广东省高考英语二轮复习 专项训练 阅读理解二十九.doc

阅读理解athere were smiling children all the way. charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards penang. often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. this is the simple village people of malaysia. i was moved. i had always traveled to malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time i was on a train. i did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. i looked about the train. there was not one familiar face. i sighed and sat down to read my economics. it was not long before the train was across the causeway and in malaysia. johor bauru was just another city like singapore, so i was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. as we went beyond the city, i watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. then the first village came into sight, immediately i came alive; i decided to wave hack. from then on my journey became interesting. i threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in malaysian life. then everything came alive. the mountains seemed to speak to me. even the trees were smiling. i stared at everything as if i was looking at it for the first time. the day passed fast and i even forgot to have my lunch until i felt hungry. i looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. soon the train pulled up at butterworth. i looked at the people all around me. they all looked beautiful. when my uncle arrived with a smile, i threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (拥抱). i had never done this before. he seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. we walked arm in arm to his car. i looked forward to the return journey.( ) 1. the author expected the train trip to be a. adventurous b. pleasant c. exciting d. dull( ) 2.what did the author remember most fondly of her train trip? a. the friendly country people.b. the mountains along the way.c. the crowds of people in the streets.d. the simple lunch served on the train.( ) 3.which of the following words can best take the place of the word “relish” in the second paragraph? a. choose b. enjoy c. prepare for d. carry on( ) 4.where was the writer going? a. johor bauru. b. the causeway. c. butterworth. d. singapore.( ) 5.what can we learn from the story? a. comfort in traveling by train. b. pleasure of living in the country. c. reading gives people delight. d. smiles brighten people up.1.选d。根据第二段，作者是第一次坐长途火车，带了很多杂志看，可以看出作者一开始认为坐火车是dull（乏味的）。2.选a。根据第一段，马来西亚人很热情，总会微笑着在站台上对火车里的陌生人挥手，欢迎乘客来到马来西亚。作者很感动。3.选b。参照第71题。作者开始并不享受火车之旅。4.选c。倒数第二段，soon the train pulled up at butterworth.火车在butterworth停下来。5.选d。文章主要讲述作者从看到马来西亚人总会在站台上笑对火车里的陌生人挥手后，心情由无聊、乏味变成高兴。可以看出，微笑能让人提起精神。bin his lowest days when few people bought his records, taiwan singer steve chou (周传雄) lived alone in canada and did little. one day, he passed by a local cd store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) him. his passion for music was suddenly rekindled (重新点燃). “my heart tells me that music is the thing i truly want to do, not for fame or money,” chou told teens. “so i asked myself, why not start all over again?” thats how we luckily regained this music genius, who has since then composed lots of hits for the pop music charts (排行榜). his emotional voice is enthralling (迷人的). sometimes we need to get close to nature to look deeply into our souls and see what we genuinely (真正地) want to follow, he said. following the success of turkey in blue, he has recently released his latest work lovers genesis. in this album he explores human relationships in the internet age. this time, he takes the role of a calm observer rather than a struggling insider. technology itself is a good thing, but it depends on how youre going to use it, is chous advice to teenagers. chou often gets his music ideas from trips. he has traveled to many places around the world and believes that learning a countrys language is the fastest way of experiencing the culture behind it.( ) 1. how was steve zhous passion for music rekindled?a. he was encouraged by his friends.b. when he passed by a store and heard a song that enchanted him. c .he decided to rebuild his reputation. d. a good idea suddenly occurred to him. ( ) 2. which of the following songs belongs to steve zhou?a. heal the world b. i swear c. lovers genesis d. lemon tree ( ) 3. how does zhou get his music idea?a. from his work life b. from his trips c. from his friends d. from musical books ( ) 4. what does the underlined sentence mean?a. technology is always a good thing. b. technology by no means is a good thing. c. if you use it properly, it will be helpful to your life. d. we should not believe technology too much. 【文章大意】：文章主要向人们讲述了台湾歌手周传雄在经历事业低谷后重新开始自己的音乐创作的过程。1.【考点分析】细节理解题。【参考答案】b。【解题思路】文中第一段提到he passed by a local cd store and accidentally heard a song that greatly enchanted (迷住) hi