高三英语11月份百题精练（2）.doc

2012年11月份百题精练（2）英语试题第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。athe german shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of kenyas laikipia plateau “ok, oakley,” the dogs handler orders, “find it!”oakley sniffs （嗅） until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler she bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered african wild dog “good dog!” she praises the handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket oakley jumps for his reward“he doesnt actually want the waste,” says aimee hurt, a founding member of the us-based group working dogs for conservation hurt is in kenya to train both oakley and his handler “he finds it so he can play with his ball were the ones who want the waste”detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals black-footed ferrets （雪貂） have been studied with their help but more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lionswhat the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species scientists can use the dna collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes all without ever seeing the animal itself “it can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,” hurt explainswaste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock （家畜） hurt says, “a good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating” this may help reduce problems between people and wildlife56the underlined word “she” in paragraph 2 refers to “_”a the german shepherd ban african wild dogc aimee hurt dthe handler57oakley is interested in finding the waste because _a he wants to study endangered animalsb he can get a tennis ball to play withc he wants to eat it d he wants to play with it58which of the following is true according to the passage?a trapping animals is not difficultb people are making efforts to protect the environmentc detection dogs attack domestic livestock frequentlyd collecting animal waste is a good way to gather information59what is the main idea of the passage?a detection dogs can help scientists study wildlifeb detection dogs can defend wildlifec detection dogs can help the police catch the criminalsd detection dogs can help local people defend domestic livestockbthe adventure guides programnew member information for the adventure guides program （ for children aged 412）what is the adventure guides program all about?the objectives of the program are: fostering companionship and setting foundation for positive, lifelong relationships between parent and child increased understanding of one another expanded awareness of spirit, mind and body great memories fun!parent and child will be joiningthe nationwide affilicated（隶属的） program sponsored by local ymcas and part of the national council of ymcasa smaller group of families called a “circle”what is the time commitment? program runs from october to may （ending with the memorial day parade） one “circle” activity per month （ one circle decides on fees and dates） additional all participant activities （scheduled by wilton family y） additional fees and registration requiredouting dates: to be announcedwhat do i do now? registration is on-going registration forms are available online under “registration” you will be notified by the wilton family y of which “circle” you and your child are in and who your “circle” leader is you will be notified by your “circle” leader as to when your first parent/child “circle” meeting will take placefees:participant: full child or family member $11000 / program member $20000sibling: full child or family member $7500 / program member $15000adult: family member free / program member $12500wilton family y contact information:geoff malyszka teen director 762-8384 ext224e-mail: gmalyszkawiltonymca orgkim murphy early childhood ed director762-8384 ext214e-mail: kmurphywiltonymca org60which of the following is true about “circle”? ayou and your children will make up a “circle” ba “circle” activity will be held once a month cyou have the right of choosing your “circle” leader dyou are free to choose to become a member of a “circle”61what information can you get from the passage？ athere is no extra fees for additional all participant activities bthe program will be held only in october and may cyou can register just by making a call to 762-8384 ext224 dit has not been decided yet when you will go out62the passage is mainly written for _ aparents and their children badventurous travelers cinternational students dchildren with bad memoriescwhats your idea of a good time? what about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants? it may sound strange but that is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the uk do every summer why? because summer is the time for outdoor music festivalsheld on a farm, the glastonbury festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the uk it began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thousand five hundred people each paying an admission price of 1 the ticket included free milk from the farmsince then the glastonbury festival has gone from strength to strength in 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended, paying 112 each for a ticket to the three-day event tickets for the event sold out within three hours performers included superstars, such as paul mccartney and james brown, as well as new talent, like franz ferdinand and joss stonealthough many summer festivals are run on a profit making basis, glastonbury is a charity event, donating millions of pounds to local and international charitiesglastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money to fight global poverty （贫穷） in july of this year, the live 8 concerts were held simultaneously （同时） in london, paris, rome and berlin superstars such as madonna, sir elton john and stevie wonder performed in order to highlight （强调） international poverty and debt63what does the author mean by saying “the glastonbury festival has gone from strength to strength”?a the festival has achieved growing successb great efforts have been made to hold the festivalc the festival has brought in a large amount of moneyd there have been thousands of fans attending the festival64which of the following is true according to the passage?a the glastonbury festival is run on a profit-making basisb tickets for the 2004 glastonbury festival were in great demand despite the high pricec both james brown and joss stone were born in poor familiesd in the 1970 glastonbury festival, one could have lunch on the farm for free65 we can learn from the last paragraph that _a the glastonbury festival is not so popular as the live 8 concertsb the live 8 concerts are held every year in londonc london, paris, rome and berlin are famous for outdoor music festivals d some superstars are concerned about global poverty66what is the best title for the passage?a how to have a good timeb charity events around the world c the glastonbury festivald superstars performances in charity events dattempt a guess at the following question: in the english-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? you are wrong if you guessed the us, even with the housing bubble （气泡） and main sadness nor is it the uk, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply according to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator （赤道） to australia to find the priciest homesthe report measured a citys housing market along the following guidelines an “affordable” home required three times or less of the average familys income to purchase at four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category and a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a familys income in australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 95 times the average income sydney, perth, and melbourne were only a little under this figureaustralian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings these prices make the possibility that many australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable land rationing （配给制） and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the rudd governmentsome american cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in california america is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes yet a number of us cities garnered “affordable” status, namely dallas and kansas australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homesthe survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if youre australian and choose to live down under67to buy an affordable house, you should pay _ a 3 times or less of the average familys incomeb 4 times or less of the average familys incomec 5 times or less of the average familys income d 95 times or less of the average familys income 68what caused the prices of houses to increase in australia? a the rising familys income b the demand over supply c the excessive development charges d the decrease of land69the underlined word “dismal” in paragraph 3 may mean _ a cheerful b satisfactory c difficult d gloomy 70what might be the most suitable title for the passage?a affordable housesb a house is a dream first c housing bubbled homes too expensive 第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables_71_ make a study time and have it at the same time every daythis will help your kid to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their timeallow them to study in block of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle_72_ ideal （理想的） study times are after dinner or right after school bef