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2009年郑州市第一次质量预测阅读试题母题探究二完形填空：【母题猜测】链接21世纪学生英文报·高三版There is an English saying that goes, "he who laughs last, laughs the hardest." High School Musical star and teen heartthrob (注) Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days.As a young boy, Efron was picked on in school because he was always the smallest in his class and teased (注) because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron's basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime (注), with three seconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it - to the wrong team! They scored and his team lost the game.But history, as they say, is a thing of the past. Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People, graces (注) the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood's most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now." Simply google "Zac Efron" and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.Efron was born and raised in California. He took school seriously. According to Efron, "he would flip out (注) if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown." It was his father who encouraged him to act. He took part in school performances and with a local theater group. He also took singing lessons. He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the University of Southern California to study film. But he deferred (注) because why study movies when you can star in them.Now he has signed on to star in the romantic comedy Seventeen Again and to play in the remake of the hugely popular movie, Footloose. Efron is also earning more than $3 million for his role in High School Musical 3. Not bad for a 21-year-old. But Efron still remembers those bullies (注)."You always have to remember that bullies want to bring you down because you have something that they admire," Efron said. "Also, when you get made fun of, when people point out your weaknesses, it's an opportunity for you to rise above."Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank.1. Which of the following might be the best title to the passageA. Don't give upB. He who laughs last laughs the hardestC. Zac Efron's life storyD. Zac Efron's success in musical film2. How do you understand the sentence But history, as they say, is a thing of the past. in paragraph 3A. History is a collection of the past .B. Zac Efron's history is wonderful.C. Different from history, Efron is quite popular now.D. History plays an important role in Zac Efron's life.3. What did Zac Efron do when he was laughed atA. He couldn't accept the fact in the beginning, so he escaped.B. He was so angry that shouted at the person who teased him.C. He cried and told the whole matter to his father to get comfort.D. He cheered himself up and used it as motivation to move on.4. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3A. It mainly talks about Zac Efron's history.B. It mainly focuses on how Zac Efron grew up.C. It talks about how Zac Efron dealt with his business.D. It talks about Zac Efron's successes in career.5. Which of the following is True according to the passageA. Zac Efron was laughed at because he was the most foolish guy in the class.B. Zac Efron is promoting his fourth High School Musical film in the world .C. He once helped the other team win a match when he was playing basketball.D. In his growing process to be a famous actor, his mother played a key part.参考答案:1. B 标题题,文章主要讲述了主人公从小受到同班同学的嘲笑;后来却在事业上取得巨大成功的事情.文章的寓意为谁笑到最后,谁才是笑得最灿烂的.B选项非常符合文意.2．C 句意理解题,此句话作为第三段的开头,着重表示历史已成为过去,现在主人公取得了巨大的成功.3．D 细节推断题,根据全文,主人公面对嘲笑,没有逃避,没有退缩.相反,他振奋精神,利用别人的嘲笑作为前进的动力.4．D 细节归纳题,第三段主要讲述了主人公事业上的成功.5．C 细节题,文章第二段给出了正确的答案.【文章原文】America"s sweetheart 扎克·埃夫隆：笑登红人榜There is an English saying that goes, "he who laughs last, laughs thehardest." High School Musical star and teen heartthrob (让人心动的男人)Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days.As a young boy, Efron was picked on in school because he wasalways the smallest in his class and teased (取笑) because he had a bigspace between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron‟s basketball team made it tothe league championships. In double overtime (两个加时赛), with threeseconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it —to the wrong team!They scored and his team lost the game.But history, as they say, is a thing of the past. Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine"s 100 Most Beautiful People, graces (荣登) the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood"s most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now." Simply google "Zac Efron" and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.Efron was born and raised in California. He took school seriously. According to Efron, "he would flip out (发疯) if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown." It was his father who encouraged him to act. He took part in school performances and with a local theater group. He also took singing lessons. He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the University of Southern California to study film. But he deferred (延期) —why study movies when you can star in them.Now he has signed on to star in the romantic comedy Seventeen Again and to play in the remake of the hugely popular movie, Footloose. Efron is also earning more than $3 million for his role in High School Musical 3. Not bad for a 21-year-old. But Efron still remembers those bullies (欺人者)."You always have to remember that bullies want to bring you down because you have something that they admire," Efron said. "Also, when you get made fun of, when people point out your weaknesses. It‟s an opportunity for you to rise above."Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank.三阅读理解A【文章原文】链接：/RomanceStories.htmRomance Story A Car AccidentSeptember 19th I was booked to work as a greeter at a Nissan dealership for a sale they had going on that weekend. I got there that morning and was introduced to all the salesmen and women, and shown where I was to work.Throughout the day, one of the salesmen and I flirted, making goofy comments at each other. I think I would have said anything that day to get his attention. That evening after work - we all went out to dinner. We sat beside each other and talked, but numbers were never exchanged. I was supposed to be back up there Sunday morning, so I guess I was going to make my move then.Around 10 pm I began my 2 hour drive back down the mountain. For the first part of the drive I was thinking to myself how stupid I had been for not at least giving him my number, oh well! Then all of a sudden, all I could see were headlights. I had gone around a curve and another driver was completely over in my lane. There was no time to even hit brakes, we automatically hit. It knocked me out and I woke up as they were cutting the top of my car off to get me out. They rushed me to the hospital in the town I was working in that day. My mother got there late that night, and laying in the emergency room, I told her about him. I said "throw me in a wheelchair, I'm working Sunday!" She must have thought I was crazy. That morning, mom called the dealership and let them know what had happened and that I would be in the hospital for the rest of the weekend, so I wouldn't be in on Sunday. A few hours later, I received a phone call - as soon as I knew who it was, I about jumped out of my bed! It was the guy I had met Thursday, and he wanted to come see me! yeah baby! Well, he came to visit Friday night, Saturday night, and back Sunday morning to say goodbye. We got to spend a lot of time alone together, and talk about lots of things but I was still afraid I wouldn't ever see him again. He called me that evening, and we talked forever. We never went a day without talking twice or more and every day he had off work, he would drive two hours to see me!Since the wreck caused more damage than I hoped for, It would be awhile before I would be walking and driving again. But he's been by my side, even though I was a stranger to him - he was wonderful.I don't think I could have gotten through it all without him. I am now walking without any braces again, just this week! And we are planning on getting married on sept. 19, 2003 - one year after the day we met.It's just amazing how a tragedy like a car wreck, could bring about such a wonderful relationship!I love you Clayton Stratton!B【母题猜测】链接：全国公共英语等级考试(PETS)第二级Last April, on a visit to the new Mall of America near Minneapolis, I carried with me a small book provided for the reporters by the public relations office. It included a variety of “fun facts” about the mall, such as:140 000 hot dogs are sold each week, there are 10 000 full time jobs, 44 sets of moving stairs and 17 lifts, 12 750 parking places, 13 000 tons of steel, and ＄1 million is drawn weekly from 8 ATMs. Opened in the summer of 1992, the mall was built where the former Minneapolis Stadium(体育馆) had been. It was only a five minute drive from the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport. With 4.2 million square feet of floor space —twenty two times the size of the average American shopping center —the Mall of America was the largest shopping and family recreation(娱乐)center under one roof in the United States.I knew already that the Mall of America had been imagined by its designers, not merely as a marketplace, but as a national tourist attraction. Eleven thousand articles, the small book informed me, had been written about themall. Four hundred trees had been planted in its gardens, ＄625 million had been spent to build it, and 350 stores were already in business. Three thousand bus tours were expected each year along with a half million Canadian visitors and 200 000 Japanese tourists. Sales were expected to be at ＄650 million for 1993 and at ＄1 billion for 1996. Pop singers and film stars such as Janet Jackson and Arnold Schwarzenegger had visited the mall. It was five times larger than Red Square and it included 2.3 miles of hallways and used almost twice as much steel as the Eiffel Tower. It was also home to the nation‟s largest indoor park, called Knott‟s Camp Snoopy.60. We know from the text that the Mall of America is .［A］near an old stadium ［B］close to an airport［C］higher than the Eiffel Tower ［D］bigger than most America parks61. Why are the pieces of information provided by Mall of America referred to as “fun facts”?［A］They are largely imagined. ［B］They are surprising figures.［C］They give exact descriptions. ［D］They make people feel uneasy.62. What‟s the point of mentioning popular stars who had been to the mall?［A］To show its power of attraction.［B］To show that few rich people like to shop there.［C］To tell the public about a new movie being made about it.［D］To tell people that they have chances of meeting famous stars there.63. We can infer from the text that .［A］Japanese visitors are most welcome to the mall［B］Canadian visitors would spend ＄1 billion at the mall［C］Knott’s Camp Snoopy was next to the Mall of America［D］the Mall of America was designed to serve more than one purpose【文章来源】David Guterson的一篇文章，文章较长，不予列出C【母题猜想】链接：/yy/“When one of the doctors criticizes me, I g et defensive. I feel like a child again, being scolded, and I want to explain that I‟m not wrong.” says Viola, a nurse. This is a common reaction to criticism, but not a good one. There are better ways of dealing with criticism.When Sol was criticized by his new employer for not having made a sale, Sol‟s reaction was to feel sorry for himself. “I had put everything I had into making that sale,” Sol says, “and I felt that I had failed as a person. I had to learn through experience not to react like that to each failure.Rather than reacting immediately to criticism, take some time to think over what was said. Your first question should be whether the criticism is fair from the other person‟s position. The problem may be a simple misunderstanding of what you did or your reasons for doing it.After you cool down, consider what you can do about the situation. The best answer may be “nothing”. “I finally realized that my boss was having personal problems and taking them out on me because I was there,” s ays Sheila. “His criticism didn‟t really have anything to do with my work, so nothing I said or did was going to change them.” In Sheila‟s case, the best way to deal with it was to leave her job. However, that‟s an extreme reaction. You may simply explain your opinion without expecting an in-depth discussion. You may even decide that the battle isn‟t worth fighting this time. The key, in any case, is to have a reasonable plan.1. When Sol was criticized by his employer, he __________.A. argued bitterly with his employerB. was angry and gave up his job.C. was sorry for what he didD. was sad and self-pitying2. According to the writer, you should take time to think about criticism because _________.A. people may have a mistaken idea of what you didB. you should welcome other people‟s opinionsC. people may discuss it with you in depthD. you need time to understand yourself3. When the writer says that “the best answer may be …nothing‟, he means you may decide __________.A. to take no notice of the criticismB. to argue with your bossC. you need to change your job.D. you‟ve done nothing wrong4. The writer thinks Sheila can decide to leave her job because her boss _______.A. didn‟t like her appearanceB. refused to change his opinionC. made an unreasonable criticismD. refused to talk to her about the criticism5. What‟s the best subtitle of the last paragraph?A. Take time to cool down.B. React criticism quickly.C. Take action quickly.D. Take positive action.夹叙夹义：1细节题2细节题3猜测句义题4推断题5主旨题(CAACD)D【文章来源】链接：/family_holiday.htmBring the Family?Sibford is located in Oxfordshire with easy access to London,Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon.Port Regis is well situated for exploring the beautiful Southand West of England and Wales.Each school has excellent hotels and guest houses in the locality forparents who are dropping off or collecting children from the school.Please note:All students attending English Country Schools must liveresidentially on site.We *do not recommend* that parents live locally while their childis at the school: experience suggests that this often upsets the childand disrupts progress.Howard's House Country Hotel & RestaurantAbout 15 minutes from Port Regis School, Howard's House is set in large gardens hidden awayin the quietness of the lovely Nadder valley. This hotel has excellent reviews at Trip AdvisorPlumber ManorPlumber Manor is a comfortable Jacobean manor house built oflocal stone, situated about 20 minutes from Port Regis School. The 17thCentury house is surrounded by lawns and is set in tranquil Dorsetcountryside. The Develish stream runs through the grounds. Generallygood reviews at Trip AdvisorStock Hill Country House Hotel and RestaurantStock Hill Country House Hotel and Restaurant is a late Victorian mansion set in eleven acres of mature and beautifully nurtured, wooded grounds on the borders ofDorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. About 10 minutes from Port Regis School. Oneexcellent review at Trip AdvisorBest Western Royal Chase HotelThe Royal Chase Hotel is situated about 5 minutes from the school. One good reviewat Trip AdvisorThe Coppleridge InnThe Coppleridge Inn is a family-run country inn & restaurant nearShaftesbury, just a few minutes from the school.Woodville Farm Bed & Breakfast + self-cateringWoodville Farm is a family run arable & livestock farm set in the Dorsetcountryside about 5 minutes from Port Regis School. Bed and Breakfastaccommodation: one double bedroom & one twin bedroom both with ensuitebathrooms, tea & coffee making facilities, colour television & hairdryer.There is also a self-catering 2-bedroom bungalow nearby. One good review atTrip AdvisorThe Old Forge Bed & Breakfast + self-cateringDating back to approximately 1700, The Old Forge has been renovated and restored tocreate a B&B with two self-catering cottages. About 10 minutes from the school. "We alsorun a rural small holding with 2 acres of land where we keep our two Arabian horsesJasmine and Ariel, as well as compete in long distance riding. We also have twoLabradors Molly and Willow, Westie Daisy and free range chickens."La Fleur de Lys Restaurant with RoomsLa Fleurs de Lys is a completely non-smoking establishmentsituated in the centre of the historic town of Shaftesbury, justa few minutes from the school. The rooms are named afterdifferent varieties of wine.A little further away, the following hotels also have excellentreviews:The White House at Charmouth, about 1 hour from the school. Charmouth Beach (below) is great for fossil hunting.E【母题猜想】链接：大学公共英语四级阅读试题曾经考过本题的试卷：2006年北京市宣武区高三上学期期末质量检测；海宁一中高二年级英语期中试卷2005-2006学年度盐城市高三第一次调研考试07年6月英语四级考试模拟试卷Trees should only be pruned (修剪) when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way.First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches, which will thicken its appearance of give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air.One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but it is a wound that will heal (愈合). Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible. It is important to make the area, which has been pruned, smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the materials available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter, for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference (妨碍) from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed. If this does happen, it is, of course, impossible to paint them properly.71．Why should pruning be done?A．To make the tree grow taller B．To improve the shape of the treeC．To get rid of the small branches D．To make the small branches thicker72．Trees become unhealthy if the gardener .A．forces them to grow too quickly B．does not protect them from the windC．damages some of the small side branches D．allows too many branches to grow in the middle 73．Why is a special material painted on the tree?A．To help a wound to dry B．To cover a rough surfaceC．To make a wound smooth D To prevent disease entering a wound74．A good gardener prunes a tree .A．several times throughout the year B．as quickly as possibleC．occasionally when necessary D．regularly every winter75．What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?A．To discuss different methods of pruning B．To introduce some common knowledge of pruning C．To explain how trees develop disease. D．To give practical instruction for pruning a tree。