江苏省高考英语阅读理解15篇.docx
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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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“Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it’sagirl.”
Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferentanswerfromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelproudwhentheyreceivethenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfathers.Althoughtherearesomemenwholikechildrenandmayhavehadconsiderableexperiencewiththem,othersdonotparticularlycareforchildrenandspendlittletimewiththem.Manyfathersandmothershavebeenplanningandlookingforwardtochildrenforsometime.Forothercouples,pregnancywasanaccidentthatbothhusbandandwifehaveacceptedwillinglyorunwillingly.
Whateverthereactiontothebirthofachild, itisobviousthattheshiftfromtheroleofhusbandtothatoffatherisadifficulttask.Yet,unfortunately,fewattemptshavebeenmadetoeducatefathersinthisremobilizationprocess.AlthoughnumerousbookshavebeenwrittenaboutAmericanmothers,onlyrecentlyhasliteraturefocusedontheroleofafather.
Itisarguedbysomewritersthatthetransitiontothefather’srole,althoughdifficult,isnotnearlyasgreatasthetransitionthewifemustmaketothemother’srole.Themother’sroleseemstorequirecompletetransformationindailyroutineandhighlyinnovativeadaptation;ontheotherhand, thefather’sroleislessdemandingandimmediate.However,eventhoughwementionedthefactthatgrowingnumberofwomenareworkingoutsidethehome,thefatherisstillthoughtbymanyasthebreadwinnerinthehousehold.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,beingafather______.
A.bringsafeelingofexcitementtosomemen
B.hasadifferentmeaningforthosewhohavedaughters
C.makessomemenfeelproudandothersuneasy
D.meansnothingbutmoreresponsibilities
2.Itisstatedinthepassagethat______.
A.someparentsarenotpreparedtohaveachild
B.youngcouplesdonotlikechildrenatall
C.workingcouplesdonothavemuchtimetotakecareoftheirchildren
D.manyparentslookforwardtohavingaboyastheirfirstchild
3.Thetransitiontothemother’srolerequiresthatthewife______.
A.changeherlifestyleinahighlyinnovativeway
B.makeacompletechangeinhereverydaylifetodealwiththenewsituation
C.stayathometotakecareofthebaby
D.helpherhusbandinhisremobilizationprocess
4.Somewritersarguethatwithrespecttothechangeofroles, fathers, comparedwithmothers,______.
A.havetoshouldermoreburdens
B.havetomakemoredifficultadaptations
C.haveaneasierjobtodo
D.canusuallydoabetterjob
【参考答案】32.CABC
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Beingtheheadofahighschoolformanyyears,Igrewtiredofbudgetmeetings,fundingcuts,andmanyotheradministrativechores(杂务).Istartedtodreamofretirement.Sittingintrafficonaweekdaymorning,Iwouldfindmymindwandering,Iwouldimaginespendingtimewithmygrandchildren,quieteveningswithmywife,traveling,orrediscoveringsomegreatbooks.ItoldmyselfthatIwouldn’tsignmyselfupforanycommittees,anyclasses,oranythingrequiringaschedule.
Myfirstdayofretirementcameatlast!
Icookedagreatbreakfastformywifeandme,leisurelyreadthepaper,cleanedabitofthehouse,andwroteafewletterstofriends.Onthesecondday,Icookedbreakfast,readthepaper...Onthethirdday,...Thisisretirement?
Itriedtotellmyselfthatitwasjustthetransition(过渡),thatthosegoldenmomentswererightroundthecorner,andthatIwouldenjoythemsoonenough.Butsomethingwasmissing.
Aformercolleagueaskedafavor.AgroupofstudentsweregoingtoJamaicatoworkwithchildreninthepoorestneighborhoods.WouldIinterruptmynewfound“happiness”andreturntothestudents,justthisonce?
Onetrip.That’sall.Mybagswerepacked.
Thetripwasveryinspiring.IwasmovednotonlybythepovertyIsawbutalsobythesenseofresponsibilityoftheyoungpeopleonthetrip.WhenIreturnedhome,Iofferedtoworkonedayaweekwithalocalyouthorganization.TheexperiencewassopositivethatIwassoonvolunteeringnearlyfull-time,workingwithstudentsacrossNorthAmericatoassistthemintheirvoluntarywork.
Now,itseemsthetableshaveturned.SomedaysIamtheteacher,otherdaysIamthestudent.Theseyoungpeoplehavereawakenedmycommitment(责任感)tosocialjusticeissuesbychallengingmetolearnmoreaboutthesituationintheworldtoday,wherepeoplearestillpoorandsufferbecauseofgreed,corruptionandwar.Mostimportantly,theyhavegivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoparticipateinhelpingtofindsolutions.Inreturn,Ihelpthemdotheircharitableprojectsoverseas.I’vegonefromrunningoneschooltohelpingoverseetheconstructionofschoolsintwenty-onecountries!
1.Whatdidthewriterexpecttodoafterheretired?
A.Tostayawayfrombusyschedules.
B.Towritesomegreatbooks.
C.Todosomevoluntarywork.
D.Toplanforhisfuture.
2.WhydidthewriterdecidetogotoJamaica?
A.Hemissedhisstudentsinthatcountry.
B.Hecouldn’trefusehiscolleague’sfavor.
C.Hewasconcernedaboutthepeoplethere.
D.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhisretiredlife.
3.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MyRetiredLife.
B.BeingtheHeadofaHighSchool.
C.MyAttitudestowardsLife.
D.AnExperienceofBeingaVolunteer.
4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofhisretiredlifenow?
A.Disappointing. B.Troublesome.
C.Promising. D.Meaningful.
【参考答案】33.ADAD
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MillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional‘thankyou’andreplaceditwiththelessformal‘cheers’,accordingtoasurvey.
Althoughtheaveragepersonwillsay‘thankyou’nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytothrowina‘cheers’or‘ta’whereit’sneeded,ratherthanrisksoundingoldfashioned.
Onein20nowsay‘niceone’instead,whileyoungergenerationsaremorelikelytooffera‘cool’thana‘thankyou’.‘Merci’,‘fab’andeven‘gracias’werealsolistedascommonphrasestouse,aswas‘muchappreciated’.
Oneintwentywhotookpartinthesurveyof2,000peoplebytheFoodNetworkUKforThankYouDay,whichismarkedonNovember24,2011,saidaformal‘thankyou’wasnownotoftenneededineverydayconversation.Morethanoneintenadultssaidtheyregularlywon’tsaythankyouiftheyareinabadmood.
Mostpeopledeclaredthatsayingthankyouwassomethingdrilledintothembytheirparents.Ahuge70percentofthosequestionedwillsaythankyoutoaperson’sfacewithoutevenmeaningit,whileafifthavoidsayingitwhentheyknowtheyshould—onatleasttwooccasionseveryday.
Itseemsourfriendsandfamilygetthebrunt(压力)ofourbadmannerswithhalfadmittingthey’renotgoodatthankingthoseclosesttothem—manyjustifying(为……辩解)thelackofthanksbecausetheirfamily‘alreadyknowI’mgrateful’.
Whenspokenwordswon’tdo,itfallstoanicetexttodothejobformostpeople.Athirdwillstillsendahandwrittenthank-younote—but45percentadmitit’sbeenmorethansixmonthssincetheybotheredtosendone.
AquarterofBritishpeoplesaythankyouwithfood,with23percentcookingamealtoshowtheirappreciationtosomeone.Another15percentbakeacake.
Itfollowsthat85percentofpeoplewillbeannoyedatnotgettingthegratitude(感激)theyfeeltheyshouldreceive.
56.Mostofthepeoplewhotookpartinthesurveysaythattheysay“thankyou”________.
A.whentheyareingoodmoodB.completelyoutofhabit
C.whentheyfeeltrulygratefulD.purelyoutofpoliteness
57.Theunderlinedword“ditched”inParagraph1means“________”.
A.abandonedB.usedC.sharedD.grasped
58.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.
A.differentwaysofexpressinggratitudeareallfashionable
B.peopleshouldavoidsaying“thankyou”nowadays
C.athank-younoteisstillappreciatedbymostpeople
D.peopleinabadmoodneversay“thankyou”
59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Mostpeopleexpresstheirgratitudetoothersbybuyingfoodforthem.
B.Aboutfiftypercentofpeopletrynottosaythankyouwhentheyshould.
C.Mostpeoplemayfeelnaturalwhentheyfailtoreceiveothers’gratitude.
D.Manypeoplethinkitunnecessarytosaythankstotheirfamilymembers.
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TwotalentedSheffieldHighSchoolpupilshavejustfoundoutthey’vebeenshortlistedinthetopfiveoftheircategoriesinthenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwards.
NatalieChan-Lam(Year12)andClareRees-Zimmerman(Year11)arebothintherunningtowinaprizethatwillhelpthemtoachievetheirambition.ThenewnationalAmbitionAXAAwardshavebeencreatedtorecognizeexcellencein11—18yearolds.Thenationalawardsprogrammecoversfivecategories:
TheArts,Sport,Science,EnterpriseandCommunity.NatalieisupfortheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportwhileClarehasearnedhertopfiveplaceintheAmbitionAwardfortheArts.
TheAmbitionAXAAwardforSportaimstofindtheyoungpersonwhothinkstheymayonedaywinanOlympicmedal.NatalieisaBadmintonInternationalwhohasalongstringofsinglesanddoubleNationaltitlesbehindherfromU11NationalSinglesChampion(冠军)rightthroughtheagestothelatestU17UKSchoolsGames,aswellasarunoftitleswonwiththeEnglandBadmintonteamoverthelastfewyears.Throughherachievementsinbadmintonandthroughherpromotionofthesportinschoolandatclublevel,NataliehasinspiredmanyotherstudentstotakeupthesportandbadmintonisnowamajorsportatSheffieldHighSchool.Amazingly,shestillmakestimetoplayforandcoachschoolteams,encouragingandassistingotherstohavetheopportunitytoreach
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