高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题（24）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品练习题（24）及答案阅读理解btoefl seats to increase by 80% eighty percent more chinese students can take the test of english as foreign language (toefl) through the internet at the end of this year, the us educational testing service (ets) has said.net-based test seats will increase from 1,950 in june to 3,550 at the end of the year, an ets press release said on tuesday.the ets and chinas national education examinations authority worked jointly on their network to meet the increased demand for toefl in china.advanced technological solutions will be implemented by the ets to monitor the toefl registration website to ensure an open and fair test registration process, according to the ets.more than 6,000 colleges and universities in 110 countries accept toefl scores. the number of students who want to take the test on the mainland has grown steadily in recent years, with the average staying above 70,000 a year. the ets is committed to ensuring that everyone in china who wishes to take the test gets the chance to do so, etss global division senior vice-president paul ramsey said.some chinese students see the announcement as an encouragement.it used to be very hard to get a chance to sit for the test, and i had to ask my friends to help take online registration on other computers, said chen lu, a second-year postgraduate student of renmin university of china who took the test a few months ago to apply for doctoral studies in the us.but some say the increase is still not big enough. more and more students are preparing for toefl to get a chance to study abroad or to prove their ability. so i still see a gap between supply and demand, said wu qi, a final year undergraduate in peking university.40. which of the following statements is right according to the article?_ a. the gap between supply and demand of the toefl seats in china has been bridged. b. the etc said it had implemented advanced technology to serve toefl.c. some students have been encouraged by an announcement made by toefl.d. if you are preparing for toefl, you may soon ask your friends to help take online registration on other computers at the same time. 41. from the last paragraph we know that_. a. more students having passed toefl are needed in china. b. toefl shouldnt take in so many participants. c. more students want to go abroad by passing toefl. d. its hard to pass toefl.42. we can infer from the passage that_. a. not every student wants to join in the toefl.b. any student taking toefl will pass it.c. more students will prepare for toefl next year. d. passing toefl will ensure you success. 43. what would be the most appropriate title for this passage?_a. toefl seats will increase exactly by 80% in china. b. toefl seats will increase in china. c. different opinions about the increase of toefl seats in china.d. the hard work made by america and china to increase toefl seats.参考答案 40-43 dccb 4第三部分 阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题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。 aa sobbing little girl stood near a small church from which she had been turned away because it “was too crowded” “i cant go to sunday school,” she sobbed to the pastor （牧师） as he walked byseeing her shabby appearance, the pastor guessed the reason, and, taking her by the hand, took her inside and found a place for her in the sunday school classthe child was so touched that she went to bed that night thinking of the children who have no place to worship jesussome years later, this child lay dead in one of the poor buildings and the parents called for the kindhearted pastor, who had befriended their daughter, to handle the final arrangementsas her poor little body was being moved, a worn purse was found which seemed to have been picked up from some trash dumpinside was found 57 cents and a note scribbled in childish handwriting which read, “this is to help build the little church bigger so more children can go to sunday school”for two years she had saved for this offering of lovewhen the pastor tearfully read that note, he knew instantly what he would docarrying this note, he told people the story of her unselfish love and devotiona newspaper learned of the story and published itit was read by a realtor who offered them a parcel of land worth many thousandswhen told that the church could not pay so much, he offered it for 57 centschurch members made large donationschecks came from far and widewithin five years the little girls gift had increased to $250,000, a huge sum for that timewhen you are in the city of philadelphia, look up temple baptist church, with a seating capacity of 3,300 and temple university, where hundreds of students are trainedhave a look, too, at the good samaritan hospital and at a sunday school building which houses hundreds of sunday scholars, so that no child in the area will ever need to be left outside during sunday school time56why did the girl have a purse with 57 cents?ato save money for her future careerbto build a large building for more children to live incto help build a church big enough for every child to go todto remind people to make remarkable history57how did a realtor help the church?ahe made the story known to the public by publishing itbhe sold a land to the church for freeche offered the church a piece of land for 57 centsdhe raised money for the church58what can be inferred from the passage?achurch members donated because of their desire for a big churchbthe girls unselfish love was rewarded at lastcthe pastor found 57 cents saved by the little girldtemple baptist church, temple university, good samaritan hospital and a sunday school building all belong to the small church the little girl went to59whats the best title of the passage?a57 cents ba little girls wish cpastor and girl da bigger churcha：人们在一个去世的小女孩身上发现了57美分，那是她为了实现每个孩子都能上主日学校的愿望辛苦地积攒的钱。人们被小女孩的爱心所感动纷纷捐款帮助修建教堂。56c 根据文章第二段可知，小女孩的57美分是为了扩建小教堂的，她希望每个孩子都能上主日学校。57c 根据文章倒数第三段可知realtor把一块土地以57美分的价格卖给了教堂。58b 人们对教堂的捐钱是始于对小女孩的馈赠。在五年内捐款达25美元，这是小女孩无私的爱带来的巨大回报。59a 文章主要围绕贫穷的小女孩攒了57美分以扩建教堂展开的。故选57 cents为题目。阅读理解chelp wantedpaintermust have at least 3 years painting experience. commercial and new construction work. $ 10/hr. immediate opening. call 435-9201 with work history.secretarypart-time position available in friendly, busy office. good typing and general office skills. some weekends required. high pay. various duties. apply at east side management, 500 park drive, dewitt, ny. 13214. veterinarian assistant（兽医助理）person needed for busy animal hospital. some nights and weekends. apply personally to johnson-marks animal hospital, 404 snow road, syracuse, ny. 13224. after 4 p. m. only please. nurses assistants高考资源网full-time and part-time positions available for modern nursing home. high pay. call mrs. downes, r. n. at 534-7618.cook neededimmediately. busy downtown restaurant. must be good and dependable. experience preferred. weekends required. call 324-9817. salespersonexperienced. must have some knowledge of mens clothing industry. available to work evenings and some saturdays. send resume（个人简历）to: martins apparel, 237 rockledge st. syracuse, ny. 13224. teachersmall private school needs english and math teachers. must have bs degree and at least 4 years teaching experience. send resume to: wales charter school 19 south 8th st. ny. 13214. hotel needs part-time front desk clerk. no experience necessary. excellent people and phone skills a must. some computer skills helpful. $13/hr. call: mr. jones 357-2897. 63. if you are interested in working in a hotel, call _. a. 435-9201 b. 534-7618 c. 324-9817 d. 357-289764. if you want to get a job as a maths teacher, send your resume to _. a. 237 rockledge st. syracuse, ny. 13224b. 404 snow road, syracuse, ny. 13224c. 500 park drive, dewitt, ny. 13214 d. 19 south 8th st. ny. 1321465. if you dislike working on sundays, being a _ should be your best choice. a. cook b. secretaryc. salesperson d. veterinarian assistant66. if you want to get a job at _, you must have office skills. a. martins apparel b. east side managementc. wales charter schoold. johnson-marks animal hospital67. which of the following statements is true according to the ads?a. the pay you get from being a painter is higher than that from a front desk clerk. b. your parents cant help you with the application for a veterinarian assistant. c. you cant apply for the nurses assistant if you are a nursing school student. d. once you have a bs degree, you can work as a maths teacher in a private school.参考答案 63-67 ddcbb 阅读理解dmy husband and children think they are very lucky that they are living and that its christmas again. they cant see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who arent very good. but johnny and children cant see this. what a pity it is that our neighbours have to make happiness out of all this dirt. i decided that my children must get out of this. the money that weve saved isnt nearly enough. the mcgaritys have money but they are so proud. they look down upon the poor. the mcgarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. i saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldnt eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer (下水道). why, is it only because they have money? there is more to happiness than money in the world, isnt there?miss jackson who teaches at the settlement house isnt rich, but she knows things. she understands people. her eyes look straight into yours when she talks with you. she can read your mind. id like to see the children be like miss jackson when they grow up. 68. we can learn from the passage that the writer _. a. is easy to get along withb. is unhappy with their lifec. is good at observing and understandingd. is never pleased with her neighbors69. what do you think of mcgarity girl?a. she is proud and helpful.b. she is selfish and cruel.c. she is lonely and unhappy.d. she is kind and polite.70. the writer tries to tell us that _.a. money is the key to everythingb. the more money you have, the less happy youll be c. there is something more important than moneyd. when talking to people we should look into their eyes71. which of the following does not show the writers view on money?a. why, is it only because they have money?b. there is more to happiness than money.c. miss jackson isnt rich, but she knows things. d. the money we saved isnt nearly enough.参考答案 68-71 bbcd 阅读理解-bat the end of my senior year of high school, i got a job working at a local coffee shopi thought the job would be easy and stress-freei pictured myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnuts （炸面包圈）, and becoming friends with regular customersi wasnt expecting the people with enormous orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy （含乳脂的）, or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they reached perfectioni couldnt seem to please anyoneone rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking upsethe said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few yearsi knew exactly how he feltbefore he left, i handed him a bag along with his iced coffeehe was surprised, since he hadnt ordered anything but coffeei had given him his favorite type of doughnut“its on me,” i told him“have a nice day”he smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the rainthe next day, it was still rainingi spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their ordersi was completely wet and freezing coldworse, no one was tipping that dayevery time i looked into our empty tip jar, i grew more depressedin the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the windowhe handed me a pink rose and a notehe said that not many people took time to care about others and he was glad there were still people like me in the worldwith a friendly wave, he drove awayi ran to the back of the shop and read the noteit read:christine,thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterdayit is so nice to meet someone who