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开卷速查　规范特训
举一反三　跳出题海
开卷速查(十一)　Module 5　Newspapers and Magazines
建议用时35分钟　满分31分
Ⅰ.语法填空
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Long before, there was a large mountainside, where rested an eagle's nest with four large eagle eggs. One day __1__ earthquake rocked the mountain, causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain to a chicken farm __2__ (locate) in the valley below. The chickens were kind enough to care for the eagle's egg, and an old hen volunteered to nurture (哺育) and raise the large egg.
One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly，__3__， the eagle was raised to be a chicken. Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more __4__a chicken. The eagle loved his present family, but his spirit cried out __5__ more. While playing on the farm one day, the eagle happened to notice a group of mighty eagles soaring in the skies. “Oh，” the eagle cried, “I wish I could soar like those birds.”
The chickens roared with __6__(laugh), “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.”
The eagle continued staring at his real family up above, __7__ (dream) that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would let his dreams __8__(know), he was told it couldn't be done. That is __9__ the eagle learned to believe. The eagle, after time, stopped dreaming and continued to live like a chicken. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away.
You become what you believe you are. So, if you ever dream of becoming an eagle, follow __10__ dream... not the words of a chicken.
答案：
1．an　2.located　3.however　4.than　5.for　6.laughter　7.dreaming　8.known/be known　9.what
10．your
Ⅱ.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。
A
[2014·河北正定月考]
Recently I spoke to some of my students about what they wanted to do after they graduated, and what kind of job prospects they thought they had.
Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors, I was surprised to find that most thought that they would not be able to get the jobs they wanted without “outside help”. “What kind of help is that？” I asked, expecting them to tell me that they would need a relative or family friend to help them out.
“Surgery(外科手术)”， one replied. I was pretty alarmed by that response. It seems that the graduates of today are increasingly willing to go under the knife to get ahead of others when it comes to getting a job. One girl told me that she was considering surgery to increase her height. “They break your legs, put in special extending screws, and slowly expand the gap between the two ends of the bone as it regrows, you can get at least 5cm taller！”
At that point, I was shocked. I am short, I can't deny that, but I don't think I would put myself through months of agony(痛苦) just to be a few centimeters taller. I don't even bother to wear shoes with thick soles, as I'm not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall! It seems to me that there is a trend toward wanting “perfection”， and that is an ideal that just does not exist in reality.
No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm(基准). Advertisements for slimming aids, beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery clinics fill the pages of newspapers, further creating an idea that “perfection” is a requirement, and that it must be purchased, no matter what the cost. In my opinion, skills, rather than appearance, should determine how successful a person is in his chosen career.
1．We can know from the passage that the author works as ________.
A．a doctor B．a model
C．a teacher D．a reporter
2．Many graduates today turn to cosmetic surgery to ________.
A．marry a better man/woman
B．become a model
C．get an advantage over others in job－hunt
D．attract more admirers
3．According to the passage, the author believes that ________.
A．everyone should purchase perfection, whatever the cost
B．it's right for graduates to ask for others to help them out in hunting for jobs
C．media are to blame for misleading young people in their seeking for surgery
D．it is one's appearance instead of skills that really matters in one's career
4．What does the author think of his height?
A．He hates to be called a short man.
B．He tries to increase his height through surgery.
C．He always wears shoes with thick soles to hide the fact.
D．He just accepts it as it is
答案与解析：
如今电影、杂志等各种媒体以及美容、瘦身的各类广告充斥着人们的生活，给人们一种误导：美是值得花费任何代价都要追求的。甚至于作者在和学生谈论毕业打算的时候都吃惊的发现，学生们都想通过整形来获得外表上的优势，以期望在工作面试时靠出众的外表脱颖而出。
1．解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二段Given that I teach students who are training to be doctors可以判断作者是个老师，所以C项正确。
答案：C
2．解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二、三段内容可知现在很多年轻人都想通过整形手术来获得超过别人的资本，所以答案选C。
答案：C
3．解析：推理判断题。根据文章末段No one is born perfect, yet magazines, TV shows and movies present images of thin, tall, beautiful people as being the norm.可知作者对媒体广告大力宣传整形减肥等持批判态度，认为是它们误导了人们，所以答案选C。
答案：C
4．解析：推理判断题。文章第四段I am short, I can't deny ...I'm not trying to hide the fact that I am just not tall！可知作者坦然接受自己矮的事实，所以D选项正确。
答案：D
B
[2013·河南濮阳期末]
The Donkey Mobile Library
It is a bright morning in the Ethiopian countryside. Yohannes walks beside a pair of donkeys that are pulling a two－wheeled cart. They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children's books. This is the Donkey Mobile Library, the first of its kind in Ethiopia and one of only a few in the world.
Yohannes was born in Ethiopia, North Africa, but trained to be a librarian in the USA and returned to Ethiopia years ago. The cart is full of picture books donated by American libraries, teachers and school children.
Yohannes arranges small painted benches in the shade of the trees, and suddenly Ethiopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It's mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement. Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two－monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
“Without books, education is very dull, like food without salt. You can survive but you can't really come alive，”says Yohannes. “The ability to read is the basis for greater productivity, better health and longer life. Even though the children lack material goods, with books they can imagine a world of possibilities.”
Yohannes first worked in the children's section of the main library in America. Surrounded by books he had never seen before, he realized how joyful and imaginative children's literature is. He says, “I always thought of Ethiopia. But how could I bring children's books to my home country when it had almost no libraries to keep the books in？”
He contacted Jane Kurtz, a writer born in America but brought up in Ethiopia, and together they created the Donkey Mobile Library. The children say that the Library has given them ideas about what they might do in the future. A child called Dareje wants to be a scientist and find a cure for life－threatening diseases. An eleven year－old girl, Fikerte, wants to do research about the moon and discover new facts about outer space. Tamrat, aged 10, comes every time.
“What brings you back here time and time again？” the librarian asks him.
“The stories，” Tamrat replies instantly.
5．How do the children feel when they see the Donkey Mobile Library?
A．Curious. B．Surprised.
C．Interested. D．Excited.
6．We can conclude from the passage that ________.
A．Ethiopian children have no idea about their future
B．Yohannes and Kurtz share similar life experiences
C．donkey carts in Awassa usually carry vegetables and tools
D．most books in the Donkey Mobile Library were bought in America
7．According to the passage, the Donkey Mobile Library ________.
A．visits the countryside every day
B．benefits Ethiopian children a lot
C．was created by Yohannes himself
D．was the first of its kind in the world
8．Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from?
A．A news report.
B．A book review.
C．A historical story.
D．An advertisement.
答案与解析：
本文介绍了世界上很少见的两个驴子驮着的流动图书馆。
5．解析：考查考生的审题能力。第三段中and suddenly Ethlopian children come shouting and racing down every road and path. It's mobile library day! They circle the bookshelves with great excitement.
答案：D
6．解析：考查细节辨析能力。第一段中They arrive at the agricultural town of Awassa a where Yohannes opens the sides of the cart to display, not the usual vegetables or tools, but children's books.
答案：C
7．解析：考查细节辨析能力。第三段中Until the Donkey Mobile Library began its regular two－monthly visits, many of these children had never seen a book.
答案：B
8．解析：考查归纳判断能力。本文内容介绍了The Donkey Mobile Library，不为促销商品，不为陈述史实，不是序言，只能是新闻报道。
答案：A

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