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湖南省汝城二中2014届高考英语一轮复习阅读训练19第三部分阅读理解共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给出的A,B,C,D四个选项中选出最佳答案A Inthe UnitedStates,when onebecomes rich,„he wantspeople to know it.And evenif hedoes notbecome veryrich,he wantspeople tothink that he is.That iswhat keeping up with the Jonesesis about,It is the storyof someonewho triedto lookas rich as his neighbours.The expressionwas firstused in1913by ayoung Americancalled Arthur Momand.He toldthis storyabout himself.He beganearning$125a weekat theage of
23.That was a lotof moneyin thosedays.He gotmarried andmoved with his wifeto a very wealthyneighbourhood outsideNew York City.When hesaw thatrich peoplerode horses,Momand wenthorseback ridingevery day.When hesaw thatrich peoplehad servants.Momand andhis wifealso hireda servantand gavebig partiesfor theirnew neighbours.It waslike arace,but onecould neverfinish thisrace becauseone wasalways trying to keep up.The raceended forMomand andhis wifewhen they could nolonger payfor theirnew way of life.They movedback to an apartmentin New YorkCity.Momand lookedaround himand noticedthat many people dothings justto keep up with rich life-一style of their neighbours.He sawthe funnyside ofit andstarted towrite aseries ofshort stories,He calledit Keeping up with the Joneses because Jonesis a very commonname in the UnitedStates.Keepingup with the Joneses cameto meankeepingup withrichlifestyle of the peoplearound you.Momands seriesappeared indifferent newspapersacross thecountry forover28years.People neverseem toget tired of keepingupwith the Joneses.And there are Jonsesin everycity of the world.But onemust gettiredoftrying to keepupwith theJoneses becauseno matterwhat onedoes,Mr.Jones alwaysseems to be ahead.
56.Some peoplewant tokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey.A.want to be asrichastheir neighbourssocial position
62.His fathersold hisRoils-Royce becauseA.it was too oldto workwell B.it madehim feeluneasy C.it wastoo expensiveto possess
63.D.it wastoo cheapThe writersfather enjoyedbeing in the middleclass becauseA.it drewattention to him B.there wasno dangerof hisshowing offC.it wasunderstood asa joke
64.What D.it didn,t bringhim in arguments wasthe writersreaction to the ideaof going to EtonA.He was very unhappy.B.He didn,t believeit.C.He hadmixed feelings.D.He wasdelighted.
65.We can know from the passagethat A.It isvery difficultfor achild toget achance to go to Eton B.Children can go to Eton ifthey willC.Children whocango toEton are veryfamous D.Children donthave theright todecide whetherthey willgo toEton CAs achild itwould bestrange tothink that we couldsurvive forvery longunless therewere peopleto teachus things.From themoment we are born,wearetaught byour parentsand otherfamily members,relatives andclose friendsoriginally andthat continuesthrough childhoodwr ithour parentsand teachersall providingus withlearning experiences.As adultstoo,society expectsus tostill keeplearning butina more specificmanner.For example,it sconsidered quiteacceptable to go onas adultsand to learn newskills andobtain qualifications(资格)to furtherour careersbut whenit comesto ouremotional development,traditionally webeLieve thatthis isnot somethingto talkabout andthatwe should simplywork thingsout forourselves andto dothat ina veryquiet andprivate way.If weare serious about ourown personalgrowth,we shouldalso beseriousaboutthe concept(概念)of learningfor life.We shouLdnever stopour insatiablethirst for learning newthings andencountering alternativebeliefs,cultures,values etc.If wewere tostop doingthat,our personaldevelopment wouldstop too.Therefore,we shouldembrace anyopportunity we have to learn from others.This doesnot meanhaving toagree withthem onevery littleissue.In fact,we willlearn frommanypeoplewe encounterwith whom wehavenothing incommon at all.In addition to learningthings from others whichwe believemay alsohelp usto becomebetter people,what welearn from those with whomwe disagree oneverything simplyreinforces ourown beliefsand valueswhich is also valuablein termsof ourown experience.The beautyof wantingtolearn fromothersis thatyou willremain openand willingto listenwhich,in return,will drawothers towardsyou whichwill alsoopen upmany newdoors andexperiences.
66.Which of the followingdescriptions about learning isTrue according to thispassage A.It isapproach tolife.B.It meansagreeing withothers oneverything.C.It only benefits thelearners.D.Only youngpeople needtolearn fromothers.
67.The besttitle of the passage is.A.The importanceof learningB.How tolearnfromothers C.Learning fromothers D.The benefitsfrom learning
68.We caninfer from the passage;.A.we shouldnever stopour thirstforlearningB.children and adults arelearning indifferent waysC.weshouldbe lifelonglearners D.we cantlearnfromthosewithwhomwedisagree
69.We mayread thisarticle ina sectionof awebsite ornewspaper.A.life B.health C.society D.culture
70.What doesthe underlinedword mean in thelast butone paragraphA.confirm B.oppose C.protect D.encourage TheMinistry ofHealth hascalled formore awarenessfrom thepublic on the mental health of the young,as part of effortsto markWorld Ment.al HealthDay.More than15percent of the Chinese youth havebeen foundwith mental problems,and about30million youngpeople under17are sufferingfrom depression,the Shanghai-based WenhuiDaily reported.The WorldHealth Organizationestimated thatbefore2020,the rateof childrenwith mental problems wi11increase to50percent,and mentalproblem willbecome amajor factorbehind deathand illnessin theyoung worldwide.Deng Xiaohong,the spokespersonfor theBeijing municipalhealth bureau,said rapid social changeis oneof thereasons behindthe risingnumber ofyoungsters withpsychological problems.If thesremental diseasesare not addressed ontime,occurrence ofcrime,drug-taking andother dangerousbehavior isexpected torise.Experts saidmental diseasecould becaused bymany factors,such asthe inability to handle interpersonal relations well,unstable emotionsand pressurefrom theoverload ofstudy.A number of expertshave alsosaid theone-child policyis anotherreason leadingto poormental healthin theyoung.Children weresaid to be too“spoiled and“selfish”in one-child families.Schools inmany citieswere reportedrolling outmeasures to help studentsmaintain theirmental well-being,Yin Jingmiao,a teacherof theBeijing No.105Middle School,told ChinaDaily that the schoolinvites psychologiststo providecounseling tostudents threetimes amonth.u Studentsv canbe arrangedto have40-minute counselingsessions,Yin said.The schoolalso giveslectures onmental healthto seniorgrade studentsbefore theytake thenational collegeentrance exams,to helpease anyanxiety anisingfrom thetests.
71.What isthe purposeofthe passage A.To givethe detailsofthe problems the Chineseyouthare facingtoday.B.To urgeawareness onmentalhealthoftheyoung.C.To recommendthat schoolsshould invitemore psychologiststohelpsolve the mental problems among theyouth.D.To showus thecauses ofthemental problemsamongstudents.
72.The underlinedword“addressed”in thefifth paragraphmost probablymeans A.talked aboutB.satisfied C.dealt withD.introduced
73.From the passage we canknow that thecauses ofmentalproblemsare mainlythe followingEXCEPT.A.one-child policyB.lack ofspecial trainingin mentalhealth C.heavy burdenfrom studyD.lack ofabilitytohandleinterpersonalrelationswell
74.Which ofthe followingstatements isTRUE accordingto the passage A.Many schoolshave realizedtheproblemand takenmeasures.B.Mental problemsmainly appearamong theyouth whilethey areseldom seenamong adults.C.By2020,about50percent ofthe studentsin Chinawill havementalproblems.D.China hasthe largestnumberofyoungsters withpsychological problems.
75.We caninfer thatto bringdown theoccurrence ofmentalproblemsamong theyouth,.A.psychologist mustbe anecessary part of schoolB.the governmentwill canceltests toease thepressure on the studentsC.rapidsocialchange playsthe leadingpart incausing mentalproblems D.attentiron shouldbe paidto theeducation ofthe only child阅读理解56-60ACABD61-65DBBCA66-70ACCAA71-75BCBAD B.want othersto knowor tothink that they arerich C.don t want otherstoknowthey arerich D.want to be happy
57.It canbe inferredfromthestory thatrich peoplelike toA.live outsideNew YorkCity B.live inNewYorkCity C.live inapartments D.have manyneighbours
58.The underlinedword neighbourhoodin thesecond paragraphmeans A.a personwho livesnear anotherB.people livingin an area C.an areanear theplace referredto D.anareain anothertown orcity
59.ArthurMomandused thename Jonesin hisseries ofshort storiesbecause Jones,is A.an importantname B.a popularname in the UnitedStates C.hisneighbours nameD.notagood name
60.According to the writer,it istokeepupwiththeJoneses.A.correct B.interesting C.impossible D.good WhenI sawa bighandmade signboard“Welcome Yuxin”at the airport,I knewI hadfound a caring familyat theother side ofthe world-the UnitedStates.My hostmom had already decoratedmy roomfor me.There wasa dollon onesideofthe room,and abookcase fullof bookson theother-they hadheard I loved reading.Mom hadalso prepareda keyboardfor me,since sheknew thatI playedthe piano.My lifein the family did not goso wellat first.Because I am theonlychildin myfamily inChina,I wasnot usedto havingtwo youngerkids—Zachary andGrace-running aroundme yellingall thetime.Mom hada serioustalk withme aboutthis problemonaSunday afternoon.She toldme:“You cant justcome homefrom schoolevery day,go toyour roomand doyour homework.You needtobea partof thisfamily.You needto playwith mykids for at leastan hour.This rulewasveryannoying atfirst.I didnot havemuch experienceplaying withchildren.However,the moretime Ispent withthe kids,the moreI grewto lovethem.We playedgames andread bookstogether.I eventaught themChinese.Thanks toMom srule,I beganto feel like Iwas really partofthe family.Mom alsoinspired meto livea healthierlife.She gotup earlyevery morningto gorunning.On weekends,she tookthe wholefamily tovisit parksor gocamping.I didnot likesports muchwhen Iwas backhome,but nowIloveto joinall kindsof sports.Iamhealthier andmore confidenttoo.With myAmerican family,I foundjoy andlaughter.I learned to livewith energyand optimismthanks tothe careand responsibilityof myloving Americanparents.
61.The passageis mainlyabout.A.the culturaldifferences Yuxinexperienced in America B.how Yuxinlearnedtoget alongwith youngerkids inAmerica C.how muchYuxin scaring host family inAmerica changedher D.various difficultiesYuxin metinAmerica
62.From Paragraph2,wecansee that.A.the hostmom wasgood atdecorating roomB.Yuxin wasfond ofAmerican dollC.the hostmom triedhard tomake Yuxinfeel at home D.Yuxin keptbusy witha lotof hobble
63.What ledYuxin tofeellikeshe wasreallypartofthefamily A.Yuxin stalks withher hostparents
8.Having tojoin insports withthefamilyC.The hostmom srule aboutplaying withthe kidsD.Enjoying weekendswiththe host family
64.What canwe inferfromthepassage A.Yuxin slife withher Americanhost familywent verysmoothly fromthe beginningB.The hostmom caredabout Yuxins overalldevelopment C.The hostfamily stwo childrendidn tlike YuxinatallD.Yuxin didnt noticewhat thehostfamilydid forher
65.How didthehostmom influenceYuxin graduallyA.By wordsand byforce B.By wordsand byactions C.By forceand bybehavior D.By talkingand byforce CTAIBEI-Increasing numbersof Taiwanesestudents arejoining theisland,s“China rush”,seeking education on the Chinese mainland.According toofficial Chinesefigures,the numberof Taiwanesestudents admittedinto college and postgraduate(研究生)programs on the mainlandtotaled1461in2006,1928in2007and1839in
2008.Although nolatest officialnumbers wereavailable,v Netbig.Com saidthis numberhad risenbetween30to50percent annuallyin thepast twoyears withover2000entering mainlandcampuses lastyear.The Internetsite,based in the Chinesecity ofShenzhen,provides educationservice andinformation onChinese mainlandcollegeanduniversities.Many Taiwanesebelieve a Chinese educationgiving moreknowledge aboutthe peopleand culturein the mainland willincrease theirchances in the Chinesejob market”,Netbig.Com vice-president IngridHuang said.I believeit willgive mehands-on experienceinthe business fieldon the Chinese mainlandandabetter understandingofthe Chinese mainlandpeople,“said LydiaChang,a19-year-old studentmajoring injournalism atShih ShinUniversity.Chang plans to go ontoget amasters degreein businessadministration inShanghai,which shesays offersthe bestenvironment forsuch studies.A journalismgraduate student,surnamed Lin,atthe National TaiwanUniversity saidhe wouldlike to study lawon theChinese mainlandsince“there willbe bettercareer prospectsnowthatmore Taiwanesecompanies aregoing there”.They hopethe childrencould buildup connectionswhich couldlater becomeuseful intheir businessoperations,“said YangChing-yao,professor oftheChinese mainland studies.A Netbig.Com surveyshowed thecampuses favoredby Taiwanstudents includedBeijing,Qinghua andRenmin universities in Beijing,and Jinanand ZhongshanuniversitiesinGuangzhou.The mostpopular studieswere law,business andChinese medicine.At present,Chinese Taibeidoesn trecognize diplomasearned on theChinese mainland norhelp with any inquiries about studyingthere.But recognizingthe trend,education authoritiesare givinga finalform toa policyaccepting certificatesfrom selecteduniversities.
66.More Taiwanesestudents studyon theChinesemainlandbecause.A.Taiwan willreunite withthe mainlandsooner orlater B.the feesaskedfor arelower thanthose of Taiwan C.what theyhavelearned onthe mainland will bringthem abright futureD.therearemanyfamous universitiesfor themto choose
67.Some businessexecutives weresending their children tostudyontheChinesemainlandso that theirchildren.A.could receivebetter educationB.could learnmore aboutthe policythere C.could dowell inthebusinessoperations D.could makemore friendsthere
68.The underlinedword“it”inthethird paragraphrefers to.A.Netbig.Com„B.aChineseeducation onthe mainlandC.theChinesejob marketD.the university
69.The authorwrote thearticle totell us.A.more Taiwanesestudents aregoingtouniversities onthe mainlandB.the numberof Taiwanesestudents studyingonthe mainland had been decreasingC.educationonthe mainlandis moreattractive comparedwith thatofTaiwanD.Taiwan andthemainlandshould cooperatewith eachother inevery field.
70.Which ofthe followingis trueaccordingtothepassage A.Chinese Taibeirecognizes diplomasearned ontheChinesemainland.B.The numberof Taiwanesestudents goingtostudyonthemainlandwillsurely beincreasing inthe nextfew years.C.Chinese Taibeidoesn,t helpwithanyinquiriesaboutTaiwanese studyingonthemainland D.Education ofTaiwan isfar behindthemainland.If carshad wings,they couldfly andthat justmight happen,beginning in
2011.The companyTerrafugia,based inWoburn,Massachusetts,says itplanstodeliver itscar-plane,the Transition,to customersby theend of
2011.“It sthe nextwow vehicle,“said Terrafugiavice presidentRichard Gersh.u Anybodycar nbuy aFerrari,but aswe say,Ferraris don t fly.”The carplane haswings thatunfold for flying一a processthe companysays takesone minute一and foldback upfor driving.A runwayis stillrequired to take off and land.The Transitionis beingmarketed moreasaplane thatdrives thanacarthat flies,although it is both.The companyhas beenworking withFAA to meet aircraft regulations,and withtheNationalHighway TrafficSafety Administrationtomeetvehicle safety regulations.The companyis aimingto sellthe Transitionto privatepilots asamoreconvenient andcheaper wayto fly.They sayit savesyou thetrouble fromtryingtofind anothermode oftransportation toget toand fromairports:You drivethe cartotheairport andthen youre goodto go.When youland,you foldup thewings andhit theroad.There areno expensiveparking feesbecause youdonthave tostore itat anairport一you parkit inthe garageathome.The car-plane isdesigned tofly primarilyunder10,000feet.It hasa maximumtakeoff weightof1,430pounds,including fueland passengers.Terrafugia saysthe Transitionreduces thepotential for an accidentby allowingpilots todrive underbad weatherinstead offlying intomarginal(临界)conditions.The Transitions pricetag:$194,000,But theremay beadditional chargesfor optionslike aradio,transponder orGPS.Another optionisafull-plane parachute.“If youget intoaveryawful situation,itisthe necessarysafety option,“Gersh said.So far,the companyhas morethan70orders withdeposits.We reworking veryclosely withthem,but thereare stillsome remainingsteps,“Brown said.
71.We canlearnfromthe firstparagraph that.A.car-planes willbe popularin2011B.people mightdrive acar-plane in2011C.both Transitionand Ferrarican takeoff andland D.Richard Gershisthevice presidentof Massachusetts
72.1t takesthe car-plane oneminute to.A.fold andunfold itswings B.unfold wingsforflyingC.land intheairportD.meet flyingsafetyregulations
73.According tothepassage,which ofthe followingis NOTtrue A.The car-plane needsa runwaytotakeoffandland.B.To meetaircraftregulations,the companyhas beenworking withFAA.C.The car-plane mayfly ashigh asnormal planes.D.People canpark thecar-plane inthe garageattheirhome.
74.The underlinedword“it”inthelast butone paragraphrefers to.A.the radioB.the transponderC.the GPSD.the full-plane parachute
75.What sthe besttitle for thepassageA.Cars WithWings MayBe JustAround TheCorner.B.Which toChoose:A FerrarioraCar PlaneC.A moreConvenient andCheaper Wayto Fly.D.Cars WithWings CanFly asFast asPlanes.阅读理解A篇56—60BACBC B篇61—65CCCBB C篇66—70CCBAC D篇71—75BBCDA山东省苍山县2012届高三上学期期末检测第三部分阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑A Dog owners nowhave a little helpunderstanding theirfurry friends.A newdevice calledBowLingual^translates vdog barksinto English,Korea orJapanese.Bow-Lingual,s Japaneseinventors spentmuch timeand moneyanalyzing dog barks.They foundthat dognoises canbe brokendown intosix different emotionshappiness,sadness,frustration,anger,assertion anddesire.Part ofthe Bow-Lingual devicehangs onthe dog,s collar.The otherpart isa handle-held unitfortheowner.When thedogs barks,the unitdisplays translatedphrases.Some peoplehave scoffed at Bow-Lingual.Who wouldpay USto reada dogsmind”they ask.But thosewho havepurchased Bow-Lingual praisethe device.Pet ownerKeiko Egawa,of Japan,says it helps herempathize withher dog,Harry.Before wegotothe park,he alwayssays hewants toplay,“says Egawa,“and aftera walk,he alwayssays heis hungry.”Bow-Lingual isnot yetavailable inChinese.So youdbetter keepstudying StudioClassroon,or soonyour dogmay know more English than youdo!
56.This passageis mainlytalking about.A.alittlehelp fordog ownersB.dogbarksand theirdifferentemotionsC.talking dogsD.Bow-LinguaV sinventors
57.Which ofthe followingsentences isTRUE accordingtothepassageA.Dogownersnow canunderstand their dogs better.B.Bow-Lingual isa newdevice thatenables dogsto talkin English,Korean orJapanese.C.People whohave usedthe Bow-Lingual sayithelpsthem betterunderstand theirdogs.D.More andmore Chinese dog ownerswould keepstudying StudioClassroom inorder toknowmoreEnglishthantheirdogs.
58.What does“scoffedat“meaninthe3rd paragraphA.laughed atB.shouted atC.questioned atD.doubted about
59.How doyou understandthe sentence“Bow-Lingual isnot yetavailable inChinese”inthelast paragraphA.Bow-Lingual hasnot yetappeared inChinese market.B.Dog barkscan not yet betranslated intoChinese phraseswith Bow-Lingual.C.Bow-Lingual cannotyetrecognized Chinesedogs barks.D.Chinesedogowners donot knowyet howto useBow-Lingual.
60.The writerof thispassageismost likelytobe.A.a dogowner B.an experton dogbarks C.an advertisterD.a reporterB Myfather hadreturned fromhis businessvisit toLondon whenI camein,rather late,to supper.I couldtell atonce thathe and my motherhadbeenn discussingsomething.In thathalf-playful,half-serious wayI knewso well,he said,〃How wouldyou liketogotoEton”“You bet,〃I criedquickly catchingthe joke.Everyone knewit wasthe mostexpensive,the mostfamous ofschools.You hadtobeentered atbirth,if notbefore.Besides,even at12or13,I understoodmy father.He dislikedany formof showingoff.He alwaysknew hisproper stationin life,which wasinthe middle ofthemiddleclass,our housewas medium-sized;he hadavoided joiningRoyal LiverpoolGolf Cluband wenttoasmaller oneinstead;though oncehe hadgot asecond-hand Rolls-Royce ata remarkablylow price,he feltembarrassed drivingit,and quicklychanged itforanAustin
1100.This couldonlybehis delightfulwayoftelling methat thewhole boardingschool ideawastobe dropped.Alas!I shouldalso haveremembered thathe hada likingfor beingdifferent fromeveryone else,if itdidnotconflict(冲突)withhisfear ofdrawing attentionto himself.It seemedthathehad happenedtobetalking toGraham BrownoftheLondon office,averynice fellow,and Grahamhadafriend whohad justentered hisboy atthe school,and whilehe wasin thatpartoftheworldhe thoughthe mightjust aswell phonethem.I remembermy eyesstinging(刺痛)andmyhands shakingwiththepuzzlement ofmy feelings.There wasexcitement,attheheart ofgreat sadness.〃0h,he doesn,twanttogoaway,〃said mymother,“You shouldntgoonlike this.”“Its uptohim,“said myfather.〃He canmake uphis ownmind.”
61.The housethe writersfamily livedin was.A.the besttheycouldafford B.rather smallC.for showingoff D・right fortheir。