高考英语快速阅读材料练习6.docx
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高考英语快速阅读材料练习6
I完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ItwasabrightspringafternoonwhenFredatoldmeshewouldn’tneedmeanymore.Ihadjustfinishedmyfour-hourwork-36upanddownthestairsofherthree-storeyhome,cleaningthefloorandwashingthedishes.Shewas37jeansandasweater.SittingatthetableIhadjust38apileofpapersspreadaroundher.Herhusband’s39wasgoingtobereducedbythirtypercent.Andtheyweretryingtoliveasifithad40happened.Ifeltsorryforher,butIalsofeltasenseof41.
IhadbeencleaningFreda’shouseforfiveyearsandhad42anunexpectedrelationshipwiththefamily.Itwasnotjust43Ihadbecomeanexpertatscraping(刮掉)dirtstucktotheirwoodenfloor.44thatIhadlearnedexactlyhowtoplacetoysonthegirls’beds.Itwas45thanthat.ForIfeltIhadbecomeapartoftheir46.
Fredastayedathomewiththekids,47Iwouldoftenseeherinthemorning48Themtoschool.AndI’dbetherewhenthey49homeatlunchforsandwichesandpianopractice.Ihad50themgrowup.NowI51stillwantedtokeepscrapingawaythedirtanddustfor
IleftFreda’s_52relationshipwithmyclients(主顾).WhoamI53Them?
Asamatteroffact,I’m54anemployee-thelowestkindofemployee.ButI’malsoatrusted55ofthefamily.Ican’thelpworryingaboutwhathappensaroundme.
36.A.steppingB.comingC.jumpingD.moving
37.A.hangingB.makingC.wearingD.changing
38.A.cleanedB.washedC.sweptD.brushed
39.A.dutyB.moneyC.workD.pay
40.A.alreadyB.seldomC.neverD.yet
41.A.regretB.surpriseC.fearD.loss
42.A.startedB.developedC.improvedD.broken
43.A.whyB.whatC.thatD.which
44.A.butB.andC.orD.for
45.A.lessB.leastC.moreD.most
46.A.lifeB.storyC.activityD.experience
47.A.asB.soC.sinceD.however
48.A.takingB.bringingC.meetingD.calling
49.A.leftB.returnedC.wentD.marched
50.A.foundB.noticedC.watchedD.realized
51.A.possibleB.greatC.properD.strange
52.A.meaningB.natureC.resultD.importance
53.A.forB.toC.withD.at
54.A.hardlyB.certainlyC.probablyD.merely
55.A.memberB.personC.relativeD.companion
第三部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Haveyoueverdreamedofhavingafashionablewatchofgreatvalue?
AsmallwatchmakerinSwitzerlandin1922designedthefirstautomatic(自动的)watchtoshowtheday,month,anddate,Onlysevenofthesesplendidwatcheswereevermadeandthesewatcheswerealmostlosttohistory.Today,itissohardtogetanoriginal(首批的)watchthatsomewatchhistoriansareevenwillingtooffer$200,000forone.
Thesewatchesattractedalotofpeoplefortheirsplendidcolor,fashionablestyle,andnewusesinthe1920s.Theownersofthewatcheswereadmiredandsetapartfromthecrowd.Becausethenumberoftheoriginalwatchesisverylimited,owningsuchawatchwillmakeyoufeelveryspecial.
Today,youareofferedthesamekindofwatchwithimprovement.Ithasa24-jewelmechanical(机械的)movement,thekinddesiredbywatchcollectors.Thewatchmakerhasmadethemovementofthewatchmuchmoremodernwithanautomaticrotor(上弦装置)sothatthewatchneverneedstobewoundbyhand.The
Designonit.Togetawatchinsuchaperfectdesign
toknowhistoryandtowearsuchawatchwillshowyour
Youcangetthewatcheitherinpersonorbymailallanaffordableprice.Youwillalsoreceivegoodservicefromthewatchseller.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththewatchafteryougetit,youmaysimplyreturnitwithin30days.Don’tmissthechancetorealizeyourdream.
56.Theoriginalautomaticwatchesarevaluablebecause.
A.thewatchesweremademanyyearsago
B.thewatchesweremadebyaSwisswatchmaker
C.onlyrichpeoplecanaffordthewatches
D.onlyafewwatchesofthekindweremade
57.Watchcollectorswanttogettheimprovedwatch,especiallyforits___.
A.mechanicalmovementB.splendidcolor
C.fashionablestyleD.newuses
58.Thepurposeofthepassageistoencouragethereadersto.
A.buythewatchB.returnthewatch
C.wearthewatchD.receivetheservice
59.Thepassageisprobablytakenfroma.
A.reportB.magazineC.textbookD.sciencebook
B
Unlikemodernanimalscientists,dinosaurscientistscannotsitonahillsideandusetelescopestowatchdinosaursinordertoknowhowtheylivedandwhethertheyweregoodparentsInstead,theyhavetosearchhardforinformationfromdinosaurs’fossils(恐龙化石)becausedinosaursdiedoutmillionsofyearsago.
It’sverydifficultforthescientiststoreachanagreementbecausedifferentresultscanbegotfromthesamefossils.Manyfossilsofthesamekindofdinosaurshavebeendugoutfromoneplace.Theymighthaveformedwhenanentiregroupofdinosaursgotstuck(陷入)allatonce.Ortheymighthavebeentheresultofdinosaursgettingstuckoneafteranotheroveracourseofafewcenturies.Thuswecansaythatdinosaursmighthaveinthefirstcaselivedinbiggroupsandinthesecondlivedalone.
Thoughtherearetwodifferentresults,dinosaurscientistsnowgenerallyagreethatatleastsomekindsofdinosaurslivedinbiggroups.“That’sprettymuchsettledatthispoint.”SaysPaulSereno.AkindofdinosaurscalledSauropodsleftbehindtracksinthewesternUnitedStatesthatappeartorunnorthandsouth,suggestingthattheyevenmovedlongdistancestogether.
Astowhetherdinosaurscaredfortheiryoung,dinosaurscientistshaveturnedtotheclosestlivingrelativesofdinosaurs―birdsandcrocodiles―forpossiblemodels.Birdsgivealotofcaretotheiryoung,whilecrocodilesjusthelptheiryoungtothewater,Thediscoveredfossilsofdinosaurssittingontheirgeesandstayingwiththeiryoungsuggesttheparentsweretakingcareoftheirbabies,butwestillcannotsaythatalldinosaursdidthesame.
Thereisstillalongwaytogobeforetheabovequestionscouldbeanswered.Dinosaurscientistswillhavetofindmoreprooftoreachanagreement.
60.Dinosaurscientistscangetinformationdirectlyby.
A.studyingdinosaurfossilsB.examiningmodernanimals
C.watchingdinosaursD.usingtelescopes
61.WhatisprettymuchsettledaccordingtoPaulSereno?
A.Halfofthedinosaurslivedalone.B.Mostdinosaursmovedlongdistances.
C.Manydinosaurssettledinthenorth.D.Somedinosaurslivedinbiggroups.
62.Dinosaurscientistscanprobablyknowwhetherdinosaursweregoodparentsby.
A.watchingmanykindsofanimalsB.studyingdinosaurs’livingrelatives
C.D.working
63.Whichofthefollowingtheaccordingtotheparagraph?
A.Birdshardlyayattentiontotheiryoung.
B.Babycrocodilescanlookafterthemselveswell.
C.Somedinosaurstookcareoftheiryoung.
D.Birdsandcrocodilestakegoodcareoftheiryoung.
C
Departmentstoressellready-to-wearclothing,whichisalsocalledready-made-clothing.Suchclothingismadeinfixedsizes.Thosepeoplewhofindthatready-madeclothingfitsthemwellcansavemoneybybuyingit.Mostoften,peopledonotfitexactlyintoaproducer’ssize.Theirclothingmustbealtered(改变)tomakeitfitbetter,However,mostalterationsarenotveryexpensive.Thesmallcostofmostalterationsmeansthatready-madeclothingcanmeettheneedsofmostcustomers.
Thosewhocanafforditoftengetsomeonetodesignandmaketheirclothing.Suchclothingiscalledcustom-made(定做的).Thepersonwhomakesitmeasuresthecustomer,andthensewsitsothatitfitsperfectly.Alterationsarenotneeded.Custom-madeclothingislargelysewnbyhand.Hasbetterquality,bettermaterial,andisofthestyleyouhavechosen.Ofcourse,itcostsmuchmorethanready-to-wearclothing.Youneedtopaythedifferenceforthespecialfittingandbetterskillthatyouarereceiving.Thisoftenmeansthatyouspenddoubleormorethanyouwouldforaready-madegarment(衣服).
Custom-madeclothingisnotalwaysthatmuchbetterthanready-madeclothing.Itcostsmorepartlybecauseonlyonegarmenthasbeenmade,justforyou.Companiesthatproduceready-madeproductsmakethousandsofgarmentsatatime.Thismeanstheycanbuylargequantitiesofmaterial.Workerscuteachsizebythehundreds.Companiesworkoutwaystomakethegarments,quicklylymachineandpayworkersaccordingtotheirskill.Thustheycansellthefinishedproductsatalowpricewhilestillmakingmoney.MostoftheclothingsoldintheUnitedStatesismadeinthisway.Customersgainfromthelowerpriceswhicharemadepossiblebymassproduction(批量生产).Itmayormaynotgivethemhighquality.
64.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewhobuyready-madeclothing.
A.wishtomakealterationsB.canfitintothesizes
C.wanttomakeitbetterD.willspendlessmoney
65.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatcustom-madeclothingis.
A.speciallymadeB.fashionablydesigned
C.chosenbyfewpeopleD.madewithdifficulties
66.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutready-madeclothing?
A.Itisofpoorquality.B.Itsuitsallpeople.
C.Ittakesmoretimetomakeit.D.Itislabor-savingtomakeit.
67.Thepurposeofthewriteris.
A.toexplainwhycustom-madeclothingcostsmore
B.toshowtheadvantagesofmassproduction
C.toprovideinformationaboutdifferentkind-ofclothing
D.totellreadershowtomakemoneyfromready-madeclothing
D
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