英语高考阅读题训练试题10套含答案及解析Word格式文档下载.docx

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WhenIwasakidinthe1960s.myparentshadacountrystoreinthesmalltownofFrankfort,Maine.Noneighboringhousescouldbeseenfromourplace，andnewsalesmenwerealwaysamazedattheamountofbusinesswedid.Dad'

smottowas,“Weselleverything.”Ifhedidn'

thavesomethinginstore,hewouldpickitupforcustomersonhisweeklytriptoBangor.

OnetimeDadwasinBangorgettingshoesforsomeoneatashoefactory.Hesawbigboxesfullofshoesandaskedaboutthem.Theywerethemates（一双鞋中的一只）tofaultyshoesthathadbeenthrownaway.Helookedthroughtheboxesandrealizedthattherewereusablebrand-newshoesinthere.Heofferedthemanagerfivecentsashoe.Dadmadethedealandgotthemanagertoreserveanyfutureboxesforhim.

OfcourseMon,hisbusinesspartner,wasmorepractical,andherfirstreactionwas,“Butwhatareyougoingtodowiththem?

”Dadboughtanoldschoolbus.Hecleaneditup,removedtheseatsandplacedbigcontainersdownbothsitesoftheaisle（通道）.Whenallwasready,thewholefamilyhelpedtoputtheshoesinplace.Atfirst,itlookedlikewehadplentyofroomonthebus,butDadkeptbringinghomemoreboxes.

TherewasnosignontheShoeBus.TheonlyadvertisingDaddidwastoplaceapieceofpaperbesidethestoreexitthatread“Shoes$1apair.”Whenfolksaskedaboutthedeal.theylearneditwasn’tthateasybecausetheyhadtofindtheirownpairs.Theattractionwasacombinationofgettingagooddealonaqualitypairofshoesandthethrillofthehunt.

TothisdayIstillrunintopeoplewhotalkaboutthefuntheyhadsearchingforpairsinDad'

sShoeBus.

21.Theauthor'

sparentsrantheirstorewellbecause

A.theyalwayshadenoughsuppliesinstore.

B.theywonthegreatsupportofnewsalesmen.

C.theyopeneditinaverycrowdedneighborhood.

D.theydidalltheycouldtomeettheircustomers'

need.

22.WhydidthecustomersthinkitfunshapingintheShoeBus?

A.Therewerefreebusridesofferedonthem.

B.'

Theycouldreceivebettercustomerservice.

C.Theycouldmatchpairsofshoesbythemselves.

D.Therewasawidevarietyofshoestochoosefrom.

23.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'

sfatherfromthetext?

A.Hehadagoodnoseforbusiness.

B.Hewascleverattransformingastore.

C.Hewaspatientwithcustomers

D.Hehadastrongpreferenceforbargains.

B

Forthepast15years,factoryownerKamalParmarhasbeenrunninganafter-schoolprogramforslumkidsinAhmedabad,India,helpingthemwithbasicskillslikereadingandwritingandevenpreparingfortheirschooltests.

Parmar’sstorybeganoneafternoon15yearsago.Hestoppedafewkidsreturninghomefromthelocalschoolandtooktheirexampaperandaskedthemafewquestions.Shockingly,hemadeashockingdiscovery--thestudents,eventheolderones,knewnothingaboutreadingexceptthealphabet.Andthatlefthimthinkingthatsomethingshouldbedoneforthesechildren.

Soheinvitedthekidstovisithisworkshopeveryevening,wherehesetupatemporaryclassroomwithmetaldesks.Theshabbyschoolstartedoffwith10students.Today,theFootpathSchoolhasatotalof155studentsandmanyofthekidsthatParmarhastaughtinthepast15yearshavegonetoattendcollegeandbuildsuccessfulcareers.

Despitehavingstudiedonlytilltheseventhgrade,hehasbeenabletoteachthekidsbyinventingcreativetechniques.Heasksthemtoreadfirstandthentoformquestionsontheirownandreadthemout.Inthisway,manykidslearnallsevensubjectsinsixmonths.

Parmar’sfamilyareverysupportiveofhisprojectandareproudtoseehowmuchofanimpacthehashadonthekids.Hisstudentslovehim.Tenofhisex-studentsarecurrentlyservingasteachersattheschoolandhedoesn’thavetoemployanyteachers.

Forthosewhoareinspiredbyhisstory,butcan’tactuallyvolunteeratschool,Parmarhasasimplepieceofadsice:

“Trytoeducatejustonechildayear,andseethedifferenceitmakestothesociety.”

24.WhydidParmarstarttheschool?

A.Toearnsomeextramoney.

B.Tobecomeagoodteacher.

C.Tohelpthepoorkidswiththeireducation.

D.Tomakehimselffamous.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph2referto?

A.Thestudents’poorreadingability.

B.Thestudents’badlivingconditions.

C.Thestudents’terribleschoolexamresult.

D.Thestudents’lackofbasiclifeskills.

26.WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeParmar?

A.Diligentandintelligent.

B.Selflesslyandimaginative.

C.Modestandpatient.

D.Humorousandrich.

27.Parmar’sadviceinthelastparagraphistocallonmorepeopleto.

A.teachpoorkids

B.workinhisownfactory

C.contributemoremoneytoschools

D.listentohisstories

C

Ifyouwanttobeproductive,youmustcompletework.Almosteverythingwedohasmanystagestocompletionandinmanysituations,youdon’tactuallycreatevalueuntilyoufinishthelaststage.Farmerscan’tselltheirgrainuntilitisharvested.Automakerscan’tsellcarsthathavemadeit90%ofthewaythroughtheassemblyline（生产线）.Mostemployersaren’tgoingtopayyouforhavingadegreeunlessyoufinishedthelastclassandgraduated.

Nowallthosethingsrequirestarting,butifyouhaveworkinprogress,themostvaluablethingyoucandoistopicksomethingandfinishit.Finishingiswhereyoustartbenefitingfromthevalueyou’vecreated.I’venoticedthatmanysuccessfulpeoplearen’ttheoneswhoarethesmartestorhavethebestideas.Theyareoftentheoneswhodothebestjoboftakinganideaandcompletingit.Agoodideafullycarriedoutisbetterthanagreatideathatnevergetscompleted.

Doesthismeanyouneedtofinisheverythingyoustart?

Notnecessarily,butifyoudon’tthinksomethingisworthfinishing,behonestwithyourselfandterminatetheproject.Don’tleavehundredsofhalffinishedeffortslyingaroundphysicallyormentallyactinglikeyouaregoingtocomebackandpickthemup.Ifyouneedtodropsomething,dosostrategicallyandintentionally.Ifyou’veputsignificanteffortintoaproject,youmaystillbenefitfromfinishingitevenifyouwouldn’tstartitagainbasedonchangedcircumstances.Forexample,ifyouareinyourlastfewmonthsbeforegraduatingfromcollegeandrealizeyoudon’twanttocareerinwhatyouaremajoringin,youprobablyshouldgoaheadandgraduatebecausethereissignificantvalueinhavingthedegree---evenifyoudon’tintendtoactuallyworkinthatfield.

Whatprojectsdoyouhavethatarecurrentlyinprogress?

Canyoufindsomethingandfinishit?

28.Whydomanypeoplebecomesuccessfulaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Theyarethesmartest.

B.Theyhavethebestideas.

C.Theystartthingssmoothly.

D.Theymakeideasfullycompleted.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terminate”inparagraph3mean?

A.Develop.B.End.

C.Plan.D.Support.

30.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingisthecorrectwayofcreatingvalue?

A.Amandecidestofinishallhestartstodo

B.Farmershurrytoselltheircropsbeforetheyareripe

C.Acollegestudentchoosestostudyuntilhegetshisdegree

D.Astudentkeepsahalf-filledstampalbumaroundforfutureuse

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Finishingvs.Starting.

B.WellBegunisHalfDone.

C.Planningvs.Performing.

D.ItisEasierSaidthanDone.

D

TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs（地画）intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhuman-likeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.

TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?

Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?

Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?

Didtheyhaveaplan?

Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.

TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,UnitedStates（MississippiandCalifornia）,Chile,Boliviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological（考古学的）group.

TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate（oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear）andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode（腐蚀）it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflighter-coloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.

32.WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Theywerebuiltasabigmap.

B.Theywereformedbynature.

C.Theyareancientlinesincaves.

D.Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.

33.HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?

A.One.B.Two.

C.Three.D.Four.

34.WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?

A.Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.

B.Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.

C.Becauseoftheclim