浙江省2012高考英语二轮复习 专题训练 阅读理解（87）

用心 爱心 专心1 浙江省浙江省 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 8787 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 A A There are few places on earth where nature can be seen in almost primitive 原始的 condition One is the Galapagos Islands where largely unspoiled by man strange and unusual birds animals and plants settle and grow many of which are found nowhere else in the world These islands lie directly on the Equator about 1 000 kilometers west of the South American mainland But the Galapagos is now facing a crisis 危机 Its human inhabitants who live on the island of Santa Cruz want to develop the business and tourist possibility of the islands Recently they have been having a bitter struggle with the naturalists who work at the Charles Darwin Research Center alto on Santa Cruz The naturalists want to keep the island s wildlife alive which is already suffering as a result of human activities The animals greatest danger used to be sailors who hundreds of years ago plundered 掠夺 the islands for food They wiped out about 250 000 Giant Tortoises causing extinction of several species which lived on some of the smaller islands The last survivor an 80 yearold Giant Tortoise called Lonely George lives under the protection of naturalists at the Darwin Center 1 The best title for this passage is A In Primitive Times B Giant Tortoises Extinction C Great Danger to the Galapagos D Development of the Island 2 Which of the following maps shows rightly the position of the Galapagos Islands 注 stands for the South American mainland stands for the Galapagos Islands stands for the Equator 3 It can be inferred from the second paragraph that if the business and tourism are developed in the Islands A there will be a war between the inhabitants and naturalists B a great number of wild animals and plants will die out C a lot of people will come to the Galapagos for food D the inhabitants on the Islands will be well off 4 The writer describes the Giant Tortoise George as lonely because 用心 爱心 专心2 A it is the last one of its species B it has lived alone for eighty years C the Center doesn t allow it to go out D the naturalists keep it alone in the Center B B HIGHFIELD COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SCHOOL REPORT Form Teacher G Baker Pupil s Name Simon Watkins Term Summer 2010Form B SubjectSubjectExamExam ClassClass workwork CommentsComments English5961 Simon has reached a satisfactory standard but now needs to apply himself with more determination Mathematics7785 Sound work and progress throughout the year Well done History4653 A disappointing exam result He is unable to give attention to this subject for long Chemistry7885 His obvious ability in the subject was not fully reflected in his exam work but I have high hopes for him nevertheless Physics8694 An excellent term s performance He goes from strength to strength A born scientist I feel Biology5760 This time next year he will be taking the 0 exam He needs to concentrate on the work not on class conversation French4146 Clearly he didn t bother to revise His general attitude is far too casual Physical Education 31 Weak It s time he exercised his body more and his voice less He should try to work with a team FORMFORM TEACHER STEACHER S REMARKSREMARKS HEADMASTERHEADMASTER Basically satisfactory work and progress I shall be keeping an eye on his though he will now have realized I hope that progress in his weaker subjects in certain subject areas he needs to make speedy though his success in the sciences is 用心 爱心 专心3 improvement most pleasing 5 According to the comments of the Physical Education teacher Simon A is too talkative in the class B likes to work with his classmates C doesn t exercise his body at the right time D becomes weak because he doesn t exercise at all 6 Which of Simon s subjects will attract the headmaster s attention in future A Biology and Maths B History and French C English and Chemistry D Physics and Physical Education 7 Which of the following statements best describes Simon A He has made great progress in language classes B His potential has been fully reflected in science classes C His grade in maths makes him a born scientist D He needs to improve his attitude on certain subjects 8 Based on the school report which of the following statements is true A Simon didn t bother his teacher to revise French B Basically Simon did a good job in science C Simon is a determined learner in English D Simon is able to pay attention to history for long C C HK sHK s FamilyFamily AffairAffair The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival to be held early next year will be based on the theme of family The art festival considered to be Asia s best began in 1973 We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival Douglas Gautier the festival s management director said in a press conference in the capital In the 29 days of the festival which runs from February 8 to March 7 2004 the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland Programmes vary from classical music jazz world music Western and Peking opera drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars The programmes include Beethoven s only opera Fidelio Shakespeare s drama Rromeo and Juliet the ballet Mozartina and African dances to name just a few The lineup 阵容 includes the English Touring Theatre Prague Chamber Orchestra Zurich Ballet The Spanish National Dance Troupe as well as Europe Galante the Petersen Quartet pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc Andre Hamelin and saxophonist Jan Garbarek In an effort to increase attendance hotels and airlines are offering 用心 爱心 专心4 discount packages along with art festival ticket sales most of which are at 20 and 30 discounts For more information please check www hk artsfestival org 9 The press conference must have been held A in Hong Kong B in Europe C in Beijing D in England 10 By means of discount packages you can pay A nothing for the cost B less than the usual cost C for the air ticket but not for the festival ticket D for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms 11 According to the text we do NOT have any information about A who will perform on stage B what programmes there will be C when the 32nd Art Festival will be held D which theatres will put on performances 12 The main purpose in writing this text is A to make the 32nd Art Festival known B to announce the plan of the art festival C to introduce the cost of the art festival D to sell a service during the art festival D D Some people believe that international sports create goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together Others say that the opposite is true that international competitions encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred There is probably some truth in both arguments but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes but the Games were also ruined by lesser incidents caused mainly by minor national competitions One country received its second place medals with visible indignation 愤慨 after a hockey final There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match the loser s objection to the final decision They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents victory was unfair Their manager was very angry and he said This wasn t hockey Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension 停 赛 of the team for at least three years The American basketball team announced that they would not give up the first place to Russia after a disputable end to their competition The game had ended in disturbance It was thought at first that the United States had won 用心 爱心 专心5 by a single point but it was announced that there were three seconds still to play A Russian player popped the ball into the basket It was the first time the USA had ever lost an Olympic basketball match An appeal jury discussed the matter for four and a half hours before announcing that the result would stand The American players then voted not to receive the silver medals Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sports are played competitively rather than for the love of the game The suggestion that athletes should compete as individuals or in non national teams might be too much to hope for But in the present organization of the Olympics there is far too much that encourages aggressive patriotism 爱国主义 13 According to the author recent Olympic Games have A caused national pride for athletes B created goodwill between the nations C hardly showed any international friendship D led to less misunderstanding between countries 14 What did the manager mean by saying Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished A His team would no longer take part in international games B There should be no hockey matches organized by the Federation C Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions D The International Hockey Federation should be dismissed forever 15 By taking the basketball game for example the author wants to prove that A too much patriotism was displayed in the games B the announcement to prolong the match was wrong C the appeal jury was too hesitant in making the decision D the team was right in refusing to accept the silver medals 16 What conclusion can be drawn from the passage A Sports should be played for the love of one s nation B Unfair decisions are common in the Olympic Games C International competitions will lead to misunderstanding D The organization for the Olympic Games must be reformed E E When other nine year old kids were playing games she was working at a petrol station When other teens were studying or going out she struggled to find a place to sleep on the street But she overcame these terrible setbacks to win a highly competitive scholarship and gain entry to Harvard University And her amazing story has inspired a movie Homeless to Harvard The Liz Murray Story shown in late April Liz Murray a 22 year old American girl has been writing a real life story of willpower and determination Liz grew up in the shadow of two drug addicted parents There was never enough food or warm clothes in the house Liz was the only member of the family who had a job Her mother had AIDS and died when Liz 用心 爱心 专心6 was just 15 years old The effect of that loss became a turning point in her life Connecting the environment in which she had grown up with how her mother had died she decided to do something about it Liz went back to school She threw herself into her studies never telling her teachers that she was homeless At night she lived on the streets What drove me to live on had something to do with understanding by understanding that there was a whole other way of being I had only experienced a small part of the society she wrote in her book Breaking Night She admitted that she used envy to drive herself on She used the benefits that come easily to others such as a safe living environment to encourage herself that next to nothing could hold me down She finished high school in just two years and won a full scholarship to study at Harvard University But Liz decided to leave her top university a couple of months earlier this year in order to tak