英语阅读理解

二、阅读理解：（每小题2分，共计30分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Manyteenagersfeelthatthemostimportantpeopleintheirlivesaretheirfriends.

Theybelievethattheirfamilymembers,especiallytheirparents,don’tknowthemaswellas

efamilies,itisoftenforbrothersandsisterstofightwitheachother

ryimportantforteenagersto

entheyarenotwiththeirfriends,they

mmunicationis

veryimportantinchildren’sgrowingup,becaufriendscandiscusssomethingdifficultto

saytotheirfamilymembers.

However,parentsoftentrytochootheirchildren’rents

stionof“choice”isan

ueverthoughtofthefollowingquestions

Whochooyourfriends

Doyouchooyourfriendsoryourfriendschooyou

Haveyougotagoodfriendyourparentsdon’tlike

Youranswersarewelcome.

enagersthinktheir_______knowthembetterthantheirparentsdo.

ates

enagersstayalone,theusualwayofcommunicationisto_________.

ththeirparentsfacetoface

ththeirfriendsonthephone

fthefollowingntencesisTRUE

entslikefriendstheirchildrenchoo.

amilies,childrencanchootheirfriends.

’sveryimportantforteenagerstohavefriends.

entsallowtheirchildrentomeettheirfriends.

B

WhenmysisterGinawasborn,rtwaspretty

stfewyearswere

fiveoperationsbeforeshewasthreeyears

troublewalking,playingwithotherchildren,andgoingtoschool.

AlthoughGinacouldn’tlaughandtalk,weallknewthatshejustneededloveandcare.

OurparentswantedtotakeGinatoaspecialplaceinFloridawhereshecouldswimwith

safraidofswimmingwiththembecaushehadneverbeenaround

lsonevertraveledthatfarasafamily.

WhenwegottoFlorida,placewherekids

htitwasgoingtobea

vacation,butitwasn’dtoworkhardeverydayforaweek.

ughedandclapped（拍手）whenshesawthedolphin,

andthedolphinsplashed(溅起水花)

dadwereproud

,too.

21．WeknowfromthetextthatGina_____

A．experiencedfiveoperationsinamonth.

B．gotalongwellwithotherchildren

inthehospitalbeforethree.

nwithaheartdia

22．HowdidGinafeelaboutswimmingwithdolphinsatfirst

A．ExcitedB．FrightenedC．AngryD．Proud

23．Thetextiswrittentotellusthat_____

A．learningtowalkishardwork.B．dolphinscantreatmanyillness

C．familiesshouldtraveltogetheroftenD．helpsometimescomesinunusualform

C

IfyouwanttobecomeafluentEnglishspeaker,youshouldtakesomeadvice:thereare

elistening,speaking,t

importantthingyoumustrememberisthatifyouwanttoimproveyourspeakingand

writingskillsyoushouldfirstmastertheskillsofreadingandlistening.

sthatyoumust

thinkaboutthemeaningofthentences,themeaningoftheunfamiliarwords,etc.

Thereisnoneedforyoutopaymuchattentiontogrammar---ortrytounderstandall

theunfamiliarwordsyoucomeacross,butthefactyouethemforthefirsttimeand

recognizethemwheneveryouethem,forexampleinotherpassagesorbooks,

wouldbebettertoprepareyourlfanotebooksoyoucanwritedowntheimportantwords

orntencesinit.

Asforlistening,therearetwochoices:besidesreading,youcanlisteneverydayfor

onlypayattentiontoyourreadingandbecomeskillfulatyour

reading,ouhavelotsofinputs(输入)inyour

mind,vermeansthatyou

shouldnotpracticelistening.

Forlisteningyoucanlistentocartoonsorsomemoviesthatarespeciallymadefor

uaregoodatlistening,youcanlistentoVOAor

hethingtorememberisbeingactiveinlisteningand

preferably(更好地)takingsomenotes.

Ifyoufollowthepiecesofadvice,yourspeakingandwritingwillimprove

automatically(自动地)，andyoucanbesurethatwithalittleefforttheywillbecomeperfect.

24．Accordingtotheauthor,whichshouldyouimprovefirstamongthefourskills_______

A．Readingandlistening

C．Writingandspeaking

B．Readingandwriting

D．Speakingandlistening

25．Toimproveyourreading,whenyoureadyoushould____.

A．lookupallthenewwordsinthedictionary.

B．thinkaboutwhatyouarereadingactively

C．spendmoretimestudyinggrammar

D．copyasmanywordsandntencesaspossible

26．Theunderlinedwords“comeacross”inparagraph3probablybereplacedby_____

A．meetbyaccidentB．discoverC．findonpurpoD．lookfor

27．Theauthoremstoagreewiththeviewthat_____

A．everyoneshouldlistentoVOAorBBCprogramveryday

B．youneedn’tpracticelisteningifyoukeepinreadingeveryday

C．beinggoodatreadingishelpfulinimprovingyourlistening

D．youshouldtakenotesofwhateveryouarehearing

D

Notlongago,arockbandcalledtheBackstreetBoysmadeabigsplashonthemusic

heband’sbiggestfanswasa

adaspecialreasonfortakingsuchaninterestin

rter,oneoftheBackstreetBoys,wasAaron’sbigbrother.

EvenbeforeNickjoinedthebandin1996,eageof

two,alongwithhisfavorite

n’sfamilywasn’tsurpridwhenAaron

decidedtofollowNickintothemusicworld.

geofven,hejoinedabandinhishometownof

Tampa,ertwoyears,Aarondidn’

aBackstreet

BoysshowinGermany,namazingjob!Aftertheshow,someone

,Aaronsaidyes.

Sincethatday,gsinclude“Crushon

You”and“I’mGonnaMissYouForever”

everforgetshowhisbrother

nhassaid,“IfNickwasn’tasinger,thenIwouldn’tbethere”

ingtothepassage,Aaron__________

lovewithmusicafterNickbecamefamous

theBackstreetBoysattheageofven

allowedtosingbyhisfamily

nkfulforhisbrotherNick’ssupport

estheunderlinedpart“madeabigsplash”inParagraph1probablymean_____

deattention

heateddiscussion

tedalotofmoney

ogreattrouble

discusdinthepassage_________

eandfalloftheband

dtosuccessofasinger

retofsuccessofaband

tobeasinger

E

Bikeridingisalotoffun,estwaytouyourbikeisfor

transportation,ear,about300,000kidsgototheemergencydepartment

becauofbikeinjuries,andatleast10,000kidshaveinjuriesthatrequireafewdaysinthe

theinjuriesaresoriousthatchildrendie,usuallyfromheadinjuries.

’swhyit’ssoimportanttowearyourbike

helmet(头盔).Wearingonedoesn’tmeanyoucanbereckless(不顾危险的),butahelmetwill

providesomeprotectionforyourface,head,ke

uldn’earahat

reunsureifyourhelmetfitsyouwell,asksomeoneatabike

store.

sotherpeopleontheroad

heyeyou,eridingis

idwearingheadphones

becauthemusiccandistract(使…分心)youfromnoisaroundyou,suchasacarblowing

itshorn(喇叭)soyoucangetoutoftheway.

Youneedtocheckwithyourmomanddadaboutwhereyou’reallowedtorideyour

dtoknowhowfaryou’reallowedtogoandwhetheryoushouldrideonthe

ungerthan10yearsshouldrideonthesidewalkandavoid

erwhereyouride,

you’rejustridingonthesidewalk,acarmaypulloutofitsdrivewayintothepathofyour

recrossingabusyroad,it’sbesttowalkyourbikeacrossthestreet.

nferredfromthefirstparagraphthat_____

isthefirstwhenridingabike

abikeisforitsunotforfun

cidentsarecommoneveryyear

enareforbiddentorideabike

resafety,whenridingabikeweshould_______

atandabikehelmet

utforcarsandtrucks

rkcoatsintheevening

hecrowdedstreetsquickly

fthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage_______

estwayistoputsomethingonyourbike

onthesidewalkkeepsyououtofdanger

gabikehelmetstillneedskeepingcareful

gyourbikeinthestreetisthesafestway

F

rwordslotsofEnglishpeopleliketheidea

thewholeEnglishpeopleprefertobefatratherthanthin.

llisplayedonSaturdayafternoon

inmosttownsandthesupportersofacertainteamwilltravelfromoneendofthecountryto

refourdivisions(级别)

bestsupportersareofteninthe

etobeagoodsupportertowatchthefourthdivisionfootball!

ManyothersportsarealsoplayedinEngland,suchasgolf,inwhichyoutrytoknocka

ballintoahole;basketball,inwhichyoutrytogetaballthroughanet;tennis,inwhichyou

trytohitaballsothatyouropponent(对手)ee,iftheballhadnotbeen

invented,therewouldhavebeennosport.

Actually,ics(田径)isn’tplayedwithaball;norhorracing.

Perhapsthatiswhytheyarenotaspopularasfootball!

21._______isthemostpopularsportinEngland.

ball

st

etobeagoodsupportertowatch_______divisionfootball.

rth

anyEnglishpeoplenottakepartinsport

kewatchingsportonTV.

eferstobethin.

Englishpeopleinterestedinsport

vetheirfootballteam.

rtgamesareplayedonSaturdayafternoon.

ketheideaofsport.

kethefamousplayers.

G

ver,

cameback,shetookgoodcare

denoughtimewhenhehadaholiday.A

fewfriendsofhislikedgambling(赌博)sinterestedinitand

allhismoneyandlaterhebegantollthe

television,etoldhimnottodoitbuthedidn’

ashardlyntaway.

Afterhecameoutoflockup(拘留所),hehatedherverymuchandthewomanhadtoleave

him.

ItwasNewYear’dn’lonelyandwantedto

ywereafraidthepolice

hisfive-year-oldsontogotofindoutiftherewerethepolicemen

itedforalongtimeanddidn’tthinkthepolicewouldcomeandbeganto

lyopenedthedoorandincameafewpolicemen.

“Isawthereweren’tanypolicemenoutside,daddy,”saidtheboy,“soIwenttothe

crossingandaskedsometocome.”

spaidmuchbecau______.

driver

edinafactory

lotofworktodo

orkedthereforalongtime

dallhouworkbecau______.

ldn’tfindanywork

ughtherhusbandwastired

bandspentalltimeingambling

ldn’tstopherhusbandgambling

27.______,sohewasputintolockup.

tengambled

slateforwork

dn’thelphiswifeathome

sn’tpolitetothepolice

cau______.

’tloveheranylonger

dn’tstopgambling

eenputintolockup

ardlyntawaybythefactory

fthefollowingisright

hopedhisfathertobeputintolockupagain.

thoughthisfatherneededsomepolicemen.

hopedhisfathertostopgamblingsoon.

hopedhismothertocomeback.

H

It’ssuchahappy-lookinglibrary,paintedyellow,decoratedwithpalm-treestickersand

hesizeofamicrowaveoven,it’s

pedestrian-friendly,too,waitingforbookloversnexttoasidewalkinPalmBeachCountry

Estates,alongthenorthernboundaryofPalmBeachGardens.

It’salibrarybuiltwithlove.

Ayearago,shortlyafterJaneyHenriknsawaBrianWilliamsreportabouttheLittle

FreeLibraryorganization,aWisconsin-badnonprofitthataimstopromoteliteracyand

buildanofcommunityinaneighborhoodbymakingbooksfreelyavailable,she

announcedtoherfamilyoffour,“That’swhatwe’regoingtodoforourspringbreak!”

SonAustin,nowa10th-grader,didn’tethepointofbuildingalibrarythatrembles

eyinsisted,51-year-old

ownerofashipsupplycompanymodifiedasmallwoodenhouthathe’dbuiltyeararlier

fordaughterAbbie’stoyhors,andmadeadoorofglass.

Afteraddingthelibrary’sfinaltouches(装点),thefamilyhungasignboardonthefront,

instructingursto“takeabook,returnabook,”andmakingtheHenriknlibrary,now

oneofveralhundredlikeitnationwideandamongmorethan2,500intheworld,theonly

LittleFreeLibraryinPalmBeachCounty.

Theystockeditwith20orsobooksthey’dalreadyread,amixofsciencefiction,

referencetitles,novelsandkids’favorites.“Itoldthem,keepinmindthatyoumightnote

itagain,”saidJaney,astay-at-homemom.

Sincethen,thecollectionkeepsreplenishing(补充)itlf,thankstoongoingdonations

rarynowgetsanaverageoffivevisitsaday.

Theproject’sbestpayoff,saysPeter,arethethank-younotesleftbehind.“Wehadno

ideainthebeginningthatitwouldbesopopular.”

ottheideatobuildalibraryfrom__________.

toBrianWilliams

organization

nweinferaboutthesignboard

adebyaurofthelibrary.

library.

catedthelibrarywasafamily

property.

edafinaltouchtothe

gbreakwithherfamily

entbyoneofherneighbors

sagetellsusthattheurs__________.

bookstothelibrary

dtocollectbooksforthelibrary

ethank-younotesforusingthelibrary

helibraryover5timesonaveragedaily