安徽省合肥市第一中学2024-2025学年高一上学期英语素质拓展训练(二)（含答案）

合肥一中2024-2025 学年度第一学期高一英语素质拓展训练（二） 时长：90分钟 分值：120分 命 第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分42.5分） 第一节（共12小题；每小题2.5分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Travel is one of the most exciting experiences a human being can have. Imagine how Italian traveler Marco Polo must have felt when he found himself on Chinese soil, seeing a way of life quite different from anything he’d seen before. And how marvelous must it have been to listen to Zhang Qian when he returned to China from his journey through Central Asia and West Asia His brain must have been packed with everything he’d seen and heard, leading to the founding of the Silk Road. Some people have traveled all over the world, and travel is a way of life to them. They perhaps know what exactly to expect before they travel. But among the travels to a specific destination, the first is more likely to be the best. Imagine a person who has been eagerly expecting his first travel to the United States. Of course, he may have seen the Statue of Liberty a thousand times on TV, and the White House, and all the other famous sights. But none of that would compare to the thrill of looking out of the cabin window as the plane lands, watching the cities and streets of the real America come into view. Although travel is often just for recreation, it’s also educational. We may not know that we are getting an education, but we still are. We’re learning every day: new words in a new language, new people, and new ways of life. But this learning takes place in the school of the world, not just the classroom. One of the lessons we learn is undoubtedly a moral one. As we get to know foreign places, we come to understand that there are many different ways to live, and that the way we live isn’t necessarily the best way. The British politician Benjamin Disraeli summed this up well when he said, “Travel teaches toleration.” 1. Why does the author mention Marco Polo and Zhang Qian A. To explain how the Silk Road was founded. B. To present travel as an amazing experience. C. To show how the way people travel has changed. D. To describe important cultural exchanges in history. 2. What does the author want to convey in Para. 3 A. The best trip is often the first in-person experience. B. One’s first trip is usually the most challenging. C. There is always much to learn on one’s first trip. D. People usually make better preparations for their first trips. 3. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined word in paragraph 5 A. Learning B. Knowledge C. acceptance D. politics 4. What can we know from the last two paragraphs A. Traveling should be included in formal education. B. Traveling improves people’s confidence in their lifestyle. C. A foreign journey may raise people’s cultural understanding. D. There is more to learn from adventures than being in classroom. B Birds rely on their keen sense of hearing to detect prey(猎物) and identify other b ... ...