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1、1河南省南阳市方城县第一高级中学 2014-2015 年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）分） 第一节第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AI never thought I would have a life-changing experience at Wal-Mart. Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing
2、in wasnt moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier.There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, hes an old guy!For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were the usual,
3、“Hows it going?” But he did something different-he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.I thought it was odd. I have grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a whil
4、e, you dont give any thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, “I just found out I have six months to live,” and someone would reply, “Have a great day!”But that wasnt the end.He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of frie
5、ndship. He looked the customers in the eyes. “I sure want to thank you for shopping here today,” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.”The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture and in a place
6、they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name. Marty. 2I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.21. According to the writer, when common people ask you “Hows it going?” .A. they dont really care w
7、hat you may answer B. they are just practicing their conversation abilityC. they are inquiring about your private informationD. they dont expect to hear any negative answers22. What was most customers reaction to Martys behaviors?A. They thought it worthless.B. They were in some way moved.C. They th
8、ought it awful and odd.D. They felt somewhat offended.23. What does the writer intend to express through the text?A. Our everyday life is always full of surprises.B. Most customers enjoy being treated this way.C. Being different is a good way of doing business.D. A little positive action can make a
9、big difference. BJumping across citiesForget about expensive gyms; the new sport in cities is free-running. Since it started in a Paris suburb around 1995, free-running has attracted lots of fans in cities around the world. Instead of walking normally, free-runners jump over or around anything cars,
10、 buildings, trees, or streetlights in their way.One of the sports inventors told our reporter how free-running started.It was boring where we lived. There was nothing for us to do after school. We had done playground games like football and basketball when we were kids but we wanted something new an
11、d exciting. We started learning how to jump and run between buildings and we loved it. Walking is a waste of time. Free-runners have to use their imaginations. Everything a tree, a streetlight is part of our outdoor gym. Were like children because we have never stopped playing in the street. The spo
12、rts website has lots of rules, for example, dont break peoples windows, dont jump on flowerbeds and dont be rude to people who want you to stop. Safety is also very important. 3You must start with the easy moves you have to do thousands of small practice jumps before you try anything difficult. If y
13、ou made only one mistake, you might hurt yourself badly.A local person said, “Its good that young people have something to do. But when they jump off buildings like cats, they sometimes frighten other people.”Dont try this at home: the basics of free-runningBlind Jump: a jump where you cant see the
14、landing spot.Tic-tac: run and put your foot on a small step, go forward and jump over the next thing.Basic Jump: run and jump, land on two feet while bending your knees. To finish roll into head-over-heels.Cat Jump: run towards a wall, put both hands on the top of the wall and jump through your arms
15、.24. Free-running started _.A. about twenty years ago B. with the help of schoolsC. in big cities of America D. among famous sportsmen25. Free-runners shouldnt _.A. use their imaginations B. start with the easy movesC. jump on flowerbeds D. run between buildings26. According to the passage, free-run
16、ning is a(n)_sport.A. ancient B. expensive C. safe D. exciting27. The purpose of this passage is to _.A. explain the importance of outdoor activitiesB. introduce some information about free-runningC. warn children not to join in dangerous sportsD. advise people to do more exercise at home firstCShopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time
