高二英语45分钟课堂演练----阅读理解(2)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AMrSmithworksinahospital.Hismedicalskill(医术)isgoodandpeopleliketogotoseehim.Andhe’softenbusyinthedaytime.Sohehopestohaveagoodrestathome.Helivesinabuildingoutsidethecity.AllhisneighbourskeepquietexceptMikewhomovedtherelastmonth.Theyoungmanlivesjustupstairs.Helikesmusicandboughtapianolastweek.Heworksinanofficeandalwaysplaysthepianoaftersupperathome.Hecan’tplayitwellandmakesalotofnoise.MrSmithcan’tfallasleep.Itmakeshimveryangry.HeoftengoesupstairsandtellsMikeaboutit.Buttheyoungmanusuallyforgetsitsoon.OnedayMikewasill.Hehadtogotothehospital.MrSmithlookedhimoverandsaid,“Ifyoustopplayingthepianoatnight,you’llsoonbeallright.”Whentheyoungmanleft,anurseasked,“Doesplayingthepianohaveanythingtodowithhisrecovery,MrSmith?”“Yes,”saidMrSmith.“He’soneofmyneighbours!”1.PeoplelikeMrSmithbecausehe______.A.worksinahospitalB.isagooddoctorC.getsonwellwithhisneighboursD.isverybusyinthedaytime2.MrSmithlives______.A.nexttotheyoungmanB.onthetopofthebuildingC.justundertheyoungmanD.justovertheyoungman3.Theword“recovery”inthethirdparagraphmeans_____.A.findingoutB.takingbackC.gettingworseD.gettingbetter4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.MikeisangrywithMrSmith.B.MrSmithwantsMiketokeepquiet.C.MrSmithwantsMiketosellhispiano.D.MrSmithisgoingtomovetoanotherbuilding.BGoodreadersknowthatreadingisn’tjustaboutknowingwords—it’sawayofthinking.Smartreadersthinkbefore,duringandafterreading.Herearesometipsthatmaybeofsomehelp.Thinkbeforeyouread.Beforeyoureadthetext,askyourselfthequestionsthatwhyyouarereadingitandwhatyouwanttogetfromit.Answeringthequestionswillhelpyouchoosewhatwordsyouneedtoknowandwhatwordsyoucanskiporscan.Thinkwhileyouarereading.Canyougetthemeaningofthetextwithoutlookingupnewwordsinadictionary?Arethereanycluesinthetext?Atextwilloftengiveexamplesthatmayhelpyouunderstandwhatsomeofthewordsmean.Let’stakethefollowingsentenceforexample.ManylargeRussiancities,suchasChelyabinskandIrkutsk,havetakenstepstoprotecttheirculture.Thewords“Chelyabinsk”and“Irkutsk”maybenewtous,butthesentencetellsusthattheyareexamplesof_______.Thinkafteryouread.Doyouunderstandthetext?Whatisthemainideaofthetext?Canyouguessthemeaningofthenewwords?Whichwordsdoyouneedtolookup?Isthetexttooeasyortoohardforyou?Ifyoupracticereadingandthinkinginthisway,youwillbecomeasmarterreaderandyouwilllearnmore,fasterandbetter.5.Thispassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.A.anewspaperforgeneralreadersB.amagazineforlanguageteachersC.abookforlanguagelearnersD.anadvertisementforanewbook6.Theword“scan”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_______.A.readingcarefullyB.readingquicklyandnotwordbywordC.readingbyrepeatingsomeimportantwordsD.readingmorethanonearticleatthesametime7.Whichofthefollowingcanbestbeputintheblankinthepassage?A.countriesB.mountainsC.riversD.cities8.TheauthorofthepassageadvisesustodoallthefollowingEXCEPT_______.A.weshouldthinkbefore,whileandafterwereadapassageB.we’dbetterlookupeverynewwordinadictionaryC.weshouldlearntoguessthemeaningsofnewwordsD.thecluesinapassageshouldbemadeuseofCTOEFLisanimportanttestforforeignstudentswhowanttostudyintheUnitedStates.TOEFLstandsforTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage.MorethanfourthousandAmericanuniversitiesandotherschoolsrequirestudentswhowanttostudytheretotakethetest.Itmeasurestheabilitytoread,writeandunderstandEnglish.TheEducationalTestingServiceproducestwokindsofTOEFLtests.Oneistakenbycomputerinaspecialtestingcenter.ThisishowpeopleinmostareasoftheworldtaketheTOEFL.Thesecondistakenwithpaperandpencil.Collegesanduniversitiessettheirownrequirements.But,ingeneral,schoolswantaminimum(最低的)scoreonthepaper-and-penciltestofabout550.Thisisoutofapossible677points.Onthecomputertest,schoolsgenerallyrequireaminimumscoreofabout213outofapossible300points.TheTOEFLincludesaparttotestlisteningskills.AnewTOEFLisbeingdeveloped.Itwillalsotestspeakingskills.ThistestwillbegivenstartinginSeptember2005.TheEducationalTestingServicesaysitisstilldoingteststoseewhatmightbeconsideredapassingscore.YoucantaketheTOEFLasmanytimesasyouwish.Butyoumustpayeachtime.Thecostisabout130dollars.Expertssayitisagoodideatotakethetestoneortwotimesforexperience.TheyalsosaythebestwaytopreparefortheTOEFListouseEnglishasmuchasyoucan.InternetuserscanfindmoreinformationabouttheTOEFLat(邮政的)addressisTOEFLServices,EducationalTestingService,PostOfficeBox6151,Princeton,NewJersey,08541,USA.9.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.AbriefintroductiontotheTOEFL.B.ThemeaningoftheTOEFL.C.TwokindsofTOEFLtests.D.GreatchangesoftheTOEFL.10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A.YoucanfindsomeinformationabouttheTOEFLontheInternet.B.YoucanalsowritealettertofindsomeinformationabouttheTOEFL.C.YoucantaketheTOEFLasmanytimesasyouwantfreeofcharge.D.TOEFLisnotatestfornativespeakersofEnglish.11.ThepresentTOEFLmeasuresthefollowingEXCEPT_____skills.A.readingB.writingC.listeningD.speaking12.What’sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.Everyschoolrequiresthesameminimumscore.B.Collegesanduniversitieshavetheirownrequirementsforthescore.C.ThetwokindsofTOEFLtestsh