北京平谷区高考英语 阅读理解和作文自选练习（5）.doc

北京平谷区2016高考英语 阅读理解和作文自选练习（5）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (a、b、c和d) 中, 选出最佳选项。bill javis took over our villages news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. he just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. the business produced little enough for him, but bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. he had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. many of bills customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. business was tailing off by 10 oclock, so at eleven sharp bill closed for lunch. it was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his neatest competitor was five kilometers away. sometimes in the afternoon-, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 o clock bill reopened his shop. the evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.he lived in a flat above the ship, alone. except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as i have said. once, on a sunny afternoon, i walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. by my watch it was three minutes past four, so i was astonished to see bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the, water. he had no luck, i could, see, but he was making no effort to move.“whats wrong, bill?” i called out from the path.for answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. for a moment i had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. stopping the bell, bill held the thing up and called back, ten to four, you see, and this is dead right. i had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.1. bill javis became a news-agent when _.a. he need the money. b. he decided to take things easyc. he was quite an old man d. he gave up clock-repairing2. bill opened the shop so early in the day because _.a. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to workb. the shop had to be open when the morning papers camec. he was never sure of timed. it was then that he did a lot of business3. on that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw bill because _.a. he thought it was late for bill to be still fishingb. he thought bill was ill, since he was not moving at allc. bill had not caught anything, and that seemed stranged. bill stayed in his flat4. from the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?a. the bell was; it must have gone off at the wrong time.b. bill was; he had dropped off to sleep.c. the writers watch was fast.d. bills clock was wrong; it was old.【参考答案及解析】1. c 推断题。at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax和he had been a long-serving sailor这两点说明他已上了年纪。2. d 推断题。第二段开头说他6点开门，报纸在这之前已送到，而且还可以catch the early trade。3. a 推断题。bill通常4点会重新开店，而那天作者的表已过4点，bill还没有离开的意思，所以他非常惊讶。4. c 细节题。a项中go off是爆发，产生很大声音；b项中drop off to sleep是不知不觉入睡；文章中倒数第二段最后一句话this is dead right 中dead是“非常，完全”的意思，可见，bill的clock没错。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。as an experienced photojournalist in nashville, tennessee, i was hired by usa today newspaper to photograph a spinal bifida (脊柱畸形) corrective surgical procedure. it was to be performed on a twenty-one week old fetus（胎儿）in uterus（子宫）at vanderbilt university medical center. at that time, in 1999, twenty-one weeks in uterus was the earliest that the surgical team would consider for surgery. the worst possible outcome would be that the surgery would cause premature delivery, and no child born earlier than twenty-three weeks had survived. the tension could be felt in the operating room as the surgery began. a typical c-section incision (切口) was made to access the uterus, which was then lifted out and laid at the junction of the mothers thighs（大腿）. the entire procedure would take place within the uterus, and no part of the child was to breach the surgical opening. during the procedure, the position of the fetus was adjusted by gently manipulating（熟练操作） the outside of the uterus. the entire surgical procedure on the child was completed in one hour and thirteen minutes. when it was over, the surgical team breathed a sigh of relief, as did i. as a doctor asked me what speed of film i was using, out of the corner of my eye i saw the uterus shake, but no ones hands were near it. it was shaking from within. suddenly, an entire arm thrust out of the opening, then pulled back until just a little hand was showing. the doctor reached over and lifted the hand, which reacted and squeezed the doctors finger. as if testing for strength, the doctor shook the tiny fist. samuel held firm. i took the picture! wow! it happened so fast that the nurse standing next to me asked, “what happened?” “the child reached out,” i said. “oh. they do that all the time,” she responded. the surgical opening to the uterus was closed and the uterus was then put back into the mother and the c-section opening was closed.it was ten days before i knew if the picture was even in focus. to ensure no digital manipulation of images before they see them, usa today requires that film be submitted（提交） unprocessed. when the photo editor finally phoned me he said, “its the most incredible picture ive ever seen.”46. in 1999, people believed that it was _.a. possible for a fetus 21 weeks born to survive b. likely for a fetus born 21 weeks to become deformed (畸形的)c. right time for a fetus born 21 weeks to receive an operationd. risky for a fetus 21 weeks in uterus to receive an operation47. from the second paragraph, we can see that the surgery was _.a. challenging but successfulb. demanding and unsuccessful c. simple and shortd. long-lasting and difficult 48. the underlined “it” in paragraph 3 refers to _.a. the shaking of the uterusb. the arm of the fetus c. the taking of the pictured. the head of the fetus49. from the editor said in the last paragraph, we know the photo editor was very _.a. disappointedb. satisfiedc. annoyedd. depressed【参考答案】46-49 dacb 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。psychology(心理学) has a new application in the field of medicine. many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. in large hospitals, modern therapy（疗法） seems to focus on the physical disease. patients may feel they are treated like broken machines. some doctors have recognized this as a problem. they are now using psychological therapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medicine. the patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight. the doctor knows that a disease affects a patients body physically. the body of the patient changes because of the disease. he is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional response to the disease. because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. the medical treatment might cure the patients physical problems, but the patients mind must fight the emotional ones. for example, the studies of one doctor, carl simonton, m. d., have shown that a typical cancer patient has predictable attitudes. she typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. such attitudes and behaviors prevent recovery. therefore, a doctors treatment must help the patient change that. simontons method emphasizes treatment of the “whole” patient. the attitude of a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy, an x-ray treatment, can become more positive. the physician who is following simontons psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor（肿瘤） in the body. in the mental picture, the patient sees a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. the patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. for another cancer patient, dr. simonton asks him to imagine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. the patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying and his blood carry away the dead cells. both the medical therapy and the patients positive attitude fight the disease. doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. however, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. they become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease. another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. at first, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. the patient thinks only about one thing. he becomes so unaware of other things around him that he is asleep, or rather in a trance（催眠状态）. then the physician makes “a suggestion” to the patient about the medical problem. the patients mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. in this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment. doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. for example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some disease. furthermore, sometimes the adult patient worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. the right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. such treatment may help the patient with a chronic（慢性的）diseases. asthma （哮喘） is an example of a chronic disorder. asthma is a disease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. the patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or she needs. psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. after suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily. physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated by it. for example, dr. basil r. collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in sydney, australia, and had good results. twenty-five of the children had excellent results. they were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. another forty-three were also helped. the symptoms of the asthma occurred less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. most of the children also felt better about themselves. doctors have also used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems. many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology and that psychology has important applications in medicine.55. what does the passage mainly discuss?a. how suggestion therapy benefits adults and children. b. how modern therapy focuses on the disease.c. responses from the medical world.d. how to use the mind against disease.56. how does psychological therapy work? a. the patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cure him. b. the doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patients problems. c. the doctor, the medicine, and the patient work together to fight disease. d. the patient uses his mind to cure himself.57. what can we learn from the studies of carl simonton, m. d.? a. the medical treatment can cure the patients mental disease. b. the treatment of a patient by treating the body and the mind is necessary. c. the mental treatment is more important than medical treatment. d. few patients have emotional response to the disease.58. the use of psychological therapy is helpful to some patients in that . a. the medical effect is better with psychological therapy than without it b. the patients can see a powerful beam of radiation hitting their tumor cells c. the patients attitudes towards themselves have changed d. the patients are easy to accept the methods the doctors use to treat them59. it can be learned from the passage that suggestion therapy cannot be used to . a. help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseases b. help the patients with chronic diseases c. help change some bad habits d. help cure patients of insomnia（失眠症）60. according to the passage, which of the following remains unknown so far? a. the value of mental therapy. b. the effectiveness of suggestion therapy. c. the working principle of suggestion therapy. d. the importance of psychology in medical treatment.【答案】 55-60 dcbcdc 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d）中，选出最佳选项。beijingapple inc is one step closer to beginning sales of ipad2 tablet computers with cellular (手机) network compatibility (兼容) for the first time in the chinese mainland, where the consumer-electronics giant is in the midst of an aggressive expansion. according to chinas telecommunication equipment certification center, a device by apple with third-generation high-speed wireless data capabilities was issued the network access license needed for the company to begin official sales in china. the device, listed under model number “a1396”, is compatible（相容的） with the 3g standard wcdma, and would work with the cellular network operated by apples local iphone partner, china unicom (hong kong) ltd.china unicom declined (谢绝) to comment.apple already offers the 3g ipad2 in hong kong through its partners, but currently only offers wi-fi versions of the device in the chinese mainland. still, consumers in china, which according to research firm idc surpassed (超过) the us as the worlds largest pc market in the second quarter, have been purchasing 3g tablets through unofficial channels. separately, apple spokeswoman carolyn wu said sept 6 that the companys first hong kong store, set to open this quarter, will be located in the citys central shopping and business district in the international finance centers upscale (高档的) ifc mall, a commercial center and sightseeing spot along the citys waterfront. wu also said that apple is planning a new store in shanghai later this quarter, which will be its biggest store in china. she declined to give more details or to comment on the 3g ipad2.apple currently has four full-service apple stores in the mainland, which receive the most traffic of any apple stores in the world. the company otherwise relies on resellers to get its products into the market. the new stores reflect apples confidence in rising demand for its products such as smart phones and tablet computers. sales in the chinese mainland, hong kong and taiwan helped boost (增长) the companys third-quarter results, newly appointed chief executive tim cook said in july. china revenue (收益) surged (激增) six-fold to about $3.8 billion during the three months ended june 25.“this has been a substantial (重大) opportunity for apple and i firmly believe that were just scratching the surface right now,” cook said at the time, referring to strong sales in china. “i see an incredible opportunity for apple there.”from china daily 2011-09-0850. according to the news, which of the following statements is true?a. wcdma is not the only 3g standard in the world.b. apple inc sells its products in the market of the chinese mainland all by its own stores.c. the consumers in china can only get ipad2 of wi-fi versions.d. chinese mainland is the second largest pc market in this years second quarter.51. which one of the following phrases can replace the underlined word in paragraph 1?a. in the interests of b. in the front of c. in the process of d. in the case of52. how many full-service apple stores in china?a. 4. b. 6. c. 8. d. unknown.53. whats the probable meaning of “six-fold” in the last but one paragraph?a. one-sixth b. six times c. 60 percent d. 2tim