1、对口高考英语模拟试题库：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1635各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AKeeping pets was a popular online game among teenagers three years ago. Here is a report on it in a newspaper written at that time. “More than 30 students in our class have kept pets online.” said Zhao
2、Min, a student from Changsha, who also keeps pets online.Liu Yue from Beijing keeps pets on . This girl says it is great fun. She thinks that she has also learned how to take care of others. If one doesnt feed and care for the pet, it becomes unhappy and unhealthy. So keeping an online pet means spe
3、nding a lot of time online. This makes many parents worried.Song Xin from Shanghai has been keeping a penguin(企鹅) on since last year. He says his parents know about the penguin and think it is okay.If students can keep the balance between studying and playing, its not bad for them to keep pets onlin
4、e.36. How many examples are mentioned in the passage? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.37. What does Liu Yue think of keeping pets online? A. Its not interesting at all. B. It wastes time. C. Its not good for her study. D. It is great fun.38. What is Song Xins parents attitude(态度) toward his keepi
5、ng pets online? A. They dont allow her to do so. B. They let her do so. C. They ask her to do so. D. They dont want her to do so.39. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. Keeping an online pet doesnt mean spending a lot of time online. B. If one doesnt feed the pet, it beco
6、mes unhappy and unhealthy. C. Keeping pets online makes many parents worried. D. The writer thinks students should keep the balance between studying and playing.40. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. How to keep pets online. B. Its good to keep pets online.C. Keeping pets online is popular
7、among teenagers.D. Keeping pets online is bad for childrens studies.BSayings(谚语) are quite common in spoken English. We dont normally put them in a composition or a letter. Sometimes it is helpful if you know what common proverbs mean. Here are a few examples. “ Once bitten, twice shy.” If a dog bit
8、es me, I shall be twice as careful in future when I see it. This proverb is also used to apply to many things and not only to dogs. For example, if you have been cheated at a shop, you will not go to the same shop again.“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” If I am a hunter, trying to catch
9、 birds, it is better to catch one than to see two birds in a bush but not able to catch them. Thus this means that what you have already got is better than the chance of being able to get something bigger in future. “ Dont be a dog in a manger(槽)” means “ Dont be selfish.” In a stable (马棚)，the mange
10、r is the place where the horses food is put. Sometimes a dog will sleep in the manger and bark when a horse comes to get its food. The dog doesnt want to eat the horses food in the manger but it will not let the horse eat it.“ He who pays the piper calls the tune (调子).” A piper is a musician. The ma
11、n who pays a musician can say what tunes the man will play. Thus this means that if a man provides the money for a plan, he can say how it will be carried out. “To pour oil on troubled waters” is to try to calm things down. Oil is lighter than water. If a ship is in trouble at sea, another ship may
12、come to help it. The second ship can send small boats to rescue people. However, it may first pour oil on the sea to make the sea less rough.41. Peter has a bicycle which is much too small for him but he does not want to let his young brother ride on it. What would Peters mother say to him?A. “ You
13、cant get blood out a stone.” B. “ Dont be a dog in a manger.C. “ The early bird gets the worm.”D. “ To pour oil on troubled waters.” 42. Mr and Mrs Smith had a quarrel. Their friend, Mr Brown, wanted to talk to them. When he came back, he told his wife that he had been trying to help the Smiths by _
14、 .A. pouring oil on the troubled watersB. getting blood out of a stoneC. being a dog in a mangerD. sitting on the fence43. Mr Wang paid for a new school. Some people didnt like the design of the school but they didnt argue with Mr Wang because _.A. he was sitting on the fenceB. once bitten, twice sh
15、yC. he who pays the piper calls the tuneD. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush44. Mrs Lin wanted to buy a new dress. Her husband suggested that she buy it from a shop near their home. Mrs Lin disagreed because she had been cheated by that shop. So she said, “ I wont go there again because _
16、.”A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushB. he who pays the piper calls the tune C. once bitten, twice shyD. I dont want to be a dog in a manger45. Mr Brown had quite a good job in Hong Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore, he might get a much better job with more money and a larg
17、er house. His wife didnt want him to leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded him that _ .A. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushB. dont be a dog in a mangerC. he who pays the piper calls the tuneD. once bitten, twice shyCAt one time, computers were expected largely to remove the need for
18、paper copies of documents because they could be stored electronically. But for all the texts that are written, stored and sent electronically, a lot of them are still ending up on paper.It is difficult to measure the quantity of paper used as a result of use of Internet-connected computers, although
19、 just about anyone who works in an office can tell you that when e-mail is introduced, the printers start working overtime. “I feel in my bones this revolution is causing more trees to be cut down.” says Ted Smith of the Earth Village Organization.Perhaps best sign of how computer and Internet use p
20、ushes up demand for paper comes from the high-tech industry itself, which sees printing as one of its most promising new markets. Several Internet companies have been set up to help small businesses print quality documents from a computer. Earlier this week, Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan to d
21、evelop new technologies that will enable people to print even more so they can get a hard copy of a business document, a medical record or just an on-line e-mail, even if they are nowhere near a computer. As the company sees it, the more use of the Internet the greater demand for printers.Does all t
22、his mean environmental concerns (环境问题) have been forgotten? Some activists suggest people have been led to believe that a lot of dangers to the environment have gone away. “I guess people believe that the problem is taken care of, because of recycling,” said Kelly Quirke, director of the Rainforest
23、Action Network in San Francisco. Yet Quirke is hopeful that high-tech may also prove helpful. He says printers that print on both sides are growing in popularity. The action group has also found acceptable paper made from materials other than wood, such as agricultural waste.46. Which of the followi
24、ng statement is NOT true?A. Computers effectively cut down the use of paper.B. Documents can be stored in computers electronically.C. A large number of e-mails need to be printed in reality.D. Printers are in a greater demand owing to the Internet.47. The growing demand for paper in recent years is
25、largely due to _.Athe rapid development of small businesses Bthe opening up of new markets Cthe printing of high quality copies Dthe increased use of the Internet 48. Hewlett-Packard Co. has decided to develop new technologies because _.Apeople are concerned about the environment Bprinters in many o
26、ffices are working overtime Csmall companies need more hard copies Dthey see a growing market for printers 49. Environmentalists believe one possible way of dealing with the paper situation is _.Ato encourage printing more quality documents Bto develop new printers using recycled paper Cto find new
27、materials for making paper Dto plant more fast growing trees50. What would be the best title for the text?AComputers and Printers BE-mail and the Business World CInternet Revolution and Environment DModern Technology and New Markets DCherie Blair has attacked “yummy mummies” who focus on raising the
28、ir children at the expense of their careers, suggesting their children lack a sense of independence. The wife of the then British Prime Minister also accused some young women of seeking to “marry a rich husband and retire” instead of working.Mrs Blair, a QC and mother of four, criticized women who “
29、put all their effort into their children” instead of working. Mothers who go out to work are setting a better example for their children, she said.Some women regard motherhood as an acceptable alternative to a career. Instead, women should strive for both. “Every woman needs to be self-sufficient an
30、d in that way you really dont have a choice-for your own satisfaction; you hear these yummy mummies talk about being the best possible mother and they put all their effort into their children. I also want to be the best possible mother, but I know that my job as a mother includes bringing my childre
31、n up so actually they can live without me.”The term “yummy mummy” is generally used to refer to a woman whose husbands wealth allows her to devote herself full-time to her children and her appearance.In fact, despite Mrs Blairs worries about non-working mothers, official statistics show that the pro
32、portion of mothers who work has actually risen steadily in recent years. According to the Office for National Statistics, 66 percent of mothers are now in some form of paid work. In 1996, the figure was 61 percent. The number of working mothers is now around 5.3 million, up from 4.5 million in 1996.
33、Speaking to Fortune magazines Most Powerful Women event in Claridges, Mrs Blair appeared to accuse some young women of lacking professional ambition, focusing on their prospective partners career instead of their own. Mrs Blair said her view was informed by her own experience of her father abandonin
34、g her mother when she was a child. But she insisted that all women should make sure they can provide for themselves: “Even good men could have an accident or die and youre left holding the baby.”Often in the headlines during her husbands premiership, Mrs Blair has taken a more active public role sin
35、ce he left office in 2007, setting up a charitable foundation to support women setting up their own firms in developing countries.51. If some one is a yummy mummy, she is most likely to _.A. start her own company B. teach her children at homeC. stay at home to raise her children D. help her husband
36、with his business52. Mrs Blair might support the women who _.A. try to balance their work and their family lifeB. try to find rich husbands and make life easierC. sacrifice their own careers to look after their childrenD. devote most of their time to their careers53. We know from the passage that _.
37、A. The number of working mothers has dropped since 1996.B. Mrs. Blair worked even when her husband was Prime MinisterC. Most women in Britain would like to be yummy mommies.D. Mrs. Blair was worried about those working mothers.54. Which of the following statements is true about Mrs. Blair?A. Mrs Bla
38、ir didnt attract much medias attention when her husband was Prime MinisterB. Mrs Blair must have had a happy and quiet childhood.C. Mrs Blair hasnt appear much in public since her husband left office in 2007D. Mrs Blair has been helping women to be independent.55. The passage might be taken from _.A. a fashion book B. a text book C. a newspaper D. a science magazine阅读理解36-55 B D B A C BACCA ADDCC CABDC
