Learning to ride a bicycle can open a whole new world to children. It gives them a sense of success and freedom. They become more sensitive to their surroundings and better able to make safe，smart decisions going from one place to another.
Varn’s goal is to get more children on two wheels. Since starting Pedal Power Kids last year，Varn has helped around 250 new riders.
24. How do the mothers feel when the children are ready to learn riding? A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Excited.
D. Relaxed.
25. What is “the ABC quick check” aimed to do? A.To check if bikes are in safe condition for use. B.To check if the tires are safe for them to use. C. To make sure the brakes work. D. To check whether the chain is clean.
26. What will make it easier to turn the corner when riding a bike? A.Stopping to look around. B.Looking down at
the pedals.
C.Looking where they are going. D.Keeping their eyes
up and looking up.
27. What benefit can riding a bicycle bring according to the passage? A. It opens a new world to the mothers. B. It gives children a sense of achievement. C. It helps children stay away from video games. D. It makes children familiar with the surrounding. C
I used to live in South Africa and recently went back to Botswana to visit the Central Kalahari Game Reserve with my friend Oscar. There is nothing quite like the vast African wilderness.
Our jeep broke down suddenly along the too -hot-to-touch sand.With such an engine，it was tough work. The dry heat was fierce and the only
came
from
break
using our precious water for brief bucket showers.
With no supplies available within the park—it was a sort of no man ’ s land with the occasional cow— it’s necessary to bring all your fuel，food and water with you.
We camped in a small open space of the bush. At the height of the dry season，shade was in very little supply，so we angled ourselves near a lonely leafless tree. As the sun was settingf we drove towards the watering hole a few miles away，and were reminded just why we’d chosen to spend weeks experiencing this difficult，unpleasant，and painful exercise on ourselves. Realizing our arrival，a lone lion stopped his drinking. He yawned(打哈欠），then carried on drinking.
That night，sleeping on the roof of the jeep，we felt his roar(吼叫）as much as we heard it. All movements and activities stopped，but when bright satellites flashed across the black- ness，the vast African skies offered the only sign that the outside world hadn't come to a standstill. In the morning we saw that the lion had walked on the road overnight，his paw prints pressed into yesterday' s tyre tracks. We set off for another morning inching through the sand; another day of shifting landscapes and raw(原始的），wild beauty； another night lit by fireflies and shooting stars. 28. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The author and his friend toured the Reserve without difficulty. B.There were many cows in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
C. The lion walked along the tyre tracks and attacked the jeep at night. D. The author and his friend suffered much heat in the daytime. 29. What does the underlined word “precious” mean in the passage?
A. Clean. B. Enjoyable. C.Valuable. D.Enough.
30. What can you infer from the last paragraph? A. The jeep’s tyre was.destroyed by the lion at night. B. The lion didn’t get close to the author’s jeep at night. C. The author didn’t think the reserve worth visiting. D. The natural beauty appealed to them to go on bravely. 31. Which of the following is the best title? A.A Roaring Lion B.An African Wilderness Tour C.Extremely Hot Weather D.African Wild Beauty D
On a winter day in early March of 2020? a group of teachers were sitting in rows in a meeting room at the Bethlehem school district center. Mary Doe Donecker，an educational expert from an organization，stood in the front of the room，calling out words：
“Tell me the first sound you hear in ‘Eunice’？”
This was a class on the science of reading. The Bethlehem district has spent about $ 3 million on training，materials and support to help its early elementary teachers and principals learn the science of how reading works and how children should be taught. In the class，teachers spent a lot of time going over the sound structure of the English language.
Since the starting point for reading is sound，it’s important for teachers to have a deep understanding of this. But research shows they don’t. Michelle Bosak, who teaches English as a second language in Bethlehem，said that when she was in college，she was taught almost nothing about how kids learn to read. Bosak was one of the first group of teachers in Bethlehem to attend the new，science—based classes.
For many teachers，the classes were as much about forgetting old ideas about
reading as they were about learning new things.
First — grade teacher Candy Maldonado thought she was teaching her students what they needed to know about letters and sounds. But that was it. She didn’t think it was important to talk in detail about how words are made up of sounds and how letters represent those sounds.
Maldonado had been a teacher for more than a decade. She had no idea how kids learn to read. It was “almost like it’s automatic(自动的）” to her. So her first reaction (反应）after learning about the reading science was shock： Why wasn’t I taught this? Then guilt： What about all the kids I’ve been teaching all these years? 32. Who were the classes intended for?
A.The high school teachers. B.The elementary students. C.The educational experts. D.The elementary educators. 33. What do we know about Michelle Bosak?
A. She deeply understood reading science at first. B. She teaches English as mother language in Bethlehem. C. She was among the first teachers to attend the classes. D. In college she was taught about how kids learn to read.
34. How did Maldonado react after she attended the reading science? A.She was pitiful and shameful. B.She was shocked and excited. C.She was worried and guilty. D.She was shocked and guilty. 35. What’s the main idea of the whole passage? A.Teachers learn the science of reading. B.Teachers have trouble in reading. C.What teachers do with reading. D.How teachers learn reading English. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，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。
As spring comes to half the world，many people can enjoy the new growth that comes with warmer weather. This is a great time to get outside and get dirty! 36 This outdoor activity gives us beautiful plants，pleasant smelling flowers and fresh fruits and vegetables. And it also gives us many health benefits. Gardening reduces loneliness. It connects peopfle. When you are gardening，you are outdoors. 37 Gardeners usually enjoy showing people what they are growing. And most enjoy sharing advice and stories about their gardens. Gardening is a great activity to do with children. It gets them outdoors and off computers，televisions and other electronics. 38 . Gardening can teach a child about where food comes from and healthy eating. It can also help them to understand the limits of natural resources.
39.This means you are getting vitamin D which helps your bodies take in calcium(钙）.That is necessary to keep bones strong. When you garden you must move around. All the different movements needed for gardening—bending，stretching and lifting—work small muscles in the body.
Gardening may help your brain stay young. In one study，researchers found that gardening could lower the risk of future dementia(痴呆）by 36 percent. 40 A flower and herb garden can help feed bees and butterflies. Growing herbs and flowers connect you to nature and pleases all of your senses. A. Vitamin D also helps us flight diseases. B. Children can learn about nature and wildlife. C. Gardening is popular in many parts of the world.
D. So it is a perfect time to socialize with your neighbors. E. Some people may not have the resources to have their own garden. G. When you are in your garden，you might feel the sunshine on your skin.
河南省驻马店市2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题(1)
