1、2009 年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习二一 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。A recent survey of teachers found that an unhealthy passion with celebrity culture is having a negative impact on British students studies and it discovered that celebrity couple, the Beckhams, are the favorites among most student
2、s. Many students are ignoring building their own careers to seek a chance at fame instead, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey found.Almost two-thirds of teachers said sports stars were the type of celebrity many pupils wanted to follow while more than half of students wanted to b
3、e pop stars.The survey said the celebrities that students aspired to mostly were David and Victoria Beckham who live in Los Angeles now. Soccer player Beckham is on the top of the survey while in second place, with almost a third of the surveys votes, was his 33-year-old pop star wife.Almost half of
4、 the 300 teachers surveyed said pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they most admired, with some girls even dressing “unsuitably“.“We are not surprised about the influence of celebrity culture in schools it reflects the current media passion with celebrities and the effect of ce
5、lebrity culture on society as a whole,“ ATL general secretary Mary Bousted said in a statement.“Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils. They can raise pupils aspirations and desires for the future. However, celebrity culture can spread the idea that celebrity status is the greatest achieve
6、ment and reinforce the belief that other career choices are not as valuable,“ said one primary school teacher. “Too many of the pupils believe that school success is unnecessary, because they will be able to get fame and fortune quite easily through a reality TV show.“1. The story mainly tells us th
7、at _.A. the Beckhams are mostly admired in BritainB. most students think that being pop stars is more valuable than other career achievementsC. the celebrity passion has a harmful impact upon British students studies D. a survey was made recently about the popularity of the stars2. According to the
8、survey, Victoria Beckham _.A. is a pop star most students admireB. goes in the second place of the celebrities admiredC. won two-thirds of the votesD. lives in New York now3. Why does the author mention that pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they most admired, with some girls
9、even dressing “unsuitably”?A. The pupils think it interesting to pretend to be the celebrities.B. The behavior or the dress of celebrities can be followed as examples.C. The author wants to show the negative influence these celebrities had on the students.D. The author just wants to show being pop s
10、tars is very valuable to the students.4. What is not TRUE according to the story?A. Celebrities cant have positive impact on the students.B. Beckham and Victoria are husband and wife.C. The so-called celebrity culture does harm to the pupils ideas about achievement.D. Many students believe that scho
11、ol success is unnecessary.5. The best title of the story is _.A. Sports Star David Beckham B. Survey of Students about CelebritiesC Harmful Effect of Celebrities on Students D. Better to Be Pop Stars Than Sports StarsPierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the California Academy of Sciences. Due to his o
12、ld age, he was going bald, which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool. Therefore, biologists at the academy had a wetsuit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool. Unlike marine mammals, which have a layer of blubber to keep them warm, penguins depend on their waterpr
13、oof feathers. Without them, Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19 peers played in the water.“He was cold; he would shake,“ said Pam Schaller, a senior biologist. Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm. Then she g
14、ot another idea: if wetsuits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific, why not make one for Pierre? Schaller designed the suit, which covered Pierres body and had small openings for his flippers.“I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps, and cut and refit and cut and refit until it
15、looked like it was extremely suitable,“ she said.One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit, but in fact, they accepted his new look. He swam freely and got along with others well, although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.Schaller couldnt say for sure wh
16、ether the wetsuit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers, but “certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable“.Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back. . Pierre felt too cold to swim i
17、n the pool because of _.A. not having a layer of blubber B. having few feathers due to old ageC. having no wetsuit D. others penguins rejecting him. The idea of making a wetsuit for Pierre came from _.A. total invention B. the use of wetsuit on humansC. the use of heat lamp D. waterproof feathers. S
18、challer followed Pierre in order to see _.A. whether other penguins would reject himB. if anywhere of wetsuit needed to be cut and refitC. if the wetsuit kept warmD. whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from recovering. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?A. feeling sca
19、red B. staying alone C. shaking with cold D. keeping warm. The best title of the passage is _.A. Wetsuit for An Old Penguin B. Old Penguin Getting BaldC. Unwilling to Swim D. Strange Look of PierreLego, the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids imaginations world-wide, has celebr
20、ated its 50th anniversary. On January 28, 1958, a man named Godtfred Kirk Christiansen created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every childs toy box. The simple building block has become one of the most well-known and popular toys around the world.“The Lego brick continues
21、 to be very attractive, because it allows children, and others, to develop their creativity and imagination,“ said Charlotte Simonsen, a spokeswoman of the Danish Lego company.The companys building brick allows an infinite number of links. With just two bricks there are 24 different links, and with
22、six, there are 915 million possibilities, according to Lego.A half-century after its creation, more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart. Also, the bricks made today can still interlock with those made in 1958. Lego b
23、ricks are not just childs play: they also attract the interest of adults. South Korean adventurer, Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb.After its great success Lego experienced a severe crisis at the end of the 1990s, hit hard by fierce
24、 competition from electronic games. This so-called “Toy of the Century“ then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.With great efforts, the company began to prosper again, and in 2006 it earned about 1.5 billion dollars in 130 countries. Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around
25、 the world, and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times！1. The Lego bricks have remained popular in the past 50 years as a result of _.A. attracting many children worldwide B. brought imagination to the children worldwideC. making the children and even adult
26、s worldwide creative and imaginativeD. having infinite links that bring many imagination2. The author gave the example of South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho in order to prove that _.A. Heo Youn-Ho also loved playing Lego bricksB. the Lego bricks made him a mountain climberC. the Lego bricks not on
27、ly interest children but also adultsD. the Lego bricks are a must when on goes on an adventure3. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. there are 915 different links with just 6 bricksB. the Lego Bricks Company has made a lot of money from the people worldwideC. the Lego Bricks cant compare with
28、 computer gamesD. the bricks made today dont change much compared with those made in 19584. The underlined word “hit” in the seventh paragraph means _.A. defeated in a fight or a competitionB. have a crash in an accident or a fightC. get known through a songD. attack somebody in a fight5. The main i
29、dea of the story is that _.A. Lego bricks: brilliant past and struggling futureB. Lego bricks: an attraction of both children and adultsC. Lego bricks: making creativity and imaginationD. Lego bricks: making billions of money every yearDThere are two types of people in the world. Although they have
30、equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenien
31、ce of things: the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wine and the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are to be unhappy think and speak only of the opposite things. Therefore, they are continually dissatisfied. By their remarks, they
32、 sour the pleasure of society, offend(hurt) many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind was founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The intention of criticizing(批评 ) and being disliked is perhaps taken up by imitation(模仿). It grows i
33、nto a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it realize its bad effects on their interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit. Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagi
34、nation, it has serious results in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them, and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at
35、getting some advantages in social position or fortune, nobody wishes them success. Nor will anyone start a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public objections, no one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their wrongdoings. These should chan
36、ge this bad habit and be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact(接触) with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in t
37、heir quarrels. 16. People who are unhappy _.A. always consider things differently from othersB. usually are affected by the results of certain things C. usually misunderstand what others think or sayD. always discover the unpleasant side of certain things17. The phrase “sour the pleasure of society”
38、 most nearly means “_”.A. have a good taste with social life B. make others unhappyC. tend so scold others openly D. enjoy the pleasure of life18. We can conclude from the passage that _.A. we should pity all such unhappy people B. such unhappy people are dangerous to social lifeC. people can get ri
39、d of the habit of unhappinessD. unhappy people can not understand happy persons19. If such unhappy persons insist on keeping the habit, the author suggests that people should _.A. prevent any communication with them B. show no respect and politeness to themC. persuade them to recognize the bad effec
40、tsD. quarrel with them until they realize the mistakes20. In this passage, the writer mainly _. A. describes two types of peopleB. laughs at the unhappy peopleC. suggests the unhappy people should get rid of the habits of unhappinessD. tells people how to be happy in life 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
41、后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：请将答案写在答题纸上。In addition to self-awareness, imagination, and conscience, it is the fourth quality independent will that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in agreement with them. It is the ability to act rat
42、her than to be acted upon, to actively carry out the program we have developed through the other three qualities.The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has overcome unbelievable difficulties. The Helen Kellers of this world give dramatic(给人深刻印象的) evidence to the value, the power of
43、the independent will.But as we examine this quality in the context of effective self-management, we realize its usually not the dramatic, the visible, the once-in-a-lifetime, up-by-the-bootstraps(自立自强的) effort that brings lasting success. This special ability comes from learning how to use this grea
44、t quality in the decisions we make every day.The degree to which we have developed our independent will in our everyday lives is measured by our personal honesty. Honesty is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. Its our ability to make and keep promises to ourselves, to “walk our talk.” E
45、ffective management is putting first things first. While leadership decides what “first things” are, it is management that puts them first, day-by-day, moment-by-moment. Management is discipline (training to be self-controlled), carrying it out.Discipline obtains from beliefbelief in a set of values
46、, belief in an overriding(最主要的) purpose, to a long-term or short term goal that must be carried out.In other words, if you are an effective manager of yourself, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a follower of your own deep values and their source.
47、And you have the will, the quality to control your feelings and moods rather than depend on others or have your work half done. Title The power of independent willTheme Independent will makes self-management (1) .ReasonsThe example given to (2) power of independent will is amazing.Power of independe
48、nt will helps to make ones (3) every day.(4) is very important to develop our independent will.Its our ability to have our promises made and (5) .SuggestionsEffective managers should know (6) should be done first.Effective managers with discipline should (7) to their promises.(8) You (9) your deep v
49、alues.Your feelings and moods are able to be (10) .一 阅读理解【阅读提示】英国公布的一项针对教师的调查发现，英国学生对明星的过度痴迷影响到了他们的学业。调查还发现， “小贝”夫妇是英国学生最崇拜的明星。1. B 主旨大意题。通览全篇可知本文讲述了英国学生追星的情况，他们陷入了一个价值观的误区：学业的成就算不得成功，成为明星才算成功。2. B 细节理解题。文章第三段说：Soccer player Beckham is on the top of the survey while in second place, with almost a third of the surveys votes, was his 33-year-old pop star wife，由此可知 B 项正确。3. C 推理判断题。作者列举追星学生模仿明星行为习惯或着装的目的是为
