甘肃省兰州市英语暑假阅读理解练习（1）及答案

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精2015甘肃省兰州市高考英语暑假阅读理解练习(1）及答案阅读理解CharlieBoswellhasalwaysbeenagreathero。Hehasinspiredthousandsofpeopletoriseabovecircumstancesandliveouttruemeaningoflife.HewasblindedduringWorldWarIIwhilerescuinghisfriendfromatankthatwasunderfire.Hewasagreatathletebeforetheaccident.Inordertoprovehistalentanddetermination,hedecidedtotryabrandnewsport,asportheneverimaginedplaying,evenwithhiseyesight–golf！ThroughdeterminationandadeeploveforthegamehebecametheNationalBlindGolfChampion!Hewonthathonor13times。OneofhisheroeswasthegreatgolferBenHogan,soittrulywasanhonorforCharlietowintheBenHoganAwardin1958.UponmeetingBenHogan,CharliewasrespectfulandstatedthathehadonewishanditwastohaveoneroundofgolfwiththegreatBenHogan.Mr。Hoganagreedthatplayingaroundtogetherwouldbeanhonorforhimaswell,ashehadheardaboutallofCharlie'saccomplishmentsandtrulyadmiredhisskills。“Wouldyouliketoplayformoney，Mr.Hogan？”askedoutCharlie.“Ican’tplayyouformoney，itwouldn’tbefair！”saidMr。Hogan。“Aw,comeonMr.Hogan…＄1，000perhole！”“Ican’t，whatwouldpeoplethinkofme，takingadvantageofyouandyourcircumstance?”repliedthesightedgolfer.“Chicken,Mr。Hogan?”“Okay，”repliedtheembarrassedHogan,“butIamgoingtoplaymybest！”“Iwouldn'texpectanythingelse,"saidtheconfidentBoswell.“Nowthatyou'reon。Mr。Boswell，younamethetimeandtheplace!”Theveryself–assuredBoswellresponded，“10o’clock…tonight！”6．Whydidn’tMr。HoganwanttoplayCharlieformoney? A．Hewasworriedhewouldlosethematch。 B．HethoughtitwasunfairforCharlie. C．Hedidn’tcareaboutmoney. D．Hepreferredchickentomoney.7．Accordingtothetext，whatdoestheunderlinedword“self—assured”probablymean？ A．ignorant B．selfless C．confident D．sincere8．Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat。 A．Mr。Hoganwasnotgoodatplayinggolf B．Charliedidwellinothersportsbeforeplayinggolf C．Mr。Hogandidn’ttryhisbesttoplay D．CharlieBoswellwasbornblind9．Whatwouldbetheresultofthematch？ A．Charliewon。 B．Hoganwon。 C．Neitherofthemwon. D．Notmentioned.10．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeCharlie？ A．Competitiveandgenerous B．Energeticandreliable C．Carefulandconsiderate D．Confidentandsmart【参考答案】6—10、BCBAD阅读理解——--—AManypeopleeventuallygetroundtotradingintheirfirstcar。ButnotMikeHarrison。Heloveshis1931blackBentleysportscarsomuchthathe’sstilldrivingit–54yearsafterbeboughtit。MrHarrisonwas20whenhepaid£150(about£3,000now)forthecarafterpassinghistestin1956。Ithadalreadydone85,000milesandhehassincedrivenitafurther100，000，yetthecarstillrunslikeclockwork。Itisnowoneofonlythreeleftinthecountryandisworth£250，000。Despiteitsvalue，MrHarrison,74，sayshewouldneversellthecar“whichhasbeenmybestfriendandpartofmyfamilyallmylife”。MrHarrisoncourtedhiswifeJennyinitduringtheearlysixtiesanditwastheirfamilycarwhenchildrenCaroline，now46,andBen,42，camealong。Evenwhenhetookajobasanadvertisingexecutivewhichcamewiththecompanycarofhischoice，MrHarrisonkepttheBentley.Hesaid:'Howmanypeoplestillhavetheirfirstcarthesedayswheneverythingissodisposable？Butitisarealeye—catcher.Ithassomethingthatmoderncarsjustdon'thave—styleandcharacter.’Istilldriveitmostdays，eventhoughitonlydoesabout15milestothegallon!'Petrolwasjustsixshillings(30p）agallonwhenMrHarrisonboughttheBentley，whichhadatopspeedof120mph.Hehasspentthousandsofpoundsonrepairsovertheyearsbuthaskeptthebodyworkingoodconditionhimself，hand-paintingtheunderneathandsprayingtheblackpanelsofthebodywork。FordecadestheBentleywasaregularsightontheroadsnearMrHarrison’shomeinHamptonCourt,Surrey.HenowusesitasarunaroundafterretiringtoWhitney—on—Wye,Herefordshire。MrsHarrison，71，said：“Itwasanuisance(累赘）keepingitintip—toporderwithmehelpingoutwiththerepairsbypassingMikethespannersthewholetime.ButIwouldn'thavechangedanyofit-—-IfeellikeaQueeneverytimeI’minit。"1。WhenMikeHarrisonboughthisblackBentleysportscar,itwas。 A.ahand–madecar B.asecond–handcar C.oneofonlythreeleft D.uniqueinstyle答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节推理题.由文章第二段第二句话“Ithadalreadydone85,000miles…"可知,MikeHarrison买车的时候，车已经跑了85,000miles,可以推断,Bentleysportscar是二手车.故答案为B.2.MikeHarrisonwouldneversellthecarmainlybecause。 A。ithaswitnessedhislifeandhisfamily B.itisveryeye–catching C.ithassavemuchoil D.itrunsveryfast答案解析：答案为A。本题为推理题。由第三段“MrHarrison,74，sayshewouldneversellthecar‘whichhasbeenmybestfriendandpartofmyfamilyallmylife’”.和第四段的进一步解释可知,这辆车一直陪伴着他和他的家庭，故答案为A。3。Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatthecar. A。hascostmoreforrepairsthanitisworth B.hasalmostbeenretired C。hascausedmuchtroubletoMrs。Harrison。 D。ispricelesstothefamily答案解析：答案为D。本题为文章主旨推理题。通读全文可知，尽管MikeHarrison的车现在已经速度减慢，需要经常修理，但是它见证了MikeHarrison和他的家庭生活，所以这辆车在他们的心中是无价的。故答案为D.由第三段“Itisnowoneofonlythreeleftinthecountryandisworth£250，000。”和第六段“Hehasspentthousandsofpoundsonrepairsovertheyears…”可知，车的修理费是几千镑，但是价值是250，000镑，故A选项错误。由最后一段最后一句话“ButIwouldn'thavechangedanyofit-——IfeellikeaQueeneverytimeI’minit.”可知，这辆车还是在使用,并没退休,故B选项错误.C选项未提及.4。What'sthemainpurposeofthiswriting? A.Toshowthatanoldcarisbetterthananewone. B.ToshareMikeHarrison’sstoryofhisfirstcar.［来源：] C.Toaskpeopletotreasureoldthings. D.TodescribethequalityofablackBentley.答案解析：答案为B。本题考查文章的写作目的，结合前面的问题可知，全文都是在围绕MikeHarrison和他的车展开，故答案为B。阅读理解HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome。WhattoExpect

Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals。Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek。Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.AccommodationZones

HomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2,3and4ofthetransportsystem。MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential（居住的）.Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrowdedarea.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUnderground。MealPlansAvailable

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ContinentalBreakfast

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BreakfastandDinner

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Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner

It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast。YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice，cereal（谷物类食品），breadandteaorcoffee。Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesert,fruitandcoffee.

Friends

Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost'spermission。Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy。

Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes

Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom。Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However，itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch。11。Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor________.

A。hostwillingtoreceiveforeignstudents

B。foreignershopingtobuildBritishculture

C.travelersplanningtovisitfamiliesinLondon

D。EnglishlearnersapplyingtoliveinEnglishhomes

12.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?

A。Roomcleaning.B。Medicalcare.

C。Freetransport。D。Physicaltraining.

13.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2。

B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone1.

C。Hostsdisliketravelingtothecitycentre.

D。Accommodationinthecitycentreisnotprovided。

14.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoescontinentalBreakfastinclude？

A.DessertandcoffeeB。Fruitandvegetables.

C.breadandfruitjuiceD。Cerealandcoldmeat。

15。Whydosomepeoplechooseself—cateringaccommodation?

A。Toexperienceawarmerfamilyatmosphere.

B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish。

C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.

D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.【参考答案】11—15、DABCD阅读理解AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond。Theconceptissimple:helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametime。Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit（追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools。TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起）the”IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook”projectin1998。Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits，studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongkong。InChicago，themayor(市长)appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe”OneBook，OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity。AcrosstheUS，storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter。TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity(一致）canbeachieved。OritmayshowthatNewYorkersrathermissedthepoint,puttingalltheirenergyAndpassionintothechoiceofthebookratherthandiscussionaboutabookitself.

Ultimately,asNancypointsout，thelevelofsuccessisnotmeasuredbyhowmanypeoplereadabook，butbyhowmanypeopleareenrichedbytheprocess，orhaveenjoyedspeakingtosomeonewithwhomtheywouldnototherwisehavesharedaword。16。Whatist