高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级38.doc

高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级38
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In 1969 I was a young girl working in Toronto. I was from a small town in Ontario and had just moved to the big city about three months earlier. It was one week before Christmas and I was going home on the last streetcar of the evening.
I remember looking at my paycheque〔工资单〕 and asking myself how it was going to endure. At that time in my life I hardly had enough money to exist on. Bread for supper and oatmeal for breakfast was the only way I kept hunger at bay.
I got off the streetcar and started walking up the street, when I suddenly noticed a man was running after me. I stopped, turned around, seeing that he was black. I snapped, “What do you want?” The man answered in a soft voice, “I am returning your wallet. You left it on the streetcar seat.”
Because of that man’
I have never been so ashamed of myself, and that poor, kind man had to walk, who knows how far, home.
I recognized immediately that this was wrong of me and it changed my ways forever.
56. What can we learn from the second paragraph?
A. The writer had no job when the story happened.
B. The writer were leaving the big city for her hometown.
C. The writer had little money when the story happened.
D. The writer’s parents were very poor when she was young.
57. What does the underlined word “snapped” most probably mean?
A. To speak in a soft voice. B. To shout angrily.
C. To scream for help. D. To whisper.
58. Why was the black man running after the writer?
A. To rob her. B. To scare her.
C. To make friends with her. D. To return her wallet.
59. What is the writer trying to tell her readers?
A. Never judge people by their appearance.
B. She had been struggling to her success.
C. She had changed a lot since that night.
D. Being kind to strangers will pay back.
B

Monkeys make us smile, too, because they are creatures full of playful tricks. This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts. One of these expressions is monkeyshines —— meaning tricks or foolish acts. So, when a teacher says to a group of students: "Stop those monkeyshines right now!", you know that the kids are playing, instead of studying.
You might hear that same teacher warn a student not to monkey around with a valuable piece of equipment. You monkey around with something when you are touching or playing with something you should leave alone. Also, you can monkey around when you feel like doing something, but have no firm idea of what to do.
Monkey business usually means secret, maybe illegal, activities. A news report may say there is monkey business involved in building the new airport, with some officials getting secret payments from builders.
You may make a monkey out of someone when you make that person look foolish. Some people make a monkey out of themselves by acting foolish or silly.
If one monkey has fun, imagine how much fun a barrel of monkeys can have. If your friend says he had more fun than a barrel of monkeys at your party, you know that he had a really good time.
s’ tight-fitting, colorful jacket looked similar to a military uniform. So, people began to call a military uniform a monkey suit.
60. Which of the following can best state the main idea of the passage?
A. Monkeys are connected with our life.
B. Due respect should be paid to monkeys.
C. Some English expressions about monkey.

61. How many expressions about monkey are introduced in the passage?
A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. D. 8.
62. The expression “monkeyshine” has the closest meaning to _______.
A. mischief〔恶作剧，顽皮〕 B. laziness C. making noise D.diligence
63．If you drew a funny picture on your friend’s face while he was sleeping, you were ______.
A. monkeying around B. doing money business
C. enjoying a barrel of monkeys D. making a monkey out of him
C
S〔精神失常〕.
However, teens of today place too great an importance on material property. They spend an average of several hours a day watching television, listening to stereos, playing on thethey can do. They no longer care about values, like honesty, integrity〔正直〕, freedom, talent, quality and other values and morals.
equipment and devices. We need to avoid the problems they present and to make the most of their opportunities they possess and hold for us all.
64. The writer’s attitude toward the modern material possessions is generally _____.
A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. indifferent
65. According to the writer, teens’
A. their own health B. their own study
C. their own morality〔道德〕 D. their neighbors’ life
66. The writer attributes 〔归咎〕 the unsatisfactory behavior of teens to _____.
A. teens’ too much free time B. parents’ non-interference
C. inadequate school education D. material property
67. It can be inferred from the passage that the writer seems to be most annoyed at ______.
A. all the modern material possession B. eating while talking on the phone
C. the decline in teens’

D
Nowadays, people in China are increasingly interested in celebrating foreign festivals, especially those western festivals.
A survey conducted recently by sina. . showed that among the 18,222 people surveyed 63.90% said celebrating Christmas is just another way of recreation, nothing serious while 17.85% surveyed considered the festival as a fashion act, showing they were not “out”. These two parts clearly indicate the general opinion of the young. 10.45% people involved said the celebration of a religious western festival with so much enthusiasm is absolutely ridiculous pursuit of foreign goodness. Only 7.80% of people define Christmas as a kind of festival colonization〔殖民〕.
The arising of celebrating foreign festivals clearly has something to do with the advancement of China’s economy. In my point view, Christmas and other festivals celebrated in China have difference from the origin. They have lost their religious background and turned into a big occasion to have fun and enjoy life. Shop owners’ pockets are filled, the public’s hunger for happiness is filled, and that is enough. Foreign festivals in China are more like carnivals giving people pleasure and enjoyment.
The crisis of traditional Chinese festivals that are losing their attraction may be linked to the culture tradition and background of the festivals. Most Chinese festival culture is related more or less to real life. “The country is based on its people while the people are relied on their food”.

Foreign festivals in China are celebrated for fun. They give people opportunities to relax and celebrate, to show appreciation and gratefulness. The acceptance of foreign festivals generally depends on the openness of the public, the familiarity with the western culture, and most importantly, on people’s economic status.
68．From the survey we know that among the people surveyed ______.
A．most think celebrating foreign festivals is ridiculous
B．many fear that traditional Chinese festivals will disappear soon
C．some think that celebrating foreign festivals is a sign of foreign goodness chasing
D．half think celebrating foreign festivals makes people not go out of fashion
69．The writer thinks that foreign festivals celebrated in China ______.
A．have lost their religious background
B．are the same as those celebrated in the West
C．can give more fun than traditional Chinese festivals
D．may reduce the hunger of public people
70．What is the main difference between foreign festivals and traditional Chinese ones?
A．Foreign festivals can make Chinese shop owners’ pockets full quickly.
B．The food at foreign festivals is too simple.
C．Chinese festivals always have something to do with culture.
D．Foreign festivals are romantic while traditional Chinese ones are connected with reality.

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