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高考英语阅读理解基础练习题34

2014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（34）及答案

阅读理解

CarcrashesarethetopkillerofAmericanteenagers.Mostofthecrashesresultfromdistracteddriving—notpayingattentiontotheroad.

RyanDidonewasafifteen-year-oldpassengerinacarthathitatree.Hewasoneofthenation'smorethanthirtythousandvictimsoftrafficcrashesin2008.Nearlyfourthousanddeaths,abouttwelvepercentinvolveddriversagefifteentotwenty.

Ryan'sfather,ThomasDidone,isapolicecaptaininMaryland."Itwasaninexperienced,immaturedriverdrivingatnightwithacarloadofkids.Hewasdistracted,hewasgoingtoofast,anditendedupcausingonedeathandsomeseriouslyinjured."Hesharesthestoryofhisson'sdeathtohelpeducateteensandtheirfamiliesaboutdistracteddriving.

JimJenningsfromtheAllstateInsuranceCompanysaysthenumberonecauseofdistracted-drivingaccidentsisthemobilephone.Hesaystalkingonthephoneorreachingforitislikedrinkingfourbeersanddriving."Ifyou'retextingwhiledriving,youaretwenty-threetimesmorelikelytogetintoanaccidentthansomebodywhoisn't."

Governmentandprivategroupsareusingpublicserviceannouncementsandeventstobringmoreattentiontotheproblem.Forexample,theinsuranceindustryrecentlyheldasafetyeventforteendrivers.Atfirst,nineteen-year-oldKevinSchumanneasilyavoidedlarge,inflatabledollsthrowninfrontofthecartorepresentchildren.Healsoavoidedorangeconesrepresentingtheedgeoftheroad.Then,aspartofthetest,hestartedtexting.Hehitseveralconesandatleastonedoll."That'swhatreallyopeneduptheexperienceformetoprovehowbaditistoreallytextanddrive."

DebbiePickfordofAllstateInsurancesaysteensareespeciallyatriskfromdistracteddriving—andnotjustbecausetheylackexperienceontheroads."Accordingtotheresearch,teensdon'treallyhavefullydevelopedbrainsuntilthey'retwenty-fiveyearsold.Youputthosetwothingstogetherandyougetamuch,muchhigherrisk."

Anewlawproposesagraduateddriverlicensingsystem.Graduatedmeansteenagersstartwithrestrictionslikeonnightdrivingandnumbersofpassengers.Theycouldnotgetafulldriver'slicenseuntilageeighteen.

45.Ofallthefollowing,whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.CarCrashes—theTopKillerB.DrunkenDriving

C.DistractedDrivingD.HowtoAvoidCarCrashes

46.AccordingtoJimJennings,whatmightbethemaincauseofdistracteddrivingaccidents?

A.Speed.B.Age.C.Experience.D.Cell-phones.

47.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.ThomasDidoneisresponsibleforhissonRyan’sdeath.

B.Theinsurancecompaniesbenefitalotfromteendriving.

C.KevinSchumanntookthetesttolearntheriskoftextingwhiledriving.

D.DebbiePickfordthinksthatpeoplecannotdriveuntilbrainsarefullydeveloped.

48.Accordingtothenewlaw,_________.

A.itwillbeharderforyoungpeopletogetafulldriver’slicense

B.peoplewillnotbeallowedtotouchthewheeluntiltheyare18

C.youngpeopleareforbiddentotakeanypassengersintheircars

D.peoplecan’tdriveuntiltheygraduatefromcollegesoruniversities

参考答案45、C46——50DCA

Thisisourcountry,America.Thecountrywhereeveryoneissupposedtohaveashotatfinancialsuccess.Thecountryofdreamsandambition.Yet,causedbytheendlesspursuitofindividualprofit,ourcountryisamess.Andweoweitalltocapitalism.

Weliveinasocietywherepeopleareforcedtolivewithouthealthcoverage.Acountrywherethepoorcanhardlyfeedthemselveswhiletherichdecidewhichoneoftheir10homestostayatforthenight.Allofthesesadthingsariseoutofcapitalism.

Sadly,ourcountryvalueslittlemorethanmoney.Itmotivatesourdecisionsandeveninfluencesentirepoliticalparties.Wehavegottentothepointinsocietywhereahumanlifecomessecondarytoourfinancialsecurity.Anyrationalsocietywouldvaluelifeaboveallelseandrealizethathealthisabasichumanright.Yetinourworld,moneycomesfirst.

Ineveroncehaveclaimedtobeaneconomistandhavenointerestindebatingthefinancialadvantagesofanyeconomicsystem.Yetsocialismsurelylooksbetterthanwhatwehave.

Ifwelivedinasocialistsociety,wewouldbeacountrywithoutsuchanunfairwealthdistribution.Wewouldvaluefriendshipoverbusinessandwewouldtreatoneanotherashumans.Mostimportantly,however,isthatmoneywouldstopcontrollingourlivesandwecouldacthowhumansshouldact.

Capitalismhascreatedan“everymanforhimself”existence.Everythingisabattleforlimitedresourcesandfuels.Wehavebecomesoaccustomedtothelifevaluethatwewilldowhateverwehavetolookoutforourselves.Yetisthisreallythekindoflifewewant?

Wehavebecomesoillusioned.Wearetiredofthemisdirection.Alleconomicsystemshavetheirissues,butIfeellikeoursisturningourcountryintosomethingitshouldn’tbe.Thegoodofmanfallssecondarytomoney.Inourworld,itisallaboutdollarsandcents,which,unfortunatelyformost,makesnosense.

51.Intheauthor’sopinion,therootcauseofthepresentsituationinhiscountryis__________.

A.moneyB.people’svalueC.socialunfairnessD.socialsystem

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。

根据weoweitalltocapitalism所有的一切都是因为是资本主义社会，也就是他们国家的制度，故选D。

52.Accordingtothepassage,whichisNOTthecharacteristicofcapitalism?

A.individualismB.endlesspursuitofwealth

C.humanismD.greatgapbetweentherichandthepoor

【答案】C

【解析】细节理解题。

individualism个人利己主义；endlesspursuitofwealth无休止追求财富；humanism人道主义；greatgapbetweentherichandthepoor富人和穷人的距离拉大；根据Capitalismhascreatedan“everymanforhimself”existence.利己主义；causedbytheendlesspursuitofindividualprofit,无休止追求财富；Ifwelivedinasocialistsociety,wewouldbeacountrywithoutsuchanunfairwealthdistribution.财富分配不均；这些都是资本主义的特征，只有人道主义是社会主义的特征，故选C。

53.Howdoestheauthorfeelabouthiscountry?

A.concernedB.angryC.skepticalD.hopeless

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

concerned关心的；angry生气的；skeptical怀疑的；hopeless绝望的。

根据Yetisthisreallythekindoflifewewant?

Ifeellikeoursisturningourcountryintosomethingitshouldn’tbe.这里显示出作者很关心自己的国家，故选A。

54.Whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthoragreewith?

A.Lifeshouldbeplacedatthetopofourconsiderations.

B.Socialismisperfect.

C.Healthisequallyimportantaswealth.

D.Thepursuitforwealthshouldberestricted.

【答案】A

【解析】细节理解题。

根据Anyrationalsocietywouldvaluelifeaboveallelse及Thegoodofmanfallssecondarytomoney.作者同意钱放在第二位，生命放在第一位，故选A。

55.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HowtoSaveAmericaB.CapitalismIsinTrouble

C.WhyIsAmericainTroubleD.AmericaIsinTrouble

【答案】C

【解析】标题归纳题。

根据本文的内容叙述了美国为什么处于困境之中，故选C。

阅读理解

Hospitalsnotonlytreatinfections—theycanalsocausethem.

IntheUnitedStatesalone,thenumberofinfectionsinhospitalsisestimatedatclosetotwomillioneachyear.Aboutonehundredthousandpatientsdie.

Anewgovernmentreportnotesthatverylittleprogresshasbeenmadeinreducingwhatarecalledhealthcare-associatedinfections.Themostcommonareinfectionsoftheurinarytract（尿路）,surgicalsiteandbloodstream.

Manyinfectionshavebeenincreasingevenashospitalshavemadeeffortstoimprove.Aboutfortypercentofallhealthcare-associatedinfectionsarelinkedtotheuseofcatheters.Atubeisplacedinsidethebodytocollecturine（尿液）,sothepatientdoesnothavetogetoutofbed.

Butthelatestreportsaysurinarytractinfectionsaftersurgeryincreasedmorethanthreeandahalfpercent.Itsayscathetersshouldbeusedonlyifnecessary.

Anotherwaytopreventinfectionsistogivepatientsantibioticsbeforesurgery.Doctorsareadvisedtogivethemwithinthehourbeforetheoperation.Patientswhogetantibioticsearlierthanonehouraremorelikelytogetaninfectedsurgicalwound.Also,doctorsareadvisedtodiscontinuetheantibioticswithintwenty-fourhoursafterthesurgery.Thereportsayslongerthanthatisusuallynotnecessary.Itcanincreasetheriskofantibioticresistance.

KathleenSebeliusissecretaryofhealthandhumanservices.Shenotedthatracialandethnicminoritieswerelesslikelytohaveinsuranceandlesslikelytogetthetreatmentstheyneeded.Shecalledthereportnumbers"troubling."

ButshealsosaidthehealthcarereformspassedbyCongresswillimprovethequalityofcareforallAmericans.Shesaidthenewlawwillrewardqualityoverquantityofcare,creatingasystemthatpreventsdiseasesbeforemorecostlytreatmentisrequired.

49.Whatdowelearnabouthealthcare-associatedinfectionsfromthispassage?

A.ItisanewdiseasethatisdiscoveredbyAmericandoctors.

B.ItisnotreportedinothercountriesbuttheUnitedStates.

C.Itisconnectedwithwhatdoctorsdototreattheirpatients.

D.Itissodeadlythatitkillstwomillionpeopleeveryyear.

50.Inthispassageantibioticsareusedto_______.

A.reducepainB.preventinfections

C.shortenoperationtime D.makepatientssleep

51.FromthelastparagraphbutoneweknowKathleenSebeliusis_________.

A.veryoptimisticaboutthesituation

B.quiteworriedabouttheminorities

C.sufferingfromtheinfectionherself

D.blamingdoctorsfortheirslowresponse

52.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Antibioticsmaybethemosteffectivewaytoresistinfectionaftersurgery.

B.Someethnicminoritieswithoutinsuranceareinneedofbasictreatments.

C.Hospitalsarewhereinfectionsareleastlikelytotakeplace.

D.Hospitalshavemadegreatprogressinreducinghealthcare-associatedinfections.

参考答案49、CB51——55AB

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