(完整版)上海重点中学年高一下学期英语阅读理解

试卷第1页，共12页 上海市光明中学2022-2023学年高一下学期3月英语调研试卷 一、短对话 1．

A．This afternoon. B．This morning. C．Tomorrow. D．Next week. 2． A．A waiter. B．A shop assistant. C．A cashier. D．A postman. 3． A．11. B．3. C．7. D．8. 4． A．At a cinema. B．At an airport. C．At a hotel. D．At a railway station. 5． A．They had better not go out. B．To get some yogurt is a good idea. C．It’s too cold to walk in the snow. D．He prefers milk to yogurt. 6． A．She asks the man to open the window. B．It is cold inside. C．She doesn’t want to open the window. D．She prefers the fresh air. 7． A．Mom doesn’t like wine. B．They’ve already got plenty of wine. C．They are going to buy what they need. D．They’ve got enough food for the party. 8． A．The boy doesn’t have to clean the screen of his computer. B．There’s not enough time for the boy to clean both. C．The desk is such a mess and needs cleaning. D．The boy’s mother will do the cleaning for him. 9． A．Touched. B．Amused. C．Annoyed. D．Bored. 10． A．They can’t speak English. B．The microphone doesn’t work well. 试卷第2页，共12页

Passage 1.Today, many people are starving to death. Recently, a man who wanted to understand the conditions of such people 1 an experiment. He only ate one meal a day for a month but continued to work as he normally did.During the first five days he was _ 2 _ at his regular mealtime, but after he had drunk a glass of water, his hunger __ 3 _ . In the morning, when he ate his one meal, he ate quickly and had a ___4 _ amount. During the next few days, he was not hungry during the day, but when he ___5 a food stall (a place on which food is put to be sold), the smell of food caught his 6 . During the third and the fourth weeks, he had hunger pains and lacked physical strength. He looked forward to one meal and ate it slowly, enjoying every bite. Without it, he knew he would have hardly enough 7 to work.This experiment changed his attitude about some things. Having a cup of tea was not 8 a pastime（消遣）. It also gave him strength. He more frequently noticed overweight people and people who threw away leftover food. He 9 the importance of food to hungry person. He could no longer easily pass by a hungry beggar on the street. But most ___ 10 , he could now sympathize(同情) in a similar way with the hungry people of the world.1. A. took along B. carried out C. put on D. brought in2. A. hungry B. angry C. happy D. excited3. A. came about B. broke out C. set off D. went away4. A. small B. ordinary C. large D. common5. A. noticed B. watched C. recognized D. glanced6. A. interest B. eyes C. imagination D. attention7. A. power B. spirit C. energy D. feeling8. A. just B. still C. yet D. exactly9. A. admitted B. realized C. remember D. valued10. A. seriously B. luckily C. necessary D. importantPassage 2.Apes and human beings share a lot in common when it comes to behavior. The evidence taken from the observation of the behavior of apes and children suggests that there are threecauses for the outbreak of fighting and the exhibition of 1 by individuals.One of the most common causes of fighting among both children and apes was over the____2____ of external objects. The argument over the ownership of any desired object—food, clothes, toys, females, and the affection of others—was sufficient reason to 3 force. In a case of monkeys’ disagreement over females, thirty females were killed. Two points are of particular interest to notice about these fights for possession.In the first place the fights are often carried to such an extreme that they end in the 4___destruction of the objects of common desire. Toys are torn to pieces and females are killed.In the second place it is observable, that 5 occurs when an object is desired by only one person or by someone else. There were many cases where toys and other objects which had been thrown away as useless were 6 defended by their owners when they became the object of some other child’s desire.Another cause of aggression is the tendency for children and apes greatly to ___7___ the invading of a stranger into their group. A new child in the class may be laughed at, isolated, and disliked. A new monkey may be bitten to death. It is interesting to note that anger occurs when a stranger comes from the 8 species. Monkeys do not mind being 9 by a goat or a rat. Children do not object when animals are introduced to the group. As a matter of fact, such newcomers are often ____10____. But when monkeys meet a new monkey or children a strange child, aggression often occurs. This strongly suggests that the reason for the aggression is fundamentally possessiveness. The 11 of the newcomers is feared. The present members of the group feel that there will be more competitors for the food or the attention of the adults.Finally, another common source of fighting among children is a frustration or failure in their own ____12____. A child will be stopped either by 13 causes such as bad weather or illness from doing something he wishes to do, for example, sail his boat or ride the bicycle. Sometimes the activity may be 14 because of the opposition of some adult. The child may also frustrate itself by ____15_____, through lack of skill or strength, to complete successfully some desired activity. Such a child will then in the ordinary sense become “naughty”. He will be in a bad or unfriendly temper.1. A. fulfillment B. excitement C. isolation D. aggressiveness2. A. usage B. possession C. value D. collection3. A. turn to B. drive away C. come over D. make into4. A. moderate B. subtle C. complete D. temporary5. A. conflict B. negotiation C. agreement D. donation6. A. reluctantly B. violently C. unwillingly D. peacefully7. A. ignore B. accept C. prove D. hate8. A. similar B. modest C. strong D. reliable9. A. observed B. protected C. joined D. spoiled10. A. offensive B. considerate C. generous D. welcomed11. A. strength B. attitude C. competition D. emotion12. A. knowledge B. activity C. study D. personality13. A. natural B. physical C. financial D. academic14. A. enhanced B. operated C. extended D. prevented15. A. learning B. failing C. imitating D. refusingPassage 3Dad is a liar(说谎者) certainly. He never tells the truth about anything bad, or anything that he thinks is bad to me,even though I’ve told him that I don’t 1 hearing these things.He’s the 2 man I have ever met, who never hurts others, as well as the cruelest man, for he’s always hard on himself. Every time I phoned home from college and asked dad how his 3 was getting on, he would always reply, “Oh, couldn’t be better!” When I asked mum the same question on the phone, 4 , she honestly told me every 5 with dad’s business.I didn’t blame(责怪) dad for his 6 . Instead I showed concern(关心) for him.Dad is a miser(吝啬鬼), undoubtedly. I hardly see dad wear 7 clothes. In fact, his closet is half empty. Even in this half, two-thirds is used by mum’s clothes and the other one-third 8 him. I begged him to buy some new clothes, but he simply shook his head, “ The old clothes are still good enough. ” W ere they? I saw holes in themIt tore my heart up when I saw dad cough terribly with his hand covering his mouth. When the pains（疼痛became very serious, he 9 took some medicine.So it surprised 10 when the day came that dad got sick. He was lying in bed, andall the family gathered(聚集) around him. I knelt(跪) by his bedside, tears filling my eyes.Dear dad, y ou’ve been pushing yourself too hard, which you should not have. I know I might as well expect a river to flow backwards as hope to take you out of working so hard 1．A．mind B．suggest C．enjoy D．allow2．A．clever est B．strongest C．biggest D．kindest3．A．health B．experiment C．business D．treatment4．A．also B．anyway C．therefore D．however5．A．change B．difference C．decision D．problem6．A．lies B．opinions C．purposes D．excuses7．A．cheap B．new C．clean D．old8．A．leads to B．belongs to C．replies to D．returns to9．A．still B．even C．only D．ever10．A．somebody B．nobody C．anybody D．everybodyPassage 4.It is true that life is unpredictable. Disasters can 1 misfortune when faced with it is the true test of your character. at any time. How you handleA boy lost his arms in an accident. To take care ofhim, his younger brother became his2 , never leaving him alone for years. One late night, he suffered from diarrheal(腹泻). His younger brother3 him into the toilet and then went back the dorm to wait. But being so4 , his younger brother fell asleep, leaving him on the toilet for two hours till the teacher on duty discovered him. Thus the two brothers grew up together. Then one day, his younger brother wanted to live his own5 . So the boy was heart-broken.A similar misfortune befell a girl, too. One night alone at home, she tried to 6 meals for her parents,only to overturn the kerosene light(煤油灯) on the stove,resulting 7 a fire which took her hands away.Though her elder sister showed her willingness to 8 her,she was determined to be completely independent.One day, the boy and the girl were both invited to appear on a television interview program. The boy expressed his fear for his uncertain future at being left on his own 9 the girl was full of enthusiasm for her life. They each were asked to write something on a piece of paper. Theboy wrote: My younger brothers' arms are my arms. The girl wrote: Broken wings, flying heart.If you only complain about your suffering, it will always follow you wherever you go. But if you decide to be 10 , the hardship will turn out to be a fortune on which new hopes will arise.1．A．beat B．hit C．strike D．fight 2．A．adult B．educator C．shadow D．host3．A．persuaded B．permitted C．allowed D．accompanied 4．A．enthusiastic B．optimistic C．tired D．disappointed 5．A．future B．fate C．life D．happiness 6．A．exchange B．buy C．order D．prepare7．A．in B．from C．for D．upon8．A．put away B．attend to C．pick up D．concentrate on 9．A．however B．besides C．while D．therefore10．A. strong B．weak C．Mild D．wildPassage 5.When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could __1__this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married.I was very nervous when I told my__2__ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “__3__You are going to college (大学).” I was very__4__when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”Two days later, __5__took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends __6__ together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I __7__ I had watched too many movies as a teenager.When we __8__ the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard (门卫) and one minute later we were__9__. I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was__10__ . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”He asked me, “What do you think of the__ 11__ ?”“Too bad,” I answered.“And marriage(婚姻) is even__12__ !” he said.I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard __13__ I could get into a good college. I__14__ studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our__ 15__ to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!1. A. say B. do C. receive D. find2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised5.A. he B. she C. it D. they6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier13.A. but B. if C. so D. or14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. tripPassage 6.One day, my mother was sewing（缝）a quilt（棉被）. I silently sat down beside her and asked her a question in a very low 1 , “Mon, is there love between you and Dad?”My mother stopped her work and raised her 2 with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer directly, but I heard my mother say the 3 words:“Susan,” she said thoughtfully, “look at this 4 . Sometimes it appears, but most of it 5 in the quilt. The thread (线) really makes the quilt strong and durable（耐用的）. If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can 6 be seen anywhere or anytime, but it’s 7there.”I listened carefully but I couldn’t 8 her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. The doctor had said my father would 9 in two months. But after two months he still couldn’t walk by himself. Every day in the morning and dusk, my mother 10 my father walk slowly on the country road.“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.“Susan, don’t worry about me.” He said gently. “To tell you the truth, I just like 11 with your mom. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loved my mother deeply.Once I thought love meant 12 , gifts and sweet kisses. But from this experience, I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.1. A. voice B. noise C. sound D. breath2. A. head B. arms C. face D. hands3. A. above B. following C. followed D. latter4. A. quilt B. thread C. needle（针） D. love5. A. leaves B. loses C. hides D. escapes6. A. always B. almost C. easily D. hardly7. A. usually B. still C. always D. really8. A. recognize B. realize C. understand D. know9. A. renew B. rescue C. recover D. return10. A. forced B. helped C. made D. wanted11. A. talking B. running C. living D. walking12. A. flowers B. money C. quilts D. threadsPassage 7.British men are abandoning their stiff（僵硬的）upper lips but still do not express their feeling openly like Americans, a research shows. When it comes to strong emotion, the once _____1_____ British are now happy to cry quite openly."Thirty percent of all British males have cried in the last month. That is a very high figure," said Peter Marsh, director of the Social Issues Research Center. "Only two percent said theycould not remember when then they last cried," the head of the research group said. Long gone is the "No ____2____ ----- We're British" time when emotion was considered a _____3_____ form. "Among 2,000 people, very few people in their forties or fifties had seen their _____4_____ cry. Now it is twice as many," he told reporters. "Seventy-seven percent of men considered crying in public increasingly _____5____." Almost half the British men opened the floodgates over a bad movie, book or TV program. Self-pity got 17 percent crying. Nine percent cried at weddings.Form the days of Empire, the British have always considered themselves models of reserve （矜持）, _____6_____ "excitable foreigners" who show no _____7_____.Marsh argued the ______8______ was still there "We have probably not caught up with the Americans or the Italians when it comes to the actual display of emotions""But we are clearly ______9_______. What we take as typical British reserve has been significantly disappeared."Women's battle for equal rights has certainly had an effect --- both in the workplace and at home. "Men in their twenties or thirties are interacting with women on equal terms much more so than a generation ago. They have to relate to the opposite sex .Women become more man -like and men become more female. That transfers into the ____10____ too," Marsh said.1. A. helpless B. cool C. serious D. speechless2. A. Tears B. Smoking C. Excitement D. Doubt3. A. common B. preferred C. bad D. crazy4. A. neighbour B. partner C. mother D. father5. A. unwise B. unavoidable C. available D. acceptable6. A. laughing at B. interested in C. looking jealously at D. taking pity on7. A. self-confidence B. self-centered C. self-control D. self-defence8. A. difference B. impact C. conflict D. reserve9. A. developing B. changing C. attempting D. experimenting10. A. future B. workplace C. mind D. lawPassage 8.A long time ago a baby was born into a poor family. His future looked _____1_____ as he grew to see a poor life before him. He joined the army as a common soldier and was wounded so _____2_____ that he never regained the use of his left arm.He later failed to find a good job and, on two _____3_____, was sent todebtor’s prison. He continued to brush aside the law and struggled just to_____4_____.But, despite his poor life, he never let go of his _____5_____ to write abook. He wrote a beautiful story w hich came from his heart’s deepest dreams anddesires. It has _____6_____ generations of people the world over ever since. It is about a man who saw the world _____7_____ from everyone else. Though written in _____8_____, the book is an encouraging tale of irrepressible (压抑不住的) _____9_____. This man’s story has been put to music and film, translated into numerous languages and remains a bestseller after some 400 years. The _____10_____ was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (塞万提斯) and the book is Don Quixote de la Mancha (《堂吉诃德》).Perhaps Cervantes himself believed that the world “sees persons as they are --- I see them as they can be!” Cervantes may never have _____11_____ such a good work had he not seen some potential within himself that was _____12_____ from the rest of the world. He has taught others that great _____13_____: What we see will come to be.Some see themselves as they are, others as they _____14_____ be. But when we look beyond the present reality, sad as it may seem, and _____15_____ our sights upon the best that is within a situation or a human being, then, too, what we see will come to be. And we’ll know the power of hope.1. A. sad B. rosy C. bright D. sunny2. A. terribly B. heavily C. hardly D. seriously3. A. conditions B. circumstances C. situations D. occasions4. A. survive B. succeed C. wander D. contribute5. A. trust B. destination C. love D. dream6. A. bored B. moved C. untied D. frightened7. A. differently B. authentically C. brilliantly D. clearly8. A. anger B. trouble C. danger D. suffering9. A. risk B. adventure C. hope D. emotion10. A. author B. soldier C. translator D. debtor11. A. continued B. performed C. found D. finished12. A. realized B. developed C. hidden D. tapped13. A. truth B. proverb C. motto D. saying14. A. would B. can C. may D. must15. A. devote B. fasten C. pay D. fixPassage 9.A young man and an old man were waiting for a bus at the station, they sat 1 each other. “What’s that in your bag?” asked the young man, 2 a big bag beside the old man.“Gold, nothing but gold,” answered the old man.“What? My god! How I wish to be able to get so much gold!” the young man said to himself.Then the young man was 3 how to get the gold.Soon the old man looked tired and sleepy and it 4 that he could not keep his eyes open. The young man knew his chance was on the way.“Are you sleepy, sir?” said the young man. “Then you had better lie down and have a good rest. Don’t worry about the bus. I’ll 5 you up in time when the bus came.”“All right. It’s very kind of you, young man.” The old man lay down and before long he fell asleep.The young man took the bag 6 . But when he was about to go away, the young man found that 7 of his expensive fur coat wa s under the old man’s body. Several times he8 to pull it out but failed. At last he 9 his coat, thinking that the gold in the bag must cost much more than his fur coat.The young man ran out of the station as quickly as his legs could 10 him. When he reached a place where he thought the old man could not find him, he opened the bag.To his 11 , in it were only a lot of small stones. He 12 to the station at once. But when he got there, he found the old man was nowhere to be seen.1. A. far from B. next to C. opposite D. behind2. A. pointing at B. picking up C. feeling D. pushing3. A. worrying about B. trying his best C. thinking about D. making up his mind4. A. looked B. seemed C. was clear D. was certain5. A. wake B. call C. pick D. take6. A. quickly B. immediately C. hurriedly D. quietly7. A. a button B. a pocket C. a corner D. an arm8. A. planned B. meant C. managed D. tried9. A. took off B. put on C. threw away D. put away10. A. help B. cover C. support D. carry11. A. joy B. excitement C. surprise D. satisfaction12. A. walked B. hurried C. rode D. drovePassage 10.My father was a strong fisherman. He loved the sea and would stay out until he caught enough to 1 the family.When we met 2 weather, he would drive me to school with his old truck. And after we arrived, he would bend over and give me a 3 on the face and then tell me to be a good boy. I always felt very shy in front of so many other 4 . I was already a twelve-year-old young man, but my father still kissed me goodbye!Then on a rainy day I 5 to tell him my feeling. When we stopped at the school gate, the 6 big smile appeared on my father’s face. I 7 what would happen next. I 8 put my hand up and for the first time said “No” to him. The smile on his face immediately changed into a 9 look. He looked at me for a long time, and tears began to appear in his eyes. I was shocked. I had never 10 him cry! Then he said, “You’re right. You are a big boy.. a man. I won’t kiss you any more. ”Not long after that, my dad went to the sea on a bad day. Most of the 11 stayed at home,but not Dad, because he had a big family to feed. But after that day, he 12 came back.Later his boat was found with its nets half in and half out. He must have 13 a strong wind and was trying to save the nets.How I wished I hadn’t 14 my father’s kiss! And from this I have learnt that we should take every chance with our family and friends as the last one in our lives. We can have 15 regrets (遗憾) by doing this.1. A. enjoy B. feed C. keep D. save2. A. fine B. warm C. cool D. bad3. A. kiss B. smile C. touch D. chat4. A. passengers B. workers C. schoolmates D. friends5. A. decided B. agreed C. advised D. happened6. A. strange B. usual C. beautiful D. kind7. A. concerned B. wondered C. knew D. remembered8. A. curiously B. violently C. patiently D. quickly9. A. disappointed B. worried C. surprised D. satisfied10. A. wanted B. seen C. gained D. minded11. A. physicists B. authors C. customers D. fishermen12. A. later B. finally C. never D. often13. A. missed B. managed C. met D. hoped14. A. refused B. forgotten C. hated D. remembered15. A. new B. good C. small D. fewPassage1答案及解析：1-5 BADCA 6-10 DCABDPassage2答案及解析：1-5 DBACA 6-10 BDACD 11-15 CBADBPassage3 答案及解析：1-5 ADCDD 6-10 ABBCBPassage4答案及解析：1-5 CCDCC 6-10 DABCAPassage5答案及解析：1-5 BCBDA 6-10 AACBA 11-15 DCCADPassage6答案及解析：1—5 AABBC 6—10 DDCCB 11—12 DAPassage7答案及解析：1-5.CACDD 6-10 ACABBPassage8答案及解析：1-5 ADDAD 6-10 BADCA 11-15 DCABD Passage9答案及解析：1-5 BACBA 6-10 DCDAD 11-12 CB Passage10答案及解析：1-5 BDACA 6-10 BCDCB 11-15 DCCAD。

2021学年下学期阶段性测试卷（一）(解析）202一．Complete the following sentences by using the correct forms of the words or phrases in the box. Each word or phrase can be used only once.1.We needed to get to London but we had no _______ of transport.2.He suffered from headaches and loss of __________.3.Humans ________ their skills and knowledge to the next generations through education.4.She would only play a role if she could _____________ the character.5.The company ____________ trouble early on, when a major order was canceled.6.Most people in this kind of jobs ______________ work long hours.7.It is an interesting scientific ______________ but of no practical use.8.The hotel has special _____________for welcoming disabled people.9.The performers, in ____________ and make-up, were walking up and down backstage.10.The wetlands are home to a large ___________ of wildlife.解析：run into 遇到tend to 往往identify with 认同，一致pass down 流传phenomenon 现象costume 服装facilities 设施appetite 胃口，食欲variety 多样性means 手段，方式，方法1.We needed to get to London but we had no means of transport.我们需要去伦敦，但没有交通工具。

1. 语法练习：Directions:Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the brackets. For those blanks without given words, you are required to write down a pronoun (代词), a preposition (介词), a coordinating conjunction (连词) or a subordinating conjunction(从句引导词).(A)He was the madman who kicked a soccer shoe across a room and hit superstar David Beckham right in the face, but he’s also the caring boss who supported and defended his players in times of trouble. He’s a scary leader who is known for yelling (咆哮), but he’s also a master of patiently dealing with young players.(18) Manchester United’s manager for more than a quarter of a century, Sir Alex Ferguson had a career varied enough to lend itself to any opinion. ……Perhaps David Beckham is the most famous one. (19) the former England captain still called Ferguson a “father figure”, it was a locker room (更衣室) fight (20) the two of them (21) caused Beckham’s trade to Real Madrid. After a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of rivals (对手) Arsenal in the 2003 FA Cup, Ferguson yelled and threw a shoe at Beckham’s head.“The fascination (魅力) with Ferguson was with his crude (天然的) ability (22) (meet) a target,” commented Jenkins. “He had a simple objective: to find players who could score goals. His keys to such success are common to all endeavors: hard work, decisiveness and a readiness to learn from mistakes.(B)I remember sitting in an airport one day. I was excited because I just(23) (upgrade)to a first class ticket on my flight. In fact, I had the best seat on the entire plane: seat 1A. Before boarding, I noticed a young lady with several carry-on bags, (24) (hold) a crying baby. I suddenly heard my conscience speak to me: “Let her have your ticket.” I fought this for a while but eventually gave in.“Excuse me,” I said to the young lady, “but you look like you could use this first class ticket more than me. I know how hard it can be flying with kids. Why don’t we trade”“Are you sure” she asked.“Oh, yeah.I really don’t mind,” I saidI felt like a million bucks (美元).As we boarded the plane, I was surprised at how good it made me feel to watch her sit down in seat 1A. At one point during the flight I was so curious to see how she was doing thatI walked to the first class section (区域) and peeked in (偷看)(25) the curtain. There she was, asleep with her baby in their big andcomfortable seat 1A.(C)HE is the beloved Cousin Matthew, the Crawley family heir (继承人) in Downton Abbey, (26) is now being aired on CCTV. With his good manners, dreamy eyes and charming accent, he is a natural aristocrat (贵族).Despite his upper class style on the show, 30-year-old Dan Stevens spent most of his teen years rebelling (叛逆) against the upper class.(27) (adopt) at birth by two teachers, he got into trouble at school often. “I was never very happy at school. I didn’t get on with the other kids. I didn’t fit in,” the British actor told the Daily Mail.However, Stevens’ youth was marked by both bad be havior and good performances on exams.At the age of 13, he won a scholarship to the Tonbridge School, a well-known boarding school (寄宿学校) in the UK, (28) a lot of the students come from rich families. In his first year there, he tried out for the lead role in a production (演出) of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The other students who tried out were mostly 17- and 18-year-olds, but he was chosen (29) his talent.(D)showing his political preferences (偏向) – respect for the opposition (反对党) leader Kim but disrespect for the ruling party leaders Lee and Park.organizations or top political figures (人物),” Dong-A Ilbo quoted (援引) an unnamed friend of Gates’ in Seoul as saying.How customs vary around the worldIt is not only in South Korea that greetings can offend (冒犯) others.A handshake can also be a faux pas (失礼) in France if a kiss on the cheekIn Japan, it is impolite not to bow lower than the other person whengreeting.In the UK and the US, the “okay” sign is a positive gesture but in Greece and Turkey it is seen as very vulgar (粗俗的).There are more than almost two million cars on the streets of Shanghai. That’s not a big number _41_ to the city’s population of 23 million, but everyone agrees that traffic is a big problem here. And many people would argue that it’s not the number of cars on the road, but the _42_ of the drivers that is the main cause of concern.According to one survey, 37% of Shanghai drivers have less than three years of driving experience. Many of these drivers are middle-aged and have never operated machinery more _43_ than a washing machine. On the road, they drive fast when they should drive slow, _44_ use turn signals, and make right turns on red lights without stopping first. And in the past year, there have been several incidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths when _45_ drivers mistook the gas pedal for the brake (刹车)pedal.There are new regulations _46_ at making it more difficult for people to get a driver’s license, but that is only a partial solution to Shanghai’s traffic problems. What is really needed is a _47_ in drivers’ attitudes. Thereseems to be a lack of concern for safety on the part of drivers: their own safety and the safety of others. You can see this every day as drivers change lanes aggressively and _48_ pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections.A car is a great convenience, but it can also be a _49_ weapon. Drivers will have to realize that before Shanghai’s streets can become truly safe.Reading involves looking at illustrative symbols and expressing mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed 50 o ver the centuries. During the 1950’s and 1960’s especially, increased attention has been devoted to 51 the reading process. Although experts agree that reading 52 a complex organization of higher mental 53 , they disagree about the exact nature of the process. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, 54 reading as simply the decoding（解码）of symbols into the sounds they stand for.These authorities 55 that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading is inexplainably related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without 56 their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, 57 some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who 58 reads.Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a bookin its 59 . By some experts they would not be 60 as readers. Clearly,the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use. By the most 61 and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to 62 the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various 63 , at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do so widely and enthusiastically. 64 , reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.50. A. specifically B. dramatically C. abstractly D. ridiculously51. A. understanding B. translating C. defining D. substituting52. A. involves B. concentrates C. specializes D. analyzes53. A. opinions B. effects C. manners D. functions54. A. view B. look C. reassure D. agree55. A. support B. argue C. attempt D. compete56. A. interpreting B. saying C. reciting D. reading57. A. in addition to B. for example C. according to D. such as58. A. completely B. carefully C. publically D. actually59. A. part B. whole C. standard D. straight60. A. applied B. granted C. classified D. graded61. A. instructive B. doubtful C. certain D. complicated62. A. strike B. illustrate C. define D. unlock63. A. purposes B. degrees C. stages D. steps64. A. On the other hand B. In short C. By the way D. So farWe Are Now Open Daily thru Columbus DayThe museum and store are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.throughout the season. Trolley rides start with the first departure at 10:05 a.m. and continue until the end of the day with the last ride being at 4:15 p.m.. We are open Rain or Shine!Ice Cream & Sunset Trolley Ride Special ( $3.50 per person )At 7:30 p.m., every Wednesday and Thursday evening in July and August, join us for a special sunset trolley ride with ice-cream included. Bring the whole family!Regular FaresAdmission includes unlimited trolley rides, access to the Museum Grounds and Exhibits, and use of our picnic areas to enjoy your own picnic lunch.65. From now on to Columbus Day, the museum is open _____.A. only on Sundays and SaturdaysB. on sunny daysC. every dayD. all of the above66. If a family of 4 persons — one senior, a couple and a 12-year-old boy— are taking a sunset trolley ride, how much is the total admission feeA. $18.B. $25.5.C. $33.D. $39.5.67. Which one of the following is NOT included in the admissionA. Unlimited sunset trolley ride.B. Access to the Museum Grounds.C. A visit to the Museum Exhibits.D. A use of the museum picnic areas.BLighter and cheaper than high-quality video cameras, today’s best smartphones can shoot and edit high-definition (HD) videos. With lower-quality lenses(透镜) and image sensors, smartphones probably won’t replace professional video cameras anytime soon. Still, some creativefilmmakers are extending the borders of smartphone moviemaking by shooting professional-quality films using only smartphones.Soon a fter Apple’s iPhone 4 was released, two filmmakers decided to make a short film using only their iPhone 4s. Michael Koerbel and Anna Elizabeth James shot and edited the one-and-a-half-minute film Apple of My Eye in only 48 hours. Audiences were fascinated with the film, in which a man and his grandfather connect emotionally while admiring a model train set in a store window. The filmmakers followed up their success with Goldilocks, an extraordinary spy novel told over nine, three-minute films.Many filmmakers are convinced that smartphone films are here to stay. One sign is their inclusion in major film festivals. In February 2012, organizers of the Berkshire International Film Festival staged the 10 X 10 On North Festival. Entries included Oliver by Hooman Khalili, an award-winning film about a girl whose special powers enable her to brighten the lives of three lonely people. Another entry was Yearlapse’11, a 365-second film by Zsolt Haraszti that describes an actual journey he made from New York to London.During the festival, which ran from February 16 to 26, these and many other smartphone films were shown at the Beacon Cinema in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Similar festivals in Canada and South Korea have given smartphone filmmakers opportunities to show off their creative work.68. What does the article imply about smartphone filmmakersA. Their efforts have gotten little attention.B. Their biggest challenge is finding actors.C. They’ve influenced famous movie studiosD. They must overcome equipment limitations.69. What does the article point out about Haraszti’s filmA. It uses slow-motion effects.B. It took just minutes to make.C. Its cast was quite large.D. It’s based on true events.70. Which film is about secret agentsA. Apple of My Eye.B. Goldilocks.C. OliveD. Yearlapse ’11.71. According to this article, what is true about the festivals in Canada and South KoreaA. They’re held at the same time of year.B. They’re part of an emerging trend.C. They both receive government support.D. They’re still in the planning stages.CDiscoveries in science and technology are thought by “untaught minds” to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold ( 霉 ) on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial substances for nine years before he made his discovery. Inventions and innovations almost always come out of tough trial and error. Innovation is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score.The point is that the players who score most are the ones who take most shots at the goal—and so it goes with innovation in any field of activity. The prime difference between innovation and others is one of approach. Everybody gets ideas, but innovators work consciously on theirs, and they follow them through until they prove practicable or otherwise. What ordinary people see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities.“Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there’s no particular goodness in doing things the way they have always been done.” Wrote Rudolph Flesch, a language authority. This accounts for our reaction to seemingly simple innovations like plastic garbage bags and suitcases on wheels that make life more convenient: “How come nobody thought of that before” The creative approach begins with the proposal that nothing be as it appears. Innovators will not accept that there is only one way to do anything. Faced with getting from A to B, the average person will automatically set out on the best-known and apparently simplest route. The innovator will search for alternate courses, which may prove easier in the long run and are sure to be more interesting and challenging even if they lead to dead ends. Highly creative individuals really do march to a different drummer.72. What does the author probably mean by “untaught mind” in the first paragraphA. An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident.B. A person who has had no education.C. A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.D. A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.73. According to the author, what differs innovators from non-innovatorsA. The way they present their findings.B. The way they deal with problems.C. The intelligence they possess.D. The variety of ideas they have.74.The phrase “march to a different drummer” (the last line of the passage)suggests that highly creative individuals are _____.A. unwilling to follow common ways of doing thingsB. diligent in pursuing their goalsC. concerned about the advance of societyD. devoted to the progress of science75.The most suitable title for this passage might be _____.A. The Relation Between Creation and DiligenceB. To Be a Creative Expert in the Study of Human CreativityC. What Are So Special about Creative IndividualsD. Discoveries and InnovationA. Your weight depends on your genes.B. Say “no” to junk food—no exceptions.C. Carbs are good or bad for you.D. Skipping meals helps you lose more weight.E. It is difficult to lose weight.F. You can control where your body loses weight.Dieting is hard work, and there are plenty of “helpful” diet tricks that can make weight loss even harder! Here are some common myths about losing weight and the truth behind them.Carbohydrates are actually an important source of energy. There are good carbs and bad carbs. Refined and processed foods, like white bread or white rice, are examples of bad carbs. Good carbs include whole wheat bread and brown rice. They’re rich in fiber and really good for you!On the contrary, studies show that people who eat breakfast tend to eat fewer calories throughout the day. And if you know you’re going to be eating a big meal later, don’t starve yourself in order to “save your calories.” You’ll just eat more during the meal because you’re so hungry! Instead, eat smaller meals a couple days before and after, and exercise more.Bad news—if you want a flatter stomach, just exercising you r abs won’t work. You can’t target where you lose weight. Cardio exercises will help burn fat, while weight training helps build muscles. Your “trouble areas” might not be the first to slim down, but keep exercising!If you and your family have prob lems with obesity, you’re not destined to be fat. While a “fat gene” does exist, its influence on your size is actually pretty small. Smart eating and exercise have a much greater impactthan your genes. Only 25 percent of your weight is controlled by genes—the rest is up to you!Many people think that the key to losing weight is cutting out all bad foods. But the more restrictive your diet is, the more likely you are to break it—and in a big way. To lose weight and keep it off, eat great 80 percent of the time, but indulge in a treat or two the other 20 percent.That experiences influence future behaviour is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. Learning could not occur without the function popularly named memory. Constant practice has such an effect on memory as to lead to skillful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to reading and understanding these words. So called intelligent behaviour demands memory, remembering being a primary requirement for reasoning. The ability to solve any problem or even to recognize that a problem exists depends on memory. Typically, the decision to cross a street is based on remembering many earlier experiences.Practice (or review) tends to build and maintain memory for a task or for any learned material. Over a period of no practice what has been learned tends to be forgotten; and the adaptive consequences may not seem obvious. Yet, dramatic instances of sudden forgetting can be seen to be adaptive. In this sense, the ability to forget can be interpreted to have survived througha process of natural selection in animals. Indeed, when one’s memory of an emotionally painful experience leads to serious anxiety, forgetting may produce relief. Nevertheless, an evolutionary interpretation might make it difficult to understand how the commonly gradual process of forgetting survived natural selection.In thinking about the evolution of memory together with all its possible aspects, it is helpful to consider what would happen if memories failed to fade. Forgetting clearly aids situation in time, since old memories weaken and the new tend to stand out, providing clues for inferring duration.Another line of thought assumes a memory storage system of limited capacity that provides adaptive flexibility specifically through forgetting. In this view, continual adjustments are made between learning or memory storage (input) and forgetting(output). Indeed, there is evidence that the rate at which individuals forget is directly related to how much they have learned. Such data offer common support of contemporary models of memory that assume an input-output balance.(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)81. According to Para. 1, memory plays an important role in _____________________________.82. What does it seem that the author disagree to explain83. According to the last paragraph, how do we exactly make adjustments betweenmemory and forgetting84. 只有当战争在1945年结束后，她才同年迈的父母取得联系。

高一英语阅读理解试题（张）Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teen-agers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the languag e over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another la nguage.Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer thi s question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and m aths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books a re in English. Other people learn English because they want to read news papers or magazines in English.1. People learn English _______.A. at schoolB. over the radioC. on TVD.not all in the same way2.Different kinds of people want to learn English _______.A. together with other subjectsB. for different reasonsC. for their workD. for higher studies at colleges3. From this passage we know that _______.A. we can learn English easilyB. English is very difficult to learnC. English is learned by most people in the worldD. English is a useful language but one must work hard to learn4. Which of the following is right?A.We don?t need to learn any foreign languages.B. We can do well in all our work without English.C. English is the most important subject in schools.D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.2、教育类(2)Japanese students work very bard but many are unhappy. They feelh eavy pressuresfrom their parents. Most students are always told by their p arents to study harder and better so that they can have a wonderful life in the future. Though this may be a good idea for those very bright students, it can have terrible results for many students who are not gifted enough. Many of them have tried very hard at school but have failed in the exams and have their parents lose hope. Such students felt that they are hated by everyone else they meet and theydon?t want to go to school any longer. They become dropouts.It is surprising that though most Japanese parents are worried about their children, they do not help them in any way. Many parents feel that they ar e not able to help their children and that it is theteachers?work to help th eir children. To make matters worse, a lot of parents serif their children to those schools opening in the evenings and on weekends— they only hel p the students to pass the exams and never teach them any real sense of the world.Many Japanese schools usually have rules about everything from the stud ents? hair to their clothes and things in their school bags. Child psycholog ists now think that such strict rules are harmful to the feelings of the stude nts. Almost 40% of the students said that no one had taught them how to get on with others, how to tell right from wrong and how to show love an d care for others, even for their parents.1.“Dropouts are” those who _______.A. make troubles in and out of schoolsB. go about or stay home instead of being at schoolC. try hard but always fails in the examsD. lose hope and give up some of their subjects2.According to the passage, it?s necessary to teach students ____.A. how to study wellB. how to get on with othersC. to show love and care for othersD. All above3. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A.The Trouble in Japanese SchoolsB. The Problems of Japanese StudentsC. Education in JapanD. The Pressures on the Students in Japan3、（教育类）(3)If you wish to become a better reader, here are four important things to re member about reading rate:●Knowing why you are reading or what you are reading to find out willoften help you to know whether to read rapidly or slowly.●Some things should be read slowly throughout. Examples are directions for making or doing something, arithmetic problems, science and history books, which are full of important information. You must read such things slowly to remember each important step and understand each important i deas.●Some things should be read rapidly throughout. Examples are simple st ories meant for enjoyment, news letters from friends, pieces of news from local, or home-town, papers, telling what is happening to friends and nei ghbors.●In some of your reading, you must change your speed from fast to slow and slow to fast, as you go along. You will need to read certain pages rapi dly and then slow down and do more careful reading when you come to i mportant ideas which must be remembered.1.The underlined word "rate" in the first sentence means _______.A. fastB. slowC. speedD. skill2.Which should be read slowly according to the passage?A. Stories for enjoymentB. Arithmetic problemsC. Letters from friendsD. News from hometown newspapers3. How fast should we read?A. The faster, the better.B. The more slowly, the better.C. Neither too fast nor too slow.D. It depends on what we are reading.4. According to the passage which of the following is NOT true?A. Read slowly when you are reading something important to you.B. Rea d fast when you are reading something unimportant to you.C. Read the m aterials that you are interested in slowly.D. Read the materials that you are interested in fast.4、（教育类） (4)One hot night last August, I tried everything I could think of — a warm b ottle, songs etc. to make him fall into sleep, but he justcouldn?t do it. Sin ce I believed that a long night was waiting for me ahead, I had no choice but to bring a TV into his room to kill off the hours until dawn. I was surp rised that the moment I turned on the TV the baby became quiet right awa y and fixed his little eyes brightly on the screen. Not willing to waste an o pportunity for sleep, I then tiptoed out of the room, leaving him to watch t he boring TV programs.I heard no more of thebaby?s crying that night and the next morningwhe n I went into his room, I found him still watching TV by himself. I found there was a metaphor(暗喻 ) in my baby?s behavior(行为) for the new generation. When I gave my boy some books to go over, he only spit upon them; when I read to him, he did not feel comfortable. And so it is in the schools with my students. I find that our studentsdon?t read and they look down upon reading and make light of those of us who teach it. All they want to do is watch TV. After this experience with the baby, however, I have drawn a conclusion:“Lethem watch it! ”Iftelevisio n is that much more attractive to children than books, why should we figh t against it? Let them watch what they want！1. Why did the father bring a TV set into his son?s room?A.To enjoy some interesting programs together with his son.B.To help himself pass the long hours ahead of him.C.To help his son fall asleep sooner.D.To keep his son from making noises.2. The baby seemed to be ______ at the sight of the TV set.A. excitedB. surprisedC. boredD. pleased3.This experience with his baby helped the father ______.A to know his baby betterB. to know better how to educate his studentsC. to change his opinions towards TVD. to know better about the new generationHabiba keeps a record of new words and expressions in English. He usual ly writes them in a notebook. Then, one day, she asks her teacher about th em. “MrsThomas, these expressions are new to me— She is blue today. What?s the matter? You are yellow. A little white lie. After looking at the notebook, Mrs Thomas says,“Ineveryday English, Habiba, blue sometim es means sad. Yellow means afraid. A person with a green thumb grows pl ants successfully and a white lie is not a badlie. “I”don?t understand. Please give me anexample. ”“Forexample, I offer you some cake. The truth is, you don?t like my cake. You don?t say that. Instead, you say,,No, tha nks. I?m not hungry.?That?s a white lie. “I”see. Thanks for the explanati on. ”1. I don?t have a green thumb. All my plants _______.A. are greenB. have diedC. are yellowD. are growing well2.“Youare yellow to fight”means _______.A.you dare not fight B. you are happy to fight C.you are in a hurry D. you are able to fight3.If you say “It?sa white lie. it”means that someone _______.A. is telling a lieB. is telling the truthC. doesn?t want to tell the truth in a polite wayD. is unfriendly4. “Theweather is bad, and _______.”A. I?m yellow todayB. I?m blue todayC. I?m greenD. I?m white today（教育） (1)【答案与剖析】篇文章研究了学英潮的象和生种象的原因。

高一英语阅读理解题20套(带答案)含解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解“Years ago when I was at the Grand Canyon, I remembered someone coming up to the canyon's edge, taking a shot with a camera and then walking away, like 'got it – done', barely even glancing at the magnificent sce ne in front of him,” Linda Henkel, a scientist at Fairfield University, US told Live Science.Henkel was surprised by how obsessed (痴迷的) people are with taking pictures these days - before dinner, during friends' birthday parties, on museum tours and so on.They keep taking pictures because they think that it helps record the moment, but as Henkel's latest study has just found out, this obsession may prevent their brains remembering what actually happened, reported The Guardian.In her study, Henkel led a group of college students around a museum and asked them to simply observe 15 objects and photograph 15 others. The next day the students' memory of the tour was tested, and the results showed that they were less accurate in recognizing the objects and they remembered fewer details about them if they photographed them.''When people rely on technology to remember them — counting on the camera to record the event and thus not needing to attend to it fully themselves, it can have a negative impact on how well they remember their experiences,” Henkel explained.But there is also an exception: if students zoomed in to photograph part of an object, their memory actually improved, and those who focused the lens (镜头) on a specific area could even recall parts that weren't in the frame.So basically, this study is saying that constantly taking pictures can harm your memory. But shouldn't reviewing pictures we have taken help wake up our memories? This is true, but only if we spend enough time doing it.“In order to remember, we have to access and interact with the photos, rather than just collect them,” Henkel told The Telegraph. However, previous research has shown that most people never take the time to look over their digital pictures simply because there are too many of them and they aren't usually very organized on their computers.（1）Why did the author mention Henkel's trip to the Grand Canyon at the beginning? A. To complain about some tourists' bad habits. B. To give suggestions on how to enjoy one's tour.C. To point out people's obsession with taking pictures.D. To describe the beautiful view of the Grand Canyon.（2）What can we learn from Henkel's study?A. Reviewing pictures always helps people bring back memories easily.B. Taking pictures in a museum tour helps students recognize objects better.C. People should spend more time taking pictures than studying real objects.D. Pictures focusing on the details of objects probably improve people's memories.（3）The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to “________”.A. the cameraB. technologyC. the eventD. an object（4）What is the article mainly about?A. People's obsession with taking pictures and its influence.B. Possible ways of using pictures to improve one's memory.C. Great harm to memory caused by taking pictures constantly.D. A believable study into the negative impact of lining cameras often.【答案】（1）C（2）D（3）C（4）A【解析】【分析】本文是一篇议论文，人们都有拍照的喜好，拍照有助于我们记忆。

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I. Listening Comprehension (17%)Section ADirections: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. 20 pounds. B. 60 pounds. C. 30 pounds. D. 40 pounds.2. A. At 7:10. B. At 8:00. C. At 7:50. D. At 7:30.3. A. In a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. At a bank. D. At a cinema.4. A. Barbara and the speaker. B. The student himself.C. Barbara.D. The teacher.5. A. Help him to find his luggage. B. Go with him.C. Take care of his luggage.D. Tell him the time.6. A. The woman shows the disappointment at what the man will do.B. The woman would like to join them.C. The woman suggests the man should reconsider his plan.D. The woman tries to persuade the man not to go with Jerry.7. A. She thinks the man should be preparing for his final exams.B. She is not interested in Disneyland.C. She thinks the man needs a holiday.D. She thinks the man should forget his final party.8. A. Dangerous. B. Brave. C. Rude. D. Modest.9. A. The rain is not expected to last much longer.B. The next few days are supposed to be sunny and warm.C. Clouds and cold weather are expected.D. It will be much better than it already is.10. A. She likes what he prepares for her.B. He gives her an extra bedroom.C. He offers to take her home as soon as possible.D. She is very pleased with her stay at his home.Section BDirections: In Section B, you will hear one short passage, and you will be asked three questions on the passages. The passage will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Reasonable. B. A little bit high. C. Hard to afford. D. Quite low.12. A. Banks. B. Friends. C. Parents. D. Schools.13. A. Medical schools reduce the tuition.B. Medical schools receive money from the government.C. Medical schools borrow money from banks.D. Medical students study for a shorter time.Section CDirections:In Section C, you will hear one longer conversation. The conversation will be read twice. After you hear the conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 14 through 17 are based on the following conversation. (14至17题的答案请填写在答题纸的相应处)II. Grammar (16%)Gap Fillings (18至33题的答案请填写在答题纸的相应处)Directions:Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the words given in the brackets. For those blanks without given words, you are required to write down a pronoun (代词), a preposition (介词), a coordinating conjunction (连词) or a subordinating conjunction(从句引导词).(A)He was the madman who kicked a soccer shoe across a room and hit superstar David Beckham right in the face, but he’s also the caring boss who supported and defended his players in times of trouble. He’s a scary leader who is known for yelling (咆哮), but he’s also a master of patiently dealing with young players. (18) Manchester United’s manager for more than a quarter of a century, Sir Alex Ferguson had a career varied enough to lend itself to any opinion. ……Perhaps David Beckham is the most famous one. (19) the former England captain still called Ferguson a “father figure”, it was a locker room (更衣室) fight (20) the two of them (21)that caused Beckham’s trade to Real Madrid. After a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of rivals (对手) Arsenal in the 2003 FA Cup, Ferguson yelled and threw a shoe at Beckham’s head.“The fascination (魅力) with Ferguson was with his crude (天然的) ability (22) (meet) a target,” commented Jenkins. “He had a simple objective: to find players who could score goals. His keys to such success are common to all endeavors: hard work, decisiveness and a readiness to learn from mistakes.(B)a first class ticket on my flight. In fact, I had the best seat on the entire plane: seat 1A. Beforesuddenly heard my conscience speak to me: “Let her have your ticket.” I fought this for a while but eventually gave in.“Excuse me,” I said to the young lady, “but you look like you could use this first cla ss ticket more than me. I know how hard it can be flying with kids. Why don’t we trade?”“Are you sure?” she asked.“Oh, yeah. I really don’t mind,” I saidI felt like a million bucks (美元). As we boarded the plane, I was surprised at how good it made me feel to watch her sit down in seat 1A. At one point during the flight I was so curious to see how she was doing that I walked to the first class section (区域) and peeked in (偷看)(25) the curtain. There she was, asleep with her baby in their big and comfortable seat 1A.(C)HE is the beloved Cousin Matthew, the Crawley family heir (继承人) in Downton Abbey, (26) is now being aired on CCTV. With his good manners, dreamy eyes and charming accent, he is a natural aristocrat (贵族).Despite his upper class style on the show, 30-year-old Dan Stevens spent most of his teen years rebelling (叛逆) against the upper class.(27) (adopt) at birth by two teachers, he got into trouble at school often. “I was never very happy at school. I didn’t get on with the other kids. I didn’t fit in,” the British actor told the Daily Mail.However, Stevens’ youth was marked by both bad behavior and good performances on exams.At the age of 13, he won a scholarship to the Tonbridge School, a well-known boarding school (寄宿学校) in the UK, (28) a lot of the students come from rich families. In his first year there, he tried out for the lead role in a production (演出) of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The other students who tried out were mostly 17- and 18-year-olds, but he was chosen (29) his talent.(D)Some South Korean media have said that it may have been (30) purpose, showing his political preferences (偏向) – respect for the opposition (反对党) leader Kim but disrespect for the ruling party leaders Lee and Park.“Gates is a casual man(31) not bound (束缚) by customs so he shakes hands in this manner even when (32) (meet) heads of international organizations or top political figures (人物),” Dong-A Ilbo quoted (援引) an unnamed friend of Gates’ in Seo ul as saying.How customs vary around the worldIt is not only in South Korea that greetings can offend (冒犯) others. A handshake can also be a faux pas (失礼) in France if a kiss on the cheek (33) (be) more appropriate (恰当的).In Japan, it is impolite not to bow lower than the other person when greeting.In the UK and the US, the “okay” sign is a positive gesture but in Greece and Turkey it is seen as very vulgar (粗俗的).III. Nine out of Ten (9%)Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Do note that there is one word more than you need.（以下题目从答题卡41题起填涂，number _41_ to the city’s population of 23 million, but everyone agrees that traffic is a big problem here. And many people would argue t hat it’s not the number of cars on the road, but the _42_ of the drivers that is the main cause of concern.According to one survey, 37% of Shanghai drivers have less than three years of driving experience. Many of these drivers are middle-aged and have never operated machinery more _43_ than a washing machine. On the road, they drive fast when they should drive slow, _44_ use turn signals, and make right turns on red lights without stopping first. And in the past year, there have been several incidents that resulted in pedestrian deaths when _45_ drivers mistook the gas pedalfor the brake (刹车)pedal.There are new regulations _46_ at making it more difficult for people to get a driver’s license, but that is only a partial solution to Shanghai’s traffic problems. What is really needed is a _47_ in drivers’ attitudes. There seems to be a lack o f concern for safety on the part of drivers: their own safety and the safety of others. You can see this every day as drivers change lanes aggressively and _48_ pedestrians at crosswalks and intersections.A car is a great convenience, but it can also be a _49_ weapon. Drivers will have to realize that before Shanghai’s streets can become truly safe.IV. Cloze (15%)Directions:For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Reading involves looking at illustrative symbols and expressing mentally the sounds and ideas they represent. Concepts of reading have changed 50 over the centuries. During the 1950’s and 1960’s especially, increased attention has been devoted to 51 the reading process. Although experts agree that reading 52 a complex organization of higher mental 53 , they disagree about the exact nature of the process. Some experts, who regard language primarily as a code using symbols to represent sounds, 54 reading as simply the decoding（解码）of symbols into the sounds they stand for.These authorities 55 that meaning, being concerned with thinking, must be taught independently of the decoding process. Others maintain that reading is inexplainably related to thinking, and that a child who pronounces sounds without 56 their meaning is not truly reading. The reader, 57 some, is not just a person with a theoretical ability to read but one who 58 reads.Many adults, although they have the ability to read, have never read a book in its 59 . By some experts they would not be 60 as readers. Clearly, the philosophy, objectives, methods and materials of reading will depend on the definition one use. By the most 61 and satisfactory definition, reading is the ability to 62 the sound-symbols code of the language, to interpret meaning for various 63 , at various rates, and at various levels of difficulty, and to do so widely and enthusiastically. 64 , reading is the interpretation of ideas through the use of symbols representing sounds and ideas.50. A. specifically B. dramatically C. abstractly D. ridiculously51. A. understanding B. translating C. defining D. substituting52. A. involves B. concentrates C. specializes D. analyzes53. A. opinions B. effects C. manners D. functions54. A. view B. look C. reassure D. agree55. A. support B. argue C. attempt D. compete56. A. interpreting B. saying C. reciting D. reading57. A. in addition to B. for example C. according to D. such as58. A. completely B. carefully C. publically D. actually59. A. part B. whole C. standard D. straight60. A. applied B. granted C. classified D. graded61. A. instructive B. doubtful C. certain D. complicated62. A. strike B. illustrate C. define D. unlock63. A. purposes B. degrees C. stages D. steps64. A. On the other hand B. In short C. By the way D. So farV. Reading Comprehension (31%)Section A (19%)Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.A (每题1分)We Are Now Open Daily thru Columbus DayThe museum and store are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.throughout the season. Trolley rides start with the first departure at 10:05 a.m. and continue until the end of the day with the last rideIce Cream & Sunset Trolley Ride Special ( $3.50 per person )At 7:30 p.m., every Wednesday and Thursday evening in July and August, join us for a special sunset trolley ride with ice-cream included. Bring the whole family!Admission includes unlimited trolley rides, access to the Museum Grounds and Exhibits, and use of our picnic areas to enjoy your own picnic lunch.65. From now on to Columbus Day, the museum is open _____.A. only on Sundays and SaturdaysB. on sunny daysC. every dayD. all of the above66. If a family of 4 persons — one senior, a couple and a 12-year-old boy — are taking a sunsettrolley ride, how much is the total admission fee?A. $18.B. $25.5.C. $33.D. $39.5.67. Which one of the following is NOT included in the admission?A. Unlimited sunset trolley ride.B. Access to the Museum Grounds.C. A visit to the Museum Exhibits.D. A use of the museum picnic areas.B (每题2分)Lighter and cheaper than high-quality video cameras, today’s best smartphones can shoot and edit high-definition (HD) videos. With lower-quality lenses(透镜) and image sensors, smartphones probably won’t replace professional video cameras anytime soon. Still, some creative filmmakers are extending the borders of smartphone moviemaking by shooting professional-quality films using only smartphones.Soon after Apple’s iPhone 4 was released, two filmmakers decided to make a short film using only their iPhone 4s. Michael Koerbel and Anna Elizabeth James shot and edited the one-and-a-half-minute film Apple of My Eye in only 48 hours. Audiences were fascinated with the film, in which a man and his grandfather connect emotionally while admiring a model train set in a store window. The filmmakers followed up their success with Goldilocks, an extraordinary spy novel told over nine, three-minute films.Many filmmakers are convinced that smartphone films are here to stay. One sign is their inclusion in major film festivals. In February 2012, organizers of the Berkshire International Film Festival staged the 10 X 10 On North Festival. Entries included Oliver by Hooman Khalili, an award-winning film about a girl whose special powers enable her to brighten the lives of three lonely people. Another entry was Yearlapse’11, a 365-second film by Zsolt Haraszti that describes an actual journey he made from New York to London.During the festival, which ran from February 16 to 26, these and many other smartphone films were shown at the Beacon Cinema in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Similar festivals in Canada and South Korea have given smartphone filmmakers opportunities to show off their creative work.68. What does the article imply about smartphone filmmakers?A. Their efforts have gotten little attention.B. Their biggest challenge is finding actors.C. They’ve influenced famous movie studiosD. They must overcome equipment limitations.69. What does the article point out about Haraszti’s film?A. It uses slow-motion effects.B. It took just minutes to make.C. Its cast was quite large.D. It’s based on true events.70. Which film is about secret agents?A. Apple of My Eye.B. Goldilocks.C. OliveD. Yearl apse ’11.71. According to this article, what is true about the festivals in Canada and South Korea?A. They’re held at the same time of year.B. They’re part of an emerging trend.C. They both receive government support.D. They’re still in th e planning stages.C (每题2分)Discoveries in science and technology are thought by “untaught minds” to come in blinding flashes or as the result of dramatic accidents. Sir Alexander Fleming did not, as legend would have it, look at the mold ( 霉) on a piece of cheese and get the idea for penicillin there and then. He experimented with antibacterial substances for nine years before he made his discovery. Inventions and innovations almost always come out of tough trial and error. Innovation is like soccer; even the best players miss the goal and have their shots blocked much more frequently than they score.The point is that the players who score most are the ones who take most shots at the goal—and so it goes with innovation in any field of activity. The prime difference between innovation and others is one of approach. Everybody gets ideas, but innovators work consciously on theirs, and they follow them through until they prove practicable or otherwise. What ordinarypeople see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities.“Creative thinking may mean simply the realization that there’s no particular goodness in doing things the way they have always been done.” Wrote Rudolph Flesch, a language authority. This accounts for our reaction to seemingly simple innovations like plastic garbage bags and suitcases on wheels that make life more convenient: “How come nobody thought of that before?”The creative approach begins with the proposal that nothing be as it appears. Innovators will not accept that there is only one way to do anything. Faced with getting from A to B, the average person will automatically set out on the best-known and apparently simplest route. The innovator will search for alternate courses, which may prove easier in the long run and are sure to be more interesting and challenging even if they lead to dead ends. Highly creative individuals really do march to a different drummer.72. What does the author probably mean by “untaught mind” in the first paragraph?A. An individual who often comes up with new ideas by accident.B. A person who has had no education.C. A citizen of a society that restricts personal creativity.D. A person ignorant of the hard work involved in experimentation.73. According to the author, what differs innovators from non-innovators?A. The way they present their findings.B. The way they deal with problems.C. The intelligence they possess.D. The variety of ideas they have.74.The phrase “march to a different drummer” (the last line of the passage) suggests that highlycreative individuals are _____.A. unwilling to follow common ways of doing thingsB. diligent in pursuing their goalsC. concerned about the advance of societyD. devoted to the progress of science75.The most suitable title for this passage might be _____.A. The Relation Between Creation and DiligenceB. To Be a Creative Expert in the Study of Human CreativityC. What Are So Special about Creative IndividualsD. Discoveries and InnovationSection B(6%)Directions:Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.A. Your weight depends on your genes.B. Say “no” to junk food—no exceptions.C. Carbs are good or bad for you.D. Skipping meals helps you lose more weight.E. It is difficult to lose weight.F. You can control where your body loses weight.Dieting is hard work, and there are plenty of “helpful” diet tricks that can make weight loss even harder! Here are some common myths about losing weight and the truth behind them.76.Refined and processed foods, like white bread or white rice, are examples of bad carbs. Good77.people who eat breakfast tend to eat fewer calories throughout the day. And if you know you’re going to be eating a big meal later, don’t starve yourself in order to “save your calories.” You’ll just eat more during the meal because you’re so78.Bad news—if you want a flatter stomach, just exercising your abs won’t work. You can’t target where you lose weight. Cardio exercises will help burn fat, while weight training helpskeep exercising!79.gene” does exist, its influence on your size is actually pretty small. Smart eating and exercise have a much greater impact than your genes. Only 25 percent of your weight is controlled by80.Many people think that the key to losing weight is cutting out all bad foods. But the more restrictive your diet is, the more likely you are to break it—and in a big way. To lose weight and keep it off, eat great 80 percent of the time, but indulge in a treat or two the other 20 percent.Section C(6%)Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.That experiences influence future behaviour is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. Learning could not occur without the function popularly named memory. Constant practice has such an effect on memory as to lead to skillful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to reading and understanding these words. So called intelligent behaviour demands memory, remembering being a primary requirement for reasoning. The ability to solve any problem or even to recognize that a problem exists depends on memory. Typically, the decision to cross a street is based on remembering many earlier experiences.Practice (or review) tends to build and maintain memory for a task or for any learned material. Over a period of no practice what has been learned tends to be forgotten; and the adaptive consequences may not seem obvious. Yet, dramatic instances of sudden forgetting can be seen to be adaptive. In this sense, the ability to forget can be interpreted to have survived through a process of natural selection in animals. Indeed, when one’s memory of an emotionally painful experience leads to serious anxiety, forgetting may produce relief. Nevertheless, an evolutionary interpretation might make it difficult to understand how the commonly gradual process of forgetting survived natural selection.In thinking about the evolution of memory together with all its possible aspects, it is helpful to consider what would happen if memories failed to fade. Forgetting clearly aids situation in time, since old memories weaken and the new tend to stand out, providing clues for inferring duration.Another line of thought assumes a memory storage system of limited capacity that provides adaptive flexibility specifically through forgetting. In this view, continual adjustments are made between learning or memory storage (input) and forgetting(output). Indeed, there is evidence that the rate at which individuals forget is directly related to how much they have learned. Such data offer common support of contemporary models of memory that assume an input-output balance. (Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS)81. According to Para. 1, memory plays an important role in _____________________________.82. What does it seem that the author disagree to explain?83. According to the last paragraph, how do we exactly make adjustments between memory andforgetting?VI. Translation (12%)(以下翻译的答案请填写在答题纸的相应处)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.84. 只有当战争在1945年结束后，她才同年迈的父母取得联系。

2021学年第二学期上海师大二附中期中考试高一英语试卷（满分：150分；答题时间：120分钟）I. Listening ComprehensionSection A (10分)Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At an airport. B. At a hotel.C. At a department store.D. At a train station2. A. He doesn’t want to write the essay.B. He need to graduate first.C. He will work with the woman.D. He doesn’t have free time.3. A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient.C. Parent and child.D. Friends.4. A. Looking for a job. B. Writing a resume.C. Revising an application letter.D. Having an interview.5. A. There is no need to help the woman.B. He is angry with the woman.C. The woman is lazy.D. He will clean the table later.6. A. He is sick of driving.B. The woman should move to a new place.C. He walks to office now.D. He dislikes riding bikes.7. A. Ordinary. B. Excellent. C. Unskillful. D. Thoughtful8. A. Take fitness classes. B. Join a club.C. Find her needs.D. Buy a pair of gym shoes.9. A. Watch a concert. B. Look for Mary.C. Apply for a part-time job.D. Stay at home.10. A. The man’s parents like the plan.B. The plan is over budget.C. The woman doesn’t like the man’s parents.D. They will make a new plan.Section B （20分）Directions: In Section B, you will hear several longer conversation(s) and short passage(s), and you will be asked several questions on each of the conversation(s) and the passage(s). The conversation(s) and the passage(s) will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Because they didn’t have time.B. Because they didn’t have money.C. Because the author’s mother died.D. Because the author’s father died.12. A. A Chinese restaurant. B. A fisherman’s market.C. An old prison.D. Chinese shops13. A. A fan. B. A pizza. C. Bread. D. Chinese noodles.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. The public. B. Some artists. C. Some writers. D. Rich people.15. A. He makes long films. B. All of his art is large.C. His art has regular shapes.D. No one can afford his art.16. A. Exciting. B. Angry. C. Nothing. D. Emotional.17. A. Express beauty. B. Show reality.C. Inspire people’s feeling.D. Impress peopleQuestions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.18. A. Because he has a stomachache.B. Because he had an accident.C. Because he cannot eat well.D. Because he needs to do a health checkup.19. A. Lying in bed. B. Taking medicine.C. Worrying.D. Checking his body.20. A. A proper check. B. Some medicine.C. A surgery.D. A rest.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A （10分）Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.Playing video games casually can be a great way to have fun. However, if you are so focused ____1____ gaining that it feels like it’s taking over your life, you may have a video addiction. It’s no joke. WHO in 2018 officially classified it as a mental health condition, ____2____ (call) as “gaming disorder”. Fortunately, there are things you can do to get it ____3____ (control). First of all, give yourself a time limit for daily play. Don’t give it up if you end up ____4____ (play) longer than you meant to — it’s totally normal! Try to learn from ____5____ happened and think of a way ____6____ (avoid) it next time. ____7____ this still doesn’t work, ask friends and family to help you. Have them ____8____ (check) with you to make sure you are not playing. In addition, keeping gaming devices inaccessible. If there is a mobile phone or an iPad in your room, you may ____9____ (attract) to stay up playing. Make sure your room a screen-free place _____10_____ you can stay away from late-night gaming.【答案】1. on 2. called3. controlled4. playing5. what6. to avoid7. If 8. check9. be attracted10. where【解析】【导语】本文是一篇说明文。

话题：名人Passage 1It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can’t imagine we will do without him when he’s gone.Bill Masters almost single–handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill’s leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company’s most competitive(竞争的) areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.1. The speech was made _______.A. at a welcome meetingB. at the opening of a new school termC. when somebody was leavingD. when they had a new manager2. How long did Masters worked there?A.37 yearsB. less than 5 yearsC. about six yearsD. since he began to work3. When Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _______to help him.A. many peopleB. nobodyC. about 37 peopleD. very few people4. Bill increased the company’s sale _______.A. by 37 per cent every monthB. to the second largest in the areaC. to be the fifth largest in the areaD. five times as much as before(1—4 CCDB)【答案与解析】本文记述了Bill一生的事业业绩，表达了作者对Bill的怀念之情。