辽宁 英语 阅读理解 2.docx

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辽宁英语阅读理解2

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人物类-1

NickPetrelsisadoctorinMontreal.Heworks60hoursaweek.Hetakescareof159patientsaweekinthehospitalandathisoffice.He’sbeenadoctorfortenyears.

Dr.Petrelsgiveshispatientsgoodmedicaladvice.Buthedoesn’tjusttellhispatientswhattodo.Healsosingstothemontelevision!

Dr.PetrelshashisownTVshow.TheshowisinItalian,EnglishandFrench.Thedoctorstartstheshowwithasongandthengivesmedicaladvice.Heexplainsamedicalproblemordiseaseinsimplelanguage.Afterthat,hesingsanothersong.

Dr.Petrelsproducesandperformsinhisownshoweveryweek.Theprogramisverypopularwithhispatientsandwithpeoplewhoenjoyhissinging.Hisdreamistoperform（表演）inLasVegas.Hisfavoritesongsarelovesongs,andhehasacompactdiskoflovesongsthathewrote.Dr.Petrelssays,“Ialwayslovedtosing.AllmyproblemsaregonewhenIsing.”ButwhenDr.Petrelswasyoung,hisfatherdidn’twanthimtobeasinger,sohewenttomedicalschool.

SomepeopletellDr.Petrelshecanhelppeoplemoreasadoctor.ButDr.Petrelssayshehelpspeoplewhenhesings,too.“Iliketomakepeoplesmile.Sometimesit’sdifficulttomakeasickpersonsmile.Medicineandentertainment（娱乐）bothtrytodothesamething.Theytrytomakepeoplefeelgood.”

1.Dr.Petrelsworks60hoursaweek,becausehe_______.

A.giveshispatientsmedicaladviceB.takescareof159patientsaweek

C.singsontelevisionD.hashisownTVshow

2.Dr.Petrels_______,soheiscalledasingingdoctor.　　　　　　　　　

A.hasbeenadoctorfortenyearsB.alwayslovedtosing

C.ispopularwithhispatientsD.alsosingstohispatientsonTV

3.InhisTVshow,Dr.Petrel_______.

A.singsandgivesmedicaladviceB.singsaboutdifferentdiseases

C.startstoexplaindiseaseswithasongD.singslovesongshewrote

4.Dr.Petrels’showispopular_______.

A.inLasVegas.              B.atmedicalschool　

C.withpeoplewholikehissinging    D.withpatientsinMontreal　　

5.Dr.Petrelssayshelikesto_______.

A.helppeoplesing             B.makepeoplefeelbetter

C.dothesamething            D.makedifficultpeoplesmile

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人物类-2

InOctober1961atCrowleyFieldinCincinnatiOhioanolddeafgentlemannamedWilliamE.HoystooduptothrowthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.MostpeopleatCrowleyFieldonthatdayprobablydidnotrememberHoybecausehehadretired（退休）fromprofessionalbaseball58yearsearlierin1903.Howeverhehadbeenanoutstandingplayerandthedeafpeoplestilltalkabouthimandhisyearsinbaseball.

WilliamE.HoywasborninHouckstownOhioonMay23,1862.Hebecamedeafwhenhewastwoyearsold.HeattendedtheColumbusOhioSchoolforthedeaf.Aftergraduationhestartedplayingbaseballwhileworkingasashoemaker.

Hoybeganplayingprofessionalbaseballin1886forOshkosh（Wisconsin）oftheNorthwesternLeague.In1888hestartedasanoutfielder（外场手）withtheoldWashingtonSenators.Hissmallfigureandspeedmadehimanoutstandingbaserunner.Hewasverygoodatstealingbasesduringhiscareer.Inthe1888majorleagueseasonhestole82bases.HewasalsotheSenators’leadinghitterin1888.Hoywascleverandhethrewright-handedandbattedleft-handed.OnJune19,1889hethrewoutthreebatters（击球手）attheplatefromhisoutfieldposition.

ThearmsignalsusedbyjudgestodaytoshowballsandstrikesbeganbecauseofHoy.Thejudgeliftedhisrightarmtoshowthatthepitchwasastrikeandhisleftarmtosignalthatitwasaball.

FormanyyearspeopletalkedaboutHoy’slastballgamein1903.HewasplayingforLosAngelesofthePacificCoastWinterLeague.ItwasamemorablegamebecauseHoyhitawonderfulballwhichwonthegame.Itwasaveryfoggydayandthereforeveryhardtoseetheball.Intheninthinning（棒球的一局）withtwomenout,Hoymanagedtocatchaflyballtomakethethirdoutinspiteofthefog.LosAngelesdefeatedtheiroppositionandwonthegame.

　　AfterheretiredHoystayedbusy.HeranadairyfarmnearCincinnatifor20years.Healsobecameapublicspeakerandtraveledgivingspeeches.Untilafewyearsbeforehisdeathhetook4-10milewalksseveralmorningsaweek.OnDecember15,1961WilliamHoydiedattheageof99.

1.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappeninHoy’slife?

a.Hoyworkedasashoemaker.b.Hoybegantorunadiaryfarm.

c.Hoyplayedamemorablegameintheheavyfog.

d.HoythrewthefirstballoftheWorldSeries.e.Hoybecamedeaf.

A.deacbB.eacbdC.daecbD.eabcd

2.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatHoy_______inhislateyears.

A.becamefamousB.ledarelaxedlife

C.traveledaroundtheworldD.wasingoodphysicalcondition

3.Thispassageismainlyabout_______.

A.adeafplayerdevotedtothegameofbaseballB.baseballgamerulesandimportantplayers

C.theriseinthesocialpositionofthedeafpeople

D.wherethebaseballjudgehandsignalscamefrom

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?

A.Hoywasthegreatestbaseballplayerinhistime.

B.Speakingandlisteningarenotnecessaryinbaseballgames.

C.Thejudgehadtostudythehandsignalsveryseriously.

D.Hoy’sfamilyencouragedhimtobecomeabaseballplayer.

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故事类

Mr.PeterJohnson,agedtwenty-three,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot（行李箱）.

Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch（沟渠）atRomneyMarsin,Kentafterskiddingoniceandhittingabank.“Fortunately,thewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowly,”Mr.Johnsonsaid.“Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchanddarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.”

Mr.Johnson,asweetsalesmanofSittingHome,Kent,firsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.Thenhebeganhisstruggletoescape.

Laterhesaid,“Itwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylife.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.Ihammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehear,butnohelpcame.”

Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseat,andafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrenchandbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.“ItwastheonlychanceIhad.Finallyitgave,butassoonasImovedthebootlid,thewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambledclearasthecarfilledup.”

Hishandsandarmscutandbruised（擦伤）,Mr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearby,wherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swife,Mrs.LucyBates.Huddledinablanket,hesaid,“Thatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.”Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisible,policesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewspaperarticle?

A.TheStoryofMr.Johnson,ASweetSalesman

B.CarBootCanServeAsTheBestEscapeRoute

C.DriverEscapesThroughCarBootD.TheDriverSurvivedATerribleCarAccident

2.WhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostimportanttoMr.Johnson?

A.Thehammer.B.Thecoin.C.Thescrew.D.Thehorn.

3.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mr.Johnson’scarstoodonitsbootasitfelldown.

B.Mr.Johnsoncouldnotescapefromthedoorbecauseitwasfullofsweetjam.

C.Mr.Johnson’scaraccidentwaspartlyduetotheslipperyroad.

D.Mr.Johnsonstruggledinthepouringmudasheunscrewedthebackseat.

4.“Finallyitgave”（Paragraph5）meansthat_______.

A.LuckilythedoorwastornawayintheendB.Atlastthewrenchwentbroken

C.ThelockcameopenafterallhiseffortsD.Thechancewaslostatthelastminute

5.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A.theditchwasalongaquietcountryroadB.theaccidenthappenedonaclearwarmday

C.thepolicehelpedMr.Johnsongetoutoftheditch

D.Mr.Johnsonhadatenderwifeandwaswellattended

阅读理解训练

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阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

ArecentstudyofancientandmodernelephantshascomeupwiththeunexpectedconclusionthattheAfricanelephantisdividedintotwodistinct（不同的）species.

ThediscoverywasmadebyresearchersatYorkandHarvardUniversitieswhentheywereexaminingthegeneticrelationshipbetweentheancientwoollymammothandmastodontomodernelephants—theAsianelephant,Africanforestelephant,andAfricansavannaelephant.

OncetheyobtainedDNAsequences（序列）fromtwofossils（化石）,mammothsandmastodons,theteamcomparedthemwithDNAfrommodernelephants.TheyfoundtotheiramazementthatmodernforestandsavannaelephantsareasdistinctfromeachotherasAsianelephantsandmammoths.

ThescientistsuseddetailedgeneticanalysistoprovethattheAfricansavannaelephantandtheAfricanforestelephanthavebeendistinctspeciesforseveralmillionyears.ThedivergenceofthetwospeciestookplacearoundthetimeofthedivergenceofAsianelephantsandwoollymammoths.Thisresultamazedallthescientists.

Therehaslongbeendebateinthescientificcommunitythatthetwomightbeseparatespecies,butthisisthemostconvincingscientificevidencesofarthattheyareindeeddifferentspecies.

Previously,manynaturalistsbelievedthatAfricansavannaelephantsandAfricanforestelephantsweretwopopulationsofthesamespecies,despitetheelephants’significantsizedifferences.Thesavannaelephanthasanaverage