高三英语阅读单选附答案.docx

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高三英语阅读单选附答案

（第14周）阅读练习

A

Monarchbutterflies（黑脉金斑蝶）areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStatesandCanada.Theselargeorangeandblackinsects（昆虫）brightenparksandgardensastheyflylightlyamongtheflowers.Whatmakesmonarchsparticularlyinterestingisthattheymigrate（迁飞）—allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsectthatdoesthis.

Everyyearinthelatesummermonarchsbegintheirjourneytothesouth.ThoseheadingforMexicogofirstfortheLouisiana-Mississippiarea,thenflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointoTexas.OnceinMexico,theysettlethemselvesinoneofaboutfifteenplacesinamountainforestfilledwithfirtrees.Eachplaceprovidesawinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.Thebutterfliesaresomanythattheyoftencoverentiretrees.Whenspringcomes,theybegintheirlongjourneynorth.

Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakestheround-tripjourneyeveryyear.Andtheanswerisno.Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.SooneflyingnorthmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendie.TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky;theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.Thelastgenerationoftheseason,aboutthefourth,willmaketheirwaybacktoMexicoandrestartthejourney.

Scientistslearnaboutmonarchs’migrationbycatchingandmakingmarksontheinsects.Byrecatchingamonarchwithsuchamarkandnoticingwhereitcamefrom,thenextscientistcangettoknowthingslikethebutterfly’sageanditsrouting（路线）.

56.Oneoftheplaceswheremonarchsspendthewinteris.

A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippi

C.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas

57.Theroutingofmonarchs’migrationcanbelearned.

A.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthem

B.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountains

C.bycomparingtheirdifferentages

D.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests

58.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Migrationofmonarchs.B.Scientists’interestinmonarchs.

C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Lifeanddeathofmonarchs.

B

SYDNEY:

Astheysatsharingsweetsbesideaswimmingpoolin1999,ShaneGouldandJessicahSchipperweresimplygettingalongwell,chattingaboutsport,lifeand“anythingelsethatcameup.”

YetinSydneynextmonth,theywillmeetagainbythepool,andforashorttimethefriendswillraceagainsteachotherinthe50-meterbutterfly（蝶泳）intheAustralianchampionshipsatHomebushBay.

Gould,nowa47-year-oldmotheroffour,hasannouncedshewillbemakingareturntoelitecompetition（顶级赛事）toswimtheoneevent,havingsetaqualifying（合格的）timeof30.32secondsinwinninggoldatlastyear’sUnitedStatesMasterschampionships.Hercomebackcomes32yearsaftershewonthreegoldsattheMunichOlympics.

Schipper,nowa17-year-oldfromBrisbanewithabrightfutureofgoingtoAthensforherfirstOlympics,yesterdayrecalled（回忆）hertimewithGouldfieyearsago.

“IwasatanationalyouthcameontheGoldCoastandShanehadcomealongtotalktousandwatchustrain,”Schipperexplained.“Itseemedasifwehadlongbeengodfriends.Idon’tknowwhy.Wejuststartedtalkinganditwentfromthere.”

“Shehadalottosharewithallofusatthatcamp.ShetoldusstoriesaboutwhatitwaslikeatbigmeetsliketheOlympicsandwhatit’sliketobeonanAustralianteam.Itwasreallyinteresting.”

Nexttime,thingswillbemoreserious.“Iwillstillbeswimminginthe50mbutterflyatthenationals,sothereisachancethatIcouldactuallybecompetingagainstShaneGould,”saidSchipper,whoburstontothesceneatlastyear’snationalchampionshipswithsecondplacesinthe100mand200mbutterfly.

59.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Storieshappeninginswimmingcompetitions.

B.TwowomenswimmerswinningOlympicgolds.

C.Lessonslearnedfrominternationalswimmingchampionships.

D.Friendshipandcompetitionbetweentwoswimmers.

60.GouldandSchipperaregoingto.

A.talkaboutsportandlifeB.gobacktoelitecompetition

C.setaqualifyingtimeandwingoldD.takepartinthesamesportsevent

61.GouldwonherthreeOlympicgoldswhenshewas.

A.15B.17C.22D.30

62.Theunderlinedword“it”inthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto.

A.theOlympicsB.theyouthcamp

C.thefriendshipD.theAustralianteam

63.WhatSchippersaidshowedthatshe.

A.wasnolongerGould’sfriend

B.hadlearnedalotfromGould

C.wasnotinterestedinGould’sstories

D.wouldnotliketocompeteagainstGould

C

Withagoodshoppingpositionandtherightamountofmoney,anyeducatedpersonoughttobeabletomakealivingoutofabookshop.Itisnotadifficulttradetolearnandthelargechain-storescanneverforcethesmallbookselleroutofexistenceastheyhavedonetothecornershop.Butthehoursofworkareverylong-Iwasonlydoingapart-timejob,butmybossputinaseventy-hourweek,besidesregularjourneysoutofshoppinghourstobuybooks.

TherealreasonwhyIshouldnotliketobebackinthebooktradeforlife,however,isthatwhileIwasinitIlostmyloveofbooks.Abooksellercannotalwaystellthetruthabouthisbooks,andthatgiveshimadislikeforthem.TherewasatimewhenIreallydidlovebooks—lovedthesightandsmellandfeelofthem—iftheywerefiftyormoreyearsold,thatis.Nothingpleasedmequitesomuchastobuyabargainlotofthemonsaleforseveralpounds.Thereisapeculiarflavour（独特的味道）abouttheunexpectedbooksyoupickupinthatkindofcollection:

little-knowneighteenth-centurypoets,orout-of-dategeographybooks.Foroccasional（偶尔的）reading—inyourbath,forexample,orlateatnightwhenyouaretootiredtogotobed—thereisnothingasgoodasaveryoldpicturestory-book.

ButassoonasIwenttoworkinthebookshopIstoppedbuyingbooks.Seeninamass,fiveortenthousandatatime,booksweredullandevenalittletiresome.NowadaysIdobuyoneoccasionally,butonlyifitisabookthatIwanttoreadandcan’tborrow,andIneverbuyrubbish.

64.Accordingtothepassage,isoneofthenecessaryconditionstorunabookshop?

A.aneducatedshop-ownerB.agoodpositionatastreetcorner

C.aregularjourneyoutoftheshopD.theforceoflargechain-stores

65.Theauthorshouldnotliketobebackasabooksellerforlifebecause.

A.hehatedhisjobofsellingbooks

B.sellingbookswasonlyapart-timejob

C.thebooksintheshopgavehimadislike

D.hewasunabletobehonestaboutthebookshesold

66.Thebookspreferredbytheauthorshouldbethose.

A.storiesmakingreaderssleepless

B.valuableonesboughtonsale

C.peculiaroneswithgreatexpectation

D.geographyonesfromtheeighteenthcentury

67.Theauthorwillonlybuynewbooks.

A.ifhefeelsdullandtired

B.afterhegivesuphisjobasabookseller

C.whichareinterestingbuthardtoborrow

D.whenhethrowsawayoldones

D

Millionsofaircrafttakeoffaroundtheworldeveryyear.Theskiestheyflyinseemlimitless—milesofemptyspace.But,withthenumberofflightsincreasingeachyear,thisemptinessnolongerexists.Researchersintheworldofaviation（航空）areworriedabouttheincreasingpressureonpilotsandgroundcontrollers.Andincreasingcollisions,occurringatornearanairport,havecalledattentiontotheneedformoreaids（辅助设备）toaviationcontrol.

Peoplewhotraveltheskiesarenotcertainaboutairsafety.Agreatdealofmoneyisspentonnewandbiggeraircraftandairportstodealwiththevastincreaseinpassengerstravellingbyair.Onlyasmallpercentageofthismoneyisspentonnavigation（导航）andotheraids.Actually,suitableelectronicequipmenthaslongexisted,andmanycompaniesmarketsafetyaidsdesignedtomakeitsaferforaircrafttotakeoff,flyanydistance,andland,whatevertheweather.Yet,therearetwoproblemstobesolved.Thefirstistogetgovernments,airlinesandairportofficialstoagreetobasiclevelsofsafetyaids.Thesecondproblemistofindawayofmeetingthesebasicrequirements.

Butnomatterhowwelltheequipmentworks,operatorsoftheequipmentstillplayanimportantrole.Communicationsbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollersareextremelyimportanttoairsafety.ItisworthpointingoutthatthemishearingormisunderstandingsofinstructionsinEnglish,andtheuseofanotherlanguage,inaninternationalconversation,haveledtotworecentaircraftaccidents.Anewtypeofinstrument（仪器）calledFLIGHTWATCHwouldhelppilotspreventairportcollisions.Itwouldbeparticularlyhelpfulnearairports.

68.Theincreasingnumberofflightsleadstothefactthat.

A.flyingisnolongerlimitedinthesky

B.thereisnoemptyspaceforaidstoaviationcontrol

C.pilotingandcontrollingplanesisgettingmoredifficult

D.thepressureonthegroundbecomesgreater

69.Thereisuncertaintyaboutairsafetybecause.

A.planesbecomebiggerfortheincreasingnumberofpassengers

B.moneyspentonelectronicequipmentisfarfromenough

C.suitableelectronicequipmenthasn’tbeeninventedyet

D.itisdangerousforplanestotakeofforland

70.Theunderlinedword“collisions”probablymeans.

A.accidentsinwhichtwoplaneshiteachother

B.misunderstandingsbetweenpilotsandgroundcontrollers

C.quarrelsamongpassengers

D.breakdownsofnewtypesofinstrument

71.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.governmentsandofficialshavepaidgreatattentiontoairsafety

B.thereshouldbemorecompaniestosellnewsafetyaids

C.Englishshouldbeusedinaninternationalconversation

D.unders