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阅读理解

期末复习---阅读理解

一、选择题

Passage1（2010年7月试题）

BenjaminDisraeli,thefamousnineteenthcenturyprimeminister,said,“Londonisnotacity, -itisanation.”Todaythisisanunderstatement;London,withitsvastrangeofdifferentethnicgroups,isaworld.

Certainly,Londonisthemostculturallydiversecityintheworld. ThecitywasfoundedbytheRomansandsincethennewarrivalshaveconstantlyaddedtoitscharacterandprosperity. 

Within10years40%ofLondonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups,includingthegrowingnumberofLondonersofmixedethnicorigin,butmostofthemwillhavebeenborninBritain.

ChildrenofCaribbean-ChinesemarriageswillgotoschoolwithchildrenofRussian-Irishcouples.NoneofthemwillbeEnglishbutallofthemwillbeLondoners.

MostofBritain'sethnicminorityresidentsliveinthecapital,speakingover300languages.

NearlyalloftheAfricanpopulationandmanyoftheCaribbeanpopulationofBritainliveinLondon（83%and58%respectively）;39%oftheChinesepopulationofBritainand36%oftheAsianpopulationofBritainliveinLondon.

ThelargestmigrantcommunityisfromtheIrishRepublicwith256,000people,3.8%ofthetotalpopulationofLondon.

Thereareanestimated330,000refugeesandasylumseekerslivinginLondon,withmostrecentarrivalscomingfromEasternEurope,NorthAfricaandKurdistan.

Youngpeople,inparticular,areskilledatdealingwithalargenumberofdifferentandhybridcultures.

Theythemselvesoftenhaveseveraldifferentethnicidentitiessincetheirparentsandgrandparentsmaycomefromseveraldifferentbackgroundsandtheirfriendsandpartnersdoalso.Theyare“skilledcross-culturaltravellers”withoutleavingtheirhome-town.

1．WhydoesthewriterthinkthatBenjaminDisraeli’sstatementisanunderstatement?

BecausehethinksLondonis_________.

A.partofthewordB.aminiatureworldthankstoitsgreatculturaldiversityC.notanationatall 

2.LondonisregardedasthemostculturallydiversecityintheworldduetothefollowingfactsEXCEPTthat_________.

A.within10years40%Londonerswillbefromethnicminoritygroups

B.mostofBritain’sethnicminorityresidentsliveinLondon,speakingover300languages

C.manyyoungpeopleareimmigrantsfromdifferentbackgrounds

3.Ethnicminoritygroupswillmakeup_________oftheLondonpopulationinthefuture.

A.36%B.40%C.39%

4.ThelastparagraphmainlytellsusinLondon_________.

A.youngpeoplefeelateasewithalargenumberofdiversifiedcultures

B.youngpeopleareraisedinamulticulturalenvironment

C.youngpeoplefindithardtoadaptthemselvestohybridcultures

5.Thepassagemainlydealswith_________.

A．theadvantageofhybridculturesinLondon

B．thecompositionofthepopulationinLondon

C.theculturaldiversityinLondon

答案1.B2.C    3.B    4.A   5.C

Passage2（2009年1月试题）

AnExtraordinaryChangeofDirection

MollyWilsonhadbeenadancerandamotherformanyyearswhenshedecidedtosailroundtheworldtoraisemoneyforcharity.

Asachildshehadtrainedasaballetdancer,butat15shehadgrowntootallforclassicalballet,soshebecameamemberofapopdanceteam.

Shegotmarried,andaftershehadchildrensheretiredfromshowbusinesstobringthemup.Theygrewup,andwhentheywere18theylefthome.

Shesays,“WhenIdecidedtodotheround-the-worldrace,myhusbandthoughtIwasboredbecausethechildrenhadlefthome.HewasalsoworriedbecauseIhadneversailedbefore.Iwasnotbored,butIhadmetsomepeoplewhotoldmeabouttherace.

Theyhadtakenpartinit,buttheyhadonlydoneonesection,say,fromNewZealandtoAustralia.Iwantedtodothewholeten-monthjourney.”

BeforeMollyleftshedidalotoftraining,butithadn’tpreparedherfortheworstweatherwhichtheyexperienced.Shetellsonestory.“Onenighttheseawasveryroughanditwasverycold.Ihadgonedownstairswhenahugewavesmashedintotheboatandinjuredtwomenonthedeck.Oneofthemencouldn’tmovebecausehehadbrokenhisleg.Theyweretakentohospitalbyhelicopter.Thatwastheworsttime.”

BytheendofOctoberlastyear,shehadraisedmorethan£50,000forcharity.

Shesays,“SometimesIaskmyself,whatdidIdo?

HowdidIdoit?

ButthenIthink,it’sthesameasbeingadancer.BeforeIleftonthetrip,Ihadtrainedhard.Ihadgotveryfitandhadpreparedmyselfcompletely.ThenonthetripIwassimplyagoodteammember.”

1.Whatdoestheword“extraordinary”meaninthetitle?

A. veryordinaryB.veryunusualandsurprisingC.notspecial

2.Thesentence“…myhusbandthoughtIwasbored…”inPara.4meantthatmy

      husbandthoughtIfelt_________.

A.dissatisfiedbecauseIhadnothingbettertodoathome

B.annoyedbecauseIhadtowaitlongformychildrentocomebackhome

C.happybecauseIcoulddosomethingIwasinterestedininsteadoftakingcareofchildren 

3.Theword“section”inPara.4mostprobablymeanshere_________. 

A.groupofpeopleB.partofthetrainingC.partoftherouteofsail

4.Whichofthefollowingisnearest（closest）inmeaningto“rough”inthesentence“Onenighttheseawasveryrough…”inPara.5?

A.notexactB.difficultC.notsmoothbecauseofhugewaves

5.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat_________.

A.thequalitiessheneededforthetripwerethesameasthoseforadancer

B.manyyearsofdancinghadalreadypreparedherforthesailcompletely,soshe

    needn’tdoanythingbeforethejourney

C.sheshouldbekindtootherteammembersduringthetrip

答案：

1.B2.A3.C4.C5.A

Passage3（2012年1月试题）

Asurveyhasshownthatpeoplehavestoppedbelievingboththemediaandpoliticians.Asimilarsurveycarriedout5yearsagoshowedthat50%ofpeoplethoughtthatwhatpoliticianssaidwasusuallynottrue,andthat35ofpeoplethoughtthatwhattheysawonthetelevisionorreadinnewspaperswasnottrue.Nowboththosefigureshaveincreasedsharply,to80%ofpeoplenotbelievingpoliticiansand70%notbelievingthetelevisionornewspapers.Expertsthinkthatthesefiguresarenotgoingtocomedowninthenearfuture.

Storiesaboutpoliticiansandjournaliststakingmoneyformbusinessmenhavecausedthepublictostoptrustingthem.Alsopoliticianskeepmakingpromisesthattheydonotkeep.MrSmithof Yorksaid,“Whenthepoliticiansmakenewlaws,theyonlyhelptheirfriends,notpeoplelikeme”.MrsMarleyofLeedssaid,“Thenewspapersandtelevisionarenotinterestedinwhatistrue;theyareonlyinterestedinmoneyforadvertising”.

  IthasgotworserecentlyasmorepeoplecangetnewsfromtheInternetandlearnifthejournalistsandpoliticiansaretellingthetruthornot.Whatcanourpoliticiansandjournalistsdo?

Theonlyansweristobemorehonest.

1.Thenumberofpeoplebelievingpoliticiansandjournalistshas_______.

A.Increased   B.notchanged  C.decreased

2.Expertsthinkthisproblem_______.

A.willgetbettersoon B.willnotgetbettersoon C.willgetworsesoon

3.Storiessaybusinessmengivemoneyto_______.

A.Politicians  B.politiciansandjournalists  C.journalists

4.MrSmiththinkspoliticiansmakelaws______.

A.tohelptheirfriends  B.tohelphim C.tohelpeverybody

5.Peoplecannowcheckstoriesusing_______.

A. thenewspapers B.thetelevision  C.theInternet

答案：

1.C2.B3.B4.A5.C

Passage4（2008年7月试题）

Whowillstagethegames?

PreparingfortheOlympicsGamesisahugeundertaking.Justliketheathletes,thehostcityspendsyearsgettingreadyfortheevent.BeforedecidingwhichcitywillhosttheOlympicGames,theInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）hastoexaminebidsfromallovertheworld.Biddingforthegamesbeginsabouttenyearsinadvance.Withoutpreparingaverystrongbid,acitywillnotwinthecompetitiontohostthegames.Beijingwaschosenforthe2008gamesfromfivebidders—Osaka,Paris,TorontoandIstanbul.

Whydoesittakesolongtoprepare?

Buildingtheinfrastructurecostshugeamountsofmoney.HoldingtheWorldCupin2002inJapanandSouthKorea,forexample,meantthattennewstadiumshadtobebuilt,aswellasmanyhotelsandanimprovedtransportsystem.InBeijing,afterwinningthebidthegovernmentbeganmajorconstructionprojects—theextensionoftheunderground,theimprovementoftheairportandthebuildingofnewmotorways.EachhostcitymustalsobuildanOlympicvillagefortheathletes.Byplantingtreesandcreatingparks,thecitybecomesmoreattractivefortourists.

WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?

Hostingthegameshasamajoreffectontheeconomyandbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.Thousandsandthousandsofvisitorscometothegamesandthehostcitiesarepermanentlyimproved.

1.BiddingfortheOlympicGamesusuallystarts____________beforethegamesarereallyheld.

A.twoyears             B.eightyears           C.tenyears

2.Beijingwasoneofthe_______bidders forthe2008games.

A.four              B.five                   C.ten              

3.TheWorldCup2002washeldin_____________.

A.Japan        B.SouthKorea                C.AandB

4.WhatconstructionprojectsdidBeijingstartafterwinningthebid?

A.Theextensionoftheunderground.          B.Theimprovementoftheairport.

C.  AandB

5.WhydocountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?

A.Becauseithasamajoreffectontheeconomy.

B.Becauseitbringsinternationalprestigetothecountry.

C.AandB.

答案：

1.C    2.B     3.C    4.C     5.C

Passage5（2009年1月试题）

Peopleallovertheworldtodayarebeginningtohearandlearnmoreandmoreabouttheproblemofpollution.Pollutioniscausedeitherbyman’srelease