高三英语 关于家人和朋友类话题阅读理解 专项训练题七.docx

1、高三英语 关于家人和朋友类话题阅读理解 专项训练题七高三英语 关于家人和朋友类话题阅读理解 专项训练题七学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解LONDON-A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake bomb detectors（探测器）to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadnt cared about potentially deadly consequences.It is believed that James McCormick got about

2、$ 77.8 million from the sales of his detectors-which were based on a kind of golf ball finder-to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia. McCormick, 57, was convicted of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.“Your cheating conduct in selling a great am

3、ount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people,” Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. “You have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt.”The detectors, sold for u

4、p to $ 42, 000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use.McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya, the prison service in Hong Kong, the a

5、rmy in Egypt and the border control in Thailand.“I never had any bad results from customers,” he said.12Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?A. He sold bombs.B. He caused death of people.C. He made detectors.D. He cheated in business.34According to the judge, what McCormick had done .A. increased t

6、he cost of safeguardingB. lowered peoples guard against dangerC. changed peoples idea of social securityD. caused innocent people to commit crimes56Which of the following is true of the detectors?A. They have not been sold to AfricaB. They have caused many serious problems.C. They can find dangerous

7、 objects in water.D. They dont function on the basis of science.78It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick .A. sold the equipment at a low priceB. was well-known in most countriesC. did not think he had committed the crimeD. had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the textA sea turtle

8、 named Herman, an octopus called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia all spent this summer at the Smithsonian s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. But unlike the zoos other residents, they are not real animals. These creatures are actually huge sculptures and theyre made entirely out of plastic trash from

9、 the ocean.These giant artworks, along with 14 others, are part of a traveling exhibit called “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea”. The Washed Ashore project, led by artist Angela Haseltine Pozzi, works to raise awareness about the problem of plastic pollution in Earths oceans.More than 315 billion

10、pounds of plastic litter the worlds oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins

11、 to break up into smaller and smaller pieces. It often collects in spots called garbage patches, which spread over large areas of the ocean.Thousands of marine animals-including whales, sea turtles, and fish-die each year from eating or getting stuck in plastic bags and other items. Plastic pieces c

12、an also injure coral and kill sea grass.Washed Ashore and other organizations are working to stop that from happening. Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 3000 miles of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 sculptures of marine c

13、reatures that were harmed by plastic pollution.The artworks on display at the National Zoo include a 20-foot-long coral reef, a 12-foot-long shark, and a 16-foot-long parrot fish. Each one is made from hundreds of pieces of trash like water bottles and sunglasses.“These sculptures are a powerful rem

14、inder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity(生物多样性) on land and in the sea,” says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.9Why is Angela exhibiting her sculptured animal?A. To prove her talent in sculpture.B. To attract most visitors to the zoo.C. To care about

15、the plastic pollution in seas.D. To teach the people the use of plastic.10What is stressed in Para. 3 according to the text?A. Why plastic is difficult to break up.B. What problems plastic litter causes.C. Where plastic pieces go at last.D. How garbage patches are formed.11Which of the following bes

16、t describe Dennis Kellys attitude to Pozzis sculpture?A. Doubtful B. SupportiveC. Negative. D. IndifferentDear God,Now that I am no longer young. I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughters say they never fully thanked their mothers until it was too late to t

17、ell them.I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive. I appreciate her devotion more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize what an extraordinary person the is. Its sad that I am unable to say these words in her presence, but they flow easily fro

18、m my pen.How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go into raising a child? For running after a toddler（学步儿童）, for understanding a moody teenager, and for tolerating a college student who knows everything? For wailing for the

19、day when the daughter realizes what her mother really is?How does a grown woman thank a mother for continuing to be a mother? For being ready with advice when asked or remaining silent when it is needed? For not saying “I told you so.” when she could have voiced these words dozens of times? For bein

20、g essentially herselfloving, thoughtful, patient and forgiving?I dont know how to thank her, dear God, except to bless her and live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children as my mother looks in mine.12We can infer from the passage that the author is

21、.A. reserved and romantic B. cold and practicalC. stubborn but responsible D. talkative and realistic13Compared with her friends, the author feels lucky because .A. she has her own lovely sons and daughtersB. she is excellent in bringing up her own childrenC. it is too late to say thanks to her moth

22、er in her presenceD. she still has the chance to express her appreciation to her mother14We can know from Paragraph4 that .A. mothers should offer advice rather than blameB. the sentence “I told you so.” can be repealed if necessaryC. the author is very thankful to her mother for her educationD. mot

23、hers can instruct their children whenever they want to15The authors mother has all the following fine qualities except .A. devotion B. forgivenessC. consideration D. self-preservationI was five years old when my little brother, Mark, was born. On the photos, I appeared so thrilled that he had finall

24、y arrived. I held and bathed him, smiling from cheek to cheek. I do not remember that feeling now.Being the first child in the family, I was the one my parents tested their new parenting techniques on. I was their guinea pig. Mark was always the happy one, the joker, the one who won because of my ba

25、ttles with my parents. After too many fights, I declared war on Mark. We were now enemies. All I remember is being jealous of and angry with my innocent little brother.Thus, I made his life a misery. I teased, tricked, embarrassed, and fought with him, often leaving him in floods of tears.Our little

26、 sister was born when I was 11 and instantly she and Mark could not be separated. They pushed me aside. Was this because I was becoming a monster, or did I grow into an uglier green-eyed monster because they loved each other so much?Thankfully, Mark quickly grew tall and strong, and our conflict loo

27、ked more like a cold war than bloodshed. It all ended suddenly when I went to study abroad. The hatred(仇恨) disappeared and love climbed in.Despite all the abuse Mark suffered he has implied that he has forgiven me, or even that there is nothing to forgive, although I have never brought up the subjec

28、t in too much detail. I would like to; however, it would be a selfish move to look for more forgiveness. But I prefer to remember the hurt. During all those wasted years, I should have been the loving sister defending instead of attacking.16The underlined word “thrilled” in the first paragraph can b

29、e replaced by _.A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Terrified. D. Disappointed.17Why did the writer consider her brother as her enemy?A. She didnt like her brother. B. Shed like to be a monster.C. She did so out of jealousy. D. She used to be ill-treated.18What can we infer about the writer from the passage?

30、A. Her parents preference for boys to girls made her hate her brother.B. Her conflict with her brother ended when she went to study abroad.C. Her parents used her as an experimental subject for their parenting techniques.D. Separation helped her and her brother build up an affectionate relationship.

31、19What does the writer really want to tell us in the passage?A. She was looking for more forgiveness.B. She was never forgiven by her brother.C. She felt regretful for what she had done.D. She suffered much abuse from her brother.Six years ago at the age of 35,I suddenly decided I wanted to learn th

32、e cello（大提琴）.Straight away I rented an instrument and appeared before Wendell Margrave,professor of musical instruction.You can be as good as you want to be,Margrave said rather mysteriously.On a piece of paper he drew the notes E and F.He showed me where to put my fingers on the neck of the cello and how to draw the bow.Then he entered my name in his book: 10 am,Tuesday.Tuesday followed Tuesday,and soon it was