高 三 英 语 周 考 试 题 (二)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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On the evening of June 21,1992, a tall man with brown hair and blue eyes entered the beautiful hall of the Bell Tower Hotel in Xi'an with his bicycle . The hotel workers received him and teleponed the manager, for they had never seen a bicycle in the hotel hall before though they lived in \kingdom of bicycles\
Robert Friedlander, an American, arrived in Xi'an on his bicycle trip across Asia which started last December in New Delhi, India.
When he was 11, he read the book Marco Polo and made up his mind to visit the Silk Road . Now, after 44 years, he was on the Silk Road in Xi'an and his early dreams were coming true.
Robert Friedlander's next destinations (目的地)were Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Urumqi, etc. He will complete his trip in Pakistan.
1. The best headline (标题) for this newspaper article would be _______. A.The Kingdom of Bicycles B. A Beautiful Hotel in Xi'an C. Marco Polo and the Silk Road D. An American Achieving His Aims
2. The hotel workers told the manager about Friedlander coming to the hotel because _______. A. he asked to see the manager B. he entered the hall with a bike C. the manager had to know about all foreign guests D. the manager knew about his trip and was expecting him
3. Friedlander is visiting the three countries in the following order: _______. A. China, India, and Pakistan B. India, China, and Pakistan C. Pakistan, China, and India D. China, Pakistan, and India 4. What made Friedlander want to come to China? A. The stories about Marco Polo.
B. The famous sights in Xi'an.
C. His interest in Chinese silk.
D. His childhood dreams about bicycles. 5. Friedlander can be said to be _______.
A. clever B. friendly C. hardworking D. strong-minded B
A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maliyuwa, a nearby village. They lived with the man's big family—his parents, his brothers, their wives and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the young woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later the woman went back to her parents' home, having quarrelled with her husband. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heart-broken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman's home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved(感动) by the act of the animal that she returned to her husband's home.
6. The writer wrote the story in order to _______.
A. show that elephants are very clever B. tell how a woman trained a wild animal C. show that women care more for animals than men do D. tell how an animal reunited a husband and wife 7. The woman left her new home _______.
A. to visit her own parents in Maliyuwa B. to see if the elephant would follow her C. because she was angry with her husband D. because she was tired of the large family 8. After the young woman left her husband's home, the elephant _______. A. returned to the forest B. was sad because it missed her C. went to look for a new home D. was sick because nobody fed it 9. The young wife went back to her husband because _______.
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A. she knew he had sent the animal to her B. the elephant had come to look for her C. her parents persuaded her to D. she missed her new home
C
For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas (地区). Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and Mcintosh.
Apples are different in colour, size, and taste. The colour of the skin may be red, green , or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(苹果酱).
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve metres. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree. 10. It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.
A. grown in France B. sold everywhere C. very big D. quite sweet 11. Cold winter weather is good for _________ .
A. the growth of apple trees B. producing large apples C. improving the taste of apples D. the increase of water in apples 12. China, France and the United States are considered to _______.
A. be large producers of apples B. be large producers of applesauce C. have the longest history in apple production
D. have the coldest winter among apple producing countries 13. The word yielded in the last sentence means _______.
A. improved B. increased C. produced D. sold
D
Santa Fe, the capital of New Mexico, U.S.A., is in the central part of the state, on the Santa Fe River, which flows into the Rio Grands 35 kilometres west of the city. More than two thousand metres above sea level, it lies in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with the Ortiz Mountains to the southeast.
Santa Fe was founded in 1609 by the Spanish(西班牙人) on an old Indian village . In 1680 the Indians seized the place but only held it for twelve years before the Spanish retook it .The city remained under Spanish rule until Mexico won its independence (独立)in 1821. From then on it was a Mexican city until 1846 when it was taken over by U.S. troops.
With a population of 48, 953, Santa Fe is now the second largest city in the state. Because of its sunny weather, rich history and surrounding mountains, it is a good place for holiday makers. Besides hunting and skating in the mountains people enjoy shopping in the Indian and Spanish shops, which brings a large income to the city every year. In summer there is an international opera (歌剧) season when operas are shown in a partly-roofed, open-air theatre daily for people from all over the world. 14. At present Santa Fe belongs to _______.
A. India B. Mexico C. Spain (西班牙) D. the United States 15. Santa Fe was under the rule of the Mexicans in _______.
A. 1675 B. 1695 C. 1816 D. 1833 16. The people who held Santa Fe for the longest period in history were the _______.
A. Spanish B. Indians C. Mexicans D. Americans 17. What is of special interest to people who visit Santa Fe in summer?
A. Hunting B. Fishing C. Watching operas D. Doing shopping 18. Santa Fe is best described (描述)as a _______.
A. trade centre B. holiday centre C. home for all nations D. seaport city 19. One of the reasons for visitors to come to Santa Fe is that it _______.
A. has fine weather B. is the state capital
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D. is on the Santa Fe River 高三英语周考试题 第３页(共3页)
C. has historical monuments