高考英语阅读能力4
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阅读理解试题汇编5Passage 1One Book, One ChicagoAn idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout America and beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city by getting everyone to read the same book at the same time.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as well as promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The idea came from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起) the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, study guides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the idea has since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.In Chicago, the mayor (市长) appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result, reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot and character.The only problem arose in New York, where local readers could not decide on one book to represent the huge and diverse population. This may show that the idea works best in medium-sized cities or large towns, where a greater sense of unity (一致) can be achieved. Or it may show that New Yorkers rather missed the point, putting all their energy and passion into the choice of the book rather than discussion about a book itself.Ultimately, as Nancy points out, the level of success is not measured by how many people read a book, but by how many people are enriched by the process, or have enjoyed speaking to someone with whom they would not otherwise have shared a word.46. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?A. To invite authors to guide readers.B. To encourage people to read and share.C. To involve people in community service.D. To promote the friendship between cities.47. Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?A. They had little interest in reading.B. They were too busy to read a book.C. They came from many different backgroundsD. They lacked support from the local government48. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?A. In large communities with little sense of unityB. In large cities where libraries are far from homeC. In medium-sized cities with a diverse populationD. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached49. The underlined words "shared a word" in Paragraph 5 probably mean ________.A. exchanged ideas with each otherB. discussed the meaning of a wordC. gained life experienceD. used the same language50. According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged by ________.A. the careful selection of a proper bookB. the growing popularity of the writersC. the number of people who benefit from reading.D. the number of books that each person reads.Passage 2Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized as "honor" help you create this life of good feelings.Here's an example to show how honorable actions create happiness.Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerk's mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul.Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness?In the first case, where we don't tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate that we cannot lie trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerk's attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility.There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And it's easy to think and act honorably again when we're happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once it's started, it's easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness.1.According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our _____.A．self-respectB. financial rewardsC. advertising abilityD. friendly relationship2.The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to _____.A.lyingB. stealingC. cheatingD. advertising3.The phrase "bringing the error to the clerk's attention" (in para. 5) means _____.A.telling the truth to the clerkB. offering advice to the clerkC. asking the clerk to be more attentiveD. reminding the clerk of the charged item4.How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake?A.We'll be very excited.B. We'll feel unfortunate.C. We'll have a sense of honor.D. We'll feel sorry for the clerk.5.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. How to Live TruthfullyB. Importance of PeacefulnessC. Ways of Gaining Self-respectD. Happiness through Honorable ActionsPassage 3World of opportunityThe New York Times is now better than ever-All the more reason to order home delivery now.NEW-SEPARATE sections for The Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports7 days a week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along.NEW-The Dining In, Dining Out section, Wednesdays, a banquet (宴席) of great meals you can make yourself, order up or eat out.NEW-The House & Home section. Thursdays, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the most of all sorts of living spaces.NEW-An expanded, two-part Weekend section. Fridays, with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation.Latest news and sports results daily. And of course, daily world and national news, Sunday's special sections and all the other great features you'll continue to find in The Times.Find out just how much YOU can benefit from The Times every day.Call 1-800-331-1969 or use the postage-paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50% OFF our regular price.1. This is one of the advertisements put for a _________.A. Book storeB. newspaperC. magazineD. restaurant2. Detailed information about films can be found in _____ section.A. The ArtsB. The Dining In, Dining outC. The House & HomeD. Weekend3. Which section can you get only on Wednesday?A. The ArtsB. The SportsC. The Dining In, Dining outD. The House & Home4. Convenient home delivery can be ordered at a reduced price by _____.A. going to the bookstoreB. calling the salesmanC. telephone onlyD. using the order card5. The main idea of this advertisement is _____.A. many opportunities will be provided just to those who order home deliveryB. several new sections have been printed separately from now onC. readers can be well informed of the latest news and sports resultsD. people can pick up all the information they are interested inPassage 4The easy way out isn’t always easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I glanced through my cook book and chose a menu which included homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time. I started on it as soon as Doug left for work. As I was not experienced in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I doubled everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and poured it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough covered with ugly yellowish marks. Realizing I had been defeated, I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so I wouldn’t have to face Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of the meal, and, when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed disturbed. Twice he got up and went outside, saying he thought he heard a noise. The third time he left, I went to the windows to see what he was doing. Looking out, I saw Doug standing about three feet from the rubbish bin, holding the lid up with a stick and looking into the container. When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something alive in out rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt cold. But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without doubt it was my work. The hot sun had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast(酵母) made the surface shake and sigh as though it were breathing. I had to admit what the livingthing was and why it was there. I don’t know who was more embarrassed(尴尬) by the whole thing—Doug or me.1. The writer’s purpose in writing this story is ________.A. to tell an interesting experienceB. to show the easiest way out of a difficultyC. to describe the trouble facing a newly married womanD. to explain the difficulty of learning to cook from books2. Why did the woman’s attempt at making the bread turn out to be unsuccessful?A. The canned orange had gone bad.B. She didn’t use the right kind of flour.C. The cookbook was hard to understand.D. She did not follow the directions closely.3. Why did the woman put the dough in the rubbish bin?A. She didn’t see the use of keeping it.B. She meant to joke with her husband.C. She didn’t want her husband to see it.D. She hoped it would soon dry in the sun.4. What made the dough in the bin look frightening?A. The rising and falling movementB. The strange-looking marks.C. Its shape.D. Its size.5. When Doug went out the third time, the woman looked out of the window because she was ________.A. surprised at his being interested in the binB. afraid that he would discover her secretC. unhappy that he didn’t enjoy the mealD. curious to know what disturbed himPassage 5The United States. Fliers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight – no paper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID (带照片的身份证). Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airline's computer service by June 16 will get an a- ward (奖励). Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for $ 99, going anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb. 12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra frequent flier miles for the ticketless crowd. And there are rising punishments for paper lovers. American, Northwest, United, and last week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost-ticket replacement (替换) to $ 70 from either $ 60 or $ 50. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but only covers the increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.1. Why is the new ticketless flight introduced?A. It is cheaper for air travelers.B. It helps reduce the cost for airlines.C. It can use computer to plan air traveling.D. It helps prevent fliers from losing their tickets.2. To encourage people to take ticketless flights, the airlines________.A. sell their tickets for $ 99 from June to February the following yearB. let travelers go to both the US and Canada with the same ticketsC. allow each traveler to have an extra $ 99 ticket for a friend of theirsD. offer ticketless travelers free miles to fly in the US3. Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the text?A. People who like to have paper airplane tickets.B. People who love paper products of various kinds.C. People who travel with paper on a plane.D. People who have lost their ticket and buy a second one.4. The airline companies say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price in order to ________.A. attract travelers to take ticketless flightsB. punish those who insist on using paper ticketsC. do better than other airline companiesD. pay for the work to deal with lost tickets。
