高中英语阅读理解翻译100篇.doc

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V.ReadingComprehension（15%）

A

Itwas3.21a.m.whennine-year-oldGlennKreamerawoketothesmellofburning.Exceptforthecrackling（爆裂声）offlamessomewherebelowtherewasnotasoundinthetwo-storeyhouseatBaldwin,LongIsland.

Withhisfatherawayonnightdutyatalocalfactory,Glennwasworriedaboutthesafetyofhismother,hissisterKaren,14andhis12-year-oldbrotherTodd.Herandownstairsthroughthesmoke-filledhousetopushandpullatKarenandTodduntiltheysatup.Thenhehelpedeachonthroughthehousetothesafetyofthegarden.There,hissisterandbrother,takingshortandquickbreathsandcoughing,collapsedonthelawn.

Thenine-year-oldracedbackintothehouseandupstairstohismother'sroom.Hefounditimpossibletowakeherup.Mrs.Kreamer,avictimofthesmoke,wasunconscious,andtherewasnobodytohelpGlenncarryhertothegarden.Buttheboyremainedcalmand,asafiremansaidlater,"actedwithalltheself-controlofatrainedadult."

Onthebedroomtelephone,luckilystillworking,Glenncalledhisfatherand,leavingMr.Kreamertotelephonethefirebrigadeandambulanceservice,gotonwiththetaskofsavinghismother.

Firsthefilledabucketwithwaterfromthebathroomandthrewwateroverhismotherandherbed.Then,withawetclotharoundhisheadhewentbacktothegarden.

Hecouldhearthefireenginecomingup,buthowwouldthefiremenfindhismotherinthesmoke-filledhousewhereflameshadalmostswallowedupthegroundfloor?

Graspingfirmlyaballofstringfromthegarage,Glennracedbackintothehouseanddashedupstairstohismother'sroom.Tyingoneendofthestringtoherhandheranback,layingoutthestringashewent,throughthehallandbackoutintothegarden.

MinuteslaterhewastellingfirechiefJohnCoughlan:

"Thestringwillleadyoutomother."Mrs.Kreamerwascarriedtosafetyastheflameswerebreakingthroughherbedroomfloor.

71．WhydidGlennrundownstairsfirst?

A．Hewantedtofindoutwhatwashappening.B．Hewasworriedabouthismother'ssafety.

C．Hewantedtosavehissisterandbrother. D．Hewenttoseeifhisfatherhadcomeback.

72．Whocalledthefirebrigadeandambulanceservice?

A．Glenn.B．Glenn'sfather. C．Glenn'ssister.D．Glenn'sneighbor.

73．WhatdidGlenndotoprotecthimself?

A．Heputawetclotharoundhishead. B．Hethrewwateralloverhimself.

C．Hehidhimselfinthebathroom.    D．Herushedouttothelawn.

74．Glennsavedhisfamilybecause__________.

A．hisfatherhadtaughthimtodosoonthephone B．hehadlearnedsomethingaboutfirstaid

C．hehaddealtwiththeemergencycalmlyandwiselyD．hehadfollowedhismother'sinstruction

B

Therearethreeseparatesourcesofdangerinsupplyingenergybynuclearpower（原子能）.

First,theradioactivematerialmusttravelfromitsplaceofproductiontothepowerstation.

Althoughthepowerstationsthemselvesarestronglybuilt,thecontainersusedforthetransportofthematerialsarenot.Normally,onlytwomethodsoftransportareinuse,namelyroadorrail,Unfortunately,bothofthesemayhaveaneffectonthegeneralpublic,sincetheyaresuretopassnear,oreventhrough,heavilypopulatedareas.

Second,thereistheproblemofwaste.Allnuclearpowerstationsproducewastesthatinmostcaseswillremainradioactiveforthousandsofyears.Itisimpossibletomakethesewastesnonradioactive,andsotheymustbestoredinoneoftheinconvenientwaysthatscientistshaveinvented.Forexample,theymaybeburiedundertheground,ordroppedintodesertedmines,orsunkinthesea.However,thesemethodsdonotsolvetheproblem,sinceanearthquakecouldeasilybreakthecontainers.

Third,theremayoccurthedangerofaleak（泄漏）oranexplosionatthepowerstation.Aswiththeothertwodangers,thisisnotverylikely,soitdoesnotprovideaseriousobjectiontothenuclearprogram.However,itcanhappen.

Separately,thesethreetypesofdangersarenotagreatcauseforworry.Takentogether,though,theprobabilityofdisaster（灾难）isextremelyhigh.

75.WhichofthefollowingifFALSE?

A.Itispossiblethataleakoranexplosionoccursatapowerstation.

B.Itisunusualforradioactivematerialstobetransportedacrossland.

C.Thecontainersarelikelytobebrokenbyanearthquake.

D.Nuclearwastesremaindangerousinmostcasesformanyyears.

76.Theauthorthinksthatthewaystostorenuclearwastesare        .

A.easy        B.impossible       C.reasonable        D.ineffective

77.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thepowerstationisasafeplace.

B.Thedangersofnuclearenergycanbeprevented.

C.Thegeneralpublicarestronglyagainstthenuclearprogram.

D.Byitself,noneofthethreedangersisverylikelytocausemuchworry.

78.Whatisthispassageabout?

A.Usesofnuclearpower.      B.Dangersfromnuclearpower.

C.Publicangeratnuclearpower. D.Accidentscausedbynuclearpower.

C

ThereisoneforeignproducttheJapanesearebuyingfasterfasterthanothers，andits

popularityhascausedanuneasyfeelingamongmanyJapanese.

   Thatproductisforeignwords.

   Gairaigo-wordsthatcomefromoutsidehavebeenpartoftheJapaneselanguagefor

centuries.MostlyborrowedfromEnglishandChiease.Thesetermsareoftenchangedintoforms

nolongerunderstoodbynativespeakers.

   Butinthelastfewyearsthetrickle（涓涓细流）offoreignwordshasbecomeaflood，and

peoplefeartheincreasinguseofforeignwordsismakingithardfortheJapaneseto

understandeachotherandcouldleadtomanypeopleforgettingthegoodqualitiesof

traditional（传统的）Japanese.

   “ThepopularityofforgignwordsispartoftheJapaneseinterestinanything，”says

universitylecturerandwriterTakashiSaito.“Byusingaforeignwordyoucanmakeasubject

seemnew，whichmakesiteasierforthemedias（媒体）topickup.”

   “Experts（专家）oftenstudyabroadanduseEnglishtermswhentheyspeakwithpeoplein

theirownfields.Thosetermsarethenincludedingovernmentwhitepapers，”saidMuturo

Kai,presidentoftheNationalLanguageResearchInstitute.“Foreignwordsfindtheirway

easilyintoannouncementsmadetothegeneralpublic，whentheyshouldreallybeexplainedin

Japanese.”

   Againsttheflowofnewwords，manyJapaneseareturningbacktothestudyoftheirown

language.Saito'sJapanesetoBeReadAloudisoneofmanylanguagebooksthatarenowflying

offbooksellers'shelves.

　“Wewereexpertingtosellthebookstoyoungpeople，”saidthewriter，“butitturns

outtheyaremorepopularwiththeoldergenerationwhoseemuneasyaboutthefutureof

Japanese.”

79.WhatadvantagesdoforeignwordshaveovertraditionalJapaneseterms？

A.Theideasexpressedinforeignwordssoundnew.

B.Foreignwordsarebestsuitedforannouncements.

C.Foreignwordsmakenewsubjectseasiertounderstand.

D.Theuseofforeignwordsmakesthemediamorepopular.

80.IntheopinionofTakashiSaito，Japanesepeople_____.

A.aregoodatlearningforeignlanguagesB.Arewillingtolearnaboutnewthings

C.trustthemedia  D.respectexperts

81.Whichofthefollowingplaysanimportantpartinthespreadofforeignwords？

A.ThemediaandgovemmentpapersB.Best-sellingJapanesetextbooks.

C.TheinterestofyoungJapenese.

D.Foreignproductsandexperts

82.ThebookJapanesetoBereadAloud____.

A.sellsverywellinJapan  B.issupportedbythegovernment

C.isquestionedbytheoldgeneration D.causesmisunderstandingamongthereaders.

D

PlanetHunter

   WhenGeoffMarcywas14,hisparentsboughthimatelescope.Everynight,hewouldgoontotheroofoutsidehiswindowtoseethewondersofthesky.

   “Whatexcitedmemostwaswhethertherewereplanets（行星）inothersolar（太阳的）systemswherelifemightexist,”hesays.“Idecidedtotrytofindplanetsorbiting（沿…轨道运行）otherstarslikeourSun.”

   Andhedid.“Myfellowresearcher,PaulButler,andIfoundourfirstplanetin1995,”Dr.Marcysays.“Weworkedfortenyearswithoutfindinganything!

Butwestuckwithit,andourpatiencepaidoff.”

   Sincethen,thetwoscientistshavediscovered65ofthemorethan100planetsfoundorbitingotherstars.Dr.MarcyandDr.Butleralsospottedthefirst“family”ofthreeplanets.InJune2002theyannouncedanotherdiscovery:

aJupiter-like（像木星一样的）planetorbitingstar55Cancri.

   Atfirst,thetworesearchersfoundonlyplanetsthatorbitclosetostars.Recently,thescientistsfoundplanetsfartherout.Theplanetorbiting55Cancriisamajorbreakthrough:

itisthefirstsightingofalargegasplanetaboutthesamedistancefromthestarasJupiterisfromtheSun.

   Whyisthisimportant?

ScientiststhinkthatlifeonEarthmayexistbecauseoftwospecialfeatures（特征）inoursolarsystem.ThefirstisJupiter.

   “Becauseit’ssobig,Jupiterpullscometsandasteroids（小行星）,ortheyallcomeandhittheEarth.”Dr.Marcyexplains.“WithoutJupiter,lifeonEarthwouldlikelyhavebeendestroyed.”

   AsecondfeatureisthatEarthisarockyplanetwhereliquidwater,whichisnecessaryforlife,canexist.Unlikegasplanets,rockyplanetslikeEarthhavesurfaceswherewatercangatherinpoolsandseas,whichmaysupportlife.AhugespaceexistsbetweentheJupiter-likeplanetandtwootherplanetsthatliecloseto55Cancri.IsthereanEarth-likeplanetinthespace,toosmallforustonotice?

Ifso,saysDr.Marcy,“Wewouldhavetwostrikingsimilaritiestooursolarsystem:

aJupiter-likeplanetandanEarth-likeplanet.Andtheremaybelife!

”

 83.WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.Marcyfromthepassage?

 A.HeisfondofwatchingJupiter.  B.Heisfromascientistfamily.

 C.HedislikesworkingwithPaulButler.  D.He