【初高中衔接专练】高一英语初高中衔接练习（一）完型专练

1、练习（二）阅读专练阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出一个能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。AMr. Read was born in a small village with high mountains all around itHe has few fields and he cant get enough food for his familyHes often worried about itSo he works harder and harder and tries his best to get more money One afternoon，Mr. Read

2、went out to look for some grass for his cowsIt was very hot and he had to have a swimSuddenly he saw a big tortoise in the waterHe swam there and caught itThe next morning he went to the town to sell it in the marketsWhen he was walking in the street, a car hit him down and he was hurtHe was sent to

3、 hospital at onceThe doctors looked him over and had an operation on himTwo weeks later he felt much betterThe doctors were satisfied with the operation and said，“Youll be fully recovered in a weekWere sure you can write when you leave hospital” “Its really a miracle（奇迹）！”shouted Mr. Read，“I could n

4、either read nor write before！” 1The Reads have little food because Athey live in a small village Bthey have few fields Ctheyre too lazy to work Dnobody would help them to getmoney 2Mr. Read jumped into the river because Ahe wanted to get some grass in the water Bhe wanted to look for a tortoise in t

5、he water Che wanted to have a good rest in the water Dhe wanted to have a swim 3Mr. Reads was hurt in the traffic accident Ahead Bleg Cright hand Dleft hand 4In Chinese the phrase“be fully recovered”means A.完全覆盖 B全部找回 C恢复疲劳 D恢复健康5. What the doctor said meant that _ .A. he did a very successful opera

6、tion B. the farmer was lucky enough to write after the operationC. the accident helped the farmer to writeD. he taught the farmer to write while he was staying in hospitalBHappiness is for everyone. You dont need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming po

7、ols or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time. In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble

8、at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when

9、you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have so

10、mething else that cant be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you cannot always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转 ) door. When it close

11、s, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person. 1. Happiness is for_. A. those who have large and beautiful houses B. those who have cars C. those who have a lot of money D. all people2. When you do something wrong, _.A. you may correct it B. you will have no

12、 chance to challenge yourself C. anybody will laugh at you D. you will be happy3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you. B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes. C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little

13、 money. D. All the above. 4. Why do we say “Happiness is not the same as money”? Because _. A. money always brings happiness B. money doesnt always bring happinessC. everything can be bought with money D. only rich people have happiness5. Which is the title of the passage? A. Do Something Good to Ot

14、hers B. Happy and Lucky C. Happiness D. Life and SuccessCOne night, a little before nine oclock, Dr Johnson was answering a telephone call. He was asked to go and give an operation to a very sick boy at once. The boy was in a small hospital in Glens Falls, sixty miles away from Dr Johnsons city Alba

15、ny. The boy had hurt himself in a traffic accident. His wife was in danger, but his family was so poor that they could not pay the doctor anything. After he heard all this, Dr Johnson was driving carefully. He thought that he could get to the hospital before 12 oclock. A few minutes later, the docto

16、rs car had to stop for a red light at a crossing. Suddenly a man in an old black coat opened the door of the car and got in.“Drive on”, he said. “Ive got a gun (枪).”“Im a doctor,” said Johnson, “Im on my way to a hospital to operate on a very sick”“Dont talk,” said the man in the old black coat, “Ju

17、st drive.”A mile out of the town he ordered the doctor to stop the car and get out. Then the man drove on down the road. The doctor stood for a moment in the snow. After half an hour, Dr Johnson found a telephone and called a taxi. At the railway station he learned that the next train to Glens Falls

18、 would not leave until 12 oclock.It was after two oclock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Glens Falls. Miss Clarke, a nurse, was waiting for him.“I did my best,” said Dr Johnson. Miss Clarke said, “The boy died an hour ago.”They walked into the waiting room. There sat the ma

19、n in the old black coat, with his head in his hands.“Mr. Shute,” said Miss Clarke to the man, “this is Dr Johnson. He had come all the way from Albany to try to save your boy.”1. From the story we know it took Dr Johnson _ to get to the hospital.A. 12 hoursB. 7 hoursC. only 1 hourD. about 5 hours2.

20、Dr Johnson was late because _.A. there was something wrong with his carB. a strange man made it hard to driveC. a strange man drove his car awayD. the train to Glens Falls was late3. From the story we know Dr Johnson _.A. was a good man, he didnt care for the moneyB. hurt himself on the way to Glens

21、 FallsC. did the operation and boy was savedD. wouldnt do the operation until the boys family paid the money4. The man in a black coat _.A. hit the boy and ran awayB. took the boy to the hospitalC. was the boys fatherD. was the real doctor5. The man in black would feel _ in the end.A. happy and plea

22、sed B. regretful(悔恨) and sadC. worried and angry D. tired and hungryD. The Singing DoctorNick Petrella is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He has to take care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. Hes been a doctor for ten years. Dr. Petrella gives his patients goo

23、d medical advice. But he doesnt just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrella has his own TV show. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another so

24、ng. Dr. Petrella produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform（表演） in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a small disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrella says,

25、 “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrella was young, his father didnt want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school. Some people tell Dr. Petrella he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrella says he helps people when he sings, too. “I li

26、ke to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment（娱乐） both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.” 1. Dr. Petrella works 60 hours a week, because he _. A. gives his patients medical advice B. takes care of 159 patients a we

27、ek C. sings on television D. has his own TV show 2. Dr. Petrella _, so he is called a singing doctor. A. has been a doctor for ten years B. always loved to sing C. is popular with his patients D. also sings to his patients on TV 3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrella _. A. sings and gives medical advice B.

28、 sings about different diseasesC. starts to explain diseases with a song D. sings love songs he wrote 4. Dr. Petrellas show is popular _. A. in Las Vegas. B. at medical school C. with people who like his singing D. with patients in Montreal 5. Dr. Petrella says he likes to _. A. help people sing B.

29、make people feel betterC. do the same thing D. make difficult people smileE. 66 Days at SeaA couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Bultler, spent sixty-six days in a life-raft（救生艇） in the seas of Central America after their boat sank. Twenty-one days after they left Panama in their boat, Siboney, they

30、met some whales. “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the life-raft and watched the boat go under the water. For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They als

31、o had a fishing-line and a machine to make salt water into drinking water two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw（生的）. Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks came to feed, and the fish under the

32、 raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.” About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their life-raft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldnt stand up. So the ca

33、ptain（船长） carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over. 1. Bill and Simone were travelling _ when they met some whales. A. in a life-raft B. in MiamiC. in SiboneyD. in Panama 2. The whales hit the side of the boat, and then _. A. they broke the side of the

34、 boatB. they brought in a lot of waterC. they pulled the boat D. they went under the water 3. After their boat sank , the couple _. A. jumped into the life-raftB. heard waterC. watched the boat go under waterD. stayed in the life-raft 4. During their days at sea, _ saved their lives. A. tins of food

35、 and bottles of waterB. a fishing-line and a machine C. whales and sharksD. twenty passing ships 5. When they saw the fishing boat which later picked them up, _. A. they were too excited to stand upB. they couldnt wait to climb onto the boatC. their life-raft was beginning to break upD. they knew th

36、eir two months at sea would be over FFrom a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to look at the earth carefully and people have learnt more about the earth in

37、 the last few years. The sea looks very beautiful when the sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind. The sea is very big. It nearly covers three quarters of the earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place and at that place the sea is about

38、 11 kilometers deep. The highest mountain in the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it! In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small li