高三优题训练系列之英语(17)Word版含答案.docx

英语试题
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Robert Owen was born in Wales in 1771．At the age of ten he went to work．His employer had a large private library so Owen was able to educate himself．He read a lot in his spare time and at nineteen he was given the job of superintendent（监工）at a Manchester cotton mill．He was so successful there that he persuaded his employer to buy the New Lanark mill in Scotland．
When he arrived at New Lanark, it was a dirty little town with a population of 2, 000 people．Nobody paid any attention to the workers' houses or their children's education．The conditions in the factories were very bad．There was a lot of crime and the men spent most of their wages on alcoholic drinks．
Owen improved the houses．He encouraged people to be clean and save money．He opened a shop and sold the workers cheap, well-made goods to help them．He limited the sale of alcoholic drinks．Above all, he fixed his mind on the children's education．In 1816, he opened the first free primary school in Britain．
People came from all over the country to visit Owen's factory．They saw that the workers were healthier and more efficient than in other towns．Their children were better fed and better educated．Owen tried the same experiment in the United States．He bought some land there in 1825, but the community was too far away．He could not keep it under control and lost most of his money．
Owen never stopped fighting for his idea．Above all, he believed that people are not born good or bad．He was a practical man and his ideas were practical, too．"If you give people good working conditions," he thought, "they will work well and, the most important thing of all, if you give them the chance to learn, they will be better people．"
56．For Owen, his greatest achievement in New Lanark was_ _．
A．improving worker's houses
B．helping people to save money
C．preventing men from getting drunk
D．providing the children with a good education
57．From the passage we may infer that Owen was born _ _．
A．into a rich family B．into a noble family
C．into a poor family D．into a middle class family
58．Owen's experiment in the United States failed because __ ．
A．he lost all his money
B．he did not buy enough land
C．people who visited it were not impressed
D．it was too far away for him to organize it properly
59．We may infer form the passage that no children in Britain could enjoy free education until _ __．
A．1771 B．1816 C．1825 D．1860
B
Never go into a supermarket hungry! This is a good piece of advice．If you go shopping for food before lunchtime, you'll probably buy more than you plan to．Unfortunately, however, just this advice isn't enough for consumers these days．Modern shoppers need an education in how and how not to buy things at the store．First, you check the weekly newspaper ads．Find out the items that are on sale and decide if you really need these things．In other words, don't buy anything just because it's cheaper than usual! "New and Improved!" or "All Natural" on the front of a package influence you． Instead, read the list of contents on the back．Third, compare prices: that is, you should examine the prices of both different brands and different sizes of the same brand．
Another suggestion for consumers is to buy ordinary items instead of famous brands．Ordinary items in supermarkets come in plain packages．These products are cheaper because producers don't spend much money on packing or advertising．The quality, however, is usually as good as the quality of well-known name brands．In the same way, in buying clothes, you can often find high quality and low prices in brands that are not famous．Shopping in discount clothing stores can help you save a lot of money．Although these stores aren't very attractive, and they usually do not have individual dressing rooms, not only are the prices low, but you can often find the same famous brands that you find in high-priced department stores．
Wise consumers read magazine ads and watch TV commercials, but they do this with one advantage: knowledge of the psychology behind the ads．In other words, well —informed consumers watch for information and check for misinformation．They ask themselves questions: Is the advertiser hiding something in small print at the bottom of the page? Is there any real information in the commercial, or is the advertiser simply showing an attractive image? With the answers to these questions, consumers can make a wise choice．
60．All the following statements are true about the phrase “ordinary items" in Para-graph 2 except __．
A．ordinary products are usually cheaper than famous brands
B．producers spend less money on packaging of ordinary items
C．ordinary items never say "New and Improved" or "All Natural"
D．the quality of ordinary items is usually as good as that of famous brands
61．What does the writer think about ads?
A．They are believable． B．They are attractive．
C．They are harmful． D．They are helpful to consumers
62．One of the author's suggestions to consumers is_ _．
A．to make use of advertisements carefully
B．to buy any ordinary items instead of famous brands
C．to buy high quality items such as famous brands after lunch
D．not to buy items with words like "New and Improved" or "All Natural"
63．The author implies that _ _．
A．advertisements sometimes don't tell the truth
B．discount clothing stores are only good places to go to
C．going into the supermarket hungry, you may buy more than you plan to
D．the quality of ordinary items is usually high and the prices are relatively low
C
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64．Which position is most suitable for a retired person?
A．Part-time Shop Assistant．
B．Weekend Work in Rubberlast Group Ltd．
C．Teaching Assistant in Hania's Playschool．
D．Teaching Assistant in the University of Bristol．
65．If you have good computer skills and recently graduated from university （English degree）, which jobs can you apply for?
A．Job 1, 2 and 7 B．Job 2, 3 and 5
C．Job 4, 6 and 7 D．Job 3, 4 and 6
66．Which is the only position that has a formal educational requirement?
A．Teaching Assistant at Hania's Playschool．
B．Home Delivery Representative for Yorkshire
C．University Positions at the University of Bristol．
D．Full-time Secretary position at United Business Ltd．
D
We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed ability teaching．On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched．We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming（把……按力气分班） pupils．It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates．It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child．After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade pupils just according to their intellectual ability．This is only one aspect of their total personality．We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability．We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning．
In our classrooms, we work in various ways．The pupils often work in groups: this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills．They also learn how to deal with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively in order to have the ability to become leaders．The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher．
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speed．They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate．We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this efficiently．An advanced pupil can do advanced work: it does not matter what age the child is．We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal．
67．We can know from the passage that the author's attitude towards mixed-ability teaching" is ___．
A．approving B．critical C．questioning D．inactive
68．The underlined words "held back" in Paragraph 1 probably means"__"．
A．drawn to their studies B．forced to study in the lower classes
C．made to remain in the same classes D．prevented from advancing
69．Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the third paragraph?
A．Pupils also learn to develop their reasoning abilities．
B．Pupils also learn how to participate in teaching activities
C．Group work gives pupils the chance to learn to work together with others．
D．Group work supply pupils with the chance to learn to be capable organizers．
70．The author's purpose in writing this passage is to __．
A．offer advice on the proper use of the library
B．recommend pair work and group work for classroom activities
C．argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
D．emphasize the importance of appropriate formal classroom teaching
其次节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
71 But a long time ago, it wasn't easy at all．Before 1750, the idea of roller skating didn't exist．It was because of a man named Joseph Merlin that it appeared．Merlin's work was making musical instruments． 72 Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams．People called him a dreamer．
One day Merlin received an invitation to attend a fancy dress ball．He was very pleased and a little excited．As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand entrance at the party．He had an idea．He thought he would get a lot of attention if he could skate into the room．Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll．Finally, he decided to buy two wheels under each shoe． 73 Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin．
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin．Everyone was astonished to see him． 74 Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates．He rolled on and on．Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall．Down fell the mirror, breaking to pieces． 75
A．There was just one problem．
B．In his spare time he liked playing the violin．
C．These were the first roller skates．
D．Today, roller skating is easy and fun．
E．He was good at dancing and singing．
F．Nobody forgot Merlin's grand entrance for a long time!
G．Thus, Joseph Merlin made a lot of money by selling roller skates

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