高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day 45.docx

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高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day45

高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day45

Passage1

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FreeVideoMagazinesenteveryfourweeks（upto13timesayear）,withourDirector'sSelection—plusmanylower-pricedcassettes,downto$14.95.AndyoumayreceiveSpecialSelectionmailingsuptofourtimesayear（atotalofupto17buyingopportunitiesperyear）.

BuyOnlyWhatYouWant!

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1.Howcanyouget6moviesfor1￠each?

A.BuysixmoremoviesattheClubpricesinthenext3years.

B.Buytwomoremoviesatthelowpriceof$6.95later.

C.Buysixmoremoviesatthepriceof$19.95allthetime.

D.Buymanymoremoviesatlowerpricesanytime.

2.YoumayreceiveafreeVideoMagazine______ayear.

A.13timesB.12timesC.4timesD.17times

3.Youcanhave______besidesafreeVideoMagazineeveryfourweeks.

A.SpecialSelectionandDirector'sSelection

B.lower-pricedcassettesandmovies

C.lower-pricedcassettesandSpecialSelection

D.Director'sSelectionandanumberoflower-pricedcassettes

4.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatthemembersoftheClub______.

A.cannotcanceltheirmembershipanytime

B.canreturneverything10dayslater,ifnotsatisfied

C.canalwaysbuywhattheywantatthelowestprice

D.canenjoymoresavingsfromtheverybeginning

Passage2

Littleblacktaxis,oftenrun’downandfallingapartfromdecadesofuse,haveforalongtimebeenamainfeatureofCairo'schaoticurbanlandscape.Buttheirdaysmaybenumbered,thankstoanewtaxireplacementprogrammeaimedatknockingoutolder,potentiallyunsafevehicles.

　　Thegovernment’sponsoredaction,launchedearlierthisyear,allowsdriversoftaxis20yearsorolder,mostlyFiatsandPeugeots,totradetheircarsforshinynewall’whiteonesatgenerousratesoffinancing.Driverscanchoosebetweenfivedifferentlocallymanufacturedcarmodels.

　　Accordingtoofficials,morethan11,000brandnewtaxis,sportingtrademarkcheckedstripesonthesides,havealreadyhitthestreetsofthecapital,andthey'vebeenwelcomedenthusiasticallybypassengers.Manypeoplesaythatnotonlyarethenewtaxismorecomfortable,buttheyalsomakethestreetsofCairofarmorepresentable.Furthermore,taxifareshaveonlyincreasedbyasmallamount.

　　Thepoorconditionofmostblackandwhitetaxisisalmostlegendary.Passengersoftenhavetodealwithwindowsanddoorsthatdonotopenandclose,andheavy,thickpetrolgases.Airconditioningisunheardof.Thenewall’whitetaxis,meanwhile,arecleaner,morefuel’efficientandprovideairconditioningonrequest.Furthermore,allthenewtaxiscomeequippedwithfunctioningfaremeters,whichavoidsargumentsandsometimesfightswithpassengers!

　　Thegovernmenthopestoreplaceallofthecapital's40,000elderlyblackcabssoon,butnoteveryoneinCairowillbehappytoseethemgo.HotelmanagerIbrahimAl’Toukhysaysthattheoldblackcabswereweakandrun’down,andmaybeevenalittledangerous,buttheywerepartofthecity,andpartofCairo'scharacter.

1.Whichofthefollowingscanreplacetheunderlinedword"chaotic"inparagraph1?

A.disorderlyB.fantastic

C.busyD.silent

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthenewtaxis?

A.Theyaremuchmorepresentable.

B.Theirpassengershavetopaydramaticallymore.

C.Theyaremuchmoreenergy’saving.

D.Onlyfewofthemprovideairconditioning.

3.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.TheroadtrafficconditionofCairo.

B.AtaxirenewalprogrammelaunchedinCairo.

C.TheproblemswitholdblackCairotaxis.

D.VariousviewsonthenewtaxireplacementinCairo.

Passage3

BabiesmadefromthreepeopleapprovedinUK

　　BabiesmadefromtwowomenandonemanhavebeenapprovedbytheUK'sfertilityregulator.Thehistoricandcontroversialmoveistopreventchildrenfrombeingbornwithdeadlygeneticdiseases.

　　DoctorsinNewcastle—whodevelopedtheadvancedformofInVitroFertilizationorIVF（人工授精）—areexpectedtobethefirsttooffertheprocedureandhavealreadyappealedfordonoreggs.Thefirstsuchchildcouldbeborn,attheearliest,bytheendof2017.

　　Somefamilieshavelostmultiplechildrentoincurablemitochondrial（线粒体的）diseases,whichcanleavepeoplewithinsufficientenergytokeeptheirheartbeating.

　　Thediseasesarepasseddownfromonlythemother,soatechniqueusingadonoreggaswellasthemother'seggandfather'sspermhasbeendeveloped.

　　TheresultingchildhasatinyamountoftheirDNAfromthedonor,buttheprocedureislegalandreviewssayitisethical（伦理的）andscientificallyready.

　　"Itisadecisionofhistoricimportance,"saidSallyCheshire,chairwomanoftheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAuthority（HFEA）."I'msurepatientswillbereallypleasedbywhatwe'vedecidedtoday."

　　Butsomescientistshavequestionedtheethicsofthetechnique,sayingitcouldopenthedoortogenetically’modified（转基因）'designer'babies.

　　TheHFEAmustapproveeveryclinicandeverypatientbeforetheprocedurecantakeplace.Three’personbabieshavebeenallowedonlyincaseswheretheriskofachilddevelopingmitochondrialdiseaseisveryhigh.

　　ProfMaryHerbert,fromtheNewcastleFertilityCentre,said,"Itisenormouslypleasingthatourmanyyearsofresearchinthisareacanfinallybeappliedtohelpfamiliesaffectedbythesedevastatingdiseases".

　　"Nowthatwearemovingforwardtowardsclinicaltreatments,wewillalsoneeddonorstodonateeggsforuseintreatmenttopreventaffectedwomentransmittingdiseasetotheirchildren."

　　ProfSirDougTurnbull,thedirectoroftheWelcomeCentreforMitochondrialResearchatNewcastleUniversity,said,"Wearedelightedbytoday'sdecision.Wewillalsoprovidelong’termfollowupofanychildrenborn."

　　NHSEnglandhasagreedtofundthetreatmentcostsofthefirsttrialofthree’personIVFforthosewomenwhomeettheHFEAcriteria,aslongastheyagreetolong’termfollowupoftheirchildrenaftertheyareborn.

1.Whyisithistoricallyimportanttoapprovebabiesmadefromthreepeople?

A.Ithelpscoupleswholosetheabilitytogivebirthtoababy.

B.Itmarksafoundationstonetochangebabies'appearancesbeforebirth.

C.Itstopsdeadlygeneticdiseasespassingdowntonewly’bornbabies.

D.ItturnsouttobeanadvancedformofInVitroFertilization.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmitochondrialdiseases?

A.Theypassdownontobabiesfromtheirparents.

B.Theypreventpeople'sheartfromfunctioningnormally.

C.Somechildreninfectedcanbecuredwithpropertreatment.

D.Babiescanbeinfectedwiththemthroughadonor'segg.

3.Howcanaclinicorapatientbeapprovedofapplyingthethree’personbabytechnique?

A.Onlywhenthebabytobebornneedsittosurvive.

B.Onlywhenthepatientgetsfinanciallyprepared.

C.Onlywhentheclinicgetsscientificallyready.

D.Onlywhenthetechniqueisethnicallyaccepted.

4.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheapprovalofbabiesmadefromthreepeople?

A.SupportiveB.Indifferent

C.WorriedD.Objective

Passage4

MuirWoodsandSausalitoHalfDayTour

Wanderthroughanancientcoastalredwoodforestandexploretheartisticbaysideonthishalf-daytourfromSanFrancisco.TravelacrosstheGoldenGateBridgetovisitMuirWoods,hometosomeoftheoldestandtallesttreesonEarth.AttheendofyourtourchoosebetweengettingdroppedoffatUnionSquareinSanFranciscoortakingtheferrybacktoSanFrancisco.

YosemiteNationalParkandGiantSequoiasDayTrip

DiscoverthebeautyoftheSierraNevadaonthisfull-daytriptoYosemiteNationalParkfromSanFrancisco.TravelaboardacomfortablevanthroughhistoricGoldRushtownstoreachthepark,whereyou’llbeamazedbysupersizednaturalwonders.Takeahikeamongancienttrees,andenjoyseveralhourstoexplorethepark’swondersonyourown.

NiagaraFallsTour

EscapefromNewYorkCityandheadnorthtoseebothsidesoftheCanadianborderonthisguided,2-daytourtoNiagaraFalls.VisitNiagaraFallsonboththeAmericanandCanadiansidesandtakearideonthefamousMaidoftheMistboat.Then,ontheroadbacktoNewYorkCity,makeastoptoshopattheCrossingsPremiumOutlets,oneofthelargestoutletmallsintheUS.

NapaandSonomaWineCountryTour

EscapetoCalifornia’sfamouswinecountryonthisfull-daytourfromSanFrancisco.Tasteregionalvarietalsatthreedifferentwineriesincludingbothbig-nameandfamily-runestates（庄园）.Learnaboutthewinemakingprocessduringguidedtours,andappreciatetheregionalculturewithastopforlunch.

1.Whichtourshouldyouchooseifyouwanttodosomeshopping?

A.MuirWoodsandSausalit