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高考题型提能练九 Unit 9 Wheels

Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2016·河南省普通高中毕业班适应性测试)Is geography important? Here's a

question for you to answer.

What have the following countries got in common: Australia, Japan, the United

Kingdom, Iceland and Madagascar?

Quite easy if you can picture them on the globe — they are all islands. All

of these nations are surrounded by sea.

What have these five nations got in common? Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan,

Paraguay and Liechtenstein. They are all landlocked. In other words, in contrast

to the first five countries whose coastline forms their border, the second five have

no coastline at all. If you are a Hungarian or a Paraguayan, you have to pass through

somebody else's country if you want to go to the beach.

Liechtenstein is even more of a geographical phenomenon; it is “doubly

landlocked” because the countries that surround it — Austria and Switzerland are

also landlocked. There is only one other country in the world in a similar position,

Uzbekistan, which is surrounded by five other landlocked countries. Go and have a

look at the map if you want to know which.

So how do countries become landlocked? If you are Swiss or Nepalese, you have

probably never thought things could be any other way. Switzerland's mountains, like

the Himalayas, have formed a natural boundary for thousands of years. But there are

borders. Where one country ends and another begins is not something that is fixed

for all time.

There are countries like Ethiopia and Bolivia which did have a bit of coast but

don't any more. Does it matter? The Ethiopians are not happy that the creation of

Eritrea means they now have to use another country's port, when before they had a

long coastline on the Red Sea.

But why does coastline matter so much? Throughout history people have preferred

to live near the sea, and not just for the fish. Sea means trade, which means wealth.

Think of the great successful cities like Singapore, New York or Hong Kong today.

Russia has fought several wars over the centuries so that its ships could have access

to the Baltic, the Black Sea and the Pacific.

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1.What have countries like Hungary, Botswana, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and

Liechtenstein got in common?

A.They have no borders.

B.They have no coastline at all.

C.They are all surrounded by sea.

D.They had long coastlines before.

2.Which group of the following countries are doubly landlocked ones?

A.Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan.

B.Iceland and Madagascar.

C.Australia and the United Kingdom.

D.Austria and Switzerland.

3.Why does coastline matter so much?

A.Because sea means wealth.

B.Because people can eat fish.

C.Because borders are fixed all time.

D.Because people prefer to live near the sea.

4.What's the missing sentence at the end of the text?

A.Coastline is the main cause of wars.

B.Then what's the disadvantage of coastline?

C.Geography, it seems, can make a big difference.

D.Perhaps other means of transport can be improved.

B

(2016·济南市调研考试)Raised by a single mother in Hartford, Fred Wright

struggled with behavioral problems and was forced to move from one school to another.

He even reached a point where he felt like he had nothing to live for.

“I was walking around with a lot on my shoulders，” he said.“I couldn't handle

it. I didn't care about life anymore.” But all that started to change when Wright

met Patricia Kelly.

“I was seven when I met Mrs Kelly.I wasn't used to strictness. I wasn't used

to hearing the word ‘no’，”said Wright, now 17.

Kelly, a former soldier and an equestrian (骑手), took Wright under her wing

and helped him find hope in an unlikely place — on a horse.

“Wright was like a round peg that everybody kept trying to squeeze into a square

hole，” Kelly said.“He was hurting. He needed a place where he could express himself.

The riding field became that place for him.”

For the last 30 years, Kelly has helped children stay on the right track through

her non­profit, Ebony Horsewomen. The program offers horseback riding lessons and

teaches animal science to more than 300 young people a year. By exposing those

children to horsemanship, Kelly aims to give them an alternative to the streets and

an opportunity to turn their lives around.

“We use horses as a hook to create pride, esteem and healing，” said Kelly,

66.“They learn that they have ability. They just have to unlock it.”

“When you teach a child to ride a horse, they learn they are the center of their

environment，” said Kelly.“Once they make that connection, they can change what

happens in school, at home and in the community.”

5.Why did Fred Wright have to move from one school to another?