高考英语阅读理解训练十五.docx

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高考英语阅读理解训练十五

高考英语阅读理解训练十五

Passage1

ThecityofRomehaspassedanewlawtopreventcrueltytoanimals.Allgoldfishbowlsarenolongerallowedanddogownersmustwalktheirdogs.

Thiscomesafteranationallawwaspassedtogiveprisonsentencestopeoplewhodesertcatsordogs.

“Thecivilizationofacitycanbemeasuredbythis,”saidMonicaCarina,thecouncilor（议员）behindthenewlaw.

“It'sgoodtodowhateverwecanforouranimalswhoinexchangeforalittlelovefillourexistencewiththeirattention,”shetoldaRomenewspaper.

Thenewspaperreportedthatroundbowlsdon'tgiveenoughoxygenforfishandmaymakethemgoblind.

“Romehastriedtoprotectfishmorethananywhereelseintheworld.Itstandsoutforrecognizingthatfishareinterestinganimalswhodeserve（值得）overrespectandcompassioneverybitasmuchasdogsandcatsandotheranimals.”saidKarinRobertson,adirectorofthePeoplefortheEthicalTreatmentofAnimals.

LastyearalawwaspassedinItalythatgivespeoplewhodesertpetsbigfines（罚款）andprisonsentences.Sincethenlocalgovernmentshaveaddedtheirownanimalprotectionrules.

ThenortherncityofTurinpassedalawinApriltogivepetownersfinesofuptoꇧ598iftheydonotwalktheirdogsthreetimesaday.

ThenewlawinRomealsosaysthatownersmustn'tleavetheirdogsinhotcarsorcuttheirdogs'tailstomakethemlooklovelier.Thelawalsogiveslegalrecognitiontothe“catladies”whofeedhomelesscats.Thecatslivealloverthecityfromancientruinstomodernofficecarparks.

1.ThenewlawpassedinRomewill______.

A.helpimprovefishingenvironment

B.guaranteebetterconditionsforgoldfish

C.stoppeoplefromcatchinggoldfish

D.discouragekeepinggoldfishathome

2.PeopleinRomebelievethatthecivilizationofacitycanbejudgedbyits______.

A.exchangeswithothercities

B.protectionforancientruins

C.awarenessofanimalprotection

D.recognitionofanimallovers

3.Theunderlinedword“compassion”inParagraph6istheclosestinmeaningto______.

A.pity

B.praise

C.support

D.popularity

4.PeoplemaybreakthelawinTurinifthey______.

A.keeptheirdogsorcatsincars

B.feedhomelessanimalsincarparks

C.raisetheircatsnearancientruins

D.shuttheirdogshomealldaylong

Passage2

Withover2.4millonvisitorseveryyear,CinqueTerreisoneofthemost-visitedregionsinItaly.CinqueTerreistrulyspecial.Thefivecandy-coloredfishingvillagesofRiomaggiore,Manarola,Comiglia,Vemazza,andMonterossoalMarearebuiltintocliffsoverthecleanandbrightly-shiningLigurianSea.Whetheryou'revisitingtheregionforafewdaysorafewweeks,thesearetheexperiencesyoushouldaddtoyourtrippleasure.

★Takeascenichike.

It'seasytovisiteachoftheattractivevillagesonfoot.ThemostpopularhikeisthecoastalpathSentieroAzzuro.Itlinksallfivevillagesandoffersextremelybeautifulsceneryofthesea,architectureandvineyards（葡萄园）.Ittakesaboutsixhourstogoacross,withshortbreaks,butmostpeoplearegoingtostopinthevillagesforfoodandswimming.

★Eatseafoodinacone（锥形）.

DessertloversmightthinkthatItalianice-creamisthebestthingtobeservedinaconebutmakeroomforseafoodconesaswell.Thankstoitscoastallocation,CinqueTerreisfullofseafoodrestaurants.

★Getonaboat.

Iftheweathercooperates,takethetimetogetoutonthewater.Thevillageslookverybeautifulfromaboat.Thecheapestandeasiestwayistojumponthepublicferryfromoneofthevillagestothenext,buttheseboatsareoftencrowded.It'sfarmorerelaxingtotakeaprivatecruise,whichdepartsfromthedocksinRiomaggiore,Manarola,Vemazza,andMonterossoalMare.

★Takethetrain.

CinqueTerre'strainsystemisoneofthemostscenicinEurope.Thehigh-speedtrainrunsthrougheachofthefivevillagesevery20minutesorso.Andthewholelineisdirectlyonthecoast,offeringlovelyviewsoftheLigurianSeaandrockycliffs.

1.Whatisspecialaboutthefivecandy-coloredfishingvillages?

A.Theirspeciallocation.B.Theirlonghistory.

C.Theirdeliciousfoods.D.Theirfriendlyvillagers.

2.Whatisthefavoritefoodforthehikersinthefivevillages?

A.ItaliannoodlesB.Italianice-cream.

C.Italianwines.D.Seafoodcones.

3.Whatisthebestwaytoenjoythebeautifulsceneryanddeliciousfood?

A.Takingaprivateferrytothevillages.

B.Walkingwithshortbreaksonthecoast.

C.Takingascenichikealongthecoastalpath.

D.Takingthetrainrunningthroughthevillages.

Passage3

Itcanbearealstruggletryingtolearnanewlanguage.Ihadalwaysenjoyedlearninglanguagesinschool,butonlyrecentlydidIstartlearningGerman.IfoundthatIcouldunderstandandlearnindividualwordseasiIy,butwhenitcametoliterature,Ireallystruggled.Thatwaswhenmytutoratuniversitysuggestedreadingsomechildren'sbooksprintedinthetargetlanguage.

Atfirst,Ifeltabitsillygoingonahuntforabookdesignedforsomeonehalfmyage,loutthenIrealizedthateveryonehastostartsomewhere.Aschildren,wearegiventhesebasictextstofamiliariseourbrainswithcertainvocabularyandwritingstructures,andfromthere,wecanlearnanddevelop.IstartedwithbookswhicharetaughttousaschildrenintheUK.1managedtofindOliverTwistbyCharlesDickensandJamesandtheGiantPeachbyRoaldDahl.

Thebeautyofreadingbooksthatwereintroducedtoyouasachildisthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththeplot.Asaresult,youcanworkoutsomeofthedefinitionsofwordswithyourpriorknowledgeofthestory.Atfirst,Iusedtoreadwiththebookinonehandandadictionaryintheother,butthismethoddidnotworkwellforme.ThemethodIwouldrecommendistoreadachapterofyourchosenchildren’sbookandattheendofthatchapter,highlightthewordsyoudonotknowandthenlookupthedefinitions.Ifyoucanwaitabitbeforeyouuseadictionary,youmaybesurprisedwhatyoucangetmerelyfromthecontextofthesentenceinthestory.Additionally,alotofchildren'sbookshavepictureswhichmaygiveyouaclueastowhatortowhomthepassageisreferring.

1.Whywastheauthoradvisedtoreadchildren’sbooks?

A.Becauseshewasweakinreadinggreatworks.

B.Becauseshewasslowtolearnlanguage.

C.Becauseshelikedchildren'sliterature.

D.Becauseshecouldn'trememberanywords.

2.Whatcankidsgetfromchildren’sbooksaccordingtothepassage?

A.Vocabularyandlisteningskills.

B.Learningmethods.

C.Wordsandstructures.

D.Designingskills.

3.Whatcausestheauthorfeelsurprisedwhilereadingchildren’sbooks?

A.Graspingthecontextfromthepictures.

B.Lookingupthedefinationsofwordsfromadictionary.

C.Gettingfamiliarwiththeplotsofthestory.

D.Understandingthewordssimplyfromthecontext.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ReadingChildren'sBooks

B.TheWayofLearningLanguages

C.TheMethodofUsingDictionary

D.MyGoodReadingHabits

Passage4

Ifyou'relookingforsomegoodfilmstoseeintown,herearesomerecommendations.Whilethethemesofthesefilmsvary,thefascinatingstorylinesenablethemtoattractawideaudience.

SecretSuperstar

Genre：

musicaldrama

　　Thefilmdealswithsocialissuesincludingfeminism（女权主义）,genderequalityanddomesticviolence.FromDangaltoSecretSuperstartothelatestcomedy-dramafilmBajrangiBhaijaan,IndianfilmshavedevelopedasolidfanbaseinChina.

Jumanji：

WelcometotheJungle

Genre：

adventurecomedy

　　ThefilmfollowsfourteenagerstransportedintothevideogameworldofJumanji,playingasthecharacterstheychoose.Unitingwithanotherplayer,theymustovercomethegame'smagicpowertowinandreturnhome.Itdoesnotrepeattheoldstory,butcreatesanewjourneyandaddsmorecomedyelementsthroughusingcharmingactorsandactressestooffermovie﹣goersanewvisualfeast.ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbing,MissouriGenre:

rama-crimefilm

　　DespitemissingoutontheBestPictureaward,thefilm,whichwasreleasedonMarch2atChinesecinemas,hasreceivedmanypositivereviewsinDouban,China'sleadingfilmratingplatform,scoring8

7outof10points,basedonmorethan100,000reviews.

OperationRedSea

Genre:

action

　　Thisanti-terrorismactionfilmhasearned3

48billionyuanattheboxofficebyMarch20,becomingthesecondmostprofitableChinesefilmever.ManycommentsonDoubanmentionedthetenseplotandbreathtakinggunfightsinthemovie,whichcost500millionyuantoproduce.

1.Ifyouarefondofhumor,whichfilmisthebestchoice？

A.SecretSuperstar

B.Jumanji:

WelcometotheJungle

C.ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbing,Missouri

D.OperationRedSea

2.Whatdoallthefilmshaveincommon？

A.Theysharethesamesubject.

B.Theywongreatawards.

C.Theyrepeatoldstories.

D.Theyenjoygreatpopularity.

3.Wheredoyouthinkthepassageismostprobablytakenfrom？

A.AlocalnewspaperB.Atravelguidebook

C.AcartoonmagazineD.Ascientificjournal

Passage5

　　BEIJING-Chinawillsupportthecountry'sboomingcar-sharingindustryandstandardizeitsdevelopment,accordingtoofficialguidelinesreleasedTuesday.

　　Unliketraditionalcar-rentalservices,car-sharingservicestakeadvantageofnewtechnologiessuchasglobal-positioningandmobileInternet.Suchservicesimproveuserexperienceandofferanalternativeforurbancommuting（通勤）,reducinggrowingdemandforprivatecarsandparkingspace,accordingtoguidelinesreleasedjointlybytheMinistryofTransportandtheMinistryofHousingandUrban-RuralDevelopment.

　　Car-sharingfirmsshouldimprovetheirservicesbycheckingtheidentityof