福建省安溪蓝溪中学高二英语 阅读训练4.doc

阅读训练436373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475完形填空bob was a life insurance salesman. try 36 he might, he was still unable to get a couple to sign up for a policy. “i certainly dont want to frighten you into a 37 ” he announced, standing up to 38 . how 39 he be successful in his post? people can be 40 by many different means. fear is the common one. 41 many people find that other kinds of motivation are usually 42 effective in getting more out of those with whom we live and work. a twelve-year-old girl took her younger brother, who 43 from a mental disability, christmas shopping. as they went into a department store, the 44 accidentally hit a display, knocking shoes in every 45 . at that 46 an angry clerk grabbed the boy by the arm and 47 , “pick them up.”“no,” the boy screamed in defiance(反抗). “pick them up,” the clerk 48 .“no,” the boy shouted back. his older sister began picking up the 49 . then the boy started to 50 . before long, the boy, his sister and the clerk were 51 together to put the shoes 52 in order. when they finished, the girl taught the clerk a(n) 53 lesson with these words: “you have to encourage my brother to do it in action.” if you live or work with other people, you may benefit from the older sisters advice. if you want people to respond to you, try encouraging them in action. people prefer 54 . when you fill people with what they want, youre 55 to get what you want out of them. 36. a. howeverb. since c. in spite of d. as 37. a. decision b. sale c. bargain d. trouble 38. a. defend b. leave c. fight d. argue 39. a. may b. will c. shall d. could 40. a. disappointed b. moved c. motivated d. troubled 41. a. thus b. plus c. but d. since 42. a. more b. less c. half d. just 43. a. arose b. suffered c. benefited d. contributed44. a. clerk b. girl c. boy d. salesman 45. a. section b. shelf c. direction d. course 46. a. point b. stage c. situation d. occasion47. a. arranged b. conflicted c. reminded d. demanded 48. a. expected b. shouted c. commented d. acquired 49. a. toys b. books c. shoes d. bottles 50. a. help b. cry c. complain d. worry 51. a. walking b. organizing c. assisting d. working 52. a. on b. up c. before d. back 53. a. instant b. thoughtful c. cautious d. complex 54. a. honey b. stick c. gift d. tears 55. a. positive b. confident c. likely d. probable阅读理解 athe nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jewelers shop before he got enough courage to enterhe was warmly greeted by a young assistant. james felt a rush blood to his face as he explained he would bring in his future wife to choose a birthday presentthe assistant listened carefully and told him hed better buy a necklace. he wasnt used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about overspending. after some discussion as to reasonable price and type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. at last james chose one and left the shop promising to return at five oclock. when, half an hour later, james did return to the shop with his future wife, laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. when she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose and then gave them the one she had prepared. a choice was soon made and they went away, satisfied. james would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.56. why did the young man look nervous?a. because he had never bought jewelry before. b. because he would get married.c. because he didnt have enough money to buy a satisfying present.d. because he feared he would be laughed at by shop assistants.57. when james told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face _.a. turned pale b. turned red c. turned yellow d.turned black 58. the word overspending in this passage means _.a. spending too much money c. spending more time than be planned b. spending too much time d. spending too much time and too much money59. james would come back to buy what he wanted because _.a. the assistant who served james was very beautiful b. laura liked the necklace c. the assistant knew how to satisfy the customers d. the necklace was good 60. a good title for this passage is _.a. a clever assistant b. buying a birthday presentc. how to choose a necklaced. a brave young manb american author mark twain once noted that “life would be surely happier if we could only be born at the age of 80 and gradually approach 18.” twains words were only one of many complaints about aging. the ancient greek poet homer called old age “hateful”, and william shakespeare termed it “terrible winter”. alexander the great, who conquered most of the known world before he died around 323 b.c., may have been looking for a river that healed the ravages of age. during the 12th century a.d., a king called prester john ruled a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth. but the name linked most closely to the search for a fountain of youth is 16th-century spanish explorer juan ponce de leon. he thought it would be found in florida. in st. augustine, the oldest city in the u.s., theres a tourist attraction. it is said to be the fountain of youth that ponce de leon discovered soon after he arrived in what is now florida in 1513. however, elderly visitors who drink the springs water dont turn into teenagers. but the tale of the search for a fountain of youth is so appealing that it survives anyway, says ryan k. smith, a professor of history. “people are more attracted by the story of looking and not finding than they are by the idea that the fountain might be out there somewhere.” still, a few grains of truth have helped to support the story. kathleen deagan, a professor of archaeology, says a graveyard and the remains of a spanish mission dating back to st. augustines founding in 1565 have been discovered near the so-called fountain of youth. michelle reyna, a spokesperson for the fountain of youth archaeological park in st. augustine, says the fountain has been a tourist attraction since at least 1901 and may have been attracting visitors since 1860. 61. according to the passage, who searched for a fountain of youth? a.michelle reyna b. william shakespeare c. kathleen deagan d. ponce de leon 62. what does the underlined word “ravages” in the second paragraph probably mean? a. growth b. damages c. limits d. benefits 63. what is the attitude of people towards the fountain of youth? a. people have no interest in searching for it. b. people believe the existence of it somewhere. c. people find much pleasure in looking for it. d. people consider the idea of the fountain of youth absurd. 64. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. the underlined words “the story” refers to alexander the great ruling a land that had a river of gold and a fountain of youth. b. augustine, which is the oldest city in the u.s, lies in florida. c. some elderly visitors find themselves younger after drinking the water from the fountain of youth. d. kathleen deagan is the spokesperson for the fountain of youth archaeological park.65. the passage mainly tells us _. a. how the fountain of youth came into being b. how to remain young forever c. why some famous people hate becoming old d. whether the fountain of youth exists cwanted, someone for a kisswere looking for producers to join us on the sound of london kiss 100 fm. youll work on the stations music programmes. music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. please apply in writing to producer vacancies, kiss 100.father christmaswere looking for a very special person, preferably over 40, to fill our father christmas suit.working days: every saturday from november 24 to december 15 and every day from december 17 to december 24 except sundays, 10301600. excellent pay.please contact the enterprise shopping centre, station parade, eastbourne.accountants assistantwhen you join the team in our revenue administration unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the revenue division, dealing with post and other general duties. if you are educated to gcse grade c level, we would like to talk to you. this position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.wealden district councilsoftware trainerif you are aged 2445 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. you should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. you will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them. pay upwards of 15,000 for the right person. please apply by sending your cv (简历) to mrs r. oglivie, palmlace limited.66. who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?a. he enterprise shopping centre. b. mrs oglivie, palmlace limited. c. producer vacancies, kiss 100. d. wealden district council.67. we learn from the ads that the enterprise shopping centre needs a person who_.a. is aged between 24 and 40 b. may do some training workc. should deal with general duties d. can work for about a month68. which position is open to recent school graduates?a. accountants assistant. b. father christmas c. producer, london kiss d. software trainer69. what kind of person would probably apply to palmlace limited?a. one with gcse grade c level. b. one having good computer knowledge.c. one with some office experience. d. one trained in producing music programmes.70. which of the following sentences is true?a. you will get good pay if you are employed as father christmas.b. to be a producer of london kiss 100fm, you just need music production experience.c. revenue administration unit prefers school leavers to those who have office experience.d. you can apply for software trainer by calling mrs. r oglivie, palmlace limited.drecently i spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.given that i teach students who are trained to be doctors, i was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “what kind of help is that?” i asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.“surgery（外科手术）”, one replied. i was pretty alarmed by that response. it seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. one girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “they break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows. you can get at least 5 cm taller!”at that point, i was shocked. i am short. i cant deny that, but i dont think i would put myself through months of pain just to be a few centimeters taller. i dont even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as im not trying to hide the fact that i am just not tall!it seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”, and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.no one is born perfect, yet magazines, tv shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm（标准）. advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspap