高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練及答案

1、第 第 頁高考英語閱讀訓(xùn)練及答案A famous woman poet wished that she had two noses to smell a rose! Blaise Pascal made an interesting remark about Cleopatras古埃及王后nose. If it had been shorter, he said, it would have changed the whole face of the world!Mans nose has had an important role in his imagination. Man has re

2、ferred to the nose in many ways to e*press his emotions. E*pressions dealing with the nose refer to human weakness: anger, pride, jealousy嫉妒and revenge報復(fù).In English there are a number of phrases about the nose. For e*ample, to hold up ones nose e*pressed a basic human feelingpride. People can hold u

3、p their hoses at people, things and places.The phrase, to be led around by the nose, shows mans weakness. A person who is led around by the nose lets other people control him. On the other hand, a person who follows his nose lets his instinct本能guide him.There are a number of others. However, it shou

4、ld be as plain as the nose on your face that the nose in more than an organ for breathing and smelling.題目：1. The passage is about _.A. an organ, with which people can breathe and smellB. the nose, which gives different and useful e*pressionsC. the nose giving a person special characterD. interesting

5、 remarks about the nose made by some people2. From the passage we know _.A. “Cleopatras nose” changed the whole face of the world indeed.B. Cleopatra had a strong will to change the whole look of the worldC. Cleopatras nose was not shortD. Cleopatra hoped that people would change the whole face of the world3. The nose e*pressed _.A. some human weakness or otherB. peoples shortcomingsC. peoples different emotionsD. human feeling in bad sense4. A person who follows his nose _.A. wont take others adviceB. is easily controlled by othersC. is weak-mindedD. has will of his own5. How many e*pres