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高三英语份百题精练1

2014年10月份百题精练

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英语试题

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thatsummeranarmyofcrickets（蟋蟀）startedawarwithmyfather.Daddidn’tcareforinsectsmuchmorethanMamma,buthecouldtolerateafewlivinginthebasement.Mammawasacitygirlandshesaidacricketwasjusttoonoisy.Thentosupportherpointshewouldn’tgotobed.Shedrankcoffeeandsmokedmyfather’scigarettesandpacedbetweenthesofaandtheTV.Nextmorningshethreatenedtopackupandleave,soDaddrovetothestoreandhurriedback.Hesprayedpoisonfromajug.Whenhewasfinishedhetoldusthatwastheendofit.

Foracoupleofweekswewentbacktofinddeadcricketsinthelaundry.Hesuggestedthatwe’dallbebetterofftohideasmanyaswecouldfromMamma.IfedafewdozentothecatwhoIdidn’tlikebecausehescratchedfornoreason.

However,soonlivecricketsstartedshowingupinthekitchenandbathroom.Mammawasupsetbecauseshethoughttheywerethedeadcricketscomingback,butDadsaidthesewerecertainlynewones.Hefetchedhisjugofpoisonandsprayedalloveruntilthewholehousesmelledofpoison,andthenhesprayedthebasementagain.

Acoupleofweekslater,whenbothliveanddeadcricketskeptturningup,Dademptiedthebasementofjunk.Thenheburnedalotofoldnewspapersandmagazineswhichhesaidthecricketshadturnedintonests.

Whileweatesupperthatevening,thewindliftedsomeflamesontothewoodpile.Theonlygasolinewasinthelawnmower’s（割草机）fueltankbutthatwasenoughtocreateanexplosionbigenoughtoreachthehouse.Oncetheroofcaught,therewasn’tmuchanyonecoulddo.

Afterthefiretrucksleft,MammatooktheotherstoAuntGail’s.IhelpedDadandUncleBurtcarrythingsoutofthehouseandpilethembytheroad.Weworkedintothenightandwedidn’ttalkmuch,whileallaroundthenoiseofcricketsbrokeoursilence.

56.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’smother?

A.Shedidn’tlikeinsectsatall.

B.Shelikedinsectsmorethanhisfather.

C.Shecaredforinsectsverymuch.

D.Shecouldonlytolerateafewinsects.

57.Theauthor’sfatherdrovetothestoretobuy_______.

A.cigarettesforhimselfB.somepoison

C.morecoffeeforhiswifeD.somegasoline

58.Theauthor’sfatherburnedtheoldnewspapersandmagazinesbecausehethought______.

A.theywerenolongeruseful

B.thecricketswereafraidoffires

C.theybecamethehomeofcrickets

D.thedeadcricketscamebacktolife

59.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A.theauthor’sfamilylosttheirbattleagainstthecrickets

B.theauthor’sparentslearnedtoputupwithinsects

C.theauthor’sfamilydidn’tsuffermuchinthefire

D.theauthor’sparentsgotdivorced

B

Areyousingleanddreamingofanexcitingvoyagevacation,butunsureofthenextstep?

You’renotalone!

Manysingletravelerswonderwhichvoyagewillhavethemostsinglesonboard,howthey’llmeetothersingles,howmuchthevoyagewillcostandwhethertheywillenjoythemselves.

Ourhostedsinglesvoyagesareidealforsinglesofallages.Nootherformoftravelaffordsasmanyopportunitiestomeetpeopleandmakefriends.Infact,ourSinglesDivisioncanhelpyoufindasinglesvoyageonatripthat’sjustrightforyouandmakesureyoumeetmanyothersinglesonboard.

We’vescheduledsinglesvoyagesonsailings,toalloftheworld’sgreatestdestinations.Andwe’veselectedpopularitineraries（旅行计划）onlarge,newshipsfordifferentaudiences,soyoucanfindonethatsuitsyourtastes.

Ifyou’relookingforaroommatetocutcosts,ourMatchProgramcanpairyouwithasame-sexsingleinonestateroom（onhostedsailingsonly）,enablingustoofferyouthesameper-personpricingthatcouplesreceive.Weguaranteetofindyouaroommate,wheneveryousign-upbeforethecut-offdate.Ifwedon’t,youonlyneedtopaytheper-persondouble-occupancyrate.Ifyouprefertheprivacyofyourownstateroom,thesinglesupplementrateswillapply.

Eitherway,we’llprovideourownhostonboardtoorganizesinglescocktailparties,mixers,games,single-minglediningandmore.Onceyou’vebookedyourvoyage,we’llalsogiveyouprivateaccesstooursingleschatsitewhereyoucangettoknowothersinglesbeforeyoudepart.

Weexpectourstateroomsonthesesailingswillfillquickly,sopleasebookearlytoavoiddisappointment.Togetstarted,clickonanysinglesvoyageinthecalendartotheleft.Hopetoseeyouonboard!

Note:

Ifyoucan’ttakeadvantageofoneofourhostedsinglesvoyagesbutstillwishtotravelasasingle,clickhereformoreinformation.

60.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Onthesinglesvoyage,youcanmeetmanyothersinglesandmakenewfriends

B.Youcantakenewshipssailingtoalloftheworld’sgreatestdestinations.

C.Onceyoubookthevoyage,youcanchatwithallthestrangers.

D.Onthevoyageyoucanenjoymanykindsofactivities,suchasmixers,games,cocktailparties,etc.

61.Thetextprobablycomesfrom.

A.aguidebookB.anadonnewspaper

C.amagazineD.awebsite

62.Thispassageismainlywrittenfor.

A.singlesB.parents

C.travelersD.singleswhowanttotravel

C

TheweatherpredictionsforAsiain2050readlikeastoryfromadoomsdaymovie.

Manyexpertsandgreengroupsfeartheywillcometrueunlessthereisaunitedglobalefforttoholdbackgreenhousegasoutpouring.Inthedecadestocome,Asia---hometomorethanhalftheworld’s63billionpeople-willchangefromoneclimateextremetoanother,withtiredfarmersbattlingdroughts,floods,disease,foodshortagesandrisingsealevels.

“It’snotaprettypicture,”saidSteveSawyer,climatepolicyadviserwithGreenpeaceinAmsterdam.Globalwarmingandchangesofweatherpatternsarealreadyoccurringandthereismorethanenoughcarbondioxideandothergreenhousegasesintheatmospheretodriveclimatechangefordecadestocome.

Already,changesarebeingfeltinAsiabutworseislikelytocome,Sawyerandtopclimatebodiessay,andcouldleadtomassmigrationandwidespreadhumandisasters.Accordingtopredictions,icebergswillmeltfaster,somePacificandIndianOceanislandswillhavetoevacuateorbuildseadefenses,stormswillbecomemoreintenseandinsectandwater-bornediseaseswillmoveintonewareasastheworldwarms.

Allthiscomesontopofrisingpopulationsandearnestdemandforfood,waterandotherresources.Expertssayenvironmentalworseningsuchasdeforestationandpollutionwillprobablyenlargetheresultsofclimatechange.

Inwhatcouldbeasignofthefuture,Japanwashitbyarecordof10typhoonsandtropicalstormsthisyear,whiletwo-thirdsofBangladesh,partsofNepalandlargeareasofnortheasternIndiawereflooded,affecting50millionpeople,destroyinglivelihoodsandmakingtensofthousandsill.

Theyearbefore,awintercoldstruckandasummerheatwavekilledmorethan2,000peopleinIndia.

63.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.whatkindofweatherwelikebest

B.theweatherpredictionsforAsiainthefutureandthereasons

C.howtoimproveourenvironment

D.thattheworldwillnotbesuitableforustolivein

64.InthefuturetheAsianfarmerswillhavetofacethefollowingexcept.

A.foodshortagesB.droughtsC.warsD.floods

65.Theunderlinedword“doomsday”maygiveusthefeelingof.

A.happinessB.sadnessC.peaceD.excitement

66.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrightaccordingtothepassage?

A.Asianclimatewillchangegreatly.

B.Someislandsmaybefloodedinthefuture.

C.Peoplemaymeetwithsomenewdiseasesbornefromwater.

D.Morethan50millionpeoplehavebeenkilledinAsiatheyearbefore.

D

InasocietysuchastheUnitedStatesorCanada,whichhasmanynational,religiousandculturaldifferences,peoplehighlyvalueindividualism--thedifferencesamongpeople.Teachersplacealotofimportanceonthequalitiesthatmakeeachstudentspecial.Theeducationalsystemsinthesecountriesshowthesevalues.Studentsdonotmemorizeallpossiblebasicknowledge.Instead,theyworkindividuallyandfindanswersbythemselves.Thereisoftendiscussionintheclassroom.Atanearlyage,studentslearntoformtheirownideasandopinions.

InmostAsiasocieties,bycontrast,thepeoplehavethesamelanguage,historyandculture.Perhapsforthisreason,theeducationalsysteminmuchoftheorientreflectssociety’sbeliefingroupgoalsandpurposesratherthanindividualism.ChildreninChina,JapanandKoreaoftenworktogetherandhelponeanotheronassignments.

Thereareadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbothsystemsofeducation.Forexample,oneadvantageofthesysteminJapanisthatstudentstherelearnmuchmoreaboutmath,physics,biologyandchemistrythanAmericanstudentsbytheendofhighschool.TheyalsostudymorehourseachdayandmoredayseachyearthanNorthAmericansdo.Thesystemisdifficult,butitpreparesstudentsforasocietythatvaluesdisciplineandself-control.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.MemorizationisanimportantlearningmethodinJapaneseschools,yetmanystudentssaythatafteranexam,theyforgetmuchoftheinformationthattheyhavememorized.

TheadvantageoftheeducationalsysteminNorthAmerica,ontheotherhand,isthatstudentslearntothinkforthemselves.Thesystempreparesthemforasocietythatvaluescreativeideas.Thereis,however,adisadvantage.Whenstudentsgraduatefromschool,theyhaven’tmemorizedasmanybasicrulesandfactsasstudentsinothercountrieshave.

67.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthispassageis.

A.tosharehisideawithothersinanewway

B.