山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（9）

　　山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（9）

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　A

　　Anais Nin was a famous writer. Nin was born French-Cuban but lived in the United States in her later years of life till she died. Nin’s works had her relationships with authors, artists, and other figures as the main subject Some of her writings were made into films. Nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted Women’s Movement with her strong writings.

　　Anais Nin was born in France in 1903. Her father was a Spanish artist and a composer living in Cuba(古巴)where he met her mother, a French singer working in Cuba. As a child Nin was brought up in Spain. When her parents separated, Nin and her two brothers moved to New York with their mother. At the age of 16 Nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.

　　In 1923Nin got married to her husband, Hugh Parker Guiler in Cuba. In 1924 Nin and Hugh moved to Paris where Hugh continued with his banking career and Nin started writing. Nin wrote her first book in print, D.H. Lawrence: An Unprofessional Study in 16 days. In 1939 Nin left Paris as it was a French government’s request to its residents to leave Paris because of the coming war. Nin returned to New York with Hugh and sent her written books to Frances Steloff of the Gotham Book Mart in New York for safekeeping.

　　In 1931Nin wrote her book Henry and June” From the Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin. In 1936Nin published House of Incest which was a 72-page fiction novel.

　　Nin also appeared and was a part of various films. In 1973 Anais Nin was awarded an honorary doctorate (?荣誉博士学位)by the Philadelphia College of Art. In 1974 Nin was elected to the United States National Institute of Arts and Letters.

　　In 1977 Nin died in her Los Angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.

　　1. What can we know about Anais Nin from the first paragraph?

　　A. She as a native American.

　　B. She started Women’s Movement.

　　C. She gave lectures in several colleges

　　D. She wrote mainly about her family life.

　　2.Why did Anais Nin give up studying at the age of 16?

　　A. Because she wanted to help support her family.

　　B. Because her parents divorced.

　　C. Because she wanted to realize her dream of becoming an artist.

　　D. Because she moved from country to country.

　　3. In 1939 Nin and her husband moved back to New York to _______.

　　A. enter the film industry

　　B. stay away from war

　　C. have her books published

　　D. promote the sales of new books

　　4. What is the text mainly about?

　　A. The awards Anais Nin won.

　　B. Anais Nin and her incomplete family.

　　C. The hardship Anais Nin experienced.

　　D. Anais Nin and her great achievements..

　　B

　　If you want to feel twice as nice about holiday gift giving, try donating to a charity. Even though the US economy is still decreasing at the moment, about half of American adults say they will give money to charities this holiday, an increase from 29 percent in 2010. Even though giving is increasing, there is still a large amount of unmet need to help people in the US and those abroad. With the click-and-buy convenience of the Internet, it has never been easier to donate. Here is a charitable gift guide wit fun and practical presents for almost every kind of person and cause.

　　The artist

　　Ten Thousand Villages is an organization that promotes handmade artworks form all over the world. Founded in 1946, the organization started out of a car trunk and has expanded to more than 390 stores in the United States. If you don’t live close to one of the company’s stores, you can also find a diverse selection of goods online, including stone boxes under $40 and vases around $65.

　　The school supporter

　　If you want the power to select the project you want to support, giving money to DonorsChoose. Org will let you do just that. In return, you can receive a cost report that shows how the money will be spent so you can know for sure that your donation is going to the right place. If you give more than $100 , you can receive handwritten thank-you notes from the classroom you helped.

　　The cancer fighter

　　Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease among US children under age 14, according to the National Cancer Institute. All the profits from goods purchased from the annual “ Hope Gift Book” will be given to St. Jude Hospital, a children’s cancer research center. Parents can find unique tools for kids such a dog-shaped pencil sharpener for under $25.

　　5．Ten Thousand Villages is an organization ________.?

　　A．which has a history of over six decades．

　　B．which aims at selling American artworks．

　　C．whose online shops offer more choices．

　　D．whose stores have spread all over the world．

　　6．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

　　A．Anyone choosing to be a school supporter can get a note of appreciation.

　　B．Americans buying charitable gifts can all decide what project they want to support.

　　C．Fewer Americans will donate this holiday because of poor economic conditions.

　　D．People donating to DonorsChoose. org are informed where their money goes.

　　7．It is suggested in the last paragraph that _______.

　　A．cancer is the No.1 killer to children in America．

　　B．”Hope Gift Book” is a monthly activity in America．

　　C．St. Jude Hospital is a center researching into childhood cancers.

　　D．dog-shaped pencil sharpeners are parents’ favorite choice for children．

　　8．This text is written mainly to______.?

　　A．show how to choose proper holiday gifts

　　B．suggest a nice way of holiday gift giving

　　C．recommend good gifts at reasonable prices

　　D．introduce a channel to receive kind donations

　　C

　　If you’ve met and exchanged contact information with your child’s teacher or volunteered to become the class parent, you’re on hour way to becoming an engaged parent—the kind of adult education researchers say, who helps children to be the best they can be in school.

　　Now, more than 20 states are about to make your role as an engaged parent a lot more important. Parents whose children attend a failing school can band together. If 51 percent of them sign a petition(请愿书), they can demand, and the district must provide, a new set of administrators to run the school. Parents have become the hottest players in education reform. It’s an encouraging development.

　　Over the last 15 years, parents were first invited—and now, in many places, are required ---to participate in choosing what school their children will attend. It’s a great idea, but imperfect and time-consuming. Some wealthy parents register their children in private schools, where the admission process is often much easier and class size is smaller. Many low-income parents are finding better options for their children . But many are not, especially those less good at working the system. However, when re=searchers studied the school choice process in Harford, they found that schools with the highest levels of parental satisfaction were often ones with the lowest levels of academic achievement and things were the same all over the country.

　　Giving parents the power may prove to e an important turning point in education reform. We need to supply parents with training programs to help them know, for example, what should be expected from a parent-teacher conference and how to make sure that elementary, middle and high school curriculums are preparing students for college. Otherwise, the next big thing in education--- parent power—is going to hurt our children, instead of helping them.

　　9．According to the text, engaged parents _____．

　　A．urge children to finish homework

　　B．help children do their best at school

　　C．train children to live independently

　　D．teach children to mind their manners

　　10．It can be known from the text that_______.

　　A．low-income parents generally make wrong decisions on school choosing

　　B．wealthy parents choose private schools just because of their easier admission process

　　C．parents have been the hottest players in education reform in the past 15 years

　　D．schools satisfying parents most don’t necessarily produce academically best students

　　11．Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

　　A. Choosing schools for children

　　B．Calling for school reform

　　C．Putting parents in charge

　　D．Preparing children for college

　　D

　　For many people , Fido and Fluffy are more than just pets. They’re true and equal members of the family. And it’s not hard to see why. Our pets greet us at the door after a long day of work or settle in our laps while we’re watching TV. They provide companionship and even a sense of comfort. We like to believe that our pets are good for us, that they enrich our lives and make us happier, and messages in media and advertising strengthen these beliefs. But is there really a universal “ pet effect” on human mental and physical health?

　　According to Harold Herzog, Professor of Psychology at the Western Carolina University, there simply isn’t strong evidence showing that living with a pet makes for a happier, healthier or longer life. In a new article, to be published in the August issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Herzog argues that existing research on pet ownership has produced very conflicting results. While some studies suggest that owning a pet is associated with positive health outcomes like reduced rates of depression ( 抑郁症)or lower blood pressure, other studies suggest that pet owners are no better off and may even be worse off in some ways, than people who don’t own pets.

　　The reason for these,

　　Herzog says, is that studies on pet ownership often suffer from problems, such as lack of appropriate control groups (控制组)and reliance on self-report to measure participants’ health and well-being.

　　Herzog admits that he himself is a pet owner and pet lover. “I’m not trying to denigrate (贬低)the role of animals in human life. I’m trying to do just the opposite,” he says. “It’s entirely reasonable that our pets really do provide medical and psychological benefits, but we just don’t know how strong that effect is and what types of people it works for”. Herzog notes that Americans with Disabilities Act had to be changed in order to clarify the fact that only trained dogs and small horses that perform a specific service function could legally qualify as service animals.

　　Herzog points our that the scientific community is starting to take these issues seriously,. In2008, the National Institutes of Health began a program to fund studies that examine the medical and psychological benefits of pets on children Herzog is encouraged that psychological scientists are really becoming involved in this research: “I think in five years we’re going to have some answers to our questions”.

　　12．Why does the author mention the question in paragraph I?

　　A．To express the author’s doubts.

　　B．To compare different ideas.

　　C．To describe people’s opinions of pets

　　D．To introduce the topic for discussion.

　　13．What does the underlined word “these” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?

　　A．Conflicting results

　　B．Pet owners.．

　　C．Health outcomes．

　　D．Studies on pet ownership．

　　14．Which of the following statements might Herzog agree with?

　　A．Once trained , dogs and horses can work as service animals.

　　B．Researchers generally hold the same view on pet ownership.

　　C．Human-pet relationships have drawn attention from scientists

　　D．It makes no sense that pets provide medical and psychological effects.

　　15．What’s Herzog’s attitude toward research on pet ownership?

　　A．Cautious.

　　B．Optimistic．

　　C．Negative

　　D．Doubtful

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