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高考英语阅读理解巩固练习28

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（28）及答案

Policetodaysteppedupamurderprobe（调查）afterafatherwaskilledbyagang.Theyattackedhimwithanaxe.

JohnPurcell,40,sufferedfatalinjuriesintheincidentinEasterhouse,GlasgowonSaturdayevening…momentsafterhehadsaidgoodbyetohischildren.HisyoungestsonJohn,11,wasbeingcomfortedbyhismumElizabethMalcolmafterwitnessingthestreethorror.Thefather-of-threewasattackedaround10:

30inEasterhouseRoad.

YoungJohnsaid,“Myfatherwasstruckfrombehindwithsomethingthatlookedlikeachopper.”John,hissisterDanielle,15,andbrotherWilliam,19,havebeenleftdevastatedandplacedafloraltribute（葬礼献花）attheattacksceneinmemoryoftheirdad.ElizabethMalcolmsaid,“Weareallinshockaboutwhathadhappened.Whenhelefthereheusuallyturnedleftdowntheroad,butforsomereasononSaturdayhewentintheoppositedirectionwhichiswherethegangmembersalwayshangout.”

“Wehavebeenapartforanumberofyears,butJohnalwaysremainedclosetohischildrenandthishashitthemhard,”shesaid.

Policeofficersinitiallysealedofftheareaforforensic（法医的）examinationbutlaterallowedhisrelativestolayflowers.Followingapost-mortem（尸检报告）,Mr.Purcell’sdeathisbeingtreatedasmurder.HehadbeentakenbyambulancetoGlasgowRoyalHospitalbutdiedfromhissevereinjuries.DetectiveChiefInspectorJohnRiggans,whoisleadingtheinvestigation,appealedforwitnessestocomeforwardandsaid,“Inquiriesareatanearlystageandwearetryingtoestablishthecircumstancessurroundingtheattacksceneforthemoment.”

1、.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.JohnPurcellwasattackedaround10:

30pminEasterhouseRoad.

B.JohnPurcellhadthreechildren,buthed

idnotlivewiththem.

C.Beforethemurder,JohnPurcellwentoutandturnedleftdowntheroad.

D.DetectiveChiefInspectorJohnRiggansdidnotcatchthemurderer.

2、.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.JohnPurcelllivedwithhiswifeElizabethMalcolmbeforethemurder.

B.John,aswellashissisterandbrother,lovedJohnPurcelldeeply.

C.JohnPurcellwasattackedbyagangwithagun.

D.DetectiveChiefInspectorJohnRiggansdidnothingbutwait.

3、.Theword“devastated”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans___________.

A.upsetB.indifferentC.sorrowfulD.disappointed

4、.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AnUnbelievableTragedy.B.Father’sLove.

C.AGreatDetective.D.TheConflictbetweenWifeandHusband.

参考答案

1--4CBCA

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D

WILDWEATHERMAN

Name:

SamChampion

Hotjob:

TVWeatherman

Where:

WABC-TV,NewYorkCity

Whenyouwereachild,didyouplantoforecastwind,rain,andsnowonTV?

Iwantedtobeaforeignjournalist.ItookcoursesinweatherscienceatEasternKentuckyUniversity,butImajoredinbroadcastingnews.

Howdidyoufinallybecomeaweatherman?

Myfirstjobintheearly80’swasatthelocalTVstationinPaducah,Kentucky.Idideverythingfromturningonthelightsinthemorningtowritinganddeliveringmorningnews.Iputtogetherweatherforecasts,andbecameinterestedinthem.

Backthen,howdidyouforecastweather?

Independentcompaniescollectedcomputerinformationthatshowed,forexample,howasingleweathersystemmig

htsplitintosnoworsnowmixedwithrain.Theinformationwasoftenoppositeandthejobofaweathermanwastostudytheinformationandmakethebesteducatedguessaboutthestorm.

Hasweatherforecastingchangedmuchwithnewtechnology?

Advancedcomputers,satellites,andDopplerradar（soundwavesusedtotrackstorms）havemadeforecastingmoreexact.Butwestillknowverylittleabouthowweatherisshaped.Sofar,wejusthavetheories.

Anyadviceforchildrenwho’dliketobecomeweatherscientists?

Tome,weatheristhemostexcitingfieldintheworld.Therearestillsomanymorequestionsaboutweatherthananswers.Afterall,ifwecan’tforeseefloodsorhurricanes,howsafeasocietyarewe?

Weatherforecastingiswideopenforscientistswholovetosolvepuzzlingproblems.Thenextgenerationofmeteorologists（weatherscientists）willunlockmany

ofEarth’sweathersecrets.SogetageneralknowledgeofEarthscience,andstudymeteorology（weatherscience）incollege.

Thanks,Sam.

1、.Judgingfromthewritingstyle,thetextis________.

A.adiaryB.aninterviewC.anewsstoryD.anannouncement

2、.Asachild,ABC-TV’sSamChampionwantedtobea________.

A.spacescientistB.weathermanC.newsreporterD.meteo

rologist

3、.Presentweatherforecastingtechnology________.

A.hasmadeweatherreportmoreexactthanever

B.isstillnotperfect

C.hasn’tchangedmuchinthelast50years

D.bothAandB

4、.Thestudyofweatherscienceiscalled_____

___.

A.meteorologyB.forecasting

C.geographyD.Earthscience

参考答案

1—4BCDA

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“Fewthingshelpanindividualmorethantoplaceresponsibilityuponhim，andlethimknowthatyoutrusthim.”ThesewordsarefromtheblackAmericaneducator，BookerWashington.Hewassayingthat，“Ifyouwantpeopletogrowup，youhavetostoptreatingthemlikechildren.”

InAmerica，familiesareclosebutchildrenareencouragedtobeindependent，tomaketheirowndecisions，evenataveryearlyage.It’snotunusualforachildofseventobegivenanallowance（津贴）everyweek.Thechildisencouragedtosavesomeofthemoneybutheorshecanspenditonwhatevertheychoose，forexample，buyingclothes，schoolsuppliesorCDs.Someteenagersevenhavetheirowncreditcards!

That’sabigresponsibilitysinceevenadultsaretemptedtooverspendwhentheyhavecreditcards.Fromanearlyage，Americanchildrenareaskedfortheiropinionsandtheyareincludedinfamilydecision—making.Atthedinnertable，teenagerswillbelistenedtoonanytopic，frompoliticstobuyinganewfamilycarorwherethefamilywillgoonvacation.Inthisway，teenagersaregettingpracticeinbecomingindividuals：

theyarelearninghowtostandontheirowntwofeet.

ManyChineseyoungpeoplearebecomingalmost

asinterestedasAmericanteensinsearchingforindependence.Theywanttoexpressthosequalitiesthatmakethemuniquehumanbeings.Youcanseethisinthewaytheydress,themusictheylistentoandthefriendstheycho

ose.“SuperGirl”LiYuch

uncaughttheimaginationofChineseteenagersonthe“SuperGirl”televisioncontest.Shewasnotthetraditional“nice，youngChinesegirl”．Withhershort，spikyhairandboy—likeclothes，shewastellingeveryonethatshewasdifferent.Shehadthecouragetobeherownpersonandtostandonherowntwofeet...andshewon!

Thereisanoldsaying，“Everyoneshouldcarefullyobservewhichwayhisheartdrawshimandthenchoosethatwaywithallhisstrength.”Ifyoudothis，stepbystep，overaperiodoftime，youmayfindthatyouhavebecomethepersonyoualwayswantedtobe.

1、．Thepassageisintendedtoencouragetheyouthto _________

__.

A．savemoneyforusefulthings

B．becomeindependent

C．expresstheirgreatambitions

D．makeimportantdecisions

2、．Achildofsevenisgivenanallowancesothathecan_________.

A．beacceptedasapopularguy

B．learntodecidehowtousemoney

C．overspendmoneywithoutcare

D．haveschoolsuppliesofhisown

3、．TheauthorimpliesthatmanyChinesechildren ___________.

A．aremoreindependentthanAmericans

B．shouldbecomeinterestedinAmerica

C．arehappywiththeirpresentsituation

D．arenotsatisfiedtobenice，quietones

4、．Themainideaofthelastparagraphis ___________.

A．thatweshoulddothingsstepbystep

B．whyweshouldunderstandourdesires

C．whatweshouldplanforourownlife

D．howwecanmanagetorealizeourdreams

参考答案

1—4BBDD

（2012·稳派教育新课改质检）

AnAirbusA321completedtheonehour10minuteflightfromHamburgtoFrankfurtusinga50—50mixofconventionalandalternativefuel.

Thetrial,whichwilllastsixmonths,willtakeon1,200flights.Shouldtheprogrammebesuccessful,theuseofbiofuel—inthiscasebiosynthetickerosene（煤油）—willbeextendedtootherroutes.

AccordingtoLufthansatheprogrammewillreducecarbonemissionsby1,500tons.

Environmentallobbygroupshavebeenskepticaloftheprogramme,arguingthataviation'suseofbiofuelsislessenvironmentallyfriendlythantheaviationindustrysays.

ButChristophFranz,Lufthansa'schiefexecutiveinsistedtheairline'strialdidn'thavetousematerialwhichcouldotherwisebeusedforfoodproduction.

“Lufthansaisthefirstairlineworldwidetousebiofuelinscheduleddailyflightoperations.Wearethuscontinuingtosteadilyimplementourprovenandsuccessfulstrategyforsustainability，”headded.

TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation,whichrepresentstheworld'smajorairlineshassaidthatbiofuelwillaccountfor10percentofthetotalusedbytheindustryby2017.

Ithasalsopledged（保证）tocuttheindustry'scarbonfootprintbyimprovingenergyefficiencyandimprovedairtrafficcontrolwhichwillcutthetimeaircraftspendintheair.

MeanwhileBritishAirwayshasenteredapartnershipwithanAmericancompany,Solena,toturnhouseholdwasteintojetfuel.

Butthelatestinitiative（倡议）byLufthansahasfailedtosatisfyRobbieBlake,biofuelscampaignerforFriendsoftheEarthEurope.

“Lufthansaispaintingitselfgreenwithbiofuels—buttheseflightsareanythingbutenvironmentallyfriendly，”hesaid.

“Biofuelsexacerbatepovertyandhunger,drivelandgrabbinganddeforestation,pushupfoodprices,andmakeclimatechangeworse.

“ShorthaulflightsfromHamburgtoFrankfurt,biofuelledornot,canneverbegreen.Lufthansa'spasseng