2013年一模宝山区阅读分析

AJimwasayoungmaninhisearlytwentieswhowasstudyingtobeacarpenter(木匠).Hewasagoodworker,honestandworthyoftrust,sohisbosswaspleasedwithhim.Ashewassuchalikablemanandeasytodealwith,hewaspopularwithhisworkmates,too.Theyalsomadefunofhimagreatdealbuthenevergotangrywiththemandwouldonlylaugh.ButJim’sonegreatshortcoming(缺点)wasthathecouldnevertellalie,nomatterhowhardhetried,notevenalittleone.Infact,hewassohonestandshythathewouldblush(脸红)evenwhenhewastellingthetruth.Heusedtostandinfrontofthemirrorandpractiselyingwhilelookinghimselfintheeyesatthesametime.Butassoonashesawhisfacestartingtogoredhehadtolookaway.Onemorning,however,hedidn’tlikegoingtoworkbecausehehadbeentoapartythenightbeforeandithadn’tendedtilltheearlyhoursofthemorning.Andthenthefirsttimeinhislifehedecidedtotakethedayoff.Heranghisboss,pretendingtobeawoman.Hespokeinahighvoice.“Hello,”hesaidtimidly.“I’mafraidJimcan’tcometoworktoday.Heisn’tfeelingverywell.”PoorJimwasthankfulthathisbosscouldn’tseehimjustatthatmomentbecausehishandsweretrembling(发抖)andhisfacewasbrightred.“Thankyouforlettingmeknow,”saidMr.Woods,hisboss,andthenjustashewasabouttohangup,hesaid,“Justamoment,madam,who’sspeaking.”“Oh!”Jimstammered(口吃),andgoingalloutformakingavoice（尽量装出…的嗓音）likeawoman,hecriedinaloudvoice:“Thisismylandladyspeaking!”重要词组inone’searlytwenties在某人二十出头的时候beworthyoftrust值得信任bepleasedwith对……感到满意beeasytodealwith容易相处bepopularwith受欢迎makefunof取笑agreatdeal大量getangrywith对……生气tellalie说谎tellthetruth说实话lookaway转移目光takethedayoff休息一天inahighvoice高声地beaboutto刚要，正打算hangup挂断电话翻译练习1.他是一个好员工，既诚实又值得信赖，所以他的老板对他很满意。Hewasagoodworker,honestandworthyoftrust,sohisbosswaspleasedwithhim.2.因为他如此可爱又好相处，所以他也很受同事的欢迎。Ashewassuchalikablemanandeasytodealwith,hewaspopularwithhisworkmates,too.3.他们也经常取笑他，但是他从不生气，只是笑笑。Theyalsomadefunofhimagreatdealbuthenevergotangrywiththemandwouldonlylaugh.4.他过去经常站在镜子前练习一边说谎一边盯着自己看。但是他一看到脸变红就不得不转移目光。Heusedtostandinfrontofthemirrorandpractiselyingwhilelookinghimselfintheeyesatthesametime.Butassoonashesawhisfacestartingtogoredhehadtolookaway.配套练习Jimwas________________________.A)mid-agedB)ateenagerC)over25D)between20--2575.Hewasa_________________________.A)skillfulworkerB)skillfulcarpenterC)researcherstudyinghowtobeacarpenterD)being-trainedcarpenter76.Hisbosswas________withhim.A)displeasedB)notpleasedC)satisfiedD)unsatisfied77.Hisworkmatesusedto__________________.A)cheathimB)playwithhimC)playjokesonhimD)beathim78.Tellingliesalwaysmadehim_____________.A)goblueB)gowhiteC)goredD)feelhot79.AttheendofthestorypoorJimletthecat________________.A)outofthebagB)outofthehouseC)intothebagD)intothehouseKeys：74.D75.D76.C77.C78.C79.ABVenezuela（委内瑞拉）hasproducedmanysuccessfulbeautyqueens,winningbothMissUniverse（环球小姐）andMissWorldfivetimes.ManyVenezuelangirlsbelievethattheycangainconfidence,poise（体态）,publicspeakingskillsandbetterwaystoprepareforthefutureinbeautypageants（选美比赛）.Fromaveryyoungage,girlsinthiscountrygrowupdreamingofbecomingMissVenezuela.InVenezuela,theterm(称谓)“Miss”asin“MissUniverse”isanhonored___80____.Thesedays,peopleinsomecountriesconsiderbeautyconteststobesilly.Theyhavetriedtostopthesecontests,sayingtheconteststreatwomenasobjects（物品）andplacetoomuchimportance____81____women'slooks.Othersevensaythatallthegirlsthatgotherearemadeinalabandtheyaremadetolooklesslikethemselves,andmorelikethe“ideal”（完美形象）.ButinLatinAmerica,beautycontestsareasourceofpride.AreVenezuelanwomenreallymorebeautifulthanotherwomen?“Theyarenotreallymorebeautifulhere,”saysSelena,whotrainsgirlsforthecontest.“It'sjustthatthegirlshereworkharderandpreparemorethananyoneelse.”Thepreparationtakesmanyhoursaday.Thecontestants（竞赛选手）stretch（伸展）theirbodiesandpracticetheirwalksdowntherunway.Theyworkontheirspeechesandpracticeansweringquestionssuchas,“Whomdoyouadmiremostintheworld?”Theystarve（挨饿）to___82__slim.Theytakeclassestolearnhowtostyletheir____83____andapplymake-up（化妆品）.Itisn'teasy.OneMissUniversewinnerimmediatelyputon20poundsafterthecontest.Shesaidtheonlythingshewantedtodoafterthecontestwastoeat.Thecostis___84____aswell.Fortunatelythetelevisionstationthatholdsthecontestpaysthecosts.Yetmostofthecontestantssayit'sworththeeffort.AformerMissUniverseisnowmayor（市长）ofalargecity.Althoughshehadnopoliticalexperiencebefore___85____,shehasbeenaskedtorunforhigherpoliticaloffice.Winnershaveanadvantagetheycouldnotgetanywhereelse.“It'stheonlychanceyouhavetomakeit.”saysonecontestant.“Youcan'tgettheseopportunitiesbyanyotherway.”重点词组1.preparefor准备2.dreamof梦想3.treat…as…把……看作……4.workon从事5.puton增加配套练习80.A)prizeB)titleC)fameD)name81.A)ofB)inC)toD)on82.A)lookB)seemC)stayD)make83.A)hairB)clothesC)bodiesD)steps84.A)highB)expensiveC)muchD)large85.A)thisB)thatC)itD)those80.B81.D82.C83.A84.A85.BCItmaybehardtobelievethatmanypeopleeatinsects（昆虫）andbugs（虫子）.Insectsarenowverycommoninalloftheirprocessedfood（加工食品）.Imaginesittingdownatthedinnertableandb___86____servedabowlofworms(软体虫).It’senoughtomakemostWesternersstomachst____87____.Butinothercountriesthesamemealmakespeople’smouthswater.Eatingbugshasbeenaroundforthousandsofyearsinsomecountries.Todayit’sestimated（估计）thatmorethanhalfofthepeopleoftheworldeatdifferentkindsofbugs.Notonlydotheseinsectstasteg__88___,butalsotheyareacheapandnutritiousfoodsource.IntheUS,somepeopleeatbugsforquiteadifferentreasontoshowtheircourage.Intelevisionshowsl____89_____Survivor,contestants（参赛者）eatbeetles（甲壳虫）andspiders(蜘蛛),andviewerswatchtheshowsathome,feelingshockedanddisgusted(恶心的).Butmanyoftheviewersdon’trealizethattheymayhavedonethesamethingbutjustdon’tknowit!ManyAmericanpeopledon’tp____90_____eatbugs,butinthefuturetheymay.Therearefewerandfewernaturalr___91____andthepopulationisgettinglargerandlarger.Expertssaythatinsectswillberaisedasanalternative（可供选择的）formofprotein（蛋白质）.Ifmorepeopledidtheirparttoeatbugsandbroadentheirdietsanddidnotjustgooutandeatchicken,beefandpork,theplanetwouldbebetteroff(境况改善)today.Westernchildrenarenotasn___92____aboutbugsastheirparents,becausetheyoftenvisitsciencemuseumsandzoos,andatschooltheyarelearningmoreabouttheenvironmentandbugs.86.being87.turn88.good89.like90.purposely91.resources92.nervousDGeorgeWashingtonCarverwasascientistwhohelpedfarmerslearnhowtogrownewcropsandtakebettercareofthesoil.Hestudiedmanydifferentplantsandcrops,butsomeofhisfavouriteswerepeanuts,sweetpotatoesandpecans（美洲山核桃）.Wedon’tknowexactlywhenGeorgeWashingtonCarverwasborn,butitwasprobablysometimeinthe1860s.Hismotherwasaslave（奴隶）ownedbyafarmerinMissouri（密苏里州）namedMosesCarver.YoungGeorgeCarverwasfascinatedbyplantsandflowers.Hetended（照料）hisownlittlegarden.Peoplebegantoseewhatagift（天赋）hehadforgrowingthings.Theycalledhimthe“theplantdoctor”andaskedhimtohelpthemgrowtheirgardensbetter.Georgelongedtogotoschool.Butinthosedaysmostschoolsonlytaughtwhitechildren.So,Georgehadtomovetoatowneightmilesawaytoattendaschoolforblackchildren.Atthattime,somepeoplewronglybelievedthatablackchildshouldnotgetanyeducation.Hisdeterminationcarriedhimallthewaythroughcollege.In1894,GeorgeWashingtonCarvergraduatedfromIowaStateCarverwantedtohelpfarmersintheSouth.Theyhadbeenraisingcottonformanyyears，andthecropsweren'tgrowingstrongandhealthyanymore.Carversaidtheyneededtoimprovethesoilbygrowingothercrops,likepeanuts.Peoplelaughedandcalledpeanutsmonkeyfood.Nobodyatepeanutsthen.OneeveningagroupofimportantpeoplecametodinneratTuskegee.GeorgeWashingtonCarverplannedthemenu.Whatdoyouthinkheserved?Peanutsoup,peanutbread,creamedpeanuts,peanutcookiesandpeanuticecreamfordessert(甜点)！InhislaboratoryCarverlearnedhowpeanutscouldbeusedtomakeshoepolish(鞋油)，ink,oil,shampoo(洗发精),soap(肥皂)，andshavingcream(剃须膏).Altogether,Carverdiscoveredoverthreehundredwaystousethepeanut.Peoplestartedcallinghim“theWizard(奇才）ofTuskegee”.重点词组befascinatedby对……着迷longto渴望alltheway自始至终翻译练习1.他的决心伴随他读完大学。Hisdeterminationcarriedhimallthewaythroughcollege.配套练习WhatdidGeorgeWashingtonCarverhelpfarmersdo?________________