1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 1 British and American English 高考试卷分块专练 阅读理解提速练 篇阅读 1篇七选五，限时 35分钟 . 阅读理解 A (2018 郑州市质量检测 )Years ago, my wife and I volunteered at a homeless shelter in downtown Los Angeles, the US, preparing meals for thousands of people. I got to talk with one of the guys in line, Albert. He s
2、aid he liked my socks.“Want to see mine？ ” he asked, lifting his leg. He was barefoot. He said he had been meaning to buy a pair but he hadnt got around to it. I felt a sinking feeling in my stomach. The next day, after work, I stopped at Ross and filled up a cart with socks. I stuffed my trunk with
3、 them. That next morning, I set my alarm for 5： 00 a m. and drove over to Santa Monicas Palisades Park, which is a common destination for homeless people. I took one of the bags from my trunk. It was still dark out. I headed for a group of three men, standing around a tree, probably using it as a wi
4、ndbreaker. Two were asleep under heavy blankets, and the third was digging through his collection. As I walked toward him, he watched me, perhaps questioning my motives. “I thought you guys might need some fresh new socks ， ” I said, handing him a pair. He looked confused at first but took them and
5、said, “Thank you.” I gave him two more pairs for his friends. I moved on. An hour later, I had given out all the socks. Most people were sleeping, and I felt like Santa. I knew that when they woke up they would find a very meaningful present. That was nine years ago. Every week Ill hand out as many
6、socks as I can. If Im on vacation or on a business trip for more than a week, I will bring a bag of socks with me and hand them out to the homeless on the streets in other states and countries. Its extremely satisfying to operate “under the radar” to help make some peoples lives a little bit easier.
7、 Part of me hopes to see Albert out there one of these days, but even if I dont, I like to think one of the pairs will find him. 语篇解读：本文主要讲述了作者做慈善的故事。 1 What caused the author to hand out socks to the homeless? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A Alberts desire to get free socks. B The approach of Christmas Day. C His
8、hard work at a homeless shelter. D The conversation between him and Albert. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段作者和流浪汉艾伯特的对话可知，作者和艾伯特的谈话激发了作者去买袜子送给无家可归的人。 2 Which is TRUE about the author according to the passage? A He believed it felt good to help the homeless. B He went to Ross to buy a pair of socks for Albert. C
9、He handed out socks to the homeless as Christmas gifts. D He was often questioned about why he gave out socks. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据最后 一段的第一句 “Its extremely satisfying to operate under the radar to help make some peoples lives a little bit easier.”可知，作者乐意帮助那些无家可归的人。 3 What could be the best title for the
10、passage? A Santa Claus brings Christmas gifts B Kindness is rewarded with kindness C Every sock helps make somebodys day D Socks are passed on from hand to hand 解析：选 C 标题归纳题。通读全文并根据最后一段的第一句 “Its extremely satisfying . a little bit easier.” 可推知，本文主要讲的是作者通过给无家可归的人送袜子来做慈善，以改善他人的生活的故事，故选 C。 make sb.s da
11、y 表示 “ 使某人非常高兴 ” 。 B When saying or writing out numbers, the British put an and before the tens and units (个位数 ), as in one hundred and sixtytwo or two thousand and three. In the United States it is considered correct to drop the and, as in one hundred sixtytwo or two thousand three. In counting, it
12、 is common in both varieties of English to count in hundreds up to 1,900 so 1,200 may be twelve hundred. However, Americans use this pattern for much higher numbers than is the norm in British English, referring to twentyfour hundred where British English would most often use two thousand four hundr
13、ed. In the case of years, however, twelve thirtyfour would be the norm on both sides 【 精品教育资源文库 】 of the Atlantic for the year 1234. The year 2000 and years beyond it are read as two thousand, two thousand (and) one by both British and American speakers. For years after 2009, twenty ten, twenty twe
14、lve etc. are becoming common. For the house number (or bus number, etc.) 272, British people tend to say two seven two while Americans tend to say two seventytwo. When referring to the numeral (数字 ) 0, British people would normally use nought, oh, or zero, although nil is common in sports scores. Am
15、ericans use the term zero most frequently; oh is also often used. When a phone or account number is being read aloud, 0 is nearly always pronounced oh in both language varieties for convenience. When reading numbers in order, such as a telephone number or serial number (序列号 ), British people will us
16、ually use the term double followed by the repeated number. Thus 007 is double oh seven. Exceptions include the emergency telephone number 999, which is always nine nine nine. In the US, 911 (the US emergency telephone number) is usually read nine one one, while 9/11 (in reference to the September 11
17、, 2001 attacks) is usually read nine eleven. 语篇解读：本文是说明文，主要介绍了英式英语和美式英语中数字读法的异同。 4 Which of the following is TRUE about British English? A The bus number 123 is read as one two three. B The house number 218 is read as two eighteen. C The number 2,800 is read as twenty eight hundred. D The year 2018
18、is read as twenty hundred and eighteen. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第四段中的 “For the house number (or bus number, etc.)272, British people tend to say two seven two” 可知 A 项正确。 5 British people will read the serial number 122 as _. A one double two B one two two C twelve two D one hundred and twentytwo 解析：选 A 推理判断题
19、。根据最后一段开头可知，在读序列数字的时候，英国人读重复的数字时常用 double。结合数字 007 的读法，可知应选 A 项。 6 When an Englishman tells you his telephone number, the numeral 0 is usually read as _. A nought B oh 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C zero D nil 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 最后一句可知，为了方便，电话号码和序列号里的 0 在两种英语中都被读作 oh。 7 The text is mainly about _. A how to read
20、correctly B the difference between British and Americans C how to read numbers D that the number is important in western life 解析：选 C 主旨大意题。全文都在讲美国和英国对不同数字的读法，因此选 C 项。而其他选项 都比较片面，而且不够准确。 C Shakespeares plays fit into three kinds: tragedies (悲剧 ), comedies and histories. Perhaps his most famous play i
21、s the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet, which deals with two young lovers who are forbidden to marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet, a play about a vengeful (复仇的 ) ghost, Othello, about an army general who is controlled to kill his wife, and Macbeth. If youve seen Harry Potter and
22、the Prisoner of Azkaban, youll recognize “hubble bubble boil and trouble, fire burn and cauldron bubble” ， which is sung in the Great Hall after the Sorting Ceremony. These words come from the witches in Macbeth! Shakespeares comedies include Much Ado About Nothing, A Midsummer Nights Dream and Twel
23、fth Night. Twelfth Night is a play about confusing identities. Two twins are shipwrecked (遭受海难 ) and the sister, Viola, dresses up as her brother, Sebastian, who she thinks is dead. Its funny, because the brother reappears without being recognized by Viola and theres a big love triangle going on: Viola is in love with the Duke, who is in love with Olivia, who falls in love with Sebastian, but she doesnt realize that it is Viola who dresses up as Sebastian! The history plays, such as Antony and Cle
