2020高一年级英语阅读竞赛题

1、Wj一"阅读竞赛题(A)Parentsshouldstopblamingthemselvesbecausethere'snotalottheycandoaboutit.Imeantheteenagerproblem.Whateveryoudoorhoweveryouchoosetodealwithit,atcertaintimesawonderful,reasonableandhelpfulchildwillturnintoaterribleanimal.I'veseenfriendsdealwithitinallkindsofdifferentways.Onestr

2、ictmotherinsistedthatherson,rightfromachild,shouldstandupwheneveranyoneenteredtheroom,opendoorsandshakehandslikeagentleman.IsawhimlastweekwhenIcalledround.Sprawlinghimselfonthesofainfulllength,hemadenoattempttoturnofftheloudTVhewaswatchingasIwalkedin,andhisgreetingwasnomorethanaquickglanceatme.Hismo

3、therwasashamed.Idon'tknowwhattodowithhimthesedays,"shesaid.He'sforgottenallthemannerswetaughthim.”Hehasn'tforgottenthem.He'sjustdecidedthathe'snotgoingtousethem.Sheconfessed想白)thatshewouldliketocomeupbehindhimandthrowhimdownfromthesofaontothefloor.Anothergoodfriendofmineleth

4、ertwodaughtersclimballoverthefurniture,reachacrossthetable,stareatmeandsay,"don'tlikeyourdress;it'sugly."Oneofthedaughtershasrecentlybeendrivenoutofschool.Theotherhaslefthome.Wheredidwegowrong?”herparentsarenowverysad.Probablynowheremuch.Atleast,nomorethantherestofthatunfortunatera

5、ce,parents.1.Thistextismostprobablywrittenby.A.Aspecialistinteenagerstudies.B.aheadmasterofamiddleschoolC.aparentwithteenagechildrenD.adoctorformentalhealthproblems2. TheunderlinedwordE"inthesecondparagraphrefersto.A. thechangefromgoodtobadthat'sseeninachildB. thewaythatparentsoftenblamethe

6、mselvesC. theopinionthatachildhasofhisparentsD. theadvicethatparentswanttheirchildrentofollow3. Theboyonthesofawouldmostprobablybedescribedas.A.lazyB.quietC.unusualD.rude4. FromthesecondexamplewecaninferthattheparentsofthetwodaughtersA.paynoattentiontothemB.aretoobusytolookafterthemC.havecometohatet

7、hemD.feelhelplesstodomuchaboutthem5. Whatistheauthor'sopinionaboutthesuddenchangeinteenagechildren?A. Parentshavenochoicebuttotrytoacceptit.B. Parentsshouldpaystillmoreattentiontothechange.C. Parentsshouldworkmorecloselywithschoolteachers.D. Parentsareafaultforthechangeintheirchildren.(B)Howcoul

8、dwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments-mostlyforentertainmentpurposes-isfairandrespectful?Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However,mostzoosremaincollections"ofinterestingthings"ratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsb

9、ored,lonely,andfarfromtheirnaturalzones.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies,butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals'naturalbehavior,intelligence,orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages,andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies'name,diet,andnaturalr

10、ange（分布区）.Theanimals'normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon'tusuallytakecareoftheanimals'naturalneeds.Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces,withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyof

11、zoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars,andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth,asignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermore,mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captiveb

12、reeding（圈养繁殖）ofendangeredbigcats,Asianelephants,andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspeciesdyingout.Infact,babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven'tweseenenoughcompetitionstonameb

13、abyanimals?Actually,wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupporting,zoos,weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals'naturalhabitats.1. Howwouldtheauthordescribetheanimals'lifeinzoo?A.Dangerous.B.Unhappy.C.Natural.D.Easy.2.Inthe

14、stateofzoochosis,animals.A.remainincagesB.behavestrangelyC.attackotheranimalsD.enjoymovingaround3. Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A. Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.B. Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.C. Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.D. Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.4. Thea

15、uthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlybyA. pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdoB. usingevidencehehascollectedatzoosC. questioningthewayanimalsareprotectedD. discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats5. Althoughhearguesagainstzoos,theauthorwouldstillagreethat.A. zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallca

16、gesB. mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspeciesC. someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoosD. it'sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats（C）Thehousewasquietat5amandTim'smotherwasasleep.Onlythesoundofthebigfreezerbrokethequiet.He'ddreamtofthecavelastnight.Thepurring（轻微颤动声）ofthefreezerhadb

17、eenthesea.Timpulledonasweaterandputsomeapplesintohisschoolbag.Itwastooearlyforbreakfast.He'deatafterhe'dbeenthroughthecave,sittingontherocksandstaringatthesea.Hewishedhehadaproperpack.Hisschoolbagwouldhavetodo.Whatelse?Sandwiches-buthismothermightwakeupifhestartedpullingoutbreadforsandwiches

18、,she'dwanttoknowwhyhehadtoleavesoearly.Hesettledforsomebiscuits,andleftanotestuckatthetable:GonetoMichael's.Backtonight.Tim.Theskywashighandsoftandlightoutside,thoughthesunstillwasn'tup.Eventhehighwayupthehillwasquietashemadehiswaydownthestreet.Thewindfromtheseawasfreshandsweet.Thesandhi

19、llsstillbreathedheatfromyesterday'ssun,thoughthetopofthesandwascool.Herandowntothebeachimpatiently,buttherewasnoone,justdrysanddancingintheearlywindandseabirdsmarchingupanddownwatchingthewaves.Thelightchangedsuddenly.Thefirstraysofsunlightstretchedacrossthesea.Thesunwaspushingitswayovertheedgeof

20、theworld.Overthefirstrocks,alongtothepoint,Timglancedback.Thebeachwasstillempty.Thesunsailedhigherinthesky.Hecouldseethecavenow,evendarkerinthemorninglight.Thesandturnedsilverthendarkgoldasthewaterflowedawayfromit.Hehadtoforcehimselftogocloser.Whywasitsomuchmoremysteriousnow?Butitwouldbesillytogobac

21、knowaftersomuchtrouble.Heneedn'tgoinalltheway1.WhatdidTimdoatthebeginningofthestory?A.Heleftthehousequietly.B.Hehadbreakfastathome.C.Heleftanoteonthefreezer.D.Heputasweaterinhisschoolbag.2. Hesettledforsomebiscuits”(inParagraph3)meansthatTim.A. hadtoleavethebiscuitsonthetableB. likedbiscuitsbett

22、erthansandwichesC. hadtotakebiscuitsinsteadofsandwichesD. couldonlyfindsomebiscuitsinthekitchen3. WhatmadeitpossibleforTimtoseetheentrytothecave?A.Theheightofthefirstrocks.B.Theupsanddownsofthewaves.C.ThechangeinthepositionofthesunD.Thevaststretchofthesunlitbeach4. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRU

23、Eaccordingtothestory?A.Thesealookedlikeapieceofgold.B.SeabirdsflewawaywhenTimarrived.C.Timwastheonlypersononthebeach.D.TheskygotdarkasTimreachedthecave.5. Inthestory,Tim'smoodchangedfrom.A.lonelinesstocrazinessB.anxiousnesstoexcitementC.helplessnesstohappinessD.eagernesstonervousness(D)Thereisas

24、torygoingroundatthemomentaboutawell-knownjournalistwhowenttointerviewJackParrishatasmartNewYorkrestaurant.Thejournalistwaslate.Butfortunately,whenhearrived,hefoundthegreatmanwasnotyetthere.Afterfifteenminutes,awaiterapproachedhim.There'ssomeyoungmanatthedoorwhosayshe'ssupposedtobehavinglunch

25、withyou.Ithinkhe'stryingtobefunny,becausehesayshisnameisJackParrish!"Butofcourseitwas.Thetwentyfour-yearoldisbecomingfamousforthefactthathedoesn'tlookliketheownerofoneoftheworld'smostsuccessfulcomputercompanies.Hismannerispolite,hisvoiceisquietandhisclothesareclearlynotexpensive.Two

26、yearsago,whenhestartedhisowncompany,noonehadheardofhim.Friendssaythathehasn'tchangedatall.Hehasn'tevenmovedoutofhisparents'house.Sowhatdoeshedowithhismoney.It'sallinhiscompany.Somepeopleinthecomputerworldaregettingnervous-andtheyareright.Itwon'tbelongbeforesomeoneinanothercompany

27、picksupthephonetohearthatquietvoicesayingthathe'sthenewboss.1. Someonecouldfindoutfromthistext.A. howJackParrishrunshisbusinessB. whatJackParrishsaidinaninterviewC. howtogetajobinJackParrish'scompanyD. whatthewriterthinksJackParrishwilldonext2. Whatisthewritertryingtodointhetext?A. Tosayhowt

28、omakealotofmoney.B. Togivesomeinformationaboutabusinessman.C. Togivesomeinformationaboutajournalist.D. Toexplainhowtointerviewsuccessfulpeople3. Thewaiterthoughttheyoungmanatthedooroftherestaurant.A.wasajournalistB.wasnotasoldashesaidhewasC.wasbehavingrudelyD.waspretendingtobesomeoneelse4. Whatisthe

29、writer;sattitudetoJackParrish?A. Heismoreimportantthanheappears.B. HeisagoodexampleforyoungpeopleC. heshouldbemorecarefulhowherunshisbusiness.D. Hewouldbeaninterestingpersontoworkfor.5. Whichoftheseheadlinesdoesthewriterexpecttoseesoon?A. ToomuchsuccesstoofastwasthattheendofParrish'sluck?B. Jack

30、Parrishdoesn'tworryaboutmoney-hegivesitawaytooldfriendsC. AndthenewownerofourtopcomputercompanyisJackParrish!D. SPEND,SPEND,SPEND-howJackfurnisheshisnewmillion-dollarhome(E)Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressa

31、ndprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Inthei

32、rsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvalvesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthe一mostvocalareyoungstersw

33、hohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:"imayhavelost,butitdoesn'tmatterbecauseIreallydidn'ttry."Whatisnotusua

34、llyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone'sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothe

35、rs.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.1. Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A. Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.B. Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.C. Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelop

36、ment.D. Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.2. Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?A.Itpushessocietyforward.B.Itbuildsupasenseofduty.C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.D.Itencouragesindividualefforts.3. Theunderlinedphrasethemostvocal"inParagraph3means.A. thosewhotrytheirbe

37、sttowinB. thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighlyC. thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststronglyD. thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess4. Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail”？A. One'sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.B. One'ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.C. One'sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.D. One'ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.5. Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?A. Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B. Competitionshouldbeencouraged.C. Winningshouldbealife-and-deathmatter.D. Fearof