2016高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解寒假訓(xùn)練(22)

1、閱讀理解訓(xùn)練（22）AWe spe nt a day in the coun try, pick ing wild flowers. With the car full of flowerswe were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard （柜廚）outside afurniture shop. It was tall and narrow.“ Buy it, ” my wife said at once. “We llcar ry it home on the roof rack. I ve always wan t

2、ed one like that. ”What could I do? Ten minutes later I was 20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied onthe roof rack. It was six feet long and eightee n in ches square, quite heavy too.In the gatheringdarkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite thatevening. The police even stopped tra

3、ffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.After a time my wife said,“There s a long line of cars behind. Why don t theyovertake, I won der?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officersin side lookedat us seriously as they passed. But the n, with great kindn ess, they led us

4、through the rush-hour traffic.The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.“Right, sir, ” he said. “Do you need any more help? ”I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer, ” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road. ”He was staring at our car, first at the

5、 flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well, ” he said, laughing. “It s a cupboard you ve got there! We thought itwas somethingelse. ”My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled atthe officer. “Yes, it s a cupboard, but thanks again. ” I drove home as fast asI co

6、uld.1. Other drivers thought the author and his wife were_ .A. carry ing a cupboard to the churchB.sending flowers to the churchC. carry ing nothing but a piece of furn iture the churchD. going to attend a funeral at-2 -2. The police will be more polite to those who areA. driving in gathering darkne

7、ssC. driving with wild flowers in the car3. What did the husband think of this matter?參考答案 1 3、DBCHere is some in formati on about several famous local bakeries( the US. They serve as a social gatheri ngplace for locals.Maple Lane BakeryAt 8260 S. State Rd. Claypool, IN. (574) 566-2917, it offers a

8、variety of cooked pies,cookies, and bread. With 20 yearsexperie nee Maple Lane Bakery has specialized in the makingof pies. The menu in cludes peach pie $7.19, berry pie $7.70, apple pie$7.19 and banana pie $6.99. Feel free to place an order at least 24 hours in advanee.Betty s Cakes & Candy Sho

9、pAt 816 E. Winona Avenue Warsaw, IN. (574) 269-1231, it specializes in cakes and offerscookies and can dies. The chocolate cookies are sold at $8.99 a doze n. Betty & Candy Shop,started half a cen tury ago, specializes in weddi ng cakes and birthdaycakes. Buying a cake from Betty s will not disa

10、ppointyou as they are alwaysexcelle nt.Crepes Quality BakeryAt 217 S. Cavi n Street Ligo ni er, IN. (260) 894-3024, this third gen eration bakeryis located downtown Ligonier. It offers cookies and cupcakes, and specializes in rollsand bread. If you pla n to buy cookies for the office or work area, y

11、ou had betterget there early as the building workers arrive just before 500 am waiting for the doors to ope n.B. in great sorrowD. carry ing furnitureA. It was very stra nge.B. He took great pride in it.C. He felt ashamed of it.D. He was puzzled at it.面包烤房)in Indiana,s Cakes-3 -Olympia Candy Kitche

12、nAt 136 N. Main Street Goshen, IN. (574) 533-5040, it has been welcoming visitors foralmost a century in its unchanged location in downtown Goshen, Indiana. Its tradition began in 1912 whenGreek Nicholas began making his own chocolates. Today this family-ow ned operati on offers all kindscan dies an

13、d boxed can dies.If you need an order, you should call ahead of time to see if they can meet your request.CSome people are lucky eno ugh to be born with a good sense of direct ion and even ifthey have only visited a place once, they will be able to find it again years later.I am one of those unfortu

14、n ate people who have poor sense of direct ion and I may havevisited a place time after time but I stillget lost on my way there. Whenl was youngI was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circlesand hope that by some cha nee I would get to the spo

15、t I was head ing for.I am no Ion ger too shy to ask people for direct ion, but I ofte n receive replies thatpuzzle me. Often people do not like to admit that they didn t know their hometownand will in sist on telli ng you the way, even if they do not know it; others, who areanxious to prove that the

16、y know their hometown very well, will give you a long listof directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember, and still others do not4.Which cfthe foil owing pies is the most exp ensive?A. Banana pie.B, Beriypie.C Peach pie5. If you want to order a birthday cake, you are advised to call_A. (57

17、4) 533-5040B. (574) 566-2917C. (260) 894-30246.Which of the foil awing bakenes has the shortest history?A. Maple Lane BakeryB. Crepes7Quality BakeryC. Olympia Candy KitchenD. Bettys Cakes & Candy Eh叩7. The author wrote this passage mainly to_A. wam cuslcimersto order bakeries in advanceC make th

18、e bakeries better tTLOwn to readersD. Apple pie.D.(574)269-1231B tl riders some travel in formationC persuade more people ta eat pies參考答案 4 5、BD 6-1-07、AC-4 -seem to be able to tell between their left and their right and you find in the end that you are going in theopposite directi on to that in whi

19、ch you should be going.If anyone ever asks me the way to somewhere, I always tell them I am a stra nger tothe tow n in order to avoid givi ng them wrong direct ion but even this can have embarrass ing results.Once I was on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would direct him

20、 the wayto the Sun light Build in g. I gave my usual reply, but I had not walked on a few steps whe n I realized thathe had asked for direct ions to my office buildi ng. However, at this point, I decided it was too late to turnback and search for him out of the crowd beh ind me as I was going to mee

21、t with some one at the officeand I did not want to keep him wait ing.Imagi ne my embarrassme nt whe n my secretary showed in the very man who had asked fordirect ions of my office and his ast oni shme nt whe n he recog ni zed me as the pers on he had asked.8. What is the writer going to do whe n som

22、e one asks him for direct ion?A. He will direct the right way to the person willingly.B. He will reply to it by the means of being a stra nger to the tow n.C. He will give the very pers on long list of direct ion.D. He is going to show the man an opposite direct ion.9. Why did the writer con sider h

23、imself to be an uni ucky dog?A. Because of his poor sense of direct ion.B. Because he always forgot the wayhome.C. Because he did not have any friend.D. Because he used to be shy and dared notask others the way.10. How did the visitor feel when he was showed into the very room?A. He felt stra nge.B.

24、 He felt embarrassed.C. He felt very sad. D. He felt astoni shed.11. Who showed the right way to the interviewee according to the passage?A. Some one we don t know.B. The writer did it for himself.D. A warm-hearted old lady did such a thi ng.C. The secretary did so.-5 -Thursday.Tests on rats show th

25、at those who raise two or more litters of pups do con siderably better in tests ofmemory and skills tha n rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they maybe protected against diseasessuch asAlzheimer s（早老癡呆癥）.University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley belie

26、ves hisfindings will tran slate into huma ns.“Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy（懷孕 ）are protecting the brain,including estrogen（雌激素）,which we know has many neuroprotective （保護(hù)神經(jīng)的 ）effects, ” Kinsley said.“ It s rat data buthumans are mammals just like these animals are mammals, ” hea

27、dded in a teleph one in terview.“ They go through preg nancy and horm onal cha nges. ”Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had childrenprotects a womanfrom Alzheimer s and other forms of age-related brain decli ne.“ When people think about preg nan

28、cy,they think about what happe ns to babies and themother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annualmeeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida.“They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female ani mals who haven ever gone through preg nancy, they act differe ntly toward young.But if she goes through preg nancy, she will s