天津市学年高二上学期期末英语试题分类汇编阅读理解Word下载.docx
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ThedayIheardthatRainbowBookstorewasclosingafter50yearsofbusiness,Iwasheartbroken.Thebookstore,whichwasalegendaryfixtureintheneighbourhood,wasaplacewhereanyonecoulddropinandconnectthroughtheirloveofbooks.
WhenIhurriedtothestore,Isawthatthebookswerealreadybeingpackedintoboxes.IhadalongchatwithCasey,thestore’selderlyowner.Sighingdeeply,hetoldmehowitwasbecomingdifficulttorunanindependentbookstore.Mostyoungpeoplepreferredreadinge-booksontablets.Moreandmorecustomerswerebeingattractedbychainstoresandonlinediscounts.Itriedtothinkofsomewordsofsympathy,butIhadtoadmitthattheRainbowBookstorecouldn’tstayinbusinessmuchlonger.
Afewmonthslater,Iwasbackintheneighbourhoodduringmyspringbreakandwassurprisedtoseethatthebookstorewasstillthereandopenedforbusiness.Itsoldbrickwallshadn’tbeendecorated,butinsideitwaslikeadifferentworld.Inonearea,abookreadingwasbeingdelivered.Nearby,customerswereporingovershelvessellingstationery,postersandotherbest-seller-themedgifts.Thelargeboardinthecornerwherecustomers’commentsonthebookswerebeingdisplayedhadbeenreplacedbyabigscreen.Clearly,theRainbowBookstorewasingood,creativehands.
IwastoldthatthecommunityhaddecidedtoworktogetheronaprogramtosaveRainbowBookstore.ThecampaignhadbeenledbyJenniferOakley,asaleswomanwhohadgrownupintheneighbourhoodandwhohadnowtakenoverthebookstorefromCasey.
UnderJennifer’sleadership,thebookstorewasbeingturnedintoaplaceforliterature-lovingmembersofthecommunitytogettogether.Ithadacafesellingorganicfood,andtherewerenowmorecommunityeventssuchasbookreadings,poetryrecitalsandevenjazzconcertsandmovienights,wherepeoplecouldgathertoshareanexperiencethatcouldn’tbedownloaded.
IjoinedoldCasey,whowaslookingupatthescreenonwhichreaders’commentskeptpoppingup.“Well,asyoucansee,corporateknowledgecombinedwithcreativityhasbroughtmyhumblebookstoreintothe21stcentury!
I’msopleasedtoseethateverythingIwantedtooffertothecommunityisstillhere.”
26.WhydidRainbowBookstorefaceclosedown?
A.Becauseithadalonghistory.
B.Becausepeoplenolongerlovedreading.
C.Becauseitwasaffectedbye-booksandonlinestores.
D.Becausetherewerefewerresidentsintheneighbourhood.
27.WhatmadeRainbowBookstoresurvive?
A.NewbooksB.Lowerprice
C.InsidedecorationsD.Creativemanagement
28.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“poppingup”underlinedinthelastparagraph?
A.FlashingupB.LookingupC.PuttingdownD.Handingin
29.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewbookstorefromthetext?
A.Peoplearenotallowedtoeatanythinginthebookstore.
B.Thebookstorecreatesaliterarybondbetweenreaders.
C.Caseycouldn’tacceptthenewstyleofthebookstore.
D.Customerscanwritetheircommentsonthebooksonalargeboard.
30.Whatisthenewbookstore’sadvantageoveronlinestores?
A.Peoplecouldbuymanythingsthatcan’tbeboughtonline.
B.Peoplecouldsharetheirfeelingandthoughtsaboutreadingtogether.
C.Peoplecouldreadwhattheylikethere.
D.Peoplecouldgetawayfromcomputersandphonesinthebookstore.
【答案】26.C27.D28.A29.B30.B
B
THEROADTOSUCCESS
NearthesmalltownofGrottoes,Virginia,anarrowdirtroadgoesfromthehouseofStephenCurry’sgrandfathertothewoodsnearby.AfarcryfromthebrightlightsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA),itwasalongthisroadthatStephen’sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole.
Likehisfather,basketballstarDellCury,Stephenspentmanychildhoodhoursplayingonthismuddybasketballcourt.Heprobablydidn’trealiseitatthetime,butitwaswherehelearnttobecreativeandflexibleasaplayer.Yousee,witheveryshot,theweakplasticbackboardgaveway.Thebumpsandrocksthatlinedtheroadunderthebasketcausedtheballtobounceinalldirections.Knowingwheretheballwouldgowasn’teasy.Hehadtoadjusthisownplayingstyleasaresult.Shootingwithgreataccuracywasanotherthinghelearnt.Onlyshotsperfectlyaimedatitscentrewentintotheheavy,thickbasket.Inthisway,practisingdayinanddayouthelpedStephensharpenhisskills.
Despitehisfather’ssuccessfulcareer,Stephenwasthoughtbymanypeople,includinghishighschoolteammatesandcoaches,tobetooshort,toothinandtooweaktofollowinhisfather’sfootsteps.ButStephencarriedon.Playingbasketballwashisdream.Hewouldnotgiveup.Hefinallyendedupplayingcollegeballatasmall,little-knownschool,DavidsonCollege,nottoofarfromwherehelived.HiscreativityandperseverancemadehimDavidson’sstarplayer.
SelectedfortheNBAin2009,StephenjoinedtheGoldenStateWarriors.Heperformedbeyondeveryone’sexpectationswithhisaccurateshootingandcontinuousefforts.In2015,StephenwonhisfirstNBAchampionship,andheledtheWarriorstotheirfirstchampionshipsince1975.
AfterreceivingtheMostValuablePlayerawardfortwoyearsinrow,Stephenexplainedhisphilosophy,“Ineverreallysetouttochangethegame...WhatIwantedtodowasjustbemyself...Iknowitinspiresalotofthenextgeneration,alotofpeoplewholovethegameofbasketballtovaluetheskillofit,valuethefactthatyoucanworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.You’vegottobeabletoputinthetimeandthework.That’showIgothere.That’showIcontinuetogetbettereverysingleday.”Inspiringotherstobelieveinthemselves,StephenCurryislivingproofthatwhatotherpeoplethingofyoudoesnothavetoinfluencewhatyoubecome.Throughself-belief,hardwork,perseveranceandsomehelpfromanoldhoop,hehasshownthatanythingispossible.
31.What’sStephen’sfirstbasket?
A.Asecond-handbasketboughtbyhisgrandfather.
B.Apieceofplasticattachedtoatelephonepole.
C.Anewonebuiltinthewoodsnearby.
D.Awoodenonepickedupbehindthehouse.
32.HowdidStephenCurrysettletheproblemthatitwashardtoknowwheretheballwouldgo?
A.Toplayinasmallcourt.
B.Toadjusthisownstyle.
C.Tostrengthentheplasticbackboard.
D.Tobouncetheballinalldirections.
33.Whywashethoughttobeafailureasabasketballplayerbymanypeople?
A.Becausehisfatherwastooexcellent.
B.Becauseheendedupplayingatasmalllittle-knownteam.
C.Becausehewasfarfromawell-builtplayer.
D.Becausehecamefromasmalltownfaraway.
34.HowdidStephenCurrywinother’srecognition?
A.Withhisaccurateshootingandcontinuousefforts.
B.ByjoiningtheGoldenStateWarriors.
C.Byfollowinginhisfather’sfootsteps.
D.Withthehelpofhisgrandfather.
35.What’stheauthor'
spurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.ToexplainwhyStephenCurrywasdoubtedbymanypeople.
B.ToinformpeopleaboutStephenCurry’sbasketballskills.
C.ToinspirepeoplewithStephenCurry’sdeterminationtosucceed.
D.TotellwhatStephenCurryhasachievedduringhiscareer.
【答案】31.B32.B33.C34.A35.C
C
NobodylaughedwhentheUKcomedyshowLittleBritaintouredtheUS.Americansdidn’tfindthe“Britishstereotypes(刻板印象)”funny.Onecharacterwasawomanwhowassickwhenevershesawaforeigner.Anotherwasaloudandrude15-year-oldgirlcursing(骂)atherteachers.Butbackhome,Britishpeoplewerelaughing,thinking,“Yes!
That’sexactlywhatwe’relike!
”
Alaughisalaughinanylanguage,butthereasonsforitcanbeverydifferent.BritonsandAmericansspeakthesamelanguage,buthumordoesnotalwaystranslate.
TakeTheOfficeasanexample.ThiswasoriginallyaUKTVseriesbutitwaschangedfortheUS.BoththeUSandUKseriesaresetinaboringworkplaceinaboringtown.ButDavidBrent,thebossoftheUKoffice,isnotaniceguylikeMichaelScottintheUSversion.“WehadtomakeMichaelScottaslightlynicerguy,”wroteseriescreatorRickyGervais.“Hecouldn’tbetoomean.”
GervaissaidBritishpeoplearedifferentfromAmericansbecause“Britonscruellymakefunofpeoplewelikeordislike…andofourselves”
HebelievesthedifferencesbetweentheAmericanandBritishsensesofhumorarebecauseof“ourupbringing”.
“AmericansarebroughtuptobelievetheycanbethenextpresidentoftheUnitedStates,”hewrote.“Britonsaretold,‘Itwon’thappenforyou’.”
ThingsusuallyturnoutfineattheendofeveryUSOfficeepisode(集).Evenifthey’renotperfect,thecharacters“learnalesson”forthefuture.
ButinDavidBrent’soffice—andinlotsofUKcomedies—thelastsceneisoftensad.Youareoftenleftwiththefeelingthatthingsjustcouldn’tgetworse.ForBritishpeople,thisseemstruertolifeandsomuchfunnier.
It’snotjustBritainandtheUSthathavecomicdifferences.FewforeignerswouldunderstandaChinesecross-talkshow
forexample.
Culturaldifferencesarenolaughingmatter.Butcomicdifferencescanbeawindowintoaculture.
36.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?
A.ToshowthatBritishhumorisnotfunnyatall.
B.ToshowthatAmericanpeopledon'
tunderstandBritishpeople.
C.ToshowthatBritainandAmericahavedifferentstereotypes.
D.Toshowhowhumormaymeandifferentthingsindifferentcultures.
37
What'
sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“mean”inParagraph3?
A.Unkind.B.Great.C.Average.D.Ugly-looking.
38.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTheOfficeisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.DavidBrentisquitea
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