作业3高中英语阅读练习

第三部分：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。1A★AcowboynamedBudwaslookingafterhisherdinamountaininAlbertawhensuddenlyaBMWmovedforwardtowardshim.Thedriver,ayoungmaninasuit,sunglassesandatie,leaned(靠着)outofthewindowandaskedthecowboy,“IfItellyouexactlyhowmanycowsandcalves(小牛)youhaveinyourherd,willyougivemeacalf?”Budlookedattheman,thenlookedathisherdandcalmlyanswered,“Sure,whynot?”Themanparkedhiscar,tookouthiscomputerandsurfedaNASA(美国航空及太空总署)page,wherehecalledupaGPS(全球定位系统)satellitetogetanexactfixonhislocation.Withinseconds,theyoungmanreceivedanemailonhiscellphone.Finally,heprintedoutafull-color,150reportonhishitechHPprinter,turnedtothecowboyandsaid,“Youhaveexactly1,586cowsandcalves.”“That’sright.Well,Iguessyoucantakeoneofmycalves,”saidBud.Hewatchedtheyoungmanselectoneoftheanimalsandlookedonhimwithamusementastheyoungmanputitintohiscar.ThenBudsaid,“Hey,ifIcantellyouexactlywhatyourbusinessis,willyougivemebackmycalf?”Theyoungmanthoughtforasecondandsaid,“Okay,whynot?”“You’reagovernmentofficial,”saidBud.“Wow!That’scorrect,”saidtheman,“buthowdidyouguessthat?”“Noguessingrequired,”answeredthecowboy.“Youshoweduphereeventhoughnobodycalledyou;youwantedtogetpaidforananswerIalreadyknew,toaquestionIneverasked.Youusedmillionsofdollarsworthofequipmenttryingtoshowmehowmuchsmarterthanme;andyoudon’tknowathingabouthowworkingpeoplemakealiving—oraboutcows.Thisisaherdofsheep...nowgivemebackmydog.”56.TheyoungmanaskedBudforacalfbecause_____.A.hereallylikedraisingacalfB.hejustwantedtoshowoffC.hepreferredhelpingthepoorD.heguessedthenumberofcalves57.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutBudaccordingtothetext?A.Budgaveagoodlessontotheyoungman.B.Budgavehiscalftotheyoungmanatlast.C.Budhadtolookafterhisherdbecauseofhishardliving.D.Budadmiredtheyoungmanforhiswealthverymuch.58.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat_____.A.BudwantedtodrivetheyoungmanawayB.BudgotadogasaprizeforhiscorrectguessC.theyoungmanlearnedhowtotelldogsfromsheepD.theyoungmanthinkinghimselfsmartwasfoolishinfact2D★★JohannGutenberg,whoworkedasagoldsmith(金匠),tookwhathadalreadybeendiscovered,andcreatedasmallinventionthatchangedhistory.Hecreatedamachinethatallowedhimtomovesmallblocksoflettersinsuchawaythatwrittenmaterialcouldbeprintedandmass-produced.FewpeoplecouldreadbeforeGuttenbergmadetheinvention,butoncebooksbecamelessexpensive,moreEuropeanscouldreadandwrite.BlockprintingexistedlongbeforeGutenberg.TheChinesehadbeenusingwoodblockstoprintbooksasearlyas868,butanewsetofwoodcuts(木刻印版)hadtobemadeforeachbook.Producingonebookwasnoteasy;producingallkindsofbookswasmoredifficult.Writinginkdatesfromabout2500BCinEgyptandChina.Gutenbergusedanoil-basedprintinginkthatwouldlastlongerthanotherinksusedinhistime.Wedon’tknowmuchaboutGutenbergbecausehewasnotfamousduringhislifetime.HewasborninGermanyabout1400.In1448,Gutenbergdevelopedsignaturesforeachnumber,letter,andpunctuationmark(标点符号).Hethenbuiltthemolds(模型)toholdthesignaturesinplace.Gutenbergpublishedthefirstmass-producedbook:a1,282pageBible.Tothisday,morecopiesoftheBiblehavebeenprintedthananyotherbook.CopiesofGutenberg’sinventionspreadthroughoutEurope,buttheGermangoldsmithdidnotgetrichfromhisinvention.Someofficialsdenouncedtheinventionofprintingbecausetheyfearedthatitwouldspreadbadideas.By1500therewere1,700printingpressesinEurope.Thepresseshadalreadyproducedabout20millionvolumes(册)of40,000differentbooks.67.WhathappenedafterJohannGutenberg’sinvention?A.Peoplecouldaffordtoreadbooks.B.Peoplebecameinterestedininventing.C.Itwasstilldifficulttoprintallkindsofbooks.D.Punctuationmarkbegantobeusedinprinting.68.ComparedwithblockprintinginChina,JohannGutenberg’smethod_____.A.wasdifficulttorunB.neededharderpaperC.usedanewkindofinkD.wasputintouseearlier69.Theunderlinedword“denounced”inthelastparagraph