上海版英语汇编——议论文类阅读理解B卷

第 1 页 共 15 页 上海版英语汇编上海版英语汇编 议论文类阅读理解议论文类阅读理解 B B 卷卷 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 7 7 题 共题 共 5858 分分 1 8 分 2017 深圳模拟 阅读理解 Do you find yourself studying the same page for fifteen minutes Are you thinking of a TV show while doing your homework If so you may have a concentration problem Concentration is the ability to focus on a task at hand without being interrupted 打断 by other things It can be of great benefit to us but we don t always use it fully Sounds images and unrelated thoughts are like heavy rocks in the road When you move them away your concentration can go on Luckily concentration can be improved through training Start by creating a space that s quiet and comfortable Remove distractions such as TV or online chat programmes For fewer interruptions have everything you need at your desk After a while you can focus on your work easily Here are some other ways for you to have a try Do five more minutes When you think you can t work anymore just do five more minutes You can stretch your attention span by pushing your limits a little bit at a time One Think a time Stop juggling lots of things in your hand Instead set a time for thinking about a single task For example tell yourself I ll think about nothing but my task from 5 00 to 5 30 Do things immediately Sometimes we don t feel like concentrating so we put off work Just ask yourself Will it get easier later and then you ll probably want to get it over with Use your hands as blinkers Try keying things out of sight out of mind Cup your hands and focus only on what you are reading See as if for the first time Look at each moment like it is the first or last time you ll see or experience it By fully concentrating on the present you won t miss a thing Concentration can help you get ahead in life Use these tips and find out for yourself 第 2 页 共 15 页 1 Why does someone study the same page for too long time A Because he or she likes that page very much B Because the page has a very difficult problem C Because he or she doesn t want to read the page D Because he or she has a concentration problem 2 What does the underlined word Paragraph 2 refer to A The hand B The task C The concentration D The ability 3 What can we learn from the passage A A large room can make us focus on our task quickly B When you don t want to do a thing just do it five more minutes C Doing three things at a time is better than doing one D Concentration can be improved even if we do nothing 4 What s the main purpose of the passage A To give some tips on how to improve concentration B To explain what concentration is in our life 第 3 页 共 15 页 C To encourage readers to make a better life D To introduce how to create a perfect place for working 2 8 分 Children who spend more time reading with their parents have a greater chance of becoming better readers than those who don t With the help from their parents children can learn techniques to improve their reading skills A lot of parents think after their child learns to read they should stop reading to them Donna George said They are sadly mistaken George offers her services to parents at the Title I Learning Centers She said reading aloud to children may be the most valuable thing parents can do It is better for children to hear things at a higher level than where they are George said Parents are their child s first teacher Parents help their children build listening phonics comprehension and vocabulary skills when they read aloud to them Before parents can identify reading problems they should escape the enemy television and limit the time their children spend watching television George suggested not allowing kids to have a TV in their bedrooms setting a schedule of when kids can watch or keeping a list of how many programs children watch Louise Joines said while her 14 year old daughter and 10 year old son enjoy reading the television sometimes becomes a distraction So she tries to build the situation by suggesting books the entire family will enjoy reading together like the Harry Potter series Parents who do not read themselves should not count on their children being interested in it If parents would read to their children at least 15 minutes every day children would not have so many problems in school It is the parents job to help build that desire in their children and of course to know what kind of books to read is also important 1 According to George reading aloud to children A helps them correct mistakes 第 4 页 共 15 页 B is helpful to their reading C is parents first duty to their children D can get children out of television s attraction 2 The underlined word in Paragraph 4 means something that A can improve children s reading B can help children s right way of reading C can make children interested in reading D can make children not attentive 3 Which of the following is important according to the fourth paragraph A Reading skills B Reading speed C Reading materials D Reading environment 4 If the passage is not completed which of the following can follow the fifth paragraph A Parents choose reading materials for their children B Advice is given to control their children C What TV programs children can watch during reading D How children improve their reading by themselves 5 第 5 页 共 15 页 Which one would be the best title for the passage A Children Spend More Time Reading with Parents B Parents Are Their Child s First Teacher C How Parents Make Their Child a Better Reader D How to Improve Children s Reading Ability 3 8 分 2017 威海模拟 阅读理解 We are often asked to make a speech in life Most of us are afraid of it and don t do a good job Here are some simple steps to make your speech a successful one First of all find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience Who are they What do they know about your subject Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech Then try to arrange your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow Use as many examples as possible Never forget your audience Don t talk over their heads or talk down to them When you are giving your speech speak slowly and clearly look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your audience chances to think over what you ve said Just remember be prepared know your subject and your audience say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together 1 Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech means that while preparing your speech you must A put your shoes away and put on theirs B try on their shoes to see if they fit you C try to think in the way as they do 2 When he is giving his speech the speaker should A let his eyes rest on the subject 第 6 页 共 15 页 B follow the audience step by step C face the audience in a natural way 3 During the course of a speech it is not right for a speaker to A think nothing of the audience B speak in a clear voice C take a short stop at times 4 What does the underlined word pause mean in the passage A listen B stop C choose 5 Which title best gives the main idea of the passage A How to Remember the Audience B How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech C How to Improve Your Speech 4 8 分 阅读理解 根据短文内容选择正确答案 There are some special traditions in Hawaii People there are very friendly and always welcome visitors They give visitors a lei a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers Men wear bright flowered shirts and women often wear long flowered dresses In Hawaii you may find some traditional Chinese Japanese and Philippine holidays Of course many holidays are from the United States People call Hawaii the Aloha State Aloha means both hello and good bye It also means I love you Usually when people from different countries races or traditions lives together there are serious problems But in Hawaii there are few problems people have learned to live together in peace 第 7 页 共 15 页 Hawaiians earn most of their money from tourists most of whom come from the mainland and from Japan The families of the first people who came from the U S mainland own the important banks and companies Japanese are also starting business and buying more and more land 1 The underlined word lei in Paragraph One means A a necklace of flower B a plant in Hawaii C a group of flower D a flowered dress 2 Which of the following is TRUE about the people in Hawaii according to the passage A They live together in peace B There are no problems at all in Hawaii C It is difficult for them to live together D There are serious problems among them 3 Most of the rich men in Hawaii are A Japanese B Americans and Chinese C Japanese and Americans D Chinese and Japanese 4 The holiday in Hawwaii come from 第 8 页 共 15 页 A America B Philippines C China and Japan D All the above 5 From the passage we know that Hawaiians are mostly A rude to others B friendly to others C visitors from the mainland D tourists from Japan 5 8 分 阅读理解 Up to two thirds of children don t get as much sleep as they should do and this can make them nervous and slow at school researchers say So how long should young people sleep each night The answer is between 8 and 10 hours If you don t get enough sleep at night you ll have less energy the next day But the researchers say many children have missed out on 4 500 hours of sleep by the time they are seven years old They say that children miss sleep because they have TVs and computers in their rooms and busy parents don t read to their younger children at night any more The traditional bedtime story helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully Children with TVs and computers in their bedrooms were more likely to sleep badly and to get less than eight hours sleep Even losing one hour s sleep a night can mean that children do less well at school German scientists think that your brain keeps working while you re asleep To show that they were right they gave two groups of people a problem to work out One group went to sleep and the other group stayed awake The result The people who slept worked out the answer more quickly suggesting their brains had been trying to find the answer while the people were asleep So make 第 9 页 共 15 页 sure you get enough sleep tonight and you ll be at your best tomorrow 1 What happens to children at school if they don t get enough sleep A They walk more slowly B They can relax C They watch more TV D They do less well at school 2 The main idea of the second paragraph is A how much sleep we need B children don t get enough sleep C our brains never really go to sleep D TVs and computers are the problem 3 How does a bedtime story help children get a good sleep A It helps children to relax and fall asleep peacefully B Children lose more sleep C Children have more energy D Children get to sleep later 4 Why is it better to sleep in a room without a TV or computer A You can read stories before you go to sleep B You sleep better and get more sleep C You have less energy D Your brain works better 5 What did the German scientists experiment show 第 10 页 共 15 页 A Sleep helps children learn to read B Losing sleep means children don t learn well C Your brain works while you are asleep D Parents should read bedtime stories 6 8 分 2017 九上 姜堰期末 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中选出一个最佳选 项 A new report says African governments are ill prepared to handle the growing number of people over age 65 The population in Africa as in other parts of the world is getting older Currently there are 36 million people on the continent 65 years and above which is 3 6 percent of the population up from 3 3 percent 10 years ago That could rise to 4 5 percent by 2030 and 10 percent by 2050 The African development Bank is raising concerns over the shortage of health insurance and pensions 养老金 The African Development Bank says Aging is highly linked with long term physical and mental disability and a number of long term chronic 慢性的 conditions Africa is not well prepared to care for its aging population right now And it needs to prepare for this fact said Professor Mthuli Ncube the African Development Bank s chief economist African nations spend far less on healthcare than developed nations do about 26per person per year Not so many countries have well developed medical aid plans for the elderly whether they are privately provided plans or indeed government plans If you look at the pension plans you will find the pension industries are not well developed in some of the countries Professor Mthuli Ncube said African governments failed to take action on health insurance and pensions because they were busy with economic reforms Another challenge for Africa is the worsening of informal systems of social protection That is cash and support from both the extended family and community sources The African Development Bank recommends governments help carry out health insurance and pension plans Ncube said African governments didn t have to handle the health insurance burden alone It is not only a must but also an opportunity for private companies to add their bit in this regard 第 11 页 共 15 页 he said The report also recommends that African governments consider providing ways of free health services medications and long term health care facilities for the elderly 1 From the first paragraph we know the facts except that A the speed of people aging is becoming quicker B Africa has the largest aging population C African governments are not well prepared to deal with the aging population D the shortage of health insurance and pensions adds to African governments difficulty in dealing With the aging population 2 Which is not highly linked with the aging according to the passage A Long term physical disability B Long term mental disability C Long term chronic illnesses D Long term shortage of care and love 3 What got in the way of developing health insurance and pensions in Africa A The economic reforms B Too many old people C The shortage of land D The development of the economy 4 How can the aging problem be solved in Africa according to Ncube 第 12 页 共 15 页 A African governments should spend as much money on healthcare as developed countries B African people should save enough money to insure their health C African governments should combine with private companies to finish health insurance and pension pains D Private sources should take the main responsibility to help the elderly 5 The article is most likely to be seen A in a story book B in a newspaper C on a TV program D in a textbook 7 10 分 2017 七下 姜堰期末 根据短文内容理解 选择正确答案 As students you may have many dreams They can be very big like becoming Superman or they can be small You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class If you find a dream what do you do with it Do you ever try to make your dream come true Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams come true is life s biggest challenge You may think you re not very good at some school subjects or that it is impossible 不可能 for you to become a star These ideas stop you from realizing your dream the book says In fact everyone can make his dream come