1、阶段评估检测一必修一第二部分：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。 A Every culture has a recognized point when a child becomes an adult, when rules must be followed and tests passed.In China, although teengers can get their ID cards at 16, many only see themselves as an adult wh
2、en they are 18. In the US, where everyone drives, the main step to the freedom of adult life is learning to drive. At 16, American teens take their driving test. When they have their licenses, they drive into the grown-up world.“Nobody wants to ride the cheese bus to school,” said Eleanor Fulham, 17
3、. She brought the pressure back to memory, especially for kids from wealthier families. “Its like youre not cool if dont have a car,” she said.According to recent research, 41% of 16 to 19-year-olds in the US own cars, up from 23% in 1995. Although most of these cars are bought by parents, some teen
4、s get part-time jobs to help pay.Not all families can afford cars for their children. In cities with subways and limited parking, some teenagers dont want them. But in rich suburban areas without subways, and where bicycles are more for fun than transportation, it is strange for a teenager not to ha
5、ve a car.But police say 16-year-olds have almost three times more accidents than 18 to 29-year-olds. This has made many parents pause before letting their kids drive.Julie Sussman, of Virginia, decided that her son Chad, 15, will wait until he is 17 to apply for his learners permit.Chad said he had
6、accepted his parents decision, although it had caused some teasing from his friends. “They say that I am unlucky,” he said, “But Id rather be alive than driving, and I dont really trust my friends on the road, either.” In China as more families get cars, more 18-year-olds learn to drive. Will this b
7、ecome a big step to becoming an adult?21、Which may serve as the best title of the article?A Cars Helping You to Grow-Up.B Driving into the Grown-up WorldC Teenagers Driving in AmericaD Recongnized Point of Becoming an Adult.22、16-year-old drivers have more accidents possibly because _A they want to
8、show themselves off.B they are never experienced driversC older people always drive better.D they never drive carefully on the road23、When Chad said “I dont really trust my friends”, he meant that _A he might run into his friends if he droveB he didnt agree with his friendsC he might not be safe if
9、his friends drove D he was afraid that his friends might well lie to him.24、The article mainly gives information about _.A an American cultureB a cultural difference between America and China.C a charge in the Chinese culture.D the relationship between driving and a persons development.答案：BBCA BYouv
10、e bought what you need. The grocery cashier asks, “Will that be paper or plastic?” You reply “Plastic, please.”This seems like a simple question and there are plenty of reasons we choose plastic: easier to carry, lighter than paper bags, possibly less damaging to the environment, less expensive to t
11、he shop owners, able to be used as trash bag, and so on. There are different opinions on plastic and paper. Now lets follow the travels of 3 plastic bags. It begins at the grocery store with the customers choice.Plastic bag 1: As the waste engineer come by and pick up the trash, the first plastic ba
12、g falls out. It sits on a small street for a couple of hours until a car comes along and takes it down to the road. Then a gust of wind blows it across the roas, them another car, then another gust of wind finally makes its way to the beach. Water fills the plastic bag and makes it liik like a jelly
13、gish. A seal swims by, thinking it looks very interesting, and swallowed it. The plastic bag may stay in the seals stomach for months, maybe years. You see, our lovely animals have been living thousands of years in a world where everything can be eaten.Plastic Bag 2: This bag does make its way to la
14、ndfill. Before they have a chance to cover up the thounds of pounds of daily waste, a trong wind comes up and blows these plastic bags out of the landfill. Once the wind stops, workers will be sent to collect thousands of bags around. But they cant possibly get them all. So our little bag continues
15、his adventure getting caught in trees, eaten by birds or making its way to our lakes or rivers. Plastic Bag 3 : The last bag also blows away but is caught in a landfill where it sits for many years, as all the trash is wrapped in a big plastic bag, making natural degradation impossible. Although wor
16、kers do much work ro make sure water and air system wont be polluted, some do. Guess what, plastic bags are made from petrol, a harmful waste materal, which in one way or another makes its way to the environment.Another problem with putting olastic bafs in our trash is that our landfills for most ci
17、ties may be filled in about 20 years. More importantly, since we are running out of land to build homes, you might have the pleasure of one day living on top of your plastic bags!One of the best suggestions is not to use a bag at all or bring your own cloth bags. If you must, please choode paper bag
18、s, which, though not suggested, can be eaten by animals. And there are more opportunities recycle paper bags. It does take a little extra effort. But please have a thought about the little seal next time you say, “Plastic, please.”25、The author describes the travel of Plastic Bag 1 to show_A seals l
19、ike eating plastid bafs around them.B seals really gave good stomachs.C seals are potential victims of plastic bags.D seals are not able to differ plastic from food.26、Wrapped in a big plastic bag, Plastic Bag 3 _A still does harm to the environment.B can hardly be harmful to the environment.C is mu
20、ch safer than Plastic Bag 3D will end up being eaten by seals or some fish.27、What will the following part of this passage talk about?A Suggestions on reducing harm of plastic bags.B Disadvantages of using too many plastic bags.C Persuading people into using paper bag.D Other potential victims of pl
21、astic bags.答案：CAA CLocated in the middle the northern lights belt, Tromso can offer some of the highest levels of northern lights activities on earth. Perhaps Tromso is the worlds best place for a Northern Lights Tour.Join one of our Northern Lights Holidays this winter. It could become one of the g
22、reatest exoeriences in your life.DESTINATION: Tromso county, Norway.PRICE: 450 per person.WHEN: 2nd September until 31st March.PICK-UP: Each evening at 6 Pmbeside your hotel.DROP-OFF: Earlist at 12 AM. When we have a dighting we often stay out later, at no extra cost.SIZE OF GROUP: Maximum 8 partici
23、pants are recommended and normal, but not absolute. A small group allows more freesom in terms of chasing the northern lights.INCLUDED-Transportation each day in a comfortable car.-A meal each day.-All necessary equipment such as snowshoes, flashlight, water-filled bottle, woolen underwater, hat, ea
24、rm shoes, warm stockings, and reindeer skin to lie on, if needed.-A guide who eoll do anything necessary to find the northern lights.EXCITING CHANSEA Northern Lights Holiday means an intense and exciting chase to the coast or deep into the wild, perhaps even to the Finnish border. Each day on a Nort
25、her Lightes Tour we contact meteorologists shortly before departure to get accurate information. In order to find out where we will gave best chances to see the northern lights.WE GUARANTEE A GREAT TRIPThe norther light is unpredictable, but we guarantee that we will do everying to find it. Patience
26、 is a key word on Northern Lights Tour.ECO-TOURISMWe offer ecologically sustainable and responsible tours. Travelling in small groups is an essential part of the eco-tourism concept, as small groups have lesser impact on nature and will not disturb the wildlife unnecessarily.28、A small group os pref
27、erred for the following reasons EXCEPT that _.A a small group is free to run after the northern lights.B a small group has less effect on natureC a small group can save the travel cost.D a small group eill not disturb wildlife29、The underlined word “it” refer to _A the norther lights tourB patienceC
28、 equipmentD the northern light30、We can infer that _A if tourist stay out late, they have to pay more.B every tourist group is not sure to see the northern lightsC every tourist group will get the money back if they dont see the northern lights.D the northern lights can be seen every day from 20th S
29、eptember to 31st March.31、The passage is most likely to be taken from a(n) _A advertisementB news reportC science textbookD storybook答案：CDBA D Now came great news! It came from a neighboring state, where he familys only surviving relative lived. It was Sallys relative a destant relative by the name
30、of Tilbury Foster, seventy and single. Tilbury now wrote to Sally, saying he should shortly die, and should leave him thirty thousand dollars, cash; not for love, but because money had geven him most of his troubles, and he wished to place it where there was good hope that it would continue its evil
31、 work. The bequest would be found in his will, and would be officially handed over provided that Sally should be able to prove to the executors.As soon as Aleck had partially recovered from the strong emotions created by the letter, she sent someone to the relatives home and subscribed for the local
32、 paper.For the rest of the day Sally made confusion with his books, and Aleck could not keep her minc on her affairs, not even take up a flower-pot or biil or a stick of wood without forgerring what she had intended to do with it. For both were dreaming.“Thirty thousand dollars!”Alt it day long Aleci was absorbed in planning how to invest it, Sally in planning how to spend it.There was no roma
