阅读理解英语II0319.docx

1、阅读理解英语II0319英语 II(1) 阅读理解一、选择题（考 1篇，15分）1. 课本 Unit 1 ，模拟试题 2When I was a little girl, my brothers and I collected stamps for many years.My mother didn t use to work during the week, but she worked in the post officenear our house on Saturdays, and she used to bring home all the new stamps as soonas

2、they were issued.On the day of the world Cup football final in London in 1966, we were very excitedbecause England were playing West Germany in the final. When we were having lunch,my mother told us to go to post office straightaway after the match in England won,but she didn t tell us why. At 2 o c

3、lock my mother went back to work as usual,while the rest of the family were watching the football on TV at home. Although she wasn t watching the match, she was listening to it on the radio.England won 4 : 2 and so my brothers and I ran to the post office. As we burstin, my mother was standing behin

4、d the counter. She was waiting to sell us a veryspecial limited edition with ENGLANDWINNERSon each stamp. We were over the moon.We still have it today, and perhaps it is worth a lot of money.26.This passage mainly tells us _.A.the author and her brother used to like stamps very muchB.the author had

5、a very kind motherC. the author and her brother had got an unforgettable experience in collecting stamps27. According to the passage, her mother worked in the post office_.A. during the week B. on Saturdays C. on Sundays28. Their mother told them to go to the post office straightaway after the match

6、if England won, but she didn t tell us why. Do you think why she did that?A. She wanted to give them a surprise. B. She doubted if she would get thestampsC. She forgot to do that29. What does the sentence “We were over the moon ” mean ?A. We jumped high B. We were extremely happy about itC. We watch

7、ed the moon for a long time30.What is the best title for this passage ?A. My Childhood B. A Precious StampC. A Memorable Experience in Collecting Stamps2.课本 Unit 2 ，样题Anna is our only daughter. My wife and I have two sons, and Anna is the youngest in the family, but she s twenty five now. Anna was n

8、ot well when she was little.It was a very worrying time and she stayed at home a lot. She was seen first by the local doctors, and then she was sent to a specialist in Cardiff where she was diagnosed as diabetic. It was my wife who mainly took care of her then. I am not very good at looking after li

9、ttle children. I suppose I am a bit traditional inthat way. But when she grew up a bit, we spent a lot of time together. We loved walking and talking and discussing life. We still love it today. We get on very1well.Although she looks like me ( tall, dark hair, dark eyes and dark skin), she takesafte

10、r her mother: she is artistic and musical, and like her mother she s attractive.She loves looking after animals-she has two dogs, three cats and a goat. Shelives in a little house in the country. I like animals too. I like riding andhunting, but Anna hates hunting. She thinks it s cruel. We discuss

11、it a lot.She is quiet and a bit shy with strangers. I am more outgoing and I love meetingnew people. But shes not boring-actually, she s very funny. She always has lotsof stories of her life in the country. She s an art and music teacher in a little village school.She is very good-natured. Anna says

12、 we brought her up well, and she s goingto bring her children up to be honest and loyal. But I think she was easy to bringup. I don t remember ever telling her off.26. According to the passage, when Anna was a child, she_.A. got an illness B. was very queer C. didn t look like the author27. It can b

13、e inferred from the passage the author thinks looking after littlechildren is _.A. his advantage B. mainly a womans responsibility C. reallyenjoyable28. What does “ take after ” mean in the first sentence of Para. 2?A. look after B. be different from C. look like D. love29. My daughter and I have li

14、ttle in common in terms of _.A. loving walking and talking B. character C. loving animals30. From the passage, we can see the author s description of his daughter is_.A. affectionateB. humorous C. critical3. 课本 Unit 2 ，模拟试题 1Mrs Sharp, a large, red-faced womanin her sixties, has lived in Greenleas,

15、anew twon in the countryside outside London, since 1958. Before that she livedin Bethnal Green, an area of inner London. She was moved to Greenleas by the localauthorities when her old house was demolished.She came from a large family with six girls and two boys, and she grew up amongbrothers, siste

16、rs, uncles, aunts, grandparents and cousins. When she married herboyfriend from school at eighteen, they went on living with her parents, and herfirst child was brought up more by her mother than by herself, because she alwaysworked.As the family grew, they moved out of their parents house to a flat

17、. It wasin the next street, and their life was still that of the extended family. “ Allmy family used to live around Denby Street, ” said Mrs Sharp, “ and we were alwaysin and out of each other s houses. ” When she went to the shops, she used to callin on her mother to see if she wanted anything. Ev

18、ery day she would visit one sisteror another and see a nephew or niece at the corner shop or in the market.“ You always knew 90% of the people you saw in the street everyday, either theywere related to you or you were at school with them, ” she said.2When her babies were born (she had two sons and a

19、 daughter), she said, “ Allmy sisters and neighbours would help- they used to come and make a cup of tea, orhelp in some other way. ” And every Saturday night there was a family party. Itwas at Mrs Sharp s mother s house. “ Of course we all know each other very well.You have to learn to get on with

20、each other. I had one neighbour who was alwayspoking her nose into our business. She was forever asking questions and gossiping.But you had to put up with everyone, whatever they were like. ”26. Why did Mrs. Sharp have to move to Greenleas ?A. Because she had to work there. B. Because she didn t lik

21、e the oldplace at all.C. Because her house in the downtown area was knocked down.27. When she got married, she lived_.A. together with her parents all the time B. together with her parentsfor some timeC. far away from her parents house28. Why did she know so many people ?A. Because she was easy goin

22、g. B. Because they were either her relativesor schoolmates.C. Because she was good at making friends with people.29.The sentence “ I had one neighbour who was always poking her nose into our business. ” in the last Para. means _.A.I had one neighbour who was always warm-heartedB.I had one neighbour

23、who was always ready to help usC. I had one neighbour who always showed her interests in our private affairs.30.What does this passage mainly deal with ?A.What the extended family is like.B.The relationship between Mrs Sharp and her neighbourC. What Mrs Sharp s life is like in the “new town ”4.课本 Un

24、it 3 ， 听力第二篇There have been changesin all sortsof different areasof British society. Inrecent years in the UK we have had a very large increase in the number of coupleswho get divorced.After 1969 and the Divorce Law Reform Act we had a very rapid increase in thenumber of divorces. The rate increased

25、 steadily and in recent years has increasedmuch more rapidly. But thereare also quitea lot of peoplewho do actually get married.At present the marriage rate in the UK is about 70 per cent, which has gone downsincethe number of peoplewho marry has gone down quitea lot in thelast20 years,but more sign

26、ificantly in the last 10 years. Quite high proportions of people nowlive together without marrying, and, for example, 40 per cent of children born inthe UK are born to couples who arent married or are born to lone parents. Thereare quite a large number of lone parent families, 90 per cent of these a

27、re headedby a woman rather than a man.The average family size now in the UK is 1.8 children per couple, which meansthattheres been quite a decline in the birth rate in theUKalong withotherEuropean3countries.1. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The declining divorce rate in the UK. B. The decli

28、ning marriage rate in theUK.C. The increasing divorce rate in the UK. D. Trends in marriage and divorce in the UK.2. During the last ten years, _.A. the marriage rate has gone down more rapidly in the UKB. the marriage rate has gone up a lot in the UKC. 40% of children were born to unwed couples in

29、the UKD. 40% of children were born to single parents in the UK3. According to the passage, the cohabitation rate in the UK tends to _.A. decline B. soar ( 急剧上升 ) C. stay stable D. not mentioned in the passage4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOTtrue?A. The highest div

30、orce rate was around 1969. B. The marriage rate has gonedown in recent years.C. The marriage rate is currently 70 percent. D. 90 percent of lone parentfamilies are headed by women.5. The last paragraph tells us _.A. the birth rate in the UK is increasing at the momentB. at present any family in the

31、UK is 2 children at mostC. the birth rate in other European countries keeps increasingD. the birth rate in the UK is decreasing rapidly now5. 课本 Unit 5 （形考作业 1） An Extraordinary Change of DirectionMolly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided tosail round the world to raise money for charity.As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tallfor classical ballet, so she becam