1、专题限时训练(十八)故事型阅读理解(限时：25分钟)(一)With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of work or study, people have been advised and usually persuaded to have health care products. Do you remember your first time to take a nutritional supplement (营养补充品)? What was your first impression?Posted
2、 by Amy, Dec. 23, 2010 8：05 PMMadeline on Dec. 24, 20107：25 PMYears ago, as a young mom with two small children, I struggled to keep up with the demands of a busy life. One day, I woke up feeling so tired that I knew something had to change!A friend gave me some Royal Jellyan amazing substance (物质)
3、from the beehive (蜂房). I was doubtful, but desperateso I tried it! In time, I began to experience renewed energy and vitality (活力)like never before! Now, over two decades later I travel all round the country, sharing my lifechanging experience. Im grateful for the energy to keep up and love to share
4、 this wonderful discovery with others.Blanca on Dec. 25, 20107：02 PMTen years ago, when I was 73, my mind wanted to be busy and useful, but my body didnt. I became tired and lethargic (无精打采的). Thats when my daughter Madeline tried to persuade me to try her special Royal Jelly. It made such a dramati
5、c (巨大的) difference in her life, so she was sure it could help me too! Hesitating for 2 days, I gave in. She was right! I no longer felt worn out. I had a new, youthful zest (热情) for life and have been OKthanks to Royal Jelly!Lori on Dec. 25, 201010：27 PMWhen my mom Madeline was introduced to Royal J
6、elly, it affected my life, too! Mom gave me some of her fantastic Royal Jelly. Boy, things did turn around! I had more energy and stamina (耐力) and was finally able to keep up with high school and, eventually, college activities. Today, Im a busy mom in my midthirties with two active boys and a new b
7、usiness! I have enough energy to do it all! Im glad I took my Moms advice.()1.From the text, we learn that_.AMadeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginningBLori was grateful partly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studiesCRoyal Jelly is a product that can he
8、lp renew a persons energy and vitalityDAmy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product()2.Which of the following is true of Blanca?AShe replied to the topic on Christmas Eve.BShe tried Royal Jelly without hesitation.CShe is now supposed to be in her seventies.DShe was the
9、second one to reply to the topic.()3.Whats the relationship between the Royal Jelly takers?ALori and Blanca are Madelines grandchildren.BMadeline is Blancas daughter and Loris mother.CBlanca is Lori and Madelines grandmother.DThey have no blood relationship but friendship.()4.Where can we most proba
10、bly read this text?AIn a sports club. BOn an Internet page. CIn a fiction. DIn a travel magazine.(二)Public schools in Washington, DC.provide students with musical instruments for free. When something goes wrong with an instrument, Charles West and Larry Jernigan do the repairs. Both men approach the
11、ir work with a passion(激情). For them, its important that students have a joyful experience with music.The two have worked together for almost 20 years. This year alone, theyve fixed about 450 instruments. Both men are musicians and music lovers, so learning to do repairs came naturally.“I have been
12、a musician all my life.” says West. “I played in an orchestra here in the city. I majored in music in college. I played in an army band.”Jernigans musical interests are varied. “I was formerly trained in the piano and guitar. The alto sax, and the flute, I picked up while working here.”In addition t
13、o fixing instruments, the two also go to schools to instruct teachers and students on how to make minor repairs on their own. West believes if children start early and stay involved with music, it enriches other areas of their lives. “I see that in other kids. I see it in myself. I have seen it hund
14、reds of times and it works，” he says. “They learn teamwork. They learn patience and respect.”But West concerns about the future of music in the electronic age.“This instant age has taken away from the sitdown, the patience. And to learn to play an instrument, it takes patience, it takes diligence, a
15、nd it takes time.”Being able to enjoy music on the job is one of the benefits of the job. Both men agree their best rewards are the students performances. ()1.Whats the job of West and Jernigan at school? ATeaching music. BWriting music.CMaking musical instruments.DRepairing musical instruments.()2.
16、They love the job because they can_.Aearn more money Blearn repair skillsCenjoy music Dwatch performances()3.Which of the following is TRUE of the two men?AThey have fixed 450 instruments in the past 20 years.BThey can play and repair musical instruments.CJernigan used to play in a school band.DWest
17、 was trained to play the piano.()4.According to West, what can people learn from music?ATeamwork and patience.BThe value of time.CThe truth of society.DDiligence and confidence.()5.What is mainly talked about in the text?AHow to repair musical instruments.BLearning experiences of two repairmen.CHow
18、to prepare a musical performance. DThe enjoyable job of two music lovers.(三)After graduation I returned home to my small town in Indiana. I didnt have a job yet. Mr. Hobbs, a friend of my fathers, owned a small shirt factory in town. Within the past five years it had grown from twenty to eighty work
19、ers. Mr. Hobbs was worried that his plant was getting too big and inefficient, so he asked me to come in on a shortterm basis as a consultant. I went to the plant and spent about a week looking around and making notes. I was really amazed at what I saw.Most curious of all, there was no quality contr
20、ol at all. No one inspected the final product of the factory. As a result, some of the shirts that were put into boxes for shipment were missing one or two buttons, the collar, and even a sleeve sometimes!The working conditions were poor. The tables where the workers sat were very high and uncomfort
21、able. Except for a half hour at lunchtime, there were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work. There was no music. The walls of the workrooms were in a dull gray color. I was amazed that the workers hadnt gone on strike.Furthermore, the work flow was irregular. There was one especially absen
22、tminded young man in the assembly(组装)line who sewed on buttons. After a while I recognized him as “Big Jim”， who used to sit behind me in math class in high school. He was very slow and all the shirts were held up at his position. Workers beyond him in line had to wait with nothing to do; therefore,
23、 a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasnt fired.After I made observations for a week, Mr. Hobbs asked me for an oral report of my findings.()1.The shirts from Mr. Hobbs factory can be described as _.Aof low quality Bof high
24、 qualityCfashionable Dunfashionable()2.Why did Mr. Hobbs ask the writer to come to the factory?AThe factory was too small.BThe factory was not producing fast enough.CThe factory was not big enough.DThe writer was a college graduate.()3.Which is not likely to happen in the factory?AThe workers will h
25、ave more rest in the day.BSomeone will examine the final product.CNew machines will be bought.DThe walls of the workrooms will be repainted.()4.Big Jim may get fired mainly because_.Ahe was slowBhe wasted much timeChe was absentmindedDthe work flow was irregular专题限时训练(十八)故事型阅读理解(一)1C推理判断题。由文章三个帖子的内容
26、可知，三个跟帖人都说在食用Royal Jelly(蜂浆)之后比之前更有精力和活力，由此可推知C项正确。 2D正误判断题。比较三个发帖时间，就可得出答案为D。 3B推理判断题。由第二个帖子中的my daughter Madeline和第三个帖子中的my mom Madeline可知Madeline是Blanca的女儿也是Lori的母亲，故选B。 4B文章出处题。由文章中的posted以及每人发帖的时间可推知本篇文章最有可能是网页上的帖子，故选B项。(二)1D细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句和第三句的内容可知两人的工作是修理乐器。2C细节理解题。第二段后半部分提到两人都是音乐爱好者，再结合最后一段的
27、第一句可知他们喜欢这个工作是因为可以享受音乐。3B正误判断题。由第一段可知两人的工作是修理乐器，再结合第三段和第四段两人所说的话可知他们也能演奏。故B项正确。4A细节理解题。根据第六段的内容可知，他认为人们从音乐中能学到团队合作与耐心。5D主旨大意题。根据全文内容尤其是结合文章第一段以及最后一段中的内容可知本文主要介绍的是两个音乐爱好者的开心工作。(三)1A细节理解题。第三段说由于最后的产品无人检查，结果使有些装在箱子里要运送的衬衫缺纽扣、领子、甚至缺袖子，由此可知，Mr. Hobbs 的工厂生产的衬衫质量很差。2B细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句可知，作者被请到工厂去的原因是工厂的效率很低，也就是生产不够快。3C细节判断题。缺乏机器的事文中没有提到，所以买机器的事不可能发生。根据第四段的信息“除了半小时的午休时间，白天再没有放松的时间”可知A项的事情可能会发生；根据第三段的第二句“无人检查最后的产品”可知B项的事情可能会发生；根据第四段的倒数第二句可知D项的事情可能会发生。4C推理判断题。虽然四个选项在第五段都被提到过，但A、B、D都是因为C引起的，所以C项是 Big Jim 可能会被解雇的主要原因。
