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河北省卢龙县2014高考英语阅读理解自练题连载
(6)及答案阅读理解Advertisers tendto thinkbig andperhaps thisis whythey realways comingin forcriticism.Theircritics seemto resentthem because they have a giftfor self-promotion andbecause theyhave somuchmoney tothrow around.It sunfair,“they say,“that thisentirely unproductiveindustry(if wecan callit that)should absorbmillions ofpounds eachyear.It onlygoes toshow howmuchprofit the big companiesare making.Why dont theystop advertisingand reducethe priceof their goodsAfter all,it sthe consumerwho pays…”The poorold consumer!He dhave to pay agreat dealmore if advertising didn t createmass marketsforproducts.It isprecisely becauseof theheavy advertisingthat consumergoods areso cheap.But weget thewrong ideaif wethink theonly purposeof advertisingis tosell goods.Anotherequally importantfunction isto inform.A greatdeal of the knowledgewe haveabout householdgoodsderives largelyfrom theadvertisements we read.Advertisements introduceus tonew productsorremind usof theexistence ofones wealready knowabout.Supposing you wanted to buy awashingmachine,it is more likelythat youwould obtaindetails aboutperformance,price,etc.,from anadvertisement.Lots ofpeople pretendthat theynever read advertisements,but thisclaim may be seriouslydoubted.It ishardly possiblenot toreadadvertisementsthese days.And whatfun theyoften are,too!Justthink what a railway station ora newspaper would belike withoutadvertisements.Would youenjoygazing ata blankwall orreading railwayregulations whilewaiting fora trainWould youliketo readonly closely-printed columnsof newsin your daily paperA cheerful,witty advertisementmakessuch adifference toa dullwall ora newspaperfull of the dailyamount ofgreat disasters.We mustnot forget,either,that advertisingmakes apositive contribution to our pockets.Newspapers,commercial radioand televisioncompanies couldnot survivewithout thissource ofincome.The factthat wepay solittle forourdailypaper,or canenjoy somany broadcastprogrammes isdueentirely to the moneyspent byadvertisers.Just thinkwhatanewspaperwouldcost ifwe hadtopay itsfull price!Another thingwe mustnt forgetis theusmall ads”.which arevirtually inevery newspaperandmagazine.What atremendously usefulservice theyperform for the community!Just aboutanythingcan be accomplished through these columns!For instance,you canfind ajob,buy orsell ahouse,rannounce abirth,marriage ordeath inwhat usedto becalled theuhatch,match anddispatch”columnrbut sofar themost fascinatingsection is the personalor“agony”column(读者来信专栏).Noother itemin anewspaper providessuch entertainingreading oroffers sucha deepinsight intohumannature.It sthe bestadvertisement foradvertising there is!
11.What isthe mainidea of this passageA.Advertisement.B.The benefitsof advertisement.C.Advertisers perform a usefulservice tocommunities.D.The costsof advertisement.
12.The attitudeof theauthor towardadvertisers is.A.trustworthy B.appreciative C.critical D.dissatisfactory
13.Why dothe criticscriticizeadvertisersA.Because advertisersoften boastor exaggeratethe fact.B.Because criticsthink advertisementis auwaste ofmoney.C.Because customersare encouragedtobuymore thannecessary.D.Because customerspay more.
14.Which of the followingis NottrueA.Advertisement makescontributionto ourpocketsand wemay knoweverything.B.We canbuy what we want.C.Good qualityproducts dont needto beadvertised.D.Advertisement makesour lifecolorful.
15.In whatway doesthe writertry tosupport hisviewA.Narration B.Description C「・Comparison D.Definition【参考答案H—15]C BA CC阅读理解A studynow lendssupport to the ideathat meal-time distractions分散注意can maskthe cluesthatwe reallyhave eatenquite enough.Moreover,it finds,the caloricfallout ofnot payingattentionto what wereeating doesnt necessarilyend whena mealis over.Rose Cooperfrom England,and hercolleagues gathered22men a「nd anequal numberof womenforan experiment.Each persondined alone,continuously receivingnine smallshares offood items.These rangedfrom cheesetwists andpotato chipsto carrots,cherry tomatoesand sandwichesor sausagerolls.Because thegoal wasto testthe potentialimpacts ofdistraction onfullness,the researchersrandomlyassigned halfof the participants toeat infront of a computer一and togain as many winsaspossible at the cardgame.Everyone elsewas toldto focuson thesensory qualitiesof theirmeal.According to their instructions,theparticipantsate allof thefood givento them.Yet peoplewhoplayed acomputer gameduring lunchfound theirmeal lessfilling thanthe mindfuleaters had.Game playersalso swallowdown twiceas manycookies,almost anhour later,when they were allowedall the dessertthey wantedin thename of a tastetest.The Britishscientists presenttheirfindings in the FebruaryAmerican Journalof ClinicalNutrition.The realquestion iswhy distractedeating shouldimpact snacking.It appears,the scientistssay,that memoryplays sometricky rolein howwe registerwhat weeat and the degreeto whichit satisfies.Interestingly,eight yearsago,Britta Barkelingof HuddingeUniversity inStockholm and hercolleagues reportedsomewhat relatedfindings.Their18overweight subjectshad nochoice otherthanto getrid ofeverything butlunch,on oneday一becausetheywere blindfolded.Compared toaday when they couldview what theyweredining on,these peopleconsumed only three quartersasmanycalories.Yet evenhours afterward,they reportedbeingno lessfull thanon theday theyhad beenable tosee theirplates.Of coursedining in thedark isnt practical.And sometimeswhatweeat doesn,t reallyinvite ourabsolute attention.Butthere iscertainly agrowing mountainof dataindicating thatmindless eatingis awaste ofresources,a riskto ourwaistlines一and acostly threatto health.Rose Cooperand hercolleagues didthe experimentin orderto.A.show thatallthepeople enjoysnacks
8.B.prove thatplaying computergames isharmful whiledining findpossible effectsof distractiononfullness testthe impactsof eating snacks ondifferent peopleWhichisthemost effectiveway toconcentrate onyour foodwhen diningC.阅读理解-------------DD.Bobby Qualls was shoppingwhen hereceived atext message:Fire on Beechmont,one-storyA.Viewing yourfood.B.Blindfolding youreyes.C.Playing computergames.D.Eating byoneself,influences snackingmaybe
10.The reasonwhy distractedeating that.A.you eatless inthat caseC.you arecheated byyour memoryC.you haveconsumed morecalories
11.We canD.you digestwhat youve eatenfaster that.conclude from the passagehealthA distractedeating maydamage your.eatingsnackswill makeyou feelfullBBritta becamefamous becauseof theexperiment playing.ismoreimportant thanwhatweeatC【参考答案】8—
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11、Ahouse,child trapped inside.“I waspicking out gifts forthe familyour enginehouse adoptedforChristmas,“remembers Qualls,who hasbeen fightingfires inMemphis for24years.I hadthissinking feelingas Igot inmy carand headedover.”The lasttime Quallshad been onBeechmont Street wasto installsmoke detectors(感应器)at theBateman-Tubbs home.He dbeenona secrettask tosee ifthey neededextra helpduring theholidays.There hediscovered thatthe fourBateman-Tubbs childrenwere sleepingon baremattresses(床垫),andhefound twoof theboys playingoutside in30-degree weatherwith noshoes orcoats.Qualls learnedthat Leonard Tubbs wasdoing hisbest tomake endsmeet layingfloors whileKimberly Bateman stayedhome withthe kids.“When Bobbytold mehis teamwanted to be Secret Santas andbuy mykids toys,at firstIthought wedidntneed anyhelp,“Bateman recalls.It reallytouched me.I toldhim whatthekids reallyneeded waswarm clothes.”That sexactly whatQuallswasshopping foron December9,2010:winter jacketsfor Christopher,seven;Jojo,four;Madison,one;and two-month-old Charles.While drivingover toBeechmontStreet,he dialedBateman scell phone.She answeredon the first ring,screaming,“The houseis onfire一Jojo strappedinside!”By thetime Quallsreached thehouse,the familyhad gottenout,but theirhome wasseverelydamaged.His coworkershad foundJojo hidingunder apile ofclothes in a backbedroom.He hadstoppedbreathing andhad beengiven CPRand rushedto thehospital.Qualls learnedthat JoJo wasnow onlifesupport andmight notmake itthroughthenight.He rushedto thehospital withLt.Mark Eskew,who placeda stuffedteddy bearin afirefighter ssuit onJojo sbed.“I justkept prayingmy littleboy wouldopen hiseyes,Bateman recalls.There was nothingelse Icould do.They werepumping blackand thickliquid out of hislungs andstomach fordays.”After afew days,though,Jojo regainedconsciousness,and「the tubeswere takenoutofhisthroat.While hebegan toslowly recover,the localnewspaper andTV stationsgot holdof the story,andtheSecretSantaPlan ofQualls andhis fellowfirefighters snowballed.Before long,the firestationwas overflowingwith boxesof toys,food,towels,and clothes.People called,wanting todonatefurniture andappliances(电器)too.By December23,Bateman andTubbs hadmoved theirkidsinto anew rentalhome.By ChristmasEve,Jojo wasready toleave thehospital,and thefirefighterswere readyto deliverthe familytheir veryown Christmasmiracle.“These guysaren,t justfirefighters,“says Bateman,they reour guardianangels.Ifthey hadnt installeda smokedetector thatfirst daythey cametoourhouse,we wouldn,t haveknownwhen the fire started.Then theywent theextra tenmiles to give usa Christmas.”
12.What didQualls doafter hereceived atext messageA.He droveto theburning house.B.He hurriedto thefire station.C.He wentto pickoutgifts.D.He wentshopping inBeechmont.
13.Who savedJojo outof theburning houseA.Bobby Qualls.B.LeonardTubbs.C.KimberlyBateman.D.Firefighters.
14.We caninfer from the readingthat.A.Jojo isa naughtychild B.smoke detectorsare veryusefulC.Tubbs homeis filledwith giftsD.thefirewas causedby thebaremattress
15.The purposeofthisstory isto.A.encourage peopleto installsmoke detectorsB.advise peopleto takegood careof theirchildrenC.ask peopletogivegifts tothe firemenD.praise thefiremen fortheir gooddeeds【参考答案】12—
15、ADBD阅读下列短文,从每题所给的和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑It was a darkand coldnight.The car driver didnt haveeven onepassenger allday.When hewentby the railway station,he sawa young man coming out withtwo bagsin hishands.So hequicklyopened thedoor ofthe carand asked,Where doyouwant to go,sir”“To theStar Hotel,“the young man answered.When the cardriverheard that,he didnt feelhappy.The young man wouldgive himonlythreedollars becausethe hotelwasnotfar from the railwaystation.But suddenly,he hadan idea.He took the passenger through many streets ofthebigcity.After along time,the carfinally arrivedatthe hotel.You shouldpay mefifteen dollars,“thecar driversaid tothe young man.What!Fifteen dollarsDo you think Fmafool Onlylast weekItook acar fromthe railway station tothis samehoteland Ionly gavethe driverthirteen dollars.I knowhow muchI have topayforthetrip.I wontpay youone dollarmore thanI paidtotheother cardriver lastweek.”
1.Which ofthe followingis trueA.The young man wentpast therailwaystation.B.The youngman wasworking in therailwayjust station.youngmanhad gotoff atrain,waiting forC.Theyoung manwas hisfriend ofthecarthere.D.TheWhat doyouthinkdriver cleverman.
2.He wasa niceand B.He wasgood atdriving.A.He wasa dishonestperson.D.He likedto workvery hard.C.The driverfelt verywhen hesaw the youngmancomingoutoftherailwaystation.
3.sorry B.happy C.proud D.worriedA.From the passage weknow thattheyoungman didnt
4.wanttostay inthis city,had beentothehotelA.several times.C.knew clearlyhow farit wasfromthe station tothehotel.D.must bea strangerand didnt knowthe cityvery well.
5.The drivertookthepassengerthroughmanystreetsso asto.A.make theyoungmanhappyB.get morethan twentydollars.C.let theyoungmanthink it was veryfar fromthestationtothehotel.D.let theyoungmanhaveagood lookatthecity.【参考答案】1—
5、CCBDC阅读理解--------AA chiLdwho hasonce beenpleased witha talelikes,asarule,to haveit retold in almostthesame words,but thisshould notlead parentsto treatprinted fairy stories asformal texts.Itis always much better to tell a storythan readit outofabook,and,if aparent canproduce what,intheactual situationofthetime andthe child,is animprovement on the printedtext,so muchthe better.A chargemade againstfairy talesis that they harmthe childby frighteninghim ormaking himsadthinking.To provethe latter,one wouldhavetoshow Lna controlledexperiment thatchildren whohaveread fairy stories weremore oftensorry forcruelty thanthose whohad not.As tofears,thereare,I think,some casesof childrenbeing dangerously terrified by some fairy story.Often,however,this arises(出现)fromthe child havingheard the story once.Familiarity withthe storybyrepetition turnsthe pain of fearinto thepleasure ofa fearfaced andmastered.There arealso peoplewho object to fairystories onthe grounds thatthey are not objectively true,that giants,witches,two-headed dragons,magic carpets,etc.do notexist;and that,insteadof beingfond ofthe strangeside infairy tales,thechildshould betaught tolearn the realityrby studyinghistory.I findsuch people,I mustsay sopeculiar(奇怪的)that Ido notkno whowrto arguewith them.If theircase weresound,the worldshould befull of mad men attempting toflyfrom NewYork toPhiladelphia ona stickor coveringa telephonewith kisses inthe belief thatit was theirbeloved girl-friend.No fairystory everdeclared to bea description ofthereal world and no clever child has everbelieved that itwas.
1.The authorconsiders thata fairystory ismore effectivewhen itis.A.repeated withoutany changeB.treated asa jokeC.made somechanges bythe parentD.set inthe present答案解析答案为C本题为细节推理题由第一段的uIt isalwaysmuchbettertotellastory thanreadit outofabook,and,ifaparent canproduce what,intheactual situationofthetime andthechild,is animprovement onthe printedtext,so muchthebetter.可知,作者认为如果父母讲神话故事结合小孩所在的真实时间情况,而不仅仅是从故事书上读故事,效果更好故答案为C,即父母如果对神话故事作一些变化,更有效解答此题要注意同一意思的不同表达
2.According tothepassage,great fearcan takeplace ina childwhenthestory isA.inarealistic settingB.heard forthefirsttimeC.repeated toooften D.toldina differentway答案解析答案为B本题为细节题由第二段“As tofears,there are,I think,some casesof childrenbeingdangerouslyterrifiedbysomefairystory.Often,however,this arisesfromthechild havingheardthestoryonce.”可知,作者认为如果故事只讲了一遍,小孩会产生恐惧感故答案为B
3.The advantageclaimed(提出)for repeatingfairystoriesto youngchildren is that it.A.makes themless fearfulB.develops theirpower ofmemoryC.makes thembelieve there is nothingtobeafraid ofD.encourages themnot tohave strangebeliefs答案解析答案为Ao本题为细节推理题由第二段的最后一句话Familiarity withthestorybyrepetition turnsthe painof fearinto thepleasure ofa fearfaced andmastered.,,可知,作者认为不断的重复故事可以让小孩变得熟悉(familiarity)故事,这样恐惧的痛苦painoffear就会变成恐惧的快乐pleasure ofa fear,故答案为AB,D在文章中未提及;C选项“让小孩相信没有什么可害怕的”意思与此不符,且此答案显得绝对
4.The author,s mentionof sticks and telephonesis meantto suggestthat.A.fairystoriesarestill beingmade upB.thereissome misunderstandingabout fairy talesC.people tryto modernizeold fairystoriesD.thereismore concernfor children,s fearsnowadays答案解析答案为B本题为推断题从第三段“…If theircase weresound,the worldshould befullofmadmenattemptingto flyfrom NewYork toPhiladelphia ona stickor coveringa telephonewithkissesinthebeliefthatitwas theirbeloved girl-friend.和第四段“No fairystory everdeclaredtobeadescriptionoftherealworldandnocleverchildhaseverbelieved thatitwas.”可知,作者的观点是神话故事不是对现实世界的描述,没有哪个聪明的小孩相信它们是真的故答案为B,作者用sticksandtelephones来证明一些人对神话故事存在误解
5.One ofthe reasonswhy somepeople arenot infavor offairytalesisthat.A.they arefullof imaginationB.they justmake upthe storieswhich arefar fromthe truthC.they arenot interestingD.they maketeachers ofhistory difficultto teach答案解析答案为Bo本题为细节题从第三段的首句uThere arealso peoplewho objectto fairystoriesonthegroundsthattheyarenot objectivelytrue,that giants,witches,two-headed dragons,magic carpets,etc.do notexist***可知,也有人反对神话故事是因为它们不是客观真实的,故r答案为B解答此题同样要注意同义句的转换,“not infavor of”与objectto同义;notobjectivelytrue”与“far fromthe truthv同义。