2012届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读能力综合培养训练集（七十一）

1、2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读能力综合培养训练集（七十一）ALovely dog aged 5Im moving and cant take him with me. Very good with children. Id like to give it away to a good home.Tel: 8631966WantedWelcome the Hilos StoreTake any old pair of shoes to us between now and 30 Sep. And you will pay not more than ten dollars for any n

2、ew pair of shoes. Your old shoes will be given to the poor people.A womens dress size 12 silk $150.Also three dressed for girls between 5 and 9 years old, $120 the three.More information call Laura at 5998326.1. You neednt pay if you want to get _.A. a pair of shoes B. a womens dress C. a girls dres

3、s D. a lovely dog2. If Mrs. Evans is interested in the dressed, so she may call _.A. 8631966 B. 5998326 C. 2455919 D. 24568363. If Mrs. Evans wants to buy all the dressed, so she has to pay _.A. $170 B. $200 C. $270 D. $3004. If you give an old pair of shoes to Hilos Store, you can get a new pair of

4、 shoes with _.A. over 10 dollars B. less than 10 dollarsC. only 10 dollars D. 10 dollars or less than 10 dollars5. Whom will the old shoes be given to _.A. rich people B. poor peopleC. beggars D. hard-working peopleKey: DBCDBBJack Brown, an office worker, livers in Washington. He inherited（继承）a mill

5、ion dollars when he was 23, but he wasnt happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didnt have to. Jack decided to live a simple life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity（慈善机构）to help poor children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wear

6、s cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money was used for the childrens study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on

7、the childrens progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was nothing special,” he said. “Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didnt know anything about

8、their life.” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy.” he said. “And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”1.

9、 Jack didnt need to look for a job _.A. before he went to college B. after he went to AfricaC. because he got one million dollars D. before he received a report2. Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _.A. only in Washington B. only in EnglandC. only in Africa D. around the

10、 world3. Jack learned about the childrens progress by _.A. visiting them each year B. getting a report every yearC. staying with them D. talking to them in English4. The underlined（划线的）words “for a good cause” means “_” in Chinese.A. 施舍 B. 行善 C. 优惠 D. 赏赐5. Whats the main idea of the story?A. Help ot

11、hers, and you will feel happy. B. Its necessary to write letters to poor children.C. Live a simple life, and you can give others help.D. Its the most important to help the children in Africa.Key: CDBBACWhat is the best way to learn a language? We should remember that we learned our own language well

12、 when we were children. If we could learn a second language in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say and tries to imitate what he hears. When he wants something he has to ask for it. He is using the language, talking in it, thin

13、king in it all the time. If people had to use a second language all the time, they would learn it quickly.We learn our own language by hearing people speak it, not by seeing what they write. We imitate what we hear. In school, though you learn to read and write as well as to hear and speak, it is be

14、st to learn all the new words through the ear. You can read them, spell them and write them later.1. Everyone learns his mother language when he _.A. is a child B. was a child C. was a man D. is five2. A small child learns to speak by imitating _.A. what people think B. what people doC. what people

15、say D. what people hear3. People can learn a language quickly if they _.A. imitate it B. ask for itC. use it from time to time D. hear it4. It is best to learn new words through _ first.A. reading B. spelling C. listening D. writing5. What is the best way to learn a language?A. Listening to what peo

16、ple say. B. Imitating what people do.C. Using the language all the time. D. Both A and C. Key: ACCCDDThe Chinese New Year is now known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the beginning of spring. Though there are some sayings about its origin, all agree that the word Nian, which in modern

17、Chinese means “year”, was originally the name of a beast that started to eat people the night before the beginning of a new year.One story goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would take in a great many people at one time. People were very afraid. One day, an old man came to their help

18、 and said he would stop all this. He said to Nian, “I hear that you are very strong, but can you eat up all the beasts on earth instead of people who are too weak to be your enemies?” “Yes,” Nian agreed with him and went to kill many of the beasts on earth. People were very happy because those beast

19、s also did bad things to people and killed their farm animals from time to time.After that, the old man, who was a god, rode on the beast Nian and left. Nian was gone, and other beasts also went into forests; people began to enjoy their happy life. Before the old man left, he had told people to put

20、up red paper-cuts on their windows and doors at each years end to drive Nian away, because red is the color the beast felt most afraid of.From then on, every year at the beginning of spring, people prepare to “Guo Nian”. The word “Guo Nian” means “go through the Nian safely”. Putting up red paper-cu

21、ts to drive Nian away and making dumplings for a better new year are still an every-year doing by the Chinese people. However, people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this, they just feel the color and the food make the New Year very enjoyable.1. The Chinese New Year is also called _.A. the Beginning of Spring B. the Spring FestivalC. the New Spring D. the Beast Nian2. How did the old man stop Nian from eating people?A. By putting red paper-cuts on windows. B. By