最新广东高考英语阅读练习题
广东高考英语阅读练习题(一)
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is a popular saying in the United States. Othercountries have similar sayings. It is true that all of us need recreation. We cannot work all thetime if we are going to keep good health and enjoy life.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular way is to take part in sports.there are team sports, such as baseball, basketball, and football. There are individual sports,also, such as golf and swimming. In addition hiking, fishing, skiing, and mountain climbinghave a great attraction for people who like to be outdoors.
Not everyone who enjoys sports events likes to take part in them. Many people prefer to beonlookers, either watching them on television, or listening to them on the radio. When there isan important baseball game or boxing match it is almost impossible to get tickets; everyonewants to attend.
Chess, card-playing, and dancing are forms of indoor recreation enjoyed by many people. Itdoesn't matter whether we play a fast game of ping-pong, concentrate over the bridge table,or go walking through the woods on a brisk autumn afternoon. It is important for every one torelax from time to time and enjoy some form of recreation.
1.The underlined word "recreation"(paragraph 1)here means_______.
A.walking and climbing
B.form of play or amusement
C.creating something
D.joy and happiness
2.According to the passage, perhaps the followings are our ordinary ways ofrelaxation for common people except______.
A.listening to music
B.playing card
C.going out for fishing
D.boxing match
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE to the passage?
A.The popular British saying mentioned in the passage has familiar doing in other countries.
B.All of us need recreation in our lives if we cannot work all the time.
C.Sometimes those who enjoy sports events like to take part in them, too.
D.It is almost impossible for everyone who wants to watch an important baseball to get aticket.
广东高考英语阅读练习题答案
1.B。词义猜测题。根据上下文可知：玩和娱乐的形式即消遣(recreation)，即答案选B。
2.D。事实细节题。从文中第2段可知大多数人放松自己的方式包括了A、
B、C三项，而通常boxing match(拳击比赛)不是普通人的休闲方式，故答案为D。
3.C。判断题。根据文中Not everyone who enjoys sports events likes to take part in them可知有时候有人也会去，故答案选C
广东高考英语阅读练习题(二)
North China's Tianjin Municipality(直辖市) has started a "Blue Sky Project" to control the airpollution.
Under the project requirements, the air quality in Tianjin is expected to measure up to thenational standard by 2007, when two thirds of days in the year will enjoy fairly good or excellentair quality.
In order to achieve the goal, Tianjin will take a series of measures such as controlling the useof coal, reducing the dust floating from construction sites, planting trees along the majorstreets, and replacing petrol with liquid natural gas as the fuel for vehicles.
Since people paid little attention to the environmental protection, the air quality in Tianjinhas worsened during the past decade. The project has received wide praise and support fromthe natives.
The newly-discovered "Great Wall" in south China's Hunan Province will open to visitors in thenear future.
"We will try to make it an internationally famous attraction for tourists, " said Yuan Xinhua,director of the Hunan Provincial Tourism Administration(管理局).
The main part of the 190-km "Southern China Great Wall" is located in Fenghuang County inwestern Hunan.
Built during the Ming Dynasty(1368—1644)by the local Miao minority people, the SouthernChina Great Wall is 2.3 m high and 1.7 m wide.
The Chinese have been enjoying themselves by sightseeing or traveling during the SpringFestival this year rather than engaging in the traditional gathering of relatives and friends athome.
In the past five days, over 200 000 Beijingers spent the one-week Spring Festival holidayshopping in Tianjin. Low prices of consumer(消费) goods and the convenient railway serviceenable Beijingers to visit the neighboring city during the day.
Meanwhile unlike previous years, an increasing number of Tianjiners went to Beijing during theSpring Festival to visit places of interest in the capital.
Tourism had been heating up in the last few years. An increase in income and longer holidayshave made it possible for Chinese to relax after a year of work.
1. If "Blue Sky Project" is completed ________.
A. there will be no air pollution in Tianjin
B. the natives can enjoy good air quality most of the year
C. liquid natural gas will have taken the place of coal and petrol
D. people will pay less attention to environmental protection
2. According to Mr. Yuan from Hunan, the opening of the Southern China Great Wall isa good way to ________.
A. rebuild the wall
B. help local Miao minority people
C. discover the history
D. arouse foreigners' interest
3. The Chinese would like to go sightseeing or travel during the Spring Festival thisyear mainly because ________.
A. prices are higher in their native places
B. railway service is getting better and better
C. they are tired of meeting relatives and friends at home
D. they have longer holidays and more money
广东高考英语阅读练习题答案
1. B。推理判断题。根据…when two thirds of days in the year will enjoy fairly good or excellent air quality可知答案为B。
2. D。推理判断题。根据We will try to make it an internationally famous attraction for tourists(将尽力吸引国际游客)可知答案为D。
3. D。事实细节题。根据An increase in income and longer holidays have made it possible for Chinese to relax after a year of work可知答案为D
高考英语阅读理解专项练习(2)
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The Accommodation Office (Room 114)
The Accommodation Office is the place to find everything concerning accommodation during your studying at this university. It offers a free advisory service and a wide range of handbooks and checklists covering the full range of housing available. In addition, the office also offers other services such as the allocation of places in local residences and the provision of information regarding privately owned accommodation.
Opening Hours :Monday through Friday :1:30 pm ?4:30 pm
Phone:(412) 396 -6754 Fax:(412) 396 -6752
Medical Center (Room 115)
The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care for students and staff of the university. The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems. Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation. Also all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores.
Opening Hours :24 hours from Monday to Sunday
Phone:(412) 396 -6649 Fax;(412) 396 -6648
Food Service (Room 127)
Tasty nutritious meals and a wide variety of snacks are available from the cafeterias on campus. Maybe you are not familiar with diffe rent cafeterias here and find it difficult to get a good meal. Don’ t worry! The Food Service can provide you with specific information on the food available here and offer meal plans based on your individual needs.
Opening Hours;Monday through Friday ;30 pm ?5: 30 pm
Phone;(412) 396 -6899 Fax:(412) 396 -6890
Library (Room 215)
There are various books and reference materials on every subject here including literature art and math. Besides books there are also photo-copying video, audio—visual and computing facilities. Our collection is big and our main task is to help you solve problems on making use of the library.
Opening Hours ;Monday through Friday :8:30 am ?5:30 pm
Phone:(412) 396 -6312 Fax:(412) 396 -6706
56.Jack can adjust himself to the weather but he is having a lot of difficulties in getting used to the diet at the college cafeterias. Which of the following should he choose to ask for help?
A. Medical Center.
B. Food service.
C. Room 1 15.
D. Phone 396 -6312,
大学英语四级阅读理解试题及标准答案.
大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案.
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3 大学英语四级阅读理解试题及答案（四） 十六 Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , fortunately,the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of obergrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way. First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut diseaed or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air. One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but itis a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the desease as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hurs and then paint it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts yu make will bleed. If this does happen,it is, of course,impossible to paint them properly. 1.Pruning should be done to ______. a.make the tree grow taller
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考吧网2013年高考英语阅读理解练习及答案(3)
Fear and its companion pain are two of the most useful things that man and animals possess if they are used. If fire didn’t hurt when it burned, children would play with it until their hands were burned away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child could burn itself again and again because fear would not warn it to keep away from the fire that had burnt it before. A really fearless soldier—and some do exist—is not a good soldier because he is soon killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which man and animals might soon die out. In our first sentence we suggested that fear ought to be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but instead, to use fear as your servant and guide. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take. In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you; fear warns you, you jump out of the way, and all is well. In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to avoid the danger. For example, you cannot prevent an airplane crashing into your house, and you may not want to go and live in a desert where there are no airplanes. In this case, fear has given you its warning, you have examined it and decided on your course of action, so fear of the particular danger is no longer of any use to you, and you have to try to overcome it. 1. Children would play with fire until their hands are burnt away if _________. A. they were not well educated at school B. they had never played with fire before C. they had no sense of pain D. they were fearful of pain 2. People sometimes succeed in timely avoiding danger because _________.
大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇
There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed. The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase. Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. long-term goals mean a lot______. we complete our short-range goals we cannot reach solid short-term goals we write down the dates we put forward some plans short-term goals are bulid upon______. years goals activities goals that have been completed we complete each step of our goals ,______. will win final success are overwhelmed should build up confidence of success should strong desire for setting new goals our goals are drawn up,_______. should stick to them until we complete them may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities had better wait for the exciting news of success have made great decision is implied but not stated in the passage that ______. who habe long-term goals will succeed down the dates may discourage you goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination should have a goal 答案：adcbc 大学英语四级阅读理解试题40篇之二（含答案） The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The