高考英语阅读理解基础练习题34.docx

1、高考英语阅读理解基础练习题342014高考英语阅读理解基础练习题（34）及答案阅读理解Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers. Most of the crashes result from distracted driving not paying attention to the road.Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a tree. He was one of the nations more than thirty thous

2、and victims of traffic crashes in 2008. Nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve percent involved drivers age fifteen to twenty.Ryans father, Thomas Didone, is a police captain in Maryland. It was an inexperienced, immature driver driving at night with a carload of kids. He was distracted, he was g

3、oing too fast, and it ended up causing one death and some seriously injured. He shares the story of his sons death to help educate teens and their families about distracted driving.Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company says the number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobil

4、e phone. He says talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving. If youre texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isnt.Government and private groups are using public service announcements and events to b

5、ring more attention to the problem. For example, the insurance industry recently held a safety event for teen drivers. At first, nineteen-year-old Kevin Schumann easily avoided large, inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent children. He also avoided orange cones representing the edg

6、e of the road. Then, as part of the test, he started texting. He hit several cones and at least one doll. Thats what really opened up the experience for me to prove how bad it is to really text and drive.Debbie Pickford of Allstate Insurance says teens are especially at risk from distracted driving

7、and not just because they lack experience on the roads. According to the research, teens dont really have fully developed brains until theyre twenty-five years old. You put those two things together and you get a much, much higher risk.A new law proposes a graduated driver licensing system. Graduate

8、d means teenagers start with restrictions like on night driving and numbers of passengers. They could not get a full drivers license until age eighteen.45. Of all the following, which is the best title for the passage?A. Car Crashesthe Top Killer B. Drunken DrivingC. Distracted Driving D. How to Avo

9、id Car Crashes46. According to Jim Jennings, what might be the main cause of distracted driving accidents?A. Speed. B. Age. C. Experience. D. Cell-phones. 47. Which of the following statements is true?A. Thomas Didone is responsible for his son Ryans death.B. The insurance companies benefit a lot fr

10、om teen driving.C. Kevin Schumann took the test to learn the risk of texting while driving. D. Debbie Pickford thinks that people cannot drive until brains are fully developed.48. According to the new law, _.A. it will be harder for young people to get a full drivers licenseB. people will not be all

11、owed to touch the wheel until they are 18C. young people are forbidden to take any passengers in their carsD. people cant drive until they graduate from colleges or universities参考答案45、C 4650 DCA This is our country, America. The country where everyone is supposed to have a shot at financial success.

12、 The country of dreams and ambition. Yet, caused by the endless pursuit of individual profit, our country is a mess. And we owe it all to capitalism. We live in a society where people are forced to live without health coverage. A country where the poor can hardly feed themselves while the rich decid

13、e which one of their 10 homes to stay at for the night. All of these sad things arise out of capitalism. Sadly, our country values little more than money. It motivates our decisions and even influences entire political parties. We have gotten to the point in society where a human life comes secondar

14、y to our financial security. Any rational society would value life above all else and realize that health is a basic human right. Yet in our world, money comes first.I never once have claimed to be an economist and have no interest in debating the financial advantages of any economic system. Yet soc

15、ialism surely looks better than what we have. If we lived in a socialist society, we would be a country without such an unfair wealth distribution. We would value friendship over business and we would treat one another as humans. Most importantly, however, is that money would stop controlling our li

16、ves and we could act how humans should act. Capitalism has created an “every man for himself” existence. Everything is a battle for limited resources and fuels. We have become so accustomed to the life value that we will do whatever we have to look out for ourselves. Yet is this really the kind of l

17、ife we want?We have become so illusioned. We are tired of the misdirection. All economic systems have their issues, but I feel like ours is turning our country into something it shouldnt be. The good of man falls secondary to money. In our world, it is all about dollars and cents, which, unfortunate

18、ly for most, makes no sense.51. In the authors opinion, the root cause of the present situation in his country is _.A. money B. peoples value C. social unfairness D. social system【答案】D 【解析】细节理解题。根据we owe it all to capitalism所有的一切都是因为是资本主义社会，也就是他们国家的制度，故选D。52. According to the passage, which is NOT t

19、he characteristic of capitalism?A. individualism B. endless pursuit of wealth C. humanism D. great gap between the rich and the poor 【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。individualism个人利己主义； endless pursuit of wealth 无休止追求财富；humanism 人道主义；great gap between the rich and the poor富人和穷人的距离拉大；根据Capitalism has created an “ever

20、y man for himself” existence.利己主义；caused by the endless pursuit of individual profit, 无休止追求财富；If we lived in a socialist society, we would be a country without such an unfair wealth distribution. 财富分配不均；这些都是资本主义的特征，只有人道主义是社会主义的特征，故选C。53. How does the author feel about his country?A. concerned B. ang

21、ry C. skeptical D. hopeless 【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。concerned关心的； angry生气的； skeptical 怀疑的； hopeless绝望的。根据Yet is this really the kind of life we want? I feel like ours is turning our country into something it shouldnt be.这里显示出作者很关心自己的国家，故选A。54. Which of the following would the author agree with?A. Life shoul

22、d be placed at the top of our considerations.B. Socialism is perfect.C. Health is equally important as wealth.D. The pursuit for wealth should be restricted. 【答案】A 【解析】细节理解题。根据Any rational society would value life above all else 及The good of man falls secondary to money.作者同意钱放在第二位，生命放在第一位，故选A。55. Wh

23、ich of the following might be the best title of the passage?A. How to Save America B. Capitalism Is in TroubleC. Why Is America in Trouble D. America Is in Trouble 【答案】C【解析】标题归纳题。根据本文的内容叙述了美国为什么处于困境之中，故选C。阅读理解Hospitals not only treat infections they can also cause them.In the United States alone, th

24、e number of infections in hospitals is estimated at close to two million each year. About one hundred thousand patients die.A new government report notes that very little progress has been made in reducing what are called health care-associated infections. The most common are infections of the urina

25、ry tract(尿路), surgical site and bloodstream.Many infections have been increasing even as hospitals have made efforts to improve. About forty percent of all health care-associated infections are linked to the use of catheters. A tube is placed inside the body to collect urine（尿液）, so the patient does

26、 not have to get out of bed.But the latest report says urinary tract infections after surgery increased more than three and a half percent. It says catheters should be used only if necessary.Another way to prevent infections is to give patients antibiotics before surgery. Doctors are advised to give

27、 them within the hour before the operation. Patients who get antibiotics earlier than one hour are more likely to get an infected surgical wound. Also, doctors are advised to discontinue the antibiotics within twenty-four hours after the surgery. The report says longer than that is usually not neces

28、sary. It can increase the risk of antibiotic resistance.Kathleen Sebelius is secretary of health and human services. She noted that racial and ethnic minorities were less likely to have insurance and less likely to get the treatments they needed. She called the report numbers troubling.But she also

29、said the health care reforms passed by Congress will improve the quality of care for all Americans. She said the new law will reward quality over quantity of care, creating a system that prevents diseases before more costly treatment is required.49.What do we learn about healthcare-associated infect

30、ions from this passage?A. It is a new disease that is discovered by American doctors.B. It is not reported in other countries but the United States.C. It is connected with what doctors do to treat their patients.D. It is so deadly that it kills two million people every year. 50. In this passage anti

31、biotics are used to _.A. reduce pain B. prevent infectionsC. shorten operation time D. make patients sleep51. From the last paragraph but one we know Kathleen Sebelius is_.A. very optimistic about the situationB. quite worried about the minoritiesC. suffering from the infection herselfD. blaming doc

32、tors for their slow response 52. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Antibiotics may be the most effective way to resist infection after surgery.B. Some ethnic minorities without insurance are in need of basic treatments.C. Hospitals are where infections are least likely to take place.D. Hospitals have made great progress in reducing healthcare-associated infections.参考答案49、CB 5155 AB I left baseball, not for physical reasons b