阅读专练

　　第三部分?? 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　?? 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.

　　In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

　　When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella (伞)or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.

　　If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.

　　56. Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

　　A. Because they may have four seasons in one day

　　B. Because they often have very good weather

　　C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring

　　D. Because the sky is sunny all day

　　57. From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.

　　A. sunshine and snow

　　B. black clouds

　　C. summer and winter

　　D. spring and autumn

　　58. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."

　　A. warm

　　B. cool

　　C. cold

　　D. rainy

　　59. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.

　　A. their friends ask them to do so

　　B. it often rains in England

　　C. they are going to sell them

　　D. they are their favourite things

　　60. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.

　　A. Bad Seasons

　　B. Summer or Winter

　　C. The Weather in England

　　D. Strange English People

　　B

　　Mr Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."

　　"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

　　Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

　　The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."

　　The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"

　　"Burnt yesterday evening."

　　61. Mr Brown told his son that _____.

　　A. he would be away from home for four days

　　B. he would be back in seven days

　　C. he would be back in a month

　　D. he liked a cup of tea

　　62. Mr Brown wrote the words down on ________.

　　A. the wall

　　B. the door

　　C. a piece of paper

　　D. his son's pocket

　　63. A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.

　　A. the second day

　　B. the third day

　　C. the fourth day

　　D. the fifth day

　　64. The man was very surprised because _________.

　　A. he thought the child's father was dead

　　B. the child didn't ask him to sit down

　　C. the child gave him a cup of tea

　　D. he couldn't find that piece of paper

　　65. What was burnt? ___________.

　　A. The piece of paper

　　B. Mr Smith

　　C. The visitor

　　D. The boy

　　C

　　Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.

　　Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were eighteen years old.

　　The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in two thousand eight. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.

　　The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

　　Arthur Stone at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five.

　　The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties. Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report feeling negative emotions were those in their seventies and eighties.

　　The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns(模式) as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

　　Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

　　Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.

　　66. What can be the best title of the text?

　　A. Happiness Varies with Ages

　　B. Experience More, Worry Less

　　C. The Older, the Wiser

　　D. Being Young, Being Happy

　　67. We can learn from the research that _________.

　　A. only when people get older will they feel happier

　　B. stress levels among the youngest are the highest

　　C. older people tend to be grateful

　　D. older people usually have no worries

　　68. According to the research, when people get older, _________.

　　A. they miss the old days

　　B. they are physically weak

　　C. they have better self-control

　　D. they are more emotional

　　69. According to the researchers, why does happiness increase as people get older?

　　A. They grow more stressed.

　　B. They think less about bad experiences.

　　C. Their brain chemistry changes.

　　D. There’re no certain answers.

　　70. The author is intended to _________.

　　A. advise how to reduce stress

　　B. introduce a scientific finding

　　C. describe how to do research

　　D. talk about human emotions

　　D

　　Recently a man came to me, because he was told that there is fluid (积液) around his heart. After trying many drugs which were of no use to reduce the fluid, the doctor told him the only other choice was to have an operation. He refused because he knew that every illness has a mental cause and that if he had the operation but did not clear the mental cause, the fluid would return. At last, he searched the Internet to find a psychologist (心理专家), and he found me.

　　The mental cause of his disease was an experience of breaking up five years ago with several friends, whom he had known for over twenty years. This experience broke his heart. Not knowing how to “mend” his broken heart, his body created a “repair” by surrounding his heart with fluid to protect it from the sad feelings.

　　Much of our work was done to make him recognize the feelings of being loved and forgiving (原谅) his friends. Months later, his heart was mended and the fluid disappeared. He left my office after the final meeting with a smile on his face.

　　The key is: to create a healthy body, you must be healthy not only in body, but also in mind.

　　To be mentally healthy, you need to build up strong relationships. Creating strong relationships will make it certain that you are living together in a network of loving persons. It is important for building a support system that lifts your spirits. Even when you are alone, you will not feel lonely or upset. Strong relationships are not spaceships——they are not hard to build.

　　72. The underlined word “It” in Paragraph5 refers to “________”.

　　A. a mentally healthy body

　　B. a repaired heart

　　C. a network of loving persons

　　D. a support system

　　73. What is the main idea of the passage?

　　A. Loving others will keep you in good spirits.

　　B. Heart illness can be cured without operation.

　　C. Creating strong relationships will keep you healthy.

　　D. Mental health is necessary for physical health.

　　74. Which of the following views may the writer agree to?

　　A. Old friendship is easy to lose.

　　B. A good friendship is a useful medicine.

　　C. The best doctor is your own body.

　　D. It needs many efforts to build relationships.

　　75. If this passage is continued with another paragraph, what would it be probably about?

　　A. How to build strong relationships

　　B. How to protect your heart

　　C. How to keep healthy mentally

　　D. How to live a healthy life

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　56---60 ABABC

　　61---65 BCDAA

　　66---70 ACCDB

　　71—75 BCDBA

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　　第三部分?? 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　?? 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。[学

　　A

　　Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth－so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

　　I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. "OK," he said, "I'll give you twenty pounds." "It's got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it's nothing."

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked. "Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I'll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You've just sold it to me," he said. "Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it." "You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair." "You're right," I said. "And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ' Would you mean this chair for me?'

　　"I wouldn't have agreed to do it," he said. "We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for five pounds?" He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.

　　56. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _____.

　　A. was rather impolite

　　B. was warmly received

　　C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　　D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

　　57. The underlined word "approach" in the second paragraph means _____.

　　A. plan for dealing with things

　　B. decision to sell things

　　C. idea of repairing things

　　D. way of doing things

　　58. The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ___.

　　A. changed his mind

　　B. accepted the offer

　　C. saw the writer's purpose

　　D. decided to help the writer

　　59. How much did the writer pay?

　　A. ￡5.

　　B. ￡7.

　　C. ￡20.

　　D. ￡27.

　　60. From the text, we can learn that the writer was _____.

　　A. honest

　　B. careful

　　C. smart

　　D. funny

　　B

　　The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.

　　The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker (面包师) in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(面包房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

　　By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.

　　Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.

　　The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

　　After the fire,

　　Wren, the architect (建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifty churches, among them new St Paul's.

　　The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

　　61. The fire began in.

　　A. a hotelB. the palace

　　C. Pudding LaneD. Thames Street 62. The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means.

　　A. homeB. children

　　C. wife and husband　 D. wife and children

　　63. It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that.

　　A. some people lost their lives

　　B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

　　C. many famous buildings were destroyed

　　D. the King's bakery was burned down

　　64. Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys? 　 A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire. 　 B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire. 　 C. To show that poor people suffered most. 　 D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire. 65. How was the fire put out according to the text? 　 A. The king and his soldiers came to help. 　 B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed. 　 C. People managed to get enough water from the river. 　 D. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.