青岛市高新区人才公寓:课时练3

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Consumers at the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant are led by a waiter with night­vision goggles(夜视镜). Inside Dark Restaurant in Beijing，a table of 30 dinners was getting quarrelsome.“I'm touching your head！”said one，like a talkative child.“Who just said that？”another replied.Such voices floated across the 90­plus­seat restaurant，but no one could see who was talking， except the waiters，who were equipped with military­grade night­vision goggles.

In the new conceptual dining，restaurants are turning off the lights to focus attention on the food.The trend seems to have started in Zurich and has since spread all over the world， with dinners sitting in unlit rooms and，lately，being served by waiters in night­vision goggles.The idea is that by depriving(剥夺) one sense (sight)，other senses are heightened.

Darkness has other benefits.“Chinese people tend to be shy，” said Chen Long，who owns Whale Inside Dark， which opened in January.“People have found it easy to break the ice here.”

 The first dark restaurant，which opened in Zurich in 1999，had a simple intention.The goal “was creating jobs for the blind and handicapped people，”said the manager.The concept has been popular in Paris，London，Sydney and elsewhere， offering new variations on sight deprivation，by which people can experience a lot in a completely dark condition.

 In Beijing，the Whale Inside Dark Restaurant is not only about heightening the sense of taste，but lowering social inhibitions(压抑).It is popular with Internet daters，who met on matchmaking Web sites that are spreading throughout China. Dinner for two is about 225 yuan，or $29 at 7.76 yuan to the dollar.

Eating in the dark is not without its troubles. Instead of family­style dining，food is served on single­serving plates. When each dish arrives，the server guides your hand to the plate and offers helpful tips like，“This course is eaten with a spoon.”

 The style seems to be working.“People feel a lot more comfortable when they can't be seen by others，”said Mr.Chen，who is opening a second branch in Shanghai，“Couples get to know each other without seeing other's faces.”

56.What's the best title of the passage？

A.The fun in the dark restaurant

B.Dining in the dark

C.The troubles in the dark restaurant

D.The advantages in the dark restaurant

57.The advantages of the dark restaurant include the following EXCEPT　　　　.

A.lowering social inhibitions

B.heightening the sense of taste

C.breaking the ice easily for some shy persons

D.becoming an Internet daters' centre

58.What does the underlined word “unlit”mean in the second paragraph？

A.Dark.　　　　　　　　B.Crowded.

C.Quiet.                D.Colorful.

59.It is implied but not stated that　　　　.

A.only Internet daters like to eat in the dark restaurant

B.people can understand the blind people's world better after visiting the dark restaurant

C.only the waiters with military­grade night­vision goggles can see what happens there

D.consumers are easy to get angry in the dark restaurant

B

One of the biggest new bands in the UK is Arctic Monkeys.Their first two singles(单曲唱片)went straight to Number One in the charts(排行榜)and their first album Whatever People Say I Am，That's what I'm No has become a record­breaking album.It's the fastest­selling debut album(首张专辑)in UK chart history.

Arctic Monkeys are famous because of their great success.They achieved their success thanks to the Internet.Usually a new band signs to a record company and then it is through marketing that people buy their singles.The single sales then get the band into the charts and they become popular that way.

However，Arctic Monkeys became well­known in a slightly different way.Back in 2003 when the band first started，they handed out CDs at their performing concert.Certain fans liked the music so much that they put the music up on the Wed.The general public had access to this music because it was on the Internet and，because people liked the music，the band's popularity increased.The band's popularity was starting to get noticed by major radio stations in the UK.

Arctic Monkeys released(发行)their first single in October 2005.Before that，their music had only been available to download on the Internet.When they did finally release a single and an album，they both rose to the top of the charts.

Music fans welcome the use of the Internet this way—Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it.There were no ads.As music downloads continue to increase in popularity，we can expect to see more and more bands make it big in this way.

60.Arctic Monkeys gained popularity through 　　　　.

A.giving away their CDs

B.the Internet

C.singing to a record company

D.marketing and advertisement

61.Before 2005，how can you get Arctic Monkeys's music？

A.Going to their live music party.

B.Download their music from the Internet.

C.Buying their singles and albums in a shop.

D.Listen to it on radio in the UK.

62.Why did Arctic Monkeys become popular？

A.People could hear their music often.

B.They didn't advertise their music.

C.People liked their music.

D.The marketing company is done well.

63.From the passage，we can draw a conclusion that 　　　　.

A.music fans like Internet bands more than traditional ones

B.Internet bands sell their albums through the Internet

C.Internet bands only put their music on the Internet

D.people can rise to fame with the help of the Internet

C

It was a very happy family.The life was fairly well­off.Father，Leopold，was a music master in Austria.Mother was warm­hearted.There were two children，Marianne，a schoolgirl，and little Wolfgang，a child not quite four years old.

Marianne was learning to play the piano，and day after day Leopold stood behind her as she practised.How patient her father was，and how cleverly he showed Marianne how to play some particularly difficult pieces！She was making progress，very good progress，and that was excellent.And there，almost lost in the big chair，sat Wolfgang，who never had to be told to keep quiet when Marianne was practising.One evening at sunset Leopold patted Marianne's shoulder，saying she had done well.At that moment Wolfgang climbed on his father's knee and begged to be allowed to play the pretty piece Marianne had now mastered.What a joke that was！Picking up his baby son，Leopold laughed and said，“Look at your small hands.You must wait，little man！”

There was no end of fun during tea，and Marianne had to tell her mother about Wolfgang wanting to play a difficult piece.When the meal was finished，Marianne helped to clear away the dishes.Suddenly Leopold got up.“Listen！”said he in a surprised voice.“Listen！”“Marianne is playing the piece better than ever！”

But Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen.

His wife following，Leopold walked quietly upstairs，the lamp in one hand，his music book in the other.He pushed open the door，and there was little Wolfgang playing in the darkness.“I love it.”whispered the child.

It was the beginning of Mozart's life of music.

64.Wolfgang was quiet when his sister practised the piano because 　　　　.

A.he liked his sister

B.he loved music

C.he didn't feel well

D.he didn't want to make a noise

65.Wolfgang's father told him he couldn't play the piano yet because 　　　　.

A.he was too small

B.his sister was taking lessons

C.he had to help his mother

D.he had to wait for his sister finish practising

66.Leopold's family was 　　　　.

A.poor　　　　　　　　　　　B.very wealthy

C.extremely rich          D.fairly rich

67.Shortly after tea Leopold heard the music from upstairs.He was astonished because 　　　　.

A.Marianne had never played the piece so beautifully

B.Marianne was washing dishes in the kitchen

C.Wolfgang was playing in the darkness

D.Wolfgang loved the piece so much

D

Years ago，when I started looking for my first job，a wise adviser urged，“Barbara，be enthusiastic！Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.”

How right they were.Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure，extra work into opportunity and strangers into friends.

“Nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm，”wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.It is the paste that helps you hang in there when the going gets tough.It is the inner voice that whispers，“I can do it！”when others shout “No，you can't.”

It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock，a geneticist(遗传学家)who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine，to be generally accepted.Yet she didn't let up on her experiments.Work was such a deep pleasure for her that she never thought of stopping.

Author and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote，“Years wrinkle the skin，but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul”.

Enthusiastic people also love what they do，regardless of money or title or power.If we can't do what we love as a full­time career，we can treat it as a part­time interest，like the head of state who paints，the nun(修女)who runs marathons，the official who handcrafts(手工制作)furniture.

We can't afford to waste tears on “might­have­beens”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what­can­be”.

We need to live each moment wholeheartedly，with all our senses—finding pleasure in the fragrance of a back­yard garden，the crayoned(蜡笔的)picture of a six­year­old，the enchanting beauty of a rainbow.It is such enthusiastic love of life that puts a sparkle in our eyes，a lilt in our steps and smooths the wrinkles from our souls.

68.What can be the best title of this passage？

A.Find pleasure in what you are doing

B.Wake up your life

C.To give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul

D.No pains，no gains

69.What conclusion does the writer draw through the experience of finding a job？

A.Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.

B.Years wrinkle the skin，but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

C.We can't afford to waste tears on might­have­beens.

D.Enthusiastic people can turn a boring drive into an adventure，extra work into         

opportunity and strangers into friends.

70.Which of the following statements is WRONG according to the passage？

A.No one can achieve great success without enthusiasm.

B.Enthusiasm will take a person further than any amount of his experience.

C.We should make great efforts to do the things that can be done instead of regretting for the past.

D.Barbara McClintock was generally accepted many years before she won the Nobel Prize.

71.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “let up on”？

A.Continue.　　　　　         B.Make fewer efforts.

C.Make great efforts.           D.Stop.

E

(2009·福建毕业班质检)A man with a “sob story”has been earning up to $400 in cash handouts(施舍)from shops on the lower North Shore.He has hit three shops in the past two weeks at North Sydney，Mosman and Crows Nest.

“The man has been telling a sob story about needing money because he has been locked out of his home and his wallet is inside，and he needs money to pay a locksmith(锁匠)，”a police officer said.“Sometimes he tells a story about needing money for a new car battery.He has received amounts between $50 and $400 and is then never seen again.”

The conman has also hit businesses on the lower North Shore and northern beaches.“The man seems to do this research and he'll say he is a friend of the shop owner and mentions the owner's name，”the officer said.The man usually targets shops that are busy or short­staffed.

The police officer said shop owners approached by the man should not give him money and contact the police immediately.The man is described as of European appearance，about 50 years old with a strong Italian accent.He is of medium build and about 180cm tall，wearing jeans，a brown T­shirt and an expensive­looking gold watch.The police said the man sometimes gives the name of Tony.

72.The underlined word “conman” (in Paragraph 3)most probably means　　　　.

A.a beggar who begs from shop to shop

B.a jobless man who begs for a short time

C.a man who is in urgent need of money to get out of trouble

D.a man who gets money by tricking people

73.Why does the man target the shops that are busy or short­staffed？

A.He may offer the shops some help.

B.He may do his research better.

C.The shop staff may be too busy to find him out.

D.He may beg for more money from the customers.

74.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

A.The man likes to make friends with shop owners，so he knows their names.

B.The man has got some information about the shops before playing his trick.

C.The man can earn between $50 and $400 every day from shop to shop.

D.The man does business work on the lower North Shore and northern beaches.

75.Why do the police ask shop owners not to give the man money？

A.The man is in fact a rich man.

B.They do not permit begging in the city.

C.They want to prevent shop owners from being cheated.

D.The man has earned a lot of money.

阅读理解答案

语篇解读：本文将带我们到在北京开办的“巨鲸肚黑暗餐厅”，去领略其新奇的经营理念和全黑暗的就餐环境所带给我们的刺激和乐趣，想必定能让同学们有耳目一新的感觉。

56.解析：考查文章大意。根据全文可知，B项符合文章大意，其他诸项皆为片面内容。答案：B　

57.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句和第五段第一句可知，来此餐馆就餐不但能降低社交压力，还提高食欲和breaking the ice(打破冷场)，由倒数第三段可知D项不符合。答案：D

58.解析：词义猜测题。根据构词法lit为light的过去分词，同时结合语境可知：坐在漆黑的房间，然后有带夜视镜的服务员提供服务。答案：A　

59.解析：推理判断题。由文章第四段可知，建饭馆的初衷是帮助盲人和智障人，后来这种做法逐渐流行，能够让人体验在黑暗的环境中的感受，从而理解盲人。A项说法太绝对；C项是文章就有的内容，而非推断内容；D项文章未提。答案：B　

语篇解读：本文主要讲述了互联网助人成名的巨大威力。

60.解析：细节理解题。从第二段中的thanks to the Internet可知正确选项为B。

答案：B　

61.解析：细节判断题。从第四段中的their music had only been available to download on the Internet可知选B。

答案：B　

62.解析：　细节理解题。从第三段中的because people liked the music，the band's popularity increased和第五段中的Arctic Monkeys became popular simply because people liked their music when they heard it可知他们的音乐之所以流行是因为人们喜欢。

答案：C

63.解析：推理判断题。结合文章最后一段的最后一句话可以推断出网络能使一些人迅速成名，因此D项符合。

答案：D　

64.解析：推理判断题。父亲教姐姐玛丽安练琴时，小沃尔夫冈坐在旁边的大椅子上静静倾听，这暗示他被琴声吸引，对音乐有浓厚的兴趣。倒数第二段的“I love it”也表明他对音乐的热爱。所以选B。

答案：B　

65.解析：　细节理解题。由文中“ Look at your small hands.You must wait，little man！”可推知父亲觉得沃尔夫冈年纪还小，不足以弹钢琴，故A项正确。

答案：A

66.解析：细节理解题。根据上下文推测“The life was fairly well­off...”中fairly well­off意为“富有”，因此排除A项；B、C中的very，extremely分别为“非常”、“极其”之意与女中的fairly“相当地，还算”的程度有别。答案：D　

67.解析：推理判断题。文中“Listen！”“Marianne is playing the piece better than ever.”的意思是父亲对玛丽安比以往演奏得好感到惊奇，但事实上是沃尔夫冈在演奏。B、D两项是在说完这句话之后意识到的事情，时间先后颠倒，不符合题意；C项的干扰性很强，父亲在楼下饮茶，根本没有想到是沃尔夫冈在演奏，而是以为女儿在演奏，故C项不成立。所以答案为A。

答案：A　

68.解析：主旨大意题。纵观全文可以看出文章从理论和事实上告诉我们如何在工作中充满热情，唤醒自己的活力(wake up your life)，从而使生活更有意义。

答案：B　

69.解析：　细节题。第一段作者介绍了自己找工作时一个人对自己说的话：要有热情。然后在第二段作了总结和评论：有热情的人们可以把一次烦人的开车变成探险活动，把加班看作机遇，把陌生人变成朋友。

答案：D　

70.解析：　细节判断题。第四段介绍了：It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock，a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine，to be generally accepted.但并没有说她得到广泛认可是在获诺贝尔奖之前。所以D项错误。答案：D

71.解析：词义猜测题。Barbara McClintock获得诺贝尔奖后，她一如既往地坚持工作，因此从未放松(let up on)做实验，也未想到停止。由此可见，这里let up on应和make fewer efforts同义，意思是：放松。答案：B　

语篇解读：本文讲述了一个靠编各种“悲惨故事”到处骗钱的家伙。这个骗子已引起了警方的注意，警方公布了这个骗子的一些情况，并提醒人们见到后立即通知警方。

72.T解析：词义猜测题。根据文章内容可知，conman是指通过编故事来骗取钱财的人。答案：D　

73.解析：推理判断题。根据常识可知，商店比较繁忙或是人手不足时，人们没有太多的时间辨别他的身份。

答案：C　

74.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的内容可知，行骗前此人通常会先对店的情况作一下了解。

答案：B　

75.解析：推理判断题。根据常识即可知C项正确。

答案：C