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1、高一英语寒假作业（一）第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第二部分 阅读理解第一节 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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A One day an American called Simon went to London to visit his friend, Rick. Rick told him that his flat was on the first floor. When he arrived, Simon went straight to the first floor of the building.
2、But he was told that there was no Rick on that floor. Do you know why? In fact, the British call the first floor of a building the ground floor. The floor above the ground floor is the first floor, which Americans would call the second floor. The story shows that there are a few culture differences
3、between Britain and America, though the British and Americans both speak English. The British usually hide their feelings. They seldom start a conversation with strangers. For example, on the train the British often spend their time reading newspapers or books. But Americans are quite different. The
4、yre more active and easier to talk with. The British and Americans may use different terms for many things. The British usually use football, rubber and post while Americans prefer to use soccer, eraser and mail.21. Simon went to London to_. A. visit his friend B. spend his holiday C. study English
5、D. have a meeting22. According to the passage, the British usually spend their time_ on the train. A. playing cards B. talking loudly C. doing some reading D. singing and dancing23. Whats the best title for the passage? A. Differences in culture B. Simons funny storyC. Information abroad D. Hiding t
6、he feelingsB Nobody is sure where and when the expression apple-pie order began. Some say that Scottish and English writers used the expression a long time ago. Others say it was first used in the northeastern American states known as New England. The housewives of New England cut their apples in ev
7、en slices. Then they filled pie pans with them in an organized way, row（排）upon row. As one writer said, the women of New England loved to have everything in its place. This perhaps explains why it generally is believed that the expression apple-pie order began in New England. Another old expression,
8、 apple of discord, comes from ancient mythology（神话），however. The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around the table to celebrate the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. One of the goddesses-Discord-was a troublemaker. She threw away a golden apple on the table to be given as a prize
9、to the most beautiful goddess. At one time, the tomato was called a love apple. That was a mistake. This is how the mistake happened: In the sixteenth century, Spain brought the tomato from South America after Spanish explorers had landed there. Spain then sold the tomato to Morocco. Italian traders
10、 carried it on to Italy. The Italian name for the tomato was pomo di Moro-apple of the Moors. When French growers brought it in from Italy, they thought di Moro meantdamour-the French word for love. And so pomo di Moro became the apple of love. People believe many things about the apple. One belief
11、is that it has great power of keeping people healthy. A very common expression is an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Another belief is based on fact. The expression is one rotten apple spoils the barrel. When an apple begins to go bad, it ruins all the other apples around it in the container. The
12、 expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act bad.24. Which of the following can we know about the phrase apple-pie order? A. Everyone is sure of where it began. B. No one knows for sure where and when it began. C. It began in New England. D. It has been put i
13、nto use recently.25. Whats the meaning of apple of discord? A. Cause of disagreement. B. Everything in good order. C. Everything in agreement. D. Situation of danger.26. Whats the purpose of the third paragraph? A. To show how the tomato was brought in from south America. B. To show us a mistaken id
14、ea. C. To tell us a love story about apple. D. To explain how the tomato was called the apple of love.27. Which of the following expressions is about health? A. One rotten apple spoils the barrel. B. Apple-pie order. C. Apple of discord. D. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.C Although English is
15、not as old as Chinese, it is spoken by many people around the world every day. English speakers are always creating new words, and we are often able to know where most words come from. Sometimes, however, no one may really know where a word comes from. Did you ever think about why hamburgers are called hamburgers, especially when they are not made with ham? About a hundred years ago, some men went to America form Europe. They came from a big city in Germany called Hamburg. They did not speak good English, but they ate good food. When so
