高考英语复习：阅读理解试题

新课标高考英语复习：阅读理解试题【专题考案】 (一)The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near. Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First, you need to know about audience manners.The behavior of courtside audiences is considered to be an important part of sporting culture. In 2004, after world champion Stephen Hendry lost to Ding Junhui in the China Open Snooker Championships, he complained of the noise from Chinese spectators. Perhaps you and your classmates could be written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other trash (垃圾).During exciting games, try to control yourself. Dont criticize the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players. But you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but dont go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.Applause is not welcome, however, while a game is in progress and players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.Enjoying artistic gymnastics requires silence. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game-specific rules and related culture of each event.1What does the underlined work “spectators” mean in the second paragraph?APlayers BAudiences CCoaches DOrganizers2When cant you leave the spot of a game?AWhen the game is going on BWhen the game is just overCBefore the game begins DWhen the game is long over3What should you do during an exciting football game?AControl yourself BKeep quietCPraise the players DCheer the players4When cant you clap your hands?AWhen players first appearBWhen an excellent performance is overCWhen someone failsDWhen a player is finishing a very difficult performance5What is the best title of this text ?AHow to be a good audience of Beijing Olympic GamesBHow to support players at Beijing Olympic GamesCHow to control yourself at Beijing Olympic GamesDHow to be a volunteer at Beijing Olympic Games（二）London-A morning train rides away, across the channel. English kids discuss the Liverpools football team in a Paris pub.Some Parisians have started to travel to work in London.In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A tale of One City.As there are few jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a financial expert.Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but Ill stay in London,” she said.There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.“Both cities have changed beyond recognition,” said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner. Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. “I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”But certainly not cheaper.In some parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they dont have to choose.“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is too organized,” she said. “In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares.”1It can be inferred that _.AParis and London are the two biggest cities in the worldBIn the 19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two citiesCLondon and Paris used to be separatedDLiverpool is a big city in France2According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?APeople feel it difficult to find a job in Paris.BPeople cant travel to London without a passport.CLiving in France is more expensive than in London. DPeople can find any job in London.3According to this passage we know that _.AParisians enjoy English food more than their ownBLondoners seldom travel to Paris on holidaysCboth cities have their advantagesDyoung people prefer to live in London4Which city is better to live in according to the passage?AParis. BLondon. CBoth cities. DIt just depends.5Whats the meaning of the last two sentences?APeople can do everything in London. BPeople will feel lonely in London.CPeople in London enjoy living in different ways.DPeople in London enjoy a lawless life.（三）This hotel in the trees is famous in the world. Peop1e who know very little about Kenya, know of Treetops. When King George VI died, Princess Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops, and when she came down from there, “She succeeded him as the queen of the country”. This hotel in the middle of the forest shows the pleasure of Africa. When you visit it, you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses, and then a guide, with a gun to protect you against big game, will go with you to the Treetops. Before and after dinner, for the whole night if you wish, you can sit on the corridor(走廊), watching animals come to the water pool. The earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water, but that was destroyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops, which is built round several trees, is much bigger.The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented. Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line in the center of the table. There are many animals around the Treetops. When you visit them, you can see:-Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests.-Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight.-A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night. He hunts and eats anything he can overpower and is very destructive. He lives in the trees at Treetops .He comes for his food every evening. Do not get too near to him, as his teeth and claws（爪） can do you harm. These animals can be trained and become lovely pets.-Some other animals who have a thick coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights.-Many buffaloes（水牛）coming to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night.1 “She succeeded in becoming the queen of the country.” In this sentence, “succeeded” means_. Adid what she was trying to do Bgained her purpose Cgot a position on the death of the King Dcompleted an easy task 2According to the passage, “railway service” actually refers to _. Athe service provided at the railway station Bthe supply of food on the trainCthe service provided along the railway Dthe supply of food along a moving line3Which of the following statements about “the cat-like animal”, described in the passage, is NOT true? AIt comes for food only at night. BIt lives in the trees at Treetops.CIts teeth and claws can do people harm. DIt can catch any other animal in the forest.4According to the passage. Treetops is famous in the world because _. Ait shows the pleasure of America BPrincess Elizabeth got to the crown when coming down from there Cit is built round several treesDthere are many animals that can be trained and become lovely pets5We can learn from the passage, that the guestsAshould not play games on the Treetops Bcould not sit on the corridor at nightCcould enjoy their dinner in the dining room Dshould keep off the cat-like animals（四）Some people dont believe that driving more slowly can save lives. But the truth is that driving more slowly can help a person to avoid serious accidents.The following chart shows the distance that it takes to stop a car at a given speed. The distance is measured in feet. The shaded area shows the drivers thinking distance. Thats the distance it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees. The white area shows the cars braking distance. Thats the distance it takes for the car to stop once the brakes are used. The number at the top of each bar shows the total number of feet that it takes to stop the car.1According to the chart, what is the total number of feet needed to stop a car that is traveling at 50 miles per hour?A55. B73. C128. D183.2What is the braking distance for a car that is traveling at 60 miles per hour?A66 feet. B119 feet. C185 feet. D251 feet.3Which of the following statements about braking and speed is true?AThe braking distance is what it takes for the driver to react to a danger that he sees.BThe speed of a car has a direct effect on the distance needed to stop the car.CThe braking distance increases only when a driver drives faster than 50 miles per hourDDriving slowly can help a person to avoid all accidents.（五）Catherine Destivelle is a rock star. She loves rock, but she cant sing or play the guitar! She is a rock climber and a big star in France and Italy. She is the most famous woman climber in the world because she often climbs without ropes. She climbs in many countries but most often in the French Alps near Chamonix, where she lives. She started climbing near her home in Paris when she ,vas five. Then, at fourteen, she joined the French Alpine Club to learn more, but immediately she climbed better and more quickly than the older members of the clubShe won her first competition in Italy in 1995.Three years ago she found a new route up the Dru Mountain near Chamonix. The climb took eleven days and for four days the snow was so heavy that she could not move. Last year other climbers tried to follow the new Destivelle Route, but they failed. They are going to try again this year.People always ask her about her climbing. She says, “I climb because Im in love with mountains. I like touching the rock and reading the face of the rock. I like it a lot. I felt at home on the side of a mountain. I prepare well before I go, so Im never worried.“Catherine chooses new mountains from books-like buying from a shopping catalogue(目录)! “I see a nice mountain and I go to climb it!“ Her next mountain is in Pakistan. She is going there next month. “Its much bigger than the Dru, so its going to take longer to climb. An American climber, Jeff Lowe, is coming with me to help.“1Catherine Destivelle is called a star because _.Ashe won a competition in 1995Bshe loves rocksCshes a famous woman climberDshe found a new route up to the Dru Mountain2She had great trouble finding a new route up the Dru Mountain because _.Ashe lost her wayBthe climb took 11 daysCshe needed help from an American climber Dthere was heavy snow3On the side of a mountain she feels _.Aworried Beasy and happyClike staying at home Dwell4We can infer from the passage people often ask her“ _”.AWhy do you like climbing? BAre you in love with an American climber?CDo you enjoy reading books on mountains? DWhat do you do before you go climbing? （六）Cancer is among the top killer diseases in our society today and scientists have found out that stress helps to bring it on. It is worthwhile to consider, therefore, what are the causes of stress in our life, and whether we can do anything about them.Are we under-employed, or overburdened with too many responsibilities? Do we have a right balance of work and leisure in our lives? Are our relationships with family, friends or fellow workers in a good state?All these things can be a cause of stress, and it is best to face them honestly, and to bring our frustration(沮丧) into the open. People who have a row and then forget it are doing their health more good than those who bottle up their feelings.If our self-examination has brought any causes of stress to light, let us consider what we can do about them. It is possible to change jobs. We can make more leisure and fill in more fun, if we will accept a different living standard. We can improve our personal relationships by a different attitude. It is we who allow other people to make ourselves unhappy. Often the little things that disturb us are not worth an hours anger. The teaching in the Bible “Let not the sun go down upon your wrath (愤怒)” is good advice from the health point of view as well as the religious.1Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?AStress is the direct cause of cancer.BThe cause of stress is worthy of serious study.CCancer is the number one killer in our society today.DPeople who cant accept a different living standard are less likely to suffer from stress.2Judging from the text, the word “ row” in the third paragraph most probably means_Aa noisy quarrel Ba boat journeyCa good relationship Da cured disease3Which of the following is not mentioned as a way to reduce our stress?AChanging our jobs.BChanging our attitude about little things that make us unpleased.CSpeaking out about our frustrations. DReading the Bible4 “ Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” probably means_.ADont let your anger last long.BDont get angry even though the sun is going down.CSomething important that disturb us is worth an hours anger.DWatch the sunset while you are angry.（七）The food we eat seems to have great effects on our health. Although science has made great steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to diet as well. Different cultures are subject to certain illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is not a new discovery. In 1945, government researchers realized that nitrates(硝酸盐) and nitrites, commonly used to keep color in meats, and other food additives, caused cancer. Yet, these additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels(标签) of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to cows and chick and because of this, penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cows. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medicinal purposes, but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to get a higher price on the market. Although the FDA has tried repeatedly to control these, the practices continue.1How has science done a bad service to mankind?ADiseases caused by food have been done away with.BIt has caused a lack of information about the value of food.CSome harmful materials have been added to our food.DScientists have made food more expensive to eat.2What are nitrates used for?AThey help process packaged food. BThey keep the color in meats.CThey cure diseases of cows and chickens. DThey cause the animals to become fatter.3Which of the following statements is NOT true?AYou can find out harmful additives on the packaging labels of food.BDrugs given to animals are not all for medical reasons.CResearchers knew about the harm of food additives about 60 years ago.DFood may cause forty percent of cancer in the world.4According to the passage, the FDA might be _.Aan organization which controls the safety of food Ba producer which makes additivesCa factory which processes food Da hospital which cures cancer（八）At 9:00 Dick Spivaks bank telephoned and said his payment was late “The check is in the post.” Dick replied quicklyAt 11:45 Dick left for a 12:00 meeting across townArriving late, he explained that traffic had been badThat evening, Dicks girlfriend wore a new dressHe hated it “It looks just great on you. he said.Three lies in one day! Yet Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man, each time, he told himself that sometimes that truths caused too many problemsMost of us tell much the same white lies, harmless untruths that help to save troubleHow often do we tell white lies? It depends in part on our age, education, and even where we liveAccording to one US study, women are more truthful than men, and honesty increases as we get older.While most people use little white lies to make life easier, the majority of Americans care about honesty in both public and personal lifeThey say that people today are less honest than they were ten years agoAlthough it is believed that things are getting worse, lying seems to be an age-old human problemThe French philosopher Vauvenarges, writing in the eighteenth century, touched on the truth when he wrote, “All men are born truthful and die liars.”1When the writer says “Dick Spivak is just an ordinary man ,” he means Ait is common that people tell white lies BDick could do nothing about bad traffic Cit is common that people delay their payment DDick found it hard to deal with everyday problems 2According to the text, most Americans Ahate white lies Bbelieve white lies Cvalue hone