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1、拓展精练 20 阅读理解共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分AAmerican is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a whilethen no more. If the sa
2、me two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families. Americans are read
3、y to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal every
4、day lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes , we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take da
5、ys off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine (常规). They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus
6、. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably. For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for pur
7、ely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!1. The writer of this passage must be _.A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their family.B. F
8、riendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.3. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American f
9、riends, we will probably be _.A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his homeC. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant4. From the underlined sentence, we can know the Chinese people _.A. are strict with time B. dont take time seriouslyC. dont know how to
10、use time D. are willing to spend time for friends5. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “_ A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between Americans C. Americans hospitality D. Americans and Chineses views of friendshipBI was packed and ready to leave for my two days trip. My m
11、ind had been filled with work and with so many small things to deal with. As I got into the car to leave, my thoughts turned to my children. Id been preparing for the trip for the last few days, and now Id be away for a few days.How to keep in touch with your kids during busy time is often a fathers
12、 problem. Men tend to focus on one thing extremely well for long periods, but this can lead to trouble. Shifting(移开) from work to your family life isnt always the easiest thing to do. And if you dont show your kids that youre thinking about them, they may think that you are not.As I started down the
13、 road, I suddenly stopped the car and turned around. I drove back to my house, found a couple of cards, and wrote a short message to each of my children. I put each in a “secret place where I knew theyd find it.When I called the next night, it was clear that theyd received the cards. “Daddy, I got y
14、our card, they both said excitedly. “When did you do that?My heart was warmed when I heard this. It was such a small thing. But it had a big impact(影响) on my kids. It was their “proof that I was thinking about them. And it was encouragement for me to continue to do the small things that have a big i
15、mpact.6. From the passage we can infer that the author thinks a father should _.A. care for his kids, no matter how busy he is B. have a big impact on his kidsC. spend some time playing with his kidsD. stay at home as long as possible7. Before leaving for the trip the author considered _.A. preparin
16、g some food for the tripB. buying some nice gifts for his childrenC. doing something to show his concern for his kidsD. telling his children to be careful at home8.The authors kids were excited when they answered the phone because _.A. their father had thought highly of themB. they had found the car
17、ds from their fatherC. they had done something good at homeD. their father told them he would be back soon9. What does the underlined word “that in the fourth paragraph refer to?A. Packing luggage.B. Reaching the hotel.C. Writing short messages.D. Going back home.10. Which of the following would be
18、the best title for the passage?A. All for the childrenB. Play with your childrenC. A father and his kidsD. Show love to your kidsCThere is no doubt that music plays a powerful role in our lives. It can calm our tired nerves after a busy day of work. Music even has the power to move us to tears when
19、it stirs(激起) an emotional reaction. How then, does music play a role in special education?If music has the ability to touch those hidden places we all carry inside, it proves an important tool for the special education teacher. For students with emotional problems, music can help soothe(抚慰) sadness.
20、 Consider the child that arrives in class depressed and upset. If music can indeed relax and calm him, he is more likely to focus and participate in class.Dr. R. Joseph, author of Behavioral Neurology, writes, “It is well recorded that patients with left hemisphere(大脑半球) damage, who may be unable to
21、 speak or recognize words, can sing a melody(曲调).For this reason, some special education teachers have found it helpful to set their lessons to music. When students cannot understand or remember certain things, singing them helps make it easier.Nature magazine reported “Music training helps underach
22、ievers. In Rhode Island, researchers studied eight public school first grade classes. Half of the classes became text-artsgroups, receiving ongoing music training. After seven months, the students were given a test. The tested group had caught up with their fellow students in reading and surpassed(超
23、过) their classmates in math by 22 percent. In the second year of the project, the tested students widened this even further. Students were also tested on attitude and behavior. Classroom teachers also noted improvement in these areas.It seems music does, indeed, play an important role in education.
24、For the special education teacher, this is especially encouraging.11. The first paragraph is mainly about _.A. the role of music in educationB. the importance of music in lifeC. the relationship between music and work resultsD. the relationship between music and behavior12. For students with emotion
25、al problems, music might be _.A. a toy B. a punishment C. a medicine D. a puzzle13. According to Dr. R. Joseph, people with left hemisphere damage _.A. are unable to recognize peopleB. can produce some musical soundsC. can become special education teachersD. might suffer right hemisphere damage too1
26、4. The tested students mentioned in the fifth paragraph _.A. behaved badly after the studyB. Didnt show any difference after the studyC. had done well in their reading and math beforeD. received certain music education during the study15. What is the text mainly about?A. The meaning of special educa
27、tion.B. The history of music education.C. The problem in music education.D. The role of music in special education.D English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. One in every seven human beings can speak it. More than half of the worlds books and three quarters of internati
28、onal mail are in English. Of all languages, English has the largest vocabularyperhaps as many as two million words. However, lets face it: English is a crazy language. There is no eggs in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger. Sweet-meats are candy, while sweet
29、breads, which arent sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But when we explore its paradoxes ( 探讨它的矛盾)， we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them. And why is it that a writer writes, but fingers dont fing, grocers dont groce, and h
30、ammers dont ham? If the plural(复数形式) of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be teeth? One goose, two geeseso one moose, two meese?How can a slim chance and a flat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can overlook and oversee be opposites, while quite a lot
31、and quite a few are alike? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects( 反映) the creativity of human beings. That why, when stars are invisible. And why , when I wind up my watch, I start it; but when I wind up th
32、is essay, I end it.16. According to the passage _.A. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are different thingsB. there should be an egg in an eggplantC. pineapples are the apples on the pine treeD. boxing rings should be round17. Which of the following is the correct plural? A. Beeth B. Greese C. Meese D. To
33、oth18. Which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning? A. A wise man and a wise guy B. Overlook and oversee C. Quite a lot and quite a few. D. Hot as hell and cold as hell. 19. The underlined words “wind up in the last paragraph probably mean “_. A. blow B. roll up C. get hurt D. finish20. Through the many paradoxes in the English language, the writer wants to show that human beings are _.A. clever B. crazy C. lazy D. dull参考答案 1-5 BDCDD 6-10 ACBCD 11-15 BCBDD16-20 ABCDA