2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题1
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题45
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（45）AFor those who were born in the year of the pig, good luck and much success! This is your year.When talking to a Westerner, however, you’ve got to be a little careful when you talk about pigs. Chinese people think of the pig as a smart and prosperous（rich, luckily wealthy）animal. Western ideas tend to be a little more negative（否定的）.A pig in the West is seen as a dirty, lazy and fat animal. If anyone ever called you a pig, you wouldn’t be smiling . When a person doesn’t like some one, sometimes he will call that person a pig.If you ever met a Westerner who was born in the year of the pig, don’t say,“Oh, you’re a pig!”Most Westerners will be misunderstanding. They will be sure that you made some kind of mistakes. However, don’t t ake any chance. You might just offend（激怒）someone who does not share your positive（积极的）ideas about pigs.1．You have to be careful when you talk to a Westerner about pigs because .A．they believe pigs best of allB．they consider pigs as bad animalsC．they aren’t used to talking about pigsD．they don’t like the topic about pigs at all2．According to the passage we can see that Chinese people think of the pig as a animal.A．healthy B．lovely C．bad D．lazy3．A Westerner will call someone a pig if he or she that man.A．dislikes B．is afraid of C．looks up to D．makes fun of 4．When you call a Westerner a pig, who was born in the year of the pig, most of them .A．will be happyB．will be very surprisedC．understand youD．may laugh at youBOctober 24—the UN birthday is celebrated as United Nations Day. It is a day that belongs to everyone, and it is celebrated in most countries of the world. Some countries celebrate for a week instead of a day.Every year the President of the United States, in a special announcement, asks Americans to remember United Nations Day.In many parts of the world, schools plan programmes for this day. Boys and girls in some areas decorate（装饰）a United Nations tree, or plant a garden. In other areas young people put on plays about the United Nations. Some libraries show children’s art form around the world. Schools celebrate with songs and dances of other countries, or give parties where foods of other countries are served.Always the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyone understand the United Nations and why it is important.The UN encourages people to learn about other lands and their customs. In this way people can get a better understanding of people all over the world.5．Why is October 24 celebrated in many countries?A．To celebrate the founding of the United Nations.B．To make people understand what the United Nations means.C．To warn people of the dangers of wars.D．To tell people how the United Nations came into being.6．How do schools celebrate the day?A．Children are given a holiday of one to seven days.B．Different programmes are prepared to celebrate the day.C．Children plant gardens or decorate UN trees.D．Children and teachers hold parties.7．What does the United Nations encourage people to do, according to the passage?A．To learn more about other nations and their customs.B．To change programmes with other nations in science.C．To understand more people from all over the worldD．To understand the importance of the United Nations.8．The best title of the passage can be .A．The UNB．The World HolidayC．Celebrations on Oct 24D．The UN BirthdayCThis is news on the hour. Ed Wilson reporting. The President and First Lady will visit Africa on a good will tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists start their ten-nation tour next month.Here in Mia mi, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers’ Union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.In the news about health, scientists in California report finding of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal the five year-study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have greater chance of having heart disease than women who do not.In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBs beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.That’s the news of the hour. And now back to mor e easy listening with Jan Singer.9．Who gave the news on the hour.A．The mayor in Miami. B．Ed Wilson. C．Scientists in California .D．Jan Singer.10．To improve the ties between China and the U.S. and Western Europe, China .A．will send a group of Chinese scientists to pay a visit to the U. S. and Western Europe.B．will send some scientists to visit U. S. onlyC．has reached its aim. D．has given many reports to improve the ties 11．From the news in Miami we know .A．a peaceful way will soon be found B．the teachers’ strike will last longC．students haven’t been to school for two weeksD．students can’t go into the school because the classrooms are locked12．From the last news we don’t know.A．the results of the two matchesB．the teams which played last nightC．how many wins the BBs has had altogetherD．the Wingers had 1 win and 4 defeatsDEditors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes（极端）to provide their readers with unimportant facts and statistics（数据）.Last year a reporter had been requested by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president’s palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused to publish it. The article began:“Hundreds of steps lead to the high wall which surrounds the president’s palace.”The editor at once sent the reporter a fax（传真）asking him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall.The reporter immediately set out to do as he was asked to, but he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, for the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the reporter two more faxes, but received no reply. He sent yet another fax telling the reporter that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the reporter again failed to reply, the editor had to publish the article as it had been originally（原始）written. A week later, the editor at last received a fax from the reporter. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he told the editor that he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president’s palace.13．The editor didn’t want to publish the article because.A．he wanted to find an excuse to fire the reporterB．he had not read the article whollyC．he was not pleased with the facts in the articleD．he wanted to please the president of the new African republic14．The reporter took a long time to send the information he was asked for .A．because it took him a long time to count all the stepsB．because he had not been allowed to fax the information he had found outC．because he did not realize how soon the magazine would go to pressD．because he had been arrested before he had had time to find out the facts15．The reporter must have been arrested when .A．he acted too suspiciously（可疑地）B．he went to extreme to provide unimportant facts C．he climbed the palace wall in order to measure its heightD．he learnt that his article was pressed originally16．The purpose of the writer’s giving this very example is.A．to provide ground reasons for his ideas of how to write a good articleB．to ask readers for advice on how to get rid of extremeC．to tell readers how to write an articleD．to show his opinion about extreme of some editors of newspapers and magazines.ELast week’s topic: What’s your opinion about cheating in exams?Willson822（Fujian）:An oath isn’t enough to prevent anyone from cheating. Who can tell that they won’t promise something that goes against their will? So I think the penalty（处罚）is more important. Penalties should be serious enough to prevent people from breaking the oath!Wang Changling（Anhui）:The oath itself makes all test-takers think that others may consider them would-be cheaters, which can hurt their feelings. In my opinion, prevention is better than a penalty. Educators should set good examples for students to follow and be role models for them. Even if a few educators continue to copy other people’s work and their research papers, surely, students will follow suit.Anonymous: I support the school’s action against cheating. Although the oath isn’t a duty, it can warn the would-be cheater.Cathy Cheng: I find it’s hard to refuse a friend who wants help in exams. And I think the rule of Maryland University gives the students like me a good excuse to refuse.Zzq8301: I think this is a promising step toward what we’re talking about when we say ‘fair play’ these days. Cheaters should be stopped because they make it different for the honest to succeed.Freda（Tianjin）: I was told by my foreign teacher to write down the oath on the back of my test paper in the same wa y that was described in the article. It’s a rule everyone should obey in a fair game. Whether this method succeeds or fails is up to you. What I want to say is to be true to yourself.17．It is clear that the people above are talking about the rule made by .A．Maryland University B．the Education DepartmentC．some colleges D．the government18．How many people are in fact for the rules?A．Three B．Two C．Four D．Five19．Who thinks teachers should set an example?A．Willson822 B．Freda C．Cathy Cheng D．Wang Changling 20．The underlined word“oath”may have the same meaning as .A．idea B．promise C．plan D．opinion参考答案BBABA BADBA CCCBA DACDB。
2011届高考英语精品复习：英语阅读理解
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A stereo system for sale.It has two speakers.The system has AM/FM radio.It also has a tape deck and turntable.It is in good condition.The stereo was owned for only one year.The price is $ 200 including the speakers.The owner will also take the highest price offered if the asking price is not met.Call Bill after 6 pm at 555-9834. 2?How many of the seven ads are placed by people who want to hire someone for a certain job ? Four B.Three C.Two D.Five . 銆佸叚娈靛紑澶寸殑淇℃伅锛屽彲鐭ユ湁涓変釜骞垮憡鎷涜仒浜恒€?3?1.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage ? 2.Which of the following could Not expected. 3.Which of the following is true ? 4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph ? Which of the following is true ? A.Those who have some experience in office work will have a better chance to get the job of secretary. B.The owner of the stereo will never sell his stereo at a price less than $ 200. C.The taxi driver is not not necessarily familiar with the city. D.The tenth street block party will last until after 8 . 瑙ｆ?Experience preferred銆傚箍鍛?涓璄xperience necessary?涓璗he price is $ 200 including the speakers.The owner will also take the highest price offered if the askingprice is not met.銆傚彲鐭ラ亾B ? A good knowledge of the city is required.C?涓嶇湡瀹炪€?4鍜岀悊瑙ｄ腑蹇冩€濇兂鐨勮兘鍔涖€1.Which of the following would be the best title ?2.The passage is mainly about _____.3.The writer`s purpose is that _____.4.The main idea of the article is ____.5.From the passage we learn that ______.6.The key point of the passage is ___.7.The article mainly tells us about ____.8.In the passage the writer argues that ____.?If you are like most students, you probably read both at home and outside your home: perhaps somewhere on your school yard and maybe even at work during your breaks.Your reading environment can have a great effect on your understanding, so you give some thought to how you can create or choose the right reading environments.The environment allows to stay alter and to keep all of your attention on the text, especially when it is both interesting and difficult. When you are at home, you can usually create effective conditions for reading.You might want to choose a particular place 锟紺a desk or table, for example 锟紺where you always read.Make sure the place you choose is well lighted, and sit in a chair that requires you to sit straight.Reading in a chair that`s too soft and comfortable is likely you make you sleepy!Keep your active reading tools (pens, markers, notebooks or paper )and a dictionary close at hand. Before you sit down for a reading period, try to reduce all possible interruptions.Turn off your phone, the television, and the radio.tell your family members or roommates that you will be busy for a while.If necessary, put a 鈥淒o not disturb 鈥?sign on yourdoor!The more interruptions you must deal with while you read, the harder it will beto keep your attention on the task at hand. What would be the best title for the text ? What to Read B.The Ways to Reduce Possible Interruptions C Creating an Effective Reading Environment D. How to Read Fast 瑙ｆ瀽锛氭湰鏂囨槸璇存鐨勯槄璇荤幆澧冦€?5嬮棿鐨勯€昏緫鍏崇郴鐨勭悊瑙ｏ紝濡備綍?*The passage is probably written for __________. *What is implied but not stated ? *The paragraphis probably taken from ____ * It can be inferred in the story that ______. *The writer implied that ___________. *What`s the writer`s attitude towards ______? *What can be concluded from the passage ? *What is the writer`s purpose ? *From the passage we can draw a conclusion that _____. Our village carpenter, John Hill,came one day and made a dining table for my wife.He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows.When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the job. My wife said to me quietly, 鈥淚t is ninth cup of tea today.鈥滲ut she said in a loud voice, 鈥淚t is a beautiful table, dear, isn`t it ?鈥?鈥淚`ll decided about that when I see the bill 鈥滻read : One dining table, 10 November, 1989. Cost of wood :$ 17.00 Paint :$ 1.50 Work:8 hours ($1 an hour) $ 8.00 Total :$36.50 When I was looking at the bill, John said, 鈥淚t is been a fine day, hasn`t it ? Quite sunny. 鈥?鈥淵es鈥滻said 鈥淚`m glad it is only the 10th of November.鈥?鈥淢e, too鈥?said John, 鈥淵ou wait.It`ll be a lot colder by the end of the month 鈥?鈥測es, colder nd more expensive ! Dining tables will be be $ 20 more expensive on November 30th, won`t they, John ?鈥?John looked hard at me for half a minute.Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes ?I gave his bill back to him. 鈥淚f it isn`t too much trouble, John, 鈥滻said, 鈥減lease add it up again and you can forget the date.鈥?I paid him $ 26.50 and he was happy to getit. 1锛嶹hy did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill ? Because he didn`t want the writer to go through the bill carefully. Because it was really a fine day Because he wanted the writer to check the bill carefully Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.ohn 鏁呮剰鍒嗘暎浣滆€呮敞鎰忓姏锛屼娇浣滆€呬笉鑳戒粩缁嗘煡甯愮洰銆?2锛嶧rom the story we know that ____. A.John made a mistake in the bill B.John tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his work. C.John had written out the bill before the writer got home. D.John still wanted to get $ 36.50 for his work in the end.锛氭湰棰樻槸鎺ㄦ柇鍒ゆ柇棰?鏍规嵁涓婁笅鏂囷紝浣滆€呮煡甯愶紝John鏁呮剰璇磋瘽锛屾槸瑕佹剼寮勪綔鑰呫€?6锛庣寽娴嬭瘝涔夛細鏍规嵁涓婁笅鏂嬶細*The word 鈥溾€︹€漣n the first paragraph probably means ___. *The underlined phrase 鈥溾€︹€漣n the article probably means ____. *The word 鈥渋t鈥漣n the last paragraph refers to ____. *In line 6, the word 鈥溾€︹€漜ould best be replaced by ____. *鈥溾€︹€漣s a synonym for ____.LONDON Thursday July 26 (Reuters)---Eddy missed his girlfriend Anna so much he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose to her.The problem is she did the same in the opposite direction. He and Anna even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights. 鈥? The underlined word 鈥渕iss鈥漣n paragraph 2 most probably means _____. A.fail to meet B. fail to understand C. escape from D long to see??A Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding? To see whether babies know objects are solid. T. Bower designed amethod for projecting an optical illusion()of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could be expected to show surprised in their faces and movements, All the 16 to 24-week-old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there. Grown-ups also have a sense of object permanence. We know that if we put a box in a room and lock the door, the box will still be there when we come back. But does a baby realize that a ball that rolls under a chair does not disappear and go to never-never land? Experiments done by Bower suggest that babies develop a sense of object permanence when they are about 18 weeks old. In his experiments, Bower used a toy train that went behind a screen. When 16-week-old and 22-week-old babies watched the toy train disappear behind the left side of the screen, they looked to the right, expecting it to re-appear. If the experiment took the train off the table and lifted the screen, all the babies seemed surprised not to see the train. This seems to show that all the babies had a sense of object permanence. But the second part of the experiment showed that this was not really the case. The re-searcher substituted(鏇挎崲) a ball for the train when it went behind the screen. The22-week-old babies seemed surprised and looked back to the left side for the train. But the 16-week-old babies did not seem to notice the switch(鏇存崲).Thus,the16-week-old babies seemed to have a sense of 鈥渟omething permanence,鈥?while the 22-week-old babies had a sense of object permanence related to a particular object. 1.The passage is mainly about . A.babies鈥檚ense of sight B.effects of experiments on babies C.babies鈥檜nderstanding of objects D.different tests on babies鈥檉eelings 2.In Paragraph 3, 鈥渙bject permanence鈥?means that when out of sight, and object . A.still exists B.keeps its shape C.still stays solid D.is beyond reach 3.What did Bower use in his experiments? A.A chair B.A screen C.A film D.A box 4. 39.Which of the following statements is true? A.The babies didn鈥檛have a sense of direction. B.The older babies preferred toy trains to balls. C. The younger babiesliked looking for missing objects D.The babies couldn鈥檛tell a ball from its optical illusion. B The Three Gorges (涓夊场)Dam, the largest dam in the world, is also the largest engineering project on the face of the earth. It aims to make the mother of all floods, the Changjiang River, into a tame river and it will be the largest power source for much of eastern and central China.It will create a huge, deep-water lake, and make it possible for 10,000 ton ocean going ships to sail 15,000 miles inland from the Pacific to the city of Chongqing with its 30 million people, making it the word鈥檚largest river port. Construction has already started. The dam will be a-bout 6,860 feet long and 611 feet high, at a spot called Sandouping near Yichang. After many years of investigation(璋冪爺)experts have drawn a conclusion that this grand project will do a great deal of good. The most important thing is flood control.By building a dam instead of new coal plants to meet its growing demand for electricity, China will give off much less poisonous gases into the air. However, some scientists don鈥檛agree to the project. They say that Chongqing and dozens of other cities along the river will put much waste into the reservoir(姘村簱),which can do harm to people, fish and other living things that depend on the river. Sedimentation(娌夌Н)and damage of a breach (鍐冲彛)are problems, too. The Three Gorges Dam could be considered, when it is finished in 2009,a new eighth wonder of the world as to the size alone. 5. Which is not the purpose to build such a huge dam? A.To make electricity. B.To prevent floods. C.To improve navigation(杩愯緭) D.To make it a wonder. 6. Where does the dam lie ? A.Near Chongqing. B.Near Yichang. C.In the Three Gorges D.In Wuhan. 7. It will take about to complete the dam. A.eight years B.more than ten years C.half a century D.more than twenty years. 8. Some scientists fear that .A.when the dam is built, the balance of nature may be destroyedB. sedimentation may occurC.a breach may cause millions of people to die or to be homelessD.electricity will not be as much as expected 9. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT right? A.When finished, the dam will be one of themain bases of power source of China. B.People have different ideas about the setting up of the dam C.It will take many years to build the dam because people want to see whether it will be safe and strong enough. D.Chongqing will become the largest river port in the world when the dam is finished. C Foreigners are likely to acquire(鑾峰緱)more investment opportunities in china since the central government has passed a fresh regulation to Tuesday to attract foreign capital(璧勬湰) The regulation, which will take effect on April 1, out-lines how china will expand co-owned enterprisesre-form(浼佷笟鏀归潻) According to the regulation, overseas investors are expected to become shareholders in the key state-owned enterprises. Overseas investors will even allowed to hold the controlling stake(鎺ц偂)in the large state-owned enterprises, except for those of key importance to national or economic security. 鈥淐hina鈥檚WTO membership has reduced the risks and costs for foreign investors, and more capital and advanced techniques and expert knowledge or skill are expected to flown in,鈥漚n official said. In particular, the new regulationappeals(makes an ear-nest request) for capital for agricultural technology, transportation, energy and new material industry, The service industry, including banking, will gradually become another focal point of co-operation. The country hopes foreign investors start businesses in the western regions, where they will enjoy more favourable taxation policies for the nest 10years. 10.A great deal of foreign capital has come to china because . A the foreign investors have too much money B there are too many enterprises in china C China is a large country D China鈥檚reform will bring great benefit to the foreign investors 11.If foreign investors start their business in the west-ern regions, they will . A pay more taxes B lose more benefit C offer more taxes D gain more advantages 12.which of the following statements is Not true? A.Foreign capital is appealed for to develop the new material industry. B.Foreign capital is appealed to take part in China鈥?C.Foreigners are encouraged to take part in China鈥檚enterprises reform. D.Foreign investors canhold the controlling stake of all the large state-owned enterprises. 13.From the passage we can infer that china鈥檚service industry will in future.鈥?A fall behind others B. develop at the same speed as now C.be developed rapidly D.continueco-operation with foreigners D. Mrs Keller had a big family.Her husband had a factory in the town.One of her sons was a lawyers and the other two were drivers.And her two daughters worked in the post office.The old woman stayed at home and could do all housework and wouldn`t employ anybody. One evening, the telephone rang while the old woman was preparing supper.She went to answer it.She was told that one of her sons died in a traffic accident.She heard this and fell in a faint.When she came back to life, she was in hospital.And she needed to be helped after that. Several months later she was told on the telephone her daughter died while she was being operated on.The old woman was so sad that she had to be in hospital again.From then on she was afraid to answer any telephones and sometimes she was afraid hear the bell.Of course it brought them some trouble and some important business was held up.So her husband advised her to see a psychiatrist.The man examined her carefully and then asked her some questions. 鈥淵ou will soon be all right if you follow my advice, Mrs Keller鈥漵aid the psychiatrist. The old woman took the medicine the doctor gave on time and tried to forget her dead son and daughter.And two months later she went to see the psychiatrist again. 鈥淵ou have saved me, Doctor, 鈥漷he old woman said, as soon as she saw him. 鈥淎re you afraid to answer the telephone now ?鈥?鈥淣o,鈥漚nswered Keller. 鈥淚dare answer it whether it rings or not 鈥?14.Mrs Keller could do all housework because ______. A.she had no money to employ a helper. B.she was strong enough to do all at home C.she didn`t believe anybody D.only she was free at home 15.The old woman fell in a faint because _____ A.she went to answer the telephone. B.she was very ill that evening C.she walked in the room carelessly D.she heard the news about her son`s death. 16.After she came out of hospital, Mrs Keller wasn`t ___as before. A.strongB.ableC.cleverD.sad 17.___made the old woman not answer the telephone. A.The doctor`s advice B.Her husband`s suggestion C.Her poor health D.The two pieces of bad news E London ---鈥淓veryone has one !鈥?Lucy declared to her parents, trying to get a cell-phone as a gift for her 14th birthday.Her parents gave in. Curious to know how her daughter would use the phone, Jane Bidder, the mother, followed Lucy to the school bus in the morning.The bus eats 20,of whom half have acell-phone.One rings and several adolescent owners feel in their bags. Many parents have just realize that the cell-phone is no longer only for traveling businessmen鈥昳t is as likely to be found in school bags. The cell-phone seems to have become something essential for today`s teens in Britain, according to a survey published last week, by NOP, a leading market research company in Britain.Research found that 66 percent of 16-year-olds now have access to a cell-phone. The cell-phone has been turned into a secret messaging service by teen-users.When they are talking on the cell-phone, their parents are not able to eavesdrop on the second line. The interviews with 2,019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text massaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch.The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out. For example, 鈥渃ya鈥?means 鈥渟ee you鈥? 鈥渓ol鈥?means 鈥渓augh out loud 鈥?and 鈥?nite鈥漣s an abbreviation of 鈥渢onight鈥?All these are based on shorthand phrases used on the Internet. Many schools have banned students using cell-phones.But they are not very successful.Still phones ring in the class and disturb study. Besides, people are worried about the health risk to kids using cell-phone radiation. 18.The story of Lucy to show us ____. A.British parents meet their children `s needs whatever they are. B.British kids have good relationships with their parents. C.how British parents accept the truth of teenagers owning a cell-phone. D.why every child gets acell-phone as a birthday present in UK. 19.What would be the best title for this news story ? A.School bans cell-phones B.Parents` curiosity about children usingcellphones. C.Cell-phone popularity among UK teens D.Secret messages popular among kids in UK. 20.Interview discover children like sending messages instead of_____. A.calling each other B.writing notes to each other C.playing games online D.greeting each other 銆愬弬鑰冪瓟妗堛€?A紝澶ф锋湁鐗╀綋鎸佷箙鎬х16鍛ㄥ埌24鍛ㄧ殑濠村効鏈?8箙鎬с€?1.瑙ｆ瀽ф剰鐨勬妸鎻¤兘鍔涖€傛湰鏂囬В閲婏紝鏃ㄥ湪璇存槑濠村効瀵圭墿浣撶殑鐞嗚В銆傜瓟妗堬細C 2.瑙ｆ瀽В寰楃煡鈥渙bject permanence鈥濇剰鎬濇槸鈥滅墿浣撲緷鐒跺瓨鍦ㄢ€濄€傜瓟妗堬細A 3.瑙ｆ瀽ВBower screen.4.瑙ｆ瀽D B 5.瑙ｆ瀽涓夊场澶у?D 6.瑙ｆ瀽煡涓夊场澶у潩浣嶄簬瀹滄槍闄勮繎鐨勪笁鏂楀潽銆?7.瑙ｆ瀽鏂囦腑鏈夋槑ц矗鐨勪慨寤哄伐绋嬪凡缁忓紑濮嬶紝骞跺皢浜?009骞у潩鐨勪慨寤哄伐绋嬪皢鍘嗘椂16骞淬€傚嵆浣夸笉鐭ラ亾澶у88.煄甯備細寰€姘村簱鎺掑簾鐗╋紝鑰屼激瀹冲埌浜恒€侀奔鍙婂叾浠栫敓鐗╅兘涓嶅叏銆傜瓟妗圓9.Cу?C 10.鍏堜腑鍥芥斂搴滅粰澶栬祫鎻愪緵浜嗚秺鏉ヨ秺澶氱殑鎶曡祫鏈轰細锛屽悓鏃hina鈥檚WTO membership has reduced the risks and costs for foreign investors?11.傜瓟妗圖12.缁嗚妭棰樸€傛枃绔犵verseas investors will even be allowed to hold the controlling stake in the large state-owned enterprises, except for those of key importance to national or economic security.13.he service industry, including banking, telecommunication, insurance, and tourism, will gradually become another focal point of co-operation.鈥?涓€鍙ヨ瘽锛屽彲浠ョ湅鍑烘湇鍔′笟灏嗘垚涓哄瓟妗圕D 14.Mrs Keller仛鎵€鏈夌殑瀹跺姟锛屽苟涓斾笉闆囦剑浜猴紝浣忛櫌鍚庯紝鍋氫粈涔堜簨鎯傜瓟妗堬細B 15.Mrs Keller鎺ュ埌鐢佃瘽锛岀煡閬撳ス鍎垮瓙姝讳簡锛屽ス灏辨檿鍊掍簡銆傜瓟妗堬細D. 16.he heard this and fell in a faint.When she came back to life, she was in hospital.And she needed to be helped after that銆傝繖鍙ュA. 17.缁嗚妭棰樸€?Mrs Keller愬コ姝讳骸鐨勭數璇濓紝鎵€浠ヤ笉鏁㈠啀鎺ョ數璇濄€傛晠閫夛細D E 18.鎺浠ユ嫢鏈夋墜鏈恒€傛晠姝ょ瓟妗堥€?C 19.涓绘棬澶ф剰銆傞€氳繃鐖舵瘝鐨傛晠姝ょ瓟妗堥€夛細C 20The interviews with 2,019 young people aged 7 to 16 found that they favor the text massaging services because they offer a secret way of keeping in touch.The days of secret notes in the classroom are dying out.:B。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题53
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（53）AIt was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward the Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexander Ⅲ，the cab slowed down ,for the traffic light was red against us ,and then ,without stopping ,we sailed through the red light in a sudden burst of speed .The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge .As I paid the driver ,I asked him why he had driven through two red lights .“You ought to be ashamed of yourself ,breaking the law and endangering your life that way,”I protested（抗议）.He looked at me ,astonished . “Ashamed of myself ? .I am a law—abiding （遵纪守法的）citizen and have no desire to get killed either .” He cut me off before I could protest .“No, just listen to me before you complain. What did I do ?Went through a red lig ht. Well ,did you ever stop to consider what a red light is ,what it means?”“Certainly ,” I replied . “I t is a stop signal and means that traffic is falling in the opposite direction.”“Half—right,” said the driver , “but incomplete .It is only an auto matic signal .And it does not mean that there is cross traffic .Did you see any cross traffic during our trip ?Of course not .I slowed down the light ,looked carefully to the right and to the left .Not another car on streets at this hour .Well ,then !What would you have me do ?Should I stop like a dumb animal because an automatic ,brainless machine turns red every forty seconds ?No , monsieur （先生）,” he thundered ,hitting the door with a huge fist . “I am a man ,not a machine .I have eyes and a brain and judgement ,given by God . It would be a sin （过失）against nature to surrender（使屈服）them to the dictates of a machine .Ashamed of myself ,you say I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me .Good night ,monsieur.”Is this bad ,or is this good? Frankly I am no longer sure .I never doubted that it was wrong to drive through a red light ,but now I find my old Anglosaxon standards somewhat shaken.1．At the Alma Bridge .A．the writer stopped the cab and paid the driverB．the cab went through a red light againC．there was a performance the writer had already watchedD．the writer began to scold the driver2．The chief reason that the driver dared to drive through the red light was that .A．he found there was no cross traffic there and thenB．he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machineC．he knew no others would see him at this hourD．he didn’t trust any brainless machine3．According to the passage ,the driver thought what he had done as .A．law-abiding B．law-breakingC．something to be proud of D．something to be ashamed of4．The writer is probably .A．an old man B．a French personC．an English person D．an AmericanBThe view over a valley of a tiny village with thatched（草盖的）roof cottages around a church ;a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white ;the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildings-these are still common sights in parts of England .Most people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles. Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings ,it was once used for castles and churches ,too.Thatching is a solitary （独自的）craft ,which often runs in families .The craft of thatching as it is practiced today has changed very little since the Middle Ages .Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today ,keeping and renewing the old roofs as well as thatching newer houses .Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they knowit will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter.In fact ,if we look at developing countries ,over half the world lives under thatch ,but they all do it in different ways .People in developing countries are often unwinlling to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings .However, they may lack the money to allow them to get the necessary materials .Their temporary（暂时的）mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months .Thatch which has been done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years ,and is an effective defence against the heat .5．Which of the following remains a special feature of the English coutryside?A．Narrow streets lined with pink or white roses.B．Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings.C．Cottages with thatched roofs.D．Churches with cottages around them.6．What do we know about thatching as a craft?A．It is a collective activity .B．It is practised on farms all over England.C．It is quite different from what it used to be.D．It is in most cases handed down among family members.7．People in developing countries also live under thatch because .A．thatched cottages are a big tourist attractionB．thatched roof houses are the cheapestC．thatch is an effective defence against the heat .D．they like thatched houses better than other buildings8．We can learn from the passage that .A．thatched cottages in England have been passed down from ancient timesB．thatching is a building craft first created by the English peopleC．the English people have a special liking for thatched housesD．most thatched cottages in England are located on hillsidesCMany people consider spiders（蜘蛛）to be disgusting（讨厌的）creatures that are potentially destructive（破坏的）.However ,you may be amazed to learn that civilization（文明）as we know probably would not be able to exist were it not for spiders .People undoubtedly would die of starvation because insects such as locusts and grasshoppers would destroy grain crops were it not for spiders who eat them .There are plenty of spiders on the earth ,for example ,an acre of land may be inhibited by thousands of spiders.Contrary to what many people believe ,a spider is not an insect .A spider has eight legs ,while an insect has six legs .In addition ,there are only two main divisions in a spider—the head and the thorax ,while an insect has a head ,thorax ,and an abdomen .A spider usually has eight simple eyes ,and has gland ,to produce strands of silk which come out of openings called spinnerets .You also may be surprised to learn that spider silk has been used by man in such devices as astronomical telescopes ,guns and e ngineers ’ levels .The fibres are excellent for sighting marks .A spider silk is extremely strong and can be either dry or sticky .There are four general types of webs which spiders can make .There are the irregular mesh web ,the orb web ,and the sheet web .A web can also be a combination of several different types .Perhaps the most lovely spider web is the orb web .Engineers believe that the orb web shows the fact that the suspension（悬）bridge actually was invented by the spider .Spiders often can make a web quite quickly ;for example ,it is possible for a spider to weave a large web in only one hour. 9．What is the passage mainly concerned with ?A．Civilization and spiders.B．A description of spiders.C．People’s attitudes toward spiders.D．People’s knowledge of spiders.10．Which of the following is true of a spider ?A．A spider has six short legs and two long legs.B．A spider has a head ,a thorax and an abdomen .C．A spider can produce much useful silk .D．A spider is considered to be an insect .11．Where could this passage most probably be seen?A．On a front page of a newspaper.B．In a magazine for spider specialists .C．In a special report for farmers.D．In a weekly magazine with a large audience.DA good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading .It is remarkable first for what it contains ;the range of news from local crime to international politics ,from sport to business to fashion to science ,and the range of comments and special features（特写）as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books ,art ,theatre and music .A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it : never completely ,never straight through ,but always by jumping from here to there ,in and out glancing at one piece ,reading another article all the way through ,reading just a few paragraphs of the next .A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers ,but far more than any reader is interested in .What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality（时事性）,its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now .But immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in newspaper has no more than transient（短暂的）value. For all these reasons ,no two people really read the same paper ;what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day’s paper ,his own selection and sequence（连续）,his own newspaper. For all these reasons ,reading newspapers efficiently ,which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time ,demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.12．A modern newspaper is remarkable for all the following except its .A．wide coverageB．uniform styleC．speed in reporting newsD．popularity13．Acording to the passage ,the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that ___ __.A．people scan for the news they are interested inB．different people prefer different newspapersC．people are rarely interested in the same kind of newsD．people have different views about what a good newspaper is14．It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers_____.A．apply reading techniques skillfullyB．jump from one newspaper to anotherC．appreciate the variety of a newspaperD．usually read a newspaper selectively15．A good newspaper offers “a variety” to readers because .A．it tries to serve different readers ‘B．it has to cover things that happen in a certain localityC．readers are difficult to pleaseD．readers like to read different newspapers16．The best title for this passage would be ______.A．The Importance of Newspaper TopicalityB．The Characteristics of a Good NewspaperC．The Variety of a Good NewspaperD．Some Suggestions on How to Read a NewspaerEIn the second half of each year ,many powerful storms are born in the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Of these ,only about half a dozen produce the strong ,circling winds of 75 miles per hour or more that give them hurricane status ,and several usually make their way to the coast .There they cause millions of dollars of damage ,and bring death to large numbers of people.The great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances（扰乱）hundreds or thousands of miles out to sea .As they travel aimlessly over water warmed by the summer sun ,theyare carried westward by the trade winds（信风）.When conditions are just right ,warm ,moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top .In the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain ,and with it the heat is changed into energy in the form of strong winds .As the heat increases ,the young hurricane begins to swirl（旋动）in a counterclockwise（逆时针方向）motion.The average life of a hurricane is only about nine days ,but is contains almost more power than we can imagine .The energy in the heat released by a hurricane’s rainfall in a single day wou ld satisfy the entire electrical needs of the United States for more than six months .Water ,rather than wind is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. A typical hurricane brings 6 to 12-inch downpours resulting in sudden floods .Worst of all is the powerful movement of the sea—the mountains of water moving toward the low—pressure hurricane center ,The water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.17．When does an ordinary tropical storm turn into a hurricane?A．When it begins in the Atlantic and Caribbean Sea.B．When it hits the coastline.C．When it is more than 75 miles per hour.D．When its wind reaches 75 miles per hour.18．What is the worst thing about the hurricane?A．The destructive effect of water. B．The heat it releases.C．It lasts about nine days. D．Strong winds.19．The counterclockwise swirling of the hurricane is brought about by .A．the low pressure center of the storm B．the force of waves of waterC．the trade winds D．the increasing heat20．Which of the following about the hurricane is true?A．It often occurs around June.B．It is not so powerful as that of storm born in the Caribbean Sea.C．It usually lasts about nine days .D．It can be easily detected and prevented.参考答案BACCC DBABC DBADA BDADC。
2011年高考英语真题阅读训练
( )50.While visiting the Virtual LoB，the public can________. A．get a general idea of the LoB B．meet many worldfamous experts C．learn how to put up a library building D．understand how the specialists work on the project ( )51.Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens? a．It offers better learning tools. b．It reaches users in different ways. c．It provides users with smart phones. d．It allows users to enrich its material. e．It gives nonstop physical and digital services. A．a，b，d B．a，c，eC．b，c，d D．b，d，e
44. What can we learn about the author from the text? A. She acts in a strange way B. She wants to look different from others C. She aims to develop a good body shape D. She has difficult getting along with others
42. C 本题考查细节理解。从别人看到我跑步穿 过城镇摇头；当我拒绝别人给我的可口食物时我 拒绝接受，他们感到惊讶可以看出他们不明白， 我这样做是为了保持体形，愉悦身心。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题47
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（47）AWind—even the slightest of winds can prevent frost (霜冻).T hat’s because wind is like a spoon in your cup of tea: it stirs （搅起）things down and brings down a lot of warm air that often floats just above housetops and trees .It may seem strange , but ice itself sometimes can protect crops from frost . Some growers actually spray their crops with water on a freezing night . Water freezes quickly on plants and then a strange thing happens . As long as ice stays wet , it can’t get colder than 32°F, a temperaure many plants can stand . By continual spraying water on the ice , the growers keep it from going below 32 degrees even if the air is much colder . This may defeat frost and saves plants .This strange kind of “ice blanket” works onl y on plants that are strong enough to stand the weight of frozen spray . This is used even to protect banana plants on some Central American farms .1．If the ice became entirely frozen and dry , suppose what might happen .A．The plants might be frozen to death . B．The plants might benefit from it .C．It might save the plants . D．It might make the plants grow slowly . 2．Ice can save plants rather than destroy them on condition that they are .A．sprayed regularly B．quickly frozen C．not strong enough D．used to frost3．The best title would be .A．Frost Saves crops B．Ice Battle C．Ice Can Be Nice D．Ice Is Good4．In which of the following sentences “stand” has the same meaning as in the last paragraph ?A．He could hardly stand . B．This house stands the test of time .C．The train stood for an hour . D．He stands in terrible danger .BBuild the highway and watch the town grow . At first a few shops appear and maybe a restaurant . Then a hotel opens . Eventually new houses are built . A village is born .This is also how the virtual world has developed . Think of the Internet as the road carrying information between two computers . Think of the World Wide Web as the village . At first it is just a place on the virtual road where travelers meet . More travelers come bringing new kinds of information . New villages are started .Every village has a founder . Tim Berners Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web . How did he get the idea ? He tells us on his own website : “ One of the things computers were not able to do was store contacts from different sources . The dream behind the Web is of a common space in which we communicate by sharing information.”Tim Berners Lee could have followed the Microsoft route by forming a company to sell the programs he invented . Or he could have joined an existing company . But in his view the Web is a language , not a product . Charging a fee for using his programs would have slowed the growth of the Web . And other companies would make similar products to compete . Instead of one World Wide Web there would be several smaller Webs . Each would use incompatible （不相容的）software . The Web is valuable because it uses a common computer language to reach people and share information . Competing Webs would lose this value .Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English .In 1994 Tim Berners Lee formed World Wide Web Consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure that everyone no matter what their equipment or software is can work equally on the Web .“The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love . It helps us understan d the humanity of people ,” he says .5．Which appeared first , the Web or the Internet ?A．The Web . B．The InternetC．They appeared at the same time . D．There is no clue in the passage . 6．What does the underlined part “ the virtual world” refer to ?A．The computer system . B．Scientific researchC．All the information on the Web and the Internet .D．People working on the Web and the Internet7．What can be inferred from the sentence “Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English ?A．The information on the Web should be shared by all .B．The Web is where all kinds of information are stored .C．People can get all kinds of information on the Web . D．People can communicate on the Web .8．Which is the main idea of the passage ?A．How Tim Berners Lee founded the World Wide Web .B．The advantage of working on the World Wide Web .C．Why Tim Berners Lee wanted to found the World Wide Web .D．The building of World Wide Web is similar to the building of highways .CFOREIGN EXCHANGEA．Susan Lane and Sara Small B．Linda Marks and David LinksC．Tom Jennings and Linda Marks D．Leanne Smythe and Tom Jennings10．The writing above would probably be .A．the records of students’ activities B．the foreign students’ name cardsC．the notice about a visit to foreign countriesD．the advertisement from an international travel service11．The student who valued learning another language is .A．Linda Marks B．Sara Small C．Tom Jennings D．Leanne Smythe 12．How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced ?A．Three . B．Four . C．Five . D．Six .DTake care about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true , but leaves out important information that should be included , he can make a false impression . For example , someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery . It was great . I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars !”This guy is a winner , right ? Maybe , maybe not . We then discovered that he bought two hundred tickets , and only one was a winner .He is really a big loser ! He didn’t say anything that was f alse , but he intentionally left out important information . That’s called a half-truth . Half truths are not technically lies , but they are just as dishonest .Untrustworthy candidates（候选人）in political campaigns often use this trick . Let’say that during Governor Smith’s last term , her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs . Then she seeks another term . One of her opponents (对手) runs and ad. saying , “During Governor Smith’s term , the state lost one million jobs !” That’s true . How ever ,an honest statement would have been , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs .”Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths . It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth . An ad might boast （吹嘘）, “Nine out of ten-doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation .This kind of trick happens too often . It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies ,and sometimes the truth can lie as well .13．Which of the statements is true according to the article ?A．All advertisements are lies .B．You can’t trust anyone who tells the truth .C．The truth can be used in dishonest ways .D．Whenever people tell the truth , they are really lying .14．What does the underlined word “deceive” probably mean ?A．tell B．explain C．fool D．win15．The writer suggests in this article that people should .A．believe in nobody B．vote for female candidatesC．stay away from political campaigns D．think carefully about what they read and hear 16．What is the best title for this article ?A．Everyone Lies at PresentB．Lying With the TruthC．Try to Be Honest to the PeopleD．Don’t Believe People Who Tell the TruthEA new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag . Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane . People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days . They may also have problems thinking clearly and remembering .Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study , which involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines . They had served passengers on airplanes for five years . These flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones . In the study , the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag . Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights . The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas .The researcher took some saliva from the women’s mouths to measure levels of a hormone （荷尔蒙）that increases during stress（紧张）. He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen . And he took pictures of their brains to measurethe size of the brain’s temporal lobes （脑叶）.It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes . This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen . The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test . And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones .The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip . He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years . Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the brain that controls memory .Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain . They want to find out if too much jet lag could permanently （永久性的）affect memory .17．According to the text , jet lag .A．can cause difficulties in speakingB．can make people feel tired for a few weeksC．can be only found in flight attendantsD．can be caused by flying over several time zones18．It can be inferred from the text that .A．the conclusion is refused by many scientistsB．scientists fear that this research is not done properlyC．every scientific conclusion needs the support from many testsD．the women who were examined in the research were not healthy19．From the result of the research we can see that .A．the women who have longer rest at home show better memoryB．the women who fly in short time have smaller right temporal lobesC．the women who have longer flights fail the memory testD．the women who rest more than 14 days produce less hormones20．What is the subject discussed in the text ?A．The cause of jet lag .B．A story of a group of flight attendants .C．The importance of having enough rest after flights .D．A research about the effects of jet lag on the brain .参考答案AACBB CACCA BACCD BDCAD。
2011年高考英语模拟题1及答案
2011年高考英语模拟题1选择题部分(共80分)第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
1. — Do you want tea or coffee?— _______ Whichever one you’re making.A. I’d like to.B. I’m afraid not.C. All right.D. I don’t mind.2. Greenland is _______ huge island that is mostly covered with_______ thick ice sheet.A. the; /B. a; theC. a; aD. the; a3. Childhood memories _______ the new gardener that she has a little nature knowledge after all.A. suggestB. remindC. commandD. demand4. A truly rich man is a person _______ children run into his arms when his hands are empty.A. whoseB. thatC. whomD. who5. Don’t touch your eyes, nose and mouth, because they aren’t covered by skin and can _______the virus more easily.A. take upB. pick upC. make upD. set up6. If not _______, you’re allowed to return everything within 10 days for a full refund and no further duties.A. to satisfyB. being satisfiedC. satisfiedD. satisfying7. There is nothing wrong with using a credit card for purchases. It’s more _______ than carrying loads of cash.A. convenientB. valuableC. sensitiveD. innocent8. By the time a child is five, he _______ hundreds of hours of television.A. will watchB. will have watchedC. had watchedD. is watching9. _______ the house is empty, memories flood my mind of a time when it was filled with life.A. SinceB. UnlessC. As ifD. Even though10. The numbers that researchers get from the experiments can be _______, just like numberpuzzles.A. disappointingB. inspiringC. worryingD. confusing11. Most whales must come up for air after several minutes, _______ a few can stay under waterfor an hour or more.A. whileB. orC. forD. so12. The police say there is a $50,000 _______ for any information that helps them find the killer.A. incomeB. feeC. billD. reward13. We apologize for any inconvenience you _______ have been caused by the delay of the flight.A. mayB. wouldC. mustD. need14. Parents should pay attention to areas _______ their child is having difficulty and spend extratime to help him or her master those skills.A. asB. whereC. whyD. when15. — I suppose there’ll be a lot of arguments.— _______A. As you like.B. No problem.C. That’s a good idea.D. I should imagine so.16. All I’m hoping for is _______ wherever Michael is he will come home safe and sound.A. whetherB. whichC. thatD. what17. Jobs are hard to get and, _______, more young people are continuing their education.A. above allB. as a resultC. after allD. on the contrary18. The story carries a strong message, _______ that will hopefully touch all who read it.A. anyB. oneC. itD. each19. The snow was now two feet deep, making it difficult, if not impossible, _______ the car out.A. gettingB. getC. gotD. to get20. He is not native, if he were, we _______ this discussion over his identity.A. would not be havingB. are not havingC. had not hadD. will not have第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21～40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
2011年高考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇
2011年高考英语阅读理解专项训练40篇（附解答）一、自测题：Text 1After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day.There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (Although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion the counting sheep will put you to sleep!1 A good title for this passage is ____.A. Sleep C. DreamsB. Good Health D. Work and Rest2. The word drowsy in the last paragraph means ____.A. sick C. asleepB. stand up D. a little sleepy3. This passage suggests that not getting enough sleep might make you _____.A. dream more often C. nervousB. have poor health D. breathe quickly4. During REM, ____.A. your eyes move quickly C. you are restlessB. you dream D. both A and B5. The average number of hours of sleep that an adult needs is ______ .A. approximately six hours C. about eight hoursB. around ten hours D. not stated hereText 2Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages.In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. With a TV set in the family people don’t have to pay for expensive seats at the theatre, the cinema, or the opera .All they have to so is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. Some people, however, think that this is where the danger lies. The television viewers need do nothing. He does not even have to use his legs if the has a remote control. He makes no choice and exercises, no judgment. He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort in his part.Television, it is often said, keeps one informed about current events and the latest developments in science and politics. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into one’s sitting room. It could be argued that the radio p erforms this service as well; but on television everything is much more living, much more real. Yet here again there is a danger.The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical charm for us. We get so used to looking at the movements on it ,so dependent on its pictures, that it begins to control our lives. People are often heard to say that their television sets have broken down and that they have suddenly found that they have far more time to do things and the they have actually begin to talk to each other again. It makes one think, doesn’t it?There are many other arguments for and against television. We must realize that television itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses that it is put to that determine its value to society.6. What is the major function of paragraph 1?A. To arouse the reader’s concernB. To introduce the theme of the whole passageC. To summarize the whole passageD. To sate the primary uses of TV7. Television, as a source of entertainment, is ______.A. not very convenientB. very expensiveC. quite dangerousD. relatively cheap8. Why are some people against TV?A. Because TV programs re not interestingB. Because TV viewers are totally passiveC. Because TV prices are very high.D. Because TV has both advantages and disadvantages9. One of the most obvious advantages of TV is that ______.A. it keeps us informedB. it is very cheapC. it enables us to have a restD. it controls our lives10. According to the passage, whether TV is good or not depends on _______ .A. its qualityB. people ’s attitude towards itC. how we use itD. when we use itText 3Too often young people get themselves employed quite by accident, not knowing what lies in the way of opportunity for promotion, happiness and security. As a result, they are employed doing jobs that afford them little or no satisfaction. Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living . Some stay long at a job and learn to like it ;others quite from one to another looking for something to suit them, the young graduates who leave the university look for jobs that offer a salary up to their expectation. Very few go out into the world knowing exactly what they want and realizing their own abilities. The reason behind all this confusion is that there never has been a proper vocational guidance in our educational institution. Nearly all grope(摸索) in the dark and their chief concern when they look for a job is to ask what salary is like. They never bother to think whether they are suited for the job or, even more important, whether the job suits them, Having a job is more than merely providing yourself and your dependants with daily bread and some money for leisure and entertainment, It sets a pattern of life and, in many ways, determines social status in life, selection of friends, leisure and interest.In choosing a career you should first consider the type of work which will suit yourinterest .Noting is more pathetic than taking on a job in which you have no interest, for it will not only discourage your desire to succeed in life but also ruin your talents and ultimately make you an emotional wreck (受到严重伤害的人)and a bitter person.11. The reason why some people are unlikely to succeed in life is that they _____ .A. have ruined their talentsB. have taken on an unsuitable jobC. think of nothing but their salaryD. are not aware of their own potential12. The difficulty in choosing a suitable job lies mainly in that_____ .A. much competition has to be facedB. many employees have no working experienceC. the young people only care about how much they can earnD. schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance13. Which of the following statements is most important according to the passage?A. Your job must suit your interest.B. Your job must set a pattern of life.C. Your job must offer you a high salary.D. Your job must not ruin your talents.14.The best title for this passage would be ____.A. What Can A Good Job OfferB. Earning A LivingC. Correct Attitude On Job-huntingD. How To Choose A Job15. The word “pathetic”in paragraph 2 most probably means ____ .A. splendidB. miserableC. disgustedD. touching1.A 文章的第一段谈到睡眠能使身体健康，第二段、第三段谈到睡眠的几种状态，最后一段谈到很快入睡的几种方法。
2011届高考英语阅读理解专练复习题20
江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（20）（A）Tim was born after his elder brother and sister. He could learn many things from them. Soon, he developed his own way of doing things by developing his mind through his interest in creating stories. He would read more than most children and he gathered his inspiration from history books. In school, his athletic interests were basketball and track, especially high jump. When he found he could jump a little higher than most students, he decided that jumping over a high bar would be his specialty.Tim continued his learning interest in history which included serious college study, and a Master’s degree. He is now a university professor at a small university in Los Angeles. In the United States there are many schools that have history departments. There are large universities with as many as 60 thousand students and small universities with as few as 2000 students. His degree from a large university with a strong history department has helped him get a good job.Tim and Kelli like cats. They have two of them and they are special members of the family. Their grey and white cat is Toby. The coal black colored cat is called Buddha because he sits so quietly. Cats are popular with many people in America.1．Which of the following statements is true?A．Tim is the second child in his familyB．Tim has a younger sister.C．Tim is the third child in his family.D．Tim is the only child in his family.2．What was he good at when he was at school?A．Basketball B．High jump C．Running D．Football3．We can infer from the above passage that .A．all the Americans like to keep catsB．the cat is called Buddha because he is always quietC．the population of a small university is only one third of that of the largest oneD．it is easier for a graduate from a large university with a famous department to do job hunting.（B）What to do if a fire starts?Imagine it’s late at night. You hear the smoke detectors go off. You smell smoke when you wake up. Do you know what to do?If a fire starts in your home, remember your escape plan and leave as quickly as possible. Keep the following things in mind to make a safe escape.●Call“Fire!”to warn everyone in your family.●If you know where the fire is, close as many doors as possible between you and the fire.●If you’re in bed, roll out of bed and onto the floor. Crawl on the floor next to a wall. Being near the ground makes it easier to breathe. If possible, cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth.●Feel the entire surface of a door before you open it. If the door is warm or hot, do not open it. The fire is probably right outside your room. Find another way to leave the room. If the door is cool, open it a little.●Look out and try to see the fire. If it is safe, leave the room. Remember to stay on the floor.●If your clothes catch fire, stop immediately. Drop to the ground and roll. Remember：Stop, dropand roll.●Call the fire department from outside and wait for help to arrive.4．What is the first thing you should do if a fire starts in your home?A．Call the fire departmentB．Call“Fire”to warn your family members.C．Collect your favorite belongings to save from the burning house.D．Have a white sheet from a window to let the fire department know where to go. 5．What should you do if a fire starts and you are in bed?A．Jump out of bed and run away. B．Roll out of bed and stand on the floor.C．Stay in bed and then jump out of the window. D．Roll out of bed and onto the floor. 6．What is not true according to the passage?A．Never go back into a burning building.B．If your clothes catch fire, stop moving immediately.C．You should call the fire department before you leave the burning building.D．Cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth if possible.（C）Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese being killed right below their windows. She was their neighbor. Yet none of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police, Was this in gunman cruelty? Was it lack of feeling about one’s fellowman?“Not so, ”say scientists John Barley and Bib Fatane. These men went beyond the headlines to research into the reasons why people didn’t act. They found that a person has to go through two steps before he can help. First he has to notice that is an emergency（紧急情况）. Suppose you see a middle-aged man fall to the side-walk. Is he having a heart attack? Is he in a coma（昏迷）from a headache? Or is he about to sleep off a drunk?Is the smoke coming into the room from a leak（漏洞）in the air conditioning? Is it“steam pipes”? Or is it really smoke from a fire? It’s not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and more important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally responsible（负责任的）. He must feel that he must help, or the pers on won’t get the help he needs.The researchers found that a lot depends on how many people are around. They had college students in to be“tested.”Some came alone. Some came with one or two others. And some came in large groups. The researchers started them off on the“tests.”Then they went into the next room.A curtain divided the“testing room”and the room into which they went. Soon the students heard a scream, the noise of book shelves falling and a cry for help. All of this had been prerecorded on a tape recorder.Eight out of ten of the students taking the test alone acted to help. Of the students in pairs, only two out of ten helped. Of the students in groups, none helped.In other words, in a group, Americans often fail to act. They feel that others will act. They, themselves, needn’t. They do not feel and direct responsibility.Are people bothered by situations where people are in trouble? Yes. Scientists found that the people were shocked, they sweated, and they had trembling hands. They felt the other person’s trouble. But they did not act. They were in a group. Their actions were shaped by the actions of those they were with.7．The purpose of this passage is .A.to explain why people fail to act in emergenciesB.to explain when people will act in emergenciesC.to explain what people will do in emergenciesD.to explain how people feel in emergencies8．Which of the following is NOT true?A．When a person tries to help others, he must be clear that there is a real emergency.B．When a person tries to help others, he should know whether they are worth his help.C．A person must take the full responsibility for the safety of those in emergencies if wants to help.D．A person with a heart attack needs the most.9．The main reason why people fail to act when they stay together is that .A．they are afraid of emergencies B．they are not willing to get themselves involvedC．others will act if they themselves hesitateD．they do not have any direct responsibility for those who need help.10．The author suggests that .A．we shouldn’t blame a person if he fails to act in emergenciesB．a person must feel guilty if he fails to helpC．people should be responsible for themselves in emergenciesD．when you are in trouble, people will help you anyway（D）Animation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move.Since earliest times, people have always been astonished by movement. But not until this century have we managed to take control of movement, to record it, and in the case of animation, to retranslate it and recreate it. To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector（放映机）.In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible. You can make the characters do exactly what you want them to do.A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat, created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early nineteen twenties. Felix was a wonderful cat. He could do all sorts of things no natural cat could do like taking off his tail, using it as a handle and then putting it back.Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America, the home of the moving picture industry. The famous Walt Disney cartoon characters came to life after 1928. Popeye the Sailor and his girl friend Olive Oyo were born at Max Ficischer in 1933.But to be an animator, you don’t have to be a professional（专业人士）. It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film without using a camera at all. All you have to do is to draw directly on to an empty film and then run the film through a projector.11．What does the passage mainly discuss?A．Animal world. B．Movie camera. C．Cartoon making. D．Movement. 12．Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．People were unable to cause the movement to last or record it in the last century.B．Pat Sullivan was a famous early cartoon character.C．It is impossible to make cartoon characters do what they are designed to do.D．In ancient times people were surprised by movement.13．According to the passage, Felix the Cat .A．was created by the American cartoonist FelixB．was designed by Pat Sullivan in the early twentieth centuryC．was unable to do what natural cats could not doD．was created in the United States in the nineteenth century14．It can be inferred from the passage that .A．Walt Disney’s cartoon characters were born earlier that Pat Sullivan’sB．only professionals can create cartoon charactersC．Popeye the Sailor and Olive Oyo were famous cartoonistsD．the cartoon industry started in the United States15．Which of the followi ng statements best describes the author’s attitude towards cartoon making?A．Cartoon making is an easy job. Anyone can do it.B．Only trained people can be employed in cartoon making industry.C．Anyone can make cartoons under the instructions of professionals.D．Cartoon making is no easy job. You have to spend much time drawing onto the empty film.（E）One of the strongest arguments for the raising of the school leaving age（ROSLA）has been that it will bring us some way nearer to“equality of opportunity”.Many people like to think of our present system of schooling as providing plenty of steps up the ladder of success for clever children. It would be good to think that no one who is really bright can be missed out when the state system is obviously so complete. It is obvious, for instance, that many children from less wealthy homes reach university or do well in other ways.Unfortunately we now have plenty of proofs that many children of every level of ability do much less well than they could. For instance, during the years of national military service it was possible to test the intelligence（智力）of all male 18 – to – 20 – year – olds. Half of those soldiers who were placed in the two highest ability groups had left school at 15.It has also been shown that the percentage of working class children going to university is almost the same now as it was in 1939. One study of 5,000 children from birth to 21 years old shows that up to half the bright pupils from working class homes left school when they reached 16 years old. Moreover, there is no difference in intelligence between the sexes, but far more boys than girls stay in education after 16.It is clear from this and many other proofs that many children are still leaving school too early to benefit from the prizes—money, social respectability, and interesting jobs—which higher education gives. It is clear too that the reasons why such children leave have much to do with their social background. Their parents often need the extra money another money-earner would bring in; they don’t value education for itself because their own was probably dull and unhappy. It is not so much that they force their sons and daughters to leave school, rather that they tend to say, “it’s up to you”.16．It is hoped that ROSLA will give all children .A．a more enjoyable time at school B．the same chances in societyC．the right to a better school D．higher scores in intelligence tests 17．People would like to think that .A．equal numbers of poor and wealthy children reach universityB．those with the least money get the best educationC．intelligent children are always selected by the systemD．only really clever children do well18．Working class children are thought to be at a disadvantage because . A．many of the clever ones leave school earlyB．fewer go to university than ever beforeC.more than half leave school when they are 16D．fewer boys than girls stay at school after 1619．Many children leave school early because .A．their social background makes them unhappyB．they have to give something to their family’s incomeC．their school is a dull and unhappy placeD．their parents don’t allow them to make their own decisions20．This article shows that equal opportunity in education .A．is a thing of the pastB．has not yet been achievedC．is there for those who deserve（值得拥有）itD．has greatly improved our society参考答案CBDBD CBCDA CABDA BCABB。
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江苏省2011届高三英语阅读理解专练（1）AA lot of management training each year for Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our course is the retention（保护力）of quality employees-a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale（标准）in the service industry. During these discussions, I ask the participants（参加者）, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Some time back a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a ＄19 baseball glove.”Cynthia told the group that she originally took a Circle K clerk job as an interim（临时的）position while she looked for something better. On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”The thoughtfulness, empathy and love of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.1．Among many of the problems in the service industry, talked about in this passage, is .A．how to ensure his employees’ high pay B．how to attract more customers C．how to look carefully after the employees D．how to keep the good employees from leaving2．Although a new manager, Cynthia would do her job well in keeping quality employees because she .A．had mastered all the courses for the managerB．had already formed good relationship with the employeesC．know the way how to deal with her employeesD．had her own personal experience3．This passage shows us that to run a business well it is necessary for managers to let their employees know .A．how much they can get for their job. B．what good positions they can get laterC．they are very necessary to the business D．they are nice as well as useful 4．The story told in this passage tells us that employees care about .A．only how large a pay they can getB．love from the managing people rather than only moneyC．if their children could be properly taken care ofD．what position they can be offeredBWhatever our differences as human beings are, we all think we’re more like the rest of the animal world than we realize. It is said that we share 40 per cent of our genetic（遗传的）structure with the simple worm.But that fact has helped Sir John Sulston win the 2002 Nobel Prize for Medicine. Sir John is the founder of the Sanger Institute in Cambridge, which was set up in 1992 to get further understanding of the human genome（染色体组）.To help them do this, they turned to the worm. The nematode（线虫类的）worm is one of the earliest creatures on planet earth. It is less than one millimeter long, completelytransparent and spends its entire life digging holes through sand. But it still has lots to say about human life, and what can be done to make it better.What the worm told Sir John and his colleagues was that each of cells in the human body is programmed like a computer. They grow, develop and die according to a set of instructions that are coded in our genetic make-up.Many of the diseases that humans suffer from happen when these instructions go wrong or are not obeyed. When the cell refuses to die but carries on growing instead, this leads to cancer. Heart attacks and diseases like AIDS cause more cell deaths than normal, increasing the damage they do to the body. Sir John was the first scientist to prove the existence of programmed cell death.5．Sir John Sulston got a Nobel Prize for Medicine because he has .A．found that human beings are similar to the wornB．got the fact we share 40 per cent of our genetic structure with the simple worm C．found the computer which controls each of the cells in the human bodyD．proved that cell death is programmed6．People might be seriously ill if the cells in heir body .A．grow without being instructed B．die regularlyC．fail to follow people’s instructions D．develop in the human body7．The underlined word “they” (paragraph 5) refers to .A．cell deaths B．diseases C．instructions D．cells8．What is the subject discussed in the text?A．The theory of programmed cell deaths. B．A great scientist—Sir John Sulston.C．The programmed human life. D．Dangerous diseases.CSports is not only physically challenging, but it can also mentally challenging. Criticism（批评）from coaches(trainers), parents, and other teammates, as well as pressure to win can create too much anxiety or stress for young athletes. Stress can be physical, emotional, or psychological, and research has showed that it can lead to burnout.Burnout has been described as dropping or quitting of an activity that was at one time enjoyable.The early years of development are critical years for learning about oneself. The sport setting is one where valuable experiences can take place. Young athletes can, for example, learn how to cooperate with others, make friends, and gain other social skills that will be used throughout their lives. Coaches and parents should be aware(realize), at all times, that their feedback（反馈）to youngsters can greatly affect their children. Youngsters many take their parents’ and coaches’ criticisms to heart and find a flaw（缺陷）in themselves.Coaches and parents should also be cautious(careful) that youth sport participation does not become work for children. The outcome of the game should not be more important than the process of learning the sport and other life lessons. In today’s youth sport setting, young athletes may be worrying more about who will win instead of enjoying themselves and the sport. Following a game, many parents and coaches focus on(pay more attention to) the outcome and find fault with youngsters’ performances. Positive reinforcement should be provided in spite of the outcome. Research shows that positive reinforcement motivates and has a greater effect on learning than criticism. Again, criticism can create high levels of stress(pressure), which can lead to burnout. 9．According to the passage sport is positive for young people in that .A．it can help them learn more about societyB．it teaches them how to set realistic goals for themselvesC．it enables them to find flaws in themselvesD．it can provide them with valuable experiences10．Many coaches and parents are in the habit of criticizing young athletes .A．without realizing criticism may destroy their self-confidenceB．in order to make them remember life’s lessonsC．believing that criticism is beneficial for their early developmentD．so as to put more pressure on them11．According to the passage parents and coaches should .A．help children to win every gameB．pay more attention to letting children enjoy sportsC．enable children to understand the positive aspect of sportsD．train children to deal with stress12．The author’s purpose in w riting the passage is .A．to persuade young children not to worry about criticismB．to emphasize the importance of positive reinforcement to childrenC．to discuss the skill of combing criticism with encouragementD．to teach young athletes how to avoid burnoutDAfter the September 11 terrorist attacks, some high schools in America wanted the students to pledge allegiance（宣誓效忠）to the flag. Is it necessary or not? Let’s see how the kids think of this requirement.Lea Mouallem, Marymount High SchoolI believe that saying the Pledge of Allegiance is a way of reminding our country that no matter what happens, we are united. I don’t think our president wants us to go and join the army now, but he wants to tell us that we will be able to overcome the disaster as a whole nation that is working together.Harry Chin, 15, Culver City High SchoolI am not for the Pledge of Allegiance and I am not against the Pledge of Allegiance because I just say it so many times that it loses meaning. I say it every day at school in the second period. It doesn’t mean anything any more.David Tran, 15, Warren High School.The Pledge of Allegiance is another sign of country. We should have some respect to it. It many schools, we don’t say the Pledge every morning-we just stand up and let the National anthem ring through the silence. We said the Pledge of Allegiance on Sept. 12.Danny Maryanor, 16, Santa Monica High SchoolI wonder why we were suddenly asked to recite the Pledge when many of us stopped after elementary school; and the Pledge was recited before the play of “Ode to Joy” （欢乐颂）with recorders. This was not to express patriotism（爱国主义）, or even to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11.I feel I cannot support a nation that in this time of crisis looks outward for revenge（报复）instead of inward for peace. Perhaps we should think more about our problems. 13．Saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag first appeared in American schools .A．after Sept. 11, 2000 B．before Sept. 11, 2001C．on Sept. 11, 2001 D．after Sept, 11, 2001 14．Who were for the Pledge of Allegiance?A．Lea Mouallem; David Tran B．Harry Chin; Danny MaryanorC．Lea Mouallem; Danny Maryanor D．Harry Chin; David Tran15．Which of the following is TRUE?A．Harry Chin thought the government required them to join the army.B．Lea Mouallem thought the Pledge of Allegiance of no meaning.C．Danny Maryanor felt the terrorist attacks happened partly because of America’s own problem. D．The Pledge of Allegiance is of another country. 16．According to the passage, it can be imagined that .A．all high school students say yes to the Pledge of Allegiance.B．all high school students say no to the Pledge of Allegiance.C．all kids don’t agree to the requirement of saying the Pledge of Allegiance.D．all high schools will require their students to pledge allegiance to the flag.E“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.But have all these developments really improve the quality of our lives?Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.One family in the UK went “back in time” to see what life was like without all the inventions we have today. The grandparents, with their daughter, and grandsons Benjamin, 10, and Tomas, 7, spent nine weeks in a 1940s house. They had no washing machine, microwave, computer or mobile phones.The grandmother, Lyn, said, “It was hard physically, but not mentally.” She believed life was less materialistic. “The more things you have, the more difficult life becomes,” Sh e said. The boys said they fought less to fight over, such as their computer. Benjamin also noticed that his grandmother had changed from being a “trendy（时髦的）, beer-drinking granny, to one who cooked things.”Here are some simple ways to beat the stress often caused by our inventions!Don’t be available all the time. Turn off your mobile phone at cartain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day.Don’t reply to somebody as soon as they leave a text message just because you can. It may be fun at first, but it soon gets annoying.17．The passage is mainly about .A．problem with technology B．improvements of our life with technologyC．the important roles technology plays in our everyday lifeD．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology18．The writer quoted（引用）what a citizen in ancient Rome said at the beginning of the story in order to .A．share a truth about life B．tell us what life was like long time agoC．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happenD．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same 19．Why did the family choose to spend some time in a 1940’s house? Because .A．they liked to live simple livesB．they were curious about how people lived without modern inventionsC．they were troubled by modern inventionsD．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them20．What do you think the underlined word “available” in the first suggestion offered by the writer mean?A．Busy on line B．Free C．Be able to D．Be found by others.参考答案1-5DDCBD 6-10ABADA 11-15BBBAC 16-20CAABD。