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高中英语阅读与完形2

阅读完形日日练

Itmightnotbesounusualforastudenttorunaschoolnewspaper.Butwhenitcomesto____16____theschoolnewspaperofHarvard,it'sdefinitelya____17____story.

Foundedin1873,TheHarwardCrimsonisadainlyonthebreakfasttablesofstudentsandteachersatHarvardaswellasmanyhouseholdsoutsidecampus.

MayHbibisnowinherfourthyearatHarvard.She____18____works40~50hoursforthenewspapereveryweek,inadditiontobeingafull-timestudent.____19____suchabusyschedule,shehasnotimeforlessonsandlecturessometimes,nottomention____20___."Butit'soneofthebestexperiencesinmylifesofar,"Shesaid.

OneofthemostimportantstoriesMay____21____istheHarvardAIDSresearchprograminAfrica.Harvardwasgrantedahugeamountof____22____fromtheWhiteHousetodoresearchintoAIDS.However,therewasalotofcontroversyabouttheadministrationofthegrant.Aprofessorattheschoolwasin____23____oftheproject.Buttopadministratorsattheuniversitythoughttheprofessorshouldn'tdothejobbecauseitwasso____24____aprogramthatjustaprofessorcouldn'toverseetheproject.____25____theytookherofftheprojectandputinadirector.

Buttakingtotheprofessor,Mayfoundthattheadministrators____26____fundingouttheprogramforfivemonths.ShecalledaNigeriandoctor____27____andwastoldthatabout420deathsintheprogramwere____28____tothedelayofthemoney.ShethoughtthatHarvardadministratorsdidn'ttakeintoaccountthatimpact____29____theymadethedecision.

"Thatwasreallyanimportantstory.Thesecondyearthefunding____30____andIwastoldthatthefundingwas____31____notreleased.SoIstartedmakingphonecalls.Twodays____32____,theyreleasedthefunding.Theonlyreasontheydiditsoquicklywasbecausethepresswasrequiring,thoughIwasalittlestudent,"Maysaid____33____.

Mayisahappygirl."Mysecrettostay____34____isoptimism.Myoptimismissortofrealism,"shesaid,"IthinkI'maluckyperson.EvenifIdidn'tgotoHarvard,Iwouldbehappy____35____."

16.

A.managing

B.reading

C.hearing

D.writing

17.

A.boring

B.simple

C.easy

D.different

18.

A.actually

B.hardly

C.usually

D.really

19.

A.Dueto

B.Accordingto

C.Butfor

D.Insteadof

20.

A.beliefs

B.sports

C.accidents

D.attitudes

21.

A.covered

B.talked

C.spoke

D.took

22.

A.duty

B.money

C.work

D.pay

23.

A.front

B.face

C.charge

D.time

24.

A.important

B.weak

C.light

D.regular

25.

A.And

B.So

C.For

D.But

26.

A.advised

B.missed

C.delayed

D.forgot

27.

A.aimlessly

B.immediately

C.slowly

D.continuously

28.

A.caught

B.brought

C.tied

D.led

29.

A.when

B.asif

C.evenif

D.after

30.

A.cameacross

B.cameout

C.cameaway

D.cameup

31.

A.even

B.ever

C.just

D.still

32.

A.later

B.before

C.ago

D.then

33.

A.nervously

B.proudly

C.madly

D.curiously

34.

A.sad

B.upset

C.happy

D.grateful

35.

A.atlast

B.intime

C.aswell

D.oncemore

III.阅读理解

A

HermanMelville,anAmericanauthorbestknowntodayforhisnovelMobyDick,wasactuallymorepopularduringhislifetimeforsomeofhisotherworks.Hetravelledextensivelyandusedtheknowledgegainedduringhistravelsasthebasisforhisearlynovels.In1837,attheageofeighteen,MelvillesignedasacabinboyonamerchantshipthatwastosailfromhisMassachusettshometoLiverpool,England.HisexperiencesonhistripservedasabasisforthenovelRedburn（1849）.In1841MelvillesetoutonawhalingshipheadedfortheSouthSeas.AfterjumpingshipinTahiti,hewanderedaroundthe10islandsofTahitiandMoorea.ThisSouthSeaislandsojourn（旅居）wasabackdroptothenovelOmoo（1847）.AfterthreeyearsawayfromhomeMelvillejoinedupwithaUSnavalfrigatethatwasreturningtotheeasternUnitedStatesaroundCapeHorn.ThenovelWhite-Jacket（1850）describesthislengthyvoyageasanavy15seaman.

Withthepublicationoftheseearlyadventurenovels,Melvilledevelopedastrongandloyalfollowingamongreaderseagerforhistalesofexoticplacesandsituations.However,in1851,withthepublicationofMobyDick,Melville'spopularitystartedtodiminish.MobyDick,ononelevelthesagaofthehuntforthegreatwhite20whales,wasalsoaheavilysymbolicallegoryoftheheroicstruggleofmanagainsttheuniverse.ThepublicwasnotreadyforMelville'sliterarymetamorphosisfromromanticadventuretophilosophicalsymbolism.ItisironicthatthenovelthatservedtodiminishMelville'spopularityduringhislifetimeistheoneforwhichheisbestknowntoday.

36.Themainsubjectofthepassageis__________.

A.Melville'stravels

C.Melville'spersonalbackground

B.ThepopularityofMelville'snovels

D.MobyDick

37.Accordingtothepassage,Melville'searlynovelswere__________.

A.publishedwhilehewastraveling

C.allabouthisworkonwhalingships

B.completelyfictional

D.basedonhistravels

38.ThepassageimpliesthatMelvillestayedinTahitibecause__________.

A.hehadunofficiallylefthisship

B.hewasonleavewhilehisshipwasinport

C.hehadfinishedhistermofduty

D.hehadreceivedpermissiontotakeavacationinTahiti

39.HowdidthepublicationofMobyDickaffectMelville'spopularity?

A.Hispopularityincreasedimmediately

B.Ithadnoeffectonhispopularity

C.Itcausedhispopularitytodecrease.

D.Hispopularityremainedasstrongasever

40.Accordingtothepassage,MobyDick__________.

A.isaromanticadventure

C.isashortstoryaboutawhale

B.isasingle-factedwork

D.issymbolicofmanfightinghisenvironment

B

AccordingtothelatestresearchintheUnitedStates,menandwomentalksuchdifferentlanguagesthatitislikepeoplefromtwodifferentculturestryingtocommunicate.ProfessorDeborahTanmenofGeorgetownUniversityhasnoticedthedifferenceinthestyleofboys'andgirls'vonversationsfromanearlyage.Shesaysthatlittlegirls'conversationislessdefinitethanboys'andexpressesmoredoubts.Littleboysuseconversationtoestablishstatuswiththeirlisteners.

Thesedifferencescontinueintoadultlife,shesays.Inpublicconversations,mentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmore.Inprivateconversations,menandwomenspeakinequalamounts----althoughtheysaythingsinadifferentstyle.ProfessorTannenbelievesthat,forwomen,privatetalkingawaytoestablishandtestintimacy（亲近，亲密）.Formen,privatetalkingisawaytoexplorethepowerstructureofarelationship.

Teachingisonejobwherethedifferencesbetweenmen'sandwomen'swaysoftalkingshow.

Whenamanteachesawoman,saysProfessorTannen,hewantstoshowthathehasmoreknowledge,andhence（因此，所以）morepowerinconversation.Whenawomanteachesanotherwoman,however,sheismorelikelytotakeasharingapproachandtoencourageherstudenttojoinin.

ButProfessorTannendoesnotbelievethatwomenarenaturallymorehelpful.Shesayswomenfeeltheyachievepowerbybeingabletohelpothers.Althoughtheresearchsuggestsmentalkandinterruptpeoplemorethanwomen,ProfessorTannensays,womenactuallyencouragethistohappenbecausetheybelieveitwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelptoestablisharelationship.

Somescientistswhoarestudyingspeechthinkthatthebrainispre-programmedforlanguage.Asweareusuallytaughttospeakbywomen,itseemslikelythatthebrainmusthaveasexualbias（倾向性）initsprogramming,otherwisemalespeechpatternswouldnotariseatall.

41.Intheopinionofthewriter,womenencouragementotalkmorebecause__________.

A.itwillleadtomoreintimacyandhelptoestablisharelationship

B.itwellhelptoestablishstatuswiththeirlisteners

C.itwellhelptoexpressmoreclearly

D.itwellhelptocommunicatebetter

42.Thereare__________inlittlegirl'sconversationthaninboys'.

A.Fewerdoubts

B.moredemands

C.moredoubts

D.fewer

uncertainties

43.Somescientistsbelievethatbrainispre-programmedforlanguage.Theword"pre-programmed"means___________.

A.programmedalready

C.programmedearly

B.programmedbeforeoneisborn

D.programmedbywomen

44.Inprivateconversation,womenspeak__________.

A.thesamethingsasmen

C.morethanmen

B.lessthanmen

D.asmuchasmen

45.Thethemeofthisarticleis____________.

A.womenarenaturallymorehelpful

B.menandwomentalkdifferentlanguages

C.mentalkmostandinterruptotherspeakersmore

D.littlegirl'sconversationislessdefinite

C

ChildrenallaroundtheworldarefamiliarwithfairytalessuchasTheLittleMermaid（小美人鱼），ThePrincessandthePeaandTheEmperor'sNewClothes.Thecolorfulcharactersfromthestoriesmadeuslaughandcrythroughoutourchildhood.

ThestoriesarethecreationofDanishwriterHansChristianAndersen.Theyear2005markedhis200thbirthday.Tocelebrate,theChinaPupper（木偶）TheatreinBeijing,heldaseriesofshowsbasedonhisclassicfairytales.

AndersenwasborninthepoorareaofOdense,Denmark,onApril2,1805.Hisearlylifewasnoteasy.Hisfatherwasashoemakerandhismotherworkedasawasherwoman.Hereceivedlittleearlyeducation.

In1816,hisfatherdiedandAndersenwasforcedtogoouttowork,firstinatailor'sshopandthenatatobaccofactory.Attheageof14AndersenmovedtoCopenhagentostartacareerasasingerandactor.

Andersenwenttoagrammarschoolafterheleftthetheatre.HavingdonewellhewasadmittedtoCopenhagenUniversityin1828.Hebegantopublishhisfairytalesin1835.Theycameoutinsmallnumbersu