浙江省杭州市外国语学校高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练47.doc

杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练47倒数第一周星期二 ajames pribram, a surfer, was in canada on a business trip. he earns his living in a sports company, and also spends time teaching schoolchildren to take good care of the ocean environment. he had three days left before he was due to fly home to california.his mother had recently fallen and suffered an injury. although it wasnt life-threatening, she needed his help. all he knew was that he needed to go to see her as soon as possible. james wrapped up his luggage in the early morning and booked an immediate flight home.a day later, in laguna beach, california, 22-year-old maira khan was walking along the pearl street beach with her friend meghan and younger brother aadil. maria was careful not to go into the watershed never learned how to swim. she and meghan took some photos. maria stepped out onto a reef(礁石), climbed up one of the larger rocks and turned her back to the ocean. thats when the wave hit. it swept her from the rock and tossed(扔) her like a piece of wood. she was thrown onto a rock and then was taken into water. the reef tore at her arms and legs as she was struggling.aadil looked on in horror, not sure what he could do. just then, a tall figure rushed towards them, and then ran straight into the water. he dove into the surf, grabbed maria around the waist and pulled her safely to the shore. paramedics(急救人员) arrived soon after. “take care,” the man said, and left the scene as quickly as hes arrived. who was marias mystery hero? maria asked if anyone around had recognized him. “hes a surfer,” she was told. “his name is james pribram.”that afternoon, james had brought his mother lunch. they went outside to eat on her balcony, which overlooked the pearl street beach. when he saw maria, he knew what was about to happen, “call 911,” he told his mother. then he ran down to the beach as fast as he could and saved marias life. was it the only concern for his mother that brought james home early?41.what can we learn about james pribram from the passage?a. he was having a holiday in canada.b. he worked in a big business company.c. he went home three days in advance.d. he was a pea teacher in a sports school.42.james pribram hurried home to_.a. attend to his injured motherb. take his mother to hospitalc. see his mother who was dyingd. see his mother who fell ill43. maria was swept into the sea by the big wave when she was _.a. walking along the pear street beachb. taking photos with her brother and friendc. standing on a rock with her back to the sead. stepping out onto a reef near the sea44. what can we infer from this passage?a. marias arms and legs were hurt.b. maria could swim to the beach by herself.c. marias brother would save his sister.d. james pribram gave first aid to maria.45. according to the author, maria might have died if _.a. james hadnt been a brave teacherb. james hadnt seen maria from the balconyc. the paramedics hadnt arrived soond. james mother hadnt called 911b tiger mom, youve been criticized a lot since you published your memoir(回忆录), battle hymn of the tiger mother. one problem is that some people dont get your humor. they think youre serious about all things, and they think lulu and i are oppressed(压制) by our ill mother. that is not true.but for real, its not their fault. no outsider can know what our family is really like. they dont hear us laughing over each others jokes. they dont see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. they dont know how much fun we have when the six of us dogs included squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from netflix.i admit: having you as a mother was no tea party. there were some play dates i wish id gone to and some piano camps i wish id skipped. but now that im 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), im glad you and daddy raised me the way you did. a lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who cant think for themselves. well, thats funny. i think your strict parenting forced me to be more independent. early on, i decided to be an easy child to raise. maybe i got it from daddy he taught me not to care what people think and to make my own choices but i also decided to be who i want to be. everybodys talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you rejected because they werent good enough. funny how some people are convinced that lulu and i are scarred for life. maybe if i had poured my heart into it, i would have been upset. but lets face it: it took me 30 seconds; i didnt even sharpen the pencil. thats why, when you rejected it, i didnt feel you were rejecting me. if i actually tried my best at something, youd never throw it back in my face.and for that, tiger mom, thank you. yours, sophia46. in the authors opinion, why do some people criticize her mother? a. they dont know the truth. b. they have a different culture. c. they arent strict with their children. d. they dont have a good sense of humor.47. many people think that the author _. a. is a robot kid b. has a happy family c. has a humorous motherd. is an easy child to raise48. the author is satisfied with her parents way of raising her because _. a. she has learned to obey others b. she has become more independent c. she is about to leave the tiger den d. she has never been disturbed by tea parties49. according to the last paragraph, the author _. a. was good at making cards b. was deeply hurt by her mother c. tried her best at making the birthday cards d. thought it reasonable for her mother to reject her card c in a new study showing how large weather systems are closely linked, scientists report that tiny airborne particles(颗粒) affect how much rain falls over a region. some of these particles, called aerosols (浮粒), occur naturally and include dirt and dust. other aerosols come from human activities and represent air pollution. once these particles get swept up into a cloud, they start to make changes. the scientists found a link between large amounts of aerosols and extreme weather: the clouds in dry regions may hold their water longer, contributing to droughts. clouds drifting over moist areas may lose their water more quickly, leading to severe rains. both situations may pose severe problems for farmers. “haze, storms, drought and flood: we found very strong evidence that they are well connected,” zhanqing li, an atmospheric scientist, told an audience of scientists at a recent meeting in washington, d.c. li, from the university of maryland in college park, worked on the new study connecting the dots between pollution and rainfall. the scientists wanted to know how aerosols in the air affect cloud development over many years. to find out, they studied 10 years worth of data from the clouds that soared over measuring devices in central oklahoma. they learned that rainfall depended on the amount of aerosols in the clouds, as well as the type of cloud and amount of moisture(水分). if youre near a window, look up at a cloud and really look at it. if you look up again in a few minutes, youll see that the cloud has changed shape and probably moved. clouds contain cloud droplets, tiny quantities of water too small to overcome the wind and fall to the ground. clouds also contain water molecules(水分子) that condense, or concentrate, on aerosols, forming drops of water. when drops get heavy enough, they fall as rain.50.what is the main idea of the passage?a. what has a big impact on what comes down?b. how does rain form in the sky?c. what will fall down in the rain?d. how can the aerosols be removed?51.according to the passage, we can learn that _ .a. the rainfall determines the grain output.b. the rainfall relies on the aerosols in the air.c. the aerosols come mainly from pollution.d. the human activities reduce the rainfall52.if large amounts of aerosols exist in the clouds over a dry region, _.a. serious floods probably happen in the regionb. serious droughts may happen frequentlyc. such aerosols will affect cloud developmentd. the aerosols can give out too much water53.to know how aerosols affect cloud development, _.a. zhangqing li has found strong evidenceb. scientists have worked hard for ten yearsc. scientists have invented measuring devicesd. many types of cloud have been gathered54.where is the passage adopted from?a. human & healthb. atoms & forces c. earth & skyd. tech & mathd a student walks into his first class and realizes he forgot all about the midterm exam. he knows he needs to bring his grades up, and getting a zero will make it nearly impossible. he quickly jots down some notes and shoves them under his lap hoping it will help him pass. cheating is a major concern in all academic environments. students are creating new and more outrageous(令人吃惊的) ways of cheating every day; some claim that certain accounts of cheating can be justified, but overall it can always be prevented. cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned. copying homework and cheat sheets are some of the most basic ways students in all education levels have cheated. some students think nothing about writing a few answers on their hand, in a gum wrapper, or boldly using a study guide to cheat. desperate students have even gone as far as to steal the test or scan in bottle wrappers and put answers into the nutrition label. the internet has now become available in almost every location. computers can be accessed at school, at home, and now even on cell phones. this opens a doorway for even more methods of cheating to be born. there are countless opinions on whether or not cheating can be justified. the truth is this behavior will always be a matter of opinion with each scenario of cheating. students often rationalize their cheating by claiming they forgot to look over the material or did not understand what the teacher or professor was saying. some may counter these arguments by saying that the student could have set reminders or asked the teacher to explain the material before the day of the test. some other reasons students believe cheating is justified are their heavy workloads and trying to find time for school, sports, friends, and family. this may be true in certain instances, however, all students have these problems, and it is unfair to the students refrain(制止) from cheating when the student who is dishonest receives a better grade. the majority of students who think cheating is acceptable may believe the reason for this is that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments, or that the information is too much for the course. it may be difficult to accomplish, but cheating can be prevented. teachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. these options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驱逐) a student, which will most likely hinder their plans of getting into another college. one simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. they may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. this is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. another simple way to avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. this prohibits(阻止) students from getting the answers off of a neighbors test, but students still have the option of using other cheating tactics. there may be a million ways to cheat and get away with it, but there are few times, if any, that it is justified. cheating never has to be a necessity and is never worth compromising m