牛津译林版高中英语选修8 阅读训练十四

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Ⅰ 阅读理解

If you want to have a great road trip this summer，consider downloading a few new iPhone and iPad apps to help the miles fly by.Here are some tried­and­tested apps guaranteed to keep everyone busy and happy.

Mad Libs|Ages：4 and up|free

If your kid likes silly sentences，then this app is a good one.Even very young kids can get in on the action with a little help.The app itself is free，but the books(which contain 21 stories each)cost $1.99 as in­app purchases.Just so you know，the funniest noun in the English language is “hamster” and the funniest adjective is “hairy”．

State Plate Bingo|Ages：6 and up|$0.99

Can you find all 50 states in a single road trip？There’s only one way to find out.This app is a continuous search for the entire family.Note：The iPhone version works on an iPad，but isn’t best for it.

Road Trip Bingo|Ages：4 and up|$1.99

Got two kids？Download the only travel­themed bingo app that lets two players compete head to head，not to mention side by side.Your kids can search the landscape for everything from white cars and road signs to snow­topped mountains and airplanes.

Story Lines|Ages：8 and up|free

This creative multi­player game lets everyone but the driver get in on the fun.Player One types a well­known phrase，such as “The early bird gets the worm”．Player Two explains the phrase with a fingertip drawing.Player Three uses a phrase to explain Player Two’s drawing without seeing the original phrase.And so on.It’s a lot like the telephone game we all played when we were young，and it’s absolutely funny.

【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几款在旅途中打发时光的手机app。 1．If one wants to read the books in Mad Libs，he must ________． A．pay $1.99

B．pay to download the app C．know some basic words D．seek help from experts

A 解析：细节理解题。根据Mad Libs部分...but the books...cost $1.99 as in­app

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purchases.可知，这款app免费，但要想阅读里面的图书的话，需支付配套书费1.99美元。

2．What do State Plate Bingo and Road Trip Bingo have in common? A．Both are for people to find road signs. B．Both allow many people to play together. C．Both are related to geographical locations. D．Both work better on the iPhone than on the iPad.

C 解析：细节理解题。根据State Plate Bingo部分的Can you find all 50 states in a single road trip？以及Road Trip Bingo部分的Your kids can search the landscape...可知两款游戏都是和地理位置有关的。

3．What is Player Three’s role in playing Story Lines? A．He will judge who plays best. B．He will check the original phrase. C．He will explain a phrase with a drawing. D．He will describe a drawing with a phrase.

D 解析：细节理解题。根据Story Lines部分，第一人写出一个短语，第二人根据短语画图，第三人根据图画，在不看原短语的基础上配上短语，可知第三个人在游戏中扮演的角色。

Ⅱ 完形填空

Our mind may forget things as we get older, but there are some things that our heart will never forget.

About three years ago, Melvyn Armine was diagnosed(诊断) with Alzheimer’s, a disease which is quite 1 among elders. Now he does not always 2 little things that he used to be able to recall(回想起), like 3 he proposed(求婚) to his wife, Doris, or she proposed to him.

The day before Mother’s Day, Melvyn went 4 ， which isn’t uncommon in Alzheimer’s patients. Some people with Alzheimer’s may 5 to go on a walk and then forget how they can get back home and then they end up wandering 6 . Doris called the police when she 7 her husband was gone. He usually needs 8 to do any walking so she was 9 he might hurt himself.

Police 10 Melvyn three kilometers from his house. When they asked him where he was going, he said he was going to buy 11 for Doris for Mother’s Day, just like he had done every year 12 their first child was born. Even though Melvyn couldn’t remember his 13 or even from where he started walking, he 14 he had to get some flowers for his wife. 15 driving him home right away, the two

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policemen, Grigsby and Dillard, gave him a 16 to the flower store and even paid for the flowers.

“When I saw him walking up 17 those flowers in his hands, it just broke my heart. I know that he went there to get me some flowers because he loves me 18 ，” Doris said to the policemen when Grigsby and Dillard dropped Melvyn at home.“It is so 19 ， because even though the mind doesn’t remember everything, the 20 remembers.”

【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Melvyn Armine患上老年痴呆，他不记得自己的住所，但他的内心却永远记得在母亲节给自己的妻子买花。

1．A．curable C．dangerous

B．deadly D．common

D 解析：由该空前的Alzheimer’s, a disease...和该空后的among elders可知，老年痴呆症在老年人群体中是“常见的(common)”。

2．A．remember C．catch

B．draw D．keep

A 解析：由下文中的he used to be able to recall(回想起)可知，Melvyn Armine经常不“记得(remember)”以前很容易记得的事情。

3．A．how C．when

B．whether D．where

B 解析：由下文中的or可知，此处指Melvyn Armine不记得是他向妻子Doris求婚的还是妻子向他求婚的。

4．A．wrong C．missing

B．mad D．deaf

C 解析：由下文的描述可知，母亲节前一天，Melvyn Armine走“丢了(missing)”。 5．A．set out C．step down

B．turn around D．catch up

A 解析：由下文中的to go on a walk and then forget how they can get back home可知，老年痴呆症病人常会“动身(set out)”出去散步，然后却忘记了回家的路。

6．A．breathlessly C．carelessly

B．aimlessly D．fearlessly

B 解析：由该空前的then they end up wandering可知，这些老人找不到回家的路，结果却“漫无目的地(aimlessly)”闲逛或游荡。

7．A．reported C．agreed

B．imagined D．realized

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D 解析：当Doris“意识到(realized)”丈夫失踪时，她赶紧报了警。 8．A．praise C．assistance

B．time D．energy

C 解析：日常生活中，Melvyn Armine走路不方便，Doris要经常“协助(assistance)”他四处走动。

9．A．amazed C．frightened

B 解析：Doris“担心(worried)”丈夫会受伤。 10．A．found C．seized

B．searched D．challenged B．worried D．ashamed

A 解析：警察在离Melvyn Armine的家三公里开外的地方“找到了(found)”他。 11．A．books C．flowers

B．clothes D．souvenirs

C 解析：由下文中的he had to get some flowers for his wife可知，Melvyn Armine说他要去给妻子买“花(flowers)”。

12．A．unless C．before

B．until D．since

D 解析：“自从(since)”他们的第一个孩子出生以后，Melvyn Armine坚持每年母亲节给妻子买花。

13．A．address C．purpose

B．number D．destination

A 解析：由下文中的even from where he started walking可知，Melvyn Armine记不清楚自己的“住址(address)”，也记不清楚他是从哪里开始走的。

14．A．admitted C．decided

B．knew D．forgot

B 解析：尽管Melvyn Armine无法记起自己的住址及从哪里开始走的，但他内心“知道(knew)”要给妻子买花。

15．A．As well as C．Rather than

C 解析：参见下题解析。 16．A．lift C．treat

B．call D．visit B．Apart from D．Because of

A 解析：两位警官“并没有(Rather than)”立刻送Melvyn Armine回家，而是“开车送(give...a lift)”他去花店买花。

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17．A．against C．on

B．towards D．with

D 解析：由该空后的those flowers in his hands可知，Melvyn Armine手里“拿着(with)”花。

18．A．simply C．regularly

B．deeply D．properly

B 解析：由上文的描述可知，Melvyn Armine“深深地(deeply)”爱着他的妻子。 19．A．interesting C．special

B．embarrassing D．terrible

C 解析：Doris认为这种情况非常“特别(special)”。 20．A．heart C．body

B．brain D．life

A 解析：由第一段中Our mind may forget things as we get older, but there are some things that our heart will never forget.可知，尽管大脑会不记得一些事，但是“心(heart)”会记得。

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