高三年级英语阅读理解专项练习.docx

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高三年级英语阅读理解专项练习

Partone

（A）

Itisquitepopularforyoungmentogiveflowerstoyoungwomenwhentheyareinlove.Inthe1700sintheTurkey,peopleinloveusedtosendeachotherbasketscontainingavarietyof‘gifts’,suchasflowers,stones,feathers,andevencharcoal.Eachthinginthebaskethadaspecialmeaning.Byfiguringoutthesecretmessagecontainedineachitem,thepersonwhoreceivedthebasketbegantounderstandthetruefeelingsofthepersonwhosentit.

TheideaofsendinggiftsoflovewithsecretmeaningsquicklyspreadtoGermany,France,andEngland.However,astimepassed,onlysendingflowersremainedpopular..

Eachdifferentflowerholdsadifferentmeaning.Forexample,theflowerfromanorangetreemeans,‘Youarebeautifulandpure.’Apinkcarnationmeans,Myloveforyouisstrongandgreat.’

Ayellowrose,ontheotherhand,means,‘Isawyouwithsomeoneelse.’

Manyflowerdictionarieshavebeenmadetohelppeopleunderstandthemeaningoftheflowers.Notallofthedictionariesagreed,however,onthemeaningofeachflower,soapersonhastobecarefulabouttheflowerstheychoosetosend.

Bythe1800s,usingflowerstosendmessageshadfallenoutoffashion,andthemoredirectwayofsendinglovelettersbegan.Today,flowersarestillconsideredalovelygift,butthemeaningforeachkindofflowerhasbeenlost.

1.300yearsago,Turkishpeoplesentgiftbasketstotheirloversinorderto________

A.askforhelpB.askformarriage

C.expresstheiremotionsD.makesomemoney

2.Thereceiverofthebasketbegantoknowthetruefeelingsofthesenderby--------------.

A.readingamessageinthebasketB.countingthenumberofitemsinthebasket

C.askingthesenderD.guessingthemeaningofeachiteminthebasket

3.Accordingtothepassage,ifamanwantstoshowhisdeeplove,heshouldgivethewoman---------------

AanorangeB.redroses

C.yellowrosesD.pinkcarnations

4.Whendidthetraditionofsendinglovemessagesthroughflowersslowdown?

A.Inthe1700s.B.Inthe1800s.

C.Inthe1900s.D.Never.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Peoplecanlearnthemeaningofdifferentkindsofflowersinaflowerdictionary.

B.Theideaofsendinggiftsoflovespreadallovertheworld.

C.Apersonhastochooseflowerscarefully.

D.Sendinglovelettersisamoredirectwaytoexpressfeelings.

（B）

Rushhourtrafficisaprobleminmanybigcitiesaroundtheworld.Commuters（通勤者）rushtoandfromtheirjobsincars,buses,subways,trains,andevenonbicycles.LargecitiesintheUnitedStateshavetworushhours—oneinthemorningandoneintheevening.Butincitiesinotherpartsoftheworld,therearefourrushhours.InAthensandRome,forexample,manyworkersgohomeforlunchandanap.Afterthismiddaybreak,theyrushbacktotheirjobsandworkforafewmorehours.

InTokyo,there'sabigrushhourunderground.MostofthepeopleinTokyotakethesubways.Thetrainsareverycrowded.Subwayemployeescalledpackerswearwhiteglovesandhelppackthecommutersintothetrainswhenthedoorsclose.Theymakesurethatallpurses,briefcases,clothes,andhandsareinsidethetrains.

InSeoul,manycommutersprefertotaketaxistogettowork..Tohailacab，manypeoplestandatcrossroadsandraisetwofingers.Thismeansthey'llpaythecabdriverdoubletheusualfare.Somepeopleevenraisethreefingers!

They'llpaythreetimesthenormalrate。

StreetsinRomeareverycrowdedwithautomobilesandmopeds（摩托自行车）duringrushhours.Thecitycan'tmakeitsstreetswider,anditcan'tbuildnewhighways,becauseitdoesn'twanttodisturbthemanyhistoricsitesinthecity,suchastheForumandtheColosseum.Ittookthecityfifteenyearstoconstructanewsubwaysystem.Constructionhadtostopeverytimeworkersfoundoldartifactsanddiscoveredplacesofinteresttoarchaeologists（考古学家）.

Inmanybigcities,therearespeciallanesonhighwaysforcarpools.Thesearegroupsofthreeormorepeoplewhodrivetoandfromworktogether.Theysharethecostsofgasandparkingandtaketurnsdrivingintothecity.

Gettingtoworkandgettinghomecanbedifficultinmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Rushhourtrafficseemstobeauniversalproblem.

6.Bigcitieshavetrafficproblemsduringrushhoursbecausethereare——

A.speciallanesonhighwaysB.manycommuters

C.fourrushhoursD.manycarsonthestreet

7.MostofthecommutersinTokyo——

A.takesubwaytrainstoworkB.arepackers

C.taketaxistoworkD.carrybriefcasestowork

8.To“hailacab”meansto——-

A.paydoublethenormalfareB.trytogetacab

C.prefertotaketaxisD.tostandatcrossroads

9.WhydidittakealongtimetobuildasubwaysysteminRome?

A.Becausethestreetswereverycrowded.

B.Becausetherearemanyhistoricsites.

C.Becausetheworkersdiscoveredmanyartifactsandplacesofinterest.

D.Becausethetrafficalwaysstoppedtheconstruction

10.Commutersincarpoolsprobably——

A.liveinthecityB.takethesubwaytowork

C.savemoneyongasandparkingfeesD.havespeciallicenseplates（牌照）

（C）

Inearliesttimes,menconsideredlightningtobeoneofthegreatmysteriesofnature.Someancientpeoplebelievedthatlightningandthunderweretheweaponsofthegods.

Inreality,lightningisaflowofelectricityformedhighabovetheearth.Asingleflashoflightning1.6kilometerslonghasenoughelectricitytolightonemillionlightbulbs.

TheAmericanscientistandstatesman,BenjaminFranklin,wasthefirsttoshowtheconnectionbetweenelectricityandlightningin1752.Inthesameyearhealsobuiltthefirstlightningrod（避雷针）.Thisdeviceprotectsbuildingsfrombeingdamagedbylightning.

Modernsciencehasdiscoveredthatonestrokeoflightninghasavoltage（电压）ofmorethan15millionvolts（伏特）.Aflashoflightningbetweenacloudandtheearthmaybeaslongas13kilometers,andtravelataspeedof30millionmeterspersecond.

Scientistsjudgethatthereareabout2,000millionflashesoflightningperyear.LightninghitstheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYorkCity30to48timesayear.IntheUnitedStatesaloneitkillsanaverageofonepersoneveryday.

Thesafestplacetobeincaseofanelectricalstormisinaclosedcar.Outside,oneshouldgotolowgroundandnotgetundertress.Also,oneshouldstayoutofwaterandawayfrommetalfences.Insideahouse,peopleshouldavoidopendoorwaysandwindowsandnottouchwiresormetalthings.

Withlightning,itisbettertobesafethansorry?

11.Peopleoncethoughtlightningcamefrom________.

A.theskyB.thegodsC.theearthD.nature

12.Accordingtothepassagewhatdoyouthinkallbuildingsneed?

A.Metalfences.B.Electricity.C.lightningrods.D.Machines.

13.Lightningcantravel________.

A.asquicklyaswaterB.notsoquicklyaselectricity

C.atverylowspeedD.atveryhighspeed

14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.IntheU.Saboutonepersonperdaydiesfromlightning.

B.TheEmpireStateBuildingfrequentlygetshitbylightning.

C.Swimmingduringathunderstormisagoodidea.

D.Aclosedcaristhebestplacetobeduringanelectricalstorm.

15.Lightningisprobably______toman.

A.usefulB.kindC.uselessD.friendly

Parttwo

A

OnedaylastNovember,TomBakersteppedoutofhishouseintothemorninglightandheadedacrossthericefieldstowardthebankoftheRaptiRiver.Tom,a32-year-oldschoolteacherinthefarmingvillageofMadanpur,wasgoingforhismorningbath.

Asheapproached（走近）theriver,theheadofatiger（老虎）suddenlyappearedovertheedgeoftheriverbank.Beforehecouldturntorun,thetigerwasuponhim.Itjumpedonhisshoulderandthrewhimtotheground,itshugejawsattackedhisheadinakillingbite.

PeterSmithwasalsoonhiswaytotheriverandsawtheattack.Hescreamed.Thetigerlifteditsheadandroared（吼叫）athim.Peterran.

FromthewindowofhishouseJohnBrownheardthetigerroarandranouttoseeitattackingaman.Hescreamed,too,andallthevillagersranoutshoutingasthetigerdroppeditsvictim（牺牲品）andranoff.Whenthevillagersreachedtheriverbank,Tomwasalreadydead.

Forthevillagers,thehorroroftheincidentintensified（加剧）bythetalesofman-eatingtigersthathasoncerunaroundinthecountryside,killinghundreds.

1.Howmanypeoplesawthetigerbeforeitwasdrivenoff?

A.Oneperson.B.Twopersons.C.Threepersons.D.Fourpersons.

2.Whatwasthevictim’sprofessionaljob?

A.Ahunter.B.Ateacher.C.Afarmer.D.Amanager.

3.Thereasonwhythetigerattackedthemanwas.

A.itwashungryB.itwasangry

C.itwasfrightenedbythemanD.notmentionedinthepassage

4.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedwordscreamedinthethirdparagraph

probablymeans____.

A.gaveasharpcrybecauseoffear.B.shoutedoutforhelp.

C.madesomeloudnoise.D.criedoutinpain.

B

Theyearwas1932.AmeliaEarhartwasflyingalonefromNorthAmericatoEnglandinasmallsingle—enginedaeroplane.Atmidnight,severalhoursaftershehadleftNewfoundland,sheranintobadweather.Tomakethingsworse,heraltimeter（高度表）failedandshedidn’tknowhowhighshewasflying.Atnight,andinastorm,apilotisingreatdifficultywithoutanaltimeter.Attimes,herplanenearlyplunged（冲）intothesea.

Justbeforedawn,therewasfurthertrouble.Amelianoticedflames（火焰）comingfromtheengine.Wouldshebeabletoreachland?

Therewasnothingtodoexcepttokeepgoingandtohope.

Intheend,AmeliaEarhartdidreachIreland,andforthecourageshehadshown,shewaswarmlywelcomedinEnglandandEurope.WhenshereturnedtotheUnitedStates,