2014屆高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)限時閱讀訓(xùn)練49

2019屆高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)限時閱讀訓(xùn)練49Donnais19yearsoldandlovesanimals,whichiswhyI’malwayshappytoleavemydogwithherwhenIgoonholiday.Donnaalsohelpstotrainhuntingdogs,butrecently,herboyfriendtoldme,shereturnedhomefromafarmintearsafterbeingtoldtohitsomedogs.“Shewasn’tbeingaskedtohitthembecausetheydidn’tbehavewell,”hesaid.“Shewastoldtopunchthesepuppieswithaclosedfistsimplytoletthemknowwhoisboss.”Donnarefused.GoodforDonna.Inmyview,youhurtananimalforonlytworeasons:asawaytoteachitanimportantlesson,suchasnottorunintotheroad;orbecauseyoulikehurtinganimals.Lastsummer,Iattendedahorserace.Idon’tknowmuchabouthorses,butIwasalarmedwhenIsawahorsewithahugeulcer(潰瘍)onitsleg.“Surelythishorsewon’trace?”Iasked.Iwasverysurprisedthatnobodyinthecrowdseemedconcerned.Thehorsebegantherace,butlateritfellheavily.Ithadbrokenitsleg.ThenextthingIsawwasitsdeadbodyinabag,beingdrivenpast.Nooneseemedtocare,exceptthosewho’dbetonit.Iknowpeoplecareforhorseracing,butdotheyreallycareforhorses?Idoubtit.Oh,butit’stradition,Ihearyousay.Wouldn’ttheworldbeaboringplaceifwedidn’toccasionallyhit,shootandchaseanimals?Traditionsaremadebymanandcanbeunmade.Itwasonceacceptabletokillservantswhentheirmasterdied,tovisitthementalhospitalstolaughatthepatients,ortowatchpublicexecution(執(zhí)行死刑).Norshoulditbeforgottenthatinourprogresstoamorecivilizedworld,animalshaveplayedanimportantrole:theyhavefedus,carriedus,workedforus,rescuedus,diedforusandsometimesjustsavedusfromloneliness.Surelybynowtheydeserveourkindness.Attheveryleast,theydeserveourrespect.1.Donnawasaskedtohittheyoungdogsbecause__________.A.theymisbehavedB.theirownerdislikedthemC.peopleonthefarmenjoyhurtingthemD.itwasawaytotrainthemtoobeypeople2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“punch”probablymean?A.strike

B.stroke

C.punish

D.pump3.

What’sthewriter’spurposeintellingthereadersthestoryaboutthehorse?A.Toexplainthetraditionalhorseracetoreaders.B.Toprovethattheweakhorsecan’twinintherace.C.Toshowthatanimalsaretreatedunfairlybyhumans.D.Tosaythatpeoplecaremoreforhorsesthanhorseracing.4.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.Peoplenolongerwatchkillingcriminalsinpublic.B.Thewritercannotacceptanyonewhohitstheanimals.C.Itwasatraditionalpracticetokillservantsfortheirdeadmaster.D.Thewriterthinksitpossibletochangethetraditionsmadebymen.5.

What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Noonecaresforanimalsnowadays.B.Let’sprotecttheendangeredanimals.C.Showanimalstherespecttheydeserve.D.Thestoriesbetweenanimalsandpeople.***************************************************結(jié)束TheNewYearisatimeforcelebrationforalmostforeveryoneof

theworld.InBritain,peoplegotopubsandnightclubstodancetheoldaway,andtowelcomeinthenewoneatmidnight.Inrecentyears,streetpartieshavebecomemorepopular.Thousandsofpeoplegatherinsquares,mainstreetsorontheriverbankstolistentobandsplayingandtoseefireworksdisplays.Forpeoplewhostayathome,mostareattractedbythespecial,liveNewYearshowsonTV.Theyarewaitingforthecountdown,alongwiththepresenters,from10to1asthelastsecondoftheoldyearawayandthebellsoftheNewYeararerung.Scotland,peoplevisittheirneighborsanddrink,danceonNewYear'sEve.Ifyou'reinvitedtoaScottishhomethatnight,it’simportanttoknowwhattobringwithyou:alumpofcoal,someshortbreadandsomewhisky.Thecoalshowswarmth,soyou'rewishingthepeopleyouvisitwillhaveenoughheatinthecomingyear.Theshortbreadrepresentsfood,soyou'rehopingthatthepeoplewillhaveenoughtoeatinthenewyear.SomeScotscallwhisky“thewateroflife",sowhenyouhandoveryourbottletoyourhosts,itmeansyouwantthemtohaveenoughtodrinkoverthenext12months.Andthere'sonemorekeytaskyoustillhavetoperformifyoucan.⑥Thefirstpersontoknockonaneighbor's