高考英语快速阅读材料练习6.docx

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高考英语快速阅读材料练习6

I完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ItwasabrightspringafternoonwhenFredatoldmeshewouldn’tneedmeanymore.Ihadjustfinishedmyfour-hourwork－36upanddownthestairsofherthree-storeyhome,cleaningthefloorandwashingthedishes.Shewas37jeansandasweater.SittingatthetableIhadjust38apileofpapersspreadaroundher.Herhusband’s39wasgoingtobereducedbythirtypercent.Andtheyweretryingtoliveasifithad40happened.Ifeltsorryforher,butIalsofeltasenseof41.

IhadbeencleaningFreda’shouseforfiveyearsandhad42anunexpectedrelationshipwiththefamily.Itwasnotjust43Ihadbecomeanexpertatscraping（刮掉）dirtstucktotheirwoodenfloor.44thatIhadlearnedexactlyhowtoplacetoysonthegirls’beds.Itwas45thanthat.ForIfeltIhadbecomeapartoftheir46.

Fredastayedathomewiththekids,47Iwouldoftenseeherinthemorning48Themtoschool.AndI’dbetherewhenthey49homeatlunchforsandwichesandpianopractice.Ihad50themgrowup.NowI51stillwantedtokeepscrapingawaythedirtanddustfor

IleftFreda’s_52relationshipwithmyclients（主顾）.WhoamI53Them?

Asamatteroffact，I’m54anemployee－thelowestkindofemployee.ButI’malsoatrusted55ofthefamily.Ican’thelpworryingaboutwhathappensaroundme.

36.A.steppingB.comingC.jumpingD.moving

37.A.hangingB.makingC.wearingD.changing

38.A.cleanedB.washedC.sweptD.brushed

39.A.dutyB.moneyC.workD.pay

40.A.alreadyB.seldomC.neverD.yet

41.A.regretB.surpriseC.fearD.loss

42.A.startedB.developedC.improvedD.broken

43.A.whyB.whatC.thatD.which

44.A.butB.andC.orD.for

45.A.lessB.leastC.moreD.most

46.A.lifeB.storyC.activityD.experience

47.A.asB.soC.sinceD.however

48.A.takingB.bringingC.meetingD.calling

49.A.leftB.returnedC.wentD.marched

50.A.foundB.noticedC.watchedD.realized

51.A.possibleB.greatC.properD.strange

52.A.meaningB.natureC.resultD.importance

53.A.forB.toC.withD.at

54.A.hardlyB.certainlyC.probablyD.merely

55.A.memberB.personC.relativeD.companion

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreatvalue?

AsmallwatchmakerinSwitzerlandin1922designedthefirstautomatic（自动的）watchtoshowtheday,month,anddate,Onlysevenofthesesplendidwatcheswereevermadeandthesewatcheswerealmostlosttohistory.Today,itissohardtogetanoriginal（首批的）watchthatsomewatchhistoriansareevenwillingtooffer$200,000forone.

Thesewatchesattractedalotofpeoplefortheirsplendidcolor,fashionablestyle,andnewusesinthe1920s.Theownersofthewatcheswereadmiredandsetapartfromthecrowd.Becausethenumberoftheoriginalwatchesisverylimited,owningsuchawatchwillmakeyoufeelveryspecial.

Today,youareofferedthesamekindofwatchwithimprovement.Ithasa24-jewelmechanical（机械的）movement,thekinddesiredbywatchcollectors.Thewatchmakerhasmadethemovementofthewatchmuchmoremodernwithanautomaticrotor（上弦装置）sothatthewatchneverneedstobewoundbyhand.The

Designonit.Togetawatchinsuchaperfectdesign

toknowhistoryandtowearsuchawatchwillshowyour

Youcangetthewatcheitherinpersonorbymailallanaffordableprice.Youwillalsoreceivegoodservicefromthewatchseller.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththewatchafteryougetit,youmaysimplyreturnitwithin30days.Don’tmissthechancetorealizeyourdream.

56.Theoriginalautomaticwatchesarevaluablebecause.

A.thewatchesweremademanyyearsago

B.thewatchesweremadebyaSwisswatchmaker

C.onlyrichpeoplecanaffordthewatches

D.onlyafewwatchesofthekindweremade

57.Watchcollectorswanttogettheimprovedwatch,especiallyforits___.

A.mechanicalmovementB.splendidcolor

C.fashionablestyleD.newuses

58.Thepurposeofthepassageistoencouragethereadersto.

A.buythewatchB.returnthewatch

C.wearthewatchD.receivetheservice

59.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.

A.reportB.magazineC.textbookD.sciencebook

B

Unlikemodernanimalscientists,dinosaurscientistscannotsitonahillsideandusetelescopestowatchdinosaursinordertoknowhowtheylivedandwhethertheyweregoodparentsInstead,theyhavetosearchhardforinformationfromdinosaurs’fossils（恐龙化石）becausedinosaursdiedoutmillionsofyearsago.

It’sverydifficultforthescientiststoreachanagreementbecausedifferentresultscanbegotfromthesamefossils.Manyfossilsofthesamekindofdinosaurshavebeendugoutfromoneplace.Theymighthaveformedwhenanentiregroupofdinosaursgotstuck（陷入）allatonce.Ortheymighthavebeentheresultofdinosaursgettingstuckoneafteranotheroveracourseofafewcenturies.Thuswecansaythatdinosaursmighthaveinthefirstcaselivedinbiggroupsandinthesecondlivedalone.

Thoughtherearetwodifferentresults,dinosaurscientistsnowgenerallyagreethatatleastsomekindsofdinosaurslivedinbiggroups.“That’sprettymuchsettledatthispoint.”SaysPaulSereno.AkindofdinosaurscalledSauropodsleftbehindtracksinthewesternUnitedStatesthatappeartorunnorthandsouth,suggestingthattheyevenmovedlongdistancestogether.

Astowhetherdinosaurscaredfortheiryoung,dinosaurscientistshaveturnedtotheclosestlivingrelativesofdinosaurs―birdsandcrocodiles―forpossiblemodels.Birdsgivealotofcaretotheiryoung,whilecrocodilesjusthelptheiryoungtothewater,Thediscoveredfossilsofdinosaurssittingontheirgeesandstayingwiththeiryoungsuggesttheparentsweretakingcareoftheirbabies,butwestillcannotsaythatalldinosaursdidthesame.

Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforetheabovequestionscouldbeanswered.Dinosaurscientistswillhavetofindmoreprooftoreachanagreement.

60.Dinosaurscientistscangetinformationdirectlyby.

A.studyingdinosaurfossilsB.examiningmodernanimals

C.watchingdinosaursD.usingtelescopes

61.WhatisprettymuchsettledaccordingtoPaulSereno?

A.Halfofthedinosaurslivedalone.B.Mostdinosaursmovedlongdistances.

C.Manydinosaurssettledinthenorth.D.Somedinosaurslivedinbiggroups.

62.Dinosaurscientistscanprobablyknowwhetherdinosaursweregoodparentsby.

A.watchingmanykindsofanimalsB.studyingdinosaurs’livingrelatives

C.D.working

63.Whichofthefollowingtheaccordingtotheparagraph?

A.Birdshardlyayattentiontotheiryoung.

B.Babycrocodilescanlookafterthemselveswell.

C.Somedinosaurstookcareoftheiryoung.

D.Birdsandcrocodilestakegoodcareoftheiryoung.

C

Departmentstoressellready-to-wearclothing,whichisalsocalledready-made-clothing.Suchclothingismadeinfixedsizes.Thosepeoplewhofindthatready-madeclothingfitsthemwellcansavemoneybybuyingit.Mostoften,peopledonotfitexactlyintoaproducer’ssize.Theirclothingmustbealtered（改变）tomakeitfitbetter,However,mostalterationsarenotveryexpensive.Thesmallcostofmostalterationsmeansthatready-madeclothingcanmeettheneedsofmostcustomers.

Thosewhocanafforditoftengetsomeonetodesignandmaketheirclothing.Suchclothingiscalledcustom-made（定做的）.Thepersonwhomakesitmeasuresthecustomer,andthensewsitsothatitfitsperfectly.Alterationsarenotneeded.Custom-madeclothingislargelysewnbyhand.Hasbetterquality,bettermaterial,andisofthestyleyouhavechosen.Ofcourse,itcostsmuchmorethanready-to-wearclothing.Youneedtopaythedifferenceforthespecialfittingandbetterskillthatyouarereceiving.Thisoftenmeansthatyouspenddoubleormorethanyouwouldforaready-madegarment（衣服）.

Custom-madeclothingisnotalwaysthatmuchbetterthanready-madeclothing.Itcostsmorepartlybecauseonlyonegarmenthasbeenmade,justforyou.Companiesthatproduceready-madeproductsmakethousandsofgarmentsatatime.Thismeanstheycanbuylargequantitiesofmaterial.Workerscuteachsizebythehundreds.Companiesworkoutwaystomakethegarments,quicklylymachineandpayworkersaccordingtotheirskill.Thustheycansellthefinishedproductsatalowpricewhilestillmakingmoney.MostoftheclothingsoldintheUnitedStatesismadeinthisway.Customersgainfromthelowerpriceswhicharemadepossiblebymassproduction（批量生产）.Itmayormaynotgivethemhighquality.

64.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewhobuyready-madeclothing.

A.wishtomakealterationsB.canfitintothesizes

C.wanttomakeitbetterD.willspendlessmoney

65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcustom-madeclothingis.

A.speciallymadeB.fashionablydesigned

C.chosenbyfewpeopleD.madewithdifficulties

66.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutready-madeclothing?

A.Itisofpoorquality.B.Itsuitsallpeople.

C.Ittakesmoretimetomakeit.D.Itislabor-savingtomakeit.

67.Thepurposeofthewriteris.

A.toexplainwhycustom-madeclothingcostsmore

B.toshowtheadvantagesofmassproduction

C.toprovideinformationaboutdifferentkind-ofclothing

D.totellreadershowtomakemoneyfromready-madeclothing

D

Collectinginformationabout

（申请表）arecloselyconnected,However,fillingoutanapplicationformismucheasierbecauseyouhavetotalcontrolandhaveenoughtimetothinkandplan.

Thatyouaregivenaformtofilloutdoesnotnecessarilymeanthat