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河北省秦皇岛市山海关区高考英语信息匹配类和阅读理解练习8
河北省秦皇岛市山海关区2016高考英语信息匹配类和阅读理解练习(8)
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。
MaggiewasverygladthatJameswasnotafrequentvisitortothehouse.Sofarasthechildrenwereconcerned,theyhadamysteryabouthimthatstirredtheirimagination.HestirredMaggie’sanger,however,sothatsheoftensaidtoherhusband,“It’smercythatbrotherofyoursdoesn’tcomeoftener.”
InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly,aroundeighto’clockintheevening,andhestayedforsixhoursofclosediscussionwithhisbrother.Hisarrivalwasasignaltothechildrenthattheirbedtimewouldbedelayed.Notthatheeverspoketothemorplayedwiththem.Hetooknonoticeofthem,asifhewasunabletoseechildren,atleastuntilthetimecameforhimtogo.Instead,afterhisfirstgreetingandacarelesskiss,JamestooknonoticeofMaggieeither,excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher.
Maggiepaidhimbackinherownway.Shekeptthechildrenup,thefourofthem,tokeephercompany,shesaid,butofcoursetheysangandmadeanoiseandbroketheendlesssoundofJames’svoice.Verylate,theydroppedofftosleepintheirchairs.Then,whenJameswasabouttogo,Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction,forJames,thoughrich,wasmean.Healwayswenthomebythelasttrain,justaftertwoo’clock.
Maggie’schildrensecretlystaredattheiruncle.Theycouldnotforgetthathehad,intheirmother’swords,“losttwowivesandtakenathird,”Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies.Theyaskedeachotherwhattheirfatehadbeen,andifneithercouldeverbefoundagain.Jamesneverbroughthisthirdwifewithhimnorevermentionedher.Thechildrendecidedthathemustbesofrightenedoflosingherthatheneverallowedheroutsidethedoor.
1.Theunderlinedword“mercy”inthetextmostprobablymeans_______.
A.lossB.wonderC.luckythingD.terriblething
2.MaggieneverpreparedanythingspecialforJamesbecause_______.
A.hewasamandifficulttoplease
B.sheneverknewwhenhewascoming
C.shewastoobusylookingafterherchildren
D.heneverstayedlongenoughforameal
3.WhatdoweknowaboutJames’behavior?
A.Hewasakindman,withloveforthefamily.
B.Hewasgenerous,especiallytowardshisbrother.
C.Hewasanxioustopleasethefamily,especiallythekids.
D.Hewasrudetohissister-in-law.
4.Maggiefeltpleasedwhen_______.
A.shepaidJamesthemoneythatsheowedhim
B.Jamesgavesomemoneytothechildren
C.shehadtowakeJamesuptocatchhistrain
D.Jamesthankedherforthenicesupper
5.ThechildrendidnotrealizethattwoofJames’wives_______.
A.hadbeendeadB.sufferedfromlossofmemory
C.hadrunawayfromhimD.mightappearagainoneday
【答案与解析】
本文讲Maggie和她的孩子们对他们的叔叔James来访的不欢迎。
1.C。
词义猜测题。
Maggie不喜欢James的来访,由此可以说他不常来是一件幸运的事,所以答案为C。
2.B。
事实细节题。
根据InfactJamescameonceayear,unexpectedly可知答案为B。
3.D。
推理判断题。
根据excepttoadd,“You’llbegettingonwiththesupper,Maggie.”Suchwashisregardforher可知他对Maggie的态度不是很友好,故答案为D。
4.B。
推理判断题。
根据Maggiewokethemupandsomoreorlessforcedhimtopartwithfourshillingsbeforeheleft.Thatgavehersomesatisfaction可知答案为B。
5.A。
推理判断题。
根据Theywonderedaboutthosetwounfortunatelostladies可知答案为A。
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。
Itisprettymuchaone-waystreet.Whileitmaybecommonforuniversityresearcherstotrytheirluckinthecommercialworld,thereisverylittletrafficintheoppositedirection.Payhasalwaysbeenthebiggestdeterrent,aspeoplewithfamiliesoftenfeeltheycannotaffordthedropinsalarywhenmovingtoauniversityjob.Forsomeindustrialscientists,however,theattractionsofacademia(学术界)outweighanyfinancialconsiderations.
HelenLeetooka70%cutinsalarywhenshemovedfromaseniorpostinAbbottLaboratoriestoamedicaldepartmentattheUniversityofCambridge.Hermainreasonforreturningtoacademiamid-careerwastotakeadvantageofthegreaterfreedomtochooseresearchquestions.Someareasofinquiryhavefewprospectsofacommercialreturn,andLee’sisoneofthem.
Theimpactofasalarycutisprobablylesssevereforascientistintheearlystagesofacareer.GuyGrant,nowaresearchassociateattheUnileverCentreforMolecularInformaticsattheUniversityofCambridge,spenttwoyearsworkingforapharmaceutical(制药的)companybeforereturningtouniversityasapost-doctoralresearcher.Hetooka30%salarycutbutfeltitworthwhileforthegreaterintellectualopportunities.
Higheruptheladder,whereapaycutisusuallymoresignificant,thedemandforscientistswithawealthofexperienceinindustryisforcinguniversitiestomakethetransition(转换)toacademiamoreattractive,accordingtoLee.Industrialscientiststendtoreceivetrainingthatacademicsdonot,suchashowtobuildamultidisciplinaryteam,managebudgetsandnegotiatecontracts.Theyarealsowellplacedtobringsomethingextratotheteachingsideofanacademicrolethatwillhelpstudentsgetajobwhentheygraduate,saysLee,perhapsexperienceinmanufacturingpracticeorproductdevelopment.“Onlyasmallnumberofundergraduateswillcontinueinanacademiccareer.Sosomeoneleavinguniversitywhoalreadyhastheskillsneededtoworkinanindustriallabhasfarmorepotentialinthejobmarketthansomeonewhohasspentalltheirtimeonanarrowresearchproject.”
1.By“aone-waystreet”(Line1,Para.1),theauthormeans________.
A.universityresearchersknowlittleaboutthecommercialworld
B.thereislittleexchangebetweenindustryandacademia
C.fewindustrialscientistswouldquittoworkinauniversity
D.fewuniversityprofessorsarewillingtodoindustrialresearch
2.WhatwasHelenLee’smajorconsiderationwhenshechangedherjobinthemiddleofhercareer?
A.Flexibleworkhours.B.Herresearchinterests.
C.Herpreferenceforthelifestyleoncampus.D.Prospectsofacademicaccomplishments.
3.GuyGrantchosetoworkasaresearcheratCambridgeinorderto________.
A.dofinanciallymorerewardingworkB.raisehisstatusintheacademicworld
C.enrichhisexperienceinmedicalresearchD.exploitbetterintellectualopportunities
4.Whatcontributioncanindustrialscientistsmakewhentheycometoteachinauniversity?
A.Increaseitsgraduates’competitivenessinthejobmarket.
B.Developitsstudents’potentialinresearch.
C.Helpittoobtainfinancialsupportfromindustry.
D.Gearitsresearchtowardspracticalapplications.
【参考答案】1—4、CBDA
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。
AboutathirdofallcommoncancersintheUnitedStates,ChinaandBritaincouldbepreventedeachyearifpeopleatehealthierfood,dranklessalcoholandexercisedmore,healthexpertssaidonFriday.
ReportsfromtheWorldCancerResearchFund(WCRF)suggestthatmakingsimplelifestylechangescouldpreventsome40percentofbreastcancersaloneinBritainandtheUnitedStates,aswellastensofthousandsofstomachcancers.
“Evenin2011,peoplearedyingunnecessarilyfromcancersthatcouldbepreventedthroughkeepingahealthyweight,diet,physicalactivityandotherlifestylefactors,”saidaWCRFmedicalandscientificadviser.
WCRFfindingsaresupportedbyWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)reports,whichsayregularexercisecanpreventmanydiseasessuchascancersandheartdiseases.
Cancerisaleadingcauseofdeatharoundtheworldanditsincidence(发病率)isrising.Eachyeararound12.7millionpeoplediscovertheyhavecancerand7.6millionpeoplediefromsomeformofthedisease.Thereareabout200knowntypesofcancer.
RachelThompson,theWCRF’sheadofscience,saidthatwhilethemessagewassimple—thatnotsmoking,eatinggoodfoodandbeingahealthyweightcanhelpwardoffmanycancers—itwasstilladifficultonetogetacross.
TheWHOsaysadultsshoulddoatleast150minutesofexerciseaweek.Thiscouldbedonebywalkingfor30minutesfivetimesperweekorbycyclingtoworkeveryday.
PeterBaldini,headoftheWorldLungFoundation,alsocalledonallgovernmentstointroducesmoke-freelawsandraisethepriceofcigarettes.Tobaccokillsmillionsofsmokerseveryyear,andtobacco-relatedlungcancersalsokillhundredsofthousandsofpeoplewhodon’tsmokebuthavebeenexposedtoitsecond-hand.
“Thereisn’tamagicbullettocureallformsofcancer,butwehavetheopportunityandthedutytoprotectpeoplefromdevelopingcancerwhereverpossible,”Baldinisaid.
63.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbesttaketheplaceofthephrase“wardoff”inthesixth
paragraph?
A.protectB.preventC.developD.cure
【答案】B
【解析】词义猜测题。
根据notsmoking,eatinggoodfoodandbeingahealthyweightcanhelp及manycancers可以推测是不吸烟,吃好的食物及有一个健康的体重有助于阻止癌症的发生,故选B。
64.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNottrueaccordingtothetext?
A.Exercisingandeatinghealthilycanhelptoreducecancerrisk.
B.Eachyearabout12.7millionpeoplearediagnosedwithcanceraroundtheworld.
C.Everyyearmillionsofpeoplediefromsmokingandlungcancers.
D.Adultsshouldwalkforfiftyminutesthreetimesperweek.
【答案】D
【解析】细节理解题。
根据TheWHOsaysadultsshoulddoatleast150minutesofexerciseaweek.Thiscouldbedonebywalkingfor30minutesfivetimesperweekorbycyclingtoworkeveryday.世界卫生组织建议一周五次一次30分钟的锻炼时间,故选D。
65.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthistext?
A.Simplelifechangescouldstopmillionsofcancers
B.Cancerisaleadingcauseofdeath
C.Ourbadlifestylecausedmanydiseases
D.Theincidenceofcommoncancersisrising
【答案】A
【解