高中英语课外辅导材料阅读2.doc

高中英语课外辅导材料：阅读2 月 日第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）AGood morning ,ladies and gentlemen . Welcome to Hangzhou! My name is Fang Fang . Im your guide on this tour to the West Lake .It is called the West Lake because it lies in the west of Hangzhou .As you see ,it is surrounded by hills on three sides .It is divided into three parts by two raised roads , the Bai Causeway and the Su Causeway. Bai and Su were famous poets of the Tang and Song Dynasties .As you propably know ,Hangzhou has a history of more than two thousand years.You can see the islands in the lake .Only one of them is a natural island ,the other three are man-made .The natural island connected by the Su Causeway is known as Solitary Hill .There are many parks round the lake.56.This happens most probably at .A.3:30 p.m.B.seven fifteen in the eveningC.two oclock in the afternoon D.9:00 a.m.57.The lake is called the West Lake because .A.it lies in the west of Zhejiang Province B.it is in the west of HangzhouC.Hangzhou is a city in the West D.Hangzhou lies to the west of the lake58.Hangzhou was set up probably around .A.100 B.C.B.200 B.C.C.2000 B.C.D.989 B.C.59.From the passage we know that .A.there are four islands in the lakeB.the two famous poets ,Bai and Su, were born in HangzhouC.many foreign guests go to visit the West Lake D.Solitary Hill is joined to the natural island with the Bai CausewayBI was shopping in the supermarket when I heard a young voice. “Mom, come here! Theres this lady here my size!” The mother rushed to her son; then she turned to me to apologize. I smiled and told her, “Its okay.” Then talked to the boy, “Hi, Im Darry Kramer. How are you?” He studied me from head to toe, and asked, “Are you a little mommy?” “Yes, I have a son,” I answered. “Why are you so little?” he asked. “Its the way I was born,” I said. “Some people are little. Some are tall. Im just not going to grow any bigger.” After I answered his other questions, I shook the boys hand and left.My life as a little person is filled with stories like that. I enjoy talking to children and explaining why I look different from their parents.It takes only one glance to see my uniqueness. I stand three feet nine inches tall. I was born an achondroplasia dwarf (侏儒). Despite this, I did all the things other kids did when I was growing up.I didnt realize how short I was until I started school. Some kids picked on me, calling me names. Then I knew. I began to hate the first day of school each year. New students would always stare at me as I struggled to climb the school bus stairs.But I learned to smile and accept the fact that I was going to be noticed my whole life. I decided to make my uniqueness an advantage rather than a disadvantage. What I lacked in height, I made up for in personality.Im 47 now, and the stares have not diminished as Ive grown older. People are amazed when they see me driving. I try to keep a good attitude. When people are rude, I remind myself, “Look what else I have a great family, nice friends.”Its the childrens questions that make my life special. I enjoy answering their questions. My hope is that I will encourage them to accept their peers (a person of the same age, class, position, etc.), whatever size and shape they come in, and treat them with respect.60.Why did the mother apologize to the author?A.Because the boy ran into the author.B.Because the boy laughed at the author.C.Because they boy said the author was fatter than him.D.Because the mother thought the boys words had hurt the author.61.When did the author realize that she was too short?A.When she grew up.B.When she was 47 years old. C.When she began to go to school.D.When she met the boy in the supermarket.62.Which of the following word can best replace the underlined word “diminished”?A.dismissedB.increasedC.decreasedD.discriminated63.How does the author feel about peoples stares?A.Angry.B.Calm.C.Painful.D.Discouraged.CSPORTS EVENTSBASKETBALL:Central Sports Centre. City Road.All Stars vs Rockets, Saturday 8: 30 pm $12Northerners vs Tigers, Sunday noon $14 BUSHWALKING(越野走)：Meet at Wanda Station, Saturday 9:00 am sharp for 3-hour walk to Canary Mountains. $7, ph 5432Meet at Westley Station, Sunday 9:00 am sharp for a full day walk to Wombak Valley. $6, ph 341-8643. Bring your own lunch.FOOTBALL:St Martins Sports CentreSt Martins vs Doonsberg, Saturday 2:00 pm $8Eastside Central vs Light Hill, Sunday 2:00 pm $8Neill Park Recreation CentreNeill Park vs Robinson, Saturday 2:00 pm $11Essen vs Springwood, Sunday 2:00 pm $11 LAWN BOWLS(草坪滚木球）：Tans Town B.CTans Town vs White Vale, Saturday 9:00 pm $10Wake Hill B.C.Wake Hill vs Colls, Saturday 2:00 pm $964. According to the passage, the most popular time for the sporting events may be _. A. Sat 8:30 pm B. Sun noon C. Sat 2:00 pm D. Sun 2:00 pm65. The purpose of the passage is to let people _. A. compare the prices of the matches B. find the nearest place to watch a match C. spend their money on these matches wisely D. know the sport matches and come to watch them66. You may find the passage most probably in a _. A. handbook B. notice C. magazine concerning ball matches D. newspaper concerning match reviews67. If you have $18, you can go to watch both _. A. Walk Hill vs Colls and Essen vs Springwood B. St Matins vs Doonsberg and Northerners vs Tigers C. Neill Park vs Robinson and Eastside Central vs Light Hill D. All Stars vs Rockets and the bushwalking at Westley StationDRecently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum (论坛) asking what PK meant. My family has been watching the Super Girl singing competition TV programme. My little daughter asked me what PK meant, but I had no idea, explained the puzzled father. To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, PK is short for Player Kill, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other. In the case of the Super Girl singing competition, PK was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to continue the competition. Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students compositions using Internet jargons which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didnt understand. My GG came back this summer from college. He told me Ive grown up to be a PLMM. I loved to FB with him together; he always took me to the KPM, went one composition. GG means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). PLMM refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). FB means Fu Bai (corruption). KPM is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonalds. Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language. If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao! 68. What does the writer think about the term PK? A. Fathers cant possibly know it. B. The daughter should understand it. C. Online game players may know it. D. Super Girl shouldnt have used it. 69. The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons_ . A. are used not only onlineB. can be understood very well C. are welcomed by all the peopleD. cause trouble to our mother tongue 70. The underlined word jargons means _ in Chinese. A. 行话 B. 粗口 C. 歌词 D. 趋势 71. What would be the best title for the passage? A. A puzzled fatherB. Do you speak Internet-ish? C. Keep away from Internet-ishD. Kong Long or Qing Wa? EWhat will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Todays leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.In discussion of technological(技术的) changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond l20 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs（器官）. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so onin much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.It is exci