重庆市渝中区高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练（8）.doc

重庆市渝中区2016高考英语短文阅读类暑假选练（8）阅读下面五篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【重庆市名校联盟2014联合模拟】a i came to study in the united states a year ago. yet i did not know the real american society until i was injured in a car accident because after the accident i had to see a doctor and go to court. after the accident，my roommate called a doctor for me. i was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. but the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. i was astonished. he had good reason to charge me, he said. and if i wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, id have to have a good lawyer. and only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that i should pay him. but every day i went to see the doctor, i had to wait about 50 minutes. he would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. yet he charged me $115 each time. the final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215. my lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. but after that he avoided seeing me at all. he knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. he simply waited to collect his money. he was so irresponsible that i didnt want to hire him. and he made me pay him $770. now i had to act as my own lawyer. due to my inexperience, i told the insurance company the date i was leaving america. knowing that, they played for time and i left without getting a cent.36. the authors roommate offered to help him because_. a. he showed sympathy to the author b. he knew the author should find a good doctor c. he knew the author needed his help d. he thought it was a chance to make some money37. a good doctor is necessary for the author to _. a. find out the person responsible for the accident b. recover totally from the injury c. eventually make the responsible party pay for his injury d. be treated fairly before he leaves america38. both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are _. a. helpful b. professional c. money-maker d. selfish39. what conclusion can you draw from the story? a. one cannot be too careful while driving a car. b. people value money most in the us. c. finding lawyers is something very common in america. d. having some selfless friends is more important than other things in the us.【参考答案】3639、dcdb 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a.b.c和d项中，选出最佳选项。 “the first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things, the most shameful,” says plato. self-control is at the root of all the advantages. let a man give in to his impulses(冲动) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral(道德) freedom.a single angry word has lost many friends. when socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he would check it by speaking low in order to control himself. if you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. many a person has dropped dead in great anger. fits of anger bring fits of disease. “whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad.” “keep cool,” says webster, “anger is not argument.” “be calm in arguing,” says george herbert, “for fierceness(狂怒) makes error a fault.”to be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “anger,” says pythagoras, “brings with folly and ends with regret.” you must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him. self-control is mans last and greatest victory. if a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. if he lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also. (from )1. whats the main idea of the passage?a. the importance of self- control. b. how to conquer oneself?c. the relation between a mans moral freedom and his feelings.d. a man should keep cool.2. whats the meaning of “whoever the gods would destroy they first make them mad”?a. if you are mad, the gods will kill you.b. if you lose your temper first, gods will kill you first.c. if you cant control yourself, you will be crazy.d. if the gods want to kill you, they will make you mad first.3. which of the following is not true, according to passage?a. the first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself.b. you will make a small mistake serious if you dont keep cool.c. you must measure a mans strength by the power of the feelings which conquer him.d. anger brings with folly and ends with regret. 4. which of the following cant help you avoid anger, according to the passage?a. be calm in arguing. b. check your temper or anger by speaking low.c. keep your mouth shut. d. try to make the other angry first.1. a 主旨大意题。根据文章第 1 段的第 2 句 self-control is at the root of all the advantages 及全文的内容可知，本文的大意是“自控的重要性”。故答案选 a。2. d 语义理解题。根据上文 you can hold back rising anger. many a person has dropped dead in great anger. fits of anger bring fits of disease 可知答案选 d。3. c 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第 3 段的最后一句 you must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by the power of those which conquer him 可知，选项 c 与之矛盾。故答案选 c。4. d 推理判断题。根据文章第 2 段的第 2 句和第 3 句以及最后一句可以排除选项 a、b、c，从而得出答案为 d。阅读理解。it is often necessary to release a fish, that is , set it free after catching, because it is too small, or you just dont want to take it home to eat. in some cases, releasing fish is a good measure that will help keep fish variety and build their population size. the department of game and inland fisheries (dgif) encourages fishermen who practice catch-and-release fishing to use a few simple skills when doing so. the advice provided below will help make sure that the fish you release will survive (存活) to bite again another day.when catching a fish, play it quickly and keep the fish in the water as much as possible. dont use a net in landing the fish and release it quickly to prevent it from dying.hold the fish gently. do not put your fingers in its eyes. dont wipe the scales (鱼鳞) off thefish because it might cause it to develop a disease and reduce its chance of survival.remove your hook (鱼钩) quickly. if the hook is too deep or hooked in the stomach, cut the line and leave the hook in. the hook left inside will cause no serious problem to the fish.take good care of the fish by moving it gently in water . release the fish when it begins tostruggle and is able to swim.do not hold fish in a bucket or some other containers and later decide to release it. if you aregoing to release a fish, do so right away.with a little care and by following the suggestions given above, you can give the released fish a better chance of survival.1. people sometimes set a fish free after catching it because they _ a. dont want it to die b. hope it will grow quickly c. dont want to have it as food d. want to practice their fishing skills2. which of the following will probably make a fish ill?a. taking the hook off it. b. removing its scales. c. touching its eves d. holding it in your hand.3. a proper way to release a fish is to _. a .move it in water till it can swim b. take the hook out of its stomach c. keep it in a bucket for some time d. let it struggle a little in your hand4. what is the purpose of the text? a. to show how to enjoy fishing. b. to persuade people to fish less often. c. to encourage people to set fish free. d. to give advice on how to release fish.【参考答案】14、c b a d【浙江省2014高考英语模拟冲刺卷】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，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。in the countries of south and southeast asia, the elephant has been an important part of the culture, economy and religion for centuriesand nowhere more so than in thailandunlike its african cousin, the asian elephant is easily domesticated（驯化）the rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red backgroundto the early western visitors, the countrys romantic name was“ land of the white elephanttoday, however, the story is very differentout of work and out of land, the thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs itthe elephant has found itself more or less deserted by previous owners who have moved on to a different economic world and a society in the western partand while the elephants problems began many years ago, now it has a very low national advantagehow does the national symbol turn into ignored animals? it is a story of worse environment and the changing lives of the thais themselvesaccording to richard lair, thailands expert on the asian elephant and author of the report gone astray, at the turn of the last century, there may well have been as many as 100,000 national elephants in the countryin the north of thailand alone, it was estimated（估计）that more than 20,000 elephants were employed in transport, 1,000 of them alone on the road between the cities of chiang mai and chiang saen this was at a time when 90 percent of thailand was still forest-a habitat that not only supported the animals but also made them necessary to carry goods and peoplenothing ploughs through thick forest better than lots of sure-footed elephantsby 1950 the elephant population had dropped, but still to the number of 13, 397however, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parksbut now, thailands forest covers only 20 percent of the landthis deforestation（采伐森林）is the central point of the elephants difficult situation, for it has effectively put the animals out of workthis century, as the road network grew, the elephants role as a beast of burden decreased50what can we know about african elephants from the passage?ait is of little value to domesticate thembit is hard to domesticate themcthey are living a better life than asian elephantsdtheir fate is quite similar to that of asian elephants51thailand was once called land of the white elephant because _awhite elephant was a national symbol until the 1920s bwhite elephant is rarely seen and thus very specialcwhite elephant has helped kings to gain the ruling authoritydthis name was so romantic that it was popular among visitors52why is the thai elephant out of work, according to the author?abecause there are too many elephants but too few jobsbbecause the elephants cant do labor work any longercbecause the government pays little attention to the problemdbecause the elephants are no longer useful to their owners53which of the following statements is true about the elephant population at various times?athere were 100,000 domesticated elephants at the turn of the last centuryb20,000 elephants were employed in transport in thailand at the turn of the centurycby 1950 the elephant population in thailand has been quite smalldtoday the elephant population is estimated at 5,150 54the passage is most probably from _aa travel guide ba history bookca popular science magazine dan official announcement50. b 从第一段第二行unlike its african cousin, the asian elephant is easily domesticated可知51. a 从第一段第三行the rare so-called white elephants have actually lent the power of royalty to its rulers，and until the 1920s the national flag was a white elephant on a red background可知。52. d 从第二段第二句out of work and out of land, the thai elephant struggles for survival in a nation that no longer needs it可知。53. d 从最后一段最二句however, today there are probably no more than 3,800, with another l,350 wandering free in the national parks可知。54. c 通读全文可知。 完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 i was successful at my job. i worked very hard , but it _1_ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. id worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. _2_, one afternoon last may, i was called to the office, and it was _3_ explained to me that they were letting me go. i just sat there _4_ they talked on and all i could think was, “ive _5_.” id been so well respected; _6_ i was of no value. for six weeks, i was in a very _7_ place. i wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).i could _8_ things needed doing, but would not do anything. my beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything _9_ me. then, in late june, my youngest sons football team made the city cup final. the year before, hed been very sad when i _10_ the same final, so he was _11_ when i told him id go. not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me _12_ him on was unbelievable. from then in , i spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . i attended match after match and performances of my elder sons band i _13_ went to another city to watch him play. these moments were so _14_. my life had been so much devoted to _15_ for so long, and i felt 16_ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world. 17_, being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose i was someones mum! i felt a sense of being _18_ again. now i feel more positive about my professional _19_ and im getting on better with my family than i ever have. losing my job made me realize just how _20_ it is to achieve real balance in life. ( ) 1. a. promised b. afforded c. showed d. left 【答案】b ( ) 2. a. therefore b. anyhow c. otherwise d. however 【答案】d ( ) 3. a. quickly b. gently c. partly d. easily 【答案】b ( ) 4. a. until b. after c. as d. so 【答案】c ( ) 5. a. failed b. finished c. tried d. changed 【答案】a ( ) 6. a. suddenly b. finally c. immediately d. shortly 【答案】a ( ) 7. a. secret b. quiet c. lonely d. dark 【答案】d ( ) 8. a. see b. get c. suggest d. understand 【答案】a ( ) 9. a. defended b. directed c. deserted d. disturbed 【答案】c ( ) 10. a. watched b. missed c. lost d. won 【答案】b ( ) 11. a. disappointed b. worried c. honoured d. delighted 【答案】d ( ) 12. a. cheering b. taking c. leading d. passing 【答案】a ( ) 13. a. just b. even c. still d. almost 【答案】b ( ) 14. a. hopeful b. meaningful c. difficult d. strange 【答案】b ( ) 15. a. work b. family c. matches d. performances 【答案】a ( ) 16. a. successful b. thoughtful c. thankful d. peaceful 【答案】c ( ) 17. a. naturally b. doubtfully c. disagreeably d. unexpectedly 【答案】d ( ) 18. a. employed b. comforted c. valued d. encouraged 【答案】c ( ) 19. a. education b. experience c. relationship d. future【答案】d ( ) 20. a. important b. interesting c. simple d. surprising【答案】a 1. 【解析】afford sb. sth.提供某人某物。该句的意思是我的工作给予了我和我的家人一种极好的生活方式。2. 【解析】根据前后文可知是表示转折，然而一天下午我被叫到办公室。3. 【解析】由于是要辞退作者，所以要用柔和的语气向作者表明她被辞退了。4.【解析】as 引导一个时间状语从句，当他们在给我讲话的时候我坐在那里。5.【解析】当他们告诉我我被解雇了的时候，我所想到的一切只是我失败了，与句首的成功形成对比。6.【解析】作者一直认为很成功，现在却被告知被解雇了，所以说作者突然觉得自己很没用。7.【解析】被解雇后作者生活在黑暗的日子里，感到绝望和无助。 8.【解析】我能看到有些事情需要我去做，但是我就是不愿意做，这与作者被解雇后的心情是一致的，同时也与后面的变化形成了对比。 9.【解析】由于作者被解雇，作者原有的遇事情能够向前看，并且看到事情中的积极的一面，这种人生信仰也抛弃了作者，用desert生动形象，有拟人化的手法。10.【解析】watch“看”；miss“错过”；lose“失去比赛”；win“赢得比赛”。b项符合语境。 11.【解析】当作者告诉孩子要去看他们的球队的比赛时，孩子当然是表现的很高兴。 12.【解析】cheer sb. on 为某人喝彩，为某人加油。13.【解析】even甚至，用来表示程度的加剧，深化。作者甚至去另外的一个城市里去看孩子的表演。14.【解析】这些时刻与作者解雇后的心情相比是极其有意义的。 15. 【解析】在事业后的这一段经历中，通过和孩子相处，作者认识到她过去太致力于工作了。 16. 【解析】作者很感激，在自己忽略孩子们之后孩子还是很欢迎她进入孩子们的世界，这让作者感到很是感激。 17. 【解析】出人意料的是，失业让我重新有了一种人生的目的感。18. 【解析】我再次觉得我的人生有价值有意义。与前文形成对应。 19.【解析】在经历了失业这一人生挫折之后，作者变得对自己的职业前景更为主动，和乐观。20.【解析】在经历了失业后，作者认识到保持工作和生活的一种平衡是非常的重要。语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】w：_1_a nice, quiet place away from all those people! now tell me whats bothering you.m: great. i need to get this off my chest. im having problems _2_(live) with mike, my roommate. we seldom talk to each other. and when we do, its to fight. w: i knew you two were having problems but i didnt know that things were so bad. what started it all?m: well, it started when we first moved in. i had a lot of things, and mike wasnt pleased when he saw that.w: so_3_did you find room for all your things?m: i put them in the cupboard in the living room. this made him really unhappy because he wanted to put his suitcase there.w: was that the only problem?m: oh, no. i like a neat, orderly house, _4_mike is so careless. his par