高三英语阅读训31.doc

高三英语阅读训练（三十一）What separates people who reach their goals from everyone else is their ability to stay on track, despite challenges. _36_ will come; you can bet there will be chances for you to _37_ track. If youre an athlete, it may be an injury that causes you to have to _38_ practices. If youre trying to get to a healthy weight, you may have to travel _39_ and stay with a friend who doesnt like to _40_. The point is that some kind of challenge will _41_. How we deal with these challenges _42_ the victims from the victors. You can use challenges as a stepping _43_ or as a block, and you can use them to _44_ your ambition or block your view; the _45_is yours. Challenges should _46_ to make you stronger and more consistent as you attend to each difficulty. They should cause your _47_ to dig deeper, in search of a (an) _48_. The problem arises when you dont _49_ challenges. If you can predict potential problems and plan _50_, you will have confidence and your belief in yourself will _51_ up. Your ability to stay _52_ and overcome difficulties is what will _53_ and allow you to achieve your goal. Start working toward your dreams daily. Get started by setting _54_ what your next step is to accomplish your goal. Then get into _55_ as you move closer to your goal daily. 36. A. Abilities B. Goals C. Possibilities D. Challenges37. A. get off B. stick to C. take off D. attend to38. A. appreciate B. strengthen C. miss D. confuse39. A. disappointedly B. unexpectedly C. deliberately D. daily40. A. knock over B. get through C. put up D. work out41. A. arise B. raise C. appoint D. turn42. A. separates B. protects C. shelters D. deserts43. A. appointment B. arrangement C. stone D. expectation44. A. produce B. ignore C. reduce D. strengthen45. A. choice B. comment C. preparation D. promise46. A. provide B. serve C. offer D. expect47. A. characteristics B. ability C. roots D. signs48. A. solution B. comfort C. study D. adaptation49. A. blame B. accept C. meet D. expect50. A. actually B. otherwise C. beforehand D. after51. A. put B. build C. get D. bring52. A. solved B. focused C. deserted D. reduced53. A. get you away B. find you out C. set you apart D. keep you off54. A. down B. up C. about D. out55. A. effort B. measure C. plan D. actionMotorists over the age of 75 face compulsory tests of their eyesight and ability to drive under proposals being considered by ministers. The biggest overhaul of motoring law in a generation could also lead to all drivers having to give assurances(保证) of their fitness to get behind the wheel every 10 years. Other changes under consideration include issuing(发放) daylight driving licenses for motorists with night blindness, together with stricter checks on all drivers whose medical condition brought a threat to other road users. It is understood that the proposals will be part of a review of the law governing the medical fitness of drivers that will be announced publicly by the summer. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is dealing with a rising number of motorists who are concerned that they have conditions-from failing eyesight to epilepsy-that could affect their driving. In 2006, the DVLA dealt with 600,000 motorists whose physical ability to drive needed to be recertified(重新认证), a 20 per cent rise on the previous year. With an ageing population, the biggest challenge is dealing with the rising number of elderly motorists. By 2021, there will be an estimated three million drivers over the age of 70 on Britains roads. Drivers must renew their licenses at the age of 70 and every three years thereafter. The applicant is legally required to tell the DVLA of any conditions that could weaken their ability behind the wheel. Ministers have ruled out a compulsory maximum age for driving but will instead rely on tightening up the checks on motorists over the age of 75. The most likely option would be tests to ensure motorists were fit to drive. They would include an eyesight test and a cognitive(认知) test that would prove a drivers ability to react to road signs, driving conditions, pedestrians and vehicles. However, checks are likely to be tightened at all ages. The strictest controls are expected to be imposed(强制) on motorists of any age who have had a heart attack or stroke. They could have to produce a doctors approval to resume(重新得到) driving. Anyone making a false declaration would be guilty of a criminal offence.59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The new motoring law will come into effect by the summer. B. Drivers over the age of 75 must renew their licenses every three years. C. Doctors will decide whether one can get their driving licenses. D. Drivers at all ages will be expected to provide their medical condition.60. What is the biggest challenge to the traffic safety in Britain according to the writer? A. Ageing population. B. Increasing number of cars.C. Increasing number of elderly motorists. D. Driving conditions.61. The underlined word “overhaul” in Paragraph 2 means _. A. change B. consideration C. concern D. challenge62. What can be learned from the passage? A. There will be more and more aged drivers in Britain. B. Anyone can get a driving license as long as he/she is in good health. C. Health tends to decline as one gets old.D. It will be guilty to make a false declaration.Yamilette Colon was close to leaving a school. “Im not even going to lie to you, and I was bad, said Colon, who admitted she had a gift for attracting trouble. Three years later, though, Colon, now 18, is a school honor student on track for a May diploma, spurred in part by a sense of self-pride, but also, she says, by the economic disaster that has closed plants, deprived of jobs and dimmed the future for many young people in this depressed county. “Its a huge factor,” Colon said, “What it comes down to is, the longer you stay in school, the more education you will get, and the more money you will make.” Thats a big shift in attitude in a community where 24 percent of adults older than 25 have not a high school education, where only 66 percent of students graduate from high school in four years, and where generations of kids dropped out because it was always easy to find a suitable job. But across the country, education leaders say theyre seeing what may be one bright spot in the discouraging downturn: more students choose to stay in or return to school. “Im hearing kids clinging to their education as the economy gets worse, said Clyde Riley, principal at the Tipton Street Center alternative school, where Colon is one of 240 students in a district that serves some 13,500. Here and elsewhere, long waiting lists for adult education and GED (General Education Development) classes, enrollments at community colleges and, perhaps, a surge in returns by high school dropouts and a decline in those who leave in the first place, may all point to a renewed focus on education, experts say. “If theres anything good coming out of this recession, its to make educational lemonade out of these lemons.” said Bob Wise, who now heads a national policy group. 63. According to the text, Colon was a girl _. A. who dropped out of school at 15 years oldB. who often made trouble at school C. who was driven out of school because of lying D. who was honored for fighting bravely64. Why did Colon become an honor student? A. Because she had a gift for academic learning.B. Because she intended to change the economic situation. C. Because she showed anxiety for her future. D. Because she was often asked to stay after school.65. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. Most dropouts did quite well in their lessons. B. All the dropouts think school life boring. C. Some dropouts found it easy to get a job.D. Dropouts return because they have earned enough.66. What might be the most suitable title for the passage? A. Students stay longer at school B. Dropouts drop back to school C. Recession made more students drop out D. Teens change their attitudes to educationIf you have a fever, headache and runny nose, you might go to Google and type in the words “flu symptoms” to see whether youve come down with the disease. Google knows that you might do something like that, and it also knows which state youre in if you are in the United States. Now, its putting that information together in a tool that could find out flu outbreaks faster than traditional systems currently in use, according to CNN report. It is called Google Flu Trends. “Whats exciting about Flu Trends is that it lets anybody-doctors, health officials, moms with sick children-learn about the current flu activity level in their own state based on the data thats coming in this week,” said Jeremy Ginsberg, the lead engineer who developed the tool. The tool operates on the idea that theres likely to be a flu outbreak in states where flu-related search terms are currently popular. To test the accuracy of the data, Google compared its figures against statistics filed(提交) over the past five years by the US Centers for Disease Control. It has a network of 1,500 doctors across the US who provide weekly reports on the number of patients complaining of flu-like symptoms. “We found we could highly accurately estimate what the flu activity levels would be in those years,” Ginsberg said. They also found that the Google statistics, which can be gathered daily, were up to two weeks ahead of the governments data. The governments data took time to collect because it came from so many doctors. The ability to speed up the response of health services could prove invaluable when a serious outbreak happens. The results of Googles comparisons with official health statistics will be published in the science journal Nature. Google hopes to extend the service to other countries, and may in time include other illnesses. At present, the flu data is given for each of the 50 American states. The company says there are no privacy issues involved as the trends are gathered through combining millions of anonymous(匿名的) searches.67. What is Google Flu Trends?A. A tool to identify flu symptoms.B. An organization for disease control.C. A network of 1,500 doctors.D. A system to estimate flu activity levels.68. What led to the development of Google Flu Trends?A. The fact that a lot of people use online information every day. B. The idea that a flu outbreak is likely where flu-related search terms are popular. C. The need to have a faster system than traditional ones currently in use by the government. D. The patients complaining of flu-like symptoms.69. The most important reason for Google Flu Trends accurate and reliable estimates is that _.A. it bases its estimates on Google flu-related search data B. it benefits a lot from the official data C. it has lots of excellent doctors D. it can identify the flu symptoms70. Which is NOT true according to the passage?A. The governments data mentioned in the passage came from a network of 1,500 doctors across the US. B. Google Flu Trends reports can be one or two weeks ahead of those by the government. C. Google Flu Trends estimates prove quite accurate and reliable. D. Anyone around the world can enjoy the service of Google Flu Trends. When it comes to the world of computers, green computing is becoming one of the most popular trends. But, what is exactly is green computing? The term “green computing” is one that is being used in many different markets and areas all over the world in todays global technology. Yet, many computer users out there arent sure what it means. Green computing is actually pretty easy to explain and to do-it is basically learning to use computer resources more efficiently to help the environment as well as making energy savings. The main goal of a green computing program is to reduce the use of energy and materials that harm the environment. Green computing helps to promote the use of biodegradable products and recycle computer parts whenever possible. Green computing started as early as 1992, when the EPA created Energy Star, which is a voluntary labeling program that promotes energy efficient computing equipment and technologies. It was because of this program that many computer manufacturers launched sleep mode and millions of computer users around the world began to adopt this policy to help save energy when they were not using their computers. The term “green computing” began to be used around the same time as well, and began to become a goal that more companies strive to meet over the years. There are several government agencies that have continued to help strive for better standards for computers and companies to help promote green promoting. Energy Star was actually revised in October of 2006 to make the requirements stricter for computers，and also implemented a ranking system for products. Because of these new requirements, there are over 20 states that have now established a special recycling program for old computers and electronics to help with green computing. Many of todays IT systems are beginning to rely on both people and hardware to help push their computer systems toward a more green computing system to help both the company and others. This is a hard balance to achieve, as it has to satisfy users, management, and regulatory compliance(顺