高考英语阅读冲刺（含答案）

高一年英语阅读理解练习understandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secret

（一）messagestoourselves”.

A1..Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas.

Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericanA.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleep

inventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.HehadbeenworkingallnightB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventors

onthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:C.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworked

Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.D.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreams

Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehada2.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas.

dream.HedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingA.whatkindofthreadtouse

wantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak

machine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.C.wheretoputtheneedle

Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintotheD.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle

cageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwith3.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause.

theirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.TherewasA.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachine

aholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams

thathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.InsteadoftryingtogettheC.hewasoneofHowe'sbestfriends

threadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep

inthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowe4.Dreamsaresometimescalledusecretmessagestoourselves"because___.

designandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.

EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminA.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas

thisway.B.imageswhichhavenomeaningareused

ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideasC.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning

cameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem

BrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.B

Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenLanguagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentin

youareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thistheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstarters

unconscious（无意识的），butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwilluobeynspokeninstructionssome

andgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresalltimebeforetheycanspeak,thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasa

sortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.descriptionoftheeageranddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythe

Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestochild.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsby

thepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsingestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.

aspecialway.ItusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotAnyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketo

theirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthat

theyenjoymakingnoises,andthatduringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwoB.anearlyformoflanguage

noisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight,pain,C.asignthathemeanstotellyousomething

friendliness,andsoon.Butsincethesecan'tbesaidtoshowthebaby'sD.animitationofthespeechofadults

intentiontocommunicate,theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsof8.Theproblemofdecidingatwhatpointababy*simitationscanbe

language.Itisagreed,too,thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithconsideredasspeech.

soundsforenjoyment,andthatbysixmonthstheyareabletoaddnewwordsA.isimportantbecausewordshavedifferentmeaningsfordifferentpeople

totheirstore.Thisself-imitation（模仿）leadsontodeliberate（有意的）B.isnotespeciallyimportantbecausethechangeovertakesplacegradually

imitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.The

problemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationsC.isonethatshouldbeproperlyunderstoodbecausethemeaningofwords

canbeconsideredasspeech.changeswithage

Itisaproblemweneedtogetoutteethinto.ThemeaningofawordD.isonethatshouldbecompletelyignored（忽略）becausechildren'suseof

dependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansbyitinaparticularsituationandwordsisoftenmeaningless

itisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmore9.Thespeakerimplies.

experienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asaA.parentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsounds

greetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplyB.childrennolongerimitatepeopleaftertheybegintospeak

becausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfather,hisdog,oranythingelseC.childrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequickly

helikes.PlayfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesayD.evenaftertheyhavelearnttospeak,childrenstillenjoyimitating

continuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself,Idoubt,howeverC

whetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanThegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.During

attempttoteachnewsounds.thetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofa

5.Beforechildrenstartspeaking.woman'slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe

A.theyneedequalamountoflistening19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbe

B.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteninglikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywere

C.theyarealleagertocooperatewiththeadultsbyobeyingspokenfiveyearsold.Bythetimetheyoungestwasfifteen,themotherwouldhave

instructionsbeeninherearlyfiftiesandwouldexpecttoliveafurthertwentyyears,during

D.theycan'tunderstandandobeytheadultsoralinstructionswhichcustom,chanceandhealthmadeitunusualforhertogetpaidwork.

6.Childrenwhostartspeakinglate.Todaywomenmarryyoungerandhavefewerchildren.Usuallyawoman's

A.mayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningyoungestchildwillbefifteenwhensheisforty-fiveandislikelytotakepaid

B.probablydonothearenoughlanguagespokenaroundthemworkuntilretirementatsixty.Evenwhileshehasthecareofchildren,her

C.usuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearworkislightenedbyhouseholdappliances（家用电器）andconveniencefoods.

D.oftentakealongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly

7.Ababy'sfirstnoisesare.Thisimportantchangeinwomen'swayoflifehasonlyrecentlybegunto

A.anexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingshaveitsfulleffectonwomen*seconomicposition.Evenafewyearsago

mostgirlsleftschoolatthefirstopportunityandmostofthemtookafull-timeAnymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraisesitsvaluetostamp

job.However,whentheymarried,theyusuallyleftworkatonceandnevercollectors.Amistakeononeinexpensivepostagestamphasmadethestamp

returnedtoit.Todaytheschool-leavingageissixteen,manygirlsstayatworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue.

schoolafterthatage,andthoughwomentendtomarryyounger.moreThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagointheBritishcolony

marriedwomenstayatworkatleastuntilshortlybeforetheirfirstchildisborn.ofMauritius,asmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847anorderforstamps

Manymoreafterwads,returntofullorpart-timework.SuchchangeshaveledwassenttoaLondonprinter-Mauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryin

toanewrelationshipinmarriage,withbothhusbandandwifeacceptingatheworldtoissuestamps.

greatershareofthedutiesandsatisfactionoffamilylife,andwithbothBeforetheorderwasfilledanddelivered,aballwasplannedat

husbandandwifesharingmoreequallyinprovidingthemoneyandrunningMauritius,GovernmentHouse,andstampswereneededtosendoutthe

thehome,accordingtotheabilitiesandinterestofeachofthem.invitations.Alocalprinterwasinstructedtocopythedesignforthestamps.

1O.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990.HeaccidentallyinscribedthewordsuPostOffice"insteadofTostPaid“onthe

A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveseveralhundredstampsthatheprinted.

B.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenTodaythereareonlytwenty-sixofthesemisprintedstampsleftfourteen

C.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveOnePennyOrange-RedsandtwelveTwoPennyBlues.BecauseoftheTwo

D.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefivePennyBlue*srarenessandage,collectorshavepaidasmuchas$16800

11.Whenshewasoverfifty,thelate19thcenturymother.forit.

A.wouldexpecttoworkuntilshedied14.Overacenturyago,Mauritius.

B.wasusuallyexpectedtotakeuppaidemploymentA.wasanindependentcountryB.belongedtoIndia

C.wouldbehealthyenoughtotakeuppaidemploymentC.wasoneoftheBritishcolonies

D.wasunlikelytofindajobevenifsheisnowlikelyD.wasasmallislandinthePacificOcean

12.Manygirls,thepassagesays,arenowlikelyto.15.Themistakeonthestampswasmade.

A.marrysothattheycangetajobA.inMauritiusB.atMauritiusGovernmentHouse

B.leaveschoolassoonastheycanC.inapostofficeD.inLondon

C.giveuptheirjobsforgoodaftertheyaremarried16.Stampcollectorshavepaid16800for.

0.continueworkinguntiltheyaregoingtohaveababyA.fourteenOnePennyOrange-RedsB.twelveTwoPennyBlues

13.Accordingtothepassage,itisnowquiteusualforwomento.C.oneOnePennyOrange-RedD.oneTwoPennyBlue

A.stayathomeafterleavingschoolE

B.marrymenyoungerthanthemselvesPersonalcomputersandtheInternetgivepeoplenewchoicesabout

C.startworkingagainlaterinlifehowtospendtheirtime.

D.marrywhilestillatschoolSomemayusethisfreedomtosharelesstimewithcertainfriendsor

Dfamilymembers,butnewtechnologywillalsoletthemstayinclosertouch

withthosetheycaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.

E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostA.reachagroupofpeopleatonetimeconveniently

weekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren'tnecessarilymuchshorterB.keepone'scommunicationaspersonalaspossible

thantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.ThisletsmeC.passonmuchmoreinformationthanthelater

sharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanImighthaveifshe'dbeenbornD.getintouchwithone'sfriendsfasterthanthelater

beforeelectronicmailbecamesuchapracticaltool.20.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

TheInternetalsomakesiteasytosharethoughtswithagroupoffriends.A.Computer:NewTechnologicalAdvances

Sayyoudosomethingfunseeagreatmovieperhaps-andtherearefourorB.Internet:NewTooltoMaintainGoodFriendship

fivefriendswhomightwanttohearaboutit.Ifyoucalleachone,youmaytireC.ComputersHaveMadeLifeEasier

oftellingthestory.D.Internet:aConvenientToolforCommunication

WithE-mail,youjustwriteonenoteaboutyourexperience,atyour参考答案:CDBABDABDDDDCCADCBAD

convenience,andaddressittoallthefriendsyouthinkmightbeinterested.

Theycanreadyourmessagewhentheyhavetime,andreadonlyasmuch（二）

astheywantto.Theycanreplyattheirconvenience,andyoucanreadwhatA

theyhavetosayatyourconvenience.

“HowcanIlearnEnglishwell?”Thisisaquestionmanystudentsask.In

E-mailisalsoaninexpensivewaystayinclosetouchwithpeoplewholivefar

away.MorethanafewparentsuseE-mailtokeepintouch,evendailytouch,myopinion,themosteffectivewayistolearnlessonsbyheart.Ifyoucan

withtheirchildrenoffatcollege.recitethetextandwriteitout,you'velearneditfairlywell.Andifyoucantell,

WejusthavetokeepinmindthatcomputersandtheInternetofferinyourownwords,whatthelessonsaysyou'reaverysuccessfullearner

anotherwayofstayingintouch.Theydon'ttaketheplaceofanyoftheoldindeed.YourEnglishwillbequiteperfect.

ways.Thisisadifficulttask.However,ifyoutrytolearnbyheartonlypartofeach

17.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.lesson,you'IIfinditnothalfsohardasyoumighthavethought.

A.explainhowtousetheInternetLearningthisway,youwillmakerapidprogress.Ofcourse,writingisalso

B.describethewriter'sjoyofkeepingupwiththelatesttechnologynecessary.IthelpsyoualotonourwaytosuccessinEnglish.

C.tellthemerits（价值）andusefulnessoftheInternetEquallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.Youshouldbeabletolaughat

D.introducethereadertobasicknowledgeaboutpersonalcomputersandjokesandbeshockedatbadnews.WhenusingEnglish,trytoforgetyour

theInternetmothertongue.Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.

18.TheuseofE-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto.So,nevertrytoseeEnglishthroughtranslation.

A.spendlesstimeworking56.Inthewriter*sopinion,themosteffectivewayinlearningEnglishis.

B.havemorefreetimewithhischild

C.workathomeonweekendsA.topractisespeaking,writingandfeelingit

D.workataspeedcomfortabletohimB.toforgetyourownnativelanguage

19.Accordingtothewriter,E-mailhasanobviousadvantageovertheC.totranslateeverythingintohisownlanguage

telephonebecausetheformerhelpsone.D.tomemorizetheEnglishwordsandgrammaticalrules

57.uInsteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway."Thisseesomethingmovingtoonesideofthem.Whentheyturntolookstraightat

sentencemeansthatmemorizingyourownlanguagecan.it,theycannotseeitanymore,andtheybelievetheyweremistaken.

A.helpyoutostudyEnglishwellB.stopyoumasteringEnglishHowever,thismistakehappensbecausethecenteroftheeye,whichisvery

C.makeEnglisheasytolearnD.helpyounoticemistakessensitiveindaylight,isnotassensitiveasthesidesoftheeyeafterdark.

58.Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage,“tofeelthelanguage”here59.Wedon'tknowthatoureyesareofgreatimportanceuntil.

means.A.wethinkaboutoureyesB.wecannotseeclearly

A.togetaknowledgeofEnglishbytouchingC.wewearglassesD.wehavetodomuchreading

B.tobeabletoreadandwriteEnglish60.Accordingtothepassage,aismorelikelytobenearsighted.

C.totranslateEnglishintoyourownbyimaginingA.tailorB.doctorC.guardD.painter

D.tobeabletoexperiencetherichsensationofthelanguage61.Peoplewhoarefarsighted.

BA.cannotdoalotofcloseworkwithoutglasses

Whenwecanseewell,wedonotthinkaboutoureyesoften.ItisonlyB.canonlyseethingsthatareveryclosetotheireyes

whenwecannotseeperfectlythatwecometoseehowimportantoureyesC.havedifficultyreadingabookiftheyholditatarm'slength

are.D.havethesameproblemasthenearsightedpeople

Peoplewhoarenearsightedcanonlyseethingsthatareverycloseto62.Toseeasmallthingatnight,itisbettertolook.

theireyes.Manypeoplewhodoalotofclosework,suchaswritingandA.withwideopeneyesB.withhalfshutornarrowedeyes

reading,becomenearsighted.ThentheyhavetowearglassesinordertoC.straightatitD.inaslightlydifferentdirection

seedistantthingsclearly.C

Peoplewhoarefarsightedfacejusttheoppositeproblem.TheycanseeTreesareusefultomaninthreeimportantways:theygivehimwoodand

thingsthatarefaraway,buttheyhavedifficultyreadingabookunlesstheyotherusefulthings,theygivehimcoolplaces,andtheyhelptostopdrought

holditatarm'slength.Iftheywanttodomuchreading,theymustgetandflood.

glassestoo.Unluckily,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotfoundthatthethirdof

Otherpeopledonotseeclearlybecausetheireyesarenotexactlythethesepointsisthemostimportant.Manwantstomakemoneyfromtrees,so

rightshape.This,too,canbecorrectedbyglasses.Somepeople'seyeshehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehas

becomecloudybecauseofcataracts.Longagothesepeopleoftenbecamelostthebestfriendshehad.Andalso,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantand

blind.Now,however,itispossibletooperateonthecataractsandremovelookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.

them.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsare

Whennightfalls,colorsbecomefaintertotheeyesandfinallydisappear.evenworse:forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakupsoil-maketherain

Afteryoureyeshavegrownusedtothedark,youcanseebetterifyouusein-andalsobindthesoil,thusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;but

thesideofyoureyesratherthanthecenters.Sometimes,afterdark,youseewheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,

asmallthingtoonesideofyou,whichseemstodisappearifyouturnyourcausingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilis

headinitsdirection.Thisisbecausewhenyouturnyourhead,youaregone,nothingisleftbutuselessdesert.

lookingatthethingtoodirectly.Menonguarddutysometimesthinkthey63.Themostimportantpointsoftreestomanis.

A.theyhelphimtomakemoneyB.theygivehimcooltheportablecomputerscanconnectstudentstonotonlytheInternet,butalso

C.theygivehimwoodandotherthingslibrariesandotherresources.Statehigher-educationofficialsarestudying

D.theyhelphimtostopdroughtandfloodshowlaptopscanhelpstudents.Stateofficialsarealsotestinglaptop

64.Inmanyplacesforestsslowlydisappearbecause.programsatotheruniversities,too.

A.manytreeshavebeencutdownbymanAtWestlakeCollege,morethan60percentofthestaffusecomputers.The

B.newtreesarenotwelllookedafterlaptopswillallowallteacherstousecomputersintheirlessons.Asone

C.manhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtreesWestlaketeachersaid,“HereweareinthemiddleofVirginiaandwe're

D.alltheabovegivingstudentsawindowontheworld.Theycanseeeverythinganddo

65.Landbecomesdesertafteralltreesarecutdownbecause.everything.v

A.rootsoftreesbreakupthesoilB.therearetoomanyrainfalls67.Themainpurposeofthelaptopprogramistogiveeachstudentalaptop

C.strongwindsbringalotofsandto.

D.therearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetop-soil.A.usefortheirschoolworkB.accesstheInternet

66.Whichtitlebestfitsthepassage?C.workathomeD.connectthemtolibraries

A.TreesandManB.TheFunctionofTreeWood68.Whyistheword“speak”inthesecondparagraphinquotationmarks（弓I

C.HowdoPeopledowithTrees?D.TheUsageofTreeRoots号）？

DA.Theydon,treallytalk.B.Theyusethecomputerlanguage.

Laptopcomputersarepopularallovertheworld.PeopleusethemontrainsC.Laptopshavespeakers.D.Noneoftheabovereasonsiscorrect.

andairplanes,inairportsandhotels.Theselaptopsconnectpeopletotheir69.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutWestlakeCollege?

workplace.IntheUnitedStatestoday,laptopsalsoconnectstudentstotheirA.Allteachersusecomputers.B.1500studentshavelaptops.

classrooms.C.ltisanoldcollegeinAmerica.D.Studentstherecandoeverything.

WestlakeCollegeinVirginiawillstartalaptopcomputerprogramthatallows70.Awindowontheworldinthelastparagraphmeansthatstudentscan

studentstodoschoolworkanywheretheywant.Withinfiveyears,eachofthe

1500studentsatthecollegewillreceivealaptop.ThelaptopsarepartofaA.attendlecturesoninformationtechnology

$10millioncomputerprogramatWestlake,a110-year-oldcollege.TheB.travelaroundtheworld

studentswithlaptopswillalsohaveaccesstotheInternet.Inaddition,theyC.getinformationfromaroundtheworldD.havefreelaptops

willbeabletousee-mailto“speak”withtheirteachers,theirclassmates,71.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

andtheirfamilies.However,themostimportantpartofthelaptopprogramisA.Theprogramissuccessful.B.Theprogramisnotworkable.

thatstudentswillbeabletousecomputerswithoutgoingtocomputerlabs.C.Theprogramistooexpensive.D.Wedon,tknowtheresultyet.

Theycanworkwithitathome,inafast-foodrestaurantorundertheE

trees-anywhereatall!Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoes

Becauseofthemanychangesincomputertechnology,laptopuseinhighernotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstop

education,suchascollegesanduniversities,isworkable.Aslaptopsbecometalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthe

morepowerful,theybecomemoresimilartodesktopcomputers.Inaddition,languageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,he

makesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople*s.In75.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtoridea

thesameway,childrenlearningto