高考英语必备——高考英语阅读理解随堂练(十一) 10页

2009年高考英语阅读理解随堂练（十一）ADon’tLetThemCloseYourSchool!MinutesofthemeetingheldinMalupitCommunitySchoolonWednesday14thMarchat8.00p.m．Mr.I．Pomat,aMalupitsho高考资源网powner,calledthemeetingtofindouttheviewsofthecommunityonlocalgovernmentplanstoclosetheMalupitCommunitySchoolattheendofthepresentschoolyear．w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mMr.Pomatactedaschairmanofthemeeting．HeintroducedMr.L．Karazin,thePlanningOfficeoftheRavalEducationDepartment．Mr.Karazinpointedoutthattherewerenowonlyfifty-threechildrenatMalupitCommunitySchool．Thiswasconsideredtobetoohighanumberfortheformingoftwoclassesandtheemploymentoftwoteachers．Mrs.Luvako,whohadtaughtattheschoolforthepasttwenty-twoyears,wouldberetiringfromtheteachingserviceinJuly．ThePlanningOfficewishedtotakethisopportunitytoclosetheschool,becauseitisexpensivetorun,andtomovethechildrentotwobiggerschoolsinRaval,sixmilesaway．Mrs.Jarvis,themotherofaneight-year-oldboyatMalupit,askedwhatwouldhappenabouttransportoRavel．Mr.Karazinrepliedthatthechildrenwouldtravelbybus．ThiswouldbeprovidedbytheRavalTransportDepartment,anditwouldtakeMalupitchildrentoandfromschoolfreeofcharge．Anotherparent,Mr.W．Riley,expressedthefearofmanyparentsthatclosingthelocalschoolwouldmeanthatthechildrenofMalupitwouldnotgrowupwiththesamesenseofcommunityasinthepast．TheywouldfeellostinthemuchlargerschoolsinRaval．Mr.KarazinrepliedthattheRavalschoolswerenotverylarge,andthat,inanycasethechildrenwouldhavetogotoRavallateronforeducationathigh-schoollevel．ThechairmanvoicedtheviewofthemeetingwhenhesaidhattherewasgoodreasontobelievethattherewouldsoonbemoreyoungchildrenlivinginMalupit．Itwouldbefoolish,hesaid,toclosetheschool,andthentofindthatthereweremorethanenoughlocalchildrentoformtwoclassesandemploytwoteachers．w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m\nAfinalpointwasmadebyMr.Colmar,aretiredbusinessman,thatwithoutMalupitCommunitySchool,therewouldbenowherebigenoughforlocalclubsandorganizationstoholdtheirmeetings．Mr.KarazinpromisedthatthewouldbringthesepointstotheattentionoftheEducationDepartment．Mr.Pomatbroughtthemeetingtoacloseshortlyafter9o’clock．1．ThePlanningOfficehaddecidedtoclosetheschoolbecauseA．thereweretoomanychildrenineachclass．B．theschoolsinRavalwerebiggerandbetter．C．ithadtoofewchildrenanditwasexpensivetorun．D．theteacherwasretiringandtheycouldnotfindanother．2．ThechildrenwouldnolongergotoMalupitCommunitySchool,theywould_____.A．gotoRavalforeducationathigh-schoollevelB．receivetheireducationattheRavelEducationDepartmentC．attendanewlocalschooltobebuiltbythePlanningOfficeD．traveleverydaytotwoschoolsinRaval,sixmilesaway3．Mr.Karazinsaidthatthechildrenwould_____.A．travelbybustoRaval,withoutcosttotheirparentsB．traveltoRavalintheirparents’carsC．betakeneachdaybybustotheRavalTransportDepartmentw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mD．gobybustoandfromschoolatalowcosttoparents4．“TheChairmanvoicedtheviewofthemeeting”means_____.A．hewastheonewhocalledthemeetingtofindoutparents’viewsB．hespokemostatthemeetingbecausehewaschairmanC．hesaidwhateveryoneatthemeetinghadaskedhimtosayD．heexpressedtheopinionheldbyeveryoneatthemeeting\nBCosmoBooksUnlimited18,Woodmanroad,TowBridges,WestSussex．CosmoBooksLtd.,HertfordEstate,Rickmanswarth,Middx．25thFebruaryRef．GBS/SW/4CJDearSir,Justoversixmonthsago,IsawanadvertisementintheMorningMailforasetofthecompleteworksofWilliamShakespeare．Yourcompany,CosmoBooksLtd.,offeredthisset(eightbooksofplaysandtwobooksofpoetry)atwhatwasclaimedtobea‘remarkable’price:fifteenpoundsandfiftypence,includingpostageandpacking．IhadwantedasetofShakespeare’splaysandpoemsforsometime,andthesebooksinredimitationleather,lookedparticularlyattractive;soIsentforthem．Twoweekslater,thebooksarrived,togetherwithasetofthecompleteworksofCharlesDickenswhichIhadnotordered．SoIreturnedtheDickensbookstoyou,withachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypencefortheworksofShakespeare．Twomoreweekspassed．ThentherearrivedonmydoorstepasecondsetoftheworksofShakespeare,thesamesetofnovelsbyDickensandasix-booksetoftheplaysofMoliere,inFrench．SinceIdonotreadFrench,thesewereofnousetomeatall．However,Icouldnotaffordtopostallthesebooksbacktoyou,soIwrotetoyouattheendofAugustoflastyear,instructingyoutocomeandcollectallthebooksthatIdidnotwant,andaskingyounottosendanyotherbooksuntilfurthernotice．Youdidnotreplytothatletter．Insteadyousentmeabillforforty-twopounds,andasetoftheplaysofSchiller,inGerman．Sincethen,anewsetofbookshasarrivedeverytwoweeks:theworksofGoethe,thepoemsofMilton,theplaysofStrindberg;IhardlyknowwhatIhave．Thebooksarestillallintheirboxes,inthegarage,andmycarhastostandintherainoutside．\nIhavenoroomforanymorebooks,andevenifIreadfromnowonuntiltheLastJudgement,Ishouldnotfinishreadingallthebooksthatyouhovesentme．Pleasesendnomorebooks,sendnomorebills,sendnomoreangrylettersdemandingpayment．Justsendonelargelorryandtakeallthebooksaway,leavingmeonlywiththeonesetofthecompleteworksofShakespeareforwhichIhavepaid．w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mYoursfaithfully,SimonWalker1．TheadvertisementthatMr.WalkersawintheMorningMailwasfor______.A．anunlimitednumberofCosmoBooksB．asetof10booksoftheworksofShakespeareC．abookcontainingalltheplaysandpoemsofShakespeareD．fifteenpoundsandfiftypence2．Mr.Walkeransweredtheadvertisementbecause______.A．hewantedasetofShakespeare’sworks,andthissetwascheap,andlookedattractiveB．heclaimedthatthebookswerebeingofferedataremarkablepriceC．hehadorderedthesetandhadbeenwaitingforthemtocomeforsometimeD．thesethealreadyhadwasnotparticularlyattractive3．Anothertwoweekspassed,thentherearrived______.A．threesetsofbooksandachequeforfifteenpoundsandfiftypenceB．athirdsetofShakespeare,asecondofDickensandasetofMoliereC．threesetsofbooksincludingoneinFrenchD．thesamesetofShakespeare,thenovelsofMoliereandasetofDickens4．Mr.WalkerdidmotwantthenovelsofDickensbecause______.A．hehadnotorderedthemandhadalreadysentonesetbackB．heonlywantedonesetofDickens,nottwosetsC．hecouldnotaffordtobuyhisnovelsaswellashisplaysD．hehadnotorderedthemandcouldnotreadFrenchw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m\nCTheGardenHotelWhenyouarenextinNanoko,besuretostayattheGardenHotel．Whetheryoucomeonbusinessoronholiday,youwillfindeverythingascomfortableandasconvenientasyouwouldexpectinafirst-classinternationalhotel．Everybedroomhasitsownprivatebathroom,telephone,wall-to-wallcarpetingandcolourful,modernmaterialsandfurnitureinthelocalstyle．IntheMitsuRestaurant,youcanchooseyourmealsfromaswideavarietyofdishes,bothEasternandEuropean,asyouwillfindanywhereinthecountry．IntheBeachBar,youcandrinkwithyourfamilyandfriendsinair-conditionedcomfort,tothemusicofinternationallyknownartists．Oryoucantakeyourdrinkoutsideintothebeautifulgardenthatgivesthehotelitsname,ortothetablesthatsurroundtheswimmingpool．Throughoutthehotel,youwillfindtheserviceisbothfriendlyandefficient．Byday,thepoolisalivewiththeholidayspiritandthehappyshoutingofchildren;andbyright,softlightsandmusicmakeittheperfectplaceforaparty,orsimplyforanafter-dinnerdrinkandconversation．TheGardenHotelhasitsownprivatemini-busservice．Giveusaringandwewillarrangetocollectyouattheairportorinthecitycenter．EverydayabusleavesthehotelfordaytripsupintothehillstoseetheruinedcityofMorote,orthevillagesandtemplesofthehillpeople;oralongthecoasttotheseasidetownsandwonderfulbeachesofCapeStGermain．w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mIfyouprefer,wecanarrangeforyoutovisittheWainiriIslandsthatliejustoffthecoast．Hereyoucanswimandsun-batheinprivateandinpeace;oryoucanfishforoneofthemanyvarietiesofsea-lifeforwhichtheWainirisarejustlyfamous．TheGardenHotelisrightonthebeach,onlyfiveminutesforNanoko’smodernshoppingcentre．Hereyouwillfindallthatmoneycanbuy,atpricesyoucanafford．GARDENHOTEL,BEACHAVENUE,NANOKO,P.R.T.TEL:46-04881．TheMitsuRestaurantservesfoodA．ofbothEasternandWesternvarieties．\nB．fromalloverthecountry,inair-conditionedcomfort．C．Thatisair-conditioned,friendlyandefficient．D．fromwhichyoucanchoosemealsinthelocalstyle．2．Serviceisbothfriendlytheefficient’means______.A．youcanmeetyourfriendsthereinair-conditionedcomfortB．youcanserveyourself,yourfamilyandfriendsC．internationally-knownartistswillserveyouD．yougetwhatyouwantquicklyandpleasantly3．Thehotelcanarrangeforthevisitorto______.A．gofishingoffCapeStGermain,nearWainiriB．goacrosstotheWainiriIslandstoswimorfishC．seethefamoussea-lifeoffthecoastoftheWainiriD．gobybustotheWainiriIsland,forpeaceandquiet4．YouwillfindtheGardenHotel______.A．closetoshopswhereeverythingischeapandjustlyfamousB．onthebeachwhereyouwillfindallthatmoneycanbuyC．onthebeachnotfarfromNanoko’sexcellentshopsD．justoffthecoast,fiveminutesfromtheshopsw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mDExchangeofLettersDearMr.Harringtom,IsawyournameonalistofteachersofFrenchwhowishtospendtheirholidaysinFrancethissummer．IamateacherofEnglishinSaint-Simon,acharminglittlevillageintheLoirevalley,justsouthofSaumur．IshouldverymuchliketospendsometimeinEngland,becauseitismanyyearssinceIhadanopportunitytopractisemyEnglish．PerhapswecouldexchangehousesforthreeweeksinlateJulyorearlyAugust．IhaveheardalotaboutCumbriaandtheLakeDistrict．IhavebeenkeentospendaholidayinCumbriaeversinceIfirstsawpicturesofthefoxhunting,andreadaboutthefinehuntingdogsthatyouhaveinyourpartofthecountry．Iamveryinterestedinfox-huntingandItakemydogs\nouthuntinginthelocalforestwheneverIcan．IshalltellyoumoreaboutSaint-Simonandthesurroundingcountrysidewhenandifyouexpressinterestinmyplan．Ilookforwardtohearingfromyou．Yourssincerely,Jean-BaptisteFoucaultDearMr.Foucault,Iwasveryinterestedtoreceiveyourletterof3rdMarch．YouarerightinthinkingthatIshouldliketospendsometimeinFrance．IamsuremyFrenchisasrustyasyourEnglish!YouarealsorightinthinkingthatCumbriaisfamousforitsfoxesanditshuntingdogs;buttherearemanyotherthingsforwhichCumbriaisfamous．Barrow,forexample,itfamousforitsship-buildingindustry;IlivejustacrosstheroadfromthedockswhereshipsfromIrelandandelsewhereloadandunload．Infact,ondayswhentheIrishSeaisnotunderablanketoffog,IcanseethehillsofNorthernIrelandinonedirection,asclearlyasIcanseetheCumbrianhillsintheother．w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mInshort,IamafraidBarrowmightnothavebeenwhatyouhadinmindwhenyouthoughtaboutaholidayinCumbria．Insteadofbeingabletoofferyouthedogandthefox,Icanonlyofferyouthefogandthedocks!Yourssincerely,RobertHarrington1．Mr.FoucaultwishestospendaholidayinCumbriabecause______.A．heisakeenfox-huntingmanB．therearemanyforestswherehecantakehisdoghuntingC．hehasheardalotaboutthegoodEnglishspokeninCumbriaD．thefirstpictureshesawofEnglandwereofCumbriaandtheLakeDistrict2．Mr.FoucaultdoesnotsaymuchaboutSaint-Simonbecause______.A．Mr.HarringtonhasbeenthereandseenitforhimselfB．itissuchasmallvillagethereisverylittletosayaboutitC．hewantstoknowfirstwhetherMr.HarringtonisinterestedinhisplanD．heknowsMr.HarringtonwillnotbeveryinterestedinSaint-Simon\n3．Mr.HarringtonagreeswithMr.Foucaultthat______.A．CumbriandogsareverymuchlikefoxesB．Cumbriahasareputationasafox-huntingdistrictC．Cumbriaisonlyfamousforitsfox-huntingD．Cumbriaismorefamousforship-buildingthanfox-hunting4．Mr.Harringtonthinks______.A．Mr.FoucaultwillwanttochangehismindaboutexchangingB．BarrowwillbejustwhatMr.FoucaulthadinmindforhisholidayC．foganddockshaveasmuchtooffertheholiday-makersasdogsandfoxesD．Mr.FoucaultwillenjoyhisholidayinBarrowbecauseofthefoganddocksw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mAKEY:1-4CDADBKEY:1-4BACACKEY:1-4ADBCw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mDKEY:1-4ACBA\n\nw.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mwww.ks5u.com