福建省漳州市2014高考英語一輪 閱讀理解暑假訓(xùn)練題（2）

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1、漳州市2014 高考英語（閱讀理解）一輪暑假訓(xùn)練（2）（答案） In early autumn I applied for applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University,but my mother fought strongly againsnst it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell,she tore it up. “You can

2、’t say it’s not a great university,just because Papa went there.” “That’s not it at all.And it is a top university.”She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.” “I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money.Do you want me to get a job to help suppont you

3、and Papa?Things aren’t that bad,are they?” “No,”she said. “I don’t expect you to help support us.” Father borrowed money form his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop,His chief customers were his old college friends.To get new customers,my mother had to help.She picked up a long-forgotten

4、membership in the local league of women,so that she cound get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my Parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment (投資) could show returns.What’s more ,they had not wanted enou

5、gh to be roch and successful ；otherwise they cound not possibly have managed their lives so badly. I was torn between the desave to help them and change,their lives,and the determinstion not to repeat their mistakes.I had a strong belief in my power to go what I wanted.After months of hard study I

6、won a full college scholarship（獎學(xué)金）.My father could hardly contain his pride in me,and my mother eventually gave in before my success. 53.The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because【D】 A. his father grduated from the university B. his mother did not thinks it a great uni

7、versity C. his parents needed him to help support the family D. his parents did not have enough money for him 54.The father srarted his small shop with the money from .【C】 A.a local league B.his university C.his relatives D.his college friends 55.Why d

8、id the mother renew her membership in the league? 【A】 A.To help with her husband’s business B.To raise money for her son C.To meet her long-forgotten friends D.To better manage her life 56.According to the text,what was the author determined to do in that autumn? 【C】 A. To get a wel

9、l-paid job for himself B. To improve relations with his mother C. To go to his dream university D. To carry on with his father’s business ******************************************************結(jié)束 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 A In 1939 two brothers, Mac and Dick McDonald, started a dri

10、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, ham

11、burgers, and 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 st

12、rict routine(程序) for the 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 broth

13、ers 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-foo

14、d restaurants and bought the right to franchise(特許經(jīng)營) other copies of their restaurants. The agreement included the right to duplicate(復(fù)制) the menu, the equipment, even their red and white buildings with the golden arches(拱門). Today McDonald’s is really a household name. In 1976, McDonald’s had ov

15、er $ l billion in total sales. Its first twenty-two years is one of the most surprising success stories in modern American business history. 1. This passage mainly talks about _______. A. the development of fast food services B. how McDonald’s became a billion-dollar business C. the business

16、careers of Mac and Dick McDonald D. Ray Kroc’s business talent 2. Mac and Dick managed all of the following businesses except _______. A. a drive-in B. a theater C. a cinema D. a barbecue restaurant 3. We may infer from this passage that _______. A. Mac and Dick McDonald never became weal

17、thy for they sold their idea to Kroc. B. the place the McDonalds 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 4. The passage suggests that _______. A. creativity is an important

18、 element of business success B. Ray Kroc was the close partner of the McDonald brothers 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 (A) BCDA ****************************************************結(jié)束 B

19、 HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORT Form Teacher: G. Baker Pupil’s Name: Simon Watkins Term: Summer 2010 Form: Ⅳ B Subject Exam Class work Comments English 59 61 Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more det

20、ermination. Mathematics 77 85 Sound work and progress throughout the year. Well done! History 46 53 A disappointing exam result. He is unable to give attention to this subject for long. Chemistry 78 85 His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work, but I hav

21、e high hopes for him nevertheless. Physics 86 94 An excellent term’s performance. He goes from strength to strength. A born scientist, I feel. Biology 57 60 This time next year he will be taking the “0” exam. He needs to concentrate on the work, not on class conversation. French 41 46 Cl

22、early he didn’t bother to revise. His general attitude is far too casual. Physical Education / 31 Weak. It’s time he exercised his body more and his voice less. He should try to work with a team. FORM TEACHER’S REMARKS HEADMASTER Basically satisfactory work and progress

23、 I shall be keeping an eye on his though he will now have realized, I hope, that progress in his weaker subjects in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy though his success in the sciences is improvement. most pleasing. 5.Accord

24、ing to the comments of the Physical Education teacher, Simon_______. A .is too talkative in the class B. likes to work with his classmates C. doesn’t exercise his body at the right time D. becomes weak because he doesn’t exercise at all 6. Which of Simon’s subjects will attract the head

25、master’s attention in future? A. Biology and Maths. B. History and French. C. English and Chemistry. D. Physics and Physical Education. 7. Which of the following statements best describes Simon? A. He has made great progress in language classes. B. His potential has been fully reflected in

26、 science classes. C. His grade in maths makes him a born scientist. D. He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects. 8. Based on the school report, which of the following statements is true? A. Simon didn’t bother his teacher to revise French. B. Basically, Simon did a good job in sc

27、ience. C. Simon is a determined learner in English. D. Simon is able to pay attention to history for long. (B) ABDB ****************************************************結(jié)束 C Do you know what really troubles me? For some reason, words with silent letters have always bothered me. For ex

28、ample, consider these words: know, design, island, school, wrist, naughty, and salmon. All of these words have at least one letter that is not typically pronounced, and these words are just a very small part of words with silent letters in them. Some words are even worse, consider this word: col

29、onel. Not only are some letters not pronounced, but letters that are not even there are pronounced. Even foreign languages, especially French, are guilty of this needless complexity and confusion. I know there must be some main historical reasons why the words are spelled and pronounced the way

30、they are, but that does not mean bad traditions must continue to survive. Especially if they are no longer logical. Unfortunately, there is very little that anyone can do for it, because there’s no group of people who can change or have the right to change the English language for everyone. Howe

31、ver, the only thing we can do is make changes in the way we talk and write in hopes that it catches on. For example, I pronounce the letter “l(fā)” in salmon on purpose to make people annoyed and to sound more different or complicated. I even pronounce colonel the correct or French way. I can only h

32、ope these two minor changes to the English language make sense to you, and you will help to keep up these minor changes forever in your everyday life. 9. Which of the following is the main reason for silent letters? A. French language. B. Historical reasons. C. Some linguists D. Bad

33、 traditions. 10. The underlined phrase “catches on” probably means “________”. A. becomes popular B. gets across C. follows the fashions D. doesn’t fall behind 11. Which of the following is the best title for this passage? A. Troubles in everyday life B. Traps in English words C. Words with silent letters D. Necessary changes of languages (C) BAC