英语阅读练习详解

1、选作完型阅读一：第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该项涂黑。I had the meanest mother in the world. 36 other kids ate candy, I had to have cereal, eggs or toast. While others had cokes and candy, I had to eat a sandwich. But at least, I wasnt 37 in my suffe

2、rings. My sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did.My mother 38 knowing where we were at all times and who our friends were. She insisted if we said wed be gone an hour, then we be gone one hour or 39 -not one hour and one minute. And she always want us to tell the truth. Now you ca

3、n see how 40 she was. The 41 is yet to come. We had to be in bed by nine each night and 42 at eight the next morning. We had to wash dishes, 43 beds, and learn to cook. I believe she laid 44 at night thinking up mean things to do to us. Through the years, things didnt 45 a bit. We could not lie in b

4、ed, “46 ” like our friends did, and miss school. Our friends report cards had beautiful colors on them, black for passing, red for 47 . My mother would 48 for nothing less than ugly black marks.As the years 49 by, we graduated from high school. With our mother 50 us, talking, hitting and demanding r

5、espect, none of us was allowed the 51 of being a drop-out.Out of four children, only a couple of us 52 some higher education. And whom do we have to 53 for the terrible way we turned out? Youre right, our mean mother. She forced us to grow up into educated and honest adults. Now Im trying to 54 my t

6、hree children. Im filled with 55 when my children call me mean. Because, you see, I thank God, he gave me the meanest mother in the whole world.36. A. While B. As C. When D. If 37. A. weak B. alone C. happy D. lucky38. A. stuck to B. went on C. insisted on D. took up39. A. not B. more C. so D. less

7、40. A. funny B. kind C. mean D. interesting41. A. best B. worst C. least D. last 42. A. off B. away C. up D. out43. A. make B. arrange C. spread D. lay44. A. active B. asleep C. alive D. awake 45. A. develop B. improve C. happen D. promote 46. A. sick B. sad C. honest D. bad47. A. success B. progres

8、s C. courage D. failure48. A. agree B. work C. settle D. operate49. A. came B. pulled C. went D. filled50. A. on B. in C. about D. behind51. A. pleasure B. freedom C. pain D. stress52. A. attended B. wanted C. attained D. approached53. A. care B. praise C. take D. blame54. A. raise B. meet C. change

9、 D. bring55. A. apology B. pride C. shame D. anger第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AChildren who talk on cell phones while crossing a street are at a higher risk to get hit by a vehicle, according to a study by psychologists at the University of Alabama at B

10、irmingham. The study included 77 children aged 10 and 11, who completed a dozen of virtual street crossings. Even children familiar with using cell phones or considered to generally be “highly attentive” mistimed crossing streets while talking. To be more specific, adolescents(青少年) who talked on the

11、 phone, needed 20 percent more time to start crossing the street, and they were 43 percent more likely to be hit by a vehicle, the researchers said. Also, the children checked both ways 20 percent less often before crossing the street and gave themselves 8 percent less time to cross safely in front

12、of the passing traffic when they were on the phone. Factors such as age, frequency of cell phone use or pedestrian(步行者) experience did not affect safer pedestrian habits, the study found. According to Despina Stavrinos, a co-author of the study and a doctoral psychology student at the UAB, children

13、who had just turned 10 were at a slightly higher risk of being distracted than those who were about to turn 12. “We found that all children in the study were more distracted when talking on their cell and crossing the street," said a study co-author David Schwebel. UAB experts are also planning

14、 to continue research in order to determine the way text messaging or listening to digital music devices impacts a childs capability to cross a street safely. “Texting requires a stronger motor component than talking on a cell phone,” Stavrinos said. “With IPods, there is a reduction in hearing capa

15、city. The study is now ongoing.In spite of the studys results, both Schwebel and Stavrinos emphasized that they were not against mobile phones and were not trying to discourage children from using them, which they recognized could be an important tool of convenience and safety. They just advise to l

16、imit the cell phone use while being in the streets, and pay more attention to traffic. 56. The passage is intended to _.A. warn child pedestrians of the cell-phone use dangerB. show children how to use cell phones properly C. tell children about crossing street safelyD. report a research about cell-

17、phone usage57. Both Schwebel and Stavrinos _.A. are actually trying to encourage children to use cell phones B. suggest children using cell phones appropriatelyC. think children crossing the street are more likely to get hurtD. wonder cell phones offer people convenience and safety58. What does the

18、underlined word “distracted” probably mean? A. Focused. B. Disturbed. C. Encouraged. D. Rewarded.59. According to the study, specifically, it took the children on the cell phone _.A. 43% longer to begin crossing the streetB. 8% longer to cross safely in the passing trafficC. 20% longer to check both

19、 waysD. 20% longer to begin crossing the street60. We can infer from the passage children _.A. walking and talking on the phone appears to be dangerousB. texting spend more time crossing the street than on cell phonesC. are more distracted in the virtual environment than in real lifeD. familiar with

20、 using cell phones dont mistime crossing streets61. We can probably read the above text in a column about “_”.A. Health and Medicine B. Environment and ClimateC. Psychology and Sociology D. Entertainment and TravelBOnce upon a time, families kept a sense of their history through passing on their liv

21、es to the younger generation by word of mouth. That kind of transmission (传递) is beautiful in its way, but it can be unreliable.     Today it doesnt have to be that way. We have so many means of recording lives: photographs, videos and audio.      Google “family history

22、” and youll see that millions of people all over the world are posting their work on the Internet. In 100 years, our great-grandchildren will be able to learn about the lives of past generation by going online.      A British woman has had the idea of starting a company offering

23、to make films for families of a professional standard. Former BBC documentary-maker Karen Walsh got the idea for her company, Geneus films, after she made a film about her own family history.    Speaking to the UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph she said of filming her relatives: “I could re

24、cord them in their own words. I made a full-blown (全面的) documentary, just like those I make for the BBC and saw that other families might like the same sort of record.”    The Daily Telegraph talked to one of Karens happy customers, Sydie Bones, a 75-year-old woman from England. She planne

25、d something special for her sons 50th birthday, something a bit more meaningful than a birthday cake and photo album. She wanted a film to show just how close her family is, what great laughers and talkers its members are.62. People used to know their family history by _.A. reading stories written b

26、y the older generationB. keeping photos and video recordings of their ancestorC. listening to family stories told by the older generationD. surfing the Internet and finding about their family63. According to Karen Walsh, what is a great way to keep a record of family history?A. A documentary. 

27、                      B. A photo album.   C. Posting work on the Net.                D. A video or an audio recording.64. Sydie Bones wanted to _.A. make a mean

28、ingful photo album for her son   B. order a special cake for her sons 50th birthdayC. allow future generation know her family onlineD. have a movie as a record of a happy family life65. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The text is an ad run for Karen Walshs compan

29、y Geneus Films.B. Today no one passes on family stories by word of mouth.C. Karen Walsh produced family documentaries from looking at family history web pages.D. Posting family photographs, videos, audio recordings is a way of preserving family history. C Smoking contributes to so many cancers, dise

30、ases and deaths. The costs to individuals, families and society are enormous. Thats why the next community Healthy Living Project focuses on smoking and tobacco. A “Healthy Living Today, Not Tomorrow” community project started last fall that focused on healthy eating and physical activity. Starting

31、today, the community will report on smoking and its related issues. Every Wednesdayand other times from now until Februarywe will provide stories on everything from smoking cessation (停止) to second-hand smoke. The series of stories will be broken down into five stageslooking at the costs and consequ

32、ences of smoking and the addiction, smoking cessation, the different age groups of smokers, the impact of second-hand smoke, smoking policies in public places and workplaces and prevent teens from starting in the first place. OK, I know there are smokers thoughts, “Just leave me alone”, “Were always

33、 treated badly or at least picked on” and “Besides, we have a right to smoke at any place we want; we have rights”. The series is not an attempt to “pick on” smokers, but an opportunity for a community discussion and offer support for smokers. It is a serious attempt to look at smokingthe addiction

34、and the consequences.The Healthy Living Together Project will be successful only if we have the support from input of smokers. We ask smokers to become involved let us know how they feel and how we can help.66. What can be the proper title for the passage?A. For your health: we want to hear from smo

35、kersB. Five stages of the Health Living Project C. Healthy Living Project focuses on smokingD. How to help children starting to use tobacco67. “Healthy Living Today, Not Tomorrow” mainly concerns _.A. smoking and related issues B. smoking cessationC. results of smoking and addictionD. healthy eating

36、 and physical activity68. We may infer from the passage that some smokers _.A. have a right to smoke at any place they want B. are complaining about being prevented from smokingC. are being helped to quit smoking by the communityD. are being treated badly when they are smoking69. Whether the healthy

37、 Living Together Project would succeed mainly depends on _ .A. doctors contributions B. the work of the communityC. smokers support D. the support of the media 70. What can we learn from the passage?A. Smoking affects patients greatly.B. Stopping smoking can cure any disease.C. Many cancers and dise

38、ases are related to smoking.D. Smoking costs a person much money.DAging brains, even in the middle years, fall into whats called the default mode(默认模式), during which the mind wanders off and begin daydreaming. Given all this, the question arises, can an old brain learn and then remember what it lear

39、ns? Over the past years, scientists have looked deeper into how brains age and confirmed that they continue to develop through and beyond middle age. Many longheld views, including the one that 40 percent of brain cells are lost, have been overturned. What is stuffed（填满）into your head may not have d

40、isappeared but has simply been stored.Recently, researchers have found even more positive news. The brain, as it goes through middle age, gets better at recognizing the central idea, the big picture. If kept in good shape, the brain can continue to build pathways that help its owner recognize patter

41、ns and, as a consequence, see significance and even solutions much faster than a young person can. The trick is finding ways to keep brain connections in good condition and to grow more of them. “Theres a place for information,” says Kathleen Taylor, a professor at St. Marys College of California, “

42、We need to know stuff. But we need to move beyond that and challenge our perception of the world. If you always hang around with those you agree with and read things that agree with what you already know, youre not going to wrestle with your established brain connections.”Such stretching is exactly

43、what scientists say best keeps a brain in tune: get out of the comfort zone to push and nourish your brain. Do anything from learning a foreign language to taking a different route to work.71. Whats the function of the first paragraph?A. To show the main idea.B. To arouse the readers interest.C. To

44、make a leading to the topic.D. To summarize the whole passage.72. Over time, scientists have found that _. A. humans brains stop developing at middle agesB. humans memory may have disappearedC. the middle-aged see significance and even solutions much fasterD. the middle-aged appreciate big pictures

45、better than a young person73. What does “wrestle with” in the fifth paragraph mean?A. To throw somebody to the ground.B. To move something large and heavy.C. To hold something with difficulty.D. To struggle to overcome something. 74. How can we keeps our aging brains in tune?A. Change your job as mu

46、ch as possible. B. Look at the world from a new angle.C. You must attend a foreign language.D. Stick to our former perception of the world.75. The main purpose of the passage is to tell people _.A. how to train the aging brain B. the problems with his aging brainC. the middle-aged can remember thing

47、s fasterD. the importance of learning a foreign language第II卷（共45分）第四部分 书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分，1Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to have self-harm behavior, according to an Australian-Chinese study.2What counts as addiction you ask? Dr Lawrence from the Universit

48、y of Notre Dame, Australia, who led the study, says, “If someone feels an urge to get online to check their e-mail or visit any sites, knowing that he or she has just checked the e-mail two minutes ago, then I would say that shows the symptom of Internet addiction.”3Internet addiction has been class

49、ified as a mental health problem since the mid-1990s with symptoms similar to other addictions.41,618 adolescent student volunteers aged 13to 18 from Chinas Guangdong Province participated in this study. And the researchers gave them a test to measure their Internet addiction.5The test found that ab

50、out 10% of the students were moderately(适度地) addicted to the Internet, while less than 1% of the students were severely addicted.6The researchers noted that the moderately to severely addicted students were almost five times more likely than _to have self-harm behavior.7The researchers observed that

51、 when the teenagers were not online, they were often upset, had mood swings, felt nervous or had self-harm behavior such as hitting themselves, pulling their own hair, or burning themselves. However, the negative feelings went away once they went online.8“In recent years, as more and more teenagers

52、use the Internet in most Asian countries, Internet addiction has become an increasingly serious mental problem among adolescents,” the researchers said.76.What does the passage mainly talk about? (no more than 10 words)_77.Fill in the blank in paragraph 6 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)_78

53、.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? When someone wants very much to go online to check their e-mail or visit any websites a few minutes after he or she did it, it shows that he or she is addicted to the Internet._79.List three types of self-harm behavior th

54、e researchers observed the teenagers had in the study. (no more than 8 words)_80.Translatethe the underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 into Chinese._选作完型阅读二：第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Did you know that youre not one person, but three? The person you think you are, the person other people think you ar

55、e, and the person you really are.One day a man was 36 in a second-hand art shop. He 37 a painting that looked very cheap, almost worthless. But as he looked 38 he saw another painting that was 39 underneath (在下)it. He knew that many 40 masterpieces worth thousands even millions of dollars were hidden this way. So he