1、2011屆高三英語專題復習閱讀理解練習（5）A I grew up in a small townMy father raised chickens and ran a construction companyI was barely 10 years old when my dad gave me the responsibility (責任) of feeding the chickens and cleaning up the stableHe believed it was important for me to have those jobs to learn responsibil

2、ityThen, when I was 22, I found a job in Natchbill at a country music club called the Natchbill Palace, I washed dishes and cooked from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm and them went on stage and sang until 2:00 in the morningIt wasnt long before I became known as a singing cookI had been rejected so many times b

3、y record companies that it was hard not to be discouragedOne night, a woman executive (董事) from a company named Warner Brothers Records came to hear me singWhen the show was over, we sat down and talked and after she left, I said to myself it was one more rejectionA few weeks later, my manager recei

4、ved a phone callWarner Brothers wanted to sign me to a record dealSoon after, I released my first record in June 1986It sold over 2 million copiesMy best efforts had gone into every job Ive ever heldIt was the sense of responsibility that made me feel like a manKnowing that I had done my best filled

5、 me with prideI still feel that way today, even though I have become a well-known singer1Why was the writer once known as the singing cook? ABecause he was a cook at a country-music clubBBecause he sang for guests while he worked as a cookCBecause he often sang while cookingDBecause he liked singing

6、 better than cooking2Who first recognized his talents and helped make his career successful? AWarner BrothersBHis managerCHis father DA businesswoman3What made the writer proud of himself? AHis ability to live independentlyBHis sense of responsibility in whatever he didCHis courage in the face of re

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14、elCIn Beach Plaza Hotel a 24-hour maid is availableDWhile staying in Fort Lauderdale Plaza Hotel, you can surf the InternetC About 1966 or so, a NASA (美國航空航天局) team doing work for the Apollo moon mission took the astronauts near Tuba CityThere the landscape of the Navajo Reservation (保留地) looks very

15、 much like the lunar surfaceAmong all the trucks and large vehicles were two large figures that were dressed in full lunar space suitsNearby a Navajo shepherd (牧羊人) and his son were watching the strange creatures walk about, occasionally being watched over by other NASA workersThe two Navajo people

16、were noticed and approached by the NASA peopleSince the shepherd and his son did not know English, they asked the NASA people who the strange creatures wereThe NASA people told them that they were just men that were getting ready to go to the moonThe shepherd became very excited and asked if he coul

17、d send a message to the moon with the astronautsThe NASA officials thought this was a great idea so they provided a tape recorderAfter the man gave them his message, they asked his son to translateHis son would notLater, they tried a few more people on the reservation to translate and every person t

18、hey asked would chuckle (偷偷地笑) and then refuse to translateFinally, with cash in hand someone translated the message, “Watch out for these guys, they have come to take your land!”8The appearance of the Navajo Reservation is very similar to that of _Athe Tuba CityBthe moonCthe NASA research centerDth

19、e Apollo moon mission9When the older Navajo heard that the men in front of him were going to the moon, he _ Afelt frightened and ran away quickly Bchatted excitedly with the NASA workersCgot on the modern trucks and large vehicles for funDtried to say something to the moon creatures10The son did not

20、 translate the words his father said because _ Ahe had trouble in understanding his fatherBthe words his father used were too difficult to be translatedChis father was sending a warning against the NASA peopleDhe believed that the NASA workers could understand their language11According to this passa

21、ge, we can know that the shepherd was _ Apatient and braveBfoolish and impoliteChumorous and intelligentDknowledgeable and talkativeDIn summer, millions of people will head for the beachAnd while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another waySome scientists thi

22、nk that waves could help make electricity“Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashed over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland“Ther

23、e is certainly a lot of energy in waves”Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricityMost waves are created when winds blow across the ocean“The winds start out by making little ripples (波紋) in the water, but if they keep on blowing , those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn in

24、to waves, ”Taylor said“Waves are one of natures ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey”When waves come towards the shore, people can set up dams or other barricades to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (渦輪) The turbine can then power an electr

25、ical generator (發電機) The United States and a few other countries have started doing research on wave energy , and it is already being used in ScotlandThe resource is hugeWe will never run out of wave power, besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil

26、and coalOceans cover three quarters of the earths surfaceThat would make wave power seem perfect for creating energy around the worldThere are some drawbacks, howeverJamie Taylor said that wave power still cost too much moneyHe said that its effects on animals in the sea were still unknownPlus, wave

27、 power would get in the way of fishing and boat trafficWith more research, however, “many of these problems might be overcome,” Taylor said“Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is growing quickly throughout the worldFinding more energy sources

28、 is very important, for traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may run out some day”In the future, when you turn on a light switch, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!12Which of the following is NOT true? AWave power costs too much moneyBWave energy creates the same amount of p

29、ollution as other energy sourcesCWave power affects fishing and boat trafficDWave power may affect marine animals13We can infer from the passage that _ Afinding new energy sources like wave energy is important Bwave energy is a resource that will never run out and is used all over the worldCwave pow

30、er is perfect for creating energy around the worldDwave power doesnt create any pollution14The underlined word “drawbacks” probably means _ AregretsBadventuresCdisadvantagesDdifficulties15What can be the best title for the passage? AHow to Get Electricity by WavesBA Huge Resource of Energy CCan Wave

31、s Make Electricity?DThe Disadvantages of Wave EnergyEThere are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external (外在的) result or a product that can easily be identified and measuredThe worker who gets a rise, the stude

32、nt whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new languageall these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their effortsBy contrast (對照) , the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks a

33、long the wayThe process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have , and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficultiesIn this process, the journey never really ends；there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new

34、 challenges to acceptIn order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at firstHow we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to growDo we see ourselves as qu

35、ick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiencesDo we think were shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate, to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt (適應) change or that were not smart enough to deal with a new challengeThen we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at allThese feelings of insecurity (不安全) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and growIf we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growingWe become trapped inside a shell