PAGEPAGE82013屆高三英語星級階梯閱讀練習二星級10A OnecoldJanuaryeveninginPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania,America,Iwentwithmyfatheronanoilburnerservicecall.MyfatherwasinhisfortiesatthattimeandIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Hewasalwaysworkinghardtryingtosupportussevenkids.IenjoyedhangingoutwithhimwheneverIcould—hetaughtmesomuch. Wearrivedatthecallandafterwalkingoversnowandice,weknockedonthecustomer’sdoor.Aseniorcitizenopenedthedoorandletusintoherverycoldhome.Shewaswearinganold,worn-outbrowncoatthatwentdowntoherknees.Onherhead,coveringhergrayhair,wasanoldandwornhat.Thehomewasn’tfurnishedverywellandwasquitedark,exceptforasinglelightbulboverthediningroomtable.Belowthelightwasanoldermancountingchangefromseveraloldcoffeecans.Helookedupatusaswepassedbytogettothekitchenwheremydadwouldfixtheoilburner.Hedidn’tsayanything.Hejustlookedupatus.Hecouldn’tspeakEnglish,norcouldhiswife.Sheonlypointedtothekitchenandsmiledatus. Afterashortwhile,myfatherhadtheheaterupandrunning,anditbegantoheattheircoldhome.TheladyaskedmydadinpoorEnglishhowmuchsheowedhimforfixingtheheater.Mydadlookedaroundthehouseandsaidthathehadtogoouttothetruckandwritethebill. Onceinthetruckhemarkedthebill“noanswerathome,nocharge”,sotheywouldn’tbechargedforhiswork.Helookedoveratmeandsaid,“Hewascountinghischangetopayme.TheyneedtheirmoneymorethanIdo.” Asusual,myfathertaughtmesomethingimportantthattime,whichwastobekindtothepoor.51.AccordingtoParagraph1,weknowthatthewriter’sfather. A.oftentaughtthewriterhowtowork B.workedseveraljobsatthesametimeC.hadaverybigfamilytosupport D.broughtuphischildrenalone52.ThedescriptioninParagraph2showsthattheoldcouple. A.hadnojob B.ledaverypoorlife C.didn’tknowhowtosavemoney D.werenotveryfriendlytostrangers53.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage? A.TheoldcouplehadnochildreninAmerica. B.Theoldmandidn’tplantopaymoney. C.Theoldwomanfeltveryembarrassedallthetime. D.TheoldcouplewerenotnativeAmericans.54.Thewriter’sfatherdidn’tchargeforhisworkbecause. A.hedidn’tneedthatmoney B.hefeltpityfortheoldcouple C.hewasnotsatisfiedwithhiswork D.hewantedtosetagoodexampletoothersBHallmarkarrivedinmyhometownofCalcutta,IndiawhenIwas16.OnValentine’sDay(情人節(jié)),Iwaitedinlinewithmanyotherteenagersjustforachancetogetintothestore.Irememberwishingtwothings.Oneofthemisthatthegood-lookingboywhomIcouldseethroughthestorewindowwaspickingoutagiftforme.Unfortunately,Valentine’sDaypassedandIreceivednothingbutalecturefrommyfatheronhowWesterncapitalism(資本主義)wasruiningyourculture.ThenextValentine’sDay,Istilldidn’thaveaboyfriend,butIdidreceiveagreetingcardfromasecretadmirer.Ican’trememberwhatitexactlysaidinsidethecard,butithardlymattered.IknowI’mnottheonlyonewho’shadthebluesbecauseofbeingsingleonValentine’sDay.It’snotjustonValentine’sDaythatI’mremindedofthesefeelings.Onenight,myfriendandIwereatthesubwaystationinNewYorkCitywaitingforthelocaltoarrive.Thestationwasmostlyfullofcollegestudents,andlateranoldercouplewalkedin.Justatthatmoment,astreetmusicianstartedplayingShe’sOnlyaWomantoMe.Thecouplebegandancingaroundthestationandlostintheirownworld.Onthetrain,IfoundmyselfrecallingthetimewhenIwaswithadateatthesubwaystation,andtherehepickedmeupinhisarmslikeIwasaballerina(芭蕾舞女演員).MyviewofromancehaschangedfromwhenIwas16inCalcuttatonow,23,andlivinginManhattan.Thisyear,Iwon’tfocusallmyromanticexpectationsononeparticularday.I’llspendValentine’sDaywithfriendsinNewYorkCity.ButIwon’ttrytohidesomewhereorturnoffmycellphone.Instead,I’llhelpmycoupled-upfriendspackfortheirweekendtripstoRome.55.Theunderlinedword“Hallmark”inParagraph1probablyreferstoa. A.city B.street C.store D.man56.Wecaninferthatintheopinionofthewriter’sfather. A.hisdaughtershouldhavereceivedagift B.peopleinIndiashouldn’tcelebrateValentine’sDay C.peopleinIndiashouldwelcomeWesternculture D.hisdaughtershouldknowmoreaboutcapitalism57.AccordingtoParagraph2,ifsomeonehastheblues,heorsheisprobably. A.lucky B.angry C.excited D.sad58.Whatisimpliedinthepassage? A.Thewriternowhasaboyfriend. B.ThewriternowisafraidofValentine’sDay. C.ThewriterwillgotoRomewithhercoupled-upfriends. D.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsValentine’sDayhaschanged.CIwassleepinginmyroomwhenmybedstartedshakingandaloudnoisewasheard.Iwokeupandmymomwasscreamingmyname.NextmomentIwasrunningalongwithmyyoungersister,momanddad.BeforeIranoutofthedoor,Irealizedmyeldersisterhadn’tcomeoutyet.SoIscreamedhernameatthetopofmyvoice.Mymomsaidshehadgonetoherclass.Thenthefourofus,alongwithmanyothers,wererunningonthestaircase.Welivedontheseventhfloor,soIthoughtwewouldnotbeabletomakeitandthebuildingwouldfallbeforewemanagedtoreacheventhefourthfloor.Mydad’sheadwasinjuredbysomethingfallingdown.Ididtrytoputmyhandoverhishead.Whenwereachedthesixthfloor,thebuildingsplitintotwo.Wehadnowaytogetdown.ThenextthingIrememberissilence.Therewerearound30peopleonthestaircaseandnonecouldreact.Fiveminuteslater,someoneopenedthedoorofthesixth-floorflat.Weallwentin.Wewerewonderinghowwouldgetdown.Fromthebalconyofthesixth-floorflat,Isawpeoplestandingonthegroundfloor.Alleyeswerestuckonus.Icouldseemyeldersistercrying.Ourfirsthopeofsurvivingcamewhenaworkerclimbedaropetowherewewere.Thatwasthefirsttimewethoughtmaybewecouldgetdown.Halfanhourpassedandwewerestilltrapped.FinallyRSSpeoplearrivedwithropes.Theygotpeopledownonebyone.Mybiggestworrywashowmydadwouldgetdown.Finallyaftertwoandahalfhours,weallgotdown.Thatdaywesawthepowerofnature.Ithastakenmorethantwoyearstobuildtheflatsandittookjustoneandahalfminutestodestroythestructure.59.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout? A.Waystosurviveanearthquake. B.Reasonswhyearthquakeshappen. C.Theloveofparentsinanearthquake. D.Thewriter’sexperienceinanearthquake.60.Whenthebuildingsplitintotwo,thewriterandhisfamily____________. A.werestillsleeping B.weretrappedonthesixthfloor C.werelookingforafamilymember D.wererunningonthestaircaseoftheseventhfloor61.Thefirsttimethewriterthoughttheywouldprobablysurvivewaswhen. A.hewasencouragedbypeopleonthegroundfloor B.someoneopenedthedoorofthesixth-floorflat C.aworkerclimbeduponarope D.RSSpeoplearrivedwithropes62.Theearthquakemadethewriterrealizethat. A.thereisalwayshopeforpeople B.thepowerofnatureisreallygreat C.naturaldisasterscanhappenanytime D.humanbeingsarestronginnaturaldisastersDForgetfamousgoalcelebrationsuchas“TheRobot”byPeterCrouchand“TheDive”byJuergenKlinsmann,herecomestheSouthAfrican“Diskidance”.TheDiskidance,whichisperformedthroughheadingandkickinganimaginaryball,maybeagoalcelebrationtowatchinthefollowingmatches.SouthAfrica’sSiphiweTshabalalaandhisteammatesperformedthisdifferentdancewhentheycelebratedhisgoalagainstMexicointheopeningWorldCupgameonFriday.ThedanceisalreadypopularonYouTubeandmanysoccerfansmaywanttolearnthemoves.EvenSouthAfrica’sPresidentJacobZumahaslearnttheDiskidancewhichcouldbebetterthanCameroonRogerMilla’scornerflagdancecelebrationinthe1990FIFAWorldCup.USactorJohnTravoltaperformedthedanceshortlyafterlandinghisBoeing707atLanseriaairport,northofJohannesburg,onWednesdaymorning.Goalcelebrationsarenowpartofthebiggestsportingeventandplayersplantheminadvancejustincasetheyfindthebackofthenet.Infootball,agoalcelebrationisthepracticeofcelebratingthescoringofagoal.Thecelebrationmaybeperformedbythegoal-scorer,hisorherteammates,themanagerorcoachesandthesupportersoftheteam.TheRobotgoalcelebrationwassopopularthatEnglandfansweresurprisedwhenCrouch,anEnglishinternationalfootballer,saidthathewouldn’tbedoingitanymoreunlessEnglandwontheWorldCup.ThewordDiskiisthewordusedbythelocalpeopleforsoccerandmayalsodescribethelocalstyleoffootballwhichfocusesondribbling(帶球)andothertricks.63.Besides“Diskidance”,howmanytypesofgoalcelebrationsarementionedinthepassage? A.2. B.3. C.4. D.5.64.Theunderlinedpart“findthebackofthenet”inParagraph4means. A.scoreagoal B.winthematch C.takearest D.takepartinamatch65.Whatdowelearnabouttheword“Diski”? A.Ithasbecomethemostpopularsportswordintheworldnow. B.Itwasusedtoshowhowpeopleweregoodatdribbling. C.Itwasusedtodescribeafootballwhichwasimaginedbyfootballers. D.ItwasprobablymainlyusedinSouthAfricabeforetheSouthAfricaWorldCup.66.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage? A.Allthefootballersshouldhavetheirowngoalcelebrations. B.Goalcelebrationsplayanimportantroleinfootballgames. C.FamousgoalcelebrationsallappearedintheWorldCupgames.D.Footballersoftendon’tplantheirgoalcelebrationsaheadoftime.EYou’relostintheworldofdreamsandsleep.Yourollover,smilingasyoucomeacrossaswimmingpoolfilledwithchocolate.Andthen,yourwonderfuldreambecomesanightmarewhensomeoneisscreaming,“Getup!”It’sjustwhateveryteenagergoesthrougheachmorning!Now,thereseemstobeoneschoolthatfinallyunderstandsthatrequiringteenstoshowupat9amisnotjustcruelbutalsoharmfultoboththekidsandtheschool.TheMonkseatonHighSchoolinNorthTyneside,Britain,recentlydecidedtoexperimenttoseeifthereisanydifferenceinstudentbehavioriftheyjustpushedbackthestartoftheirdaybyonehour,from9amto10am.Andtheresultsaresurprising.Sincecarryingoutthelaterstart,Monkseatonhasseena28%dropintruancy,evenhardlyanylateness,andbestofall,highertestscores.Oneofthereasonsisthattheteenagersaremuchhappiertohavetheextrahourofsleep,butthereisalsoascientificreasonbehindwhytheyneedtheextrasleep.Theschool’sdecisiontopushbackthetimewasbasedontheresearchdonebyOxfordProfessorRussellFoster,whopointedoutthatteenagersandadultshavedifferentsleepcycles,explainingwhyteenagersgotobedlateandwakeuplate.Whileadultsarewideawakeandreadyat8am,teenagersarenotfullyawakeuntil10am,sometimesevennoon.Teachersmayarguethattheirstudentsperformbetterinthemorning,