高考英语阅读理解 七选五考前小题综合练七

高中英语阅读理解+七选五考前小题综合练七PARTA（1）TOWNOFMIDDLEBOROUGHRUBBISH/RECYCLEINFORMATIONRUBBISHCOLLECTIONCURBSIDE(路边回收）Yourhouseholdrubbishiscollectedweeklyonyourregularcollectionday.Allresidentsusingrubbishbarrelsmusthavecoversonthemtopreventrain/snowwaterbuildupinside.PleasenotethefollowinglistofitemswillNOTbepickedupbytheSanitationDivision:●MedicalWasteorMercury-CallHealthDepartmentat508-946-2408●Containerswithsharpedgesorbottoms.●Metals,furnitureorbuildingmaterials.●Recyclablematerial.RECYCLECOLLECTIONCURBSIDEYourrecyclableswillbecollectedeveryotherweekonyourregularcollectionday.Failuretoputyourrecyclablesoutontheassigneddaycauses"doublepick-up”Pleasehelpustokeepcostsdown.Itemsforcurbsidecollection:●Newspapersandmagazines●Cardboard-CerealBoxes,PastaBoxes,ShoeBoxes,Etc.●Cansandplastics(NOCHILDREN'STOYS)●Clearandcoloredglass(onlybrown&green)Howtoprepareitemsforcurbsidecollection:●PaperProducts—pleasewraptheminplasticgrocerybagstoprotectfromrainandwind.●Cans,plasticsandclearandcoloredglass-RINSECLEAN.*Allrubbish/recyclablesmustbeoutatcurbsideby7:00a.m.onyourregularscheduledcollectionday.1.Howoftenishouseholdrubbishcollectedinthetown?A.Everyday. B.Everyotherday.C.Everyweek. D.Everyotherweek.2.Whichofthefollowingrecyclableswillbecollected?A.ANikebox. B.Anoldcellphone.C.Aplastictoycar. D.Ayellowdrinkingglass.3.Whatshouldtheresidentsdowhentheydumptheirrecyclables?A.Theyshouldkeeppick-upcostsdown.B.Theyshouldhavethemcleanedbeforedumping.C.Theyshoulddumpthemby7:00a.m.besidetheirhouses.D.Theyshouldhavepaperproductscoveredinplasticbags.（2）Havingasuddencreativeidea,MichaelJacksoncalledthedirectorJohnLandisafterseeinghisfilmAnAmericanWerewolfinLondonandtheydecidedtocreateashortfilmcalledThrillerwithabudgetmuchlargerthanpreviousmusicvideos.ThatwasJackson'ssixthstudioalbum.MichaelJacksonreunitedwithhisfifthstudioalbumOftheWallproducerQuincyJonestorecordit.Thepairworkedtogetheron30songs,nineofwhichwereeventuallyincluded.Jacksonwrotefoursongsforthevideoonhisown.RecordingtookplacefromApriltoNovember1982allWestlakeRecordingStudiosinLosAngeles,withaproductionbudgetof$750,000.ButJackson'srecordcompany,EpicRecords,refusedtofinanceit,soamakingofdocumentary,MakingMichaelJackson'sThriller,wasproducedtoreceivefinancingfromtelevisionnetworks.MichaelJackson'sThrillerwaslaunchedonNovember30,1982,intheUnitedStatesandplayedregularlyonMTV.ItdoubledthesalesofThriller,helpingitbecomethebest-sellingalbuminhistory,andsoldoveramillioncopiesonVHS,becomingthebestsellingvideotapeatthetime.Thealbumwonarecord-breaking-eightGrammyAwardsin1984.includingAlbumoftheYear.Itiscreditedfortransformingmusicvideosintoaseriousartform,breakingdownracialbarriersinpopularentertainment,andpopularizingthemakingofdocumentaryformat.Thealbumhashadalastingeffeteonpopularculture,suchasthezombiedanceandJackson'sredjacket,designedbyLandis'swifeDeborahNadoolman.Fansworldwidere-actoutitszombiedanceanditremainspopularonYouTube."TheLibraryofCongressdescribeditas”themostfamousmusicvideoofalltime".In2009,itbecamethefirstmusicvideoinductedintotheNationalFilmRegistryas“culturallyandhistorically"significant.Today,Thrillerisstillviewedinapositivelightbypeoplemorethanthreedecadeslater.StephenThomasErlewineofAllMusicwrotethattherecordhadsomethingtointeresteveryone.4.WhatinspiredJacksontomaketheThrillervideo?A.AnAmericanWerewolf. B.HiseightGrammyAwards.C.HisformeralbumoftheWall. D.MakingMichaelJackson'sThriller.5.WhatcanweknowaboutQuincyJones?A.HedirectedOfftheWallandThriller. B.HewasprobablytheproducerofThriller.C.HedesignedtheplotofThriller. D.Hewrote5songsforThriller.6.WhathelpedthesalesoftheThrilleralbum?A.TheregularplayingofthevideoonMTV. B.EpicRecords'refusingtofinanceJackson.C.Jackson'smusiccreativityofthevideo. D.Theattractionofthezombiedance.7.What'sthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?A.TodiscusswhocontributedtoThriller. B.ToexplainthereasonsformakingThriller.C.TointroducewhyThrillerwasagreatsuccess. D.ToshowThriller'sbackgroundsanditseffects.（3）Youngtreesdon’tjustgrow;theydevelopapersonalityandlearnmoreabouttheirenvironmentandhowtheyshouldbestbehaveinit.Theyalsohelpeachotheroutwheneverthere’strouble.Personality,justasamongpeople,variesamongtrees.Someareanxious,somebold.Ontheauthor’sland,therearethreeoaktreesgrowingclosetogether.Oneoftheoaktreesalwaysstartstosheditsleavestwoweeksearlierthantheothers.Sincetheyallexperiencethesametemperature,thesamesoilandthesamelengthofday,suchvariablescan’tbetheexplanation.Sowhat’shappening?Well,thistreeissimplymorecarefulthantheothers.Whoeverholdsontotheirleaveslongercandomorephotosynthesis(光合作用)andstoremorenutrients.However,thelongeratreekeepsitsleaves,thehighertheriskofinjury.Notonlydotreesmaketheirowndecisions,theyalsolearnfromtheirmistakes.Atree,forexample,keepingitsleavestoolongduringoneyearwillnevermakethismistakeagain.Thisleadstoseveralotherconclusions:treesmustnoticethetemperatureandthelengthofthedayandbeabletosavetheirexperiencessomewhere.Obviously,treesdon’thavebrains,butitisthoughtthatinthesensitivetipsoftheirrootstheykeeptrackofinformationandexperiences.Buttreesaren’tonlycleverwhenitcomestocaringforthemselves.Theyalsosupporteachotherwheneverthere’stroublebygivingwarningsandeventakingcareofsickandweakconspecificswithnutrients.Forexample,onetimetheauthorfoundaveryoldtreestump.Itsinsideshadrottedalongtimeagototopsoil.Butthewoodontheoutsideofthestumpwasstillliving.Howwasthispossible?Well,thestumpwasnourishedbyitsneighborswithnutrientsfromtherootsystem,andhadbeenforatleast400years!Whydotreesdosuchathing？It’ssimple:it’sbettertogether.Treesneedtheforest;itprotectsthemfromstorms,providestherightmicroclimateandwarnsthemofattacks.8.Whydoestheauthormentionthethreeoaktrees?A.Toillustratetreescanlearnfromexperiences.B.Toshowtreescanmakeindependentdecisions.C.Toexplaintreesarequitesupportivetoeachother.D.Toprovetreeshavethesamepersonalitiesashumans.9.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingbestdescribesgeneralfeaturesoftrees?A.Anxiousandbold.B.Smartandadventurous.C.Helpfulandwell­behaved.D.Adaptableandsupportive.10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“dosuchathing”mean?A.Givewarnings. B.Offerassistance.C.Dependonothers. D.Providenutrients.11.Wheredoesthistextmostprobablycomefrom?A.Apubliclecture. B.Asciencebook.C.Anexperimentreport. D.Atraveljournal.（4）America’sNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)havejustinflatedanew,experimentalcapsuleforastronautstouseinspace.TheinflatableroomisnowanextensiontotheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS).Itismoreorlessfourmeterslongand3meterswide.Ittookthreedaystofullyinflate.NowISSmembershavetowaitaweekbeforeenteringitNASAengineersmustfirstmakesureofsomethingparticularbecauseevenitsextremelysmallsplitcouldbeamatteroflifeordeathfortheastronauts.Theblow-upballispartofatestonthepracticalityofinflatableaccommodationonthemoonandMars,andoforbitingspacehotels.NASApaid$17.8milliondollarsforthetest.Ithopesthis'initialtestwillleadtobiggerandbetterinflatableroomsattheISS.Theinflatableistheworld'sfirstblowupcapsuleforastronauts,andotherspacetravelers.ItiscalledtheBigelowExpandableActivityModule,or“BEAM"forshort.ItisnamedafterBigelowAerospace(BA),thecompanythatworkeditoutandbuiltit.Thecompanyisalreadyplanningitsnextstep,aimingforthemoonstation.TogetherwithUnitedLaunchAlliance(ULA),itplanstosendaB330inflatablecapsuletothemoonin2022aftercompletingindependentspacestationtests.Company'sfounderRobertBigelowisnowworkingonaprojecttobuildtwoprivatespacestationsthatcouldserveashotelsinspace.Hesaid,“Iregardinflatablecapsulesasabigpartofspacetravel,andsoonerorlater,spacetourismtoo.Untilnow,thestrongcapsulesissmallenough(aboutthesizeofasmallbedroom,inflated)totransportasairlessunits,butbigenoughlolivein,oncefilledwithair,which,Ihope,mostordinarypeopleareabletoaffordinthefuture."12.Beforetheastronautsentertheblow-uproom,engineersmustfirstcheckwhetheritis_______A.flexibleproperly B.wideenough C.inflatedfully D.sealedtotally13.Whodesignedtheinflatablecapsule?A.NASA. B.ISS. C.BA. D.ULA.14.WhatshouldthefutureinflatablecapsulebelikeaccordingtoBigelow?A.Safe. B.Big. C.Cheap. D.Lasting.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletileforthetext?A.ABlow-upCapsuleontheMoonStation B.ISS’Air-filledExtensionBeingTestedC.FutureSpaceTravelandTourism D.World'sFirstSpaceHotelbyBigelowPartB根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.AFewTipsforSelf-AcceptanceWeallwantit…toacceptandloveourselves.Butattimesitseemstoodifficultandtoofaroutofreach.___16___Here’sahandfulofwaysthatwillsetyouintherightdirection.●___17___Donotfollowthepeoplewhomakeyoufeelnot-good-enough.Whydoyoufollowthem?Areyouhopingthateventuallyyouwillfeelempoweredbecauseyourlifeisbetterthantheirs?Knowthatyourlifeisyourown;youaretheonlyyouinthisworld.●Forgiveyourselfformistakesthatyouhavemade.Weareoftenashamedofourshortcomings,ourmistakesandourfailures.___18___Youwillmakemistakes,