扬子江高级中学高三英语限时阅读训练三十八081

1、高三英语限时阅读训练（三十八）08.1第一部分：完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Ihiredacarpentertohelpmerestoreanoldfarmhouse.Afterhehadjustfinishedaroughfirstdayonthejob,a36tiremadehimloseanhourofwork,hiselectricsaw37andnowhisancientpickuptruckrefusedto38.WhileIdrovehimhome,hesatinstonysilence.39arriving,heinvit

2、edmeintomeethisfamily.Aswewalkedtowardthefrontdoor,hepaused40atasmalltree,touchingtipsofthe41withhishands.Whenopeningthedoor,he42anamusingtransformation.Hisbrownfacewascoveredwith43andhehuggedhistwosmallchildrenandgavehiswifeakiss.Afterleavingthe44family,Ipassedthetreeandmycuriositygotthe45ofme.Iask

3、edhim,who46metothecar,Beforewewentin,47didyoustopbythetreeearlier”Oh,that'smytroubletree,“hereplied,I'knowIcan'thelphaving48onthejobandinmylife,butthosetroublesdon't49inthehousewithmywifeandchildren.IknowIcancontrolonethingfor50.Icanhangthemuponthetreeeverynight51Icomehome.Theninthem

4、orningIpickthemupagainbeforeI52forwork.”“53thingis,“hesmiled,whenIcomeoutinthemorningtopickthemup,therearen'tnearlyas54asIremember55upthenightbefore.”36.A.brokenB.terribleC.flatD.fantastic37.A.quitB.deletedC.declinedD.reduced38.A.rideB.increaseC.performD.start39.A.BeforeB.OnC.ImmediatelyD.Direct

5、ly40.A.shortlyB.brieflyC.quietlyD.straight41.A.trucksB.leavesC.branchesD.shoots42.A.wentbyB.wentoverC.wentoffD.wentthrough43.A.smilesB.sorrowC.confidenceD.doubts44.A.happyB.largeC.complexD.modern45.A.worseB.betterC.moreD.less46.A.droveB.sentC.instructedD.walked47.A.howB.whoC.whyD.where48.A.mattersB.

6、troublesC.questionsD.worries49.A.belongB.insertC.includeD.provide50.A.instanceB.agesC.purposeD.sure51.A.whenB.sinceC.becauseD.if52.A.askB.comeC.leaveD.look53.A.FrightfulB.FunnyC.StrangeD.Accessible54.A.muchB.fewC.littleD.many55. A.pickingB.holdingC.hangingD.giving第二部分：阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中

7、选出最佳选项。AAveryimportantworldprobleminfact,Itendtosayitisthemostimportantofallthegreatworldproblemswhichfaceusatpresenttimeistherapidlyincreasingpressureofpopulationonlandandonlandresources.Itisnotsomuchtheactualpopulationoftheworldbutitsrateofincrease,whichisthemostimportant.Itworksouttobeabout1.6per

8、centnetannualincrease.Intermsofnumbersthismeanssomethinglike40to55millionadditionalpeopleveryyear.Canadahasapopulationof20million,ratherless6months'climbinworldpopulation.Andthereare10millionpeopleinAustralia.So,ittakestheworldlessthanthreemothstoaddtoitselfapopulation,apopulationofthatvastcount

9、ry.LetuscometoourowncrowdedcountryEnglandandWales;4550millionpeoplejustaboutayear'ssupply.Bythistimetomorrow,andeveryday,therewillbeaddedtotheearthabout120,000extrapeoplejustaboutthepopulationofthecityofYork.Iamnottalkingaboutbirthrate.Thisisnetincrease.Togiveyousomeideaofbirthrate,lookattheseco

10、ndhandofyourwatch.Everysecondthreebabiesarebornsomewhereintheworld.Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Anotherbaby!Youcannotspeakquicklyenoughtokeeppacewiththebirthrate.Thisenormousincreaseofpopulationwillcreateimmenseproblems.By2010A.D.,unlesssomethingdesperatehappens,therewillbeasmanyas7,000,000,000peopleonth

11、esurfaceofthisearth!Sothisisaproblemwhichyouaregoingtoseeinyourlifetime.56. Thetopicforthepassageis.A.TheLackofLandResourcesB.PopulationExplosionC.YourLifetimeD.TheBirthrate57. Accordingtotheauthor,isthemostimportantforpopulationpressure.AthenetincreaserateBthebirthrateCtheenormousamountofworldpopul

12、ationDthepopulationexplosioninAustralia58. ItcanbelearnedfromParagraph2that.Ainmorethan6months,totheworldpopulation20millionwillbeaddedBthreemonthslater,tothepopulationintheworld10millionwillbeaddedCinlessthanthreemonths,totheworldpopulation10millionwillbeaddedD.oneyearlater,thepopulationofEnglandan

13、dWaleswillbedoubled59.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.After24hours,120thousandbabieswerebornB.Thebirthratein180babieseveryminute.CDuringayear,about45millionpeopleareborn.D.Afteraday,Yorkwillhave120,000extrapeople.60. ”somethingdesperatehappensinthelastparagraphcanbebestreplacedbyA.theworldwarsbreakoutB.

14、peopleareindespairC.birthcontrolpolicyisadoptedD.peoplerealizetheseriousnessofthepopulationprobleBWatchingtelevisionmorethantwohoursadayearlyinlifecanleadtoattentionproblemslaterinadolescence,accordingtoastudyreleasedtoTuesday.Theroughly40percentincreaseinattentionproblemsamongheavyTVviewerswasobser

15、vedinbothboysandgirls.Thelinkwasestablishedbyalong-termstudyofthehabitsandbehaviorsofmorethan1,000childrenborninDunedin,NewZealand,betweenApril1972andMarch1973.Thosewhowatchedmorethantwohours,andparticularlythosewhowatchedmorethanthreehours,oftelevisionperdayduringchildhoodhadabove-averagesymptomsof

16、attentionproblemsinadolescence/CarlLandhuisoftheUniversityofOtagoinDunedinwroteinhisreport,publishedinthejournalPediatrics.Itsuggeststhattheeffectsofchildhoodviewingonattentionmaybelonglasting,“Landhuiswrote.Landhuisofferedseveralpossibleexplanationsfortheassociation.Onewasthattherapidscenechangesco

17、mmontomanyTVprogramsmayoverexcitethedevelopingbrainofayoungchild,andcouldmakerealityseemboringbycomparison.Therefore,childrenwhowatchalotoftelevisionmaybecomelesstolerantofslower-pacedandmoremundanetasks,suchasschoolwork,“hewrote.ItwasalsopossiblethatTVviewingmaysupplant（挤占）otheractivitiesthatpromot

18、econcentration,suchasreading,games,sportsandplay,hesaid.PreviousstudieshavelinkedthehabitoflongTVwatchingamongchildrentoover-weightanddiabetes（糖尿病）,andanotherstudyinthesamejournalstatedthepoornutritionalcontentofthemajorityoffoodproductsadvertisedonthetop-ratedUS.children'stelevisionshows.Upto98

19、percentoftheTVadspromotingfoodproductsthatweredirectedatchildrenaged2through11werehighineitherfat,sugar,orsalt,“wroteLisaPowelloftheUniversityofIllinoisinChicago.61. Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TVviewingmayoccupyactivitiespromotingconcentrationB.ChildhoodTVviewingcancausetee

20、nageproblems.C.Attentionproblemswereobservedinbothboysandgirls.D.Attentiontoadolescenceproblemsarehighlighted.62. AccordingtoCarlLandhuis,.A.thestudywasbasedonthehabitsandbehaviorsofmorethan1,000children.B.theeffectsofchildhoodviewingonattentionmaylastforashorttime.C.theyoungheavytelevisionviewersar

21、emorelikelytosufferfromattentionproblems.D.childrenaddictedtowatchingTVweremorewillingtodotheirschoolwork.63.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmundane"referto?A.ordinaryB.complexC.challengingD.boring64. WhichofthefollowingexplanationsisNOTtrue?A.HabitofTVwatchingamongchildrenislinkedtooverweightanddiabe

22、tes.B.TVviewingmaysupplantotheractivitiesthatpromoteconcentration.C.Therapidscenechangesmayoverexcitethedevelopingbrainofayoungchild.D.Majorityoffoodproductsadvertisedonchildren'stelevisionarerichinnutrition.65. Themainpurposeofthisarticleis.A.toadvisechildrennottowatchTVtoomuchB.toforbidchildre

23、ntowatchTVC.tooffersomeadviceonwatchingTVD.tointroducetheresultofastudy.CCollegesarestartingtowakeuptohowsleepdeprivation（录U夺）cutsintotheacademicandathleticperformanceoftheirstudents.All-nightershavebecomeahabitinhighereducation,butahandfulofsmallnewstudieshelpdocumenttheconsequences.AstudyatSt.Lawr

24、enceUniversityinCanton,N.Y.,showedwhatmayseemobvioustomost:All-nightersarenotaneffectivewaytosucceedinschool.Youcan'tdoyourbestworkwhenyou'resleep-deprived/'sayspsychologyprofessorPamelaThacher,whowrotethestudy.Thacher,studiedthesleepingpatternsandgradesof111studentstoseetherelationshipb

25、etweensleepandtheirGPAs.Two-thirdsofthestudentsreportedthattheyhadpulledatleastoneall-nighterduringasemester.Manystudentsbelievethatit'sariteofpassage'（标志）tostayupallnightduringcollegeandthatit'skindoffun,“Thachersays.Butifyouuseall-nighters,yourGPAisslightlyloweronaverage,"Thachers

26、ays.Pullingall-nightersgivesinyour（overall）sleep"andmakesitdifficulttoreachfullacademicpotential.Short-termsideeffectsofsleepdeprivationincludedelayedreactionsandtendenciestomakemistakes.AStanfordUniversitystudymayhelppersuadeatleaststudentathletestomakemoretimeforbed.CheriMah,agraduateresearch

27、eratStanford,workedwithsixbasketballplayers,whoallranfasterandmademoreshotsoveraperiodinwhichtheysleptatleast10hoursanight.Athleteswhogetanextraamountofsleeparemorelikelytoimprovetheirperformanceinagame,“saysMah,whoreleasedresultsfromanongoingstudyinJune.It'snotcommonknowledge,becauseifpeopleund

28、erstoodhowmuchofadifference（gettingmoresleepcouldmakeathletically,"they'dapplyitmoretotheirlivesandnotfocussolelyonnutritionandexercise.66. AccordingtothestudyatSt.LawrenceUniversity,.A.onecanreachhispotentialbystayinguplateB.ittakesoneallnighttoreciteapassageC.thelessonesleeps,themoreeffec

29、tivehisworkisD.all-nightersaffectone'sacademicperformance67. Theunderlinedworddocument"inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans.A.proveB.checkC.opposeD.improve68. Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?AAll-nightersareashort-cuttosuccessinschool.B.All-nighterscanmakeone'sGPAsmuchhigher.C.Stayingup

30、latetendstoreactslowlyandmakemistakes.D.Thestudymayhelppersuadeallstudentstosleepwell.69.AccordingtoCheriMah,.A.athletesimprovetheirperformanceonlybymeansofnutritionandexerciseB.itisknowntoallthatthosewhogetextrasleepperformbetterC.peopledon'tunderstandgettingmoresleepcanmakeadifferenceD.athlete

31、sshouldsleepasmuchaspossibletorunfaster70.Whatisthispassagemainlyconcernedabout?A.Astudyonall-nightersatSt.LawrenceUniversity.B.Collegestudents'performancesufferingfromlackofsleep.C.Short-termsideeffectsofsleepdeprivation.D.AStanfordUniversitystudyonathletes'sleep.DLastyear,onreportcardday,m

32、ysonandabunchofhis13-year-oldfriendspiledintothebackseatofmycar,readyforthelast-day-of-schoolpartyatMcDonald's.JackgotalaptopforgettingstraightA's,andLauriegotacellphone,“oneboysaid.Oh,yeah,andSarahgotaniPodNano,andshe'sonlyinthirdgrade,“saidanother.AndhowaboutBrian?Hegot$10foreachA.”Isu

33、ddenlybecameconcerned.Thesepayoffsmightgetparentsthroughgrammarschool,butwhatabouthighschoolandbeyond?Whatwouldbeleftaftertheelectricguitar,thecellphone,andtheportableDVDplayer?Isawtheroadahead:Asthehomeworkloadincreased,myincomewoulddecrease.Isawmycomfortablelifestylevanishbeforemyeyes-nomoreofthos

34、e$5bagsofalready-peeledorganiccarrots.Nomoreorganicanything!Istartedtofeelsurprisedandnervous.Wouldeverygoalattainedbymytwochildrenfetchareward?Ahighgradepointaverage?Agoodclassranking?Wouldsportsachievementsbeincludedinthisrewardsystem:soccergoals,touchdowns,runs-batted-in?Whataboutorchestra?Wouldf

35、irstchairpaymorethansecond?Idbepennilessbyeighth-gradegraduation.Weneverpaidanythingforgoodgrades,“saidmyneighboracrossthestreet,whosesonwasrecentlyacceptedatMIT.Hejustdiditonhisown.Maybeonceinawhilewewentoutforpizza,butthat'saboutit.Don'tyoujusthatethat?We'reallrunningaroundlookingfortheMP3playerwiththemo