高一10月自检英语试题
一、阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共20小题，共50分）
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The Queenstown Travel
Located next to Lake Wakatipu and around the Southern Alps, Queenstown, New Zealand, is a top choice for travelers looking for excitement and natural beauty. Whether you love adventure or want peace, this town has something for everyone.
Main Experiences
•Adventure Activities: Try bungee jumping, skydiving, or jet (喷气式) boating — all started here! If you want something less adventurous, hike the Routeburn Track to enjoy green forests and mountain views.
•Views: Take a trip on the TSS Earnslaw, an old steamship, to see glaciers and snow-covered mountains. Don’t miss the sunset over the lake; it’s really amazing.
•Wine Tasting: Visit nearby Central Otago, one of the world’s southernmost wine areas. Try award-winning Pinot Noir at vineyards (葡萄园) like Gibbston Valley, where you can see mountains from the vineyards.
•Cultural Experiences: Join a Maori cultural tour to learn about New Zealand’s native culture. Watch traditional haka shows and try hangi (food cooked in an earth oven).
•Family Fun: Go to Queenstown Gardens for boating on the lake or a picnic with views of the alps — great for a relaxed day with kids.
Practical Information
•Best Time to Visit: December to February (summer) for outdoor activities; June to August (winter) for skiing.
•Accommodation: Choose from nice hotels like The Rees Hotel or cheap hostels such as YHA Queenstown.
•Transport: Buses and shuttles (班车) take you to main places It’s a good idea to rent a car to visit faraway areas.
Special Offer
Book a 3-day plan before October 31 and get 20% off on accommodation plus a free skydiving video! Visit www.queenstownadventures.com or call +64 3 441 1111 for details.
1. Who may prefer hiking the Routeburn Track?
A. One loving peace. B. One wanting adventure.
C. One curious about skydiving. D. One interested in architecture.
2. What can travelers do in Central Otago near Queenstown?
A. Try jet boating. B. Taste local wine. C. Take a lake tour. D. Watch a live show.
3. What do travelers get with the 3-day package?
A. A free car rental. B. An amazing ski skill. C. 20% off on skydiving. D. Cheaper accommodation.
B
Save the rice for cooking, says the phone company, which has finally acknowledged the longstanding “trick” could do more damage.
You know the nightmare situation: You dropped your phone in water — be it pool, ocean, or toilet, your worries get the best of you, although iPhone 12’s and onwards are designed to survive 30 minutes of aquatic submersion. In the urgent need of saving your expensive device from potential damage, you remember your friend’s suggestion to throw it in a bag of rice overnight. Supposedly, the grain draws out any remaining water droplets from the smartphone’s tiny crevices, saving its precious circuitry in the process. They swore by it, after all. What is there to lose?
Well, as the phone company spotted earlier today, a recently updated document states that this “trick” could actually cause further issues in your phone. “Don’t put your wet phone in a bag of rice,” the company warns in the revised article on its dreaded Liquid Detection Alert, “For doing so could allow small particles of rice to damage your phone,” while the rice starch (淀粉) can block the innards through the device’s small cracks. Besides all that, rice simply isn’t as effective as other materials, such as those silica packets you already should be recycling, anyway.
Among the other rumored solutions to avoid, the company advises phone owners not to use an “external heat source” such as a blow dryer, as well as leave the compressed air can in the utility closet. Similarly, trying to stuff cotton swabs, napkins, paper towels, or any other “foreign object” into charging ports could make things worse.
So, what should you do if your phone takes a plunge? The company advises a gentle approach in such situations, such as simply tapping the device against your hand “with the connector facing down” to dislodge liquid, then leaving it in an open, dry space with decent airflow for at least 30 minutes. From there, try connecting it to a cable charger. Yes. They really did pull out the trusty “Have you tried turning it on and off again?” line for this one.
4. Which is closest in meaning to “get the best of” in paragraph 2?
A. Make full of. B. Make fun of. C. Take care of. D. Take control of.
