河南省扶沟县高级中学2022-2023学年高一下学期开学摸底测试英语试题

2022-2023学年高一下期摸底测试英语试题 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A Today, roller skating is easy and fun.But many years ago, it wasn't easy at all.Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels.That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin.Merlin's work was making instruments.In his free time he liked to play the violin.Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams.People called him a dreamer. One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party.He was very pleased and a little excited.As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think.He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party.Merlin had an idea.He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room. Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll.Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe.These were the first roller skates.Merlin was very proud of them.He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin.He was sure that everyone would be very surprised. On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin.Everyone was really surprised to see him.There was just one problem.Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating.He rolled on, playing the violin.Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall.The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. Nobody forgot Merlin's wonderful entrance after that. 1.People called Merlin a dreamer because _. A.he slept and dreamed a lot B.he was full of different ideas C.he invented the first roller skates D.he always made people's dreams come true 2.What was Merlin's problem after he rolled into the room? A.He couldn't stop his roller skating. B.He couldn't attract a lot of attention. C.Everyone was surprised at him. D.He couldn't play the violin while rolling. 3.What's the best title for the passage? A.Joseph Merlin's Story B.How Roller Skating Was Invented C.A