Module 3 My First Ride on a Train 同步练-2022-2023学年外研版高中英语必修一

Module3MyFirstRideonaTrain后陟练

一、阅读理解

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A

Wehaveafewtravelideasforpeoplewhowanttoplanforafunbutcheaptrip.Our

PlacestoTravelonYourTaxRefundwillencourageyoutotravelinApril.

Boston

Onyourmark,getset,go!We'reoffandrunningwithideasonwheretostay,

whattoseeandwhattodoifyou'reheadingtotheBostonMarathononApril20.Planfor

MarathonMondayandyourtriptoBeantownwithourusefulGuidetoBostonandBoston

vacationideas.

Indio,California

HundredsofpeoplewillheadtoIndio,California,fortheCoachellaValleyMusic

andArtsFestivalonApril10—12andApril17—19.It'soneofthelargestmusicfestivals

intheUS.ArtiststhisyearincludeOutKast,MuseandArcadeFire.Wesuggestavisitto

PalmSpringsifyouhavetime.

Amsterdam

AmsterdamisahotplaceinApril.LocalscelebrateKing'sDayonApril27.It'soneof

theworld'sbiggeststreetparties,celebratingtheDutchroyalhouseandKing

Willem-Alexander.Aprilalsomarksthestartofthecity'sbeautifultulip（郁金香）season.

WerecommendvisitorstotakearelaxingwalkthroughKeukenhofSpringGardens.

NewOrleans

HeadtotheBigEasytoexperiencethebestinmusicattheNewOrleansJazz&

HeritageFestival,heldfromApril24toMay3.Thisyear'sfestivalfeaturesartists

includingEricClapton,BruceSpringsteen,ChristinaAguilera,PhishandtheArcade

Fire.Planyourtripwithoursuggestionsonwheretostay,whattodoandwheretoeatin

NewOrleans.

1.InBoston,whatcanattractpeopleonApril20?

A.Asportsevent.B.Amusicfestival.

C.Cheaphotelrooms.D.AfreetriptoBeantown.

2.IfyouareafanofOutKast,wherecanyougoinApril?

A.Boston.B.Amsterdam.

C.Indio,California.D.NewOrleans.

3.WhatisAmsterdamfamousforinApril?

A.Apopconcert.B.Theseaoftulips.

C.Thehouseparties.D.Acomfortableseason.

4.WhenshouldyougotoNewOrleansforthemusicfestivalthere?

A.OnApril20.B.FromApril10toApril12.

C.FromApril17toApril19.D.FromApril24toMay3.

B

Sweat（汗水）railitswaydownmycheek.Itwashot,buttheairwasstillandwet.

OnefinalplayandtheStateSoftballChampionshipwasours.

Ilookedtowardspeoplewhowerewatchingthegame.Sureenough,Ifoundmy

mom.Ialwayswishedmydadwerehere.Thefarmneededhisfullattention,butIdid

notcare.

Finally,wewon!StateChamps!Iletoutascreamofhappiness,falloftears.My

mommadea"V"tocelebratemysuccessandsmiled.Ismiledbackather.

Weallreceivedmedals（奖牌），butIcannotrememberanyofit.Iconcentratedmy

thoughtsonmydad,Irantomymom,askingforhercellphone.Ihadtotellmydad

aboutthehappiestdayofmylife,andcomplainedabouthowhedidnotcare.

Thephonerangtwice,andnooneanswered.Myheartsankwithsadness,butI

triedagainanyway.

"Hello?”Mydadanswered.

"Dad!"Icried.*'WewonState!"Silence.

"Dad?"Icouldhearsomethingontheotherend."Areyou—crying?"

'Tmjustreallyhappyforyou,Maggie,“hesaid."AndI'msorryIcouldn'tbethere."

AnapologywasallIneeded.Ihungupthephonefeelingrelaxed,andIbeganto

understandhowitmustfeeltobeafather.Iforgavehimforneverbeingthere.Heworked

soIcouldplay.Myfatherlovedmeenoughtoletmeexperiencelife'shappiestmoments

withouthim.

5.Whydidn'tMaggie'sfathergotowatchhergame?

A.Hiswifewentthere.

B.Hehadmuchtodoonthefarm.

C.Hedidn'tthinkthegamewasimportant.

D.Hisdaughterdidn'tcareabouthisbeingthere.

6.WhydidMaggiecallherfather?

A.Togethispraise.

B.Toexpressheranger.

C.Toshowoffhermedals.

D.Toshareherjoyofsuccess.

7.WhatcanwelearnaboutMaggiefromthelastparagraph?

A.Shethankedherfatherforallhedidforher.

B.Sheenjoyedeverymomentwithoutherfather.

C.Shewouldapologizeforbeingrudetoherfather.

D.Shewouldspendmoretimedoingthefarmwork.

8.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MyFinalGameB.AFather'sLove

C.MyGrowingPainD.AFather'sFarm

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A

TonyWheelerwasborntotravel.Hisfatherworkedforanairline.Forthefirst16

yearsofhislife,Tonyandhisfamilylivedinmanydifferentcountries.

Intheearly1970s,TonymetayoungwomannamedMaureen.Theysoonmarried.

Beforegettingjobs,TonyandMaureenwantedtotravel.Theytookayear-longtripfrom

London,throughAsia,toAustralia.Onthetrip,theyvisitedplaceslikeIndia,Iran,

andAfghanistan.

WhenTonyandMaureenarrivedinAustralia,peopleaskedmanyquestionsabout

theirtrip.Toanswerthesequestions,TonywroteaguidebookcalledAcrossAsiaonthe

Cheap.Thebooktoldpeopleaboutdifferentcountries'weather,customs,andplaces

tosee.Butunliketravelguidesinthe1970s,Tony'sbookalsotalkedaboutplacesmost

touristsdidnotgoto.Healsowroteaboutunusualthingstoseeanddo.Thebookwas

verypopular.

TonyandMaureenstartedacompanycalledLonelyPlanet.Theycontinuedtraveling.

Theywroteguidebooksforeachplacetheyvisited.Today,400peopleworkforLonely

Planet.Thecompanyhasover650guidebooks.Tonystillwritesabouttravel"hotspots"

(forexample,CambodiainAsiaandCroatiainEurope).Formoreinformation,read

thebooks!

1.TonyWheeler'sfirstguidebookwasaboutatripfrom__.

A.AustraliatotheUnitedKingdom

B.AustraliatoAfghanistan

C.EnglandtoAustralia

D.AsiatoEngland

2.WhydidTonyWheelerwritehisfirstguidebook?

A.Heneededthemoney.

B.Helikedwritingbooks.

C.Hiswifeaskedhimtodoit.

D.Manypeopleaskedquestionsabouthistravels.

3.HowwasAcrossAsiaontheCheapdifferentfromothertravelguides?

A.Itwaslongerandmoreexpensive.

B.ItwasthefirstguidebookaboutAsia.

C.Ittoldpeopleaboutacountry'splacestosee.

D.Ittalkedaboutplacesmosttouristsdidnotgoto.

4.WhatistrueaboutTonyaccordingtothetext?

A.HehasleftLonelyPlanet.

B.Hestilltravelsandwritesguidebooks.

C.Hefailedtomakehisfirstguidebookpopular.

D.Hedidn'ttravelwithMaureenafterthefirsttrip.

B

Abicyclemaybeseenbymostpeopleasjustanothervehicle（交通工具），butfor

manyLondoners,cyclingisawayoflife.AccordingtoaUKgovernmentsurveyin2017,

about570,000bikejourneysweremadeeverydayinLondon.Infact,almosthalfofthe

vehiclesthatpassoverLondonBridgeeachdayarebikes.

Londonintroducedapublicbike-sharingsystemin2010."Therecanbenodoubtthat

ourtrustybicycleshavechangedthewaypeoplegetaroundourgreatcity,"Johnsontold

TheGuardianin2015.

InLondon,bikesareusedformorethanjusttakingshorttripstoandfromthe

subway.Nomatterwhereyouwanttogointhecity,ridingabikeisusuallythequickest

andeasiestchoice.

Andit'snotjustsharedbikesthatthegovernmentisencouragingpeopletoride.In

manycompaniesacrosstheUK,theUKgovernment'sCycletoWorkscheme（骑行

倡议）allowsworkerstobuyabrandnewbikewithouthavingtopayanytax（税）.This

meansthatit'scommontoseemanypeoplecyclingtoandfromwork,andsome

companiesevenprovideworkplaceshowersandlockersfortheirworkers.More

importantly,acycle-friendlybossmayletyouoffforbeinglateifyourodeabiketowork.

Notonlyisitgreatfortheenvironmentandourbody,cyclingisalsogoodforthe

mind.AccordingtoNationalGeographicmagazine,"Bikeridingcanimprovepeople's

happiness."

5.HowdoestheauthorshowthepopularityofcyclinginLondon?

A.Byusingnumbers.

B.Bygivingexamples.

C.Bymakingcomparisons.

D.Byusingfamoussayings.

6.WhatisJohnson'sattitudetowardsthebike-sharingsysteminLondon?

A.He'sdisappointedaboutit.B.He'sconcernedaboutit.

C.He'sforit.D.He'suninterestedinit.

7.WhatcanworkersgetfromthegovernmentundertheCycletoWorkscheme?

A.Workplaceshowersandlockers.

B.Freebike-sharingservices.

C.Shorterworkinghours.

D.Tax-freebikes.

8.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Cycling—ahealthywayoflife.

B.London'spublicbike-sharingsystem.

C.HowcyclinghasbecomepopularinLondon.

D.WhyLondonersareencouragedtoridebikes.

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Mostheroesarenotsuper.Theydon'tappearincomicbooks,ontelevision,orin

movies.Theyjustdowhattheybelieveneedstobedonetomaketheirworldabetter

place.BikeBatmanisoneofthem.

BikeBatmanisanengineerwholivesinSeattle,Washington.Heisacyclistwho

alsobuysandsellsbikesasahobby.

Aboutthreeyearsago,hewaslookingforabikeforhiswife.Hefoundoneon

Craigslist,awebsitewherepeoplelistthingstheywanttosell.Asheoftendoes,he

alsolookedatBikeIndex,apopularwebsitethatallowsuserstoregistertheirbikesand

postreportswhenthey'retaken.Thebike,whichhewasconsideringpurchasing,

clearlymatchedonereportedstolenonBikeindex.Thenhecalledthepersonwho

claimedtobethebike'sownerandarrangedtomeethim-supposedlytocompletethe

sale.Whenthetwomenmet,BikeBatmantoldthethief,"You'vegottwooptions.You

canwaituntilapoliceofficergetshere,oryoucanjustgetoutofhere,"Youcanimagine

whatthethiefdid.

Afterthatfirstsuccess,BikeBatmandevelopedasaferroutine.Whenhesees

questionablebikeadsonCraigslist,hecross-referencestheimagewithbikesreported

onBikeIndex.Oncehehasconfirmeditwiththeowner,hearrangesameet-upwiththe

thiefandwillcalltheSeattlepolicedepartmentsothatofficerscanparticipateinthe

action.Inmorethanhalfofthe22casesinwhichhehasgotbackandreturnedbikes,

thethieveshavebeenarrested.

Theideaofasuperheropunishingcriminalsfeelsprettysillytohim,butthemain

reasonhecontinueshisworkistokeepupSeattle'sreputationasafriendlycity.

1.WhatisBikeBatman?

A.Asuperhero.B.Apoliceofficer.

C.ASeattlecitizen.D.Awebsitemanager.

2.WhatwillBikeBatmanfirstdowhenhediscoversaquestionablebike?

A.Arrangetomeetthethief.

B.Callthepolicedepartment.

C.Contacttheownerofthestolenbike.

D.Lookupthebike'sinformationonBikeIndex.

3.WhydoesBikeBatmanhelpfindthelostbikes?

A.Tobecomefamous.B.Tohelppoorpeople.

C.Topunishbikethieves.D.Tobuildafriendlycity.

4.WhatcanwelearnaboutBikeBatmanfromthetext?

A.HesoldbikesonBikeIndex.

B.HewantedtobeapoliceinSeattle.

C.Hebeganhisgooddeedsbyaccident.

D.Hefeltrelievedtoseethethievesarrested.

二、选词填空

用下面给出单词的正确形式填空，使其句意完整。有两个词是多余的。

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