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届高考英语二轮题海特训阅读理解主旨大意二
阅读理解-主旨大意二
1、 Imagine,oneday,gettingoutofbedinBeijingandbeingatyourofficeinShanghaiinonlyacoupleofhours,andthereafterafulldayofwork,goingbackhometoBeijingandhavingdinnerthere.
Soundsunusual,doesntit?
Butit’snotthatunrealistic,withthedevelopmentofChina'shighspeedrailwaysystem.Andthat’snotall.Chinahasanevengreaterhigh-speedrailwayplan----toconnectthecountrywithSoutheastAsia,andeventuallyEasternEurope.
Chinaisnegotiatingtoextenditsownhigh-speedrailwaynetworktoupto17countriesin10to15years,eventuallyreachingLondonandSingapore.Chinahasproposedthreesuchprojects.ThefirstwouldpossiblyconnectKunmingwithSingaporeviaVietnamandMalaysia.AnothercouldstartinUrumqiandgothroughKazakhstanandUzbekistan,andpossiblytoGermany.ThethirdwouldstartinthenortheastandgonorththroughRussiaandthenintoWesternEurope.
IfChina'splanforthehigh-speedrailwaygoesforward,peoplecouldzipoverfromLondontoBeijinginundertwodays.ThenewsystemwouldstillfollowChina'shigh-speedrailwaystandard.Andthetrainswouldbeabletogo346kilometersanhour,almostasfastassomeairplanes.China'sbullettrain(高速客车),theoneconnectingWuhantoGuangzhou,alreadyhastheworld'sfastestaveragespeed.Itcovers1,069kilometersinaboutthreehours.Ofcourse,therearesometechnicalchallengestoovercome.Therearesomanyissuevsthatneedtobesettled,suchassafety,railgauge(轨距),maintenanceofrailwaytracks.So,it'simportanttopayattentiontoeverydetail.
Butthekeyissueisreallymoney.Chinaisalreadyspendinghundredsofbillionsyuanondomesticrailwayexpansion.Chinaprefersthattheothercountriespayinnaturalresourcesratherthanwithcapitalinvestment.ResourcesfromthosecountriescouldstreamintoChinatosustaindevelopment.It’llbeawin-winproject.Forothercountries,therailwaynetworkwilldefinitelycreatemoreopportunitiesforbusiness,tourismandsoon,nottomentionthebettercommunicationamongthosecountries.
ForChina,suchaprojectwouldnotonlyconnectitwiththerestofAsiaandbringsomemuch-neededresources,butwouldalsohelpdevelopChina’sfarwest.Weforeseethatinthecomingdecades,millionsofpeoplewillmigratetothewesternregions,wherethelandisemptyandresourcesunused.Withhigh-speedtrains,peoplewillsetupfactoriesandbusinesscentersinthewestonceandforall.Andthey'lltradewithCentralAsianandEasternEuropeancountries.
1.Chinasnewhigh-speedrailwayplanwillbeawin-winprojectbecause .
A.Chinawillgetmuch-neededresourcesanddevelopitswesternregions
B.Chinaandthecountriesinvolvedwillbenefitfromtheprojectinvariousways
C.Chinawilldevelopitsrailwaysystemandcommunicationwithothercountries
D.theforeigncountriesinvolvedwilldeveloptheirrailwaytransportation.businessandtourism
2.Accordingtothepassage,thegreatestchallengetothenewhigh-speedrailwayplanis .
A.technicalissues
B.safetyofthesystem
C.financialproblems
D.maintenanceofrailwaytracks
3.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardsChina'shigh-speedrailwayplan?
A.Critical.
B.Reserved.
C.Doubtful.
D.Positive.
4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.NewRailwayStandards
B.BigRailwayDreams
C.High-speedBulletTrains
D.InternationalRailwayNetwork
2、 MUMBAI–IndiancommandosbattledintotheearlyhoursofFridaytoendamultiplehostagecrisisinMumbaiaftersuspectedIslamicmilitantskilled125peopleacrossthecity.
OfficialssaidtheyhadalmosttotallyclearedtheluxuryTajMahalhotelwheregunmenhadbeenheldupformorethan24hours.
IndiansecurityforcespersonnelreleasedhostagesfromNarimanHouseinMumbai.Thirty-ninepeoplewererescuedfromthefive-star Oberoihotel,where"moppingup(清理火场)"operationswerestillunderway,policesaid.
IndianPrimeMinisterManmohanSinghsaidthemilitantshadcomefrom"outsidethecountry.”
ThePressTrustofIndiasaidonePakistanimilitanthadbeenarrested,althoughPakistan'sgovernmentfiercelydeniedanyinvolvement.
IndianmediareportssaidbetweensixandnineforeignnationalswereamongthedeadinMumbai--includingaJapanesebusinessman,anAustralian,aBriton,aGermanandanItalian.
Atleastfivegunmenhadbeenshotdeadandonecaptured,policesaid.Fourteensecuritypersonnelwerealsokilled,includingtheheadofMumbai'santi-terrorsquad.
Todrawmaximuminternationalattention,themilitantsusedsmallgroupstoattackatotalofaboutadozentargetsinIndia'sfinancialhub,includingthemainrailwaystation,ahospitalandarestaurantpopularwithtourists.
AnunknowngroupcallingitselftheDeccanMujahedeenclaimedresponsibility,withonegunmantellinganIndianTVchannelbyphonethattheoutfit(装备)wasofIndianoriginandmotivatedbythetreatmentofIndianMuslims.
Upto327peoplewerereportedwounded.
ThemainBombayStockExchangewascloseduntilfurthernotice,aswereshops,schoolsandbusinesses.
PrimeMinisterSinghsaidtheaimhadclearlybeentospreadpanicbychoosinghighprofile(知名度高的)targetsand"indiscriminately(随心所欲地)killingforeigners."
Witnessessaidthegunmenhadbeenveryparticularintheirchoiceofhotelhostages."TheysaidtheywantedanyonewithBritishandAmericanpassports,"saidoneBritishguestattheTajMahalhotel.
1.ThefollowingstatementsareNOTtrueexcept________.
A.thirty-ninehostageswererescuedfromtheTajMahalHotel
B.fourteengunmenwerekilledinNarimanHouse
C.thetargetoftheattackwasobviouslyonBritonsandAmericans
D.anAmericanwasamongthekilledforeigners
2.Thebesttitleofthispassagecanbe_______.
A.HostagesReleasedbyIndianCommandos
B.MumbaiUnderTerroristAttack
C.IslamicMilitantsAttackingWesternersinMumbai
D.UnfortunateBritonsandAmericansinMumbai
3、IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbealotofcandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.
WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.
Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.
Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludedChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.
Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.
TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.
Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.
1.Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto .
A.providesomekeyfactsaboutConfucius
B.attractthereaders’interestinthesubject
C.showgreatrespectfortheancientthinker
D.provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations
2.WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents .
A.haveagreatinterestinstudyingChinese
B.takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitions
C.trytogethighscoresinChineseexams
D.fightforachancetolearnChinese
3.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ForgottenWisdominAmerica
B.HugeFansoftheChineseLanguage
C.ChineseCultureforWesterners
D.OldThinkerwithaBigFuture
4.Thepassageislikelytoappearin .
A.abiography
B.ahistorypaper
C.anewspaper
D.aphilosophytextbook
4、 Childrenasyoungastenarebecomingdependentonsocialmediafortheirsenseofself-worth,amajorstudywarned.
Itfoundmanyyoungsters(少年)nowmeasuretheirstatusbyhowmuchpublicapprovaltheygetonline,oftenthrough“like”.Somechangetheirbehaviorinreallifetoimprovetheirimageontheweb.
Thereportintoyoungstersagedfrom8to12wascarriedoutbyChildren'sCommissioner(专员)AnneLongfield.Shesaidsocialmediafirmswereexposingchildrentomajoremotionalrisks,withsomeyoungstersstartingsecondaryschoolill-equippedtocopewiththetremendouspressuretheyfacedonline.
Somesocialappswerepopularamongthechildreneventhoughtheysupposedlyrequireuserstobeatleast13.Theyoungstersadmittedplanningtripsaroundpotentialphoto-opportunitiesandthenmessagingfriends—andfriendsoffriends—todemand“likes”fortheironlineposts.
Thereportfoundthatyoungstersfelttheirfriendshipscouldbeatriskiftheydidnotrespondtosocialmediapostsquickly,andaroundtheclock.
Childrenaged8to10were"startingtofeelhappy"whenotherslikedtheirposts.However,thoseinthe10to12agegroupwere"concernedwi