高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读能力综合培养训练集(十六)

2012届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读能力综合培养训练集（十六）

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The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the longest wall in the world. It 26 from west to east, 2 7 mountains, 28 valleys and finally 29 the sea.

The Great Wall has a history of over two 30 years. People began to 31 the wall 32 the spring and Autumn Period in Chinese history. In about 221 BC Qin Shihuang had all the walls 33 . 34 ,the Great Wall came to the world. The Great Wall is 35 6,000 kilometers long, 6-7 meters high and 4-5 meters wide. In most places it is 36 enough for five horses or ten men to walk 37 along the top. It was very 38 to build 39 a great wall in the old 40 . Thousand of men 41 when they built it. The Great Wall was made not only of stones, but millions of 42 .

Today, the Great Wall has become a place 43 interest not only to the Chinese but also to people all over the world. 44 the Egyptians feel proud of their pyramids, 45 Chinese people also feel proud of our Great Wall.

26. A. comes B. goes C. lies D. stands

27. A. through B. along C. over D. across

28. A. and B. from C. to D. through

29. A. gets B. comes C. reaches D. arrives

30. A. thousand B. million C. hundred D. billion

31. A. create B. design C. form D. build

32. A. between B. at C. in D. on

33. A. made up B. joined up C. sent up D. put up

34. A. Since then on B. Now and then C. From then on D. After then

35. A. no more than B. not more than C. less than D. more than

36. A. wide B. long C. high D. tall

37. A. one by one B. day by day C. side by side D. step by step

38. A. easy B. difficult C. good D. bad

39. A. like B. look C. so D. such

40. A. times B. history C. countries D. enemies

41. A. killed B. died C. murdered D. gone

42. A. life B. live C. lives D. living

43. A. of B. with C. for D. about

44. A. Just as B. As if C. Look like D. Such

45. A. us B. we C. our D. ours

阅读理解:

A

In cities across the United States, old factories, schools, railroad stations and other buildings are being renovated(翻新)for new uses. City planners and private inventors are finding that good buildings, no matter how old , can be remodeled for new purposes. “If you’d asked someone four or five years ago whether he’d rent an apartment in an abandoned piano factory or clothing warehouse(大商店), he’d have thought you were crazy,,” says a New York architect. “Today, many people are eager

to do it.”

Only a few decades ago, renovation was unpopular and generally far more expensive than taking down abandoned9(抛弃) buildings and starting from the beginning. A change began in the 1990s with a number of well-advertised projects. They included Chirardelli Square in San Francisco, where an old chocolate factory was renovated and made into shops and restaurants, Trolley Square in Salt Lake City, where an abandoned car warehouse became a shopping centre.

What caused the change? “ One reason is nostalgia(怀旧),” a san Francisco builder suggests. “Maybe old is better than new, many people are saying. Feelings about preserving attractive or historic buildings have changed a great deal.” A second cause is economy. The cost of tearing down an old building and constructing a new one from nothing now has risen to the point where it is often less expensive to fix a solid older structure.

Even when the costs of renovation are the same as or a bit more than the costs of putting up a new building, fixing the old building may be better. Gradually, architects and builders are developing knowledge about renovation and preservation, bringing imagination and creativity to the job.

46. In the United States, renovating old creativity to the job___________.

A. has a long history

B. is a new trend

C. is still unpopular

D. is out of date

47. What’s the purpose of this passage?

A. Call on people to renovate old buildings

B. Report a change—renovation in America

C. Encourage people to make use of old building

D. Introduce a new method of renovating old buildings

48. Why did the passage mention Ghirardelli Square and Trolley Square?

A. To introduce us some successful building renovations.

B. To make them known to the public.

C. To discuss whether they were worth restoring.

D. To tell us any old buildings can be renovated.

49. Renovating old buildings in the US needs architects who ______.

A. are skilled at tearing down old buildings

B. are good at designing a new building

C. have rich imagination and creativity

D. have nostalgia of the city

50. From the passage we can learn that________.

A. building renovation is a better choice even if it costs more than building a new one

B. renovating a building is surely cheaper than putting up a new one

C. the main reason for building renovation is for economic purpose

D. there will be less new buildings in the world

B

Disposing(处理) of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it. As more and more people choose to live close together in cities, the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult.