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高三英语阅读与任务型阅读强化练习
高三英语阅读理解和任务型阅读强化训练
阅读理解
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。
A
WhenJohnsoncalledagain,themanagerreceivedhimverypolitely.“Thatisamostremarkableoilyoubroughtus,Mr.Johnson,”hesaid.Johnsonnoddedhissmooth,darkhead.Thatwassomethingheknewverywell.“I’veneverseenanythinglikeit,”themanageradmitted.Johnsonnoddedagain.“No?
”hesaidpolitely.Thenheadded,“ButIthinkyouwill,sir.Averygreatdealofit.”Heappearedtothinkforamoment.“Ithinkyouwillfinditwillbeonsaleseven,perhaps,eightyearsfromnow.”Hesmiled.
Themanagerthoughtthatwasuncertain.Hesaid,“Itisbetterthanourfishoils.Iadmitthat.”“SoIamtold,sir,”agreedJohnson.
“Haveyouanyplanstoproduceityourself,Mr.Johnson?
”
Johnsonsmiledagain.“WouldIbeshowingittoyouifIhad?
”
“Wemightaddsomechemicalstooneofourownfishoils,”saidthemanager.
“Itwouldbeexpensivetodothat,evenifyoucould.”Johnsonsaidgently.“Besides,”headded,“Iamtoldthatthisoilwillbemuchcheaperthanyourbestfishoils.Cheaperthananyvegetableoil,infact.”
“Perhaps,”saidthemanager.“Well,Isupposeyouwanttomakeanarrangement,MrJohnson,Shallwediscussit?
”
“Ofcourse,”saidJohnson.“Therearetwowaysofdealingwithasituationofthissort.Theusualoneistopreventitaltogetheroratleasttodelayitaslongaspossible.Thatis,ofcourse,thebestway,”Themanagernodded.Heknewplentyaboutallthat.
“ButIamsosorryforyou,because,yousee,thatisnotpossiblethistime.”Themanagerhadhisdoubts,butallhesaidwasaninquiring(asking),“Oh?
”
“Theotherway,”continuedJohnson,“istoproduceyourselfbeforethetroublestarts.”
1.Themanagerthoughtofaddingchemicalstothefishoiltomakeit________.
A.cheaperthanthenewoilB.morequickly
C.moreexpensiveD.asgoodasthenewoil
2.Johnson’snewoilwouldbe________.
A.moreexpensivethanfishoil,butbetter
B.lessexpensive,andbetter
C.lessexpensive,butnotgood
D.moreexpensive,andnotsogood
3.Johnsonexpressedhisregretthatthemanager________.
A.couldnotstopthenewoilbeingmade
B.wouldneverknowhowtomakeit
C.hadspentalotofmoneyonit
D.didn’tknowenoughaboutit
4.Johnsonshowedhisnewoiltothemanagerbecausehewanted________.
A.toproduceithimselfB.topreventitbeingproduced
C.tobepaidnottoproduceit D.themanagertoproduceit
B
Alotofusloselife’stoughbattlesbystartingafrontal(正面的)attack—whenatouchofhumormightwellenableustowin.Considerthecaseofayoungfriendofmine,whohitatrafficjamonhiswaytoworkshortlyafterreceivinganultimatum(最后通牒)aboutbeinglateonthejob.AlthoughtherewasagoodreasonforSam’sabeinglate—seriousillnessathome—hedecidedthatthisby-now-familiarexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hissupervisorwasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownpreparingadismissalspeech.
Yes,thebosswas,Samenteredtheofficeat9:
35.Theplacewasasquietasalockerroom(更衣室);everyonewashardatwork.Sam’ssupervisorcameuptohim.Suddenly,Samforcedagrinandstretchedouthishand.“Howdoyoudo!
”hesaid.“I’mSamMaynard.I’mapplyingforajob.Which,Iunderstand,becameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?
”
Theroomexplodedinlaughter.Thesupervisorclampedoffasmileandwalkedbacktohisoffice.SamMaynardhadsavedhisjob—withtheonlytoolthatcouldwin,alaugh.
Humorisamosteffective,yetfrequentlyneglected(忽略),meansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,gettingtheotherfellowtodowhatyouwantwithouthislosingface.Forsomejobs,it’stheonlytoolthatcansucceed.Itisawaytodiscusssubjectssosensitivethatseriousdialogmaystartaquarrel.Forexample,manybelievethatcomedians(喜剧演员)ontelevisionaredoingmoretodayforracialandreligioustolerance(忍受力)thanpeopleinanyotherforum.
5.WhywasSamlateforhisjob?
A.Becausehewasill.
B.Becausehegotuplate.
C.Becausehewascaughtinatrafficjam.
D.Hewasbusyapplyingforanewjob.
6.Themainideaofthispassageis________.
A.SamMaynardsavedhisjobwithhumor
B.humorisimportantinourlives
C.earlybirdgetstheworm
D.humorcansolveracialdiscriminations
7.Thephrase“clampedoff”inParagraph3means________.
A.triedtoholdbackB.triedtosetC.chargedD.gaveout
8.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Manyloselife’sbattlesfortheyarelackinginasenseofhumor.
B.Itwasn’tthefirsttimethatSamcamelateforhiswork.
C.Samwassupposedtocometohisofficeat8:
30.
D.Humoristhemosteffectivewayofsolvingproblems.
C
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