2013届高一英语名校月考分类汇编之阅读理解5

1、2013 届高一英语名校月考分类汇编之阅读理解 5esahottopicamongpeople.HerearesomeoftheiropinionsChinaisadevelopingcountryandwomennowshowtheirabilitiesasfreelyasmendo.Themodernworldisastageforthemtoshowwhotheyareandwhattheywan t.Nancy,14OneofthegirlslookslikeJolinTsai.InSingapore,ashowofthiskindiscalledSuperstar.Ithinkthe

2、competitionlikethisisagoodchancefortheyounggirlswiththedreamsofstage.AsforTheSuperGirl,IhopeIcanseeoneinternationalsuperstarcomingoutfromthisyearscompetition.Linda,16Iamworriedaboutthesesupergirls.Theyareeducatedindifferentways.Attheirages,theyshouldbespendingmoretimeatschool,notonthestage.Whatareth

3、eylearning?Andforwhat?John,1536. WhatdopeoplethinkaboutTheSuperGirl?A. ItwaslovedbyallthepeopleB.DifferentpeoplehavedifferentideasC.AlltheyoungpeopleenjoyeditverymuchD.Itisnotpopularamongpeople37. Nancythinksthat.A. mencoulddobetterthanwomenB. themodernworldisastageforwomentoshowwheretheygoC. womenc

4、andomuchbetterthanmennowD. womencanshowtheirabilitiesasfreelyasmendo38. LindahopestoseefromTheSuperGirl.A. ashowcalledSuperstarinSingaporeB.agirlwiththenameofJolinTsaiC.aninternationalsuperstarcomingoutD.someyounggirlswithdreamsofthest age39. Johnworriesaboutthesupergirlsbecausethesegirls.A. dontspe

5、ndenoughtimestudyingatschoolB.spendtoomuchtimestudyingat schoolC.showtheirabilitiesintheirfreetimeD.areeducatedinthesamewayBMorethan20millionkidsintheUnitedStateslivewithoneparent.Separationanddivorcearethemostcommonreasonsforthis.Inothercases,themomanddadmayneverhavelivedtogether,oroneofthemmayhave

6、died.Livingwithoneparentinsteadoftwocanbringaboutalotofemotions.Thesefeelingscanbeprettystrong,andtheycanbeconfusing,too.Youmightfeelterriblysadandangrybecauseyourparentsdivorced.Singleparentsareoftenworkingparentsbecausesomeoneneedstoearnmoneytobuyfood,clothing,andaplacetolivein.Havingajobmeansyour

7、momordadisabletoprovidethesethingsandmoreforyou.Peopleworkforotherreasons,too.Ajobcanletapersonusehisorherspecialtalentsandskills.Ajobcanbeimportantbecauseithelpspeopleinthecommunity.Buteventhoughyoumightunderstandwhyyourmomordadhastowork,sometimesitcanbehardtoaccept.Thiscanbeespeciallytrueduringthe

8、summerorschoolvacations.You rehome,they regone,andthedayscanseemreallylong.Itcanbetoughwhenyoudon thaveenoughtimewithyourdadormom.Whenyoulivewithoneparent,thatpersonrealllyhastodotheworkoftwopeople.Besidesajob,yourmomordadisresponsibleforcaringforthekids,thehouse,theyard,thecarandthepets.Sowhatcanyo

9、udo?Oneofthebestwaysistoholdafamilymeeting.Talkabouteveryone sscheduleforwork,school,andactivities.Youcanalsotalkaboutwhatjobsaroundthehouseneedtobedoneeveryday.Youmightwanttohelpyourparentcookdinnersometimes.Thatcanbebothfunandhelpfultoyourparent.Maybeyoucanalsoscheduleaweeklygameoramovieatnight.40

10、.Whatarethemainreasonsforkidslivingwithoneparent?A.Separationanddivorce.B.Alotofemotions.C.Workingandcaringforthekids.D.Workingparents.41. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Somekidslivewithoneparentfortheother sdeath.B. Livingwithoneparentcancausealotofemotions.C. Working

11、meansamomordadisabletoprovidethingsfortheirkids.D.Kidscanalsotalkaboutwhatjobsintheirschoolcanbedoneatafamilymeeting.42.Itcanbeinferredfromtheunderlinedsentence（inParagraph4）that_A.thekidinthecompanyoffriendsdoeswanthelpB.thekidwhoplayswithbothparentsdoesneedtheirloveC.thekidlacksbothparents lovedoe

12、sfeellonelyD. thekidwhounderstandsparents workdoesbehelpful43.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.LivingwithasingleparentB.SingleparentsandworkC.HowtoworkwithasingleparentD.Schedulesforwork CGoodhealthisthemostvaluablethingapersoncanhave,butonecannottakegoodhealthforgranted.Itisimportanttorememberthat

13、thebodyneedspropercareinordertobehealthy.Therearethreethingsthatapersoncandotohelpstayingoodshape:eatrightfood,getenoughsleep,andexerciseregularly.Propernutrition（营养 ）isimportantforgoodhealth.Yourbodycannotworkwellunlessitreceivesthe properkindof“ fuel ”（燃料 ）.Donteattoomuchfoodwithlotsofsugarandfat.

14、Eatplentyoffoodshighinprotein,likemeat,fish,eggsandnuts.Vegetablesandfruitsareveryimportantbecausetheyprovidenecessaryvitaminsandminerals.However,dontovereat.Itisnothelpfultobeoverweight.Gettingtheproperamountofsleepisalsoimportant.Ifyoudontgetenoughsleep,youfeeltiredandeasilygetangry.Youhavenoenerg

15、y.Overalongperiodoftimealittleaamountofsleepmayevenresultinachangeofpersonality.Besuretoallowyourselffromseventoninehoursofsleepeachnight.Ifyoudo,yourbodywillfeelstrongandrefreshed,andyourmindwillbesharp.Finally,getplentyofexercise.Exercisefirmsthebody,strengthensthemuscles,andpreventsyoufromgaining

16、weight.Italsoimprovesyourheartandlungs.Ifyoufollowaregularexerciseprogram,youwillprobablyincreaseyourlife-span（ 寿命 ）.Anykindofexerciseisgood.Mostsportsareexcellentforkeepingthebodyingoodshapes:basketball,swimming,bicycling,runningandsoonaregoodexamples.Sportsarenotonlygoodforyourbody,buttheyareenjoy

17、ableandinteresting,t oo.Ifeverybody,weretoeattherightfoods,getplentyofsleepandexerciseregularly,theworldwouldbeahappierandhealthierplace.Wewouldalllivetobemuchold erandwiser.44.Accordingtothepassage,_ .A.weshouldalwayskeepfitB. ifwewerehealthy,wecouldspendourdaysindoingthingswithlesssleepC. onecanea

18、talottostayingoodshapeD._ oneneednttakeanyexerciseifheishealthy45.Inordertokeepgoodhealth,_ .A.weshouldeatalotofsweetsB.oneneedsalargeamountoffatC.peopleshouldeataccordingtothefoodsnutritionD.wemusttrytosleepnowa ndthen46._ Eatingmoreandsleepingless.A.cankeephealthyB.isnogoodforyou C.getsyoumoreener

19、gyD.willkeepyourpersonality47._ Thewriterexplainsinthispassage.A.howtoeatB.theimportanceofdoingexercise C.howtokeephealthyD.whattoeat48._Thetitleofthearticleshouldbe .A.EatingandExercisingB.HowVitaminsWorkinMansBodyC.StayingHealthyD.SleepingWellDHaryPotterStoreOurHarryPotterStorefeaturesallthingsabo

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22、esignificantseven,ourfavoritepicksforthemonth.Lookingforsomethinggreattoread?OnthefirstMondayofeverymonthweshowTheSignificantSeven:thenewtitleschose nbyoureditorsasthemust -eadbooksofseas on.49._ Peoplecanbuyusedbooksin .A._ NoneB.HarryPotterStoreC.BargainBooksStoreD.TheTextbookStore50.Ifyouorderone

23、8.75-dollarbook,two4.55-dollarbooksandone3.99-dollarbookintheBargainBooksStore,thenyoucanget_ free.A. noneB.the3.99-dollarbookC.thetwo4.55-dollarbooksD.the8.75-dollarboo51. Whatcanweinferfromtheadvertisement?A. TheeditorsinBargainBooksStoreoftenrecommendbookstoreaders.B. PeoplecanonlygetbooksaboutHa

24、rryPotterinHarryPotterStore.C. PeoplecangetanybookfreeifhebuysfourbooksinBargainBooksStore.D. IntheTextbookStorepeoplecansave40%offthelistpricesofallthebooks. EApril21stin2006wasthe80thbirthdayofQueenElizabeth II .Sheisoneofthemostfamouswomenintheworld.HerearesomeinterestingstoriesabouttheQueen.Quee

25、nElizabethI isthefortiethmonarch（君主 ）since1066.ShehasbeenthequeenofGreatBritainfor54years.Duringher54- yearreign（统治 ）,shehasmadeover250officialvisitto129differentcountries,includingChinain1986.Shehasalsohostedmorethan90formaldinnersforthoseimportantpeoplefromforeignleaders.Whenshevisitsforeigncountr

26、iesorhostsformaldinners,theQueenoftenreceivespresentsfromforeignleaders.SomeunusualpresentsincludeanimalslikejaguarsandslothsfromBrazil,andblackbeaversfromCana da.TheQueenisagreatanimalloverandsheisknownforherloveofdogs.Sofar,theQueenhashadmorethan30dogs.Sheisalsoreallyfondofhorsesandgoodatfeedingho

27、rses.Herhorseshavewonmajorracesseveraltimes.TheQueenusuallysendsatelegram（ 电报 ）ofcongratulationstoherpeoplewhoare100yearsoldontheirhundredthbirthday.Perhapsshewillsendherselfonintwentyyears.It snotimpossible,sinceaherfamilymembershaveenjoyedalonglife.TheQueen smotherdiedin2002attheageof101.52. Whend

28、idQueenElizabethUbecomethequeenofGreatBritain?A. In1950B.In1952C.In1006D.In198653. Accordingtothepassage,wecanguessthatjaguarsandslothsaretwokindsof.A.plantsB.animalsC.treesD.flowers54. TheQueenlikesanimalsandsheloves.A.catsB.dogsC.horsesD.bothBandC55. Attheageof100,anypersoninBritainmay.A.sendatele

29、gramtotheQueenB.receiveatelegramfromtheQueenC.celebratehis/herbirthdayD.meettheQueen29.【2013?浙江省杭州中学下学期期中】阅读理解 （共 15 题,每题 2 分,满分 30 分）（A）Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspaceshoweditasasolidballcoveredbybrownlandmassesandblue-greenoceans.WehadneverseentheEarthfromthatdistancebefore.T

30、ous,itappearedasthoughtheEarthhadalwayslookedthatwayandalwayswould.Scientistsnowknow,however,thatthesurfaceoftheEarthisnotaspermanentaswethought.Scientistsexplainthatthesurfaceofourplanetisalwaysmoving.ContinentsmovesabouttheEarthlikehugeshipsatseaT. heyfloatonpiecesoftheEarth souterskin.Newouterski

31、niscreatedasmeltedrockpushedupfrombelowtheoceanfloor.Oldouterskinisdestroyedasitrollsdownintothehotareaandmeltsagain.Onlysincethe1960shavescientistsreallybegantounderstandthattheplanetEarthisagreatlivingmachine.Someexpertshavesaidthisnewunderstandingisoneofthemostimportantrevolutionsinscientificthou

32、ght.Therevolutionisbasedontheworkofscientistswhostudythemovementofthecontinents asciencecalledplatetectonics.ThemodernstoryofplatetectonicsbeginswiththeGermanscientistAlfredWegener.BeforeWorldWarOne,Wegenerarguedthatthecontinentshadmovedandwerestillmoving.Hesaidtheideafirstoccurredtohimwhenheobserve

33、dthatthecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogetherliketwopiecesofapuzzle.Heproposedthatthetwocontinentsmighthavebeenoneandthensplitapart.Wegenerwasnotthefirstpersontowonderabouttheshapeofthecontinents.About500yearsago,explorersthoughtaboutitwhentheymadethefirstmapsofAmericas.Theexplorersnoted

34、theeastcoastofNorthAmericaandSouthAmericawouldfitalmostexactlyintothewestcoastofEuropeandSouthAfrica.Whattheexplorersdidnotdo,butWegenerdid,wastoinvestigatetheideathatthecontinent smove.41.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage？A.Thefirstbreath-takingpicturesoftheEarthtakenfromspace.B.Human sreco

35、gnitionoftheearthe. ssurfacC. TheGermanscientistAlfredWegener.D. Theearlyexplorers discovery.42. Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？ A.Wedidn tseetheEarthfromfarawayuntilwesawthepicturetakeninthespace.B. Ourancientthoughtthatthesurfaceoftheearthisstill.C. AlfredWegenerwasnotthefirstperso

36、ntoinvestigatetheideathatthecontine ntsmove.D. ThecoastlineofIndiaandAfricafittogether.43.Thelastwordofthethirdparagraph“ tectonics ” mean“ _A.studyofconstructionB.studyofarchitecture C.earthsurfaceD.structuralgeology44. Whatdidtheexplorersfind？A.ThecoastlinesofSouthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.

37、B. ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandAfricacouldfittogether.C. TheeastcoastlinesofNorthAmericaandthewestcoastofEuropecouldfittoget her.D. ThecoastlinesofNorthAmericaandIndiacouldfittogether.(B)Inatimeoflowacademic（ 学 术 的 ）achievementbychildrenintheUnitedStates,manyAmericansareturningtoJapan,acountryofhi

38、ghacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasisisputonacademicinstruction.Inoneinvestigation,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentsp

39、ecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondents（ 答 问 卷 者 ）listedtogivechildrenagoodstartacademicallyasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topr

40、eparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japaneseschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchaspersistence,concentration,andtheabilitytofunctionasamemberofagroup.ThemajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.IntherecentcomparisonofJapanese

41、andAmericanpreschooleducation,91percentofJapaneserespondentschoseprovidingchildrenwithagroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.62percentofthemoreindividuallyoriented（ 强 调 个 性 发 展 的 ）Americanslistedgroupexperienceasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Anemphasisontheimportanceofthe

42、groupseeninJapaneseearlychildhoodeducationcontinuesintoelementaryschooleducation.LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversity（ 多 样 性 ）inJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotential（ 潜 力 ）development.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniv

43、ersitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildrenschancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.Severalmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutfortheheavyintellect

44、ualizinginsomeJapanesekin dergartens.45._WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve_ .A. JapaneseparentspaymoreattentiontopreschooleducationthanAmericanp arentsB. JapanseconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievementsC. JapanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstructionD. Japanshig

45、hereducationisbetterthantheirs46._MostAmericanrespondentsbelievethatpreschoolsshouldalsoattachimportanceto_ .A. problemsolvingB.groupexperienceC.parentalguidanceD.individuallyorienteddevelopment47.InJapanspreschooleducation,thefocusison_ .A. preparingchildrenacademicallyB.developingchildrensartistic

46、interestsC.tappingchildrenspotentialD.shapingchildrenscharacter48.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkinder gartens?A. Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.B. Theycangainmoregroupexperiencethere.C. Theycanbeindividuallyorientedwhentheygrowup.D. Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettin

47、gafirst-rateeducation.(C)Afewyearsago,Iwasgoingroundasupermarketwithajournalistwhowasresearchinganarticleonthecarboncostoffood.WetrailedupanddowntheaisleswiththeDictaphonerunning,andshepliedmewithquestions:Whataboutthesebananas?Howaboutthecheese?Thatsorganic,soitmustbebetter,right?Isthelettuceharmle

48、ss?Shouldwehavecomeherebybus?Thoughworkingasanenvironmentalconsultant( 顾问 ),Iwaspitifullyunabletoanswermostofherquestions.Anditstruckmethatthiswaspartofawiderproblem.Almosteverythingwedohasacarbonfootprintofsomekind,buthowdoweknowwhatitis?Shouldweavoidleavingourtelevisionsetson,orboycottplasticbags,

49、orstopflying,oralloftheabove?Theresultofmyconsiderationisanewbook,HowBadAreBananas?,whichtriestobridgethegap（ 缺 陷 ）inourknowledgeofthewayinwhichwhatwebuy,andhowwelive,affectstheworldaroundus.Andthegoodnewsisthatitsperfectlypossibletocutourcarbon emissions（ 排放 ） withouttak in gthefu no utoflife weare

50、preparedtobecreativea ndope n-mindedaboutafewofourworsthabits.Calculatingcarbonfootprintscanbeterriblycomplicated,butwedontneedtomakethefigurestooexactbeforewecanstartmakingsensiblechoices.Evenquiteabasicunderstandingcanleadtosurprisingconclusions.Forexample,watchingtelevisionusuallyturnsouttobeoneo

51、fthelower-carbonactivities.AsingleeconomyflightfromLondontoHongKongandbackhasthefootprintofabout300,000plasticbags,oraquarterofaBritishcitizenstypicalannualcarbonfootprintof15tons.Asingleredrose,grownoutofseason,isasbadasfourandahalfkilosofbananas,mostlybecauseonehasbeengrownoutofdoorsandtheotherhas

52、beengreen- housed.Thosenumbersarentexact,buttheyaregoodenoughtomakeusthinkhardabouthowtoliveagreenerlife.49.Thejournalistaskedtheauthormanyquestionsabout_ .A. thepricesofvegetablesB.thecarboncostoffoodC.howtogrowvegetablesD.howtokeepfoodfresh50.Inthefirsttwoparagraphs,theauthormainly_.A. tellsuswhyh

53、ewrotehisnewbookB. showsushowheisinterestedingreenfoodC. explainwhatacarbonfootprintisD. discussestheimportanceofenergysaving51.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ one” mean?A.CarbonfootprintB.SeasonC.TheroseD.Thebanana（D）Sometimespeopleaddtowhattheysayevenwhentheydon ttalk.Gesturesarethe“ silentlanguage ” o

54、feveryculture.Wepointafingerormoveanotherpartofthebodytoshowwhatwewanttosay.Itisimportanttoknowthebodylanguageofeverycountry,orwemaybemisunderstood.IntheUnitedStates,peoplegreeteachotherwithahandshakeinaformalintroduction.Thehandshakemustbefirm.Ifthehandshakeisweak,itisasignofweaknessofunfriendlines

55、s.Friendsmayplaceahandontheother sarmorshoulder.Somepeople,usuallywomen,greetafriendwithahug.SpaceisimportanttoAmericans.Whentwopeopletalktoeachother,theyusuallystandabouttwoandahalffeetawayandatanangle,sotheyarenotfacingeachotherdirectly.Americansgetuncomfortablewhenapersonstandstooclose.Theywillmo

56、vebacktotheirspace.IfAmericanstouchanotherpersonbyaccident,the ysay,“ Pardonme” or “ Excuseme” .Americansliketolooktheotherpersonintheeyeswhentheyaretalking.Ifyoudon tdoso,itmeansyouarebored,hidingsomething,orarenotinterested.Butthenyoustareatsomeone,itisnotpolite.ForAmericans,Thumbs-upmeansyes,very

57、good,orwelldone.Thumbs-downmeanstheopposite.Tocallawaiter,raiseonehandtoheadlevelorabove.Toshowyouwantthecheck,makeamovementwithyourhandsasifyouaresigningapieceofpaper.Itisallrighttopointatthingsbutnotatpeoplewiththehandandindexfinger .Americansshaketheirindexfingeratchildrenwhentheyscoldthemandputt

58、hemontheheadwhentheyadmirethem.52.Fromthefirstparagraphwecanlearnthat_ .A. gesturesdon tmeananythingwhiletalkingB. gesturescanhelpustoexpressourselvesC. wecanlearnalanguagewellwithoutbodylanguageD._ onlyAmericanpeoplecanusegestures53.IntheUnitedStates,peopleoften_ .A. showtheirfriendshipbytouchingea

59、chotherB. showtheirfriendshipbyglancingateachotherC. say “ Pardonme” toeachotherwhenthey retalkingD. getuncomfortablewhenyousitclosetothem54.IfyoutalkwithanAmericanfriend,it spoliteto_ .A. lookupanddownatyourfriendB. looktheotherpersonintheeyeC. hideyouropinionD.lookatyourwatchnowandthen55.Whenyourf

60、riendgivesyouthethumbs-up,he,infact,_ .A. showshisrudenesstoyouB. showshisangertoyouC. expresseshissatisfactiontoyouD. expresseshisworriesaboutyou 30.【2013?浙江省嘉兴一中下学期期中】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳 选项。AEveryyear,itcostsBritishstudentsmoreandmoretoattenduniversity.Studentsaregraduatingwithlarg