高一英语阅读练习.docx

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高一英语阅读练习

四、阅读理解（共15小题，22.5分）

第一节：

阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

VisitoneofthemostoutstandingprehistoricsitesintheUnitedKingdom,andenjoyamazinghistoricEnglishattractions.PleasenoticethateverytourstartsandendsinLondon.HaveatourwithVisitingBritain.

StonehengeDirectTour

VisitoneofthemostoutstandingprehistoricsitesinEnglandandintheworld:

Stonehenge.

Duration:

1day

Price:

Adults￡29.99,Children￡28.99

StonehengeandBathTour

EnjoyalatebreakfastbeforeheadingtotheStonehengesiteandendyourdaywithanoriginalvisitoftheRomanBaths.

Duration:

10hours（departure10:

30amreturn8:

30pm）

Price:

Adults￡64,Children￡60

Stonehenge,BathandWindsorCastleTour

ExplorethreeofEngland’smostpopularsitestovisit:

WindsorCastle,StonehengeandtheRomanBaths.

Duration:

1day（return8:

30pm）

Price:

Adults￡64.80,Children￡61.20

Stonehenge,LacockandBathTour

ComeandfeelthewarmthofBath,seethepleasantvillageofLacock,andsolvethemysteryofStonehenge.

Duration:

1day（return6pm）

Price:

Adults￡85,Children￡78

Stonehenge,WindsorandOxfordTour

ChooseStonehenge,WindsorandOxfordTourandenjoyancientmysticism,royalhistoryandillustriousknowledge.

Duration:

1day

Price:

Adults￡72,Children￡68

Stonehenge,Batha

ndStratfordTour

TakeatourtomakethemostoftheEnglishhistoricattractions:

theStonehengesite,BathandStratford,theb

irthplaceofplaywrightWilliamShakespeare.

Duration:

1day（return8pm）

Price:

Adults￡79,Children￡68

41.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_____________.

A.advertisesomepopularEnglishattractions

B.recommendsomedifferenttoursinEngland

C.tellreadershowtosavemoneywhiletraveling

D.describedifferentroutestotravelinEngland

42.Two15-year-oldforeignstudentswhowanttovisitStonehengeandOxfordUniversitywillhavetopayatleast_____________.

A.￡136B.￡170C.￡110D.￡126

43.WhencanyoucomebacktoLondonaftervisitingStonehengeandtheRomanBaths?

A.At6pm.B.At7pm.C.At8pm.D.At8:

30pm.

44.Ifyou

plantotravelwithyourkidwhoisafanofShakespeare,youwouldchoose_______.

A.StonehengeDirectTour

B.Stonehenge,BathandStratfordTour

C.Stonehenge,WindsorandOxfordTour

D.Stonehenge,BathandWindsorCastleTour

B

SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad

——ReportedbySheilaCarrick

Whydidthechickencrosstheroad?

Togettotheotherside.

Mostpeopleknowthisjoke.Butrecently,somepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreworriedabouthowthegrizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroad.

“MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roads,”theFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infact,onlyabout80ocelots,anendangeredwildcat,existintheU.S.today.Themainreason?

Roadkill.

“Ecopassages”mayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverandunderroads.“Theseecopassagescanbeextremelyuseful,sothatwildlifecanavoidroadaccidents,”saidJodiHiltyoftheWildlifeProtectionSociety.

Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?

Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversityfoundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.Thisshowedthatthelionsusedthepassage.

Buildersofecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonandaroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusingthebridgesandunderpasses.

Thenexttimeyouvisitaparkordriveth

roughanareawithalotofwildlife,lookaround.Youmightseeananimalsoverpass!

45.Thewriterusestheexampleof“ocelots”toshowthat_____________.

A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerous

B.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatly

C.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstowork

D.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents

46.Fromthenewsstory,weknowanecopassageis_____________.

A.anundergroundpathforcars

B.afencebuiltforthesafetyofthearea

C.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariver

D.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad

47.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseem“tobecatchingon”,hemeans___________.

A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroad

B.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassages

C.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroups

D.animalsareincreasinginnumber

48.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause_________.

A.wildanimalsmayattackcars

B.wildanimalsmayjamtheroad

C.theymayseew

ildanimalsinthepark

D.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages

C

DukeEllingtonisknownasoneofthemostimportantcomposersofhistim

e,andhisworkhasbeenenjoyedformorethan80yearsbymusicloversallovertheworld.DuringhislifetimeEllingtonturnedmusicalsoundsintomanycompositions,mostlyinthestyleknownasjazz.

TheEarlyYears

EdwardKennedyEllingtonwasbornin1899inWashington,D.C.Itwasn’tuntilEllingtonwasateenagerthathisinterestinmusicgrew.Hetaughthimselftoplaythepianobylisteningtolocalpianoplayers.Sometimearound1916Ellingtonbeganplayingthepianoathighschoolparties.Ellingtonrealizedthatheenjoyedentertainingpeoplewithhismusic.Hesoonbecameaverypopularmusician,playingatpartiesandothereventsint

heWashingtonarea.Youngadultsseemedespeciallydelightedbythemodernpieceshecomposed.

SuccessinNewYork

In1923,whenEllingtonwasalmost24yearsold,hejoinedTheWashingtonians,afive-piecegroupofmusiciansinWashington,andbecamethegroup’sleaderinearly1924.In1927Ellingtonandhisorchestrawonanengagement（雇佣期）atHarlem’sfamousCottonClub.Forthenextthreeyears,hisorchestraplayedattheCottonClubnearlyeverynight.

TheInfluenc

eoftheCottonClub

WorkingattheCottonClubencouragedEllington’screativity.Sincetheshowschangedeverysixmonths,hewaschallengedbytheneedtocontinuallydevelopnewmaterial.HehadtocomposeawidevarietyofmusictoaccompanythevariousactsintheCottonClubshowsandtoadaptthatmusictothestrengthsandweaknessesoftheplayersinhisorchestra.

By1928thepopularnightspotbeganradiobroadcasts.FromthebroadcastsEllingtonandhisorchestragainedanationalreputation.

OntheRoad

AsEllington’spopularityincreased,herealizedthathisorchestracoulddowellonconcerttours.TheylefttheCottonClubin1931andtouredAmericaandEuropealmostcontinuallyforthenext43years.Inadditiontotouring,Ellingtonmaderecordingsandcontinuedtocomposemusic.

D

ukeEllingtonplayedthepiano,composedmusic,andledhisfamousorchestraformorethan50years,untilhisdeathin1974.Musicloversallovertheworldagreethatthelargequantityofmusichecreatedwillbeenjoyedformanyyearstocome.

49.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowthatEllington____________.

A.couldsingaswellasheplayedthepiano

B.preferredmatureaudiencestoyoungadults

C.hadanaturaltalentformusicalcomposition

D.learnttoplaymusicalinstrumentfromveryyoungage

50.WhichofthefollowingcanshowusEllington’sleadershipability?

A.EllingtonwasverypopularatpartiesintheWashingtonarea.

B.Ellingtontooktheresponsibilityforabandforalongtime.

C.EllingtondidliveradiobroadcastsinNewYorkCity.

D.Ellingtoncontinuallydevelopednewmaterial.

51.Wemayinferfromthepassagethat____________.

A.Ellington’scareertookoffovernight

B.Ellingtonlovestouringaroundtheworld

C.Ellingtoncouldcomposeawidevarietyofsongs

D.Ellingtonhadagreateffectontheworldofmusic

52.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorderinwhichtheeventshappenedinthestory?

a.Ellingtonjoinedafive-piecegroupofmusiciansinWashington.

b.Ellington’sorchestraplayedattheCottonClub.

c.Ellingtonandhisorchestragainedanationalreputation.

d.Ellingtonbeganplaying

thepianoathighschoolparties.

e.Ellington’sorchestrawentonconcerttours.

A.d-b-a-e-c

B.d-a-b-c-eC.a-d-b-c-eD.a-d-b-e-c

D

Supermarketsaretryingoutnewcomputersthatmakeshoppingcartsmoreintelligent.Theywillhelpshoppersfindpapercupsortoiletsoap,andkeeparecordofthebill.

Thetouch-screendevicesareonshowattheFoodMarketingInstitute’sexhibitionherethisweek,“Thesedevicesareabletocreatevalueandgetyouaroundthestorequicker,”saidMichaelAlexander,managerofSpringboardRetailNetwo

rksInc.,whichmakesasmartcartcomputercalledtheConcierge.

CanadianstoreswilltesttheConciergeinJuly.Asimilardevice,IBM’s“ShoppingBuddy”,hasrecentlybeentest-marketedatStop&ShopstoresinMassachusetts.

Neitherdevicetellsyouhowmanyfatgramsorcaloriesareinyourcart,buttheywillflashyouwithitemsonsale.Theideaistomakeiteasierforpeopletobuy,nottohavesecondthoughtsthatmaybeyoushouldputsomethingbackontheshelf.

“Thewholemodelisdrivenbyadvertisers’needtogetinfrontofshoppers,”saidAlexander.“They’renotwatching30-secondTVadsanymore.”

Peoplecanuseahomecomputertomaketheirshoppinglists.Onceatthestore,ashoppercanuseapreferredcustomercardtostartasystem（系统）thatwillorganizethetriparoundthestore.Ifyou’relookingfortoothpicks,youtypeinthewordorpickitfromalist,andamapwillappearonthescreenshowingwhereyouareandwhereyoucanfindthem.

Thedevicealsokeepsareco

rdofwhatyoubuy.Whenyou’refinished,thedevicefiguresoutyourbill.Thenyougotothecheckerorplaceyourcardintoaself-checkoutstandandpay.

Thenewcomputeriz