高中毕业班英语阅读理解专项练习两套精编版Word格式文档下载.docx

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TheAmericanbasketballteamannouncedthattheywouldnotyieldfirstplacetoRussia,afteradisputableendtotheircontest.Thegamehadendedindisturbace.ItwasthoughtatfirstthattheUnitedStateshadwon,byasinglepoint,butitwasannouncedthattherewerethreesecondsstilltoplay.ARussianplayerthenthrewtheballfromoneendofthecourttotheother,andanotherplayerpoppeditintothebasket.ItwasthefirsttimetheU.S.A.hadeverlostanOlympicbasketballmatch.Anappealjurydebatedthematterforfourandahalfhoursbeforeannouncingthattheresultwouldstand.TheAmericanplayersthenvotednottoreceivethesilvermedals.

Incidentsofthiskindwillcontinueaslongassportisplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.Thesuggestionthatathletesshouldcompeteasindiviuals,orinnonnationalterms,mightbetoomuchtohopefor.ButinthepresentorganizationoftheOlympicsthereisfartoomuchthatencouragesaggressivepatriotism.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,recentOlympicGameshave____.

A）createdgoodwillbetweenthenations

B）bredonlyfalsenationalpride

C）hardlyshowedanyinternationalfriendship

D）ledtomoreandmoremisunderstandingandhatred

2.Whatdidthemanagermeanbysaying,“...HockeyandtheInternationalHockeyFederationarefinished”?

A）Histeamwouldnolongertakepartininternationalgames.

B）HockeyandtheFederationare60thruinedbytheunfairdecisions.

C）ThereshouldbenomorehockeymatchesorganizedbytheFederation.

D）TheFederationshouldbedissolved.

3.Thebasketballexampleimpliedthat____.

A）toomuchpatriotismwasdisplayedintheincident

B）theannouncementtoprolongthematchwaswrong

C）theappealjurywastoohesitantinmakingthedecision

D）TheAmericanteamwasrightinreceivingthesilvermedals

4.Theauthorgivesthetwoexamplesinparagraph2and3toshow____.

A）howfalsenationalprideledtoundesirableincidentsininternationalgames

B）thatspoktsmenhavebeenmoreobedientthantheyusedtobe

C）thatcompetitivenessinthegamesdiscouragesinternationalfriendship

D）thatunfairdecisionsarecommoninOlympicGames

5.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromthepassage?

A）TheorganizationoftheOlympicGamesmustbeimproved.

B）AthletesshouldcompeteasindividualsintheOlympicGames.

C）Sportshouldbeplayedcompetitivelyratherthanfortheloveofthegame.

D）Internationalcontestsareliableformisunderstandingbetweennations.

B

TherearetwomajorpartiesinBritaintoday,theConservativePartyandtheLabourParty,whichhavebeeninpowerbyturnssince1945.Thetwo—partysystemofBritainwasformedinthecourseofthedevelopmentofthecapitaliststateandthepoliticalparties.Inordertostrengthenthestatemachine,theBritishbourgeosiehaveletitcomeintobeingandexistinoneformoranotherformsincethe17thcentury.P.S.Tregidgooncesaid:

“Themorepartiesthereare,thelesslikelyitisthatanyoneofthemwillbestrongenoughinParliamenttooutvotealltheothers;

butwhenthereareonlytwo,oneofthemissuretohaveamajorityofseats.Thishelpstoensureastrongandstablegovernment.”ThismaybethereasonwhytheBritishhavethetwopartysystem.

ThedivisionintotwopartiesgrewouttheestablishmentofaProtestantChurchofEnglandinthe16thcentury.Becauseofapurelyreligiousdifferenceofopinion,thePuritanswereseparatedfromthebroadbodyoftheAnglicanChurch.ThenonPuritanAnglicanswereonthesideoftheKingandChurch,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbytheiropponents“Tories.”ThePuritanswereforParliamentandtrade,andtheirsupporterswerecalledbythe“Tories”“Whigs”.TheToriesandtheWhigswereinpowerbyturnsforalongtime.In1833,theTorypartysplitintotwoanditsnamewaschangedtoConservative.Inthe1860stheWhigsbecameLiberals.Fromthattimeon,theLiberalsandtheConservativeswereinofficebyturnsuntil1922.Thepoliciestheyputintoeffectweresometimesdifferent,buttheywerebothcontrolledbytherich.

TheworkingclassbecamemoreandmoreunwillingtofollowtheConservativesandtheLiberals.Theywantedtohavetheirownparty.SotheLabourpartywasformedbythetradeunions.After1922theLabourPartygraduallyreplacedtheLiberalPartytobecomeoneofthetwomajorpartiesinGreatBritain.

6.Whatdoes“it”standforinthethirdline?

A）Thetwopartysystem.B）Thestatemachine.

C）ThePartiament.D）Thecapitaliststate.

7.WecanlearnfromwhatP.STregidgooncesaidthat____.

A）iftherearepartiesinBritain,noneofthemwillbestrongenoughtohavecontrolinthegovernment

B）themorepatientsthereare,themorelikelyitisthattheywillhavethedecisivesayinthegovernment

C）thetwopartysystemcontributestotheestablishmentofapowerfulandlonglastinggovernment

D）ifthereareonlytwopartiesinBritain,itwillbeeasyforthegovernmenttocontrolthem

　8.WhatcanweinferfromtheformingoftheToryPartyandtheWhigParty?

A）Thesetwopartiesoriginallybelievedindifferentreligions.

B）Thesetwopartieswereestablishedundertheinfluenceofdifferentreligiousbelieves.〖ZK）〗

C）TheBritishKingandtheParliamentsupporteddifferentreligionsbecausedtheywereforthetwopartysystem.

D）TheBritishKingandtheParliamentweresupportedbydifferentpartiesforpoliticalreasons.

9.Accordingtothepassage,whywastheLabourPartyestablishedinBritain?

A）Becausethetradeunionsdidnotdomuchgoodfortheworkingpeople.

B）BecausetheLiberalPartywerenotstrongenoughtodefeattheConservativeParty.

C）BecausetheworkingpeoplewouldnotliketobemembersoutsidetheLiberalParty.

D）Becauseneitherofthetwomajorpartieswasthepartiesfortheworkingpeople.

　10.WhichofthefollowingistrueconcerningtheToryPartyortheWhigParty?

A）TheWhigPartynolongerexistsinBritain.

B）TheToryPartyhaskeptitsunityuntilthepresentday.

C）TheWhigPartyhastakentheplaceoftheLiberalParty.

D）TheToryPartyhastakentheplaceoftheConservativeParty.

C

Theimmunesystemisthebody’sdefender.Itidentifies,tracksdown,anddestroystroublemakersbeforetheycanhurtthebody.Thosetroublemakersmaybe,forexample,bacteriafromacutorsplinter,ameaslesgerm,acoldbug,orevenacancercell.

Theseinvaderstrytotakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies’nutrients.Iftheysucceed,webecomesickor,sometimes,evendie.It’sthejobofourimmunesystemstodestroytheseinvadersbeforetheydestroyus.

Sayyoupickedupafluvirus（病毒）lastweek.Perhapsitenteredyourbodythroughacut,fromadrinkingglass,orfromtheairyoubreathe.Ofcourse,youdidn’tfeelit,butthevirusmadeitswayintoyourbloodstream.Assoonasitenteredyourbody,itbegantoreproduce.Viruseshaveonlyonegoal:

totakeoveryourcells.Onceinsideyourbody,virusestrytoentercellsanddisrupttheirnormalwork.Ifleftalone,theseviruseswouldhurtsomanycellsthatyouwouldweaken,orworse,getaseriousillness.

Butthisfluvirusshouldnotbesocomplacentasitseemstobe.Asitreproducesinyourbloodstream,thevirusismetbyacertainkindofwhitebloodcell,thelymphocytes.Thelymphocytesarethefootsoldiersthatkeepyoualive.

Thenumberoflymphocytesinyourbodyishardtoimagine.Thousandsofthemcouldfitintheperiodattheendofthissentence.Yourbodyholdsaboutatrillion—that’s1,000,000,000,000ofthem,orabout3,000ineverydropofblood.Sinceyoubeganreadingthissentence,over800,000ofthemhavebeencreatedanddestroyed.

Someoftheselymphocytespassthroughasmallwalnutsizedorgancalledthethymus.Thethymusisthebaseoftheneck.Here,specialhormones（荷尔蒙）turnlymphocytesintofightingcells,calledTcells.

Tcellshaveoneterrifictalent:

Theycantellthedifferencebetweenfriendandfoe;

whatshouldbeinourbodiesandwhatshouldn’t.Theydonotaffectthebody’shealthycells.Yettheyattackeverythingthatisforeigntoourbodies,suchasgerms,transplants,andevenourowncellswhichhavebecomeabnormal,asinthecaseofcancer.

11.Whatisthefunctionofourimmunesystem?

A）Totakeoverourtissuesandfeedoffourbodies’nutrients.

B）Topreventbacteriaorgermsfromenteringthebody.

C）Todestroythetroublemakersinorderthattheymightnothurtthebody.

D）TofightagainstTcells.

12.Whatdoestheword“lymphocytes”mean?

A）Foodsoldiers.B）Fluvirus.

C）Whitebloodcells.D）Troublemakers.

13.Thelastsentencein