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高中英语阅读理解
(A)
Anoldwomanwalkedintoaclothesshop.Sheaskedthesalesgirltoletherhavealookatanewdress,butthegirlstoodstillbehindthecounter(柜台),takingnonoticeoftherequest.Theoldwomanspoketothegirlagain,raisinghervoiceabit,butstillreceivednoanswer.Theoldwomanlookedatthegirlandnoddedto herself,“Iamtoooldtoseewell.Ican×teventellaplasticmodelfromarealgirl!
”
Onhearingthis,thesalesgirlshoutedtotheoldwoman,“What?
Didyoucallmeaplasticmodel?
”Theoldwomanwasgreatlysurprised.“Oh,dearme,”shesaid.“Themodelcanspeak!
”
1.Whatdidtheoldwomangototheshoptodo?
A.Tochooseadress. B.Tobuyadressforherself.
C.Toshowoffherdress. D.Topickaquarrelwiththesalesgirl.
2.Thesalesgirldidnotmakeareply__________.
A.becauseshedidn'tseetheoldwoman
B.becauseshedidn'tthinktheoldwomanhadenoughmoneyforanewdress
C.becauseshewastoobusytonoticetheoldwoman
D.forsomereasonunknowninthisstory
3.Itwasnotuntilthatwomanspokeforthe_____timethatthesalesgirlsaidsomething.
A.first B.second C.third D.fourth
4.Whentheoldwomansaid,“Iamtoooldtoseewell,”she_______.
A.meanttosaythatshereallyhadpooreyesight
B.wantedthesalesgirltoexcuseher
C.wassimplytellingalie
D.was,inface,tryingtomakethesalesgirlopenhermouth
5.Whatdoyouthinkthesalesgirlwoulddoonhearingthis?
Shewould_____.
A.betooangrytosayawordforamoment
B.runandtelltheshopowneraboutit
C.apologizetotheoldwomananddowhatshehadbeenaskedtodo
D.turnbackandcry
(B)
Tokyoisoneofthoseplacesthatyoucanloveandhateatthesametime.
InTokyotherearealwaystoomanypeopleintheplaceswhereIwanttobe.Ofcoursetherearetoomanycars.TheJapanesedriveveryfast,butinTokyotheyoftenspendalongtimeintrafficjams(拥挤).TokyoisnotdifferentfromLondon,ParisandNewYorkinthat.Itisdifferentwhenonewantstowalk.
AtcertaintimesofthedaytherearealotofpeopleonfootinLondon×sOxfordStreet.ButthestreetsneartheGinzeinTokyoalwayshavealotofpeopleonfoot,andsometimesitisreallydifficulttowalk.Peopleareverypolite;therearejusttoomanyofthem.
Theworsttimetobeinthestreetisat11:
30atnight.Thatiswhenthenight-clubsareclosingandeverybodywantstogohome.Thereare35000night-clubsinTokyo,andyoudonotoftenseeonethatisempty.
Duringtheday,mostpeopletraveltoandfromworkbytrain.Tokyopeoplebuysixmilliontrainticketseveryday.Atmoststations,trainsarriveeverytwoorthreeminutes,butatcertainhourstheredonotseemtobeenoughtrains.Althoughtheyareusuallycrowded,Japanesetrainsareverygood.Theyalwaysleaveandarriveontime.OnaLondontrainyouwouldseeeverybodyreadinganewspaper.InTokyotrainseverybodyinaseatseemstobeasleep,whetherhisjourneyislongorshort.
InTokyo,Istoodoutsidethestationforfiveminutes.Threefire-engines(消防车)racepastonthewaytooneofthemanyfiresthatTokyohaseveryday.Tokyohassomanysurprisesthatnoneofthemcanreallysurprisemenow.
6.TokyoisdifferentfromLondoninthat___________.
A.ithasalargerpopulation
B.therearemoretrafficjams
C.itismoredifficulttogosomewhereonfoot
D.nightclubsaresometimesempty
7.Japanesetrains_____________.
A.oftenleaveandarriveontime
B.areoftencrowded
C.arethemainmeans(手段,方法)peopleusetotraveltoandfromwork
D.alloftheabove
8.Wherecanyoufindeverybodyreadinganewspaper?
_____________.
A.AtmostLondontrainstations B.AtmostTokyotrainstations
C.OnaTokyotrain D.OnaLondontrain
9.Firesbreakout_______inTokyoaccordingtothewriter.
A.quitefrequently(频繁) B.onlyseveraltimesaday C.notveryoften D.veryseldom
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutTokyo?
___________.
A.Thestreetsbecomemorecrowdedat11:
30atnight
B.Therearemoretrainsthancars
C.Fire-enginesareverybusyinthecity
D.Tokyopeoplearefriendly
答案:
(A)1.A2.D3.C4.D5.A (B)6.C7.D8.D9.A10.B
A
IfthereisonethingI‘msureabout,itisthatinahundredyearsfromnowwewillstillbereadingnewspapers.Itisnotthatnewspapersareanecessity.Evennowsomepeoplegetmostoftheirnewsfromtelevisionorradio.ManybuyapaperonlyonSaturdayorSunday.Butformostpeoplereadinganewspaperhasbecomeahabitpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.
Thenatureofwhatisnewsmaychange.Whatbasicallymakesnewsiswhataffectsourlives-thebigpoliticalstories,thecoverageofthewars,earthquakesandotherdisasters,willcontinuemuchthesame.Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificresearch,though.It‘salreadyhappeninginareasthatmaydirectlyaffectourlives,likegenetic(基因)engineering.Inthefuture,Ithinktherewillbemorecoverageofscientificexplanationsofwhywefeelaswedo-aswedevelopabetterunderstandingofhowthebrainoperatesandwhatourfeelingsreallyare.
It‘squitepossiblethatinthenextcenturynewspaperswillbetransmitted(传送)electronicallyfromFleetStreetandprintedoutinourownhome.Infact,I’mprettysurethathowitwillhappeninthefuture.Youwillprobablybeabletochoosefromamenu;makingupyourownnewspaperbypickingoutthethingsyouwanttoread-sportsandinternationalnews,etc.
Ithinkpeoplehavegotitwrongwhentheytalkaboutcompetitionbetweenthedifferentmedia(媒体)。
Theyactuallyfeedoffeachother.Somepeopleonceforesawthattelevisionwouldkilloffnewspapers,butthathasn‘thappened.Whatisreadontheprintedpagelastslongerthanpictures:
onascreenorsoundlostintheair.AndasfortheInternet,it’sneverreallypleasanttoreadsomethingjustonascreen.
56.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheBestWaytoGetNewsB.TheChangesofMedia
C.MakeYourOwnNewspaperD.TheFutureofNewspaper
57.Inthewriter‘sopinion,inthefuture,________.
A.morebigpoliticalaffairs,warsanddisasterswillmakenews
B.newspaperswillnotbeprintedinpublishinghousesanylonger
C.newspaperswillcovermorescientificresearch
D.moreandmorepeoplewillwatchTV
58.Whatwillprobablybeoninthenewspapermadebyyourself?
A.Sportsandinternationalnews.B.Amenuofimportantnews.
C.Themostimportantnews.D.Whatyouareinterestedin.
59.Fromthepassage,wecaninfer________.
A.newspaperswillwinthecompetitionamongthedifferentmedia
B.newspaperswillstaywithustogetherwithothermedia
C.televisionwilltaketheplaceofnewspaper
D.thewriterbelievesomemediawilldieout
60.Thephrase“feedoff”inthelastparagraphmeans________.
A.dependonB.competewithC.fightwithD.killoff
B
BritishRedCrossvolunteerPhilipRobertsshowedhowimportantbasicfirstaidskillscanbebysavingaroadcrashvictim‘slife.
PhilipwasdrivingdowntheM6motorwayearlyonemorningwhenhecameacrossaseriousroadaccident.Atruckhadcrashedintoacar,drivingitoffthemotorwayandintoaroadsidebank.
Asthefirstpersononthescene,Philipmadesureitwassafetoapproachthevehicleandfoundanunconsciouswomaninside,slumped(陷入)forwardandwithherairwayblocked.Asanotherdriverapproached,heshoutedforthemtocalltheemergencyservices.ThenPhilipactedfast.
Herecalls:
“Climbingintothecar,Iimmediatelyliftedthewoman‘sheadandopenedherairway,soshewouldbeabletobreathe.Ithenkeptmyhandsonherheadtokeephernecksteady,asthecrashcouldhavecausedspinal(脊柱的)injury.”
“Whentheemergencyservicesarrived,theyaskedmetostayinsidethecarandmaintain(维持)thewoman‘sairwaywhiletheycutofftheroofofthecar.”Bythetimethewomanwasfreedfromthevehicle,halfanhourlater,shewasstartingtoregainconsciousness.
Philipsaid,“ThesimplefirstaidtechniquesIusedcanbelearnedinfiveminutes,yettheyprobablysavedthedriver‘slife.Surelythat’saworthwhilewaytospendfiveminutes!
”
“Itshowsthatyoudon‘tnecessarilyneedabigfirstaidkitfullofmedicalequipment-yourhandsarethebestfirstaidtoolsyouhave.”
ThousandsofpeoplearekilledonUKroadseveryyearandoverhalfofroadaccidentdeathsoccurbeforetheemergencyservicesarrive.Itcantakelessthanfourminutesforablockedairwaytocausedeath,whileittakesaroundeightminutesforemergencyservicestoarrive.
61.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.TheImportanceofFirstAidSkills
B.PhilipRoberts,aBritishRedCrossVolunteer
C.SimpleSkillsSaveCrashVictim
D.It‘saWorthwhileWaytoSpendFiveMinutes
62.Whatdowelearnabouttheaccident?
A.Philipwasdrivingamotorbikewhenhesawtheaccident.
B.Thecarcrashedintoatruckandthenblockedtheway.
C.Philipwastheonlypersononthesceneoftheaccident.
D.Thewoman‘scarwasdrivenintoabankbythetruck.
63.Theunderlinedword“he”inthethirdparagraphstandsfor________.
A.thetruckdriverB.anotherdriver
C.PhilipD.thewoman‘shusband
64.HowdidPhiliphelpsavethewoman'slife?
A.Byhelpinghertobreathe.
B.Bycallingtheemergencyservices.
C.Bystoppingthebleeding.
D.Bycuttingofftheroofofthecar.
65.“Afirstaidkit”mostprobablymeans________.
A.aboxwithfirstaidtoolsinside
B.avehiclewithdoctorsandnursesinside
C.asimplebedonwhichfirstai