最新中职对口高考英语模拟试题库阅读理解集中练习(九)英语

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

AThe clothes you wear. The food you eat. The color of your bedroom walls. Where you go and how you get there. The people you hang around with. What time you go to bed. What do th ese things have in common? You’re asking. They’re just a few examples of many hundreds of things that your parents controlled for you when you were a child.As a kid, you didn’t have a say in everything; your parents made decisions about everything from the cereal you ate in the morning to the pajamas you wore at night. And it’s a good thing, too—kids need this kind of protection on their own.But finally, kids grow up and become teens. And part of being a teen is developing your own identity—one that i s separate from your parents’. But as you change and grow into this new person who makes his own decisions, your parents have a difficult time adjusting (调整).In most families, it is this adjustment that can cause a lot of fighting between teens and parents. And issues like the type of friends you have or your attitudes to partying can cause bigger arguments, because your parents still always want to protect you and keep you safe, no matter how old you are.The good news about fighting with your parents get more comfortable with the idea that their teens have a right to certain opinions. It can take several years for parents and teens to adjust to their new roles, though. In the meantime, focus on communicating with your parents.Sometimes this can feel impossible—like they just don’t see your point of view and never will. But talking and expressing your opinions can help you gain more respect from your parents.Keep in mind, too, that your parents were teens once and that in most cases, they can relate to what you’re going through.36. In the first two paragraphs, the writer .A. complains that parents control kids too muchB. proves that kids have no right to give their opinionsC. describes how carefully parents look after kidsD. explains that it is necessary for parents to control kids37. A lot of fighting breaks out between teens and parents because .A. parents aren’t used to losing control of kidsB. teens like to have everything decidedC. parents blame teens for not respecting themD. teens are eager to develop their own identity38. In the writer’s opinion, parents control teens in order to .A. prevent them from having their own ideasB. protect them from being hurtC. make them respect parents in the familyD. make sure that children have a good future39. The underlined word “this” in paragraph 6 may refer to “”.A. arguing with friendsB. fighting with your parentsC. communicating with parentsD. adjusting to new roles40. What might be the most suitable title for the passage?A. What do parents control their children for?B. How parents take care of children?C. How to get rid of your parents’ control?D. Why do I fight with parents so much?BThe invention of the camera goes far into the past. In the 1500s, men were experimenting with cameras that made images. But it was not until the early 1800s that man found a way to make the pictures permanent. Even then, photography was a new field. Most families had their pictures taken by a photographer. People did not own cameras because taking pictures and developing the film were too difficult.In 1884, George Eastman changed photography by inventing a kind of film that fit into a small camera. Because the new film was easy to use, many people began to buy cameras. When they had used up their film, people returned their cameras to the factory. There, the film was developed, and pictures were printed. Then more film was put into the cameras, which was sent back to the owners, along with their pictures.Eastman’s camera made it easy to take pictures. Today’s cameras are even easier to use, and people can put in their own film. Photography has become a growing hobby.There are also many new jobs in the field of photography. One of the most important kinds of work is in news reporting. Newspapers, magazines, and television all need pictures to tell their stories. Photographers aid scientists by taking pictures through microscopes and telescopes. Deep-sea divers take pictures of ocean plants and animals, while astronauts take cameras into space. Man finds new uses for the cameras every day.41. In 1884, George Eastman changed photography by inventing a new kind of _____.A. imageB. factoryC. filmD. camera42. Long ago, people sent their cameras to a factory because _______.A. they wanted to have the cameras cleanedB. they wanted their film developedC. they broke their cameras when taking picturesD. they wanted to have their pictures taken by a photographer43. On the whole, this passage is about ______.A. the field of photographyB. the life of George EastmanC. how photographers aid scientistsD. George Eastman invented the first camera44. Why did people begin to buy their own cameras?A. Taking and developing pictures became easier.B. They did not like to go to photographers.C. They wanted to see what a camera looked like.D. They wanted to find a way to make their pictures permanent.45. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Deep-sea divers do not use cameras.B. Photographers cannot find jobs today.C. There are different kinds of cameras.D. Early man found a way to make photographers aid scientists.CWe now think of chocolate as sweet, but once it was bitter. We think of it as a candy, but once it was a medicine. Today, chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or just a snack. Sometimes it is an ingredient in the main course of a meal. Mexicans make a hot chocolate sauce called mole and pour it over chicken. The Mexicans also eat chocolate with spices like chili peppers.Chocolate is a product of the tropical cacao tree, The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys say“Ugh！”and run away. Workers must first dry and then roast the beans. This removes the bitter taste.The word“chocolate”comes from a Mayan word. The Mayas were an ancient people who once lived in Mexico. They valued the cacao tree. Some used the beans for money, while others crushed them to make a drink.When the Spaniards came to Mexico in the sixteenth century, they started drinking cacao too. Because the drink was strong and bitter, they thought it was a medicine. No one had the idea of adding sugar. The Spaniards took some beans back to Europe and opened cafes. Wealthy people drank cacao and said it was good for digestion.In the 1800s, the owner of a chocolate factory in England discovered that sugraremoved the bitter taste of cacao. It quickly became a cheap and popular drink. Soon afterwards, a factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate. Later on, another factory mixed milk and chocolate together. People liked the taste of mike chocolate even better.Besides the chocolate candy bar, one of the most popular American snacks is the chocolate chip cookie. Favorite desserts are chocolate cream pie and of course an ice cream sundae with hot fudge sauce.46. It was that discovered sugar could remove the bitter taste of cacao.A.the workers in the chocolate factoryB.the SpaniardsC.the owner of a chocolate factoryD.the people in England47. According to the passage which of the following statements is TRUE?A.Nobody had the idea of adding sugar into cacao until the sixteenth century.B.The word“chocolate”comes from a Mexi can word.C.Workers must dry and roast the beans to remove the bitter taste.D.The beans taste so bitter that even the monkeys like them.48. The Spaniards thought that cacao was a medicine because .A.it was good for digestionB.it was strong and bitterC.it cured man’s diseasesD.it was a kind of drink for good health49. Which is the right time order of the events regarding chocolate?a.Chocolate became a cheap and popular drink in England.b.A factory made the first solid block of sweetened chocolate.c.The Spaniards started drinking cacao.d.It was found that sugar removed the bitter taste of cacao.e.A factory mixed milk and chocolate together.A.c-d-a-b-eB.c-d-e-b-aC.a-b-c-d-eD.c-d-b-e-a50. It can be learned from the passage that .A.the Mayas only used cacao beans for drinking in MexicoB.chocolate can be a hot drink, a frozen dessert, or a candy bar.C.chocolate is a product of the cacao treeD.people liked more the taste of solid blocks of sweetened chocolate than that ofchocolate mixed with milkDI travel a lot, and I find out different "styles" (风格) of directions every time 1 ask "How can I get to the post office?"Foreign tourists are often confused (困惑) in Japan because most streets there don't have names in Japan. People use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, "Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop."In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, "Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile."People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. "How far away is the post office?" you ask. "Oh," they answer, "it's about five minutes from here." You say, "Yes, but how many miles away is it?" They don't know.It's true that a person doesn't know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, 'Sorry, I have no idea." But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers "I don't know." People in Yucatan believe that "I don't know" is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!51. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place they usually _________A. describe the place carefullyB. show him a map of the placeC. tell him the names of the streetsD. refer to recognizable buildings and places52. What is the place where people measure distance in time?A. New York.B. Los Angeles.C. Kansas.D. Iowa.53. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ________A. in order to save timeB. as a testC. so as to be politeD. for fun54. Which sentence is true according to the text?A. There is no street names in Japan.B. There is no landmarks in the countryside of American.C. People in Yucatan always give wrong answers when asked the way.D. People in Los Angeles measure distance in time, not miles when asked the way.55. What can we infer from the text?A. It's important for travelers to understand cultural differences.B. It's useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.C. People have similar (相似的) understandings of politeness.D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.阅读理解36-55 DABCD CBAAC CCBAB DBCDA。

对口高考英语复习模拟题库：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

APeople need to relax and enjoy themse1ves．One way they can have a good time is to watch a baseball game or another sports event．Even thousands of years ago，groups of people gathered to watch skilled athletes（运动员）．Over 2000 years ago in Greece，certain days in the year were festival days．These were holidays when people stopped work and enjoyed themselves．They liked to watch athletes take part in races and other games of skill．The most important festival was held every four years at the town of Olympia．It was held in honor of the Greek god Zeus（Zus）．For five days，athletes from all parts of the Greek world took part in the Olympic Games．At the Olympic Games，people could watch them box，run，jump and so on．There was a relay race between two teams of men in which a lighted torch（火矩）was passed from runner to runner.The Olympic Games were thought to be so important that cities which were at war with one another had to stop fighting．People were allowed to travel to the games safely．Thousands of people came to Olympia from cities in Greece and from her colonies（殖民地）in Africa，Asia and Italy．They met as friends to cheer their favorite athletes and to enjoy themselves．36．What happened in Greece over 2000 years ago？A．People stopped work and enjoyed themselves．B．The cities there were often against one another．C．People watched baseball games．D．People didn’t go to any games at all．37．What were those countries in Africa？A．Friends．B．Enemies．C．Colonies．D．Other cities．38．What did people do at the games？A．They fought．B．They just talked to friends．C．They cheered for good athletes．D．They tried to find friends．39．Greek cities then were fighting so they_____．A．were weak B．were strongC．couldn’t go to other cities freely D．could see each other 40．The best title for the story is“_____”．A．Greece at War B．Together for the Games C．Stop Fighting D．SportBChina has mapped out plans for its new launches in the Shenzhou program on the next flight. But one conclusion seems to have escaped most reports in the aerospace media．The flight of Shenzhou 7 could be timed to coincide（吻合）with the Beijing Olympics. Plans for 2008 Summer Olympics call for the events to be held between the 8th and 24th of August in that year. It’s reasonable to expect that China will use the event to display its achievements before the world, and human spacefli ght is China’s most significant recent breakthrough.Shenzhou 7, China’s next manned space mission, was originally advertised for 2007．This fit the pattern of staging a two-gap between crewed Shenzhou missions, which have previously launched in 2003 and 2005．But Chinese media statements have amended this to 2008．Chinese media have reported that the whole program is going well, more time is needed to work on spacesuit that will be used on this flight to stage China’s first spacewalk. It’s possible that Chinese engineers want to make best preparations for this complex mission.China could intend to carry out the mission of Shenzhou 7 just as media attention is focused on the lead—up to the Olympics. The crew of the fight, and possibly China’s other flown astronauts, could then take part in the opening ceremony. China has previously honnoured her space travelers in great celebrations, such as the Hong Kong event that saw Yang Liwei singing with Jacky Chan.41．From the first paragraph we can infer that___________.A．China hasn’t made its plan for the Beijing OlympicsB．The new Shenzhou program is known to all.C．China has planned to send up Shenzhou 7 in 2008D．Beijing Olympics will be held during the flight in 200842．The underlined word “amended”means______.A．mended B．altered C．dated D．amender43．China has decided to carry out the human spaceflight in 2008 in order to________.A．attract more athletes to take part in the Beijing OlympicsB．show its great achievements to the whole worldC．prove China has become a great developed country like the USAD．introduce its technology to the world44．Which on of the following is true according to the passage?A．Yang Liwei—one the Chinese astronauts walked in space in 2003.B．Yang Liwei—one the Chinese astronauts will be singing with Jacky Chan in space in 2008.C．The spacesuit for the flight of Shenzhou 7 hasn’t been prepared well.D．China will send its second manned spacecraft in 2008.45．What would be the best title for this passage?A．The Beijing OlympicsB．The Shenzhou OlympicsC．The Shenzhou ProgramD．China’s Space Program in 2008CStarted in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton and Columbia were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers(牧师) or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose thesubjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.46.The oldest university in the US is _________.A. YaleB. HarvardC. PrincetonD. Columbia47.From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, ______.A. those colleges and universities were the sameB. people, young or old, might study in the collegesC. students studied only some languages and scienceD. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers48.Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were ________.A. Latin and GreekB. Latin, Green, French and GermanC. American history and GermanD. French and German49.As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_______.A. everything that was knownB. law and something about medicineC. many new subjectsD. the subjects that interested students50.On the whole, the passage is about___________.A. how to start a universityB. the world-famous colleges in AmericaC. how colleges have changedD. what kind of lesson each college teachesDThey say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite(卫星). Some people think that it’s useless to have that manychannels（频道）. Their usual criticism(批评) goes something like this: "I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that! "They also say that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place.I t hink they’re missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.I don’t believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have more programs to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would be improved.I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.51. The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.A. make a suggestionB. express an opinionC. give important informationD. complain about cable television52. From the passage we know that the author wants to ______.A. read more booksB. rent more TV setsC. have more choicesD. watch more sports53. The number of television channels is ______.A. increasing fastB. decreasing fastC. never going to be more than 1,000D. the same as that of books in the library54. To make his point, the author compares the development of TV networks to that of ______.A. schoolyardsB. computersC. librariesD. satellites55. What does the phrase "hit the 'off’ button" refer to?A. Go to the library.B. Switch over the TV channels.C. Turn off the TV.D. Have more TV networks.阅读理解35-40 BCCCB41．C 细节推断题。

对口高考英语模拟题库：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

APerfume (香水) has been in existence for a long time. These days, certain perfumes are considered comparable to great works of art. Here are a few of the most famous perfumes in history.Chanel No.5This perfume is probably the best-selling scent (气味) in the history of fragrance (香水). Created by Ernst Beaux for Coco Chanel in 1921, it has been described as “the world’s most legendary fragrance”, and remains the company’s most famous perfume.ShalimarJacques Guerlain created this vanilla (香草) fragrance in 1925. The perfume takes its name from the Garden of Shalimar, which was built by Emperor Shah Jehan for one of his wives. It was an immediate hit in 1925 and is still extremely popular today. JoyJoy is famous for having been the most expensive perfume in the world at one point. It was created in 1930 by Henri Alméras for Jean Patou to lift the bad mood that had swept over the world after the 1929 stock market crash.L’Air duTempsFrancis Farbon created Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps in 1948. The fragrance is known for its spicy (香的) carnation (康乃馨) and gardenia (栀子) scents as well as its beautiful crystal (水晶的) bottle (designed by Lalique).EternityCalvin Klein’s second perfume was created by Sophia Grojsman in 1988. Known for its light, flowery scent, the perfume was listed in the Fragrance Hall of Fame in2003. It is recommended for daytime wear.AngelThis wildly popular perfume was created in 1992 by Olivier Cresp for Thierry Mugler. The perfume was an instant success. The perfume has often been described as “delicious”, owing to its chocolatey (巧克力味的) scent. The perfume comes in beautiful star-shaped bottles. Angel perfume also comes in several bath and body products.36. Who created Joy?A. Henri Alméras.B. Jean Patou.C. Sophia Grojsman.D. Jacques Guerlain.37. Which of the following perfumes is known for its wonderful crystal bottle?A. Shalimar.B. Chanel No. 5C. L’Air du Temps.D. Eternity.38. The Angel perfume has been described as delicious because of __________.A. its spicy scentB. its chocolatey scentC. its vanilla scentD. its special bottle design39. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. Emperor Shah Jehan created the Shalimar perfume for one of his wives.B. Lalique created Nina Ricci’s L’Air du Temps in 1948.C. Joy was created to cheer people up after the stock market crash.D. Eternity was listed into the Fragrance Hall of Fame in 1988.40. Where can you probably see this article?A. In a textbook.B. In the newspaper.C. In a travel magazine.D. In a fashion magazine.BWhat’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “darkhorse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US.That Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled. Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.41. What does ‘dark horse’ mean? It means _____________.A. a horse which is darkB. someone who is unexpected to winC. a horse which likes the darkD. someone whose win is expected42. Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow?A. In ChinaB. In Italy.C. In America.D. In Australia.43. What made the coach, Yang Er’qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?A. He had enough courage though he was only 12 years old.B. He was born in the south of China and liked sports on snow.C. He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform.D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.44. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. He insisted on competing though hurting his knee in the gameB. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.C. Someone had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.45. What is the best title for this passage?A. A Wonderful MatchB. A Dark Horse at the Winter OlympicsC. A Hopeful Snow GameD. An Exciting Skiing RaceCIdeas about polite behavior are different from one culture to another. Some societies. such as America and Australia for example, are mobile and very open.People here change jobs and move house quite often. As a result. they have a lot of relationships that often last only a short time. and they need to get to know people quickly. So it's normal to have friendly conversations with people that they have just met. and you can talk about things that other cultures would regard as personal.On the other hand there are more crowded and less mobile societies wherelong-tenn relationships are more important. A Malaysian or Mexican business person, for example. will want to get to know you very well before he or she feels happy to start business. But when you do get to know each other, the relationship becomes much deeper than it would in a mobile society.To Americans. both Europeans and Asians seem cool and formal at first. On the other hand, as a passenger from a less mobile society puts it, it's no fun spending several hours next to a stranger who wants to tell you all about his or her life and asks you all sorts of questions that you don't want to answer.Cross-cultural differences aren't just a problem for travelers. but also for the flights that carry them. All flights want to provide the best service. but ideas about good service are different from place to place. This can be seen most clearly in the way that problems are dealt with.Some societies have 'universalist' cultures. These societies strongly respect rules, and they treat every person and situation in basically the same way.'Particularist' societies. on the other hand. also have rules, but they are less important than the society's unwrinen ideas about what is right or wrong for a particular situation or a particular person. So the normal rules are changed to fit the needs of the situation or the importance of the person.This difference can cause problems. A traveler from a particularist society, India. is checking in for a flight in Germany. a country which has a universalist culture. The Indian traveler has too much luggage, but he explains that he has been away from home for a long time and the suitcases are full of prescnts for his family. He expects that the check-in official will understand his problem and Will change the rules for him. The check-in official explains that if he was allowed to have too much luggage. it wouldn't be fair to the other passengers. But the traveler thinks this is unfair. because the other passengers don't have his problem.46. Often moving from one place to another makes people like Americarts and AustraliansA. like traveling betterB. easy to communicate withC. difficult 1o make rcal friendsD. have a long-term relationship with their neighbors47. People like Malaysians prefer to associate with thoseA. who will tell them everything of their ownB. who want to do business with themC. they know quite wellD. who are good at talking48. A person from a less mobile society will feel it_____ when a stranger keeps talking to him or her, and asking him or her questions.A. boringB. friendlyC. normalD. rough49. Which of the following is true about "particularist societies"?A. There is no rule for people to obey.B. People obey the society's rules completely.C. No one obeys the society's ruies though they have.D. The society's rules can be changed with different persons or situations.50. The writer of the passage thinks tbat the Indian and the German have different ideas about rules because of differentA. interestsB. habits and customsC. culturesD. ways of lifeDOld people are always saying that the young are not what they were. The same comment is made from generation to generation and it is always true. It has never been truer than it is today. The young are better educated. They have a lot more money to spend and enjoy more freedom. They grow up more quickly and are not so dependent on their parents. They think more for themselves and do not blindly accept the life goals of their elders. Events which the older generation remembers vividly are nothing more than past history. This is as it should be. Every new generation is different from the one before. Today the difference is very noticeable indeed.The old always believe that they know best for the simple reason that they have been around a bit longer. They don’t like to feel that their values are being questioned or threatened. And this is exactly what the young are doing. Wouldn’t people work best if they were given complete freedom and responsibility? And what about clothing? Who said that all the men in the world should wear dull grey suits and very short haircuts? Who said that human differences can best be solved through normal politics or by violent means? Why have the older generation so often used violence to solve their problems? Why are they so unhappy and guilty in their personal lives, so occupied with mean ambitions and the desire to collect more and more wealth? Haven’t the old lost touch with all that is important in life?These are not questions the older generation can shrug off lightly. Their record over the past forty years or so hasn’t been exactly spotless. Traditionally, the younghave turned to their elders for guidance. Today, the situation might be opposite. The old—if they are prepared to admit it—could learn a thing or two from their children. One of the biggest lessons they could learn is that enjoyment is not wrong. Enjoyment is a principle one could apply to all aspects of life. It is surely not wrong to enjoy your work and enjoy your free time. It is surely not wrong to live in the present rather than in the past or future. This emphasis on the present is only to be expected because the young have grown up under the shadow of the bomb: the constant threat of complete annihilation (灭亡). This is just what the older generation has passed down to them.51. Which of the following about the young is NOT mentioned in the article?A. Better educated.B. Richer.C. Independent.D. Hard-working52. Why do old people always think they know best?A. Because they have been around the young for a longer time.B. Because they have experienced more than the young.C. Because they hate their values being questioned by the young.D. Because they think the young should follow their lifestyle.53. From the questions in Paragraph 2, we can learn that the young generation ______.A. feel doubtful about the elder’s beliefsB. are not happy with their present situationC. prefer to live with more freedomD. think they know best of the value of life54. What is the probable meaning of the underlined expression “shrug off” in Paragraph 3?A. askB. take offC. ignoreD. put off55. What’s the biggest lesson the old can learn from the young generation according to the article?A. We must learn to forget the pastB. Enjoyment is a principle of life.C. One can work best if given full freedomD. Life is full of questions.阅读理解36-55ACBCD BBCAB BCADC DBACB。

对口高考英语模拟试题库：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ASomeday a stranger will read your e-mail without your permission or scan theWebsite you’ve visited，Or perhaps someone will casually glance through your credit card purchases or cell phone bills to find out your shopping preferences or calling habits.In fact, it’s likely some of these things have already happened to you. Whowould watch you without your permission? It might be a spouse, a girl friend, amarketing company, a boss, a cop or a criminal. Whoever it is, they will see you in away you never intended to be seen --- the 21st century equivalent of being caughtnaked.Psychologists tell us boundaries are healthy, that it's important to reveal yourselfto friends, family and lovers in stages, at appropriate times.But few boundaries remain. The digital bread crumbs (碎屑) you leave everywhere make it easy for strangers to reconstruct who you are, where you are and what you like. In some cases, a simple Google search can reveal what you think. Like it or not, increasingly we live in a world where you simply cannot keep a secret.The key question is: Does that matter?For many Americans, the answer apparently is “no.”When opinion polls ask Americans about privacy, most say they are concernedabout losing it. A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and thatbothers me.”But people say one thing and do another. Only a tiny fraction of Americanschange any behaviors in an effort to preserve their privacy. Few people turn down a discount at tollbooths (收费站) to avoid using the EZ-Pass system that can track automobile movements. And few turn down supermarket loyalty cards. Privacy economist Alessandro Acauisti has run a series of tests that reveal people willsurrender personal information like Social Security numbers just to get their hands on a pitiful 50-cents-off coupon (优惠卷).But privacy does matter - at least som etimes. It’s like health: When you have it, you don’t notice it. Only when it’s gone do you wish you’d done more to protect it.36.What does the author mean by saying “the 21st century equivalent of beingcaught naked” (Lines 3-4, Para. 2)?A. People's personal information is easily accessed without their knowledge.B. In the 21st century people try every means to look into others’ secrets.C. People tend to be more frank with each other in the information age.D. Criminals are easily caught on the spot with advanced technology.37.What would psychologists advise on the relationships between friends?A. Friends should open their hearts to each other.B. Friends should always be faithful to each other.C. There should be a distance even between friends.D. There should be fewer disputes between friends.38.Why does the author say “we live in a world where you simply cannot keep asecret” ( Line5, para. 3)?A. Modern society has finally evolved into an open society.B. People leave traces around when using modern technology.C. There are always people who are curious about others’ affairs.D.Many search engines profit by revealing people’s identities.39.What do most Americans do with regard to privacy protection?A. They change behaviors that might disclose their identity.B. They use various loyalty cards for business transactions.C. They rely most and more on electronic devices.D. They talk a lot but hardly do anything about it.40.According to the passage, privacy is like health in that .A. people will make every effort to keep itB. its importance is rarely understoodC. it is something that can easily be lostD. people don’t cherish it until they lose itBThere is no doubt that music plays a powerful role in our lives. It can calm our tired nerves after a busy day of work. Music even has the power to move us to tears when it stirs (激起) an emotional (情绪上的,情感上的) reaction. How then, does music play a role in special education?If music has the ability to touch those hidden places we all carry inside, it proves an important tool for the special education teacher. For students with emotional problems, music can help soothe (抚慰) sadness. Consider the child that arrives in class depressed and upset. If music can indeed relax and calm him, he is more likely to focus and participate in class.Dr. R. Joseph, author of Behavioral Neurology, writes, "It is well recorded that patients with left hemisphere (大脑半球) damage, who may be unable to speak or recognize words, can sing a melody (曲调)."For this reason, some special education teachers have found it helpful to set their lessons to music. When students cannot understand or remember certain things, singing them helps to make it easier.Nature magazine reported "Music training helps underachievers. In Rhode Island, researchers studied eight public school first grade classes. Half of the classes became 'text-arts' groups, receiving ongoing music training. After seven months, the students were given a test. The tested group had caught up with their fellow students in reading and surpassed (超过) their classmates in math by 22 percent. In the second year of the project, the tested students widened this even further. Students were also tested on attitude and behavior. Classroom teachers also noted improvement in these areas."It seems music does, indeed, play an important role in education. For the special education teacher, this is especially encouraging..41. The first paragraph is mainly about _______.A. the importance of music in lifeB. the role of music in educationC. the relationship between music and work resultsD. the relationship between music and behavior42. For students with emotional problems, music might be _______.A. a toyB. a punishmentC. a medicineD. a puzzle43. According to Dr. R. Joseph, people with left hemisphere damage _______.A. are unable to recognize peopleB. can produce some musical soundsC. can become special education teachersD. might suffer right hemisphere damage too .44. The tested students mentioned in the fifth paragraph_______.A. behaved badly after the studyB. Didn't show any difference after the studyC. had done well in their reading and math beforeD. received certain music education during the study45. What is the text mainly about?A. The meaning of special education. .B. The history of music education.C. The problem in music education.D. The role of music in special education.CWe are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job. This article gives some suggestions on how to give an effective speech.So, you have to give a speech and you’re terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank goodness, it’s over. I’m just no good at publicspeaking. I hope I never have to do that again. ”Cheer up! It doesn’t have to be that bad. Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of time doing your research. Then spend plenty of time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they will help you make your points more clearly. Never forget your audience. Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with res pect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.Just remember: be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief. Say what you have to say and then stop. And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to -person contact with your audience.If you follow these simple steps, you’ll see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet? Gi ve it a try and see what happens.46. The main idea of this article is _________.A. that you can improve your speaking abilityB. that a poor speaker can never changeC. to always make a short speechD. that it is hard to make a speech47. Paragraph 2 implies that ________.A. many people are afraid of giving a speechB. many people are happy to give a speechC. many people do not prepare for a speechD. many people talk too long48. The underlined phrase “talk over their heads” means ________.A. speak too loudlyB. look at the ceilingC. look down upon themD. use words and ideas that are too difficult49. All of the following statements are true EXCEPT that ___________.A. few people know how to make good speechesB. a lecturer does not need to organize his speechC. research is important in preparing a speechD. there are simple steps you can take to improve your speaking ability50. The title for this passage may be _______.A. Do Not Make a Long SpeechB. How to Give a Good SpeechC. How to Prepare for a SpeechD. Try to Enjoy a SpeechDDoctors in Britain are warning of an obesity time bomb, when children who are already overweight grow up. So, what should we do? Exercise more? Eat less? Or both? The government feels it has to take responsibility for this expanding problem.The cheerful Mr. Pickwick, the hero of the novel by Charles Dickens, is seen in illustrations as someone who is plump and happy. In 18th century paintings, beauty is equated （使…等同）with rounded bodies and soft curves. But nowadays being overweight is seen as indicating neither a cheerful character nor beauty but an increased risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes.So what do you do? Diet? Not according to England's chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson. He says that physical activity is the key for reducing the risks of obesity, cancer and heart disease. And the Health Secretary John Reid even said that being inactive is as serious a risk factor in heart disease as smoking.So, having bought some cross trainers, how much exercise should you do? According to Sir Liam Donaldson, at least 30 minutes of moderate activity five days a week. Is going to the gym the answer? Luckily for those who think that runningmachines are boring, the Health Development Agency believes that physical activity that fits into people's lives may be more effective. They suggest taking the stairs rather than the lift, walking up escalators, playing active games with your children, dancing or gardening. And according to a sports psychologist, Professor Biddle, gyms "are not making the nation fit", and may even cause harm.There's new scientific evidence that too much exercise may actually be bad for you. Scientists at the University of Ulster have found that unsuitable exercise releases dangerous free radicals that can adversely （oppositely）affect normal function in unfit people. The only people who should push their bodies to that level of exercise on a regular basis are trained athletes.So, should we forget about gyms and follow some expert's advice to reduce sedentary （久坐不动的）activities and increase exercise in our daily life? After all, getting off the bus a stop early and walking the rest of the way can't do any harm! One final thought. How come past generations lacked gym facilities but were leaner and fitter than people today? .51.Mr.Pickwick and the paintings of the 18m century are used as examples to show that_____.A. beauty should be overweightB. a fat man is usually a cheerful characterC. fatness was considered something good at one timeD. fatness leads to an increased risk of disease52.According to Sir Liam Donaldson, we should_____.A. go on a dietB. do regular physical activityC. give up smokingD. go to the gym53.The underlined phrase cross trainers probably refers to _____.A. people who help you do exerciseB. places where youcan do exerciseC. a kind of shoesD. a form of vehicles54.At present being overweight indicates _____.A. an increased risk of diseasesB. a happier lifeC. a cheerful characterD. a beauty55.What is the passage mainly about?A. how to keep fit and avoid fatness.B. increased risks for overweight people.C. the dangers of exercise in the gym.D. the benefit of a balanced diet.阅读理解36-55 ACBDD DACBD A A DBB CBCAA。

对口高考英语模拟题库：阅读理解阅读理解（共10小题，每题2分，满分20分）（A）Popeye.the.Sailor.first.became.a.popular.cartoon.in.the.1930s.The.sailor.in.that.cartoo n.ate.lots.of.spinach.to.make.him.strong..People.watched.him,.and.they.began.to.buy.and.eat.a.lot.more.spinach..Popeye.helped.sell.33.percent.more.spinach.than.before!.Spinach.became.a .necessary.part.of.many.people’s.diets..Even.some.children.who.hated.the.taste.began.to.eat.the.vegetable.Many.people.thought.that.the.iron.in.spinach.made.Popeye.strong,.but.this.is.not.true.. Spinach.does.not.have.any.more.iron.than.any.other.green.vegetable.People.only.thought.spinach.had.a.lot.of.iron.because.the.people.who.studied.the.food.m ade.a.mistake..In.the.1890s,.a.group.of.people.studied.what.was.inside.vegetables..This.grou p.said.that.spinach.had.ten.times.more.iron.than.it.did..The.group.wrote.the.number.wrong,.a nd.everyone.accepted.it.Today,.we.know.that.the.little.iron.there.is.in.spinach.cannot.make.a.difference.in.how .strong.a.person.is..However,.spinach.does.have.something.else.which.the.body.needs—folic.acid.It.is.interesting.to.point.out.that.folic.acid.can.help.make.a.person.strong..Maybe.it. was.really.the.folic.acid.that.made.Popeye.strong.all.along.....41..A.good.title.for.this.reading.passage.is______.A..Popeye.the.Sailor......................................B..The.Truth.About.SpinachC.A.Mistake.with.Numbers.........................D..Folic.Acid.Makes.You.Strong42..Why.did.many.people.eat.spinach.after.they.saw.Popeye.the.Sailor?A..They.thought.spinach.made.them.strong....B..They.thought.Popeye.was.funny.C..Spinach.had.a.lot.of.iron..................D..People.liked.folic.acid.43..The.reading.passage.says.that.perhaps.Popeye.got.his.strength.from______.A..iron.....................B..folic.acid..........C..spinach............D..exercise（B）In.1977,.a.dead.author.of.detective.stories.saved.the.life.of.a.1 9-month-old.baby.in.a.most.unusual.way..The.author.was.Agatha.Christie,.one.of.the.most.successful.writers.of.detective.stories.in.the.wor ld..In.June.1977,.a.baby.girl.became.seriously.ill.in.Qatar,.near.Sau di.Arabia..Doctors.were.unable.to.find.out.the.cause.of.her.illness.w ith.confidence,.so.she.was.sent.to.Hammersmith.Hospital.in.London..Sh e.was.then.only.semi-conscious.and.on.the."Dangerously.Ill".list..A.t eam.of.doctors.hurried.to.examine.the.baby.only.to.discover.that.they ,.too,.were.confused.by.the.very.unusual.symptoms.(症状)..While.they.were.discussing.the.baby's.case,.a.nurse.asked.to.spe ak.to.them.."Excuse.me,".said.Nurse.Marsha.Maitlan,."but.I.think.the. baby.is.suffering.from.thallium.(铊).poisoning."."What.makes.you.think.that?".Dr..Brown.asked.."Thallium.poisoning.is. extremely.rare."."A.few.days.ago,.I.was.reading.a.novel.called.A.Pale.Horse.by.Agatha. Christie,".Nurse.Maitlan.explained.."In.the.book,es.thall ium.poison,.and.all.the.symptoms.are.described..They're.exactly.the.s ame.as.the.baby's."."You're.very.thoughtful.and.you.may.be.right,".another.doctor.said.." We'll.carry.out.some.tests.and.find.out.whether.it's.thallium.or.not. ".Tests.showed.that.the.baby.had.indeed.been.poisoned.by.thallium, ed.in.making.special.glass..Once.they.kn ew.the.cause.of.the.illness,.the.doctors.were.able.to.give.the.baby.t he.correct.treatment..She.soon.recovered.and.was.sent.back.to.Qatar.. e.from.an.insecti cide.(杀虫剂).used.in.Qatar..44..The.one.who.first.suggested.the.correct.cause.of.the.baby's.illne ss.was._____..A..a.doctor.in.Qatar....B..Dr..Brown....C..Nurse.Maitlan...D..Agatha. Christie.45..As.far.as.we.can.tell.from.the.passage,.Agatha.Christie._____..A..had.spent.a.long.time.studying.the.baby's.case.B..visited.the.baby.in.the.hospital.at.Hammersmith.C..had.never.met.this.babyD..gave.Nurse.Maitlan.some.advice.on.the.phone.46..It.seems.likely.from.the.passage.that.the.baby's.illness.had.some thing.to.do.with._____..ed.to.kill.insects......B..a.dangerous.pair. of.glasses.............C..the.water.in.Qatar........................D..a.dead.writer.（C）In.earliest.times,.men.considered.lightning.to.be.one.of.the.great.my steries.of.nature..Some.ancient.people.believed.that.lightning.and.th under.were.the.weapons.of.the.gods.....In.reality,.lightning.is.a.flow.of.electricity.formed.high.above. the.earth..A.single.flash.of.lightning.1.6.kilometres.long.has.enough lion.light.bulbs......The.American.scientist.and.statesman,.Benjamin.Franklin,.was.the. first.to.show.the.connection.between.electricity.and.lightning.in.175 2..In.the.same.year.he.also.built.the.first.lightning.rod.(避雷针)..This.device.protects.buildings.from.being.damaged.by.lightning.....Modern.science.has.discovered.that.one.stroke.of.lightning.has.a. voltage.(电压)lion.volts.(伏特)..A.flash.of.lightning.between.a.cloud.and.the.earth.may.be.as.lon g.as.13.kilometers,lion.meters.per.se cond.....Scientists.judge.that.there.are.about.2,lion.flashes.of.li ghtning.per.year..Lightning.hits.the.Empire.State.Building.in.New.Yor k.City.30.to.48.times.a.year..In.the.United.States.alone.it.kills.an. average.of.one.person.every.day.....The.safest.place.to.be.in.case.of.an.electrical.storm.is.in.a.clo sed.car..Outside,.one.should.go.to.low.ground.and.not.get.under.tress ..Also,.one.should.stay.out.of.water.and.away.from.metal.fences..Insi de.a.house,.people.should.avoid.open.doorways.and.windows.and.not.tou ch.wires.or.metal.things.....With.lightning,.it.is.better.to.be.safe.than.sorry.47..People.once.thought.lightning.came.from.________....A..the.sky..........B..the.gods.......C..the.earth.......D..nature48..According.to.the.passage.what.do.you.think.all.buildings.need?...A..Metal.fences......B..Electricity....C..Lightning.rods.....D..Ma chines.49..Lightning.can.travel.________....A..as.quickly.as.water............B..not.so.quickly.as.electricity ...C..at.very.low.speed.............D..at.very.high.speed50..Which.of.the.following.is.NOT.true?...A..In.the.U.S.about.one.person.per.day.dies.from.lightning....B..The.Empire.State.Building.frequently.gets.hit.by.lightning. ...C..Swimming.during.a.thunder.storm.is.a.good.idea....D..A.closed.car.is.the.best.place.to.be.during.an.electrical.storm .阅读理解A.......47-50..BCDC。

对口升学英语复习试题阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ADear Daisy,Phew! I’m so glad that day is over. I was so worried all summer that my first day at my new school would be terrible.I’m really tired, but my first day a t school went well and I feel much better now.First of all, we had to meet outside the school building. I was very nervous because my primary school only had 300 pupils but in the secondary school there are about 1,300. What a difference! The older pupils are really big. I felt so small waiting there in front of the school.The other problem was that I didn’t know anyone. My family moved over the summer holidays, because of Dad’s new job. So now I have to try to make some new friends. Standing in front of the school this morning, I wanted to be back at my old school with my old friends.The head teacher came out and told us to go into the school hall. Then he called our names out to tell us which class we were in. My class teacher is called Mrs. Black. She took us to our classroom. It’s on the 5th floor and … guess what? ... We aren’t allowed to use the lift. I couldn’t believe it.When we were walking up all the stairs I started talking to another boy who didn’ t know anyone. He said his family had moved from Hong Kong over the summer. He seemed really nice so we sat together when we got to our classroom, out of breath! He said his English was very poor but I thought it was really good.We spent all morning with Mrs. Black looking at our timetables. Everyone in the school has a different timetable—can you believe it? Half of the school is learning Spanish as a second language and the other half learns French. I’m in the Spanish group, which sounds like fun. I’m worried that I’ll forget my timetable and go to the wrong room! How will anyone help me if nobody else has the same timetable as me?Lunchtime was OK. After lunch we started lessons. I had maths, which was complicated anddifficult and then history, where we started to learn about ancient Greece. That looks interesting. I have to do some homework tonight to find out how the ancient Greek people lived.So far so good. I’m quite looking forward to tomorrow, even though I’ve got science. I hate science!Jason【小题1】How did the author feel on the first day at his new school?A. Terrible.B. Good.C. Worried.D. Funny.【小题2】The head teacher came to ______.A. tell the students which class they were inB. give the students a timetableC. show the students how to use the liftD. tell the students what language they would learn【小题3】What does the author think of ‘Everyone in the school has a different timetable.’? A. He liked this very much. B. He was worried about this.C. He liked this a bit.D. He couldn’t understand the timetable.BWhat do you usually do after school? Playing football? Watching TV? Come on, we need something new! Let’s see how kids in foreign countries spend their free time!Do your parents have any old clothes? See if you can get an old box and start collecting hats, shoes and clothes now! Then, when your friends come over after school, you can play dress-up. See if you can make yourself into a doctor, or a cowboy, or even a spaceman! Use glitter paint and old material to decorate the clothes the way you like them.If you are really clever, you could even put on a show for your family! Let your imagination run wild!①Want to learn new things after school? Want to make new friends who aren’t in you r class? You can get both of them in clubs. In other countries’ schools, there are usually all kinds of clubs for kids to join. There is French club, student government, theatre, choir (合唱队) and photography club.Take photography club as an example. One may learn all the necessary skills about taking photos. For example, you will learn how to choose a camera, how to use the light and how to develop pictures. Sounds cool, right?But that’s not all. One can also make a lot of friends in clubs. It’s always goo d to enjoy your spare time with friends, isn’t it?【小题1】What is the best title for ①?A. Join a clubB. Learn a clubC. An important clubD. A photography club【小题2】From the first paragraph we know ______.A. foreign kids don’t like watching TVB. Chinese kids like playing football with foreign kidsC. playing football is not popular with foreign kidsD. foreign kids have some different ways to spend their free time【小题3】When you join a photography club, you CANNOT ______.A. enjoy your free timeB. get a camera for freeC. make some new friendsD. learn to take pictures【小题4】The text mainly talks about ______.A. how to take a good pictureB. how to join a photography clubC. after-class activities in foreign countriesD. putting on a show in foreign schools 【答案】【小题1】A【小题2】D【小题3】B【小题4】C。

对口高考英语复习题库：阅读理解阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，总分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。

ARuben lived in a small village. There was no school there and he had to study in a school in the town. It was nearly five kilometers away from his village. His father couldn’t buy a bike for him and he had to go to school on foot. He got up early in the morning. Usually he had to run there in order not to miss the first class. He kept running every day and it was helpful to him. He’s strong and tall now and he runs faster than any other man in his village. He took part in several sports meetings and won some medals. The young man is proud of it and always wants to have a race with others.One day his mother was ill and his father told him to buy some medicine for headache in the town. The young man got there soon. There were many people in the chemist’s shop while he was waiting there. And when his turn came, he couldn’t find his money. An old woman hinted(暗示) a young man had stolen it. He saw the thief had already left the shop. He ran towards him quickly. The thief found it and began to run. He was happy and tried to catch up with him.“Let’s have a race and see who will run faster,” Ruben called out behind.Soon after that he caught up with the thief. But the didn’t stop and went on running. At a crossing one of his friend asked. “What are you running for, Ruben?”“I’m running after(追) a thief.”“Where’s the thief, then?”“He wants to show that he’ll run faster than I , but he’s fallen behind!”46.,so he won some medals.A. Ruben was good at runningB. Ruben went to school on timeC. Ruben often took part in the sports meetingsD. Ruben liked to have a race with others47.The underlined phrase “chemis t’s shop” in the story means .A. 化工商店B. 药店C. 化工厂D.制药厂48.Ruben’s money was stolen .A. on his way to the townB. before he went in the shopC. when he was waiting in the shopD. after he had left the shop49.Ruben was happy because .A. he could easily catch the thiefB. he had a chance(机会) to have araceC. he knew who had stolen his moneyD. he would win another medalthat dayBAfter spending three days in a wheelchair, I was ready to quit. Not only did I have to battle cracked(裂缝的) and uneven(不平的) pavements, I had to deal with the bad attitude of pedestrians(行人)and a cold rain. But I didn’t give up because of people like Tiffany Payne.Payne, who has been using a wheelchair for 18 years, laughed at me:“Imagine trying to get around town in the winter,” she said.I could see her point: You’re battling to get to a doctor’s appointment(预约), but no one has shoveled（铲）after a big snowfall. Your choices: Move out and risk getting stuck, or reschedule the appointment.Those of us fortunate enough to get around on our own two legs don’t give a second thought to the person in a wheelchair next to us at a crosswalk. That would require us to look down.So I decided to try using a wheelchair to get a sample of what their lives are like. It wasn’t long before I saw that people who use wheelchairs are forced to deal with a lot of trouble.During my experiment, I was ignored by store staff while shopping and bumped into by inattentive(疏忽的)walkers without so much as an apology. Some people even gave me angry looks as if I were the one at fault.Once in a store, a woman bumped into me trying to get to the new iPad. She didn’t say, “Excuse me.”When salespeople did offer assistance, they talked to people who were with me, instead of me. I wanted to yell, “Hey, I’m down here!”Some salespeople talked to me as though I were a child or acted like they didn’t want to be bothered with me.People who use wheelchairs want to be treated like everyone else. They also comprehend(理解), so you don’t have to speak to them in a childlike ,sing-song voice.I t’s not very appealing(吸引人的), especially when the person is an adult. And most importantly , remember they have feelings that can be hurt just like yours.Spending three days in a wheelchair made me look differently at those who have to use one. I hope you do the same.50.The author writes the story to .A. help those in wheelchairs gain self-confidenceB. share his experience of acting as a wheelchair userC. ask people to show sympathy for these in wheelchairsD. call on people to respect and help those in wheelchairs51.During his three days in a wheelchair, the author met all of the followingdifficulties EXCEPT .A. bad road conditionB. poor attitudes of ordinary peopleC. terrible medical serviceD. bad weather52.What can we conclude from the article?A. A wheelchair user may feel offended when you do not speak to him or herdirectly.B. Assistants in big stores are usually kind to people in wheelchairs.C. People in wheelchairs should fight for fair treatment.D. People in wheelchairs are usually hard to get along with.53.Which of the following statements would the author agree to?A. Look down on a person in a wheelchair.B. Speak to a person in a wheelchair in a sing-song voice.C. Treat a person in a wheelchair as you would treat any other person.D. Offer assistance to a person in a wheelchair without asking for permission.CA famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a ￥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ￥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.Then he said, “I am going to give this ￥100 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air.“Well,” he said, “What if I do this? “ and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?”Hands went back into the air.“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter(无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value(价值). It was still worth ￥100!”Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled ,and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you , you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!54.Even though it was dirty, the money .A. still went up in valueB. was worth muchC. didn’t go down in valueD. was still ours55.We are always valuable to the people .A. who live with usB. who educate usC. who care about usD. who study with us56.The underlined sentence “Hands went back into the air” means .A. the students put up their hands againB. the students put down their handsC. the students agreed to what the teacher saidD. the students put their hands in front of them57.Why did the famous teacher use a ￥100 bill at his lesson?A. Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.B. Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and step on it.C. Because he was going to give the bill to one of the students.D. Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.DPeople who like traveling have their reasons. They believe that traveling can help them expand their field of view, especially in the geographical and historical sense. They also think that touring will give them more chances to enjoy different kinds of food and experience new things that would never be brought by other activities. But those who dislike traveling also have some reasons.Traveling, in my opinion, does more good than harm. Most importantly, it broadens(使扩大) our mind. We can get in touch with other civilizations(文明), cultures, customs and ideas.Through history, most people traveled because of necessity(必要性)-not for pleasure. People traveled just in order to remain alive. They searched for food to eat or places to live. They sometimes ran away from enemies. This is not to say that no one ever traveled just for the fun of it. In ancient times, for example, rich Romans traveled all the way to Greece to take part in the Olympic Games, and festivals. Of course, some people decided to travel just out of curiosity(好奇心). They wanted to find out what it looked like beyond the horizon(地平线). Also business travel has been going on for centuries. Traders could not only make money but also learn to speak several languages and be introduced to different cultures.So, traveling does enrich our mind and draw new ideas to us. There is no doubt that we can get much from it.58.The underlined word “expand” in Paragraph 1 can be replaced by ““.A. widenB. protectC. loseD. decide59.According to the passage, in the past most people traveled .A. for funB. for knowledgeC. to get experiencesD. to make a living60.How many reasons for traveling are mentioned in Paragraph 3?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分。

中职英语对口高考复习模拟试题：阅读理解四、阅读理解(共15小题, 满分30分)AThe Labrador (拉布拉多猎犬) has won the honor of the most popular breed (品种) for the past eighteen years. It has been described as gentle, clever and friendly. Yet not all Labs are the same.John Grogan discovered this after he and his wife adopted a Labrador that they named Marley. The dog caused Mr. Grogan a lot of trouble, but it also provided many stories for his newspaper articles. Later, he wrote a best-selling book, “Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog.”Marley was happy and fun-loving. But he was also extremely large and difficult to control. He bit anything that he could find around the house, including plastic, clothing and jewelry. And he had a great fear of loud noises, especially thunderstorms. Unfortunately, the Grogans lived in Florida where many thunderstorms develop. Marley would attack the furniture, walls and doors until his feet bled if he was left alone in the house during a thunderstorm. Marley almost damaged their home several times.John Grogan said that at first he considered that probably his dog could be trained to be a show champion. But he soon realized that wasimpossible. Marley didn’t like to learn skills that didn’t belong to dogs, and he was driven out of the dog training school for causing troubles for other dogs. He didn’t want to hide his emotions. He would show his anger and tiredness if he felt them.Even if that, Marley still had earned a place in the Grogans’. He didn’t know how to dance, and he didn’t know how to walk on its two legs, but he was what he was. He would never be a Lassie or a Benji or an old Yeller for he would never like to take part in a dog show, but the Grogans accepted him and loved him very much.61. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph refers to the fact that ____.A. not all dogs won the honor of the most popular breedB. not all Labs are gentle, clever and friendlyC. Marley caused the Grogans a few troublesD. Marley provided many stories for the newspaper articles62. W e can infer when John Grogan wrote the book “Marley and Me: Life and Love with the World’s Worst Dog.”, he was very ____.A. angryB. disappointedC. happyD. frightened63. What made Marley attack the furniture when he was left alone in the house during a thunderstorm?A. The fear of hearing loud noises.B. The anger of being leftalone.C. The unhappiness of having no toys.D. The disappointment of getting nothing to eat.64. Marley was driven out of the dog training school because he ____.A. didn’t like to learn skills that didn’t belong to dogsB. made it difficult for other dogs to get trainedC. liked to attack the trainers when getting angryD. didn’t know how to hide his emotions65. From the passage we can know ____.A. every dog in America attends the dog training schoolB. a Lassie should be a troublesome dog just like MarleyC. Marley often lost his temper and bit other dogsD. Marley led a life full of love in the Grogans’BWhat will man be like in the future — in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make guesses, of course, but we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today, for man is slowly changing all the time.Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. Five hundred years is relatively a short period of time, so we maysuppose that man will continue to grow taller. Again, in the modern world we use our brains a great deal. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity(容量). As time goes on, however, we shall have to use our brains more and more, and finally we shall need our brains more and more, and finally we shall need larger ones! This is likely to bring a physical change too: the head, in particular the forehead, will grow larger.Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over long period of time it is likely that man’s eyes will grow stronger.On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive because they are used a great deal in modern life.But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both sexes are likely to be bald.Perhaps all this gives the impression that future man will not be a very attractive creature to look at! This may well be true. All the same, in spite of all these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and emotions similar toour own.66. The passage mainly tells us that __________.A. Man’s life will be different in the futureB. Future man will look quite different from usC. Man is growing taller and uglier as time passesD. Man’s organs’ functions will change67. What serves as the evidence that man is changing?A. Man has got stronger eyes now than he ever had.B. Man’s hair is getting thinner and thinner.C. Man’s arms and legs have become lighter and weaker.D. Man has been growing taller over the past 500 years.68. The change in man’s size of the forehead is probably because __________.A. he makes use of only 20% of the brain’s capacityB. his brain has grown larger over the past centuriesC. he will use his brain more and more as time goes onD. the other 80% of his brain will grow in due time69. Which of the following is TRUE about a human being in the future?A. He is hairless because hair is no longer useful.B. He has smaller eyes and wears better glasses.C. His fingers grow weaker becau se he doesn’t have to make use of them.D. He thinks and feels in a different way.70. It is implied that __________.A. human beings will become less attractive in the futureB. body organs will become poorer if they are not used oftenC. human beings hope for a change in the future lifeD. future life is always predictableCYou are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or a creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化) your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are individuals who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know the y have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的) moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities, yet their experience of life is worldsapart. Victims relish (沉溺) in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others—and even themselves—to feel like victims, too. Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to determine the direction of their lives.In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life. In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have a fuller, richer life by setting a clear intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.71. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?A. People and things around you.B. Opportunities and problems.C. Creators and their choices.D. Victims and their sufferings.72. According to Paragraph 2, creators __________.A. seem willing to experience failures in lifeB. possess the ability to predict future lifeC. handle ups and downs of life wiselyD. have potential to create something new73. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A. Creators and victims face quite different things in life.B. Creators and victims are masters of their lives.C. Victims can influence more people than creators.D. Compared with victims, creators are more emotional.74. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that __________.A. strong attachment to (沉浸在）sufferings in life pulls people into victimsB. people need family support to deal with challengers in lifeC. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their painsD. one’s experiences determine his attitude toward life75. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage?A. To define victims and creators.B. To evaluate victims against creators.C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators.D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.阅读：（15小题，共30分）61-65 BCABD 66-70 BDCAB 71-75 ACBAD。

对口升学英语模考题库：阅读表达阅读表达(共5小题；每题2分，共10分）:阅读短文，根据短文内容填空。

［1］Five 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 wears a necktie. “I’m working harder than ever”. David says, “and I need to feel comfortable”.[2]More and more companies are allowing their office workers to _________ 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. This became known as “dress-down Friday” or “casual Friday”. “What start ed out as an extra one-day-a –week benefit for employees has really become an everyday thing.” Said business consultant Maisly Jones.[3]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. “Many 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 conservative dress code”. Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes. In a study 85 percent of employers said that they believe that casual dress improves employee motivation. Only 4 percent of employers said that casual dress has a negative influence 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”.56.Why does David Smith wear casual clothes now?(no more than 8 words)_____________________________________________________________________57. List three advantages of casual office wear according to the text?(no more than 10 words)_____________________________________________________________________58. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 6 words)_____________________________________________________________________59.What does it mean by a conservative dress code?(no more than 10 words)_____________________________________________________________________60. What’s the main idea of Paragraph 3 ?( no more than 18 words)_____________________________________________________________________ 阅读表达56.（Because）They make him feel comfortable/at ease when working57.1)Saving employees’ money 2)Improving employees’ motivation 3)Making employees happy4)Attracting employees 5)Making employees more productive(写上三条即可)58.wear casual clothes to work/work(go to work)in casual clothes(或类似表达，语法结构须正确)59.It means that everyone should dress up for work.(或类似表达，语法结构须正确)60.1）Two main reasons are given to explain why companies allow their employees to wear casual clothes when working.阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle.As Christmas drew nearer, her dream for a bicycle seemed to fade(逐渐消失), for she didn’t mention it again. We bought some beautiful story books for her and thought she would be happy to see them. However, on December 24, she said that she wanted a bike more than anything else.It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and parking presents till midnight. So there was no time to buy a bicycle for our little girl.Thinking she would feel unhappy with the gift we gave her, we felt sad. We didn’t know what to do.Suddenly my husband had a good idea. “ What if I make a little bicycle out of clay(泥) and write a note to tell her that she could trade the clay model in fora real bike?” My husband asked. I agreed. So he spent the next four hourspatiently working with clay to make a tiny bike.On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud.Then she asked, “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.”Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I will never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made for me. I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.” Hearing this, I gave her a big hug.(拥抱).56，What did Rose hope to get on Christmas Day?_________________________________________________________________ 57，Why didn’t Rose’s parents buy a bicycle for her?_____________________________________________________________ 58，What did Rose’s father decide to do then?_____________________________________________________________ 59，When did Rose open the box and read the note in a loud voice?_____________________________________________________________ 60，What do we know from Rose’s words in the last paragraph?______________________________________________________________阅读表达56．She hoped to get a new bicycle.57.Because they thought Almie might have lost interest in getting a bicycle.58,He decided to make a little bicyle out of clay and ask her to trade in it with him fora real one.59.On Christmas morning.60.Rose was greatly moved by what her father had done for her,语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为21～30的相应位置上。

对口升学英语高考复习模拟试题（含答案）：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

ASweetest Day in America is always the third Saturday in October. This holiday is much more important in some regions than in others (Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo being the biggest Sweetest Day cities). It is a holiday that is gaining in popularity every year throughout the country.Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, aged, and orphaned, but also friends, relatives and associates whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.Over 60 years ago, a man in Cleveland, believing that the city’s orphans and shut-ins (卧病在床的人) too often felt forgotten and neglected, thought of the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this through the distribution of small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he distributed these small remembrances on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to participate in the celebration ceremony, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. In time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the underprivileged was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small remembrance. And soon the idea spread to other cities all over the country.Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious affection or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift-giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a practical way.56. We can learn from the first paragraph that Sweetest Day is ________.A. sometimes the third Saturday in OctoberB. hardly celebrated in DetroitC. of equal importance in every part of the USAD. getting increasingly popular in the USA57. Sweetest Day was intended to remember ________.A. the young and disabledB. friends and relativesC. orphans and shut-insD. the sick and aged58. We can infer from the passage that the birthplace of Sweetest Day is ________.A. DetroitB. ClevelandC. BuffaloD. Washington59. Now on Sweetest Day gifts are given to those ________.A. we careB. we admireC. in need of helpD. in troubleBMaking email easier is a task that several applications and email customers have tried and failed at. SaneBox, like many add-ons, aims to make your digital life easier without forcing you to change your email platform.To be sure, you can apply various priority (优先处理) classes and groupings using SaneBox. What really makes SaneBox worth checking out is its ability to ensure unimportant and low-priority emails don’t take up even a second of your day.When you apply SaneBox to your email client（客户端）, it spends a good deal of time scanning your entire inbox, including ones you’ve already read. This helps the add-on determine which emails are most important to you. From then on you’ll only see emails that SaneBox determines are must-reads, with all others falling into a “Later”folder which you can read at your spare time.Each day --- or however often you want it --- SaneBox will produce a report of all the low-priority emails it has collected for you, like a secretary gathering all the odds and ends for a short daily report. If you find an important email has been flagged as low-priority, you can adjust the settings so it never happens again.SaneBox works with all IMAP, WebDA V and OWA email customers including Yahoo!, Gmail, AOL, MS Exchange and others. The program also supports OS X’s Mail customers, though it requires a bit of adjusting. POP-only email services are not supported.You can try out SaneBox for two weeks with no charge and after that point 3 options of subscriptions (订阅) are available, ranging from US$2 to $20 per month.60. What does the underlined word “add-ons” most probably mean?A. Extra programmes.B. Email-boxes.C. Additional machines.D. Other email clients.61. The most important function of SaneBox is ________.A. to clear your mail box when it is fullB. to scan your inbox faster than othersC. to classify your emails to your preferenceD. to gather all the odds and ends for you62. If an important email falls into the wrong collection, you can correct it ________.A. by putting it asideB. by changing the settingsC. by flagging it as low-priorityD. by adding the right information63. What is the main purpose of this passage?A. To promote SaneBox.B. To explain how to use SaneBox.C. To compare email clients.D. To introduce new email platforms.CPage last updated at 04:08, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013US jumbo jet leaves tiny airportA Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo (货物) plane has safely taken off from a tiny airport in Kansas after it landed there by mistake.The huge cargo jet had been heading for McConnell air force base in Wichita, but instead touched down at nearby Colonel James Jabara airport.No one was injured and no property damage occurred when the plane landed.There had been questions as to whether the aircraft would be able to depart from the much shorter runway at Jabara.The Dreamlifter normally needs a runway of 2,780m (9,119ft) to get into the air at maximum weight;Jabara’s runway is only 1,860m long.A tug (牵引车) was sent to the airport to turn around the huge cargo plane.Brad Christopher of the Wichita Airport Authority told the Associated Press news agency that the company operating the aircraft had assured(使确信) us they’ve run all the engineering calculation and performance and the aircraft is very safe for a normal departure at its present weight and conditions here.The Dreamlifter, which landed at Jabara on Wednesday evening, is a modified 747-400 passenger aeroplane, which can carry more cargo than any aeroplane in the world, according to Boeing.The aerospace company uses its fleet of four Dreamlifters to transport large assembled components(组装零件) of its 787 Dreamliner from suppliers around the world to the final location in Washington State.64. From the passage we can learn that the Dreamlifter landed at Jabara airport ________.A. on Nov. 19, 2013B. on Nov. 20, 2013C. on Nov. 21, 2013D. on Nov. 22, 201365. What does the underlined word “jumbo” mean?A. Wonderful.B. Crashed.C. Small.D. Huge.66. We can infer from the passage that the Dreamlifter landed at Jabara with ________.A. as much cargo as it could carryB. more cargo than it could carryC. less cargo than it could carryD. heavier cargo than it could carry67. What’s the main idea of the news?A. A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter is stuck in a tiny air force base.B. A US huge cargo plane has left a tiny airport after a wrong landing.C. A modified 747-400 passenger aeroplane landed at Jabara by mistake.D. A tug was sent to the Jabara airport to help a stuck Boeing 747 Dreamlifter take off.D1. Mean old ladiesThere is always a reason why an old lady gives you a serious look – you are being too loud, dressed improperly or not crossing the street in the right place. Sometimes it can be lovely, but if you are already having a bad day, a mean old lady can drive you mad.What to do about it:I’ve come to realize that when people start conflicts, it is actually an expression of their inner state expressed in an outside way. You, your personality, your looks or your actions have nothing to do with it. It is not personal, so why take it personally?2. That person, who cuts in front of everybody in lineThis is something that gets me angry. Even if I am not in a hurry, I still feel bad for the other people in line who are being treated unjustly. Are you more patient than I am or do you feel annoying too? What to do about it:If we have negative thoughts then we are wasting our energy on negativity. Situations like this could be a great opportunity to learn to control our first negative responses and practice understanding. After all, the person may just have a quick question or maybe there is an emergency.3. Friends that tell you “I told you so”It is one thing to admit that you made a mistake and another to hear it from a friend. Friends should be there to support you and cheer you up when you are feeling down, not make themselves feel better at your expense, right?What to do about it:It helps to remember that when people say “I told you so”, they may mean, “Please listen to my advice to avoid future mistakes.” If this is not the help you need – voice it out, without getting defensive.68. According to the author, what can you do when meeting with a mean old lady?A. Take it personally.B. Take it seriously.C. Don’t apologize to her.D. Don’t g et upset.69. When seeing someone cutting in line, we’d better ________.A. stop him immediatelyB. treat it with a good state of mindC. pretend not to see itD. teach him a good lesson70. The third tip intends to advise you ________.A. not to keep silent at a friend’s improper suggestionB. to tell your friend if they have misunderstood youC. not to talk to your friend if they feel better at your expenseD. to apologize to your friend when you’ve done something wrong71. What is the best title for this passage?A. What to do when meeting with these people?B. How to ask your friends for help when in trouble?C. How to give advice to your friends when asked to?D. What to say when faced with different situations?EPeople would keep reproducing. Countries would probably pass ‘no reproduction’ laws to keep population balanced, but obviously not everyone would observe. The world’s population would grow very quickly at that. Animals and plants would die out, because humans needed the food.There would be no room for more people in the world. Scientists would most likely try to create living ‘communities’ underwater, on the moon, and in space stations. The state of starvation and lack of space would be difficult to deal with. Natural selection would happen with humans, which is when certain types of animals or plants are selected for, or selected against. For instance, rich humans and strong, tough humans would be more likely to live, because the rich could afford to buy the limited food, and the tough humans could kill people for their food, and steal the food. This possibility relates directly to the assumption that humans would not die of diseases and such, but must be killed or run out of the necessities for living.If you mean that no one could ever die, even if they were shot, burned, starved and eaten, then that would never ever happen; it’s a fantasy. However, if that were the case, then at some point, if there were not more areas to live than the land that humans live on now, then we would end up so packed that it would be virtually impossible to move, and humans would be forced to be on top of other people. It would be ridiculously crowded.Although, if humans lived forever, then I assume that we would all be extremely smart, and would have figured out solutions to the living situations, like on another planet, on the moon, under water, etc.72. What can we infer from the underlined part in Paragraph 1?A. More food would be produced for humans.B. More room would be found for the growing population.C. New babies would come into this world without an end.D. Humans would continue to develop their intelligence.73. How is Paragraph 2 mainly developed?A. By making comparisons.B. By making conclusions.C. By giving advice.D. By giving examples.74. What does the author mean by “it’s a fantasy” in paragraph 3?A. It will surely happen.B. It will probably become a fact.C. It is a story that is based on facts.D. It is a belief based on imagination.75. What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?A. To analyze the possibility that animals and plants die out.B. To explain why scientists will create living areas for humans.C. To argue that no human being is likely to live forever.D. To convince people that it is possible for humans to live on other planets.56—60 DCBAA 61—65 CBABD 66—70 CBDBA 71—75 ACDDC。