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必修二阅读理解专项训练
必修二阅读理解专项训练
单元一、第三部分阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C或D)中,选出最佳选项
A
1.SometimeagoIdiscoveredthatoneofmychairshadabrokenleg.Ididn’tthinktherewouldbeanydifficultyingettingitmended,asthereareawholelotofantique(古董)shopsnearmyhome.SoIlefthomeonemorningcarryingthechairwithme.Iwentintothefirstshopexpectingafriendlyreception.Iwasquitewrong.Themanwouldn’tevenlookatmychair.
Thesecondshop,thoughslightlymorepolite,wasjustthesame,andthethirdandthefourth—soIdecidedthatmyapproachmustbewrong.
Ienteredthefifthshopwithaplaninmymind.Iplacedthechaironthefloorandsaidtotheshopkeeper,“Wouldyouliketobuyachair?
”“Twentypounds,”Isaid.“OK,”hesaid.“I’llgiveyoutwentypounds.”“It’sgotaslightlybrokenleg,”Isaid.“Yes,Isawthat.It’snothing.”
EverythingwasgoingaccordingtotheplanandIwasgettingexcited.“Whatwillyoudowithit?
”Iasked.“Oh,itwillbeeasytoselloncetherepairisdone.”“I’llbuyit,”Isaid.“Whatdoyoumean?
You’vejustsoldittome,”hesaid.“Yes,IknowbutI’vechangedmymind.Iamsorry.I’llgiveyoutwenty-sevenpoundsforit.”“Youmustbecrazy,”hesaid.Then,suddenlythepennydropped.“Iknowwhatyouwant.Youwantmetorepairyourchair.”“You’reright,”Isaid.“AndwhatwouldyouhavedoneifIhadwalkedinandsaid,‘Wouldyoumendthischairforme?
’”“Iwouldn’thaveagreedtodoit,”hesaid.“Wedon’tdorepairs,notenoughmoneyinitandtoomuchtrouble.ButI’llmendthisforyou.Shallwesayforafiver?
”Hewasaverynicemanandwasgreatlyamusedbythewholething.
56.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinthefirstshopthewriter.
A.wasratherimpoliteB.waswarmlyreceived
C.askedtheshopkeepertobuyhischairD.askedtheshopkeepertorepairhischair
57.Theunderlinedword“approach”inthesecondparagraphmeans.
A.planfordealingwiththingsB.decisiontoselltings
C.ideaofrepairingthingsD.wayofdoingthings
58.Theexpression“thepennydropped”inthelastparagraphmeanstheshopkeeper.
A.changedhismindB.acceptedtheoffer
C.sawthewriter’spurposeD.decidedtohelpthewriter
59.Howmuchdidthewriterpay?
A.£5.B.£7.C.£20.D.£27.
60.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatthewriterwas.
A.honestB.carefulC.smartD.funny
B
2.DearLanLan,
I’mnowwritingtoyouatHartsop,avillageintheLakeDistrict,aplacetohavemostbeautifulscenery(景色)inEnglishcoupleheretospendChristmaswiththem.ThiswasplannedforoverseasstudentstoknowBritishwayoflifebylivingwithBritishfamilies.
WecametwodaysbeforeChristmasandduringourstay,wehavehadeverythingweexpected.Christmasturkey,Christmascake,Christmaspuddings,ChristmaspartiesandChristmasgiftsundertheChristmastree.Allareexcitingandamusing(有趣的),butaboveallthese,wearedeeplytouchedbythehospitality(好客)ofthefamily,RogerandAnneMarie.
AnneMariewasanurseandallthesedays,shehadbeenbusycookingmeals,washingdishesandshowingusaround.Roger,whowasadoctor,knowsalotaboutChinaandstillwantstoknowmore.HeplaysusChinesemusicanditseemstomehedoesbetterinthatthanwedo.Intheevenings,weallsitaroundthefireplacewithTim,alovelydog,byourside.Likelong-time-no-seefriends,wetalkaboutallthethingsthathavehappenedorwehopetohappeninourlives.Thereisalwayssomuchtotellandtoknow.
Afterthreemonthsawayfromhome,weareagainfeelinghowsweetahomecanbe.RogerandAnneMarriearenotlikemostoftheotherpeoplewehavemetwhoalwaysmakeusfeelweareforeignersinaforeigncountry.Theyshowsuchkindnesstousthattheybringusaperson-to-personfeeling,insteadofaBritish-to-Chinesefeeling.Theymakeusbelievethatthoughtherearedifferencesoflanguagesandcultures,onemayalwaysexpecttofindineverycorneroftheworldthefeelingofloveandbeingloved.
HowIwishMumandDadcouldmeetthem!
HowIwishyouwereherewithme!
HowstrangeitisthatthemoreIfeelathomehere,themoreImissmyrealhomeandallofyou.Wealwaystalkabout“whenwegobackhomenextyear…”andsoonwewillturnthisinto“whenwegobackhomeTHISyear…”fortheNewYear’sDayiscoming.Missyou.
Love
CaoWen
61.ThewriterisnowinEngland.
A.aChinesevisitortoanEnglishfamilyB.aChinesestudentstudying
C.aChineseteacherworkingD.aChinesestudentliving
62.InHartsop,CaoWenfelt.
A.ratherathomeB.theEnglishhomebetterthanherhome
C.shewasaforeignerinaforeigncountrD.shewasonememberofthefamily
63.ItseemsthatRoger.
A.canspeakChineseverywellB.knowssomethingaboutChineseforalongtime
C.oncelivedinChinaforalongtimeD.candoeverythingbetterthantheChinese
64.Whenyouareawayfromhome,itisgoodforyoutohavethefeeling.
A.ofbeingaloneB.ofgoinghomesoon
C.ofloveandbeinglovedD.asaforeigner
65.Inthewriter’sopinion,thebesthomeis.
A.thehometheystayedinEnglandB.thehomethatyouleftbehind
C.ChinesehomeD.one’sownhome
C
3.TheTajMahal(泰姬陵)isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture(建筑).ItisatAgrainnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.
TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor(皇帝)ShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavoritewife,ArjumandBanuBagam,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.Thebuilding,whichwascompletedbetween1632and1638,wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect(建筑师),UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble(大理石)path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.
TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,butinblackinsteadofwhite,tolieontheothersideoftheriver.Butbeforeitcouldbebuilt,ShahJehanwasimprisoned(监禁)byhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.
66.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor____.
A.Mumtaz B.Shah C.EitherMumtazorShah D.BothMumtazandShah
67.WhydoyouthinkShahJehanwasburiednexttohiswife?
A.Hisowntombhadn'tbeenbuilt. B.Hehopedtobeburiedthere.
C.KingandQueenshouldbeburiedtogether. D.HelikedMumtazallhislife.
68.Thepassagemainlytellsus____.
A.whytheTajMahalwasbuilt B.thelovestorybetweenShahandMumtaz
C.someinformationabouttheTajMahal D.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians
69.Formthepassagewecanlearnthat____.
A.theTajMahallooksmorebeautifulthanbefore. B.theTajMahaldoesn'texistnow.
C.theTajMahalhascompletelychanged. D.theTajMahalhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.
第二部分阅读理解(共25小题。
第一节每小题2分,第二节每小题1分;满分45分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
4.TheEnglishareoftendescribedasunfriendlypeoplewhodon’ttalktostrangers.ButnotLondontaxidrivers.Ionceaskedonecabbytodescribehislifetomeandhedidn’tstoptalkinguntilIarrivedhomehalfanhourlater.Hetoldmemanyinterestingstoriesandthisisoneofthem.
“Somestrangethingshappenlateatnight.TheotherdayIwastakingawomanhomefromaparty.Shehadherlittledogwithher.Whenwegottoherhouse,shefoundthatshe’dlostherkey.So,Iwaitedinthecab(出租车)withherdogwhilesheclimbedinthroughthewindow.”
“Iwaitedandwaited.AfterhalfanhourofringingthebellIdecidedtofindoutwhatwasgoingon.Itiedthedogtoatreeandstartedtoclimbinthroughthewindow.ThenextthingIknewwasthatthepolicecame.TheythoughtIwastorobthehouse!
Luckily,thewomancamedownstairs.She’dgonetosleepandforgottenaboutmeandthedog.IwasinsuchahurrytogetawaythatIforgottoaskherforthefare(车费).”
41.WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheLondontaxidriver?
A. Theyareunfriendly.B. Theyliketotalktostrangers.
C. Theytalktoomuch.D. TheyarenotEnglish.
42.Fromthepassage,weknow________.
A.thewriteristhetaxidriver’sfriendB.thewriteroftentravelsbytaxi
C.thewriterisaforeignervisitingLondonD.thewriterlivesinLondon
43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cabby”inparagraph1mean?
A.Taxi. B.Stranger. C.Taxidriver. D.Londoner.
44.Whydidthetaxidriverwaitforthewoman?
A.Becauseshehadleftherdogwithhim.B.Becauseshehadnotpaidhim.
C.Becauseshewantedtogooutagain.D.BothAandB.
B
5.Ifyouarelostinthemountains,staycalminthefaceofdarkness,loneliness,andtheunknown.Itwillgreatlyincreaseyourchancesofsurvival.Manypeoplethinkthatpreparingnecessaryequipmentandknowinghowtouseitareveryimportant,butinfacteightypercentofmountainsurvivalisyourreaction(反应)tofear.
Findingahidingplace
Unnecessarylabor(劳动)willmakeyousweatandmakeyoucold.Findahidingplacearoundyoubeforetryingtostartyourownconstruction.Ifyouareinasnow-coveredarea,youmaybeabletodigacaveindeepsnowforprotectionfromthewind.Youshouldtrytohideyourselfinthemiddleofthemountainifpossible.Stayoutofthevalleys---coldairfalls,andthevalleyfloorcanbethecoldestareaonthemountain.
Signal(发信号)rescuersforhelp
Thebesttimetosignalrescuersisduringtheday.Signalforhelpfromthehighestpointpossible---itwillbeeasierforrescuersto