1、曲一线高考网 http:/- 1 -阅读理解训练题（六）AA bout ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE, which was only two months old.He was watching for kids rushing out from bet
2、ween parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. As his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and-WHUMP!-it hit the Jags shiny black side door! SCREECH. ! Immediately Josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted
3、 at the kid, “What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!” Building up a head of steam, he went on.“Thats my new Jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?”“Please, mister, please. Im sorry! I didnt know what else to do!” begged
4、the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop!” tears were streaming down the boys face as he pointed around the parked car. “Its my brother, mister,” he said. “He rolled of the curb （路沿）and fell out of his wheelchair and I cant lift him up.” Sobbing, the boy asked the businessman
5、, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair?” hes hurt and hes too heavy for me.”Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wip
6、ed the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be OK. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.It was a long walk back to the black, shining, 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his Jaguar. H
7、e kept the dent （凹痕）to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.56The boy threw a brick at the businessmans car because _.A. the businessman drove at a high speedB. he envied the brand-new car v
8、ery muchC. he wanted to ask for some moneyD. he wanted to get help from the driver57Which of the following is the right order of the story?aThe younger brother threw a brick at Joshs car.bThe elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.cThe younger brother begged Josh for help.dJosh lifted the elder br
9、other back into his wheelchair.eJosh shouted at the younger brother.A. b, a, e, c, d B. a, c, d, b, e C. b, a, c, e, d D. a, c, b, e, d58What can we learn from the passage?A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.B. The two kids were Joshs neighbors.C. Josh was a kind-hearted man.D. Joshs new ca
10、r broke down easily.59According to the passage, the last sentence means _.A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future lifeB. driving fast in a neighborhood street is dangerousC. trying to be more understanding seeing others in troubleD. protecting oneself from being hurt曲一线高考网 http:/- 2 -B
11、Children are our future, and its up to us to arm them with the tools to succeed. Sadly, todays children are being armed with more dangerous toolslike weapons （武器）, drugs and gangs. Once a relatively peaceful environment, many schoolyards of today are becoming unsafe for both students and teachers.Ho
12、me schools are available to give you choices. Home schooling provides top-quality education, flexibility, and freedom to create your own schedule（日程表） . At Heritage Home School we believe the choice should be yours.Thanks in part to modern technology, home schooling information is becoming readily a
13、vailable across our nation. A recent study by the ITBS （Iowa Tests of Basic Skills） and TAP （Tests of Achievement and Proficiency） shows us that students of home schools do particularly well when compared with the nationwide average. In every subject at every grade level, students of home schooling
14、scored obviously higher than those in public and private schools.If youre new to home schooling, you may be asking yourself, “Will home schools really work for my children?”Fact: A nationwide study using a random（任意）selection of 1,516 families found students of home schooling to be scoring, on avera
15、ge, at or above the 80th percentile in all areas on standardized achievement test.Note: The national average on standardized achievement tests is the 50th percentile.Collectively, the staff at Heritage Home School brings 65 years of experience in home schooling curriculum. Weve placed students in th
16、e top 2 % of the nation in math and many are successfully moving on to college.One study found that of the home schooled adults, 0% were unemployed, 0% were on welfare and 94% said home education prepared them to be independent persons.For more home schooling information, call us today toll free at
17、1 （877 ） 532-7665.60We can learn from the first paragraph that _.A. many schools armed their students with weaponsB. violence and crime exist in many schoolyardsC. students use weapons to defend their schoolyardsD. weapons are more dangerous than drugs61All of the following are true of home schools
18、EXCEPT that _.A. students are free to choose their coursesB. students do well in important national testsC. they help students find jobsD. they help students to be independent62What is the purpose of the text?A. To give information about different schools.B. To compare home schools with other school
19、s.C. To suggest a new method of school education.D. To persuade people to choose home schools.63The advertisement is mainly aimed at _.A. students B. parents C. teachers D. adultsCThe vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruits and
20、green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet, say that when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to make special provisions to supply the missing vitamins.An example of the dangers of a restricted diet may be seen in the disease known as “beri-曲一线高考网 http:/-
21、3 -beri”,which used to make large numbers of Eastern people who lived mainly on rice suffer. In the early years of last century, a Dutch scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of beri-beri. At first he thought it was transmitted（传播）by a germ（病菌） . He was working in a Japanese hospi
22、tal, where the patients were fed on polished rice which had had the outer coverings removed from the grain, it was thought this would be easier for weak and sick people to digest.Eijkman thought his germ theory was proved when he noticed the chickens in the hospital yard, which were fed on remains f
23、rom the patientsplates, were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to separate the germ, which he thought was causing the disease, but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official, who ordered that the rice without coverings, even though left over by the patients, was too good
24、for chickens. It should be recooked for the patients, and the chickens should be fed on cheap, rough rice with the outer coverings still on the grain.Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unmilled rice（糙米）somehow prevente
25、d or cured beri-beri even that a lack of some ingredient（成分）in the coverings may be the cause of the disease. Indeed this was the case. The element needed to prevent beri-beri was shortly afterwards separated from rice coverings and is now known as vitamin B. The milled rice, though more expensive,
26、was in fact causing the disease the hospital was trying to cure. Nowadays, this terrible disease is much less common thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.64According to the passage, a good mixed diet _.A. is suitable for losing weightB. should be only fruits and vegetablesC. normally contains enough
27、vitaminsD. is often difficult to arrange65What do we know about the disease beri-beri?A. It killed large numbers of people.B. It resulted from lack of vitamins.C. It was transmitted by milled rice.D. It was caused by diseased chickens.66The ingredient missing from milled rice _.A. was vitamin B B. d
28、id not affect the chickensC. did not result in beri-beri D. was named the Eijkman vitamin67What can be the best title of the passage?A. A Good Mixed Diet B. _ New DiscoveryC. The Dangers of Beri-beri D. The Importance of VitaminsDBROOKSVILLE Its the time of year again, when young bears are on their
29、own for the first time. And that means more sightings where bears usually arent supposed to be.This weekend, a 258-pound black bear took a brief tour of Brooksville, with police and firefighters chasing.Another black bear, weighing just 100 pounds, was spotted Saturday, crossing busy U. S. 19 near a
30、 retirement community in Spring Hill. Several other bear reports have come from Citrus County.“It is really difficult for the younger bears to find their own land around here,” said Niki Everitt, bear hot line director for the Gulf Coast Conservancy.Brooksvilles bear first was spotted late Thursday
31、crossing State Road 50, headed toward Tom Varn Park. Police and firefighters tracked the bear through the park and the Brooksville Quarry golf course.The bear then wound down the middle of Broad Street before being surrounded near Luigis Pizza. An official with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish
32、Commission came with a tranquilizer spear 曲一线高考网 http:/- 4 -（加入镇静的剂的矛）, planning to stick the bear by hand.“The guy saw the size of the bear and figured that wasnt a great idea,” said Capt. Frank Phillips of the Brooksville Fire Department.Emergency officials waited until a tranquilizer gun was brou
33、ght from Land OLakes. The bear then got a free ride to the Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area.It is not unusual for bears to move into living areas this time of year, experts say. Mothers give their male baby bears the boot once the youngsters are 2 years old. With living areas growing, the you
34、ng bears keep finding smaller and smaller areas in which they can set up their own land.“Theyre trying to find a land of their own, where they wont get beat up,” said Lt. Rip Stalvey, a game commission spokesman.Everitt said people should not be too concerned about the recent bear sightings, since “
35、we have never had a bear attack in Florida.”Black bears mainly eat the tender and fresh leaves of Sabal palms, as well as acorns and berries. Recent weeks of dry weather likely have reduced their food supply.“If we dont get some relief soon,” Everitt said, “were probably going to see a lot more of i
36、t.”68Whats the main idea of this passage?A. Bear sightings in living areas worry people.B. Policemen try hard to get the bears controlled.C. People take up too much land from bears.D. Bears come out to disturb peoples lives.69Which is true according to the passage?A. The 100-pound bear was caught ne
37、ar Luigis Pizza.B. The Gulf Coast Conservancy makes bears homeless.C. Brooksvilles bear was too large to be caught by hand.D. Bears frequently visit humansliving areas.70Bear sightings can usually be expected _.A. in the cold season B. in the warm seasonC. near lakes or rivers D. near Luigis Pizza71
38、The underlined phrase “give their male baby bears the boot”means“_”.A. make them wear the boots B. find new homes for themC. drove them away from home D. keep them in safe placesEWhat does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live among competing interests. Your roo
39、mmates need to study for an exam may take priority（优先）over pizza. Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade. And the object of your romantic interest may have other choices.In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and favorable consideration to our p
40、oint of view. When we persuade, we want to influence how others believe and behave. We may not always prevail other points of view may be more persuasive, depending on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case. But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ensure that our posit
41、ion receives the attention it deserves.Some people, however, object to the very idea of persuasion. They may regard it as an unwelcome interruption into their lives. Just the opposite, we believe that persuasion is unavoidable to live is to persuade. Persuasion may be ethical（合乎道义的） or unethical, se
42、lfless or selfish, inspiring or degrading. Persuaders may enlighten our minds or prey on our vulnerability. Ethical persuasion, however, calls on sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners. Such persuasion can help us apply the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now
43、must make. Therefore, the most basic part of education is learning to resist the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and 曲一线高考网 http:/- 5 -practice the other.Beyond its personal importance to us, persuasion is necessary to society. The right to persuade and be persuaded is the bedrock of the Ame
44、rican political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution（美国宪法）72According to the passage, persuasion means _.A. changing otherspoint of viewB. exercising power over other peopleC. getting other people to consider your point of viewD. getting people to agree with you and do what
45、you want73The underlined word in the second paragraph “prevail” means“_”.A. win B. fail C. speak D. listen74The passage states that some people object to persuasion because they think it is _.A. a danger to society B. difficult to do wellC. unwelcome behavior D. never successful75The passage mainly discusses _.A. how people persuadeB. why people persuadeC. that persuasion is both good and badD. that persuasion is important and it is all around us阅读理解训练题（六）答案56-60 DACCB 61-65 CDBCB 66-70 ADACB 71-75 CCACD
