1、2013年2月份百题精练（2）英语试题第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ARobert Owen was born in Wales in 1771At the age of ten he went to workHis employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himselfHe read a lot in his spare time and at
2、nineteen he was given the job of superintendent（监工）at a Manchester cotton millHe was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in ScotlandWhen he arrived at New Lanark, it was a dirty little town with a population of 2, 000 peopleNobody paid any attention to the w
3、orkers houses or their childrens educationThe conditions in the factories were very badThere was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinksOwen improved the housesHe encouraged people to be clean and save moneyHe opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods
4、 to help themHe limited the sale of alcoholic drinksAbove all, he fixed his mind on the childrens educationIn 1816, he opened the first free primary school in BritainPeople came from all over the country to visit Owens factoryThey saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other
5、townsTheir children were better fed and better educatedOwen tried the same experiment in the United StatesHe bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far awayHe could not keep it under control and lost most of his moneyOwen never stopped fighting for his ideaAbove all, he believed t
6、hat people are not born good or badHe was a practical man and his ideas were practical, tooIf you give people good working conditions, he thought, they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people56For Owen, his greatest achiev
7、ement in New Lanark was_ _Aimproving workers housesBhelping people to save moneyCpreventing men from getting drunkDproviding the children with a good education57From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _ _Ainto a rich family Binto a noble familyCinto a poor family Dinto a middle class family
8、58Owens experiment in the United States failed because _ Ahe lost all his moneyBhe did not buy enough landCpeople who visited it were not impressedDit was too far away for him to organize it properly59We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until _ _A1771
9、 B1816 C1825 D1860BNever go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of adviceIf you go shopping for food before lunchtime, youll probably buy more than you plan toUnfortunately, however, just this advice isnt enough for consumers these daysModern shoppers need an education in how and how not
10、 to buy things at the storeFirst, you check the weekly newspaper adsFind out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these thingsIn other words, dont buy anything just because its cheaper than usual! New and Improved! or All Natural on the front of a package influence you Instead, r
11、ead the list of contents on the backThird, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brandAnother suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brandsOrdinary items in supermarkets come in plain packagesThese
12、 products are cheaper because producers dont spend much money on packing or advertisingThe quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brandsIn the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famousShopping in discount
13、 clothing stores can help you save a lot of moneyAlthough these stores arent very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department storesWise consumers read magazine
14、ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the adsIn other words, well informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformationThey ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the
15、 page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice60All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items in Para-graph 2 except _Aordinary products ar
16、e usually cheaper than famous brandsBproducers spend less money on packaging of ordinary itemsCordinary items never say New and Improved or All NaturalDthe quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands61What does the writer think about ads?AThey are believable BThey are attra
17、ctiveCThey are harmful DThey are helpful to consumers62One of the authors suggestions to consumers is_ _Ato make use of advertisements carefullyBto buy any ordinary items instead of famous brandsCto buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunchDnot to buy items with words like New and Imp
18、roved or All Natural63The author implies that _ _Aadvertisements sometimes dont tell the truthBdiscount clothing stores are only good places to go toCgoing into the supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan toDthe quality of ordinary items is usually high and the prices are relatively lowCC
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27、ty teachingOn the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enrichedWe feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming（把按能力分班） pupilsIt does not take into account the fact that children develop at different ratesIt can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright childAfter
28、 all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!Besides, it is rather unreal to grade pupils just according to their intellectual abilityThis is only one aspect of their total personalityWe are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their a
29、cademic abilityWe also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learningIn our classrooms, we work in various waysThe pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to d
30、evelop leadership skillsThey also learn how to deal with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively in order to have the ability to become leadersThe pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacherSometimes
31、the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speedThey also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriateWe encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficient
32、lyAn advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child isWe expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal67We can know from the passage that the authors attitude towards mixed-ability teaching is _Aapproving Bcr
33、itical Cquestioning Dinactive68The underlined words held back in Paragraph 1 probably means_Adrawn to their studies Bforced to study in the lower classesCmade to remain in the same classes Dprevented from advancing69Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the third paragraph?APupils also learn to
34、 develop their reasoning abilitiesBPupils also learn how to participate in teaching activitiesCGroup work gives pupils the chance to learn to work together with othersDGroup work supply pupils with the chance to learn to be capable organizers70The authors purpose in writing this passage is to _Aoffe
35、r advice on the proper use of the libraryBrecommend pair work and group work for classroom activitiesCargue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same classDemphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项
36、中有两项为多余选项。71 But a long time ago, it wasnt easy at allBefore 1750, the idea of roller skating didnt existIt was because of a man named Joseph Merlin that it appearedMerlins work was making musical instruments 72 Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreamsPeople called him a dreamerOne day Merlin rec
37、eived an invitation to attend a fancy dress ballHe was very pleased and a little excitedAs the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the partyHe had an ideaHe thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the roomMerlin tried different way
38、s to make himself rollFinally, he decided to buy two wheels under each shoe 73 Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violinOn the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violinEveryone was astonished to see him 74 M
39、erlin had no way to stop his roller skatesHe rolled on and onSuddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wallDown fell the mirror, breaking to pieces 75 AThere was just one problemBIn his spare time he liked playing the violinCThese were the first roller skatesDToday, roller skating is easy and funEHe was good at dancing and singingFNobody forgot Merlins grand entrance for a long time!GThus, Joseph Merlin made a lot of money by selling roller skates参考答案5659DCDB 6063 CDAA 6466BDC 6770ADBC 7175DBCAF