2016届高考英语二轮阅读理解九十天强化训练：27

　　高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解27

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

　　A

　　In 1971 a young man who grew up very poor was traveling across the country, trying to make a new start for himself. Along the way he had completely run out of money and was forced to spend the night in his car. This continued until one morning, after a week of sleeping in his car, he walked nervously into a restaurant and ordered a big breakfast.

　　After eating his first good meal in weeks, he found himself lying to the waiter, telling him he had lost his wallet. The waiter, who was also the owner, walked behind the chair where they young man had been sitting. He bent down, and came up with a $20 bill that looked as if it had fallen on the floor and said, “Son, you must have dropped this,” the owner said. The young man couldn’t believe his luck! He quickly paid for the breakfast, left a tip, bought gas with the change, and headed West.

　　On the way out of town, he began to understand what that fellow did. Maybe nobody dropped the money at all. “Maybe that fellow just knew I was in trouble and he helped me in a way that didn’t embarrass（使困窘）me. So I just made a promise to help other people if I can.”

　　Later, he worked very hard and became a rich man. Now, he lives near Kansas City. Each year he gives away thousands of dollars. He is known as the “Secret Santa” because at Christmas time each year, he personally hands money out to those on the street and at restaurants. Last year, he gave more than $50,000 away in Kansas City.

　　51. The young man was traveling across the country in 1971 probably to ________.

　　A. find a piece of work to do

　　B. hand out gifts to passers-by

　　C. look for a good restaurant

　　D. show his new car to others

　　52. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to ________.

　　A. a wallet

　　B. his luck

　　C. the $20 bill D. his tip

　　53. On the way out of town, the young man got to know that ________.

　　A. it was very honest of the owner to return his money

　　B. another man who had breakfast in the restaurant lost the money

　　C. he could probably find himself a job in the restaurant

　　D. the owner helped him in a way that didn’t hurt his feelings

　　54. From this text we can infer that ________.

　　A. the man raised money for the poor

　　B. the man did carry out his promise

　　C. Santa gives the man money each year

　　D. the man was not successful in the end

　　55. The best title for this text may be ________.

　　A. Secret Santa of Kansas City

　　B. The Key to Success

　　C. A Kind Waiter in the Restaurant

　　D. Never Give Up

　　参考答案-----------51--55 ACDBA

　　Passage A

　　本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位神秘的圣诞老人的故事。

　　51. A. 推理判断题

　　本文第一段trying to make a new start for himself告诉我们这个人在寻求事业上新的开始。

　　52. C. 指代关系题

　　第二段提到餐馆老板举起一张20美元的钞票，问是否是年轻人丢的。由此可知，this指的是这20美元的钞票。

　　53. D. 事实细节题

　　第三段告诉我们年轻人逐渐明白了老板是为了不伤害自己的自尊心，不使自己感到尴尬才这么做的。

　　54. B. 推理判断题

　　第三段说So I just made a promise to help other people if I can. 最后一段就告诉我们他每年圣诞节都要帮助很多人，可见他兑现了自己的诺言。

　　55. A. 主旨大意题

　　本文给我们讲述的就是一位神秘的圣诞老人的故事。

　　　 Psychiatrists (精神病专家) who work with older parents say that maturity can be an asset in child raising—older parents are more thoughtful, use less physical discipline and spend more time with their children. But raising kids takes money and energy. Many older parents find themselves balancing their limited financial resources, declining energy and failing health against the growing demands of an active child. Dying and leaving young children is probably the older parents’ biggest, and often unspoken, fear. Having late-life children, says an economics professor, often means parents, particularly fathers, “end up retiring much later.” For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream.

　　　 Henry Metcalf a 54-year-old journalist, knows it takes money to raise kids. But he’s also worried that his energy will give out first. Sure, he can still ride bikes with his athletic fifth grader, but he’s learned that young at heart doesn’t mean young. Lately he’s been taking afternoon naps (午睡) to keep up his energy. “My body is aging,” says Metcalf. “You can’t get away from that.”

　　　 Often, older parents hear the ticking of another kind of biological clock. Therapists who work with middle-aged and older parents say fears about aging are nothing to laugh at. “They worry they’ll be mistaken for grandparents, or that they’ll need help getting up out of those little chairs in nursery school,” says Joann Galst, a New York psychologist. But at the core of those little fears there is often a much bigger one: “that they won’t be alive long enough to support and protect their child,” she says.

　　　 Many late-life parents, though, say their children came at just the right time. After marrying late and undergoing years of fertilily (受孕) treatment, Marilyn Nolen and her husband, Randy, had twins. “We both wanted children,” says Marilyn, who was 55 when she gave birth. The twins have given the couple what they desired for years, “a sense of family.” Kids of older dads are often smarter, happier and more sociable because their fathers are more involved in their lives. “The dads are older, more mature,” says Dr. Silber, “and more ready to focus on parenting.”

　　13. What does the author mean by saying “For many, retirement becomes an unobtainable dream”（Paragraph 1）?

　　　 A. They are reluctant to retire when they reach their retirement age.

　　　 B. They can’t obtain the retirement benefits they have dreamed of.

　　　 C. They can’t get full pension unless they work some extra years.

　　　 D. They have to go on working beyond their retirement age.

　　. The author gives the example of Henry Metcalf to show that ________ .

　　　 A. older parents should exercise more to keep up with their athletic children

　　　 B. many people are young in spirit despite their advanced age

　　　 C. older parents tend to be concerned about their aging bodies

　　　 D. taking afternoon naps is a good way to regain energy

　　. What’s the biggest fear of older parents according to New York psychologist Joan Galst?

　　A. Approaching of death.

　　B. Slowing down of their pace of life.

　　C. Being laughed at by other people.

　　D. Being mistaken for grandparents.

　　13—15、

　　DCA

　　Maggiano is an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at West Springfield High School in Virginia. He has taught in public and private schools for 25 years .In a piece on his blog called “The Classroom Post,” he calls for more males to enter the profession(职业).

　　Men Teach, a non-profit organization that encourages men to enter teaching, reports that in 2008, 18.8% of all elementary and middle school teachers were men. At the high school level during the same year, men comprised（构成） 44% of the work force.

　　Why are there so few men in teaching? Men Teach says low pay and lack of prestige（声望）, as well as a perception in our culture that teaching is for women. As a result, there is no organized effort across the country to

　　men into the teaching profession.

　　A study in 2008 by the National Education Association showed that the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low. Males comprised 24.5 percent of public schoolteachers. States with high percentages: Kansas (33.6 percent), Oregon (31.6 percent), Alaska (30.9 percent) and Indiana (30.5percent).States with the lowest percentage : Arkansas (16.2 percent), Virginia (17.4 percent), Mississippi (17.5 percent), Louisiana (18 percent), South Carolina (18.5 percent) and Georgia (19.7 percent).

　　There is no definitive(确定) research that male students--or female students, for that matter-- learn better from a particular sex.

　　But as Maggiano put it, “Kids today, both boys and girls, must have the same opportunity to learn from outstanding, devoted men that I did. However, I have heard little discussion about this problem coming from our national leaders.

　　5.What worries Maggiano is that_______.

　　A. nobody will take his place when he retires

　　B. male teachers are not so excellent

　　C. men are not interested in teaching

　　D. there is not enough teachers in the schools

　　6. According to the text , we can infer that______.

　　A. the number of male teachers hit a record 40-year low in 2008

　　B. it is not sure students will learn better from male teachers

　　C. male teachers get a higher pay

　　D. organized efforts have been made to call on men into the teaching profession

　　7. In which state are male teachers most badly needed?

　　A. Alaska

　　B. Virginia

　　C. Georgia

　　D. Arkansas

　　8. What does the last paragraph suggest?

　　A. The government doesn’t pay much attention to the shortage.

　　of male teachers in the school.

　　B. Students find it easy to learn from male teachers.

　　C. I’m glad to hear the discussion about the shortage of male teachers in the school.

　　D. The shortage of male teachers in the school has no effect on students.

　　5--8 CBDA

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　　9.The word launched in the second paragraph is closest to the meaning:

　　A. sent up for the first time.

　　B. written for the first time.

　　C. for sale for the first time.

　　D. printed for the first time.

　　10. On the website ,you can do the following things except

　　A. read some funny news

　　B. know something about this book previously

　　C. find a lot of examples about English errors

　　D. express your opinions freely

　　11.About this book, you know that

　　A. it only includes English, science, history

　　B. it is quite different from Howlers books

　　C. all the quotes in it are familiar with us

　　D. it is intended for people all walks of life

　　12.The text is aimed at introducing

　　A. a popular website

　　B. some selected funny photos

　　C. a new book

　　D. some funny English errors

　　9--12 CADC

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