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江苏省仪征中学高二上学期英语期末阅读训练二 Score: 100 Time: 40 min 一．阅读理解 （2.5*7 = 17.5分） A I try to be a good father. Cook my kids good dishes, and take them to photo shoots. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck. Eighty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, in marathons. This love story began in Winchester Mass, 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled (缠住)by the umbilical cord（脐带）during birth, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs (四肢). “He’ll be a vegetable（植物人）the rest of his life,” doctors told Dick and his wife, Judy, when Rick was nine months old. “Put him in an institution.” But the Hoyts weren’t buying it. They noticed the way Rick’s eyes followed them around the room. When Rick was 11, they took him to the engineering department at Tufts University. Equipped with a computer, Rick was finally able to communicate. After a high school classmate was paralyzed（使瘫痪）in an accident, and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick said, “Dad, I want to do that.” How was Dick, a man who never ran more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried. That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,” he typed, “when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled anymore!” That sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. They even decided to try marathons. “No way,” Dick was told by a race official. They weren’t quite a single runner, and they weren’t quite a wheelchair competitor. For a few years, Dick and Rick joined the massive field and ran anyway. In 1983, they ran another marathon so fast that they made the qualifying time for the Boston Marathon the following year. Now they’ve done 212 triathlons and 85 marathons. “ My dad is the Father of the Century,” Rick typed. 1. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean? A. The Hoyts didn’t believe it was true. B. The Hoyts couldn’t afford any institution. C. The Hoyts couldn’t deal with the situation. D. The Hoyts had no money for their son’s treatment. 2. What’s discussed in the third paragraph? A. Why Rick became paralyzed. B. How Rick started running. C. Why running changed Rick’s life D. How Rick communicated with others. 3. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. A boy with a rare disease B. The greatest dad in the world C. A tough road to world champion D. Parents' influence on children's future B Smoking is so alluring (诱惑 ), pleasurable for some and perhaps the worst thing that you can possibly do to your body. So, producers made electronic cigarettes as a safer smoking choice-safer than tobacco (烟草制品). Although e-cigarettes contain the drug nicotine like cigarettes, they do not use tobacco and you do not light them. They are powered by battery (电池). However, if e-cigarettes are so safe, why has the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) seen an increase in telephone calls about e-cigarette poisonings? The answer is children. Most of the calls are from people worried about children who have played with the devices (装置). In the period of one month this year, the Center said 215 people called the Center with e-cigarette concerns. More than half of these calls were for children aged five and younger. The devices had made them sick. Tim McAfee is director of the Center’s Office on Smoking and Health. He says the problem is regulation—the U. S. federal government does not control e-cigarettes even though they contain liquid nicotine. Mr. McAfee adds that liquid nicotine is a well-known danger. Mr. McAfee explains that nicotine poisoning happens when it gets into the skin, gets into the eyes or is swallowed. It can cause stomach pain or a sense of unbalance. And too much nicotine can kill. Tim McAfee says e-cigarettes do not create the level of risk to people that tobacco products do. He notes that almost 500, 000 Americans die each year from cigarettes. “So, cigarettes are the winner in that contest.” E-cigarettes do not contain hundreds of harmful chemicals that are found in real cigarettes. So, the U. S. Surgeon General Boris D. Lushniak has suggested that e-cigarettes may be a useful tool for adults trying to end their tobacco use. But Tim McAfee worries that teenagers may think electronic cigarettes are harmless. They could become addicted to the nicotine and then start smoking real cigarettes. In other words, he fears that fake (假的) e-cigarettes could be a “gateway” to the real thing for young people. 4. What do the producers think of e-cigarettes? A. Cheaper. B. Safer. C. Dangerous. D. Expensive. 5. We can learn from the passage that __________. A. the CDC wants to develop a better type of e-cigarettes B. the U. S. federal government is against the use of e-cigarettes C. Boris D Lushniak thinks e-cigarettes may contribute to giving up smoking. D. Boris D Lushniak is a heavy smoker 6. What is Tim McAfee’s opinion about smoking? A. He strongly claims that regulations should be made to ban smoking. B. He is convinced that e-cigarette is a useful tool. C. Smoking e-cigarettes can make a person sick. D. He is concerned about the teens using e-cigarettes. 7. What’s the author’s attitude towards e-cigarettes? A. Neutral. B. Negative. C. Positive D. Indifferent. 二．七选五（2.5*5=12.5分） We’re lucky to live in an age when the sum total of human knowledge is pretty available at the click of a button. We’ ve never had access to so much information. ____8____. So here are a few strategies to sharpen your critical thinking. Watch out for confirmation prejudice(偏见). ____9____. In repeated experiments, psychologists have shown we’re much more likely to accept something as evidence if it confirms what we already think we know. And we’re much more likely to ignore information if it is not in line with our views, which will affect our ability to process information. Acknowledge small differences. In life, most situations are varying and complicated. Admitting that can enrich the way that we view the world. For example, what colour is the sky? Well, the obvious answer is blue. But at sunrise or sunset, it can be red. On a cold misty morning, white or gray. ____10____. Practise intellectual humility (谦逊). One approach to, well, arguing, is to let go of the idea of being “right”. Or at least seriously consider that you might actually be wrong. ____11____. Really try to understand where the other person is coming from. Arguing is just to waste somebody’s time. ____12____. It’s more important than ever to know where your information is coming from. That science-looking paragraphs might look very convincing until you dig a little deeper and find it was just posted by someone having no qualifications. That is the case we should not overlook. Engaging in critical thinking isn’t as fun as picking up a pitchfork, or feeling like you’re fundamentally right. But in the long run, it leads to a more curious, educated and harmonious society, which is the biggest win of all. A. Avoid mistakes B. Check your sources C. We all enjoy feeling like we’re right D. But not all of what’s out there is quite what it seems E. So pay attention to differences in many situations F. So don’t rush to decide, and be actively prepared to change your mind G. Putting yourself into the other person’s shoes can have more fruitful outcomes 三．完形填空（1*15=15分） I’d love to have been a journalist, but I wasn’t __13__ enough. I was always able to write a good letter——I just couldn’t stare at a blank sheet of paper and __14__ a story. But I went into advertising after university and __15__ fell in love with it. I always had the __16__ of speech. I was schooled at the dinner table. My father used to __17__ arguments, saying we needed to learn how to express our opinion. It could get pretty __18__. At school I ended up being captain of lots of things not because I was the best player but because I could __19__ people to do things. I learnt that you don’t have to be the most academically __20__, or even the most original thinker—— __21__ is a big part of the battle. No wonder I felt at home in advertising. People __22__ to stay in one company almost for life; I was always looking for the next __23__ to learn. I got into the advertising industry at Ogilvy, then went to Grey to __24__ experience in the Procter Gamble account, and to Y&R to get creative experience. It __25__ me new-business director. Later I started my own business, HHCL which was an amazing __26__. My next move will be to __27__ all my skills in pioneering work. I know there is no end to learning. I will live and learn. 13. A. brave B. serious C. creative D. humble 14. A. listen to B. refer to C. put up with D. come up with 15. A. blindly B. merely C. immediately D. hardly 16. A. gift B. habit C. secret D. style 17. A. start B. avoid C. evaluate D. support 18. A. funny B. heated C. simple D. boring 19. A. get B. beg C. force D. allow 20. A. outgoing B. dependent C. careful D. intelligent 21. A. ambition B. responsibility C. honesty D. communication 22. A. failed B. tended C. learned D. refused 23. A. turn B. reason C. method D. chance 24. A. gain B. share C. present D. exchange 25. A. showed B. made C. offered D. brought 26. A. solution B. discovery C. success D. schedule 27. A. quit B. reflect C. employ D. change 四．语法填空（1.5*10=15分） China has countless attractions. The Great Wall is ____28____ (probable) one that is most familiar ____29____ the Western tourists. The Great Wall is like a giant stone dragon, ____30____ (wind) across the country from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west. It is the longest wall that ____31____ (build) ever, 1500 miles in ____32____ (long). Along the wall are watch towers, ____33____ soldiers were on the watch for threats. The wall was initially constructed ____34____ (prevent) invasion of neighboring states, and the majority of the existing wall is from the Ming Dynasty. From the top of the Great Wall, people can enjoy ____35____ impressive view of continuous mountains, green trees and blooming wild flowers. If we were to build such a wall now, we would use modern machines. ____36____, the ancient Chinese had to build the wall by hand. The reason why the Great Wall attracts tourists from all over the world every year is ____37____ it represents the highest wisdom of ancient china. Just as the saying goes, “He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.” 五．课堂知识巩固（2*20=40分） （一）基础知识（2*10=20分） 38. The horse jumped forwards and round her, _________ (wind) the rope round her waist. 39.Take care not to keep your children _________ (expose) to the bad books, net and magazines. 40. Greatly _________ (strike) by the beauty of the language, I thought how even today Shakespeare's writing remains powerful and true. 41.日常题材是他们作品的重点，这有别于传统上在欧洲艺术中占主导地位的历史题材画作。 Everyday subject matter was the main focus of their works, _________ _________ _________the history paintings that had traditionally dominate European art. 42.这幅画被画在一幅5米长的丝绸卷轴上，为人们了解12世纪中国的生活提供了重要的视角。 Painted on a five-meter-long silk scroll, it _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ life in China in the 12th century. 43.在这里，我们可以看见数百个来自各行各业的人正在忙着自己的营生，有肉贩，有理发师， 还有官差。 Hundreds of people from _________ _________ _________ _________ can be seen _________ _________their daily business. 44.它的价值如此之高，以至于后世有几位皇帝甚至命令当朝最有才华的画家来临摹这幅长卷。 _________ _________ _________ _________ that several later emperors even asked the most talented artists of their day to make copies of the scroll. 45.现在其中一些摹本本身就被视为艺术珍品。 Some of these copies are now regarded as precious works of art _________ _________ _________ _________. 46.甚至在几个世纪之后，公众仍对《清明上河图》热情不减，这足以证明这幅历史性画作的影 响力。 The public’s continued enthusiasm about the Qingming Scroll, even after all these centuries, _________ _________ _________ the power of this historic piece of art. 47.它的价值不仅在于画幅宏大，艺术性高，注重细节，而且还在于对于日常生活的展现。 Its value ________ ________ ________ not only to its great scale, artistic quality and attention to detail, but also to its representation of daily life. were not the only ones to be influenced by Impressionism. （二）语法练习（2*10=20分） 48．Any country can’t escape (punish) if it attempts to damage the interest of other countries. 49. There is mud and water everywhere, (make) it difficult to travel from place to place. 50. If you’re tired of (wander) around the gym wasting time and becoming bored, you can attend an upbeat group fitness class that’ll keep your workout on track. 51. This winter I spent ten days (study) maths, chemistry and physics, none of which was easy for me. 52. To be kind to the enemy is (be) cruel to the people. 53. Can I make myself (hear) in such a voice? 54. The exhibition, (sponsor) by the local government, will illustrate how life evolved from water. 55. Such modern devices are the major reason for these ancient bacteria (find) on the floor of Atlantic Ocean. 56. The worker determined (devote) himself to the factory has succeeded in developing new techniques of production． 57.What a pity it is for you (miss) such a wonderful film. 参考答案： ABB BCDA DCEGB CDCAA BADDB DABCC 28.probably 29.to 30.winding 31.has been built 32.length 33.where 34.to prevent 35.an 36.However 37.that 38.winding 39.exposed 40. struck 41. as opposed to 42. offers an important insight into 43.all walks of life; going about 44.Such is its worth 45.in their own right. 46.speaks volumes about 47.is down to 48. being punished 49. making 50. wandering 51.studying 52. to be 53. heard 54. sponsored 55.found 56.to devote 57．to have missed
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