高三英语 关于家庭生活类话题阅读理解 专项训练题四.docx

1、高三英语 关于家庭生活类话题阅读理解 专项训练题四高三英语 关于家庭生活类话题阅读理解 专项训练题四学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解“OK，” I said to my daughter as she bent over her afternoon bowl of rice.“Whats going on with you and your friend J？” Jis the leader of a group of thirdgraders at her camp，a position Lucy herself occupied the previous summer.Now

2、shes the one on the outs，and every day at snack time，she tells me all about it，while I offer the unhelpful advice all summer long.“Shes fond of giving orders，” Lucy complained.“Shes turning everyone against me.Shes mean.And shes fat.” “Excuse me，” I said，struggling for calm.“What did you just said？”

3、 “Shes fat，” Lucy mumbled(含糊地说)“Were going upstairs，” I said，my voice cold.“Were going to discuss this.” And up we went.Id spent the nine years since her birth getting ready for this day，the day wed have the conversation about this terrible word.I knew exactly what to say to the girl on the receivin

4、g end of the teasing，but in all of my imaginings，it never once occurred to me that my daughter would be the one who used the F wordFat.My daughter sat on her bed，and I sat beside her.“How would you feel if someone made fun of you for something that wasnt your fault？” I began.“She could stop eating s

5、o much，” Lucy mumbled，mouthing the simple advice a thousand doctors have given overweight women for years.“Its not always that easy，” I said.“Everyones different in terms of how they treat food.” Lucy looked at me，waiting for me to go on.I opened my mouth，then closed it.Should I tell her that，in tea

6、sing a womans weight，shes joined the long tradition of critics？Should I tell her I didnt cry when someone posted my picture and commented，“Im sorry，but arent authors who write books marketed to young women supposed to be pretty？”Does she need to know that life isnt fair？I feel her eyes on me，waiting

7、 for an answer I dont have.Words are my tools.Stories are my job.Its possible shell remember what I say forever，and I have no idea what to say.So I tell her the only thing I can come up with that is absolutely true.I say to my daughter，“I love you，and there is nothing you could ever do to make me no

8、t love you.But Im disappointed in you right now.There are plenty of reasons for not liking someone.What she looks like isnt one of them.”Lucy nods，tears on her checks.“I wont say that again，” she tells me，and I pull her close，pressing my nose against her hair.As we sit there together，I pray for her

9、to be smart and strong.I pray for her to find friends，work she loves，a partner who loves her.And still，always，I pray that she will never struggle as Ive struggled，that weight will never be her cross to bear.She may not be able to use the word in our home，but I can use in my head.I pray that she will

10、 never get fat.1The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that Lucy .A. often makes fun of her friend J.B. has begun to compete with her friend J.C. gets along well with her friend J.D. has turned against her friend J.2Why does the author want to discuss with Lucy?A. Because she wants to offe

11、r some other helpful advice.B. Because she is really shocked at Lucys rudeness.C. Because she has prepared the conversation for nine years.D. Because she decides to tell Lucy a similar story of her own.3What does the author want to tell her daughter?A. It is not easy to take the doctors advice to ea

12、t less.B. People shouldnt complain because life is unfair.C. People shouldnt be blamed for their appearance.D. She herself was once laughed at for her appearance.4It can be inferred from the passage that .A. the author is a fat but goodlooking womanB. the author earns a living by writing storiesC. t

13、he author will stop loving her daughter for what she saidD. the authors daughter agreed with her from the very beginning5We can learn from the last paragraph that .A. the author hopes her daughter will never have weight troubleB. a mothers prayer will shape her daughters attitude towards lifeC. the

14、author allows her daughter to use the F word in her headD. Lucy was deeply moved by her mothers prayer6The authors attitude towards her daughter can he best described as .A. indifferent but patientB. loving but strictC. satisfied and friendlyD. unsatisfied and angryWhether rich or poor, parents who

15、have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain, according to a 20-year study led by Mariah Evans.For years, educators have thought the strongest predictor(预示物) of attaining high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated. But, the study showed

16、that the difference between being raised in a bookless home compared to being raised in a home with a 500-book library has as great an effect on the level of education a child will attain as the difference between having parents who are barely literate (有文化的) and having parents who have a university

17、 education.Being a sociologist, Evans was particularly interested to find that children of lesser-educated parents benefit the most from having books in the home. What kinds of investments should we make to help these kids get ahead? The results of this study indicate that getting some books into th

18、eir homes is an inexpensive way that we can help these children succeed. Evans said, Even a little bit goes a long way. Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a significant impact on motivating a child to a higher level of education, and the more books you add, the greater benefit the child

19、ren get.”The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the home had on childrens educational attainment even above and beyond such factors as education level of the parents, the fathers occupation or the economic level of the country.Having books in the home is twice as important

20、as the fathers education level, and more important than whether a child was brought up in a developing country or a developed country. Surprisingly, the difference in educational attainment for children born in developed country and children born in developing country was just 2 years, less than two

21、-thirds of the effect that having 500 or more books in the home had on children.7In the past educators held a point of view that _ .A. children whose family had a library would possibly attain high levels of educationB. children who were born in poor families studied harder than those in rich famili

22、esC. children whose parents are highly educated would attain high levels of educationD. parents level of education had nothing to do with their childrens levels of education8What does the underlined word “motivating” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Making somebody want to do something.B. Helping somebody to

23、finish somethingC. Making somebody pretend to do something.D. Preventing somebody from achieving something.9Which of the following has the most important effect on the level of education a child will gain?A. The economic level of the country.B. The fathers occupation.C. Education levels of parents.D

24、. Having books in the home.10Which is the following is NOT TRUE?A. Getting books into homes is good investment parents can make.B. Children who get a higher level of education must have many books in their homes.C. Reading books is good for the development of children.D. Books in home have a great e

25、ffect on childrens education levels.Every day, ahomeowner in Pennsylvania is reminded of a mistake he made 13 years ago. At around 8 in the evening, his peaceful house comes alive with the noise of an alarm clock he dropped into the wall over ten years ago. Its been stuck in the wall ever since.13 y

26、ears ago, Jerry Lynn wanted to make a hole through his living room wall, so he could pass the television cable (电缆)through it. He didnt want to destroy any pipes in the wall, so he came up with a good idea to make sure that he was drilling(钻孔) in an empty place. He took his alarm clock, tied it to a

27、 string(线) and set it to go off in 10 minutes. Then he lowered it into the wall, and waited for it to ring. His goal was to drill a hole in a safe place near the place where the ringing was coming from, making sure that there was nothing to pass through there. It all went smoothly until the alarm cl

28、ock fell into the wall.The man didnt get back the alarm clock, but thought it would probably run out of battery(电池)in several months, so he wasnt too worried about it. But 13 years later, the alarm clock still rings every day.As you can imagine, Jerry and his wife have gotten used to the ringing liv

29、ing room wall, but it can still surprise guests. So Jerry decides to pull down that wall, just to stop that boring thing, though after putting up with it for 13 years, he think it will be a pity. He says, “Ive never herd of a clock battery lasting that long and my friends think it may be interesting

30、 to see how long it will keep ringing for.”11What mistake did Jerry make?A. He forgot setting his alarm clockB. He drilled a hole in an empty placeC. He broke an alarm clock 13 years agoD. He let an alarm clock stuck in the wall12Why did Jerry put a clock into the wall?A. To remind him to get up ear

31、lyB. To find a safe place to make a holeC. To work out how long he would drillD. To make his work easy and enjoyable.13What does the author mean by “go off” in Paragraph 2?A. Stop B. RingC. Calm down D. Come out14What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The clock will be left there as it isB. Je

32、rrys guests are afraid of the clockC. Jerry will pull down the wall to get the clockD. The clock will keep ringing for another 13 years.One evening last summer, when I asked my 14-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response shocked me. “Whats a colander (漏勺)?” he asked.I could only blame myself. In the family, nobody else helped me in the kitchen. But that night, as I explained with a t