1、云南曲靖高中高一英語閱讀理解試題（秘密試卷二）（1）A Shoe PatternHarry is eighteen now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much andhope he can become a famous man. So they often tell him to study hard and they do all for him.They call him at six in the morning, after breakfast his father takes him to s

2、chool in a car and inthe afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goesto buy something in the shops.Once Harry fasther was sent to London on business. He would stay there for half a year.Leaving, he told his wife to take good care

3、 of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and didall what her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed.Now the young man got into trouble. He couldn t do any housework. He had to do as his mothertold him. Even he didn t know where to get on the bus!Yeste

4、rday Harry s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair inthe shop. But he didn t knowhow to choose. The woman had a sigh（ 嘆息 ） and gave him a shoepattern（鞋樣）and told him to buy a pair of shoes himself. It s Saturday today and Harry doesngo to school. With a policeman s help

5、, he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly toehim. Thman brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something andtook them off. The man was surprised and asked,“ What s the matteyoung man? ”“ I m sorry, I ve left the shoe pattern at home!

6、”1. _always does some housework in the morning.A. Harry s fatherB. Harry s motheCr. Harry D. Nobody2. Harry s parents do all instead of him because _ .A. he s too youngB. he has poor healthC. he s busy with his studieDs. they hope he spends all time on studies3. The woman had to look after her son b

7、y herself because _.A. her husband wasn t at homeB. she was stronger than her husbandC. she knew the young man wellD. she was freer than her husband4. When the man was in London, _.A. Harry had to stay at homeB. Harry didn t find the bus stopC. Harry fell behind in his classD. Harry wouldn t go to s

8、chool5. The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because _.A. she didn t know what kind he neededB. she was busy with the houseworkC. something was wrong with herD. she wanted her son to do something himself6. In fact, _.A. Harry wanted his mother to buy shoes for himB. Harry didn t believe him

9、selfC. Harry wouldn t listen to his motherD. Harry was strong enough to buy shoes for himself(2)It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can t imagine we will do without him when he s gone.Bill Masters almost sin glean ded bui

10、lt up our sales force in the Houst on area and developed the market position thatwe enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where wenow outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market

11、 under Billlesadership; we areincreasing our share with each passing month.As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company s mostcomp 競爭的)areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing

12、 him the bestof luck in his new work.1. The speech was made _ .A. at a welcome meetingB. at the opening of a new school termC. when somebody was leavingD. when they had a new manager2. How long did Masters worked there?A.37 yearsB. less than 5 yearsC. about six yearsD. since he began to work3. When

13、Bill started to work in Houston area, he had _to help him.A. many people B. nobodyC. about 37 peopleD. very few people4. Bill increased the companys sale _ .A. by 37 per cent every monthB. to the second largest in the areaC. to be the fifth largest in the area D. five times as much as before（3）Nick

14、Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital andat his office. Hes been a doctor for ten years.Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesnt jtutsot tell his patients whado. He also sings to them on television! Dr

15、. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. Thedoctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simplelanguage. After that, he sings another song.Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week.

16、The program is very popular with his patients and withpeople who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform（表演） in LasVegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote.Dr. Petrels says,“I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But w

17、hePetrels was young, his father didnt want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says hehelps people when he sings, too.“I like to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult to maksick person smile. Medicine

18、 and entertainment（ 娛樂） both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”1. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _ .A. gives his patients medical adviceB. takes care of 159 patients a weekC. sings on televisionD. has his own TV show2. Dr. Petrels _, so he is called a singin

19、g doctor.A. has been a doctor for ten yearsB. always loved to singC. is popular with his patientsD. also sings to his patients on TV3. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _ .A. sings and gives medical adviceB. sings about different diseasesC. starts to explain diseases with a songD. sings love songs he wrote

20、4. Dr. Petrels show is popular _ .A. in Las Vegas. B. at medical schoolC. with people who like his singing D. with patients in Montreal5. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _ .A. help people sing B. make people feel betterC. do the same thing D. make difficult people smileDr. Petrel 受歡迎的不只在 Las Vegas 這些地方

21、和 Patient 這些人。5. B。最后一句的 They try to make people feel good 告訴了我們 Dr. Petrels 想干什么。(4)One of the best-known American writers of children boosks is Alfred Strong, or Doctor Strong, as he is better known toreaders everywhere. Now, an art show called “ DoctorStrong From Then to Now ” is travelling aroun

22、d the United States.The pictures and drawings show the history of Doctor Strong.Doctor Strong first became famous almost fifty years ago when his first children published. Since then, he has sboowritten forty-five books that have sold more than one hundred million copies around the world.(5)Doctor S

23、trong bsooks are known for their easy use of words and colorful, hand-drawn pictures. These drawings bringlife to his imaginary creatures. The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, and hundreds ofothers.The San Diego Museum, in California, organized the art show. It in

24、cluded about threehundred Doctor Strong s o 最早的)drawings and some of his writings.Most of Doctor Strong s books, although written in a funny way, have serious messages. For example, in Mc Elligot s Pool, he describes the danger of pollution. He discusses the arms race inThe Butter Battle Book, writt

25、en in nineteen eighty-four.Doctor Strong is almost eighty-four years old now. He says he never planned to write stories just for children. He sayshe writes stories that interest people of all ages. He says he uses easy words so that everyone, even a child, can understand.1. Alfred Strong is a famous

26、 _ in the United States.A. doctorB. artistC. writerD. reader2. Doctor Strong first became famous in _.A. his eighties when an art show was travelling around the United StatesB. his fifties when his drawings and writings were publishedC. nineteen eighty-four when his book MeEligot s Pool was publishe

27、dD. his thirties when his first book was published3. Doctor Strong s books are very popular in America because _ .A. they are stories about animals such as cats, elephants and so onB. they are written in easy words with colourful picturesC. he organized the art show in CaliforniaD. they are written

28、in a funny way4. His purpose in writing many such books is_.A. to show his original pictures and drawingsB. to organize a special art show of his ownC. to make his readers laugh or smile when they read his booksD. not only to interest people but to expose (uncover) some serious social problemsJames

29、Cook, at the age of forty, was sent by England to explore（ 探索）the Pacific Ocean. On his third voyage, ascaptain in charge of two ships, the Discovery and the Revolution, he came upon a group of unknown islands which he namedthe Sandwich Islands after his friend, the Earl（伯爵）of San dwich. Today the i

30、sla nds are known at the Hawaiia n Isla nds.When Cook sailed into a protected bay（ 海灣）of one of the larger islands. The native greeted him with curiosity（好奇）and respect. Some historians said that the islanders, welcomed him, believing he was the god, protector of peace andagriculture.The islanders w

31、ere short, strong people with a very well-organized social system. The men fished and raised crops.The women prepared for the children and made clothing for the men and short skirts for the women.1.The islands were named _.A. the Hawaiian Islands by James CookB. the Earl of Sandwich by James CookC.

32、Discovery by James CookD. the sandwich Islands by James Cook2.When he landed there James Cook found the islanders were _.A. coldB. friendlyC. angryD. satisfied3.Which of the following is true?A. The natives were tall and healthy.B. The men mainly worked outside.C. The women did nothing but look afte

33、r children.D. The natives were very curious about everything.（6）When the famous dancer Fred Astaire was interviewed for a job by a Hollywood producer, the movie “experttu”rnedhim down, saying, “Cansintg. Canatct. Dances a little.He”re sanother stupid mistake. When the great scientist Albert Einstein

34、 was at school, his teachers considered him rather dull. Anda final story, the famous Polish pianist Paderewski was told by a teacher that he d never be a success as a performerbecause the middle finger on each hand was too short.What lessons can be drawn from these three experiences? First, true ge

35、nius（ 天才 ） cannot besuppressed 壓抑）.For some reason or other it works its way out. Second, early judgments of a person s abilities may beunfair or just wrong. Third, when there is a real determination to succeed, obstacles fall by the wayside.The famous motto “ad astra per aspera ” can be translated

36、as“To the stars through hardshipsAstaire, Einstein and Paderewski proved their critics wrong.1. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Fred Astaire was a famous dancer.B. True ability will always make itself known.C. Some people never get discouraged.D. Albert Einstein

37、 proved his teachers wrong.2. When Paderewski s teachers told him hed never be a success, they were _.A. being humorousB. cheerful, though concernedC. somewhat hesitantD. seriously mistaken3. “ Ad astra per aspera ” is used in the passage _.A. as a motto for the three men s livesB. to show the value

38、 of LatinC. to send the reader to the dictionaryD. to point out that genius is always recognized early4. The writer of the passage thinks that the reader _.A. knows that the three men were successful menB. someday dreams to become like one of the menC. sympathizes with（同情）the poor teachers of the th

39、ree menD. knows that Fred Astaire was an actor famous for performing Shakespearesplays答案與解析【答案與解析】本文講一個只會死讀書的書呆子自理能力很差，連買鞋子這么簡單的事都做不了。1. A 。細節題。根據 The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before 可以推斷以 前是她的丈夫做這些事的，因此應該選擇 A 。2. D 。細節題。根據 So they often tell him to study hard and

40、 they do all for him 可知答案為 Dthere for half a year 可知答案為 A 。4. B。細節題。根據第 2 段最后一句 Even he didn t know where go get on the b!US 知答案為 B。5. C。細節題。根據 And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed 可知答案為 C。6. B。推斷題。Harry 親自去買鞋子，卻不知道自己試一試，他不相信自己的腳卻只相信鞋樣，因此 應該選擇 B。【答案與解析】本文記述了 Bill 一生的事業業績，表達了

41、作者對 Bill 的懷念之情。1. C。判斷題。從第 1 段中的 say a few words in praise of man we will all miss very much.可判斷出此題的 答案為 C。2. C。細節題。根據第 2 段第 2 句 In only six years 可推知此題答案為 C。3. D。細節題。根據第 2 段第 1 句 almost single -handed built up our sales force 可推知此題答案為 D。4. B。細節題。根據第 2 段第 2 句 we now outsell all but one of our competitors 可推知此題答案為 B。【答案與解析】這篇文章描繪在 Montreal 一個有趣的醫生，他不但給病人治病，還在自己的節目中為 病人唱歌，給他們帶來歡笑。1. B。第 1 段告訴我們 He takes care of 159 patients a week, 如此多的病人，難怪He works 60 hours aweek。2. D。由第 2 段的 He