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阅读理解训练（8）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。according to historical documents, the forefathers of the naxi people were closely related to a tribe called “maoniu yi” in the han dynasty，“maoniu yi” in the jin dynasty and “moxie yi” in the tang dynasty. between the early 10th century and the middle of the 13th century, production in the lijiang area experienced marked changes, as agriculture replaced livestock (家畜)breeding as the main occupation of the people. scores of agricultural, handicraft, mineral and livestock products were turned out, and the country presented a picture of prosperity. during that period, a number of slaveowning groups in ninglang，lijiang and weixi counties gradually grew into a feudal manorial lord caste(世袭封建庄园领主制) in 1278 the yuan dynasty established lijiang prefecture(自治州)representing the imperial court in yunnan province. this resulted in closer links between the lijiang area and the centre of the empire. in the early ming dynasty, the leader of the naxi people，named mude, was made chief of lijiang prefecture, exercising control over the naxi and other ethnic groups nearby. throughout the ming dynasty, the chiefs from the mu family kept taxes and tribute(贡品)flowing to the ming court in the form of silver and grain. the ming, in turn, relied on the mu family as the mainstay for the control of the people of various ethnic groups in northwestern yunnan province.later, with the development of the productive forces, buying, selling and renting of land began to take place in the naxi areas，marking the beginning of a landlord economy.1in the 12th century, the main occupation probably be _.alivestock breedingbagriculturecfishingdforestry答案：b从文章第二段第一句可知，10世纪早期至13世纪中期丽江经济经历了重大变化，也就是“agriculture replaced livestock breeding”。2lijiang prefecture was set up in _.a. the tang dynasty b. the song dynastyc. the yuan dynasty d. the ming dynasty答案：c细节题。从第三段第一句可知答案。3during the ming dynasty, the mu family kept taxes and tribute flowing to the ming court in the form of _. a. gold and silver b. livestock and goldc. gold and silver d. silver and grain答案：d从文章第四段可知，the mu family向明朝政府进贡物品是“silver and grain”。4what marked the beginning of the landlord economy?a. a feudal manorial lord caste.b. the appearance of buying, selling and renting of land.c. the rule of mu family in lijiang.d. the establishment of lijiang prefecture.答案：b从文章最后一段可知，the landlord economy的开始是以“buying, selling and renting of land began to take place”为标志的。 5what is the best title of the passage?a. the mu familyb. the history of lijiang prefecturec. the history of the naxi ethnic groupd. the rulers of naxi答案：c通读全文可知，文章主要讲了纳西族的历史。阅读理解练习阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。for eighty four days old santiago had not caught a single fish. at first a young boy, manolin, had shared his bad fortune, but after the fortieth luckless day the boys father told his son to go in another boat. from that time on, santiago worked alone. the boy loved the old fisherman and always helped him with money and food. usually, they would talk about the fish they had taken in luckier times or about american baseball after supper, while at night, alone in his cottage, santiago dreamed of lions on the beaches of africa, where he had gone years before. he no longer dreamed of his dead wife.on the eighty-fifth day, santiago set off to fish before dawn. two of his baits(饵) were fresh tunas(金枪鱼) the boy had given him, as well as sardines(沙丁鱼) to cover his hooks. then he set his lines which went straight down into deep dark water. as the sun rose he saw other boats in toward shore. a bird showed him where dolphin were chasing some flying fish. this time santiago saw tuna jumping in the sunlight. a small one took the hook on his line. pulling the fish aboard, the old man thought it a good fortune. toward noon a marlin, a common fish in the sea, started eating the bait which was one hundred meters down. gently the old man played the fish, a big one, as he knew from the weight on the line. at last he struck to settle the hook. the fish did not come out of the surface. instead, it began to pull the boat to the northwest. the old man followed it. although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks. he waited patiently for the fish to be tired . it was cold after the sunset. when something took one of his remaining baits, he cut the line with his knife. once the marlin leaned suddenly, pulling santiago forward on his face and cutting his cheek. by dawn his left hand was cramped(抽筋的). the fish had headed northward; there was no land in sight. hungry, he cut pieces from the tuna and chewed them slowly.that morning the fish jumped. seeing it, santiago knew he had hooked the biggest marlin he had ever seen. then the fish went down and turned toward the east. santiago drank a little water from the bottle during the hot afternoon. close to nightfall a dolphin took the small hook he had rebaited. he lifted it aboard, careful. after he had rested, he cut meat from the dolphin and kept also the two flying fish he found in its stomach. that night he slept. he awoke to feel the line running through his fingers as the fish jumped. feeding line slowly, he tried to tire the marlin. after the fish slowed its run, he washed his cut hands in sea water and ate one of the flying fish. at sunrise the marlin began to circle. faint, he worked to bring the big fish nearer with each turn. almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon(鱼叉). the fish was two feet longer than the boat. no fish like it had ever been seen in havana harbor. an hour later, he sighted the first shark, a fierce mako, and it came in fast to chase after the dead marlin. the old man struck the shark with his harpoon. the mako rolled and sank, carrying the harpoon with it and leaving the marlin bloody. he knew the smell would spread. watching, he saw two sharks closing in. he struck at one with his knife and watched it sliding down into deep water. the other he killed while it tore at the flesh of the marlin. when the third appeared, he thrust(刺) it with the knife. the other sharks came at sunset. at first he tried to beat them with the tiller(舵柄) from the boat, but his hands were bleeding and there were too many in the sea. in the darkness, as he steered toward the harbor of havana, he heard them hitting the boat again and again. but the old man thought only of his steering and his great tiredness. he had gone out too far and the sharks had beaten him. he knew they would leave him nothing but the stripped skeleton of the big marlin. all lights were out when he sailed into the little harbor and beached his boat. he could just make out the white backbone and the upstanding tail of the fish. once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on. in his cottage he fell on his bed and went to sleep. 55. the above story is adapted from _. a. treasure island b. the adventures of tom sawyer c. the old man and the sea d. the son of the sea 56. why did the man feel that he could be lucky this time? a. because a small tuna took the hook on his line. b. because he dreamed about the american lions. c. because he saw many flying fish were chased by the dolphins. d. because a lot of sharks followed his boat.57. according to the text, which statement is not true about manolin? a. the boy had mercy on santiago. b. the boy often shared his stories with santiago. c. the boy showed his great concerns to santiago. d. the boy was santiagos adopted son.58. why does santiago let the marlin lead his boat instead of pulling the big fish up? a. he wanted to kill the marlin first before he pulled it up to the boat. b. he was too tired and hungry to pull the big fish up. c. his experience told him not to do so before the fish was tired out. d. he wanted to use the marlin as a bait to catch the sharks.59. which sentence below can be used to best describe santiagos character?a. “he no longer dreamed of his dead wife.”(para 1) b. “although he was alone and no longer strong, he had his skill and knew many tricks.”(para4) c. “almost exhausted, he finally drew his big fish alongside and drove in the harpoon.”(para7) d. “once he fell under their weight and lay patiently until he could gather his strength to go on .”(para 9)60. according to the text, what will be talked about in the next paragraph? a. the mans action to realize his dream about the lions. b. peoples reflection when they saw the giant marlin outside. c. peoples discussion about how they ate the giant marlin. d. a funeral held by the boy and the local people after his death.【参考答案】55、c 56-60 adcdb 阅读理解练习【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(三)】technology has been an encouragement of historical change.it acted as such a force in england beginning in the eighteenth century，and across the entire western world in the nineteenth.rapid advances were made in the use of scientific findings in the manufacture(制造) of goods，which has changed ideas about work.one of the first changes was that other forms of energy have taken the place of human power.along with this came the increased use of machines to manufacture products in less time.people also developed machines that could produce the same parts for a product：each nail was exactly like every other nail，meaning that each nail could be changed for every other nail.this means that goods could be mass production，although mass production required breaking production down into smaller and smaller tasks.once this was done，workers no longer started on the product and laboured to complete it.instead，they might work only one thousandth of it，other workers completing their own parts in certain order.there is nothing strange about this manufacturing work by todays standards.highly skilled workers were unable to compare with the new production techniques，as mass production allowed goods of high standard to be produced in greater number than could ever be done by hand.but the skilled worker wasnt the only loser，the common workers lost too.similar changes forced farmers away.the increased mechanization(机械化) of agriculture freed masses of workers from ploughing the land and harvesting its crops.they had little choice but to stream toward the rapidly developing industrial centers.increasingly，standards were set by machines.workers no longer owned their own tools，their skill was no longer valued，and pride in their work was no longer possible.workers fed，looked after and repaired the machines that could work faster than humans at greatly reduced cost.36in this passage，which of the following is not considered as a change caused by the use of scientific findings in the production of goods?aother forms of energy have taken the place of human power.bthe increased exploitation of workers in the 19th century.cthe increased use of machines to make products in less time.dthe use of machines producing parts of the same standard.37the underlined word “this” in the first paragraph refers to_.athe use of scientific findingsbthe practice of producing the same parts for a productcthe human power being replaced by other forms of energydthe technology becoming the encouragement of historical change38the underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to the change that_.aeach nail could be taken the place of by every other nailbeach nail was exactly like every other nailcproducing tasks became smaller and smallerdgoods could be mass produced39according to the writer，highly skilled workers_.acompletely disappeared with the coming of the factory systembwere dismissed by the bosscwere unable to produce goods of high standarddwere unable to produce fine goods at that same speed as machines40according to the passage，what did the farmers have to do with the coming of mechanization of agriculture?amany of them had to leave their farmland for industrial centers.bthey stuck to their farm work.cthey refused to use machines. dthey did their best to learn how to use the machines.36b原文中并未说对工人剥削的增加，故选项b为正确答案。37c倒置的一个主要目的就是使句子间连接紧密，因此单词this指上一句的内容。38d在条件句中，this 指上文的内容：货物批量生产。39d可从第二段第四句知道d项为正确答案。40a可根据第二段第六句及第八句判断a项为正确答案。阅读理解练习【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(三)】“if there is one thing im sure about，it is that in a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers.it is not that newspapers are a necessity.even now some people get most of their news from television or radio.many buy a paper only on saturdays or sundays.but for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.”the nature of what is news may change.what basically makes news is what affects our livesthe big political stories，the coverage of the wars，earthquakes and other disasters，will continue much the same.i think there will be more coverage of scientific research，though.its already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic engineering.in the future，i think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we doas we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.its quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted electronically from fleet street and printed out in our own home.in fact, im pretty sure that how it will happen in the future.you will probably be able to choose from a menu，making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to readsports and international news，etc.i think people have got it wrong when they talk abou