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往年高考英语阅读理解练习题
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A
ToAmericanvisitors,Icelandisaveryinterestingcountry,partlybecauseitisdifferentinsomanywaysfromwhatheorsheisusedtoseeingathome.Therearequiteafewthingsthatarenotdone,orthatdonotexistontheisland—quiteafew"No's".
Thereisnopollution,forinstance.NodogsarepermittedinReykjavik,thecapital.ThereisnotelevisiononThursdaysorduringtheentiremonthofJuly,andonlythreehoursofblack-and-whiteTVtherestofthetime.ThereisnohardliquoronWednesdaysandnobeeratanytime.Therearenohandguns;onlyonejailofthirty-fivecellsintheentireland—anadmirablefigure,evenforasmallcountryof313,376people.
Thereisnoarmy,airforceornavy.Thereisnotippingforanything.TherearenolargestoresopenonSaturdaysorSundays.SinceIcelandissituatedjustundertheArcticCircle,thereisnodarknessinsummerandnodaylightinwinter.ButthankstoGulfStream,theclimateisrathermild,withtemperaturesrangingfrom34degreesFahrenheitto52degreesinJuly.
Therulesontelevision,liquor,andgunsaretheresultofgovernmentaldecision.ButtheabsenceofpollutionisdueingreatparttothefactthatIcelandgetsitspowerfromtheenormousgeyser(间歇泉andthethousandsofhotspringsthatcomeoutoftheground.Theyprovidealltheenergyneededbythecountry.Infact,Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower.
Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefisharecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheycomposedtheirfirstworksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirstthestorieswerememorizedandpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrittendownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.“Rathershoelessthanbookless,"theyproudlysay.
1.AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprobablybecause.
A.nodogsarepermittedinthecapital
B.thepolicedonotcarryhandguns
C.theclimateisrathermild.
D.itisverydifferentfromAmerica
2.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.
A.therearenosoldiersinIceland
B.theIcelandersdon'tdrinkbeer
C.thereisnoservicefeeofanykind
D.therearenocrimesinIceland
3.ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause.
A.Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower
B.theIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergy
C.itislocatedjustundertheArcticCircle
D.itisademocraticindependentcountry
4."Rathershoelessthanbookless"means.
A.theyprefernottohaveshoesorbooks
B.theywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebooks
C.theyprefertravelingtoreading
D.theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoes
B
AnoldproblemisgettingnewattentionintheUnitedStates—bullying(恃强凌弱.Recentcasesincludedthetragiccaseofafifteen-year-oldgirlwhosefamilymovedfromIreland.ShehangedherselfinMassachusettsinJanuaryfollowingmonthsofbullying.Herparentscriticizedherschoolforfailingtoprotecther.Officialshavebroughtcriminalchargesagainstseveralteenagers.
JudyKuczynskiispresidentofananti-bullyinggroupcalledBullyPoliceUSA.HerdaughterTinawasthevictimofseverebullyingstartinginmiddleschoolinthestateofMinnesota.Shesaid,"Ourdaughterwasaveryoutgoingchild.Shehadabubblypersonality,veryinvolvedinallkindsofthings,hadlotsoffriends.Andoveraperiodoftimehergradesfellcompletely.Shestartedhavinghealthissues.Shecouldn'tsleep.Shewasn'teating.Shehadterriblestomachpains.Shestartedclenchingherjawandgrindingherteethatnight.Didn'twanttogotoschool."
Bullyingisdefinedasnegativebehaviorrepeatedovertimeagainstthesameperson.Itcaninvolvephysicalviolence.Oritcanbeverbal—forexample,insultsorthreats.Spreadingliesaboutsomeoneorexcludingapersonfromagroupisknownassocialorrelationalbullying.
Andnowthereiscyberbullying,whichusestheInternet,e-mailortextmessages.Ithaseasyappealforthebullybecauseitdoesnotinvolveface-to-facecontactanditcanbedoneatanytime.
ThefirstseriousresearchstudiesintobullyingweredoneinNorwayinthelate1970s.ThelatestgovernmentstudyintheUnitedStateswasreleasedlastyear.It
foundthataboutone-thirdofstudentsagetwelvetoeighteenwerebulliedatschool.
SusanSweaterisapsychologistattheUniversityofNebraska-Lincolnandco-directoroftheBullyingResearchNetwork.Shesaysschoolsshouldtreatbullyingasamentalhealthproblemtogetbulliesandvictimsthehelptheyneed.Shesaysbullyingisconnectedtodepression,anxiet