浙江省湖州市高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解寒假选练（5）.doc

阅读理解寒假选练（5）【由山东省2014高考仿真冲刺卷（6）改编】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。“long time no see” is a very interesting sentencewhen i first read this sentence from an american friends email，i laughedi thought it was a perfect example of chinglishobviously，it is a word-by-word literal translation of the chinese greetings with a ruled english grammar and structure! later on，my friend told me that it is a standard american greetingi was too thrilled to believe herher words could not convince me at allso i did a research on googlecomto my surprise，there are over 60 thousand web pages containing “long time no see” this sentence has been widely used in emails，letters，newspapers，movies，books，or any other possible placesthough it is sort of informal，it is part of the language that americans use dailyironically，if you type this phrase in microsoft word，the software will tell you that the grammar needs to be correctednobody knows the origin of this chinglish sentencesome people believe that it came from charlie chans moviesin the 1930s，hollywood moviemakers successfully created a world wide famous chinese detective named “charlie chan” on wide screensdetective chan likes to teach americans some chinese wisdom by quoting confucius“long time no see” was his trademarksoon after charlie chan，“long time no see” became a popular phrase in the real world with thanks to the popularity of these moviessome scholars refer to america as a huge pot of stewall kinds of culture are mixed in the stew together，and they change the color and taste of each otheramerican chinese，though a minority ethnic（少数民族的成员） group in the united states，is also contributing some changes to the stew! language is usually the first thing to be influenced in the mixed stewyou can have some other examples than adoptions from chinese，such as pizza from italian，susi from japanese，and dj vu from french etcthere is a long list! americans do not just simply borrow something from othersthey will modify it and make it their own，so you would not be surprised to find a tofu and peanut butter hamburger in a restaurant，or to buy a bottle of iced chinese green tea with honey in a grocery storesince americans appreciate chinese culture more and more nowadays，i believe more chinese words will become american english in the futurein this way the american stew keeps adding richness and flavor1the writer himself felt surprised at _athe chinglish expression “long time no see” b“long time no see” used as standard american englishcso many literal translation of the expressions used in americadfinding out americans use the expression every day2the word “stew” in the 4th paragraph probably means _amixture literature bconfucius wordsca kind of cooked dish damerican changing cultures3according to the passage，it can be inferred that _ adetectives translate the phrase “long time no see”bhollywood made “long time no see” popularcthe huge pot of stew greatly affects all kinds of languages dcultures can be changed in the huge pot of stew4the main idea of the passage is that _asome chinese expressions are introduced into englishbyoull not be surprised at a tofu in a restaurant in americacsome american expressions can be used in chinadamerican english keep being enriched from different cultures5according to the passage，which of the following statements is not true?ainformal language sometimes doesnt go with grammar and structureblanguages are always ruled by grammar and structurec“long time no see” has been used in at least four media mentioned in the passagedthere are four languages mentioned to be adopted in the american stew【参考答案】1-5、b a b d b 乐山市2016高考英语二轮：（寒假）阅读理解选练（5）及答案ai like this job, in which i stay with small children and from which i get the challenges and awards. i also think my work is important. there was a time when i thought i would never have that sort of career.i wasnt an excellent student because i didnt do much schoolwork. in my final term i started thinking what i might do and found i didnt have much to offer. i just accepted that i wasnt the type to have a career.i then found myself a job. looking after two little girls, it wasnt too bad at first. but the problems began when i agreed to live in, so that i would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. we agreed that if i had to work extra hours one week, shed give me time off the next. but unfortunately, it didnt often work out. i was getting extremely tired and fed up, because i had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.one sunday, i was in the park with the children, and met megan who used to go to school with me, i told her about my situation. she suggested that i should do a course and get a qualification if i wanted to work with children. i didnt think i would be accepted because i didnt take many exams in school. she persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. my experience counted for a lot and i got on a part time course. i had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.now ive got a full time job there. i shall always be thankful to megan. iwish i had known earlier that you could have a career, even if you arent top of the class at school.21when staying with the two girls family, the author_ .agot much help from her boss bwas paid for extra work coften worked long hours dtook a day off every other week22why did the author leave her first job?ashe needed a rest after working extra hours.bshe decided to attend a part time course.cshe was fed up with children.dshe found a full time job.23what has the author learned from her own experiences?aone must choose the job she likes.bhard work makes an excellent student.cless successful students can still have a career.dqualifications are necessary for a career.参考答案21-23 cbc bmy left foot (1989)imagine being a prisoner of your own body, unable to make any movements except to move your left foot. the main character in my left foot，based on the real story of cerebral palsy (大脑性麻痹) sufferer christy brown，can barely move his mouth to speak, but by controlling his left foot, hes able to express himself as an artist and poet. for his moving performance of brown, daniel lewis won his first academy award for best actor. shine (1996) do you have a talent youre afraid to share with the world? david helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be “one of the truly great pianists,” but the pressures of performing (and pleasing his father) resulted in a complete breakdown. ten years in a mental institution didnt weaken helfgotts musical gift: when he was rediscovered, he was playing concertos in a bar. shine received seven oscar nominations (提名), and geoffrey rush won best actor for his performance of helfgott.life is beautiful (1997) nothings more powerful than the love between a parent and a child. in this heartbreaking italian film, a father (roberto benigni) makes an unbelievable sacrifice for his 4-year-old son: trapped in a nazi concentration camp in 1945, the jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game. he manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war, and even in his final moments of life, keeps his son smiling and hopeful. benigni won the best actor oscar. stand and deliver (1988) few people can inspire us more than a good teacher. jaime escalante (edward james olmos got oscar nomination for best actor) is a great one. employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail, escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better things, like getting good grades in the ap exam. despite the obstacles in their lives, the classmates accomplish their goals, thanks to mr. escalantes support. the real jaime escalante, the best teacher in america, says that stand and deliver is “90% truth, 10% drama.”24. the underlined part in the passage means _. a. the main character in my left foot cant control his whole bodyb. the main character in my left foot is trapped by othersc. the main character in my left foot is a prisonerd. the main character in my left foot is a disabled person25. if you want to watch a movie about wars, which may be one of your choices?a. life is beautiful. b. stand and deliver. c. shine. d. my left foot.26.which of the following is true according to the four movies information?a. my left foot was directed by christy browns b. geoffrey rush stayed in a mental institution for ten yearsc. edward james olmos received nomination for best actor oscard. jaime escalante has a talent for playing the piano 27. what do the four movies have in common? a. they are all based on real stories.b. the main characters are all sick to some degree but succeed.c. the main characters all won academy award for best actor.d. they are all inspiring stories that make a difference.参考答案24-27 dacd cits roughly estimated that there are 450 million disabled people in the world. no one knows exactly how many disabled people there are in the world.the number of disabled people in india alone is probably more than double the total population of canada.in the united kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. disability is not just something that happens to other people: as we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight.disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. some people are born with disabilities. many others become disabled as they get older. there are many progressive disabling diseases. the longer time goes on, the worse they become. some people are disabled in accidents. many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. all are affected by peoples attitude towards them.disabled people face many physical barriers. next time you go shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains. how would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? but there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents by far the greatest barrier of all. it is almost impossible for the able-bodied to fully appreciate what the severely disabled go through, so it is important to draw attention to these barriers and show that it is the individual person and their ability not their disability that count.28.the first paragraph points out that_.a. the number of disabled people in india is the greatestb. india has much more disabled people than canadac. there are many disabled people in the world d. it is impossible to get an exact figure of the worlds disabled people29.the last word of the passage count most probably means_.a be numbered b. be includedc. be considered d. be most important30.which of the following statements is not true?a. about 10 percent of people in the uk are disabled.b. even the able-bodied may lose some of their body functions when they get older.c. there still exists prejudice against the disabled which results mainly from ignoranced. the whole society should pay due attention to the barriers faced by the disabled people31.it can be concluded from the passage that_.a. both physical and metal barriers are hard to break down b. we should take a proper attitude towards the disabledc. we should try our best to prevent disablementd. the able-bodies people will never fully understand the disabled参考答案28-31 cdcb dif the earths population is in growth at this rate , there will not be enough resources. by the middle of the 21st century, if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars, for example. even if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race, the crowded conditions on the earth will make it necessary for us to look for open space somewhere else. but none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. one possible solution to the problem, however, has recently been suggested by american scientist, professor carl sagan.sagan believes that before the earths resources are completely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmosphere of venus and so create a new world almost as large as the earth itself. the difficult is that venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.sagan proposes that algae organisms(海藻有机体) that can live in extremel