高考英語閱讀理解分組練一PartA（1）TourtheWaterwaysofQuebecCityQuebecCityGuided90-MinuteCruise（巡游）.3NightsHotelAccommodations（住宿）inyourchoiceofover9hotels.Pricesstartingat:Ages19andUp:$296.00Ages13-18:$55.51Ages6-12:$34.44Ages0-5:FreeVisitQuebecCity,acityfilledwithFrenchandBritishheritage（遺產）.Therearesomanyhistoricalareasthatwillkeepyouinterestedinthearea.Staythreenightsinyourchoiceofover9greathotels.Withsuchwonderfulhotelstolookat,you’resuretofindonethatyouneed.VisitorswillalsobeabletoclimbaboardontheQuebecCityGuided90-MinuteCruise.Learnallaboutthecitywhileenjoyingthebeautifulscenery.QuebecCitycertainlyoffersagoodcityescapewithalloftheexcitingactivitiesonewouldexpectfromabigcity,andyou’llbetreatedtothetruewondersoftheareaforanoutdoorjourneythatyouwon’tsoonforget!1.Howlongwillavisitorstayinthehotelduringthetour?A.1night. B.2nights.C.3nights. D.4nights.2.Howmuchshouldtwostudentsaged16payforthetour?A.$296.00. B.$68.88.C.$89.95. D.$111.02.3.Whatcanvisitorsdoduringthetour?A.Gocamping. B.Goclimbing.C.Playlovelymusic.D.Enjoyindooractivities.（2）Sharon,Aged22

Themostimportantthingtokeepinmindwhengoingintohighschoolistobeyourself.Besides,Idon'tknowwhatyourmiddleschoolwaslike,buthighschoolteacherswillnotcareaboutthingssuchashowmuchhomeworkyoualreadyhaveforonenight.It'sbesttojustlearntodealwiththingsandmanageyourtimewiselysoyoucanachieveeverythingyouneedtodo.Frank,Aged21

Ithinkalmosteverykidfeelsbothanxiousandexcitedbeforetheirfirstday.Youwillprobablyloveit.IknowIdid.Youshouldjoininsomesportsoractivitiesthatwillmakeyourhighschoolexperiencemoreenjoyable.Goodluck!David,Aged19

I'mnotgoingtolie.Thefirstdayiskindoffrightening.Butyou'llgetusedtoit.Don'tbeafraidofanyone;upperclassmenwillpickonyoumoreifyouletthemknowyou'reafraid.Justtakeiteasy.Makingsomefriendsandstayingwiththemwillgreatlyhelpyougetusedtohighschoolquickly.Afterthefirstweekit'sreallynotbadatall.Don'tworry.Eddie,Aged20

WhenIstartedhighschoolIwasreallynervoustoo,especiallysinceIhadbeenhomeschooledallthroughmiddleschoolanddidn’treallyknowanyone.Isupposethebestadvicewouldbetojustrelax.Thefirstcoupleofdayscanbealittlebithard,butthingswillbecomeeasierbeforeyouknowit.4.WhatcanweinferfromSharon'swordsabouthighschool?

A.Teachersarequitestrict. B.Studentsoftenstayupatnight.

C.Teachersprovidelittlecareforstudents. D.Studentsshouldmakegooduseoftheirtime.

5.Whomentionstheimportanceoffriends?

A.David. B.Frank. C.Sharon. D.Eddie.

6.HowdidEddiefeelonhisfirstdayofhighschool?

A.Excited. B.Worried. C.Bored. D.Relaxed.（3）Youmaynotknowalotofpeoplewhenyoustarthighschool.Evenifyouknowsomefreshmen（新生）,youstillfeelnervousthatyoudon’tknowanyupperclassmenorteachers.Howareyougoingtomakefriendsamongthisseaofunknownfaces?Mosthighschoolsholdafreshmanorientationbeforeschoolactuallystarts,whichishelpfulnotonlybecauseyoucanknowyourwayaroundthebuildingandgettomeetsomeofyourteachers,butalsobecauseyougettomeetfellowfreshmen.Thatway,whenyoushowuponyourfirstdayofschool,youmayalreadyrecognizeafewfamiliarfaces.Whenyoutalktoyournewclassmates,you’llprobablyfindthatalotofthemarefeelingjustlikeyouare.They’reallnewtotheschoolanddon’tknowwhattoexpect.Talkingaboutacommonworrywiththemcanhelpyoudevelopfriendships.Theworkinhighschoolissomethingthatfreshmenarepossiblyworriedabout.Theworkinhighschoolbuildsonwhatyoulearntinmiddleschool,givingyouamoreadvancedknowledgeofmanysubjects.Soyoumayfindyouhavemoreworktodoorthatit’sabitmorechallenging.Ifyoueverfindyourworktoodifficult,teacherscangiveyouextrahelp.Highschoolalsohasmoreextracurricularactivitiesthanmiddleschooldoessuchasclubs,musicandtheatregroupsandsportsteams.Thisisagoodtimetoexploreyourinterestsandtrynewthings.Highschoolgivesyouthechancetolearnhowtomanageyourtime,todevelopyoursocialskillsandinterests,andmoreimportantlytobemoreindependentandresponsible.7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“orientation”meaninparagraph2?A.Game. B.Discussion.C.Training. D.Examination.8.Whatarefreshmenprobablyworriedabout?A.Thelearningtask. B.Theabilitytomakefriends.C.Thefriendshipwithteacher. D.Thefreshmanorientation.9.Extracurricularactivitiesmainlyhelpstudents_________?A.builduphealthybodies. B.developtheirinterests.C.developfriendships. D.improvetheirlearningability.10.Whoisthepassagewrittenfor?A.Freshmenathighschool. B.Freshmen’sparents.C.Middleschoolstudents D.Upperclassmeninhighschool.（4）Becomingfamousisthedreamofmany,andTianisgettingclosertothatdream.Tian,30,isawhite-collarworkerinBeijing.OnshortvideoapplicationDouyin,Tianhasmorethan2,000fans.Sofar,shehasreceivedmorethan50,000likesontheDubsmash-likeapp.OnherpageonDouyin,Tianshareseverything,fromherson’sdailyactivities,toherpetdogs,tolittleskits(段子)madeupbyherandherhusband.“Makingfunnyvideos,andcombiningthemwithmusicisreallyinteresting,”Tiansaid.“Ofcourse,Imakethevideosforfunbecauseitisquiterelaxing.”China’sshortvideomarkethasseengreatgrowth,accordingtoareport.ThereportsaidthatChina’sshortvideomarketwasvaluedat5.73billionyuan($900million)in2017,anincreaseof184percent.Theindustryvalueisexpectedtogouptothe30billionmarkin2020.CompanieslikeTencent,SohuandIqiyihaveallstartedprovidingshortvideocontent.“Shortvideosarepopularbecausetheyareanadditiontotraditionalaudioandvideocontentontheinternet,”saidSunJiashanwiththeChineseNationalAcademyofArts.Fanssaythattheshortvideoshelpthem“chillout”fromastressed-outlifestyle.“Myfavoritevideosareallaboutpets,”saidZhouNa,anurseinHefei,capitalofEastChina’sAnhuiprovince.“Afterawholeday’swork,watchingthe15-secondvideosmakesmelaugh,whichreducesmypressure.”11.WhydoesTianmakeshortvideosinDouyin?A.Togetfun. B.Tobecomeawell-knownperson.C.Toattractfans. D.Torecordherfamily’slife.12.What’sSunJiashan’sopinionaboutshortvideos?A.Theyhavehugevalue.B.Theygreatlyreducepeople’spressure.C.Theymakepeople’sstardreamscometrue.D.Theyenrichinternetaudioandvideocontent.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“chillout”probablymean?A.Catchacold. B.Feelcold.C.Calmdown. D.Becomeworried.14.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A.EveryChineseisusingDouyin.B.China’sshortvideomarketisopen.C.ShortvideosbringtheChinesegreathappiness.D.China’sshortvideomarkethasdevelopedrapidly.PartB（1）Canyouimagineaworldwithoutmusic?Studiesshowthatpublicschoolsacrossthecountryarecuttingbackonmusicclassestosavemoney.Worse,someschoolshaveneverhadmusicclassestobeginwith.Butwithoutthem,students’academicgrowthandemotionalhealthcouldsuffer.Infact,musicclassesarenecessaryforallstudentsinschools.RecentstudiesbyBrownUniversityhaveshownthatstudentswhoreceivedmusiceducationclasseswerebetterinmathsandreadingskillsthanthosewithoutmusicclasses.AnotherstudybytheCollegeBoardfoundthatstudentstakingmusicandartclassesgothigherpoints.Students’academicsuccessseemstodependontheirtakingpartinmusiceducation.Musicprogrammesinpublicschoolsalsohelptoaddtoastudent’ssenseofprideandself-confidence.Teenstodayhavetoomanylearningtasks.Besides,theyhavefamilyproblems,self-confidenceproblems,relationshiptroublesandothertroubles.Allofthesecanstopacademicsuccess,butmusiceducationcanhelp.AstudybytheTexasCommissiononAlcoholandAbusefoundthatstudentswhotookpartinschoolmusicprogrammeswerelesslikelytoturntodrugs.Musicprogrammesencouragestudentstoworktogethertoproduceanexcellentperformance.Musiccrosseslanguage,class,culturalandpoliticalboundaries（界限）.Musicallowsstudentsfromdifferentcountriestoconnect.Forexample,ataschooltalentshow,anewJapanesestudentplayedapianoduet（二重奏）withanAmericanclassmate.Althoughtheycouldnotcommunicateverbally（口頭上）,theywereabletoreadthemusicinordertoplaytheduet.Twostudentsfromdifferentculturesworkedasateamwithself-confidenceandcommonpurposethroughmusic.Thegiftofmusicispriceless.Weneedtobesuretohavenecessarymusicclassesforallstudents.Theworldislosingitsmusic,andputtingmusicintoschoolsisthefirststeptogetitback.1.Whatcanwelearnabouteducationwithmusicclasses?A.Itallowsschoolstomakemoreprofits. B.Itleadstoalotofemotionalproblemseasily.C.Ithasagreatinfluenceonthecultureofthecountry. D.Ithelpsstudentstoimprovetheirschoolwork.2.Whatdothetwostudiesseemtoshow?A.Notallstudentstakepartinmusiclessons.B.Studentswithgreatsuccessliketoattendmusiclessons.C.Musicplaysanimportantroleinstudents’success. D.Studentshavingmusicclassesarebetterinalllessons.3.TheexampleinParagraph4mainlysuggeststhat_______.A.musicmakescross-countrycommunicationpossible.B.differentcultureshavedifferentstylesofmusic.C.JapanhasagoodinternationalrelationshipwithAmerica.D.JapaneseandAmericanstudentsaregoodatplayingthepiano.4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.HowtoGetMusicBackB.MusicEducationinSchoolsC.Music—aBridgetoUnderstandingD.TheImportanceofListeningtoMusic（2）Inanincredibledisplayofcompassionandkindness,amanfromTurkeywasspottedtryingtowarmapigeoninthemostcreativeway.SabahattinY?lmazwasathomeonechillyday.Afterarainshowerhadpassed,henoticedsomethinglandedonthesill(窗臺)outsidehiswindow—acoldandwetpigeon.Theanimalwastremblingandsoaked;itclearlydidn’thavethechancetoseekshelterbeforetherainbegan.Feelingforthepoorpigeon,Y?lmazthoughtofawaytodryhimoff.Ratherthanpickhimupandtakehiminsidetowarmup,Y?lmazpluggedinahairdryerandusedittodryoffthebird.Littledidheknowthathisneighborcapturedthewholemomentonvideo.Inthevideo,Y?lmazcanbeseenleaningoutofhiswindow.Hewasstretchinghisarmasfarashecansothehotaircanreachthepigeon.Thebirdwillinglyletthemanwarmhimup,crouching(蹲伏)tolethisouterfeathersdry.Y?lmaztoldthemediathathespentaboutfifteenminutesdryingoffthebird.Hesaidhehadjustopenedhiswindowwhenhesawthepigeonaroundthecornerofthesill.Hedescribeditaswetand“abouttofreeze”fromthecoldandrainyweather.Afterfifteenminutes,Y?lmazgavethepigeonbirdseed,whichheatehappily.However,thebirdremainedwetstill.“IsawthatitwasstilltheresoIwarmeditupagain,afterthepigeonrecoveredagain,andaftereatingagoodamountofseed,itflewaway,”Y?lmazrecalled.Healsodidn’tknowthathewasbeingrecordedatthetimeandthatthevideowassharedonline.Hesimplydiditoutofthekindnessofhisheart.“Thepigeonisalivingcreatureanddeservedtocontinueliving,thatiswhyIdidit,”hesaid.5．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Anonlinevideoaboutapigeonbecameahit.B．Amanwarmedupawetandcoldpigeon.C．Amaninventedacreativewaytohelpbirds.D．Amanlivesinharmonywithapigeon.6．Whatwasthebird’sreactiontoSabahattinY?lmaz’sbehavior?A．Itwasscaredandflewaway.B．Itwasannoyedandrefusedhishelp.C．Itwasreadytoaccepthisassistance.D．Itwashappytosettleinhishome.7．Whatcanweseefromthevideo?A．AmanwasfilmingY?lmaz’skindness.B．Apigeonwasjumpingbackandforthwhendriedoff.C．Y?lmazwaswarmingapigeoninanovelway.D．Yilmazwasstretchinghisarmstocatchapigeon.8．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSabahattinY?lmaz?A．Indifferentbutcreative. B．Patientandambitious.C．Talentedbutcareless. D．Sympatheticandwarm-hearted.（3）It'sschooltimeagain!You'reprobablyfeelingexcitedandmaybealittlesadthatsummerisover.Somekidsfeelnervousoralittlefrightenedonthefirstdayofschoolbecauseofallthenewthings:newteachers,newfriends,andevenanewschool.Luckily,these"new"worriesonlystickaroundforalittlewhile.Let'sfindoutmoreaboutgoingtoanewschool.

Mostteacherskickoffthenewschoolyearbyintroducingthemselvesandtalkingaboutallthestuffyou'llbedoingthatyear.Someteachersgivestudentsachancetotellsomethingaboutthemselvestotherestoftheclass,too.Whenteachersdothetalkingonthefirstday,theyoftenreadclassroomrulesandschoolrulestoyousoyou'llknowwhat'sallowedandwhat'snot.Pleasepaycloseattention.

Youmightalreadyknowalotofpeopleinyourclassonthefirstday,butit'sagreatdaytomakeanewfriend,sotrytosayhellotokidsyouknowandnewonesthatyoudon'tknow.Makethefirstmoveandyou'llbegladyoudid,andsowillyournewfriends!

Seeingfriendsyouhaven'tseenforsometimecanmakethefirstdayagoodone.Youcanmakethedayfeelspecialbywearingclothesthatyoureallylike.MaybeyougotagreatT-shirtononeofyourvacations,orapairofsneakers.Italsocanmakeyoufeelgoodtobepreparedandhaveallthethingsyouneed,suchaspencils,folders,andwhateverelseyou'llneed.Butmakesurethatyoupackthemthenightbeforeincaseyoudon'thavetimeinthemorning.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"kickoff"inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?

A.Start. B.Study. C.Find. D.Teach.

10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellusabout?

A.Whattoknowaboutanewschool. B.Howtoprepareforanewschool.

C.Whattodoonyourfirstdayofschool. D.Howtospendyourfirstdayofschool.

11.Accordingtothepassage,youusuallydothefollowingthingsonthefirstdayofschoolexcept_________.

A.introduceyourself B.learnabouttheschoolrules

C.makenewfriends D.gooveryournewlessons

12.Ifyouhappentoseeanoldfriendonthefirstdayofschool,whatwillyoufeelfromthepassageweknow?

A.Nervous. B.Sad. C.Happy. D.Worried.(4)Therunningbuffaloclover(aplant)usedtospreadacrosseightstates,fromVirginiatoArkansas.Themoreitwaswalkedonbythebuffalothebetteritgrew.Whenbuffalodisappeared,theplantwasgone,too.Researchersbelievedtheplantwasextinct,whichhadnotbeenspottedsince1940s—untilapopulationwasfoundinWestVirginiain1983.Now,afterdecadesofprotection,thesmallplantstandstoberemovedfromthelistofspeciesprotectedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.BiologistRodneyBartgiscameacrossapatchofrunningbuffalocloverin1983.HewasrecordingplantsinWestVirginiaandwaswanderingaroundacarroadintheNewRiverGorgewhenhespottedsome“unique-looking”leaves,whichherecognizedasrunningbuffaloclover.Afterthefindingwasconfirmed,thecloverwasconsiderednolongerextinctandplacedontheendangered-specieslistin1987.Partofthereasonittookawhiletostarttofindthecloverinthewildisthat,unlikeotherrareplants,thisonewon'tgrowinunspoiledareas.Itlikesbeingrunover.Whenthecloverwasfirstdiscovered,USFishandWildlifeServices(USFWS)forestmanagersweretoldtoavoiddrivingintheareapopulatedbytheplant.Butthismadetheclovertheredisappear.IntheFernowFo