2011届高考英语第一轮阅读练习题

英语阅读练习五一、完形填空I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye : Queen City Casket Company . “What is it ?” I wondered . I 36 it over . There , in faded ink , was a hand-scrawled（手写的） 37 . Immediately my mind traveled 38 many years .I was nine years old , walking down the cold , wet streets of Springfield , with a bag of magazines on my shoulder . On my 39 that day , I came to that Company finally , whose owner , Mr Rader , had always taken me there to ask his workers 40 they wanted any magazines .Shaking off the 41 like a wet dog , I entered Mr Raders office . After a quick glance he 42 me over to the fire-place . Noticing the 43 in the top of my 44 , he said , “ Come with me !” pulling me into his pickup 45 . We pulled to a stop before a shoe store . Inside , a salesman 46 me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 47 seen . I 48 about 10 feet tall when I got up 49 them . “ Wed like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .Back in his office , Mr Rader took out a 50 , wrote something on it , and handed it to me . With 51 eyes , I read , “ Do to others as you would have them do to you .” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to 52 I love you”.I said good-bye , and for the first time I 53 a flicker of hope that somehow things would be 54 . With people like Mr Rader in the world , there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a 55 .36Aread Bthought Cturned Dpassed 37Aaddress Blist Cmessage Dinformation 38Aforward Bso Cahead Dback 39Areturn Brounds Ctrip Darrival 40Aif only Bhow Cwhether Dwhy 41Adust Bsweat CtailDrain 42Aled Bfollowed Cwatched Dcarried 43Ahole Bmud Cwater Dcover 44Amagazine Bshoe Csock Dbag 45Atruck Bfactory Chome Dstore 46Adressed Bfitted Cshowed Dcomforted 47Aever Balready Cnever Dhardly 48Aappeared Bseemed Clooked Dfelt 49Afor Bwith Con Din 50Apen Bpaper Ccard Dnotebook 51Atearful Bunbelievable Ccurious Dpuzzled 52Aadmit Bknow Cconsider Dexpress 53Asensed Breceived Clost Dgained 54Amistaken Bright Call right Dpossible 55Adeal Bfortune Cchoice Ddifference 二、阅读理解AThinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in waterTo be human is to thinkBut thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do itThinking about drinking is the key to critical（判断性的）thinkingWhen you think critically, you take control of your thinking processes（过程）Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of othersIndeed, critical thinking is at the heart of educationThe word “critical” here has a special meaningIt does not mean taking one view against another view, as when someone criticizes another person for doing something wrongThe nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen-beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoningCritical thinking is an attitude as much as an activityIf you are curious about life and desire to dig deeper into it, you are a critical thinkerIf you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinkerActivities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful considerationThey take time, and do not go hand in hand with the fast speed in todays world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developing filmIf you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence（智力）, you may learn something new from a story about Albert EinsteinThe first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work with Albert EinsteinHoffman was too nervous to speakBut Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “Please go slowlyI dont understand things quickly”1Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _Ait will be hard for us to think naturally and fastBwe might be controlled by other peoples ideasCwe will follow the ideas of others naturally Dwe might be footed by other peoples ideas2If you are a critical thinker, you will _Athink deeply about different ideas Btrust the reports in the newspapersCtake one view against another view Dcriticize other people for their mistakes3In the last paragraph, “something new” suggests that _Athe smarter you are, the faster you do things Bthe faster you do things, the smarter you becomeCspeed can improve intelligence Dintelligence is not decided by speed4What would be the best title for the passage?AThinking and Critical Thinking BUnderstanding Critical ThinkingCThinking Is Natural and Human DThinking Fast Means IntelligenceBMy mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement benefits. You could be rich. You could become famous.Of course you can be a talented child or what they call a wonder girl, too. My mother told me when I was nine. You can be best at anything.Every night after dinner, my mother presented tests, taking examples from stories of amazing children she had read in Believe It or Not , Good Housekeeping , ReadersDigest and some others. She looked through the magazines, searching for stories about remarkable children.The first night she brought out a story about a three-year-old boy. He knew capitals of all states and could also pronounce the names of foreign cities correctly.Whats the capital of Finland? Mother asked me. But all I knew was the capital of California.The tests got harder - multiplying (乘) numbers in my head, standing on my head without using my hands, predicting the daily temperature in Los Angeles, New York or London and etc.One night I had to look at a page from the Bible for three minutes and then report everything I could remember. After seeing my mothers disappointments once again, something inside of me began to die. I began to hate the tests, the raised hopes and failed expectations. Before going to bed that night, I looked in the mirror. When I saw only my face staring back and it would always be this ordinary face - I began to cry. Such a sad, ugly girl!And then I saw what seemed to be the talented side of me. I looked at the reflection (映像) , blinking so I could see more clearly. The girl was angry, powerful. This girl and I were the same. I had new thoughts, thoughts filled with lots of wont. I wont let her change me. I wont be what I am not.5. The mothers belief was that in the U. S. _.A. everyone had a chance to realize his dream B. a talented child could always rise to the topC. ordinary children were wonder children D. there were many ways for people to get rich6. The mother gave the writer tests to make sure that _.A. she had any improvement ill her study B. she had a good memoryC. she was as talented as expected D. she was good at reading7. The writer hated the tests because _.A. she didnt like standing on her head B. she was poor in numbersC. she found it difficult to remember details D. she thought the tests were too much for her8. We can infer that the writer would _.A. be angry with her mother B. try to be nothing but herselfC. refuse to do any test D. meet her mothers expectationsCJenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, was selected, as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily. When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch, she was not only representing the United States, but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans(孤儿).Bowen, a mother of two adopted(收养) Chinese daughters, is director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China. In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities. About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphans.Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China. She was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents. Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history.Like Bowen, the seven other. non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer, live in China. Other countries represented were the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based or an online vote, committee selection, their love of Chinese culture and history and devotion to” communicating information of a real China to their native countries. Each runner carried the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.9. Bowen hoped that being a torch runner would help _.A. collect educational tools, medical support, etc. for orphans B. make Half the Sky Foundation well knownC. draw special attention to the children in China D. communicate information of America10. The eight foreign torch relay runners_.A. were selected by Half the Sky B. won the contest organized by the committeeC. all lived in Beijing D. carried the torch in the relay in China11. We can infer from the text that Jenny Bowen _.A. loves Chinese culture and history B. founded Half the Sky aimed at helping Chinese orphansC. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years D. is interested in Chinese sports12. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Happy Life of a US Woman in China B. A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in ChinaC. Development of Chinese Welfare Institutions D. The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History三、任务型阅读Word Pictures Ignite (点燃) Readers ImaginationsWhen your writing assignment calls for you to set a scene or establish a mood, says Bruce Garrison in Professional Feature Writing, “your goal may include making the reader see, feel, and touch the subject of your writing. You want to create mental images of the person, the place, the scenery. You want to present the opportunity for the reader to use his or her mental senses that is, to imagine the smell, sound, feel, the emotion, the physical appearance, and even the taste of the subject.”Garrison goes on to explain:This is what descriptive and color writing is all about. This type of writing requires great concentration and highly tuned observational skills on your part. An alert (灵活的; 机警的) writer will notice the colors, odors, the noise, and other elements of a setting and put the reader in the middle of the action by describing these in depth. You accomplish this by using precise adjectives and adverbs, as well as exact nouns and verbs to convey that right image. Writers achieve descriptive effects in their articles in a variety of ways with a wide range of writing tools. Some like to focus on their observations and use adjectives, and lots of them, throughout their writing. Others work hard to find the right nouns (for example, dirge instead of song). This requires a superior command of the English language. Using a broad vocabulary is not enough.This type of writing also requires timing you must be able to determine when to go heavily into description and when to back away from the temptation. Some like to let the story be told by the well-chosen words of others