【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题记叙文类型模拟试题10篇训练之十（13页word版）

【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题记叙文类型模拟试题10篇训练之十（13页word版）

‎2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题记叙文类型模拟试题10篇训练之十 ‎[一]‎ The establishment of the Third Reich influenced events in American history by starting a chain of events which culminated in war between Germany and the United States. The compete destruction of democracy, the persecution of Jews, the war on religion, the cruelty and barbarism of the Nazis, and especially the plans of Germany and her allies, Italy and Japan, for world conquest caused great indignation in this country and brought on fear of another world war. While speaking out against Hitler’s atrocities, the American people generally favored isolationist policies and neutrality. The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1936 prohibited trade with any belligerents or loans to them. In 1937 the President was empowered to declare an arms embargo in wars between nations at his discretion.‎ American opinion began to change somewhat after President Roosevelt’s “quarantine the aggressor” speech at Chicago (1937) in which he severely criticized Hitler’s policies. Germany’s seizure of Austria and the Munich Pact for the partition of Czechoslovakia (1938) also aroused the American people. The conquest of Czechoslovakia in March, 1939 was another rude awakening to the menace of the Third Reich. In August,1939 came the shock of the Nazi-soviet Pact and in September the attack on Poland and the outbreak of European war. The United States attempted to maintain neutrality in spite of sympathy for the democracies arrayed against the Third Reich. The Neutrality Act of 1939 repealed the arms embargo and permitted “cash and carry” exports of arms to belligerent nations. A strong national defense program was begun. A draft act was passed (1940) to strengthen the military services. A Lend Act (1941) authorized the President to sell, exchange, or lend materials to any country deemed necessary by him for the defense of the United States. Help was given to Britain by exchanging certain overage destroyers for the right to establish American bases in British territory in the Western Hemisphere. In August, 1940 President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met and issued the Atlantic Charter which proclaimed the kind of a world which should be established after the war. In December, 1941, Japan launched the unprovoked attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor. Immediately thereafter, Germany declared war on the United States.‎ ‎1.One item occurring before 1937 that the author does not mention in his list of actions that ‎ alienated the American public was ‎[A] the burning of the Reichstag.[B]German plans for conquest.‎ ‎[C] Nazi barbarism.[D] the persecution of religious groups.‎ ‎2.The Lend-Lease Act was designed to ‎[A] help the British.[B]strengthen the national defense of the United States.‎ ‎[C] promote the Atlantic Charter.[D] avenge Pearl Harbor.‎ ‎3.American Policy during the years 1935-1936 may be described as being ‎[A] watchful.[B]isolationist.‎ ‎[C] peaceful.[D] indifferent.‎ ‎4.The Neutrality Act of 1939‎ ‎[A] permitted the selling of arms to belligerent nations.[B]antagonized Japan.‎ ‎[C] permitted the British to trade only with the Allies.[D] led to Lend-Lease Act.‎ ‎5.We entered the war against Germany ‎[A] because Germany declared war.[B]because Japan was an ally of Germany.‎ ‎[C] after Germany had signed the Nazi-soviet Pact.[D] after peaceful efforts had failed.‎ 文章讲述了第三帝国成立，美国由中立到宣战的一段历史。采用按年代先后进行叙述的写作手法。文章一开始就点明主题：“第三帝国的成立影响了美国历史，从一系列事情开始，最终导致德国和美国交战。”‎ ‎1.A帝国大厦焚毁，众所周知，这是纳粹希特勒精心策划的一次政治阴谋，旨在迫害德国共产党。见第一段第二句“民主的全面摧毁、对犹太人的迫害、摧残宗教、纳粹的残忍和野蛮，特别是德国及其盟国意、日、征服世界的计划激起美国极大愤怒，也带来了对又一次世界大战的恐惧。”‎ ‎2.B 加强美国国防。见第二段导数第五句“1941年的租借法规定：总统对他认为保卫美国所需要的国家有权卖给、交换或借给他们物资。”‎ ‎3.B 与世隔绝。这在第一段第三句“美国人民虽然反对希特勒的凶残等事，他们一般还是喜欢孤立（与世隔绝的）政策和保持中立。1933年和1936年的中立条约规定：禁止和交战国双方贸易和借贷。”‎ ‎4.A 允许把武器卖给交战国。答案在第二段第六句“1939年的中立条约取消了武器禁运，允 许进行现钞交易出口武器给交战国。”‎ ‎5.A 因为德国宣战。这在第一段已有说明。尽管希特勒坏事做尽，美国还是倾向于中立政策。第二段罗斯福在芝加哥的演讲，态度稍有改变。严厉批评希特勒的政策，但仍然以中立为主。1941年日本袭击珍珠港，不久德国宣战，美国才不得不参战。‎ ‎[二]‎ As I wash dishes at the kitchen sink, my husband, Scott, paces behind me, annoyed. “Have you seen my keys?” he asks. In the past I would have turned off the tap and joined the hunt while trying to comfort my husband. But that only made him angrier. Now, I focus on the wet dish in my hands. I don’t turn around. I don’t say a word. I’m using a technique I learned from a dolphin trainer.‎ For a book I was writing about animal trainers’ school, I started spending my days watching professional trainers do the seemingly impossible: teaching dogs to dance on command and chimps to skateboard. Eventually it hit me that the same techniques might work on that stubborn but lovable species, the American husband. The central lesson I learned is that I should reward behaviour I like and ignore behaviour I don’t. After all, you don’t get a sea lion to balance a ball on the end of its nose by talking. The same goes for the American husband.‎ I began thanking Scott if he threw one dirty shirt into the laundry basket. If he threw in two, I’d kiss him. I was using what trainers call “approximations”, rewarding the small steps toward learning a whole new behaviour. With Scott the husband, I began to praise every small act every time: if he drove just a mile an hour slower, or was on time for anything.‎ I followed the students to Sea World San Diego, where a dolphin trainer introduced me to Least Reinforcing Scenario (L. R. S.). When a dolphin does something wrong, the trainer doesn’t respond in any way. The idea is that any response, positive or negative, fuels a behaviour. If a behaviour causes no response, it typically dies away. It was only a matter of time before he was again searching for his keys, at which point I said nothing and kept at what I was doing. It took a lot of discipline to maintain my calm, but results were immediate. I felt as if I should throw him a small fish.‎ ‎28. What can we infer about the writer?‎ A. She treats her husband like animals.‎ B. She often quarrels with her husband.‎ C. She behaves differently to her husband.‎ D. She’s determined to learn from the dolphin.‎ ‎29. How did the writer get the idea of treating her husband?‎ A. By rewarding her husband. ‎ B. By writing a book on animals.‎ C. By watching professional training. ‎ D. By focusing on washing the dishes.‎ ‎30. What will happen if the trainer doesn’t respond to the dolphin’s mistake?‎ A. It will feel embarrassed. ‎ B. It will forget the mistake.‎ C. It will remember its mistake. ‎ D. It will repeat the wrong action.‎ ‎31. What is the tone of the text?‎ A. Humorous. B. Serious. C. Aggressive. D. Doubtful.‎ 参考答案：28-31 CCBA ‎ [三]‎ For its outsize reputation, Silicon Valley is a narrow thing. America’s innovation (创新) capital mainly consists of many small towns and cities on the San Francisco peninsula (半岛) squeezed between the coastal mountain range to the west and the bay to the east. It is traditionally made up of the top of Santa Clara County as well as the very bottom of San Mateo County.‎ Not long ago, this place was known as the Valley of Heart’s Delight, famous for its plentiful fruit yards. The circumstances that turned the countryside into a technological center have been studied carefully, and many have attempted to replicate the magic in Silicon Valley. Would-be followers would be right to conclude that access to basic research and start-up capital. But for the past two decades, photographer Beth Yarnelle Edwards has been documenting the one aspect often unnoticed by these observers: Silicon Valley’s fundamentally suburban (郊区的)character.‎ Edwards’ Suburban Dreams project was born in 1997. “I felt lonely and trapped, but I realized that the people around me really loved being there, ” she recalled. She began by photographing friends and acquaintances near her home in San Carlos. The project grew as she interviewed her subjects to understand how their environment shaped their hopes and dreams. “It’s really important to me that the pictures are true to what is happening in the home,” she says. In 2016, Edwards began revisiting her subjects to see the effects of the growth and the wealth. But she was surprised by how little had changed in the lives of those still there.‎ Many Silicon Valley natives do not recognize much of what they see there nowadays. It’s true that modest bungalows have been replaced by very large houses. Almost everything is more crowded and more expensive. But a lot will never change. The main roads — Highway 101, the El Camino — are the same. So too the freestanding oak trees and gentle hills surrounded by golden grass. And at the heart of it all, as Edwards’ photos illustrate, the suburban dream is still alive.‎ ‎24. Where is Silicon Valley?‎ A. In the center of San Francisco. ‎ B. On the San Francisco Peninsula.‎ C. On top of Santa Clara County. ‎ D. At the bottom of San Mateo County.‎ ‎25. Which of the following best explains “replicate” underlined in paragraph 2?‎ A. Copy. B. Replace. C. Study. D. Report.‎ ‎26. What did the project focus on later?‎ A. People’s hopes and dreams. ‎ B. The wish of the acquaintances.‎ C. The true life of the local people. ‎ D. Silicon Valley’s influences on the locals.‎ ‎27. What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A. Crazy Changes, Crazy Followers ‎ B. Wild Dream, Successful project C. Lively City, Major Innovation ‎ D. Unchanging life, Unchanging Dream 参考答案：24-27 BADD ‎[四]‎ ‎ This big-sister thing wasn’t pleasant. I was five, and my sister Lisa was two years younger. Every time we did something that we shouldn’t do, I got into more trouble. It seemed everybody paid attention to her. And we had to go to bed at the same time. I’d had it.‎ ‎ One day I was playing with the kids next door, and found out that in other people’s houses, the older kids had later bedtime. Going to my mother with my new-found information, I advocated for policy change and was denied.‎ ‎ So I went to my room and started to pack. Into the suitcase went my books and some Barbies. Putting some more clothes into it, I went downstairs. Mum looked up and asked if I was running away. As I told her yes, she wasn’t nearly as upset as I expected.‎ ‎“Are you going to Grandma Sylvia’s?” I couldn’t believe she could figure this out. She was like a witch（女巫）.‎ ‎ Without answering her, I went out. Suitcases with wheels hadn’t invented in the 1970s, and mine was full of books. I dragged my suitcase and sweated, not knowing Mum was following and waving concerned citizens away.‎ ‎ Finally, I went to Grandma’s apartment building about two kilometers away. I went upstairs and before I knocked, the door opened. Grandma told me she was happy to see me, and I realized Mum had called ahead and I had been betrayed.‎ ‎ Soon Mum swept in, sat in my grandfather’s chair, took my hot little face in her hands and said, “Sweet-heart, I don’t want you to be so miserable. If it’s hard for you to live with Lisa, tomorrow I’ll call the orphanage（孤儿院）and send her away.”‎ ‎ Knowing what an orphanage was, I started to cry. “Don’t send my sister away!” Mum unwillingly agreed that we would all go home and give it another try. That night, Mum fed us, gave us a bath and sent us to bed at the same time.‎ ‎ In the following years, once in a while Lisa and I would have a fight, and to this day, if I turn over my shoulder and say, “Mum, Lisa’s being mean to me!” Mum always answers in the same way, “You had your chance.”‎ ‎24. What did the author find unpleasant?‎ A. Going to bed later than Lisa for her studies. ‎ B. Having to share the same attention as her sister.‎ C. Being blamed more when doing something wrong. ‎ D. Taking care of Lisa when her parents were busy.‎ ‎25. What did the author’s mother do when following her?‎ A. Sign others not to be concerned about her. ‎ B. Ask others for help to stop her from leaving.‎ C. Call her grandma to wait and persuade her. ‎ D. Connect the orphanage to get Lisa back.‎ 26. Why did the author say Mum was like a witch?‎ A. Mum figured out where she would go. ‎ B. Mum tried to prevent her from leaving.‎ C. Mum blamed her for Lisa’s mistakes. ‎ D. Mum always broke her promises.‎ ‎27. Why does Mum say the author had her chance?‎ A. She can choose to send Lisa to the orphanage. ‎ B. She should learn to get along well with Lisa.‎ C. She can have the chance to be mean to Lisa. ‎ D. She tried to make Lisa and herself homeless.‎ 参考答案：‎ 本文是一篇记叙文。作者五岁时因为妈妈总让她为妹妹背黑锅，因此离家出走。母亲的一席话打消了作者的念头，从此即使与妹妹有小矛盾也能处理好。‎ ‎24.C 细节理解题。第一段作者说，自己比妹妹大两岁，却要跟她有一样的就寝时间；每次做了不该做的事，自己的麻烦总比妹妹多，由此可知选C。‎ ‎25.A 推理判断题。第五段最后说，作者闹离家出走，拉着行李箱艰难地走在去爷爷奶奶家的路上，妈妈在后面跟着，同时示意那些关注的人们离开，因此选A。‎ ‎26.A 细节理解题。第四段说，作者拖着行李箱准备出门的时候妈妈说她这是要去奶奶家，于是作者不敢相信她连这个也能猜出来，简直就像个女巫。结合语境判断，这是因为作者的妈妈竟然猜到她离家出走要去哪里，因此选A。‎ ‎27.B 推理判断题。文章最后说，每次作者与妹妹发生冲突向妈妈抱怨的时候，妈妈就会回答，“你曾经有过机会的”。结合语境判断，这里的“机会”说的是前文交代的作者的母亲曾经故意提议要把妹妹送回孤儿院的建议，那么母亲这句话的含义是说，作者必须学会与妹妹友好相处，并学会谦让妹妹，因此选B。‎ ‎[五]‎ I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from the past, a classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely accidental: “Moby Dick” on a three-day cross-country train trip; “The Magic Mountain” in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting “The Man Without Qualities” on a return to Hawaii, my native state, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes (册), then decided that I’d got the point and went swimming instead.‎ But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy.” There’s always “War and Peace,” which I’ve covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the “War” part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite — once more into “The Waves” or “Justine,” which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.‎ And then there’s Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black,” which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail (鸡尾酒) of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and Back Forty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi’s theory: “I take whatever’s fresh at the greenmarket and turn it into liquid.” The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids...‎ ‎28. What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?‎ ‎ A. He shows talents for literature. B. He admires a lot of great writers.‎ ‎ C. He has a cottage in New England. D. He enjoys reading when traveling.‎ ‎29. What do the underlined words “get bogged down” in paragraph 2 mean?‎ ‎ A. Be interrupted. B. Make no progress. ‎ ‎ C. Get confused. D. Be carried away. ‎ ‎30. Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?‎ ‎ A. He barely understands them. B. He finishes them quickly. ‎ C. He has read them many times before. D. He should read something serious.‎ ‎31. What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ ‎ A. To Read or Not to Read B. The Books of Summer ‎ C. It’s Never Too Late to Read D. My Summer Holidays 参考答案： 28—31 DBDB ‎[六]‎ In the Hollywood movie The Martian, actor Matt Damon plays an astronaut who grows food on Mars（火星）to survive alone on the red planet.‎ After seeing the movie, Washington State University physicist Michael Allen and University of Idaho food scientist Helen Joyner decided to carry out a case study helping students figure out how to farm on Mars. In the case study, students have to imagine they are mining（采矿） on Mars and decide how to feed themselves there before starting on the journey. They get advice from Allen and Joyner on how to select crops and take the challenges of growing crops over long periods on Mars. Students use a scoring system to select three foods to plant on Mars.‎ Allen found the results impressive: among 30 students, “no two people have ever gotten the same answer”, he said.‎ Human travelers to Mars will likely have to make use of resources on the planet rather than take everything they need with them on a spaceship. This means farming their own food on another planet, one that has a very different ecosystem (生态系统) from Earth’s.‎ One challenge for those who would like to live on Mars is the fact that there can be no farming tools. Like real astronauts, students taking part in the study cannot take a lot of farming tools with them. As Joyner put it to his student astronauts, “You are starting with nothing.”‎ Besides, students also have to deal with a very limited choice of diet. “If I had to eat a single food for the rest of my life, could I do it?” Joyner asked.‎ But Allen believes the case study is about more than farming and eating on the Red Planet.‎ ‎“I’m not teaching about growing food on Mars,” Allen said. “I’m teaching about living with choices. I’m teaching about problem solving.”‎ ‎23. In the case study, students have to __________.‎ A. watch the movie to know the conditions on Mars B. decide which crop to grow on Mars with the help of the teachers C. design different types of diets on Mars for them to choose D. understand how to farm on Mars with their favorite farming tools ‎24. Michael Allen thinks that the case study __________.‎ A. increases students’ knowledge about farming ‎ B. helps student know more about Mars C. develops students’ skills of solving problems D. teaches students how to make proper choices ‎25. The passage is mainly intended __________.‎ A. to describe a research on how to farm on Mars B. to prepare us to deal with problems on Mars C. to teach us how to survive on Mars alone D. to introduce a Hollywood movie, The Martian 参考答案：23-25 BCA ‎ ‎[七]‎ Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago，and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.‎ ‎　　My earliest memories of my father are of a tall，handsome，successful man devoted to his work and family，but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him；as a school girl and young adult (成年人) I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as "successful" as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.‎ ‎　　On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father's friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon，did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son's funny facial expressions. Gone was my father's critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father，who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?‎ ‎　　The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt ‎ closer to him at that moment. After so many years, I'm at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I'm delighted with my_new_friend. My dad, in his new home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was.‎ ‎5. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?‎ A. He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.‎ C. He did not love his children. D. He expected too much of her.‎ ‎[解析]细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的"He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A's and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as 'successful'as he was. "可知，作者小时候怀恨爸爸是因为爸爸对她要求很严厉、很苛刻。[答案]D ‎6. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel________.‎ A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. safe ‎[解析]推理判断题。根据第二段中"Whenever I went out with him on weekends，I used to struggle to think up things to say，feeling on guard."可知每次和父亲一起外出度周末，她都非常紧张。on guard为固定短语，意为"警戒"。[答案]A ‎7. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?‎ A. More critical. B. More talkative.‎ C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hardworking.‎ ‎[解析]推理判断题。根据文章第三段和第四段的描述可知，作者的爸爸其实也很温和、友善。从第三段结尾的几个反问句可以知道。第四段中作者感到和爸爸成了朋友。[答案]C ‎8. The underlined words "my new friend" in the last paragraph refer to________.‎ A. the author's son B. the author's father C. the friend of the author's father D. the café owner ‎[解析]推理判断题。文中的new friend指的是作者的爸爸。作者以前一直以为爸爸是个严厉、苛刻的人，和他相处时，总是感到惧怕和紧张，但是在到了Tucson，和爸爸接触之后才看到爸爸友善的一面，所以作者感到她有了一个新朋友。‎ ‎[八]‎ I was in a rush as always, but this time it was for an important date I just couldn' t be late for! I found myself at a checkout counter behind an elderly woman seemingly in no hurry as she paid for her groceries. A PhD student with not a lot of money, I had hurried into the store to pick up some flowers. I was in a huge rush, thinking of my upcoming evening. I did not want to be late for this date.‎ We were in Boston, a place not always known for small conversation between strangers. The woman stopped unloading her basket and looked up at me. She smiled. It was a nice smile -warm and reassuring - and I returned her gift by smiling back.‎ ‎"Must be a special lady, whoever it is that will be getting those beautiful flowers，" she said.‎ ‎"Yes, she' s special，" I said, and then to my embarrassment, the words kept coming out. "It' s only our second date，but somehow I am just having the feeling she's'the one' ，"Jokingly, I added, "The only problem is that I can' t figure out why she' d want to date a guy like me."‎ ‎"Well, I think she's very lucky to have a boyfriend who brings her such lovely flowers and who is obviously in love with her，" the woman said. "My husband used to bring me flowers every week - even when times were tough and we didn' t have much money. Those were incredible days; he was very romantic and - of course - I miss him since he' s passed away."‎ I paid for my flowers as she was gathering up her groceries. There was no doubt in my mind as I walked up to her. I touched her on the shoulder and said, "You were right, you know. These flowers are indeed for a very special lady." I handed her the flowers and thanked her for such a nice conversation.‎ It took her a moment to realize that I was giving her the flowers I had just purchased. "You have a wonderful evening，"I said. I left her with a big smile and my heart warmed as I saw her smelling the beautiful flowers.‎ I remember being slightly late for my date that night and telling my girlfriend the above story. A couple of years later，when I finally worked up the courage to ask her to marry me，she told me that this story had helped to seal it for her - that was the night that I won her heart.‎ ‎[语篇解读]作者赶着去和女朋友约会，在他买花的途中，偶遇一个"微笑"的老妇人，他们进行了一次"真诚"的谈话......‎ ‎1．Why was the writer in a hurry that day?‎ A. He was to meet his girlfriend.‎ B. He had to go back to school soon.‎ C. He was delayed by an elderly lady.‎ D. He had to pick up some groceries.‎ ‎[解析]事实细节题。从全文特别是第一段可知，我们不难发现作者很匆忙的原因是"急着买花，要去赴约(约会女朋友)"，答案应该选A。[答案]A ‎2．What does the underlined phrase "her gift" (Paragraph 2) refer to?‎ A. Her words. B. Her smile.‎ C. Her flowers. D. Her politeness.‎ ‎[解析]词义理解题。从文章第二段中的"She smiled. It was a nice smile-warm and reassuring..."，可知此处的"her gift"，指代上文的smile，所以答案选B。[答案]B ‎3．Why did the writer give his flowers to the elderly lady?‎ A. She told him a nice story. B. She allowed him to pay first.‎ C. She gave him encouragement. D. She liked flowers very much.‎ ‎[解析]逻辑推理题。从作者和老妇人的谈话可知，老妇人讲述的关于她的丈夫对她的关爱的故事深深地感动了作者，同时也鼓励了作者：送花给女朋友是非常值得做的，而且对他女朋友来说，能收到他送的花是很幸运的。[答案]C ‎4．What is the message conveyed in the story?‎ A. Flowers are important for a date. B. Small talk is helpful.‎ C. Love and kindness are rewarding. D. Elderly people deserve respecting.‎ ‎[解析]逻辑推理题。从全文可知，这个故事告诉我们"爱和善心会给人们带来幸福"，所以C项与本文要传递的信息一致。[答案]C ‎[九]‎ Few laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubled-to $1.01 per pack-smokers have jammed telephone "quit lines" across the country seeking to kick the habit.‎ This is not a surprise to public health advocates. They've studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase.‎ The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ears to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, the deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely.‎ In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nation，a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10.06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S. C. , where the 7centapack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $4.78.‎ The influence is obvious.‎ In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys - 13. 8%, far below the national average. By comparison,26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low tax states have similarly depressing teen smoking records.‎ Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans "who choose to smoke."‎ That's true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for today's adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart disease and feel better.‎ ‎[语篇解读]　烟草税增加后，取得了立竿见影的效果--许多烟民纷纷戒烟。然而有些地方却对此充耳不闻，中学生吸烟的比例居高不下。本文让我们意识到：从长远看，通过增加烟草税而使人们戒烟是泽被千家万户的大事。‎ ‎1. The text is mainly about________.‎ A. the price of cigarettes B. the rate of teen smoking C. the effect of tobacco tax increase D. the differences in tobacco tax rate ‎[解析]主旨大意题。本文主要谈论的是烟草税增加后取得的明显效果以及给人们带来的益处。A、B、D均为文章的某一方面。[答案]C ‎2. What does the author think is a surprise?‎ A. Teen smokers are price sensitive.‎ B. Some states still keep the tobacco tax low.‎ C. Tobacco taxes improve public health.‎ D. Tobacco industry fiercely fights the tax rise.‎ ‎[解析]事实细节题。由第三段第一句可知，唯一让人吃惊的是，有些州对此充耳不闻，也就是继续保持低烟草税。[答案]B ‎3．The underlined word "deter" in Paragraph 3 most probably means________.‎ A. discourage B. remove C. benefit D. free ‎[解析]猜测词义题。由语境可知，烟草税会改善公众的健康，筹集资金，特别是能让青少年放弃吸烟的习惯。[答案]A ‎4. Rogers' attitude towards the low-income smokers might be that of________.‎ A. tolerance B. unconcern C. doubt D. sympathy ‎[解析]推理判断题。Roger认为高烟草税是把税收负担加到了低收入的烟民身上，故应该持同情态度。[答案]D ‎5. What can we learn from the last paragraph?‎ A. The new tax will be beneficial in the long run.‎ B. Low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill.‎ C. Future generations will be hooked on smoking.‎ D. Adults will depend more on their families.‎ ‎[解析]推理判断题。由全文最后一句可知，增加烟草税促使烟民戒烟，可让他们有更多的时间与家人团聚，减少癌症和心脏病的发病率，从长远看，是一件有益的事情。[答案]A ‎[十]‎ One evening last summer, when I asked my 17-year-old son, Ray, for help with dinner, his response surprised me, “What’s a colander（漏勺）?” he asked.‎ I could only blame myself. Nobody’s hands went in the sauce except my own. But that night, as I explained with a touch of panic that a colander is the thing with holes in it, I wondered what else I hadn’t prepared Ray for. I felt confident that I’d raised a self-reliant boy, as we all try to do. But could he boil water? Sew on a button? Wash his clothes without turning them pink? No, no and no. Suddenly it hit me: He’d be leaving the house in a year to attend college. No way was I going to set a spoiled prince into the world.‎ As parents, while we focus on our child’s confidence and character, we perhaps don’t always consider that we are also raising someone’s future roommate, boyfriend, husband, or father. I wanted to know that I’d raised a boy who would never ask the woman in his life, “What’s for dinner?” So I came up with a plan: I would offer Ray a private home economics course. I was ‎ delighted to find that he didn’t say no.‎ For two hours, three days a week, Ray was all mine. One day, as his tomato sauce reduced on the stove, he washed and seasoned a chicken for toasting. Then he rolled out the piecrust（馅饼皮）and filled it with apples, all while listening to my explanation on the importance of preheating an oven.‎ Three of my four grandparents were tailors, so Ray was genetically programmed to quickly master the basics, like mending a split seam or refastening a button. One day we covered Advanced Laundry, in which I taught him never to mix a red sweatshirt with white shirts or put sweaters in the dryer. I knew that he would rather have been shooting hoops in the driveway than learning to mend socks with his mother -- he tried to beg off sewing lessons, even though I insisted that one day, someone would find the sight of him fixing his own shirt very attractive -- but it couldn’t be denied that he was learning, and more than just housekeeping. “I appreciate more what you do as a mom,” he told me one day.‎ Ray now understands the finer points of cooking, and more important, he realizes there’s nothing masculine（男子气的）about being helpless. Not only can he make his own dinner, he can make it for his family, too. That’s what I call a man.‎ ‎24. Hearing her son’s question, the author felt _______. ‎ A. shocked B. angry C. disappointed D. calm ‎25. We can learn from the text that Ray ________.‎ A. made great progress in cooking ‎ B. preferred sewing to cooking C. was unwilling to take the course at first ‎ D. always thought it attractive to do housework ‎26. The underlined part “more than just housekeeping” shows that Ray _______.‎ A. fell in love with housework B. did other work in the house C. acknowledges the author’s efforts D. began to be more independent ‎27. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Are Women Programmed for Housework? B. Should Boys Be Involved in Housework?‎ C. I’m Proud I’ve Raised a Curious Son D. A Present for My Future Daughter-in-law 参考答案：24 – 27 AACD