届高考英语 分类题库 解析第18集 探究性命题综合测试04.docx

1、届高考英语 分类题库 解析第18集 探究性命题综合测试042012届高考英语分类题库、解析第18集：探究性命题综合测试04Passage 11 We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didnt even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise. Mum took off her hat

2、 and coat and gave them ko me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up. Mum nodded and said. Very dirty floors. Yes, Im glad theyve finally decided to clean them, the nurse answered. She looked at Mu

3、m strangely and said, But arent you working late? Mum just pushed harder, each sweep (拖一下) of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book. After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. S

4、he quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, Thank you. Outside, Mum told me Dagmar is fine. No fever. “ You saw her, Mum?Of course. I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will

5、 stop worrying as well. Its a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. You need a brush. 1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was_. A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse C. to see a patientD. to surprise the story-teller 答案：C 指导：这是一道推理题。从表面上看，拿拖把当然是

6、拖地。但是读到最后，我们就知道妈妈拖地的目的是探视病人。因此正确答案是C 2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a_. A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner 答案：D 指导：从值班护土与妈妈的对话中，我们看出护士没有拦妈妈，因为她认为妈妈是清洁工。所以正确答案是D.3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital? A. It is a childrens hospital. B. It has stric

7、t rules about visiting hours. C. The conditions there arent very good. D. The nurse and doctors there dont work hard. 答案：B指导：这是一道推理题。根据妈妈为了探视病人，煞费苦心地扮成清洁工这一点，我们可以推断出这个医院的制度非常严格。因此正确答案是B.4. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely_. A. the story-tellers sister B. the story-tellers classmate C

8、. Mums friend D. Dads boss 答案：A 指导：根据妈妈与“我”的对话，“Dagmar”应该是个孩子，妈妈还提到爸爸也不用担心了，因此我们可以推断妈妈探视的病人应该是“我”的妹妹，所k2JE确答案是A.5. Which of the following words best describes Mum? A. strange B. warm-hearted C. clever D. hard-working 答案：C 指导：从妈妈的控视病人方面所表现出的智慧来看，文章应该着重表现了妈妈的聪明。所以正确答案是CPassage 12 The United States. Fl

9、iers may want to have their tickets in hand before catching their planes, but the airline companies are doing everything they can to bring forward cost-saving ticketless flight - nopaper needed, just a ticket number and a photo ID (带照片的身份证). Anyone who buys a Northwest E-ticket through the airlines

10、computer service by June 16 will get an a- ward (奖励). Next time you fly, you can buy another ticket for a friend for $ 99, going anywhere in the US or Canada through Feb. 12, 2000, along with the lowest ticket prices. Some airlines offer extra frequent flier miles for the ticketless crowd. And there

11、 are rising punishments for paper lovers. Arnerican, Northwest, United, and last week, US Airways have raised the cost for lost-ticket replacement (替换) to $ 70 from either $ 60 or $ 50. The airlines insist that the increase in price is not meant to push travelers toward E-tickets but onlyi eovers th

12、e increasing cost of replacing and tracking a missing ticket.1.Why is the new ticketless flight introduced? A. It is cheaper for air travelers. B. It helps reduce the cost for airlines. C. It can use computer to plan air traveling. D. It helps prevent fliers from losing their tickets. 答案：B 指导：参考the

13、airline companies are doing everything the ycan to bring for ward cost-saving ticketless flight从这句话上来看，无票飞行能节约钱。2.To encourage people to take ticketless flights, the airlines_. A. sell their tickets for $ 99 from June to February the following year B. let travelers go to both the US and Canada with

14、the same tickets C. allow each traveler to have an extra $ 99 ticket for a friend of theirs D. offer ticketess travelers free miles to fly in the US 答案：C 指导：选项D错的原因是向无票乘客提供短途(miles) 免费游是部分航空公司的举措，不是所有航空公司所为； 只对常客提供这种免费游，不是对任何乘客。3.Who are the paper lovers mentioned in the,text? A. People who like to

15、have paper airplane tickets. B. People who love paper products of various kinds. C. People who travel with paper on a plane.D. People who have lost their ticket and buy a second one. 答案：A 指导：这里的paperlovers指喜欢持票乘机的人。4. The airline companies say that they have raised the lost-ticket replacement price

16、in order to _. A. attract travelers to take tieketless flights B. punish those who insist on using paper tickets C. do better than other airline companies D. pay for the work to deal with lost tickets 答案：D 指导：虽然文章中有这样一句话And thereare rising punishments for paper lovers，但这不是航空公司所说的话，惩罚持票者也不是航空公司的目的，故不

17、选B。文章的最后一句说出了机票挂失提价的真正目的，也就是为了填补因为挂失而查找失票所造成的花费，这与选项D一致。passage 13 Reading is the key to school success and, like any skill, it takes practice. A child learns to walk by practising until he no longer has to think about how to put one foot in front of the other. A great athlete practises until he can

18、 play quickly, correctly, without thinking. Tennis players call that being in the zone. Educators call it automatieity (自动). A child learns to read by sounding out the letters and get the meanings of the words. With practice, he speaks with fewer and fewer pauses and mistakes, reading by the phrase.

19、 With automatieity, he doesnt have to think about getting the meaning of the words, so he can pay attention to the meaning of the text. It can begin as early as first grade. In a recent study of children in Illinois schools, Alan Rossman of Northwestern University found autonfatic readers in the fir

20、st grade who were reading almost three times as fast as the other children and scoring twice as high on comprehension tests. At fifth grade, the automatic readers were reading twice as fast as the others, and still outscoring them on correctness, comprehension, and vocabulary. Its not L Q ,but the a

21、mount of time a child spends reading that is the key to automaticity, according to Rossman, any child who spends at least 3. 5 to 4 hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers will most probably reach automaticity. At home, where the average child spends 25 hours a week watching television,

22、it can happen by turning off the set just one night in favour of reading.You can test your child by giving him one paragraph or two to read aloud something unfamiliar but suitable to his age. If he reads aloud with expression, with a sense of the meaning of the sentences, he probably is an automatic

23、 reader. If he reads hesitatingly, one word at a time without expression or meaning, he needs more practice. 1. The main idea of the first paragraph is_. A. what is automaticity B. how correctness is obtained C. how a child learns to walk D. how an athlete is trained 答案：A指导：通过事例解释automaticity2. The

24、Illinois study shows that the automatic readers high speed _. A. costs him a lot of work B. affects his comprehension C. leads to his future successD. doesnt affect his comprehension 答案：B 指导：由“scoring twice high说明效果好，“是分数的两倍”。3. From the passage, it can be inferred that a bright child A. also needs

25、practice to be automatic reader B. always achieves great success in comprehension tests C. becomes an automatic reader after learning how to read D. is a born automatic reader 答案：A 指导：作者说“自我阅读”来源于大量的练习。4. The main idea of the whole passage is _. A. how to score high on comprehension tests B. reading

26、 is the key to school success C. how to test your childs reading ability D. automaticity is important for efficient reading 答案：D 指导：本篇告诉读者应通过大量阅讯培养“自动阅读”，并列出了几个事例，说明“自动阅读”对有效阅读是非常有帮助的。Passage 14 There was great excitement at Thorby police station. The Inspector had received a phone call froman infor

27、mer(通报者). The man said that a gang (帮，伙) intended to rob the main post office. He even told the Inspector the date and time for which the robbery was planned. The Thorhy police were not used to serious crimes (罪). Except for occasional cases of ap- ple stealing, their peace was seldom disturbed. Har

28、dly did anything more serious happen. The robbery was going to take place at two oclock on market day. The informer said that one of the gang would have a revolver. This worded the Inspector most of all. On market days, the street near the post office was always crowded. There was danger that someon

29、e might be killed. It was the most difficult case the Inspector had ever had.The Inspector wanted to make sure the gang was caught and he made preparation carefully. He ordered .his men to wear ordinary clothes so that some of them could mix with the people in the post office. Others were to be in t

30、he street outside to prevent the gang from escaping. On the day that the robbery was to take place, all was ready. At two oclock, a large black car was parked in front of the post office. Three men, with handkerchiefs over their faces, jumped out and ran into the post office. Two of them stayed by t

31、he door. The third went up to the counter and pulled out a revolver. No sooner had he done this than the Inspector blew his whistle. The man standing at the counter immediately put the revolver back in his pocket and pulled the handkerchief from his face. Could I have a five-penny stamp, please?he s

32、aid. You will have to tell a better story than that to the Judge, She Inspector said. And anyway, there is no parking in front of the post office. ” 1. From the story, we may conclude that the Inspector was a very _man. A. funny and careful B. humorous and careful C. exciting and hardworking D. strict and serious 答案：B 指导：从“The inspector wanted to make sure thegang was cauSht”，及“he orde