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湖南省株洲市荷塘区2016高考英语完形填空和阅读理解一轮练习（8）阅读理解。some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes，fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. why read an article in the newspaper，when the tv news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? why read the life story of a famous man，when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know? television has not killed reading, however. today，newspapers sell in very large numbers. and books of every kind are sold more than ever before. books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoymentalthough some books with hard covers are expensive，many books are printed today as paperbacks(平装本)，which are quite cheap. a paperback collection of short stories，for example，is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater，and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every homeevery home should have a good dictionarya good encyclopedia(百科全书)，though expensive，is useful，too，because you can find information on any subjectbesides，you can have such books as history books，science textbooks，cookbooks，and collections of stories and poemsthen from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.1. it can be inferred from the passage that.atv programs are a chief provider of knowledge bcinemas are the best choice in getting informationcreading is a cheap way of learning and having fun dnewspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself2what does the sentence“television has not killed reading，however.”underlined in the second paragraph suggest?apeople only need reading，though. breading is still necessary today.creading is more fun than television. dwatching television doesnt help reading.3which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?atypes of books. bkinds of dictionariesclists of history books dcollections of stories and poems.4what can we learn from the passage?afewer and fewer people will buy booksba good dictionary should be kept in every homecbooks with hard covers sell better than paperbacks. dmore people like tv programs about famous men【参考答案】14、.c b a b阅读理解。when it comes to friends, i desire those who will share my happiness, who possess wings of their own and who will fly with me. i seek friends whose qualities illuminate(照亮) me and train me up for love. it is for these people that i reserve the glowing hours, too good not to share.when i was in the eighth grade, i had a friend. we were shy and “too serious”about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. we said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say:“lets start with a train whistle today.” we would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. then we would read them aloud. at the end of that school year, we, too, were changed into social creatures and the stories and poems stopped.when i lived for a time in london, i had a friend. he was in despair（失望） and i was in despair. but our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not explore this great city because we had felt bad at the time. we met every sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. we walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. we gave london to each other.for almost four years i have had a remarkable friend whose imagination illuminates mine. we write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the others dreams. she and i agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind. in my most interesting moments. i often think:“yes, i must tell”we have never met.it is such comforting companions i wish to keep. one bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist(心理学家), who will only fill up the healing(愈合的) silence necessary to those darkest moments in which i would rather be my own best friend.1. in the eighth grade, what the author did before developing proper social behavior was to _. a. become serious about her study b. go to her friends house regularly c. learn from her classmates at school d. share poems and stories with her friend 2.in paragraph 3,“we game london to each other”probably means_. a. our exploration of london was a memorable gift to both of us b. we were unwilling to tear ourselves away from london c. our unpleasant feelings about london disappeared d. we parted with each other in london 3. according to paragraph 4, the author and her friend_. a. call each other regularly b. have similar personalities c. enjoy writing to each other d. dream of meeting each other4. in the darkest moments, the author would prefer to_. a. seek professional help b. be left alone c. stay with her best friend d. break the silence5. what is the best title for the passage? a. unforgettable experiences b. remarkable imagination c. lifelong friendship d. noble companions【参考答案】1-5、dacbd阅读理解。christopher thomas, 27, was a writer by night and a teacher by day when he noticed he was always tired and was losing weight fast. diagnosed with diabetes(糖尿病), thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life or risk nerve damage, blindness, and even death. and if that werent bad enough, he had no health insurance. after a month of feeling upset, thomas decided hed better find a way to fight back. he left canton, michigan for new york, got a job waiting tables, nicknamed himself the diabetic rock star, and created , a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources. jason swenckis son, kody, was diagnosed with type diabetes at six. father and son visit the online childrens forums(论坛) together most evenings. kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over, says swencki, one of the sites volunteers. they know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel alone. kody is anything but alone. diabetes is now the seventh leading cause of death in the united states, with 24 million diagnosed cases. and more people are being diagnosed at younger ages. these days, thomass main focus is his charity（慈善机构）, fight it, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho cant afford a diabetics huge expenses. f has raised about $23,000in products and in cash. in may, thomas will hold the first annual diabetic rocks tar festival in the caribbean. even with a staff of 22 volunteers, thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables. of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure, says bentley gubar, one of rock stars original members. but christopher is the only person i know saying people need help now. ( ) 1. which of the following is true of christopher thomas? a. he needs to go to the doctor every day. b. he studies the leading cause of diabetes c. he has a positive attitude to this disease. d. he encourages diabetics by writing articles.( ) 2. d was created for _. a. diabetics to communicate b. volunteers to find jobs c. children to amuse themselves d. rock stars to share resources.( ) 3. according to the text, kody _. a. feel lonely because of his illness b. benefits from c. helps create the online kids forums d. writes childrens stories online( ) 4. what can we learn about fight it? a. it helps the diabetics in financial difficulties. b. it organizes parties for volunteer once a year. c. it offers less expensive medicine to diabetics. d. it owns a well-known medical website.( ) 5. the last paragraph suggests that thomas _. a. works full-time in a diabetes charity b. employs 22 people for his website c. helps diabetics in his own way d. ties to find a cure for diabetes56. c 细节理解题。通读全文可知，christopher thomas 对于自己的疾病采取了积极的态度， 所以 c 项正确。a 项与 thomas would need to inject himself with insulin(胰岛素) three times a day for the rest of his life 不符； 项与文中的 thomas 开办网站， b 与病人及其家属分享有关的 信息和资源不符；d 项提到的写作是 thomas 的专职工作，而他的志愿工作才是运作 fight it 这个慈善机构。57. a 细节理解题。根据 a free online community for diabetics and their loved onesa place where over 1,100 people share personal stories, information, and resources 可知 a 项正确。58.b细节理解题。根据 father and son visit the online childrens forums(论坛) together most evenings. kody gets so excited, writing to kids from all over, says swencki, one of the sites volunteers. they know what hes going through, so he doesnt feel alone. 可知 b 项正确。59.a 细节理解题。根据 fight it, which provides medicines and supplies to people225 to datewho cant afford a diabetics huge expenses. f has raised about $23,000in products and in cash.可知 a 项正确。60. c 推理判断题。 根据 but christopher is the only person i know saying people need help now. 可知 thomas 在用自己的方式帮助糖尿病人， 所以 c 项正确。 项与 thomas often devotes up a to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables 不符；b 项与 even with a staff of 22 volunteers；d 项与of the diabetes charities out there, most are putting money into finding a cure, says bentley gubar, one of rockstars original members. but christopher is the only person i know saying people need help now.不符。完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项a、b、c和d中，选出最佳答案。anna douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper columnshe had been a school teacher before she retired（退休），but she needed to keep1 she was even willing to work without payshe then offered her2 with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old peopleevery day she3 other old folks like herby talking with them，she4 two thingsold people had abilities that were not5 but old people also had some6 she found a new purpose for herself then through the years，she7 to write stories about people for national magazinesthere was now a new8 ： old people like herselfshe began to write a newspaper column called “sixty plus”， which was about9 old she writes about the problems of old people，especially their problems with being10 anna douglas uses her11 ability to see the truth behind a problemshe understands12 problems beginfor example，one of her13 said that his grandchildren14 the houses as soon as he came to visitmrs. douglas15 some ways for him to understand his grandchildren “its important to know16 about your grandchildrens world，”says mrs. douglas“that means questioning and listening，and17 is not what old people do bestsay good things to them and about them，”she continues“never try to18 your grandchildren or other young peoplenever19 your opiniondont tell them what they should do20 ，they have been taught they should have respect for old peoplethe old should respect them as well” ( ) 1afree brich cpowerful dbusy ( ) 2aservicebmoneycstudents dbooks ( ) 3aobserved bmetccomforteddanswered ( ) 4arecognized bfollowed cenjoyedddemanded ( ) 5astudiedbagreed cgave dused ( ) 6amistakes bproblems cquestionsdcharacters ( ) 7ahadboughtcwasdused ( ) 8asubjectblife cwaydplan ( ) 9agettingbrespecting cemployingdsupporting ( ) 10aunknown brefusedcmisunderstoodddiscouraged ( ) 11athinkingbworkingcwritingdleading ( ) 12athatbwhen cwhydwhether ( ) 13avisitorsbreadersclistenersdfriends ( ) 14agot benteredcleft dpassed ( ) 15ainventedbchosecsuggesteddimagined ( ) 16aeverythingbsomethingcanything dnothing ( ) 17alistening bspeaking cpleasing dadvising ( ) 18apraisebscoldctroubledencourage ( ) 19aspeak out bgive upcget back dstick to ( ) 20acommonlybsurprisingly chappilydnaturally 完形填空1. d。她从教师工作