河北省唐山市丰南区高考英语暑假阅读理解选练9.docx

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河北省唐山市丰南区高考英语暑假阅读理解选练9

河北省唐山市丰南区2016高考英语暑假阅读理解选练（9）

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

Goodmorning.Theprogramtodayisaboutmusic.Theword“music”comesfromtheGreekword“muse”.TheMusesarethegoddessesofthearts.Musicisonlyoneofthearts.Itislikethespokenlanguage,butitusessounds.Today’sprogrambringstogethermusicfromdifferentcornersoftheworld.Whoinventedmusic?

Whosangthefirstsong?

Nooneknowsexactlytheanswerstothesequestions.Butweknowthatmusicplaysanimportantpartinalmosteveryone’slife.Babiesandyoungchildrenlovetohearpeoplesingingtothem.Whentheyarealittleolder,theyliketosingthesongstheyhaveheard.Whenchildrengotoschool,theirworldofmusicgrows.Inthemiddlegradesstudentstakemusiclessons.Whentheyreachhighschool,theybecomemoreandmoreinterestedinlisteningtopopmusic.

TherecordswehavechosenforyoutodayarefromAmericancountrymusic,Indianmusic,popmusicandsoon.Musichasdifferentmeaningsforeveryone.Itcanmakepeoplehappyoritcanmakethemsad.Musicisnowheardeverywhere,inshopsandbusesandathome.Inthisprogramweshallstudythelanguageofmusic.Weshallbetryingtofindoutmoreabouthowmusicworks.Weshalltrytofindouthowmusicsayswhatpeoplefeel.Itisworthmakingtheeffort.Onlythencanwesaywhyonepieceofmusicisgoodandanotherisbad.

Now,herecomesthemusictoday,Ishallexplainwhytheyareallgoodmusic...

1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A．Someknowledgeaboutmusic.

B．Theoriginofmusic.

C．Somethingabouttheannouncer.

D．Somequestionsaboutmusic.

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthepurposeofthismusicprogram?

A．Tostudythelanguageofmusic.

B．Tolearnmoreaboutmusic.

C．Tofindouthowmusicexpressespeople’sfeelings.

D．Totellusweshouldlistentomusiceveryday.

3.Whyshouldwestudymusicalotaccordingtothetext?

A．Totellwhetherapieceofmusicisgoodornot.

B．Tolearnaboutthedevelopmentofmusic.

C．Tohaveatalentformusic.

D．Toknowmoreaboutthesociety.

4.Whatdoestheannouncerthinkaboutthefunctionofmusicinourlife?

A．Itisimportanttoalmosteveryone.

B．Itisnecessaryfortheyoung.

C．Itplaysagreatrolewhenwearechildren.

D．Itdecidesourfuture.

[解题导语]　本文主要讨论了一个主要涉及世界各地的音乐的节目，然后对音乐进行了阐述。

1．解析：

选A。

主旨大意题。

第一段主要讨论了这个节目主要涉及世界各地的音乐，然后对音乐进行了阐述。

故选A。

2．解析：

选D。

细节理解题。

A、B、C三项在第二段中都提到了，文章未提及D项。

故选D。

3．解析：

选A。

细节理解题。

根据第二段的最后一句Onlythencanwesaywhyonepieceofmusicisgoodandanotherisbad.可知。

4．解析：

选A。

细节理解题。

根据第一段的Butweknowthatmusicplaysanimportantpartinalmosteveryone’slife.以及下文的内容可知。

【2012河北省唐山一中】

　Psychiatrists（精神病专家）whoworkwitholderparentssaythatmaturitycanbeanassetinchildraising—olderparentsaremorethoughtful,uselessphysicaldisciplineandspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Butraisingkidstakesmoneyandenergy.Manyolderparentsfindthemselvesbalancingtheirlimitedfinancialresources,decliningenergyandfailinghealthagainstthegrowingdemandsofanactivechild.Dyingandleavingyoungchildrenisprobablytheolderparents’biggest,andoftenunspoken,fear.Havinglate-lifechildren,saysaneconomicsprofessor,oftenmeansparents,particularlyfathers,“endupretiringmuchlater.”Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream.

　HenryMetcalfa54-year-oldjournalist,knowsittakesmoneytoraisekids.Buthe’salsoworriedthathisenergywillgiveoutfirst.Sure,hecanstillridebikeswithhisathleticfifthgrader,buthe’slearnedthatyoungatheartdoesn’tmeanyoung.Latelyhe’sbeentakingafternoonnaps（午睡）tokeepuphisenergy.“Mybodyisaging,”saysMetcalf.“Youcan’tgetawayfromthat.”

　Often,olderparentshearthetickingofanotherkindofbiologicalclock.Therapistswhoworkwithmiddle-agedandolderparentssayfearsaboutagingarenothingtolaughat.“Theyworrythey’llbemistakenforgrandparents,orthatthey’llneedhelpgettingupoutofthoselittlechairsinnurseryschool,”saysJoannGalst,aNewYorkpsychologist.Butatthecoreofthoselittlefearsthereisoftenamuchbiggerone:

“thattheywon’tbealivelongenoughtosupportandprotecttheirchild,”shesays.

　Manylate-lifeparents,though,saytheirchildrencameatjusttherighttime.Aftermarryinglateandundergoingyearsoffertilily（受孕）treatment,MarilynNolenandherhusband,Randy,hadtwins.“Webothwantedchildren,”saysMarilyn,whowas55whenshegavebirth.Thetwinshavegiventhecouplewhattheydesiredforyears,“asenseoffamily.”Kidsofolderdadsareoftensmarter,happierandmoresociablebecausetheirfathersaremoreinvolvedintheirlives.“Thedadsareolder,moremature,”saysDr.Silber,“andmorereadytofocusonparenting.”

68.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Formany,retirementbecomesanunobtainabledream”（Paragraph1）?

　A.Theyarereluctanttoretirewhentheyreachtheirretirementage.

　B.Theycan’tobtaintheretirementbenefitstheyhavedreamedof.

　C.Theycan’tgetfullpensionunlesstheyworksomeextrayears.

　D.Theyhavetogoonworkingbeyondtheirretirementage.

69.TheauthorgivestheexampleofHenryMetcalftoshowthat________.

　A.olderparentsshouldexercisemoretokeepupwiththeirathleticchildren

　B.manypeopleareyounginspiritdespitetheiradvancedage

　C.olderparentstendtobeconcernedabouttheiragingbodies

　D.takingafternoonnapsisagoodwaytoregainenergy

70.What’sthebiggestfearofolderparentsaccordingtoNewYorkpsychologistJoanGalst?

A.Approachingofdeath.B.Slowingdownoftheirpaceoflife.

C.Beinglaughedatbyotherpeople.D.Beingmistakenforgrandparents.

【参考答案】68—70DCA

【2012广东省深圳高级中学】A

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。

　　Asanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknows,thereisfarmoretoafamilymealthanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying

50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmore.

　　Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheirsiblings.Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildren,dinnerco

nversationislikelytocenterontheoldestchild,whohasthemosttotalkabout,andtheyoungest,whoneedsthemostattention.“Middlechildrenareinvisible,”saysLewis.“Whenyouseesomeonegetupfromthetableandwalkaroundduringdinner,chancesarethatit’sthemiddlechild.”Thereis,however,onethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention:

“WhentheTVison,”Lewissays,“dinne

risanon-event.”

　　26.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthetextisto_________.

　　A.showtherelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren

　　B.teachparentswaystokeeporderatthedinnertable

　　C.reportonthefindingsofastudy

　　D.giveinformationaboutfamilyproblems

　　27.Parentswithlargefamiliesaskfewerquestionsatdinnerbecause_________.

　　A.theyarebusyservingfoodtotheirchildren

　　B.theyarebusyke

epingorderatthedinnertable

　　C.theyhavetopaymoreattentiontoyoungerchildren

　　D.theyaretiredouthavingpreparedfoodforthewholefamily

　　28.Bysaying“Middlechildrenareinvisible”inparagraph3,Lewismeansthatmiddlechildren__________.

　　A.havetohelptheirparentstoservedinner

　　B.gettheleastattentionfromthefamily

　　C.areoftenkeptawayfromthedinnertable

　　D.findithardtokeepupwithotherchildren

　　29.Lewis’researchprovidesananswertothequestion_________.

　　A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylife

　　B.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorder

　　C.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieter

　　D.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife

　　30.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?

　　A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.

　　B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.

　　C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.

　　D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

【参考答案】26—30CBBDC

【湖南省怀化市2014高考英语一模试题】

单项选择SectionA（15marks）

Directions:

BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.

21.Heisofconfidence,,inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.

A.howB.thatC.whatD.which

22.—Tom!

Iforgottobringmynotebookthismorning.

—Don’tworry!

Iitforyou.

A.willgetB.getsC.amgettingD.amgoingtoget

23.Microblogsexperiencedrapidgrowthin2013inChina,withitsoperators,usersandvisitors

severaltimes.

A.increaseB.increasedC.increasing　D.toincrease

考点：

考查with复合结构

24.Lookatthetimetable.Hurryup!

Flight9013toChangshaoffat7:

30.

A.tookB.takesC.willbetaken　D.hastaken

25.Keepyourselfopenwecanexperiencethegreatjoythatfriendshipcanbring.

A.asifB.sothatC.eventhough　D.eversince

26.Weusedtomistakethatheavyobjectsfellfasterthanlight.

A.theonesB.thoseC.ones　D.these

27.Bytheendoflastweek,nearly80percentofthework.

A.havefinishedB.hadbeenfinishedC.willbefinished　D.wasfinished

28.Focusedonyourheartasksyoutodo,you’llrealizeyourdreamoneday.

A.thatB.whichC.what　D.it

【答案】C

【解析】

29.LadyGagahasputoffherconcertsbecauseofthedifficultiesbytheongoingstrikes.

A.causedB.causingC.tobecaused　D.havingcaused

30.Cindy,tobehereat8o’clock.

A.issureB.issurethatC.willbesure　D.besure

31.necessaryexperienceformyfuturecareer,Itakeanactivepartinsocialactivitiesincollege.

A.