高考英语快速阅读材料练习9.docx

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高考英语快速阅读材料练习9

I．完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ifyoudidn’tknowanythingaboutit,aplacewithanameliketheDeadSeamightnotsoundveryattractive.ButtherealityisthattheDeadSeaisavery36place.

Themainthingisthesalt.Ihad37alittleabouttheplace,soIknewtheDeadSeaisso38thatit’shardfor39toliveinit,whichis40it’scalledtheDeadSea.AndIknewthatit’sseventimesassaltyastheocean.

Iwaseagerto41there,becausethesaltdoesmorethankeeptheseafish-free,itmakesyou42likeyou’refullofair.43myfriendsandIgottiredoffloatinglikesoapbubbles,weputbigrocksbetweenourlegs.Therockshelpedus44lowerinthewater.Wethoughtwelookedreallyfunny,45thenwenoticedsomethingthatwasn’tsofunny.Saltstings（刺痛）.Evenmyfriend’s46facebegantohurt,sowe47theDeadSeaasfastaswecould.Andthat’swhenwefoundthe48.

ThemudbytheDeadSeais49manyminerals—norjustsalt—andthesemineralsaregoodforyour50.Sopeople51inthemud,likepuppies（小狗）playinginthegrass.We52everyinchofourbodieswithblack,stickymud53begantolaughveryhard.Andwe54,sowecanalwaysrememberhowwelook55oursuitsofmud.

36.A.commonB.specialC.beautifulD.dangerous

37.A.readB.seenC.heardD.found

38.A.strangeB.wideC.deepD.salty

39.A.plantsB.animalsC.anythingD.everything

40.A.howB.whyC.becauseD.thus

41.A.liveB.swimC.visitD.travel

42.A.floatB.lieC.sleepD.rise

43.A.BeforeB.UntilC.AfterD.While

44.A.singB.danceC.dropD.sink

45.A.asB.butC.sinceD.even

46.A.frozenB.shockedC.lostD.shaved

47.A.jumpedintoB.divedintoC.gotoutofD.lookedoutof

48.A.fishB.waterC.rockD.mud

49.A.lackofB.fullofC.badforD.harmfulto

50.A.breathB.stomachC.tasteD.health

51.A.rollB.diveC.drinkD.cry

52.A.struckB.movedC.coveredD.discovered

53.A.whileB.andC.stillD.or

54.A.watchedgamesB.madenotesC.walkedaroundD.tookpictures

55.A.overB.inC.belowD.with

II．阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

L’HAY-LES-ROSES,France:

ThreeteenagegirlsadmittedstartingafireinasuburbanParishousingprojectovertheweekendthatkilled17people,includingthreechildren,policesaidyesterday.Afourthgirlwasheldyesterdaymorning.

Thefireina19-storeybuildingsouthofPariswasthethirdfatalblazeintheParisareainninedays.Thedeathtollroseto16afteramandiedlateSundayinahospital,wheresevenotherswerebeingtreatedforseriousinjuries,policesaid.

ThreeteenagerstakeninforquestioningonSundayadmittedhavingstartedthefireforfun,policesaid.Twoofthesuspectswere18-year-old,theotherwas16,policesaid.Furtherdetailswerenotavailable.

Witnessesclaimedtohaveseenagroupofyouthswholivedinthebuildingstartthefire,saidPatrickSeve,mayorofthetownofL’HAY-LES-ROSES,nearOrlyairport,wherethebuildingwaslocated.

Thefirsisbelievedtohavebrokenoutinthelobby（门厅）ofthebuildingbeforeragingupastairwellatleastthreefloors.Someresidentsjumpedfromwindowsasthefirespreadthroughthebuilding’sentrance.

AuthoritieswereinvestigatingpossiblecriminalsinanAugust26firethatkilled14AfricanchildrenandthreeadultsinaParisapartmentbuilding.Threedayslater,anotherfirekilledseveninabuilding.

InteriorMinisterNicolasSarkozysuggestedonFrenchtelevisiononSundaynightthatcopycats（盲目模仿者）wereatwork.“Eachtimethereisanewstory,sometimesthatgivesideastopeoplewhothenturnintocriminals,”Sarkozysaid,promisingseverepunishmentforanyonefoundguiltyofarson（纵火）.

56.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs？

a）Threegirlswerecaughtsettingfiretoabuilding.

b）Thefourthgirlwasn’tpresentwhenthefirebrokeout.

c）Allthepeoplelosttheirlivesbeforepolicecame.

d）Pariswastroubledbyfireduringthatperiod.

57.Whydidtheteenagersstartthefires？

a）Theywereinterestedinplayingwithfire.

b）Theywantedtomakefunoftheirparents.

c）Theywerenotsatisfiedwiththesurroundings.

d）Theywantedtowarmthemselves.

58.Fromthefourthandfifthparagraphsweknowthat________.

a）thewitnessesmusthaveputoutthefire

b）thelobbyofthebuildingwascoveredwithwood.

c）thewitnesseswerefamiliarwiththeteenagers

d）theresidentsshouldn’thavejumpedfromwindows

59.WhattheMinistersaidinthelastparagraphmeansthat________.

a）hedoesn’tliketolistentonewstories

b）hehasnotimetowritenewstories

c）teenagersoftenhaveideastoturnintocriminals

d）teenagersmaydothesameasothershavedone

B

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