高一英语上学期期中阅读理解九篇-(四).doc

高一英语上学期期中阅读理解九篇-(四)
高一英语上学期期中阅读理解九篇 (四) ysz9
一
BBC News Sunday
We are currently planning our Volunteer Program, which will ensure volunteers are trained and ready to go for 2012. Up to 70, 000 volunteers will be needed to help put on the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our program will aim to encourage a wide range of people to join in. We will provide the training to make sure our volunteers’ skills are of the highest standard. London 2012 is an opportunity to inspire everyone to develop their interests and volunteer—in sport and also more widely within their community.
Applications will open in 2010. We’ll recruit (招募) volunteers from across the UK—from a range of communities and backgrounds. Our recruitment process will be open and fair. Our goal is to select applicants who meet our standards and who will bring passion, enthusiasm (热情) and energy to the Games. Previous volunteering experience is not necessary. We’ll give each successful applicant a specific role, allowing them to contribute meaningfully to the Games. There will be two kinds of Games volunteer─specialist and generalist.
Specialist volunteers will have specific existing skills or qualifications and will receive full training.
Generalist volunteers will not need any special skills or qualifications and will receive full training.
They might be given roles in areas such as event services, uniform distribution (分发) and village operations.
All volunteers will be expected to attend training events that will give them the knowledge they need to carry out their role.
There are lots of charities and sporting organizations that are looking for volunteers to help them. While you are waiting for applications for the London 2012 volunteer program to open in 2010, why not consider getting involved locally? You can find opportunities to volunteer in a range of activities in your local area by following the links on the right hand side of this page or make local enquiries about the needs in your community.
1. Where will you probably find this passage?
A. In a newspaper B. On a webpage C. In a magazine D. In a textbook
2. Who can apply to become a volunteer in the 2012 Olympics?
A. People from some English-speaking countries. B. People with volunteering experience.
C. People who meet the standards. D. People with a knowledge of the Olympic history.
3. What can you do in August, 2009 if you want to be a volunteer in the 2012 Olympics?
A. Do some volunteering work locally. B. Apply to become a volunteer in the 2012 Olympics.
C. Get trained in the Volunteer Program. D. Join in the Olympic Games.
二
In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father was an African and his mother was a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.
When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.
“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince. But I kept asking myself who I am," said Obama.
However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president in US history.
Obama's unusual background made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol to help forget this question.
With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became the third black senator (参议员）in US history.
"Obama's success has made Martin Luther King's dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged by the colour of his skin, but by the content of his character," wrote ABC news.
1 Obama was born in _____.
A. Britain B. American C. Kenya D. Indonesia
2. Which of the following is TURE according to the passage?
A. Obama's parents are both African B. Obama was the first black senator in US history
C.Obama was once very depressed (压抑）because of his unusual background.
D. No other black students were in the school where Obama studied when he was ten.
3. Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ____.
A. 37 B. 38 C. 47 D. 48
4. From the passage we can learn that _____.
A. Obama's father is a Kenyan prince. B. Obama was a star in Harvard because he drank a lot
C. We should judge a person by what he did when he was young D. Obama's success owes to his hard work
三
King's College Summer School is an annual( 每年的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King' s College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.
More information is as follows:
Application (申请) date
Students in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2011.
Students of other cities should send their applications before July 16, 2011.
Foreign students should send their applications before July 10, 2011.
Courses
English Language
Spoken English: 22 hours
Reading and Writing: 10 hours
American History: 16 hours
American Culture: 16 hours
Steps
A letter of self-introduction
A letter of recommendation(推荐)
﹡ The letters should be written in English with all the necessary information.
Cost
Daily lessons: $200
Sports and activities: $100
Travels: $200
Hotel service: $400
﹡You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.
Please write to:
Thompson, Sanders
1026 King' s Street
New York, NY 10016, USA
E-mail: KC-Summer-School@
1. You can most probably read the text in ____.
A. a textbook B. a travel guide C. a newspaper D. a telephone book
2. Which of the following is true about King' s College Summer School?
A. Only top students can take part in the program B. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.
C. King' s College Summer School is run every other year D. Only the teachers of King' s College give courses.
3. King’s College Summer School offered the following courses except ____.
A. English Language B. American History C. American Culture D. American Geography
4. If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school __
A. $200 B. $400 C. $900 D. $500
四
Most children now chat daily either online or through their mobile phones. They are connecting to a huge number of other children all over the world. Some are shy “in real life” but are confident to communicate with others online; others find support from people of their own age on relationship issues, or problems at home.
Sometimes the online world, just like the real word, can introduce problems, such as bullying or arguments. Going online is great fun, but there are also a few people who use the Internet for offensive（冒犯性的）or illegal aims. Children must be made aware of both the good things and the danger.
To keep children safe your management must cover the family computer. Just as you decide which TV programs are suitable, you need to do the same for the websites and chat rooms your children visit. Remind your children that online friends are still strangers. Reminding them of the risks will keep them alert. (警惕)
Computer studies are part of schoolwork now, so it’s likely that your children may know more than you do. We get left behind when it comes to the latest gadgets (玩意儿) and interactive areas of websites, like chat rooms and message boards, which are especially strange. The language of chat is strange to many parents, too. Chatters love to use abbreviations such as: atb— all the best; bbfn— bye bye for now; cul8er —see you later; gr8—great; idk— I don’t know; imbl— it must be love; kit —keep in touch; paw— parents are watching; lol—laugh out loud; xlnt— excellent!
1.The passage is written for ____. A. children B. parents C. teachers D. net bar owners.
2.The underlined word “ aware” most probably means ____. A. careful B. proud C. to know D. to hear
3.Which of the following will the author probably agree with?
A. Children shouldn’t chat so much online. 　 B. People had better not use the net language in real life.
C. Parents are advised to choose suitable websites and chat rooms for their children.
D. Children should surf the Internet together with their parents.
4. When your son is chatting about something secret online with you standing beside him, he may use _____.
A.bbfn. B.lol C.paw D.cul8er
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2008 sadly saw the worst earthquake in China in over 30 years. The Great Sichuan Earthquake was 8 on the Richter scale and killed around 70,000 people in May, not to mention the tens of thousands who were injured or went missing.
On 26th January, 2009, the biggest earthquake in India took the lives of 25,000 people. In the morning, when everybody was enjoying holiday, the earthquake began, It was about 7.5 on the Richter scale. "There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more. Everything has been pulled down. " said one of the villagers alive. " There is no water, no food and no one has come to help."
Nobody died in Pakistan, a country next to India. The City of Lahore was lucky. In Lahore American School, where I was studying, all of the students were safe. They were in the field, so most children didn't feel anything. The earthquake was felt by the teachers that were on the second floor. However, though Mrs Young was also on the second floor, she didn't feel anything. She didn't know what happened until a teacher told her about it. Those teachers who were on the other floors had different feelings. Mr Emond, the maths teacher from Australia, said that when the earthquake started he thought there was something wrong with him, but then another teacher said that it was an earthquake. After those words Mr Emond felt better. Mrs Davis and Mr Frost didn't feel anything either.
My mother didn't feel anything. She didn't even know that it was an earthquake till she saw a shaking light. My dad saw the computer shaking and then he looked out of the window and saw many people going out.
1. People use Richter scale to tell ____
A. where the earthquake takes place B. when the earthquake takes place
C. how serious the earthquake is D. how long the earthquake lasts
2. The recent biggest earthquake both in China and India killed around ___ people.
A. 25,000 B. 45,000 C. 70,000 D. 95,000
3. From the sentence “ There is nothing left between the sky and the earth any more” we learn that _____.
A. India is a large country B. the Indian had nothing after the earthquake
C. there is no tall building in India D. the earthquake in India was serious
4. According to the passage, the City of Lahore is in ____. A. India B. Pakistan C. America D. China
六
Handshaking, though a European practice, is often seen in big cities of China. Nobody knows exactly when the practice started in Europe. It is said that long long ago in Europe when people met, they showed their unarmed (无武器的) hands to each other as a sign of goodwill. As time went on and trade in cities grew rapidly, people in cities began to clap each other’s hands to make a deal or to reach an agreement. This practice was later changed into shaking hands among friends on meeting or leaving each other. “Let’s shake (hands) on it” sometimes means an agreement was reached.
Do the Europeans shake hands wherever they go and with whomever they meet? No. Sometimes the Chinese abroad reach out their hands too often to be polite. It is really very impolite to give your hand when the other party, especially when it is a woman, shows little interest in shaking hands with you and when the meeting does not mean anything to him or her. Even if, for politeness, he holds out his unwilling hand in answer to your uninvited hand, just touch it slightly. There is generally a misunderstanding (误解) among the Chinese that westerners are usually open and straightforward, while the Chinese are rather reserved (保守的) in manner. But in fact some people in western countries are more reserved than some Chinese today. So it is a good idea to shake hands with a westerner only when he shows interest in further relations with you.
1. In the old days in Europe, people put out their unarmed hands to each other ______.
A. to make a deal B. to greet each other C. to show friendliness D. to reach an agreement
2. The first paragraph mainly tells us ______.
A. where handshaking was first practised B. how handshaking came about
C. about the relationship between handshaking and trade
D. about the practice of handshaking both in Europe and in China
3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A. Westerners are more reserved than the Chinese. B. Westerners are unwilling to shake hands.
C. We should make a judgement before shaking hands. D. We shouldn’t shake hands with European women.
4. The main purpose of the text is ______.
A. to tell us some differences between the East and the West B. to offer us some important facts about handshaking
C. to introduce us to some different customs in the West D to give us some advice before we travel abroad 七
Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the world’s greatest wonders.
“In my opinion,” the first man said, “the Egyptian pyramids are the world’s greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and engineers have today.”
“I agree that the Egyptian pyramids are wonderful,” the second man said, “but I do not think they are the greatest wonder. I believe computers are more wonderful than the pyramids. They have taken people to the moon and brought them back safely. They carry out mathematical calculations in seconds that would take a person a hundred years to do.”
He turned to the third man and asked, “W