高考英语阅读理解训练九.docx

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高考英语阅读理解训练九

高考英语阅读理解训练九

Passage1

Lyinginthesunonarock,thecougar（美洲豹）sawJebandhisson,Tom,beforetheysawit.Jebputhisbagdownquicklyandpulledhisjacketopenwithbothhands,makinghimselflookbigtothecougar.Itworked.Thecougarhesitated,readytoattackJeb,butreadytoforgetthewholething,too.

Jebletgoofhisjacket,graspedTomandheldhimacrosshisbody,makingacross.Nowthecougar'senemylookedevenbigger,anditroseup,readytomoveaway,butunfortunatelyTomgotscaredandstruggledfreeofJeb.

“Tom,no,”shoutedhisfather.

ButTombrokeandranandthat'sthelastthingyoudowithacougar.ThesecondTombrokefree,Jebthrewhimselfonthecougar,justasitjumpedfromtherock.Theyhiteachotherinmid-airandbothfell.ThecougarwasonJebinaflash,forgettingaboutTom,whichwaswhatJebwanted.

Cougarsarenotasbigasmostpeoplethinkandadeterminedmanstandsachance,evenwithjusthisfists.Asthecougar'sclaws（爪子）gotintohisleftshoulder,Jebswunghisfistatitseyesandhithard.Theanimalhowled（吼叫）andputitsheadback.Jebfollowedupwithhisotherfist.Thenoutofthecornerofhiseye,JebsawTom.Theboywasrunningbacktohelphisfather.

“Knife,Tom,”shoutedJeb.

Theboyrantohisfather'sbag,whileJebstartedshoutingaswellashitting,tokeepthecougar'sattentionawayfromTom.TomgottheknifeandranovertoJeb.Thecougarwasmovingitsheadinandout,tryingtofindawaythroughthewallJebwasmakingoutofhisarms.Tomswungwiththeknife,intothecougar'sback.Ithowledhorriblyandranoffintothemountains.

Thewholefighthadtakenaboutthirtyseconds.

1.WhydidJebpullhisjacketopenwhenhesawthecougar?

A.Togetreadytofight.B.Tofrightenitaway.

C.Toprotecttheboy.D.Tocooldown.

2.Whatdoweknowaboutcougars?

A.Theyareafraidofnoises.B.Theyhesitatebeforetheyhit.

C.Theyarebiggerthanwethink.D.Theyliketoattackrunningpeople.

3.HowdidJebtrytoholdthecougar'sattention?

A.Bykeepingshoutingandhitting.B.Bymakingawalloutofhisarms.

C.Bythrowinghimselfonthecougar.D.Byswinginghisfistsatthecougar'seyes.

4.Whichofthefollowinghappenedfirst?

A.Thecougarjumpedfromtherock.B.Tomstruggledfreeofhisfather.

C.JebaskedTomtogettheknife.D.JebheldTomacrosshisbody.

Passage2

Idroppedoutofcollegeaftermyfreshmanyear.Threeyearslater,Iquitadead-endjobandreturnedcollege.Isawschoolasmywayout.ButIquicklyfoundmyselffacingthesameroadblocksthathadcausedmetoquitbefore:

Iwasconfusedwithcollege-levelalgebraandaheavyworkloadofreadingandwritingassignment.Moreover,Iwasunsureofmycareerdirection.Iwasreadytodropoutagain.Thenasmartly-dressedwomanwalkedconfidentlytothefrontofmyEnglishcompositionclass."Lookatyou!

Lookateachandeveryoneofyou,"shesaid."You'reheretochangeyourlivesforthebetter.Andyou'regoingtomakeit!

"Ican'tremembertherestofthespeech,butitchangedthecourseofmycollegecareerandmylife.

　　Mrs.Smithdidn'tknowmefromanyoftheother40facesinherclassroom,butIfeltshespeakingdirectlytome.Havingtroublekeepingupwiththeworkload?

Breakitdownintosmallpieces,andsetupaschedulethatsuitsyou.Ifcollegealgebraistoodifficult,dropbacktointroductorycollegemath.AsforEnglishcomposition,shegaveuswritingassignmentswecouldrelateto."Goforthebest,kid.You'reworthit,"she'dsay.

　　Igraduatedfromthatcollegeandwentontogetmybachelor'sdegrees.Today,asacollegeinstructor,eachfallwhenIstandinfrontofanewclass,IthinkofMrs.Smithandhowmuchteacherscanaffecttheirstudents.Shecouldn'thaveknownitwhenshegavethatpeptalk,butshemadeahugedifferenceinmylife.

1.Whydidtheauthorwanttoquitschoolagain?

A.Hewantedtoreturntohisformerjob.

B.Hedecidedonhisfuturecareer.

C.Theacademicpressureseemedunbearable.

D.Manychangestookplaceinhislife.

2.HowdidMrs.Smithhelptheauthor?

A.Shemadehimfeelrelaxed.

B.Shehelpedhimwithalgebra.

C.Shetalkedtohimdirectly.

D.Shebroughthimcourageandfaith.

3.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthor?

A.Helearnttobeabetterteacher.

B.Hedidn'tfinishhiscollegeeducation.

C.HebecameMrs.Smith'sfavoritestudent.

D.Hedidn'tunderstandthewritingassignments.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Alwaysbelieveinyourself.

B.Neverquitbeforetrying.

C.Experienceisworthvaluing.

D.Aladychangedmylifeintime.

Passage3

EssentialsofNutrition---GoodnutritionVSmalnutrition（营养不良）

Author:

JoelBressler

Price:

$29.99

EssentialsofNutritiontouchesimportanthealthtopicssuchas:

thepositiveandnegativeaspectsofnutrition;theimportanceofexercise;thenecessityofvitamins,minerals,andwater.Italsoadviseshowdoctorsandeducatorswillimproveourhealthinthefuture.

PreservetheBestandConservetheRest---Memoirs（回忆录）ofaUSForestServiceWildlifeBiologist

Author:

HadleyB.Roberts

Price:

$19.99

PreservetheBestandConservetheRestcoversUSForestServicewildlifebiologistHadleyB.Roberts’half-centurycareerinwildlifeandfishhabitatconservationandpreservation.Itincludeshisaccomplishment,motivesandinfluencesbehindhisactions.

Poodle（贵宾犬）Mistress---TheAutobiographicalStoryofLifewithNineToyPoodle

Author:

SandiLatimer

Price:

$22.99

PoodleMistressisastoryofunconditionalloveanddevotionaboutninedogsthatchangedauthorSandiLatimer’slife.Hermemoir（回忆录）detailsatwenty-seven-yearjourneyassheandherhusbandcaredforandenjoyedthefunnybehaviorsoftheirtoypoodles.

AProfessorandCEOTrueStory---AFascinatingJourneytoSuccess

Author:

RichardT.Cheng

Price:

$13.95

InAProfessorandCEOTrueStory,RichardTChengshareshowheovercamegreatoddsandtransformedfromastrugglingimmigranttomillion-dollarCEOandesteemedprofessor.Thisisapowerfulandinspiringstoryofsuccessandsurvival.

1.Whichbookisaboutwildlifeprotection?

A.PreservetheBestandConservetheRest.

B.EssentialsofNutrition.

C.PoodleMistress.

D.AProfessorandCEOTrueStory.

2.WhoprobablyenjoysreadingPoodleMistress?

A.Thosewhoarelookingforsuccess.

B.Thosewhofightforanimalrights.

C.Thosewhoareinterestedinnaturalworld.

D.Thosewhoarepetlovers.

3.Whatisthecheapestbookmainlyabout?

A.Astoryoflifewithpoodles.

B.Importanthealthtopics.

C.Aninspiringjourneytosuccess.

D.Memoirsofawildlifebiologist.

Passage4

AliceMooreisateenagerentrepreneur（创业者）,whoinMay2015setupherbusinessAilieCandy.Bythetimeshewas13,hercompanywasworthmillionsofdollarswiththeinventionofasuper﹣sweettreatthatcouldsavekids'teeth,insteadofdestroyingthem.

ItallbeganwhenMoorevisitedabankwithherdad.Ontheouting,shewasofferedacandybar.However,herdadremindedherthatsugarytreatswerebadforherteeth.ButMoorewassickofmissingoutoncandies.Soshedesiredtogetroundthewarning,"Whycan'tImakeahealthycandythat'sgoodformyteethsothatmyparentscan'tsaynotoit？

"Withthatinmind,Mooreaskedherdadifshecouldstartherowncandycompany.Herecommendedthatshedosomeresearchandtalktodentistsaboutwhatahealthiercandywouldcontain.

Withherdad'spermission,shespentthenexttwoyearsresearchingonlineandconductingtrialstogetarecipethatwasbothtastyandtooth﹣friendly.Shealsoapproacheddentiststolearnmoreaboutteethcleaning.Consequently,shesucceededinmakingakindofcandyonlyusingnaturalsweeteners,whichcanreduceoralbacteria.

Moorethenusedhersavingstogetherbusinessofftheground.Afterwards,sheandherfathersecuredtheirfirstbusinessmeetingwithasupermarketowner,whofinallyagreedtosellMoore'sproduct﹣CanCandy.

AsCanCandy'ssuccessgrows,sodoesMoore'scredibilityasayoungentrepreneur.Mooreisenthusiasticaboutthecandyshecreated,andshe'salsopositiveaboutwhatthefuturemightbring.Shehopesthateverykidcanhaveacleanmouthandabroadsmile.

Meanwhile,withherparents'help,Mooreisgenerallyabletoliveanormalteenagelife.Althoughshefoundedhercompanyearlyonilllife,shewasn'tdrivenprimarilybyprofit.Moorewantstouseheruniquetalenttohelpothersfindtheirsmiles.Shedonates10%ofAilieCandy'sprofitstoBigSmiles.Withhertalentanddetermination,itappearsthattheskycouldbethelimitforAliceMoore.

1.HowdidMoorereacttoherdad'swarning？

A.Shearguedwithhim.

B.Shetriedtofindawayout.

C.Shepaidnoattention.

D.Shechosetoconsultdentists.

2.WhatisspecialaboutCanCandy？

A.Itisbeneficialtodentalhealth.

B.Itisfreeofsweeteners.

C.Itissweeterthanothercandies.

D.Itisproducedtoadentists'recipe.

3.WhatdoesMooreexpectfromherbusiness？

A.Toearnmoremoney.

B.Tohelpotherfindsmiles.

C.Tomakeherselfstandout.

D.Tobeatothercandycompanies.

4.WhatcanwelearnfromAliceMoore'sstory？

A.Fameisagreatthirstoftheyoung.

B.Ayouthistoberegardedwithrespect.

C.Positivethinkingandactionresultinsuccess.

D.Successmeansgettingpersonaldesiressatisfied.

Passage5

It'snoteasybeingateenager（13至19岁青少年）—norisiteasybeingtheparentofateenager.Youcanmakeyourchildfeelangry,hurtormisunderstoodbywhatyousaywithoutrealizingityourself.Itisimportanttogiveyourchildthespaceheneedstogrowwhilegentlylettinghimknowthatyou'llstill