湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (33)

　　阅读专练

　　第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

　　A

　　I was 15 months old, a happy carefree (无忧无虑的) kid, until the day I fell. It was a bad fall. I landed on a piece of glass that cut my eye badly. My mom found a doctor who knew that if the eye were removed, my face would look ugly, so my scarred (有疤痕的), sightless, cloudy gray eye lived on with me.

　　Sometimes people asked me embarrassing questions. When kids played games, I was always the “monster”. I grew up imagining that everyone looked down on me.

　　Yet Mom would say to me, “Hold your head up high and face the world.” I began to rely on that saying.

　　As a child, I thought Mom meant, “Be careful or you will fall down or bump into something because you are not looking.” As a teenager, I usually looked down to hide my shame (羞愧). But I found that when I held my head up high, people liked me.

　　In high school I even became the class president, but on the inside I still felt like a freak (怪物). All I really wanted was to look like everyone else. When things got really bad, I would cry to my mom and she would look at me with loving eyes and say, “Hold your head up high and face the world. Let them see the beauty that is inside.”

　　When I met the man who became my husband, we looked each other straight in the eye, and he told me I was beautiful inside and out.

　　My mom’s love was the spark (火花) that gave me confidence. I had faced hardships, and learned not only to appreciate myself but to have deep compassion (怜悯) for others.?

　　“Hold your head up high” has been heard many times in my home. Each of my children has felt its invitation. I say it to my children. The gift my mom gave me lives on in another generation.

　　56. Why did the author’s mother tell her to hold her head up high and face the world?

　　A. Because her mother wanted to show sympathy for her.

　　B. Because her mother wanted her to be confident.

　　C. Because her mother didn’t want her to be seen as a “monster”.

　　D. Because her mother thought the author looked prettier when she did that.

　　57. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?

　　A. The author managed to get over her disability in high school.

　　B. The author gave her children encouragement and love, as her mother had given her.

　　C. The author was always confident after the accident.

　　D. In high school the author was chosen to be president of the student’s union.

　　58. The underlined sentence “Each of my children has felt its invitation.” means her children ________.

　　A. each received an invitation from her mother

　　B. didn’t quite understand the meaning of her words.

　　C. faced the same difficulty as their mother.

　　D. benefited from their mother’s words.

　　59. Which would be the best title for the article?

　　A. My mom’s gift to me

　　B. How I found my life-partner

　　C. My terrible childhood accident

　　D. Disability is no shame

　　B

　　Do American children still learn handwriting in school? In the age of the keyboard, some people seem to think handwriting lessons are on the way out. 90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting. But studies have yet to answer the question of how well they are teaching it. One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting. Some teachers are teaching handwriting by providing instruction for 10-15 minutes a day, and then other teachers who basically teach it for 60 to 70 minutes a day — which really for handwriting is pretty much.

　　Many adults remember learning that way — by copying letters over and over again. Today’s thinking is that short periods of practice are better. Many experts also think handwriting should not be taught by itself. Instead, they say it should be used as a way to get students to express ideas. After all, that is why we write.

　　Handwriting involves two skills. One is legibility, which means forming the letters so they can be read. The other is fluency — writing without having to think about it. Fluency continues to develop up until high school.

　　But not everyone masters these skills. Teachers commonly report that about one fourth of their kids have poor handwriting. Some people might think handwriting is not important any more because of computers and voice recognition programs.

　　But Steve Graham at Vanderbilt says word processing is rarely done in elementary school, especially in the early years. American children traditionally first learn to print, and then to write in cursive(草体字, which connects the letters. But guess what we learned from a spokeswoman for the College Board, which administers the SAT college admission test. More than 75 percent of students choose to print their essay on the test rather than write in cursive.

　　60. We can learn ________ from Paragraph 1.

　　A. teaching handwriting is a basic requirement in teaching job

　　　 B. most teachers prefer to teach handwriting

　　　 C. teachers spend little time in teaching handwriting

　　D. a keyboard has taken the place of the handwriting entirelyWhich of the following is WRONG for traditional handwriting in the USA?

　　　 A. The students are taught by practicing a long period.

　　　 B. The letters are repeated many times.

　　　 C. Handwriting includes two skills.

　　　 D. To write in cursive is taught first.The best title for the passage is ________.

　　A. How to improve handwriting in school

　　B. Right or wrong: the death of handwriting

　　C. Handwriting involves two skills

　　D. Handwriting lessons are on the way out

　　63. The author’s attitude towards whether still to learn handwriting in school is________.

　　　 A. negative B. objective

　　C. critical

　　D. optimistic

　　C

　　Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.

　　However, it wasn’t all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission(恭维).

　　In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other’s language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk ‘dog’, and dogs can learn how to talk ‘cat’.

　　What’s interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we preciously suspected. Once familiar with each other’s presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together in the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom(梳理) each other.

　　The significance of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets—to people who don’t get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.

　　64. The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to______.

　　A. early

　　B. sweetly

　　C. quickly

　　D. smoothly

　　65. Some cats and dogs may fight when_________.

　　A. they are cold to each other

　　B. they look away from each other

　　C. they misunderstand each other’s signals

　　D. they are introduced at an early age

　　66. It is suggested in paragraph 4 that cats and dogs_______.

　　A. have common interests

　　B. are less different than we thought

　　C. have a common body language

　　D. are less intelligent than we expected

　　67. What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?

　　A. We should learn to live in harmony

　　B. We should knows more about animals

　　C. We should live in peace with animals

　　D. We should learn more body languages

　　D

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　　THEATRE

　　&OPERA HOUSE

　　MANCHESTER

　　HOW TO BOOK

　　By phone:

　　Call Ticketmaster 24 hr Booking Line on 0844 847 2484

　　Online:

　　www.PalaceandOperaHouse.org.uk or www. Ticketmaster, co. uk

　　In person:

　　The Palace Theatre Ticket Centre, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FT

　　(Mon-Sat 10am-8pm)

　　By post

　　Stating the performance and choice of seats, enclosing(附寄) a cheque, postal order, or your credit card details to The Palace Theatre Ticket Centre, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 6FT. Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope. Save pounds on tickets NOW!

　　Join Live Nation’s Card for just ￡30 a year and enjoy a whole range of discounts and benefits. You’ll save money from the first time you use your Live Card — not just on tickets, but on programmes and reduced booking fees. Live Card members often join the audience on opening nights or enjoy generous discounts throughout the run of a show.

　　Call 0844 499 6699 to join Live Card today.

　　Get It Together!

　　By getting together as a group of 10 or more you can save money on tickets for your favourite shows.

　　Group bookers benefit from a direct free telephone booking line, and don’t pay booking fees. Invitations to parties and book-now- pay-later programmes are all part of our great service to group bookers. Join the hundreds of people already taking advantage of our group booking.

　　Call 0800 587 5007 to talk to one of our group booking assistants about your group visit to the Palace Theatre or Opera House.

　　For further information please call 0661 245 6609.

　　68．If you want to join Live Card to save money on tickets, you can call __________.

　　A. 0844 847 2484

　　B. 0800 587 5007

　　C. 0844 499 6699

　　D. 0161 245 6609

　　69．How can you pay for a ticket when you book by post?

　　A. By visiting the website of a post office.

　　B. By going to your local bank in person.

　　C. By enclosing your Live Card in an envelope.

　　D. By providing your credit card information.

　　70．What benefit can group bookers enjoy according to the text?

　　A. Delayed payment for tickets.

　　B. Invitations to opening nights.

　　C. Reduced booking fees by phone

　　D. Generous discounts on tickets.

　　第一节：

　　A.

　　56. B

　　57. B

　　58. D

　　59. A.

　　B. [语篇解读]文章介绍了在键盘普及的年代美国的书法教学情况。

　　[答案] A [解析]推理判断题。根据第一段中“90% of teachers say they are required to teach handwriting”可知书法教学是基本的教学要求，A项为正确推论。根据“One study published this year found that about three out of every four teachers say they are not prepared to teach handwriting”可知，很多老师不愿意教书法课，B项错误；根据第一段末句可知C项错误；根据全段判断，只是说键盘普及使一些人认为书法渐渐过时了，D项错误。

　　[答案] D [解析]细节认定题。根据第二段可知，传统的书法教学重复很多遍并且持续时间长，因此A、B两项内容正确。根据第三段第一句可知C项内容正确；根据最后一段第二句可知D项内容错误。

　　[答案] B [解析]标题归纳题。作者对美国书法教学的现状作了叙述，没有自己的主观评论，故选择B。A项没有涉及，C项只是其中一部分内容，D项只是一部分人的观点。[答案] B[解析]态度判断题。根据全文的叙述，作者只是将美国书法教学的现状和不同人的观点呈现出来，并没有发表自己的见解，因此作者持客观的态度。

　　while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite.可知选C。

　　66.

　　B 考查细节理解。根据文章第四段中的They can learn to read each other’s body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than was preciously suspected.可知B正确。

　　67.

　　A考查推理判断。根据文章的最后一段可知，在动物王国，人们公认的猫和狗都能和平相处，何况人呢？

　　D

　　68. C

　　69. D

　　70. A

　　吉林省吉林一中2012届高三上学期阶段验收试题（英语）

　　2011．12

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题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。

　　A

　　Sherwood Forest Farm Park

　　Lamb Pens Farm

　　Edwinstowe, Mansfield

　　Tel: 01623 823558

　　www. Sherwoodforestfarmpark. Co. uk

　　Lovely traditional breeds of farm animals, horses, wallabies, fallow deer, water buffalo and Kune pigs are waiting to greet everyone. Play areas, pets’ corner, bird garden, a tearoom and a gift shop make this the ideal venue for the whole family.

　　Open daily 3rd April ---17th October

　　10. 30 am---5. 15 pm.

　　Just off A6075 between Edwinstowe and Mansfield Woodhouse

　　Admission: Adult: ￡5.00, Child: ￡ 3.50

　　Under 3 FREE

　　(All children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult)

　　Family Ticket

　　2 Adult +2 Children ￡ 15.00

　　Season Tickets Adult ￡18.00 Child ￡12.00

　　Visit as many as you like during the season

　　Excellent reductions for pre-booked groups/school

　　56. When you are in the park, you can not ____.

　　A. watch fallow deer, horses, buffalos and pigs

　　B. hear birds’ singing

　　C. buy all kinds of presents for your friends

　　D. see amusing movies you like

　　57. Which of the following statements is true according to the ad?

　　A. If a tourist wants to learn something about the park, he can go on the internet.

　　B. If you have season tickets, you can visit the park at any time.

　　C. You’ll be able to enter the park before 10.00

　　D. A child under 6 must not enter the park.

　　58. A family of four----father, mother and two children who are seven and two, will visit the park, how much will they pay?

　　A. ￡15.00

　　B. ￡13.50

　　C. ￡8.50

　　D. ￡17.00

　　59. If you want to go there with your classmates and book the tickets ahead of time, _____.

　　A. you will

　　get free tickets

　　B. you will be charged much less

　　C. two tickets will be free

　　D. the ticket price is as usual

　　B

　　Friedrich Dobl, a Yugoslav working in Germany, was fed up with traffic jams. At long weekends and holiday times when he wanted to get him quickly he always found himself behind hundreds of other cars moving slowly along the notorious foreign workers’ route through Germany and Austria.

　　How easy it all was for police and emergency services. A siren, a flashing light? And like magic everyone was out the way. Going home from work one night he passed a garage. And there in front of him was the answer to his problems. An old ambulance(救护车) was for sale. The red cross had been removed. But not the flashing light, and the siren. He tried the light. It flashed magnificently. He tried the siren. That too sounded impressive. He bought the ambulance and opened up for himself a dream world of motoring. It began early in the morning, all his luggage in the back of the ambulance and motorway in Germany looking reasonably clear. Soon, as always, a long line of traffic appeared ahead. He switched on the flashing light and set off the siren. Cars swiftly slowed and pulled off the fast lane. Other cars stopped and drivers waved him ahead to an open road all his own. In record time he crossed the border into Austria. The big bluff was working. Police even waved him through the confusion caused by an accident.

　　But then the Yugoslav made his big mistake. Until then he had only stopped for petrol. Now he was driving past a real accident, lights flashing , to late realize that it was not another traffic jam as he assumed. They stopped him, and after hearing the story of his ride across two countries fined him 12. 5 pounds.

　　60. At long weekends and holidays Friedrich Dobl used to ____.

　　A. drive home in Germany

　　B. get caught in terrible traffic jams

　　C. meet other foreign workers

　　D. get to the place where he worked by a special quick route

　　61. Why did he decide to buy the ambulance?

　　A. because he had always wanted one

　　B. because he wanted to resell it at a higher price

　　C. because he liked the siren and the flashing light

　　D. because he knew that other traffic would get clear of the way for an ambulance.

　　62. The red cross had been removed ____.

　　A. but he soon put up a new one

　　B. because the vehicle did not look like an ambulance any more

　　C. so he asked the garage to paint another one on

　　D. but the siren and the flashing light still worked

　　63. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

　　A. How to Drive quickly

　　B. How to Avoid accidents

　　C. A quick Way Home? By An Ambulance

　　D. A Safe way Home? Non-Stop

　　C

　　A number of times Rosemary edged closer to Gordon , meaning to take his arm, but he edged away from her. She thought that she had offended him deeply, and that he was disappointed because she had pushed him away. She would have apologized if he had given her half a chance. But as a matter of fact, he was scarcely thinking of this any longer. It was the money business that was troubling him now. And the fact was that he would soon have to confess it. What nonsense it made of all he had said! Presently she stopped him, and swung him round to face her. “Gordon, why won’t you speak to me?” she said. “Are you still angry with me for what happened just now?”

　　“No, I was never angry with you. You’re not to blame. Something else has been worrying me all the way along, I’ve only eight pence left. I had just enough money for today when we started out, but that dinner bill upset everything. Can you lend me some money?’

　　Rosemary was amazed. “What does it matter if you’ve only eight pence left? How can you let yourself be worried by a thing like that? As though I objected to lending you money, aren’t I always telling you that I want to pay for myself when we go out together?’

　　“Yes, and you know how I hate you paying.”

　　“Oh, how silly you are.” She said. “Do you think there’s anything to be ashamed of in having no money?”

　　Gordon’s face went bright pink. “Of course there is ! It’s the only thing in the world there is to be ashamed of. I can’t be a complete human being—I don’t feel a human being –unless I’ve got money in my pocket.”

　　64. What gave Rosemary the idea that she had hurt Gordon’s feelings deeply?

　　A. He didn’t say he was sorry.

　　B. He pushed her away when she tried to take his arm.

　　C. He didn’t say he was sorry.

　　D. He wouldn’t let her touch him.

　　65. Rosemary made him look at her because ______.

　　A. she wanted to ask him a question

　　B. she wanted to see his face

　　C. she was angry with him

　　D. he had been rude

　　66. Gordon felt that if he asked rosemary to lend him some money _____.

　　A. he would lose some of his self-respect

　　B. she would refuse to

　　C. he would have to confess his loss

　　D. she would be angry

　　67. It is clear that Gordon had not intended to _____.

　　A. tell her he had a little money left

　　B. accept any money from her

　　C. blame her for making him angry

　　D. have such an expensive dinner

　　D

　　When the TV viewer turns on his set, what sort of programs does he have to choose from? You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainment than to anything else, but that’s not the case. In most countries, fewer than 20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment. U.S. figures are high----34.8% , and the unloving Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canada and Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than to either information (news , documentaries and so on) or entertainment programs. Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. In Japan though , more than 60%of broadcasting time is taken up with education of one kind of anther----just another example of the businesslike Japanese philosophy. In the U.K., the figure is 56.4% . the Italians have fewer educational programs than anyone else. They don’t go in for entertainment either. Only about ten percent of viewing time is devoted to dramas and serials, quiz shows, music, sports etc. You will find more news information programs on Italian TV than anything else. That’s understandable in a country experiencing social and political changes. Italians rely on TV to tell them what’s going on---and events are happening almost too fast to follow. The percentage of time the U.S. devoted to news and documentary programs is much smaller. After education, most TV time is given to entertainment. Many of these programs are shown around the world.

　　68. Based on this passage, the greatest percentage of TV broadcasting hours to educational is in __.

　　A. Japan

　　B. Italy

　　C. Canada

　　D. the United States

　　69. More news information programs are broadcast on Italian TV than anywhere else because the Italians ___.

　　A. are interested in what is happening in the world.

　　B. Like to follow the changes that are going on in their social life

　　C. Prefer to learn news information on TV rather than in newspapers

　　D. Expect TV to tell them the latest news about what is going on in their country

　　70. So far as the broadcasting hours devoted to entertainment , which of the following is true?

　　A. The Japanese figure is the highest in the world.

　　B. The U.S. figure is smaller than the U. K. figure

　　C. The U.K. figure is second to the Japanese figure

　　D. The Canadian figure is higher than that of any other country.

　　71. In the United States, ____.

　　A. TV programs are shown for world audience to watch

　　B. Most of TV broadcasting hours are give to entertainment

　　C. Educational programs are shown during peak viewing times

　　D.TV broadcasting hours devoted to education are more than those devoted to entertainment

　　E

　　London, April 28---The Man Group, a British hedge fund, is betting that investors will want to read more than the latest how-to- get –rich-quick business book.

　　In a five-year deal worth roughly $3.6 million announced last week, Man has agreed to sponsor(主办)the Booker Prize for Fiction, which will be renamed the Man Booker Prize. Since creating the award in 1969, Booker P.L.G., a British food group, in June 2000, executives began considering attracting outside sponsors. Man will be the first of these. Bill Grimsey, the chief of the Big Food Group, saw little business sense in a link between a food supplier and a literary prize, explained Dotti Irving, a spokeswoman for the Booker Prize foundation.

　　Such dissimilarities (差异) have not reduced Man’s enthusiasm for the prize which is expected to be open for the first time to American authors. David Browne, a spokesman for Man, said most of the firm’s investors are high-net-worth individuals who appreciate literature. “The people who buy hedge funds,” Mr. Browne said, “also read.”

　　Under the new agreement, authors will get more money. The winner of the annual prize, to be awarded in October, will receive $73,000 , up from $30,000 the Australian writer Peter Carey won last year for his novel “True History of the Kelley Gang.”

　　The six short-listed authors will each receive $3,600, up from $1,500. Having a hedge fund as a backer apparently has its perks.(福利).

　　72. The article is mainly about ____.

　　A. the disagreement between two groups

　　B. the Booker Prize Foundation

　　C. the Big Food Group

　　D. The new development of Booker Prize

　　73. This article is most probably seen in a(n) ____.

　　A. best-selling book

　　B. magazine

　　C. newspaper

　　D. advertisement

　　74. What can be inferred from the article?

　　A. Bill Grimsey decided to open the prize for American authors

　　B. “How-to-get-rich-quick” business was written by Peter Carey.

　　C. Under the agreement, the Booker Prize will be sponsored only by Man.

　　D. If you win the prize, you will get $73,000 next October

　　75. Who is the spokesman for Man?

　　A. David Browne

　　B. Peter Carey

　　C. Bill Grimsey

　　D. Dotti Irving