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Unit2ListeningandSpeakingandReadingandThinking

能力提升练

一、阅读理解

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（2019福建永泰一中高一上期中）

IhavedreamedoftakingatriptoHawaiisinceIgraduated,butthebestthingalwaysneedswaiting.ItookatripwithmyfriendstoHaleakalaNationalPark,whichliesinHawaii.

WhenwearrivedatHaleakalaNationalPark,wewereadvisedtowatchtheearlymorningsunrise.Iwaslostinthesightseeingthatafternoon,soIcouldhardlywaittomeetthesunrise.Inthenextmorning,wealljumpedoutofthebedveryearlyat3oclockandwalkedtotherocksbytheseaside.Inthefirsthalfanhour,weimaginedhowwonderfulitwouldbewhenthefirstlightcameoutthroughthethickcloudsandhowsoftitwouldbewhenthelighttouchedourskin,sowewaitedandwaited.However,anotherhalfanhourlater,Igraduallylostmypatiencesincetherewasnothingbutthechillydarkness,andIfeltthatIwasfrozentodeath.Butmyfriendswerestillextremelycheerful.

Nearlyanotheronehourlater,Amazing!,awordyelledoutfromJudyandweallshoutedtowelcomethelightorangegreatness,whichwasreallyunbelievable.Untiltoday,Idaresaythatitisthemostimpressive（印象深刻的）sunriseinmylife.However,waitinginthemorningdarknessisalsotheoneIcannotwipeoutforever.

Waitingsometimesisreallyahardthingformostofusasitneedspatienceandstrong-willeddetermination,butwhatabouttheresultafterthat？Itmightturnouttobepleasant,unbelievableandsatisfactory.So,itisreallyworthwhiletowaitforthebest.

1.Whendidtheyseethefirstlightofthesunrise？

A.About3o’clock. B.About4oclock.

C.Nearly5oclock. D.Nearly6oclock.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage？

A.MyclassmatesandItookatriptoHawaii.

B.Hawaiiisagoodplacetoenjoythesunset.

C.ItookatriptoHawaiibeforeIgraduated.

D.Sometimes,itisworthwhiletowaitforthebest.

3.WhatsthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinParag