高考英语阅读理解专项练习100篇.docx

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高考英语阅读理解专项练习100篇

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TAIBEI－IncreasingnumbersofTaiwanesestudentsarejoiningtheisland’s“Chinarush”,seekingeducationontheChinesemainland．

AccordingtoofficialChinesefigures,thenumberofTaiwanesestudentsadmittedintocollegeandpostgraduate（研究生）programsonthemainlandtotaled461in1996,928in1997and839in1998．Althoughnolatestofficialnumberswereavailable,”Netbig.ComSaidthisnumberhadrisenbetween30to50percentannuallyinthepasttwoyearswithwellover1000enteringmainlandcampuseslastyear.

TheInternetsite,basedintheChinesecityofShenzhen,provideseducationserviceandinformationonChinesemainlandcollegeanduniversities.“ManyTaiwanesebelieveaChineseeducationgivingmoreknowledgeaboutthepeopleandcultureinthemainlandwillincreasetheirchancesintheChinesejobmarket,Net.Comvice-presidentIngridHuangsaid．“Ibelieveitwillgivemehands-onexperienceinthebusinessfieldintheChinesemainlandandabetterunderstandingoftheChinesemainlandpeople,”saidLydiaChang,a19-year-oldmajoringinjournalismatShihShinUniversity.Changplanstogoontogetamaster’sdegreeinbusinessadministrationinShanghai,whichshesaysoffersthebestenvironmentforsuchstudies.

Ajournalismgraduatestudent,surnamedLin,attheNationalTaiwanUniversitysaidhewouldliketostudylawontheChinesemainlandsince“therewillbebettercareerprospectsnowthatmoreTaiwanesecompaniesaregoingthere”.“Theyhopethechildrencouldbuildupconnectionswhichcouldlaterbecomeusefulintheirbusinessoperations,”saidYangChing-yao,professoroftheChinesemainlandstudies.ANetbig.ComsurveyshowedthecampusesfavoredbyTaiwanstudentsincludedBeijing,QinghuaandRenminuniversitiesinBeijing,andJinanandZhongshanuniversitiesinGuangzhou.Themostpopularstudieswerelaw,businessandChinesemedicine.

Atpresent,ChineseTaibeidoesn’trecognizediplomasearnedintheChinesemainlandnorhelpwithanyinquiriesaboutstudyingthere.Butrecognizingthetrend,educationauthoritiesaregivingafinalformtoapolicyacceptingcertificates（证书）fromselecteduniversities.

41．MoreTaiwanesestudentsstudyontheChinesemainlandbecause___________.

A．Taiwanwillreunitewiththemainlandsoonerorlater

B．thefeesaskedforarelowerthanthoseofTaiwan

C．whattheyhavelearnedonthemainlandwillbringthemabrightfuture

D．therearemanyfamousuniversitiesforthemtochoose

42．SomebusinessexecutivesweresendingtheirchildrentostudyintheChinesemainlandsothattheirchildren___________.

A．couldreceivebettereducation

B．couldlearnmoreaboutthepolicythere

C．coulddowellinthebusinessoperations

D．couldmakemorefriendsthere

43．Theunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphrefersto__________.

A．Netbig.ComB．aChineseeducationonthemainland

C．theChinesejobmarketD．theuniversity

44．Theauthorwrotethearticletotellus______________.

A．moreTaiwanesestudentsarestudyingonthemainland

B．thenumberofTaiwanesestudentsgoingtouniversitiesonthemainland

hadbeenincreasingyearafteryear

C．educationonthemainlandismoreattractivecomparedwiththatofTaiwan

D．Taiwanandthemainlandshouldcooperatewitheachotherineveryfield.

45．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．ChineseTaibeirecognizesdiplomasearnedontheChinesemainland

B．ThenumberofTaiwanesestudentsgoingtostudyonthemainlandwillsurelybeincreasinginthenextfewyears.

C．ChineseTaibeidoesn’thelpwithanyinquiriesaboutTaiwanesestudyinginthemainland

D．EducationofTaiwanisfarbehindthemainland.

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Everywheremanisalteringthebalanceofnature．Heisfacilitatingthespreadofplantsandanimalsintonewregions,sometimesdeliberately,sometimesunconsciously．Heiscoveringhugeareaswithnewkindsofplants,orwithhouses,factories,slag-heapsandotherproductsofhiscivilization．Heexterminatessomespeciesonalargescale,butfavoursthemultiplicationofothers．Inbrief,hehasdonemoreinfivethousandyearstoalterthebiologicalaspectoftheplanetthanhasnatureinfivemillion．

Manyofthesechangeswhichhehasbroughtabouthavehadunforeseenconsequences．WhowouldhavethoughtthatthethrowingawayofapieceofCanadianwaterweedwouldhavecausedhalfthewaterwaysofBritaintobeblockedforadecade,orthattheprovisionofpotcactiforlonelysettlers’wiveswouldhaveledtoEasternAustralianbeingoverrunwithforestsofPricklyPear?

WhowouldhaveprophesiedthatthecuttingdownofforestsontheAdriaticcoasts,orinpartsofCentralAfrica,couldhavereducedthelandtoasemidesert,withtheverysoilwashedawayfromthebarerock?

Whowouldhavethoughtthatimprovedcommunicationswouldhavechangedhistorybythespreadingofdisease-sleepingsicknessintoEastAfrica,measlesintoOceania,verypossiblymalariaintoancientGreece?

Thesearespectacularexamples;butexamplesonasmallerscaleareeverywheretobefound．Wemakeanaturesanctuaryforrarebirds,prescribingabsolutesecurityforallspecies;andwemayfindthatsomecommonandhardykindofbirdmultipliesbeyondmeasureandouststherarekindsinwhichwewereparticularlyinterested．Wesee,owingtosomelittlechangebroughtaboutbycivilization,thestarlingspreadovertheEnglishcountry-sideinhordes．Weimprovetheyieldingcapacitiesofourcattle;andfindthatnowtheyexhaustthepastureswhichsufficedforlessexigentstock．

46．Thefollowingexamplesexcept_______reflectmanalteringthebalanceofnature．

A．maniscoveringhugeareaswithnewkindsofplants

B．manisfacilitatingthespreadofanimalsintonewregions．

C．maniskillingsomespeciesonalargescale

D．manisgettingtoknowtheimportanceofkeepingthebalanceofnature．

47．WhathadapieceofCanadianwaterweedcause?

A．EasternAustralianwasoverrunwithforests．

B．HalfthewaterwaysofBritainblockedforadecade．

C．InpartsofcentralAfrica,thelandreducedtoasemidesert．

D．Disease-sleepinghasbeencaused．

48．Whathavespreaddiseases?

A．Disease-sleepingsickness．B．Measles．

C．Improvedcommunications．D．Malaria．

49．Wemakeanaturesanctuaryforrarebirdsbut__________.

A．somecommonandhardykindofbirdmultiplies

B．rarekindsmultiply

C．allbirdmultiply

D．nobirdmultiply

50．Themainideaofthepassageis_________．

A．thatmanisdeliberatelydestroyingthebalanceofnature

B．thatmanhasforeseentheconsequencesofalteringthebalanceoldnature

C．thatimprovedcommunicationshavechangedhistory

D．thatmanisalteringthebalanceofnature

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PeopleintheUnitedStateshonortheirparentswithtwospecialdays:

Mother’sDay,onthesecondSundayinMay,andFather’sDay,onthethirdSundayinJune.

Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservancebyPresidentWoodrowWilsonin1915.AnnJarvisfromGrafton,WestVirginia,hadstartedtheideatohaveadaytohonormothers.ShewastheonewhochosethesecondSundayinMayandalsobeganthecustomofwearingacarnation.

In1909,Mrs.DoddfromSpokane,Washington,thoughtoftheideaofadaytohonorfathers.Shewantedtohonorherownfather,WilliamSmart.Afterhermotherdied,hehadtheresponsibilityofraisingafamilyoffivesonsandadaughter.In1910,thefirstFather’sDaywasobservedinSpokane.SenatorMargaretChaseSmithhelpedtoestablishedFather’sDayasanationalcommemorativeday,in1972.

Thesedaysaresetasidetoshowloveandrespectforparents.Theyraisetheirchildrenandeducatethemtoberesponsiblecitizens.Theygiveloveandcare.

Thesetwospecialdaysarecelebratedinmanydifferentways.OnMother’sDaypeoplewearcarnations.Aredonesymbolizesalivingmother.Awhiteoneshowsthatthemotherisdead．Manypeopleattendreligiousservicestohonorparents.Itisalsoadaywhenpeoplewhoseparentsaredeadvisitthecemetery.Onthesedaysfamiliesgettogetherathome,aswellasinrestaurants.TheyoftenhaveoutdoorbarbecuesforFather’sDay.Thesearedaysoffunandgoodfeelingsandmemories.

51．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaboutthesecondSundayinMayisnottrue?

A．Itisadaytoshowlovetomothers

B．Itisadaytowearcarnations

C．Itisadayforpeopletovisitthecemetery

D．Itisadayformanypeopletoattendreligiousservices

52．Choosetherighttimeorderofthefollowingevents.

a.ThefirstFather’sDaywasobserved

b.Mother’sDaywasproclaimedadayfornationalobservance

c.Father’sDaybecameadayfornationalobservance.

d.Theideaofhonoringfatherswasboughtup

A．abcdB．dabcC．bacdD．dacb

53．WhoplaysthemostimportantroleinFather’sDaybecominganationalcommemorativeday?

A．Mrs.DoddB．MargaretChaseSmith

C．AnnJarvisD．WoodrowWilson

54．Fromthepassage,weknowintheU.S________

A．oneshouldweararedcarnationifone’smotherpassaway

B．onMother’sDay,familiesoftengoouttohavebarbecues

C．onFather’sDay,peopleoftenstayathometocelebratethespecialday.

D．Thepurposetohavethesetwospecialdaysistoshowlovetoparents

55．Theauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassageisto__________

A．callonpeopletoloveandrespecttheirparents.

B．introduceMother’sDayandFather’sDay.

C．tellthedifferencebetweenMother’sDayandFather’sDay

D．showhowimportantfathersandmothersare

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OneofBritain'sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchsuspected（可疑的）policekillerDavidBieber―andwasthankedwithflowersbythepolice.Itwasalsosaidthatshecouldbeinlineforashareofupto￡30,000rewardmoney.

VickiBrown,