高二英语期中考试阅读理解题汇编下册.docx
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高二英语期中考试阅读理解题汇编下册
高二英语期中考试阅读理解题汇编(下册)
江苏省常州市横山桥高级中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试
A
“Ihavenodesiretowriteastoryaboutgirls!
Iknownothingaboutgirls,”FranchiseesAlcotttoldherpublisher,Mr.Niles.Butsheneededmoneybadly.Sheseemedtobetheonlyoneinherfamilywhocouldmakemoney.Nileshadaskedhertowriteaboutsomethingsheknew,insteadoftheromanticadventurestoriesshehadbeenwriting.“SoIworkhard,”Alcottwrote,“thoughIdon’tenjoythissortofthing.”Itwas1867,andthehorribleCivilWarwasover.NowAlcottcoulddevoteherenergytomakingmoney.
Alcottwroteasimplestoryoflifeinherfamily,theirpillowfightsonSaturdaynightsandtheamateur(业余的)playstheyperformed.“Ourexperiencesmayproveinteresting,thoughIdoubtit.”(“Goodjoke,”shewroteyearslater.)Herbookdescribedherdaysgrowingupwithfoursistersinafamilythathadnomoney.Shesketched(勾画)alovingmotherwhotooktimetobeinterestedineachchild,andshetoldofthedeathofabelovedsister.ShesketchedherfamilyandfriendsinherbookLittleWomen.Finally,inJulyof1868,shefinishedwriting.Withasighandaheadache,shesentoffall102handwrittenpagesofherbook.
Nilesthoughtthebookwasdull,andsodidAlcott.Butwhenshereceivedhercopiesofthebook,Alcottthoughtitseemedbetterthanexpected.“Notabitsensational,”shewrote,“butsimpleandtrue.Wereallylivedmostofit.”NilesaskedsomegirlstoreadLittleWomen,andtheylovedit.
Inthreemonths,allthecopiesofLittleWomenhadsold.Itwasalreadytimetoprintmorebooks!
Nilesthoughthecouldsellthreeorfourhundredmorecopies.“Anhonestpublisherandaluckyauthormadeadullbookintoagoldeneggforanuglyduckling,”Alcottwrotein1885.Later,withagreatsighofrelief,shewasabletowrite,“Paidoffallthedebts!
NowIfeelthatIcoulddieinpeace.Ifmyheadholdsout,I’lldoallIoncehopedtodo.”
56.WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeAlcott’sbook?
A.interestingB.boring
C.magic
D.skillful
57.Inwhichorderdidthefollowinghappen?
a.AlcottbeganwritingLittleWomen.
b.NilesaskedAlcotttowriteaboutgirls.
c.Alcottwroteromanticadventurestories.
d.Alcottperformedplayswithhersisters.
e.NileswasnotpleasedwithAlcott’swork.
A.a,b,e,d,c
B.d,c,a,b,e
C.b,c,e,d,a
D.d,c,e,b,a
58.Whenshehandedherfirstwritingin,Nileswas_________.
A.sureofhersuccess
B.happyaboutherwork
C.unsatisfiedwiththework
D.unpleasedwiththepublisher
59.Welearnfromthestorythat,withLittleWomensoldout,_________.
A.Alcottwroteanotherbook
B.somegirlsstartedtoreadthebook
C.Alcottpaidoffallherbills
D.Nilespublishedhundredsofbooksgirlsliked
答案:
56-59ADCC
B
ManyAmericansareturningtoJapan,theythink,acountryofhighacademicachievementandeconomicsuccess,forpossibleanswers.However,theanswersprovidedbyJapanesepreschoolsarenottheonesAmericansexpectedtofind.InmostJapanesepreschools,surprisinglylittleemphasis(强调)isputonacademicinstruction.Inonesurvey,300Japaneseand210Americanpreschoolteachers,childdevelopmentspecialists,andparentswereaskedaboutvariousaspectsofearlychildhoodeducation.Only2percentoftheJapaneserespondentslisted“togivechildrenagoodstartacademically”asoneoftheirtopthreereasonsforasocietytohavepreschools.Incontrast,overhalftheAmericanrespondentschosethisasoneoftheirtopthreechoices.Topreparechildrenforsuccessfulcareersinfirstgradeandbeyond,Japanesepreschoolsdonotteachreading,writing,andmathematics,butratherskillssuchasdetermination,concentration,andtheabilitytoworkasamemberofagroup.ThehugemajorityofyoungJapanesechildrenaretaughttoreadathomebytheirparents.
LikeinAmerica,thereisdiversity(多样性)inJapaneseearlychildhoodeducation.SomeJapanesekindergartenshavespecificaims,suchasearlymusicaltrainingorpotentialdevelopment.Inlargecities,somekindergartensareattachedtouniversitiesthathaveelementaryandsecondaryschools.SomeJapaneseparentsbelievethatiftheiryoungchildrenattendauniversity-basedprogram,itwillincreasethechildren’schancesofeventuallybeingadmittedtotop-ratedschoolsanduniversities.SeveralmoreprogressiveprogramshaveintroducedfreeplayasawayoutforstressandanxietyinsomeJapanesekindergartens.
60.WelearnfromthefirstparagraphthatmanyAmericansbelieve____________.
A.JapaneseparentspaylessattentiontotheirchildrenthanAmericanparents
B.Japan’seconomicsuccessisaresultofitsscientificachievements
C.Japanesepreschooleducationemphasizesacademicinstruction
D.Japan’shighereducationissuperiortotheirs
61.InJapan’spreschooleducation,thefocusison____________.
A.preparingchildrenacademicallyB.developingchildren’sinterestinart
C.developingchildren’sstudyD.shapingchildren’scharacter
62.WhydosomeJapaneseparentssendtheirchildrentouniversity-basedkindergartens?
A.Theycandobetterintheirfuturestudies.
B.Theycanmakemoregroupexperiencegrowthere.
C.Theycanbeself-centeredwhentheygrowup.
D.Theycanhavebetterchancesofgettingafirst-rateeducation.
63.FreeplayhasbeenintroducedinsomeJapanesekindergartensinorderto____________.
A.broadenchildren’sknowledgeB.trainchildren’screativity
C.makeschoollifeeasyforchildrenD.enrichchildren’sexperience
答案:
60-63CDDC
湖北省试卷
A
Attheendofeightgrade,ourclasswenttoWashington,Foragroupof14-year-olds,thiswasabigdeal!
Thefirstdaywassotiring;wecouldhardlyrememberwherewewereandwhatwewereseeing.Thenextmorning,wewereofftoseemonuments(纪念碑),startingwithWashington,LincolnandJefferson.Wewalkedalongthepathsthroughtrees.ThentheWallcameintoview—theVietnamVeteransMemorial.
AsImovedslowlyclosertotheWall,Iheardabagpipeinthedistance,whichseemedtoshowrespecttotheliveslostinthejunglesofVietnam.
Wecontinuedwalkingandfeltsurprisedatthenumberofnamescarvedintheblackstone.Iwasdeterminedtofindasoldierwithmylastname,butmyhuntwasstoppedwhenamancaughtmyeyes.Hewaskneeling(跪着)attheWall,asingleroseathisfeet.Hisheadwasbowedandhewasrubbinghisfingersoveronename.Ithoughthowsadhewas,andthenmovedon.
AfterafewminutesIfoundonewithmylastname,butmyeyesreturnedtothekneelingman.Hewasstillrubbinghisfingersoverthesamename.HeneverknewIwaswatchinghim,lostindeepsorrow.ItwastimeformetoleavethekneelingmanandtheWall.Onthewayhome,Icouldn’thelpthinkingofthekneelingmanandhissadface.Iwasn’tsureoftheeffectsofwarbefore,butatthatmomentIrealizedhowmuchthatmansufferedfromlosinghislovedone.Maybehewastheonlyoneofsomanyfamilieswhoexperiencedthesame.
IneverknewthefulleffectsofwaruntilIsawthatman.Ionlyknowaboutwarfromhistoryclasses.Thekneelingmantaughtmemoreaboutwarandtheeffectsithasonpeoplethananyhistorybook.
ofthefollowingmakestheauthorfeelthesufferingthatwarbringstohumanbeings?
kneelingman.
soundofabagpipe.
numberofnamescarvedinthestone.junglesofVietnam.
mancontinuedtorubhisfingersoverthenameprobablybecause_____.
founditcoveredwithdust
missedthelovedonewhodiedinawar
intenedtoremoveitxxpletely
recalledthefiercewarhefoughtin
didtheauthorlearnfromthetrip?
fiercewarisinhistory.
peoplerememberthosewhodiedinwars.
badeffectswarhadonmanyfamilies.weshoulddotopreventwar.
tothelastparagraph,theauthorprobablythinksthat_____.
A.heshouldhavestudiedhistoryhardinclass
B.historybooksdon’ttellreadersthetruth
C.thereismoreinhistorythanbookstellus
D.thekneelingmanshouldbeahistoryteacher
答案:
51—54:
ABCC
B
Haveyoueverbeentoaweddingandsimplylovedthebride’sbouquet?
MorethanlikelysomepartofitwastheHawaiianWeddingPlant.Thisforeignhouseplantcanbeenjoyedbyanyone,notjustbrides.Withalittleproperattentionandcarefulplanningonlocation,thisforeignhouseplant,whichisfromMadagascar,canbebroughtintothehomewhereitcanbexxeaninterestingfocus.
CaringfortheHawaiianWeddingPlantisnotmuchdifferentfromcaringforanyotherhouseplantsthatmayalreadybeinyourhome.Theonlydifferencebetweenthistypeofhouseplantandothersistheamountofthebasicrequirementsthatthisforeignhouseplantneedstosurviveandperformbeautifully.Duringthegrowingseason,thisplantrequiresitswetsoil,butwhenwinterrollsaround,thisplantneedsitssoiltobekeptdrier.
HawaiianWeddingPlantsshouldalsobepottedinwell-drained(排水)soilandplacedinalocationthatreceivesfullsun.Thatthesoilmustbekeptwetdoesnotmeanthatitshouldsitinwater,sothesoilmustdraineasilyorthisplantwillnotsurvive.Watertheplantdailyandfeedthisplanteverytwotothreeweekswithalittlefertilizer(化肥)foracid-lovingplants.Pruneinearlyspring,evenasearlyasFebruary.Iftheseneedsaremet,thisplantwillstaybeautiful.
Themostspecialfeatureofthisforeignhouseplantisitslonglastingblooms(开花)xxbinedwithitsunbelievablesweetsmell.TheHawaiianWeddingPlantbloomstheheaviestinthespringmonths,buthasbeenknowntobloominanywarmmonths,sodonotbesurprisedtofindbloomsmosttimeoftheyearexceptmaybeinthe
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