基础巩固练习四

1、基础巩固练习四I 阅读理解 （ 每小题 3 分，共 60 分 ）A（2015 重庆 A）At thirteen, I was diagnosed （诊所）with a kind of attention disorder. It madeschool difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.In my first literature class, Mrs.Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, al

2、l within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said,“Mrs.Smith, you see, thedoctor said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”She glanced down at me through her glasses, “Youare no different from your classmates, young man. ”I tried, but I didn?t finish the reading when the

3、bell rang. I had to take it home.In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly all became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldn?t get much education. But Louis didn?t give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots （点），wh

4、ich opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.Wasn?t I the“blind ” in my class, being made to learn like the“sighted ” sMy thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; I just needed a quieter place. If L

5、ouis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?I didn?t expect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs.Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an “A” on it. At the bottomof the paper were these words:“ See what you can do when you keep t

6、rying?”36. The author didn?t finish the reading in class because.A. He was new to the classB.He was tired of literatureC.He had an attention disorder D.He wanted to take the task home37. What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A. He had good sightB.He made a great invention.C.He gave up

7、 readingD.He learned a lot from school38. What was Mrs.Smith ,s attitude to the author at the end of the story?A. AngryB.Impatient C.Sympathetic D.Encouraging38.What is the main idea of the passage?A. The disabled should be treated with respect.B. A teacher can open up a new world to students.C. One

8、 can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D. Everyone needs a hand when faced with challenges.B （2014，湖南卷 B 篇）In the mid-1950s, I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was wasted effort. One day, this approach threw me into embarr

9、assmentIn Mrs. Totten?s eighth-grade math class at Central Avenue School in Anderson,In dia na, we were lear ning to add and subtract decimals小数）.Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following day. On most days, our grades were based on our oral answers

10、to homework questions.Mrs. Totten usually walked up and down the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheets. She would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and work toward the other end.Since I was seat

11、ed near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure out which questions I might have to answer. This particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculations.What I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimate. As

12、Mrs. Totten made her way from the beginning of the clas，sI desperately tried to determine which math problem I would get. I tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldn?t function.When Mrs. Totten reached my des，k she asked whatanswer I?d got for problem No. 14.“I I d

13、idn?t get anythin©,answered, and my face felt warm.“Correct, ” she said.It turned out that the correct answer was zero.What did I learn that day? First, always do all your homework. Second, in real life it isn?t always what you say but how you say it that matters. Thir,dI would never make it as

14、 a mathematician.If I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be that one.9. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate?A. It is wise to value one?s time.B. It is important to make an effortC. It is right to stick to one?s belief.D. It is enough to do the necessary.1

15、0. Usually, Mrs. Totten asked her students to .A. recite their homework togetherB. grade their homework themselvesC. answer their homework questions orallyD. check the answers to their homework questions11. The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher alwaysA. asked question

16、s in a regular wayB. walked up and down when asking questionsC. chose two or three questions for the studentsD. requested her students to finish their usual questions12. The author failed to get the questions he had expected because A. the class didn?t begin as usualB. several students didn?ctome to

17、 schoolC. he didn?t try hard to make his estimateD. Mrs. Totten didn?t start from the back of the class13. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. An Un forgettable TeacherB.A Future Mathematicia nC. An Effective ApproachD. A Valuable Less onC （2014,辽宁卷）A new study shows stud

18、e nts who write no tes by hand duri ng lectures perform better on exams than those who use laptop笔记本电脑）.Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking becauseof speed and legibility（清晰度）.But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the con cepts they have bee

19、n taught.Researchers performed experime nts that aimed to find out whether using a laptop in creased the tendency to make no tes "mi ndlessly" by tak ing dow n word for word what the professors saidIn the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper .They liste ne

20、d to the same lectures and were told to use their usual no te-tak ing skills. Thirty minutes after the talk , they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they un derstood con cepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many no tes as those who wrote by hand.

21、 However, the typists performed worse at rememberi ng and appl ying the con cepts. Both groups scored similarly whe n it came to memorizi ng facts.The researchers'report said, "While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are take n min dlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the

22、ben efit disappears."In ano ther experime nt aimed at testi ng Ion g-term memory, stude nts took no tes as before but were tested a week after the lecture. This time, the stude nts who wrote no tes by hand performed sig nifica ntly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritt

23、en notes are not only better for immediate lear ning and un dersta nding, but that they also lead to superior revisi on in the future.1. More and more students favor laptops for note-taking becausethey can.A. write more no tesB . digest con cepts betterC. get higher scoresD. un dersta nd lectures be

24、tter2. While tak ing no tes, laptop users tend to be.A. skillfulB. mindlessC. thoughtfulD. tireless3. The author of the passage aims toA. exam ine the importa nee of Ion g-term memoryB. stress the ben efit of tak ing no tes by handC. expla in the process of tak ing no tesD. promote the use of laptop

25、s4. The passage is likely to appear inA. a n ewspaper advertiseme ntB. a computer textbookC. a scie nee magaz ineD. a finance reportD (2014,辽宁卷)(Q = Questio n; A = An swer)Situation IQ: If some one sits right n ext to me in an empty movie theater, is it rude to move?A: Maybe, but n obody will fault

26、you for it. Chan ces are that close sitter does n't realize he disturbs you, so he may miss your annoyance. You undoubtedly aren't the first pers on he's met who n eeds eno ugh room. Forgive his bad judgme nt, move quietly and enjoy the show.Situation IIQ: If I use the bathroom at a stor

27、e, do I n eed to buy somethi ng?A: Consider frequency and urgency. Is this a one-time or an emergency? If so, you don't have to buy anything, but it would be kind if you did. However, if you regularly use the bathroom at this place, the n you are a customer, and you should act like one. Situatio

28、n IIIQ: If some one is talk ing loudly on the bus, is there a nice way to ask him to keep it dow n?A: No. Try other means.1) Stare at him until he gets aware of it and quiets down. 2) Lift your fin ger in a sile nce moti on( 动作)and smile. 3) Put on earpho nes and ignore him.Situation IVQ: If I remem

29、ber my friend's birthday a day later, should I apologize or just wish her a happy birthday like nothing happe ned?A: This is the reas on why the word belated was inven ted. "Happy belated birthday!" is short for: "Well, I know I forgot, but then I remembered. Forgive me and happy birthday."Situation VQ: Can I lie about seeing a text because I