2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（16）

2020届二轮复习专题阅读理解训练题（16）

阅读理解训练（16）‎ Passage 1‎ While watching the games the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.‎ ‎ The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.‎ ‎ I watched the man dive off the bock and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.‎ ‎ I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.‎ ‎ But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.‎ ‎ No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.‎ ‎ A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.‎ ‎ Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to Sydney.‎ ‎ In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog.‎ 1. From the passage we can learn that the young man _______.‎ A. made his turn to start back pitifully ‎ B. was skillful in freestyle in the game C. swam faster than the average swimmer ‎ D. was not capable enough to win the medal ‎2. The crowd changed their attitudes because _______.‎ ‎ A. they felt sorry for the young man ‎ B. they wanted to show their sympathy ‎ C. they were moved by the young man ‎ D. they meant to please the young man ‎3. According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______.‎ ‎ A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills ‎ B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself ‎ C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors ‎ D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals ‎4. What’s the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. Go for it! B. Try again！‎ C. Compete for Gold! D. Break a Record!‎ 答案： DCBA Passage 2‎ ‎　 A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket(彩票)at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the ￡25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci, 58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped to “help”, stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.‎ ‎　　Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉) prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million for him--- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(匿名) guaranteed."‎ ‎　　Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied:" I couldn't because it's not mine." Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.‎ ‎5. The sentence "Then he began a battle with his conscience." in paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that_______.‎ A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money　　 ‎ ‎6. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they ______.‎ A. wanted to make fun of him B. hoped to get the money C. knew who the robber was D. lost the lottery ticket　　 ‎ ‎7. The word "spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by ______.‎ ‎ A. accepting B. claiming C. refusing D. canceling ‎8. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be_____.‎ ‎ A. A Thief's Lucky Day B. A Popular Maths Professor ‎ C. A Magic Lottery 　　 D. A Reward of Honesty 　‎ 答案：‎ ‎5.A 教授并不是看到彩票开奖立刻知道该怎么办，所以才会began a battle with his conscience。‎ ‎6.B 这些人的目的很简单，就是想得到钱，见第三段第一句话。‎ ‎7.C 通过上下文我们可以判断这里是“拒绝”。‎ ‎8.A 这篇短文的主题不是教授、不是彩票、所以只有A适合做文章的标题。‎ Passage 3‎ SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999. Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and anything else that came up.‎ Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50 – meter butterfly in the Australian championships at Homebu‎ ‎Bay.‎ Gould, now a 47 – year – old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的)time of 30. 32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.‎ Schipper, now a 17 – year – old girl from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.‎ ‎“I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train.” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”‎ ‎“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She old us stories about what it was like at big meets like Olympics and what it was like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”‎ Next time, things will be more serious: “I will still be swimming in the ‎50 m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould.” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the ‎100 m and 200 butterfly.‎ ‎9．What is the passage mainly about?‎ ‎ A．Stories happening in swimming competitions.‎ ‎ B．Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.‎ ‎ C．Lessons learned from international swimming championships.‎ ‎ D．Friendship and competition between two swimmers.‎ ‎10．Gould and Schipper are going to____________.‎ ‎ A．talk about sport and life B．go back to elite competition ‎ C．set a qualifying time and win gold D．take part in the same sports event ‎11．Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was____________.‎ ‎ A．15 B．‎17 ‎C．22 D．30‎ ‎12．The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to .‎ ‎ A．the Olympics B．the youth camp ‎ C．the friendship D．the Australian team ‎13．What Schipper said showed that she___________.‎ ‎ A．was no longer Gould’s friend B．had learned a lot from Gould ‎ C．was not interested in Gould’s stories D．would not like to compete against Gould 答案：8．D 10．D 11．A 12．C 13．D Passage 4‎ You're in a department store and you see a couple of attractive young women looking at a sweater. You listen to their conversation:‎ ‎ “I can't believe it--a Lorenzo Bertolla! They are almost impossible to find. Isn't it beautiful? And it's a lot cheaper than the one Sara bought in Rome. ”‎ They leave and you go over to see this incredible sweater. It's nice and the price is right. You've never heard of Lorenzo Bertolla, but those girls looked really stylish. They must know. So, you buy it. You never realize that those young women are employees of an advertising agency. They are actually paid to go from store to store, talking loudly about Lorenzo Bertolla clothes. ‎ Every day we notice what people are wearing, driving and eating. If the person looks cool, the product seems cool, too. This is the secret of undercover marketing. Companies from Ford to Nike are starting to use it. ‎ ‎   Undercover marketing is important because it reaches people that don't pay attention to traditional advertising. This is particularly true of the MTV generation----consumers between the age of 18 and 34. It is a golden group. They have a lot of money to spend, but they don't trust ads. ‎ ‎   So advertising agencies hire young actors to “perform” in bars and other places where young adults go. Some people might call this practice deceptive(骗人的), but marketing executive Jonathan Ressler calls it creative. “Look at traditional advertising. Its effectiveness is decreasing. ”‎ However, one might ask what exactly is “real” about of young women pretending to be enthusiastic about a sweater? Advertising executives would say it's no less real than an ad. The difference is that you know an ad is trying to persuade you to buy something. You don' t know when a conversation you overhear is just a performance. ‎ ‎14. The two attractive young women were talking so that they could ________. ‎ A. get the sweater at a lower price    B. be heard by people around C. be admired by other shoppers  D. decide on buying the sweater ‎15. Lorenzo Bertolla is __________. ‎ A. a very popular male singer        B. an advertising agency C. a clothing company in Rome     D. the brand name of a sweater ‎16. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?  ‎ A. The two girls are in fact employed by the Lorenzo Bertolla Company. ‎ B. The MTV generation tend to be more easily influenced by ads. ‎ C. Traditional advertising is becoming less effective because it's too direct. ‎ D. Undercover marketing will surely be banned soon by the government. ‎ ‎17. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?‎ ‎ A. Two Attractive Shoppers           B. Lorenzo Bertolla Sweaters ‎ C. Ways of Advertising                  D. Undercover Marketing 答案： B D C D Passage 5‎ ‎ “I sat-in at a restaurant for six months, and when they finally agreed to serve me, they didn’t have what I wanted”---so went a famous line. In reality, the sit-in movement was not a joke. It began in Greensboro‎, ‎North Carolina, at 4:30 P. M. , on the afternoon of February 1, 1960. On that day, Ezell Blair Jr. , Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, and Franklin McClain entered an F. W. Woolworth store. They sat down at a segregated（隔离的）lunch counter, ordered coffee, and then refused to leave when told, ‘We don’t serve Negroes. ” ‎ The four young men had expected not to be served. What no one had expected, however, was that they would sit there and politely, but firmly, refuse to leave. This was 1960, and throughout the South black people were not allowed to sit at the same lunch counters with whites, swim at the same beaches, use the same water fountains, or worship at the same churches. Segregation was the law, and it meant separation of the races in every way. ‎ The next day, the four returned to Woolworth’s---this time accompanied by sixteen other students. Again they sat at the lunch counter and requested service. Again they were refused. And again, they declined to leave. On Wednesday, February 3, seventy students filled the Woolworth’s store. This time, the group included white students as well as black. Many brought school books and studied while they waited. By this time, their protest had become known nationwide as a “sit-in”. ‎ ‎ On Thursday, there was trouble. An angry group of white teenagers began shoving（推搡） and cursing them but were quickly removed by the police. By February 10, the sit-in movement had spread to five other states. ‎ ‎ By September 1961, more than 70,000 people, both black and white, had participated in sit-ins at segregated restaurants and lunch counters, kneel-ins at segregated churches, read-ins at segregated libraries, and swim-ins at segregated pools and beaches. Over 3,600 people had been arrested, and more than 100 students had been driven away. But they were getting results. On June 10, 1964, the U. S Senate passed a major civil rights bill outlawing（宣布为非法）racial discrimination in all public places. President Lyndon Johnson signed it on July 2, and it became law. But the highest credit still goes to the four brave students from North Carolina who first sat-in and waited it out. ‎ ‎18. In this passage, “sit-in” refers to _________. ‎ A. an activity where people sit together and drink coffee freely B. a bill which outlaws racial discrimination in all public places C. a form in which people peacefully sit and decline to leave ‎ D. a polite behavior that everyone enjoys ‎19. Which statement can be concluded from the fifth paragraph in the passage?‎ A. The sit-in movement was not successful. ‎ B. The sit-in movement had a positive result. ‎ C. Only black people participated in sit-ins. ‎ D. A lot of protesters were arrested, with some students driven away from school ‎20. What was the purpose of the civil rights bill passed in 1964?‎ A. The highest credit went to the four brave students. ‎ B. It declared that segregation was a law. ‎ C. The students were allowed to participate in sit-ins. ‎ D. It made racial segregation against the law in all public places. ‎ ‎21. What is the passage mainly about?‎ A. Segregation was the law in the South. ‎ B. The first sit-in was in 1960. ‎ C. The sit-ins helped to end segregation. ‎ D. The civil rights bill was passed in 1964 by the U. S. Senate. ‎ 答案： C B D C Passage 6‎ The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sport car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.‎ Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered a peculiar “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham‎, ‎England, Greg, and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on a radio. They took a lie detector（测谎仪） test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges include an astrologer（占星家） who declared that they were suited.‎ The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.‎ Organizations, including the marriage guidance Service Relate, have criticized the marriage. ‎ As one person put it, “We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”‎ The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the center of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last? ‎ ‎22. How did the couple’s parents react to the wedding?‎ ‎ A. The bride’s mother shared their joy. ‎ ‎ B. The bride’s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.‎ ‎ C. The bridegroom’s parents were quite delighted.‎ ‎ D. The bridegroom’s parents were not that joyful.‎ ‎23. Some experts believe that _____.‎ ‎ A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce ‎ ‎ B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage ‎ ‎ C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems ‎ ‎ D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple ‎24. One of the prize for the couple is _____.‎ ‎ A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like ‎ ‎ B. to use an apartment free for some time ‎ ‎ C. to have a wedding dress free ‎ ‎ D. to own an American sports car ‎25. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?‎ ‎ A. Two strangers and a wedding B. A wedding based on love ‎ ‎ C. A short-lived marriage D. A well-matched couple 答案： DBBA Passage 7‎ There’s talk today about how as a society we’ve become separated by colors, income, city vs suburb, red state vs blue. But we also divide ourselves with unseen dotted lines. I’m talking about the property lines that isolate us from the people we are physically closest to: our neighbors.‎ It was a disaster on my street, in a middle-class suburb of Rochester‎ ‎Town, several years ago that got me thinking about this. One night, a neighbor shot and killed his wife and then himself; their two middle-school children ran screaming into the night. Though the couple had lived on our street for seven years, my wife and I hardly knew them. We’d see them jogging together. Sometimes our children would share cars to school with theirs.‎ Some of the neighbors attended the funeral（葬礼）and called on relatives. Someone laid a single bunch of yellow flowers at the family’s front door, but nothing else was done to mark the loss. Within weeks, the children had moved with their grandparents to another part of the town. The only indication that anything had changed was the “For Sale” sign in front of their house.‎ A family had disappeared, yet the impact on our neighborhood was slight. How could that be? ‎ Did I live in a community or just in a house on a street surrounded by people whose lives were entirely separate? Few of my neighbors, I later learned, knew others on the street more than casually; many didn’t know even the names of those a few doors down.‎ Why is it that in an age of low long-distance expenses, discount airlines and the Internet, when we can create community anywhere, we often don’t know the people who live next door? Maybe my neighbors didn’t mind living this way, but I did. I wanted to get to know the people whose houses I passed each day – not just what they do for a living and how many children they have, but the depth of their experience and what kind of people they are.‎ What would it take, I wondered, to break through the barriers between us? I thought about childhood sleepovers（在外过夜）, and the familiar feeling and deep understanding I used to get from waking up inside a friend’s home. Would my neighbors let me sleep over and write about their lives from inside their own houses?‎ ‎27. The underlined word “this” in the second paragraph probably refers to the talk about ____.‎ ‎ A. how a society is divided by dotted lines B. the property lines separating us from our neighbors ‎ C. the couple’s death D. understanding each other between neighbors ‎27. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the author’s description?‎ ‎ A. The husband killed himself.‎ ‎ B. The couple had the habit of jogging together.‎ ‎ C. Their children moved to live with grandparents after the couple’s death.‎ ‎ D. The author never knew the couple until they died seven years later.‎ ‎28. From the last paragraph, we can infer that the author _____ in his childhood.‎ ‎ A. had once slept in the open air outside ‎ B. had slept in his friend’s home more than once ‎ C. had slept at home but woke up to find himself inside his friend’s home ‎ D. used to live in his friend’s home ‎29. Following the last paragraph, the author will perhaps _____.‎ A. leave his home and began his writing career ‎ B. sleep in the open air and write about his experiences ‎ C. sleep in his neighbors’ homes and write about their family lives ‎ D. interview his neighbors and write about their houses 答案： BDBC Passage 8‎ Munish Bansal has amassed(积累)8,500 digital images of daughter Suman, 12, and her brother Jay, 10, since the day they were born. He has enough pictures to fill 600 albums and shows them on a website named “delightful kids”.‎ Mr. Bansal, 36, an accountant from Gillingham‎, ‎Kent: “It started when I took a picture of Suman on the day when she was born. I did the same the following day, and the day after, and the ‎ day after that. Before I knew it, she had turned one and I had 365 images. It seemed a shame to stop, so I kept going - and did the same when Jay came along.” Mr. Bansal, who lives with housewife Rita, 39, began the family album on the day Suman was born in 1996. With a digital camera, he takes the picture usually before school or during dinner. ‎ The photographs capture her life from a baby and toddler, through to early school days and into her teens. They include important landmarks like walking, the day she spoke, her first words and the beginning of school. He did the same with her younger brother Jay who was born two years later. ‎ Mr. Bansal admits both Suman and Jay are “quite embarrassed” about the website - and their father. Suman, who turns 13 tomorrow, said: “It's interesting because when I look at the baby photos I don't recognize myself - but I'm not planning on letting Dad do this for ever.” Mr. Bansal has said he will continue until they are old enough to leave home. “As they get older, Sunam and Jay have become quite embarrassed about what I'm doing,” he said. “But I hope that one day both of them will appreciate what I’ve done, and look back on their childhoods with happy memories.” ‎ ‎30. People can see their pictures by ______. ‎ ‎ A. looking at the 600 albums B. visiting a website named “delightful kids”‎ ‎ C. collecting all the 8,500 digital images D. using all their digital camera ‎31. When Mr. Bansal started to take the picture, he was ______.‎ ‎ A. 24 years old B. 26 years old. C. 28 years old D. 30 years old ‎32. How do Suman and Jay think of what their father has done?‎ ‎ A. They feel very pleased with what their father has done ‎ B. They think highly of what their father has done ‎ C. They feel uncomfortable with what their father has done ‎ D. They are surprised at what their father has done ‎33. From the passage we can infer that ______.‎ ‎ A. Mr. Bansal is sorry for taking so many pictures.‎ ‎ B. Mr. Bansal will stop taking photos next year ‎ C. Mr. Bansal wants his children to leave home now ‎ D. Mr. Bansal love his children very much 答案： BACD Passage 9‎ Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families. With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted. This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself. ‎ The phone rang on Sunday. A representative from a local organization was calling to say that ‎ the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through. No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing. ‎ Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children’s faces at the news. Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom. She returned, her face set with determination. Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30. Everything she had.‎ ‎“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much. But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”‎ At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s story. To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie. By day’s end, the story of Kinzie’s gift had spread beyond Ann’s office. She received a call from an unknown donor. If a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1. He contributed $300. ‎ On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived. Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one. ‎ Ashley was very moved. Reflecting on a little girl’s generosity, Ashley says she’ll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need. “Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says. “She’s the type of kid I’d like my son to grow up to be.”‎ ‎34. According to the text, Ann Sutton ______________.‎ A. is making lots of money B. is ready to help others C. is only caring about herself D. is a hard-working mother ‎35. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?‎ A. Ashley lived a hard life with her little son.‎ B. The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow. ‎ C. The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish.‎ D. Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children.‎ ‎36. What can we learn about Kinzie?‎ A. She was afraid that Santa Claus would visit the Ashleys.‎ B. She should get some presents from her mother at Christmas. ‎ C. She devoted all her coins to buying a present for the baby.‎ D. She was cheerful when hearing the aid had fallen through.‎ ‎37. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?‎ A. It rained heavily on Christmas Eve.‎ B. Ann handed gifts to Ashley one by one.‎ C. Ashley hoped she would help someone else in need.‎ D. A good deed can influence many people’s behavior.‎ ‎38. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. A Young Girl’s Gift B. A Mother’s Love C. A Story of Young Girl D. An Unknown Donor ‎ 答案： BDCDA Passage 10‎ Living an Adventurous Life Nearly ten years ago, I was told that I had a brain tumor （瘤）, and this experience changed my attitude about adventure forever．I thought that I was going to die and that all my adventures were over．I did not have a brain tumor, it turned out, but rather multiple sclerosis （多发性硬化症）, which meant that, although they were not over, the nature of my adventures could have to change．‎ Each morning that I wake up is a fresh event, something that I might not have had．Each gesture that I make carries the weight of uncertainty and demands significant attention: buttoning my shirt, changing a light bulb, walking down stairs．I might not be able to do it this time．If I could not delight in them, they would likely drown me in anger and in self-pity．‎ ‎ I admire the grand adventures of others．I read about them with interest．With Peter Matthiessen I have hiked across the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain．I have walked with Annie Dillard up, down, into, and across Tinker Creek in all seasons．David Bain has gone with me along 110 miles of Philippine coast, and Ed Abbey has rowed me down the Colorado River．I enjoy the adventures of these courageous figures, who can strike out on difficult trips – 2 miles, 250 miles, 3000 miles – ready to bear cold and tiredness, indeed not just to bear but to celebrate．‎ But as for me, I can no longer walk very far from the armchair in which I read．Some days I don’t even make it to the backyard．And yet I’m unwilling to give up the adventurous life, the difficulty of it, even the pain, the anxiety and fear, and the sudden brief lift of spirit that makes a hard journey more attractive．‎ I refine adventure, make it smaller and smaller．And now, whether I am moving on my hands and knees across the dining room to help my cat, lying wide-eyed in the dark battling another period of sadness, gathering flowers from the garden, meeting a friend for lunch, I am always having the adventures that are mine to have．‎ ‎39．Which of the following is TRUE about the author’s reaction after the illness?‎ ‎ A．The author is drowned in anger and self-pity．‎ ‎ B．The author travels to places he/she has dreamed of．‎ ‎ C．The author can’t take care of himself/herself any longer． ‎ ‎ D．The author adapts to the condition successfully．‎ ‎40．Why does the author admire the people mentioned in Paragraph 3?‎ ‎ A．Because they write popular novels． B．Because they are great adventurers．‎ ‎ C．Because they are famous geographers． ‎ ‎ D．Because they fight with hardship in life．‎ ‎41．Which of the following shows the author’s strong love for adventures?‎ ‎ A．The author spends almost every day looking for adventures．‎ ‎ B．The author works hard to make more money for adventures．‎ ‎ C．The author imagines having adventures while reading．‎ ‎ D．The author expects to recover only to continue adventures．‎ 答案： DBC Passage 11‎ ‎ South Korea has offered about 10,000 tons of corn to North Korea, in what would be the first official aid to its hungry neighbor for almost two years．The South also offered 20 tons of milk powder and medicine for children, pregnant women and other vulnerable people, its unification ministry said．The proposed shipmen would be through the Red Cross．It would be the first official one since a conservative government came to power in Seoul in February 2008．The South Korean administration of President Lee Myung-bak has linked major assistance to progress on denuclearisation．‎ ‎ However, after months of bitter hostility, the communist North began making peace overtures（提议，提案） to the South in recent months．Persistent media reports have also said the two sides have held preliminary talks about a possible summit．‎ ‎ The amount of food aid on offer is tiny relative to the needs in what the United Nations recently described as the famine-hit North．A third of North Korean women and young children are malnourished（营养不良的） and the country will run short of almost 1．8 million tons of food this year, the United Nations World Food Program said in a report last month．The unification ministry admitted it was far less than needed but said the North must mend relations before shipments could be increased．‎ ‎ "We cannot say 10,000 tons is sufficient in view of North Korea's food shortage and other conditions," said ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-Joo．"We are providing purely humanitarian aid," she said．‎ ‎ "There is no change in our position that massive food aid depends on how relations between the two Koreas develop," she said．North Korea has yet to respond to the latest offer, made through the Red Cross．But Yonhap news agency said it was likely co-ordinated in advance before the announcement．‎ ‎ Last year the South offered 50,000 tons of corn, but the North rejected the shipment amid high tensions．‎ ‎ North Korea has relied on food aid from China, South Korea and aid agencies to feed millions of its people since a famine in the 1990s resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands．‎ ‎42．How would North Korea be offered about 10,000 tons of corn from South Korea?‎ ‎ A．North Korea would buy corn from South Korea．‎ ‎ B．North Korea would exchange with South Korea．‎ ‎ C．The offer would be through the Red Sea．．‎ ‎ D．The offer would be through an international organization ‎43．About whether South Korea would go on offering assistance, we can infer from the passage that________________．‎ ‎ A．they would go on without any condition ‎ B．they would go on if there was a famine in ‎North Korea ‎ C．it depended on how their relation would develop ‎ D．it depended on whether North Korea needed it ‎44．How did North Korea survive since a famine in the 1990s?‎ ‎ A．They depended on the international aid from all other countries ‎ B．They developed their agriculture to increase the production ‎ C．They expanded the agricultural land ‎ D．They relied on food aid from China, South Korea and aid agencies ‎45．What is the main idea of the passage?‎ ‎ A． It’s about the aid to South Korea from ‎North Korea ‎ B．It tells about the help between South Korea and ‎North Korea ‎ C．It’s about the help to the Poor ‎ D．It tells about an action of the Red Cross 答案： DCDD Passage 12‎ I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route．He replied,“You mean fortunately．”He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided．‎ ‎ My attitude to the hill has now changed．I used to grumble as I approached it but now I tell myself the following．This hill will exercise my heart and lungs．It will help me to lose weight and get fit．It will mean that I live longer．This hill is my friend．Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I call get the same value for free．I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill．‎ Problems are there to be faced and overcome．We cannot achieve anything with an easy life．Helen Keller was thefirst deaf and blind person to gain a university degree．Her activism and writing proved inspirational．She wrote，“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet．Only through experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened，vision cleared，ambition inspired and success achieved.” ‎ ‎ One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity(逆境)．From ‎ time to time we all face hardships，problems．accidents、afflictions and difficulties．Some are of our making but many confront us through no fault of our own．While we cannot choose the adversity we can choose our attitude towards it．‎ Douglas Bader was 21 when in ‎193l he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was deter-mined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war．He said,“Don't listen to any-one who tells you that you can’t do this or that．That's nonsense．Make up your mind，you'll never use crutches(拐杖)or a stick，then have a go at everything．Go to school，join in all the games you can．Go anywhere you want to．But never，never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”‎ ‎ The biographies（传记）of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced．The common thread is that they did not become depressed．They chose their attitude．They chose to be positive．They took on the challenge．They won．‎ Nevertheless．there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity．‎ ‎46. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage?‎ A．Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise．‎ B．People are silly to pay to go to the gym．‎ ‎ C．Those who want to achieve success can't expect to live all easy lire．‎ ‎ D．People's attitude towards adversity is the only factor that determines whether they will succeed．‎ ‎47．By quoting what Douglas Bader said，the author intends to tell us“ ．”‎ A．Failure is the mother of Success． ‎ B．A fall into the pit，a gain in your wit．‎ C．If you venture nothing，you will have nothing． ‎ D．Nothing is difficult to the man who will try．‎ ‎48．Following this passage，the author will further talk about ．‎ ‎ A．how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced ‎ B．what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face ‎ C．what great people have in common D．why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity ‎49．Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage?‎ A．Face adversity with a smile B．Different attitudes towards adversity C．Nothing is impossible D．Life is full of adversity 答案：‎ ‎46.C 细节理解题。从文章第三段开头可知。 We cannot achieve anything with an easy life.‎ ‎47. D细节理解题。文章第五段可知。‎ ‎48. B 推理判断题。本文阐述的是面对逆境心态很重要，当然下文很可能会讲如何去改变我们的心态。‎ ‎49 A 主旨大意题。笑对逆境是文章的中心。‎ Passage 13‎ Mickey’s Goal Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son’s soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son’s team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.‎ ‎ With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son’s teammate, Mickey O’ Donnel. With shouts of “Kick it!” echoing（回响）across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted （沸腾）. O’ Donnel had scored! ‎ ‎ Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome（综合症）and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.‎ ‎ The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, “I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!” For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, “Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!” Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal ‎ Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied, “It was a tie. Everybody won.‎ ‎50．What was the score of the soccer match? ‎ A．Two to two, equal to both the teams. ‎ B．Three to one in Mickey’s team’s favor.‎ ‎ C．Two to one in the opposite team’s favor. ‎ D．Everybody won because of Mickey’s goal.‎ ‎51．What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?‎ ‎ A．The result of the match would fail his son. ‎ B．His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.‎ ‎ C．Mickey would again hug the opposing players.‎ ‎ D．His son would understand Mickey’s wrong goal.‎ ‎52．It can be inferred from the passage that________ ‎ A．both teams liked and respected Mickey. ‎ B．both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal.‎ ‎ C．Mickey didn’t mind though his goal was wrong ‎ D．Mickey was a kind-hearted boy and hoped everybody won.‎ ‎53．The purpose of the author in writing the passage is _______.‎ ‎ A．to tell a joke to make readers laugh. ‎ B．to suggest we should not mind losing .‎ ‎ C．to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game ‎ D．to present his son’s fine qualities of understanding others 答案： ABAC Passage 14‎ After too long on the Net，even a phone call can be a shock. My boyfriend‘s Liverpudlian accent suddenly becomes too difficult to understand after his clear words on screen; a secretary‘s tone seems more rejecting than I’d imagined it would be. Time itself becomes fluid- hours becomes minutes， and alternately seconds stretch into days. Weekends， once a highlight of my week，are now just two ordinary days.‎ For the last three years，since I stopped working as a producer for Charlie Rose，I have done much of my work as a telecommuter. I submit (提交) articles and edit them by E-mail and communicate with colleagues on Internet mailing lists. My boyfriend lives in England, so much of our relationship is computer-mediated.‎ If I desired，I could stay inside for weeks without wanting anything. I can order food，and manage my money，love and work. In fact，at times I have spent as long as three weeks alone at home，going out only to get mail and buy newspapers and groceries. I watched most of the blizzard of 96 on TV.‎ But after a while，life itself begins to feel unreal. I start to feel as though I’ve merged (融合) with my machines，taking data in spitting them back out， just another node （波节）on the Net. Others on line report the same symptoms. We start to strongly dislike the outside forms of socializing. It’s like attending an A. A. meeting in a bar with everyone holding a half-sipped drink. We have become the Net opponents’ worst nightmare.‎ What first seemed like a luxury，crawling from bed to computer，not worrying about hair，and clothes and face，has become an avoidance，a lack of discipline. And once you start replacing real human contact with cyber-interaction，coming back out of the cave can be quite difficult.‎ At times, I turn on the television and just leave it to chatter in the background, something that I'd never done previously. The voices of the programs soothe (安慰) me, but then I'm jarred (使感不快) by the commercials. I find myself sucked in by soap operas, or compulsively (强制性能地) needing to keep up with the latest news and the weather. "Dateline," "Frontline," "Nightline," CNN, every possible angle of every story over and over and over, even when they are of no possible use to me. Work moves from foreground to background.‎ ‎54．Compared to the clear words of her boyfriend on screen, his accent becomes____ A．unreal B．unbearable C．misleading D．not understandable ‎55．What does the last paragraph mean ‎ A．Having worked on the computer for too long, she became a bit strange.‎ ‎ B．She is so interested in TV programs that she often forgets her work.‎ ‎ C．She watches TV a lot in order to keep up with the latest news and the weather.‎ ‎ D．She turns on TV now and then in order to get some comfort from TV program.‎ ‎56．What is the author’s attitude to the computer?‎ ‎ A．She has become bored with it.‎ ‎ B．She dislikes it because TV is more attractive.‎ ‎ C．She dislikes it because it cuts off her relation with the outside world.‎ ‎ D．She likes it because it is very convenient.‎ ‎57．The underlined phrase “coming back out of the cave ”probably means_______. ‎ A．going back to the dreaming world B．coming back home from the outside world C．restoring direct human contact D．getting away from living a strange life ‎ 答案： DDAC