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高中英语学业水平测试过程性阅读习题及答案
专题十四阅读
Happybirthday!
Dobirthdaysreallymakepeoplehappy?
Ofcoursetheydo.Birthdayscelebratethedaywewereborn.Besides,thatextracandleonthecakesuggestsanotheryearofgrowthandmaturity(成熟)—andweallliketoimaginethatwe’regettingwiserandnotjustolder.Likepeopleinmostcultures,growingupisawonderfulprocess(过程).
1.Growingupisawonderfulprocessbecause_____.
A.peoplecancelebratetheirbirthdays
B.peoplecanbecomemorematureandwiser
C.peoplecanreceivemanypresents
D.peoplewillfeelyoungeratheart
Thetimeyouspendattheofficemaybethemoststressful(紧张的)partofyourday,butitdoesn’thavetobe.Youhaveagreaterabilitytoshapeyourofficeenvironmentthanyoumayrealize.
Takebreaksthroughouttheday.Itwillhelpclearyourmindandrelievepressure.
2.Whichofthefollowingcanworkoutyourstressat
work?
A.Havingbreaksduringtheday.
B.Doinghardworkintheafternoon.
C.Nevertolearnnewthings.
D.Gettingupearlyorstayinguplate.
Anallowance(零用钱)isanimportanttoolforteachingkidshowtobudget,saveandmaketheirowndecisions.Childrenrememberandlearnfrommistakeswhentheirowndollarsarelostorspentfoolishly.Howlargeanallowanceisappropriate(合适的)?
Expertssaythereisnotrightamount.Actualamountsdifferfromareatoarea,andfromfamilytofamily.
3.Whatdoesthetextmainlydiscuss?
A.Howtoteachchildren.
B.Howtoworkupabudget.
C.Howtoteachachildtosavemoney.
D.Howtoteachachildtomanagemoneymatters.
Moreandmoremuseumdirectorshaverealizedthatpeoplelearnbestwhentheycanbecomepartofwhattheyareseeing.Inmanysciencemuseums,thevisitorsareencouragedtotouch,listen,operateandexperimentsoastodiscoverscientificrulesforthemselves.
Thepurposeisnotonlytoprovidefun,butalsohelppeoplefeelathomeintheworldofscience.Ifpeopledon’tunderstandscience,theywillbeafraidofit;andiftheyareafraidofscience,theywillnotmakethebestuseofit.
4.Thedirectorsofthemuseumshaverealized_____.
A.theimportanceofscientificrules
B.peoplelearnbestinthemuseum
C.visitorscan’tlearnanythingfrommuseums
D.themuseumneedschanges
Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:
Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.
5.Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas________.
A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleep
B.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventors
C.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworked
D.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreams
Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking,andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Beforetheycanspeak,manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.
6.Beforechildrenstartspeaking________.
A.theyneeddifferentamountsoflistening
B.withaskingquestions
C.theyarealleagertoexpressthemselves
D.theycan’tmakethemselvesunderstood
Thegreatestrecentchangeshavebeeninthelivesofwomen.Duringthetwentiethcenturytherewasanunusualshorteningofthetimeofawoman’slifespentincaringforchildren.Awomanmarryingattheendofthe19thcenturywouldprobablyhavebeeninhermiddletwenties,andwouldbelikelytohavesevenoreightchildren,ofwhomfourorfivelivedtilltheywerefiveyearsold.
7.Wearetoldthatinanaveragefamilyabout1990________.
A.manychildrendiedbeforetheywerefive
B.theyoungestchildwouldbefifteen
C.sevenofeightchildrenlivedtobemorethanfive
D.fourorfivechildrendiedwhentheywerefive
Newtechnologywillletpeoplestayinclosertouchwiththosewecaremostabout.Iknowthisfrompersonalexperience.E-mailmakesiteasytoworkathome,whichiswhereInowspendmostweekendsandevenings.Myworkinghoursaren’tnecessarilymuchshorterthantheyoncewerebutIspendfewerofthemattheoffice.Thisletsmesharemoretimewithmyyoungdaughterthanbefore.
8.TheuseofE-mailhasmadeitpossibleforthewriterto________.
A.spendlesstimeworking
B.havemorefreetimewithhischild
C.workathomeonweekends
D.workataspeedcomfortabletohim
Everyonehasgottwopersonalities–theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon’tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou’reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviour,butwhenyou’reasleep,yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnight,ofcourse,peoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.
9.Accordingtothewriter,younaturallyshowyoursecretandrealpersonality_______.
A.onlyinanormalnight
B.onlywhenyougotosleep
C.onlywhenyourefusetoshowyourselftotheworld
D.onlywhenyouchangesleepingposition
TherearesomespecialtraditionsinHawaii.Peopleareveryfriendlyandalwayswelcomevisitors.Theygivevisitorsaleialongnecklaceofbeautifulfreshflowers.Menwearbrightfloweredshirts,andwomenoftenwearlongflowereddresses.TherearetraditionalChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoholidaysandalltheholidaysfromtheUnitedStates.TheycallHawaiitheAlohaState.Alohameansbothhelloandgoodbye.Italsomeans“Iloveyou”.
10.ThespecialtraditioninHawaiiincludes______.
A.givingvisitorsaleiofbeautifulfreshflowers.B.Menwearbrightfloweredshirts
C.WomenoftenwearlongflowereddressesD.Alloftheabove.
“HowcanIlearnEnglishwell?
”Thisisaquestionmanystudentsask.Inmyopinion,themosteffectivewayistolearnlessonsbyheart.Ifyoucanrecitethetextandwriteitout,you’velearneditfairlywell.Andifyoucantell,inyourownwords,whatthelessonsaysyou’reaverysuccessfullearnerindeed.YourEnglishwillbequiteperfect.
Thisisadifficulttask.However,ifyoutrytolearnbyheartonlypartofeachlesson,you’llfinditnothalfsohardasyoumighthavethought.
Learningthisway,youwillmakerapidprogress.Ofcourse,writingisalsonecessary.IthelpsyoualotonourwaytosuccessinEnglish.
Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.Youshouldbeabletolaughatjokesandbeshockedatbadnews.WhenusingEnglish,trytoforgetyourmothertongue.Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.So,nevertrytoseeEnglishthroughtranslation.
11.Inthewriter’sopinion,themosteffectivewayinlearningEnglishis________.
A.topractisespeaking,writingandfeelingit
B.toforgetyourownnativelanguage
C.totranslateeverythingintohisownlanguage
D.tomemorizetheEnglishwordsandgrammaticalrules
12.“Insteadofhelpingyou,yourownlanguagegetsinyourway.”Thissentencemeansthatmemorizingyourownlanguagecan________.
A.helpyoutostudyEnglishwell
B.stopyoumasteringEnglish
C.makeEnglisheasytolearn
D.helpyounoticemistakes
13.Equallyimportantistofeelthelanguage.“tofeelthelanguage”heremeans________.
A.togetaknowledgeofEnglishbytouching
B.tobeabletoreadandwriteEnglish
C.totranslateEnglishintoyourownbyimagining
D.tobeabletoexperiencetherichsensationofthelanguage
Treesareusefultomaninthreeimportantways:
theygivehimwoodandotherusefulthings,theygivehimcoolplaces,andtheyhelptostopdroughtandflood.
Unluckily,inmanypartsoftheworld,manhasnotfoundthatthethirdofthesepointsisthemostimportant.Manwantstomakemoneyfromtrees,sohehascutthemdowninlargenumbers,onlytofindthatwithoutthemhehaslostthebestfriendshehad.Andalso,heisusuallytoocarelesstoplantandlookafternewtrees.Sotheforestsslowlydisappear.
Thisdoesnotonlymeanthatmanwillhavefewertrees.Theresultsareevenworse:
forwheretherearetrees,theirrootsbreakupsoil-maketherainin-andalsobindthesoil,thusstoppingitfrombeingwashedawayeasily;butwheretherearenotrees,therainfallsonhardgroundandflowsaway,causingfloodsandcarryingawaytherichtop-soil.Whenallthetop-soilisgone,nothingisleftbutuselessdesert.
14.Themostimportantpointsoftreestomanis________.
A.theyhelphimtomakemoney
B.theygivehimcool
C.theygivehimwoodandotherthings
D.theyhelphimtostopdroughtandfloods
15.Inmanyplacesforestsslowlydisappearbecause________.
A.manytreeshavebeencutdownbyman
B.newtreesarenotwelllookedafter
C.manhasnotpaidenoughattentiontoplantingtrees
D.alltheabove
16.Landbecomesdesertafteralltreesarecutdownbecause________.
A.rootsoftreesbreakupthesoil
B.therearetoomanyrainfalls
C.strongwindsbringalotofsand
D.therearenolongertreestokeeptherainandprotectthetop-soil.
17.Whichtitlebestfitsthepassage?
A.TreesandMan
B.TheFunctionofTreeWood
C.HowdoPeopledowithTrees?
D.TheUsageofTreeRoots
Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork.Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime:
ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Henoticesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenthelanguageheusesandthelanguagethosearoundhimuse.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,childrenlearningtodoalltheotherthings:
theylearntodowithoutbeingtaughttowalk,run,climb,whistle,rideabicycle,comparetheirownperform