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届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编阅读理解

2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:

阅读理解（21）

【2012届·山西省临汾一中高三第二次月考】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

OnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCalifornia,itwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerk．Heseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase．Iboughtnothing,andmarchedangrilyoutofthestore．

Ontheoutsidewasadark-skinnedyoungmaninhisearlytwenties．Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmine,andinthenextinstantabeautiful,brightsmilecoveredhisface．Igaveinimmediately．Thepowerofthatbroadsmiledissolvedallbitternesswithinme,andIfeltthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding．

"Beautifulday,isn'tit?

"Iremarked,inpassing．ThenIturnedback．"Ireallyoweyouadebtofthanks,"Isaidsoftly．

Hissmiledeepened,buthemadenoattempttoanswer．AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby．Thewomansteppedforwardandvolunteered,"Sir,buthedoesn'tspeakEnglish．Doyouwantmetotellhimsomething?

"InthatmomentIfelttransformed．Theyoungman'ssmilehadmadeabigpersonofme．Myfriendlinessandgoodwilltowardallmankindstandtenfeettall．

"Yes,"myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere,"tellhimIsaid,'Thankyou!

'"

"Thankyou?

"Thewomanseemedslightlypuzzled．

IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave．"Justtellhimthat,"Iinsisted．"He'llunderstand．Iamsure!

"

Oh,whatasmilecando!

AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagain,Ishallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning．Fromthatdayon,Ibecamesmile-conscious,andIpracticetheartdiligentlyanywhereandeverywhere,witheverybody．

36.Whydidtheauthorleavethestoreangrily?

A．Hecouldn'tbuywhathewanted．B．Theclerktreatedhimunkindly．

C．Theclerkdidn'tspeakEnglish．D．Thestore'sgoodsweretoodear．

37.Bysaying"Ifeltthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding"（inPara.2）,theauthormeans__.

A．hesmiledbackattheyoungmanB．hedidnotwanttosmile

C．hewouldthanktheyoungmanD．hewasstillinabadmood

38．Theauthoraskedthewomantosay"Thankyou!

"totheyoungmanbecausetheyoungman.

A．hadhelpedtheauthorbeforeB．taughttheauthorhowtosmile

C．taughttheauthoravaluablelessonD．wasakindemployeeofthestore

39．Inthepassage,theauthorseemstosuggestthatweshould_____.

A．begeneroustostrangersB．practicesmilingeveryday

C．helppeopleintroubleD．smileatotherpeople

B

ThefollowingareintroductionstosomeprogramsthatBBCILondonwillshowonTV．

12:

25a．m．Tuesday

TheRealSwissRobinsonFamily

Lauraworriedthath

erchildrenhavehadtheirlifetooeasyduetoherhusband’scareerinbigbusiness,soshedecidestotakeherteenagerstotheCookIslandstoexperiencethesimplelife．Theyfacestormsandalackoffood,butLauraishappyastheirlocalguideshowsthemtheisland’swealthofrarefruitsandfoods．

11:

00a．m．Wednesday

OrangutanDiary

ATeamhavecomeacrossanarmedmanwhoisholdingtwobabyapeswhowerecapturesoneofthem,David,issenttoamedicalemergencyintheforest．Lateracenterdirector,Nielsen,findsasuitableplacetosetfreemorerescuedanimals．

7:

50p．m．Thursday

LostBuildingsofBritain

SimonThurleyvisitstheruinsofGlastonbruyAbbey（修道院），which,beforeitsdestructionbyHenryVIII,wasfamousforsomeofthemostamazingstained-glassofitsage．Italsohadagreatdealoffinancialpower,actingasthecenterofaninfluentialbusinessempire．Eventually,itwastheking’senvyoftheabbey’swealththatchangedtheabbey’sfate．

10:

35p．m．Thursday

NigellaExpress

Nigellapresentsideasforimpromptu（即兴的）cooking,fromnewrecipesandsuggestionsfortakingadvantageofthefoodyouhavetomakingquick,simpleandimpressivemeals．

40．WhyisLauraworried?

A．LifeontheCookIslandsistoosimple.

B．Herhusbandfacesdifficultiesinhisbusiness.

C．Stormsareapproachingherhometown.

D．Herchildrenmaynotknowhowtocherishlife.

41．JimenjoysTVprogrammesofpeopleororganizationsthattakecareofanimals.HeshouldprobablywatchTVat.

A．10:

35p.m.onThursdayB．7:

50p.m.onThursday

C．11.00a.m.onWednesdayD．12:

25a.m.onTuesday

42．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A．Davidisafarmer

B．HenryVIIIsetupabusinessempireintheAbbey

C．Nielsenisananimal-lover

D．GlastonburyAbbeyisfamoustodayforitsstained-glass

C

Therearemanyrightstomakesurethatpeoplewillbetreatedfairlywhentheyaresuspectedoraccusedofacrime.Sometimestheserightsarecalled"dueprocessoflaw".Inusingtheserights,apersonshouldhavethehelpofalawyer.

Youhavearighttoprotectagainstunreasonablesearchesandseizures.Thepolicegenerallymaynotsearchyouoryourhome,ortakethingsyouown,withouta"warrant".Awarrantisapaperwhichstates,veryexactly,theplacetobesearchedandthethingstobetaken.Sometimes,however,thepolicewillnotneedawarranttosearchyouoryourproperty.Ifanofficerseesyoucommittingacrime,orifhehasagoodreasontobelieveyouhavecommittedaseriouscrime,hemayarrestyouandsearchyouandthearearightaroundyouwithoutawarrant.

Ifyouinviteapolicewithoutawarranttocomeintoyourhouseandhefindsproofofcrime,theevidencemaybeusedagainstyouincourt.Ifyoudonotwantanofficertosearchyouoryourhomeandhedoesnothaveawarrant,tellhimthatyoudonotgivehimtherighttosearch.However,iftheofficerwillnotlisten,donottrytostophim.Itisdangeroustoresistanditmaybeillegaltodoso.Anyevidencewhichapolicemangetsduringanunlawfulsearchandseizurecannotbeusedagainstyou.

Policeofficersmustactreasonablyandfairlyatalltimes.Theyshouldusephysicalforceonlywhenitisneededtoarrestsomeonetoenforcealaw.Theymaynotusephysicalviolenceto"teachsomeonea

lesson".

43.Accordingtothepassage,a"warrant"is______.

A.anidentificationcardB.anaccesscard

C.aspeciallicenseD.anofficialwrittenorder

D

Meetingpeoplefromanotherculturecanbedifficult.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal.Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.

Differentculturesemphasizetheimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein"smalltalk",usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob．InmanyEuropeancountries--liketheUKorFrance--peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsorcafesratherthanattheoffice.

Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand．Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplepresentjuststaredatmeandsmiled．Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsareunnecessary.

EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharesimilarvalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmor

equickly.

Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticulturalenvironmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.

47．Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto_____.

A．developcloserrelationsB．sharethesameculture

C．gettoknoweachotherD．keepeachothercompany

48．TheauthormentionshisexperienceinThailandtoshowthat_________.

A．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeeches

B．toomanywordsareofnouse

C．peoplefromThailandarequietandshybynature

D．eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferent

49．Accordingtothetext,howcanpeoplefromdifferentculturesunderstandeachotherbetter?

A．Bysharingdifferentwaysoflife.B．Byacceptingdifferenthabits.

C．Byrecognizingdifferentvalues.D．Byspeakingeachother'slanguages.

50．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．MulticulturalEnvironment.B．Cross-CulturalDifferences.

C．HowtoUnderstandEachOther.D．HowtoBuildUpaRelationship.

【答案】36-39BACD40-42DCC43-46DACB47-50ADCB

2012届全国名校英语模拟试题汇编:

阅读理解（22）

【2012届·安徽省芜湖一中高三上学期第二次模拟考试】阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TeadrinkingwascommoninChinaforaboutonethousandyearsbeforeanyoneinEuropehadeverheardabouttea.PeopleinBritainweremuchslowerinfindingoutwhatteawaslike,mainlybecauseteawasveryexpensive.ItcouldnotbeboughtinshopsandeventhosepeoplewhocouldaffordtohaveitsentfromHollanddidsoonlybecauseitwasafashionablecuriosity.Someofthemwerenotsurehowtouseit.Theythoughtitwasavegetableandtriedcookingtheleaves.Thentheyservedthemmixedwithbutterandsalt.Theysoondiscoveredtheirmistakebutmanypeopleusedtospreadtheusedtealeavesonbreadandgivethemtotheirchildrenassandwiches.

TeawasrareandveryexpensiveinEnglanduntiltheshipsoftheEastIndiaCompanybegantobringitdirectfromChinaearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Duringthenextfewyearssomuchteacameintothecountrythatthepricefellandmanypeoplecouldaffordtobuyit.

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