福建省莆田第六中学高一6月月考英语试题

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Unlike my coaster bike, it was light-riding it felt like flying. I rode past big stone houses with their huge yards and trees. I rode past brick row houses. I rode alone and with groups of friends.

That beloved bike went with me to college, carrying me to the library and to classes. Beyond transport, it was often a prop (道具) : Pushing it along as I walked the college paths made me feel less self-conscious. Somehow, conversation flowed more easily on either side of a bike.

After college, I lived abroad for a while. Returning from London, I discovered to my horror that my parents had sold my bike. For years after that, I didn't have a bike that was really mine. Teaching in a New England prep school , I simply rode whatever bikes its graduates had left behind. I rode around the little town on bikes with gears and brakes that often failed. I did not take any of those bikes with me when I moved south to the coastal town where I now live. But after a while I missed riding.

Finally, on a fall day, I bought a bike. Called a comfort bike, it has wider tires than my old bike and seven gears. But it is green-a brighter green bike.

Still, I was a bit worried; I was a lot older. I brought the bike home and put on my helmet(头盔)- I'd never worn a helmet before. Then I got on the bike. After a difficult start, I felt exactly as I was on that long-ago day on Springfield Avenue: free. Soon I was riding along, watching the waves break. It seemed that everyone I passed smiled. And I knew they all remembered their first bike and how it had set them free. I wanted to call back to them, \24. According to the article, the author's beloved bike.

A. was a red and yellow coaster bike B. made her the envy of all her friends C. was her birthday gift from her grandmother

D. made her shy and awkward at times at college 25. When she was teaching at a prep school, the author

A. didn't like her once-beloved bike

B. got out of the habit of riding bikes

C. loved exploring the little town by riding around D. rode bikes that had been recommended to her by graduates 26. What happened to the author after she moved to the coastal town?

A. She bought another coaster like her old one. B. She found that she was too old to ride a bike. C. She challenged herself to ride a more demanding bike, D. She regained the feeling that her first bike had given her. 27. What was the author's main purpose in writing this article?

A. To describe the different bikes she has been riding alone. B. To recall the joy and freedom she has enjoyed thanks to riding. C. To inform us of the fun and benefits of riding bikes with others. D. To tell us about how she grew up through her riding experiences. C

Benefits of Cross-Country Skiing

Cross-country skiing can be enjoyed by a wide range of students, from the youngest kindergartners to those secondary students. It is really a fun activity, providing students a gentle workout outside in winter. While having fun, students can gain physical and mental benefits .

The physical benefits of cross-country skiing are well known. If we look at Olympic cross- country skiers, we can see the positive effects on the body that result from training for cross-country skiing. The average best female cross-country skier carries 11 percent body fat, and best male skiers carry 5 percent. These percentages are well below the average for people who are considered to be athletic-17 percent for females and 10 percent for males. The high number of calories（卡路里） burned while skiing helps to keep skiers slim in a healthy and attractive way.

Cross-country skiing is also an efficient way to exercise a large number of muscles at once. Because skiers use ski poles（杆）as a means of drive, the force that drives skiers forward, the upper body gets much more of workout. Of course, the leg muscles also do their fair share. People who use cross-country skiing as a workout over several

weeks will discover that the muscles of their entire body increase in strength. Cross-country skiing on a regular basis has a great effect on a person’s cardiovascular(心血管)system. In addition to gaining strength in the muscles of the upper and lower body, people who use cross-country skiing as a workout method over several weeks will also discover that their heart is stronger. A strong heart pumps（跳动） more efficiently, sending out more blood to the muscles with each contraction(收缩). Through weeks of skiing, people often discover that their resting heart rate has decreased. Highly trained Olympic cross-country skiers have resting heart rates between 28 and 40 beats per minute. Compare that to the resting heart rate of the average person, which is 60 to 80 beats per minute!

The benefits of cross-country skiing is beyond overall general health. A lot of evidence exists showing that regular physical activity increases the release of mood-lifting endorphins (内啡肽) in the body. After one of the energetic and fun skiing lessons, students will be smiling and laughing; they will be relaxed and in a better mood than when they started class. Students will leave class with a sense of achievement, knowing that they have developed new skills in a fun activity. Cross-country skiing is a great way to work the total body. Now more and more students are taking part in this exercise outside during the winter months. They are enjoying it and benefiting from it!

28. The underlined word “workout” means_______. A. manner

B. exercise

C. application

D. opportunity

29. According to the passage, we can learn that cross-country skiing ______. A. requires the use of most muscle groups B. offers students a unique way to keep fit C. can increase the athletes’ resting heart rates D. can balance out the skiers’ increased calories

30. How does the author prove the benefits of skiing in the fifth paragraph? A. By making comments.

B. By giving examples.

C. By making comparisons. D. By giving explanations.

31．Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?

A B C D CP: Central point P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion

D

It is natural that young people are often uncomfortable when they are with their parents. They say that their parents don’t understand them. They often think that their parents are out of touch with modern ways, that they are too serious and too strict with their children, and that they seldom give their children a free hand.

It is true that parents often find it difficult to win their children’s trust and they tend(倾向) to forget how they themselves felt when young.

For example, young people like to act on the spot without much thinking. It is one of their ways to show that they have grown up and they can face any difficult situation. Old people worry more easily. Most of them plan things in advance, at least in the back of their minds, and do not like their plans to be upset by something unexpected.

When you want your parents to let you do something, you will have better success if you ask before you really start doing it.

Young people often make their parents angry with their choices in clothes, in entertainment and in music. But they do not mean to cause any trouble; it is just that they feel cut off from the older people’s world, into which they have not yet been accepted. That’s why young people want to make a new culture of their own, and if their parents don’t like their music or entertainment or clothes or their way of speech, this will make the young people extremely happy.