高一阅读限时测验
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(A)
While students in Hainan are quite used to clear skies, Beijing teenagers are not so lucky. As another warm winter approaches, the city can expect the normal clouds of smoke caused by air pollution.
But things could start to get better soon. The government is co-operating with a US-based environmental protection agency to update existing buses and trucks with clean fuel technology. The new technology could reduce air pollutants in existing diesel vehicles (柴油机) by 40 per cent. The programme will begin by testing buses in Beijing to see if the technology can be applied to them.
“We encourage the development of public transportation. But at the same time we need to reduce pollution from them,” said an official.
Efforts are being made to improve the capital’s environment with tighter controls on emissions (排放). Some heavily polluting factories and construction sites, such as those owned by the steel giant Shougang Group, have been asked to cut production in November and December or be closed.
Beijing was the third polluted city in the world at the end of last century, according to the UN. But thanks to recent measures, the capital has made some progress. Last year 224 clear days were rated as having good air quality. In 1998 the air quality index (指数) gave just 100 days as good.
“I am glad to see an improvement,” said a Senior 1 boy living in the northwest of Beijing. “Compared to other places, the air quality of Beijing is still worrying though. I hate the pollution. Once I was riding my bike in the morning when I almost had a traffic accident because I couldn’t see a car only metres aw ay from me in frog.”
In early October, the skies were covered by such a thick fog that a display show by the visiting French air force was called off.
Rapid development, industry, traffic fumes (烟) and sandstorms from the desert all contribute to the city’s bad air.
1. The passage is mainly about ________?
A. a programme to improve Beijing’s air quality
B. progress made in Beijing’s air quality
C. Beijing’s air pollution
D. the difference between Hainan and Beijing
2. Which of the following is not the measure taken or to be taken to improve Beijing’s air?
A. Clean fuel technology will be used in public transportation.
B. Some factories have been asked to cut production.
C. Some construction sites have been told to be closed.
D. A display show of airplanes has been called off.
3. We can infer from the passage that, with the aim of being an ecological (生态的) city by the 2008 Olympics, ________.
A. far more still needs to be done
B. nothing else needs to be done
C. all traffic has to be closed
D. the development of the city has to be slowed down
4. Which is not correct according to the passage?
A. Beijing’s air quality is getting worse and worse.
B. Development, industry, traffic fumes and sandstorms are all the causes of bad air quality.
C. Clouds of smoke in the sky is the common feature in the winter of Beijing.
D. The government is making every effort to stop air pollution.
(B)
Everyone has good days and bad days.
Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world. But occasionally you feel horrible, and you lose things and you cannot focus on your schoolwork.
For more than 20 years, scientists have suggested that high self-esteem (自尊) is the key to success. Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful. In some cases, having high self-esteem can bring bad results if it makes you less likeable or more upset when you fail at something.
“Forget about self-esteem,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist (心理学家) at the University of Michigan, US. “It’s not the important thing.”
Feeling good
Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange because it is good to feel good about yourself.
Studies show that people with high self-esteem are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-esteem.
But, after reviewing about 18,000 studies on self-esteem, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-esteem will not necessarily make you a better person.
He believes that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-esteem of all. He also said: “There’s no evidence that kids with high self-esteem do better in school.”
Problems
All types of people have problems. People with high self-esteem can have big egos (自我) that can make them less likeable to their peers(同龄人), said Kathleen Vohs, a psychology professor at Columbia University.
People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves, Vohs says. People with low self-esteem are more likely to rely on their friends when they need help.
What to do
Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people. Find positive ways to contribute to society. If you fail at something try to learn from the experience. “The best therapy (药方) is to recognize your faults,” Vohs says. “It’s OK to say, ‘I’m not so good at that,’ and then move on.”
5. The new research comes to the conclusion that high self-esteem ________.
A. is not important at all
B. has taken on a different meaning
C. may not be the key to success
D. does not help you do better at school
6. One of the conclusions of the new research is that ________.
A. feeling good about oneself doesn’t mean you lead a happier life
B. people with high esteem usually do not seek other’s help
C. people with high esteem tend to be proud
D. people with low esteem are often more popular
7. The underlined part “a better person” in the passage probably means a person who is ________.
A. helpful and supportive
B. gentle and modest
C. likable and successful
D. friendly and kind
8. From the text, we can infer the best therapy mentioned in the last paragraph is mainly for people ________.
A. with high self-esteem
B. with low self-esteem
C. of all kinds
D. who are focusing on building self-esteem
(C)
The physicians in a hospital form the center of medical staff. But they could not provide effective medical care to their patients without the help of numerous other medical employees. From the viewpoint of the patients, the nursing staff is particularly important. Nurses are usually in close contact with patients as long as they are in the hospital.
A nurse does not study for as many years as a doctor. however, each must be equally dedicated. Caring for sick persons requires a great deal of patience and concern. Most nurses work long days, and they often must work at odd hours or during the night.
Under the supervision (监管) of the head nurse, the nursing staff must provide nursing services on a 24-hour basis and attend to patients’ needs. This responsibility continues around the clock, and so nurses must work in shifts. A shift is a period of duty, usually eight in length. The nurses on the ward rotate their shifts. Some take turns working night duty; others work odd shifts.
A nurse must always be alert. She can never afford to be careless. This is true in all nursing situation, but it is especially true in the intensive care unit. Patients under intensive care are critically ill, and they must be monitored at all times. The nurses who do intensive care duty have one of the most demanding jobs in the hospital.
Serving as a nurse can be a very rewarding job. But it is not an easy one. Not every person is suited to become a nurse. Only very dedicated people have chosen nursing as a profession.
9. The nursing staff ________.
A. are central to the medical staff
B. play an important role in caring for patients
C. can work effectively without physicians
D. are always in close contact with the patients
10. Why don’t nurses study for as many years as doctors?
A. They don’t treat patients for illness and inj ury.
B. Most nurses work long days.
C. Caring for sick patients requires patience and concern.
D. They are not dedicated.
11. Nurses work in shifts because ________.
A. they are careless.
B. nursing services must be provided continuously.
C. they work at night from time to time.
D. a shift is usually eight hours long.
12. What kind of person is suited to become a nurse?
A. A very careful person.
B. An able person.
C. A very dedicated person.
D. A specially trained person.
(D)
A “lost tribe” that rea ched America from Australia may have been the first Native Americans, according to a new theory.
If proved by DNA evidence, the theory will break long established beliefs about the southerly migration of people who entered America across the Bering Strait, found it empty and occupied it.
On this theory rests the belief of Native Americans to have been the first true Americans. They would be classified to the ranks of escapee, beaten to the New World by Aboriginals (土著人) in boats.
To a European, this may seem like an academic argument, but to Americans it is a philosophical question about identity, Silvia Gonzales, of Liverpool University said .
Her claims are based on skeletons found in the California Peninsula of Mexico that have skulls quite unlike the broad Mongolian features of Native Americans. These narrow-skulled people have more in common with southern Asians, Aboriginal Australians and people of the South Pacific Region.
The bones, stored at the National Museum of Anthropology (人类学) in Mexico City, have been carbon-dated and one is 12,700 years old, which places it several thousand years before the arrival of people from the North. “We think there were several migration waves into the Americas at different times by different huma n groups,” Dr. Gonzales said. “The timing, route and point of origin of the first colonization of the Americas remains a most contentious topic in human evolution.”
But comparisons based on skull shape are not considered conclusive by anthropologists, so a team of Mexican and British scientists, backed by the Natural Environment Research Council, has also attempted to take out DNA from the bones. Dr. Gonzales declined yesterday to say exactly what the results were, as they need to be checked, but indicated that they were consistent(一致) with an Australian origin.
13. It is generally considered that the first Native Americans came from ________.
A. North Asia
B. Australia
C. South Pacific
D. South Asia
14. The skeletons found in the California Peninsula of Mexico have ________.
A. the broad skull shape
B. the narrow skull shape
C. different features of Aboriginal Australians
D. the same features of Native Americans
15. The underlined “contentious” is similar in meaning to “________”.
A. likely to cause great interest
B. difficult to solve
C. well-known to all
D. likely to cause argument
16. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A. Research on skulls can draw an exact conclusion.
B. DNA tests have proved the fact that the first Native Americans came from Australian.
C. Scientists are still not sure about the origin of the Native Americans.
D. People began to enter America across the Bering Strait about 12,700 years ago.
(E)
Wild animals seem to have escaped the Indian Ocean tsunami(海啸), adding weight to ideas they possess a “sixth sense” for disasters, experts said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka wildlife officials have said the giant waves that killed over 24,000 people along the Indian Ocean island’s coast seemingly missed wild beasts, wit h no dead animals found.
“No elephants are dead, not even a dead hare or rabbit. I think animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening,” H.D. Ratnayake, deputy director of Sri Lanka’s Wildlife Department, said on Wednesday.
The waves washed floodwaters up to 3 km (2 miles) inland at Yala National Park in the southeast, Sri Lanka’s biggest wildlife reserve and home to hundreds of wild elephants. “Ther e has been a lot of evidence about dogs barking or birds migrating before volcanic eruptions or earthquakes. But it has not been proven,” said Matthew van Lierop, an animal behaviour specialist at Johannesburg Zoo.
“There have been no specific studies because you can’t really test it in a lab or field setting,” he said.
Other authorities agreed with this conclusion.
“Wildlife seem to be able to pick up certain phenomenon, especially birds. There are many reports of birds detecting coming disasters,” said Clive Walker, who has written several books on African wildlife.
Animals certainly rely on the known senses such as smell or hearing to avoid danger such as predators(食肉动物).
The idea of an animal “sixth sense” is a lasting one that the evidence on Sri Lanka’s damaged coast is likely to add to.
17. This passage is mainly about________.
A. the damage that was caused in the Indian Ocean tsunami
B. why animals can save them from natural disasters
C. how to protect the wildlife when disaster happens
D. the different opinions about animals’ natural power
18. Which of the following is true according to the text?
A. It has been proved that animals have a “sixth sense”.
B. Research has been made on the special movements of animals before disasters.
C. It’s generally considered that animals can sense the coming of disasters.
D. Animals have depended on the known senses to escape the Indian Ocean tsunami.
19. What does the term “sixth sense” in the text means?
A. It is the natural ability of animals that can save them from danger.
B. It is the animal’s imagination in the brain.
C. It is some hidden power to say in advance that something will happen.
D. It is a kind of sense that is the same as smell or hearing.
20. Which section does the text most probably appear in a newspaper?
A. News Report.
B. Discovery.
C. Science Fiction.
D. Culture.
【答案解析】
1. C 主旨大意题。通读全文我们不难发现作者是在谈论“北京的空气污染”。A、B两项表示的是政府在治理过程中的措施和进展。D项明显不符文意。
2. D 细节归纳题。航空飞行表演是因为浓雾被取消，这不是治理空气污染的措施，恰恰是空气污染造成的结果。
3. A 推理判断题。根据短文中一位高一男生所说的：尽管在治理方面取得了一些进展，但仍然令人担忧(the air quality of Beijing is still worrying though)，由此可推断：到2008年北京奥运会时北京要达到生态城市的目标，治理工作任重道远。
4. A 细节判断题。根据短文第五段“But thanks to recent measures, the capital has made s ome progress”可知，北京的空气质量比以前有所改善。去年空气质量指数达到良的为224天，而1998年只有100天。
5. C 细节理解题。短文第三段表述“二十多年来，科学家们认为高度自信是成功的关键”，但从第四段中的“Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful”一句可知“新的研究表明高度自信可能不是成功的关键”。
6. C 细节理解题。根据短文中“People with high self-esteem can have big egos”和“People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves”两句分析可知。
7. D 推断题。从下文“He believes that violent and wicked people often have the highest self-esteem of all”一句推断，句中的better 表示的意义必须是同violent and wicked的意义相反。
8. A 推断题。从“药方”的内容上分析，建议人们放下架子，敢于承认错误，由此可推断此“良方”是为过度自信的人所开的。
9. B 推断题。根据短文第一段中的“they could not provide effective medical care to their patients…the nursing staff is particularly important.”两句推断可知。
10. A 推断题。根据短文第三段中的“the nursing staff must provide nursing ser vices on a 24-hour basis and attend to patients’ needs”一句可推断，护士只为病人提供护理服务，不处理伤病。
11. B 细节题。分析第三段中的“This responsibility continues around the clock, and so nurses must work in shifts”一句可知。
12. C 归纳题。根据短文第二段“Caring for sick persons requires a great deal of patience and concern”及最后一句“Only very dedicated people have chosen nursing as a profession”可知。
13. A 推断题。第二段的意义是“如果DNA检测证实了这个理论的话，这将动摇长期以来人们一直坚信的观点：一群往南迁徙的移民穿过白令海峡进入美洲后，发现无人在此居住，便占领了它。” 据此推断可得。
14. B 细节题。根据第五段表述的意思“这些头骨和美国土著居民那种蒙古人宽头骨的特征极为不同。这些窄头骨的人种和南亚人、澳洲土著和环南太平洋国家的人种有更多共同点。”可知。
15. D 词义猜测题。科学家一直在探讨“谁是美洲最早的土著居民”这一问题，根据上下文可猜测出，在人类进化史上，最早在美国进行殖民活动的时间、路线和人口来源是一个最“有争议的”话题。
16. C 事实确认题。本文提到的“新理论”和“长期以来人们一直坚信的观点”都在探讨研究之中。对于DNA检测，冈萨雷斯博士拒绝透露确切的结果，因为研究结果还需要核对，他只是暗示这些DNA 和澳大利亚人的血统是吻合的。由此可确认C是正确的。
17. B 主旨大意题。短文第一段提出了这样一个事实：野生动物们似乎躲过了印度洋的海啸。作者接下来极力想要揭示其中的奥秘，是不是真的因为动物有神秘的“第六感”呢？由此判断可知。
18. C 事实细节题。短文中列举一些权威人士的讲话，如：斯里兰卡负责野生动物的官员说，野生动物似乎都幸免于难，目前尚未发现一具动物的尸体；斯里兰卡野生动物保护局副局长H·D·拉特纳亚克说，“没有大象丧生，甚至连野兔和兔子都活得好好的。动物们可以感觉到灾难即将来临。它们有第六感，能够知道海啸发生的时间”。南非约翰内斯堡动物园的动物行为专家马太·范伦内普说，“每当火山爆发或地震发生前，动物们的行为就会发生许多异常，比如犬吠或鸟类迁徙”。其他权威人士同意这一看法。综上所述：人们普遍持这种观点。
19. C 词义推测题。字面上的意义为“第六感”，根据短文第三段“I think animals can sense disaster. They have a sixth sense. They know when things are happening”进行推测，其含义为：动物的某种神秘力量能预测将要发生的事。
20. B 逻辑推理题。这次印度洋海啸目前已造成成千上万的人丧生，而动物却能幸免，其中的奥秘有待去探究。由此推测此文可能是在报纸的“发现”版面上。而science fiction是“科幻”的意思，有较大的干扰性。