河北省衡水中学2015_2016学年高一英语下学期readingtest3（无答案）人教新目标版

河北省衡水中学2015_2016学年高一英语下学期readingtest3（无答案）人教新目标版

2015-2016学年高一英语下学期readingtest(3)AAMayapyramidisabasewithfourtriangular(三角形）sides.Withoutmetal_1,theybuiltpyramidthatwere200feethigh.TheMayasbuilt_2kindsofpyramids.Bothpyramidshadsteep(陡峭的）steps_3_uptoaflattop,butonlyonetypeofpyramidwas__4_tobeused.Theotherwasdesignedtobe__5_-itwasdesignedtohonora6Tikal,oneofthemajorMayascities,hadespeciallylargenumberof_7_.Someweredesignedtobeclimbed,andsomewerenotThetypeofpyramidthatwasdesignedtobeusedwasusedbythepriests(祭司).Priestsclimbedthepyramidsto8ceremoniesonthesteps,whichsymbolized_9_fromtheEarthtotheheavens,sincetheystartedfromthegroundlevelrightuptothe10ontop.Themostimportantceremonieswereconductedattheverytopofthepyramids.11someceremonieswereheldatthetopofpyramidsMayapyramidshad12tops.Theotherkindofpyramidlookedremarkably13.Thesepyramidsalsohadflattopsandsteepsteps14thestepswerenotbeused.Thesepyramidswerebuiltlohonoragod15,youcouldclimbthesteps,althoughtheywereverysleep.Youmightevenfindadoorwayshereandthere.Thedoorways16_tunnelsthatwentnowhere.Sometunnelswererigged(装备)withdeadly17.TheMayapeople18whichpyramidsweredesignedtobeusedandwhichweredesignedtobehonored.Butarchaeologists(考古学家）todaymustclimbvery19,becauseitissometimeshardto20thetwodifferenttypesofMayapyramidsapart.1.A.doorsB.partsC.toolsD.bridges2.A.fewB.someC.manyD.two3.A.climbingB.leadingC.movingD.coming4.A.designedB.allowedC.openedD.closed5.A.displayedB.admiredC.keptD.touched6.A.godB.kingC.heroD.solder7.A.peopleB.houseC.mountainsD.attend8.A.enjoyB.observeC.conductD.pyramids9.A.lookingB.risingC.shoutingD.growing10.A.stoneB.wallC.templeD.station11.A.BecauseB.AlthoughC.UnlessD.Until12.A.wideB.flatC.cleanD.quiet13.A.publicB.fineC.similarD.high14.A.sinceB.soC.forD.but15.A.AtlastB.ForexampleC.OfcourseD.Aboveall16. A.consistedofB.differedfromC.stoodforD.ledto17. A.trapsB.blowsC.diseaseD.snakes18. A.believedB.knewCsaidD.answered19. A.carefullyB.slowlyC.patientlyD.happily20. A.drawB.cutC.breakD.tellnBRuthElizabethBecker,wasoneoftheyoungestpassengersontheTitanicattwelve.ShewasoneofthefewremainingTitanic21.Herstoryisamazing.It‘sinspirational（鼓舞人心的）thatsomeonesoyoungwasabletoshowsuch_22;eventhefaceofa(n)23_disasterthatfewofuscantrulypictureinourminds.RuthwasborninIndiain1899.Whenherbrotherwasill,hermotherdecidedtotakehimandtherestofthefamilytoMichiganformedical_24.Ruth,hermother,andheryoungerbrotherandsisterboardedtheTitanicassecond-classpassengerswithherfather25_behindinIndiatojointhemlater.Ruthandherfamilywere_26_atthebeautyoftheship,buttheirtriptookahorrible_27_whendisasterstruck.TheTitanicstruckanicebergandbegan_28_rapidly.Ruth'smother_29togetintoLifeboatNo.l1withhertwoyoungestchildren,buttherewasno30leftforRuthShe31asshewasseparatedfromherdaughter.WhoendedupinLifeboatNo.13.AsRuthlifeboatwasloweredintothe32.itwasnearlycrushed(压垮)byLifeboatNO.15.whichwasbeingloweredtooquickly.Theairwasfilledwiththe33fromthepeopleintheicywater.AyoungPolishwomaninRuth'slifeboatcriedasherbabywas34.HehadbeenseparatedfromhermuchlikeRuthhadbeenseparatedfromherfamily.Thoughshedidn’tunderstandGerman,Ruthdidherbestto35,theupsetmother.Finally,thelifeboatwas36_.Afterseveraltensehoursofwaiting.Ruthwas_37_toseehermotherandsibling(兄弟姐妹)alive.Shewasalsohappyto38_thatthePolishwomanfromherlifeboathadbeenreunitedwithherbaby..Rushonce39totalkaboutthesinkingincidentformanyyears.40later,shebegantotalkaboutit,andmadeappearancesatTitanicHistoricalSocietyalongwithotherTitanicsurvivor21.A.designersB.directorsC.survivorsD.researchers22.A.expressionB.braveryC.carefulnessD.responsibility23.A.endlessB.impressiveC.excitingD.terrifying24.A.educationB.serviceC.adviceD.treatment25.A.fallingB.waitingC.arrivingD.working26.A.puzzledB.confusedC.satisfiedD.amazed27.A.turnB.wayC.choiceD.decision28.A.sinkingB.runningC.operatingD.sliding29.AstoppedB.preparedC.managedD.dreamed30.A.roomB.bedC.roadD.house31A..aiguedB.beggedC.criedD.shouted32.A.landB.waterC.shipD.sand33.A.apologiesB.complainsC.whispersD.screams34.A.missingB.safeC.weakD.rough35A.welcomeB.teachC.comfortD.please36A.repairedB.observedC.touchedD.rescuedn37.A.disappointedB.inspiredC.delightedD.encouraged38-A.rememberB.discoverC.expectD.accept39.A.agreedB.refusedC.hopedD.determined40.A.ButB.AndC.OrD.SoCIfyougobackinhistoryfarenough,you’llcometoatimewhentherewerenoclocksorwatches.Butpeoplestillneededawaytotimehowlongtheyworkedandhowlongtoleavethebreadoverthefire.Shadowclockswerea"hot"itemaround1500B.C.Butthesewereonlyusefulduringthedaytime—andonlyonsunnydays!Soonbetterwaystomarktimewereinvented.Eversetyourclockonfire?Manyculturesdid!TheChinesetookarope,tiedseveralknots(结）init,eachonethesamedistanceapart,andsetitburning.Asfirepassedeachknot,aperiodoftimewascountedoff.Later,theyspacedweightsevenly(均勾地）alongtheropeandplacedsomethinglikeabellbeneathit.Astheropeburned,theweightswoulddropand"say"thetime!Otherculturesdidthesamethingwithevenlyspacedpins(针）inacandle.Whenthecandleburneddownlowenough,thepinwoulddropandstrikethepanbelow.Itmusthavebeen"quietenoughtohearapindrop!"Itisverylikelythatyouhaveplayedwithasandglass-orhourglass.Itisanancientclock.Canyouguesswhattheseancientsandglasseswerefilledwith?Time’sup!Ifyousaid,“Sand/，youarewrong!Inmostcases,theavailablesandwastoocoarse(大颗粒的）toflowsmoothly,sopowdered(粉末状的）eggshellswereusedinstead.AncientGreeksusedthesandglasstomeasurecookingtime.Contrarytowhattheirnamemeans,hourglassescanmeasureanywherefromtwominutestofourhours,dependingontheamountofsand，er，eggshellinthem!41.Whatdidthe“clocks”mentionedinthesecondparagraphhaveincommon?A.Theywereallreusableclocks.B.Theyallreliedonfiretowork.C.Theyallcloudmeasuretimeexactly.D.Theyallshouldworkinquietplaces.41.WhichofthefollowingaboutthesandglassisNOTdiscussedinthelastparagraph?-A.WhoinventeditB.Whatitwasusedfor.C.WhatwascontainedinitD.Howlongitcanmeasure.42.Whywasn’tsandputintoancientsandglasses?A.Becausetheancientsandwastooexpensive.B.Becausetheancientsandwaspowdered.C.Becausetheancientsandwastoobigtoflow.D.Becausepeoplecouldn’tfindsandeasily.43.Thetextismainlyabout.A.whyshadowclocksbecamepopular.B.whattheworld'soldestclockwas.C.whenthefirstclockwasinventedD.howtheancientsmarkedtime.45.Howdoestheauthordevelopthetext?A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.nDSamueldeChamplainwasaFrenchexplorer,navigator(航海家)，andmapmaker.HeexploredmuchofeasternCanadaandbecameknownasthe^FatherofNewFrance55.Bornintoafamilyofsailors,Champlain,whilestillayoungman,beganexploringNorthAmerica.In1603,hesaileduptheSaguenayRiverandtheSt.LawrenceRiver.From1604to1607Champlainjoinedintheexplorationandsettlementofthefirstpermanent(永久的)EuropeansettlementnorthofFlorida.Then,in1608,heestablishedtheFrenchsettlementthatisnowQuebecCity.Healsomadethefirstaccurate(精确的）mapoftheCanadiancoast.ChamplainspentmostoftherestofhislifegoingbetweenFranceandCanada.HisgoalsweretomapNorthAmericaandfindaquickerwaytogettothePacificOcean:In1629QuebecwascontrolledbytheEnglishandChamplainwastakentoEnglandasaprisoner.WhenCanadawasreturnedtoFrancein1633ChamplainreturnedtoCanadaasgovernorofQuebecandremainedinQuebecuntilhisdeathonChristmasDayin1635.ChamplainwasthefirstEuropean如exploreanddescribetheGreatLakes,andpublishedmapsofhisjourneysandreportsofwhathelearnedfromthenativesandtheFrenchlivingamongthenatives.Champlainwasmemorializedasthe“FatherofNewFrance”，andmanyplacesandstreetsinNorthAmericausehisname.ThemostfamousoftheseisLakeChamplain,whichliesbetweennorthernNewYorkandVermont.46.WhichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsaboutChamplain?a.establishedthesettlementinCanadab.traveleduptheSt.LawrenceRiverc.returnedtoCanadaasgovernorofQuebecd.wastakentoEngland47.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassagethat?A.ChamplainwasimportanttoCanadianhistory.B.Champlainwasfamousforthelakenamedforhim.C.ChamplainwasthefirstpersontoexploreNorthAmericaD.Champlainwasthefirstfamilymembertoworkonaship.48.TheunderlinedwordMemorialized5*inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“”.A.describedB.chosenC.rememberedD.trusted49.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A.ExplorationofNorthAmericaB.OriginofLakeChamplainC.FoundationofQuebecD.FatherofNewFranceEManypeoplebelievethatpaperstartedwiththeancientEgyptians.However,thisisnotexactlytrue.Instead,5,000yearsago,Egyptiansusedamaterialcalledpapyrus(纸莎草纸），whichwasmadefromthestems(茎）ofriverplants.Theyputtheseflatpiecestogethertocreatealargerflatsheet(簿片)，onwhichAncientEgyptianswrotelikepaper.Butthepaperweknowtodaydidnotexistuntil3,000yearslater.ItwascreatedinChinaNooneknowswhofirstinventedpaper.Buthistorydoestellusaboutonemannwhoimprovedtheprocess.Itwasintheyear105.AmannamedCaiLunbegantousemanymaterialstomakepaper.Hetooktheoutercovetingofatree,piecesofnetandcloth,brokethesematerialsdownintoverysmallpiecesandmixedthemwithwater.Thenhepressedoutthewater,andallthatwasleftwasathinsheetofpaper.Paperquicklyspreadtootherareasoftheworld.IntheMiddleEast,peoplemade,paperthickerandalsomadeiteasiertoproducequickly.FromtheMiddleEast,papertraveledtoEuropeandthentheAmericas.Formanyyearspapercostalotofmoneyandtimetocreate.Butinthe19thcentury,peoplebegantocreatepaperfromwood.Paperchangedthewaypeoplelived.Longago,whenpaperwasdifficulttomake,peopleonlyusedpaperforspecialpurposes.GovernmentofficialswouldwriteimportantlawsonitExplorersdrewmapsoftheworldonitButcommonpeopledidnotuseit.Aspaperbecameeasiertomake,itwasusedformorethings.Peoplewrapped(包裹）itaroundgifts.Paperwasalsousedasmoney.Todaypeopleusepaperforevenmorethings.50.Accordingtothetext,papyrus_A.wasmadefromclothB.hasalongerhistorythanpaperC.isdifficulttoproduceD.wasintroducedtoEgyptfromChina51.Paragraph2ismainlyaboutA.howCaiLunimprovedpaperB.thelonghistoryofpaperinChina'C.whyCaiLunwantedtomakepaperD.theinventionofthefirstpieceofpaper52What’sthespreadingrouteofpaper?A.Asia-->theAmericas-->EuropeàtheMiddleEastB.Asia—Europe—>theMiddleEast—»theAmericasC.Asia—theMiddleEast—>Europe—>theAmericasD.Asia—>theMiddleEast—♦theAmericas-1^Europe53.Whenitwasfirstinvented,paperA.couldonlybeusedbygovernmentofficialsB.wasexpensiveanddifficulttomakeC.wassenttoothersasagiftD.wastoothicktowriteonFNoonepersoninventedthebicycle.Instead,manypeopleworkedtogetherovertime.ExpertssaythatthefirstplanscamefromLeonardodaVinci.Thisfamousinventorandartistwroteplansforamodembicyclehundredsofyearsago.Butinventorsdidnotcreatethefirstworkingbicycleuntiltheearly1800’s.Thefirstbicyclehadwheels.Butitdidnothavepedals(踏板）tomovethewheels.Theriderpushedthebicycleforwardbypushinghisfeetagainsttheground.Peoplecalledthisbicyclethe“pushbikes”.Inthe1850’sand60’Frenchinventorschangedthedesignofthebicycle.TheymadethefrontwheellargerandputpedalsonitRidersusedtheirfeetonthepedalstopushthebicycleforward.Theymadethisbicyclewithaheavysteelframe(框架）.AndtheymadethewheelsoutofwoodandironPeoplecalledthisbicyclethe“boneshaker”.Onthestonestreetsofthattime,thebicycleshooktheriderveryhard.Overthenexttenyears,inventorsmadethefrontwheelevenlargertoincreasenitsspeed.Theyalsoaddedrubbertires(轮胎）onthewheels.Peoplecalledthisbicycle“theordinary”.Butthesekindsofbicyclesweredifficulttopushforwardanditwasdifficulttochangedirectionswhileriding.In1885,JKStarleyinventedthefirstmodembicycle.Heputsimilar-sizedwheelsonthefrontandbackofthebicycle.Healsoaddedathinmetalchainthatworkedbetweenthepedalsandthewheels.ButitwasstilldifficulttorideaStarleybicycle.Inthe1890’sinventorsmademoremovementstothebicycle.Theyusedbetterrubberforthewheels.Theydevelopedgoodbrakes(杀车）tostopthebicycle.Itwasnotlongbeforepeopleallaroundtheworldusedbicyclesforsportandplay.Peoplealsosaythatmakingbicycleshelpedscientistsandinventorsmakebettermachines.Infact,famousinventorslikeHenryFordandtheWrightBrothersusedbicycletechnologytocreatecarsandairplanes!54.Accordingtothetext,pushbikes.A.hadonewheelB.hadaheavysteelframeC.hadnopedalsD.wereeasytopushforward55.The“boneshaker^’bicyclegotitsnameprobablybecause.A.itwasmadeofironandsteelB.itdidharmtothebonegrowthC.itwasusedonthestonestreetsD.itmadetherideruncomfortable56.WhatdoweknowaboutaStarleybicycle?A.Ithadgoodbrakes.B.Itofferedasmoothride.C.Itwasusedmainlyforsport.D.Itlookssimilartothebicycletoday.