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江苏省常熟市高考英语阅读理解暑假选练

01

Nuclearenergyisacontroversialtopic．Therehasbeenwidespreadpublicdebateoverit.Itseemsthatthenuclearenergyiseitheragiganticdisasterwaitingtohappenortheall-powerfulwayofthefuture.

Itisoftenbelievedthatnuclearenergyissomethingwecannotdowithout.Weliveinaconsumersocietywithahugedemandforcommercialproductsofallkinds.Besides,anincreaseinindustrialproductionisconsideredtobeonesolutiontotheproblemofmassunemployment.Suchanincreaseassumesanabundantandcheapenergysupply.Manypeoplebelievenuclearenergyprovidesanendlessandeconomicalsourceofpowerandthatitisthereforefundamentalforanindustriallydevelopingsociety.Amongotheradvantagesisthatnuclearpower,exceptforaccidents,isclean.Afurtheradvantageisthatanuclearpowerstationcanberunandmaintainedbyrelativelyfewtechnicalandadministrativestaff.Thenuclearreactorrepresentsagreatstepinourscientificevolutionand,whatevertheanti-nucleargroupsays,itiswrongtoexpectareturntomoreprimitivesourcesoffuel.

However,opponents（peoplewhoopposesomething）ofnuclearenergypointoutthatnuclearpowerstationsbringadirectdangernotonlytotheenvironmentbutalsotocivilliberties.Environmentalistsargueinthelongrunnuclearenergywastesvaluableresourcesanddisturbstheecologytoanextentwhichcouldbringaboutthedestructionofthehumanrace.Furthermore,itisquestionablewhethernuclearpowerisacheapsourceofenergywheneverythingisconsidered.Therehave,forexample,beenverycostlyaccidentsinAmerica,inBritainand,ofcourse,inRussia.Thepossibilityofincreasesinthecostofuranium（铀）inadditiontothecostofgreatersafetyprovisions（设施）couldpricenuclearpoweroutofthemarket.

Inspiteofthecaseagainstnuclearenergyabove,nuclearenergyprogrammesareexpanding,whichassumesacontinualgrowthinindustrialproductionandconsumerdemands.However,itisdoubtfulwhetherthisgrowthwillorcancontinue.Havingweigheduptheargumentsinbothsides,itseemsthattherearegoodeconomicandecologicalreasonsforsourcesofenergyotherthannuclearpower.

56.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardnuclearenergy?

A．ObjectiveB.NegativeC.TolerantD.Appreciative

57.Accordingtotheopponents,whichofthefollowingistrueofnuclearenergy?

A．Primitive.B．EndlessC．Cheap.D．Unsafe.

58.Somepeoplebelievethatnuclearenergyisthemostimportantbecause.

A．unclearpowerstationscanberunandmaintainedbyrelativelyfewstaff.

B．itcanmeetthegrowingdemandofanindustriallydevelopingsociety.

C．itrepresentsahugestepforwardinourscientificevolution..

D．itprovidesaperfectwayouttoincreaseemployment

59.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?

【参考答案】56、CDDB

02

Therearevariousaspectsthatgointomakingasuccessfulschool,andsuccesscanbemeasuredinvariousways.Often,theteachersarepraisedforaschool’ssuccessandblamedforitsfailure.Yet,inorderforaschooltobeeffective,itmustbeaplacewhereteachingandlearningcaneasilytakeplace,andthatrequiresthehardworkofmorethanjusteducators.Studentsmusttakelearningintotheirownhandsandfeelasifwhattheyaredoingisasimportantasitactuallyis.Thiscanonlybedonewiththecooperationofeveryadultthatisinvolvedinthestudents’life.Someoftheseindividualsoftengounnoticed,yettheroletheyplayinthestudents’livesisimmeasurable.

Intheschool,administrativeassistantsgreetstudentsatthestartofthedayandansweralargequantityofquestions.Whenanassistantremembersastudent’snameorevensomethingspecialaboutthatstudent,itcommunicatestohimthatheiscaredfor.Theassistantcanalsogivethatextraencouragementforastudenttomakebetterchoices,especiallywhentheyarevisitingtheprincipal’soffice.

Meanwhile,thoughcafeteriaworkershaveashortspaceoftimetointeractwithstudents,theycanmakeabigdifferenceaswell.Beyondmeetingnutritionalneeds,cafeteriaworkersmayalsoonoccasionmeettheemotionalneedsofthestudentstheyserve.Studentsbenefitfrompositiveinteractionwithadults,andcafeteriaworkersmaygivethatextrabitofencouragementthatachildneeds.

Custodians（管理员）areusuallyunderappreciatedforwhattheyoffertoschools.Theyhavetobeknowledgeableabouteverythingfromcleaningtofixingthemostintricate（复杂的）tools.Theygettoschoolearlyinthemorningbeforeteachersarriveandlockuplateatnightafterthelaststudenthasleftfromtheafter-schoolevent.Theyalsomakesureteachersareequippedwiththenecessaryitemsandpreparetheroomssothattheyarereadyforlearning.Agreatcustodianalsogivesthatkindwordorextrasmiletothatstudentwhoneedsitmost.

67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.

A.emphasizetheroleteachersplayinaschool

B.highlightthecontributionsofotherstaffatschoolbesidesteachers.

C.telluswhomakethegreatestcontributionstoaschool

D.explainwhatcontributestothesuccessofastudent

68.Ifanassistantremembersastudent’sname,thestudentwillfeelthat_________.

A.heispaidparticularattentiontoB.heisspecial

C.hehasdonesomethingwrongD.hehasmadeprogressinstudy

69.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutcafeteriaworkers?

A.It’senoughforthemtocookforthestudents.

B.It’shardforthemtointeractwiththestudents.

C.Theyhavethemostinteractionwithstudentsatschool.

D.Theycanalsomeettheemotionalneedsofthestudents.

70.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthestaffmentionedinthetext?

A.Disappointed.B.Dissatisfied.C.Appreciative.D.Doubtful.

【参考答案】67-70BADC

03

Formanypeople，volunteeringisawayoflife.Holidaysarethetimeoftheyearthatmorepeopleareinagivingmood.Homelessshelters，children’shospitals，andnursinghomesareexcellentplacestogiveofone’stime.

VolunteeringinHomelessShelters

Thereisahomelessdirectoryonlinethatanyonecaneasilyaccesstofindtheclosesthomelesssheltertotheirhome.Accordingtothehomelessshelterdirectory，currentlythereare3,233sheltersintheUS，soitisnotdifficulttofindashelter.Helpingtoservefood，pickingupdonationsoffood，preparingmeals，andcleaninguparethingsthatonecandotohelpatahomelessshelter.

VolunteeringinChildren’sHospitals

Everychildneedscomfortandjoy，especiallyduringtheholidayseasons.Byvisitingsickchildreninhospitals，anindividualprovideshelpinghandsbysupplementingtheservicesusuallydonebythehospitalstaff.Personalizingthehospitalexperienceaddstothecomfortandhappinessofthechildrenandtheirfamilies.Volunteersprovidehelp，andpositiveinteractions（相互交流）whichenhancethepatient’squalityofcare.Helpisneededalmosteverywhereinahospital；fromthelobby，parkinglot，cafeteria，toadmitting，helpingwiththegiftcart，andevenreadingtochildreninthewaitingroomsortheirhospitalrooms.

VolunteeringinNursingHomes

AccordingtotheNationalCenterforHealthStatistics，“Over50%ofthoselivinginnursinghomesdonothavecloserelativesand46%havenolivingchildren.”Lifeinanursinghomeislonely，confusing，andfrighteningformanyresidents.Volunteeringatanursinghomeisagreatopportunitytomakeadifferenceinsomeoneelse’slife.Playingcards，sittingwithandtalkingtoaresident，takingawalk，orsharingamealmakesahugedifference，especiallywhentheyhavenoothersoleonearthtovisitthem.

Thethreeexamplesaboveareonlyasmallfractionofinstitutionsinwhichvolunteersareneeded.Givingofoneself，especiallyduringtheholidaysblessesandcheersothers.

【语篇解读】　本文介绍了人们在假期中可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。

1．Accordingtothepassage，whatcanavolunteerdoinnursinghomes?

A．Visitingthesickchildren.

B．Pickingupthedonatedfood.

C．Helpingwiththegiftcart.

D．Playingcardswithalonelyoldman.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文中VolunteeringinNursingHomes部分的描述可知D项正确。

A、C项是在children’shospitals可以做的事，B项是在homelessshelters可以做的事。

答案　D

2．Whatcanwelearnaboutthevolunteering?

A．Youcanonlyvolunteerduringtheholidays.

B．Youcanhelppreparemealsinanursinghome.

C．Itiseasytofindahomelesssheltertovolunteer.

D．Helpisneededeverywhereinahomelessshelter.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文中的“Thereisahomelessdirectoryonlinethatanyonecaneasilyaccesstofindtheclosesthomelesssheltertotheirhome.”可知，人们很容易找到一个能在里面做志愿活动的流浪者之家。

其他三项都是与文章内容不符。

答案　C

3．Inachildren’shospital，whichofthefollowingistrue?

A．Over50%ofthoselivingtheredonothaverelatives.

B．Apersonalvisitbringshappinesstoasickboy.

C．Childrenlivealonelyandfrighteninglife.

D．Childrenlovelisteningtovolunteers’reading.

解析　细节理解题。

根据文中VolunteeringinChildren’sHospitals部分的描述可知B项正确，A、C两项错误，D项文中未提及。

答案　B

4．Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe________.

A．Givingofoneselfcheersothers

B．Volunteeringisawayoflife

C．Volunteeringduringtheholidays

D．Givingisbetterthantaking

解析　主旨大意题。

全文主要介绍了假期中人们可以选择去做志愿活动的三个地方。

故C项作为本文的标题最佳。

答案　C

04【吉林省吉林市2014质量检测】A

Afteraterribleelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,thewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.

Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesth