江苏省高考英语阅读理解15篇.docx

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江苏省高考英语阅读理解15篇

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it’sagirl.”

Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentanswerfromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelproudwhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancywasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.

Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild,　itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisremobilizationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofafather.

Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather’srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother’srole.Themother’sroleseemstorequirecompletetransformationindailyroutineandhighlyinnovativeadaptation;ontheotherhand,　thefather’sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumberofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather______.　

A.bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemen

B.hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughters

C.makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasy

D.meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities

2.Itisstatedinthepassagethat______.　

A.someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachild

B.youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall

C.workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildren

D.manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild

3.Thetransitiontothemother’srolerequiresthatthewife______.　

A.changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativeway

B.makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituation

C.stayathometotakecareofthebaby

D.helpherhusbandinhisremobilizationprocess

4.Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles,　fathers,　comparedwithmothers,______.　

A.havetoshouldermoreburdens

B.havetomakemoredifficultadaptations

C.haveaneasierjobtodo

D.canusuallydoabetterjob

【参考答案】32.CABC　

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Beingtheheadofahighschoolformanyyears,Igrewtiredofbudgetmeetings,fundingcuts,andmanyotheradministrativechores（杂务）.Istartedtodreamofretirement.Sittingintrafficonaweekdaymorning,Iwouldfindmymindwandering,Iwouldimaginespendingtimewithmygrandchildren,quieteveningswithmywife,traveling,orrediscoveringsomegreatbooks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldn’tsignmyselfupforanycommittees,anyclasses,oranythingrequiringaschedule.

Myfirstdayofretirementcameatlast!

Icookedagreatbreakfastformywifeandme,leisurelyreadthepaper,cleanedabitofthehouse,andwroteafewletterstofriends.Onthesecondday,Icookedbreakfast,readthepaper...Onthethirdday,...Thisisretirement?

Itriedtotellmyselfthatitwasjustthetransition（过渡）,thatthosegoldenmomentswererightroundthecorner,andthatIwouldenjoythemsoonenough.Butsomethingwasmissing.

Aformercolleagueaskedafavor.AgroupofstudentsweregoingtoJamaicatoworkwithchildreninthepoorestneighborhoods.WouldIinterruptmynewfound“happiness”andreturntothestudents,justthisonce?

Onetrip.That’sall.Mybagswerepacked.

Thetripwasveryinspiring.IwasmovednotonlybythepovertyIsawbutalsobythesenseofresponsibilityoftheyoungpeopleonthetrip.WhenIreturnedhome,Iofferedtoworkonedayaweekwithalocalyouthorganization.TheexperiencewassopositivethatIwassoonvolunteeringnearlyfull-time,workingwithstudentsacrossNorthAmericatoassistthemintheirvoluntarywork.

Now,itseemsthetableshaveturned.SomedaysIamtheteacher,otherdaysIamthestudent.Theseyoungpeoplehavereawakenedmycommitment（责任感）tosocialjusticeissuesbychallengingmetolearnmoreaboutthesituationintheworldtoday,wherepeoplearestillpoorandsufferbecauseofgreed,corruptionandwar.Mostimportantly,theyhavegivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoparticipateinhelpingtofindsolutions.Inreturn,Ihelpthemdotheircharitableprojectsoverseas.I’vegonefromrunningoneschooltohelpingoverseetheconstructionofschoolsintwenty-onecountries!

1.Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?

A.Tostayawayfrombusyschedules.

B.Towritesomegreatbooks.

C.Todosomevoluntarywork.

D.Toplanforhisfuture.

2.WhydidthewriterdecidetogotoJamaica?

A.Hemissedhisstudentsinthatcountry.

B.Hecouldn’trefusehiscolleague’sfavor.

C.Hewasconcernedaboutthepeoplethere.

D.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisretiredlife.

3.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyRetiredLife.

B.BeingtheHeadofaHighSchool.

C.MyAttitudestowardsLife.

D.AnExperienceofBeingaVolunteer.

4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?

A.Disappointing.　　　　　　　B.Troublesome.

C.Promising.　　　　　　　　　　D.Meaningful.

【参考答案】33.ADAD　

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MillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional‘thankyou’andreplaceditwiththelessformal‘cheers’,accordingtoasurvey.

Althoughtheaveragepersonwillsay‘thankyou’nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytothrowina‘cheers’or‘ta’whereit’sneeded,ratherthanrisksoundingoldfashioned.

Onein20nowsay‘niceone’instead,whileyoungergenerationsaremorelikelytooffera‘cool’thana‘thankyou’.‘Merci’,‘fab’andeven‘gracias’werealsolistedascommonphrasestouse,aswas‘muchappreciated’.

Oneintwentywhotookpartinthesurveyof2,000peoplebytheFoodNetworkUKforThankYouDay,whichismarkedonNovember24,2011,saidaformal‘thankyou’wasnownotoftenneededineverydayconversation.Morethanoneintenadultssaidtheyregularlywon’tsaythankyouiftheyareinabadmood.

Mostpeopledeclaredthatsayingthankyouwassomethingdrilledintothembytheirparents.Ahuge70percentofthosequestionedwillsaythankyoutoaperson’sfacewithoutevenmeaningit,whileafifthavoidsayingitwhentheyknowtheyshould—onatleasttwooccasionseveryday.

Itseemsourfriendsandfamilygetthebrunt（压力）ofourbadmannerswithhalfadmittingthey’renotgoodatthankingthoseclosesttothem—manyjustifying（为……辩解）thelackofthanksbecausetheirfamily‘alreadyknowI’mgrateful’.

Whenspokenwordswon’tdo,itfallstoanicetexttodothejobformostpeople.Athirdwillstillsendahandwrittenthank-younote—but45percentadmitit’sbeenmorethansixmonthssincetheybotheredtosendone.

AquarterofBritishpeoplesaythankyouwithfood,with23percentcookingamealtoshowtheirappreciationtosomeone.Another15percentbakeacake.

Itfollowsthat85percentofpeoplewillbeannoyedatnotgettingthegratitude（感激）theyfeeltheyshouldreceive.

56.Mostofthepeoplewhotookpartinthesurveysaythattheysay“thankyou”________.

A.whentheyareingoodmoodB.completelyoutofhabit

C.whentheyfeeltrulygratefulD.purelyoutofpoliteness

57.Theunderlinedword“ditched”inParagraph1means“________”.

A.abandonedB.usedC.sharedD.grasped

58.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.

A.differentwaysofexpressinggratitudeareallfashionable

B.peopleshouldavoidsaying“thankyou”nowadays

C.athank-younoteisstillappreciatedbymostpeople

D.peopleinabadmoodneversay“thankyou”

59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mostpeopleexpresstheirgratitudetoothersbybuyingfoodforthem.

B.Aboutfiftypercentofpeopletrynottosaythankyouwhentheyshould.

C.Mostpeoplemayfeelnaturalwhentheyfailtoreceiveothers’gratitude.

D.Manypeoplethinkitunnecessarytosaythankstotheirfamilymembers.

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TwotalentedSheffieldHighSchoolpupilshavejustfoundoutthey’vebeenshortlistedinthetopfiveoftheircategoriesinthenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwards.

NatalieChan-Lam（Year12）andClareRees-Zimmerman（Year11）arebothintherunningtowinaprizethatwillhelpthemtoachievetheirambition.ThenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwardshavebeencreatedtorecognizeexcellencein11—18yearolds.Thenationalawardsprogrammecoversfivecategories:

TheArts,Sport,Science,EnterpriseandCommunity.NatalieisupfortheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportwhileClarehasearnedhertopfiveplaceintheAmbitionAwardfortheArts.

TheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportaimstofindtheyoungpersonwhothinkstheymayonedaywinanOlympicmedal.NatalieisaBadmintonInternationalwhohasalongstringofsinglesanddoubleNationaltitlesbehindherfromU11NationalSinglesChampion（冠军）rightthroughtheagestothelatestU17UKSchoolsGames,aswellasarunoftitleswonwiththeEnglandBadmintonteamoverthelastfewyears.Throughherachievementsinbadmintonandthroughherpromotionofthesportinschoolandatclublevel,NataliehasinspiredmanyotherstudentstotakeupthesportandbadmintonisnowamajorsportatSheffieldHighSchool.Amazingly,shestillmakestimetoplayforandcoachschoolteams,encouragingandassistingotherstohavetheopportunitytoreach