1、拓展精練 （12）V閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A, B, C, D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項途黑。 A1. The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _. A. she liked to live in the busiest place B. she didnt like to live in the country C. her home was far away from where she worked D. she didnt

2、 want to go back to her hometown any longer2. In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress _. A. gave him two tickets for her show B. sang and danced for him for hours C. paid him 3 pounds D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour3. The actress got the painters bill _. A. to ask fo

3、r the money of his painting work B. to ask to pay for his watching her show C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction4. It can be learned from the text that one pound is _ shillings. A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 155 What kind of man was the painter? A. He

4、was a careful man. B. He was a poor man. C. He was not friendly to others. D. He knew little about music and dances. BIn the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what keeping up with t

5、he Joneses is about, It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got

6、 married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.

7、 It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment(公寓房間) in New York City. Momand looked around him and noticed that many p

8、eople do things just to keep up with rich life-style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) of short stories, He called it Keeping up with the Joneses because Jones is a very common name in the United States. Keeping up with the Joneses came to mean keepi

9、ng up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are Jonses in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with t

10、he Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.6 . Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they _. A. want to be as rich as their neighbours B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. dont want others to know they are rich D. want to be happ

11、y7. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to _. A. live outside New York City B. live in New York City C. live in apartments D. have many neighbours8. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means _. A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area C

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18、ifferent readers11. The purpose of the passage meant to _. A. introduce the four books to readers B. help children to learn English C. enrich students knowledge about nature D. sell the four books to readers DBritish men are encouraged to cryThere are certain things British men like to believe about

19、 themselves. The first is that one day they will again win the World Cup. They also believe they do not cry.Over the centuries, Britons are believed to have a "stiff upper lip". But is this true?Yes, it is. A recent study arranged by Kleenex on how the British express their emotions (感情) s

20、hows that 95 percent of them still contain their emotions.Moreover, while 72 percent think this is unhealthy, 19 percent can't remember the last time they "let it out". As a result, Kleenex is carrying out the "Let It Out" campaign (運動) that encourages the British to grab a t

21、issue and have a good cry.These days, however, the male Briton's attitude toward crying is changing. Though the majority still struggles to open up emotionally, a 2004 study by Oxford's Social Issues Research Center found that 77 percent of British men considered crying in public increasingl

22、y acceptable. Half of London males admitted crying in front of their mothers. Scotsmen are the least emotional, although they are the most likely to cry at weddings.Peter Marsh, director of the center, said: "Crying can now indicate sensitivity rather than weakness. Like with David Beckham, cry

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24、at men can cry, there are limits. Ronald Bracey, a consulting psychologist, said: "If a man began to cry when he was having stitches(縫針) in hospital, he would be considered as a wimp (軟弱的人). Men still need to be seen as strong when it comes to physical pain."12. What does the passage mainly deal with?A. Impression of British men. B. British men's dream of the World Cup.C. Advice on how to control emotions.D. Different attitudes British men have towards crying.13. Whic