1、1（17）阅读理解 七选五一1、 It was August 2, 1927. The news had spread fast. A man named Ralph Peer was coming to the city of Bristol. He wanted to make recordings of local people singing and playing musical instruments. _That was a lot of money in those days.Many people came to Bristol that day to play for Mr
2、. Peer. But one group seemed to have just the sound that he was looking for. They were a man named A. P. Carter, his wife, Sara, and her cousin, Maybelle. _Sara sang lead, the loudest and highest notes. A. P. sang bass, the lowest notes. Maybelle sang harmony, somewhere in between. She also played t
3、he guitar in a new and unusual way. _She played the main part of the songs on the lowest guitar strings. And then she quickly strummed by playing all the strings at once. This kind of playing became known as the “Carter Scratch”._ They did not sound like they had taken music lessons. But it did not
4、matter. The people in poor rural areas thought they sounded just like their neighbors, or the people who sang in their churches._ They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns in the eastern United States to perform. Thousands of people heard them sing and bought their recordings.
5、 Some people estimate that within three years, the Carter Family sold three hundred thousand recordings.A. The Carter Family sounded different.B. The Carter Family soon became famous.C. They called themselves the Carter Family.D. The Carter Family wanted to have a try.E. No matter where they went, t
6、hey were well received.F. And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded.G. It sounded almost like two people were playing at the same time.2、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Carl Rowan was born in 1925 in the southern city of Ravenscroft, Tennessee. His family was very poor.
7、_Growing up, Carl had very little hope for any change. There were not many jobs for blacks in the South. _Racial tensions were high. Laws were enforced to keep blacks and white separate.It was a teacher who urged Carl to make something of himself. _She urged him to write as much as possible. She wou
8、ld even get books for him because blacks were banned from public libraries.2Carl entered Tennessee State College in 1942. Carl Rowan did so well in college that he was chosen by the United States navy to become one of the first fifteen black navy officers. In 1948, Carl Rowan became a reporter. He w
9、as one of the first black reporters to write for a major daily newspaper. As a young reporter, he covered racial tensions in the South of the USA and the war in the Middle East. He also reported from Europe, India and other parts of Asia. _In 1987, Carl Rowan created a program called “Project Excell
10、ence“, which rewards black students who do well in school.Carl Rowan died on September 23, 2000, in Washington, D.C. During the last years of his life, he suffered from diabetes and heart problems. _He worked until the end of his life.A.The schools were not good.B.He won several major reporting awar
11、ds.C.He said that experience changed his life.D.But he never let bad things slow him down.E. Bessie Taylor Gwynn taught him to believe he could be a poet or a writer.F. The Rowan family had no electricity, no running water, no telephone and no radio.G. The program provided millions of dollars to hel
12、p African-American students for college.3、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中,选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Warren Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923._One was a successful international conference (会议).After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United States expa
13、nded their navies (海军). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost._They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues. _President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time Britain, Ja
14、pan, France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia.Mr Hardings Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke._He proposed that the worlds strongest
15、nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the 3United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately. _It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man. But he d
16、id not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad advice. He explained the problem with these words, “I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who knows the tr
17、uth. But I do not know where to find him.”A.He is remembered mostly for two events.B.The conference was not a complete success.C.They also worried about increased political tension (紧张) in Asia.D.The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.E. President Harding appointed several men of gr
18、eat ability to his cabinet (内阁).F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the worlds major navies.G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal (丑闻).4、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。其中有两项为多余选项。The Iron LadyMargaret Thatcher, known as
19、the Iron Lady, was one of the toughest political women in the world.As the daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham, Margaret was educated at a very famous grammar school. Upon graduation, she worked for four years as a research chemist. She then became a lawyer, doing an excellent job in tax
20、ation law, in 1954. Miss Margaret stood twice in elections for the Conservative Party before being elected to the House of Commons(下议院) in 1959. After that she quickly became a spokesman for her party, and member of the Shadow Cabinet(影子内阁). Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and un
21、iversities, who encouraged people to be creative. After the Conservatives lost power in 1974, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet. She was elected leader of the Conservative Party in the following year. In May 1979, she became Britains first female prime minister, after the Conservatives regaine
22、d power from Labor.4 She fought against labor organizations. According to a figure reported by her government, traditional industries were reduced to around 15,000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private.She left office on November 28, 1990 after she failed to carry ou
23、t a fixed rate local tax, which led to huge popular protest from within her party. In 1992, she was appointed to the House of Lords(上议院), as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. In the last few years of her life, she has been busy with writing and public speech. This caused her increasingly poor health. A
24、.She got a degree in chemistry at Oxford University.B.Also she built strong association with US President Raegan.C.In June 1970, she became secretary of state for education and science.D.In power, she was best known for her reducing Britains traditional industries.E.Therefore, she had to give up man
25、y chances of attending public activities.F.Thatcher was appointed as a Minister in 1961.5、Two hundred years after Charles Darwins birth, studies have found new details of his life at the University of Cambridge. Six leather-bound ledgers (皮革账本) discovered in the university show this. He lived in the
26、 most expensive rooms provided for a rich student at his time. He had someone to clean his room, make his bed and take care of the fire in his bright rooms. He hired a dishwasher, a clothes washer and a man who cleaned his shoes. A tailor(裁缝),hatter and barber made sure he was well presented. A chim
27、ney cleaner and a coalman kept his fire going. Christs Colleges basic food was meat and beer. Darwins bill topped 636 pounds during his three years of study at Cambridge. Later he described this time as the most joyful of his happy life. That large sum (金额)would have been fairly common for a student
28、 at Cambridge in the 19th century. In those days Cambridge was full of rich students living a pretty good life and Darwin was just one of them. And thus he had plenty of time for socializing or private study. He would be out shooting, collecting beetles, doing his scientific hobbies or visiting frie
29、nds. He played cards and drank wine at night, just like students always have.A. Thanks to the richness, he was able to hire servants to help with the daily life.B. The findings were published on the Internet.C. So he paid five and a lialf pence extra each day to have vegetables.5D. He enjoyed the ki
30、nd of comfortable university life that most of todays students can only dream about.E. He had several people to help him to deal with the daily housework.F. When you look at the ledgers, you can find there were many rich students in Cambridge.G. The bills were paid by his wealthy father, Robert Darw
31、in, a doctor.6、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while youre trying to get work done._,there are several ways to handle things.Lets take a look at them now._.Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and
32、 then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that youll find them then._.It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone,dont do it in your own of
33、fice._,its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.If you have a door to your office, make good use of it._.If someone knocks and its not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person kn
34、ow youre busy so they can get the hint(暗示) that when the door is closed, youre not to be disturbed.A.If youre busy,dont feel bad about saying noB.When you want to avoid interruptions at workC.Set boundaries for yourself as your time goesD.If youre in the other persons office or in a public areaE.Its
35、 important that you let them know when youll be availableF.It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt youG.Leave it open when youre available to talk and close it when youre not7、 Success seems to find Maya Moore everywhere she goes. But life hasnt been a bed of roses for Maya and
36、her biggest supporter, her mother. _6Maya discovered her love of basketball in 1997 at the age of 8. That was the year when the WNBA (Womens National Basketball Association) began holding games. The young girl watched the WNBA star Cynthia Cooper-Dyke play in the Olympics._Three years later her moth
37、er, Kathryn, was offered a better job in North Carolina. Kathryn decided to make the move from Missouri because North Carolina provided greater basketball opportunities. Sadly, in two months the company downsized, and Kathryn lost her job. She remembers, “ _ ” Maya said the difficulties brought them
38、 closer, and she praises her mom. “Shes more than ateammate. I know shes going to be on my side.About a year later, the mother and daughter moved to Georgia, where Maya continued to play basketball. In high school she had the opportunity to play basketball against some of the nations best players. _
39、Maya led her team to 125 victories and three state championships. During the time, she was named the national player of the year twice._Maya and her mother talked about these options. With careful consideration, Maya chose the University of Connecticut.A. It was a bad time.B. Its really a competitiv
40、e skill.C. These competitions improved her skills.D. You cant succeed without too much effort.E. The path to success requires a lot of hard work.F. Maya dreamed of playing in the Olympics one day.G. Universities competed to invite her to join their teams.7答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：F; C; G; A; B解析：1. F 根据下句“Th
41、at was a lot of money in those days. ”可知,此处应提到具体的金钱数额,故 F项“And he said he would pay fifty dollars for each song recorded. ” 符合语境。2. C上文介绍了这个组合的三名成员,此处应介绍这个组合的名字,故 C项“ They called themselves the Carter Family. ”符合语境。3. G 根据上文的“She also played the guitar in a new and unusual way. ”可知,此处应该提到她的独特之处,故 G项
42、符合语境。4. A 根据下文的“They did not sound like they had taken music lessons. ”可知,他们给人的感觉像是没有上过音乐课,这与传统意义上的歌手是不同的,故选 A项。5. B 根据下文的“ They recorded more songs. They traveled to many cities and towns. to perform. ” 可知,他们成名了,所以会去很多地方表演,故选 B项。2答案及解析：答案：F; A; E; B; D解析：本文叙述了 Carl Rowan出生于贫穷的黑人家庭,由于美国当时的种族歧视严重,他当时
43、没有想到要改变这一切,但是他的老师 Bessie Taylor Gwynn鼓励他要多写他有可能成为一名诗人或作家,后来他成了一名记者,做了许多次报告,赢得了多次奖励。根据 His family was very poor.他的家庭很贫穷,所以后面的句子应该是对于贫穷的举例,故选 F。根据 There were not many jobs for blacks in the South.在南方由于种族歧视黑人没有太多的工作,所以下文继续描写他们还有好的学校,故选 A。根据 She urged him to write as much as possible. 她催促他尽可能的写,所以可以推着,她
44、 Bessie Taylor Gwynn一定相信他能成为一名诗人或作家,故选 E。根据 He also reported from Europe, India and other parts of Asia.他报道过欧洲、印度及亚洲部分地区。所以可以推知他赢得过几次报告奖励,故选 B。根据 During the last years of his life, he suffered from diabetes and heart problems.及 He worked until the end of his life.虽然他患上了糖尿病和心脏病,但是这坏的境况并没有阻止他的努力,他工作直到
45、去世,故选 D。点评:主要考查考生对文章的整体内容和结构以及上下文逻辑意义的理解和掌握。该题型要求考生从整体上把握文章的逻辑结构和内容上的联系,理解句子之间、段落之间的关系,对诸如连贯性、一致性等语段特征有较强的意识和熟练的把握。这一考查题型对阅读理解提出了更高层次的要求,即不仅要有阅读速度,要对所读文章的主旨要义、具体信息要有所了8解,尤其重要的是要掌握作者的写作意图、观点,区分出论点和论据,并且能够把握文章的写作结构和脉络层次。3答案及解析：答案：A; C; D; F; G解析：文章介绍美国第 29届总统 Warren Harding的两件著名的事件。1:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文:O
46、ne was a successful international conference (会议).一次是一个成功的国际会议,可知:他有两件事是很出名的,所以选 A。2:考查句意理解和上下文:根据上文:Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost.他们但是费用问题,可知:他们也担心日益紧张的亚洲局势,所以选 C。3:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文:President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time(
47、介绍了会议的代表)可知:上文介绍会议在 1921年的 11月份在华盛顿举行,所以选 D。4:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文:He proposed that the worlds strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately.可知:他给会议提供了一份详细的计划来减少
48、世界上大量海军的规模,所以选 F。5:考查句意理解和上下文:根据下文:It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government.可知:Harding 总统第二件被大家记住的事情是 Teapot Dome丑闻,所以选 G。4答案及解析：答案： A; F; C; D; E解析：本文对 Margaret Thatcher的生平进行了简单的介绍。根据后文 Upon graduation, she worked for four years as a research chemist. 可推知,前一空格是讲她在牛津大学获得了化学学位,故选 A。根据后文 After that she quickly became a spokesman for her party, and member of the Shadow Cabinet(影子内阁). 可推知,前一句是讲 Thatcher被任命为部长,故选F。根据 Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities, who encouraged people to be creative. 可推知,前
