阅读理解
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四、阅读理解(共15小题; 每小题2分, 满分30分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
(2017·泰安中考)
Once a very rich man and his son collected valuable paintings of famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.
Later, the son left to join the army. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital. The old man became very lonely and sad.
One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting—it was a portrait(肖像) of his son. The painting of his son became the old man's most valuable item. He told his neighbours it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man died.
All of the old man's paintings would be sold at an auction(拍卖会). The auction began with the painting of the old man's son.
“Who will open the price at $100? ” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hands. Someone said, “Who cares about that painting? Let's get on to the good ones. ” More voices followed in agreement. “No, we must sell this one first, ” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the portrait of the son? ”
Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke, “Ten dollars! ” “Will anyone go higher? ” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said, “Going once. . . going twice. . . Sold! ” The auctioneer then announced that the whole auction was over. “According to the father's will, whoever takes the son's portrait gets the whole collection, ” the auctioneer said.
Because of the father's love, whoever took the portrait of son got it all. 41. How did the old man's son die? A. He died of a serious heart disease.
B. He died while taking another soldier to a hospital. C. A car hit him when he went home. D. He was killed by a doctor.
42. What was the first painting to be sold at the auction? A. The paintings by famous artists.
B. The gift given by the old man's neighbours. C. The portrait of the old man's son.
D. The most expensive collection of the old man.
43. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. At the beginning of the auction, everyone realized the importance of the painting of the son. B. The painting of the old man's son was as popular as the other paintings. C. The old man's will was to give away the whole collection to charity.
D. The old man's good friend got the whole collection with only ten dollars. 44. What's the best title of the passage?
A. Love Is Sharing
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B. An Expensive Painting C. A Hot Auction
D. Caring About the Person You Love
B
(2017·泰安中考)
45. If you want to know more information about the singing competition, you can ________. A. go to www. teenvoice. com B. go to www. booksalot. com C. call them at 321703 D. call or text 998456
46. Tom wants to play computer games with his friends, what should he buy? A. Teen Voice. B. Future World.
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C. Best Bike Ride. D. Forest Street. 47. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Best Bike Ride is written by Kim Jams.
B. The new magazine for teenagers is on sale every week.
C. Eleven-year-old David is allowed to drive a jeep in the desert on Tuesday.
D. Paul and Tina are going to the Big Wheel with their 4-year-old son, they should pay $9. 50 for the tickets.
C
(2017·泰安中考)
Many years ago, a French naturalist, Comte de Buffon, wrote some books about natural history. The books were a great success even though some critics(批评家) did not like them.
Thomas Jefferson did not like what Comte de Buffon had said about the natural wonders(奇观) of the New World. It seemed to Jefferson that Comte de Buffon had spoken of natural wonders in America as if(好像) they were unimportant.
This troubled Thomas Jefferson. He was also a naturalist, as well as a farmer, an inventor, a historian, a writer and a politician(政治家). He had seen the natural wonders of Europe. To him, they were no more important than those of the New World.
In 1788, Thomas Jefferson wrote about his home state, Virginia. While writing, he thought of its natural beauty and ten of the words of Comte de Buffon. At that moment, Jefferson created a new word—belittle. He said, “Comte de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic(大西洋). ”
Noah Webster, the American word expert, liked this word. He put it in the English language dictionary in 1806, “Belittle—to make small, unimportant. ”
Americans had already accepted Jefferson's word and started to use it. In 1797, the Independent Chronicle(《独立纪事报》) used the word to describe a politician the paper supported. “He is an honorable man, ” the paper wrote, “so let the opposition try to belittle him as much as they please. ”
In 1872, a famous American word expert decided that the time had come to kill this word. He said, “Belittle shouldn't become English. And more critical writers of America, like those of Britain, feel no need of it. ”
This expert failed to kill the word. Today, belittle is used where the English language is spoken.
48. Thomas Jefferson was NOT a ________. A. naturalist B. historian C. politician D. musician
49. We can infer(推断) that Jefferson created the word “belittle” out of his ________. A. anger B. excitement C. kindness D. responsibility
50. What can we know about the word “belittle” from the passage? A. It has already disappeared from the English language.
B. It had been used before it was put in English language dictionary. C. It is used to describe natural wonders now.
D. An American politician decided to kill this word in 1872. 51. What's the passage mainly about?
A. How the word “belittle” came into being. B. The argument about natural wonders.
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