高二英语阅读理解.doc

When you are curious（好奇的）about something， and want to know more about it， you can use the way of asking questions. Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers. The steps below can guide you during the research（研究）。 Step 1 On a note card or piece of paper， write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example， you might write： Discover more about dinosaurs. Step 2 Next， stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject. List what you already know like the sentences below： （1）Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared. （2）Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years. （3）Some dinosaurs fed on plants， some on meat. Step 3 What can you do with what you want to learn？ By asking questions. On your paper， start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them： （1）Whats the best weather for dinosaurs to live in？ （2）How many kinds of dinosaurs are there？ （3）Have dinosaurs really disappeared？ Step 4 Armed with your list of questions， you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research. As you learn more about your subject， youll probably discover some new questions. For example， you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago. Why？ What happened？ Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely. The next time you find something interesting to research， take time to organize（组织）your thinking by asking good questions. And remember learning more always bring more questions. 68. When you do some research，you should take the following steps： _. list what you want to know choose a research subject list what you already know discover new problems A. B. C. D. 69. What does the underlined sentence “Armed with your list of questions” mean？ A.Putting your list of questions under your arm. B.Discussing your questions with your classmates. C.Writing down your list of questions. D.Taking your list of questions with you. 70. According to the passage， which of the following is true？ A.You can find all the answers online. B.Learn more，and youll have no questions. C.During the research，you may keep finding new questions. D.Asking questions is the only way for research. 71. The best title for this passage is _. A. Discovering Dinosaurs B. Asking Good Questions C. Finding Subjects D. Having Interesting Answers In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck. Yet， when one becomes rich， he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich， he wants people to think that he is. That is what“Keeping up with the Joneses”is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich and as successful as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself： He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York Ciry. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses. Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants， Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race， but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that. The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an apartment in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses”，because “Jones”is a very common name in the United States.“Keeping up with the Joneses”came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the “right”books， go to the “right”universities and eat in the“right”restaurants. Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are“Joneses”in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses， because no matter what one does， Mr Jones seems always to be ahead. 45.The writer of the passage believes _. A.anyone in the United States can become rich but might be poor soon B.anyone in the United States can become rich if he works hard and has good luck C.he can become rich in the future though he is not lucky enough D.anyone in the United States who works hard can become rich 46.It can be inferred from the story that rich people _ A.like to live outside New York City B.like to live in New York City C.like to live in apartments D.like to have many neighbors 47.Arthur Momand used the name“Jones”in his series of short stories because Jones is _. A.an important name B.a popular name in the United States C.his neighbors name not a good name 48.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because _.A.they want to be as rich as their neighbors B.they want others to know or to think that they are richC.they dont want others to know they are rich they want to be happyZhao Wenxuan， a film star from Taiwan， has been fond of seeing films since his childhood. He would sometimes go to the cinema for the same film four or five times. He also enjoys literature and art. Before he took the film acting as his career， he had worked in an airline in Taipei， the capital of Taiwan Province. His change of job to acting was quite by chance. One day， he came across in the paper an advertisement for a leading actor to appear in the film named“Wedding Feast. ”Full of excitement， he answered the job ad by telephoning the director of the film Mr. Li An. It was this telephone call that had changed all his life. At last the director decided him to be the very person for the role. That he could be chosen owed much to his good command of English， natural manners and low pay for his work in the film The film “Wedding Feast” proved to be a hit. It won the German Golden Bear Award and entered the competition for one of the Oscar Academy Awards. Also， it was the first Taiwan film that was permitted to be shown in the U. S. Thanks to the film， Zhao Wenxuan became popular in Taiwan， Hong Kong and southeast Asia. In 1994，Mr. Zhao acted as a leading role in the Hong Kong film， “Red Rose and White Rose”， in which many film stars like Ms Chen Chong from U. S. and Ms Ye Yuqing from the local area participated. This film was named for 10 prizes of the Taiwan Golden Horse Prize and at last it was awarded five prizes for the best play， actress and music. Zhao has regarded the film as one of his favorite films since he stepped into the acting circle. Since 1993，Mr. Zhao has taken part in the shootings of 13 films， most of which are thought highly of. Mr. Zhao said the that Taiwan should think to cooperate much with the mainland in the film producing industry and it would benefit each other. In recent years he often came to the mainland for film shooting. He has just completed his performance in the film“Love Affairs”directed by Mr. LiXin， a director from Shanghai Film Studio.60. Why could Zhao Wenxuan play the leading role in the movie“Wedding Feast”？A.Because he liked to see films very much. B.Because he was a famous actor at that time.C.Because he could speak English very well， acted naturally and gave no thought to the pay for his work in the movie. .Because the director of the movie knew him very well.61. The text suggests that _.A.“Wedding Feast” is just an ordinary film B. the film “Wedding Feast” disappointed people greatly C. Zhao Wenxuan became a famous movie star because of the film “Wedding Feast” D. A lot of the Taiwan films are shown in the U. S. every year 62. Which of the following is the right order for Mr. Zhao Wenxuans experience？ a. He joined in the film “Red Rose and White Rose” in Hong Kong. b. He worked in an airline in Taipei. c. He suggested Taiwan and the mainland should film more together. d. When he was a boy， he often went to the cinema. e. He has just finished the film “Love Affairs” in Shanghai. f. He acted an important role in the film“Wedding Feast”。 A. d，b，f，a，e，c B. a，b，d，f，e，c C. b，e，f，a，d，c D. c，b，e，a，f，d63. From the text it can be inferred that _. A.ones success is frequently（often）closely connected with a favorable chanceB.it is never too late to learnC.know the enemy and know yourself， and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat knowledge4