高三暑期补课英语周练2011/08/12 翠华910份
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Most people agree that the direct, assertive (过分自信的) American personality is a virtue, but it sometimes surprises foreigners. In many cultures, respect for older people or those in positions of authority keeps others from expressing their true feelings. But in the U.S, children often argue with their parents, students may disagree with their teachers, and citizens may express opposition to the actions of the government. If the soup has a fly in it or the meat is too tough to chew, the diner can complain to the waiter, if the boss makes a mistake, an employee will politely point it out.
Some straight talk about the American character must include the admission that Americans have their faults. The extremely competitive nature of Americans is probably their worst fault. Of course, competition isn’t always bad. As a matter of fact, it promotes excellence by encouraging individuals and businesses to try to do their best. But the desire to get ahead of others sometimes causes people to do things that are unkind and even dishonest. Also, Americans admire what is practical, fast, efficient, and fresh. Sometimes they fail to understand and appreciate practices that have greater respect for more traditional, leisurely ways of doing things. On the other hand, people from other cultures may dislike the practical, challenging American lifestyle.
Despite culture differences, most foreigners give Americans credit for their virtues. Americans are generally viewed as friendly, adaptable, energetic, and kindhearted. Most newcomers to the U.S. like Americans, and the feeling is usually mutual. Perhaps the greatest American virtue is a deep interest in new ideas and new people. In a nation of immigrants, the foreigner does not remain an outsider for long.
56.In order to show the respect for older people,. .
A.people from some other cultures will always express their true feeling
B.people from some other cultures may sometimes hide their true feeling
C.Americans always show their true feelings
D.Americans usually argue with them
57.Why is the extremely competitive nature considered as one of American faults?
A.Because people from other cultures fear competition.
B.Because only American people own it.
C.Because it will make people forget leisure.
D.Because it may sometimes urge people to do something bad.
58.It can be inferred from the passage that . .
A.American people are more critical of everything than people from other cultures
B.the author believes that American character has more faults than virtues
C.the author admires American virtues as they are viewed as competitive and anti traditional
D.it is difficult for newcomers to get on with Americans
59.The passage mainly talks about . .
A.American virtues
B.American characters
C.American faults
D.American lifestyles
B
The United States is trying to improve an education system that produces millions of citizens who cannot read, write, or add—let alone finding their country on a map.
In his first State of Union message since taking office a year ago, President George Bush promised to wipe out illiteracy(文盲) in the next decade and declared that“by the year 2008, U.S students must be first in the world in math and science achievements. ” They have a long way to go. American students were placed 14th in a recent general science test conducted in 16 countries. In a separate survey of chemistry students, the United States came 12 out of 14. In a mathematics test, they were last. According to Bush, there are 17 million illiterates in this country of 245
million people. Other estimates put the number as high as 23 million. In percentage terms, that ranks the United States alongside Nicaragua and below Cuba. “This nation,”Bush said in his State of the Union address, “will not accept anything but excellent in education.” Bush, who has declared himself “Education president”, and senior offic ials of his administration are warning that the United States will be unable to compete in the world without an educated workforce.
How to increase educational standards is a matter of debate in a country whose schools have no uniform national curriculum and are subject to a confusing variety of state and local controls. Most experts think that the problem lies at the elementary and high school'levels rather than with universities-but even their graduates show huge gaps in general knowledge. Among the root causes most frequently mentioned in education debates is the low respect in which U.S. society holds teachers-in contrast to Japan and Germany. In Japan teaching is a profession of high prestige(威望) and high pay. In the United States teachers are near the bottom of the society.
60.By“the United States came 12 out of 14”(Para. 2), the author means .
A.the United States ranked 12th not 14th in the chemistry test
B.the United States ranked 12th in the chemistry test conducted by 14 countries
C.the United States progressed from 14th to 12th in the chemistry test
D.the United States ranked 12th in chemistry test and 14th in general science test
61.The cause of low educational level in America include the following EXCEPT that .
A.some problems exist in primary and secondary education
B.society keeps teachers in low respect
C.America pays more attention to economy instead of education
D.America has no uniform national courses
62.Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?
A.President Bush carried out his promise made in his first State of Union message.
B.The education in Japan and Germany is in higher level.
C.According to Bush, the number of illiterates accounts for 9% of the total.
D.Teachers in the United States enjoy good treatment and great respect.
63.Which of the following is the right order of the least-first of the percent of illiterates?
A.Germany, Cuba, Nicaragua.
B.Germany, Nicaragua, Cuba.
C.Nicaragua, Japan, Cuba.
D.Cuba, Japan, Nicaragua.
C
Never in the history of Sierra Leone’s elections have women so actively engaged in politics or competed for parliamentary seats. In the past, women did the dancing and cooking for elections campaigning. In the May 14th elections, we saw over 168 women candidates competitive for President, Vice President and Parliamentary seats.
One would think that about 60% of these women would have emerged as winners. But it was not so, because of our cultural perception of women. We need to change our culture. Women could be active politicians. The Christians in their own way encouraged women to be preachers(传教士) but the Muslim leaders say women should not head for officiating(主持) prayers.
The same happens in certain parts of the country where women are not part of decision taken in male secret societies. This prevents them from achieving some of their goals. A senior head in one of the ministries told me that she was getting problems with some of her staff members especially the male staff. Most women that come from the Northern part of country experience such problems. Some men are saying that a woman cannot be their leader.
Some women are also prejudiced against their women folks. In the last elections, most woman did not support their colleagues. In some parts of the country, because they are not members of secret societies they were not allowed to contest for chieftaincies (酋长或首领的位置). However, Sierra Leone not withstanding the cultural prejudice against women has witnessed
women occupying high public offices. They have been appointed to head certain areas.
Sierra Leone is moving from its past culture. We need a change in our culture. Women all over the world are recognized one way or the other as they are now involved in the use of technology. We now see women as air pilots, and they even attempt to go to travel in space.
64.In the past, women in Sierra Leone . .
A.took active part in politics
B.contested for parliamentary seats
C.danced and cooked for the election campaigning
D.shared the equal rights with men
65.About 60% of the women engaged in election would have succeeded if . .
A.there were less prejudice against women
B.less Muslim leaders had objected
C.more women had been engaged in the election
D.more preachers had supported them
66.The author concludes that the women candidates can’t win the competitive v ote because .
A.women is more suitable for the dancing and cooking job
B.women candidates can’t get the support of their folks
C.women prejudice still exists in today’s society
D.women are not capable enough to be a chieftain
67.The main idea of the passage is .
A.the prejudice against women in various fields
B.women in Sierra Leone, striving for their political rights
C.women in Sierra Leone, challenge for men’s status
D.women in Sierra Leone, being involved in politics
My grandfather was a teacher. He was the head teacher of a school for boys at the ages of thirteen and eighteen. I know that he was a kind man, because when I am young, he gave me presents, and set me on his knees, and told me stories. And the boys at his school were afraid of him. At school, when he walked into a room full of noise boys, there was silence at once. When he looked at a boy with a certain look in his eye, that boy went red in the face, and looked down his shoes. If a boy brought to him careless work, my grandfather picked up a boy’s book and threw it across the room, shouting, “Do it all again, and take it back the first thing in the morning!” If the boy was later, or if he forgot to take the work, he had to do it again.
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noise→noisy 5. eye →eyes 6. looke down后加at 7. brought to去掉to 8. a boy’s → the 9. take → bring 10. was later→late
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2. I am → was
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noise→noisy 5. eye →eyes 6. looke down后加at 7. brought to去掉to 8. a boy’s → the 9. take → bring 10. was later→late
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1. at the age → between
2. I am → was
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noise→noisy 5. eye →eyes 6. looke down后加at 7. brought to去掉to 8. a boy’s → the 9. take → bring 10. was later→late
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1. at the age → between
2. I am → was
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noise→noisy 5. eye →eyes 6. looke down后加at 7. brought to去掉to 8. a boy’s → the 9. take → bring 10. was later→late
第一周周练习 改错+完形10 1.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 Dear Mary, I received your e-mail just now. Don't worry about me. I'm getting well with my research work in the lab. But to my great surprised, you say you will give up learning English. The reason is because you have not done well in it recently and you have lost interests in it. I'm afraid I can't agree with you more. I know it is difficult to learn English, but English is wide used in the world today. It will be a important tool in the future work. Besides, it is becoming more and more important in ours daily life. If you study hard, you would be successful. Do remember that where there is a will, there is a way. I'm looking forward to hear good news from you. Yours, Li Hua 【答案】①getting后加on/along ②surprised →surprise ③because →that ④intere sts →interest ⑤删掉more ⑥wide →widely ⑦a →an ⑧ours →our ⑨would →will ⑩hear →hearing
江苏省盐城中学2020届高三英语练习一 第一部分：听力（共两节,满分20分) 第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分) 单项填空(共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分.) 21. To tell ______truth, the future is still a long way to go and we just arrived at______ crossroads, ______new turning point; we will face a new challenge. A．the; a; a B．a; the; / C．a; /; the D．the; a; the 22. –Did you go to visit her when she______ in New York? –______to, but I was extremely busy. A．stayed; was intended B. stayed; intended C．was staying; have intended D．was staying; had intended 23. –Clever ______he is, he works hard. –______ he is always winning the first prize each time. Not many of us realize it, ______. A. although; No wonder; however B. though; No wonder; though C. as; No doubt; though D. though; No doubt; yet 24. ______time permitting, we will go to Shanghai and visit our friends. A. If B. In C. As D. With 25.－How do you find your boss? － ______ A. I can’t find him an ywhere. B. By searching the whole building. C. He’s all right, as long as you do what he says. D. I haven’t seen him for long; he is very busy these days. 26. For a programme that ______ children, we should take their interest into
高三英语试卷2018.4.15 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。 第I卷(选择题共90分) 第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题 1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does Tom plan to do next week? A. To make a robot. B. To enter a competition. C. To surprise the woman. 2. What is the woman? A. A waitress. B. A tour guide. C. A saleswoman. 3. What is the woman’s problem? A. She forgot her seat number. B. She got on the wrong train. C. She lost her train ticket. 4. Why has the man stopped exercising? A. He is busy moving house. B. He lives far away from the gym. C. He dislikes going to the gym alone. 5. How is Janet probably feeling now? A. Disappointed. B. Confused. C. Stressed. 第二节（共15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小 题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. How long is the woman going to stay at the hotel? A. Two nights. B. Three nights. C. Four nights. 7. Why are the prices for the two rooms different? A. The rooms are different in size. B. The rooms have different views. C. The rooms are of different shapes. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
2019届高三英语上学期第二十二周周练试题 第一部分：听力(共两节, 满分30分) 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the man plaining about? A. The food. B. The project. C. The noise. 2. Where might the speakers be? A. In a hospital. B. At a restaurant. C. On a bus. 3. What did the man volunteer to do? A. Do gardening. B. Collect stamps. C. Protect the plants. 4. What does the woman imply about Peter? A. He likes to follow the fashion. B. He has bad taste in dressing. C. He missed a few lessons. 5. How much change should the man get? A. $3. B. $7. C. $9. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。 6. Where was the woman born? A. In New Hampshire. B. In New York. C. In Washington. 7. What does the woman like about Spain? A. Having a late lunch. B. Sitting close to people. C. Taking a midday nap. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。 8. W hy didn’t the man buy any milk today?
横峰中学2016-17学年度上学期周练（第15周） 高三年级英语试卷 考试日期：12月6日 阅读理解： A Counterfeit (假冒的) goods, or false versions of products, may cost the government of Kenya as much as $1 billion each year. The fake goods also hurt business owners who find it hard to keep customers. But information technology is being used to try to stop the problem. Jemima Mwafigu is a 34-year-old businesswoman who sells products like perfume. But in the first year of running her business, she found it hard to keep customers because of counterfeit goods. Ms. Mwafigu says her business has improved since she began using a smart phone application called Barcode (条码) Scanner. The app is used to authenticate (验证) products. It checks to make sure the products are not counterfeit. “With this application I'm able to scan the bar codes of each perfume and instantly I get the production date, the expiration date and I'm able to know the safety,” she says. “That way, I have confidence in selling to my customers.” In 2010, Kenya created the Anti-Counterfeit Agency, or ACA, to fight against illegal trade. The ACA has successfully asked government officials for stronger punishments for counterfeiters. Agnes Karingu is the agency’s acting director for research and awareness. She says the ACA is trying to stay one step ahead of those making fake goods. “We are also looking into IT solutions where we can be able to use SMS progr ams, bar codes and information sharing,” she says. “The end users of the products will actually be able to get the authentication information, and this information comes back to ACA and intellectual pr operty rights holders.” The agency is testing another program called Allvirtuous. The application is another way to find out if a product is real or not by scanning its barcode. The barcode information is sent to a database. Then a result is sent back to the app. The International Chamber of Commerce is a global business organization. It says the value of counterfeit goods produced around the world is expected to be more than $1.7 trillion (万亿) this year.
模块九Unit3 单元练习 第一部分单项选择( 共35小题) 1. The thirteen stars on the American flag _______ the thirteen colonies that first announced independence. A. look for B. search for C. stand for D. ask for 2. It seems impossible for the two neighboring countries to arrive at a _______ on the conflict in the near future. A. comprehension B. compromise C. combination D. competence 3. --- Are you prepared to _______ to my decision? --- I have to; I can’t find one even better than yours. A. substitute B. subscribe C. submit D. support 4. He _______ the composition yesterday because I asked him to do it only this morning. A. mustn’t have finished B. can’t have finished C. should n’t have finished D. needn’t have finished 5. In that culture blue stands for love, which is _______ a bride carries or wears something blue on her wedding day. A. what B. that C. why D. how 6. We firmly believe that the war never settles anything. It only _______ violence. A. runs into B. comes from C. leads to D. begins with 7. We object to _______ for something that we haven’t done. A. be blamed B. being blamed C. blaming D. blame 8. But the fact is that _______ you are fat or thin, young or old, the best hope you have of guarding your brain is to eat well and exercise. A. since B. why C. whether D. although 9. The issue of the construction of a dam _______ the villagers into two opposing groups. A. drove B. split C. separated D. objected 10. She plays the piano really well and she can play _______ music anyone puts in front of her. A. whatever B. whenever C. whomever D. however 11. The last of four unmanned experimental US military aircraft designed to fly at six times the speed of sound _______ to be tested next year. A. expects B. is expecting C. will be expected D. is expected 12. The student _______ writing down every data during his experiments. A. used to B. get use to C. is fond of D. is accustomed to 13. A jail usually contains fields or factories _______ the prisoners can work to provide services to the large community. A. so that B. as if C. in case D. even if 14. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be _______ to carry it out. A. connected B. fastened C. bound D. stuck 15. Battlefield software and radiation-therapy systems are just two examples _______ designing for beauty may not be the proper focus. A. that B. when C. what D. where
2018-2019学年度高三上学期英语测试卷 第 I 卷 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Maria Sibylla Merian Until the 1670s, scientists thought that caterpillars and butterflies were two totally different creatures. Thanks to Maria Sibylla Merian, we know the truth about these winged insects. She began collecting, studying, and drawing them when she was 13. She was one of the few naturalists of her time to actually study live insects. It was through her study of caterpillars that she discovered the truth about their life cycles. Lucy Stone If you know a woman who keeps her own surname after marriage, she is continuing a tradition started by Lucy Stone. She initially changed her name, but decided to change it back a year later. She held the belief that "a wife should no more take her husband's name than he should hers." She became the first American married woman to keep her own family name for her entire life. Both she and her husband also fought the popular idea that husbands had legal control over their wives. Nellie Bly. Famous journalist Nellie Bly, was born in 1864 in Pennsylvania. When a Pittsburgh Dispatch journalist wrote an article claiming that working women were unacceptable. Bly wrote an argument that got her a job offer from the paper, Pittsburgh Dispatch. In her most famous assignment, she spent ten days living in a mental institution to expose the conditions the patients faced. Alice Coachman Alice Coachman was the first African-American woman to win Olympic gold. She grew up in Georgia, where prejudice prevented her from joining sports teams. So she trained on her own. Finally, Coachman competed in the 1948 Games in London, where she not only won a gold medal but set a record in the high jump. 21. What’s Maria Sibylla Merian’s contribution? A. She studied and drew live insects. B. She was the first woman to study insects. C. She found out the life cycles of caterpillars. D. She discovered the truth of several winged insects. 22. What can we know about Lucy Stone according to Paragraph 2? A. She never changed her family name all her life. B. She asked her husband to take her name.
高三英语周练（1）试题 命题人：考试时间：50分钟总分：89分 Ⅰ. 阅读理解(满分39分) A Food festivals around the world Stilton Cheese Rolling May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes, roll a complete cheese along a 50-metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their competitors' lane(赛道). Competition is fierce and the chief prize is a complete Stilton cheese weighing about four kilos (disappointingly, but understandably the cheeses used in the race are wooden ones). All the competitors are served with beer or port wine, the traditional accompaniment for Stilton cheese. Fiery Foods Festival—The Hottest Festival on Earth Every year more than 10,000 people head for the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They come from as far away as Australia, the Caribbean and China, but they all share a common addiction—food that is not just spicy(辛辣),but hot enough to make your mouth burn, your head spin and your eyes water. Their destination is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival which is held over a period of three days every March. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper—officially the hottest pepper in the world—or any one of the thousands of products that are on show. But one thing's for sure—if you don't like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn't for you! La Tomatina—The World's Biggest Food Fight On the last Wednesday of every August, the Spanish town of Bunol hosts La Tomatina—the world's largest food fight. A week-long celebration leads up to an exciting tomato battle as the highlight of the week's events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes—official fight-starters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd. The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again—and for a much-needed wash! 1. In the Stilton cheese rolling competition, competitors on each team must________. A. wear various formal clothes B. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane C. kick or throw their cheese D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos 2. Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held? A. In New Mexico. B. In the Caribbean. C. In Australia. D. In China.
2020年9月30日国庆前高三年级英语周练 I、完形填空(本大题共20小题，共30.0分) I wrote my first poem at the age of seven and showed it to my mother．She read and cried，"Buddy，you really wrote a beautiful poem!" Shyly but ( 1 ) ，I said yes．She poured out her ( 2 ) ．"It was nothing short of talent!" "What time will father be home？"I asked．I could hardly wait to ( 3 ) my work to him．I spent quite some time ( 4 ) for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest handwriting，drew a fancy border around it and ( 5 ) I placed it right on my father's plate on the dining table．My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．I was sure he would be able to ( 6 ) my poem． At almost 7o'clock my father burst in．He seemed ( 7 ) ．He circled the dining-room table，complaining about his employees． Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this？"He was reaching for my poem． "Ben，Buddy has written his first poem!"my mother began．"And it's beautiful，absolutely amaz…" "If you don't mind，I'd like to decide for myself．"Father said． I ( 8 ) my head as he read that poem．It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table．Now came the moment of ( 9 ) ． "I think it's terrible，"he said．
第一周周练习 阅读+完形04 1.阅读理解 Take a closer look at the wonders of Kew Gardens by joining a guided walking tour. Led by our knowledgeable volunteer guides, it is a fun and informative way to （1）What time can you choose if you go to free daily walking tours? A.9 am. B.10 am.
C.11 am. D.2:30 pm. （2）What can we learn about expert-guided tours? A.People can get in touch with experts ahead of time. B.People have no choice but to go on Tuesday. C.People can be warmly received by the staff. D.People can have a taste of fungi. （3）How much is the guide cost for 5 people? A.￡ 60. B.￡ 120. C.￡ 150. D.￡ 300. 【答案】（1）C （2）B （3）A 【解析】 参加有导游的徒步旅行，更近距离地欣赏英国皇家植物园的奇景。在我们知识渊博的志愿者导游的带领下，这是一种有趣且有益的探索方式。 （1）考查细节理解。根据Free daily walking tours部分中的“Tours leave at 11 am and 1:30 pm from the information desk at Victoria Gate Plaza”可知，这种徒步旅行在上午11点和下午1点半开始，故选C。 （2）考查细节理解。根据Expert-guided tours部分中的“Every Tuesday throughout the year at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm we'll be holding an expert-guided tour”可知，如果你对expert-guided tours感兴趣，你别无选择，只能在星期二参观。故选B。（3）考查推理判断。根据Price部分中的“The cost is ￡ 60 per guide (this does not include your entry to the Gardens). Each guide can take up to 15 people”和“Smaller groups are also accepted but the cost remains ￡ 60”可知，一个导游最多可以带15个人，5个人的导游费用仍然是60英镑，故选A。 【总结】本题考点涉及细节理解和推理判断两个题型的考查，是一篇介绍类阅读，考生需要准确捕捉细节信息，并根据上下文进行逻辑推理，从而选出正确答案。 2.阅读理解
博爱一中2017级高三周练试卷（五） 英语出题人：仝丽审题人：武玉玲第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Beautiful Valleys in the World Lauterbrunnen Valley Country: Switzerland This valley in the shadow of the Swiss Alps gets it name “Lauter Brunnen” （“many fountains” in English）from the 72 wonderful waterfalls found here. The green alpine meadows and towering mountains here attract many tourists. Lauterbrunnen is a favorite with adventure sports enthusiasts and skydiving in this valley is a popular activity. Kangaroo Valley Country: Australia The brilliantly sparkling brooks, the jade green rainforests and the abundance of plants and animals are only some of the reasons everyone wants to escape to this valley on the banks of the Kangaroo River in New South Wales. It’s not far from Sydney an d Canberra, which makes it an ideal holiday destination. Surrounded by such natural gift, it is easy to understand why the Australian Aboriginal Wodi Wodi tribe chose the Kangaroo Valley to be their home. Kashmir Valley Country: India Despite being the center of an ongoing border dispute （争端）between India and Pakistan, the beauty and splendor of this Himalayan valley attract thousands of visitors each year. The immense meadows and the numerous flowers, the great lakes and the meandering rivers in summer and snowy skiing tracks in winter are some of Kashmir’s greatest attractions. Yosemite Valley Country: USA Guarded by towering cliffs and carpeted by a thick pine forest, the Yosemite valley is part of the Yosemite National Park, The valley offers hikers some breathtaking views. The Merced River and a number of streams cross the valley and the waterfalls are simply spectacular. Do not miss out the Yosemite Falls — the highest waterfall in the continent. The hiking trails of the valley offer great opportunities to the adventure enthusiasts. 21. Where can you go if you are fond of adventure? A. Lauterbrunnen Valley and Yosemite Valley. B. Lauterbrunnen Valley and Kangaroo Valley. C, Kashmir Valley and Yosemite Valley. D. Kangaroo Valley and Kashmir Valley. 22. Why is Kangaroo Valley an ideal holiday destination? A. It has sparkling brooks. B. Its rainforests are unique.