1、蕉岭中学2015-2016学年第二学期高一级英语晚训（第十八周）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A Walk into the California home of Anne Belles and her husband, Jim Silcock, and youll see kids everywhere playing video games, doing homework, and getting ready for dinner. There are 30 boys in this house and Anne Belles is their mom. Belles has
2、 wanted to help children since she was a kid. “I was intrigued by the movie Oliver! in the 1960s, a musical based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. I told my mom, Thats what I want to do. ” Annes boys are from 3 to 25 years old. All of them are challenged in some way. “They each have specia
3、l needs physically, mentally (精神上), or at school,” says Belles. Every day, a small army of childcare workers, nurses, and volunteers comes in to help cook and clean, wash 30 loads of laundry a day, and take care of health needs. To find out how much such a large family costs, we followed Jim Silcock
4、 to the grocery store. He spent $880 on food for one week. Every month they spend $2,000 to run five cars, $15,000 for the fourteen paid helpers, and more than $10,000 on medical costs. The family receives $26,000 a month from the state government, and makes some money from a family business. All th
5、e money is spent on the children; having new clothes and fancy cars isnt important to Belles.How do the kids feel? 17-year-old Anthony says, “The family is there whenever I need something . I feel like I am loved.”“Everything Im doing now is what I wanted to happen in my life,” says Anne Belles. “So
6、, no regrets; this is perfect. I couldnt ask for it to be better maybe a bigger house, you know, would be nice.”21. The underlined word “intrigued” in the first paragraph means “_”.A. fooled B. attracted C. frightened D. disappointed22. The boys Anne has raised _.A. are all ready to accept a challen
7、geB. all like Oliver TwistC. all have disabilitiesD. are all teenagers23. For Anne and her husband, raising 30 boys _.A. is their dream B. is no small taskC. is a piece of cake D. is their family tradition24. What do 17-year-old Anthonys words mean?A. He is satisfied with his family.B. He has learnt
8、 how to love others.C. He wants to get more care and love.D. He is still looking for his own family.BBackpacking in Europe is a wonderful experience for young people around the world. After high school or university, you can plan a European backpacking trip. PackingAs you plan the things you will ca
9、rry, bring warm clothes and a raincoat or umbrella to deal with changing weather in different European countries. Europeans like dressing nicely, and good clothes will make you feel less like a dusty backpacker. It is not worth taking the trouble to bring a hair dryer or shampoo, as you can buy basi
10、c necessities in Europe. HostelsThe cheapest places to sleep when backpacking in Europe are hostels (where people can stay and eat fairly cheaply). Most hostels have a lot of information about low-cost ways to see local attractions, and many offer tours. The cost for hostel beds differs from country
11、 to country. In Paris, you might pay 30 euros, but in Bulgaria, you can get a bed for 10 euros. In general, hostels are more expensive in large, popular cities such as Paris, Rome and London. _Many backpackers use rail passes (火车通票), which allow unlimited (不受限的) travel within country groups over a p
12、eriod of time. If you have the time to travel by train and will be traveling in a country group, this can be a good deal. Otherwise, you may consider point-to-point tickets, local trains, buses and airlines such as Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air, which offer cheap flights. FoodEating out in Europe ca
13、n come with a high cost, and the best way to cut your food budget (预算) is to cook meals in the shared kitchens in hostels. You can make several meals into picnics to take advantage of Europes parks. When shopping for your picnic, try and buy at a local market. You save some euros while supporting th
14、e local industry at the same time. When eating out, choose restaurants away from tourist attractions. 25. Which of the following is an advantage of hostels?A. They are often built in popular cities. B. They are mainly open to young people. C. They usually provide tour information. D. They always ask
15、 the same price for their beds. 26. Which of the following can be put in the blank in the text?A. Traveling. B. Shopping.C. Entertainment. D. Transportation.27. To make a cheap trip in Europe, youd better _. A. eat meals on the trainB. choose a restaurant near a park C. enjoy a meal sold at a local
16、market D. cook your own meals at the hostel kitchenCThe first day of the month of May is known as May Day. It is the time of year when warmer weather begins. People celebrate the coming of summer with customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter. Today, May Day activities have be
17、en moved to the May Day holiday on the first Monday of the month. It is a public holiday when families take advantage of the time off to visit some of the UKs many attractions, including parks, zoos, historic buildings, ancient towns and villages and beautiful countryside. May Day celebrations have
18、their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, the goddess of fruit and flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People would decorate their houses and villages with leaves and flowers they picked at daybreak in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good luck. In the very early mor
19、ning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew (露水). They believed this made them very beautiful for the following year. May Day was an important day in the Middle Ages and was a favorite holiday of many English villages. People of the time used to cut down young trees and st
20、ick them in the ground in the village to mark the arrival of summer. This is the origin of the maypole (五月柱). People danced around them in celebration of the end of winter. Maypoles were once common all over England and were kept from one year to the next. The tallest maypole is said to have been pu
21、t up in London on the Strand in 1661. It stood more than 143 feet high and was cut down in 1717, when it was used by Newton to support a new reflecting telescope (反射式望远镜) invented by Dutch scientist Huygens. 28. How do British people celebrate May Day? A. They visit friends and family members. B. Th
22、ey spend a lot of time shopping around. C. They show great love for the long winter. D. They celebrate it on the first Monday of May. 29. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refers to _. A. going into the fields B. picking flowers at daybreak C. washing the face with dew D. getting up early in
23、 the morning30. What can we learn about the maypole? A. People climb it on May Day. B. It dates from the Middle Ages. C. It was usually found in the cities. D. People used old, tall trees to make it. 31. The purpose of the text is to _. A. describe Roman customs B. introduce a British festival C. su
24、ggest spring family activities D. explain the origins of maypoles DRecently, Odyssey Marine Exploration, a company that specially saves ships that have been destroyed at sea, or recovers the things on them, found some riches from a long-sunken ship called the SS Central America. It pulled in five go
25、ld bars and two gold coins weighing a total of 66 pounds. This discovery marks just the beginning of Odysseys recovery of treasure from the SS Central America. In September 1857, the SS Central America left Panama, carrying at least 3 tons of gold coins and bars. It was sailing to New York City to s
26、end the gold to Manhattan banks. But along the way, it was caught up in a storm off the coast of South Carolina. The storm destroyed the ship, and caused it to sink. Of the more than 570 people on board, 425 died.Ocean explorers discovered the ship in 1988. They sent a machine to check the ship and
27、brought back some of the treasure. Altogether, they pulled in a total of 2 tons of gold bars and coins. But the recovery had to stop. Many different groups of people believed that they were the legal owners of the gold. They sued (控告) the recovery team. It took more than 20 years before people decid
28、ed how to divide the lost treasure. Once this problem was solved, Odyssey Marine Exploration was chosen to pull up the remaining gold.Recovering the treasure will be expensive. Odyssey believes the remaining treasure could be worth as much as $85 million. The recent discovery shows that the gold on
29、the ship has probably not been stolen. “It means that nobody has come to the ship since 1991, when I was last there,” says Bob Evans, a scientist who was part of the recovery team. Evans cannot wait to see what other surprises the ship may hold. 32. What did Odyssey discover recently?A. A new coast.
30、 B. Some treasure.C. Many gold coins. D. A long-sunken ship.33. What can we learn about the SS Central America?A. It was found two centuries after it sank.B. It sank because of the heavy gold.C. All of its sailors died when it sank.D. There is at least one ton of gold left on it now.34. How does Bob
31、 Evans feel about the coming recovery?A. Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Hopeful. D. Uninterested.35. What is the main idea of the text?A. A lost ship has been found.B. New ways to find treasure.C. Gold is being recovered underwater.D. The secrets of the undersea world.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选
32、出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。What do you do in a situation like this? Youre eating dinner with friends in a nice restaurant. Youre having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems hes having with his girlfriend. He talks
33、for almost ten minutes! 36 Many people find cell phones useful in their day-to-day lives. But weve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of noisy customers. 37 Here are a few rules: Off
34、 means off! 38 If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, dont use your phone. 39 Speak softly and for a short time. Try to move away from other people. Lights off, phone off! Never take calls in a theater or at the movies. 40 Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where youre goi
35、ng when youre walking down the street and talking on the phone.As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time youre getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.A. Pay attention! B. Try to make yourself understood!C. Keep private conversations private!D. You can only control your own behavior.E. Always make yourself available to your phone.F. Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places.G. This happens all the time on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!21-25 BCBAC 26-30 DDDCB 31-35 BBDCC 36-40 GDFCA版权所有：高考资源网()
