2012山东省各地高三一模英语分类汇编7：阅读理解(一)Word版

1、专题三 阅读理解(七)【山东省德州市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】 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。A My husband，Michael，a manager of an ordinary company，came home from work one day saying，“Its not looking good.” At midnight，I woke up seeing him sitting in a chair，his hand on his foreheadI was worriedI had to cheer hi

2、m up and help ourselves financially As an advisor for top companies and a teacher in creative thinking at the college of New Jewsey for yearsI thought of a good planWhat if we undertake an adventure while making money from it? As a family，wed always talked about traveling more， but wed been tied to

3、routinesNow I saw no point in sitting around worrying when we could see the countryWe'd take our three young kids，teach them on the road. It was the perfect time before they reached high schoolWed rent out our house Michael disagreed at first but realized that with his cell phone，and computer，he

4、 could work anywhere We listed our house for rent and created a brand strategy，logo，and website for us-and persuade five companies to support usTheir ads on our site would help pay travel costs，and wed promote their brands on our trip in exchange for their support With everything done，we took off on

5、 April 3All spring and summer，we visited national landmarks and treasured lands. By August when we returned home，Michaels company continued to slide and now may have to close downBut weve made the travel a permanent part of our lives. Whats more，with a Chicago-based production company I've devel

6、oped the Family Off Track brand by creating videos，educational programs and exhibitsAnd Michael has new ideas for management businessesIt's great to see the spark in hi s eyes again Now I feel it even moreTogether we taught our kids a lesson：Nobody ever made history by living 100 percent by the

7、book in times of recession(不景气)56Michael was in low spirits because . Ahe couldnt sleep well for many days Bhe lost his interest in his business Chis manager was about to fire him Dhis company was in financial trouble57It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Achances could come when a fami

8、ly was in financial trouble Bit is impossible for poor people to spare their time for traveling Cthe authors plan would benefit the family in several aspects Dtheir children's education would have to be stopped temporarily58How did they cover the cost of travelling? ABy selling products for Mich

9、aels company BBy providing advertisement service CBy teaching children on the way DBy establishing a shopping website59The family benefited a lot from the creative travel except . Athe total recovery of the fathers company Btheir experiences of visiting beautiful places Copening a new window to thei

10、r life Ddeveloping their the Family off Track brand60The familys story is a good example to prove that . AA good fame is better than a good face BEvery man is the architect of his own fortune CAn ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom DA good book is the best of friends，the same today and fo

11、reverB Dyslexia is a problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people readPeople with this learning disorder may also have problems when they writeDyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligenceThe problem involves areas of the brain that process

12、languageBrain scientists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them early helpJohn Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-olds in about twenty schools in the Boston area They studied in the sch

13、ools with kindergartensAnd for all the children joining in the study，they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to readSo far，fifty of them have been examined in a scanner，a special machine，to show brain activityWritten tes

14、ts are not always able to identify dyslexia or other problems，while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problemsAnd with reading problems，early identification is importantWhen it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties，the younger the child, the more effective the

15、y are Reading problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth gradeThe later children are recognized as poor readers，the less treatment can helpAnd，as Professor Gabrieli points out，poor reading can make education a struggleReading is everythingEven math and science have t

16、extbooks While the children are given tasks related to reading，the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the workThe scientists say they are pleased with early results from the studybut have a long way to go61The most obvious symptom w

17、ith a Dyslexia sufferer is . Ahaving a bad memory Blosing the ability Chaving poor eyesight Dshowing low IQ 62The purpose of the study led by John Gabrieli is Ato provide early help to the children with Dyslexia Bto apply their scanning machine to medical field Cto test childrens ability to read and

18、 write Dto find out how brain processes language63The function of the scanner is to Aprovide the children with necessary picturesBcheck the result of the paper and pencil testsCfind an effective way to improve ones readingDidentify how the brain works while reading64What factor is most important in

19、helping children with dyslexia according to the passage?AMedicine BDiet CTiming DScanner65Whats the main idea of the passage?AMore facts have been found about readingBEveryone has to face the problem of dyslexiaCThe scans can show how a persons brain worksDTreatment of dyslexia is more effective if

20、examined earlyCA study published in todays edition of the Science finds that，overall，species are moving to higher latitudes(纬度)at l05 miles per decadeThe rate is two or three times faster than when it was last measured，in 2003“The climate is shifting everything toward the north and higher altitudes，

21、”says Chris Thomas，the author on the paper and a professor at the University of York in the United KingdomAnimals，plants and insects closer to the equator are starting to find it too hot and are retreating upwards.”The study was an analysis covering 764 species moving north or south depending on whi

22、ch hemisphere(半球)they were inAlthough each species moved at different rates and some even moved towards the equator，overall the strong trend was toward the polesFor the most part，it's not that animals are walking，hopping or winging their way north，Thomas saysRather，individuals at a species south

23、ernmost range are breeding(繁殖)less successfully while individuals in that same species northernmost range are breeding more successfullyThe result is that the entire species moves up “There is practically no basis to doubt the fact that species are shifting as a function of rapidly changing climate，

24、”says Jeremy Kerra professor of biology at the University of Ottawa in Canada, who did not participate in the studyOne species Kerr studies is the bog copper, a beautiful little butterfly that appears to practically be on an expressway to the North PoleIt has moved more than 90 miles north in the pa

25、st decadeFor farmers，what crops they grow and livestock they keep is also beginning to shift, says Philip Thornton，an agricultural economist in Nairobi，KenyaIn Africa，small farms are changing the kinds of animals they keepIn Northern Kenya，there is a move in some places away from the traditional cat

26、tle to camels，which are more drought resistant；the price of adult camels there is increasing quite rapidly66Which picture can describe the result of the study?67According to the third paragraph，we can learn a fact that .Athe animals are moving northward so fastBthere are too many species on the pole

27、sCfewer babies are born in the southDnot all animals move to higher latitudes68The example of the bog copper is mentioned to tell us that it .Acan fly as fast as an express Bis moving northwards at a high speed Cblocks the way toward the North Pole Dprefers to travel on an express69In the last parag

28、raph，farmers prefer camels . Abecause of changes in temperature Bas a result of animals moving northwards Cwith the purpose of earning more money Ddue to the changes in crop growing70We can infer from the passage that Aimmediate actions have be taken to prevent the immigrationBrare animals can only

29、be found at poles in not so far futureCit is natural for species to adapt themselves to environment Dchanges in climate make no differences about peoples lifeD I recently ran into a friend I hadnt seen for a long whileOur conversation was lively and full of news from both sidesBefore we parted she s

30、aid，“You'll have to drop in sometime.” I immediately sensed that if I simply “dropped in I would take my friend by surprise，and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway，staring at me，and asking，“Oh，er what brings you here?”Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in vi

31、sit? When I was growing up in the 1960s, it seemed that people-mostly relatives, but also friends-were always popping in. My parents would put coffee on，and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with itThen the conversation would beginThe neighbor lady，a worrier，was unloading her

32、 sadness while my mom quietly listenedThe Irish man next door had such an accent that I remember asking what language he spokeMy Polish relatives arrived in packsBut I never heard my parents say anything like “We werent expecting you or “This isnt a good time”Drop-in visitors had a certain right of

33、way and became No1 What happened to such visits? Actually I know the answerTimes have changedEverybody gets busy with workThere is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guestExploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a cent

34、ral form of entertainment Just the other day a former student of mine showed up“I'm sorry for the surprise visit”my student began“I just wanted to see if you still lived hereI'll only stay a minute” My response was immediate“No，you wont，”I said“Just come in，sit，have coffee, and well talkI ha

35、d nothing in the kitchen but we ordered pizzaAnd we had a lovely timeI have tried to keep the drop-in tradition alive though it takes some effort71The author thought his friends invitation-“You11 have to drop in sometime”-as . Aa nice way of refusal Ban excuse of leaving Ca kind of politeness Dan ex

36、pression of surprise 72The underlined phrase “pop in” in the second paragraph means . Amake many friends Bmake a special date Chave a good time Dpay a sudden visit73The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the authors home to . Aseek comfort from my parents Bmeet new friends C1isten to my paren

37、ts story Dtaste nice dishes74From the third paragraph of the passage，we can infer that Athe author misses the lost good days Bunexpected visitors are still welcome nowCmodern people prefer outdoor activitiesDthere are more jobs for the housewives now75The author writes the passage intending to .Aenc

38、ourage people to be drop-in visitorsBexplain how to deal with unexpected visitors Cshare his feelings about the drop-in tradition Dshow the importance of making friends【答案】【山东省东营市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】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。ALill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the f

39、arming community. At the age of l6, her father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In l922, with limited education and skills, the future didn't look bright for Lill. Her father demanded that Lill find a job as soon as po

40、ssible, but she didn't have the confidence to ask for a job.One day, Lill gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give h

41、er a chance.Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lill, let's see how good you really are.”She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left. Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was ll:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least att

42、empt the letter.On her first try, she got through one line but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read ll:45. “At noon,” she said to herself,“I'll move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.”On her second attempt, things didn't get an

43、y better. Again the started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, though. She looked at the clock: ll:55 five minutes to freedom.Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lill, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girl's shoulder. She read the lette

44、r and paused. Then she said,”Lill, you're doing good work!”Lill was surprised. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks it's good, then it must

45、 be good. I think I'll stay!”Lill did stay at Carhartt Overall Companyfor 5l years, through two world wars and ll presidentsall because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.56. Why did Lill leave school at an earl

46、y age?A. To learn English well. B. To earn money for her family.C. To get self-confidence. D. To become a typist.57. When Lill applied for the job, she .A. could speak good English B. didn't know much about typingC. knew Margaret very well D. never wrote any letter58. How many attempts did Lill

47、make to type the letter?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.59. Who does the underlined word “someone” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Lill's father. B. Lill herself C. A president. D. Margaret.60. What can we learn from Lill's story?A. Encouragement makes a difference. B. Honesty is the bes

48、t policy.C. Virtue leads to success. D. Time waits for no man.【答案】5660 BBCDA【山东省东营市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】BIn the past year, the number of parenting contracts-statements signed by parents agreeing to bring their child to school-has gone up by 4l% to 6,86l. The number of court-issued punishment notices went

49、up by l2% to 7,793 last year.The Department for Children, Schools and Families said that part of the rise was due to a ban on parents taking their child out of school during term time to go on holiday. The Labour government has a target to cut truancy（逃学） by a third, but the current rate of unauthor

50、ised absence in England is a third higher than in 200l.The government has introduced tough new permission to force parents to deal with their child's truancy. Parents can be fined, asked to sign contracts, or ordered to make their child go to school. Finally they can be sent to prison. The first

51、 parent to be put in prison was Patricia Amos, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 2006. Separate figures from the Ministry of Justice today show that 133 parents were put in prison between 2004 and 20ll for failing to prevent their child's truancy.Children's minister Delyth Morgan said:“It's important that we back schools and local authorities in using these powers to deal with problem pupils and bad behaviour. They rightly make parents take responsibility