高考阅英语读理解训练八.docx

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高考阅英语读理解训练八

高考英语阅读理解训练八

Passage1

Hewishestheholidayseasonwouldendalready.Hisbackaches,hisredsuitfeelslikeaspacesuit,hischeekshavegonetightfromsmilingfor12hours—andstillthekidskeepcomingandcoming,likeantsatapicnic.AsChristmasbecomesmorecommercialized（商业化）acrosstheU.S.andCanada,somustSantas.Astheholidaybeginsearliereachyear,somustitsspokesmen.

Thequestionsfromchildrenthesedaysareharderthanever.Now,withthousandsofchildrenexpectingafatherormotherservinginIraqorAfghanistan,thequestionsareasheart-breakingastheyareunanswerable.Forexample,“CanyoupleasebringDaddyhomefromthewarintimeforChristmasmorning?

”

Santasalsohaveaprettygoodchanceofgettingsued（指控）.AprofessionalSantaClausinCanadatoldastory:

ASantahadagirlonhisknee,andhecommented,“Youhaveniceeyesandnicehair.”Thegirllatersaiditwassexualharassment（骚扰）.WhenaSantafeelsanxious,heoftenshowsitinthesamewaysordinarypeopledo:

TheSantaswerealwaysseentohangaroundatthedinnertablewhentheshowended.Manyofthemjustsleepinbedforseveraldaysanddon'tseeotherchildrenagain.

1.Inthefirstparagraph,“spokesmen”refersto______.

A.businessmenB.politicalleaders

C.organisersoftheactivitiesD.SantaClauses

2.ThepassageimpliesthatthejobofSantaClausis______.

A.well-paidB.veryhard

C.worthdoingD.dangerous

3.Accordingtothethirdparagraph,Santasmaysometimesbeblamedfor______.

A.doingsomethingagainstthelaw

B.hangingaroundthedinnertable

C.beinglazyandsleepinginbedfordays

D.notplayingtheirrolesasexpected

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Christmas:

NotaGoodFestivalforSantas

B.IsSantaClausReallyAlive?

C.AChristmasStory

D.WhatDoesSantaClausDoforChildren?

Passage2

Woodhasmanygreatcharacteristicsthatmakeittheperfectbuildingmaterial.Itischeap，durable（耐用的），easilyavailable，andmostimportantly，environmentallysustainable.Theonethingitisnot，istransparent（透明的）.NowthankstoateamofscientistsatStockholm'sKTHRoyalInstituteofTechnology，thematerialmayevenbeabletoaddthatfeaturetoitsalreadyimpressivelist.

LeadresearcherDr.LarsBerglundsaidhewasinspiredtocreatethetransparentwoodafterlearninghowJapaneseresearchershaddevelopedasee-throughpaperforuseinflexibledisplayscreensforelectronicdevices.Theteambeganbypullingoutthewood'slignin（木质素）.Thelignin-freewoodwasthendippedintoapolymer（聚合物）andbakedatatemperatureof158Fforfourhours.Theresultwasahybridproductthatwasnotonlystrongerandlighterthantheoriginalwoodbutalso，almosttransparent.Theresearcherswereabletoadjusttheleveloftransparencybyvaryingtheamountofthepolymerinjectedandalsobychangingthethicknessofthewood.

Whilescientistshavepreviouslycreatedasee-throughwoodforsmall-scaleapplicationslikecomputerchips,hetransparentwoodisthefirstonebeingconsideredforlargescaleapplications.Theresearchers,whorevealedtheirfindingsinBiomacromoleculesonApril11,pictureusingthetransparentwoodinbuildingstoallowformorenaturallight,ortocreatewindowsthatletinthedesiredamountoflightwithoutsacrificingprivacy.

Woodthatallowslighttopassthroughcouldleadtoabrighterfutureforhomesandbuildings.Berglundalsothinksthewoodcouldplayasignificantroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.Thesemi-transparentmaterialwouldbeabletokeeplightlongerandgiveitmoretimetointeractwiththeconductor,thusresultinginbettersolarefficiency.Additionally,substitutingthecurrentlyusedglasswiththisnewproductwouldhelpsolarenergymanufacturersimprovetheircarbonfootprintandlowerthecost.Theyarenowexperimentingwithwaystoscaleupthemanufacturingprocesssothatthetransparentmaterialiscost-effectivetomakeandeasytouse.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"thatfeature"inParagraph1referto?

A.Cheapness.B.Durability.C.Sustainability.D.Transparency.

2.Whichofthefollowingisnottheprocessinwhichthetransparentwoodismade?

A.Dipthewoodintoapolymer.

B.Reducetheamountofthepolymer.

C.Makethewoodlignin-free.

D.Bakethewoodforsometime.

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Berglundgottheideaoftransparentwoodwhilemakingpaper.

B.Varyingtheamountofthepolymerchangesthewood'shardness.

C.Thecostofmakingthetransparentwoodstillneedstobecutdown.

D.Thetransparentwoodwouldbeusedonlyforhomesandbuildings.

4.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout？

A.Thebrightfutureofthetransparentwood.

B.Thewood'sroleinthedesignofsolarpanels.

C.Thedisadvantagesofthecurrentlyusedglass.

D.Solarenergymanufacturers'carbonfootprint.

Passage3

Forthefirsttimeinmodernhistory,lessthanhalfoftheU.S.adultpopulationnowreadsliterature,accordingtoarecentsurvey.ReadingatRisk:

ASurveyofLiteraryReadinginAmericapresentsadetailedreviewofthedeclineofreading'sroleinthenation'sculture.

ReadingatRiskisasurveyofnationalfashioninadultliteraryreading.ThedatasourceforReadingatRiskisasreliableandobjective（客观的）asanysuchsurveycanbe.Thekeyresultsofthesurveyarepresentedinthe“Summary”,butthereport“canbefurtherexplainedas:

literaryreadinginAmericaisnotonlydecliningrapidlyamongallgroups,buttherateofdeclinehasbeenspeededup,especiallyamongtheyoung.ReadingatRiskmerelyshowsagreatculturalchangethatmostAmericanshavealreadynoted—oursociety'sgreatturntoelectronicmediaforentertainmentandinformation.

Readingabookrequiresadegreeofactiveattentionanddevotion.Indeed,readingitselfisaprogressiveskillthatdependsonyearsofeducationandpractice.Onthecontrary,mostelectronicmediasuchastelevision,recordings,andradiomakefewerdemandsontheiraudiences,andindeedoftenrequirenomorethanpassiveparticipation.Whileoralculturehasarichrealityandelectronicmediaoffertheconsiderableadvantagesofvariety,printcultureaffordsirreplaceableformsoffocusedattentionandthoughtthatmakevariouscommunicationsandviewspossible.Thedeclineinreading,therefore,equalsalargerretreat（减少）fromparticipationinpublicandculturallife.

Whatistobedone?

Thereissurelynosinglesolutiontothepresentproblem,justasthereisnosinglecause.TheimportantthingnowistounderstandthatAmericacannolongertakeactiveanddevotedreadingforgranted.

Readingisnotatimeless,commonability.AsmoreAmericanslosethisability,ournationbecomeslessinformed,active,andindependentminded.Thesearenotqualitiesthatafree,inventive,orproductivesocietycanaffordtolose.

1.Themainpurposeofthesurveyisto______.

A.focusontheroleofelectronicmediaandreading

B.showthatAmericanyoungpeoplereadlessandless

C.giveareportofthenationalfashionofliteraryreading

D.reviewthatlessthanhalfofthepopulationnowreadsliterature

2.Accordingtothepassage,reading______.

A.requireslessattentionanddevotion

B.demandsnomorethanpassiveparticipation

C.limitsvariouscommunicationsandviews

D.meansactiveparticipationinpublicandculturallife

3.Theunderlinedphrase“culturalchange”inParagraph2referstothechange______.

A.fromoralculturetoelectronicmedia

B.fromprintculturetoelectronicmedia

C.fromelectronicmediatooralculture

D.fromelectronicmediatoprintculture

4.Theauthorofthepassage______.

A.misunderstandsoralculture

B.doubtstheresultsofthesurvey

C.encouragestheAmericanstoreadmore

D.agreestothesolutiontothepresentprobleminreading

Passage4

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