2018-2019-2柘皋中学高一英语必修三第一次月考 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABrazil sports are out of control! Brazil may be one of the most sports-crazy countries in the world. Whether you are into watching or playing, Brazil sports have a lot to offer everyone.Football in Brazil is more than a sport. Its a way of life. Football is popular in Brazil for several reasons. One reason is that it is fast paced and fun to watch. This is the reason why the World Cup Soccer is the most watched sports event in the world aside from the Summer Olympics. Also, you dont need anything to play soccer except for something to kick, and a big area in which to play. Few will argue if you say that Brazil leads the world in football. No nation has won as many world cups as Brazil.Volleyball is a close second in Brazil sports. In the world of international volleyball, Brazil wins many championships of all kinds, including indoor and beach volleyball. Brazil has nearly5,000 miles of coastline. If you go to a beach in Brazil, there will always be a volleyball game going on somewhere, and usually two or three.Footvolley was created in Brazil in the 1960s. It is a mix of football and volleyball, where the players must use their feet and head to get the ball over the net and into the opponents court, and is also played in sand. It is one of the most popular beach sports in Brazil.Swimming, tennis, rugby, boxing, judo, sailing, golf, surfing, and handball are all greatly popular in Brazil.21. We infer that this passage was written to . A. explain why football is so popular in Brazil B. encourage us to do sports as people in Brazil do C. introduce several very popular sports in Brazil D. tell us the history of several sports in Brazil22. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest? A. Sports are extremely popular in Brazil. B. All kinds of sports are played in Brazil. C. Brazil athletes are out of control. D. Brazil athletes are not well educated.23. From Paragraph 2, we learn most people believe that . A. football is the most popular sport in every country B. people dont need anything to play soccer C. Brazil has won every World Cup Soccer D. Brazil leads the world in football24. According to the writer, what is the second most popular sport in Brazil? A. Volleyball B. Football. C. Footvolley. D. Tennis.B What is the hottest topic at your school? In Hangzhou Yongjin Middle School, its money. The school ran an activity called “making a living” recently. About 800 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 112 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.Hu Qis team decided to sell educational books in front of the Children Activity Center. There are always many parents around there and they thought parents would like to spend money for their children, especially on books. But unfortunately, they came across urban management officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave.“We played hide-and-seek (捉迷藏) with the officers for the whole morning” said Hu. “Finally we gave up and moved to other places.”Wang Yongyi and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didnt meet any officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling.The team then put up a board saying the money was to help the “Project Hope” for country kids. It worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. “He didnt want any change. He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang. “We were touched.”They gave the 100 yuan to the “Project Hope” office later that day.Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. “It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng. “Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didnt buy.” Now I know how hard it is for our parents to earn the money we need to lead happy lives.”25. Hu Qis team sold books in front of the Children Activity Center because _. A. there were no urban management officers there B.they thought parents would buy books for their kids C. they could play hide-and-seek there D. they are familiar with the place26. More people came to Wang and her teams stall because they _. A. liked their ice cream B. wanted to help country kids C. were interested in their stall D. wanted some changes27. Through the activity, most children learn that _. A. its hard to make money B. it is necessary to help country kids C. it is easy to sell cakes D. its important to live a happy lifeCFew buildings on earth can compete with the legendary beauty of the Taj Mahal. Towering over the ancient Indi