高中阅读理解专项训练

高中阅读理解专项训练

四、阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

A

IfyoutravelbyairacrossthecenterofAfricaorsouthAmerica,youflyover

forestsforthousandsofkilometers.Thesegreatforestsaretheoceansoftrees.There

arefullofthousandsandthousandsofdifferentkindsofplantsandanimals.

However,theworldsforestsaregettingsmallerallthetime.Wearecuttingdown

thetreesbecauseweneedwood,andweneedmorefarmland.Somepeoplesaythat

therewillnotbeanyforestslikethesein20or30years,whatwillhappenifthey

disappear?

Ifwecutdownourforests,alotofplantsandanimalswilldisappearfromthe

world.Inalolofplacesthenewfarmlandwillsoonlookliketheolddeserts.Crops

willnotgrowthere.Itwillnotrainveryoften,andtheweatherwillgetveryhot.

Perhapstheclimateoftheworldwillchange.Thiswillbedangerousforeveryonein

theworld.Thatiswhywemusttakecareofourforests.

61.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout.

A.theimportanceoftakingcareofourplants

B.theresultofcuttingdownthetrees

C.thelocationsofgreatforests

D.thereasonsforformingthedeserts.

62.Theneedformorewoodandmorelandresultsin.

A.thechangeoftheworldclimate

B.thedisappearanceofmanyplantsandanimals

C.moredesertsandlessfarmland.

D.alloftheabove

63.Whatwillhappenin20or30yearsinsomepeople'sview?

A.We'llhavemoreandgreaterforests.

B.We'llhaveenoughlandtosupportourpeople.

C.We'llhavenoforestslikethoseinthecenterofAfrica.

D.We'llhaveenoughwoodtodosomecooking.

64.Thewriterthinks.

A.itdangerousforeveryonetocutdowntheforests

B.itnecessaryforeveryonetoprotecttheforests

C.itimportantforeveryonetotakecareoftheworld

D.itimportantforeveryonetokeepanimals

B

AFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantownandwasstayingwithhiswifeatthe

besthotelthere.Onenight,hewentoutforawalkalone.Itwaslateandthesmall

streetwasdarkandquiet.Suddenlyhefeltsomeonebehindhim.Heturnedhishead

andsawanItalianyoungmanwhoquicklywalkedpasthim.Themanwasnearlyout

ofsightwhentheFrenchmansuddenlyfoundthathiswatchwasgone.Hethought

thatitmustbetheItalianwhohadtakenhiswatch.Hedecidedtofollowhimandget

backthewatch.

SoontheFrenchmancaughtupwiththeItalian.Neitherofthemunderstoodthe

other'slanguage.TheFrenchmanfrightenedtheItalianwithhisfist（拳头）and

pointedattheItalian'swatch.IntheendtheItaliangaveuphiswatchtothe

Frenchman.

Whenhereturnedtothehotel,theFrenchmantoldhiswifewhathadhappened.

Hewasgreatlysurprisedwhenhiswifepointedtothewatchonthetable.Nowhe

realizedthatbymistakehehadrobbedthewatchanditwastheItalian's.

65.TheFrenchmanwenttoasmallItaliantown.

A.aloneB.withhiswife

C.withhisfriendD.withanItalian

66.Suddenlyhefoundhiswasgone.

A.watchB.moneyC.bookD.ring

67.TheItaliangaveuphiswatchtohimatlastbecause.

A.hehadstolenthewatchfromtheFrenchman.

B.heunderstoodwhattheFrenchmanwanted

C.hehadpickedupthewatchonhiswayfromwork

D.hewasafraidoftheFrenchman

68.Whowasrobbedofthewatchonearth?

A.TheFrenchmanwas.B.TheItalianwas.

C.Bothofthemwas.D.Neitherofthemwas.

C

Computersareveryimportanttomodernlife.Manypeoplethinkthatinthe

futurecomputerswillbeusedinlotsofeverydaylife.Itisthoughtthatwewon'thave

togoshoppingbecausewewillbeabletogetmostthingswhicharesoldinshopson

theInternet.Therewillbenomorebooksbecausewewillbeabletogetalltextsfrom

computers.TheInternetwillbeusedtoplaygames,seefilmsandbuyfood.Most

telephonecallswillbemadebycomputers,too.

Somepeoplearcgladaboutthosenewwaysofshoppingandcommunicating.

Othersdonotthinkthatcomputerswillreplaceouroldways.

Somepeoplethinkthatonedaywewillnotreadbooksmadeofpaper.Instead,

wewillbuyandreadbooksusingcomputers,whichwillkeepmanydifferentbooksin

thematthesametime.Wewon'tneedtoturnlotsofpagesandpaperwillbe

saved.Computerized（计算机化的）bookswillbeusedmoreandmore.

Whilemanypeoplesayitisapleasuretogointoshopsandlookatthingsyou

wanttobuy.Itisalsounlikelythatmanypeoplewillwanttoreadlargetextsonour

computers.Becausepaperbookswillperhapsbemorefriendly.Maybecomputers

won'tchangethesetwohabits.

69.Whichisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.PeoplelikegoingshoppingB.Readingbooksisimportant

C.ComputersareimportantD.Computercanbeusedtoplaygames

70.Therewillbenomorebooksbecause.

A.Thereisnopaperinthefuture.B.Peopledon'tlikereadingbooks.

C.Theyareveryexpensive.D.Wecanreadpassagesfromcomputers.

71.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Wecanseefilmsbycomputers.

B.Peopleallliketogoshoppingbycomputers.

C.Wecan'tbuyanythingusingcomputers.

D.Allthepeoplelikereadingbooksfromcomputers.

72.Whichofthefollowingismentioned（提到）inthepassage?

A.Computerscanhelpuse-mailourfriends.

B.Wecanchatbyusingcomputers.

C.Computerscanhelpusmaketelephonecalls.

D.Wccanlistentothemusicbycomputers.

D

Nearlyeveryoneisshyinsomeways.Ifshynessismakingyouuncomfortable,it

maybetimeforafewlessonsinsclf-confidcncc.Youcanbuildyourconfidenceby

followingsomesuggestionsfromdoctorsandpsychologists.

Makeadecisionnottoholdbackinconversations.Whatyouhavetosayisjust

asimportantaswhatotherpeoplesay.Anddon'tturndownpartyinvitationsjust

becauseofyourshyness.

Prepareyourselfforbeingwithothersingroups.Makealistofthegoodqualities

youhave.Thenmakealistofideas,experiences,andskillsyouwouldliketoshare

withotherpeople.Thinkaboutwhatyouwouldliketosayinadvance.Thensayil.

Ifyoustartfeelingself-consciousinagroup,takeadeepbreathandfocusyour

anentiononotherpeople.Remember,youarenotalone.Otherpeopleareconcerned

abouttheimpressiontheyaremaking,too.

Nooneevergetsoverbeingshycompletely,butmostpeopledolearntolive

withtheirshyness.Evenentertainersadmitthattheyoftenfeelshy.Theyworkat

fightingtheirshyfeelingssothattheycanfacethecamerasandthepublic.Just

makingtheefforttocontrolshynesscanhavemanyrewards.Butperhapsthebest

reasontofightshynessistogiveotherpeopleachancetoknowmoreaboutyou.

73.Wherewouldthisarticleprobablyappear?

A.InapopularmagazineB.Onthefrontpageofanewspaper

C.InasciencetextbookD.Inanencyclopedia（白科全书）

74.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto.

A.explainhowshynessdeveloped

B.recommendwaysofdealingwithshyness

C.persuadereadersthatshynessisnatural

D.provethatshynesscanovercome

75.Whichofthesecanyouconcludefromreadingthearticle?

A.Shypeopleneverhaveanyfun.

B.Entertainerschoosetheirworktofightshyness.

C.Theattempttoovercomeshynessisalwayssuccessful.

D.Theattempttoovercomeshynessisalwaysworthwhile.

76.Whatisthesourceofthesuggestionsforfightingshyness?

A.Theauthorofthearticle.B.Shymenandwomen.

C.doctorsandpsychologistsD.Popularentertainers.

E

AtfirstsighttheplanetMarsdoesnotappearverywelcomingtoanykindoflife.

Ithasverylittleoxygenandwater,thetemperatureatnightisbelow-50degreesand

windsof100miles(161kilometres)perhourcausesevereduststorms.However,the

surfaceoftheplanetseemstoshowthatwaterflowedacrossitatsometimeinthe

past,anditisbelievedthatthereisenoughiceatthepolestocovertheplanetwith

waterifitmelted.AlthoughthereisnolifeonMarsnow,somescientiststhinkthat

theremayhavebeensomeformoflifealongtimeago.Atthattime,theplanethad

activevolcanoes(火山);theatmospherewasthickerandwanner;andtherewaswater.

Infact,insomewaysMarsmayhavebeensimilartoEarth,wherelifeexists.

SomepeoplebelievethatMarscouldsupportlifeinthefutureiftheright

conditionswereproduced.Thefirststepwouldbetowarmtheplanetusingcertain

gaseswhichtrapthesun'sheatintheplanet'satmosphere.Withwarmth,waterand

carbondioxide(二氧化碳)，simpleplantscouldbegintogrow.Theseplantscould

slowlymakeMarsfittoliveon.Itisjudgedthatthewholeprocessmighttake

between1(X),()00and200,000years.Inthemeantime,peoplecouldbegintoliveon

theplanetinspecialclosedenvironments.Theywouldprovidealotofuseful

informationaboutconditionsonMarsandtheproblemsconnectedwithlivingthere.

77.Accordingtothepassage,theplanetMarshasnoonit.

A.windB.dustC.mountainsD.animals

78.ItisbelievedthatonMarsnow.

A.thereisalargeamountoficeatthepoles.

B.thereisathickerandwarmeratmosphere

C.therearesomekindsofsimpleplants

D.therearesomanyactivevolcanoes.

79.Whatisthetopicdiscussedinthesecondparagraph?

A.CertaingasesshouldbeusedtowarmMars.

B.PlantsshouldbegrowntomakeMarsfittoliveon.

C.Marscouldsupportlifeonrightconditionsinthefuture.

D.PeoplecouldliveonMarsinspecialclosedenvironments.

80.Amostsuitabletitleforthepassageis.

A.NolifeonMarsB.StudyofMars

C.ThepossibilityoflifeonMarsD.TheFutureconditionsonMars

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