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1、【精品文档】如有侵权，请联系网站删除，仅供学习与交流_高一英语周考一(阅读理解,七选五及翻译专项)xxxx.精品文档.高一晚自考英语（一）（阅读理解，七选五及翻译专项练习，满分共60分）阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A“Some day, therell be no Americans left in the NBA,” said 12-year-old Xing Tao, who joined his school team two weeks ago after watching Yao Ming in a televised NBA game, “The players
2、will all be Chinese, like Yao.”To China, Yao is a home-grown superstar who helped make the worlds first basketball league closer to Chinese players. To the NBA, the 2.23-meter center offers an opening of a different sort into the worlds largest new market. Yaos NBA first appearance against the India
3、na Pacers in October reached 287 million families in the US. That game might have been a bit of a letdown to Yaos fans: He played just 11 of the 48 minutes, had two rebounds(篮板) and got no points. Comparing that with his performance on December 19, also against Indiana, Yao won 29 points and 10 rebo
4、unds. “This was one of the most exciting games Ive had,” Yao said after Houstons 95-83 victory. The NBA has to be excited about his on-count success. In all his games, hes averaging 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds, quite good for a new star. “Yao Ming has brought the NBA closer to the Chinese,” said NB
5、A spokeswoman Cheong Sau Ching, “That makes the dream seem practical for other people in China and proud to be Chinese.”The 22-year-old Yao is not the countrys first player in the NBA: Wang Zhizhi broke down the Dallas Mavericks in November 2003. But Yaos combination of modesty（谦虚）and skills make hi
6、m a favorite back home.1. Whats the direct reason for Xing Tao to join the school basketball team? A. He watched an NBA game. B. He liked basketball.C. He hoped to play for the NBA. D. He had dream that he would become a basketball star.2. How many points did Yao Ming win in his first game in the NB
7、A? A. zero B. two C. 29 D. 103. What does the word “letdown” in line 6, paragraph 2 mean? A. failure B. surprise C. disappointment D. sadness.4. Why does Yao Ming win more popularity than Wang Zhizhi at home?A. He has performed excellently. B. He is modestC. More and more Chinese people like to watc
8、h his games.D. both A and B5. Whats the main idea of this passage? A. Middle school students want to play basketball. B. Yao Ming makes NBA closer to China.C. Therell be no Americans left in the NBA. D. There are many new stars from China in the NBA.BElizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821,
9、and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor
10、in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give u
11、p the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman p
12、hysician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.6. Why couldnt Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldnt get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped herD
13、. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States7. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeths chances for becoming a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldnt graduate from medical school. D. She couldnt set up her hospital.8. How many years
14、 passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 9. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts” in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell, except that she _. A. became the first woman physi
15、cian B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women10. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _. A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York CityCHave you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy.Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very differe
