1、1题型组合练(四).阅读理解A(2017南开区一模)Acting & Musical TheaterThe Summer Acting & Musical Theater program，which starts on Friday，July 3 and ends on Thursday，July 23，is created for talented students who have been inspired by musical theater.The program develops the abilities of experienced performers who are ser
2、ious about the field and eager to work hard.Our goal is to help you grow creatively through fulltime，collegelevel theater training under the direction of popular professional performers and teachers.The students can improve their performance skills and can get the knowledge about the history of thea
3、ter，the style of theater and so on.Students will complete the program with improved audition(试演) skills.Classes aim to improve your command of body，mind and voice.Students will take a trip to see at least one professional production with program teachers.An exhibition of the students class work will
4、 be presented at the conclusion of the program to family，friends，students from other Summer College programs，and the University community.Program Costs：Accommodation： 3,359；Traffic： 2,234.Audition requirements：2Auditions should include the following video materials：Two different songs；One agesuitabl
5、e monologue(独白)；One short dance part；A personal statement regarding your background and training，experience in performances，and personal goals in theater；Each part of the audition should be about one minute in length；You should be the only person shown in the audition；The audition is given online wi
6、th your application.Typical day：9：00 am to noon classes focus on musical theater，including acting，voice，movement，dance and scene study.1：00 to 4： 00 pm classes involve additional work in acting，movement，and voice，along with rehearsals(排练) for public performances.语 篇 解 读 本 文 是 一 篇 应 用 文 。 主 要 是 向 人 们
7、 介 绍 暑 期 表 演 和 音 乐 剧 课 程 的 相 关 情 况 。1What do you know about the program?AThe program will last for three weeks.BThe program helps students grow healthily.CStudents can have chances to audition in films.DThe program provides accommodation for free.答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“which starts on Friday，July 3 an
8、d ends on Thursday，July 23”推算可知，课程持续三周，故选 A。2The underlined word “production” in Paragraph 4 refers to “ ” AwritingBperformanceCconferenceDguidance答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句前面的“The students can improve their performance skills”以及“Classes aim to improve your command of body，mind and voice.”可知，学生参加这样的课程能提高
9、他们的表演技能，并能提高身体、头脑、声音方面的表演技巧。所以此处 production指的是 performance，即表演，故选 B。33It can be learnt from the passage that students .Aseldom attend classes in the morningBcannot be taught by wellknown actorsCwill get some information about theaterDwill usually perform for college students答案 C解析 推理判断题。由第三段中的“.and
10、can get the knowledge about the history of theater，the style of theatre and so on.”可知选 C。4The audition materials include the following EXCEPT .Aa performance with your partnerBa short dance part in one minuteCan online introduction of yourselfDa suitable monologue in one minute答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据 Auditi
11、on requirements下面的“You should be the only person shown in the audition”可知 A项不符合原文内容，故选 A。5What is the purpose of the passage?ATo tell us how to hold a musical theater program successfully.BTo call on more and more students to pay attention to theater.CTo introduce the development of the Summer Actin
12、g program.DTo attract more students loving performances to attend the program.答案 D解析 写作意图题。本文通过介绍 Acting & Musical Theater的相关情况，主要为了吸引更多爱好表演的学生参加该项目，故选 D。B(2017红桥区二模)It was the summer of 1965.DeLuca，then 17，visited Peter Buck，a family friend.Buck asked DeLuca about his plans for the future.“Im going
13、 to college，but I need a way to pay for it， ”DeLuca recalls saying.“Buck said， You should open a sandwich shop.”That afternoon，they agreed to be partners.And they set a goal：to open 32 stores in ten years.After doing some research，Buck wrote a check for 1,000.DeLuca rented a storefront(店面) in Connec
14、ticut，and when they couldnt cover their startup costs，Buck kicked in another 1,000.4But business didnt go smoothly as they expected.DeLuca says， “After six months，we were doing poorly，but we didnt know how badly，because we didnt have any financial controls.”All he and Buck knew was that their sales
15、were lower than their costs.DeLuca was managing the store and going to the University of Bridgeport at the same time.Buck was working at his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York.Theyd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping the business running.“We convinced ourselves to open a s
16、econd store.We figured we could tell the public， We are so successful， and we are opening a second store.”And they didin the spring of 1966.Still， it was a lot of learning by trial and error.But the partners learnasyougo approach turned out to be their greatest strength.Every Friday，DeLuca would dri
17、ve around and handdeliver the checks to pay their suppliers.“It probably took me two and a half hours and it wasnt necessary，but as a result，the suppliers got to know me very well，and the personal relationships established really helped out， ” DeLuca says.And having a goal was also important.“There
18、are so many problems that can get you down.You just have to keep working toward your goal， ” DeLuca adds.DeLuca ended up founding Subway Sandwich，the multimilliondollar restaurant chain.语篇解读 本文为记叙文，题材为社会生活类。本文讲述了世界上著名快餐连锁机构“赛百味”的成功经验。6DeLuca opened the first sandwich shop in order to .Asupport his f
19、amilyBpay for his college educationChelp his partner expand businessDdo some research答案 B解析 细节理解题。由首段中的“Im going to college，but I need a way to pay for it”可知 DeLuca开三明治店的初衷是赚钱供自己上大学。7Which of the following is TRUE of Buck?AHe put money into the sandwich business.BHe was a professor of business admin
20、istration.CHe was studying at the University of Bridgeport.5DHe rented a storefront for DeLuca.答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第二段中的“Buck wrote a check for 1,000”和“Buck kicked in another 1,000”可知，是 Buck提供的资金。8What can we learn about their first shop?AIt stood at an unfavorable place.BIt lowered the prices to promote
21、sales.CIt made no profits due to poor management.DIt lacked control over the quality of sandwiches.答案 C解析 推理判断题。由第三段中对他们所开的第一家店的描述可知，由于缺乏经验，经营不善，营业额低于成本，故选 C项。9They decided to open a second store because they .Ahad enough money to do itBhad succeeded in their businessCwished to meet the increasing d
22、emand of customersDwanted to make people believe that they were successful答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第四段中的“We convinced ourselves to open a second store.We figured we could tell the public， We are so successful，and we are opening a second store.”可知，他们开第二家店是想向人们证明他们的经营很成功，故选 D。10What contributes most to their suc
23、cess according to the author?ALearning by trial and error.BMaking friends with suppliers.CFinding a good partner.DOpening chain stores.答案 A解析 推理判断题。由第四段尾句和第五段首句可知，他们的成功是经过不断摸索，从失败中总结经验教训的结果。C(2016南开区一模)Coffee at a friends！We sat trying to make conversation while her three children grappled(扭打) with
24、one another on the floor.Suddenly I remembered that I had brought some glass marbles(玩具弹子) with mea whole bag full.I spilled 6them out on the floor，in the hope that the little angels would play with them in peace.Far from it：a heated argument broke out.I didnt understand what was happening until I l
25、ooked more closely.Among the countless marbles there was just one blue one，and the children fought for it.All the marbles were exactly the same size and shiny and bright.But the blue one had an advantage over the othersit was one of a kind.I had to laugh at how childish children are!Rara suna cara，s
26、aid the Romans.Rare is valuable.In fact，the scarcity error is as old as mankind.My friend with the three children is a parttime realestate(房地产) agent.Whenever she has an interested buyer who cannot decide，she calls and says “A doctor from London saw the plot of land yesterday.He liked it a lot.What
27、about you？Are you still interested？” The doctor from Londonsometimes its a professor or a bankeris，of course，not true.The effect is very real，though：it causes prospects to see the opportunity disappearing before their eyes，so they act and close the deal.Why？This is the potential shortage of supply.O
28、bjectively，this situation is incomprehensible：either the prospect wants the land for the set price or he does notregardless of any doctors from London.In one study，students were asked to arrange ten posters in order of attractivenesswith the agreement that afterward they could keep one poster as a r
29、eward for their participation.Five minutes later，they were told that the poster with the third highest rating was no longer available.Then they were asked to judge all ten once again.The poster that was no longer available was suddenly classified as the most beautiful.In psychology，this phenomenon i
30、s called reactance：when we are deprived(剥夺) of an option，we suddenly consider it more attractive.It is also known as the Romeo and Juliet effect：because the love between the tragic Shakespearean teenagers is forbidden，it knows no bounds(难以自己)In conclusion：the typical response to scarcity is failure
31、in clear thinking.Assess products and services solely on the basis of their price and benefits.It should be of no importance if an item is disappearing fast，nor if any doctors from London take an interest.语篇解读 本文向我们介绍了心理学上一个有趣的现象：物缺错误效应，即罗密欧与朱丽叶效应。而这常常是非理性的，是错误的。711The writer gave the three children
32、 some glass marbles because .Athey preferred glass marbles to toy gunsBthey wanted some gifts from the writerChe expected the children to calm downDhe tried to experiment on them答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第一段第四句话中的“.in the hope that the little angels would play with them in peace.”可知，作者给他们玻璃玩具弹子是想让他们安静地玩。12The t
33、hree children fought for the blue marble because .Ait was the largest oneBthey preferred blue colorCother marbles were less shinyDit was the only one of that color答案 D解析 推 理 判 断 题 。 由 第 一 段 倒 数 第 二 、 三 句 可 知 ， 蓝 色 的 玻 璃 玩 具 弹 子 只 有 一 颗 ， 尽 管 它和 其 他 的 弹 子 大 小 、 明 亮 度 都 一 样 。 所 以 孩 子 们 为 它 争 斗 只 是 因 为
34、 它 是 唯 一 的 一 颗 蓝 色 的 弹子 。13What does the underlined part “the prospect” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AAn interested buyer.BA professor.CA doctor from London.DA realestate agent.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。由画线词后面的内容 wants the land for the set price可知，此处应该是指本段第五句话中提到的有兴趣的购买者。14By lying about a doctor from London，the writ
35、ers friend meant to .Acomfort the interested customerBattract more potential customersCprovide medical service for potential buyersDdrive the interested buyer to make the purchase答案 D解析 推理判断题。由第二段中的“The doctor from Londonsometimes its a professor or a bankeris，of course，not true.The effect is very r
36、eal，though：it causes prospects to see the opportunity disappearing before 8their eyes，so they act and close the deal.”可知，虚构的伦敦医生可能会促使买家购买。15The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that .Aparttime agents are not reliableBscarcity can lead to wrong decisionsCthe story of Romeo and Juliet is not
37、trueDpeople should buy things based on their price答案 B解 析 写 作 意 图 题 。 由 最 后 一 段 可 推 知 ， 以 该 效 应 作 为 判 断 依 据 ， 人 们 往 往 会 做 出 错 误 的 决断 。.阅读表达(2016天津十二区县一模)Normally，I loved birthdays.When my son and three daughters were little，my husband，Charles，and I always made sure to have dinner，followed by a big c
38、ake and presents.Later，when the kids grew up and lived in different states，they always called to wish me a happy birthday.But this year I could have skipped the whole day，knowing there was one call I wouldnt be receiving，the one from my daughter Patty.Shed passed away unexpectedly just a month befor
39、e.One thing which made me feel a little calm was a voice message that shed left on my cell phone the night before she died，telling me she loved me.Over the following days I played her message of wishes over and over again，listening to the last words she said.“I love you very，very much，Mom.” Then，a c
40、ouple of weeks before my birthday， while I was doing laundry，I accidentally dropped my phone in the washing machine.Quickly I pulled it out and dried it off，but when I checked my voicemail，Pattys message was gone.I cried，heartbroken.Day after day I kept checking my voicemail，hoping Pattys message wo
41、uld reappear.It never did.On the morning of my birthday，I received my sons wishes.However，all I wanted for my birthday was to hear Pattys voice again.“Happy birthday.” Charles said， “lets go out for dinner and a movie.It might help take your mind off things.” Charles was right.I turned off my phone，
42、settled into my seat in the movie theater and let the film take me away.But the minute it ended I started thinking about Patty again.As we were walking out of the theater，I 9turned on my phone.It rang，signaling Id gotten a voice message.Probably just my youngest daughter，Lesley，calling to wish me a
43、happy birthday，I thought.I dialed up voicemail and the message began.It was Pattys voice，clear as a bell，saying again， “I love you very，very much，Mom.”16How did the family celebrate the authors birthday when the children were young？(No more than 10 words)By having dinner with a big cake and presents
44、./They had dinner with a big cake and presents.17Why didnt the author want to celebrate her birthday this year？(No more than 15 words)Because she knew she couldnt receive her daughter Pattys call/wishes.Or：Because her daughter Patty passed away and couldnt send her wishes.18 How do you understand th
45、e underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph？ (No more than 8 words)It might help her forget sadness/sad things/Pattys death.19What happened when the author was doing some washing one day？(No more than 15 words)She accidentally dropped her phone into the washing machine and lost the voicemail from
46、Patty.20What do you think of the story？Give your reasons in your own words.(No more than 20 words)I think it is moving/touching.Because whatever happens，the great love between parents and children still exists.书面表达(2017南开区三模)为了吸引更多的留学生到你校学习，校学生会决定拍摄一部反映学校生活的短片，现正在招募学生演员。请你以学生会的名义，根据以下提示用英语撰写一则通知。(1)
47、此次活动的目的；(2)演员需要具备的条件：沟通能力强，擅长英语(可以适当发挥)；(3)短片的内容简介；(4)最后报名期限：下周一前到学生会报名。注意：(1)词数不少于 100；10(2)可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯；(3)通知格式已给出，不计入总词数。NOTICEThe Students Union参考范文NOTICEIn order to attract more foreign students to study in the school，the Students Union has decided to recruit some students to make a short
48、 English film to introduce and promote our school.If you want to show your talent in this film，you need to have some related qualities.First of all，you need to have a good communicating ability so that you can cooperate well with the whole team.Besides，you must be good at English，especially spoken E
49、nglish.What s more，if you have ever participated in similar activities before，it will be an advantage.The main content of the film is about our campus life，such as having lessons in the classroom， playing basketball on the playground，having lunch in the dining hall and so on.If you are interested in this activity，please sign up for it at the Students Un
