山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(十二)
山西省太原双语中学高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(四十九)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（四十九）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AHow often do you travel by plane?How much electricity do you use?These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint．In order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller．But how much CO2 are we responsible for?A new book by Mike Berners Lee （a leading expert in carbon footprint） might be able to help．How bad are bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO2all of the following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment, the travel and commuting of the beer, and the packaging．It’s amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculation．And it’s frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces．But all of this can help us decide which beer to drink．From Berners-Lee’s calculations, it’s clear that a pint （568ml） of locally-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer．This is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging．The local beer only produces 300g of CO2, but the imported beer produces 900g! So, one pint of local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager from the supermarket．Berners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work．Nothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what you’ve had to eat before．To ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need food．So if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of CO2．However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, it’s 200g．In fact, bananas are good in general b ecause they don’t need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlight．So, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you don’t use your car, and the fewer cars on the ro ad, the fewer traffic jams．And cars in traffic jams produce three times more CO2 than cars traveling at speed．Cycling also makes you healthy and less likely to go to a hospital．And hospitals have very big carbon footprints!So maybe it’s time for us all to start making some changes．Pass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please．1．According to Berners-Lee, which of the following produces the most carbon dioxide？A．A pint of local beer we drink．B． A pint of imported beer we drink．C．A banana we eat before a bike ride． D．The bacon we eat before a bike ride．2．The underlined word “brewery” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “___________”．A．a factory where beer is made B．a machine which makes beerC．a container where beer is stored D．one of the things from which beer is made3．To make our carbon footprints smaller, we should often ___________．A．cycle to work B．drink more local beerC．calculate the amount of CO2D．buy cheap things from the supermarkets4．What’s the most suitable title for the passage?A．Bikes, Beer and Bananas B．Starting to Make ChangesC．How Big Is Your Carbon Footprint? D．The Carbon Footprint of EverythingBIt is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemies．But can other animals do the same? Elephants can! They can use their sense of vision and smell to tell the difference between people who pose a threat and those who do not．In Kenya, researchers found that elephants react differently to clothing worn by men of the Maasai and Kamba ethnic groups．Young Maasai men spear animals and thus pose a threat to elephants; Kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephants．In an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a Maasai or a Kamba man．When the elephants detected the smell of clothing worn by a Maasai man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they detected the smells of either clothing worn by Kamba men or clothing that had not been worn at all．Garment color also plays a role, though in a different way．In the same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by Maasai men．Rather than running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted aggressively toward the red clothing．The researchers believe that the elephants’ emotional reactions are due to their different interpretations of the smells and the sights．Smelling a potential danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hide．Seeing a potential threat without its smell means that risk is low．Therefore, instead of showing fear and running away, the elephants express their anger and become aggressive．5．According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Kamba and Maasai people?A．Maasai people are a threat to elephants．B．Kamba people raise elephants for farming．C．Both Kamba and Maasai people are elephant hunters．D．Both Kamba and Maasai people traditionally wear red clothing．6．How did the elephants react to smell in the study?A．They attacked a man with the smell of new clothing．B．They needed time to relax when smelling something unfamiliar．C．They became anxious when they smelled Kamba-scented clothing．D．They were frightened and ran away when they smelled their enemies．7．What is the main idea of this passage?A．Elephants use sight and smell to detect danger．B．Elephants attack people who wear red clothing．C．Scientists are now able to control elephants’ emotions．D．Some Kenyan tribes understand elephants’ emotions very well．8．What can be inferred about the elephant’s behavior from this passage?A．Elephants learn from their experiences．B．Elephants have sharper sense of smell than sight．C．Elephants are more intelligent than other animals．D．Elephants tend to attack rather than escape when in danger．CHans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face．Living alone, every day he worked in his garden．In all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his．All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flower’s place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell．Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the Miller．So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that he’d never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits．The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend．The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship．In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger．Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then．“There’s no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts．” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldn’t be bothered．So I’ll wait till the spring comes when he’s happy to give me flowers．”“You’re certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “It’s quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship．”“Couldn’t we ask Hans up here?” said their son．“I’ll give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits．”“How silly you are!” cried the Miller．“I really don’t know what’s the use of sending you to school．If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybody’s nature．I am his best friend, and I’ll always watch over him, and see that he’s not led into any temptation．Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour．Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldn’t be confused．The words are spelt differently, and mean quite differentthings．Everybody can see that．” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea． Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans．Again he talked about friendship．“Hans, friendship never forgets．I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life．See, how lovely your roses are!”Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter．“I’ll give you many good things．I think being generous is the base of friendship．” said the Miller．“And now, as I’ll give you many good things, I’m sure you’d like to give me some flowers in return．Here’s the basket, and fill it quite full．”Poor Hans was afraid to say anything．He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Miller’s basket, imagining the many good things promised by the Miller． The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”“I’m sorry, but I am really very busy today．”“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that I’m going to give you my things, it’s rather unfriendly of you to ref use．Upon my word, you mustn’t mind my speaking quite plainly to you．”Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted．One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came．“Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder and hurt himself, and I’m going for the doctor．But he lives so far away, and it’s such a bad windy night．It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me．You know I’m going to give yo u my good things, so you should do something for me in return．”“Certainly,” cried Hans．He struggled into the stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Miller’s house in time to save the boy．However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned．At Hans’ funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend．I should walk at the head of the procession．” Every now and then he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief．9．From the passage, we can learn that Hans ___________．A．was extremely wise and noble B．was highly valued by the Miller C．admired the Miller very much D．had a strong desire for fortune 10．“Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as ___________．A．“Different words may mean quite different things．”B．“Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible．”C．“I’m afraid you don’t understand the poetry of life．”D．“I think being generous is the base of friendship．”11．From the Miller’s talk at home, we can see he was ___________．A．serious but kind B．helpful and generousC．caring but strict D．selfish and cold-hearted 12．What’s the main cause of Hans’ tragedy?A．True friendship between them． B．A lack of formal education．C．A sudden change of weather． D．Blind devotion to a friend．13．The author described the Miller’s behavior in order to ___________．A．entertain the readers with an incredible joking taleB．show the friendship between Hans and the MillerC．warn the readers about the danger of a false friendD．persuade people to be as intelligent as the MillerDIt was a beautiful Sunday morning, and Maggie and I were returning from our walk through the woods．We were only a couple of blocks from home when I spotted a cellphone and a credit card sitting on the road．We took them home．We always find amazing things on the street and Maggie looks upon them a movable feast—a chicken wing here and a barbecue rib there．I found another cellphone a few years back, too, and called a number in its phone book．I explained the situation to the guy who answered．He said it was his sister’s and that he’d come to pick it up, which he did．And that was that．No verbal thank-you, no written thank-you, no “here’s a box of chocolates” thank-you．I didn’t have time to call anyone on my latest found cellphone．I was pouring myself coffee when it started to vibrate（震动） and dance across the kitchen counter．“Who’s this?” someone asked when I picked up．“Who’s this?” I countered．（反问）“Sarah?”She was surprised at my knowing her name until she realized her name was on the credit card, “Could you send them to me?” she asked．She lives in Arlington, which is 2 miles from my house．“Humm, no,” I replied, adding that I thought she could come to get them, and that if I wasn’t at home, they would be in my mailbox．A day later, when I was out for a run, someone retrieved （取回） them．There wasn’t even a piece of paper put in the mailbox with “Thanks” on it．In this age of e-mail and cellphone, there’s really no excuse．Years ago, I found something more precious than a $100 bill on the street: a driver’s license．I saw that its owner lived a couple of blocks from me, so I called him up．He asked whether I could slip the license through his front door．“I guess I could,” I replied．And that was that．14．What is the relationship between Maggie and the writer?A．Wife and husband．B．Daughter and father．C．Teacher and student．D．Master and pet dog．15．How did the writer know it was Sarah calling?A．From her telephone’s phone book．B．From her credit card．C．From her e-mail．D．From her driver’s license16．The writer wants to tell us _______ through the unusual stories．A．we should return the things we pick to the ownersB．people don’t know how to appreciate others because of the use of e-mail andcellphoneC．people should learn to appreciate persons who provide help to youD．the advance of society make people lose some virtuesEWinners ClubYou choose to be a winner!The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers．It has been made to help you better manage your money．The Winners Club is a transaction account （交易账户） where you receive a key – card so you can get to your money 24/7 –that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:●No account keeping fees!You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees．In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!●Excellent interest rates!You want your money to grow．The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits （储蓄） without taking them out in a month．●ConvenientTeenagers are busy –we get that．You may never need to come to a bank at all．With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet … You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account．This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part –time job!●Mega magazine includedAlong with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money．There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members．The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers．And it is so easy to join．Simply fill in an application form．You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian （so we can organize that cool key –card） but it is easy．We can’t want to hear from you．It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!17．The Winners Club is a bank account intended for ．A．parents B．teenagers C．winners D．adults 18．Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?A．Special gifts are ready for parents．B．The bank opens only on work days．C．Services are convenient for its members．D．Fees are necessary for the account keeping．19．The Winners Club provides magazines which ．A．encourage spending B．are free to all teenagersC．are full of adventure stories D．help to make more of your money20．What is the purpose of this text?A．To set up a club．B．To provided part – time jobs．C．To organize key – cards．D．To introduce a new banking service．A篇BAAC B篇ADAA C 篇CBDDC D篇 DBC E 篇 BCDD。
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(十五)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（十五）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AAn idea that started in Seattle's public library has spread throughout Americaand beyond. The concept is simple: help to build a sense of community in a city bygetting everyone to read the same book at the same time.In addition to encouraging reading as a pursuit (追求) to be enjoyed by all, the program allows strangers to communicate by discussing the book on the bus, as wellas promoting reading as an experience to be shared in families and schools. The ideacame from Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl who launched (发起）the "If All of Seattle Read the Same Book " project in 1998. Her original program used author visits, studyguides and book discussion groups to bring people together with a book, but the ideahas since expanded to many other American cities, and even to Hong Kong.In Chicago, the mayor appeared on television to announce the choice of To Kill a Mockingbird as the first book in the "One Book, One Chicago" program. As a result,reading clubs and neighborhood groups sprang up around the city. Across the US, stories emerged of parents and children reading to each other at night and strangers chatting away on the bus about plot andcharacter.1. What is the purpose of the project launched by Nancy?A. To invite authors to guide readers.B. To encourage people to read and share.C. To involve people in community service.D. To promote the friendship between cities.2. Why was it difficult for New Yorkers to carry out the project?A. They had little interest in reading.B. They were too busy to read a book.C. They came from many different backgroundsD. They lacked support from the local government3. According to the passage, where would the project be more easily carried out?A. In large communities with little sense of unityB. In large cities where libraries are far from homeC. In medium-sized cities with a diverse populationD. In large towns where agreement can be quickly reached4. The underlined words “shared a word” in P aragraph 5 probably meanA. exchanged ideas with each otherB. discussed the meaning of a wordC. gamed life experienceD. used the same language5. According to Nancy, the degree of success of the project is judged byA. the careful selection of a proper bookB. the growing popularity of the writersC. the number of people who benefit from reading.D. the number of books that each person reads.BMany parents have learned the hard way that what sounds like open communicationis often the very thing that closes a youngster’s ears and mouth. One common m istake is the Lecture, the long monologue that often starts with “When I was your age….” Eighteen-year-old Kelly calls lectures “long, one-side discussions in which I don’t say much.”Kids reflexively（条件反射地） shut down in the face of a lecture. Their eyesglaze over（呆滞）, and they don’t register any incoming information. Listen to 13-year-old Sarah describe her least favorite times with her mom and dad. “First, they scream. Thencomes the ‘We’re so disappointed’ speech. Then the ‘I never did that to myparents’ lecture begins. After that, even if they realize how ridiculous they sound, they never take it back.”Lines like “When you have children of your own, you’ll understand” have been seriously said by parents since time immemorial. But many o f our expert parents, like Bobby, a registered nurse and mother of three, feel that by falling back on clichéｓ（陈词滥调） to justify our actions, we weaken our position.Since kids are creatures of here and now, the far-off future has no relevanceto them. Therefore, good communicators like Bobby suggest, “Give specific reasonsfor your actions in present language: ‘I’m not letting you go to the party becauseI don’t think there will be enough adult supervisions（监护）.’”6. The purpose of the passage is to _________.A. compare two ways of parents` communicating with their kidsB. give parents advice on how to communicate with their kidsC. explain why kids won’t listen to their parents.D. introduce kids` reaction to the communication between them and their parents7. Which of the following statements is NOT right?A. Kids won’t listen to their parents because they thi nk what their parents sayis boring.B. Many kids think they have no right to express their own opinions.C. Some kids think their parents should apologize when they are wrong.D. Kids don’t like any discussion at all.8. What does the underlined word in the first paragraph mean?A. 独白B. 对话C. 插话D. 讨论9. Which of the following topic may appeal to kids?A. Parents` own experienceB. Kids possible life in the futureC. Something related to kids’ present lifeD. What parents have done to their own parents.10. In order to make kids follow their advice, parents should______.A. tell their kids to listen carefullyB. set out their warnings directlyC. list out as many examples as possibleD. arouse kids’ desire to express themselvesCWe keep reading that TV is bad for you. If this is true, how come the currentgeneration of TV-addicted kids is much smarter than we are? In my home, the only people who can work the remote control are the children.Perhaps TV does educate you. For example, you learn a useful medical fact: A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incomplete sentence before he dies.“The killer was…” (dies)But I guess the biggest things we learn from TV can be regarded as “Life Skills”. Bad things only happen on dark and stormy nights. Emotional breakdowns cause peopleto wander in the heavy rain without umbrellas. And contrary to what scientists say,the crack(霹雳) of lightning and the accompanying flash happen at exactly the sametime, wherever you are.I’ve even acquired useful geographical facts from science-fiction shows: Aliens speak English no matter which planet they come from.Making use of what we learn from TV can improve our security. Consider these truths. If you are ever attacked by 20 bad guys, don’t worry about being outnumbered. The criminals will hang back and take turns to approach you in ones and twos just so youcan conveniently defeat them all. Bad guys who are completely covered in black clothes always remove their black masks to reveal that they are in fact, aha, women.TV also teaches us important information about escaping from danger. Watch andlearn. (1) If anyone is running after you down a passage, you will find that boxeshave been conveniently placed near all the walls you need to jump over. (2) If youare tall and handsome, you can run from any number of armed criminals, and every shot will miss you.Be warne d, however. If your name card says “henchman” (帮凶) and you are partof a group of plain-looking people trying to catch a handsome individual, a singleshot will kill you. But don’t be anxious: TV also delivers useful information forbad guys. All cars are inflammable (易燃的) and have amazing shock absorbers that enable them to fly into the air and land without damage — except police cars.TV even teaches us about TV. Whenever anyone turns on a TV, it shows a news flash about someone they know. They then turn the box off immediately after that news item.11. By saying “A person who has been shot always has time to speak an incompletesentencebefore he dies” (Paragraph 2), the writer shows his________.A. humorB. sympathyC. deep concernD. medical knowledge12. We can learn from Paragraph 3 that in the real world_______.A. bad things cause people to break down in the rainB. bad things never happen on dark and stormy nightsC. people with emotional problems like to walk in the rain without umbrellasD. the crack of lightning and the accompanying flash don’t happen at the sametime13. On TV what usually happens when a person turns it on?A. The news shown is always about someone the person knows.B. The person always turns off the TV when it’s t ime for news.C. The program shown is always about the importance of TV.D. TV always shows news about famous people.14. What’s the main idea of this passage?A. Life skills can be learned from TV.B. TV plays an important role in society.C. Watching TV makes people more creative.D. What happens in TV is very different from reality.15. The writer of this passage takes a(n) _______ attitude towards TV plays.A. positiveB. casualC. negativeD. indifferentDMANILA, Philippines (AP) —Villagers and veteran hunters have captured a one-ton saltwater crocodile which they plan to make the star of a planned ecotourism parkin a southern Philippine town, an official said Monday.Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts captured the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan t ownship in Agusan del Sur province after a three-week hunt. It could be one of the largest crocodiles to be capturedalive in recent years, he said, quoting local crocodile experts.Elorde said the crocodile killed a water buffalo in an attack witnessed by villagers last month and was also suspected of having attacked a fisherman who wentmissing in July.He said he sought the help of experts at a crocodile farm in western Palawanprovince."We were nervous but it's our duty to deal with a threat to the villagers," Elorde told The Associated Press by telephone. "When I finally stood before it, I couldn'tbelieve my eyes."After initial sightings at a creek, the hunters set four traps, which the crocodile destroyed. They then used sturdier traps using steel cables, one of which finallycaught the enormous reptile late Saturday, he said.About 100 people had to pull the crocodile, which weighs about 2,370 pounds (1,075 kilograms), from the creek to a clearing where a crane lifted it into a truck, hesaid.The crocodile was placed in a fenced cage in an area where the town plans to build an ecotourism park for species found in a vast marshland(沼泽地) in Agusan, an impoverished region about 515 miles (830 kilometers) southeast of Manila, Elorde said."It will be the biggest star of the park," Elorde said, adding that villagerswere happy that they would be able to turn the dangerous crocodile "from a threatinto an asset."Despite the catch, villagers remain cautious because several crocodiles stillroam the outskirts of the farming town of about 37,000 people.They have been told to avoid venturing into marshy areas alone at night, Elordesaid.16. What can we infer from the passage?A. The villagers captured the crocodile by chance.B. The crocodile the villagers have captured is the largest crocodile capturedin recent years.C. The town has already built an ecotourism park for the crocodile.D. Not all the crocodile live in saltwater.17. What can we know about the crocodiles in this area according to the passage?A. The crocodiles in the area are very friendly to the villagers.B. The crocodiles usually wander about in the center of the town.C. The crocodiles in the town have become a threat to the villagers.D. The capture of the male crocodile took three months.18. What happened to the crocodile after it was captured?A. It was sent to the ecotourism park for species found in a vast marshland.B. It was sent back to the wilderness.C. It was kept in a fenced cage.D. It became the biggest star in the park.19. When Elorde finally stood before the crocodile, how did he feel?A. Nervous.B. Proud.C. Shocked.D. Happy.20. In Elorde’s opinion, the existence of the crocodile in the wild in this areais _________.A. threateningB. puzzlingC. reasonableD. suspectingBCDAC BDACD ADADC DCCCA。
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(三十)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（三十）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
AI'm from the South Bronx. At 7, my neighborhood was the beginning and end of myuniverse. It was a small town to me. Everyone knew each other, so if you got intotrouble in school, chances are your mom knew about it before you got home. I feltwatched over and safe.But just before I turned 8, things began to change. I watched two buildings onmy block burn down. I remember seeing my neighbor Pito go up and down the fire escape to get people out. Where were the firemen? Where was the truck? Somebody must havecalled them.That same summer, after serving two tours in Vietnam, my brother was killed inthe South Bronx. He was shot above the left eye and died instantly.People who could moved out of the neighborhood, and all I wanted to do was getout, too. I used education to get away from there and got good at avoiding the topicof where I was from. To be from the South Bronx meant that you were not a good person. It felt like a stain.After college, I didn't want to come back to the South Bronx, but in order to afford graduate school, I had to. I was almost 30 and could only afford to live at my parents' home. It felt like a defeat, and I hated it.At the same time, the city was planning a huge waste facility here, and no oneseemed to care — including many of us who lived here. They were like, "Well, it'sa poor community; what's the difference?"I was very angry. It drove me to act. It moved my spirit in a way that I didn'tknow was possible. And it changed my beliefs —it changed the way I felt about myself and my community. I worked hard with others who felt the same way, and together, wedefeated the plan.After that, I realized it's just as important to fight for something as it isto fight against something. So we dreamed up a new park on the site of an illegalwaste dump —and after many community clean-ups, along with $3 million from the city, we have one. And it's a glory. It was the seed from which many new plans for ourcommunity have grown.Today, the South Bronx is no longer a stain; it's a badge(象征) of honor for me.I believe that where I'm from helps me to really see the world. Today, when I sayI'm from the South Bronx, I stand up straight. This is home, and it always will be.1.Paragraphs 2 and 3 make the readers believe ____________.A. the author felt watched over and safeB. he author’s brother was a bad manC. the author’s neighbor Pito was braver than a firemanD. the author felt his hometown was not a safe place to live in2.The author went back to the South Bronx after college because ____________.A. he couldn’t afford to live without his parents’ helpB. he loved his hometown very muchC. he was defeated in studies at collegeD. he almost reached the age of 303.The underlined sentences(Paragraph 2) imply that ____________.A. the author wondered where the firemen and the truck wereB. the author wanted someone to call the firemenC. the firemen didn’t come to help although calledD. the firemen didn’t find a place to park the truck4.What does the author want to convey in the passage?A. Great changes have taken place in the South Bronx.B. The South Bronx is a beautiful place.C. You can make a difference to your hometown if you act.D. Everyone should love his hometown.BTEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat is TEENSGIVING?TEENSGIVING is an exciting event where hundreds of NewYork City teens gather together annually for aremarkable day of community service. This year,TEENSGIVING i n SPRING 2010 participants will onceagain better New York City and impact thousands oflives!When is TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010?SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2010Where is TEENSGIVING?All over New York City. Everyone will meet at the 92nd Street Y (92nd and Lexington)at 9:00 AM for the event kick-off. Then, all TEENSGIVING volunteers will disperseacross the city to work with our partnering agencies where they will make a HUGEdifference (and have fun!).Who participates in TEENSGIVING?Hundreds of teenagers from around the city. Teens come from the 92nd Street Y, various city schools, youth groups, and organizations in the area. In addition, many adultvolunteers (ages 21 and older) will donate their time to TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010. What projects do participants do at the agencies?Sample projects include painting park benches, planting gardens, visiting and playing with underprivileged children, assembling craft kits for children in hospitals,assisting at animal shelters, working at soup kitchens, delivering meals and celebrating with families at homeless shelters.Do I get anything for participating in TEENSGIVING?Yes! Everybody benefits! Teen volunteers will receive *6 hours* of community service credit, good towards honor society, high school graduation and college applicationrequirements. Adult volunteers will be “thanked” with a light breakfast, a giftcertificate for their troubles, and the satisfaction of helping our city’s youth contribute to their community. In addition, all teen and adult volunteers will receive a cool TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 T-shirt.This sounds awesome! How do I register for TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010?Interested teens and/or adults should e-mail the TEENSGIVING Coordinator Josh Hymanat jhyman@ (subject: TEENSGIVING) t o receive more information and to register for this fantastic event!**Teens can also contact their school’s Community Service Advisor**TEENSGIVING is sponsored by the 92nd Street Y.5. TEENSGIVING is an event held ____________.A. from time totimeB. every yearC. every two yearsD. twice a year6. Teenagers may do the following in the event EXCEPT ____________.A. wateringflowers B. cooking C. cleaningstreetsD. taking care ofanimals7. An adult volunteer may get ______ for his time devoted to TEENSGIVING in SPRING2010.A. community service credit and a T-shirtB. a high school certificate and a light breakfastC. a T-shirt and a gift certificateD. a gift certificate and community service credit8. The writer’s purpose in writing the passage is to __________.A. inform readers of some frequently asked questionsB. introduce TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010 to readersC. encourage readers to ask more questions about TEENSGIVINGD. call on readers to participate in TEENSGIVING in SPRING 2010CBritish and American scientists are raising genetically modified(转基因的) pigs in the hope of providing organs for transplant(移植) to humans, the project leaderwrote in a newspaper Sunday.Scientists in London and California have begun conducting the genetic experiments to find a solution to record–long waiting lists for organ transplants, Robert Winston said in an opinion piece written for Britain's Sunday Times.In Britain alone, around 8,000 patients are waiting for a transplant."People needing a new heart or liver are waiting for someone e lse to die –usually a violent death in a traffic accident," Winston wrote in the newspaper. He said histeam was "trying to modify pigs so their organs might save the lives of humans."The scientists are introducing human genes into the animals to reduce the chances of the organs being rejected by patients, as has been common in previous attemptsto use animal tissues, said Winston, who heads the Institute of Reproductive andDevelopmental Biology at London's Hammersmith Hospital.Working with Dr. Carol Redhead of the California Institute of Technology, Winston's team has injected human genes directly into male piglets(猪仔), adding them to the animal's sperm(精子).He said that pigs involved in experiments had successfully produced transgenicsperm, but acknowledged that British and European laws had prevented the team fromusing the pigs to mate.The Sunday Times newspaper reported that the experiments would be moved to the United States following difficulties with funding and regulations in Britain. It said thepigs would be bred in Missouri."Our U.S. friends will benefit from our technology and the income we might haveproduced for Britain will be lost," Winston wrote.Some s cientists have previously blamed the idea of using animal organs for human transplant, saying the technique risks spreading animal viruses to humans. Winstonsaid his research project is attempting to breed virus-free pigs.9. Scientists are introducing human genes into the animals to ____________.A. make the organs healthierB. reduce the pain of animalsC. make the organs live longerD. reduce the chances of rejection10. Some scientists have blamed the idea of using animal organs for human transplantbecause ____________.A. the technique is not perfect nowB. humans may be infected with animal virusesC. it is against laws and regulationsD. it may cause a conflict between humans and animals11. According to Winston, it seems ___________ to Britain to move the experimentsto the United States.A. a pityB. a prideC. a disasterD. a good idea12. It can be inferred from the passage that ____________.A. animal organs are commonly used for human transplant nowB. lots of patients need animal organ transplants nowC. examples of the animal tissues being rejected have happenedD. it is not safe to use animal organs for human transplantDFifty–eight percent of the teachers interviewed in the Association of Teachersand Lecturers (ATL) questionnaire had come across copying among their pupils. GillBullen from Itchen College in Southampton, for example, said, "Pieces handed in bytwo students were identical and significantly better than either of them could havedone. Not only that, the essays handed in didn't quite answer the title question Ihad set". A teacher from Leeds said, "I had one piece of work so bravely cut and pasted that it still contained ads from the web page."Connie Robinson from Stockton Riverside College said, "With less able studentsit is easy to spot copying as the writing style changes in the middle of the assignment, but with more able students it is sometimes necessary for tutors to carry out Internet research to identify the source of the copy."Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL, said," Teachers are struggling under a mountain of cut-and-pasting to spot whether work was the student's own or copy."She called for policies to stop copying, and asked for help from exam boards and thegovernment in providing resources and techniques to detect cheats.But there was another side. "I have found once students clearly understand whatcopying is, its consequences and how to reference correctly so they can draw onpublished works, copying becomes less of a problem," said Diana Baker from EmmanuelCollege, Durham."I think the majority of students who engage in copying do it more out of ignorance than the desire to cheat. They really want to succeed on their own."13. The passage mainly wants to tell us ____________.A. the benefits of the Internet for studentsB. web copying is a serious problem in the UKC. the ways to find web copying for teachersD. how we can use the Internet to do homework14. The un derlined word “identical” (Paragraph 1) probably means ____________.A. excellentB. contrastingC. the sameD. complex15. What is TRUE according to Connie Robinson?A. I t’s not easy to find the less able students copy from the InternetB. I t’s diffic ult to find whether the more able students have copied.C. The less able student will not change their writing style when copying.D. T he more able students needn’t copy from the Internet.16. What’s the writer’s attitude to wards “copying”？A. The write r doesn’t tell us.B. The writer feels angry about it.C. The writer thinks it doesn’t matter.D. The writer approves of it.EIf Barack Obama's wife and kids thought they'd be getting his undivided attention during their long-awaited summer holiday, perhaps they should think again.The US President kicked off his vacation by revealing that, in addition to endless games of tennis and golf, he plans to spend the week ploughing through five books,weighing in at an astonishing 2,300 pages. His summer reading list, unveiled(透露) by the White House, contains two heavyweight works of non–fiction and three novels.On top of the president’s table is Hot, Flat and Crowded, by New York Timescolumnist, Thomas Friedman. Subtitled "why we need a green revolution", it makes aleftish（左倾的） call to arms regarding the future of the planet.Mr Obama's second choice is historian David McCullough's biography of John Adams,the often under-rated second US president, who was the subject of an award-winningHBO docu-drama（纪实剧）last year.The novels include two crime thrillers: Richard Price's Lush Life, and The WayHome, a novel by George Pelecanos set in Washington, DC – which, much like Obama's best-selling autobiography（自传）, explores the relationship between a father andhis son.Completing the set is the novel Plainsong, by a little-known writer called KentHaruf. Set in a small town on the Colorado plains, its existence on the reading listmay reassure voters that Middle America has not been ignored by their commander-in-chief.Publishers are keeping an eye on whether the famous "Obama bounce" – which has helped sales at the first family's favourite clothes stores, such as J Crew – will continue to apply to their troubled industry. The President's endorsement（认可）is said to have lifted sales of Joseph O'Neill's novel Netherland about cricket inHolland and New York last year.Given that President Obama h as already spent a portion of his week so far playing golf, beating Michelle at tennis, and visiting friends, questions will inevitably(不可避免地) be asked about his ability to put any dent（挫伤） at all in the ambitious reading list.To finish all five books, he would have to manage more than 300 pages every day– quite an "ask" when a small portion of his time must also be spent running thecountry.17. What’s the function of the first paragraph?A. To give an example.B. To introduce a topic.C. To describe a hope.D. To offer an argument.18. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Some people doubted if the president could finish his books.B. The Way Home is a book which explores the relationship between a father andhis son.C. Lush life, set in Washington, is a novel written by Richard Price.D. Thanks to Obama, sales of Netherland have been lifted.19. Which of the following was NOT a book the President planned to read?A. John Adams.B. Netherland.C. Hot, Flat and Crowded.D. Lush Life.20. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Obama’s HobbiesB. Obama’s Hol iday PlanC. Obama’s Holiday LifeD. Obama’s Holiday Book ListDACC BCCB DBAC BCBA BCBD。
山西省太原双语中学高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(三)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（三）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AThere is a wonderful story about a young girl who had no family and no one to love her.One day， feeling very sad and lonely， she was walking through a grassland when she noticed a small butterfly caught in a thorn （荆棘） bush. The young girl carefully released the Butterfly. Instead of flying away， the little butterfly changed into a beautiful fairy. The young girl rubbed her eyes in disbelief.“For your wonderful kindness，” the good fairy said to the girl，“I will give you any wish you would like.” The little girl thought for a moment and then replied，“I want to be happy.”The fairy leaned toward her and whispered in her ear. Then the fairy disappeared.As the little girl grew up， there was no one in the land as happy as she. Everyone asked her secret of happiness .She would only smile and answer，“The secret of my happiness is that I listened to a good fairy when I was a little girl.”When she was very old and on her deathbed， the neighbors all gathered around her， that her unbelievable secret of happiness would die with her. “Tell us， please，”they begged，“Tell us what the good fairy said.” The lovely old woman simply smiled and said，“She told me that everyone， no matter how secure they seemed， no matter how old or young， how rich or poor， had need of me.”1. ______ the girl felt sad and lonely.A. There were many friends butB. There was nobody to love herC. There was nothing to doD. Seeing the butterfly was caught2. Noticing the butterfly was caught by the thorn， the orphan girl ______.A. helped the butterfly escaped from the thornB. felt sorrow，but she didn′t go up to help itC. fell down on it tooD. failed to help it release from the thorn3. The butterfly ______ after it was saved by the little girl.A. flied awayB. still diedC. changed into a fairyD. was more beautiful than before4. The only thing that the little girl wanted was________.A. to be richB. to have her own parentsC. to have a lot of friendsD. happiness5. The neighbors all gathered around the old happy woman when she was dying， because ______.A. they loved this woman deeply and they didn′t wanted her to dieB. the woman had lots of money to be shared as soon as she diedC. they wanted to know the secret of her lifetime happinessD. they wanted to pray for her after her deathBThe most important holiday in spring， especially for Christians （基督徒），is Easter. This Christian holiday is not on the same date every year， but it′s always on a Sunday. It can be any Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Many people celebrate Easter by buying new clothes. Children celebrate by hunting for colored eggs that their parents have hidden around the house. People also give Easter baskets filled with candy and other goodies to one another to celebrate the day.But the holiday is more than new clothes and good things to eat. On Easter，many people go to church to celebrate Jesus′ resurrection （复活） from the dead.Most people color them. Some people hide them. Others just eat them. But no matter what one does with Easter eggs， they are an important Easter tradition throughout the Western world.People from many different cultures celebrate Easter. In both America and Belgium， children look for Easter eggs hidden on lawns and in bushes. In America，children believe the eggs are hidden by the Easter bunny （复活节兔子）。
山西省太原双语中学高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(十三)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（十三）阅读理解ADo you love yourself? You may think you do, but do you really? There’s only one way to find out---by taking a close look at what you think, say, and do. You may not like some of what you find, but if you are serious about really loving yourself, you can use this insight to do some positive inner work. Here’re three ways for gaining greater personal insight for deeper love:Listen Closely to Your ThoughtsYour thoughts will determine your actions. One thing helping you to listen to your thoughts is keeping a journal. It is not necessary for you to write in it every day, but it helps to record various insights you gain as you go about your life. Instead of using a big notebook, you might use a small notepad that you can keep in your pocket for easy access to record your thoughts as they occur to you. Whichever method you choose, what’s most important is that you write your thoughts down. It will help you know what’s in your heart.Be Honest with YourselfTo do this, you should pay attention to your actions. Actions speak louder than words, and they always tell the truth. If you say you love your job, but your actions say otherwise, which do you think is more reliable? On the other hand, if you say you’re not good at a certain job, but your actions say otherwise, that’s also important. What do you do with this insight? You can use it to make more positive choices in your life. By being honest with yourself, you will act according to truth instead of just what you tell yourself.Take Quiet Time to Listen to Your Inner VoiceThis is similar to the first point, but it takes a step further---beyond the natural mind to the heart that cannot be seen. You may want to use your quiet time to think deeply. However you use this time, the key is to shut out all of the noise around you by focusing deep within yourself. Breathing deeply during quiet time will also help you focus. I know it’s hard to find quiet time during a particularly busy day, but it’s so important---even if it’s just 10 minutes a day and you have to hide somewhere to get it. Quiet time can really make a difference in your life.Despite what your mind may be telling you, you can have love with no limits. The key is to unconditionally love yourself first.1. By looking deep into what we think, say, and do, we can _____.A. know whether we really love ourselvesB. appreciate what we give to the worldC. realize what type of relationship we long forD. know whether we are loved and accepted by others2. An important way for gaining personal insight is to _____.A. do some positive inner workB. keep a journal wherever you goC. look closely at what others say about usD. pay attention to our thoughts3. The insight we gain from our actions can help us _____.A. focus our attention on our jobsB. make more positive choices in our lifeC. act according to the truthD. tell the differences between our words and our actionsB1) Your teens don’t want you to b e their friends. What they need is for you to be a reliable responsible role model worthy of their respect, and not some overgrown child who wears too tight jeans or T-shirts.2) Don’t debate the teen ever. If she wants to debate, suggest she sign up for the Debate Club. If you buy into their teen logic (which is basically illogic, the product of an immature brain and every extreme of emotion known to mankind) your mouth will go dry. Teens need to know that no means no. Remember when your teen was two years old and he said “no” a lot? Well now it’s your turn, particularly when your teen wants to engage in behaviors that are dangerous.3) Don’t buy your teen a car. If you do, he will total it in record time. Guaranteed. The teen should earn the car, or at lea st a portion of it (and by that I don’t mean one of the tires). You know how you take much better care of an item of clothing you spent a fortune on compared to one you bought in a bargain basement? It’s the same thing, only a car can do serious damage.4) Encourage sports participation even if your teen has two left feet. In some sports, two left feet won’t knock him out of the box, so to speak. Sports participation develops perseverance and cheerfully functioning as a team member. You also will know where your child is every day after school (on the field, that is, or at a rival school).5) Let the school know you in a good way so that school personnel do not dive under the desk when you approach. If you are asked to speak at the school, your teen will feel mighty proud. If you make something for the bake sale, try to make it taste edible and if you can’t see it through, do yourself and your child a favor and buy something at the local bakery or supermarket.6) To know your teens’ friends is to know your te ens. Teens have a secret life, and a parent’s goal is to find out secrecy that is sometimes thicker than the CIA and the KGB combined. If you really want to know what your kid is up to, get to know their friends. How? By being warm and kind, and by asking questions that don’t sound like an interrogation（审讯）, but serve that purpose without their knowing it.4. When your kids are doing something that might negatively affect their future, you should _____.A. have your kids express their opinions fully and then discuss with themB. think about how you can be their close friendsC. report that to their school immediatelyD. say no and tell them that they must stop5. According to the passage, as a parent, you should encourage your kids __________.A. to wear too tight jeansB. to sign up for the Debate ClubC. to be greatly involved in sportsD. to make as many friends as they can6. The underlined word “total” in the third paragraph probably means ________.A. damageB. addC. buyD. earn7. The passage mainly wants you to know that __________.A. kids have their secrecy and freedomB. Raising Teenagers calls for certain parenting skillsC. your teen needs some house rulesD. the family is changingCSome people would go through anything just to achieve their dream. Kasia Siwosz is proof. For the final year student on the university women’s tennis team, the road to Berkeley, University of California was met with poor advice and misinformation from her home country and two unsuccessful stops along the way that fell short of expectations.Born in Poland, Siwosz began playing tennis at seven years old and developed the skills that helped her earn a top-50 ranking among the ITF Junior division (国际网球联会青少年赛).. Siwosz wanted to do more with her life than just play tennis, which led her to seek chances that would also allow her to obtain a top education. While most who grow up in the U.S. are naturally accustomed to the American tradition of collegiate (大学的) sports, such a custom is not as familiar in a country like Poland. “There’s no collegiate sports in Poland and no culture of sports and academic (学术的) study there. You can only do one, not both,” Siwosz said.Her desire to have a quality education led her to America to follow her dream. While Siwosz was talented enough to begin her collegiate tennis career, she could only attend community college because she missed the deadline to apply to four-year schools, mainly due to misinformation provided in her home country of Poland.When she had earned all her credits and was able to transfer (转学), Siwosz made the decision to attend Baylor in Texas. Her friends from Poland put in a good word for the university, saying that it was a good fit because there were many international players at Baylor. “I thought it would be a good idea, but it really wasn’t what I thought it would be,” Siwosz said. “I wasn’t happy at Baylor. The level of tennis was high, but the academic standards were no match and I just wanted more.”After one year at Baylor, Siwosz’s luck finally began to change when she made the decision to transfer to Berkeley, which was due in large part to Lee, a former Berkeley student. Lee, who is a keen tennis player himself, met Siwosz four years ago in Texas. “I knew she was unhappy there,” he said. “I saw the opportunity for her to come he re.” Siwosz visited Lee in Berkeley. “I ended up loving this place and this school,” Siwosz said. “I came here a lot over the summer, I gave it a shot and I ended up with a Berkeley education and a spot on one of the best college tennis teams in the countr y.”8. What does “two unsuccessful stops” (Paragraph 1) refer to?A. Poland and the U.S.B. Baylor and Berkeley.C. The community college and Baylor.D. The ITF Junior division and the Berkeley tennis team.9. Why did Siwosz want to leave her homeland for America?A. Poland had no culture of sports.B. Berkeley had always been her dream university.C. She wanted to play tennis and have a good education.D. She wanted to improve her tennis skills and get a higher ranking.10. Why did she leave Baylor?A. The level of tennis there was not high.B. It was not suitable for international students.C. She couldn’t get along with her friends there.D. She was not satisfied with the education level there.11. What is the main idea of the passage?A. How Siwosz left Poland.B. How Siwosz realized her dream.C. How Siwosz became a top tennis player.D. How Siwosz transferred from Baylor to Berkeley.DOne of the most widely accepted, commonly repeated assumptions (假设) in our culture is that if you exercise, you will lose weight. I exercise all the time, but I still have go t fat that hangs over my belt when I sit. Why isn’t all the exercise getting rid of it?It’s a question many of us could ask. More than 45 million Americans now belong to a health club, up from 23 million in 1993. We spend some $19 billion a year on gym memberships. Of course, some people join and never go. Still, as one major study —the Minnesota Heart Survey —found, more of us at least say we exercise regularly.And yet obesity figures have risen sharply in the same period: a third of Americans are obese, and another third count as overweight by the Federal Government’s definition. Yes, it’s entirely possible that those of us who regularly go to the gym would weigh even more if we exercised less. But like many other people, I get hungry after I exercise, so I often eat more on the days I work out than on the days I don’t. Could exercise actually be keeping me from losing weight?The popular belief that exercise is essential for weight control is actually fairly new. As recently as the 1960s, doctors routinely advised against too much exercise, particularly for older adults who could injure themselves. Today doctors encourage even their oldest patients to exercise, which is sound advice for many reasons: People who regularly exercise are at significantly lower risk for all manner of diseases — those of the heart in particular. They less often develop cancer and many other illnesses. But the past few years of obesity research show that the role of exercise in weight loss has been wildly over-evaluated.“In general, for weight loss, exercise is pretty useless,” says Eric Ravussin, exercise researcher at Louisiana State University. Many recent studies have found that exerci se isn’t as important in helping people lose weight as you hear so regularly in gym advertisements or on shows like The Biggest Loser —or from magazines like this one.12. From the passage we learn that ____.A. some Americans join a health club but never go thereB. the number of overweight people has doubled since 1993C. more than 45 million Americans now go to the gym regularlyD. Americans waste too much money each year on sports13. According to the passage, exercise ____.A. has long been believed to be good for older adultsB. is not properly advertised as an effective way to lose weightC. was first recognized as an effective way to lose weight in the 1960sD. is less effective in preventing heart disease than what doctors believe14. According to the writer, people might gain weight because ____.A. they have the habit of going to the gym regularlyB. they eat the same food when they do not exerciseC. they exercise less than required by doctorsD. they eat more after they exercise15. What may be the best title for this passage?A. Overweight Is Not Good for Your HealthB. Exercise Won’t Make You ThinC. Gym Is Part of American LifestyleD. Obesity Is a Social Problem in America1-3 ADB 4-7 DCAB 8-11 CCDB 12-15 ABDB。
山西省太原双语中学高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(十一)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（十一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
ATrip 1 Black Bear CountThere have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.Cost: Free When: May 8Trip 2 Garland ValleyBring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15Trip 3 Flashlight AdventurePut on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22Equipment to be needed:•Please bring enough water and food for all walks.•Wear good walking shoes—no high heels.•Wear a hat for day walks.•Dress warmly for night walks.•Children must be with an adult.•Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks. •Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.Bookings:•Bookings for the above trips can be traded by telephone (893 — 4847) or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour. com1. Where are these trips?A. In a large city.B. In a park in the mountains.C. In a special kind of zoo.D. In three different countries.2. On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day?A. Black Bear CountB. Garland ValleyC. Flashlight AdventureD. None of the trips.3. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?A. Good walking shoes.B. A pair of glasses.C. Food and waterD. Asleeping-bag4. What is the best title for the passage?A. Adventure Travel in AmericaB. Hunting around the Great MountainsC. Interesting Trips in the East of the USAD. Discovery Trips in the Blue MountainsBAn old problem is getting new attention in the United States—bullying. Recent cases included the tragic case of a fifteen-year-old girl whose family moved from Ireland. She hanged herself in Massachusetts in January following months of bullying. Her parents criticized her school for failing to protect her. Officials have brought criminal charges against several teenagers.[Judy Kuczynski is president of an anti-bullying group called Bully Police USA. Her daughter Tina was the victim of severe bullying starting in middle school in the state of Minnesota. She said, "Our daughter was a very outgoing child. She was a bubbly personality, very involved in all kinds of things, had lots of friends. And over a period of time her grades fell completely. She started having health issues. She couldn't sleep. She wasn't eating. She had terrible stomach pains. She started clenching her jaw and grinding her teeth at night. Didn't want to go to school." Bullying is defined as negative behavior repeated over time against the same person. It can involve physical violence. Or it can be verbal —for example, insults or threats. Spreading lies about someone or excluding a person from a group is known as social or relational bullying. And now there is cyber bullying, which uses the Internet, e-mail or text messages. It has easy appeal for the bully because it does not involve face-to-face contact and it can be done at any time.The first serious research studies into bullying were done in Norway in the late 1970s. The latest government study in the United States was released last year. It found that about one-third of students age twelve to eighteen were bullied at school. Susan Sweater is a psychologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and co-director of the Bullying Research Network. She says schools should treat bullying as a mental health problem to get bullies and victims the help they need. She says bullying is connected to depression, anxiety and anti-social behavior, and bullies are often victims themselves.5．From the case of Tina, we can know that .A．bullying is rare B．victims suffered a lotC．schools are to blame D．personalities are related6．Which of the following is NOT bullying?A．To beat someone repeatedly. B．To call someone nick names which are annoying C．To isolate someone from friends. D．To refuse to help someone in need. 7．Why is cyber bullying appealing to the bully?A．Because it can involve more people. B．Because it can create worse effects.C．Because it is more convenient. D．Because it can avoid cheating. 8．According to Susan Sweater, .A．bullies are anti-social B．bullies should give victims helpC．students are not equally treated D．bullies themselves also need help 9．Which of the following can be the best title of the text?A．Bullying—an Irish Girl Committed Suicide B．15-Year-Old Irish Girl Committed SuicideC．Cyber bullying-Taking Off in Schools D．How to Find Bullying among Teens CThe cane toad(癞蛤蟆)was introduced to northern Queensland 70 years ago to control sugarcane beetles (甘蔗害虫).But the toads failed in that duty and spread across Queensland and into neighboring northern areas.Now it calmly invades the states of Western Australia and New South Wales (NSW). NSW wildlife experts fear the amphibians -- which have poisonous backs that kill hungry predators(食肉动物) -- will have a terrible effect on native animals.Those fears may be about to be realized. Australia's Commonwealth Science and Industry Research Organization (CSIRO), predicts that a rise in average temperatures will make NSW an ideal living place for the cane toads.Tony Robinson, head 0f CSIRO, said, “Climate change is increasing the amount of suitable living place for the cane toads. With climate change, the cane toads might go down as far as Sydney and some areas of Western Australia,”Robinson also noted, “More southerly citie s, such as Melbourne and Adelaide, would likely remain too cold and dry to ever suit the toads, but Perth could expect cane toads in five years time. Sydney could see their arrival in the next 20 years.”The cane toads already cover at least half of Queensland and most of the northern country.A new virus was tried in the 1990s but was given up after it was found to also kill native frogs. Scientists believe a national approach is needed.The main threat the toads cause to species such as dingoes, and crocodiles is the poison contained in their bodies. The poison sprays out when the toads are threatened or handled roughly and it is made up of 14 different chemicals.Cane toads also compete, and usually win the hunt for food and living space.10. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Poison Toads Is Covering AustraliaB. Ways to Keep the Toads under ControlC. The Main Threat the Cane Toads CauseD. Climate Favors the Spread of Cane Toads11. It can be learnt from the passage that __________.A. the cane toads are strong enough to kill dingoes or even crocodilesB. the cane toads were taken to Australia 70 years ago to kill pestsC. the cane toads move westward and northward because there is plenty of foodD. with 14 different kinds of poisons in its body, a cane toad usually wins the hunt for food12. The underlined words “the amphibians” in the second paragraph refer to ___________.A. hungry predatorsB. sugarcane beetlesC. the cane toadsD. dingoes13. According to the passage, the cane toad is the least likely to live in ____________.A. QueenslandB. PerthC. SydneyD. MelbourneDAmerican cities are similar to other cities around the world: American cities are changing, just as American society is changing. After World War Two, the population of most large American cities decreased; however, the population in many Sun Belt cities increase. Los Angeles and Houston are cities where population shifts (转移) to and from the city reflect the changing values of American society. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, city residents became wealthier. They moved out of their apartments in the city to buy their own homes. They bought houses in the suburbs. Now things are changing. The children of the people who left the cities in the 1950s are now adults. Many, unlike their parents, want to live in the cities. They continue to move to Sun Belt cities and older ones of the Northeast and Midwest. Many young professionals are moving back into the city. They prefer the city to the suburbs because their jobs are there; or they just enjoy the excitement and possibilities that the city offers.This population shift is bringing problems as well as benefits. Countless poor people must leave their apartments in the city because the owners want to sell the buildings or make apartments for sale instead of for rent. In the 1950s, many poor people did not have enough money to move to the suburbs; now many of these same people do not have enough money to stay in the cities.Only a few years ago, people thought that the older American cities were dying. Some city residents now see a bright, new future. Others see only problems and conflicts. One thing is sure: many dying cities are alive again.14. What does the author think of cities all over the world?A. They are alive.B. They are hopeless.C. They are similar.D. They are different.15. Why did American city residents want to live in the suburbs after World War Two?A. Because older American cities were dying.B. Because they were richer and needed more space.C. Because cities contained the worst parts of society.D. Because they could hardly afford to live in the city.16. According to the third paragraph, a great many poor people in American cities .A. are faced with housing problemsB. are forced to move to the suburbsC. want to sell their buildingsD. need more money for daily expenses17. We can conclude from the text that .A. American cities are changing for the worseB. people have different views on American citiesC. many people are now moving from American citiesD. the population is decreasing in older American citiesEIndividuals should pay for their higher education. A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual.Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual,not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources of the government. Using taxpayers’money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.Full government funding is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy.If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy. Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest.Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.18. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refers to .A. taxpayersB. pressing callsC. college graduatesD. government resources19. The author thinks that with full government funding .A. teachers are less satisfiedB. students are more demandingC. students will become more competentD. teachers will spend less time on teaching20. The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to .A. argue against free university educationB. call on them to finance students’ studiesC. encourage graduates to go into businessD. show their contribution to higher education1-4 BCDD 5—9 BDCDA 10-13 ABCD 14-17 CBAB 18-20 BDA。
山西省太原双语中学高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(五)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（五）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
AA new book written by a Chinese American on her super-strict parenting - "Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother" has raised fierce debates in the US.Amy Chua is a Yale Law School professor and the mother of two teenage girls. She is the daughter of Chinese immigrants. In the Chinese culture, the tighter represents strength and power. In her book, Ms. Chua writes about how she demanded excellence from her daughters. Chua writes that her daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to go on a date, be in a school play, watch TV or play computer games. They couldn't choose their own after-class activities or get any grade less than an A. They had to play piano or violin - and no other musical instruments.She writes that if a Chinese child gets a B - which she says "would never happen" - there would be "a screaming, hair-tearing explosion." She describes making her 7-year-old daughter play a piano piece perfectly - yelling and not letting her leave the bench even to use the bathroom - until it was.Many people have criticized Amy Chua. Some say her parenting methods were abusive. She even admits that her husband, who is not Chinese, objected to her parenting style. But she says that was the way her parents raised her and her three sisters.Stacy Debroff, who has written four books on parenting, says Amy Chua’s parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. She says it represents a traditional way of parenting among immigrants seeking a better future for their children. But she also sees a risk. When children have no time to be social or to follow their own interests, they might not develop other skills that they need to succeed in life. Stacy Debroff advises parents not to just repeat the way they were raised.Alison Lo, an assistant professor of marketing at the University of Washington's Bothell campus, said. "I don't think Amy is advocating a best practice of parenting style, or that success and achievements are critical yardsticks of a good life. But I can imagine how strong her daughters' college applications are going to be. For many parents whose dreams are seeing their kids graduating from a competitive university, Amy is sharing with the readers that it is achievable by persistent, dedicated parental guidance," Lo said. "In that sense, a young adult's giftedness can be born, or made."1. We can learn that Amy Chua is _________.A. an assistant professorB. an easy-going womanC. A cruel teacherD. A demanding mother2. What are Sophia and Louisa allowed to do?A. Getting an A minusB. Playing the guitarC. Dating with boysD. Playing the piano3. What do you know about Amy Chua’s husband?A. He came from ChinaB. He is against her parenting styleC. He approved of her parenting styleD. He thinks her parenting methods are abusive4. Stacy Debroff advises parents to ________.A. follow Amy Chua’s parenting styleB. develop their own style of parentingC. be strict with childrenD. seek a better future for their children5. Alison Lo concludes that ___________.A. a teenager can be raised to be a talentB. a gifted child was born with talentC. persistent, dedicated parental guidance is the best parenting styleD. parents should respect children’s personalitiesBRetracing one of the most important trading routes of ancient civilization, this remarkable tour aboard the luxury Golden Eagle and Shangri-La trains follows in the footsteps of such legendary figures as Alexander the Great and Marco Polo.Crossing both Russia and China as well as some of the remotest former Soviet republics---Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan--- our journey will take in some of the most magnificent yet little-visited sights from the ancient world. Eastbound trips start in Russia’s capital Moscow, where we have plenty of time to explore. We travel on to Volgograd---better known as Stalingrad---where the Soviets turned the course of the Second World War, before heading for far remoter places that own their importance to a time much further back in history.The Kara Kum desert is followed by the amazing 2,500 –year-old cities of Khiva and Bukhara---considered so important by UNESCO that it supported their restoration---and then Samarkand, “the Rome of the East”. Much admired by Alexander the Great, Samarkand is home to Registan Square, a spectacular open space surrounded by beautiful Islamic buildings and considered one of the most inspirational sights in central Asia. In between Khiva and Bukhara we take a two-day excursion into Turkmenistan and visit the capital city of Ashgabat, a huge modern folly(装饰性建筑) in the desert and a monument to the recently deceased President Sapamurat Turkmenbashi. We also visit the ancient city of Merv before returning to Uzbekistan.After crossing the border into China, our tour takes in the fascinating Mogao Grottoes, the Jiayuguan fortress at the end of the Great Wall and the world-famous Terracotta Warriors, an army of almost 6,000 statues recognized as one of the greatest archaeological finds of the 20th Century. We end our journey in Beijing, the capital of modern, confident China…where the latest architecture rubs shoulders with Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.6.The ancient city of Merv now belongs to ______.A. RussiaB. SovietC. TurkmenistanD. Uzbekistan7. If you take an eastbound trip, you can visit the four cities in the following order:________A. Beijing, Samarkand, Ashgabat, MoscowB. Moscow, Samarkand, Ashgabat, BeijingC. Beijing, Ashgabat, Samarkand, MoscowD. Moscow, Ashgabat, Samarkand, Beijing8. From the passage we know that Volgograd is known for _____.A. its hard-working peopleB. a historical eventC. its long historyD. its pleasant weather9. What’s the possible meaning of the underlined word “excursion” in the third paragraph?A. tripB. holidayC. explorationD. studyCFor generations of students, writing term papers has been a major source of nerves and frustration. But for those with Internet access, relative resources are just a few links away. All one has to do is to go to the appropriate Web site, where online papers can either be purchased, ordered, or downloaded for free.Collegiate Care Research Assistance, for instance, may do the job. Do you want to "write" a paper on "Hamlet’s irreconcilable moral dilemmas"? Simply hand over $29.75, and the essay is yours.Some sites, such as Term Paper Emporium and Absolutely Free: Online Essays offer course papers for free. Simply press the button and download —if you find the paper you want, that is.Students are, of course, fully aware of these web site resources, and some people worry that the Internet, once regarded as a best learning tool, could become the best aid yet for cheating.F or teachers, the problem is figuring out whether a student’s authorship is authentic. But, as teaching assistant Jane Morrison explained, the task may not be too difficult for a careful teacher."Students who have gotten it off the Internet don’t look at me but look at their feet. And students who wrote every bit of it can talk about the paper very intelligently and look me in the eye," Morrison said.Copying term papers is nothing new, but the appearance of the Internet raises the issue: Is this new technology making cheating more widespread?A senior official Gary Handman at Berkeley doubts it. "Students who tend to cheat are going to cheat regardless of the technology.This view was backed by Berkeley graduate student Arianne Chernock, who says that, after all, students have to decide what’s best for themselves. "It’s a question of honesty. We’re here to learn, so we’ve got to make the most of it ourselves." And inventive teachers can make their assignments almost cheat-proof."If you structure the assignment in a creative way, and if students, for instance, have to transform the information into a handout, or do a drama, or write an account in first person narrative, then you may stop cheating," said library media teacher Leslie Farmer.That kind of strategy, some experts say, will basically force students to do morethan simply download their education.10. In the past students __________________.A. were happy about writing term papersB. were eager to write term papersC. considered paper writing as a joyD. considered paper writing as a source of stress11. What do some people worry about according to Paragraph 4?A. They worry that students might become lazierB. They worry that students might lose their interest in learningC. They worry that the Internet could become the best tool for cheatingD. They worry that the Internet could become the best learning tool.12. According to Paragraph 6, students feel _______ copying papers from the Internet.A. guilty aboutB. excited whenC. anxious aboutD. uncertain about13. What did Gary Handman argue in Paragraph 8?A. Students tend to cheatB. The new technology made cheating more widespreadC. The new technology helped students in the way of cheatingD. He was doubtful whether the new technology made cheating more widespread14. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the report?A. A careful teacher doesn’t have too much trouble finding out whether a student’sterm paper is a copy or notB. Copying term papers is a serious issue that makes teacher weakC. It seems that copying term papers is unavoidable for some students who tend tocheatD. Arranging assignments in a creative way could be a solution to the problem of copyingterm papers.D"Coming to the football match this afternoon?" Bill McIntosh asked 59-year-old Royce Wedding as they drank beer at the Eureka Hotel in the Australian town of Rainbow. Royce shook his head. "I promised Mom I'd burn off the weeds on one of our fields."Bill, looking far less than his 79 years, looked outside at the heat. A light breeze was blowing from the north, making conditions perfect for the burn. But Bill felt uneasy about Royce doing the job alone. The farmer had a bad leg and walked with great difficulty.The pair had been best of friends for 30 years, ever since the days when they traveled together from farm to farm in search of work. Now, living alone 12 miles east of town, Bill managed a living hunting foxes and rabbits. Once a fortnight he went to town to buy supplies and meet with Royce, who helped run the Wedding family's farm. "I'll give you a hand," Bill said.The pair set off in Royce's car. Soon they came to the weed-choked 120-acre field. "Fire's the only way to get rid of this stuff," said Bill as they tied an old tireto the tow bar(牵引杆)with a 50-foot chain. Soaking the tire with gasoline, Bill put a match to it and jumped in the car.Driving slowly from the southern edge of the field, they worked their way against the wind, leaving a line of burning weeds in their wake. Half way up the field, and without warning, the car was stuck into a hidden bank of sand.The breeze suddenly swung around to their backs and began to gather strength. The fire line suddenly burst into a wall of flame, heading directly toward them. "Let's get out of here!" Royce said.Desperately he tried to back the car out of the sand bank. But the wheels only sunk deeper in the soft sand.Suddenly the fire was on them. Bill pushed open his door only to find himself thrown up into the air as, with a roar, the gasoline tank exploded and the car leapt three feet off the ground. When it crashed back down Royce found himself pinned against the steering wheel, unable to move. The car's seats and roof were now on fire. Bill lay where he fell, out of breath. The front of his shirt, shorts, bare arms and legs were soaked in burning gasoline. Then the sight of the car in flames brought him upright with a start. "Royce!" he cried, struggling to his feet and heading for the car.Pulling open the door, he seized Royce's arms through the smoke. "I'm stuck," Royce said. "Get yourself away!"The fire bit at Bill's arms, face and legs, but he caught a tight hold on Royce. "I'm not leaving you here," he said.Now Bill dug his heels into the sand and pulled as hard as he could. Suddenly he fell backward. Royce was free and out of the car. As soon as he had dragged him away he patted out the flames on Royce's body and on his own legs and arms with his bare hands.Royce saw a second explosion rock the car, as it was eaten up by flames.“I’d be ashes now if Bill hadn't gotten me out,” he thought. Looking down, Royce was shocked by the extent of his injuries. His stomach and left hip were covered in deep burns. Worse still, his fingers were burned completely out of shape.Lying on his back, Bill was in equally bad shape. Pieces of blackened flesh and skin hung from his forearms, hands and legs.Bill looked across at his friend. Reading the despair clouding Royce's face, Bill said, "I'll get help. You hang on." Royce nodded, but as he watched Bill set off slowly across the blackened field, he wondered how his friend was going to walk almost two miles and get over three fences.A lifetime spent around the tough people who make their home in the Australian bush had permanently fixed into Bill's soul two principles: never give up no matter how bad the odds and never let a friend down. Now, with every step sending pain piercing through every part of his body, he drew on those twin pillars of character. If I don't make it, Royce will die out there, he told himself over and over."What's the matter with that dog?" said Vicky Wedding, Royce's mom, looking out of her window. Frightened by a noise behind her, she turned to see Bill leaning against the door."Dear God, what happened?" she exclaimed, as Bill slid down the doorframe."We got caught in the fire," he whispered, barely able to speak. "Get help." Vicky sat Bill down, covered him in wet towels to ease the pain of his burns, and then picked up the phone.Throughout the hour-and-a-half ride to the hospital in Horsham, neither of the two injured men spoke of their pain. "We should've gone to the football match," Royce said, trying to keep their spirits up. Bill smiled weakly.Not long after Bill found himself at Government House being presented with the Bravery Medal for his courageous rescue. But the real highlight for Bill came six months after the fire, when Royce, just out of hospital, walked into the Eureka Hotel and bought him a beer."We made it," said Royce as they raised their glasses. "Here's to the best friend a man could have."15. Bill and Royce started to travel together looking for work when _________.A. Bill was in his thirtiesB. Bill was in his sixtiesC. Royce was a teenagerD. Royce was in his twenties16. Danger came when the wind turned from _______.A. north to southB. south to northC. east to westD. west to east17. The explosion of the gasoline tank ______.A. threw Royce from the carB. brought Bill to his sensesC. blew open the car doorsD. left Royce trapped18. Bill learned to never give up and to never let a friend down from _______.A. religionB. RoyceC. bushmenD. sports19. Bill's best reward came when he _______.A. received a medalB. bought his friend a drinkC. left hospital a well manD. was praised by his friend20. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Two old friends survived in the fireB. Never let a friend downC. How Bill and Royce fought the fireD. An unforgettable experience for Bill and RoyceDDBBA CDBA DCADB DADCDB。
山西省太原双语中学高考英语 专题精选阅读理解强化训练集(三十一)
山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（三十一）阅读下列短文，然后从所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中选出最佳选项。
AIf we are to help students develop reading skills in a foreign language, it is important to understand what is involved in the reading process itself. If we have a clear idea of how “good readers”read, either in their own or a foreign language, this will enable us to decide whether particular reading techniques are likely to help learners or not.In considering the reading process, it is important to distinguish between two quite separate activities: reading for meaning (or “silent reading”) and reading aloud. Reading for meaning is the activity we normally engage in when we read books, newspapers, road signs, etc.; it is what you are doing as you read this text. It involves looking at sentences and understanding the message they convey, in other words “making sense” of a written text. It doesn’t normally involve saying the words we read, not even silently inside our heads; there are important reasons for this, which are outlined below.Reading aloud is a completely different activity; its purpose is not just to understand a text but to convey the information to someone else. It is not an activity we engage in very often outside the classroom; common examples are reading out parts of a newspaper article to a friend, or reading a notice to other people who can’t see it. Obviously, reading aloud involves looking at a text, understanding it and also saying it. Because our attention is divided between reading and speaking, it is a much more difficult activity than reading silently; we often stumble and make mistakes when reading aloud in our own language, and reading aloud in a foreign language is even more difficult.When we read for meaning, we do not need to read every letter or every word, nor even every word in each sentence. This is because, provided the text makes sense, we can guess much of what it says as we read it.1. The passage is mainly about ____________.D. reading aloudA. reading skillsB. silent readingC. readingprocesses2. The underlined word “stumble” in Paragraph 3 means ____________.A. step over something and fallB. repeat something or pause for toolongC. walk with heavy movementsD. speak in a fluent and confident way3. We can infer from the passage that the author will continue to ____________.A. discuss in detail how to read aloudB. introduce some more reading activitiesC. tell how good readers read in their own languageD. explain why we needn’t say the words when reading for meaning4. We can conclude that ____________.A. reading silently is easier than reading aloudB. to understand a sentence, you have to read all the words in itC. silent reading involves looking at a text and saying the words silently toyourselfD. there’s no difference between reading in one’s own language and in a foreignoneBWhen I was about 14, I decided to make money, so I got a part-time job at a local restaurant. With my first paycheck, I realized that I would have to work awfully hard to make very little money. My boss had been making just above minimum wage for 20 years, and I knew I didn't want to spend the rest of my life working to death. Around the same time, my godparents took me to an investment(投资) workshop. Immediately, my eyes were opened to the power of compound growth in investing. I knew that this was a way to financial freedom. I left the workshop, determined to make my money work for me instead of just me working for money.Honoring what my mother had taught me, to share whatever I had, I donated part of my paychecks to raise money for breast cancer, and saved everything else to build up a large enough nest egg to open a brokerage account (经纪人账户). Too excited to wait, I began reading everything I could about investing. With most of my life savings (which wasn't very much money), I invested in DuPont, AT&T, Caterpillar, and International Paper. The pride in being a shareholder （股东）in a company, along with watching my stocks increase in value, fueled my desire to learn more. I went to three more investment workshops with my godparents and browsed(浏览) books at the library.I began with $4,000 in my account and have added about $2,000 since then. My portfolio is now worth roughly $12,000, five years later, having grown about 18% per year, on average. My favorite holdings are biotechnology companies that I know a fair amount about because they're based near me.In the years since then, I have experienced many moments of gratitude for discovering investing so early in my life. I'm in college now, and plan to go on to medical school and become a family practice physician. And I know that, thanks to investing, my road will be much easier. Not only have I taken an active step towards improving my long-term financial future, but I am confident that I will also be able to generously support the causes I believe in with more ease than I otherwise would have imagined.5. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. The working condition in the local restaurant was awful.B. The writer didn’t make much money because he took a temporary job.C. People can’t make a lot of money unless they work hard as hard work alwayspays.D. The investment workshop taught the writer that he could make money throughinvestment.6. The writer was eager to learn more about investing because ________.A. he had invested all his life savings in stocksB. he was too excited to wait to open a brokerage accountC. he wanted to donate more to raise money for breast cancerD. he felt proud of being a shareholder with his stocks increasing in value7. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A. Investing made his wealth grow effectively.B. Investing enabled him to achieve his life goals.C. Investing allowed him to pay off all his debts.D. Investing helped him to reach financial independence.8. The best title of the passage should be __________.A. The Rewards of InvestingB. My Dream CareerC. The Key to Successful InvestmentD. Thank You, My GodparentsCBelow is a web page from /.Kid of the Year Photo ContestEnter your kid’s photo today and win! We’re givingaway 52 weekly $250 prizes from Readers' Choice votes. PLUSour editors will select one entry (参赛作品) to win our grandprize of $7,000.Official Contest RulesNo purchase necessary to enter or win.The Kid of the Year Photo Contest entry period beginsat 12:00a.m. January 23, 2011, and ends January 21, 2012 (the "EntryPeriod"). Entries must be received by 9:00 p.m.on January 21, 2012("Entry Deadline"). Entries will not be acknowledged or returned.SPONSOR: Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa.ENTRY: There will be two methods of entry.ShareMy Entry:Visit /photos/photo-contests-1/kid-of-the-year/ and click the button toenter. Then complete the registration form and follow the instructions to upload one album of upto six photos of your child age three months to eight years. Photos must be taken by entrant,non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photos must be .jpegor .bmp image formats (格式) and cannot exceed 3 MB.Facebook Entry:Visit /ParentsMagazine and click the Kid of 2011 tab. Fill out the registrationform and upload one album of up to six photos of your child age three months to eight years. Youmay provide one description and one album title that will be applied to all photos.Photos must betaken by entrant, non-professional, unpublished and may not have won any prize or award. Photosmust be .jpeg or .bmp image formats and cannot exceed 3 MB.This promotion is in no way sponsored, supported or run by, or associated with Facebook.You are providing your information to Parents Magazine and not to Facebook. The informationyou provide will only be used to run the promotion and register for .Photos must not contain material that infringes (侵犯) the rights of another, including butnot limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or that constitutes copyrightinfringement. Photos must not contain brand names or trademarks.LIMIT: One entry per household, per eligible (有资格的) child, per week. One weekly prizeper child. For entries of more than one eligible child in the household, the entry process must be completed separately for each child. No group entries.9. We can learn from the passage that _________.A. you should buy something first before you enter the contestB. your entry will not be returned even if you don’t win the contestC. you should send your entry before 9:00 p.m. on January 21, 2011D. the editors of the contest will decide who will win the 20,000 dollars in prizes10. Linda, a mother with seven-year-old twins, wants to enter the contest. She must _________.A. provide a description and an album title for the kid’s photosB. go to Meredith Corporation to fill out the registration formsC. complete the entry process separately for each of her kidsD. provide the information to Facebook if she chooses Facebook Entry11. To enter the contest, photos must __________.A. have won some prize or awardB. be taken by non-professionalentrantsC. contain brand names or trademarksD. contain parents’personalinformation12. The purpose of the passage is __________.A. to advertise the website Facebook. comB. to attract photographers’ interest in a photo contestC. to introduce two methods of entering a photo contestD. to encourage parents with children to enter a photo contestDThe $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative thoughts like "I never do anything right" into positive ones like "I can succeed." But was positive thinking advocate Norman Vincent Peale right? Is therepower in positive thinking?Researchers in Canada just published a study in the journal Psychological Science that says trying to get people to think more positively can actually have the opposite effect: it can simply highlight how unhappy they are.The study's authors, Joanne Wood and John Lee of the University of Waterloo and Elaine Perunovic of the University of New Brunswick, begin by citing (引证) older research showing that when people get feedback which they believe is overly positive, they actually feel worse, not better. If you tell your friend who is slow to learn that he has the potential of an Einstein, you're just underlining his faults. In one 1990s experiment, a team including psychologist Joel Cooper of Princeton asked participants to write essays opposing funding for the disabled. When the essayists were later praised for their sympathy, they felt even worse about what they had written.In this experiment, Wood, Lee and Perunovic measured 68 students' self-esteem. The participants were then asked to write down their thoughts and feelings for four minutes. Every 15 seconds, one group of students heard a bell. When it rang, they were supposed to tell themselves, "I am lovable."Those with low self-esteem didn't feel better after the forced self-affirmation (自我肯定). In fact, their moods turned significantly darker than those of members of the control group, who weren't urged to think positive thoughts.The paper provides support for newer forms of psychotherapy(心理治疗) that urge peopleto accept their negative thoughts and feelings rather than fight them. In the fighting, we not only often fail but can make things worse. Meditation(静思) techniques, in contrast, can teach people to put their shortcomings into a larger, more realistic viewpoint. Call it the power of negative thinking.13. The first paragraph is written ___________.A. to raise an argument about positive thinkingB. to introduce the power of positive thinkingC. to encourage people to have positive thoughtsD. to introduce the $11 billion self-help industry14. According to the study of the Canadian researchers, ___________.A. positive thinking is not as powerful as negative thinkingB. encouraging positive thinking may actually discourage peopleC. happy people can think positively while unhappy people can’tD. getting people to think positively can strengthen their confidence15. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A. You are pointing out the mistakes he has made.B. You are reminding him that he is not intelligent.C. You are not taking his mistakes seriously enough.D. You are showing he has great potential in spite of faults.16. We can learn from the last paragraph that ___________.A. negative feelings must be got rid ofB. there’s no point in thinking positivelyC. it doesn’t make sense to think negativelyD. negative thinking is not always negativeEIt was 1963, in Paris. While walking through the fruit and vegetable market Alice Waters was struck by the display of brilliant colors, the music of farmers selling their produce, and in the middle of a great city. She felt "directly connected to the land." Chez Panisse, a Berkeley restaurant, which was founded upon Waters' ecological philosophy, has been named "The Best Restaurant in America" by both the James Beard Foundation and by Gourmet magazine, many times in the past. Only the food grown in accordance with the principles of sustainable (可持续发展的) agriculture was used in the restaurant. Menus offered nightly at Chez Panisse have consisted only of fresh ingredients, harvested in season, and purchased from local farmers.Alice Waters has successfully demonstrated how a restaurant can develop successfully while contributing to the general welfare of the farming community. Sharing a meal between the people was one of the wishes of Alice Waters as she would love her customers to know each other. In 1996, inspired by the Garden Project at the San Francisco County Jail(监狱), Waters decided to apply her principles to education. The project was first started at the Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley with the idea to transform some land near the school into a garden and, in the process, to teach local school children about food and agriculture. In 1999, over 120 people came to help plant the first cover crop, which prepared the field for farming by adding nutrients to the soil.The student garden staff has had several years' worth of harvest, and has started growing gardens like herb and tea. Here, agricultural practices are continually being revised and updated and every year the Schoolyard staff attends the Ecological Farming Conference in Monterey. A kitchen classroom has also been created, where students learn about main foods eaten in other parts of the world."I believe that every child in this world needs to have a relationship with the land...to know how to nourish themselves...and to know how to connect with the community around them," says Waters. The middle school has become a model in itself. The students work the land and harvest the crops, while the cafeteria(食堂) buys and prepares the produce for school lunches. This program will go a long way in teaching kids to value fresh food and their own contributions. This project is sure to inspire a national change in school curricula(课程). In fact, many middle and high schools in California and Ohio have launched similar projects. In 1997, Alice Waters received the Humanitarian Award from the James Beard Foundation in recognition of her dedication and contribution towards environment. In 1999, the U.S. Department of Education Secretary, Richard Riley, honored her with a John H. Stanford "Education Hero" award.17. It was in Paris that Alice Waters ___________.A. made up her mind to be a farmerB. learned about cooking delicious foodC. took a fancy to a unique food cultureD. opened Chez Panisse, a Berkeley restaurant18. We can infer from the underlined sentence in the second paragraph that __________.A. the jail authorities could make some money from the Garden ProjectB. Alice Waters started the Garden Project at the San Francisco County JailC. Alice Waters taught the prisoners gardening at the San Francisco County JailD. the Garden Project was designed to transform prisoners by connecting them withthe land19.The school project is intended to ____________.A. teach students not to waste foodB. provide students with free lunchesC. teach students agriculturalD. provide Chez Panisse with fresh foodknowledge20. Which of the following best explains why Waters was awarded the title“Education Hero”?A. She had helped popularize healthy eating.B. She had made great contributions to the environment.C. Her principles had brought great benefits to farmers.D. She had brought school children into a new relationship with land and food. 1-4 CBDA 5-8 DDCA 9-12 BCBD 13-16 ABBD 17-20 CDCD。
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山西省太原双语中学2012届高考英语专题精选阅读理解强化训练集（十二）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
AOne night I was sitting in my room half-listening as my 15-year-old brother fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.About 20 minutes later, as I was walking upstairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey！Kevin, do you want to talk?”No response. I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”Again, no response.So, joking around, I grabbed a stack of index cards and a pencil and wrote, “If you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other.”An hour later I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of index cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feelings into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “Nobody in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest, and I’m not talented. Tommy thinks I’m stupid and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”Tears came to my eyes again as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it. I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”There was no response for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of index cards, wrote on a torn – up paper cup, “Thanks.”I wrote back “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me” written on it. Since then, I try my best never to half-notice my family members anymore. Kevin and I have closer relationship now, and sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”1. Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?A. Because he lost in the fight with Tommy.B. Because the author didn’t help him win Tommy.C. Because he felt no love from the family members.D. Because he hurt him when rushing up the stairs.2. The underlined word “yucky” (Para.6) most probably means “”.A. unpleasantB. excitingC. doubtfulD. frightening3. What could be the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?A. Kevin likes fighting with others.B. Kevin is not good at playingbasketball.C. Kevin doesn’t want to talk to others.D. Kevin is not talented as hisbrother.4. What did the author learn from the incident?A. It’s hard to comfort young brothers at home.B. It’s dangerous to half – notice someone in the family.C. It’s important for family members to show their love.D. The best way to communicate with family members is by writing.BWhich giant do you support, QQ or 360?Chen Guan, 25, a computer programmer:I will continue to use QQ. You can’t deny that it has influenced our life greatly.Tencent’s market status has threatened many small IT companies, but how can you make sure that other companies’ products do not scan your hard disk?Tencent’s influence also shows the great power of a domestic product. Can you imagine what would happen if all the software installed on your computer was made in USA?Gao Ling, 23, a civil servant:The motivation for 360 to start the fight is not innocent, but it’s also true that QQ is enjoying “monopoly”(垄断) status in China’s instant messaging market.Giants in the industry shouldn’t forget that they should serve users. Whatever the competition is, they should put the users’ interest in the first place.I will continue to use their service but I hope there are regulations to force IT giants to open doors and become compatible (能兼容的) with each other.Yao Jie, 27, an art teacher:I used QQ for nine years but switched to MSN when “the 3Q fight”began. Tencent acts as if we can’t live without QQ. It seems the company considers itself a policeman. But this is my computer and I have the final say about which software to use.Quitting QQ does not obviously affect my life. Everyone can survive with the absence of someone else, especially when the “someone else”is just a chatting tool. Lin Xiang, 19, a university student:I’m angry with Tencent for stirring things up.One night after the “war” broke out, my younger brother logged on his QQ Pet service and got a pop-up from QQ: “ Master, a bad guy called 360 wants to grab me away. I really don’t want to leave you. Please kill that bad guy 360.”The competition between two companies is understandable but it has nothing to do with children. How can they fan resentment (愤恨) in the heart of a child?5. What do we know about these people’s attitudes toward “ the 3Q fight”?A. All of them are for QQ.B. All of them are for 360.C. Lin Xiang is for 360.D. Chen Guan is for QQ.6. From what Gao Ling said, we may infer that ______________.A. Lack of regulations may contribute to the tussle (争斗).B. 360 is right in starting “the 3Q fight”.C. Users’ interest should always be put in the first place.D. 360 is competing with QQ in instant messaging market.7. The underlined part “I have the final say”is similar in meaning to _______________.A. I have to say something finallyB. I make the final decisionC. I tell people at lastD. I should speak in the end8. Why is Lin Xiang angry?A. “The 3Q fight” has disturbed his daily life.B. He and his younger brother can’t log on the QQ Pet service.C. Tencent company tries to make younger children hate 360.D. His younger brother’s QQ pet is not living happily because of a bad guy.CFrom the health point of view we are living in an amazing age．We are free from many of the most dangerous diseases．A large number of once deadly illnesses can now be cured by modem medicine．It is almost certain that one clay medicines will be found for the most stubborn remaining diseases, The expectation of life has increased greatly．But though the possibility of living a long and happy life is greater than ever before, every day we witness the unbelievable killing of men, women and children on the roads．Man vs the motor-cart It is a never-ending battle which man is losing．Thousands of people the world over are killed or horribly killed each year and we are quietly sitting back and letting it happen．It has been rightly said that when a man is sitting behind a steering wheel （方向盘）, his car becomes the extension of his personality. There is no doubt that the motor-car often brings out a man's very worst qualities．People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind a steering-wheel They say, they are ill-mannered and aggressive, willful as two-year-olds and completely selfish．All their hidden angers and disappointments seem to be brought to die surface by the act of driving．The surprising thing is that society smiles so gently on the motorist and seems to forgive his behavior．Everything is done for his convenience．Cities are allowed to become almost uninhabitable because of heavy traffic; towns are made ugly by huge car parks; the countryside is ruined by road networks; and the deaths become nothing more than a number every year, to be easily forgotten．It is high time a world rule was created to reduce this senseless waste of human life．With regard to driving, the laws of some countries are unbelievably lax （不严格） and even the strictest are not strict enough．A rule which was universally accepted could only have an obviously beneficial effect on the accident rate．Here are a few examples of some of the things that might be done．The driving test should be standardized and made far more difficult than it is; all the drivers should be made to take a test every three years or so; the age at which young people are allowed to drive any vehicle should be raised to at least 21; all vehicles should tie put through strict tests for safety each year．Even the smallest amount of alcohol in the blood can damage a person's driving ability．Present drinking and driving laws （ where they exist） should be made much stricter．Speed limits should be required on all roads．Governments should lay down safety specifications for car factories,as has been done in the USA．All advertising stressing power and performance should be banned．These measures may not sound good enough．But surely nothing should be considered as too severe if it results in reducing the number of deaths．After all, the world is for human beings, not motor-cars．9．What is the main idea of this passage?A．Traffic accidents are mainly caused by motorists．B．Thousands of people the world over are killed each year．C．The laws of some countries about driving are too lax．D．Only stricter traffic laws can prevent accidents．10．What does the author think of society toward motorists?A．Society laughs at the motorists．B．Huge car parks are built in the cities and towns．C．Victims of accidents are nothing．D．Society forgives their rude driving．11．Which of the followings is NOT mentioned as a way against traffic accidents?A．Build more highways．B．Stricter driving tests．C．Test drivers every three years．D．Raise age limit and lay down safety specifications．12．The author's attitude towards the traffic situation is ______．A．positive B．unsatisfied C．appealing D．unclearDUndercover Boss Takes CEOs Back Down the Ladder of Success Undercover Boss is a new type of reality TV sh ow. It’s new because it does not show off the rich and luxurious. It’s new because the main players are not greedy fame seekers. Put simply, it’s new, because, for the first time in reality TV, a show is focusing on the lower classes: the overworked, the underpaid—the inspiring army of the American Dream.The revenge-based show sends a wealthy CEO undercover in his or her company. Over the course of a week, a camera crew films the boss completing the tasks of an ordinary worker, working side-by-side with his lowest paid labourers. The first thing that attracts people’s attention to the show is that the high-powered CEO is reduced to bumbling (拙劣地做) through basic tasks. But the real insights come from the workers and their touching stories.The blue collar employees who teach the CEOs how to clean toilets and make hamburgers are the heroes of the show. Their stories are moving and inspiring. At the end of the show, the CEO reveals his true identity and makes changes to the business in line with what he learned from the experience.In a recent episode, the owner of the fast food chain White Castle, David Rife, goes undercover. Rife shaves off his beard and wears an apron as he takes on various positions in one of his fast food restaurants.In the fast-paced kitchen, he struggles to remember orders and coordinate tasks. He rushes back-and-forth from the drink machine to the deep fryer to the grill (烤架), unable to put together a meal for a waiting customer.“I didn’t know this would be so hard,” says Rife to a hidden camera. “I’m so tired. After just one day, I’m exhausted!”Then he meets Donna, a female employee who has worked in the kitchen for eight years. She’s quick and efficient. She’s also recovering from a heart attack and working double shifts to support her disabled husband. Her emotional account of her life story is moving.At the end of the episode, Rife unveils himself to be the owner. He decides to give Donna a raise and a chance to spend more time with her husband.Undercover Boss isn’t about r isk-takers willing to do anything to get a high-paying office job. It’s different. It shows the side of humanity we are more familiar with: people who show up to work every day to make ends meet.That’s not new in real life, but it’s new to prime-time TV.13. What’s the main idea of the passage?A. It tells a story of an undercover boss.B. It tells a story of Donna, a female employee.C. It introduces a new TV program.D. It advertises a fast food chain.14. According to the passage, Undercover Boss is a new type of reality TV show because of the following reasons except that____________.A. it shows how the bosses achieve their successB. the program doesn’t show off the wealthy and luxuriousC. the real heroes of the program are the overworked and the underpaid people.D. the program focuses on the ordinary working people.15. The underlined word “coordinate” in paragraph 5 means ___________.A. make things work togetherB. start doingC. work with othersD. write down16. Which of the following statements about the recent episode of David Rife workingin his own restaurant is true?A. David Rife shaved off his beard so that he would look neat and tidy.B. Donna’s life story has been intended for David Rife.C. David Rife could get so many tasks done at the same time after some basic training.D. Donna is a quick and efficient worker and she is also strong-willed.EIf I had to select a word that best describes the majority of American parents, that word would be guilt-ridden. How sad it is to see parents become the willing victims of the “give-me game”, only to discover that, no matter what they do, it isn’t enough. In the end, they are looked down upon for their lack of firmness and blamed when their spoiled children get into trouble. With this in mind, I shall first answer this question: “What do parents owe their children?” and I shall start with what they don’t owe them.Parents don’t owe their children every minute of their day and every ounce of their energy. They don’t owe round-the-clock car service, singing lessons, tennislessons, an expensive car when they reach sixteen, or a trip to Europe when they graduate.I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can afford it, fine. But they must not feel guilty if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a way. There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and eager who can’t afford to pay.After children marry, their parents do not owe them a house or money for the furniture. They do not have an obligation to baby-sit their grandchildren when the parents were on vacation. If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor, not an obligation.In my opinion, parents do not owe their children an inheritance, no matter how much money they have. One of the surest ways to produce a loafer is to let children know that their future is assured.Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.One of their chief obligations is to give their children a sense of personal worth, for self-esteem is the basis of a good mental health.Parents owe their children firm guidance and consistent discipline. The parents who say “No”when other parents say “Yes”sends a double message. He is also saying: “I love you, and I am ready to risk your anger, because I don’t want you to get into trouble.”Parents owe their children privacy and respect for their personal belongings. If a mother feels that she must read her daughter’s diary to know what is going on, the communication between them must be pretty bad.Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law.No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the children something. And if you give him his due, he’ll have something of value to pass along to your grandchildren.17. According to the author, .A. parents ought to send their children to college as a dutyB. parents needn’t feel guilty if they are unable to send their children to collegeC. if they say “No”, parents will surly make their children angryD. parents must support their children even after their marriage18. The underlined word “loafer” most probably refers to .A. a poorly educated personB. a well educated personC. a hard-working personD. a lazy person19. The author’s attitude towards the parents is .A. angryB. pitifulC. disappointedD. satisfied20. The writer of this passage mainly wants to tell us .A. why children look down upon their parentsB. the difference between duties of the parents and the childrenC. over devotion to the children results in trouble for the parents themselvesD. children should depend on no one but themselves1—4 CABC 5—8 DABC 9—12 DDAB 13—16 CAAD 17—20 BDBC。