高二英语下册同步阅读理解试题及答案

1高二英语下册同步阅读理解试题及答案一Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforemeatahugepileofthattroublesomestufftheycall“books”.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday.“WhencanIgotobed?”Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer.InfactIdarednot.Theclockstrucktwelve.“Oh,dear!”Icried.“TenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy.Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitedesperatenow.IforgotallIhadlearned.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,“OhGod,pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromisetoworkhardafterwards,Amen.”MyeyesweresoheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.Afewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifellasleep.51.Theunderlinedword“wretched”inParagraph3probablymeans____________.A.happyB.disappointedC.unhappyD.hopeful52.Reviewinghislessonsthatnightdidn’thelphimbecause2____________.A.itwastoolateatnightB.hewasverytiredC.hiseyelidsweresoheavythathecouldn’tkeepthemopenD.hehadn’tstudiedhardbeforetheexamination53.Whatdoyousupposeprobablyhappenedtotheauthorthenextday?A.Hewenttoachurchtoprayagain.B.Hepassedtheexamallbyluck.C.Hefailedintheexam.D.Hewaspunishedbyhisteacher.54.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe____________.A.TheNightBeforetheExaminationB.WorkingFarintotheNightC.ASlowStudentD.GoingOverMyLessons二IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses”isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning3$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”because“Jones”isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.“KeepingupwiththeJoneses”cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Jonses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.455.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey____________.A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighboursB.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerichC.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD.wanttobehappy56.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo____________.A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkcityC.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours57.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones”inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause“Jones”is____________.A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStatesC.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname58.Accordingtothewriter,itis____________tokeepupwiththeJoneses.A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.good三Besuretobookatableiftherestaurantyouchooseisanexpensiveorapopularone.Youwillfeelembarrassedtoshowupwithoutbookingand5havingtowaitforatable,leavingverybadimpressiononyourfriend,especiallyyourgirlfriend.Also,besuretochecktoseeifyouneedtobeproperlydressedandtellyourfriendaheadoftimewhattowear.Whenyourfoodarrives,properdiningmannersmakeyoueatatarightpacesothatyouhavetimetotalk.Agoodmeasureofhowfastyoushouldeatistocount10secondsbetweeneachmouthfulandit’sbadmannersifyoueattoofastandthenspendtherestofthetimewatchingyourfriendeat.Don’tmakenoisewhenhavingsoupandchewing,orchewwithyourmouthopen.Yournapkinshouldbeplacedonyourlapatalltimes.Don’tputitinanyotherplace.Ifyouhavetogetup,placeitneatlyonyourseat.Wheneating,putyourforkstraightinyourmouth.Don’tplaceyourforkinthesideofyourmouthasitincreasesthechancesofdroppingyourfood,whichcouldbeveryembarrassing.Ifyougetfoodstuckinyourmouth,don’tpickitoutwithyourfingersorforkatthetable.Excuseyourselfandgotorestroomandgetitoutwithatoothpick.Whendining,keepyoureyesonyourfriendatalltimesandtrytosmilebetweenmouthfuls.Sometimes,youshouldmakeanefforttoshowsomeinterestandaskquestionslike,“Howdoyoulikethebeef?”ifsheneeds,youaretheonewhoissupposedtoflagdownthewaiterbyagentlewaveofthehanduntilsomeonenoticesyou.659.Ifyouwanttoeatinapopularrestaurant,theauthorofthepassagesuggeststhat____________.A.youbookatablebeforehandB.youbookatablebeforehandandchecktobeproperlydressedC.yougowithafriendD.youjustshowupanytimeyouwant60.GoodeatingmannersdoNOTinclude____________.A.eatingataproperpaceB.makingsoundstoshowhowmuchyouenjoyfoodC.placinganapkinonyourlapD.showingsomeinterestinyourfriendwhe