高三英语 关于描述和表达情感类话题阅读理解 专项训练题四.docx

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高三英语关于描述和表达情感类话题阅读理解专项训练题四

高三英语关于描述和表达情感类话题阅读理解专项训练题四

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一、阅读理解

Shadowsfallonthelawnofanaginghomeasthewindthreadsthroughthetrees.Aleaffloatstotheground,suggestingthecomingoffall.

Thewideporchwasbuiltasthemainpartofthehome.Therestofthehousewrapsarounditonbothsides,likehugearmsextendingahug.Countlessstorieshavebeensharedonthisporchbyeverymemberofthefamilyforover30years.

Thefamilythatgrewherewasmadethesameway.Theyenjoyedeverydaypleasures－singinginthecar,laughteratmealtimeandfootballgamesonSundays.Whenthefatherhit55,hiswifeinsistedhequitplayingSundayafternoonfootballwiththekids.Themotherneverplayed,asshewasstrickenwithaterribleillnessafterthebirthoftheirsecondchildandbeforethebirthsoftheirnextthree.Neverabletowalkagain,shemanagedtocarryonanywayandraiseherfivechildren.Sometimes,sheevenhadtomanagebydraggingherselfacrossthefloor.Shenevercomplainedaboutthechallengesofherillness,nordidherhusbandcomplainabouttheextracarebehadtogivehiswifeaftershebecameill.

There’ssomethingfamiliaruponenteringthehouse.It’sthesmellofthepilesofoldbooksandmagazines,thesheetmusiconthepiano,andtheornaments（饰品）onashelfinthecorner.Picturesofthefamilyarestillallhangingineveryroom.

Thehomeownersarenolongerthere－theybothrecentlypassedaway.Andyet,theirlivesarestillevident,wovenintothelaughterandheartsoffamilyandfriends.Theyweren’trockstarsorcelebritiesandtheywon’tberememberedinhistorybooks.Yettheymadeahistoryoftheirown,bycreatingsimplebeautyineverydaylifeandbylivingthroughchallengeswithoutcomplaining.

Thatistrulythebestremembranceofall.

1．Whatcanwelearnaboutthehouseinthetext?

A.Ithasawideporchonbothsides.

B.Ithaswitnessedstoriesofthefamily.

C.Itislocatedinthecenteroftheporch.

D.Itstandsasamonumenttothecouple’smarriage.

2．What’sthecouple’sattitudetowardschallengesintheirlives?

A.Optimistic.B.Tolerant.

C.Complaining.D.Grateful.

3．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tointroducethelonghistoryofahouse.

B.Tosharethelovestoryofthehouseowners.

C.Toremindreaderstovaluethetimewithparents.

D.Torecallunforgettablememoriesofthefamily.

4．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SimplebeautyoflifeB.Unconditionalparents’love

C.TheemotionofautumnD.Atripofseekingroots

WhyshouldIteachmychildrenhistory?

Thatsoundslikeastupidquestiontoevenask.But,asIheardifferenthomeschoolingteachersdiscusshistory,Igettheideathattheremaybedifferentreasonsforteachinghistory.Letmebrieflyexplainthethreegoodreasonsforstudyinghistoryandtwobadreasonsforstudyinghistory.

ThemajorreasonIseeforstudyinghistoryisthatwecanlearnfromthepast.Iamconvincedthattheworldwouldbeamuchbetterplaceifmorepeopleunderstoodthesuccessesandfailuresofthepastandthethingsthatmadethesesuccessesandfailures.However,astheunfortunatelytruestatementgoes"theonethingweseemtolearnfromhistoryisthatwedon'tseemtolearnfromhistory."PerhapsatleastinteachinghistorytomychildrenIcandoasmallpartinchangingthis.

Asecondmajorreasonforstudyinghistoryisthatitishardtounderstandthecurrentpoliticalclimateintheabsenceofanunderstandingofitshistoricalcontext.Wecannotevenunderstandwhyweareandwherewearewithouthistory,muchless（更不必说）trytofigureoutwherewearegoingorhowweshouldgetwherewewanttobe.

Iteachmychildrenhistory,foronemorereason.Ipurchasedasetofhistoricalaudio（录音机）tapesforourchildren.Myseven-year-oldsonlistenedtothemoverandover.ItwasmyhopethathewouldbecomeinspiredbytheaccomplishmentsofpeopleliketheWrightbrotherstoaccomplishthingsbyhimself.IthinkthatitisgoodthatwecelebratetheaccomplishmentsofpeoplelikeMartinLutherKingJr.if,indoingso,youngpeoplearecalledontostandfortheprinciplesthathestoodforandaccomplishwhatheaccomplished.IalsothinkthatbystudyingpeoplelikeAdolphHitler,peoplecanlearntostandagainstthethingsthathestoodfor.

5．

WhatmessagecanwegetfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?

A.Manypeoplearen'tcleverenoughtolearnwellfromthepast.

B.Manypeoplefailtomakegooduseofhistoryandmakethesamemistakes.

C.Manypeoplefeelithardtounderstandhistory.

D.Manypeoplehavenointerestinstudyinghistory.

6．

InParagraph3,theauthorshowsthathistoryisusefulbecause___________.

A.itmakesthecurrentpoliticalsituationgosmoothly

B.ithelpsusrealizetheimportanceofhistoricalevents

C.ithelpsusunderstandwhythingsarethewaytheyare

D.ithelpspeopleacceptthepresentsituationwheretheylive

7．

Whatwouldbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Howtoteachhistoryeffectively.

B.Somenegativereasonsforstudyinghistory.

C.Howtogetmorepeopletostudyhistory.

D.Somebadhistoricalfigures.

8．

Themainpurposeofthispassageisto____________.

A.inspiretheparentstoteachtheirchildrenhistory

B.showtheimportanceofhistoryinpolitics

C.explainthereasonswhychildrenstudyhistory

D.introducethewriter’sownwayofteachinghistory

JohnBlanchardstoodupfromthebench,straightenedhisArmyuniform,andstudiedthecrowdofpeoplemakingtheirwaythroughGrandCentralStation.Helookedforthegirlwhoseheartheknew,butwhosefacehedidn’t,thegirlwiththerose.

HisinterestinherhadbegunthirteenmonthsbeforeinaFloridalibrary.Takingabookofftheshelfhefoundhimselfintrigued,notwiththewordsofthebook,butwiththenotespenciledinthemargin.Thesofthandwritingreflectedathoughtfulsoulandinsightfulmind.Inthefrontofthebook,hediscoveredthepreviousowner’sname,MissHollisMaynell.Withtimeandefforthelocatedheraddress.ShelivedinNewYorkCity.Hewroteheraletterintroducinghimselfandinvitinghertocorrespond.ThenextdayhewasshippedoverseasforserviceinWorldWarII.

Duringthenextyearandonemonththetwogrewtoknoweachotherthroughthemail.Eachletterwasaseedfallingonafertileheart.AromancewasstartingBlanchardrequestedaphotograph,butsherefused.Shefeltthatifhereallycared,itwouldn’tmatterwhatshelookedlike.

WhenthedayfinallycameforhimtoreturnfromEurope,theyscheduledtheirfirstmeeting—7:

00PMattheGrandCentralStationinNewYork.“You’llrecognizeme,”shewrote,“bytheredroseI’llbewearingonmylapel.”Soat7:

00hewasinthestationlookingforagirlwhoseheartheloved,butwhosefacehe’dneverseen.

I’llletMr.Blanchardtellyouwhathappened:

Ayoungwomanwascomingtowardme,herfigurelongandslim.Herblondehairlaybackincurlsfromherdelicateears;hereyeswereblueasflowers.Herlipsandchinhadagentlefirmness,andinherpalegreensuitshewaslikespringtimecomealive.Istaredather,entirelyforgettingtonoticethatshewasnotwearingarose.AsImoved,asmall,attractivesmilecurvedherlips.“Goingmyway,sailor?

”shemurmured.

AlmostuncontrollablyImadeonestepclosertoher,andthenIsawHollisMaynell.Shewasstandingalmostdirectlybehindthegirl.Awomanwellpast40,shehadgrayinghairtuckedunderawornhat.Shewasmorethanplump,herthick-ankledfeetthrustintolow-heeledshoes.Thegirlinthegreensuitwaswalkingquicklyaway.IfeltasthoughIwassplitintwo,sokeenwasmydesiretofollowher,andyetsodeepwasmylongingforthewomanwhosespirithadtrulycompanionedmeandupheldmyown.

Andthereshestood.Herpale,plumpfacewasgentleandsensible,hergrayeyeshadawarmandkindlytwinkle.Ididnothesitate.Myfingersgrippedthesmallwornblueleathercopyofthebookthatwastoidentify（识别）metoher.

Thiswouldnotbelove,butitwouldbesomethingprecious,somethingperhapsevenbetterthanlove,afriendshipforwhichIhadbeenandmusteverbegrateful.Isquaredmyshouldersandsalutedandheldoutthebooktothewoman,eventhoughwhileIspokeIfeltchoked（哽咽）bythebitterness（痛苦）ofmydisappointment."I'mLieutenant（中尉）JohnBlanchard,andyoumustbeMissMaynell.Iamsogladyoucouldmeetme;mayItakeyoutodinner?

"

Thewoman'sfacebroadenedintoatolerantsmile."Idon'tknowwhatthisisabout,son,"sheanswered,"buttheyoungladyinthegreensuitwhojustwentby,shebeggedmetowearthisroseonmycoat.Andshesaidifyouweretoaskmeouttodinner,Ishouldgoandtellyouthatsheiswaitingforyouinthebigrestaurantacrossthestreet.Shesaiditwassomekindoftest!

"

It'snotdifficulttounderstandandadmireMissMaynell'swisdom.Thetruenatureofaheartisseeninitsresponsetotheunattractive."Tellmewhomyoulove,"Houssayewrote,"AndIwilltellyouwhoyouare."

9．HowdidJohnBlanchardgettoknowMissHollisMaynell?

A.Theylivedinthesamecity

B.Theywerebothinterestedinliterature

C.JohncameacrossHollisinaFloridalibrary

D.JohnknewHollis’snamefromalibrarybook

10．HollisrefusedtosendBlanchardaphotobecause_____

A.shethoughttruelovesisbeyondappearance

B.shewasn’tconfidentaboutherappearance

C.shewasonlyamiddle-agedwoman

D.shehadnevertakenanyphotobeforetheyknew

11．WhenBlanchardwentovertogreetthewoman,hewas_____.

A.disappointedbutwell-behavedB.satisfiedandconfident

C.annoyedandbad-manneredD.shockedbutinspir