高考英语阅读理解专项练习(一)

1、word格式高考英语阅读理解专项练习（一）Mygrandfathergrewupinwar-tornEurope.WhenGermansoldiersoccupiedhishometown,thethrivingcityofTarow,Poland,herefusedtoobeythemandeventuallyjoinedtheSovietarmytofightforhiscountry'sfreedom."Standstraight,standtall,“hetoldhimself.Afterthewar,in1947,heboardedaboatforManhattan

2、.Hewashungryandsufferingfromseasickness.Allaloneinanewcountry,hewasfrightenedabouthisfuture.Still,hemarchedhead-onintothehustleandbustleofthestreetsofNewYork.SoonhemetotherEuropeanimmigrants,eachofthemtryingtofindhisorherownway.Iftheycoulddoit,whycouldn'the?"Standstraight,standtall,”hewould

3、remindhimself.Thankstothehelpofaloyalandtrustingfriend,mygrandfathergainedajewelryboothonCanalStreet,NewYorkCity.Heoncetoldmehownervoushewasonthatfirstdayofwork.Hewasnotonlytryingtolearnthistoughnewbusiness,butalsoanewlanguage.Tohissurprise,themeninneighboringboothswhocouldhavetakenadvantageofhimoff

4、eredtheirhelpandadvice.Withinmonths,mygrandfatherwascommandinghisspotbehindthecounter,sellingdiamondsandculturedpearlsasifhe'dbeendoingithiswholelife.Standstraightandstandtall.Inlateryears,mygrandfatherwouldtakebothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.Ashestoodwitheachofthem,hethought

5、abouttheirnewbeginnings,andoftheadventuresandjourneystheywouldexperiencetogether.Healsothoughtaboutthechildrenwhowouldonedaycarryonhisfamilyname.Iamsoproudtobeoneofthosechildren.Listeningtomygrandfather'sremarkableexperienceshaschangedthewayIviewmyownlife.56. Whichisthecorrectorderofthethingstha

6、thappenedinthepassage?a. Mygrandfathertookbothmymotherandhersisterdowntheaisleattheirweddings.b. WorldWarIIbrokeoutinEurope.c. MygrandfatherwenttoAmerica.d. Mygrandfatherbegantorunhisdiamondbusiness.e. Themeninneighboringboothshelpedhim.A.b,c,a,d,eB.b,c,d,e,aC.b,c,e,a,dD.c,b,e,d,a57. WhichisNOTtruea

7、ccordingtothepassage?A. MygrandfatherwasasoldierduringWorldWarII.B. MygrandfatherwenttoAmericabysea.C. Mygrandfatherhadbeendoingajewelrybusinesshiswholelife.D. Mygrandfatherranhisbusinesssuccessfully.58. .GrandpaprobablyinspiredhisgrandchildrenintimeoftroublebysayingA. AfriendinneedisafriendindeedB.

8、 GodhelpthosewhohelpthemselvesC. Standstraight,standtallD. Practicemakesperfect59. Itcanbeconcludedthat.A. GrandpaneverlostheartintimeofhardshipsB. GrandpaneverthrewdoubtuponhisfateC. GrandpawasborntobeabusinessmanD. Grandpadidn'tliveuptohisfriend'sexpectationsBYoufeelhappiestwhenyoucreateah

9、ealthybalancebetweengivingandreceiving.Ifyougiveandgivewithoutmakingtimetofillyourownneeds,thenit'slikelyyouwillburnout,orfeelupset.Whenyoutakeandtakewithoutgivinganythingback,youneverfeelfulfilled,soyouarealwayssearchingforwaystofillthevoidinyourlife.Thewaytocreateahealthybalancebetweengivingan

10、dreceivingistoknowandthenlivebyyourvalues.IbreakvaluesupintotwogroupswhichIcallbeingandhavingvalues.Yourbeingvaluesarethecharactertraitsoftheidealpersonyouwouldliketobe.Isuggesttomyclientsthattheychoosethreebeingvaluesthattheyarewillingtomakeacommitmenttoliveby.Anexampleofsomebeingvaluesare:kind,lov

11、ing,generous,inspirational,peaceful,wiseandevenpowerful.Byactingonthesevaluesyougivetoothersthroughyouractionsandyouinspireothersbybeingapositiverolemodel.Masteringbeingthesecharactertraitsbecomesyourlifepurpose.Yourhavingvaluesarethefeelingsyouneedtocreateinordertobehappy.Thesecouldbecompanionship,

12、achievement,support,beingvaluedorfinancialsecurity.Thisiswhatyoureceive.Youtakeresponsibilityforfillingyourownneedsbytakingstepstocreatethesefeelingsandconditionsinyourlife.Whenyoumakeacommitmenttolivebyyourbeingvalues,itbecomeseasiertomakeconsciouschoicesratherthanreactionaryones.Ifyourusualpattern

13、istotalkaboutyourproblems,youcouldchoosetothinkandactlikeacalmperson.Acalmpersonmightgoforawalk,meditate（沉思）,orsetatimelimitbeforeresponding.Ifyourusualpatternistoworry,youcouldchoosetoactlikearesponsibleorwiseperson.Inotherwords,youwouldactlikethepersonyouchoosetobethisisthekeytopersonalpower.Wheny

14、ouchoosetoactonyourvalues,younotonlyfeelgoodaboutyourself,youreinforce（力口强）yourchosenbeliefs.Overtimeactinginthiswaychangeshowyouseetheworld,andinturnthewayotherpeoplethinkofyou.60. Themainpurposeofthispassageisto.A. persuadethereaderstomakeacommitmentB. explaintothereaderswhatpersonalvaluesareC. in

15、formthereadershowtobetrulyhappyD. instructthereadershowtomakewisechoices61. Accordingtothetext,livingbyyourbeingvalues,youwould.A.gainalotofpowerB.formpositivepersonalityC.seekallhumanvirtuesD.fillyourownneeds62. Theunderlinedword"void"inParagraph1means.A.afeelingofemptinessB.anabsenceofon

16、e'smindC.abreakofcontinuityD.astateofconfusion63. Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A. Havingvaluesarebetterthanbeingvalues.B. Acalmpersondoesnotchoosetocomplain.C. Thewayotherpeoplethinkofyoudecideswhoyouare.D. Aresponsiblepersondoesnotcareaboutfinancialsecurity.CThewordsatimetable"andaschedule

17、"makemostfinalyearstudentswanttoeattheirownvomit（呕吐物）.Unfortunately,theharshrealityisthatfinalyearstudentsmustdevelopatimetable.Ifyoudon'thaveascheduleorplanforstudying,youwillhavenowayofallocatingyourvaluabletimewhentheunexpectedarises.Awell-thought-outtimetablecanbealifesaver.Itisuptoyout

18、olearnhowtodevelopaschedulethatmeetsyourneeds.Changeitifnecessary,butmostimportant,followit.Alltimetablesshouldbemadewiththeideathattheycanbechanged.Agoodonewillkeepyoufromwanderingoffcourse.Agoodtimetableshouldmakeeveryhourcounteveryclass,socialeventandotheractivityyouengagein.Youmustfocusontheothe

19、r“freetime"availableandhowyouwilluseit.Makeaweeklyscheduleanddividedeachdayintoone-hourincrements.Indicatetimesforclasses,socializing,andworktime.Alsoblockoffaperiodforsleepingeveryday.Intheprecioushoursleftover,plantimeforstudy.Thisgivesyouaroughroadmapofthetimeavailable.Ofcourse,youcanchangey

20、ourscheduleascircumstancesneed.Thetimetableyoudevelopshouldguideyouinhowtodistributetheavailabletimeinthemostproductivemanner.Stickingtoyourschedulecanbetough,butdon'tdribbleawayvaluabletime.Avoidingstudyistheeasiestthingintheworld.Itisuptoyoutofollowthescheduleyou'veprepared.Agooddealofyour

21、successinhighschoolandwithanyfuturestudydependsonthissimpletruth.Remember,thereisalearningcurve.Youlearnthemostinthefirst30minutesofstudy;afterthat,itprogressivelydeteriorates（减弱）.Afterfourorfivehoursofstudyingthesamematerialinthesameway,youarelearningvirtuallynothing.Thesolutionistokeepswitchingsub

22、jectsandstudystyles.64. Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AdvantagesofstartingatimetableB.Keeptoit,andyouwillsucceedC.Makeaschedule,andfollowitD.Learntoloveyourtimetable65. WhatdoesParagraph2talkabout?A.Tipsformakingaschedule.B.Significanceofascientifictimetable.C.Requirementsformakingatimetable.D.Im

23、portanceoffollowingone'sschedule.66. ThefollowingarecharacteristicsofagoodtimetableEXCEPTthat.A.itcanbechangedB.itisflexibleC.itisofmanyperiodsD.itcansaveourtime67. Fromthispassage,wecanlearnifwewishtoachievehighlearningefficiency,we'dbetterA. shiftsubjectsandusedifferentmethodsregularlyB. d

24、evotetothesamematerialcontinuouslyC. turntoteachersforhelpifnecessaryD. haveabreakeverythirtyminutesDThedecisiontoenterF1andcompeteatthehighestlevelofmotorsportwasanintendedmovebyToyota,theworld'sthirdlargestautomanufacturer,tofurtherchallengeitsowncapabilities.Bygoinghead-to-headwiththeindustry

25、'stopperformersontheworld'spremierracingstage,theJapanesegiantwassettingitselfahugetask.Asportwithanenormousinternationalfollowing,therisksofenteringtheF1arenaarehighbuttherearerichrewardsforthosewhosucceed.Besidesbeingashowcaseforstate-of-the-arttechnology,theintensecompetitioninthismostdem

26、andingofracingdisciplinesleavesnoroomforself-satisfaction.Moreimportantly,itfosters（培养）thekindofforward-thinkingteamspiritthatToyotaisseeking.WhileF1benefitedgreatlyfromtheaddedprestigeofhavingsuchadistinguishednewcomeramongitscompetitors,thedemandsplacedonPanasonicToyotaRacinglastyearrevealedthesho

27、rtcomingsofnothavingenoughexperienceasateam.Mistakesweremadeandvaluablelessonswerelearned,amongwhichwasthefundamentaltruth:“TostandstillinF1istogobackwards.”Withthepastinmind,preparationsforthe2003seasonincludedsweepingchangesonboththetechnicalandpersonnel（人事的）sides.ThemanagementatToyotaMotorsportGm

28、bHwasrestructured,withJohnHowettmovingfromToyotaMotorMarketingEuropetobecomePresident,thusenablingthecompanyfounder,OveAndersson,moretimetoconcentrateontheoperationoftheraceteamatthetrack.Andersson'svalueasaninspirationalleaderwasoneoftheteam'sbiggestassets（财富）in2002.68. Whatdoestheunderline

29、dsentenceinParagraph2mean?A. Togobackwards,Toyotahastostandstill.B. IfToyotadoesn'tmakeimprovements,theywillfallbehind.C. Keepingcalmwillhelpgoforward.D. Inordertokeepupwithotherteams,Toyotahastostandstill.69. Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A. ToyotaenteredF1toenlargeitsmarket.B. EnteringF1islowri

30、skbutrichrewarding.C. Toyotateamhasalwaysbeenexperienced.D. Toyotamadegoodpreparationsforthe2003season.70. Whatwillthenextparagraphtalkaboutifthepassagegoeson?A. Preparationsforthe2003season.B. ThevalueofOveAndersson.C. HowtoimprovetheEuropeanmarket.D. Changesontechnicalside.ETheoldestformsofmedicin

31、eareenjoyingacomeback.Modernholisticmedicineisanapproachthattreatsthewholepatient,notjustthedisease.Itisawaytomaintaingoodhealthratherthancureillness.Themostimportantinfluencesontoday'sholisticmedicineareancientChinesemedicineandIndianAyurvedicmedicine,bothofwhichpromotedwholebodyhealth.Holistic

32、medicineusuallycombinesdiet,physicalexerciseandmeditation,togetherwithotheralternativetechniquessuchasmassage（按摩）andacupuncture（针炙）.Herbaltreatment,apracticeoftreatingillnessbyusingplants,isinfluencedbythewritingsofCulpeperaswellasChineseandAyurvedicmedicine.Homeopathy（顺势疗法）isoneoftheformsofholistic

33、medicinewhichiswidelypracticedinEuropeandtheUSA.HomeopathybeganinGermanyintheearly1800s,whenSamuelHahnemannbescribedhowverytinydoses（齐U量）ofadrughadaneffectonhispatients.AccordingtoHahnemann,themorethedrugwasdiluted（稀释）,thestrongeritseffects.Thesubstanceselectedwouldproducesimilareffectstothediseasei

34、tselfifgiveninlargedoses.IntheUKhomeopathyisregardedasanon-traditionalbutjustaboutacceptabletreatment.Meditationandcontemplationhaveanimportantroleinholisticmedicine.TheywerebroughttoEuropebyIndianteacherswhocombinedIndianAyurvedicmedicinewithWesternbeliefs.Transcendentalmeditation（超脱静坐）isoneofthebe

35、stknownofthesetechniques.Peoplerepeatwordsinsidetheirheadtoreachastateofdeeprelaxation.Theholisticmovementhasmademanydoctorslookatthewholepatient,notjustthedisease.Life-style,emotionalproblemsanddietarejustsomeofthefactorsthatcanaffectaperson'shealth.Holisticmedicineemphasizesgooddiet,exercisean

36、dfreshair,allofwhichcontributetohealth.Someclinicsnowofferholisticmedicinealongwithtraditionaltreatments,sothattheirpatientscanchooseacombinationoftreatmentsthatsuitsthem.Oneproblemwithholisticmedicineisthatitisdifficultforpeopletobesureadoctorisreliable.Tosolvethis,manycountrieswantalternativedocto

37、rstoformprofessionalbodies.71. Modernholisticmedicinecentersupon.A.curingadiseaseB.herbaltreatmentC.continuousdevelopmentD.keepingpatientshealthy72. WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoholisticmedicine?A.massageB.meditationC.abalanceddietD.akneeoperation73. Theprincipleofhomeopathyisthat.A.thelargedos

38、esofmedicinethatwillnotbeharmfulwilltakebettereffectB.thediseasewillbecuredsoonerbytakinglargerdosesofmedicineC.asmallthinnerdoseofmedicinewillbemoreeffectiveD.thedosesofmedicinedependonhowserioustheillnessis74. Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsumsupthepassage?A.HolisticMedicineB.TraditionalMedicineRet

39、urnsC.HistoryofMedicineD.CombinationofTreatmentsWorks75. Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A. Relaxationisthekeyofholistictreatment.B. Holisticmedicineneedstobecomemoretrustworthy.C. Holistictreatmentismorebeneficialthantraditionaltreatments.D. Holisticmedicinewillbecomethemostwelcometreatmentsoon.（海淀区高三

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41、 rm rm学习参考5660BCCAC6165BABCA6670DABDD7175DDCAB（二）AHowDoAnimalsCatchTheirZZZ's?Differentcreatureshavedevelopedsomeprettycreativewaystogettheirrestandstaysafe.Thelizard（蜥蝎）likestosleepatthefarendofsmallbrancheshangingoutoverapondorlakeintherainforest.Ifasnaketriestoslitherupthebranchtoeatit,itwill

42、shakethebranchandknockthelizardoff,andthelizardwillfallsafelyintothewater.Chameleonscanchangecolortomatchtheirsurroundingsinordertohideevenwhilesleeping.Corillas（大猩猩）liketosleephighinthetrees.Theybuildanewbedeverynight,sometimestakinguptohalfanhourtopilebranches,twigs,andleavesintoacomfortablebed.Bi

43、rdsalsofinditsafetosleepinthetrees,butunlesstheyhaveeggsoryoungchicks,theydon'tuseanest.Theyjustlocktheirfeetaroundabranchandhangon.Aspecialtendon（腱）intheirlegsinautomaticallytightwhentheyareatrest,sotheywon'tletgoandfall.Dolphinsliveunderwater,butmustcometothesurfacetobreather.Scientistsnow

44、believethatdolphinsmaysleepwithonlyhalftheirbrain,whiletheotherhalfstaysawaketokeepthemsafeandbreathing.Sealsalsodothis,lyingontheirsidesonthesurfaceofthewaterwithoneflipperunderwaterpaddlingtokeeptheirnosesabovethesurface.Someducksmayalsohavethisability,andactuallysleepwithoneeyeclosedandoneeyeopen

45、.56. Howmanyanimalsarementionedinthispassage?A.6.B.7.C.8.D.9.57. Howdoesachameleonprotectitselfwhilesleeping?A.Bychangingitsbodycolors.B.Byhingingoutoverapond.C.Bysleepingwithhalftheirbrain.D.Bymakingbedswithbranches.58. Whywillnotbirdsfallwhentheyareatrest?A.Theybuildnestsandsleepinthem.B.Theyfalla

46、sleepautomatically.C.Theyhavealoosetendonintheirlegs.D.Theylocktheirfeetaroundabranch.59. Whatdoesthewriterintendtotellus?A. Thecleverestanimalisthegorillabecauseitcanmakebeds.B. Differencesinhabitatcouldleadtodifferentlivinghabits.C. ThewaysanimalscatchtheirZZZ'sareprettymuchhesame.D. Inorderto

47、protectthemselvesmostanimalschoosenottosleep.BButIwonderaboutmyMommasometimes,andalltheotherNegro(blacks)motherswhogotupat6a.m.togotothewhiteman'shousewithsacksovertheirshoesbecauseitwassowetandcold.Iwonderhowtheymadeit.Theyworkedveryhardfortheman,theymadehisbreakfastandtheyscrubbedhisfloorsandt

48、heytookcareofhisbabies.Theydidn'thavetoomuchtimeforus.IwonderaboutmyMomma,whowalkedoutofawhitewoman'scleanhouseatmidnightandcamebacktoherownwherethelightshadbeenoutforthreemonths,andthepipeswerefrozenandthewindcameinthroughtheholesinthewall.She'dhavetomakedealswiththerats:leavesomefoodou

49、tforthemsothewouldn'tbitethedoorsorthebabies.Theroaches(嶂螂)?Oh,theywerejustlikepartofthefamily!Iwonderhowshefelttellingthosewhitekidsshetookcareoftobrushtheirteethaftertheyate,towashtheirhandsaftertheyfinishbathroom.Shecouldnevertellherownkidsbecausetherewasn'tsoaporwaterbackhome.Iwonderhowm

50、yMommOeltwhenwecamehomefromschoolwithalistofvitaminsandpillstheschoolnursesaidwehadtohave.Mommawouldcryallnight,andthengooutandspendmostoftherentmoneyforpills.Aweeklater,thewhitemanwouldcomeforhiseighteendollars'rentandMommwouldbeghimtowaituntiltomorrow.Shehadtolietohimthatshehadlostherwalletort

51、hereliefcheckwascomingsoonorthewhitepeoplehadsomemoneyforher.TomorrowI'dbehidingintheclosetbecausetherewasonlysupposedtobetwokidsintheflat,andIcouldheartherentmanshoutatmyMommaandcallheracheat.Andwhenhefinallywentaway,Mommaputthesacksonhershoesandwentofftotherichwhiteman'shousetodresstherich

52、whitekidssotheirmothercouldtakethemtoaspecialbabydoctor.60. Mothergotupat6a.m.everyday,because.A. shehadtocookbreakfastforherchildrenB. shehadtocatchthefirstbustothefactoryC. shehadtoworkinthewhiteman'shouseD. shehadtogotoseeaspecialbabydoctor61. Mothernevertoldustobrushourteethortowashourhandsb

53、ecause.A.shethoughwedidn'tneedtoB.wedidn'tlikewashinghandsC.wehaddoneeverythingverywellD.therewasnosoaporwaterinourhome62. Whydidthewriterhideinaclosetwhenthelandownercameforrent?A. Theclosetcouldonlyholdtwokids.B. Onlytwokidswereallowedtoliveinthehouse.C. Theyshouldpaymorerentfortwokids.D.

54、Therewasonlyonebedroomforthetwokids.63. Whatdoesthewritermainlytellus?A. Blackpeopleleadamiserablelife.B. Blackpeopledon'thaveenoughrentmoney.C. Whitepeopleleadanexpensivelife.D. Whitepeoplehavespecialbabydoctors.Britainisfacingasharpriseinitsratpopulationasgrowingnumbersofpeopleleavefastfoodscr

55、apsinthestreet,anenvironmentgroupwarned.KeepBritainTidysaidtherodents（啮齿动物）werestoppingtheirtraditionalhuntsundergroundandwereroamingthestreets,temptedbydiscardedburgers,pizzasandcrisps."Theratpopulationisontheriseandsoonit'llbeascommontoseearodentonourstreetasitistoseeadogoracat,“saidgroup

56、Director,SueNelson.Thepracticeofdumpingfastfoodlitterandscrapsonthestreetratherthaninthetrashwithyoungmentheworstoffenderswasbehindtherise.AccordingtotheNationalRodentSurveyin2005,Britain'sratpopulationhasgrownbynearlyonequartersince2000andisnowestimatedat60million,twomillionmorethanthehumanpopu

57、lation.Onaveragearatcangivebirthevery2428daysandjustasinglepairofratscanproduceacolonyof2,000ayear.Around200peopleayeargetWeil'sDisease-aninfectionwhichcanleadtoliverorkidney（月干肾）failureandeventuallydeathandwhichisarrivedinrat'swaste.Tohighlighttheissue,KeepBritainTidylaunchedacinemaadentitl

58、ed“Howclosedoyouwantthemtoget?”Theadgaveashockingimageofayoungwomansleepinginabedofrots-echoingthenightmarescenefromJamesHerbert'sclassichorrortaleTheRats,inwhichmutantrodentsbegintopreyon（捕食）humans.64. Wheredidtherodentsusetosearchforfood?A.IntheStreet.B.Undertheground.C.Fromthetrashcans.D.Inbu

59、rgershops.65. Whatisthehumanpopulationnowaccordingtothewriter?A.60million.B.58million.C.35million.D.2million.66. Wemayinferfromthepassagethat.A. Weil'sDiseasewillfinallyendtheworldB. pizzasandcrispswillbecomepoisonousC. ratswillendangerhumanbeings'lifeD. youngpeopleareblamefortheratpopulation67. Bywri