北京市东城区2016高考英语阅读理解学生联合自选（12）

　　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

　　第一节（共15；每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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes, holding packages in their hands．

　　“Who are these people?” I asked．

　　“Satisfied customers,” answered young Mr．Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．” Mr．Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?” he added．

　　By this time, I had started to trust Mr．Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on sale．I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends, and this seemed to be the perfect place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr．Hopkins’shop．No matter what I asked for, Mr．Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box, a pair of riding boots, a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．

　　I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr．Hopkins that I would come back soon．“I will tell all my friends about your lovely place,” I told the shopkeeper．

　　“Please do not do that, sir”, said Mr．Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph, and handed me the picture straight away．

　　“That was quick!” I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr．Hopkins’ dusty shop．

　　On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．For weeks, my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．

　　When we arrived in London, we walked along Oxford Street, past the department store and found．．．nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car park．I checked the area again．There was the music shop, and there was the department store．In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．

　　As I was staring at the place where the shop should have been, an old policeman came along．“Are you looking for something sir?” he asked．

　　I turned and said “I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”

　　“Oh yes,” said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all sorts of things, but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”

　　I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr．Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．

　　“How strange” I exclaimed．

　　【1】How did the writer like the shop?

　　A．He found it a modern big shop．

　　B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．

　　C．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．

　　D．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．

　　【2】Which of the following is true about the shop?

　　A．It was knocked down a few weeks ago．

　　B．It was a well-known little shop in London．

　　C．It was a special shop selling special presents．

　　D．It was between a music shop and a department store．

　　【3】The word “the commodities’ in the 4th paragraph means _____．

　　A．the writer’s works

　　B．the goods in the shop

　　C．Mr．Hopkins’ photographs

　　D．Some presents left by other customers

　　【4】Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

　　A．Christmas Shopping

　　B．Hopkins and His Son

　　C．The Strange Little Shop

　　D．The Strange Experience

　　【答案】

　　【1】C

　　【2】D

　　【3】B

　　【4】C

　　【解析】

　　试题分析：

　　B

　　A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily，it is a bad thing for young people．Puppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression（忧郁症）．The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys，and younger girls are the worst of all．

　　The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”．According to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”，this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls．Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions．They won’t tell that to their parents．

　　Dr Marianm Kaufman，an expert on young people problems，says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing．Trying romance often causes the depression．She advises kids not to jump into romance too early．During growing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self．She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends，attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family．

　　Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons，they need to give help．The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age．Love will always make us feel young，but only maturity（成熟）gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects．

　　【1】What’s the main idea of the passage?

　　A．Puppy love may bring young people depression．

　　B．Parents should forbid their children’s love．

　　C．Romance is a two­edged sword for adults．

　　D．Romance is good for young people．

　　【2】Which of the following is more likely to have depression?

　　A．Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness．

　　B．Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior．

　　C．Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions．

　　D．Careless parents whose children are deep in love．

　　【3】What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A．Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly．

　　B．Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents．

　　C．Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression．

　　D．The older a woman is，the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance．

　　【4】What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?

　　A．Confused

　　B．Disapproving

　　C．Disinterested

　　D．Scared

　　【答案】

　　【1】A

　　【2】C

　　【3】D

　　【4】B