北京市大兴区高考英语阅读理解专题训练12.docx

1、北京市大兴区高考英语阅读理解专题训练12北京市大兴区2016高考英语 阅读理解专题训练（12）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。For five days, Edmontons Downtown Park is transformed into one huge stage where artists are able to share their talents, and where people are able to celebrate and enjoy themselves. Since its beginning in 1980, the E

2、dmonton Folk Music Festival has been commemorating (纪念) the true feeling of what folk music is all about and thats the traditional togetherness (友爱) that is felt when people gather to share stories and feelings through song. This year will be the sixth year when volunteer Riedel will be offering up

3、her time to the festival. “People coming off a busy spring and summer have a moment of relaxation,” Riedel said. “Its really easy to relax, and its great seeing family and friends have fun together.” These families and friends come from all different kinds of musical tastes. People who take pleasure

4、 in Blues are there, so are people who love Bluegrass. This festival does its best to develop everyones musical interests. With so many years of experience, the festival has become a well-oiled machine, and does whatever it can to make attendees feel as comfortable as possible. There are free water

5、stations throughout the venue (举办地) for people to fill up their travel cups. When people buy food, reusable dishes are given a $2 plate fee, but that is returned when the plate is brought back. The festival has completely sold out of tickets, and in record time. But with big names such as Van Morris

6、on and Jakob Dylan, its easy to see how that was going to happen. There is no parking area during the festival, so using the Park & Ride system or Edmonton Transit is highly recommended. A bike lock-up area is provided and will be available Thursday until Sunday one hour before the gates open until

7、45 minutes after the gates close. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival begins on Wednesday, Aug. 4 with Van Morrison playing the special donation fund (基金) concert, and will finish up on Sunday, Aug. 8. 1. The Edmonton Folk Music Festival is held mainly to.A. gather people with different musical tastesB

8、. remind people of the real sense of folk musicC. exhibit the good voices of great talents in folk musicD. collect old stories of folk music2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Riedel has volunteered for the festival for at least 5 years.B. Its hard for people to appreciate

9、 Blues. C. It costs people a little to fill up their cups from water stations.D. People have to pay $2 for a plate of food.3. We can learn from the passage that.A. people can get tickets easily for the festivalB. the Edmonton Folk Music Festival is well organizedC. driving ones own car to the festiv

10、al is highly recommendedD. bikes are available at the festival from Wednesday to Sunday4. What would be the best title for this passage? A. Folk Music of BluesB. One Festival for AllC. Festival for Family GatheringD. Edmontons Downtown Park【参考答案】1-4 BABB【2013界广东省深圳市高三上期末考试】阅读理解 When buying from a de

11、aler, the law says that a car must be: As described: This includes the history of the car as well as its specificationFor example, if the dealer described the car as previously having “one careful lady owner”, it shouldnt turn out to have had several previous “boy racer” owners. Of satisfactory qual

12、ity: It must meet the standard that a reasonable person would regard as acceptable and be free from any quality problemAlso, bear in mind that a second-hand car will have a slightly different definition of what is considered “satisfactory”, because theres certainly an element of wear and tear Fit fo

13、r the purpose: It must be reasonable fit for any normal purpose and this includes any purpose that you specify to the seller If any of the above is violated, then in theory, you may have the right to reject the vehicle and get your money back if youre reasonably quick. Alternatively, the dealer migh

14、t offer to replace or repair the car; reduce the price of offering a partial refund (退款). Once youve informed the dealer that you wish to reject the car, you must stop using the vehicle. If the rejection is not accepted, then its up to you to prove your case. Youll need to pay for an independent ass

15、essment of the car and sue for damages. If you do choose a repair, insist the dealer provide you with a hire car or pay any reasonable traveling expenses thus produced while your new car is in the garage. If the car is new, its likely that the claim will be too high to be fought. Using the small cla

16、ims procedure to you may have to pay for legal representation. All this can be pretty daunting and expensive. You need to weigh up the pros and cons before rejecting a car. Would a repair do just as well? Selecting a dealer who offers a clear exchange policy may help.31. After the above writing, you

17、 will be better at _. A. choosing a car B. dealing with car sellers C. making a claim D. suing for damages【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。由“When buying from a dealer, the law says that a car must be:”可知，上面这篇文章介绍的是关于从经销商那儿买车要注意的情况。故选B。32. According to the text, what is essential after you inform the dealer of your wi

18、sh to reject the car? A. Suing for damages. B. Demanding traveling expenses. C. Stopping using it. D. Proving your case.【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。由“Once youve informed the dealer that you wish to reject the car, you must stop using the vehicle.”可知选C。33. If the dealer offers to repair the car you have bought, w

19、hich of the following is acceptable? A. Asking the dealer to provide you with a hire car. B. Asking the dealer to provide you with repair tool sets. C. Asking the dealer to pay all of your traveling expenses. D. Asking the dealer to return all your money.【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。由“If you do choose a repair, i

20、nsist the dealer provide you with a hire car.”可知如果经销商提出修理你所买的车，那么要求他给你提供一辆租来的车是可以接受的。故选A。34. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined word “daunting” in the last paragraph? A. Different. B. Effective. C. Discouraging. D. Convenient.【答案】C【解析】词义猜测题。A.不同的；B.有效的，实际的；C. 使人沮丧

21、的，令人气馁的；D.方便的。由前面两句话可知，这个索赔程序的费用可能是相当昂贵的，这会令人很沮丧。故选C。35. What does the writer want to say in the last paragraph? A. Buyers should select a dealer that offers to repair the car. B. Rejecting a new car is not necessarily that best choice. C. Its necessary that a new car should be repaired. D. Buyers s

22、hould never reject a new car. 【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。由“If the car is new, its likely that the claim will be too high to be fought.”可知选B。Passage Eighteen (The Military Is In) Things have really changed. Not only is the military standing tall again, it is staging a remarkable comeback in the quantity and qual

23、ity of the recruits it is attracting. Recruiters, once denounced by antiwar students as “baby killers” and barred from campuses, are welcomed ever at elite universities. ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) programs, that faltered during the Viet Nam era, when protesters were fire bombing their he

24、adquarters, are flourishing again. The military academies are enjoying a steady increase in applications. Certainly, the depressed economy has increased the allure of the jobs, technical training and generous student loans offered by the military. Students know that if they go in and become, say, nu

25、clear weapons specialists, they can come out and demand a salary of $60,000 a year. Military salaries, while not always competitive with those paid for comparable jobs in the private sector, are more than respectable, especially considering the wide array of benefits that are available: free medical

26、 service, room and board, and PX (Post Exchange) privileges. Monthly pay for a recruit is $574; for a sergeant with four years services it is $906; for a major with ten years service it is $2,305. The services slick $175 million-a-year advertising campaign promising adventure and fulfillment has hel

27、ped win over the TV generation. Kids are walking down the school hallways chanting Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, just like in the commercials. And many military officials feel that the key difference is the enhanced patriotism among the nations youth. There is a return to the view that the militar

28、y is an honorable profession. The days of a judge telling a miscreant to join the Army or go to jail are over. Recruiting for all four services combined is running at 101%of authorized goals. And the retention rate is now so high, that the services are refusing some re-enlistment applications and re

29、ducing annual recruiting target.The military academics are also enjoying halcyon years, attracting more and better-qualified students. Compared to private colleges, where tuition and expenses have been climbing sharply, the service schools are a real bargain: not only is tuition free, but recruits g

30、et allowances of up to $500 a mouth. It is reported 12,300 applicants are for the 1,450 positions in this years freshman class. Military academies are now just as selective as any of the best universities in the country.Nationwide, ROTC enrollment exceeds 105,000,a 64% increase over the 1974 figure.

31、 In the mid 70s, the ROTC students refused to wear their uniforms on campus because they suffered all sorts of ridicule, if they did. Now if they wear them to class no one looks at them twice. To them, Viet Nam is ancient history, something the old folks talk about.1. What is the main idea of this p

32、assage?A. The Military is in . The Military is upC. The Military is down D. The Military is on2. What was the attitude of the students in 1970s towards the military?A. Approval. . Indifferent. C. Distaste. D. Scolding.3. The phrase “come out” is closest in meaning to A. “become visible”. . “begin to grow”.C. “be made public”. D.