最新中职对口高考英语复习题库阅读理解集中练(十七)(公共基础类)英语

1、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，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑.ANo one knows for sure when advertising first started. It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them. That led to the conce

2、pt of specialization, which means that people would specialize» or focus, on doing one specific job.Let's take a man well call Mr. Fielder, for example .He did everything connected with farming. He planted seeds, tended the fields, and harvested and sold his crops. At the same time, he did

3、many other jobs on the fann. However he didn't make the bricks for his house, cut his trees into boards, make the plows （犁）,or any of the other hundreds of things a farm needs. Instead, he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.Suppose there was another man we shall c

4、all Mr. Plowright. Using what he knew about farming and working with iron, Mr. Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier. Mr.Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows. Perhaps> he thought, other farmers will trade what they grow fo

5、r one of my plows.How did Mr. Plowright let people know what he was doing? Why, he advertised, of course. First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers.That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the

6、shop door. It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr. Plowright and his really good plows.Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago. Even before most people could read, they understood such signs. Shopkeepers would carve into ston

7、e, clay, or wood symbols for the products they had for sale.A medium, in advertising talk, is the way you communicate your message. You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols. The second medium was audio, or sound, although that term is not used exactly in the way

8、 we use it today. Originally, just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument, such as a bell, were used to get people's attention.A crier in the historical sense, is not someone who weeps easily. It is someone, probably a man, with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other no

9、ises of a city. In ancient Egypt, shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products. Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods. Perhaps the crier described the goods, explained where they came from, and praised their quality. H

10、is job was, in other words not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today's world.56. What probably led to the start of advertising?A. The discovery of iron.B. The specialization of labor.C. The appearance of new jobs.D. The development of farming techniques.57. To advertise his plows,

11、 Mr. Plowright.A. praised his plows in publicB. placed a sign outside the shopC. hung an arrow pointing to the shopD. showed his products to the customers58. The writer makes up the two stories of Mr. Fielder and Mr. Plowright in order toA. explain the origin of advertisingB. predict the future of a

12、dvertisingC. expose problems in advertisingD. provide suggestions for advertising59. In ancient Egypt, a crier was probably someone who.A. owned a shipB. had the loudest voiceC. ran a shop selling goods to farmersD. functioned like today*s TV or radio commercialBFor some people, music is no fun at a

13、ll. About four percent of the population is what scientists call "amusic". People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes （音调）.Amusic people often cannot tell the difference between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two note

14、s if they are very far apart on the musical scale.As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inability to enjoy music sets them apart from others. It can be difficult for other p

15、eople to identify with their condition. In fact> most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However> th

16、is can result in withdrawal and social isolation. "I used to hate parties," says Margaret t a seventy- year- old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margaret, scientists are finally learning how to identify this unusual condition.Scientists say t

17、hat the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex and it doesn't involve defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusic

18、s to people who just can't see certain colors.Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed （诊断）.For years. Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a name for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain,

19、"When people invite me to a concert, I just say 'No thanks. Tm amusic/" says Margaret. "I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy."60. Which of the following is true of amusics?.A. Listening to music is far from enjoyable for them.B. They love

20、 places where they are likely to hear music.C. They can easily tell two different songs apart.D. Their situation is well understood by musicians.61. According to Paragraph 3, a person with "defective hearing" is probably one whoA. dislikes listening to speechesB. can hear anything nonmusic

21、alC. has a hearing problemD. lacks a complex hearing system62. In the last paragraphs Margaret expressed her wish that.A. her problem with music had been diagnosed earlierB. she were seventeen years old rather than seventyC. her problem could be easily explainedD. she were able to meet other amusics

22、63. What is the passage mainly concerned with?.A. Amusicsstrange behaviors.B. Some people's inability to enjoy music.C. Musical talent and brain stnicture.D. Identification and treatment of amusics.CTail SpinTwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin Grace, sho

23、ws off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn't have a tail.Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in

24、December 2005, she was fighting for her life. "Is she going to make it?" Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make itbut her tail didn't. She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail

25、. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another waylike a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a man

26、- made tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she w

27、ears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. "The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable," says Stone, "but it helps to keep that range of motion （动作）and build muscles （肌肉）JNow, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in D

28、olphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her man- made tail gives people so much courage.64. When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worr

29、ied about her.A. physical buildB. potential abilityC. chance of survivalD. adaptation to the surroundings65. A man- made tail is created for Grace to.A. let her recover fasterB. make her comfortableC. adjust her way of swimmingD. help her perform better tricks66. The story of Grace inspires people t

30、o.A. stick to their dreamsB. treat animals friendlyC. treasure what they haveD. face difficulties bravelyDSome people think that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I'm not gomg to say luck, ta

31、lent > and circumstances don't come into play because they do. Some people are born into the right family while others arc born with great intelligence, and thafs just the reality of how life is.However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practic

32、al. And, in addition to that, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10.000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, ifll require even more time, time that most people won't put in.This is a big reason why many successful people advise you

33、to do something you love. If you don*t enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it.When you see people exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of the

34、ir life to get there at a huge cost. Ifs sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, and there's a huge chance that yoifre wrong anyway.Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day

35、out. almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you're not willing to put in the time and work, don't expect to receive any rewards. Consistent t hard work won't guarantee you the level of success you may want, but it will guarantee that you will become really g

36、ood at whatever it is you put all that work into.67. Paragraph 1 mainly talks about.A. the reasons for successB. the meaning of successC. the standards of successD. the importance of success68. Successful people suggest doing what one loves because.A. work makes one feel painB. one tends to enjoy hi

37、s workC. one gives up his work easilyD. it takes a lot of time to succeed69. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?.A. Successful people like to show their great skills.B. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.D. It helps to think that luc

38、k or talent leads to success.70. What is the main theme of the passage?.A. Having a goal is vital to success.B. Being good is different from being great.C. One cannot succeed without time and practice.D. Luck, talent and family help to achieve success.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选

39、项。选项中有两项为多余 选项。UrbanizationUntil relatively recently, the vast majority of human beings lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago. 71, Infact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural （乡村的）villages. It was not until the 20th ce

40、ntury that Great Britain became the first urban society in history- a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.Britain was only the beginning. 72 The process of urbanization - the migration （迁 移）of people from the countryside to the city - was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.