1、 2013高考英语重庆八中二轮阅读理解精选训练（11）及答案ASometimes people cheat in daily life. When people cheat, its not fair to other people, like the kids who studied for the test or who were the true winners of a game.Many people like the action of cheating. It makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right
2、 answers on the test. But it doesnt solve the problem of not knowing the material and it wont help on the next test - unless the person cheats again. Some people lose respect for cheaters and think less of them. The cheaters themselves may feel bad because they know they are not really earning that
3、good grade. And, if they get caught cheating, they will be in trouble at school, and maybe at home, too.Some kids cheat because theyre busy or lazy and they want to get good grades without spending the time studying. Other kids might feel like they cant pass the test without cheating. Even when ther
4、e seems to be a “good reason” for cheating, cheating isnt a good idea.If you were sick or upset about something the night before and couldnt study, it would be better to talk with the teacher about this. And if you dont have enough time to study for a test because of swim practice, you need to talk
5、with your parents about how to balance（平衡） swimming and school. A kid who thinks cheating is the only way to pass a test needs to talk with the teacher and his or her parents so they can find some solutions(解决办法) together. Talking about these problems and working them out will feel better than cheat
6、ing.56The author thinks that when kids cheat in class, _. Ateachers should punish themBit does harm to their heath Cit is unfair to other peopleDteachers shouldnt stop them at once57Some students like cheating mainly because_. Athe material in the test is very difficult Bthey want to do better than
7、the others Ccheating can make hard things seem very easy Dthey have little time to study their lessons58The fourth paragraph mainly tells us_.Acheating isnt a good idea Bsome kids dont spend the time studying来源:学科网ZXXK Csome kids cant pass the test without cheating Dwhy kids cheat in the test59We ca
8、n learn from the passage_. Acheaters are often thought highly of Bpeople show no respect for those who cheatCparents whose kids cheat are often in troubleDkids cheat in the test because of swim practiceBheard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour.Realizing I would not have enough
9、time to wait in line,I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town.By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi,it was expensive,but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert.The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes,but it felt like an hour to me.When I got to the th
10、eatre,I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line.The reason,however,I quickly discovered,was that they had already sold all the tickets.60 The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday _.A.from his friendsB.from one of his workmatesC.over the radioD.from the newspaper 61 . One
11、 day the man took_ to get to the theatre by bus.A.forty-five minutesB.fifteen minutes C.just twenty minutes D.over an hour 62 The underlined word“relieved”may best be replaced by“_”.A.worriedB.pleasedC.puzzled D.sorry 63. The writer mainly shows us his_.A.enjoyment of the concertB.anger for buying t
12、he ticketC.efforts to buy the ticket D.disappointment at the concer CSince her husband died, Mrs. Jackson has lived alone in their big old suburban(郊区的) house, The house was bought by her husband almost fifty years ago.For the sake of safety , her son has tried hard to ask her to sell the house and
13、buy a new and small one in the town , But Mrs. Jackson doesnt like the idea. She says that she has to look after her husbands old house. But recently she often hears stories about unknown people stealing things around here.That was a cold day before Christmas Eve. Around four oclock in the afternoon
14、, Mrs. Jackson was enjoying the Christmas music when someone knocked at the door. She heard the sound but didnt move. Another knock. Who could it be? Mrs. Jackson was a bit afraid. She decided not to answer the door but keep waiting.来源:学科网One minute another minute and yet another minute. Nothing hap
15、pened and no more knocks , She walked quietly to the door, and listened. She heard nothing but the wind outside. She slowly unfastened （打开）the door and peeped (窥视) through the crack（小缝）. She then gave a surprised cry and threw the door wide open! At the door she saw a tall, beautiful Christmas tree!
16、 In the tree stood a Christmas card with these words:Merry Christmas!Your new neighbor64. The house bought by Mr. Jackson is _.A. in the townB. small but new C. outside the townD. fifty years old65. Mrs. Jackson doesnt want to sell the house because _.A. it is almost fifty years old B. it is big and
17、 oldC. she likes to live alone in it D. her husband left it to her66. Why didnt she move when she heard the knock at the door? Because _.A. she was enjoying the Christmas musicB. she thought it might be an unknown personC. it was not her sonD. she hadnt decided to answer the door67. She slowly unfas
18、tened the door because _.A. she was too frightened to open the doorB. she wanted to peed through the crackC. she was afraid of the cold windD. there was something wrong with the doorDAs a student, you must be excited to know something about American school students. In fact, just like in China, in t
19、he United States, high school is usually divided into two periods, the first two or three years are called “junior high school” and the other is “senior high school”.In China, children enjoy free education of nine years, but in the United States, the students enjoy free education until they are 18 y
20、ears old. As a result of the free education system , American children have little difficulty in going to senior high school.68. Activities outside of the classroom refer to _.A. what the students do after class in school B. what the students learn in extra classesC. what a music group or a sports t
21、eam do D. what the teachers do after class for the students69. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The time of free education in China is longer than that in America.B. Those who get good marks can go to a good university.C. American students can take all kinds of subjects during the hi
22、gh school period.D. They can be allowed to join the next grade even if they fail the school-year exam.70. The writer of the passage tells us the truth that _.A. the atmosphere in high schools is quite different from that in a universityB. none of the schools in cities are good for learningC. suburban high schools are good places for learningD. all the American students want to go to university参考答案56-59 CCDB 60-63 DCBC 64-67 CDBB 68-70 AAC *结束