高考英语阅读理解专练复习题5.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专练复习题5

高三英语阅读理解专练（5）

A

　　London,（UPTviaXinhua）—PeterScott,a51-year-oldprinterfromnorthernEngland,hasbeengivenhissecondoftwo“piggy-back”heartsafterremovingofhisownheart,theHarefiledHospitalsaidlastweek.

　　ThehospitalnearLondon,whichisspeciallygoodatheartoperation,saidScottwasinasatisfactorycondition.

　　DoctorsfirstlinkedScott’sheartwiththeheartofa13year-oldgirlina“piggy-back”transplant（移植）tomakeupthisownheartaweekbefore,thehospitaldirectorDavidBlythesaid.

　　Bothbeatwellinstepforfourdaysuntilhalf-solidbloodformedinaman-madevalve（瓣膜）fixedinScott’sownheartlastyear,Blythesaid.

　　MOSCOW（AgenciesviaXinhua）-ARussianIlyushin62airlinerleftforWestAfricasuddenlyfelldownshortlyaftertake-offhere,killingeveryoneonboard.

　　Itisnotknownhowmanypassagersthe182-seataircraftwascarryingwhenitwentdownwardquicklytothegroundjust10kilometresfromSheremetyevoAirport.

　　ButwestAfricannewspaperssaidtheplane,whichwasheadingforSierraLeone,wasabouthalffull.

　　AnofficialfromMoscow’sBotkinInstituteHospitalsaid,“Noonecouldhavebeenstillaliveintheaccident.”

　　“Theaccidentwassoserious,sohorrible,thatwedidnotneedtogivemedicalattentiontoanyone.”

　　WestAfricanofficialshavecomplainedthattheRussiangovernmentfailedtoinformthemoftheairaccident,inwhichmanyAfricansmayhavebeenkilled.

　　Stavanger,Norway,March28（AFP）-Atleast28oilworkersdiedand69weremissingtodayaftertheoverturningofthe10,000tonNorwegian“FloatingHotel”AlexanderKiellan,instrongwindslastnight.

　　Another128workershavereportedlybeenrescuedfromtheicy,storm-thrownNorthSeawatersmidwaybetweennortheastEnglandandDenmarkincontinuingsearchoperationsbyBritishandNorwegianhelicopters,planesandships.

　　Thedisaster,called“theworstinourrecenthistory”byNorwegianPremierOdvarNordli,strucklateyesterdaywhenthefour-levelplatform,usedasarestareaforworkersintheNortheSeasEkofiskOilField,overturnedinastormafteroneofitsfivehugelegsgavewayforunknownreasons.Yetthequalityofconstructionwasthelast,KenHarris,ChiefEngineersaid.

　　InStavanger,PrimeMinisterNordlithankedneighboringcountries,withEnglandheadingthelist,fortheiraidandintherescueeffort.

　　TheEkofickfieldhastheheaviestoilplatformsofallofshoresitesintheworld,with1,850oilworkersonthem,includingthreeotherrestplatforms.

　　1．Whatdoyouguesstheword“piggy-back”meansinthefirstitemofnews?

　　A.Greedy.　　　B.Large.　　　　C.Dependent.　　D.Fragile.

　　2．HowmanypersonswerekilledintheairaccidentnearSheremtyevoAirport?

　　A.About90.　　　　　　　　　　B.About180.

　　C.About60.　　　　　　　　　　D.About120.

　　3．Oneofthelegsofthefour-levelplatformintheNorthSeasElofiskOilFieldbroke.Why?

　　A.Becauseofverystrongwinds.

　　B.Becausethe“FloatingHotel”wasturnedover.

　　C.Becausethequalityofconstructionwasbad.

　　D.Thereportdoesn’tmention.

　　4．Whatdoyoulearnfromthenewsreports?

　　A.IntherescueeffortfortheNorwegianoilworkers,Englandledsomeothercountries.

　　B.SoonaftertheairaccidentdoctorsinBotkinInstituteHospitalgaveaidstotheinjuredpassengers.

　　C.PeterScottwasstillindangerbecausehalf-solidbloodformed.

　　D.TheplatformsofNorthSeasElkofishOilFieldaretheheaviestintheworld.

B

　　Fourhundredandthreebabiesarecryingloudly.Doyouknowhowtomakethemquietin41seconds?

ThereisanamazingnewproductonsaleinJapanwhichdoesexactlythis.ItisanLP（along-playingrecord）ofsoundsfrominsideamoher’sbody,whichahospitaldoctorrecorded.IntestswiththerecordsheplayedtheLPto403cryingbabies.After41secondsnotonebabywascryingand161ofthemweresleeping.

　　TherecordbeganasanexperimentbyProfessorHajimeMinookaoftheNipponMedicalUniversitynearTokyo.Hewaslookingforsomethingnaturalthathelpsnew-bornbabiesgotosleep.Thesoundofthemother’sheart-beatandotherbodysoundsarethethingsthebabiesheardinsidetheirmothers.Theyfeelsafeandhappywhentheyhearthesesoundsagain.Andtheygotosleep.

　　HospitalsinOsakaandTokyoareusingtheLP.10,000youngcouplesareusingittoo.ToshibaMusicCompanywhomakeandselltherecordsareveryhappy.OneandahalfmillioncouplesmarryeveryyearinJapan.Manywillhavebabies,sotheLPwilldefinitelybeahit!

　　5．“Manywillhavebabies,sotheLPwilldefinitelybeahit!

”Theword“hit”means“________”

　　A.popularity　　　　　　　　　　B.amazement

　　C.strike　　　　　　　　　　　　D.experiment

　　6．Whatistrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A.About55%ofthecryingbabiesfallasleepafter41secondshearingtheLP.

　　B.TheLPsoundswerefirstrecordedbyProfessorHajimeMinooka.

　　C.TheLPisproducedandsoldbyToshibaMusicCompany.

　　D.OnemillionandahalfbabiesarebornitJapaneveryyear.

　　7．Babiesfeel________whentheyheartheseLPsounds.

　　A.thesoundstobetheirmothers’voices

　　B.asfftheywereinsidetheirmothers

　　C.themusicnaturalandsoft

　　D.themselvessleepingtogetherwiththeirmothers

C

　　Inmanycountriestoday,lawsprotectwildlife.InIndiatheneedforsuchprotectionwasrealizedcenturiesago.

　　About300B.C.anIndianwriterdescribedforeststhatweresomewhatlikenationalparkstoday.Thekillingofgameanimalswascarefullygoverned.Someanimalswerefullyprotected.Withintheforest,nobodywasallowedtocuttrees,burnwood,ortrapanimalsfortheirfurs.Animalsthatbecamedangeroustohumanvisitorsweretrappedorkilledoutsidethepark,sothatotheranimalswouldnotbecomeuneasy.

　　Theneedforwildlifeprotectionisgreaternowthaneverbefore.Aboutathousandsortsofanimalsareindangerofextinction,andthespeedatwhichtheyarebeingdestroyedhasbeenputtingon.Withmammals（哺乳i类动物）,forexample,thespeedofextinctionisnowaboutonesorteveryyear;fromA.D.1to1800,thespeedwasaboutonesorteveryfiftyyears.Everywhere,menaretryingtosolvetheproblemofsavingwildlifewhilecaringfortheworld’sgrowingpopulation.

　　8．Thisreportsaysthattheneedforprotectingwildlife________.

　　A.wasunderstoodcenturiesbeforethistime

　　B.wasdescribedbyandIndianwriterabout2300yearsago

　　C.ismetinmanycountriestoday

　　D.iscarriedoutinforestsaswellasinnationalparks

　　9．ThereportsaysthatinIndianforestsoflongago________.

　　A.huntersweregivenpermitstohuntgame

　　B.onlydangerousanimalsweretobekilled

　　C.thekillingofgameanimalswascontrolled

　　D.nokillingofanimalswasallowed

　　10．Accordingtothereport,mentryingtosavewildlifearethinkingabout________aswell.

　　A.theanimalsinnationalparks

　　B.stricterlawsagainsthunting

　　C.thetreesintheforests

　　D.theneedsofpeople

　　11．Fromthereportwecanlearn________.

　　A.thegrowthoftheworld’spopulationhasmeantgreaterdangertowildlife

　　B.aboutathousandsortsofmammalsareindangerofextinction

　　C.thespeedofextinctionofmammalsislowernowthanitwasfromA.D.1to1800

　　D.hunterswhokillendangeredsortsofanimalsareseriouslypunishedbylaw

　　12．Theword“extinction”inthisreportmostproperlymeans“________”.

　　A.falling.down　　　　　　　　　B,dyingout

　　C.growingup　　　　　　　　　　D.goingaway

D

　　Supposeakeymaninyourfirmhadjustmetwithaterribleaccident.Thedoctortellyouthatthismanuponwhomyoudependfordirectingsales,checkingyourbooksorforperformingsomeotherimportantroles,willbelaidupformonths,You’dhavetoreplacehim,wouldn’tyou?

Andprobablyatapayaboutequaltohis?

　　Thenyou’dbefacedwithdoublepayingforonejobbecausestoppingthepayofaninjuredmanwouldsimplybeoutofthequestion.

　　YoucanpreventthiskindofunproductiveoutgoonyourpayrollbyprovidingyourkeymanwiththeprotectionofTravelersBusinessAccidentInsurance!

　　Thisinsuranceprovidestotalmedicalexpenseandaweeklyincomeincaseakeymanisdisabledforsometime.Shouldthedisabilityproveeverlasting,anincomeforlifeiscertainty.Whynotmakeoutalistofyourkeymennow?

ThengettogetherwithTravelersInsuranceCompany,andletustellyouhowlittleitcoststoapplythismuchneededprotectiontoyourbusiness.

　　Writeandwe'llserveyou!

　　13．Theaboveismostprobably________．

　　A.areport　　　　　　　　　B.aletter

　　C.anannouncement　　　　　D.anadvertisement

　　14．Whatisreallytrueaccordingtotheabove?

　　A.TravelersInsuranceCompanyProvidesservicesofaccidentinsurance．

　　B.Animportantpersonofthefirmhasjusthadanaccident．

　　C.AccidentInsurancewillprotecttheimportantpersonfromaccident．

　　D.Unfortunatelytheimportantpersonhasbecomedisabled．

　　15．Whommightthewritingbemainlyfor?

　　A.Animportantpersoninafirm．

　　B.Anemployeeofafirm．

　　C.Thebossofacompany．

　　D.Readersofanewspaper．

　　16．Whywouldthepaybedoubled?

　　A.Becausetwopersonsaredoingonejobofthesame．

　　B.Becausetheimportantjobisworthdoublepay．

　　C.Becauseitisnecessarythattheinjuredpersonshouldbepaid．

　　D.Becausethedoublepayisfortwopersons．

　　17．TravelersInsuranceCompany________forapersoninsured．

　　A.willpayforallthecostoftreatment

　　B.willpaytheweeklyincomeoreventhatoflifetime

　　C.won’tgetmuchfromthefirm

　　D.willprovideeverlastingpensionaswellasmedicalexpense

E

　　Theclassteacherthoughtthathobbieswereveryimportantforeverychild．Sheencouragedallherpupilstoh