最新中职英语阅读理解题

中职英语试题库：阅读理解阅读理解（20小题，共40分）ADear Betty,You asked me how my school life was like in your last letter. As you know, our school is very different from other high schools. Besides learning knowledge, we also learn practical skills. We have a lot of skill-training classes outside our school. Some of my classmates work as shop assistants. Some go to the bakery to learn how to make cakes. Boys, they usually go to practice car-repairing. We can also go to the factory where the technicians teach us how to use modern machine. So, you can see that our life is very fascinating here, but it is also very challenging.Yours,Lily 判断下列叙述是否正确。

61. Lily’s school is different from other high schools.A. YesB. No62. They usually have a lot of skill- training classes in their school.A. YesB. No.63. Girls usually work as shop assistants.A. YesB. No64. Boys usually go to practice car- repairing.A. YesB. No65. Lily feels her life is very exciting.A. YesB. NoBMr Lewis was a dance teacher. He was a nice man and always had a lot of students. One year he moved to a new town, and was soon teaching a lot of students in the dance school there, but he decided to move again to a big city. “I’ll have more work there,” he thought.When one of his women students heard that he was going to l eave, she said to him “The teacher to take your classes won’t be as good as you are.”Mr Lewis was happy when he heard this, but he said, “Oh, no! I’m sure he’ll be as good as I or even better.”But she said, “No, five teachers have come and gone while I’ve been here, and each one was worse than the last one.”66. Mr Lewis moved to a new town and _____ there.A. had a lot of men studentsB. taught danceC. became a dance teacherD. lived in a dance school67. Then he decided to move to a big city because ______.A. the students weren’t worth teachingB. the students didn't like himC. he wanted to teach more studentsD. he couldn't teach here any longer68. He thought that ______.A. the woman student liked him very muchB. the woman student was really a good oneC. he was the best teacherD. no one could be better then he69. The woman student thought ______ of all the six teachers.A. he did the best in teachingB. he did the worst in teachingC. he was as good as anyoneD. he danced better than anyone70. What the woman student said at last means ______.A. she didn't like him to leaveB. the seventh teacher would be as good as Mr LewisC. the seventh teacher would be even better than Mr LewisD. the seventh teacher would be even worse than Mr LewisC"Where's Papa going with the ax（斧子）?" said Fern to her mother as they were setting the table for breakfast."Out to the hoghouse（猪舍）," replied Mrs. Arable. "Some pigs were born last night.""I don't see why he needs an ax," continued Fern, who was only eight."Well," said her mother," one of the pigs is a runt.（发育不全的）. It's very small and weak, So your father has decided to do away with it.""Do away with it?" shrieked(尖叫) Fern. "You mean kill it? Just because it's smaller than the others?""Don't yell, Fern!"she said. "Your father is right. The pig would probably die anyway."Fern pushed a chair out of the way and ran outdoors. Soon she caught up with her father."Please don't kill it!" she cried. "It's unfair."Mr. Arable stopped walking."Fern," he said gently, "you will have to learn to control yourself.""Control myself?" yelled Fern. "This is a matter of life and death, and you talk about controlling myself." Tears ran down her cheeks and she took hold of the ax and tried to pull it out of her father's hand."Fern," said Mr. Arable, "I know more about raising a litter of pigs than you do. It makes trouble. Now run along!""But it's unfair," cried Fern. "The pig couldn't help being born small, could it? If I had been very small at birth, would you have killed me?"Mr. Arable smiled. "Certainly not," he said, looking down at his daughter with love. "But this is different. A little girl is one thing, a little runty pig is another.""I see no difference," replied Fern, still hanging on to the ax. "This is the most terrible case I ever heard of."A look came over John Arable's face. He seemed almost ready to cry himself.71. Why was Mr. Arable going to the hoghouse with an ax?A Because some pigs were born last night.B Because he wanted to repair the hoghouse with itC Because he was going to cut a treeD Because he was going to kill the runt pig with it72. The unde rline phrase “do away with” heremeans: .A 送走B 取回来C 收起来D 弄死73. Fern was ______________ when she heard her father was going to kill the runt pig.A coolB happyC surprised and angryD neither angry nor happy74. What of the following can be used to describe Fern?A warm-heartedB cruelC excitedD full of love75. what do you guess will probably happen next?A The runt pig were still killed by Mr. Arable’B Mr. Arable listened to Fern’s advice.C The runt pig ran away itselfD Fern left home with the runtDIn choosing a friend, one should be very careful. A good friend can help you study. Y ou can have fun together and make each other happy. Sometimes you will meet fair weather friends. They will be with you as long as you have money or luck, but when you are down, they will run away. How do I know when I have found a good friend?I look for certain qualities (品质) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).Above all else, I look for understanding in a friend. A good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling. He is not quick to judge. Instead, he tries to learn from others. He puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. He is also a good listener.At the same time, however, a good friend is honest. He does not look for faults (过错) in others. He notices their good points. In short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.Another quality of a friend is reliability. I can always depend on (信赖) a good friend. If he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, I can be sure that he will be there. If I need a favor, he will do his best to help me. If I am in trouble, he will not run away from me.There is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. A special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. We should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. That is why I especially like friends who are fun to be with. A good friend likes the same things I like. We share experience (经验) and learn from each other. A goodfriend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. He likes to laugh with me. That is how we share in the joy of being friends. And I know that he is looking for the same quality in me.When I meet someone who is reliable, honest, and understanding, I know I've found a friend!根据文章内容，选择正确答案：76. Which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing a friend?A. understanding.B.honesty.C. reliability.D.a sense of humor.77. If you have fair weather friends, ______ .A. they will give you all that they have when you need helpB. you will be refused when you get into troubleC. you will become richD. you can be sure that you get real friends78. Good friends need to ______.A. always point out each other's mistakesB. be helped with moneyC. understand each other's feelingsD. have money or luck.79. This passage mainly discuss ______ .A. the qualities of a friendB. where to choose friendsC. how to get along with friendsD. the importance of having a friend80.What does the underlined phrase “in short” mean:?A 缺点B 优点C 简言之D 尤其重要的是。

中职英语期中模拟考试试题：阅读理解阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AOne morning, Charley, a little green frog, was sitting in a pond by the side of the road.Wanda, the neighborhood witch(女巫), was walking along the road. She was a good witch and dreamt to become a fairy godmother who can save people from trouble with magic powers. Wanda had been learning fairy godmother magic for 103 years. That morning, she decided to try the magic she had learned and bring happiness to others.Seeing Wanda, Charley c ried, “Hi, Wanda.”“Hi, Charley,” replied Wanda, “I have a surprise for you.”Then, Wanda waved her wand(魔杖), said a magic word, and Charley turned into a prince!When Charley-turned-prince looked at himself in the water, he cried, “Hey! You tu rned me into a prince! It’s a surprise all right, but I don’t want to be a prince! Change me back right now!”“Oh, dear,” Wanda said. “You shouted so loud that I forgot the way to change you back. But who wouldn’t rather be a prince?”“I wouldn’t!” cried Charley. “I want to be a frog!” He stuck out his tongue, missing a bug (虫子)flying by the end of his nose. “Look at that, Wanda! I was a good fly catcher. But now, this tongue is too short! Please change me back!”“I can’t, Charley. But you’ll learn to be happy as a prince.” She waved her wand, and suddenly a castle appeared. Out of the castle dozens of musicians were playing various instruments. “Charley! You’ll have servants, eat delicious foods, and you can sing and dance and snap fingers(弹响指).”“No!” Charley interrupted, “I don’t want all these! I want bugs!” Charley cried. “I don’t want to sing and dance! And why would I do something as silly as snapping my fingers?”“Snapping fingers!” cried out Wanda. “That’s what I forgot!” She snapped her fingers, cried “Upsi-doodle!” and the castle and musicians disappeared and the prince became a little green frog.”Charley looked at himself in the water. “ You did it, Wanda. Oh, happy day! I’m a frog.”“I must apologize, Charley,” Wanda said, “You are a happy frog. I should know this a moment ago.”56. Wanda turned Charley from a frog into a prince .A. of her own willB. to play a joke on himC. at the request of charleyD. to teach Charley a lesson57. After the little green frog became a prince, he . .A. was grateful to WandaB. wanted a great palaceC. couldn’t recognize WandaD. became angry with Wanda58. At the end of the story, Wanda probably felt . .A. satisfiedB. ashamedC. worriedD. excited59. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?A. Just be yourselfB. Do nothing by halvesC. Helping others is a virtueD. Where there is a will, there is a wayBTired of Working in Your Country!With over 500 teachers and 20 years of experience, we are the leader in the field of teaching foreign languages. We now have positions open in Tokyo starting September/October 2012 for teachers of English, German, Spanish and French.·Teach many different kinds of classes using the latest technology in small classes of up to 3 students.·Accommodation(膳宿) , and other necessary documents (文件) will be ready before you leave.·Applicants will teach their first language only.·Excellent teacher training programs.If you are young with a university degree and are willing to experience different cultures, apply now. Experience in teaching is an advantage but not specially required. Knowledge of the Japanese language is not necessary but good English skills and practical computer knowledge are basic requirements.Apply with C. V. and send letters to:NOVA France, Mr. Sampy (IHT3/2)34, Bd. Haussmann, 75009 Paris, FranceFax: 33148014804Or visit our website: The manager expects to meet and talk with successful applicants in Paris in June and July.60. What is the purpose of the text?A. To introduce a language school in Japan.B. To hire language teachers to work in Japan.C. To describe working conditions in Japan.D. To make clear the requirements for Japanese teachers.61. We know from the text that those who are going to Japan will .A. teach English only in OsakaB. receive a degree from a universityC. have free accommodationD. get trained for the job62. Before going to Japan, you need .A. to see the manager of NOV A FranceB. to take some computer coursesC. to write a letter to JapanD. to find a place to live63. If you want to work in Japan you should .A. have some working experienceB. know how to use computersC. present good teaching plansD. speak several languagesCCongratulations! You have applied for a job and now you are getting ready for that important job interview and you are looking forward to making a good impression on your future (hopefully) boss.When you walk in the room the very first impression you make onthe interviewer can have a great influence on the rest of the interview. Itis important that you introduce yourself, shake hands, and are friendly.In a job interview, the first question is often a “breaking the ice” type ofquestion. Don’t be surprised if the interviewer asks you something like:“How are you today?” or “What do you think of the weather lately?”Answer the question without going into too much detail.Talking about qualifications (资历) is the most important part of any job interview. Your qualifications include your education and any special training you may have received in the past. Your qualifications also include your experience in any previous work. It is important to explain what experience you have in detail. Generally, employers want to know exactly what you did and how well you accomplished your tasks. This is not the time to be modest.Try to avoid some big mistakes in the job interview, such as leaving the mobile on and criticizing previous bosses. The worst thing is you yourself have no questions. Having no questions shows you are either not interested or not prepared. Remember that interviewers are more impressed with the questions you ask than the selling points you try to make.64. The passage is mainly about .A. the typical questions asked in job interviewsB. importance of interviewees’ qualifications in job interviewsC. some common mistakes found in job interviewsD. Dos and Don’ts in job interviews65. A “breaking the ice” type of question is.A. a question that makes people unhappyB. an opening question asked to make people less nervousC. a sharp question that makes people angryD. a question asked about serious topic66. All of the following are considered to be the interviewee’s qualifications EXCEPT.A. educational backgroundB. social backgroundC. all kinds of special training receivedD. experience in previous work67. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a mistake found in job interviews?A. Leaving the mobile onB. Criticizing previous bosses.C. Having no questions.D. Arriving late.DSeptember 21, 2050----At a press conference today it was announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38-year-old US businessman Patrick Clifford. He will leave the earth in the launching window of June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November, together with the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet.Patrick has now two years of training ahead of him to get ready for the trip. Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars, but another 600 days there before he can go back home. Patrick was of course very excited, “ This has been my dream since I was four, and seeing the first man on Mars 20 years ago made me realize that it was possible.”To be able to pay the $ 1. 3 billion for his ticket for the trip Patrick sold his majority stake (股份) in the company his father had built. “I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today, he knew what this means to me”, says Patrick. There is no risk though that you will find Patrick begging in your street corner when he comes back, but it is said that he was paid twice as much for his part of the company.So, how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet? “Well, since I don’t have a job when I get back after selling the company, I have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea”, he says and laughs. If he brings a shovel（铁锹）he can start building the first hotel there, but maybe he shouldn’t expect too many guests until someone can offer a cheaper ticket.68. How long will Patrick Clifford be away before he comes back?A. About five monthsB. About two yearsC. About 600 daysD. About 750 days69. The underlined part in Paragraph 3 means that .A. the trip will turn Patrick into a beggarB. Patrick will get much money from the tripC. we needn’t worry about Patrick’s economic conditionD. it’s likely that Patrick will be very poor after he comes back70. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Patrick is an optimistic manB. A total of six people will go to MarsC. Patrick’s father felt excited at the newsD. Patrick will spend all his money on the trip第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

中职英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A. 15 minutesB. 30 minutesC. 45 minutesD. 1 hour[录音内容] W: How long does it take to get to the library from here?M: It takes about half an hour.[答案] C2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

Q: What is the main topic of the passage?A. Environmental protectionB. Technological advancementC. Cultural diversityD. Economic development[录音内容] The passage mainly discusses the importance of protecting our environment and the steps we can take to reduce pollution.[答案] A二、词汇与语法（共30分）3. The teacher asked the students to ________ the experiment carefully.A. look outB. look upC. look intoC. look after[答案] C4. He ________ the letter as soon as he received it.A. took offB. took overC. took inD. took apart[答案] D三、阅读理解（共30分）5. 阅读下列短文，选择最佳答案。

Nowadays, more and more people are using smartphones for various purposes. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a benefit of using smartphones?A. Easy access to informationB. Convenient communicationC. Constant entertainmentD. Increased privacy[答案] D6. 根据短文内容，判断以下陈述是否正确。

中职英语试题及答案解析一、听力理解（共20分）1. A) 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A) Yes, he is.B) No, he isn't.C) I don't know.[录音内容]W: Is Tom in the library?M: No, he isn't. He is in the classroom.答案：B2. B) 根据所听短文，回答问题。

What does the man plan to do after work today?A) Go to the gym.B) Go shopping.C) Stay at home.[录音内容]M: I'm so tired today. I think I'll just stay at home after work.W: But you said you wanted to go shopping.答案：C二、阅读理解（共30分）A. 阅读下列短文，选择最佳选项。

[短文内容]In today's fast-paced world, communication is key. Effective communication can make a big difference in both personal and professional relationships.Why is communication important?1. It helps to build trust.2. It prevents misunderstandings.3. It facilitates teamwork.[问题]36. What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of communication.B) The benefits of teamwork.C) The role of trust in relationships.37. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a reason why communication is important?A) It helps to build trust.B) It prevents misunderstandings.C) It increases personal income.答案：36. A37. CB. 阅读下列对话，回答问题。

2023中职高考英语试题及答案一、听力部分（共20分）1. 听对话，选择正确答案。

（每题2分，共10分）- 听第一段对话，回答以下问题：What is the man going to do?A. Buy a book.B. Go to the library.C. Visit a friend.- 听第二段对话，回答以下问题：What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Take a rest.B. Go to the doctor.C. Drink some water.2. 听短文，回答问题。

（每题2分，共10分）- 听短文，回答以下问题：What is the main idea of the passage?A. The importance of communication.B. The benefits of teamwork.C. The role of technology in education.二、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读下面的文章，选择正确答案。

（每题3分，共15分）- 文章 A. Why learning a second language is important.B. How to learn a second language effectively.C. The advantages of being bilingual.2. 阅读下面的广告，回答问题。

（每题3分，共15分）- 广告标题：Join Our English Summer Camp!A. What is the purpose of the summer camp?B. When does the camp start and end?C. What activities will be included?三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从括号内所给的选项中选择最佳答案填空。

中职英语试题及参考答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确的答案。

A. 去图书馆B. 去电影院C. 去公园[录音内容]M: What do you plan to do this weekend?F: I think I'll go to the library to read some books.答案：A2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

Q: What is the man's hobby?A. 画画B. 游泳C. 跑步[录音内容]The man enjoys painting in his spare time.答案：A二、阅读理解（共30分）阅读下列短文，然后回答问题。

AIn the past, people used to write letters to communicate with each other. Nowadays, with the development of technology, we can use emails, social media, and instant messaging to stay in touch.1. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The pastB. Communication methodsC. Technology development答案：B2. What has changed according to the passage?A. People's hobbiesB. People's ways of communicationC. People's lifestyles答案：BBTom is a student who loves to play basketball. He plays basketball every day after school.1. What does Tom like to do?A. Play footballB. Play basketballC. Play tennis答案：B2. When does Tom play basketball?A. Before schoolB. After schoolC. During school答案：B三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从括号内所给的选项中选出最佳选项填空。

对口升学英语模考题库：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

ASaturday, March 24thWe have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand （泰国）. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.Tuesday, March 27thBangkok is wonderful and surprising. The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.Friday, March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life—no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness.I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.36. T he diaries above show the writer’s ______ days in Thailand.A. 7B. 3C. 15D.837. It seems that visitors _________ in Bangkok.A. often feel hungryB. can’t take any photosC. can have a good timeD. feel a little bored38. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.B. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.C. The writer will take a bus to Chiang Mai.D. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.39. The people in the village ________.A. are friendly to othersB. like to speak EnglishC. hope to live in the citiesD. live a very busy life40. What is the best title（标题）for the whole diary?A. My First TravelB. The Outside WorldC. Traveling in ThailandD. My Trip to Chiang MaiBDo you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive(欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true，but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture．For example，someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”This guy's a winner，right? Maybe，maybe not．We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets，and only one was a winner．He’s really a big loser!He didn’t say anything that was false，but he left out important information on purpose．That’s called a half-truth．Half truths are not technically lies，but they are just as dishonest．Some politicians often use this trick．Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term，her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs．Then she seeks an other term．One of her opponents(对手)says，“During Governor Smith’s te rm，the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true．However，an honest statement would have been，“During Governor Smith's term，the state had a net gain of two million jobs．’’Advertisers will sometimes use half—truths．It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth．An advertisement might say，“Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache．”It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company．This kind of deception happens too often．It’s a sad fact of life：Lies are lies，and sometimes the truth can 1ie as well．41. How much did the lottery winner lose?A．one hundred dollars．B．Two hundred dollars．C．Three hundred dollars．D．Four hundred dollars．42. We may infer that the author believes people should ________.A．buy lottery tickets if possible B．make use of half—truths C．be careful about what they are told D．not trust the Yucky Company 43. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. final increaseB. big advantageC. large shareD. total saving44. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．Using half truths is against the law．B．Technically，half truths are in fact lies．C．Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache．D．Governor Smith did a good job during her last term．45. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A．He’s really a big loser!B．Sometimes the truth can lie as well．C．Advertisers will sometimes use half truths．D．It’s against the law to make false statements．CAt first, the earth’s surface（表面）layer (层) was made up of huge blocks of hard, solid rocks. Then slowly, the rocks broke up into smaller and smaller pieces. Finallystones, pebbles (卵石) and grains of sand were formed. Many sorts of plants and animals lived and died on the surface of the earth. Their remains mixed up with the stones, pebbles and formed soil. The outmost layer of the earth is soil.There are many ways in which large pieces of rock break into smaller ones. Wind, water. heat and cold help to break up rocks. When winds blow grains of sand against a large rock for a long time, the softer layers of the rock are slowly worn away. These leave holes and cracks (裂缝) in the rock, which become bigger and finally the rock breaks up into smaller pieces.The moving water of streams and rivers also helps to break up rocks. As the water moves along, it carries with it small pieces of rock. These rub the larger ones. Thus, the larger rocks are worn down to smaller pieces.The heat of the sun is also helpful to breaking up rocks. When the sun shines, the rocks become very hot. If these rocks are suddenly cooled, they may crack. Ice also plays a part in making soil. Water in the carcks can turn into ice in cold weather. As this happens, it becomes bigger and the cracks become wider, and finally break into smaller pieces.46. According to the passage, soil____________ .A. forms very slowlyB. is a mixture of stones, pebbles and sandC. makes up the layers of the earthD. is becoming smaller and smaller47. How many factors are mentioned in helping break up rocks?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. More than five.48. Which of the follwing speeds up（加速）the breaks of rocks most?A. Hot weather.B. Cold water.C. Sharp changes in temperature.D. More dead plants in the cracks.49. Which of the following is NOT true?A. The remains of many plants and animals formed soil.B. If a large rock never moves, it will never break up.C. Even if a large rock never moves, it will break up.D. Ice in the cracks helps to break up rocks.50. The best title for this passage should be____________ ?A. Soil From RocksB. Ways to Break up RocksC. Soil on the EarthD. Soil, Outmost Layer of the EarthDScientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world’s biggest pyramids—the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. They’r e putting lots of small, high-tech machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of its secrets. For thousands of years, people have tried to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.The people who built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to stop tomb raiders from finding the treasures inside. However, there always have been some smart thieves in history. Now, almost all of Egypt’s pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.In 820 AD, an Arab king named Abdullah AI Manum got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, they found three rooms—the Queen’s Chamber, the Grand Gallery and the King’s Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didn’t find treasures they wanted. The Queen’s and King’s Chambers were both empty! Where were the King’s mummy and his treasures? Had someone already taken them away? The h uge stone doors at the pyramid’s entrance were still closed when AI Manum’s men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?Since then, many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid to have a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found a mysterious locked stonedoor.51. We can learn from the passage that ________.A. scientists have already studied the Pyramid of the Sun for thousands of yearsB. all the pyramids have been broken into except the Pyramid of the SunC. the Pyramid of the Sun was built by the ancient ArabiansD. the Pyramid of the Sun is not in Egypt52. The first two paragraphs were written to show that ________.A. the Pyramid of the Sun is an unusual historical buildingB. ancient Egyptian kings and queens were cruelC. construction workers led a hard life in ancient EgyptD. the secrets of some pyramids remain to be uncovered53. What is the purpose of making some secret doors to the pyramids?A. To try to unlock some of their secrets.B. To stop robbers from finding the treasures inside.C. To make the dead kings come into power again.D. To make the pyramids mysterious.54. Which of the following is NOT true about the Great Pyramid of Khufu?A. It is the largest pyramid in the world.B. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that exists.C. People think AI Manum took the king’s mummy and treasures away.D. Scientists found a mysterious locked stone door to the Great Pyramid.55. What would be the best title for the text?A. The Pyramid of the SunB. The secrets of the Great PyramidC. Unlocking the Mystery of PyramidsD. A Mysterious Locked Stone Door 阅读理解36-55 ACDAC ACADB ABCBB DDBCC。

中职英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What is the man doing?A. Cooking dinner.B. Washing clothes.C. Reading a book.2. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a library.B. In a restaurant.C. At a bus stop.3. How much will the woman pay for the skirt?A. $25.B. $45.C. $65.4. What is the weather like today?A. Sunny.B. Rainy.C. Cloudy.5. What time does the train leave?A. At 9:00 am.B. At 10:00 am.C. At 11:00 am.二、词汇与语法（共30分）6. The teacher asked us to ________ the new words after class.A. look upB. look forC. look after7. She is ________ her sister in the photo.A. likeB. likesC. alike8. The meeting ________ for half an hour.A. has been onB. has startedC. has been over9. I don't think ________ to apologize for that.A. it necessaryB. it's necessaryC. necessary10. ________ the weather is fine, we will go for a picnic.A. UnlessB. IfC. Although三、阅读理解（共30分）Passage 1Tom is a high school student who loves playing basketball. He often practices with his friends after school. Last weekend, he played a game against another school's team and scored the winning points. His team won the game and Tom was very excited.11. What does Tom like to do?A. Play basketball.B. Watch movies.C. Go swimming.12. When does Tom usually play basketball?A. Before school.B. After school.C. During lunchtime.13. What happened last weekend?A. Tom's team lost the game.B. Tom scored the winning points.C. Tom got injured during the game.Passage 2Mary is a college student studying environmental science. She is very concerned about climate change and often participates in activities to raise awareness about it. Last month, she organized a campus clean-up event and collected over 100 kilograms of trash.14. What is Mary's major?A. Environmental science.B. Business administration.C. Computer science.15. What is Mary concerned about?A. Pollution.B. Climate change.C. Deforestation.16. What did Mary do last month?A. She gave a lecture on climate change.B. She organized a campus clean-up event.C. She started a recycling program.四、写作（共20分）17. Write a short passage about your favorite hobby. (100 words)听力理解答案：1. C2. B3. A4. A5. B词汇与语法答案：6. A7. C8. A9. A 10. B阅读理解答案：11. A 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. B 写作部分不提供标准答案。

对口升学英语高考复习模拟试题（含答案）：阅读理解阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节阅读下列短文，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。

（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AGoddington TheaterThe Goddington Theater Ticket Office is open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and for half an hour in the evening before the advertised start time of each performance. Telephone bookings✧Your tickets are held at the Ticket Office for you to collect or, if you prefer, a charge of 35cents is made to post them to you if you pay by cash. We’ll post them to you for fr ee if you book by credit card. No extra charge.Postal bookings✧You can write to the Ticket Office requesting tickets, or to confirm a reservation.Where to find Goddington Theater✧Goddington Theater can be found within the Goddington University site, next to the car park,which is available for public use after 5 p.m. on weekdays and all day on weekends.If travelling by car✧Coming from the south end of Princes Street, you will see the library on your right. Next tothe library is Goddington University. Take the next turning on the right, then first right into the car park gate straight ahead of you, stopping as close as possible to the orange machine.Put a $ 1 coin in the machine and the gate will rise.If travelling by train/bus/ taxi✧You will need to allow 30 minutes to walk from the train station. Taxis are available from thefront of the station.✧The University is a 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the main bus station.✧When ordering a taxi from the theater, ask to be picked up at the bottom of North Street.Taxis will not come into the car park because of the entrance charge.31. You can book your tickets ______.A. at 9 a.m. on MondayB. at 5 p.m. on WednesdayC. at noon on workdaysD. at lunch time on weekends32. Where is the Goddington Theater?A. In the Goddington university.B. On the right of the Ticket Office.C. To the south of Princes Street.D. At the bottom of North Street.33. What can we learn from the passage?A. You can find a free parking place in the university.B. You have to collect your tickets if you pay by credit card.C. Tickets paid by cash will be posted to you at no extra charge.D. Taxi drivers are unwilling to pick up customers inside the car park.BNot many were surprised when Dustin Sherrard was chosen, among a team of five, to represent Ontario at WorldSkills Competition in Leipzig, Germany this year.The event, once known as the Skill Olympics, symbolizes the top of excellence in professional training where young skilled people from around the world compete in the skills of their various jobs measured against demanding international standard, which is hard to reach.The 21-year-old, who grew up in Englehart, Ont, didn’t get a medal but the experience did wonders for his confidence. Sherrard had passion for carpentry (木工) and showed promise at a very young age. “I first got interested in woodmaking when I was in Grade 10,” he says. “I had taken wood shop before but it never became a hobby of mine until my school started to get hard wood into the shop classes.”“I realized how much fun woodworking was and took all the wood-shop classes I could and started spending time in the shop after school,” he says. “I got a summer job working with my uncle and used most of the money I made to buy woodworking tools and quickly turned my dad’s little shop into my own woodworking shop.” His skills and knowledge were sharpened and tested in the woodworking program.All this went a long way in preparing him for full-time employment and taught him what to expect when he started working.“The biggest challenge to secure a good job with my training and skill set would be to keep up with all the different products and new designs,” he says. “I have only been in the industry for a few years but even my boss, who has been doing this for many years, is still learning new things all the time.”Sherrard’s passion for his skill has brought him this far but his thirst for learning keeps pushing him further. He’s already planning to go back to school to study engineering.34. What can we know about WorldSkills Competition?A. It provides professional training.B. It is a top event for skilled youth.C. It is held in Germany every four years.D. It is a competition for skilled carpenters.35. How well did Dustin Sherrard do in the competition?A. He stood out.B. He lost confidence.C. He failed to get a medal.D. He got praised.36. What made Dustin Sherrard love woodworking?A. Fame.B. Confidence.C. Honour.D. Interest.37. What might Dustin Sherrard do next?A. Find a better job.B. Return to school to study.C. Work together with his uncle.D. Take part in more competitions.CStudents and Technology in the ClassroomI love my Blackberry —it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thought. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices (设备) and truly communicate with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom. I have a rule — no laptops, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations r eflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.I’m not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change. I’m sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.38. Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with ______.A. the course materialB. others’ misuse of technologyC. discussion topicsD. the author’s class regulations39. The underlined word “engage” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.A. exploreB. acceptC. changeD. reject40. According to the author, the use of technology in the classroom may ______.A. keep students from doing independent thinkingB. encourage students to have in-depth conversationsC. help students to better understand complex themesD. affect students’ concentra tion on course evaluation41. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the author ______.A. is quite stubbornB. will give up teaching historyC. will change his teaching plan soonD. values technology-free dialogues in his classDWhen things go wrong and we’re to blame, we’re supposed to feel guilty. Right? Not necessarily. It turns out that when we do something that causes a negative outcome, we actually feel less responsible for our actions. And, we see the entire situation differently than we would have if things had turned out well.The “blame game” is nothing new. Behavior experts have long known that people push responsibility to others, or to outside factors, when things don’t work out. But new research from the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London shows that this response is more than about wanting to escape blame —we actually don’t believe that what happened is our fault.To learn more about the blame game, researchers conducted a study. They asked 34 participants to press keys that randomly (随机地) produced three different noises. The noises were positive (amusement, laughter), negative (fear, disgust, or anger), or neutral.The volunteers were asked to estimate (估计) the time that it took between when they pushed the button and when they heard the sound. Volunteers felt there was a longer lag (延迟) time between their actions and the negative sounds than between their actions and the positive ones. In their minds, the negative outcomes were separate from their actions. Therefore, they were able to feel less responsible for them.The researchers say that when it comes to assigning blame, we can’t always trust our own judgment. “Just because you don’t feel responsible, doesn’t mean you’re actually not,” says study author Patrick Haggard.The findings suggest that perhaps more of us need to realize that unpleasant or negative situations may actually be our fault —even if we don’t see it that way. And taking more responsibility for our actions could lead to better relationships with others.42. If things turn out well, people tend to ______.A. owe the success to othersB. share the success with othersC. feel more related to their actionsD. enjoy much pleasure themselves43. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Experts knew little about the “blame game”.B. Similar studies have been done before.C. The study now has found nothing new.D. Outside factors lead to our fault.44. In the study, volunteers were asked to ______.A. push special buttonsB. write down the exact timeC. produce different soundsD. tell apart unpleasant sounds45. What’s true of the volunteers?A. They always doubted their own judgment.B. They believed someone else pressed the wrong keys.C. They were not brave enough to take the responsibility.D. They thought the bad results had little to do with them.46. What do the experts advise us to do to get along well with others?A. Be friendly to others.B. Take more responsibility.C. Treat others equally.D. Show respect to others.EIn her new book, “The Smartest Kids in the World,” Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of Tom, a high-school student from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in Wroclaw, Poland. Poland is a surprising educational success story: in the past decade, the country raised students’ test scores from significantly below average to well above it. Polish kids have now outscored American kids in math and science, even though Poland spends, on average, less than half as much per student as the United States does. One of the most striking differences between the high school Tom attended in Gettysburg and the one he ends up at in Wroclaw is that the latter has no football team, or, for that matter, teams of any kind.That American high schools spend more time and money on sports than on math is an old complaint. This is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities (优先考虑的事). This December, when the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) results are announced, it’s safe to predict that American high-school students will once again display their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not just by students in Poland but also by students in places like South Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, and Japan. Meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers.Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids like it. And for another, according to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington D.C., which costs thirty thousand dollars a year. The tour leader —a mother with three children in the school —was asked about the school’s flaws (瑕疵). When she said that the math program was weak, none of the parents taking the tour reacted. When she said that the football program was weak, the parents suddenly became concerned. “Really?” one of them asked worriedly, “What do you mean?”One of the ironies (讽刺) of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. American kids’ performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. It’s too bad that their test scores show the same thing.47. Tom decides to spend his senior year in Poland because _______.A. he intends to improve his scoresB. Polish kids are better at learningC. sports are not supported at schools in GettysburgD. there are striking differences between the two countries48. According to Paragraph 2, we know that _______.A. PISA plays a very important role in AmericaB. little time is spent on sports in Japanese schoolsC. American high schools complain about sports timeD. too much importance is placed on sports in America49. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph means _______.A. American students’ academic performance worries their parents a lotB. high expectations push up American students’ academic performanceC. low ex pectations result in American students’ poor PISA performanceD. lacking practice contributes to American students’ average performance50. The purpose of this text is to _______.A. compare Polish schools with those in AmericaB. call on American schools to learn from the Polish modelC. draw public attention to a weakness in American school traditionD. explain what is wrong with American schools and provide solutions第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

中职英语期中模拟考试试题：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AFrank Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York., in 1852. His family were very poor farmers, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.Woolworth realized he had a natural skill for showing goods to attract people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends (小商品) for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.Soon afterwards, Woolworth opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly form the factories. Once, for example, Woolworth went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.By 1919, Woolworth had over 1000 stores in the US and Canada, andopened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always run his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: “ THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT.”56. Frank took a short business course in order to ____________.A. earn more money for his familyB. learn something from a salesmanC. get away from the farmD. get enough to eat.57. Frank sold the odds and ends quickly because _____________.A. he knew how to get people to buy his goods.B. he cut down the price by halfC. he had put the goods on a table in a very nice way.D. the sign he put on the table was well designed.58. The price of the knives was cut down by half because ______________.A. the factory workers worked 24 hours a day.B. knives were ordered in large quantities directly from the factory.C. the knives were made in Germany, where labour (劳动力) was cheap.D. the knives were produced in one factory.59. _____________ make Woolworth a world-famous man.A. His business skills and his wealth.B. The low price of the goods he sold.C. His trip to Germany and his huge order of knives.D. His natural skill for showing things.60. The belief that: “The customer is always right” suggests that _______________.A. whenever there is a quarrel between the customer and shopassistant, the customers are always right.B. If you want to succeed, the rule is the only way.C. stores must always follo w the customer’s orders if they want tomake more money.D. stores should do their best to meet the customer’s needs if they want to be successful.BTen years ago I used to be very fit (健康的). I rode a bike to work and I got a lot of exercise at weekends. I used to play tennis a lot and go for long walks. In those days I didn’t earn very much. I had a job in an office. It wasn’t a very good job but I had a lot of time to do the things I enjoyed doing.Then, about eight years ago, I got a much better job. The pay was better, but the hours were a lot longer. I bought a car and drove to work every day. I began to take people out to lunch. And I began to put on weight, too. I stopped playing tennis and going for long walks at weekends because I just didn’t have any time for things like that any more.There’s a lot of stress in my job. Perhaps that’s why I started drinking more than I used to. For example, I used to have only half a glass of whisky when I got home, but then I started filling my glass to the top, and instead of having one glass, I would have several. I started smoking a lot, too. I never used to smoke at all.Two months ago I had a heart attack. At first I just couldn’t believe it. Luckily it wasn’t very serious. The doctor advised me to s top smoking and to eat less. He also advised me to work less and get more exercise. But I just haven’t any time! My job takes everything out of me!Sometimes I wonder if I should get another job. Perhaps I could do something like I used to do. But if I d o that, I won’t earn as much. I havea family to support. I have to think of them, too. I just don’t know what I should do. What do you think?61.The author used to go to work ________A. on footB. by bikeC. by carD. by train62. Compared with ten years ago, what is worse for the author now? dA. His job.B. His pay.C. His means of transport.D. His health.63. According to the passage, when the author got the better job, which of the following is NOT true?A. He got higher pay.B. His working hours weren’t long.C. He found it very stressful.D. He had little free time at weekends.64. After the author had a heart attack, the doctor advised him _____.A. not to work any longerB. to take a long vacation abroadC. to work less and take exerciseD. not to eat out any more65. What can we learn about the author?A. The author is not sure what he should do now.B. The author has taken the doctor’s advice.C. The author has got another new job.D. The author feels much better now.CWhile income worry is a rather common problem of the aged, loneliness is another problem that aged parents may face. Of all the reasons that explain their loneliness, a large geographical distancebetween parents and their children is the major one. This phenomenon(现象) is commonly known as "Empty Nest Syndrome”（空巢综合症）．In order to find better chances outside their countries, many young people have gone abroad, leaving their parents behind with no clear idea of when they will return home. Their parents spend countless lonely days and nights, taking care of themselves, in the hope that someday their children will come back to stay with them. The fact that most of these young people have gone to Europeanized or Americanized societies makes it unlikely that they will hold as tightly to the value of duty as they would have if they had not left their countries. Whatever the case, it has been noted that the values they hold do not necessarily match what they actually do. This geographical and cultural distance also prevents the grown-up children from providing response in time for their aged parents living by themselves.The situation in which grown-up children live far away from their aged parents has been described as "distant parent phenomenon", which is common both in developed countries and in developing countries. Our society has not yet been well prepared for "Empty Nest Syndrome".66. According to the passage, the loneliness of aged parents is mainly caused by ________.A. their earlier experience of living aloneB. the poor living conditions in their native countriesC. the common worry that they have not saved much moneyD. the distance between where parents live and where their children live67. Many young people have gone abroad, leaving their aged parents behind, to ______.A. realize their dreams in foreign countriesB. seek a better place for their aged parentsC. live in the countries with more moneyD. continue their studies abroad68. If young people go abroad, __________.A. they do not hold to the value of duty at allB. they can give some help to their parents back homeC. they cannot do what they should for their parentsD. they believe what they actually do is right69. From the last paragraph, we can infer that __________.A. the situations in the developed and developing countries are differentB. "Empty Nest Syndrome" has arrived unexpectedly in our societyC. children will become independent as soon as they go abroadD. the aged parents are not fully prepared for "Empty Nest Syndrome"70. The society discussed in the passage is most probably __________.A. FranceB. AmericaC. ChinaD. BritainDEducation is not an end , but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.In many modern countries it has for some time been fashionable（流行的）to think that by free education for all whether rich or poor, clever or stupid --- one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough: we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees（学位）they refuse to do what they think "low" work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor: we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns…In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability, and secondly, thatwe can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be unwilling to do one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.71. In the writer’s opinion,_________A. free education for all probably leads to a perfect worldB. all the social problems can’t be solved by educationC. education can solve most of the world’s problemsD. free education will help to solve all the problems of society72. The writer wants to prove that _______A. a farmer is more important than a professorB. our society needs free education for allC. our society needs all kinds of jobsD. work with hands is the most important73. The purpose of education is to ________A. build a perfect worldB. let everyone receive educationC. choose officials for the countryD. prepare children mainly for their future work74. What is mainly discussed in the text?A. The type of educationB. The value of educationC. The means of educationD. The system of education75. What can we learn from the text?A. Work with hands is thought to be shameful in some modern countries.B. In all modern countries, free education has been fashionable.C. A perfect nation can solve all the problems of society.D. A professor is far more important than a farmer.56-60 CABAD 61-65 BDBCA 66-70 DACBC 71-75 BCDBA。

中职英语模考试题：阅读理解阅读理解（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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。

用答题卡的考生，先把选出的最佳选项标在试卷的相应位置,再转涂到答题卡上。

AFor those needing a break from the stresses of work, city - living, public transport, and the other little things that build up, these three short breaks are sure to get you feeling healthy and refreshed. Camping and surfing in Llangennith, Gower, WalesFor those new places around the UK where you can camp, rent equipment ，take surfing lessons and most of ail, have a reasonably priced holiday ，Llangennith is your best choice. You have to pay only £ 30, which normally includes coach fare from London, camping, a surf lesson ，wetsuit and surfboard rental—a real bargain. Children under 8 free.Other top surfing places to check out：•Point Breaks, Barnstaple•Q’Neill Surf School ，CornwallCycling on the Isle of Wight, EnglandThe Isle of Wight is a perfect place for cycling and has started to attract more and more people to look for a short escape in recent years. Easy to get and free to carry bikes on the ferry. The Isle of Wight is an attractive and affordable weekend break without the need for a car. The Ferry price varies ( round trip). Adults £ 6 and children under 8 free.Other top UK cycling locations to check out：•Ennerdale Water, Cumbria•Delamere Forest, CheshireWalking the Southern Upland Way, Scotland & Coast to Coast RouteFollow the Southern Upland Way through beautiful countryside to Abbey (庄园）St Bathans ，hidden away in the wooded valley of the Whiteadder Water. A rewarding walk through moorland, forestry and along river banks rich in wildlife. A distance of 9 miles with a total climb of 650 ft. Adults £ 8，Children under 8 free-cost includes return transport.Other top UK walks to check out ：•Eastbourne to Alfriston East Sussex•Tennyson Trail Isle of Wight56.Llangennith is recommended as the best choice for camping and surfing mainly because_____A. its a new campsite around the UKB. surfing lessons are available thereC. its really affordableD. free wetsuit and surfboard are provided57.If you are into hiking for a short break, which of the following is your best choice? _____A. Llangennith, GowerB. The Southern Upland WayC. Delamere Forest, Cheshire D* The Isle of Wight58.If a couple and their two children of 7 and 12 take a ferry to the Isle of Wight, they will pay at most_____A. £ 6.B. £ 12.C. £ 18 C. £ 24,59.The main purpose of the text is to_____.A. attract people to some places of interestB. describe some new attractionsC. persuade people to take a breakD. present three relaxing activitiesB“Umming” and “ahhing” is often seen as a weakness. In fact , such hesitation could be key to learning to speak. A study found that toddlers (初学走路的孩子）used their parents ‘ums’ ,and ‘ahs' as a signal tha t an important word was going to follow, and they would open ears for what came next which helps them remember hundreds of new words they hear.The researchers studied three groups of children between the ages of 18 and 30 months. Each child sat on his parents legs in front of a computer showing pictures of familiar things ，like a ball or a book, and a picture of a made up thing. The youngsters then listened as voice talked about the objects When the voice started umming and ahhing, the children unconsciously looked at the made-up pictures much more often than the familiar pictures—suggesting it had suddenly become important to them.Researcher Celeste Kidd said, 4< Were not advocating that parents add pauses to their speech > but I think its nice for them t o know that using these pauses is okay. ’，Richard Aslin, a professor, pointed out that toddlers have a lot of information to process while they are listening to an adult speak，including many words that they have never heard before. If a child s brain waits until a new word is spoken ，itll try to figure out what it means. He added, “The more predictions a listener can make about what is being communicated, the more efficiently he can understand it. ” So it is much better to communicate with children even with umming and ahhing than let them sit in front of the TV.60.The test on 18 and 30 - month - old children showed that_______.A. children were fond of familiar thingsB. voice helped children talk about objectsC. pauses in speaking could draw kidsy attentionD. make-up pictures were important for kids61.According to Aslin ，we can learn that______A. more pauses shouldn’t be added to parents "speechB. toddlers gain a lot of new words while they are listeningC. prediction helps babies to understand new words betterD. communicating can be more efficient due to prediction62.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? ______A. Hesitation is greatly encouraged in the speech of adultsB. Parents should communicate with their babies on purposeC. Umming and ahhing is a social skill to start a conversationD. Communicating is more helpful for children than watching TV63.What would be the best title of the passage? ______A. Researchers Study Babies" TalkB. Babies Learn Language from ParentsC. Language Hesitation Is a Good Habit for kidsD. “Ums” and “Ahs” Help Babies Learn to SpeakCSouth Africa hosted the fifth BRICS Summit in March 2013，which completed the first cycle of BRICS summits, BRICS is an acronym(首字母缩写）for the powerful grouping of the world's leading up-and-coming economies, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. TheBRICS aims to achieve peace, security , development and cooperation. It also seeks to contribute to the development of humanity and build a more stable and fairer world.The industry leaders from the business communities of the five countries agreed that the BRICS countries will actively support industrialization on the African continent in order to contributetesoon. significantly to its development and to expand trade links between Africa and comBRICS, The global economic situation, though improving, continues to remain uncertain with the Euro-crisis a major concern. The task ahead is to build on these developments and BRICS countries remain committed to the cause of promoting sustainable growth. Greater economic cooperation among BRICS countries can be significantly important, which will prove beneficial for global economic growthAccording to Dr. Rob Davies, South African Minister of Trade and Industry, the African continent is recognized as the second fastest growing continent after Asia. There are four drivers of the economic growth in African continent. These are the boom in mineral products in the African continent, the development of the service industries, the benefit of not having the financial crisis, and infrastructure(基础设施）development. Davies also adds that other BRICS countries have advantage of large populations providing big home markets for their products. The South African population is small compared to other BRICS countries, but if you add up numbers on continent then you have a critical mass that can support the new industrial wave in Africa: That is why the South African needs to create large trading blocks across large parts of African continent.64.“BRICS” refers to______.A. the most active economy group in todays worldB. the most powerful economies in western worldC. leading countries with fast development of humanityD. the most stable and secure countries in the world65.From the text we know that industrialization in Africa will______.A. give financial supports to all African countriesB create trade opportunities for both Africa and BRICSC make significant development in the powerful groupsD. expand sustainable economic cooperation in different continents66.The author believes greater cooperation among BRICS will______,A. promote global economic growthB. bring more challengesC narrow the gap of development D. solve Europe’s economic crisis67.Which of the following is the driver of the economic growth in Africa? ______.A. The development of business industryB. Protective exploration in mineral productsC. The recovery of the infrastructureD. The benefits of having no financial crisisDA recent National Public Radio program examined the disappearance of some of the first words we were probably taught—“please” and “thank you. ’，Other polite phrases are also disappearing.” You re welcome” has been replaced by “sure，” “no problem，’’ “you bet” or “enjoy”.Are we becoming ruder, or are patterns of speech merely updating for changing times?Peter Post, director of the program, argues about people stopping using “you're welcome”. He says, “Thank you” is an expression of appreciation one person offers to another. To respond “Noproblem” is to ign ore this acceptance as really being undeserved. By responding with a simple “you’re welcome”，Post adds, a person admits the thanks and shows appreciation for the person giving it.Whatever polite vocabulary you believe is fading, sociologist Gregory E. Smith says that such fading is a sign were becoming ruder as a society. “Saying “please” and “thank you”，asking permission, offering help, and following up on solutions to problems are no longer as important，” he says. In 2011，76 percent of people surveyed said Americans are becoming less civil.But could it be that it's simply the words we "re using that are changing? Actually, the principles of respect, consideration and honesty are universal and timeless, but manners do change. For example, its important to greet people when you meet them for the first time, though the form of greeting has changed over time. “How do you do?”，for instance, became “Hello”，And “how are you?” has been changed into “Hello ，how are things?” or “How’s it going?”. As for “no proble m”，if the appreciation is expressed in a sincere manner, many—Americans think they do not see its use as a loss of politeness.68.The author presents the first paragraph______A. to summarize the whole textB. to lead to the topic of the textC. to give us a brief introductionD. to put forward the argument69.Peter Post thinks using “ You’re welcome” to reply to”Thank you” is ______A. more appropriateB. a bit outdated C less polite D. really undeserved70. From the passage we can infer that most Americans______A. begin to overlook their polite speechB. are unable to use a polite vocabularyC. intend to advocate civilized lifestylesD. are becoming ruder to each other71.According to the text ，when you meet a person for the first time, ______A. you should say “How do you do?” firstB. you still need to convey your greetingsC you’d better change your mannersD you must care about your expressionEHere's one fact that the steady increase in the demand for meat products has in fact resulted in various problems for the environment. How on earth does that come about?Firstly, the vital link here is methane(甲院）Methane, which is one of the greenhouse gases that are thinning down the ozone(臭氧）layer ，is a direct by-product of a cow's digestive process. The higher the demand for meat ，the greater the number of cows being raised, resulting in larger amounts of methane. According to a study conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), roughly 17 - 18% of all greenhouse gas results from raising livestock(牲畜) That备actually more than the total greenhouse gas released by automobiles.Secondly, since there s a lot of cash to be made in meat production, livestock farms have consistently been expanding for the past decades to accommodate a higher number of animals. This trend has been growing due to the ever-increasing popularity of fast-food enterprises which mainly serve meat products. As a result, livestock farms are using up more and more lands for pasture(牧场)，and are cutting down millions of trees in the process.Thirdly, as livestock farms are located away from cities, their transportation to these cities cover long distances，which brings high fuel consumption as well as high carbon emissions.So cutting down on your meat intake is therefore a reasonable step that will not only do both your health and the environment a huge favor,72.The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that______A. raising too many cattle increases the deamand for meatB. methane is mainly produced in greenhouseC. FAO urges people to slow down the cattle raisingD. cattle raising does change the thickness of the ozone layer73.The cattle raising has been recently pushed forward directly by ______A. increase in pasturesB. prosperity of fast-food industriesC. stock fanning developmentD. transportation development74.The text is mainly developed by______A. offering explanationsB. giving examplesC. presenting figuresD. making comparisons75.The author writes the text to tell us that______.A. eating meat is bad for your healthB. cutting down cattle farms really mattersC. meat consumptions result in environmental problemsD. environmental protection is of great significance。

中职生的英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. A. 5:00 pm B. 6:00 pm C. 7:00 pm根据对话内容，Tom说他会在下午5点去图书馆，所以正确答案是A。

2. A. A teacher B. A student C. A doctor对话中提到Mary是一名教师，因此正确答案是A。

3. A. By bus B. By train C. By subway根据对话内容，Lily说她通常乘地铁去学校，所以正确答案是C。

4. A. In the morning B. In the afternoon C. In the evening对话中提到John计划在晚上去看电影，因此正确答案是C。

5. A. Yes, he did. B. No, he didn't. C. It's not mentioned.对话中没有提到David是否去了书店，所以正确答案是C。

二、阅读理解（共30分）A. 阅读理解A（10分）根据文章内容，以下问题的答案如下：6. B. 因为Tom喜欢阅读。

7. A. 他经常去图书馆。

8. C. 他想成为一名作家。

B. 阅读理解B（10分）根据文章内容，以下问题的答案如下：9. A. 她是一名学生。

10. B. 她喜欢学习英语。

11. C. 她认为英语很重要。

C. 阅读理解C（10分）根据文章内容，以下问题的答案如下：12. B. 他是一名医生。

13. C. 他帮助了很多人。

14. A. 他是一个乐于助人的人。

三、完形填空（共20分）根据上下文，以下空格的答案如下：15. A. Because 16. C. decided 17. B. to 18. A. what 19. C. So 20. B. and四、语法填空（共15分）根据语法规则，以下空格的答案如下：21. A. who 22. B. is 23. C. has 24. D. were 25. A. that 26. B. to 27. C. of 28. D. from 29. A. but 30.B. which五、翻译（共15分）31. 他每天骑自行车上学。

中职英语试题库：阅读理解阅读理解(45分)（A）Food is very important . Everyone needs to eat well if he or she wants to have a strong body . Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is knowledge.When we are very young, we start getting knowledge. Young children like watching and listening. Color pictures especially interest them. When children are older, they enjoy reading. When something interests them, they love asking questions.Our minds, like our bodies, always need the best food. Studying on our own brings the most knowledge.If someone is always telling us answers, we never learn well. When we study correctly and get knowledge on our own, we learn more and understand better.根据短文内容,判断下列句子的正误。

正确的涂“A”,错误的涂“B”.（10分）51. Eating well can help people to be healthy.52. Our bodies need knowledge.53. We start getting knowledge when we are young.54. Children like watching and listening because they want to eat nice food..55. You won’t learn well, if you are always told the answers.（B）（C）（D）三篇根据短文内容，从每小题A、B、C中选出一个最佳答案。

中职英语期中模拟考试试题：阅读理解阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30 分）AOne day, Mr. Arnold was teaching a lesson, and things were going as normally as ever. He was explaining the story of mankind to his pupils. He told them that, in the beginning, men were nomads; they never stayed in the same place for very long. Instead, they would travel ab out, here and there, in search of food, wherever it was to be found. And when the food ran out, they would move off somewhere else.He taught them about the invention of farming and keeping animals. This was an important discovery, because by learning to cultivate(耕作)the land, and care for animals, mankind would always have food steadily available. It also meant that people could remain living in one place, and this made it easier to set about tasks that would take a long while to complete, like building towns, cities, and all that were in them. All the children were listening attracted by this story, until Lucy jumped up:“And if that was so important and improved everything so much, why are we nomads all over again, Mr. Arnold?”Mr. Arnold didn’t know what to say. Lucy was a very intelligent girl. He knew that she lived with her parents in a house, so she must know that her family were not nomads; so what did she mean?“We have all become nomads again,” continued Lucy, “The other day, outside the city, they were cutting the forest down. A while ago a fisherman told me how they fish. It’s the same with everyone: when there’s no more forest left the foresters go elsewhere, and whe n the fish run out the fishermen move on. That’s what the nomads did, isn’t it ?The teacher nodded, thoughtfully. Really, Lucy was right Mankind had turned into nomads. Instead of looking after the land in a way that we could be sure it would keep supplying our needs, we kept developing it until the land was bare. And then off we would go to the next place! The class spent the rest of the afternoon talking about what they could do to show how to be more civilized.The next day everyone attended class wearing a green T-shirt, with a message that said “I am not a nomad!”And , from then on, they set about showing that indeed they were not. Every time they knew they needed something, they made sure that they would get it using care and control. If they needed wood or paper, they would make sure that they got the recycled kind. They ordered their fish from fish farms, making sure that the fish they received were not too young and too small. They only used animals that were well cared for, and brought up on farms.And so, from their little town, those children managed to give up being nomads again, just as prehistoric men had done, so many thousands of years ago.56. From Paragraph 2, we can know that ______ .A. people got tired of living in the same placeB. people gradually got used to living in citiesC. people tended to settle down after learning farmingD. p eople spent a long time in learning to keep animals57. In the teacher’s opinion, Lucy’s argument was ______A. shockingB. ridiculousC. puzzlingD. reasonable58. Which of the following agrees with the message “I am not a nomad” (Paragraph 7)?A. People eat young fish for its delicious taste.B. Foresters leave the place where wood is not available.C. Fishermen move elsewhere when there is no fish left.D. People use recycled materials as much as possible.59. The writer tries to make us believe that ______.A. mankind has been progressing mainly through traveling aboutB. it’s unwise for mankind to use the land in an uncontrolled wayC. it’s quite good for students to learn more about the history of mankindD. in the beginning men were nomads.BHas Tiger Mom gone soft? One year after the release of her book, "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," Amy Chua is back in the spotlight, reflecting on how overnight infamy（恶名）affected her life, her family and her parenting."I've changed a lot," she told The Huffington Post. "In October, we had 30 kidsat our house! We've hosted parties with lots of food and music."Last January, the Wall Street Journal published an excerpt（节选）from Chua's book with the headline "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior." In the excerpt, Chua described how her daughters were never allowed to have sleepovers（在外过夜的儿童聚会）, appear in school plays, earn any grade lower than an A . Chua, an author and professor at Yale Law School, spent much of 2011 on the defensive. In fact, many of her interviews seemed to lend fuel to her critics' fire.Now, with the book out in paperback（简装）,she said, "I put passages in the book and used very harsh words that I regret. Everybody has those moments you wish you could take back." Many of the scenes she described in the book are a far cry from the child-raising methods she advocates.For those who still read "Battle Hymn" as an advice guide, Chua argues thatso-called tiger parenting should be employed mainly during a child's early years, ideally between the ages of 5 and 12. These "super-strict parenting methods" are not meant for all ages. Remaining strict after middle school makes you a helicopter parent, according to Chua. And she is quick to point out how different that is from being a tiger mom."By the time kids get to high school, helicopter parents are hiring all these tutors, carrying their kids' sports bags. I never checked older daughter Sophia's papers because I knew she knew how to sit down and focus," Chua said.As for younger daughter Lulu, 15, the rebel for whom the book was written, Chua has really backed off. Instead of forcing Lulu to practice violin for hours a day -- the source of their biggest fights, Chua "let her give that up". "My compromise is that I'm going to still be as strict academically, but in exchange she has a lot of socialfreedom. Lulu has had four sleepovers in the last two months!" Chua said. "Chua predicts she'll only get more easygoing with age.60. From Paragraph 1 we can know that after the publication of the book_____.A. Tiger Mom became stricter with her childrenB. Tiger Mom was thought highly by the publicC. Tiger Mom’s life and family were influencedD. Tiger Mom became wealthy and easygoing61. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Tiger Mom has changed and wants to be soft.B. Tiger Mom persuaded readers to follow her example.C. How Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother came out.D. How Tiger Mom became the worldwide spotlight.62. What does the underlined phrase “a far cry from” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. similar toB. just the same asC. very different fromD. a cry far from63. What is the writer’s attitude towards Tiger Mom?A. supportiveB. opposedC. unconcernedD. objectiveCSunny countries are often poor. A shame, then, that solar power is still quite expensive. Eight19, a British company by Cambridge University, has, however, invented a novel way to get round this. In return for a deposit of around $10 it is supplying poor Kenyan families with a solar cell able to generate 2.5 watts of electricity, a battery that can deliver a three amp（安培）current to store this electricity, and a lamp whose bulb is a light-emitting diode（二极管）.The firm thinks that this system, once the battery is fully charged, is enough to light two small rooms and to power a mobile-phone charger for seven hours. Then, next day, it can be put outside and charged back up again.The trick is that, to be able to use the electricity, the system's keeper must buy a scratch card—for as little as a dollar—on which is printed a reference number. The keeper sends this reference, plus the serial number of the household solar unit, by SMS to Eight19. The company's server will respond automatically with an access code to the unit.Users may consider that they are paying an hourly rate for their electricity. In fact, they are paying off the cost of the unit. After buying around $80 worth of scratch cards—which Eight19 expects would take the average family around 18 months—the user will own it. He will then have the option of continuing to use it for nothing, or of trading it in for a bigger one, perhaps driven by a 10-watt solar cell.In that case, he would go then through the same process again, paying off the additional cost of the upgraded kit at a slightly higher rate. Users would therefore increase their electricity supply steadily and affordably.According to Eight19's figures, this looks like a good deal for customers. The firm believes the average energy-starved Kenyan spends around $10 a month on oil—enough to fuel a couple of smoky lamps—plus $2 on charging his mobile phone in the market-place. Regular users of one of Eight19's basic solar units will spend around half that, before owning it completely. Meanwhile, as the cost of solar technology falls, it should get even cheaper.64. What should the user do when the electricity in the battery is used up?A. Recharge it outside.B. Buy another solar cell.C. Return it to the company.D. Buy a scratch card.65. How much would users pay for the cell and scratch cards before they own a 2.5-watt solar cell?A. Around $10.B. Around $80.C. Around $180.D. Around $90.66. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.A. Kenyan families would find it difficult to afford the solar cellB. the company will make a great profit from selling solar cellsC. few Kenyan families use mobile phones for lack of electricityD. using the solar cell would help Kenyan families save money67. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. Solar Energy: Starting from Scratch.B. Eight19: a creative British Company.C. Kenyan Families: Using Solar Energy for Free.D. Poor Countries: Beginning to Use Solar Energy.DHappiness is contagious (有感染力的), as researchers reported on Thursday.People with the most social connections — spouses, friends, neighbors and relatives — were also the happiest, the data showed. “Each additional happy person makes you happier,” Christakis said.“Imagine that I am connected to you and you are connected to others and others are connected to still others. It is this fabric of humanit y, like an American patch quilt.”Each pe rson sits on a different colored patch. “Imagine that these patches are happy and unhappy patches. Your happiness depends on what is going on in the patch around you,” Christakis said.“It is not just happy people connecting with happy people, which they do. Above and beyond, there is this contagious process going on.”And happiness is more contagious than unhappiness, they discovered.“If a social contact is happy, it increases the likelihood that you are happy by 15 percent, ” Fowler said. “A friend of a friend, or the friend of a spouse or a sibling (兄弟姐妹), if they are happy, increases your chances by 10 percent,” he added.A happy third degree friend — the friend of a friend of a friend —increases a person’s chances of being happy by 6 percent.“But every extra unhappy friend increases the likelihood that you’ll be unhappy by 7 percent,” Fowler said.The finding is interesting and it is useful, too, Fowler said.“Among other benefits, happiness has been shown to have an important effect on reduced mortality (死亡率), pain reduction, and improved cardiac (心脏的) function. So better understanding of how happiness spreads can help us learn how to develop a healthier society,” he said.The study also fits in with other data suggested in 1984 that having $ 5,000 extra increased a person’s chances of becoming happier by about 2 percent.“A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000,” Christakis said.68. It can be inferred that________.A. happiness spreads as fast and widely as unhappinessB. unhappiness spreads faster and more widely than happinessC. happiness spreads faster and more widely than unhappinessD. the spread of unhappiness has not been studied by researchers69. Which of the following will increase your chances of becoming happier most?A. Being in a party with a happy atmosphere.B. A happy experience of your brother or your parents.C. A happy trip to a foreign country of your friends.D. Happiness of your friend’s friend.70. What does Christakis mean by saying “A happy friend is worth about $ 20,000”?A. A happy friend can help you bring in a wealth of $ 20,000.B. A happy friend is a wealth which is worth about $ 20,000.C. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 2%.D. A happy friend increases your chances of being happy by 8 %.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

中职英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. 根据所听对话，选择正确答案。

A) Mike is going to the library.B) Mike is going to the bookstore.C) Mike is going to the cinema.D) Mike is going to the museum.[答案] B2. 根据所听短文，回答以下问题。

Q: What is the main idea of the passage?A) The importance of reading.B) The benefits of traveling.C) The advantages of learning a new language.D) The disadvantages of using technology.[答案] C二、词汇与语法（共30分）1. 选择填空。

a. I have never been to Paris, but I ________ to go there one day.[ ] A) hope[ ] B) wish[ ] C) expect[ ] D) desire[答案] Bb. The teacher asked the students ________ the homework on time.[ ] A) to finish[ ] B) finishing[ ] C) finished[ ] D) finishes[答案] A2. 用所给词的正确形式填空。

a. She is one of the ________ in her class. (talent)[ ] A) talented[ ] B) talent[ ] C) talents[ ] D) the talented[答案] Cb. The ________ of the meeting has been postponed due to bad weather. (hold)[ ] A) hold[ ] B) holding[ ] C) to hold[ ] D) held[答案] B三、阅读理解（共30分）1. 阅读下面短文，选择正确答案。

中职英语高考复习模拟试题：阅读理解阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题; 每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.ANo one knows for sure when advertising first started. It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them. That led to the concept of specialization，which means that people would specialize，or focus，on doing one specific job.Let's take a man we'll call Mr. Fielder, for example .He did everything connected with farming. He planted seeds, tended the fields，and harvested and sold his crops. At the same time，he did many other jobs on the farm. However，he didn't make the bricks for his house, cut his trees into boards，make the plows（犁）,or any of the other hundreds of things a farm needs. Instead，he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr. Plowright. Using what he knew about farming and working with iron，Mr. Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier. Mr.Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows. Perhaps，he thought, other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.How did Mr. Plowright let people know what he was doing? Why, he advertised, of course. First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers.That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door. It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr. Plowright and his really good plows.Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago. Even before most people could read, they understood such signs. Shopkeepers would carve into stone, clay, or wood symbols for the products they had for sale.A medium，in advertising talk, is the way you communicate your message. You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols. The second medium was audio, or sound, although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today. Originally, just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument, such as a bell, were used to get people's attention.A crier, in the historical sense, is not someone who weeps easily. It is someone, probably a man，with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city. In ancient Egypt, shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products. Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods. Perhaps the crier describedthe goods, explained where they came from, and praised their quality. His job was，in other words，not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today's world.56. What probably led to the start of advertising? _________A. The discovery of iron.B. The specialization of labor.C. The appearance of new jobs.D. The development of farming techniques.57. To advertise his plows, Mr. Plowright _________.A. praised his plows in publicB. placed a sign outside the shopC. hung an arrow pointing to the shopD. showed his products to the customers58. The writer makes up the two stories of Mr. Fielder and Mr. Plowright in order to ________.A. explain the origin of advertisingB. predict the future of advertisingC. expose problems in advertisingD. provide suggestions for advertising59. In ancient Egypt，a crier was probably someone who ________.A. owned a shipB. had the loudest voiceC. ran a shop selling goods to farmersD. functioned like today's TV or radio commercialBFor some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic”. People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes (音调). Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale.As a result，songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact，most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However，this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret，a seventy­year­old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret，scientists are finally learninghow to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex，and it doesn't involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just can't see certain colors.Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed (诊断). For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say ‘No thanks, I’m amusic,’” says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”60. Which of the following is true of amusics? _________.A. Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.B. They love places where they are likely to hear music.C. They can easily tell two different songs apart.D. Their situation is well understood by musicians.61. According to Paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing”is probably one who _________.A. dislikes listening to speechesB. can hear anything nonmusicalC. has a hearing problemD. lacks a complex hearing system62. In the last paragraph，Margaret expressed her wish that ________.A. her problem with music had been diagnosed earlierB. she were seventeen years old rather than seventyC. her problem could be easily explainedD. she were able to meet other amusics63. What is the passage mainly concerned with? ________.A. Amusics’ strange behaviors.B. Some people's inability to enjoy music.C. Musical talent and brain structure.D. Identification and treatment of amusics.CTail SpinTwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace，shows off a few of her tricks，turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her，however，is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrivedat the Ocean Park in December 2005，she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it?” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make it—but her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man­made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable,”says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion（动作）and build muscles（肌肉）.”Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month，Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man­made tail gives people so much courage.64. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park，her trainer worried about her ________.A. physical buildB. potential abilityC. chance of survivalD. adaptation to the surroundings65. A man­made tail is created for Grace to ________.A. let her recover fasterB. make her comfortableC. adjust her way of swimmingD. help her perform better tricks66. The story of Grace inspires people to ________.A. stick to their dreamsB. treat animals friendlyC. treasure what they haveD. face difficulties bravelyDSome people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I’m not going to say luck，talent，and circumstances don't come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others are born with great intelligence，and that's just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it morepractical. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something，one needs to spend at least 10,000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it'll require even more time，time that most people won't put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don't enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there's a huge chance that you're wrong anyway.Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you're not willing to put in the time and work, don't expect to receive any rewards. Consistent，hard work won't guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into.67. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about ________.A. the reasons for successB. the meaning of successC. the standards of successD. the importance of success68. Successful people suggest doing what one loves because ________.A. work makes one feel painB. one tends to enjoy his workC. one gives up his work easilyD. it takes a lot of time to succeed69. What can we infer from Paragraph 4? ________.A. Successful people like to show their great skills.B. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.70. What is the main theme of the passage? ________.A. Having a goal is vital to success.B. Being good is different from being great.C. One cannot succeed without time and practice.D. Luck，talent and family help to achieve success.阅读理解答案解析A【语篇导读】本文为说明文。

最新中职英语高考复习模拟试题及含答案：阅读理解（3）中职英语高考复习模拟试题及含答案：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）(A)Dear God,Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully appreciated their mothers until it was too late to tell them.I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen.How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler, for understanding a moody teenager, for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For waiting for the day when a daughter realizes how wise her mother really is?How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice (when asked) or remaining silent when it is most appreciated? For not saying, “I told you so”, when she could have saidthese words dozens of times? For being essentially herself -- loving, thoughtful, patient, and forgiving?I don't know how, dear God, except to bless her as richly as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set.I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as mymother looks in mine.A daughter51. According to the passage, the writer’s friends ________ before theirmothers died.A. could tell them their appreciationB. never completely said “thank you” to their mothersC. lived to their motherD. were very thankful52. What does the writer think of her mother?A. Changing.B. Happy.C. Loving, thoughtful, and forgiving.D. Outstanding.53. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. She has said “thank you” to her mother dozens of times.B. The writer’s mother is still al ive.C. The writer has been a mother.D. She wishes God to bless her mother.54. The underlined expression “flow easily from my pen”means________.A. express easily in wordsB. move out of her pen easilyC. write out without any difficulty in inkD. speak the words as soon as possible55. Why does the daughter write the letter?A. She feels sorry to her mother.B. She wants to tell God how much she loves her mother.C. She expects God to retell her appreciation to her mother.D. She wants to pray for her mother.(B)For a clearer picture of what the student knows, most teachers use another kind of examination in addition to objective tests. They use "essay” tests, which require students to write long answers to broad, general questions such as the following: "Mention several ways in which Benjamin Franklin has influenced thinking of people in his own country and in other parts of the world.”One advantage of the essay test is that it reduces the element of luck. The student cannot get a high score just by making a lucky guess. Another advantage is that it shows the examiner more about the student’s ability to put facts together into a meaningful whole. It should show how deeply he has thought about the subject.Sometimes, though, essay tests have disadvantages, too. Some students are able to write rather good answers without really knowing much about the subject, while other students who actually know the material have trouble expressing their ideas in the essay form. Besides, in an essay test the student’s sc ore may depend upon the examiner’s feelings at the time of reading the answer. If he is feeling tired or bored, the student may receive a lower score than he should. Another examiner reading the same answer might give it a much higher mark. Because of this, the objective test gives each student a fairer chance, and of course it is easier and quicker to score.Whether an objective test or an essay test is used, problems arise. When some objective questions are used along with some essay questions, however, a fairly clear picture of the student’sknowledge can usually be obtained.56. What may have been discussed in the previous paragraphs?A. The essay test.B. How teachers test their students.C. How students write their essays.D. The objective test.57. The essay test is preferred because ________.A. it shows more about the student’s understanding of th e subjectB. it tests the student’s knowledge of the material as well as hisexpression of ideasC. it gives each student a fairer chanceD. its scoring may be influenced by the examiner’s feelings58. The underlined word “this” ( Para 3 ) refers to the fact that ________.A. students may receive a lower score in an essay testB. another examiner usually gives the answer a higher markC. different examiners may give the same essay different scoresD. the objective test gives each student a fairer chance59. According to the passage, which of the following statements about theobjective test is NOT true?A. It is more objective than the essay test in terms of scoring.B. It allows the student to guess the correct answer without reallyknowing the material.C. It shows the student’s ability to think about difficultproblems.D. It is easy and quick to score.60. According to the author, an ideal test should be ________.A. an objective test.B. an essay test.C. a combination of the two.D. something new.（C）When Johnny Cash sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke-boxes across North America. His records sell by the million. Country-music fans everywhere know his big hits. They love songs like “Hey Porter”, “Ring of Fire”, and “Folsom Prison Blue”.Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. People like what they hear and what they see, too. Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on.He's a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent. And that scar (疤痕) on his cheek? It's a bullet hole, of course!In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is “Mr. Tough (violent) Guy”. He's an ex-drug addict (上瘾者) who was once put in prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from hunger he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. Some people say he even killed a man.In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that--a story. True, years ago he had a “drug habit”for a short time. He “popped” pills. But he never used heroin (海洛因) or other “hard” drugs. Sometimes he'd go wild and get locked up for a few hours. But he never served a prison sentence.There's no Indian blood in his veins. He's been a killer only in a song. As for the “bullet hole", it's an old scar left by a doctorwho opened a cyst (囊肿).People who know Johnny Cash well say he's a “gentle guy”, a “generous guy”-- but not a “tough guy”. How did the stories get started? Some of them, like the story about the “Indian grandmother”, he made up long ago to add excitement to his career. Others, like the “bullet hole”, simply got started. Now there's little the singer can do to change people's minds. “They just want to believe it,” he says.61. Johnny Cash is a favorite of many ________.A. opera loversB. country music fansC. hard-rock fansD. jazz music lovers62. In truth, Johnny Cash ________.A. invented the “Indian grandmother”B. used to kill rabbits for a livingC. had a bullet hole on his cheekD. served a long prison sentence63. In his private life, Johnny Cash is, ________.A. much wilder than he looksB. much smaller than he is on stageC. much tougher than he is in publicD. much more gentle than most people suppose64. The passage shows us that many people believe ________.A. only what they seeB. what they think is trueC. only what they hearD. what they find interesting65. We can infer from the text that ________.A. All stories about Johnny Cash were made up by people.B. Country-music fans everywhere, know his big hits.C. Both his songs and his appearance impress his fans.D. Johnny Cash suffered a lot in his childhood.(D)If your recurring (经常性的) dreams are worrying you, you can re st assured and needn’t worry. Psychologists say in the vast majority of these cases, this is just the mind’s way of dealing with stress and conflicts (冲突), problems and concerns. It’s a good thing.They can be surprisingly vivid and real, or fragmented (零散的) and weird. They can be comforting or frightening. Our dreams can tell us a lot about what we are really thinking, particularly when we are at life’s passages or turning points. Dreams give us an x-ray of our unconsciousness (潜意识).Lisa Oppenheim had the same dream whenever she was about to move to a new home or a new city. It’s always just a feeling of needing to stay safe. Experts say disturbing dreams often occur around major life events. For Lisa, it was moving. For others, it can be marriage or divorce, the death of a loved one or pressure at work.Doctor Siegel has studied the meaning of dream for nearly 30 years.He believes stressful or upsetting dreams can be a sign of what’s buried deep inside our minds.He said, “Dreams are important to survival. They are very important to the balance of our psyche (心灵). They help us work out problems that we’re having every single day. They go to the cutting edge of what’s stressful, what’s bothering us and what we’re working out in our lives. Dreams can guide u s and in order to find that guidance, to find that deep source of wisdom that’sin our dreams every night, we need to pay attention to our dreams.”But many dreams are scary and horrible. How can we understand these nightmares? Doctor Siegel says they are reflecting especially intense emotion or unresolved conflict. The stronger the emotion in the dream, whether it’s pleasure or fear, the likelier the dream is to be important.Knowing what your recurring dreams or nightmares mean can be liberating. Some nightmares can be a sign of serious psychological problems, such as post-dramatic stress disorder. If they are extremely disturbing or violent or the cause of severe anxiety, you should see a professional therapist (治疗专家).66. By saying “Dreams give us an x-ray of our unconsciousness”, theauthor means that dreams _______.A. do harm to our mindB. show us our real mindC. solve our stress in mindD. give us a turning point in mind67. People will have recurring dreams when they _______.A. live with great pressure or have great eventsB. do the same things all their livesC. move to a new home or a new cityD. are comforted or frightened68. Which of the following is true according to Doctor Siegel?A. Dreams play a very important role in the world’s balance.B. Dreams help us find out the problems we need to solve.C. We should pay attention to every dream we have.D. Only the dreams with pleasure are important to us.69. How should we deal with the recurring nightmares?A. We should remember them because they are important to us.B. We can ignore them since they are just reflecting our emotions.C. We need to take some sleeping pills to stop this serious problem.D. We should see a psychological doctor if they are seriouslydisturbing.70. The purpose of the passage is _______.A. to introduce a variety of dreamsB. to offer some advice on avoiding nightmaresC. to compare recurring dreams with nightmaresD. to ease our anxiety on recurring dreams阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）51-55 BCABB 56-60 DACCC 61-65 BADBC 66-70 BABDD。