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河北省秦皇岛市抚宁县高考英语阅读理解和书面表达训练6

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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。

TheMaldivesfacesthethreatofextinctionfromrisingsealevels,butthegovernmentsaidonThursdayitwaslookingtothefuturewithplanstobuild

homesandagolfcoursethatfloat.

Anincreaseinsealevelsofjust18to59centimeterswouldmaketheMaldives—anationoftinycoralislandsintheIndianOcean—virtuallyuninhabitableby2100,theUN’sclimatechangepanelhaswarned.

PresidentMohamedNasheedhasvowedafightforsurvival,andlastmonthhesignedadealwithaDutchcompanytostudyproposalsforafloatingstructurethatcouldsupportaconferencecentre,homesandan18-holegolfcourse.

“Itisstillearlystagesandweareawaitingareportonthepracticality,”agovernmentofficialwhodeclinedtobenamedsaid.

Thecompany,DutchDocklands,iscurrentlybuildingfloatingdevelopmentsintheNetherlandsandDubai.Therewasnoimmediatecommentfromthefirmbutitswebsitesaiditundertookprojectsthatmake“landfromwaterbyprovidinglarge-scalefloatingconstructionstocreatesimilarconditionsasonland”.

TheMaldivesbegantoworkonanartificialislandknownastheHulhumalenearthecrowdedcapitalislandofMalein1997andmorethan30,000peoplehavebeensettledtheretoeasecongestion.Thecity,whichhasapopulationof100,000,isalreadyprotectedfromrisingsealevelsbya30-million-dollarseawall,andthegovernmentisconsideringincreasinglyimaginativewaystocombatclimatechange.

Nasheed,whostagedtheworld’sfirstunderwatercabinetmeetinginOctobertohighlighthispeople’sseriousanddifficultsituation,hasevenspokenofbuyinglandelsewhereintheworldtoenableMaldivianstorelocateiftheirhomesarecompletedcovered.

Hehasalsopromisedtoturnhisnationintoa

modelfortherestoftheworldbybecoming“carbonneutral”by2020.Hisplaninvolvesendingfossilfueluseandpoweringallvehiclesandbuildingsfrom“green”sourcessuchasburningcoconuthusks.

1.WhydoyouthinkMohamedNasheedchoseDutchDocklands?

A.Becauseithasexperienceinbuildingfloatingstructure.

B.Becauseithasagoodfamethroughouttheworld.

C.Becauseitchargedmuchlessthanothercompanies.

D.Becauseitsupportsbuildingfloatingstructuresintheworld.

2.TheHulhumalewasbuiltwiththepurposeof　　　.

A.attractingmorevisitorsB.makingitanewcapital

C.makingthecapitallesscrowdedD.fightingagainstclimatechange

3.Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs,Nasheedisapersonwho　　　.

A.

hassucceededinbuyinglandabroadB.ismorethanwell-known

C.hasthoughtmoreforhisnationD.hasstoppedusingfossilfuel

4.Theunderlinedword“vowed”inparagraph3canbereplacedby　　　.

A.ended　　　　B.promised　　　　C.failed　　　　D.weighed

【参考答案】1—4、ACCB　

阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

体裁：

记叙文　话题：

人物介绍　时间：

6分钟

PeterByfordwasborninastonehouseinHonley，andwhenhewastinyhisdad，aformerminer，gotajobinthetextiletradeandtheByford'smovedtoSkelmanthorpe.Lifewastoughbutfun，andyoungPeterspenthisdaysintherollingcountryside，raftingontheriver，makingtreecampsorplayingonhisownwithhismodelrailwayandsoldiers.

Hisworldwasrockedbytragedywhenhismotherdied，whichdestroyedyoungPeter，ashychildwhosuddenlyhadtogrowupfast.Thoughgrieving，hewentuptheroadtolivewithhisauntanduncle，andreturnedhomemuchtooyoungtofacethenextchallenge，thatoflookingafterhisdad，whohadlostanarminanaccidentinafactory.

BythenhehadtakenthenicknameasBiff.TheyoungerBiffstruggledatschoolbecauseofhisshyness，butlovedthemusiclessonsandbecamefriendswithaclassmatewhosebrotherhadaguitar.Atthesametimeayoungmanwhohadabanjo（班卓琴）movedintothehouseoppositewherehelivedandhetaughtyoungBiffhowtoplayit.Theseedshadbeensownandmusicbegantoinfluencehislife.

Butevenso，hisworkingcareerbegan，intypicalfashionfor1960sWestYorkshire.Afterashorttimeasanapprentice（学徒）carpenter，hewenttoworkinthelocalweavingfactory.AndthiswaswhereBiffByford，soontobecomealegendintheworldofrock，firstlearnedtosing.Themachineswouldrunallday，clicketyclack，clicketyclack.Thenoisewasincredible，andtheworkerswouldspendtheirtimetryingtolipreadeachother.

Itwasjustsonoisyinthere.Itwasreallyheavymetal.Theonlythingtodowassingtoyourself.Sosingtohimselfhedid，themelodies（旋律）lockinginplaceinhishead，nottobeforgotten.Hisdreamfirstexplodedintoarockingreality.

【语篇导读】　PeterByfords的演唱生涯起源于他周围的人和他的工作环境的影响。

1．WhenPeterByfordwasborn______.

A．hisfamilymovedtoSkelmanthorpe

B．hisfatherworkedinthetextiletrade

C．hisfatherprobablytookajobinHonley

D．hisfamilylivedaverypoorlife

解析　推理判断题。

依据文章第一段可知，PeterByford出生在Honley，他是个孩子时，因为父亲的工作一家人迁移到Skelmanthorpe，因此很可能父亲以前就在Honley拥有一份工作。

故选C项。

答案　C

2．PeterByfordhadtoleavehisauntanduncle______.

A．becausehismotherpassedaway

B．becauseofhisfather'spoorhealth

C．becausehewantednottostaywithhisfather

D．becauseofhisfullybeinggrownup

解析　细节理解题。

依据文章第二段的whohadlostanarminanaccidentinafactory可知，父亲的身体状况不好，需要PeterByford的照顾。

故选B项。

答案　B

3．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphimply?

A．Petergotinfluencedalotbyhisclassmateandtheyoungman.

B．theclassmatetaughtPeterhowtoplaytheguitar.

C．Petersharedahousewiththeyoungman.

D．TheyoungBiffhadaneyeforgoodfriends.

解析　细节理解题。

文章第三段谈到了Peter遇到的两个音乐爱好者，文中的Theseedshadbeensownandmusicbegantoinfluencehislife.说明，Peter的音乐之路受他们的影响。

故选A项。

答案　A

4．Whileworkinginthelocalweavingfactory______.

A．Peterstartedasanapprenticecarpenter

B．Petertreatedhislifeinapositiveway

C．Peterwasverytiredofthenoisyworkplace

D．Peterlearnedhowtolipreadbyhimself

解析　推理判断题。

依据文章第四段可知，虽然纺织厂车间内声音嘈杂，但是Peter在嘈杂中开始唱歌，他的歌唱生涯也是在那个时候开始的。

故选B项。

答案　B

5．WhatwouldhappentoPeterlater?

A．Hewouldremainworkinginthefactoryforever.

B．Hewouldputforwardsuggestionstotheboss.

C．Hewouldtelltheworkerstokeepsilent.

D．Hewouldfindwaystorealizehisdream.

解析　推理判断题。

依据文章尾段的Hisdreamfirstexplodedintoarockingreality.可知，他会把自己的梦想变成现实。

故选D项。

答案　D。

阅读理解。

TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork--heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation."Teachingmeanseverythingtous,"Timw

ouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.

Notlongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundation（基金会）thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,"Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,"asareminder."

Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,Timclickedonimaginationlibrary.com.The

programhadbeenopeneduptop

artnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts.

ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichter.Ratherthansignu

ponline,theywentto

Dollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,”saysLinda.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialistsandDollywoodboardm

embers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries.

Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:

“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.”

TheRichterspendabout＄400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”

（）1.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?

A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.

C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.

（）2.WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?

A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.

C.WritebooksforchildrenD.Retirefrombeingateacher.

（）3.Accordingtothetext,DollyPartonis.

A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-old

C.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer

（）4.WhydidtheRichtergotoDollywood?

A.Toavoidsigninguponline.

B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.

C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.

D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.

（）5.WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.

B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.

C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.

D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.

【文章大意】文章通过介绍Richter夫妇从接触一个名为ImaginationLibrary的项目到成立自己的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值

【参考答案】1---5、ADCDD

61.答案A。

细节理解题。

由文章第1段的helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.可知答案。

阅读理解。

阅读下列短文，从

每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

ArthurMiller（1915-2005）isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsofthe20thcentury.Miller’sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustriaHungary．Drawnlikesomanyotherbythe“GreatAmericanDream”However,heexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasruinedintheGreatDepressionoftheearlyl930s.

Milles'smostfamousplay,De

athofaSalesman,isapowerfulattackontheAmericansystem.Withitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessandi