当前位置：文档库 › 客观题晨练2

客观题晨练2

2016届金山中学英语客观题晨练2

许志军 2016.8.8

一、阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was born an albino．No one in my family had ever known what an albino was，what it meant to be an albino，and what had to be done differently because I was an albino．

My parents treated me just like they treated everybody else．That was just about the best thing they could have done. It helped me trust myself，so when the annoyances came along，I could deal with them．True，my photo always looked like a snowball with two pieces of coal for eyes．Kids would tease me，asking if I was joining the circus and calling me “Whitey”．Like most albinos，I had terrible eyesight，and my grades suffered until eventually I overcame my feeling ashamed of myself and realized it was okay to ask to sit in the front of the classroom so I could see the blackboard better．People stared at me when I held reading material right at the tip of my nose so I could see it well enough to read．Even when I was eight or nine, movie-theater clerks start ed asking me to pay adult prices because I “looked older”．The worst part for me was that because my eyesight was so bad，I couldn?t play sports very well．I didn?t give up trying，though．And I studied harder．

Eventually，I got better at school and loved it．By the time I got to college 1 was double majoring，going to summer school and devoting myself to every kind of extracurricular activity I could find．I had learned to be proud of being an albino．I did my best to make “albino” a positive word．And I decided to make my living with my eyes．

I couldn?t see well enough to play sports，but with a solid education and the drive to do it．I could make a living involved in the field I loved．I?ve done it now for more than thirty years in print and in video，and now in cyberspace．People make jokes about how I?m the only “blind editor” they know，but most of the time the jokes are signs of respect．And I make jokes about being an albino．

I was just a proud albino kid from the coal country of Pennsylvania．I now realize that being born an albino helped me to overcome difficulties，gain confidence，and be proud of my personal achievement and humble about my professional accomplishments．

1．What is an albino according to the passage?

A．Someone with bad eyesight． B．Someone with some kind of disease．

C．Someone who looks older than his age． D．Someone who joins the circus．

2．What does the underlined word “It?? in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．The fact that the author was born an albino．

B．What had to be done differently to the author．

C．The way that the author?s parents treated him．

D．The fact that the author had no idea what an albino was．

3．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．The author?s study was affected by his eyesight at first．

B．The author had to pay adult prices for movies when he was still young.

C．Despite his bad eyesight，the author played sport well．

D．”Albino” has already become a positive word now．

4．Through the passage，the author tells us __________________．

A．that albino helped him achieve success B．how an albino studied well

C．what it is like to be an albino D．how people should treat an albino

When Joan gave birth to the first boy in her family in three generations, she and her husband were overjoyed. So were her parents. Joan expected her elder sister, Sally, to be just as delighted as them. Joan had always admired Sally--the beauty and the star of the family--and felt happy about her achievements.

But since the baby's arrival, the sisters have become distant. Joan feels hurt for Sally seems completely uninterested in her baby. Sally, who has no children, claims that her younger sister "acts as if no one ever had a baby before."

Neither Sally nor Joan understands that the real cause of the current coldness is that their family roles have suddenly changed to the opposite. Finally Joan seems to be better than her elder sister--and Sally doesn't like it! Their distance may be temporary, but it shows that childhood competition don't fade easily as ages grow. It can remain powerful in relationships throughout life.

In a study of the University of Cincinnati,65 men and women between ages 25 and 93 were asked how they felt about their brothers and sisters. Nearly 75 percent admitted having hidden competitive feelings. In a few cases, these emotions were so strong as to have affected their entire lives.

Many adult brothers and sisters are close, supportive--yet still tend to compete. Two brothers I know turn into killers when on opposite sides of a tennis net. Off the court, they are the best of friends. My own younger sister can't wait to tell me when I've put on weight. However, she's a terrible cook and that pleases me; I tease her when she comes to dinner. Happily, despite these small failings, we have been an important resource for each other.

In between the very competitive and the generally supportive children lie those who say that no friendship should survive. Some brothers and sisters stay at arm's length, but never give up competition completely. Why do these puzzling, unproductive, often painful relationships continue to exist?

5. When Joan's son was born, Sally______________ .

A. felt very happy

B. was undelighted

C. moved away

D. admired her a lot

6. What happens to children's desire to compete with their brothers and sisters?

A. It sometimes will disappear when they grow up.

B. It will never disappear throughout life.

C. It will improve their relationships when they grow up.

D. It will never harm their relationships when they grow up.

7. Why does the author's sister often tell her when she's put on weight?

A. Because she wants the author to go on a diet.

B. Because she wants the author to stop calling her a bad cook.

C. Because she wants to make fun of the author's weight.

D. Because she wants to be honest with the author.

8. The underlined sentence means that although some brothers and sisters________________ .

A. live near each other, they still have competitions

B. live away from each other, they stop their competitions

C. live together, they often think of ending their competitions

D. live within a big family, they often try to end their competitions

Prince Charles yesterday pledged（承诺）to reduce the royal impact on the environment through

sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule. The prince will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services.

The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental pact（协定）of their activities. He said, “Few accountants and business decision-makers ask, …How much of our critical natural resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded, how many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities?? These are not comfortable questions, but, by Go d, they need to be asked. ”

He added, “At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone?s books…Yet they are real, they are incurred now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused may be beyond remedy. ”He said the world was “running up the biggest global credit card debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid. ??

Flanked by the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James?s Palace, the prince said his new “accounting for sustainability” project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet·

Duchy Originals, the prince?s food company, is taking steps to work out how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are emitted in growing, processing and distributing its products. The changes to the prince?s travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences：Clarence House in London, Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmorals estate, as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 1 0 5 full-time staff . Measures include a review of electricity use, commuter and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. The review will report in June, when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emissions.

9. One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is.

A. taking private jets that are not carbon-heavy

B. taking helicopters instead of private jets

C. taking trains instead of scheduled flights

D. taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters

10. How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental protection?

A. Dissatisfied.

B. Indifferent.

C. Doubtful.

D. Impatient.

11. The underlined phrase “the biggest global credit card debt” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to.

A. the great amount of waste produced by industry

B. the great damage caused to the environment

C. the great amount of debts of the royal family

D. the high cost of industry in their producing process

12. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Prince Charles Pledges Greener Royal Lifestyle

B. Better Late Than Never

C. Prince Charles and His Concern For Environment

D. The Royal Family Has a Role to Play in Environment Protection

二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项(A, B, C和D)

中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I?ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 21 on their way to impressive careers. By society?s 22 , they seem to have it made.

On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 23 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and 24 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine25 a college year?s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.

The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren?t happy. Some 27 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 28 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 32 the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they 33 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it? s 34 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to 35 , retirement to save for. They recognize there?s something 36 in their lives, but it?s 37 to step off the track.

In a society that tends to 38 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our 39 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 40 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore —and the very ones we need to consider most.

21. A. much B. never C. seldom D. well

22. A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations

23. A. last B. least C. second D. best

24. A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked

25. A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected

26. A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded

27. A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve

28. A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. neglect

29. A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty

30. A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project

31. A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available

32. A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather

33. A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in

34. A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable

35. A. take of B. drop off C. put off D. pay off

36. A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining

37. A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal

38. A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver

39. A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions

40. A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced

2016届金山中学英语客观题晨练2参考答案

1-4 .B C A A 5-8 BBCA9-12 D A B A