1、高一英语午练7（5.26）一、 阅读理解AMy family and I never talked about school as the ticket to a future. I was in the classroom, but I wasnt there to learn to write, read or even speak. When it was my turn to read, I wanted to hide. I was 13 years old, but I already hated being who I was. I had an English teacher,
2、 Mr. Creech, who knew I couldnt read. In one of my first lessons the teacher said that anyone who had a reading age below six had to stand up. I felt so embarrassed. But at the same time, it made me realize that I needed to change the situation. I was determined it wouldnt happen again. Later that d
3、ay, Mr. Creech encouraged me and promised he would try his best to help me learn to read. From then on, I never gave up practicing reading. Then when I was 41 years old, one day, I planned to fly back to Texas to visit my friends and family. On my way from the airport, I saw Mr. Creech buying himsel
4、f a drink. I rushed over and reached into my pocket to pay for him. “Do I know you?” he asked. “Yes, sir, you do know me,” I answered excitedly. “My name is Anthony Hamilton. You taught me English.” The look on his face told me that he remembered the boy hed once encouraged. “Im so glad I had a chan
5、ce to see you,” I said. “And Mr. Creech, I have great news to share.” I told him I had learned to read. But that wasnt all. I had become a published author and an active speaker. “The next time you get another Anthony Hamilton in your classroom, please encourage him to read as well.” I added. The ex
6、perts say what once worried me has a name: dyslexia (诵读困难). But I can tell you it was a lack of desire for education.1.Why did the author want to hide?A. Because he felt sorry for himself.B. Because he hated being laughed at.C. Because he couldnt read at all. D. Because he didnt have a ticket.2. Whi
7、ch of the following could best describe Mr. Creech?A. Considerate and dutiful.B. Demanding and enthusiastic.C. Emotional and dedicated.D. Friendly and ambitious.3.Why couldnt the author read before meeting Mr. Creech?A. Because his reading age was not long enough.B. Because his parents didnt teach h
8、im how to read.C. Because he was afraid of reading before the class.D. Because he didnt have inner driving force to learn to read.4.What can we infer from the passage?A. The author was grateful to Mr. Creech.B. Dyslexia made the author unable to read.C. The author had become an active speaker.D. Mr.
9、 Creech taught two Anthony Hamiltons.BAs people get older, the types and numbers of friends they have tend to change. As young adults, humans have large groups of friends. With age, they often prefer to spend their time with just a few close, positive individuals. Researchers long believed that this
10、 aging attraction toward meaningful relationships was unique to humans, but a new study finds that chimps (大猩猩） also have similar tendencies.Rosati and her colleagues used 78, 000 hours of observations made over 20 years from the Kibale Chimpanzee Project in Uganda. The data looked at the social int
11、eractions of 21 male chimps between 15 and 58 years old. The researchers only studied male chimps because they show stronger social bonds and have more social interactions than female chimps.Researchers found that wild chimpanzees share a similar pattern of social aging with humans. Rosati says, “Th
12、ey prefer strong, mutual social bonds and interact with others in more positive ways as they get older. ” The older chimpanzees preferred spending more time with chimps that they had become friends with over the years. They would sit close to these long-time companions and groom (梳毛）each other. By c
13、ontrast, younger chimps had more one-sided relationships where they would groom a friend, but the action wasnt returned.Older male chimps were also more likely to spend more time alone. The researchers said that they showed a shift from negative interactions to more positive ones, preferring to spen
14、d their later years in nonconfrontational (非对抗性的），positive relationships. Researchers call the preference a “positivity bias”。Researchers theorize that chimps, like humans, are able to change their social focus as they age. “We propose that this aging pattern may be the result of shared changes in o
15、ur abilities to regulate our emotions with age, ” Rosati says. “This shared pattern between chimpanzees and humans could represent an adaptive response where older adults focus on important social relationships that provide benefits and avoid interactions that have negative consequences as they lose
16、 competitive fighting ability. ”5.What does the new study find about chimps?A. Male chimps show more interactions than females.B. Old chimps dont care about friends as much as young ones.C. Chimps concentrate more on meaningful relations with age.D. Chimps share aging problems similar to human being
17、s.6. How did Rosati and her colleagues conduct their research?A. By studying the data provided by other researchers.B. By making scientific investigations and observations.C. By setting up models on the computer in the lab.D. By monitoring both the humans and chimps behavior.7.What do researchers th
18、ink causes this aging attraction to meaningful relationships?A. Inability to regulate emotions.B. Eagerness to build closer relationships.C. Loss of competitiveness in strength.D. Failure to adapt to the changeable nature.8.Where does this text probably come from?A. A short story collection.B. A pop
19、ular science magazine. C. A graduate research paper.D. A biology textbook.二、七选五When you have got a lot of stuff, decluttering (整理)your home can be really necessary. Decluttering is just about putting new systems into place in your life. _9_, you realize how great you feel about it, and you want to k
20、eep going.Getting rid of things gives you time to look after yourself. _10_, or looking for the potato peeler because everything has a home and you know exactly where it is you are free to spend that time on yourself and your family. Its liberating._11_. It has taken you a long time to get everythin
21、g, and you wont be able to get rid of it all straightaway. If you re pushed for time, there are easy ways of introducing decluttering into your life. Spend 10 minutes a day decluttering or, if thats not manageable, declutter three items a week.Have three piles: one for things you re going to keep, o
22、ne for things that are a maybe, and one for things youre going to give away. You will also need some bin bags, for rubbish. A revisiting pile is important if you re struggling to get rid of things. _12_. More often than not, you end up saying，actually, I dont need that.Stay focused. People often get
23、 sidetracked when they re trying to declutter. They start trying on clothes they had forgotten about, or looking at old photos. Another common mistake is to just move things from place to place, instead of getting rid of them. _13_.A. Once you start declutteringB. You need time to reflect on what to
24、 keepC. Dont expect to declutter everything overnightD. When you re not always looking for the scissorsE. If you realise that you own six wine openers, keep only oneF. Start the decluttering process before you move in with a new partnerG. You can just leave things there for a few weeks before a fina
25、l decision三、语法填空The Sahara Desert is the worlds _14_ (large) hot desert, located in North Africa. _15_ (it) area is about 3.5 million square miles. This _16_ (make) it almost as large _17_ the United States of America.The Sahara Desert is famous for many large sand dunes (沙丘), some of _18_ can reach
26、 more than 600 feet high.The Sahara Desert has been largely dry and with little plant life more than 5,000 years. Before this time, it was far wetter. This allowed more plants _19_ (live) across the desert. There is evidence that many types of river animals have lived in the Sahara Desert. These hav
27、e been found _20_ (main) in southeast Algeria.The climate of the Sahara Desert has changed over several thousands of years. The area is smaller than it was during the last ice age. It was the end of the last ice age that brought a high level of rainfall to the Sahara. This was between 8000 _21_ 6000
28、 BC. Since this time, the northern part of the Sahara has dried out. Though the southern Sahara still receives rain during rainy season, it is still _22_ (little) than before.Modern times have seen a few _23_ (development) for the Sahara. One of these is that mines have been built to get the most from the natural resources within the area.答案：1-4 CADA5-8CBCB9-13 ADCGE14. largest 15. Its 16. makes 17. as 18. which 19. to live 20. mainly 21. and 22. less 23. developments