届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解12.docx

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届高三英语二轮专题测试阅读理解12

2014届高三英语二轮专题测试：

阅读理解

1.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Nearlyeveryoneagreesthatmoneydoesn'tbuyasmuchasitusedto,nomatterwhenyouwanttospendit.Thisiscertainlytrueofthepapermoneythatpassessoquicklythroughone'shands.Butwhataboutcoinsthatseemtodoverylittleexceptstayinpursesandpockets?

Unlikenotes,metalmoneybecomesmorevaluablethelongeritisheld,especiallyifitisputawaywhereitwon'tgetscratched（破坏）orworn.Whyisthis?

Onereasonisthatcoins,beingmoredurable（持久的）,fallmorereadilyintoacategoryforcollectors.Naturally,therarergoldpiecesmustbecomemorevaluableasthepriceofthismetalgoesup.

But,curiously,oneoftherarestcoinsintheworldisnotmadeofgold,butoftherelativelycheapersilver.In1840,theUnitedStatesmint（造币厂）struck19570silverdollars.Thatiswhatitsrecordsshow.Todayonlysixofthisoriginalnumberremainandtheseareunlikelyevertoreachtheauction（拍卖）market.Sowhathappenedtosome19564largesilvercoins,nottheeasiestsortofthingstolose?

OneofthemoreromantictheoriesisthattheywerepartofthepaymenttoNapoleonfortheAmericanlandthenknownasLouisiana.ButtheyneverreachedFrance.SomewhereintheGulfofMexico,theshiptransportingthemwassunk,eitherbyastormorbypirates（海盗）.Theprobableanswertothemysteryisthattheyweremelteddown—sincethesilvervaluewasgreaterthantheactualvalueofthecoin.Whatreallyhappenedtotherestwillprobablyalwaysremainamystery.Whatisknownisthatwhoevercancomeupwithonewillfindhimselfinstantlyrich.

71.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.moneybuysasmuchasitdidbefore

B.moneydoesnotbuyasmuchasitdidbefore

C.papermoneybuysmorethanmetalmoney

D.metalmoneybuysmorethanpapermoney

72.Whichofthefollowingistrueofacoin?

A.Thelongeritisheld,thelessvaluableitbecomes.

B.Themoreitwearsout,themorevaluableitbecomes.

C.Thelessitgetsscratched,thelessitvalues.

D.Thelongeritlasts,themoreitvalues.

73.Accordingtothispassage,oneoftherarestcoinsintheworldismadeof_______.

A.silverB.goldC.copperD.paper

74.Coinsbecomemorevaluablebecause_______.

A.theystayinpursesandpockets

B.thepriceofmetalgoesup

C.theyfallmorereadilyintoacategoryforcollectorsduetotheirduration

D.BothBandC

75.Whatreallyhappenedtosome19564largesilvercoins?

A.Theyweremelteddown.

B.TheyweresunkintheGulfofMexico.

C.Itisstillamystery.

D.Theywerestolenbypirates.

2.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Nuclearpower'sdangertohealth,safety,andevenlifeitselfcanbesummedupinoneword:

radiation.

Nuclearradiationhasacertainmysteryaboutit,partlybecauseitcannotbedetectedbyhumansenses.Itcan'tbeseenorheard,ortouchedortasted,eventhoughitmaybeallaroundus.Thereareotherthingslikethat.Forexample,radiowavesareallaroundusbutwecan'tdetectthem,sensethem,withoutaradioreceiver.Similarly,wecan'tsenseradioactivitywithoutaradiationdetector.Butunlikecommonradiowaves,nuclearradiationisnotharmlesstohumanbeingsandotherlivingthings.

Atveryhighlevels,radiationcankillananimalorhumanbeingimmediatelybykillingmassesofcellsinvitalorgans.Buteventhelowestlevelscandoseriousdamage.Thereisnolevelsofradiationthatiscompletelysafe.Iftheradiationdoesnothitanythingimportant,thedamagemaynotbeserious.Thisisthecasewhenonlyafewcellsarehit,andiftheyarekilledimmediately.Yourbodywillreplacethedeadcellswithhealthyones.Butifthefewcellsareonlydamaged,andiftheyreproducethemselves,youmaybeintrouble.Theycangrowintocancer.Sometimesthisdoesnotshowupformanyyears.

Thisisanotherreasonforsomeofthemysteryaboutnuclearradiation.Seriousdamagecanbedonewithoutthevictimbeingawareatthetimethatdamagehasoccurred.Apersoncanbeirradiated（辐射）andfeelfine,thendieforcancerfive,ten,ortwentyyearslaterasaresult.Orachildcanbebornweakasaresultofradiationabsorbedbyitsgrandparents.

Radiationcanhurtus.Wemustknowthetruth.

66.Whatisthemostdangerousfactorofnuclearpower?

A.RadiationB.QuantityC.AmountD.Place

67.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Nuclearradiationcandoharmtohumanbeings.

B.Nuclearradiationcannotdoharmtohumanbeings.

C.Nuclearradiationcanbedetectedbyhumansenses.

D.Nuclearradiationisjustlikecommonradiowaves.

68.Howcannuclearradiationkillananimal?

A.Bydamagingitsheart.

B.Bykillingafewcells.

C.Bykillingmanycellsinimportantorgans.

D.Byhittinganyplaceinitsbody.

69.Whydoesnuclearradiationhaveacertainmystery?

A.Becausehumanbeingslearnitsharmfulness.

B.Becauseitcandoharmtoapersonwhilethevictimisn'tawarethedamagehasoccurred.

C.Becausenuclearradiationcankillapersonveryeasily.

D.Becausehumanbeingshavenoeffectivemachineinordertodetectnuclearradiation.

70.Ifahumanbeingishitbynuclearradiation,hemay_______.

A.dieofcanceraftermanyyears

B.dieimmediately

C.haveachildwhomaybebornweak

D.alloftheabove

3.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AmericanteenagerThomasCheathamhadplannedtostudyLatinduringhissophomoreyearatHebronHighSchoolinTexas.ButwhenhelearnedthattheschooldistrictwasgoingtoofferaMandarinclass,hequicklychangedhismind.

''Ithoughtit（Mandarin）wouldbemorebeneficialthanLatin,''saidCheatham,whoisnowinhissecondyearofstudyingthelanguage.

HespeaksMandarintoorderfoodatChineserestaurantsandcanreadFacebookpostsfromhisChinese-speakingfriends.

Whileit'sadifficultlanguagetomaster,thehighschooljunior,whoplanstostudycomputerengineering,thinksitwillbeavaluablethinginhiscareer.

''Chineseisagoodlanguagetoknow,especiallywithChinabecomingagrowingpower,''hesaid.

ManyexpertsagreethatproficiencyinalanguagespokenbyabillionpeopleworldwidewillgiveAmericanstudentsanedgeintheglobaleconomy.

''PeoplearelookingatChinaasournexteconomiccompetitor,andinterestinMandarinisgrowing,''saidMartyAbbott,executivedirectoroftheAmericanCouncilontheTeachingofForeignLanguages.''We'reseeingitinallpartsofthecountry.''

ThenumberofstudentsstudyingMandarininpublicschoolsnationwideingrades7through12grewfrom20,000in2004-2005to60,000threeyearslater,accordingtothecouncil'smostrecentsurvey.

Abbottestimatesthatasmanyas100,000studentsarenowstudyingMandarin,inpublicandprivateschools,throughoutthenation.

ShesaidtheUSgovernmenthasconsideredMandarintobean''importantneeds''languageandprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers.

''Ourgovernmentwantstoincreaseourlanguageabilityfornationalsecurityandeconomiccompetitiveness,''Abbottsaid.

Atthesametime,theChinesegovernmentisspreadingknowledgeoftheChineselanguageandculturethroughConfuciusInstitutesestablishedinmanystates.

TheConfuciusInstituteattheUniversityofTexasinDallas,foundedin2007,opensConfuciusClassroomsat11localpublicandprivateschoolswheremorethan700studentsarelearningMandarin.

61.WhydoesthewritermentionThomasinthepassage?

A.Totellushowchangeableheis.

B.Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.

C.Tointroducehiscollegelife.

D.TotellusLatinislesspopularnow.

62.ManyexpertsinAmericaagreethat_______.

A.MandarinisbecomingmorebeneficialthanLatin

B.MandarinisverydifficulttolearnformostAmericanstudents

C.MandarinwillbeofsomehelptoAmericanstudentsintheglobaleconomy

D.ChinaisacompetitorofAmericainculture

63.WhydoesMandarinbecomesopopularinAmerica?

A.BecauseMandarinismoreinterestingthanLatin.

B.BecausetherearemanygoodteachersintheConfuciusInstitutes.

C.BecauseMandarinisveryhelpfulintheglobaleconomy.

D.BecausetheChinesegovernmenthastriedhisbest.

64.FromthepassageweknowthattheConfuciusInstitutes_______.

A.havetrained100,000studentstolearnMandarininAmerica

B.provideprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsforteachers

C.havebeenestablishedinmanystatesinAmerica

D.werefoundedin2007

65.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.AnincreasingnumberofstudentsinAmericaarelearningMandarin.

B.ConfuciusInstituteshavebeenestablishedinmanystatesinAmerica.

C.LatinislesspopularinAmericanow.

D.Chinanowisbecomingagrowingpower.

4.阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Franklookedatusandsaid,''MyDadwasafisherman.Hewasabigman,andhewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch.Whenyougotclosetohim,hesmelledliketheocean.Hewouldwearhisoldcanvas,foul-weathercoatandhisbibbedoveralls.NomatterhowmuchmyMotherwashedthem,theywouldstillsmelloftheseaandoffish.''

　　Hisvoicedroppedabit.''Whentheweatherwasbadhewoulddrivemetoschool.Hehadanoldtruckwhichwasolderthanhewas.Youcouldhearitcomingforblocks.Ashedrovetowardtheschool,Iwouldshrinkdownintotheseathopingtodisappear.Thenhewouldleanoverandgivemeabigkissonthecheekandtellmetobeagoodboy.Itwassoembarrassingforme.Here,Iwastwelveyearsold,andmyDadwouldleanoverandkissmegoodbye!

''

Hepausedandthenwenton,''IrememberthedayIdecidedIwastoooldforagoodbyekiss.Whenwegottotheschoolandcametoastop,hehadhisusualb