高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（23）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固精品题练习（23）及答案阅读理解（bbc world service） two separate surveys suggest that britain s teenagers are amongst the heaviest drug - users and drinkers in europethe british government has introduced a number of measures to deal with the use and supply of drugs, particularly among young peoplethe european school survey project on alcohol and other drugs infervt6wed 15 and 16 year olds in 35 countries26% of boys and 29% of girls in the uk had been addicted to uncontrolled drinking at least three times in the previous monthin the same survey, 42% of boys and 35% of girls admitted they had tried illegal drugs at least onceaccording to another survey, by the european monitoring centre for drugs and drug addiction, two in five 15 - year - olds in the uk have tried cannabis（大麻）this number is higher than anywhere else in europethe uk has also the common highest number of young cocaine （可卡因） users, together with spainthe british government has recently made new plans to fight the problem of drug abuse in the united kingdom, also among teenagersaccording to the new proposals, young offenders will have to attend drug treatment as part of community servicebritish police will be able to give people blood tests for drugs when they arrest them, not just when they charge them with an offencedrug sellers working near a school or using children to help sell drugs will face tougher penalties （处罚）but schools also try to fight the problem of drug use themselvesat the beginning of 2005 a british state school has introduced for the first time random drug testingstudents from a school in kent will have mouth swabs （棉签） taken to discover drug useeach week 20 names will be selected by computer and the swabs sent off to a drug testing laboratoryresults will be available three days laterthe school s head teacher says that no child will be tested against his or her wisheschildren who test positive will not be forced to leave the school, but those who sell drugs will45from the surveys, we learn that in europe only the uk has the highest number of _athe teenagers who have used cocainebthe 15 -year -olds who have tried cannabiscthe girls who have been addicted to drinkingdthe boys who have tried illegal drugs at least once46what can be inferred according to the passage?athe uk has the highest number of drug usersbdrug sellers use students to sell drugs for themcbritish police cant give people blood tests for drugsdany student will be given drug tests whether he likes it or not47what does the underlined phrase random drug testing in the last paragraph mean?atesting alcoholic - drinking students on purposebselecting students for drug testing irregularlycselecting young offenders for drug testingdtesting particular students for pleasure48whats the best title for this passage?adrugs in europebbritains teenagerscteenagers and drugs dillegal drugs in britain【甘肃省嘉峪关市一中模拟】 bthe quality of drinking water in shanghai will meet european union standard by 2010 and, a decade later, citizens in shanghai will drink the best water in the world.these were the goals set out by the shanghai water authority. with the citys population expected to increase only slightly and the economy to boom by 2020, chen yin, an official in the water authority, said shanghais water consumption will not increase from its present amount.zhang yue, director of the urban construction division under the ministry of construction, said, “shanghai is the first city in the country to publicize these ambitions. they will not be easy to achieve.”he said water saving will help keep the sustainable development of chinas economy. saving one cubic meter of water means saving the citys infrastructure（基础设施）costs by 10,000 yuan. last year, shanghai saved 300 million cubic meters of water either from readjustment of industrial structure or the employment of new technology.“the aim is to arouse public awareness of the seriousness of water shortages,” chen said. “the abundant surface water and amount of rain of the city are so misleading that they result in improper use of water.”shanghai lacks drinkable water. the huangpu river, which supplies 80 percent of the citys drinkable water, is nearing exhaustion.the city, therefore, has been exploring new sources from the yangtze river and growing forests along it to conserve quality water.besides penning regulations, the authority is popularizing technology among the public to efficiently cut the amount of water used.at present, the city has 600,000 family toilets, each using 13 liters of water per flush. these are to be renovated（整修）to use only 9 liters of water per flush.the authority is renovating the first 200 toilets for households at a cost of 40 yuan each.in three years, all the toilets will be renovated, which saves the city nearly 15 million yuan every year in water conservation.another task the city is engaged in is the treatment of sewage（污水）to improve the water environment.at present the city can only treat 44 percent of its daily 5.04 million tons of waste water. to meet the total demand, 27 more sewage treatment factories are to be established with an estimated investment of 18 billion yuan.59people in shanghai get their daily water mainly from _now. athe underground bthe rain cthe yangtze river dthe huangpu river60according to the passage, some people have the wrong opinion of using water because . athe renovating of family toilets will save plenty of water babout half of waste water has been treated already cadvanced technology makes people use water as much as possible dthere is plenty surface water and large amount of rain at present 61which group of measures are all mentioned in the passage to save water? aimprove drinking water quality bchange some industrial structurecintroduce or use some new technology dspeed the economic development of shanghaierenovate some family toilets fbuild more sewage treatment factories aa, b, c, d bb, c, e, f cb, c, d, e da, b, e, f62we can infer from the passage that . athe boom of economy will need a larger amount of water in the future bcitizens today in shanghai drink the best quality of water in the world cnot everyone today in shanghai is aware of water shortage dall the family toilets will be renovated to save water within 3 years【参考答案】b篇 59-62 ddbc 阅读理解its almost time to head back to school, and well, it s never too early to start shopping for those school suppliesif you have some extra cash left over after shopping for backpacks and number two pencils, then treat your kid to some cool electronics you can borrow from them lateracer aspire one: netbooks are great for many reasonsparents will love them because theyre extremely affordable and light compared to the average laptopthey re also ideal for students who don t quite need a computer but want one to do research, check email, or just surf the webyou can find a black or white version for the low price of $ 99fuji fine pix z20fd: this sub - $ 200 digital camera is the perfect thing for any high school studentavailable in five eye -catching colors, the fine pix z20fd is a 10 - megapixel （兆像素） cameramedia kids will appreciate the camera? s blog and auction mode that lets users transfer pictures between cameras, as well as the one touch movie recording option that allows them to edit movies before sharing them onlinethis is certainly an affordable camera for photo - lovers of any age mimobot: usb flash drives are all pretty much the same, but if you want to treat your teen to a hip flash drive, check out momobotcorneach drive is packed with cool wallpaper, digital magazines, and so onyou can find them in 1gb, 2gb, 4gb and 8gb capacities （容量） at the price of $35- $100samsung s2: regardless of what your teen may tell you, there are other music players out there packed with plenty of great featuressamsung s s2 mp3 player is nice enough to wear around the neck and small enough to take to the gymit is available in five colors （red, black, white, purple, and green） , comes in capacities of 1gb or 2gb, and is available for the low price of $40 or less49what is probably the best tide for the passage?agift ideas for high school studentsbnew products for teacherscbest choices for parentsdrare gifts for teenagers50which of the following pictures is a model of acer aspire one?51according to the passage, which of the following is the most expensive?afuji fine pix z20fd bacer aspire onecmimobot dsamsung s252the passage is probably taken from a _areport bscience book ctextbook dnewspaper【甘肃省嘉峪关市一中模拟】capple seedscirculation(发行量) : 1 year, 9 issuescover price: $44.55price for you: $33.95product description: apple seeds is an award winning magazine filled with stories for kids aged from 7 to 9. the cover is very soft, providing durability（耐用性） that allows each issue to be enjoyed for many years to come. besides, there is a big surprise for you - its being sold at a more favorable discount than usual.better lifecirculation: 1 year, 12 issuescover price: $44.55price for you: $15.00product description: designed for those who have a strong interest in personal lifestyle, better life is americas complete home and family service magazine. it offers help with food, recipes, decorating, building, gardening, family health, money management, and education.humor timescirculation: 1 year, 12 issuescover price: $36.00price for you: $11.95product description: humor times magazine is for those who love to laugh! full of cartoons and humor columns, it shows up in your mailbox once a month and keeps you smiling all year round! in todays world, you need a reason to laugh. so lets find it in humor times.news chinacirculation: 1 year, 12 issuescover price: $47.88price for you: $19.99product description: news china magazine is the english edition of china newsweek. the magazine covers the latest chinese domestic news in politics, business, society, environment, culture, sports and travels, etc. it is the first comprehensive news magazine for readers interested in china.63. what do we know about apple seeds?a. the soft cover enables it to be read and kept long.b. it can be purchased as an award for your children.c. it offers the biggest discount among all the magazines.d. the magazine is going to surprise you for many years.64. what kind of people may buy news china ? a. people who have an interest in personal lifestyle of the chinese.b. people who have a strong sense of humor and love to laugh.c. people who want to enlarge the knowledge of their kids.d. people who are interested in chinas politics, business and culture.65. which magazine provides the biggest discount if you buy it for the whole year?a. apple seeds b. better life c. humor times d. news china66. which magazine may best help relieve your work stress?a. apple seeds b. better life c. humor times d. news china【参考答案】c篇 63-66 adbc 阅读理解everyone knows how the story of cinderella ends, but did you ever really think about how she spent her days before she met the prince? her daily routine was not fascinatingshe did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the mealsif someone had asked cinderella, “are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate?” she probably would have answered, “why, none, of coursehousework is my duty! in the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household worktwo of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishesironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! after ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which-requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams （线缝） ,you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possibleif you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled （有皱纹的） and you have to start overperhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to doit calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to endanother household job that many people dislike is washing dishesof course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! however, no on