高一英语经典练习

DSE金牌英语高一专题系列十一阅读理解●知识点精讲透析Legend has it that President George Washington never told a lie. Still, he was not perfect. A library in New York has a document to prove it. According to a written record of the library, Washington checked out two books on October 5, 1789, and never brought them back.More than 220 years have gone by since Washington borrowed the books, and a lot has changed since then. Back in 1789, there was no Washington, D.C.. The U.S. capital was New York City, and that was where the President lived. There was only one place in the city to borrow books, the New York Society Library. It was there that Washington checked out the two books that were never returned. Washington had been President for just five months when he borrowed the books. One book was about international relations, and the other focused on lawmaking, which helped with his new job.The librarian wrote down the titles, the dates and the name of the borrower. Washington was listed simply as “President”．Under the rules of the library, the books should have been handed back by 2 November that same year, and their borrower would have been faced with fines of a few cents a day ever since. Over time, Washington‟s fine grew and grew. Today, the library is owe d about 200,000 dollars for the two missing books. “We‟re not actively concerned about the overdue fines,” the head librarian Mark Bartlett said. “But we would be very happy if we were able to get the books back.”As for Washington‟s reason for faili ng to return the books he borrowed, we may never have an answer. Perhaps he was too busy and just forgot about them. Maybe they were lost. Even though he were alive today, Washington might prefer to keep the truth a mystery. After all, it was he who famous ly said, “It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”1. According to the passage, the president________.A. failed to return the books on timeB. enjoyed reading in the libraryC. had ever lived near the libraryD. told a lie to the librarian2. We can infer from the passage that________.A. the New York Society Library was built in 1789B. Washington maybe borrowed the two books to help with his jobC. the books can be kept one month after being borrowed from the libraryD. the librarian was so careless as not to record the borrower‟s full name3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Two centuries ago, the U.S. had no libraries but one.B. President George Washington hardly made a mistake.C. The two books were borrowed in the name of Washington.D. If he lived today, Washington would have to pay much to the library.4. The head librarian Mark Bartlett________.A. is puzzled how to find the books againB. hopes to get the missing books with the finesC. is regretful to lend Washington the books at that timeD. prefers to find the two books rather than get the fines5. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Washington had a quite bad memory.B. Washington was a humorous person.C. Washington would keep silent about the reason even if he lived.D. Washington believed people should avoid making bad excuses.●巩固练习We all have four to six dreams per night. But why do some people seem to remember their dreams while othe rs don‟t?People who report that they have good dream recollection are more likely, than others who don‟t, to have been woken up during a stage of sleep referred to as REM (rapid eye movement). This is the stage of sleep where dreams occur, and if y ou‟re woken up during it you may recall the dream you were having more readily.Light sleepers who are woken up very easily by the slightest sound tend to report having many more dreams they can remember than heavy sleepers who can nod off during thunder and lightening and do not know they‟ve been dreaming at all. Therefore one way to remember your dreams is to set an alarm to go off frequently during the night, as you‟ll have more chances of waking during REM sleep. However, doing this exercise regularly will be bad for your sleeping pattern, and may mess with your body clock.Interestingly, some people have the ability to dream to order, to a degree. If they focus on thinking about remembering their dreams, get a dream journal ready to write in and place it by their bed at night and tell themselves they will write down their dreams upon waking, they‟re more likely to actually produce a memorable dream.Studies have shown us that during dreams we often play out different scenarios (情节) and our brains work out how to deal with them, should they actually occur in waking life. Thus, if you dreamed you lost your car keys and needed to find another way of getting to your destination, this could just be your mind working out what you would do in the future if this happened to you. The reason why people don‟t always remember dreams is that it would interfere (干扰) with waking life. An overload of information which may not be necessary could confuse your daily thinking, and lead you to perform less well. However, storing information away in your mental filing system located in your subconscious (潜意识), in case you ever need it, is far more efficient.1. What can we learn about REM?A. Sleepers are hard to wake up during REM sleep.B. People who can‟t remember their dreams don‟t have REM sleep.C. Both light sleepers and heavy sleepers can experience REM sleep.D. People who are woken up during REM sleep will forget their dreams.2. Which group of people are most likely to forget their dreams?A. People who are ready to write a dream journal.B. People who desire to find a solution in their dreams.C. People who set an alarm to go off frequently during the night.D. People who are hard to be disturbed by surrounding sounds during sleep.3. It is bad for people to remember all of their dreams because________.A. that will confuse their daily thinkingB. that will make people feel exhaustedC. they will judge everything by senseD. they will be guided by their dreams4. From the last sentence, we can infer that________.A. effective ways need to be developed to fully make use of our dreamsB. people who regularly forget their dreams will never know their mind wellC. scientists will give us much deeper explanations for what our dreams meanD. those forgotten dreams are stored in our brain and will be remembered if needed5. The passage mainly discusses ________.A. how important dreams are to healthB. the reason why people forget their dreamsC. the relationship bet ween one‟s dream and sleepD. different stages of sleep and people‟s changes in each one●课后盘点Exams affect the whole family. As teenagers bury themselves in textbooks, parents have to behave like saints(圣人), ignoring doubts—is he actually studying up there, or just playing online games? Forget any practical help around the house. “He‟s sitting at the kitchen table reading the TV guide,” says the mother of a 15-year-old boy. “But when I ask if he can take the rubbish out, he looks very angry and says, …But I‟m revising‟.” Chloe, 16, comes from a large family and finds it is hard to revise. “I become angry easily，” Chloe says. “I complain to my mum that there‟s too much noise and too much mess.”Beyond these practical considerations, parents are confused about how much they should get involved. Some call for expert help. Others buy lots of practice exam papers. But you may use your skills to spur your children. Anne, 18, admits that the greatest driving force for revision is being in competition with her twin sister. My mother always says my sister is better than me.Bribery(行贿)is not unknown. “Some parents offer their children material or cash rewards,” says Mike Evans, the author of How To Pass Your Exams. “This may achieve the required result in some cases, but I think it does nothing for the longer term aim, which I believe is to encourage them to take responsibility for their own personal development.”“I deal with exam stress all the time,” says an experienced teacher. “Basically, the pupils and I have an agreement to convince the parents that all is going well. Then the parents back off and everything gets better.” Her fantasy solution would keep parents away for six weeks so that they don‟t pass on pre-exam stress to their children.1. According to the writer, when children study for tests, ________.A. children shouldn‟t make parents doubt themB. children should help with some houseworkC. parents should create a peaceful environmentD. parents should bear all their c hildren‟s behavior2. What does the underlined word “spur” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. EncourageB. PunishC. ComfortD. Educate3. What is Mike Evans‟s attitude towards parents‟ bribing children for better grades?A. SupportiveB. OpposedC. ObjectiveD. Unknown4. The experienced teacher sent parents away because she________.A. would like to give parents a great surpriseB. believed children could deal with pressureC. everything went well in the schoolD. didn‟t want parents to bring stress to children5. What is the main idea of the text?A. How to get along well with your children.B. How to help your children do well at school.C. Tips for parents to help children prepare for exams.D. Tips for parents to help children overcome test anxiety.写作假如你是刘东，进入高中学习两个月了，由于不适应高中生活，在学习与交友中遇到了一些困难，现写信给你以前的班主任Miss Chen 求助，内容要点如下：1. 刚进入高中学习，平时不擅长交际，经常有孤独感；2. 英语水平低，尤其口语，课堂上不敢开口，而有些同学口语流利，因此有时很苦恼；3. 同桌(deskmate)是个很固执的女孩，与其相处不很融洽；4. 很想改变现状，因此向老师求助，并表达感激之情。