包钢四中2015-2016学年第一学期期末高一英语考试第一部分阅读理解第一节（共１５小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A.“Dreams(梦)maybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtodream.”Somescientistssay.Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolour.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswer.Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeenthinkingabouttheirworkallday.Thesethoughtscancarryoverintodreams.Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan’trememberthedream.Dreamscandisappear(消失)quicklyfrommemory(记忆).Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful(有害的).Themorewesleep，thelongerwedream.Themindishardatworkwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired.1.Itmaybelessimportanttosleepthanto_______.A.thinkB.dreamC.workD.study2.Dreamsandfilmsareusually________.A.verylongB.incolourC.aboutworkD.verysad3.Themainideaofthestoryisthat________.A.whatdreamisB.peopleliketosleepC.dreamsarelikefilmsD.wealwaysrememberdreamsB“Cool”isawordwithmanymeanings．Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisalittlebitcold．Astheworldhaschanged，thewordhashadmanydifferentmeaning．“Cool”canbeusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything．Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet，maybeyouwillsay,“It’scool．”Youmaythink，“He’ssocool，”whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer．Weallmaximize(扩大)themeaningof“cool”．Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas“new”or“surprising”．Here’saninterestingstorywecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused．Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthewaterfall(瀑布)theyhadvisited．Ononestudent’spaperwasjusttheonesentence，“It’ssocool,”Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt．Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity(缺乏)ofwords．Without“cool”，somepeoplehavenowordstoshowthesamemeaning．Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility(可信性)．Canyouthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword“cool”?Ican．AndIthinktheyarealsoverycool．4．Weknowthattheword“cool”hashad________.A．onlyonemeaningB．nomeaningsC．manydifferentmeaningsD．thesamemeaning5．Ifyouare_______something，youmaysay，“It’scool．”A．interestedinB．angryaboutC．afraidofD．unhappywith6．Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheis________thewaythewordisused．A．pleasedwithB．strangetoC．worriedaboutD．carefulwith7．Inthepassage，thewritersuggests(暗示)thattheword“cool”________．A．canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB．usuallymeanssomethinginterestingC．canmakeyourlifecolourfulD．maynotbeascoolasitseemsCFriendofminenamedPaulreceivedanexpensivecarfromhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent．OnChristmasEvewhenPaulcameoutofhisoffice，astreeturchin(顽童)waswalkingaroundtheshiningcar．“Isthisyourcar，Paul？”heasked．Paulanswered，“Yes，mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas．”Theboywassurprised．“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditcostyounothing？Boy，Iwish⋯”Hehesitated(犹豫)．OfcoursePaulknewwhathewasgoingtowishfor．Hewasgoingtowishhehadabrotherlikethat.ButwhattheboysaidsurprisedPaulgreatly.“Iwish，”theboywenton，“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat．”Paullookedattheboyinsurprise，thenhesaidagain，“Wouldyouliketotakearideinmycar？”“Ohyes，I’dlovethat．”Afterashortride，theboyturnedwithhiseyesshining，said，“Paul，wouldyouminddrivinginfrontof...
