高考英语阅读理解专题训练30篇含答案.doc

Think twice before you leap!阅读理解专题阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。AFor a 400-year-old art form, opera had a bad fame: overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high schoolAnd with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance, opera goers also had a certain appearance in peoples mind: rich, well-dressed and oldBut now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audienceOpera producers have found that to attract this crowd, they need to make the opera closer to common peopleBecause young people dont or wont come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such unusual places as parks, libraries and public schoolsThe Houston Grand Operas choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas” shortened versions（剧本） of child-friendly operasThis summers production is Hansel GretelBy performing smaller versions of large productions, producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable levelThe San Francisco Opera, which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists Training Program1Which is the main idea of this passage？AOpera is famous for its long historyBOpera is only performed for rich peopleCOpera companies are trying to keep opera aliveDYoung people are not interested in opera2The underlined phrase in the second paragraph means _Abreaking up the old rules Bchanging the dressesCmaking the audience at ease Dadvertising themselves3Opera companies prefer to perform short versions because _ Athey can be performed in public librariesBshort versions are easy to performCit is hard to find long versionsDthey can make more people come to operaBHave you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, theres a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular positionIf you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skills or the jobs payThere are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good jobHere are a few of those main areas;1） Do you prefer working alone or with other people?There are isolating（使孤立）jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasyMost people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they preferThere are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation2） How do you handle change?Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than othersIf you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes dont happen so oftenOther people would be bored of the same daily routine3） Do you enjoy working with computers？I do see this as a kind of personality characteristicThere are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the dayAgain, these are extremes and youll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well4） What type of work environment do you enjoy？This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you wont know immediately to a smaller setting where youll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly5） How do you like to get paid?Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like thatThe variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for thisAnyway, these are a great starting point for youIve seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they loveIt may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better4What is unnecessary in your job hunting?AAssessing your skillsBGoing to different areasCMatching your skills with a positionDtaking your personality into consideration5Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AIsolating jobs usually drive people madBInteractive jobs make people shy easilyCExtreme people tend to work with othersDAlmost everyone has a tendency in jobs6What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?ADesign BChanges CCooperationDHobbiesskillsJobs Environment MotivationStability ?7What is the best title for this passage?ALifestyles and Job Pay BJobs and EnvironmentCJob Skills and Abilities DPersonalities and JobsCAs the human brain evolved, humans were able to laugh before they could speak, according to a new studyBut heres the punch line: Laughter and joy are not unique to humans, the study saysAncestral forms of play and laughter existed in other animals long before humans began laughing“Human laughter has its roots in our animation past,” said Jaak Panksepp, a professor of psychobiology at Bowling Green State University in OhioPanksepp has studied rats and found that when they “play,” they often chirp （唧唧叫） an early stage form of laughter, according to the scientistIn an article to be published tomorrow in the journal Science, he makes the argument that animal laughter is the basis for human joyIn studying laughter, scientists have focused mostly on related issues humor, personality, health benefits, social theory rather than laughter itselfNew research, however, shows that “circuits” （电路） for laughter exist in very ancient regions of the human brainAs humans have included language into play, we may have developed new connections to joyous parts of our brains that evolved before the cerebral cortex（大脑皮层）, the outer layer associated with thought and memoryThere is plenty of evidence that many other mammals make play sounds, which are like human laughterIndeed, animals are capable of many emotional feelings, just like humans, some scientists sayThe recognition by neuroscientists（神经系统科学家）that the brain systems for pain, pleasure, and fear are the same in humans and other mammals underline our similarity to other species and is extremely important, said Tecumseh Fitch, a psychology lecturer at the University of StAndrews in ScotlandIn a 2003 study Panksepp and Bowling Green State University neurobiologist Jeff Burgdorf showed that if rats are tickled （呵痒） in a playful way, they readily chirpRats that were tickled developed a relationship with the researchers and became rapidly conditioned to seek ticklesUnderstanding the chirping of the rats may help scientists better understand human laughterRobert Provine, a psychology professor at the University of Maryland in Baltimore, agrees there is an evolutionary continuity of laughterIts origin is in tickling play, he saysProvine has studied chimpanzees and found a link between their laughter - like noises and human laughterLaughter is actually the sound of play, with the original pant pant（ 喘气） - the heavy breathing of physical play - becoming the human ha - ha,” Provine saidBy studying the shift from the panting of chimps to the human ha - ha, he discovered that breath control is the key to the appearance of both human laughter and speech8The 2003 study about rats being tickled are mentioned in paragraph 4 in order to show that Arats are such smart aromas that they can laugh like humansBanimals have emotional feelings as human beings doCanimals emotional feelings are now widely recognizedDtickling animals can help animals develop the ability of laughter9According to the text, what is the most special about Jaak Panksepps research?AIt focuses on animals influence on human laughterBPeoples personalities are involved in the researchCThe research studies human brain as wellDThe research deals with laughter itself10We can infer from the above text that_ATecumseh Fitch and Robert Provine disagree with each other on laughterBrats chirping and chimps panting are basically the sameCmost animals are able to laugh but need to be trained firstDhuman beings have now fully understood animals behaviorsCAD BDCD BDB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。AHow often do you travel by plane?How much electricity do you use? These days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprintIn order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smallerBut how much CO2 are we responsible for?A new book by Mike Berners Lee （a leading expert in carbon footprint） might be able to helpHow bad are bananas? The Carbon Footprint of Everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of CO2 all of the following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment, the travel and commuting of the beer, and the packagingIts amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculationAnd its frightening how much carbon dioxide everything producesBut all of this can help us decide which beer to drinkFrom Berners-Lees calculations, its clear that a pint （568ml） of locally-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beerThis is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packagingThe local beer only produces 300g of CO2, but the imported beer produces 900g! So, one pint of local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager from the supermarketBerners-Lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to workNothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? Well, it depends on what youve had to eat beforeTo ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need foodSo if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of CO2However, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, its 200gIn fact, bananas are good in general because they dont need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlightSo, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? Absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you dont use your car, and the fewer cars on the road, the fewer traffic jamsAnd cars in traffic jams produce three times more CO2 than cars traveling at speedCycling also makes you healthy and less likely to go to a hospitalAnd hospitals have very big carbon footprints!So maybe its time for us all to start making some changesPass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please1According to Berners-Lee, which of the following produces the most carbon dioxide？AA pint of local beer we drink BA pint of imported beer we drinkCA banana we eat before a bike rideDThe bacon we eat before a bike ride2The underlined word “brewery” in Paragraph 3 most probably means “_”Aa factory where beer is made Ba machine which makes beerCa container where beer is stored Done of the things from which beer is made3To make our carbon footprints smaller, we should often _Acycle to work Bdrink more local beerCcalculate the amount of CO2Dbuy cheap things from the supermarkets4Whats the most suitable title for the passage?ABikes, Beer and Bananas BStarting to Make ChangesCHow Big Is Your Carbon Footprint? DThe Carbon Footprint of EverythingBIt is easy for us to tell our friends from our enemiesBut can other animals do the same? Elephants can! They can use their sense of vision and smell to tell the difference between people who pose a threat and those who do notIn Kenya, researchers found that elephants react differently to clothing worn by men of the Maasai and Kamba ethnic groupsYoung Maasai men spear animals and thus pose a threat to elephants; Kamba men are mainly farmers and are not a danger to elephantsIn an experiment conducted by animal scientists, elephants were first presented with clean clothing or clothing that had been worn for five days by either a Maasai or a Kamba manWhen the elephants detected the smell of clothing worn by a Maasai man, they moved away from the smell faster and took longer to relax than when they detected the smells of either clothing worn by Kamba men or clothing that had not been worn at allGarment color also plays a role, though in a different wayIn the same study, when the elephants saw red clothing not worn before, they reacted angrily, as red is typically worn by Maasai menRather than running away as they did with the smell, the elephants acted aggressively toward the red clothingThe researchers believe that the elephants emotional reactions are due to their different interpretations of the smells and the sightsSmelling a potential danger means that a threat is nearby and the best thing to do is run away and hideSeeing a potential threat without its smell means that risk is lowTherefore, instead of showing fear and running away, the elephants express their anger and become aggressive5According to the passage, which of the following statements is true about Kamba and Maasai people? AMaasai people are a threat to elephants BKamba people raise elephants for farmingCBoth Kamba and Maasai people are elephant huntersDBoth Kamba and Maasai people traditionally wear red clothing6How did the elephants react to smell in the study? AThey attacked a man with the smell of new clothingBThey needed time to relax when smelling something unfamiliarCThey became anxious when they smelled Kamba-scented clothingDThey were frightened and ran away when they smelled their enemies7What is the main idea of this passage? AElephants use sight and smell to detect dangerBElephants attack people who wear red clothingCScientists are now able to control elephants emotions DSome Kenyan tribes understand elephants emotions very well8What can be inferred about the elephants behavior from this passage? AElephants learn from their experiencesBElephants have sharper sense of smell than sightCElephants are more intelligent than other animalsDElephants tend to attack rather than escape when in dangerCHans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored faceLiving alone, every day he worked in his gardenIn all the countryside there was no garden so lovely as hisAll sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flowers place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell Hans had many friends, the most devoted being the MillerSo devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that hed never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruitsThe Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such a friend The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the unselfishness of true friendship In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hungerThough extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then “Theres no good in going to see Hans while the snow lasts” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldnt be botheredSo Ill wait till the spring comes when hes happy to give me flowers” “Youre certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “Its quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship” “Couldnt we ask Hans up here?” said their son“Ill give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits” “How silly you are!” cried the Miller“I really dont know whats the use of sending you to schoolIf Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terrible thing, and would spoil anybodys natureI am his best friend, and Ill always watch over him, and see that hes not led into any temptationBesides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flourFlour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldnt be confusedThe words are spelt differently, and mean quite different thingsEverybody can see that” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea Spring coming, the Miller went down to see HansAgain he talked about friendship“Hans, friendship never forgetsIm afraid you dont understand the poetry of lifeSee, how lovely your roses are!” Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter “Ill give you many good thingsI think being generous is the base of friendship” said the Miller“And now, as Ill give you many good things, Im sure youd like to give me some flowers in returnHeres the basket, and fill it