2010年3月份百题精练(2)(英语).doc

高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家2010年3月份百题精练（2）英语试题第三部分：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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Washington Irving was Americans first man of letters to be known internationally. His works were received enthusiatically both in English and in the United States .He was ,in fact , one of the most successful writers of his time in either country ,delighting a large general public and at the same time winning the admiration of fellow writers like Scott in Britain and Poe and Hawthorne in the United States. The respect in which he was held was partly owing to the man himself, with his warm friendliness,his good sense ,his politeness , his gay spirits,his artistic integrity , and his love of both the Old World and the New. Thackeray described Irving as “a gentleman, who though himself born in no very high surroundings , was most finished, elegant , humorous;socially the equal of the most cultured Europeans .” In England he was granted an honorary degree from Oxford an unusual honor for a citizen of a young , uncultured nationand he received the medal of the Royal Society of Literature ;America made him ambassador to Spain. Irvings background provides little to explain his literary achievements . A gifted but deliberate child , he had little schooling. He studied law, but without enthusiasm, and never did practise seriously. He was not affected by his strict Presbyterian home enviroment, often going to both social gatherings and the theatre.56The main point of the first paragraph is that Washington Irving was .Aan Americas first man of lettersBa great writer who was successful in his own country and other parts of the world as wellCa man who won the respect of other writers because of his high social statusDa man who was able to move from literature to politics57What is implied by the comment about Scott ,Poe and Hawthorne?AIrvings great popularity resulted in the admiration of Scott, Poe and Hawthorne.BMore Americans than Britans admired Irving.CIrvings work was not only popular ,but also of high literary quality.DIrvings success was attributed to his family background.58What can be said about Irvings law career?AHe only began to practise law late in life.BHe spent very little time working as a lawyer.CHe never practised law although he studied it.DHe worked as a lawyer with great enthusiasm.59Which of the following best describes the effect of Irvings Presbyterian background on his life?AIt had almost no effect on his life.BIt promoted his interest in law.CIt encouraged his love for literature.DIt enabled him to become a successful writer.BTime spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. Whatever the person is ,you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become concentrated on some books, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointmentwithout buying a book, of course.This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is , I think, the main attraction of a bookshop . A music shop is very like a bookshop . You can wander round such places to your hearts content. If it is a good shop ,no assistant will approach you with the inevitable greeting:”Can I help you,sir?” You neednt buy anything you dont want. In a bookshop, an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading without any definite plan . Then, and only then, are his services necessary.You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about brass-rubbingsomething which had only vaguely(含糊不清地)interested you up until then. This volume on the subject ,however, happened to be so well illustrated(插图)and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous . Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section. Booksellers must be both long-suffering and tolerant.60In a good bookshop . Athe shop assistant greets you in a friendly wayByou feel obliged to buy one of the booksCyour heart is contentedDno shop assistant will approach you unless his service is called61It is very unwise to enter a bookshop and buy .Aa best-selling novel on brass-rubbingBa book on ancient coinsCa book on the subject that vaguely interests youDa book well illustrated and expensive62According to the writer, the best way to escape the realities of routine life is .Ato have a long chat with an assistant in a bookshopBto stay in a bookshop, being absorbed in reading books of various kindsCto buy a best-selling novel to readDto wander about in the streets63The best title of this selection would be .AOn Buying BooksBBookshops and AssistantsCBooklovers and BookshopsDHow to Escape the Realities of Everyday Life in a BookshopCWhat do you do if you are hit in the mouth and one of your teeth is knocked out? A dentist may be able to put the tooth back in for you , but you have to get to the dentist first in the meantime . You have to store the tooth so that it will stay healthy.The simplest thing to do is to put the tooth back into your mouth, or you could put it in milk. Frond Courts, a dentist at the University of Florida, worked with other researchers to find the safe way of keeping knocked-out teeth. He tried putting teeth in the open air. He used teeth that had to be removed from peoples mouths for various reasons. The teeth were put into one of the solutions(溶液)or stored in the air for one hour. Then cells from the root of the teech were scraped off the teeth. Dr Courts and the others then studied how healthy these cells were.The cell-culture medium worked best to keep a knocked-out tooth healthy outside the mouth . However , few people keep cell-culture medium handy at home or in school. The next best thing was milk. But Dr Courts said that the best thing of all was to wash the tooth and put it right back into its socket(牙槽)in the mouth . For some people , though , this is just too painful or upsetting. So milk will do , until you get your tooth (and your mouth)to a dentist.64This passage is mainly about .Ahow a dentist can save a knocked-out toothBhow to keep a knocked-out tooth healthyChow Dr Courts and other researchers made their experimentsDhow to put a knocked-out tooth back into its socket65Dr Courts tested .Aman-made teethBteeth dried in the open airCteeth pulled for various reasonsDteeth put back in their sockets66The best way to keep a knocked-out tooth healthy outside the mouth is to store it .Ain cell-culture mediumBin milkCin waterDin the open air67Milk can be used instead of cell-culture medium to put a knocked-out toothin because .Amilk works better to keep the tooth healthyBmilk causes less painCcell-culture medium is not usually handyDcell-culture medium is more expensive68“Dr Courts said that the best of all was to was the tooth and put it right back into its socket in the mouth.” In the sentence ,the word best means .Acheapest and healthiestBleast painful and cheapestCquickest and least painfulDeasiest and healthiestDLarge changes in all of the worlds deeply cherished sporting habits have been noticed. Whether its one of Londons parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby , or the Super bowl rivaling(与竞争)the British Football Cup Final as a televised spectator event in Britain, the patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition . We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture.That annual bicycle race , the Tour de France, much loved by the French, is a good case in point . Just a few years back it was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part. But in recent years it has been controlled by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders.The people who really matter welcome the change toward globalization. Peugeot , Michelin and Panasonic are multi-national corporations that want worldwide returns for the millions they invest（投资，入股）in teams. So it does them exactly a world of good to see this unofficial world championship become just that.This is undoubtedly an economic-based revolution we are witnessing here , one made possible by communications technology, but made to happen because of marketing considerations. Sell the game and you can sell Cola or Budweiser as well. The skilful way in which American football has been sold to Europe is a good example of how all sports will develop. The aim of course is not really to spread the sport for its own sake, but to increase the number of people interested in the major money-making events. The economics of the Super bowl are already astronomical(天文的，巨大的). With a seat at $5, gate receipts alone were a shocking$10,000,000. The most important statistic of the day , however, was the $100,000,000 in TV advertising fees. Imagine how much that becomes when the eyes of the world are watching.So it came as a terrible shock ,but not really as a surprise , to learn that some people are now suggesting that soccer change from being a game of two 45-minute halves, to one of four 25-minute quarters. The idea is unashmedly to capture more advertising income ,without giving any thought for the integrity(整体，完整) of a sport which relies for its the most important guality on the flowing nature of the action.Moreover, as sports expand into world markets, and as our choice of sports as consumers also grows , so we will demand to see them play at a higher and higher level. In boxing we have already seen very many , dubious world title categories because people will not pay to see anything less than a “World Tide” fight , and this means that the title fights have to be held in different countries around the world!69A globalization of sporting culture means that .Amore people are taking up sports.Btraditional sports are getting popular.Cmany local sports are becoming internationalDforeigners are more interested in local sports70Which of the following is NOT related to the large changes?AGood economicreturns.BRevival of sportsCCommunications technology.DMarketing strategies.71What is the authors attitude towards the suggestion to change soccer into one of four 25-minute quarters?AFavourableBUnclearCReserved.DCritical.EIf you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children . But how you say it can be quite tricky.If you say to your children “ Im sorry I got angry with you ,but” what follows that “but” can present the apology ineffective:”I had a bad day ”or “your noise was giving me a headache” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “Im sorry youre upset” ; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.Then there is the general , all covering apology ,which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again . Saying “Im useless as a parent ” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.These false apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength ,and therefore not turn to these false apologies.But even when presented with examples of genuine sorrow,children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry.A three-year-old child might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does ,and that hitting a playma