1、高三英语阅读理解限时训练（43） AHes an old cobbler (修鞋匠) with a shop in the Marais, a historic area in Paris. When I took him my shoes, he at first told me: “I havent time. Take them to the other fellow on the main street ; hell fix them for you right away.” But Id had my eye on his shop for a long time. Just loo
2、king at his bench loaded with tools and pieces of leather, I knew he was a skilled craftsman (手艺人). “No,” I replied, “the other fellow cant do it well.” “The other fellow” was one of those shopkeepers who fix shoes and make keys “while-U-wait” - without knowing much about mending shoes or making key
3、s. They work carelessly, and when they have finished sewing back a sandal strap (鞋带) you might as well just throw away the pair. My man saw I wouldnt give in, and he smiled. He wiped his hands on his blue apron ( 围裙), looked at my shoes, had me write my name on one shoe with a piece of chalk and sai
4、d, “Come back in a week.” I was about to leave when he took a pair of soft leather boots off a shelf. “See what I can do?” he said with pride. “Only three of us in Paris can do this kind of work. ” When I got back out into the street, the world seemed brand-new to me. He was something out of an anci
5、ent legend, this old craftsman with his way of speaking familiarly, his very strange, dusty felt hat, his funny accent from who-knows-where and, above all, his pride in his craft. These are times when nothing is important but the bottom line, when you can do things any old way as long as it “pays”,
6、when, in short, people look on work as a path to ever-increasing consumption (消费) rather than a way to realize their own abilities. In such a period it is a rare comfort to find a cobbler who gets his greatest satisfaction from pride in a job well done.41. Which of the following is true about the ol
7、d cobbler.? A. He was equipped with the best repairing tools. B. He was the only cobbler in the Marais. C. He was a native Parisian. D. He was proud of his skills.42. The sentence “He was something out of an ancient legend.” implies that A. the man was very strange B. it was difficult to communicate
8、 with this man C. nowadays you can hardly find anyone like him D. the man was too old43. According to the author, many people work just to . A. realize their abilities B. make money C. gain happiness D. gain respect44. This story wants to tell us that . A. craftsmen make a lot of money B. whatever y
9、ou do, do it well C. craftsmen need self-respect D. people are born equalBTake Action for a Better World: Volunteers NeededSix months preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers. Six months community work in Malawi in People to People Project
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17、is or her English. D. One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program. 46.Where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi? A. In some local offices in the US. B. In a preparation program in Demark. C. In an ESL organization in China. D. In an exchange st
18、udent center in Africa. 47. If Mrs. Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _. A. takeaction B. club3864C. ram3462 D. staffyouth.org 48. What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do? A. To interview people online. B. To do some house work. C. To
19、 offer advice on Child Aid D. To provide language exercises.C Welcome to Ontario Parks, a new body set up to manage Ontarios most treasured special places, the parks in our area. We are entering a very exciting year for Ontario Parks. Last season we asked some 15,000 visitors in 45 parks how we coul
20、d improve our programs and services. We also looked at the thousands of comment cards we received. As a result, new comfort stations have been added, the number of campsites has been increased, and weve made other facility（设施） improvements. In addition, well be providing more educational programs. T
21、his year, for example, more than 40 parks will offer special day and evening activities to excite your curiosity about nature and history. Through the Internet, youll be happy to know that you can now explore all 270 parks on line. Let your family plan your park vacation, study a map of canoe routes
22、, listen to the call of a loon or find up-to-date information about programs, services and facilities. So come and discover what Ontario Parks has to offer. Our parks are places to go with families and friends, for relaxation and fun, or simply to get away from it all. They are places where we can e
23、nrich our souls and “recharge our internal（内部的） batteries”. They provide chances to explore nature, see wildlife, swim, canoe, camp, hike, picnic, ride a bike Youll enjoy some of the best outdoor experiences available anywhere in the world. We urge you to make 2006 the year that you come out and hav
24、e an Ontario Parks experience!49.The writers purpose in writing the text is to . A. tell more people the improvements in Ontario Parks B. attract more people to explore the parks on line C. praise the beauty of nature in Ontario Parks D. have more people visit the parks50.The facility improvements o
25、f Ontario Parks include . A. new programs and services B.comfort stations and special activitiesC. new comfort stations and campsites D. new campsites and educational programs51.From paragraph 4, we know that Ontario Parks offers visitors . A. The worlds new sports and games B. the most exciting adv
26、entures in the world C. many choices to relax and refresh themselves D. chances to experience all the outdoor activities52.According to the text, we can safely say that . A. some visitors suggested more campsites B. about 15,000 people visited 45 parks last season C. many more people will visit Onta
27、rio Parks in 2006 D. the manager of Ontario Parks worries they will have fewer visitors D Its 2035. You have a job, a family and youre about 40 years old. Welcome to your future life. Getting ready for work, you pause in front of the mirror, “Turn red,” you say. Your shirt changes from sky blue to d
28、eep red. Tiny preprogrammed electronic are rearranged in your shirt to change its color. Looking into the mirror, you find it hard to believe that you are 40. You look much younger. With amazing advances in medicine, people in your generation may live to be 150 years old. Youre not even middle-aged.
29、 As you go into the kitchen and prepare to pour your breakfast cereal into a bowl, you hear: “To lose weight, you shouldnt eat that,” from your shoes. They read the tiny electronic code on the cereal box to find out the nutrition details. You decide to listen to your shoes. “Kitchen, what can I have
30、 for breakfast?” A list of possible foods appear on the counter as kitchen checks its food supplies. “Ready for your trip to space. You ask your son and daughter.” In 2005 only specially trained astronauts went into space. and very few of them. Today anyone can go to space for day trips or longer va
31、cation. Your best friend even works in space. Handing your children three strawberries each, you add, “The doctor said you need these for space travel.” Thanks to medical advices, vaccination shots are a thing of the past. Ordinary foods contain specific vaccines. With the berries in their mouths, t
32、he kids head for the front door. Its time for you to go to work. Your car checks your fingerprints and unlocks the doors. “My office. Autopilot,” you command. Your car drives itself down the road and moves smoothly into traffic on the highway. You sit back and unroll your e-newspaper. The latest new
33、s downloads and fills the viewer. Looking through the pages, you watch the news as video films rather than read it. 53. What changes the color of your shirt? A. The mirror.B. The medicine. C. The counter.D. The shirt itself. 54. How do the shoes know that you shouldnt eat the breakfast cereal? A. By
34、 checking the nutrition details of the food. B. By listening to the doctors advice. C. By testing the food supplies in the kitchen. D. By pouring the breakfast into a bowl.55. The strawberries the children eat serve as _. A. breakfastB. lunchC. vaccines D. nutrition 56. How is the text organized? A.
35、 In order of time B. In order of place . C. In order of preference. D. In order of importance. EWhen a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These pe
36、ople are willing to risk(冒危险)being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.“Storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby(喜好), especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and Ju
37、ly. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop. Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into th
38、e air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement . “Sto
39、rm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it
40、 is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.”57. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to .head straight for the center of the storm get into the car for safetywa
41、it patiently for the storm to develop collect information about a coming storm58. Beginners of storm chasing are advised . not to drive in a heavy rainto do it in an organized way not to get too close to a stormto spend more time on it in summer59. By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragrap
42、h, the author means that .storm chasing costs a lot of moneystorm chasing is worth hours of waitingefforts in storm chasing are well paida storm presents the greatest show on Earth60. What can we learn from the text?Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointmentMany storm chasers get killed in the storms.Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world Storm chasing is only fit for young people.题序4142434445464748495051525354555657585960答案DCBBABCDDCCADACADBCA高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#UKs5uKs%U高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网
