（整理版高中英语）高考英语阅读理解三月天天练（7）及答案

1、 高考英语阅读理解三月天天练7及答案finding the right school for your child is a process. you will want to read about the school, talk to any friends who are involved in the school and, most important of all, visit the school.the first step in finding out about indian creek is to request an information packet. we wil

2、l be happy to send you a packet containing a brochure(小册子), the fee structure and an application. the packet should answer most of your general questions about the school.in order to get a true sense of indian creek school, you should come for an admission tour, which includes a personal meeting foc

3、using on your child, a tour of the building and the classrooms, and a discussion of the curriculum(课程). this visit is no less important if the child for whom you are seeking admission is a teenager than if he or she is a three-year-old one. every school has a different “school climate. if you visit

4、two or three schools, you will notice that each “feels different. you know your child best and you will quickly develop a sense of whether a school is the right match or not.the initial point of entry for indian creek students is at the pre-kindergarten level for three year olds.children must be thr

5、ee years old by august 31st.we also have major points of entry from grade six to grade nine. at each of these levels, we open new sections and accept students in addition to those moving up from our own lower grades.there are scattered(零散的) openings available throughout the program due to attrition(

6、学生流失). once an opening occurs, students spend a day at ics, part of which includes admission testing.64. you can not get to know about ics by _. a. getting an information packetb. taking an admission tour c. asking friends involved in icsd. taking an admission test65. during the admission tour, you

7、can _. a. having a meeting with the childrenb. decide on the design of the classrooms c. talk with the school about the coursesd. choose the weather suitable for study66. which of the following is not accepted for ics when there is no attrition? a. a boy who will be 3 years old by july.b. a fifth gr

8、ader originally studying in ics. c. an eighth grader from another school. d. a fourth grader from another school.67. the text is intended for _. a. teachersb. parentsc. kindergartenersd. school kids参考答案 64-dc db *结束the world economy has run into a brick wall. despite countless warnings in recent yea

9、rs about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. the result is a global food crisis. wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. and oil prices have increased more than three ti

10、mes since the start of . these food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. practical solutions to these problems do exist, but well have to start thinking ahead and acting glob

11、ally.here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. the first is to promote the dramatic success of malawi, a country in southern africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high product

12、ivity. malawis harvest doubled after just one year. an international fund based on the malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10 billion altogether.second, the us and europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. th

13、e us government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol(乙醇) changed from corn. there may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods - three crops, grasses and wood products - but theres no case for the government to pay to put the worlds di

14、nner into the gas tank.third, we urgently need to weather-proof the worlds crops as soon and effectively as possible. for a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond - which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather - can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. t

15、he world has already committed to establishing a climate adaptation fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.67. an international fund based on the malawi model would _.a. cost each of the develop

16、ed countries $10 billion per yearb. aim to double the harvest in southern african countries in a yearc. decrease the food prices as well as the energy pricesd. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds68. with the second step, the author expresses the idea that _.a. it is no

17、t wise to change food crops into gasb. it is misleading to put three crops into the gas tankc. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any wayd. biofuels should be developed on a large scale69. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. a rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard

18、 against dry weather.b. a climate adaptation fund has been established to help poor regions.c. the world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.d. it makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.70. in the passage, the author calls on us to _.a. slow down but not to stop

19、economic growthb. develop tree crops, grasses and wood productsc. achieve economic growth and political stabilityd. act now so as to relieve the global food shortage67、daad*结束 fly into lisbon and spend a couple of days exploring the capital, which is a terrific bargain. in addition to some worthwhil

20、e and affordable dining and lodging(住宿) choices, must-see sights include the romanesque lisbon cathedral, which dates back to the 12th century, and the moorish alfama quarter, with its markets and winding cobblestone streets. take a taxi or bus to the belém district, where youll find the tower

21、of belém and the jerónimos monastery. after lisbon, you can take a day trip, by train, to sintra, a beautiful town nestled(依偎) against the hills about 20 miles west of lisbon; its castle and palaces, like the sintra national palace and the pena national palace, are well worth a visit.to se

22、e the countryside, rent a car and drive southeast about 90 minutes to the alentejo region. base yourself in Évora, an architectural precious stone. by foot, explore its winding cobblestone streets, fountains and whitewashed houses. attractions include the roman temple of Évora. and make su

23、re to hear some fado, the traditional music of portugal(葡萄牙).alternatively, head north from lisbon to oporto, about three hours, and then east to the winemaking region of the douro river valley. in his article portugal old, new and undiscovered, frank bruni wrote: “all around us mountains undulated(波动) into the distance. the slopes斜坡in the foreground were an amazing patchwork o