高三英语第一轮复习试题13

　　高三一轮复习英语试题集（十三）

　　阅读文章，了解其大意，然后选择正确选项填空。

　　No man can change the weather. Nobody can control the weather. But if we (1) _____ correctly the signs around us we can (2) _____ what the more changes in the weather will be. This way of telling what the weather will be like the following day or two is called weather forecasting. For many centuries and in all countries people have (3) _____ the weather and tried to (4) _____ weather forecasting. Sometimes (5) _____ objects such as hills and tall trees seem to be very clear and near. This is a (6) _____ of much water vapour in the (7) _____ and therefore rain will probably come.

　　Rings around the sun are a sign of coming rain. Many people feel in their (8) _____ the coming of wet weather. Their joints(骨关节) ache. Some birds fly (9) _____ as fine weather is coming but they fly near the ground if (10) _____ or stormy weather is (11) _____ the way. It is probably because of the insects which they are hunting (12) _____ they fly (13) _____. If you see a rainbow during rainy weather, this is a sign that the weather will become clear and fine. Such (14) _____ always come in the evening. If the stars (15) _____ clearly at night, then fair weather will (16) _____. If a fog appears in the evening the next day will bring wet (17) _____. If the sunset is mostly red in (18) _____, then the following day will be fine. If a rainbow appears in the morning, rainy weather will probably come.

　　Most of the (19) _____ sayings have been made by people who have used their (20) _____ and brains to make weather forecasting.

　　1. A. see B. look C. read D. take

　　2. A. tell B. speak C. talk D. point

　　3. A. studied B. learned C. searched D. researched

　　4. A. so B. make C. carry D. send

　　5. A. small B. away C. near D. distant

　　6. A. sight B. sign C. mark D. shape

　　7. A. air B. sky C. heaven D. earth

　　8. A. legs B. arms C. skins D. bones

　　9. A. high B. low C. near D. far

　　10. A. wet B. dry C. rainy D. sunny

　　11. A. by B. in C. for D. on

　　12. A. that B. which C. where D. when

　　13. A. high B. low C. fast D. slow

　　14. A. as B. rainbows C. weather D. day

　　15. A. twinkle B. appear C. bright D. seem

　　16. A. begin B. stop C. continue D. be

　　17. A. day B. weather C. hour D. time

　　18. A. edge B. surface C. enter D. color

　　19. A. above B. below C. important D. interesting

　　20. A. bodies B. hands C. eyes D. legs

　　阅读文章，选择正确答案，回答问题。

　　The Beatles are arguably the most popular rock-and-roll band(乐队) ever.

　　In 1956, John Lennon started the group. He named his band “Black Jacks”, but soon after it became the “Quarry men”, owing this name to the Quarry School which he was attending. In 1957 Paul Mccartney joined the group. In 1959 their name changed to “Johnny and the Moondogs.”

　　Despite this popularity, the group was still not making any money. Apart from Georage, who was working as an electrician, all of them were students and in never-ending need for money. Pete Best joined the band to play drums and Stuart Sutcliffe played bass guitar. It was Stuart who first proposed renaming the group “The Beatles”.

　　In 1961 their first record appeared: “My Bonnie.” Twenty-seven-year-old-record-shore owner Brain Epstein heard the record and found the Beatles playing in Germany. By this time the group had the haircuts that would make them famous. He became their manager, taking them back to England. Soon after, Beatlemania swept the world. The group broke up in April, 1970.

　　1. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. The Beatles

　　B. Rock and Roll Music

　　C. How the Beatles succeeded

　　D. The Popularity of the Beatles

　　2. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

　　A. Brain Epstein had 27 record stores.

　　B. Before Pete Best joined the group, all of the members were students except Georage.

　　C. The Beatles was a most popular band ever.

　　D. With the help of Brian Epstein, the Beatles became well-known to the world.

　　3. Who named the group “The Beatles”?

　　A. John Lennon

　　B. Paul Mccartney

　　C. Stuart Sutcliffe

　　D. Pete Best

　　4. What does the underline word “proposed” mean in the third paragraph?

　　A. suggested

　　B. planned

　　C. wanted

　　D. changed

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