1、河北省武邑中学2017-2018学年高一英语上学期课练十七It was an early morning in summer. In the streets, sleepy-eyed people were moving quickly, heading towards their 41. This was the beginning of another 42 day in New York City. 43 this day was to be different.Waiting 44 the crowded streets, on top of a 45 110 stories high
2、, was Philippe Petit. This daring Frenchman was about to 46 a tightrope (绷索) between the two towers of the World Trade Center.Philippe took his first 47 with great care. The wire held.Now he was 48 he could do it . 49 only a balancing pole, Philippe walked his way across, a 50 of 131 feet. Soon the
3、rush-hour 51 began to notice. What a 52 ! There, 1350 feet above the street ,a 53 figure was walking on air .Philippe made seven 54 , back and forth(来回). He wasnt satisfied with just 55. At times, he would turn, sit down, and 56 go on his knees. Once, he had the astonishing 57 to lie down on the thi
4、n thread. And thousands of 58 watchers stared with their hearts beating fast. After the forty-five -minute 59, Philippe was taken to the police station.He was asked 60 he did it. Philippe shrugged(耸肩) and said,When I see two tall buildings,I walk.41.A. jobsB.homesC.busesD.offices42.A.workingB.hotC.s
5、ameD.ordinary43.A.AndB.SoC.ButD.Thus44.A.forB.inC.byD.above45.A.roofB.positionC.wallD.building46.A.throwB.walkC.climbD.fix47.A.actB.landingC.stepD.trip48.A.sureB.uncertainC.gladD.nervous49.A.ThroughB.AgainstC.WithD.On50.A.distanceB.heightC.spaceD.rope51.A.streetsB.crowdsC.passengersD.city52.A.height
6、B.pleasureC.wonderD.danger53.A.greatB.strangeC.publicD.tiny54.A.experimentsB.circlesC.tripsD.movements55.A.walkingB.stayingC.actingD.showing56.A.almostB.evenC.oftenD.rather57.A.spiritB.resultC.strengthD.courage 58.A.patientB.terrifiedC.pleasedD.enjoyable59.A.showB.trickC.tryD.program60.A.howB.whyC.w
7、hetherD.when阅读理解ATokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue star sapphire (蓝宝石) worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum.Normally it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes guard ex
8、hibition objects, but its different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel, a police official said.Exhibition officials said that a person bitten(咬)by one of these snakes would need at least 80 ml of an anti-poison medicine to be saved.Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby h
9、ospital.Star sapphires and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre long brown guards.61.Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects i
10、s .A.quite normalB.never allowed C.often necessaryD.usually forbidden62.The jewels were being shown in .A.an Indian hotelB.an Indian museum C.a Japanese hotelD.a Japanese museum63.Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition?A.They were both special things from India. B.The snakes were ther
11、e to keep the jewels safe.C.The organizers wanted to do something unusual.D.People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes.64.Many visitors came to the exhibition because .A.the snakes were on show B.so many jewels were being exhibitedC.exhibition officials said it was special D.they were int
12、erested in seeing a famous jewelBDo you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine?Do you know what is meant by Take only as directed? Read the following directions and see if you understand them.To reduce pain, take two tablets(药片)with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours,
13、as required. For night-time and early morning relief(缓解疼痛)take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount(量). For children under six years old ,ask for your doctors advice.Reduce the amount if you suffer f
14、rom restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine.65.How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours?A.Three. B.Four C.Six D.Eight 66.How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours?A.Half a tablet.B.One tablet. C.Two tablets.D.Four tablets.67.What is
15、 the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine?A.Stop taking the medicine at bedtime. B.Continue to take the normal amount.C.Take more than the normal amount. D.Take less than the normal amount.68.It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine.A.helps you to fall asle
16、ep quickly B.may be dangerous to small childrenC.cannot be taken if one feels sleepy D.should not be taken by children under six69.This text is most probably taken from a .A.textbookB.newsreel C.doctors notebook D.bottle of medicineCI had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.It
17、 was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident.I hadn
18、t the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go .It had been snowing heavily that day and I didnt know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there,waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died.She meant more to me than anyoneeven my ow
19、n wife! he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩).I wouldnt leave her out in the cold! he said.Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to
20、tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. She was such a good cow!I wouldnt let anyone but a doctor touch her! he said, and burst into tears again.70.The underlined phrase make out in the first parag
21、raph means .A.expect B.understand C.see clearly D.hear clearly71.Before he arrived at the farmers house, the writer expected to see Milly lying .A.on the ground of a barn B.on the floor of a room.C.in bed in a room D.in bed in a barn72.What do we know about Milly from he story?A.She had met with an
22、accident. B.She had caused a scandalC.She was seriously ill. D.She was hidden somewhere.73.The farmer wished that the writer might .A.look into the matter B.bring Milly back to lifeC.free him from a scandal D.keep the whole thing a secret74.The person who told the story is probably a .A.farmerB.poli
23、ceman C.country doctorD.newspaper reporterDThere are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy. One way is the greater production of common energy sources(能源), such as coal, oil and gas. The trouble with these sources, however, is that they are not renewable.Another way i
24、s energy conservation(节能), which means using energy more efficiently(有效地). In some very cold countries people build special houses to save energy. They place materials between the inside and the outside of the walls of the house to keep the cold out and the warmth in. The house is heated by the ligh
25、ts, the body heat of the people and the other equipment in it.Finally, renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop. One form of these is geothermal energy. In certain parts of the world the temperature of the earth increases thirty degrees centigrade with each k
26、ilometre down. At six kilometres, therefore, it rises to nearly two hundred degrees. To get the heat, water is pumped(压;抽)down into the rocks and back up to the surface. Heat from the earth is already used in certain countries.75.How many ways of dealing with the energy problem are discussed in the
27、text?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five.76.From the text we learn that coal .A.is quite easy to produce B.is not used most efficientlyC.is the most common source of energyD.could be renewed only by new technology77.The writer tells about the special houses because they A.show the excellent skills of the build
28、ersB.serve as an example of energy conservationC.are heated by different sources of energyD.are warmer than other types of houses78.The underlined words geothermal energy in the third paragraph mean .A.renewable source B.underground sourceC.heat inside the earth D.temperature of the earth短文改错：There
29、is public library in every town in Britain.There are branch library in many villages.Anyone may borrow books , and it cost nothing to borrow them. In some places you may borrow manybooks as you want, in other places where you are limited to a certain number, of that some may be novels. Books may be
30、keep for four weeks. Newly-published novels are always in greatly demand, and some books, for example, books for history, science, cooking and gardening are also popular. If the book you will want is out, you may ask for it to be called back for you, and whether you pay the cost of send a postcard,
31、the librarian will write to you, and let you to know when the book you want has returned and is ready for you to pick up.41.A42.D43.C44.D45.D46.B47.C48.A49.C50.A51.B52.C53.D54.C55.A56.B57.D58.B59.A60.B61.D62.C63.B64.D65.C66.C67.D68.B69.A70.B71.C72.A73.B74.C75.B76.B77.B78.C79.A80.B.There is public li
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