高三英语寒假练习四.docx

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高三英语寒假练习四

2015-2016永定一中高三上期英语寒假练习（四）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

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,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenintroducingAmericanuniversities,someofthefirstinstitutionstomentionaretheIvyLeagueschools.Originally,theIvyLeaguewasanathleticconferencemadeupof8privateinstitutesofhigherlearninginnortheasternUnitedStates.However,astimewenton,theseschoolsalsobecameknownfortheirexcellenceinacademicsbesidesathletics.Untilnow,these8schoolshavebeenrecognizedassomeofthebestcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.

HarvardUniversityisaprivateinstitutionlocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts.Theuniversityincludesanumberofgraduateandprofessionalschools,aswellasacollegeforundergraduates.In2012,HarvardrankednumberoneinUSNews’rankingofnationaluniversitiesagain.Foundedin1636,HarvardistheoldestinstituteofhighereducationintheUnitedStates.ItcanbesaidthatfirsttherewasHarvard,thentheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Also,Harvard’slibrarycontainstheoldestcollectionofbooksintheUnitedStatesaswellasthelargestprivatecollectionintheworld.HarvardhasalsobeendescribedbyForbesMagazineasoneofthe“billionaireuniversities”asoftheirrecentlistof469billionaires,50receivedadegreefromHarvard.

HarvardCollege（theinstituteforundergraduatestudents）isoneofthemostfamousschoolsintheUnitedStates.Itoffersover40undergraduatefieldsofstudy,includingastrophysics,mathematics,neurobiology（神经生物学）,etc.Andthefinancialaidprogramthereisamazing.Eventhoughthetuitionisabout37,576,andthereareotherexpensesthroughouttheyear,about70%ofundergraduatestudentsreceivedfinancialaid.Outofthosestudents,over90%ofthemhadtheirfullneedmet.AndthepoliciesforinternationalstudentsarethesameforU.S.citizens.

HarvardCollegeisveryselective,asitonlyadmitsabout6%oftheirapplicants.ForadmissionintoHarvardCollege,itisrequiredthatstudentstaketheSATortheACT,aswellas2SATSubjectTests.Harvardwillalsolookatotherfactorsduringadmissionsuchasyourapplicationessay,highschooltranscript,recommendations,andmostimportantly,yourcharacterandpersonalqualities.

21.WhataretheIvyLeagueschoolsfamousfor?

A.Athleticsandlocation.B.Academicsandhistory.

C.Financialaidandtraining.D.Athleticsandacademics.

22.HarvardUniversityincludes.

A.onlyonecollege

B.anumberofcollegesforundergraduates

C.akindergarten,amiddleschoolandacollege

D.manygraduateandprofessionalschoolsandacollegeforundergraduates

23.WhyisHarvardcalledoneofthe“billionaireuniversities”?

A.BecausepeoplecangetalotofmoneyfromHarvard.

B.Becausethereare50billionairesinHarvard.

C.BecausenearlyoneninthofthebillionairesoncestudiedinHarvard.

D.Because469billionairessponsorHarvard.

24.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.90%studentsinHarvardhavetheirfullneedmet.

B.About70%ofundergraduatestudentsreceivedfinancialaid.

C.HarvardCollegeistheinstituteforgraduatestudents.

D.ThepoliciesforinternationalstudentsaredifferentforU.S.citizens.

B

Theywillbehereinaminute,surely.I’lljuststareatmyshoesalittlelongertopassthetime.WishI’dbroughtabook.Hangon,though,whatifI’vegotthewrongday?

Thewrongplace?

Havetheclocksgoneback?

No,damnit,I’moffhome.WhoeverI’mwaitingforclearlylivesinadifferenttimezonefromme.

Iamalways10minutesearly,soifyou’re10minuteslate,I’vebeenfoot-tappingfor20minutes.Iknowit’snotfairtoholdthefirst10againstyou,butIjustcan’thelpmyself.Ineverwaitmorethan20minutesbeyondthemeetingtimewedecidedupon,notforanyone,ever.

OK,that’snotstrictlytrue.Ihave,onoccasion,hungaroundanxiouslyandheart-brokenlyforuptoanhour,butthebitterangerthatfollowsisneveraprettysight.Ifyou’vemademewaitthatlong,youwillwishyouhadn’tbotheredturningupatall.

Howcomesomepeoplearealwayslateandsomearealwaysontime?

IfIcanmanagetobepunctual,whycan’tyou?

BecauseIleftahotcupofcoffeeathomewhileyousatdowntorollanothercigarette.BecauseIspilledjamonmypantsandquicklywipeditoffwhereasyoutooktimetochangeyourwholeoutfit.BecauseIswitchedoffmidwaythroughaTVseries,butyouhadtorideouttheend,didn’tyou?

Anddon’teventhinkaboutblamingthetraffic.HowdoyouthinkIgothere?

Byflyingcarpet?

Onlycarelessnessorarrogance（傲慢）canexplainahabitoflateness.

Somepeoplearealwayslatebecausetheycan’tmakerealisticcalculationsabouthowlongittakestodothings.Thereare60secondsinaminuteand60minutesinanhour.Justdealwithit.Painfulasitmaybe,youhavetoacceptthat,asyou’veagreedtomeetateightandit’snowaquarterto,youdon’thavetimetophoneyourgirlfriend.

Muchworse,though,arethosewithbigegos（自我）.Beinglateisjustrude.Beinglateonpurposereallymeansthatyouhatethepersonyouaremeeting.

Ofcourse,therearesomeperfectlylovelylatecomersoutthere.Ijustneverwaitlongenoughtofindout.

25.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeshowtheauthorfeelsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Anxious.B.Curious.C.Thankful.D.Joyful.

26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkcontributestopeoplealwaysbeinglate?

a.Theirbigegos.

b.Trafficjams.

c.Theircarelessness.

d.Beingpickywhenchoosingclothes.

e.Theirrealisticcalculationsofhowlongittakestodothings.

A.a,bB.a,cC.b,d,eD.c,d,e

27.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethattheauthor___________.

A.istolerantofpeoplebeinglate

B.hasmissedlotsofmeetings

C.hastroublegettingalongwithothers

D.hasastrongpreferenceforgoodtimekeeping

28.Accordingtotheauthor,peopleshould____________.

A.bepatientwhenwaitingforalatecomer

B.keepinmindthatbeinglateisrudeandselfish

C.alwaysarrive10minutesearlyforanappointment

D.askpeoplearoundthemtoremindthemaboutanappointment

C

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D

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