初中英语阅读理解难题训练集锦一

1、初中英语阅读理解较难题集锦（一）（1）TryingtoFindaPartherOneofthemoststrikingfindingsofarecentpollintheUKisthatofthepeopleinbterviewed,oneintwobelievesthatitisbecomingmoredifficulttomeetsomeonetostartafamilywith.Whyaremanyfindingitincreasinglydifficulttostartandsustainintimaterelationships?Doesmodernlifereallymakeith

2、ardertofallinlove?Orarewemakingitharderforourselves?Itiscertainlythecasetodaythatcontemporarycouplesbenefitindifferentwaysfromrelationships.Womennolongerrelyuponpartnersforeconomicsecurityorstatus.Amandoesn'texpecthisspousetobeinsolechargeofrunninghishouseholdandraisinghischildren.Butperhapsthek

3、nowledgethatwecanliveperfectlywellwithoutapartnershipmeansthatittakesmuchmoretopersuadepeopletoabandontheirindependence.Intheory,findingapartnershouldbemuchsimplerthesedays.Onlyafewgenerationsago,yourchoiceofsoulmate（心上人）wasconstrainedbygeography,socialconventionandfamilytradition.Althoughitwasnever

4、explicit,manymarriageswereessentiallyarranged.Nowthosebarriershavebeenbrokendown.Youcanapproachabuilderorabrainsurgeoninanybarinanycityonanygivenevening.Whentheworldisyouroyster（牡蛎）,yousurelyhaveabetterchanceoffindingapearl.Butitseemsthattheoldconventionshavebeenreplacedbyaneventighterconstraint:the

5、tyrannyofchoice.Theexpectationsofpartnersareinflatedtoanunmanageabledegree:goodlooks,impressivesalary,kindtograndmother,andrightsocks.Thereisnoroomforerrorinthefirstimpression.Wethinkthatarelationshipcanbeperfect.Ifitisn't,itisdisposable.Weworktoprotectourselvesagainstfutureheartacheanddon't

6、putinthehardemotionallaborneededtobuildastrongrelationship.Ofcourse,thisiscomplicatedbyrealities.Thecostofhousingandchild-rearingcreatespressuretohaveastableincomeandcareerbeforealifepartnership.31 .Whatdoestherecentpollshow?A.Itisgettingmoredifficultforawomantofindherhusband.B.Itisgettingincreasing

7、lydifficulttostartafamilyl.C.Itisgettingmoredifficultforamantofindhiswife.D.Itisgettingincreasinglydifficulttodevelopanintimaterelationshipwithyourspouse.32 .WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutacontemporarymarriedcouple?A.Thewifedoesn'thavetoraisethechildrenallbyherself.B.Thehusbanddoesn'thave

8、tosupportthefamilyallbyhimself.C.Thewifeisnolongertheonlypersontomanagethehousehold.D.Theywillreceivealargesumofmoneyfromthegovemment.33 .WhichofthefollowingwasNOTaconstraintonone'schoiceofsoulmateintheolddays?A.Thehealthconditionofhisorhergrandmother.B.Thegeographicalenvironment.C.Thesocialconv

9、ention.D.Thefamilytradition.34 .WhichofthefollowingisNOTexpectedofapartneraccordingtothispassage?A.Goodlooks.B.Animpressivecareer.C.Ahighsalary.D.Afinesenseofhumor.35 .Theword"sustain"（paragraph2）couldbebestreplacedbyA."reduce".B."shake".C."maintain".D."w

10、eaken".第二篇Milosevic'sDeathFormerYugoslavleaderSlobodanMilosevicwasfounddeadlastSaturdayinhiscellattheHague-basedInternationalCriminalTribunalfortheformerYugoslavia.The64-year-oldhadbeenontrialtheresinceFebruary2002.BorninprovincialPozarevacin1941,hewasthesecondsonofapriestandaschoolteacher.

11、Bothofhisparentsdiedwhenhewasstillayoungadult.TheyoungMilosevicwas"untypical",saysSlavoljubDjukic,hisunofficialbiographer.Hewas"notinterestedinsports,avoidedexcursions（短途旅行）andusedtocometoschooldressedintheold-fashionedway-whiteshirtandtie."Oneofhisoldfriendssaid,hecould"ima

12、ginehimasastation-masterorpunctilious（丝不苟的）civilservant."Indeedthatisexactlywhathemighthavebecome,hadhenotmarriedMira.Shewaswidelybelievedtobehisdrivingforce.Atuniversityandbeyondhedidwell.Heworkedforvariousfirmsandwasacommunistpartymember.By1986hewasheadofSerbia'sCentralCommittee.Butstillh

13、ehadnotyetreallybeennoticed.ItwasKosovothatgavehimhischance.AnautonomousprovinceofSerbia,KosovowashometoanAlbanianmajorityandaSerbianminority.In1989,hewassenttheretocalmfearsofSerbianswhofelttheywerediscriminatedagainst.Butinsteadheplayedthenationalistcardandbecametheirchampion.Insodoing,hechangedin

14、toaruthless（无情的）anddeterminedman.AthomewithMiraheplottedthedownfallofhispoliticalenemies.Conspiring（密谋）withthedirectorofSerbianTV,hemountedamodernmediacampaignwhichaimedtogethimthemostpowerinthecountry.HewaselectedSerbianpresidentin1990.In1997,hebecamepresidentofYugoslavia.Therestofthestoryiswell-kn

15、own:hisnationalistcardcausedYugoslavia'sotherethnicgroupstofightfortheirownrights,powerandlands.Yugoslaviabrokeupwhenfourofthesixrepublicsdeclaredindependencein1991.Warstartedandlastedforyearsandmillionsdied.ThenWesterncountriesintervened.NATObombedYugoslavia,andheeventuallysteppeddownasstatelea

16、derin2000.Soonafterthis,Serbia'snewgovernment,ledbyZoranDjindjic,arrestedhimandsenthimtofacejusticeattheYugoslavwarcrimestribunalintheHague.36 .WheredidMilosevicdie?A.Inabasement.B.Inaprison.C.InKosovo.D.Inhisowncountry.37 .WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheyoungMilosevic?A.Hedressedinaprettyold-

17、fashionedway.B.Hewasnotinterestedinsports.C.Heoftenavoidedexcursions.D.Hewasextremelyambitious.38 .AllofthefollowingpersonschangedhisfateinonewayoranotherexceptA.Mira.B.hisparents.C.ZoranDjindjic.D.theDirectorofSerbianTV.39 .WhywasMilosevicsenttoKosovoin1989?A.Tohandleeconomicissues.B.TodrivetheAlba

18、niansbacktotheirowncountry.C.ToremovetheSerbians'fearsofbeingdiscriminatedagainst.D.Tolaunchanattackagainsthispoliticalenemies.40 .Whathappenedin1991?A.Yugoslaviabrokeup.B.Westerncountriesintervened.C.NATObombedYugoslavia.D.Milosevicwasarrested.第三篇TheWorldCupThissummer'sWorldCupcompetitionwi

19、llseeteamscompetingtoplaytheworld'sbestfootball.Butthefootballtheyplaywillnotallbeofthesamekind.ThefansexpectdifferentstylesofplayfromBrazil,Germany,orItaly.WhatmakesBrazilianfootballBrazilian?OurstyleofplayingfootballcontrastswiththeEuropeansbecauseofacombinationofqualitiesofsurprise,accuracyan

20、dgoodjudgment.ThisstylehaswonBrazilfiveworldcups.YetmanyBrazilianfansonlycountfourofthesevictories.In1994,theteamabandonedthisstyleformodern,scientifictrainingandtactics.Theteamwonthecup,butinaboringway.Theltaliansthinkdifferently."Tomanyltalians,thescore0-0hasagloriousquality,suggestingperfect

21、ion,"saystheBritishfootballwriterSimonKuper.Intheltalianculture,theideaoffaceisveryimportant.Thisiswhyltalianteamsaretraditionallybuiltaroundstrongdefences.TheDutchfootballerJohanCruyffoncesaidthatltalianteamsneverexactlybeatyou.It'sjustthatyouoftenlosetothem.InHolland,thereisatraditionofde

22、cisionmakingthroughargumentanddiscussion.Itisasocietywhereeverybodyisexpectedtohaveapointofview."EveryDutchplayerwantstocontrolthegame,"saysArnoldMuhren."Youplayfootballwithyourbrainsandnotyourfeet.""ADutchplayerargues,"saysSimonKuper."AnEnglishplayerobeyshissuperi

23、or.Heisasoldier."ThequalitiesvaluedinEnglishfootballaremilitary-strength,aggressionandcourage.Thiscanmakeforexcitingfootball.ButitalsomeansthattheEnglishfinditdifficulttouseskillfulplayers.DavidBeckhamisusuallycriticizedforhisfailuretodefend-despitethefactthatheisanattacker.IftheEnglishliketofi

24、ght,theGermansliketowin.Inrecentyears,Germanyhastriedtochangeitsimageasacountryofruthlessefficiencyandadesireforvictoryatallcosts.ButGermansarequitehappyforthesequalitiestoremainintheirnationalfootballteam."Footballisasimplegame,"GaryLinekeroncesaid."Youkickaballaboutforninetyminutesa

25、ndintheendtheGermanswin."It'sdifficulttopredictwhowillwinthisyear'sWorldCup.Thereisnostrongfavorite.Butalookatthetrackrecordofpreviouswinnersshowsthatitisthenationswiththestrongestnationalcharacteristicsinthefootballthatperformbest.Itseemsthatyouneedtoknowwhereyoucomefromifyouwanttogett

26、othetop.41 .WhichofthefollowingisNOTacharacteristicoftheBrazilianstyleofplayingfootball?A.Accuracy.B.Surprise.C.Goodjudgment.D.Ruthlessefficiency.42 .Whydomanylialiansthinkthatthescore0-0hasagloriousquality?A.Becauseitmakesnooneloseface.B.Becausetheltalianteamisnotverystrong.C.Becauseltaliansarenice

27、people.D.Becausethatscoreiswhattheirteamcouldobtain.43 .WhatisoneexpectedtodoinHolland?A.Toplayfootball.B.Toexpresshisorheropinionfreely.C.Tomakeafussaboutnothing.D.Tobeathisorheropponentsruthlessly.44 .WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftheBritishfootballplayers?A.Theyareaggressive.B.Theyarecourageous.C

28、.Theyplayfootballforfriendship.D.Theyobeytheirsuperiors.45 .Whowillwinthisyear'sWorldCup?A.TheBrazilianteam.B.Theltalianteam.C.TheGermanTeam.D.Itisunpredictable.31.B32.D33.A34.D35.C36.B37.D38.B39.C40.A41.D42.A43.B44.C45.D（2）第一篇TechnologyTransferinGermanyWhenitcomestotranslatingbasicresearchintoi

29、ndustrialSuccessfewnationscanmatchGermanySincethe1940s,thenation'svastindustrialbasehasbeenfedwithaconstantstreamofnewideasandexpertisefromscienceAndthoughGermanprospehty（繁荣）hasfaltered俵退）overthepastdecadebecauseofthehugecostofunifyingeastandwestaswellastheglobaleconomicdeclineitstillhasanenviab

30、lerecordforturningideasintoprofit.Muchofthereasonfo也atsuccessistheFraunhoferSocietyanetworkofresearchinstitutest11atexistssolelytosolveindustrialproblemsandcreatesougHaftertechnologiesButtodaytheFraunhoferinstituteshavecompetitionUniversitiesaretakinganeverlargerroleintechnologytransfer,andtechnolog

31、yparksarespringingupalloverTheseeffortsarebeingcomplementedbythefederalprogrammesforpumpingmoneyintostart-upcompaniesSuchastrategymaysoundlikearecipeforeconomicsuccessbutitisnotwithoutitscriticsThesepeopleworrythatfavouringappliedresearchwillmeanneglectingbasicscienceeventuallystarvingindustryoffres

32、hideasIfeveryscientiststartsthinkinglikeanentrepreneur-（k业家）,theargumentgoesthenthetraditionalprinciplesofuniversityresearchbeingcuriosity,driven,freeandwidelyavailablewillSuffer.Othersclaimthatmanyoftheprogrammestopromotetechnologytransferareawasteofmoneybecausehalfthesmallbusinessesthatarepromoted

33、areboundtogobankruptwithinafewyearsWhilethisdebatecontinues,newideasflowatasteadyratefromGermany'sresearchnetworks,whichbearfamousnamessuchasHelmholtzMaxPlanckandLeibniz.Yetitisthefourthnetwork,theFraunhoferSociety,thatplaysthegreatestroleintechnologytransferFoundedin1949,theFraunhoferSocietyisn

34、owEurope'slargestorganisationforappliedtechnology,andhas59institutesemploying12000peopleItcontinuestogrow.Lastyear,itswalloweduptheHeinrichHertzInstituteforCommunicationTechnologyinBerlin.Today,thereareevenFraunhofersintheUSandAsia31 WhatfactorcanbeattributedtoGermanprosperity?ATechnologytransfe

35、r.BGoodmanagementCHardwork.DFiercecompetition.32 WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueoftraditionaluniversityresearch?AItisfree.BItisprofit-driven.CItiswidelyavailable.DItiscuriosity-driven.33 TheFraunhoferSocietyisthelargestorganisationforappliedtechnologyinAAsia.BUSA.CEuropeDAfrica34When,wastheFraunhoferSo

36、cietyfounded?AIn1940.BLastyearCAftertheunificationDIn1949.35Theword“expertise'A“experts”B''scientists”C"scholars”D''specialknowledgeinline3couldbebestreplacedby第一篇StarQualityAnewanti-cheatingsystemforcountingthejudges'skarngisiceflawed,accordingtoleadingsportsspecialists

37、Iceskating'sgoverningbodyannouncedthenewruleslastweekafterconcernsthatajudgeattheWinterOlympicsmayhavebeenunfairlyinfluenced.InitiallythejudgesinthepairsfigureskatingeventattheWinterOlympicsinSaltLakeCityvoted5to4togivethegoldmedaltoaRussianpaireventhoughtheyhadafallduringtheirroutine.ButtheInte

38、rnationalSkatingUnionsuspendedtheFrenchjudgeforfailingtorevealthatshehadbeenputunderpressuretoVotefortheRussiansTheInternationalOlympicsCommitteethendecidedtogiveasecondgoldtotheCanadianrunners-up（E军）.TheISU,skating'sgoverningbody,nowsaysitintendstochangethe.rulesfuture14judgeswilljudgeeachevent

39、butonly7oftheirscores-selectedatrandom-willcount,TheISUwon'tfinallyapprovethenewsystemuntilitmeetsinJunebutalreadyUKSport.theBritishGovernment'ssportshadexpressedreservationsIremaintobeconvincedthattherandomselectionsystemwouldoffertheguaranteesthateveryoneconcernedwithethicalsportislookingf

40、or',saysJerryBinghamUKSport'sheadofethics佗理）.ArandomsystemcanstillbemanipulatedsaysMarkDixon,aspecialistonsportsstatisticsfromtheRoyalStatisticalSocietyinLondon.“Thescoreofoneortwojudgeswhohavebeennobbled（i至U贿赂）maystillbeinthesevenselected”Manyothersportsthathavejudgesincludingdiving,gymnast

41、ics,andsynchronizedswimming.haveasystemthatdiscardsthehighestandlowestscoresfajudgewasunderpressuretofavouraparticulartearptheywouldtendtogiveitveryhighscoresandmarkdowntheoppositionteamsotheirscoreswouldn'.tIcounlksfordiving,saysJeffCooKamemberoftheinternationalgovernmentbody'stechnicalcomm

42、ittee."Ifyouremovethoseatthetopandbottomyou'releftwiththoseinthemiddle,SOyou'regettingareasonableaverage'Sincethe2000OlympicsinSydney,divinghastightenedupinitssystemstillfurther.Twoseparatepanelsofjudgesscoredifferentroundsofdivingduringtopcompetitions.Neitherpanelknowsthescoresgive

43、nbytheother''Wehavedonethistoheadoffanysuggestionofbias"saysCookBinghamurgedtheISUtoconsiderotheroptions“Tmsshouldinvolveexaminingthewayinwhichothersportsdealwiththeproblemofadjudicating裁定）onmatterofstyleandpresentation,"hesays36Whowonthegoldmedalinthepairsfigure-skatingevent?ATheR

44、ussianpair.BTheCanadianpairCBoththeRussianpairandtheCanadianpairDTheFrenchpair.37AccordingtothenewrulesproposedbytheISUwhichofthefollowingisright?AThenumberofjudgeswillbedoubled.BOnlyhalfofthejudgeswillscore.COnlysomeselectedjudgeswillscoreDOnlyhalfofthescoreswillcount.38WhatdoesJerryBinghamexpressb

45、ysaying“Iremaintobeconvinced”？AHisanger.BHiscriticism.CHisagreementDHisdoubt.39TheattitudeofthoseconcernedintheUKtothenewrulesproposedbyISUCanbebestdescribedasAindifferent.BreservedCenthusiastic:Dpositive.40WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueofthescoringsystemfordiving?AItismorebiased.BItismorereasonableCI

46、tisfairer.DItistighter.第三篇EatMore,WeighLess,LiveLongerClevergeneticdetectiveworkmayhavefoundoutthereasonwhyanearstarvationdietprolongsthelifeofmanyanimals.'RonaldKahnatHarvardMedicalSchoolinBoston,US,andhiscolleagueshavebeenables(toextendthelifespan侍命)ofmiceby18percentbyblockingtherodent啮齿动'

47、物)increaseoffatinspecificcells.Thissuggeststhatthinness-andhotnecessarilydiet-promoteslonglifein"cdferfe)(restrictedmalani“It'sverycoolworksaysagingresearcherCynthiaKenyonoftheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco“Thesemiceeatalltheywa,ntloseweightandlivelonger.It'slikeheavenCalorierestri

48、ctiondramaticallyextendsthelifespanoforganismsasdifferentaswormsandrodentsWhetherthisworksinhumansisstillunknown,partlybecausefewpeoplearewillingtosubmittosuchastrictdiet.ButmanyresearchershopetheywillbeabletotriggerthesameeffectwithadrugoncetheyunderstandhowlessfoodleadstoalongerlifeOnetheoryisthat

49、eatinglessreducestheincreaseofharmfulthingsthatcandamagecellsButKahn'steamwonderedwhethertheanimalssimplybenefitbybecomingthin.Tofindout。theyusedbiologytrickstodisrupttheinsulin峡岛素)receptor(受体)geneinlabmice_butonlyintheirfatcells.“Sinceinsulinisneededtohelpfatcellsstorefat,theseanimalswereprotec

50、tedagainstbecomingfat"explainsKahnThisslightgeneticchangeinasingletissuehaddramaticeffectsBythreemonthsofage,Kahn,smodifiedmicehadupto70percentlessbodyfatthannormalcontrolmice,despitethefactthattheyate55percentmorefoodpergramofbodyweight.Inaddition,theirlifespanincreasedTheaveragecontrolmouseli

51、ved753dayswhilethethinrodentsaveragedalifespanof887daysAfterthreeyears,allthecontrolmicehaddied,butone-quarterofthemodifiedrodentswerestillalive“Thattheygettheseeffectsbyjustmanipulatingtilefatllsiscontroversial,"saysLeonardGuarenteoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,whostudiescalorierestri

52、ctionandagingButGuarentesaysKahnhasyettoprovethatthesameeffectisresponsibleforincreasedlifespanincalorie,restrictedanimals."Itmightbethesameeffectortheremightbetworoutestolonglife,"hepointsout“andthatwouldbeveryinteresting”41RonaldKahnandhiscolleaguescanmakemicelivelongerbyAofferingthemles

53、sfood.BgivingthemabalanceddietCdisruptingthespecificgenesintheirfatcellsDpreventingthemgrowinglarger42Accordingtot11epassagewed0notknowwhetherhumanswillbenefitfromtakinginfewercaloriespartlybecauseAhumans,wormsandrodentsaredifferentBmostpeoplearenotwillingtobeputonastrictdietCtheeffectisnotknown.Dge

54、neticchangesintissuescannotbeperformedonhumans43Whatdoesthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply?APeopleliketoloseweight,buttheydonotliketoeatlessBPeoplewanttogotoheavenbuttheydonotwanttodie.CMicewillgotoheaveniftheyloseweight.DMiceenjoylosingweight.44TheaveragemodifiedmouselivedA3years.B753days.CMor

55、ethan3yearsD887days.45WhatCanbeinferredfromthepassageabouttheroutetOlonglife?AItremainstobestudiedBIthasalreadybeendiscoveredCEatingmoreleadstolonglife.DEatinglessleadstolonglife.31 .正确答案为A答案在第一段可以找到，该段的最后一句话-itstillhasanenviablerecordforturningideasintoprofit.是该段的总结，明确指出了德国的繁荣归功于技术的转换。32 .正确答案为B答案可

56、以在第三段里找到，这一段里有这样一句话：traditionalprinciplesofuniversityresearchbeingcuriosity-driven,freeandwidelyavml-lewillsuffer.传统的大学科研原则有三个特点，惟独没有profit.driven,即受利益驱动。33 .正确答案为C答案在最后一段里讲得很清楚。34 .正确答案为D答案在最后一段的第一句话里。35 .正确答案为Dexpertis更特殊领域的知识和学问的意思，另外三个选项都是人，在这个上下文里根本不合适。36 .正确答案为C答案可以在第二段里找到，俄罗斯选手得了金牌，但该段的最后一句话说

57、，国际奥委会最后确定给本是亚军的加拿大选手再发一个金牌。所以实际上有两个金牌得主。37 .正确答案为D答案在第三段里。根据新办法，打分的裁判有14人，任意挑选其中7个人的打分计分。38 .正确答案为DIremaint0beconvinced勺意思是我尚不信服”，即你们还得设法让我相信，所以这句话表明了他的怀疑。39 .正确答案为Breserved!宥保留的”。这个意思可以从第四、五两段JerryBingham和MarkDixon两个人的话里可以归纳出来。40 .正确答案为A2000年悉尼奥运会采用的跳水打分办法在倒数第二段里作了解释，这个新办法更合理，更少偏袒，更公正，选项A恰恰说该办法更加不

58、公正(morebiased),所以A是答案。41 .正确答案为C答案在第二和第三段里可以找到，.Kahn认为延长寿命的关键在于瘦，但是要瘦关键不在吃什么，吃多少，而在于blockingtherodent's(齿齿动物)increaseoffatinspecificcells,即阻止某些细胞里脂肪的增加。42 .正确答案为B第四段讲的很清楚，这个方法在人身上是否有效还不知道，因为很少有人愿意接受这样的试验。43 .正确答案为A第三段的最后一句句子是thesemiceeatalltheynt,loseweightandlivelonger.It'slikeheaven.'可

59、以敞开吃，不会发胖，还能长寿，这实在是太好了，好像进入关国一样美好。这道出了人的心声。44 .正确答案为D答案在倒数第三段里可以找到。45 .正确答案为A从文章的最后两段我们可以感到对Kahn的试验同行中是有不同意见的，至少到目前为止还不能说已经找到了延长寿命的方法。(3)第一篇"Salty"RicePlantBoostsHarvestsBritishscientistsarebreedinganewgenerationofriceplantsthatwillbeabletogrowinsoilcontainingsaltwater.Theirworkmayenableabandonedfarmstobecomeproductiveoncemore.TimFlowersandTonyYeo,fromSussexUniversity'sSchoolofBioengiesl,Savespentseveralyearsresear