高一英语限时练习3

高一英语限时练习3

一、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

A

“Only in a few years you’ll be an adult!” This statement is usually issued by adults with a wink at my mother. I usually take “the wink（眨眼）” to mean “ or at least that’s what she thinks, right?” It’s true that in two years I’ll be 18, and that will make me legally an adult. But it’s also just a number. It doesn’t come with a fantastic moment when you know all the adults are supposed to know what to do. It doesn’t make responsibilities easier. It just makes it legal for you to enter online sweepstakes（彩票）and work at Walmart.

This thought all started back in July when my friend, Dakota, officially flew out of military basic training in Oklahoma. He’s 17. Not an adult by the legal definition, but making a very adult decision. He can’t rent a movie from most places, but he can defend our country. I didn’t realize how much his actual departure would affect me and the way I viewed growing up and when it actually starts.

My best friend Madeline is now studying psychology in London. She’s 18. She has been working pretty hard to get the perfect grades. Now, she’s living on her own, doing little things that make her, in my eyes, an adult, and is in complete control of her personal life. I have a basic idea of how a loan works, and apply for one like her? Forget it. I haven’t even had a credit card until now.

My other friends are growing up around me, making decisions that will affect the rest of their lives. Where do I fit in? My life is so different from the standard; it’s hard to compare. I’m home-schooled. I’ve been a fashion blogger since I was 13, an occupation that has definitely taught me a lot first-hand about the outside world. Earlier this year, I got my first Teen V ogue feature（专栏）and worked with the Disney Channel. But if you add that up, it doesn’t equal an adult. It equals an accomplished teenager.

I made myself a list of “Things to Learn Before I Grow Up”. Number one? Figure out the whole significant thing. Maybe learning to cook something rather than buying ready-made food from the supermarket. But it’s also important for me to enjoy being young. I like having sandwiches my mom made for me, and getting to just be silly sometimes without worry. So in conclusion, my point is this: Being a grown-up is less about your age, but more about what you do with your life.

1.What does the author think of the age of 18?

A. She can be responsible for herself.

B. It is when she still doesn’t know things.

C. It is legal for her to do online business.

D. She still can’t do things like adults.

2. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A. Her growing up.

B. Dakota’s departure.

C. Her defending the country.

D. Dakota’s renting a movie.

3. Why did the author mention Madeline?

A. To explain the course of applying for a loan.

B. To admire Madeline’s growing up

C. To stress the importance of a credit card.

D. To praise Madeline for her hard work.

4. What might be the best title for the passage?

A. I will be 18 in two years.

B. I can’t learn like my friends.

C. Will “18” make you an adult?

D. I don’t want to grow up yet.

B

To learn to think is to learn to question. Those who don't question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant