河北省承德市双滦区实验中学2024届高三英语一轮复习晚练试题1
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分35分) 第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
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Many of us have heard of the saying：everything is possible if you can just believe. But few of us really know the power of faith and perseverance. South African swimmer Natalie du Toit embodies those virtues.
Du Toit，became the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics(残奥会)in Beijing. Although she finished 16th in the tough 10 km marathon in the able-bodied Games，she has collected three golds in the Paralympics so far.
One of the most successful disabled athletes of all time，Natalie du Toit was already a promising swimmer when she lost her leg in a motorcycle accident in 2001，at just 17.
“There are a lot of dark moments，”du Toit said.“There are some days when I cry. But I try to remember that better days are ahead. You just go on.”
Within a few months，she was back in the swimming pool.
She still competes and still succeeds. The only difference is that she has switched to longer events—from 200 m and 400 m individual medley to 800 m and 1,500 m freestyle—to make up for her loss of speed with only one leg. But she made no adjustment to her mental outlook(精神面貌)．
“Going out in the water，it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.”
She is the owner of many world records，and she also won gold when competing against able-bodied swimmers in the 1,500 m freestyle at the All Africa Games in 2007.
But there is no magic recipe for success. It all comes down to hard work and determination.“She is stubborn，which is good and bad，”said her coach Karoly Von Toros.“Good for the swimming，but bad for the coach.”
There is a poem that hangs on her wall that reads:
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The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals； The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.
21．Natalie du Toit is a vivid example that ____. A．you are what you believe B．your biggest enemy is yourself
C．results are not so important as the process D．you must set reasonable goals or you will fail
22．The underlined word in the first paragraph means ____. A．makes C．represents
B．creates D．introduces
23．According to the text，Natalie du Toit became ____.
A．the first athlete to compete with able-bodied swimmers in the world B．the youngest disabled swimmer to break the world record in the 1,500 m freestyle
C．the youngest disabled swimmer to collect three golds in a single Paralympics D．the first swimmer to compete in both the Olympic Games and the Paralympics ACD
B
Getting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kids. According to a new survey(调查) by the National Sleep Foundation,51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or later on school nights，even though they have to get up early. Last year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7- to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day，and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school.
How much sleep you need depends a lot on your age. Babies need a lot of rest: most of them sleep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hours. For most school-age children，ten hours is ideal(理想的)．But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10- to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hours. And guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime? Watch TV.
“More children are going to bed with TVs on，and there are more opportunities(机会) to stay awake，with more homework，the Internet and the phone，” says Dr.Mary Carskadon，a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical School. She says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard for them to calm down and sleep. Other experts say part of the problem is chemical. Changing levels
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of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers' bodies develop adult characteristics，but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm.
Because sleepiness is such a problem for teenagers，some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used to. Three years ago，schools in Edina，Minnesota，changed the start time from 7：25 am to 8：30 am. Students，parents and teachers are pleased with the results.
24．What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on？____ A．American kids' sleeping habits. B．Teenagers' sleep-related diseases. C．Activities to prevent sleeplessness. D．Learning problems and lack of sleep.
25．How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day？____ A．7 hours.
C．10 hours.
B．8 hours. D．18 hours.
26．Why do teenagers go to sleep late according to Carskadon？____ A．They are affected by certain body chemicals. B．They tend to do things that excite them. C．They follow their parents' examples. D．They don't need to go to school early. ACB
C
I had made up my mind a long time ago that I would not give a homeless person money，because I could never be sure what that money would be used for. Instead，I decided，I would buy them a sandwich，a cold drink on a hot day，a cup of coffee，whatever I could manage.
I was out recently and saw a homeless man outside of a Starbucks. So I dropped another few coins in and went into the Starbucks. I decided I would buy this man lunch. I bought a sandwich and soda.
Just as I was leaving the store，two policemen were approaching the man. Obviously the shop owners had complained of his wandering and the police were there to draw him away from the storefronts. Just as they were about to wake him，I asked one of the officers if it was all right if I just gave the man something before he went. I was not sure why I asked the permission but the policeman said sure and I just
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河北省承德市双滦区实验中学2024届高三英语一轮复习晚练试题1
