高考英语二轮专题训练 阅读理解60天50.doc

阅读理解 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. it doesnt matter where you livein the middle of a modern city, or a faraway villagethe chances that you will be disturbed by jet aero planes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. are almost everywhere.we seem to be getting used to noise, too. some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. however, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓).the noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.one recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. it goes on to say that a background noise, which doesnt change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.41. the best title for this passage is _.a. noisy life b. background noise c. disturbed concentration d. changeable noise42. from this passage, the pollution of noise _.a. doesnt matter much b. has become worse everywherec. has become better in big cities d. has become better in villages43. “background music” in the passage means _.a. music played in the concertb. a kind of noise coming into your earsc. music helps people to concentrated. music played while people are working44. some people may have their hearing hurt _.a. while they are in completely silence b. while they are dancing violentlyc. while they are listening to pop music d. while they are listening to soft music45. scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is _a. any kind of noise b. great changes in level of noise c. background noise d. various background musicbhello! the university of hawaii is located just outside of downtown honolulu in green manoa valley. we invite you to visit and want to let you know about our learning programs, the richness of our culture, the beauty of our environment, the spirit of our students and teachers, advanced equipment and modern buildings. we look forward to seeing you come. the following information is given so that your visit will be as easy as possible. you should get in touch with us ahead of time. you may directly contact the office of the college to schedule appointment service at 1-877-447-3233. to arrange a campus tour please hand in a request through our online campus visit request form.tours are on weekdays: monday, wednesday, and friday9:00a.m. 9:30a.m.: meet with a university representative（代表）9:30a.m. 11:30a.m.: general campus tour with a uhm （the university of hawaii at manoa） studenttuesday & thursday1:00p.m. 1:30p.m.: meet with a university representative1:30p.m. 3:30p.m.: general campus tour with a uhm studentyou also can get in touch with us by:phone number: 1 (877) 447-3233, or 1 (808) 956-6524e-mail: how do you get to uhm?it is in honolulu less than 3 miles away from waikiki and about 9 miles from honolulu international airport.by car: from waikiki and from honolulu international airporttaxi: taxi fare to uhm is about $25.00, except baggage charges and a tip of 10 to 15 percent.public bus: luggage is allowed on city buses. bus stops are on the second floor of the airport. a one-way fare is $2.00 (in exact change).46. the university of hawaii lies _.a. outside green manoa valley b. in the business area of honoluluc. outside the center of honolulu d. outside the city of honolulu 47. you will meet with a university representative if you go there _. a. at 9:00 in the morning on mondays b. at 10:00 in the morning on tuesdaysc. at 2:00 in the afternoon on wednesday d. at 3:00 in the afternoon on thursday 48 according to the passage, which of the following statements is true?a. a one-way public bus fare is 2 pounds. b. taxi fare to uhm is less than $ 25.00. c. bus stops are on the first floor of the airport.d. uhm is about 9 miles from honolulu international airport.49. the author writes the passage so that readers can _.a. know about the beauty of the campus b. know about the learning programsc. know more about the university d. visit the campus as easily as possiblecas a boy，tim was much influenced by books about the sea, but in fact by the age of fifteen he had decided to become a doctor rather than a sailor. his father was a dentist and as a result tim had the opportunity of meeting many doctors either at home or elsewhere. when he was fourteen he was already hanging around the clinic of a local doctor where he was supposed to be helping to wrap up medicine bottles，but was actually trying to listen to the conversations taking place between the doctor and his patients in the next room.during the war tim served in the navy as a surgeon（外科医生）.“that was the happiest time of my life. i was dealing with very real suffering and on the whole making a success of it .”in california he taught the country people simple facts about medicine. he saw himself as a life-saver. he had proved his skills to himself and his ability to take decisions. thus，while he was able to tell them what to do, he could feel he was serving them. after the war, he got married and chose to be a doctor in the countryside，working under an old doctor who was popular in the area，but who hated the sight of blood and believed that the secret of medicine was faith. this gave the younger man many opportunities to go on working as a life saver.50.tim decided to become a doctor at fifteen mainly because a.his father wanted him to be so bhis father was a surgeon himselfc.he had read many books about medicine d.he had chances to meet many doctors through his father51which of the following is true according to the passage?a. tim got married to the old doctors daughter. b.tim continued working as a surgeon after the war.cbefore the war，tim worked as a doctor at a local clinicdwhile working in california，tim taught life-saving to the patients.52from the passage we can infer that tim .awas sent to europe during the war bworked as a surgeon during the war cwas satisfied with his career as a surgeon. ddecided to give up medicine for faith 53.the passage is mainly about .atims life story btims dream ctims marriage dtim s patientsdwhile watching the olympics the other night, i came across an unbelievable sight. it was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.the event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. for one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. that left only one to compete. it would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.i watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. im not an expert swimmer, but i can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. when he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. the crowd started to laugh. clearly this man was not a medal competitor.i listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. finally he made his turn to start back. it was pitiful. he made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out.but in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.no longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. some even began to stand and shout “come on, you can do it!” and he did.a clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. the crowd went wild. you would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. even though he recorded one of the slowest times in olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. his country had been invited to sydney.54from the passage we can learn that the young man . amade his turn to start back pitifully bwas skillful in freestyle in the gamecswam faster than the average swimmer dwas not capable enough to win the medal55the crowd changed their attitudes because .athey felt sorry for the young man bthey were moved by the young mans couragecthey wanted to show their sympathy dthey meant to please the young man56whats the best title for the passage?acompete for gold! btry again! cbreak a record! dgo for it!ewhy do men die earlier than women? the latest research makes it known that the reason could be that mens hearts go into rapid decline when they reach middle age.the largest study of the effects of ageing on the heart has found that womens longevity may be linked to the fact that their hearts hardly lose their pumping power with age.“we have found that the power of the male heart falls by 20-25 percent between 18 and 70 years of age,” said the head of the study, david goldspink of liverpool john moores university in the uk. “within the heart there are millions of cells that enable it to beat. between the age of 20 and 70, one-third of those cells die and are not replaced in men,” said goldspink. “this is part of the ageing process.”what surprises scientists is that the female heart sees very little loss of these cells. a healthy 70-year-old womans heart could perform almost as well as a 20-year-old ones.“this gender (性别)difference might just explain why women live longer than men,” said goldspink.they studied more than 250 healthy men and women between the ages of 18 and 80, focusing on healthy persons to remove the confusing influence of disease.the team has yet to find why ageing takes a greater loss on the male heart, said goldspink.the good news