福建省安溪蓝溪中学高二英语 阅读训练1.doc

阅读训练136373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475完形填空aone day, a professor who is expert at time management gave an illustration(演示实验) to a group of business students.he stood in front of the group, with a wide-mouth jar 36 on the table. then he placed a packet of rocks into the jar. when the jar was filled to the top, he asked ,“is this jar 37 ?”everyone said, “yes.”“really?” then he placed some gravel(碎石)and 38 the jar, making the gravel down into the 39 between the big rocks. then he asked the same question .“probably not,” one of the students answered.then he placed some sand in it and once more he asked the question. “no!” the class shouted. finally he grabbed a can of water and poured it in 40 the jar was filled to the brim(瓶边，瓶沿).he looked at the whole class and asked, “what is the_41 of this illustration?” one student raised his hand and said,” it is, however full your 42 is，if you try really hard, you can always 43 some more things in it.”“not really,” the professor replied, “the 44 it teaches us is that you will never get them in if you dont put the big rocks in first. whatever the big rocks in your life are, do things that you love and 45 for yourself. so, tonight, or in the morning, when you are 46 on this story, ask yourself what the “big rocks” in your life are. then put those in your “47 ”first.36. a. built b. lay c. left d. set37a. full bpure cenough dsmooth38adropped bshookcheld ddelivered39aspacesbholescblanks dbottoms40aunlessbwhen cwhileduntil41aresultbopinioncpointdcomment42ascheduleblifestylecbusinessdprocess43ashare bfit cinclude dcontain44atruthbreality cbelief dconclusion45aencourageblike cachievedvalue46acounting bdecidingcinsistingdreflecting47apacket bcan cjar dtable bthe secret to happiness is keeping busy, research by professor christopher has found. keeping the mind 48 with tasks-no matter how meaningless-can keep away from49 emotions. but humans seem born to be lazy in order to save50 . in a study each student was given a choice of handing in a survey nearby or at a more distant51 they had to walk to. the findings showed that the students who had taken the walk felt happier.at the individual level, he advised: “get up and do something,52 there really is no point to what you are doing.” then he 53 :“incidentally(顺便)，thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection(自我反省) 54 as keeping busy. you dont need to be running aroundyou just need to be engaged, rather physically or 55 .48. a. carriedb. occupiedc. burdened d. crowded 49. a. aggressive b. ordinary c. negative d. changeable 50. a. money b. life c. resource d. energy 51. a.location b. situationc. direction d. occasion52. a. as if b. even if c. as long as d. now that 53. a. discovered b. claimed c. predicted d. added 54. a. counts b. benefits c. stresses d. influences 55. a. generally b. mentally c. usually d. normally 阅读理解ai was doing some christmas shopping in a toy store and decided to look at barbie dolls for my nieces. a nicely dressed little girl was excitedly looking through the barbie dolls as well. as she was looking, a little boy came to the pokemon toys. he was dressed neatly, but his clothes were obviously old. he was with his father as well, and kept picking up the pokemon video toys. each time he picked one up and looked at his father, his father shook his head and said, “no.”the little girl had chosen her barbie. however, she stopped and was watching them. rather dejectedly, the boy had to give up the pokemon toys and choose something else. the little girl put her barbie back on the shelf, and ran over to the pokemon toys. she excitedly picked up one and raced towards the checkout. i picked up my purchases and got in line behind them. then, much to the little girls delight, the little boy and his father got in line behind me. after the toy was paid for and bagged, the little girl handed it back to the cashier (收银员) and whispered something in her ear. the casher smiled and put the package under the counter.i paid for my purchases and was rearranging things when the little boy came up to the cashier. the cashier checked his purchases and said, “congratulations, you are my hundredth customer today, and you win a prize!” with that, she handed the little boy the pokemon toys, and he could only stare in surprise. it was exactly what he had wanted!the little girl and her father had been standing at the doorway during all of this. then they walked out. as i walked back to my car, i heard the father ask his daughter why she had done that. ill never forget what she said to him. “daddy, didnt grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?” he said, “of course they did, honey.” to which the little girl replied, “well, i just did!”i feel very shocked to have witnessed the true spirit of christmas in that toy store, in the form of a little girl who understands more about the meaning of this festival than most adults i know.56. the underlined word “dejectedly” in the second paragraph probably means _.a. delightedly b. disappointedly c. excitedly d. unexpectedly57. how did the little boy get the pokemon toys?a. his father bought him the poknemon toys.b. fortunately, he was the hundredth customer and won the poknemon toys.c. the cashier felt sympathy for the little boy and gave him the poknemon toys.d. the little girl bought the poknemon toys for him.58. what did the little girl mean when saying “daddy, didnt grandparents want me to buy something that would make me happy?”a. her grandparents wanted her to be happy.b. making the little boy happy made her happy.c. the poknemon toys made her happy.d. her grandparents hoped that she could help others.59. which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. the story happened before christmas.b. the little boy had not enough money to buy the poknemon toys.c. although the little girl liked the poknemon toys very much, she gave them to the boy.d. the author was deeply moved by the behavior of the little girl. bthe following are the results of the tests done by “family and home magazine” on some pocket tape-recorders on the market now.pearlcorder s702 $64this simple model at the bottom of the olympus range scored the most points for its excellent quality of recording. background noise hardly affects the sound and recording from a pocket is perfectly possible, but it doesnt turn off automatically.tape length: 30minutes per side. weight: 240g.sony m9 $49.95small and very good looking, sonys latest offering scored most for its appearance. sounds clear, but there is slight machine noise. the big control buttons are a great improvement on some of the complicated little controls on other tape-recorders. it doesnt switch off automatically, but a red light shows if the machine is still running.tape length: 60minutes per side. weight: 195g.sony m400 $115lots of little control buttons that make a noise are difficult to use. recording is good but machine noise loses points. tape counter and automatic switch-off when tape has finished recording or rewinding are useful.tape length: 60 minutes per side. weight: 230g.imperial oem mc7 $ 29.95cheap and simple compared with the rest, but recording is good as long as there is no background noise. use only its own-make of cassette. no light to show it is on; no fast-forward button and the record button makes a loud noise.tape length: 30 minutes per side. weight: 285g.philips 585 $80handsome and simple to use, but recording is very poor at more than the recommended distance of 5 cm-designed for dictation. no recording light.tape length: 15 minutes per side. weight: 220g.60. the machine that produces the best recording with the least unwanted noise is _.a. pearlcorder s 702 b. sony m9 c. sony m400 d. imperial oem mc761. if you want a machine which turns off automatically and weighs very little you should choose _.a. pearlcorder s 702 b. sony m9 c. sony m400 d. philips 58562. which of the following allows you to record longest but costs you least?a. philips 585 b. imperial oem mc7 c. sony m400 d. sony m963. what disadvantage does only the imperial oem mc7 have?a. no light shows when it is on. b. it requires a special cassette.c. it picks up background noise . d. the record button makes a noise.ctodays children are the “result” of the modern society. our parents have jobs that keep them busy almost all day long. they only have a free day in a week. this doesnt allow them to keep an eye on their children.on the other hand, the modern society gives more freedom to the children than they could “handle”. as a child, you dont know how to grow up by yourself until you reach a certain age. that is why you need school and parents to be by your side all the time. if you dont have either of them you may make a lot of mistakes. the social system of the modern society is very lenient especially with the children.most of the children today are rebels (判逆者). they are rude. they are given too much freedom by their families. this is their parents mistake. they ought to know that the freedom they give to their children is misunderstood.for example it is a bad thing for a 17 year old child to go out in the evening on weekends. parents are also guilty of the way their children show up in the street or at school. the same guilt belongs to the teaching system as well. pupils shouldnt be allowed to dress like they were on a fashion presentation at school.another important fact we can think of regarding the freedom of children is their free will of spending money. parents shouldnt allow their children to spend money on whatever they want.i think children are given too much freedom not only by their parents, but also by the society. the latter is more to be blamed!64the writer implies that parents busy lifestyle .amakes their children become independentbmay lead to a tense parent child relationshipcis harmful to their childrens healthdis likely to create a troubled generation65what does the underlined word “lenient” (in para 2) mean?anot responsible bnot strict.cunkind.dunfair.66it seems that the writer agrees that students .ashould stay at home on weekendsbcan wear trendy clothes at schoolchad better wear school uniform at schooldcan be allowed to go out in the evenings67according to the writer, which of the following takes the primary responsibility for childrens problems?athe social environment.bthe educational system.ceach family.dthe school.dthe english test will be removed from chinas college entrance exam by 2020, according to details of exam and admission reform revealed by the ministry of education. the national college entrance exam, known as the “gaokao” has been used to evaluate chinese students for three decades. the ministry of education has worked out a plan for reforming exams and enrollment. the ministry will solicit(征求) public opinions before its release. instead, tests will be held several times a year to allow students to choose when and how often they sit the exam so as to alleviate study pressure and change chinas once-in-a-lifetime exam system. the plan and suggestions for its implementation will be announced in the first half of next year. it will be piloted in selected provinces and cities and promoted nationwide from 2017. a new exam and admission system will be established by 2020, according to the education ministry.the decision has aroused a heated discussion among shanghai educators and parents who doubted the reform would reduce the burden of learning english or if the substitute test could reflect a students english skills and help students learn english better.“the reform shows china is learning from the west to give students more test-taking chances. but more chances might become more of a burden since chinese students are likely to repeat the test until they get the highest score,” said cai jigang, a professor at fudan universitys college of foreign languages and literature and chairman of the shanghai advisory committee for college english teaching at tertiary level.yu lizhong, chancellor of new york university shanghai, where classes are in english and students are required to have a high standard of english, said the most important aspect of the reform lay in what to test and how to test.“ as far as i see, the reform doesnt mean english is no longer important for chinese students after it will be excluded from the unified college entrance exam,” yu said. “in a way, english is even more important than before since the test would only serve as reference, while every college and university, even every major, can have different requirements of a students english skills under a diverse evaluation system. ”yu said some students will have their study pressure reduced if the major they choose doesnt need excellent english while others still need to study hard if they want to be among the best students.the education ministry said the reform would not affect students attending the college entrance exam over the next three years.68. what can we learn from the first paragraph?a. english will become less and less important in the stage of compulsory education.b. it has been 30 years since english became one subject of national college entrance exam.c. chinas once-in-a-lifetime exam system is unacceptable at all.d. the system that tests are held several times does more good than once-in-a-lifetime exam system.69. according to the passage, shanghai educators and parents argue that _.a. the new exam and admission system will make no differenceb. english shouldnt be removed from chinas college entrance examc. the reform may accomplish the very opposited. western educational system does not apply to china70. what does the passage try to express in the underlined sentence?a. students neednt lay a good foundation during the period of high school.b. whether students should study hard english may depend on their major.c. students can constantly strive for perfection only in their major.d. english must be close to full mark.71. whats the purpose of the passage?a. to advise students not to devote themselves to english.b. to call on education department to remove english from “gaokao”.c. to support the act of ministry of education.d. to encourage students to do as they have planned. eits the place where smart people make smart machines work even smarter. its also in the heart of sunny california, a great place to start a family and raise kids. what could be better?but something is happening to their children. up until the age of two they develop normally. but then everything seems to go backwards. the children become locked into their own small world, unable to communicate at all.they call it the “curse(诅咒)of silicon valley,” but the medical name for the condition is autism(自闭症). it used to be thought that autism was a kind of mental illness. now doctors are sure that it is a neurological disease transmitted genetically. it seems that the people leading the communications revolution are having children who cannot communicate at all.but even the parents have trouble communicating. aspergers syndrome is a mild version of autism. people who have it are highly intelligent and often brilliant with numbers or system but have no social skill. this very combination of symptoms makes aspergers sufferers into ideal computer professionals.the aspergers sufferer has always been a wellknown figure in popular culture. he or she was the eccentric but dedicated scholar or the strange uncle or auntie who never married. but the high numbers of such people in silicon valley mean that they can meet others who understand them and share their interests. and while they might not be personally attractive, they can earn truly attractive amounts of money. they can get married and have kids. unfortunately, many of the children of two aspergers parents seem to be developing serious autism.there is little anyone can