高中英语阅读技巧及练习7.docx

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高中英语阅读技巧及练习7

高一英语阅读理解专讲专练七

PassageA

阅读理解

Ourchildrenandgrandchildrenmaynothaveachancetovisitmanyofthemostfamousplacesaroundtheworld.War,weather,age,trafficandpollutiondamagethesefamousplaces.Lookingaftertheseplacesoftencostsmorethanonecountrycanafford.①

Intheearly1970s,worldgovernmentsdecidedthatiftheyjoinedtogether,theywouldbeabletopreserve（保护）ourhistory.Ifeverycountrypaidsomemoney,theysaid,itwouldbepossibletolookafterimportanthistoricplaces.Also,iftheydiscoveredthatamonumentneededurgent（紧急的）help,theywouldhavemoneyforrepairs.Forthesereasons,countriesaroundtheworldunitedtoformtheWorldHeritageOrganizationin1972.Today,theorganizationhelpstomaintain（维护）andrestorethemostimportantplacesfromourhistory.

However,oneofthebiggestproblemsforhistoricplacesisvandalism.Peoplesometimesenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.Atsomesites,suchasStonehenge②inEngland,governmentshavebuilthighfencestoprotectthesitefromvandals.

Therearemanydifferentideasabouthowtosolvetheproblemofvandalism.Someexpertssaythatifguardspatrolled（巡逻）thesites,vandalswouldnotbeabletogetin.Someexpertssaythatiftheyfixedmoretelevisioncameras,theywouldnotneedsomanyguards.Otherexpertssaythatthebestsolutioniseducation.Ifpeoplelearnedtorespecthistory,theywouldnotdestroyordamageit.Theywouldalsowanttospendmoneylookingafteroldplaces.Forthisreason,theWorldHeritageOrganizationhelpstospreadinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1.WhydidcountriesallovertheworldunitetoformtheWorldHeritageOrganization?

A.Itwouldbeabletokeepourhistory.

B.Itwouldbepossibletotakecareofimportanthistoricplaces.

C.Theywouldhavemoneytodosomerepairsifamonumentneededhelp.

D.Alloftheabove.

2.Whichofthefollowingshowsustheactionofvandalism?

A.Peopleenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.

B.Governmentsbuildhighfencestoprotectthesitefromvandals.

C.Guardspatrolledthesitesandtheyfixedmoretelevisioncameras.

D.Theyalsospendmoneylookingafteroldplaces.

3.What'sthebestwaytosolvethebiggestproblemofvandalism?

A.Everycountryspendsmoremoneylookingaftertheseplacesoften.

B.ToformtheWorldHeritageOrganization.

C.Toomanyguardsareneededtopreventvandalsgettingin.

D.Tomakepeopleknowinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.

难句注释

①Lookingaftertheseplacesoftencostsmorethanonecountrycanafford.

照看这些地方的费用通常不是一个国家能负担得起的。

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②Stonehenge英国南部索尔兹伯里附近的一组史前巨石柱群，可上溯到公元前2000-1800年。

PassageB

阅读理解

ThekingsofancientEgyptplannedstrongtombs（坟墓）tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures（财宝）.TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItstandsonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.Thisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburied（埋葬）onthewestbankoftheNile.①ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgypt,buttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairway（阶梯）thatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.②

MorepyramidswerebuiltintheAmericasthaninEgypt.About90pyramidsareknowntohavestoodinEgypt,whileseveralhundredsmallpyramidsarescattered（分散）acrossCentralandSouthAmerica.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2,000yearsold.Scientiststhinkittook10,000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcalleditthePyramidoftheSun.Nearitisanotherhugepyramid,thePyramidoftheMoon.

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt____.

A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstolivein

C.asthekingstombsD.forkingKhufu

2.AllthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank,becauseinancientEgyptpeoplethought____.

A.theydiedinthewestB.thesunsetsinthewest

C.theendoftheirliveswaslikethesettingofthesun

D.theywouldgotothewestafterdeath

3.ThepyramidsinancientMexicowerebuilt____.

A.forthekingsB.forthepeople

C.forwarsD.forthegods

难句注释

①ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNile.

这就是他们的尸体葬在尼罗河西岸上的原因。

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②Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.

每座金字塔都有一个从底部到顶端的宽阶梯。

PassageC

阅读理解

TheTajMahal（泰姬陵）isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.①ItisatAgrainnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.

TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor（皇帝）ShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavoritewife,ArjumandBanuBagam,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.Thebuilding,whichwascompletedbetween1632and1638,wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect（建筑师）UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble（大理石）path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.②

TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,butinblackinsteadofwhite,tolieontheothersideoftheriver.Butbeforeitcouldbebuilt,ShahJehanwasimprisoned（监禁）byhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1.TheTajMahalwasbuiltfor____.

A.Mumtaz

B.Shah

C.EitherMumtazorShah

D.BothMumtazandShah

2.WhydoyouthinkShahJehanwasburiednexttohiswife?

A.Hisowntombhadn'tbeenbuilt.

B.Hehopedtobeburiedthere.

C.KingandQueenshouldbeburiedtogether.

D.HelikedMumtazallhislife.

3.Thepassagemainlytellsus____.

A.whytheTajMahalwasbuilt

B.thelovestorybetweenShahandMumtaz

C.someinformationabouttheTajMahal

D.theTajMahal—theprideofIndians

4.Formthepassagewecanlearnthat____.

A.theTajMahallooksmorebeautifulthanbefore.

B.theTajMahaldoesn'texistnow.

C.theTajMahalhascompletelychanged.

D.theTajMahalhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.

难句注释

①TheTajMahalisconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.泰姬陵被认为是世界上最美丽

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的建筑之一，是印度建筑后期样式的最好实例。

②ingoodcondition处于良好的状况

PassageD

完形填空

Inthepast，mostAmericanmotherswereathometotakecareoftheirchildrenduringtheday.Now,1,manymothersareworking.MorethanhalfoftheAmericanwomen2youngchildrenhave3outsidethehouse.

Americanfamiliessolvethechildcare4indifferentways.Someparentsallow5childrentostayathomealoneafterschool.Theparents6makesurethattheirchildren,usuallynotyoungerthan10yearsold,understand7rulesandcandealwithemergencies（紧急情况）.①Otherparentssaytheywould8allowtheirchildrentobeathomealone.Theyusually9someonetotakecareofthe10.

SomeparentsintheU.S.findtheirownwaysto11thecostofchildcare.Theyjoinchildcare12.Eachpersoninthegroup13forthechildrenofothergroup14atdifferenttimes.Someparentsasklocal15,schoolsandsocialorganizationstohelp16activitiesforthechildren.Thesechildcarechoicesoftencost17ornomoney.ManyAmericanparents,however,still18withtheproblemof19goodchildcareata20price.②

根据文章内容，选择正确答案：

1.A.thereforeB.otherwiseC.thusD.however

2.A.likeB.asC.withD.form

3.A.childrenB.jobsC.housesD.money

4.A.problemB.questionC.chanceD.choice

5.A.olderB.youngerC.sickerD.happier

6.A.canB.mustC.mayD.ought

7.A.dangerousB.safetyC.funnyD.true

8.A.ratherB.certainlyC.alwaysD.never

9.A.tellB.stopC.payD.invite

10.A.houseB.neighborsC.oldD.children

11.A.protectB.endC.cutD.increase

12.A.schoolsB.groupsC.clubsD.hospitals

13.A.caresB.sendsC.asksD.pays

14.A.strangersB.membersC.officialsD.teachers

15.A.shopsB.marketsC.churchesD.restaurants

16.A.haveB.offerC.playD.join

17.A.muchB.littleC.enoughD.agreatdeal

18.A.enjoyB.discussC.quarrelD.struggle

19.A.takingB.findingC.losingD.suffering

20.A.highB.lowC.reasonableD.real

难句注释

①Theparentsmustmakesurethattheirchildren,usuallynotyoungerthan10yearsold,understandsafetyrulesandcandealwithemergencies.父母们必须确保他们那些通常不小于10岁的小孩懂得安全规则，能够处理紧急情况下发生的事情。

②ManyAmericanparents,however,stillstrugglewiththeproblemoffindinggoodchildcareatareasonableprice.然而许多美国父母们仍然在不懈斗争，争取用合理的价格雇佣到好的小孩看护。

PassageA

本文阐述了世界文化遗产所面临的危机，以及人类对这些问题所采取的补救措施。

着重讲述了人类及世界文化遗产组织对故意破坏文化遗产的行为所采取的防范措施。

1.D.由第二段可知。

2.A.vandalism由下文可知是故意破坏艺术的行为。

3.D.由最后一段可知。

PassageB

本文介绍了建造古埃及金字塔与墨西哥金字塔的缘由，并对比了两地金字塔的特点。

1.C.根据文章第一句可知。

2.C.根据“TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendof