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高二英语阅读

高二上学期英语阅读理解专项训练

A

　　Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn”teasyatall.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn”texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin”sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.

　　OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball.Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.

　　Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.

　　OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin”sgrandentranceforalongtime!

　　1.Thetextismainlyabout_________.

　A.astrangeman

　B.anunusualparty

　C.howrollerskatingbegan

　D.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury

　　2.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe________.

　A.oftengaveotherssurprises　　　　B.wasagiftedmusician

　C.inventedtherollerskates　　　　D.wasfullofimagination

　　3.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto_______.

　A.impressthepartyguests　　　　　B.arriveatthepartysooner

　C.testhisinvention　　　　　　　　D.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels

　4.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?

　A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.

　B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.

　C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.

　D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.

B

　　Forthousandsofyears,manhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Apples,whichareabout85percentwater,growalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas（地区）.AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChina,FranceandtheUnitedStates.

Therearevariouskindsofapples,butaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrownforsale.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDelicious,goldenDelicious,andMcIntosh.

　　Applesaredifferentincolour,size,andtaste.Thecolouroftheskinmaybered,green,oryellow.Theyhavevarioussizes,withDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart（酸的）.Generally,sweetapplesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce（苹果酱）.

　　Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemetres.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,thiscoldperiodisgoodforthetree.

1.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesare_______________

　A.growninFrance.　　B.soldeverywhere.

　C.verybig.　　　　　　D.quitesweet.

2.Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor_______________

　A.thegrowthofappletrees.

　B.producinglargeapples.

　C.improvingthetasteofapples.

　D.theincreaseofwaterinapples.

3.China,FranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto_______________

　A.belargeproducersofapples.

　B.belargeproducersofapplesauce.

　C.havethelongesthistoryinappleproduction.

　D.havethecoldestwinteramongappleproducingcountries.

4.Thewordyieldedinthelastsentencemeans_______________

A.improved.　B.increased.

　C.produced.　D.sold.

C

　　Maybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfather,"But,Dad,youcan”tbehealthyifyou”redead."

　　Dad,inahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarun,hadforgottentowearhissafetybelt--amistake75%ofUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.

　　Therehavebeenmanymythsaboutsafetybelteversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.

　　MyththeNumberOne:

It”sbesttobe"thrownclear"ofaseriousaccident.

　　Truth:

Sorry,butanyaccidentseriousenoughto"throwyouclear"isablegoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesareyou”llhavetraveledthroughawindshield（挡风玻璃）ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwenty-fivetimesincaseswherepeopleare"thrownclear".

　　MythNumberTwo:

Safety-bets"trap"peopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.

Truth:

Sorryagain,butstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious（昏迷）duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituation,nottobetrappedinthem.

　　MythNumberThree:

Safetybeltsaren”tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhour（mph）.

　　Truth:

Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachother,anunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10metres.

1.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfather,"But,Dad,youcan”tbehealthyifyou”redead"?

A.Hewasdrivingatgreatspeed.

B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.

C.Hedidn”thavehissafetybelton.

D.Hedidn”ttakehismedicineontime.

2.Thereasonfatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe__________.

A.wasn”tfeelingverywellB.hatedtodriveinthedark

C.wantedtotakesomeexerciseD.didn”twanttobecaughtbythepeople

3.Accordingtothetext,tobe"thrownclear"ofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.

A.maybeknockeddownbyothercars.

B.maygetserioushurtthrownoutofthecar

C.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseat

D.maygetcaughtinthecardoor

4.Somepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve_______.

A.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccident

B.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccident

C.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpcomes

D.carscatchfireeasily

5.Whatistheadvicegiveninthetest?

A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.

B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.

C.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.

D.Driveslowlywhileyou”renotwearingasafetybelt.

D

　　Whenagroupofchildrenpolitelystopaconversationwithyou,saying:

“Wehavetogotoworknow,”you”releftfeelingsurprisedandcertainlyuneasy.Afterall,thisisthe1990sandtheideaofchildrenworkingisjustunthinkable.Thatis,untilyouaretoldthattheyareallpupilsofstageschools,andthatthe“work”theygoofftoistogoonthestageinatheatre.

　　Stageschoolsoftenactasagencies（代理机构）tosupplychildrenforstageandtelevisionwork.Moreworthyofthename“stageschool”arethosefewplaceswherechildrenattendfulltime,withatrainingforthetheatreandageneraleducation.

　　Avisittosuchschoolswillleaveyouinnodoubtthatthechildrenenjoythemselves.Afterall,whatlivelychildrenwouldn”tsettleforspendingonlyhalfthedaydoingordinaryschoolwork,andacting,singingordancingtheirwaythroughtheotherhalfoftheday?

　　Thenofcoursetherearetimesforthechildrentomakeanameandmakealittlemoneyinsomebigshows.Somestageschoolsgivetheirchildrentoomuchprofessionalworkatsuchayoungage.Butthelawisverytightontheamounttheycando.Thoseunder13arelimitedto40daysintheyear;thoseover13to80days.

　　Theschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheprofessionforwhichtheyarebeingtrained.Sowhathappenstothosewhodon”tmakeit?

Whilealltheleadingschoolssaytheyplacegreatimportanceonchildrengettinggoodstudyresults,thefactsseemtosuggestthisisnotalwaysthecase.

　　1.Peoplewouldstopfeelinguneasywhenrealizingthatthechildrenthey”retalkingto________.

　　A.attendastageschool　　　　B.aregoingtothetheatre

　　C.havegotsomeworktodo　　D.lovesinginganddancing

　　2.Inthewriter”sopinion,agoodstageschoolshould________.

　　A.producestarperformers

　　B.helppupilsimprovetheirstudyskills

　　C.trainpupilsinlanguageandperformingarts

　　D.provideageneraleducationandstagetraining.

　　3.“Professionalwork”asusedinthetextmeans________.

　　A.ordinaryschoolwork　　　　　B.money-makingperformances

　　C.stagetrainingatschool　　D.acting,singingordancingafterclass

　　4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterfeelsaboutstageschools?

　　A.Hethinkshighlyofwhattheyhavetooffer.　　　　

　　B.Hefavoursanearlystartinthetrainingofperformingarts.

　　C.Hefeelsuncomfortableaboutchildrenputtingonnightshows.

　　D.Hedoubtsthestandardofordinaryeducationtheyhavereached.

E

　　ExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltojoinTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometers---morethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.

　　ArecentconferenceinXiamen,FujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco-sponsored（共同发起）byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.

　　Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.

　　ThereisnodirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairorseaatthemoment.

　　Expertssaythatitisb