- 1 - 河北省武邑中学河北省武邑中学 2018-20192018-2019 学年高一英语上学期寒假作业学年高一英语上学期寒假作业 1919 第第二二部部分分 阅阅读读理理解解（共共两两节节，满满分分4 40 0 分分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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，并在答题卡上将该项 涂黑。 A A Its hard to talk to Dad sometimes. His silence about his feelings and thoughts made him mysterious and hard to see through. You could never break his hard shell and get to know him. And he seemed to want to stay that way too. But a year ago when my relationship with my wife and career took a hit, I needed my dad to pull back the curtain so I could see him as real and accessible. I was facing serious problems, and I wanted to know whether he had faced them before and how he had found his way, because I felt like I had lost mine. In desperation, it occurred to me that sending an email might be the key, so I wrote him one, telling him about my regrets and fears, and I asked him to answer, if he felt like it. Two weeks later, it showed up in my inbox: a muchthought, threepage letter. Dad, a 68yearold retired technologist and grandfather of four, had carefully considered my message, and crafted a response. He mentioned his lost love, the foolish mistake he made in career and the stupid pride he had between him and his parents. He comforted me that “life will still find its right track despite many of its twists and turns”. I closed the email and started to cry, because I wished I had opened it up earlier but was grateful it wasnt too late. I cried because at first, in the midst of my own struggles, his letter instantly put me at ease. And I cried because in the end, it was so simple: I just had to hit “Send”. Weve since had many email exchanges. This increasing communication opened a door into his world. My problems havent been magically solved, but getting to know my dad better has made the tough stuff more manageable and life sweeter. Its hard to talk to Dad sometimes, but Im glad I found a way to talk to mine. 1. The authors dad can be best described as _. A. quiet and caringB. optimistic and careless - 2 - C. selfish and lonelyD. indifferent and serious 2. The underlined part in Paragraph 2 can be best replaced by “_”. A. draw the curtainB. become more optimistic C. show his true selfD. clear the misunderstanding 3. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Communication Is the Best Policy.B. Emails from My Dad. C. A Man of Few Words.D. My Mysterious Dad. 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. My dads email was quickly written. B. I was moved when reading the email. C. The email contained much information.D. I wished I could have consulted him earlier. B B You probably have heard of comic book heroes like Superman, Batman and Spiderman. But what about Tom, the motorbike shop owner, Joe Knight and Karen Berman? Tom, Joe and Karen are all characters in a comic book. But Mr. Knight and Ms. Berman are real people. In 2006, they wrote a book called Financial Intelligence a managers guide to knowing what the numbers really mean. It was written for people who need to learn quickly about finance (财政). The book explains, in simple ways, oftencomplex methods of keeping financial information. It became a bestseller. Recently a comic book, which provides the same information as Financial Intelligence in easytounderstand picture form, is published by Smarter Comics. This book consists of a textbook and a graphic(插画的) novel. It tells the story of Tom, a repairman who must quickly learn how to direct the motorbike repair shop his father founded. Tom has no experience with finance, and is struggling with the business. Joe Knight and Karen Berman help him. Artist Dave Wachter drew pictures for the comic book. Franco Arda, the founder and head of Smarter Comics, formerly worked as an investment banker. He started the company almost three years ago with his own money. He wanted to create educational comics that increase understanding. “I think almost everybody understands the phrase a picture says a thousand words, so, I mean, probably 90 percent of us grew up with comics and they understand that comics help us to learn a concept much quicker than text alone,” he said. “Within an hour, you can get the idea of finance with this book very quickly and not in a boring way. Once you get these pictures, you get the basic knowledge of finance.” - 3 - “The new comic book is available in paperback(平装本). There will also be versions for iPad and iPhone users,” he added. 5. Whats the passage mainly about? A. The development of ecomics.B. A comic book about finance. C. A popular book Financial Intelligence.D. The story of the repairman Tom. 6. Which of the following about the “comic book” mentioned in Paragraph 3 is TRUE? A. It was written by Mr. Knight and Ms. Berman. B. It was made for those eager to master finance in a short time. C. It was one of the bestsellers in 2006. D. Its main idea is how to run a bicycle shop. 7. According to the passage, we can learn that Franco Arda _. A. is th