高一英语 期中复习 阅读专项训练（1）

一、阅读理解

A

As a child, there was nothing I liked better than Sunday afternoons at my grandfather’s farm in western Pennsylvania. Surrounded by miles of stone walls, the house and field provided endless hours of fun for a city kid like me.

Since my first visit to the farm, I had wanted more than anything to be allowed to climb the stone walls surrounding the houses. My parents would never agree because the walls were so old that some stones were loose and falling. However, my idea to climb across those walls grew so strong that finally I had all my courage to enter the living room, where the adults had gathered after Sunday dinner.

“I want to climb the stone walls.” I said. “Heavens, no! You’ll hurt yourself !” The response was just as I’d expected. But before I left the room, I was stopped by my grandfather’s loud voice. “Now hold on just a minute.” I heard him say. “Let the boy climb the stone walls. He has to learn to do things for himself.”

“Go,” he said to me, “and come and see me when you get back.” For the next two and a half hours I climbed those old walls — and had the time of my life. Later I met with my grandfather to tell him about my adventures. I’ll never forget what he said. “Fred,” he said, smiling, “you made this day a special day just by being yourself. Always remember, there’s only one person in this whole world like you, and I like you exactly as you are.”

Many years have passed since then, and today I host the television program Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, seen by millions of children throughout America. There have been changes over the years, but one thing remains the same: my message to children at the end of almost every visit. “There’s only one person in this whole world like you,” the kids will hear me say, “ and people can like you exactly as you are.”

1.Why did the writer enjoy his visits to the farm ?

A. There were old stone houses.
B. He could experience new fun there.
C. He missed his grandfather a lot.
D. He was allowed to climb the walls.

2.What can be inferred about the writer from the passage ?

A. He didn’t know the possible danger of the stone walls.
B. He didn’t expect his parents’ disagreement on wall climbing.
C. He became a TV program host with his grandfather’s help.
D. He was backed up by his grandfather to follow his heart.

3.Which of the following can best describe the author’s grandfather ?

A. Adventurous. B. Open-minded. C. Kind-hearted. D. Dependable.

4.Which is probably the best title for the text ?

A. Unforgettable Childhood B. Do Whatever You Like
C. Just Be Yourself D. Like grandfather, like grandson

B

Jeffrey Hall，a teacher of Communications from the University of Kansas （KU），has used his research to define the exact amount of time necessary to make friends with someone. He's also found how long it will take to deepen a relationship. His new study found that it takes around 50 hours of time together to go from being someone's acquaintance to casual friend. It takes about 90 hours to go from being casual friends to friends, and more than 200 hours before considering someone a close friend or best friend.

But it isn't spending just any kind of time together that deepens a friendship—hours spent working together，for example，don't count as much as hours spent getting to know someone by hanging out，joking around，playing video games，and doing more playful activities. The study explains that these kinds of activities help us to form a deeper connection with someone.  "We have to put that time in," Hall said. "You can't make friends without any effort."
The results of the study come from analysis of 355 responses to an online survey from adults who said they had moved in the last six months and were looking for new friends in their new environment. Survey participants were asked about new relationships as well as hours spent together and activities they did. They were then asked to rate their resulting relationships according to the depth of their friendship.

The main conclusion that Hall came to is that making close friends takes serious effort. So if you want to have some best friends, you have to know that spending time with someone is the most important thing.

5.Which of the four stages shows the deepest friendship？ ______ 

A. Acquaintances. B. Casual friends. C. Friends. D. Close friends.

6.Which of the following is less important in making close friends？ ______ 

A. Hanging out. B. Joking around.
C. Playing video games. D. Working together.

7.How does Jeffrey conduct his research？ ______ 

A. By doing an online survey. B. By interviewing 355 adults.
C. By performing a lab experiment. D. By making a six-month study.

8.What conclusion can you draw from the text？ ______ 

A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. Friends are thieves of time.
C. Friends are easier lost than found.
D. A friend is a second self.

C

Ocean warming is speeding up and sea levels are rising more quickly, warns a new report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel. The report also discusses a relatively new phenomenon in the oceans: marine（海洋的） heatwaves.“ Before 2012 or 2013， nobody had thought about heat waves in the ocean,” says Andrew Pershing, chief scientist at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland. “Then in 2012 we had a huge event here. It was a real surprise.” The abnormally hot water influenced animals that live off the coast of Maine and are important to the local fishing economy.

What’s more, it quickly became clear that the state wasn’t alone.“This kind of heat wave events has sprung up all over the ocean,”Pershing says.“We’ve actually had three major heat waves here - 2012,2016 and 2018 and now we’re looking at repeat heat waves in the northern Pacific; Australia has also had some repeat heat waves. So it’s really becoming a part of the conversation in oceanography.”

That’s a big deal for coastal communities whose economies depend on fish and other seafood. Heat waves drove a lot of changes in life off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, which in turn led to disastrous seasons for fishermen. Abnormally hot water supported rapid increase of algae（藻类）that polluted the Dungeness crab fishery on the West Coast, shutting it down for months. Meanwhile, the so-called hot water off the coast has been connected with drought （干早）on land，which has led to a large number of fish runs, raised the risk of wildfires and resulted in water stress inland.

The report suggests some actions local, state and national leaders can take to slow ocean warming and rising，and to adapt（适应）to its influences. First，greenhouse gas emissions（排放） from burning fossil fuels are the main drive of these changes, and the global economy must go through a dramatic change to reduce these emissions.

"Even if we cut carbon emissions right now, we are still looking at 20 to 30 years of change,” Pershing explains." That means, whatever we do, we have to figure out how we are going to adapt to these changes.”

Some marine influences of climate change will unfold in the coming years no matter what. Speeding up sea level rise, for example, will threaten billions of people and present an existential threat to millions who live in coastal communities and count on fishing.

9.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A. The results of global climate change.
B. The cause of heat waves in the ocean.
C. The problem ocean animals are facing.
D. The increasing frequency of heat waves.

10.How does the author explain the disaster led by heat waves to fishermen?

A. By providing examples. B. By studying and reasoning.
C. By carrying out researches. D. By interviewing local people.

11.What can we learn from Pershingˈs words?

A. The influences of climate change are unavoidable.
B. We should try to reduce carbon emissions greatly.
C. The fight against climate change is already working.
D. We have a promising future of the world environment.

12.What does the underlined word “unfold" mean in the last paragraph?

A. let go B. weaken C. show up D. strengthen

 

 

二、七选五

The student syndrome （综合症） is a phenomenon where a large number of students put off doing things until right before the deadline（最后期限）.____(13)_____Since it involves unnecessary delay，it usually leads to negative results for those who display it.They will feel stressed and overwhelmed，and the task seems to be never finished.
To avoid the student syndrome，you should figure out what's causing you to delay in the first place，and then use some techniques.____(14)_____ 

Break your tasks into small and manageable steps.For example，if you need to write an article，you can start with small steps，such as figuring out the title，creating a rough description，and finding five appropriate academic sources.Keep it in mind that if the project in question is large，then you generally shouldn't worry about figuring out all the steps to it from the very beginning.____(15)_____Then find new steps as you make progress along the way.This helps you avoid feeling upset and getting stuck.

____(16)_____For example，if you have a single deadline for completing a large research paper，set additional deadlines along the way for completing specific parts of it.These additional deadlines to be met will make the very large research paper more manageable and less frightening.

Find your productivity cycles.People's ability to complete certain tasks is different based on a great many factors such as the time of day.For example，it may be the case that you're best able to concentrate on difficult tasks early in the morning，before you've started dealing with emails or minor administrative aspects of your job.____(17)_____

Follow these techniques and you are unlikely to wait until the last minute.

A.Establish specific goals for yourself.
B.Set intermediate（中间的）deadlines for yourself.
C.They can help you take action in a timely manner.
D.This phenomenon can be considered to be a form of delay.
E.You should take this into account when scheduling your work.
F.Instead，start by finding the first few steps that you need to take.
G.You should change your environment to make it easier for yourself to get started.

 

三、完形填空

When 12, I knew my teen years would be the   18   years of my life. I was a total outsider, bullied (欺凌) at school. I felt    19   alone in my small town.    20   , by doing volunteer work when 14, I turned my    21   into a chance to help others. The opportunity to practice kindness made me feel my life had a greater    22  . The more    23   energy shared, the more kindness and appreciation I    24 . I realized my purpose in life would be to help people, especially teenagers, feel less alone.

Books were my true friends back then. I was so    25   that the authors wrote those books. The    26   they offered with their books saved my life. My biggest dream was to become an author to write books that would     27    other teenagers as those books helped me.

After     28   terrible experiences at school and at home, I chose to take the positive road in later steps of my journey. I have been a full-time     29    of teen novels since 2007 and am grateful for this amazing opportunity to reach     30    to readers every day.

Kindness saved me     31   I needed help the most. Small acts of kindness can change someone’s life. You never know what someone else is     32___ . But by practicing daily kindness, you become an architect of positive change.

1.A. best B. worst C. calmest D. craziest

2.A. completely B. obviously C. suitably D. amazingly

3.A. Therefore B. However C. Besides D. Finally

4.A. appreciation B. impression C. problem D. organization

5.A. strategy B. personality C. purpose D. style

6.A. formal B. suitable C. negative D. positive

7.A. believed B. arranged C. received D. addicted

8.A. confused B. obvious C. fluent D. thankful

9.A. comment B. recommendation C. accommodation D. kindness

10.A. help B. master C. honor D. rescue

11.A. shocking B. surviving C. calming D. sharing

12.A. author B. summary C. shelter D. volunteer

13.A. away B. in C. for D. out

14.A. when B. if C. although D. because

15.A. working out B. making a difference
C. going through D. working on