高一年级英语试题
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节。第一节10小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Last night Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stayed home. It was cold and rainy and they didn’t want to go out in the bad weather. Mrs. Rojas made some popcorn and ice tea. At 8:00, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas went into the living room, sat on the sofa and began the movie and ate and drank. At 8:15, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas realized they already watched the movie last year and they didn’t want to watch it again.
“Now what?” asked Mr. Rojas. “Let’s play cards!” answered Mrs. Rojas. At 8:30 Mr. and Mrs. Rojas started to play cards. They were playing for about 10 minutes when Mr. Rojas looked out the window. The rain changed to snow and the trees were covered in beautiful white snow. “I’m ha ppy we stayed home tonight. It looks beautiful outside but this weather is very dangerous to drive in.” said Mr. Rojas. “You’re right,” said Mrs. Rojas, “but I’m bored. Let’s play some music and dance.”
Mr. Rojas was surprised. “Dance? But I really don’t ….”
“Oh come on!” Mrs. Rojas insisted. She put on a romantic CD and they both started to dance. They were dancing for about 1 minute when suddenly the music stopped and the lights w ent out. Mrs. Rojas laughed. “We’re just not very lucky tonight, are we?” she said. Mr. Rojas said, “Of course we’re lucky! We are together!” He kissed her and continued to dance with her, in the dark and without music.
21. Why did Mr. and Mrs. Rojas stay at home last night?
A. They wanted to stay together.
B. The weather was so terrible.
C. They had a dinner at home.
D. They planned to watch a movie.
22. When it started to snow, Mr. and Mrs. Rojas were _________.
A. making popcorn
B. watching a movie
C. playing cards
D. dancing to the music
23. We can infer from the passage that .
A. It was a rainy day in summer
B. Mrs. Rojas cooked very well
C. Mr. Rojas loved to dance at first
D. Mr. Rojas was in love with his wife
B
Staying with family members or receiving professional care? Seniors in Harbin have a new choice to enrich their life in retirement(退休), as https://www.360docs.net/doc/4718271242.html, reported.
The seniors can take a bus to a day-care nursing home every day between 8 am and 5 pm, just like others go to work, and go back home to be with their families in the evening.
In the nursing home, they will receive professional care, have lunch, take part in activities such as calligraphy(书法) and singing, and take university courses designed for them.
According to a research, there were 1.75 million seniors by the end of 2015. Less than 10 percent choose to stay in the nursing home while most live at home. Loneliness and shortage of care are the major problems facing the stay-at-home seniors.
"After my mother passed away, I struggled to take good care of my father," said Zhou, an office worker.
Those who have retired parents agree that their parents spend a boring and lonely day at home, watching TV all day and filling their stomach with food. The situation becomes worse in winter when elders are unable to go out due to the cold.
However, the cost of such nursing homes is different from person to person but stands at around 2,000 yuan ($290). Another problem is the shortage of facilities (设施). Even if two seniors share a room in the nursing home, the city still lacks(缺少) at least 100,000 such rooms.
24. In the day-care nursing home, the seniors can ________.
A. go to work
B. stay with their families
C. attend university
D. get professional care
25. What is the main problem for seniors staying at home?
A. A lot of seniors choose to live at home.
B. They are lonely and short of care at home.
C. Their children won’t take care of them.
D. They are unable to go out especially in winter.
26. What information can be inferred from the passage?
A. People have no trouble attending their retired parents.
B. The day-care nursing home is getting popular among seniors.
C. The price of staying in the nursing home remains the same.
D. Two seniors must share one room in the day-care nursing home.
C
It warmed my heart today to walk into the Thirsty Camel downtown in the Thanksgiving Day, for a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip. Ihan, a food shop owner, said that he was refusing to take money today because it was Buy Nothing Day. To increase awareness(意识) of the strange over spending nature of our society, Ilan suggested a trade for food today. He simply asked that you offer something of equal personal value for the meal you received.
At first I was really uncomfortable, wondering if it would be fair to exchange a yet to be determined “I Owe Y ou” (IOU) for food? What could I give him of equal value? After all, his food is the best in the town!
We ended up writing our IOU's with promises of a book, some paintings and the offer of work in a variety of ways if he ne eds it.
I think the idea isn't that the trade is "equal" so much as the importance of the kind of transaction. We put thought into our offer and we had an even greater understanding for the meals we ate.
We don't buy a lot, especially at this upcoming time of year. We don't give gifts at all in fact. The holiday time is spent enjoying each other's company and doing things together with family and friends. This is what seems most sensible.
Ilan is a good person. We are all lucky to have someone like this in our community.
27. Ilan did not take any money that day in order to_________.
A. have a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip
B. buy nothing that day to save some money
C. make people aware of their over spending
D. trade for something of equal value in return
28. For the meal, the author finally offered Ilan ________.
A. some promises
B. a book
C. some paintings
D. work in different ways
29. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “transaction”?
A.transport
B. trade
C. meal
D. giving
30. What is the author’s attitude to Buy Nothing Day?
A. Disagreea ble
B. Meaningless.
C. Supportive.
D. Doubtful.