英语阅读训练及答案.doc三

高中英语全国通用阅读训练三有答案

英语阅读试题

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

With its private hidden coves（小海湾）and pink beaches, Bermuda is a perfect place for relaxation and romance, 'though this tiny string of Atlantic islands covers only 21 square miles, there's much to see and do．Spend the days boating, golfing, shopping or swimming with dolphins．Explore secret caves, visit historical museums and churches．Bermuda's nightlife offers everything from fine dining to fast food, jazz clubs to Irish pubs．

Even though a large number of people live on this small island, you should never feel crowded．There arc no ad boards or signs, and relatively few cars to spoil the beauty of the countryside．Most houses seem to fit quite naturally into the scenery．

Bermuda consists of nine parishes（教区）．Pembroke, which surrounds the capital city of I lamilton, is the largest parish in population; St．George has the largest land area．Because of its small size, it's easy to get to know the island．There's much to see, whether you travel by bike, ferry, bus．or taxi．You'll need plenty of time．though, because the pace is slow．Cars and other motorized vehicles must observe the top speed of 15 mph in Hamilton and St．George, 20 mph in the country side．The speed limits are strictly enforced, and there are soovere punishments for breaking the rules．

Once you've done all the must-sees, you'll want to walk around and make discoveries on your own．The best parishes for walking are Somerset, St．George, and Hamilton．But don't fill your days with too much structured sightseeing．You'll want time to lie on the beach and play in the water, and to enjoy moments like sitting by the harbor in the late afternoon, enjoying the views as the sailing boats pass by．Absorbing Bermuda's beauty at your own pace, and stopping to chat with the occasional islander, is really the point．

56．According to the text, which of the following is not true of St．George?

A．It has the largest population．

B．It has the largest land area．

C．It is suitable to be toured on foot．

D．Its cars travel in a very low speed．

57．In Bermuda, you can enjoy all the following except _ ___ __．

A．swimming with dolphins B．its colorful nightlife

C．visiting some churches D．fast racing cans

58．You will need plenty of time to sightsee Bermuda because___ __．

A．it is a crowded island

B．there is no public transportation

C．it has very strict speed limits

D．you have to walk around only

59．In the writer's opinion, .

A．Bermuda is, a relaxing and natural place

B．people in Bermuda are living a lazy life

C．it's unreasonable to forbid ad boards and signs

D．everyone should finish the must-sees first

60．From the last paragraph we can learn that ____．

A．it's easy to enjoy the natural beauty in Bermuda

B．to experience Bermuda's beauty freely is necessary

C．it's difficult to chat with local islanders in Bermuda

D．not everyone is allowed to lie on the beach

B

Although new laws have been passed in some American

states to cut down on distracted（分心的）driving, many

accidents and deaths were still related with it, especially

using cell phones while driving. Recently the Obama

administration is considering disabling cell phones in cars,

aiming to out down cell-phone-related road deaths.

Transportation Secretaryy Ray LaHood, the nation’s anti-distracted-driving supporter, said in an interview on November 18 that federal officials are looking at technology to disable cell phones inside cars．

“I think it will be done," LaHood said．"I think the technology is there and 1 think you're going to see the technology become adaptable in automobiles to disable these cell phones．We need to do a lot more if we were going to save lives．"

Also on Thursday, the transportation government started a new "Faces of Distracted Driving" video campaign that features people who have been killed or lost their loved ones because of inattentive drivers．The video features heartbreaking stories of children killed in crashes because of phoning or text messaging, and new videos are expected to be added every few weeks．

A driver is four times more likely to crash while using a mobile phone．More than 5,500 people were killed last year by distracted drivers, and another 500,000 were injured．LaHood has said it is never safe to talk on a cell phone while driving, hands-free or not, because it can really cause distraction．

Incidentally, a lot of people seem to agree with this viewpoint—a new research shows nearly two-thirds of Americans support a national ban on the use of cell phones while driving, even if the driver is using a hands-free device（装置）．But the research didn't ask how people feel about government-issued mobile phone scramblers or other disabling devices．