高中学业水平训练(一)
英语试题
(考试时间75分钟 满分100分)
I.选择题(共计70分)
一 、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)
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.
A
Today, there is no list of all of the wonders of the modern world. Still, there are some interesting buildings or landmarks that are called wonders. These landmarks are easily recognized by people everywhere. Here are some of them.
The Taj Mahal
Built: AD. 1631-1648
The Taj Mahal in India is made of white marble and precious stones. About 20,000 people worked to build this giant tomb for the King’s wife.
The Great Wall of China
Built: Some sections were started around the 600 B.C but most of the Great Wall was built between 1386 and 1536. This outstanding wall is over 6,300 kilometers long and was built to keep out invaders (入侵者).
The Statue of Liberty
People everywhere recognize this statue Inspired by the Colossus of Rhades it stands over 45 meters tall. The French gave it to the United States as a gift of friendship in 1886. It stands in New York Harbor and represents freedom.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
It is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis bordering what is now El Giza, Egypt. The pyramid was built as a tomb for the fourth dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops in Greek) and constructed over a 20-year period concluding around 2560 B.C.
The Channel Tunnel
Built: AD.1986-1994
Three tunnels, which run mostly under the sea bed connect England and France, A high-speed train journey to Paris from London takes about three hours.
These sites and structures are just a few that are on the voting list as possibilities for the modern-day wonders of the world. Which of them would you vote for?
1. Which of the following is the youngest?
A. The Taj Mahal. B. The Great Wall of China.
C. The Great Pyramid of Giza. D. The Channel Tunnel.
2. If you want to see The Statue of Liberty, where will you go?
A. France. B. America. C. India. D. Egypt.
3. Why did people build The Great Wall?
A. For visit. B. For safety. C. For transportation. D. For hunt.
4. What do The Taj Mahal and The Great Pyramid of Giza have in common?
A. They were built as tombs. B. They were built as gifts.
C. They belong to the same country. D. They are not in use now.
B
When Randy Smalls found out that his daughter, ReOnna, was in a group of students who bullied(霸凌) a girl at school, he couldn’t bear to sit back.
As someone all-too-familiar with being bullied, he felt they should say sorry to Ryan Reese, the girl who was getting picked on. And in doing so, he also found a way to teach his own daughter a lesson. He decided to help Ryan buy brand new clothes. ReOnna was upset, especially because she is into fashion. So Randy asked her to come with them and help pick out Ryan’s new clothes. Randy also took Ryan to get her hair done at asalon (美发厅). Randy’s generosity became inspiration. Several local salons also offered to help keep her looking beautiful in the months that followed.
Upset as Re’Onna was at first, the more time she spent with Ryanthe more she began to truly understand the importance of not bullying. Not only because it’s not okay to hurt others but because you never know what someone else is going through. For Ryan, that included losing her dad, grandpa, and aunt in a short period of time. “I wasn’t expecting it,” Ryan said. “I just started to cry. It really took me deeper down in my depression.”
“As parents, we have to take responsibility for what our children do,” Randy said. “We can teach our children, but when they go and are around other children, something terrible may happen. When situations like this happen we have to take action and be the parent and not the friend.”
5. What did Randy find out?
A. His daughter was bullied. B. His daughter bullied a girl.
C. His daughter failed in exams. D. His daughter got hurt at school.
