入舵市安恙阳光实验学校山东2017高考英语综合阅读(一轮)演练
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Many years ago, when I was a man in my twenties, I worked as a salesman for a piano company.
We __1__ our pianos all over the state by advertising in small town __2__. Every time we adverti, we would receive a reply on a postcard which said, “Plea __3__ me a new piano for my little granddaughter. It __4__ be red mahogany (红木). I can pay $10 a month with my egg money.” Of cour, we could not ll a(n) __5__ piano for $10 a month. __6__ her cards kept on coming.
A couple of years later, I __7__ my own piano company, and when I __8__ in that area, the postcards started coming to me. For months, I ignored (不理睬) __9__—what el could I do?
But then, one day I __10__ to be in the area. I had a red mahogany piano on my little truck.
Despite knowing that I was about to __11__ a terrible business decision, I managed to find the old woman and took the new piano in her hou and placed it __12__ I thought the roof would be least likely to rain on it. I told her and a little barefoot girl to try to __13__ the chickens off it, and I felt sure I had just __14__ a new piano.
But the __15__ came in, all 52 of them as agreed, sometimes with coins. It was unbelievable!
Then one day I was in Memphis on __16__ business. As I was sitting at the bar having a drink, I heard the most beautiful piano music behind me. I looked __17__, and there was a lovely young woman __18__ a very nice ground piano.
She smiled at me, asked for requests, and when she took a __19__ she sat down at my table.
“Aren't you the man who sold my grandma a piano a long time ago?”
I suddenly remembered. My Lord, it was her! It was the little barefoot girl!
I did have to go to my room becau men don't like to be __20__ crying in public.
1.A.made B.sold
C.fixed D.delivered
答案:B 从下文看,作者是卖钢琴。
2.A.books B.villages
C.shops D.newspapers
答案:D 在报纸上做广告,由上文by advertising得出。
3.A.bring B.lend
C.take D.give
答案:A 公司送货上门,所以老太太要求把钢琴带来。
4.A.should B.may
C.must D.can
答案:C 老太太语气坚定,要求钢琴必须是红木的。由上文得知。
5.A.old B.new
C.condhand D.good
答案:B 作者认为不能这样买一架新钢琴。由下文得知。
6.A.And B.So
C.Therefore D.But
答案:D 与上文公司拒绝卖形成转折。老太太的订货卡片不断寄来。
7.A.owned B.moved
C.bought D.earned
答案:A 从上下文看,作者拥有了自己的卖钢琴的公司。
8.A.worked B.progresd
C.advertid D.succeeded
答案:C 从上文看是作者为自己的公司做广告。
9.A.it B.them
C.this D.that
答案:B 此处考查指代,them代替postcards。
10.A.wanted B.decided
C.started D.happened
答案:D 此处指作者碰巧来到老太太居住的地区。
11.A.make B.get
C.do D.nd
答案:A make与下文的decision搭配,“做决定”,作者认为这是笔糟糕的买卖。
12.A.when B.there
C.where D.that
答案:C where此处引导地点状语从句,作者认为屋顶是最不可能漏雨的地方。
13.A.remain B.keep
C.leave D.stay
答案:B keep与下文off连用,作者嘱咐不要让鸡到钢琴上来。
14.A.given away B.put away
C.done away D.thrown away
答案:D throw away“扔掉”,作者看到老太太的贫穷境地,认为肯定收不回钱来,等于扔掉了一架新钢琴。
15.A.payments B.money
C.posssions D.counts
答案:A payments指“付款;支付”,老太太很讲信用,按约定的次数付款。52次付清。
16.A.busy B.fine
C.other D.large
答案:C 作者到这个地方是为了别的生意。由常识得出。
17.A.u葬花吟二胡独奏
p B.around
C.forward D.on
答案:B look around“转回头看;到处寻找”,因为音乐从背后传来,所以作者要转身。
18.A.having B.performing
C.enjoying &nbs漂亮单词
p; D.playing
答案:D 在咖啡厅,自然是弹奏钢琴。
19.A.break 激情小说
B.bread
C.menu D.list
答案:A break此处意思是“暂停;休息”,休息期间,姑娘与作者攀谈。
20.A.struck B.heard
C.en D.laughed at
答案:C 此时作者感动地要哭,赶紧回到自己的房间,因为男子汉不愿意当众被人看到哭泣。
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
You’re sitting on the train home and the person opposite you yawns(打哈欠). Suddenly, you’re yaw饺子和汤圆
ning with him, though you’re not tired.
This phenomenon confud scientists for years until a recent study found that people tend to sympathize with fellow humans. Supporting this claim was the discovery that tho children who were unable to form normal emotional ties with others did not experience contagious(有感染力的) yawning, which showed that humans communicate regularly without words.
Hugo Critchley, a neuroscientist, has conducted an experiment recently, which will prove that happiness and sadness can spread like the common cold. According to Critchley, our mind and body are in constant exchange about how we’re feeling. “Emotions are cloly linked with states of internal(内部的) respons,” he explained. “There are also more visible changes in our gestures and facial expressions. When we’re in a group, the signals can spread to another person. For example, there’s the obvious tendency to smile when smiled at and there are less obvious changes that reflect emotions of surpri, anger or sadness such as a change in our heart rate and blood pressure.”
Hugo Critchley further explained, “Our bodies synchroni and when we like the other per
son, we even copy his behavior. Next time you chat with a friend, take note of how you’re sitting—it’s pretty likely that you will be the same. Scientists believe it’s our way of telling each other that we’re partners. Through body language, humans give each other very subtle(微妙的) but clear signals that show emotions.”