2019高考英语二轮强化训练—阅读理解18.doc

2019高考英语二轮强化训练阅读理解18ALike most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for4 a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation.“Wasnt it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was.“Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You dont know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”56At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because .Aother people were selfishBhe thought it exciting to get from othersCof his early educationDof his character57The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because .Ahe knew what such a note would mean to the post office.Bhe had discovered giving-away made life all the more excitingChe believed he would get something back by doing soDthe post man delivered an important letter in time58When the author needed a post-office box., .Amany had applied for post-office box before him Bhe asked to put his name on a waiting listChe tried to see the postmaster Dhe wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation59The postmaster promised .Ato make a new post-office box for the author Bto let the author have a post-office boxCto include the authors name on the list Dto deliver the authors mail to his home60The postmaster interfered because .Ahe overheard this conversation Bhe had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office boxChe was thankful for the letter the author had writtenDhe was proud of their good service.（B）We can offer you a place at one of the best universities in Britain. 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The best way to find out is to use the coupon below or phone us today.61This is an advertisement of .Ainquiring English learning Bselling booksCsetting up Open University DAttracting students62As a student of the Open University, you dont need to .Abuy any course materialsBhave lessons all the time at the universityCchoose which course to learnDpay any money for your study63The Open University can supply you with .Aa course for training your EnglishBa classroom and a library for studyCdifferent kinds of free instructionsDdifferent jobs to choose from64We can learn from the text that .AOU courses are popular in Britain BMoney for learning must be paid off at one timeCWe cant telephone the university during the nightDPeople cant be employed without finishing OU courses（C）Death valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali（碱性）sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and bad water, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and it is the lowest point in the United States.Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place Tomeshathe land of fire. Death Valleys present name dates back to 1849 when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure ended with a disaster. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the changed created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.Here nature created a lot of surprising scenes, almost like the sights on the moon, every changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devils Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures（泥雕）stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.65The name of the valley comes from Aan Indian nameBthe local peopleCa National MonumentDthe death of the miners66From the passage we can learn that .Apeople can find gas stations, cafes and hotels in the desertBno one had ever known the desert before the minersCits still not easy to travel across the desertDpeople have changed the natural sights of the desert67From the passage we can see the writer the Death Valley.Ais fearful of BappreciatesCdislikesDhas never been to（D）Little by little Americans are turning to solar power, tapping the strength of sun for energy. Solar energy is only in its infancy but already sunlight is heating, cooling or doing both for homes and office buildings mostly in the sunny southwest. Experts say all signs point to the birth of the solar energy industry. Right now, at least twenty-three companies are selling solar heat collector panels to heat and cool homes, or to heat water. The glass and metal panels cost from $ 100 to more than $ 500 each and the three-bedroom home usually requires a dozen or more. They look like sandwiches, or very narrow flower boxes, 3to 6 feet in width, 8 to 10 feet long, and 4 to 8 inches thick. They are usually place on roof tops., Nobody knows how many have been sold, and in addition, many people have built their own units. It has been estimated that solar power equipment will be a $ 1.3 billion industry by 1985, and more than a million homes will be plugged into sunlight for heat, air conditioning or to generate electricity.68The sentence“tapping the strength of sun for energy”means Amaking full use of sun to obtain more energy Bgetting energy by giving a tap to the sunCstrengthening energy of the sun Dchanging sunlight into energy69Which of the following four is false about solar heat collector panels?AThey are relatively newBThey can be used to heat home or water in winter, not in other seasonsCThey are usually found on the roof DThey are made of glass and metal70Two three-or four-bedroom houses usually need solar heat collector panels.Atwelve or more Bmore than two Ctwenty-four at least Dabout forty71Which of the following statements doesnt go with the article?AThe size of solar industry is expected to be a $ 1.3 billion industry in 1985BExperts think that solar energy industry has developed quickly by nowCPeople in the U.S come to realize the importance of solar energyDSome companies are busy with sale of solar heat collector panels72A million homes will be fitted with solar heat collector panels .Afor heat and air conditioning Bin order to get more light and heatCto produce electricity DBoth A and C（E）In recent years, advances in medical technology have made it possible for doctors to extend peoples life to ma certain length. However, some people, including some doctors, are not in favor of these life-extending measures, and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when the conditions of life become unbearable. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊严）and to decide when they want to die. Others argue that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of the doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so that the battle goes on without a final answer.73In recent years, peoples lives can be .Asaved with less difficulty than in the past Bextended as long as people wantCsaved with more difficulty than in the past Dused to do experiments by doctors74 are in favor of these life-extending measuresAPatientsBDoctorsCNursesDNot all people75Those who are in favor of these life-extending measures think it is right that .Apeoples lives neednt be savedBif a persons health condition is too bad to be worth living, let him dieCdoctors must try their best to save peoples livesDone can end ones life under any condition5660 CDAAC6165 DBCAD 6670 ABABC 7175 BDADC一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一