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1、-高二英语阅读训练(22)-第 4 页高二英语阅读训练（22）A What am I doing with my daughter at home Rather than read books aloud, we go to dinner and have a very good time This is usually when her Mom isnt around, and this is when my little girl and I relate better Theyre alone together so much Were seldom alone When were al

2、one together, she and I somehow behave differently We learn about each other She learns that Im her father I learn that shes my daughter Its a strange feeling, but any parent knows what Im talking about when I say that I often look at my daughter and wonder just whose kid she isWhere did she suddenl

3、y come from And why on earth did she pick Laura and me for parents When my daughter and I are alone, shell hold my hand and say,“I just love you so much, Daddy,” Shes so used to my leaving that when I tell her she and I are going to hang out all night, she gets this great look on her face and says,

4、“Weve got so much to do, Dad,” Theres nothing like it in the world I want my relationship with my daughter to keep growing, so Ive been giving my wife a couple of hundred dollars each week and making her go to the shopping center with her girlfriends, or something anything. But this closeness is not

5、 without its problems When Im sitting there playing with her Barbie doll (巴比娃娃) washing her hair, a voice in me suddenly says, “Ive got to get a drink and get out of here” Right in the middle of all this pleasantness, the voice goes “Look at yourself, Youre washing dolls.”1Why does the husband give

6、his wife so much money each week A He wants her to buy more things for the family B She can do whatever she likes with the money C He can spend more time alone together with his daughter D She can spend more time with her friends2Which of the following statements is TRUE A The father spends more tim

7、e with the daughter than the mother does B The daughter is happy when the father tells her he will be away C The father is happy-hearing “Weve got so much to do, Dad,” D The father is sure that the daughter is not his own3What does the last paragraph tell us about the father A He doesnt enjoy being

8、with his daughter B He likes to enjoy himself by going out for a drink C He doesnt like washing his daughters hair D He has mixed feelings when he is with his daughterB The soldiers had just moved to the desert, and as they had never been in such a place before, they had a lot to learn As there were

9、 no trees or buildings in the desert, it was, of course, very hard to hide their trucks from enemy planes The soldiers were, therefore, given training in camouflage(伪装) They were shown how to paint their trucks in irregular patterns with pale green yellow and brown paints, and then to cover them wit

10、h nets to which they had tied small pieces of cloth The driver of the biggest truck had a lot of trouble camouflaging it He spent several hours painting it，preparing a net and searching for some heavy rocks with which to hold the net down When he came back from his meal, he was surprised and worried

11、 to see that his camouflage was completely spoilt(毁掉) by the trucks shadow, which was growing longer and longer as the afternoon advanced He stood looking at it, not knowing what to doSoon an officer arrived, and he, too, saw the shadow, of course “Well, dont just stand there doing nothing,” said th

12、e officer “What shall I do, sir” asked the poor driver “Get your spade (锹) and throw some sand over the shadow, of course,” answered the officer4From the passage we can know that A there were a lot of trees where the soldiers were sta tioned B the soldiers were staying in an area far from the ene my

13、 planes C the soldiers knew nothing about the desert D the soldiers had lived in the desert before5Which of the following is TRUE A The nets with which they covered their trucks were made of small pieces of cloth B The soldiers tied small pieces of cloth to the nets with which they covered their tru

14、cks C The nets covering the trucks were painted pale green yellow and brown D The trucks were tied to the nets with small pieces of cloth6One of the soldiers was surprised and worried because A his truck had cast a shadow in the sun and the ene my planes would find it B the shadow of his truck was g

15、rowing longer at noon C it was late in the afternoon and he could not get rid of the shadow D his newlypainted truck was in the shadow7Why didnt he see the shadow at first Because A he was careless B it was in the late afternoon C it was noon when he finished the camouflage D the shadow on the sand

16、was invisible8What do you think of the ending of the story A It is quite reasonable that the officer ordered the sol dier to cover the shadow with sand B It is where the humor lies C Though the officers order sounded wise, the soldier couldnt cover the shadow D The soldier managed to cover the shado

17、w with sand C If humans could be content to live on a lowest necessary diet with only crude shelter and some simple covering for the body, the economic problem could be settled with the minimum (最小值) of social organization But the truth is that human needs increase as fast as our means of satisfying

18、 them Todays needs were the luxuries (奢侈) of the last century The things we dream about may be accepted as commonplace in the future Shelter today means more than having a roof overhead Choice of a home revolves (从各个角度考虑) around such issues as house size, the number of bedrooms and baths, playroom a

19、nd the type of neighborhood It is so easy to meet basic needs today that we work also to have luxuries and to impress others with our wealth Also we want to be sure that our children will be welloff and that we will have savings for old age In addition to our own endless personal wants, there are ot

20、hers which require spending by large social groups to which we belong, namely clubs, churches and government Through such agencies (代理机构) we seek to satisfy our wants for playgrounds, finer churches, better schools, the best textbooks, a good water supply,hospitals and clinics, up-to-date libraries,

21、 improved streets and highways, and national prestige (声望) in space exploration Indeed, when all our private and public wants are combined (合并) they come to a total so large that we can only conclude that human wants are unlimited9 What is the main idea of the passage A Human needs increase endlessl

22、y B It is easier to meet basic needs today than before C Personal wants are endless but public needs can be met D When our private and public wants are combined, we will be satisfied10 The underlined phrase “crude shelter” in the passage means A shabby clothes B basic wants C beautiful and big house

23、 D simple house11 When we combine our personal and public wants A we may have luxuries which we have been dreaming about B we may arrive at the conclusion that human needs are endless C we may raise our national prestige in the international affairs D we have to work hard to earn enough money for be

24、tter living conditionsD I was in a strange city I didnt know at all, and whats more, I could not speak a word of the language On my second day I got on the first bus that passed, rode on it for several stops, then got off and walked on The first two hours passed pleasantly enough Then I decided to t

25、urn back to my hotel for lunch After walking about for some time, I decided I had better ask the way The trouble was that the only word I knew of the language was the name of the street in which I lived, and even that I pronounced badly I stopped to ask a newspaperseller He handed me a paper I shook

26、 my head and repeated the name of the street and he put the paper into my hands I had to give him some money and went on my way The next person I asked was a policeman He listened to me carefully nodded and gently took me by the arm There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right a

27、nd left again I nodded politely and began walking in the direction he pointed About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting fewer and fewer and green fields were appearing on either side of me I had come all the way into the countryside The only thing left for me to do was find the

28、 nearest railway station12The writer preferred to walk back to his hotel because A he had no money to buy a ticket B he wanted to lose himself in the city C he tried to know the city in this way D it was late and there were no buses passing by13The newspaper seller A didnt know where the hotel was B

29、 didnt understand what the writer said C could understand what the writer said D didnt want to take the money from the writer14From the story we know that the policeman A was kind but didnt understand the writer B told the writer where to take a train C knew what the writer really meant D was cold h

30、earted and didnt help the writer15What can we learn from the last paragraph A The writer got close to the hotel where he stayed B The writer got to the hotel with the policemans help C The writer found he was much farther away from the hotel D The writer found the hotel in the direction the police m

31、an pointed16In your opinion what was the writers real trouble A He didnt know the city at all B He couldnt speak the language C He went too far in the wrong bus D He followed the policemans directionE A new era (纪元) is upon us Call it what you will, the service economy, the information age, the know

32、ledge society It all translates to a basic change in the way we work Already we are there now The percentage of people who earn their living by making things has fallen fortunately in the Western World Today the majority of jobs in America, Europe and Japan,two thirds or more in many of these countr

33、ies, are in the service industry, and the number is on the rise More women are in the workforce than ever before There are more part-time jobs More people are self-employed But the wideness of the economic change cant be measured by numbers alone, because it also is giving rise to a radical (彻底的) ne

34、w way of thinking about the nature of work itself Long-held views about jobs and careers, the skills to succeed, even the relation between individuals (个人) and employersall these are being challenged (挑战) We have only to look behind us to get some sense of what may lie ahead No one looking ahead 20

35、years could possibly have foreseen（预测）the ways in which a single invention, the chip (芯片), would change our world thanks to its use in personal computer, digital biotechnology (数码生物技术) artificial intelligence（人工智能） or even some still unimagined technology could produce a similar wave of unexpected c

36、hanges But one thing is certain information and knowledge will become even more important, and the people who have them whether they are in manufacturing (机器制造) or services, will have the advantage and produce the wealth Computer knowledge will become as basic a requirement as the ability to read an

37、d write The ability to solve problems by using information instead of performing regular work will be valued above all else If you look forward 10 years, information services will be predominant (占优势) It will be the way you do your job17 One of the great changes brought about by the know ledge socie

38、ty is that A the difference between the individual and the employer has become less B peoples traditional ideas about work no longer hold true C most people have to take part-time jobs D people have to change their jobs from time to time18 By referring to computers and other inventions, the author m

39、eans that A future achievements in technology will bring about unbelievable changes B people should be able to respond quickly to the ad vancement of technology C the importance in technology has been overlooked D computer science will play a leading role in the future information service19 The futu

40、re will probably belong to those who A possess and know how to make use of information and knowledge B give full play to their brain potential (潜能) C involve (使卷入) themselves in service industry D look forward instead of looking back20 Which of the following can be the best title for the passage A Computers and Knowledge Society B Fast Development of Information Technology C Characteristics（特点） of the New Era D Service Industry in the Modern Society Key：1-5 CCDCB 6-10 ACBAD 11-15 BCBAC 16-20 BABAC