高三英语12月份百题精练（1） (2).doc

2014年12月份百题精练（1）英语试题四、阅读理解aalong a long path we came to a deep valley, on the far side of which the path led into some very thick bushes. rather than push through up again and rejoin the path on the far side of the bushesas i climbed down into the valley a bird flew off h rock on which i had put my hand. on looking at the spot from which the bird had risen, i saw two eggs. they were the kind that i did not have in my collection, so i placed them carefully in my bag, wrapped in a little dry grass.as we went further down the valley the sides became steeper and not far from where i had entered. it came to drop of about twelve to fourteen feet. the water that rushed down all these small valleys in the rainy season had worn the rock as glass. as it was too deep to climb down, i handed my gun to one of the men and slid down it. my feet had hardly touched the sandy bottom when the two men jumped down, one on each side of me. they quickly gave me the gun and asked me if i had heard the tiger. in fact, i had heard nothing; possibly because of the noise i made sliding down the rock. the men said they had heard a tiger growling somewhere nearby, but they did not know from which direction the noise had come.56. according to the text we know that _a. the writer decided to push through the thick bushesb. the writer decided to walk along the valleyc. the writer wanted to stop climbingd. the writer tried to find two eggs57. when the writer found the eggs, he _.a. wrapped them in dry grass and put them asideb. wrapped them in dry grass and took them with himc. tried to find the birdd. made the bird fly off58. at the end of the story, the writer knew that _.a. a tiger had run away b. a tiger was close to themc. the men had seen a tiger d. a tiger had seen them59. which of the following orders is right about what happened in their travel?a. hear the sound of tigerfind eggspush through the bushesclimb down into the valleyb. climb down into the valleypush through the busheshear the sound of tigerfind eggsc. push through the bushesclimb down into the valleyfind eggshear the sound of tigerd. find eggsclimb down into the valleyhear the sound of tigerpush through the bushesbafter years of hearing drivers complain about scratches on their cars, japans nissan motor company has officially announced the next big thing a paint that not only resists scratches and scrapes, but actually repairs itself within a few days.the new material, developed by nippon paint company, contains an elastic rubbery-like resin (弹性树脂) that is able to heal minor marks caused by car wash equipment, parking lot encounters, road debris (石头碎片) or even on-purpose destruction. the automaker admits its results vary depending on the temperature and the depth of the damage, but adds this is the only paint like it in the world, and tests prove it works.minor scratches, the most common type, are said to slowly fade over about a week. and once theyre gone, there is no trace that they were ever there.the special paint is said to last for at least three years after it is first applied, but there is no word yet on whether more can be added after that period.nissan claims car washes are the worst offenders for this type of damage, accounting for at least 80 percent of all incidents. but the complete auto-healing wont come without scratching your wallet. the vehicle maker notes the special paint adds about $100 us to the price of a car.it plans to use its new chemical mixture only on its x-trail suvs in japan for now, as it looks for a more widespread presentation. and while plans to offer the feature overseas havent been made yet, if its a hit there, you can be almost sure market forces will drive it to these shores, as well.60. from the article, we can find that _.a. the paint has already been used on cars by nowb. it beats other products of its kind in its lengthy effectc. car damage is mainly caused by scratches and scrapesd. marketing this paint in europe is not under way61. the paint used on cars can _.a. last 3 years before it is reapplied againb. fade only in a few daysc. help to protect minor paint damaged. reduce car scrape incidents to 20 percent62. what does the underlined part refer to?a. certain models of nissanb. name for one kind of paintc. somewhere in japand. a word standing for a car-dealer store63. what can be inferred from the article?a. the paint was developed by nissan motor company.b. the paint might work better in summer than in winter.c. the mark on the car could disappear as soon as the pain is applied.d. the paint is very popular in japan.cbefore world war ii chicago, illinois, standing at the southern end of huge lake michigan ,had the reputation of being one of the toughest, most lawless and corrupt cities in the world, it earned its ill reputation largely from those who sold strong wine during the days of 1919 to 1933, when a law forbade americans to make or sell strong wine in any form.chicagoans have a great pride in their city. they say it is of great importance to the nation than new york. it is the center of american commerce and transportation. o hare airport is the busiest airport in the world.44 million passengers pass through it every year, and there are 2000 take offs and landings every day.chicago is also a great inland port. it can send goods by oceangoing ships all the way to europe-via the great lakes and the saint lawrence seaway. it can send goods by barge (驳船) , through water-way and canals, to the mississippi and down it to the gulf of mexico.64.which of the following diagrams (图解) gives the correct relationship between lake michigan, chicago and illinois?l.m. =lake michigan ch= chicago ill=illinois65. according to the passage, chicago is more important than new york because _.a. chicagoans love their city more than othersb. chicago is the center of americac. chicago is an inland port and has o hare airportd. chicago lies at the southern end of lake michigan66.44million passengers each year and 2,000 take - offs and landings prove that ohare airport is _.a. the only one in americab. the biggest one in the worldc. the busiest one in the world d. the most well- known one in the world67if we carry goods to chicago from mexico, we probably go through _.a. the gulf of mexico- mississippi- canals- waterway- chicagob. the gulf mexico-mississippi-the great lake-chicagoc. lake michigan-the saint lawrence seaway-the gulf of mexicod. waterway- canals-mississippi-the gulf of mexicod everyone seems to be in favor of progress. but “progress” is a funny word. it doesnt necessarily mean that something has become stronger, wiser or better. it simply means changing it from being one thing to another and sometimes it turns out to be worse than before. consider medicine, for instance. no one can deny(否认) that medical progress has enriched our lives greatly. because of medical advancements, we eat better, live easier and are able to take care of ourselves more efficiently. we can cure disease with no more than one injection(打一针) or a pill. if we have a serious accident, doctors can put us back together again. if we are born with something defective (缺陷), they can repair it. they can ease our pain, replace worn parts and give us children. they can even bring us back from death. these are wonderful achievements, but there is a price we have to pay. because medicine has reduced death, the population has been rising steadily, in spite of serious efforts to reduce the rate of population growth. a child born in the united states today has better than a 90% chance of survival(生存). furthermore, medical advances have ensured that most of those new-born children will live to be seventy years of age or more. the result of this progress is a great population increase that threatens(威胁) the quality of life, brought about by progress in the medical profession(行业).68. according to the passage, “progress” means _. a. something has become better b. something has become worse c. something has become funny d. something has changed69. “a price we have to pay” in the last sentence of paragraph two means _. a. something we have to lose or suffer b. a great deal of money c. something very expensive d. something desirable70. this passage implies() that population increase is not _. a. helpful b. threatening c. possible d. dangerous71. the main idea of the passage is that _.a. modern medicine has made our lives better in some waysb. progress doesnt always bring about an improvementc. the growth in population is mainly the result of medical progressd. “progress” is too difficult a word to understandeit is the goal of politicians everywhere-how to win and keep the trust of voters. now researchers at the university of st anurews in scotland say they may have the answer. they believe politicians could learn a lot from recent advances in science. a growing number of studies have shown that people do judge a book by its cover. researchers say most of us make quick judgments about a person on the basis of how they look. studies suggest that people are less likely to trust those with particularly masculine(男性的) features, such as a square jaw, small eyes or a big nose. “ they are considered dominant(支配的) and less trustworthy,” says ms cornwell. “it doesnt mean that men who look more masculine are less trustworthy-its just our first impression.” those with less masculine features-larger eyes, a smaller nose and thinner lips are thought to be more trustworthy. the researchers are putting their science to the test at the royal societys annual summer exhibition in london. they have copied the faces of prime minister tony blair, conservative leader michael howard and liberal democrat leader charles kennedy stressing their dominant and trustworthy features. “ we have used a computer program to change the shape of their faces and features. we hope it will help people to understand our work.” so should we expec