妨努州忍劲市鸡驱学校一中2021--2021度高一第一
学期第二次阶段性考试
英语试题
第二阅读理解〔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和D〕中，选出最正确选项。
A
On the first day of school our professor introduced himlf and challenged us to get to know someone we didn't know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. "Hi, girl! My name is Ro, I’m 87 years old."
"Why are you in college at such a young age?" I asked jokingly.
"I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!"she replied.
Ro became a college symbol this year and she could be easily distinguished from the other students.
At the end of the mester we invited Ro to speak at our football party. I'll never forget what she taught us.
"We do not stop playing becau we are old; we grow old becau we stop playing. There are only two crets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lo your dreams, you die!" she said.
"There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years old. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can
grow older. But every minute counts for young men,"she added.
She ended her speech by singing The Song of Ro. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives.
At the year's end, Ro finished the college education she had begun all tho years ago. One week
after graduation Ro died peacefully in her sleep.
56. Ro went to college becau she .
A. wanted to live longer
B. loved to stay with the young
C. wanted to realize her dream
D. planned to enjoy her life there
57. Which of the following is included in Ro’s speech?
A. People won’t grow old if they stop playing.
B. The more you laugh, the younger you will be.
C. People easily become old if they do more things.
D. Time is especially important for young people.
58. At the end of her speech, Ro asked each of her classmates .
A. to sing along with her
B. to sing one’s own song
C. to recite the lyrics
D. to do as the lyrics said
59. Which of the following can best describe the story?
A. Live with your dream.
B. Find crets of staying young.
C. Learn wherever you are.
D. Be happy every day.
B
When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach (田径教练). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior (级学生). John changed to our school from Greece, and emed to be interested in athletics, so I encouraged him to join our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.
About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, “John, I really appreciate that you came out for the track team, but why didn’t you play tennis instead? It e ms that would interest you a lot more, since you’re so good at it.〞
John answered, “Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason.〞From then on, I often remember my student’s reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不满的) students can be of themlves, I’ve found that a simple “I trust that you can do it!〞 can go a long way!
60. According to Paragraph 1, the author ems to think more about John’s ______.
A. PE marks
B. lf-confidence
C. interest in sports
D. state of health
61. Why did John take part in the track team?
A. He had been an excellent runner.
B. He was encouraged by his teacher.
C. He liked running more than tennis.
D. He had no tennis coach to train him.
62. The purpo of this passage is probably ______.
A. to build a clo teacher-student relationship
B. to introduce a new way of sports training
C. to explain the value of sports and games
D. to show the importance of encouragement
63. The passage is mainly written for ______.
A. teachers
B. parents
C. students
D. players
C
（一）What's the purpo of the text?
A. To list the rvices offered by the Association.
B. To make an advertiment for the flats.
