上海高中补习班高一英语词汇与阅读训练

上海高中补习班高一英语词汇与阅读训练

I.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherent

andgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththe

properformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

A

LastFridayparentshelpedcollectlotsofmoneyfbraschoolbybuyingchildren'spictures.

TheclassroomsinaprimaryschoolinBicester(1)(use)asanartgalleryfbradayand

theschoolinvitedparentstocomeandlook.Allthepupilsproducedaworkofartandeach

paintingwentonsaleat$5.Hundredsofparentsandrelationscameand,together,(2)

spentover$2,000.

Nowtheschoolisthinkingofmakingtheexhibition(3)(big)nextyearbyalso

contactingbusinesses(4)operateinthelocalarea.Oneoftheschoolchildren's

parentsfirsthadtheideaaftergoingtosimilarexhibitions(5)hishomecountry,South

Africa.

Theheadteachersaidhewasdelightedtoseetheschoolsofullandhewasveryproudof

(6)thechildrendid.Nowtheschool(7)(decide)tousethemoneytobuybooks

andCDplayers.

B

Deepsleepisimportantforeveryone.Theactualamountofsleepyouneeddependson

yourage.Ayoungchild(8)sleeptentotwelvehours,and(9)teenager

aboutninehours.Adultsdifferalotintheirsleepinghabits.Formostofthem,seventoeight

hoursanightisenough,butsomesleeplonger,while(10)managewithonlyfour

hours.

Foragoodnight,(11)(have)acomfortableplacetosleepisveryimportant.Also,

thereshouldbeplentyoffreshairintheroom.Awarmdrinksometimeshelpspeopletosleep,

(12)itisnotagoodideatodrinkcoffeeimmediatelybeforegoingtobed.(13)

youhavetotravelaverylongdistance,try(14)(go)tobedearlierthanusualtheday

beforethejourney.Thiswillhelpyoutofeelmore(15)(relax)whenyouarrive.

SectionB

Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcan

onlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.shareB.impressionC.makesD.attractiveE.challenging

F.particularlyG.levelH.sightseeingI.enjoyedJ.destinations

TheRealWalkersCompanyoffersaselectionofsmallgroupwalkingholidayswhich

exploresomedelightfulhiddencornersofEurope,theAmericasandAustralia.Thereis

somethingforeveryonetoenjoyontheseholidays,regardlessofageor_16—offitness.

Thebrochureincludesvarious_17_andarangeofschedules.Theserangefrom_18_

toursofhistoric/historicalcitiestoundemandingwalkingtripsinunspoiltcoastalandcountry

regionsand,fbrthemoreadventuroustraveller,_19_mountainorhill-walking

explorations.

Butitwouldbeunfairtogivethe_20_thattheseholidaysarejustaboutwalking.

Accordingtothebrochure,anenjoymentofwalkingisoftenthethingthatbringstogethera

groupoflike-mindedpeople,who_21_thepleasureofgoodcompanionshipin_22_

surroundings.

Thecompanybelievesthatitstourleadersarethekeytoitssuccess.Thesepeopleare

fullytrainedandare_23_keentomakesurethateachindividualtraveller_24_fulluse

oftheirtrip.

ILReadingComprehension

A

DrcharlotteUhlenbroekrecentlyreturnedtoLondonafterfilminghersecondseries,

Jungle.Itwasdifficult,19-weektrip,duringwhichsheexploredtherainforestsofBorneo,the

AmazonandCongo,travellingaroundusingvarietyofmeansoftransport,includinghot-air

balloonsandcanoes.4<Fminterestedinthewayanimalscommunicatewitheachother.Itwas

sometimesdangerousmakingtheprogram-Ievenwentswimmingwithpiranha（水虎

鱼）fish.Buttheworstthingwasinsects.OnoneoccasionIhad70sand-flybitesonmyarm.

LuckilyIdidn'tgetsick.Iprefernottotaketabletseveryday,butifIgetafever,takesome

medicineimmediately.”

Filmingtheserieswasexciting,butalsofrighteningattimes.Hermostchallenging

experiencewasclimbinga100-metertreeinBorneo,asshehasagreatfearofheights.had

tokeeppullingmyselffurtherandfurtherupwards.AllIwantedtodowasgetdownagain.

Suddenlythesafetyequipmentdidn'tlookverystrongandIthoughtthatmyropeswould

breakandIwouldcrashtotheground.^^

WhatdidsheenjoymostaboutreturningtoLondon?”WhenIvebeenawayinhot

uncomfortableconditionsforalongtimeIdreamaboutanice-colddrinkandmybedathome!

ButthethingIlookforwardtothemostisnicelongshowers.Therewasn'tmuchwaterin

someoftheplaceswevisitedandIworriedthatIwasusingitallupandnotleavinganyfor

mycolleaguesonthecamerateam!”

1.CharlottefoundclimbingthetreeinBorneosofrighteningbecause.

A.shehatesbeinginhighplacesB.shewasunabletogetdown

C.herequipmentsuddenlybrokeD.sheslippedandfelltotheground

2.WhatdoesCharlottemissmostv/hensheisawayfilming?

A.Air-conditioning.B.Anunlimitedwatersupply.

C.Acomfortablebed.D.Iceddrinks.

3.WhichbestdescribestheTVseriesJungle?

A.Theforestfloorhashundredsofdifferentinsects-letCharlottebeyourguidetothese

fascinatingcreatures.

B.Makingherfirsttelevisionappearance,Charlotteexploressomeofthewildestplaces

onearth.

C.Charlottelooksatwaysinwhichtheanimalsoftherainforestmanagetolivebeside

theirhumanneighbors.

D.Insects,piranhafish,hot-airballoons-it'sallinoneday'sworkfbrCharlotteinher

latestseries.

B

FlappyBird

Becarefulwhatyouwishfor,especiallyifyouwanttoinvent

somethingnew.Recently,DongNguyen,thedesignerofthemobile

yTgameFlappyBird,removeditfromappstores.Hesaiditssuccess-it

hadbeendownloadedmorethan50milliontimesandwasmakinghim

伞

aaround£30,000fromadvertisingeachday-hadruinedhissimplelife.

Fl■OnhisTwiiteraccount,hesaid:"Icannottakethisanymore."OK,so

regrettingmakingFlappyBirdisn'tquitethesameasregretting

makingagun,butNguyenisjustthelatestinventorwhowishedhehadn'tcreatedamonster.

TheLabradoodle

Thelabradoodleisn'tamons:er-it'sattractive.Butwhat's

Labradoodles!

unnaturalisthewaycrossbreed（杂交的）dogshavebeensold

sincethelabradoodle^inventor,WallyConron,firstcreatedthe

doginthe1980s."I'vedonealotofdamage,“hetoldthemedia.

"I'vecreatedalotofproblems.Therearealotofunhealthyand

droppeddogsoutthere.,,Conroncameupwiththelabradoodle

whenhewasworkingfortheRoyalGuideDogAssociationof

Australiatoprovideadogforablindwomanwhosehusbandwas

easilyaffectedbydoghair.Whathedidn'texpectwasthatthelabradoodle-andothertypes

ofsuchdogs,manyofwhichhavehealthproblems-wouldbecomesopopular.

TheAK-47

SixmonthsbeforehisdeathinDecember2013,Mikhail

Kalashnikov,thedesignerofthegun,wrotetotheheadofthe

RussianOrthodoxChurch:"Ialmostcannotdealwithmy

mentalpain.Ifmygunkilledpeople,doesthatmeanthatI,93yearsofage,thesonofapoor

farmer,amresponsiblefbrpeople'sdeaths,eveniftheywereenemies?”

ElectronicTagging

Theelectronictagwasoriginallymadeinthe1960sasawayof

trackingformerprisoners'presenceatschoolandwork,and

rewardingthemforgoodbehavior.Itsinventors,BobGableand

hisbrotherKirkland,werelatershockedthatthetaghadbecomea

formofcontrolandpunishment."It'snotpleasant/*Kirkland

GabletoldtheGuardianin2010,"butI'mnotincontrolofthe

Electronic

universe.Ihavetorealizetherearcsomethingsoutofmycontrol.”

PepperSpray

PEPPERSPRAY

Afterpolicesprayed（喷射）peacefulprotesterswith

peppersprayataUniversityofCaliforniacampusin2011,

oneofthescientistswhohelpeddevelopitinthe80s

criticizeditsuse."Ihaveneverseensuchaninappropriate

useofchemicals,KamranLoghmantoldTheNewYork

Times.

TheOfficeCubicle

Inthelate60s,anewformofofficewasdesignedtogive

workersprivacyandincreaseproductivitybyprovidingmore

workspace.Instead,itbecameawayforcompaniestoput

employeesintotighterspaces.Thesedays,thecubicleisoften

connectedwithuniformityandsoullesswork.Itsinventor,Bob

Propst,said,in1997,“theuseofcubiclesinmodem

corporationsiscrazy.”

OfficeCubicle

1.WhichofthefollowingisWrongaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thelabradoodlcwasoriginallycreatedtohelppeoplehaveabetterlife.

B.Theinventorthoughtelectronictaggingwouldgiveformerprisonersmorefreedom.

C.Theofficecubiclewasintendedtoprovidepersonallifeandimprovework

performance.

D.PeppersprayandtheAK-47wereusedtokillenemies.

2.Whichofthefollowinginventionscamefirst?

A.FlappyBird.B.Thelabradoodle.C.Theofficecubicle.D.Pepper

spray.

3.What'sthebesttitleofthesixpassages?

A.Inventionstheircreatorsregret.B.Productstheircreatorspraise.

C.Damagesinventionscause.D.Benefitsinventionsbring.

C

Wemayallliketoconsiderourselvesfreespirits.Butastudyofthetracksleftby50,000

mobilephoneusersoverthreemonthshasfinallyprovedthatthetruthisotherwise.

“Weareallinonewayoranotherboring,“saysAlbert-LaszloBarabasiattheCenterfbr

ComplexNetworkResearchatNortheasternUniversityinBoston,whoco-wrotethestudy.

^Spontaneousindividualsarelargelyabsentfromthepopulation/,

Barabasiandcolleaguesusedthreemonths'worthofdatafromamobilephonenetwork

totrackthemobilephonetowerseachperson'sphoneconnectedtoeachhouroftheday,

showingtheirgenerallocation.Theyconcludethatregardlessofwhetherapersontypically

remainsclosetohomeorwandersfarandwide,theirmovementsareprobablypredictableas

muchas93percentofthetime.

Surprisingly,themobilephonedatashowedthatindividuals'movementsweremoreor

lessaspredictableatweekendsasonweekdays,suggestingthatroutine（日程）isrootedin

humannatureratherthanbeinganeffectofworkpatterns.

Themobilephonerecordswerehandledtomakeoutthemostvisitedlocationstoreach

user.Thentheprobabilityoffindingagivenuserathismostvisitedlocationsateachhour

throughthedaywascalculated.

Peopleweretobefoundintheirmostvisitedlocationfbranygivenhour70percentof

thetime.Notsurprisingly,thefigureincreasedatnight,anddecreasedatlunchtimeandinthe

earlyevening,whenmostpeoplewerereturninghomefromwork.

Theteamanalyzedtherandomness（随意性）ofpeople'stracestoshowitwaspossiblein

theorytopredicttheaverageperson'splacesasmuchas93percentofthetime.

“Sayyourroutinemovementisfromhometothecoffeeshoptowork:ifyouareathome

andthengotothecoffeeshopit'seasyfbrmetopredictthatyouaregoingtoworkJsays

co-authorNicholasBlumm.

Thispredictabilitywasnotmuchaffectedbydifferencesinage,gender,languagespoken

orwhetherapersonlivedinaruralorurbansetting.

l.The"'spontaneousindividuals“aremostprobablypeoplewho.

A.areboringinsomeway

B.actwithmuchfreedom

C.canlivewithoutamobilephone

D.relymuchonamobilephoneinlife

2.Aphoneuser'slocationisshownby.

A.whichmobilephonenetworkheisconnectedto

B.thecontentofhiseveryphonecall

C.whichmobilephonetowerheisconnectedto

D.howoftenheusesthephoneeveryday

3.Accordingtothesixthparagraph,apersonismorelikelytoatnightthanintheearly

evening.

A.returnhomefromwork

B.befoundathome

C.takehomeashismostvisitedplace

D.gotohismostvisitedplace

4.Whalisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thefactorsthathelpdetermineone'sroutine.

B.Thepredictabilityofone'sroutine.

C.Theinfluenceofmobilephonesonone'sroutine.

D.Thenewapplicationofmobilephone.

D

HowToDealWithABullyingProblem

QuestionforCindi:

MysonGregisabouttoturn13,heisingrade8.Hehasbeenconstantlybulliedsincewe

movedtothisneighborhood.Byourneighbor'ssonandafewboysupthestreet.Inaddition,

hetendstogetalotofnamecallingatschool.Ihavegotintouchwithhisteacherthisyear

andreportedittotheprincipal.Theboysupourstreetwroteontheschoolbrickwallsabout

him.Thepolicewerecalledandspokewithmyson.Theygavehimiheircard.Ihavelefttwo

messageswiththembuthavenothadanyresponse.Also,mysonistellingthemtogetlost

buttheycontinuebullyinghim.Forexample,Writingnotestohimandmakingfunofhim

c