高考英语二轮专题总复习 精选综合能力专练 阅读理解6.doc

2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解6tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.the plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26 funded with 2.5 million of taxpayers money was announced yesterday by andy burnham, the culture secretary.it received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world，who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged.the plan comes as west end theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. attendances reached 13.6 million in 2007，up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost 470 million.one theatre source criticised the government s priorities(优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying: “i don t know why the government s wasting money on this. the young vic, as the times reported today，offers excellent performances at cheap prices.”there was praise for the government s plan from dominic cooke of the royal court theatre, who said: “i support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over england, not just in london.”ninetyfive publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the twoyear plan. in return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26yearolds，firstcome, firstserved. it is likely to be on mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre.mr. burnham said: “a young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. but sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it snot for them. it s time to change this perception.”jeremy hunt, the shadow culture secretary, said: “the real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre，but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. for too many children theatres are a nogo area.”语篇解读为了激发年轻一代对戏剧的喜爱，政府开展了一项运动：将于明年送出成千上万张戏票。这一计划在社会各界引起了不同的反应。5critics of the plan argued that_.a. the theatres would be overcrowdedb. it would be a waste of moneyc. pensioners wouldn t get free ticketsd. the government wouldn t be able to afford it解析细节理解题。由文中第四段开头的criticised和“i dont know why the governments wasting money on this.”一句可知，批评者认为这一计划是在浪费金钱，故选b。答案b6according to the supporters, the plan should_.a. benefit the television industryb. focus on producing better playsc. help increase the sales of ticketsd. involve all the young people in england解析细节理解题。由文中第五段最后一句话可知，支持该计划的人支持让年轻人到剧院去的任何运动、措施或手段，尤其是那种能够让全英国人而不是仅伦敦人能参与的措施。故选d。答案d7which of the following is true about the plan?a. ninetyfive theatres have received funding.b. everyone will get at least one free ticket.c. it may not benefit all the young people.d. free tickets are offered once every day.解析细节判断题。a项错，95%的剧院只是可以申请该基金，而非获得；b项错在everyone，过于绝对；d项错是因为免费票只是每周发放一次，而非每天都有。答案c8we can infer from the passage that in england_.a. many plays are not for young peopleb. many young people don t like theatrec. people know little about the pland. children used to receive good arts education解析推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知真正的问题不是让孩子们进入到剧院里，而是要提高他们的艺术教育水平，让更多的年轻人愿意进入剧院，由此可见许多年轻人是不喜欢戏剧的。答案b9according to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems _.a. controversial b. inspiringc. exciting d. unreasonable解析推理判断题。由第二、四、五三段可知该计划得到了艺术界一些人士的谨慎的欢迎，另一些人则持批评态度，还有一些人则赞扬该计划。由此可见这项计划是有争议的(controversial)。答案aforeign drivers will have to pay onthespot fines of up to 900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried out next month.if they do not have enough cash or a working credit crad, their vehicles will be clamped (扣留)until they payand they will face an additional fee of 80 for getting back their vehicles.the law will also apply to british citizens.the fines will be described officially as “deposits” when the traffic law takes effect, because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty. in practice, very few foreign drivers are likely to return to britain to deal with their cases.foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court. instead, officers often merely give warnings.three million foreiguregistered vehicles enter britain each year. polish vehicles make up 36 percent, french vehicles 10 percent and german vehicles 9 percent.foreign vehicles are 30 percent more likely to be in a crash than britishregistered vehicles. the number of crashes caused by foreign vehicles rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. there were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries from accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.the new law is partly intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits on weight and hours at the wheel.foreign lorries are three times more likely to be in a crash than british lorries. recent spot checks found that three quarters of lorries that failed safety tests were registered overseas.the standard deposit for a careless driving offence such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel will be 300. deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be 60. foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while british drivers will.语篇解读这是一篇新闻报道：英国为了解决国外车辆导致的交通事故高发的问题，从下月起要实施一项措施：对违反交通规则的外国司机处以高达900英镑的现场罚款，如果当场不交，还要额外收取80英镑的(车辆)保管费。1the first paragraph serves as a(n)_a. explanationb. introductionc. comment d. background解析推理判断题。通读全文可知，第一段起的作用是引出这段新闻的具体内容，所以这段是引子，所以选b。答案b2the foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be fined up to_.a. 60 b. 300c. 900 d 980解析数字计算题。依据文章第一段可知，这种罚款可高达900英镑，再依据第二段：如果司机不能够立刻缴纳罚款，还要额外缴纳80英镑的(车辆)保管费用，共计980英镑。答案d3we can learn from the passage that_.a. many foreign drivers have been fined by british policeb. 300,000 german vehicles enter britain every yearc. 25 percent of foreign vehicles entering britain have failed safety testsd. british drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law解析推理判断题。依据文章最后一段可知，英国本国的司机除了要缴纳罚款之外，还要扣驾照的点数，而国外的车辆只罚款，由此得出d项正确。答案d4the new traffic law is mainly intended to_.a. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering britainb. increase the british governments additional incomec. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuriesd. get foreign drivers to appear in court解析推理判断题。依据文章倒数第二段第一句话“the new law is partly intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits on weight and hours at the wheel”及文章第五、六两段，可知选c。答案cseveral years ago i studied in a university in the biggest city in our country. its beautiful but its hot in _1_. so i usually returned to my hometown when my _2_ began. it is not big, but its cool and quiet. i could _3_ in the daytime and have a good sleep at night.one day i had some _4_ to solve. but i didnt take the dictionaries home. my father told me charlie, one of my _5_, had a good library. i went to his house at once. we didnt see each other after i _6_ middle school. at first he didnt recognize me. he _7_ me up and down. and then he called out, “oh, dear! its you, fred!”of course we were _8_ to meet each other again and talked a lot about our schoolmates and _9_. later on he showed me around his library. it wasnt big but there were a lot of nice books in it. and the dictionaries i _10_ were in them too. at last i said, “_11_ you lend some dictionaries to me, please?”“im sorry i dont lend any books to _12_,” said the young man.“are you afraid ill _13_ them?”“no, im not. im afraid you wont _14_ them to me. look! all the books are not _15_, but borrowed!”a. spring b. summerc. autumnd. wintera. birthdayb. saturdayc. sundayd. holidaya. studyb. pla