2019高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级10

2019 高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级 10 A At present time roller skating 滑旱冰 is easy and fun But many years ago it wasn t easy at all Before 1750 people never tried skating on wheels That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin Merlin s work was making instruments 工具 In his free time he liked to play the violin Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams People called him a dreamer One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party He was very pleased and a little excited As the day of the party came near Merlin began to think He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party Merlin had an idea He thought that he would attract much attention if he could skate into the room Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll 滚动 Finally he decided to put two wheels under each shoe These were the first roller skate shoes Merlin was very proud of them He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin He was sure that everyone would be very surprised On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin Everyone was really surprised to see him There was just one problem Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating He rolled on playing the violin Then with all eyes on him Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise Nobody forgot Merlin s wonderful entrance after that 56 The first paragraph tells us that people began to skate on wheels from 1750 because of A it is very easyB it is very exciting C Joseph Merlin s instrumentsD it is very popular 57 People called Merlin a dreamer because A he slept and dreamed a lot B he was full of different ideas and dreams C he invented the first roller skates D he always made people s dreams come true 58 made Merlin think of skating on wheels A Merlin s work B Merlin s violin C A huge mirror D An important party 59 What was Merlin s problem after he rolled into the room A He couldn t stop his roller skating B He couldn t attract a lot of attention C Everyone was surprised at him D He couldn t play the violin while rolling 60 What s the best title for the passage A Joseph Merlin s StoryB How Roller Skating Was Invented C A Surprising Entrance to the PartyD Violin and roller skating B Most Chinese people these days know what it is like to have an English teacher since almost all pupils study English from their third year Usually that first English teacher will be a young and lovely lady in primary school But my first English teacher is no other than my father Looking back I can see that when I was only a little girl he created an English environment by providing me with flashcards fun English language toys and even dolls which can sing English songs My interest in English had certainly been awakened 唤起 when I began to learn English at school Just imagine he went a step further and asked me to learn New Concept English by myself I was puzzled and even angry I could not understand why a father could be so strict with his little girl All the same he never gave up and he gently insisted that I follow through with his idea At first I read stories with tears and I actually hated them because they were too difficult for me In the end I came to love the funny stories and to be honest my father was always there with a helping hand I am sure that my English would never have got so far without his support And that s why my father is not only my first English teacher but also my lifelong teacher He is one who awoke my interest and who gave me much confidence 61 Most pupils in China begin to learn English A in primary school B from parents C at three years old D at home 62 The underline part no other than my father in the passage probably means A like my father B not my father C my father himself D not only my father 63 From the whole passage we can see that A the girl preferred playing to learning English B the girl hates her father because he was strict C the girl is very thankful to her father D the father gave up after knowing his daughter could not understand 64 Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage A The girl s father is her first English teacher B The girl had been interested in English before going to school C The girl s father was always ready to help her with her English D The girl could have learned English well by herself without her father 65 What would be the best title for the passage A How I learned English at school B My father my first and lifelong English teacher C The relationship between my father and me D I ve made progress in English learning C On the evening of June 21 1992 a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi an with his bicycle The hotel workers received him and telephoned the manager for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel ball before though they lived in the kingdom of bicycles Robert Friedlander an American arrived in Xi an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi India When he was 11 he read the book Ma rco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road Now after 44 years he was on the Silk Road in Xi an and his early dreams were coming true Robert Friedlander s next destinations 目旳地 were Lanzhou Dunhuang Urumqi etc He will complete his trip in Pakistan 66 The best headline 标题 for this newspaper article would be A The Kingdom of Bicycles B A Beautiful Hotel in Xi an C Marco Polo and the Silk Road D An American Achieving His Aims 67 The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because A he asked to see the manager B he entered the hall with a bike C the manager had to know about all foreign guests D the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him 68 Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order A China Pakistan and India B Pakistan China and India C India China and Pakistan D China India and Pakistan D O Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories His real name was William Sydney Porter He was born in North Carolina in 1862 As a young boy he lived an exciting life He did not go to school for very long but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know When he was about 20 years old O Henry went to Texas where he tried different jobs He first worked on a newspaper and then had a job in a bank when some money went missing from the bank O Henry was believed to have stolen it Because of that he was sent to prison During the three years in prison he learned to write short stories After he got out of prison he went to New York and continued writing He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there People liked his stories because simple as the tales were they would finish with a sudden change at the end to the reader s surprise 69 In which order did O Henry do the following things a Lived in New York b Worked in a bank c Traveled to Texas d Was put in prison e Had a newspaper Job f Learned to write stories A c e b d f a B e c f b d a C e b d c a f D c b e d a f 70 People enjoyed reading O Henry s stories because A they had surprise endings B they were easy to understand C they showed his love for the poorD they were about New York City 71 O Henry went to prison because A people thought he had stolen money that was not his B he broke the law by not using his own name C he wanted to write stories about prisoners D people thought he had taken money from the newspaper 72 What do we know about O Henry before he began writing A He was well educated B He was not serious about his work C He was devoted to the poor D He was very good at learning E When I was seven my father gave me a Timex my first watch I loved it wore it for years and haven t had another one since it stopped ticking a decade ago Why Because I don t need one I have a mobile phone and I m always near someone with an iPod or something like that All these devices 装置 tell the time which is why if you look around you ll see lots of empty wrists sales of watches to young adults have been going down since 2007 But while the wise have realized that they don t need them others apparently including some distinguished men of our time are spending total fortunes on them Brands such as Rolex Patek Philippe and Breitling command shocking prices up to 250 000 for a piece This is ridiculous Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars Expensive clothes hang better than cheap clothes But these days all watches tell the time as well as all other watches Expensive watches come with extra functions but who needs them How often do you dive to 300 metres into the sea or need to find your direction in the area around the South Pole So why pay that much of five years school fees for watches that allow you to do these things If justice were done the Swiss watch industry should have closed down when the Japanese discovered how to make accurate watches for a five pound note Instead the Swiss reinvented the watch with the aid of millions of pounds worth of advertising as a message about the man wearing it Rolexes are for those who spend their weekends climbing icy mountains a Patek Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family a Breitling suggests you like to pilot planes across the world Watches are now classified as investments 投资 A 1994 Philippe recently sold for nearly 350 000 while the 1960s Ro