泌阳一高2011级英语阅读理解竞赛（复赛）
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Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckers.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.
Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled(溢出).Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleakedalongthepath.
Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!Idon''tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!”
Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas,“IknowI’mnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.I’mhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”
Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindorconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”
Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare(光秃秃的)earth;ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.
1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?
A.Dirty??????????????????????B.Dark
C.Worn-out???????????????????D.Plain-looking.
2.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?
A.Hispast.????????????????????B.Hisaging.
C.Hismanner.?????????????????D.Hisleaking.
3.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto?????????
A.laughattheoldone
B.takepityontheoldone
C.showoffitsbeautifullooks
D.praisethegardener’skindness
4.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?
A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance
B.Becauseitstayedinitsbestcondition
C.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure
D.Becauseithaditsownfunction
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InearlyautumnIappliedforadmissiontocollege.IwantedtogonowherebuttoCornellUniversity,butmymotherfoughtstronglyagainstit.WhenshesawmestudyingaphotographofmyfatheronthesportsgroundofCornell,shetoreitup.
“Youcan’tsayit’snotagreatuniversity,justbecausePapawentthere.”
“That’snotitatall.Anditisatopuniversity.”Shewasstillholdingthepiecesinherhand.“Butwecan’taffordtosendyoutocollege.”
“Iwouldn’tdreamofaskingyouformoney.DoyouwantmetogetajobtohelpsupportyouandPapa?Thingsaren’tthatbad,arethey?”
“No,”shesaid.“Idon’texpectyoutohelpsupportus.”
Fatherborrowedmoneyformhisrichcousinstostartasmalljewelleryshop,Hischiefcustomerswerehisoldcollegefriends.Togetnewcustomers,mymotherhadtohelp.Shepickedupalong-forgottenmembershipinthelocalleagueofwomen,sothatshecouldgettoknowmorepeople.Whetherthosepeoplewouldturnintocustomerswasanotherquestion.IknewthatmyParentshadtowaitforquitealongtimebeforetheirsmallinvestment(投资)couldshowreturns.What’smore,theyhadnotwantedenoughtoberichandsuccessful；otherwisetheycouldnotpossiblyhavemanagedtheirlivessobadly.
Iwastornbetweenthedesiretohelpthemandchangetheirlives,andthedeterminationnottorepeattheirmistakes.IhadastrongbeliefinmypowertogowhatIwanted.AftermonthsofhardstudyIwonafullcollegescholarship（奖学金）.Myfathercouldhardlycontainhisprideinme,andmymothereventuallygaveinbeforemysuccess.
5.TheauthorwasnotallowedtogotoCornellUniversitymainlybecause______.
A.???hisfathergraduatedfromtheuniversity
B.????hismotherdidnotthinksitagreatuniversity
C.????hisparentsneededhimtohelpsupportthefamily
D.???hisparentsdidnothaveenoughmoneyforhim
6.Thefatherstartedhissmallshopwiththemoneyfrom_____________.
A.alocalleague????????????????B.hisuniversity
C.hisrelatives?????????????????D.hiscollegefriends
7.Whydidthemotherrenewhermembershipintheleague???????
A.Tohelpwithherhusband’sbusiness??B.Toraisemoneyforherson
C.Tomeetherlong-forgottenfriends????D.Tobettermanageherlife
8.Accordingtothetext,whatwastheauthordeterminedtodointhatautumn??
A.???Togetawell-paidjobforhimself
B.????Toimproverelationswithhismother
C.????Togotohisdreamuniversity
D.???Tocarryonwithhisfather’sbusiness
C
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Youchoosetobeawinner！
TheWinnersClubisabankaccountspeciallydesignedforteenagers.Ithasbeenmadetohelpyoubettermanageyourmoney.TheWinnersClubisatransactionaccount（交易账户）whereyoureceiveakey-cardsoyoucangettoyourmoney24/7—that’s24hoursaday,7daysaweek!
It’saclubwithimpressivefeaturesforteenagers：
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You’renomillionairesowedon’texpectyoutopaylargefees.Infact,therearenoaccountkeepingortransactionfees!
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Youwantyourmoneytogrow.TheWinnersClubhasagoodrateofinterestwhichgetsevenbetterifyoumakeatleasttwodeposits（储蓄）withouttalkingthemoutinamonth.
●Convenient
Teenagersarebusy—wegetthat.Youmayneverneedtocometoabankatall.WiththeWinnersClubyoucanchoosetousehandytellersandtobankfromhomeusingthephoneandtheInternet．．．YoucanhavemoneydirectlydepositedintoyourWinnersClubaccount.Thiscouldbeyourpocketmoneyoryourpayfromyourpart-timejob!
●Megamagazineincluded
Alongwithyourregularreport,youwillreceiveaFREEmagazinefullofgoodideastomakeevenmoreofyourmoney.TherearealsofantasticoffersandcompetitionsonlyforWinnersClubmembers.
TheWinnersClubisagreatchoiceforteenagers.Anditissoeasytojoin.Simplyfillinanapplicationform.Youwillhavetogetpermissionfromyourparentorguardian(sowecanorganizethatcoolkey-card)butitiseasy.Wecan’twaittohearfromyou.It’sthebestwaytochoosetobeawinner!
9.TheWinnersClubisabankaccountintendedfor_________.
A.parents??????B.teenagers???????C.winners??????????D.adults
10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheWinnersClub？
A.Specialgiftsarereadyforparents.
B.Thebankopensonlyonworkdays.
C.Servicesareconvenientforitsmembers.
D.Feesarenecessaryfortheaccountkeeping.
11.TheWinnersClubprovidesmagazineswhich_______.
A.encouragespending
B.arefreetoallteenagers
C.arefullofadventureservices
D.helptomakemoreofyourmoney
12.IfyouwanttobeamemberoftheClub,youmust_________.
A.beanInternetuser????????????B.bepermittedbyyourparent
C.haveabigsumofmoney???????D.beinyourtwenties
13.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Tosetupaclub.??????????????B.Toprovidepart-timejobs.
C.Toorganizekey-cards.?????????D.Tointroduceanewbankingservice.
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Thinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewind.Youcanuseittoflyakiteortosailaboat.Windisoneofourcleanestandrichestpowersource(来源),aswellasoneoftheoldest.Evidenceshowsthatwindmills(风车)begantobeusedinancientIranbackintheseventhcenturyBC.TheywerefirstintroducedtoEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeofusingwindpower.
Formanycenturies,peopleusedwindmillstogrind(磨碎)wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground.Whenelectricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremoteareasbegantousethemtoproduceelectricity.Thisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradio.However,bythe1940swhenelectricitywasavailabletopeopleinalmostallareasoftheUnitedStates,windmillswererarelyused.
Duringthe1970s,peoplestartedbecomingconcernedaboutthepollutionthatiscreatedwhencoalandgasareburnedtoproduceelectricity.Peoplealsorealizedthatthesupplyofcoalandgaswouldnotlastforever.Then,windwasrediscovered,thoughitmeanshighercoasts.Today,thereisaglobalmovementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwind.
14.Fromthetextweknowthatwindmills____.
A.wereinventedbyEuropeanarmies.
B.haveahistoryofmorethan2,800years.
C.usedtosupplypowertoradioinremoteareas.
D.haverarelybeenusedsinceelectricitywasdiscovered.
15.Whatwasanewuseforwindpowerinthelatel9thcentury?
A.Sailingaboat.
B.Producingelectricity.
C.Grindingwheatintoflour.
D.Pumpingwaterfromunderground.
16.Oneofthereasonswindwasrediscoveredinthe1970sisthat____.
A.windpoweriscleaner.
B.itisoneoftheoldestpowersources.
C.itwascheapertocreateenergyfromwind.
D.thesupplyofcoalandgasfailedtomeetneeds.
17.Whatwouldtheauthorprobablydiscussintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Theadvantageofwindpower.
B.Thedesignofwindpowerplants.
C.Theworldwidemovementtosaveenergy.
D.Theglobaltrendtowardsproducingpowerfromwind.
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GeorgeProchnikwouldlikewouldliketheworldtoputasockinit.Hemakeshiscaseinanewbook,listeningforMeaninginaWorldofNoise,Hereheexplainshimself(usinghisindoorvoice):
“We’vebecomesoaccustomedtonoise,there’saboutalmostadeepprejudiceagainsttheideathatsilencemightbebeneficial.Ifyoutellsomeonetobequiet,yousoundlikeanoldman.Butit’sneverbeenmoreimportanttofindcontinuingquiet.Silencefocusesus,improvesourhealth,andisakeytolastingpeaceandsatisfaction.”
“Weneedtoexcitepeopleaboutthesoundsyoustarttohearifyoumerelyquietthingsdownalittle.DuringaJapaneseteaceremony,thesmallestsoundsbecomesakindofart—thespoonsmakingalightringingsoundonabowl,theedgesofakimono（和服）brushingagainstthefloor.”
“Deafpeopleareveryattentive（专注的）inalmosteveryaspectoflife.Iftwodeafpeoplearewalkingtogether,usingsignlanguage,theyconstantlywatchoutforeachotherandprotecteachotherbypayingsteadyattentiontotheother.Theyareconnectedyetalsofullyawareoftheirsurroundings.Evendeafteenagers!Weinthehearingworldcanlearnfromthem.Ifweremovethepowerfulblasts（一阵阵）ofnoise,webecomeawareofanextraordinarilyrichworldaroundus—oflittlesoftandthesoundoffootsteps,ofbirdsongsandicecracking（开裂声）.It’sastonishinghowbeautifulthingssoundwhenyoucanreallylisten.”
18.Whatdoesthephrase“toputasockinit”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.tobequiet?????B.tobecolorful
C.tobefulloflove?D.tobeattentivetosomeone
19.WhatdoesProehniksayaboutus?
A.Weareusedtoquietness.
B.Wehavetoputupwithnoise.
C.Wedonotthinksilencetobebeneficial.
D.Wedonotbelievelastingpeacetobeavailable.
20.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoProehnik?
A.Weneedmoresoundsinourlives.
B.Thereisnothingtobelearnedfromthedeaf.
C.Wearenotawarehowrichtheworldaroundusis.
D.ThereistoomuchnoiseataJapaneseteaceremony.
21.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat?????.
A.wecanbenefitalotfromoldpeople
B.itisagoodideatousesignlanguage
C.thereisnoescapefromtheworldofsound
D.itispossibletofindhowbeautifulthingssound
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Theinternetwillopenupnewvistas(前景),createtheglobalvillage---youcanmakenewfriendsallaroundtheworld.That,atleast,iswhatitpromisedus.Thedifficultyisthatitdidnottakethehumanmindintoaccount.Therealityisthatwecannotkeeprelationshipswithmorethanalimitednumberofpeople.Nomatterhowhardtheinternettriestoputyouincommunication,itsbesteffortswillbedefeatedbyyourmind.
Theproblemistwofold（双重的）.First,thereisalimitonthenumberofpeoplewecanholdinmindandhaveameaningfulrelationshipwith.Thatnumberisabout150andissetbythesizeofourbrain.Second,thequalityofyourrelationshipsdependsontheamountoftimeyouinvest（投入）inthen.Weinvestalotinasmallnumberofpeopleandthendistributewhat’sleftamongasmanyothersaswecan.Theproblemisthatifweinvestlittletimeinaperson,ourengagementwiththatpersonwilldecline（减弱）untileventuallyitdiesinto“someoneIonceknew”.
Thisisnot,ofcourse,tosaythattheinternetdoesn’tserveasociallyvaluablefunction.Ofcourseitdoes.Butthequestionisnotthatitallowsyoutoincreasethesizeofyoursocialcircletoincludetherestoftheworld,butthatyoucankeepyourrelationshipswithyourexistingfriendsgoingeventhoughyouhavetomoretotheothersideoftheworld.
Inonesense,that’sagoodthing.Butitalsohasadisadvantage.Ifyoucontinuetoinvestinyouroldfriendseventhoughyoucannolongerseethen,thencertainlyyouaren’tusingyourtimetomakenewfriendswhereyounowlive.AndIsuspectthatprobablyisn’tthebestuseofyourtime.Meaningfulrelationshipsareaboutbeingabletocommunicatewitheachother,facetoface.Theinternetwillslowdowntheratewithwhichrelationshipsend,butitwon’tstopthathappeningeventually.
22.Whatisstressedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Thepresentsituationoftheinternet.
B.Thedifficultyincommunicationontheinternet.
C.Thesociallyvaluablefunctionoftheinternet.
D.Theroleofthehumanmindintheinternetcommunication.
23.Theunderlinedword“engagement”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“____________”.
A.appointment??B.connection??C.interview???D.agreement
24.Accordingtothepassenger,theauthorholdstheviewthat_____________.
A.theinternetfailstoplaysovaluablearoleincommunicationasitpromised
B.theinternetdeterminesthequalityofsocialrelationships
C.theinternetgreatlyincreasesthesizeofsocialcircles
D.theinternetcommunicationisnolesseffectivethantheface-to-facetalk
25.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseoftheinternettostrengthenrelationships?
A.Heisuncertainaboutit.??????B.Heishopefulofit.
C.Heapprovesofit.???????????D.Hedoubtsit.
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