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届高中毕业班英语阅读理解专项练习
2009届高中毕业班英语阅读理解专项练习
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Somepeoplebelievethatinternationalsportcreatesgoodwillbetweenthenationsandthatifcountriesplaygamestogethertheywilllearntolivetogether.Otherssaythattheoppositeistrue:
thatinternationalcontestsencouragefalsenationalprideandleadtomisunderstandingandhatred.Thereisprobablysometruthinbotharguments,butinrecentyearstheOlympicGameshavedonelittletosupporttheviewthatsportsencourageinternationalbrotherhood.Notonlywastherethetragicincidentinvolvingthemurderofathletes,buttheGameswerealsoruinedbylesserincidentscausedprincipallybyminornationalcontests.
Onecountryreceiveditssecond—placemedalswithvisibleindignationafterthehockeyfinal.Therehadbeennoisyscenesattheendofthehockeymatchas,thelosersobjectingtothefinaldecisions.Theywereconvincedthatoneoftheirgoalsshouldnothavebeendisallowedandthattheiropponents’victorywasunfair.Theirmanagerwasinaragewhenhesaid:
“Thiswasn’thockey.HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished.”ThepresidentoftheFederationsaidlaterthatsuchbehaviorcouldresultinthesuspensionoftheteamforatleastthreeyears.
TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplacetoRussia,afteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisturbace.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheother,andanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.A.hadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjurydebatedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.
Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindiviuals,orinnonnationalterms,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave____.
A)createdgoodwillbetweenthenations
B)bredonlyfalsenationalpride
C)hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendship
D)ledtomoreandmoremisunderstandingandhatred
2.Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying,“...HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished”?
A)Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.
B)HockeyandtheFederationare60thruinedbytheunfairdecisions.
C)ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.
D)TheFederationshouldbedissolved.
3.Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat____.
A)toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedintheincident
B)theannouncementtoprolongthematchwaswrong
C)theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecision
D)TheAmericanteamwasrightinreceivingthesilvermedals
4.Theauthorgivesthetwoexamplesinparagraph2and3toshow____.
A)howfalsenationalprideledtoundesirableincidentsininternationalgames
B)thatspoktsmenhavebeenmoreobedientthantheyusedtobe
C)thatcompetitivenessinthegamesdiscouragesinternationalfriendship
D)thatunfairdecisionsarecommoninOlympicGames
5.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?
A)TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproved.
B)AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.
C)Sportshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.
D)Internationalcontestsareliableformisunderstandingbetweennations.
B
TherearetwomajorpartiesinBritaintoday,theConservativePartyandtheLabourParty,whichhavebeeninpowerbyturnssince1945.Thetwo—partysystemofBritainwasformedinthecourseofthedevelopmentofthecapitaliststateandthepoliticalparties.Inordertostrengthenthestatemachine,theBritishbourgeosiehaveletitcomeintobeingandexistinoneformoranotherformsincethe17thcentury.P.S.Tregidgooncesaid:
“Themorepartiesthereare,thelesslikelyitisthatanyoneofthemwillbestrongenoughinParliamenttooutvotealltheothers;butwhenthereareonlytwo,oneofthemissuretohaveamajorityofseats.Thishelpstoensureastrongandstablegovernment.”ThismaybethereasonwhytheBritishhavethetwopartysystem.
ThedivisionintotwopartiesgrewouttheestablishmentofaProtestantChurchofEnglandinthe16thcentury.Becauseofapurelyreligiousdifferenceofopinion,thePuritanswereseparatedfromthebroadbodyoftheAnglicanChurch.ThenonPuritanAnglicanswereonthesideoftheKingandChurch,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbytheiropponents“Tories.”ThePuritanswereforParliamentandtrade,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbythe“Tories”“Whigs”.TheToriesandtheWhigswereinpowerbyturnsforalongtime.In1833,theTorypartysplitintotwoanditsnamewaschangedtoConservative.Inthe1860stheWhigsbecameLiberals.Fromthattimeon,theLiberalsandtheConservativeswereinofficebyturnsuntil1922.Thepoliciestheyputintoeffectweresometimesdifferent,buttheywerebothcontrolledbytherich.
TheworkingclassbecamemoreandmoreunwillingtofollowtheConservativesandtheLiberals.Theywantedtohavetheirownparty.SotheLabourpartywasformedbythetradeunions.After1922theLabourPartygraduallyreplacedtheLiberalPartytobecomeoneofthetwomajorpartiesinGreatBritain.
6.Whatdoes“it”standforinthethirdline?
A)Thetwopartysystem.B)Thestatemachine.
C)ThePartiament.D)Thecapitaliststate.
7.WecanlearnfromwhatP.STregidgooncesaidthat____.
A)iftherearepartiesinBritain,noneofthemwillbestrongenoughtohavecontrolinthegovernment
B)themorepatientsthereare,themorelikelyitisthattheywillhavethedecisivesayinthegovernment
C)thetwopartysystemcontributestotheestablishmentofapowerfulandlonglastinggovernment
D)ifthereareonlytwopartiesinBritain,itwillbeeasyforthegovernmenttocontrolthem
8.WhatcanweinferfromtheformingoftheToryPartyandtheWhigParty?
A)Thesetwopartiesoriginallybelievedindifferentreligions.
B)Thesetwopartieswereestablishedundertheinfluenceofdifferentreligiousbelieves.〖ZK)〗
C)TheBritishKingandtheParliamentsupporteddifferentreligionsbecausedtheywereforthetwopartysystem.
D)TheBritishKingandtheParliamentweresupportedbydifferentpartiesforpoliticalreasons.
9.Accordingtothepassage,whywastheLabourPartyestablishedinBritain?
A)Becausethetradeunionsdidnotdomuchgoodfortheworkingpeople.
B)BecausetheLiberalPartywerenotstrongenoughtodefeattheConservativeParty.
C)BecausetheworkingpeoplewouldnotliketobemembersoutsidetheLiberalParty.
D)Becauseneitherofthetwomajorpartieswasthepartiesfortheworkingpeople.
10.WhichofthefollowingistrueconcerningtheToryPartyortheWhigParty?
A)TheWhigPartynolongerexistsinBritain.
B)TheToryPartyhaskeptitsunityuntilthepresentday.
C)TheWhigPartyhastakentheplaceoftheLiberalParty.
D)TheToryPartyhastakentheplaceoftheConservativeParty.
C
Theimmunesystemisthebody’sdefender.Itidentifies,tracksdown,anddestroystroublemakersbeforetheycanhurtthebody.Thosetroublemakersmaybe,forexample,bacteriafromacutorsplinter,ameaslesgerm,acoldbug,orevenacancercell.
Theseinvaderstrytotakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies’nutrients.Iftheysucceed,webecomesickor,sometimes,evendie.It’sthejobofourimmunesystemstodestroytheseinvadersbeforetheydestroyus.
Sayyoupickedupafluvirus(病毒)lastweek.Perhapsitenteredyourbodythroughacut,fromadrinkingglass,orfromtheairyoubreathe.Ofcourse,youdidn’tfeelit,butthevirusmadeitswayintoyourbloodstream.Assoonasitenteredyourbody,itbegantoreproduce.Viruseshaveonlyonegoal:
totakeoveryourcells.Onceinsideyourbody,virusestrytoentercellsanddisrupttheirnormalwork.Ifleftalone,theseviruseswouldhurtsomanycellsthatyouwouldweaken,orworse,getaseriousillness.
Butthisfluvirusshouldnotbesocomplacentasitseemstobe.Asitreproducesinyourbloodstream,thevirusismetbyacertainkindofwhitebloodcell,thelymphocytes.Thelymphocytesarethefootsoldiersthatkeepyoualive.
Thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyishardtoimagine.Thousandsofthemcouldfitintheperiodattheendofthissentence.Yourbodyholdsaboutatrillion—that’s1,000,000,000,000ofthem,orabout3,000ineverydropofblood.Sinceyoubeganreadingthissentence,over800,000ofthemhavebeencreatedanddestroyed.
Someoftheselymphocytespassthroughasmallwalnutsizedorgancalledthethymus.Thethymusisthebaseoftheneck.Here,specialhormones(荷尔蒙)turnlymphocytesintofightingcells,calledTcells.
Tcellshaveoneterrifictalent:
Theycantellthedifferencebetweenfriendandfoe;whatshouldbeinourbodiesandwhatshouldn’t.Theydonotaffectthebody’shealthycells.Yettheyattackeverythingthatisforeigntoourbodies,suchasgerms,transplants,andevenourowncellswhichhavebecomeabnormal,asinthecaseofcancer.
11.Whatisthefunctionofourimmunesystem?
A)Totakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies’nutrients.
B)Topreventbacteriaorgermsfromenteringthebody.
C)Todestroythetroublemakersinorderthattheymightnothurtthebody.
D)TofightagainstTcells.
12.Whatdoestheword“lymphocytes”mean?
A)Foodsoldiers.B)Fluvirus.
C)Whitebloodcells.D)Troublemakers.
13.Thelastsentenceinpara