1、专题三 阅读理解(七)【山东省德州市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】 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 My husband，Michael，a manager of an ordinary company，came home from work one day saying，“Its not looking good.” At midnight，I woke up seeing him sitting in a chair，his hand on his foreheadI was worriedI had to cheer hi
2、m up and help ourselves financially As an advisor for top companies and a teacher in creative thinking at the college of New Jewsey for yearsI thought of a good planWhat if we undertake an adventure while making money from it? As a family，wed always talked about traveling more， but wed been tied to
3、routinesNow I saw no point in sitting around worrying when we could see the countryWed take our three young kids，teach them on the road. It was the perfect time before they reached high schoolWed rent out our house Michael disagreed at first but realized that with his cell phone，and computer，he coul
4、d work anywhere We listed our house for rent and created a brand strategy，logo，and website for us-and persuade five companies to support usTheir ads on our site would help pay travel costs，and wed promote their brands on our trip in exchange for their support With everything done，we took off on Apri
5、l 3All spring and summer，we visited national landmarks and treasured lands. By August when we returned home，Michaels company continued to slide and now may have to close downBut weve made the travel a permanent part of our lives. Whats more，with a Chicago-based production company Ive developed the F
6、amily Off Track brand by creating videos，educational programs and exhibitsAnd Michael has new ideas for management businessesIts great to see the spark in hi s eyes again Now I feel it even moreTogether we taught our kids a lesson：Nobody ever made history by living 100 percent by the book in times o
7、f recession(不景气)56Michael was in low spirits because . Ahe couldnt sleep well for many days Bhe lost his interest in his business Chis manager was about to fire him Dhis company was in financial trouble57It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Achances could come when a family was in finan
8、cial trouble Bit is impossible for poor people to spare their time for traveling Cthe authors plan would benefit the family in several aspects Dtheir childrens education would have to be stopped temporarily58How did they cover the cost of travelling? ABy selling products for Michaels company BBy pro
9、viding advertisement service CBy teaching children on the way DBy establishing a shopping website59The family benefited a lot from the creative travel except . Athe total recovery of the fathers company Btheir experiences of visiting beautiful places Copening a new window to their life Ddeveloping t
10、heir the Family off Track brand60The familys story is a good example to prove that . AA good fame is better than a good face BEvery man is the architect of his own fortune CAn ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom DA good book is the best of friends，the same today and foreverB Dyslexia is a
11、 problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people readPeople with this learning disorder may also have problems when they writeDyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligenceThe problem involves areas of the brain that process languageBrain scient
12、ists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them early helpJohn Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-olds in about twenty schools in the Boston area They studied in the schools with kindergart
13、ensAnd for all the children joining in the study，they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to readSo far，fifty of them have been examined in a scanner，a special machine，to show brain activityWritten tests are not always ab
14、le to identify dyslexia or other problems，while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problemsAnd with reading problems，early identification is importantWhen it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties，the younger the child, the more effective they are Reading proble
15、ms are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth gradeThe later children are recognized as poor readers，the less treatment can helpAnd，as Professor Gabrieli points out，poor reading can make education a struggleReading is everythingEven math and science have textbooks While the c
16、hildren are given tasks related to reading，the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the workThe scientists say they are pleased with early results from the studybut have a long way to go61The most obvious symptom with a Dyslexia suffe
17、rer is . Ahaving a bad memory Blosing the ability Chaving poor eyesight Dshowing low IQ 62The purpose of the study led by John Gabrieli is Ato provide early help to the children with Dyslexia Bto apply their scanning machine to medical field Cto test childrens ability to read and write Dto find out
18、how brain processes language63The function of the scanner is to Aprovide the children with necessary picturesBcheck the result of the paper and pencil testsCfind an effective way to improve ones readingDidentify how the brain works while reading64What factor is most important in helping children wit
19、h dyslexia according to the passage?AMedicine BDiet CTiming DScanner65Whats the main idea of the passage?AMore facts have been found about readingBEveryone has to face the problem of dyslexiaCThe scans can show how a persons brain worksDTreatment of dyslexia is more effective if examined earlyCA stu
20、dy published in todays edition of the Science finds that，overall，species are moving to higher latitudes(纬度)at l05 miles per decadeThe rate is two or three times faster than when it was last measured，in 2003“The climate is shifting everything toward the north and higher altitudes，”says Chris Thomas，t
21、he author on the paper and a professor at the University of York in the United KingdomAnimals，plants and insects closer to the equator are starting to find it too hot and are retreating upwards.”The study was an analysis covering 764 species moving north or south depending on which hemisphere(半球)the
22、y were inAlthough each species moved at different rates and some even moved towards the equator，overall the strong trend was toward the polesFor the most part，its not that animals are walking，hopping or winging their way north，Thomas saysRather，individuals at a species southernmost range are breedin
23、g(繁殖)less successfully while individuals in that same species northernmost range are breeding more successfullyThe result is that the entire species moves up “There is practically no basis to doubt the fact that species are shifting as a function of rapidly changing climate，”says Jeremy Kerra profes
24、sor of biology at the University of Ottawa in Canada, who did not participate in the studyOne species Kerr studies is the bog copper, a beautiful little butterfly that appears to practically be on an expressway to the North PoleIt has moved more than 90 miles north in the past decadeFor farmers，what
25、 crops they grow and livestock they keep is also beginning to shift, says Philip Thornton，an agricultural economist in Nairobi，KenyaIn Africa，small farms are changing the kinds of animals they keepIn Northern Kenya，there is a move in some places away from the traditional cattle to camels，which are m
26、ore drought resistant；the price of adult camels there is increasing quite rapidly66Which picture can describe the result of the study?67According to the third paragraph，we can learn a fact that .Athe animals are moving northward so fastBthere are too many species on the polesCfewer babies are born i
27、n the southDnot all animals move to higher latitudes68The example of the bog copper is mentioned to tell us that it .Acan fly as fast as an express Bis moving northwards at a high speed Cblocks the way toward the North Pole Dprefers to travel on an express69In the last paragraph，farmers prefer camel
28、s . Abecause of changes in temperature Bas a result of animals moving northwards Cwith the purpose of earning more money Ddue to the changes in crop growing70We can infer from the passage that Aimmediate actions have be taken to prevent the immigrationBrare animals can only be found at poles in not
29、so far futureCit is natural for species to adapt themselves to environment Dchanges in climate make no differences about peoples lifeD I recently ran into a friend I hadnt seen for a long whileOur conversation was lively and full of news from both sidesBefore we parted she said，“Youll have to drop i
30、n sometime.” I immediately sensed that if I simply “dropped in I would take my friend by surprise，and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway，staring at me，and asking，“Oh，er what brings you here?”Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in visit? When I was growing up in
31、the 1960s, it seemed that people-mostly relatives, but also friends-were always popping in. My parents would put coffee on，and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with itThen the conversation would beginThe neighbor lady，a worrier，was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly
32、listenedThe Irish man next door had such an accent that I remember asking what language he spokeMy Polish relatives arrived in packsBut I never heard my parents say anything like “We werent expecting you or “This isnt a good time”Drop-in visitors had a certain right of way and became No1 What happen
33、ed to such visits? Actually I know the answerTimes have changedEverybody gets busy with workThere is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guestExploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment Just
34、 the other day a former student of mine showed up“Im sorry for the surprise visit”my student began“I just wanted to see if you still lived hereIll only stay a minute” My response was immediate“No，you wont，”I said“Just come in，sit，have coffee, and well talkI had nothing in the kitchen but we ordered
35、pizzaAnd we had a lovely timeI have tried to keep the drop-in tradition alive though it takes some effort71The author thought his friends invitation-“You11 have to drop in sometime”-as . Aa nice way of refusal Ban excuse of leaving Ca kind of politeness Dan expression of surprise 72The underlined ph
36、rase “pop in” in the second paragraph means . Amake many friends Bmake a special date Chave a good time Dpay a sudden visit73The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the authors home to . Aseek comfort from my parents Bmeet new friends C1isten to my parents story Dtaste nice dishes74From the th
37、ird paragraph of the passage，we can infer that Athe author misses the lost good days Bunexpected visitors are still welcome nowCmodern people prefer outdoor activitiesDthere are more jobs for the housewives now75The author writes the passage intending to .Aencourage people to be drop-in visitorsBexp
38、lain how to deal with unexpected visitors Cshare his feelings about the drop-in tradition Dshow the importance of making friends【答案】【山东省东营市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】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。ALill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. At the age of l6, her
39、father thought that she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In l922, with limited education and skills, the future didnt look bright for Lill. Her father demanded that Lill find a job as soon as possible, but she didnt have the confidence to
40、ask for a job.One day, Lill gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.Margaret sat her down at a typewriter
41、and said, “Lill, lets see how good you really are.”She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left. Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was ll:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.On her first try, she got through one l
42、ine but made four mistakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read ll:45. “At noon,” she said to herself,“Ill move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.”On her second attempt, things didnt get any better. Again the started over and finally completed the letter
43、, full of mistakes, though. She looked at the clock: ll:55 five minutes to freedom.Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lill, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girls shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said,”Lill, youre doing good work!”Lill was sur
44、prised. She looked at the letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks its good, then it must be good. I think Ill stay!”Lill did stay at Carhartt Overall Companyfor 5l year
45、s, through two world wars and ll presidentsall because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.56. Why did Lill leave school at an early age?A. To learn English well. B. To earn money for her family.C. To get self-confid
46、ence. D. To become a typist.57. When Lill applied for the job, she .A. could speak good English B. didnt know much about typingC. knew Margaret very well D. never wrote any letter58. How many attempts did Lill make to type the letter?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.59. Who does the underlined word
47、 “someone” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Lills father. B. Lill herself C. A president. D. Margaret.60. What can we learn from Lills story?A. Encouragement makes a difference. B. Honesty is the best policy.C. Virtue leads to success. D. Time waits for no man.【答案】5660 BBCDA【山东省东营市2012届高三第一次模拟考试】BI
48、n the past year, the number of parenting contracts-statements signed by parents agreeing to bring their child to school-has gone up by 4l% to 6,86l. The number of court-issued punishment notices went up by l2% to 7,793 last year.The Department for Children, Schools and Families said that part of the
49、 rise was due to a ban on parents taking their child out of school during term time to go on holiday. The Labour government has a target to cut truancy（逃学） by a third, but the current rate of unauthorised absence in England is a third higher than in 200l.The government has introduced tough new permi
50、ssion to force parents to deal with their childs truancy. Parents can be fined, asked to sign contracts, or ordered to make their child go to school. Finally they can be sent to prison. The first parent to be put in prison was Patricia Amos, from Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 2006. Separate figures from
51、the Ministry of Justice today show that 133 parents were put in prison between 2004 and 20ll for failing to prevent their childs truancy.Childrens minister Delyth Morgan said:“Its important that we back schools and local authorities in using these powers to deal with problem pupils and bad behaviour
52、. They rightly make parents take responsibility for their children. These latest figures show that schools and local authorities continue to make good use of these measures.”David Laws, the Liberal Democrat education spokesman, said:“While parents need totake responsibility for their childrens behav
53、iour and have the duty to ensure they attend school, truancy rates across the country remain sky high. What is needed is a more effective local approach involving parents, schools and the police. Extra money to cut class sizes and provide more one-to-one support will enable teachers to work with ind
54、ividual children and make sure that they are occupied in the classroom.”6l. Parenting contracts are signed to .A. remind parents to help their child with his homeworkB. make parents accompany their child to schoolC. keep children safe on the way to schoolD. ensure children attend school62. The worst
55、 punishment parents can be faced with is .A. to be fined B. to be put into prisonC. to sign a contract D. to lose parenting right63. The underlined word “back” in Paragraph 4 probably means .A. adjust B. limit C. oppose D. support64. We know from the passage that .A. the governments approach has had
56、 little effect on childrens truancyB. the government should take tougher measures against parentsC. the number of parents sent to prison has reducedD. schools and local authorities misuse the measures65. In David Laws opinion, .A. only schools are responsible for childrens behaviourB. schools have got less support from the governmentC. parents, schools and the police are to blame for childrens truancyC. more effective measures should be taken to prevent childrens truancy【答案】6165 DBDAD