1、2012年4月份百题精练（1）英语试题第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分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。A“Hey, Jenna, do you think well still be friends when were eighty-two?” I asked my friendIt was clear that she was wondering where I had come up with such a questionLosing Jenna would
2、be like losing a very close sisterWe hung out togetherWe gave each other advice“Of course, well still be friends when were eighty-two” Jenna announced loudlyThe next year, in the fourth grade, we met JamieThe three of us soon became close friendsWe played together almost every dayI thought even time
3、 couldnt pull us apart, but I was sadly mistakenThe three of us started fighting a lotBefore Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossyI felt helpless and lonelyI thought Christmas would be horrible!I was surprised when Jenna came to my house a
4、nd gave me an awesome Christmas card she had made for meI was so sure that she was still disappointed with me“Wow, ” I said, breaking the silence as we stood on either side of my front door“Thanks”“OkaywellI have to go,” she said softly“OkaySee you later then” and I closed the door“Who was that at t
5、he door?” my mum askedThe card started off with “Merry Christmas”, but then it said, “I am so glad were friendsI am sorry about what I said when we were fightingA fight wont stop us from being friendsBesides, we said we were going to be friends even when were eight-two”I stopped reading and started
6、laughingI couldnt believe I had forgotten what she said that day in her back yardI couldnt believe I had been so selfish in trying to get even and making my friends feel sorry for me that I had forgotten about real friendship56How would the author and Jenna get along with each other after Christmas?
7、AThey would be close friends againBThey would not speak to each otherCThey would lose touch with each otherDThey would go on fighting with each other57The underlined sentence “I was bossy” in the fourth paragraph means “_”AI looked like a bossBI acted as a bossCI was fond of giving ordersDI was fond
8、 of fighting58Which of the following is the right time order according to the passage?aJamie became our friendbI felt lonely and unhappycJenna, Jamie and I fought a lotdJenna brought me a Christmas cardeI was sorry for what I did to herfJenna and I promised to be lifelong friendsAf a b c e d Ba c f
9、b d e Ca b c f e d Df a c b d e59The author was delighted when she read the card from Jenna because _Awhat Jenna wrote was funnyBJenna would be her friend againCshe was happy about the coming ChristmasDshe was happy to receive a Christmas cardB1The Video Camera PenItem 78431; $12995Available for Imm
10、ediate ShipmentOrder by Phone: 1-800-321-1484This is the pen that has a built-in video camera, capturing videos or still images with a click of its buttonIdeal for use while secured in a pocket, it can capture up to five hours of video and up to 20,000 imagesIts battery provides up to two hours of p
11、ower before requiring a recharge2The Wristwatch CamcorderItem 78098; $14995Available for 3-day shipmentOrder by Phone: 1-800-321-1484This is the mens watch with an unnoticeable camcorder, so youll always have a camera ready to capture a chance famous person or a pets ridiculous actionsThe camera is
12、located at the two-oclock position, yet the watchs hands never make it coveredThe cameras rechargeable battery provides up to two hours of use from a four-hour charge3The only 55 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie TheaterItem 77918; $24995Available for Immediate ShipmentOrder by Phone: 1-800-321-1484Thi
13、s is the only personal media viewer that provides a private viewing experience just like watching a widescreen 55 inch television from 10 meters awayIt connects to a video iPod, iPhone, portable DVD playerIncludes two AA batteries that provide up to six hours of continuous operation and iPod cable4T
14、he Digital Phone Album WatchItem 77281; $9995Available for Immediate ShipmentOrder by Phone: 1-800-321-1484This is the watch that vividly displays 120 of your favorite digital photographsYou can download digital photographs to the watchThe watch can be viewed in the Photo Album mode（time and photo v
15、iew） or digital mode （time and date view）A six-hour charge provides up to 10 days of use60Whats the purpose of this passage?ATo compare some creative inventionsBTo advertise some unique goodsCTo teach how to operate the itemsDTo show how fashionable the items are61What do Item 78431 and Item 78098 h
16、ave in common according to this passage?AThey both sell wellBThey are both cheapCThey both have unusual appearancesDThey both can take photos62If youre a movie fan, you probably show strong interest in _AThe Video Camera PenBThe Wristwatch CamcorderCThe only 55 Inch Widescreen Personal Movie Theater
17、DThe Digital Phone Album Watch63Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AIn fact, Item 78098 cannot tell timeBItem 77918 works as a DVD playerCIn a way, Item 77281 is user-friendlyDAll the items include rechargeable batteriesCJack lay, quiet and unmoving, for thirty minutes while a s
18、tranger repeatedly stabbed（刺） him with sharp needles, causing blood to pour steadily out of his legJack was getting a tattooHis friend Tony had recently gotten a tattoo, and Jack was so impressed by it that he decided to get one tooPeer pressure, media influence, and personal expression are some of
19、the common reasons for wearing tattoos todayThe desire to be accepted by ones friends or peers can have a great influence on what a person doesSometimes, wearing a tattoo can be a sign that you belong to a certain groupGangs often use special clothes and tattoos to identify their particular groupSom
20、e of these groups wear only brand-name clothesOthers wear tattoosWhen a persons friends are all doing something, that person is more likely to do the same thingThe media is another big influence behind the popularity of tattoos in North AmericaA wide variety of media images show tattoospeople appear
21、ing in commercials selling expensive cars, famous sports heroes with tattoos in magazines, fashion models wearing designer clothes that show their bodies tattooed with detailed and colorful patternsThese media images link tattoos to ideas of wealth, success, and statusAs a result, many people decide
22、 to get a tattoo for its fashion and status valueMany people decide to wear tattoos in order to express their artistic nature, their beliefs, or their feelingsin other words, to show their individuality（个性）A musician in a rock band may get a tattoo of a guitar on the armSome environmentalists may ta
23、ttoo pictures of endangered animals on their shouldersA tattoo can be a public sign to show what is important in a persons lifeAs you can see, there are many reasons why young North Americans get tattoosA tattoo can be part of a groups uniform, a sign of fashion, or an expression of individualityThe
24、 decision to get a tattoo is most often a result of the influence of friends or media or the desire to express oneselfFor Jack, it was a mixture of all three64Jack has got tattoos in order to _Ashow his great braveryBgain a special experienceCmake himself more healthyDbe different from others65Accor
25、ding to the passage, media images are linked to _Atraditional lifestyleBsocial positionCcultural backgroundDpublic interest66We can infer from the passage that _Asome people get tattoos out of pressureBtattoo is related to religious beliefCgetting tattoos costs a lot of moneyDmost people with tattoo
26、s are artistsDDo you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered meFor example, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmonAll of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these word
27、s are just a very small part of words with silent letters in themSome words are even worse, consider this word: colonelNot only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronouncedEven foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and con
28、fusionI know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to surviveEspecially if they are no longer logicalUnfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because theres no gr
29、oup of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyoneHowever, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches onFor example, I pronounce the letter “l” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more di
30、fferent or complicatedI even pronounce colonel the correct or French wayI can only hope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life67We can learn from the passage _Acolonel is pronouncedBsalmon is p
31、ronouncedCall the words with silent letters come from FrenchDlinguists will solve the problem of dumb letters68Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters?AFrench language BHistorical reasons CSome linguists DBad traditions69The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “_”Abeco
32、mes popular Bgets across Cfollows the fashions Ddoesnt fall behind70Which of the following is the best title for this passage?ATroubles in everyday life BTraps in English wordsCWords with silent letters DNecessary changes of languages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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Now
33、 it is job hunting season againThe job fairs flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate studentsOwing to the global financial crests, most of the graduate students admit that job hunting is not that easy and longerIt is always a painful process for college students to find jobs 71 However, j
34、ob positions are quite limitedIn order to get a job, the candidates should be more competitive than ever beforeA Chinese expert predicted that the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, would reach its climax in 2006, Yet, this situation continues in 2010
35、In order to transfer the human resources that are more than needed or wanted to the less developed areas in China, the government has tried to Launch a series of policies to help release the pressure 72 73 A higher education may be more helpful to find a good job in the future, while the temptation
36、of an exciting job and the strong will of being a “real” adult urge the youth to slep into socially earlyFor example, when an undergraduate mechanical science and technology major at a famous university is preparing for his postgraduate exam, he receives an offer from a big foreign company one day 7
37、4 Anyway, it is really tough to prepare for the postgraduate examination 75 This is a tough time and everyone should have some shining points to win the employers favorAs products of universities, college students are expected to be first-rate talents and should step into the excellent group in the
38、society However, these students may achieve unexpected success in the fields where their professional knowledge functions to its maximizationAMost probably, he is so excited that he decides to quit the exam next yearBAlmost everyone worries about the result of the postgraduate examinationC“Survival
39、of the fittest” Darwins evolution theory appears in the personnel marketDWith many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt jobsEWhats more, financial support is provided to encourage the graduates to start their own careerFTo go on with further education or to find a job is one of the hardest decisions for the graduate students to make nowGCompetition for a job would be fierce as graduates this year will have to join the job hunting group from previous years参考答案5659ACDB 6063 BDCC 6466 DBA 6770 BBAC 7175 DEFAC
