北京市密云区2023高考英语阅读理解系列训练（9）及答案

第页密云区2023高考英语阅读理解系列训练〔9〕及答案Myfatherwasaforemanofasugar-caneplantationinRioPiedras,PuertoRico.Myfirstjobwastodrivetheoxen〔牛〕thatploughedthecanefields.Iwouldwalkbehindanox,guidinghimwithabroomstick.For$1aday,Iworkedeighthoursstraight,withnofoodbreaks.Itwasverytediouswork,butitpreparedmeforlifeandtaughtmemanylastinglessons.Becausetheplantationownerswerealwayswatchingus,IhadtobeontimeeverydayandworkashardasIcould.I’veneverbeenlateforanyjobsince.Ialsolearnedaboutbeingrespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleyouworkfor.Moreimportant,Iearnedmypay;itneverenteredmymindtosayIwassickjustbecauseIdidn’twanttowork.Iwasonlysixyearsold,butIwasdoingaman’sjob.Ourfamilyneededeverydollarwecouldmakebecausemyfatherneverearnedmorethan$18aweek.Ourhomewasathree-roomwoodshackwithadirtyfloorandnotoilet.Nothingmademeprouderthanbringinghomemoneytohelpmymother,father,twobrothersandthreesisters.Thisgavemeself-esteem(自尊心),oneofthemostimportantthingsapersoncanhave.WhenIwasseven,Igotworkatagolfcoursenearourhouse.Myjobwastostanddownthefairwayandspottheballsastheylanded,sothegolferscouldfindthem.Losingaballmeantyouwerefired,soInevermissedone.SomenightsIwouldlieinbedanddreamtofmakingthousandsofdollarsbyplayinggolfandbeingabletobuyabicycle.ThemoreIdreamed,themoreIthought.Whynot?Imademyfirstgolfcluboutofguavalimb(番石榴树枝)andapieceofpipe.ThenIhammeredanemptytincanintotheshapeofaball.AndfinallyIdugtwosmallholesinthegroundandhittheballbackandforth.Ipracticedwiththesamedevotionandintensity.Ilearnedworkinginthefield—exceptnowIwasdrivinggolfballswithclub,notoxenwithabroomstick.46.Theword“tedious〞inParagraph2mostprobablymeans_______.

A.difficult

B.boring

C.interesting

D.unusual47.Thewriterlearnedthat_______fromhisfirstjob.

A.heshouldworkforthosewhohelikedmost

B.heshouldworklongerthanwhathewasexpected

C.heshouldneverfailtosayhellotohisowner

D.heshouldberespectfulandfaithfultothepeopleheworkedfor48_______gavethewriterself-esteem.

A.Havingafamilyofeightpeople

B.Owninghisowngolfcourse

C.Bringingmoneybackhometohelpthefamily

D.Helpinghisfatherwiththeworkontheplantation49.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hewantedtobeasuccessfulgolfer.

B.Hewantedtorunagolfcoursenearhishouse.

C.Hewassatisfiedwiththejobhegotonaplantation.

D.Hewantedtomakemoneybyguidingoxenwithabroomstick.参考答案4649、BDCA〔201*·陕西卷〕InearlyautumnIappliedforappliedforadmissiontocollege.IwantedtogonowherebuttoCornell“Youcan’tsayit’snotagreatuniversity,justbecausePapawentthere.〞“That’snotitatall.Anditisatopuniversity.〞Shewasstillholdingthepiecesinherhand.“Butwecan’taffordtosendyoutocollege.〞“Iwouldn’tdreamofaskingyouformoney.DoyouwantmetogetajobtohelpsuppontyouandPapa?Thingsaren’tthatbad,arethey?〞“No,〞shesaid.“Idon’texpectyoutohelpsupportus.〞Fatherborrowedmoneyformhisrichcousinstostartasmalljewelleryshop,Hischiefcustomerswerehisoldcollegefriends.Togetnewcustomers,mymotherhadtohelp.Shepickedupalong-forgottenmembershipinthelocalleagueofwomen,sothatshecoundgettoknowmorepeople.Whetherthosepeoplewouldturnintocustomerswasanotherquestion.IknewthatmyParentshadtowaitforquitealongtimebeforetheirsmallinvestment(投资)couldshowreturns.What’smore,theyhadnotwantedenoughtoberochandsuccessful；otherwisetheycoundnotpossiblyhavemanagedtheirlivessobadly.Iwastornbetweenthedesavetohelpthemandchange,theirlives,andthedeterminstionnottorepeattheirmistakes.IhadastrongbeliefinmypowertogowhatIwanted.AftermonthsofhardstudyIwonafullcollegescholarship〔奖学金〕.Myfathercouldhardlycontainhisprideinme,andmymothereventuallygaveinbeforemysuccess.53.TheauthorwasnotallowedtogotoCornellUniversitymainlybecause【D】hisfathergrduatedfromtheuniversityhismotherdidnotthinksitagreatuniversityhisparentsneededhimtohelpsupportthefamilyhisparentsdidnothaveenoughmoneyforhim54.Thefathersrartedhissmallshopwiththemoneyfrom.【C】A.alocalleagueB.hisuniversityC.hisrelativesD.hiscollegefriends55.Whydidthemotherrenewhermembershipintheleague?【A】A.Tohelpwithherhusband’sbusinessB.ToraisemoneyforhersonC.Tomeetherlong-forgottenfriendsD.Tobettermanageherlife56.Accordingtothetext,whatwastheauthordeterminedtodointhatautumn?【C】Togetawell-paidjobforhimselfToimproverelationswithhismotherTogotohisdreamuniversityTocarryonwithhisfather’sbusiness******************************************************结束STREAMWOOD,Ill．—Foryears,attendancewassmallatTefftMiddleSchool’syearlyparent-teacherconferences,buttheprincipaldidnotblamefamiliesfortheirpoorresponse．Instead,sheblamedthepoorwaytheconferenceswereconducted．“Fiveyearsago,themostimportantperson—thestudent—wasleftoutoftheparent-teacherconference,〞Tefft’sprincipal,LavonneSmiley,said．“Theoldconferencesweresuchanegativething,soweturneditaround,〞allowingstudentsnotonlytoattendbutalsotoleadthegatheringsinsteadofanxiouslyawaitingtheirparents’returnhomewiththeteacher’sopinionontheirclassroomperformance．Recently,525parentsattendedparent-teacher-studentconferences,Ms．Smileysaid,comparedwith75parentsin2023．Noappointmentswereneeded,andeveryonewaswelcomeattheconferencesthisyear,spreadovertwodaysthatschoolofficialscalledaCelebrationofLearning．“Ithinkwe’relearningthateveryschoolhasitsownDNA,andthereisnotaprescriptionforconferencesthatworksforeveryschool,〞Ms．Kinneysaid．“Thereissuchanincreasinglydiversepopulationatournation’sschools,theone-size-fits-allmodelconferencejustdoesn’tworkanymore．〞Atsomeschools,notonlyarestudentsonhandforconferences,buttheirsiblingsarealsowelcome,asaregrandparents,auntsanduncles,evenfamilyfriends．WhenMarkHelleracceptedajobasanassistantprincipalatthemiddleschoolinhishometownofPlano,Ill．,hediscoveredthatthecommunityhadchangedalotintheeightyearshehadbeenateacherinIowa．Thepopulationhadnearlydoubledto10,000residents,and37percentofthestudentsatPlanoMiddleSchoolwerenowfromlow-incomefamilies．Thetraditionalparent-teacherconferenceswithoutastudentpresentarealwaysavailablebyappointment,andsometimesnecessary,forexample,todiscussaprivatematterconcerninganon-custodial〔无监护权的〕parent,afamilycrisisthechildisunawareoforaspecialeducationdiagnosis．Still,Mr．Hellerisconvincedthatatruedialogueconcerningastudent’sacademicprogressisimpossiblewithoutboththechildandtheparentengagedandpresent,andwiththeteacheronhandtoshareimpressionsandansweranyquestionstheparentshaveabouthomework,standardizedtestscores,behaviorandotherissues．“Atthestudent-ledconferences,ourchildrenarelearningtobeorganizedandcapableadultssomeday,〞Ms．Issasaid．“WhenIwasgrowingup,myparentswenttomyconference,andIwaitedathome,scaredtheywouldcomebackwithsomeconcerns．Withthisnewkindofconference,therearenosecrets．Mydaughterislearningthatsheisresponsibleforherownsuccess．〞17．Whatismainlytalkedaboutinthistext? A．ThechangeofpopulationinMr．Heller’shometown． B．Thewaytheparent-teacherconferencesareconducted． C．Thepeoplewhotakepartinparent-teacherconferences． D．Thepercentageofattendantstoparent-teacherconferences．18．WhatwasthepopulationinPlano,Ill．whenMr．HellerbecameateacherinIowaeightyearsbefore? A．3,700 B．20,000 C．10,000 D．5,00019．Thenumberofparentswhoattendedparent-teacher-studentconferencesrecentlywas______timesmorethanthatin2023． A．five B．six C．seven D．eight20．WhatdoesMs．Kinneymeanbysaying“everyschoolhasitsownDNA’? A．Everyschoolisuniqueanddifferent． B．Onemodelfitsallschoolconferences． C．Allprescriptionsdonotworkwell． D．Thepopulationatschoolsisdiverse．参考答案17-20BDBA**********************************************************结束TherewereredfacesatoneofBritain’sbiggestbanksrecently.Theyhadacceptedatelephoneordertobuy￡100,000worthofsharesfroma15-year-oldschoolboy(theythoughthewas21).Thesharesfellinvalueandtheschoolboywasunabletopayup.Thebanklost￡20,000onthedealwhichitcannotgetback,because,foronething,theyoungboydoesnothavethemoney,foranother,beingunder18,heisnotlegallyliableforhisdebts.Iftheshareshadriseninvaluebythesameamountthattheyfell,hewouldhavepocketed￡20,000profit.Itcertainlyisbetterthandeliveringthemorningnewspaper.Inanothercase,aboyof14found,inhisgrandmother’shouse,asuitcasefullofforeignbanknotes.Buttheywerenownotusedintheircountryoforiginoranywhereelse.Thisyoungboyheadedstraighttothenearestbankwithhispocketsfilledwithnotes.Thecashiersdidnotrealizethecountryinquestionhadreducedthevalueofitscurrencyby90%.Theyexchangedthenotesattheirfacevalueatthecurrentexchangerate.Inthreedays,beforehewasfoundout,hetook￡200,000fromninedifferentbanks.Amazingly,hehadalreadyspentmorethanhalfofthisbeforethepolicecaughtupwithhim.Becauseheisalsounder18thebankshavekissedgoodbyetoalotofmoney,andseveralcashiershavelosttheirjobs.Shouldweadmiretheseyoungstersforbeingenterprisingandshowinginitiativeorcondemnthemfortheirdishonesty?Maybetheyhadmanagedforyearswithtinyamountsofpocketmoneythattheygotfromtight-fistedparents.MaybetheyhaddoneSaturdayjobsforpeanuts.Itishardlysurprising,giventheexpensivethingsthatyoungpeoplewanttobuy,suchasfashionablerunningshoesandcomputergames,iftheysometimesthinkupmoreimaginativewaysofmakingmoneythandeliveringnewspapers.Theseyoungsterssawthechancetomakealotofmoneyandtookit.Anotherrecentstorywhichshouldgiveusfoodforthoughtisthecaseofthemanwhopaidhissix-year-olddaughter￡300aweekpocketmoney.Hethenchargedherforthefoodsheateafewcoinsforherpiggybank〔存钱灌〕“Shewillsoonlearnthevalueofmoney,〞hesaid.“There’snosuchthingasafreelunch.Everythinghastobepaidforandthesoonershelearnsthatthebetter.〞Attheotherextremetherearefondparentswhoprovidefreebedandboardfortheirgrown-upchildren,Whileeventhemosthard-heartedparentsmighthesitatetothrowtheirchildrenoutonthestreets,weallknowofpeopleintheirtwentieswhostillshamelesslyliveofftheirparents.Surelytherecomesatimewheneveryonehastoleavetheparentalnest,lookafterthemselvesandpaytheirownwayinlife.Butwhenisit?10.RecentlyoneofBritain’sbiggestbanks_____.A.boughtalotofsharesforacustomerandbroughthimagreatlossB.lostmoneyasitsyoungcustomerhadnomoneytopayhisdebtsC.lostmuchmoneybecausethesharestheyboughtfellinvalueD.receivedatelephoneordertobuysharesfora21-year-oldboy11.Theyoungcustomer_____.A.wouldhavepaidhisdebts,hadhehadthemoneytodosoB.wouldbesenttoprisonifhedidn’tpayhisdebtsC.wouldhavemade￡20,000,hadthesharesriseninvaluebythesameamounttheyfellD.wouldhavecontinuedtocheatbanks,ifhehadnotbeenfoundout12.Theauthor’sattitudetotheexampleofthetwoboyswhocheatedthebanksis_____.A.objectiveB.subjectiveC.questioningD.negative13.Themanpaidhisdaughter￡300aweekpocketmoneyandthenrequiredhertopayforherlivingexpensesbecause_____.A.hewantedhertoknowmakingmoneywasnoteasyB.hewantedtosavemoneyforherfutureeducationC.hethoughtitusefulforfamilymemberstobearlifehardshipstogetherD.hewantedhertolearnthevalueofmoney14.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheauthorbelievesthat_____.A.childrenshouldleavetheparentalnestassoonaspossibleB.grown-upchildrenshouldliveontheirownC.childrenshouldbetaughtnottocheatothersD.parentsshouldgivemorepocketmoneytotheirchildren10.B.首段第3-4行11.C.首段第6行12.A.第二段后半局部Itishardlysurprising…13.D.末段“Shewillsoonlearnthevalueofmoney,〞14.B.文章结尾处概括**************************************************************结束Whatisthenatureofthescientificattitude,theattitudeofthemanorwomanwhostudiesandappliesphysics,biology,chemistry,geology,engineering,medicineoranyotherscience?

Weallknowthatscienceplaysanimportantroleinoursocieties.However,manypeoplebelievethatourprogressdependsontwodifferentaspectsofscience.Thefirstaspectistheapplicationofthemachines,productsandsystemsofknowledgethatscientistsandtechnologistsdevelop.

Thesecondistheapplicationofthespecialmethodsofthoughtandaction

thatscientistsuseintheirwork.

Whatarethesespecialmethodsofthinkingandacting?Firstofall,itseemsthatasuccessfulscientistiscurious-hewantstofindouthowandwhytheuniverseworks.Heusuallypaysattentiontoproblemswhichhenoticeshavenosatisfyingexplanation,and

looksforrelationshipsevenifthedataavailableseemtobeunconnected.Moreover,

hethinkshecanimprovetheexistingconditionsandenjoystryingtosolvetheproblemswhichthisinvolves.

Heisagoodobserver,accurate,patientandobjective(客观的)andusesthefactsheobservestothefullest.Forexample,trainedobserversobtainaverylargeamountofinformationaboutastarmainlyfromtheaccurateanalysisofthesimplelinesthatappearinaspectrum(光谱).

Hedoesnotacceptstatementswhicharenotbasedonthemostcompleteevidenceavailable.Herejectsauthorityastheonlybasisfortruth.Scientistsalwayscheckstatementsandmakeexperimentscarefullyandobjectively.

Furthermore,

hedoesnotreadilyaccepthisownidea,sinceheknowsthatmanistheleastreliableofscientificinstrumentsandthatanumberoffactorstendtodisturbobjectiveinvestigation.

Lastly,

heisfullofimagination

sinceheoftenhastolookforrelationshipsindatawhicharenotonlycomplexbutalsofrequentlyincomplete.Furthermore,

heneed