2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列10(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列63(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列63（含解析）APeople believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms. Here, people are learning on climbing. The climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet.How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes band (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes tied to your. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult is your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.1. What can we infer from the passage?A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.B. It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.2. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _______.A. to tie ropes to yourB. to control your fearC. to move away from the wallD. to climb straight up3. The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _________.A. settlementB. exerciseC. excitementD. tiredness4. Why does the author write this passage?A. To tell people where to find gyms.B. To prove the basic need for climbingC. To encourage people to climb mountains.D. introduce the sport of wall climbingBWe have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier.How to use your Nat West Servicecard.As a Switch card , it lets you par for all sorts of goods and services , wherever you see the Switch logo (标志；标识). The money comes straight out of your account, so you can spend as much as you like as long as you have enough money ( or an agreed overdraft (透支) to cover it . It is also a cheque guarantee (担保) for up to the amount shown on the card . And it gives you free access to your money from over 31,000 each machines across the UK.How to use your Nat West CashcardYou can use your Cashcard as a Solo card to pay for goods and services wherever you see the Solo logo . It can also give you access to your account and your cash from over 31,000 cash machines nationwide . You can spend or withdraw (提取) what you have in you account , or as much as your agreed overdraft limit .Using your cards abroadYou can also use your Servicecard and Cashcard when you＇re abroad . You can withdraw cash machines and pay for goods and services wherever you acc the Cirrus or Macatro logo displayed .We take a commission charge (手续费) of 2.25% of cash withdrawal you make ( up to &4 ) and a commission.Charge of 75 pence every time you use Maestro to pay for goods or services. We also apply a foreign-exchange transaction fee of 2.65%.How to use your Nat West Credit CardWith your credit card you can do the following：* Pay for goods and services and enjoy up to 56 days interest-free credit.* Pay in over 24 million shops worldwide that display the Mastercard or Visa logos.* Collect one AIR MILE for every ￡20 of spending that appears on your statement（结算单）.（This doe s not include foreign currency or traveller’s cheques bought，interest and other charges.）1．If you carry the Servicecard or the Cashcard, ___________.A．you can use it to guarantee things as you wishB．you can draw your money from cash machines convenientlyC．you can spend as much money as you like without a limitD．you have to pay some extra money when you pay for services in the UK2．If you withdraw ￡200 from a cash machine abroad，you will be charged ________. A．￡4 B．￡4.5 C．￡5.25 D．￡5.33．Which of the following is TRUE about using your NatWest Credit Card?A．You have to pay back with interest within 56 days.B．You will be charged some interest beyond two months.C．You can use the card in any shop across the world.D．You will gain one air mile if you spend ￡20 on traveller’s cheques.4．The purpose of the passage is to show you how to __________.A．play your cards right B．use your cards abroadC．draw cash with your cards D．pay for goods with your cardsA1. A。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列89(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列89（含解析）AOn Saturday August 12, 2000, during Northern Fleet training exercises in the Barents Sea, the Russian nuclear submarine (潜水艇) Kursk sank in about 100 meters of water with some 118 sailors aboard. It's known later that several officers were also aboard, observing the training exercises. The Kursk is lying on the ocean floor in the Barents Sea. The Russian Navy said that it was listing 30 degrees to port. Other sources reported it was listing as much 60 as degrees. According to a Russian newspaper, when the submarine Kursk failed to make contact with the naval command at the right time later that day, Northern Fleet Commander Admiral Vyachesav Popov ordered rescue ships into the area. It took hours to find the submarine, as it didn't launch(发射) a marking buoy (浮) before sinking.Russian Navy Chief insisted that the submarine Kursk had been involved (卷入) in a major collision (碰撞), but a great deal of information shows that this is not true. Up till now, it's believed that an explosion in the torpedo compartment (鱼雷舱) in the nose of the Kursk was the likely cause. Now Russian government officially asked Norway for help in recovering of sailors' bodies first of all, and Norway has agreed to offer all help. But Russian insisted that only Russians work inside the submarine Kursk and that the work last for about 10～18 working days. It is expected to recover only 25～35 bodies from the Kursk.It was not until October 25, when a team of Russian divers entered the submarine Kursk, some 350 feet below the surface, that truth became clear. On November 7, in the morning, owing to (由于) the icy and the cold weather,a special rescue meeting held on Murmansk decided to stop the whole bodies recovering operation.1. From the text we can infer that _______ led to the sinking of the submarine Kursk.A. a small fighting with another foreign submarineB. an explosion inside the submarine KurskC. a great collision inside the submarine KurskD. an attack from another foreign submarine2. After Kursk accident occurred, Northern Fleet Commander Popov _______.A. decided to recover all the sailors' bodies immediatelyB. went to apply to Norway for help at onceC. decided to find out the real cause of sinking at onceD. sent several rescue ships into the Barents Sea3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?A. The Norwegians were willing to offer all help.A. If the rescue work did within 10～18 days, there would be about 30 sailors to be recovered.B. It was not believed that there were many unclear weapons inside the Kursk.C. A team of divers from Norway entered the submarine Kursk successfully on Oct. 25D. It's reported that a major collision was unlikely to cause the sinking of the Kursk.4. Why did Russia insist that only Russian divers can work inside the submarine Kursk?A. Because the Barents Sea is very icy and the weather is too cold.B. Because Russia feared that the top secrets inside the Kursk will be let out.C. Because Russian divers are much more skilled than those from Norway.D. Because Russian government wants to bring the cost down to the lowest degree.5. The underlined words “make contact with” in the first paragraph refers to the idea that the submarine Kursk can't_______.A. get in touch after much effort with the naval commandB. send up the nuclear weapons in the training exercisesC. get the naval officers to return to the Northern FleetD. get in touch after much effort with Russian governmentZoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well—she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." s he said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm."The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and often mentally exhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing—watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now." （08上海卷）1. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a______life.A. satisfyingB. toughC. meaninglessD. boring2. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that______.A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultantB. Kathy persuaded her to do soC. Zoe got tired of the city lifeD. Zoe loved Wales more than London3. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?A. Tiresome and troublesome.B. Romantic and peacefulC. Mentally exhausting but healthyD. Physically tiring but rewarding.4. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.D. Kill two birds with one stone.2000年8月12日，俄罗斯的一艘潜水艇连同120余名官兵沉入Barents海100多米的水底，在请求了挪威的援助下营救工作随即开始，事故原因众说不一，时至十月二十五日才真相大白。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列4(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列4（含解析）AAsian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days of the World Indoor Championshipsin Birmingham, England. But Chinese hurdler (跨栏运动员) Liu Xiang surprised everyone by taking the bronze medal in the men's 60-meter hurdles.Liu became the first Chinese male athlete to get a world indoor medal in the 18-year history of the championship and was the only Asian medalist this time."Karaoke! That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to get a big group of my friends together and sing. I love both Western and Chinese music but especially Michael Jackson," said Liu after clocking 7.52 seconds in the final to take his place on the podium (领奖台)."Frankly speaking, I didn't think I was in the shape to win a medal," Liu said. "On my arrival here, my aim was just to fight my way into the final. After I did that, I thought I might just get into the top six. I knew British hurdler Colin Jackson was going to be here and he's the world record holder indoors and out.""There was also Cuba's reigning (统治的) Olympic champion Angier Garcia and Allen Johnson, from the United States."It was Johnson, the reigning world outdoor champion, who was successful in 7.47 seconds with Garcia second and Jackson finished back in fifth.Now Liu will never underestimate his chances again and is aiming for glory in Paris later this year."There is the World Championship outdoors in the summer and I have now got to think that I can get a medal. I can never again think that I can't get a medal," he said. Liu's success here marks his rapid transition into the senior ranks."The university gives me a lot of flexibility. My courses are very easy and the teachers are very helpful," said Liu.They might have to be even more accommodating (乐于助人的) now if Liu starts taking on celebrity status, although an invite to his homecoming karaoke party may help.1. The first sentence "Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days…" means"________".A. Asian athletes can do things at their will in the first two daysB. Asian athletes haven't any achievements in the first two daysC. Asian athletes could match athletes from other continentsD. Asian athletes are tired of competing in the first two days2. The underlined sentence means "________".A. I was not satisfied with my performancesB. winning a medal can't show what I have doneC. I didn't think I was able to win a medalD. I haven't told anyone about my achievements in the hurdles3. Liu ________ the World Championship outdoors in Paris later this year.A. is busy preparing forB. has great pressure onC. is more confident of his ability inD. pays little attention to4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Liu Xiang was the youngest athlete to take part in the competition in England.B. Liu Xiang was the first Asian medalist to get a world indoor medal.C. Liu Xiang is not only a good athlete but a music-lover.D. Liu Xiang finds it hard to get along with teachers in university.BEXERCISE IN EXACTLY 4 MINUTES PER DAY!$14,615TIME IS IT. Over 92% of people who own exercise equipment and 88% of people who own health club memberships do not exercise. A 4-minute complete workout is no longer hard to believe for all the people who have bought our excellent Range of Motion machine (ROM) since 1990.Over 97% of people who rent our ROM for 30 days end up buying it, due to the health benefits experienced during that tryout and the ROM performance score that tells the story of health and fitness improvement. At under 20 cents per use, the 4-minute ROM exercise is the least expensive full body complete exercise a person can do. How do we know that it is under 20 cents per use? Over 90% of ROM machines go to private homes, but we have a few that are in commercial use for 12 years and they have endured over 80,000 uses each, without need of repair. The ROM 4-minute workout is for people from 10 to over 100 years old and highly trained athletes as well. The ROM balances blood sugar, and repairs bad backs and shoulders. Too good to be true? Get our free video and see for yourself. The best proof for us is that 97% of rentals become sales. Please visit our website at www. or call (800)123-6460. （07北京卷）Factory Showroom : EOMFAB. 823 Main Street , Batom Ronge , LA70893Fax（800)123-6461 Email: sakes @fitness. Com5 .What is ROM?A.A piece of exercise equipment.B.A club membership card.C.A commercial health club.D. An electric wheelchair.6.How many people bought ROM after trying it out?A.92%B.88%C.97%D.90%7.One selling point of ROM is that_____.A. it makes full body exercise possible in 4 minutesB. it can kill back and shoulder pains in 10 minutesC. it needs no repair in the first 20 yearsD. it is sold on a 3-month trial basis8.The advertisement is made believable by______.A. telling storiesB. using figuresC. making comparisonsD. asking question1.B句义理解题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列5(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列5（含解析）ASpecial trees that grow faster, fight pollution, produce better wood, and even sense chemical attacks are being planted by scientists in the US.When 40 per cent of Hawaii's US$14 million-a-year papaya (木瓜)industry was destroyed by a virus five years ago, work began on creating genetically engineered (转基因的) trees.Researchers successfully introduced seeds that were designed to resist the virus. Since then, more and more people have been testing genetically engineered trees.Some researchers put special bacteria into trees to help them grow faster and produce better wood. Others are trying to create trees that can clean polluted soil.Meanwhile fruit farmers are looking for trees that are strong enough to resist worms, and paper companies want trees that produce more wood and therefore more paper.The Pentagon (五角大楼) even gave the researchers US$500,000 this year after they developed a pine tree that changes its colours if it senses a chemical attack..So far, the poplar, eucalyptus (杨树与桉树), apple and coffee trees are among those being engineered. All this can be done today because we have a better understanding of tree genomes (基因组).However, some people fear that the genetically engineered trees will cause dangerous results. They are worried that the new trees will breed with natural species and change the balance of the forest environment."It could be destructive," said Jim Diamond, an environmentalist. "Trees are what is left of our natural environment and home to many endangered species."But researchers insist that science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-made dangers.They hope to answer the critics by stopping the new trees from breeding, so their effect on the environment can be controlled.1.. What trees are NOT the ones that scientists are planting in the US?A. Trees that worms can't hurt.B. Trees that can protect themselves at a chemical attack.C. Trees that can resist wind better.D. Trees that can improve soil conditions.2. What caused the American scientists to work on special trees?A. They think science could give nature a fighting chance against both natural and man-madedangers.B. Great numbers of trees have been lost due to attacks by viruses.C. Researchers successfully introduced seeds designed to resist the virus.D. Tree genomes are mapped out so scientists know how to improve trees.3. Which of the following was probably the first kind of trees being engineered?A. Papaya.B. Pine.C. Apple.D. Poplar.4. The best title of the passage is .A. The improvement of environmentB. The side-effects of special treesC. The development of special treesD. the program of genetically engineered treesBLast week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his now place and meet his friends.My earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult，I feare d him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boy friend’s if their fathers were not as“successful”as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, at each the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closet to him at that moment. After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad in his new home in Arizona is back to me from where he was. （08江西卷）5. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?A. He was silent most of the timeB. He was too proud of himselfC. He did not love his childrenD. He expected too much of her6. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel .A. nervousB. sorryC. tiredD. safe7. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?A. More criticalB. More talkativeC. Gentle and friendlyD. Strict and hard-working8. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to .A. the author’s sonB. the author’s fatherC. the friend of the author’s fatherD. the cafe owner1.C综合判断题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列69(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列69(含解析)<i>高考阅读理解</i>2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列69（含解析）AEarly people had very little effect on the environment. They lived in caves in very small “clan” groups. They collected or killed only enough for the clan’s survival. Early clans were nomadic, which mean that they didn’t stay in one place. Instead, the y moved around, following the animals that were their main food source and seeking areas where seasonal plants grew wild. Moving around seasonally helped to protect the environment. The land had time to recover and animals had time to breed (繁殖) before the clan returned for the next season..As time went by, these small family clans joined with others to form larger groups for protection. Joining with other clans gave them more hunters and more women to help cut up the meat and share it between families. Eventually, people tamed(驯养)wild animals such as dogs and horses. People settled around rivers and fertile plains to share responsibilities and duties. Then, people began to plant crops instead of moving to areas where the plants grew. This development changed the environment.Traditional forms of work also changed. Some people were better at performing a particular task than other clan members, so then began to specialize in things they were good at doing. This also meant that they began to exchange their goods for things that others produced.People began to communicate with distant tribes. Land wascleared for roads. Foreign plants and animals were transported to places where they had not existed before. Specialization also give people more free time. So art, dance and music became important ways of expressing feelings and thoughts. This was how many great civilizations started.Compared to the past, modern civilization has experienced many changes to become the highly developed society that exists today. Populations have increased rapidly. Forests have been cleared for farms. Inventions and technology have made work easier.However, pollution and other serious problems have also resulted from human progress. As concerned citizens, it is up to us to learn from past mistakes and to help maintain and improve our environment.1 Early tribes didn’t have much effect on animal population because_____A .they kept animals for themselvesB they ate only vegetablesC they loved animalsD they killed only enough for food 2 The main purpose for small clans to join together was_____A to hurt animalsB to seek safetyC to share cavesD to protect environment3 According to the passage ,we can learn that_____A early people moved to new places looking for new sources of foodB modern civilization began when people started to live together in big groupsC modern advancements are always good for the environmentD people began to exchange goods because they didn’t have enough money4 It can be concluded from the passage that_____A human progress has brought civilization to the society<i>高考阅读理解</i>B civilization has improved traditional forms of workC early people understood environmental protectionD our environment has been affected by human progressBWhen I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings.Week by week her list grew: I was very thin; I wasn’t a good student; I talked too much; I was too proud and so on.. I tried to bear all these all these things as long as I could. At last, I became very angry.I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.He listened to me quietly, then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like? Well, you now have the girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to other things she said.”I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half of the things were true. some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.I brought the list back to Daddy. He re fused to take it, “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else, the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just closing your ears anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to other people’s opinions, but hear the truth and do you know is right thing to do.”Daddy’s advice returned to me at many important moments. INmy life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.1. Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?A Not an Enemy, but a Best FriendB The Best Advice I’ve Ever HadC My FatherD My Childhood2. What does “ week by week her list grew” mean?A Week by Week, my shortcomings grew more serious.B She had made a list of shortcomings and kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.C I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.D Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and point them out.3 .Why did her father listen to her quietly?A Because he believed that what her daughter’s enemy said was mostly true.B Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.C Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.D Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.4. What did the father do after he heard his daughter’s complaint?A He told her not pay any attention to what her “enemy” saidB He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.<i>高考阅读理解</i>C He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.D He refused to take the list and have a look at it.A本文主要讲述了由早期人们到现在高度发达的社会。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列99(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列99（含解析）AYoung adult filmmakers all hope to show their works in international festivals like Sundance and Toronto. But what about really young filmmakers who aren’t in film school yet and aren’t, strictly speaking, even adults?They are at the heart of Wingspan Arts Kids Films Festival, tomorrow, in a setting any director might envy: Lincoln Center. Complete with “red carpet” interviews and various awards, the festival has much in common with events for more experienced moviemakers, except for the age of the participants: about 8 to 18.“What’s really exciting is that it’s film for kids by kids,” said Cori Gardner, managing director of Wingspan Arts, a nonprofit organization offering youth arts programs in the New York area. This year the festival will include films not only from Wingspan but also from other city organizations and one from a middle school in Arlington, Virginia. “We want to make this a national event,” Ms. Gardner added.The nine shorts to be shown range from a Claymation biography of B.B. King to a science fiction adventure set in the year 3005. “A lot of the material is really mature,” Ms. Gardner said, talking about films by the New York City branch of Global Action Project, a media arts and leadership-training group. “T he Choice is about the history of a family and Master Anti-Smoker is about the dangers of secondhand smoke.” Dream of the Invisibles describes young immigrants’ feelings of both belonging and not belonging in their adopted country.The festival will end with an open reception at which other films will be shown. These include a music video and full-length film whose title is Pressures.1. Wingspan Arts Kids Film Festival ____.A. is organized by a middle schoolB. is as famous as the Toronto FestivalC. shows films made by childrenD. offers awards to film school students2. Which of the following is true of Wingspan Arts?A. It helps young filmmakers to make money.B. It provides arts projects for young people.C. It’s a media arts and leadership-training group.D. It’s a national organization for young people.3. The underlined word “shorts” in Paragraph 4 refers to _____.A. short trousersB. short kidsC. short filmsD. short stories4. Movies to shown in the festival ____.A. cover different subjects.B. focus on kids’ lifeC. are produced by Global Action ProjectD. are directed by Ms. Gardner5. At the end of this film festival, there will be ____.A. various awardsB. “red carpet” interviewsC. an open receptionD. a concert at Lincoln CenterBThe city of Rome has passed a new law to prevent cruelty to animals. All goldfish bowls are no longer allowed and dog owners must walk their dogs.This comes after a national law was passed to give prison sentences to people who desert cats or dogs.“The civilization of a city can be measured by this,” said Monica Cirinna, the councilor (议员)behind the new law.“It’s good to do whatever we can for our animals who in exchange for a little love fill our existence with their attenti on,” she told a Rome newspaper.The newspaper reported that round bowls don’t give enough oxygen for fish and may make them go blind.“Rome has tried to protect fish more than anywhere else in the world. It stands out for recognizing that fish are interesting animals who deserve our respect and compassion every bit as much as dogs and cats and other animals,” said Karin Robertson, a director of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.Last year a law was passed in Italy that gives people who desert pets big fines and prison sentences. Since then local governments have added their own animal protection rules.The northern city of Turin passed a law in April to give pet owners fines of up to $598 if they do not walk their dogs three times a day.The ne w law in Rome also says that owners mustn’t leave their dogs in hot cars or cut their dogs’ tails to make them look lovelier. The law also gives legal recognition to the “cat ladies” who feed homeless cats. The cats live all over the city from ancient ruins to modern office car parks.1.The new law passed in Rome will ________.A. help improve fishing environmentB. guarantee better conditions for goldfishC. stop people from catching goldfishD. discourage keeping goldfish at home2.People in Rome believe that the civilization of a city can be judged by its ________.A. exchanges with other citiesB. protection for ancient ruinsC. awareness of animal protectionD. recognition of animal lovers3.The underlined word “compassion” in Paragraph 6 is the closest in meaning to ________.A. pityB. praiseC. supportD. popularity4.People may break the law in Turin if they ________.A. keep their dogs or cats in carsB. feed homeless animals in car parksC. raise their cats near ancient ruinsD. shut their dogs home all day longA1. C细节理解题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列80(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列80（含解析）AThe United States will introduce a new and comprehensive (综合的) exam for students who seek to study in American and other English-speaking countries, Xinhua News Agency reported from New York.The exam, which stands for a great change from the current English level test, was disclosedby Theresa Chang Wei Jen, associate director of the International Service of the US College Board, America’s leading educational organization.The Advanced Placement International English Language (APIEL) will be offered for the first time throughout the world on May 10, 2002, said Jen.However, the APIEL is a strange title to most Chinese students, and it is unlikely to soon gain the similarity of other already existing exams, such as the TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language), the GRE(Graduate Record Examination), or the IELTS(International English Language Testing System).“I have never heard of such a test and I would prefer the IELTS if I need another exam,” said Xu Jingyan, a graduating student from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who wants to study in England and has already taken the TOEFL.Most of Xu’s classmates have never heard of the APIEL. “The APIEL is designed for international students who wish to get university studies in English-speaking countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada, and Australia.” said Jen.The APIEL has been adopted, said Jen, because the TOEFL can no longer accurately reflect the abilities of students of using the English language comprehensively in an academic environment. Xinhua reported that a fairly large number of foreign students who earned high scores in TOEFL exam turned out to be very ordinary educational performers after admission.Compared with the TOEFL, the APIEL me asures a student’s ability to read, write, speak and understand English through testing his or her skills in listening comprehension, speaking with accuracy and resourcefulness, and writing with clarity and fluency, Jen said.1. The United States will introduce a new exam because _______.A. more and more students want to get further education in the USAB. the Chinese people pay special attention to English studies with China’s entry into the WTOC. the already existing exam systems seem to be far from perfectD. it will bring the US government quite a lot of money2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the selection？A. It will take quite a period of time for people to accept the APIEL.B. The TOEFL is more popular with the Chinese than the IELTS.C. A student will have to take the APIEL if he or she wants to study in English—speakingcountries from 2002.D. Chinese students will prefer the IELTS rather than the APIEL even in the future.3. The underlined word current in the second paragraph means _______.A. modernB. presentC. standardD. formal4. Please decide which of the following would be the best title for this news report.A. The Key to English-speaking CountriesB. The Four Skills in Learning EnglishC. TOEFL, IELTS and GRE to be Out of DateD. New Exam Designed for StudentsBDearest Mom and Dad,I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.The principal says the fire was my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.I am very sorry about this.Much love, SarahP.S.None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!1. Sarah wrote to her parent______A. to inform them about an accidentB. to ask them for moneyC. to them wonderful newsD. to tell then she had failed her exams2. Sarah told her parents the story about the fire because______A. she wanted to make them worriedB. she wanted them to have some funC. she wanted to make them less angry at the real newsD. she wanted to make them even more angry3. The main body of the letter was_____A. mostly trueB. partly trueC. all trueD. completely untrue4. Sarah said the principal was angry because____A. she had failed her examsB. it was her fault that the fire had broken outC. she not make the phone call in timeD. she had caught her smoking in bedA全文介绍了APIEL与传统英语测试对比所显出的新功能。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列98(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列98（含解析）AI travel a lot, an d I find out different “styles”of directions every time I ask “How can I get to the post office?”Foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there don’t have names; in Japan, people use landmarks (地标) in their directions instead of street names. For example, the Japanese will say to travelers, “Go straight down to the corner. Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market. The post office is across from the bus stop.”In the countryside of the American Midwest, there are not usually many landmarks. There are no mountains, so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kan sas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map; they measure distance in time, not miles. “How far away is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles away is it?” They don’t know.It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation?A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know.” People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan! （08辽宁卷）1. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______.A. describe the place carefullyB. show him a map of the placeC. tell him the names of the streetsD. refer to recognizable buildings and places2. What is the place where people measure distance in time?A. New York.B. Los Angeles.C. Kansas.D. Lowa.3. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______.A. in order to save timeB. as a test.C. so as to be politeD. for fun4. What can we infer from the text?A. It’s important for travelers to understand cultural differences.B. It’s useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly.C. People have similar understandings of politeness.D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.Every object tells a story. Even the most ordinary objects can present to us powerful images. Sometimes it is the ordinary nature of these objects that actually makes them so extraordinary. Such is the case with an old leather shoe in a museum in Alaska. At first glance it does not look like much. It is a woman’s shoe of a style popular i n the 1890s. But what is unique about this shoe is where it was found. It was discovered on the Checkout Pass, the famous trail used by the people seeking gold in Alaska. Who it belonged to or why it was left there is not known. Was it perhaps dropped by accident as the woman climbed up the 1500 stairs carved outface? Or did she throw away goods that she didn’t ne ed in order to travel lighter?Over 100, 000 people with “gold fever” made this trip hoping to become millionaires. Few of them understood that on their way they would have to cross a harsh wildness. Unprepared for such a dangerous journey, many died of starvation and exposure to the cold weather.The Canadian government finally started requiring the gold seekers to bring one ton of supplies with them. This was thought to be enough for a person to survive for one year. They would carry their supplies in backpacks each weighing up to fifty pounds; it usually took at least 40 trips to get everything to the top and over the pass. Whoever dropped the shoe must have been a brave and determined woman. Perhaps she was successful and made it to Alaska. Perhaps she had to turn back in defeat. No one will ever know for sure, but what we do know is that she took part in one of the greatest adventures in the 19th century.1. The ordinary woman’s leather shoe is considered unusual because _______.A. it was an important clue to life in the pastB. it was found on a famous trailC. it at one time belonged to a VIPD. it was a fashionable shoe at that time2. According to this passage, many people who went to Alaska _______.A. eventually became millionairesB. brought with them many shoesC. had conflicts with the EskimosD. were not properly equipped3. The Canadian government made gold seekers bring one year’s supplies with them so that _______.A. they would not die of hunger and coldB. the army would have enough food for fighting a warC. they would change these goods with the EskimosD. the supplies would make Alaska rich4. No matter what happened to the woman who owned the shoe, _______.A. she must have lived a happy lifeB. she certainly dropped the shoe on purposeC. her adventurous spirit is definitely admiredD. her other shoes were equally fashionable本文围绕回答问路的风格，介绍了不同国家的不同文化。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列100(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列100（含解析）AThe very wealthy English Baron Fitzgerald had only one child, a son, who understandably was the apple of his eye. His wife died when the child was in his early teens. So Fitzgerald devoted himself to fathering the kid. Unfortunately the son died in his late teens.Meanwhile, Fitzgerald’s wealth greatly increased. He spent a lot on art works of the masters. Later Fitzgerald himself because seriously ill. Before his death, he had carefully prepared his will as to how his wealth would be settled—to sell his entire collection at an auction (拍卖).Because of the large quantity and high quality of his collection, a huge crowd of possible buyers gathered for the auction. Many of them were museum directors and private collectors eager to bid (出价).Before the auction, the art works were shown, among which was a painting of Fitzgerald’s son by an unknown artist. Because of its poor quality, it received little attention.When it was time for the auction, the auctioneer gaveled (敲槌) the crowd to attention. First the lawyer read from Fitzgerald’s will th at the first art work to be auctioned was the painting of his son.The poor-quality painting didn’t receive and bidders...except one—the old servant who had served the son and loved him, and who for emotional reasons offered the only bid.As soon as the servant bought the painting for less than one English pound, the auctioneer stopped the bidding and asked the lawyer to read again from the will. The crowd became quiet, and the lawyer read from thewill:“Whoever buys the painting of my son gets all my collection.”Then the auction was over.1.The English Baron Fitzgerald was ______.A. a museum directorB. a master of artC. an art collectorD. an art dealer2.Why did the old servant bid for the painting of Fitzgerald’s son?A. He was devoted to the family.B. He saw that no one bid for it.C. He knew the content of the will.D. He found it cheap for him to buy.3.Fitzgerald’s will showed ______.A his desire to fool the bidders B. his invaluable love for his sonC. his sadness at the death of his sonD. his regret of having no children to take over his wealthBCamp memories last forever! We make sure they are unforgettable!Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses ARE the program! We are 100% horse from stable (马厩) management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning.Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack (马具),as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse” (4 girls),the “Wranglers Roost” (4 girls),and “The Hideout” (2 girls) in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.Our excellent activ ities create personalized memories of your child’s vacation. Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album.(usually 300-500 pictures) of their stay at camp.Our camps are offered during June, July and August 2007,for small groups of girls aged 13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.We will send you full program descriptions at your request.1.What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To attract people to the camps.B. To talk about camping experiences.C. To describe the programs of the camps.D. To explain the aims of the camps.2.What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.B. Horses play a central role in the activities.C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves.D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round.3.The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people ______.A. understand horses betterB. enjoy a family atmosphereC. have fun above other thingsD. achieve an educational purpose4.The passage is written mainly for ______.A. horse ridersB. teenage girlsC. Canadian parentsD. international travelersA1.答案:C解析:这是一道推断题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列9(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列9（含解析）AWhen Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter (炼铜厂), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back.. The answer from that big industrywas “No.”Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it.Every one knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn’tget his idea accepted.Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johns on wrote, “It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow he made to himself as a child.1. When Paul was a boy, _____.A.he had decided never to leave his hometownB.the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelterC.no laws were made to protect the environment against pollutionD.he had determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area2. Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?A.He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself.B.He was interested in planting trees since he was young.C.He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him.D.He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive.3. What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probably refer to?A.That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.B.That his normal work and life would be greatly affected.C.That no one would like to join him in the efforts.D.That he had to keep everything he did secret.4. The message of the passage is that _____.A.action speaks louder than wordsB.perseverance (持之以恒) will work wondersC.God helps those who help themselvesD.many hands make light workBAmazed zoo visitors watch as an orangutan (猩猩) named Bonnie swings along cables way above their heads. She’s not making a great ape escape; she’s taking a “highway” to higher learning.Bonnie is traveling on the Orangutan Transit System, called the O-Line, at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. The O-Line stretches from the Great Ape House, where Bonnie lives, to an exhibit called Think Tank. There she and other orangutans participate in a study trying to answer the questions: Do animals think? If so, how?Think Tank scientists look for clues that an animal is thinking. A baby orangutan following its mother is probably not thinking. But an orangutan using a stick to reach honey in a beehive probably is th inking. It’s figuring out how to obtain a sweet treat.To learn more about what the orangutans are thinking, Think Tank scientists are teaching orangutans a language of symbols. The apes don’t actually speak. They point to the symbols to show their thoughts.Each symbol stands for a word. Different categories of the symbols have their own shapes. Food symbols, for example, are rectangles (矩形); object symbols are circles; and verbs are diamonds.Computers help the orangutans learn the symbolic language. After the apes are shown an apple, for example, their task is to touch the apple symbol on a computer screen. They can do so. All six orangutans have learned a few symbols, but only Azy and Indah have learned eight symbols and can use the computer.Azy and Indah choose to live at Think Tank. The others commute (往返) from the Great Ape House on the O-Line. All attend Think Tank sessions, though none are made to do so. “They’re eager to learn”, one of the scientists says. “They never turn me down!”5. What is the main idea of the passage?A.Scientists are doing research on whether animals can think and how they think.B.Biologists have found that orangutans are more intelligent than other animals.C.Orangutans at the National Zoo can be taught to communicate with humans easily.D.Animals are being taught by scientists to speak to one another at the National Zoo.6. The Orangutan Transit System refers to _____.A.a way that can teach animals to learn things and communicate quicklyB. a place for various animals in the National Zoo to participate in the studyC. a walkway for the orangutans to travel to different sections of the zooD.a line for the orangutans to travel between the Great Ape House and the Think Tank7. According to the passage, scientists use a system of symbols to help _____.A.find out which orangutan can learn the symbolic language fastB.attract all the orangutans to live together at Think Tankmunicate with the orangutans and understand them betterD.understand whether animals can learn a language and express themselves by using it8. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A.a baby orangutan has his own intention though following his motherB.many animals in the wild can learn symbolic languages to express their thoughtsC.the cleverer the animals are, the more knowledge they would like to learnD.orangutans can form mental images in their minds when they see objects1.C综合判断题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列95(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列95（含解析）AThe meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries, but it usually means “one who offers his or her services.” There are many different ways in which people can volunteer, such as taking care of sick people, working on homes for homeless children, and picking up garbage (垃圾) from beaches and parks. Volunteers may work within their countries or in other countries. They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves. Volunteers don’t expect any kind of pay.At the root of volunteering is the idea that one person may have the ability to offer services that can help other people. Tracy, a good friend of mine, however, recently came back from India with a new idea of what being a volunteer means. She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes in Calcutta. The following is her story.“I first heard about Mother Teresa in my high school, we watched a video about her work in India and all over the world. I was so moved by her spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after I graduated from high school, I too wanted to try her kind of work. So with two friends I flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.”“I was asked to work in a home for sick people. I helped wash clothes and sheets, and pass out lunch. I also fed the people who were too weak to feed themselves and tried to cheer the up. I felt it was better to share with them than to think that I have helped them. To be hone st, I don’t think I was helping very much. It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help, but to learn about and experience another culture(文化) that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world.”（08四川卷）1. According to the text, a volunteer refers to a person who ______.A. is willing to help those in need without payB. can afford to travel to different placesC. has a strong wish to be successfulD. has made a big fortune in life2. Tracy started her work as a volunteer _______.A. after she met Mother TeresaB. after she finished high schoolC. when she was touring CalcuttaD. when she was working in a hospital3. Why did Tracy choose to be a volunteer?A. She liked to work with Mother Teresa.B. She had already had some experience.C. She was asked by Mother Teresa’s example.D. She wanted to follow Mother Teresa’s example.4. What is Tracy’s “new idea” (Paragraph 2) of being a volunteer?A. Going abroad to help the sick.B. Working in Mother Teresa’s home.C. Doing simple things to help the poor.D. Improving oneself through helping others.As a human being you may have the choice of three basic attitudes towards life. You may treat life with the philosophy(哲学) of the vegetable, in which case your life will include being born, eating, drinking, sleeping, marrying, growing old and dying.The second basic attitude is to look at life as if it were a business. A great many so-called successful men and women believe that life is a business. If you believe so, your first question of life, naturally, is "What do I get out of it?" "How much is this worth to me?" In a word, based on this attitude, happiness becomes a matter of successful competition. The great majority of human beings today look at life as if it were a business.The third attitude toward life is the way of the artist. Here the basic philosophy is "What can I put into it?". They value cooperation and contribution. This point of view has been proved by history; for history remembers best those who have contributed most richly to the interests of their fellow-men. The more we investigate(调查),the more we become certain that the artistic attitude is the only one which goes with human happiness.1. From the passage we know people who take the second life attitude ________.A. are mostly businessmenB. think of getting the interests (利益) firstC. find their happiness from hard workD. take competition as their whole life2. People who are best remembered by history are probablyA. those living on vegetablesB. successful menC. artistsD. businessmen3. We may infer from this passage that ________.A. some people are living only on vegetablesB. the artistic attitude is accepted by most peopleC. the writer prefers the third life attitudeD. artists do most for the society in order to be remembered longer than others1 A。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列1(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列1（含解析）ALearning English is one of the few things I have been doing consistently over the past 16 years. Like most Chinese students, I started learning English because it was a compulsory (必修的) course in my middle school. More importantly, English was a central subject for the college entrance exam.At that time, studying English was not a pleasant experience for me. There was no fun in the process of learning. The focus of our English education was getting a good mark in exams. And nobody told me that the real meaning of studying mother language was communication.When I became a university student, I spent nearly half of my time on English. In fact , more than 90 percent of the job offer ads in Shanghai list “proficiency (精通) as a main requirement”.How did I improve my English? People told me that TOEFL was very helpful and useful. As a result, I took a TOEFL training course and studied like mad. After six months’ preparation, I took part in the exam and got a high score. Later on, I had a chance to further my study in Britain . I soon discovered that all of my past English learning had been futile (没用的) . When I first went shopping in a local supermarket, I really could not understand what the cashier was saying at all.It was then that I realized I had totally missed the point. Instead of just passing exams, the main function of learning English or any other language is communication. What is more, language does not exist independent of culture. Hence, mechanical memorization helps very little in communication. That’s why I was still unable to freely express myself after learning English for many years. By no means am I talented in any foreign language. I am still learning English. Why?First and foremost, my job requires me to use English every day. Secondly, English helps me to have access to more information. Thirdly, as a bookworm, English gives me a chance to dive intothe huge pool of inspiring English books. Last but not least, it is such a great experience to write in another language. Indeed, English has become part of my life .1.How did the writer find English when he was a student?A.He was interested in it.B.He studied it because it was compulsory course.C.He thought it funny to study English.D.He often recited something when he studied English.2.What is the purpose of studying English according to the writer’s idea ?A.To get high marks in exams.B.To prove that English is very important.C.Studying English well can help you get a good job.D.To use English for communication with others.3.According to the text, how is my English ?A.I am good at English.B.I can speak English like natives.C.I can master it but I can’t use it correctly.D.I continued to study English.4.How can we master English well ？A.We need more mechanical memorization.B.We should read and recite more books.C.We should study English as well as its culture and use it more .D.We can study hard in classrooms and houses and get high marks in exams .BTYPINGThis course is for those who want to learn to type, as well as those who want to improve their typing. The course is not common. You are tested in the first class and begin practicing at one of eight different skill levels. This allows you to learn at your own speed. Each program lasts 20 hours. Bring your own paper.Course fee: $ 125 Materials: $25Two hours each evening for two weeks. New classes begin every two weeks.This course is taught by a number of qualified business education teachers who have successfully taught typing courses before.UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERSThis twelve-hour course is for people who do not know very much about computers, but who need to learn about them. You will learn what computers are, what they can and can’t do and how to use them.Course fee: $75 Equipment fee: $ 10Jan. 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, Wed. & Sat. 9—11:30 a.m.Joseph Saunders is Professor of Computer Science at New Urban University. He has over twenty years of experience in the computer field.STOP SMOKINGDo you want to stop smoking? Have you already tried to stop and failed? Now is the time to stop smoking using the latest methods. You can stop smoking, and this twelve-hour course will help you do it.Course fee: $30Jan. 2, 9, 16, 23 Mon. 2—5 p. m.Dr John Good is a practicing psychologist who had helped hundreds of people stop smoking.5. If you choose the UNDERSTANDING COMPUTERS course, you will have classes _______.A. from Monday to SundayB. from Monday to FridayC. on Wednesday and SaturdayD. on Saturday and Sunday6. The STOP SMOKING course will last ______.A. for half a dayB. for three hoursC. for a weekD. for four weeks7. Mr. Black works every morning and evening, but he wants to take part in one of the three courses. The most probable course he will attend is ______.A. typingB. understanding computersC. stop smokingD. all the courses8. If you want to learn computer and at the same time you want to improve your typing, you will pay _______.A. $ 75B. $ 15C. $ 115D. $ 2359. The typical difference of “Typing” from the other two is ______.A. people with different skill levels may learn at different speedB. you will take a test after the courseC. you will pay the fee before practicingD. you will pay less money1.B细节理解题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列2(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列2（含解析）ATo master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write. Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian. But when they went to England in 1902, English people couldn't understand what was said to them. These days more and more foreigners are coming to China and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study. So the spoken language is becoming more and more important.Speaking, of course, can't go without listening. If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you musthear it correctly. The sounds of the Chinese and English languages are not exactly the same. If you don't listen carefully, you'll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers.Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it's to exchange ideas. People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing. The important thing is to make your idea clear in your head and then to write it in clear lively language.Chinese students read far too slowly. If you read fast, you understand better. If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about. When you meet with new words, don't look them up in the dictionary. Guess the meaning from the context(上下文). You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer. If you look up every word, you'll never finish a book.Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they are studying. They should study these subjects in theforeign language, not only in translation. In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time.1. In the first paragraph, the writer mainly told us _________.A. how to speak English wellB. how to read and write EnglishC. why spoken English is very importantD. why English people couldn't understand Lenin2. In order to study a foreign language, the writer thinks the best way is ______.A. to kill two birds with one stoneB. to learn two languages at a timeC. to study all the subjects in a foreign languageD. to get some knowledge of the foreign country as well as learn the language3. In the fourth paragraph the writer gave some advice on ____.A. how to imporve reading fasterB. how to guess the meaning from the contextC. how to look up new words in the dictionaryD. how to grasp the general meaning of a passage4. "To kill two birds with one stone" means ____.A. to get some particular knowledgeB. to get more than what one paysC. the stone is too bigD. the birds are blind enoughBAnimals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need．It has been demonstrated（证明）that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles．When a fragrant（香的）flavor（作料）was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to prefer it and kept drinking it ,even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water．In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were．In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助）feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them．They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in．We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet．So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what's best for them．Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”, which humans soon lose．Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could．Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits．Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs．So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them．5．In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rats’ drinking water to_____________ .A. encourage rats to drink vitamins-enriched waterB. find out rats‟ preference in flavorC. test whether rats know which drink is good for themD. demonstrate the vitamins are tasteless6．According to the passage ,adults eating habits differ from those of babiesbecause_________．A．adults know better than babies what kind of food are good for their healthB．adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foodsC．adults' eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customsD．adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns7．The author implied in the passage that most of us_________．A．eat a balanced dietB．choose the food that is of nutritionC．have the habits influenced by the surroundingsD．like to eat the food with a fragrant flavor．8．As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that_________．A．both have the wisdom to choose a balanced dietB．both prefer flavored food and drinkC．both have the same eating patternsD．both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors1.C概括归纳题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列3(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列3（含解析）AEveryone wants some degree of success. Many people believe that they deserve (值得) success simply because they believe that they deserve success. But there is a widespread belief that people who get on in life may be successful not because they deserve it, but because of influential (有影响的) friends or the right background. Sometimes it may just be a comforting and harmless belief, while at the other extreme it can be very destructive. I once met a brilliant young engineer who worked in a chemical plant. Because of her knowledge and experience, she should have been promoted（升职）to Production Manager. Instead, the job went to a man who was totally unsuited for the post. Everyone knew that he only got it because he was politically acceptable to his superiors (上司). This injustice discouraged the young engineer and many of her colleagues（同事）. It also meant that the factory was much less efficient than it could have been.At the same, we should not be pessimistic (悲观的). More and more then modern world depends on having people who are in the job because they are good enough, not just because their faces fit. There is a story of a factory owner who sent for an engineer to see to a machine which would not go. He examined it, then took out a hammer and tapped, once. The machine started up immediately. When he presented his bill, the owner protested, “This can’t be right! $ 100 just for tapping（敲打）a machine with a hammer?” The engineer wrote out a new bill: “For tapping a machine, $1; for knowing where to tap. $99.”1. The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because _____.A. it was politically less good for the boss to accept her than the manB. her boss did not think she had the right qualifications for the jobC. the man who got the promotion was more experienced than she wasD. it is more difficult for a woman to get a promotion than for her male colleague2. The engineer who repaired the machine was right in charging $ 100 because____.A. he hit the machine to get it started againB. the factory owner could not have repaired it himselfC. he was charging for his knowledge and expert skillsD. he was the only person who could find out what was wrong with it3. What can we learn about the author’s attitude toward the widespread belief that “peopleget on in life may be successful not because they deserve it”?A. He quite agrees with it.B. He doesn’t express his opinion hi s opinion at it.C. He completely disagrees with it.D. He doesn’t quite agree with it.4. According to the text, which of the following is NOT true?A. Having influential friends or right background seems helpful sometimes.B. The engineer had good reason to overcharge the factory owner.C. Not all those who are good in their jobs have the chance to be promoted.D. Those who are good in their jobs are still largely needed by the modern society.BEven as Americans have been gaining weight, they have cut their average fat intake from 36 to 34 percent of their total diets in the past 15 years. And indeed, cutting fat to control or lose weight makes sense. Fat has nine calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates（碳水化合物）have just four. Moreover, the body uses fewer calories to metabolize fat than it does to metabolize other foods. Compared with protein and carbohydrates — which break down into amino acids and simple sugars, respectively, and can be used to strengthen and energize the body —— dietary fat is more easily converted to body fat. Therefore, it’s more likely to stay on buttocks, thighs and bellies.But cutting fat from your diet doesn’t necessarily mean your body won’t store fat. For example, between nonf at and regular cookies, there’s trivial difference in calories because manufacturers make up for the loss of fat by adding sugar. Low-fat crackers, soups and dressings can also be just as high in calories as richer versions. No matter where the calories come from, overeating will still cause weight again. The calories from fat just do it a little quicker. A Wisconsin computer programmer who decided with a diet coach to eat only 40 grams of fat a day learned the lesson firsthand. He wasn’t losing weight. Then he showed his food diary to his coach and revealed he’d been eating half a pound of jelly beans a day. “They don’t have any fat,” he explains. But they had enough sugar to keep him from shedding an ounce.Nonfat foods become add-on foods. When we add them to our diet, we actually increase the number of calories we eat per day and gain weight. That was borne out in a Pennsylvania State University study. For breakfast, Prof. Barbara Rolls gave two groups of women yogurt（酵母乳）that contained exactly the same amount of calories. One group’s yogurt label said “high fat”—the other, “low fat.” The “low fat” yogurt group ate significantly more calories later in the day than the other group. “People think they’ve saved fat and can indulge themselves later in the day with no adverse consequences,” says Richard Mattes, a nutrition researcher at Purdue University. “But when they do that, they don’t compensate very precisely, and they often end up overdoing it.”1.What lessons did the computer programme learn ?A.Overeating will cause weight gainB.He can eat half a pound of jellybeans a dayC.He can’t didn’t eat any fatD.His coach gave him a lecture2.Prof. Barbara’s experiment proved that _______________.A.two groups ate the same amount of caloriesB.two groups ate the same amount of yogurtC.the “ low fat” yogurt group ate more calories later in the day than the other groupD.people increase the number of calories they eat per day and gain group3.According to the author ,________has less calories.A. fatB. protein and carbohydratesC. low-fat soupsD. sugar8. What can you infer from the text ?A. To keep from being overweight, people have to eat nofat foodB. The calories from fat just do it a little quicker than from protein and carbohydratesC. People should avoid temptationD. Americans realize that it is necessary to count calories before eating the food参考答案及解析1.A细节理解题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列11(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列11（含解析）ABEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhuanet)-- Sleeping a little bit longer a day might help fight against obesity（肥胖）, a recent study shows. The research-- published in the Archives of Internal Medicine along with an editorial by Turek and Northwestern colleague Joseph Bass commenting on it and related research-- after comparing people of normal weight- a body mass index of less than 25- with those who were overweight or obese, found that sleeping for an extra 20 minutes each night could offer a pain-free way to lose weight.Insufficient sleep is linked with changes in hormone levels that may stimulate（刺激）appetite.A series of studies in recent months have shown that the less people sleep, the heavier they tend to be.American researcher Robert Vorona from Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk and colleagues have now examined the relationship between people's self-reported sleep time per 24 hours and their body mass index (BMI). They found that total sleep time and BMI were inversely correlated was total sleep time decreased, BMI increased, except in the severely obese group." Americans experience insufficient sleep and corpulent bodies. Clinicians are aware of the burden of obesity on patients," the study said. "Our findings suggest that major extensions of sleep time may not be necessary, as an extra 20 minutes of sleep per night seems to be associated with a lower body mass index," it added. "We warn that this study does not establish a cause-and-effect relationship between restricted sleep and obesity (but) investigations demonstrating success in weight loss via extensions of sleep would help greatly to establish such a relationship."In November 2004, researchers from Columbia University in New York City, New York demonstrated a clear link between the risk of being obese and hours of nightly sleep, finding that people aged 32 to 59 who slept four hours or less per night were 73% more likely to be obese than people who slept between seven and nine hours per night.1.The research, which was published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, foundthat____________.A.sleeping for a shorter time a day might help fight against obesityB.an extra 20 minutes’ sleep each night could offer a way to lose weight without painC.total sleep time and body mass index were inversely relatedD.people aged 32 to 59 who slept four hours or less per night were 73% more likely to beobese than people who slept between seven and nine hours per night2．How many research results are presented in the text?A. TwoB. ThreeC. FourD. Five3. What does the underlined word “obese” probably mean?A. thinB. fatC. energeticD. painful4. According to the text , the author intends to tell us that _____________________.A. Sleeping a little bit longer a day might help fight against obesityB. insufficient sleep is linked with changes in hormone livesC. there exists a clear link between the risk of being obeses and hours of nightly sleepD. the less people sleep , the heavier they tend to beBLike a scene out of a reality show or a Disney movie, Southgate, Mich., teenager Ashley Qualls' moment has arrived.She may not have an MBA, a high-school diploma, or even a driver’s license yet, but Asheley Qualls already has an influential website (www. ). The 17-year-old girl hass been building her online business for two years.In December 2004, Qualls borrowed $8 from her mother to buy the . domain name (域名). She intended to use the website as a way to share her design for My Space pages woth her friends.But in the incontrollable, fast-moving world of cyberspace, others began noticing Qualls’ site even though she never has spent a penny on advertising.When it comes to web traffic, .currently ranks No. 825 out of 20.3 million websites, drawing 2.4 million visitors worldwide during the last 30 days. Qualls said that on average, 72% of her site's audience made a return visit. earned a million dollars in revenue last year and is on track to do the same this year."I'm stubborn and I'm independent," she said from her office in the basement of her house. "I like the feeling that it's my company, and I want to have the say-so（主张）in everything."But don’t mistake Qualls for another smart but spoiled teenager. She is growing up fast but owns talent for life and business that elude many girls of her age.The task of running a million-dollar company isn’t without its sacrifices (牺牲) and challenges for a teenager. Qualls dropped out of Lincoln Park High School after her sophomore year to work fulltime on , a decision that she said shocked her family, friends and teachers . She now is studying to get her degree in graphic design.5. Many people noticed Qualls’ site because_____________________.A. it was set up by a 17-year-old girlB. Qualls shares her design with her friendsC. Qualls has been building her online businessD. the world cyberspace develops fast and uncontrollable6. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?A. Qualls’ Website Whateverlife. com. No. 825 in 20.3 million websites.B. About 2.4 million visitors worldwide visit her website every month.C. Most of her audience have visited her website at least twice.D. Qualls has the right to decide everything in her company.7. The unde rlined word “elude” in the 8th paragraph means_______________.A. avoidB. embarrassC. exceedD. encourage1.B细节理解题。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列97(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列97（含解析）AWhen I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a farm, in the winter especially, we wear quite out off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its, too.One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma (哮喘), and the air is so that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be quite dangerous.Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment. Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods is very surprising --- and, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away.Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is , when you are in your teens or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly hope to move back there soon.1. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child?A. Staying on the farm.B. Moving to the countryside.C. Leaving home for the city.D. Running away from the school.2. Which of the following is true about the writer?A. He is very old now.B. He is in good health.C. He prefers driving a car.D. He lives in the city now.3. In the passage, the writer tries to __________.A. express his opinions about way of lifeB. describe his life in the countrysideC. an interest in the outside worldD. persuade the reader to live in the city4. How is the passage mainly developed?A. By inferring.B. By comparing.C. By listing examples.D. By giving explanations.How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S.For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children. But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions(预防措施), the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated (航行). “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they can’t have access(机会) to the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.Most kids have started to use search engines. Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go. There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener (过滤器)”. But this can’t be wholly reliable (可靠), and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet. Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.A few other tips●Don’t put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. Thatalso makes the Internet more of a family activity.●Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.●Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.●And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.1. The passage is mainly about the subject of _______.A. American children going on-lineB. Internet in AmericaC. appreciating InternetD. opposing children’s on-line2. The best way to protect children from improper material is _______.A. to install(安装) a content screener on the computerB. to buy some search engines for the childrenC. to be nearby when they are surfing the InternetD. to talk to the children and persuade them to tell right from wrong3. Which of the following is right according to the passage?A. Surfing the Internet is the best method of educating children.B. Children’s not having access to Internet may have effect on their progress.C. Using a content screener is most reliable for keeping children having access to Internet.D. Searching engines can help children to select materials fit for them.4. According to the passage, we can infer that _______.A. soft wares fit for children want programmingB. a child who is on-line is in dangerC. Internet is a jungle full of dangerD. Internet contains a lot of harmful sites1. C。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列61(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列61（含解析）ATom was one of the brightest boys in the year, with supportive parents. But when he was 15 he suddenly stopped trying. He left school at 16 with only two scores for secondary school subjects. One of the reasons that made it cool for him not to care was the power of his peer (同龄人) group.The lack of right male role models in many of their lives — at home and particularly in the school environment — means that their peers are the only people they have to judge themselves against.They don’t see men succeeding in society so it doesn’t occur to them that they could make something of themselves. Without male teachers as a role model, the effect of peer actions and street culture is all-powerful. Boys want to be part of a club. However, schools can provide the environment for change, and provide the right role models for them. Teachers need to be trained to stop that but not in front of a child’s peers. You have to do it one to one, because that is when you see the real child.It’s pointless sending a child home if he or she has done wrong. They see it as a welcome day off to watch television or play computer games. Instead, schools should have a special unit where a child who has done wrong goes for the day and gets advice about his problems — somewhere he can work away from his peers and go home after the other children. （08辽宁卷）1. Why did Tom give up studying?A. He disliked his teachers.B. His parents no longer supported him.C. It’s cool for boys of his age not to care about studies.D. There were too many subjects in his secondary school.2. What seems to have a bad effect on students like Tom?A. Peer groups.B. A special unit.C. The student judges.D. The home environment.3. What should schools do to help the problem schoolboys?A. Wait for their change patiently.B. Train leaders of their peer groups.C. Stop the development of street culture.D. Give them lessons in a separate area.4. A teacher’s work is most effective with a schoolboy when he ______.A. is with the boy aloneB. teaches the boy a lessonC. sends the boy home as punishmentD. works together with another teacherBDo’s and Don’ts in Whale WatchingThe Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly recommended that vessel(船只)operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales.●Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back.●Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on.●Keep noise levels down-no horns, whistles or racing of engines.●Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel.●Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales.●Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction.●Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales.●Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if travelling side by side with whales.●When whales are travelling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or coming between the whales and the shore.●Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales.●If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales.●Work together by communicating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are aware of the whale watching guidelines. （08宁夏卷）1.For whom is this text written?A. Tour guides.B. Whale watchers.C. Vessel operators.D. Government officials.2.When leaving the observation areas, the vessel should ________________.A. move close to the beachB. increase speed graduallyC. keep its engine running slowlyD. remain at the back of the whales3．When going side by side with whales, the vessel should .A. keep moving in the same directionB. surround the whales with other boatsC. travel closer and closer to the shoreD. take a good viewing position4. What is the shortest safe distance from the whales?A. 400 metres.B. 300 metres.C. 200 metres.D.100 metres.A（社会现象）男女各是半边天。
【英语】高考复习三轮冲刺2010年高考试题(浙江卷)解析版
2010年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（浙江卷）选择题部分（共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1．—How about camping this weekend, just for a change?—OK, you want.A．whichever B．howeverC．whatever D．whoever答案：C解析：本题考查引导词。
句意：“这个周末野营怎么样，来点新鲜的？”“好啊，按你的意思吧！”根据语境分析出后者支持前面的提出的观点。
2．Many lifestyle patterns do such great harm to health that they actually speed up weakening of the human body.A．a; / B．/; theC．a; the D．/; /答案：B解析：本题考查冠词。
句意：许多生活方式对人类的健康有害，他们加速了人类身体的衰退。
本题考查冠词，对……有害用短语“do harm to”表示，中间无需冠词；之后的weakening 是由动词的ing形式表示抽象的名词，表达一种概念、状况时需要加上the。
3．The settlement is home to nearly 1,000 people, many of left their village homes for a better life in the city.A．whom B．whichC．them D．those答案：A解析：本题考查定语从句引导词。
由many之后的逗号和选项特征，此处是主从句关系，排除C、D项。
由于先行词是“1,000 people”，表示人，故用whom。
句意为：这里居住着将近1000人，他们中的许多人都背井离乡去城市追求更好的生活。
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列30(含解析)
2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列30（含解析）AHigh school dropouts（辍学者）earn an average of $ 9,000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study dispels a common belief why they quit. It’s much more basic than flunking out（不及格）.Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just can’t cut it. They are lazy，and perhaps not too bright．So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left.“The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confide nt that they could have graduated from high school.” John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About 1 million teens leave school each year. Only about half of African-American and Hispanic（美籍西班牙的）student will receive a diploma（证书），and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So，if failing grades don’t explain why these kids quit, what does? Again，John Bridgeland："The most dependable finding was that they were bored.” “They found classes uninteresting; they weren’t inspired or motivated. They didn’t see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.”The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit. In the US，only one state，New Mexico，has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus the District of Columbia, require school attendance until age 18, no exceptions, another researcher，says raising the compulsory（义务的）attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school．“As these dropouts look back，they realize they’ve made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and it through to the end, is probably helpful measure.”New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18. But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the point－the need for reform. It's been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something.1. Most high school students drop out of' school because＿＿．A. they have failing gradesB. they take no interest in classesC. they are discriminated againstD. they are lazy and not intelligent2. Acceding to the passage，which state has a law requiring school attendance until they graduate?A. New HampshireB. UtahC. New MexicoD. The District of Columbia3. The underlined words “stick it out” probably means“＿＿”．A. complete schoolingB. solve the problemC. love having classesD. believe in themselves4. From the passage，we can infer the following EXCEPT that＿．A. the grades of most dropouts at school were acceptableB. about 500, 000 high school dropouts are black and SpanishC. classes don't appeal to dropoutsD. on average dropouts cannot get good jobsBTell a story and tell it well, and you may open wide the eyes of a child, open up lines of communication in a business, or even open people’s mind to another culture or race.People in many places are digging up the old folk stories and the messages in them. For example, most American storytellers get their tales from a wide variety of sources, cultures, and times. They regard storytelling not only as a useful tool in child education, but also as a meaningful activity that helps adults understand themselves as well as those whose culture may be very different from their own.“ Most local stories are based on a larger theme,” American storyteller Opalanga Pugh says, “ Cinderella(灰姑娘), or the central idea of a good child protected by her goodness, appears in various forms in almost every culture of the world.”Working with students in schools, Pugh helps them understand their own cultures and the general messages of the stories. She works with prisoner too, helping them knowing who they are by telling stories that her listeners can write, direct, and act in their own lives. If they don’t like the story they are living, they can rewrite the story. Pugh also works to help open up lines of communication between managers and workers. “For every advance in business,” she says, “ there is a greater need for communication.” Storytelling can have a great effect on either side of the manager-worker relationship, she says.Pugh spent several years in Nigeria, where she learned how closely storytelling was linked to the everyday life of the people there. The benefits of storytelling are found everywhere, she says.“I learned how people used stories to spread their culture,” she says, “ What I do is to focus on the value of the stories that people can translate into their own daily world of affairs. We are all storytellers. We all have a story to tell. We tell everybody’s story.” （07浙江卷）5. What do we learn about American storyteller from Paragraph 2?A. They share the same way of storytelling.B. They prefer to tell the stories from other cultures.C. They learn their stories from the American natives.D. They find storytelling useful for both children and adults.6. The underlined sentence (Paragraph 4) suggests that prisoners can _____.A. start a new lifeB. settle down in another placeC. direct filmsD. become good actors7. Pugh has practised storytelling with _____ groups of people.A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 58. What is the main idea of the text?A. Storytelling can influence the way people think.B. Storytelling is vital to the growth of business.C. Storytelling is the best way to educate children in school.D. Storytelling helps people understand themselves and others.1.B 第三段中“They found classes uninteresting;…”说明学生辍学的原因是“课堂没有兴趣，学生觉着乏味。
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2010届高三英语阅读理解冲刺精练系列10（含解析）ADear Editor,Brockingham is run by people who are more interested in tourists than its residents. The problem is that the people running the government refuse to accept new ideas. By banning (禁止) all fast-food restaurants and discount stores, they take away all the places kids can afford to shop.These people forget that when they were young, they could go to the South Street Soda Fountain and get an ice-cream soda for 25 cents. Today you can’t find an ice-cream soda anywhere in Brockingham for less than $2! Where can kids go for a snack?There is not a single restaurant in Brockingham where a family of four can eat dinner for less than $100. Add a 15% tip and sales tax and you have spent nearly $125 to eat a meal you could prepare at home for about $12. Have you noticed that Brockingham families never dine in Brockingham?Fast-food restaurants are also a good place for school kids to get an after-school job. Fast-food restaurants are busiest during the early supper hours when students are able to work, whereas the fancy food restaurants cater to late-night diners. Working in one of these establishments requires working shifts that are too late for most students.The City Council claims that local merchants, rather than national chains, should benefit from the tourist business. I agree that it is important to support local businesses, but I think the fast-food restaurants would encourage more people to shop in Brockingham.Another thing that disturbs me is that we must travel 25 miles to the nearest discount store. If I need a tire for my bike, I have a choice of buying one at Surf and Peddle Sport Shop for $15 or driving to Parkersburg Discount Center where I can buy the same kind of tire for $9. Again, I think the ban on all food chains and discount houses is counterproductive for our city.Wes Woodrow9th-Grade Student at Brockingham High School1. Why does Wes Woodrow write this letter to the editor?A.Because the government bans all fast-food restaurants and discount stores in Brockingham.B.Because the writer can’t find an ice-cream soda anywhere in Brockingham for less than $2.C.Because a family of four can’t find a restaurant in Brockingham to eat dinner for less than$100.D.Because the writer has to travel 25 miles to the nearest discount store.2. From the letter we can infer that _____.A.the writer used to buy a lot of ice-cream sodaB.the students refuse to work in fancy food restaurantsC.the government’s ban benefits local merchants muchD.discount stores usually offer a discount of 40%3. The underlined word “counterproductive” in paragraph 6 of the letter probably means_____.A. cheap, not expensiveB. surprising, not expectedC. harmful, not helpfulD. doubtful, not sure4. One way the writer of this letter tries to convince the reader is by _____.plaining that someone has to drive him to ParkersburgB.getting an after-school job in fast-food restaurant himselfC.suggesting that many businessmen have the same opinionD.giving specific examples of the high costs in BrockinghamＢA recent study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, with passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage driver s have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使……缓解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of passenger restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice (新手)driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.５. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?A．Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.B．A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.C．Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.D．A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.６. According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ________ A．their frequent driving at nightB．their improper way of drivingC．their lack of driving experienceD．their driving with passengers７. According to Paragraph 3. which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.B．Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.C．Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.D．The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.８. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that ________ .A．driving in the presence of an adult should be made a ruleB．they should be prohibited from taking on passengersC．they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.D．the licensing system should be improved1.A细节理解题．从第一段可知．2.C综合判断题．从倒数第二段可知，政府限制快餐连锁店经营，非常有利于当地商人的利益．3.C猜测词义题．从上文得知政府限制连锁店的经营，实施地方保护主义，作者写信反映之一情况，在信的结尾说＂I think the ban on all food chains and discount houses iscounterproductive for our city.＂可知“counterprodutive”一次表现了作者的观点。