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山西省祁县第二中学校2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期中试题第一部分阅读理解第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45分）APart-timejobsfor15and16yearsoldsWaiter/WaitressAjobasawaiterorwaitressisagoodchoicefor16-year-olds.Notonlycanoneearn$9-$12anhour,buttheycanalsogetthetips(小费).Mostpeoplethatvisitarestaurantdon’tjusthavegoodfood.Theycomeheretorelaxandhaveagoodtime.Besidesservingfoodquickly,ayoungwaiterwhotalkstothempolitelywithasmileonhisfacewillmakethedinersenjoytheirtimeattherestaurant.WorkinalibraryIfoneisfondofbooks,workinginalibraryisanothersuitablechoice.Besidesthepayisgood,itoffersalotoffreetimewhenstudentscanactuallysitdownandfinishtheirhomework.Soonreturninghome,theywouldhavetimetohangaroundwithfriendsorjustrelax.Soworkinginalibraryisanexcellentpart-timejobforteens,especiallyforschoolstudents.InternetjobsTherearemanywaysofmakingmoneythroughonlinejobslikeclickingonadvertisements,visitingsitesandsigningupwiththem.However,suchonlinejobsdon’tpaywell.AbetterInternetjobforteensistocompleteonlinesurveys.Thesearequitesimplesurveysthatusuallyaskoneabouthis/heropinionsandideas.Manycompaniesusetheseideastomakeproductsdesignedforteenagers.1．Astudentwhoisbusywithhisresearchpaperwillprobablychoosetowork______.A.inarestaurantB.inalibraryC.ontheInternetD.inanITcompany2．Thewriterwrotethistextto______.A.tellustheimportanceofdoingpart-timejobsB.adviseteenagershowtochooseapart-timejobC.teachyoungpeoplehowtomakelotsofmoneyD.introducehis/herexperienceofdoingpart-timejobs3．Whydosomecompaniesasktheteenstodosurveys?A.Theteenshavemorefreetime.B.Theycanpaylesstotheteens.C.Theyneedadvicetomakeproductsforteens.D.Theteensusuallyexpresstheirtrueopinions.BLocatedinPisa,theLeaningTowerofPisainItalyhasbecomethesignofItaly.ItisthethirdoldeststructureinPisa’sCathedralSquare.ThereeightfloorsintheLeaningTowerofPisaincludingobservationdeckatthetop.Theweightofthetowerisabout14,500metrictons.ThereareamazingfactsoftheLeaningTowerofPisathatwewillmentionhere.TheLeaningTowerofPisawasnotoriginallyintendedtolean,butbecauseitwasbuiltonsoftsoilsthetowergraduallyleanedtooneside.Priortoitsrestoration(修复)from1990to2001,thetowerhadatilt(倾斜)of5.5degrees.Manypeoplethinkthatitwillfalloneday.Millionsoftouristscometothelawnsaroundthetowertotaketheclassicphotopretendingtoholduporknockdownthetower.ItissaidthatyoumustvisittheLeaningTowerofPisaduringtheday.Atnighttheshopsareclosedanditappearsunimpressive.But,ifyouplantovisitonafullmoonnight,thetowerwilllookcharming.Morningsarethebesttimetobeatthecrowds.SummerinPisaisveryhotandwet,butyoucanexpectraininfallandwinter.Eventhoughsomepeopleregardthetowertobeanengineeringfailureowingtothetilt,thetowerhasacquiredaspecialplaceinhistory.ThetowerhasalsobeenusedforexperimentsbythefamousItalianscientistnamedGalileoGalilei.Heisbelievedtohavethrowntwoballsofdifferentmassfromthetowertoprovethattheirfallingtimeisnotrelatedtotheirmass.OnyourtouryoushouldnotmissvariousplacesofinterestneartheLeaningTowerofPisaincludingLucca,Florence,andSantaMariadellaSpina.4．WhatwillyouseeifyougotoPisa’sCathedralSquare?A．TheLeaningTowerofPisastandinginthemiddle.B．Morethanoneancientstructuretovisit.C．TheLeaningTowerofPisacoveringalotofspace.D．Pisa’samazingbuildingsaroundthesquare.5．Whydoesthetowertendtoleantooneside?A．Becauseitwasoriginallydesignedlikethat.B．Becausethebaseofthetowerwasnotstrong.C．Becausemanypeoplecametoknockitdown.D．Becausethebuildersusedlotsofsoftsoils.6．Whenwillyouvisitthetowerifyoudislikebeingdisturbed?A．Insummer.B．Atnight.C．Inthemorning.D．Inwinter.7．Whathasmadethetowermuchmorefamous?A．Itwillfalltothegroundinthesoonfuture.B．Itisanobviousengineeringfailure.C．Galileooncedidexperimentsonthetower.D．Therestorationlastedmorethantenyears.COnedaywhenthefamousAmericanscientistEdisonwasonhiswayhome,ayoungmanstoppedhimandrequiredtohaveawordwithhim.Edisonacceptedhisrequest.Theyoungmanasked,“Howcanyouinventsomanythingsandachieveyourfame(名声,名望)?”Thescientistsaid,“Itseemsthatyouhavebeenthinkingofbecomingfamouseveryday.”Theyoungmannodded,“Yes.Ihavebeendreamingofbeingapersonasnotable(著名的)asyou.EveryminuteIamthinkingofhowtobecomereputable.Idon’tknowwhenIcanachievemyfame.”Edisontoldhim,“Don’tworry,youngman.Ifyouwanttobeafamousmanthisway,youwillhavetowaituntilyoudie!”“WhyshouldI?”theyoungmanwaspuzzled.Edisonsaid,“Whatyoudreamisactuallyahighbuilding.Youneverthinkofhowtobuilditwithbricks(砖块).Thusthebuildingwillnevercomeintoreality(现实).However,yourstorycanserveasamirror.Peoplewillrememberyoubecauseofyourillnessandlaziness.Theywilloftenspeakofyournamewhiletheygivewarningstotheirchildren.Aren’tyouanotorious(声名狼藉)personbythen?”8．ThemanaskedEdisontotellhim.A．howtoinventnewthingsB．howtobecomefamousC．howhebecameanoblemanD．howtobecomeascientist9．AfterhearingEdison’stalk,theyoungmanwaspuzzledbecauseEdisontoldhim.A．hewoulddiebeforehewasfamousB．hewouldbefamousbeforehediedC．hewoulddieafterhewasfamousD．hewouldneverbefamous10．Themandidn’tachievehisfamebecause________.A．hiswishwastoohigh[B．hewastoostupidC．hedidn’tlearnfromothersD．hewasshortofhard-workingspirit11．Thestorymainlytellsus________.A．apersonneedshighspiritB．on