1、阅读理解专题卷49Why do people buy art? To answer this question, ask yourself what your reasons are for thinking of getting a piece of art. An artwork can cost a large amount of money, but if it meets your needs, its worth every penny. People buy art for many reasons. Many people buy an artwork simply becau
2、se they like it, even if it is by an unknown artist. Art, as long as you enjoy it, is never a waste of money.Art is for enjoyment. Art is meant to be shown. Dont ever feel pressured into buying something you wont enjoy looking at day after day, no matter what other people may say. Dont buy something
3、 that doesnt attract you just because it is trendy, or because the artist is famous, or because you have been advised that the artwork will make a good investment. If you dont like the artwork at all, dont buy it!Art improves your environment. Have you ever noticed that all beautiful homes have art
4、as an integral（必需的） part of the decoration? Art lends life and color to otherwise plain and ordinary walls. A well thought-out art collection will help create a unique atmosphere in your home and make it more attractive.Art makes a statement. The kind of art you surround yourself with says much abou
5、t your personality tastes and values. Art truly is a mirror of the soul. Art enriches your life. Love-even the love of a work of art-contributes to healthier living and a longer lifespan (寿命). Art should enrich your life. Otherwise, why do you spend precious time and resources on it?Just remember to
6、 select something which will appeal to your tastes, and keep to a sensible budget. Good art neednt cost an arm and a leg.Happy art collecting!1Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To advise us to buy an expensive artwork. B. To remind us to be sensible when buying an artwork. C. To teach us how to ch
7、oose works of art. D. To explain the benefit of art to people.2According to the author, what should you consider when buying a piece of art? A. Whether it brings pleasure to you. B. Whether it is fashionable at present. C. Whether you can profit from it in the end. D. Whether it is created by a famo
8、us artist.3Which of the following words best describes a work of art placed in a house? A. ordinary B. attractive C. necessary D. unique4The underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 means that _. A. art can show what you look like B. art is an expression of yourself C. a mirror has a feature similar to ar
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15、r besides weekendsD. you will get no more than $6598 each monthHans Christian Andersen was a poor boy who lived in Denmark. His father, a shoemaker, had died, and his mother had married again.Andersens father liked to read better than to make shoes. In the evenings, he had read aloud from The Arabia
16、n Nights. His wife understood very little of the book, but the boy, pretending to sleep, understood every word.By day Hans Christian Anderson went to a house where old women worked as weavers. There he listened to the tales that the women told. In those days, there were almost as many tales in Denma
17、rk as there were people to tell them.Among the tales told in the town of Odense, where Andersen was born in 1805, was one about a fairy who brought death to those who danced with her. To this tale, Hans Christian later added a story from his own life.Once, when his father was still alive, a young la
18、dy ordered a pair of red shoes. When she refused to pay for them, unhappiness filled the poor shoemakers house. From that small tragedy and the story of the dancing fairy, the shoemakers son years later wrote the story that millions of people now know as The Red Shoes. As a little girl, Hans Christi
19、ans mother was sent out on the streets to beg. She did not want to beg, so she hid under one of the city bridges. She warmed her cold feet in her hands, for she had no shoes. She was afraid to go home. Years later, her son, in his pity for her and his anger at the world, wrote the angry story Shes N
20、o Good and the famous tale The Little Match Girl.Through his genius, he changed every early experience, even his fathers death, into a fairy tale. One cold day his father showed him a white, woman-like figure among the frost patterns. “That is the snow queen,” said the shoemaker. “Soon she will be c
21、oming for me.” A few months later he died. And years later, Andersen turned that sad experience into a fairy tale, The Snow Queen.9Which of the following is TRUE about Anderson when he was a boy? A. His father had remarried before he died. B. His mother was struck by The Arabian Night. C. He enjoyed
22、 listening to stories very much. D. He would help old weavers with their work. 10What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 imply? A. Almost all tales from around the world once had their origin in Denmark. B. The people in Denmark were very enthusiastic about telling tales. C. The number of t
23、ales in Denmark was exactly equal to that of the people living there. D. The people in Denmark loved doing nothing but tell stories to each other.11How many of Andersons fairy tales are mentioned in the passage? A. 5. B. 6. C. 3. D. 4.12It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. The Red Shoes wa
24、s based on a tragedy of Andersons family B. Andersens genius as well as his early experience made him successful C. Andersen was educated at home by his parents because of poverty D. Anderson wrote The Snow Queen in memory of his parents 13Which is the best title of the passage?A. Hans Christian And
25、ersens Own Fairy Tales.B. Hans Christian Andersens Family.C. Hans Christian Andersens Bitter Experiences.D. Hans Christian Andersens Considerate Parents.When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor named Dr. Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never yelled at us for playing in his
26、 yard. I remember him as someone who was a lot nicer than most of the adults in our community.When Dr. Gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. His house sat on ten acres, and his lifes goal was to make it a forest.The good doctor had some interesting theories concerning plant care and growt
27、h. He never watered his new trees, which flew in the face of conventional wisdom. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them so that each successive tree generation would grow weaker and weaker. So you have to make things rough for them and weed out(淘汰) the weaker trees early on.He
28、talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots in search of moisture. I took him to mean that deep roots were to be treasured.So he never watered his trees. He planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, hed beat it with
29、 a rolled-up newspaper. Smack! Slap! Pow! I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention.Dr. Gibbs passed away a couple of years after I left home. Every now and again, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that Id watched him plant some twenty-five years ago. The
30、yre extremely tall, big and robust since they have deep roots now. However, the trees in my garden trembled in a cold wind although I had watered them for several years.It seems that adversity(逆境) and suffering benefit these trees in ways comfort and ease never could. I stood there deep in thought.E
31、very night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. I stand over them and watch their little bodies, the rising and falling of life within. I often pray for them. Mostly I pray that their lives will be easy. But I think its time to change my prayer(祷词) because now I know my children are going to
32、encounter hardship.14According to Dr. Gibbs theories, trees will become weaker if they_ A. are lack of care B. are watered C. are weeded out D. are beaten15.According to Para.3 and Pare.4, we can infer that Dr. Gibbsmoto（座右铭）may be_ A. “seeing is believing” B.“Put everything in proper use” C. ”Pract
33、ice makes perfect” D. “No pains, no gains”16.The underlined word robust in Para.5 most probably means_ A. strong B. strange C. deep D. old17 Which of the following may be the authors best prayer for his two sons now ? A. I wish them strong wings, with which they can fly higher and touch the sky. B.I
34、 wish them nice fortune so that they can meet people like Dr. Gibbs in the future. C.I wish them deep roots into the earth since the rains fall and the winds blow often. D.I wish them great shades under the tree since the sunlight is always sharp and bitter.18 Which of the following can be the best
35、title of the passage? A. A Nice Doctor B. The Deep Roots C. Adversity and Suffering D. My Childhood MemoryIts really true what people say about English politeness: its everywhere. When squeezing (挤过去) past someone in a narrow passage, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers sa
36、y “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles,
37、 and here are some more polite ways of interacting (交往) with people in UK.People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and shop assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than
38、one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.Another thing I observed during my stay
39、 was that English people rarely criticize (批评) others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effo
40、rt to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes
41、, the latter are a bit tightfisted.19What is the authors attitude towards English politeness?A. He thinks it is unnecessary. B. He thinks little of it.C. He appreciates it very much. D. He thinks it goes too far.20What can be inferred from the passage?A. German men never treat a woman to dinner.B. T
42、he author think its unnecessary to say “thank you” to the bus driver.C. In Germany, employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job.D. Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough.21We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men _.A. like to fight wit
43、h each otherB. treat women in a polite wayC. are as generous as English menD. are unwilling to spend money for women22The author develops the text through the method of _.A. making comparisons B. telling storiesC. giving reasons D. giving examplesIt was a winter morning, just a couple of weeks befor
44、e Christmas 2005. While most people were warming up their cars, Trevor, my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work. On arrival, he parked his bike outside the back door as he usually does. After putting in 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike g
45、one. The bike， a black Kona 18 speed， was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)， saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someone would
46、 steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an honor th
47、at a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our faith i
48、n humanity(人性) as a whole. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.23Why was the bike so important to the couple？A. They used it for work and da
49、ily life.B. It was their only possession(财产).C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed.D. The mans job was bike racing.24We can infer from the passage that _.A. the couple worked 60 hours a weekB. people were busy before ChristmasC. the stranger brought over the bikeD. life was hard for the young family25How d
50、id people get to know the couples problem？A. From a stranger.B. From a newspaper.C. From TV newsD. From radio broadcasts.26What do the couple learn from their experience？A. Strangers are usually of little help.B. One should take care of their bike.C. News reports make people famous.D. An act of kind
51、ness can mean a lot.27From this story, we can see humanity is _.A. selfishB. commercialC. kindD. cold-hearted 参考答案1D2A3C4B【解析】略5B6A7D8C【解析】 略9C10B11D12C13A【解析】略14B15D16A17C18B【解析】略19202122【解析】试题分析：本文通过比较的方法介绍了英国人的礼貌，以及苏格兰人和英格兰人的区别。19C 推理题。通读全文，以及文章第一句Its really true what people say about English pol
52、iteness: its everywhere说明在英国处处人们都很有礼貌，下文还提及了德国人说谢谢你的次数较少，说明作者认为这样的礼貌是很好的，故C正确。20D 细节题。根据第二段最后3行English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.说明D项正确。21D 细节题。根据文章最后4行British men still ope
53、n doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.说明苏格兰的男人没有英格兰的男人慷慨，故D项正确。22A 推理题。在本文中作者把英国人和德国人进行比较，把英格兰人
54、和苏格兰人进行比较，故本文是通过比较来组织全文的，故A正确。考点：考查文件类短文阅读点评：本文属于文化类阅读，要求学生有一定的跨文化意识，考查较为全面，主要是细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。 23A24D25B26D27C【解析】试题分析：本文描述了我家的自行车被偷了以后我写信给报纸，后来得到了很多人的无私的帮助，说明人性还是善良的，我们一个小小的善意的行动会对别人产生很大的影响。23A 推理题。根据第二段内容Trevor used i
55、t to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries(食品杂货)， saving us from having to walk along long distances from where we live.说明这辆自行车对我家很重要，帮助我们做了很多的家务，故A正确。24D 推断题。根据第一段Trevor used it to get to work， putting in 60-hour weeks to supp
56、ort his young family.和Trevor, my husband， had to get up early to ride his bike four kilometers away from home to work.以及After putting in 10 hours of labor都说明我们家的经济情况很不好，丈夫工作得也很辛苦，故D项正确。25B 细节题。根据第3段第一行 I was so sad that someone would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our sto
57、ry说明我给报纸写了信，那么人们是通过报纸知道这个故事的，故B正确。26D 推理题。根据最后一段1,2行People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.说明我们一个善意的行为对别人来说可能会有很大的意义，故D项正确。27C 推理题。从这个故事中我们知道自从我写信给报纸以后，很多人都主动的帮助了我们，都表现出了他们闪亮亮的品质，那么说明人性都是善良的，故项正确。考点：考查情感类短文阅读点评：本文描述了我家的自行车被偷了以后我写信给报纸，后来得到了很多人的无私的帮助，说明人性还是善良的，我们一个小小的善意的行动会对别人产生很大的影响。本文集中考查了考生在上下文语境中的理解能力，要求考生抓住各题的前后的句子的意义搭配来总结出文章及段落的中心思想，在研究题目及选型的基础之上做出适当的推理和判断。
