题目内容
11.When I was a kid my mum used to say I would read the back of a sauce(调料) bottle if I didn't have a book on the go.It was true,and even now that reading habit has stuck with me,I always have at least one book,sometimes two or three,being read.And I'm talking about real books,books made out of paper,books that you can hold in your hand to read.But reading is on the decline.A recent survey has found that Chinese people read only 4.77printed books a year on average and in the U.S.25percent of the population claim not to have read a book in the last year!So what's stopping people from reading?
The obvious answer of course is the huge influence that technology has made on all of our lives.Why read a book when you can watch a movie or TV series on your hand-held device(设备) on the underground going home?For younger people books may not be as immediately exciting and attention catching as an online game.With stories you have to work at it,stick with it,follow the twists and turns of the plot.There are no shortcuts with a book.You have to turn page after page.
But you can still get lost in a book.We all have this thing called imagination.It's much more powerful than any computer; in fact,it's worth remembering that any online game has first been written,in words,as a story by its author(s).It's the total of his or her or their imagination.
So we need to read because if we do not read we start to block our ability to think widely,to have an imagination.Reading is a process that involves completely different pathways in the brain.Pathways that allow us to draw comparisons and make connections to other things we have read and seen in the past.If you do not read,this will eventually influence not just on your academic performance,but also on your economic performance and eventually on your ability to connect with a civil life and political life.
So take a book off your bookshelf,find a comfortable chair and get yourself lost in a good book for a few hours.There are also loads of books,for free,in your local library.
43.Why do people read less and less?B
A.Because books are no longer interesting to readers.
B.Because readers are over influenced by media devices.
C.Because people don't have time to read books.
D.Because books are difficult to understand.
44.Why is reading so important?A
A.Because reading keeps readers'brain active and imaginative.
B.Because reading can immediately improve readers'academic performance.
C.Because reading reminds readers of the things in the past.
D.Because reading can bring in much money.
45.What can you infer from the passage?C
A.Technology means more harm than good.
B.People shouldn't watch TV or play computer games.
C.Reading is a very active thinking process.
D.People will be affected the moment they stop reading.
46.Why does the author write the passage?C
A.To tell why people are reading less and less.
B.To state the advantages of reading books.
C.To persuade people to read more books.
D.To ask people to follow him/her.
分析 本文是一篇说明文.文章主要说明了由于科技的发展,读书的人越来越少.虽然读书有它自身的缺点,可是读书还是有很多好处的:读书可以给我们无限的想象,帮助我们更有广度的思维.所以我们要坚持读书.
解答 43.B 细节理解题,根据第三段The obvious answer of course is the huge influence that technology has made on all of our lives可知现在人们阅读越来越少是因为受到了科技的影响,故选B.
44.A 推理判断题,根据倒数第二段So we need to read because if we do not read we start to block our ability to think widely,to have an imagination.可知阅读很重要是因为阅读使读者的大脑活跃而富有想象力,故选A.
45.C 细节理解题,根据倒数第二段Reading is a process that involves completely different pathways in the brain可知阅读会使我们的大脑活跃,让我们通过不同路径思考,故选C.
46.C 写作目的题,根据最后一段So take a book off your bookshelf,find a comfortable chair and get yourself lost in a good book for a few hours.可知作者写这篇文章是为了鼓励我们多读书,故选C.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时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.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
Mr.Collier (31)A,"I was in a dead sleep.Sounded like he was coming (32)B the door and I thought somebody was breaking in so I (33)D one of my guns quickly."It didn't take long for Mr.Collier to realize that the knocking (34)B a fire alarm because he saw that his home was in (35)C.
An electrical (36)B caused the kitchen mfire,which soon spread throughout their home.The two (37)D without injury but before they could thank the man─Taz,he was gone.The(38)A grandparents wanted to meet their rescuer and (39)B were able to when they (40)Chim on his early morning newspaper delivery.
"He just said he saw the flames and was knocking,and (41)A banging(猛砸) on the door,and couldn't get anyone,"said Marcia."And he didn't have his phone (42)C so he had to run across the street and try to wake someone up,to call them to get here."
Taz hid away from (43)B and did not want to be interviewed,but Bob remembered more of their (44)C."He told us the same thing.‘God bless us.'It was really kind of (45)D for me.He saved my wife's life.That's what's important.I have my (46)B,"Bob said."That's the most important thing.We have each other,"said Marcia.
The hero's arrival was (47)A in so many ways.Bob said,"We have (48)C two smoke detectors (烟雾探测器) in the house and neither of them (49)B before we were leaving the house.So they might have been closed."Marcia added,"And thank God it was not on a Sunday (50)A he wouldn't get here until seven.That's what he told us."
| 31.A.recalled | B.reacted | C.responded | D.replied |
| 32.A.over | B.through | C.across | D.off |
| 33.A.found | B.carried | C.made | D.took |
| 34.A.set off | B.served as | C.called up | D.kept off |
| 35.A.ruins | B.smoke | C.flames | D.disorder |
| 36.A.loss | B.failure | C.device | D.signal |
| 37.A.walked | B.avoided | C.ran | D.escaped |
| 38.A.grateful | B.worried | C.frightened | D.anxious |
| 39.A.currently | B.eventually | C.potentially | D.gradually |
| 40.A.discovered | B.observed | C.saw | D.watched |
| 41.A.actually | B.hardly | C.typically | D.automatically |
| 42.A.following | B.bringing | C.working | D.calling |
| 43.A.neighbors | B.cameras | C.friends | D.stations |
| 44.A.memory | B.fear | C.conversation | D.situation |
| 45.A.interesting | B.caring | C.helping | D.moving |
| 46.A.house | B.wife | C.alarm | D.life |
| 47.A.fortunate | B.sudden | C.apparent | D.possible |
| 48.A.purchased | B.repaired | C.fixed | D.received |
| 49.A.barked | B.rang | C.sang | D.shouted |
| 50.A.because | B.unless | C.while | D.though |
Meanwhile,I was sitting in my room watching the rain(43)D my window.When I heard the doorbell ring,I (44)C from my chair and raced out.But my mother was already at the door.Opening it,she found herself face-to-face with a very dirty-looking man with tears streaming down his face.My mother,overcome by (45)B,invited the man inside,and he sat with my parents in our living room.
(46)C,1walked secretly downstairs so that I could get a better look.I couldn't understand what they were saying,but the sight of the man,(47)A his head in his hands and crying,made my chest ache.I raced back up stairs to my room and (48)D my hand into my money jar.Pulling out my only half-dollar coin,I ran back downstairs.
When I reached the door of the living room,I walked right in.The three (49)B looked at me in (50)B as I quickly made my way over the stranger.I put the half-dollar in his hand and told him that I wanted him to have it.Then I gave him a (51)C,turned and ran as fast as I could out of the room and back upstairs.I felt excited but happy.
Downstairs,Jack sat quietly with his head (52D.Tears streamed down his face as he (53)D held that coin.Finally looking up at my parents,he said,"It's just that I thought nobody cared.For the last twenty years,I have been so (54)B.That is the first hug I have ever got.It's hard to believe that somebody (55)C"
Jack's life changed that night.When he left our house,he was (56)D to live instead of die.Although we never saw Jack again,we received letters from him(57)A,letting us know that he was doing fine.
My life changed that night,too,as I (58)D the hug healing power of giving,even if it's only a gift of fifty cents.Before Jack left,my parents asked him why he had knocked on our door.Jack said that (59)A he'd walked along the streets that rainy night,(60)C and ready to die,he had noticed a sticker on the car.It read:SOMEBODY LOVES YOU.
| 41.A.employed | B.married | C.managed | D.understood |
| 42.A.nobody | B.somebody | C.anybody | D.everybody |
| 43.A.approach | B.cover | C.break | D.beat |
| 44.A.looked | B.ran | C.jumped | D.settled |
| 45.A.fear | B.pity | C.guilty | D.anxiety |
| 46.A.Excited | B.Annoyed | C.Curious | D.Worried |
| 47.A.holding | B.nodding | C.shaking | D.resting |
| 48.A.adjusted | B.pushed | C.presented | D.reached |
| 49.A.strangers | B.adults | C.visitors | D.neighbors |
| 50.A.anger | B.surprise | C.fun | D.delight |
| 51.Akiss | B.smile | C.hug | D.handshake |
| 52.A.raised | B.turned | C.ignored | D.bowed |
| 53.A.calmly | B.privately | C.impatiently | D.tightly |
| 54.A.anxious | B.lonely | C.stressed | D.bored |
| 55.A.makes | B.figures | C.cares | D.deserves |
| 56.A.flexible | B.likely | C.disappointed | D.ready |
| 57.A.occasionally | B.at once | C.hardly | D.never |
| 58.A.hid | B.informed | C.assisted | D.witnessed |
| 59.A.as | B.before | C.until | D.unless |
| 60.A.weak | B.ashamed | C.helpless | D.regretful |
Suddenly an old man appeared."I can see (43)Ais troubling you,"he said.After listening to the businessman's(44)B,the old man said,"I believe I can(45)Cyou."He asked the businessman's name,and (46)Da check (支票),saying,"Take this money.Meet me here exactly one year from today,and you can (47)Bme back at that time."Then he left quickly.
The businessman (48)Ain his hand a check for $ 500,000,signed(签字)by John D.Rockefeller,who was then one of the(49)Bmen in the world!"I can get rid of my money worries now!"he realized.But instead,he (50)Cto put the check in his case,just knowing it was there to give him the strength to work out a (51)Dto save his company.
Within a few months,he was out of debt and(52)Bmoney once again.Exactly one year later,he returned to the(53)Awith the check.At the agreed-on (54)A,the old man appeared.Just (55)Bthe businessman was about to hand back the check and (56)Chis successful story,a nurse came running up and grabbed the old man."I am so (57)DI caught him!"she cried,"I hope he hasn't been bothering you.He's(58)Descaping from the rest home and(59)Cpeople he's John D.Rockefeller."And she led him away by the arm.The businessman just stood there,(60)A.
Suddenly,he realized it wasn't the money,real or imagined,but his new found self-confidence that gave him the power to achieve anything he went after.
| 41.A.money | B.hair | C.check | D.head |
| 42.A.start | B.stop | C.save | D.sell |
| 43.A.something | B.everything | C.nothing | D.anything |
| 44.A.programs | B.troubles | C.wishes | D.dreams |
| 45.A.find | B.teach | C.help | D.protect |
| 46.A.packed up | B.picked up | C.took out | D.wrote out |
| 47.A.bring | B.pay | C.feed | D.call |
| 48.A.saw | B.tied | C.pulled | D.hid |
| 49.A.tallest | B.richest | C.strongest | D.busiest |
| 50.A.continued | B.refused | C.decided | D.forgot |
| 51.A.record | B.result | C.problem | D.way |
| 52.A.losing | B.making | C.lending | D.raising |
| 53.A.park | B.room | C.company | D.hospital |
| 54.A.time | B.corner | C.price | D.weekend |
| 55.A.if | B.as | C.after | D.because |
| 56.A.read | B.test | C.share | D.hear |
| 57.A.sad | B.angry | C.tired | D.glad |
| 58.A.seldom | B.hardly | C.never | D.always |
| 59.A.ordering | B.warning | C.telling | D.reminding |
| 60.A.shocked | B.bored | C.excited | D.interested |
"I'm so sorry,James,"she said.
"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house?Why,Mum?"James asked sadly,almost in(39)D.
"I know it's(40)Bfor you,"Mum said softly."But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little…strange.And then they would make fun of you."
"No,they wouldn't,Mum,"James protested."We're not(41)Cat all.We're just ordinary people."
Mum sighed heavily."To tell you the truth,James,my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy (42)B.And your poor father---he doesn't feel(43)B.He really needs a rest."
"I can help,Mum!"James said."(44)DI can make you and Dad feel better,can Brett come over?Please?"
"Well…"Mum began.
"Great!Thanks,Mum!"James almost shouted."Just sit there,don't move."He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and(45)Awhat he needed---two spanners(扳手)."Hang on,Mum,"he said."This won't take a second."After some(46)B,James was finished.With a smile of(47)Don his face he said,"There!How does that feel?""Oh,James,"Mum said."That's a much better!How did you do it?"
"Easy,"James said (48)B."Dad had tightened your neck bolts (螺栓) too much!I just(49)Cthem slightly!I learned that in robotic science at school."
"What about you father?Can you(50)C him?"asked Mum.
"I'll try,"James replied.He(51)Bup Dad's hair at the back of his neck and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head.Then he turned the(52)Don.Dad opened his eyes and(53)Cimmediately."He just let his(54)Arun too low,that's all,"James said,"Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"
"I guess so,"replied Mum."Your friends will just have to(55)Cthat we are a very unusual family.Thanks,son!"
| 36.A.chance | B.message | C.difficulty | D.homework |
| 37.A.reading | B.alone | C.asleep | D.standing |
| 38.A.see | B.explain | C.agree | D.doubt |
| 39.A.terror | B.surprise | C.silence | D.tears |
| 40.A.hard | B.fair | C.easy | D.good |
| 41.A.normal | B.popular | C.strange | D.anxious |
| 42.A.loss | B.headache | C.task | D.day |
| 43.A.ill | B.well | C.funny | D.sorry |
| 44.A.As | B.Since | C.Before | D.If |
| 45.A.found | B.kept | C.controlled | D.returned |
| 46.A.requests | B.repairs | C.thoughts | D.instructions |
| 47.A.sympathy | B.bitterness | C.politeness | D.satisfaction |
| 48.A.embarrassedly | B.proudly | C.gratefully | D.impatiently |
| 49.A.collected | B.produced | C.adjusted | D.covered |
| 50.A.greet | B.accompany | C.help | D.ask |
| 51.A.caught | B.lifted | C.gave | D.filled |
| 52.A.television | B.light | C.gas | D.power |
| 53.A.grew up | B.lay down | C.sat up | D.broke down |
| 54.A.battery | B.food | C.temperature | D.blood |
| 55.A.prove | B.expect | C.accept | D.suspect |
Soon after,we began to find you were part of your students and their simple honest parents.The villagers found their children (45)B more time on their books (46)A after doing their homework and housework.Yet they still (47)B that one day you might leave.You (48)A a smile all the time,which reduced to some degree their (49)D of your leaving.You went all out in the (50)A of your students,helping them not only in their studies but also in their tuition(学费).You often emphasized to us the (51)C of one′s life,which must have been what you were (52)A in those five years.
One cold morning when class began,you entered the room(53)Ayou had been crying (54)B.In your class,we(55)Abut looked away from your eyes.You (56)B for some time as if you were (57)D to find the right words…You said you would go away and would never be back to teach because your boyfriend wanted you more…On the following morning,we (58)C you the very best and the villagers gave you their (59)A.The train took you away and your broken (60)C.The other day I happened to hear my parents chatting that you had lung cancer and left the world soon after you waved goodbye.
| 41.A.forever | B.seldom | C.hardly | D.soon |
| 42.A.scene | B.condition | C.sign | D.scenery |
| 43.A.report | B.arrival | C.explanation | D.speech |
| 44.A.promised | B.answered | C.allowed | D.agreed |
| 45.A.shared | B.spent | C.paid | D.devoted |
| 46.A.even | B.ever | C.soon | D.still |
| 47.A.considered | B.feared | C.supposed | D.doubted |
| 48.A.wore | B.pretended | C.gained | D.got |
| 49.A.puzzle | B.trouble | C.question | D.fear |
| 50.A.teaching | B.middle | C.course | D.field |
| 51.A.way | B.wealth | C.value | D.cost |
| 52.A.after | B.out | C.with | D.against |
| 53.A.as if | B.because of | C.even though | D.before long |
| 54.A.happily | B.bitterly | C.anxiously | D.angrily |
| 55.A.listened | B.talked | C.discussed | D.studied |
| 56.A.explained | B.stopped | C.talked | D.spoke |
| 57.A.thinking | B.worrying | C.crying | D.trying |
| 58.A.hoped | B.expected | C.wished | D.brought |
| 59.A.thanks | B.satisfactions | C.expressions | D.rewards |
| 60.A.boy | B.class | C.heart | D.memory |
| A. | May | B. | Will | C. | Would | D. | Should |