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届高考英语阅读理解和短文改错自练测试5
阅读理解。
TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork--heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation."Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timw
ouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.
Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation(基金会)thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,"Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,"asareminder."
Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedonimaginationlibrary.The
programhadbeenopeneduptop
artnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.
ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichter.Ratherthansignu
ponline,theywentto
Dollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,”saysLinda.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDollywoodboardm
embers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.
Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:
“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.”
TheRichterspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”
()1.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?
A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.
C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.
()2.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?
A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.
C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.
()3.Accordingtothetext,DollyPartonis.
A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-old
C.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer
()4.WhydidtheRichtergotoDollywood?
A.Toavoidsigninguponline.
B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.
C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.
D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.
()5.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.
B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.
C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.
D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.
【文章大意】文章通过介绍Richter夫妇从接触一个名为ImaginationLibrary的项目到成立自己的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值
【参考答案】1---5、ADCDD
【由江西省吉安一中2018模拟改编】
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Historiansusuallyjuststudygreatthingsthathappenedinthepasttime,butDrewFausthasmadehistory!
OnFebruary11,2007,FaustwasnamedpresidentofHarvardUniversity.Sheisthefirstwomantoholdthepositionintheschool’s371-yearhistory.
“Iamahistorian,”shesaid.“I’vespentalotoftimethinkingaboutthepast,andabouthowitshapesthefuture.Nouniversityinthecountry,perhapstheworld,hasasremarkableapastasHarvard’s.”
“AndourcommonenterpriseistomakeHarvard’sfutureevenmoreremarkablethanitspast.Thatwillmeanrecognizingandbuildingonwhatwealreadydowell.Itwillalsomeanrecognizingwhatwedon’tdoaswellasweshould,andnotbeingsatisfieduntilwefindwaystodobetter.”
ItishergreatdesireforimprovementandwillingnesstotryoutnewideasthathavegivenDrewsuccessinaworldcontrolledbymen.“Thisisaman’sworld,mygirl,andthesooneryoulearnthat,thebetteroffyou’llbe.”DrewFaustrecallshermothertellingherthiswhenshewasyoung,butshedidn’tbuyit.
Faustgrewupinawell-offfamilyinVirginia’sShenandoahValleyinthe1950s.Eventhen,shewasatrailblazer(先驱).Aconversationwithherfamily’sblackhandyman(零工)anddriverinspiredhertowritealetter,onschoolnotebookpaper,toPresidentDwightEisenhower.
SheaskedthathehelpbringUScitizenstogetherinthesouth,amuchdividedpartofthecountryatthetime.
“DrewFaustisahistorianwithhereyesonthefuture,”saidSusanGraham,aprofessorofHarvard.Manyoftheuniversity’sschoolssaidthattheybelieveHarvardwillhaveabrighterfutureundertheleadershipofDrewFaust.
1.WhydoesthewritersayDrewFausthasmadehistory?
A.Becausesheisahistorian.
B.BecauseshewaspresidentofHarvardUniversity.
C.BecauseshewasthefirstwomantobepresidentofHarvardUniversity.
D.BecauseHarvardhasaremarkablepast
2.Whatdoweknowabouthistorians?
A.Theyusuallystudygreatthingsthathappenedinthepast.
B.Theyareusuallypresidentsofuniversities.
C.Theyareusuallyborninwell-offfamilies.
D.Theyareusuallywomen.
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“buy”inthefourthparagraphmean?
A.acceptB.expectC.purchaseD.afford
4.Whatdidhermothermeanbysaying“Thisisaman’sworld,mygirl...”?
A.Toencouragehertodoman’swork.
B.Totellhertodothingsasagirlshoulddo.
C.Toaskhertobewell-off.
D.Toexpecthertobeahistorian.
5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.FaustwasborninthenorthoftheUS.
B.ShewrotealettertoPresidentEisenhowerwhenshebecamepresidentofHarvard.
C.Faust’sdesireforimprovementandwillingnesstotryoutnewideashasgivenhersuccess.
D.Historiansjustcareaboutgreatthingsthathappenedinthepast.
【参考答案】1—5、CAABC
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。
(2018·吉林省长春市高中毕业班第一次调研测试)
Whenwasthelasttimeyoudidsomethingreallyfunwithoneofyourparents—justthetwoofyou?
Parentswhotaketheiryoungchildrentomusic,swimmin
gandartclassesoftenstoparrangingsuchactivitiesoncetheirkidsareolderandinschoolallday.Butitdoesn’thavetobethatway.Doingsomethingenjoyablewithyourkidsjustmightmakeyoulookateachotherinawholenewway,especiallyifyoudoitthroughaclassoranevent.Whenparentandchildbecomestudentstogether,itputsthemonthesamelevel,atleastforawhile.
“Ireallylikeparentstocometoclasswiththeirkids—theystartsharingthingsandtalkingaboutwhatthey’redoingandwhattheylike,”saidartteacherPyperDixon.
However,findingsomethingn
ewincommonisabigchoiceforthem,especiallywhenkidsgetinvolvedinsportsandotherafterschoolactivities.Butit’spossibletolearnanewskillorhobbytogether.
That’scertainlytrueofLauren,11,fromSilverSpring,whoisinDixon’sclasswithherfather,Dennis.“Iwasjustgoingtodropheroff,”Dennissaid,“butDixonpersuadedmetostay.”
NowLaurengetstonagherfatheraboutdoinghisarthomework.“Healwaysleavesittothelastminute,”shesaid.“Butthenhe’llturnaroundtodoamazingdrawings,”sheadded.“Wehavedifferentstylesofdrawing,soit’sinterestingtotalkitoverwithhim.”
WithouttheSaturdaymorningartclass,Dennissaid,hewouldbereadingthepaper,andLaurenwouldbeonherowninherroomoronthecomputer.Buttheytalkmorenow.“Ican’tthinkofanexperiencewhereyoucommunicatewithyourkidsoclosely,”he
said.
1.Theauthorraisesthequestionatthebeginningto________.
A.expectananswer B.criticizesomeparents
C.in
troducethetopic D.supporthisargument
2.WhatdoesDixonthinkisthebenefitofparentandchildstudyingarttogether?
A.Theywillbecomeequal.
B.Theywillcommunicatemore.
C.Thechildwilllearnartmuchbetter.
D.Theparentwilllearnsomethingnew.
3.Theunderlinedword“nag”inthetextprobablymeans________.
A.urge B.help
C.ignore D.teach
4.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.
A.Laurenusedtotalkalotwithherfather
B.DennisenjoysstudyingartwithLauren
C.Laurendislikesherfather’sdrawings
D.Dennislikesplayingcomputergames
【参考答案】阅读理解
语篇解读 父母应与孩子一起参与有意义的活动,通过和孩子一起学习、运动等,可以增加与孩子交流的机会,从而增进感情。
1.解析:
篇章结构题。
作者在第一段提出问题后,紧接着在第二段提出自己的观点,因此第一段提出问题是为了引出要讨论的话题,故选C。
答案:
C
2.解析:
细节理解题。
根据第三段中PyperDixon所说的“theystartsharingthingsandtalkingaboutwhatthey’redoingandwhattheylike”可知,Dixon认为父母同孩子一起上美术课的好处是可以增进交流。
答案:
B
3.解析:
词义猜测题。
根据画线词后面的“Healwaysleavesittothelastminute”可知,Lauren的父亲总是拖着不做作业,此处表示Lauren敦促父亲完成作业。
答案:
A
4.解析:
推理判断题。
根据最后一段的最后两句话可知,Dennis喜欢与Lauren一起上美术课。
答案:
B
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。
(2018·河南省郑州市高中毕业班第一次质量预测)
ChinesewriterMoYan’sNobelPrizeforLiteraturemightigniteanexplosionofglobalinterestinChineseliteratureandleadtomoretitlestranslatedintoEnglish,Europeanexpertssay.
“Hopefully,theawardmeansmorepeoplewillreadChineseliteratureandmoreworkswillgettranslated,”saysMichelHockx,professoroftheLanguagesandCulturesofChinaandInnerAsiafromUniversityofLondon.“ManyverygoodChinesewritershavebeenacceptedgloballyforalongtimealready.MoYanisprobablythemosttranslatedChinesewriteralive,withatleastfiveofhisnov
elsmadeavailableinEnglishoverthepast20years.”
JonathanRuppin,webeditorofbooksellerFoyles,saysMo’swincoincideswithgrowinginterestinChineseliteratureandrecognizesthetalentsofadistinctiveandvisionary(富于幻想的)writer.“WeareveryexcitedbythefactthatEnglishtranslationsofmoreofhisbooksshouldnowbecomeavailable,”Ruppinsays.HemadethecommentafterMobecamethefirstChinesecitizentowintheNobelPrizeforLiteratureinitscenturylonghistory.
AsEastWestculturalexchangehasbeenbooming,Chineseliteraturehasbeenattractinggrowingattentioninrecentyears.Hockxexplains,“It’smainlybecaus