2020-2021学年湖北省武汉市某校高一（上）期中英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5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.1. The Palace Museum is limiting the daily number of visitors to80,000and recommending both individual visitors and tourist groups to book tickets inadvance online（booking address:https://gugong ）.Foreign visitors are required to provide passport numbers during the online booking. ADMISSION April1st-October31st 60yuan November1st-March31st 140yuan●Free admission（入场费）for children under1.2meters in height. ●Free admission for disabled visitors. ●20yuan for elementary,middle school,and undergraduate students with student I.D.（not including graduate and adult or continuing education students）. ●50%discount for people over60years with valid certificate or proof of age（passport,etc.）. ●Womens Day（March8）:Half-price admission for female visitors. ●Childrens Day（June1）:Free admission for children14years old and younger.50%discount on admission for one accompanying parent,legal guardian,or adult. For detailed information and instruction,please click here. （1）How many people can visit the Palace Museum daily at most？________A.Eight hundred. B.Eighty thousand.C.Eight million. D.Eighty million.． （2）Among the four,who can get the lowest admission price？________A.A middle-aged woman visiting it on13th,Mar.B.A middle-aged parent visiting it alone on1st,June.C.A65-year-old man visiting it on7th,May.D.A middle school student visiting it on6th,Jan.． （3）Where do you think the passage most probably comes from？________A.A website. B.A magazine.C.A book. D.A newspaper.．2. "Doing Zumba during the coronavirus pandemic（冠状病毒疫情期间）has made me feel so much better-and not just physically."says Mowry-Housley,42,who is using Zumba to encourage everyone to make time for a mental and physical break. Explaining that she has been dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety during the international disaster,the actress says that staying fit has improved her mental health."When we all had to be quarantined（隔离）for so long.I really discovered the importance of exercising now that I had the time,"she tells PEOPLE. Mowry-Housley,who has two kids-daughter Ariah Talea,5,and son Aden John Tanner,7-decided not to waste any of her new-found time."Im a huge believer inmaking lemonade out of lemons,so I wanted to use the time to its fullest,"she says."I discovered that when-I worked out and when I moved my body,I felt better about myself-not only physically but mentally." Through Zumba,which Mowry-Housley says shes enjoyed for10years,the actress has managed to stay fit.She says Zumba has long been a favorite of hers because the dance program keeps her cheerful."The moment you hear the music,you cant help but to move your hips a bit.You feel relaxed and it gives you the energy that you need to have throughout the day."she says. But Mowry-Housley knows that workouts are only one part of mental health,which is why she encourages people who are truly having problems to seek help not to be afraid to talk about their mental problems."If youre really struggling,its okay to talk about it."she says."You are not weak,you are actually strong." （1）What do you think Zumba is？________A.Akind of food. B.A kind of exercise.C.A kind of classes. D.A kind of music.． （2）How did Housley feel during quarantine？________A.Annoyed. B.Disappointed.C.Upset. D.Anxious.． （3）Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase"making lemonade out of lemon"in Paragraph3？________A.Lemons are good for our health.B.Lemonade tastes better than lemons.C.One should make full use of the situation around.D.One should use his energy fully.． （4）What is Housleys advice for the people with serious mental troubles？________A.They need to exercise more often.B.They are supposed to keep their problems to themselves.C.They ought to encourage themselves to face their problems.D.They should have a chat with others about their problems.．3. In general,when taking an online degree program you might get resources,such as eBooks,interviews,recorded lectures. The resources offered to you for learning online will depend on the college where you take your online program.Some online learning programs may need you to buy paper textbooks in advance,but most of them are using eBooks now. For those colleges that have made the change to use100%,online resources,students can expect to study,using all kinds of advanced technological resources with no need to travel to attend lectures,exams or in-person discussions! Taking an online learning program,youll be-an-officially registered student at your college and have the same right t。