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1、2020-2021年福建省南平市某校高一(上)10月考英语试卷一、阅读理解1. Below youll find the most popular travel and vacation destinations in the US.Times Square, New York CityThis Manhattan crossroads of commerce(商业)is the top spot on our list, thanks to increasing visitors to New York City in 2012 in spite of the economicturndow
2、n. According to the Times Square Alliance, 80% of visitors to NYC make it a point to visit Times Square. The total of NYC visits last year was 47 million,which means about 37.6 million travelers visited the Crossroads of the World.The Las Vegas Strip, NevadaThe Strip(条状物)is part of the federal gover
3、nments National ScenicByways Program, which designs roads based on archeological, cultural, historic,natural, recreational and scenic qualities. Last year, total visitors to Las Vegasnumbered 37.5 million; the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority foundthat an average of 80% of visitors had ei
4、ther stayed overnight or gambled(赌博)on the Strip.National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D. C.Many of the nations iconic(图标的)public landmarks are found in the1,000-plus acres of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, including theWashington, Lincoln, and Jefferson Memorials, and the Korean and
5、Vietnam WarVeterans Memorials. The Smithsonian Institutions 19 museums are also close tothe Mall; last year, the network of free museums drew more than 25 millionvisitors.Faneuil Hall Marketplace, BostonBuilt in 1742 by Peter Faneuil, a wealthy Boston businessman, Faneuil Hallhas served as a commerc
6、ial centre of the city for centuries and as a site for famous public speeches, like Samuel Adams independence-rallying speech to colonists.Today, most of the shoppers are visitors. Faneuil Halls historical significancemakes it gain the status(地位)of cultural attraction, attracting 20 million visitors
7、 every year. (1)The four tourist destinations in the passage are listed in order of their _.A.sizeB.popularityC.historyD.importance (2)If you want to listen to some famous public speeches, the best place for you to go is _.A.Times Square, New York CityB.The Las Vegas Strip, NevadaC.Faneuil Hall Mark
8、etplace, BostonD.National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D. C. (3)We can learn from the passage that _.A.Times Square has historical significanceB.The Las Vegas Strip is the cultural centre of NevadaC.Faneuil Hall Marketplace is named after a famous speakerD.people can visit the Smithsonian In
9、stitutions museums for free (4)Which site attracted the most visitors according to the instruction?A.Times Square, New York CityB.Faneuil Hall Marketplace, BostonC.The Las Vegas Strip, NevadaD.National Mall and Memorial Parks, Washington, D. C.2. Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my
10、 father and I used toclimb the mountain near my house. Walking together, my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences. Healways told me, You should have goals like climbing the mountain. Without the mountain-climbing that we both enjoyed, w
11、e couldnt have enough time to spendtogether because my father was very busy. I really got a lot from themountain-climbing. It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deepthought as well as develop my patience(耐力).Once we climbed a very high mountain. It was so challenging for me because I w
12、as only ten years old. During the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed theflowers and trees, and the birds singing. But as time passed, I got a pain in both of my legs. I wanted to stop climbing, but my father said to me, You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you cant
13、see it before you reach thetop. Only there can you see all of the nice things, which is just like your life.At that time, I was too young to understand his words. But later after that, I got to know the meaning of hope in life. I found myself standing at the top of themountain, and the sky was as cl
14、ear as crystal(水晶). (1)The passage tells us that mountain-climbing was _ for the father andthe son.A.enjoyableB.hardC.painfulD.comfortable (2)Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the fathers words in Paragraph 2?A.You will get all you need at the top of the mountain.B.The sky is alway
15、s as clear as crystal.C.You can find life is full of nice things.D.Never give up half-way. (3)We can infer(推断)from the last paragraph that the writer _.A.reached the top of the mountainB.was very successful in his lifeC.could understand his father though he was youngD.still remembered his fathers words when he grew up (4)From the passage, we know that the authors father is very _.A.stubbornB.awkwardC.wiseD.ordinary3. In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her