浙江省2016高考英语二轮复习 专题训练 阅读理解（27）

　　浙江省2016高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（27）

　　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。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 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.”

　　1. The house the writer's family lived in was _______ .

　　A. the best they could afford

　　B. right for their social position

　　C. for showing off

　　D. rather small

　　2. His father sold his Roils-Royce because _______ .

　　A. it made him feel uneasy

　　B. it was too old to work well

　　C. it was too expensive to possess

　　D. it was too cheap

　　3. 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 was delighted.

　　D. He had mixed feelings.

　　4. We can know from the passage that _______ .

　　A. Children who can go to Eton are very famous

　　B. Children can go to Eton if they will

　　C. It is very difficult for a child to get admitted by Eton

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

　　B

　　5. The main aim of Environment Awareness Week is to _______.

　　A. educate the public on protecting the environment

　　B. discuss global warming and other environmental problems

　　C. explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment

　　D. learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment

　　6. The organizer of the event is _______.

　　A. Global Gaia Network

　　B. Clean Energy Agency

　　C. Green Earth Foundation

　　D. International Environment Fund

　　7. If you are interested in renewable energy sources, you should go to _______.

　　A. Hall 1

　　B. Hall 2

　　C. Hall 3

　　D. Hall 4

　　8. The "3 Rs" stand for _______.

　　A. Read, Realize and Remember

　　B. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle

　　C. Green Earth Foundation

　　D. Global Gaia Network

　　9. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the event?

　　A. It will last a week and the halls will be open 11 hours a day．

　　BYou can send an email to Mrs．Daisy Soh for more information．

　　CEach hall charges the same amount of money as the other．

　　DLectures in Hall 1 will be given by university students．

　　There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, and to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom.

　　But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students will do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry about the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at their school.

　　You now know what open education is．Some of its good points and bad points have been explainedYou may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school. The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students want

　　some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study those subjects if they did not have to.

　　10. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason why some students like open education?

　　A. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning．

　　B. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own future.

　　C. Open education allows the students to develop their own interests.

　　D. Open education has fewer rules.

　　11. From the passage we can learn that_______.

　　A. the writer believes that all students don’t want some structure in their classes

　　B. the writer believes that all students want some structure in their classes

　　C. nearly all teachers like open education

　　D. only the students that worry about rules or grades a lot like to be in an open classroom

　　12. Some students will do little in an open classroom because _______.

　　A. there are too few rules

　　B. they hate activities

　　C. open education is similar to traditional education

　　D. they worry about the rules

　　13. Which is NOT mentioned according to the passage given?

　　A. some advantages about open education.

　　B. some disadvantages about open education.

　　C. some students’ feelings in an open education school.

　　D. the writer’s opinion about open education is the same as all the students’.

　　14. Which of the following can best summarize the passage?

　　A. Many students like open education.

　　B. Open education is better than traditional education.

　　C. Open education is a really complicated idea.

　　D. Open education is a good idea in practice.

　　D

　　“What is the most important thing you’ve done in your life?” The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyers.

　　The answer came to me in an instant. It’s not the one I gave, because the situation was not right. As a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the audience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known people, but here’s the true answer:

　　The most important thing I’ve ever done occurred on October 8,1990. I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadn’t seen for a while. Between points we talked about what had been happening in each other’s lives. He and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at night.

　　While we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courts. It was my friend’s father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospital. In a flash my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dust.

　　For a moment I just stood there, paralyzed(呆若木鸡). Then I tried to figure out what I should do. Follow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myself. My friend’s son was in the care of doctors and nurses, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcome. Be there for moral support? Well, maybe. But my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew they’d be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happened. All I could do at the hospital, I decided, was to get in the way. Also, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get home. So I decided to head back to my house and check in my friend later.

　　As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts. I now faced another problem. I couldn’t leave the keys in the truck. So I decided to go to the hospital and give him the keys.

　　When I arrived, I was directed to a room where my friend and his wife were waiting. As I had thought, the room was filled with family members silently watching my friend comfort his wife. I went in and stood by the door, trying to decide what to do next. Soon a doctor appeared. He approached my friend and his wife, and in a quiet voice told them that their son had died.

　　For a long time the two held each other and cried, unaware of the rest of us standing around in pained silence. After they had calmed themselves, the doctor suggested they spend a few moments with their son.

　　My friend and his wife stood up and walked past their families. When they reached the door, my friend saw me standing in the corner. He came over and hugged me and started to cry. My friend’s wife hugged me, too, and said , “Thanks for being here.”

　　For the rest of that morning, I sat in the emergency room of that hospital and watched my friend and his wife hold the body of their infant son, and say goodbye.

　　It’s the most important thing I have ever done. The experience taught me two lessons.

　　First: The most important thing I’ve ever done happened when I was completely helpless. None of the things I had learned in university, in three years of law school or in six years of legal practice were of any use in that situation. Something terrible was happening to people I cared about, and I was powerless to change the outcome. All I could do was standing by and watching it happen. And yet it was critical that I do just that--- just be there when someone needed me.

　　Second: The most important thing I’ve done almost didn’t happen because of things I had learned in classroom and professional life. Law school taught me how to take a set of facts, break them down and organized them. These skills are critical for lawyers. When people come to us for help, they’re often stressed out and depend on a lawyer to think logically. But while learning to think, I almost forget how to feel. Today I have no doubt that I should have leapt into my car without hesitation and followed my friend to the hospital.

　　From that one experience I learned that the most important thing in life isn’t the money you make, the status you attain or the honors you achieve. The most important thing in life is the kids’ team you coach or the poem you write----or the time when you’re just somebody’s friend.

　　15. When he was asked about the most important thing he had done in life at a presentation, the author _______.

　　A. felt it was not an interesting question

　　B. thought for a while and spoke his mind

　　C. gave an answer from a lawyer’s point of view

　　D. didn’t give the real answer

　　16. When he saw his friend rush to the hospital, the author could not decide whether to follow mainly because he thought _______.

　　A. He had to stay with his family

　　B. His friend did not need his help.

　　C. He would not be of much help

　　D. the baby would be in the doctor’s care

　　17. What can we infer from the author’s description of the scene at the hospital?

　　A. He found out that he was in the way.

　　B. He would have felt guilty if he had not been there.

　　C. He regretted that he went too later.

　　D. His friend would have felt better if he had not been there.

　　18. Which of the following is conveyed in this story?

　　A. Family and relatives can not take the place of friends.

　　B. More people are a great comfort when one is in trouble.

　　C. It is best to be here when someone needs you.

　　D. You can certainly help a friend if you want to.

　　19. The author learned from his own experience that_______.

　　A. what is taught in school is usually of no use.

　　B. a lawyer cannot learn much in classrooms

　　C. a lawyer should know people’s feeling first

　　D. he needs to be able to feel as well as think logically

　　20. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests that the author_______.

　　A. is fond of writing poems

　　B. is going to coach the kid’s team

　　C. is determined to make friends with everybody

　　D. is fully aware of the importance of being helpful to those in need

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