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英语暑假作业一

2016—2017学年度高一年级英语暑假作业

（一）

命题人：

高一英语组

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

TouringBostonbyBikeonYourOwn

Bostonbiketoursprovideyouwithauniquewaytoseethecity,getsomeexercise,andhavefun.

Ifyou’revisiting,you’llappreciatehoweasyexploringthecityontwowheelscanbe,especiallyifyouwanttoseemanyofBoston’smajorsightsalongwithcharminglocalneighborhoodstreets.

IfyoudecidetotourBostonbybikeonyourown,you’llneedtorentabike,unlessyou’rebringingonewithyou.

Whereyourentyourbikedependsonhowlongyou’llwanttouseit.Forjustanhourortwo,yourcheapestoptionwillbeaHubway,Boston’shourlyrentalbikes.Infact,ifyouuseitforhalfanhourorless,youwon’tpayanythingbeyondthe“casual”sign-upfee.

Forsafety,you’llneedtogetahelmet.MostCVSandWalgreensinthecitysellthemforabout$10-12.（Wonderingifyoureallyneedahelmet?

Don’teventhinkaboutnotwearingone—BostondriversareCRAZY!

）

Ifyou’replanningtorideformorethanacoupleofhours,you’llprobablysavemoneybygettingyourwheelsatabikerentalshop.Hereareacoupleofhigh-regardedbikerentalbusinessesincentralBoston:

UrbanAdvenTours

Address:

103AtlanticAvenue,NorthEnd,Boston

Formoreinformation:

617-233-7595

BackBayBicycles

Address:

362CommonwealthAvenue,atMassachusettsAveintersectionacrossfromEliotHotel,BackBay,Boston

Formoreinformation:

617-346-0763

21.Howmanybikerentalshopsarerecommended?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

22.Wherecanyourentabikeatthelowestprice?

A.AtHubwayB.AtWalgreens.C.AtUrbanAdvenTours.D.AtBackBayBicycles.

23.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningto“option”inParagraph4?

A.Tour.B.Price.C.Bargain.D.Choice.

B

IwasdrivingfromHarrisburgtoLewisburglastnight,adistanceofabouteightymiles.Itwaslate.SeveraltimesIgotstuckbehindaslow-movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft,andIwasclinching（紧握）myfistswithimpatience.

Atonepointalonganopenhighway,Icametoacrossroadswiththetrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroadbynow,butasIapproachedthelight,itturnedredandIbrakedtostop.Ilookedleft,rightandbehindme.Nothing.Notacar,nosuggestionofheadlights,butthereIsat,waitingforthelighttochange,theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection.

IstartedwonderingwhyIrefusedtorunthelight.Iwasnotafraidofbeingarrested，becausetherewereobviouslynopolicearound,andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.

Muchlaterthatnight,thequestionofwhyI'dstoppedforthatlightcamebacktome.IthinkIstoppedbecauseit'spartofanagreementweallhavewitheachother.It'snotonlythelaw,butit'sanagreementwehave,andwetrusteachothertohonorit：

wedon'tgothroughredlights.

It'samazingthatweevertrusteachothertodotherightthing,isn'tit?

Andwe do,too.Trustisourfirsttendency.Wehavetomakeadeliberatedecisiontomistrustsomeoneortobesuspiciousorskeptical.Thoseattitudesdon'tcomenaturallytous.

It'saverygoodthingtoo，becausethewholestructureofoursocietydependsonmutualtrust,notdistrust.Thiswholethingarounduswouldfallapartifwedidn'ttrusteachothermostofthetime.Wedowhatwesaywe'lldo;weshowupwhenwesaywe'11showup；wedeliverwhenwesaywe'lldeliver；andwepaywhenwesaywe'11pay.Wetrusteachotherinthesematters,andwhenwedon'tdowhatwe'vepromised,it'sfarfromthenormal.Ithappensoftenthatwedon'tactingoodfaithandinatrustworthymanner,butwestillconsideritunusual,andwe'reangryordisappointedwiththosebadly-behavedpeople.AnywayIwassoproudofmyselfforstoppingfortheredlightthatnight.

24.Whydidtheauthorfeelimpatientwhiledriving?

A.Becausehehadalreadydrivenforalongtime.

B.Becauseitwastoofarawayfromhisdestination.

C.Becausesomethingurgenthappenedinhisfamily.

D.B

ecausehecouldnotoverpassatruckonanarrowroad.

25.Theauthorstoppedatthetrafficlightbecause_•

A.therewerepassers-bycrossingtheroadB.somepolicemenwereondutyjustatthatpoint

C.thetrustbetweenpeopleinfluencedtheauthorD.therewaspotentialdanger

26.Whatwouldhappenifpeopledidn'ttrusteachotherinmostcases?

A.Allthethingswouldrunnormally.B.Thesocialsystemwouldbethrownintodisorder.

C.Thesocialtraditionswouldbeabandoned.D.Strictrulesandlawswouldbema

de.

27Whatisthethemeofthepassage?

A.MutualTrustisthebestpolicy.B.Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.

C.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Amongtheblindtheone-eyedistheking.

C

 FourthgraderKamarianFoxwalkedintoabarbershopinGastonia,NorthCarolina,onMonday,andheadedstraightforafamiliarface.Grinning,the9-year-oldhandedbarberMikeSheltonhisreportcard.HehadreceivedstraightAs.

“Hesaidheasheretogetmyfreehair-cut,”SheltontoldtheGastonGazetteofhisyoungcustomer.“Isaid,‘Brother,you’reaVIPtoday.’AndIbroughthimtothefrontoftheline.”

ThestoryofKamarian’sfreehaircutandhisfriendshipwiththebarberbeginsinAugust,whentheboy,adaybeforestartingfourthgrade,firstvisitedNextLevelBarbershop,whereSheltonworks.

AsSheltoncutKamarian’shairthatday,thepairstruckupaquickfriendship.“TherewasjustsomethingaboutKam.Icouldtellforhisagehewassupermatureandhewasagreatdude（家伙）.”SheltonwasinspiredtomakeKamarianapromise:

givethekidfreehaircutforlife.Kamarian’sendofthedealistoearngoodgradesinschool.

Lastweek,Kamarianmarchedinwithhisfirstreportcardoftheschoolyear.Hehadfulfilledhisendofthebargain,aspromised,Shelton—whoKamariannowcalls“UncleMike”—kepthiswords.“Aslongasyoukeepyourgradesright,Iwillkeepyoulookingright,”Sheltontoldtheboy.

Kamarian’smom,Camero

nFox,saidshe’sextremelyproudofherson.ThesinglemomsaidshewasalsogratefultoSheltonforactinglikeafatherfiguretotheboy.“Ijustappreciatehisopenarmsandmakingusfeelwelcome,andgivingKamariansomethingtolookforwardto,”FoxtoldABCNews.“It’sjustawesome.”

“Iknewitwouldbedeeperthanjustcuttingpeople’shair,”SheltontoldtheGazetteofhisjob.“Youcaninfluencetheirlivesforthat30minutesandinspirethemtoleavethroughthosedoorsanddosomethinggreat.”He’salsoencouragingotherstodosomethingtotouchsomeoneelse’slife.

28.WhydidKamarianFoxgotothebarbershop?

A.Becausehewantedtogethisfreehaircut.B.BecausehewantedtomeethisfriendMike.

C.Becausehewantedtoshowhisreportcard.D.BecausehewantedtomakeadealwithMike.

29.HowdidKamarianFoxgethisfreehaircutfromMikeShelton?

A.HeworkedforMike.B.HesentMikeagift.

C.Heearnedgoodgradesinschool.D.HeaskedMiketoactashisfather.

30.WhatkindofmanisMikeShelton?

A.Heisveryinspiring.B.Heishard-working.

C.Heenjoysm

akingdeals.D.Heloveschildrenverymuch.

31.Wherecanyoureadthetextprobably?

A.Inasciencereport.B.Inaguidebook.B.Inanadvertisement.D.Inanewspaper.

D

In1996,JohnTierneysuggestedinaNewYorkTimesMagazinearticlethat“recyclingisgarbage.”Hewrote,“Themoneyspentonrecyclingprogramsshouldhavebeenspentonrealsocialandenvironmentalproblems.Recyclingprogramsnotonlyincreaseenergyuseandpollution,butalsocostmoremoneythanthedisposal（处理）ofplainoldgarbage.RecyclingmaybethemostwastefulactivityinmodernAmerica.”

   Environmentalgroupswerequicktoexpresstheirdisagreement.Theywrotereportsonhowrecyclingprogramsincitiescanreducepollutionandcostlessthanregulargarbagepickup

anddisposal.MichaelShapiro,anofficialoftheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency（EPA）,saidthat“recyclingcanbegoodvalueformoney,althoughthere’sstillroomforimprovements.”

   Butin2002,NewYorkCity,apioneerofrecycling,foundthatits recyclingprogramwaslosingmoney,soitstoppedglassandplasticrecycling.OthermajorcitieswatchedcloselytoseehowNewYorkwasdoingwithitsremainingprogram（thecityneverstoppedpaperrecycling）.Butthenitcloseditslastlandfill（垃圾填埋地）,andprivatecompaniesoutofNewYorkraisedpricesduetotheincreasedworkloadofcarryingawayanddisposingNewYork’sgarbage.Asaresult,glassand plasticrecyclingbecameprofitableforthecityagain,andNewYorkbroughttheprogramback.AccordingtoCecilAdamsofTheChicagoReader,thelessonslearnedbyNewYorkarerelevanteverywhere.Hebelievesthat,ifmanagedcorrectly,recyclingprogramsshouldcostcitieslessthangarbagedisposal.

Eventhoughthebenefitsofrecyclingoverdisposalaremany,keepinmindthatitbetterservestheenvironmentto“reduceandreuse”beforerecyclingisevenconsideredasachoice.

32.WhydidJohnTierneythink“recyclingisgarbage”?

A.Becausehedidn’tliketheenvironmentalgroups.

B.  Becauseheconsideredrecyclingawastefulactivity.

C.Becausehefoundfewpeoplewouldliketorecycle.

D.Becausehedidn’tthinkrecyclingwasanewidea.

33.Whichargumentwasputforwardbytheenvironmentalgroups?

  A.Recyclingprogramscausepollution.B.Recyclingtechnologiesaremature.

C.Recyclingprogramssavemoney.D.Recyclingtechnologiesarevalueless.

34.WhydidothercitieswatchcloselytoseehowNewYorkwasdoing?

    A.Becausetheyfeltworriedaboutthewasteofmoney.

B.BecauseNewYorkwasdoingextremelywell.  

C.Becausetheydidn’twanttohavearecyclingprogram.

  D.BecauseNewYorkwasrunningane