北京市第一学期高一英语期末试题分类汇编阅读理解.docx

1、北京市第一学期高一英语期末试题分类汇编阅读理解北京市海淀、平谷、密云、丰台、房山、东城2019-2020第一学期高一英语期末试题分类汇编-阅读理解北京市海淀区20192020第一学期高一英语期末试题阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AA vacation often means rest and relaxation, but more and more people are looking at traveling as an opportunity to help others and give back.Don Germaise is a fami

2、liar face to many in Tampa Bay, but this former TV reporters life has changed a bit. “In the TV business you see the best and the worst the world has to offer, and at some point, it just occurred to me: I just need to do something to make the world a better place,” he explained.He now travels the wo

3、rld, volunteering his time to help others. “Heres the best part about a volunteer vacation. Youre not stuck at a hotel doing tours that everyone else does,” Germaise said. “Youre meeting regular people, living with regular people and helping regular people all over the world.”Travel Writer Joe Mirag

4、liotta says thats exactly why more people are spending time volunteering on vacation. “Travelers, especially millennials (千禧一代) like myself, are becoming more socially conscious when it comes to choosing where they go,” Miragliotta said. “They want to connect with the communities and causes they rea

5、lly care about.”He recently took some time out of a trip to San Francisco to help out at a local farm. “Here, volunteers are growing healthy foods for the community, and they give it right back for free; and you know you can tend the vegetable gardens, help clean the orchardlots of fun activities,”

6、Miragliotta explained.Volunteering doesnt take up your entire vacation. You can do it for a few hours or even a few days. Its all up to you. “With a kid.when you do something as simple as giving him or her a pencil when they never had a pencil for school, the look in their eyes is so unbelievable,”

7、Germaise said. “Its like they got an iPad for Christmas. Its the greatest feeling in the world.”49. What do vacations mean to Don Germaise?A. Having a rest and relaxing. B. Getting an opportunity to travel.C. Meeting and helping regular people. D. Reporting on what happens around the world.50. Accor

8、ding to Joe Miragliotta, young people _.A. are becoming more socially conscious B. find it fun to help in vegetable gardensC. enjoy taking care of the children around D. are trying to learn more about other people51. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. It only takes travelers a few hours

9、 to do volunteering.B. Finding a way to help the people in need is not easy.C. It is impossible for the kids to get an iPad for Christmas.D. Making a small difference to peoples life is rewarding.52. Whats the passage mainly about?A. Millennials pay more attention to society.B. Volunteer vacation is

10、 becoming a new trend.C. Two travelers shared their experiences abroad.D. Volunteers enjoy popularity among local people.BGeoriga OKeeffe always thought of herself as an artist. By 1928, the rest of the world did, too. At the age of 41 she was living in New York City and becoming a well-known painte

11、r. Still, OKeeffe wasnt happy. New York had been a good source of ideas for almost ten years. Now those ideas were drying up. OKeeffe felt like she needed a change. She had visited New Mexico in 1917 with her sister. The wide open space had thrilled her. “Maybe I should go back,” she thought. In Apr

12、il of 1929, OKeeffe packed her bags.The wide open space of New Mexico drew OKeeffe in. She spent hours just watching the sky change. Because the light was so clear, she felt like she could see for the first time. The beauty of the land renewed her. She couldnt wait to start painting. Cow and horse s

13、kulls and desert flowers filled her canvases (画布). The colors of the desert inspired OKeeffe. As a result, she made new choices in her artwork. “The color up there is different,” she explained. She loved the dusty blues and greens.That August, OKeeffe went home to New York. It was the start of a pat

14、tern. Each spring, she traveled to New Mexico to paint. These trips restored her spirit. Then, in the fall, she would return to New York. There, she showed her work. Each time OKeeffe visited New Mexico, she explored a little more.The bleached animal bones and skulls that OKeeffe found excited her b

15、ecause she could see their special beauty. The bones didnt mean death to OKeeffe. To her, they showed the lasting beauty of the desert. The landscapes, clear light, and bright colors also spoke to her. She often painted close-ups of the rocks and mountains. Later, she began to travel more in search

16、of new ideas. However, she always came back to New Mexico.As OKeeffe grew older, her eyesight began to fail. Still, OKeeffe wasnt ready to give up. Her friend Juan Hamilton helped her work with watercolors. He also taught her to sculpt. As a result, she made art into her 90s. When she died at the ag

17、e of 98, Hamilton sprinkled her ashes over the desert. Her body became part of the land that had touched her art and her life.53. OKeeffe was unhappy in New York in 1928 because _.A. she was lack of the creative ideas B. she felt disappointed about her jobC. she was not successful as an artist D. sh

18、e felt bored about life in a big city54. After her trips to New Mexico, OKeeffe _.A. received great reputation there B. discovered the meaning in her lifeC. chose to settle down in that country D. got new thoughts from the scenery55. What can we know about OKeeffe from the passage?A. She was never a

19、fraid of failure and death. B. She was devoted and passionate about art.C. She was patient with the coming chances. D. She was curious about the nature of people.56. Which of the following could be the best title for this article?A. Lifestyle in the Desert B. Special Love for ArtC. Inspiration from

20、the Desert D. Modern Women ArtistsC“Youll get square eyes!” my mother used to say as I sat for hour after hour glued to the TV. I ignored her, of course. Past-forward a few decades and now Im the parent. My 5-year-old lives in a world where screens arent fixed pieces of furniture. You cant even avoi

21、d them by going outside. Screens are not only in our pockets; theyre everywhere.The concerns have grown with the screens. In the past decade, we have heard that they will damage our mental health. Many of us feel more distracted by them, feeling guiltier and more tired as a result.The apps and websi

22、tes we can access on our phones have also sparked widespread concern. Big tech companies are also good at making use of our need for social recognition, hooking us on likes, retweets and follower counts. Social media has created a culture of mass narcissism (自恋), which has led many to worry about th

23、e emotional stresses on teenagers. A quick online search brings up dozens of papers linking screen use or social media with harmful effects on mental health, including depression and suicide.Such statements are alarming. They are also widely believed, thanks to popular books like iGen by Jean Twenge

24、, which claims that digital technology has ruined a generation. Yet, Amy Orben at the University of Oxford, who studies the impact of digital technology and social media in particular on mental health, holds different views. She claims that the underlying data can be used to tell different stories.

25、She also spotted shortcomings in several large studies that claimed to show correlations (相关性) between the use of devices with screens and depression in users.Twenge stands by her own finding, pointing in turn to what she considers flaws in Orbens research methods. For David Max, at Royal College of

26、 Child Health in London, the effect of screen time and social media use on mental health remains speculative. “We cannot regard social media overall as good or bad,” says Davie. “We dont know whether in individual cases social media is not responsible,” he says.The explosion of mobile phone use has

27、revolutionized our lives. I can download movies, write articles, communicate with my family and broadcast to the world all at the push of a button. Rather than impose constraints (限制), we should take a look at our use of screens and ask how they fit with the activities and lifestyle.Every new techno

28、logy with widespread impact has given rise to new fears. So the best bet may simply be to ask yourself what level of screen use makes you and those around you happy and try to stick to it. If you find yourself over addictive, dont panicand certainly dont feel guilty. Nobody knows anything worth gett

29、ing scared about.57. According to the passage, people give likes, retweet or count followers to _.A. share ones lifestyles B. show respect for othersC. seek social recognition D. relieve emotional stresses58. The underlined word “speculative” probably means “_”.A. doubtful B. specific C. important D

30、. abstract59. What can be learned from the passage?A. Teenagers are more affected by screen use both physically and mentally.B. Orben claims it is far too early to blame screen use for ruining a generation.C. Big tech companies help to produce many research papers on mental health.D. Twenge mainly i

31、ntroduces the overall benefits of digital technology in her books.60. The passage is written to _.A. encourage readers to reduce the time of screen useB. share different opinions on the effects of screen useC. explain why screen use may have negative effects on peopleD. relieve peoples concerns and

32、worries about the use of screens49. C 50. A 51. D 52. B 53. A54. D 55. B 56. C 57. C 58. A59. B 60. D北京市平谷20192020第一学期高一英语期末试题阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFor some of us, the excitement of seeing a performance at a European opera house is just not enough. Fortunately, opera houses throughout Europe open their backstage doors to the public. Take advantage of these opportunities to look behind the scenes of some of the world