高考英语阅读理解练习试题.docx

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ToAmericanvisitors,Icelandisaveryinterestingcountry,partlybecauseitisdifferentinsomanywaysfromwhatheorsheisusedtoseeingathome.Therearequiteafewthingsthatarenotdone,orthatdonotexistontheisland—quiteafew"No's".

Thereisnopollution,forinstance.NodogsarepermittedinReykjavik,thecapital.ThereisnotelevisiononThursdaysorduringtheentiremonthofJuly,andonlythreehoursofblack-and-whiteTVtherestofthetime.ThereisnohardliquoronWednesdaysandnobeeratanytime.Therearenohandguns;onlyonejailofthirty-fivecellsintheentireland—anadmirablefigure,evenforasmallcountryof313,376people.

Thereisnoarmy,airforceornavy.Thereisnotippingforanything.TherearenolargestoresopenonSaturdaysorSundays.SinceIcelandissituatedjustundertheArcticCircle,thereisnodarknessinsummerandnodaylightinwinter.ButthankstoGulfStream,theclimateisrathermild,withtemperaturesrangingfrom34degreesFahrenheitto52degreesinJuly.

Therulesontelevision,liquor,andgunsaretheresultofgovernmentaldecision.ButtheabsenceofpollutionisdueingreatparttothefactthatIcelandgetsitspowerfromtheenormousgeyser（间歇泉andthethousandsofhotspringsthatcomeoutoftheground.Theyprovidealltheenergyneededbythecountry.Infact,Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower.

Icelandhasbeendescribedasademocraticindependentcountrywheremorefisharecaughtandmorebookspublishedperpersonthananywhereelseintheworld.TheIcelandershavealwaysfeltaparticularloveforliterature.TheycomposedtheirfirstworksintheninthandtenthcenturiesAD.Theseworkswerepoemsandtalesaboutthekings,heroes,andheroinesofIcelandandNorway.Atfirstthestorieswerememorizedandpassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Theywerefinallywrittendownbetween1140and1220.TheIcelandershaveneverstoppedwritingeversince.“Rathershoelessthanbookless,"theyproudlysay.

1.AmericanvisitorsenjoyvisitingIcelandprobablybecause.

A.nodogsarepermittedinthecapital

B.thepolicedonotcarryhandguns

C.theclimateisrathermild.

D.itisverydifferentfromAmerica

2.ThefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.

A.therearenosoldiersinIceland

B.theIcelandersdon'tdrinkbeer

C.thereisnoservicefeeofanykind

D.therearenocrimesinIceland

3.ThereisnopollutioninIcelandmainlybecause.

A.Icelandusesonly3percentofallitsavailablepower

B.theIcelandersusehotwaterfromthegroundbelowastheirenergy

C.itislocatedjustundertheArcticCircle

D.itisademocraticindependentcountry

4."Rathershoelessthanbookless"means.

A.theyprefernottohaveshoesorbooks

B.theywouldratherhaveshoesonthanwritebooks

C.theyprefertravelingtoreading

D.theyregardbooksmoreimportantthanshoes

B

AnoldproblemisgettingnewattentionintheUnitedStates—bullying（恃强凌弱.Recentcasesincludedthetragiccaseofafifteen-year-oldgirlwhosefamilymovedfromIreland.ShehangedherselfinMassachusettsinJanuaryfollowingmonthsofbullying.Herparentscriticizedherschoolforfailingtoprotecther.Officialshavebroughtcriminalchargesagainstseveralteenagers.

JudyKuczynskiispresidentofananti-bullyinggroupcalledBullyPoliceUSA.HerdaughterTinawasthevictimofseverebullyingstartinginmiddleschoolinthestateofMinnesota.Shesaid,"Ourdaughterwasaveryoutgoingchild.Shehadabubblypersonality,veryinvolvedinallkindsofthings,hadlotsoffriends.Andoveraperiodoftimehergradesfellcompletely.Shestartedhavinghealthissues.Shecouldn'tsleep.Shewasn'teating.Shehadterriblestomachpains.Shestartedclenchingherjawandgrindingherteethatnight.Didn'twanttogotoschool."

Bullyingisdefinedasnegativebehaviorrepeatedovertimeagainstthesameperson.Itcaninvolvephysicalviolence.Oritcanbeverbal—forexample,insultsorthreats.Spreadingliesaboutsomeoneorexcludingapersonfromagroupisknownassocialorrelationalbullying.

Andnowthereiscyberbullying,whichusestheInternet,e-mailortextmessages.Ithaseasyappealforthebullybecauseitdoesnotinvolveface-to-facecontactanditcanbedoneatanytime.

ThefirstseriousresearchstudiesintobullyingweredoneinNorwayinthelate1970s.ThelatestgovernmentstudyintheUnitedStateswasreleasedlastyear.It

foundthataboutone-thirdofstudentsagetwelvetoeighteenwerebulliedatschool.

SusanSweaterisapsychologistattheUniversityofNebraska-Lincolnandco-directoroftheBullyingResearchNetwork.Shesaysschoolsshouldtreatbullyingasamentalhealthproblemtogetbulliesandvictimsthehelptheyneed.Shesaysbullyingisconnectedtodepression,anxietyandanti-socialbehavior,andbulliesareoftenvictimsthemselves.

5.FromthecaseofTina,wecanknowthat.

A.bullyingisrareinschool

B.victimssufferedalot

C.schoolsaretoblameforbullying

D.personalitiesarerelatedwithbullying

6.Cyberbullyingisappealingtothebullybecause_________.

A.itcaninvolvemorepeople

B.itcancreateworseeffects

C.itismoreconvenient

D.itcanavoidcheating

7.AccordingtoSusanSweater,.

A.bulliesareanti-social

B.bulliesshouldgivevictimshelp

C.victimsarenotequallytreated

D.bulliesthemselvesalsoneedhelp

8.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthetext

A.15-Year-OldIrishGirlCommittedSuicide

B.Girl’sSuicideBringsFreshAttentiontoBullying

C.Cyber-BullyingTakingOffinSchools

D.HowtoSolvetheProblemofBullyingAmongTeens

C

Machinesinthehomehaveashorthistory.Sewingmachines,washingmachinesandtumbledriesarecommonenoughtoday,butahundredyearsago,fewpeoplecouldevenimaginesuchthings.However,inventorshavedesignedandbuiltawiderangeofhouseholdmachinessincethen.Inmostcasestheinventortriedtopatenthismachine,tostopanyonecopyingit.Ifthemachinebecamepopular,theinventorcouldmakealotofmoney.

In1790thefirstsewingmachinewaspatented.TheinventorwasanEnglishmancalledThomasSaint.Therewasnothingtomatchhismachineforfortyyears,andthensomeonebuiltasimilardevice.HewasaFrenchman,BartelemyThimonier.Neitheroftheseearlymachinesworkedverywell,however.Itwasn’tuntil1846thataninventorcameupwithareallyefficientsewingmachine.HewasanAmerican,EliasHoweandhismachinewasgoodenoughtobeatfiveskilledsewingwomen.He

didn’tmakemuchmoneyfromit,however.ThefirstcommerciallysuccessfulsewingmachinewaspatentedbyIsaacSingerfiveyearslater.

Today,wetakewashingmachinesforgranted,buttherewasnonebefore1869.Therevolvingdrum（旋转桶ofthatfirstmachinesetapatternforthefuture,butitwascrudebytoday’sstandards.Thedrumwasturnedbyhand,andneededalotofeffort.Eightyearspassedbeforesomeoneproducedanelectricwashingmachine.Theworldhadtowaitevenlongerforamachinetodryclothes.Thefirstspin-drierwasanotherAmericaninvention,patentedin1924;butitwas20yearsbeforesuchmachineswerewidelyused.

ItwasyetanotherAmerican,calledBissell,whointroducedthecarpetsweeper.Hepatentedtheoriginalmachinebackin1876.Itdidn’tpickupdirtverywell,butitwasquickerthanadustpanandbrush.Thirty-sixyearslater,eventhecarpetsweeperwasold-fashioned:

modernhomesnowhaveavacuumcleanerwithanelectricmotortosuckthedust.

9.Inventorspatenttheinventionssoasto______.

A.producemorenewmachines

B.avoidbeingcopiedbyothers

C.maketheinventionsmorepopular

D.makemoremoney

10.Accordingtothearticle,moderninventors______.

A.hadtowaitforthefirstspin-drierforalongtime

B.onlyimitatedthefirstwashingmachine

C.poweredthefirstever-madewashingmachinebyelectricity

D.followedthepatternofthefirstrevolvingdrumbutimproveitmuch

11.Theunderlinedword“crude”inparagraph3means______.

A.quiteuseless

B.ugly-looking

C.muchtougher

D.notskillfullymade

12.Thearticlemainlytellsusabout______.

A.thegreatinventorsintheworld

B.theimportantinventionsintheworld

C.theshorthistoryofhouseholdmachines

D.theimportanceofthemachinesusedinthehome

D

PeoplefellinlovewithElizabethTaylorin1944,whenshestarredinNationalVelvet—thestoryofVelvetBrown,ayounggirlwhowinsfirstplaceinafamoushorserace.Atfirst,theproducersofthemovietoldTaylorthatshewastoosmallto

playthepartofVelvet.However,theywaitedforherforafewmonthsassheexercisedandtrained—andaddedthreeinchestoherheightinfourmonths!

HeractinginNationalVelvetisstillconsideredthebestbyachildactress.

ElizabethTaylorwasborninLondonin1932.Herparents,bothAmericans,hadmovedthereforbusinessreasons.WhenWorldWarIIstarted,theTaylormovedtoBeverlyHills,California,andthereElizabethstartedactinginmovies.Afterhersuccessasachildstar,TaylorhadnotroublemovingintoadultrolesandwontwiceforBestActress:

Butterfield8（1960andWho'sAfraidofVirginiaWoolf（1966Taylor'sfameandpopularitygaveheralotofpowerwiththemovieindustry,soshewasabletodemandveryhighpayforhermovies.In1963,shereceived$1millionforherpartinCleopatra—thehighestpayreceivedbyanystaruptothattime.

ElizabethTaylorisalegendofourtime.LikeVelvetBrowninNationalVelvet,shehasbeenlucky;shehasbeauty,fameandwealth.Butsheisalsoahardworker.Taylorseldomactsinmoviesanymore.Instead,sheputshertimeandeffortsintoherbusinesses,andintohelp