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山东省高三英语各地一模英语分类汇编13阅读理解七
专题三阅读理解(十三)
【山东省烟台市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】
D
Inthepastdecade,opennesshasbecomemainstream,andthevastmajorityofdomesticadoptions(家庭领养)areopenones.Evenso,potentialadoptiveparentsandbirthparentsareoftenfearfulwhentheyfirsthearoftheconcept.
MakingRoominOurHearls:
KeepingFamilyTiesThroughOpenAddptionanswersthemostcommonquestionsabouttheinfluenceofopenadoption,andhowitaffectsthelivesofeveryonerelated.Duxbury,afamilyexpertwhospecializesinadoptionadvice,isalsoanadoptiveparent.Herbookopenswithherownfamily’sstory.
Duxburysurveyed150families,butherbookisnotacollectionofdata.Instead,itallowsthesefamiliestosharetheirthoughtsandwisdom,theirjoyandpain;thestoriescommunicatethegreathappinessfamiliesfeelat“workingtogetherforthesakeofthechild”andthesteadyviewthattheadoptiveparentsaretheparents.Theyalsotouchonproblemsthatcanarisefromopeningclosedadoptions.
Themostconvincingadvocatesforopenadoptionherearetheadoptedteensthemselves.Commentingonthequestionpeoplealwaysask:
“Areyouconfusedaboutwhoisyoureal
mother?
”,Josh,age2lnow.states,“Kidsaren’tstupid.IthinkIwouldbeconfusedifmybirthmotherwasnotinmylife.Butmybirthmotherisnotanotherparent.Yourparentsareyourparents.Mybirthmotherisreallyimportanttome.Sheislikeaspeciaiaunt,butsheisnotmyparent.”
“Opennessgiveschildrenthegiftofpossibilities,fornowandforthefuture,”writesadoptionexpertPatriciaMartinezDornerinherclosingthoughts.“Itisnotactre-all,butitcreatesthepossibilityforastrongersenseofpermanenceandidentity.”Thisbookisimportantreadingforeveryonetouchedbyadoption.
71.Thefirstparagraphiswrittenwiththeaimto.
A.advisepeopletoopentheiradoptions
B.bringinthetopicofopenadoption
C.explainwhyopenadoptionhasbecomemainstream
D.advertisethebookMakeRoominOurHeart
72.WhatkindofviewmaybothDuxburyandJoshagreewith?
A.Theadoptiveparentsaretheparents.
B.Onlystupidkidsmayregardtheirbirthmotherasparent.
C.Acollectionofdataofadoptivefamiliesisuseless.
D.Alladoptivefamiliesshouldsharetheirjoyandpain.
73.Wecanleamfromthetextthatkidsof“closedadoptions”.
A.willnotbetoldthetruthofadoption
B.hatetheirbirthparentsverymuch
C.usuallyhavefewerfamilyproblems
D.willbecomestupidwithnobirthparents
74.Theadoptedchildren’sattitudetowardsopenadoptio11is.
A.ridiculousB.disapprovingC.positiveD.uncertain
75.Wecanlearntheadvantagesofopenadoptionsin.
A.paragraph2B.paragraph3C.paragraph4D.paragraph5
【答案】
71-75BAACD
【山东省枣庄市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】
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
JamesArrudaHenry,a98-year-oldretiredlobsterman,haswrittenandpublishedhisfirstbook,"InaFisherman'sLanguage",afterlearningtoreadattheincredibleageof91.
Mr.Henryspentmostofhislifewithoutevenhisclosestfamilymembersknowinghewasilliterate(文盲).Forcedtoquitschoolinthethirdgradetotakesomejobs,hekeptthesecretclosetohischest-onlytellingtohislatewife.
Afamilyprobleminhis90ssparkedhisencouragetorestarthiseducation."Hesignedadocumenthecouldnotread,"Mr.Henry'sgranddaughtersaid.Andthen,afterhearingaboutGeorgeDawson,asonofslaveswholearnedtoreadattheageof98andwentontowriteabookofhisown,entitled"LifeIsSoGood"attheageof101,Mr.Henrytookupreading.
"Ifhecandoit.I'mgoingtotry,"Mr.Henrysaid.Startingwithhisname.heeventuallymovedontoABC’sandchildren'sbooks.Heputthemdownforfouryearsafterthetragiclossofhiswife.Buteventuallyhewentbacktoreadingandwiththehelpofhistutorbegantorecordhislife.
Hewroteabouthisfamily’svoyagefromPortugaltotheU.S.hismanyjourneysatseaandhowhewasunabletosaveanotherfishermanwhohadfallenoverboard.Hebecameacarpenterandevenaprofessionalboxer-andeventuallybuilthisownhomeinStoningtonBorough.
Hislifestorieshavebecomesopopular,infact,nearly800copiesweresoldinthefirsttwoweeksofthebook'sreleaselastmonth.OnethousandmorehavesincebeenprintedasrequestsforthebookfloodinfromasfarasGermany.AndnowevenHollywoodproducershaveapproachedMr.Henryaboutoptioningtherightstohislifestoryforabigscreenadaptation.
56.WhichofthefollowingistrueofMr.Henry?
A.Hecouldn'treadwhenhewasretired.
B.Hewasnotagoodstudentatschool.
C.Onlyhisfamilymembersknewhewasilliterate.
D.Hepublishedhisbookattheageof91.
57.Mr.Henrymadeuphismindtostudybecausehe.
A.hadsometroublewithhisgranddaughter
B.couldn'tsignthedocumenthewasgiven
C.wantedtosharehisownexperiencewithothers
D.wasinspiredbyGeorgeDawson'sstory
58.HowdidMr.Henrycarryonhisstudies?
A.Hebeganwiththechildren'sbooks.
B.Hewashelpedoutbyhisgranddaughter.
C.Hestartedfromtheverybeginning.
D.Hedidn'tstopevenwhenhiswifedied.
59.Inhisbook,Mr.Henrydidn'tmention____.
A.hisfamilystoryB.hisschooleducation
C.hisjourneysatseaD.hisworkexperiences
60.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?
A.Nearly800copiesofthebookweresold.
B.ThebookwassoldwellinGermany.
C.Hisbookwaspopularbothathomeandabroad.
D.Hollywoodhasplannedtoadapthisbookforamovie.
B
Around200peoplewhothoughttheironlyexperienceoftheLondon2012OlympicGameswouldbeminorheatsofsynchronizedswimming(花样游泳)havereceivedanunexpectedhangetothemen's100mfinalbecauseofanembarrassingticketingmistake.
TheLondon2012OrganisingCommittee(Locog)confirmedonWednesdaythatanerrornitsticketsellinghadledtofoursynchronisedswimmingcompetitionsbeingoversoldby10,000tickets.
LocoganditsticketagentspenttheChristmasperiodcontactingticketholdersandofferingthemalternativesthatincludedtheticketstheyhadappliedforbutunsuccessful.Thehangesneednoadditionalcost.Ithasalsoofferedtoreturnanydiscrepancy(差额)ifthenewticketscostlessthantheoriginals.LocogsaidthereplacementticketswouldcomefromanumberofunsoldseatsacrosstheOlympicGamesanditwasdoingallitcouldtomakeuptheerrortothefanswhoboughttickets.
Locogsaidtheerroroccurredinthesummer,betweenthefirstandsecondroundofticketsales,whenamemberofstaffmadeamistake,entering"20,000"intothecomputerratherthanthecorrectfigureof10,000remainingtickets.TheerrorwasdiscoveredwhenLocogcheckedthenumberofticketsthathadbeensoldagainstthefinalseatingnumbers,andbegancontactingticketholdersbeforeChristmas.
Thousandsofticketholdershavealreadystrucklucky,changingtoticketsformajoreventsincludingswimmingandathleticsfinals,andinaround200casesthehottestofall,themen's100mfinal.Locogsaidthedecisiontoaward100mfinalticketswasmadebecauseoneofthesynchronisedswimmingcompetitionswasonthesameafternoonastheevent,August5.
61.Asaresultoftheticketingmistake,about200people____.
A.willluckilybeabletowatchthemen's100mfinal
B.willnotenjoythesynchronizedswimmingevents
C.willhavetochangetheirticketstoothergames
D.haveappliedforticketstothemen's100mfinal
62.Inordertosolvetheproblem,theLocog____.
A.requiredtheholderstoreturnthetickets
B.allowedtheholderstoapplyforanotherticket
C.wouldchargethediscrepancyforchangingthetickets
D.offeredtochangetheticketswithoutanyextracost
63.Theunderlinedword"it"inthethirdparagraphrefersto____.
A.LocogB.theticketingmistake
C.theOlympicGamesD.theadditionalcost
64.Howmanyticketholderswillhavetochangetheirtickets?
A.200.B.10,000.C.20,000.D.30,000.
65.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?
A.ThesynchronizedswimmingisthehottestoftheOlympics.
B.Thousandsofticketholdersrefusedtochangetheirtickets.
C.Themen's100mfinalwilltakeplaceonAugust5,2012.
D.Thenumberofticketsforsynchronisedswimmingis10,000.
C
Oneoftenhearsitsaidthattravelbroadensthemind.Butdoesthisalwayshappen?
WhenanacquaintanceofminereturnedfromFrance,Iaskedhimhowhelikedit."Thebreakfastswereterrible."hesaid,"Nobaconorkippers.Ihadfriedeggsandchips,butitwasquietabusinessgettingthemtomakethem."Obviouslytravelhadnotbroadenedhismind.HehadjudgeditentirelyfromhisownEnglishviewpoints.
Allnationalities,inallforeigncountries,canbefoundjudgingwhattheysee,hear,tasteandsmellaccordingtotheirownhabitsandcustoms.Peoplewhoarebettereducatedandwhohavereadalotaboutforeigncountriestendtoadaptandtoleratealleasily.Thatisbecausetheirmindshavealreadybeenbroadenedbeforetheystarttravelling.
Physicaldifferencesarenotsodifficulttobeadaptedtoasmentalones.InIndonesia,thelefthandisconsideredunclean.Whenaforeigneroffersortakessomethingwithhislefthand,theIndonesianmayexplainthisactionasarisingfromadifferenceincustom,butthedeepprejudiceagainsttheuseofthelefthandwillnotbesoeasilydoneawaywith.
Therearesometravelerswhoadaptthemselvessosuccessfullytoforeigncustomsandhabitsthattheygettheseverecriticismsoftheirmorestubbornfellow-countrymen.IftheyareAsians,theyareaccusedofhavingbecome"Westernized",andiftheyareEuropeans,peoplesaytheyhave"gonenative".
Perhapstheidealwouldbeiftravelcouldsucceedmmakingpeopletoleratethehabitsandcustomsofotherswithouta