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1、-1-高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习十一一阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。A When Johnson called again,the manager received him very politely.“That is a most remarkable oil you brought us,Mr.Johnson,”he said.Johnson nodded his smooth,dark head.That was something he knew very well.“I ve never seen anything l
2、ike it,”the manager admitted.Johnson nodded again.“No?”he said politely.Then he added,“But I think you will,sir.A very great deal of it.”He appeared to think for a moment.“I think you will find it will be on sale seven,perhaps,eight years from now.”He smiled.The manager thought that was uncertain.He
3、 said,“It is better than our fish oils.I admit that.”“So I am told,sir,”agreed Johnson.“Have you any plans to produce it yourself,Mr.Johnson?”Johnson smiled again.“Would I be showing it to you if I had?”“We might add some chemicals to one of our own fish oils,”said the manager.“It would be expensive
4、 to do that,even if you could.”Johnson said gently.“Besides,”he added,“I am told that this oil will be much cheaper than your best fish oils.Cheaper than any vegetable oil,in fact.”“Perhaps,”said the manager.“Well,I suppose you want to make an arrangement,Mr Johnson,Shall we discuss it?”“Of course,”
5、said Johnson.“There are two ways of dealing with a situation of this sort.The usual one is to prevent it altogether or at least to delay it as long as possible.That is,of course,the best way,”The manager nodded.He knew plenty about all that.“But I am so sorry for you,because,you see,that is not poss
6、ible this time.”The manager had his doubts,but all he said was an inquiring(asking),“Oh?”“The other way,”continued Johnson,“is to produce yourself before the trouble starts.”1.The manager thought of adding chemicals to the fish oil to make it _.A.cheaper than the new oil B.more quickly C.more expens
7、ive D.as good as the new oil 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 1 页，共 7 页 -2-2.Johnson s new oil would be _.A.more expensive than fish oil,but better B.less expensive,and better C.less expensive,but not good D.more expensive,and not so good 3.Johnson expressed his regret that the manager _.A.could not stop th
8、e new oil being made B.would never know how to make it C.had spent a lot of money on it D.didnt know enough about it 4.Johnson showed his new oil to the manager because he wanted _.A.to produce it himself B.to prevent it being produced C.to be paid not to produce it D.the manager to produce it B A l
9、ot of us lose life s tough battles by starting a frontal(正面的)attackwhen a touch of humor might well enable us to win.Consider the case of a young friend of mine,who hit a traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum(最后通牒)about being late on the job.Although there was a good re
10、ason for Sam s a being late serious illness at homehe decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldn t work any longer.His supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech.Yes,the boss was,Sam entered the office at 9:35.The place was as quiet as a locker room(更衣室);eve
11、ryone was hard at work.Sams supervisor came up to him.Suddenly,Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand.“How do you do!”he said.“I m Sam Maynard.Im applying for a job.Which,I understand,became available just 35 minutes ago.Does the early bird get the worm?”The room exploded in laughter.The super
12、visor clamped off a smile and walked back to his office.Sam Maynard had saved his job with the only tool that could win,a laugh.Humor is a most effective,yet frequently neglected(忽略),means of handling the difficult situations in our lives.It can be used for patching up differences,apologizing,saying
13、“no”,criticizing,getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losing face.For some jobs,it s the only tool that can succeed.It is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 2 页，共 7 页 -3-start a quarrel.For example,many believe that comedians(喜
14、剧演员)on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerance(忍受力)than people in any other forum.5.Why was Sam late for his job?A.Because he was ill.B.Because he got up late.C.Because he was caught in a traffic jam.D.He was busy applying for a new job.6.The main idea of this passage is _
15、.A.Sam Maynard saved his job with humor B.humor is important in our lives C.early bird gets the worm D.humor can solve racial discriminations 7.The phrase“clamped off”in Paragraph 3 means _.A.tried to hold back B.tried to set C.charged D.gave out 8.Which of the following statements can we infer from
16、 the passage?A.Many lose life s battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor.B.It wasn t the first time that Sam came late for his work.C.Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.D.Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.CIn 1939 two brothers,Mac and Dick McDonald,started a dri
17、ve-in restaurant in San Bernadino,California.They carefully chose a busy corner for their location.They had run their own businesses for years,first a theater,then a barbecue(烤肉)restaurant,then another drive-in.But in their new operation,they offered a new,shortened menu:French fries,hamburgers,and
18、sodas.To this small selection they added one new idea:quick service,no waiters or waitresses,and no tips.Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents.Cheese was another four cents.Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity(一致性),for the brothers had developed a strict routine(程序)for the
19、 preparation of their food,and they insisted on their cooks sticking to their routine.Their new drive-in became surprisingly popular,particularly for lunch.People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime.The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 3
20、 页，共 7 页 -4-had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened.They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954,when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines.He quickly saw the special attraction of the brothers fast-fo
21、od restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特许经营)other copies of their restaurants.The agreement included the right to duplicate(复制)the menu,the equipment,even their red and white buildings with the golden arches(拱门).Today McDonald s is really a household name.In 1976,McDonald s had over$l bill
22、ion in total sales.Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history.9.This passage mainly talks about _.A.the development of fast food services B.how McDonald s became a billion-dollar business C.the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonal
23、d D.Ray Kroc s business talent10.Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except _.A.a drive-in B.a theater C.a cinema D.a barbecue restaurant 11.We may infer from this passage that _.A.Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy for they sold their idea to Kroc.B.the place the McDonalds
24、chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in C.forty years ago there were lots of fast-food restaurants D.Ray Kroc was a good businessman 12.The passage suggests that _.A.creativity is an important element of business success B.Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald br
25、others C.Mac and Dick McDonald became broken after they sold their ideas to Ray Kroc D.California is the best place to go into business D A characteristic of American culture that has become almost a tradition is to respect the 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 4 页，共 7 页 -5-self-made man the man who has rise
26、n to the top through his own efforts,usually beginning by working with his hands.While the leader in business or industry or the college professor occupies a higher social position and commands greater respect in the community than the common laborer or even the skilled factory worker,he may take pa
27、ins to point out that his father started life in America as a farmer or laborer of some sort.This attitude toward manual(体力的)labor is now still seen in many aspects of American life.One is invited to dinner at a home that is not only comfortably but even luxuriously(豪华地)furnished and in which there
28、is every evidence of the fact that the family has been able to afford foreign travel,expensive hobbies,and college education for the children;yet the hostess probably will cook the dinner herself,will serve it herself and will wash dishes afterward,furthermore the dinner will not consist merely of s
29、omething quickly and easily assembled from contents of various cans and a cake or a pie bought at the nearby bakery.On the contrary,the hostess usually takes pride in careful preparation of special dishes.A professional man may talk about washing the car,digging in his flowerbeds,painting the house.
30、His wife may even help with these things,just as he often helps her with the dishwashing.The son who is away at college may wait on table and wash dishes for his living,or during the summer he may work with a construction gang on a highway in order to pay for his education.13.From paragraph 1,we can
31、 know that in America _.A.people tend to have a high opinion of the self-made man B.people can always rise to the top through their won efforts C.college professors win great respect from common workers C.people feel painful to mention their fathers as labors.14.According to the passage,the hostess
32、cooks dinner herself mainly because _.A.servants in American are hard to get B.she takes pride in what she can do herself C.she can hardly afford servants D.It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food 15.The expression“wait on table”in the second paragraph means“_”.A.work in a furniture shop B.kee
33、p accounts for a bar C.wait to lay the table D.serve customers in a restaurant 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 5 页，共 7 页 -6-16.Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage?A.A Respectable Self-made Family B.American Attitude toward Manual Labor C.Characteristics of American Culture D.T
34、he Development of Manual Labor 二.任务型阅读请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格 1个单词。An Event of Imagination The year is 2094.It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth.Most of it will miss our planet,but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth.On 17 July,a
35、 piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion.About half of the piece is destroyed,but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound.The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed.Huge waves are created and spread outwards from th
36、e hole.The wall of water,a kilometer high,rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour.Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before the waves reach South America,the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina.Earthquakes and volcanoes are
37、set off in the Andes Mountains.The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean.The cities of Los Angeles,San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes.Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead,but the north wont escape for lon
38、g.Because of the explosions,the sun is hidden by clouds of dust,and temperature around the world falls to almost zero.Crops are ruined.The sun wont be seen again for many years.Wars break out as countries fight for food.A year later,no more than 10 million remain alive.Could it really happen?In fact
39、,it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth.The dinosaurs(恐龙)were on the Earth for over 160 million years.Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared.Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a piece of object in space.The dinosaurs couldnt live through the co
40、ld climate that followed and they died out.Will we 名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 6 页，共 7 页 -7-meet the same end?Reasons Results One piece hits the South Atlantic at 200 times 1 2 the speed of sound.The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed.A tsunami(海啸)hits southern Africa,3 cities on the Afric
41、an coast,and 4 millions of people.A 5 6 happens when the four-kilometer-wide piece of comet enters the Earths 7.The sun is hidden by clouds of dust and the temperature falls to almost zero,8 crops.Wars break out for food and only 10 million people remain.The human beings are 9 the danger of 10 out.名师资料总结-精品资料欢迎下载-名师精心整理-第 7 页，共 7 页 -