山西省高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解(76)

山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（76）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AIt was the old lady’s eightieth birthday. She was sure Myra wouldn’t forgot her mother’s birthday, even if she was busy. After all, eighty was a special birthday. Perhaps Myra might come. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour brightened her cheeks. She was excited like a child.Mrs. Morrison had brought a card and a bunch of flowers when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake. Johnnie, the little boy next door, was now up with her with a packet of sweets.“I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents, ” he said. “I did last week when I was six.”What would she like? A pair of slippers, perhaps. A blue new cardigan. Or a table lamp. Or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.She stood by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.“Granny, granny, ” Johnnie returned. “I’ve got your post!”He gave her four envelopes. Three were from old friends. The fourth was in Myra’s writing.“No parcel(包裹), Johnnie?”“No, granny.”Almost reluctantly, she tore the fourth envelope open. Folded in the card was a check. Written on the card was a message: Happy Birthday—Buy yourself something nice with the check, Myra and Harold.The six-figure check fell to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady bent to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.1. As can be inferred from the passage, _______.A. the old lady lived alone in a flat away from her daughterB. the friends sent the old lady many lovely presents by postC. Myra was stopped by her husband from seeing her motherD. the neighbours cared little about the old lady in daily life2. The old lady felt _______ when she saw no packet came with her daughter’s card.A. excitedB. happyC. disappointedD. impatient3. Which of the following might serve as the best title for the passage?A. The Present.B. The Check.C. The Birthday.D. The Daughter.4. The reason why the old lady tore the check into small pieces was that _______.A. she was sure her daughter would come, not the checkB. she didn’t notice there were six figures on the checkC. she didn’t think the check was large enough for a presentD. she would prefer a present with love from her daughterBSalvation Army Angel ProgramAngel Tree collects gifts for children and families in need. Participate by selecting an angel from any Angel Tree at all Cyprus Credit Union location or any Utah Macy's Department store. Shop for your angel, then return your new, unwrapped gift to the same Angel Tree. Gifts must be returned before December 14. For more information, call (801) 988-5678 in the Salt Lake area,(801) 374-2588 in the Provo area.Utah Association for People with Intellectual Disabilities Holiday Gift Box Program The program serves primarily low-income adults with intellectual disabilities who don't qualify for other programs because of age limits, said Joyce Whalen, the association's board president. To donate, visit the association at 1326 S.2100 East from 9am to about 5:30 pm to choose an ornament(装饰物) that provides information about an individual who will benefit from the program. Shop for new items and return them by December 14. Donations of generic items, such as towels, socks and hygieneproducts also accepted, as are monetary donations. For more information, call 801-440-1674.Utah Foster Care Foundation's Giving Tree ProgramThe program seeks new gifts and cash donations to fulfill the holiday wishes of more than 1,000 children in state-licensed foster homes." Many of the children in care have been removed from their biological homes because of neglect or abuse," said Nikki Mackay, the foundation's director. " Christmas can be a difficult time for them." To learn how to support the program, call 877-505-5437.Utah State Hospital Forgotten Patient ProgramThe program provides Christmas gifts for hundreds of patients with mental illness. In the history of the program--which may go back as far as 60 years, organizer Shawna Peterson said, "we've never had a forgotten patient." And she doesn't want this year to change that. To support the program, contact Peterson at 801-344-6088.5. After you buy an angel, you should ________.A.post it to where you boughtB. open its package to examine itC. send it to families in need for yourselfD. bring it back in its original form6. If you want to help adults with intellectual disabilities, you should call_____.A. 801-440-1674B.801-988-5678C. 877-505-5437D. 801-344-60887. The underlined phrases "biological homes" in the third program refers to ______.A.homes where they are just brought upB.homes where their natural parents liveC.homes where they learn biologyD.homes where are related to bacteria8. From the last program, we can infer that ______.A.the patients often forgot to come to the hospitalB.the patients are often forgotten to be looked afterC.the patients are being taken good care ofD.the patients had a poor memory in the hospitalCWithout proper planning, tourism can cause problems. For example, too manytourists can crowd public places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants (people)of a country. If tourists cause too much traffic, the inhabitants become unhappy.They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how muchtourism can help the country’s economy. It is important to think about the peopleof a destination (目的地) country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should helpa country keep the customs and beauty that attract tourists. Tourism should alsoadvance well-being (health and happiness) of local inhabitants.Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leaveother jobs to work in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of thecountry’s economy can s uffer.On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Businessescan also lose money. It costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports,air terminals, first class roads, and other support facilities (设施) needed bytourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can costas much as 50 thousand dollars per room to build. If this room is not used most ofthe time, the owners of the hotel lose money.Building a hotel is just a beginning. There must be many support facilities aswell, including roads to get to the hotel, electricity, sewers (阴沟) to handle waste,and water. All of these support facilities cost money. If they are not used becausethere are not enough tourists, jobs and money are lost.9. Which of the following has most probably been discussed in the paragraphthat goes before the passage?A. It is extremely important to develop tourismB. Building roads and hotels is importantC. Support facilities are highly necessaryD. Planning is of great importance to tourism10. Too much tourism can cause all these problems except ______.A. a bad effect on other industriesB. a change of tourists’ C ustomsC. ovcrcrowdedncss of places of interestD. pressure on traffic11. Not enough tourism can lead to _____.A. an increase of unemploymentB. a decrease in tourist attractionsC. the higher cost of support facilitiesD. a rise in price and a fall in pay12. The word “handle” in the last paragraph most probably meansA. carry awayB. pick upC. get inD. take downDWithin a few short years, girls in Europe have become heavier smokers than boys, for reasons experts still fail to understand, according to a British study presented last week to an international conference of smoking.Anti-smoking activists (积极分子) at the second “Tobacco or Health” conference in the Canary Islands pointed out that while adults (grown-ups) were giving up smoking in ever growing numbers, more young people were taking up the habit, particularly girls.One 15-year-old in four is a regular smoker, according to a study made in 27 countries in Europe and the United States, Canada and Israel—by Edinburgh University together with the World Health Organization.In Western Europe, girls were more likely than boys to smoke. In Germany or in England, one third of the girls were smokers compared to one in four boys. In Eastern Europe, the girls “still fall behind” those in the Western Europe but were “catching up” quickly, said the study.The study dealt with the behaviour of 15-year-olds in seven European countries over four year periods between 1986 and 1998.The percentages of young women smoking went from 17 percent to 36 percent in Austria, from 17 percent to 28 percent in Norway, from 21 percent to 28 percent in Hungary.In the seven countries and regions studied Austria, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Wales more girls smoked than boys in 1998, with the exception of Hungary.13. According to the article, more and more _______ in Europe were giving up smoking.A. adultsB. boysC. girlsD. old men14. The country where the number of young women smokers increases fastest is_______.A. NorwayB. AustriaC. HungaryD. Sweden15. The main idea of the passage is_________.A. to introduce something about girl smokers in EuropeB. to report something interesting happened in EnglandC. to describe the present condition of smokersD. to warn young people around the world against smoking1—15 ACADD ABCDB AAABA。