高考英语阅读理解专项练习.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专项练习

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Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:

thatinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentinvolvingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedprincipallybyminornationalcontests.

Onecountryreceiveditssecond—placemedalswithvisibleindignationafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchas,thelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid:

“Thiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished.”ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspensionoftheteamforatleastthreeyears.

TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplacetoRussia,afteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisturbace.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheother,andanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.A.hadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjurydebatedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindividuals,orinnonnationalterms,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave____.

A.createdgoodwillbetweenthenations

B.bredonlyfalsenationalpride

C.hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendship

D.ledtomoreandmoremisunderstandingandhatred

2.Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying,“...HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished”?

A.Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.

B.HockeyandtheFederationare60thruinedbytheunfairdecisions.

C.ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.

D.TheFederationshouldbedissolved.

3.Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat____.

A.toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedintheincident

B.theannouncementtoprolongthematchwaswrong

C.theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecision

D.TheAmericanteamwasrightinreceivingthesilvermedals

4.Theauthorgivesthetwoexamplesinparagraph2and3toshow____.

A.howfalsenationalprideledtoundesirableincidentsininternationalgames

B.thatsportsmenhavebeenmoreobedientthantheyusedtobe

C.thatcompetitivenessinthegamesdiscouragesinternationalfriendship

D.thatunfairdecisionsarecommoninOlympicGames

5.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A.TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproved.

B.AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.

C.Sportshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.

D.Internationalcontestsareliableformisunderstandingbetweennations.

B

TherearetwomajorpartiesinBritaintoday,theConservativePartyandtheLabourParty,whichhavebeeninpowerbyturnssince1945.Thetwo—partysystemofBritainwasformedinthecourseofthedevelopmentofthecapitaliststateandthepoliticalparties.Inordertostrengthenthestatemachine,theBritishbourgeosiehaveletitcomeintobeingandexistinoneformoranotherformsincethe17thcentury.P.S.Tregidgooncesaid:

“Themorepartiesthereare,thelesslikelyitisthatanyoneofthemwillbestrongenoughinParliamenttooutvotealltheothers;butwhenthereareonlytwo,oneofthemissuretohaveamajorityofseats.Thishelpstoensureastrongandstablegovernment.”ThismaybethereasonwhytheBritishhavethetwopartysystem.

ThedivisionintotwopartiesgrewouttheestablishmentofaProtestantChurchofEnglandinthe16thcentury.Becauseofapurelyreligiousdifferenceofopinion,thePuritanswereseparatedfromthebroadbodyoftheAnglicanChurch.ThenonPuritanAnglicanswereonthesideoftheKingandChurch,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbytheiropponents“Tories.”ThePuritanswereforParliamentandtrade,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbythe“Tories”“Whigs”.TheToriesandtheWhigswereinpowerbyturnsforalongtime.In1833,theTorypartysplitintotwoanditsnamewaschangedtoConservative.Inthe1860stheWhigsbecameLiberals.Fromthattimeon,theLiberalsandtheConservativeswereinofficebyturnsuntil1922.Thepoliciestheyputintoeffectweresometimesdifferent,buttheywerebothcontrolledbytherich.

TheworkingclassbecamemoreandmoreunwillingtofollowtheConservativesandtheLiberals.Theywantedtohavetheirownparty.SotheLabourpartywasformedbythetradeunions.After1922theLabourPartygraduallyreplacedtheLiberalPartytobecomeoneofthetwomajorpartiesinGreatBritain.

6.Whatdoes“it”standforinthethirdline?

A.Thetwopartysystem.B.Thestatemachine.

C.ThePartiament.D.Thecapitaliststate.

7.WecanlearnfromwhatP.STregidgooncesaidthat____.

A.iftherearepartiesinBritain,noneofthemwillbestrongenoughtohavecontrolinthegovernment

B.themorepatientsthereare,themorelikelyitisthattheywillhavethedecisivesayinthegovernment

C.thetwopartysystemcontributestotheestablishmentofapowerfulandlonglastinggovernment

D.ifthereareonlytwopartiesinBritain,itwillbeeasyforthegovernmenttocontrolthem

8.WhatcanweinferfromtheformingoftheToryPartyandtheWhigParty?

A.Thesetwopartiesoriginallybelievedindifferentreligions.

B.Thesetwopartieswereestablishedundertheinfluenceofdifferentreligiousbelieves.

C.TheBritishKingandtheParliamentsupporteddifferentreligionsbecausedtheywereforthetwopartysystem.

D.TheBritishKingandtheParliamentweresupportedbydifferentpartiesforpoliticalreasons.

9.Accordingtothepassage,whywastheLabourPartyestablishedinBritain?

A.Becausethetradeunionsdidnotdomuchgoodfortheworkingpeople.

B.BecausetheLiberalPartywerenotstrongenoughtodefeattheConservativeParty.

C.BecausetheworkingpeoplewouldnotliketobemembersoutsidetheLiberalParty.

D.Becauseneitherofthetwomajorpartieswasthepartiesfortheworkingpeople.

　10.WhichofthefollowingistrueconcerningtheToryPartyortheWhigParty?

A.TheWhigPartynolongerexistsinBritain.

B.TheToryPartyhaskeptitsunityuntilthepresentday.

C.TheWhigPartyhastakentheplaceoftheLiberalParty.

D.TheToryPartyhastakentheplaceoftheConservativeParty.

C

Theimmunesystemisthebody’sdefender.Itidentifies,tracksdown,anddestroystroublemakersbeforetheycanhurtthebody.Thosetroublemakersmaybe,forexample,bacteriafromacutorsplinter,ameaslesgerm,acoldbug,orevenacancercell.

Theseinvaderstrytotakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies’nutrients.Iftheysucceed,webecomesickor,sometimes,evendie.It’sthejobofourimmunesystemstodestroytheseinvadersbeforetheydestroyus.

Sayyoupickedupafluvirus（病毒）lastweek.Perhapsitenteredyourbodythroughacut,fromadrinkingglass,orfromtheairyoubreathe.Ofcourse,youdidn’tfeelit,butthevirusmadeitswayintoyourbloodstream.Assoonasitenteredyourbody,itbegantoreproduce.Viruseshaveonlyonegoal:

totakeoveryourcells.Onceinsideyourbody,virusestrytoentercellsanddisrupttheirnormalwork.Ifleftalone,theseviruseswouldhurtsomanycellsthatyouwouldweaken,orworse,getaseriousillness.

Butthisfluvirusshouldnotbesocomplacentasitseemstobe.Asitreproducesinyourbloodstream,thevirusismetbyacertainkindofwhitebloodcell,thelymphocytes.Thelymphocytesarethefootsoldiersthatkeepyoualive.

Thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyishardtoimagine.Thousandsofthemcouldfitintheperiodattheendofthissentence.Yourbodyholdsaboutatrillion—that’s1,000,000,000,000ofthem,orabout3,000ineverydropofblood.Sinceyoubeganreadingthissentence,over800,000ofthemhavebeencreatedanddestroyed.

Someoftheselymphocytespassthroughasmallwalnutsizedorgancalledthethymus.Thethymusisthebaseoftheneck.Here,specialhormones（荷尔蒙）turnlymphocytesintofightingcells,calledTcells.

Tcellshaveoneterrifictalent:

Theycantellthedifferencebetweenfriendandfoe;whatshouldbeinourbodiesandwhatshouldn’t.Theydonotaffectthebody’shealthycells.Yettheyattackeverythingthatisforeigntoourbodies,suchasgerms,transplants,andevenourowncellswhichhavebecomeabnormal,asinthecaseofcancer.

11.Whatisthefunctionofourimmunesystem?

A.Totakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies’nutrients.

B.Topreventbacteriaorgermsfromenteringthebody.

C.Todestroythetroublemakersinorderthattheymightnothurtthebody.

D.TofightagainstTcells.

12.Whatdoestheword“lymphocytes”mean?

A.Foodsoldiers.B.Fluvirus.

C.Whitebloodcells.D.Troublemakers.

13.Thelastsentencein