【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题记叙文类型模拟试题10篇训练之十六（21页word版

【英语】2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题记叙文类型模拟试题10篇训练之十六（21页word版

‎2019届二轮复习阅读理解专题记叙文类型模拟试题10篇训练之十六 ‎[一]‎ While the first part of the news is upsetting, the end results are much more optimistic. Gavin, a teenager with Asperger’s Syndrome, was beaten up just for being different. Asperger’s Syndrome is a developmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to socialize. This explains why Gavin sometimes appears distant from his schoolmates.‎ On Thursday night, some kids were talking about how “it’s weird (怪异的)” that he is always by himself, attending events alone and watching people, and they thought it was “creepy” that he wanted to be friends with people he didn’t know.‎ On Friday night, another kid that overheard that conversation decided to take matters into his own hands and become judge, and this is the result of that. He didn’t ask questions，didn’t get to know Gavin, never met him, and didn’t give him a chance to leave. Gavin was called to meet someone, surrounded by people he didn’t know, choked, hit, and left lying on the pavement so he would “learn his lesson”.‎ A friend of Gavin’s mother shared photos on Facebook of the injuries to his nose, eyes and esophagus (食道).Luckily, Gavin is doing OK and none of the damage is permanent. Instead of pressing charges or fighting back, Gavin’s reaction speaks volumes.‎ He requested the bullies’ community service be disability related, that they write a paper on Asperger’s, and that they watch a 20－minute video statement he taped while their families were present so they could see the damage they did and hear the event from his perspective.‎ Instead of an actual “punishment”， he wanted the kids to truly learn about Asperger’s Syndrome. Hopefully this will lead to the teens being more tolerant and no one else ever going through the pain that Gavin did. After all of that, Gavin’s mom’s message couldn’t be more true to ‎ parents and teachers alike：‎ ‎“If you are reading this, I hope you can talk to your teens, tell them about disabilities you can’t see, teach them to be tolerant of people that are different, teach them that if they continuously see someone alone, ask questions first and get to know one another. Maybe it is not their choice to be alone.”‎ ‎【语篇解读】本文是记叙文，一个阿斯伯格综合症患者被同学欺凌后的反应让人称赞。‎ ‎21. Gavin is always alone because________.‎ A. he enjoys being alone B. he is always upsetting C. he suffers from a disease D. he doesn’t like his schoolmates 答案C[细节理解题。由第一段中的Gavin, a teenager with Asperger’s Syndrome...affects a person’s ability to socialize...appears distant from his schoolmates可知。]‎ ‎22. Which can best replace the underlined word “creepy” in Paragraph 2?‎ A. Fun. B. Strange.‎ C. Natural. D. Inspiring.‎ 答案B[词义猜测题。由第二段中的it’s weird及he wanted to be friends with people he didn’t know可推断，一些孩子认为Gavin想和陌生人交朋友的行为很奇怪。]‎ ‎23.How did Gavin react to his injuries?‎ A. He fought back bravely.‎ B. He was too scared to react.‎ C. He decided to turn to court for help.‎ D. He asked the bullies to learn from the incident.‎ 答案D[细节理解题。由倒数第二、三段可知，Gavin想让欺凌他的孩子们从这次事件中学到东西。]‎ ‎24. Gavin’s way of reacting was________.‎ A. interesting B. praiseworthy C. disappointing D. unreasonable 答案B[推理判断题。Gavin在被欺凌后不仅没有粗暴地报复，反而想办法让欺负他的孩子们从这件事上有所收获。再由文章开头的the end results are much more optimistic及第四段末的Gavin’s reaction speaks volumes可推断，他对待欺凌的方式值得称赞。]‎ ‎[二]‎ When I decided to write the story of my early years growing up in poverty，many of my friends and family members were shocked. They were more interested in my story of success，such as how I was able to create the nation’s largest law firm and sell it to a bank.“How does one sell a law firm for millions of dollars？”That’s the story everyone wanted me to write，but it’s not the story I wanted to tell.‎ Looking back，I see so clearly how often，throughout my boyhood，I was touched by the acts of kindness that helped shape me into the man I am today. And the acts of violence and ignorance played just a powerful role in making me who I am. Becoming a successful lawyer involves hard work，but escaping generational poverty is the hardest thing I have ever done. I chose to write the story of my childhood years in poverty，with the hope that a child somewhere in the world will read my story and be inspired to break the cycle of poverty.‎ My publisher was quick to point out that the market would be small for a memoir(回忆录) written by an unknown author. To everyone’s surprise，the book received over 1，000 prepublication orders one month before the scheduled launch date(发行日). The book launch scheduled for October 1，2009，was moved up to September 14，2009.Less than four months later，the first print run of 5，000 hardbound copies(精装版)‎ ‎ were sold out.‎ Today，the memoir is being used by universities，high schools and middle schools，as a case study of the behavioral example of the culture of poverty as well as valuable lessons on how to succeed in life. Here are words from a president of a middle school in Texas on October 27，2010，who is using my memoir for students 5th through 8th grades：“We are halfway through your story. It is changing the lives of our students and the views of our teachers.”‎ ‎【解题导语】作者没有将自己在事业上取得的成功写下来，而是选择以自己多苦多难的童年为主题写回忆录，去激励那些生活在贫困中的孩子。起初朋友和家人并没有看好书的销量，然而作者的回忆录却卖得出乎意料得好，并且被用在中学和大学的教学中。‎ ‎1．In the view of people around him，what the author chose to write is ________．‎ A．original B．successful C．attractive D．uninteresting D解析：推理判断题。根据第一段前两句可知，当作者决定写自己小时候贫穷的生活时，作者的朋友和家人很是吃惊。他们感兴趣的是“我”成功的故事——“我”如何创建了美国最大的法律事务所，并将它卖给了银行。由此可推知，作者决定写的内容是大家不感兴趣的。‎ ‎2．In Paragraph 2，the author is mainly trying to show ________．‎ A．why he chose to write about his early years B．how poor his family was when he was young C．everyone should remember their childhood D．he is always a hardworking man A解析：段落大意题。第二段旨在阐述作者为什么写自己小时候贫困的生活。‎ ‎3．In the author’s opinion，his book was written for ________．‎ A．workers in law firms and banks B．children living in poverty C．students all over the world D．his family members B解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，作者写这些是用来激励生活在贫困中的孩子，希望他们能打破贫困，走向美好的未来。‎ ‎4．What do we know from the passage?‎ A．As a lawyer，the author lived a poor life at one time.‎ B．The author’s story has led to many students’ success.‎ C．The author’s book sold so well beyond the publisher’s expectation.‎ D．The author was amazed that he earned much money by selling his firm.‎ C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段内容可推知，作者的回忆录的销售量远远超出了出版商的预计。‎ ‎[三]‎ In a certain store where they sell puddings，a number of these delicious things are laid out in a row during the Christmas season. Here you may select the one which is most to your taste，and you are even allowed to sample them before coming to a decision.‎ I have often wondered whether some people，who had no intention of making a purchase，would take advantage of this privilege. One day I asked this question of the shop girl，and I learned it was indeed the case.‎ ‎“Now there’s one old gentleman，for instance，” she told me，“he comes here almost every week and samples each one of the puddings，though he never buys anything，and I suspect he never will. I remember him from last year and the year before that，too. Well，let him come if he wants it，and he is welcome to it. And what’s more，I hope there are a lot more stores where he can go and get his share. He looks as if he needed it all right，and I suppose they can afford it.”‎ She was still speaking when an elderly gentleman walked up to the counter and began looking closely at the row of puddings with great ‎ interest.‎ ‎“Well，that’s the very gentleman I’ve been telling you about，”whispered the shop girl. “Just watch him now.” And then turning to him，“Would you like to sample them，sir？Here’s the spoon for you to use.”‎ The elderly gentleman，who was poorly but neatly dressed，accepted the spoon and began eagerly to sample one after another of the puddings，only stopping occasionally to wipe his red eyes with a large torn handkerchief.‎ ‎“This is quite good.”‎ ‎“This is not bad either，but a little too heavy.”‎ All the time it was quite obvious that he sincerely believed that he might eventually buy one of these puddings，and I am positive that he did not for a moment feel that he was in any way cheating the store. Poor old man！Probably he had come down in the world and this sampling was all that was left to him from the time when he could afford to come and select his favorite pudding.‎ Amidst the crowd of happy，richlooking Christmas shoppers，the little black figure of the old man seemed pitiful and out of place，and in a burst of benevolence，I went up to him and said，“Pardon me，sir，will you do me a favor？Let me purchase you one of these puddings. It would give me such pleasure.”‎ He jumped back as if he had been stung，and the blood rushed into his wrinkled face.‎ ‎“Excuse me，” he said，with more dignity than I would have thought possible considering his appearance. “I do not believe I have the pleasure of knowing you. Undoubtedly you have mistaken me for someone else.” And with a quick decision he turned to the shop girl and said in a loud voice，“Kindly pack me up this one here. I will take it with me.” He pointed at one of the largest and most expensive puddings.‎ The girl took down the pudding from its stand and started to make a parcel of it，while he pulled out a worn little black pocketbook and began counting out shillings and pennies on to the counter. To save his “honor” he had been forced into a purchase which he could not possibly afford. How I longed for the power to unsay my tactless words！It was too late though，and I felt that the kindest thing I could do now would be walk away.‎ ‎“You pay at the desk，” the shop girl was telling him，but he did not seem to understand and kept trying to put the coins into her hand. And that was the last I saw or heard of the old man. Now he can never go there to sample puddings any more.‎ 语篇解读作者通过描述自己想要帮助一位老人却伤了老人的自尊心的事情，让读者感受到帮助别人的时候，要以尊重他人为前提。‎ ‎65．By saying “it was indeed the case” in Paragraph 2，the author meant that .‎ A．many shoppers would sample puddings before buying them B．the Christmas season was the time to promote pudding sales C．some people just sampled puddings but didn’t buy them D．the store’s allowing people to sample puddings was a privilege 答案C解析句意理解题。根据第二段内容可知，作者问女售货员“是否会有人蹭吃”这个问题，从她的回答中作者了解到情况就是这样(it was indeed the case)，故答案为C项。‎ ‎66．From her words，we know that the shop girl .‎ A．looked down upon the old man B．felt pity for the old man C．thought poorly of sampling puddings D．was good at pretending to be friendly 答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段最后三句可知，售货员很同情这位老人。故答案为B项。‎ ‎67．The underlined word “benevolence” in Paragraph 10 is closest in meaning to “ ”．‎ A．curiosity B．appreciation C．meanness D．kindness 答案D解析词义猜测题。根据画线词前面的描述可知，作者觉得这位老人很可怜，所以出于“好心(kindness)”，想要帮助他。故答案为D项。‎ ‎68．The old man finally bought a pudding because .‎ A．he had intended to buy the pudding B．he was annoyed by the author’s offer C．he didn’t want others to help him D．he decided not to cheat the store any more 答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第三、四段的描述可知，老人听到作者的话之后，自尊心受到了很大的伤害，因而倾其所有买了一个布丁。故答案为B项。‎ ‎69．After saying the words to the old man，the author wanted to walk away because he .‎ A．found himself in a rather awkward situation B．felt upset that the old man refused his offer C．decided to pay the money for the pudding D．failed to express himself to the old man 答案A解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后两句可知，作者因为说错了话，感到很难堪，觉得只能默默走开，不要再让老人的自尊心受到伤害。故答案为A项。‎ ‎70．What can we learn from the author’s experience?‎ A．Never judge a book by its cover.‎ B．Old people are mentally weak.‎ C．Helping others involves respect.‎ D．Don’t take advantage of stores.‎ 答案C解析推理判断题。作者通过描述自己想要帮助一位老人却伤了老人的自尊心的事情，让读者感受到帮助别人的时候，要以尊重他人为前提。故答案为C项。‎ ‎[四]‎ From where I live on the coast of California’s Monterey Peninsula，there is no easy way to go anywhere. We have roads with views that will take your breath away，but few fast lanes. To go north to San Francisco，you take the Old Coast Highway，and then go ahead to 101，a multilane freeway，which，depending on weather and traffic，will eventually get you where you’re going or drive you crazy. But the part I feared most was a narrow twolane stretch of a road that connected the two. In the south，where I grew up，such roads are called cow trails.‎ Roads are like people; they have personalities—coloured by how we see and feel about them at particular times. My husband taught me this about roads. Randy was an athlete，body and soul. As a high school basketball coach，he loved and worked out with his teams. He was a marathoner who could run miles and not be tired. In 25 years of teaching he rarely had a sick day. And then he had cancer.‎ So we began another race down another road: a fouryearlong marathon to Stanford University Medical Centre for surgeries，radiation，chemo and more than a few emergencies. And to get to the hospital we had to travel those impossible roads—91 miles，two hours. I hated every minute and inch. I especially hated that trafficcrowded twolane bottleneck. Then they started construction. Randy never complained. But as he grew weaker，I tried to avoid that cow trail to shorten our drive. I spent hours with maps but found that there was no getting around it .I had no choice but to drive it. Once，when we were running late for an appointment，I muttered，“I hate this stupid road.”‎ ‎“Four miles，” he said.‎ I looked over. His eyes were closed.‎ ‎“What did you say？” I asked.‎ ‎“This part of the road，” he said in his calm voice. “It’s only four miles long. That’s easy. You can do anything for four miles.”‎ I checked the odometer(里程表)．He was right. Four miles exactly. I could have sworn it was 20.Suddenly the drive got easier. Four miles was doable and comprehensible. It was the distance we walked in the evening from our house to the beach and back. It was half the length of a mountain trail he loved to hike in Yosemite，with a baby on his back. Four short trips to our local park to play catch with our kids. A part of the 26 miles he once ran in the Big Sur International Marathon. Four miles was nothing—certainly not a space or time worth wasting in anger when he had only months to live. So I stopped complaining. I started really looking. And there appeared green acres of fields that shined in the sun. Strawberries and roses stood at the roadside. And there was an old white horse watching cars running down the open road.‎ Those things had always been there，but I had never noticed. Randy taught me how to see them. Now when the road is long and hard，I break it into pieces in my soul. I divide it into fourmile stretches. You can endure anything for four miles—even find beauty and acceptance along the way.‎ 语篇解读　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在陪丈夫看病的路途中感悟到：我们的心态决定了我们看待事物的方式。‎ ‎61．It can be learnt from Paragraph 1 that .‎ A．you can drive crazily on 101 in a fine day B．the roads are very dangerous and breathtaking C．the cow trail joined the Old Coast Highway and 101‎ D．the roads to go north are narrow and rough 答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后三句可知选C。‎ ‎62．Which of the following about Randy is NOT right?‎ A．He had a strong love for playing sports.‎ B．His poor health was due to 25 years’ overwork.‎ C．He was very ill and could only live for months.‎ D．He had fought with cancer for about four years.‎ 答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句“In 25 years of teaching he rarely had a sick day.”可知B项的描述是错误的。‎ ‎63．It can be inferred from the last but one paragraph that .‎ A．four miles was nothing worth wasting in anger B．the author didn’t see the beautiful views on roads C．anything is acceptable if you see it differently D．the author misread the odometer as 20 miles 答案C解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第五、六句“Suddenly the drive got easier. Four miles was doable and comprehensible.”可知，作者从其他角度看待这段路程，发现这段路也是可以接受的。也就是说，换一个角度看待事物，任何事都可以接受。‎ ‎64．What is the message conveyed in the passage?‎ A．Complaint makes no sense.‎ B．Life is short and time is swift.‎ C．A merry heart makes a long life.‎ D．Situations are affected by our attitude.‎ 答案D解析主旨大意题。根据文章内容可知，同样的一段路，换个想法就会觉得可以接受，并且能够看到不一样的风景，所以我们所处的境遇的好坏受我们自身态度的影响。故选D。‎ ‎[五]‎ In the age of reality television，success isn’t the only way to the public eye. Failure can also create fame，just like William Hung,21，a native of Hong Kong.‎ Hung recently has made an agreement with USbased entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse Music Network. They will publish a fulllength record，titled The True Idol on April 6.‎ The idol is a civil engineering student at the University of ‎ California at Berkeley. He did a version of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” on the television show American Idol 3，on January 27.The Fox TV singing contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people. In the case of Hung，however，his act was so bad that the judges cut him off in midact.‎ Hung’s response？“I already gave my best，so I have no regrets at all.” That’s good，because any common person would have found plenty to regret：the offkey singing. The blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high. The terrible dancing. The hips jerking(摇摆) to a beat that did not belong to the song，maybe not even to this planet. It was，by all accounts，bad. But，it was this very bad act that sold well.‎ Marc Juries，president of Fuse，explained it this way：“Every one of us is happily guilty of singing our favourite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom，completely offkey and completely unworried. That’s what William did and immediately won the hearts of America.”‎ Whatever it is，for the moment it’s big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet in the past few weeks. Versions of his performance have been remixed with hiphop and technic-music and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station. So，what does Hung think of this?‎ ‎“There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show，but some didn’t have much respect for me and some were kind of mean.”‎ Now he says he’s not so sure whether to distance himself from the glamour(魅力) or to accept it. Returning to normal hasn’t been easy.‎ ‎25．What is the main idea of this passage?‎ A．Sometimes an idol behaves quite foolishly.‎ B．Hung’s performance attracted the public eye.‎ C．How an unsuccessful person became famous.‎ D．Success sometimes does not require hard work.‎ 答案C 解析主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“success isn’t the only way to the public eye”和“Failure can also create fame”可知文章的主旨大意。‎ ‎26．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to?‎ A．William Hung.‎ B．Hung’s bad act.‎ C．Hung’s website.‎ D．The public’s opinion.‎ 答案B 解析词义猜测题。根据第四段最后一句中的“it was this very bad act that sold well”可知，it指Hung糟糕的表演。‎ ‎27．Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung?‎ a．The entertainment firms made an agreement with Hung.‎ b．The judges cut Hung off in midact in the singing contest.‎ c．Hung became popular among Americans.‎ d．Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.‎ e．Three websites put Hung’s funny performance on the Internet.‎ A．d，b，e，c，a B．a，c，d，b，e C．a，d，b，c，e D．d，b，a，e，c 答案A 解析推理判断题。根据文章内容可知事件发展顺序为：Hung尽管努力了，但他表演的很糟糕→评委中断了他的表演→三家网站将他的滑稽表演放到了互联网上→他深受美国大众的欢迎→娱乐公司和他签约。‎ ‎[六]‎ Iqbal lies on his stomach on the sofa, head and shoulders up, withered(发育不良的) limbs limp. When Iqbal was born 43 years ago, his limbs were born disabled.‎ Many people in Ladakh, like most Indians, consider disability a shame. But Iqbal’s family and neighbors were different. His family carried him everywhere, and children included him in their games. And he could play chess and other games using his mouth and tongue. Iqbal’s parents also tried sending him to the village school. But he refused. Nobody had the heart to scold him, so he was allowed to stay at home—much to his later regret. His father and grandfather taught him to read and write basic language.‎ As a child, Iqbal never thought of himself as handicapped. It was only when he was around 20 and his friends started getting married and taking up jobs that the implications of his physical condition gave him a hit. “I became very depressed,” he recalls. For two years, Iqbal lay in bed, sick with despair. But then, his elder brother married a woman his parents didn’t approve of and moved away. As the second son, Iqbal—then in his late 20s—became responsible for the family. His energy and intelligence were no longer affected by depression, and he got down to working. The family owned some land along the street .Iqbal had the land cleared, built shops on it and rented them out. He started a brick kiln. He hired workers to break up rocks and sold the stones to contractors.‎ By the late 1990s,Iqbal had become reasonably well-off. He found good spouses for his younger brother and sister and celebrated both their marriages. Still, Iqbal’s horizons were largely limited to his village. Then, in 2001,he met Vidhya Ramasubban, a social worker who’d recently come to Ladakh, and his world changed completely. With Vidhya’s encouragement, Iqbal, Kunzang and several others formed an informal committee and started working on a number of issues. Education was especially close to Iqbal’s heart. “My greatest disability is not my body,” he says. “It’s my lack of education.”Iqbal believed that children with disabilities should study alongside other kids.‎ ‎1What can we learn from the second paragraph?‎ A. Iqbal’s neighbors looked down upon him and his family.‎ B. Iqbal was refused by the primary school.‎ C. Iqbal regretted not receiving education at school.‎ D. Iqbal’s family were angry at his staying at home.‎ 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段第五句至第七句可知,Iqbal拒绝去上学,并且后来为此感到后悔。‎ 答案:C ‎2How did Iqbal learn to read?‎ A. From a teacher.‎ B. By himself.‎ C. From his friends.‎ D. From his family.‎ 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知,Iqbal的父亲和祖父教他读书写字。‎ 答案:D ‎3How was Iqbal after his elder brother left home?‎ A. Depressed. B. Worried.‎ C. Happy. D. Responsible.‎ 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第五、六句可知,Iqbal的哥哥离开家后,他承担起了家庭中的责任,故选D项。‎ 答案:D ‎4When did Iqbal’s world completely change?‎ A.At about 20. B.In his late 20s.‎ C.In the late 1990s. D.In 2001.‎ 解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段第四句可知,在2001年,Iqbal遇到了一个叫Vidhya Ramasubban的社会工作者,这使Iqbal的世界完全改变了。答案:D ‎[七]‎ Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for—its stadiums (运动场) and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii’s people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years.‎ Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano. Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.‎ In August of AD 79,Mount Vesuvius erupted .The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ashes began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.‎ For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stones and ashes. Then, in 1861,an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79.There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20,000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which told us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom, so we knew that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in every bakery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread — a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder told us that women liked to wear eye make-ups.‎ Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.‎ ‎1．Why do a large number of people come to Pompeii each year?‎ A. To visit the volcano.‎ B. To shop and eat there.‎ C. To watch sports and plays.‎ D. To see how Pompeiians lived.‎ 解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第二句话“They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for—its stadiums and theatres, its shops and restaurants”可知参观者的目的是看一看庞培人当时是如何生活的,故选D项。‎ 答案:D ‎2．Why had so many Pompeiians been buried by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?‎ A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.‎ B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy.‎ C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.‎ D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.‎ 解析:细节理解题。从第二段中的“Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.”可以看出几乎没有人想到火山会重新喷发。‎ 答案:C ‎3．Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?‎ A. Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.‎ B. The city was buried alive and remained untouched.‎ C. Scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.‎ D. Nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.‎ 解析:细节理解题。从第二、三两段可知,庞培位于维苏威火山山脚下,维苏威火山是一座活火山,但有多个世纪没有喷发了。人们以为它不会再喷发,但是,在公元79年8月,火山突然喷发,整个城市被埋葬在石头和灰尘下。由于火山突然喷发,人们在毫无思想准备的情况下被埋葬了,所以保留了当时全部的情景。‎ 答案:B ‎4．What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2,000 years ago?‎ A. They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.‎ B. They liked women wearing all kinds of make-ups.‎ C. They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.‎ D. They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.‎ 解析:推理判断题。从倒数第二段所述参观者所看到2 000年前庞培人生活的情景可以得出结论,他们当时的生活状况或多或少和现在的意大利人生活的状况相似。答案:A ‎[八]‎ Mary McGuire-Wien and her husband, Charles Wild bank, had been searching for a new home on Long Island for more than a year, but every place they’d seen was either unsuitable or unaffordable. After one long Sunday of unsuccessful house-hunting with their agent, the couple were ‎ anxious to get back home, but they got stuck at a traffic light right next to an old barn that was being repaired. “A guy in a hard hat looked over at us and said, ‘Are you looking for a house?’” says Mary.‎ Though the barn didn’t look like a house—it didn’t even have any visible windows—Mary and her husband got out to take a look. The building turned out to be loft like, with beautiful historical details(including back-facing windows).“A normal family probably wouldn’t want it,” says Mary. “But it was absolutely perfect for us because we needed a space where I could have a yoga(瑜伽)retreat, and where Charles could paint.” They agreed to buy the place from the construction worker, who turned out to be the barn’s owner.‎ Mary and Charles could be considered fortunate—what are the chances that the owner would stop them when they were most in need of a home? And yet, they were the ones who agreed to investigate an unlikely prospect. Their open-mindedness turned a strange moment into a lucky break.‎ People who find and seize opportunities are different. They are more open to life’s forking(分叉的)paths, so they see possibilities others miss. And if things don’t work out the way they’d hoped, they brush off disappointment and launch themselves toward the next fortunate circumstance. As a result, they’re happier and more likely to achieve their goals. ‎ Psychologists are figuring out why some people always seem to miss incredible opportunities. Their insights can help us all lead luckier lives.‎ ‎5Why did the house attract the couple?‎ A. It was suitable for investment.‎ B. The price of it was low.‎ C. It had a good location.‎ D. It was suitable for both of them.‎ 解析:细节理解题。根据第二段中的“...we needed a space where I could have a yoga retreat, and where Charles could paint.”可知答案为D项。‎ 答案:D ‎6According to the passage, Mary and Charles .‎ A. can easily find and seize opportunities B. are open-minded to possibilities C. are pleased with their old house D. work hard to achieve their dreams 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句话“Their open-mindedness turned a strange moment into a lucky break.”可知,查尔斯夫妇心胸开阔,总是能把握一些别人不能抓住的机会。‎ 答案:B ‎7What does the underlined phrase “brush off” in Paragraph 4 mean?‎ A. Focus on. B. Give in to.‎ C. Pay no attention to. D. Put off.‎ 解析:词义猜测题。根据第四段可知,如果事情并没有像这对夫妻所预想的那样发生,他们会漠视失望,继续坚持下去。‎ 答案:C ‎8．What can we learn from the couple?‎ A. All roads lead to Rome.‎ B. Time and tide wait for no man.‎ C.A happy life needs a good attitude.‎ D. The one who laughs last laughs best.‎ 解析:推理判断题。通读全文,从查尔斯夫妇找房子的经历来看,一个好的心态是幸福生活的保证。‎ 答案:C ‎[九]‎ My color television has given me nothing but a headache. I was able to buy it a little over a year ago because I had my relatives give me money for my birthday instead of a lot of clothes that wouldn’t fit. I let a salesclerk fool me into buying a discontinued model. I realised this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid. The set worked so beautifully when I first got it home that I would keep it on until stations signed off for the night. Fortunately, I didn’t get any channels showing all-night movies or I would never have gotten to bed. ‎ Then I started developing a problem with the set that involved static(静电) noise. For some reason, when certain shows switched into a commercial, a loud noise would sound for a few seconds. Gradually, this noise began to appear during a show, and to get rid of it, I had to change to another channel and then change it back. Sometimes this technique would not work, and I had to pick up the set and shake it to remove the sound. I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.‎ When neither of these methods removed the static noise, I would sit helplessly and wait for the noise to go away. At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62,and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.‎ ‎1．Why did the author say he was fooled into buying the TV set?‎ A. He got an older model than he had expected.‎ B. He couldn’t return it when it was broken.‎ C. He could have bought it at a lower price.‎ D. He failed to find any movie shows on it.‎ 解析:细节理解题。由第一段第四句“I realised this a day later, when I saw newspaper advertisements for the set at seventy-five dollars less than I had paid.”可知,作者之所以说自己是被欺骗购买那台电视机是因为他本可以用更低的价格购买它。故选C项。‎ 答案:C ‎2Which of the following can best replace the phrase “signed off” in Paragraph 1?‎ A. ended all their programmes B. provided fewer channels C. changed to commercials D. showed all-night movies 解析:词义猜测题。由该词组所在的句子句意“当我刚把那台电视机带回家时,它工作得非常好以至于我把电视一直开着直到当晚所有的电视台都停播节目。”可推知词组sign off的含义是“停播所有的节目”。故选A项。答案:A ‎3．How did the author finally get his TV set working again?‎ A. By shaking and hitting it.‎ B. By turning it on and off.‎ C. By switching channels.‎ D. By having it repaired.‎ 解析:细节理解题。由最后一段第二、三句“At last I ended up hitting the set with my fist, and it stopped working altogether. My trip to the repair shop cost me $62,and the set is working well now, but I keep expecting more trouble.”可知,当最终电视机不工作的时候,作者把它送到修理店修好了。故选D项。‎ 答案:D ‎4．How does the author sound when telling the story?‎ A. Curious. B. Anxious.‎ C. Cautious. D. Humorous.‎ 解析:推理判断题。由第一段第一句中的“headache”,第二段最后一句“I actually began to build up my arm muscles(肌肉) shaking my set.”以及最后一段第二句中的“hitting the set with my fist”以及最后一句“...but I keep expecting more trouble.”等,可以看出作者在讲述时,听起来非常幽默。答案:D ‎[十]‎ It happened to me recently. I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obama’s Dreams From My Father and how it had changed my views on our President. A friend I was talking to agree with me that it was, in his words, “a brilliantly(精彩地)written book”. However, he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.‎ And it seems that my friend is not the only one. Approximately two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they haven’t. In the World Book Day’s “Report on Guilty Secrets”, Dreams From My Father is at number 9.The report lists ten books, and various authors that people have lied about reading, and as I’m not the one to lie too often, I’ll admit here and now that I haven’t read the entire top ten. But I am pleased ‎ to say that, unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984.I think it’s really brilliant.‎ The World Book Day report also has some other interesting information in it.It says that many people lie about having read Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Fyodor Dostoevsky(I haven’t read him, but haven’t lied about it either)and Herman Melville.‎ Asked why they lied, the most common reason was to “impress” someone they were speaking to. This could be tricky if the conversation became more in depth!‎ But when asked which authors they actually enjoy, people named J.K. Rowling, John Grisham, Sophie Kinsella(ah, the big sellers, in other words).42 percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story(I’ll come clean: I do this and am astonished that 58 percent said they had never done so).‎ ‎1．How did the author find his friend a book liar?‎ A. By judging his manner of speaking.‎ B. By looking into his background.‎ C. By mentioning a famous name.‎ D. By discussing the book itself.‎ 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句“...he then went on to talk about Mr. Obama in a way which suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.”可知作者发现自己的朋友撒谎是在朋友谈论这本书时。答案:D ‎2．Which of the following is a “guilty secret” according to the World Book Day report?‎ A. Charles Dickens is very low on the top-ten list.‎ B.42 percent of people pretended to have read 1984.‎ C. The author admitted having read 9 books.‎ D. Dreams From My Father is hardly read.‎ 解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I’m not the one to lie too often...”及“...unlike 42 percent of people, I have read the book at number one, George Orwell’s 1984.I think it’s really brilliant.”可知选B项。答案:B ‎3By lying about reading, a person hopes to .‎ A. control the conversation B. leave others a good impression C. learn about the book D. make more friends 解析:细节理解题。根据第四段“Asked why they lied; the most common reason was to ‘impress’ someone they were speaking to.”可知他们撒谎的主要原因是为了给别人留下一个好的印象,故选B项。答案:B ‎4What is the author’s attitude to 58 percent of readers?‎ A. Favorable.‎ B. Uncaring.‎ C. Doubtful.‎ D. Friendly.‎ 解析:推理判断题。根据最后一句“...am astonished that...”可知作者对他们表示怀疑,故选C项。‎ 答案:C