1、题型组合课时练(三十三).阅读理解 【导学号：47562233】Ive been in the taxicab business for thirtyfive years，and I know there is a lot about it that is not so good.Taxicab drivers have to be tough fellows to be able to work in New York. Youve got to fight the New York traffic eight hours a day these days, so people get th
2、e wrong impression that they are bad.Actually, taxi drivers are just like other people.Most of them will behave as honest fellows. You read in the papers almost every week that a taxi driver turns in money or jewels that people leave in their cabs. If they werent honest, you wouldnt be reading those
3、 stories in the papers.One time in Brooklyn，I found a diamond ring in my cab. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of packages that day, so I went back to where I had dropped her. It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her. I didnt get as much as “thank you”. S
4、till I felt good because I had done what was right. I think I felt better than she did.I was born and raised in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. Then I came to this country where I had a family and bought my own cab. Life hasnt been too easy at times，but my wife takes care of
5、our money and we have a good bit put away for a rainy dayWhen I started driving a cab，Park Avenue was mostly a bunch of coal yards. Hoofers Brewery was right next to where the WaldorfAstoria is now. I did pretty well, even in those days. In all my years of driving a taxicab，I have never had any trou
6、ble with the public, not even with drunks.I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts. I know they call it a lot of fancy names these days，like integrity (正直)，etc. But it doesnt make any difference what they call it; its still what makes a man a good citizen. This is my code，and I try to live by.
7、【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文，讲述的是一名出租车司机一直相信诚实是最棒的礼物，并且在生活中一直以此为准则。1Why do people think taxicab drivers are bad according to the passage?AThey have been cheated by taxicab drivers before.BTaxicab drivers are dishonest.CMost taxicab drivers are tough fellows.DSome taxicab drivers did not return their lost properti
8、es.C观点态度题。根据第一段第二句“Taxicab drivers have to be tough fellows to be able to work in New York.”和第三句中的“so people get the wrong impression that they are bad.”可知大多数出租车司机是壮汉。2How did the author return the diamond ring to the lady?ABy giving her a call and visiting her.BBy sending her a letter asking her to
9、 claim the ring in person.CBy advertising in the papers.DBy going back to where she got off and traced her down for almost 2 days.D细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句中的“I went back to where I had dropped her”和第三句“It took me almost two days to trace her down in order to return her ring to her.”可知D项正确。3The underlined ph
10、rase “a rainy day” in Paragraph 4 refers to Aa day when it rainsBa time when a family has financial problemsCa day when the author cant drive a taxiDa time when the author has trouble with drunksB词义猜测题。根据文章第四段第三句中的“takes care of our money”和“put away”可知a rainy day和经济困难有关而并非是下雨的一天。4How does the author
11、 feel as a taxicab driver?AProud and satisfied.BAnnoyed and stressful.CDisappointed and discouraged.DUnwilling and regretful.A情感态度题。根据文章第五段的“I did pretty well，even in those days.In all my years of driving a taxicab，I have never had any trouble with the public，not even with drunks.”可知作者作为出租车司机感到自豪和满足
12、。.阅读七选五Wise shopping is important for a low budget.The following tips will help you shop wiser.Make a shop list.Before you go shopping，make a list of everything you plan on buying. 1 Itll help avoid your impulse(冲动)shopping.Only bring the cash you need. 2 Before you go out，put a small amount of cash
13、 in your purse to cover all the buying you plan on doing.If the cash run out，your shopping time is over for the day.When it comes to clothes，just buy the basics. 3 Chances are，you are better off with a smaller number of basic pieces that you can make unique every day with accessories.When in doubt，l
14、eave the store.Have no idea about whether or not to buy something？ 4 If you decide later that you really，really want it，then you can go back and buy it tomorrow.But chances are，you will be happy when you save your money. 5 Not all shopping friends are created equal.Some of them love it when you spen
15、d money because it makes them feel better about their own purchases.Instead of going shopping with those friends，call up some friends who will give you their honest opinions and wont persuade you into buying anything.APut it down and leave the store.BPick your shopping friends wisely.CTry not to sho
16、p when you are bored.DYou cant spend money you dont have.EBuying used is better for the environment and cheaper than buying new.FBefore you buy something，ask yourself how often youll actually wear it.GThe rule is：you are not allowed to buy anything unless its already on your list.【答案】15GDFAB.概要写作 【导
17、学号：47562234】阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。The food we eat seems to have a great effect on our health.Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat，it has，at the same time，made many foods unfit to eat.Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of human illness is related to
18、food and forty percent of cancer is caused by food.This is not a new discovery.In 1945，some researchers realized that things commonly used to keep colors in meats and other food additives caused cancer.Yet，these additives remain in our food，and it is difficult to know which things on the wrappings o
19、f foods are helpful or harmful.The additives which we eat are not all so direct.Farmers often give penicillin to their animals，and because of this，penicillin has been found in the milk of cows.Sometimes similar things are supplied to animals not for their health，but just to make a profit.The farmers
20、 are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market.Although some countries have tried to control such things，the practice continues. 【参考范文】Science has made the quality of our food greatly improved.Meanwhile some foods are made unfit to eat.Research has proved that
21、most of our diseases are caused by some food additives，including cancer.(要点1) Apart from this，similar things are provided for animals by farmers not for their health，but just to make a profit，which has an indirect effect on our health.(要点2)Although some countries have made efforts to control such things，this phenomenon still exists.(要点3)
