11-12学年高一英语 拓展精练34

1、拓展精练 （34）阅读理解 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） ASinging songs is fun, but is it also useful? For learning English pronunciation, Mr. Joe thinks songs are the most useful way to learn. At the same time, you can learn some new words and phrases while singing songs. Mr. Joe has used songs to help himself learn Fren

2、ch, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese. You should do the same.Some vocabulary used in songs is not everyday English, so you have to be careful how you use song lyrics when you speak. Most words and sentences, though, are very useful. You dont have to sing songs aloud if you are shy, but after learning a

3、 song you should be able to follow the words without looking at the lyrics. When you can do that, you have learned something valuable that you will never forget!Some good songs to listen to are from the Beatles, John Denver and the Carpenters. Their songs are not too fast and the lyrics are close to

4、 normal spoken English. Just for fun, you can try Mr. Joes favorite singer, B.B. King. His songs are not easy at all! If you can understand even 80% of “Why I Sing the Blues”, you are a very advanced student.If you become good at singing English songs, you can try to go to karaoke and sing with your

5、 friends. When you are able to sing a song in another language, even if you dont sing so beautifully, you will really impress other people!1. Singing English songs can help us, EXCEPT_.A. pronounce correctlyB. remember new wordsC. impress other peopleD. overcome our shyness2. The songs from the Beat

6、les are easy to learn, one of the reasons may be_.A. everyone likes the songs B. John Denvers voice is beautifulC. the lyrics of the songs can move us D. the lyrics are close to normal spoken English3. The underlined word “advanced” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by_.A. carefulB. excellent C. kind-h

7、eartedD. lazy4. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. English Songs.B. The Famous BandThe Beatles.C. English Songs helps English LearningD. How to Learn English.B Friendship Day truly calls for celebrations and is the perfect occasion to let your friends know how importan

8、t they are and how cherished their friendship is. It is celebrated all over the world with much delight. Today the celebrations have gained so much popularity. In case you are thinking of how to celebrate Friendship Day, you will find many Friendship Day celebration ideas given below.Camping OutTake

9、 your friends along and plan a camping trip. Explore the outdoors with your friends and you can do plenty of activities like having a bonfire, go hiking, etc. Camping out in the open environment will make sure you have plenty of time in hand and have fun exploring new things together.Organize a Frie

10、ndship Day PartyIt is the time to celebrate and show everyone how special your friend is. Organize a party for the sake of friendship. Raise a toast for your friendship and prepare everything that your friend likes. Your friend will not forget this party for a lifetime!Catch up on a MovieWhat a good

11、 way to celebrate Friendship Day by watching a nice movie together with friends! If there is a good movie playing in the theaters, you can go there with your friends and also have lunch or dinner outside. If not, then you can get some cute movie DVDs on friendship and watch it at the comfort of your

12、 home.Recollect Old MemoriesCall your friends over and go through your albums. Recollect fond memories of childhood and how you became friends. Take a walk down the nostalgic lane and recollect fond memories like your first fights, amusing sleepovers, or your first movie together, etc.5. The text is

13、 to tell us_.A. some suggestions on how to make friendsB. some advice on how to celebrate Friendship DayC. some advice on how to spend holidaysD. some suggestions on how to celebrate festivals6. Why does the Friendship Day truly call for celebrations? _.A. Because it is a traditional day dating back

14、 to the old days.B. Because it is a rule which was made by the government.C. Because all friends like to do it and they can enjoy themselves.D. Because it is a perfect way to show how cherished their friendship is.7. _ ways are suggested in the text.A. 2B. 3 C. 4D. 58. If we want to recollect old me

15、mories, we can _.A. organize a partyB. see a film with friendsC. plan a camping tripD. go through albums with friendsC Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop droughts and floods.Unluckily, in many

16、parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees,so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after ne

17、w trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil; make the rain in; and also bind the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, t

18、he rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the top-soil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.9.The most important points of trees to man is _.A. they help him to make money     B. they give him cool C. they hel

19、p him to stop droughts and floodsD. they give him wood and other things10. In many places forests slowly disappear because _ .A. many trees have been cut down by manB. new trees are not well looked after C. man has not paid enough attention to planting treesD. all the above11. Land becomes desert af

20、ter all trees are cut down because _ .A. roots of trees break up the soil   B. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.C. strong winds bring a lot of sandD. there are too many rainfalls12.Which title best fits the passage?A. Trees and Man   &

21、#160;             B. The Function of Tree WoodC. What do People do with Trees?   D. The Usage of Tree RootsDEVENTSLong March exhibitThe Shanghai History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 60th anniversary of the Long M

22、arch. On show are more than 220 photos and 40 items that explain with picures how the communist Red Army drew back from its besieged（被围困的）bases in Jiangxi Province and fought its way to northern Shaanxi Province in the mid-1930s. Explanations are all in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.Time

23、: 10:00 am-4:00 pmAddress: 1286 Hongqiao RoadAdmission:8 yuan for Chinese / 15 yuan for foreignersThai elephantsEight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes, playing basketball, balancing on a beam, dancing and blowing a mouth-organ. People are encouraged

24、 to have a tug-of-war（拔河比赛）with the animals or lie on the ground and have the elephants walk over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 am, 3:30pm and 8:00 pm and there is an additional show at 1:30 pm at weekends. The show will end on November 15.Address: 189 Daduhe RoadAdmission: 30-40 yuanDancing dolphinsDolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, swaying their