高考十选九阅读巩固提升练习

Passage 1

At a few minutes past five, Dave noted that the blanket of darkness was lifting. He was just able to make out the heavier masses that 1 appeared as the familiar trees that lined the road at the base of the hill. The upper reaches of the sky showed lighter shades of gray. Dave got out of bed quietly and dressed quickly. He 2 a spoonful of instant chocolate into a glass of cold water, and his impatience forced him to finish the drink in gulps.

3 he walked down towards the lake, Dave paused to reach for the fishing pole and gear box on the bench where he had left them the night before. 4 the time where he reached the small boat, a thick white mist(雾气)had spread over the surface of the water. He stepped into the boat, sat down, and rowed out of the weed beds that lined the edge of the shore.

The outer fringe(边缘)of the lake disappeared as the boat moved forward 5 . All he could see was the enveloping whiteness. He could not tell where the boat and the 6 air met the surface of the lake.

Dave rowed steadily ahead, relying on a mental picture of the surroundings. Then the mist began to rise, slowly. It soon rested inches above the still 7 of the lake. The heavy silence was now being broken by the fish breaking through the surface as they 8 out of the water for low-flying insects.

The 9 time had arrived. Dave raised his pole. Dawn was broken. He was excited with expectancy.

Passage 2

Although interior (内部的 ) design has existed since the beginning of architecture, its development into a specialized field is really quite 1 Interior designers have become important 2 because of the many functions that might be contained in a single large building.

The importance of interior design becomes evident when we realize how much time we spend 3 by four walls. Whenever we need to be indoors, we want our surroundings to be as attractive and comfortable as possible. We also expect each place to be 4 to its use. You would be shocked if the inside of your bedroom were suddenly changed to look like the inside of a restaurant. And you wouldn't feel 5 in a business office that has the appearance of a school.

It soon becomes clear that the interior designer's most important basic 6 is the function of the particular space. For example, a theater with poor sight lines, poor sound shaping qualities, and too few entries and exits will not 7 for its purpose, no matter how beautiful it might be decorated. He or she must coordinate (协调)the shapes, lighting and decoration of everything from ceiling to floor. In addition, the designer must usually select furniture or 8 built in furniture, according to the functions that need to be 9 .

Keys: 7. FBGHC JEDA

8. BDFHJ IGEC

Passage3

We might be surprised at the progress made in every field of study, but the methods of testing a person's knowledge and ability remain as primitive as ever they were. It is really extraordinary that after all these years, educationists have still failed to devise something more 1 than examinations. For all the 2 that examinations test what you know, it is common knowledge that they more often do the exact 3 . They may be a good means of testing memory, or the knack of working rapidly under extreme pressure, but they can tell you nothing about a person's true ability.

As anxiety-makers, examinations are 4 to none. That is because so much depend on them. They are the 5 of success or failure in our society. Your whole future may be decided in one fateful day. It doesn't matter that you weren't feeling very well, or that your mother died. Little things like that don't 6 : the exam goes on. No one can bring out the 7 in him when he is in terror, or after a sleepless night, yet this is precisely what the examination system expects him to do. The moment a child begins school, he enters a world of fierce competition where success and failure are clearly 8 and measured. Can we wonder at the increasing number of "drop-outs": young people who are written of as 9 before they have started a career? Can we be surprised at the suicide ( 自从) rate among students?

Passage 4

In recent years, more and more foreigners are involved in the teaching programs of the United States. Both the advantages and the disadvantages of using faculty (教师总称 ) from foreign countries in teaching positions have to be 1 , of course. It can be said that foreign 2 that makes the faculty member from abroad an asset ( 财富 ) also creates problems of adjustment, both for the university and for the individual.

The foreign research scholar usually 3 himself in the laboratory as a means of protection; however, what he needs is to be 4 into a highly organized university system quite different from that at home. He is faced in his daily work with 5 in philosophy, arrangements of courses and methods of teaching. Both the visiting professor and his students lack background in each other's 6 Some 7 of what is already in the minds of American students is required by the foreign professor. While helping him to adapt himself to his new environment, the university must also make certain adjustments in order to take full advantage of what the newcomer can offer. It isn't always known how to make 8 use of foreign faculty, especially at smaller colleges. This is thought to be a field where further study is 9 . The findings of such a study will be of value to colleges and universities with foreign faculty.

Keys: 7. JACBI D E H G

8. FHBDG I A E J

Passage5

The idea of fighting a noise by making more noise sounds strange, but that's 1 what motor engineers are doing in Germany and some other countries.

Carmakers' research and development laboratories have already 2 that mixing in more noise with the help of loudspeakers can reduce the 3 noise.

Physicists have known about the 4 for a long time. Sound is made up of pressure waves in the air. If two sound waves of the same frequency(频率)mix so that the highest point of one wave happens at the same time with the lowest point of the other wave, the result is no sound. Therefore, by producing a perfect copy of the noise and delaying It by half a wave cycle(周期), we can kill the unwanted noise. Using this technique many carmakers are racing to develop noise-killing 5 both inside and outside the cars.

Another good thing about the use of noise-killing systems is that it saves the need 6 a silencer, which not only 7 the weight of a car, but also makes the motor burn less oil and work better.

Some engineers believe that the noise-killing system will be 8 in most cars in 1996. But the carmakers haven't decided if they will put it 9 production because it would add several hundred dollars to the cost of their cars.

Passage 6

Personality is, to large extent, inherent—A-type parents usually bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound 1 , since if competition is important to the parents; it is 2 to become a major factor to the lives of their children. One place where children soak up A characteristics is school, which is, by its very 3 , a highly competitive institution. Too many schools 4 the "win at all costs" moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The current passion for making children 5 against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in

Some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, dropped dead seconds after saying: "Rejoice, we conquer!".

By far the worst form of competition in school is the disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate 6 those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are 7 questionable, but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively harmful.

Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A youngsters change 8 B's. The world needs both types, and schools have an important duty to try to fit a child's personality to his 9 future employment. It is top management.

 

Keys: Passage 7. AEDIJ HGBC

Passage 8. JIEDC BGHA

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