四川省仁寿县城北教学点2012届高三英语阅读理解限时训练（10）

用心 爱心 专心1 高三英语阅读理解限时训练 高三英语阅读理解限时训练 1010 A There are a lot of things that happen to me in China but would certainly never happen in the US One of those things is being called strong The first time was last December I was walking across the high school campus in Guangzhou where I taught when a student in a gray scarf waved hello I smiled and waved back but then she stopped and called my name You re so strong She smiled and pointed at what appeared to be my arm I looked down at my arms let s get one thing clear I m a very skinny guy Once while rehearsing for a high school talent show I was told by the teacher in charge that I couldn t participate in the men s shirtless dance routine because my visible rig cage 胸腔 would frighten the audience I m so what You re so strong sheshe repeated Um thanks I didn t know what else to say so we both waved goodbye The next morning I stepped into my oral English classroom only to be greeted instantly by a unanimous 异口同声的 Waaa of shock and admiration What I asked You re so strong shouted a boy from the back of the class Okay will someone tell me what that means I was curious as to the real reason for such praise So I turned to the monitor gesturing for him to speak We just mean you look very strong today he offered earnestly What You mean like this I curled 卷起 my arm like a body builder No But it s so cold and you re only wearing a short sleeve shirt Oh I got it My strength had less to do with my muscle and more to do with my apparent ignorance of the cold weather 41 From the passage we can learn that the author is A a Chinese student B an American student C a Chinese teacher D an American student 42 The author used the example of being refused to join in the dance routine to show that A many people worry about his bad health B he is as strong as a body builder C actually he isn t physically strong at all D being called strong often happens to him 43 The underlined word sheshe in the 4th paragraph refers to A the girl he met on the campus B the teacher in charge of the dance routine C the girl who joined in the rehearsing D a stranger he met on the way to work 44 Which of the following is the best title for this passage A The Chinese Culture or the Western Culture B Am I Strong or Do I Need a Sweater C How I Can Get Stronger in Winter 用心 爱心 专心2 D How We Can Tell Two Different Cultures Apart B Every New Year brings renewed expectation fro change for a better life and for a better you That s a wonderful thing because this fresh start gives us a chance to reinvent our lives and ourselves Here s how LetLet gogo Many times we are held back by our previous failures emotions and barriers This is all old baggage Let everything unhappy from the past go Let go of failures Let go of fears you ve built up Let go of your ideas about what your life had to be like Let go of long held beliefs and habits which seem to be burdens to you ClearClear awayaway distractiondistraction 分心 Clear away email your favourite blogs and news websites Clear away the Iphone or Blackberry and clear away all the choreschores that pull at your attention In fact if you can shut off the Internet for a while You can come back to it after you take a break DecideDecide whatwhat mattersmatters mostmost todaytoday Forget about your goals for all of this year Instead decide what you want to do today What matters most to you and your life What are you most passionate about right now What excites you What gives you the most fulfillment Often the answer would be in creating something making something new helping others becoming a better person and working on a project that you will be proud of But whatever you answer have it clear in your mind at the beginning of the day ReinventReinvent yourselfyourself everyevery dayday Every day you are reborn Reinvent yourself and your life Do what matters most to you It might be the same thing that mattered most yesterday or it might not be That isn t important What s important is today right now Be passionate and be happy You ll have a fresh start every single day not just on January 1 of a new year 45 Writing this passage the author seems to be A strict B peaceful C nervous D confident 46 The underlined word choreschores refers to A modern technology B unimportant things C online information D fashionable devices 47 Which of the following is the writer s suggestion according to the passage A Stopping using hi tech devices to avoid troubles in your life B Seizing the moment but not make a plan for the far future C Forgetting everything about and from the past 用心 爱心 专心3 D Making yourself a person reborn every day 48 The most suitable title for the passage is A Work Effectively in a New Year B Reduce Stress in a New Year C Freshen the Start of Every New Day D Live a Better Life in Every New Day C When you hear the word recycling what comes to your mind The color green or global warming What if I were to tell you there is a dark side of recycling A type of recycling that does more than good The dark side of recycling has nothing to do with the environment but rather has a lot to do with the recycling of ideas Environmental unrest isn t the only trouble we must face Idea pollution is quickly becoming widespread across the online world Think about it When was the last time you read an original blog post I m guessing it has been quite a while Why do you think top bloggers 博主 of today win so much respect Do you think they recycle their ideas With each recycled idea the online world becomes much more polluted Used content contributes to the ever increasing mass of digital smog 烟雾 The first step to reduce pollution is simple stop recycling When you stop recycling you will then be forced to take up the task of creating from your own ideas When you recycle an excellent idea it soon becomes good When you recycle a good idea it soon becomes just OK The chain continues until the key part of what used to make the idea good is satutared 饱和 leaving you nothing but a pile of mess In order not to pollute your ideas must go beyond just recycled Your ideas must stand out from the pollution of the web For your voice and talent to be heard and seen you must go far beyond the standard copy of your neighbours ideas For the next week make a promise not to recycle Let your ideas flourish and flow Believe in your ability to create because the death of recycling starts with YOU 49 Which is true about top bloggers of today according to the writer A They often recycle their ideas B They tend to express many fresh ideas C They are not worth much respect D They make good use of others ideas 50 The 5th paragraph mainly talks about A the bad effects of recycling ideas B the good effects of stopping recycling 用心 爱心 专心4 C how to stop recycling good ideas online D how to recycle good ideas online 51 This passage is written mainly for A top bloggers B common bloggers C environmental polluters D net researchers 52 The main purpose of this passage is A to remind people to pay attention to environmental protection B to prove that the web environment is becoming worse and worse C to warn people not to pollute our web environment with bad words D to call on people to write online more creatively instead of repeating D When most people think of giant pandas the pictures of the cute black and white bears from China that eat bamboo will immediately jump into their mind Scientists from Mississippi State University however are interested in what the bears leave behind their poop 排泄物 At a recent meeting in Denver Professor Brown at the university presented her research showing how panda poop could inspire a new way to obtain energy from plants which are a renewable energy source Usually plants can be called biomass 有机燃料 when they are used as an energy source Burning biomass is one way to capture its energy but Brown hopes panda poop can teach scientists something about breaking down biomass Pandas or at least the bacteria in their stomachs are very good at getting energy out of bamboo Unlike cows which use 4 stomachs to digest large amounts of grass a panda has only one stomach Bamboo comes in and poop goes out Every day for 14 months Brown and her team on this project counted the bacteria in the poop of the two pandas YaYa and LeLe living at the Memphis Zoo Her studies turned up 12 species of bacteria that break down biomass including one that had never been found in pandas Brown says that because the poop contains bacteria that break down biomass it could also be used to break down other types of biomass Now the scientists hope to identify the chemicals that help with the process of breaking down biomass and then figure out how the bacteria work If those chemicals can be made in the lab they could be used to turn biomass like grass or other plants into fuel Brown says she doesn t mind handling panda poop It s probably the most pleasant material to work with she says My colleagues and I have been working with other poop for a long time and we can assure you it has a fairly pleasant smell associated with it 53 The importance of studying panda poop is A to create a renewable energy from plants B to explore a new way to get energy from plants 用心 爱心 专心5 C to learn a lesson of energy from panda poop D to figure out how the bacteria work for us mankind 54 The process of the panda poop project can be described as a Identify the chemicals helpful to break down biomass b Find the bacteria in panda poop which break down bamboo c Reproduce the chemicals in the lab to turn biomass into energy d Analyze how the bacteria in panda poop work in panda s stomach A a b d c B a d c b C b a d c D b d a c 55 What does the author mainly want to express in the 2nd paragraph A Pandas don t digest bamboo the same way as cows B Pandas are capable of getting energy using stomachs C Pandas can get energy from bamboo more efficiently D Scientists have learnt something new from panda poop 56 What does Professor Brown think of working with panda poop A Sick B Challenging C Inspiring D Enjoyable E Bright red post boxes the Queen and queuing what do they all have in common They are all important parts of British life At least I thought so However the ability to queue for long periods of time once believed to be a traditional characteristic of the British is no longer tolerated by people in the UK according to a survey done for British bank Barclays Once upon a time queuing was seen as normal During World War II everyone had to queue up to receive their daily supply of foods In fact if you didn t stand up and wait in line with all the others it was seen as uncivilized 不文 明的 The famous English double decker buses with only one entrance might also help explain why queuing was seen as a part of British line Almost always there is a queue to get on But perhaps the British are tired of being pushed past by the Spanish the Italians or the French as they queue up to get a table at a restaurant The people of these other European countries have more than one entrance to their houses which explains their more relaxed attitude to the queue Two minutes is now the longest time most British people are prepared to stand and wait But could it be that the Internet which allows us to carry out tasks quickly is the main reason why British people are no longer prepared to queue Used to buying without delay customers are even giving up purchases rather than wait their turn says Stuart Neal of Barclaycard Shoppers are also 用心 爱心