高考英语阅读理解基础练习精品题27Word格式文档下载.docx

1、Mr. Burnham said: “A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it s not for them . It s time to change this perception.”Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said: “The rea

2、l issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre，but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no-go area.”71Critics of the plan argued that_.A. the theatres would be overcrowdedB. it would be a waste of moneyC

3、. pensioners wouldnt get free ticketsD. the government wouldnt be able to afford it72According to the supporters, the plan should_. A. benefit the television industry B. focus on producing better plays C. help increase the sales of tickets D. involve all the young people in England73Which of the fol

4、lowing is TRUE about the plan?A. Ninety five theatres have received funding. B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket.C. It may not benefit all the young people. D. Free tickets are offered once every day.74We can infer from the passage that in England_.A. many plays are not for young people B.

5、 many young people don t like theatreC. people know little about the plan D. children used to receive good arts education75According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems _.A. controversial B. inspiring C. exciting D. unreasonable参考答案阅读理解-A Do you still remember the i

6、nteresting question: why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more concerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road. Millions of animals die each year on US roads, the Federal Highway Ad

7、ministration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat exist in the US today. The main reason? Road kill. “Ecopassages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildli

8、fe can avoid human conflicts, said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society.But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lion u

9、sed the passage. Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses. The next time you visit a park or driv

10、e through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around.You might see an animal overpass!51. The writer uses the example of ocelots to show that _.A. wild animals have become more dangerousB. the driving conditions have improved greatlyC. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to workD. an increasi

11、ng number of animals are killed in road accidents52. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is _ .A. an underground path for cars B. a fence built for the safety of the areaC. a bridge for animals to get over a river D. a pass for animals to cross the road53. When the writer says that animals se

12、em to be catching on, he means _.A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the roadB. animals begin to learn to use ecopassagesC. animals are crossing the road in groupsD. animals are increasing in number54. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because .A. wild animals

13、 may attack cars B. wild animals may jam the roadC. they may see wild animals in the park D. they may see wild animals on ecopassages参考答案51-54 DDBD 【福建省漳州三中2013一模】BEven when youre extremely busy, you arent using your time with 100% efficiency. There are gaps in everyones schedule where they arent do

14、ing anything important. Even if your schedule has no gaps, there is probably lots of time where you arent working as fast or as effectively as you possibly could.Why arent you completely efficient? Its because time isnt the limiting factor. If it were the limiting factor, people could work non-stop

15、without breaks. Instead, people, even those who are highly productive, need to take breaks, occasionally slow down on tasks throughout the day.The real and most important limiting factor for productivity is your energy levels to pay attention. Energy levels limit your productivity because when youre

16、 tired, you can have enough time and still not get everything done. Your attention ability is also limited, because even if there are a million things that need to be done, you can only focus on one or two at a time.You might not be able to insert another 4-5 hours into your schedule without making

17、some sacrifices. But even extremely busy people can add an hour or two into their schedule without cancelling anything. The reason its hard to “find time” isnt a lack of time. Its because you dont have enough energy left to focus on something else that needs to fit into your day.I first suspected ti

18、me wasnt the real problem during an extremely busy period in my life over a year ago. I was very busy, but at that time I still exercised regularly. I had daily to-do lists with over twenty items, and I still found time to exercise. However, after a few weeks off, due to illness, I stopped exercisin

19、g. I was not busy, in fact, my schedule was incredibly light. Despite this free time, I found it hard to find time to exercise. It seemed to get pushed later and later into my schedule until it was gone. How can I explain this odd experience? I believe you have known it. 60. If someone cant work wit

20、h 100% efficiency, the most important limiting factor is _. A. a schedule without gaps B. breaks and distractionsC. the limited time D. the limited energy61. According to Para.4, everyone, including the extremely busy people, can _.A. work without any rest B. focus on many things at a timeC. find so

21、me more time in a day D. do some exercise regularly62. The writer gives the example of himself in the last paragraph in order to _.A. prove what the real limiting factor is B. show us how busily he needs to workC. explain how important a healthy body is D. tell us what an odd experience he has63. Wh

22、at is the best title of the passage?A. Are You Really Lack of Time? B. How Can You Work Efficiently?C. What Makes Your Energy Limited? D. When Should You Do Exercise?【参考答案】60-63、D CAA When Flora Kahlos paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as a ribbon （丝带） around a bomb. S

23、uch comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her Lime. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time. Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio（小儿麻痹症 ）at the age of seven. Her spine（脊柱） became bent as she grew o

24、lder. Then, in 1925, her back was broken in several places in a school-bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lying in her bed recovering, Ka

25、hlo taught herself to paint. In 1929, she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Riveras strong influences on Kahlos style can be seen in her early works, but her later works from the 1940s, known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband. Unfortunately, her

26、works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s, even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954, Kahlos works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.55. What does the phrase “a much bigger name” in Paragraph 1 most probably mean？A. a far better artist B a much more famous person C. a much stronger person D. a far more gifted artist56. The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was ca