阅读理解+七选五限时组合练4

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A gd bk is indeed the best friend f a persn.The same ges fr high-prfile CEOs f wrld recgnized cmpanies as well.Let’s have a lk at the favrite bks f sme f the wrld-famus CEOs.
Apple CEO—Tim Ck,Cmpeting against Time by Gerge Stalk Jr.and Thmas M.Hut
This bk is based n 10 years f valuable research dne by the authrs.It talks abut hw new cncepts f managing time in new prduct develpment,prductin and sales prvide cmpanies with the advantages t succeed in this highly cmpetitive① wrld.
Micrsft CEO(Frmer)—Bill Gates,The Catcher in the Rye by
A few themes explred in the nvel are rebellin(叛逆),anxiety and cnfusin.It tells that yung peple are a little cnfused,but can be smart abut things and see things that adults dn’t really see.Gates said,“I didn’t actually read The Catcher in the Rye until I was 13,and ever since then I’ve said that’s my favrite bk.”
Oracle CEO—Larry Ellisn,Naplen by Vincent Crnin
This bk is cnsidered by far the best bigraphy ever written n Naplen Bnaparte.Ellisn said,“It’s interesting t read abut him fr a cuple f reasns:t see what an rdinary man can d with his life and t see hw histry can distrt(歪曲) the truth entirely.”
OWE CEO—Oprah Winfrey,T Kill a Mckingbird by Harper Lee
This bk talks abut hw a little girl bserves the peple arund her.Winfrey said,“I read it in eighth r ninth grade,and I was trying t recmmend the bk t ther kids.S it makes sense t me that nw I have a bk club,because I have been ding that prbably since I read this bk.”
1.What is the theme f Cmpeting Against Time?

A.Hw t increase prductin.B.Hw t imprve efficiency.
C.Hw t enrich experience.D.Hw t save energy.
2.Which bk may be chsen by parents t learn abut rebellius kids?
A.Cmpeting against Time.B.The Catcher in the Rye.
C.Naplen.D.T Kill a Mckingbird.
3.What can be inferred frm Winfrey’s wrds?
A.She lved reading when yung.
B.She read the bk with ther kids.
C.The bk has an influence n her career.
D.The bk is abut a girl’s thughts.
B
It can be a real struggle trying t learn a new language.I had always enjyed learning languages in schl,but nly recently did I start learning German.I fund that I culd understand and learn individual wrds easily,but when it came t literature,I really struggled.That was when my tutr at university suggested reading sme children’s bks printed in the target language.
At first,I felt a bit silly ging n a hunt fr② a bk designed fr smene half my age,but then I realised that everyne had t start smewhere.As children,we are given these basic texts t familiarise③ ur brains with certain vcabulary and writing structures,and frm there,we can learn and develp.I started with bks which are taught t us as children in the UK.I managed t find Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens and James and the Giant Peach by Rald Dahl.
The beauty f reading bks that were intrduced t yu as a child is that yu are already familiar with the plt.As a result,yu can wrk ut sme f the definitins f wrds with yur prir knwledge f the stry.At first,I used t read with the bk in ne hand and a dictinary in the ther,but this methd did nt wrk well fr me.The methd I wuld recmmend is t read a chapter f yur chsen children’s bk and at the end f that chapter,highlight the wrds yu d nt knw and then lk up the definitins.If yu can wait a bit befre yu use a dictinary,yu may be surprised what yu can get merely frm the cntext f the sentence in the stry.Additinally,a lt f children’s bks have pictures which may give yu a clue as t what r t whm the passage is referring.
4.Why was the authr advised t read children’s bks?
A.Because she was weak in reading great wrks.
B.Because she was slw t learn a language.
C.Because she liked children’s literature.
D.Because she culdn’t remember any wrds.
5.What can kids get frm children’s bks accrding t the passage?
A.Vcabulary and listening skills.
B.Learning methds.
C.Wrds and structures.
D.Designing skills.
6.What causes the authr t feel surprised while reading children’s bks?
A.Grasping the cntext frm the pictures.
B.Lking up the definitins f wrds frm a dictinary.
C.Getting familiar with the plts f the stry.
D.Understanding the wrds simply frm the cntext.
7.What can be the best title f the passage?
A.Reading Children’s Bks
B.The Way f Learning Languages
C.The Methd f Using a Dictinary
D.My Gd Reading Habits
C
Rich as a King
William Ⅰ,wh cnquered England sme 950 years ag,had wealth,pwer and an army.Yet althugh William was very rich by the standards f④ his time,he had nthing like a flush tilet,paper twels,r a riding lawn mwer(割草机).Hw did he get by?
Histry bks are filled with wealthy peple wh were pr cmpared t me.I have strm windws⑤,but Cresus did nt.Entire natins trembled befre Alexander the Great,but he culdn’t buy cat fd.Czar Nichlas lacked an electric saw.
Given hw much better ff⑥ I am than s many famus dead peple,yu’d think I’d be cntent.The truble is that,like mst peple,I cmpare my wealth with that f living persns:neighburs,schl classmates,famus TV peple.The greed I feel tward my friend Hward’s new kitchen is nt reduced by the fact that n kings each had a refrigeratr with glass drs.
There is really n rising r falling standard f living.Over the centuries peple simply find different things t feel sad abut.Yu’d think that simply nt having disease wuld put us in a gd md⑦,but n—we want a ht bath t.
Of curse,ne way t achieve happiness wuld be t realize that even by tday’s standards the things I wn are pretty nice.My huse is smaller than the huses f many investment bankers,but even s it has a lt mre rms and I can keep them clean.
Additinally,t peple lking back at ur era frm a century r tw in the future,these bankers’ fancy cunter tps and my wn wrn Frmica will seem equally shabby.I can’t keep up with my neighbrs right nw.But just wait.
8.What des the underlined phrase “get by” in the first paragraph mean?
A.Succeed as a king.B.Deal with cmplaints.
C.Live in a satisfactry way.D.Get sme extra mney.
9.Hw many histrical figures are mentined t cmpare lives in the past and present?
A.3.B.4.
C.5.D.6.
10.Accrding t the passage,the authr intends t .
A.tell us t be cntent with lifeB.warn us t live in a simple way
C.teach us t learn lessns frm lifeD.encurage us t struggle fr wealth
11.What’s the authr’s attitude twards life?
A.Dubtful.B.Optimistic.C.Uncaring.D.Cautius.
D
“Acting is the least mysterius f all crafts,” Marin Brand nce said.But fr scientists,wrking ut what is ging n in an actr’s head has always been smething f a puzzle.
Nw,researchers have said actrs shw different patterns f brain activity depending n whether they are in character r nt.
Dr.Steven Brwn,frm McMaster University in Canada,said,“It lks like when yu are acting,yu are suppressing (压制) yurself,almst like the character is pssessing yu.”
Brwn and clleagues reprted hw 15 actrs,mainly theatre students,were trained t take n a Shakespeare rle—either Rme r Juliet—in a theatre wrkshp.They were then invited int the labratry,where their brains were scanned in a series f experiments.
Once inside the MRI scanner⑧,the actrs were asked t answer a number f questins,such as:wuld they g t the party,and wuld they tell their parents that they had fallen in lve?
Each actr was asked t respnd t⑨ different questins,based n tw different premises (前提).In ne,they were asked fr their wn perspective,while in the ther,they were asked t respnd as thugh they were either Rme r Juliet.
The results revealed that the brain activity differed depending n the situatin being tested.The team fund that when the actrs were in character,they use sme third-persn knwledge r inferences⑩ abut their character.
The team said they als fund additinal reductin in activity in tw regins f the prefrntal crtex (前额皮质) linked t⑪ the sense f self cmpared with when the actrs were respnding as themselves.
Hwever,Philip Davis,a prfessr at the University f Liverpl,was unimpressed by the research,saying acting is abut far mre than “pretending” t be smene—it invlves embdying (体现) the text and language.
12.Hw did Dr.Brwn’s team cnduct their research?
A.By scanning the brain activity f sme actrs.
B.By ding a survey with sme theatre gers.
C.By interviewing sme theatre teachers.
D.By cnsulting sme experienced researchers.
13.What is the finding f Dr.Brwn’s research?
A.Acting is nt as mysterius as peple think.
B.Actrs’ brain activity differs when they are acting.
C.Acting is far mre than pretending t be the character.
D.Actrs’ brain activity is mre active when they are in character.
14.Hw did Philip Davis react t the research?
A.He supprted it.B.He dubted it.C.He explained it.D.He advcated it.
15.What is the text mainly abut?
A.A debate f hw the brain functins.
B.A play written by Shakespeare.
C.A research n the brain activity f actrs.
D.A reprt f the cperatin f scientists and actrs.
Ⅱ.七选五
It culd happen anywhere at any time. 16 Mst peple,at ne time r anther⑫,have been n the receiving end f a randm act f kindness⑬.In a smetimes cld wrld where peple can be s fcused n what they’re ding,a randm act f kindness can make all the difference.
They can be relatively insignificant.Hannah Bailey frm Lndn,fr example,tld the Metr newspaper abut hw she was given her fruit and vegetable shpping fr free.The seller did her a kindness when it appeared she didn’t have any change t pay. 17
The city f Naples has lng had a traditin called “caffè sspes”.When buying cffee,a persn wh has recently been lucky wuld purchase tw cups but nly drink ne,leaving the secnd ne annymusly(匿名),ut f the gdness f their heart⑭,fr a pr persn t claim fr free⑮. 18
Hwever,in sme cases,these little acts can be a matter f life and death⑯.Take,fr example,the unnamed cmmuter,wh in June 2018 fell ff a statin platfrm nt an electric railway track in Trnt,Canada.A quick-thinking⑰,but even nw unknwn,bystander selflessly leapt dwn t pull him t safety.
S,why d it? 19 The peple never meet again.Accrding t UK charity The Mental Health Fundatin,acts like these can “give ur lives new purpse,shw us ther perspectives n ur wn prblems and even make us feel cntent.”
20 Hld pen a dr fr smene,deliver a cmpliment—even give up yur seat n a bus.Help smene wh is in need.It takes all kinds.It needn’t be anything huge.One day,whether yu need it r nt,smene might help yu in yur hur f need⑱.
A.S give it a try.
B.Be brave t face challenges.
C.Often,the acts aren’t paid back.
D.She was happy abut it all day.
E.She was in lw spirits the whle day.
F.This traditin is nw mre cmmn wrldwide.
G.It’s ften unexpected,but almst never unappreciated.
【帮你拓知识】核心知识,词块记忆
①highly cmpetitive 竞争激烈的
②g n a hunt fr...寻找……
③familiarise v.(使)熟悉(了解)……
④by the standards f...按照……的标准
⑤strm windw遮挡风雪的护窗
⑥better ff 境况更好
⑦put sb.in a gd md 使某人心情好
⑧scanner n.扫描仪;扫描设备
⑨respnd t...对……做出反应
⑩inference n.结论;推断
be linked t...与……有联系
at ne time r anther 曾经
a randm act f kindness 一次偶然的善举
ut f the gdness f ne’s heart 出于某人的好意
claim sth.fr free 免费索取某物
a matter f life and death 一件生死攸关之事
quick-thinking adj.反应快的,思维敏捷的
in ne’s hur f need 在某人需要时
答案与解析
阅读理解+七选五限时组合练4
Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了世界著名的CEO们喜欢阅读的书。
1.B 细节理解题。由第一本书介绍中的“It talks abut hw new cncepts f managing time in new prduct develpment,prductin and sales prvide cmpanies with the advantages t succeed in this highly cmpetitive wrld.”这些信息可知:这本书的主题是如何提高效率,故选B项。
2.B 细节理解题。由第二本书介绍中的“A few themes explred in the nvel are rebellin,anxiety and cnfusin.”可知,这本书中探讨的几个主题是叛逆、焦虑和困惑,由此可知答案为B项。
3.C 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Winfrey said,‘I read it in eighth r ninth it makes sense t me that nw I have a bk club,because I have been ding that prbably since I read this bk.’” 可推断:这本书对她的事业有深远的影响,故答案为C项。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在学德语时,因为看不懂文学作品,开始看德语儿童书籍,结果却得到了意外的惊喜。
4.A 细节理解题。由第一段中“I fund that I culd understand and learn individual wrds easily,but when it came t literature,I really struggled.That was when my tutr at university suggested reading sme children’s bks printed in the target language.”可知答案为A项。
5.C 细节理解题。由第二段中“As children,we are given these basic texts t familiarise ur brains with certain vcabulary and writing structures...”可知:儿童在看儿童书时可以熟悉其中的词汇和写作结构,故选C项。
6.D 推理判断题。由最后一段中“If yu can wait a bit befre yu use a dictinary,yu may be surprised what yu can get merely frm the cntext f the sentence in the stry.”可知答案为D项。
7.A 主旨大意题。全文讲述了作者读儿童书的经历以及读儿童书的好处,故选A项。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要通过与富有、有权势的古人对比启迪读者:生活没有必要攀比,应该知足常乐。
8.C 词义猜测题。结合对画线词所在句之前的句子的理解,可以推测:没有这些现代的便利生活设施,富有的威廉一世如何才能生活得比较满意呢?由此可知画线短语应表示“过得去”,即“生活得比较满意”,故选C项。
9.B 细节理解题。通读全文,作者列举了四个历史人物,他们分别是:William Ⅰ,Cresus,Alexander the Great和Czar Nichlas。
10.A 推理判断题。根据文章标题“Rich as a King”,并结合对全文的整体理解可推知,作者通过对古今生活的对比,告诉读者要知足常乐,故答案为A项。
11.B 推理判断题。根据最后两段,尤其是最后一段中“I can’t keep up with my neighbrs right nw.But just wait.”这两句可推知,作者对生活持乐观的态度,故答案为B项。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项对于演员大脑活动的研究。研究人员发现,演员在扮演角色的时候,其大脑活动模式不同。
12.A 推理判断题。由第五段“Once inside the MRI scanner,the actrs were asked t answer a number f questins,such as:wuld they g t the ”,由此推断出Brwn博士的团队是通过扫描演员的大脑活动进行他们的研究的,故选A项。
13.B 细节理解题。由倒数第三段可知,Brwn博士的研究发现:演员在表演时大脑活动是不同的,故选B项。
14.B 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Hwever,Philip Davis, unimpressed by the research,saying acting is abut far mre than ‘pretending’ t be smene—it invlves embdying the text and language.”可推断:Philip Davis对这项研究持怀疑态度,故选B项。
15.C 主旨大意题。第二段“Nw,researchers have said actrs shw different patterns f brain activity depending n whether they are in character r nt.”是全文的主题句,通读全文内容可知文章主要介绍了一项对于演员大脑活动的研究,故选C项。
Ⅱ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章说明了善举通常是意料之外的,但几乎从未被忽视过,并列举了一些世界各地人们受到他人善举的事件和传统。
16.G 根据空前“It culd happen anywhere at any time.”(它可以发生在任何时间任何地点)可推知这是不可预测的,故可对应到G选项中的“unexpected”,即它通常不可预测,故选G项。
17.D 根据空前“The seller did her a kindness when it appeared she didn’t have any change t pay.”可知,当发现她没有零钱可付时,卖家帮了她一个忙。故选D项“她为这件事开心了一整天”,前后句连贯通顺。
18.F 本段讲述的是那不勒斯市有一个悠久的传统。下文为描述这一传统给出例子,该空位于段尾起总结作用。由段首句中“traditin”可知F项(这一传统现在在世界范围内更为普遍)符合语境。
19.C 由空后“The peple never meet again.”可知,这些人再也不会遇见,由此推断这种行为是得不到回报的,故C项(通常,这种行为是不会被回报的)符合语境。
20.A 空后“Hld pen a dr fr smene,deliver a cmpliment—even give up yur seat n a bus.Help smene wh is in need.”列出一些具体的善举行为,由此可知本空应是提出建议“试一试吧”,故选A项。