1、 2009 年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十一一 阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。AWhen Johnson called again, the manager received him very politely. “That is a most remarkable oil you brought us, Mr. Johnson,” he said. Johnson nodded his smooth, dark head. That was something he knew very well. “Ive never see
2、n anything like it,” the manager admitted. Johnson nodded again. “No?” he said politely. Then he added, “But I think you will, sir. A very great deal of it.” He appeared to think for a moment. “I think you will find it will be on sale seven, perhaps, eight years from now.” He smiled.The manager thou
3、ght that was uncertain. He said, “It is better than our fish oils. I admit that.” “So I am told, sir,” agreed Johnson.“Have you any plans to produce it yourself, Mr. Johnson?” Johnson smiled again. “Would I be showing it to you if I had?” “We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,” sa
4、id the manager.“It would be expensive to do that, even if you could.” Johnson said gently. “Besides,” he added, “I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils. Cheaper than any vegetable oil, in fact.” “Perhaps,” said the manager. “Well, I suppose you want to make an arrangem
5、ent, Mr Johnson, Shall we discuss it?” “Of course,” said Johnson. “There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort. The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible. That is, of course, the best way,” The manager nodded. He knew plenty about all that.
6、“But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time.” The manager had his doubts, but all he said was an inquiring(asking), “Oh?” “The other way,” continued Johnson, “is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.” 1. The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oi
7、l to make it _. A. cheaper than the new oil B. more quicklyC. more expensive D. as good as the new oil2. Johnsons new oil would be _. A. more expensive than fish oil, but betterB. less expensive, and better C. less expensive, but not goodD. more expensive, and not so good3. Johnson expressed his reg
8、ret that the manager _. A. could not stop the new oil being madeB. would never know how to make itC. had spent a lot of money on itD. didnt know enough about it4. Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted _.A. to produce it himself B. to prevent it being producedC. to be paid not t
9、o produce it D. the manager to produce itBA lot of us lose lifes tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的) attackwhen a touch of humor might well enable us to win. Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒 ) about b
10、eing late on the job. Although there was a good reason for Sams a being lateserious illness at homehe decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldnt work any longer. His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.Yes, the boss was, Sam entered the office at 9:3
11、5. The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室); everyone was hard at work. Sams supervisor came up to him. Suddenly, Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand. “How do you do!” he said. “Im Sam Maynard. Im applying for a job. Which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago. Does the ea
12、rly bird get the worm?”The room exploded in laughter. The supervisor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office. Sam Maynard had saved his jobwith the only tool that could win, a laugh.Humor is a most effective, yet frequently neglected(忽略), means of handling the difficult situations in our l
13、ives. It can be used for patching up differences, apologizing, saying “no”, criticizing, getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face. For some jobs, its the only tool that can succeed. It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrel. For
14、example, many believe that comedians(喜剧演员) on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力) than people in any other forum.5. Why was Sam late for his job?A. Because he was ill.B. Because he got up late.C. Because he was caught in a traffic jam.D. He was busy applying for a
15、 new job.6. The main idea of this passage is _. A. Sam Maynard saved his job with humorB. humor is important in our livesC. early bird gets the wormD. humor can solve racial discriminations7. The phrase “clamped off” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. tried to hold back B. tried to set C. charged D. gave out
16、8. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?A. Many lose lifes battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.B. It wasnt the first time that Sam came late for his work.C. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.C
17、In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernadino, California. They carefully chose a busy corner for their location. They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue(烤肉) restaurant, then another drive-in. But in their new operat
18、ion, they offered a new, shortened menu: French fries, hamburgers, and sodas. To this small selection they added one new idea: quick service, no waiters or waitresses, and no tips.Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents. Cheese was another four cents. Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkab
19、le uniformity(一致性), for the brothers had developed a strict routine(程序) for the preparation of their food, and they insisted on their cooks sticking to their routine. Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime. The
20、 self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened. They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines. He quickly s
21、aw the special attraction of the brothers fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营) other copies of their restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate(复制) the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches(拱门). Today McDonalds is real
22、ly a household name. In 1976, McDonalds had over $ l billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history.9. This passage mainly talks about _.A. the development of fast food servicesB. how McDonalds became a billion-dol
23、lar businessC. the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonaldD. Ray Krocs business talent10. Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except _.A. a drive-in B. a theaterC. a cinema D. a barbecue restaurant11. We may infer from this passage that _.A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became weal
24、thy for they sold their idea to Kroc.B. the place the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-inC. forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurantsD. Ray Kroc was a good businessman12. The passage suggests that _.A. creativity is an important element of bus
25、iness successB. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothersC. Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray KrocD. California is the best place to go into businessDA characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made
26、 man the man who has risen to the top through his own efforts, usually beginning by working with his hands. While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled fa
27、ctory worker, he may take pains to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life. One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously (豪华
28、地) furnished and in which there is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel, expensive hobbies, and college education for the children; yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself, will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward, furthermore th
29、e dinner will not consist merely of something quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery. On the contrary, the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes. A professional man may talk about washing the car, digg
30、ing in his flowerbeds, painting the house. His wife may even help with these things, just as he often helps her with the dishwashing. The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living, or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pa
31、y for his education.13. From paragraph 1, we can know that in America _.A. people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made manB. people can always rise to the top through their won effortsC. college professors win great respect from common workersC. people feel painful to mention their fathers a
32、s labors.14. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _.A. servants in American are hard to getB. she takes pride in what she can do herselfC. she can hardly afford servantsD. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food15. The expression “ wait on table” in the sec
33、ond paragraph means “_”.A. work in a furniture shop B. keep accounts for a barC. wait to lay the table D. serve customers in a restaurant16. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?A. A Respectable Self-made FamilyB. American Attitude toward Manual LaborC. Characteristics o
34、f American CultureD. The Development of Manual Labor二. 任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格 1 个单词。An Event of ImaginationThe year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half
35、of the Earth.On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. Huge waves are creat
36、ed and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argen
37、tina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are alread
38、y dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperature around the world falls to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 mi
39、llion remain alive.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs (恐龙) were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of o
40、bject in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?Reasons ResultsOne piece hits the South Atlantic at 200 times 1 2 the speed of sound.The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. A tsunami(海啸) hits southern Africa,
41、 3 cities on the African coast, and 4 millions of people.A 5 6 happens when the four-kilometer-wide piece of comet enters the Earths 7 .The sun is hidden by clouds of dust and the temperature falls to almost zero, 8 crops. Wars break out for food and only 10 million people remain. The human beings a
42、re 9 the danger of 10 out. A【答案与解析】本文描述了 Johnson 向经理推销他所研制的生产新品种的油的过程。1. D。推断题。根据第 2 段经理所说的话 It is better than our fish oils 和第 6 段 We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils 可推知此题的答案为 D。2. B。推断题。根据 Johnson 与经理的对话，特别是从 It is better than our fish oils 和 I am told that this oil will be mu
43、ch cheaper than your best fish oils 可推知此题答案为 B。 3. A。推断题。根据文章倒数第二、三段中的 The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible 和 But I am so sorry for you, because, you see, that is not possible this time 可推知此题为 A。4. D。推断题。根据文章最后一句及全文 Johnson 所讲的话可推知此题答案为 D。B【答案与解析】本文通过
44、一个小故事讲述了幽默的重要性。5. C。细节题。根据 who hit a traffic jam on his way to work 可知，他迟到的原因是他碰上了交通堵塞。6. B。主旨题。根据短文第 1 句是主题句 A lot of us lose lifes tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的) attack when a touch of humor might well enable us to win (在人生很多场激烈的争斗中，我们如果与人硬碰硬正面交锋的话，可能败得一塌糊涂。而幽默往往使我们反败为胜)和文章第 4 段第 1 句，可知整
45、篇短文讲的是幽默的重要性。7. A。词义猜测题。前面提到老板连辞退他的话都想好了，而 Sam 开的这个玩笑使人们哄堂大笑。而老板为了树立他的威严，仍然强忍住笑。故答案为 A。8. B。 推断题。根据 shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒) about being late on the job 我们可以了解到，Sam 不止一次上班迟到了。C【答案与解释】 “麦当劳”是家喻户晓的世界著名快餐饮食品牌。本文介绍了 Mac and Dick McDonald 两兄弟最初创业及 Kroc 购买该品牌经营权, 复制和发展“麦当劳”的一些情况。9. B。主旨题
46、。通读全文可知本文主要介绍 Mac and Dick McDonald 两兄弟的最初创业及 Kroc 购买该品牌经营权的情况，由此可知答案为 B。10. C。细节题。根据第 1 段第 3 句话 They had run their own businesses for years, first a theater, then a barbecue(烤肉) restaurant, then another drive-in 可知答案为 C。11. D。判断题。根据第 3 段第 2 句 He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers fa
47、st-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营) other copies of their restaurants.可以做出正确判断。12. A。主旨题。从全文可得出结论：创造力是事业成功的重要因素。D【答案解析】本文介绍了崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的美国文化。13. A。细节题。 根据 A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the self-made man 我们可以了解到， “崇尚自我奋
48、斗”是美国文化的特点。14. B。推断题。根据 This attitude toward manual(体力的) labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.(在美国生活的方方面面，尊重体力劳动态度的现象仍然随处可见)，可以推断女主人亲自下厨，是因为她以能做这样的体力活而自豪。15. D。词义猜测题。wait on table 意为“服务顾客”，注意其后的 washing dishes 也有一定的暗示意义，故答案为 D。16. B。主旨题。纵观全文，文章主要讲了美国崇尚自我奋斗，尊重体力劳动的文化习惯。故答案为 B。二. 任务型阅读1. faster 2. than 3. destroying 4. drowning 5. massive6. explosion 7. atmosphere 8. mining 9. facing 10. dying
