高三英语阅读与理解训练题.docx

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高三英语阅读与理解训练题

高三英语阅读与理解训练题

阅读理解训练题（四）

A

　　China'sformervolleyballstarLangPinghasbeeninvitedtocoachtheUSwomen'snationalteamfortheBeijing2008Olympics.ButChina'ssportsmediasaidtheofferwouldbedifficulttoaccept.

　　Lang,whoispresentlycoachingaclubteaminItaly'sprofessionalvolleyballleague,toldthatshewasconsideringtheofferbytheUSVolleyballAssociation.

　　"RightnowI'mstillconsideringtheirofferbutIwillanswerthemsoon,”Langsaid."IfIdon'ttakethejob,Ihavetogivethemenoughtimetofindsomeoneelse."

　　Lang,45，wonOlympicgoldin1984.ShelatercoachedtheChinesewomentosilveratthe1996AtlantaOlympicsandthe1998WorldChampionships.

　　ShehasalsocoachedatNewMexicoUniversityintheUnitedStateswhereherdaughterwasbornandlives.

　　ThereactionintheChinesemediatoLang'sjobofferwasswiftandstrong.ManysaythatifshetakesthejobitwouldbeadirectchallengetoChina'sgoalofwinningthewomen'svolleyballmedalattheBeijingGames.

　　"AsanunusualplayerandaspiritualleaderofChinesevolleyball,LangPing'sinfluenceoverChinafarexceeds（超越）thatofanordinaryplayer,”saystheChinaOlympicCommitteewebsite.

　　"IfLangstandswiththeopponents（对手）duringwomen'svolleyballmatches,youcanrestassuredthatthiswillbedifficulttoacceptforthenewChineseplayers,difficultforcoachChenZhonghe,whowasonceherassistant,anddifficultforallChinesewatchingontelevision,”thesitecontinued.（AGENCIESFeb9，2005）

56.Accordingtothispassage,LangPingis______atpresent.

　　A.avolleyballplayer　　　　　　　　 B.aclubcoach

　　C.anunusualplayer　　　　　　　　　 D.anassistant

57.Formthetext,wecanlearn______.

　　A.LangPinghasacceptedtheoffer

　　B.ChenZhonghehasgotintotrouble

　　C.alloftheChinesemediasupportLangPing

　　D.LangPingisthinkingtheUSofferover

58.Accordingtothetext,ifLangPingstandswiththeopponentsduringwomen'svolleyballmatches,whowillmostprobablyhavetrouble?

　　A.TheChineseaudience.　　　　　　 B.Ourwomen'svolleyballteam.

　　C.Beijing2008Olympics.　　　　　　D.Chineseformerplayers.

59.Whenreportingthenews,theauthorseemedtobealittle______.

　　A.angry　　　　 B.surprised　　　　C.shocked　　　　D.worried

B

　　Whydomendieearlierthanwomen?

Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen'sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.

　　Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen's longevity maybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage.

　　"Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20--25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK.

　　"Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70，one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink."Thisispartoftheageingprocess."

　　Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.A

healthy70-year-oldwoman'sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone's.

　"Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.

　　Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80，focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.

　　Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,saidGoldspink.

　　Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.

60.Theunderlinedword“longevity"inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto______.

　　A.health　　　　 B.longlife　　　　C.ageing　　　　　D.effect

61.Thetextmainlytalksabout______.

　　A.men'sheartcells　　　　　　　　　B.women'sageingprocess、

　　C.thegenderdifference　　　　　　　D.heartsandlonglife

62.Accordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthat

　　A.womenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyareborn

　　B.womencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeat

　　C.thefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithage

　　D.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage

63.Ifyouwanttolivelonger,youshould

　　A.enableyourhearttobeatmuchfaster　　　

B.findoutthereasonforageing

　　C.exerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthy　

D.preventyourcellsfrombeinglost

64.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat

　　A.thereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundout

　　B.scientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecells

　　C.theteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterloss

　　D.womenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20

C

　　Unlesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.

　　Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.Buttherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollision（碰撞）coursewithEarth.

　　Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotadestructiveone,thescientistssay,we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.

　　Somescientistsfavourpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.

　　Isitworthit?

Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:

（1）Howlikelytheeventis;and

（2）Howbadtheresultsiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500，000years.Soundsprettyrare--butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld."Ifwedon'ttakecareoftheseasteroids,they'lltakecareofus.”Saysonescientist,"It'sthatsimple.”

　　Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?

”Theworldhaslesstofearfromtheterriblerocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstit,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.

65.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?

　　A.Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.

　　B.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.

　　C.Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.

　　D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.

66.WhatdoscientistsmainlytalkaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?

　　A.Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerofitshappeningexists.

　　B.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery50thousandyears.

　　C.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.

　 D.It'sstilltooearlytosaycertainlywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.

67.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstochangethecourseofasteroids?

　　A.Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.

　　B.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.

　　C.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.

　　D.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisproveduseful.

68.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.

　 A.whilepushingasteroidsoffcourse,nuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworld

　　B.asteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuture

　　C.theworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceit'sunlikelytohappennow

　　D.workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventsuchacollisionofasteroidswithEarth

D

　　Whydopeoplepayascreamingsoldiertoorderthemtocrawlundercamouflage（伪装）nettingbeforedroppingtothegroundtodo15pushups?

　　It'slikethebasictrainingthateverynewsoldierhates.Thesepeopleloveitsomuchthattheypayforit.Andthat'sthewayitis:

threemorningsaweekatVeniceBeachwhentheseexercisefansgothrough。

military-styleobstaclecoursewithdifficulty.Thesearemiddle-classcitizenslookingforthemostpainfuldrills,notarmymenfightingforthehigherranks.Theyarriveinexpensivesportscars,nottroopcarriers.Theyarenotpreparingforbattlebutbuildinguphealth.

　　It'saroutinerunbyatoughsoldierwearingaseriouslook.Heandthreeotheruniformeddrillinstructorsshoutorders.Twodozenmenandwomenabsolutelyfollowthem.Theystrugglethroughsit-upsandathree-milerundownthebeachbeforestartingtheobstaclecourse.

　　ParticipantspayUS$75aweektodo;whatmillionsofsoldiershaveexperiencedfornothing，butadown-and-dirtytrainingthatisfarfromfit-keepingexercisesinfitnessclub.

　　Membersdoregularhealthclubexercises,suchaskickboxing,strengthtrainingandstretching.Butthelong-distancebeachrunandtheobstaclecourseworkuptheirsweat.Thatsetsthisroutinedifferentfromtraditionalfitnessexercises.Alongwiththewall-climbingandlow-crawling,thecourserequiresjumpingoverobstacles,ropeclimbingandpull-ups.Sweatpoursdownthefaceofthetraineesandsandgetsstucktotheirhairastheyclimbovertheobstaclewall.Butallofthemarehappywhenthedailytrainingisover.Theypaytosweat.

69.Beforetheydopush-upsontheground,participants______.

　　A.areorderedbyasoldierwhopaytocrawlundercamouflagenetting

　　B.orderacryingofficertocrawlundercamouflagenetting

　　C.aregivenorderstocrawlundercamouflagenetting

　　D.areorderedtopayascreamingsoldiertocrawlundercamouflagenetting

70.Thesepeoplepaytosweatinorderto______.

　　A.getthemilitaryranks　　　　　　　B.seek