高三英语三星级阶梯阅读练习8

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届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习

三星级

8

A

Having a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person and gives you

something

fascinating

to

talk

about

with

others.

It

can

also

help

you

to

avoid

feeling

bored

and

often

provides

the

opportunity

to

meet

new

people

with

similar

interests.

Learning something new is always good for keeping the mind alert and active, as is

maintaining

a

long-term

interest

in

something

that

attracts

you.

This

will

also

make

your

more

of

an

interesting

person

than

a

person

who

is

addicted

to

MySpace,

watching

TV, or doing other time wasting and unhealthy tasks.

Think

of

a

hobby

that

might

interest

you.

It

might

be

an

interest

that

you

always

wished you had time to explore, but never had the time or money required to pursue

your interest.

Collect things for a fashion magazine. Look at the walls in your post office,

and

think

about

collecting

stamps

and

what

you

might

need

to

do

to

start

and

maintain

a stamp collection. Think of other items you might like to collect, for example,

coins, dolls or chocolate wrappers.

______________.

Have

you

ever

gone

to

a

museum,

looked

at

the

paintings

on

the

walls, and wondered if you could do the same thing? How about trying painting for

yourself

----

in

oils

or

watercolors?

Or

maybe

try

drawing

with

charcoal

or

colored

pencils.

Enjoy sport as a hobby. Watch soccer, basketball, golf, athletics or tennis

tournaments on television or at your local sports ground. Do you feel that a sport

is something that you would love to learn? Think about what it would cost, and the

time it would take to learn

and play. Do you have the

funds

available

for this type

of

hobby?

Would

you

have

the

patience

it

would

take

to

really

learn

to

play

or

train

for

any

of

these

sports?

Would

you

rather

play

a

team

sport

or

an

individual

sport?

Maybe there are friends or family members who already have equipment and uniforms

you can have, as well as tips for how to begin your chosen sport. Ask them about

their experiences and listen to their suggestions.

56. It is implied in the first paragraph that _________.

A. having a hobby will waste a lot of time.

B. having a hobby will do you good a lot

C. a hobby is no more than a time- killing activity

D. a hobby will mean a lot of unexpected chances

57. Which of the following is most suitable for the blank?

A. Make art in your own community.

B. Learn art in a museum.

C. Discover art for a hobby.

D. Copy art from other painters.

58. The questions in the 5th paragraph are used to _________.

A.

present

some

advice

for

you

to

consider. B.

show

the

curiosity

of

the

writer

about sports.

C.

express

the

doubt

of

the

writer

about

sports. D.

provide

some

choices

on

sports

activity.

59. The purpose of writing this passage is to _________.

A. introduce the importance of a hobby B. teach us how to find a hobby

C.

explain

how

a

hobby

is

developed D.

prove

the

effect

of

a

hobby

on

a

person

B

Shakespeare’s

Birthplace

and

Exhibition

of

Shakespeare’s World

Welcome to the world-famous house where William

Shakespeare

was

born

in

l564

and

where

he

grew

up.

The

property

(

房

产

)

remained

in

the

ownership

of

Shakespeare’s

family

until

House

has

welcomed

visitors

traveling

from

all

over

the

world

for

over 250 years.

◆Enter

through

the

Visitors’

Centre

and

see

the

highly

-praised

exhibition

Shakespeare’s

World,

a

lively

and

full

introduction

to

the

life

and

work

of

Shakespeare.

◆Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up.

◆Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeare’s period.

◆Enjoy the traditional English ga

rden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned

in the poet’s works.

◆The

Birthplace

is

within

easy

walking

distance

of

all

the car parks shown on the map; nearest is Windsor

Street (3 minutes’ walk).

◆The

House

may

present

difficulties,

but

the

Visitors’

Centre,

its

exhibition

hall,

and

the

garden

are accessible (

可进入的

) to wheelchair users.

◆The Shakespeare Coffee House(opposite the Birthplace).

60. How much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children

？

A.

￡

9.80.

B.

￡

12.00.

C.

￡

14.20. D.

￡

16.40.

61. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeare’s Birthplace？

A. Behind the exhibition hall.

B. Opposite the Visitors’ Centre.

C. At Windsor Street.

D. Near the Coffee House.

62. A wheelchair user may need help to enter ____________.

A. the House

exhibition hall

63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The property (

房产

) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare until 1806.

B. The house began to open to the visitors around the world from 1806.

C. Any visitor can visit the house before 4:00 pm any day.

D. Visits can enjoy all kinds of flowers ever loved by Shakespeare.

C

Do you still remember the interesting question: why did the chicken cross the

road? To get to the other side.

Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more

concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.

Millions

of

animals

die

each

year

on

US

roads,

the

Federal

Highway

Administration

reports.

In

fact,

only

about

80

ocelots,

an

endangered

wild

cat

exist

in

the

US

today.

B. the garden

C. the Visitors’ Centre

D. the

The main reason? Road kill.

“Ecopassages” may

help animals cross the road

without being

hit by cars.

They

are paths both over and under roads.

so

that

wildlife

can

avoid

human

conflicts,

said

Jodi

Hilty

of

the

Wildlife

Conservation Society.

But

do

animals

actually

use

the

ecopassages?

The

answer

is

yes.

Paul

Beier

of

Northern

Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that

went under a highway. This showed that the lion used the passage.

Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an

area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals

as

different

as

salamanders

and

grizzly

bears

are

using

the

bridges

and

underpasses.

The

next time you

visit

a

park or

drive

through

an area

with a lot of wildlife,

look around.

You might see an animal overpass!

writer uses the example of

A. wild animals have become more dangerous

B. the driving conditions have improved greatly

C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work

D. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents

65. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is __________ .

A. an underground path for cars

B. a fence built for the safety of the area

D.

a

pass

for

animals

to

cross

the

C. a bridge for animals to get over a river

road

the writer says that animals seem

A. animals begin to realize the danger on the road B. animals begin to learn to

use ecopassages

C. animals are crossing the road in groups D. animals are increasing in

number

writer

asks

visitors

and

drivers

to

look

around

when

traveling

because .