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1、专题三 阅读理解(七)【省市高三第一次模拟考试】 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A My husband，Michael，a manager of an ordinary company，came home from work one day saying，“Its not looking good. At midnight，I woke up seeing him sitting in a chair，his hand on his foreheadI was worriedI had to cheer him up and
2、help ourselves financially As an advisor for top companies and a teacher in creative thinking at the college of New Jewsey for yearsI thought of a good planWhat if we undertake an adventure while making money from it? As a family，wed always talked about traveling more， but wed been tied to routinesN
3、ow I saw no point in sitting around worrying when we could see the countryWed take our three young kids，teach them on the road. It was the perfect time before they reached high schoolWed rent out our house Michael disagreed at first but realized that with his cell phone，and computer，he could work an
4、ywhere We listed our house for rent and created a brand strategy，logo，and website for us-familyofftrack -and persuade five companies to support usTheir ads on our site would help pay travel costs，and wed promote their brands on our trip in exchange for their support With everything done，we took off
5、on April 3All spring and summer，we visited national landmarks and treasured lands. By August when we returned home，Michaels company continued to slide and now may have to close downBut weve made the travel a permanent part of our lives. Whats more，with a Chicago-based production company Ive develope
6、d the Family Off Track brand by creating videos，educational programs and exhibitsAnd Michael has new ideas for management businessesIts great to see the spark in hi s eyes again Now I feel it even moreTogether we taught our kids a lesson：Nobody ever made history by living 100 percent by the book in
7、times of recession(不景气)56Michael was in low spirits because . Ahe couldnt sleep well for many days Bhe lost his interest in his business Chis manager was about to fire him Dhis company was in financial trouble57It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Achances could come when a family was i
8、n financial trouble Bit is impossible for poor people to spare their time for traveling Cthe authors plan would benefit the family in several aspects Dtheir childrens education would have to be stopped temporarily58How did they cover the cost of travelling? ABy selling products for Michaels company
9、BBy providing advertisement service CBy teaching children on the way DBy establishing a shopping website59The family benefited a lot from the creative travel except . Athe total recovery of the fathers company Btheir experiences of visiting beautiful places Copening a new window to their life Ddevel
10、oping their the Family off Track brand60The familys story is a good example to prove that . AA good fame is better than a good face BEvery man is the architect of his own fortune CAn ounce of luck is better than a pound of wisdom DA good book is the best of friends，the same today and foreverB Dyslex
11、ia is a problem that restricts the ability to recognize words and connect sounds with letters when people readPeople with this learning disorder may also have problems when they writeDyslexia is not related to eyesight or intelligenceThe problem involves areas of the brain that process languageBrain
12、 scientists are studying whether they can predict which young children may struggle with reading to provide them early helpJohn Gabrieli at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is leading the study of five-year-olds in about twenty schools in the Boston area They studied in the schools with kin
13、dergartensAnd for all the children joining in the study，they give them a brief set of paper-and-pencil tests to look at which children appear to be at some risk for struggling to readSo far，fifty of them have been examined in a scanner，a special machine，to show brain activityWritten tests are not al
14、ways able to identify dyslexia or other problems，while brain scans may offer a more scientific way to identify problemsAnd with reading problems，early identification is importantWhen it comes to helping children overcome reading difficulties，the younger the child, the more effective they are Reading
15、 problems are not usually identified until a child is in the third or fourth gradeThe later children are recognized as poor readers，the less treatment can helpAnd，as Professor Gabrieli points out，poor reading can make education a struggleReading is everythingEven math and science have textbooks Whil
16、e the children are given tasks related to reading，the brain scans measure the extent to which certain parts of the brain become active while the children do the workThe scientists say they are pleased with early results from the studybut have a long way to go61The most obvious symptom with a Dyslexi
17、a sufferer is . Ahaving a bad memory Blosing the ability Chaving poor eyesight Dshowing low IQ 62The purpose of the study led by John Gabrieli is Ato provide early help to the children with Dyslexia Bto apply their scanning machine to medical field Cto test childrens ability to read and write Dto fi
18、nd out how brain processes language63The function of the scanner is to Aprovide the children with necessary picturesBcheck the result of the paper and pencil testsCfind an effective way to improve ones readingDidentify how the brain works while reading64What factor is most important in helping child
19、ren with dyslexia according to the passage?AMedicine BDiet CTiming DScanner65Whats the main idea of the passage?AMore facts have been found about readingBEveryone has to face the problem of dyslexiaCThe scans can show how a persons brain worksDTreatment of dyslexia is more effective if examined earl
20、yCA study published in todays edition of the Science finds that，overall，species are moving to higher latitudes(纬度)at l05 miles per decadeThe rate is two or three times faster than when it was last measured，in “The climate is shifting everything toward the north and higher altitudes，says Chris Thomas
21、，the author on the paper and a professor at the University of York in the United KingdomAnimals，plants and insects closer to the equator are starting to find it too hot and are retreating upwards.The study was an analysis covering 764 species moving north or south depending on which hemisphere(半球)th
22、ey were inAlthough each species moved at different rates and some even moved towards the equator，overall the strong trend was toward the polesFor the most part，its not that animals are walking，hopping or winging their way north，Thomas saysRather，individuals at a species southernmost range are breedi
23、ng(繁殖)less successfully while individuals in that same species northernmost range are breeding more successfullyThe result is that the entire species moves up “There is practically no basis to doubt the fact that species are shifting as a function of rapidly changing climate，says Jeremy Kerra profes
24、sor of biology at the University of Ottawa in Canada, who did not participate in the studyOne species Kerr studies is the bog copper, a beautiful little butterfly that appears to practically be on an expressway to the North PoleIt has moved more than 90 miles north in the past decadeFor farmers，what
25、 crops they grow and livestock they keep is also beginning to shift, says Philip Thornton，an agricultural economist in Nairobi，KenyaIn Africa，small farms are changing the kinds of animals they keepIn Northern Kenya，there is a move in some places away from the traditional cattle to camels，which are m
26、ore drought resistant；the price of adult camels there is increasing quite rapidly66Which picture can describe the result of the study?67According to the third paragraph，we can learn a fact that .Athe animals are moving northward so fastBthere are too many species on the polesCfewer babies are born i
27、n the southDnot all animals move to higher latitudes68The example of the bog copper is mentioned to tell us that it .Acan fly as fast as an express Bis moving northwards at a high speed Cblocks the way toward the North Pole Dprefers to travel on an express69In the last paragraph，farmers prefer camel
28、s . Abecause of changes in temperature Bas a result of animals moving northwards Cwith the purpose of earning more money Ddue to the changes in crop growing70We can infer from the passage that Aimmediate actions have be taken to prevent the immigrationBrare animals can only be found at poles in not
29、so far futureCit is natural for species to adapt themselves to environment Dchanges in climate make no differences about peoples lifeD I recently ran into a friend I hadnt seen for a long whileOur conversation was lively and full of news from both sidesBefore we parted she said，“Youll have to drop i
30、n sometime. I immediately sensed that if I simply “dropped in I would take my friend by surprise，and I would be discouraged by the image of her standing in her doorway，staring at me，and asking，“Oh，er what brings you here?Whatever happened to the unannounced drop-in visit? When I was growing up in th
31、e 1960s, it seemed that people-mostly relatives, but also friends-were always popping in. My parents would put coffee on，and my mom would find something in the kitchen to serve along with itThen the conversation would beginThe neighbor lady，a worrier，was unloading her sadness while my mom quietly li
32、stenedThe Irish man next door had such an accent that I remember asking what language he spokeMy Polish relatives arrived in packsBut I never heard my parents say anything like “We werent expecting you or “This isnt a good timeDrop-in visitors had a certain right of way and became No1 What happened
33、to such visits? Actually I know the answerTimes have changedEverybody gets busy with workThere is no longer a stay-at-home mom keeping a pot of hot coffee or tea ready throughout the day for a surprise guestExploding malls and stores are now replacing homes as a central form of entertainment Just th
34、e other day a former student of mine showed up“Im sorry for the surprise visitmy student began“I just wanted to see if you still lived hereIll only stay a minute My response was immediate“No，you wont，I said“Just come in，sit，have coffee, and well talkI had nothing in the kitchen but we ordered pizzaA
35、nd we had a lovely timeI have tried to keep the drop-in tradition alive though it takes some effort71The author thought his friends invitation-“You11 have to drop in sometime-as . Aa nice way of refusal Ban excuse of leaving Ca kind of politeness Dan expression of surprise 72The underlined phrase “p
36、op in in the second paragraph means . Amake many friends Bmake a special date Chave a good time Dpay a sudden visit73The woman from the neighborhood used to visit the authors home to . Aseek comfort from my parents Bmeet new friends C1isten to my parents story Dtaste nice dishes74From the third para
37、graph of the passage，we can infer that Athe author misses the lost good days Bunexpected visitors are still welcome nowCmodern people prefer outdoor activitiesDthere are more jobs for the housewives now75The author writes the passage intending to .Aencourage people to be drop-in visitorsBexplain how
38、 to deal with unexpected visitors Cshare his feelings about the drop-in tradition Dshow the importance of making friends【答案】【省市高三第一次模拟考试】阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALill was a young French Canadian girl who grew up in the farming community. At the age of l6, her father thought tha
39、t she had enough schooling and forced her to drop out of school to contribute to the family income. In l922, with limited education and skills, the future didnt look bright for Lill. Her father demanded that Lill find a job as soon as possible, but she didnt have the confidence to ask for a job.One
40、day, Lill gathered her courage and knocked on her very first door. She was met by Margaret Costello, the office manager. In her broken English, Lill told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret decided to give her a chance.Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Lill, l
41、ets see how good you really are.She directed Lill to type a single letter, and then left. Lill looked at the clock and saw that it was ll:40 a.m. Everyone would be leaving for lunch at noon. She thought she should at least attempt the letter.On her first try, she got through one line but made four m
42、istakes. She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now read ll:45. “At noon, she said to herself,“Ill move out with the crowd, and they will never see me again.On her second attempt, things didnt get any better. Again the started over and finally completed the letter, full of mistakes, t
43、hough. She looked at the clock: ll:55 five minutes to freedom.Just then, Margaret walked in. She came directly over to Lill, and put one hand on the desk and the other on the girls shoulder. She read the letter and paused. Then she said,Lill, youre doing good work!Lill was surprised. She looked at t
44、he letter, then up at Margaret. With those simple words of encouragement, her desire to escape disappeared and her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks its good, then it must be good. I think Ill stay!Lill did stay at Carhartt Overall Companyfor 5l years, through two world war
45、s and ll presidentsall because someone had the insight to give a shy and uncertain young girl the gift of self-confidence when she knocked on the door.56. Why did Lill leave school at an early age?A. To learn English well. B. To earn money for her family.C. To get self-confidence. D. To become a typ
46、ist.57. When Lill applied for the job, she .A. could speak good English B. didnt know much about typingC. knew Margaret very well D. never wrote any letter58. How many attempts did Lill make to type the letter?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.59. Who does the underlined word “someone in the last paragraph refer to?A. Lills father. B. Lill herself C. A president. D. Margaret.60. What can we learn from Lills story?A. Encouragement makes a difference. B. Honesty is the best policy.C. Virtue leads to success. D. Time waits for