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高考英语阅读理解精练10篇
阅读理解精练10篇
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精练1
Winter2012willhaveanextendedstayonAmerica'scalendar,accordingtotoday'sannualGroundhogDay(土拨鼠日)forecastingeventinPunxsutawney,Pennsylvania。
EachyearonFebruary2nd,peoplefromaroundtheworld,including5,000inthesmalltowntoday,watchthistongue-twisting(发音饶舌的)smalltownforasignfromonegroundhogthatsupposedlypredictswhenthatyear'sspringwillarrive:
Ifit'sacloudydayoutsidewhenthegroundhogemergesfromitscave,thenspringwillarriveearlythatyear.However,ifitissunnyoutside,thegroundhogwillsupposedlybescaredbyitsownshadow,retreatingundergroundforsixmoreweeksofcoldweather。
Ofcourse,PunxsutawneyPhil'spredictionisnomoreabletoguaranteetheextendedforecastthanyourlocalweatherman.ABCNewsreportsthatananalysisbytheNationalClimateDataCenterfoundthatPhil'spredictionsaremoreoftenwrongthanright.
Philisalsofoundtohavemadesomeunpleasantpredictions.Eversince1887,hehaspredicted99extendedwintersandjust16earlysprings.Nineoftheyear'spredictionswereunavailable,accordingtoABC。
TheholidaybeganasaGermantraditionin18thcenturyandbecameevenmoreofaculturalphenomenonafterthe1993filmGroundhogDaystarringBillMurray.
PunxsutawneyPhilhasbecomeacelebrityinhisownright.Eachyear,thefatteranimalwithlongteethiswatchedbymillionsasheemergesfromacaveinthetownheisnamedafter.Philhasbecomesobelovedbythetownthatheactuallylivesinthelocallibrarywithhis"wife"Phyllis。
TakinginspirationfromthehardstateofBillMurray'scharacterintheclassicfilm,YahoocontributorOwenRustsaysGroundhogDayisagoodtimetoreflectonone'sroutines。
1.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.GroundhogDayweatherforecasting.B.Winter2012.
C.Atongue-twistingsmalltown.D.theNationalClimateDataCenter.
2.Theunderlinedwordemergesmeans______.
A.getsintoB.appearsC.increases.D.hides
3.HowisPunxsutawneyPhil'sprediction?
A.Moreexactthanthatthelocalweathermandoes.
B.Moreoftenthanthatthelocalweathermandoes.
C.Lessoftenthanthatthelocalweathermandoes.
D.Notexactenoughtomatchwiththefact.
4.ThereasonwhyPhil'spredictionsaren’tpleasingis______.
A.Phillikestomakeunpleasantpredictions.
B.Philwantstodothatforfun.
C.Hehaspredictedmoreextendedwinters.
D.Hehaspredictedmorelatesprings.
5.HowdoesPunxsutawneyPhilbecomeacelebration?
A.Byanaccident.B.Frompeople’slifeimproving.
C.Byhisownattractiveforce.D.Frommuchmoneyraisedbythetown.
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Egyptmaybewalkingtowardsamuch-neededIMFloan,butthathasn’tputoffsomeforeignpartners.GBAuto,theCairo-listedautoassembler(汽车组装公司),willbeginputtingtogetherandsellingcarsfromChina’sGeelyinthesecondquarterof2012.
GBwillassemblethecarsfromkits(配件)suppliedbyGeely(theHangzhou-basedcarmakerthatboughtVolvoina$1.5bndealin2010),andwillsellthefinishedproductinmarketsacrossNorthAfrica,beginningwithEgypt.Thedealis“oneofseveralpartnershipswewillannouncethisyear,”saidGB’schairman,RaoufGhabbour,inastatement.
GBcontrols32percentoftheEgyptiansellingcarmarket,whereitrosetosuccessasthelargestlocalassembler,importerandsellerofcarsfromSouthKorea’sHyundai.ItisnowthetheMiddleEast’slargestcarassembler.Hightaxonfully-assembledimportedcarshaveencouragedanumberofinternationalautobrands,includingBMWandChina’sGeely,tohavetheirvehiclesputtogetherinEgypt.
ForGeely,theEgyptiandealisanotherstepineffortstopushitsproductsoutacrosstheworld,afterannouncinglastyearthatitwouldsetupaproductionhub(轮轴)inIndonesiatotargetthefast-growingSoutheastAsianmarket.ThecompanyplansonsellingatleastonemodelintheUKbytheendof2012.
While2011wasatoughyearforcarsales(andprettymucheverythingelse)inEgypt,thevehiclemarketisstillagoodprospectasalargeandincreasinglyyoungpopulationfuellong-termeconomicgrowth.GBsaysthereareabout30carsper1,000peopleinEgypt,comparedto128inChinaand109inMorocco.
GBsaysthetuk-tuk’spopularityinEgypt’sruralinlandandinformalurbanslums(贫民窟)madeitlessinfluencedbyaslowdowninthepassengercarindustry.
Andiflong-discussedreformsofEgyptleadtohigherfuelprices,expecttuk-tuks,poweredbysomethingbarelylargerthanalawnmower(割草机)engine,tobecomeincreasinglyattractiveforurbantransport.
1.Whatisthegeneralideaofthepasasage?
A.China’sGeelyisenteringEgypt.B.ForGeely,theEgyptiandealisanotherstep.
C.GBcoversmuchofEgyptiancarselling.D.GBwillassemblethecarsfromkits.
2.Whichcountry’ssellerofcarsisGB?
A.China.B.Korea.C.Japan.D.Egypt
3.WhydoChina’sGeelyputtheirkitsofcarstogetherinaforeigncountry?
A.Anumberofinternationalautobrands.B.Severalpartners’help.
C.Egypt‘sneedofIMFloan.D.Toomuchtax.
4.ThereasonwhytheymentionthefigureaboutChinaandMorocco’scarsis______.
A.Tolearnfromthemeasily.B.ToshowChinaandMorocco’sstrength.
C.ToshowGBhasagoodfuture.D.TobeatChinaandMoroccoinselling.
5.Thetuk-tuk’sadvantageis______.
A.ThatitskitscamefromChina.B.Thatitsengineissmallerthanothers.
C.GBassemblethemcarefully.D.ItissoldinEgypt’sruralinland.
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DiggingaHoleinChina'sBlackGold.
China'sloveaffairwithcoalissettolast,butforinvestorstheromancehascomeoutoftherelationship.
Forthelastfewyears,investorsinChina'scoalsectionhavebeenminingarichseam(煤层).Fromthebeginningof2005totheendof2011,thelevelQinhuangdaocoalpricerose81%,supportingstronggrowthinprofitability(利润)andenviabledegreeatminingmajorslikeChinaShenhuaEnergy.
Butasanyminerwilltellyou,thelongeryouworkaseam,themoredifficultitistogetvalue.China'scoalpriceshavefallennearly10%inthelastthreemonths.Aseasonalfallfromthewinterpeak,andacyclical(周期性的)slowdownbroughtaboutbyChina'sslowingconstructionandmoneytightening,isonlypartofthepicture.Thoseeffectswillfade,butcoalminerswillstillhavetobattleagainststructuralpressureforlowerprices.
In2008,China's60biggestminerstheefficientexcellencesfromasectionwith9,000-plusfirmsaccountedforjustoverhalfofcivilproduction.Sincethen,thebighavegottenbiggerandthesmallaredisappearing.MichaelParker,coalmininganalystatSanfordBernstein,estimatesin2012thetop60minerswillaccountfor80%ofoutput.
Theassumptionhasalwaysbeenthatit'stheverylow-costlittleminingoperationsthatwillgotothewall,pushingpricesup.Infact,Mr.Parkerarguesthatit'ssmallindustrialoperationsworkingdifficultseams,andwithpooraccesstoconveythatwillbethefirsttogo.Theexitofthesehigh-costmeansthatspotpriceswillincreasinglybesetbybiggermoreefficientproducersandthatmeanspressureforpricestostaylow.
Withstructuralforcesagainstareturntorisingcoalprices,investorsinChina'sblackgoldshoulddigahugestonehittheirfootintoahole.
1.Whichisthegeneralideaofthispassage?
A.WhyitisdifficultforChina’scoalpricetoincrease.
B.China's60biggestminerstheefficientexcellences.
C.theromancehascomeoutoftherelationship.
D.thelow-costlittleoperationsthatwillfail.
2.Whatistheinvestors’attitudetoChina’scoal?
A.angry.B.disappointed.C.notexcited.D.veryexcited.
3.Whichisareasonforthelastfewyears’Chineseinvestorsfeelingglad?
A.pooraccesstotransportthatwillbethefirsttogo.
B.investorsinChina'sblackgoldgotmuchmoney.
C.spotpriceswillbesetbybiggerproducers.
D.coalpricerose81%.
4.Thecausethatledtoacyclicalslowdownofcoalpricewas______.
A.stronggrowthinprofitability.B.China'smoneytighteningandslowingconstruction.
C.China's60biggestminers.D.thesmallaredisappearing.
5.Theword“convey”inthefifthparagraphmaymean______.
A.transport.B.change.
C.reduce.D.increase.
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Pleasefollowthefollowingsuggestions:
Makesureyou'rewellpreparedbeforefilmingyourmovie,asnotbeingpreparedmightjustwasteyourresources,suchasyourvideotapes.
Beforeshootingascene,makesurethatyourvideocameraischargedupandisreadytorun.Havingasparebatteryisagoodidea.
Ifyouarebadatintroductionsandconclusions,thenthinkoftheendfirst,andbeginthemovieinthesameplace,orvice-versa(反之亦然).
Addmusic,butnotillegally.Inotherwords,youcanputmusicin,butdon'tgiveoutcopies.Ifyoudo,youwillhavetousenon-copyrightedmaterialorcontactsomeonetogetpermission.Nomatterwhereyouarethereisalwaysindependentmusiciansthatwouldlovetohavetheirsongsinyourmovie.andlightingisveryimportant:
Goodsound(easilyunderstandingthepersonspeakingwithouthearingthephotographerbreathing,orstreetnoise,forexample)iscritical.Goodlightingmakesthevideo/moviewatchable.Excellent"Predictinglighting"include:
Duskorearlymorning,afoggyorovercastday,andshade(butonlywhenthereisadarkerbackground.)Awhiteposterboardcanbeusedtobounce(弹回)lighttotheshadedsideoftheface.
Hereareafewcamerapointerstoconsider:
Varytheshotsforinterest,butvarythetypeofshots,betweenwide,mediumandclose-up(特写).Toomanyclose-upsinarowisindisorder.StartwithawideEstablishingShot(sotheaudienceknowswheretheactionistakingplaceandwhattimeofday,yearormillennium(千年期)itis),thenvarymedium