2017-2021北京重点校高一（上）期中英语汇编：阅读理解B篇

2017-2021北京重点校高一（上）期中英语汇编

阅读理解B篇

一、阅读理解

（2021•北京四中高一期中）Myteacherheldupapieceofbrokenglassandasked,“Whobrokethiswindow?”Thirty

boystriedtothinkaboutnotonlywhattheyhaddone,butalsowhatourteachermayhavefoundout.Sheseldombecame

angry,butshewasthistime.

“Oh,"Ithought.Iwastheonewhobrokethewindow.Itwascausedbyanaughtythrowofabaseball.IfIadmitted

guilt,Iwouldbeinalotoftrouble.HowwouldIbeabletopayforabigwindowlikethat?Ididn'tevengetanallowance.

“Myfatherisgoingtohaveatemper,1thought.Ididn'twanttoraisemyhand,butsomeforcemuchstrongerthanIwas

pulleditskyward.Itoldthetruth.didit."ItwashardenoughtosaywhatIhaddone.

MyteachertookdownabookfromoneofourlibraryshelvesandIhadneverknownmyteachertostrikeastudent,but

Ifearedshewasgoingtostartwithme.

“Iknowhowyoulikebirds,“shesaidasshestoodlookingdownatmyguilt-riddenface.4tHcreisthatfieldguideabout

birdsthatyouareconstantlycheckingout.Itisyoursnow.It'stimewegotanewonefortheschoolanyway.Youwillnotbe

punishedaslongasyourememberthatIamnotrewardingyouforyourmisdeed,Iamrewardingyoufbryourtruthfulness.”

Icouldn'tbelieveit!Iwasn'tbeingpunishedandIwasgettingmyownbirdfieldguide——theveryonethatIhadbeen

savingupmoneytobuy.

Allthatremainsofthatdayismymemoryandthelessonmyteachertaughtme.Thatlessonstayswithmeeveryday,

anditwillechoforever.

1.Fromthestory,wecanlearnthattheboy.

A.didn'tbreakthewindowonpurpose

B.lackedthestrengthtoadmithisguilt

C.triedtothinkaboutwhathehaddone

D.didn'tknowwhattheteacherwouldfindout

2.Theboyneverthoughthewouldifheadmittedguilt.

A.bepunishedbytheteacherB.makehisfatherangry

C.payfbrthebrokenwindowD.getabirdfieldguide

3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthechangesintheboy'sfeelings?

A.Afraid—Surprised—Thankful.

B.Frightened-Amazed-Proud.

C.Regretful—Guilty—Excited.

D.Nervous-Afraid-Satisfied.

4.Whatisthelessontheboy'steachertaughthim?

A.Everycoinhastwosides.B.Honestyisalwaysvalued.

C.Badlucknevercomesalone.D.It'snevertoolatetobecareful.

（2021•北京•北师大实验中学高一期中）Learningtosay“yes,and”

WhenIfirstheardabouttheimprovisation（艮口兴交流）class,Iwashesitating.Asaquietandshygirl,Ifeared

improvisinginfrontofstrangers.However,IknewIwantedtoworkasasciencecommunicatorafterfinishingmyPh.D.,

soitseemedlikeaperfectchancetolearnhowtospeakandcommunicatewithotherseffectively.Isignedup,knowingthe

experiencewouldgivemehelp.

Duringourfirstclass,welearnedanimportantconceptofimprovisation:"yes,and."Itmeansthat,asimprovisers,we'd

betteracceptwhatfellowperformerssay.Ifsomeonesaysthatrhinos（犀牛）arelibrarians,forexample,thenrhinosare

librarians.Wedonotquestionthelogic;wesay"yes"andthencontinuewiththesceneasifnothingiswrong.

Thefirstfewsceneswerehard,butasweeksturnedintomonths,Ibecamemorecomfortableandevenstartedtoenjoy

ourclasses.Ibecamebetteratlistening,relatingtomyconversationpartners,andcommunicatingclearlyinthemoment.

OncewhenIwasgivingapresentationaboutmyscience,anaudiencemembersurprisedmewithaquestionthatdidn'tgrow

outoftheinformationI'dpresented.Insteadofgettingconfusedandnervous,Itookthe"yes,and“approach-acceptingthe

questionandlettingmymindfocusonwhyitwasasked.Thathelpedmefindanappropriateanswer.Igotprettyexcited

aboutit.

Thebenefitsofimprovisationgobeyondcommunication.Beforeattendingtheclass,Iwouldgetstuckwhenmy

experimentsproducedunexpecteddata,thinkingthatIhadmadeamistake.Butnow,insteadofgettingdiscouraged,Iwill

stayopentothepossibilitythattheresultsarereal,keepexploringthedataandendupidentifyinganewtypeofcell-one

thatisn'tbehavingasexpected.

Ithinkallscientistscanbenefitfromthislesson.Ifthedatasayrhinosarelibrarians,thenifsworthfindingoutwhether

rhinosare,infact,librarians.Asscientists,ourjobisn'ttochallengedatathatsupport,apreconceivedstory,buttosay"yes,

and.”

5.Whydidtheauthorattendtheimprovisationclass?

A.Togetadifferentexperience.

B.TofinishherPh.D.atuniversity.

C.Togiveupherjobasasciencecommunicator.

D.Toimproveherspeakingandcommunicatingability.

6.Whatwastheauthor'schangeafterattendingtheimprovisationclass?

A.Sheformedherownideaquickly.

B.Shecameupwithlotsofcreativeresponses.

C.Shepaidmoreattentiontothelogicofanswers.

D.Shebecameagoodlistenerbeforegivinganopinion.

7.Theauthormentionsapplyingthe"yes,and“approachtoherscientificexperimentsto.

A.explaintheprocessofusingthemethod

B.provethebenefitsoftheimprovisationclass

C.shareherownresearchexperienceswithreaders

D.attractfellowscientiststoattendtheimprovisationclass

8.Whatcanbeinferredaboutscientistsfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theyshouldattendtheimprovisationclass.

B.Theyshouldquestionallpreconceivedideas.

C.Theyshouldcan,yonresearchbyadmittingearlierdata.

D.Theyshouldtrytoimprovetheiracademicknowledge.

（2021•北京・101中学高一期中）GrowingupinruralMalawi,Africa,WilliamKamkwambalearnedtoacceptthatlife

washard.Helivedwithhisparentsandsevensistersinasmallclayhousewithoutelectricityorrunningwater.Likemost

boysinhisvillage,Williamwasexpectedtoassisthisparentsonthefamilyfarm,aswellaskeepupwithhisschoolwork.

Eachnight,likemostMalawians,hisfamilywenttobedearlybecausethekeroseneoiltheyneededtolightthelampswas

costly.

Whenhewas10,aterribledroughtleftmanyMalawianshungryandWilliam'sfamilywasnoexception.Attheageof

13,Williamandmanyotherchildrenwereforcedtodropoutofschoolwhentheirparentscouldnolongeraffordhis

schooling.Williamhadtoworkevenhardertohelphisfamily,buthewasn'treadytogiveuphiseducation.Hewenttothe

locallibraryandtookoutsomebookstostudy.Onebook,calledUsingEnergy,sparkedWilliam'sinterestinscienceand

gavehimanideathatsignificantlychangedhisfuture.

Inthebook,Williamfoundapictureofawindmill,andabriefdescriptionofhowitcouldbeusedtogenerateelectricity

fromwind.Heknewthattherewasplentyofwindinhisvillage,andrealizedthatifhecouldbuildawindmilllikethat,he

couldgivehisfamilyandthepeopleinhisvillageamuchbetterlife.Therewasjustoneproblem.Thebookdidn'texplain

howtobuildawindmill,andneitherdidanyoftheotherbooksinthelibrary.

WhathappenedoverthenextyeardemonstratedWilliam'sincredibleambitionanddetermination.Hebegantocollect

anykindsofmaterialshethoughtcouldbeuseful-scrapsofwood,brokenbicycles,oldshoes-andstartedtobuilda

windmillnexttohisfamily'shouse.Heenduredmanychallengesandfailures.Otherpeopleinhisvillagecalledhimcrazy

andsaidhisideawouldneverwork.Finally,attheageof14,Williamcompletedhisfirstwindmill.Whentheysawelectric

lightsandheardthesoundofmusicontheradiocomingfromWilliam'shouse,thevillagepeoplecamerunning.Hehad

doneit.WilliamKamkwambahadfoundawaytocapturethewind.

Kamkwamba'sautobiography,TheBoyWhoHarnessedtheWind,tellsthestoryofhowtherestoftheworldcameto

knowabouthisachievements.Withthehelpofinternationalsupporters,hisvillagenowhascleanrunningwater,solar

poweredlighting,andelectricpower.Asaresultofhisactions,KamkwambawasinvitedtostudyengineeringatDartmouth

College,oneofthetop-rankinguniversitiesintheU.S.Healsotravelstheworldandgivestalksabouthowhemadehis

dreamareality.

9.Williamwenttothelocallibrarybecause.

A.hewantedtofindsomematerialsforhisinventionB.itwashisfavoritewaytokilltimeandrelax

C.itwasbelievedtobeawaytochangehisfateD.hewantedtocontinuehiseducation

10.Paragraph3ismainlyabout.

A.whythewindmillissoattractiveB.howWilliamgotinspiredbyabook

C.whyWilliamdecidedtocontinuehiseducationD.howawindmillworkstoproduceelectricity

11.WilliamKamkwambacanbebestdescribedas.

A.braveandpatientB.honestandforgiving

C.ambitiousanddeterminedD.reasonableandhumorous

12.Whatisthemessageconveyedinthepassage?

A.Weshouldstrikewhiletheironishot.

B.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodend.

C.Onewholiveshisdreamcanmakeadifference.

D.You'dbetternotputalltheeggsinonebasket.

（2021•北京•人大附中高——期中）Muchofmyworkasacoachincludeshelpingpeoplemakeanimportantdecision,

suchas“IfTmatacrossroadsinmycareer,whichpathshouldIfbllow?^^“IfI'mconsideringoffers,whichoneshouldI

accept?”

DifficultdecisionsliketheseremindmeofacommentmadebyScottMcNealy,CEOofSunMicrosystemsforyears

duringalecturewhileIwasinabusinessschoolatStanford.Hewasaskedhowhemadedecisionsandresponded,

importanttomakegooddecisions.ButIspendmuchlesstimeandenergyworryingaboutmakingtherightdecisionand

muchmoretimeandenergyensuringthatanydecisionImaketurnsoutright.^^

Infact,beforewemakeanydecisions,particularlythosedifficultones,we'reanxioustofocusonidentifyingthe"best”

optionbecauseoftheriskofbeing“wrong”.Butasideeffectofthatmindset（观念模式）isthatwepaytoomuchattentionto

themomentofchoiceandlosesightofeverythingthatfollows.Ifswhathappensnextthatfinallydetermineswhethera

givendecisionwas“right”.

Anotheraspectofthismindsetisthatourfbcusonmakingthe"right“decisioncaneasilyleadtoparalysis（麻痹），

becausetheoptionswe'rechoosingamongaresodifficulttorankinthefirstplace.Howcanwedefinitivelydeterminein

advancewhatcareerpathwillbe“thebest",orwhatjobofferweshouldaccept?Obviously,wecan't.

Focusingontheeffortafterourdecisionnotonlyhelpsussucceed,butalsoremindsusthatweplayaroleinevery

outcome.Ourcontrolshouldbeinourday-to-dayactivitiesratherthaninourone-timedecision.

13.Whatistheauthor'sjob?

A.Toteachpeopletochoosegoodcareers.

B.Totellpeoplehowtoadapttoanewcity.

C.Toadvisepeopletoaskforahighsalary.

D.Tohelppeoplemakeavitalchoice.

14.Mostpeoplefeelanxiouswhenmakinganimportantdecisionbecausethey.

A.don'tknowwhattodonext

B.worryabouttheundesiredresultitmaybringabout

C.can'tfindagoodcoachtogivethemadvice

D.havenoideaofwhattoexpect

15.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Stopworryingaboutmakingtherightdecision.

B.Makingtherightdecisionisveryimportant.

C.Believeinyourselfandchoosewhatyouwant.

D.Helpothersmaketherightdecision.

（2021•北京•首都师范大学附属中学高一期中）WhenIwasinmyfirstyearofhighschool,Ihadaterribletime

wheneveryareaofmylifewasadisaster.IfeltsohopelessandalonethatIthoughteverythingwasimpossible.

Ononesuchday,Iwaswalkingfromclassacrosstheschooltocatchtheschoolbushome,withmyheaddown,fighting

tearsoftotalhopelessness,whenayoungmancamedownthesidewalktowardme.ThoughIhadneverseenhimbefore,I

didnotwanthimtoseethatIwasinsuchlowspirits,soIturnedmyheadawayandhopedtohurrypast.Ithoughthe'dwalk

onby,buthemoveduntilhewasdirectlyinfrontofme,waiteduntilIlookedup,andthensmiled.

Lookingintomyeyes,thisstrangerspokeinaquietvoice:''Whateveriswrongwillpass.You'regoingtobeOK,just

hangon.^^Hethensmiledagainandwalkedaway.

Ican'texplaintheeffectofthatman*sunexpectedkindnessandcaring!HegavemetheonethingthatI*dlost

completely-hope.Ilookedfbrhiminourschooltothankhim,butneversawhimagain.

Thatwasthirtyyearsago.AndFveneverforgottenthatmoment.Overtheyears,wheneverIseesomeonewhoisin

trouble,IwillalwaysthinkofthatyoungmanandtrytogiveaflashofhopeinthedarkwhereverIcan.Ican*ythingsfor

peoplewhentheyaretooheavyforthem,sitwithnaughtybabiesinthewaitingroomwhiletheirmothersarebusy,ortalkto

tiredcouplesatthecheckoutlineoritcouldbeanything.Ifyoukeepyourheadup,yourheartwillshowyoutheplacethat

needshope.

16.Wheredidthewritermeetwiththeyoungman?

A.Intheschool.B.Intheschoolbus.

C.Intheclassroom.D.Inthelibrary.

17.Fromthepassage,wemayinferthattheauthor.

A.hadknowntheyoungmanforalongtime

B.madefriendswiththeyoungmanafterwards

C.wasgratefultothatyoungmanverymuch

D.avoidedmeetingtheyoungmansincethen

18.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat.

A.theyoungmanalwaystriedhisbesttohelpthosewhowereintrouble

B.itwastheyoungman'ssmileandwordsthatmadetheauthorfeelhopeful

C.theauthorhadneverbeenpraisedbyothersbeforehemetwiththeyoungman

D.theauthortraveledtoalotofplacestolookfortheyoungmanbutfailed

（2020•北京・101中学高一期中）SometeensaredisapprovingofcompulsoryBMI（bodymassindex）（身体质量指

数）checksinPEclasses.DoBMIchecksatschooldomoreharmthangood?Twoteenstakesides.

MayaMeade,ahighschoolfreshmaninOhio,saysyes."Iunderstandthatschoolswanttoweighstudentsbecausethey

areconcernedabouttheirphysicalhealth.Thafsnotabadthing!Butwhatabouttheirmentalhealth?Formanystudents,

appearanceandself-imagearehugesourcesofstress.Forcingteenstobeweighedatschoolwillonlyincreasethepressure

theyfeeltofitacertainmold（模子）”,saysMaya.

InMaya'sopinion,weightisapersonalmatterthatshouldstaybetweenadoctorandapatient.Shesays,44Justimagine

someonewhostruggleswithbodyimagebeingtoldthathisorherBMIistoohighasclassmateslookon!Evenifotherkids

can'thear,nostudentwantstofeeljudgedbyhisorherteacher.That'snotwhywegotoschooL^^

Mayathinksifaschoolwantstohaveanimpactonastudent'sphysicalhealth,therearebetterwaystodoit,suchas

providinghealthybutfillingmeals,encouragingphysicalactivityandteachingstudentsaboutnutrition.

BenBagbek,asecond-yearstudentinahighschoolinNewYork,holdsadifferentopinion."Thereisnoreasonwhya

schoolshouldnotbeallowedtoweighitsstudentsandteachthemhowtocalculateBMI!Obesity（肥胖症）isahugepublic

healthconcerninourcountry.Andschoolsareinapositiontohelpstudentsunderstandwhattheirweightmeanstotheir

health-beforethey'reatriskoflife-threateningconditions.

“AschooPsjobistohelpstudentsreachtheirfullpotential,andyourhealthundoubtedlyplaysaroleinyouracademic

performance.BMIisnotaperfectmeasurement,butitcanhelpyouidentifytheneedfbrhealthiereatinghabitsormore

physicalactivity."saysBen.

Thebottomlineis:Whenyoufeelgood,youlearnbetter.Aslongastheactualnumberonthescalestaysprivate,it

shouldbeviewedasanimportantpartofyourhealtheducation.

19.Whatarethetwoteensdebating?

A.WhetherstudentsareenjoyingPEclasses.

B.Whetherschoolsarebody-shamingstudents.

C.Whetherstudentsshouldpayattentiontoweight.

D.Whetherschoolsshouldhelpstudentsloseweight.

20.AccordingtoMaya,whatwillBMIchecksbringtostudents?

A.Healthydiets.B.Emotionalstress.

C.Fiercecompetition.D.Positiveself-awareness.

21.WhatdoesMayathinkofweight?

A.It'sprivate.B.Ifsimportant.

C.It'shardtolose.D.It'snotabigdeal.

22.WhichofthefollowingmayBenagreewith?

A.Mostschoolstudentsareoverweight.

B.BMIchecksareoflittlehelptostudents.

C.Schoolshavetherighttoweighstudents.

D.It'snotschools5dutytohelpstudentskeepfit.

（2019•北京・101中学高一期中）Mytrackandfieldcoach,Mr.Jones,haddecidedtogettheteamtotakepartinthe

4x100mrace.Itwouldbethefirsttimethatwewererunninginsucharace.Weneededtoworkasateamtoimproveour

speed.Themostcriticalmomentwasthepassingofthebaton（接力棒）attherighttimetothenextrunner.

Mr.Joneshadchosenmetostarttherace.ThenextrunnerwouldbeSusan.Inthebeginning,wheneverwepracticed

passingthebaton,somethingwouldgoterriblywrong.Iwouldeitherbegoingtooslowlyorshewouldbetakingofftoolate.

Weneededtoperfectit.Atthesametime,IhadtomakesurethatIwouldnotgobeyondtheyellowline.

Finallyitwasthedayoftherace.Wewereconfidentthatthegoldmedalwouldbeours.Eachofushadimprovedinour

runningspeed.Ourpassingofthebatonhadbeenperfectedduringthepractices.

MyreactionswereexactandaccurateasIstartedrunning.EverythingfeltthewayitshouldbeasIsprintedtowards

Susan.Iheldthebatoninmysweatypalms,promisingmyselfnottoletitgo.MylonglegsmovedmeasfastasIcouldgo

roundthecorner.AsIcameclosertomyfinalsteps,myheartwasbeatingfasterthanusual.Thecheeringbythespectators

（观众）gotintomeandIbecamenervous.44Whatifwelose?”Ithoughttomyself.ItwasthenthatIsawSusaninthefar

distance.

IheldoutthebatonandcontinuedrunningquicklytowardsSusan.Susanyelled“Slowdown,slowdown!,,However,it

wastoolate.Theofficialhelduptheredflag.ItwasthenthatIrealizedthatIhadgonebeyondtheyellowline.

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphreferto?

A.Goingtooslowly.B.Takingofftoolate.

C.Passingthebaton.D.Goingbeyondtheyellowline.

24.Whywastheauthorconfidentofwinningtherace?

A.Theyworkedasateamandweresupportedbythespectators.

B.Theygainedanadvantageofastablestateofmindintherace.

C.Theyhadlearnedhowtoavoidbreakingtherulesintherace.

D.Theyhadperfectedtherunningspeedandthepassingofthebaton.

25.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Sherantoofastthroughouttherace.B.Shelosthisfocusintherace.

C.Herstartskillneededimproving.D.Shewasnotwell-trainedinrunning.

26.Howwouldtheauthorfeelaftertherace?

A.Proud.B.Grateful.C.Disappointed.D.Excited.

（2019•北京•牛栏山一中高一期中）Kiteshavebeenaroundforalongtime.TheChineseinventedkitesover2000

yearsago.AdeterminedmannamedMoZihadanideaashewatchedhawks（鹰）fly.Hespentthreeyearsmakingawooden

hawk"kite”.Itbrokeafteroneflight!MoZiandhisChinesefriendsdidnotgiveup.Soontheyperfectedtheartofcreating

kites.

KitesbecamepartofmanyChinesefestivals.Picturesofkiteswerealsoonvasesandinpaintings.Butkitesweremeant

toflyinplacesotherthanChina!MarcoPolovisitedChinainthe13thcenturyandbroughtkitesbacktoEuropewithhim.

Europeanslovedthem,andtheartofkiting“tookoff*'!

Manykiteshavestoriesbehindthem.OneChinesenovel,calledJourneytotheWest,waswrittenaround1400AD.In

thestory,apriest（僧侣）traveledwiththreestudents.Onestudentwasamonkey.Thesecondstudentwasamanwithpig

ears.Thethirdstudentwasaformerrivermonster.ThesecharactersoftenappearonChinesekites.Anothersplendid（壮观

的）Chinesekiteisthedragonkite.Adragonkiteismadeofmanyrounddiscsstrungtogether.Oftenthedragonisbright

red,withfathornsandwhiteteeth.ThedragonisthekingofbeastsinChinesemyths.Itrepresentsgoodness,eventhoughit

looksscary.Twokindsofkiteshavepicturesofbirdsonthem.Onekiteiscalledthephoenix（凤凰）birdkite.Thephoenix

birdsymbolizespeace.Anotherkiteshowstheredheadedcrane（鹤）.Thecranerepresentshappiness,goodfortune,andalong

life.

Kitescomeinallshapesandsizes.Flatorbowedkiteshaveasimpleshape,suchasadiamondorarectangle（长方形）.

Delta（三角形）kitesaretriangular.Rokkakukitesaresix-sidedandoftenbearastrikingimage.Sometimesthesekites“fight”

eachotheruntilonekitedropsfromthesky.Theotherkitethenwinsthe“battle”.

27.WhointroducedChinesekitestoEurope?

A.AforeignerfromEurope.B.ThreestudentsinJourneytotheWest.

C.ThepriestinJourneytotheWest.D.AChineseartist.

28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.ThenovelJourneytotheWestmainlytalksabouttheartofkiting.

B.ThecharactersinthenovelJourneytotheWestareoftenpaintedonkites.

C.Thedragonkiterepresentshappiness,goodfortuneandalonglife.

D.AphoenixbirdisamaincharacterinthenovelJourneytotheWest.

29.Whichstatementexpressesanopinionratherthanafact?

A.KitesbecamepartofmanyChinesefestivals.

B.Therearemanydifferentkindsofkites.

C.ThedragonkiteisthemostsplendidChinesekite.

D.Kiteswereinvented2000yearsago.

（2019•北京师大附中高一期中）Allyouhaveiswhatyoubringwithyou

I'vealwaysfeltaneedtobepreparedforwhateversituationI'vefoundmyselfin.

MymotheroncetookmetoastorewhenIwassevenyearsold.SheandIgottothecheckoutcounter,andsherealized

shehadforgottenacoupleofthingsonhershoppinglist.Sheleftmewiththecartandranofftogetwhatsheneeded.

“THberightback."shesaid.

Shewasgonejustafewminutes,butinthattime,Ihadloadedallthethingsonthebeltandeverythingwasrungup.I

wasleftstaringatthecashier,whowasstaringatme."Doyouhavemoneyfbrme,son?”shesaid.'THneedtobepaid.,,

Ididn'trealizeshewasjusttryingtoamuseherself.SoIstoodthere,ashamedandembarrassed.

Bythetimemymomreturned,Iwasangry.44Youleftmeherewithnomoney!Thisladyaskedmeforthemoney,andI

hadnothingtogiveher!^^

NowthatI'manadult,you*llnevercatchmewithlessthan$200inmywallet.IwanttobepreparedincaseIneedit.

Fvealwaysadmiredpeoplewhoareover-prepared.Incollege,IhadaclassmatenamedNorman.Onedayhewas

givingapresentationonanoverheadprojectorandinthemiddleofhistalk,thelightbulb（灯泡）ontheprojectorblewout.

Wewouldhavetowaittenminutesuntilsomeonefoundanewprojector.

"It'sOkay."heannounced.''There'snothingtoworry,about.”

Wewatchedhimwalkovertohisbagandpullsomethingout.Hehadbroughtalongasparebulbfortheoverhead

projector.Whocouldeventhinkofthat?

Ioftentoldmystudents,<4Whenyougointothewilderness,theonlythingyoucandependoniswhatyoutakewith

you.,,Andessentially,thewildernessisanywherebutyourhomeoroffice.Sotakemoney.Packalightbulb.Beprepared.

30.Whydidthecashieraskaseven-year-oldboytopayforthepurchases?

A.Theboywasshoppingbyhimself.

B.Thecashierwasplayingajokeonhim.

C.Theboy'smotheraskedhertodoso.

D.Theboy'smotherwasawayfbrsomethingelse.

31.Whywastheboyangrywithhismother?

A.Hismotherlefthimalone.

B.Hismotherforgottobuysomething.

C.Helostfaceinfrontofthecashier.

D.Hehadjustquarreledwiththecashier.

32.WhydidNormanbringasparebulbwithhim?

A.Hewasalwayswell-prepared.

B.Hispresentationwasaboutbulbs.

C.Heknewtheclassroomequipmentwasofpoorquality.

D.Hepredictedthebulbontheprojectorwouldblowout.

33.Whatdothetwostoriestellus?

A.Accidentshappenalmosteveryday.

B.Moneyisthekeythatopensalldoors.

C.Infairweather,prepareforarainyday.

D.Chancesfavorthosewhoarewell-prepared.

（2019•北京四中高一期中）ItwasatleasttwomonthsbeforeChristmaswhennine-year-oldAlmieRosetoldher

fatherandmethatshewantedanewbicycle.AsChristmasdrewnearer,herdesireforabicycleseemedtofade,orsowe

thought.Weboughtthelatestrage,BabySitter'sClubdolls,andadollhouse.Then,muchtooursurprise,onDecember23rd,

shesaidthatshe"reallywantedabikemorethananythingelse.1'Itwasjusttoolate,withallthedetailsofpreparing

Christmasdinnerandbuyinglastminutegifts,totakethetimetoselectthe"rightbikeuforourlittlegirl.ItwasChristmas

Evearound9:00p.m..Almieandhersix-year-oldbrother,Dylan,laycomfortablyintheirbeds.Nowwecouldonlythinkof

thebicycleandthedisappointmentofourchild.nWhatifImakealittlebicycleoutofclay（黏土）andwriteanotethatshe

couldtradetheclaymodelinforarealbike?"herdadasked."Thisisanexpensiveitemandsheis*suchabiggirl,1itwould

bemuchbetterforhertopickitout."Sohespentthenextfourhourspainstakingly（尽心士也）workingwithclaytomakea

tinybike.OnChristmasmorning,wewereexcitedforAlmietoopenthelittleheart-shapedpackagewiththebeautifulred

andwhiteclaybikeandthenote.Finally,sheopeneditandreadthenotealoud."DoesthismeanthatItradeinthisbikethat

Daddymademeforarealone?"Beaming,Isaid,“Yes."Almiehadtearsinhereyeswhenshereplied,"Icouldnevertradein

thisbeautifulbicyclethatDaddymademe.Fdratherkeepthisthangetarealbike."Atthatmoment,wewouldhavemoved

heavenandearthtobuyhereverybicycleontheplanet!

34.Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents,

a.Thegirlaskedforanewbike.

b.Thegirlopenedthelittleheart-shapedpackage.

c.Theparentsboughtthegirlamodernandpopulardoll,

d.Thefathermadethegirlabikewithclay.

e.Thegirlwouldratherkeeptheclaybikethangetarealone.

A.a,b,c,e,dB.a,c,d,b,e

C.a,c,b,d,eD.a,b,d,c,e

35.WhydidDadmaketheclaybicycle?

A.Hewantedhisdaughtertobuyarealone.

B.Hedidn*twanttodisappointhisdaughter.

C.Hethought