中职对口升学英语复习试题(含答案解析)：阅读理解21

对口升学英语复习试题
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 points)
A
Someone telephoned me today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate “Yes!”. As I planned the meal in my head, I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.
But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.
Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.
Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favorite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know I’ll have many more chances in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.
【小题1】We can learn from the first paragraph that the author _____.
A. was tired of preparing food.
B. was glad to be able to lend a hand.
C. knew the family in need very well.
D. had to stay in bed for several weeks.
【小题2】The author has given lots of food to others because _____.
A. she has received others’ food.
B. she is friendly to others.
C. she is a church member.
D. she is poor at cooking.
【小题3】. What do we know about the author’s family?
A. Her husband isn’t good at cooking.
B. Her family is too poor to buy enough food.
C. She has a babysitter taking care of her
D. Her family lives not far from a church. twins.
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A. She didn’t get enough food during her pregnancy.
B. Her mother died when she was in hospital.
C. She received food along with comfort in her hard times.
D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.
【小题5】. Which of the conclusion can we get according to the article?
A. Every man has his faults.
B. Actions speak louder than words.
C. A good beginning makes a good ending.
D. One good turn deserves another.
【答案】
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
【小题5】D
【解析】
试题分析：作者的母亲过世的时候，社区教堂中的女人给她带过食物;作者怀孕的时候，社
考点：考查故事类短文
B
Sometimes ideas do not appear when you are concentrating your attention and mysteriously appear when you are not. Modern science recognizes this as a result of incubating (酝酿) the problem in your subconscious (潜意识) yet can't account for why it occurs.
When you quit thinking about a subject and decide to forget it, your subconscious mind doesn't quit working. Your thoughts keep making associations. This is why you're experienced suddenly remembering names, getting solutions to problems you've forgotten about, and ideas out of the blue when you're relaxing and not thinking about any particular thing.
You may try solving a problem with your subconscious mind by writing a letter to it. The letter should read just like a letter you would send to a real person. Seal the letter and put it away.
Let go of the problem. Don't work on it. Forget it. Do something else. This is the incubation stage when much of what goes on occurs outside your focused awareness, in your unconscious. Open the letter in two days. The answer might magically pop into your mind.
An advertising agency was under pressure to come up with a marketing campaign to introduce new television shows. Bob, the creative director, wrote the following letter which he addressed to his subconscious mind. He called his subconscious mind "Secret Expert".
Secret Expert,
I need to come up with a new marketing program to introduce a new season of TV shows. I'm interested in coming up with some kind of campaign that will capture the audience's attention more than one time. Is there something people need that we can advertise on? What kind of products, foods and services should we investigate? I need a fresh approach to advertising. Your mission is to give me a new idea on how to advertise TV shows.
Thanks, Bob
Bob mailed the letter to himself and when he read what he had written, he got his brainstorm, which was to advertise on "eggs". Somehow an association between "foods", "need", and "fresh" approach" inspired the thought of using "fresh eggs to advertise". He arranged to place laser imprints of the slogans for the TV shows on eggs —some thirty million.
The consumers look at a single egg at least a few times, when they buy the eggs at the store, when they transfer them to the refrigerator, and when they crack them open. It's unlike any other
ad medium in the world, because you're looking at it while you're using it.
【小题1】You remember names when you're not thinking about them because your subconscious mind ____.
A. is still working
B. is full of names
C. stops working
D. improves your memory
【小题2】Which of the following was included in Bob's letter to his subconscious mind?
A. How the solution could be found.
B. When he would need its help.
C. What product could be advertised
D. What he wanted it to do
【小题3】During the incubation stage, your focused awareness _____.
A. waits for an answer
B. controls your thoughts
C. doesn't work
D. helps your unconscious 【小题4】In what way did the ad on eggs help?
A. It helped Bob to get a brainstorm
B. It made the TV shows known to people repeatedly.
C. It greatly increased the sales of eggs.
D. It made sure consumers could get fresh eggs.
【小题5】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Difference between Subconscious and Awareness
B. A fresh Approach to Advertising
C. Communicating with Your Subconscious Mind
D. Solving problems with your Subconscious Mind
考点：考查日常生活类短文
C
How often do you go on holiday? Going on holiday makes you feel good while you're there－you gain the health benefits for months, new research shows.
Jetting off to exotic destinations such as the Maldives cuts your blood pressure, helps you sleep better and bounce back from stress, it found. The benefits last at least a fortnight longer than the vacation and can be felt for months in some cases where it is claimed. Experts say workers should always take their full holiday entitlement each year－as many as one in three don't－to get the benefits.
The study compared key health markers in holidaymakers visiting Thailand, Peru or the Maldives, with people who stayed at home and continued working. The average blood pressure of those on holiday dropped by 6% while the workers saw their blood pressure rise by 2% over the same period. The sleep quality of holiday-makers improved by 17% while that of the non-holidaymakers deteriorated by 14%.
The study also found the ability of vacationers to recover from stress—known as the stress-resilience test－improved by 29%. There was a 71% fall in stress resilience scores among workers. Test showed a fall in blood glucose levels, reducing the risk of diabetes, trimmer waistlines and enhanced mood and energy levels, with the effects sustained for at least 2 weeks after returning home.
The Holiday Health Experiment was conducted by tour operator Kuoni and Nuffield Health, the UK's largest healthcare charity.
【小题1】The author intends to tell us that _____.
A. it is best to go to foreign countries like Maldives.
B. we had better go on holiday for the benefits of health
C. we have to go on holiday as much as possible
D. you'll certainly get depressed if you don't go on holiday
【小题2】According to the article, how many people go on holiday?
A. Two thirds
B. 17%
C. One third
D. A quarter
【小题3】The underlined word "deteriorated" in Paragraph 3 probably means "______".
A. remained
B. rose
C. improved
D. worsened
【小题4】Which of the following can we infer from the passage?
A. Holiday makers are more adaptable than non-holidaymakers.
B. The result of the study is mostly based on the description from the people involved.
C. The further you go, the better you benefit.
D. Most people like to stay at home during the holiday.
【小题5】The best title of the passage is ______.
A. A Holiday Health Experiment
B. Key Health Markers in Holidaymakers
C. Health Benefits from Holiday
D. Health Problems of Having Holiday
【小题5】纵观全文和第一段的内容，可知这篇文章讲的是度假的建立益处，选C
考点：考查健康类短文。