（整理版高中英语）高三英语阅读理解限时训练（44）

1、高三英语阅读理解限时训练44aas you grow older, youll be faced with some challenging decisionslike whether to cut class or try cigarettes. making decisions on your own is hard enough, but when other people get involved and try to pressure you one way or another it can be even harder. people who are your age, like

2、 your classmates, are called peers. when they try to influence how you act, to get you to do something, its called peer pressure.peers can have a positive influence on each other. maybe another student in your science class taught you an easy way to remember the planets in the solar system. maybe yo

3、u got others excited about your new favorite book, and now everyones reading it. these are examples of how peers positively influence each other.sometimes peers influence each other in negative ways. for example, a few kids in school might try to get you to cut class with them; your soccer friend mi

4、ght try to convince you to be mean to another player and never pass him the ball.it is tough to be the only one who says “no to peer pressure, but you can do it. paying attention to your own feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong can help you know the right thing to do.youve probably had

5、 a parent or teacher advising you to “choose your friends wisely. peer pressure is a big reason why they say this. if you choose friends who dont cut class, smoke cigarettes, or lie to their parents, then you probably wont do these things either, even if other kids do. if you continue to face peer p

6、ressure and youre finding it difficult to handle, talk to someone you trust. dont feel guilty if youve made a mistake or two.41. for whom is the passage most probably written?a. students. b. parents. c. teachers. d. doctors.42. in the last three paragraphs, the author mainly_.a. explains why friends

7、hip is so importantb. gives advice on how to deal with peer pressurec. discusses how peers influence usd. shows how to make more good friends43. which of following may help handle peer pressure?a. spending more time with classmates.b. taking up more relaxing hobbies.c. choosing friends with no bad h

8、abits.d. helping others who are in trouble.44. what is the topic of the passage?a. friendship. b. making decisions c. self-confidence d. peer pressurebfrom the first use of the rocket to carry satellites into space to the setting up of space stations, human beings have been putting great effort into

9、 space research. and so far, we have achieved many successes. but there are still numerous tasks in front of us and we should not stop trying to progress.the international space station (iss) is an important step we should take in space exploration. it is not only helpful but also essential. it prov

10、ides a proper space environment for many experiments that we have wanted to do for a long time. it is also a base for the observations of the earth and the universe. it could also be an important base for later travel to the moon and mars. in a word, if we want to explore space more, the first thing

11、 we should do is to set up a space station.as the space station costs a lot of money, it is hard for one country alone to establish one. the usa seems to be the only country that has the ability to build a space station alone，and it has tried to do so, but not very successful. so it aggregated many

12、other countries to work on it together. though it is still extremely expensive, it is much cheaper than doing it alone. it is really a job that needs everyones effort and will benefit everyone.led by the u.s. and russia, the iss is a joint project between six space agencies involving 16 countries. c

13、alled the greatest achievement in human cooperation, the iss has come to the end of a ten-years hard work in construction. china has applied for participation in (taking part in) the project many times. unfortunately all the applications were rejected, which drove china onto the path of independent

14、development. as the long march -f/t1 carrier rocket blasted off (leave the ground) and successfully carried the tiangong-1 into space on september 29, , china takes a big step toward its space station era.some west media suggested that the successful launch of tiangong-1 would disturb the balance of

15、 global space power, raising concerns (关注) about “china threat. chinas space project is not designed for military (军事的) purpose but for developing space technology to explore space resources and make use of them for mankinds well-being.45. from paragraph 2 we learn that _. a. the necessity of buildi

16、ng the international space station is not realized nowb. many experiments have been done in the international space stationc. the international space station is necessary for people to explore space mored. people have traveled to mars from the international space station46. which of the following is

17、 not a reason for countries cooperation in building the international space station?a. that it requires a lot of money.b. that it needs everyones effort.c. that it will benefit every participating country.d. that it is too far away from the earth.47.the underlined word “aggregated in paragraph 3 can

18、 be replaced by “_a. united b. scolded c. allowed d. forbade48. china wants to build its space station in order to _.a. break the balance of global space power b. show that china can build space station alonec. raise international concerns about “china threat d. make use of space peacefully for mank

19、inds well-beingc“in only six days i lost seven pounds of weight.“two full inches in the first three days!these are the kinds of statements used in magazine, newspaper, radio and television ads, promising good shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device. the promoters of products

20、 say they can shape the legs, slim the face, smooth wrinkles, or in some other way add to beauty or desirability.often such products are nothing more than money-making things for their promoters. the results they produce are questionable, and some are dangerous to health.to understand how these prod

21、ucts can be legally promoted to the public, it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation. if the product is a drug, fda (food drug administration) can require proof under the food, drug and cosmetic act that it is safe and effective before it is put on the market. bu

22、t if the product is a device, fda has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness. if a product already on the market is a danger to health, fda can request the producer or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily, or it can take legal action, including seizure

23、(查封) of the product.one notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the relaxacisor, which had been sold for reducing the waistline. the relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to the body through contact pads. fda took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of th

24、e device on the grounds that was dangerous to health and life.obviously, most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings (法律诉讼), and new devices appear continually, before buying, it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.49. it ca

25、n be inferred that ads mentioned in the text are_.a. objective b. costly c. unbelievable d. illegal50. the relaxacisor is mentioned as_.a. a product which was designed to produce electricityb. a product whose distributor was involved in a legal casec. a successful advertisement of a beauty productd.

26、 an example of a quality beauty product51. the author intends to_.a. make consumers aware of the promoters false promiseb. show the weakness of the law on product safetyc. give advice on how to keep young and beautifuld. introduce the organization of fda52. which of the following is true according t

27、o the text?a. the court is in charge of removing dangerous products.b. new products are more likely to be questionable.c. the production of a device must be approved by fda.d. the promoters usually just care about profits. dto get an extra 14 years of life, don't smoke, eat lots of fruits and ve

28、getables, exercise regularly and drink alcohol in a proper amountthat is according to a study published this monday in the public library of science medicine journalafter tracking more than 20,000 people aged 45 to 79 years in the united kingdom from about 1993 to , kay-tee khaw of the university of

29、 cambridge and his colleagues found that people who adopted these four healthy habits lived all average of 14 years longer than those who didn't“we've known for a long time that these behaviors are good things to do, but we've not seen this benefit before, said susan jebb, head of nutrit

30、ion and health at britain's medical research council“the benefit was also seen regardless of whether or not people were fat and what social class they came fromstudy participants参与者scored a point each for not smoking, regular physical activity, eating five servings of fruits and vegetables a day

31、 and moderate alcohol intakepublic health experts said they hoped the study would inspire governments to introduce policies helping people to adopt these changesbut because the study only observed people rather than testing specific changes, it would be impossible to conclude that people who suddenl

32、y adopted these healthy behaviors would surely gain 14 years“we can't say that any person could gain 14 years by doing these things, said drtim armstrong, a physical activity expert at the world health organization“the 14 years is an average across the population of what's theoretically理论上地p

33、ossible“most people know that things like a good diet matter and that smoking isn't good for them, susan jebb said“we need to work on providing people with much more practical support to help them change53. which of the following doesn't belong to the four healthy habits?a. eat five servings

34、 of fruits and vegetables a dayb. do proper exercise in the morning every dayc. drinking alcohol in the proper amount every dayd. having a cigarette before going to bed every day54.we can learn from the passage that a. susan jebb did not take part in the studyb. the study observed people as well as

35、tested specific changesc. there's no need for people under 45 to adopt these good habitsd. only those from first class can benefit from these healthy behaviors55. what can be inferred from the passage?a. all the people are well aware of the harm of their bad habitsb. people aged 45 to 70 have ba

36、d habits in the united kingdomc. governments should take measures to help people change their bad habitsd. people have adopted the four healthy habits after knowing they're good56. what would be the best title for this passage?a. smoking and drinking cuts you 14 yearsb. how to live a much health

37、ier lifec. how to make your life longer than others d. healthy habits may give extra 14 yearsedrunken drivingsometimes called americas socially accepted form of murderhas become a national epidemic流行病. every hour of every day about three americans on average are killed by drunken drivers, adding up

38、to an incredible 250,000 over the past ten years. a drunken driver is usually referred to as one with 0.10-blood alcohol content or roughly three beer glasses of wine or shots of whisky drunk within two hours. heavy drinking used to be an acceptable part of the american manly image and judges were l

39、enient in most courts, but the drunken killing has recently caused so many well-publicized tragedies, especially concerning young children, that public opinion is no longer so tolerant忍受.twenty states have raised the legal drinking age to 21, reversing a trend逆转潮流in the 1960s to reduce it to 18. aft

40、er new jersey lowered it to 18, the number of people killed by 1820-year-old drivers more than doubled, so the state recently upped it back to 21.reformers, however, fear raising the drinking age will have little effect unless accompanied by educational programs to help young people to develop “resp

41、onsible attitudes about drinking and teach them to resist peer pressure to drink.though new laws have led to increased arrests and tests in many areas already, to a marked drop in accidents, some states are also punishing bars for serving customers too many drinks. a bar in massachusetts was fined for serving six or more double brandies to a customer