题目内容
8.My father was,by nature,a cheerful,kindly man.Until he was thirty-four years old he worked as a farm-hand for Thomas Butterworth near the town of Bidwell,Ohio.On Saturday evenings he drove his horse into town to spend a few hours in social intercourse with other farm-hands.He was quite happy in his position in life.It was in his thirty-fifth year that father married my mother,a school teacher.Something happened to the two people.The American passion for getting up in the world took possession of them.Mother induced father to give up his place as a farm-hand,sell his horse and start an independent enterprise of his own.They rented ten acres of poor stony land and launched into chicken raising.
One inexperienced in such matters can have no idea of the many and tragic things that can happen to a chicken.It is born out of an egg,lives for a few weeks as a tiny fluffy thing,then becomes naked,gets diseases,and dies.A few hens,and now and then a rooster,intended to serve God's mysterious ends,struggle through to maturity.The hens lay eggs out of which come other chickens and the awful cycle is thus made complete.It is all unbelievably complex.Most philosophers must have been raised on chicken farms.One hopes for so much from a chicken and is so awfully disappointed.Small chickens,look so bright and in fact so awfully stupid.They are so much like people they mix one up in one's judgments of life.If disease does not kill them they wait until your expectations are thoroughly aroused and then walk under the wheels of a carriage.
In later life I have seen how a literature has been built up on the subject of fortunes to be made out of the raising of chickens.It is intended to be read by the gods who have just eaten of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.It is a hopeful literature and declares that much may be done by simple ambitious people who own a few hens.Do not be misguided by it.It was not written for you.Go hunt for gold on the frozen hills of Alaska,put your faith in the honesty of a politician,believe if you will that good will defeat evil,but do not read and believe the literature that is written concerning the hen.
For ten years my father and mother struggled to make our chicken farm pay and then they gave up that struggle and began another.They moved into the town of Bidwell,Ohio and began the restaurant business,with the tiny hope of looking for a new place from which to start on our upward journey through life.
61.Which of the following is the right order of what happened?A
a.Father got married to Mother,a school teacher.
b.Father quitted working at Butterworth's.
c.My parents launched a business in Bidwell.
d.Father socialized in town on Saturday evenings
e.My parents started their job of chicken farming.
A.d-a-b-e-c
B.d-a-c-b-e
C.d-b-a-e-c
D.d-b-a-c-e
62.By saying"Most philosophers must have been raised on chicken farms",the author means that chicken farmingB.
A.is so complex that only philosophers can comprehend it
B.gives you a philosophical insight into life
C.exposes you to a complete circle of life
D.allows you the time to judge the life
63.In the author's opinion,the literature about chicken raisingD.
A.is full of hope and positive energy
B.proves the victory of good over evil
C.persuades you to believe in politicians
D.tends to be blindly optimistic about its rewards
64.What's the author's attitude towards parents'dream of rise to success?C
A.approving
B.optimistic
C.skeptical
D.indifferent.
分析 本文讲述父母创业的历程,在经营一家小鸡养殖场失败后,又继续创业开始餐饮业.由此,作者表达了对父母是否能获得成功的怀疑.
解答 61-64 ABDC
61.A 细节理解题.根据第一段On Saturday evenings he drove his horse into town to spend a few hours in social intercourse with other farm-hands,第二段It was in his thirty-fifth year that father married my mother,Mother induced father to give up his place as a farm-hand和They rented ten acres of poor stony land and launched into chicken raising及最后一段They moved into the town of Bidwell,Ohio and began the restaurant business可知,交际,结婚,放弃工作,养鸡,开餐馆.故选A.
62.B 推理判断题.根据第二段作者主要介绍养殖小鸡的复杂性,且根据They are so much like people they mix one up in one's judgments of life可知作者联想到了人类,故本句意思是:小鸡养殖可以让你思考人生.故选B.
63.D 推理判断题.根据第三段Do not be misguided by it.It was not written for you可知作者告诫读者不要让the literature about chicken raising给误导了,即作者认为人们对小鸡养殖的回报盲目乐观.故选D.
64.C 推理判断题.本文通过作者讲述父母创业的历程,表达了对父母对获得成功的怀疑,最后一段with the tiny hope of looking for a new place from which to start on our upward journey through life也给出了提示,即带着很小的希望寻找一个新地方开始新的创业.故选C.
点评 人物故事类阅读理解文章是高考英语常考材料之一.这类文章一般可分为人物传记和短篇故事两类.这两类阅读材料一般较长,即词数多,而且命题也较多,特别是推理判断题和事实细节题多.在做此类阅读理解题时往往是材料看得懂,题目不好做的感觉.因此,在阅读材料时要重点放在事情发展的过程和结果上,注意把握事件的发展进程及人物之间的关系,细节与主题的关系,用以说明人物性格特点的事实、作者的态度等,这些内容往往是推理判断题的命题点.至于事实细节题的解答,同学们切忌想当然或者凭印象,一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.
A.Classifications of liars B.Everyone lies,more or less C.Gender impacts ways of lying D.Purposes of telling lies E.Reason why men lie more F.Women,more careful liars |
It's been said that"everybody lies sometimes."And it's true.Everyone does lie from time to time.Men lie; women lie.Husbands lie,friends lie,wives lie,and believe it or not,your mother might lie.A recent study showed that 91% of all people lie on a regular basis,and people tell at least 13major lies a week.
77.A
The first thing one has to understand about lying is that there are at least five different types of liars:the model of absolute integrity,the real straight-shooter,the pragmatic fibber,a real Pinocchio and the compulsive liar,according to sociologist-anthropologist Dr.Gina Graham Scott.
78.E
Dr.Robert G.Newby,the professor of sociology at Central Michigan University,believes that men are more likely to tell lies than women."Men are more concerned about how they present themselves in public,the impression they make on people and things like that,"he says."Men are always trying to impress people in the work and want to make sure that their presentation of self is one that makes them look good."Women,on the other hand,Dr.Newby believes,are more private people and their relationship tends to be more interpersonal,as opposed to having to put on a public face.Women are more vulnerable and they are not as likely to try to pull the wool over someone's eyes like men.
79.C
Dr Ronn Elmore,Los Angeles-based relationship counselor,does not believe that lying is based on gender."But I believe when women lie it tends to be verbal,plain old-fashioned lies with words.But when men lie,it is often nonverbal,as in doing what he says he would not do or not doing what he promised he would do.Either way,it's a lie,male version or female version.It is the opposite of integrity."
80.F
Vesta Callender,psychotherapist in New York City,also agrees that one's gender does not play a role in lying,but men and women do lie differently."Women concern more while lying.They plan better,"Callender notes."They create a history around the lie,and they try to project into the future what might happen if the lie is detected.With a woman,a lie has a beginning,a middle and an end.It's a real entanglement."Callender believes that men"tend to lie for the moment or to get out of a situation.Men think less about how the lie can be detected."
D.It seemed fine.I figured the mother must have been killed,leaving it an orphan(孤儿).Now,the baby was pretty hungry for(42)A and then left its nest to search the neighborhood for help.
I was about to carry it into my(42)C when I found several other babies( 43)D to run down the tree from where their nest was.With the first squirrel hid into my(44)C,I stood at the base of the tree and was(45)C when three more babies ran right down into my hands.Those dear little creatures were so happy to feel safe and(46)C,and they all held each other close in my shirt.I took them home and(47)C them bread and milk to eat.The poor starving things went(48)B as they swallowed the meal.
I phoned a lady in the next town who(49)A a small squirrel shelter.She had a big back yard with large(50)D surrounded by a tall wooden fence.She assured me she was well(51)B to care for the babies and provide a natural home for them when they were grown.
I love that those little girls cared enough about the squirrels to seek out the(52)D of the Animal Lady!And I really(53)Cgetting to help the baby creatures.And then the(54)Aof caring continued(55)A the lady with the squirrel shelter took them in.How wonderful to be part of a chain of kindness.
36.A.hunt | B.love | C.cure | D.rescue |
37.A.to | B.through | C.for | D.from |
38.A.followed | B.glanced | C.comforted | D.persuaded |
39.A.came down | B.bent down | C.put down | D.broke down |
40.A.fur | B.legs | C.teeth | D.injuries |
41.A.milk | B.vegetable | C.nuts | D.leaves |
42.A.room | B.car | C.house | D.cage |
43.A.pretending | B.waiting | C.swinging | D.starting |
44.A.shoe | B.pocket | C.shirt | D.drawer |
45.A.puzzled | B.interested | C.astonished | D.satisfied |
46.A.nervous | B.cold | C.warm | D.tired |
47.A.handed | B.showed | C.gave | D.lent |
48.A.hungry | B.wild | C.sad | D.afraid |
49.A.owned | B.needed | C.sought | D.shut |
50.A.ladders | B.flowers | C.bamboos | D.trees |
51.A.organized | B.equipped | C.built | D.known |
52.A.shelter | B.information | C.advice | D.help |
53.A.minded | B.regretted | C.enjoyed | D.appreciated |
54.A.chain | B.feeling | C.sense | D.connection |
55.A.when | B.if | C.before | D.until |