高考阅英语读理解训练八.docx

1、高考阅英语读理解训练八高考英语阅读理解训练八Passage 1 He wishes the holiday season would end already. His back aches, his red suit feels like a spacesuit, his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hoursand still the kids keep coming and coming, like ants at a picnic. As Christmas becomes more commercialized （商业化） ac

2、ross the U.S. and Canada, so must Santas. As the holiday begins earlier each year, so must its spokesmen. The questions from children these days are harder than ever. Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the questions are as heart-breaking as t

3、hey are unanswerable. For example, “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning?” Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued （指控）. A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story: A Santa had a girl on his knee, and he commented, “You have nice eyes and ni

4、ce hair.” The girl later said it was sexual harassment （骚扰）. When a Santa feels anxious, he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do: The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended. Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and dont see other child

5、ren again. 1. In the first paragraph, “spokesmen” refers to _. A. businessmen B. political leaders C. organisers of the activities D. Santa Clauses 2. The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is _. A. well-paid B. very hard C. worth doing D. dangerous 3. According to the third paragraph, Sant

6、as may sometimes be blamed for _. A. doing something against the law B. hanging around the dinner table C. being lazy and sleeping in bed for days D. not playing their roles as expected 4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Christmas: Not a Good Festival for Santas B. Is Santa Claus Re

7、ally Alive? C. A Christmas Story D. What Does Santa Claus Do for Children?Passage 2Wood has many great characteristics that make it the perfect building material. It is cheap，durable(耐用的)，easily available，and most importantly，environmentally sustainable. The one thing it is not，is transparent(透明的).

8、Now thanks to a team of scientists at Stockholms KTH Royal Institute of Technology，the material may even be able to add that feature to its already impressive list.Lead researcher Dr. Lars Berglund said he was inspired to create the transparent wood after learning how Japanese researchers had develo

9、ped a see-through paper for use in flexible display screens for electronic devices. The team began by pulling out the woods lignin(木质素). The lignin-free wood was then dipped into a polymer(聚合物)and baked at a temperature of 158F for four hours. The result was a hybrid product that was not only strong

10、er and lighter than the original wood but also，almost transparent. The researchers were able to adjust the level of transparency by varying the amount of the polymer injected and also by changing the thickness of the wood.While scientists have previously created a see-through wood for small-scale ap

11、plications like computer chips, he transparent wood is the first one being considered for large scale applications. The researchers, who revealed their findings in Biomacromolecules on April 11, picture using the transparent wood in buildings to allow for more natural light, or to create windows tha

12、t let in the desired amount of light without sacrificing privacy.Wood that allows light to pass through could lead to a brighter future for homes and buildings. Berglund also thinks the wood could play a significant role in the design of solar panels. The semi-transparent material would be able to k

13、eep light longer and give it more time to interact with the conductor, thus resulting in better solar efficiency. Additionally, substituting the currently used glass with this new product would help solar energy manufacturers improve their carbon footprint and lower the cost. They are now experiment

14、ing with ways to scale up the manufacturing process so that the transparent material is cost-effective to make and easy to use.1. What does the underlined part that feature in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. Cheapness. B. Durability. C. Sustainability. D. Transparency.2. Which of the following is not the pr

15、ocess in which the transparent wood is made?A. Dip the wood into a polymer.B. Reduce the amount of the polymer.C. Make the wood lignin-free.D. Bake the wood for some time.3. Which of the following is true according to the text?A. Berglund got the idea of transparent wood while making paper.B. Varyin

16、g the amount of the polymer changes the woods hardness.C. The cost of making the transparent wood still needs to be cut down.D. The transparent wood would be used only for homes and buildings.4. What is the last paragraph mainly about？A. The bright future of the transparent wood.B. The woods role in

17、 the design of solar panels.C. The disadvantages of the currently used glass.D. Solar energy manufacturers carbon footprint.Passage 3 For the first time in modern history, less than half of the U.S. adult population now reads literature, according to a recent survey. Reading at Risk: A Survey of Lit

18、erary Reading in America presents a detailed review of the decline of readings role in the nations culture. Reading at Risk is a survey of national fashion in adult literary reading. The data source for Reading at Risk is as reliable and objective （客观的） as any such survey can be. The key results of

19、the survey are presented in the “Summary”, but the report “can be further explained as: literary reading in America is not only declining rapidly among all groups, but the rate of decline has been speeded up, especially among the young. Reading at Risk merely shows a great cultural change that most

20、Americans have already notedour societys great turn to electronic media for entertainment and information. Reading a book requires a degree of active attention and devotion. Indeed, reading itself is a progressive skill that depends on years of education and practice. On the contrary, most electroni

21、c media such as television, recordings, and radio make fewer demands on their audiences, and indeed often require no more than passive participation. While oral culture has a rich reality and electronic media offer the considerable advantages of variety, print culture affords irreplaceable forms of

22、focused attention and thought that make various communications and views possible. The decline in reading, therefore, equals a larger retreat （减少） from participation in public and cultural life. What is to be done? There is surely no single solution to the present problem, just as there is no single

23、 cause. The important thing now is to understand that America can no longer take active and devoted reading for granted. Reading is not a timeless, common ability. As more Americans lose this ability, our nation becomes less informed, active, and independent minded. These are not qualities that a fr

24、ee, inventive, or productive society can afford to lose. 1. The main purpose of the survey is to _. A. focus on the role of electronic media and reading B. show that American young people read less and less C. give a report of the national fashion of literary reading D. review that less than half of

25、 the population now reads literature 2. According to the passage, reading _. A. requires less attention and devotion B. demands no more than passive participation C. limits various communications and views D. means active participation in public and cultural life 3. The underlined phrase “cultural c

26、hange” in Paragraph 2 refers to the change _. A. from oral culture to electronic media B. from print culture to electronic media C. from electronic media to oral culture D. from electronic media to print culture 4. The author of the passage _. A. misunderstands oral culture B. doubts the results of

27、the survey C. encourages the Americans to read more D. agrees to the solution to the present problem in readingPassage 4Want to explore new cultures, meet new people and do something worthwhile at the same time？ You can do all the three with Global Development Association （GDA）. Whatever stage of li

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