阅读理解 It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had en - 高中英语试题 - 超级试练试题库

阅读理解     It happened to me recently that I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack
Obama"s Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president.
The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was, in his words, "a wonderfully written book".
However, he then proceeded to talk about Mr Obama in a way that suggested he had no idea of his
background at all.I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.
     And it seems that he is not the only one.Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book
which they haven"t.In the World Book Day survey, Dreams from My Father is at number 9.The survey
lists top ten books, and various authors, which people have lied about reading.As I"m not one to lie too
often, I"ll admit here and now that I haven"t read the entire ten books.But I am pleased to say that I have
read the book at number one, George Orwell"s 1984.I think it"s absolutely outstanding.
     Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to.This
could be difficult if the conversation became more indepth!
     The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it.It shows that many
people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen, the Bronte sisters, Charles Dickens and
so on.But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, they named J. K.Rowling, Jilly Cooper, and
Stephen King (ah, the big sellers, in other words). Fortyone percent of people asked admitted they
turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.
     So which books have you lied about reading-if any-and which is your favourite?

1. The main reason why people lie about reading is to________.

A. make fun of the listener
B. impress the listener
C. please the listener
D. interest the listener

2. The underlined word"proceeded" in the passage probably means "________".

A. wanted
B. happened
C. continued
D. stopped

3. What does the World Book Day survey show?

A. Nearly half of the people surveyed didn"t read through a whole classical book.
B. People don"t like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell "s 1984.
C. Few people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.
D. People usually enjoy reading books by Charles Dickens.

4. What is the best title for the passage?

A. Are You a Book Liar?
B. Readers Are All Liars
C. World Book Day
D. Dreams from My Father

1-4: BCAA

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I was once weak in English.The subject was a big headache for me
as I was t________shy to speak English
before others.In class, I would never answer questions
________by my teachers or my fellow students.
________chance I read an article in which the author
d________the conclusion from his working experiences
that the best key to any problem is________your
own hand.After that, I was________(决定) to
overcome my problem on my own.My teacher was helpful.She
________(建议) me to practice speaking aloud and
chat in English with my classmates.After several weeks I became a
lot________active in class.Before
l________I was confident enough to speak English
when I was required to.From then on English became my
________(最喜爱) subject.

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完形填空     Valentine"s Day was the time my father chose to show his love for the special people in his life.Over
the years I fondly (天真地) thought__1__him as my "Valentine man".
     My first recollection of the__2__he could bring to Valentine"s Day came when I was six.That morning
at the breakfast table I found a card and a giftwrapped package at my chair.The card was__3__"Love,
Dad" and the gift was a ring with a small piece of red glass to__4__my birthstone,a ruby (红宝石). There
is__5__difference between red glass and rubies to a child of six,and I remember__6__that ring with pride
that all the cards in the world__7__not surpass (超越).
      __8__I grew older,the gifts gave__9__to heartshaped boxes filled with my__10__chocolate and
always included a__11__card signed "Love,Dad". In those years my thankyou became__12__of a
perfunctory (敷衍) response.The cards seemed less__13__,and I took for granted that the Valentine
would__14__be there.I had__15__my hopes and dreams in receiving cards and gifts from "significant
others" and "Love,Dad" just didn"t seem quite__16__.
     His final card remains on my desk today.It"s a__17__of how special fathers can be and how important
it has been to me over the years to know that I had a father who continued a__18__of love with simple
acts of understanding and an ability to express happiness over the people in his life.
     Those things never__19__,nor does the memory of a man who never__20__being my valentine.

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Marriages improve after children grow up and move out,according to an academic study,which suggests an "empty nest" is not always a bad thing. Popular wisdom has it that parents" relationships may suffer once their young fly the coop,because they feel they have lost their purpose in life.However,a new study by researchers at the University of California,Berkeley,has found that many couples actually feel happier when their children leave home because they are able to enjoy spending time together. In total,123 American mothers born in the 1930s were tracked for 18 years and asked to rate their satisfaction levels shortly after marrying,when they were bringing up babies,once their children reached their teenage years and finally at age 61,when almost all had "empty nests". Although not all said they were happier in general,most claimed their marriages had improved since their children had left home.Researchers believe this is not just because the spouses were spending more time together,but because they were able to enjoy each other"s company more. One of the participants in the study,which is published in the journal Psychological Science,said:" Once the kids grow up...there"s some of that stress removed...that responsibility removed,so things are a little more relaxed." Psychologist Sara Gorchoff,who carried out the investigation,said:"The takehome message for couples with young children is "hang in there". " Her coauthor Oliver John added:"Don"t wait until your kids leave home to schedule quality time with your partner." However,Dr Dorothy Rowe,from the British Psychological Society,said the effects of living in an "empty nest" will depend on the parents" relationship with their children."If you"re just waiting for them to leave home so you can get on with your life,then of course you"ll be pleased to see them go," she said, "But if you"ve built your life around your children you"ll be terribly lonely.For some parents,their world falls apart when their children leave." 1. It is commonly believed that________. A. marriages improve after children leave home B. an "empty nest" is always a happy thing C. parents" relationships may suffer once their young grow up and move out D. parents will be pleased after their children leave home 2. When did many couples feel happier according to the study? A. At age 61,when almost all had "empty nests". B. Shortly after marrying. C. Once their children reached their teenage years. D. When they were bringing up babies. 3. Marriages improve after children fly the coop not because______. A. many couples are able to spend time together B. many couples are able to enjoy each other"s company C. things are a little more relaxed D. many couples needn"t work at all 4. The author of the passage tends to agree that________. A. parents should build their life around their kids B. parents should schedule quality time with each other before kids leave home C. parents" relationship with their kids has no effect on marriages at all D. parents should be pleased to see their kids leave home
短文填词 There is a famous saying,"Time is money". Not everyone see that time is valuable,even fewer knows it is ________(有限). We are told from time to time that when time is g________it will never return to us.Year after year we________goodbye to the past year.It is a pity that many people fail to make ________of time.They waste their ________(宝贵) time sleeping,drinking and traveling.They don"t realize wasting time is equal ________wasting their lives.They always regret having________(取得) nothing.Therefore,we should form the h________of valuing time.Do not put off________can be done until tomorrow. Idleness and________(懒惰) will bring us nothing but failure.
Every summer thousands of Americans stay at home instead of going on holiday because they"re overweight. They don"t want people to see them sunbathing and they don"t want to have to squeeze into plane seats. But now, thanks to the growing number of weight-friendly holiday packages, the overweight are having their days in the sun. "Overweight people will have a great time an our holidays as we don"t judge them like other people do," said Liz Nickels, owner of Big Adventures, a US based company that hosts scuba-diving-a sport of swimming underwater while breathing through a tube connected to a tank on your back for large people. As a way to keep up with the demand for extra-large accommodation, many hotels in the US have started to offer features such as wide beds and handheld showers. But the best in plus-size vacationing lies at Mexico"s Freedom Paradise, a112-room resort(度假胜地) opening this month, which urges guests to "Live Large, Live Free". The hotel has broad doorways, reinforced (加固) furniture and extra large chairs. It also boasts (自夸) a private beach to protect people from the stares that can occur on public beaches. "It"s not a hotel just for large people. It"s a size-friendly place where anyone can enjoy a holiday," said owner Jurrian Kilnk. "What we noticed was that a lot of oversized people don"t feel comfortable at resorts. " Staff members of all sizes are hired by the hotel to make overweight people feel OK. Though many welcome the new service, some feel differently. "I have a real problem with this," said Nancy Lenhart, owner of Camp La Jolla, a Californian weight-loss and fitness camp. "If you talk about oversized beds and doorways, you are throwing their weight in their faces. Overweight people want to be normalized. They shouldn"t be discriminated against like this. "
1. Large people don"t want to go on holiday because .
A. they don"t like sun-bathing B. they don"t want to be looked at C. the planes are too crowded D. the hotels are not open to them
2. In the first paragraph, weight-friendly holiday packages means _ .
A. there are some free packages for the overweight B. people are friendly to the overweight C. special holiday tour for the overweight D. the overweight can lose weight
3. Scuba-diving is a sport of swimming _ .
A. for larger people B. only for larger people C. jumping from the platform D. underwater
4. Mexico"s Freedom Paradise is a hotel .
A. for people of all sizes B. only intended for larger people C. where everything is oversized D. where larger people can live for free
5. The underlined part "you are throwing their weight in their faces" means .
A. you are beating them in the face B. it"s easy to know they"re overweight C. their faces seem bigger than others D. you can make them lose weight