山西省普通专升本选拔考试英语阅读理解综合练习题阅读理解51篇.docx

1、山西省普通专升本选拔考试英语阅读理解综合练习题阅读理解51篇山西省普通专升本选拔考试英语阅读理解综合练习题Passage 1Sometimes there are questions in our minds which we would like to ask people,but we are too shy or embarrassed(为难的) At other times we feel it is wrong to trouble others with our problems,or are prevented from asking by our fear of being c

2、riticised.Often there need be no such fear because other people have undergone(经历)the same questionings,do us or worries as ourselves,and many adults or teenage friends are only too pleased to share their knowledge or experience with ,in many cases they also learn something,and much unnecessary worr

3、y is prevented.You may use this Question Time to ask anything about life that you dont understand,or any question of a personal or general nature that has either troubled you for some time or arisen order to protect your feelings,which you may not want exposed,write the question down (in capitals if

4、 you wish) on a slip of paper without your name on fold the paper and hand it to your teacher who will sort the questions out at home before the lesson takes will respect the fact that the questions are asked in confidence(秘密地);they should,however,be sensible and honest ones.During the lesson the te

5、acher will read out a question,and then call upon one ort wo volunteers from the class to offer their opinions before giving his class should regard both questions and answers and the discussion that arises from them as confidential to avoid breaking the trust the questioner has placed in the lesson

6、,and to make possible further discussion of similar problems on another is also helpful to remember that the answers given represent only one or two points of viewsomeone else might answer them quite differently. we have questions,but we would not like to ask people because_ are not sure about our q

7、uestions are afraid of being criticised are afraid of being in difficulty only believe in ourselves author suggests that in order not to be known,you should _ to avoid asking questions the question paper without the name on it to your teacher the questions with your group the questions out at home a

8、nd then tell them to your teacher author tells us that _ class we should value the speakers questions or answers to show our trust public we may learn something to avoid unnecessary worrys better to write your questions down than to ask them orally those who ask questions in confidence are sensible

9、and honestPassage 2 Chinese Mainland,Hong Kong,Taiwan Join Hands in SARS Research The World Health Germanization says the number of SARS(非典型性肺炎)cases worlide has reached 2, half of the affected patients have recovered,new cases are still being reported and the cause of the disease has still not been

10、 Chinese mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan are all among the 23 countries and regions trying to cope with the epidemic(传染病). South Chinas Guangdong Province is one of the areas hardest hit by s also where the first case of the disease was say the situation in Guangdong has steadily improved with a sharp

11、 downturn in the number of affected far,over 83 percent of the patients have recovered and been released from hospital. “First of all,we need to understand that SARS is an epidemic and the human immunity(免疫性) to the disease is therefore ,from what we have experienced and observed,there is no reason

12、to diseases infectiousness(传染性)is being weakened as it passes from one group to another.”said hong Nanshan,director of Guangdong Team for SARS Prevention and Treatment.The director says the key to fighting the disease now lies in finding the cause and developing a vaccine(疫苗).This calls for concerte

13、d cooperation within the international medical far,the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong have been working well together.The SARS situation in Taiwan offers a more reassuring far a little over 20 people have been affected,with no deaths medical experts say this is in part due to effective quarantine(隔离

14、) of suspected mainland cooperation with the island has so far been confined to the individual level. “We have cooperated with the US Center for Disease Control and the Hong Kong Health Taiwan officials have been to Hong Kong to learn from the regions all,Hong Kong is now the epicenter(中心) of SARS a

15、nd has developed some effective ways to diagnose(诊断) the disease.”said hang Cangneng from Taiwan Xinguang Hospital.Experts from the mainland and Taiwan are pushing for greater cooperation(合作) in the joint seminar by all three sides will be held later this relating to the viruss profile and the cause

16、 will be discussed at length to shed light on the remaining questions about the disease.1The passage mainly tells us _ is a disease which can not be controlled mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan will cooperate so as to deal with SARS mainland,Hong Kong and Taiwan are the areas hardest hit by SARS to prev

17、ent and treat SARS2. SARS is a disease _ can be dealt with very easily infectiousness is weakened when it passes from one area to another does not endanger patients lives passed from other countries to China3. According to the passage,we know that half of the patients with SARS died_ the passage was

18、 written there were about 2,960 people with SARS in Guangdong are not more than 20 patients with SARS in Taiwan and no deaths were reported would like to cooperate with Chinese mainland and Hong Kong to deal with SARS4. The underlined word“ panic”in Paragraph 3 is closest to _ in meaning. angry surp

19、rised Passage 3Clive Walker is chairman of the Wilderness Trust of Southern Africa,founder of the Lapalala Wilderness School,an exhibiting wilder life artist and author of several natural history such,Walker is recognised as one of South Africas foremost conservationists(环保人士)and allround(多才的)good g

20、uy.He has fought to protect the black and white rhinocerostargets for ruthless(无情的) hunters because their horn(角) gets high prices in Asian countriesand through the wilderness school,has taught thousands of children from South Africa and overseas about nature and conservation.His latest project is a

21、n application to the United Nations Educational,Scientific,and Cultural Germanization(UNESCO) to have the Waterberg area in South Africas Northern Province become a biosphere reserve(生物圈保护区).Walker believes the future of conservation in South Africa lies in education and in private game reserves.In

22、1981 Walker was point taking(定点导游) adults on wilderness that point,he decided he wanted to “do something for children”through the establishment of an environmental school.“Conita and I were prepared to look at children whose parents could afford it,and those children who came from backgrounds whose

23、parents could never do that Conita and I set out to find a place that would be safe,sufficiently close to the main areas of Johannesburg and Pretoria,be malaria(疟病) free,have water and be benefit to education on the found this in the first year,30 children10 of them blacks from Sowetowere present to

24、 visit the ,3,000 children a year spend time lucky enough to visit his wilderness school will seeamong many specieswhite rhino,warthogs and red hartebeests. “What made it really bad was when I started mixing black children with white children.”When a neighbour reported Walker to the security police

25、and at last he was asked at their notorious headquarters,Walker said“I told them that all I was trying to achieve was to give children of South Africa,regardless of their background,an understanding of conservation and awareness that our survival depends so much on it.” 1. Which of the following sta

26、tements is true according to the textA45,000 children and teachers a year spend time there to enjoy the pleasure of experiencing the Lapalala Wilderness. the past 19 years,it was wholly only white people who could afford such a trip.C. A special conservationist who tried to open up the Natures attra

27、ctions to the black people of South Africa ran into trouble.D. Those lucky enough students in Walkers Wilderness School will see somecommon species like as milu deer, African elephant and red hartebeests.2. What would be the best title for the text Walker and His Wilderness Trust Good Guy Africas Wi

28、ldlife Kingdom Wilderness3. How many persons are exactly mentioned in the text . .Passage 4Jonathan James looks like just another kid about to graduate from high this 19yearold Swede is anything but ordinary,from the computer in his parents home he helps the US Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) f

29、ind out the worlds most wanted cyber criminals(网络犯罪分子).Jonathan first made headlines when he and another Swede,Fredrik Bjoerck,found out the maker of the“Melissa” virus(病毒)in March came to the aid of the FBI again on May 7,finding out the suspected(嫌疑的) sender of the dangerous I LOVE YOU” suspect wa

30、s caught in Manila on May 8.Jonathans special skills are in hot demand as officials around the world express alarm at the“virtual”crime between studying for final exams,hanging out with friends and refereeing his younger brothers football matches,the quiet,gentle teenager also gives lessons on secur

31、ity (电子安全)to large reads a lot and exchanges information with other computer experts to know much about the latest tricks of the hacker (黑客)trade.Many companies have already tried to employ him,but he is not interested at the ,he plans to begin law school in the autumn at Swedens Uppsala University

32、and start up his own e-security company.Although he works with the FBI now,his family insists hes just“a regular kid.“Jonathan is a great kid,he has his friends and he does a lot more than just play with the computer,”his little sister Tessa said,adding that he helps the FBI because “he likes to help”，not because hes looking for fame and recognition.When the world was hit by the “Love Bug”virus,Jonathan was too busy preparing a speech on e-security to look int