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高一英语限时阅读（20）AYOU may have heard of the “American Dream”, an ideal that has powered the hopes of Americans for generations.It began as a belief that the US was a land of opportunity, and that anyone could achieve success through hard work. At times, the dream has referred to home ownership, a good job, retirement security or each generation doing better than the last.Yet today, this concept seems to have greatly changed. As Time magazine pointed out, quite different from their predecessors (前辈), many Millennials (the generation born after 1980) redefine the American Dream as “day-to-day control of your life”. They “prize job mobility (机动性), flexible schedules, any work that is more interesting than typing, and the ability to travel”, said the magazine.Home ownership, once the cornerstone (基石) of the American Dream, is becoming a smaller priority (优先事项) for this generation, as a new research released by US insurance company MassMutual noted. Meanwhile, nearly four in 10 Millennials choose travel as part of their dream. And entrepreneurship (创业) is a rising favorite, as 26 percent of Millennials cite self-employment as part of the dream.So what has led to this huge change?Many point fingers at the poor economy. “Contemporary young Americans seem destined (注定的) to [face] a world stamped by ever narrowing opportunity and societal stagnation (停滞),”noted The Daily Beast.“The rate of 16- to 24-year-olds out of school and out of work is unusually high at 15 percent. Many college graduates have taken jobs that d on‟t require a degree,” Time reported.The Atlantic magazine worries that these difficulties may lead to a lost generation who are “unable to ever truly find their feet on the corporate (公司的) ladder”.Dan Kadlec of Time sees Millennials as resetting their expectations. “The [situation] is different for young adults today”, he wrote. “A true American Dream has to feel attainable, and many Millennials aren‟t feeling they can attain much more than a day-to-day lifestyle that suits them.”1. The article is mainly about ____.A. how American youth today are trying to realize their dreamsB. changes in American youth‟s beliefs about the American dream and the reasons for themC. how the American dream has inspired Americans to achieve successD. why the meaning of the American dream varies from generation to generation2. According to Time magazine, unlike their parents, many Millennials in the US now consider ____ to be the American Dream.a. home ownershipb. travelc. a stable jobd. self-employmente. a flexible scheduleA. a, b, dB. a, c, eC. b, d, eD. b, c, d3. The underlined word “cornerstone” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.A. basisB. growthC. purposeD. balance4. What has changed Millennials‟ views of the American Dream according to the article?A. A lack of confidence in themselves.B. Their dissatisfaction with their government.C. Fierce competition in the job market.D. The discouraging economy and unemployment.5. Dan Kadlec thinks Millenials‟ new definition of the American Dream is ____.A. understandableB. negativeC. troublingD. beautifulKey:1. B。
高一英语钟限时阅读复习(通用6篇)
高一英语钟限时阅读复习（通用6篇）高一英语钟限时阅读复习（通用6篇）高一英语钟限时阅读复习篇2高一英语钟限时阅读复习篇4高一英语钟限时阅读复习篇6XX年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读每天练—第8天阅读理解（20分）ks5uamiss gorgers taught physics in a new york school. last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her explanation. she said to them, “now i have a brother in los angeles. if i was calling him on the phone and at the same time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what i said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?” tom at once answered, “your brother. because electricit y travels faster than sound waves.” “that’s very good,” miss gorgers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and miss gorgers said. “yes, kate.” “i disagree,” kate said. “your brother would hear you earlier because when it’s 11 o’clock here it’s only 8 o’clock in los angeles.”1. miss gorgers was teaching her class_________. ks5ua. how to telephoneb. about electricityc. about soundd. about time zone(时区)2. miss gorgers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.a. her students had grasped her lessonb. her student could hear her from 75 feet awayc. sound waves were slower than electricityd. it was easy to phone to los angeles3. tom thought that electricity was _________.a. faster than sound wavesb. slower than sound wavesc. not so fast as sound wavesd. as fast as sound waves4.kate thought tom was wrong because _______. ks5ua. electricity was slower than sound wavesb. clocks in los angeles showed a different time from those in new yorkc. tom was not good at physics at alld. tom’s answer had nothing to do with sound waves5.whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?a. tom’sb. kate’sc. both a and bd. neither a nor bbks5ufor years i wanted a flower garden, but with five children i was too busy to have one. money was limited, and so was time. often one of the children would want something that cost too much, and i would say,“do you see a money tree outside? money doesn’t grow on trees, you know.”finally, when all five had gotten through high school and college, and had started having their own families, i started thinking again about having a garden. however, i knew gardens cost money.then, one spring morning on mother’s day, as i was working in my kitchen, i heard cars drive by and looked out of the window to see a new tree planted in my yard. i couldn’t believe my eyes: it was a money tree! dollar bills were stuck all over that tree, and there was a note which read:“i owe you eight hours of digging time. love, marvin.”marvin, my first son, kept his promise. he dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen-foot bed(花坛，花圃) for me. my other children bought me tools, a sunflower stepping stone(踏脚石) and gardening books. we built a garden together.that was three years ago. my garden is now very pretty, andjust what i’d always wanted. when i go out to weed or tend my flowers, i don’t seem to miss my c hildren as much as i once did. it feels as if they were right there with me. when i think about what my children have done for me, i get tears in my eyes every time.i’m still not sure whether money grows on trees. but i know love does!6. why had the author never had a flower garden before? _________ks5ua. because she had five children to take care of.b. because she didn’t have enough time and money.c. because her children wanted expensive things.d. because her children were going to high school and college.7. who helped the author build the garden at last? _________a. her neighbor.b. her first son.c. her husband. d. her five children.8. why doesn’t she miss her children as much as she once did? _________a. because she has a big money tree.b. because she has a very pretty garden.c. because she feels the love of her children in the garden.d. because she is busy weeding or tending her flowers.9. which of the flowing statements is correct, based on the passage? _________a. money grows on trees only if you plant them with love.b. the author built a pretty garden after her children had graduated from school.c. the author actually wanted to have money grow on trees.d.the children loved their mother so much that they helped her realize her dream.10. the purpose of this passage is to tell us_________.a. how to grow you own money treeb. the story of pretty gardenc. the story of a money treed. a story of the love between a mother and her children依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
高一英语限时阅读
高一英语限时阅读（2）ARome had the Forum. London has Speaker' s Comer. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 2Os, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands d people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street comers. Just talk.Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me," they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.They don't collect money. They don't push religion (宗教). So what's the point?"To see what happens," said Liz. "We simply enjoy life with open communication(交流)."Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return."It started as a crazy idea," Liz said. "We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything."Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.Ma rcia had lest her husband to a serious disease. "That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. "To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good," she explained.To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.They may plan more parties or try to attract mare people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.56. What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?A. Chatting with people.B. Setting up street signs.C. Telling stories to strangers.D. Organizing a speaker's comer.57. What they have been doing can be described as______.A. pointlessB. normalC. crazyD. successful58. Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.C. They organized the get-together in the city park.D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.59. What will Liz and Bill do in the future?A. Go in for publishing.B. Do more television programs.C. Continue what they am doing.D. Spend more time reading books.60. How do they like the idea of writing a book?A. They have decided to wait a year or two.B. They will think about it carefully.C. They agreed immediately.D. They find it hard to do that.BMy first reaction was annoyance. It was Friday afternoon, and I was within an hour of finishing my work for the week. As I was leaving, a nurse brought me one more patient message. The statement read: "Mm. Jones called to say that she has had blurred vision (视觉模糊) ever since her medical test this morning. " I smiled. Suddenly our tests were causing eye problems.This week my patients had questioned everything. My patient with high blood pressure had stopped coming to her treatment on the advice of an Internet chat room. A woman who had a mental problem was substituting ( 用......代替) St. John' s word for her medication. Now Mrs. Jones was imagining problems. I rolled my eyes.My second reaction was worry. As I looked through her record, I tried to figure out why she would have blurred vision, but nothing in her record explained the new problem. She' s probably just anxious, I thought. Still, she wouldn't have called if she had been all right. I picked up the phone.What 1 next felt can only be described as delight. Before I made the call, the nurse ran in: Mrs. Jones called. Her vision is fine. Turns out she picked up the wrong glasses when she left the office. The X-ray technician has been having the same problem. I let out a lugh. Mrs. Jones had been right. Her vision had been blurred. Now we know why.Finally I felt shame. I came to realize what Mrs. Jones had taught me. I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded hex judgment. Instead, my medical training had clouded mine. Now I feel thankful that Mrs. Jones figured it out before I made a mistake about our relationship. Patients come to me for my help. They pay me to listen, diagnose (诊断), treat and talk. That suggests trust; I must remember that, and trust them too.61. The writer smiled while reading the patient message because he knew_____.A. Mrs. Jones would ask for more testsB. the patient was being unreasonableC. the nurse was joking with himD. Mrs. Jones would call him62. What has caused Mrs. Jones' eye problem?A. Wrong glasses.B. Medical checkup.C. Her own imagination.D. Chatting on the Internet.63. The underlined words "clouded her judgment" in the last paragraph probably mean_______.A. made her less trustful toward the doctorB. put her in control of her own feelingsC. made her less able to think clearlyD. put her in a dangerous situationCIt's not the flashiest car in the world. Not even close. But the 1971 V olkswagen named Helios can do something most cars can't: nm on solar energy - energy from the sun's light and heat!Joshua Bechtold, 14, and the other students at the Riverside School in Lyndonville, Vermont, worked many months to get Helios ready for the 1999 American Tour de Sol ( "Sol" is the Latin word for "sun"). They named their car after Helios, the sun god in Greek mythology(神话).The 4-year-old Tour de Sol encourages the use of "green", or environmentally friendly, cars to help reduce pollution and save energy. It' s not a race. Cars are judged on fuel efficiency(耗油量) rather than speed. In the week-long event, 44 cars took the 350-mile tour from Waterbury, Connecticut, to Lake George, New York. Of the23 student cars, Helios was the only one built by middle school students.A teacher drove Helios, but the children talked with people wherever they stopped along the mad. "That was my favorite part," says Anna Browne, 15. "We explained how the car runs.”Due in part to old, inefficient batteries(电池), Helios finished fourth - out of four - in its kind, thesun-powered class. "We were there for the fun of it," Anna says. "We're proud of Helios," says Ariel Gleicher, 14. "It's a car that's good for the environment."64. What is special about the car Helios in the text?A. It was built by middle school students.B. It has an' attractive design.C. It was made in 1971.D. It won the fourth prize.65. How many sun-powered cars took part in the race?A. 1.B. 4.C. 23.D. 44.66. What would be the best title for the text.'?A. The Making of HeliosB. 1999 American Tour de SolC. Sun-powered Cars on the RoadD. Use of Green Cars in Connecticut67. The students felt proud of Helios because______.A. it could run as far as 350 milesB. it was favored by many childrenC. it had high-quality batteriesD. it was driven by clean energyDThe other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7.30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.By 9.45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11.00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.Their experience suggests that the words an the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6.30 -8.30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8.00pm or 8.30pm means possible dinner, but 9.30pm and any time thereafter means no food, oat beforehand, roll up late.But this is not always the case. If asked to a students' party at 6.30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive - looking eager - is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6.30, she likes to be them, if not on lime, then no later than seven. My age group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we're young, we're probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.The accepted custom at present is confusing (混乱的), sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element (成分) of surprise.68. The underlined words "off their heads" probably mean______.A. tiredB. crazyC. curiousD. hopeless69. Jane and David' s story is used to show that______ .A. petty-goer8 usually get hungry at partiesB. party invitations can be confusingC. people should ask for food at partiesD. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull70. For some young people, arriving on time for a students' party will probably be considered_______.A. very difficultB. particularly thoughtfulC. friendly and politeD. socially unacceptable71. According to the writer, people in their late thirties_______.A. are likely to arrive late for a partyB. care little about the party timeC. haven' t really grown up yetD. like surprises at parties72. What is the general idea of the text?A. It' s safe to arrive late just when food is served.B. It' s wise to eat something before going to a party.C. It' s important to follow social rules of party-going.D. It' s necessary to read invitations carefully.ECannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rouge by the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival (电影节) in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize. The festival runs to May 21.The American actor Tommy Lee Jones, 54, has married his longtime girlfriend, Dawn Maria Laurel, 36, in a private wedding in San Antonio. "It wash' t a big to-do, ' said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who performed the service. He refused to discuss things further. "These are very private people," he said.Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bed cold in Tennessee and will miss several appearances. The country singer, 65, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Hurricane Mills. "She is in good condition, but the doctors are watching her closely," a spokeswoman said.The French-Algerian singer Enrico Macias was named a United Nations peace messenger. Enrico joins eight other people who act as goodwill envoys (使者) for the United Nations, among them are the writer Elie Wiesel and the basketball player Magic Johnson.73. We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is ______A. a figure in a filmB. a dancer in a showC. a country singerD. a prize winner74. We know from the text that_______.A. Moulin Rouge won the top prize in a film festivalB. Loretta Lynn is under the doctors' careC. eight people serve as the UN goodwill envoysD. Fred Biery was Tommy Lee Jones' assistant75. 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高一英语钟限时阅读复习1.高一英语钟限时阅读复习篇1i完形填空（30分）it was a cold, wet day on june 6, , when 14-year-old wasana arrived at school. waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 1 , wasana stared at the 2 . then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 3 at the back of the classroom.he 4 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡) at the base of a rock on the hill. for a few minutes, wasana 5 the water, wondering why it lookedso 6 . then it hit him — the 7 was similar to the video he was shown during disaster management classes. fearinga 8 disaster, he shouted 9 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “run, run, don't stay here! the 10 on the hill is going to fal l on us!”chaos(混乱) broke out 11 the students ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. when some teachers 12 wasana, he showed them the water rushing down the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.just then headmaster gurusinghe drove into the school. wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. after 13 the site（现场）, gurusinghe knew the school was in 14 . the enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 15 .16 a group of teachers and older students, gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. they were too 17 . ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. there was little gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 18 their classrooms. thanks to wasana’s 19 action and careful observation, 20 was hurt in the incident (事件).1. a. arrive b. rest c.dine d. chat2. a. book b. sun c.rain d. hill3. a. placed b. stood c. hid d. faced4. a. noticed b. felt c. knew d. heard5. a. shouted at b. aimed at c. stood at d. stared at6. a. interesting b. dangerous c. moving d.familiar7. a. show b. scene c.site d. view8. a. going b. heading c. coming d. leaving9. a. happily b. wildly c. rudely d. angrily10. a. rock b. sand c. tree d. water11. a. until b. if c. as d. although12. a. questioned b. respected c. instructed d. approached13. a. examining b. visiting c. choosing d. clearing14. a. safety b. damage c. danger d. comfort15. a. for the moment b. at any minutec. at one timed. for once16. a. taking b. helping c. demanding d. leading17. a. late b. careless c. nervous d. strange18. a. face b. rush c. swallow d. enter19. a. crazy b. quick c. united d. direct20. a. someone b. only one c. anyone d. no oneii阅读理解（8分）dpeople say teenagers are no good. they make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down america’s main streets. and at least some of the time those things are true. but we shouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.i watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral（葬礼）which happened in a church. a teenage grandson stepped forward. softly he began:“i want to share a few values that nana taught me. she never failed to see light in any situation. when our family dog would attack her, what would nana say? ‘oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.’ that was nana.“she was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. but she was the onebehind the scenes who provided the strength and support for grandpa’s career,” he said, with a voice now trembling. “that was nana’s way.” finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “nana taught me courage. she put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. that was nana’s way, and i hope i can carry on in the same manner.”there are no hearts as sensitive（敏感的） as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. the trouble with teenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled. when that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. i was moved and learned a lot.21. according to the paragraph, what does “light” stand for?a. not heavyb. the positive side of thingsc. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or firesd. having a relatively small amount of coloring agent22. from the boy’s speech, we know his grandmother ______.a. was a weak woman living in the shadow of his grandpab. liked dogs very much even if they often attacked herc. could see everything around her though she was oldd. had great influence over the boy when she was alive23. we can infer from the passage that the boy ______.a. was filled with sadness and gave up finishing his talkb. was always very good at expressing himselfc. practiced a lot in order to give a moving speechd. had great difficulty in accepting the loss of nana24. the writer wanted to tell the readers ______.a. the young people were too weak to face certain factsb. the young people have learned to control themselvesc. the adults could learn something valuable from the youngd. the adults should teach the young how to deal with the death语言知识点滴积累new words________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________new phrases________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _________________________new sentences________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ _______________________完型 1-5 acbad 6-10 dbcba 11-15cdacb 16-20 dacbd阅读：21-24 bddc2.高一英语钟限时阅读复习篇2XX年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第6天阅读理解（24分）aa new study has been carried to test the role of story telling in lowering blood pressure.dr.thomas houston, a professor of the university of massachusetts medical school, led a group of scientists that investigated how pre-recorded videos of hypertension （高血压）patients' talking about their medical histories helped another group of patients with high blood pressure to control their condition over several months.houston was surprised by their studies that suggested that communication can be a powerful tool in medicine.they showed that those who had had similar experiences, when talking to someone with a similar background, could help change their behavior to becomehealthier.hypertension is difficult to control, since it is dependent on diet, exercise and mental state.medical treatments with drugs, and lifestyle therapies（疗法） have been relatively ineffective because people find it hard to follow those medical requirements.in the test, his team carefully chose their story-tellers from 230 members of a patients' community with whom they could most easily relate.next, they divided their study population into two groups.one received three interactive （互动） dvds containing the tellers' stories of their experiences in living with and treating their hypertension.theother were given educational discs on an unrelated health topic.the study volunteers reported that they had listened to the dvds, and after three months, those who heard the stories of the hypertensive patients lowered their blood pressure.while the study did not address how the story-telling influenced the patients' behavior, houston suspects that watching patients of similar backgrounds who had a similar medical experience helped to motivate them to seek medical help to their hypertension.they found that after six months the difference in blood pressure between those who watched the story-tellers and those who observed the unrelated videos remained, suggesting that the story-telling continued to have an effect.1.we can learn from the text that the pre-recorded videos _________.a.tell medical histories of hypertension patientsb.introduce some medical treatments of hypertensionc.introduce a good lifestyle for hypertensive patientsd.tell scientific discoveries of the scientist group2.houston was surprised to find that _______.a.hypertension is really difficult to controlmunication has some medical effectsc.medical treatments have no effect at alld.people don't follow the medical requirements3.which of the following is true about the study?a.the scientists chose 230 patients from a hospital.b.both the groups used the same videos about health topic.c.the two groups lowered blood pressure in different degrees.d.the story-tellers were hypertension patients as well.4.which of the following could be the best title of the text?a.the stories of some hypertension patients.b.medical treatments of blood pressure.c.storytelling may help lower blood pressure.d.suggestions about how to lower blood pressure.bhave you ever been to the beautiful country of holland and its capital amsterdam? anyone who has traveled to amsterdam would probably agree on one thing: amsterdam's story is a tale of two cities -- one during the day and a completely different one at night.during the day, the largest city in the netherlands sits quietly on the amstel river.you can rent a bicycle, visit the van gogh or anne frank museum, or take a water taxi.but when the sun goes down, thepartying begins.in the big clubs and in coffee shops, tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke.several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule amsterdam.and they're all within a short cab ride of each other.for example, dam square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events.several beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there.and there's the royal palace and the magna plaza shopping mall.but at night party-seekers come to the square.hip hop or funk music is heard there..so if you come, be ready to dance.the clubs don't shut down until 4 am.and while you're there, check out the various inexpensive ways to tour the city.don't worry about getting lost.although dutch is the official language, most people in amsterdam speak english and are happy to help you with directions.and you'll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles they rent.amsterdam also has a well-planned canal system.for about 10 dollars, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise（巡游） the "venice of the north".the city has a historic past.one impressive place to visit is the anne frank house on nine streets.it was there that the young jewish girl wrote her famous diary during world war ii.visitors can view anne's original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the nazis for two years.5.what means of transport is not available to visitors in amsterdam?a.a carriage.b.a bicycle.c.a canal bus.d.a water taxi.6.when getting lost, a visitor can ask natives for directions in_______.a.only dutchb.dutch or englishc.only englishd.spanish and english7.what can you learn about by visiting the anne frank house?a.the experience of a beautiful girl survivor.b.the glorious past of amsterdam.c.the life of jewish during world war ⅱ.d.the suffering of the dutch in wars.8.the passage is intended to _______.a.call up people’s memories of world war ⅱb.tell readers what a tale of two cities is aboutc.instruct visitors what to do and see in hollandd.offer readers some information about amsterdamcteaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools.but relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great mistake.many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective.the staying power of the “look-say” or “whole-word” method of teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.the whole-word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaning of letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar words over developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words.it fits in with the self-directed, “learning how to learn” activities recommended by advocates of “open” classrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading.before 1963, no major publisher put out an ything but these “run-spot-run” readers.however, in 1955, rudolf flesch touched off what has been called “the great debate” in beginning reading.in his best-seller why johnny can’t read, flesch indicted（控诉）the nation’s public schools for miseducating students by using the look-say method.he said – and more scholarly studies by jeane chall and rovert dykstra later confirmed – that another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics, isfar superior.systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words.rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the english language can be learned.phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.9.the author indicts the look-say reading approach because ________.a.it overlooks decodingb.rudolf flesch agrees with himc.he says it is boringd.many schools continue to use this method10.one major difference between the look-say method of learning reading and the phonics method is _________.a.look-say is simplerb.phonics takes longer to learnc.look-say is easier to teachd.phonics gives readers access to far more words11.the phrase “touch-off” （para 3, line 1） most probably means _________.a.talk aboutshortlyb.start or causeparewithd.oppose语言知识点滴积累new words________________________________________________________________________ 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b3.高一英语钟限时阅读复习篇3XX年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第9天阅读理解（30分）aa teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty studentsjust before handing out the final exam. his students sat quietly and waited for him to speak.“it’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “you’ve all worked very hard, so i have a pleasant surprise for you. everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘b’ for the course.”most of the students jumped out of their seats. they thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. only a few students stayed. the teacher looked at them. “this is your last chance,” he said. “does anyone else want to leave?” all the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils.the teacher smiled. “congratulations (祝贺),” he said. “i’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. you all get a’s.”1. this story most probably took place .a. at the beginning of the termb. in the middle of the termc. at the end of the termd. at the beginning of the school year2 most of the students got grade ______.a. ‘a’b. ‘b’c. ‘c’d. ‘f’3. why did some students stay in their seats?a. because they wanted to take the exam.b. because the teacher told them to stay in their class.c. because they were afraid to leave.d. because they didn’t have anything to do.4. the teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom a’s because ______.a. the teacher liked themb. they were cleverer than the other studentsc. they believed in themselvesd. they studied hard5. the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to “______”.a. students staying in their seatsb. students leaving the classroomc. their seatsd. all the studentsba group of people asked this question to a group of 4-to-8-year-old children. “what does love mean?” the answers were surprising. the children would answer like they did below.“when my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. so my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. that’s love.”rebecca–age 8“love is when someone hurts you. and you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”samantha–age 6“love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”terri–age 4“i let my big sister pick on (捉弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. so i pick on my baby sister because i love her.”bethany–age 4“i know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new clothes.”lauren–age 4“love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken.”elaine–age 5“my mommy loves me more than anybody. you don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”clear–age 5“you really shouldn’t say ‘i love you’ unless you mean it. butif you mean it, you should say it a lot. people forget.”jessica–age 86. the passage mainly tells us about ______.a. what “life” means to childrenb. what “family” means to childrenc. what “friends” means to childrend. what “love” means to children7. who told us the love between mum and dad?a. clear.b. elaine.c. rebecca.d. lauren.8. which of the following is not true?a. rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.b. bethany is willing to be picked on by any other person.c. if samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.d. lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.9. what does jessica mean about love?a. too much love is no love.b. you should say love more often.c. you mean what you think.d. say love more often if you have it.10. what is love according to terri?a. love is the care between husband and wife.b. love is a rest when you are tired.c. love is what cheers you up when you are tired.d. love is a kiss from parents.cwhat does it feel like to break a bone (骨头)? it’s different for everyone, but the pain is often sharp (严重). if the break is small, however, the person may not feel much pain at all. if you think that you or someone else has broken a bone, the most important things to do are to stay calm, make the hurt person comfortable, and call the doctor. do not move the injured body part since movement could make it worse.to treat the break, the doctor will need to take an x-ray. this gives the doctor the information he or she needs to set (接上) the bone: to put it back to its normal place. if the bone is large or it is broken in more than one place, the doctor may need to use metal pins (钢钉) to set it. after the bone has been set, the next step is usually putting on a cast, the special, hard thing that will keep the bone in place for a month or two.your bones are excellent at healing themselves. broken bones will produce many new cells (细胞) and tiny blood vessels (血脉). these cover both ends of the broken part, and close up the break until the bone is as whole and strong as before.11. which of the following is the best title for the passage?a. how to know if a bone is brokenb. how broken bones heal themselvesc. common causes (原因) of broken bonesd. what you should know about broken bones12. when someone breaks his bone, the following should be done except ______.a. asking the doctor for helpb. comforting the hurt personc. moving the injured partd. staying calm13. which is the correct order to treat the break?a. take an x-rayb. use metal pins to set itc. put it back to its normal placed. put on casta. a→b→c→db. a→c→b→dc. a→d→c→bd.d→a→b→c14. the underlined word “heal” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “______”.a. break againb. become worsec. wound or hurtd. become healthy again15. where would you probably read this passage?a. in a story book.b. on a poster.c. in a health care book.d. in a chemistry book.语言知识点滴积累new words________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________new phrases________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________new sentences________________________________________________________________________ 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高一英语钟限时阅读复习XX年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读每天练—第9天阅读理解〔30分〕aa teacher stood in front of his history class of twenty students just before handing out the final exam. his students sat quietly and waited for him to speak. “it’s been a pleasure teaching you this term,” he said. “you’ve all worked very hard, so i have a pleasant surprise for you. everyone who chooses not to take the final exam will get a ‘b’ for the course.”most of the students jumped out of their seats. they thanked the teacher happily, and walked out of the classroom. only a few students stayed. the teacher looked at them. “this is your last chance,” he said. “does anyone else want to leave?” all the students there stayed in their seats and took out their pencils. the teacher smiled. “congratulations (庆贺),” he said. “i’m glad to see you believe in yourselves. you all get a’s.”1. this story most probably took place .a. at the beginning of the termb. in the middle of the termc. at the end of the termd. at the beginning of the school year2 most of the students got grade ______.a. ‘a’b. ‘b’c. ‘c’d. ‘f’3. why did some students stay in their seats?a. because they wanted to take the exam.b. because the teacher told them to stay in their class.c. because they were afraid to leave.d. because they didn’t have anything to do.4. the teacher gave the students who stayed in the classroom a’s because ______.a. the teacher liked themb. they were cleverer than the other studentsc. they believed in themselvesd. they studied hard5. the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refers to “______”.a. students staying in their seatsb. students leaving the classroomc. their seatsd. all the studentsba group of people asked this question to a group of4-to-8-year-old children. “what does love mean?” the answers were surprising. the children would answer like they did below.“when my grandmother hurt her knees (膝盖), she couldn’t bent (弯腰) over and paint her toenails (脚指甲) any more. so my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands hurt too. that’s love.”rebecca–age 8“love is when someone hurts you. and you get so mad but you don’t shout at them because you know it would hurt her feelings.”samantha–age 6“love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.”terri–age 4“i let my big sister pick on (戏弄) me because my mum says she only picks on me because she loves me. so i pick on my baby sister because i love her.”bethany–age 4“i know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy newclothes.”lauren–age 4“love is when mommy gives daddy the best piece of chicken.”elaine–age 5“my mommy loves me more than anybody. you don’t see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.”clear–age 5“you really shouldn’t say ‘i love you’ unless you mean it. but if you mean it, you should say it a lot. people forget.”jessica–age 86. the passage mainly tells us about ______.a. what “life” means to childrenb. what “family” means to childrenc. what “friends” means to childrend. what “love” means to children7. who told us the love between mum and dad?a. clear.b. elaine.c. rebecca.d. lauren.8. which of the following is not true?a. rebecca’s grandmother ever couldn’t bend over.b. bethany is willing to be picked on by any otherperson.c. if samantha becomes angry, she will not shout at others.d. lauren prefers to wear her sister’s old clothes.9. what does jessica mean about love?a. too much love is no love.b. you should say love more often.c. you mean what you think.d. say love more often if you have it.10. what is love according to terri?a. love is the care between husband and wife.b. love is a rest when you are tired.c. love is what cheers you up when you are tired.d. love is a kiss from parents.cwhat does it feel like to break a bone (骨头)? it’s different for everyone, but the pain is often sharp (紧要). if the break is small, however, the person may not feel much pain at all. if you think that you or someone else has broken a bone, the most important things to do are to stay calm, make the hurt person comfortable, and call the doctor. do not move the injured body partsince movement could make it worse.to treat the break, the doctor will need to take an x-ray. this gives the doctor the information he or she needsto set (接上) the bone: to put it back to its normal place. if the bone is large or it is broken in more than one place, the doctor may need to use metal pins (钢钉) to set it. after the bone has been set, the next step is usually putting on a cast, the special, hard thing that will keep the bone in place for a month or two.your bones are excellent at healing themselves. broken bones will produce many new cells (细胞) and tiny blood vessels (血脉). these cover both ends of the broken part, and close up the break until the bone is as whole and strong as before.11. which of the following is the best title for the passage?a. how to know if a bone is brokenb. how broken bones heal themselvesc. common causes (缘由) of broken bonesd. what you should know about broken bones12. when someone breaks his bone, the following should be done except ______.a. asking the doctor for helpb. comforting the hurt personc. moving the injured partd. staying calm13. which is the correct order to treat the break?a. take an x-rayb. use metal pins to set itc. put it back to its normal placed. put on casta. a→b→c→db. a→c→b→dc. a→d→c→bd.d→a→b→c14. the underlined word “heal” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “______”.a. break againb. become worsec. wound or hurtd. become healthy again15. where would you probably read this passage?a. in a story book.b. on a poster.c. in a health care book.d. in a chemistry book.语言学问点滴积累new words______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ _____________________________new phrases____________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________new sentences______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ __________________________________________阅读1-5cbaca 6-10dbbdc 11-15dcbdc。
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高一英语钟限时阅读复习XX年高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第7天i完形填空（30分）when pat jones finished college, she decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could 1 she was young. pat wanted to visit latin america first, so she got a job 2 an english teacher in a school in bolivia. pat spoke a little spanish, 3 she was able to communicate with her students even when they didn’t 4 much english.a sentence she had read somewhere was in her mind: if you dream 5 a foreign language, you have really mastered(掌握) it. pat repeated this sentence to her students and hoped that some day she would dream in spanish and they would dream in 6 . one day, one of her 7 students came up and explained in spanish that he had not done his homework.he had gone to bed early and had slept 8 .“what does this haveto do with your 9 ?” pat asked.“i dreamed all night, miss jones. and my dream was in english.”“in english?” pat was very 10 , since he was such a bad student. she was 11 secretly jealous(嫉妒的)。
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高一英语阅读限时训练(9.24)AA man wanted to give his mother a birthday present. He bought a parrot. The parrot was very expensive. It was $50.000. This was because the bird could talk in English, Japanese, Chinese and other nine languages. It could also sing ten famous songs. On her birthday, the mother got the bird. However, she did not know all this. Early the next morning, the telephone rang in her house, and the woman answered. It was her son.“Do you like the bird, Mother?”these came her son’s voice on the ot her side.“Oh, yes, very much!” answer the mother. “It was delicious!”1. The man gave his mother _______ as her birthday present.A. a parrotB. some moneyC. a birthday cakeD. some new clothes2. A parrot is __________.A. a kind of carB. a bird which can do housework for youC. a bird that can speakD. a robot that can speak nine foreign languages.3. Why was the bird so dear?______________A. Because it was very friendly to people.B. Because it could speak twelve languages.C. Because it could sing ten famous songs.D. Both B and C4. What was the end of the bird?____________A. It flew away.B. It was dead.C. It talked with the old woman in different languages.D. Other people liked the bird very much and took it away.5. How do you think the man felt when he heard the news?___________A. He was angry.B. He was unhappy.C. He was very surprised.D. All of the above.BA blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign (标牌) which said, “I am blind. Please help me.” There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put it back so that everyone who walked by could see the new words.Soon the hat began to fill up. More and more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see the boy again. The boy recognize his footst eps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?” The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way. I wrote, ‘Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.’”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind, but the first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.6. The blind boy held up the sign to ______.A. ask the wayB. find the manC. ask for moneyD. find his family7. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是) __________？A. the wordB. the signC. the coinD. the hat8. The boy recognized the man from his _______.A. footstepsB. voiceC. wordsD. coins9. When did the man walk by and change the blind boy’s sign?_________A. In the morning B .At noon C. In the afternoon D. At night10. Why is the second sign better than the first one?A. It told the truth in an easy way.B. It told people to have a look at the boy.C. It told the truth in a straight way.D. It told people to feel lucky for not being blind.CIn today’s world of modern science and medicine, a more traditional treatment is once again becoming popular---animal friendship.It is now well-known that people with problems such as heart disease or cancer live longer and get better more quickly if they have pets. Keeping pets lowers blood pressure and makes people less worried. Animals are increasingly important in treating older people who have memory loss and other brain problems. These people often feel nervous and upset. Activities with animals help them improve their physical condition and also give them joy, entertainment and loving friendship.Here is a case that shows the benefits of animals. John was a six-year-old mute. He had no physical problems. He just refused to talk. His older cousin, Ned, had a parrot called Sally, and John used to visit it. When he arrived, Net used to say, “Hi, John!” We all know parrots copy what they hear. After a few visits, Sally began saying “Hi, John!” when John came into the room. Then, one day, John turned to the parrot and replied “Hi, Sally!” Staying with the parrot encouraged John to begin talking.Another use of animal helpers is in schools. In some cases, animals are used to help children with physical or personal problems. In other cases, they are used to teach children to get on and share with others, and even to teach them about animals.If you want to know more about animal helper programmes, you can get in touch with organizations like Riding for the Disabled or do a search under “animal therapy” on the Internet. You don’t have to be an animal trainer or a doctor to join in.11. Which is NOT mentioned as an illness that animals can help with?_________A. Heart diseaseB. CancerC. FeverD. Blood pressure12. The underlined word “mute” in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_______”.A. a person who speaks slowlyB. a person who does not speakC. a person who cannot hearD. a person who enjoys talking13. The purpose of paragraph 3 is to _______.A. show how animals can help with illnessesB. discuss the problems of keeping petsC. describe how to train animal helpersD. introduce some new medical research14. How can animals help school children according to the passage?A. They can improve children’s memory.B. They can make children more popular.C. They can increase children’s blood pressure.D. They can teach children to share with each other.15. What is the best title of this passage?A. Be kind to animalsB. Talking to animalsC. The most dangerous diseasesD. Get healthy with animal helpersDComing to a new school is a very hard experience, especially in middle school or highschool. You leave all your friends and the things you’re familiar with and end up in a strange school full of even stranger people. Here’s how you can become familiar with your new school.Know your classmates. Ge tting to know your classmates isn’t hard at all, especially if you like to make new friends. Know everybody’s names, know their likes and dislikes. If you have a lot in common with another person in your class, you might make a new friend.Be nice. Being nice is the key to getting to know your school and the people in your school. Make sure to be nice to people of all cultures and backgrounds. Smile at everybody. A friendly smile goes a long way. It tells people that you are happy to see them.Know your teachers.Teachers are another group of adults in your life who can look after you, guide you, and provide you with an adult perspective (观点). Many are willing to answer questions, offer advice and help with personal problems.________________. Try finding online maps of the school, or just go to an orientation (方向). You can also ask a teacher or student to show you around the school.Become familiar with the school’s traditions. Taking part in them along with the rest of the school will make you feel more welcome and part of the school.Just be confident and be yourself. This is a new chance for you. You can be an entirely different person if you wish.16. What can you do to show you are nice?A. Wear fashionable clothes.B. Always find ways to make people laugh.C. Learn more about the school’s traditions.D. Smile and say hello to everyone you see.17. If you have some personal problems in your new school, you’d better .A. go back homeB. keep them secretC. ask your teachers for helpD. talk about them with your classmates18. Which of the following can be the topic sentence of Paragraph 5?A. Know your way around the school.B. Learn about your new school on the map.C. Bring a map of your new school with you.D. Show your classmates around your new school.19. Those who can know the new classmates more easily.A. like to make friendsB. are clever and kindC. have a lot of interestsD. are willing to answer questions20. This passage is most useful to .A. parentsB. new teachersC. new studentsD. high schoolsEMobile phones are more important than ever in the daily lives of students, but how they use them has changed greatly in the past six years. While phones are still widely use for communication, a recent study has found that most students think talking on mobile phones is now old-fashioned.London University researchers surveyed 1055 young people aged 13 to 18 about their mobile phone habits. The researchers divided mobile pho ne use into “communication” and “entertainment”. Communication included talking on the phone and writing messages using texting（短信）or chatting software. Entertainment was made up of playing games, watching movies, listening to music and surfing the Internet. The findings were then compared to a2008 study, to see what changed. The results are shown below:Perhaps most surprising is how little time students spend talking on their phones these days. Six years ago the average student spent 36% of their mobile phone time making or receiving calls. In 2014, only 10% of time was used for talking. When students use their phones to communicate, more and more often it is done by using chat software like qq or we chat.“Communication is still an important function o f mobile phones. But now mobile phones are being used more for entertainment than for communication,” said Dr Harry Lectre, the research leader.21. What was the most popular mobile phone activity in 2014?_________A. Talking.B. Texting.C. Playing games.D. Watching movies.22. In total, what percentage of time did students use their mobile phones for communicationin 2008?A. 16%.B. 28%.C. 35%.D. 71%.23. Which of the following is true about watching movies on mobile phones?A. It has increased most over the past six years.B.14% of students now watch movies on their mobile phones.C. It was the most popular type of mobile phone entertainment in 2008.D. Students now spend more time watching movies than talking on their phones.24. Which mobile phone activities were more popular than surfing the Internet in 2014?A. Chatting and watching movies.B. Chatting and listening to music.C. Playing games and watching movies.D. Playing games and texting.25. 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高一英语限时阅读复习阅读理解〔24分〕ajoe and helen mills had two small children. one was six and the other four. they always resisted going to bed, and helen was always complaining (埋怨) about this and asking joe for help. but as he did not come home until after they had gone to bed during the week, he was unable to help except at weekends.joe considered himself a good singer, but really his voice was not at all musical. however, he decided that, if he sang to the children when they went to bed, it would help them to relax, and they would soon go to sleep.he did this every saturday and sunday night until he heard his small son whispered to his younger sister, "if you pretend that you're asleep, he stops."1. the children always resisted going to bed, which___________.a. made helen puzzledb. satisfied their motherc. helen was not satisfied withd. gave helen muchtrouble2.the husband couldn't help the wife to look after the children ___________.a. because he returned from work too lateb. since his voice sounded like a singer'sc. except on saturday and sundayd. for he did not come home until after the children had gone to bed at weekends3. joe worked ___________.a. all the week including saturday and sundayb. every day but saturday and sundayc. during the week including the weekendsd. every week except on sunday4.which of the following conclusions can we draw from the above story?a. joe's song did help the children to relax.b. with joe's help, the children went to sleep.c. the wife must be thankful to her husband for the great help.d. the children were so tired of their father's voice that they pretended to be asleep.bwanted, someone for a kissks5uwe’re looking for producers to join us in the second of london 101fm.you’ll work on the station’s music programmes.music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music.please apply in writing to producer vacancies, kiss101.father christmaswe’re looking for a very special person preferably over 40, to fill our father christmas suit.working days: every saturday from november 24 to december 15 and every day from december 17 to december 24 except sunday, 10:30—16:00excellent pay.please contact the enterprise shopping center, station parade, eastbourne.accountants assistantwhen you join them in our revenue administration unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the revenue division, dealing with post and other general duties.if you are educated to gcse grade c level we would like to talk to you.this position is equallysuitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.wealden district council —software trainerif you are aged 24--45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for.you should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing.you will be allowed to make our decision, and to design courses as well as present them.pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person.please apply by sending your cv 〔简历〕to mrs r. oglivie, palmlace limited.5.who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?a.producer vacancies, kiss 101.b.mrs r.oglivie, palmlace limited.c.the enterprise shopping centred.wealden district council.6.we learn from the ads that the enterprise shopping centre needs a person who __________.a.is aged between 24 and 40b.may do some training workc.should deal with general dutiesd.can work for abouta month7.which position is open to recent school graduates?a.producer, london kiss.b.father christmas.c.accountants assistantd.software trainer8.what kind of person would probably apply to palmace limited?a.one with gcse grade c level.b.one with some office experience.c.one having good computer knowledged.one trained in producing music programs.ks5ucthe year was 1932. amelia earhart was flying alone from north america to england in a smallsingle-engined aero plane. at midnight, several hours after she had left newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. to make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. at night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. at times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.just before dawn, there was further trouble. amelia noticed fire coming from the engine. would she be ableto reach land? there was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.in the end, amelia earhart did reach ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in england and europe. when she returned to the united states, she was honored by president hoover at a special dinner in the white house. from that time on, amelia earhart was famous. ks5uwhat was so important about her flight? amelia earhart was the first woman to fly the atlantic ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.in the years that followed, amelia earhart made several flights across the united states, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. amelia earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.9. which of the following statements is not the difficulty which amelia earhart met in her flight from north america to england?a. she was caught in a storm.b. the altimeter went out of order.c. her engine went wrong.d. she lost her direction.10. when amelia earhart saw fire coming from the engine, what did she do?a. she did nothing but pray for herself.b. she changed her direction and landed in ireland.c. she continued flying.d. she lost hope of reaching land.11. according to the passage, what was amelia earhart’s reason for making her flights?a. to set a new record for flying time.b. to be the first woman to fly around the world.c. to show that aviation was not just for men.d. to become famous in the world.12. which of the following would be the best title for the passage?a. amelia earhart—first across the atlanticb. amelia earhart—pioneer in women’s aviationc. a new record for flying timed. a dangerous flight from north america to england阅读下面短文，用完整句子答复13—15小题，并对16小题的陈述进展判定you are watching a film in which two men are having afight. they hit one another hard. at the start they only fight with their fists. but soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. and so it goes on until one of the men crashes(撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. he is dead! ks5uof course he isn't really dead. with any luck heisn't even hurt. why? because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. they do this for a living. these men are called stuntmen. that is to say, they perform tricks.there are two sides of their work. they actually do most of the things you see on the screen. for example, they fall from a high building. however, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress(床垫). again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!but although their work depends on tricks of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. oftena stuntman's success depends on careful timing. for example, when he is “blown up” in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. they often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. a norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff(悬崖) a thousand feet high. his parachute(着陆伞) failed to open, and he was killed.in spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. for nowadays there are stuntgirls too!13. please define(给…下定义) “stuntman”. ks5u______________________________________________ _____________________________14. what do you think is the most important factor of a successful performance for stuntmen?______________________________________________ _____________________________15. what can be inferred (推断出) from the author's example of the norwegian stuntman?______________________________________________ _____________________________16. please decide if these statements are true (t) or false (f).1〕most of those stunt actors do their jobs for a living. ____2〕the windows those stuntmen crash through are made of plastic. ____3〕the jobs of stuntmen are well paid and safe since there is a lot of protection for them.____4〕there are only men who are doing the stunt performance. ____语言学问点滴积累new words______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ____new phrases______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ __________new sentences______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ __________阅读1－4ccbd 5－8adcc 9－12dccb13. stuntmen are persons who perform dangerous actions and tricks with trained skills in place of an actor or actress.14. the most important factor for a successful stuntman is careful timing.25 it can be inferred from the text that sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.16. t f f f。
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高一英语限时阅读（19）ABAD weather, bad food and grumpy (郁郁寡欢的) people –that’s what some people think of first when they think about Britain. Many online commentators even joke that Britons are so grumpy (脾气暴躁的)precisely because it constantly rains and they are always hungry.In fact, many believe that Britons are inherently (固有地) negative, in contrast to their neighbors across the Atlantic Ocean.“Americans are more optimistic, due to the fact that they are told they can become the next president of the U nited States,” Ricky Gervais, a British comedian, told online forum Big Think. “British people are told, it won’t happen to you. And they carry that. They carry that with them. We champion (支持) the underdog (弱者).”It’s no wonder that Britons hold the reputation of having a “stiff (僵硬的) upper lip” – being cold and not showing any emotion.Britain’s reputation as a grumpy country may, however, simply be the result of a cultural misunderstanding. According to the BBC, British actor Michael Caine once s aid: “I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well-mannered and cold, but we are not cold –we don’t interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don’t sc ream in your face with tears – we go home and cry on our own. It’s completely to do with your comfort –we don’t intrude (侵入) on your space. That’s very English.”A BBC reader noted that the perceived coldness of British people is actually their way of dealing with hardship. Remembering the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, Stuart Colley, who lived in the capit al at the time, said: “It seemed to me that most people’s response was a [cruel] determination to carry on and not to [fall] into an over-emotional outpouring (流露) of grief or anger – despite what many of us felt inside. Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it.”1. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?A. To list common stereotypes about the UK.B. To fight common misunderstandings about the UK.C. To analyze what makes British people grumpy and negative.D. To list some differences between Americans and British people.2. Which of the following statements might Ricky Gervais agree with?A. Britons like challenging the underdog more than Americans do.B. Americans are more optimistic and realistic than British people.C. Britons are more comfortable with life’s losers than Americans.D. Bad weather in the UK is the main thing that makes Britons grumpy.3. The underlined phrase “interfere in” in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.A. think aboutB. benefit fromC. get in the way ofD. have a positive effect on4. Why does Michael Caine think British people are not cold?A. They can be heartbroken, and they cry too.B. They are well-mannered and unwilling to disturb others.C. They care a lot about what other people think of them.D. They are taught to face hardships by themselves.5. With the example of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the author intends to ____.A. explain why British people tend to be coldB. reveal that Britons don’t intrude on others’ spaceC. present a way in which British people hide their emotions and feelingsD. show how not giving in to emotions can help one to get through a tough timeBFROM the last decades of the 16th century through the early decades of the 17th, dozens of playwrights of varying degrees of talent wrote dramas that played in London theaters to enthusiastic audiences of all social classes. However, there had never been anything like it before, nor would there ever be again.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was by no means the only talent at work. But he was the brightest star in this great age of the theater. This year marks the 450th anniversary of the UK cultura l icon’s (代表人物) birth.Unlike many other writers for the theater, Shakespeare didn’t go to university. He was born in a small town called Stratford-upon-Avon in the Midlands. He made his way to London in the 1580s where he initially worked as an actor. Soon, however, he was producing plays and his company, the King’s Men, was winning the esteem (尊敬) of both the court and the public.But it is his tragedies for which he is most famous. The greatest are Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth. These are so rich that it is difficult to reduce them to one theme, and yet a single focus can perhaps help with overall comprehension. Shakespeare sensed that the times were changing. He grasped that an old world was disappearing and a new one was replacing it.He had mixed feelings about these changes. This can be seen in the situations and characters dramatized (戏剧化) in these works.In King Lear, the king thinks he can depend upon the loyalty of his children. All but one of them take advantage of him with the result that this elderly and perhaps senile (老糊涂的) man is left to the mercy of fate. Shakespeare thought that society was becoming more and more ruthless (无情的) .This ruthlessness is also clear in Hamlet. The prince is surrounded by people with no loyalty to tradition and social bonds (纽带). Brothers will murder brothers; brothers’ widows (遗孀) will then marry brothers.Shakespeare is also loved for his comedies. A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It are plays that combine laughter and magic with philosophical (哲学的) themes.Shakespeare is a writer with a wonderful range. He can be devastating (毁灭性的), as in King Lear, or he can charm (迷人) and provoke (挑起) gaiety (欢乐) , as in Taming of the Shrew. It was this range that won him fame and wealth in his day and has secured his reputation as one of the greatest of writers of all time.6. What is the article mainly about?A. Shakespeare’s impact on English literature.B. Some common features of Shakespeare’s plays.C. Why Shakespeare has such enormous appeal.D. How Shakespeare developed into a great playwright.7. What can we infer from the article?A. Shakespeare’s comedies are better recognized than his tragedies.B. Theatres began to thrive in London at the end of the 16th century.C. Shakespeare’s early plays were not well-received by audiences.D. Most of Shakespeare’s tragedies are about people’s struggles in the old world.8. With the examples of King Lear and Hamlet, the author intends to ____.A. compare the similarities and differences of the two playsB. analyze what makes Shakespeare’s tragedies so popularC. reflect Shakespeare’s mix ed feelings about the society he lived inD. show how the times Shakespeare lived in were really depressing9. Which of the following plays belongs to a different genre（类型）from the other answer choices?A. MacbethB. Taming of the ShrewC. As You Like ItD. A Midsummer Night’s DreamCWE’VE all heard the question before – what do you want to be when you grow up? But among the thousands of jobs in the world, it can be difficult to decide which one is best. Never fear – the 26th annual ranking of 200 common jobs in the US is here for your reference.Released by Careercast, a leading career website in the US, the list ranked 200 jobs from best to worst. It took into account not only pay and benefits but also working conditions, physical demands, the job’s outlook and stress, USA Today reported.Based on those criteria, the best job in the US in 2014 is mathematician.“Mathematicians have historically been thought of as academics (学者). But now, they do so much more,”Tony Lee, publisher of , told USA Today.They work in a variety of sectors (领域), including energy, transportation and IT. They figure out if a decision makes sense for a company or organization, be it digging for oil or building a car.Tenured (终身) university professor is No 2, and statistician (统计学家) comes in at No 3.But what are the jobs that bring the most happiness to people in China, then? According to a survey done by Xiaokang periodical under Qiushi Magazine in 2012, civil servant is the best vocation in the eyes of Chinese people, followed by government official and teacher.People with these jobs enjoy relatively more stable incomes, better family relationships and better health conditions, according to the report.However, don’t be disappointed if your dream job doesn’t make the top 10 on either list.The definition of the “best” job varies from person to person, depending on one’s needs, likes and dislikes, Careercast sai d. You won’t enjoy being a civil servant if you really have your heart set on a different career opportunity.So how can we choose the job that is “best” for us?Tian Song, a professor at Beijing Normal University, advises that we first think about what we are interested in. We can even take a test – for example, the Hollander Occupation Interest Test – to help us determine which field most interests us.Second, we should seriously research the market demands and hiring outlooks of our dream jobs.Talk to your parents and teachers, and watch TV or search online, to get information. Then,you should choose a university which is top in the field that you want to enter.Making a career plan is also necessary. Without a clear career direction, or at least a few selected career options in place, students are likely to wander from major to major in universities. Having a firm career direction will help you keep yourself on track during tough times.The 10 best jobs in China and USTop 10 best jobs in China1. Civil servant2. Government official3. Teacher4. Artist5. Executive (高管)6. Freelancer (自由职业者)7. Financial worker 8. Actor 9. Pilot 10. Entrepreneur (创业者)Top 10 best jobs in US1. Mathematician2. Tenured university professor3. Statistician4. Actuary (精算师)5. Audiologist (听觉病专家)6. Dental hygienist (牙科保健师)7. Software engineer 8. Computer systems analyst9. Occupational therapist (职业治疗师) 10. Speech pathologist (言语病理学家)10. What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?A. To give advice on how to find a good job.B. To inform us of the best jobs in the US and China.C. To recommend some attractive jobs to readers.D. To compare the differences in the definitions of best jobs in the US and China.11. Which of the following statements might Tony Lee agree with?A. Academics enjoy greater popularity in the US than in China.B. Tenured university professor is becoming less popular than it used to be.C. Mathematicians are now playing a more important role in a wider range of sectors than they used to.D. The 26th annual ranking of jobs in the US was mainly based on how much money people can earn from their jobs.12. The underlined word "vocation" in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ____.A. producerB. professionC. talentD. balance13. What does the article advise that you do first in order to choose a job suitable for yourself?A. To think carefully about what you are interested in.B. To research the career outlook of your dream job.C. To make a career plan while you are in college.D. To choose a university that is top in your field of study.DTHROUGHOUT the many junior and senior high mornings I watched my father go to work, I never told him how that vision affected me. I simply wondered at his ability to do what he did: keeping the kitchen full of food, covering the car insurance (保险) so I could drive during my senior year, piling the Christmas gifts beneath the tree, driving me to visit college campuses on his day off, kissing and teasing my mother in the living room and nodding off in his easy chair in the middle of a sentence. Perhaps it was because these scenes seemed so ordinary that I never spoke of them.And then at college, away from him – when his presence became merely the voice over the phone during weekend calls – I started to think that other men were more significant than Daddy.Daddy couldn’t teach classes or explain complex philosophies (哲学) - not with only a high school education.As I reached my late 20s I looked forward to returning home and hearing his warm, fulfilling (满足的) laughter. I rediscovered Daddy again - not as a boy in awe (敬畏), but as a man with respect. And I realized that Daddy had always been there for me. He was my father, a man who committed himself to a thankless job in a society that had written him off with statistics and stereotypes (成见).When I reached my early 30s, I became a father myself. I saw my own father with greater clarity. As I worked overtime for my son, I realized I was able to do those things because my father had done them for me.Now, at age 47, when I spend precious moments with my own 13-year-old son, I wonder what he thinks of me. At what point will I slip away from his world of important men, and will there be a point when he’ll return to me with a nod of understanding? Will he claim me in the name of love and respect?Sometimes the most essential truths are the most difficult to learn. I hope my son will one day cherish all the truths that have flowed to him, through me, from his grandfather. When my son does this, perhaps he will feel the same pride and fulfillment that I do when I say: “I am my father’s son.”14. When he saw what his father did for him when he was young, the author _____.A. thought it was just a father's duty to do those thingsB. admired his father for his ability to do those thingsC. wanted to tell his father how grateful he was to himD. wished he could have helped his father15. When the author was in college, ____.A. he always missed the days he used to spend with his fatherB. he gradually came to understand his fatherC. he realized his father was always there for himD. he worshiped his teachers more than his father16. In his late 20s, the author _____.A. looked up to his father in aweB. wanted to keep his distance from his fatherC. began to cherish his time with his fatherD. was displeased with the job his father took up17. What does the underlined part "the most essential truths" in the last paragraph refer to?A. Love and understanding.B. Secrets of being successful in one's job.C. Ways to not be affected by stereotypes.D. Knowledge of how to get along with one's father.E“SELF-CONTROL is important for any species on the planet,” said Evan MacLean, a scientist at Duke University, US, in a recent interview with Discovery News.We humans use this ability to decide whether to go out and play now or wait until we finish our work, or whether to eat a cookie while on a diet. For animals, self-control is crucial forsurvival – a lion has to wait patiently to pounce (猛扑) on its prey (猎物) at the right moment, and a mother bird has to save enough worms (虫子) to feed her babies even if she is very hungry herself.Despite its importance, however, not all species are equally skilled at controlling themselves. MacLean wanted to know why. So, he teamed up with scientists from other universities to study more than 600 animals, including birds and mammals.In one of their experiments, scientists put food inside an opaque (不透明的) box with a side entrance and taught animals where the entrance was. They then moved the food to a transparent (透明的) box and watched how the animals reacted –using the side entrance as usual was considered a success while running directly toward the food from the front displayed a lack of self-control.Scientists compared animals’ performances to their brain sizes and found that those with bigger brains, such as great apes and dogs, showed good self-control, while animals with smaller brains, like squirrels (松鼠) , produced less satisfying results.The findings challenge the traditional belief that “relative” brain size –whether a brain is large or small relative to the body –is more important than “absolute” brain size. The truth is that “absolute” brain size is what really matters when it comes to cognitive (认知的) abilities, according to Science Daily.In addition to brain size, more diverse diets were also found to affect self-control. This makes sense, because a varied diet requires animals to search different places for foods and resist the tendency to always return to the same spot.Although the study didn’t look at self-control in humans, given how well the great apes did on the tests, humans would probably perform similarly.Just as self-control made certain animals stand out in the test, our “ability to slow down and think a bit before [taking] a reward”, as UC Berkeley psychologist Lucia Jacobs described it, is crucial to success in the human world.18. What is the article mainly about?A. The importance of self-control.B. Factors that affect self-control.C. How to improve our self-control.D. Animal species that are good at controlling themselves.19. Which of the following was a finding of the scientists’ study?A. Squirrels chose to use the side entrance more often than dogs did.B. Great apes and squirrels proved to have better self-control than dogs.C. Species’ cognitive abilities are more influenced by their relative brain size than by their absolute brain size.D. Animals with larger brains showed better self-control than those with smaller brains.20. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A. Self-control is more essential to animals than it is to humans.B. Humans probably have exactly the same level of self-control as great apes.C. Species with more complex diets have greater self-control.D. A diverse diet plays a more important role than brain size does in cognitive evolution.A1. B。
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高一英语钟限时阅读复习试题高一英语钟限时阅读复习试题I完形填空（30分）Once a man came to a wise man’s house and said, “ I have many bad habits. Which one of them should I 1_____ first?” The wise man said, “Never tell lies 2_____ always speak the truth.” The man 3_____ to do so and went home. ks5uAt night the man was about to go out to steal. Before setting out, he 4_____ for a moment about the promise he made to the wise man. “If he asks me where I have been, what sh all I say? Shall I say I went out 5_____? No, I cannot say that. But nor can I 6_____. If I tell the truth, everyone will start 7_____ me and call me a thief. I would be 8_____ for stealing.” So the man 9_____ not to steal that night, and gave up this 10_____ habit.Next day, he 11_____ to drink wine. When he was about to do so, he said to himself. “What shall I say to the wise man 12_____ he asks me what I did during the day? I cannot tell a lie.” And so he gave up the 13_____ of drinking wine.In this 14_____, whenever the man thought of doing something bad, he 15_____ his promise to tell the truth at all times. 16_____, he gave up all his bad habits and became a very 17_____ person. ks5uTelling the truth is a very good 18_____. If you always speak the truth, you can save yourself from a lot of 19_____ and become a person whom everyone 20_____ and favors.Make a promise: I shall always speak the truth. ks5u1. A. take out B. give up C. add up D. pack up2. A. so B. for C. and D. or3. A. promised B. happened C. settled D. began4. A. played B. drank C. thought D. slept5. A. walking B. stealing C. studying D. climbing6. A. move B. say C. lie D. help7. A. hating B. catching C. killing D. believing8. A. expected B. hurt C. ignored D. punished9. A. decided B. forgot C. asked D. pretended10. A. special B. funny C. great D. bad11. A. went B. wanted C. learnt D. stopped12. A. before B. since C. if D. as13. A. idea B. word C. power D. use14. A. base B. way C. place D. wine15. A. recognized B. planned C. broke D. remembered16. A. At present B. Face to face C. On purpose D. One by one17. A. good B. strong C. rich D. calm18. A. custom B. habit C. game D. hobby19. A. tests B. hopes C. pleasure D. trouble20. A. serves B. cheats C. likes D. dislikesII阅读理解（10分）ks5uAI remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger.I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not know why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.I tried really hard for weeks. I just co uldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.The day before report cards were to come out, I knew thatMr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair（不公平） to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you kno w how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.21. From the second paragraph we can infer（推断出） that the boy is ______ in some subjects.A. mind-blowingB. slow-wittedC. fun-lovingD. badly-behaved22. Where may the boy live according to the passage?A. In an orphanage.B. In a big prison.C. In the school dormitory.D. In his home.23. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?A. D-.B.C. C. B+.D.E.24. The underlined word “tucked” in the passage most probably means “________”.A. stuckB. listedC. hidD. copied25. The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that ______.A. he missed one of his fingersB. he treated his students very wellC. he understood the boyD. he taught his students in a special wayks5u语言知识点滴积累New words________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________New phrases________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________New sentences________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ______________________完型1-5 BCACB 6-10 CADAD 11-15 BCABD 16-20 DABDC。
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高一英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练第1天
高一英语上学期 25分钟限时阅读天天练第1天I完形填空（30分）Several years ago I was told I was suffering from cancer by the doctor. It was the most difficult time I had ever 1 . I think it was my sense of 2 that allowed me to hold onto my sanity(心智健全). Like many people who have 3 chemotherapy （化疗）, I lost all of my hair. I had always enjoyed wearing hats, so when my hair4 me, I ordered several special hats with the hair already5 . It was easy andI never had to worry about how my hair looked.I have always been a big golf 6 . In fact, 1 have been to twenty-three straight U. S. Opens. At one point during my cancer treatments, my husband John and I decided to get away from the cold Minnesota winter and took a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona. There was a Senior PGA Tour(美国职业高尔夫球巡回赛) 7 called The Tradition being played, and that seemed like just the ticket to lift my 8 .The first day of the match was exciting. It was a beautiful day, and 1 was in heaven.I was standing just 9 the third tee(球座；开球区), behind the fairway(球道)ropes, watching my three favorite golfers in the world 10 the tee: Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Torn Weiskopf.Just as they arrived at the tree, the unimaginable happened. A huge gust of wind came up from out of 11 and blew my hat and hair right off my head and into the 12 of the fairway! The thousands of 13 lining the fairway fell into a complete 14 ，all eyes on me. Even my golf idols were watching me, as my hair was in their path. l was shocked! 15 as I was, I knew I couldn't just stand there. 16 had to do something to get things moving again.17 I took a deep breath, went under the ropes and out into the middle of the fairway. I 18 my hat and hair, placed them back on my head as best I 19 . Then I turned to the golfers and loudly 20 , "Gentlemen, the wind is blowing from left to right. "They said the laughter could be heard all the way to the nineteenth hole.1. A. touched B. faced C. memorized D. created2. A. humor B. smell C. feeling D. hearing3. A. suffered from B. shared with C. passed by D. gone through4. A. deserted B. troubled C. touched D.reached5. A. stuck B. added C. attached D. fixed6. A. star B. attacker C. actor D. fan7. A. activity B. event C. performance D. incident8. A. brains B. minds C. spirits D. hearts9. A. off B. over C. in D. with10. A. observe B. approach C. develop D. leave11. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. everywhere D. somewhere12. A. side B. edge C. middle D. bottom13. A. fans B. players C. assistants D. judges14. A. excitement B. sadness C. anger D. silence15. A. Excited B. Surprised C. Embarrassed D. Frightened16. A. Anyone B. Everyone C. Someone D. Nobody17. A. So B. However C. But D. Though18. A. took hold of B. took care of C. kept up with D. kept in touch with19. A. must B. could C. had to D. should20. A. declared B. announced C. remarked D. concludedII阅读理解（10分）Mini Computer CapitalistsImpressed by the persuasive technical advice which Trent Eisenberg gave online computer powerhouse Compaq approached him about a job at the company's headquarters in Houston. But Compaq was forced to withdraw(收回)the offer when an important detail about Eisenherg was discovered: he was just 14. Two years later, Eisenberg now runs his own technical support company, F1 Computer, “I might be interested in getting a job in a few years, after college,”he says. “But this is just right for me now.” Eisenberg is among an increasing number of teenagers who are running their own computer-related businesses--and, for the most part, being successful at it. "Many kids in suburban homes have grown up operating very powerful computers, so technology is second nature to them in a way that it's not to many adults," says Gene Depose, president of a high tech research firm based in New York.Danny Kalmick, the 14-year-old president of Kalmick & Co. Computing took his first step toward becoming a neighborhood computer expert at age 11, when he broke down his first PC (a 486/DX2) to inspect its motherboard (主板). When neighbors called him for computer advice a year later, Kalmick saw a business opportunity. So he printed up business cards, and took out an ad in a neighborhood telephone book. He now has about 10 regular clients, works 6 to 10 hours a week, and earns $ 20 an hour solving tech problems.Low prices are usually an advantage in the marketplace, but so is age. Many young business people argue: Kids aren't as frightening to work with as their more senior adults. “We're professional, of course, but we are just kids, and people feel like they can talk with us and ask us what ever they want without being embarrassed,” says Charles Ross, 18, vice president of a Web services company that develops marketing sites for local businesses. Ross runs the firm with his twin brother, James, and their friend Matthew Baylis, 17. “Beside, a lot of our clients tell us that they would rather work with us because we've grown up with the technology and have a solid handle on it.”21. The title of the passage “Mini Computer Capitalists" refers to ______.A. young computer business peopleB. new kinds of computer companiesC. expensive, high-tech inventionsD. very small high-speed computers22. Eisenberg couldn’t work for the Compaq computer company because ______.A. Compaq didn't want to hire himB. he wanted a very high salaryC. they thought he was too young for the jobD. he didn't have enough experience23. Most teenagers mentioned in the passage who run their own computer business are _____.A. famousB. successfulC. unsuccessfulD. inexperienced24. The underlined phrase "have a solid handle on it" probably means______.A. are full of energyB. are familiar with computer technologyC. understand it well and can do it wellD. are experts and very wealthy25. The last paragraph mainly talks about _____.A. low prices are an advantage in the marketplaceB. young age is an advantage in the marketplaceC. people don't feel embarrassed when they consult teenagersD. teenagers grow up with computer technologyNew words________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________New phrases________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________New sentences________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________完形1-5BADAC 6-10 DBCAB 11-15BCADC 16-20CAABB阅读21-25 ACBCB。
2024-2025学年高一英语第一学期限时练习之A 篇阅读理解(十篇,含解析)
2024-2025学年高一英语第一学期限时练习之A 篇阅读理解学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________第一篇Traveling on foot in Thailand is an amazing experience. While you get ready for a thrilling experience of a lifetime, take a look at some of the best places for your adventure.Chiang MaiThe trails in Chiang Mai are perfect for amateur hikers. Hiking here is a superb choice as there are beautiful forests, valleys and rivers as well as various tribal (部落的) villages with ethnic minorities that you can explore.Tips: Pick up a hiking option from an experienced operator that has in-depth knowledge of the area because it is a fairly large one.Doi InthanonDoi Inthanon is the highest mountain in Thailand. It is also one of the most beautiful places with three impressive waterfalls that flow down quickly. As you travel along the 47-kilometre road to the top, you will pass a few small villages of the Karen Hill Tribes and rice fields.Tips: Make sure to have an experienced guide.Hua HinOne of the most incredible things to do is hiking in Hua Hin. The areafeatures its elephant camps. You can care for the elephants, like feeding and bathing them. It must be a special experience to ride on the back of a tall elephant while exploring this beautiful region.Tips: Make sure to pack extra clothes if you plan to bathe the elephants. Kamphaeng PhetAs a historically significant part of Thailand, Kamphaeng Phet is a quiet and charming province with many cultural and natural attractions. You can explore the ancient ruins that are scattered throughout the province. Tips: Be respectful of the statues and other religious monuments. 1．What do Chiang Mai and Doi Inthanon have in commonA．They are suitable for professional hikers. B．They have 3, 000-meter waterfalls.C．They are located in the urban areas. D．They have some tribal villages. 2．What can travelers do in Hua HinA．Look after the elephants. B．Set up the animal camps.C．Design minority clothing. D．Visit religious monuments.3．Which place should you go to if you are interested in historic culture A．Chiang Mai. B．Doi Inthanon.C．Hua Hin. D．Kamphaeng Phet.第二篇There are thousands of incredible trails that allow us to get up close to nature and here are 4 of the best hiking trails in the world.Pennine Way, the United KingdomStretching 268 miles from the Derbyshire Peak District to the Scottish Borders, the Pennine Way is the United Kingdom’s most famous long-distance path. The entire walk takes around three weeks, passing over wild east of Manchester and through the picturesque Yorkshire Dales, before crossing the ancient border of Hadrian’s Wall and moving on toward Scotland.Camino de Santiago de Compostela, SpainRather than following a single path, the Camino, also known as the Way of St James, is actually a series of different pilgrimage (朝圣) routes. The most popular modern route follows a line across northern Spain from the French Pyrenees. While some choose to stay at monasteries (修道院) along the way, plenty of operators offer hotel stays and luggage transfers. Appalachian Trail, the United StatesExtending for 2,200 miles, the Appalachian Trail is billed as the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. It runs from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine, passing through some of the most remote places in the United States. Those keen on comfort can use companies like Go Shenandoah, which offers pre-booked accommodation and packed lunches.The Basho Wayfarer, JapanThis self-guided trip follows a route taken by the poet Matsuo Bashoover 300 years ago. The six-day hike starts in Sendai and works its way through the northern Toboku region, passing through the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hiraizumi and along the ancient Dewa Kaido path, with its wonderful forests, before heading into the mountains of Natagiri-toge and finishing at the temple of Yamadera.4．Which hiking trail will allow hikers to see the old wallA．Pennine Way. B．Appalachian Trail.C．The Basho Wayfarer. D．Camino de Santiago de Compostela. 5．What do Camino de Santiago de Compostela and Appalachian Trail have in commonA．They have more than one popular route.B．They have beautiful scenery along the way.C．Hikers on the two trails can get the desired help.D．Hikers on the two trails may get across two countries.6．What can a hiker do if he chooses The Basho WayfarerA．Stay at a monastery. B．Visit famous ancient sites.C．Find a guide to accompany him. D．Pre-book accommodation and lunches.第三篇Bike Rental & Guided ToursAre you looking for a fun and eco-friendly way to explore the city Look no further than Bike Rental & Guided Tours! We offer bike rentals andguided tours for individuals and groups of all ages.Bike Rentals:Our bike rental service is perfect for those who want to explore the city at their own pace. We have a wide range of bikes available, including mountain bikes, city bikes, and electric bikes. All of our bikes are well-maintained and equipped with safety features such as lights and helmets.Guided Tours:Our knowledgeable and friendly tour guides will take you to share interesting facts and stories along the way. You can choose from a variety of themed tours, such as the Historical Landmarks Tour, the Cultural Heritage Tour, or the Food and Market Tour. Our guided tours are not only educational but also a great way to meet fellow travelers and make new friends.Booking Information:To rent a bike or join a guided tour, simply visit our website or give us a call. We recommend booking in advance, especially during peak tourist seasons. Our staff will assist you in choosing the right bike or tour package based on your preferences and needs. We also offer special discounts for students and group bookings.Safety First:At Bike Rental & Guided Tours, your safety is our top priority. We providesafety instructions and guidelines before each rental or tour. It is important to follow traffic rules and wear protective gear while riding. Our guides are trained in first aid and will be there to assist you in case of any emergencies.So why wait Grab a bike or join a guided tour. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure in a whole new way.7．Who is the passage intended forA．People who want to explore the city in an environment-friendly way. B．People who want to explore the city at a fast pace.C．People who are very familiar with the city.D．People who are not good at riding bicycles.8．How can you book a bike rental or guided tourA．By visiting their office or sending them an email.B．By visiting their website or giving them a call.C．By visiting their website or sending them an email.D．By visiting their office or giving them a call.9．What is Bike Rental & Guided Tours’ top priorityA．Making money.B．Providing quality service.C．Providing safety instructions and guidelines.D．Providing discounts for students and group bookings.第四篇Four Wonderful Places To Watch The StarsWhen searching for tourist destinations, are you always spending a lot of time making decisions These four wonderful places across the US have the darkest night skies for you to view stars.Homer Glen, IllinoisHomer Glen is a designated (指定的) Dark Sky Community and now another opportunity for people in Chicago and other Midwesterners to see the Milky Way (银河). While the city is larger than other similar sites, with around 25,000 people, it manages to reduce light pollution to provide a good environment for better night sky viewing.Voyageurs National Park, MinnesotaMinnesota, the land with over 14,000 lakes, is home to this water-based national park. A daytime visit can be spent hiking the roads and doing activities on the water like boating and fishing, but a nighttime stay is a must to view the bright starry skies.Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, IdahoIdaho is America’s first International Dark Sky Reserve. The designation, built in 2017, is a result of nearly twenty years of local efforts to reduce light pollution in the area. In the summer, the reserve offers hiking, biking, fishing, and camping. And in the winter, visitors can ski and go to the mountains.Great Sand Dunes (沙丘) National Park and Preserve, ColoradoThis Colorado national park is home to the tallest sand dunes in North America with some rising over 700 feet tall and offers daytime activities like sand boarding, and horse riding. At night, the dunes become an important place to see a clear view of the Milky Way.10．What makes Homer Glen a good place to watch the starsA．Its rising dunes. B．Its large population. C．Its colorful activities. D．Its good environment.11．Where can you enjoy water sports besides star viewingA．In Homer Glen, Illinois.B．At Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota.C．At Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, Idaho.D．At Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado. 12．Where can you probably see the textA．In a travel guide. B．In an art magazine.C．In an environmental report. D．In a historical novel.第五篇Welcome to Adventureland!Everyone loves Adventureland! The Parks and Exhibitions were built for you to explore (探索), enjoy, and admire their wonders. Every visit will be an unforgettable experience. You will go away enriched, longing to come back. What are you going to do this timeThe Travel PavilionExplore places you have never been to before, and experience different ways of life. Visit the Amazon jungle (丛林) village, the Turkish market, the Tai floating market, the Berber mountain house and others. Talk to the people there who will tell you about their lives, and things they make. You can try making a carpet, making nets, fishing...The Future TowerThis exhibition shows how progress will touch our lives. It allows us to look into the future and explore the cities of the next century and the way we’ll be living then. Spend some time in our space station and climb into our simulator (模拟装置) for the Journey to Mars.The Nature ParkThis is not really one park but several. In the Safari Park you can drive among African animals in one of our Range Cruisers: see lions, giraffes, elephants in the wild. Move on to the Ocean Park to watch the dolphins and whales. And then there is still the Aviary to see ...The PyramidThis is the center of Adventureland. Run out of film, need some postcards and souvenirs For all these things and many more, visit our underground shopping e here for information and ideas too. 13．Where is the text probably taken fromA．A textbook. B．A fashion magazine.C．A science report. D．A travel advertisement.14．What can visitors do at the Travel PavilionA．Watch dolphins and whales. B．Send postcardsC．Travel to Mars. D．Making nets.15．Where will you most likely go if you want to get a toy lion to take homeA．The Future Tower. B．The Nature Park.C．The Pyramid. D．The Travel Pavilion.第六篇Benefiting from the 5,000 years history, many ancient cities exist in the vast land of China. Here are 4 ancient cities in China and each has their unique features.Shangqiu Ancient City●History: 4,000 years●Opening Hours: 08:00-17:30 in winter; 08:00-18:00 in summer●Ticket Price: 70 per combo ticket (组合票)Situated in the Yellow River Valley, Shangqiu area is considered the birthplace of Chinese civilization. The best time to visit it is around the Chinese New Year, when the grandest temple fair at Shangqiu is held to worship the God of Fire.Ancient City of Pingyao●History: 2,700 years●Opening Hours: 08: 00-17:30●Ticket Price: Free entryIt has no charming landscape, green mountains or clear waters. What is unique there is the well-pre served ancient city with a grand City Wall, traditional residences, time-honored shops, and even the previous government office.Fenghuang Ancient Town●History: 467 years●Opening Hours: all day; 08: 00-17:30 for Tuo River day cruise;18:00-22:30 for night cruise●Ticket Price: Free entryConstructed in 1556, Fenghuang Ancient Town is another historical city in China known for ethnic diversity. Generations of Miao, Tujia and Han people live here, and it now accommodates28 ethnic groups in total. Huizhou Ancient City●History: 2,240 years●Opening Hours: 08:00-17:00●Ticket Price: 95 for one adult; 140 for one adult and one child; 230 for two adults and one child.Huizhou Ancient City is famous for its unique architectural style since the old days. The Huizhou-style building is one of the most important architectural schools in China, using bricks, wood, and stones as the raw materials.16．Which of the four towns has the longest historyA．Shangqiu Ancient City. B．Ancient City of Pingyao.C．Huizhou Ancient City. D．Fenghuang Ancient Town.17．What do Ancient City of Pingyao and Fenghuang Ancient Town have in commonA．Various ethnic minorities. B．Free Admission.C．Abundant natural beauty. D．The same opening hours.18．How much will a family of a couple and a child pay for Huizhou Ancient CityA．95. B．140. C．230. D．235.第七篇UNESCO World Heritage Sites were created to celebrate and safeguard the most unique places around the world. Below are my 4 favorite UNESCO World Heritage Sites.Cinque Terre, ItalyWith cars banned here, you’ll really get to feel the unique history and character of the Cinque Terre’s five centuries-old coastal villages. The breathtaking views of harbors far below the wild coastline along with the rich colors will definitely make it a memorable holiday.Angkor Wat, CambodiaAngkor Wat is the world’s largest religious (宗教的) monument and it contains impressive remains from the Khmer Empire (9th to 15thcentury). The site has dozens of iconic temples like Ta Prohm (a magnificent temple ruin hidden in the jungle). Hosting more than two million visitors annually, this artistic masterpiece is a must-see site. Petra, JordanPetra’s rock-cut architecture has contributed to its nickname, the Rose City, based on the color of the stone it was carved from. The delicate constructions of temples and tombs along with the remains of churches and temples are only a couple of reasons why this world-famous site is a must-visit destination.Yellowstone National Park, USAYellowstone’s vast wilderness includes mountain ranges, lakes and waterfalls. One of the main reasons for tourists to visit Yellowstone is to observe the amazing wildlife like grizzly bear, bison, bighorn sheep wander the plains and valleys.For a daily moment of travel inspiration, click here to follow me. 19．Where can tourists enjoy beautiful harbor viewsA．In Cinque Terre. B．In Angkor Wat.C．In Petra. D．In Yellowstone National Park.20．What do Angkor Wat and Petra have in commonA．Colorful stones. B．Religious relics.C．Coastal villages. D．Amazing wildlife.21．Where is the text probably fromA．A news report. B．A wildlife brochure.C．A travel blog. D．An economic magazine.第八篇With the approaching of New Year, more and more visitors will come to China. Don’t know where you should go Here are some places recommended for you.Shanghai Expo Culture ParkThe Shanghai Expo Culture Park will soon open its northern section to the public, in which the major attractions include a traditional garden that is similar in design to Shanghai’s famous Yuyuan Garden and a 400-meter avenue exhibiting the history of the area, while in the southern section lies a grand theater.Macao Tower AJ Hackett Bungee JumpThe Macao Tower, 338 meters tall, is the world’s 10th highest tower, with a variety of activities, such as eating and entertainment. One of the activities which enjoy good fame is the bungee jump. The AJ Hackett Macao Tower Bungee Jump is 233 meters high, making it a Guinness World Record as the highest commercial (商业的) bungee jump in the world. Raise your arms and off you go!Harbin’s Frozen WorldFor those who have never been to Harbin, there is an almost endless list of things to do. At Harbin Ice—Snow World, you can not only see theworld—famous ice architecture, but also have great fun! You can have hotpot at the restaurants which are made of ice, enjoying the product of both ice and fire, go down the world’s longest ice slide (滑梯) and join in the popular Ice and Snow Electronic Music Festival to welcome 2024. The winter is cold and the night is long, so why not go to the theatre Harbin was listed by the United Nations as a “music city” in 2010. Harbin Grand Theater is where artistic souls defrost (化霜) a little to share their love of art.22．Where should visitors go if they want to do extreme sports A．Shanghai Expo Culture Park. B．The Macao Tower. C．Shangha’s Yuyuan Garden. D．Harbin Ice—Snow World.23．What can visitors do in Harbin’s Frozen WorldA．Attend a famous music festival. B．Play with both ice and fire. C．Turn water into instant ice. D．Learn to make ice architecture. 24．What do Shanghai Expo Culture Park and Harbin’s Frozen World have in commonA．They have a high tower. B．They have a long ice slide.C．They have a grand theater. D．They have traditional architecture.第九篇Feeling hungry Well, get your chopsticks ready! Ho Chi Minh City Food Tours are the tastiest way to travel around the city.Big eat & Small seatThis afternoon food tour by motorbike is focused on family-run local restaurants. These places are often small and tight with little stools. This is a tour we recommend for travelers that want to be thrown into the city’s delicious street food. It lasts from 1 pm to 5 pm at $65 per person.A taste of VietnamThis tour is absolutely comfortable for everyone with indoor seating and atmosphere. The menu is diverse, featuring some hands-on cooking experience and a bowl of whole crab soup that you can only find in Ho Chi Minh City. It lasts from 6 pm to 10 pm at $73 per person.Chef’s tourThe concept for Chef’s tour is simple: We will drive you from location to location to try some of our favorite street eats in the city while adjusting the menu as much as possible to meet your tastes and personality. It lasts from 5 pm to 10 pm at $123 per person.Street food strollThis tour will leave you happy, full, and filled with a new appreciation for our history and culture. We will eat delicious street food while exploring the French architecture and the unique culture in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s District Three. A bit different from other tours, we will not use any taxi or motorbike to get from place to place. The walk tour lasts from 5 pm to 9 pm at $38 per person.Note: During all the above tours, prices take in all food and drinks andwe will also take digital photos during the trip that we send to you the next day by email.25．How much should a tourist pay for the tour with hands-on cooking experienceA．$38. B．$65. C．$73. D．$123.26．What is unique about the last tourA．The tourists have to walk all the way.B．The tourists can have free digital photos.C．The tourists will eat in big restaurants.D．The tourists can try the whole crab soup.27．Which tour lasts the longestA．Big eat & Small seat. B．A taste of Vietnam.C．Street food stroll. D．Chef’s tour.第十篇Chinatown, lying in Downtown L.A．near the city’s cultural center, is one of L.A．’s most popular tourist destinations.I had been heading to Chinatown for about 6 years to hang out until 2012, when I became a member of the neighborhood. After moving in, I started to explore every corner of this amazing place.A MECCA FOR FOODIn Chinatown, a mix of new and old restaurants meets everyone’s needs. You can find dim sum at Ocean Seafood and tasty banh mi at GoldenLake Eatery. The cuisine in Chinatown goes beyond Asian food. People are still lining up for fried chicken at Howlin’ Ray’s.Early birds should stop by Philippe The Original, a local restaurant that’s beloved for French Dip sandwiches, but also serves a good classic American breakfast. Night owls will want to head to Full House Seafood on Hill Street, which is open late into the night.CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUMFood is far from the only reason to visit Chinatown. People interested in history will want to start their trip at the Chinese American Museum (CAM), lying just outside of Chinatown at El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument. The museum is housed in the Garnier Building, the oldest surviving Chinese building in a major area of California. CENTRAL PLAZAA big statue of Bruce Lee has become a must-photograph site in Chinatown’s Central Plaza. The late martial arts star once had a studio in Chinatown at 628 W.College St.Nearby is Dragon Chasing Pearl, which was originally painted on the wall in 1941 by Tyrus Wong. The artist, who passed away in December 2016 at age 106, was famous for his work in films, particularly as the lead artist on Disney’s Bambi.28．Which of the following serves both French and American food early in the morningA．Ocean Seafood. B．Golden Lake Eatery.C．Full House Seafood. D．Philippe The Original. 29．What can we learn about the CAMA．It has big attraction for history-lovers.B．It stands near the famous Garnier Building.C．It is situated in the center of Chinatown.D．It is the oldest museum in California. 30．What can people do in Chinatown’s Central Plaza A．Watch Disney films like Bambi.B．Take pictures with martial arts stars. C．Admire Tyrus Wong’s artwork.D．Visit Bruce Lee’s house at 628 W. College St.试卷第1页，共3页试卷第1页，共3页参考答案：题号1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10答案D A D A C B A B C D题号11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20答案B A D D C A B C A B题号21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30答案C B A C C A D D A C1．D 2．A 3．D【导语】这是一篇应用文。
高一英语阅读理解训练(含答案)
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D.Ling likes promoting Chinese culture in the virtual wols have over human influencers?
4.What do we know about the Chang’e 5 lunar probe?
Once the space samples are delivered to Earth, they are then analyzed with high-powered tools. These tools can help to reveal more detailed information than just photos or robotic rovers (探测车) alone.
人教版高中英语必修三-高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练(一)
福建师大附中2011-2012学年第二学期高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（一）（名校试题）友情提示：难度系数：五颗星限时：50分钟AThe summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artist when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(蜷曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn’t stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.41. The aim of the mother’s plan was to .A. take them to visit the museumB. introduce them to the world of artC. ask them to read about artistsD. show them different painting styles.42. What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?A. She came to feel her mother’s loveB. She liked many paintings.C. She hardly enjoyed herself.D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.43. What made the writer go through a change that summer?A. One of Mary’s paintings.B. A strange way of painting.C. Artists in the Middle Ages.D. Her mother’s instruction.44. From the text, we can see .A. the importance of curiosityB. the effect of artC. the value of learningD. the power of family educationBIn a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-car-bon energy will become three times bigger over the nextdecade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger management of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge pubic expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.45. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that .A. it makes the world warmer.B. it consumes natural resources.B. it brings severe damage to forests.C. it makes growth hard to continue.46. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. China lacks wind and solar energy.B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market.C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.47. To fully develop the low-carbon markets, governments can .A. cut pubic expensesB. forbid carbon emissionsC. develop public resourcesD. encourage energy conservation48. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to .A. develop sustainable productsB. explore new natural resourcesC. make full use of natural resourcesD. deal with the major challenge49. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new business model.B. To compare two business models.C. To predict a change of the global market.D. To advocate sustainable development.CPassage1The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services：the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the Information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowded road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highwayfaster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.Passage2Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also travelled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching(变白) of the Great Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, is his latest interest. Signed copies of his colourful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.50. The Information Highway .A. is free from traffic accidentsB. is crowded with car driversC. offers just a few on-line servicesD. appeals to a large number of users51. How does Mr. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast?A. By storing fewer files.B. By repairing the system.B. By buying a better computer. D. By using a broad-band connection.52. What can be learned from Passage 2?A. There will be a book show at Grayson Hall.B. Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.C. There will be a talk on global warming this week.D. Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.53. Passage2 is most probably .A. a poster about a lectureB. an ad for a new bookC. a note to a doctor in a universityD. an introduction to a professorDHolidaysHoliday NewsVacancies(空位) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but food. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low seasonThe Snowdonia CentreThe Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. The beginners’ costs are￡57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure.The world Sea Trip of a LifetimeOur World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and travelling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another.On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home.During the trip, you can rest on deck(甲板), enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play.You will visit all the places most people only dream about-from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong.For a few thousand pounds, all you’ve ever hoped for can be yours.54. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?A. Choose the holiday in DevonB. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii55. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different form the other two holidays?A. It provides chances of family gatherings.B. It provides customers with good food.C. It offers a sports lesson.D. It offers comfortable rooms.56. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?A. You can have free meals on deck every day.B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.57. At the Snowdonia Centre, the beginners’ costs of￡57 do not cover .A. foodB. roomsC. body exercisesD. walking shoesEIn early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”“No,” she said. “ I don’t expect you to help support us.”Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-for-gotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment(投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship(奖学金). My father could hardly contain his pride in me，and my mother eventually gave in before my success.58. The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because .A. his father graduated from the universityB. his mother did not think it a great university.C. his parents needed him to help support the family.D. his parents did not have enough money for him.59. The father started his small shop with the money from .A. a local leagueB. his universityC. his relativesD. his college friends60. According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn?A. To get a well-paid job for himself.B. To improve relations with his mother.C. To go to his dream universityD. To carry on with his father’s business.福建师大附中2011-2012学年第二学期高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（一）参考答案。
高一英语钟限时阅读复习
高一英语钟限时阅读复习在高一的英语学习中，限时阅读是一项非常重要的技能训练。
它不仅能够提高我们的阅读速度和理解能力，还有助于我们在考试中更加从容地应对阅读理解部分，从而取得更好的成绩。
限时阅读，顾名思义，就是在规定的时间内完成一定量的阅读任务。
对于高一的学生来说，这是一个具有挑战性但又极具价值的学习环节。
首先，让我们来谈谈限时阅读的重要性。
其一，它能有效地培养我们的阅读速度。
在当今信息爆炸的时代，快速获取并理解信息的能力至关重要。
如果我们在阅读时速度过慢，不仅会影响学习效率，还可能导致在考试中无法按时完成题目。
其二，限时阅读有助于提高我们的专注力。
当时间有限时，我们会更加集中精力去理解文章的内容，避免分心和拖延。
其三，通过不断的限时阅读练习，我们能够逐渐熟悉各种不同类型的英语文章，包括记叙文、说明文、议论文等，从而增强对不同文体的理解和应对能力。
那么，如何进行有效的高一英语限时阅读复习呢？第一步，选择合适的阅读材料至关重要。
我们可以选取高一英语教材中的课文、同步练习册中的阅读篇章，或者一些专门针对高一学生的英语阅读辅导书籍。
这些材料的难度通常与我们的学习水平相匹配，有助于我们在练习中逐步提高。
同时，也可以适当选择一些略微高于我们现有水平的文章，以挑战自己，拓展词汇量和阅读技巧。
在阅读材料的选择上，要注意多样性。
涵盖不同主题和题材的文章能够让我们接触到更广泛的词汇和知识，例如科技、文化、历史、艺术等。
这样不仅能提高我们的语言能力，还能增加我们的知识储备。
第二步，制定合理的复习计划。
可以根据自己的学习进度和时间安排，每天或每周设定一定的限时阅读练习时间。
比如，每天安排 30 分钟进行限时阅读练习，每周进行 3 4 次。
在制定计划时，要确保有足够的时间进行阅读、思考和总结。
第三步，掌握正确的阅读方法。
在限时阅读中，不能像平常阅读那样逐字逐句地去理解，而是要学会快速浏览文章的标题、开头、结尾、段落首句等关键部分，以获取文章的大致主题和结构。
(整理版高中英语)高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练第11天
高一英语上学期25分钟限时阅读天天练—第11天阅读理解〔30分〕 AYour first term is sure to be manic (躁狂的)，but there’s no need to panic. Read the following suggestions on how to make your first months unforgetable.Wake upYou’ve just finished spending the long summer holiday and now is the time to wake up and ready to work hard.Eat properlyEat fruit and vegetables every day, eat breakfast and avoid (防止) fatty, salty food; they all lead to a happier and healthier you.Check stockMake sure you’ve got everything you need, such as textbooks, pens, pencils, paper and anything else that’s specific to your lessons.Question everythingDon’t be in a “Why am I here?〞 way, but try to get your head around anything you’ve not sure of. For example, if you don’t understand something that has come up in a textbook, ask your teachers.Write stuffEarly on it’s worth making even more notes than you might usually, just to make sure you don’t miss anything that you will need later. As you progress you’ll get a better idea of how many notes you need to make.Compare notesOnce you have made those notes, why not discuss them with your classmates? It’s a good way to get to know them better and make sure you haven’t missed anything in the process.Get involved (参与)When you sign up for all those clubs, don’t forget to go along to them! This is a chance to meet new people and learn new things._________Let friends and relatives know how you’re getting on, while it’s also good to hear from the people you love. However, don’t go home on your first weekend if you live at the school; settle in your new surroundings first.1. The underlined word “panic〞 in Paragragh 1 can be replaced by “_____〞A. be enthusiasticB. be disappointedC. be amazingD.be afraid and anxious2. What’s the writer’s purpose of giving suggestions to the new students？A. to make them eat properly.B. to make them make as many notes as possible.C. to make their first term memorable and colorful.D. to tell them to campare notes with their classmates.3. What does the underlined word “It〞 in Paragraph 7 refer to?A. to get to know your lessons better.B. to discuss your notes with your classmates.C. to make sure you have’t missed anything in the process.D. to make your notes.4. Which of the following can be filled in the blank of Paragragh 9?A. Phone home.B. Eat out.C. Go home.D. Make friends.BQ:I’d like to know about fluency. What can I do to feel better when I’m talking to other people? Do you have some ways to learn it faster? Please help me!---Roberto in BrazilA:Roberto wants to know how to become more fluent in English, and this is something you want to be able to do “fast〞.First, if you get to meet English speakers much, the important rule is to listen not just to native speakers of English, but aslo to very good users of English. If you don’t, then listen to the radio, TV or films in English.The next step is to notice what it is that speakers of English do, which makes them sound fluent. The first trick (诀窍) is to probobly have confidence. Some people think they might make mistakes. Don’t worry about that. Your listeners will usually try hard to understand you---a few grammar mistakes aren’t going to worry them. What you do need to worry about is pronunciation, especially stress (重音). When you learn a new word or expression, learn it with its stress. Notice how a native speaker says it or look it up in a dictionary.Another good thing that speakers of English do is to have a few tricks up their sleeves (袖子) for when they need to give themselves thinking time. Sometimes they use “filler sounds〞 like er, um, and so on.It is also useful to know how to bring other speakers into your conversation so that you keep them interested---and this is often done by asking questions like “What do you think?〞“How do you feel about this?〞 and so on.So, to become a fluent speaker, you’ll need to put into practice all these kinds of things. And there’s the key: practisce, practise, practise.---Susan Fearn5. Roberto wants to know how to_____A. learn EnglishB. speak English fluentlyC. talk to other peopleD. become confident6. When mentioning pronunciation, Susan pays special attention to_____A. stressB. expressionsC.dictionariesD. words7. What do the underlined words “to have a few tricks up their sleeves〞 probably mean?A. To wear a lot of clothes.B. To have a secret plan or idea.C. To hide some tricks into their sleeves.D. To have sleeves covering their whole arms.8. What do we know from the passage?A. One can only learn stress from dictionaries.B. Grammar mistakes worry one’s listeners a lot.C. Asking questions can make one’s conversation attractive.D. One can become fluent if one practises one of the suggestions.CFriendship is something that everyone needs. Success is nothing without friends. You share life, happiness and sadness. A friend is someone you can depend on in a time of need and that can trust you with every secret he or she has.So what happens when a friendship of eight years is broken over something out of their control? Does that mean it was never a true friendship to begin with?My friend and I met in high school and have known each other for nearly eight years. What happened recently broke our lifelong friendship.This makes me think about friendship really means. I always thought my friend and I could get through any argument, fight, or the sadness of life. We promised each other we’d always be friends, through thick and thin. We even joked about how we would sit in a circle and laugh at some jokes when we had grandchilren. We always laughed at every little thing.But then her grandfather passed away (去世) and suddenly our friendship was nothing. It happened so suddenly that I never found out about it until I discovered a note she had written on the Internet. I was sad and hurt that she would post (发帖子) what I told her for other people to see. I understand that she was sad and wanted to vent (发泄) her sadness, but I wish she’d kept everything between us.I don’t understand why she broke our friendship, and I don’t think I ever will.I think friendship means we’ll always forgive each other for our mistakes. I hope that finally I’ll find that true friend who will always be there for me, and I there for her.9. In Paragragh 1, the author mainly talks about__A. how to make friendsB. the importance of successC. what to share with friendsD. the importance of friendship10. The underlined words “through thick and thin〞 in Paragragh 4 may mean____A. whatever happenedB. whatever it isC. sometimesD. everywhere11. What broke the author’s friendship with her friend?A. Something unhappy between them.B. The death of her friend’s grandfather.C. The internet.D. Their jokes.12. What is the passage mainly about?A. A true friendship.B. An unsuccessful friend.C. The author’s idea of friendship.D. Sharing success with friends.________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________New phrases________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________New sentences________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________阅读1-5CBACA 6-10DBBDC 11-15DCBDC。
高一英语限时阅读
高一英语限时阅读（19）ABAD weather, bad food and grumpy (郁郁寡欢的) people –that’s what some people think of first when they think about Britain. Many online commentators even joke that Britons are so grumpy (脾气暴躁的)precisely because it constantly rains and they are always hungry.In fact, many believe that Britons are inherently (固有地) negative, in contrast to their neighbors across the Atlantic Ocean.“Americans are more optimistic, due to the fact that they are told they can become the next president of the U nited States,” Ricky Gervais, a British comedian, told online forum Big Think. “British people are told, it won’t happen to you. And they carry that. They carry that with them. We champion (支持) the underdog (弱者).”It’s no wonder that Britons hold the reputation of having a “stiff (僵硬的) upper lip” – being cold and not showing any emotion.Britain’s reputation as a grumpy country may, however, simply be the result of a cultural misunderstanding. According to the BBC, British actor Michael Caine once s aid: “I think what is British about me is my feelings and awareness of others and their situations. English people are always known to be well-mannered and cold, but we are not cold –we don’t interfere in your situation. If we are heartbroken, we don’t sc ream in your face with tears – we go home and cry on our own. It’s completely to do with your comfort –we don’t intrude (侵入) on your space. That’s very English.”A BBC reader noted that the perceived coldness of British people is actually their way of dealing with hardship. Remembering the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, Stuart Colley, who lived in the capital at the time, said: “It seemed to me that most people’s response was a [cruel] determination to carry on and not to [fall] into an over-emotional outpouring (流露) of grief or anger – despite what many of us felt inside. Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it.”1. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the article?A. To list common stereotypes about the UK.B. To fight common misunderstandings about the UK.C. To analyze what makes British people grumpy and negative.D. To list some differences between Americans and British people.2. Which of the following statements might Ricky Gervais agree with?A. Britons like challenging the underdog more than Americans do.B. Americans are more optimistic and realistic than British people.C. Britons are more comfortable with life’s losers than Americans.D. Bad weather in the UK is the main thing that makes Britons grumpy.3. The underlined phrase “interfere in” in the second-to-last paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.A. think aboutB. benefit fromC. get in the way ofD. have a positive effect on4. Why does Michael Caine think British people are not cold?A. They can be heartbroken, and they cry too.B. They are well-mannered and unwilling to disturb others.C. They care a lot about what other people think of them.D. They are taught to face hardships by themselves.5. With the example of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7, 2005, the author intends to ____.A. explain why British people tend to be coldB. reveal that Britons don’t intrude on others’ spaceC. present a way in which British people hide their emotions and feelingsD. show how not giving in to emotions can help one to get through a tough timeBFROM the last decades of the 16th century through the early decades of the 17th, dozens of playwrights of varying degrees of talent wrote dramas that played in London theaters to enthusiastic audiences of all social classes. However, there had never been anything like it before, nor would there ever be again.William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was by no means the only talent at work. But he was the brightest star in this great age of the theater. This year marks the 450th anniversary of the UK cultural icon’s (代表人物) birth.Unlike many other writers for the theater, Shakespeare didn’t go to university. He was born in a small town called Stratford-upon-Avon in the Midlands. He made his way to London in the 1580s where he initially worked as an actor. Soon, however, he was producing plays and his company, the King’s Men, was winning the esteem (尊敬) of both the court and the public.But it is his tragedies for which he is most famous. The greatest are Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Macbeth. These are so rich that it is difficult to reduce them to one theme, and yet a single focus can perhaps help with overall comprehension. Shakespeare sensed that the times were changing. He grasped that an old world was disappearing and a new one was replacing it.He had mixed feelings about these changes. This can be seen in the situations and characters dramatized (戏剧化) in these works.In King Lear, the king thinks he can depend upon the loyalty of his children. All but one of them take advantage of him with the result that this elderly and perhaps senile (老糊涂的) man is left to the mercy of fate. Shakespeare thought that society was becoming more and more ruthless (无情的) .This ruthlessness is also clear in Hamlet. The prince is surrounded by people with no loyalty to tradition and social bonds (纽带). Brothers will murder brothers; brothers’ widows (遗孀) will then marry brothers.Shake speare is also loved for his comedies. A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It are plays that combine laughter and magic with philosophical (哲学的) themes.Shakespeare is a writer with a wonderful range. He can be devastating (毁灭性的), as in King Lear, or he can charm (迷人) and provoke (挑起) gaiety (欢乐) , as in Taming of the Shrew. It was this range that won him fame and wealth in his day and has secured his reputation as one of the greatest of writers of all time.6. What is the article mainly about?A. Shakespeare’s impact on English literature.B. Some common features of Shakespeare’s plays.C. Why Shakespeare has such enormous appeal.D. How Shakespeare developed into a great playwright.7. What can we infer from the article?A. Shakespeare’s comed ies are better recognized than his tragedies.B. Theatres began to thrive in London at the end of the 16th century.C. Shakespeare’s early plays were not well-received by audiences.D. Most of Shakespeare’s tragedies are about people’s struggles in the old world.8. With the examples of King Lear and Hamlet, the author intends to ____.A. compare the similarities and differences of the two playsB. analyze what makes Shakespeare’s tragedies so popularC. reflect Shakespeare’s mixed feelings about the soci ety he lived inD. show how the times Shakespeare lived in were really depressing9. Which of the following plays belongs to a different genre（类型）from the other answer choices?A. MacbethB. Taming of the ShrewC. As You Like ItD. A Mi dsummer Night’s DreamCWE’VE all heard the question before – what do you want to be when you grow up? But among the thousands of jobs in the world, it can be difficult to decide which one is best. Never fear – the 26th annual ranking of 200 common jobs in the US is here for your reference.Released by Careercast, a leading career website in the US, the list ranked 200 jobs from best to worst. It took into account not only pay and benefits but also working conditions, physical demands, the job’s outlook an d stress, USA Today reported.Based on those criteria, the best job in the US in 2014 is mathematician.“Mathematicians have historically been thought of as academics (学者). But now, they do so much more,”Tony Lee, publisher of , told USA Today.They work in a variety of sectors (领域), including energy, transportation and IT. They figure out if a decision makes sense for a company or organization, be it digging for oil or building a car.Tenured (终身) university professor is No 2, and statistician (统计学家) comes in at No 3.But what are the jobs that bring the most happiness to people in China, then? According to a survey done by Xiaokang periodical under Qiushi Magazine in 2012, civil servant is the best vocation in the eyes of Chinese people, followed by government official and teacher.People with these jobs enjoy relatively more stable incomes, better family relationships and better health conditions, according to the report.However, don’t be disappointed if your dream job doesn’t make the top 10 on either list.The definition of the “best” job varies from person to person, depending on one’s needs, likes and dislikes, Careercast said. You won’t enjoy being a civil servant if you really have your heart set on a different career opportunity.So h ow can we choose the job that is “best” for us?Tian Song, a professor at Beijing Normal University, advises that we first think about what we are interested in. We can even take a test – for example, the Hollander Occupation Interest Test – to help us determine which field most interests us.Second, we should seriously research the market demands and hiring outlooks of our dream jobs.Talk to your parents and teachers, and watch TV or search online, to get information. Then,you should choose a university which is top in the field that you want to enter.Making a career plan is also necessary. Without a clear career direction, or at least a few selected career options in place, students are likely to wander from major to major in universities. Having a firm career direction will help you keep yourself on track during tough times.The 10 best jobs in China and USTop 10 best jobs in China1. Civil servant2. Government official3. Teacher4. Artist5. Executive (高管)6. Freelancer (自由职业者)7. Financial worker 8. Actor 9. Pilot 10. Entrepreneur (创业者)Top 10 best jobs in US1. Mathematician2. Tenured university professor3. Statistician4. Actuary (精算师)5. Audiologist (听觉病专家)6. Dental hygienist (牙科保健师)7. Software engineer 8. Computer systems analyst9. Occupational therapist (职业治疗师) 10. Speech pathologist (言语病理学家)10. What is the author's main purpose in writing the article?A. To give advice on how to find a good job.B. To inform us of the best jobs in the US and China.C. To recommend some attractive jobs to readers.D. To compare the differences in the definitions of best jobs in the US and China.11. Which of the following statements might Tony Lee agree with?A. Academics enjoy greater popularity in the US than in China.B. Tenured university professor is becoming less popular than it used to be.C. Mathematicians are now playing a more important role in a wider range of sectors than they used to.D. The 26th annual ranking of jobs in the US was mainly based on how much money people can earn from their jobs.12. The underlined word "vocation" in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ____.A. producerB. professionC. talentD. balance13. What does the article advise that you do first in order to choose a job suitable for yourself?A. To think carefully about what you are interested in.B. To research the career outlook of your dream job.C. To make a career plan while you are in college.D. To choose a university that is top in your field of study.DTHROUGHOUT the many junior and senior high mornings I watched my father go to work, I never told him how that vision affected me. I simply wondered at his ability to do what he did: keeping the kitchen full of food, covering the car insurance (保险) so I could drive during my senior year, piling the Christmas gifts beneath the tree, driving me to visit college campuses on his day off, kissing and teasing my mother in the living room and nodding off in his easy chair in the middle of a sentence. Perhaps it was because these scenes seemed so ordinary that I never spoke of them.And then at college, away from him – when his presence became merely the voice over the phone during weekend calls – I started to think that other men were more significant than Daddy.Daddy couldn’t teach classes or explain complex philosophies (哲学) - not with only a high school education.As I reached my late 20s I looked forward to returning home and hearing his warm, fulfilling (满足的) laughter. I rediscovered Daddy again - not as a boy in awe (敬畏), but as a man with respect. And I realized that Daddy had always been there for me. He was my father, a man who committed himself to a thankless job in a society that had written him off with statistics and stereotypes (成见).When I reached my early 30s, I became a father myself. I saw my own father with greater clarity. As I worked overtime for my son, I realized I was able to do those things because my father had done them for me.Now, at age 47, when I spend precious moments with my own 13-year-old son, I wonder what he thinks of me. At what point will I slip away from his world of important men, and will there be a point when he’ll return to me with a nod of understand ing? Will he claim me in the name of love and respect?Sometimes the most essential truths are the most difficult to learn. I hope my son will one day cherish all the truths that have flowed to him, through me, from his grandfather. When my son does th is, perhaps he will feel the same pride and fulfillment that I do when I say: “I am my father’s son.”14. When he saw what his father did for him when he was young, the author _____.A. thought it was just a father's duty to do those thingsB. admired his father for his ability to do those thingsC. wanted to tell his father how grateful he was to himD. wished he could have helped his father15. When the author was in college, ____.A. he always missed the days he used to spend with his fatherB. he gradually came to understand his fatherC. he realized his father was always there for himD. he worshiped his teachers more than his father16. In his late 20s, the author _____.A. looked up to his father in aweB. wanted to keep his distance from his fatherC. began to cherish his time with his fatherD. was displeased with the job his father took up17. What does the underlined part "the most essential truths" in the last paragraph refer to?A. Love and understanding.B. Secrets of being successful in one's job.C. Ways to not be affected by stereotypes.D. Knowledge of how to get along with one's father.E“SELF-CONTROL is important for any species on the planet,” said Evan MacLean, a scientist at Duke University, US, in a recent interview with Discovery News.We humans use this ability to decide whether to go out and play now or wait until we finish our work, or whether to eat a cookie while on a diet. For animals, self-control is crucial forsurvival – a lion has to wait patiently to pounce (猛扑) on its prey (猎物) at the right moment, and a mother bird has to save enough worms (虫子) to feed her babies even if she is very hungry herself.Despite its importance, however, not all species are equally skilled at controlling themselves. MacLean wanted to know why. So, he teamed up with scientists from other universities to study more than 600 animals, including birds and mammals.In one of their experiments, scientists put food inside an opaque (不透明的) box with a side entrance and taught animals where the entrance was. They then moved the food to a transparent (透明的) box and watched how the animals reacted –using the side entrance as usual was considered a success while running directly toward the food from the front displayed a lack of self-control.Scientists compared animals’ performances to their brain sizes and found that those with bigger brains, such as great apes and dogs, showed good self-control, while animals with smaller brains, like squirrels (松鼠) , produced less satisfying results.The findings challenge the traditional belief that “relative” brain size –whether a brain is large or small relative to the body –is more important than “absolute” brain size. The truth is that “absolute” brain size is what rea lly matters when it comes to cognitive (认知的) abilities, according to Science Daily.In addition to brain size, more diverse diets were also found to affect self-control. This makes sense, because a varied diet requires animals to search different places for foods and resist the tendency to always return to the same spot.Although the study didn’t look at self-control in humans, given how well the great apes did on the tests, humans would probably perform similarly.Just as self-control made cert ain animals stand out in the test, our “ability to slow down and think a bit before [taking] a reward”, as UC Berkeley psychologist Lucia Jacobs described it, is crucial to success in the human world.18. What is the article mainly about?A. The importance of self-control.B. Factors that affect self-control.C. How to improve our self-control.D. Animal species that are good at controlling themselves.19. Which of the following was a finding of the scientists’ study?A. Squirrels chose to use the side entrance more often than dogs did.B. Great apes and squirrels proved to have better self-control than dogs.C. Species’ cognitive abilities are more influenced by their relative brain size than by their absolute brain size.D. Animals with larger brains showed better self-control than those with smaller brains.20. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A. Self-control is more essential to animals than it is to humans.B. Humans probably have exactly the same level of self-control as great apes.C. Species with more complex diets have greater self-control.D. A diverse diet plays a more important role than brain size does in cognitive evolution.A1. B。
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高一英语限时阅读（18）AIt’s Probably not All LuckIN 2005, David J. Hand, a math professor at Imperial College London, went to a conference(会议) in the US with one of his students. They bought their return tickets separately. But when they boarded the plane, they were surprised to find that they were seated right next to each other.“What a coincidence（巧合）!” you might say.Yes, coincidences happen all the time. Sometimes they are so weird (不可思议的) that there seem to be no explanations for them. That sometimes leads people to attribute them to supernatural forces. But are those really responsible?According to a new book by Professor Hand, The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day, what we think of as extremely unlikely events actually happen around us all the time, and they can all be explained by the laws of probability, reported The Washington Post.Take Hand’s experience on the plane as an example. Since there are 450 seats on that plane, it may seem like a 1 in 450 chance that he would have been seated next to his student. But the fact is that many passengers travel in pairs or other groups, and they all require adjacent (相邻的) seats, which makes solo travelers more likely to be seated next to other solo travelers. This increases the odds（几率）from 1 in 450 to a much greater chance.Another occasion on which coincidences happen frequently is the lottery（彩票）. On Sept 6, 2009, for example, the Bulgarian lottery randomly selected the winning numbers 4, 15, 23, 24, 35, and four days later those numbers were chosen again.According to Hand, although the odds of two specific number draws (抽取) matching are very small, since there are many lotteries globally, the chance of any two draws matching increases with the number of draws, and it reaches a probability of greater than 50 percent by the 4,404th round.“With a large enough number of opportunities, any outrageous (不寻常的) thing is likely to happen,” writes Hand.People tend to underestimate（低估）the probability of an event because they usually focus on specific instances instead of the broader context, he added.“We should expect the unexpected,” Hand told New Scientist. “They may not be as improbable as you think.”1. By mentioning Hand’s experi ence on the flight at the beginning of the article, the author intends to ____.A. show how people usually react to coincidencesB. show that such coincidences actually happen frequentlyC. promote Hand’s newly-published book on coincidencesD. make us wonder what caused that coincidence2. What does Hand think can explain almost all coincidences?A. Supernatural forces.B. The laws of probability.C. Their broader contexts.D. The law of natural selection.3. What did Hand believe increased his chances of sitting next to his student?A. The limited seats on the plane.B. The times when they booked their return tickets.C. The fact that many of the other passengers were traveling together with others.D. The rule that solo travelers must sit in specific areas of planes.4. What can we conclude from the article?A. The author believes that there are no supernatural forces at all.B. If you bet on the same numbers each time, you will soon win the lottery.C. Failing to see the broader contexts for events makes us fail to grasp their true probabilities.D. Outrageous events wouldn’t happen if there were a large enough total number of events.BMore Fit Than EverTHIS is an excerpt (摘录) from actress and snowboarder Amy Purdy’s speech at TED (一个旨在“用思想的力量来改变世界”的全球会议):… The doctors diagnosed me with bacterial meningitis (细菌性脑膜炎). Over the course of two and a half months, I lost my spleen (脾), my kidneys (肾), the hearing in my left ear and both of my legs below the knees. When my parents wheeled me out of the hospital, I felt like I had been pieced back together like a patchwork (布片缝制物) doll ...I was absolutely physically and emotionally broken. But I knew that in order to move forward, I had to let go of the old Amy and learn to embrace the new Amy. And that is when it dawned on me, that I didn’t have to be small anymore. I could be as tall as I wanted or as short as I wanted depending on whom I was dating. And if I snowboard again, my feet aren’t going to get cold. And the best of all, I thought, I can make my feet the size of all the shoes that are on the sales rack (架子) and I did. So there were benefits here.It was at this moment that I asked myself that life-defining question: if my life were a book... Four months later, I was back up on a snowboard, althoug h things didn’t go quite as expected. At one point, I traumatized (使精神受伤) all the skiers in the cable cars when I fell andwas just as shocked as everybody else and I was so discouraged. But I knew that if I could find the right pair of feet that I would be able to do this again …I started snowboarding. Then I went back to work. And then I went back to school. Then, in 2005, I co-founded a non-profit organization for youth and young adults with physical disabilities so they could get involved with action sports. From there, I got the opportunity to go to South Africa where I helped to put shoes on thousands of children’s feet so they could attend school. And just this past February, I won two back-to-back (接连的) World Cup gold medals, which made me the highest-ranked adaptive (残疾的) female snowboarder in the world.Eleven years ago, when I lost my legs, I had no idea what to expect. But if you ask me today, if I would ever want to change my situation, I would have to say no, because my legs haven’t disabled me. If anything, they’ve enabled me. They’ve forced me to rely on my imagination and to believe in possibilities, and that’s why I believe that our imaginations can be used as tools for breaking through bord ers, because in our minds, we can do anything and we can be anything. It’s belief in those dreams and facing our fears head-on that allow us to live our lives beyond our limits.5. The underlined word “embrace” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ____.A. keep away fromB. accept gladlyC. communicate withD. take care of6. What happened when the author went skiing not long after she was out of the hospital?A. Almost everybody there was inspired by her attempt.B. She went down the mountain so fast that she hurt herself.C. She was displeased with her performance, but she didn't lose heart.D. It turned out that she performed better than she had expected.7. What message does the author want to convey with her speech?A. Misfortune never comes alone, so be prepared.B. People without imagination can never succeed.C. It’s not what happens to you but how you react that matters.D. Life is full of ups and downs and we should learn to live with them.8. Which of the following best describes the author?A. Patient and sensitive.B. Humorous and ambitious.C. Optimistic and determined.D. Emotional and imaginative.CHow Face Show FeelingsHERE is a task for you: try to make as many kinds of facial expressions as you can. How many can you come up with?Facial expressions are like a window to your emotions inside. Scientists used to believe that we only have six basic emotions –happy, sad, fearful, angry, surprised and disgusted –and, therefore, each of our facial expressions falls into one of the six categories.But it turns out that this is just the tip of the iceberg. In a recent study, scientists from Ohio State University, US, mapped 21 different facial expressions, more than tripling (是……的三倍) the original number, reported Science Daily.Aleix Martinez, the lead researcher. He believed that human emotions are much richer than that, which is why he and his team decided to use advanced computer technology for further investigation.In the experiment, scientists photographed 230 volunteers – 100 male and 130 female – while they made faces in response to different words such as “you smell a bad odor (气味)”. They then closely studied the images by examining key muscles on volunteers’ faces, such as the corners of the mouth or the outer edge of the eyebrow, and finally identified 21 different expressions. These included what seem to be contradictory (截然相反的) emotions such as “happily disgusted” and “sadly angry”, which scientists call “compound (混合的) emotions”.Take “happily disgusted” as an example. Putting on a happy face is usually done by drawing up the cheeks and smiling while a disgusted face often involves a scrunched-up (皱起的) nose and eyes. So the “happily disgusted” emotion created an expression that combined the smile of happy with the scrunched-up eyes and nose of disgusted (as seen in the picture below). It was the emotion test subjects fel t when something “gross (恶心的)” happened that was also funny – for example, when people spill (洒出) a lot of food on their clothes.Similarly, “happily surprised” is an expression for receiving unexpected good news. “Sadly angry” is the face we make when som eone we care about makes us angry.According to Martinez, the researchers’ next step is to study the pathways and chemicals in the brain that activate (激活) and recognize those emotions. He believes that this could lead to effective treatments for people who suffer from conditions such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD, 创伤后应激障碍), which involves a lack of recognition of other people’s emotions.9. The underlined part “this is just the tip of the iceberg” in Paragraph 3 probably means____.A. this is a truth known to us allB. this is the total amount of somethingC. this is easily seen or discoveredD. this is only the smallest and most obvious part of something10. How does the author explain the definition of “compound emotions” in the article?A. With comparisons.B. Through examples.C. Through cause and effect analysis.D. By presenting research findings.11. According to the article, people are likely to become happily disgusted when ____.A. they receive unexpected good newsB. someone they don’t care about makes them happyC. something unpleasant but also funny happensD. they successfully escape from a dangerous situation12. What can we conclude from the article?A. There are several contradictory emotions we tend to overlook.B. Females have more contradictory emotions than males do.C. The chemicals in the brain that activate emotions are easy to identify.D. Martinez’s next goal is to find an effective cure for people who suffer from PTSD.DSOME families pass down brains and musical talent from one generation to the next. Others pass down angular (尖的) noses and strong jaw lines. Ours passes down clothing quirks.When our oldest daughter was a toddler (蹒跚学步的孩子), she had issues with socks. She’d go crazy over socks with seams (线头) across the toes.“What’s wrong with your kid?” another mother would ask.“Socks,” I would say.The mother would nod and say: “Corduroy (灯芯绒).”That meant she understood the sock problem because her kid had the same problem with corduroy. He probably couldn’t stand the sound it made when it rubbed together.We shared a duplex (复式公寓) with a family whose youngest daughter absolutely refused to wear long sleeves. It would be the middle of winter and she would be wearing a tank top (无袖上衣).When our son was young, he had issues with shoes. He often did a mix-and-match (混搭) thing with his tennis shoes. I figured as long as the kid could still walk, it wasn’t a matter of lifeNot too long ago, I picked up a new shirt for my husband. This is something I do every five years or so even though he claims it is completely unnecessary. It was a shirt with small black and white checks (方形图案). He wore the shirt once and said he was never wearing it again because all those checks in his peripheral vision (周边视觉) annoyed him.As for my quirk, I can’t stand button-down (领尖钉有钮扣的) shirts under pullover sweaters (套头毛衣). It’s so bad that when I see someone else wearing a button-down shirt under a sweater, I want to rip it off of them.So far, I have restrained(克制) myself.By the way, if your kid has issues with seams on the socks, just buy some socks without seams in them. It’s not spoiling your kid. It’s spending a couple extra dollars to keep your child from losing his or her mind.It only took me 30 years to figure that out.13. The underlined word “quirks” in the first paragraph probably means ____.A. art of matchingB. unusual habitsC. special skillsD. something recycled14. Which of the following was a problem t hat one of the author’s children had?A. Her oldest daughter couldn't put up with seams on her socks.B. Her son didn’t like to wear tennis shoes.C. Her youngest daughter refused to wear long sleeves, even in winter.D. Her middle child hated the sound corduroy made when it rubbed together.15. How did the author’s husband react to the new shirt the author bought for him?A. He didn't like it at all.B. He liked its style but not its color.C. He considered it too expensive.D. He said it was exactly the type he had wanted.16. Which of the following statements best describes the author?A. She is strict with her children.B. She has good taste in fashion.C. She is tolerant, thoughtful and good-natured.D. She doesn’t like t o set rules for her children.Passage A1. D。
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高一英语钟限时阅读复习i完形填空（30分）it was a cold, wet day on june 6, XX, when 14-year-old wasana arrived at school. waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 1 , wasana stared at the 2 . then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 3 at the back of the classroom.he 4 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡) at the base of a rock on the hill. for a few minutes, wasana 5 the water, wondering why it looked so 6 . then it hit him —the 7 was similar to the video he was shown during disaster management classes. fearing a 8 disaster, he shouted 9 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “run, run, don't stay here! the 10 on the hill is going to fall on us!”chaos(混乱) broke out 11 the students ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. when some teachers 12 wasana, he showed them the water rushing down the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground.just then headmaster gurusinghe drove into the school. wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. after 13 the site（现场）, gurusinghe knew the school was in 14 . the enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 15 .16 a group of teachers and older students, gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock. they were too 17 . ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. there was little gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 18 their classrooms. thanks to wasana’s 19 action and careful observation, 20 was hurt in the incident (事件).1. a. arrive b. rest c. dine d. chat2. a. book b. sun c. rain d. hill3. a. placed b. stood c. hid d. faced共3页，当前第1页1234. a. noticed b. felt c. knew d. heard5. a. shouted at b. aimed at c. stood at d. stared at6. a. interesting b. dangerousc. moving d. familiar7. a. show b. scene c. site d. view8. a. going b. heading c. coming d. leaving9. a. happily b. wildly c. rudely d. angrily10. a. rock b. sand c. tree d. water11. a. until b. ifc. as d. although12. a. questioned b. respected c. instructed d. approached13. a. examining b. visiting c. choosing d. clearing14. a. safety b. damagec. danger d. comfort15. a. for the moment b. at any minutec. at one timed. for once16. a. taking b. helping c. demanding d. leading17. a. late b. carelessc. nervous d. strange18. a. faceb. rushc. swallow d. enter19. a. crazyb. quick c. united d. direct20. a. someone b. only one c. anyone d. no oneii阅读理解（8分）dpeople say teenagers are no good. they make too much noise in shopping malls; they drive carelessly up and down america’s main streets. and at least some of the time those things are true. but weshouldn’t forget that there are hard moments in the life of a teenager too.i watched such a moment not long ago at a woman’s funeral（葬礼）which happened in a church. a teenage grandson stepped forward. softly he began:“i want to share a few values that nana taught me. she never failed to see light in any situation. when our family dog would attack her, what would nana say? ‘oh, what beautiful markings that dog has.’that was nana.共3页，当前第2页123“she was a strong woman who often lived in the shadow of my grandpa, who was a successful businessman in this city. but she was the one behind the scenes who provided the strength and support for grandpa’s career,”he said, with a voice now trembling. “that was nana’s way.”finally, in a voice breaking free of sorrow, he looked up and said, “nana taught me courage. she put up a fight to the end, when she died peacefully, which is how she lived her life. that was nana’s way, and i hope i can carry on in the same manner.”there are no hearts as sensitive（敏感的）as those of teenagers, because everything is happening to them for the first time. the trouble withteenagers is that they haven’t learned to be controlled. when that boy rose to speak about the woman who had been his dearest friend, his honest voice dragged each of us out into the open where we could no longer hide. i was moved and learned a lot.21. according to the paragraph, what does “light”stand for?a. not heavyb. the positive side of thingsc. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or firesd. having a relatively small amount of coloring agent22. from the boy’s speech, we know his grandmother ______.a. was a weak woman living in the shadow of his grandpab. liked dogs very much even if they often attacked herc. could see everything around her though she was oldd. had great influence over the boy when she was alive23. we can infer from the passage that the boy ______.a. was filled with sadness and gave up finishing his talkb. was always very good at expressing himselfc. practiced a lot in order to give a moving speechd. had great difficulty in accepting the loss of nana24. the writer wanted to tell the readers ______.a. the young people were too weak to face certain factsb. the young people have learned to control themselvesc. the adults could learn something valuable from the youngd. the adults should teach the young how to deal with the death语言知识点滴积累new words___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________new phrases___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________new sentences______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________完型1-5 acbad 6-10 dbcba 11-15cdacb 16-20 dacbd阅读：21-24 bddc。
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高一英语限时阅读（2）ARome had the Forum. London has Speaker' s Comer. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 2Os, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands d people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street comers. Just talk.Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, "Talk to Me," they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.They don't collect money. They don't push religion (宗教). So what's the point?"To see what happens," said Liz. "We simply enjoy life with open communication(交流)."Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return."It started as a crazy idea," Liz said. "We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their jobs, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything."Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.Ma rcia had lest her husband to a serious disease. "That was very heavy on my mind,” Marcia said. "To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good," she explained.To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people showed up, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.They may plan more parties or try to attract mare people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something they say they'll consider.56. What did Liz and Bill start doing after September 2001?A. Chatting with people.B. Setting up street signs.C. Telling stories to strangers.D. Organizing a speaker's comer.57. What they have been doing can be described as______.A. pointlessB. normalC. crazyD. successful58. Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.C. They organized the get-together in the city park.D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.59. What will Liz and Bill do in the future?A. Go in for publishing.B. Do more television programs.C. Continue what they am doing.D. Spend more time reading books.60. How do they like the idea of writing a book?A. They have decided to wait a year or two.B. They will think about it carefully.C. They agreed immediately.D. They find it hard to do that.BMy first reaction was annoyance. It was Friday afternoon, and I was within an hour of finishing my work for the week. As I was leaving, a nurse brought me one more patient message. The statement read: "Mm. Jones called to say that she has had blurred vision (视觉模糊) ever since her medical test this morning. " I smiled. Suddenly our tests were causing eye problems.This week my patients had questioned everything. My patient with high blood pressure had stopped coming to her treatment on the advice of an Internet chat room. A woman who had a mental problem was substituting ( 用......代替) St. John' s word for her medication. Now Mrs. Jones was imagining problems. I rolled my eyes.My second reaction was worry. As I looked through her record, I tried to figure out why she would have blurred vision, but nothing in her record explained the new problem. She' s probably just anxious, I thought. Still, she wouldn't have called if she had been all right. I picked up the phone.What 1 next felt can only be described as delight. Before I made the call, the nurse ran in: Mrs. Jones called. Her vision is fine. Turns out she picked up the wrong glasses when she left the office. The X-ray technician has been having the same problem. I let out a lugh. Mrs. Jones had been right. Her vision had been blurred. Now we know why.Finally I felt shame. I came to realize what Mrs. Jones had taught me. I had first known she was wrong, that her anxiety had clouded hex judgment. Instead, my medical training had clouded mine. Now I feel thankful that Mrs. Jones figured it out before I made a mistake about our relationship. Patients come to me for my help. They pay me to listen, diagnose (诊断), treat and talk. That suggests trust; I must remember that, and trust them too.61. The writer smiled while reading the patient message because he knew_____.A. Mrs. Jones would ask for more testsB. the patient was being unreasonableC. the nurse was joking with himD. Mrs. Jones would call him62. What has caused Mrs. Jones' eye problem?A. Wrong glasses.B. Medical checkup.C. Her own imagination.D. Chatting on the Internet.63. The underlined words "clouded her judgment" in the last paragraph probably mean_______.A. made her less trustful toward the doctorB. put her in control of her own feelingsC. made her less able to think clearlyD. put her in a dangerous situationCIt's not the flashiest car in the world. Not even close. But the 1971 Volkswagen named Helios can do something most cars can't: nm on solar energy - energy from the sun's light and heat!Joshua Bechtold, 14, and the other students at the Riverside School in Lyndonville, Vermont, worked many months to get Helios ready for the 1999 American Tour de Sol ( "Sol" is the Latin word for "sun"). They named their car after Helios, the sun god in Greek mythology(神话).The 4-year-old Tour de Sol encourages the use of "green", or environmentally friendly, cars to help reduce pollution and save energy. It' s not a race. Cars are judged on fuel efficiency(耗油量) rather than speed. In the week-long event, 44 cars took the 350-mile tour from Waterbury, Connecticut, to Lake George, New York. Of the 23 student cars, Helios was the only one built by middle school students.A teacher drove Helios, but the children talked with people wherever they stopped along the mad. "That was my favorite part," says Anna Browne, 15. "We explained how the car runs.”Due in part to old, inefficient batteries(电池), Helios finished fourth - out of four - in its kind, the sun-powered class. "We were there for the fun of it," Anna says. "We're proud of Helios," says Ariel Gleicher, 14. "It's a car that's good for the environment."64. What is special about the car Helios in the text?A. It was built by middle school students.B. It has an' attractive design.C. It was made in 1971.D. It won the fourth prize.65. How many sun-powered cars took part in the race?A. 1.B. 4.C. 23.D. 44.66. What would be the best title for the text.'?A. The Making of HeliosB. 1999 American Tour de SolC. Sun-powered Cars on the RoadD. Use of Green Cars in Connecticut67. The students felt proud of Helios because______.A. it could run as far as 350 milesB. it was favored by many childrenC. it had high-quality batteriesD. it was driven by clean energyDThe other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was7.30pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.By 9.45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11.00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.Their experience suggests that the words an the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6.30 -8.30pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8.00pm or 8.30pm means possible dinner, but 9.30pm and any time thereafter means no food, oat beforehand, roll up late.But this is not always the case. If asked to a students' party at 6.30pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive - looking eager - is social death. When my mother is asked to a party for 6.30, she likes to be them, if not on lime, then no later than seven. My age group (late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we're young, we're probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.The accepted custom at present is confusing (混乱的), sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element (成分) of surprise.68. The underlined words "off their heads" probably mean______.A. tiredB. crazyC. curiousD. hopeless69. Jane and David' s story is used to show that______ .A. petty-goer8 usually get hungry at partiesB. party invitations can be confusingC. people should ask for food at partiesD. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull70. For some young people, arriving on time for a students' party will probably be considered_______.A. very difficultB. particularly thoughtfulC. friendly and politeD. socially unacceptable71. According to the writer, people in their late thirties_______.A. are likely to arrive late for a partyB. care little about the party timeC. haven' t really grown up yetD. like surprises at parties72. What is the general idea of the text?A. It' s safe to arrive late just when food is served.B. It' s wise to eat something before going to a party.C. It' s important to follow social rules of party-going.D. It' s necessary to read invitations carefully.ECannes will rock to the sound of a cancan dance this year when Moulin Rouge by the Australian director Baz Luhrmann opens the French film festival (电影节) in May. The musical stars Nicole Kidman as a singer, and John Leguizamo as the artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. It will be competing for the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize. The festival runs to May 21.The American actor Tommy Lee Jones, 54, has married his longtime girlfriend, Dawn Maria Laurel, 36, in a private wedding in San Antonio. "It wash' t a big to-do, ' said Fred Biery, a U. S. District Judge who performed the service. He refused to discuss things further. "These are very private people," he said.Loretta Lynn is being treated for a very bed cold in Tennessee and will miss several appearances. The country singer, 65, was admitted to a hospital near her home in Hurricane Mills. "She is in good condition, but the doctors are watching her closely," a spokeswoman said.The French-Algerian singer Enrico Macias was named a United Nations peace messenger. Enrico joins eight other people who act as goodwill envoys (使者) for the United Nations, among them are the writer Elie Wiesel and the basketball player Magic Johnson.73. We can learn from the text that Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is ______A. a figure in a filmB. a dancer in a showC. a country singerD. a prize winner74. We know from the text that_______.A. Moulin Rouge won the top prize in a film festivalB. Loretta Lynn is under the doctors' careC. eight people serve as the UN goodwill envoysD. Fred Biery was Tommy Lee Jones' assistant75. 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