兰州市外国语高级中学2014-2015学年度第一学期高二第一次月考英语（时间：100分钟；总分：120分）命题人：姚莉注意：答案写到答题卡上，否则无效。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项在方框中画对角线。AAdrian's“AmazingRace”startedearlywhenhisparentsrealizedhecouldn'thearathing,notevenloudnoises.Ataspecialschoolforthehearingimpaired(听觉受损的),helearnedsignlanguageandgottomixwithotherdisabledchildren.However,thesightofallthedisabledchildrencommunicatingwithoneanotherupsethismother.Shewantedhimtoleadanormallife.Afterspeakingtoanadvisor,shesenthimtoprivateclasseswherehelearnedtolipreadandpronouncewords.Lateron,Adrian'sparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaregularschool.Theheadmastertriedtopreventthemfromdoingso,sayingregularschoolcouldn'ttakecareofaspecialneedsstudent.Hisparentsweredeterminedtotaketheriskandpushedhimhardtogothroughhisworkeverydaybecausetheywantedtoprovethat,giventheopportunity,Adriancoulddoanything.Adrianmadethegradeandwasaccepted.Itwasabigchallenge.Thepace(节奏)wasfastersohehadtositatthefrontoftheclassandreallypayattentiontotheteacher,whichwasn'talwayseasy.Buthestucktoitanddidalotofextraworkafterschool.TheeffortsmadebyAdrianandhisparentspaidoff.Adriangraduatedwithgoodgradesandgotintoatophighschool.Healsoachievedalotinhislifeoutsideschool.HedevelopedalovefortheoutdoorsandwenttoNepaltoclimbmountains.HeevenenteredtheWorldYachtRace05/06,becomingthefirsthearingimpairedAsiantodoso.Butnoneoftheseachievementswouldhavebeenpossiblewithoutoneofthemostimportantlessonsfromhismother.“Ifyoubelieveinyourselfandworkhard,youcanachievegreatresults，”sheoftensaid.1．HowdidAdriancommunicatewithotherchildreninthespecialschool?A．Byspeaking.B．Byusingsignlanguage.C．Byreadinglips.D．Bymakingloudnoises.12．Adrian'sparentsdecidedtosendhimtoaregularschoolbecause________.A．theywantedhimtoliveanormallifeB．theywantedtoprovetheheadmasterwrongC．hewouldn'tmixwithotherdisabledchildrenD．hewasn'ttakengoodcareofatthespecialschool3．HowdidAdrianfinallysucceedinhisstudies?A．Hedidalotofoutdooractivities.B．Hewaspushedhardtostudyeveryday.C．Heattendedprivateclassesafterschool.D．Heworkedveryhardbothduringandafterclass.4．WhyisAdrian'slifedescribedasan“AmazingRace”？A．Hedidverywellinhisstudies.B．Hemanagedtogotoaregularschool.C．Heachievedhisgoalsinspiteofhisdisability.D．HetookpartintheWorldYachtRace05/06.BWelcometoPoconoWhitewaterThere'ssomethingfunhereatPoconoWhitewaterforeverylevelofadventurer!Wehavemildtowildwhitewaterrafting(漂流),familytrips,andbirdwatchingboating...Chooseoneadventurenow...It'suptoyou!Wehavetripsavailabledaily.Giveusacalltoday!DamReleaseWhitewaterRaftingExperiencethebestwhitewaterontheLehighRiver!Surroundedbyforestsandmountains,youwillenjoy12milesand5hoursofClassⅢwhitewaterraftingandoutstandingscenery.Thisisafunandthrillingtripthateveryonefromaged12andupcando!Whilepaddling(桨划)intheSwiftwater,you'llshoutandlaugh.DamReleaseWhitewaterRates：★Individual(aged12&up):$61.00★Group(atleast8people):$31.00RatesInclude:allnecessaryraftingequipment,lifejacket,freeparking,busserviceto/fromtheriver&professionalriverguides.FamilyStyleWhitewaterRaftingBringalongthewholefamilythissummerandenjoy8milesand5hourslongofClassⅠwhitewaterrafting.MildwateroftheLehighRiverissi...
