1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家英语知识复习 拓展精练 （20）高考资源网 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AAmerican is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters fo
2、r a whilethen no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into b
3、oth families. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include u
4、s warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes , we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night
5、to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine (常规). They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the
6、 airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably. For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to g
7、o to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!1. The writer of this passage must be _.A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually exte
8、nd deeply into their family.B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.3. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive i
9、n America to visit an American friends, we will probably be _.A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant4. From the underlined sentence, we can know the Chinese people _.A. are strict with time B. dont take ti
10、me seriouslyC. dont know how to use time D. are willing to spend time for friends5. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “_” A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between Americans C. Americans hospitality D. Americans and Chineses views of friendshipBI was packed and ready to
11、 leave for my two days trip. My mind had been filled with work and with so many small things to deal with. As I got into the car to leave, my thoughts turned to my children. Id been preparing for the trip for the last few days, and now Id be away for a few days.How to keep in touch with your kids du
12、ring busy time is often a fathers problem. Men tend to focus on one thing extremely well for long periods, but this can lead to trouble. Shifting(移开) from work to your family life isnt always the easiest thing to do. And if you dont show your kids that youre thinking about them, they may think that
13、you are not.As I started down the road, I suddenly stopped the car and turned around. I drove back to my house, found a couple of cards, and wrote a short message to each of my children. I put each in a “secret” place where I knew theyd find it.When I called the next night, it was clear that theyd r
14、eceived the cards. “Daddy, I got your card,” they both said excitedly. “When did you do that?”My heart was warmed when I heard this. It was such a small thing. But it had a big impact(影响) on my kids. It was their “proof” that I was thinking about them. And it was encouragement for me to continue to
15、do the small things that have a big impact.6. From the passage we can infer that the author thinks a father should _.A. care for his kids, no matter how busy he is B. have a big impact on his kidsC. spend some time playing with his kidsD. stay at home as long as possible7. Before leaving for the tri
16、p the author considered _.A. preparing some food for the tripB. buying some nice gifts for his childrenC. doing something to show his concern for his kidsD. telling his children to be careful at home8.The authors kids were excited when they answered the phone because _.A. their father had thought hi
17、ghly of themB. they had found the cards from their fatherC. they had done something good at homeD. their father told them he would be back soon9. What does the underlined word “that” in the fourth paragraph refer to?A. Packing luggage.B. Reaching the hotel.C. Writing short messages.D. Going back hom
18、e.10. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. All for the childrenB. Play with your childrenC. A father and his kidsD. Show love to your kidsCThere is no doubt that music plays a powerful role in our lives. It can calm our tired nerves after a busy day of work. Music even h
19、as the power to move us to tears when it stirs(激起) an emotional reaction. How then, does music play a role in special education?If music has the ability to touch those hidden places we all carry inside, it proves an important tool for the special education teacher. For students with emotional proble
20、ms, music can help soothe(抚慰) sadness. Consider the child that arrives in class depressed and upset. If music can indeed relax and calm him, he is more likely to focus and participate in class.Dr. R. Joseph, author of Behavioral Neurology, writes, “It is well recorded that patients with left hemisph
21、ere(大脑半球) damage, who may be unable to speak or recognize words, can sing a melody(曲调).”For this reason, some special education teachers have found it helpful to set their lessons to music. When students cannot understand or remember certain things, singing them helps make it easier.Nature magazine
22、reported “Music training helps underachievers. In Rhode Island, researchers studied eight public school first grade classes. Half of the classes became text-artsgroups, receiving ongoing music training. After seven months, the students were given a test. The tested group had caught up with their fel
23、low students in reading and surpassed(超过) their classmates in math by 22 percent. In the second year of the project, the tested students widened this even further. Students were also tested on attitude and behavior. Classroom teachers also noted improvement in these areas.”It seems music does, indee
24、d, play an important role in education. For the special education teacher, this is especially encouraging.11. The first paragraph is mainly about _.A. the role of music in educationB. the importance of music in lifeC. the relationship between music and work resultsD. the relationship between music a
25、nd behavior12. For students with emotional problems, music might be _.A. a toy B. a punishment C. a medicine D. a puzzle13. According to Dr. R. Joseph, people with left hemisphere damage _.A. are unable to recognize peopleB. can produce some musical soundsC. can become special education teachersD. m
26、ight suffer right hemisphere damage too14. The tested students mentioned in the fifth paragraph _.A. behaved badly after the studyB. Didnt show any difference after the studyC. had done well in their reading and math beforeD. received certain music education during the study15. What is the text main
27、ly about?A. The meaning of special education.B. The history of music education.C. The problem in music education.D. The role of music in special education.D English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the worl
28、ds books and three quarters of international mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabularyperhaps as many as two million words. However, lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no eggs in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hambu
29、rger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes ( 探讨它的矛盾)， we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fing
30、ers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? If the plural(复数形式) of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be teeth? One goose, two geeseso one moose, two meese?How can a slim chance and a flat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and
31、oversee be opposites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects( 反映) the creativity of human beings. That why, when stars are invisible. And why , when I wind up my
32、watch, I start it; but when I wind up this essay, I end it.16. According to the passage _.A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different thingsB. there should be an egg in an eggplantC. pineapples are the apples on the pine treeD. boxing rings should be round17. Which of the following is the correct p
33、lural? A. Beeth B. Greese C. Meese D. Tooth18. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning? A. A wise man and a wise guy B. Overlook and oversee C. Quite a lot and quite a few. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell. 19. The underlined words “wind up” in the last paragraph probably mean “_”. A. blow B. roll up C. get hurt D. finish20. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are _.A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull高考资源网参考答案高考资源网 1-5 BDCDD 6-10 ACBCD 11-15 BCBDD16-20 ABCDA 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
