高考英语阅读理解专练复习题10

高三英语阅读理解专练（10）A“Mummy, I don’t know what to play with. ”Steve interrupts his mother, who is talking to a friend, for the fourth time. “You’ve got a room full of toys!” his mother says, impatiently, In fact it is the jumble of toys which is to blame for four - year - old Steve's lack of interest in his dolls, cars and stuffed （packed）animals. Each morning he tips out three washing baskets of toys all over his floor, listlessly pulls out something and shortly after is standing at his mother’s desk or following her into the kitchen saying: “Mummy, I am bored.”A family therapist（心理医生）explains why children lose interest when they have a whole “toy shop”at home : “According to their brain development, little children are not in a position to judge the quality of a variety of things at once. There is always just one favorite toy for the moment. All the rest is left lying about.”What can parents do to stop their children from being oversupplied with toys? Under no conditions simply make something disappear without the child’s kn owledge. If he/she takes no more notice of a toy, a parent can ask if it can be stored or given away. Be warned though the child will help. Lyn is the mother of four - year - old Jessie, and friends may also small set of shilves in her child’s room holds t hetoys and books that are the current（at present）favorites. When it seems to her that her daughter is tired from a cupboard in another room. The box of “old” toys goes into the cupboard. When her child says she is “bored”, they also get something from her cupboard—it may be something she has had for some time but because she hasn’t seen it for a while it is almost like a new toy.Some favorite toys stay out all the time, and there is collection of dolls which sits in the comer, but in this way Lyn has found that she has fewer toys to put away at the end of the day and her daughter always has something“fresh”to play with.1．Steve interrupted his mother several times because________.A. he felt uninterested in his toysB. he disliked his mother’s gues tC. he didn't have enough toys to play withD. he hoped his mother would play with him2．According to the therapist, children often complain that they have nothing, to play with because________.A. they can t play alone for a long timeB. they are too young to play with so many toysC. they are too lazy to pick out their favoritesD. they lack the ability to value too many things at a time3．Which of the following can be used in place of“jumble ”？A. Simple choice.B. Mixture in disorder.C. Ordinary appearance.D. Same shape.4．Which is the advice given to parents in the text?________.A. Buy fewer toys for their children.B. Form good habits for their children.C. Spare some time to play with their children.D. Put some toys away without telling their children.BAs a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the borders of the USA and Canada, is now without any living things.Pollution in water is not simply a matter of “poisons” killing large numbers of fish overnight, Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months or years because the first organisms（生物体）to be affected are either plants or plankton. But these organisms are the food of fish and birds and other creatures. When this food disappears, the fish and birds die too. In this way a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it’s not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river’s edge or on the seashore that people realize what is happening.Where do the substances which pollute the water come from? There are two main sources of sewage（污水）and industrial waste . As more detergent（洗涤剂）is used in the home, so more of it is finally put into our rivers, lakes and seas . Detergents harm water birds, dissolving the natural substances which keep their feathers water - proof. Sewage itself, if not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful as there are many highly poisonous things in it, such as copper and lead（铅）.So, if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple: sewage and industrial waste must be made clear before flowing into the water . It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once.5．Pollution of water is noticed________.A. when the first organisms are affectedB. when a good many fish and birds dieC. when poisonous things are poured into waterD. as soon as the balance of nature is destroyed6．The living things die because there is no ________in the lake or river.A. waterB. fishC. poisonD. oxygen7．Which of the following is harmful according to the passage?A. OrganismsB. Plants and plankton in the waterC. Waste water from cleaningD. Industrial waste made clear before flowing into the water.8．The way to stop water pollution is to________.A. realize the serious situation clearlyB. put oxygen into the riverC. make the waste material hamless before flowing into the waterD. make special room in the sea for our rubbishCSport not only is physically challenging, but it can also be mentally challenging. Criticism （批评）from coaches, parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create an excessive （过度的）amount of anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional（情感的）, or psychological（心理的）, and research has indicated that it can lead to burnout. Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to work together with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware, at all times, that their feedback to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters may take their parent's and coaches’criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷）in themselves.Coaches and parents, should also be careful that youth sport participation（参与）doesn't become the work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches direct their attention on the outcome and find fault with young people’s performances. Research indicates that positive（主动的）reinforcement （加强）motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again criticism can create high levels of stress, which can lead to burnout.9．An effective way to prevent the burnout of young athletes is________.A. to reduce their mental stressB. to increase their sense of stressC. to make sports less competitiveD. to make sports more challenging10．According to the passage, sport is positive for young people in that________.A. it can create high levels of stressB. it enables them to find flaws in themselvesC. it can provide them with valuable experiencesD. it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselves11．According to the passage parents and coaches should________.A. pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsB. help children to win every gameC. train children to deaf with stressD. enable children to understand the positive aspect of sports12．The author’s purpose in writing the passage is to________.A. teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutB. persuade young children not to worry about criticismC. stress the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenD. discuss the skill of mixing criticism with encouragementDIn October, 1961, at Crowley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, an old,deaf gentleman named William E, Hoy stood up to throw the first ball of the World Series, Most people at Crowley Field on that day probably did not remember Hoy because he had retired （退休）from professional baseball 58 years earlier, in 1903 . However, he had been an outstanding palyer and the deaf people still talk about him and his years in baseball.William E . Hoy was born in Houckstown, Ohio, on May 23, 1862. He became deaf when he was two years old. He attended the Columbus Ohio School for the deaf. After graduation, he started playing baseball while working as a shoemaker.Hoy began playing professional baseball in 1886 for Oshcosh （Wisconsin）of the Northwestern League, In 1888, he started as an outfielder（外场手）with the old Washington Senators. His small figure and speed made him an outstanding base runner. He was very good at stealing bases during his career. In the 1888 major league season, he stole 82 bases . He was also the Senator’s leaded. On June 19, 1889, he threw out three batters（击球手）at the plate from his outfield position.The arm signals used by judges today to show balls and strikes began because of Hoy. The judge lifted his right arm to signal that it was a ball.For many years, people talked about Hoy’s last ball game in1903. He was playing for Los Angeles of the Pacific Coast Winter League. It was a memorable game because Hoy made a wonderful play which won the game. It was a very foggy night and, therefore, very hard to see the ball. In the ninth inning（棒球的一局）, with two men out, Hoy managed to catch a fly ball to make the third out in spite of the fog. Los Angeles defeated their opposition and won the game.After he retired. Hoy stayed busy. He ran a dairy farm near Cincinnati for 20 years. He also became a public speaker and traveled giving speeches. Until a few years before his death, he took 4 and 10 mile walks several mornings a week. On December 15, 1961, William Hoy died at the age of 99.13．In which or der did the following things happen in Hoy’s life?a．Hoy worked as a shoemaker.b．Hoy began to run a diary farm.e．Hoy played a memorable game in the heavy fog.d．Hoy threw the first ball of the World Series.e．Hoy became deaf.A. d, e, a, c, bB. e, a, c, b, dC. d, a, e, c, bD. e, a, b, e, d14．We can infer from the last paragraph that Hoy ________in his late years.A. became famousB. led a relaxed lifeC. traveled around the worldD. was in good physical condition15．This passage is mainly about________.A. a deaf player devoted to the game of baseballB. baseball game rules and important playersC. the rise in the social position of the deaf peopleD. where the baseball judge hand signals came from16．What can be inferred from this passage?A. Hoy was the greatest baseball player in his time.B. Speaking and listening are not necessary in baseball games.C. The judge had to study the hand signals very seriously.D. Hoy’s family encourag ed him to became a baseball player.EIn the old days, children were familiar with birth and death as part of life. Now this is perhaps the first generation of American youngsters who have never been close by during of the birth a baby and have never experienced the death of a family member.Nowadays when people grow old, we often send them to nursing homes. When they get sick, we send them to a hospital,where children are forbidden to visit terminally （晚期的）in patients—even when those patients are their parents. This deprives（剥夺）the dying patient of family members during the last few days of his life and it deprives the children of an experience of death, which is an important learning experience.Some of my colleagues and I once interviewed and followed about 500 terminally in order to find out what they could teach us and how we could be of more benefit, not just to them but to the members of their families as well. We were most impressed by the fact that even those patients who were not told of their serious illness were quite aware of its potential（潜在的）outcome.It is important for family members, and doctors and nurses to understand these patients’ communication in order to truly understand their needs, fears and fantasies （幻想）. Most of our patients welcomed another human being with whom they could talk openly, honestly, and frankly about their trouble. Many of them shared with us their great need to be informed, to be kept up - to - date on their medical condition and to be told when the end was near. We found out that patients who had been dealt with openly and frankly were better able to cope with the coming of detach and finally to reach a true stage of acceptance before death.17．The elders of today's Americans________ .A. are often absent when a family member is born or dyingB. are unfamiliar with birth and deathC. usually see the birth or death of a family memberD. have often experienced the fear of death as part of life18．Children in America are deprived of the chance to________.A. visit a patient at hospitalB. visit their family membersC. learn how to face deathD. look after the patients19．The need of a dying patient for people to accompany（陪伴）him shows________.A. his wish for communication with other peopleB. his fear of deathC. his unwillingness to dieD. he feels very upset about his condition20．It may be concluded from the passage that________.A. dying patients should be truthfully informed of their conditionB. dying patients are afraid of being told of the coming of deathC. most patients are unable to accept death until it can’t be avoidedD. most doctors and nurses understand what dying patients need参考答案1．A2．D3．B4．D5．B从第二段可知，人们将有毒物排放到水中，水中的生物体受影响，鱼、鸟死去，直到这时人们才意识到，因此选B。