閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Imagine landing in a foreign country where you cannot speak the language, understand the culture and don’t know anybody. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a friend who could help you out?

John Smith, an English explorer who landed in America in 1607, found the best friend ever. She was a Native American named Pocahontas (1595-1617). And she did more than teach Smith the language: she saved his life, twice.

Smith was captured by members of Pocahontas’s tribe (部落) and was going to be killed. But for some reason, the Chief’s daughter, Pocahontas, felt sorry for Smith (who was probably the first white man she had ever seen) and threw her body over his to protect him. Smith returned safely to the small village he was living in.

During the winter the English settlers did not know how to get food from nature. Pocahontas often brought food for Smith and his friends.

A year later Pocahontas’s father tried to kill Smith again because the Native Americans were very scared the English would try to take over their land. Pocahontas warned him and he was able to escape.

Later she became a Christian and eventually married an Englishman named John Rolfe.

She spent the last year of her life in London.

Pocahontas has become an American legend (傳奇). Her life story has been re-created in many books and films, including Disney’s 1995 film, Pocahontas.

One of the reasons she is so popular is that many Europeans look at Pocahontas as an excellent example of how a minority can adjust into the majority. Pocahontas is also respected because of her selfless love. She proved that people can be kind and loving even to people of a different race or culture. John Smith was very different from Pocahontas but she could see he was a good man and that was all that mattered. No race or country owns goodness, love and loyalty.

1.What difficulties might early European settlers meet in America EXCEPT ______?

A. the fierce conflict with Native Americans

B. bad-tempered natives who enjoyed killing

C. unfamiliarity with a foreign land

D. lack of food in winter

2.Pocahontas saved John Smith twice because ______.

A. he was the first white man she had ever seen in her life

B. she wanted to become a Christian and marry an Englishman

C. she believed in general kindness even to people of a different race

D. she was on the settlers’ side and against her cruel father

3.Which is NOT an element to make Pocahontas a legend?

A. Her tribal background and her marriage to a white settler.

B. Her selfless help to people regarded as enemy of her tribe.

C. Her complicated life story different from common people’s.

D. The recreation of her life story in the 1995 Disney film.

4.According to the text, Europeans think Pocahontas _____.

A. was brave to break away from her own tribe

B. set a good example for other natives to accept the white settlers

C. was a selfless Christian who can love her enemy

D. was open to a more advanced culture

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The battles between early settlers and Native Americans resulted from their               fighting for land.

B. The Europeans think the early settlers should have learned to adjust to the local cultures.

C. The creation of America is based on the settlers’ victory over the Native  Americans.

D. People from different cultures can never really get along well with each other.

B

Chinese students aren’t the only ones who have a sleep loss problem. In Australia, teenagers are also missing out on, on average, one hour’s sleep every night during the school week.

Organized activities and homework push bedtimes later, the first large-scale Australian study of children’s sleeping habits has revealed (顯示). Their sleep deprivation (剝奪) is enough to cause “serious drop-offs in school performance, attention and memory”, and governments should consider later or flexible school start times, said the study’s leader, Tim Olds.

 His survey, of more than 4,000 children aged 9 to 18, found those who slept least did not watch more television but spent their time socializing (相處) with family or friends or listening to music.

“Almost all children get up at 7 or 7:15 — they have to get to school on time,” said Olds. He favors a later start over an earlier finish because he believes organized sports and activities would still consume the latter end of the day.

Olds’research also establishes lack of sleep as a cause of weight gain in children, and a possible source of future problems with depression, anxiety and increased susceptibility (易感性) to illness.

It was already known that overweight children sleep less, but Professor Olds found sleep duration (時(shí)長) was strongly linked to weight across the full range of body sizes. The thinnest children sleep 20 minutes more than the obese. This showed being overweight had no specific effect on sleep patterns, and it was more likely that shorter sleep times stimulate (刺激) appetite and make kids hungry.

The US National Sleep Foundation says teenagers aged 13 to 18 need eight to nine hours’ sleep a night. Younger school-aged kids need 9 to 11 hours.

On that basis, Professor Olds said, half of Australian children are under-sleeping on weekdays and a quarter on weekends.

6. The Australian students surveyed don’t sleep enough because they spend more time on the following EXCEPT _____.

A. organized activities and homework

B. communication with friends and family

C. watching television programs

D. enjoying music 

7. What effects does lack of sleep directly have on the students according to the survey?

A. They become overweight but begin to eat less than before.

B. They feel more depressed and anxious about their school work.

C. They are more likely to be affected with illness in the future.

D. They pay less attention in class and their memory declines.

8. Which of the following suggestions did Mr. Olds raise?

A. The students should go to bed earlier to have longer sleeping time.

B. The students should participate less in organized activities.

C. The school should put off the start time in the morning.

D. The school should finish earlier in the afternoon.

9. What does "obese" in the sixth paragraph mean?

A. average      B. fat     C. sleepless   D. overeating

10. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Australian students usually take part in activities in the afternoon.

B. More students are short of sleep on weekends than on weekdays.

C. Being overweight has an effect on the length of the sleeping time.

D. The survey suggests that teenagers need 8-9 hours’ sleep a night.

C

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Named Mr. Green Genes, he looks like a six-month-old cat but, under ultraviolet (紫外線的) light, his eyes, gums (牙齦) and tongue glow green. That is the result of a genetic experiment at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans, US.

Mr. Green Genes is the first fluorescent (熒光的) cat in the US and probably the world, said Betsy Dresser, the center's director.

The researchers made him so they could learn whether a gene could be introduced harmlessly into a cat's genetic sequence (次序).

If so, it would be the first step in a process that could lead to the development of ways to treat diseases via gene therapy (治療).

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 "The glowing part is the fun part," she said.

 Glowing creatures made international news earlier this month when the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists who had discovered the gene through their work with jellyfish (水母).

11.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. A Glowing Cat                  B. Mr. Green Genes

C. One Cat’s Life                  D. An experiment on cats

12. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. Fortunately, scientists have found ways to treat diseases via gene therapy.

B. Scientists think cats’ genetic makeup is the same as that of human beings.

C. Three scientists who had discovered the gene were given Nobel Prize in  Physics.

D. Scientists have managed to introduce a gene into a cat’s genetic sequence.               

13. What does “settled on” most probably mean in Paragraph 9?

A. chose         B. killed        C. took          D. raised

14. From the passage we can see that ____.

A. Mr. Green Genes was made by researchers to treat diseases

B. the cat named Mr. Green Genes can glow when it is dark

C. Mr. Green Genes is the first fluorescent cat in the world

D. Mr. Green Genes is a cat of seven months old up to now

15. Which of the following is WRONG according to the text?

A. The gene added to Mr. Green Genes’ DNA doesn’t affect its health at all.

B. The scientists came up with the idea of the glowing genes totally for fun.

C. Earlier this month glowing creatures became news all through the world.

D. Scientists had discovered the gene from the jellyfish they worked with.

1. B.

2. C

3. D

4. B

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. C

9. B

10. A

11. A

12. D

13. A

14. B

15. B


解析:

1、本題總結(jié)了諸如John Smith這樣的早期殖民者在北美大陸所遇到的困難,需要概括和推論的閱讀技巧。從第1段內(nèi)容可推出C,第4段和選項(xiàng)D有關(guān),從Smith的經(jīng)歷可知殖民者和土著居民的激烈沖突,唯有選項(xiàng)B說土著嗜好殺戮,是對文章關(guān)于土著描述的誤解,因此選B。

2、文章最后一段在談到Pocahontas救John Smith時(shí),就提到Pocahontas的“selfless love”,她救人沒有其它企圖,只是做了她認(rèn)為的“the right thing”,而她的“right thing”就是 “people can be kind and loving even to people of a different race or culture.”。文章并沒有把土著人放在邪惡的一邊,殖民者也不代表正義,Pocahontas代表的是種族間的包容和融合,所以只有C正確。

3、Pocahontas作為部落酋長的女兒,卻和白人殖民者結(jié)婚,無私幫助被視為部落仇人的殖民者,她的生活經(jīng)歷復(fù)雜與常人不同,這些都是構(gòu)成她的傳奇人生的要素。而95年版的Disney電影是記錄她的傳奇人生的產(chǎn)物,不是原因。

4、歐洲人對Pocahontas的看法在最后一段提到。原句為:…many Europeans look at Pocahontas as an excellent example of how a minority can adjust into the majority.從這句可以看出很多歐洲人還是有偏見的,把土著人看成少數(shù)民族,認(rèn)為別人應(yīng)該都像Pocahontas那樣為他們做出調(diào)整,向他們靠近。所以B正確。但是文中并沒有說歐洲人認(rèn)為自己的文化更高級,所以D錯(cuò)誤。

5、文章第5段談到Pocahontas的父親想殺John Smith的原因是“the Native Americans were very scared the English would try to take over their land”,說明土著人和殖民者的矛盾沖突的原因是對土地的爭奪。所以A正確。Pocahontas受到白人推崇的一個(gè)原因就是她作為minority的一員很好地適應(yīng)了白人這樣的majority,可以看出白人在心理上的優(yōu)勢,認(rèn)為土著該適應(yīng)和融入歐洲文化,而不是B項(xiàng)中的白人適應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)赝林幕H淖詈笠痪洹癟his selfless attitude led to the successful creation of America.”可以判斷C項(xiàng)的錯(cuò)誤。

6、此題歸納了澳洲學(xué)生睡眠不足的原因,文章第3段說這個(gè)調(diào)查“found those who slept least did not watch more television”,所以看太多電視并不是影響睡眠的原因。

7、文章第2段提到 “sleep deprivation” 會(huì)造成“serious drop-offs in school performance, attention and memory”, 所以選項(xiàng)D是睡眠不足直接造成的結(jié)果。

選項(xiàng)A中提到的肥胖是睡眠不足引起的,但后半部分是錯(cuò)的,學(xué)生并沒有因此而吃得更少,相反,第6段的最后一句告訴我們睡眠不足會(huì)刺激食欲,意味著會(huì)吃得更多。

選項(xiàng)B、C 不是直接的結(jié)果,只是將來可能出現(xiàn)的情況。睡眠不足是“a possible source of future problems”。

8、此題為推理題,判斷的關(guān)鍵依據(jù)是文章第4段講到Mr Olds “favors a later start over an earlier finish because he believes organized sport and activities would still consume the latter end of the day.”,他希望學(xué)校能推遲上課時(shí)間,而不要提早結(jié)束一天的活動(dòng)上床睡覺,因?yàn)檫\(yùn)動(dòng)和活動(dòng)還是要安排在“the latter end of the day”。

在第2段Mr Olds 還說“governments should consider later or flexible school start times”,因此C項(xiàng)正確。

9、詞義猜測題,可充分利用上下文來完成此題。第6段開頭就提出“overweight children sleep less”,瘦的孩子比“obese”的多睡20分鐘,可見“obese”和“overweight”意思是一樣的。

10、A. B項(xiàng)的錯(cuò)誤在于講反了,更多澳洲學(xué)生平時(shí)比周末缺少睡眠。在文章最后一句話可找到論據(jù)。

C項(xiàng)談的是肥胖和睡眠時(shí)間的關(guān)系,“being overweight had no specific effect on sleep patterns, and it was more likely that shorter sleep times triggered appetite-stimulating hormones”說明肥胖并不是睡眠時(shí)間少的原因,而是睡眠不足刺激食欲引起了肥胖,因此C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。

青少年需要的睡眠時(shí)間是The US National Sleep Foundation提出來的,和此調(diào)查無關(guān)。“organized sport and activities would still consume the latter end of the day”,從“still”可推測學(xué)生通常在一天的后半段時(shí)間進(jìn)行活動(dòng)和鍛煉,所以A項(xiàng)正確。

11、標(biāo)題、主旨題。本文主要講述了科學(xué)家給一只貓的身體引入了新的基因,使其會(huì)在沒有燈光的時(shí)候可以發(fā)光。使用A選項(xiàng)不但反映了文章的中心思想,而且能引起讀者的興趣。

12、細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章第五、七段可知答案。

13、詞義理解題,根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第四段可得知答案:為了弄清基因到了它該去的地方,   研究者們選擇了一種會(huì)發(fā)光的基因。

14、細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章第一段可得知答案。

15、細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二、三、四段可得知答案。

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D.Rectful

59.What is the inegge mainly expressed in the story?

  A.we should learn to he generous

  B.It is honorable to help those in need.

  C.People in high postans are not like what we expect[來源:學(xué)&科&網(wǎng)Z&X&X&K]

  D.We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

 

 

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科目:高中英語 來源:2010屆河南省高三下學(xué)期第一次教學(xué)質(zhì)量調(diào)研考試 題型:閱讀理解

 

第三部分  閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分)

    閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

A flock of hungry pigeons were flying across the sky in search of food. Having traveled a long distance, they felt tired and settled down on a tree. Just below the tree, they saw grains strewn(拋灑)all over the ground. The pigeons were happy to have found enough food to eat. All the pigeons came down from the tree and started eating the grains. As they were doing so, a huge net fell on them and trapped them all.

The pigeons were taken aback. They noticed a hunter sitting at a distance from the tree, a bow and arrow in hand. The pigeons realized it was the hunter who had trapped them in the net. The hunter got up and began to move towards the pigeons.

The leader of the pigeons spoke,“ Friends, we are in great trouble. The hunter will catch us if we do not act swiftly in a few seconds. There is only one option available at this moment. Let all of us use our force together and fly up along with the net. If all of us use our force and fly together, we can fly carrying the net along with us. Let us start now.”

All the pigeons agreed with him and flew high carrying the net along with them, After traveling enough distance away from the hunter, the pigeons settled on a tree and carefully came out of the net one by one and thus escaped the evil design of the hunter.

56. Who strewed the grains over the ground?

    A. A villager.      B. The hunter.       C. The pigeon owner.  D. The writer.

57. The word “_________” has the closest meaning to the underlined word “option“.

    A. reason         B. choice           C. action            D. opinion

58. How did the pigeons react when they got trapped?

    A. They didn’t know what to do.         B. They tried to fly in all directions.

    C. They remained rather calm.           D. They decided to fight for their lives.

59. This story wants to tell us that ________.

    A. two heads are better than one         B. confidence will save everyone

    C. teamwork can work wonders          D. actions speaker louder than words

 

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