湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (19)

　　阅读专练19

　　第三部分

　　阅读理解：(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给出的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

　　A

　　In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.

　　The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.

　　It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.

　　Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life--style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories, He called it 慘eeping up with the Joneses?becau Cse ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’ Keeping up with the Joneses’ came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.

　　People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ‘Jonses’ in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

　　56. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ______.

　　A. want to be as rich as their neighbours

　　B. want others to know or to think that they are rich

　　C. don’t want others to know they are rich

　　D. want to be happy

　　57. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.

　　A. live outside New York City

　　B. live in New York City

　　C. live in apartments

　　D. have many neighbours

　　58. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.

　　A. a person who lives near another

　　B. people living in an area

　　C. an area near the place referred to

　　D. an area in another town or city

　　59. Arthur Momand used the name ‘Jones’ in his series of short stories because’ Jones’ is ________.

　　A. an important name

　　B. a popular name in the United States

　　C. his neighbour’s name

　　D. not a good name

　　60. According to the writer, it is________ to keep up with the Joneses.

　　A. correct

　　B. interesting

　　C. impossible

　　D. good

　　B

　　When I saw a big handmade signboard “Welcome Yuxin” at the airport, I knew I had found a caring family at the other side of the world – the United States．

　　My host mom had already decorated my room for me．There was a doll on one side of the room, and a bookcase full of books on the other-they had heard I loved reading．Mom had also prepared a keyboard for me, since she knew that I played the piano．

　　My life in the family did not go so well at first．Because I am the only child in my family in China, I was not used to having two younger kids-Zachary and Grace-running around me yelling all the time．

　　Mom had a serious talk with me about this problem on a Sunday afternoon．She told me:“You can’t just come home from school every day, go to your room and do your homework．You need to be a part of this family．You need to play with my kids for at least an hour．” This rule was very annoying at first．I did not have much experience playing with children．

　　However, the more time I spent with the kids, the more I grew to love them．We played games and read books together．I even taught them Chinese．Thanks to Mom’s rule, I began to feel like I was really part of the family．

　　Mom also inspired me to live a healthier life．She got up early every morning to go running．On weekends, she took the whole family to visit parks or go camping．

　　I did not like sports much when I was back home, but now I love to join all kinds of sports．I am healthier and more confident too．

　　With my American family, I found joy and laughter．I learned to live with energy and optimism thanks to the care and responsibility of my loving American parents．

　　The passage is mainly about

　　A.the cultural differences Yuxin experienced in America

　　B.how Yuxin learned to get along with younger kids in America

　　C.how much Yuxin’s caring host family in America changed her

　　D.various difficulties Yuxin met in America

　　62.From Paragraph 2,we can see that

　　A.the host mom was good at decorating room

　　B.Yuxin was fond of American doll

　　C.the host mom tried hard to make Yuxin feel at home

　　D.Yuxin kept busy with a lot of hobbie

　　63.What led Yuxin to feel like she was really part of the family?

　　A.Yuxin’s talks with her host parents

　　B.Having to join in sports with the family

　　C.The host mom’s rule about playing with the kids

　　D.Enjoying weekends with the host family

　　64.What can we infer from the passage?

　　A.Yuxin’s life with her American host family went very smoothly from the beginning

　　B.The host mom cared about Yuxin’s overall development

　　C.The host family’s two children didn’t like Yuxin at all

　　D.Yuxin didn’t notice what the host family did for her

　　65.How did the host mom influence Yuxin gradually?

　　A.By words and by force

　　B.By words and by actions

　　C.By force and by behavior

　　D.By talking and by force

　　C

　　TAIBEI－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（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 1461 in 2006, 1928 in 2007 and 1839 in 2008. Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig. Com said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with over 2000 entering mainland campuses last year.

　　The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market", Netbig. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said. “I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field on the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old student 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 environment for such studies.

　　A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “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 Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.

　　At present, Chinese Taibei doesn’t recognize diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates from selected universities. 66. More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because ________. A. Taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later B. the fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan C. what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future D. there are many famous universities for them to choose 67. Some business executives were sending their children to study on the Chinese

　　mainland so that their children _________. A. could receive better education

　　B. could learn more about the policy there C. could do well in the business operations

　　D. could make more friends there 68. The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to _________. A. Netbig. Com

　　B. a Chinese education on the mainland C. the Chinese job market

　　D. the university 69. The author wrote the article to tell us _________. A. more Taiwanese students are going to universities on the mainland B. the number of Taiwanese students studying on the mainland had been decreasing C. education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan D. Taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field. 70. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Chinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland. B. The number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely

　　be increasing in the next few years. C. Chinese Taibei doesn’t help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying on

　　the mainland D. Education of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.

　　D

　　If cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.The company Terrafugia, based in Woburn, Massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the Transition, to customers by the end of 2011.

　　“It’s the next‘wow’vehicle，”said Terrafugia vice president Richard Gersh.“Anybody can buy a Ferrari, but as we say, Ferraris don’t fly.”

　　The car plane has wings that unfold for flying—a process the company says takes one minute—and fold back up for driving.A runway is still required to take off and land.

　　The Transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both.The company has been working with FAA to meet aircraft regulations, and with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.

　　The company is aiming to sell the Transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly.They say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: You drive the car to the airport and then you’re good to go.When you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road.There are no expensive parking fees because you don’t have to store it at an airport—you park it in the garage at home.

　　The car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet.It has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers.Terrafugia says the Transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(临界)conditions.

　　The Transition’s price tag: $194,000, But there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or GPS.Another option is a full-plane parachute.

　　“If you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option,”Gersh said.

　　So far,the company has more than 70 orders with deposits.“We’ re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,”Brown said.

　　71.We can learn from the first paragraph that _________.

　　A.car-planes will be popular in 2011

　　B.people might drive a car-plane in 2011

　　C.both Transition and Ferrari can take off and land

　　D.Richard Gersh is the vice president of Massachusetts

　　72.lt takes the car-plane one minute to ________ .

　　A.fold and unfold its wings

　　B.unfold wings for flying

　　C.land in the airport

　　D.meet flying safety regulations

　　73.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

　　A.The car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.

　　B.To mcet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with FAA.

　　C.The car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.

　　D.People can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.

　　74.The underlined word“it”in the last but one paragraph refers to ________ .

　　A.the radio

　　B.the transponder

　　C.the GPS

　　D.the full-plane parachute

　　75.What’s the best title for the passage?

　　A.Cars With Wings May Be Just Around The Corner.

　　B.Which to Choose: A Ferrari or a Car Plane?

　　C.A more Convenient and Cheaper Way to Fly.

　　D.Cars With Wings Can Fly as Fast as Planes.

　　阅读：A：56—60 BACBC

　　61—65 CCCBB

　　C篇 66—70 CCBAC

　　D 篇 71—75 BBCDA

　　山东省苍山县2012届高三上学期期末检测

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　“translates”dog barks into English, Korea or Japanese.

　　Bow-Lingual's Japanese inventors spent much time and money analyzing dog barks. They found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions：happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, assertion and desire.

　　Part of the Bow-Lingual device hangs on the dog's collar. The other part is a handle-held unit for the owner. When the dogs barks, the unit displays translated phrases.

　　Some people have scoffed at Bow-Lingual. 揥ho would pay US to read a dog's mind?攖hey ask.

　　But those who have purchased Bow-Linongual praise the device. Pet owner Keiko Egawa, of Japan, says it helps her empathize with her dog, Harry.揃efore we go to the park, he always says he wants to play,攕ays Egawa, 揳nd after a walk, he a dolways says he is hungry.”

　　Bow-Lingual is not yet available in Chinese. So you'd better keep studying Studio Classroon, or soon your dog may know more English than you do!

　　56．This passage is mainly talking about ____.

　　A．a little help for dog owners B．dog barks and their different emotions

　　C．talking dogs　

　　D．Bow-Lingual's inventors

　　57．Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．Dog owners now can understand their dogs better.

　　B．Bow-Lingual is a new device that enables dogs to talk in English, Korean or Japanese.

　　C．People who have used the Bow-Lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs.

　　D．More and more Chinese dog owners would keep studying Studio Classroom in order to know more English than their dogs.

　　58．What does “scoffed at”mean in the 3rd paragraph?

　　A．laughed at B．shouted at C．questioned at D．doubted about

　　59．How do you understand the sentence“Bow-Lingual is not yet available in Chinese”in the last paragraph?

　　A．Bow-Lingual has not yet appeared in Chinese market.

　　B．Dog barks can not yet be translated into Chinese phrases with Bow-Lingual.

　　C．Bow-Lingual can not yet recognized Chinese dogs' barks.

　　D．Chinese dog owners do not know yet how to use Bow-Lingual.

　　60．The writer of this passage is most likely to be ____.

　　A．a dog owner

　　B．an expert on dog barks

　　C．an advertister

　　D．a reporter

　　B

　　My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been n discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, "How would you like to go to Eton?"

　　"You bet," I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he had avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.

　　This could only be his delightful way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(冲突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself.

　　It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging(刺痛) and my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.

　　"Oh, he doesn't want to go away," said my mother, "You shouldn't go on like this.” “It's up to him," said my father. "He can make up his own mind."

　　61．The house the writer's family lived in was ________.

　　A．the best they could afford

　　B．rather small

　　C．for showing off

　　D．right for their social position

　　62．His father sold his Roils-Royce because ________.

　　A．it was too old to work well

　　B．it made him feel uneasy

　　C．it was too expensive to possess

　　D．it was too cheap

　　63．The writer's father enjoyed being in the middle class because ________.

　　A．it drew attention to him

　　B．there was no danger of his showing off

　　C．it was understood as a joke

　　D．it didn't bring him in arguments

　　64．What was the writer's reaction to the idea of going to Eton?

　　A．He was very unhappy.

　　B．He didn't believe it.

　　C．He had mixed feelings.

　　D．He was delighted.

　　65．We can know from the passage that ________.

　　A．It is very difficult for a child to get a chance to go to Eton

　　B．Children can go to Eton if they will

　　C．Children who can go to Eton are very famous

　　D．Children don't have the right to decide whether they will go to Eton

　　C

　　As a child it would be strange to think that we could survive for very long unless there were people to teach us things. From the moment we are born, we are taught by our parents and other family members, relatives and close friends originally and that continues through childhood with our parents and teachers all providing us with learning experiences.

　　As adults too, society expects us to still keep learning but in a more specific manner. For example, it’s considered quite acceptable to go on as adults and to learn new skills and obtain qualifications（资格） to further our careers but when it comes to our emotional development, traditionally we believe that this is not something to talk about and that we should simply work things out for ourselves and to do that in a very quiet and private way.

　　If we are serious about our own personal growth, we should also be serious about the concept（概念） of learning for life. We should never stop our insatiable thirst for learning new things and encountering alternative beliefs, cultures, values etc. If we were to stop doing that, our personal development would stop too.

　　Therefore, we should embrace any opportunity we have to learn from others. This does not mean having to agree with them on every little issue. In fact, we will learn from many people we encounter with whom we have nothing in common at all. In addition to learning things from others which we believe may also help us to become better people, what we learn from those with whom we disagree on everything simply reinforces our own beliefs and values which is also valuable in terms of our own experience.

　　The beauty of wanting to learn from others is that you will remain open and willing to listen which, in return, will draw others towards you which will also open up many new doors and experiences.

　　66． A．B．C．D．67． A．B．C．D．68． A．B．C．D．’t learn from those with whom we disagree

　　69． A．B．C．D．70． A．B．C．D．ding to poor mental health in the young.

　　Children were said to be too “spoiled” and “selfish” in one­child families.Schools in many cities were reported rolling out measures to help students maintain their mental well­being，Yin Jingmiao，a teacher of the Beijing No.105 Middle School，told China Daily that the school invites psychologists to provide counseling to students three times a month.“Students can be arranged to have 40­minute counseling sessions，” Yin said.The school also gives lectures on mental health to senior grade students before they take the national college entrance exams，to help ease any anxiety arising from the tests.

　　71．What is the purpose of the passage？

　　A．To give the details of the problems the Chinese youth are facing today.

　　B．To urge awareness on mental health of the young.

　　C．To recommend that schools should invite more psychologists to help solve the mental problems among the youth.

　　D．To show us the causes of the mental problems among students.

　　72．The underlined word “addressed” in the fifth paragraph most probably means

　　A．talked about

　　B．satisfied

　　C．dealt with

　　D．introduced

　　73．From the passage we can know that the causes of mental problems are mainly the following EXCEPT

　　A．one-child policy

　　B．lack of special training in mental health

　　C．heavy burden from study

　　D．lack of ability to handle interpersonal relations well

　　74．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

　　A．Many schools have realized the problem and taken measures.

　　B．Mental problems mainly appear among the youth while they are seldom seen among adults.

　　C．By 2020，about 50 percent of the students in China will have mental problems.

　　D．China has the largest number of youngsters with psychological problems.

　　75．We can infer that to bring down the occurrence of mental problems among the youth，

　　A．psychologist must be a necessary part of school

　　B．the government will cancel tests to ease the pressure on the students

　　C．rapid social change plays the leading part in causing mental problems

　　D．attention should be paid to the education of the only child

　　阅读理解：56-60 ACABD

　　61-65 DBBCA

　　66-70 ACCAA

　　71-75 BCBAD