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高一英语阅读练习131211
高一英语阅读理解(三)
2011年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(天津卷)
英语笔试
一、完形填空
WhenIwasalittlegirl,Iwouldoftenaccompanyyouasyoumodeledforfashionphotographers.ItwasyearslaterthatIfinallyunderstoodwhatrolemodeling16inyourlife.LittledidIknowyouwere17everypennyyouearnedtogoto18school.
Icannotthankyouenoughfor19youtoldmeoneautumnafternoonwhenIwasnine.Afterfinishingmyhomework,Iwanderedintothediningroomwhereyouwereburied20pilesoflawbooks.Iwas21.WhywereyoudoingwhatIdo——memorizingtextbooksandstudyingfor22?
Whenyousaidyouwereinlawschool,Iwasmorepuzzled.Ididn’tknowMoms23belawyerstoo.Yousmiledandsaid,“Inlife,youcandoanythingyouwanttodo.”
AsyoungasIwas,thatstatementkept24inmyears.Iwatchedasyoufacedthe25ofcompletingyourstudies,startingcompanieswithDad,whilestillbeinga26andaMomoffivekids.Iwasexhaustedjustwatchingyou27.Withyourwordsofwisdominmy28mind,Isuddenlyfeltunlimitedfreedomtodream.Mywholeworld29.Isetouttolivemylifefilledwith30,seeingendlesspossibilitiesforpersonalandprofessionalachievements.
Yourwordsbecamemymotto.I31foundmyselfintheuniquepositionofbeingeitherthefirst(womandoctorinMarylandRotary)32oneofthefewwomen(chiefmedicalreporters)inmyfield.IgainedstrengtheverytimeIsaid,“Yes,I’lltrythat.”
Encouragedbyyour33,Ihaveforgedahead(毅然前行)withmylife’sjourney,lessafraidtomakemistakes,and34meetingeachchallenge.Youdidit,andnowI’m35it.Sorry,gottorun.Somuchtodo,somanydreamstolive.
16.A.foundB.playedC.keptD.provided
17.A.savingB.makingC.donatingD.receiving
18.A.businessB.fashionC.lawD.medical
19.A.whatB.thatC.whichD.where
20.A.atB.toC.uponD.under
21.A.amusedB.worriedC.puzzledD.disappointed
22.A.rolesB.testsC.positionsD.shows
23.A.mustB.oughttoC.needD.could
24.A.ringingB.blowingC.fallingD.beating
25.A.choicesB.chancesC.challengesD.changes
26.A.professorB.doctorC.reporterD.model
27.A.indangerB.inactionC.introubleD.incharge
28.A.weakB.powerfulC.youthfulD.empty
29.A.camebackB.closeddownC.wentbyD.openedup
30.A.hopeB.hardshipC.harmonyD.sadness
31.A.constantlyB.shortlyC.hardlyD.nearly
32.A.andB.butC.orD.for
33.A.descriptionB.statementC.praiseD.introduction
34.A.secretlyB.curiouslyC.carelesslyD.eagerly
35.A.doingB.consideringC.correctingD.reading
二、阅读理解
A
HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.
WhattoExpect
Thehostwillprovideaccommodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.
AccommodationZones
HomestaysarelocatedinLondonmainlyinZones2,3andofthetransportsystem.MosthostsdonotliveinthetowncentreasmuchofcentralLondoniscommercialandnotresidential(居住的).Zones3and4oftenofferlargeraccommodationinalesscrownedarea.ItisveryconvenienttotravelinLondonbyUnderground.
MealPlansAvailable
♢ContinentalBreakfast
♢BreakfastandDinner
♢Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner
It’simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouraccommodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal(谷物类食品),breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormally
partofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland.Dinnersusuallyconsistofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydesert,fruitandcoffee.
Friends
Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit.youmustfirstaskyourhost’spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.
Self-CateringAccommodationinPrivateHomes
Accommodationonaroom-onlybasisincludessharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofaccommodationoffersanindependentlifestuleandismoresuitableforthelong-staystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.
36.Thepassageisprobablywrittenfor
A.hostwillingtoreceiveforeignstudents
B.loreignershopingtobuildBritishculture
C.travellersplanningtovistfamliesinLondon
D.EnglishlearnersapplyingtolikeinEnglishhomes
37.Whichofthefollowingwillthehostprovide?
A.Roomcleaning.
B.Medicalcare.
C.Freetransport.
D.Physicaltrainning.
38.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?
A.Zone4ismorecrowdedthanZone2.
B.ThebusinesscentreofLondonisinZone.
C.Hostsdisliketravellingtothecitycentre.
39.Accordingtothepassage.WhatdoescontinentalBreakfastinclude?
A.Dessertandcoffee
B.Fruitandvegetables.
C.breadandfruitjuice
D.Centreandcoldmeat.
40.Whydosomepeoplechooseself-cateringaccommodation?
A.Toexperienceawarmerfamliyatmosphere.
B.ToenrichtheirknowledgeofEnglish\
C.Toentertainfriendsastheylike.
D.Toenjoymuchmorefreedom.
B
Inthefallof1985.Iwasabright-eyedghlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareeranddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamlaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.
Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeantheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.
ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:
buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantastic---andveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.
YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof81.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:
tofindaway.Thatmeanttalkingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.
ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,ButIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.
In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree!
Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemidstofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember;littlestepsadduptobigdreams.
41.WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe
A.awriter
B.ateacher
C.ajudge
D.adoctor
42.Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?
A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.
B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.
C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.
D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.
(2)WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?
A.Shewasbuyyethappywithherfamilylife.
B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.
C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.
D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.
44.Whatdosetheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?
A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.
B.Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.
C.Everycoinhastwosides.
D.Wellbegun,halfdone.
45.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheauthor?
A.Caringanddetermine.
B.Honestandresponsible.
C.Ambitiousandsensitive.
D.Innocentandsingle-minded.
C
AnideathatstartedinSeattle'spubliclibraryhasspreadthroughoutAmericaandbeyond.Theconceptissimple:
helptobuildasenseofcommunityinacitybygettingeveryonetoreadthesamebookatthesametome.
Inadditiontoencouragingreadingasapursuit(追求)tobeenjoyedbyall,theprogramallowsstrangerstocommunicatebydiscussingthebookonthebus,aswellaspromotingreadingasanexperiencetobesharedinfamiliesandschools.TheideacamefromSeattlelibrarianNancyPearlwholaunched(发起)the"IfAllofSeattleReadtheSameBook"projectin1998.Heroriginalprogramusedauthorvisits,studyguidesandbookdiscussiongroupstobringpeopletogetherwithabook,buttheideahassinceexpandedtomanyotherAmericancities,andeventoHongkong.
InChicago,themayor(市长)appearedontelevisiontoannouncethechoiceofToKillaMockingbirdasthefirstbookinthe"OneBook,OneChicago"program.Asaresult,readingclubsandneighbourhoodgroupsspranguparoundthecity.AcrosstheUS,storiesemergedofparentsandchildrenreadingtoeachotheratnightandstrangerschattingawayonthebusaboutplotandcharacter.
TheonlyproblemaroseinNewYork,wherelocalreaderscouldnotdecideononebooktorepresentthehugeanddiversepopulation.Thismayshowthattheideaworksbestinmedium-sizedcitiesorlargetowns,whereagreatersenseofunity
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