高中英语阅读理解

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

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TheStudentHealthServiceprovidesexcellentmedicalservicesforstudents.TheMedicalCentreisopenfivedaysaweek,

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21.Ifyouwanttogetmoreinformationaboutarts,youcanwriteto.

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C,deg@waikato.ac.nzD.inf@waikato.ac.nz

22.YouhavetopayatleastayearifyoustudyattheUnivercityofWaikato.

A.$5,250B.$8,000C.$9,000D.$11,000

23.Acordingtothetext,whatwillyoudoifyouareillduringChrismasholidays?

A.Gotoahospitalnearby.B.Buysomemedicineinadrugstore.

C.Senadoctorattheschoolmedicalcenter.D.Trytogethelpfromyourclassmates.

B

Myfirstreactionwasannoyance（生气，'随怒）.ItwasFridayafternoon,andIwaswithinanhouroffinishingmyworkfor

theweek.AsIwasleaving,anursebroughtmeone

morepatientmessage.Thestatementread:"Mrs.Jonescalledtosaythatshehashadblurredvision（视觉模

糊）eversincehermedicaltestthismorning."Ismiled.Suddenlyourtestswerecausingeyeproblems.

Thisweekmypatientshadquestionedeverything.Mypatientwithhighbloodpressurehadstoppedcomingtohertreatment

ontheadviceofanInternetchatroom.Awomanwhohadamentalproblemwassubstituting（用....代

替）St.John'swordforhermedication.NowMrs.Joneswasimaginingproblems.Irolledmyeyes.

Mysecondreactionwasworry.AsIlookedthroughherrecord,Itriedtofigureoutwhyshewouldhaveblurredvision,butn

othinginherrecordexplainedthenewproblem.She'sprobablyjustanxious,Ithought.Still,shewouldn*thavecalledifshehad

beenallright.Ipickedupthephone.

WhatInextfeltcanonlybedescribedasdelight.BeforeImadethecall,thenurseranin:Mrs.Jonescalled.Hervisionisfin

e.Turnsoutshepickedupthewrongglasseswhenshelefttheoffice.TheX-raytechnicianhasbeenhavingthesameproblem.

Iletoutalaugh.Mrs.Joneshadbeenright.Hervisionhadbeenblurred.Nowweknowwhy.

Finally,Ifeltshame.IcametorealizewhatMrs.Joneshadtaughtme.Ihadfirstknownshewaswrong,thatheranxietyhad

cloudedherjudgment.Instead,mymedicaltraininghadcloudedmine.NowIfeelthankfulthatMrs.Jonesfigureditoutbefore

Imadeamistakeaboutourrelationship.Patientscometomeformyhelp.Theypaymetolisten,diagnose（诊

断）,treatandtalk.Thatsuggeststrust;Imustrememberthat,andtrustthemtoo.

24.Thewritersmiledwhilereadingthepatientmessagebecauseheknew.

A.Mrs.Joneswouldaskformoretests.B.thepatientwasbeingunreasonable.

C.thenursewasjokingwithhim.D.Mrs.Joneswouldcallhim.

25.WhalhascausedMrs.Jones'eyeproblem?

A.Wrongglasses

B.Medicalcheckup

C.Herownimagination

D.ChattingontheInternet

26.Theunderlinedwords"cloudedherjudgment"inthelastparagraphprobablymean.

A.madeherlesstrustfultowardthedoctor

B.putherincontrolofherownfeelings

C.madeherlessabletothinkclearly

D.putherinadangeroussituation

C

It'snottheflashiestcarintheworld.Notevenclose.Butthe1971VolkswagennamedHelioscandosomethingmostcars

can't:nmonsolarenergy-energyfromthesun'slightandheat!

JoshuaBechtold,14,andtheotherstudentsattheRiversideSchoolinLyndonville,Vermont,workedmanymonthstoget

Heliosreadyforthe1999AmericanTourdeSol（"Sol"istheLatinwordfor"sun"）.TheynamedtheircarafterHelios,the

sungodinGreekmythology（神话）.

The4-year-oldTourdeSolencouragestheuseof"green",orenvironmentallyfriendly,carstohelpreducepollutionand

saveenergy.It'snotarace.Carsarejudgedonfuelefficiency（耗油量）ratherthanspeed.Intheweek-longevent,44cars

tookthe350-miletourfromWaterbury,Connecticut,toLakeGeorge,NewYork.Ofthe23studentcars,Helioswastheonly

onebuiltbymiddleschoolstudents.

AteacherdroveHelios,butthechildrentalkedwithpeoplewherevertheystoppedalongthemad."Thatwasmyfavorite

part,"saysAnnaBrowne,15.nWeexplainedhowthecarruns.”

Dueinparttoold,inefficientbatteries（电:也）,Heliosfinishedfourth-outoffour-initskind,thesun-poweredclass."We

weretherefbrthefunofit,“Annasays."WeYeproudofHelios,"saysArielGleicher,14."It'sacarthat'sgoodforthe

environment."

27.WhatisspecialaboutthecarHeliosinthetext?

A.Itwasbuiltbymiddleschoolstudents.B.Ithasanattractivedesign.

C.Itwasmadein1971.D.Itwonthefourthprize.

28.Howmanysun-poweredcarstookpartintherace?

A.I.B.4.C.23.D.44.

29.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext.*?

A.TheMakingofHeliosB.1999AmericanTourdeSol

C.Sun-poweredCarsontheRoadD.UseofGreenCarsinConnecticut

30.ThestudentsfeltproudofHeliosbecause.

A.itcouldrunasfaras350milesB.itwasfavoredbymanychildren

C.ithadhigh-qualitybatteriesD.itwasdrivenbycleanenergy

D

Theotherday,myfriendJanewasinvitedtoa40thbirthdayparty.Thetimeprintedontheinvitationwas7.30pm.Jane

wentoffwithherhusband,expectingamerryeveningofwine,food,andsong.

By9.45,everybodywashavinggreatfun,butnofoodhadappeared.JaneandDavidwererestless.Otherguestsbegan

whisperingthatthey,too,werestarving.Butnoonewantedtoleave,justincasesomefoodwasabouttoappear.By11.00,

therewasstillnofood,andeveryonewascompletelyofftheirheads.JaneandDavidlefthungryandangry.

Theirexperiencesuggeststhatthewordsontheprintedinvitationsneedtobemadeclearer.Everyonereadsand

understandstheinvitationsdifferently.Mostofuswouldagreethat6.30-8.30pmmeansdrinksonly,goouttodinnerafterwards;

8.00pmor8.30pmmeanspossibledinner,but9.30pmandanytimethereaftermeansnofood,eatbeforehand,rolluplate.

Butthisisnotalwaysthecase.Ifaskedtoastudents1partyat6.30pm,itisnormalforguestsnottoappearbeforemidnight,

ifatall,andnoonecares.Beingthefirsttoarrive-lookingeager-issocialdeath.Whenmymotherisaskedtoapartyfor6.30,

shelikestobethere,ifnotontime,thennolaterthanseven.Myagegroup（latethirties）fallssomewherebetweenthetwo,but

becausewestillthinkwe'reyoung,we'reprobablyclosertostudent-timethangrown-uptime.

Theacceptedcustomatpresentisconfusing（混舌L的）,sometimesannoying,anditoftenmeansyoumaygohomehungry,

butitdoeslendeverypartythatpreciouselement（成分）ofsuiprise.

3l.Theunderlinedwords"offtheirheads'*probablymean.

A.tiredB.crazyC.curiousD.hopeless

32.JaneandDavid*sstoryisusedtoshowthat.

A.petty-goer8usuallygethungryatpartiesB.partyinvitationscanbeconfusing

C.peopleshouldaskforfoodatpartiesD.birthdaypartiesformiddle-agedpeoplearedull

33.Forsomeyoungpeople,arrivingontimeforastudents1partywillprobablybeconsidered.

A.verydifficultB.particularlythoughtfulC.friendlyandpoliteD.sociallyunacceptable

34.Accordingtothewriter,peopleintheirlatethirties.

A.arelikelytoarrivelateforapartyB.carelittleaboutthepartytime

C.haven*treallygrownupyetD.likesurprisesatparties

35.Whatisthegeneralideaofthetext?

A.It'ssafetoarrivelatejustwhenfoodisserved.B.It'swisetoeatsomethingbeforegoingtoaparty.

C.It*simportanttofollowsocialrulesofparty-going.D.Ifsnecessarytoreadinvitationscarefully.

E

Theeyesarethewindowsofthesoul.Havingapairofbright,cleareyesisveryimportant,soweshouldprotectoureyes

throughoutourlives.(36)

KeepadistancefromtheTVsetwhenyouwatchTVandgiveyoureyesarestevery30minutes.

(37)Don'treadwhilelyingdownorwalking.Relaxaftereveryhourofreading.

Don'tstareatthesunortrytoreadinthedarkness.(38)Thiscandamageyoureyeseasily.

(39)Notmanypeoplehavethishabit,butitisnecessary.Ifyoufeelthatthereissomethingwrongwithyoureyes,get

themcheckedquickly.Eyeproblemcanbefoundandtreatedearlywithregularchecks.

Restyoureyeswheneveryoucan.Youcancloseyoureyesforafewsecondsorlookintothedistanceforoneortwo

minutes.Asmallbreakwillrelaxyoureyesandhelptostopyoufromgettingeyeproblems.

Becarefulwhenyouchooseyourglasses.(40)Makesureyourglassesarerightforyou.Iftheydon'tfeelright,get

yourglasseschanged.

A.Getyoureyescheckedoften.

B.Developgoodreadinghabits.

C.Makesureyougetenoughsleepeverynight.

D.Evenifyou'rewearingsunglasses,neverlookfordirectlyatthesun.

E.Thefollowingtipsmayhelpyoutoprotectyoureyes.

F.Drinkgreenteaeverydayasawaytoprotectyoureyesagainsteyeproblems.

G.Glassesthataren'tsuitableforyoucouldbringyoutrouble.

第三部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡

上将该项涂黑。

Hehasbeencalledthe"missinglink."Half-man,half-beast.Heissupposedtoliveinthehighestmountainintheworld

-MountEverest.

HeisknownastheAbominableSnowman.The41oftheSnowmanhasbeenaroundfor42.Climbersinthe1920s

reportedfindingmarkslikethoseofhumanfeethighuponthesideofMountEverest.Thenativepeoplesaidthey43this

creatureandcalleditthe"Yeti,"andtheysaidtheyhad44caughtYetisontwooccasions45nonehaseverbeenproduced

asevidence（证据）.

Overtheyears,thestoryofYetishas46.In1951,EricShiptontookphotographsofasetoftracksinthesnowof

Everest.Shiptonbelievedthattheywerenot47thetracksofamonkeyorbearand48thattheAbominableSnowman

mightreally49.

FurthereffortshavebeenmadetofindoutaboutYetis.Buttheonlythingspeoplehaveeverfound

were50footprints.Mostbelievethefootprintsarenothingmorethan51animaltracks,whichhadbeenmade52as

theymelted（融化）andrefrozeinthesnow.53,in1964,aRussianscientistsaidthattheAbominableSnowman

was54andwasaremaininglinkwiththeprehistorichumans.But,55,noevidencehasever56beenproduced.

Thesedays,onlyafewpeoplecontinuetotakethestoryoftheAbominableSnowman57.Butifthey

ever58catchingone,theymayfaceareal59：Wouldtheyputitina60_orgiveitaroominahotel?

41.A.eventB•storyC.AdventureD.description

42.A.centuriesB.toolongC.sometimeD.manyyear

43.A.heardfromB.caredforC.knewofD.readabout

44.A.evenB.hardlyC.certainlyD.probably

45.A.AsB.thoughC.whenD.unti1

46.A.developedB.changedC.occuredD.continued

47.A.entirelyB.naturallyC.clearlyD.simply

48.A.foundB.declaredC.feltD.doubted

49.A.existB.escapeC.disappearD.return

50.A.clearerB.moreC.possibleD.rare

51.A.hugeB.recentC.ordinaryD.frightening

52.A.strangeB.largeC.deepD.rough

53.A.IntheendB.ThereforeC.AfterallD.However

54.A.imaginedB.realC.specialD.familiar

55.A.soB.besidesC.AgainD.instead

56.A.rightlyB.ActuallyC.normallyD.particularly

57.A.lightlyB.JokinglyC.seriouslyD.properly

58.A.succeedinB.insistonC.dependonD.joinin

59.A.decisionB.situationC.subjectD.problem

60.A.zooB.mountainC.museumD.laboratory

LastnightmywifeandIhaddinneratarestaurantnotfarfromourhome.Welikethisplaceverymuch,butwehave

eatentheremanytimes.Lastnight,otherwise,theservicewasnotverygood.Wehadtowaitalongtimeaftera

waitercametoourtable.Hewasverynice,buthedidn'tdotheverygoodjob.Iorderedchickenwithmushroom,but

hebringmechickenwithcreamsauce.MywifegothermaincourseOK,butsheputthewrongkindofsalad

dressingonhersalad.Wedidn'tsaysomethingtothewaiter.Wejustatewhathebroughtus.Iknowthat15%isthe

unusualamountforatip.Iwantedtoleave10%showthatwewerenothappy.DidIdotherightthing?

2、【题文】

ItisfiveyearsnowsinceIgraduatefromNo.3HighSchool.LastSaturday,theclassthatIwasonhelda

get-together,whichtookusalongtimeprepare.Itwasindeednoteasytogetinthetouchwitheverybody

andsetawelltimeforallofus.Weallenjoyedthispreciousdaygreatly,rememberthetimewespent

togetherandthepeopletheywerefamiliarwith.ltwasapitywhichsomeofuswerenotpresentastheyhad

goneabroadforfurtherstudies,buttheycallsbackorsentgreetingcardfromdifferentplaces.

3、【题文】

Iwaswalkinghomefromschoolwhilesuddenlyitrainedheavy.WhatshouldIdo?Ididn'thaveanumbrellaanda

raincoatwithme.Ilookedaroundandseesomestudentswalkinghappilyundertheirumbrellas.Theymust

listenedtotheweatherforecast.Ibegantorunandcaughtintherain.IkeptrunninguntilIgottoabookstorewhichI

couldwaituntiltherainstoppedandinthesametimeIcouldreadmyfavoritebooks.Afterabouthalfahour,therain

stoppedandIgohome.

4、【题文】

MyfamilywasverypoorwhenIwaschild.Myparentswereworkersbutcouldn'taffordtobuytoys

fromme.Asaresult,mydollslookedalotdifferentlyfromthoseboughtfromtoystores.Mydollswere

home-made.ThefirstdollIowneditwasmadeofaglassCoca-Colabottle.Iwassuchexcitedtomakeadollby

itself.SoonIbecameacollectorofemptyCoca-ColabottlesbecauseIseeeachbottleasapossiblebabydollat

thattime.PeoplewhomworkedinthestoresellingCoca-Colacouldseemepickupemptybottlesalmostevery

day.Thosehome-madetoysbroughtmealotofhappy.

5、【题文】

Howanunbelievablescene!Amodernyoungcouplewereeatingfruitinpublicandhadthrownaplentyofwasteon

theground.Whenanoldcleanercomestocleanup,themanwasveryangry.Hepointedatthecleaner,saidina

loudvoice/'Howimpolite!Theyhaven*tfinishedeating!*'°Howcouldpeoplebehavesuchbadly?"Ithought.Obvious,

intheireyes,theycoulddoalltheylikedandignoreother'sfeelings.Inmyopinion,weshouldpayattentionour

behavior,obeypublicrulesandrespectother'sworks.Weshouldknowthatreallycivilizedpeoplearethosewho

havegoodmannersbutabeautifulmindallthetime.

6、【题文】

Dearfriends,

Itisrealagoodchancetohavemetallofyouhere.WehavespentseveralweekendinlearningintheEnglish

Club.Althoughwehadbeenmembersforashortperiodoftime,wehavemadeagreatprogress.Thatisbecausewe

areallveryactivebuttheactivitiesarenotonlyenjoyablebutalsohelpful.Beside,theforeignteachersherework

hardandtrytheirbesttomaketheactivitieslivelyandinterested.Iamverypleasedsaythatallofushavegreatly

improvedourspeakingEnglishsofar.Iamlookingforwardtoseeallofyouagaininthenearfuture!

7、【题文】

MyfriendLiHuacometovisitmeonMayDay.DuringthefollowingdaysIshowedhearoundthecityofHangzhou.

WewenttotheMuseuminthemorningofMay2,andwelearnedmanyaboutthehistoryofZhejiang.Inthe

afternoon,wemadeatourtotheWestLake.Itwasreallygreatfunny!IntheeveningItookLiHuatothenightzoo.It

wastoointerestingtoseeanimalatnight.Thenextdaywewenttothebookshoptobuybooks.Thoughwewere

verytiringinthosetwodays,butweenjoyedourselvesverymuch.

8、【题文】

I'maseniorstudentandI'mnowintheneedofyourhelpalthoughIcan*tstandthegreatpressure.EverydayIhave

tohavelessonatschoolforninehoursandtakeatleastthreetofourhoursdoingmyhomeworkathome.Our

teenagersareeagertoplayandenjoyourselves,butwehardlyhaveanytimetodothatwewant.Besides,wedon't

evenhaveenoughsleep.Thereseemtohavethreecasesabouttheoverload:thepressureofexaminations,too

manyhomeworkandhighexpectationsfromtheparents.Weoftenwarnedthatifwedon'tdoourbestwewon'thave

thechancetogouniversity.Thepressureoftenmakesmeawakeatnight.

9、【题文】

DearAlice,

Ihavejustgotagoodnewstotellyou.Iwinanationalprizeforpaintinglastweek.Myfatherwassopleasingthathe

suggestedIgotoEnglandforaholiday.Tdliketostayingthereforhalfamonth,visitingplaceofinterestand

practicingmyEnglishaswell.We'vebeenwrittentoeachotherfornearlyayearnow.Ihaveoftendreamedoftalk

facetofacewithyou.Iimagineyoullbeatvacationyourselfbythattime.Perhapsyouwillgooutdosome

sightseeingtogether.

Best,Lily

10、【题文】

Theotherday,IwasinvitedmyfriendSam'shomefordinner.IfeltabitsurprisingwhenIsawBillthere.Itwastwo

monthsincewetwohadquarreled,soIwasembarrassedanddidn'tknowhowtodo.Isatdownonthesofabut

begantowatchTV.LaterSamcametoaskmetomakeupwithBill.UntilthenIrealizethatSamhadarrangedthe

meetingonpurpose.HewentuptoBillandgreetedhimwarmly,smiledathim.Helookedveryhappilyandtalked

withmeexcitedly.Thatnight,wehadagreatfuntogether.

11、【题文】

Iwaswalkinghomefromschoolwhilesuddenlyitrainedheavy.WhatshouldIdo?Ididn'thaveanumbrellaanda

raincoatwithme.Ilookedaroundandseesomestudentswalkinghappilyundertheirumbrellas.Theymust

listenedtotheweatherforecast.Ibegantorunandcaughtintherain.IkeptrunninguntilIgottoabookstorewhichI

couldwaituntiltherainstoppedandinthesametimeIcouldreadmyfavoritebooks.Afterabouthalfahour,therain

stoppedandIgohome.

m.单项选择，从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳答案完成句子

1.Anewcinemahere.Theyhopetofinishitnextmonth.

A.will