高中英语(译林牛津版)必修五：阅读强化训练(3)含解析

高中英语学习材料madeofjingetieji高二完形阅读专练三完形填空That night, Joe came home very late, dragging his 36 feet, obviously tired. He then sat down by the window, 37 his head.Hearing her husband, Kay 38 out of the kitchen, but to her 39 , Joe sat, without 40 . Usually, when he came home, he would greet her with a 41 or a hug. Immediately Kay 42 something unusual. She went over to Joe and asked, "Tell me, my dear, what's the 43 news?"“Well, I have to say that things are not in our 44 . It seems that I have no 45 of defeating my opponent. He's much more 46 , for he's been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he's done a 47 job. Many signs show that he's in the 48 . ”“Oh, well, I still believe you have your own 49 . You're in your forties—the 50 age for a man. You're new, so people have reason to 51 you to do better. So let's go to the voters and tell them, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he'll show you who's the better 52 . ’ ”Their next three weeks were spent visiting different neighbourhoods, going to all kinds of parties, making speeches at universities and gatherings. 53 Jody and Juile, their small children, went from door to door, 54 their request "Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!" The night before the final vote, the whole Hart family were too anxious to sleep. As the final result was declared, their hearts in their mouths, they all 55 and burst into tears.Joe Hart had become head judge of the state of Texas, USA.36. A. heavy B. long C. light D. slow37. A. lifting B. raising C. hanging D. combing38. A. walked B. watched C. drove D. stole39. A. anger B. joy C. surprise D. disappointment40. A. hope B. moving C. patience D. smile41. A. sign B. wave C. word D. kiss42. A. said B. sensed C. was told D. did43. A. lucky B. exciting C. good D. bad44. A. favour B. way C. place D. sight45. A. time B. thought C. hope D. wish46. A. interesting B. experienced C. lovely D. fit47. A. good B. poor C. unsatisfactory D. funny48. A. success B. office C. lead D. government49. A. people B. reasons C. rights D. advantages50. A. youngest B. best C. lucky D. older51. A. force B. expect C. order D. ask52. A. choice B. friend C. leader D. person53. A. Although B. Therefore C. As D. Even54. A. answering B. repeating C. saying D. offering55. A. left B. cried C. laughed D. jumped阅读理解AEach new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap. Some call it the summer learning setback. Simply speaking, it means the longer kids are out of school, the more they forget. The only thing they might gain is weight.Most American schools follow a traditional nine-month calendar. Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation. Some schools follow a year-round calendar. They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time, with a few weeks off in between. The National Association for Year-Round Education says there were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count. They were spread among forty-six of the fifty states.But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year-round school is generally the same as in a traditional school. Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said, "Year-round schools don't really solve the problem of the summer learning setback. They simply spread it out across the year."Across the country, research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students. Experts say this can be prevented. They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.But calling them "summer school" could be a problem. The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins, Ron Fairchild, said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term summ er school”. In American culture, the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of childhood. The parents welcomed other terms like "summer camp," "enrichment," "extra time" and "hands-on learning."1．According to the first paragraph the summer learning gap .A．helps children to gain weight B．leads children to work harderC．improves children’s memories D．affects children’s regular studies 2．Compared to traditional schools, students in the year-round ones .A．perform better and have more learning gainsB．have much less time for relaxation every yearC．have generally the same number of class daysD．hold more classes with more free weeks off3．Which of the following statements is true?A．Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.B．Year-round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.C．There are schools in each state following a year-round calendar.D．Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vocation.4．Why did almost all parents dislike the term “summer school”?A．They cherish the children’s rights of freedom very much.B．They are worried about the quality of the “summer school”.C．They want their children to be forced to make up the gap.D．They can’t afford to the further study during vacation.5．What would be the best title of this passage?A．Opening Summer CampsB．Forbidding Summer SchoolsC．Spreading Year-Round EducationD．Minding the Summer Learning CapB“In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”“Two full inches in the first three days!”These are the kinds of statements used in magazine，newspaper, radio and television ads, promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. The promoters of products say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way to add to beauty or desirability.Often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. The results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. If the product is a drug, FDA(Food and Drug Administration)can require proof under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act that is safe and effective before it is put on the market. But if the product is a device, FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. If a product already on the market is a danger to health, FDA can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure(查封)of the product.One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.Obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律诉讼)，and new devices appear continually. Before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.6.It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are . .A. objectiveB. costlyC. unreliableD. illegal7. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. The court is in charge of removing dangerous products.B. New products are more likely to be questionable.C. The production of a device must be approved by FDA.D. The promoters usually just care about profits.8. FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a productA. if it is a drugB. if it is a deviceC. if its consumers make complaintsD. if its distributors challenge FDA’s authority9. The Relaxacisor is mentioned as .A. a product which was designed to produce electricityB. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal caseC. a successful advertisement of a beauty productD. an example of a quality beauty product10. The author intends toA. make consumers aware of the promoters’ false promisesB. show the weakness of the law on product safetyC. give advice on how to keep young and beautifulD. introduce the organization of FDACFive years ago, David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day. “I was a clothes addict,” he jokes. “I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled.” Today David wears casual clothes—khaki pants and sports shirt—to the office. He hardly ever wearsa necktie. “I’m working harder than ever,” David says, “and I need to feel comfortable.”More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work. In the United States, the change from formal to casual office wear has been gradual. In the early 1990s, many companies allowed their employees to wear casual clothes on Friday, but only on Friday. This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” said business consultant Maisly Jones.Why have so many companies started allowing their employees to wear casual clothes? One reason is that it’s easier for a company to attract new employees if it has a casual dress code. “A lot of young people don’t want to dress up for work,” says the owner of a software company, “so it’s hard to hire people if you have a co nservative dress code.” Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study conducted by Levi Strauss Company, 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee morale（士气）. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative effect on productivity. Supporters of casual office wear also argue that a casual dress code helps them save money. “Suits are expensive, if you have to wear one every day,” one person said. “For the same amount of money, you can buy a lot more casual clothes.”11. David Smith refers to himself as having been “a clothes addict,” because __________.A. he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirtB. he couldn’t stand a clean appearanceC. he wanted his clothes to look neat all the timeD. he didn’t want to spend much money on clothes12. David Smith wears casual clothes now, because __________.A. they make him feel at ease when workingB. he cannot afford to buy expensive clothesC. he looks handsome in casual clothesD. he no longer works for any company13. According to this passage, which of the following statements is FALSE?A. Many employees don’t like a conservative dress code.B. Comfortable clothes make employees more productive.C. A casual clothes code is welcomed by young employees.D. All the employers in the U.S. are for casual office wear.14. According to this passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Company workers started to dress down about twenty years ago.B. Dress-down has become an everyday phenomenon since the early 1990s.C. “Dress-down Friday” was first given as a favor from employers.D. Many workers want to wear casual clothes to impress people.15. In this passage, the following advantages of casual office wear are mentioned except__________.A. saving employees’ moneyB. making employees more attractiveC. improving employees’ motivationD. making employees happier。

阅读强化训练(1)(建议用时：15分钟)Ⅰ阅读理解The fashionable technology of virtual reality(虚拟现实)(VR)—the wonderful world created by computers—is finally here, but before you rush out to buy the headset, you’ll want to take notice of experts’ warnings.“These devices are designed mostly for adult use，”said Dr. Justin Asgarpour, Vancouver optometrist (whose job is to examine people’s eyes and to sell glasses)．Little research has been done about the long­term effects of VR on children, but makers have not designed the VR headsets for young eyes.VR headset maker Oculus Rift states that younger users may suffer from discomfort or ill health effects, and they are in a very important period of visual development.“What a study has suggested is that a VR device can actually cause what we call amblyopia, potential(潜在的) lazy eyes, in these children with pre­existing visual conditions，”Dr. Asgarpour said.Even children without underlying eye conditions could experience problems, like temporary double vision.Adults should be careful too, according to the doctor, who says longer virtual reality experiences can lead to balance problems. You should be careful of your surroundings and be careful not to trip over wires(电线). Those withheart conditions are advised not to play.But there are some positive health uses of virtual reality. The technology has been used to treat conditions like fear of heights, and it’s also being used to help treat addictions(瘾)．“What we’re trying to do is take people into a drug-related setting and let them experience cravings (extremely strong wishes for something)，”Dr.Zach Rosenthal with Duke University said. He and his team take addicts inside a virtual house and use a series of tones to condition them to reduce their cravings.A lot more research needs to be done about the long­term health effects of VR, but in the meantime you had better spend only a limited time on VR and make sure your children use it as little as possible.【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文。

高中英语学习材料（灿若寒星*制作整理）阅读下面的短文，回答后面的问题。

American researchers say drinking tea may help strengthen the body’s defense system against infection. Doctors at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, did the study. The team studied a chemical found in black, green, oolong and pekoe tea. This chemical is an amino acid called L-theanine. The scientists say it may increase the strength of gamma delta T cells. That’s the letter T, not the drink. Gamma delta T cells are part of the body’s defense.First, the researchers mixed some of these cells with antigens found in the amino acid. Antigens help the body react to infection. Then the scientists added some bacteria. Within twenty-four hours, the cells produced a lot of interferon, a substance that fights infection. Cells not mixed with the antigens did not produce interferon.In the second part of the study, eleven people drank five to six cups of black tea every day. Ten other people drank the same amount of instant coffee. That is dried coffee mixed with hot water.Two weeks later, and again two weeks after that, the researchers tested the blood of all twenty-one people. They also looked at what happened when they added bacteria to the blood cells. They found that the tea drinkers produced five times more interferon after they started drinkingtea. The coffee drinkers did not produce interferon.Doctor Jack Bukowski led the study. He says the antigens added to the gamma delta T cells were responsible for the increased reaction to the bacteria. He says that the study also showed that the cells were able to remember the bacteria and fight them again the next time.Earlier research already has found that tea can help prevent heart disease and cancer. Doctor Bukowski says the new study must be repeated by more people. “If the findings prove to be true,” he says, “then tea drinking might also help protect against bacterial infections.” He says the amino acid L-theanine could be removed from the tea and used as a drug to strengthen the body’s defenses.1. We may know from the text that ______ can be found in different kinds of tea.A. L-theanineB. Gamma delta T cellsC. interferonD. bacteria2. Tea may help strengthen the body’s defense system because it helps ______.A. to add some bacteria to the blood cellsB. the body to produce more gamma delta T cellsC. the body to produce more interferonD. to mix antigens with some of the cells in the body3. According to Dr Bukowski, ______.A. the findings of the study have already proved to be trueB. further study is needed to prove the findings trueC. he has taken some amino acid L-theanine from tea and made a drug with itD. he is not sure whether tea help prevent heart disease and cancer4. What would be the best title for this text?A. Tea Is Better than CoffeeB. Our Body Needs TeaC. Tea Can Help Prevent CancerD. Tea May Help Fight Infection答案：1. A2. C3. B4. D。

课时跟踪练(二) Welcome to the unit & Reading —Languagepoints一、全练语言点，基稳才能楼高Ⅰ.单词拼写1．He has consulted the physician (内科医生) about his health.2．Adopting (领养) a pet can be a lot of work, but it is also great fun.3．The concepts (概念) of low carbon are low energy and no waste.4．The moment we reached the farm, we got down to harvesting (收割) the wheat.5．If we go against nature, we will have to deal with the consequences (后果)．6．Just as what computers once achieved, smartphones are transforming (改变) our life.7．If you want to know the exact (准确的) meaning of this word, look it up in the dictionary.8．Some students are easy to lose their temper because of anxiety (焦虑) and study burden.9．An American named Crum invented potato chips in 1853, although that was not his intention (意图)．10．We must attach importance to the things we eat and develop an awareness of protecting our legal (合法的) rights if cheated.Ⅱ.单句改错1．Do you believe that the two rooms are exact the same size？exact→exactly 2．The newly-built school is intended as the disabled. as→for 3．Believe it or not, what you sent me is the very electronic dictionary I am anxious.anxious后加for 4．Who can tell me how to do with family relationship？do→deal或how→what 5．On other hand I'll help my parents do some housework as much as possible. on后加the 6．By consequence，surfing the Internet occupies much of their priceless time and great damage has been caused to their health. By→In 7．If they had enough money then, they would have bought his son a bigger house.had前加had 8．American Earhart, the first woman make a solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean, was born in 1898. make前加to Ⅲ.选词填空The engine stopped because the fuel was used up.2．While she was talking on the phone, she toyed with her pencil.3．As has already been pointed out, grammar is not a set of dead rules.4．I felt I could not move another step, but after lunch I got my second wind and pushed ahead with the rest.5．On the one hand, I want to help them. On the other hand, I haven't got much time.6．In order to pay off his debt, he put up his car for sale last week.7．I read half an hour of English every morning with the intention of improving English speaking ability.8．Generally speaking, it's hard to spend enough time in both concentrating on lessons and taking part in social activities.Ⅳ.课文语法填空With Dolly cloned successfully from 1.an adult cell, some other animals have already been created. Some scientists even have the 2.intention (intend) to clone humans and they are pushing ahead 3.with research now, although it is 4.illegal (legal) in many countries. China has succeeded in 5.producing (produce) clones of cows and goats.Just as the saying 6.goes (go), “Every coin has two sides.” 7.On the one hand, cloning can produce valuable human tissues 8.to be used (use) in medical treatment. On the other hand, human cloning causes much 9.anxiety (anxious). Some people say if we toy 10.with nature, we will have to deal with the consequences.Ⅴ.串点成篇微表达一个内科医生(physician)娶了一个女售货员，但是他们没有孩子。

阅读强化训练(2)(建议用时：25分钟)Ⅰ阅读理解On any given weekend, the Washington, D．C.，public library system offers nearly a dozen classes.You can try Matt McEntee’s class, where he’ll teach you how to fix anything from a clock to a broken heart in person.I decided to check out a small class early one morning. It’s called Homebuying 101. Today，there are about 10 adults—ranging in age from their mid­20s to early 50s—finding their seats.In the second row, Whenna Andrews, 28，already has her notebook out.I ask Andrews why she came to a class at the library, instead of learning how to buy a home online. “This is going to be my first time buying a home and I have a lot of questions，”Andrews answers. “I feel like if I’m reading by myself online I can get lost in the information.”Andrews’decision to learn in a physical classroom is still the preferred choice for adults, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center.Pew looked at nearly 3，000 people, ages 18 and older.Pew wanted to know how, and where，adults learn, after they leave their formal schooling.“Learning is still very much a place­based thing，”says Pew researcher John Horrigan. “The Internet plays a role, but it’s secondary in most respects.”For the 74 percent of adults who considered themselves to be personal learners, only a third turned to the Internet for most or all of their learning.The study also found differences when it comes to education and income level. For those with a bachelor’s degree (学士学位), technology is helping. But for those with just a high school diploma(毕业文凭), it’s not playing as big a role.The study even found that many weren’t aware of online resources like lots of open online courses or learning tools like Khan Academy.Whenna Andrews knows about those things—she even found the homebuyers class on Facebook. But she prefers learning in person.“I feel like the library seems more credible(可信的), if that makes sense，”she says.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。

阅读强化训练(三)[学生用书P143(单独成册)](建议用时：25分钟)Ⅰ阅读理解Luling, a small town in Texas, is home to a watermelon watertower, a watermelon queen and a festival called the WatermelonThump.The event includes food, music and a parade. But what sets thiswatermelon festival apart from others is the World Championship Seed Spitting(吐西瓜籽) Contest.Only about 5，500 people live in Luling. But since 1954, the population has swelled on the last weekend in June. Now, tens of thousands of people come from all around to attend the four­day festival.“The seed­spitting crowds get into it，”said Edgar Camacho, who is father to four seed­spitting champions. “Parents from Luling take it seriously.”The competition is limited to about 50 kids and 50 adults. The kids are divided into four age groups. For the individual(个人的) competition, everyone gets two spits, and judges record the better one. For the team event, judges take the sum of four spits from four participants(参与者)．“It’s really fun and exciting，”said Victoria Camacho, 14.“The crowd is all watching you and cheering for you, and your family is there.” About 200 people watch. “It’s really a lot of pressure because you don’t want to mess up.”Victoria won her age group four years ago with a spit of 36 feet. Two years ago, her brother A. J．， 17, broke the youth record in Luling when he spat a seed 58 feet 91/8 inches. That’s more than half the length of a basketball court. (The adult seed­spitting world record，set in 1989, is 68 feet 91/8 inches.) “It’s fun to come out and compete every year. It’s just a really competitive spirit that all the families have，” said A. J．， who has w on the seed­spitting contest about 10 times.The Camachos have no plans to give up their competitive spitting anytime soon.“Even if I don’t live in Texas，” said Davis Camacho, 20, a five­time winner. “I’ll make the yearly journey to Luling.”【解题导语】本文是一则新闻报道。

综合检测(时间： 100 分钟，满分：120 分 )第一部分阅读理解 (共两节，满分40 分 )第一节 (共 15 小题；每题 2 分，满分30 分 )阅读以下短文，从每题所给的 A 、 B、 C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最正确选项。

AInternational model United Nations meetings are events at which high school and college students from all over the world play the role of UN representatives. These meetings are largely based on the real United Nations. They are even divided into many of the same groups, such as the UN Security Council and the World Health Organization. The events allow students to developand strengthen skills that are important for international careers, such as politics or international law.One of the main goals of the meetings is to develop effective( 有效的 ) communication skills. Because of this, students take part in many presentations(陈说 ), debates, and written research tasks. For example, at the end of every meeting, each student group writes a suggestion for solving one major world problem that they have learned about through their research tasks. These groups then discuss their suggestion with the rest of the student representatives in order to get them to support it. They may also discuss and solve invented problems, such as imaginary wars or natural disasters. Such activities challenge students abilities’ to express their thoughts in a clear, thoughtful way.In addition to working on basic communication, students at the meetings try to express themselves in polite ways that help to solve problems. This is perhaps the most difficult task forreal UN delegates(代表 ), so model UN organizers put great importance on it. The organizers strongly encourage students to try to understand the ideas of others, consider their feelings, and agree on solutions.The meetings are also designed to help students become more open - minded. Students often play the role of representatives for countries other than their own. This encourages them to learn more about other cultures and to think about important problems in different ways. While pretending to be from a different country, students are receiving a lot of ideas and information that they would not normally consider. Usually, they come away with a much better understanding of people in different cultures. This experience often gives them an advantage over schoolmates who only learn about world events and international relations in traditional classrooms.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。

阅读强化训练(五)[学生用书P145(单独成册)](建议用时：15分钟)Ⅰ阅读理解Thanksgiving Day is a special holiday in the United States and Canada. Families and friends gather to eat and give thanks for their blessing.Thanksgiving Day is really a harvest festival. This is why it is celebrated in late fall, after the crops are in. But one of the first thanksgivings in America had nothing to do with a good harvest. On December 4，1619, the Pilgrims from England landed near what is now Charles City, Virginia. They knelt down and thanked God for their safe journey across the Atlantic.The first New England Thanksgiving did celebrate a rich harvest. The Pilgrims landed at what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620. They had a difficult time and the first winter was cruel. Many of the Pilgrims died. But the next year, they had a good harvest. So Governor Bradford declared a three­day feast(盛宴). The Pilgrims invited Indian friends to join them for their special feast. Everyone brought food.In time, other colonies(殖民地) began to celebrate a day of thanksgiving. But it took years before there was a national Thanksgiving Day. During the Civil War, Sarah Josepha Hale persuaded Abraham Lincoln to do something about it. He proclaimed(宣布) the last Thursday of November 1863 as a day of thanksgiving. Today, Americans celebrate this happy harvest festival on the fourth Thursday in November. Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving Day in much the same way as their American neighbours. But the Canadian Thanksgiving Day falls on the second Monday in October.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了感恩节的来历以及人们庆祝此节日的不同方式。

单元过关检测(三)(时间：100分钟，满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AHave you ever been to the world’s smallest bookstore?The World’s Smallest Bookstore，whose official name is just these three words，sits quietly about 100 miles northeast of Toronto.The bookstore is about 10 feet by 10 feet，so it is easy to imagine how tiny it really is.The bookstore is open 24 hours a day.Inside the bookstore are various books，especially literary books and classic authors’works.So if you are looking for something popular，you may get a bit disappointed there.Another special feature of this bookstore is that each book only costs three dollars.All the expenses are paid on the honor system，which means buyers should make a note of what they’ve bought and leave their money by themselves.So the tools of the trade in this bookstore are quite simple：pens，papers，light bulbs and a label­maker.In order to catch passers­by’s attention，the billboards(广告牌) of the bookstore are several times bigger than the store itself.With these large eye-catchers，many people are willing to stop by and have a visit.1．What’s the passage mainly about?A．T he world’s smallest bookstore.B．A strange way of selling books.C．The popular books nowadays.D．The popular bookstores in the world.A解析：主旨大意题。