英语综合训练题

综合训练题（0311）

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节）

第一节（共15小题）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Experience the Colorado River the Hualapai Way!

River Runners Offers the ONLY One Day White-water Trip ANYWHERE at the

GRAND CANYON!

Since 1973, Hualapai River Runners has been conducting white-water rafting（漂流）journeys on the Colorado River. Our experienced guides expertly sail along the river and share the history of the Canyon and the Hualapai people with you.

Visitors experience the excitement of white-water rapids and then stop to enjoy the impressive beauty of Travertine falls and a tasty lunch. No charge for children 2 years and Under．One—Day Trip

Retail（单价）$+$(helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

White-water rafting tours begin in Peach Springs. Hualapai River transports you to Diamond Creek, which is the starting point for the 37-mile rafting tour. Lunch is included and upon arrival at the rafting tour termination（终点）point，fly out of the Grand Canyon by helicopter to Grand Canyon West.

Two—Day Trip

Retail$+$(helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

Two-day rafting trips with one night on the Colorado River. All supplies and meals are included. Two days in the Grand Canyon, on the Colorado River, allow more time to explore one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Tours Include：

·Round—trip transportation from Peach Springs to the starting point and from the termination point back to Peach Springs.

·Snack, drinks and lunch(vegetarian meals available upon request).

·Waterproof dry bags for storing your cameras, sunscreen, dry clothes, etc.

The helicopter part of transportation is weather permitting. If the helicopter transportation is cancelled because of bad weather, the raft will continue an additional two hours to South Cove and a maximum $ per customer will be given back.

Special website booking rate 15% off rafting in June. So book now!

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1. Where do white-water rafting tours start

A. Travertine Falls.

B. The Grand Canyon.

C. Diamond Creek.

D. Grand Canyon West.

2. It can be learned from the text that________.

A. the guides can help you learn sailing

B. the Grand Canyon is well-known for its history

C. the helicopter transportation can save you three hours' time

D. the cost includes snack, drinks and lunch.

3. Which of the following is available when the helicopter transportation is cancelled

A. The bus.

B. The raft.

C. The train.

D. The boat.

B

New research shows that all work and no play is not only less fun for children, but could leave them poorer in later life. A study presented to the Royal Economic Society's annual conference concludes that teenagers judged to be the most popular at school are also likely to earn noticeably bigger salaries than their former classmates.

Economists from the University of Sussex analysed findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a 15-year research project charting the fortunes of a group of thousands of teenagers who attended high schools in the US in the mid-1990s. Among questions about topics ranging from their physical fitness to their parents' occupation, the teenagers were asked to list their closest friends.

In cases where the researchers were able to survey the entire school, they were able to construct a map of the interconnected friendship networks to work out not only which children had most friends overall but, crucially, who was most influential. Those who had about 10 per cent more friends than average in their teens overall were earning almost 11 pet cent more in their late 20s.

Other factors such as being in the top class and even having a higher IQ score appeared to have no significant effect on the teenagers' earning power in later 1ife. But those tempted (引诱) to turn their back on their studies altogether on the basis of the research would be making a serious mistake. Having a good education was even more important financially than having lots of friends, with having a university degree boosting (促进) earnings by 25 per cent. Those who were married were also earning 19 per cent more than those still single.

Our research confirms that the impact of education and school goes far beyond the knowledge that one acquires, supporting the importance of providing free and public education for everyone," said Lucia Barbone, the lead author. "More attention should be devoted during childhood and adolescence to the development of social skills, for example, through social activities and clubs."

4. From the text, we can learn that the Study of Adolescent Health .

A. recorded the fortunes of 1,000 high school graduates

B. was led by the Royal Economic Society

C. involved questions of different topics

D. was conducted in the early 1990s

5. The new research showed that .

A. children with more friends end up earning more in later life

B. most children like to make friends in their high school

C. all play and no work is good for children

D. the single earned more than the married

6. Which factor has the most significant effect on teenagers' future earning power

A. Being in the top class.

B. Being popular in school.

C. Having a high IQ score.

D. Having a good education.

7. Lucia Barbone thinks that children should .