高二英语阅读训练(22)

1、高二英语阅读训练（22）AWhat am I doing with my daughter at home ? Rather tha n read books aloud, we go to dinner and have a very good time . This is usually when her Mom isnt around, and this is when my little girl and I relate better . Theyre alone together so much . Were seldom alone. When were alone togeth

2、er, she and I somehow behave differently . We learn about each other. She learns that rm her father. I learn that shes my daughter. Its a stra nge feeli ng, but any pare nt knows what rm talk ing about whe n I say that I often look at my daughter and wonder just whose kid she is . Where did she sudd

3、enly come from ? And why on earth did she pick Laura and me for parents ? When my daughter and I are alone, shell hold my hand and say, I just love you so much, Daddy, ” Shes so used to my leaving that when I tell her she and I are going to hang out all night, she gets this great look on her face an

4、d says, “ Weve got so much to do, Dad, ” Theres nothing like it in the world .I want my relati on ship with my daughter to keep grow ing, so ve bee n givi ng my wife a couple of hun dred dollars each week and making her go to the shopp ing cen ter with her girlfrie nds, or someth ing anything.But th

5、is closeness is not without its problems . When rm sitting there playing with her Barbie doll （ 巴比娃娃 ）washing her hair, a voice in me sudde nly says,Ive got to get a drink and get out of here . ” Right in the middle of all this pleasa ntn ess, the voice goesLook at yourself, Youre washing dolls. ”1.

6、 Why does the husband give his wife so much money each week ?A . He wants her to buy more things for the family .B . She can do whatever she likes with the money .C . He can spend more time alone together with his daughter .D .She can spend more time with her friends .2 . Which of the followi ng sta

7、teme nts is TRUE ?A . The father spends more time with the daughter than the mother does .B . The daughter is happy when the father tells her he will be away .C . The father is happy-heari ng Weve got so much to do, Dad, ”D . The father is sure that the daughter is not his own .3 . What does the las

8、t paragraph tell us about the father ?A . He does nt enjoy being with his daughter .B . He likes to enjoy himself by going out for a drinkC . He does nt like wash ing his daughters hair .D . He has mixed feelings when he is with his daughter .BThe soldiers had just moved to the desert, and as they h

9、ad never been in such a place before, they had a lot to learn .As there were no trees or buildi ngs in the desert, it was, of course, very hard to hide their trucks from en emy pla nes . The soldiers were, therefore, give n trai ning in camouflage（ 伪装）. They were show n how to paint their trucks in

10、irregular patter ns with pale gree n yellow and brow n pain ts, and the n to cover them with n ets to which they had tied small pieces of cloth .The driver of the biggest truck had a lot of trouble camouflaging it . He spent several hours painting it , preparing a net and searching for some heavy ro

11、cks with which to hold the net dow n . When he came back from his meal, he was surprised and worried to see that his camouflage was completely spoilt（ 毁掉）by the trucks shadow, which was grow ing Ion ger and Ion ger as the after noon adva need . He stood looking at it, not knowing what to do . Soon a

12、n officer arrived, and he, too, saw the shadow, of course .Well, dont just stand there doing nothing, ” said the officer .What shall I do, sir ?” asked the poor driver .Get your spade （锹）and throw some sand over the shadow, of course,” an swered the officer .4 . From the passage we can know that.A .

13、 there were a lot of trees where the soldiers were sta tionedB . the soldiers were stay ing in an area far from the ene my pla nesC . the soldiers knew nothing about the desertD . the soldiers had lived in the desert before5 . Which of the followi ng is TRUE ?A . The nets with which they covered the

14、ir trucks were made of small pieces of cloth .B . The soldiers tied small pieces of cloth to the n ets with which they covered their trucks .C . The n ets coveri ng the trucks were pain ted pale gree n yellow and brow n .D . The trucks were tied to the nets with small pieces of cloth .6 . One of the

15、 soldiers was surprised and worried because .A . his truck had cast a shadow in the sun and the ene my planes would find itB . the shadow of his truck was grow ing Ion ger at noonC. it was late in the afternoon and he could not get rid of the shadowD . his n ewlypain ted truck was in the shadow7. Wh

16、y did nt he see the shadow at first ? Because.A .he was carelessB .it was in the late after noonC.it was noon whe n he fini shedthe camouflageD .the shadow on the sand was in visible8 . What do you thi nk of the ending of the story ?A .It is quite reas on able that theofficer ordered the sol dier to

17、 cover the shadow withsand.B .It is where the humor lies .C . Though the officers order soun ded wise, the soldier could nt cover the shadow .D . The soldier man aged to cover the shadow with sand .CIf humans could be content to live on a lowest necessary diet with only crude shelter and some simple

18、 covering for the body, the econo mic problem could be settled with the minimum （ 最小值）of social orga ni zati on . But the truth is that huma n n eeds in crease as fast as our means of satisfying them . Todays needs were the luxuries （奢侈）of the last century . The things we dream about may be accepted

19、 as com mon place in the future .Shelter today means more than having a roof overhead . Choice of a home revolves （从各个角度考虑 ）around such issues as house size, the number of bedrooms and baths, playroom and the type of neighborhood .It is so easy to meet basic n eeds today that we work also to have lu

20、xuries and to impress others with our wealth . Also we want to be sure that our children will be well off and that we will have savings for old age .In addition to our own endless personal wants, there are others which require spending by large social groups to which we belong, namely clubs, churche

21、s and government . Through such agencies （代理机构 ）we seek to satisfy our wants for playgrounds, finer churches, better schools, the best textbooks, a good water supply,hospitals and clinics, up-to-date libraries, improved streets and highways, and n atio nal prestige （声望）in space exploratio n . In dee

22、d, whe n all our private and public wants are comb ined （ 合并）they come to a total so large that we can only conclude that human wants are unlimited .9 . What is the main idea of the passage ?A .Huma n n eeds in crease en dlessly.B . It is easier to meet basic n eeds today tha n before .C . Pers onal

23、 wants are en dless but public n eeds can be metD .Whe n our private and public wants are comb in ed, we will be satisfied .10 .The un derl ined phrase “ crude shelter”in the passage means.A .shabby clothesB .basic wantsC .beautiful and big houseD . simple house11. When we combine our personal and p

24、ublic wants .A .we may have luxuries which we have been dreaming aboutB .we may arrive at the con clusi on that huma n n eeds are en dlessC . we may raise our n ati onal prestige in the intern ati onal affairsD . we have to work hard to earn eno ugh money for better living con diti onsDI was in a st

25、ra nge city I did nt know at all, and whats more, I could not speak a word of the Ian guage . On my sec ond day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, the n got off and walked on . The first two hours passed pleasa ntly eno ugh . Then I decided to turn back to my hotel for

26、 lunch . After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way . The trouble was that the only word I knew of the Ian guage was the n ame of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronoun ced badly . I stopped to ask a n ewspaper seller . He han ded me a paper. I shook my head

27、and repeated the n ame of the street and he put the paper into my hands . I had to give him some money and went on my way . The next person I asked was a policeman . He listened to me carefully nodded and gently took me by the arm . There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right a

28、nd left again . I nodded politely and began walk ing in the direct ion he poin ted .About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me . Ihad come all the way into the countryside .The only thing left for me to do was

29、find the nearest railway station12 . The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because .Ahe had no money to buy a ticketB.he wan ted to lose himself in the cityChe tried to know the city in this wayD .it was late and there were no buses pass ing by13 .The n ewspaper seller.Adid nt know where th

30、e hotel wasB .did nt un dersta nd what the writer saidCcould un dersta nd what the writer saidD .did nt want to take the money from the writer14 . From the story we know that the policema n .A . was kind but did nt un dersta nd the writerB . told the writer where to take a trainC. knew what the writ

31、er really meantD . was cold hearted and did nt help the writer15. What can we learn from the last paragraph ?A .The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed .B .The writer got to the hotel with the policemans help.C . The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel .D .The writer found

32、 the hotel in the directi on the police man poin ted .16 . In your opinion what was the writers real trouble ?A .He did nt know the city at all .B . He could nt speak the Ian guage .C . He went too far in the wrong bus . D .He followed the policemans direction .EA new era （纪元）is upon us. Call it wha

33、t you will, the service economy, the information age, the knowledge society. It all translates toa basic change in the way we work . Already we are there now . The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has falle n fortun ately in the Wester n World . Today the majority of jobs

34、in America, Europe and Japa n, two thirds or more in many of these countries, are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise . More women are in the workforce than ever before . There are more part-time jobs . More people are self-employed . But the wideness of the economic change cant b

35、e measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical （ 彻底的）new way of thinking about the nature of work itself . Long-held views about jobs and careers, the skills to succeed, even the relation between individuals （ 个人）and employersall these are being challenged （挑战）.We have only

36、 to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead . No one looking ahead 20 years could possibly have foreseen （预测） the ways in which a single invention, the chip （ 芯片）,would change our world thanks to its use in personal computer, digital biotech no logy （数码生物技术 ）artificial in tellige nce

37、（人工智能）or even some still uni magi ned tech no logy could produce a similar waveof un expected cha nges .But one thi ng is certa inin formatio n and kno wledge will become eve n more importa nt, and the people whohave them whether they are in manufacturing （机器制造）or services, will have the advantage a

38、nd produce the wealth . Computer kno wledge will become as basic a requireme nt as the ability to read and write . The ability to solve problems by using in formatio n in stead of perform ing regular work will be valued above all else . If you look forward 10 years, in formati on services will be predo minant （占优势）