英语选择性必修一第一单元检测卷非听力部分.docx

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英语选择性必修一第一单元检测卷非听力部分

英语选择性必修一第一单元检测卷（非听力部分）

第二部分　阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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。

A

MotherTeresawasagreatwoman,whodidalottoimprovethesocialconditionsofmankind.Duetohercontributiontosociety,shewasawardedtheNobelPeacePrizeattheageof69.

ShewasbroughtupinaCatholicfamily.Whenshewasonlyseven,shelostherfather.Evenasachild,shewasinterestedinthelifeofmissionaries（传教士）.Attheageof18,shedecidedthatshewouldbecomeanun.SheleftherhomeandwenttojointheSistersofLoreto.Itwasthefirststepthatshemadetowardsprovidingservicesformankind，

OnOctober7th,1950,MotherTeresareceivedVatican'spermissiontostarttheMissionariesofCharityinCalcutta,themissionofwhichwouldbetotakecareoftheneedy,thehomeless,andpeoplewhowereshunnedbysociety.Thenithadanumberofbranchesalloverthecountry.ThejourneyofMotherTeresa'sMissionariesofCharitystartedwiththecreationofhomesfor“theDying”．

In1983,MotherTeresasufferedfromaseriousheartattackwhileshewasinRome.However,sherecovered.But,inlate1989,shegotanattackagain.Herconditionwentworseandin1991,shesufferedfrompneumonia.Takingherhealthproblemsintoconsideration,MotherTeresadecidedtoresign（辞职）．

AsecretvotewasconductedinwhichallthenunsvotedforthestayofMotherTeresaexceptherself.So,sheagreedtocontinueservingastheheadoftheMissionariesofCharity.Daybydayherhealthwasgettingworse.OnSeptember5th,1997,exactlytheninthdayafterher87thbirthday,thisgreatsouldepartedforheaven.

21．WhydidMotherTeresadevoteherlifetothereligiouslife?

A．Becauseherparentshadadeepinfluenceonher.

B．Becauseshewantedtoprovideservicesforothers.

C．Becauseshethoughtthelifeofmissionarieswassimple.

D．BecauseshecametoknowtheSistersofLoreto.

22．Whichofthefollowingwordscanreplacetheunderlinedword“shunned”？

A．Cared.B．Concerned.

C．Ignored.D．Affected.

23．WhydidMotherTeresadecidetoresignfromherpost?

A．Sherealizedshecouldn'tfullyservethepeopleinneed.

B．Shewasonlyworriedabouthercondition.

C．Shewishedtoleadamorecomfortablelife.

D．Sheknewaheartattackwouldtakeherlifeawayatanytime.

B

WouldyouBETonthefutureofthisman?

Heis53yearsold.Mostofhisadultlifehasbeenalosingstruggleagainstdebtandmisfortune.Awarinjuryhasmadehislefthandstopfunctioning,andhehasoftenbeeninprison.Drivenbyheavenknowswhatmotives,hedeterminestowriteabook.

Thebookturnsouttobeonethathasappealedtotheworldformorethan350years.ThatformerprisonerwasCervantes,andthebookwasDonQuixote（《堂吉诃德》）.Andthestoryposesaninterestingquestion:

whydosomepeoplediscovernewvitalityandcreativitytotheendoftheirdays,whileothersgotoseedlongbefore?

We'veallknownpeoplewhorun_out_of_steambeforetheyreachlife'shalfwaymark.I'mnottalkingaboutthosewhofailtogettothetop.Wecan'tallgetthere.I'mtalkingaboutpeoplewhohavestoppedlearningongrowingbecausetheyhaveadoptedthefixedattitudesandopinionsthatalltoooftencomewithpassingyears.

Mostofus,infact,progressivelynarrowthevarietyofourlives.Wesucceedinourfieldofspecializationandthenbecometrappedinit.Nothingsurprisesus.Weloseoursenseofwonder.But,ifwearewillingtolearn,theopportunitiesareeverywhere.

Thethingswelearninmaturityseldominvolveinformationandskills.Welearntobearwiththethingswecan'tchange.Welearntoavoidselfpity.Welearnthathowevermuchwetrytoplease,somepeoplearenevergoingtoloveus—anideathattroublesatfirstbutiseventuallyrelaxing.

Withhighmotivationandenthusiasm,wecankeeponlearning.Thenwewillknowhowimportantitistohavemeaninginourlife.However,wecanachievemeaningonlyifwehavemadeacommitmenttosomethinglargerthanourownlittleegos（自我）,whethertolovedones,tofellowhumans,towork,ortosomemoralconcept.

Manyofusequate（视……等同于）“commitment”withsuch“caring”occupationsasteachingandnursing.Butdoinganyordinaryjobaswellasonecanisinitselfanadmirablecommitment.Peoplewhoworktowardsuchexcellencewhethertheyaredrivingatruck,orrunningastore—maketheworldbetterjustbybeingthekindofpeopletheyare.They'velearnedlife'smostvaluablelesson.

24．ThepassagestartswiththestoryofCervantestoshowthat________.

A．lossoffreedomstimulatesone'screativity

B．ageisnotabarriertoachievingone'sgoal

C．miseryinspiresamantofightagainsthisfate

D．disabilitycannotstopaman'spursuitofsuccess

25．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3probablymean?

A．Endone'sstruggleforliberty.

B．Wasteone'senergytakingrisks.

C．Misstheopportunitytosucceed.

D．Losetheinteresttocontinuelearning.

26．WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph4?

A．Thosewhodaretotryoftengetthemselvestrapped.

B．Thosewhotendtothinkbackcanhardlygoahead.

C．Opportunityfavorsthosewithacuriousmind.

D．Opportunityawaitsthosewithacautiousmind.

27．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A．Toprovideguidanceonleadingameaningfuladultlife.

B．Tostresstheneedofshoulderingresponsibilitiesatwork.

C．Tostatetheimportanceofgeneratingmotivationforlearning.

D．Tosuggestawayofpursuingexcellenceinourlifelongcareer.

C

ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheautomobile（汽车）.ButHenryForddidnotstarttobuildhisfirstcaruntil1896.ThatwaselevenyearsaftertwoGermansdevelopedtheworld'sfirstautomobile.ManypeoplebelieveHenryFordinventedtheproductionlinethatmovedacar'spartstotheworker,insteadofmakingtheworkermovetotheparts.Thatisnottrue,either.ManyfactoryownersusedmethodsofthiskindbeforeFord.WhatHenryForddidwastouseotherpeople'sideasandmakethembetter.Andhemadethewholefactoryamovingproductionline.

Intheearlydaysoftheautomobile,almosteverycarmakerracedhiscars.Itwasthebestwayofgainingpublicnotice.HenryForddecidedtobuildaracingcar.Ford'smostfamousracewashisfirstone.Itwasalsothelastraceinwhichhedrovethecarhimself.

Theracewasin1901,atafieldnearDetroit.Allofthemostfamouscarshadentered,butonlytwowereleft:

theWinton'sandFord's.TheWintonwasfamousforitsspeed.Mostpeoplethoughttheracewasoverbeforeitbegan.

TheWintontookanearlylead.Buthalfwaythroughtherace,itbegantolosepower.Fordstartedtogain.Andneartheendoftherace,hetookthelead.FordwontheraceanddefeatedtheWinton.HisnameappearedinnewspapersandhebecamewellknownallovertheUnitedStates.Withinweeksoftherace,HenryFordformedanewautomobilecompany.In1903,adoctorinDetroitboughtthefirstcarfromthecompany.That_salewasthebeginningofHenryFord'sdream.Fordsaid,“Iwillbuildamotorcarforthegreatmassofpeople.Itwillbelargeenoughforthefamily,butsmallenoughforonepersontooperateandcarefor.Itwillbebuiltofthebestmaterials.Itwillbebuiltbythebestmentobeemployed.Anditwillbebuiltwiththesimplestplansthatmodernengineeringcanproduce.Itwillbesolowinpricethatnomanmakinggoodmoneywillbeunabletoownone.”

TheModelTwasacarofthatkind.Itonlycost$850.Itwasasimplemachinethatdriverscoulddependon.DoctorsboughttheModelT.Sodidfarmers.Evencriminals.Theyconsidereditthefastestandsurestformoftransportation.AmericanslovedtheModelT.Theywrotestoriesandsongsaboutit.ThousandsofModelTwerebuiltinthefirstfewyears.

28．WhatdoweknowaboutHenryFordfromParagraph1?

A．Hemadegooduseofideasfromothers.

B．Heproducedthefirstcarintheworld.

C．Heknewhowtoimproveautoparts.

D．Heinventedtheproductionline.

29．WhydidHenryFordtakepartinthe1901carrace?

A．Toshowoffhisdrivingskills.

B．Todrawpublicattention.

C．Tolearnaboutnewtechnology.

D．Toraisemoneyforhisnewcompany.

30．“Thatsale”inParagraph4refersto________.

A．thesellingofFordcarsatreducedprices

B．thesaleofModelTtothemassofpeople

C．thesellingofacartoaDetroitdoctor

D．thesalestargetfortheFordCompany

31．WhatwasHenryFord'sdreamaccordingtothetext?

A．Producingcarsforaveragecustomers.

B．Buildingracingcarsofsimpledesign.

C．Designingmorecarmodels.

D．Startingmorecompanies.

D

OnesummerdayasIwasheadingtotheteachingbuildingIheardsomeonecallmyname.IturnedaroundandsawPhilip,acounselor（顾问）atouradmissionsoffice（招生办公室）,standingwithanotheryoungman.Philipintroducedmetohim,Stephen,andremindedmethatStephenwouldbetakingoneofmyclasses.

Stephenlookedatme.Withasomewhatpainfulexpression,heaskedifmyclasswasgoingtobehardandifhewouldbeabletopass.Iintroducedallthethingsthathewouldbeexpectedtolearn.Aswetalked,IsawStephen'seyesgettingbigwithfear.

Itoldhimtodoallofhisassignments,andtohandtheminontime.Ratherthanbeingoverwhelmed（压倒）byallofthework,Itoldhimthemostsuccessfulstudentsmadeamastercalendarofalltheassignmentssotheycouldplantheirworkload.

Asthefallsemesterwenton,IlearnedmoreofStephen'sstory.Ithadtakenhimlongertofinishtheassignmentsthanmostyoungpeople.Familymembers,includinghismother,keptremindinghimthathewasafailure.Buthekeptatitanddidn'ttakethemtoheart.Hetoldmethatbeforecomingtoourcollege,noonebelievedhecould