日常生活类阅读练习(一)When you are next in Hawaii, be sure to stay at the Garden Hotel. Whether you come on business or on holiday, you will find everything as comfortable and as convenient as you would expect in a first-class international hotel.Every bedroom has its own private bathroom, telephone, wall-to-wall carpeting and colorful, modern materials and furniture in the local style.In the Mitsui Restaurant, you can choose your meals from as wide a variety of dishes, both Eastern and European, as you will find anywhere in the country. In the Beach Bar, you can drink with your family and friends in air-conditioned comfort, to the music of internationally known musicians. Or you can take your drink outside into the beautiful garden that gives the hotel its name, or to the tables that surround the swimming pool. Throughout the hotel, you will find the service is both friendly and efficient.The Garden Hotel is right on the beach, only five minutes from Hawaii’s modern shopping center. Here you will find all that money can buy, at prices you can afford.1. Every bedroom at the Garden Hotel have________.A. a colorful, local style telephoneB. a bathroom with a carpet from wall to wallC. local style furnitureD. comfortable and modern furniture’2. The Mitsui Restaurant serve_______A. both Eastern and Western varietiesB. food from all over the worldC. American style foodD. local style food3. “service is both friendly and efficient” means______.A. you can get what you want quickly and pleasantly.B. you can serve yourself, you family and your friendsC. internationally known musicians will serve youD. you can meet your friends there in air-conditioned comfort4. The Garden Hotel lies________.A. on the beach not far from Hawaii’s excellent shopsB. on the beach where you will find all the money can buyC. close to shops where everything is cheap and justly famousD.just off the coast, five minutes from the shop.5. You will ______at the Garden Hotel.A. sleep wellB. eat wellC. have funD. all of the above(二)Thinking about taking a year out before going to university? Check out your gap year choices here and decide if it’s the right decision for you…What is it?It’s a year out between finishing school and starting university in which you can travel, work and generally do mind-broadening stuff you will never forget.I don’t want to travel, but I don’t know what I want to do at un iversity.You will have a good three months between finishing your A Levels and universityClearing (when last-minute vacancies on courses for the coming academic year are advertised): surely enough time to decide what to do. You don’t need to take a year for that.I need to take some money before starting university.Fair enough. But don’t decide to get a full-time job. Spending a year on income-support will be depressing, you’ll have to lie when future employers ask what you did on your ga p year, and you’ll have to put up with smug (得意的) post-gap year students comparing notes when you start university.I’d love to travel, but I can’t afford it.Most of gap year students work for the first six months and then travel, using the money they’ve earned, in the second six months.I’m scared.Try not to let fear of the unknown put you off seeing the world. Earth is a big planet, but when you travel it seems much smaller (even the remotest countries have email access).1. The passage is probably written to_________.A. parentsB. teachersC. university studentsD. high school students2. What do we learn about gap year?A. Its main purpose is to make money.B. Its main purpose is to get work experience.C. It comes before you go to university.D. It comes after you graduate from university.3. If you work a whole gap year, how will you feel when facing post-gap year students?A. Upset.B. ProudC. Satisfied.D. Embarrassed.4. Most of gap year students get their money for trip ___________.A. from the schoolB. from their parentsC. by working themselvesD. by borrowing from others(三)Microblog is used by more and more people in China. Do you know what it is?Microblog makes the people around the world know each other better. It helps people to find the information they need more easily, also to get some information about the world they did not know before.Many famous people are using microblog now, including singers, TV hosts and artists. The first day of Chinese New Year in 2017，people on Sina Microblog sent 9873 microblogs to wish somebody a Happy New Year. Yao Chen became the queen of microblog because her microblog has over 1.3 million followers; Li Yuchun sent a microblog and got11760 comments within 24 hours; Cai Kangyong, who is a famous TV host and famous writer in Taiwan, has 15143 more followers within 24 hours.Why is microblog so popular? The most important reason is that it is convenient. People needn’t use too much time to write the articles to express their feeling. They can write at most 140 words, and then send it through computers or mobile phones onto the microblog. As soon as they send it, their followers will know. They can use it anytime, anywhere.Many of my friends use microblog to share things with others. They can talk about what they see, hear and think in a sentence or a photo. Also, they can follow their friends’ or their favorite stars’ microblogs. They can even join in any dis cussion of anything. Microblog is very hit now!Have you microblogged today?1. The underlined word “It” (in Paragraph 2) refers to _________.A. More and more peopleB. MicroblogC. The informationD. The world2. Yao Chen became the queen of microblog because _________.A. she sent a microblog and got 11760 commentsB. she is a famous actress in ChinaC. her blog has over 1.3 million followersD. she has 15143 more followers within 24 hours3. What can we do on the microblog?A. We can join in any discussion of anything.B. We can only get information about the world we knew before.C. We can write many words, and then send them onto the microblog.D. We can get answers to any of our questions.4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Microblog is not very popular in China.B. You can write as many words as you like in your microblog.C. Microblog can make people around the world know each other better.D. Microblog is only used by people under 18.5. We can probably find this article in __________.A. A story bookB. A car magazineC. A travel bookD. A newspaper(四)Are you shy? If you are, you are not alone. In fact, close to 50 percent of people are shy. Almost 80 percent of people feel shy at some point in their lives. These days, shyness is becoming more and more common. Now, scientists are trying to understand shyness. They have some interesting ideas about why people are shy.Is it possible to be born shy? Many scientists say yes. They say 15 to 20 percent of babies behave shyly. These babies are a little quieter and more watchful than other babies. Interestingly, these shy babies usually have shy parents. As a result, scientists think that some shyness is genetic.Family size might cause people to be shy as well. Scientists at Harvard University studied shy children. They found that 66 percent of them had older brothers and sisters. As a result, they became shy. At the same time, children with no brothers and sisters may be shy as well. Growing up alone, they often play by themselves. They are not able to learn the same social skills as children from big families.You may also be shy because of where you were born. When scientists studied shyness in different countries, they found surprising differences. In Japan, most people said they were shy. But in Israel, only one of three people said so. What explains the difference? One scientist says the Japanese and Israelis have different opinions of failure. In Japan, when people do not succeed, they feel bad about themselves. They blame（责备）themselves for their failure. In Israel, the opposite is true. Israelis often blame failure on outside reasons, such as family, teachers, friends, or bad luck. In Israel, freedom of opinion and risk taking are strongly supported. This may be why Israelis worry less about failure and are less shy.For shy people, it can be difficult to make friends, speak in class, and even get a good job. But scientists say you can get over your shyness. They suggest trying new things and practicing conversation. And don’t forget---if you are shy, you are not the only one.1. What is the passage mainly about?A. Happiness.B. Shyness.C. Kindness.D. Loneliness.2. What does the underlined word “genetic” in paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Passed down from parents.B. Learned from friendsC. Taught by teachers.D. Made up by brothers.3. Which one is not the reason of shyness according to the scientists’ ideas?A. Genetics.B. Family sizeC. FailureD. Birthplace.4. What can you do if you want to get over your shyness?A. Try to know why you are shy.B. Talk to your parents and blame them.C. Try to learn some social skills.D. Try new things and practice conversation.(五)The city of Yangzhou came into being at the Spring and Autumn Period ( about 500 AC ).As the key transportation link at joint (连接处) place of the Great Canal（运河）( Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River), Yangzhou has been from the Sui Dynasty (600 AD.) an economically rich city, and then reached its top in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in East Asia.With the improvement of the local economy and easy transportation way, there happened in the history a special local culture, which has an important place in Chinese culture. Many famous men of letters, poets, artists, scholars (学者), statesmen, scientists and national heroes in the history were born in, lived in or had connection with Yangzhou. Li Bai, one of the greatest Chinese poets visited and stayed in Yangzhou several times in his life and one of his famous poems about Yangzhou has been so popular that Chinese of all ages can sing it and has become a symbol of Yangzhou . Zheng Banqiao, a famous Chinese painting painter in the Qing Dynasty heading a group called “Eight Eccentrics”, had strongly influenced Chin ese paintings. Wang Zhong and Yuan Yuan and some other scholars formed school of Yangzhou Scholars and achieved great success in the study of classic Chinese and writing. Zhu Ziqing, one of most famous modern Chinese writers and scholars, had always been proud of himself as a native of Yangzhou and thanked the city for being nourished (养育) by its rich culture. Quite a few other names you may come across frequently (频繁地) in the study of Chinese culture and history have connection with Yangzhou. Yangzhou was so attractive and important that many Chinese emperors in history had come specially to visit or check the city. Emperor Suiyang, who ordered to cut the Great Canal so that he could come more easily and quickly, died on his last trip to the city and buried (埋葬) here. Emperor Qianlong had come all the way from the north and visited the city nine times.1. Which of following sentences is NOT right according to this passage?A. Yangzhou joined the Great Canal (Beijing-Hangzhou) and Changjiang (Yangtze River).B. In the Tang Dynasty Yangzhou was a famous port and one of few biggest cities in Asia.C. Emperor Suiyang was buried in Yangzhou.D. Emperor Qianlong visited Yangzhou nine times.2. We can infer（推断）the poem mentioned in this passage by Li Bai is _______.A.《黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵》B.《望庐山瀑布》C.《静夜思》D.《赠汪伦》3. Who influenced Chinese paintings a lot according to this passage?A. Zheng BanqiaoB. Zhu ZiqingC. Wang ZhongD. Li Bai4. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Yangzhou：An Economically Rich CityB. Yangzhou：An Easy Transportation CityC. Yangzhou：A Historical Culture CityD. Yangzhou：A Famous Tour City(六)America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their person al everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.For the Americans, it is often considered friendlier to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!1. The writer of this passage must be ______.A. an AmericanB. a ChineseC. a professorD. a student2. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.A. warmly welcomed at the airportB. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his homeD. treated to dinner in a restaurant3. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.A. strict with timeB. serious with timeC. careful with timeD. willing to spend time4. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.A. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendshipsB. Friendships between AmericansC. Americans’ hospitalityD. Friendships between Chinese(七)What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA,one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Theirnewspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers:free snakeremoval(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a ho bby,”explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers. Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive.“One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, a nd we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred. Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets;some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.Fred su ggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.1. The Snake Catchers catch snakes because .A. they want to kill the snakes.B. they like trying to catch snakes.C. they don’t want people to hurt snakes.D. they like eating snakes.2. When a man asked them to kill a python,the Snake Catchers .A. agreed to do itB. were very happyC. give him some old bootsD. didn’t agree3. The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free .A. in a national parkB. in a univercityC. in a gardenD.in their own houses4. According to Fred, .A. snakes are very dangerousB. people should attack snakesC. snakes are not usually dangerousD. people should run away if they see a snake(八)Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Aristotle, a Greek thinker, said, “Happiness depends uponourselves.” In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier.The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail to enjoy the present. You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives.Another secret to living a happy life is to be active. Many people go dancing or play sports. People can forget about their problems and only think about the activities.Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes.1. The best title(标题) of this passage is ________.A．The Secrets of Happiness B．Money Makes You HappyC．Ideas for Helping Other People to Be Happy D．Good Friends Make You Happy2. The second paragraph tells us that ________.A．the more friends you have, the happier you'll beB．we shouldn't think about our futureC．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in lifeD．some people fail to live a happy life3. The passage gives us ________ pieces of advice on happiness.A. one B．two C．three D. four4. The writer thinks that ________.A．everyone knows how to live a happier lifeB．it's wrong to spend time on workC．hobbies take up too much timeD．doing good things for someone can make you happier5. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?A. Reading a good book. B．Traveling to a foreign country.C．Playing a sport. D．Spending time with close friends.(九)What do people do with their old, out of date but still useful computers? Most people don’t know what to do with them. Many old computers are put away in homes. Many more are simply thrown out with the rubbish.At last, some companies are thinking of ways to bring down the number of old computers. Sony has agreed to help recycle old snoy product(产品). Dell, Hewlett Packard and other companies now also take back some old computers.In some countries, laws are being passed, too. Computer companies will have to collect and recycle their old products. And 70% of computer waste must be recycled. The idea behind the laws is that computer companies themselves should pay for it. That will encourage them to make computers that are cheaper to repair and upgrade (升级)．Yet while many people are throwing away good computers, others can't afford them at all.Thousands of organizations are working to solve this problem. They collect and repair old computers. Some also teach others how to repair computers.The computers then are given away to schools, charities and people who need them. Giving a used computer to one of these organizations can turn one person's rubbish into other people's useful things and cut down on waste, too.1. Many old but still useful computers are ________ by most people.A．sold B．thrown out C．repaired2. Which computer company is not mentioned in the passage?A．Sony B．Dell C. IBM3. According to the laws in some countries, computer companies must ________.A．recycle most of their computer wasteB．recycle all of their computer wasteC．recycle none of their computer west4. Many organizations________.A．tell the computer companies to collect the old computersB．collect old computers, fix them up and give them awayC．repair and sell the old computers5. What's the main idea of the passage?A．To recycle old computers.B．To encourage companies to make cheaper products.C．To help those who have computers.(十)Okay, it’s the last minute for deciding and choosing Father’s Day gifts. You may have some difficulty in deciding what you can buy for your dear father. Here are some last-minute ideas.Music. If you’ve got the money, and think Dad might like enjoying his own MP3 player, go with an Apple iPod, which would allow him to listen to from a Yahoo! Music subscription (订制). If he is a CD man, buy a CD for him with some new songs that you think he’d like.Digital camera. The most expensive thing on this last-minute list, the Canon PowerShot SD600 IS Digital Elph is a can’t-miss choice for excellent photos with simple-to-use features. It is easy to carry and take great pictures of the kids nearly without much work.Do something for him. Sometimes the best gift is noticing what Dad does around the house to keep things running, and then offering to do it instead of him, such as cutting grass, taking out the garbage and recycling for a month. If you don’t live near your dad, you can promise to do a few things to help out around the house on the next visit, but remember: You must do as you say!Do something simple. With a computer, kids can make a special and personal T-shirt for Dad quickly and easily with Easy Image.Father’s Day is always coming before we know it. Don’t put it off another day! When it comes,go to shop to buy what you think your father likes, and he will be happy. I am sure!1. How many pieces of advice does the author give about choosing Father’s Day gifts?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.D. Six.2. What is the best gift for your father on Father’s Day according to the passage?A. Buying some CDs.B. Buying a new MP3.C. Helping Father do something.D. Making a special T-shirt for Father.3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Almost all fathers like to listen to music or singing.B. Making a special T-shirt by computers is not hard work for children.C. Canon PowerShot SD600 IS Digital Elph is difficult to use.D. You have to buy something for your father even if you help your father do something.4. The author writes the passage to _____.A. let people go to his shop to buy goodsB. give some advice for readers to buy gifts for fathersC. tell readers to buy something good with least moneyD. tell readers how to choose good goods(十一)A 90-year-old tortoise (乌龟) is going twice its usual speed after being equipped (装备) with a set of wheels. The animal, called Mrs T, was facing a terrible future after losing her two front legs in a mouse attack while she was sleeping in winter, but her owners glued the wheels onto her shell (外壳).“She’s going double the speed she used to,” said the owner Jude Ryder,“She uses her back legs to push herself along and seems quite happy.”The 58-year-old owner was surprised when she went to check on her loved pet last month and found her front legs had been eaten in the mouse attack. The local animal doctor tried his best to save Mrs T. But he was afraid that the tortoise would not survive without being mobile. After paying £1,000 for the treatment, Mrs Ryder turned to her son Dale for help. Dale designed the front wheels and used resin (树脂) to add them to the front of th e shell. Mrs Ryder said: “She liked them immediately, but she must learn how to turn and stop. She can get a good speed up, much faster than before. Mrs T is still quite young for a tortoise. She could go on for another 50 years. All she needs is a new set of tyres (轮胎) sometimes.”When Mrs T was sixty years old, she was bought as a pet for Dale, an 8-year-old boy. It liked running happily in Mrs Ryder’s garden in spring and summer. When winter came, Mrs T slept in the garden shelter. A mouse got in last month and chewed (咬) off both her front legs. Mrs Ryder said: “We were afraid she would be sure to die, but her new set of wheels have saved her life. She can run in the garden again and we can always find her because she leaves very strange footprints behin d wherever she goes.”Mice attacking tortoises is not uncommon around us—in 2013 Britain’s oldest tortoise died after a mouse attack. The tortoise called Thomas was 130 when he was bitten at his home in Guernsey. He spent five days on strong antibiotics (抗生素), but the wound became so infected (被感染的) that his owner had no choice but to have him put to sleep.1. After being equipped with a set of wheels, Mrs T can move by using .A. her back legs to push herselfB. her front legs to pull herselfC. her back wheels to pull herselfD. her front wheels to push herself2. According to the passage, Mrs Ryder’s son is about .A. 8 years oldB. 28 years oldC. 38 years oldD. 58 years old3. Which of the following shows the right order of the story?a. A mouse chewed off Mrs T’s two front legs.b. Mrs T’s owners glued the wheels onto her shell.c. Mrs T learned how to turn and stop with equipped wheels.d. The local animal doctor tried his best to treat Mrs T.e. Mrs T was bought as a pet for Dale when she was sixty.A. e-a-b-c-dB. a-b-c-d-eC. a-e-b-c-dD. e-a-d-b-c4. What can we learn from the passage?A. Mrs Ryder is able to move much faster than before.B. Tortoises attacking mice is not uncommon around us.C. The animal doctor added the front wheels to the shell.D. Mrs T can go faster after being equipped with wheels.参考答案1、1C 2A 3A 4A 5D2、1D 2C 3B 4C3、1B 2C 3A 4C 5D4、1B 2A 3C 4D5、1B 2A 3A 4C6、1B 2C 3D 4A7、1C 2D 3A 4C8、1B 2C 3D 4D 5D9、1B 2C 3A 4B 5A10、1B 2C 3B 4B11、1A 2C 3D 4D。
