高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习二附解析.docx

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高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习二附解析

2009年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习二

一　阅读理解

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。

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ArecentsurveyofteachersfoundthatanunhealthypassionwithcelebritycultureishavinganegativeimpactonBritishstudents’studiesanditdiscoveredthatcelebritycouple,theBeckhams,arethefavoritesamongmoststudents.Manystudentsareignoringbuildingtheirowncareerstoseekachanceatfameinstead,theAssociationofTeachersandLecturers（ATL）surveyfound.

Almosttwo-thirdsofteacherssaidsportsstarswerethetypeofcelebritymanypupilswantedtofollowwhilemorethanhalfofstudentswantedtobepopstars.

ThesurveysaidthecelebritiesthatstudentsaspiredtomostlywereDavidandVictoriaBeckhamwholiveinLosAngelesnow.SoccerplayerBeckhamisonthetopofthesurveywhileinsecondplace,withalmostathirdofthesurvey’svotes,washis33-year-oldpopstarwife.

Almosthalfofthe300teacherssurveyedsaidpupilstriedtolooklikeorbehavelikethecelebritiestheymostadmired,withsomegirlsevendressing"unsuitably".

"Wearenotsurprisedabouttheinfluenceofcelebritycultureinschools—itreflectsthecurrentmediapassionwithcelebritiesandtheeffectofcelebritycultureonsocietyasawhole,"ATLgeneralsecretaryMaryBoustedsaidinastatement.

"Celebritiescanhaveapositiveeffectonpupils.Theycanraisepupils’aspirationsanddesiresforthefuture.However,celebrityculturecanspreadtheideathatcelebritystatusisthegreatestachievementandreinforcethebeliefthatothercareerchoicesarenotasvaluable,"saidoneprimaryschoolteacher."Toomanyofthepupilsbelievethatschoolsuccessisunnecessary,becausetheywillbeabletogetfameandfortunequiteeasilythrougharealityTVshow."

1.Thestorymainlytellsusthat______.

A.theBeckhamsaremostlyadmiredinBritain

B.moststudentsthinkthatbeingpopstarsismorevaluablethanothercareerachievements

C.thecelebritypassionhasaharmfulimpactuponBritishstudents’studies

D.asurveywasmaderecentlyaboutthepopularityofthestars

2.Accordingtothesurvey,VictoriaBeckham______.

A.isapopstarmoststudentsadmire

B.goesinthesecondplaceofthecelebritiesadmired

C.wontwo-thirdsofthevotes

D.livesinNewYorknow

3.Whydoestheauthormentionthatpupilstriedtolooklikeorbehavelikethecelebritiestheymostadmired,withsomegirlsevendressing“unsuitably”?

A.Thepupilsthinkitinterestingtopretendtobethecelebrities.

B.Thebehaviororthedressofcelebritiescanbefollowedasexamples.

C.Theauthorwantstoshowthenegativeinfluencethesecelebritieshadonthestudents.

D.Theauthorjustwantstoshowbeingpopstarsisveryvaluabletothestudents.

4.WhatisnotTRUEaccordingtothestory?

A.Celebritiescan’thavepositiveimpactonthestudents.

B.BeckhamandVictoriaarehusbandandwife.

C.Theso-calledcelebrityculturedoesharmtothepupils’ideasaboutachievement.

D.Manystudentsbelievethatschoolsuccessisunnecessary.

5.Thebesttitleofthestoryis_____.

A.SportsStarDavidBeckham

B.SurveyofStudentsaboutCelebrities

CHarmfulEffectofCelebritiesonStudents

D.BettertoBePopStarsThanSportsStars

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Pierreisa25-year-oldpenguinattheCaliforniaAcademyofSciences.Duetohisoldage,hewasgoingbald,whichmadehimfeeltoocoldtoswiminthepool.Therefore,biologistsattheacademyhadawetsuitcreatedforthispenguintohelphimgetbackintheswimmingpool.

Unlikemarinemammals,whichhavealayerofblubbertokeepthemwarm,penguinsdependontheirwaterprooffeathers.Withoutthem,Pierrewasunwillingtojumpintotheswimmingpoolandendeduptremblingonthesideofthepoolwhilehis19peersplayedinthewater.

"Hewascold;hewouldshake,"saidPamSchaller,aseniorbiologist.SchallerfirsttriedaheatlamptokeepPierrewarm.Thenshegotanotheridea:

ifwetsuitskeephumanswarminthecoldPacific,whynotmakeoneforPierre?

Schallerdesignedthesuit,whichcoveredPierre’sbodyandhadsmallopeningsforhisflippers.

"Iwouldwalkbehindhimandlookatwheretherewereanygaps,andcutandrefitandcutandrefituntilitlookedlikeitwasextremelysuitable,"shesaid.

OneconcernwasthattheotherpenguinswouldrejectPierreinhisnewsuit,butinfact,theyacceptedhisnewlook.Heswamfreelyandgotalongwithotherswell,althoughhewastheonlypenguinwithablackstomach.

Schallercouldn’tsayforsurewhetherthewetsuitallowedPierretorecoverhisfinefeathers,but"certainlywewereabletokeephimcomfortableduringaperiodoftimethatwouldhavebeenverydifficultforhimtostaycomfortable".

Pierrewilltakeoffhissuitafterhisnewfeathersgrowback.

６.Pierrefelttoocoldtoswiminthepoolbecauseof_____.

A.nothavingalayerofblubberB.havingfewfeathersduetooldage

C.havingnowetsuitD.otherspenguinsrejectinghim

７.TheideaofmakingawetsuitforPierrecamefrom_____.

A.totalinventionB.theuseofwetsuitonhumans

C.theuseofheatlampD.waterprooffeathers

８.SchallerfollowedPierreinordertosee_____.

A.whetherotherpenguinswouldrejecthim

B.ifanywhereofwetsuitneededtobecutandrefit

C.ifthewetsuitkeptwarm

D.whetherthewetsuitwouldkeepthefeathersfromrecovering

９.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraphmean?

A.feelingscaredB.stayingaloneC.shakingwithcoldD.keepingwarm

１０.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____.

A.WetsuitforAnOldPenguinB.OldPenguinGettingBald

C.UnwillingtoSwimD.StrangeLookofPierre

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Lego,theinventorofthosecolorfulbricksthathaveinspiredkids’imaginationsworld-wide,hascelebratedits50thanniversary.

OnJanuary28,1958,amannamedGodtfredKirkChristiansencreatedtheplasticbuildingbricksthatcannowbefoundinalmosteverychild’stoybox.Thesimplebuildingblockhasbecomeoneofthemostwell-knownandpopulartoysaroundtheworld.

"TheLegobrickcontinuestobeveryattractive,becauseitallowschildren,andothers,todeveloptheircreativityandimagination,"saidCharlotteSimonsen,aspokeswomanoftheDanishLegocompany.

Thecompany’sbuildingbrickallowsaninfinitenumberoflinks.Withjusttwobricksthereare24differentlinks,andwithsix,thereare915millionpossibilities,accordingtoLego.

Ahalf-centuryafteritscreation,morethan400millionchildrenandadultsspendfivebillionhoursayearputtingthebrickstogetherandpullingthemapart.Also,thebricksmadetodaycanstillinterlockwiththosemadein1958.

Legobricksarenotjustchild’splay:

theyalsoattracttheinterestofadults.SouthKoreanadventurer,HeoYoung-Ho,whoclimbedMountEverestin1987,leftaLegotoybehindinthesnowduringhisclimb.

AfteritsgreatsuccessLegoexperiencedaseverecrisisattheendofthe1990s,hithardbyfiercecompetitionfromelectronicgames.Thisso-called"ToyoftheCentury"thensufferedadarkperiodthatlastedseveralyears.

Withgreatefforts,thecompanybegantoprosperagain,andin2006itearnedabout1.5billiondollarsin130countries.SevenboxesofLegoarenowsoldeverysecondaroundtheworld,and19billionbricksareproducedeachyear:

enoughtoencircletheEarthfivetimes！

１1.TheLegobrickshaveremainedpopularinthepast50yearsasaresultof_______.

A.attractingmanychildrenworldwideB.broughtimaginationtothechildrenworldwide

C.makingthechildrenandevenadultsworldwidecreativeandimaginative

D.havinginfinitelinksthatbringmanyimagination

１2.TheauthorgavetheexampleofSouthKoreanadventurerHeoYoung-Hoinordertoprovethat______.

A.HeoYoun-HoalsolovedplayingLegobricks

B.theLegobricksmadehimamountainclimber

C.theLegobricksnotonlyinterestchildrenbutalsoadults

D.theLegobricksareamustwhenongoesonanadventure

１3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat______.

A.thereare915differentlinkswithjust6bricks

B.theLegoBricksCompanyhasmadealotofmoneyfromthepeopleworldwide

C.theLegoBrickscan’tcomparewithcomputergames

D.thebricksmadetodaydon’tchangemuchcomparedwiththosemadein1958

１4.Theunderlinedword“hit”intheseventhparagraphmeans_____.

A.defeatedinafightoracompetition

B.haveacrashinanaccidentorafight

C.getknownthroughasong

D.attacksomebodyinafight

１5.Themainideaofthestoryisthat_____.

A.Legobricks:

brilliantpastandstrugglingfuture

B.Legobricks:

anattractionofbothchildrenandadults

C.Legobricks:

makingcreativityandimagination

D.Legobricks:

makingbillionsofmoneyeveryyear

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Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.

Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:

thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend（hurt）manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizing（批评）andbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation（模仿）.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmay