高中英语阅读理解 9页

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A（words:296&230）Fiveyearsago,DavidSmithworeanexpensivesuittoworkeveryday.“Iwasaclothesaddict(迷),”hejokes.“IusedtocarryafreshsuittoworkwithmesoIcouldchangeifmyclothesgotwrinkled(皱的).”TodayDavidwearscasualclothes—khakipantsandasportsshirt—totheoffice.Hehardlyeverwearsanecktie.“I’mworkingharderthanever,”Davidsays,“andIneedtofeelcomfortable.”Moreandmorecompaniesareallowingtheirofficeworkerstowearcasualclothestowork.IntheUnitedStates,thechangesfromformaltocasualofficewearhavebeenslow.Intheearly1990s,manycompaniesallowedtheirworkerstowearcasualclothesonFriday(butonlyonFriday).Thisbecameknownas“dress-downFriday”or“casualFriday”.“Whatstartedoutasanextraone-day-a-weekbenefitforworkershasreallybecomeaneverydaything,”saidbusinessadviserMaislyJones.Whyhavesomanycompaniesstartedallowingtheirworkerstowearcasualclothes?Onereasonisthatit'seasierforacompanytoattractnewworkersifithasacasualdresscode.“Alotofyoungpeopledon'twanttodressupforwork,”saystheownerofasoftwarecompany,“soit'shardtohirepeopleifyouhaveaconservativedresscode.”Anotherreasonisthatpeopleseemhappierandmoreproductivewhentheyarewearingcomfortableclothes.InastudymadebyLeviStraussandCompany,85percentofemployerssaidthatcasualdresshasaside\neffectonwork.Supportersofcasualofficewearalsosaythatacasualdresscodehelpsthemsavemoney.“Suitsareexpensive,ifyouhavetowearoneeveryday,”onepersonsaid.“Forthesameamountofmoney,youcanbuyalotmorecasualclothes.”41.DavidSmithreferstohimselfashavingbeen“aclothesaddict”because______________.A.heoftenworekhakipantsandasportsshirtB.hecouldn'tstandacleanappearanceC.hewantedhisclothestolooktidyandcleanallthetimeD.hedidn’twanttospendmuchmoneyonclothes42.DavidSmithwearscasualclothesnow,because______________.A.theymakehimfeelateasewhenworkingB.hecannotaffordtobuyexpensiveclothesC.helookshandsomeincasualclothesD.henolongerworksforanycompany43.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?A.Manyworkersdon’tlikeaconservativedresscode.B.Comfortableclothesmakeworkersmoreproductive.C.Acasualclothescodeiswelcomedbyyoungworkers.D.AlltheemployersintheU.S.areforcasualofficewear.44.Accordingtothispassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Companyworkersstartedtodressdownabouttwentyyearsago.\nB.Dress-downhasbecomeaneverydayphenomenonsincetheearly1990s.C.“Dress-downFriday”wasfirstgivenasafavorfromemployers.D.Manyworkerswanttowearcasualclothestoimpresspeople.45.Inthispassage,thefollowingadvantagesofcasualofficeweararementionedEXCEPT______________.A.savingworker’smoneyB.makingworkersmoreattractiveC.improvingworker’sfeelingD.makingworkershappier【答案与解析】 41—45CADCB41.C。推理判断题。它后面一句话就是对该句的解释,所以选C项。42.A。细节理解题。从文中第一自然段后半部分可找出答案。43.D。细节理解题。考查对文章信息的综合理解能力。从第四自然段可知D项错误。44.C。推理判断题。考查对文章信息的综合理解能力。从第三自然段可得出C项的结论。45.B。主旨大意题。考查对文章信息的综合概括能力。B（words:379&177）Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputit\nonherdesk.   Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed（解散）.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible(负责任)foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasized（强调）thefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheating（欺骗）themselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriously（认真地）aboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.   Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl’stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen, Iamsureshecontinued（继续）tobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.1.Thestorytookplace（发生）exactly____________.  A.intheteacher’soffice                B.inanexamroom  C.intheschool                        D.inthelanguagelab2.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because____________.\n  A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithher    B.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschool  C.therewassomethingwrongwithherown  D.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone3.Theteachersawallthis,sosheaskedtheboy____________.  A.togoonwritinghispaper            B.tostopwhispering  C.toleavetheroomimmediately        D.tostaybehindaftertheexam4.Thething(s)emphasizedinhertalkwas(were)____________.  A.honesty      B.senseofduty    C.seriousness     D.alloftheabove5.Theboykneweverything____________.  A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehind   B.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonesty  C.onlysometimelater   D.whenhewaswalkingoutoftheroom【答案及解析】1.B。细节理解题。故事发生在考试进行期间，故选B。2.C。推理判断题。由“Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.”可知她的笔坏了。3.D。细节理解题。由“Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroom…”可知考完试后，老师让他留下（staybehind）。4.A。细节理解题。由“.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasized\n（强调）…”可知老师反复强调的就是cheat的反面诚实（honesty）。 5.C。推理判断题。由最一段“Lateron…”可知。C（words:265&286）PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservancebyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGrafton,WestVirginia,hadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation.In1909,Mrs.DoddfromSpokane,Washington,thoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.Shewantedtohonorherownfather,WilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdied,hehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910,thefirstFather’sDaywasobservedinSpokane.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishedFather’sDayasanationalcommemorativeday,in1972.Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead．Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathome,aswellasinrestaurants.They\noftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.51．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue? A．Itisadaytoshowlovetomothers B．Itisadaytowearcarnations C．Itisadayforpeopletovisitthecemetery D．Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices52．Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents. a.ThefirstFather’sDaywasobserved b.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservance c.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalobservance. d.Theideaofhonoringfatherswasboughtup A．abcd B．dabc          C．bacd   D．dacb53．WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday? A．Mrs.Do                     B．MargaretChaseSmith     C．AnnJarvis                D．WoodrowWilson54．Fromthepassage,weknowintheU.S________________. A．oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassaway B．onMother’sDay,familiesoftengoouttohavebarbecues C．onFather’sDay,peopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialday.\n D．Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents55．Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________ A．callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparents. B．introduceMother’sDayandFather’sDay. C．tellthedifferencebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDay D．showhowimportantfathersandmothersare【答案与解析】  51~55  CBBDB 这篇文章介绍母亲节和父亲节。美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意,这便是每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日父亲节。51．C。细节理解题。解析：这个选项的说法不够准确。  五月的第二个周日是母亲节，在这一天有些父母逝世的人会去墓地看父母。52．B。推理判断题。解析：根据第二自然段及第三自然段关于母亲节及父亲节形成的先后关系来判断。53．B。推理判断题。解析：从第三自然段最后一句话SenatorMargaretChaseSmith helpedtoestablishedFather’sDayasanationalcommemorativeday,in1972.看出：是参议员史密斯于1972年帮助把父亲节推广为全国性节日的。54．D。推理判断题。解析：第一自然段就提到PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheir parentswithtwospecialdays:Mother’sDay’s,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay, onthethirdSundayinJune.表明美国人民以两个特殊的日子向父母表示敬意,这便是每年五月第二个星期日的母亲节和六月第三个星期日父亲节。55．B。主旨大意题。解析：写这篇文章的目的是介绍母亲节和父亲节。\n