1、2023-2023第一学期高一质检来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.K英语试卷第一局部 阅读理解共两节，总分值40分第一节 共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上该项涂黑。 ATwenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 am. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single
2、light in a ground floor window.I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute, answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman.
3、She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car.She kept thanking me for my kindness. “Its nothing, I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.“Oh, youre such a good man. She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Coul
4、d you drive through downtown“Its not the shortest way, I answered quickly.“Oh, Im in no hurry, she said. “Im on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I dont have any family left. The doctor says I dont have very long.I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).来源:学科网Z-X-X-KFor the next two hours, we dro
5、ve through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.Sometimes shed ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into t
6、he darkness, saying nothing.At dawn, she suddenly said, Im tired. Lets go now.We drove in silence to the address she had given me.“How much do I owe you she asked.“Nothing. I said.“You have to make a living, she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers, I answered.Almost without thinking, I bent an
7、d gave her a hug. She held me tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.21.The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to _.A. show she was familiar with the cityB. see some places for the last timeC. let the driver earn more moneyD. reach the de
8、stination on time22. The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he _.来源:学.科.网Z.X.X.KA. wanted to do her a favorB. shut off the meter by mistakeC. had received her payment in advanceD. was in a hurry to take other passengers23. What can we learn from the storyA. Giving is always a pleasure.
9、B. People should respect each other.C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.D. People should learn to appreciate others concern.B Deserts are found where there is little rainfall or where rain for a whole year falls in only a few weeks time. Ten inches of rain may be enough for many plants
10、to survive (存活)if the rain is spread throughout the year, If it falls within one or two months and the rest of the year is dry, those plants may die and a desert may form. Sand begins as tiny pieces of rock that get smaller and smaller as wind and weather wear them down. Sand dunes (沙丘) are formed a
11、s winds move the sand across the desert. Bit by bit, the dunes grow over the years, always moving with the winds and changing the shape. Most of them are only a few feet tall, but they can grow to be several hundred feet high.There is, however, much more to a desert than sand. In the deserts of the
12、southwestern United States, cliffs (悬崖) and deep valleys were formed from thick mud that once lay beneath a sea more than millions of years ago. Over the centuries, the water dried up. Wind, sand, rain, heat and cold all wore away at the remaining rocks. The faces of the desert mountains are always
13、changing -very, very slowly -as these forces of nature continue to work on the rock. Most deserts have a surprising variety of life. There are plants, animals and insects that have adapted to life in the desert. During the heat of the day a visitor may see very few signs of living things, but as the
14、 air begins to cool in the evening, the desert comes to life. As the sun begins to rise again in the sky, the desert once again becomes quiet and lonely.24. Many plants may survive in deserts when_.A. it is dry all the year round B. the rain falls only in a few weeksC. there is little rain in a year
15、 D. the rain is spread out in a year25. Sand dunes are formed when_.A. sand piles up gradually B. there is plenty of rain in a yearC. the sea has dried up over the years D. pieces of rock get smaller26. The underlined sentence in the third paragraph probably means that in a desert there is_. A. too much sand B. more sand than before C. nothing except sand D. something else besides sand27 It can be learned from the text that in a desert_.A.
