somebody” to the old manD. has two different meanings in America and in England4. In the last paragraph the word “they” refers to .A. the FrenchB. the old man and the boyC. the BritishD. the AmericansBThe world celebrates Earth Day every year on April 22. But one school in Maryland tries to honor Earth Day every day.Children at that school love being outside in the open air, running after each other, sliding (滑动,移动)and swinging（摇摆,秋千） on playground equipment. And children at St. James Children’s School also have fun by observing worms and picking up trash in the school yard. Besides, they learn to save water and electricity. They also recycle and reuse things. And every spring they get the soil ready to plant flowers and vegetables in the school garden.Rebecca Boker teaches the children the importance of taking care of the Earth. She said, “If children learn it early on when they are younger, it will become part of their daily lives. It’s not something they have to think twice. It should be something that everyone does.”St. James children observe the growth of plants from seeds to sprouts（幼芽）in cups kept in the classroom. Then they watch the plants continue to grow after placing them in the garden. The students also observe the lifecycle of butterflies and other insects and learn about rain and sea life. They try to use as much recycled material as possible.But do these very young children really get the message that their teachers try to communicate? Ms. Boker says yes. “Oh they do. They completely understand,” shesaid.On April 22 the kids at St. James will go out to the school’s garden for the yearly clean-up. But for them, Earth Day will continue for the school days ahead as well.5. Rebecca Boker thinks that children should .A. think twice before they do anythingB. make it a habit to take care of the EarthC. spend less time on their schoolworkD. do what everyone does in their daily lives6. Paragraph 4 shows that chil dren at St James Children’s School .A. spend most of their time observing thingsB. don’t have a chance to learn about sea lifeC. make money out of recycling wasteD. know a lot about nature through observing things7. What Rebecca Boker says in Paragraph 5 tells us .A. children at her school d on’t like doing what they are told to doB. teachers at her school communicate with the students very carefullyC. children at her school know the importance of protecting the EarthD. children at her school are much smarter than students at other schools8. What do children at St James Children’s School do on April 22?A. They pick up trash in the streets.B. They observe the growth of plants.C. They clean up the school’s garden.D. They plant trees in the school’s garden.第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分,满分10分).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。