专题能力训练十六阅读理解(七)
A
(2014·郑州第一次质量预测)
In 1980 Candy Lightner’s 13-year-old daughter was killed by a drunk hit-and-run driver as she walked down a street in California.“I promised myself on the day of my daughter’s death that I would fight to make this needless accident count for something positive in the years ahead,”Candy Lightner later wrote.
The drunk driver received a two-year prison sentence.However,he avoided prison by serving time in a work camp.Ms.Lightner was very angry about that,so she organized Mothers Against Drunk Drivers(MADD),which later changed to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.The aim of her organization was to raise public awareness of the serious nature of drunk driving and to promote tough legislation(立法) against the crime.
Be fore Ms.Lightner’s MADD,intoxication(醉酒),including drunk driving,was not taken seriously.Intoxication was often used as an excuse for otherwise unacceptable behavior:“I didn’t know what I was doing—I was drunk.”
Candy Lightner appeared on major television shows,spoke before the US Congress,made speeches to professional and business groups,and worked tirelessly for years to change public attitudes,change judicial(审判的)behavior,and promote tough new https://www.doczj.com/doc/538799670.html,ter,Ms.Lightner left MADD because the organizat ion that she herself created was changing its focus.“I didn’t start MADD to deal with alcohol.I started it to deal with the issue of drunk driving.”
The president of the United States awarded her the President’s Volunteer Action Award and she was the subje ct of the movie “Mothers Against Drunk Drivers:the Candy Lightner Story”.
【语篇导读】Candy Lightner的女儿死于酒驾引发的事故,但肇事者却得以轻判,于是她设立了“反醉驾母亲协会”,提倡对酒驾者实施更为严厉的法律制裁。
1.One of the purposes of MADD was to .
A.make the public aware of the danger of drunk driving
B.fight against the drunk hit-and-run drivers on the road
C.make new laws against the crimes caused by drunk driving
D.warn people not to drink alcohol while driving
答案:A
解析:细节理解题。第二段的最后一句谈到她成立该机构的目的——提高公众对酒驾严重性的意识,推动对酒驾引起的犯罪行为实施更严厉的惩罚。故选A项。
2.Which way didn’t Ms.Lightner use to achieve her MADD’s goals?
A.Talking on major TV shows.
B.Giving a talk to businessmen.
C.Applying for a job with the government.
D.Giving suggestions to the US Congress.
答案:C
解析:细节理解题。第四段谈到她发展协会的具体行动,其中没有提到“申请到政府部门任职” 这一项,因此选C项。
3.We can learn from the passage that.
A.the drunk driver had not been caught
B.drunk driving wasn’t taken seriously before MADD
C.Candy Lightner played a leading role in a film
D.MADD didn’t get much support from society
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。第三段开头说,在Ms.Lightner设立MADD之前,人们对酒驾的态度是轻描淡写的,没有认真对待。
4.What can be the best title for the passage?
A.Ways to Prevent Drunk Driving
B.Purposes of Founding MADD
C.New Law Against Drunk Driving
D.Candy Lightner and Her MADD
答案:D
解析:主旨大意题。本文介绍了一位遭受了酒驾失去女儿的母亲为提高人们对酒驾危害性的认识和推动相关立法而做的努力,以及她设立的MADD机构的相关情况,因此选D项。
B
(2014·北京东城第二学期综合练习)
You know what it’s like.You’ve just arrived in Toronto after a long flight and all you really want to do is to lie down and relax in your hotel room.But first you have to make a few quick notes for tomorrow’s meeting,then check your e-mails,and perhaps print out a few things.And you need to make a few local telephone calls,and one call home to your family.
And what do you usually get?Your desk is just about big enough for a cup of coffee;there’s no desk lamp;the stationery(办公用品) is a couple of sheets of headed notepaper;and a pen doesn’t work.Printing has to be arranged with the Reception,and when you try to use your cellphone you find that it won’t work in Canada.
Well,Harmony is different.Just tel l us in advance what you’re going to need,and we’ll see that it’s waiting for you when you arrive.There will be a printer in your room if you want one,and a cellphone that really works.All you have to pay for is the calls you make.
We can also arrange a room for business meetings,and,using the very best employment agency,even supply a secretary to take minutes.All we ask is a few days’ notice.
All our rooms are of the same high standard,and we guarantee not to increase prices in the next twelve months.But book now,because we’re already filling up fast,and we’d hate to disappoint you.
Harmony—the hotel you’ve always wanted,but never been able to find—until now!
【语篇导读】本文是一篇酒店广告,介绍了Harmony旅馆的服务对象,服务特色,客房的质量等。Harmony旅馆可以按照客人的需要做好安排。
5.The advertisement is intended for .
A.airline staff
B.business people
C.secretaries
D.tourists
答案:B
解析:推理判断题。根据第一段第二、三句“You’ve just arrived in Toronto after a long flight...have to make a few quick notes for tomorrow’s meeting,then check your e-mails...” 以及下文中的“business meetings” “secretary” 等信息可推知,本文广告的对象是商人。故B项正确。
6.What must the guest do if he wants a secretary?
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B.Tell the Reception on arrival.
C.Call an employment agency.
D.Put up a notice in the hotel.
答案:A
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“Just tell us in advance what you’re going to need...” 以及第四段中的“...even supply a secretary to take minutes.All we ask is a few days’ notice.” 可知,如果需要秘书,需要提前通知该旅馆。故A项正确。
7.Why is it best to book now?
A.The best rooms go first.
B.Prices might increase soon.
C.It ensures high standard rooms.
D.Rooms may become unavailable.
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“But book now,because we’re already filling up fast,and we’d hate to disappoint you.” 可知,旅馆房间正在预订中,如果现在不预订,房间可能被订完。故D 项正确。
8.What is special about Harmony?
A.It offers telephone calls for free.
B.It provides printing at the Reception.
C.It gives high standard information services.
D.It makes arrangements to meet guests’ needs.
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句“Well,Harmony is different.Just tell us in advance what you’re going to need,and we’ll see that it’s waiting for you when you arrive.” 可知,Harmony旅馆的特别之处在于能根据客人的需要做好安排。故D项正确。
C
(2014·郑州第二次质量预测)
Scientists have been puzzled by the phenomenon that migrating birds fly not just in groups all the time,but in “V” formations and they have tried to figure out what benefit birds get from this particular formation.Now,a research group from the University of London may have found the answer—migrating birds fly in a “V” to save energy,according to a study published in the journal Nature.
When a bird flaps(拍打) its wings,it stirs the air around it and causes the air to move in different directions.Scientists found in the study that the air creates an upward-moving wave at the tips of the wings,which means that if a bird flies around the wingtips of another bird,it can get a boost(向上一推) from the rising air and therefore use less energy to stay in the air.
But there is a small problem—the lead bird gets no lift advantage and can easily get tired.This is why a group of migrating birds regularly switches leaders,according to The New York Times.
Apart from the “free ride” strategy,scientists were also surprised to observe that migrating birds timed their wing beats and adjusted their positions in a very precise way to maximize the lifting effect while avoiding areas where the air moved downward.
“They’re able to sense what’s going on from the bird in front,where this ‘good air’ is coming from and how to position themselves perfectly in it,” lead researcher Steven Portugal told BBC.
In fact,the “V” formation has lo ng been thought to help birds fly more efficiently(效率高地).A previous study showed that birds’ heart rates went down when they were flying together in a “V” formation.Jet fighters were also found to be able to reduce their energy use by up to 18% by staying near the wingtips of other jet fighters.Both of these findings led scientists to suspect that the “V” formation had an efficiency purpose,but until now they still lack proof.
“For scientists,the new study provides an insight into an interesting natural phenomenon.But it could mean even more for aircraft companies—helping them understand how they can imitate that with their plane formations to save fuel,”said Portugal.
【语篇导读】这是一篇说明文。研究人员发现,鸟类在迁徙途中总是排列成V字形,这样做是为了在迁徙途中节省体力。
9.What is the author’s purpose in wr iting this article?
A.To explain how birds benefit from migration.
B.To introduce how migrating birds find their way.
C.To tell some applications of migrating birds’ “V” formations.
D.To report new findings about migrating birds’ “V” formations.
答案:D
解析:写作意图题。本文围绕鸟类在迁徙途中为什么要排列成V字形展开叙述,因此本文的写作目的是报道关于鸟类迁徙途中排列成V形队列的新发现,因此选D项。
10.According to the recent study,when birds migrate,.
A.they don’t often change their lead birds during the whole journey
B.they fly in “V” formations to protect themselves against en emies
C.they form the shape of a “V” to make best use of the lifting effect
D.the air they stir around makes it hard for the birds behind to fly fast
答案:C
解析:推理判断题。关于鸟类迁徙的飞行,第三段说它们“regularly switches leaders” (A项错);第二段说排V字形是为了“use less energy” (B项错),本段还说使用V字形队列,鸟类飞翔的时候能够“flies around the wingtips of another bird”,这样它们就能“get a boost(向上一推) from the rising air and therefore use less energy to stay in the air” (D项错);由第四段中的“to maximize the lifting effect while avoiding areas where the air moved downward” 可知,C项正确。
11.What is the significance of the new study according to this article?
A.It might inspire aircraft companies to think of ways to improve efficiency.
B.It has proved that the “V” formation can improve efficiency in many fields.
C.It has led scientis ts to discover that birds’ heart rates go down when they fly in a “V”.
D.It shows that the best formation of jet fighters in battles should be a “V” formation.
答案:A
解析:推理判断题。最后一段说该研究能让飞机在飞行的过程中模仿鸟类的编队方式,以节省燃料,提高效能,因此选A项。
12.The underlined word “imitate” in the last paragraph most probably means “”.
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B.copy
C.change
D.learn
答案:B
解析:词义猜测题。该词所在语境表示“飞机飞行时模仿鸟类的编队方式,以达到节能的效果”,因此这里imitate意为“模仿”。
D
(2014·安徽马鞍山第一次质检)
“iPhone 5”,the tallest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone We don’t want to change yo ur phone,we want to make you say,“Wow,that is a bigger change than I expected”.“iPhone 5” is a result of that desire to surprise.
It’s been completely redesigned.For the first time ever,we’ve increased the size of display (显示) by making the screen taller but not wider.
You can see more of your content without the need to scroll.We are making scrolling the thing of the past.It is more comfortable to use and reduces tiredness from scrolling when you read long documents.
Even with the larger display,it is the thinnest iPhone we ever built.To achieve the design this tall,we have to look at it and completely redesign the architecture inside.It’s 18% thinner and 79.5% taller than the previous iPhone.It makes everything you do on “iPhone 5” easier.No more hidden menus,no confusing gestures.Everything is right at your fingertips.
The panorama feature (全景拍照) is simply awesome.The ultra HD (超高清) widescreen display lets you get your entire shot in a single snap (快门).You can also use its creative design for picture stabilization.
With an iPhone this tall,reception of signals has never been better.And of course,all your favorite applications are still available.In fact you will find your old favorites also benefit from the new experiencing handsome ultra HD widescreen.We found while many previous iPhone owners were using Facetime,they only used it for the faces.That’s why we are introducing Bodytime.With its ultra HD widescreen display,Bodytime lets you see a person’s entire body.
It took all of our learning and all of our thinking to realize something so simple,so clear,and yet so tall.
And I wish your pocket were tall enough to hold such a perfect invention!
13.How is the screen of “iPhone 5” different from the previous ones?
A.Wider.
B.Taller.
C.Easier.
D.Thinner.
答案:B
解析:细节理解题。根据第二段可知答案。
14.What does the underlined word “scroll” probably mean?
A.Update the webpage.
B.Download new documents.
C.Refresh the content.
D.Move the content upward.
答案:D
解析:词义猜测题。结合上文iPhone 5变得高了,再结合该段可知,看内容时不需要再像以前那样向上滑动了,故此推断出该词意为将内容向上滑动(以便看下面的内容)。
15.What can we infer about “iPhone 5” from the passage?
A.It is really necessary for you to hide menus.
B.The reception of signals is bad due to its length.
C.Bodytime is popular with previous iPhone owners.
D.New applications of “iPhone 5” are unbelie vable.
答案:D
解析:推理判断题。文章对iPhone 5的新设计作了详细的介绍,许多功能是前所未有的,令人感到
难以置信的。
16.“iPhone 5” is introduced in a(n)way in this passage.
A.humorous
B.objective
C.scientific
D.serious
答案:A
解析:推理判断题。根据文章对iPhone 5的介绍可知,其既超薄,又高,且保持以前的所有功能。尤其第六段的介绍语言风趣幽默。
E
Check out our top 5 weather apps(应用程序)for your smart phones,which will keep you one step ahead of nature.
1.Tornado Warning and Alert App
This app from the American Red Cross tracks a tornado as it approaches with step-by-step advice about what to do before the storm hits.A siren warning is built into the app and goes off when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issues a tornado warning in your area.
2.The Weather Channel App
This app includes weather forecasts from more than 200 meteorologists and lets you check what kind of weather lays ahead,complete with storm prediction maps.The Weather Channel app also alerts users to storm warnings in the area.
3.Lightening Finder
If the goal is to get to the storm,rather than avoid it,this app is here to help.The Lightening Finder color-codes the age of the lightening bolt,and estimates a safe distance from which to watch it.
4.NOAA Weather Radio HD
This app broadcasts radio reports from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,and gives you around-the-clock updates on the latest weather warnings,watches,advisories,and forecasts.Push notifications alert you to serious storm warnings in your area even when you are not currently using the application.The app also gives detailed four-day forecasts based on your GPS coordinates,or a chosen location.
5.Dark Sky
Stay dry with Dark Sky,which offers weather reports,including minute-by-minute rain forecasts for your exact location.To keep its predictions as accurate as possible,this app forecasts only one hour into the future.
17.If you want to keep track of daily weather changes,you may choose .
A.Lightening Finder
B.The Weather Channel App
C.Tomado Warning and Alert App
D.NOAA Weather Radio HD
答案:D
解析:细节理解题。根据NOAA Weather Radio HD中的“This app broadcasts...and gives you around-the-clock updates on the latest weather warnings,”可知,正确答案为D项。
18.Which of the following is TRUE about Dark Sky?
A.It is especially suitable to predict wet days.
B.It provides more services than the others.
C.It only offers accurate prediction for your area.
D.It keeps you aware of the weather days ahead.
答案:A
解析:推理判断题。根据Dark Sky中“minute-by-minute rain forecasts for your exact location”可知A项正确,而C项错误;B项文中没提到;根据最后一句“only one hour into the future”可知D项也是错误的。
19.The main differences of the five apps lie in .
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C.their images
D.their functions
答案:D
解析:推理判断题。根据介绍可知,这五种程序的应用功能是不同的,故选D项。
20.What’s the purpose of writing the passage?
A.Giving advice about forecasting weather.
B.Recommending some weather apps.
C.Trying to sell smart phones.
D.Teaching readers how to survive in bad weather.
答案:B
解析:写作意图题。由文章开头可知,该文旨在推荐几种应用于智能手机的关于天气的应用程序。故选B项。
(A ) A coal-fire stove(炉灶)provided heating for Zhao Yaoqin's courtyard bungalow in a Beijing hutong all her life. This winter, however, the stove has disappeared from the 66-year-old's life, and an electric radiator takes its place beside her bed, a product of a government to use clean energy in the national capital. With the Olympics to be staged in Beijing next August, the city is determined to eliminate the use of coal within the Third Ring Road that circles the city before the Games. The project to replace the stoves with electric radiators has been part of the effort. When the city's four-month long heating season started on Thursday, coal-fired stoves, known as a big source of pollution in the big city, have disappeared from some 20,000 local households like Zhao's bungalow in the inner city "hutong" -- traditional alleyways(小巷) that date back centuries. "We used to boil water or bake bread on the stove," said Zhao, sounding sentimental(伤感) to the disappearance of the coal furnace from her life. Late in the 1990s, Beijing's air quality monitoring office found that the emissions(排放) of sulphur dioxide and carbon monoxide from the hutong areas have been higher than the city's average in winter, mainly because of the coal stoves. With the project to switch to clean energy for heating launched in 1999, the emission level of the two poisonous substances decreased by 42 percent and 44 percent, respectively, this year from 2001 levels. Zhao said the fee for electrical heat for the entire winter was usually around 2,400 yuan (US$323) per household. With the government's subsidy（补贴）, however, she only needed to pay about 500 yuan, nearly the same price as that for coal. 1．Zhao Yaoqin’ example in the passage is to tell us that_______. A.people in Beijing using electric radiators to welcome the Olympics. B.people in Beijing are doing something to protect the environment. C.hutongs in Beijing have a long history. D.People pay more money to use electric radiators than before. 2. The underlined word eliminate probably means________ A. cut down. B. increase. C. get rid of. D. replace 3. We can infer from the passage that ______ A. Zhao Yaoqin has a strong and deep emotion with the use of coal-fire stove. B. The government will pay most of the fee. C. The air of Beijing has been badly polluted since 1990s. D. The people do not use coal eight months in one year. 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. The clean air is important when the Olympics Games is held in Beijing. B. The success of the Olympics Games depends on the clean air. C. The government spare no effort to make the environment better. D. The emission level of poisonous substances will be low in 2008.
The playwright George Bernard Shaw once said humorously, "England and America are two nations divided by a common language. If he were writing today, he might add "divided by a common technology--E-mail." Two completely different styles of e-mail have formed on either side of the Atlantic--Euromail and Amerimail. Amerimail is informal and chatty. It's likely to begin with a "Hi"and end with a "Bye". The chances of Amerimail containing a smiley face or an "xoxo" are disturbingly high. We Americans are unwilling to dive into the meat of an e-mail. We feel we have to first inform recipients(收信人about our vacation on the island which was really excellent except the jellyfish were biting and the kids caught a bad cold, so we had to skip the whale watching trip, bu t about that investors' meeting in New York…. Amerimail is a bundle of contradictions (矛盾, casual and yet direct, respectful yet over proud. In other words, Amerimail is America. Euromail is stiff and cold often beginning with a formal "Dear Mr. X" and ending with a simple "Sincerely". You won't find any mention of kids or the weather or jellyfish in Euromail. It's all business. It's also slow. Your correspondent (通 信者might take days even weeks to answer a message. Euromail is exactly like the Europeans themselves. Recently about 100 managers were asked on both sides of the Atlantic whether they noticed differences in e-mail styles. Most said yes. Here are a few of their observations: "Americans tend to write (e-mails exactly as they speak." "Why don't you just call me instead of writing five e-mails back and forth " "Europeans are less interested in checking e-mail". "In general, Americans are much more responsive to e-mail--they respond faster and provide more information. ' So which is better, Euromail or Amerimail I realize it's not popular these days to suggest we have anything to learn from Europeans, but I'm fed up with an inbox filled with casual, barely meaningful e-mails from friends and colleagues. If the alternative is a few earnestly written, carefully worded bits of Euromail, then I say: "Bring it on." 61. Which of the following is most likely to be the "meat" of an Amerimail A. The jellyfish were biting. B. We had an excellent vocation on the island. C. We had to skip the whale watching trip. D. We were to attend the investors' meeting in New York. 63. We can conclude from the passage that A. the
最牛英语口语培训模式：躺在家里练口语，全程外教一对一，三个月畅谈无阻！ 洛基英语，免费体验全部在线一对一课程：（报名网址） Many a young person tells me he wants to be a writer. I always __1__ such people, but I also explain that there’sa big difference between "being a writer" and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of __2__ and fame, notthe long hours alone at a typewriter. "You’ve got to want to write," I say to them, "not want to be a writer."The reality is that writing is a __3__, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there arethousands more whose longing is never __4__. When I left a 20-year career in the US. Coast Guard to become a freelancewriter(自由撰稿人), I had no __5__ at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was __6__and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and feltlike a __7__ writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to __8__ myself. It was so hard to sell a storythat __9__ made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one ofthose people who die wondering, what if? I would keeo putting my dream to the test----even though it meant living with __10__and fear of failure. This is the Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream learn to live there. A) barely B) genuine C) rewarded D) doubt E) lonely F) poverty G) persuade H) prospects I) uncertainty J)impossibly K) encourage L)awarded M) alone N)wealth O)cold 【答案】 1.选K)。此处应填动词的原形。可选项有doubt, persuade, encourage, 但由always推知，作者是在鼓励那些想要成为作家的人，而不是怀疑也不是说服，故排除doubt和persuade而选encourage。 2.选N)。由空格后的fame可知，此处应填名词。可选项有prospects和wealth，但由dreaming of 与第二段中The reality is... poor-paying可推知，那些想当作家的人梦想的是金钱和名誉，而不是前途，故排除prospects而选wealth。
（英语）高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 The setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were five girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball team—all of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking of team rules. They were there to support their coach's decision to take them off the team. They were there to let the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness. While the school had been out for the New Year's holiday, the five girls had gone to the party with several of their friends. There was alcohol there. And they all drank some. Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in on them. The coach said she couldn't back down on her rules. And the players—two junior students and three senior students—agreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coach's decision. “We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did was definitely not worth it. We hope this event will make everyone realize that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community,” one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball team for nothing.” The five left the floor to deafening applause. The team may not win another game this year. But they've learnt something about personal responsibility, the effect of one's action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life. （1）It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were kicked off the team were ________. A. very good players on the team B. addicted to alcohol and drugs C. three junior students and two senior students D. scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol （2）What did the girls do to support their coach's decision? A. They didn't fight for Danville High School any more. B. They all gave speeches to apologize in the local press. C. They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium. D. They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life. （3）Which word best describes the coach Rainville? A. Indifferent. B. Strict. C. Stubborn. D. Cruel. （4）Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Growing up with pain B. A bad mistake C. Team rules are everything D. Basketball girls in high school 【答案】（1）A
高三英语阅读理解专项训练及答案含解析 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Average humans can consume 15 or more drinks in plastic bottles a month. If you were born after 1978, and live until 80 years old, you will leave behind a minimum of 14,400 plastic bottles on this planet. These bottles take hundreds of years to break down into tiny pieces of plastic, never to completely disappear. Most of the waste is consumed by fish and birds, which has shortened their lifetime greatly. The Plastic Bottle Village is just a great idea that might finally save us from being buried in plastic. It's a community in Panama that is going to be made of used bottles. The design process begins with building steel frames, which are then filled with these bottles. Once this step is complete, and electrical and plumbing (管道装置) lines are put inside, the plastic walls are covered by concrete—both inside and outside. So no one will actually be able to tell that the walls are made of plastic. Besides, the material will keep the house 17°C cooler than the outside, which is the biggest benefit to people living inside. The village is the brainchild (主意) of Robert Bezeau with the intention of setting up several environmental projects. Having started a recycling program four years ago, during which a number of plastic bottles were collected, he started to think of how they could be put to use. Soon enough, he decided to use them to build houses, and came up with a basic idea for the construction process. The project hopes to make people conscious of the waste that these bottles create so that they can do more to protect the environment. The village will also create an education center that will teach individuals from the world how to reuse plastic bottles as construction materials for shelter. Recycled bottles could neutralize the negative effect of your passage on this planet, and move closer to leaving only your “footprints”. （1）What does Paragraph 1 intend to tell us? A. The reason for buying fewer drinks. B. The difficult situation of wildlife. C. The amount of plastic waste. D. The seriousness of plastic pollution. （2）What is the biggest benefit to people living in the Plastic Bottle Village? A. The house will be much cooler than normal ones. B. The material of construction will be reduced a lot. C. The newly-made house can save a lot of electricity. D. The waste of the house can be consumed by fish and birds. （3）Which of the following words can best describe Robert? A. Creative. B. Courageous. C. Enthusiastic. D. Sensitive.（4）The main purpose of Robert's projects is to A. provide shelter for locals B. reuse all deserted plastic bottles C. popularize the use of plastic bottles D. raise people's environmental awareness 【答案】（1）D （2）A
高考英语阅读理解真题汇编(含答案) 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Mexico sites on an island plateau (高原) surrounded by volcanic peaks, which makes air quality a constant concern for people who live there. In April, the country took a decisive step toward improving air quality by enacting a temporary ban on private and Federal vehicles in the city. The rule forbids people from driving in the city one day each week and one Saturday each month. Electric vehicles, government service vehicles, public transport options and school buses are not included in the ban. Mexico City isn't the first urban center to be involved in car-free living. But the ban is more than an awareness-raiser. It was enacted with the direct aim of solving air pollution. In March, the city sank into a deep brown haze of smog when the pollution levels passed the 200 mark. The city ordered some 1.1m of the area's 4.7m cars off the streets and also offered free bus and subway rides. Mexico City's temporary vehicle ban raises questions about the best ways to improve urban air quality. India, whose citizens breathe some of the world's dirtiest air, has tried a variety of solutions. Earlier this year, the Indian government started a 4% sales tax on new-car purchases. Beijing also has experience with cleaning the air. The city introduced alternate-day rules in advance of the 2008 Olympic Games, which produced good results. And then there is the London congestion (拥挤) charge, introduced in 2003. The charge has had a measurable effect on air quality. For now, Mexico City — named by the United Nations as the most polluted city on the planet in 1992 — can look forward to the start of the region's rainy season, when daily showers will help lo clean the air. （1）How did Mexico ban vehicles in the city? A. By banning private and Federal vehicles one day a week. B. By forbidding private and public vehicles every Saturday. C. By limiting the number of new cars. D. By prohibiting the vehicles except public ones.（2）What did the government of Mexico do when carrying out the ban on vehicles? A. Raised the number of public vehicles. B. Offered free bus and subway rides. C. Introduced more travel options. D. Encouraged citizens to leave the city. （3）What may contribute to improving the air quality in Mexico? A. Alternate-day rules. B. Tax rises. C. Congestion charge. D. The rainy season.（4）What's the best title for the passage? A. Mexico —an Island Plateau B. A Variety of Bans on Vehicles in Mexico C. Should Cities Be Car-free Zones D. How to Improve Air Quality 【答案】（1）A （2）B （3）D （4）C
考研英语阅读理解模拟试题及答案(三) Passage 11 Dream is a story that a personwatchesor even takes part in during sleep. Dream events are imaginary, but they are related to real experiences and needs in the dreamer's life. They seem real while they are taking place. Some dreams are pleasant, others are annoying, and still others are frightening. Everyone dreams, but some persons never recall dreaming. Others remember only a little about a dream they had just before awakening and nothing about earlier dreams. No one recalls all his dreams. Dreams involve little logical thought. In most dreams, the dreamer cannot control what happens to him. The story may be confusing, and things happen that would not happen in real life. People see in most dreams, but they may also hear, smell, touch, and taste in their dreams. Most dreams occur in color. but persons who have been blind since birth do not see at all in dreams. Dreams are a product of the sleeper's mind. They
I watched from a distance as the homeless man quarreled with those who did not leave money for him – the majority. I walked up to him and right on queue he asked me for a quarter. “I’ll give you a quarter if you tell me your story.” He laughed, “You’ll give me a quarter for my story?” I lay the qu front of him and corrected myself –“Nah, here’s the quarter but it would be nice to hear your story.” I followed his eyes to the quarter and for a brief moment I saw a glimmer of reflection. I sat down next to him and waited. I was a sniper(狙击手)and was supposed to shoot down the “I was in the army,” he said. “ carefully to his grizzly voice as he went deeper into the story. enemy from the distance.” I listened He wore dirty old torn clothes and smelled like a dead rat left in a mouse trap. He told me how he used to hunt with his family and was really good at it. He had his own way of respecting animals by not wasting what he killed for food and not killing more than he needed. When the army came knocking on his door, he felt pride and joined up. All those years of polishing his hunting skills could now serve a larger purpose—to defend us from the bad guys. He set out to fight in Iraq. It wasn’t long before he realized his ideals and expectations were just a shadow of the truth. He became disillusioned with the killings, which he felt were of innocent people. “I was a sniper but I never really killed anyone,” he said. “One day I had to do it. They asked me to shoot this lady from the distance. I saw kids near that lady and my hands were on the trigger (扳机). Man, I was tearing up ... I couldn’t do it. She wasn’t doing anything to anyone and she was with the kids—I couldn’t see through my tears. It just didn’t make any sense to me.” The story goes on as he describes eventually being put into prison for 180 days for refusing to follow orders. He told me how he was black listed so that he couldn’t get a job. All the rights we take for granted were taken away from him. Why? Here was a man who was being punished—and for what? For refusing to kill the lady? For being a hero? “I have no regrets,” anyone the homeless man said. “I may be homeless now, but I never killed that lady. I never killed He in the army. It didn’t feel right. I didn’t go there to do that. I went there to save people.” okay. But I wouldn’t be able to live with continued, “I can live with being homeless—that’s killing innocent people.” On that lonely Friday night, I met a hero. It just never occurred to me that a hero could be a smelly old man left on streets. 1. It can be learned from the passage that the homeless man_______. （） A. never killed animals B. had a strong respect for life C. deserved the punishment he received D. felt guilty about disobeying the order