河北省秦皇岛市海港区2020高考英语阅读类暑假自练（1）

河北省秦皇岛市海港区2020高考英语阅读类暑假自练（1）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。At the age of ten I could not figure out what this Elvis Presley guy had that the rest of us boys did not have. I mean, he had a head, two arms and two legs, just like the rest of us. About nine oclock on Saturday morning I decided to ask Eugene Correthers, one of the older boys, what it was that made this Elvis guy so special. He told me that it was Elvis wavy hair and the way he moved his body.About half an hour later all the boys in the orphanage（孤儿院）were called to the main dining-room and told we were all going to downtown Jacksonville, Florida to get a new pair of Buster Brown shoes and a hair cut.That is when I got this big idea, which hit me like a ton of bricks.If the Elvis hair cut was the big secret, then thats what I was going to get. All the way to town I told everybody, including the matron（女管家）from the orphanage who was taking us to town, that I was going to look just like Elvis Presley and that I would learn to move around just like he did and that I would be rich and famous one day, just like him. When I got my new Buster Brown shoes, I could hardly wait for my new hair cut and now that I had my new Buster Brown shoes I would be very happy to go back to the orphanage and practice being like Elvis. We finally arrived at the big barber shop, where they cut our hair for free because we were orphans（孤儿). I looked at the barber and said, “I want an Elvis hair cut. Can you make my hair like Elvis?” I asked him, with a big smile on my face. “Lets just see what we can do for you, little man,” he said. I was so happy when he started to cut my hair. Just as he started to cut my hair, the matron signed for him to come over to where she was standing. She whispered something into his ear and then he shook his head, like he was telling her “No”. Then he told me they were not allowed to give us Elvis hair cuts. Then I saw my hair falling onto the floor.1.In the authors eyes, Elvis Presley was _.A. disgustingB. admirableC. ambitiousD. dynamic2. From the passage, we can know that _.A. Buster Brown was more appealing than Elvis PresleyB. An Elvis hair cut cost the orphans a lot of moneyC. The author was fascinated with the stars Buster and ElvisD. The barber was unwilling to give the boy an Elvis hair cut3. We can learn from the underlined sentence that the boy was _.A. excited to have an Elvis hair cut B. worried to think about the secretC. anxious to remove the ton of bricks D. careful to seize the chance4. How would the boy probably feel when he walked out of the barber shop?A. Delighted. B. Guilty. C. Self-satisfied. D. Depressed.【参考答案】14、BCAD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。Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace.A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesnt matter because Im quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. Wed cared about him finishing school.Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training.Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational processthe human one.41. The first paragraph mainly talks about _.A. the variety of modern teaching methods.B. the wide use of modern technology in educationC. the importance of teacher-parent relationship.D. the importance of using modern technology.42. The underlined word “ compassionate” in Para 5 means _.A. ambitious B. knowledgeable C. sympathetic D. generous43. According to the text, the most important element in education is _.A. teachers good instruction B. advanced technologyC. teachers encouragement D. personal connection44. The author states his view of education by _.A. example B. description C. figure D. comparison【参考答案】41-44 BCDA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。Australia-The vote for euthanasia(安乐死)was finally taken at 3:45 this morning. After six months argument and final 16 hours hot debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allow doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The bill was passed by the vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on through the groups on-line service, Death NET. Hofsess says, “We posted it all day long, because this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history.”The full import may take a while to understand. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its moral and practical meaning. Some have breathed sighs of relief, but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste(匆忙,急忙) of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia where an aging population, life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part other states are going to consider making a similar law to for euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes(多米诺骨牌) to start falling.Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death probably by a deadly injection or pill to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. After 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin man suffering from lung cancer, the law means he can get on with living without the fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but what I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says.45. According to the text ,which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Australia now is the only country in the world to pass the law of euthanasia.B. All people in Australia dont have the same positive attitude to euthanasia.C. Many patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia because they are afraid of death.D. According to the law, if a patient requests death, his or her wish will be met after 48 hours.46. The underlined sentence in Para 2, “observers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are waiting to see _.A. the result of the game of dominoes.B. that peoples attitude to euthanasia will be changed.C. that the bill about euthanasia in Australia will come to an end.D. the similar bills will be passed in other countries.47. Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA or Canada. Which one is NOT the reason ?A. In Australia, the technology of extending life is advanced.B. In Australia, it is easy to deal with the moral and practical meaning.C. In Australia, old people take up great part in the population of the whole country.D. Australians gradually realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than immediate death.48. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. when Lloyd Nickson dies, he will face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia.B. physicians and citizens in Australia share the same view on euthanasia.C. other countries are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.D. under the bill, patients requesting death are sure to be injected by deadly medicine.49. Whats the authors attitude to euthanasia?A. Negative B. Critical C. Positive D. Doubtful【参考答案】45、B 46-48 DBA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。A person named Bernard Jackson today is a free man, but he has many bitter memories. He spent five years in prison after a jury (陪审团)wrongly convicted (判处有罪) him of raping two women. At Jacksons trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the time of the crime, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony(证词)of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who had attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the real criminal.Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a group of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs of similar faces. The number of people in the group, and whether it is a person or a photograph, may also affect a witnesss decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.Many people believe that police officers are more reliable than ordinary people. Psychologists decided to test this idea, and they discovered that it is not true. Two psychologists showed a film of crimes to both police officers and civilians. The psychologists found no difference between the police and the civilians in correctly remembering the details of the crimes.Despite all the possibilities for inaccuracy, courts cannot omit eyewitness testimony from a trial. American courts depend almost completely on eyewitness testimony to resolve(决定)court cases. Sometimes it is the only evidence to a crime, such as rape. Furthermore, eyewitness testimony is often correct. Although people do sometimes make mistakes, and convict innocent people, more importantly, eyewitness testimony has rightly convicted a larger number of guilty people.American courts depend on the ability of the twelve jurors, and not the judges, to determine the accuracy of the witnesss testimony. It is their responsibility to decide if a certain witness could actually see, hear and remember what happened.50. Bernard Jackson was found guilty and sentenced 5 years prison because_.A. the victims insisted that he was the attackerB. he admitted the crime of raping two womenC. the police discovered evidence leading to his guiltD. the eyewitness proved the victims testimony51. The following statements may be the reasons for why sometimes the eyewitness testimony is not accurate EXCEPT _.A. the eyewitness is confused by the polices questionsB. the eyewitness is shown photos of many similar facesC. the eyewitness lacks the professional help from policeD. the eyewitness cant identify people of other races clearly.52. An inaccurate eyewitness testimony may lead to_.A. the misunderstanding of the case B. the disbelief in the courtC. the disrespect for the eyewitness D. the conviction of an innocent person53. Eyewitness testimony is important because _.A. it can be relied on to detect criminals in all cases.B. it is sometimes the only way to resolve court cases.C. it is sometimes the only clue for police investigation.D. it is more reliable than physical evidences to a crime.54. According to the text, we can infer that _.A. eyewitness testimony is valuable, though sometimes incorrect.B. police identification is more reliable than that of the ordinary peopleC. crime victims often fail to give positive identification of the suspectsD. the jury relies on the judge than the eyewitness for a decision【参考答案】49、CA 51-54 CDBA任务型读写。Bored at school now？How do you think it will look in the future？Last week，about 600 teenagers in the US.imagined a future changed by technology in which their lessons are taught by robots and they learn about celebrities (名人) and alien (外星人) languages.According to a survey published last week by the US.，Internet service provider American Online(AOL)，only one in 100 thinks that in the future they will walk from home to school; the rest believe they will use jet packs，and hover boards (滑板) as everyday transport.All the participants (参与者) of the survey are teenagers born into the Internet age.The study is to show how the first cyber (网络的) generation dream about a future life created by advanced technology.Most believe there will still be schools to go to，but that technology will play an increasingly important role in learning.The 600 teens surveyed think there will still be teachers，but 37 percent imagine them to be robots.Some 24 percent believe that teachers will still be human but they will have interchangeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.More than one in two believe hove