1、2009 年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习九一 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。AMany people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening
2、. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own. Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the tow
3、n. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the h
4、undred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautif
5、ul shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are
6、 quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. People who like country things prefer to live outside the city. B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country. C. Because of certain disadvantages of
7、living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London. D. Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London. 2. One can use the same money for _ to buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. gett
8、ing a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden C. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden 3. When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. A. who live in the countr
9、y B. who have spent time working in the garden C. who have a garden of their ownD. who have been digging, planting and watering 4. People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _ if they had to live it outside London. A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they d
10、idnt deserve a happy lifeD. they were not worthy of their happy life 5. The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to _. A. the rest time B. the rest people C. the rest of the country D. the rest of the parks and of the sea BIn every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while
11、 the others follow their lead. Lets say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even
12、become dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher. Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more tha
13、n once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but dont do it yourself. Learn to say, “No.”Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If yo
14、u know the crowd is planning something you disagree to, have the courage to bow out mannerly. Youll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. 6. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Follow the Lead. B. Top Crowd. C. Being Yourself. D. Bright Red. 7. The author doesnt think it g
15、ood wearing red sweaters if _. A. the crowd does it B. you cant afford them C. you dont look good in red D. the situation isnt safe 8. According to the passage, people who follow the crowd _. A. sometimes do things against their better judgment B. make mistakes blindly C. are willing to put their li
16、ves in danger D. will in the end become pace-setters CAmong various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style(风格). But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same ti
17、me standing out above the rest, than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as can be. For example, the show takes the ever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hat
18、e, to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top. But Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the i
19、mprovement of society and different quality(质量) of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbors.Compared to Oprah, the Jerry Springer show looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final w
20、ord”. He makes a small speech about the entire idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clean as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main viewers are middleclass Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and abili
21、ty to deal with lifes tough problems. Jerry Springer, on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drug. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned
22、 through the shows exploitation.9. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey are _.A. more interesting B. unusually popular C. more detailed D. more formal10. Though the social problems Jerry Springer talks about appear unpleasant, people who watch the shows_.A
23、. remain interested in them B. are ready to face up to themC. remain cold to them D. are willing to get away from them11. Which of the following is likely to be a topic of the Oprah Winfrey show?A. A new type of robot. B. Nation hatred.C. Family income planning. D. Street accident.12. We can learn f
24、rom the passage that the two talk shows_.A. have become the only ones of its kindB. exploit the weaknesses in human natureC. appear at different times of the dayD. attract different peopleD“The first and best of victories is for a man to conquer himself; to be conquered by himself is, of all things,
25、 the most shameful,” says Plato. Self-control is at the root of all the advantages. Let a man give in to his impulses (冲动 ) and feelings, and from that moment he gives up his moral (道德上的) freedom. A single angry word has lost many a friend. When Socrates found in himself any temper or anger, he woul
26、d check it by speaking low in order to control himself. If you are conscious of being angry, keep your mouth shut so that you can hold back rising anger. Many a person has dropped dead in great anger. Fits of anger bring fits of disease. “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad.” “Keep cool”
27、, says George Herbert, “for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault.” To be angry with a weak man is to prove that you are not strong yourself. “Anger,” says Pythagoras, “brings with folly(愚蠢) and ends with regret.” You must measure the strength of a man by the power of the feelings he conquers, not by
28、the power of those which conquer him. Self-control is mans last greatest victory. If a man lacks self-control he seems to lack everything. Without it he can have no patience, no power to govern himself; he can have no self-confidence, for he will always be controlled by his strongest feeling. If he
29、lacks self-control, the very backbone and nerve of character are lacking also. 13. What does the reader learn from the first paragraph? A. The greatest victory for a man is to conquer everything except himself. B. Ones moral freedom is based on the control of himself. C. To control oneself is the mo
30、st difficult in ones life. D. If a person is too stubborn, he will feel most shameful. 14. What is the correct interpretation of “Whom the gods would destroy they first make mad” ?A. If the gods want to kill you, they make you crazy first. B. If you always lose your temper, you will soon be finished
31、. C. If you cannot control yourself, you will become crazy. D. If you are mad, you will be punished by the gods. 15. If a man lacks self-control, he lacks all of the following EXCEPT _. A. the very backbone and nerve of character B. the patience and power to control himselfC. strong feelingsD. self-
32、confidence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。Many people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. Why? Because that is what they have been told all their life .But a recent report offers some different advice .Experts suggest people
33、 should obey their bodies: they should drink as much water as they feel like drinking.The report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. The report is from the Institute of Medicine, which provides scientific and technical advice to the government
34、 and the public. The report contains some general suggestions. It says women should get about 2.7liters of water daily and men about 3.7 liters. But wait in each case, that is more than eight glasses. There is one important difference .The report does not tell people how many glasses of are needed t
35、o meet these guidelines. This is because the daily water requirement can include the water content in foods.As you might expect, the Institute of Medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. The same is true of those who live in ho climates. Depending on heat and ac
36、tivity ,people could need twice as much water as others do.All this ,however, does not answer one question. No one seems sure why people have the idea that good health requires eight glasses of water daily. It may have started with a misunderstanding.How much water should we drink every daybelief or
37、 advice the （1）_ of water needed daily(2)_ public beliefmen eight glasses ofwaterwomen (4)_ glasses of watermen 3.7 liter of water women 2.7 liter of waterwhile doing hard (5)_or in the hot( 6)_men 7.4 liters of waterwomen (7)_liter of waterGenerally(8)_ amount of water need dailya recent(3)_reporta
38、s much as our bodies need ,(9)_the water from other(10)_ A【答案与解析】本文介绍在伦敦工作的人对是在市里居住还是在乡下居住所持的不同看法和态度。1. B。推断题。根据文章内容：虽然有很多喜欢乡村生活，但文章最后讲也有些人喜欢城市生活，从而可推知此题答案为 B。2. C。细节题。根据文章第 2 段第二、三句可推知此题答案为 C。3. B。推断题。根据文章第 3 段最后两句可知：要是他喜欢花园，在花园里挖土、种植、浇水等等，那么当鲜花和蔬菜生长起来的时候，他就得到了与大自然分享秘密的奖赏，所以选 B。4. A。推断题。根据文章最后一段第 2
39、 句 Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London 可推知此题答案为 A。5. C。推断题。根据其上文：这些人偶尔去公园散散步后去海边度两周假；本句接着说：其余的就留给那些每天晚上喜欢离开伦敦的人，那么， “其余的”显然指“其余的乡村”。从而可推知题答案为 C。B【答案与解析】本文分析了生活中的一种随主流的现象，并指出了其危害，劝人们凡事应自己作主。6. C。主旨题。根据文章最后一段第 1 句 Develop your own standards
40、 and your own judgment 及其全文内容可推知此题答案为 C。7. C。细节题。根据文章第 2 段第 1 句 on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming 可推知此题答案为 C。8. A。推断题。根据文章第 3 段第 1 句中的后半部分 chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong 可推知此题答案为 A。C【答案与解析】本文比较了美国两位著名的电视谈话节目主持人的不同主持风格。9. B
41、。推断题。根据文中的 Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk” 和 Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top 两句可以看出这两个电视谈话节目受到了观众不寻常的欢迎。10. A。推断题。文中的 Clearly, the Jerry Spring show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples live
42、s 说明观众对于人民生活上的难处还是很感兴趣的，因为它确实比较真实地反映了人们日常生活中的实事，容易引起观众的共鸣。11. C。推断题。文中的 The show is mainly about the improvement of society and different quality(质量) of life 说明这一档节目报道的都是社会的正面。而 A 项是科技报道，属不带感情色彩的客观报道。B 、 D 属负面的东西，所以此题答案选 C。12. D。推断题。The shows main viewers are middleclass Americans 和 Jerry Springer,
43、on the other hand, has more of a connection with the young adults of society 暗示这两个节目分别适应不同年龄、不同层次的观众需要。D【答案与解析】本文介绍了自控力在人生中的重要性。13. B。推断题。根据第 1 段最后一句“如果一个人被情感和冲动所支配，那么他就放弃了道德上的自由”可推知此题答案为 B。14. B。推断题。根据文章第 2 段最后一句 for fierceness (狂怒) makes error a fault 为可推知此题答案为 B。15. C。推断题。根据文章最后一段排除选项 A、B、D，可推知此题答案为 C。二. 任务型阅读1.amount 2. traditional 3. medical/science 4. eight 5. labor /work 6. weather/climate 7. 5.4 8. suggested 9 .including 10. foods
