2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（三十三）

　　2017届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（三十三）

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　　My Teacher in the School of Life

　　I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes ___1___ 30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt's British literature class, listening to him __2___ what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would __3__.I'm the principal(校长) of the school now, but for a few minutes I was back in 1975, __4__ what the future held.

　　I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he has been teaching at DeMatha.He not only taught me to think, he __5__ me, as much by example as___6__， that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve __7__.

　　Neither of us could know how our __8__ would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, then the department chair. After several years, I was __9__ department chair, and our relationship changed __10__. I thought that it might be __11__chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt __12__ me throughout. He knew when to give me __13__ about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.

　　In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have. __14__， he encouraged me to seize the new __15__.

　　Five years ago, I became the __16__ of DeMatha.Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could__17__ on him as I tried to fill such big shoes, I've learned from him that great teachers have a(n) __18__ wealth of lessons to teach. __19__ his students don't know it yet, I know how __20__ they are; I'm still one of them.

　　1．A.mostly　B．exactly　C．only　D．simply

　　2．A.explain

　　B．predict

　　C．speak

　　D．teach

　　3．A.keep

　　B．achieve

　　C．choose

　　D．take

　　4．A.preparing

　　B．discovering

　　C．wondering

　　D．realizing

　　5．A.assisted

　　B．reminded

　　C．advised

　　D．convinced

　　6．A.words

　　B．actionC．explanation

　　D．models

　　7．A.the others

　　B．everyone

　　C．others

　　D．anyone

　　8．A.relationship

　　B．position

　　C．situation

　　D．condition

　　9．A.pointed

　　B．named

　　C．given

　　D．taken

　　10．A.already

　　B．yet

　　C．still

　　D．again

　　11．A.foolish

　　B．surprising

　　C．uncertain

　　D．challenging

　　12．A.promoted

　　B．accepted

　　C．supported

　　D．welcomed

　　13．A.advice

　　B．information

　　C．notice

　　D．thought

　　14．A.Otherwise

　　B．ThereforeC．Furthermore

　　D．Instead

　　15．A.choice

　　B．opportunityC．occupation

　　D．possibility

　　16．A.teacher

　　B．principal

　　C．officer

　　D．clerk

　　17．A.live

　　B．look

　　C．depend

　　D．take

　　18．A.rich

　　B．little

　　C．valuable

　　D．endless

　　19．A.Once

　　B．Even if

　　C．Unless

　　D．Until

　　20．A.fortunate

　　B．curious

　　C．innocent

　　D．satisfied

　　阅读理解

　　A

　　A welldressed man came into a famous jewelry shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wife's birthday and that the price didn't matter since business had been

　　very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $5,000.He paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweller and left.

　　A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality (质量) as she wanted a pair of earrings(耳环) made.“Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl? ” said the man. The jeweller replied, “I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.”

　　The rich man asked the jeweller to advertise (登广告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl. Many people answered the ad (广告) but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweller gave up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. “I don't like to sell it，” she said sadly, “I inherited (继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited it from hers. But now I really need the money.”

　　The jeweller was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man's hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.

　　1．From the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweller consider the well-ressed man was ______.

　　A．an honest jeweller to make friend with

　　B．a clever cheat with a lot of money

　　C．a rich businessman and a good husband

　　D．a poor gentleman who spent money like water

　　2．He paid $5,000 for the pearl without bargaining ______.

　　A．because he loved his wife very much

　　B．in order to get it as quickly as possible

　　C．since his business had been successful

　　D．so as to make the jeweller believe him

　　3．Both the man and the jeweller thought it ______.

　　A．possible to find an exact one like that pearl

　　B．difficult to get the matching pearl

　　C．impossible to advertise in the newspaper

　　D．easy to buy a similar pearl

　　4．Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A．The people who answered the ad wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.

　　B．The woman was the welldressed man's wife.

　　C．The jeweller was lucky enough to buy the little old lady's pearl.

　　D．The rich man didn't know the little old lady.

　　5．The jeweller could not find the rich man anywhere because he ______.

　　A．had moved to another hotel

　　B．was busy doing business with others

　　C．had escaped with $20,000

　　D．had told the wrong telephone number

　　B

　　Two travelling angels (天使) stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy (富有) family. The family was rude(无礼的)and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room. Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement (地下室). As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things aren't always what they seem.”

　　The next night the_pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable(好客的) farmer and his wife. After sharing the little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income (收入), lay dead in the field.

　　The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could you watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house.” She accused (指责), “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help.”

　　“Things aren't always what they seem.” the older angel replied, “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy(贪婪的) and unwilling(不愿意的)to share his good fortune (财富)．I asked the God if I could seal (封口) the wall so he couldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. The things aren't always what they seem.”

　　6．Why did the old angel repair the hole for the rich family?

　　A．Because she didn't like the greedy owner.

　　B．Because she wanted to save the gold for the poor.

　　C．Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

　　D．Because she believed that one should always be ready to help others.

　　7．What does the underlined phrase“the pair”in the second paragraph refers to?

　　A．The poor couple.B．The rich couple.

　　C．The guests.

　　D．The angels.

　　8．The younger angel was very angry because ______.

　　A．the older angel killed the farmer's cow

　　B．the older angel treated the two families unfairly

　　C．the wealthy man give them a bad place to live in

　　D．the angel of death took the cow away

　　9．Why did the older angel let the farmer's cow die?

　　A．Because the God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

　　B．Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.

　　C．Because she wanted to save the farmer's wife.

　　D．Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

　　10．The story tries to tell the reader that ______.

　　A．angels are always ready to (乐于)help the poor

　　B．sometimes things are not what they seem

　　C．angels are always ready to help the rich

　　D．the young should always learn from the old

　　1. 解析：选B。就在30年前作者在此上第—节课。根据常识可知学校的开学时间与开学第一节课的相同。所以结合the opening day和the first day of classes也可以推断出选B。

　　2.

　　解析：选A。由文意可知，当时Dr Offutt是作者的老师，所以应向学生“解释”他们将要学习的内容。

　　3. 解析：选D。 (that/which)they would take是定语从句，修饰先行词the journey。take the journey是固定搭配，表示“去旅行”。

　　4．解析：选C。根据but一词可知，作者虽然身为校长，可当年并不知未来如何。

　　5. 解析：选D。他不仅教作者思考，而且以大量事例让作者“信服”。根据下文中的as much by example可知，是举例让作者相信他的话。

　　6．解析：选A。他不但用“话语”进行教育，还辅之以例证。此处与前面的taught相呼应。

　　7. 解析：选C。这么做并且为“别人”服务是作者的道义责任，此处表示泛指“其他人”。

　　8. 解析：选A。根据第下文中our relationship，changed可判断出，选A。

　　9. 解析：选B。几年后，作者被“任命”为系主席。此处name作动词，表示 “任命；提名”。

　　10. 解析：选D。第一段开头部分提到作者当时是Dr Offutt的学生，根据上文中的“I worked for Dr Offutt”可知，作者已是教师，而此处又提到作者被提拔，由此可知二人之间的关系 “又”发生了改变。

　　11. 解析：选D。根据文意可知，作者认为管理这个系的工作极具“挑战”性。

　　12．解析：选C。根据but一词可知，Dr Offutt自始至终“支持”作者。

　　13. 解析：选A。上文提到作者很茫然，不知所措，由此可知他给作者提供“建议”。

　　14. 解析：选D。根据文意可知，如果他当初让作者留在DeMatha，作者也许会这么做。“然而”他鼓励作者接受新的使命。

　　15. 解析：选B。本段第一句提到作者即将出任另一所学校的校长，由此可知这是一次“机会”。

　　16．解析：选B。此处与上文中“I'm the principal of the school now...”相呼应。故选B。

　　17. 解析：选C。上文提到作者遇到困难时他总是提供帮助和支持，由此可判断选C。depend on依靠。

　　18. 解析：选D。句意为：伟大的老师有“取之不尽的”课程资源财富。

　　19. 解析：选B。此处表示让步关系，表示“即使；纵然”。句意表示虽然学生还不知道，可作者早已明白。

　　20. 解析：选A。作者认为学生拥有良师无比“幸运”，因为作者对Dr Offutt这样的优秀老师永远铭记在心。