湖北省武汉市高考英语 阅读理解训练题（9）.doc

武汉市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（9）附答案during my elementary school years, i used to compare my mom with my best friendtiffanys mom. tiffanys mom always gave her lots of money to buy the most fashionable clothes and favorite food. her mom allowed her to do anything she liked. i really admired tiffany. my mom didnt give me much pocket money and she always told me that i should behave myself. i was annoyed with her. whenever i didnt get what i wanted, i would complain to my mom, tiffanys mom would give her that! i wish she were my mom. every time, my mom would calmly say poor tiffany. i couldnt understand her. she shouldnt be feeling sorry for tiffany! i thought. she should be feeling sorry for me. one day, i couldnt help saying to mom, poor tiffany? lucky tiffany! she gets everything she wants! why do you feel sorry for her ? i burst into tears. my mom sat down next to me and said softly, yes, i do feel sorry for her. i have been teaching you a lesson that she will never be taught. i looked up at her. what are you talking about? mom said with care, one day she will really want something. maybe shell find out that she cant have it. her mother wont always be around to give her money, and whats more, money cant buy everything. she continued, i have taught you valuable lessons by not giving you everything you want. youll know how to look for bargains and save money, but she wont. youll understand that you need to work hard to get the things that you want but she wont. when tiffany is a grown woman, shell wake up one day and she will be wishing that she had a mom like the one youve got. life lessons are more important than modern clothes and delicious food. it took some time, but i eventually understood my moms words. now i am a happy and successful woman.13. during the authors elementary school years, she _. a. wished that her mom were as good as tiffanys b. went to school with tiffany every day c. usually compared her lesson with tiffanys d. sometimes gave lots of money to tiffany14. why did the authors mom always say poor tiffany? a. she felt sorry for tiffany because tiffany was poor.b. she wanted to tell a lie to comfort the author. c. she thought that tiffany was spoiled by her mother. d. she told the author this and wanted her to help tiffany.15. what do we learn about the authors mother? a. she was strict and taught the author to be independent. b. she cared for other peoples children more than her own. c. she thought that life lessons were as important as money. d. she was so poor that she couldnt give the author much money.16. what can we infer from the passage? a. the author was quite annoyed with her mother in the past. b. the authors mother felt sorry for tiffany. c. tiffanys mother took the authors mothers advice. d. the author is thankful to her mother now.1316、acad*结束starting at a new workplace can be stressful for anyone, whether you have years of experience or are just beginning your career. here are a few expert tips to help you.1.be the early birdreaching the office early will give you more time to explore and absorb your new surroundings. arriving early also gives you time to network. and of course it helps impress the new boss by showing your eagerness to work.2.ask questionsit shows your mangagers that you are interested in learning about you new job. more importantly, the answers will help you adapt to your new surroundings quickly. and try to limit yourself to general or work-related questions.3.watch your body languageyour actions can give away a lot more than you think. frowning, folding your hands, rocking back-and-forth in you chair or shaking your leg constantly, are some gestures that might give the impression that you are nervous, not confident or are too casual about your job.4.be a listenerlisten more and talk less. when you talk more, you might unintentionally speak out of turn. lsitening and observing can help you learn more about you peers and managers and their way of doing things. try not to get sucked into office politics.5.arrive ready to learnchange is always difficult, but prepared to absorb a new culture, different ways of doing things and take on new responsibilities. try not to say things like “i used to do this in this way”, which makes you seem too aggressive or even annoying.6. dont rush to shake things upwe normally see people come in and make a quick assessment of what is happening, and start making changes quickly. thats not a god idea because it can cause conflict with your new team. instead consider introducing your way of doing things slowly while you communicate with your team as often as possible.apply these principles and within no time you would have made a place for yourself in the organization.9which of the following is true according to the passage?athis passage is intended for people who have just graduated form college.bwe can ask any personal question after arriving at a new place.cwe can continue working in the same way as before.dlistening and observing can benefit you a lot.10what does the underlined phrase mean in the sixth piece?aconcludebdecidecchangedplan11what can we infer from the passage?aif you need help, dont hesitate to ask people around you in the new organization.bpeople can be under pressure to work after arriving at a new place.cit is better to arrive at offices as early as possible.dtalking more can make it easy for people to get into the office politics.12what is the purpose of this passage?ato educatebto persuadecto instructdto advise912、dc ad*结束第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。now it is job hunting season againthe job fairs flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate studentsowing to the global financial crests, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy and longerit is always a painful process for college students to find jobs 71 however, job positions are quite limitedin order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever beforea chinese expert predicted that the job hunting pressure in china, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, would reach its climax in 2006, yet, this situation continues in 2010in order to transfer the human resources that are more than needed or wanted to the less developed areas in china, the government has tried to launch a series of policies to help release the pressure 72 73 a higher education may be more helpful to find a good job in the future, while the temptation of an exciting job and the strong will of being a “real” adult urge the youth to slep into socially earlyfor example, when an undergraduate mechanical science and technology major at a famous university is preparing for his postgraduate exam, he receives an offer from a big foreign company one day 74 anyway, it is really tough to prepare for the postgraduate examination75 this is a tough time and everyone should have some shining points to win the employers favoras products of universities, college students are expected to be first-rate talents and should step into the excellent group in the society however, these students may achieve unexpected success in the fields where their professional knowledge functions to its maximizationamost probably, he is so excited that he decides to quit the exam next yearbalmost everyone worries about the result of the postgraduate examinationc“survival of the fittest” darwins evolution theory appears in the personnel marketdwith many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt jobsewhats more, financial support is provided to encourage the graduates to start their own careerfto go on with further education or to find a job is one of the hardest decisions for the graduate students to make nowgcompetition for a job would be fierce as graduates this year will have to join the job hunting group from previous years参考答案 7175 defac*结束阅读理解、专题训练(*)、文章主旨(*) 活学活用根据前面所学阅读技巧，完成下列读写任务in september,2007，a group of students from eight high schools in winnipeg，the capital of canadas manitoba province，will send a satellite into space.the satellite，named after its home city，will be put into low orbit.once in space，it can perform for a few months or up to several years，communicating information that could help find the signs of earthquakes.there are 80 similar satellite projects worldwide，but this is the first highschool based program of its kind in canada.30 manitoba high school students are having a hand in designing and building the satellite，in cooperation with space experts and 10 students from the university of manitoba，and with support from two other organizations.the winnipeg project is not something that goes on a piece of paper；it is realworld engineering，allowing high school students to have an opportunity to learn more about the exciting world of engineering through their participation in this challenging program.it is also regarded as a wonderful example of the unique partnerships within manitoba.designing，building and launching a satellite with highschool students will bring this worldclass educational project into reality and manitoba closer to space.“these high school students deserve congratulations for their enthusiasm and a strong love for discovery，” said peter，education，citizenship and youth minister.“we want to make science more interesting and attractive to high school students by showing them how classroom studies can relate to practical experience in the workplace or in space，” peter added.the winnipeg project mainly aimed at inspiring a strong desire for discovery on the part of the students.it also shows manitobas devotion to research.请用大约30词概括全文内容_.根据所读短文，选择正确答案1according to the passage，this satellite is _.anamed after manitoba and its shapebintended for international communicationcdesigned，built and launched mainly by studentsdchallenged by university students around the world2according to the minister，_.athe study of space can be practically made in classroomsbmanitoba high schools are famous for the study of spacecscientific research is too far away from high school studentsdthose manitoba high school students are worth praising3the primary purpose of the project is to _.ainspire a strong desire for discovery among the students bfind the early signs of earthquakes crelate studies to practice dhelp high school students study realworld engineering4which of the following is true according to the passage?athe students are from different high schools.btheir program is the first satellite project worldwide.cthe author disagreed to let the high school work on the project.dthe students have got much help in their project.5the best title for this passage may be _.amanitoba schoolbwinnipeg programcspace cooperation dsatellite launching参考答案the passage is about the winnipeg project in canada，whose purpose is to encourage students to participate in challenging programs，making science more interesting and attractive to high school students.(30 words)1解析：从第四段最后一句可知答案。答案：c2解析：从最后一段第一句可知答案。答案：d3解析：从最后一段最后一句可知答案。 答案：a4解析：从第3段最后两句可知答案。答案：d5解析：文章介绍了winnipeg program的地点，目的和活动内容，所有内容都是围绕winnipeg program这个主题的，所以b为正确选项。 答案：b*结束“the pen is more powerful than the sword（刀）.” there have been many writers who used their pens to fight things that were wrong. mrs harriet beecher stowe was one of them.she was born in the u.s.a. in 1811.one of her books not only made her famous but has been described as one that excited the world, and was helpful in causing a civil war and freeing the enslaved race. the civil war was the american civil war of 1861, in which the northern states fought the southern states and finally won.this book that shook the world was called uncle toms cabin. there was time when every english-speaking man, woman, and child has read this novel that did so much to stop slavery. not many people read it today, but it is still very interesting. the book has shown us how a warm-hearted writer can arouse (唤起) peoples sympathies. the author herself had neither been to the southern states nor been a slave. the southern americans were very angry at the book, which they said did not at all represent true state of affairs, but the northern