人教版高中英语必修三-高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练(一)

高考题型·组合规范练6必修3 Unit1阅读理解题组——练速度(35mins)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(江苏南京盐城二模)•Do an anonymous(匿名的) act of kindness for someone.•Leave a smile card behind to encourage them to pay-it-forward.•Share your story here to spread the inspiration.•Change the world,one kind act at a time. ORDERSMILECARDSTo request Smile Cards,please fill out the form below.A volunteer will mail you an order of ten cards within two weeks.Smile Cards are offered to anyone who requests them on a pay-it-forward basis.That means there is no charge for a set of cards.Someone before you has paid for your cards,and you are invited to keep thechain going and pay forward whatever you wish for the next person!For special events or circumstances,you can also place a large quantity of requests.Note:When using a Smile Card,remember not to just hand it out by itself.The idea is to do something kind for someone and then leave the Smile Card behind,so that they know someone reached out to them,and that they are invited to pay forward the kindness and keep the ripples going!Please tell us what inspired you to order Smile Cards,and give us an example of a kind act you’d like to do using them. PLACESMILECARDORDERNOWABOUTUSKindSpring is a place to practice small acts of kindness.For over a decade the KindSpring user community has focused on inner transformation,while collectively changing the world withgenerosity,gratitude,and trust.The site is 100% volunteer-run and totally non-commercial.It is a shared labor of love.1.When can you use a Smile Card?A.Your friend’s birthday is approaching.B.Your classmate has won first prize.C.You’ve ordered lunch for a poor friend.D.You find your classmate in low spirits.2.To order Smile Cards,you have to .A.pay for them in advanceB.place a large quantity of requestsC.mail some necessary informationD.tell what favor you will do for others3.The purpose of using Smile Cards is to encourage peopleto .A.spread kindnessB.become volunteersC.advertise for KindSpringD.pay others’ kindness backB(河南郑州联考)During my career in the past years,I’ve been fired a few times.The last time was about five years ago.At the time,I co-owned a literary agency.I agreed to take on a giant project for a major client.I worked my tail off for about a year,focusing just on this one client.Meanwhile my partner and associates took care of everyone else.We all thought it was a good bet.But in the end,the client fired me and cooperated with an agency who promised to get him a major book deal with a New York publishing house and an appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s television show.I was left high and dry with nothing to show for my year-long investment.The worst part was that I did not see it coming.I thought I had done a great job,and we had enjoyed a long-term personal relationship.But my client had his eye on bigger things and decided I couldn’t take him there,so he abandoned me without discussion.The thing I finally learned from this eers can be changeable.So never put all your eggs in one basket.This wasn’t the only mistake I’d made in my career.Some of the mistakes I had made got me fired.That got my attention and furthered my education in the school of hard knocks.Chances are that you are going to be fired at some point in your st May,1.7 million workers in America were laid off or fired.And according to the Labor Department,that was during a month of generally good economic news.The trick—after being fired—is to try to push bitterness aside and learn from it.Failure can bea great teacher,but we have to listen.4.Why did the author only focus on one project?A.His client required him to do so.B.He considered it would be a safe bet.C.It could give him an appearance on Oprah Winfrey’s sh ow.D.There were no other projects in his agency.5.Why was the author abandoned?A.He caused some trouble for his client.B.His client wanted to teach him a lesson.C.He couldn’t satisfy his client’s demands.D.His client was afraid of destroying their friendship.6.What lesson did the author probably learn?A.He should have spread his risk.B.He should have tried his best to do better.C.He shouldn’t have worked on giant projects.D.He shouldn’t have made friends with his clients.7.What did the author mainly write the teportance of failure.B.To tell us how to face getting fired.C.To share a most horrible experience.D.To explain why people easily get fired.C(原创预测题)A 16th century drawing by one of the key figures of the German Renaissance has been valued in eillion after it was initially purchased at a yard sale for just $30 in .According to AgnewsGallery—the London auction house in possession of the artwork—Albrech t Dürer,who died in 1528,is regarded as both the greatest German artist of his time and as one of the most important artists and intellectuals of the European Renaissance.The drawing that has been rediscovered is titled “The Virgin and Child”.As Dürer’s ca reer and legacy have been studied in depth since his death,it is extremely rare to find unknown works of his.Boston-based art collector Clifford Schorer,who is a consultant to the gallery,added Thursday that he came across the rare artwork,thought to have been completed in 1503,by chance on the way to a party in Massachusetts in .He had forgotten to bring a gift to the party,so he went to a bookstore,which sold collectable volumes.The bookseller told him his friend had a Dürer drawing and asked if he would take a look at it.Schorer agreed,but held out little hope.The artwork had been purchased at a yard sale at the home of an architect who had been gifted the piece from his art dealer father,Schorer said.“Generally speaking,it’s an inverse(反向的)relationship between how dramatic the claim is and how much of a let down it is.For eeone tells me they have a Leonardo da Vinci,I’m usually pretty confident I’m going to see some images that are unimpressive,” Schorer said.But when he arrived to examine the artwork weeks later,he was taken aback by its quality.“It was like experiencing a kind of electricity.When you’re in my world you spend your life looking for unknown things that lead to fascinating research avenues...andI could see I was at the beginning of some thing extremely exciting,” Schorer said.8.Why is it rare to find the unknown works of Albrecht Dürer’s?A.He was a key figure of the German Renaissance.B.His real works were only sold at the yard sales.C.His works were studied carefully after he died.D.He had few works like “The Virgin and Child”.9.What did Clifford Schorer do on his way to a party?A.He went to buy a gift.B.He collected old volumes.C.He went to a gallery.D.He visited his old friends.10.Why did Clifford Schorer mention the example of Leonardo da Vinci?A.To show the value of Dürer’s drawing.B.To describe his contradictory feelings.C.To improve his own confidence in art.D.To show the painting is unimpressive.11.The underlined phrase “taken aback” in the last paragraph may mean .A.soldB.shockedC.excitedD.excusedD(福建福州第一学期质量抽测)When Howard Bisla was tasked with saving a local shop from financial ruin,his concern was energy efficiency.He approached his electricity provider about upgrading the lights.The provider hadanother idea.An e:panels (面板) that could stay colder without consuming energy.The panels now sit on the shop’s roof,their mirrored surfaces coated with a thin cooling film and angled to the sky.They cool liquid in pipes underneath that run into the shop and,together with new lights,have reduced electricity bills by 15%.The panels came from a discovery at Stanford.Researchers there created a material that stayed colder than its surroundings in direct sunlight.Since then,they have made a host ofmaterials,including films,paints and treated wood,that stay cool in the heat.These materials all rely on improving a natural effect known as passive radiative(辐射的) cooling.They reflect light in much the same way as mirrors or white paints do,but they can do far more.When the materials point at the sky,the rays can pass through the atmosphere and into space.That links the materials to a heat sink,into which they can keep dumping(倾倒) heat without it comingback.As a result,they can stay a few degrees cooler than surrounding air.Scientists have termed them super-cool materials.These materials might also reduce the increasing demand for power-hungry refrigeration and air conditioning.Researchers have even suggested they might help Earth respond to global rising temperatures.But many more are cautious.So far,how much electrical power can be saved has been based on data from small samples.There are also doubts about their ability to work in a variety of climates and places.Another unknown is whether consumers will embrace the idea.Even replacing worn-out roofs with reflective white ones has not been widely adopted.However,this modelling work suggests that use of a super-cool paint might double the energy savings.“It’sa bit of a game-changer,in a sense,” according to resear chers.12.How did the shop get out of trouble?A.By cooling liquid in the shop.B.By adopting a cooling system.C.By quitting consuming energy.D.By changing electricity providers.13.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A.A heat sink.B.The working principle.C.A natural effect.D.The discovery process.14.What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.Consumers should be aware of power shortage.B.It takes more research to explore wider application.C.Quicker response should be made to rising temperatures.D.The demand for reflective white roofs has been reduced.15.What is the best title for the tee-Changing TechnologyB.Lights Out:Less Energy Consumption Can HelpC.The Natural Cooling that Doubles Energy SavingsD.The Super-Cool Materials that Send Heat into SpaceⅡ.七选五(浙江衢州、丽水、湖州三地市二模)Experts agree that good digestive health is important for absorbing nutrients from the food you eat. 1 Therefore,there are some tips for you.2 Not only can these substances cause stomachaches in high quantities,but they slow digestion,causing constipation.They will also prevent you from being hungry for healthier foods,like high fiber foods.Drink plenty of water.Water will increase the efficiency of your digestion by helping to soften and break down foods so your body can absorb the nutrients.It will also make regular bowel movements easier. 3 However,the amount you need will vary with your body weight,how active you are,and what climate you live in.Eat many small meals rather than only a few large ones. 4 And eat these small meals at the same time every day so that your body can anticipate the meal and physiologically prepare.Reduce stress in your life.Stress has been shown to cause weight gain,constipation,diarrhea and a lowered immune system.It will leave you to the bacteria that cause ulcers. 5 Regular exercisewill also release certain chemicals and help you relaedical advice if you have improved your diet and your lifestyle,but your digestive conditions remain.A.Take low-calorie but high-fiber foods.B.Eat less salty,sugary,and fatty foods.C.Doctors sometimes recommend eight glasses per day.D.If your body lacks water,you may get headaches and feel tired.E.This will prevent you from getting euch.F.However,digestive problems can occur if your system isn’t running properly.G.Meditation and other relaxation ways can help you to handle stress and help your digestion.必修3 Unit1 阅读理解题组——练速度Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。

2019-2020浙江高考阅读理解冲刺练习第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分；满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1〜20各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while—then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. but truly can't manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don't show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous__with__our__time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes,For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for pure business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!1．The writer of this passage must be ________．A．an American B．a ChineseC．a professor D．a student2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.B．Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C．Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D．Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.3．The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean “________”.A．strict with timeB．serious with timeC．careful with timeD．willing to spend time4．A suitable title for this passage would probably be “________”．A．Friendships between ChineseB．Friendships between AmericansC．Americans' hospitalityD．Americans' and Chinese views of friendships2Now，we know that if we do not get enough vitamins，we are at the risk of developing a number of diseases. As a result，vitamin supplements(补品)，though expensive，are popular with people who worry that they are not getting enough vitamins from the foods they eat. But contrary to what many people think，medical experts have found little evidence that most supplements do anything to improve health or protect against diseases.In fact，medical experts warn that taking too many of some vitamins can be harmful. For example，too much vitamin E can cause bleeding. People should discuss what vitamins they take with their doctors，as some vitamins can produce harmful side effects when mixed with medicines.Experts，however，do say that sometimes vitamins can help prevent diseases. People who know they lack a particular vitamin should take vitamin supplements. Some older adults, for example，may not have enough vitamin B12.This is because，as people get older，their body loses its ability to take it from foods. Also，people who spend much time inside may need some extra vitamin D as the skin makes this vitamin from sunlight.Different vitamins are found in different foods. Vitamin A is found in fish liver oil.It's also in the yellow part of eggs. Sweet potatoes，carrots and other darkly coloured fruit and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin A．Vitamin B12 is found in green leafy vegetables and other foods，like fruit. Vitamin K can be found in pork products.In fact，for most people，a balanced diet can ensure enough vitamins our bodies need. So，it isimportant for us to eat a mixture of foods every day to ensure that we get enough vitamins.5．What is probably talked about before this passage?A．How many vitamins a person's body needs.B．How many vitamins some foods contain.C．The benefits that vitamins bring to our health.D．What people should do to stay healthy.6．From the passage，we can learn that medical experts advise people ________．A．never to take any vitamin supplementsB．to depend only on foods for their vitaminsC．not to take any vitamins together with medicinesD．to consult their doctors before taking vitamin supplements7．What would be the best title for the passage?A．Getting enough vitamins through a balanced dietB．Vitamin supplements do harm to our healthC．Vitamins are important to our healthD．Lacking vitamins can cause many diseases3It is a question that has confused parents for decades: Why do children refuse to eat greens?Now, two American experts believe they have the answer.After studying dozens of babies as they played with various objects, the researchers noted that they were far more unwilling to grasp plants than other things. They believe this is because evolution (进化) has biologically made children be wary of plants.Due to susceptibility (敏感性) to illness or injury in the early years of life, the body has designed an inner defence mechanism (机制) that limits a child's contact with plants, they think. The researchers believe this is why babies in the study were afraid of grabbing plants and why children turn their noses up when faced with a plate of broad beans.The findings are published in a paper by Dr Annie E. Wertz and Dr Karen Wynn, both psychologists at Yale University.They wrote，“Throughout human evolution…plants have been essential to human existence. Yet, for all of these benefits, plants have always caused very real dangers.”“Plants produce toxins (毒素) as defences that can be harmful, or even deadly. Some plants alsoemploy physical defences, such as thorns and poisonous oils that can damage tissues (组织) and cause effects over the whole body.”They added，“We predicted that babies may have behavioural strategies that reduce their exposure to dangers posed by plants by minimizing their physica l contact with plants.”To test their theory, the researchers studied how children aged eight to 18 months old reacted when presented with a variety of objects. It took much longer for children to grab plants; objects that were faked to look like plants also caused a slow response time.For parents attempting to spoon some peas into the mouth of their child, this finding should come as welcome relief.8．What does the underlined word “wary” in the third paragraph mean?A．Curious. B．Afraid. C．Tired. D．Certain.9．What did early humans probably do to survive?A．They chose to make more artificial things.B．They forbade their children to touch plants.C．They chose to have little contact with plants.D．They tried very hard to escape from predators.10．Which is the best title for the text?A．Give children more fun things to doB．The survival instinct (本能) is to blameC．What kind of things are healthyD．Infants of eight to eighteen months old4Any diet on which you live that contains fewer calories than you need to get through the day—like an 800-calorie-per-day diet—can be dangerous. Diets that don't allow any fat also can be bad for you. Everyone needs a certain amount of fat in their diet—up to 30% of total calories—so no one should eat a completely fat-free diet.Don't have diets that restrict(限制) certain food groups, either. A diet that requires you to say no to bread or pasta or allows you to eat only fruit is unhealthy. You won't get the vitamins and minerals you need. And although you may lose weight, you'll probably gain it back as soon as you start eating normally again.Some people start dieting because they think all the problems in their life are because of weight.Others have an area of their life that they can't control, like an alcoholic parent, so they focus on something they can control—their exercise and food intake.People who diet may get lots of praise from friends and family when they start losing pounds, which makes them feel good. But eventually a person reaches a weight level and doesn't lose as much weight as before because the body is trying to keep a healthy weight, so they aren't any happier.Some people may find it hard to control their eating, so they stick with an__extreme__diet for a little while, but then eat tons of food. Feeling guilty about the binge, they use laxatives(轻泻药). Eating too little to maintain a healthy weight or eating only to throw up the calories are both eating disorders, which are harmful to a person's health.11. Which of the following is NOT the reason that some people start and keep dieting?A. They think their trouble comes from their weight.B. They have an alcoholic parent.C. Other people praise them when they lose some weight.D. There is something they can't control except food intake.12. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph refers to “________”．A. a fat-free dietB. a special dietC. eating too muchD. eating too little13. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. A person needs about 800 calories each day.B. A person who doesn't eat bread is unhealthy.C. An improper diet may cause eating disorder.D. Fat takes up the most part of calories inside body.14. According to the passage, when people want to lose weight, they should________．A. avoid eating some food that can lead to being fatB. control their eating amount and timesC. have a healthy and balanced dietD. throw up some of what they eat5How to eat healthfully can be especially complex for working women who often have neither thedesire nor the time to cook for themselves (or for anyone else). Registered dietitian (营养学家) Barbara Morrissey suggests that a few simple rules can help.“Go for nutrient-dense (营养丰富的) foods，” she suggests. “Foods that contain a multiple of nutrients. For example, select whole wheat bread as a breakfast food, rather than coffee cake. Or drink orange juice rather than orange drink, which contains only a small percentage of real juice—the rest is largely coloured sugar water. You just can't compare the value of these foods; the nutrient-dense ones are so excellent，” she emphasizes.Morrissey believes that variety is not only the spice of life—it's the foundation of a healthful diet. Diets, which are based on one or two foods, are not only virtually impossible to keep up the strength; they can be very harmful, she says, because nutrients aren't supplied in sufficient amounts or balance.Morrissey also believes that trying to find a diet that will cure your illness, or make yourself a superwoman is a__fruitless__search,__so you will not achieve your aim. As women, many of us are too concerned with staying thin, she says, and we believe that vitamins are some kind of magic cure to replace foods.“We need carbohydrates, protein and fat—they are like the wood in the fireplace. The vitamins and minerals are the match, the spark, for the fuel，” she explains. “We need them all, but in a very different proportions (正确的比例). And if the fuel isn't there, the spark is useless.”15．From the first paragraph we know that working women ________．A．think cooking is especially complicatedB．do not share the same views with registered dietitiansC．are busy and not interested in cookingD．are likely to eat healthfully16．In Paragraph 4 “a fruitless search” means “________”．A．an effort with no resultsB．a search for a diet without fruitC．a research on fruitless dietsD．a diet serving as medicine17．By saying “if the fuel isn't there, the spark is useless”，the author means “________”．A．carbohydrates, protein and fat are enough to support a human lifeB．vitamins and minerals are virtually of no valueC．carbohydrates, protein and fat, vitamins and minerals are of no useD．without carbohydrates, protein and fat, vitamins and minerals are of no use6Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that's only superficial. Besides, in decent restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork, if you find the chopsticks not helpful enough. The real difference is that in the West, you have your own plate of food, while in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone shares. If you are being treated to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you're in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice, noodles to dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes, you__should__say__so__in__good__time,__for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.Perhaps one of the things that surprise a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests. In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts may use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness. It is always polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just leave the food in the plate.People in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed. When you have had enough, just say so. Or you will always overeat!18. What's the main difference on dinner table between China and the West?A. On Chinese dinner table, chopsticks replace knife and fork.B. You have your own plate of food in the West while in China everyone shares the dishes.C. You're treated to a formal dinner for the first time.D. The host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.19. According to the passage, we can infer that ________．A. Chinese think it polite to put food into the plates of the guests with their own chopsticksB. Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plateC. people in China tend to over-order food, for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumedD. Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork20. The sentence, in Paragraph 2, “you should say so in good time” means “________”．A. you should say so happilyB. you should say so earlyC. you'd better say soD. you should say so kindly7“Clean your plate！”Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent. Often, it is accompanied by an appeal: “Just think about those starving orphans in Africa！” Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of staying “clean the plate”，perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.According to news reports, the US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies. A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told the USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline began to expand.Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade believed restaurants serve portions that are too large; 23 per cent had no opinion; 20 per cent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can't afford fine dining still prefer large portions. 70 per cent of those earning at least $150，000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 per cent of those earning less than$25，000 want smaller.It's not that working-class Americans don't want to eat healthily. It's just that, after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck to paycheck, happy to save a little money for next year's Christmas presents.21．“Clean your plate！”in the first paragraph means “________”．A．to wash the plateB．not to eat too muchC．not to waste the foodD．to help the starving orphans22．What happened in the 1970s?A．The government recommended serving small portions.B．Americans began to realize the importance of health.C．Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve large portions.D．People in the United States began to gain weight.23．What does the survey indicate?A．Many poor Americans want large portions.B．20 per cent of Americans want smaller portions.C．70 per cent of Americans earn at least $150，000 per year.D．45 per cent of Americans earn less than $25，000 per year.8Food serves as a form of communication in two ways. Sharing bread or other foods is a common human tradition that can promote unity and trust. Food can also have a specific meaning, and play a significant role in a family or culture's celebrations or traditions. The foods we eat—and when and how we eat them—are often unique to a particular culture or may even differ between rural (农村的) and urban areas within one country.Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion (时刻) or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness. Many cultures also celebrate birthdays and marriages with cakes that are cut and shared among the guests. Early forms of cake were simply a kind of bread, so this tradition hits its roots in the custom of sharing bread.Food also plays an important role in many New Year celebrations. In the southern United States, pieces of corn bread represent blocks of gold for prosperity (兴旺) in the New Year. In Greece, people share a special cake called vasilopita. A coin is put into the cake, which signifies (预示) success in the New Year for the person who receives it.Many cultures have ceremonies to celebrate the birth of a child, and food can play a significant role. In China, when a baby is one month old, families name and welcome their child in a celebration that includes giving red-coloured eggs to guests. In many cultures, round foods such as grapes, bread, and mooncakes are eaten at welcome celebrations to represent family unity.Nutrition is necessary for life, so it is not surprising that food is such an important part of different cultures around the world.24．According to the passage, sharing bread________．A．indicates a lack of foodB．can help to develop unityC．is a custom unique to rural areasD．has its roots in birthday celebrations25．The author explains the role of food in celebrations by________．A．using examplesB．making comparisonsC．analysing causesD．describing processes26．What is the passage mainly about?A．The custom of sharing food.B．The specific meaning of food.C．The role of food in ceremonies.D．The importance of food in culture.9Are some people born clever, and others born stupid? Or is intelligence developed by our environment and our experiences? Strangely enough, the answer to both these questions is yes.To some degree, our intelligence is given to us at birth, and no amount of special education can make a genius out of a child born with low intelligence. On the other hand, a child who lives in a boring environment will develop his intelligence less than one who lives in rich and varied surroundings．Thus the limits of a person's intelligence are fixed at birth, but whether or not he reaches those limits will depend on his environment. This view, now held by most experts, can be supported in a number of ways.It is easy to show that intelligence is to some degree something we are born with. The closer the blood relationship between two people, the closer they are likely to be in intelligence. Thus if we take two unrelated people at random(随机地) from the population, it is likely that their degrees of intelligence will be completely different. If on the other hand we take two identical(完全相同的) twins, they will very likely be as intelligent as each other. Relations like brothers and sisters, parents and children, usually have similar intelligence, and this clearly suggests that intelligence depends on birth.Imagine now that we take two identical twins and put them in different environments. We might send one, for example, to a university and the other to a factory where the work is boring. We wouldsoon find differences in intelligence developing, and this indicates that environment as well as birth plays a part. This conclusion is also suggested by the fact that people who live in close contact with each other, but who are not related at all, are likely to have similar degrees of intelligence.27．Which of these sentences best describes the writer's point in Para.1?A．To some degree, intelligence is given at birth.B．Intelligence is developed by the environment.C．Some people are born clever and others born stupid.D．Intelligence is fixed at birth, but is developed by the environment.28．It is suggested in this passage that________.A．unrelated people are not likely to have similar intelligenceB．close relations usually have similar intelligenceC．the closer the blood relationship between people, the more different they are likely to be in intelligenceD．people who live in close contact with each other are not likely to have similar degrees of intelligence29．In Para.1, the word “surroundings” means “________”.A．intelligence B．lifeC．environments D．housing30．The best title for this article would be “________”.A．On intelligenceB．What intelligence meansC．We are born with intelligenceD．Environment plays a part in developing intelligence答案：1【文章大意】本文通过事例分析说明了中美两国人在看待友谊方面有差异。

高考题型·组合规范练14选择性必修第三册UNIT1阅读理解题组——练速度(35mins)Ⅰ.阅读理解AChinese food is considered to be the biggest cultural exchange between China and other countries.The following dishes are each special in their own way.PekingDuckThis famous dish can be found at restaurants all around Beijing.High class restaurants take this dish so seriously that some even have their own duck farms and use only a special kind of duck for their specific Peking Duck dish.Peking Duck is famous for its thin skin,and its delicious meat,which is highly popular among all foreigners,including foreign celebrities and leaders.WonTonSoupWon Ton Soup,called “Hun Dun” in Chinese,is a highly welcoming dish in China.Since China is a country of many nationalities and different cultures,each region has their own shapes for won tons.Won tons are usually boiled and served in soup,but they can also be deep-fried.DumplingsDuring the Spring Festival,Chinese families will get together and have dumpling parties.It is said that the dish was invented by Zhang Zhongjing,one of the finest Chinese physicians in history.Dumplings have a 1,800-year-long history,which is why it is one of the most popular traditional foods in China and extremely popular in Western countries.They may be cooked byboiling,steaming,simmering,frying or baking.Egg-friedRiceFirstly from China’s ancient western regions,egg-fried rice has now become part of Chinese people’s daily food.Famous for its pleasant smells,soft taste and handsome appearance,one can easily find this popular dish anywhere in China,from high class hotels tofamily-run restaurants on the street.While it is fairly easy to make,there are some points that should be kept in mind:use left-over rice rather than newly cooked rice for bettertaste.Additionally,before frying,the rice should be churned up.1.Which of the following has its own farm?A.Restaurants serving Won Ton Soup.B.Restaurants serving Peking Duck.C.Restaurants serving dumplings.D.Restaurants serving egg-fried rice.2.What makes dumplings so popular in China and Western countries?A.The long history.B.The different shapes.C.The special taste.D.The unique style of cooking.3.What can we learn about egg-fried rice?A.It tastes better if cooked with newly made rice.B.It first appeared in the northern part of China.C.It is served in restaurants of different classes.D.It was invented by an ancient Chinese physician.BGuanmei,a 65-year-old woman of the Dong ethnic group,is the inheritor of the Grand Song of Dong (侗族大歌),a national intangible cultural heritage in China.Her hometown Zaidai Village in Guizhou,southwestern China,is home to the Grand Song of the Dong ethnic group.The Grand Song of Dong dates from more than 2,500 years ago.The way Dong singers use their vocal cords (声带) is different from how formally trained singers do.It is a folk chorus with multi-parts,no conductor,and no anically growing from their natural surroundings,it is recognized internationally as “the sound of Nature”.Before the Dong people had a writing system in 1958,the Dong culture,their history and stories were all recorded by means of songs.As a Dong saying goes,“Rice feeds the body and songs enrichthe soul.”The Dong people sing right from their childhood.While not singing,they all work in their rice field.Guanmei has been singing the Grand Song of Dong all her life,making her a famous singing teacher in her hometown and nearby areas.“The songs are our means of passing on wisdom,knowledge and life experiences to others.I will not exist in this world 100 years later,but Grand songs will.I’m honored to do this job,” Guanmei said.Kind-hearted,Guanmei has been volunteering to teach the Grand Song of Dong to the Dong children for over 30 years.Now she has more than 300 students.Guanmei is pleased to see the village children come to her house willingly when they have free time.“Nowadays,more and more young people leave the village and settle in cities.Decades later,the Dong children out of the village might know nothing about Grand songs.We should do something just now.It’s our mission.What is once lost might be lost forever,” added Guanmei.4.What makes the Grand Song of Dong known as “the sound of Nature”?A.The outstanding conductor.B.The special musical instrument.C.The attractive natural environment.D.The inspiration from nature.5.What can we know about the Dong ethnic culture?A.The Dong singers are professionals.B.The Dong culture before 1958 has been largely lost.C.Singing is of vital importance to the Dong people.D.They have a written language with a history of over 2,500 years.6.How does Guanmei feel about the future of Grand songs?A.Concerned.B.Sympathetic.C.Optimistic.D.Satisfied.7.What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?A.To call on young people to return to the Dong village.B.To guide the Dong children to learn the Grand Song of Dong.C.To show a woman’s efforts to keep the Dong culture alive.D.To instruct people to appreciate the Grand Song of Dong.CThey say everything is bigger in Teay be true,some of the best things in Teall.Case in point:tiny Mount Vernon,a town of just under 3,000 people.But if you do come across Mount Vernon,you might just get an intention to stay.That happens a lot around here,and it’s worth noting how remarkable that is.Tom Wilkinson was born in Mount Vernon 87 years ago and moved back after he retired from his career as a college English professor in Dallas.Like many of his neighbors,Wilkinson can track his ancestors back to the pioneers who settled here in the 1870s.And like many,he values the simple life you can’t easily fi nd in big cities.“People are still polite.They hold the door open for you,” he says.“We grow strong roots here!”Preserving and honoring the past has been key to helping Mount Vernon survive.The residents have restored and reopened some of the empty stores,including the old barbershop,built more than 100 years ago.An old general store was turned into a combination space.Wander in on any given day and you might find a book club discussion,aCoffee Ladies meet-up,or a work session for the local genealogy(家谱) group among the tables of people chatting over cups of coffee and plates of food.Mount Vernon has the kind of big hearts you tend to find in a small town.For instance,when a local policeman was diagnosed with cancer last year,ten-year-old Lola McKellar set up a lemonade stand to raise money for his treatments.In ,when a 350-year flood sent water rushing into local homes,an army of volunteers showed up to get a wheelchair-bound neighbor and his wife to higher ground,and then came back to help rebuild.8.What does the author think of Mount Vernon?A.Remote.B.Wealthy.C.Primitive.D.Attractive.9.Why did Tom Wilkinson come back to Mount Vernon?A.He preferred the simple and natural life.B.He could continue his language teaching.C.He could live together with his ancestors.D.He could meet more neighbors of his age.10.What can we infer about people’s way of life in Mount Vernon from Paragraph 3?A.It is in danger of extinction.B.It is quickly changing over time.C.It is conservative but harmonious.D.It is being disturbed by the outside world.11.What is the last paragraph mainly about?A.The history of Mount Vernon.B.The humanity of Mount Vernon.C.The volunteers of Mount Vernon.D.The reconstruction of Mount Vernon.DIf a president,a philosopher,and one of the best-selling writers credited the same secret for their success,would you try to follow it too?What if the secret was something you already knew how to do?In fact,you probably do it every day.Here’s what Friedrich Nietzsche wrote:“It is only ideas gained from walkingthat have any worth.” Thomas Jefferson:“Walking is the best possible exercise.” Charles Dickens:“If I could not walk far and fast,I think I should just explode and die.”Researchers have found quite a lot of connections between walking and producing ideas.A Stanford University study found that participants were 81 percent more creative when walking as opposed to sitting.According to the study,walking outside—compared with on a treadmill(跑步机)—produces the most novel andhighest-quality ideas.The movement aspect of walking is obviously key.Our creative thinking is generated by physical movement,which is exactly why walking—with your dog,a friend,or alone—feeds creative thinking.The scenery is almost as important as the sweat.Breaking your routine with a walk can be a catalyst for fresh understanding of problems or projects.Just by going outside,you are stepping out of your familiar surroundings and your comfort zone,which is necessary if you want to open your mind to new possibilities.You can walk through a tree-filled neighborhood.You can walk through a park andobserve people joking or birds singing.Being inside,you’re more likely to be lifeless,which means you don’t have enough energy to wonder or create.So instead of setting a fitness goal,why not set a creativity goal that starts with walking?Involve yourself more closely in your surroundings.Turn off your phone and give yourself the chance to be present in the world,to hear conversations and natural sounds,and to notice the way people move and the way the sun reflects in puddle(小水坑).12.How does the author introduce the topic?A.By providing background.B.By borrowing phrases from great minds.C.By giving definition.D.By presenting well-known examples.13.The underlined word in Paragraph 4 means something .A.causing a changeB.stopping progressC.catching eyesD.interrupting creativity14.What can we learn from the passage?A.Nature eproves fitness.B.Walking on a treadmill brings more energy.C.Working indoors makes people less creative.D.Familiar surroundings encourage novel ideas.15.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Exercise in Nature.B.Train Your Brain.C.Develop Your Creativity.D.Walk for Wonder.Ⅱ.阅读七选五HelpingYourChildPrepareaSpeechPublic speaking doesn’t come naturally for everyone.Most people get nervous before giving a speech,and children are no exception. 1Thinkaboutthesubject.The best speeches are those that attract the audience with an interesting,relevant topic.Preparation will depend on whether your child has been given a specific topic or gets to choose one.Discussthestructureofaspeech.Your child’s assignment may vary,but in general,a speech should have an introduction,a developed and persuasive middle,and a conclusion. 2 Haveyourchilddraft(起草) thespeech.After you’ve chosen a theme,your child should write a rough draft of the speech. 3 Then point out any major problems,and make suggestions for improvement.4 Your child should revise his or her speech,using your suggestions for guidance.Teach your child how important this step is:the best writers and the best public speakers all draft,revise and revise again.Suggestvisualaids.Your child’s speech will be clearer and more effective with a few pictures,diagrams or slides(幻灯片).Remind your child to select these visual aidscarefully,choosing relevant images that will interest the audience.You can also point out,if your child is nervous,that good visual aids will take the audience’s eyes off the child. 5A.Prepare note cards.ter,you can check the draft.C.Teach the importance of revision.D.It may take a long time to write a draft.E.They will be looking at the images instead.F.Your child should include both facts and opinions.G.With proper planning and preparation,you can help your child succeed.高考题型·组合规范练14选择性必修第三册UNIT1阅读理解题组——练速度Ⅰ.【语篇导读】这是一篇应用文。

高考题型·组合规范练2必修1 Unit3阅读理解题组——练速度(35mins)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(福建福州毕业班质量检测)With the attractive scenery and the possibility of a sighting of a monster(怪物),Loch Ness is the one of those rare destinations that engages everyone.UrquhartCastleCaptured by Edward Ⅰ in 1296,this prized castle changed hands between the Scots and the English on several occasions.Though ruined today,it’s still possible to climb the Grant Tower and visit the battlemen ts and prison cells.A café and the visitor centre offer modern facilities in historic surroundings.TheLochNessCentreFor those who wish to digest the complete history of Loch Ness,this centre is particularly good at documenting the historyof this mysterious stretch of water,including many attempts to search for Nessie,the infamous monster.It also holds curious artifacts(手工艺品) such as the diving suit worn by Lloyd Scott when he undertook his underwater marathon.TheClansmanCentreAt the south end of Loch Ness,this attraction uncovers the truth surrounding 18th-century family life.Audience members get the opportunity to put on Highland dress and there’s a demonstration of how weapons were used.The presentations take place within the recreated interior of a Highland house,adding atmosphere and authenticity(真实性).SouthLochNessTrailThis route invites hikers along the quieter south side of Loch Ness,passing through three villages,and taking in the Falls of Foyers.Walkers hike a mix of minor roads and forest tracks,with highlights including Suidhe Viewpoint(a mountainous view at 1,200 feet).If it sounds too easy-going,then consider the Loch Ness 360° Trail for a more challenging route.1.Which place best suits visitors interested in Nessie?A.Urquhart Castle.B.The Loch Ness Centre.C.The Clansman Centre.D.South Loch Ness Trail.2.What is special about the Clansman Centre?A.It provides a genuine scene.B.It displays fascinating scenery.C.It exhibits entertaining artifacts.D.It possesses modern conveniences.3.Which of the following would a tourist choose if he wants to challenge himself?A.Seeking the Falls of Foyers.B.Walking along the quieter side.C.Hiking the Loch Ness 360° Trail.D.Searching a mix of minor roads and tracks.B(山东济南学情检测)Many of us have heard of Aleade history in when he became the first man to climb EI Capitan without ropes or safety equipment.But his mother,Dierdre Wolownick,just became the oldest woman to conquer the famous peak:She reached the top on September 23—the morning of her 70th birthday.Dierdre,the writer and language teacher,decided to take up climbing as a means of connecting more with her son.In ,accompanied by her son Alebing gym and completed 12 routes that first day with his help,but it was months before she worked up the courage to return and practice on her own.Dierdre became committed to the sport,and began to meet friends and sharpen her skills.She scaled(攀登) parts of Half Dome Trail and Cathedral Peak at a time when many people at her age are thinking about retirement and slowing down.The writer would go on to publish a book about her climbing experiences with Aleother’sStory.“As a mother,I am impressed by this role exchange process.Parents and children often wind up changing roles in lifeas they get older,” she writes in her book.“But never,I thought,is that transformation as obvious as when they climb together.”On September 23,Dierdre and her friends set out in the dark,at 6 a.m.The route is steep(陡峭的) enough to require allfours,grabbing rocks and trees and whatever else will hold the weight.Yet despite all difficulties,the team made it to the top.“It was really inspiring to watch her and then to have her on top with all of us,” said one of Dierdre’s friends.“There was a special look on everyone’s face.We kne w where we were.We knew how amazing the moment truly was.”4.Why did Dierdre start climbing mountains?A.To know her son better.B.To celebrate her birthday.C.To seek writing inspiration.D.To set an example for the old.5.Which of the following best describes Dierdre?A.Patient.B.Courageous.C.Intelligent.D.Generous.6.What does the last paragraph tell about Dierdre’s climbing journey?A.It was worth the efforts.B.It took days to be completed.C.It was arranged on her own.D.It required special equipment.7.What may be a suitable title for the tebing benefits healthB.A mother goes beyond her son’s wishC.Climb together,bond closerD.Slow down,better your lifeC(原创预测题)Natural silence—the kind when you hear nothing but the sound of nature around you—is becoming increasingly scarce.The rumblings of man-made noise can be heard even in the remote corners of national parks and deep in the Arctic Ocean.This is having a troubling effect.In humans,noise pollution has been linked to cardiovascular disease,mental health problems and cognitive impairment in children.In wildlife,it’s disrupting navigation,mating rituals,communication and can cause hearing loss.“We’re losing the ability to listen to nature without noise pollution,” says sound recordist Matt Mikkelsen.He’s part of the non-profit organization Quiet Parks International,which aims to identify and preserve the planet’s last quiet places.Recently,this took him to Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota.No cars,motorboats,electricity or telephone lines are allowed in the1-million-acre area,making it a strong candidate for Quiet Park status.But listening back to the recording,Mikkelsen can hear the low hum of a commercial jet flying far away.Quiet Parks hasn’t yet deci ded if Boundary Waters meets its criteria—it’s one of 260 potential sites around the world that the organization is currently e will analyze the sound recordings from each location and consider them alongside other data.In recent years,the world has been getting louder,with cities and towns eber of beeping cars,whooshing airplanes and cargo ships with blasting horns.But during the COVID-19 pandemic,there has been momentary respite.In ,global air travel was down by 60% and road transport decreased by almost half.Scientists in Europe found that noise caused by humans fell by up to 50% after lockdowns were imposed.“People relished the silence,” says Mikkelsen.“There were no airplanes in the sky and cars weren’t on the stree t...It was a miraculous thing to be able to hear the world,all of a sudden,free from noise pollution,”he says.Since the start of the pandemic,Quiet Parks says it has experienced a huge surge in interest for quiet places.“I hope that we can take that desire for a world with less noise forward,” says Mikkelsen,“and appreciate the spots we have,where we can go and not experience noise pollution.”8.What does the underlined word “scarce” probably mean in paragraph 1?A.Ordinary.B.Special.C.Rare.D.Typical.9.What is paragraph 2 mainly about?A.Why we’re losing the ability to listen to nature.B.How noise pollution affects humans and wildlife.C.Why noise pollution is linked to certain disease.D.How should humans deal with noise pollution.10.What is Mikkelsen’s attitude towards natural silence?A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Indifferent.D.Ambiguous.11.Where is the te?A.A journal.B.An autobiography.C.A book review.D.A science fiction.D(河南九师联盟开学考)As ice melts in West Antarctica,the ground beneath is quickly rising—a process that could prevent the catastrophic(灾难性的) collapse of ice sheets,according to researchers.A study published in the journal Science provides a glimmer(一丝) of hope for a region affected by climate change.In recent years,several studies have warned that the ice sheet,which contributes to a quarter of melted ice worldwide annually,is very easy to break up.Scientists fear even slightly melting could cause global sea levels to rise by 3 metres.Researchers at the Technical University of Denmark set out to answer how the bedrock underneath the ice sheet of West Antarctica behaves as the ice melts.To study the land,the team analyzed data collected by high-precision GPS equipment positioned on remote rock formations in West Antarctica,which measured movements of the land down to the millimetre over a 10-year period.“After a heroic effort to install and maintain the network of sensors in one of the least accessible places on the planet,the teamhas been rewarded with incredibly valuable data,which tell an incredible story about the Earth,” wrote Valentina Barletta.The team found that the Earth was pushing the bedrock to rise faster than eillimetres:four to five times quicker than predicted.In 100 years,the land could be up to 10 metres higher than it is currently.It is hoped that as the ice melts,the Earth’s crust(地壳) will bounce back much faster than previously expected.In turn,this could stabilize what the researchers described as the “catastrophic collapse” of the ice sheet.Barletta told Newsweek the ice sheet will never be stable if global warming becomes too extreme.“Reducing the greenhouse gas will give the ice sheet a better chance of survival because that would allow some known and unknown feedback to create better conditions for the ice,” she said.12.What happens to West Antarctica as ice melts?A.The ground beneath is getting taller.B.Its ice sheets break up completely.C.Global sea levels rise by 3 metres.D.Climate change comes to an end.13.Why do researchers use high-precision GPS equipment?A.To find out whether the ice sheet is very easy to break up.B.To find out the connection between the bedrock and ice melting.C.To find out what really affects the speed of ice melting.D.To find out when West Antarctica will disappear totally.14.How did the research team feel about the study result?A.Disappointed.B.Sorry.C.Surprised.D.Angry.15.What should we do for the ice sheet’s survival?A.Stop the bedrock from rising.B.Install more high-precision GPS equipment.C.Create more ice for the ice sheet.D.Cut down the greenhouse gas.Ⅱ.七选五(湖南长沙长郡中学模拟)Human bodies were actually designed for walking,a wonderful form of exercise at no cost.It’s kind to our bodies and great for our waistlines. 1Probably you already love to walk,but you’re getting bored of tracing the same old route day after day,or maybe you’re new to walking and aren’t sure how to get started. 2 Ask yourself,what do you want to get out of walking aside from the health benefits?Do you want to meet other people?See new places?Get out into the countryside or explore a new city?Knowing your goals will help you decide on the type of walk you want to do.Call up your friends and schedule walks with them if socializing is your aim. 3 Many malls have groups that come every day,or every weekend,to “walk the mall”.These groups are always happy to include one more walker!4 Many large cities have incredible gardens and parks that include quiet walking trails getting you off the beaten path.Thanks to the Rails to Trails program,railways across the country are beingtransformed into scenic walking paths that are a perfect way to seek calmness.From the benefits to your heart to your overall happiness,walking is just plain good for you. 5 It’s a fantastic way to get to know a place by the power of your own two feet.A.This month,pick up a map and start walking.B.Ask your friends where they like to walk and just go there.C.You may as well consider heading to a new city for a change.D.Ei ther way,it’s time to accept the idea of walking with a purpose.E.Recently,science has proved that walking is good for your body shape.F.And best of all,it’s a great way to see new things and meet new people!G.If you’re after walking alone,ask about loc al hikes that get you away from the crowd.必修1 Unit3 阅读理解题组——练速度Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）2015-2016学年高一阅读练习第一部分：完形填空ASoon it would be the holidays, but before that, there were year exams. All the 1 had been working hard for some time, reviewing their lessons for the exams. If they didn’t 2 , they would have to retake them in September. There were usually a few who 3 , but Jane didn’t want to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, 4 just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Barbara was 5 about her. She went to bed too 6 . The night before the first exam, Barbara 7 that she have an early night and take a 8 pill. She promised to wake 9 up in the morning.As she was falling asleep, Jane was afraid that she might oversleep. Her 10 kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of 11 , she went to sleep. In no time at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the examination 12 , but she couldn’t answer any of the questions. 13 around her was writing pages and pages.14 she thought hard, she couldn’t find anything to write 15 . She kept looking at her 16 . Time was running out. There was only an hour to go. She started one question, wrote two sentences, 17 and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started 18 . Her whole body shook. It shook so much that she 19 up. She was still in bed and it had all been a 20 dream. A minute later, Barbara called her name.1. A. teachers B. students C. classmates D. schools2. A. prepare B. miss C. join D. pass3. A. succeeded B. failed C. ended D. called4. A. but B. so C. and D. because5. A. excited B. frightened C. worried D. pleased6. A. early B. late C. heavily D. eagerly7. A. insisted B. hoped C. ordered D. wished8. A. sleeping B. resting C. exciting D. breathing9. A. him B. her C. them D. herself10. A. hand B. eye C. mind D. body11. A. her sister B. her parents C. the lessons D. the medicine12. A. result B. marks C. desk D. paper13. A. The teacher B. The students C. No one D. Everyone14. A.If B. Though C. So D. How15. A. with B. about C. on D. to16. A. watch B. textbook C. sister D. subject17. A. gave up B. put off C. look around D. think over18. A. examining B. leaving C. copying D. crying19. A. raised B. woke C. stood D. cheered20. A. nice B. wonderful C. terrible D. specialBEvery year, our school has a dance for all the students. It’s a little funny seeing friends in clean shoes and trousers or colorful 21 , instead of the usual school uniform.Most of us think the dance is great 22 —even the teachers enjoy being there.23 , two weeks ago someone said that there would be no 24 band this year — only CDs.“I don’t 25 it!” Amy cried out during the lunch break. “Someone said the school couldn’t 26 a band, and they think it’s too noisy anyway, ” added Daniel.“Well, I don’t think it’s 27 enough without a band！”declared Angela, “and I’m going to see what can be done.”Angela was as good as her 28 . In the afternoon she went to see the school headmaster who agreed to give the 29 some more thought. And he suggested that one30 for having a band was to increase the price of each ticket from $ 5 to $10.Angela had to31 out whether the students would like to do that.“I need all of you to help me,” she 32 to our group before school the next day. “Mr Berry gave me a list of all the names, and suggested we ask each one their 33 about the band and the extra cost.”34 the day we asked around as Angela suggested, and wrote down people’s feelings about the band and the cost. We were amazed how much 35 there was for the band and everyone agreed to pay the extra $ 5.“I’m surprised,” smiled Mr Berry, when we gave him the 36 . “I really thought that only a few people 37 their band and that the cost would be too high. OK. Angela, your next 38 is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”Angela was all smiles and 39 the news to Amy and Daniel.“You’re 40 ,” smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.21. A. shapes B. dresses C. flowers D. pictures22. A. fun B. work C. effort D. progress23. A. Besides B. Otherwise C. However D. Therefore24. A. new B. live C. foreign D. marching25. A. mean B. need C. accept D. believe26.A. lead B. serve C. afford D. form27. A. good B. clear C. useful D. easy28. A. look B. behavior C. mind D. word29. A. schedule B. situation C. view D. action30. A. possibility B. concern C. decision D. chance31. A. call B. find C. carry D. point32. A. admitted B. replied C. apologized D. announced33. A. knowledge B. instruction C. opinion D. information34. A. On B. For C. By D. During35. A. trust B. money C. support D. care36. A. results B. notices C. questions D. examples37. A. welcomed B. wanted C. defended D. invited38. A. task B. business C. exercise D. duty39. A. showed B. wrote C. broke D. read40. A. amusing B. interesting C. exciting D. amazing第二部分：阅读理解AWhy do people smoke? One reason is that people become addicted to cigarettes. The addictive substance in cigarettes is nicotine. When people smoke, the nicotine goes right into the blood stream and makes people relaxed. A smoker’s body become s used to the nicotine and if he stops smoking he feels nervous. Many smokers try to give up smoking, but because of the addiction to nicotine they feel so uncomfortable they often find it too hard to do so. Another reason is that people only enjoy smoking. Having a cigarette for many people meanstaking a break. For some people smoking becomes part of certain social rituals (礼节). Forexample, the cigarette after dinner. Lots of people enjoy smoking because it provides something to do with their hands. Reaching for a cigarette, lighting it, flicking the ashes is especially comfortable in situations where a person feels nervous.Many people also like the taste of tar (焦油) in cigarettes. However, it is the tar thatcauses cancer. While governments and health experts have tried to get people to give upsmoking completely, cigarette manufacturers (制造商) have tried to keep selling them byproducing cigarettes with less tar. Many people in Western countries have welcomed these cigarettes since they find it hard to give up smoking, but want to reduce the danger to their health.41. Lots of people become addicted to cigarettes because ______.A. smoking does much good to their healthB. they need to get some tar from cigarettesC. the nicotine goes into the blood stream and makes people feel relaxedD. they like to see smoke come out of their mouths and noses while smoking42. What substance in cigarettes causes cancer?A. Nicotine.B. Tar.C. Blood stream.D. Cannabis.43. The underlined word “flicking” in paragraph 1 means “______”.A. 吹拂B. 吐出C. 轻弹D. 吹掉44. Health experts are trying to persuade people to ______.A. smoke less a dayB. stop smoking completelyC. buy cigarettes with less tarD. smoke only three cigarettes a day45. The substance in cigarettes which can get people addicted to smoking is ______.A. smokeB. tarC. ashesD. nicotineBWhen I was an education official in Palo Alto, California, Polly Tyner, the president of our school board, wrote a letter that was printed in the Palo Alto Times. Polly’s son, Jim, had great difficulty in school. He was classified as educationally disabled and required a great deal of patience on the part of his parents and teachers. But Jim was a happy kid with a great smile that lit up the room. His parents acknowledged his academic difficulties, but always tried tohelp him see his strengths so that he could walk with pride. Shortly after Jim finished high school, he was killed in a motorcycle accident. After his death, his mother submitted this letter to the newspaper.Today we buried our 20-year-old son. He was killed instantly in a motorcycle accident on Friday night. How I wish I had known when I talked to him last that it would be the last time. If I had only known I would have said, “Jim, I love you and I’m very proud of you.”I would have taken the time to count the many blessings he brought to the lives of the many who loved him. I would have taken time to appreciate his beautiful smile, the sound of his laughter, his genuine love of people.When you put all the good qualities on the scale and you try to balance all the irritating phenomena such as the radio which was always too loud, the haircut that wasn’t to our liking, the dirty socks under the bed, etc., your angry feelings won’t amount to much.I won’t get another chance to tell my son all I would have wanted him to hear, but, other parents, you do have a chance. Tell your young people what you would want them to hear if you knew it would be your last conversation. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say, “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye.” He gave me something to treasure forever.If there is any purpose at all to Jim’s death, maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially families, take the time to let each other know just how much we care.You may never have another chance.46. According to the passage, we know that ______.A. Jim always kept to himselfB. Jim did very well in his studiesC. Jim’s parents were patient with himD. Jim failed to finish his high school47. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Many people in the school loved him.B. Jim’s smile cheered up his family.C. Jim was killed in a motorcycle accident at the age of 20.D. Jim wanted to be a motorcyclist after his graduation.48. The underlined word “irritating” in Paragraph 4 means______.A. annoyingB. aggressiveC. impatientD. thrilling49. By writing the letter printed in the Palo Alto Times, the author intends to______.A. mourn her son’s sudden death in a traffic accidentB. remind people to be cautious of all motorcycles on the roadC. suggest people taking the chance to express their love in timeD. appreciate more of life than ever before50. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Love Your FamilyB. Do It TodayC. Walk with PrideD. Appreciate SmilesCI came to study in the United States a year ago .Yet I did not know the real American society until I was injured in a car accident because after the accident I had to see a doctor and go to court.After the accident .my roommate called a doctor for me. I was very grateful and determined to repay him one day. But the next day, he asked me to pay him $200 for what he had done. I was astonished. He had good reason to charge me, he said. And if I wanted to collect money from the person who was responsible for my injury, I’d have to have a go odlawyer. And only a good doctor can help me get a good lawyer .Now that he had helped me find a good doctor, it was only fair that I should pay him.But every day I went to see the doctor, I had to wait about 50 minutes. He would see two or three patients at the same time, and often stop treating one so as to see another. Yet he charged me $115 each time .The final examination report consisted of ten lines, and it cost me $215.My lawyer was all smiles the first time we met. But after that he avoided seeing me at all. He knew very well the other party was responsible for the accident, yet he hardly did anything. He simply waited to collect his money. He was so irresponsible that I decided to dismiss him. And he made me pay him $770.Now I had to act as my own lawyer. Due to my inexperience, I told the insurance company the date I was leaving America. Knowing that, they played for time…and I left without getting a cent.51. The author’s roommate offered to help him because________.A. he felt sorry for the authorB. he thought it was a chance to make some moneyC. he knew the doctor was a very good oneD. he wanted the author to have a good lawyer52. A good doctor is essential for the author to __________.A. be properly treatedB. talk with the person responsible for the accidentC. recover before he leaves AmericaD. eventually get the responsible party to pay for his injury53. The word“charge”in the third paragraph means_________ .A. be responsibleB. accuseC. ask as a priceD. claim54. Both the doctor and the lawyer in this passage are very__________.A. friendlyB. selfishC. professionalD. busy55. What conclusion can you draw from the story?A. Going to court is something very common in America.B. One must be very careful while driving a car.C. There are more bad sides in America than good sides.D. Money is more important than other things in the US.DWhat is the hottest topic at your school recently? In Taiyuan No.55 Middle School, it’s money.The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend. About 200 Junior 1 and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams. They went out to make money by selling things.What did they choose to sell? Some sold newspapers; some chose bottled water; some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags and bamboo baskets.Hu Qing’s team decided to sell some useful books in front of the Children Activity Center. They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children. But unfortunately, they met urban management officers (城管). The officers asked them to leave. “We playedhide-and-seek (捉迷藏) with the officers for the whole morning” said Hu. “Finally we had to give up.”Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square. They didn’t meet a ny officers. But few people were interested in what they were selling. The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”. It worked. More people came to their stall (小摊). A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. “He didn’t want any change. He said he wanted to help the children,” said Wang. “We were touched.” Later that day they gave the 100 yuan and more to the “Project Hope” office.Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier. They sold all their cakes in four hours, spending 39.5 yuan and getting back 80 yuan. They made 40.5 yuan. “It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng. “Some people just looked. Others just tasted but didn’t buy. Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives.”56. In Taiyuan No.55 Middle School, what the students talk more about is _______.A. the officersB. moneyC. the activity called “making money”D. the money they made last weekend57. ______ took part in the activity.A. About 200 of Junior 1 and Junior 2 studentsB. Some teachersC. About 200 students of the three gradesD.About200 Junior 1 students58. Hu Qing’s team finally gave up because ______.A. the parents didn’t like to buy the booksB. the Children Activity Center was too crowdedC. the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything thereD. the team played the game of the hide-and-seek the whole morning59. Why did more people come to Wang Bing’s stall at last?A. The team put up a magic board.B. A foreigner came up and helped them.C. The people were willing to help country kids.D. The people were interested in their ice cream.60. According to the passage the students learn ______.A. it’s impossible for them to make moneyB. it’s not easy for their parents to make moneyC. it’s very important for them to make a livingD. it’s necessary for school to hold more activities in the futureE补全短文（七选五）：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。

高一英语阅读理解练习资料人教版必修3At school , my sisiter and I showed a special interst in rivers , for they usually travel winding their ways and leaving us many question marks. We _16__ a large world’s geography atlas in our school library . from the __17__we could see the Mekon River , the longest river in __18___, begins on a Tibetan Mountain in China Sea. . With 4880 kilometres in __19____, half of __20_____ lies in China . __21____the river is small and ___22__is clearn and cold . ___23___when it travels through the brown land , it ___24__ brown . All the way it sometimes runs, _25__cruel . Sometimes it gallops (飞奔)like thousands of horses, _26___and turning round and round . In the ___27__, it flows slowly with more and more sand and mud over its __28_____, the delta (三角洲)came into being , expanding each passing year. How we longed to see it wit our own eyes! How we wished to travel across another five countries to ask the Mekong .When we graduated from college , we __29___ got the chance to live up our __30___. We persuaded two cousins of ours to __31___ us , who grew up ___32___the Lngchang River.we were going to __33___the whole journey by bike . My sisiter insisted that we __34__at the riverhead. __35___ we had to start out at an attitude of over 5oooo metres.16 A borrowed B found C looked up D looked for17 A atlas B class C question D geography18 A southeast Asia B Africa C Thailand D China19 A Height Bwhich C length D depth20 A which B it C this D that21 A at first B for the first time C first of all D firstly22 A the air B the water C the bank D the area23 A but B then C secondly D therefor24 A grows B gets C turns D changs25 A fast B hurried C swift D smooth26 A roared B roars C roaring D roar27 A upper section B middle section C up and down partD lower section28 A bank B bed C valley D back29 A thirdly B lastly C finally D in the end30 A plan B hope C idea D dream31 A take part in B join C jion in D attend32 A along B in C at D on33 A go B cover C Start D begin34 A set off B set out for C set foot in D set about \35 A however B therefore C or D for答案；；16B 17 A 18 A 19 C 20 B 21 A 22 B 23 A 24 C 25 C 26 C 27 D 28 B 29 C 30 D 31 B 32 D 33 B 34 A 35 B。

高中英语必修三阅读理解篇一：人教版高中英语必修3翻译答案Unit 1 Festivals around the world1. 那照片让她想起淹死在海里的爱人，她哭了。

当她走出房间时，尽管已拭去了泪水，但仍掩盖不住脸上的悲伤。

（remind?of; drown; weep; wipe; sadness）2. 多年来，这位身居墨西哥的老人日夜梦想着回到自己的祖国。

（Mexico; day and night）3. 这位精力旺盛的诗人也没有能够找出这些词的起源。

（energetic; poet; origin）4. 我们又见面了，他为自己没有信守诺言而向我道歉，并希望我能原谅他。

（keep one’s word; apologize; forgive）5. 根据专家们的预测，他会荣获今年金鸡奖的最佳男演员奖。

（prediction; award; rooster）6. 很明显，他在尽力屏住呼吸。

(obvious; hold one’s breath)7. 如果你没有获得夜间泊车许可，就不能在此停车。

（parking; permission）8. 下周举行的大会是为了纪念他们的祖先100多年前来到这个村庄。

（take place; in memory of; ancestor; arrival） Unit 2 Healthy eating1. 这一饮食的缺点是包含了太多的脂肪和糖分，优点是有很多能提供能量的食品。

（diet; strength; weakness）2. 那个商店老板试图通过打折来赢回顾客。

（win back; discount）3. 如果你不为自己的错误道歉的话，他们是不会放过你的。

（get away with）4. 他已经负债很久了。

对于他来说，如何谋生成了个大问题。

（in debt; earn one’s living）5. 就在我等朋友时，突然发现有个男人在离我不远处正瞪眼看着我。

人教版高中英语2019高考一轮总复习配套练阅读限时练(三)必修3Unit 5Canada—“The True North”(对应学生用书第313页)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2017年湖南长沙高三年级统一模拟考试)In between running one of the world's largest charitable agencies and acting as Microsoft's technology advisor, Bill Gates manages to find time to read books, both long and short.Now Gates—who has been labeled a “greedy”reader—has released a list of his favorite books.All of the books are standout reads, according to the billionaire, most of which are focused on business and economy.Here are Bill's top four picks ( with parts of his full review of each book)．Business Adventures, by John BrooksBrooks'collection was published in 1969 and remains one of Gates' favorites.He re-read it again this year, labeling it the best business book he has ever read.“Shortly after we met, Warren Buffett lent me this collection of business articles from The Ne w Yorker from the 1950s and 1960s.I loved them as much as he did.Brooks' insights(洞察力)into business have aged beautifully, and they are as true today as ever.”Capital in the Twenty­First Century, by Thomas PikettyPiketty's novel hit the shelves in August 2013 and sparked much discussion concerning income inequality throughout this year.Gates also got to sit down with Piketty himself after reading the non-fiction work to discuss the topic.“As I told him, although I have concerns about some of his secondary points and policy prescriptions, I agree with his most important conclusions：inequality is a growing problem and governments should play a role in reducing it.”How Asia Works, by Joe StudwellStudwell's work, which was published in May 2014, addresses how countriessuch as Japan, South Korea and China have continued to achieve high growth, and why other countries have failed to do the same.“The agriculture section of the book was particularly insightful.It provided ample food for thought for me as well as the whole agriculture team at our foundation.And it left us thinking about whether parts of the Asian model can apply in Africa.”Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization, by Vaclay SmilSmil's books are a constant favorite of the Microsoft's founder—one of his books makes Gates'list almost every year.“Making the Modern World” came out late in 2013 and explores the global use of materials, from silicon to wood and plastic.“If anyone tries to tell you we're using fewer materials, send him this book.With his usual skepticism and his love of data, Smil shows how our ability to make things with fewer materials—say, soda cans that need less aluminum—makes them cheaper, which actually encourages more production.”【语篇解读】本文介绍了比尔·盖茨喜欢阅读的四本关于商业和经济的书。

Unit1 Reading for Writing能力提升练一、阅读理解A（2019湖北荆门高一下期末, ★☆☆）Entering the already crowded festival site, I was a little uneasy. I’d heard discouraging tales of muddy fields shocking toilet facilities and not being able to find your tent among so many others’ exactly the same as yours. I had, of course, tried to prepare for every possibility.The five-day Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts is the largest open-air music festival in the world. But there, ‘s not just music at the festival. As I wandered about the site. I realized that this was indeed. a festival of performing arts. There were theatre tents, dance performances, and mime（哑剧表演）artists all over the site. You certainly wouldn’t starve in this place, either. I’d never seen so many food stands（摊位）in my life.The famous Pyramid Stage had its usual lineup（阵容）of great bands and there were plenty of big names playing on the Other Stage, too. In fact, there were so many stages with so many different types of music and things going that it was really difficult to see and do everything you wanted to. I found myself running from one stage to the next , trying to catch at least part of my favourite acts, and still missed a few altogether.Then it was all over, and I had to pack up my possessions and head back to the real world again. It had been a pleasant surprise to discover that 100, 000 people filled into muddy fields could still manage to have the time of their lives. Tickets weren’t cheap, but since over f I mi in profits from the festival went to charity, it would childish to complain. I left holding the souvenirs bought from various stalls, and with a warm, happy feeling that I’m sure that is shared by anyone who has experienced the magic of the Glastonbury Festival1. How did the author feel when she arrived at the festival?A. She was sorry for being lateB. She was shocked by the toiletsC. She was afraid the festival would not be enjoyableD. She was regretful that her favourite artist was not there2. What impression did the author get when walking around the festival site?A. It was a theatrical festivalB. There was little food to eatC. It was easy to get lost on the siteD. There were lots of performances to see3.Which of the following surprised the author？A. The money from the festival would be donated to charityB. Tickets for the festival were very expensive.C. This was a festival of performing artsD. 100, 000 people filled into muddy fields enjoyed themselvesB（2018福建龙岩非一级达标校高二上期末, ★★☆）The Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is an important ecological screen for the north of China and the whole country. Building a green great wall to ensure China’s ecological security is one of the most important things f the Autonomous Region.The largest ecological function zone in the north of China, Inner Mongolia has a variety of landscapes, including forests, grasslands, wetlands, rivers and lakes. In recent years, the region, s environment has improved, with its forest and grassland areas having increased and desert reduced.However, it still faces a number of challenges in ecological preservation. For instance, the region faces severe water shortages with the number of lakes dropping from 427 in 1987 to 145 in 2010.In addition to a lack of rainfall huge water consumption in agricultural and industrial production has worsened the water shortage. Too much use of fertilizers has damaged the soil and affected the growth of grass, accelerating the expansion of the desert The local government encourages planting trees on grasslands as they can get more pay by growing trees than grass. However, the trees they plantoften have a low survival rate as they have a high water consumption rate Also, to treat wetlands, some areas have planted a number of a single tree species. This practice may damage biodiversity（生物多样性）and endanger the survival of certain animals Experts suggest taking the region’s water resources and weather conditions into consideration in future ecological4.What do we know about the green great wall in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region？A. It adds the beautiful scenery to this areaB. It acts as a guard to protect the north of ChinaC. It works well in saving the endangered animalsD. It contributes to the decrease of grasslands.5. What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A. The causes of water shortagesB. The protection of ecological environmentC. The solutions to water shortagesD. The importance of ecological environment6. What does the underlined word "accelerating" in Paragraph 3probably mean?A. WeakeningB. Shortening.C. LesseningD. Quickening二、七选五（2019江西赣州五校协作体高一下期中联考, ★★☆）Children’s Games in Ancient ChinaUnlike the children nowadays, the children during ancient times didn’t have smart phones, iPads or computers to entertain（娱乐）themselves.1__________.Let’s take a look. Flying kitesKites have quite a long history. The earliest kites were made of wood, instead of paper. Nowadays, the three most famous kites are the Beijing kite, Tianjin kite and Weifang kite.2__________.For example, the swallow-shaped kite is a well known Beijingstyle.Playing hide-and-seekHide-and-seek is a traditional game for children popular around the nation. Even nowadays, many children like playing it. There are two ways to play. One way is covering a child, s eyes while other kids run around to tease（戏弄）him 3__________. 4__________The closest thing to watching a film or television for entertainment during ancient times was going to see a shadow play. Folk artists manipulate（操纵）puppets behind the screen, narrating stories accompanied by music .Setting off firecrackersFirecrackers have a history of more than 2, 000 years. It is said that there was a beast named Nian in ancient China.5__________. After gunpowder was invented, it gradually replaced the bamboo joint cracker. Crackers are still set off during the Spring Festival to symbolize auspiciousness（吉利）.A. Watching shadow plays.B. Each of them has special features.C. Different materials are used to make the kite.D The shadow play was a popular entertaining form.E. And to scare off the beast, people burnt bamboo joints to make it blast（发出刺耳的高音）.F. More commonly, participants hide and one child must try to find them.G. Instead, they came up with interesting games to play in their childhood.三、读后续写（2019辽宁大连旅顺三中高一上月考改编, ★★☆）阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1篇It’s hard to avoid looking like a fool on April Fool’s Day. On April 1 each year, people play tricks on each other. These tricks are usually silly rather than mean. Classmates sometimes tie each other’s shoelaces to their chairs. Teachers might hand out an impossibly difficult surprise test that scares students before they realise it’s only a joke. Newspapers announce fake contests (such as “Win an elephant!”) and report on fake stories (like “UFO” lands in New York City).Forget gifts, songs and special foods-those are for the other holidays of the year. On April Fool’s Day, the only tradition is to laugh (and maybe to cause a little bit of trouble).One April Fool’s Day, when I was in high school, a group of students in my class played a very clever and funny trick on the teachers. They bought some chickens and set them free in our school cafeteria. The chickens ran all round the school, in and out of classrooms and under our feet. Feathers were flying everywhere.Teachers began running after the chickens, trying to catch them. Finally, they caught four of them. But the chickens were wearing numbered tags around their necks, and the teachers discovered that they had only caught chickens NO. 1, 2, 3, and 5. Where was chicken No. 4?The te achers looked and looked. They couldn’t find another chicken. After a few hours, they realised that the students had played another joke on them: There were only four chickens in the first place! They’d been tricked by the numbers on the chickens.It’s been a long time since I was in high school, but that April Fool’s Day remains one of my favourite memories from those years.1．What can we infer from the first paragraph on April Fool’s Day?A．Everyone is hard to avoid being fooled on April Fool’s Day.B．Students play jokes on teachers on April Fool’s Day.C．Teachers play tricks on students on April Fool’s Day.D．Newspapers often cheat people.2．Why did students set chickens free?A．They wanted to let chickens free. B．They wanted to let chickens run all round the school.C．They wanted to see feathers flying. D．They wanted to play a trick on the teachers. 3．How many jokes did the students play on the teachers?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.【答案】1．A2．D3．B【分析】这是一篇记叙文。

高中阅读理解专项训练附答案解析1篇If you are planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.First of all, always check and double－check departure (启程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten, my secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have some local cash with you when you arrive in a country. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead. “Listen! I only take real money！” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.1．According to the passage, the driver was angry because the writer ________.A．did not give him the local moneyB．gave him false moneyC．offered to pay by credit cardD．had no enough change2．Generally, in May the weather in London is ________.A．warm and dry B．cold and dryC．hot and wet D．cool and rainy3．The writer mainly tells us ________.A．how to plan our tripB．how to enjoy ourselves on tripC．how to make life easierD．how to be well prepared for a trip【答案】1．A2．D3．D【分析】这是一篇说明文。

第一部分必修3 Unit 1限时规范训练I •完形填空(2015陕西)Dad had a green comb.He bought it when he married Mum.Every night, he would hand me his __1 _ and say, "Good girl, help Daddy clean it, OK ?”I was __2__ to do it.At age five, this dull task brought me such __3__」would excitedly turn the tap __4 _ nd brush the comb carefully.Satisfied that I'd done a good job, I would happily return the comb to Dad.He would __5__ affecti on ately at me and place the comb on his wallet.Two years later, Dad started his own __6_ , which was n't doing so well.That was whe n things started to__7__.Dad did n't come home as early and as much as he used to.Mum and I became __8__ with him placi ng our family in trouble.With __9_ , an uncomfortable silenee grew between us.After my graduati on, Dad's bus in ess was gett ing back on track. On my 28th birthday, Dad came home__10—.As usual, I helped him carry his bags into his study.Whe n I tur ned to leave, he said, “ Hey, would you help me __11__ my comb ?" I looked at him a while, the n __12__ the comb and headed to the sink.It hit me then : why, as a child, __13 Dad clean his comb was such a pleasure.That routine (习，惯)meant Dad was home early to __14 the evening with Mum and me.It __1 __ a happy and loving family.I passed the clean comb back to Dad.He smiled at me and __16_ placed his comb on his wallet.But this time,I noticed something __17_ .Dad had aged.He had wrinkles next to his eyes when he smiled, __18__ his smile was still as _19= as before, the smile of a father who just wan ted a good _20_ for his family.( )1.A •bag B.walletC. combD.brush ( )2.A.annoyed B.relieved C. ashamed D.pleased ( )3.A.joy B.sadness C. courage D.pai n ( )4.A.out B.overC .inD .on ( )5.A.stare B .smile C. shout D .laugh ( )6.A.family B .bus inessC. task D .journey ( )7.A.progress B .change C. improve D .form ( )8.A.satisfied B .delightedC．mad D ．strict( )9.A ．time B ．patienceC ．speedD ．ease( )10.A ．occasionally B ．earlyC．frequently D ．rarely( )11.A ．sharpen B ．repairC．clean D ．keep( )12.A ．dropped B ．tookC．handed D ．threw( )13.A ．watching B ．lettingC．helping D ．hearing( )14.A ．find B ．loseC．waste D ．spend( )15.A ．affected B ．brokeC．meant D ．supported( )16.A ．firmly B ．hurriedlyC．casually D ．carefully( )17.A ．different B ．excitingC．interesting D ．urgent( )18.A ．for B ．orC ．soD ．yet( )19.A ．convincing B ．heartwarmingC．cautious D ．innocent( )20.A ．origin B ．lifeC．reputation D ．education【主旨大意】作者五岁时父亲经常让她给洗梳子，她感到很快乐，后来父亲忙于事业，每天回来很晚，作者和母亲对父亲不理解。

山东省2010-2011学年高一下学期期末复习-阅读理解专练第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)AAt two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part—close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his won pocket secretly.The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted(晕倒).As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.The next morning, while the others w ere examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.“Good morning, George, I was sorry, to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can robbed, too. I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box—all six thousand.”56. This passage tells us ______.A. a serious caseB. one part of a playC. a humorous storyD. a meaningful story57. Which of the following do you think is true?A. George wanted to protect the money for the bank.B. George had been thinking of taking money away.C. This bank had been robbed several times.D. Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.58. Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?A. His stealing money was disclosed.B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.C. Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.59. In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.A. to make everyone work hardB. to keep everyone standing straightC. to make everyone do a kind of exerciseD. to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger60. Which sentence can be used to end the story?A. George turned cold with fear.B. George turned red with anger.C. George was pleased with the end.D. George was disappointed with the end.BToday almost everyone knows computers and the Internet. If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?”, maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet.”The first computer was made in 1946. It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller. But they work faster and faster. What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today.”The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers. But now it can be found almost everywhere. We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends.Many students like the Internet very much. They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free. They make fri ends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别). They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their heart into study. Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that.We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world. But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet.61. The Internet cannot be used for __________．A. studyingB. shoppingC. thinkingD. playing62. When the computer was invented, it was__________．A. large and worked quicklyB. small and worked slowlyC. large but worked slowlyD. small but worked quickly63. The Internet was born in about __________．A. 1960B. 1970C. 1980D. 198564. Which of the following is true?A. Few students like going into the Internet.B. Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”.C. These “unreal friends” often meet each other.D. Students know the friends on the Internet very well.65. What does the writer think of the Internet?A. It is wonderful.B. It can make students study harder.C. It is not good for students.D. It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it.CWe know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded. When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration（迁移）is probably the migration of the fish, which is called “salmon”. This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water. There it spends its life. When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies there. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mice. They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.Recently, scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobsters（龙虾）. Every year, when the season of bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go. So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.66. Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to __________ .A. give birthB. enjoy warmer weatherC. find food more easilyD. find beautiful places67. The fish called “salmon” spends a long life in __________ .A. salt waterB. riversC. fresh waterD. its birthplace68. The mice in northern Europe move when __________ .A. they give birthB. the weather is badC. the place gets too crowdedD. they haven’t enough food69. The lobsters move __________ .A. to the fresh waterB. to the sea floorC. at a certain timeD. to find more food70. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Animals move in order to find food more easily.B. The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migrat ion.C. Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel.D. Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another, butsometimes we don’t.DMy house is made out of wood, glass and stone. It is also made out of software.If you come to visit, you’ll probably be surprised when you come in. Someone will give you an electronic PIN （个人身份号码）to wear. This PIN tells the house who and where you are. The house uses this information to give you what you need. When it’s dark outside, the PIN turns on the lights nearest you, and then turns them off as you walk away from them. Music moves with you too. If the house knows your favorite music, it plays it. The music seems to be everywhere, but in fact other people in the house hear different music or no music. If you get a telephone call, only the nearest telephone rings.Of course, you are also able to tell the house if you want something. There is a home control console (控制台), a small machine that turns things on and off around you.The PIN and the console are new ideas, but they are in fact like many things we have today. If you want to go to a movie, you need a ticket. If I give you my car keys, you can use my car. The car works for you because you have the keys. My house works for you because you wear the PIN or hold the console.I believe that ten years from now, most new homes will have the systems that I’ve put in my house. The systems will probably be even bigger and better than the ones I’ve put in today.I like to try new ideas. I know that some of my ideas will work better than others. But I hope that one day I will stop thinking of these systems as new, and ask myself instead, “How will I live without them?”71. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. How to develop a new system.B. The function of the PIN.C. A home for the future.D. Easy life in the future.72. What’s the purpose when the writer wrote the fourth paragraph?A. To let readers know why his ideas are new.B. To let readers know how special his house is.C. To explain the importance of the PIN and the console.D. To explain more easily what the functions of the PIN and the console are.73. The writer’s new house is different from ordinary ones mainly because _____.A. it has been controlled by computersB. you can make a telephone call anywhereC. it has your favorite music following youD. the writer is able to change his new idea into practice74. What is the writer most likely to be according to the passage?A. An IT expert.B. A famous doctor.C. An idealistD. An experienced teacher.75. What can’t be done in the writer’s new house?A. turns on the lightsB. play musicC. get a telephone callD. go swimming阅读：DBCDA CCBBD CACCD CDAAD第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一部分必修1Unit 3Ⅰ.完形填空(2014湖北)When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to have a “fresh start”．At the __1__ of Palo Duro Canyon(峡谷)State Park, I __2__ a job advertisement hiring park hosts.The position offered a __3__，permanent campsite in the park, and __4__，the hosts served as a link between the park's guests and the rangers (护林人)．It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives.We entered the park and I made an __5__ for the following day.The park was __6__，so it took us some time to find an available site.That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks(臭鼬)walking toward our table.We __7__ climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to __8__ our camp.Having survived that night, we were __9__ that everything else would be all right.The next day we met with the people who ran the park.They explained our __10__ and gave us a beautiful campsite.That evening, __11__，we learned about the canyon __12__.They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay __13__ in the dark until the winds died away.__14__ the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and __15__ the little money my wife __16__ by substitute teaching.Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful __17__.For a time after our business __18__ I thought I might lose my family as well.Living in the tiny __19__ with no television, we sat close together reading and talking.One evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself __20__ for all the hardships.We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls.We had become a family!()1.A．back B．edgeC．center D．entrance()2.A．sponsored B．publishedC．noticed D．answered()3.A．safe B．freeC．convenient D．beautiful()4.A．in return B．in timeC．in short D．in turn()5.A．attempt B．agreementC．appeal D．appointment()6.A．crowded B．dangerousC．ideal D．quiet()7.A．repeatedly B．immediatelyC．eventually D．calmly()8.A．attack B．leaveC．pass D．search()9.A．satisfied B．determinedC．confident D．aware()10.A．responsibilities B．requirementsC．circumstances D．conditions()11.A．moreover B．thereforeC．meanwhile D．however()12.A．winds B．snowsC．woods D．trails()13.A．shaking B．quarrelingC．mourning D．aching()14.A．After B．BetweenC．During D．Beyond()15.A．give away B．hand outC．live on D．put aside()16.A．borrowed B．earnedC．posted D．raised()17.A．business B．careerC．family D．image()18.A．started B．failedC．expanded D．declined()19.A．truck B．parkC．house D．camp()20.A．desperate B．readyC．suitable D．thankful【主旨大意】作者记述了饭店生意失败后，到北方开始全新生活的一段经历。

【英语】高一英语阅读理解专项训练100(附答案)及解析一、高中英语阅读理解1．阅读理解Three boys were enjoying themselves in their hometown of Bovina, Mississippi .However, their lives were turned upside down when they discovered the jawbone of a Mastodon (齿乳象).Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and cousin Michael Mahalitc found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that was recently plowed (犁、耕)."I thought it was a log," Caid said. "I tried to pick it up and it was really heavy and I saw teeth on it." The bone weighed about 50 pounds. They eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their tub (浴盆), but it took their collective strength, might and a golf cart, to carry the large Mastodon bone."They didn't expect to find that," Michael's mom said. "Now that they have, I believe that they will be more aware of their surroundings and what they're digging up when they are digging and playing.""We've gotten a lot of petrified (石化的) wood and Civil War relics from the area and that's what I thought it was," the brothers' mother said. "This is our first set of teeth we've found. So we thought it was their imagination. We were quite surprised to see that it was not their imagination."They were exploring near the brothers' home. Lo and behold (真想不到), they saw what they thought resembled a fossil. It was the curator of paleontology (古生物负责人) of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips, who first identified the bone as a "very mature individual."The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times. They had long tusks and trunks, like elephants. They were clearly different from their modern-day counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths (猛犸).（1）How did they find the jawbone of a Mastodon?A. With great efforts.B. By chance.C. Instructed by an expert.D. Through imagination.（2）At first the brothers' mother thought the jawbone was .A. from people who died in the Civil WarB. the bone from a very mature individualC. like a log or somethingD. the prehistoric bone（3）The discovery of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly because it .A. helps people to know more about the Civil WarB. teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundingsC. promotes the research on more prehistoric creaturesD. attracts the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science（4）Which of the following can be the best title for the article?A. Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in MississippiB. Not Petrified Wood Nor Civil War RelicsC. First Identifying Bone as a "Very Mature Individual"D. Unexpectedly Discovering Mastodon Jawbone【答案】（1）B（2）A（3）C（4）D【解析】【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，美国密西西比的三个男孩在玩耍的时候无意中发现了齿乳象的颚骨，起初他们并不知道这是史前生物的遗骸，所发现的遗骸对史前生物的研究有较强的促进作用。

人教版高中英语必修三-高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（二）高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）福建师大附中2011-2012学年第二学期高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（二）（名校试题）友情提示：难度系数：一颗星限时：30分钟AI really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career（职业）。

I wasn‘t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn‘t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.I then found myself a job，looking after two little girls. It wasn‘t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in，so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week，she’d give me time off the next. But unfortunately，it didn‘t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up，because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.One Sunday，I was in the park with the children，and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn‘t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local collegeand they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family，and got work helping out at a kindergarten.Now I‘ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that you could have a career，even if you aren’t top of the class at school.56. When staying with the two girls‘family，the author ________.A. was paid for extra workB. often worked long hoursC. got much help from her bossD. took a day off every other week57. Why did the author leave her first job？A. She found a full-time job.B. She was fed up with children.C. She decided to attend a part-time course.D. She needed a rest after working extra hours.58. What has the author learned from her own experiences？A. Less successful students can still have a career.B. Qualifications are necessary for a career.C. Hard work makes an excellent student.D. One must choose the job she like.BGood tool design is important in the prevention of overuse injuries. Well-designed tools and equipment will require less force to operate them and prevent awkward（别扭的）hand positions. They will allow the worker to keep the elbows（肘）next to the body to prevent damage to the shoulder and arm.Overuse injuries can therefore be prevented or reduced if the employer provides，and workers use：●power tools rat her than having to use muscle（肌肉）power●tools with specially designed handles that allow the wrist （手腕）to keep straight （See figure 1）。

福建师大附中2011-2012学年第二学期高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（一）（名校试题）友情提示：难度系数：五颗星限时：50分钟AThe summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artist when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(蜷曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn’t stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.41. The aim of the mother’s plan was to .A. take them to visit the museumB. introduce them to the world of artC. ask them to read about artistsD. show them different painting styles.42. What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?A. She came to feel her mother’s loveB. She liked many paintings.C. She hardly enjoyed herself.D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.43. What made the writer go through a change that summer?A. One of Mary’s paintings.B. A strange way of painting.C. Artists in the Middle Ages.D. Her mother’s instruction.44. From the text, we can see .A. the importance of curiosityB. the effect of artC. the value of learningD. the power of family educationBIn a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-car-bon energy will become three times bigger over the nextdecade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger management of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge pubic expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.45. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that .A. it makes the world warmer.B. it consumes natural resources.B. it brings severe damage to forests.C. it makes growth hard to continue.46. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. China lacks wind and solar energy.B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market.C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.47. To fully develop the low-carbon markets, governments can .A. cut pubic expensesB. forbid carbon emissionsC. develop public resourcesD. encourage energy conservation48. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to .A. develop sustainable productsB. explore new natural resourcesC. make full use of natural resourcesD. deal with the major challenge49. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new business model.B. To compare two business models.C. To predict a change of the global market.D. To advocate sustainable development.CPassage1The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services：the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the Information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowded road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highwayfaster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.Passage2Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also travelled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching(变白) of the Great Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, is his latest interest. Signed copies of his colourful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.50. The Information Highway .A. is free from traffic accidentsB. is crowded with car driversC. offers just a few on-line servicesD. appeals to a large number of users51. How does Mr. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast?A. By storing fewer files.B. By repairing the system.B. By buying a better computer. D. By using a broad-band connection.52. What can be learned from Passage 2?A. There will be a book show at Grayson Hall.B. Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.C. There will be a talk on global warming this week.D. Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.53. Passage2 is most probably .A. a poster about a lectureB. an ad for a new bookC. a note to a doctor in a universityD. an introduction to a professorDHolidaysHoliday NewsVacancies(空位) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but food. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low seasonThe Snowdonia CentreThe Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. The beginners’ costs are￡57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure.The world Sea Trip of a LifetimeOur World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and travelling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another.On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home.During the trip, you can rest on deck(甲板), enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play.You will visit all the places most people only dream about-from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong.For a few thousand pounds, all you’ve ever hoped for can be yours.54. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?A. Choose the holiday in DevonB. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii55. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different form the other two holidays?A. It provides chances of family gatherings.B. It provides customers with good food.C. It offers a sports lesson.D. It offers comfortable rooms.56. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?A. You can have free meals on deck every day.B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.57. At the Snowdonia Centre, the beginners’ costs of￡57 do not cover .A. foodB. roomsC. body exercisesD. walking shoesEIn early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”“No,” she said. “ I don’t expect you to help support us.”Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-for-gotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment(投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship(奖学金). My father could hardly contain his pride in me，and my mother eventually gave in before my success.58. The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because .A. his father graduated from the universityB. his mother did not think it a great university.C. his parents needed him to help support the family.D. his parents did not have enough money for him.59. The father started his small shop with the money from .A. a local leagueB. his universityC. his relativesD. his college friends60. According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn?A. To get a well-paid job for himself.B. To improve relations with his mother.C. To go to his dream universityD. To carry on with his father’s business.福建师大附中2011-2012学年第二学期高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（一）参考答案。