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山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（51）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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Read the following reviews for movies that are showing at the moment．
No．l Happiness（Romance）★★★★
Happiness tells the story of two people （Lisa Turbot and Danny Roy）who work for different advertising companies．They talk on the phone all the time and do not like each other．But then they correspond by e—mail and fall in love．This movie will be very popular with teenagers and people who like romances．It also has beautiful music．………………………………………………………………………………………………………No．2 I Scream（Thriller）★★
In I Scream, Paul（Colin Jacks）is a young man who joins a thriller club．Each of the members tries to frighten the others．Paul is told to stay in an old house for the night．This movie is very frightening but also quite silly．It does not make sense for Paul to stay in the house when things start to go wrong．Only for people who like thrillers．………………………………………………………………………………………………………No．3 Pall's Heroes（Comedy）★★★
This is a very funny war movie set in World War Two．Six soldiers （including Sammy Turblow）have to get to Italy to take secret messages to the American army there．During the movie, they dress up as women and fight with Italian workers．You can guess the ending, but it is great fun getting there．
No．4 ____ （Drama）★★★★★
This is a very good drama with Jack Ross, who plays a hard—working truck driver．His wife becomes ill and he has to find a doctor who can help her．In his travels he meets Dr Lloyd （Phil Driver）who has found the cure for the illness, but Jack Ross has only twelve hours to get the medicine back to his wife on the other side of America．This is an excellent movie, which is very exciting．
1．The underlined word "correspond" can be replaced by "______"．
A．match B．write C．exchange D．communicate
2．If you are a shy and quiet girl, you had better not watch ______ movie．
A．No．l B．No．2 C．No．3 D．No．4
3．Which of the following sentences is NOT right?
A．Internet contributes to Lisa and Danny's love．
B．Each of the members tries to frighten the others in a thriller club．
C．Six soldiers dress up as women and fight with American workers．
D．Jack must find a doctor for help because of his wife's illness．
4．Which of the following is the best title for the fourth film?
A．A Doctor B．Twelve Hours
C．A Strange Illness D．Medicine
B
It is not unusual at all for teens to answer their parents with one — word answers．"Where are you going?" "Places．" "When will you be back?" "Sometime．" "Who will you be with?" "People．"
That means that the days of your children bounding （跳跃着跑）in the front door with the details of their day are over．They are breaking away from you so that they' 11 be able to stand on their own as a young adult．
Some parents feel sad about this loss of their children's closeness．Of course you miss those conversations and friendly talks．Once your children move out after high school and establish themselves confidently as a young adult, they'll come back for easy conversations and even ask for advice．But in order to determine who they are right now, they need to separate from you．Your job, however, is to keep them safe ?and that requires knowing where they are and who they are with．Let them know clearly that it's not because you want to dominate （支配）their life and control them; it’s because it's a safety issue for family members to keep track of one another．
When they' re home and sit down to eat a meal, sit down with them．You need to open up
to them about your life．Tell them of an interesting incident at the office, let them in．on a bit of family gossip （闲谈）, discuss a piece of news with them．They are glad that you see them as old enough to be in on a few experiences of your life．By letting a teen in on your life, they just may let you in on theirs．
5．It can be inferred from the passage that ______．
A．the generation gap is becoming wider and wider
B．teens quarrel a lot with their parents
C．teens don't want to live with other family members
D．some parents feel distant from their teenage children
6．The author believes that teens' one—word answers show ______．
A．their awareness of independence
B．their physical and mental changes
C．an unpleasant parent—child relationship
D．their wishes for keeping silent
7．What's the main idea of the last paragraph?
A．Parents should understand their children．
B．Parents should keep their children safe．
C．Parents should open their hearts to their children．
D．Parents should give their children enough freedom．
8．What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A．To give advice． B．To direct teenagers．
C．To present findings．D．To comfort parents．
C
Every year more and more plants and animals disappear and they will never to be seen again．Strangely, it is the most intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most of the problems—man．Nature is very carefully balanced and if this balance is disturbed, animals can disappear alarmingly fast．Every day, thousands of species of animals draw closer to extinction．There are countless numbers of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered．
In many lakes the fish are dying．Fishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at all．Scientists are beginning to get worried too．What is killing the fish?
The problem is acid rain．Acid rain is a kind of air pollution．It is caused by factories that burn coal, oil or gas．These factories send smoke high into the air．The wind often carries the smoke far from the factories．Some of the harmful substances in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away．The rain in many places isn't natural and clean any more．It's full of acid chemicals．When it falls in lakes, it changes them too．The lakes become more acidic．Acid water is like vinegar or lemon juice．It hurts when it gets in your eyes．It also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake water．That is why the fish are dying in lakes．
But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problem．Scientists are finding other effects of acid rain．In some large areas trees are dying．Not just one tree here and there, but whole forests．At first scientists couldn't understand why．There were no bugs or diseases in these trees．The weather was not dry．But now they think that the rain was the cause．Acid rain is making the earth more acidic in these areas．Some kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic．
Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animals．For example, they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rain．If deer are hurt by the rain, what about people? This is the question many people are beginning to ask．No one knows the answer yet．But it is an important question for us all．
9．Scientists think acid rain ______．
A．is killing people B．helps kill bugs
C．is killing trees D．fertilizes the soil
10．What happens to thousands of species of animals every year?
A．People hunt for their meat．
B．They die out on the earth．
C．Most of them starve to death in the winter．
11．Which of the following is true?
A．Dead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rain．
B．If we don't make an attempt to stop acid rain, we may never see some animals again．
C．Scientists are sure that acid rain is not harmful to mankind．
D．There's no reason to worry about several trees that died of some unknown disease．12．What is NOT mentioned in the text?
A．Coal, oil or gas form dangerous combinations after being burnt．
B．Fish are unable to live in the water containing acidic chemicals．
C．Acid rain is capable of dissolving some rocks and stones．
D．If some animals can be affected by acid rain, people may be in danger．
D
The classroom is a man's world, where boys get two thirds of the teacher's attention—even when they are in a minority—taunt （辱骂）the girls without punishment, and receive praise for careless work that would not be tolerated （容忍）from girls．They are accustomed to being teachers' pets, and if girls get anything like equal treatment, they will protest （抗议）soon．These claims are made in a book out this week, written by Dale Spender, a lecturer at the London University Institute of Education．She argues that discrimination against girls is so deeply in co—educational schools that single sex classes are the only answer．
Her case is based on tape recordings of her own and other teachers' lessons．Many of them, like Spender, had on purpose set out to give girls a fair chance．“Sometimes," says Spender, "I have even thought I have gone too far and have spent more time with the girls than the boys．"
The tapes proved otherwise．In 10 taped lessons （in secondary school and college）．Spender never gave the girls more than 42 percent of her attention （the average was 38 percent）or gave the boys less than 58 percent．There were similar results for other teachers, both male and female ．In other words, when teachers give girls more than a third of their time, they feel that they are cheating the boys of their rightful share．And so do the boys themselves．"She always asks the girls all the questions," said one boy in a classroom where 34 percent of the teacher' s time was given to girls．A boy in another class said his sex got 63 percent of teachers' attention．
Boys regarded two—thirds of the teacher's time as fair deal, and when they got less they caused trouble in class and even complained to higher authority．"It is important to keep their
attention, " said one teacher．"Otherwise, they play you up something awful．" Spender concludes that, in mixed classes, if the girls are as boisterous and pushy as the boys, they are considered "unladylike", if they are quiet, they are ignored．
13．If you want girls to be better treated in class, ______ would be better．
A．single-sex classes and co-educational classes
B．co-educational classes
C．single-sex classes
D．none of the above
14．Dale Spender obtained the evidence for her claims by ______．
A．her own lessons in secondary school and college
B．the other teachers' tape—recordings
C．both male and female teachers' lessons
D．tape—recordings of her own and other teachers' lessons
15．What are the boys' reactions when girls are given more attention?
A．They will keep the teachers' attention again．
B．They will make more trouble and complain to the headmaster．
C．They will not listen to the teacher．
D．They will feel the teachers are cheated．
16．The word "boisterous" in the last paragraph probably means ______．
A．rough B．brave C．terrible D．encouraging
E
Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoriey began looking at colleges for their 17 — year — old daughter, Maureen．With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Mahoneys looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools．They sought a university that offered the teenager's intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe．"The safety issue is a big one, " says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn' t alone in his worries．On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same
answer ?"That's not a problem here．"—Mahoney began to feel uneasy．
"No crime whatever?" comments Mahoney today．"I just don't believe it．" Nor should he: in 2007 the U．S．Department of Education had reports of nearly 400, 000 serious crimes on or around our campuses．"Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges, " says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus．"Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation．"
But getting accurate information isn't easy．Colleges must report crime statistics （统计数字）by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous．"The truth may not always be obvious," warns S．Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc．, the nation's leading campus safety watchdog group．
To help concerned parents．Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions．
17．The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______．
A．to express the opinions of many parents
B．to choose a right one for their daughter
C．to check the cost of college education
D．to find a right one near a large city
18．It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges______．A．receive too many visitors B．mirror the rest of the nation
C．hide the truth of campus crime D．have too many watchdog groups
19．We learn from the text that "the honest ones" in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges ______．
A．that are protected by campus security B．that report campus crimes by law
C．that are free from campus crime D．they enjoy very good publicity
20．What is the text mainly about?
A．Exact campus crime statistics．B．Crimes on or around campuses．
C．Effective solutions to campus crime．D．Concerns about kids' campus safety．
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2020江苏高考英语二轮练习：题型重组练 第20组
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