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嘉兴英语教学网 收集整理 欢迎使用专题三 阅读理解(十三)【山东省烟台市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】DIn the past decade, openness has become mainstream, and the vast majority of domestic adoptions (家庭领养) are open ones. Even so, potential adoptive parents and birthparents are often fearful when they first hear of the concept.Making Room in Our Hearls：Keeping Family Ties Through Open Addption answers the most common questions about the influence of open adoption, and how it affects the lives of everyone related. Duxbury, a family expert who specializes in adoption advice, is also an adoptive parent. Her book opens with her own familys story.Duxbury surveyed 150 families, but her book is not a collection of data. Instead, it allows these families to share their thoughts and wisdom, their joy and pain；the stories communicate the great happiness families feel at“working together for the sake of the child”and the steady view that the adoptive parents are the parents. They also touch on problems that can arise from opening closed adoptions.The most convincing advocates for open adoption here are the adopted teens themselves. Commenting on the question people always ask：“Are you confused about who is you realmother?”, Josh, age 2l now. states,“Kids arent stupid. I think I would be confused if my birthmother was not in my life. But my birthmother is not another parent. Your parents are your parents. My birthmother is really important to me. She is like a speciai aunt, but she is not my parent.”“Openness gives children the gift of possibilities, for now and for the future,” writes adoption expert Patricia Martinez Dorner in her closing thoughts.“It is not a ctre-all, but it creates the possibility for a stronger sense of permanence and identity.” This book is important reading for everyone touched by adoption.71. The first paragraph is written with the aim to .A. advise people to open their adoptionsB. bring in the topic of open adoptionC. explain why open adoption has become mainstreamD. advertise the book Make Room in Our Heart72. What kind of view may both Duxbury and Josh agree with?A. The adoptive parents are the parents.B. Only stupid kids may regard their birthmother as parent.C. A collection of data of adoptive families is useless.D. All adoptive families should share their joy and pain.73. We can leam from the text that kids of“closed adoptions” .A. will not be told the truth of adoptionB. hate their birthparents very muchC. usually have fewer family problemsD. will become stupid with no birthparents74. The adopted childrens attitude towards open adoptio11 is .A. ridiculous B. disapproving C. positive D. uncertain75. We can learn the advantages of open adoptions in .A. paragraph 2 B. paragraph 3 C. paragraph 4 D. paragraph 5【答案】71-75BAACD【山东省枣庄市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJames Arruda Henry, a 98-year-old retired lobsterman, has written and published his first book, In a Fishermans Language, after learning to read at the incredible age of 91MrHenry spent most of his life without even his closest family members knowing he was illiterate (文盲）Forced to quit school in the third grade to take some jobs, he kept the secret close to his chest - only telling to his late wifeA family problem in his 90s sparked his encourage to restart his educationHe signed a document he could not read, MrHenrys granddaughter saidAnd then, after hearing about George Dawson, a son of slaves who learned to read at the age of 98 and went on to write a book of his own, entitled Life Is So Good at the age of 101, MrHenry took up readingIf he can do itIm going to try, MrHenry saidStarting with his namehe eventually moved on to ABCs and childrens booksHe put them down for four years after the tragic loss of his wifeBut eventually he went back to reading and with the help of his tutor began to record his lifeHe wrote about his familys voyage from Portugal to the UShis many journeys at sea and how he was unable to save another fisherman who had fallen overboardHe became a carpenter and even a professional boxer - and eventually built his own home in Stonington BoroughHis life stories have become so popular, in fact, nearly 800 copies were sold in the first two weeks of the books release last monthOne thousand more have since been printed as requests for the book flood in from as far as GermanyAnd now even Hollywood producers have approached MrHenry about optioning the rights to his life story for a big screen adaptation56Which of the following is true of MrHenry?AHe couldnt read when he was retiredBHe was not a good student at schoolCOnly his family members knew he was illiterateDHe published his book at the age of 9157MrHenry made up his mind to study because he Ahad some trouble with his granddaughterBcouldnt sign the document he was givenCwanted to share his own experience with othersDwas inspired by George Dawsons story58How did MrHenry carry on his studies?AHe began with the childrens booksBHe was helped out by his granddaughterCHe started from the very beginningDHe didnt stop even when his wife died59In his book, MrHenry didnt mention _Ahis family story Bhis school educationChis journeys at sea Dhis work experiences60Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?ANearly 800 copies of the book were soldBThe book was sold well in GermanyCHis book was popular both at home and abroadDHollywood has planned to adapt his book for a movieBAround 200 people who thought their only experience of the London 2012 Olympic Games would be minor heats of synchronized swimming （花样游泳） have received an unexpected hange to the mens 100m final because of an embarrassing ticketing mistakeThe London 2012 Organising Committee （Locog） confirmed on Wednesday that an error n its ticket selling had led to four synchronised swimming competitions being oversold by 10, 000 ticketsLocog and its ticket agent spent the Christmas period contacting ticket holders and offering them alternatives that included the tickets they had applied for but unsuccessfulThe hanges need no additional costIt has also offered to return any discrepancy （差额） if the n ew tickets cost less than the originalsLocog said the replacement tickets would come from a number of unsold seats across the Olympic Games and it was doing all it could to make up the error to the fans who bought tickets Locog said the error occurred in the summer, between the first and second round of ticket sales, when a member of staff made a mistake, entering 20,000 into the computer rather than the correct figure of 10,000 remaining ticketsThe error was discovered when Locog checked the number of tickets that had been sold against the final seating numbers, and began contacting ticket holders before ChristmasThousands of ticket holders have already struck lucky, changing to tickets for major events including swimming and athletics finals, and in around 200 cases the hottest of all, the mens 100m finalLocog said the decision to award 100m final tickets was made because one of the synchronised swimming competitions was on the same afternoon as the event, August 561As a result of the ticketing mistake, about 200 people _Awill luckily be able to watch the mens 100m finalBwill not enjoy the synchronized swimming eventsCwill have to change their tickets to other gamesDhave applied for tickets to the mens 100m final62In order to solve the problem, the Locog _Arequired the holders to return the ticketsBallowed the holders to apply for another ticketCwould charge the discrepancy for changing the ticketsDoffered to change the tickets without any extra cost63The underlined word it in the third paragraph refers to _ALocog Bthe ticketing mistakeCthe Olympic Games Dthe additional cost64How many ticket holders will have to change their tickets?A200 B10,000 C20,000 D30,00065Which of the following is true according to the text?AThe synchronized swimming is the hottest of the OlympicsBThousands of ticket holders refused to change their ticketsCThe mens 100m final will take place on August 5, 2012DThe number of tickets for synchronised swimming is 10,000COne often hears it said that travel broadens the mindBut does this always happen?When an acquaintance of mine returned from France, I asked him how he liked itThe breakfasts were terrible he said, No bacon or kippersI had fried eggs and chips, but it was quiet a business getting them to make them Obviously travel had not broadened his mindHe had judged it entirely from his own English viewpointsAll nationalities, in all foreign countries, can be found judging what they see, hear, taste and smell according to their own habits and customsPeople who are better educated and who have read a lot about foreign countries tend to adapt and tolerate all easilyThat is because their minds have already been broadened before they start travellingPhysical differences are not so difficult to be adapted to as mental onesIn Indonesia, the left hand is considered uncleanWhen a foreigner offers or takes something with his left hand, the Indonesian may explain this action as arising from a difference in custom, but the deep prejudice against the use of the left hand will not be so easily done away withThere are some travelers who adapt themselves so successfully to foreign customs and habits that they get the severe criticisms of their more stubborn fellow-countrymenIf they are Asians, they are accused of having become Westernized, and if they are Europeans, people say they have gone nativePerhaps the ideal would be if travel could succeed m making people tolerate the habits and customs of others without abandoning their ownThe criterion for judging a foreigner could be Does he try to be polite and considerate to others? instead of Is he like me?66The author mentions his acquaintances travel to show_Athe breakfasts are terrible in FranceBthe English style of life is betterCtravel cant always broaden ones mindDit is not easy to get used to the life in France67The better educated people _ _Aare adapted easily to foreign customs and habitsBalways judge things from their own viewpointsCnever have an open mind to different culturesDtend to compare two kinds of habits and customs68Which of the following can best replace of the underlined phrase done away with in Paragraph 4?Aput up with Btaken place of Cmade up for Dgot rid of69According to Paragraph 5, those who adapt themselves successfully are _ .Abetter understood Bsometimes criticizedCwell accepted Dnever tolerated70We can infer from the text that _Acultural differences are never tolerated in all countriesBtravel broadens the mind sometimes doesnt make senseCcultural differences are not difficult to be adapted toDone should try to copy foreign customs when travellingDFriday, December 30, 2011has been cut for the tiny South Pacific island nation, Samoa as it moved its time zone 24 hours ahead to catch up with Asia, New Zealand and Australia On New Years Eve, Samoa will Slave jumped to the west of the international dateline, which runs through the Pacific Ocean and broadly follows the 180 degree line of longitude （经线）Its Prime Minister said it would make it easier for Samoa to trade with their key partners No longer shall we have people ringing us up on Monday from New Zealand and Australia thinking it is Monday when we are closing our eyes and praying at churchesAnd in the same way, on our Fridays when we ring up and already our contacts are holidaying on their Saturdays, he told Radio New Zealand on FridayTo help win public support, the government declared employers must still pay workers for the missing Friday, although banks will not be allowed to charge interest for the lost dayCountries are free to choose whether the dateline passes to the east or west, and Samoas decision means all new maps will need to changeBut some tourism operators are worried Samoa will lose business by losing its position as the last place on earth to see the sunset each day, although it is now one of the first places to see in each new day.Samoa, a country of about 180,000 people, used to be in the same time zone as New Zealand and Australia, but went back a day in 1892, celebrating July 4 twice and aligning itself with the United StatesThe date change is not the first major change in Samoa in recent yearsIn 2009, the country switched to driving on the left hand side of the road from the right hand side, in line with New Zealand and Australia71Samoa moved its time zone 24 hours ahead to _Atrade with the United StatesBbe the first place to see in each new dayCfollow the international datelineDbe in the same time zone as Australia72Which of the following is true according to the text?AIts Monday now in Samoa while it is Sunday in AmericaBSamoa once had a date change about 200 years agoCSamoa and America are now in the same time zoneDIn Samoa, cars move on the right hand side of the road73On the missing Friday, _ in Samoa,Abanks still charged interest Ball the people had a day offCworkers still got paid Dall celebrated New Years Eve74The underlined word aligning in the last paragraph possibly means _Acelebrating Badjusting Cmoving Dtrading75Whats the text mainly about?AThe change of international datelineBThe first nation to greet New YearCA new neighbor of AustraliaDA new date change in Samoa【答案】【山东省淄博市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMaricel Apatan， 22， stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangi-La Hotel in Manila， preparing to decorate a cheesecake. It would seem to be a routine task for a cake chef，but Maricel is no ordinary chefshe has no hands.Maricel has come a long way since the day in September 2000 when she and her uncle were attacked near their farm. Fortunately， both of them survived， but the 11-year-old girl lost her hands. In 2004，she entered a Manila training centre for people with disabilities. She learned how to write and do housework and，more importantly， came to terms with her disability. After graduation from high school， she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course and flourished even though she was the only disabled student in the course. After she moved back to Manila to continue her studies， the media started reporting on this determined young woman. She didnt shy away from the attention.“I wanted others living with disabilities to believe its possible to live a normal life，”Maricel says. When managers at th