2014屆高考英語一輪復習限時閱讀訓練44

1、2014屆高考英語一輪復習限時閱讀訓練44 Its Pigs HometownThe story happened during the Second World War. An old man lived in a small town of Germany. He had three sons and they all worked in the same factory where he had worked. After the war had begun, his sons were all made to join the army one after another and th

2、ey all died in the fights. The old man was very sad. He didnt have enough food and was often hungry. And nobody helped him and he didnt know how to go on living.It was a very cold winter night. The old man couldnt go to sleep. He had been hungry for two days and it was so cold in his room that ice c

3、ould be seen. He had to get up and began to run in the room until he lay down on the floor. The next morning he had to beg from door to door. He had been to a lot of cities and knew a lot.Once he came to a village, but the villagers were all poor and couldnt give him anything. He was too hungry to g

4、o to another village. He thought hard and found a way. He came to a police station and called out, “Hitler is a foolish pig!”O(jiān)ut came an old policeman at once. He took the old man into a room, gave him some bread and a cup of tea. Then he said, “Dont say so in our village, sir!”“Im sorry, sir,” said

5、 the old man. “I dont know its Hitlers home town.” “No, no, sir,” the policeman said in a hurry. “Its pigs hometown!” 1. The old mans sons joined the army because _. A. they were all strongB. they loved their countryC. they wanted to be fullD. they had to do so2. The old man was sad because _. A. hi

6、s three sons had to join the armyB. his three sons lost their lives during the warC. he lived in the small town aloneD. he had neither food nor clothes3. The villagers didnt give the old man any food because _. A. they werent kind-heartedB. his sons were in the armyC. they were also hungryD. they ha

7、ted him 4. Which of the following is true? A. The old policeman would send the old man into prison.B. The old policeman hated Hitler, too.C. The old policeman thought Hitler was better than pigs.D. The old man found a friend at the police station.5. The policeman thought _. A. Hitler was more foolis

8、h than pigsB. the old man insulted(侮辱) their hometownC. the old man had to say sorry to himD. the old man had to fight with Hitler【答案與解析】本文表面上看來是一個幽默，實際上是表現(xiàn)出了人們對希特勒的憎惡1. D。推斷題。根據(jù) his sons were all made to join the army 這里用了 made 說明his sons 并不是自愿去的，因此應該選 D。2. B。細節(jié)題。根據(jù) his sons were all made to join t

9、he army one after another and they all died in the fights 可知應該選 B。3. C。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第3段第1句 but the villagers were all poor and couldnt give him anything 可知答案為 C。4. B。判斷題。根據(jù) Then he said “Dont say so in our village, sir!” 和 the policeman 后面講的話可知，他也不喜歡希特勒，因此選 B。5. A。推斷題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，the old man 說 I dont know its H

10、itlers home town，而 the policeman 急忙說 No, no, sirIts pigs hometown! 據(jù)此可知，the policeman 認為 Hitler 連一頭豬都不如。因此選A。文章中說 The police say this is the pigs hometown，而且他不允許 the old say this is Hitlers hometown 從中可以感受到他認為 Hitler還不比一只豬強。因此應該選擇 A。*結束 (1)The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At th

11、is time, many colorful stamps are published to mark the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.During the 4th Winter Olympic Games a group

12、of stamps were published in Germany in November 1936. The five rings of Olympics were drawn on the front of the sportswear. It was the first time that the rings appeared on the stamps of the White Olympics.In the 1950s, the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the

13、host countries(東道國) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games. China also published four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sports men began to take part in the White Olympics. Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether 14,50

14、0 million stamps were sold to raise money for this sports meet.Different kinds of sports were drawn on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the wonderful movements of some sportsmen. 1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _.A. are the same thingB. are different gamesC. are not h

15、eld in winterD. are held in summer2. The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games _.A. after the year 1936B. after the 3rd White OlympicsC. before the 3rd White OlympicsD. before the year 19323. The Winter Olympics is held once _.A. every two yearsB. every three yearsC. e

16、very four yearsD. every five years4. Which of the following is true?A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those Games.D. Japan cant publish stamps to mark

17、 those Games5. What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?A. Basketball.B. Table tennis.C. Football.D. Skating. 【答案與解析】本文告訴我們，自1932年后，每屆冬季奧林匹克運動會舉行時，東道國與非東道國都可以為此發(fā)行紀念郵票。1. A。 細節(jié)題。從第1句 The Winter Olympics(奧林匹克運動會) is also called the White Olympics 可知答案為 。2. B。 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)句子 The first stamps marki

18、ng the opening came out on January 25, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule(規(guī)定)可知答案為 。3. C。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容在1932年舉行第3屆冬季奧林匹克運動會，在1936年舉行第4屆冬季奧林匹克運動會，由此推知每四年舉行一次。4. C。細節(jié)題。從句子 When the White Olympics came, the host coun

19、tries(東道國) as well as the non-host countries published stamps to mark those Games中可知。5. D。推斷題。文章的主題是冬季奧林匹克運動會，所以最可能出現(xiàn)在郵票上的是Skating(滑雪)。*結束 (2) This was a wonderful match. The two teams had been playing for only three minutes when Gomez scored the first goal, and Jimernez had almost scored a minute b

20、efore.Liverpool came back with a fine attack. Unfortunately Tarleston, their center forward, left the field in the 35th minute. He had hurt his ankle badly earlier, but had been playing in spite of his injury.Bobby Good scored for Liverpool in the 40th minute. He had taken a pass from Biles, had run

21、 40 yards and had beaten at least 3 Valencia defenders when Tores almost brought him down with a hard tackle(擁抱), Good got past him somehow, shot over the head of the goal-keeper and scored. Thus the match was over and the final result was one to one.1. The first score was made by _ and the last sco

22、re was made by _.A. Gomez, GoodB. Biles, Good C. Jimernez, ToresD. Gomez, Tores2. Tarleston is most likely to have got hurt in the _ minute.A. 30thB. 35thC. 40thD. 45th3. Which of the following is TRUE to the passage? A. Jimernez score one goal in the match. B. Bobby Good had at least beaten 4 Valen

23、cial players before scoring C. Gomez made the first score for the Liverpool team D. Bobby Good made a score for the Valencial team4. According to the passage we know that _ are on the same team.A. Gomez, Tarleston, Biles B. Gomez, Jimernez, ToresC. Tarleston, Tores, Good D. Biles, Tores, Gomez【答案與解析

24、】本文繼記敘了 Valencia 隊與Livepool 隊之間的一場精彩的足球比賽。 1. A。細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第1段 When Gomez scored the first goal 及最后一段 Good got past him somehow, shot over the head of the goal-keeper and scored. Thus the match was over 可知此題答案為 A。 2. A。細節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)第3段 left the field in the 35th minute. He had hurt his ankle badly earlier 可判斷

25、出 Tarleston 在比賽進行不到35分鐘時就受了傷，比較 A、B、C、D 四項可知答案只能是 A。 3. B。細節(jié)題。根據(jù) had beaten at least 3 Valencia defenders when Tores almost bought him down with a hard tackle, Good got past him somehow, shot 可知 B 項說法是正確的；文章第1段第3句是說 Jimernez 差點就射了門，所以 A 項說法不正確；根據(jù)原文可知 Gomez 是 Valencia 隊的，而 Bobby Good 是Livepool 隊的，所以

26、C、D 兩項說法是錯誤的。因此此題答案為 B。4. B。細節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)Gomez scored the first goal, and Jimernez had almost scored a minute before. Livepool came back with a fine attack. Unfortunately Tarleston可知Gomez 和Jimernez 都不屬于Livepool 隊，即他們屬于Volencia 隊。而Tarleston 屬于Livepool 隊。再根據(jù)最后一段 Bobby Good scored for Livepool in the 40th m

27、inute. He had taken a pass from Biles 可知 Bobby Good 和 Biles 屬于 Livepool 隊；再根據(jù) when Tores almost brought him down with a hard tackle, Good got past him somehow 可知 Tores 屬于 Volencia 隊，由此可知答案為 B。(做此題時若能一邊看文章一邊畫個草圖，一定會有意想不到的效果。)*結束(3) Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, few p

28、eople would go swimming in the city waters. But now there is a Winter-swimming Enthusiasts Club(冬泳愛好者協(xié)會)and it has more than 2, 000 members. The oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all ways of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students.Th

29、ough it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the citys lakes is around 0°C, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.Why are so

30、many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for ones health.Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69 years old, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.1. Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is _ years older than the youngest one.A. 91B. 84C. 77D. 72. Guess what “The m