阿门英文原创题阅读

2021年1月19日发(作者：hunger)
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< br>项。


A
I first met Joe Gumps when we were both 9 years old, which is probably the
only reason he is one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high
school,
we
wouldn
’
t
even
have
had
the
chance
to
get
to
know
each
other.
Joe
is
a

day student , but I am a boarding student. We haven
’
t been in the same classes, sports
or extracurricular activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house,
and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been
compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been
likely
to
spend
enough
time
getting
to
know
each
other,
due
to
the
lack
of
immediately visible mutual interests.
In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common,
but maybe that
’
s what makes us enjoy each other
’
s company so much. When I look at
my
friendship
with
Joe,
I
wonder
how
many
people
I
’
ve
known
whom
I
never
disliked but simply didn
’
t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized
how little basis there is, for the social division that exist in every community. Since
this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends
in unexpected people and places.
21. Why does the author say Joe Gumps became one of his best friends?
A. They shared mutual friends in school.
B. They had known each other since children.

C. They shared many extracurricular activities.
D. They had many interests in common.


22. According to the writer, what may be the obstacle for him not to spend time to
know others?
A. That he doesn
’
t like others
’
company.




B. Being strange to others.
C. The lack of obvious mutual interests.



D. That he
’
s busy doing other important things
23. What has the writer learned from his friendship with Joe?
A. Durable friendships can be very difficult to maintain.
B. One has to be respectful of other people in order to win respect.

C. It is hard for people from different backgrounds to become friends.
D. Social divisions will break down if people get to know each other.
B
As we all know, everybody needs to sleep, but do you know what people stay
up late to catch
—
or wake up early in order not to miss? The answer varies by culture.




From
data
collected,
it
seems
the
things
that
cause
us
to
lose
the
most
sleep,
on
average, are sporting events, time changes, and holidays.



Around
the
world,
people
changed
sleep
patterns
thanks
to
the
start
or
end
of
daylight
savings
time(
夏令时
).
Russians,
for
example,
began
to
wake
up
about
a
half-hour
later
each
day
after
President
Vladimir
Putin
shifted
the
country
permanently to “winter time”
starting on October 26
，
2014.



Russia’s
other
late
nights
and
early
mornings
generally
correspond
to
public
holi
days.
On New Year’s Eve, Russians have the world’s latest
bedtime, hitting the
hay at around 3:30 am.



Russians
also
get
up
an
hour
later
on
International
Women’s
Day,
the
day
for
treating and celebrating female relatives.



Similarly,
Americans’
late
n
ights,
late
mornings,
and
longest
sleeps
fall
on
three-day weekends.



Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic
hockey(
冰球）
final.



The
World
Cup
is
also
chiefly
responsible
for
sleep
deprivation(
剥夺）
,
The
worst night for sleep in the U.K. was the night of the England-Italy match on June 14.
Brits stayed up a half-hour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual
the next morning thanks to summer nights, the phenomenon in which the sun barely
sets in northern countries in the summertime. That was nothing, though, compared to




Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on
various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup.

24
. What does the author say about people’s sleeping habits?

A. They vary from person to person.






B. They change with the seasons.

C. They are culture-related













D.
They affect people’s health.

do we learn about the Russians regarding sleep?

A. They get less sleep on public holidays..

B.
They don’t sleep muc
h on weekends.

C. They
don’t fall
asleep until very late
D. They sleep longer than people elsewhere.

26.
What is the major cause for Europeans’ loss of sleep?

A. The daylight savings time.













B. The colorful night life.

C. The World Cup.





















D. The summertime.

27. What does the underlined sentence mean?
A. The sun hardly casts sunlight on northern countries in the summertime.
B. Night hardly falls in northern countries in summer.
C. There is almost no sunshine in northern countries in the summertime.
D
．
The sun only shines in northern countries in summer.
C
Nowadays, parents are faced with more pressure while bringing up their kids. we
want our children to reach their full academic potential. We read to them, encourage
their special talents, and support them when they have problems. If they choose to

participate in music or sports, we also help them reach their potential in those areas.
These are all good goals.

There is, however, an even more important goal. It is a goal more difficult than