2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题47
2011英语高考试题及答案
2011英语高考试题及答案2011年英语高考试题及答案（注意：本文章仅为示范，实际的2011年英语高考试题及答案请参考相关考试资料）Introduction:2011年英语高考试题及答案，以下是2011年英语高考试题的精选部分，供大家参考学习。
试题较长，将分为阅读理解、完形填空、语法填空和写作四个部分。
I. 阅读理解（Reading Comprehension）以下是2011年英语高考阅读理解的题目及答案：Passage 1:The following passage is an excerpt from a lecture on history.【题目】:What is the passage mainly about?A. The importance of studying history.B. The structure of historical lecture.C. The impact of history on society.D. The methods of historical research.【答案】:A. The importance of studying history.Passage 2:Read the passage and answer the questions below.【题目】:What is the main idea of the passage?A. The benefits of exercise on mental health.B. The importance of physical fitness.C. The relationship between exercise and stress.D. The connection between exercise and sleep.【答案】:C. The relationship between exercise and stress.II. 完形填空（Cloze Test）以下是2011年英语高考完形填空的题目及答案：【题目】：阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题45
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（45）AFor those who were born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year.When talking to a Westerner, however, you’ve got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people think of the pig as a smart and prosperous（rich, luckily wealthy）animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative（否定的）.A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn’t be smiling . When a person doesn’t like some one, sometimes he will call that person a pig.If you ever met a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don’t say,“Oh, you’re a pig!”Most Westerners will be misunderstanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of mistakes. However, don’t t ake any chance. You might just offend（激怒）someone who does not share your positive（积极的）ideas about pigs.1．You have to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because .A．they believe pigs best of allB．they consider pigs as bad animalsC．they aren’t used to talking about pigsD．they don’t like the topic about pigs at all2．According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a animal.A．healthy B．lovely C．bad D．lazy3．A Westerner will call someone a pig if he or she that man.A．dislikes B．is afraid of C．looks up to D．makes fun of 4．When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of them .A．will be happyB．will be very surprisedC．understand youD．may laugh at youBOctober 24—the UN birthday is celebrated as United Nations Day. It is a day that belongs to everyone, and it is celebrated in most countries of the world. Some countries celebrate for a week instead of a day.Every year the President of the United States, in a special announcement, asks Americans to remember United Nations Day.In many parts of the world, schools plan programmes for this day. Boys and girls in some areas decorate（装饰）a United Nations tree, or plant a garden. In other areas young people put on plays about the United Nations. Some libraries show children’s art form around the world. Schools celebrate with songs and dances of other countries, or give parties where foods of other countries are served.Always the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyone understand the United Nations and why it is important.The UN encourages people to learn about other lands and their customs. In this way people can get a better understanding of people all over the world.5．Why is October 24 celebrated in many countries?A．To celebrate the founding of the United Nations.B．To make people understand what the United Nations means.C．To warn people of the dangers of wars.D．To tell people how the United Nations came into being.6．How do schools celebrate the day?A．Children are given a holiday of one to seven days.B．Different programmes are prepared to celebrate the day.C．Children plant gardens or decorate UN trees.D．Children and teachers hold parties.7．What does the United Nations encourage people to do, according to the passage?A．To learn more about other nations and their customs.B．To change programmes with other nations in science.C．To understand more people from all over the worldD．To understand the importance of the United Nations.8．The best title of the passage can be .A．The UNB．The World HolidayC．Celebrations on Oct 24D．The UN BirthdayCThis is news on the hour. Ed Wilson reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a good will tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start their ten-nation tour next month.Here in Mia mi, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers’ Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.In the news about health, scientists in California report finding of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal the five year-study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBs beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.That’s the news of the hour. And now back to mor e easy listening with Jan Singer.9．Who gave the news on the hour.A．The mayor in Miami. B．Ed Wilson. C．Scientists in California .D．Jan Singer.10．To improve the ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe, China .A．will send a group of Chinese scientists to pay a visit to the U. S. and Western Europe.B．will send some scientists to visit U. S. onlyC．has reached its aim. D．has given many reports to improve the ties 11．From the news in Miami we know .A．a peaceful way will soon be found B．the teachers’ strike will last longC．students haven’t been to school for two weeksD．students can’t go into the school because the classrooms are locked12．From the last news we don’t know.A．the results of the two matchesB．the teams which played last nightC．how many wins the BBs has had altogetherD．the Wingers had 1 win and 4 defeatsDEditors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes（极端）to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics（数据）.Last year a reporter had been requested by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began:“Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president’s palace.”The editor at once sent the reporter a fax（传真）asking him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.The reporter immediately set out to do as he was asked to, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the reporter two more faxes, but received no reply. He sent yet another fax telling the reporter that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the reporter again failed to reply, the editor had to publish the article as it had been originally（原始）written. A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the reporter. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he told the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president’s palace.13．The editor didn’t want to publish the article because.A．he wanted to find an excuse to fire the reporterB．he had not read the article whollyC．he was not pleased with the facts in the articleD．he wanted to please the president of the new African republic14．The reporter took a long time to send the information he was asked for .A．because it took him a long time to count all the stepsB．because he had not been allowed to fax the information he had found outC．because he did not realize how soon the magazine would go to pressD．because he had been arrested before he had had time to find out the facts15．The reporter must have been arrested when .A．he acted too suspiciously（可疑地）B．he went to extreme to provide unimportant facts C．he climbed the palace wall in order to measure its heightD．he learnt that his article was pressed originally16．The purpose of the writer’s giving this very example is.A．to provide ground reasons for his ideas of how to write a good articleB．to ask readers for advice on how to get rid of extremeC．to tell readers how to write an articleD．to show his opinion about extreme of some editors of newspapers and magazines.ELast week’s topic: What’s your opinion about cheating in exams?Willson822（Fujian）:An oath isn’t enough to prevent anyone from cheating. Who can tell that they won’t promise something that goes against their will? So I think the penalty（处罚）is more important. Penalties should be serious enough to prevent people from breaking the oath!Wang Changling（Anhui）:The oath itself makes all test-takers think that others may consider them would-be cheaters, which can hurt their feelings. In my opinion, prevention is better than a penalty. Educators should set good examples for students to follow and be role models for them. Even if a few educators continue to copy other people’s work and their research papers, surely, students will follow suit.Anonymous: I support the school’s action against cheating. Although the oath isn’t a duty, it can warn the would-be cheater.Cathy Cheng: I find it’s hard to refuse a friend who wants help in exams. And I think the rule of Maryland University gives the students like me a good excuse to refuse.Zzq8301: I think this is a promising step toward what we’re talking about when we say ‘fair play’ these days. Cheaters should be stopped because they make it different for the honest to succeed.Freda（Tianjin）: I was told by my foreign teacher to write down the oath on the back of my test paper in the same wa y that was described in the article. It’s a rule everyone should obey in a fair game. Whether this method succeeds or fails is up to you. What I want to say is to be true to yourself.17．It is clear that the people above are talking about the rule made by .A．Maryland University B．the Education DepartmentC．some colleges D．the government18．How many people are in fact for the rules?A．Three B．Two C．Four D．Five19．Who thinks teachers should set an example?A．Willson822 B．Freda C．Cathy Cheng D．Wang Changling 20．The underlined word“oath”may have the same meaning as .A．idea B．promise C．plan D．opinion参考答案BBABA BADBA CCCBA DACDB。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题24
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（24）AWithout the atmosphere there would be no weather , no wind , rain , snow , or clouds . Air is all around us ; we live at the bottom of a great ocean of air . It is invisible , but we can feel it when it moves . There are miles of air above us , pressing down with great weight on the earth and everything on it . Because air presses down on us from all directions at the same time , and because we are able to bear（忍受）this weight , we do not seem to feel it . But scientists have proved that air has this weight , and that anything that has weight creates （产生）a force called pressure . As changes in air pressure take place , they make air move .Air is a gas that expands （膨胀）when heated , gets lighter , and moves upward . When air is cooled , it gets heavier , sinks close to the earth’s surface , and flows like water in a great river . As warm air rises , cold air rushes in to take its place . Thus winds originate（起源）. The winds that blow high above us are caused by the warmer air running away from colder air . The wind we feel near the earth’s surface is the heavy colder air trying hard to catch the warmer air . Changes in temperature cause the air to move . And of course there are many changes , so air movements are taking place practically all the time .1．The first paragraph mainly tells us the causes of .A．why we don’t feel air B．whey atmosphere is important to usC．why there is air surrounding us D．why there is air pressure2．Air moves under such conditions that .A．there is air pressure B．the air is heavyC．air pressure doesn’t remain the same all the time D．air comes up and down 3．Which of the following pictures best tells the movements of warm air and cold air ? 4．According to the passage , in some areas if farmers who grow grapes（葡萄）light fires in the early morning , that is because the farmers want to .A．drive away warm airB．prevent cold air from coming to harm their plantsC．cause more windD．stop warm air running awayBAlzheimer’s disease is a major national health problem. Nearly 2 million Americans over the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s disease . It is a leading cause of death among the elderly . But Alzheimer’s disease is not confined（限于）to the aged . There may be a million or more people under the age of 65 suffering from the disease .At one time , people suffering from the disease were said to be “getting old”. The disease was thought to be a natural part of growing old , but it is now known that Alzheimer’s disease strikes young and old alike . It is an organic（器官的）disease that destroys brain cells .Alzheimer’s disease affects the patient’s memory , speech , and movement . In the beginning stages of the disease , the patient may seem slightly confused . He may have trouble speaking . Then the patient’s memory b egins to fail . He may forget dates , telephone numbers , names andplans .As the disease progresses , the patient may not recognize family and friends . These symptoms （症状）often cause terrible anxiety in the patient . He may feel lost and frightened . Sometimes the patient reacts with wild and bad behavior.In the last stages of the disease , the patient may not be able to take care of himself . He may have lost the ability to speak and walk .Scientists don’t know exactly what causes Alzheimer’s disease . It may be caused by a virus（病毒）. It may be caused by a poisonous substance（物质）in the environment . At present, there is no cure for the disease . But there are ways to slow its progress . Exercise and physical treatment can help the patients of this disease .5．The main idea of the passage is that Alzheimer’s disease .A．is a terrible part of the aging processB．is an organic disease that affects young and oldC．can be cured by physical treatment D．causes forgetfulness6．All of the following are symptoms o f Alzheimer’s disease EXCEPT.A．forgetfulness B．difficulty in speakingC．loss of sight D．loss of the ability to walk7．According to the passage , which of the following may be a cause of Alzheimer’s disease ?A．Poisons produced by the brain . B．Getting old .C．A virus . D．Lack of exercise .8．The progress of Alzheimer’s disease can be slowed by .A．operation B．a change in environmentC．medicines D．physical treatment and exerciseCWhat’s OnStageAn acrobatic（杂技）soul: To celebrate its 50th anniversary , the China Acrobatic Troupe will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real . Chills（寒战）will run down your spine（脊柱）as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge .Time : 7:30 p.m , September13—19Place : Capital Theatre , 22 Wangfujing Dajie , Dongcheng DistrictExhibitionsJoint Show : A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing . About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display .Time : 9 a .m —5p. m. until September 10Place : Huangshicheng Gallery , 136 Nanchizi Dajie , Dongcheng DistirctOil paintings : The Wanfung Art Galley will host a joint show of oil paintings by 10 young and middle-aged artists . On display are more than 30 of their latest works , which capture（捕捉）the wonderous variety of life in unique（独特的）styles .Time : 9 a.m. —4p.m until September 15Place: 136 Nachizi Street , Dongcheng DistrictLiterature（文学）museum : The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an indepth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949 .Time : 9 a. m —4 p.m , dailyPlace: 45 Anyuan Donglu , Chaoyang District（Shaoyaoju area ）ConcertsBeijing rocks: “ The Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month . Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert , including older generation bands , middle generation and some recent arrivals The audience（听众）will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear , which is sure to bring a storm .Time: September 16Place: The Olympic CenterBelgium Orchestra（管弦乐队）:La Petite Bande , the Baroque Orchestra of Belgium willperform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world to commemorate（纪念）the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death .Time: 7:30 p.m . September11—14Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities9．What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned here ?A．When you watch it , you will certainly feel cold .B．Something strange will puzzle everyone , including scientists .C．Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised .D．Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching .10．The most characterisic thing about the Fashionow Night of Chinese Rock is that .A．it will let the audience choose the performers and the musicB．it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homesC．it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout ChinaD．it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musicians11．Suppose it is September 14 today , how many activities can people choose to attend ?A．2 B．3 C．4 D．512．On the whole ,we can conclude .A．people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditionalB．there are usually more cultural activities in September than in any other monthC．most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors onlyD．we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in BeijingDIn general , people talk about two groups of colors : warm colors and cool colors . Researchers in psychology think that there are also two groups of people : people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors .The warm colors are red , orange and yellow . Where there are warm colors and a lot of light , people usually want to be active . People think that red , for example , is exciting. Sociable people , those who like to be with others , like red . The cool colors are green , blue and violet . These colors , unlike warm colors are relaxing . Where there are cool colors , people are usually quiet . People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue .Red may be exciting , but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors . He suggests that a warm color , such as red or orange is a good color for a living room or restaurant . People who are relaxing or eating do not want time to pass quickly . Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly .Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other colors are cool . However , almost everyone agrees that red , orange , and yellow are warm and that green , blue , and violet are cool . Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days . Because in the north the sun is higher during summer , the hot summer sunlight appears yellow .13．Which of the following colors belong to cool colors ?A．Yellow, green . B．Blue , violet . C．Black , blue . D．Brown , white . 14．Which of the following statements is not true ?A．Sociable people like warm colors . B．Warm colors can make people excited .C．People who like to be with others don’t like red .D．Where there are warm colors , people want to be active .15．Which is the right color for different rooms ?A．Red or orange for offices . B．Orange for dining-rooms .C．Blue for bedrooms . D．Red for studies .16．What is the main idea of the last paragraph ?A．It shows the reason why people think some colors are warm and others are cool .B．Warm colors remind people of warm days .C．Cool colors remind people of cool days .D．People have an agreeable opinion of warm colors and cool colors .EDisposing（处理）of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it . As more and more people choose to live close together in cities , the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult .During the eighteenth century, it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dump site . Residents or trash haulers（垃圾拖运者）would transport household rubbish , rotted wood , and old possessions to the site . Periodically（定期的）some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried . The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by .Factories , mills , and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of . Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water . Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem .Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society . The first problem is space Dumps , which are now called landfills , are most needed in heavily populated areas . Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose . Property is either too expensive or too close to residential（住宅区的）neighborhoods . Long-distance trash hauling has been a common practice but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere ,cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent .Awareness（意识）of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of rivers , ground water ,land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste . The amount of waste ,however , continues to grow .Recycling efforts have become commonplace , and many towns require their people to take part . Even he most efficient recycling programs ,however , can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a city’s reusable waste .17．The most suitable title for this passage would be .A．Places for Disposing Waste B．Waste Pollution DangersC．Ways of Getting Rid of Waste D．Waste Disposal Problem18．During the 18th century , people disposed their waste in many ways EXCEPT for .A．burying it B．recycling it C．burning it D．throwing it into rivers 19．What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph ?A．Farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society .B．There is cheap land to bury waste in modern society .C．It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modern society .D．Ways to deal with waste in modern society stay the same .20．The main purpose of writing this article is to .A．draw people’s attention to waste managementB．warn people of the pollution dangers we are facingC．call on people to take part in recycling programsD．tell people a better way to get rid of the waste参考答案ACBBB CCDCB CDBCB ADBDA。
2011年高考英语阅读理解答案全解
2011年高考英语阅读理解答案全解湖北卷AHonesty, my mum always used to tell me, is the best policy. Of course, this didn‘t include her when she told me that if I didn‘t eat all my vegetables Father Christmas could find out and wouldn‘t give me any presents.But when it comes to medicine, I had assumed it was important to always be honest with my patients. After all, the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust, and therefore honesty is essential. Or so I thought.I had just started working in geriatrics (老年病科), Mr. McMahon was brought in when his belly was found very swollen. I took a medical history from his daughter who‘d accompanied him in the ambulance. She‘d been his main carer for years. I stood looking at him as she gave a detailed history. ―Has he lost any weight recently?‖ I asked, ―Well, it‘s funny you should mention that, but yes,‖she said slowly. There was silence for a few moments. ―Why? What are you worried about?‖ she asked. I hesitated. She was obviously very involved in his care and it was only fair that I told her the truth. ―Well, we need to prove it‘s not cancer,‖ I said and talked briefly about some of the tests I was going to order.Half an hour later, a nurse called me: ―Mr. McMahon‘s daughter broke down —she said you told her he had cancer.‖ My heart sank. By the time I arrived at the ward, my consultant was already there, explaining that we still had to run lots of rests and that it was by no means confirmed that he had cancer. I stood silently at the end of the bed. My consultant was obviously angry with me and as we left Mr. McMahon, she turned to me. ―Why on earth did you do that?‖she asked in disbelief. I looked at her and bit my lip. ―She asked me what I was worried about and I told her.‖ I said, hanging my head. ―And give her more to worry about?‖ replied my consultant. ―You don‘t say the word ‗cancer‘ until it‘s confirmed. Even if you suspect it, think very carefully before you tell people.‖As it turned out, it wasn‘t cancer. But I did learn that when someone is stressed and worried about their loved one they‘re sometimes selective in what they hear —and as a doctor it‘s important to be mindful of this. In being truthful, I‘d made the situation worse.51．The purpose of the first two paragraphs is to show that the author ________.A. misunderstood the doctor-patient relationshipB. was anxious to receive Christmas giftsC. regarded honesty as the best policyD. had an unhealthy eating habit 52．The author‘s consultant was angry with him because ________.A. he told the daughter what he suspectedB. he delayed running the necessary testsC. he failed to confirm the patient‘s diseaseD. he forgot what the consultant hadadvised53．The author hung his head (the underlined part in Para. 4) because he was feeling ________.A. guiltyB. hurtC. disappointedD. helpless54．What lesson has the author learnt from his experience？A. Learning from parents is necessary.B. Jumping to a conclusion is dangerous.C. Telling the truth may not always be the best solution.D. Selecting pleasant words may not be the perfect policy.BHowling is a behaviour commonly observed among a wolf pack. As pack animals, wolves work together to hunt and rely on howling as an important means of communication among each other. There are different explanations of a wolf‘s howl and it appears that there may be more to discover.One theory is that wolves howl to bond better together. It‘s almost as if howling together help the pack stay together. Perhaps something similar to people feeling a sense of involvement with each other when singing a song together. But this theory may be wrong, explains Fred H. Harrington, a professor who studies wolf behaviour.Indeed, there have been times when wolves have been seen one moment howling in a chorus, and the next, quarreling among each other. It appears that usually the lowest-ranking members of the pack may actually be ―punished‖ for joining in the chorus at times. So is howling a way to strengthen a social bond or just a way to reconfirm status among its members? —Why do wolves howl for sure?What is clear, however, is that howling is often used among packmates to locate each other. Hunting grounds are distant and it happens that wolves may separate from one another at times. When this happens, howling appears to be an excellent means of gathering.Howling, interesting, is a contagious behaviour. When one wolf starts to howl, very likely others will follow. This is often seen to occur in the morning, as if wolves were doing some sort of ―roll call‖ where wolves all howl together to report their presence.55．What is the possible similarity between wolves‘ howling together and human‘s singing in chorus?A. The act of calling each other.B. The sense of accomplishment.C. The act of hunting for something.D. The sense of belonging to a group.56．Why does Harrington think the ―social bond‖ theory may be wrong?A. Wolves separate from each other after howling.B. Wolves tend to protect their hunting grounds.C. Wolves sometimes have quarrels after howling together.D. Wolves of low rank are encouraged to join in the chorus.57．Researchers are sure that wolves often howl to ________.A. show their ranksB. find their companionsC. report the missing onesD. express their loneliness58．―Howling…is a contagious behaviour‖ (in the last paragraph) means ________.A. howling is a signal for huntingB. howling is a way of communicationC. howling often occurs in the morningD. howling spread from one to anotherCIn today‘s throw-away society, dealing with the city‘s growing mountain of waste is an increasing challenge for the city council (市议会).Recently, Edinburgh is faced with the problem of disposing of (处理) about 250,000 million tons of waste a year. Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner —largely through encouraging recycling —its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it.The European Union (EU) has issued a new policy, regulating how such mountains of waste are to be disposed of. The five councils (Edinburgh, east Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian and Borders) face fines around £18 million a year from 2013 if they don‘t increase recycling levelsand rely less on landfill. With this in mind the councils got together with the idea of building a large incinerator plant (垃圾焚烧厂) to burn half of the waste produced in their districts. But this plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25% of the city‘s waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025.After the plan was abandoned, a private company which already transported millions of tons of the city‘s waste by train to a landfill site near Dunbar, offered an alternative solution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello.Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015, it seemd necessary for the members of the Edinburg Council to accept the suggestion. But soon they turned it down —after 700 local objections reached them —because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas.That still leaves the council with a problem. By 2013, only 50% of 1995 levels of waste will be allowed to be sent to landfill. Even if recycling targets are met, there will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up. Due to this, Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an incinerator pant as time to find a solution is fast running out.59．The main way handling waste in a green manner in Edinburgh is ________.A. recyclingB. restoringC. buryingD. burning60．The five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant to ________.A. reduce the cost of burying wasteB. meet the EU requirementsC. speed up waste recyclingD. replace landfill sites61．The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello because ________.A. it came from a private companyB. the council was not interested in itC. it was not supported by EUD. the local people were against it62．What is the final decision of Edinburgh and Midlothian councils?A. To open a new landfill nearby.B. To close the Powderhall landfill in2015C. To set up a plant for burning waste.D. To persuade people to reduce theirwaste.DFeeling blue about the world? ―Cheer up,‖ says science writer Matt Ridley. ―The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.‖Ridley calls himself a rational optimist —rational, because he‘s carefully weighed the evidence; optimistic, because that evidence shows human progress to be both unavoidable and good. And this is what he‘s set out to prove from a unique point of view in his most recent book, The Rational Optimist. He views mankind as a grand enterprise that, on the whole, has done little but progress for 100,000 years. He backs his findings with hard facts gathered through years of research.Here‘s how he explains his views.1) Shopping fuels inventionIt is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, better cars, and, of course, more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us. This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off we‘ll be.2) Brilliant advancesOne reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer-lived and freer than ever before isthat the four most basic human needs —food, clothing, fuel and shelter —have grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hour‘s light cost six hour‘s work. In the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes‘ work to pay for. In 1950 it was eight seconds. Today it‘s half second.3) Let‘s not kill ourselves for climate changeMitigating (减轻) climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself. A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village where the use of fossil-fuel (化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by well-meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose-bleed by putting a tourniquet (止血带) around our necks63．What is the theme of Ridley‘s most recent book?A. Weakness of human nature.B. Concern about climate change.C. Importance of practical thinking.D. Optimism about human progress.64．How does Ridley look at shopping?A. It encourages the creation of things.B. It results in shortage of goods.C. It demands more fossil fuels.D. It causes a poverty problem.65．The candle and lamp example is used to show that ________.A. oil lamps give off more light than candlesB. shortening working time brings about a happier lifeC. advanced technology helps to produce better candlesD. increased production rate leads to lower cost of goods66．What does the last sentence of the passage imply?A. Cutting carbon is necessary in spite of the huge cost.B. overreaction to climate change may be dangerous.C. People‘s health is closely related to climate change.D. Careless medical treatment may cause great pain.EWhich are your more likely to have with you at any given moment —your cell-phone or your wallet? Soon you may be able to throw your wallet away and pay for things with a quick wave of your smart phone over an electronic scanner.In January, Starbucks announced that customers could start using their phones to buy coffee in 6,800 of its stores. This is the first pay-by-phone practice in the U.S., but we‘re likely to see more wireless payment alternatives as something called near field communication (NFC) gets into America‘s consumer electronics. Last December, some new smart phones which contain an NFC chip were introduced to the public.Already in use in parts of Asia and Europe, NFC allows shoppers to wave their phones a few inches above a payment terminal —a contact-free system built for speed and convenience. But before NFC becomes widely adopted in the U.S., a few problems need to be worked out, like who will get to collect the profitable transaction (交易) fees. Although some credit card providers have been experimenting with wave-and-pay systems that use NFC-enabled credit cards, cellphone service providers may try to muscle their way into the point-of-sale (POS) market. Three big cellphone service providers have formed a joint venture (合资企业) that will go into operation over the next 15 months. Its goal is ―to lead the U.S. payments industry from cards to mobile phones.‖The other big NFC issue, apart from how payments will be processed, is security. For instance, what‘s to stop a thief from digitally pickpocketing you? ―We‘re still not at the point where an attacker can just brush against you in a crowd and steal all the money out of yourphone.‖ says Jimmy Shah, a mobile-security researcher. ―Users may also be able to set transaction limits, perhaps requiring a password to be entered for larger purchases.‖Still uneasy about this digital-wallet business? Keep in mind that if you lose your smart phone, it can be located on a map and remotely disabled. Plus, your phone can be password protected. Your wallet isn‘t.67．What is predicted to happen in the U.S.?A. the expansion of cellphone companies.B. The boom of pay-by-phone business.C. The disappearance of credit cards.D. The increase of Starbucks sales.68．The NFC technology can be used to ________.A. ensure the safety of shoppersB. collect transaction fees easilyC. make purchase faster and simplerD. improve the quality of cellphones69．Three cellphone service providers form a joint venture to ________.A. strengthen their relationshipB. get a share in the payments industryC. sell more cellphonesD. test the NFC technology70．According to the passage, what can users do if they lose their smart phone?A. Stop the functioning of their phones.B. Set up a password.C. Get all the money out of their phones.D. Cancel large purchases.答案解析：51．解析：推理判断题。
高考英语 专题分类汇编阅读理解
2011年高考英语试题汇编——阅读理解2011年(全国卷)第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AWhen milk arrived on the doorstepWhen I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note—“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”—and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically（魔术般）appear.All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn't freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery. There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete (竞争). Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced to have a delivery service. Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. 1 took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my son's friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.56. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer .A. to show his magical powerB. to pay for the deliveryC. to satisfy his curiosityD. to please his mother57. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy's house?A. He wanted to have tea there.B. He was a respectable person.C. He was treated as a family member.D. He was fully trusted by the family.58. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now.B. It has been driven out of the market.C. Its service is getting poor.D. It is forbidden by law.59. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?A. He missed the good old days.B. He wanted to tell interesting stories.C. He needed it for his milk bottles.D. He planted flowers in it.60.What was advertising like in the Middle Ages?A. Merchants were employed to promote products.B. Ad messages were shouted out in public places.C. Product information was included in books.D. Ad signs were put up in towns.61. What does the word “This” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Advertising in newspapers.B. Including pictures in ads.C. selling goods in markets.D. Working with ad agencies.62 The 18th century advertising was special in its________________A growing spendingB printing materialsC advertising companiesD attractive designs63 Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A The Story of AdvertisingB The Value of Advertising DesignsC The Role of Newspaper AdvertisingD The Development of Printing for AdvertisingCWhile small may be beautiful，tall is just plain uncomfortable it seems，particularly when it comes to staying in hotels and eating in restaurants.The Tall Persons Club Great Britain(TPCGB)，which was formed six months ago to campaign(发起运动)for the needs of the tall．has turned its attention to hotels and restaurants Beds that are too small，shower heads that are too low ,and restaurant tables with hardly any leg-room all make life difficult for those of above average height it says.But it is not just the extra-tail whose needs are not being met. The average height of thepopulation has been increasing yet the standard size of beds，doorways，and chairs has remained unchanged“The bedding industry says a bed should be six inches larger than the person using it ,so even a king-size bed at 6'6"(6feet and 6 inches) is falling short for 25％of men，while the standard 6'3" bed caters for(满足需要)less than half of the male(男性)population，"said TPCGB president Phil Heinricy ,"Seven-foot beds would work fine."Similarly ,restaurant tables can cause no end of problems Small tables，which mean the long-legged have to sit a foot or so away from them are enough to make tall customers go elsewhereSome have already taken note，however At Queens Moat Houses’Caledonian Hotel inEdinburgh．6'6" beds are now put in as standard after requests for longer beds from taller visitors,particularly Americans.64 What is the purpose of the TPCGB campaign?A To provide better servicesB To rebuild hotels and restaurantsC To draw public attention to the needs of the tallD To attract more people to become its members65 .Which of the following might be a bed of proper length according to Phil Heirtricy?A .7'2'' B. 7' C. 6'6'' D .6'3''66．What may happen to restaurants with small tables?A .They may lose some customersB. They may start businesses elsewhereC .They have to find easy chairs to match the tablesD .They have to provide enough space for the long—legged67. What change has already been made in a hotel in Edinburgh?A .Tall people pay more for larger bedsB. 6'6''beds have taken the place of 6'3''bedsC. Special rooms are kept for AmericansD. Guest rooms are standardized68．What does the word “residents’’ in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?A．chickens B．tomatoes C．gardens D．people69．By saying “a win—win situation all around”，Ms．Gartin means that_______．A．she is happier and her garden biggerB．she may spend less and lose weightC．she is selling more and buying lessD．she has grown more varieties of vegetables70．Why is vegetable gardening becoming increasingly popular?A．More Americans are doing it for fun．B．The price of oil is lower than before，C．There’s a growing need for fruits．D．The cost of living is on the rise．71．Which of the following might be the best title for the ten?A．Family Food Planning B．Banking on GardeningC．A Belt-tightening Move D．Gardening as a HobbyEWanted，Someone for a KissWe’re looking for producers to join US on the sound of London Kiss l 00 FM．You’Il work on the station’s music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with richknowledge of modem dance music．Please apply (申请) in writing to Producer Vacancies，Kiss 100．Father ChristmasWe’re looking for a very special person，preferably over 40，to fill our Father Christmas suit．Working days：Every Saturday from November 24 to December l 5 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10：30-16：00．Excellent pay．Please contact (联系) the Enterprise Shopping Centre，Station Parade，Eastbourne．Accountants AssistantWhen you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistancewithin all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you areeducated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable fora school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.Wealden District CouncilSoftware TrainerIf you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person weare looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programmewriting. You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as presentthem. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply by sending your CV (简历) toMrs R..Oglivie, Palmlace Limited.72. Who should you get in touch with if you hope to work in a radio station?A. Producer Vacancies, Kiss 100.B. Mrs Oglivie, palmlace Limited.C. The Enterprise Shopping Centre.D. Wealden District Council.73. We Iearn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Centre needs a person who __A. is aged between 24 and 40B. may do some training workC. should deal with general dutiesD. can work for about a month74. Which position is open to recent school graduates?A. Producer, London Kiss.B. Father Christmas.C. Accountants Assistant.D. Software Trainer.75. What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?A. One with GCSE grade C level.B. One with some office experience.C. One having good computer knowledge.D. One trained in producing music programmes.2011年(新课标卷)第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题50
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（50）AJean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners can run!In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics.Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida, a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players banged each other and fell out of their chair,” she says, “It was fun.”Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles.Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph （亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.”56．What made Jean take part in sports?A．She was brave.B．She was competitive.C．She was strong.D．She was disabled.57．What kind of education did she receive?A．High school.B．Junior middle school.C．High education.D．Primary school.58．What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed?A．Work hard. B．Hope for the best.C．Dream a lot. D．Have great wishes and work hard.BAmong the four skills in learning English, which one of these is the “odd-man-out”? The answer is speaking. The other three yo u can do alone on your own. But you can’t really speak alone! Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away!Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practise speaking when you are alone?At school If you pay to go to a language school, you should use the opportunity to speak. If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students, try to say as much as possible. Don’t worry about your mistakes. Just speak!Conversation Clubs Many cities around the world have conversation clubs where people can exchange one language for another. Look in your local newspaper to find a conversation club near you. They are usually free although some may charge a small entrance fee.Shopping Eve n if you don’t want to buy anything, you can ask questions about products that interest you in a shop. “How much does this cost?” “Can I pay by cheque?” Often you can start a real conversation-and it costs you nothing!Café and Bars There are often American, Britain, Irish and Australian bars in many large cities. If you can find one, you’ll probably meet many people speaking English as a first or second language.Language is all around you Everywhere you go, you find language. Shop names, street names, advertisements, notices, and car numbers…When you walk down the street, practise reading the words and numbers that you see. Say them to yourself. It’s not exactly a conversation, but it will help you to “think” in English. But don’t speak too loud!Songs and Video Repeat the words of an English-language song singing with the music until it becomes automatic. It’s good practice for your memory and for the mouth muscles that you need for English.Above all, speak as much as possible! Make as many mistakes as possible! When you know that you have made a mistake, you know that you have made progress!59．What does “odd-man-out” probably mean according to the passage?A．Someone or something appearing different from the others.B．Someone or something standing out of the group.C．Someone or something arranged in pairs.D．Someone or something that can be easily mistaken for another60．What might happen if you speak to yourself loudly in public?A．The police will take you away and punish you.B．The doctors will force you to stay in hospital.C．You will have to pay to escape being punished.D．You will be forbidden to be member of the club.61．In which places can you learn English NOT free of charge?A．At school, in conversation clubs and café and bars.B．At school, in shops and café bars.C．In conversation clubs, shops, songs and video.D．In conversation clubs and in the streets.62．Why does the writer say “Make as many mistakes as possible”? Because.A．everyone will make mistakes in learning English.B．everyone will meet people speaking English with some mistakes.C．making mistakes is a must in making progress in learning English.D．making mistakes can make one realize the importance of speaking63．According to the passage, which way is NOT likely to be accepted by English beginners?A．Recite poems loudly along the riverside.B．Listen to some English fashion songs and video.C．Find an Englishman to speak English with.D．In class, try to practise in groups or pairs.CThe seas and rivers are being poisoned by radioactive wastes, by chemical discharges and by the dumping of dangerous raw swage(污水). The air we breathe is polluted by smoke and fumes from factories and motor vehicles; even the rain is poisoned.It’s little wonder forests and lakes are being destroyed and everywhere wildlife is disappearing, and yet the destruction continues.Governments and industries throughout the world are intensifying(加紧) their efforts to extract the earth’s mineral riches and to destroy its living resources.The great rain-forest and the frozen continents alike are seriously threatened, despite（尽管，但是）the warnings of the scientific community and the deep concern of millions of ordinary people.In fact, that we can create environmentally clean industries, use the power of the sun, wind and waves for our energy needs and manage the finite（有限的）resources of the earth in a way that will safeguard our future and protect all the rich variety of life-forms which share this planet with us.64．The main idea of the passage is that .A．the seas and rivers are being poisonedB．we can protect natural environmentsC．the natural world is under violent attack from manD．governments and industries should be responsible for the destruction of the natural world 65．As to the destruction of forest and lakes, the author .A．is surprised B．is unsure why C．wonders why D．understands why 66．Rain-forests are being destroyed because governments and industries .A．are unaware of what they are doing wrong B．are rich and powerfulC．choose to ignore criticism D．basically care about the environment 67．The earth’s resources.A．should be only for the people B．can be made to last longerC．will last forever D．belong to just humans and animalsThis is one of the advertisements put for aA．book store B．newspaper C．magazine D．restaurant 69．Detailed information about films can be found in section.A．The Arts B．The Dining In, Dining Out C．The House & Home D．Weekend 70．The advertisement tells us The Times is .A．of great benefitB．of little useC．paidD．priceless71．The main idea of this advertisement is .A．many opportunities will be provided just to those who order home deliveryB．several new sections have been printed separately from now onC．readers can be well informed of the latest news and sports resultsD．people can pick up all the information they are interested inEBritish society is considered to be divided into three main groups of classes—the upper class, the middle class, and the lower or working class. This is known as the class system and it is important to know something about it if you mean to understand British people and society. Most British people grow up with a deep knowledge and understanding of the class system even if they are not very conscious（意识到的）of it. As a result, more people know which class they belong to and are able to tell which class other people come from by the way they speak, the kind of clothes they wear, their interests and hobbies or even the type of food they eat.Social class is not only about behavior and attitudes. For example, although many upper class people are rich and may own a lot of land, having a lot of money does not necessarily make a person one member of the upper class. It is also important to come from a particular kind of family, have friends who are considered suitable, have been to a certain type of private school and speak with the right kind of accent. There are people who are poor but who do not think of themselves as working class because their family background, education, political opinions, etc. are basically different from those of most working-class people. Many people do not like the class system but it is impossible to pretend that these differences do not exist or that British people do not sometimes form opinions in this way.72．The idea of the class system in Britain .A．exists only in the mind of foreignersB．is deeply rooted in the British peopleC．is now under attackD．is regarded as a long custom73．If an Englishman has a lot of money, .A．he belongs to the middle classB．he must be a member of the upper classC．he is not likely to be from the upper classD．he may buy an upper class title with money74．What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?A．Many rich people do not belong to the upper class.B．Today many British people do not like the class system.C．Many poor people do not consider themselves a slower class.D．An Englishman’s social class is determined by many factors. 75．What would be the best title for the passage?A．An Unequal Society B．Social Class in BritainC．British People and Society D．Information about Britain参考答案BCDAB ACACD CBBDA BBCDB。
2011届高考英语精品复习：英语阅读理解
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A stereo system for sale.It has two speakers.The system has AM/FM radio.It also has a tape deck and turntable.It is in good condition.The stereo was owned for only one year.The price is $ 200 including the speakers.The owner will also take the highest price offered if the asking price is not met.Call Bill after 6 pm at 555-9834. 2?How many of the seven ads are placed by people who want to hire someone for a certain job ? Four B.Three C.Two D.Five . 銆佸叚娈靛紑澶寸殑淇℃伅锛屽彲鐭ユ湁涓変釜骞垮憡鎷涜仒浜恒€?3?1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ? 2.Which of the following could Not expected. 3.Which of the following is true ? 4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph ? Which of the following is true ? A.Those who have some experience in office work will have a better chance to get the job of secretary. B.The owner of the stereo will never sell his stereo at a price less than $ 200. C.The taxi driver is not not necessarily familiar with the city. D.The tenth street block party will last until after 8 . 瑙ｆ?Experience preferred銆傚箍鍛?涓璄xperience necessary?涓璗he price is $ 200 including the speakers.The owner will also take the highest price offered if the askingprice is not met.銆傚彲鐭ラ亾B ? A good knowledge of the city is required.C?涓嶇湡瀹炪€?4鍜岀悊瑙ｄ腑蹇冩€濇兂鐨勮兘鍔涖€1.Which of the following would be the best title ?2.The passage is mainly about _____.3.The writer`s purpose is that _____.4.The main idea of the article is ____.5.From the passage we learn that ______.6.The key point of the passage is ___.7.The article mainly tells us about ____.8.In the passage the writer argues that ____.?If you are like most students, you probably read both at home and outside your home: perhaps somewhere on your school yard and maybe even at work during your breaks.Your reading environment can have a great effect on your understanding, so you give some thought to how you can create or choose the right reading environments.The environment allows to stay alter and to keep all of your attention on the text, especially when it is both interesting and difficult. When you are at home, you can usually create effective conditions for reading.You might want to choose a particular place 锟紺a desk or table, for example 锟紺where you always read.Make sure the place you choose is well lighted, and sit in a chair that requires you to sit straight.Reading in a chair that`s too soft and comfortable is likely you make you sleepy!Keep your active reading tools (pens, markers, notebooks or paper )and a dictionary close at hand. Before you sit down for a reading period, try to reduce all possible interruptions.Turn off your phone, the television, and the radio.tell your family members or roommates that you will be busy for a while.If necessary, put a 鈥淒o not disturb 鈥?sign on yourdoor!The more interruptions you must deal with while you read, the harder it will beto keep your attention on the task at hand. What would be the best title for the text ? What to Read B.The Ways to Reduce Possible Interruptions C Creating an Effective Reading Environment D. How to Read Fast 瑙ｆ瀽锛氭湰鏂囨槸璇存鐨勯槄璇荤幆澧冦€?5嬮棿鐨勯€昏緫鍏崇郴鐨勭悊瑙ｏ紝濡備綍?*The passage is probably written for __________. *What is implied but not stated ? *The paragraphis probably taken from ____ * It can be inferred in the story that ______. *The writer implied that ___________. *What`s the writer`s attitude towards ______? *What can be concluded from the passage ? *What is the writer`s purpose ? *From the passage we can draw a conclusion that _____. Our village carpenter, John Hill,came one day and made a dining table for my wife.He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows.When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job. My wife said to me quietly, 鈥淚t is ninth cup of tea today.鈥滲ut she said in a loud voice, 鈥淚t is a beautiful table, dear, isn`t it ?鈥?鈥淚`ll decided about that when I see the bill 鈥滻read : One dining table, 10 November, 1989. Cost of wood :$ 17.00 Paint :$ 1.50 Work:8 hours ($1 an hour) $ 8.00 Total :$36.50 When I was looking at the bill, John said, 鈥淚t is been a fine day, hasn`t it ? Quite sunny. 鈥?鈥淵es鈥滻said 鈥淚`m glad it is only the 10th of November.鈥?鈥淢e, too鈥?said John, 鈥淵ou wait.It`ll be a lot colder by the end of the month 鈥?鈥測es, colder nd more expensive ! Dining tables will be be $ 20 more expensive on November 30th, won`t they, John ?鈥?John looked hard at me for half a minute.Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes ?I gave his bill back to him. 鈥淚f it isn`t too much trouble, John, 鈥滻said, 鈥減lease add it up again and you can forget the date.鈥?I paid him $ 26.50 and he was happy to getit. 1锛嶹hy did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill ? Because he didn`t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. Because it was really a fine day Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.ohn 鏁呮剰鍒嗘暎浣滆€呮敞鎰忓姏锛屼娇浣滆€呬笉鑳戒粩缁嗘煡甯愮洰銆?2锛嶧rom the story we know that ____. A.John made a mistake in the bill B.John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work. C.John had written out the bill before the writer got home. D.John still wanted to get $ 36.50 for his work in the end.锛氭湰棰樻槸鎺ㄦ柇鍒ゆ柇棰?鏍规嵁涓婁笅鏂囷紝浣滆€呮煡甯愶紝John鏁呮剰璇磋瘽锛屾槸瑕佹剼寮勪綔鑰呫€?6锛庣寽娴嬭瘝涔夛細鏍规嵁涓婁笅鏂嬶細*The word 鈥溾€︹€漣n the first paragraph probably means ___. *The underlined phrase 鈥溾€︹€漣n the article probably means ____. *The word 鈥渋t鈥漣n the last paragraph refers to ____. *In line 6, the word 鈥溾€︹€漜ould best be replaced by ____. *鈥溾€︹€漣s a synonym for ____.LONDON Thursday July 26 (Reuters)---Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose to her.The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction. He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights. 鈥? The underlined word 鈥渕iss鈥漣n paragraph 2 most probably means _____. A.fail to meet B. fail to understand C. escape from D long to see??A Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding? To see whether babies know objects are solid. T. Bower designed amethod for projecting an optical illusion()of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could be expected to show surprised in their faces and movements, All the 16 to 24-week-old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there. Grown-ups also have a sense of object permanence. We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back. But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear and go to never-never land? Experiments done by Bower suggest that babies develop a sense of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old. In his experiments, Bower used a toy train that went behind a screen. When 16-week-old and 22-week-old babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to re-appear. If the experiment took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies seemed surprised not to see the train. This seems to show that all the babies had a sense of object permanence. But the second part of the experiment showed that this was not really the case. The re-searcher substituted(鏇挎崲) a ball for the train when it went behind the screen. The22-week-old babies seemed surprised and looked back to the left side for the train. But the 16-week-old babies did not seem to notice the switch(鏇存崲).Thus,the16-week-old babies seemed to have a sense of 鈥渟omething permanence,鈥?while the 22-week-old babies had a sense of object permanence related to a particular object. 1.The passage is mainly about . A.babies鈥檚ense of sight B.effects of experiments on babies C.babies鈥檜nderstanding of objects D.different tests on babies鈥檉eelings 2.In Paragraph 3, 鈥渙bject permanence鈥?means that when out of sight, and object . A.still exists B.keeps its shape C.still stays solid D.is beyond reach 3.What did Bower use in his experiments? A.A chair B.A screen C.A film D.A box 4. 39.Which of the following statements is true? A.The babies didn鈥檛have a sense of direction. B.The older babies preferred toy trains to balls. C. The younger babiesliked looking for missing objects D.The babies couldn鈥檛tell a ball from its optical illusion. B The Three Gorges (涓夊场)Dam, the largest dam in the world, is also the largest engineering project on the face of the earth. It aims to make the mother of all floods, the Changjiang River, into a tame river and it will be the largest power source for much of eastern and central China.It will create a huge, deep-water lake, and make it possible for 10,000 ton ocean going ships to sail 15,000 miles inland from the Pacific to the city of Chongqing with its 30 million people, making it the word鈥檚largest river port. Construction has already started. The dam will be a-bout 6,860 feet long and 611 feet high, at a spot called Sandouping near Yichang. After many years of investigation(璋冪爺)experts have drawn a conclusion that this grand project will do a great deal of good. The most important thing is flood control.By building a dam instead of new coal plants to meet its growing demand for electricity, China will give off much less poisonous gases into the air. However, some scientists don鈥檛agree to the project. They say that Chongqing and dozens of other cities along the river will put much waste into the reservoir(姘村簱),which can do harm to people, fish and other living things that depend on the river. Sedimentation(娌夌Н)and damage of a breach (鍐冲彛)are problems, too. The Three Gorges Dam could be considered, when it is finished in 2009,a new eighth wonder of the world as to the size alone. 5. Which is not the purpose to build such a huge dam? A.To make electricity. B.To prevent floods. C.To improve navigation(杩愯緭) D.To make it a wonder. 6. Where does the dam lie ? A.Near Chongqing. B.Near Yichang. C.In the Three Gorges D.In Wuhan. 7. It will take about to complete the dam. A.eight years B.more than ten years C.half a century D.more than twenty years. 8. Some scientists fear that .A.when the dam is built, the balance of nature may be destroyedB. sedimentation may occurC.a breach may cause millions of people to die or to be homelessD.electricity will not be as much as expected 9. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT right? A.When finished, the dam will be one of themain bases of power source of China. B.People have different ideas about the setting up of the dam C.It will take many years to build the dam because people want to see whether it will be safe and strong enough. D.Chongqing will become the largest river port in the world when the dam is finished. C Foreigners are likely to acquire(鑾峰緱)more investment opportunities in china since the central government has passed a fresh regulation to Tuesday to attract foreign capital(璧勬湰) The regulation, which will take effect on April 1, out-lines how china will expand co-owned enterprisesre-form(浼佷笟鏀归潻) According to the regulation, overseas investors are expected to become shareholders in the key state-owned enterprises. Overseas investors will even allowed to hold the controlling stake(鎺ц偂)in the large state-owned enterprises, except for those of key importance to national or economic security. 鈥淐hina鈥檚WTO membership has reduced the risks and costs for foreign investors, and more capital and advanced techniques and expert knowledge or skill are expected to flown in,鈥漚n official said. In particular, the new regulationappeals(makes an ear-nest request) for capital for agricultural technology, transportation, energy and new material industry, The service industry, including banking, will gradually become another focal point of co-operation. The country hopes foreign investors start businesses in the western regions, where they will enjoy more favourable taxation policies for the nest 10years. 10.A great deal of foreign capital has come to china because . A the foreign investors have too much money B there are too many enterprises in china C China is a large country D China鈥檚reform will bring great benefit to the foreign investors 11.If foreign investors start their business in the west-ern regions, they will . A pay more taxes B lose more benefit C offer more taxes D gain more advantages 12.which of the following statements is Not true? A.Foreign capital is appealed for to develop the new material industry. B.Foreign capital is appealed to take part in China鈥?C.Foreigners are encouraged to take part in China鈥檚enterprises reform. D.Foreign investors canhold the controlling stake of all the large state-owned enterprises. 13.From the passage we can infer that china鈥檚service industry will in future.鈥?A fall behind others B. develop at the same speed as now C.be developed rapidly D.continueco-operation with foreigners D. Mrs Keller had a big family.Her husband had a factory in the town.One of her sons was a lawyers and the other two were drivers.And her two daughters worked in the post office.The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn`t employ anybody. One evening, the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper.She went to answer it.She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident.She heard this and fell in a faint.When she came back to life, she was in hospital.And she needed to be helped after that. Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on.The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again.From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid hear the bell.Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up.So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist.The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions. 鈥淵ou will soon be all right if you follow my advice, Mrs Keller鈥漵aid the psychiatrist. The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter.And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again. 鈥淵ou have saved me, Doctor, 鈥漷he old woman said, as soon as she saw him. 鈥淎re you afraid to answer the telephone now ?鈥?鈥淣o,鈥漚nswered Keller. 鈥淚dare answer it whether it rings or not 鈥?14.Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______. A.she had no money to employ a helper. B.she was strong enough to do all at home C.she didn`t believe anybody D.only she was free at home 15.The old woman fell in a faint because _____ A.she went to answer the telephone. B.she was very ill that evening C.she walked in the room carelessly D.she heard the news about her son`s death. 16.After she came out of hospital, Mrs Keller wasn`t ___as before. A.strongB.ableC.cleverD.sad 17.___made the old woman not answer the telephone. A.The doctor`s advice B.Her husband`s suggestion C.Her poor health D.The two pieces of bad news E London ---鈥淓veryone has one !鈥?Lucy declared to her parents, trying to get a cell-phone as a gift for her 14th birthday.Her parents gave in. Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone, Jane Bidder, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning.The bus eats 20,of whom half have acell-phone.One rings and several adolescent owners feel in their bags. Many parents have just realize that the cell-phone is no longer only for traveling businessmen鈥昳t is as likely to be found in school bags. The cell-phone seems to have become something essential for today`s teens in Britain, according to a survey published last week, by NOP, a leading market research company in Britain.Research found that 66 percent of 16-year-olds now have access to a cell-phone. The cell-phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen-users.When they are talking on the cell-phone, their parents are not able to eavesdrop on the second line. The interviews with 2,019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text massaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch.The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out. For example, 鈥渃ya鈥?means 鈥渟ee you鈥? 鈥渓ol鈥?means 鈥渓augh out loud 鈥?and 鈥?nite鈥漣s an abbreviation of 鈥渢onight鈥?All these are based on shorthand phrases used on the Internet. Many schools have banned students using cell-phones.But they are not very successful.Still phones ring in the class and disturb study. Besides, people are worried about the health risk to kids using cell-phone radiation. 18.The story of Lucy to show us ____. A.British parents meet their children `s needs whatever they are. B.British kids have good relationships with their parents. C.how British parents accept the truth of teenagers owning a cell-phone. D.why every child gets acell-phone as a birthday present in UK. 19.What would be the best title for this news story ? A.School bans cell-phones B.Parents` curiosity about children usingcellphones. C.Cell-phone popularity among UK teens D.Secret messages popular among kids in UK. 20.Interview discover children like sending messages instead of_____. A.calling each other B.writing notes to each other C.playing games online D.greeting each other 銆愬弬鑰冪瓟妗堛€?A紝澶ф锋湁鐗╀綋鎸佷箙鎬х16鍛ㄥ埌24鍛ㄧ殑濠村効鏈?8箙鎬с€?1.瑙ｆ瀽ф剰鐨勬妸鎻¤兘鍔涖€傛湰鏂囬В閲婏紝鏃ㄥ湪璇存槑濠村効瀵圭墿浣撶殑鐞嗚В銆傜瓟妗堬細C 2.瑙ｆ瀽В寰楃煡鈥渙bject permanence鈥濇剰鎬濇槸鈥滅墿浣撲緷鐒跺瓨鍦ㄢ€濄€傜瓟妗堬細A 3.瑙ｆ瀽ВBower screen.4.瑙ｆ瀽D B 5.瑙ｆ瀽涓夊场澶у?D 6.瑙ｆ瀽煡涓夊场澶у潩浣嶄簬瀹滄槍闄勮繎鐨勪笁鏂楀潽銆?7.瑙ｆ瀽鏂囦腑鏈夋槑ц矗鐨勪慨寤哄伐绋嬪凡缁忓紑濮嬶紝骞跺皢浜?009骞у潩鐨勪慨寤哄伐绋嬪皢鍘嗘椂16骞淬€傚嵆浣夸笉鐭ラ亾澶у88.煄甯備細寰€姘村簱鎺掑簾鐗╋紝鑰屼激瀹冲埌浜恒€侀奔鍙婂叾浠栫敓鐗╅兘涓嶅叏銆傜瓟妗圓9.Cу?C 10.鍏堜腑鍥芥斂搴滅粰澶栬祫鎻愪緵浜嗚秺鏉ヨ秺澶氱殑鎶曡祫鏈轰細锛屽悓鏃hina鈥檚WTO membership has reduced the risks and costs for foreign investors?11.傜瓟妗圖12.缁嗚妭棰樸€傛枃绔犵verseas investors will even be allowed to hold the controlling stake in the large state-owned enterprises, except for those of key importance to national or economic security.13.he service industry, including banking, telecommunication, insurance, and tourism, will gradually become another focal point of co-operation.鈥?涓€鍙ヨ瘽锛屽彲浠ョ湅鍑烘湇鍔′笟灏嗘垚涓哄瓟妗圕D 14.Mrs Keller仛鎵€鏈夌殑瀹跺姟锛屽苟涓斾笉闆囦剑浜猴紝浣忛櫌鍚庯紝鍋氫粈涔堜簨鎯傜瓟妗堬細B 15.Mrs Keller鎺ュ埌鐢佃瘽锛岀煡閬撳ス鍎垮瓙姝讳簡锛屽ス灏辨檿鍊掍簡銆傜瓟妗堬細D. 16.he heard this and fell in a faint.When she came back to life, she was in hospital.And she needed to be helped after that銆傝繖鍙ュA. 17.缁嗚妭棰樸€?Mrs Keller愬コ姝讳骸鐨勭數璇濓紝鎵€浠ヤ笉鏁㈠啀鎺ョ數璇濄€傛晠閫夛細D E 18.鎺浠ユ嫢鏈夋墜鏈恒€傛晠姝ょ瓟妗堥€?C 19.涓绘棬澶ф剰銆傞€氳繃鐖舵瘝鐨傛晠姝ょ瓟妗堥€夛細C 20The interviews with 2,019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text massaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch.The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out.:B。
2011年高考英语真题阅读训练
( )50.While visiting the Virtual LoB，the public can________. A．get a general idea of the LoB B．meet many worldfamous experts C．learn how to put up a library building D．understand how the specialists work on the project ( )51.Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens? a．It offers better learning tools. b．It reaches users in different ways. c．It provides users with smart phones. d．It allows users to enrich its material. e．It gives nonstop physical and digital services. A．a，b，d B．a，c，eC．b，c，d D．b，d，e
44. What can we learn about the author from the text? A. She acts in a strange way B. She wants to look different from others C. She aims to develop a good body shape D. She has difficult getting along with others
42. C 本题考查细节理解。从别人看到我跑步穿 过城镇摇头；当我拒绝别人给我的可口食物时我 拒绝接受，他们感到惊讶可以看出他们不明白， 我这样做是为了保持体形，愉悦身心。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题47
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（47）AWind—even the slightest of winds can prevent frost (霜冻).T hat’s because wind is like a spoon in your cup of tea: it stirs （搅起）things down and brings down a lot of warm air that often floats just above housetops and trees .It may seem strange , but ice itself sometimes can protect crops from frost . Some growers actually spray their crops with water on a freezing night . Water freezes quickly on plants and then a strange thing happens . As long as ice stays wet , it can’t get colder than 32°F, a temperaure many plants can stand . By continual spraying water on the ice , the growers keep it from going below 32 degrees even if the air is much colder . This may defeat frost and saves plants .This strange kind of “ice blanket” works onl y on plants that are strong enough to stand the weight of frozen spray . This is used even to protect banana plants on some Central American farms .1．If the ice became entirely frozen and dry , suppose what might happen .A．The plants might be frozen to death . B．The plants might benefit from it .C．It might save the plants . D．It might make the plants grow slowly . 2．Ice can save plants rather than destroy them on condition that they are .A．sprayed regularly B．quickly frozen C．not strong enough D．used to frost3．The best title would be .A．Frost Saves crops B．Ice Battle C．Ice Can Be Nice D．Ice Is Good4．In which of the following sentences “stand” has the same meaning as in the last paragraph ?A．He could hardly stand . B．This house stands the test of time .C．The train stood for an hour . D．He stands in terrible danger .BBuild the highway and watch the town grow . At first a few shops appear and maybe a restaurant . Then a hotel opens . Eventually new houses are built . A village is born .This is also how the virtual world has developed . Think of the Internet as the road carrying information between two computers . Think of the World Wide Web as the village . At first it is just a place on the virtual road where travelers meet . More travelers come bringing new kinds of information . New villages are started .Every village has a founder . Tim Berners Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web . How did he get the idea ? He tells us on his own website : “ One of the things computers were not able to do was store contacts from different sources . The dream behind the Web is of a common space in which we communicate by sharing information.”Tim Berners Lee could have followed the Microsoft route by forming a company to sell the programs he invented . Or he could have joined an existing company . But in his view the Web is a language , not a product . Charging a fee for using his programs would have slowed the growth of the Web . And other companies would make similar products to compete . Instead of one World Wide Web there would be several smaller Webs . Each would use incompatible （不相容的）software . The Web is valuable because it uses a common computer language to reach people and share information . Competing Webs would lose this value .Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English .In 1994 Tim Berners Lee formed World Wide Web Consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone no matter what their equipment or software is can work equally on the Web .“The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love . It helps us understan d the humanity of people ,” he says .5．Which appeared first , the Web or the Internet ?A．The Web . B．The InternetC．They appeared at the same time . D．There is no clue in the passage . 6．What does the underlined part “ the virtual world” refer to ?A．The computer system . B．Scientific researchC．All the information on the Web and the Internet .D．People working on the Web and the Internet7．What can be inferred from the sentence “Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English ?A．The information on the Web should be shared by all .B．The Web is where all kinds of information are stored .C．People can get all kinds of information on the Web . D．People can communicate on the Web .8．Which is the main idea of the passage ?A．How Tim Berners Lee founded the World Wide Web .B．The advantage of working on the World Wide Web .C．Why Tim Berners Lee wanted to found the World Wide Web .D．The building of World Wide Web is similar to the building of highways .CFOREIGN EXCHANGEA．Susan Lane and Sara Small B．Linda Marks and David LinksC．Tom Jennings and Linda Marks D．Leanne Smythe and Tom Jennings10．The writing above would probably be .A．the records of students’ activities B．the foreign students’ name cardsC．the notice about a visit to foreign countriesD．the advertisement from an international travel service11．The student who valued learning another language is .A．Linda Marks B．Sara Small C．Tom Jennings D．Leanne Smythe 12．How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced ?A．Three . B．Four . C．Five . D．Six .DTake care about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true , but leaves out important information that should be included , he can make a false impression . For example , someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery . It was great . I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars !”This guy is a winner , right ? Maybe , maybe not . We then discovered that he bought two hundred tickets , and only one was a winner .He is really a big loser ! He didn’t say anything that was f alse , but he intentionally left out important information . That’s called a half-truth . Half truths are not technically lies , but they are just as dishonest .Untrustworthy candidates（候选人）in political campaigns often use this trick . Let’say that during Governor Smith’s last term , her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs . Then she seeks another term . One of her opponents (对手) runs and ad. saying , “During Governor Smith’s term , the state lost one million jobs !” That’s true . How ever ,an honest statement would have been , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs .”Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths . It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth . An ad might boast （吹嘘）, “Nine out of ten-doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation .This kind of trick happens too often . It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies ,and sometimes the truth can lie as well .13．Which of the statements is true according to the article ?A．All advertisements are lies .B．You can’t trust anyone who tells the truth .C．The truth can be used in dishonest ways .D．Whenever people tell the truth , they are really lying .14．What does the underlined word “deceive” probably mean ?A．tell B．explain C．fool D．win15．The writer suggests in this article that people should .A．believe in nobody B．vote for female candidatesC．stay away from political campaigns D．think carefully about what they read and hear 16．What is the best title for this article ?A．Everyone Lies at PresentB．Lying With the TruthC．Try to Be Honest to the PeopleD．Don’t Believe People Who Tell the TruthEA new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag . Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane . People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days . They may also have problems thinking clearly and remembering .Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study , which involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines . They had served passengers on airplanes for five years . These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones . In the study , the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag . Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights . The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas .The researcher took some saliva from the women’s mouths to measure levels of a hormone （荷尔蒙）that increases during stress（紧张）. He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen . And he took pictures of their brains to measurethe size of the brain’s temporal lobes （脑叶）.It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes . This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen . The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test . And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones .The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip . He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years . Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls memory .Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain . They want to find out if too much jet lag could permanently （永久性的）affect memory .17．According to the text , jet lag .A．can cause difficulties in speakingB．can make people feel tired for a few weeksC．can be only found in flight attendantsD．can be caused by flying over several time zones18．It can be inferred from the text that .A．the conclusion is refused by many scientistsB．scientists fear that this research is not done properlyC．every scientific conclusion needs the support from many testsD．the women who were examined in the research were not healthy19．From the result of the research we can see that .A．the women who have longer rest at home show better memoryB．the women who fly in short time have smaller right temporal lobesC．the women who have longer flights fail the memory testD．the women who rest more than 14 days produce less hormones20．What is the subject discussed in the text ?A．The cause of jet lag .B．A story of a group of flight attendants .C．The importance of having enough rest after flights .D．A research about the effects of jet lag on the brain .参考答案AACBB CACCA BACCD BDCAD。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题42
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（42）AI remember watching Saturday morning cartoons when I was little, in which Bugs Bunny would dig under the ground to China. Asia seemed as unreal to me as Mars.Not many young people get to visit the other side of the world, but last summer I was fortunate to have the chance. With my teammates, I arrived in Beijing.The most unforgettable experience in China was visiting the Great Wall. Its length and impressive（给人深刻印象的）construction made a lasting impression on my mind. Walking less than a mile on the wall was enough to leave me completely exhausted（累）. Most of the steps are very steep（陡的）. I used up three camera films in the four hours we walked on it.Everywhere I looked in Beijing, I saw people on bicycles. I saw thousands of cars too, but for every car there were at least two bikes.One night, six of us decided to borrow bikes from the hotel and ride around Beijing after dark. Since there were only three bikes we had to double up. So not only did we receive stares for being Americans, but also for falling off the bikes every 20 seconds!Shopping was another very interesting part of the trip. At the Great Wall and the Silk Market, you can get the lowest prices because you can bargain.“Duo shao qian?”“Only 150 yuan. Good quality, 100 percent real cotton!”“Bu yao, I don’t want it, xie xie.”“Come back! Forty yuan, 40, I give you 40! Real cotton!”All you have to do is walk away and the traders will lower the price, sometimes to a quarter of the figure they had asked for at first.I have too many memories, experiences and observations to share. I could talk for days about the differences between China and the US. I feel so lucky to have seen such a culture so different from my own. I will remember my trip to China forever.1．What made the American worn out on the Great Wall?A．Walking for quite a long distance. B．Using up four camera films.C．The length of the Great Wall. D．A four-hour tiring climb.2．W hat attracted a lot of people’s attention was that .A．the Americans were not skilled in riding bicyclesB．the Americans were going around Beijing after darkC．the Americans borrowed bicycles from the hotelD．the Americans did not have enough bikes3．From the passage it can be inferred that the writer .A．liked the Chinese culture B．would come to China againC．bought something cheap in Beijing D．wanted to make his experiences in China known 4．What would be the best title for the text?A．An Impressive Visit to the Great WallB．Shopping in the Silk MarketC．Bicycle Rides Around BeijingD．An Unforgettable Trip to ChinaBA few weeks ago I was about to take my son to his ice hockey game when I noticed something unusual. He was fully dressed and ready to leave, except that one side of his shirt was tucked（塞）into his trousers while the other side remained hanging out.“John, you look great, but you forgot to tuck in your shirt,” I chided（责备）.“Dad, you don’t understand,” he replied. “I keep one side of my shirt out on purpose. It’s for goo d luck.”And then I understood. Superstitions（迷信）and sports go hand in hand. In fact, I would bet that superstitious behavior has been a part of sports since the beginning of organized games.Perhaps you’ve noticed your own young athlete developing some u nusual pregame rituals（仪式）：putting on the same dirty undershirt game after game, wearing one sock up and one sock down, eating a particular pregame meal, listening to the same song on the tape while riding to the game.In fact, from my experience of observing even top professional athletes, superstitions are nothing more than patterns that many athletes go through, not so much to ensure（保证）good luck, but rather to help them relax and be comfortable.It is unusual for six-or seven-year-old children to have already developed some sports superstitions, but by the time they’re 10 or 11, your kids might begin displaying some odd behavior before a game. As a parent, don’t be overly concerned.Of course, you’ll want to respect your child’s requests about wearing that special “lucky shirt” or making certain you feed him that “lucky breakfast” or whatever. Don’t put down the ritual. However, you should point out to your child that while it’s fine to develop a pregame ritual to help him or her prepare for a contest, you’ll also want to emphasize that one’s success in sports is much more a function of hard work, practice and determination. After all, those are the real values you want to put into your child’s mind.Most superstitions last only as long as the athlete co ntinues to experience “good luck”. Once that streak of good fortune runs out, he’ll be glad to drop that undershirt into the washing machine. 5．Athletes’ superstitions always .A．ensure them good luck B．enable them to perform wellC．does harm to them D．make them feel comfortable6．Which of the following statements is NOT true?A．Most of the odd pregame behavior(as mentioned in the 5th paragraph) is harmless.B．Following a pregame ritual gives the athletes a sense of comfort.C．Even though the behavior is harmless to the child, a teammate or an opponent, we still can’t say the superstitious behavior is fine.D．If a child begins displaying some odd behavior before a game as sports superstitions, a parent needn’t worry too much.7．What shouldn’t you do according to the passage?A．Tell your young athlete: The harder they work at their sports, the luckier they’ll become.B．Tell your kid more about the top athletes’ superstitions and encourage him to do so.C．Some kids don’t want to talk about their superstitions, and so respect their rights and their privacy.D．Keep a sense of humor about your kid’s superstitions, and let them do the sa me.8．The title of the passage should be .A．Getting Rid of “Silly” SuperstitionsB．Dealing with Those “Silly” SuperstitionsC．Supporting Young Athlete’s SuperstitionsD．Talking about SuperstitionsCIn deciding upon a unit of measurement, it is possible to pick anything. For example, the average height of a man could possibly have been a unit of measurement. In fact, some of the units used today in English-speaking countries are based on such things as the distance from a man’s elbow（肘）to the tip of his middle finger, or the weight of a grain（粒）of wheat.Because there have been so many differences in weights and measures used in different countries, an international system has been urged. If one system were to be used by all countries of the world, it would probably be the metric system.This is a system worked out by a committee（委员会）of scientists appointed（委任）in France in 1789. The English-speaking countries are almost the only ones that do not use the metric system in their measures. However, it is used in scientific work even in those countries.The metric system is based on a measure of length called the “meter”. This is approximately （近似）one ten-millionth of the distance on the Earth’s surface from pole to equator（赤道）.It is about 39.37 inches.The metric system is based on 10 as is our number system, so that each unit of length is 10 times as large as the next smaller unit. There are square and cubic units for measuring area and volume（体积）which correspond to the units of length.The unit of weight is the gram, which is the weight of a cubic centimeter of pure water. The liter is a measure used as the quart is used, but it is a little larger. The hectare（公顷）, which is 10,000 square meters, is used as the acre in Britain, but is 2.471 acres. The metric system is more convenient to use than the English system because its plan is the same as that of our number system.Here are some equivalents for the metric and English systems: One foot equals 0.305 meter; one inch equals 2.540 centimeters; one mile equals 1.609 kilometers; one quart liquid equals 0.946 liter.9．Metric system should be used in the world, because .A．man measured the distance which is based on the distance from a man’s elbow to the tip of his middle fingerB．the English-speaking countries used their own measurementC．scientific work needs a unit of measurementD．based on the weight of a grain of wheat, an informal measure of weight is used today 10．In , a committee of scientists worked out “Metric system.”A．America B．Japan C．France D．Germany11．Which of the following units does NOT belong to “Metric system”?A．Acre B．Hectare C．Kilometer. D．Gram.12．This passage is mainly about .A．how to work out the Metric systemB．what is the Metric systemC．how to change other units into the Metric systemD．the development of the Metric systemDA new law has recently been announced which forbids people to disturb, annoy, harm, kill or interfere with any bats which choose to live in their houses. Anyone who disturbs a bat on its nest （鸟巢）,or handles one without a license will be fined ￡1,000.There are some people who like bats. The late Mrs. Ian Fleming was one. She would crawl for miles to see them in caves or hanging from trees. Similarly, there are many people who do not like bats much but are not particularly troubled by them. The chance of a bat resting in their attics（阁楼）or spare bedroom curtains may seem for away from them. But there are others who do not fail into either of these categories and Mr. Auberon Waugh is one. Underneath his house are eight large celars which for some reason bats have chosen to claim for themselves. He finds it extremely disagreeable to have to fight his way through a colony of them every time he wants a bottle of wine. And as a wine-lover he gets a particular pleasure from the ownership of wine, which has nothing to do with drinking it. He has certain bottles in his cellar which he thinks are too good to serve to anyone he knows, but he likes to go down and enjoy looking at them occasionally. The bats entirely destroy this pleasure.Until the recent law, he could keep the bat problem within manageable proportions by sending his children down on a bat hunt every three months armed with tennis rackets. They usually managed to kill one or two and discouraged the rest from settling. But now, Mr. Waugh fears that the bats will take over the house. To solve the problem he inquired what course of action he could take and was told by Dr Robert Stebbings of the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, “I am sure that no one will mind if you pick up a bat and take it outside and hang it on a tree or the outside of the house.” The trouble with this, as Mr. Waugh explains, is that he would be fined a￡1,000 if he had not already applied to the Nature Conservancy Council for a license to handle bats. And there is no certainty that he would automatically be granted one.13．Some people who dislike bats .A．do not mind them hanging in treesB．run the risk of finding them in their atticsC．think it strange they should roost（栖息）in the curtainsD．think they are unlikely to be bothered by them14．Mr. Waugh thinks that bats .A．should be kept under control B．should all be destroyedC．interfere with his wine D．prevent him owning wine15．Because he is a wine-lover, M. Waugh .A．only wants to own the best wines B．stores only good winesC．keeps certain good wines D．refuses to drink good wines16．Success in removing bats from your home depends on .A．seeking help from the Institute of Terrestrial EcologyB．the granting of a Nature Conservancy Council licenseC．taking the course of action recommended by Dr StebbingsD．applying for a license from the Nature Conservancy CouncilELike most people, you may have heard a lot about online banking but probably haven’t tried it yourself. You still pay your bills by mail much in the way your parents did, for you are probably afraid of not knowing how to deal with it. Actually, online banking isn’t out to change your money habits. Instead, it uses today’s computer technology to give you the choice of by-passing the time-consuming, paper-based ways of traditional banking in order to manage your money more quickly and efficiently.The advantage of the Internet and the popularity of personal computers presented both an opportunity and a challenge for the banking industry. For years, financial（金融）institutions have used powerful computer networks to automate millions of daily transactions. Now that their customers are connected to the Internet from personal computers, banks begin to expect similar economic advantages by adapting（采用）those same internal electronic processes to home use.Today, most large national banks, many regional banks and even smaller banks and credit unions offer some form of online banking, variously known as PC banking, home banking, electronic banking or Internet banking. Online banks are sometimes referred to as brick-to-click banks. The challenge for the banking industry has been to design this new service channel in such a way that its customers will readily learn to use and trust it. Most of the large banks can now offer fully secure, fully functional online banking for free or for a small fee. As more banks succeed online and more customers use their sites, fully functional online banking likely will become as common as automated teller machines.Online banking has a lot of advantages. Unlike your corner bank, online banking sites never close; they’re available 24 hours a day, seven days a day, and they’re only a mouse click away. If you’re out of state or even out of the country when a money problem rises, you can log on instantly to your online bank and take care of business. Online bank sites generally execute and confirm transactions at or quicker than ATM processing speeds. Many online banking sites now offer advanced tools, including account aggregation, stock quotes, and portfolio managing programs to help you manage all of your assets（财产）more effectively.17．According to the passage nowadays online banks are so popular, but .A．all the consumers still prefer to pay their bill by mailB．it can not take the place of automated tellers machinesC．many people still worried about its safetyD．not every consumer knows how to use it18．The writer wrote this short passage in order to tell people .A．banks just try to use online banking instead of ATM in the futureB．how convenient online banking isC．how to use online banking to take care of consumers’ moneyD．online banking is much better than the corner banks19．Online banking is a system .A．that if you need money, it will help you to get itB．that helps banks to offer better servicesC．that will help consumers to save their money if necessaryD．that you can find in your personal computers20．We can imagine in the near future, .A．online banking will be part of people’s lifeB．one can not live without online bankingC．PC banking will completely takes the place of home bankingD．people can only do their business through online banking参考答案DADDD CBBCC ADDAC BDBBA。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题4
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（4）AI woke up with a big headache, and my head felt like it was burning. But I knew Jane was having a big party the weekend after this, and I knew she’d invite me if I saw her in school. So I was ready for school no matter how I felt.My mother said that I had a temperature of 101 and that I should go back to bed. I told her I would have a big Spanish test I couldn’t miss. I also explained that I was working on a project in social studies and that I had to give a report today. But she said that I sounded not just sick, but crazy, and that I had better go back to bed.1．What is the real reason the author wants to go to school?A. To see Jane.B. To take a test in Spanish.C. To show that he isn’t sick.D. To give a report in social studies.BSeveral days ago, a Beijing - based IT company fired about 400 people overnight. No one had expected the job cuts, which broke with traditional ways of letting go of workers in China. Moreover, what was special about this case was that the day before the 400 were fired, they all received from their boss a gift - the book “Who Moved My Cheese?”.The book - a bestseller in the US - is being used by men and women to deal with changes in their lives and work. Some large organizations, including Coca- Cola, Kodak and General Motors, ask their employees to read it in order to encourage them to be active towards changes.Cheese is something related to everyone’s livelihood - our jobs, the industries we work in, relationships and love as well.With China’s official entry into WTO, the whole nation will face up to more changes and challenges. So what should we do once this “cheese” on which we are so dependent is moved?“Whatever challenges and changes we meet, we should face up to them bravely” Jiang Hengwei, a civil servant said after reading the book.Professor Yang in Renmin University of China agrees. “We should change our way of thinking. The coming competitive foreign companies and products provide us with great chances to learn from them and improve our own products to meet international standards and be more competitive.”“With hard work and wisdom, we will create a much larger and better piece of cheese. ”Zhang smiled confidently.2．The whole passage is about________.A. a bestseller in the USB. what people think about China’s entry into the WTOC. people’s attitude toward changes and challengesD. how a book influences the Chinese workers3．The company in Beijing gave each of the 400 fired workers a copy of “Who Moved My Cheese” in order to________.A. be more competitive with foreign firmsB. find an excuse for their job cutsC. let the workers make a living on their ownD. encourage the fired workers4．The work “cheese”in the passage can refer to________.A. something we depend on for a livingB. a most important kind of foodC. change or challengeD. way of life5．From what Hengwei and Professor Zhang Yang said, we can know that________.A. they have different opinions on changes and challengesB. people are not afraid of competition from foreign companiesC. the Chinese people are ready to face any changes and challengesD. they are both greatly encouraged by the bookCThe law is a great mass of rules, showing when and how far a man is possible to be punished, or to be made to hand over money or property to his neighbors, and so on. These rules are contained in books. A lawyer learns them mainly by reading books.He begins by doing little else than read, and after he has prepared himself by. say. three years’study practice, still, all his life long and almost every day, he will be looking into books to read a little more than he already knows about some new questions which he has to answer.The power to use books, then. is a special skill which the would - be lawyer ought to possess. He ought to have enough flexibility（灵活性）to make it easy for him to collect ideas from printed words. He ought to have some readiness in finding what a book contains, and something of an instinct （直觉）for where to look for what he wants.But although this is the power of which he will first feel the need, it is not the most important. A lawyer does not study law to recite it; he studies it to use it and act upon the rules which he has learned in real life. His business is to try eases in court and to advise men what to do in order to keep out or get out of trouble.6．The first thing a law student has to do is to________.A. read booksB. hand over moneyC. practice lawD. answer questions7．After three years of reading________.A. he can study lawB. he can stop readingC. he still has to continue readingD. he is able to give clever answers8．The major business of a lawyer is________.A. to discuss the material he has readB. to advise people who have law problemsC. to learn about real lifeD. to study the law9．According to the passage, a good lawyer should know how to________.A. understand and use what he readsB. be convenient in everythingC. collect ideas from different sourcesD. use power in the court10．Which is the most important to a would - be lawyer?A. To possess a lot of books.B. to have enough flexibility when collecting ideas from printed words.C. To be ready to find out what a book contains.D. To be able to use his book knowledge in the right way in his future business.DYouth volunteers from Beijing University visited Song tang Hospital, a care clinic for the aged and dying patients, during the second Global Y outh Service Day on April 21．Thirty student volunteers from the university’s School of International Studies sat at the beds of the patients in their specially- decorated“ care huts”. They talked with them and gave massages （按摩）to patients kept in their beds.I felt sorry that I could not offer more to these people than talking with them and trying to cheer them up. said Deng Yetao, 20, a third - year student. “But it occurred to me that they need more care and love than babies. They are afraid of the coming death. Their loneliness is worse than physical pains.”“Even though they are suffering a lot, the majority of the elderly people want to talk to us. Each of them has a lot of life experiences and philosophies to share. Instead of doing them a favor, I felt I was gaining a valuable lesson. Said Mao Xiaohua, another third - year student.Mao talked with two elderly patients for a whole afternoon. The fact that most of the patients in the 80 - room clinic are aged people with diseases which will lead to death soon made the volunteers’ hearts heavy.Ninety - one percent of the patients will spend the last days of their lives in the clinic, according to a survey by the hospital.Daily visits and services by social workers and youth volunteers are a very important part of their programmer. A total of 330, 000 Beijing students from 119 universities and colleges have visited the hospital. Many continue to offer services in their spare time. Some of them volunteer to hold the hands of dying patients during the last minutes of their lives.Yin Hang, a student f rom Beijing Medical College, said he felt“ the glory of life” as he saw the fading smile on the face of the old man who passed into a deep unconsciousness （昏迷）while he was holding his hands.11．Youth volunteers from Beijing University went to Songtang Hospital to________.A. pay a visit to the agedB. talk to the agedC. show their love for the agedD. help the aged out12．What the aged are most worried about is________.A. lonelinessB. deathC. physical painsD. wealth13．The underlined sentence probably means________.A. I taught myself a lesson by talking to themB. I learned something important instead of only helping themC. I only wanted to get something rather than do them a favorD. I was glad to have given them a favor14．When volunteers know most of the aged people are dying patients, they feel________ .A. sadB. disappointedC. satisfiedD. worthless15．After reading the passage, we know________.A. the youth are fond of doing popular thingsB. they Second Y outh Service Day is started by the Chinese governmentC. 91% of the aged in China are facing deathD. the volunteers are taking an active part in the activityEThey are among the 250, 000 people under the age of 25 who are out of work in the Netherlands, a group that explains the cause of 40 percent of the nation’s unemployed. A storm of anger boils up at the government -sponsored（政府资助的）youth center, event among those who are continuing their studies.“We study for jobs that don’t exist, ” Nicollets Steggerda, 23, said.After thirty years of prosperity, unemployment among 10 member nations of the European Community has reached as much as 11 percent, affecting a total of 12.3 million people, and the number is climbing.The bitter disappointment long expressed by British youths is spreading across the Continent. The title of a rock song“ No Future” can now be seen written on the brick walls of closed factories in Belgium and France.Recent surveys have found that the increasing argument in the last few years over the deployment（部署）in Europe of North Atlantic Treaty Organization missiles and the possibility of nuclear war have clouded European youths' confidence（信心）in the future.One form of protest （an action that shows disagreement ）tends to put the responsibility for a country’s economic troubles on the large numbers of “guest workers” from Third World nations, people welcomed in Western Europe in the years of prosperity.Young Europeans, brought up in an extended period of economic success and general stability, seem to be similar to Americans more than they do their own parents. Material enjoyment has given them a sense of expectation , even the right, to a standard of living that they see around them.“And so we pass the days at the discos, or meet people at the cafe, and sit and stare, ” said Isabella Cault. “There is usually not much conversation. You look for happiness. Sometimes you even find it.”16．Unemployment in the Netherlands has affected________.A. about 0.6 million peopleB. 250, 000 peopleC. less than half of the populationD. one million people17．What Nicollete Steggerda said （Para. 2）means that________.A. what the students learn is more than necessaryB. the students cannot get work after graduationC. the students’aim in study is not clearD. school education is not sufficient（enough）18．What does the underlined word“prosperity” most probably mean?A. advance in politicsB. economic troublesC. political crisis（危机）D. achievements in economy19．British youths________.A. have pity on the unemployed on the ContinentB. have been the first to show their disappointment over joblessnessC. care about unemployment in France and BelgiumD. are trying to find work on the Continent20．It seems that young Europeans________.A. are more like Americans than their elders in their way of thinkingB. look more like Americans than their elders doC. expect more from Americans than from their eldersD. look upon life as their elders do参考答案1．A2．C3．D4．A5．C6．A7．C8．B9．A10．D11．C12．A13．B14．A15．D16．A17．B18．D19．B20．A。
2011届高考英语阅读理解实战演练详解版[共120篇]
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(第1篇)You know how wonderful you are, and you know that others know how wonderful you are, but what do you do when admiration crosses over the line into jealousy? For most teens there will come a day when you realize that one of your friends is jealous and that this jealousy is hurting your friendship. When this happens it can seem like there is nothing that you can do, but the good news is that there is. Don’t let jealousy spoil your relationships. Tackle it head on and you might be back to normal much sooner than you think.It can be hard to walk up to a friend and ask them what the problem is, but if you want to save your friendship you’ll have to do just that. Don’t approach them and ask why they are jealous of you (unless of course you want to appear totally conceited), just take some time alone with them and let them know that you’ve been feeling like there’s been something coming between you. If they refuse to respond, then use the opportunity to explain how you have been feeling. Chances are that something you say will strike a nerve and your friend will open up as well.When you figure out what is annoying your friend, ask him or her what (s)he thinks would make the situation better. If, for example, (s)he says that (s)he feels like (s)he doesn’t get to spend any time with you because of your being off with your new friends from tee swim team then maybe you could invite her along the next time or block off one day a week for just the two of you. Remember, though, that whatever solution you decide on should be a compromise. Don’t limit your own talents or opportunities simply because your friend is unhappy. Try instead to include him or her in your new life and see how that works out.Even the best of friendships can be tinged by jealousy. This destructive emotion is rarely productive and can turn best friends into worst enemies. Before taking extreme action, chat with your jealous friend to see if the two of you can work out a compromise.If you can’t, be prepared to know exactly how far you will go to keep your friend and how far you won’t.解读：本文是关于人际关系的话题。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专项复习测试题1
四、阅读理解部分1FriendsJoe BIoggs always had a cigarette on his lips. He smoked while he read, while he watched TV, and while he drank a cup of coffee. He smoked forty cigarettes a day, but be was happy.Joe’s friend, Fred Brown, said to him, “It is very bad to smoke.”When Joe heard this, he started to worry and became thin. So he did not buy any more cigarettes. He became so thin that he went to Fred for help.Fred said, “You must eat more.” So Joe did not smoke, but he ate chocolate, and be became very fat. Again he went to Fred for help.Fred said, “You must not eat chocolate.”So Joe stopped eating chocolate, but he went back to smoking cigarettes. He became thin again but he was not happy, because be still smoked.Sometimes Joe Bloggs wished Fred Brown were not his friend!1. When Joe became thin the first time it was because______.A. he smoked too muchB. he worried too muchC. he stopped smokingD. he ate too httle2. The following sentences tell what happened to Joe. Which is the right order of theevents (事实)?a. lie did not smoke; he ate chocolate; he was fat; he was unhappy.b. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was thin; he was unhappy.e. He smoked; he did not eat chocolate; he was not fat; he was happy.A. a, b, c,B. c, b, a, C, b, a, e, D. e, a, b,3. In the end Joe was unhappy about his friendship with Fred because _____.A. Fred’s advice had brought him no goodB. he never liked being told what to doC. he in fact had never really trusted FredD. Fred had given him the wrong advice on purpose (故意)4. What kind of person would you say Joe was?A. He was not the kind of person who used his head much.B. He had no will power to carry out a decision.C. He was not happy to let others make decisions for him.D. He was always changing his mind and was never satisfied.5. What is the writer trying to tell us with this story?A. One should think and decide for oneself.B. One should ask friends for help and advice.C. Smoking is bad for one’s health.D. Chocolate is bad for one’s health.答: 1. B 2. D 3. A 4. A 5. A2Perhaps we will begin a new history when we begin to farm the sea, and live under it! Some scientists say that we will grow fish like plants in the fields. The water will not be very deep and the water temperature will be at the level to make the fish grow biggest and fastest. Oxygen will be fed into the water and Iow flying airplanes willspray the sea with food. Even without fish farming, scientists say that there are enough fish in the In-dian Ocean to feed all of India for a hundred years and in the Antarctic Sea and there are so many tiny fish that it is impossible to use them all up.With education and more technology, people in poor countries will learn how to grow better food. They will become happier and have fewer children so the food problem will actually get better.1. A new history mainly means_____.A. people will dry the sea and plant food in itB. people will grow fish in the sea just as they grow plants in the fieldsC. people will grow fish as well as plants in the seaD. people will grow fish in not very deep water2. The water where people grow fish will be_____.A. fit for the biggest fishB. fit for fishingC. fit for the growing of fishD. not very deep and the temperature is low3. The fish in the Indian Ocean is_____.A. enough for the people in the world for a hundred yearsB. enough for the Indian people if they farm fish thereC. enough for the people in India for a centuryD. impossible to use up4. The food problem in poor countries will improve_______.A. only if people have fewer childrenB. only if people become happierC. only if people grow food in the seaD. only if people receive more education and master technology答：1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D3Robert is nine years old and Joanna is seven. They live at Mount Ebenezer. Their fa-ther has a big property. In Australia they call a farm a property.Robert and Joanna like school very much. At school they can talk to their friends but Robert and Joanna cannot see their friends. They live 100, perhaps 300 miles away and like Robert and Joanna, they all go to school by radio.Mount Ebenezer is in the centre of Australia. Not many people live in “The Centre”. There are no schools with desks and blackboards and no teachers in “The Centre”. School is a room at home with a two-way radio. The teacher also has a two-way radio. Every morning she calls each student on the radio. When all students answer, lessons begin .... Think of your teacher 300 miles away!1. The children in “The Centre” do not go to school because _____.A. they live too far away from one anotherB. they do not like schoolC. they are not old enough to go to schoolD. their families are too poor2. In order to send their children to school, parents in ‘The Centre” of Australia must have _____.A. a propertyB. a carC. a school room at homeD. a speeial radio3. Teachers in “The Centre” of Australia teach _____.A. not in a classroom but at the homes of the studentsB. by speaking only and not showing anything in writingC. without using any textbooks or picturesD. without knowing whether the students are attending4. When children are having a lesson, they can hear their teacher _____.A. but their teacher cannot hear themB. and their teacher can hear them tooC. but cannot hear their schoolmatesD. and see him or her at the same time5. A “propertyn” in Australia is a_______.A. houseB. schoolC. farmD. radio答：1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题40
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（40）AThere is no other five-year –old like him. He has a potato-shaped head , thick eyebrows and a voice that is not easily forgotten. He is not evil, but trouble follows him wherever he goes.Crayon Shinchan enjoys great popularity in China He has many fans in Hong Kong , Taiwan and on the mainland. And he is one of the hottest cartoon characters in his home country, Japan.But, the trouble-maker’s show was ranked the No. 1 most unwanted cartoon program by Japan’s Parents’ Association on April 18.More than half the parents who took part in the study thought Shinchan was a negative role model for children. They believed his actions and speech were adult in nature and not suitable for kids.Many parents and education experts in China agree with them. Shinchan, they say, is really offensive. He looks out for pretty ladies on the street; at the bookstore he reads magazines full of sexy women; he pretends to be kidnapped by his teacher when he sees a police car; and he raises his mum’s skirt and shouts out the color of her underpants if she doesn’t buy him what he wants. “Crayon Shimchan is full of dirty humor. The boy shows some terrible adult mentality(心态),which doesn’t match his age,”said Pang Lijuan, professor of the Education Department at Beijing Normal University. Pang further pointed out that Shinchan destroys the traditional image of a polite, hard-working boy. She fears that some teens may copy his behavior and harm their psychological development. Pang and many others in China think that Shinchan is a cartoon for adults-----not for children.But some kids disagree. Jiangxin, a senior 2 student in Luhe Middle School in Beijing, became a fan of Shinchan after he first saw the cartoon two years ago. He said it is Shinchan’s humor , courage, and cleverness that makes him and his friends love and the little cartoon character . “Shinchan looks at the adults’world with kid’s eyes. He uncovers the hypocrisy(虚伪) and selfishness in a childish way,” explained Jiang. “We watch it just for fun.” But Jiang also admitted that Shinchan is not good for all ages. “It may not be suitable for primary school kids. They may try to blindly copy him.”Shinchan’s “father ”, Japan’s popular cartoonist, Yoshito Ushi, never thought Shinchan would cause such a heated discussion. He argued that Shinchan is a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men. The boy does everything adults would like, but don’t dare to do. “People can easily forgive him because he’s only five years old,” said Yoshito.1 Teachers and parents dislikes Crayon Shinchan because _________.A. he looks very uglyB. he caused a heated discussionC. the character was created by an adult cartoonistD. he was regarded as a negative role model for children to follow2 Many children are crazy about Shinchan mainly because________.A. he looks very funnyB. the cartoon character is suitable for all agesC. they think he is humorous, clever and braveD. he is a childish copy of Japan’s middle-aged men3 The underlined word “offensive” in Paragraph 5 probably means_________.A. humorousB. ugly-lookingC. funnyD. unpleasantBLos Angeles-------- Say it’s Mickey Mouse , say it’s Goofy, but 35 years after Walt Disney’s death, he is having a successful career as an adviser.Disney’s quotes are not as widely known as those of Benjamin Franklin or Winston Churchill , but Walt is increasingly mentioned, especially in business books , where such Disney sayings as “If you can dream it , you can do it” are fast becoming favorites.Never regarded in life as particularly clever, Walt isn’t known to have said anything that sings like Churchill’s “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma(谜).”But however common the phrasing, Walt’s humor and wisdom are often quoted by today’s business writers.Now, more than 200 of Walt’s best sayings have been collected in the book “The Quotable Walt Disney.”The little square book is filled with common sense sayings. Animation , the theme parks and making your dreams come true are favorite subjects.And because Disney was frequently asked the secret of his success , it is no surprise to read ,among Walt’s explanations: “I suppose my formula (准则，公式) might be: dream, diversify---- and never miss an angle.”Business consultant Bill Capodagli of Indianapolis, Indiana, is one of several authors who advice their readers to use Disney’s principles as a model for how to run a business. Capodagli is the co-author of “The Disney Way: Harnessing the Management Secrets of Disney in Your Company”and “The Disney Way Field book: How to implement Walt Disney’s Vision of Dream, Believe, Dare and Do in your Own Company ” from McGraw-Hill.One critic described the book as “so useful you may whistle while you work”. Those who actually knew Walt don’t remember him as being particularly talkative or flattering , especially employees who felt his anger. And while he loved to have clever people working for him, he had little tolerance(宽容) for the self-important. As he said: “Whenever I don’t have the answer to something, I find someone who does.”Many businessmen found their favorite quote as “I only hope that we never lose sight of one thing -----that it was all started by a mouse.”4 What can be learned about Walt Disney form the first two paragraphs?A. He once worked as a very successful adviser.B. He was not famous as Benjamin Franklin or Winston Churchill.C. His words and sayings are of great help to today’s businessmen.D. He is becoming increasingly popular around the world as a cartoon-maker.5 Which is NOT true about Walt Disney’s sayings?A. His sayings are not so clever as Winston Churchill’s.B. More business writers are beginning to quote his sayings in their books.C. His sayings are mainly about animation, the theme parks and making dreams come true.D. Bill Capodagli must think highly of Walt Disney’s common sense sayings6. Which would Walt Disney probably disagree about how to be successful?A. People have to work hard.B. People need have a dream and plan.C. People should look at things from different sides .D. Everyone should learn from his common sense sayings.7 Which can be inferred from the last three paragraphs?A. The critic mentioned in the passage didn’t think much of Disney’s sayings.B. People around Disney all found it very hard to get along well with him.C. Clever and self-important employees were greatly valued by Walt Disney.D. The last paragraph infers that small things can lead to great successes.CThe conventional(依照传统的) wisdom about what’s good for you and what’s bad changed over the years. Here’s what experts now say:Off the Forbidden ListWhat We Used to ThinkEggs are so full of cholesterol(胆固醇) they might as well be poison. Stay away.What Doctors Say NowCholesterol in food doesn’t necessarily raise blood-cholesterol levels.What to DoIf you’ve got cholesterol problems avoid eggs. If not, they are fine in moderation.Pass the SaltWhat We Used to ThinkIt will send your blood pressure sky-high. Always choose low-sodium(低钠的)foods, and don’t touch the salt jar.What Doctors Say NowIt isn’t necessarily so, unless you’ve already suffered from high blood pressure.What to DoA low-sodium diet won’t hurt and may help. But don’t eat your fill.Cereals and GrainsWhat We Used to ThinkFilling, but they don’t help the heart.What Doctors Say NowThey replace higher-fat foods, and when fortified by vitamins B, they help scour(消除) potentially harmful homocysteine from the bloodWhat to DoEat plenty , especially the whole-grain kind ; the extra fiber could help reduce colon cancer(结肠癌)Red WineWhat We Used to ThinkAlcohol(酒精) is bad for you, no exceptionsWhat Doctors Say NowA substance called resveratrol, found in grape skins, may reduce levels of bad cholesterol.What to DoAlcohol in excess ( 过量) is still bad for you, but a glass of wine with dinner is probably fine for non-alcoholics.8 You are likely to find the passage in ________.A. People’s DailyB. a magazineC. a story bookD. Computer Daily9 If you have high blood pressure , you________.A. should choose low-sodium foodsB. should not eat foods with any sodiumC. can eat anything as the others doD. can choose high-sodium foods10If a person has cholesterol problems, ________.A. he can eat other food besides eggsB. he should keep off eggsC. he can not eat high-sodium foodsD. he can not drink red wine11ccording to the passage, we know________.A. the extra fiber will lead to colon cancerB. alcohol in excess is good for your healthC. eggs are bad for people with cholesterol problemsD. the greener, the worseDSince we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily difficulties. People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off(挡开) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties. Second, other people often provide us with informational support. They help us to define and understand our problems and find solutions to them. Third, we typically find social companionship supportive. Engaging in leisure-time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distracting(转移...注意力)us from our worries and troubles. Finally, other people may give us instrumental support, a financial aid, material resources, and needed services -- that reduces stress by helping us resolve and cope with our problems.12Research shows that people's physical and mental health _______.A. relies on the social welfare systems which support themB. has much to do with the amount of support they get from othersC. depends on their ability to deal with daily worries and troublesD. is closely related to their strength for coping with major changes in their lives13Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word "cushions"(Line 1, Para.3)?A. Adds up to.B. Does away with.C. Lessens the effect of.D. Lays the foundation for.14Helping a sick neighbor with some repair work is an example of _______.A. instrumental supportB. informational supportC. social companionshipD. the strengthening of self-respect15Social companionship is beneficial in that _______.A. it helps strengthen our ties with relativesB. it enables us to get rid of our faults and mistakesC. it makes our leisure-time activities more enjoyableD. it draws our attention away from our worries and troublesEBelieve it or not，optical illusion (错觉) can cut highway crashes. Japan is a case in point. It has reduced automobile crashes on some roads by nearly 75 percent using a simple optical illusion. Bent stripes，called chevrons (人字形)painted on the roads make drivers think that they are driving faster than they really are，and thus drivers slow down. Now the American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety in Washington D.C. is planning to repeat Japan's success. Starting next year, the foundation will paint chevrons and other patterns of stripes on selected roads around the country to test how well the patterns reduce highway crashes. Excessive speed plays a major role in as much as one fifth of all fatal traffic accidents, according to the foundation .To help reduce those accidents，the foundation will conduct its tests in areas where speed - related hazards are the greatest -curves，exit slopes，traffic circles，and bridges. Some studies suggest that straight，horizontal bars painted across roads can initially cut the average speed of drivers in half. However，traffic often returns to full speed within months as drivers become used to seeing the painted bar. Chevrons，scientists say，not only give drivers the impression that they are driving faster than they really are but also make a lane appear to be narrower. The result is a longer lasting reduction in highway speed and the number of traffic accidents.16The passage mainly discusses _______.A. a new way of highway speed controlB. a new pattern for painting highwaysC. a new approach to training driversD. a new type of optical illusion17On roads painted with chevrons drivers tend to feel that_______.A. they should avoid speed - related hazardsB. they are driving in the wrong laneC. they should slow down their speedD. they are approaching the speed limit18The advantage of chevrons over straight，horizontal bars is that the former_________.A. can keep drivers awakeB. can cut road accidents in halfC. will have a longer effect on driversD. will look more attractive19The American Association Foundation for Traffic Safety plans to_________ .A. try out the Japanese method in certain areasB. change the road signs across the countryC. replace straight，horizontal bars with chevronsD. repeat the Japanese road patterns20What does the author say about straight，horizontal bars painted across roads?A. They are falling out of use in the United States.B. They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.C. They are applicable only on broad roads.D. They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.参考答案DCDCC DDBAB CBCCD ACCAB。
2011年高考英语 阅读理解专项训练40篇(附解答)
2011年高考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇〔附解答〕一、自测题：Text 1After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (Although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion the counting sheep will put you to sleep!1 A good title for this passage is ____.A. Sleep C. DreamsB. Good Health D. Work and Rest2. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means ____.A. sick C. asleepB. stand up D. a little sleepy3. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _____.A. dream more often C. nervousB. have poor health D. breathe quickly4. During REM, ____.A. your eyes move quickly C. you are restlessB. you dream D. both A and B5. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ______ .A. approximately six hours C. about eight hoursB. around ten hours D. not stated hereText 2Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera .All they have to so is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if the has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio performs this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it ,so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and the they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.6. What is the major function of paragraph 1?A. To a rouse the reader’s concernB. To introduce the theme of the whole passageC. To summarize the whole passageD. To sate the primary uses of TV7. Television, as a source of entertainment, is ______.A. not very convenientB. very expensiveC. quite dangerousD. relatively cheap8. Why are some people against TV?A. Because TV programs re not interestingB. Because TV viewers are totally passiveC. Because TV prices are very high.D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages9. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that ______.A. it keeps us informedB. it is very cheapC. it enables us to have a restD. it controls our lives10. According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on _______ .A. its qualityB. people ’s attitude towards itC. how we use itD. when we use itText 3Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living . Some stay long at a job and learn to like it ;others quite from one to another looking for something to suit them, the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educationalinstitution. Nearly all grope(摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them, Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment, It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit your interest .Noting is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人)and a bitter person.11. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they _____ .A. have ruined their talentsB. have taken on an unsuitable jobC. think of nothing but their salaryD. are not aware of their own potential12. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_____ .A. much competition has to be facedB. many employees have no working experienceC. the young people only care about how much they can earnD. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance13. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?A. Your job must suit your interest.B. Your job must set a pattern of life.C. Your job must offer you a high salary.D. Your job must not ruin your talents.14.The best title for this passage would be ____.A. What Can A Good Job OfferB. Earning A LivingC. Correct Attitude On Job-huntingD. How To Choose A Job15. The word “pathetic〞in paragraph 2 most probably means ____ .A. splendidB. miserableC. disgustedD. touching1.A 文章的第一段谈到睡眠能使身体健康，第二段、第三段谈到睡眠的几种状态，最后一段谈到很快入睡的几种方法。
高考阅读理解——主旨大意题专练
2011届英语阅读理解专练主旨大意题A.设题方式①.考查文章的中心思想The main idea/key point of this passage is that_____.The passage is mainly about __.From the passage we can learn/conclude that_________.Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea ofthe passage?②.考查文章标题的选择The best title/headline for this passage is_________.Which of the following is the best title?What would be the best title for the text?The title that best expresses the ideas of this passage is_________.③.考查作者的写作态度和意图What is the author’s main purpose in this passage?The writer’s purpose in writing this story is____.In the passage the author wants to tell___.The writer’s attitude toward ... is___.B.干扰项特点①. 以偏概全。
干扰项只阐述了文章的一部分内容，也就是文章的局部信息。
②. 断章取义。
干扰项常常以文章中的个别信息或个别字眼作为选项的设置内容，或者以次要的事实或细节冒充全文的主要观点。
③. 主题扩大。
干扰项所归纳、概括的范围过大，超过文章实际所讨论的内容。
④. 张冠李戴。
命题者有意地把属于A的特征放在B的身上，构成一个干扰项。
2011阅读理解真题以及答案
A【2011•东营】Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.The Learning Centre, Garden CityW e have evening and weekend courses on ...test preparation friends and meeting peoplejobs and making money cooking and language learningSome of this month's courses:1. Get good grades!Do you forget information and do poorly on tests? In this course, learn to...※ remember more (95 percent of what you read).※ think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).※ do well on tests and get high scores.2. Find true love...today!Are you single and shy? Is it hard for you to talk to people?In this course, learn to...talk lo people; start a conversation with a man or woman.be more friendly and outgoing.※ understand a person's body language.3. Y ou are on TV!Many actors get their start in television. Y ou can too! In this course, learn to...※ act in TV ads.※ use your voice on the radio.※ get TV and radio jobs.4. Cook delicious and healthy food!Are you interested in cooking? Do you want to keep healthy? In this course, learn to...※ keep a balanced diet.※ cook delicious traditional Chinese food.※ make western-style food. This course is also online al www. dffh. net. cn.36. In the Learning Center, you won't learn how to______.A. prepare for a testB. make moneyC. learn a languageD. get along well with others37. After taking course 1, you can't_______.A. think quicklyB. improve your memoryC. remember everything you readD. finish reading a 200-word passage in 30 seconds38. After taking course 3, you can learn how to_______.A. become an actor (actress)B. become a radio reporterC. become a TV host (hostess)D. get a job in a radio station39. Which course is allowed to take online?A. Course 4.B. Course 3.C. Course 2.D. Course 1.40. What's the advertisement about?A. Finding true love.B. Getting good jobs.C. Cooking delicious food.D. Different evening and weekend classes.B【2011•东营】A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she isonly ten yearsAlexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumour (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Y oung Achiever Community Award of the Y ear (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "41. How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?A. 4.B. 6.C. 10.D. 14.42. When did Alexia Sloane become blind?A. When she was born.B. After she had a brain tumour.C. After she became an interpreter.D. When she was on holiday with her parents.43. Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?A. Richard.B. Isabelle.C. Melissa.D. Robert Sturdy.44. What is right about Alexia Sloane?A. She can speak five language fluently.B. She is a talented language learner.C. She is the only child in the family.D.She went to France on holiday after she won the award.45. What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?A. Never give up.B. Believe in yourself.C. Nothing is impossible.D. Failure is the mother of success.C【2011•东营】Online shopping has become something very common for young people, however, it's not easy for the old people to buy things on the internet. Therefore, offline Daigou stores, or buy-for-you stores, are becoming popular among the old.64-year-old man Li Hui'an is searching for his favorite CD in an offline Daigou shop. He says, "It's very convenient to buy things online, however, I can't use the internet. A fter I happened to find this buy-for-you shop, I decided to try, as I wanted to buy an opera CD. Finally I got one I'd searched for for several years. I was so happy. I have become crazy about offline shopping. "The store owner Liu Min says in order to meet the need of people who wantto buy things online but can't use the internet, she started the business of offline buy-for-you. In only about ten days since the start of the business, she has received more than 20 orders from customers (顾客). Liu Min is not the only one who finds the large need of offline buy-for-you business in the market. In Dalian city, northeast China, more than 300 such stores opened their doors only in April.In order to attract more customers, they have opened their shops in residential communities (居民区). And they charge a suitable service fee. For example, when buying things that cost less than 200 yuan for customers, they usually charge 5 yuan as service fee.Though the offline buy-for-you service makes it easie r for certain people to shop online, what if there is any problem with the ordered thing, let's say, like a quality problem? The shop owners say they will deal with any quality problems that may happen when using their Daigou service.46. What is offline shopping?A. Buying things in a common store.B. Buying and selling things on the internet.C. Buying things on the internet for the old.D. Buying things on the internet for the people who can't use the internet.47. Why do many old people like offline shopping?A. They don't like going shopping.B. They are good at buying things on the internet.C. They don't like buying things online themselves.D. Offline shopping makes it easier for them to shop online.48. What's the meaning of the underlined word "charge"in the fourth paragraph?A. 收费B.管理C.交纳D. 缴税49. Which of the following is NOT true about the offline Daigou service?A. People can find buy-for-you shops in residential communities.B. The customers have to pay a suitable service fee.C. There are many problems with the ordered things.D. The store owners deal with the quality problems.50. W e can know from the passage that________.A. Li Hui'an is crazy about shopping onlineB. offline buy-for-you business is in great needC. Liu Min is the first one who has an offline Daigou storeD. there are about 300 buy-for-you stores in Dalian cityD【2011•东营】For many years I had a good life. My illness was reasonably (适度的) under control, I had a nice relationship with my husband, I did work, I didn't hate. It was, as I said, a good life.But there's a saying that the good is the enemy of the best. I finally realized this one day, and began making my best life. I changed doctors and tried a new way that could relieve(减轻) my symptoms (症状) , rather than just making them easier to deal with. I started talking more with my husband and listening to what he had to say. And I quit(辞掉) my job and started working for myself.I have the best life I've ever had. I'd call it great. It is possible there's a better life for me, which would then be my "best life" , but for now I don't think so. I'vestarted a business I love. My husband and kids are wonderful. I have a good friend and I'm close to my older sister who lives in town. Could it get better? I suppose so. But for me I think this is the best life I can have right now.Think more about your life. Where are you living? Are you in a job you just don't mind? What makes your life "good" ? Why isn't it great? What's the enemy of the best and what can you do about it?Enjoy your best life. W e're only here for a short while, and we all need to have the best possible time we can. It's like going to Disney W orld. If you spend too much time standing in line waiting for the ride, pretty soon your time's up. Get out of the "good" line and have your best life.51. Which of the following is NOT included in the writer's "good life" ?A. Having a job.B. Having no hate.C. Getting on well with her husband.D. Living close to her good friend.52. The writer quit her job because she________.A. was illB. didn't like workingC. wanted to go for her best lifeD. wanted to enjoy her good life53. What did the writer do to make her best life?①She visited other doctors.②She started a business she loved.③She played more with her kids.④She talked more with her husband.⑤She spent much time in Disney W orld.A. ①②④B.②③④C.①③⑤D.①②⑤54. What's the enemy of the best?A. Illness.B. A good job.C. Being proud.D. Being satisfied.55. What is the best title for the article?A. Attitude to LifeB. Making Y our Best LifeC. What Makes Y our Life "Good"D. A New W ay to Treat the Illness(2011年淄博)AMiddle school students have far too much homework. They usually have to sit up three or four hours every night doing their homework. Now one school in my hometown has made a rule of limiting(限制)homework. The homework is limited to an hour a day and the students have no homework on the weekend. I think this is an excellent idea that will allow students to live better and healthier lives.Less homework will give students more time to enjoy other pastimes(休闲活动).I have many books which I received as gifts from my parents and friends. They have been kept there on my shelf for several years! Because of homework, I will have not read a single one of them. With less homework, students will be freer to develop their interests in art, music and other hobbies.More time free from homework will get our physical health better. Many studentslike sports, but they have little time to play football, basketball, volleyball and so on. They hardly have time to have a trip or take part in any social activities. They must spend so much time solving math problems and doing grammar exercises. Besides, staying up late to finish their homework leaves many studentsexhausted in the morning. Not getting enough sleep is not only unpleasant; it also makes students more likely(有可能得)to get colds and other illnesses.46. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Students dislike homeworkB. No use doing homeworkC. Homework is good for studyD. Homework should be limited47. According to the passage, what i s an effect of having a lot of homework?A. Students have little time for their hobbies.B. Students have to finish their homework.C. Students are more active in class.D. Students are good at their lessons.48. The author of the passage may be ________.A. a teacherB. a studentC. a parentD. a doctor49. According to the passage, what makes students more likely to get colds?A. No having time to exercise.B. Not getting enough sleep.C. Getting up early for school.D. Reading too many books.(2011年淄博)BHaving a part-time job is an important part of growing up for American teenagers. It can teach them important skills that will be useful for the rest of their lives. And many teenagers find that making their own money gives them a sense of pride and freedom.American teenagers are allowed to do part-time jobs at the age of 14. Dur ing the school year, teenagers may go to work a few times a week after school, and work for longer at weekends.In summer, top part-time jobs for teenagers include at camps, swimming pools and amusement parks. These jobs are great for those who want to be active and have fun while making money.Some of the most stressful jobs include teaching, nursing, and police work. These skills help to prepare teenagers for their later lives. When they grow up, the students with work experience are more likely to succeed than those without work experience.A favorite job for many teenagers is babysitting, and they can start before the age of 14 if their parents agree. As long as they stay in the house and make sure the kids are okay, babysitters can do their homework, watch TV, or talk on the phone with friends. After the kids go to bed and before the parents come home, babysitters have lots of freedom.It can be stressful to balance school, homework, and a part-time job. However, many American teenagers value their work experience and the skills they get from the job.50. Why do American teenagers like to have a part-time job？A. Because they don’t want to be stressed out.B. Because they can learn skills and get money.C. Because they can get a good job in the future.D. Because they can do anything they like.51. Which kind of part-time job is less stressful for American teenagers?A. W orking at police.B. NursingC. W orking at camps.D. Teaching.52. Which kind of part-time job can a 13-year-old girl do in America?A. W orking at parks.B. W orking at a swimming pool.C. Looking after babies.D. Doing the dishes in a restaurant53. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “value”?A. 喜欢B. 追求C. 向往D.珍视(2011年淄博)CDo you play a musical instrument? If so, you may be getting smarter. A recent study shows that taking music lessons can raise a person’s IQ.Scientists studied 132 children in Canadian schools. At the beginning of the school year, these children took an IQ test. Then they were divided into four groups. One group took singing lessons. Another group took weekly piano lessons. The third group took classes in drams(戏剧). And the last group did no special activities at all.At the end of the school year, the 132 children took an IQ test again. In all four groups, the average score went up. However, the piano players’IQs went up 7.0 points on average. The average increase for the other three groups was only 4.3 points.The researchers say that the difference is small and it may not result in better grades for the piano players. However, they still consider the results important. Learning an instrument helps kids becomes better at concentra ting and at memorizing things. Therefore, the researchers say, it may be good for brain development in young people.If you have a chance to learn to play a musical instrument, never miss it. Remember it can make you smarter.54. Which of the following is NOT true of the study?A. It was done in Canada.B. It was done by some musicians.C. It included four groups of children.D. It took one school year to complete.55. Which of the following is true?A. Average IQ scores increased in all the groups.B. Only the piano players’ IQs increased.C. The average increase for all four groups was 4.3 points.D. Most of the children’s IQs did not go up.56. The underlined word “they” in the passage refers to ______.A. better gradesB. piano playersC. researchersD. instruments57. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. It’s good for us to listen to music.B. Everyone should learn to play the piano.C. Take an IQ test before you learn instruments.D. Learning instruments may make kids smarter.(2011年淄博)D“Y ou know, these cups brings to my mind a story I heard,” Mary said to her students.She poured some tea. There were four of them and there were four completely different cups on the tables.“I heard there was a teache r who took all his students for tea. His students were surprised that all the cups on the table were different. They all took a cup and started drinking their tea, each looking at the cups of others. The teacher said, “Did you notice your behavior? Y ou are all looking at eac h other’s tea cup and some of you even envy(羡慕)the finer cups of others.”“I put the diff erent cups here on purpose. I want to say life is like this tea. Y ou all have the same thing in your cups——tea. And yet you cannot truly enjoy it in your envy of a nother’s cup. Y ou forget to enjoy your own life when you envy someone else’s life. W e all have the same thing——life. W e should care more about the tastes of your own life. So now, taste your own tea. Does it matter from which cup it came from?” Mary finish ed telling her story and her students all sat in silence for a while, enjoying their tea. And it really did not matter a bit from which teacup they drank.58. Which of the following statement is TRUE?A. All of the students had the same kind of cups.B. One of the cups is different from others.C. All of the cups were filled with the same tea.D. There was different tea in different cups.59. What should we learn from the story?A. Envy others and make progress.B. All the lives are the same.C. W ork hard and catch up with others.D. Try to enjoy your own life.60. Which is the best title for the story?A. More than tea in a cupB. The same cups, the same teaC. The taste of the teaD. Different cups, different tea（2011年潍坊） AMr. White works in an office. He liked reading in bed when he was at school. It was bad for his eyes and now he is near-sighted. But he wouldn't want anybody else to know about it and he never wears a pair of glasses. It often brings him some trouble.One winter morning he was sent to a village school on business. He got off a bus at a stop in a small town. Then he had to walk there. The road to the village wasn't smooth. There were stones here and there. He fell over several times and it made his clothes very duty. At last he got to the village. Suddenly it began to blow strongly and it got much colder. His hat was blown off while he was looking for the school. He had to run after it but he couldn't catch it. He was wondering why his hat ran into a house as if it had legs. And then he ran into the house, too.A big woman appeared and stopped him by shouting angrily, " What are you running after my hen for?"41. According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. Mr. White wears a pair of glasses.B. Mr. White works in a village school.C. Mr. White likes reading in bed in his office.D. Mr. White often has some trouble because of his near sight.42. What was the weather like when Mr. White was walking to the village school?A. It was warm.B. It was windy.C. It was fine.D. It was cool.43. Mr. White couldn't get his hat because ______.A. his hat had legsB. his hat was the big woman'sC. he couldn't see his hat at allD. he couldn't run as fast as his hatBIn 1961, a man found a strange cat on his farm in Scotland. The cat's ears were folded, bent forward, on its head. In fact, this was a new kind of cat. People named it the "Scottish Fold(苏格兰折耳猫)".The Scottish Fold has a round head and large eyes. Its neck and legs are short, which makes it look very cute. Interestingly, all the Scottish Folds are born with straight and unfolded ears. And when they are grow ing up day by day, some cats' ears will begin to fold. So, the Scottish Fold comes in two types: folded ears and straight ears.Besides, there is a nickname for the Scottish Fold. It is the " Messenger of Peace". Why?Because the Folds are sweet and friendly animals. They can get along well with other cats. Andunlike some other cats, they can even get along well with dogs! In many different environments, such as at a noisy house, or in a cat show, you can see them playing with other animals happily.W ell, when you come to a new school, do you think it's difficult to adapt to the new environment? Perhaps you can learn from the Scottish Fold. That is: always be sweet and friendly to others.44. Tie Scottish Fold _____.A. is born with folded earsB. is born with straight earsC. always has folded earsD. always has straight ears45. What does the Scottish Fold look like?A. It has a round head and large eyes.B. Its neck and legs are short.C. It looks very cute.D. All above.46. Why are the Scottish Folds named the " Messenger of Peace" ?A. Because their ears are folded.B. Because they look very cute.C. Because they can get on well with other animals.D. Because they can stay at a noisy house or in a cat show.47. According to the passage, what is the writer' s suggestion to us when we arein a newenvironment?A. W e should have a nickname.B. W e should learn from the cats.C. W e should get along well with dogs.D. W e should always be sweet and friendly to others.CThe widespread number of food scandals ( 丑闻) in China is making many people pause before they put their chopsticks in their mouth. They are wondering if the food they are eating is clean, healthy and nutritious or does it contain something harmful that will cause disease?Most of the food we eat today is processed food( 加工食品). That means the foods we buy in stores and supermarkets, especially packaged foods, are prepared in factories. Chemicals are added to the foods in these factories to make them look better, taste better and last longer on the shelf. The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and there are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used. Unfortunately, some producers do not obey the laws.A producer of steamed buns (馒头) in Zhejiang Province was recently discovered to be breaking the law. He was adding yellow dye and other banned chemicals to the buns. He was also taking old buns and using them to make new buns. Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten by students. . . like you' Why did he do it? Why did he break the law and endanger people's health? The answer is simple: he wanted to make more money. It was a moral failing, and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China. Too many people focus on making money and not on the effects their actions can have on others.48. Chemicals are added to the foods in the factories because _____.A. they want to make the foods look better, taste better and last longerB. they want to make the foods contain something harmfulC. chemicals will cause diseaseD. chemicals are harmless49. According to the pa ssage, which is NOT true?A. Most of the food we eat today is prepared in factories.B. There are laws that regulate which chemicals can and cannot be used.C. The food scandals in China are making many people worry about the food safety.D. Most of the buns were sold to schools and eaten, by students in Zhejiang Province.50. It was a moral failing, and this is at the heart of the food scandals in China. Here what'sthe Chinese meaning of "moral failing"?A. 精神崩溃B. 道德滑坡C. 质量下降D. 心理失衡51. What is the main reason of the food scandals in China?A. Some producers do not obey the laws.B. The processed food is clean, healthy and nutritious.C. Too many people pay much attention to making money.D. The chemicals are supposed to be harmless and can be used.DDo you know that it is your own immune system working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system and the virus is strong enough too, you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms( 症状) ?Vitamin C won't stop a coldIt is claimed that Vitamin C helps by increasing white blood cells. However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only slightly reduces the rime of symptoms.Staying indoors won't protect youOne of the most likely sources of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 47% of desktops, 46% of computer mice and 45% of telephones had cold viruses on them.Wrapping up warm won't protect youColds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to another. And the distinct peak in colds(感冒高峰) is in September and early January, which is likely due to the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter vacation.Old granny's chicken soup is rightGranny's chicken soup is an old cure for colds since a long time ago. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold. Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones.52. It is ______ that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold.A. the virus itselfB. Vitamin CC. the terrible cold symptomD. your own immune system53. "Staying indoors won't protect you" tells us that ______ indoors.A. there are many desksB. there are many telephonesC. there are many cold virusesD. there are many computer mice54. The distinct peak in colds is in September and early January. That's because______.A. it's in autumn and winterB. the weather is cool, wet and coldC. students return to schools and collegesD. viruses can jump from one person to another more easily55. Many canned soups are just efficient as homemade ones. The underlined word "efficient" means _____ in Chinese.A. 有效的B. 美味的 c. 值钱的 D. 方便的东营：答案：36 -40 DCDAD【文章大意】本文介绍了一篇关于夜课和周末课的广告，有关于准备考试的，接见朋友的，工作挣钱的，烹饪的，语言学习的等等。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题44
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（44）AOn Nov. 18, 1995, Itzhak Perlman, the violinist, came on stage to give a concert at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City.If you have ever been to a Perlman concert, you know that getting on stage is no small achievement for him. He was stricken with polio(小儿麻痹症) as a child, and so he has braces(支架) on both legs and walks with the aid of two crutches(双拐).He walks painfully, yet majestically, until he reaches his chair. Then he sits down, slowly, puts his crutches on the floor, undoes the clasps on his legs, tucks one foot back and extends the other foot forward. Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin, nods to the conductor and proceeds to play.But this time, something went wrong. Just as he finished the first few bars(小节), one of the strings on his violin broke. You could hear it snap(嘣断)——it went off like gunfire across the room. There was no mistaking what that meant. There was no mistaking what he had to do.We figured that he would have to get up, put on the clasps again, pick up the crutches and limp his way off stage——to either find another violin or else find another string for this one. But he didn’t. Instead, he waited a moment, closed his eyes and then signaled the conductor to begin again.The orchestra began, and he played from where he had left off. And he played with such passion and such power and such purity as they had never heard before.When he finished, there was an awesome silence in the room. And then people rose and cheered. He smiled, wiped the sweat from this brow, raised his bow to quiet us, and then he said in a quiet tone, “You know, sometimes it is the artist’s task to find out how much music you can still make with what you have left.”1．By saying “getting on stage is no small achievement for him”, the author really means ___.A．it’s very difficult for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three stringsB．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to get on the stage because he is disabledC．it’s not easy for Itzhak Perlman to face such a large audie nceD．it’s really great achievements for Itzhak Perlman to play the violin with three strings 2．When one of the strings broke, people thought Itzhak Perlman would __________.A．go on playing with the remaining three stringsB．give up playingC．change or repair his violinD．get off the stage with shame3．Itzhak Perlman ___________ when one of the strings of the violin broke.A．gave up playingB．didn’t know what to doC．went on playing the same piece of musicD．went on playing a different piece of music4．What did the audience feel when Itzhak Perlman finished playing?A．Surprised B．Disappointed C．Moved D．Satisfied5．Itzhak Perlman can be best described as a man who is ____________.A．clever B．strong willed C．humourous D．quite skilledBCome rain or come shine, it’s important to know how to check the weather forecast when you live abroad.A quick look at the newspaper can tell whether you should carry an umbrella, sunscreen or a warm coat when you go out to face the world.A weather report usually comes with the heading “Weather Outlook” or just simply “Weather”. To put as much information as possible into a small space, a weather report has some unusual language. Words are chosen not for their attractiveness, but for their simplicity and directness.A weather report has these sections: a general forecast, a detailed forecast, the previous day’sreading, world weather, pollution levels, and times and tides.Most forecasts begin with a “general situation” repor t with general characteristics(特点) of that day’s weather. Forecasts do not generally use normal sentences, but make use of verbs, adjectives and adverbs instead. For example, “Brief sunny periods and heavy thunder showers later.” People scan a weather page rather than spending a long time on it, so writers do not need full sentences.Following the general forecast is more detailed information. In Britain, which is a small country, and the US, which is large, there are geographical separations like Northern, East coast, and so on. The focus is not on attractive sentences, but immediacy.There are of course temperature forecasts. Depending on where you are, they will be in Celsius or Fahrenheit. In Britain, temperatures are given in both. In the US, only Fahrenheit is used. To go from Fahrenheit to Celsius, take away 32 from the temperature and divide by 1.8.Most newspapers also have a brief list of weather conditions in major cities around the world.With pollution becoming a global problem, many forecasts g ive the day’s pollution levels. This may be important for asthma sufferers and people who are affected by air quality levels. In the summer, pollen levels (flower seeds in the air) are sometimes listed to help hay fever sufferers.There is usually information also on when the sun will rise and set. This is useful for farmers and other early risers.6．If the highest temperature in London is 68F, then it is _________ in the Celsius scale.A．30 B．20 C．10 D．407．If you are asked to write a weather report, you must make sure the language you use is ___.A．interesting B．simple and direct C．unusual D．brief and attractive8．The writer of this passage mainly wants to tell us _________ when we live abroad.A．how to write a weather forecast B．where to find a weather forecastC．when we most need a weather forecastD．what information we can get from a weather forecast9．If you have a hay fever when you are out on a summer, you will pay special attention to _____. A．pollution levelB．the changes of temperatureC．the time the sun rises and setsD．pollen levelsCAt Turkish Airlines, it’s been one year since our first voyage in China. A time spent on providing nothing short of the finest, friendliest and most reliable air travel service around. A service which offers flyers simple booking, easy check－in, not to mention excellent in－flight services and entertainment.It is with great pleasure then that we announce the introduction of the 3rd flight in our weekly service. From Beijing and Shanghai, we take you through both history and time. Flying over the Silk Road you arrive in the ancient capital of Istanbul at sunrise —an unforgettable experience —and from there we connect you to a further 100 destinations worldwide.So come experience what it is to tra vel across one of the world’s ancient trading routes in true style and comfort.Offer valid(有效) from June 7 to July 13. For terms and conditions, please contact your local travel agent at the Turkish Airlines Beijing and Shanghai offices:Beijing Tel: (010) 64651867/68/69/70 Fax: (010) 64651865E- mail: thybjs@ public 3. bta. net. cnShanghai Tel: (021) 32220022 Fax: (021) 32220021E- mail: thysha@ uninet. com. cn10．The purpose of this passage is __________.A．to introduce a new flight service by Turkish AirlinesB．to show Turkish Airlines offers the best service in the worldC．to invite you to visit Istanbul from ChinaD．to announce the cheapest flight from Beijing to Istanbul11．If you buy a 3rd –flight ticket, which is the right route of flight?A．Shanghai→North Africa→Istanbul B．Beijing→Istanbul→Middle EastC．Shanghai→Europe→Middle East D．Beijing→Istanbul→Shanghai12．If you want to go to North Africa tomorrow (July 20) with Turkish Airlines, how much will you have to pay for the flight?A．More than 5000 yuan B．As much as 7500 yuanC．No more than 7500 yuan D．Less than 5000 yuanDIn early 1977, the authorities(当局) announced that the end of manual labor and arranged some type of work of us to do in the courtyard. The free time also allowed me to hunt what became two of my favorite hobbies on Robben Island; gardening and tennis.To survive in prison, one must develop ways to take satisfaction in one’s daily life. One can feel fulfilled by washing one’s clothes so that they are particularly clean. Just as one takes pride in important tasks outside of prison, one can find the same pride in doing small things inside prison.Almost from the beginning of my sentence on Robben Island, I asked the authorities for permission to start a garden in the courtyard. For years, they refused without offering a reason. But finally they gave in, and we were able to cut out a small garden on a narrow patch of earth against the far wall.The soil in the courtyard was dry and rocky. In order to start my garden, I had to remove a great many rocks to allow the plants room to grow.The authorities supplied me with seeds. I at first planted tomatoes, chilies, and onions——hardy plants that did not require rich earth or constant care. The early harvests were poor, but they soon improved.I began to order books on gardening. I studied different gardening techniques and types of fertilizers. I did not have many of the materials that the book discussed, but I learned through trial and error. For a time, I attempted to grow peanuts(花生), and used different soils and fertilizers, but finally I gave up. It was one of my few failures.A garden was one of the few things in prison that one could control. To plant a seed, watch it grow, to tend it and harvest it, offered a simple but long- lasting satisfaction. The sense of being the owner of the small patch of earth offered a taste of freedom.13．Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．In order to keep alive in prison, one must be interested in doing small things.B．One factor that the writer formed his two favorite favorite hobbies was his manual labor.C．The writer asked to be permitted to start a garden, but was refused with a clear reason.D．The condition of the writer’s garden was fairly good.14．Why did the writer devote himself to attending a garden?A．To kill his spare time and forget his sufferings.B．To harvest vegetables and provide himself with food.C．To gain satisfaction and sense the freedom as a human being.D．To hide his political opinions by working hard in the garden.15．The underlined word “It” in this passage refer s to _____________.A．learning through trial and errorB．attempting to grow peanutsC．using different soils and fertilizersD．studying different gardening techniques16．What’s the main topic that is stated in the passage?A．It’s hard to attend a garden. B．How to plant vegetables in prison.C．Owning garden is a great pleasure. D．Madela’s garden in prisonEThe Colosseum(圆形大剧场) and Trevi Fountain(许愿泉) aren’t even mentioned in a hot-off –the –press guide to Rome. Instead, the pocketbook provides a guide to survival for homeless people in the Eternal(不朽) City. Some 5,000 people are homeless in Italy’s capital and up to 50,000 people are dependent on others for help——especially the elderly and the disabled, according to the Sant’ Egidio religious cha rity which drew up the book.The 2003 edition of “Where to Eat, Sleep and Wash”, which has been called the “Poor-Man’s Michelin Guide (《米其林指南》) to Rome,” tells the needy and homeless where to find shelters, soup kitchens, public baths and health services. Demand for the book has skyrocketed since it was first published in 1990. The group printed 2,000 copies of the first edition but this year 13,000 copies of the 148-page “Bible” were printed, highlighting 760 locations(场所) that provide services for the needy.“It contains the secrets to survival in Rome,” said Mario Marazziti, a spokesman for the Sant’Egidio community. “This is a different face of Rome, and the guide tells us how to deal with its problems.” “Because of the economic crisis, more and more people are falling below the poverty line,” Marazziti added.Indeed, it was the death of a beggar in 1983 after ambulance workers refused to pick him up that inspired Sant’Egidio to start publishing its pocket-sized guides to Rome. For the first time, San’t Egidio also included a fold-out plastic-coated map with symbols representing all of the eating, sleeping and washing hot spots across the city. Although the Golosseum is not marked in the guide, it appears on this map. “But it’s just a reference,” Marazziti said. “The normal Rome that tourists look at is a background for us.”17．Some famous places in Rome are not mentioned in the guide because ____________.A．the homeless people in the city can’t afford to visit themB．the poor in the city are forbidden to go thereC．they are not so important to the homeless people in the cityD．beggars in the city never go there18．The underlined word “skyrocket” in the second paragraph probably means _________.A．increase sharplyB．fly in the skyC．need badlyD．attract greatly19．Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．The book contains the secrets to get money in Rome.B．The fact that a beggar died made San’t Egidio publish the guide.C．The author sings high praise for Rome.D．The Colosseum is not marked in the guide because it is well known.20．The guide is called “Bible” because _________.A．it is as useful as the Bible B．the poor use it as a bibleC．it is as popular as the Bible D．it is of great value to the homeless people参考答案BCCCB BBDDA BAACB DCABD。
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江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（47）AWind—even the slightest of winds can prevent frost (霜冻).T hat’s because wind is like a spoon in your cup of tea: it stirs （搅起）things down and brings down a lot of warm air that often floats just above housetops and trees .It may seem strange , but ice itself sometimes can protect crops from frost . Some growers actually spray their crops with water on a freezing night . Water freezes quickly on plants and then a strange thing happens . As long as ice stays wet , it can’t get colder than 32°F, a temperaure many plants can stand . By continual spraying water on the ice , the growers keep it from going below 32 degrees even if the air is much colder . This may defeat frost and saves plants .This strange kind of “ice blanket” works onl y on plants that are strong enough to stand the weight of frozen spray . This is used even to protect banana plants on some Central American farms .1．If the ice became entirely frozen and dry , suppose what might happen .A．The plants might be frozen to death . B．The plants might benefit from it .C．It might save the plants . D．It might make the plants grow slowly . 2．Ice can save plants rather than destroy them on condition that they are .A．sprayed regularly B．quickly frozen C．not strong enough D．used to frost3．The best title would be .A．Frost Saves crops B．Ice Battle C．Ice Can Be Nice D．Ice Is Good4．In which of the following sentences “stand” has the same meaning as in the last paragraph ?A．He could hardly stand . B．This house stands the test of time .C．The train stood for an hour . D．He stands in terrible danger .BBuild the highway and watch the town grow . At first a few shops appear and maybe a restaurant . Then a hotel opens . Eventually new houses are built . A village is born .This is also how the virtual world has developed . Think of the Internet as the road carrying information between two computers . Think of the World Wide Web as the village . At first it is just a place on the virtual road where travelers meet . More travelers come bringing new kinds of information . New villages are started .Every village has a founder . Tim Berners Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web . How did he get the idea ? He tells us on his own website : “ One of the things computers were not able to do was store contacts from different sources . The dream behind the Web is of a common space in which we communicate by sharing information.”Tim Berners Lee could have followed the Microsoft route by forming a company to sell the programs he invented . Or he could have joined an existing company . But in his view the Web is a language , not a product . Charging a fee for using his programs would have slowed the growth of the Web . And other companies would make similar products to compete . Instead of one World Wide Web there would be several smaller Webs . Each would use incompatible （不相容的）software . The Web is valuable because it uses a common computer language to reach people and share information . Competing Webs would lose this value .Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English .In 1994 Tim Berners Lee formed World Wide Web Consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone no matter what their equipment or software is can work equally on the Web .“The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love . It helps us understan d the humanity of people ,” he says .5．Which appeared first , the Web or the Internet ?A．The Web . B．The InternetC．They appeared at the same time . D．There is no clue in the passage . 6．What does the underlined part “ the virtual world” refer to ?A．The computer system . B．Scientific researchC．All the information on the Web and the Internet .D．People working on the Web and the Internet7．What can be inferred from the sentence “Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English ?A．The information on the Web should be shared by all .B．The Web is where all kinds of information are stored .C．People can get all kinds of information on the Web . D．People can communicate on the Web .8．Which is the main idea of the passage ?A．How Tim Berners Lee founded the World Wide Web .B．The advantage of working on the World Wide Web .C．Why Tim Berners Lee wanted to found the World Wide Web .D．The building of World Wide Web is similar to the building of highways .CFOREIGN EXCHANGEA．Susan Lane and Sara Small B．Linda Marks and David LinksC．Tom Jennings and Linda Marks D．Leanne Smythe and Tom Jennings10．The writing above would probably be .A．the records of students’ activities B．the foreign students’ name cardsC．the notice about a visit to foreign countriesD．the advertisement from an international travel service11．The student who valued learning another language is .A．Linda Marks B．Sara Small C．Tom Jennings D．Leanne Smythe 12．How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced ?A．Three . B．Four . C．Five . D．Six .DTake care about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true , but leaves out important information that should be included , he can make a false impression . For example , someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery . It was great . I took that dollar ticket b ack to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars !”This guy is a winner , right ? Maybe , maybe not . We then discovered that he bought two hundred tickets , and only one was a winner .He is really a big loser ! He didn’t say anything that was fa lse , but he intentionally left out important information . That’s called a half-truth . Half truths are not technically lies , but they are just as dishonest .Untrustworthy candidates（候选人）in political campaigns often use this trick . Let’say that during Governor Smith’s last term , her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs . Then she seeks another term . One of her opponents (对手) runs and ad. saying , “During Governor Smith’s term , the state lost one million jobs !” That’s true . Howe ver ,an honest statement would have been , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs .”Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths . It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth . An ad might boast （吹嘘）, “Nine out of ten-doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation .This kind of trick happens too often . It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies ,and sometimes the truth can lie as well .13．Which of the statements is true according to the article ?A．All advertisements are lies .B．You can’t trust anyone who tells the truth .C．The truth can be used in dishonest ways .D．Whenever people tell the truth , they are really lying .14．What does the underlined word “deceive” probably mean ?A．tell B．explain C．fool D．win15．The writer suggests in this article that people should .A．believe in nobody B．vote for female candidatesC．stay away from political campaigns D．think carefully about what they read and hear 16．What is the best title for this article ?A．Everyone Lies at PresentB．Lying With the TruthC．Try to Be Honest to the PeopleD．Don’t Believe People Who Tell the TruthEA new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag . Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane . People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days . They may also have problems thinking clearly and remembering .Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study , which involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines . They had served passengers on airplanes for five years . These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones . In the study , the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag . Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights . The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas .The researcher took some saliva from the women’s mouths to measure levels of a hormone （荷尔蒙）that increases during stress（紧张）. He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen . And he took pictures of their brains to measurethe size of the brain’s temporal lobes （脑叶）.It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes . This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen . The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test . And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones .The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip . He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years . Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls memory .Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain . They want to find out if too much jet lag could permanently （永久性的）affect memory .17．According to the text , jet lag .A．can cause difficulties in speakingB．can make people feel tired for a few weeksC．can be only found in flight attendantsD．can be caused by flying over several time zones18．It can be inferred from the text that .A．the conclusion is refused by many scientistsB．scientists fear that this research is not done properlyC．every scientific conclusion needs the support from many testsD．the women who were examined in the research were not healthy19．From the result of the research we can see that .A．the women who have longer rest at home show better memoryB．the women who fly in short time have smaller right temporal lobesC．the women who have longer flights fail the memory testD．the women who rest more than 14 days produce less hormones20．What is the subject discussed in the text ?A．The cause of jet lag .B．A story of a group of flight attendants .C．The importance of having enough rest after flights .D．A research about the effects of jet lag on the brain .参考答案AACBB CACCA BACCD BDCADP。