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1、河北省武邑中学2018-2019学年高一英语上学期寒假作业25第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 AModern life is impossible without travelling. The fastest way to travel is by air. With a modern plane you can travel in one day to places which took a month or more one hundred y
2、ears ago.Travelling by train is slower than by air, but it has its advantages. You can see the country you are travelling in. Modern trains have comfortable seats and dining cars. They make even the longest journey enjoyable.Some people prefer to travel by sea when it is possible. There are large li
3、nes and river boats with which you can visit many other countries and different places. Travelling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday.Many people like to travel by car. You can make your own timetable. You can travel three or four hundred miles or only fifty miles a day, just as you li
4、ke. You can stop wherever you wish: where there is something interesting to see, at a good restaurant where you can enjoy a good meal, or a hotel to spend the night. That is why travelling by car is popular for pleasure trips, while people usually take a train or a plane when they are travelling on
5、business.1. From the passage we know that the most flexible(灵活的) way to travel is _.A. by car B. by train C. by plane D. by boat2. The underlined word “They” in the passage refers to_.A. modern trains in the country B. the travelers on modern trainsC. comfortable seats and dining cars D. the slower
6、ways to travel3. The best title for this passage_ A. How to travel B. Ways to travel C. Modern life D. Holiday planningBMartha Graham, born in 1894, was one of the most famous dancers and creators of dance, whose influence(影响) on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern v
7、isual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture. She created almost two hundred dance pieces. She is often called the Mother of Modern Dance.Earlier in her life, however, Martha did not know that she would become a dancer. At that time, the dancers were looked down on.
8、 So Marthas parents didnt approve of her desire to dance at the beginning. Until 1916, she began her studies at the newly created Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, founded by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, where Graham worked very hard to improve her ability to dance because she was consi
9、dered too old to begin dancing.In 1936, Graham made her defining work, “Chronicle”, which signaled the beginning of a new era(纪元) in modern dance. The dance brought serious issues to the stage for the general public in a dramatic manner. Influenced by the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Great Depress
10、ion that followed, and the Spanish Civil War, it focused on depression and isolation, reflected in the dark nature of both the set and costumes. Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy. Once again, she was met with criticism from people who came to watch her shows. But she didnt give up. H
11、er last completed ballet(芭蕾舞) was 1990s Maple Leaf Rag. “A Dancers World” is an introduction to Graham and her work. She tells about her dances and her dance group shows some of their methods.Martha Graham received many awards during her lifetime, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in ninet
12、een seventy-six. She was the first dancer to receive the countrys highest civilian honor. She died in 1991 at the age of ninety- six. In 1998, Time magazine listed her as the “Dancer of the Century” and as one of the most important people of the twentieth century.4. Some famous artists mentioned in
13、Paragraph I show Martha Graham .A. was influenced greatly by themB. kept in touch with them regularlyC. had a great effect on modern danceD. liked to make more friends with them5. When Martha Graham continued to dance in her 70s, she .A. was warmly welcomed by the youthB. achieved huge success once
14、againC. received many awards for her ageD. was attacked by people6. The text is mainly about .A. the background of modern dance in AmericaB. the development of modern dance in AmericaC. Martha Graham and her achievements in danceD. the awards Martha Graham won in her life第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容
15、，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to make friends at a new schoolStarting with a new school can be difficult. Everything seems to be different, and you dont even know where to go for your own classes.7However, if you use these skills, you can quickly turn some of those strangers into friends.Be yourself. 8 If some people dont accept you, theyre not the kind of friends you need. People often stay together because they have similar interests. For example, someone who does a lot of sport may make friends with those who also run or swim a lot.
