高二英语阅读训练.doc

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One Monday morning, the class were excited about the rumor（流言）that the science room was on fire over the weekend．Mr. Johnson, my fifth grade teacher 36 it and explained that science class would be cancelled 37 the fire. He also 38 us not to go near the room because it could be dangerous．
During the morning break, Kim and I 39 to check out the damage．A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch．We safely 40 the science room．We stood on tiptoes（脚尖）looking hard through the door window, trying to see what was like inside 41 suddenly a firm hold on our shoulders stopped us．
"Where do you belong? Certainly not here!"
I turned around to find a teacher staring 42 at us, shouting．In those frozen seconds millions of 43 flashed through my mind．My father would kill me for disobeying teachers．Worse than that, my mother might be so mad that she might not 44 him．My heart 45 even lower when I thought of how angry Mr. Johnson would be．Soon the teacher led Kim and me back to the classroom, leaving us 46 before Mr. Johnson．
But to our 47 , there was no yelling and no anger from Mr. Johnson． 48 , he bent slowly to look me in the eye．I was met with a look of 49 rather than anger．He spoke softly and carefully as he explained why he was 50 in my decision to go where I might have got 51 ．As I looked into the eyes of the man who could send me to unimagined 52 at home, tears welled up in my eyes．The thought of disappointing Mr. Johnson 53 me while I felt a gentle touch of Mr. Johnson's hand on my shoulder．I glanced up and he smiled．My 54 for Mr. Johnson grew greatly the moment I discovered that he still liked me even after I'd disappointed him．I could see that he cared more about my 55 than the fact that I'd broken a rule．It was the first time I felt the power of forgiveness．
36. A. confirmed B. believed C. heard D. studied
37. A. in spite of B. due to C. in terms of D. other than
38. A. reminded B. informed C. warned D. convinced
39. A. pretended B. asked C. promised D. decided
40. A. entered B. found C. examined D. reached
41. A. as B. while C. when D. since
42. A. curiously B. patiently C. silently D. angrily
43. A. thoughts B. excuses C. words D. feelings
44. A. help B. stop C. hate D. seize
45. A. flew B. beat C. sank D. moved
46. A. whistling B. chatting C. whispering D. shaking
47. A. delight B. surprise C. regret D. sorrow
48. A. However B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise
49. A. concern B. guilt C. comfort D. complaint
50. A. frightened B. puzzled C. disappointed D. discouraged
51. A. burnt B. hurt C. lost D. blamed
52. A. consequences B. destructions C. influences D. surroundings
53. A. shocked B. confused C. bored D. shamed
54. A. care B. hope C. love D. desire
55. A. behavior B. freedom C. dignity D. safety
阅读理解
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I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way.
　　Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third grade and he kept standing up from his chair to go over the math lines. I kept asking him to sit down, telling him that he would concentrate better. He sat but seconds later, as if he didn’t even notice he was doing it, he got up again. I was getting disappointed, but then it hit me. I started noticing his answers were much quicker and accurate when he stood up. Could he be more concentrated while standing up?
This made me start questioning myself and what I had been raised to believe. I was raised to believe that a quiet, calm child was a sure way to success. This child would have the discipline to study hard, get good grades and become someone important in life.
Now those same people perhaps come to realize that their kids are born with their own sets of DNA and personality characteristics, and all you can do is loving and accepting them. As parents, throughout their growing years and beyond that, we need to be our kids’ best cheerleaders, guiding them and helping them find their ways.
I have stopped asking my son to sit down and concentrate. Obviously, he is concentrating just in his own way and not mine. We need to learn to accept our kids’ ways of doing things. Some way may have worked for me but doesn’t mean we need to carry it through generations. There is nothing sweeter than being individual and unique. It makes us free and happy and that’s just the way I want my kids to live their own life.
56. At the beginning, the author tried to keep his son seated in order to make him　　　.
A. pay more attention to his study B. keep silent in the room
C. finish his homework on time D. get right answers
57. Inspired by the case of his son, the author began to doubt　　　.
A. the importance of parents B. the good grades of some kids
C. the old form of education D. the relationship between kids and their parents
58. According to the passage, which of the following statements is RIGHT?
A. Parents should study their kids’ DNA. B. Parents should love and accept their kids.
C. Kids should be taught to behave themselves. D. We should help kids correct their wrong ways.
59. The author has stopped asking his son to sit down because　　　.
A. his son wants to be unique B. his son’s DNA is different
C. his son doesn’t follow his advice D. he has changed his traditional ideas
(B)
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62. The underlined word “evenly” in paragraph 4 probably means _________.
A. continuously B. separately C. equally D. quickly
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A. advise people to save on heating bills
B. persuade people to buy the product
C. report the new development of portable heaters
D. compare the functions of different heater brands
(C)
Men are spending more and more time in the kitchen encouraged by celebrity (名人) chef cooks like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, according to a report from Oxford University.
  The effect of the celebrity role models, who have given cooking a more manly picture, has combined with a more general drive towards sexual equality and men now spend more than twice the amount of time preparing meals than they did in 1961.
According to the research by Prof. Jonatahn Gershuny, who runs the Centre for Time Research at Oxford, men now spend more than half an hour a day cooking, up from just 12 minutes a day in 1961.
Prof. Gershuny said, “The man in the kitchen is part of a much wider social trend. There has been 40 years of sexual equality, but there is another 40 years probably to come.”
Women, who a generation ago spent nearly two hours a day cooking, now spend just one hour and seven minutes—a great fall, but they still spend far more time in the kitchen than men.
Some experts have named these men in aprons as “Gastrosexuals (men using cooking skills to impress friends)”, who have been inspired to pick up a kitchen knife by the success of Ramsay, Oliver as well as other male celebrity chefs such as Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Marco Pierre White and Keith Floyd.
  “I was married in 1974. When my father came to visit me a few weeks later, I was wearing an apron when I opened the door. He laughed,” said Prof. Gershuny. “That would never happen now.”
Two-thirds of adults say that they come together to share at least three times a week, even if it is not necessarily around a kitchen or dining room table. Prof. Gershuny pointed out that the family meal was now rarely eaten by all of its members around a table—with many “family meals” in fact taken on the sofa in the sitting room, and shared by family members. “The family meal has changed a lot, and few of us eat—as I did when I was a child—at least two meals a day together as a family. But it has survived in a different form.”
64. What is one reason behind the trend that men spend more time cooking than before?
A. The improvement of cooks’ skills.
B. The influence of popular female chefs.
C. The change of female’s view on cooking.
D. The development of sexual equality campaign
65. What does the author think about the time men and women spend on cooking?
A. Women spend much less time on cooking than before
B. Men spend more time cooking than women nowadays.
C. It will take 40 years before men spend more time at the stove than women.
D. There is a sharp decline in the time men spend on cooking compared with 1961.
66. How did Prof. Gershuny see the family meal according to the passage?
A. It has become a thing of the past.
B. It shouldn’t be advocated in modern times.
C. It is very different from what it used to be.
D. It is beneficial to the stability of the family.
67. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. The Changes of Family Meals
B. Equality between Men and Women
C. Cooking—a Thing of the Past for Women
D. Cooking into a New Trend for Men

(D)
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