高考英语阅读理解专练复习题

高三英语阅读理解专练AThegirllookingforthejobturnedouttobeexcellentbutsheendedupgivingheremployeraheadachewhenitalsoturnedoutthatsheusedanunrealdiploma（文凭）.InDecember,aCivilAdministrationBureauinthecityofWuhan,HubeiProvince,announcedthatitneededfivenewstaffmembers.Some120peopleappliedandtooktheexam.Applicantswererequiredtoshowproofofacollegedegreeatleast.MeiJingbeateveryone,inthetestandtheinterview.Whenafollow-upcheckwasdone,however,hereducationwasdiscoveredtobeanunrealone.Thiswasabitofanembarrassmentfortheemployers.Adilemma,onemightsay.Ifshewerehiredbecauseofherexcellentperformance,shestillwouldn’thavethequalificationsonpaper.But,ifsheweredroppedbecauseshedidn’tmeettheeducationrequirements,theywouldloseagoodworker.Toughproblem.WhileMei’sfuturehangsinthebalance,thepublichavinglearnedofthecase,gotinvolved.Somepeoplesaidthebureaushouldemployher,sinceresultsaretheonlyimportantthing.“Afterall,abilityismoreimportantthanadiploma,”saidoneofficeworkerOthers,however,haveattackedMei’sdishonesty.Theysaidthatmorality(道德)was,afterall,moreimportantthantalent,especiallyinthecaseofaernmentposition.Meiwasn’thonest,sosheshouldn’tbehired.Caseclosed.But,ShenRonghua,theheadoftheShanghaiPublicAdministrationandHumanresourcesInstitute,triestobeabitmorephilosophical.“Thereisstillasortof‘diplomameansthis’prejudice（偏见）amongpeople,”Shenexins,“Manyemployersregardadiplomaastheonlysignofabilityandtalent.”So,withthisinmind,peoplemaypaylittleattentiontowhethersomeonehasrealabilityornot.Theyturntochasingadiplomainstead.Theunrealdiplomaisthenaturalproductofthisthought.Theconclusion?“needsanewhumanresourcesystem.Thenewsystemwillnotdefineaonlybyhisorherdiploma,”Shensays.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“dilemma”inParagraphFourA．AproblemeasytodealwithorsolveB．AsituationinwhichitisdifficultforyoutomakethedecisionC．Adifferenceintwoormorestatements,ideas,orstories.D．Somethingsaidordonethatisfunny.WhatcanweinferfromthisnewsreportTheCivilAdministrationBureauofWuhanemployedthegirlThegirlwasnotemployedbecauseofdishonestyItremainedtobeseenwhetherthegirlwastobeemployedornotAnotherHumanResourceInstituteemployedthegirlWhatdoesShenRonghuameanbysaying“diplomameansthis”A．Adiploma lwhether ishonestornotB．AdiplomaistheonlysignofabilityandtalentC．AdiplomaiswhatyougetafteryoufinishacourseD．AdiplomameansajobWhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothenewsreportItseemedthatthereporteragreeswithShenRonghua’sopinionIfyouwanttogetthejob,youhavetomeetacertaineducationrequirementMostpeopleheldtheviewthatmoralitywasthemostimportantthingOneofficialsaidthatsomethingshouldbedonetochangethehumanresourcesystemWhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthisnewsreportA．AGirl’sUnluckyExperience B．UnrealDiplomaC．DishonestyHasBeenAttacked D．CanADiplomaBeAllThereIsBByAlisha,(13)WhenIsitdowninclass,Ioftenwonderwhymyteacherschoosesuchajob.Don’tgetmewrong:ifitweren’tforteachersIwouldn’tbeassmartasIam.Butlme:Afteryougotoschoolfourteenyears,willyouchoosetobeateacher?AfterIseehowstudentstreattheirteacherbydisrespectingtheminalltypesofways,wouldIwanttohavethatjob?It’snotlikeIwouldtakethatjunkfromthem.Doyouthinktheyeteacherstohavethedomthattheydidn’thaveinschool?Ordotheyreallywantyoutolearnsomething?——Iftheydo,whydotheyscreamatyouwhenyoumakeamistake,ortalk?Weallarenotperfect,soifyoudon’tgetalessontheyteach,whydotheysayyouhaven’tbeenlistening?Itisnotallteachersthatactlikethat.Buttotheonesthatdo,I’dliketoshoutatthem:DON’TTEACH!!!!!!!ByAlice,(11)Look,eversinceIwas2,IwanttobelikeJuliaRoberts.AndIdowhatIcantomakeithappen.ItryoutforasmanyysasIcan.IgetinsomeandsomeIdonotgetin.Itisallhardwork.Ithinktryhardandyouwillsucceedinwhateveryouwant!ByDesiry,(13)WhenIgrowupIwanttobeasuccessfulLawyer,whowilldoanicejobbymakingpeoplehappy.IthinkthatIwillbegoodatthisjobbecauseIhavealoudmouthandIcanlveryeasilywhensomeoneIslying.ByKelley,(11)IthinkIwanttobeapediatricianbecauseIlovekidsandIlikehelpeople.Idon’tknowifthat’swhatI’lldo,butImight.IhopetobeapediatriciansoIcanhelpkids.ByAlexandra,(9)Iwouldliketobeabiologist.Thejobofabiologistisalmostlikeascientist.Thethingthatthesetwojobshaveincommonisthattheybothhavetodosomethingwithscience.MyfavouritesubjectmightnotbesciencebutforsureIwouldliketobeabiologist.JuliaRobertsis A．afamous B．abiologistandC．asuccessful D．amovieWhatdoestheunderlinedwork“Junk”meaninthesentence“It’snotlikeIwouldtakethatjunkfromthem”?Thingsthatyoudonotwantorlike.B．OldorbrokenthingsC．Jobliketeachingat D．KnowledgeoranythinglearntWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueInAlisha’sopinion,somestudentsdon’trespecttheirteachersDesiryholdstheviewthatalawyerwillbringhappinesstopeople.C．Alexandrawantstobeabiologistbecauseshelikessciencemostofall.pediatricianhastodosomethingrelatedtochildrenCWilliamStone,aspokesmanofoneofthebiggestimport&exportcompaniesinYorkshire,Britain,wasmakinganangryspeechatabusinessconferenceinBerlinforseekingacompletesolutiontotheproblemofso-called“MadCowDisease”,whichhadbeenspreadingquicklythroughoutthecountryandwasregardedasadirectcauseofthedeathofa12-year-oldschoolgirlwhowassaidtohaveeatensomewell-donebeefanddiedtwoweekslater.Thedeathcausedgreatfearamongbeef-eatersallovertheworld.“Wedon’tbelieveitsinceuntilnowIhaven’treceivedevenasmallestpieceofpaperreportingtherealcauseofthedeath,”saidMrStoneexcitedlyfacingthethirtyrepresentativesfromatleasttwentycountriesthathadbeenthebiggestimportcountriesoftheBritishbeefbutnowrefusedtohaveit.Whenhesawnosignsofanybodybeingwillingtospeakout,MrStonegotmadder,adding,“Youwillhavetoeatbeefeveryday,won’tyou?Inthepast,togetourbeef,youorderedmonthsinadvance,asmuchasyoucould,sayinginyourthank-youletters:‘WithouttheBritishbeefwecan’timaginewhatacolorlesssightwouldbeonourcountrymen’sdinnertables.’”“Butnow,gentlemen,yousay‘MadCowDisease…Deathfrightening…sorrytoenjoyingyourbeefforthemoment!”MrStoneletoutashoutandthenseizedahandfulofpaperoutfromapaperbaglyingbesidethemicrophone,“Here,here.Whatyouarethinkingaboutisallhere.Havealookatyouregrams,gentlemen!”Hisaudienceslookedateachother,stillexpressionless.“Well,letourbeefrotaway,MrStone .“Andletyoumengohungry—they’llbemadoneday.Thankyou!”Hetookhishandkerchiefoutofhispocket,wioffsweatwhilewalkingdownbacktohisseat.Allofthelistenersstayedsilentforseconds,thenlaughterburstout.They,includingMrStonehimself,laughedsomuchthatthechairmanoftheconferenceannouncedarestoftenminutes.FromMrStone’sspeechweknow theBritishbeefhadbeenwidelyenjoyedbypeopleoutofthecountrytheBritishbeefhadoncebeenwidelypraisedbythepeopleofthetheBritishbeefcausedtheso-calledMrStoneoftenreceivedlettersofthanksfrombeef-MrStonethoughtthatsincehisernmentdidn’tprovethatthedeathofthegirlhadbeencausedbythedisease,thecountriesofwhichrepresentativeswerelisteningshouldagreeto beefwithout B．someotherC．akindofbeefashe D．asmuchBritishbeefasTheunderlinedword“mad”inthelastbutoneparagraphmeans“ ”onMrStone’ssidebut“ ”onthelisteners’side.hungry;angryB．bad;goodC．angry;illinmindD．illinmind;Thelaughtermadebyboththespeakerandthelisteners theproblemofthe“MadCowDisease”wouldbesolvedinaneasybothsidesfeltsomethingthelistenersweremakingfunoftheBritishspeaker—MrMrStone’sspeechwasasuccessfulDEvenntscanrunafever,especiallywhenthey’reunderattackbyinsectsordisease.Butunlikehuman,ntscanhavetheirtemperaturetakenfrom3,000feetaway—straightup.Adecadeagoadoptingtheinfrared（红外线）scanningtechnologydevelopedformilitarypurposesandothersalites,physicistStephenPaleycameupwithaquickwaytotakethetemperatureofcropstodeterminewhichonesareunderstress.Thegoalwastoletfarmerspreciselytargetpesticide（杀虫剂）sprayingratherthanrainpoisononawholefield,whichinvariablyincludesntsthatdon’thavepest（害虫）problems.Evenbetter,Paley’sRemoteScanningServices coulddetectcropproblemsbeforetheybecamevisibletotheeye.Mountedonaneflownat3,000feetatnight,aninfraredscannermeasuredtheheatemittedbycrops.Thedataweretransformedintoacolor-codedmapshowingwherentswererunning“fevers”.Farmerscouldthenspot-spray,using50to70percentlesspesticidethattheyotherwisewould.ThebadnewsisthatPaley’scloseddownin1984,afteronlythreeyears.Farmersresistedthenewtechnologyandlong-termbackerswerehardtofind.Butwiththerenewedconcernaboutpesticidesonproduce,andrefinementsininfraredscanning,Paleyhopestogetbackintooperation.Agricultureexpertshavenodoubtthetechnologyworks.“Thistechniquecanbeusedon75percentofagriculturallandintheUnitedStates,”saysGeorgeOertherofTexasA&M,whorecentlyretiredfromtheDepartmentofAgriculture,thinksremoteinfraredcropscanningcouldbeadoptedbytheendofthedecade.ButonlyifPaleyfindsthefinancialbackingwhichhefailedtoobtain10yearsago.ntswillemitanincreasedamountofheatwhentheyare A．sprayedwithpesticides B．facinganinfraredscannerC．inpoorphysicalcondition D．exposedtoexcessivesunraysInordertoapplypesticidesprayingprecisely,wecanuseinfraredscanning estimatethedamagetothemeasurethesizeoftheaffecteddrawacolor-codedlocatetheproblemTheapplicationofinfraredscanningtechnologytoagriculturemetwithsomedifficulties,onofwhichis thelackofofficial B．itshighC．thelackoffinancialsupport D．itsfailuretohelpincreaseproduction16．Infraredscanningtechnologymaybebroughtbackintooperationbecauseof A．thedesireoffarmerstoimprovethequalityoftheirB．growingconcernabouttheexcessiveuseofpesticidesonC．thefulpromotionbytheDepartmentofD．fullsupportfromagriculturalETherearevariouswaysinwhichindividualeconomicunitscaninctwithoneanother.Thebasicwaysmaybedescribedasthemarketsystem,theadministeredsystem,andthetraditionalsystem.Inamarketsystemindividualeconomicunitsaretoinctamongeachotherinthemarketce.Itispossibletobuycommodities（商品）fromothereconomicunitsorsellcommoditiestothem.Inamarket,transactions（）maytakeceviabarterormoneyexchange.Inabartereconomy,realgoodssuchasautos,shoes,andpizzasaretradedagainsteachother.Obviously,findingsomebodywhowantstotrademyoldcarinexchangeforasailboatmaynotalwaysbeaneasytask.Thus,theintroductionofmoneyasamediumofexchangeeasestransactionsconsiderablyInthemodernmarketeconomygoodsandservicesareboughtorsoldformoney.Analternativetothemarketsystemisadministrativecontrolbysomeagencyoveralltransactions.ThisagencywillissuecommandsastohowmuchofeachgoodsandserviceshouldbeproducedexchangedandconsumedbyeacheconomicunitCentralnningmaybeonewayofadministeringsuchaneconomy.Thecentraln,drawnupbytheernment,showstheamountsofeachcommodityproducedbythevariousfirmsandallocated（分配）todifferenthousehold