高中英语阅读理解练习与解析.docx

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高中英语阅读理解练习与解析

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ChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV,accordingtoresultsofasurveybytheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences（CASS）publishedThursday.

Thesurvey,ofcitizensoffiveChinesecities,foundthat79percentofintervieweesusetheinternetforinformation,and55.1percenttoreadnewsontheinternet.About63percentoftheintervieweesusee-mail.TheaveragetimesspentsurfingthenetandwatchingTVwere2.73hoursand1.29hours,respectively.

Only10.4percentreportedusetheinternetprimarilytosendandreceiveemail;65.9percentreadonlinenews;62.2quiteoftenplaygameson-line.Moreandmorepeoplehavetakenaninterestintheentertainmentopportunitiesonline.Upto56.5percentofintervieweesquiteoftendownloadmusic,and53.5percentgetentertainmentmessagesfromtheinternet.

Yetthesurveyfoundthattelevisionisstillthedominantmassmedium.Seventy-ninepercentofintervieweeschoosetowatchTVtogetinformation,andanother75percenttakenewspapersasimportantasTV.

FivemajorwebsitesintheChineselanguage,namelySina,Sohu,Netease,BaiduandYahooarestillrankedtoponesbywebusers,andthosethatvotedforSinaasthebestamongthemwere30.9percent.

AuthorizedstatisticsshowedthatwebusersinChinahavealreadyexceeded100million,secondtothatoftheUnitedStates.

1.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.ChinesepeoplearenowspendingmoretimesurfingthenetthanwatchingTV.

B.TherearemoreChinesepeopleusingtheinternetforinformationcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheinternet.

C.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosesearchinginformationontheinternet.

D.Therearemorepeopleusinge-mailcomparedwiththosereadingnewsontheinternet.

2.Thesurveyshowsthat.

A.Only10.4%reportedusetheinternettosendandreceiveemail.

B.Lessthanhalfofthepeopleusetheinternetforenterfain-ment.

C.Allofthepeoplereportedliketoplaygameson-line.

D.Mostofthepeoplereportedreadonlinenews.

3.Whichwillyouchooseifyouwanttochatwithyourfriendsontheinternet?

A.TVB.SinaC.telephoneD.QQ

4.Theunderlinedword“exceeded”means.

A.increasedtoB.increasedbyC.risenD.decreased

B

Intheearlypartofthetwentiethcentury,racismwaswidespreadintheUnitedStates.ManyAfricanAmericanswerenotgivenequalopportunitiesineducationoremployment.MarianAnderson（1897-1993）wasanAfricanAmericanwomanwhogainedfameasaconcertsingerinthisclimateofracism.ShewasborninPhiladelphiaandsanginchurchchoirsduringherchildhood.Whensheappliedforadmissiontoalocalmusicschoolin1917,shewasturneddownbecauseshewasblack.Unabletoattendmusicschool,shebeganhercareerasasingerforchurchgatherings.In1929,shewenttoEuropetostudyvoiceandspentseveralyearsperformingthere.HervoicewaswidelypraisedthroughoutEurope.ThenshereturnedtotheUSin1935andbecameatopconcertsingerafterperformingatTownHallinNewYorkCity.

RacismagainaffectedAndersonin1939.WhenitwasarrangedforhertosingatConstitutionHallinWashington,DC,theDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolutionopposeditbecauseofhercolor.ShesanginsteadattheLincolnMemorialforover75000people.In1955,AndersonbecamethefirstblacksoloisttosingwintheMetropolitanOperaofNewYorkCity.ThefamousconductorToscaninipraisedhervoiceas“heardonlyonceinahundredyears”.ShewasaUSdelegatetotheUnitedNationsin1958andwontheUNpeaceprizein1977.Andersoneventuallytriumphedoverracism.

5.Accordingtothispassage,whatdidMarianAndersondobetween1917and1929?

A.Shestudiedatamusicschool.B.Shesangforreligiousactivities.

C.ShesangatTownHallinNewYork.D.ShestudiedvoiceinEurope.

6.ToscaninithoughtthatMarianAnderson.

A.hadaveryrarevoiceB.sangoccasionallyinpublic

C.sangonlyonceinmanyyearsD.wasseldomheardbypeople

7.Anderson’sbeautifulvoicewasfirstrecognized.

A.attheLincolnMemorialB.inWashington,DC.

C.inEuropeD.attheUnitedNations

8.ThispassageshowsthatAndersonfinallydefeatedracismintheUSby.

A.protestingtothegovernmentB.appealingtotheUnitedNations

C.demonstratinginthestreetsD.workinghardtoperfectherart

C

ISITTIMETOGETMP3?

Yourcomputerhasbeenplayingmusicforyears,oneCDatatime.NowhundredsofsongscanbestoredinyourPC（personalcomputer）ifthey’reintheMP3format.

Whatisit?

MP3compressesmusicintosmallcomputerfriendlyfiles.YouaccessMP3musicseveralways:

MusiccanbedownloadedfromwebsitesthathaveconvertedvastmusiclibrariesintoMP3.OryoucanprerecordCDsintoyourPCandconvertsongsinminutesintoMP3.OnceMP3musicisonyourPC’sharddrive,youcanplayitthroughyourcomputer’sspeakers,“burn”itontoblankCDsorexchangeMP3fileswithfriendsusingE-mail.

Howmuch?

SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfree.Itcomespreinstalledonmostnewcomputersorcanbedownloadedfrommanywebsites,includingMP3.com.SomeMP3sitesarefree.Justtype“MP3sites”intoanysearchengine.ThepopularMP3playersstartataround$50andcanholdhundredsofsongs.AblankCDonwhichyoucanrecordmusiccostsaboutadollar.

Advantages

MP3turnsyourhomePCintoataperecorder.TinyMP3playersarethesizeofacard,makingiteasytotakehundredsofsongswithyou.

Disadvantages

Youmayfindthatmusicatmanysitesislimited.Andsomeonlyallowyoutolistenratherthandownloadofferings.Othersletyoudownloadmusicthatthencan’tbecopiedtoMP3players.AndagrowingnumberofnewCDsmakeitimpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.

9.HowcanyougetMP3music?

A.ByturningyourhomePCintoataperecorderB.Bytakingyourownmusicorsongswithyou

C.BycopyingsongstoaPCthroughthespeakers.

D.BydownloadingfromwebsiteswhichhaveconvertedmusiclibrariesintoMP3.

10.WhichisNOTtruetothepassage?

A.SoftwareneededtoplayandconvertMP3musicisoftenfreeofcharge.

B.MP3musiccanbewithfriendsbye-mail.

C.MP3musiccanbedownloadedforfreeatanysite.

D.AgreaternumberofnewCDsmakeitpossibletocopysongstoacomputer.

11.Theunderlinedword“burn”probablymeans_____.

A.fireB.changeC.downloadD.play

12.HowmuchwillyoupayforaMP3player?

A.Freeofcharge.B.Freedownloading.C.Atleastfiftydollars.D.Aboutadollar.

D

Mostpeoplethinktheirtimeproblemsareouter,andthattheyarecausedbythetelephone,meetings,visitors,anddelayedinformationordecisions.Althoughtheseproblemsoftenhaveabadeffeteonthem,aswhenpeoplecallordropin,weusuallycontributetothem.Wefailtohavecallsscreenedbyaskillfulsecretaryorassistant,orweleaveourdooropen,actuallyassuringconstantinterruptions.

Inalmostallcases,itispossibletoinfluence,ifnotcontrol,itusuallycancauseproblems,suchas,slownessandindecision,lackofself-discipline,theinabilitytodelegate,orthetendencytofightfires,toactwithoutthinking,andtojumpfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.

Timeisconstantthatcannotbechanged.Theclockcannotbesloweddownorspeededup.Thuswecannotmanagetimeitself.Wecanonlymanageouractivitieswithrespecttotime.

Thesameskillsareneededasthoseusedinmanagingothers—theabilitiestoplan,organize,delegate,direct,andcontrol.Timemanagementissimplyself-management.Itisimpossibletobeeffectiveinanypositionwithoutcontrollingone’stimeeffectively.

Successfultimemanagementdoesnotmeanworkingharder,butworkingsmarter.Allkindsofmanagementskillsmustbeusedinthehomeandofficetogetmostvaluefromtime.Youmustthinkaheadaboutwhattodo,andtimelythanothers,makingitgetmaximumresultsintheshortestpossibleperiod.

13.Accordingtothewriter,timeproblems.

A.arecausedbythetelephone,meetingsandvisitors

B.arecausedbydelayedinformationordecisions

C.canbesolvedbyself-managementD.can’tbecontrolled

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedastileinternallygeneratedtimewasters?

A.slownessandindecision.B.Lackofself-discipline.

C.Jumpingfromtasktotaskwithoutfinishinganyofthem.D.Workinghard.

15.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethattheabilitiestoplan,organize,delegate,directandcontrolshould.

A.beusedinmanagingothers’activitiesB.beusedinmanagingone’sownactivities

C.notbeusedintimemanagementD.beusedinmanagingbothothers’andone’sactivities

16.Wecanalsodrawaconclusionthatthekeytosuccessfultimemanagementis.

A.workingharderandharderB.cleverself-management

C.thinkingofwhattodo,andhowandwhentodoitD.employingaskillfulsecretary

E

TheHumanGenomeProject,agreat$3billion,15-yeartaskaimedatdrawingthegeneticmapofhumans,isnowmorethan90percentcompleted.Thescientificandmedicalcommunitiesareveryexcitedaboutthechancesgeneticresearchprovidesforgettingridofdiseasesandprolonginghumanlife.Butthosecommunitiesandpolicymakersarealsocarefulaboutthescientificdoortheyareopeningastheprojectuncoversthemysteriesoflife.

Forthelastfewyears,thegeneticadvancesinthefastdevelopingfieldofbiotechnologyhaveprovidedmaterialforallkindsofwork,butthedevelopmentsofmodernscienceinunlockingthesecretsofhumangeneticcodehaveopenedaworldofpossibilitiesforhumanhealth,aswellasforthepopulationimagination.

WhileEuropeanand