高二期中閱讀理解及答案解析(一)
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[1]The word addiction usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs, but in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions. Some people are compulsive (難以自制的) shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games
[2]Over the years, shopping has become a very common activity. Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more everyday, but it's more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they don't need. Even though they don't have enough money, they buy everything they want.
[3]The question is: why do they have this addiction? There isn't a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad, worried, upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.
[4]Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction, but it can ___________. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However, the process, like for most addictions, is long, and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings, so they spend money they don't have. They get deep in debt, and they can even go bankrupt and get sent to prison. (294)
1. List three activities that might develop into addictions based on the text.
(Please answer within 8 words)
① ________________________ ② _______________________③ ________________________
2. What's the main idea of Paragraph 3? (Please answer within 8 words)
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3. Fill in the blank in paragraph 4 with proper words. (Please answer within 6words)
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4. Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
Accordingly, these shopaholics should turn to a certain organization for help so that they can stop compulsive shopping.
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5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 into Chinese.
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Key:
1. shopping, drinking, playing computer games, working, watching TV, taking drugs.
第一段中最全面的概括了能使人成癮的事情。"alcohol or drugs", "compulsive shoppers", "their work", "watching TV or playing computer games".考生要注意語言的表達，題目要求 "list three activities", 所以注意用名詞或動名詞來回答。
2. The reason why some people/ shopaholics have shopping addiction
The possible reasons for shopaholism/ shopping addition
第三段第一句The question is: why do they have this addiction?提出了問題，下文都是對此做出的解答。所以變換一下表達方式就可以得出準確的答案。
3. cause/ bring about/ result in many problems
關鍵是上下文要連貫。上文提到，購物癖看起來是沒有害處的癮，但是…，所以要從有害的角度來說;下文也是從這個角度談論的.。
4. If this is the case, people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit.
Accordingly：根據情況來說，同原文中的"If this is the case"------如果這是事實的話，意思接近。 turn to…for help:求助…。找到這兩個關鍵地方就能準確找出答案。
5. 他們購物成癮，而且通常買的都是用不著的東西。(他們購物上癮，常買些不需要的東西。)
be hooked on意為：成迷，上癮，是關鍵短語。"that they don't need"是things 的定語從句。
A farmer grew some vegetables in his garden. One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market. The next morning he took two baskets of vegetables to town. But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street. When his vegetables were sold out, it was dark. He bought some medicine and hurried to his village.
On his way home he saw a person lying on the snow. He placed his baskets on the ground and was going to help the person to get up. At that time he found it was a dead man and there was much blood on his body. He was so afraid that he ran away quickly, without taking the baskets with him.
The next afternoon the farmer was sent to the police station. Having shown the baskets, an officer asked, "Are these yours?" "Yes, sir." the farmer answered timidly(膽怯地). "Have you killed the man?" "No, no, sir." the farmer said in a hurry. "When did you see the dead man?" "About seven last evening." "Did you see who killed the man?" "No, sir." The officer brought out a knife and asked, "Have you seen it yet?" "No, sir." The officer became angry and told the policemen to beat him up and sent him into prison.
That evening the officer went on trying. Pointing to the knife, he asked again, "Have you seen it yet?" "Yes, sir." The officer was happy and asked, "When and where?" "I saw it here this afternoon, sir."
1. The farmer decided to sell the vegetables to _______.
A. buy some food for his familyB. buy some medicine for his wife
C. go to see a doctorD. go to the cinema
2. The farmer didn't sell out his vegetables until the evening because _______.
A. they were too badB. they were very expensive
C. it rained hard that morningD. people wouldn't go out on such a bad day
3. As _______, the farmer decided to help the person to stand up.
A. he was ready to help others
B. the person was one of his friends
C. he thought the person would thank him
D. he thought the person had drunk too much
4. The farmer ran away quickly because _______.
A. the policemen were coming towards him
B. his wife was waiting for him at home
C. he was afraid to see a dead man
D. it was so late that he couldn't stay there any longer
5. The officer tried the farmer to _______.
A. know who had killed the man
B. know if he had seen the dead man
C. ask when he saw the dead man
D. ask if he had seen the knife
【答案與解析】本文講述了一個膽小的農民遇到一個死人，而被警察傳訊的故事。
1. B。細節題。根據第1段第二、三句 One day his wife was ill and he had no money. He had to sell some cabbages and carrots in the market 可知答案為B。
2. D。細節題。根據第1段第5句 But it was raining hard that afternoon and there were few people in the street 可知答案為 D。
3. D。推斷題。運用排除法：前3項文中都沒有提到，儘管第4項也沒有提到，但比較符合常理。
4. C。細節題。這個農民很膽小，當他發現這是個死人的時候他當然非常害怕，所以選擇C。
5. A。推斷題。警察審問的目的就是為了找出凶手，很顯然答案是A。
高二英語閱讀 高二期中閱讀理解及答案解析（三）
Molly信箱是一個報刊欄目，主持人Molly回答讀者提出的各種問題。第61至65題是五位讀者的來信。請從A、B、C、D、E和F中為每封來信選出最合適的回覆，並在答題紙上將該選項桔號塗黑。選項中一項是多餘選項。
1. Dear Molly,
I have a problem. My parents are always talking to me about studying. They want me to study harder so I can go to a good school. I know studying is very important, but my parents put too much pressure on me. How can I explain to my parents that I need some free time?
------ Overworked
2. Dear Molly,
My best friend Tony is a nice young man, but he has a bad habit. He is always late. No matter where he is going to what he is doing, he is never on time. Once he turned up thirty minutes late for a meeting! What can I do to break him of this bad habit?
------ Worried
3. Dear Molly,
I have a new roommate named Louis. He is a good friend of mine, but he is driving me crazy because he is very untidy. He leaves his dirty clothes everywhere, and he never makes his bed. I am extremely neat. What can I do?
----Unhappy
4. Dear Molly,
My cousin plays computer games a lot and he keeps on talking to me about various games. I don't have any interest at all, but I find it difficult to stop him without hurting his feelings. Would you kindly give me some advice?
--- Shy
5. Dear Molly,
I'm feeling upset these days because the result of my last English exam was not as good as I had expected. My teacher comforted me, saying "Don't worry. You can do better next time." But I'm still feeling bad. I need your help.
----Disappointed
Key: 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. F
高二英語閱讀 高二期中閱讀理解及答案解析（四）
Some people believe that international sports create goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international competitions encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some truth in both arguments. ____1____ Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused mainly by minor national competitions.
One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation (憤慨) after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the loser's objection to the final decisions. ____2____ Their manager was very angry and he said, "This wasn't hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished." The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension (停賽) of the team for at least three years.
____3____ The game had ended in disturbance. It was thought at first that the United States had won, by a single point, but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play. A Russian player popped it into the basket. It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match. ____4____ The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals.
____5____ The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals, or in non-national teams, might be too much to hope for. But in the present organization of the Olympic there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism (愛國主義). (370)
A. It is believed that athletes come to the Olympic Games to compete for their countries.
B. Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played competitively rather than for the love of the game.
C. An appeal jury discussed the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand.
D. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents' victory was unfair.
E. So judges were probably the result of the conflicts between the teams from different countries in Olympic ball games.
F. But in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood.
G. The American basketball team announced that they would not give up first place of Russia, after a disputable end to their competition.
Key:
1. F 2. D. 3. G 4. C 5. B
高二英語閱讀 高二期中閱讀理解及答案解析（五）
A 1987 survey was given to 5,000 high school seniors. ____1____ Students in Boston were questioned. One-third of them could not name six New England states. Students in Baltimore were questioned. Half could not shade in the United States on a map. Here is what another survey showed. Students did not know history. Most did not know the dates of the American Civil War. Many did not know World War II leaders.
Someone asked this question. ____2____ Their answer: Social studies was not important. They said it was the least important of their studies.
What is social studies? It is the study of individuals. It is the study of groups. It is the study of societies. Social studies covers many fields. You have read about history and geography. These are part of social studies. ____3____ Let's say you study the way people live together in groups. This is an area of social studies. So is learning about very early people. So is studying government.
Is social studies important? Early Americans thought so. Students then learned history and civics (公民學). This was to make them good citizens. A report from 1916 set a new goal. It said, "The social studies should cultivate a sense of membership in the world community." The world community is very large. ____4____ We have radio and TV. We have phones. We have computers.
Social studies helps us understand the world's people. It helps us learn about groups and societies. ____5____ We all need to be good world citizens. (304)
A. It covers many other areas as well.
B. But today it is easy to share ideas in it.
C. What did students think of social studies?
D. It showed that they did not know geography.
E. Why did students consider the social studies less important?
F. The 1916 goal was important then, and it is even more important now.
G. Therefore, we must try to persuade young people to pay more attention to social studies.
Key:
1. D 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. F
高二英語閱讀 高二期中閱讀理解及答案解析（六）
Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, " I tried to quit (放棄) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke. ____1____ "
Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking. ____2____ They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.
____3____ The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker's body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.
____4____ Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke "just one" cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again. ____5____ (240)
A. It is very hard to quit smoking.
B. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.
C. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.
D. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.
E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.
F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.
G. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.
Key:
1. B 2. D 3. E 4. A 5. F
