河北省秦皇岛市山海关区2016高考英语 信息匹配类和阅读理解练习（3）

1、河北省秦皇岛市山海关区2016高考英语 信息匹配类和阅读理解练习（3）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Few of us havent read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyones heartwe all wish we could achieve reco

2、gnition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a

3、famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are notkind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joeys paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which be

4、comes the only clue Joey has to find the girl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesnt get into the top dance

5、school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on loo

6、ks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies. “The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”1. The

7、first paragraph is mainly to _.A. inform us of the importance to marry a princeB. remind us why Cinderella is popular all the yearsC. build interest and lead us to Marys secret dreamD. tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is2. In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _.A. i

8、s badly treated by the stepmother B. is brave in expressing her loveC. has a dream of meeting a prince D. is embarrassed by the pop singer3. What can we infer from the passage?A. Joey is just like other boys in Marys class.B. The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.C. Not many people have a dream

9、to be realized.D. Marys mother influences her a lot in singing.4. What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella Story?A. The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairytale.B. The movie is as good as the story Cinderella.C. The movie and Cinderella both

10、focus on following your dream.D. The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it.5. The passage is mainly about _.A. an introduction to Mary Santiago B. a review about a filmC. an essay about dreams D. an advertisement of Cinderella【参考答案】15、CABDB 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D

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20、rink unless you spend more than 10 dollars on the meal. 【参考答案】14、CDDA 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。Dutch treat is a late-nineteenth-century term, and it originally refers to a dinner where everyone is expected to pay for his own share of the food and drink. If people go “Dutch treat”, or simpl

21、y “go Dutch”, it means that they will share the expenses of a social engagement. There are many other “Dutch” expressions in English, many of which were invented in Britain in the seventeenth century, when the Dutch and the English were commercial and military rivals. The British used “Dutch” to ref

22、er to something bad, cheap and shameful. A “Dutch bargain” at that time was an uneven, one-sided deal; “Dutch reckoning” was an unitemized account; and “Dutch widow” was slang for prostitute. Later centuries brought in “Dutch courage”, for bravery induced by drink; “Dutch concert”, for discordant mu

23、sic; “Dutch nightingale”, meaning a frog; and “double Dutch”, for incomprehensible language, or unintelligible talk. Some of the expressions are still in use today, but some are not. In fact, in American English, some “Dutch” expressions have nothing to do with the Dutch, but something with the Germ

24、an. It was probably because of the similar spelling and pronunciation that people made a mistake in distinguishing between “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (the German word for German), when German immigrants came to America in the 1700s. For instance, “the Pennsylvania Dutch” refers to the German descendants,

25、 instead of the Dutch descendants, living in Pennsylvania. 56. Many of the “Dutch” expressions were invented with derogatory (贬义) sense, because . A. The Dutch were underdeveloped people. B .Britain and Holland were competitors at that time. C. The Dutch had many bad habits. D. The British were supe

26、rior to the Dutch. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据when the Dutch and the English were commercial and military rivals. 英国和荷兰进行商业和军事竞争，故选B。57. With the information you get from Paragraph 2, make a guess at the meaning of the sentence “You are in Dutch”. It probably means .A.You are in Holland. B. You are welcome. C

27、. You are in trouble. D. You are lucky.【答案】C【解析】句意猜测题。根据The British used “Dutch” to refer to something bad and shameful.因为Dutch指的是不好可耻的事情，所以这句应该理解为“你有麻烦了”，故选C。58. According to the passage, some native American “Dutch” expressions were related to the German instead of the Dutch, simply because .A. Pe

28、ople hated the German as much as the Dutch. B.People made a mistake at the beginning. C.People made a joke about the German.D.The German immigrants proclaimed that they were Dutch. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据It was probably because of the similar spelling and pronunciation that people made a mistake in distin

29、guishing between “Dutch” and “Deutsch” (the German word for German),是因为人们在开始时出现了错误，故选B。【四川省成都市2014届高三英语摸底测试模拟试题（二）】阅读表达(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)People who drink a little, exercise, quit smoking and eat five servings of fruit and vegetables each day live on average 14 years longer than people who adopt none

30、 of these behaviors, researchers said on Tuesday. A collection of evidence has shown that these things contribute to healthier and longer lives, but the new study actually qualified their mixed effect, the British team said “These results may provide further support for the idea that even small diff

31、erences in lifestyle may make a big difference to health, ” the researchers wrote in the journal PLOS MedicineBetween 1993 and 1997 the researchers questioned 20,000 healthy British men and woman about their lifestylesThey also tested every participants blood to measure vitamin C intake, an indicato

32、r（指标）of how much fruit and vegetables people ateThen they assigned the participants aged 45-79 a score of between 0 and 4，giving one point for each of the healthy behaviors. After allowing for age and other factors that could affect the likelihood of dying, the researchers found people with a score

33、of 0 four times as likely to die.The researchers, who tracked deaths among the participants until 2006，also said a person with a health score of 0 had the same risk of dying as someone with score of 4 who was 14 years olderThe lifestyle change with the biggest benefit was _, which led to an 80 perce

34、nt improvement in health, the study found. This was followed by eating fruits and vegetables. Drinking a little and keeping active brought the same benefits, Kay-Tee Khaw at the University of Cambridge said. Do you have the four healthy living habits?56What is the best title of the passage?（within 1

35、0 words）_57Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?It is well known that each living habit is good for health，but now the study has made it clear how nice the four habits cooperate_58Fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words（within 5 words）_59What

36、 should be encouraged according to the result of the research?（within 10 words）_60Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese _【参考答案】阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）56Four health changes can prolong life 14 years/ Four healthy habits are helpful to longer lives57A collection of evidences has

37、 shown that these things contribute to healthier and longer lives, but the new study actually quantified their mixed effect.58giving up smokingquitting smoking59Developing a good living habit.60研究结果进一步证明，生活方式的微小变化会对人们的身体健康产生很大影响。【江西省吉安一中2014模拟】阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

38、1 One of the tough things about being a high school student is that you never Seem to get enough sleep at night, which often leaves you nodding off during classes. The best amount of sleep is about seven and a half to eight hours. Spending either less than six or more than nine hours in sleeping put

39、s your health at risk. 2 A popular solution to a lack of sleep at night is to take a “power nap” during the day, but does this work? 3 Generally speaking, it can be beneficial. Research shows that a nap in the middle of the dayeven a brief one as Short as five or 10minutescan clear your mind and lea

40、ve you with increased energy and improved productivity.4 But here are some things you need to know to do it correctly. To start with, every time you doze off (打瞌睡) during the day does not count as a “power nap”. The best time to take a power nap is in the mid-afternoon, when your energy level tends to decrease.5 But how long should a power nap be? Ideally, it should be kept to between 10 and 30 minutes. Nodding off for f