湖南省汝城二中高考英语一轮复习 阅读训练(19).docVIP

湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练 (19)第三部分 阅读理解：(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给出的a,b,c,d四个选项中选出最佳答案。 ain the united states, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. and even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. that is what keeping up with the joneses is about, it is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. the expression was first used in 1913 by a young american called arthur momand. he told this story about himself. he began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. that was a lot of money in those days. he got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside new york city. when he saw that rich people rode horses, momand went horseback riding every day. when he saw that rich people had servants. momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours. it was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. the race ended for momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. they moved back to an apartment in new york city. momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. he saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories, he called it keeping up with the joneses because jones is a very common name in the united states. keeping up with the joneses came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. people never seem to get tired of keeping up with the joneses. and there are jonses in every city of the world. but one must get tired of trying to keep up with the joneses because no matter what one does, mr. jones always seems to be ahead.56. some people want to keep up with the joneses because they _. a. want to be as rich as their neighbours b. want others to know or to think that they are rich c. dont want others to know they are rich d. want to be happy57. it can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. a. live outside new york city b. live in new york city c. live in apartments d. have many neighbours58. the underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means _. a. a person who lives near another b. people living in an area c. an area near the place referred to d. an area in another town or city59. arthur momand used the name jones in his series of short stories because jones is _. a. an important name b. a popular name in the united states c. his neighbours name d. not a good name60. according to the writer, it is_ to keep up with the joneses. a. correct b. interesting c. impossible d. good bwhen i saw a big handmade signboard “welcome yuxin” at the airport, i knew i had found a caring family at the other side of the world the united statesmy host mom had already decorated my room for methere was a doll on one side of the room, and a bookcase full of books on the other-they had heard i loved readingmom had also prepared a keyboard for me, since she knew that i played the pianomy life in the family did not go so well at firstbecause i am the only child in my family in china, i was not used to having two younger kids-zachary and grace-running around me yelling all the timemom had a serious talk with me about this problem on a sunday afternoonshe told me:“you cant just come home from school every day, go to your room and do your homeworkyou need to be a part of this familyyou need to play with my kids for at least an hour” this rule was very annoying at firsti did not have much experience playing with childrenhowever, the more time i spent with the kids, the more i grew to love themwe played games and read books togetheri even taught them chinesethanks to moms rule, i began to feel like i was really part of the familymom also inspired me to live a healthier lifeshe got up early every morning to go runningon weekends, she took the whole family to visit parks or go campingi did not like sports much when i was back home, but now i love to join all kinds of sportsi am healthier and more confident toowith my american family, i found joy and laughteri learned to live with energy and optimism thanks to the care and responsibility of my loving american parents61.the passage is mainly about a.the cultural differences yuxin experienced in americab.how yuxin learned to get along with younger kids in americac.how much yuxins caring host family in america changed herd.various difficulties yuxin met in america62.from paragraph 2,we can see that a.the host mom was good at decorating roomb.yuxin was fond of american dollc.the host mom tried hard to make yuxin feel at homed.yuxin kept busy with a lot of hobbie63.what led yuxin to feel like she was really part of the family?a.yuxins talks with her host parentsb.having to join in sports with the familyc.the host moms rule about playing with the kidsd.enjoying weekends with the host family64.what can we infer from the passage?a.yuxins life with her american host family went very smoothly from the beginningb.the host mom cared about yuxins overall developmentc.the host familys two children didnt like yuxin at alld.yuxin didnt notice what the host family did for her65.how did the host mom influence yuxin gradually?a.by words and by force b.by words and by actionsc.by force and by behavior d.by talking and by forcectaibeiincreasing numbers of taiwanese students are joining the islands “china rush”, seeking education on the chinese mainland. according to official chinese figures, the number of taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 1461 in 2006, 1928 in 2007 and 1839 in 2008. although no latest official numbers were available,” netbig. com said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with over 2000 entering mainland campuses last year. the internet site, based in the chinese city of shenzhen, provides education service and information on chinese mainland college and universities. “many taiwanese believe a chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the chinese job market, netbig. com vice-president ingrid huang said. “i believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field on the chinese mainland and a better understanding of the chinese mainland people,” said lydia chang, a 19-year-old student majoring in journalism at shih shin university. chang plans to go on to get a masters degree in business administration in shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies. a journalism graduate student, surnamed lin, at the national taiwan university said he would like to study law on the chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more taiwanese companies are going there”. “they hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said yang ching-yao, professor of the chinese mainland studies. a netbig. com survey showed the campuses favored by taiwan students included beijing, qinghua and renmin universities in beijing, and jinan and zhongshan universities in guangzhou. the most popular studies were law, business and chinese medicine. at present, chinese taibei doesnt recognize diplomas earned on the chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. but recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates from selected universities.66. more taiwanese students study on the chinese mainland because _.a. taiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or laterb. the fees asked for are lower than those of taiwanc. what they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright futured. there are many famous universities for them to choose67. some business executives were sending their children to study on the chinesemainland so that their children _.a. could receive better education b. could learn more about the policy therec. could do well in the business operations d. could make more friends there68. the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to _.a. netbig. com b. a chinese education on the mainlandc. the chinese job market d. the university69. the author wrote the article to tell us _.a. more taiwanese students are going to universities on the mainlandb. the number of taiwanese students studying on the mainland had been decreasing c. education on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of taiwand. taiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.70. which of the following is true according to the passage? a. chinese taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the chinese mainland.b. the number of taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.c. chinese taibei doesnt help with any inquiries about taiwanese studying on the mainlandd. education of taiwan is far behind the mainland.dif cars had wings，they could fly and that just might happen, beginning in 2011.the company terrafugia, based in woburn, massachusetts, says it plans to deliver its car-plane, the transition, to customers by the end of 2011.“its the nextwowvehicle，”said terrafugia vice president richard gersh.“anybody can buy a ferrari, but as we say, ferraris dont fly.”the car plane has wings that unfold for flyinga process the company says takes one minuteand fold back up for driving.a runway is still required to take off and land.the transition is being marketed more as a plane that drives than a car that flies, although it is both.the company has been working with faa to meet aircraft regulations, and with the national highway traffic safety administration to meet vehicle safety regulations.the company is aiming to sell the transition to private pilots as a more convenient and cheaper way to fly.they say it saves you the trouble from trying to find another mode of transportation to get to and from airports: you drive the car to the airport and then youre good to go.when you land, you fold up the wings and hit the road.there are no expensive parking fees because you dont have to store it at an airportyou park it in the garage at home.the car-plane is designed to fly primarily under 10,000 feet.it has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,430 pounds, including fuel and passengers.terrafugia says the transition reduces the potential for an accident by allowing pilots to drive under bad weather instead of flying into marginal(临界)conditions.the transitions price tag: $194,000, but there may be additional charges for options like a radio, transponder or gps.another option is a full-plane parachute.“if you get into a very awful situation, it is the necessary safety option,”gersh said.so far,the company has more than 70 orders with deposits.“we re working very closely with them, but there are still some remaining steps,”brown said.71.we can learn from the first paragraph that _.a.car-planes will be popular in 2011b.people might drive a car-plane in 2011c.both transition and ferrari can take off and landd.richard gersh is the vice president of massachusetts72.lt takes the car-plane one minute to _ .a.fold and unfold its wings b.unfold wings for flyingc.land in the airport d.meet flying safety regulations73.according to the passage, which of the following is not true?a.the car-plane needs a runway to take off and land.b.to mcet aircraft regulations, the company has been working with faa.c.the car-plane may fly as high as normal planes.d.people can park the car-plane in the garage at their home.74.the underlined word“it”in the last but one paragraph refers to _ .a.the radio b.the transponder c.the gps d.the full-plane parachute75.whats the best title for the passage?a.cars with wings may be just around the corner.b.which to choose: a ferrari or a car plane?c.a more convenient and cheaper way to fly.d.cars with wings can fly as fast as planes.阅读理解：a篇：5660 bacbc b篇 6165 cccbb c篇 6670 ccbac d 篇 7175 bbcda山东省苍山县2012届高三上学期期末检测第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。adog owners now have a little help understanding their furry friends. a new device called bowlingual “translates”dog barks into english, korea or japanese.bow-linguals japanese inventors spent much time and money analyzing dog barks. they found that dog noises can be broken down into six different emotions：happiness, sadness, frustration, anger, assertion and desire.part of the bow-lingual device hangs on the dogs collar. the other part is a handle-held unit for the owner. when the dogs barks, the unit displays translated phrases.some people have scoffed at bow-lingual. “who would pay us to read a dogs mind?”they ask.but those who have purchased bow-lingual praise the device. pet owner keiko egawa, of japan, says it helps her empathize with her dog, harry.“before we go to the park, he always says he wants to play,”says egawa, “and after a walk, he always says he is hungry.”bow-lingual is not yet available in chinese. so youd better keep studying studio classroon, or soon your dog may know more english than you do!56this passage is mainly talking about _.aa little help for dog ownersbdog barks and their different emotionsctalking dogs dbow-linguals inventors57which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?adog owners now can understand their dogs better.bbow-lingual is a new device that enables dogs to talk in english, korean or japanese.cpeople who have used the bow-lingual say it helps them better understand their dogs.dmore and more chinese dog owners would keep studying studio classroom in order to know more english than their dogs.58what does “scoffed at”mean in the 3rd paragraph?alaughed atbshouted atcquestioned atddoubted about59how do you understand the sentence“bow-lingual is not yet available in chinese”in the last paragraph?abow-lingual has not yet appeared in chinese market.bdog barks can not yet be translated into chinese phrases with bow-lingual.cbow-lingual can not yet recognized chinese dogs barks.dchinese dog owners do not know yet how to use bow-lingual.60the writer of this passage is most likely to be _.aa dog ownerban expert on dog barkscan advertisterda reporterbmy 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 n 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 doesnt want to go away, said my mother, you shouldnt go on like this.” “its up to him, said my father. he can make up his own mind.61the house the writers family lived in was _.athe best they could afford brather small cfor showing off dright for their social position62his father sold his roils-royce because _. ait was too old to work well bit made him feel uneasy cit was too expensive to possess dit was too cheap63the writers father enjoyed being in the middle class because _. ait drew attention to him bthere was no danger of his showing off cit was understood as a joke dit didnt bring him in arguments64what was the writers reaction to the idea of going to eton? ahe was very unhappy. bhe didnt believe it. che had mixed feelings. dhe was delighted.65we can know from the passage that _. ait is very difficult for a child to get a chance to go to eton bchildren can go to eton if they will cchildren who can go to eton are very famous dchildren dont have the right to decide whether they will go to etoncas a child it would be strange to think that we could survive for very long unless there were peopl