届高三英语二轮专题强化选阅读理解28.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题强化选阅读理解28

2014届高三英语二轮专题强化选：

阅读理解

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

BERLIN-WiththecrisisinJapanraisingfearsaboutnuclearpower,GermanyandSwitzerlandsaidonMondaythattheywouldreassess（重新评估）thesafetyoftheirownreactors.

DorisLeuthard,theSwissenergyminister,saidSwitzerlandwouldputoffplanstobuildnuclearplants.Shesaidnonewoneswouldbepermitteduntilexpertshadreviewedsafetystandards.

Germanywillputoff"therecentlydecidedextensionoftherunningtimeofCermannuclearplants,"ChancellorAngelaMerkeltoldreporters."Thismoratorium（延缓）willrunforthreemonthsanditwillallowforathoroughexanunationofthesafetystandardsofthecountry's17nuclearpowerplants.

TheEuropeanUnioncalledforameetingonTuesdayofnuclearsafetyauthoritiestoassessEurope'spreparedness.

Germany'sforeignminister,CuidoWesterwelle,calledforanewriskanalysisofthecounitry'snuclearplants,particularlyregardingtheircoolingsystems.HeistheleaderoftheFreeDemocraticParty,whichstronglysupportsnuclearpower.

Apreviousgovernment,ledbytheSocialDemocrats,passedalawin2001tocloseallthecountry'snuclearplantsby2021.ButMrs.Merkel'sgovernmentchangedthatdecisionlastyeartoextendthelivesoftheplantsbyanaverageof12years.

InSwitzerland,DorisLeuthardsaidshehadalreadyaskedtoanalyzetheexactcauseoftheproblemsinJapananddrawupnewortoughersafetystandards"particularlyintermsofseismic（地震的）safetyandcooling."

InRussia,thePrimeMinistersaidhisgovemmentwould"drawconclusionsfromwhat'sgoing

oninJapan."

72.Wherecanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?

A.Inadiary.B.Inamagazine.

C.Inasciencereport.D.lnanewspaper.

73.HowwillGermanyreacttoJapan'snuclearcrisis?

A.Germanywillchangethedecisionmadelastyear.

B.Germanywillcloseallthecountry'snuclearplants,

C.Germanywillholdameetingofnuclearsafetyauthorities.

D.Germanywilldelaytheextensionofnuclearplantsrunningtime.

74.TheauthormentionsallthefollowingEXCEPT

A.RussiawilltrytoIeamsomethingfromthenuclearpowercrisisinJapan.

B.TheSocialDemocratsinGermanysharesthesameviewwiththeFreeDemocraticParty.

C.ThemoratoriuminCermanywillgivetimetoexaminethenuclearplantssafetystandards.

D.Switzerlandwillnotbuildnewnuclearplantsunlesstheymeettheexperts'safetystandards.

75.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.NuclearPlantsinEuropeAreDelayed

B.EuropeIsagainstBuildingNuclearPlants

C.OpinionsonNuclearPowerAreOpposite.

D.WatchOutfortheDangerofNuclearPower

2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

WithonlytwoweekstogobeforeChristmas,buyingpresentsisalugpriorityforalotofpeople.However,thisyearnotsomanypeopleareleavingtheirhomestobrowsearoundtheshops.ThesedayslotsofpeopledotheirshoppinginthecomfortoftheirownhomewiththehelpoftheInternet.

Onlineshoppingisbecomingmoreandmorepopularforanumberofreasons:

pricesareoftenloweronline,youdon'thavetoqueueupinbusyshopsandyoucanbuyalmostanyproductimagin-ablewithjustafewclicksofyourmouse.

Computertrendsareoftenman-dominatedbutthisyearwomenareexpectedtodomoreshop-pingontheInternetthanmen.Itseems.thatwomenarenowmoreattractedtotheconvenienceofon-lineshoppingthantheyusedtobe.

AveragespendingonlinethisChristmasbywomenwillriseto$240comparedtotheslightlyloweraverage$233formen,whiletheaveragespendingperpersononthehighstreetisonly$197.70%oflnternetusers,maleandfemale,arenowbuyingtheirChristmasgiftsonline.

Inthepastalotofpeoplewereunwillingtoshoponline.ManywereworriedaboutthesecurityofenteringtheircarddetailsontheIntemetandthereliabilityoftheInternetbutasshopping;onlinehasbecomemorewidespread,theseworrieshavebeguntodisappear.45%ofInternetusersstilldohavesecurityworriesbutithasn'tslowedtheever-increasingnumbersofonlineshoppers.

OnevictimoftheonlineshoppingboomistheUKhighstreet.Christmastradingcanrepresentupto60%ofturnoverforsomestores.Manycompaniesareconcernedthatnotenoughshoppersarecomingthroughtheirdoorsintherun-uptoChristmas.Asaresulttherearelotsofspecialoffersintheshops.MostshopstraditionallyhavesalesafterChristmasbutthisyearthebargainshavecomeearly.

68.Whydon'tpeoplebrowsearoundtheshopstobuyChristmaspresentsthusyear?

A.Becausetheydon'thaveenoughtime.

B.BecauseChristmasistwoweeksaway.

C.Becausetheygoshoppingonthelnternet.

D.Becauseitisn'tconvenientforthemtoleavetheirhouses.

69.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforpeoplelikingonlineshopping?

A.Lowerprices.B.Usingthebankcards.

C.Savingtime.D.Buyingalmostwhateveryouwant.

70.Whywerepeopleunwillingtoshoponlineinthepast?

A.Becausemenwereagainstshoppingonline.

B.BecausetherewerefewergoodsontheInternet.

C.Becausepeopleworriedaboutthesafetyoftheirbankcards.

D.Becausetheydidn'ttrustthequalityofthegoodsontheInternet.

71.ManycompaniesontheUKhighstreethavespecialoffersbeforeChristmas

A.tobeatonlineshopsB.toattractmorecustomers

C.torewardthecustomersD.toreducethecompetitionsamongthem

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

Forthousandsofyears,themostimportanttwobuildingsinanyBritishvillagehavebeenthechurchandthepub.Traditionally,thechurchandthepubareattheheartofanyvillageortown,wherethepeoplegathertogethertosocializeandexchangenews.

Asaresult,Britishpubsareoftenoldandwellpreserved.Manyofthemhavebecomehistoricsites.ThemostfamousexampleisthepubinthecityofNottinghamcalled"TheOldTriptoJerusa-lem".whichdateshacktotheyear1189ADandisprobablytheoldestpubinEngland.

However,Britishpubsarenotjustforkingsandqueens;theywelcomepeoplefromallclassesandpartsofsociety.Onacoldnight,thepub'slandlordorlandladycanalwaysfindawarmplaceforyoubythefire.Thereisalwayshonestandheartyfoodandplentyofdrinkavailableatanaffordableprice.

That'showthingsusedtobe.Thingsarebeginningtochange.Itissaidthatthecreditcrunch（信贷紧缩）iscausing39Britishpubsaweektogooutofbusiness.Peopledonothaveenoughsparemoneytospendonbeer.Recently,theUKgovernmentbanned（禁止）smokinginallpubs,andthatmayalsohaveaffectedthenumberofcustomersgoingtopubs.

Thisdecline（衰退）ishappeningdespitethefactthatin2005theUKgovernmentstartedtoallowpubstostayopenafter11p.m.Previously,with11p.m.asclosingtime,customerswouldhavetodrinkquitequickly,meaningtheysometimesgotmoredrunkthantheywouldifallowedtodrinkslowly.TheBritishhabitofdrinkingalotveryquicklyisknownas"bingedrinking",anditcauseslong-termhealthproblemsforpeopleandproblemswithviolentcrimeforcommunities.

Inordertosavetheirbusinesses,pubsaretryingtochangewiththemarket.Britishpubsnowoffersomethingforeveryone.Alotofpubsusedtobe"WorkingMen'sClubs",meaningthatwomencouldnotusuallyenter.Today,however,womencanfreelyenter99%ofpubswithoutexperiencinganyproblems.Perhapsthingsarechangingforthebetterafterall.

64.Thepassagemainlytellsussomethingabout_

A.thelonghistoryofBritishpubsB.thedeclineofBritishpubs

C.thepastandpresentofBritishpubsD.theimportanceofBritishpubs

65.WhichmaynotbethecauseofthedeclineofBritishpubs?

A.Thecreditcrunch.B.Thepresentclosingtime.

C.Thebanofsmoking.D.Havingnosparemoney.

66.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat____.

A.bingedrinkingmeansdrinkinglessbeer

B.Britishpeopleusedtolikedrinkingslowly

C.closingthepubsearlywillreducesocialproblems

D.Britishgovernmentaimstodiscouragepeoplefrombingedrinking

67.Wecanseefromthelastparagraphthattheauthor_.

A.holdsanoptimisticattitudetowardstheBritishpubs

B.isagainsttheadmissionoftoomanywomentothepulbs

C.thinksthatwomeninthepubswillcauselesssocialproblems

D.thinksthatBritishpubsshouldoffereverythingyouneed

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。

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MathcountsClub

Mathcountstriestoincreaseexcitementtowardsmathematicachievement.Ithopestoprovidestu-dentswiththefoundationforsuccessinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematicscareers.Schoolsselectindividualsandteamstoparticipateincompetitions.LocalcompetitionsareheldinFebruarywithwinnersprogressingtostatecompetitionsandthentothenationallevel.Mathcountsworkstochallengestudents'mathskills,developself-confidenceandgiverewardsfortheirachieve-ments.

Envirothon

TheEnvirothonprogramfocusesonnaturalresourcesknowledgeandexposesstudentstodiverse（多种的）environmentalissues,andecosystem.Theecologyfieldcompetitionforfive-memhermid-dleschoolteamsofferscompetitionsinwildlife,soilforestry,andcurrentenvironmentalissues.Stu-dentsworkandlearninmiddleschoolclubsandcancompeteatthelocalandstatelevel.

FutureProblemSolvers

FutureProblemSolversisanacademicclubthatusesasix-stepprocesstosolveproblemsthatmayhappeninthefuture.Studentswhoareinthetalentedandgiftedprogram,wholiketo"thinkout-sidethebox"orwhoenjoythinkingaboutfuturisticproblemsmaylikethisclub.Teamsmadeupoffourstudentsreadfu