高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题（12）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解精英定时练习题（12）及答案阅读理解 -a 篇south asia heatwave kills nearly 100dhaka - a heat wave sweeping india, bangladesh(孟加拉国) and nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on june 3, 2005. a third of the people died in northern bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻). we are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day, an official said, as temperatures touched 43degc . the weather office in dhaka said the hot weather will persist for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of june. severe heat conditions in the southern indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said. while temperatures have fallen from a high of 45degc in andhra pradesh to around 40degc, giving a respite to people, they are still on the rise in orissa with talcher town registering 48.5deg c, a weather official said. at least five people have died in nepal from extreme heat, the government said. 46. we can infer that the heatwave can cause _.a. heat stoke b. dehydration c. diarrhoea d. all above 47. when the monsoon rains come, the temperature will _.a. remain the same b. go on to rise sharply c. begin to drop obviously d. rise a little 48. which place is the hottest in the early june, 2005?a. dhaka b. talcher c. andhra pradesh d. nepal参考答案4648、dcb(3) cost of american warswar namecost of the warcost as a percent of annual gdprevolutionary warus $ 2.2 billion(in 2002 dollars)63%war of 1812us$ 1.1 billion13%mexican warus$1.6 billion3%civil warus $ 62 billion104%spanish american warus$ 9.6 billion3%world war ius$ 190. 6 billion24%world war iius$ 2.9 trillion103%korean warus$ 335.9 billion15%vietnam warus$ 494.3 billion12%first gulf warus$76.1 billion1%1. which wars cost more than a years worth of the gdp?a. first gulf war and world war ib. the civil war and world war iic. world war ii and revolutionary ward. mexican war and civil war2. the american annual gross domestic product in 1951 was _.a. 2.239 trillionb.2.9 trillionc. 3, 25 trillion d. 76.1 billionk3. which of the following is not true?a. mexican war cost more than war of 1812kb. first gulf war cost the least in term of the percentage of the annual of gdp.c. world war ii cost more than korean war.d. mexican war cost as much money as spanish american war. 【答案解析】本表格是美国历次战争的开支情况统计1. b。细节题。从表中可以看出美国内战和第二次世界大战的费用分别占美国年度国民生产总值的104%和103%，超出了它的年度gdp。故选b。2. a。推测计算题。从常识中可以知道，1951年美国正处在朝鲜战争之中，而美国在朝鲜战争的花费为 $335.9 billion，占它的年度gdp的15%。据此可以计算出它1951年的 gdp 应为 $2.239 trillion。3. d。事实确认题。d项明显错误。mexican war 和 spanish american war 两场战争的花费占年度的gdp比率相同，但并不等于两场战争的费用是一样的。*结束bspringtime in paris departures: may 5, 12, 19 and june 94 days for $129 per personparis in the springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? this attractive city has something to offer everyone and with prices at just $129. its great value too.your break begins with executive coach (长途公共汽车) transfer (中转) from regional (各地的) pickup points and travel to paris is via crosschannel ferry (渡船), arriving at your hotel in the evening. the ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms: satellite tv, radio, telephone and alarm clock. it has a bar and a restaurant and is situated about two miles south of notre dame enabling you to explore paris with ease.the following day, after continental breakfast (included), the coach takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the eiffel tower, champs elysees, larc de triomphe, the louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you will ever have heard of.you then leave paris and take a short drive to the magnificent palace of versailles, the home of louis xiv. the tour ends midafternoon back in paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure. in the evening there is aparis by night tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.day three takes you to montmartre, perhaps the most picturesque quarter of paris and home of the sacre coeur and the moulin rouge. in the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps a pleasure voyage on the river seine, wander around the picturesque gardens or look through among the antique shops (古玩店). in the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city, the splendid patin. on the final day its back to the uk via channel ferry.included in the price of $129 per person：*return executive coach travel to paris; *return ferry crossings；*three nights accommodation in a twin bedded room in a central paris hotel with private facilities；*continental breakfast during your stay；*guided sightseeing tour of “paris by day” and “paris by night”；*visit to chateau of versailles(admission not included)；*tour on montmartre；*services of an experienced bilingual tour guide at all times.1. this advertisement is mainly_.ato tell tourists the route to parisbto show the price of traveling to paris cto introduce the city of parisdto attract tourists to paris2. during the stay in paris, the tourists will_.ahave a free time of half daybhave a “paris by night” on the first eveningchave a pleasure voyage on the river seine togetherdlive in a hotel two miles away from paris 3. the underlined word “quarter” is used in the text to refer to _.aa period of time bdistrictcfourth part dexhibition4. after paying $129，the tourists will have to pay _ in paris.athe continental breakfasts btour on montmartrecadmission ticket to chateau of versaillesdservices of a bilingual tour guide5. we learn from the text that_.athe tourists can telephone in ibis without payingbthe tourists will spend the night in paradis latin on the third daycpalace of versailles is not in the center of parisdit will take you a long time to get to montmartre from parishave you ever seen people dance? some dances are fast and others are slow. peoples feet always move when they dance. they keep on moving until the music stops.people have enjoyed dancing for a very long time. this story is of a different kind of dance. it is a dance without people or music. yet this dance is one of the oldest in the world. it is the dance of bees.if you have ever watched bees, you know that they are very clever. they also work hard looking for food and bringing it hack to their home.the home of the bees is called a bee hive(巢). here hundreds even thousands of bees live. they work day and night building small walls of wax(蜡). then they make their honey. this is the same honey that we eat.where does the honey come from? bees live on food from flowers. have you seen bees flying around a flower garden? when a bee rests on a flower, it tries to go to the center of it. there it takes the food back to the hive.at the hive, bees change this flower food into honey. then they fly away for more food.how do the bees know where to find the best food in the sweetest flowers? one bee acts as a guide. when it discovers good flowers, it flies back to the hive and tells the others. it does this by dancing for them.the bee dances on the side. this tells the other bees which way to go to find the flowers. but that is not all. the bee dances for some time. and the length of its dance tells the other bees how far they must fly to reach the flowers.when the bees see the dance, they know where the flowers are. they fly away and return with more food for the hive.sometimes we hear the music of the bees as they fly around. but few people have ever seen them dance. yet without that dance we might never have sweet honey to eat. 54. the writer believes that_.a. people dance better than bees b. people learned dance from beesc. bees dance more often than people d. bees dont like music55. from this passage we know that the dance of bees means_a. they are good at dance b. they want to show their beautyc. they communicate with each other d. they have nothing to do 56. which of the following is ture?a. people get honey from flowers directly b. people draw honey from bees bodies c. people produce honey in a secret place d. people get honey from bees indirectly57. if a bee wants to get some information about the distance of food, he may watch closely at _of the other bees dance.a. the side b. the length c. the place d. the time参考答案- 54-57ccdbmany families in the united states have a larger income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. almost everyone is wondering,“what happens to all my money?”i never seem to have anything left to put away.why isnt a dollar worth as much as it used to be? one dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. but the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. the value of money depends on the cost of living. economists（经济学家） say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life（生活必需品） such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. for many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased. when a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.no one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. as workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so many demand more goods. if there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. at the same time, if theres a shortage（短缺） of goods, the prices also go up. for example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. when companies withhold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.families need to know what happens to their money. they need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. a budget（预算）is a list of monthly. if your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. maybe youre spending too much on entertainment. or if youre spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew your own clothes. budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.58. what has troubled many families in the united states?a. a not-large-enough income b. nothing is left over to put awayc. the increasing cost of living d. a shortage of certain goods59. _determines(决定) the value of the dollar.a. the government b. the cost of living c. the economist d. the bank60. while the cost of living increases, the value of the dollar_.a. increases too b. decreases c. neither increases nor decreases d. seldom decreases 61. when _, the prices go up.a. demand（需求） exceeds（超过） supply（供给） b. supply exceeds demandc. demand doesnt exceed supply d. supply equals demand参考答案-58-61cbba阅读理解-b篇cara lang is 13. she lives in boston, massachusetts, in me u. s. last thursday, she didnt go to school. she went to work with her father instead. every year, on the fourth thursday in april, millions of young girls go work. this is take our daughters to work day. the girls are between me ages of 9 and 15. they spend the day at work with an adult, usually a mother, father, aunt, or uncle. they go to offices, police stations, laboratories, and other places where their parents or other family members work. next year, the day will include sons, too. the ms. foundation, an organization for women, started the program about ten years ago. in the u.s., many women work outside the home. the ms. foundation wanted girls to find out about many different kinds of jobs. then, when the girls grow up, they can choose a job they like. caras father is a film director. cara says, “it was very