精品解析：广东省广州市培才高级中学2023-2024学年高一上学期10月月考测英语试题

广州市培才高级中学 2023-2024学年第一学期10月英语科考试（高一） （考试时间：120分钟；满分150分） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15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 1. The first three ads are similar in that ________. A. they are looking for volunteers B. they are related to childcare C. they require applicants of rich experience D. they are targeted at preschool children 2. Which ad can a job hunter ignore？ A. Ad 1. B. Ad 2. C. Ad 3. D. Ad 4. 3. Where might an experienced teacher be well paid？ A. In Alpine Children's Services. B. In SOS Children's Village Quetta. C. At Lil' Scholar Daycare Center. D. At Robertson Charter School. B Today, bicycles are elegantly simple machines that are common around the world. Many people ride bicycles for recreation, whereas others use them as a means of transportation. The first bicycle was invented in Germany in 1818. Because it was made of wood, it wasn’t very strong nor did it have pedals (脚踏板）.Riders moved it by pushing their feet against the ground. In 1839, Kirkpatrick Macmillan, a Scottish blacksmith, invented a much better bicycle. Macmillan’s machine had iron-covered wheels to keep them from getting worn down. He also used foot-operated levers, similar to pedals, so his bicycle could be ridden at a quick pace. It didn’t look much like the modem bicycle, though, because its back wheel was substantially larger than its front wheel. Although Macmillan’s bicycles could be ridden easily, they were never produced in large numbers. In 1861, Frenchman Pierre Michaux and his brother Ernest invented a bicycle with an improved pedal mechanism. They called their bicycle a velocipede，but most people called it a “bone shaker” because of the effect of the wood and iron frame. Despite the impolite nickname, the velocipede was a hit. After a few years, the Michaux family was making hundreds of the machines annually, mostly for fun-seeking young people. Ten years later, James Starley , an English inventor, made several innovations that revolutionized bicycl