高考英语阅读理解随堂练习(八)
高考英语阅读理解随堂练习
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练习（十二）ARobert Spring, a 19th century forger (伪造签字者), was as good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of famous Americans. Spring was born in England in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he make some money by selling his small but genuine of early U.S. autographs (亲笔签字). Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ban Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old books. To make less the chance of detection (发觉), he sent his forgeries (伪造物) to England and Canada for sale and circulation (销售).Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can't approach a respectable buyer but must deal with people who don't have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.In Spring's time, right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson. For several years Miss Fanny's economic problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts belonging to her famous father. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp-eye experts the difficult task of separating this forgeries from the originals.1. Why did Spring sell his autographs in England and Canada?A. There was a greater demand there than in America.B. There was less chance of being detected there.C. Britain was Spring's birthplace.D. The price were higher in England and Canada.2. After the Civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for ___.A. Southern moneyB. signatures of George Washington and Ben FranklinC. Southern manuscripts and lettersD. Civil War battle plans3. Robert Spring spent 15 years ___.A. running a bookstore in PhiladelphiaB. corresponding with Miss Fanny JacksonC. as a forgerD. as a respectable dealer4. According to the passage, forgeries are usually sold to ___.A. sharp-eyed expertsB. persons who aren't expertsC. book dealersD. owner of the old books5. Who was Miss Fanny Jackson?A. The only daughter of General "Stonewall" Jackson.B. A little-known girl who sold her father's papers to Robert Spring.C. Robert Spring's daughter.D. An imaginary person created by Spring.BIn 1909 an English newspaper offered ￡1,000 to the first man to fly across the English Channel in an aeroplane. Today, modern jets cross it in minutes. But at that time it still seemed a good distance. The race to win the money soon became a race between two men. Both were very colorful.One is Louis Bleriot. He owed a factory in France that made motor car lamps. He was already well known as a pilot because he had crashed several times. Some people laughed at him. One man said, "He may not be the first to fly across the Channel but he will certainly be the first to die in a crash!" But Bleriot was really a good and brave pilot. He also had many good ideas about aeroplane design.The other man was Hubert Latham. He was half French and half English. He took up flying when his doctors told him he had only a year to live. "Oh, well," he said, "If I'm going to die soon, I think I shall have a dangerous and interesting life now." Latham was the first to try the flight across the Channel. Ten kilometers from the French coast, his plane had engine trouble. It crashed into the water and began to sink under the water. A boat reached Latham just in time. He was sitting calmly on the wing and was coolly lighting a cigarette. Bleriot took off six days later. He flew into some very bad weather and very low cloud. He somehow got to the English side and landed in a farmer's field. When he did so, a customs officer rushed up to his plane. Planes have changed since then but customs officers have not. "Have you anything to declare?" the officer demanded.1. The story took place ___.A. in the early 20th centuryB. in the 19th centuryC. right after World War ID. at a time not mentioned in the passage2. "A good distance" here means ___.A. a fairly long distanceB. a distance shorter than people thoughtC. an easy flying distanceD. no distance at all3. Bleriot was well known as a pilot because ___.A. he was exceptionally braveB. he was quite richC. he had many good ideas about the aeroplane designD. he had a few accidents4. Why did Hubert Latham want to fly across the Channel?A. He thought he could manage it easily.B. He wanted to compete with Louis Bleriot.C. He knew he only had a year to live.D. He had always been interested in flying.5. Why did the customs officer rush to the plane?A. To see if everything was all right with the plane.B. To make sure that the pilot was not hurt.C. To ask why the plane had landed in a farmer's field.D. None of the above.CFrederic Chopin was one of the greatest composers of music for the piano. He wrote over two hundred musical compositions. They are still popular today.Frederic Chopin was born in 1810 in Zelazowa-Wola, a village near Warsaw, Poland. His father had moved there from France. Chopin was to feel strong ties to Poland throughout his life. Many of his musical works have the spirit and rhythm (节奏) of Polish folk dances.Chopin showed musical ability at an early age. He was giving public concerts and writing music by the time he was eight years old. The young Chopin often performed for members of the wealthy Polish nobility. He was a guest in their homes and was treated well by them.Poland was a kingdom under Russian control. In 1831, Chopin left Poland to make a tour of other European countries. While he was away, the Poles tried to win freedom from Russia. Their rebellion failed, and the Kingdom of Poland was crushed. Chopin never returned to his homeland.The piano fascinated Chopin. Believing that it could produce new and varied music, he challenged (对……有异议) many of the strict rules that were followed by earlier composers. Chopin created lively, moving music by using new musical patterns.Chopin suffered from poor health. He became ill with tuberculosis (肺结核), a disease that affected his lungs. It caused his death in 1849, when he was only thirty-nine years old.1. We can infer from the passage that ___.A. Chopin died in a foreign countryB. the Poles fought against the Russians and succeeded in defeating them in 1831C. Chopin followed many of the strict rules as some earlier composersD. although Chopin loved his motherland, he had never learned anything from Polish folk dances2. The passage is mainly about ___.A. Chopin's musical works and the pianoB. Poland and RussiaC. Chopin's lifeD. new musical patternsDIt was not yet eleven o'clock when a boat crossed the river with a single passenger who had obtained his transportations at that unusual hour by promising an extra fare. While the youth stood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money, the ferryman lifted a lantern, by the aid of which, together with the newly risen moon, he took a very accurate survey (打量) of the stranger's figure. He was a young man of barely eighteen years, evidently country bred, and now, as it seemed, on his first visit to town. He was wearing a rough gray coat, which was in good shape, but which had seen many winters before this one. The garments under his coat were well constructed of leather, and fitted tightly to a pair of muscular (肌肉发达的) legs; his stockings of blue yarn (线) must have been the work of a mother or sister, and on his head was a three-cornered hat, which in its better days had perhaps sheltered the grayer head of the lad's father. In his left hand was a walking stick, and his equipment was completed by a leather bag not so abundantly stocked as to inconvenience the strong shoulders on which it hung. Brown, curly hair, well-shaped features, bright, cheerful eyes were nature's gifts, and worth all that art could have done for his adornment (装饰). The youth, whose name was Robin, paid the boatman, and then walked forward into the town with a light step, as if he had not already traveled more than thirty miles that day. As he walked, he surveyed his surroundings as eagerly as if he were entering London or Madrid, instead of the little metropolis (首府) of a New England colony (殖民地).1. What time of year was it in this story?A. springB. summerC. fallD. winter2. At what time of day did Robin cross the river?A. morningB. middayC. late afternoonD. night3. The boatman was willing to take Robin across the river because ___.A. he wanted to make extra moneyB. he saw that Robin was young and richC. he was going to row across the river anywayD. he felt sorry for him because Robin looked poorAKEY: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. DBKEY: 1. A 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. CCKEY: 1. A 2. CDKEY: 1. D 2. D 3. A。
高考英语阅读理解训练及参考答案
高考英语阅读理解训练及参考答案高考英语阅读理解训练1：Food serves as a form of communication in two fundamental ways.Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust.Food can also have a specific meaning，and play a significant role in a family or cultures celebrations or traditions.The foods we eat —and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural (农村的) and urban areas within one country.Sharing bread，whether during a special occasion (时刻) or at the family dinner table，is a common symbol of togetherness.Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests.Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread，so this tradition has its roots in the custom of sharing bread.Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations.In the southern United States，pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (兴旺) in the New Year.In Greece，people share a special cake called vasilopita.A coin is put into the cake，which signifies (预示) success in the New Year for the person who receives it.Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child，and food can play a significant role.In China，when a baby is one month old，families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includesgiving redcolored eggs to guests.In many cultures，round foods such as grapes，bread，and moon cakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.Nutrition is necessary for life，so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.*大意：*讲述了食物在不同文化中的作用。
高考英语阅读理解练习4篇(附解析)
Some people are so rude!Who sends an email or a text message that just says “Thank you”Who leaves a voice mail message rather than texts you? Who asks for a fact easily found on Google? Don’t these people realize that they’re wasting your time?Maybe I’m the rude one for not appreciating life’s little politeness. But many social agreed standards just don’t make sense to people drowning in digital communication.In texts, you don’t have to declare who you are or even say hello. Email, too, is slower than a text. V oice mail is a now impolite way of trying to connect.My father learned this lesson after leaving me a dozen voice mail messages, none of which I listened to. Exasperated, he called my sister to express his dissatisfaction that I never returned his phone calls. “Why are you leaving him voice mail？” my sister asked. “Just text him.”In the age of the smartphone, there is no reason to ask onceacceptable questions about: the weather forecast, a business’s phone number, or directions to a house, a restaurant, which can be easily found on Google Maps. But people still ask these things. And when you answer, they respond with a thankyou email.How to handle these differing standards? Easy. Consider your audience. Some people, especially older ones, appreciate a thankyou message. Others, like me, want no reply.The anthropologist (人类学家) Margaret Mead once said that in traditional societies, the young learn from the old. But in modern societies, the old can also learn from the young. Here’s hoping that politeness never goes out of fashion but thattimewasting forms of communication do.1．What does the underlined word “Exasperated” mean in the fifth paragraph?A．Worried.B．Surprised.C．Annoyed.D．Tired.2．Why didn’t the writer reply to his father?A．He liked text messages better.B．He enjoyed checking his voice mail.C．He didn’t receive any voice mail messages.D．He didn’t want to talk with his father.3．Which of the following does the writer agree to?A．People needn’t learn from one another in traditional societies.B．Dealing with voice mail should vary with each individual.C．People needn’t turn to Google for help when in trouble.D．Declaring who you are or saying hello in texts is necessary.4．What’s the best title for this passage?A．Nowadays: what should we do with text messages?B．Nowadays: do you like leaving others a voice message?C．Nowadays: what means should we use in communication?D．Nowadays: do you need a thankyou message?I love to read before I go to sleep.It usually makes me feel calm.But a big part of this depends on what I read.I love to read Oor Wullie and The Broons.Very often I'm smiling before I go to sleep.I decide to write about this in a blog because I find that so many of us go to sleep with stress.Before we go to sleep，we may run over the day in our minds，and worry about tomorrow.We also may watch the news on TV，read the news on our smart phones or tablets，or even answer work emails.But the news is rarely proclaiming(宣告)all the good that's happening in the world and work emails make us feel that we're still at work.All these things may leave us a stressful sleep.Oor Wullie and The Broons are not the only things I ever read at night.I sometimes read novels but，with the odd exception，I mostly avoid anything that is too mentally taxing or stimulating late at night unless it's something that inspires me or is clearly helpful in my life.And even if I do read something mentally stimulating，when I feel myself getting tired I lay that book down and pick up a trusty old Oor Wullie or The Broons for the last 10 or 15 minutes.Doing this makes my mind quiet and helps ensure I get a peaceful night's sleep.Reading about Wullie or Maw and Paw Broon is like a comfort blanket for me.I'd suggest you find lighthearted reading as a comfort blanket at bedtime，especially if you find yourself stressed or depressed a lot of the time，or if you find difficulty winding at the end of a day.It is the thing that can gently turn your attention towards lightness and ease.If your material makes you laugh，then you may feel even better.Several studies show that laughter boosts happy chemicals in the brain，it strengthens the immune system，it's good for the heart，and it is most definitely good for mental health.It even helps us improve our relationships.And if you do happen to pick up a copy of Oor Wullie or The Broons，I hope you find it just as entertaining as I do.5．What can we learn about Oor Wullie and The Broons?A．They make people run over the past days.B．They are the best books to be read before people sleep.C．They are extremely popular with young people.D．They make people feel relaxed and happy.6．What can we know from the text?A．Oor Wullie and The Broons are the author's favorite books.B．A comfortable blanket makes people go to sleep easily.C．The author sometimes reads something about inspirations.D．Reading something stimulating at night helps get a peaceful sleep.7．What is Paragraph 6 mainly about?A．What material brings us laughter.B．How laughter affects our health.C．What benefits laughter brings to us.D．Why laughter is good for us.8．What's the main purpose of the text?A．To show the importance of reading before sleeping.B．To prove the importance of a good mood before sleeping.C．To tell us how to make ourselves stay relaxed before sleeping.D．To explain how to choose a book worthy to be read before sleeping.Notice：Medical Alert(警报)Dear Readers，Medical related emergencies are on the rise with more old people living alone. 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Our medical alert professionals can walk you through everything over the phone.The first 100 callers to order will receive：*The Free Medical Alert System($300 value)．*24 Hours a Day/7 Days a Week LIVE Monitoring and Support.*The Free Necklace Pendant.*No Longterm Contract.*Free Shipping(Mention Reader's Digest)．Don't wait until after a fall to give us a call.Take advantage of this special offer now to protect yourself or a loved one.Call now TollFree 18002310167 and mention Reader's Digest.Sincerely，Jim Nelson 9．Why are there an increasing number of medical related emergencies?A．Old people’s quality of life is down at present.B．The old are not paying attention to their health.C．The overall health of the old is worse than before.D．Many old people have no one to keep them company.10．What's the main advantage of the system mentioned in the text? A．Preventing falls.B．Serving as an alarm.C．Replacing doctors.D．Improving health and mind. 11．What benefit can the first 100 callers to order get?A．Buy the system at $300.B．Get a copy of Reader’s Digest.C．Have a pendant at a discount.D．Get allday monitoring and help.The American travel website company TripAdvisor publishes a list of the world's best beaches every year.Today，we are going to explore some of this year's top 10 beaches in the world.1．Baia do Sancho，BrazilIt is named as this year's best beach in the world.Its water is calm and clear.Its sand is fine and soft.But getting to Baia do Sancho is not so easy.It is on Fernando de Noronha，a volcanic island more than 300 kilometers off Brazil's coast.Travelers must take a plane or boat from major cities in northern Brazil to get there.And no more than 420 visitors can be on the island at one time.2．Grace Bay，Turks and CaicosWhile Baia do Sancho is difficult to get to，TripAdvisor's secondranked beach could not be much easier for tourists to reach.This beach has impossibly clean and clear waters and pure white sand.Its calmwaters make it extremely safe for swimming，snorkeling，or simply floating.Once on land，many visitors enjoy walking—barefoot—for several kilometers on the soft，warm sand.3．Eagle Beach，ArubaTo get to the thirdbest beach，we head south to the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba.Like Grace Bay，Eagle Beach has clear，calm waters and soft white sand.It offers visitors a chance to try different water sports，including tubing and jet skiing.Eagle Beach may be best known，however，for its dramatic sunsets.On clear nights，the sky turns red，orange，and purple.4．Playa Paraiso，CubaThe fourthbest beach is Playa Paraiso，an island off Cuba's southern coast.It has a fun，laidback restaurant for those who wish to eat and drink.There is little else on the beach.And that is exactly what visitors like about it.People come here for the sugarlike sand and calm waters filled with colorful wildlife.12．Which of the following is true about Baia do Sancho?A．It receives thousands of visitors each time.B．It can only be visited by plane.C．It is near the Brazil's coast.D．It is hard to reach.13．Where can visitors go if they want to enjoy the beauty of the sinking sun? A．Baia do Sancho，Brazil.B．Grace Bay，Turks and Caicos.C．Eagle Beach，Aruba.D．Playa Paraiso，Cuba.14．What can visitors mainly do on Playa Paraiso，Cuba?A．Go boating.B．Have a relaxing dinner.C．Admire colorful sand.D．Try different water sports.参考答案：1．C2．A3．B4．C【解析】【分析】本文为说明文。
高三英语阅读理解难题解析单选题20题
高三英语阅读理解难题解析单选题20题1. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The history of a city.B. The benefits of traveling.C. The importance of education.D. The development of technology.答案：A。
本文主要讲述了一个城市的发展历程，包括其历史、文化和经济等方面。
选项B“旅行的好处”在文中未提及；选项C“教育的重要性”并非文章重点；选项D“技术的发展”也不是文章的主要内容。
2. The passage is mainly about _____.A. different cultures around the worldB. a famous person's life storyC. the beauty of natureD. a new scientific discovery答案：B。
文章主要讲述了一位名人的生平事迹，包括他的成长经历、成就和贡献等。
选项A“世界各地的不同文化”在文中没有体现；选项C“自然之美”与文章内容不符；选项D“一项新的科学发现”不是文章的主题。
3. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To persuade people to protect the environment.B. To introduce a new product.C. To discuss a social issue.D. To tell an interesting story.答案：C。
文本主要讨论了一个社会问题，分析了其原因和影响，并提出了一些解决方案。
选项A“说服人们保护环境”不是文章的主要目的；选项B“介绍一种新产品”在文中未出现；选项D“讲一个有趣的故事”不符合文章的主旨。
英语阅读随堂练和答案详解
英语阅读随堂练一、阅读理解Learning how to dance, play a musical instrument, or create a comic strip (连环漫画) isn’t just fun. According to the National Endowment for the Arts, kids who study art are four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement. Why? Research shows that arts education can strengthen critical (批判性的) thinking, memory, and even math skills. Access to music, dance, and arts programs is especially important for children in low-income communities.With fund shortages a concern, organizations around the country help schools introduce students to the arts. In my area, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Arts in Community Education (ACE) program adds arts education in local public and private schools. Started in 1990, the program includes school visits from musicians and actors and field trips to art museums and theaters.To learn more about ACE, I spoke with Rebecca Whitney, who is the program’s director of education. She explained that ACE was designed to deepen students’ understanding of the world through music, dance, and even drama.Expanding horizons and providing access to everyone are the most important. “The important value of arts education is to teach and inspire creativity, cooperation, community, and connections,” Whitney said. “Most schools pay only $17 per student for all of the programming.”Since it was set up, ACE has inspired tens of thousands of young people, including me. I was a member of the ACE program in elementary school. I remember taking a trip to the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra,which fuels my love for the performing arts. I now play the violin for a local symphony orchestra (交响乐团). My friend, Isabella Krynicka, is also a member of the orchestra and ACE. “It was so inspirational to watch professional musicians perform,” she recalled.Now that pandemic restrictions are easing, ACE will continue its in-person programs at schools.“The most rewarding part of working with ACE,” Whitney said,“is seeing the excitement and wonder students and teachers have.”1．It is difficult for some schools to introduce arts education because of______.A．a lack of confidence B．a lack of profitC．a lack of financial support D．a lack of interest2．What’s the aim of ACE?A．To improve students’ academic achievements.B．To help kids understand the world better through arts.C．To raise funds for children in low-income communities.D．To choose talented children for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.3．How did Isabella Krynicka feel after watching professional musicians perform? A．Discouraged.B．Unexpected.C．Pleased.D．Encouraged. 4．What is the passage mainly about?A．An important program.B．The importance of education.C．The introduction of an organization.D．The significance of arts education.The Australian Koala Foundation says Australia has lost about 30 percent of its koalas over the past three years. The non—profit group says drought, wildfires and development projects played a part in the drop in the koala population. They are asking the government to do more to protect the creature’s environment.The group said the koala population has dropped to less than 58,000 this year from more than 80,000 in 2018. The biggest decrease(减少) was in the state of New South Wales, where the numbers have dropped by 41 percent. Deborah Tabart leads the Australian Koala Foundation. She called the drop quite huge. Only one area in the study was estimated(预估) to have more than 5,000 koalas. Some areas were estimated to have as few as five or ten.Tabart said, “What we’re concerned about are places like western New South Wales where the drought over the last ten years has just had this cumulative(积累) effect, river systems completely dry for years, and red gum plants, which are the lifeblood of koalas, are dead.” The loss in New South Wales likely sped up after large forest areas were destroyed by wildfires in late 2019 and early 2020. But some of those areas already had no koalas.Tabart said the country needs a koala protection law. Land clearing by property developers and road builders has also destroyed the koala’s environment. “I think everyone gets it that we’ve got to change. But it bulldozers (推土机) keep working, then I really fear for the koalas,” Tabart said.5．How did the author develop the second paragraph?A．By giving numbers.B．By telling stories.C．By following the time order.D．By comparing opinions.6．What do we know from paragraph 3?A．The harm to koalas from wildfires.B．The bad effect of development.C．The death of various trees.D．Some causes of the decrease in koalas.7．What did Tabart mainly suggest in order to protect koalas?A．Fighting against climate change.B．Making a special law.C．Stopping housing building.D．Keeping wildfires from spreading.8．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．Australia’s Wild Animals Are Facing Big DangerB．Effects of Australia’s Wildfires Are Beginning to Show UpC．Australia Lost One-Third of Its Koalas in Last Three YearsD．Koalas in Australia Could Disappear from the Earth in the Future17-year-old Tibetan girl Cigla is a freshman at Nagqu No.2 Senior High School in Lhasa, which sits 3,650 meters above sea level. She now plays point guard for the school’s12-member female basketball team.“Practice makes perfect. You get used to the elevation (海拔) when you love the sport and train hard enough,” said the potential basketball star, who has been passionate about the sport since taking it up three years ago.Cigla wears wristbands when playing her favorite sport. With her outstanding speed, agility (灵活) and accurate passes, she never fails to shine on the basketball court, even when she competes against the boys. Though she is a freshman in high school, Cigla already has a clear picture of her future-entering a sports college to study basketball. In the eyes of Cigla, who comes from a poor herder’s family in northern Tibet’s Nagqu City, studying in Lhasa, the region’s most developed city, has made it much easier for her to realize her basketball dream.With an average altitude of over 4,500 meters, Nagqu is among the most uninhabitable places in Tibet, known as the “roof of the world”. Low-oxygen environments and extreme weather have long influenced the health of Nagqu students, hampering the development of primary education in the area.Like Cigla, many students at the school are from poor farmers’ and herders’ families. Dawa Droma, a senior student also on the school’s female basketball team, said her passion (热爱) for the sport started from her first basketball game in her freshman year.“I had never touched a basketball before that game but joined the class team anyway. When I scored and heard my classmates cheer for me, I couldn’t feel more proud. That’s how I fell in love with basketball and never looked back,” she recalled. Reflecting on the influence of basketball on her life, Dawa Droma said the sport has helped her get fit and build up confidence over the years. “Meeting players from different schools has certainly made me a more outgoing person,” she said.9．Which of the following words can best describe Cigla’s feeling about basketball? A．Bored.B．Enthusiastic.C．Confused.D．Confident. 10．What may help Cigla realize her basketball dream greatly?A．Her family background.B．Her parents’ support.C．Her plans.D．Her school’s location.11．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “hampering” in paragraph 4?A．Improving.B．Decreasing.C．Preventing.D．Leading. 12．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A．Dawa Droma seldom feels proud when scoring.B．Dawa Droma has been affected by basketball greatly.C．Playing basketball increases Dawa Droma’s sense of touch.D．Meeting players from different schools makes Dawa Droma upset.二、完形填空Years ago I began to learn to drive in a driving training center. And it was a few miles away from where I ____13____. So I had to take a bus to get to the center and the bus fee (车费) had to be in ____14____ change because there was no ____15____ or any automatic paying system on it.One day I left home late, so I ____16____ to the bus stop in a hurry. When I stepped on the bus, at the box which ____17____ money, I began to feel my pockets to find some change but ____18____.I searched and searched but it seemed that there was none, and I began to feel____19____. At the same time, the bus door was already ____20____ and it was moving.I apologized to the driver and said I would ____21____ at the next stop though I should get to the training center in some other way. Just at that time, a lady beside me told the driver that she would _____22_____ for me. I didn’t know the lady. But before I started to express my _____23_____, the driver said, “In that case, just forget it.” And then he said, “If you meet someone who _____24_____ to bring bus fee with them, just pay for it.”The _____25_____ has long gone for us to bring any cash (现金) while travelling and I _____26_____ get on a bus because I have my own car. But after that experience, now I sometimes prefer to ride a _____27_____ to see if there is anyone who _____28_____ any small change and I will _____29_____ the experience and the _____30_____ from the driver forever. And I hold the _____31_____ that a small kind action can be _____32_____ in my heart as long as I live.13．A．studied B．worked C．lived D．trained 14．A．borrowed B．small C．used D．new 15．A．watcher B．driver C．passenger D．ticket seller 16．A．ran B．jumped C．walked D．drove 17．A．examined B．collected C．produced D．saved 18．A．improved B．failed C．changed D．stopped 19．A．lucky B．fearful C．regretful D．awkward 20．A．fixed B．covered C．closed D．broken 21．A．get off B．give up C．calm down D．come back 22．A．pay B．order C．stand D．wait 23．A．excitement B．greetings C．thanks D．concern 24．A．prefers B．forgets C．decides D．refuses 25．A．wish B．chance C．goal D．time 26．A．hardly B．instead C．always D．nearly 27．A．bike B．train C．taxi D．bus 28．A．takes B．needs C．loses D．likes 29．A．remember B．challenge C．describe D．prove 30．A．skills B．coins C．words D．praise 31．A．duty B．habit C．idea D．position 32．A．thrown B．rested C．hid D．printed参考答案：1．C2．B3．D4．D【导语】这是一篇说明文。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练习(四)
2009年高考英语阅读理解随堂练习（四）AThis is John Roberts reporting from Cardiff The result of the match which finished at four this afternoon between France and Wales was a draw. Neither side scored .The Dutch referee（裁判）did not allow the one goal which France managed to kick The reason for this was that a French player was unfortunately off side .So both teams went home disap-pointed with the game They particularly admired the French forwards ,who were always fast and often threatened the Welsh defense .Once it looked as if the Welsh goalkeeper was in serious trouble. He dived to his right to save a shot from the French centre forward and crashed his head against the goal post ,A doctor examined him and he soon began to play a-gain .Of course the large ,friendly crowd cheered for him Wales will certainly welcome an-other visit from this splendid team.1．This passage is .A．a piece of sports news broadcast over radioB．a piece of sports news in a newspaperC．An advertisement about sportsD．An assay about sports2．The wo rd “draw”in this passage means ?A．an act of pulingB．Taking money from a bankC．a state in which neither side winsD．Making pictures with a pencil or a pen3．Which of the following sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A．The French team is a visiting team while the Welsh team is the home team.B．The Welsh goalkeeper was brave and he didn’t quit the match even after he had his head Seriously injured in the game.C．People liked the French forwards for they were very active on the field.D．A French player did kick a goal but the referee refused to admit it.BThere are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit .You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can to and see a colour film Or you can read travel books.It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books The first are those that give a personal ,subjective （主观的）account of travels which the author has actually made himself .if they are informative and have a good index （索引）then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels .The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely objective （客观的）description of things to be done and seen If a well-read ,cultured person has written such a book then it is even more useful .It can be sorted as a selected guide book The third kind are those books which are called“a guide”to some place or other ,If they are good ,they will, in addition to their factual information ,give an analysis or an explanation Like the first kind they can be inspiring and interesting .But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as “wonderful”,“excellent”or “magical”。
高考英语阅读理解真题专项突破训练含参考答案精选5篇
高考英语阅读理解真题专项突破训练25套含答案一、阅读理解1．阅读理解Occasions like anniversaries, weddings and reunions call for special event venues (场地). The following places may have a way out. There's no need to spend money creating atmosphere at special event venues. It's built right in!Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage415 E. STREET, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501Events, like great music are born of inspiration. Featuring a 13,600-square-foot facility that will seat 275 guests with private event space, we pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional experience with a rock and roll twist for each of our guests.Business Expo Center1960 S. ANAHEIM WAY, ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA 92805The Business Expo Center is Orange County's premier event venue in Anaheim, California. Our flexible 36,000-square-foot expo center is home to space for conferences, trade shows and celebrations. We pride ourselves on providing a memorable experience with excellent flexibility, services, and cost savings. We won't charge customers for on-site parking and provide high-speed Wi-Fi.Automobile Driving Museum610 LAIRPORT STREET, EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA 90245Centrally located in the South Bay beach community of El Segundo, California, the ADM offers a wonderful venue for private parties and corporate events. Conveniently located 5 minutes south of LAX, right off the 405 and 105 Freeways, the 610 Lairport space has a vintage feel surrounded by our primary automobile collection. We offer several different venues inside and outside our facility for diverse events. To better our service, reservations are needed.Yamashiro Hollywood1999 N. SYCAMORE A VE., LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90068Yamashiro Hollywood is a restaurant and therefore, all food and beverages must be handled in house. However, guests are allowed to bring in outside wine and champagne for a corkage fee.（1）What can you do in Business Expo Center?A．Enjoy free parking.B．Bring in outside wine.C．Experience a rock and roll twist.D．See some automobile collections.（2）Which venue do you need to book in advance?A．Business Expo Center.B．Yamashiro Hollywood.C．Hard Rock Cafe Anchorage.D．Automobile Driving Museum.（3）What do the four venues have in common?A．They offer optional places.B．They are open to special events.C．They are located in the same state.D．They enjoy convenient transportation.阅读理解Thunderstorms often show up uninvited to Carnival (狂欢节) in Brazil. This year's attempt to influence the skies took place in Sao Pablo by a party's official sponsor, Skoal, a Brazilian beer brand. "The fun stops when it rains," says Pedro Ada my, Skoal's marketing director. So do beer sales.An airplane painted with Skoal's logo sprayed (喷洒) water droplets into clouds to make rain fall before the clouds reached the city. According to its YouTube video that has been viewed 12 million times, it is a "mission worthy of science fiction".Whether it's science or fiction is up for debate. The use of cloud-seeding to increase rainfall dates back to the 1940s. But the United States government stopped funding it in the 1980s due to a lack of" scientific proof of the effectiveness of intentional weather change", according to the National Research Council. A new paper based on experiments in Idaho found that seeding clouds with silver iodide increased snowfall on three occasions, but the authors say that more research is needed to find out if it can reliably promote precipitation (降水), Pablo Tartar, a Brazilian physicist, says flatly that cloud-seeding is "useless".Still, governments and firms in many countries use the technology. Sao Pablo's water company has signed million dollar contracts with ModClima to bring rain, most recently during a drought in 2014-15. Although cloud-seeding normally uses a chemical such as silver iodide to provide a surface around which water or ice droplets form, ModClima says it has invented an "experimental" method that uses water alone.Carnival-goers cheered when the first two days were cloudy but dry. Many shared Skol's video. But at around 5pm on February 24th, the sky darkened and rain poured down. Celebrants at one block party left the Skol stands and rushed to buy umbrellas and plastic rain capes.2．Why did Skol support cloud-seeding?A．To increase rainfall.B．To promote its beer sales.C．To provide evidence for a research.D．To highlight the theme of the Carnival.3．Which is Artaxo's attitude toward cloud-seeding?A．Objective.B．Doubtful.C．Conservative.D．Negative.4．Why was the US government no longer in favor of cloud-seeding?A．Its outcome couldn't be proved.B．It worked in limited situations.C．It needed more field researches.D．It used an un-ecofriendly chemical.5．What is the best title of the text?A．Could rain ruin fun?B．How do we change weather?C．Could we rely on intentional rain?D．How do we avoid cloud-seeding pollution?6．阅读理解。
高考英语阅读括号法解决长难句
括号法解决长难句一、什么是“三长两短一并列”？例句1：我是Bruce。
I am Bruce. （主系表）例句2：我喝果汁。
I drink juice. （主谓宾）例句3：我是来自上海的Bruce。
I am Bruce from Shanghai.例句4：我在家里喝果汁。
I drink juice at home.例句5：After chatting with Laura on this matter for two hours from 2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon,I returned to my office.(After chatting) (with Laura) (on this matter) (for two hours) (from 2:00) (to 4:00) (in the英语中主要的只有五种修饰成分，称为“三长两短”。
它们是使句子变复杂的主要因素，再加上同样会使句子变复杂的“平行并列结构”，统称为“三长两短一并列”(1)句子主干部分：英语中的五大基本句型主语+谓语I come.主语+谓语+宾语I learn English.主语+谓语+宾语+宾语You teach us English.主语+谓语+宾语+补语You make me happy.主语+系动词+表语English is interesting.(2)句子修饰成分：“三长两短”“两短”：形容词、副词“三长”：介词短语、从句、非谓语(3)一并列——平行并列结构由“并列词” and/ or/ but/ as well as/ not only..., but also.../ both... and.../ either...or.../ neither... nor...等, 将两个或两个以上“含义相似，结构相同”的“并列项”连接起来构成的结构。
简记为“A and B”或“A, B and C”。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练习(六)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练习（六）AClosing the GapUntil late in the 20th century, most Americans spent time with people of different generations. Now middle-aged Americans may not keep in touch with old people until they are old themselves.That's because we group people by age. We put our three-year-olds together in day-care centers, our 13-year-olds in schools and sports activities, and our 80-year-olds in senior-citizen homes. Why?We live away from the old for many reasons. Young people sometimes avoid the old to get rid of fears of aging and dying. It is much harder to watch someone we love dis-appear before our eyes. Sometimes it's so hard that we stay away from the people who need us the most.Fortunately, some of us have found our way to the old. And we have discovered that they often save the young.A reporter moved her family onto a block filled with old people. At first her chil-dren were disappointed. But the reporter baked banana bread for the neighbours and had her children deliver it and visit. Soon the children had many new friends, with whom they shared food, stories and projects. "My children have never been less lonely," the re-porter said.The young, in turn, save the old. Once I was in a rest home (养老院) when a visitor showed up with a baby, she was immediately surrounded. People who hadn't gotten out of bed in a week suddenly were ringing for a wheelchair. Even those who had seemed asleep woke 'up to watch the child. Babies have an astonishing power to comfort and cure.Grandparents are a special case. They give their grandchildren a feeling of security (安全) and continuity. As my husband put it, "My grandparents gave me a deep sense that things would turn out right in the end." Grandchil-dren speak of attention they don't get from worried parents. "My parents were always telling me to hurry up, and my grandparents told me to slow down," one friend said. A teacher told me she can tell which pupils have rela-tionships with grandparents: they are quieter, calmer and more trusting.(Words: 346 Minutes: 6)1. Now in ah American family, people can find that ___.A. children never live with their parentsB. not all working people live with their parentsC. aged people are supported by their grand-childrenD. grandchildren are supported by their grand-parents2. The reason that old people are left alone may be that ? 'A. the old don't like to live in a big familyB. the young can't get enough money to sup-port the oldC. different generations have different lifestylesD. the old are too weak to live with the young3. The fact the reporter told us shows that __.A. old people in America lead a hard life.B. old people in America enjoy banana breadC. she had no rime to take care of her childrenD. old people are easy to get along with4. Seeing a baby, the old people got excited because __.A. they had never seen a baby beforeB. the baby was clever and beautifulC. the baby brought them the image of lifeD. the baby's mother would take care of them5. Why are some children quieter, calmer and more trusting?A. Because they have relationships with their grandparents.B. Because their worried parents ask them to act like that.C. Because they have nothing to worry about.D. Because their teachers ask them to act like that.BNobody BenefitsNEW YORK—America has been experi-encing the longest economic increase in its history. Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.Brown is homeless — one of the 2.3 mil-lion people in the US who end up on the street.During the day. Brown collects alumini-um cans and sells them for five cents a piece. At night, he sleeps on the street."I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that," said the 62-year-old former construction worker.Brown admits he's had problems with al-cohol and has smoked cocaine. But he said he still wants a more stable (稳定的) housing ar-rangement. He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.However, he sees no hope of finding af-fordable housing in New York.With the strong economy and unemploy-ment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 per cent between 1984 and 1999, from US $549 to US $700 a month.One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have beengoing up.The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.But few housing companies have been built for the poor. Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her. She is angry about his drinking and won't allow it in her house.Smiling, he said he also has seven grand-children whom he'd like to see more often."All I've got to do is clean up my act," he said.1. What kind of life does George Brown lead?A. Homeless and dangerous.B. Homeless and childish.C. Homeless and miserable.D. Homeless and sleepless.2. From George Brown's life we can find thatA. old Americans lead a hard lifeB. old Americans want to live aloneC. American cities are full of poor peopleD. bad habits play a role in poor people's Life3. It can be inferred from this passage thatA. America is short of housing companiesB. the poor can't benefit from the increas-ing economyC. poor people in America will become richD. housing companies will build more houses for the poor4. If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?A. Society.B. Science.C. Economy.D. Business.5. What character does George Brown have?A. Selfish.B. Lazy.C. Warm-hearted.D. Open-hearted.CMore Taiwanese Students Study HereTAIBEI—Increasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the island's "China rush", seeking education on the Chinese mainland.According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate programmes on the mainland totalled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998. Although no latest official numbers were available, said this number had risen between 30 to 50 per cent annually in the past two years with well over 1,000 entering mainland campuses last year.The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland colleges and universities. "Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increasetheir chances in the Chinese job market," vice-president Ingrid Huang said. "I believe it will give me hands-on ex-perience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people," said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a master's degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best envi-ronment for such studies.A journalism graduate student, sumamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese main-land since "there will be better career prospects for me now that more Taiwanese companies are going there".Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese main- land. "They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations," said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies.A survey showed the campus-es favoured by Taiwanese students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Bei-jing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.At present, Chinese Taibei doesn't recog-nize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education au-thorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates (iiE45) from selected uni-versities.(Words: 352 Minutes: 6)1. More Taiwanese students study on the Chi-nese mainland because ___.A. Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or laterB. the fees asked for are lower than those of TaiwanC. what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright futureD. there are many famous universities for them to choose2. Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children ___.A. could receive better educationB. could learn more about the policy thereC. could do well in their business operationsD. could make more friends there3. The underlined word "it" refers to ___.A. B. a Chinese education on the mainlandC. the Chinese job marketD. the university4. The main idea of paragraph 4 is ___.A. law in the Chinese mainland is pleasant to learnB. Taiwanese companies are coming to the Chinese mainland because the law there is perfectC. more Taiwanese companies coming to the mainland makes it better to learn lawsD. the mainland is short of lawyers for the Taiwanese companies5. The author wrote the article to tell us __.A. the number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after yearB. more Taiwanese students are studying on the mainlandC. education on the mainland is more at-tractive compared with that of TaiwanD. Taiwan and the mainland should co-operate with each other in every field.DParents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made, washing can go to the laundry, food can be bought cooked, canned or preserved, bread is baked and delivered by the baker, milk arrives on the doorstep, meals can be had at the restaurant, the workers' canteen (食堂), and the school dining-room.It is unusual now for father to pursue (从事) his trade or other employment at home, and his children rarely, if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father's occupation, and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon acquires a feeling of economic indepen-dence. In textile (纺织的) areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now a not unusual factor in a child's home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With. mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages, father is seldom the dominant (支配的) figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, eco-nomic advantages increase, but children lose something of great value if mother's employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school.1. The writer compares home to a workshop because _____.A. fathers often pursue employment at homeB. parents have to make food and necessity themselves for their daily-lifeC. many families produce goods at home for saleD. both fathers and mothers in most families are workers2. The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. Hemeans _____.A. in the past, home was more like a workshopB. home is much more of a workshop nowC. home workshops are becoming fewer and fewerD. home was less like a workshop in the past3. The chief reason that boys are seldom trained to follow their father's occupation is _____.A. that children nowadays rarely see their fathers at their place of workB. that fathers do not like to pursue employment at home any moreC. that there is a wide choice of employment for childrenD. that children also like to have jobs outside4. What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family?A. With their earning, mother and children do not need to depend on father for their life.B. There are many choices of employment for mothers and children.C. Father does much less for his children today than he used to-D. The number of married women in employment has increased greatly now.A Key: 1.B 2.C 3-D 4. C 5.A BKey: 1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D CKey: l.C 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. B DKEY: 1-4 CACA。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练(十一)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练（十一）ADon’t Let Them Close Your School!．Mr. I．Pomat , a Malupit shop owner, called the meeting to find out the views of the community on local government plans to close the Malupit Community School at the end of the present school year．Mr. Pomat acted as chairman of the meeting．He introduced Mr. L．Karazin, the Planning Office of the Raval Education Department．Mr. Karazin pointed out that there were now only fifty-three children at Malupit Community School．This was considered to be too high a number for the forming of two classes and the employment of two teachers．Mrs. Luvako, who had taught at the school for the past twenty-two years, would be retiring from the teaching service in July．The Planning Office wished to take this opportunity to close the school, because it is expensive to run , and to move the children to two bigger schools in Raval, six miles away．Mrs. Jarvis, the mother of an eight-year-old boy at Malupit, asked what would happen about transport o Ravel．Mr. Karazin replied that the children would travel by bus．This would be provided by the Raval Transport Department, and it would take Malupit children to and from school free of charge．Another parent, Mr. W．Riley, expressed the fear of many parents that closing the local school would mean that the children of Malupit would not grow up with the same sense of community as in the past．They would feel lost in the much larger schools in Raval．Mr. Karazin replied that the Raval schools were not very large, and that , in any case the children would have to go to Raval later on for education at high-school level．The chairman voiced the view of the meeting when he said hat there was good reason to believe that there would soon be more young children living in Malupit．It would be foolish, he said, to close the school, and then to find that there were more than enough local children to form two classes and employ two teachers．A final point was made by Mr. Colmar, a retired business man, that without Malupit Community School, there would be nowhere big enough for local clubs and organizations to hold their meetings．Mr. Karazin promised that the would bring these points to the attention of the Education Department．Mr. Pomat brought the meeting to a close shortly afte r 9 o’clock．1．The Planning Office had decided to close the school because A．there were too many children in each class．B．the schools in Raval were bigger and better．C．it had too few children and it was expensive to run．D．the teacher was retiring and they could not find another．2．The children would no longer go to Malupit Community School, they would _____.A． go to Raval for education at high-school levelB． receive their education at the Ravel Education DepartmentC． attend a new local school to be built by the Planning Office D． travel every day to two schools in Raval, six miles away3．Mr. Karazin said that the children would _____.A．travel by bus to Raval, without cost to their parentsB．travel to Raval in their parents’ carsC．be taken each day by bus to the Raval Transport DepartmentD．go by bus to and from school at a low cost to parents4．“The Chairman voiced the view of the meeting” means _____.A．he was the one who called the meeting to find out parents’ views B． he spoke most at the meeting because he was chairmanC． he said what everyone at the meeting had asked him to sayD． he expressed the opinion held by everyone at the meetingBCosmo Books Unlimited18, Woodman road,Tow Bridges,West Sussex．Cosmo Books Ltd.,Hertford Estate,Rickmanswarth,Middx．25th FebruaryRef．GBS/SW/4CJDear Sir,Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．Your company, Cosmo Books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry)at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’price:fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing．I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive;so I sent for them．Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered．So I returned the Dickens books to you , with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare．Two more weeks passed．Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six-book set of the plays of Moliere, in French．Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me atall．However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you , so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice．You did not reply to that letter．Instead you sent me a bill for forty-two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German．Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks:the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg;I hardly know what I have．The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside．I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now on until the Last Judgement, I should not finish reading all the books that you hove sent me．Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment．Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid．Yours faithfully,Simon Walker1．The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ______.A．an unlimited number of Cosmo BooksB．a set of 10 books of the works of ShakespeareC．a book containing all the plays and poems of ShakespeareD．fifteen pounds and fifty pence2．Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ______.A．he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works, and this set was cheap, and looked attractiveB． he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price C． he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some timeD． the set he already had was not particularly attractive3．Another two weeks passed, then there arrived ______.A．three sets of books and a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence B．a third set of Shakespeare, a second of Dickens and a set of Moliere C．three sets of books including one in FrenchD．the same set of Shakespeare, the novels of Moliere and a set of Dickens4．Mr. Walker did mot want the novels of Dickens because ______.A． he had not ordered them and had already sent one set backB． he only wanted one set of Dickens, not two setsC． he could not afford to buy his novels as well as his plays D． he had not ordered them and could not read FrenchCThe Garden HotelWhen you are next in Nanoko, be sure to stay at the Garden Hotel．Whether you come on business or on holiday, you will find everything as comfortable and as convenient as you would expect in a first-class international hotel．Every bedroom has its own private bathroom, telephone, wall-to-wall carpeting and colourful, modern materials and furniture in the local style．In the Mitsu Restaurant, you can choose your meals from as wide a variety of dishes, both Eastern and European, as you will find anywhere in the country．In the Beach Bar, you can drink with your family and friends in air-conditioned comfort, to the music of internationally known artists．Or you can take your drink outside into the beautiful garden that gives the hotel its name, or to the tables that surround the swimming pool．Throughout the hotel, you will find the service is both friendly and efficient．By day, the pool is alive with the holiday spirit and the happy shouting of children;and by right, soft lights and music make it the perfect place for a party, or simply for an after-dinner drink and conversation．The Garden Hotel has its own private mini-bus service．Give us a ring and we will arrange to collect you at the airport or in the city center．Every day a bus leaves the hotel for day trips up into the hills to see the ruined city of Morote, or the villages and temples of the hill people;oralong the coast to the seaside towns and wonderful beaches of Cape St Germain．If you prefer, we can arrange for you to visit the Wainiri Islands that lie just off the coast．Here you can swim and sun-bathe in private and in peace;or you can fish for one of the many varieties of sea-life for which the Wainiris are justly famous．The Garden Hotel is right on the beach, only five minutes for Nanoko’s modern shopping centre．Here you will find all that money can buy, at prices you can afford．GARDEN HOTEL, BEACH AVENUE, NANOKO, P.R.T.TEL:46-04881．The Mitsu Restaurant serves foodA．of both Eastern and Western varieties．B．from all over the country, in air-conditioned comfort．C．That is air-conditioned, friendly and efficient．D．from which you can choose meals in the local style．2．Service is both friendly the efficient’ means ______.A． you can meet your friends there in air-conditioned comfort B． you can serve yourself, your family and friendsC． internationally-known artists will serve youD． you get what you want quickly and pleasantly3．The hotel can arrange for the visitor to ______.A． go fishing off Cape St Germain, near WainiriB． go across to the Wainiri Islands to swim or fishC． see the famous sea-life off the coast of the WainiriD． go by bus to the Wainiri Island, for peace and quiet4．You will find the Garden Hotel ______.A．close to shops where everything is cheap and justly famousB．on the beach where you will find all that money can buyC．on the beach not far from Nanoko’s excellent shopsD．just off the coast, five minutes from the shopsDExchange of LettersDear Mr. Harringtom,I saw your name on a list of teachers of French who wish to spend their holidays in France this summer．I am a teacher of English in Saint-Simon, a charming little village in the Loire valley, just south of Saumur．I should very much like to spend some time in England, because it is many years since I had an opportunity to practise my English．Perhaps we could exchange houses for three weeks in late July or early August．I have heard a lot about Cumbria and the Lake District．I have been keen to spend a holiday in Cumbria ever since I first saw pictures of the foxhunting, and read about the fine hunting dogs that you have in your part of the country．I am very interested in fox-hunting and I take my dogs out hunting in the local forest whenever I can．I shall tell you more about Saint-Simon and the surrounding countryside when and if you express interest in my plan．I look forward to hearing from you．Yours sincerely,Jean-Baptiste FoucaultDear Mr. Foucault,I was very interested to receive your letter of 3rd March．You are right in thinking that I should like to spend some time in France．I am sure my French is as rusty as your English!You are also right in thinking that Cumbria is famous for its foxes and its hunting dogs;but there are many other things for which Cumbria is famous．Barrow, for example, it famous for its ship-building industry;I live just across the road from the docks where ships from Ireland and elsewhere load and unload．In fact, on days when the Irish Sea is not under a blanket of fog, I can see the hills of Northern Ireland in one direction, as clearly as I can see the Cumbrian hills in the other．In short, I am afraid Barrow might not have been what you had in mind when you thought about a holiday in Cumbria．Instead of being able to offer you the dog and the fox, I can only offer you the fog and the docks!Yours sincerely,Robert Harrington1．Mr. Foucault wishes to spend a holiday in Cumbria because ______.A． he is a keen fox-hunting manB． there are many forests where he can take his dog huntingC． he has heard a lot about the good English spoken in Cumbria D． the first pictures he saw of England were of Cumbria and the Lake District2．Mr. Foucault does not say much about Saint-Simon because ______.A．Mr. Harrington has been there and seen it for himselfB．it is such a small village there is very little to say about it C．he wants to know first whether Mr. Harrington is interested in his planD．he knows Mr. Harrington will not be very interested in Saint-Simon 3．Mr. Harrington agrees with Mr. Foucault that ______.A．Cumbrian dogs are very much like foxesB．Cumbria has a reputation as a fox-hunting districtC．Cumbria is only famous for its fox-huntingD．Cumbria is more famous for ship-building than fox-hunting4．Mr. Harrington thinks ______.A．Mr. Foucault will want to change his mind about exchangingB．Barrow will be just what Mr. Foucault had in mind for his holiday C．fog and docks have as much to offer the holiday-makers as dogs and foxesD．Mr. Foucault will enjoy his holiday in Barrow because of the fog and docksAKEY: 1-4 CDADBKEY: 1-4 BACACKEY: 1-4 ADBCDKEY: 1-4 ACBA。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练(一)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练（一）AYou are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a window and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen. That is to say, they perform tricks.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed.A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls tool1. Stuntmen are those who ______.A. often dress up as actorsB. prefer to lead dangerous livesC. often perform seemingly dangerous actionsD. often fight each other for their lives2. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsC.jumping out of high windowsD. jumping from fast moving trains3. When a stuntman falls from a high building, ______.A.he needs little protectionB. he will be covered with a mattressC.his life is endangeredD. his safety is generally all right4. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?A. Strength.B. Exactness.C. Speed.D. Carefulness.5. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?A.Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.B.The percentage of serious accidents is high.C.Parachutes must be of good quality.D. The cliff is too high.BActivity which was almost unknown to the learned in the early days of the history, while during the fifteenth century the term "reading" undoubtedly meant reading aloud. Only during the nineteenth century did silent reading become popular.One should be careful, however, of supposing that silent reading came about simply because reading aloud is distraction (分散注意力) to others. Examination of reasons connected with the historical development of silent reading shows that it became the usual mode of reading for most adult reading tasks mainly because the tasks themselves changed in character.The last century saw a gradual increase in literacy (读写能力) and thus in the number of readers. As readers increased, so the number of listeners dropped, and thus there was some reduction in the need to read aloud. As reading for the benefit of listeners grew less common, so came the popularity of reading as a private activity in such public places as libraries, trains and offices, where reading aloud would disturb other readers in a way.Towards the end of the century there was still heated argument over whether books should be used for information or treated respectfully, and over whether the reading of material such as newspapers was in some way mentally weakening. Indeed this argument remains with us still in education. However, whatever its advantages, the old shared literacy culture had gone and was replaced by the printed mass media (媒介) on the one hand and by books and magazines for a specialized readership on the other.By the end of the century students were being advised to have some new ideas of books and to use skills in reading them which were not proper, if not impossible, for the oral reader. The social, cultural, and technological developments in the century had greatly changed what the term "reading" referred to.1. Why was reading aloud common before the nineteenth century?A. Because silent reading had not been discovered.B. Because there were few places for private reading.C. Because few people could read for themselves.D. Because people depended on reading for enjoyment.2. The development of silent reading during the nineteenth century showed .A. a change in the position of literate peopleB. a change in the nature of readingC. an increase in the number of booksD. an increase in the average age of readers3. Educationalists are still arguing about _________.A. the importance of silent readingB. the amount of information provided by books and newspapersC. the effects of reading on healthD. the value of different types of reading material4. What is the writer of this passage attempting to do?A. To explain how present day reading habits developed.B. To change people's way to read.C. To show how reading methods have improved.D. To encourage the growth of reading.CIn some ways, the United States has made some progress. Fires no longer destroy 18,000 buildings as they did in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, or kill half a town of 2,400 people, as they did the same night in Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Other than the Beverly Hill Supper Club fire in Kentucky in 1977, it has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.But even with such successes, the United States still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference(无所谓) of a country that just will not take fires seriously enough.American fire departments are some of the world's fastest and best-equipped. They have to be. The United States has twice Japan's population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire -safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in large numbers in fires but who, against popular beliefs, start very few of them.Experts say the error is an opinion that fires are not really anyone's fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime(罪行). Japan has many wood houses; of the 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Punishment for causing a big fire can be as severe as life imprisonment.In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But, the lessons are aimed at too limited a number of people; just 9 percent of all fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches.The United States continues to depend more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building laws now require home sprinklers (喷水装置). New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped.1. The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _____.A. they took no interest in new technologyB. they did not pay great attention to preventing firesC. they showed indifference to fighting firesD. they did not spend enough money on fire equipment2. It can be inferred from the passage that______.A. fire safety lessons should not be aimed only at American childrenB. American children have not received enough education of fire safety lessonsC. Japan is better equipped with fire equipment than the United StatesD. America's large population leads to more fires3. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. There has been no great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that leads to high death rate.B. There have been several great fires in the USA in recent 40 years that lead to high death rate.C. There has been only one great fire in the USA in recent 40 years that led to high death rate.D. The fire in Kentucky in 1977 made only a few people killed.DNuclear power's(核能的) danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be described in one word; radiation(辐射).Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected (探测) by human senses. It can't be seen or heard, or touched or tasted, even though it may be all around us. There are other things like that. For example, radio waves are all around us but we can't detect them, sense them, without a radio receiver. Similarly, we can't sense radioactivity without a radiation detector. But unlike common radio waves, nuclear radiation is not harmless to human beings and other living things.At very high levels, radiation can kill an animal or human being outright by killing masses of cells (细胞) in important organs (器官). But even the lowest levels can do serious damage. There is no level of radiation that is completely safe. If the radiation does not hit anything important, the damage may not be significant. This is the case when only a few cells are hit, and if they are killed outright. Your body will replace the dead cells with healthy ones. But if the few cells are only damaged, and if they reproduce themselves, you may be in trouble. Theyreproduce themselves in an unusual way. They can grow into cancer. Sometimes this does not show up for many years.This is another reason for some of the mystery about nuclear radiation. Serious damage can be done without the knowledge of the person at the time that damage has occurred. A person can be irradiated(放射治疗) and feel fine, then die of cancer five, ten, or twenty years later as a result. Or a child can be born weak or easy to get serious illness as a result of radiation absorbed by its grandparents.Radiation can hurt us. We must know the truth.1. According to the passage, the danger of nuclear power lies in __________.A. nuclear mysteryB. radiation detectionC. radiation levelD. nuclear radiation2. Radiation can lead to serious results even at the lowest level ________.A. when it kills few cellsB. if it damages few cellsC. though the damaged cells can repair themselvesD. unless the damaged cells can reproduce themselves3. Radiation can hurt us in the way that it can _____.A. kill large numbers of cells in main organs so as to cause death immediatelyB. damage cells which may grow into cancer years laterC. affect the healthy growth of our younger generationD. lead to all of the above results4. Which of the following can be best inferred from the passage?A. The importance of protection from radiation cannot be overemphasized (过分强调).B. The mystery about radiation remains unsolved.C. Cancer is mainly caused by radiation.D. Radiation can hurt those who do not know about its danger.AKEY:1- 5 CBDBABKEY:1-4 CBDACKEY:BACDKEY: 1- 4 DBDA。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练(二)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练（二）AToday is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll（玩具娃娃）in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street, just around the corner from my office, where the plate on the door reads. Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated across the East River, mixing with the soft - coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I was made once more known of the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece of mine in Cleveland, to whom I was in the habit of sending small gifts. Therefore, I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects--a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft - drinks. And thus it was that my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one corner, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, due to the shadows and the film of dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that a deep impression had been made upon me as though I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.1. What made an impression on the author?A. The doll's unusual face.B. The collection of toys.C. A stranger he met at the store.D. The beauty and size of the doll.2. Why does the author mention his niece?A. She likes dolls.B. The doll looks like her.C. She lives near Sheftel's.D. He was looking for a gift for her.3. Why did the writer go past Sheftel's?A. He was on his way to school.B. He was looking for a present for his niece.C. He wanted to buy some envelopes.D. None of the above is right.4. The story takes place in the ______.A. early summerB. early springC. midsummerD. late springBTechnology is the application (应用)of knowledge to production. Thanks to modern technology, we have been able to increase greatly the efficiency of our work force. New machines and new methods have helped cut down time and expense while increasing overall output. This has meant more production and a higher standard of living. For most of us in America, modern technology is thought of as the reason why we can have cars and television sets. However, technology has also increased the amount of food available (有用的)to us, by means of modern farming machinery and animalbreeding techniques, and has extended our life span via()medical technology.Will mankind continue to live longer and have a higher quality of life? In large measure the answer depends on technology and our ability to use it widely. If we keep making progress as we have over the past fifty years, the answer is definitely yes. The advancement of technology depends upon research and development, and the latest statistics (统计) show that the united States is continuing to pump billions of dollars annually(每年) into such efforts. So while we are running out of some scarce resources (少的资源) we may well find technological substitutes (代用品) for many of them through our research programs.Therefore, in the final analysis the three major factors of production (land, labor and capital) are all influenced by technology. When we need new skills on techniques in medicine, people will start developing new technology to meet those needs. As equipment proves to be slow or inefficient, new machines will be invented. Technology responds to our needs in helping us maintain our standard of living.1. What is the best title for the passage?A. The definition of technologyB. Modern technologyC. The application of technologyD. The development of technology2. From the passage, we can infer that this article is probably _________.A. a part of the introduction to American businessB. followed by the passage talking about factors of productionC. taken from a learned journalD. Both A and B3. Which is the main idea of the passage?A. Modern technology is the key to the improvement of standard of living.B. The three major factors of production-land, labor and capital are all influenced by technology.C. Technology is the response to our needs.D. The United States is making great efforts to advance its technology.4. According to the passage, people can live a long life with the help of _________.A. higer quality of lifeB. medical technologyC. modem farming machineryD. technological substituteCThe volcano is one of the most surprising frightening forces of nature. Maybe you have seen pictures of these“fireworks”of nature. Sometimes when a volcano erupts, a very large wall of melted rock moves down the side of a mountain. It looks like a “river of tire.”Sometimes volcanoes explode, throwing the melted rock and ashes(灰)high into the air. But where does this melted rock come from?The earth is made up of many layers(层). The top layer that we see is called the crust. Under the crust are many layers of hard rock. But far, far beneath the crust whose rock is so hot, that it is soft. In some places it even melts. The melted rock is called magma. Sometimes the magma breaks out to the surface through cracks(爆裂声)in the crust. These cracks are volcanoes.Most people think of mountains when they think of volcanoes. But not every mountain is a volcano. A volcano is simply the opening in the earth from which the magma escapes. The hot magma, or lava as it is called, cols and builds up on the surface of the earth. Over thousands of years, this pile of cooled lava can grow to be very, very big. For example, the highest mountain in Africa, Kilimanjaro, is a volcano. It towers more than 16,000 feet above the ground around it.1.The underlined word“erupts”means .A. moves downB. breaks awayC. builds upD. suddenly throws out lava2.Which words in the passage have the same meaning as “melted rock”?A.“Volcano”and“explode”.B.“Crust”and“hard rock”C.“magma”and“lava”D.“Volcano”and“magma”3.Which is the correct order of the layers of the earth(beginning with the top layer)?A. crust-hard rock-magma-soft rockB. crust-hard rock- soft rock-magmaC. magma-soft rock- hard rock-crustD. volcano-cracks-magma-crust4.The best title(标题) of the passage should be u.A. The VolcanoB. Kilimanjaro VolcanoC. The MountainsD. The Melted RockDWHERE TO STAY IN BOSWELL YOUR GUIDE TO OUR BEST HOTELName/AddressNo. of RoomsSingleDoubleSpecial Attractions FIRST HOTEL 222 Edward RoadTel.414-6433120＄25＄35Air-conditioned rooms,French restaurant,Night club,Swimming-pool, Shops,Coffee shop and bar,Telephone, radio andTV in each room,Close to the city centerFAIRVIEW HOTEL129 North RoadTel.591-562050＄12＄18Close to the air-port, Telephone In each room, Bar, Restaurant,Garage, Swimming-poolORCHARD HOTEL233 Edward RoadTel.641-6646120＄15＄20Facing First hotel,European restaurant,Coffee shop, Dry-cleaning,Shops, tv, night-clubOSAKA HOTEL1264 Venning RoadTel.643-820180＄30＄50Air-Conditioned rooms,Japanese andChinese restaurants, Shops,Swimming-pool, Large garden1.The number of the rooms in the best hotels in Boswell is .A. 120B. 470C. 450D. 2402.If a Japanese traveler likes to eat in French restaurant, is the right place for him to go to.A. 233 Edward RoadB. 1264 Venning RoadC. 222 Edward RoadD. 129 North Road3.Which hotel faces the Orchard hotel?A. The First hotel.B. The Osaka hotel.C. The Fairview Hotel.D. No hotel.AKEY: 1-5 ADDBBKEY:1- 4BDABCKEY: DCBADKEY: BCA。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练习(九)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练习（九）APablo Ruiz Picasso was the favorite child of his family. He was the only boy among great many girl cousins. That was enough to make him important, but his father loved him especially, because he knew his son was going to be an artist. Pablo knew the word for himself making delightful little drawings of animals and people. If his mother sent him out to play in the square, he went on drawing in the dust under the trees. One of his favorite models was his younger sister, Lola.Don Jose Ruiz, Pablo's father was director of the museum at Malaga in southern Spain. He earned only a small salary, but there was not much work to do and he was able to practice his hobby, which was painting pigeons. don Jose loved pigeons very much. He painted them dead or alive, in ones and twos and in dozens. Sometimes he painted them on paper, and then stuck them on to canvas (画布); sometimes he stuck real feathers on to his pictures. He knew a great deal about he technique of painting and he taught it all to Pablo.Life in Malaga was very pleasant. In the hot, Mediterranean (地中海的) sunshine father and son would walk down to the beach to look at the boats on the shore or wander round the open markets. They made a strange pair. Don Jose was tall and thin, with red hair and beard, sad gray eyes and a fine set of whiskers (髯). He was so shy and correct that he was nicknamed "the Englishman". Pablo was quite the opposite. He had his mother's small, strong build; he had straight black hair, and bright black eyes that noticed everything that was going on around him.1. Don Jose and Pablo were "a strange pair" because ___.A. they liked to wander about the townB. they noticed everything that was going on around themC. they both paintedD. they looked so different from each other2. Malaga is probably ___.A. an island in the MediterraneanB. a sea port in SpainC. an inland city in southern SpainD. a small country townshipBKevin Rogers used to be my boss. At that time he was a hard-working, up-and-coming businessman and a real slave-driver, always telling us we had to sell more and more. As soon as I could, I got a job with another company. The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago. At least that's what I thought until last Thursday. But now I'm not so sure.I was on my way back to my office in the center of town. There isa small park nearby which I sometimes walk through after lunch. It was almost empty, except for an unshaven, shabby-looking man on one of the benches. He looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old, gray overcoat. it was a cold, wintry day, and he was shivering."It's been a long time since I had a meal. Can you help me?" he said. There was something about his voice that sounded familiar. I gave him a few coins and he mumbled something about being grateful. As he stumbled (蹒跚) past me, I looked at his face closely. I wondered where I had seen him before. Then it hit me. Could it possibly be ...? No! Impossible, I thought. I watched him walking away. He was the same height as Rogers but looked a lot thinner than I remembered. Then, as he left the park and turned down the street, I caught sight of his face again, this time from his side. The nose was the same as Rogers' too. I almost followed him but something made me stop. I just couldn't be sure. But the resemblance (相似) was very close.Yesterday I ran into someone who had worked for Rogers at the same time I did, and had stayed on longer. I started telling him about the man I had seen in the park. "For a moment I thought it was our old boss. The voice, the nose, and even the face were just like Rogers. But it couldn't have been. Rogers must be the director of a big company by now." I said.My ex-colleague (先前的同事) shook his head. "I thought you knew.""Knew? Knew what? What are you talking about?""Rogers was sent to prison six years ago. He's probably out by now. For all I know he's sleeping on park benches and begging money from passers-by."1. It seems that when Rogers was the writer's boss, the writer ___.A. rather liked RogersB. admired Rogers' ability to sellC. thought Rogers was lazyD. was not very happy in his job2. When his story begins, the writer ___.A. was working for a man called RogersB. was on his way to work in the morningC. was going back to work after lunchD. had finished work and was going home3. When the man in the park saw the writer, the man ___.A. begged some money from himB. tried to hit himC. offered to help himD. walked away from himCLucky is the man who has no “skeleton in his closet.” When a man has done something in his life that he is ashamed of, that he wants to hide, he is said to have a “skeleton in his closet.” Some people may have more than one skeleton.As we have noted many times, it is hard to find out how these expressions begin. Sometimes, we get some hard facts. But more often we have to depend on guesswork. And that is true of this phrase, which came from England.Before 1932,English law did not permit a doctor to cut open a dead human body for scientific examination, unless it was the corpse(尸体) of an executed(处决) criminal.But when it became legal, more and more doctors demanded skeletons for a more scientific study of medicine. It was helping in the advance of modern medicine. The demand had become so strong that men began to rob tombs and sell skeletons to doctors at high prices.We are told that a doctor would usually buy just one skeleton for scientific study. It became very important in his work. But he had to keep it hidden because most people objected to keeping such a thing. As a rule, the doctor would keep his skelton in some dark corner where it could not be seen, or hide it in a closet.After a time, people began to suspect(怀疑) every doctor of hiding a skeleton in the closet. From this suspicion, the phrase “a skeleton in the colset” took on a broader, more general meaning. To describe anything that a man wanted to keep others from discovering. It could be proof of a criminal act, or something much less serious. Well, that is one theory.One writer, however, believes that the phrase might have come from something that really happened. It is his guess that a hidden closet in some old English country home may have turned up a real skeleton, clear proof of some old family shame or crime. Well, one man's guess is as good as another. But this sounds like a story by the great French novelist, Balzac.Baizac tells us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. The husband comes home by surprise. But she hears him and quickly hides her lover in the closet of her bedroom. He enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover. He says he will not open the door to the closet if she promises him there is no one there; He will believe her. She answers firmly that she is not hiding anyone in the closet.The husband then begins to build a solid brick wall against the closet. His wife watches, knowing that her lover will never come out alive. But she will not change her the story and admit her guilt.1.Which of the following situations is suitable for using the phrase “Skeleton in the closet”?A. You have stolen something presious and don't want it discovered.B. You are a doctor and have to keep a skeleton for researchC. If you have cut open a dead human body for scientific examination you should keep the skeleton secret.D. You have done a crime or done something foolish, but you want to keep others from discovering it.2.From the text we know that there are _____ theories about how the phrase “skeleton in the closet” came into being.A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four3.In Chinese the world “Skeleton” means ________ .A.尸体B.标本C.收藏D.骷髅4.Which of the following is right according to the text?A. In the 19th century, doctors realized the importance of anatomy(解剖) in the development of medicine.B. The doctors of the ancient times liked to collect as many skeleton as possible.C. The thieves stole skeletons from tombs in order to help the doctorsD. It is legal that corpses of anybody are cut open for scientific examination in history.5.From the story Balzac told we know that the wife's lover must have become _______.A. a corpseB. a phraseC. a skeletonD. a secretDA great big fellow, weighing around 250 pounds, walked with slow heavy noisy footsteps up to the produce counter in the supermarket. "Give me half a head of cabbage, "he told the clerk."All we have are whole heads, "came the cold reply."I don't want a whole head, "the customer demanded. "Just half a head. Are you going to sell me half a head? ""Wait a minute, "said the clerk nervously, "Let me ask the manager."She went back where the manager was stamping prices on canned goods. "Hey"，she said，"there's a big，stupid-looking buffalo（水牛）out front who wants me to sell him half ahead of cabbage. Shall I tell the fool to..."She said，"wants to buy the other half。
高三英语二轮复习随堂训练 阅读理解.3 Word版含答案
随堂训练1In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a“gap year”, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in America. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers.Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. estimates that in the current first-year class of 1, 600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. He says this number has not changed much over the years.Mr Deacon says the most common reason for taking a “gap year” is to have a chance to travel, but he says international students may take a“gap year”to meet re quirements at home for military duty.Some high school graduates see a year off as a chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital.Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by permitting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy.The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its website called“Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation. ”It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, think and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time.Of course, a“gap year”is not for everyone; students might miss their friends who go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly.Holly Bull’s job is to specialize in helping students plan their“gap year”. She notes that sev eral books have been written about this subject. She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college.【文章大意】本文主要介绍了英国的高中毕业生应该如何度过高中和大学之间的“gap year”, 这种做法也开始在美国流行。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练(十五)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练（十五）AThe Komodo lizard is the world's largest lizard(蜥蜴). It was not discovered until this century and was named only in 1921. It was formerly found on three Indonesian islands: Komodo, Rintja and Flores. By the 1930's, in spite of government protection, the population of this great lizard had been reduced to a few hundred. It was, however, still found on the three main islands and there were still lizards of over 4 metres in length. By 1963, after a period of only fifty years since its discovery, the entire population was based on Komodo. It is now unusual to see one as long as 3 metres. The lizard's normal food consists mainly of wild goats and pigs, animals which the islanders also hunt. This, of course, means that the lizard often gets too little to eat. It will certainly die out soon its hunting and breeding(繁殖) grounds are protected more effectively.1. The Indonesian government _____ Komodo lizards.A. thought it necessary to protectB. didn't think it necessary to protectC. reduced the number ofD. killed a few hundred of2. By 1963, the Komodo lizard could be found _____.A. on three islandsB. only on Komodo IslandC. only on Rintja IslandD. only on Flores Island3. Which of the following is FALSE?A. There were only a few hundred Komodo lizards living by the 1930s.B. Nobody knew the present name of the animal before 1921.C. The islanders hunt too many Komodo lizards.D. The writer worries about the Komodo lizards.BIn the United States, it is not customary to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p.m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes(想当然地认为)it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the attention to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance becauseplans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise(产生) between people from cultures that treat time differently. Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no one would think if keeping a business associate waiting for an hour. It would be too impolite. A person who is 5 minutes late is expected to make a short apology. If he is less than 5 minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.1. "The same meaning is attached to telephone calls after 11:00p.m." Here "attached" means _____.A. takenB. drawnC. givenD. shown2. According to this passage, time plays an important role in _____.A. everyday lifeB. school lifeC. communicationD. private life3. The best title for this passage is _____.A. The Voice of TimeB. The Importance of TimeC. The Importance of an AnnouncementD. Time and Tide Wait for No Man4. According to the passage, the author of the article may agree to which of the following statements?A. It is appropriate to send your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in U.S.A..B. It may be appropriate to send your invitation cards to your guests three or four days before a dinner party date in some countries.C. It is best for one to make telephone calls at eight because it costs much less.D. If one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology.CTrees should only be pruned(修剪) when there is a good and clear reason fordoing so and, fortunately, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cur out diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus causing wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing the branches that arelocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air.One result of pruning is that an open would is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry(进入)for diseases, but it is a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, or that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce the risk as far as possible. It is essential to make the area which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter, for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without the interference(干扰) from the leaves and it is, too, very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly.1. According to the article,_____.A. damage is done to a tree if it is left to grow in its own wayB. pruning is necessary when a tree has grown into a definite shape or sizeC. diseased or dead branches should be cut away if they are found to rub against each otherD. growing side branches often prevent air from moving freely2. Which of the following usually causes a tree to grow unhealthy?A. Giving a tree a special shape and a definite heightB. Removing small side branches and making a tree look less thickC. Allowing too many branches to grow in the middleD. Having a tree surrounded by many other trees3. The writer suggests that pruning should be done in winter because _____.A. the cut surface gets dry more quicklyB. open wounds on the tree run the less risk of getting diseasedC. a gardener can do pruning more easilyD. wounds painted with a special substance heal quickly4. The writer's purpose when writing this passage is _____.A. to describe how pruning a tree is doneB. to discuss different ways of pruning treesC. to give practical instructions for pruning a treeD. to explain how a tree wound gets diseased and healsDThey think they're lucky that they're living and it's Christmas again. They can't see that we live on a dirty street in a shabby house among people who aren't much good. Johnny and the children can't see how pitiful it is that our neighbors have to make happiness out of this filth and dirt. My children must get out of this. But how? The money that we'vesaved isn't nearly enough.The McGaritys have money, but they are show-offs with it. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of cookies while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts, and when she couldn't eat any more, she shrew the rest down the sewer(阴沟).Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn't rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. Everybody else here looks away because they're ashamed(羞愧)of their lives. I'd like to see the children be like Miss Jackson when they grew up.1. The writer suggests that her family _____.A. is extremely richB. is an unhappy oneC. are accustomed to their lifeD. long for a change in their life2. The McGarity girl is characterized as _____.A. selfish and cruelB. friendly and kindC. beautiful and proudD. rich and nice3. The writer thinks Miss Jackson is _____.A. poor but braveB. friendly and talkativeC. a teacher liked by all her pupilsD. an example her children should follow4. Which of the following is TRUE?A. The writer's family is the poorest one on that street.B. Watching the rich girl eating cookies, those hungry children cried.C. The writer wants to move out of that district.D. The writer hopes that her children will become teachers.AKEY: 1. A 2. B 3. CBKEY: 1. C 2. C 3. A 4. BCKEY: 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. CDKEY: 1. C 2. A 3. D 4. C。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练习(八)
定额市鞍钢阳光实验学校高考英语阅读理解随堂练习（八）ABecause plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them － perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot － then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects (昆虫).Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster’s. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them.1. Backster was surprised at the results of his studies because _____.A. he destroyed an insectB. he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leavesC. he found that plants could express feelings of shockD. he found that plants could move and speak after all2. The plants sent out signals _____.A. only when Backster Started to destroy plantsB. when Backster destroyed plants or other living thingsC. only when he destroyed things such as insectsD. only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of theplants3. The scientist called Sauvin _____.A. did not agree with Backster’s ideasB. did not get the same sort of results as Backster didC. got different results from Bac kster’sD. found out some of the same things that Backster did4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.B. A tree will signal when it has been cut down.C. Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.D. Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.BWith the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world.Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressing their admiration for China, their appreciation of our work, and suggestions for improving the quality of the magazine. Some letters are published in “Postbag” while others are kept for reference.Many readers have suggested contests to develop closer contact (联系) between readers and editors. We held a History and Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Travel Contest in 1996. We received warm responses to both.This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from articles published this year, will appear every three issues (期). Entrants (参赛者) must mail their answers before January 31, 1999. Fifty entries (参加) with correct answers to all the questions will be selected as prize winners. All the winners will be named in the April 1999 issue. Please address your entries to:Mr. Kang JingChina Today24 Baiwanzhuang RoadBeijing, China, 100037Fax: 0086 － 010 － 68238338The First Three Questions:1. What was Shanghai’s GDP in 1996?2. How much of the Chinese population still lacks enough food and clothing?3. When was the law on the Organization of the Villager Committees of the People’s Republic of China passed?Please do not post your answers right away, but wait until all thequestions have been published.1. If you are going to be an entrant, how many ways can you send your entries to China Today?A. It’s not clear.B. Only one.C. No less than two.D. At least three.2. According to the passage, we can draw a conclusion that ____.A. fifty people who answer all the questions correctly may see their names in the April 1999 issueB. all the people who answer the three questions correctly may see their names in the April 1999 issueC. all the people who answer all the questions correctly must win prizesD. all the people who answer the three questions correctly can win prizes3. Supposing China Today is a monthly, this one in which there are the first three questions can be ____A. the January 1995 issueB. the January 1999 issueC. the May 1997 issueD. the March 1998 issue4. How did the editors deal with the letters from the readers?A. They put some letters in a big postbag for reference.B. They published some letters in the column “Postbag” and kept the rest for reference.C. They looked up some information in the letters and then published a “Postbag”.D. They did nothing but keep all the letters for reference.CEvery weekday morning I take the 8:30 bus to go to my job. I know by sight several people who also fide that bus. Some of the girls work as maids. They get off at each stop in ones, twos or threes.But at one corner something wonderful happens. Before the bus stops, a little dog races out of the nearest house. He doesn't look at two of the maids who get off. But for the third he has a joyful "Hello!". From head to tail his little body wags his happiness. Everyone on the bus watches until the maid and the dog go into the house.One day not long ago the maid wasn't on the bus. I wondered if the dog would be waiting for her. Sure enough, he was!He stood at the back door of the bus for a minute. I could see his joyful welcome turning into fearful worry. Where was she?The driver closed the back door. The dog raced to the front door. It, too, shut in his face.Everyone on the bus felt sad. Poor little pup! He looked so unhappy, standing there!The driver couldn't stand it. He opened the door and looked down at the dog. "She didn't come today," he said, in a loud, kind voice.A man in a front seat leaned forward. "Maybe she will come tomorrow," he called.The dog wagged his tail as if to say "thank you." He watched the bus as we pulled away. Then he turned to trot home ── alone.The next day everyone on the bus was happy to see the maid back again. Yes, the dog was waiting for her.The welcome he gave her was even warmer and more delighted than usual. We all smiled at one another. How bright and good the morning suddenly seemed to us!1. What do the people on the bus usually see at one corner?A. A little dog coming close to the bus when it stops.B. Two maids get off the moment the bus stops.C. A dog waiting for someone.D. A dog greets a maid merrily and follow her into a house.2. One day the maid wasn't on the bus and the dog ___.A. didn't appearB. stood waiting at the bus stop till the bus leftC. raced about looking for the maidD. went back the moment he found the maid wasn't there3. All this made people on the bus ___.A. awfully sorryB. greatly surprisedC. very boredD. much exited4. The next day people on the bus were happy, for ___.A. the maid was among them againB. she would not take the same busC. she was not on their busD. she was waiting for an empty bus to come5. We can safely say this story is about ___.A. a magic dogB. a young maid that has magic powersC. a bus that can produce magical resultsD. the close relationship between a maid and her dogDWhat makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence theresult of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”1. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingC. great and important; commonD. hopeful and helpful; careless2. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.A. a normal person; a funny personB. a strong person; a weak personC. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded personD. a famous person; an ordinary person3. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about difficult problemsC. often helped by his parents and teachersD. born with a good brain and putting it into active use4. It is better for parents ________.A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion. AKEY: 1-4 C B D CBKEY: 1－4 C A D BCKEY: 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. DDKeys: 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C。
高考英语阅读理解随堂练(三)
2009年高考英语阅读理解随堂练（三）AWhen I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.1.How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,6…’？A. People don’t communicate without telephone.B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.D. People communicate more because of more traffic.2.Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life?a. Point 1.b. Point2.c. Point3.d. Point 4.e. Point 5.A. c, dB. a, eC. a, cD. b, e4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .A. the TV screenB. a fax machineC. the phone line hooked up to the computerD. a microphone5.The best heading for the passage is .A. phone PowerB. Kinds of PhoneC. how to Use PhonesD. Advantage of PhonesB“It hurts me more than you”, and “This is for your own good”—these are the statements my mother used to make years ago when I had to learn Latin, clean my room, stay home and do homework.That was before we entered the permissive period in education in which we decided it was all right not to push our children to achieve their best in school. The schools and the educators made it easy for us. They taught that it was all right to be parents who take a let-alone policy. We stopped making our children do homework. We gave them calculators, turned on the television, left the teaching to the teachers and went on vacation.Now teachers, faced with children who have been developing at their own pace for the past 15 years, are realizing we’ve made a terrible mistake. One such teacher is Sharon Klompus who says of her students—“so passive”—and wonders what has happened. Nothing is demanded of them, she believes. Television, says Klompus, contributes to children’ s passivity. “We’ re talking about a generation of kids who’ ve never been hurt or hungry. They have learned somebody willalways do it for them, instead of saying ‘go and look it up’, you tell them the answer. It takes greater energy to say no to a kid.”Yes, it does. It takes energy and it takes work. It’ s time for parents to end their vacation and come back to work. It’ s time to take the car away, to turn the TV o ff, to tell them it hurts you more than them but it’ s for their own good. It’s s time to start telling them no again.1.Children are becoming more inactive in study because .A. they watch TV too oftenB. they have done too much homeworkC. they have to fulfil too many dutiesD. teachers are too strict with them2.We learn from the passage that the author’s mother used to lay emphasis on .A. learning LatinB. disciplineC. natural developmentD. education at school3.By“permissive period in education”(L.1,Para.2)the author means a time .A. when children are allowed to do what they wish toB. when everything can be taught at schoolC. when every child can be educatedD. when children are permitted to receive education4. The main idea of the passage is that .A. parents should leave their children aloneB. kids should have more activities at schoolC. it’s time to be more strict with our kidsD. parents should always set a good example to their kidsCThe greatest recent changes have ,been in the lives of women ,During the twentieth century there was an unusual shortening of the time of a woman’s life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the 19th century would probably have been in her middle twenties ,and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old ,By the time the youngest was fifteen ,the mother would have been id her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years ,during which custom ,chance and healthmade it unusual for her to get paid work, Today women marry younger and have fewer children Usually a woman ‘s youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty－five and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty Even while she has the care of children ,her work is lightened by household appliances （家用电器）and convenience foods.This important change in women’s way of life has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’ s economic position Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity and most of them took a full－time job However ,when they married ,they usually left work at once and never returned to it ,Today the school－leaving age is sixteen ,many girls stay at school after that age ,and though women tend to marry younger ,more married women stay at work at leas until shortly before their first child is born Very many more after wads ,return to full or part-time work Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage ,with both husband and wife accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfaction of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more e-qually in providing the money and running the home ,according to the abilities and inter-est of each them.1．According to the passage ,around the year1990 most women marriedA．at about twenty-fiveB．In their early fiftiesC．as soon as possible after they were fifteenD．at any age from fifteen to forty－five2．We are told that in an average family about1990 .A．many children died before they were fiveB．the youngest child would be fifteenC．seven of eight children lived to be more than fiveD．four of five children died when they were five.3．When she was over fifty ,the late 19th century mother .A．would expect to work until she diedB．was usually expected to take up paid employmentC．would he healthy enough to take up paid employment.D．was unlikely to find a job even if she now likely.4．Many girls ,the passage says ,are now likely to .A．marry so that they can get a jobB．Leave school as soon as they canC．give up their jobs for good after they are marriedD．continue working until they are going to have a baby5．According to the passage ,it is now quite usual for women to .A．stay at hone after leaving schoolB．marry men younger than themselvesC．start working again later in lifeD．Marry while still at schoolDLanguage learning begins with listening. Children are greatly different in the amount of listening they do before they start speaking, and later starters are often long listeners .Most children will“obey”spoken instructions some time before they can speak, though the word“obey”is hardly accurate as a description of the eager and delighted cooperation usually shown by the child .Before they can speak, many children will also ask questions by gesture and by making questioning noises.Any attempt to study the development from the noises babies make to their first spo-ken words leads to considerable difficulties. It is agreed that they enjoy making noises ,and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves as particularly ex-pressive as delight, pain ,friendliness, and so on But since these can’t be said to show the baby;s intentio n to communicate ,they can hardly be regarded as early forms of language ,It is agreed, too, that from about three months they play with sounds for enjoyment ,and that by six months theyare able to add new words to their store This self-imitation（摸仿）leads on to deliberate （有意的）imitation of sounds made or words spoken to them by other people. The problem then arises as to the point at which one can say that these imita-tions can be considered as speech.It is a problem we need to get out teeth into. The meaning of a word depends on what a word depends on what a particular person means by it in a particular situation; and it is clear that what a child means by a word will change as he gains more experience of the world .Thus the use .atseven months .of “mama”as a greeting for his mother cannot be dismissed as a meaning-less sound simply because he also uses it at another times for his father ,his dog ,or any-thing else he likes. Playful and meaningless imitation of what other people say continues after the child has begun to speak for himself ,I doubt ,however whether anything is gained when parents take advantage of this ability in an attempt to teach new sounds .1．Before children start speaking .A．they need equal amount of listeningB．they need different amounts of listeningC．they are all eager to cooperate with the adults by obey spoken instructionsD．they can’t understand and obey the adult ‘s oral instructions2．Children who start speaking late .A．may have problems with their listeningB．Probably do not hear enough language spoken around themC．Usually pay close attention to what they hearD．Often take a long tine in learning to listen properly3．A baby’s first noises are .A．an expression of his moods and feelingsB．an early form of languageC．a sign that he means to tell you somethingD．An imitation of the speech of adults.4．The problem of deciding at what point a baby’ imitations can be considered asspeech …A．is important because words have different meanings for different peopleB．is not especially important because the changeover takes place graduallyC．is one that should be properly understood because the meaning of words changes with age.D．Is one that should be completely ignored（忽略）because children’s use of words is of-ten meaningless .5．The speaker implies .A．parents can never hope to teach their children new sounds.B．children no longer imitate people after they begin to speak C．Children who are good at imitating learn new words more quickly D．even after they have learnt to speak ,children still enjoy imitatingAKEY:1–5 CBDCABKEY:1- 4ABACCKEY: 1－5 ADDDCDKEY:1-5 BDABD。
2021年届高考英语复习随堂训练：阅读理解2 含解析
2021年届高考英语复习随堂训练：阅读理解2 含解析随堂训练 1(____·嘉兴二模)While other countries debate whether to fi_ wind turbines(涡轮机)offshore or in distant areas, Denmark is building them right in its capital. Three windmills(风车)were recently introduced in a Copenhagen neighbourhood, and the city plans to add another 97.“We’ve made a very ambitious commitment to make Copenhagen CO2-neutral by ____, ”Frank Jensen, the mayor, says. “But going green isn’t only a good thing. It’s a must. ”The city’s carbon-neutral plan, passed two years ago, will make Copenhagen the world’s first zero-carbon capital. With wind power making up 33% of Denmark’s energy supply, the country already features plenty of wind turbines. Indeed, among the first sights greeting airborne visitors during the landing at Copenhagen’s Kastrup airport is a chain of sea-based wind towers. By ____, the windswept country plans to get 50% of its energy from wind power.Now turbines are moving into the city and these ones will cost less than half the price of those sea-based. Having the energy production closer makes it cheaper, and land-based turbines are the cheapest possible source of energy available today. Fi_ing them also makes the locals more aware of their energy consumption.Though considerably less attractive than it was in ancient times, the windmill is enjoying popularity in the 21st century. “Windmills are a symbol of the new and clean Copenhagen, ”says resident Susanne Sayers. Meanwhile, fellow Copenhagen citizen Maria Andersen worries about the noise, e_plaining that she wouldn’t want a wind turbine in her neighbourhood. While Copenhagen citizens approve of the windmills, they’re less willing to live close to one. The answer, the city has decided, is to sell turbineshares.Each share represents 1, 000 kW hours/year, with the profit ta_-free. With a typical Copenhagen household consuming 3, 500 kW hours/year, a family buying four shares effectively owns its own renewable energy supply. To date, 500 residents have bought 2, 500 shares. Involving the local population was a smart move. “There are a lot of things you can do close to people if it’s not too big and if there’s a model where locals feel involved and get to share in the profit. Knowing that you, or your neighbours, own a technology creates a very different atmosphere than if a multinational owned it, ”says Vad Mathiesen.Going green? Yes. Accepted by the population? Yes. Going with centuries-old city architecture? Hardly.Certainly, the three turbines don’t e_actly blight the 18th-century city centre, as they are in a neighbourhood 3 km away. According to the mayor’s office, none of the remaining 97 turbines will rise in architecturally sensitive areas. But Sascha Haselmayer, CEO of city creation group Citymart, warns, “With Denmark being a world-leading producer of windmills, there is a risk that the answer to every energy question is windmills. ” “We’ve destroyed mountains and lakes in order to support our lifestyle, ”notes Irena Bauman, an architect and professor at Sheffield University. “Wind turbines are a sign that we’re learning to live with nature. I hope we’ll have them all over the world, ”she says. “They may be unpleasant to some, but better-looking ones will come. It’s just that we don’t have time to wait for them! ”【文章大意】本文讲述的是丹麦首都哥本哈根建造风车发电来减少碳的排放,以倡导绿色的生活方式。
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2009年高考英语阅读理解随堂练习（八）ABecause plants cannot move or talk, most people believe that they have no feelings and that they cannot receive signals from outside. However, this may not be completely true.People who studied plants have found out that plants carry a small electrical charge (电荷). It is possible to measure this charge with a small piece of equipment called “galvanometer”. The galvanometer is placed on a leaf off the plant, and it records any changes in the electrical field of the leaf. Humans have a similar field which can change when we are shocked or frightened.A man called Backster used a galvanometer for his studies of plants and was very surprised at his results. He found that if he had two or more plants in a room and he began to destroy one of them －perhaps by pulling off its leaves or by pulling it out of its pot －then the galvanometer on the leaves of the other plants showed a change in the electrical field. It seemed as if the plants were signalling a feeling of shock. This happened not only when Backster started to destroy plants, but also when he destroyed other living things such as insects (昆虫).Backster said that the plants also knew if someone had destroyed a living thing some distance away, because they signalled when a man who had just cut down a tree entered the room.Another scientist, named Sauvin, achieved similar results to Backster’s. He kept galvanometers fixed to his plants all the time and checked regularly to see what the plants were doing. If he was out of the office, he telephoned to find out about the signals the plants were sending. In this way, he found that the plants were sending out signals at the exact times when he felt strong pleasure or pain. In fact, Sauvin could cause a change in the electrical field of his plants over a distance of a few miles simply by thinking about them.1. Backster was surprised at the results of his studies because _____.A. he destroyed an insectB. he destroyed a plant by pulling off its leavesC. he found that plants could express feelings of shockD. he found that plants could move and speak after all2. The plants sent out signals _____.A. only when Backster Started to destroy plantsB. when Backster destroyed plants or other living thingsC. only when he destroyed things such as insectsD. only when Backster placed the galvanometer on the leaves of the plants3. The scientist called Sauvin _____.A. did not agree with Backster’s ideasB. did not get the same sort of results as Backster didC. got different results from Backster’sD. found out some of the same things that Backster did4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The electrical charge plants carry may shock or frighten us.B. A tree will signal when it has been cut down.C. Sauvin could make his plants send out signals some distance away.D. Plants have feelings because they can receive signals without moving.BWith the support of our readers, China Today has become successful in helping the world learn about China, and has built a bridge of friendship between the people of China and the rest of the world.Every day we receive many letters from our readers expressing their admiration for China, theirappreciation of our work, and suggestions for improving the quality of the magazine. Some letters are publis hed in “Postbag” while others are kept for reference.Many readers have suggested contests to develop closer contact (联系) between readers and editors. We held a History and Tourism Contest in 1995 and a China Travel Contest in 1996. We received warm responses to both.This year, China Today is holding a Reading Contest. Questions, chosen from articles published this year, will appear every three issues (期). Entrants (参赛者) must mail their answers before January 31, 1999. Fifty entries (参加) with correct answers to all the questions will be selected as prize winners. All the winners will be named in the April 1999 issue. Please address your entries to: Mr. Kang JingChina Today24 Baiwanzhuang RoadBeijing, China, 100037Fax: 0086 －010 －68238338The First Three Questions:1. What was Shanghai’s GDP in 1996?2. How much of the Chinese population still lacks enough food and clothing?3. When was the law on the Organization of the Villager Committees of the People’s Republic of China passed?Please do not post your answers right away, but wait until all the questions have been published.1. If you are going to be an entrant, how many ways can you send your entries to China Today?A. It’s not clear.B. Only one.C. No less than two.D. At least three.2. According to the passage, we can draw a conclusion that ____.A. fifty people who answer all the questions correctly may see their names in the April 1999 issueB. all the people who answer the three questions correctly may see their names in the April 1999 issueC. all the people who answer all the questions correctly must win prizesD. all the people who answer the three questions correctly can win prizes3. Supposing China Today is a monthly, this one in which there are the first three questions can be ____A. the January 1995 issueB. the January 1999 issueC. the May 1997 issueD. the March 1998 issue4. How did the editors deal with the letters from the readers?A. They put some letters in a big postbag for reference.B. They published some letters in the co lumn “Postbag” and kept the rest for reference.C. They looked up some information in the letters and then published a “Postbag”.D. They did nothing but keep all the letters for reference.CEvery weekday morning I take the 8:30 bus to go to my job. I know by sight several people who also fide that bus. Some of the girls work as maids. They get off at each stop in ones, twos or threes.But at one corner something wonderful happens. Before the bus stops, a little dog races out of the nearest house. He doesn't look at two of the maids who get off. But for the third he has a joyful "Hello!". From head to tail his little body wags his happiness. Everyone on the bus watches until the maid and the dog go into the house.One day not long ago the maid wasn't on the bus. I wondered if the dog would be waiting for her. Sure enough, he was!He stood at the back door of the bus for a minute. I could see his joyful welcome turning into fearful worry. Where was she?The driver closed the back door. The dog raced to the front door. It, too, shut in his face.Everyone on the bus felt sad. Poor little pup! He looked so unhappy, standing there!The driver couldn't stand it. He opened the door and looked down at the dog. "She didn't come today," he said, in a loud, kind voice.A man in a front seat leaned forward. "Maybe she will come tomorrow," he called.The dog wagged his tail as if to say "thank you." He watched the bus as we pulled away. Then he turned to trot home ── alone.The next day everyone on the bus was happy to see the maid back again. Yes, the dog was waiting for her.The welcome he gave her was even warmer and more delighted than usual. We all smiled at one another. How bright and good the morning suddenly seemed to us!1. What do the people on the bus usually see at one corner?A. A little dog coming close to the bus when it stops.B. Two maids get off the moment the bus stops.C. A dog waiting for someone.D. A dog greets a maid merrily and follow her into a house.2. One day the maid wasn't on the bus and the dog ___.A. didn't appearB. stood waiting at the bus stop till the bus leftC. raced about looking for the maidD. went back the moment he found the maid wasn't there3. All this made people on the bus ___.A. awfully sorryB. greatly surprisedC. very boredD. much exited4. The next day people on the bus were happy, for ___.A. the maid was among them againB. she would not take the same busC. she was not on their busD. she was waiting for an empty bus to come5. We can safely say this story is about ___.A. a magic dogB. a young maid that has magic powersC. a bus that can produce magical resultsD. the close relationship between a maid and her dogDWhat makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live? These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.We know, however, that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways, the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle. It needs exercise. Mental (done with the mind) exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists (心理学家) think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about. The children are then more likely to grow up bright and intelligent. If, on the other hand, children are left alone agreat deal with nothing to do, they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.Parents should also be careful with what they say to young children. According to some psychologists, if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot, then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive (helpful) things to their children, such as “That was a very clever thing you did.” or “You are such a smart child.”1. The words “intelligent” and “brilliant” in the first paragraph probably mean _______ while “dull” in the second paragraph means ________.A. bright and splendid; slow in thinking and understandingB. pretty and handsome; ordinary-lookingC. great and important; commonD. hopeful and helpful; careless2. According to the context we can guess that a genius is ________ while an idiot is ________.A. a normal person; a funny personB. a strong person; a weak personC. a highly intelligent person; a foolish or weak-minded personD. a famous person; an ordinary person3. A person ________ is more likely to become a genius.A. whose parents are cleverB. often thinking about difficult problemsC. often helped by his parents and teachersD. born with a good brain and putting it into active use4. It is better for parents ________.A. to praise and encourage their children more oftenB. to be hard on their childrenC. to leave their children alone with nothing to doD. to give their children as much help as possible5. Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?A. Parents play an important part in their children’s growth.B. The less you use your mind the duller you may become.C. Intelligence is obviously the result of where and how you live.D. What makes a person bright or stupid is still under discussion.AKEY: 1-4 C B D CBKEY: 1－4 C A D BCKEY: 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. DDKeys: 1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C。