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1、2010年高考英语阅读理解和任务型阅读课堂综合练习九一、阅读理解:阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AMany people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening.
2、One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of ones own. Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town.
3、 Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend ones free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hun
4、dred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful
5、 shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnights (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are q
6、uite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 1. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. People who like country things prefer to live outside the city. B. People who work in London prefer to live in the country. C. Because of certain disadvantages of li
7、ving outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London. D. Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London. 2. One can use the same money for _ to buy a little house with a garden in the country. A. gettin
8、g a small flat with a garden B. having a small flat with a garden C. renting a small flat without a garden D. buying a small flat without a garden 3. When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. A. who live in the country
9、B. who have spent time working in the garden C. who have a garden of their ownD. who have been digging, planting and watering 4. People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _ if they had to live it outside London. A. their life was meaningless B. their life was invaluable C. they did
10、nt deserve a happy lifeD. they were not worthy of their happy life 5. The underlined word rest in the last paragraph refers to _. A. the rest time B. the rest people C. the rest of the countryD. the rest of the parks and of the sea BIn every school there is a “top” crowd that sets the pace, while th
11、e others follow their lead. Lets say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is wearing a bright red sweater. There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright red sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even bec
12、ome dangerous, if the top crowd decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people who follow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher. Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more than o
13、nce in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused yourself by saying, “Gee, the crowd does it.” Well, let the crowd do it, but dont do it yourself. Learn to say, “No.”Develop your own standards and your own judgment. If you k
14、now the crowd is planning something you disagree to, have the courage to bow out mannerly. Youll have the satisfaction of standing on your own two feet. 6. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Follow the Lead. B. Top Crowd. C. Being Yourself. D. Bright Red. 7. The author doesnt think it good
15、 wearing red sweaters if _. A. the crowd does itB. you cant afford them C. you dont look good in redD. the situation isnt safe 8. According to the passage, people who follow the crowd _. A. sometimes do things against their better judgment B. make mistakes blindly C. are willing to put their lives in danger D. will in the end become pace-setters C Among various programs, TV talk shows have covered every inch of space on daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style(风格). But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the sam
