高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题10.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题102014高考英语阅读理解基础极品训练题（10）及答案阅读理解-DToday, the world is rapidly urbanizingWith half of the world population expected to live in cities by the early part of the 21st century, the Shanghai 2010 World Expos focus on a better city bears profound meaningWhat might future cities look like 28

2、years from now? Here are some scenarios: things to come, things to goZero wasteWaste disposal is one of the biggest headaches for citiesApart from recyclable waste, everything is buried or incinerated, only to pollute the environmentPlastic waste remains underground for several decadesThe world prod

3、uces much more garbage that it can dispose ofNow at the Expo, all waste is delivered to a compression station where the waste is sorted, filtered, decontaminated, deodorized and compressed before finally being disposed of at designated spotsIn Beijing, people living in the Asuwei area turn their hou

4、sehold waste into organic fertilizers which are used to grow plants at residence communitiesNo more transportation problems during Spring FestivalThe Spring Festival, the most important Chinese holiday when everyone returns home, has caused headaches for millions of ChineseMore than 2 billion people

5、 travel at the same time, making obtaining travel tickets and the journey difficultBut in 28 yearsSpring Festival travel may not be a problem at allChina plans to have more than 120,000 kilometers of railway and a rapid transportation network that will serve 90 percent of the population by 2020And b

6、ecause most of China will be cities, people will not have to go to other places to find a job, so migration will no longer be so large-scaleNewspapers to disappearAmerican scholar Philip Meyer predicts that newspaper will come to an end in 2043Utagawa Reizou, former editor-in-chief of The Mainichi D

7、aily Newsbelieves that the newspaper will be gone in 2030This kind of prediction may worry those in print news businessIn the UK, the circulations of national newspapers are decliningMajor Japanese newspapers have gone into debtIn the US, declining circulations and ad revenues have forced several ne

8、wspapers to stop printing paper EditionsMedia tycoon Rupert Murdoch thinks the future of media relies on interaction through the InternetIn the future, digital newspapers will be sent to portal web terminals through wirelesslyReaders can discuss issues with journalists and editorsInformation will mo

9、ve fasterOil to run outIn August 2009, Fatih Birol, chief economist of the International Energy Agency, said that oil is running out faster than expected and that the world will likely feel the tightness in supply in the next five yearsScientists have found substitutes for oil as fuel，coal，natural g

10、as，solar power, nuclear power and even water can replace oil as sources of energyFlammable ice reserves alone can support humans for the next 1,000 years71By now, the world population in cities has grown to about _ A69 billion B075 billion C35 billion D13 billion72Which of the following statements i

11、s TRUE? AEverything buried or incinerated, besides recyclable waste, pollutes the environment BPeople deal with their household waste in an environmental-friendly way in the Asuwei area, Beijing CMore than 2 billion people suffer from headaches during the Spring Festival in China DBy 2020, 90 percen

12、t of the population will have to go to other places to find a job73According to the American predictor Philip Meyer, what will happen in 2043? ANewspaper will disappear BJapan has to stop printing newspaper CDigital newspaper will be sent to portal web terminals DInformation will move faster74_ can

13、replace oil as sources of energy in the future ACoal and natural gas BSolar power and nuclear power CWater and flammable ice reserves DAll the above75Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? AThe Shanghai 2010 World Expo BWhat will city life be like in 28 years CA rapidly urbani

14、zing world DThings to come, things to go【参考答案】71-75 CBADB阅读理解（共25小题，每题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （A）Today, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post message

15、s for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with a quick movement of a mouse.Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn a

16、nd to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, but they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shake

17、speare and persuasive(富有哲理的) essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that

18、 no amount of technology can improve upon or replace. A few years ago I had a student in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him

19、about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doesnt matter because Im quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear thi

20、s speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two years of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. Wed cared about him finishing school. Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again ho

21、w proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training. Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educat

22、ional processthe human one. 41. The first paragraph mainly talks about _. A. the variety of modern teaching methods. B. the wide use of modern technology in education C. the importance of teacher-parent relationship. D. the importance of using modern technology.42. The underlined word “ compassionat

23、e” in Para 5 means _. A. ambitious B. knowledgeable C. sympathetic D. generous43. According to the text, the most important element in education is _. A. teachers good instruction B. advanced technology C. teachers encouragement D. personal connection44. The author states his view of education by _.

24、 A. example B. description C. figure D. comparison 【参考答案】41-44 BCDA 阅读理解-BThe idea that high heels are bad for your health isnt new - scientists have warned women for years that they contribute to problems ranging from corns to hammer toes, tendonitis, knee pain, sprained (扭伤) ankles and back proble

25、ms. But in 1998, Kerdgan and a team of Harvard researchers were the first to link high heels and knee osteoarthritis, a painful joint disease that destroys cartilage (软骨) surrounding the knee. The first study looked only at stiletto heels, and Kerrigan said she wanted to study the chunky high-heeled

26、 shoes she noticed many women wearing. “This study confirms what we all intuitively (直觉地) know that high-heeled shoes of any kind are not good for our health,” said Dr. Glenn Pfeifer, a San Francisco doctor and member of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons who was not connected to the study.

27、5. We learn from the passage that women choose chunky heels because _.A. they want to walk comfortably B. chunky heeled shoes are cheaper than stiletto heeled pairsC. chunky heels do less harm to knees D. chunky heels are not painful at all6. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. people got

28、to know the high heels are bad for health recentlyB. people have known the high heels are bad for health for yearsC. people havent known the high heels are bad for health yetD. people will be warned that the high heels are bad for health soon7. The best title for the passage may be _.A. Taking Healt

29、hy Knees into Consideration B. High-heels Do Harm to KneesC. Chunky Heels and Stiletto Heels D. When Wearing High-heels57、阅读理解-BMovie magic can defy reality, but actors are inescapably humanThey grow and change, and dont necessarily change for the betterHarry Potter actors, who are now saying their

30、final goodbyes to their roles, have all become fully-fledged（成熟的） grown-ups, worlds apart from the little kids who began the Hogwarts adventures in 2001While many fans feel sad that the magical franchise is coming to an end, some feel even sadder to see how much the actors have changed over the year

31、sDaniel Radcliffe （who plays Harry Potter） went from being a really cute kid to a thin, pale-looking guy, said Filipino Internet User LealuvyI kind of wish he stayed a kid foreverRadcliffe himself doesnt seem to be bothered by his change of appearanceIn an interview with GQ magazine last week, he te

32、ased himself: If people find me sexy or cool, its because they like short, little, nerdy guysAnd we do have our niche（合适的职业） Meanwhile, actors growing up to be handsome have their headachesHarry Melling, who played Potters cousin Dudley Dursley, told The Telegraph that he was almost recast for Harry P