中职英语高考复习模拟试题及答案：阅读理解【五】

PAGEPAGE2中职英语高考复习模拟试题及答案：阅读理解阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。_.ABrianwasunhappybecausehehadtobabysithislittlesisterCrissyonthefirstdayoftheirmountainvacationsinceMomhadtopickupDadattheairportandwouldn’tbebackuntillater.“I’llmissthePerseidsthisyear,”hesaid.“WhatarethePerseids?”Crissyasked.“They’relotsoffallingstarscalledameteorshower(流星雨)thatcomeseveryAugust,”Brianreplied,annoyed.“Let’ssleeponthedeck(露天平台)tonight.Wecanbothwatch!”Crissysuggested.Thatwasnotabadidea,Brianthought.“OK.I’llleaveanoteinsidesoMomandDadknowwe’reonthedeck.Goandgetyoursleepingbag.”WhenCrissyreturned,sheasked,“Whenwillthestarscomeout?”“Soon.ThePerseidscomeearlyinthemorning.”Theybothsoonfellasleep.Suddenly,Brianheardsomethingmovingontheothersideofthedeck.Hetriedtobeveryquietsohewouldnotfrightenwhateveritwas.Carefully,helookedoutofthesleepingbagandfoundtherewasalargeblackbearstandingonhisbacklegs.Crissywasawaketoo.“Wehaveavisitor.It’sabear,”BriantriedtosoundconfidentsoCrissywouldn’tbefrightened,butinside,hewasverynervous.“I’mscared,”Crissysaidinalowvoice.“Justdon’tmove,”Brianwarned.Thebearwasnoweatingthehamburgerstheyhadplacedonthedeckearlier.Briancoveredbothofthemwithhissleepingbag.Crissyclosedhereyesandheldherbreath.Briantriedtostaystill.Minuteslater,Crissyasked,“Ishegone?”Lookingoutofthesleepingbagagain,Brianreplied,“Yep.Iguesshewasjusthungry.”“Well,I’mjustgladhelikedourdinneranddidn’teatME!”Crissylaughed.Brianlaughedtoo,“Nah!Thatbearjustwantedsomejunkfood!”Crissyhuggedherbrother,andBrianhuggedherback.Thingsdidn’tturnoutsobadlyafterall,hethought.“Look!”Briansaid,pointingupward.Abovetheirheads,thePerseidsmeteorshowerhadbeguntomovefastacrossthenightskylikefireworks(烟花).56.Accordingtothepassage,thePerseids_________.A.comeeverytwoyears B.arelotsoffallingstarsC.canbeseenintheearlyevening D.comeonthesamedayinAugust57.WhenCrissyknewabearwasvisitingtheirdeck,shefelt_______.A.unhappy B.annoyedC.frightened D.confident58.WhatcanweknowaboutBrianfromthepassage?A.Heknewalotofthingsaboutthebear. B.Hegavethebearsomejunkfoodtoeat.C.Hewasabrave,calmandhumorousboy. D.Hewokeupatnightbecausehewashungry.59.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.TakingAMountainVacation B.WaitingForThePerseidsC.UnusualSoundAtNight D.FireworksShowBThefutureofpinnipeds(鳍足动物)looksmuchbrightertodaythanitoncedid.Atonetime,about100yearsago,itseemedcertainthatmanypinnipedsintheworldwouldbedestroyedbyhumanhunters.Today,itappearsthatmostspecies(

物种)ofpinnipedsareoutofdanger.Huntingwasnotcontrolledduringthe18thand19thcenturies,becauselittlewasknownaboutthelivesofpinnipeds.Whalesandpinnipedswerehuntedfortheoilfromtheirbodyfat.Thisoilwasusedinlampsbeforeelectriclightswereinvented.Millionsofsealsandotherpinnipedswereusedtoprovideoilforthelampsoftheworld.Asaresult,thenumbersofmanypinnipedspeciesfellrapidly.Severalthingshappenedthathelpedtosavepinnipeds.First,speciesthatwerehuntedtonearextinction(灭绝)wereleftalonebecausetheirnumbersweretoolowandthecostofhuntingthemwentupgreatly.Atthesametime,electriclightswereinventedandthemarketforsealoilbecamesmaller.Finnaly,governmentsaroundtheworldmadelawstoprotectpinnipeds.Asaresultofallthesethings,thenumbersofmostpinnipedspecieshavegrowninrecentyears.Withsomespecies,suchasNorthernfurseals,theremaybeasmanyanimalsalivetodayastherewerebeforeallthehuntingbegan.However,oilisstilladangertopinnipedsandallseaanimals.Butthistimeit’snotbecausetheyarehuntedfortheiroil.Theoilthatputsthemindangerisfromoilspills(泄露)inthesea.Theoilcoverstheirfurandreducestheirbodytemperatures.Oilalsostickstothefoodstheyeat.Thismoderndangertopinnipedsandtheirenvironmentisonewemustworktoprevent.60.Duringthe18thand19thcentury,_______.A.peoplehadrealizedtheimportanceofpinnipedsB.pinnipedswerehuntedfortheirmeatC.pinnipedshadabetterlifethantodayD.manyfamilieswereusinglamps61.WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A.Howelectriclightswereinvented.B.Whenpeoplebegantoprotectpinnipeds.C.Whatgovernmentsaroundtheworldhavedonetosavepinnipeds.D.Whythenumbersofsomepinnipedshaveincreased.62.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A.themarketforsealoilisgrowingB.Northernfursealsaren’tinmuchdangernowC.oilspillsarethebiggestproblemforpinnipedsD.stricterlawsneedtobemadetoprotectpinnipeds63.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwemostprobablyreadthispassage?A.Wildlife. B.Lifestyle. C.Tourism. D.Envrironment.CNinetyyearsagoamannamedHowardCartermadeagreatfind.Buthedidn’tdiscoveranunknownpeoplegrouporanewplant.Hefoundtherestingplaceofaking.PeoplehadseensignsofKingTutankhamun’stombbuthadneverfoundit.Finally,Carter’steamdiscoveredasetofstepsthatleddowntosomeundergroundrooms.ThereCarterfoundtheking’sbodyandmanyofhistreasures._.Carterrecordedhisfirstimpression(印象)inhispopularbook,TheTombofTut-Ankh-Amen:AtfirstIcouldseenothing,thehotaircomingfromtheroomcausingthecandlelighttoflicker(闪烁),butlater,asmyeyesgrewusedtothelight,detailsoftheroomwithinappearedslowlyandclearly,strangeanimalsandgold—everywherethelightofgold...Iwasstruckspeechlesswithamazement,andwhenLordCarnarvon,unabletostandthesilenceanylonger,askedanxiously,“Canyouseeanything?”itwasallIcoulddotogetoutthewords,“Yes,wonderfulthings.”ThediscoveryhasmadeKingTutankhamun,Tutforshort,oneofthebetter-rememberedkingsofEgypt.Tutbecamekingwhenhewasonly9yearsoldandruledancientEgyptfrom1332to1323B.C.Nooneissurewhy,buthediedsuddenlybeforeheturned20.Becausehediedsoyoung,therewasn’ttimetoprepareagreattombforhim.Soheendedupwithasmallertomb.Itssmallsizewasactuallythereasonwhyitstayedhiddenforsolong.And,Tut’stombwasnotlikeotherEgyptiankings’–itwasnotasdamagedbytimeorrobbersasothertombs.KingTut’stombremainsthebest-keptroyal(皇室的)tombeverdiscovered.ThediscoveryofthislittletombhashelpedpeoplelearnagreatdealaboutancientEgypt.64.WecanlearnfromParagraphs1-2that________.A.HowardCarterfoundTut’stombin1929B.anewplantwasfoundinTut’stombC.HowardCarterfoundTut’stombbyaccidentD.therewerealotoftreasuresinTut’stomb65.HowdidHowardCarterfeelwhenhefirstsawTut’stomb?A.Shocked.B.Disappointed.C.Proud.D.Calm.66.WhatdoweknowaboutKingTut?A.Hediedofastrangedisease.B.Heisknowntofewpeopletoday.C.HeruledEgyptforaboutnineyears.D.Hebuilthisowntomboveralongtime.67.WhydidTut’stombstayhiddenforsolong?A.Becauseitwassmallinsize.B.Becauseitwasdeepunderground.C.BecauseKingTutwasn’trecorded.D.Becausepeoplehadlittleinterestinit.DFromJapantoIndonesia,acertainkindofpopcultureisveryhot.Butitdoesn’tcomefromHollywood—it’sHallyu(韩流),thewaveofKoreanpopculturethathaswashedoverAsia.Ithasinfluencedeverythingfrommusictotelevision.AndthankstotheInternetandsocialmedia(大众传播媒体),it’snowspreadingworldwide.SouthKoreaproducesalltypesofentertainment,themostpopularbeingmusic,soapoperasandfilms.WhatmakesHallyusohotinAsia?OnereasonisthatitsproductsareofhighqualityandmuchcheaperthanWesternproducts.AnotherreasonisthatEasternculturesaresimilartoeachother,althoughtherearelanguagedifferences.Koreanpopmusic,or“K-pop”,istoppingmusiccharts(音乐排行榜)

everywhere.Fanslovethesongsandtheattractivestars.CompanieslikeSMEntertainment,JYPEntertainmentandYGEntertainmenthelpmanyK-popstars,suchasSuperJunior,BigBangandRain,tosucceed.AndtheyarenotonlypopularinAsia,theyalsoenjoypopularityintheWest.In2011,BigBang’smini-albumTonightreachedthetop10onU.S.iTunesTopPopAlbums.WhenSMEntertainmenttooktheir2010worldtourtoLosAngeles,only30percentofthe15,000fanswereKorean.Halfoftheaudiencewasn’tevenAsian!OneimportantreasonforthesuccessofHallyuissimplytheInternet.Alittlemorethan10yearsago,Koreansoapoperas,moviesandmusicreachedtheoutsideworldquiteslowly.TheybeganinKorea,thengraduallyspreadoutward,appearinginitsneighbouringcountrieswherelocalTVandradiocompanieswouldplaythem.Nowtheyareplayedaroundtheworldonlineatthesametime.YouTubeisanothermajorwaytogetKoreanentertainmenttofanseverywhere.Itisaninexpensiveandeffective(有效的)wayforartiststointroducetheirworktoalargeraudience.In2010theYouTubechannelsforthetopthreeKoreanentertainmentgroupstogetherhadnearly800millionviewsfrom225differentcountries.68.HallyuisveryhotinAsiapartlybecause________.A.languagesinAsiaaresimilartoeachother B.thequalityofSouthKorea’sproductsishighC.SouthKorea’sproductsarethecheapestinAsiaD.thecultureisthemostfashionableintheworld69.TheauthorshowsthepopularityofK-popintheWest_______.A.inorderoftime B.inorderofspaceC.bylistingreasons D.bygivingexamples70.Thelasttwoparagraphsmainlytellus________.A.howimportanttheInternetisB.whathelpsHallyuspreadquicklyC.whyHallyuispopularworldwideD.howpopularandeffectiveYouTubeis71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.K-popTopsMusicChartsEverywhere_. B.HallyuMakesWavesAcrossTheWorldC.YouTubeHelpsKoreanCulturesSpread D.KoreanSoapOperasAreGrowingInPopularityEWhenallwassaidanddone,threestudentsatthisyear’sIntelInternationalScienceandEngineeringFair(ISEF)walkedawaywithprizesworthatleast$50,000.Thoseprizeswerejustapartoftheawardsvaluedatmorethan$3million.IntelISEF,aprogramofSocietyforScience&thePublic,whichisheldeveryyear,attractssomeoftheworld’sbestandbrightestyoungscientists.Thisyear,1,549high-schoolstudents,whocamefrom68countries,tookpartintheevent.Inall,morethanone-thirdoftheentrantsreceivedawardsintheformofmoneyorotherprizessuchasscholarships.Alittlemorethan1,000ofthecompetitorsinthissciencecompetitiondidresearchallbythemselves.Theotherentrantswerepartoftwo-orthree-studentteams.AboutoneoutofeverythreeentrantscamefromoutsidetheUnitedStates.“Weencouragemillionsofyoungscientistsaroundtheworldtointroducechangesandnewideasandputthemintopractice,”saidWendyHawkins,directoroftheIntelFoundation,whichsponsors(赞助)thecompetition.“Thestudentswhohaveenteredthefinalofthecompetitionhavetheabilitytohelpsolvesomeoftheworld’smostseriousproblems,whichneedtobedealtwithimmediately.”Thisyear’stopprize,the$75,000GordonE.Mooreaward(namedfortheIntelco-founder),wenttoJackAndraka.Hehasappliedforapatent(专利)onhisdevelopment