2024年4月11日发(作者：后女)
2016怀化市鹤城区高考英语二轮：阅读理解联合演练（3）及答案
阅读理解。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。
From good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, experience, and
instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time
being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. Reading good books is one
of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful,
and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in
reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and
satisfaction.
With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Whether the
characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may
become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the
wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may
delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold or because
they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances.
Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need
never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismiss them
without any fear of hurting their feelings. When human friends desert us, good
books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement. One of
the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience. Few of us can travel far
from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives
through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull
realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will
help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay
our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport
to enter the land of our heart's desire. Through books we may get the thrill of
hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb lofty mountains, brave the perils
of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without
hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mingle with the
gay throngs of the Paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an
Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the
whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are
almost unlimited. The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of
art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the
wonder and enjoyment of those who read.
16. Why is it that we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity
while reading?
A. No one has come to disturb you.
B. Everything is so quiet and calm around you.
C. The book you are reading is so interesting and attractive.
D. Your book is overdue; you are finishing it at a very fast speed.
2024年4月11日发(作者：后女)
2016怀化市鹤城区高考英语二轮：阅读理解联合演练（3）及答案
阅读理解。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。
From good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, experience, and
instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time
being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. Reading good books is one
of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful,
and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in
reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and
satisfaction.
With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Whether the
characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may
become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the
wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may
delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold or because
they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances.
Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need
never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismiss them
without any fear of hurting their feelings. When human friends desert us, good
books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement. One of
the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience. Few of us can travel far
from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives
through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull
realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will
help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay
our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport
to enter the land of our heart's desire. Through books we may get the thrill of
hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb lofty mountains, brave the perils
of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without
hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mingle with the
gay throngs of the Paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an
Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the
whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are
almost unlimited. The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of
art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the
wonder and enjoyment of those who read.
16. Why is it that we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity
while reading?
A. No one has come to disturb you.
B. Everything is so quiet and calm around you.
C. The book you are reading is so interesting and attractive.
D. Your book is overdue; you are finishing it at a very fast speed.