高中英语学业水平测试-过程性阅读-习题及答案

专题十四阅读Happybirthday!Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity(成熟)—andweallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess(过程).1.Growingupisawonderfulprocessbecause_____.

A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdays

B.peoplecanbecomemorematureandwiser

C.peoplecanreceivemanypresents

D.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart

Thetimeyouspendattheofficemaybethemoststressful(紧张的)partofyourday,butitdoesn’thavetobe.Youhaveagreaterabilitytoshapeyourofficeenvironmentthanyoumayrealize.

Takebreaksthroughouttheday.Itwillhelpclearyourmindandrelievepressure.2.Whichofthefollowingcanworkoutyourstressat

work?

A.Havingbreaksduringtheday.

B.Doinghardworkintheafternoon.

C.Nevertolearnnewthings.

D.Gettingupearlyorstayinguplate.Anallowance(零用钱)isanimportanttoolforteachingkidshowtobudget,saveandmaketheirowndecisions.Childrenrememberandlearnfrommistakeswhentheirowndollarsarelostorspentfoolishly.Howlargeanallowanceisappropriate(合适的)?Expertssaythereisnotrightamount.Actualamountsdifferfromareatoarea,andfromfamilytofamily.

3.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?

A.Howtoteachchildren.

B.Howtoworkupabudget.

C.Howtoteachachildtosavemoney.

D.Howtoteachachildtomanagemoneymatters.

Moreandmoremuseumdirectorshaverealizedthatpeoplelearnbestwhentheycanbecomepartofwhattheyareseeing.Inmanysciencemuseums,thevisitorsareencouragedtotouch,listen,operateandexperimentsoastodiscoverscientificrulesforthemselves.

Thepurposeisnotonlytoprovidefun,butalsohelppeoplefeelathomeintheworldofscience.Ifpeopledon’tunderstandscience,theywillbeafraidofit;andiftheyareafraidofscience,theywillnotmakethebestuseofit.

4.Thedirectorsofthemuseumshaverealized_____.

A.theimportanceofscientificrules

B.peoplelearnbestinthemuseum

C.visitorscan’tlearnanythingfrommuseums

D.themuseumneedschanges

Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.5.Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas________.A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleepB.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventorsC.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworkedD.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreamsLanguagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.6.Beforechildrenstartspeaking________.A.theyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningB.withaskingquestionsC.theyarealleagertoexpressthemselvesD.theycan’tmakethemselvesunderstoodThegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.7.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990________.A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefiveB.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteenC.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfiveD.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefiveNewtechnologywillletpeoplestayinclosertouchwiththosewecaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.Thisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanbefore.8.TheuseofE-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto________.A.spendlesstimeworkingB.havemorefreetimewithhischildC.workathomeonweekendsD.workataspeedcomfortabletohimEveryonehasgottwopersonalities–theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon’tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou’reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviour,butwhenyou’reasleep,yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnight,ofcourse,peoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.9.Accordingtothewriter,younaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality_______.A. onlyinanormalnightB. onlywhenyougotosleepC. onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworldD. onlywhenyouchangesleepingpositionTherearesomespecialtraditionsinHawaii.Peopleareveryfriendlyandalwayswelcomevisitors.Theygivevisitorsaleialongnecklaceofbeautifulfreshflowers.Menwearbrightfloweredshirts,andwomenoftenwearlongflowereddresses.TherearetraditionalChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoholidaysandalltheholidaysfromtheUnitedStates.TheycallHawaiitheAlohaState.Alohameansbothhelloandgoodbye.Italsomeans“Iloveyou”.10.ThespecialtraditioninHawaiiincludes______.A．givingvisitorsaleiofbeautifulfreshflowers.B．MenwearbrightfloweredshirtsC．WomenoftenwearlongflowereddressesD．Alloftheabove.“HowcanIlearnEnglishwell?”Thisisaquestionmanystudentsask.Inmyopinion,themosteffectivewayistolearnlessonsbyheart.Ifyoucanrecitethetextandwriteitout,you’velearneditfairlywell.Andifyoucantell,inyourownwords,whatthelessonsaysyou’reaverysuccessfullearnerindeed.YourEnglishwillbequiteperfect.Thisisadifficulttask.However,ifyoutrytolearnbyheartonlypartofeachlesson,you’llfinditnothalfsohardasyoumighthavethought.Learningthisway,youwillmakerapidprogress.Ofcourse,writingisalsonecessary.IthelpsyoualotonourwaytosuccessinEnglish.Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.Youshouldbeabletolaughatjokesandbeshockedatbadnews.WhenusingEnglish,trytoforgetyourmothertongue.Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.So,nevertrytoseeEnglishthroughtranslation.11.Inthewriter’sopinion,themosteffectivewayinlearningEnglishis________.A.topractisespeaking,writingandfeelingitB.toforgetyourownnativelanguageC.totranslateeverythingintohisownlanguageD.tomemorizetheEnglishwordsandgrammaticalrules12.“Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.”Thissentencemeansthatmemorizingyourownlanguagecan________.A.helpyoutostudyEnglishwellB.stopyoumasteringEnglishC.makeEnglisheasytolearnD.helpyounoticemistakes13.Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.“tofeelthelanguage”heremeans________.A.togetaknowledgeofEnglishbytouchingB.tobeabletoreadandwriteEnglishC.totranslateEnglishintoyourownbyimaginingD.tobeabletoexperiencetherichsensationofthelanguageTreesareusefultomaninthreeimportantways:theygivehimwoodandotherusefulthings,theygivehimcoolplaces,andtheyhelptostopdroughtandflood.Unluckily,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotfoundthatthethirdofthesepointsisthemostimportant.Manwantstomakemoneyfromtrees,sohehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Andalso,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenworse:forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakupsoil-maketherainin-andalsobindthesoil,thusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,causingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilisgone,nothingisleftbutuselessdesert.14.Themostimportantpointsoftreestomanis________.A.theyhelphimtomakemoneyB.theygivehimcoolC.theygivehimwoodandotherthingsD.theyhelphimtostopdroughtandfloods15.Inmanyplacesforestsslowlydisappearbecause________.A.manytreeshavebeencutdownbymanB.newtreesarenotwelllookedafterC.manhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtreesD.alltheabove16.Landbecomesdesertafteralltreesarecutdownbecause________.A.rootsoftreesbreakupthesoilB.therearetoomanyrainfallsC.strongwindsbringalotofsandD.therearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetop-soil.17.Whichtitlebestfitsthepassage?A.TreesandManB.TheFunctionofTreeWoodC.HowdoPeopledowithTrees?D.TheUsageofTreeRootsLetchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,childrenlearningtodoalltheotherthings:theylearntodowithoutbeingtaughttowalk,run,climb,whistle,rideabicycle,comparetheirownperformanceswiththoseofmoreskilledpeople,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetofindouthismistakesandcorrectthemforhimself.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughtthathewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim,orcorrectitunlesshewasmadeto.Lethimworkout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whattheansweristothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisornot.Ifitisamatterofrightanswer,asitmaybeinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchroutine(常规)work?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildwhenhetellsusthathecan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Letthechildrenlearnwhatalleducatedpersonsmustsomedaylearn,howtomeasuretheirownunderstanding,andhowtoknowwhattheyknowordonotknow.18.Accordingtothepassage,thebestwayforchildrentolearnthingsisby________.A.listeningtoskilledpeople’sadviceB.askingolderpeoplemanyquestionsC.makingmistakesandhavingthemcorrectedD.doingwhatotherpeopledo19.WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkteachersshouldNOTdo?A.Givechildrencorrectanswers.B.Allowchildrentomakemistakes.C.Pointoutchildren’smistakestothem.D.Letchildrenmarktheirownwork.20.Accordingtothewriter,teachersinschoolshould________.A.allowchildrentolearnfromeachotherB.pointoutchildren’smistakeswheneverfoundC.givechildrenmorebookknowledgeD.correctchildren’smistakesassoonaspossible21.Thepassagesuggeststhatlearningtospeakandlearningtorideabicycleare________.A.differentfromlearningotherskillsB.thesameaslearningskillsC.moreimportantthanotherskillsD.notreallyimportantskillsTrip1BlackBearCountTherehavebeenfiresinthisareainthelastfewyearsandtheOfficeoftheNationalParkisnotsurehowmanyblackbearsairstillliving.Somebearshavebeenseensincethefires,andtheOfficehasaskedforyoungpeopletohelpcountthem.Theentiretripwilllastthreehours.Bookingsnecessary.Cost:Free When:May8Trip2GarlandValleyBringyourdrinkandlunchforthiswalkinabeautifulareaoftheBlueMountains.GarlandValleyisclosetothetownofGarlandhutispartoftheNationalPark.Manywildanimalsliveinthisarea,includingmanyrarebirds.Thisisagreatwalkforbird-lovers.Thetriplastsfourhours.Bookingsnecessary.Cost:$15 When:May8,May15Trip3FlashlightAdventurePutonyourwarmclothes,bringaflashlightandapairofglasses,andcomeforanightwalkalongtheDungogValley.Aguidewillleadthetour.Manyoftheanimalsyouwillseeonthistripcanonlyhe.seenatnight.Theguidewilltellyouaboutthelives0ftheanimalsyousee.Numbersarestrictlylimitedonnighttrips,sobesuretobookearly.Thiswalklaststwoandahalfhours.Cost:$12 When:May8,May15,May22Equipmenttobeneeded:• Pleasebringenoughwaterandfoodforallwalks.• Weargoodwalkingshoes—nohighheels.• Wearahatfordaywalks.• Dresswarmlyfornightwalks.• Childrenmustbewithanadult.• Makesureyourflashlightworkswellandbringextrabatteriesfornightwalks.• Followallinstructionsfromguidesduringthewalks.Themountainsareadangerousplace.Bookings:• Bookingsfortheabovetripscanbetradebytelephone(893—4847)orontheInternetatwww.Bluemountaintour.com22.Wherearethesetrips? A.Inalargecity. B.Inaparkinthemountains. C.Inaspecialkindofzoo.D.Inthreedifferentcountries.23. Onwhichtripmightyouseeanimalsthatsleepduringtheday? A. BlackBearCount. B.GarlandValley. C. FlashlightAdventure. D.Noneofthetrips.24. WhichofthefollowingisNOTnecessaryforthethreetrips? A. Goodwalkingshoes. B Apairofglasses. C. Foodandwater. D.A sleeping-bag25. Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? A. AdventureTravelinAmerica B. HuntingaroundtheGreat MountainsC.InterestingTripsintheEastoftheUSAD.DiscoveryTripsintheBlueMountainsWhenIwasstrugglingwithcancerafewyearsago,mywifeandIformedourown“couplecautioncircle”.Anytimeadoctorcamewithnewsofmyprogress,mywifewouldgivemeabighug.Thereportswereseldomgoodduringtheearlystagesofmyillness,andonedayadoctorbroughtparticularlyfrighteningnews.Staringatmyreports,hesaidinalowvoice,“Itdoesn’tlooklikeyou’regoingtomakeit.”BeforeIcouldaskhimaquestion,mywifestoodup,handedmemyclothes,adjustedthetubesfastenedtomybodyandsaid,“Let’sgetoutofhere.Thismanisarisktoyourhealth.”Asshehelpedmestruggletothedoor,thedoctorcamenearus.“Stayback,”demandedmywife.“Stayawayfromus.”Aswewalkedtogetherdownthehall,thedoctorattemptedtocatchupwithus.“Keepgoing,”saidmywife,pushingtheintravenous(静脉注射的)stand.“We’regoingtotalktosomeonewhoreallyknowswhatisgoingon.”Thensheheldupherhandtothedoctor.“Don’tcomeanyclosertous.”Thetwoofusmovedasone.Weescapedtothesafetyandhopeofadoctorwhodidnotconfusediagnosiswithconclusion.Icouldneverhavemadethatwalktowardwellnessalone.26．Fromthepassageweknow. A．hearingthatthehusbandwasnotgoingtomakeit,thewifewentoutofhermind B．thewife’sdecisionincrisis(危机)contributedtothehusband’swellness C．thehusbandwasdiagnosedwithcancerbymistake D．thehusbandbecameweakerandweakerasaresultofthetreatmentconductedbythedoctor27．What’stheauthor’sfeelingwhenwritingthepassage? A．Angry. B．Thankful. C．Excited. D．Sad28．Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage? A．Thewifewasawomanhardtogetalongwith. B．Thedoctorwasadangerousman. C．Thewifelovedherhusbandverymuch D．ThehusbandwasamanwhobelievedeverythingwouldbeOK.29．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A．AHappyCoupleInCrisis B．StruggleWithCancer C．InCrisis,BecomeAsOne D．Don’tBelieveTheDoctorPocketmoneyMostBritishparentsgivetheirteenagerspocketmoney.Teenagersgetbetween£7and£20aweek.Theyspenditonfastfood,designerclothes,thecinema,concert,magazinesandmobilephones.1.Lazyparents?37%ofparentspayteenagerstocleanthelounge,66%ofparentspayteenagerstotaketherubbishout.2.Lazyteens?51%ofteenagersdon’tmaketheirbedsbeforetheyleavehome.Only13%ofteenagerswashthecarformoney.Someparentsevenpaytheirteenagerstodotheirhomework.3.Equality?NotYet!Boysgetmoremoneythangirlsformostoddjobs.Forwashingthedishes,boysgetabout£4andgirlsgetabout£1.4.Andifyouneedsomemoremoney?Teensgetanextra£250ayearoutoftheirparentsontop