云南省开远市第一名校2024-2025学年高一下学期英语开学考试（含解析）

云南省开远市第一名校2024-2025学年高一下学期 英语开学考试 一、阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分 阅读理解 The world continues to inspire travel writers. Standout books for the year ahead are to please all types of our readers. A Search for Nearby Nature and Wilderness World explorer Alastair Humphries spent a year examining every square metre of a 12-mile radius (半径) around his home in London and found wonder close to hand. A former Adventurer of the Year, Humphries has cycled around the globe and rowed across the Atlantic Ocean. His latest book, though, is a celebration of slowing things down and discovering a small wild world right on your doorstep. It's also a cry to revitalize London's neglected natural places in urban areas and our right to wander in them. 12.99, Eye Books. My Adventures in Travel and Publishing Travel publisher, Hilary Bradt's guidebook company celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. The first Bradt Travel Guide was born in1974: BackpackingAlong Ancient Ways Peru & Bolivia which included some of the very first descriptions of the Inca Trail. Since then, Bradt has published many guidebooks about the farthest parts of the planet — Mongolia and Madagascar among them. Pioneering backpacking travels before the concept was widespread, he presents this book looking back at a lifetime of trials and stimulation in the wild. 20.00, Bradt. True Stories of Nature, Adventure & Connection Environmental writer Laurie King has gathered a collection of original non-fiction stories, illustrations, and poems examining the human connection with nature. He takes a walk across the desert and discovers how hermits (隐士) survived in a South American forest. These exciting stories aim to inspire you to find your wild animal soul and rethink your relationship with nature. 14.99, Watkins Publishing. Writers Walk the World From the streets of London to the paths of Japan, the jungles of Ghana and beyond, Duncan Minshull collects the works of more than fifty walker-writers who have traveled the world's seven continents on foot. From the 1500s to the present day comes a memorable band of explorers and adventurers, scientists and craftsmen, pleasure-seekers and literary drifters sharing their experiences and asking themselves a question — why travel this way in the first place 15.99, Notting Hill Editions. 1．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage A．Humphries's book describes sceneries he saw when cycling around the globe. B．Hilary Bradt is among the forerunners of backpacking tours C．Laurie King's book describes his contact with wild animals. D．Duncan Minshull's book compares modern cities with rural areas. 2．The book which collects experiences from people of different identities is ____. A．A Search for Nearby Nature and Wilderness B．My Adventures in Travel and Publishing C．True Stories of Nature, Adventure & Connection D．Writers Walk the World 3．The book ____ is focused on nat ... ...