湖北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（15）

用心 爱心 专心1 湖北省湖北省 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 1515 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 A Singing are the pupils of the remote Beau Roc primary school in Haiti One of them plays a guitar made from an empty oil tin Their headmistress Emile Jean Noel is one of the few women school principals in the country Over 70 of Haitian population live below the poverty line with inadequate food water schools or housing To reduce the hunger that prevents learning and to encourage parents to send their children to school meals are provided by the World Food Programme We are so cut off we have many difficulties comments Emile adding that finding chalk school books and other materials is practically impossible Emile tries to encourage those around her to make use of all available resources Her efforts are bearing fruit One of her successes was convincing local women to contribute to their children s schooling and increase their own income by selling embroidery 刺绣 and other handicrafts Recent political instability has meant that the country has not invested in education for ten years Enrolment 入学 is a mere 44 per cent and a little less than a half of those entering primary school finish it Less than a third of these go on to secondary school In rural areas it is not rare to find 17 and 18 year olds in primary school Beau Roc has only 4 teachers for 260 pupils Emile works constantly to improve her pupils environment Under her direction a local worker is now constructing a storehouse for the food delivered regularly by the World Food Programme Not only is Emile s salary too little but she receives it irregularly For her transport is a real headache She lives five kilometers away and has to take a privately owned bus costing more than she can afford The decision to be a rural teacher in Haiti should not be taken lightly Emile comments With all the sacrifices and risks it requires only those who are really cut out for teaching should do it Nevertheless Emile loves her job I always feel at home with the children and the parents understand what I m doing 1 What theme is presented in this passage A Devotion to education B Poverty and hardship C Politics and children D Love and beauty 2 Which of the following is extremely difficult for Beau Roc primary school A Teaching the women how to make embroidery and other handicrafts B Persuading local women to care about their children s education C Encouraging those around her to use those available resources D Finding chalk school books and other materials 用心 爱心 专心2 3 The many figures in the 4th paragraph indicate A political instability in Haiti B poor investment in Haitian education C challenges in Emile s life D Emile s constant efforts 4 In the last paragraph those who are really cut out for teaching are those who are A dismissed from teaching B unfamiliar with teaching C qualified for teaching D cautious about teaching B The British royal family is about to be slimmed down The queen plans to reduce the number of real royals it was recently announced However there seems little sign of the monarchy 君主 disappearing completely Up till the 17th century the British king or queen was believed to rule by divine 神的 right which was the idea that God chose the king or queen to rule and that he or she was therefore above the law However this idea ended with the English Revolution in which King Charles the first was imprisoned and then killed in 1649 So what role does the British royal family have today Well the Queen has important formal duties as Head of State the Queen represents the UK on visits abroad and invites other world leaders to visit the UK As Head of the Armed Forces only the Queen can declare when the UK is at war or when war was over The Queen also has constitutional duties She has to sign many government and Commonwealth documents every day In addition the royal family spends a great deal of its time traveling up and down the country in support of different charity projects But the public in Britain do not believe there should be a royal family Sometimes the press and media criticize the royal family as well One criticism is that British people should not have to pay for the royal family through their taxes Today the royal family works hard to be relevant in the modern world The queen s speech on TV is less formal every Christmas and is now available as a podcast 播客 In 2005 after graduation for university Prince William spent time teaching English in Uruguay the sort of work many young British people do at some time in their lives 5 What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs A The British king or queen is about to become common people B The British king or queen is no longer believed to rule by divine right C The English Revolution put an end to the British royal family in 1649 D The royal family s role was most important in Britain in the 17th century 用心 爱心 专心3 6 Which of the following is NOT among formal duties of the Queen A Travelling around the world for charity projects B Declaring when the UK is at war C Inviting other world leaders to visit the UK D Signing Commonwealth documents every day 7 Prince William is mentioned in the passage to show that A he is popular in the UK B many young British people do voluntary work C he has tried to win young people s admiration D the royal family is trying to change their image 8 We can infer from the passage that A British people are all in favor of the royal family B the public are encouraged to oppose the royal family C the British royal family are facing surviving challenges D British youths are required to teach English in Uruguay in their lives C Lighthouses are remainders from the past that ships and sailors once sought in order to navigate dangerous U S coastal waters But today those remaining ones have fallen mostly into disuse except as tourist attractions and old reminders of a romantic period The U S Coast Guard and the U S Lighthouse Society say there are about 600 lighthouses remaining in the U S and some of those are at risk having suffered from years of neglect 忽略 Dave Eshbaugh of the Oregon State Parks Trust believes in preserving them They are worth saving I think it would be disrespectful to our history and people to let them fall down and go away Preservation societies in several states are attempting to keep lighthouses from disappearing And the U S Congress is trying to help In 2000 lawmakers passed the Lighthouse Preservation Act that lets the Coast Guard transfer ownership of lighthouses at no cost to public and private organizations Local state and federal agencies also can benefit from the act Some private citizens also are helping to restore abandoned lighthouses Steve and Michelle Bursey own the Heceta Head Lighthouse It is not just their home but also their livelihood Not far from the lighthouse is the lighthouse keeper s house The Burseys have changed it into a bed and breakfast inn They say the income from their business pays for the necessary repairs that keep the lighthouse in condition Michelle says it is a labor of love We have to constantly put hours and hours of time and labor into making it shine Aside from making Heceta Head their home and business the Burseys have a great appreciation for the history and the importance associated with their lighthouse It s important to keep them up says Steve Once they re gone you can 用心 爱心 专心4 never bring them back They are vivid reminders of a previous times and a way of life that people like Steve and Michelle Bursey think are worth preserving They are part of America s history its legend and its sailing past 9 The best title for this passage should be A Lighthouses Are the Reminders of the Past B Lighthouses Seek Better Future C Lighthouses Benefit People Today D Lighthouses Have Come Back 10 According to the Lighthouse Preservation Act the Coast Guard can A give possession of lighthouses to some organizations for free B ask the Congress for help to keep lighthouses from danger C allow the preservation societies to protect lighthouses D help local state and federal agencies to profit from lighthouses 11 Steve and Michelle Bursey in Heceta Oregon are mentioned here to show that A old lighthouses can be restored and reused as a hotel B lighthouses are very important to the life of some private citizens C some individuals are helping to protect abandoned lighthouses D common people can solve the problem with lighthouses 12 The pattern of organization of this passage is A cause and effect B question and answer C argument and proof D problem and solution D Who discovered America And who led the first successful attempt to sail around the world in history Well our textbooks have the answers they are Italian sailor Christopher Columbus and Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan However China s great explorer Zheng He 1371 1435 may well have beaten his European counterparts 同行 and sailed around the world first The life and achievements of the legendary sailor are featured in a TV drama which is being screened on CCTV 8 Zheng was an officer of the Ming Dynasty s Yongle Emperor In 1405 the emperor asked Zheng to visit the Western Seas which referred to the seas and lands west of the South China Sea Zheng traveled with 62 ships filled with silk and china and 27 800 men The biggest ship was 126 meters long and could take the weight of 7000 tons In the following 28 years Zheng made another six successful journeys He visited over 30 countries Since most of the records of Zheng s voyages have been lost many historians believe Zheng s achievements have been underestimated British writer Gavin Menzies who spent 14 years researching the movements of 用心 爱心 专心5 the Chinese fleet explained it was Zheng who first sailed around the world in his book 1421 The Year china Discovered America While doing research Menzies said he was shown a map dated 1459 which included southern Africa and the Cape of Good Hope Yet the Cape was not discovered by Vasco da Gama until 1497 On the map was a note about a voyage round the Cape in 1420 and a picture of a Chinese ship What nobody has explained is why the European explorers had maps Who drew the maps he asks in his book There are millions of square miles of ocean It required huge fleets to chart them If you say it wasn t the Chinese then who was it 13 The underlined word featured in the 3rd paragraph can be replaced by A advertised B shown C involved D affected 14 Which of the following is the evidence to prove that America was discovered by the Chinese according to Gavin Menzies A Textbooks B History books C An ancient map D Zheng s logbooks 15 With most of Zheng s logbooks lost people today are not sure of A the exact places Zheng He reached on his voyages B the scale of the fleet on Zheng He s voyages C the times of Zheng He s successful voyages D the purpose of Zheng He s voyages 16 Which of the following is a definite fact about the Cape of Good Hope A It was discovered by Vasco da Gama B It was discovered by the Chinese C It was discovered by Christopher Columbus D It was discovered by Ferdinand Magellan E Indian weddings have always been special occasions celebrated with passion enthusiasm and in the case of the wealthy elaborate 精心准备的 settings and food For centuries friends and family sang songs youngsters danced and cooks dished out traditional foods when Indian wedding festivities got under way But times have changed Weddings have become occasions for India s rapidly growing wealthy classes to show off their new wealth Professional singers and entertainers have replaced the amateur melodies wonderful parties at five star hotels are now the pattern and unusual foreign foods are served along with traditional Indian food Neeta Raheja runs a wedding planning company that organizes weddings ranging in cost from 20 000 to 2 million Being really wasteful was 用心 爱心 专心6 something done by the very best class Today people who are not that rich want to do like that when it comes to weddings she explained Purnima Mehta recently hosted her daughter s wedding She says organizing a show with style is important in a society where weddings have become statements I may have personally liked a simple ceremony but who wants it You know everyone is judging you at the affair she said Many now choose several days of feasting and dancing The parties might have settings based on famously great Bollywood films fresh flowers flown in from Bangkok perhaps a hired Mercedes instead of the traditional horse to carry the groom They hire helicopters and the helicopters are showering petals 花瓣 I