高二英语阅读专项练习15.docx

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高二英语阅读专项练习15

高二英语阅读专项训练

（一）

第三部分：

阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

WhatiseBay?

Thesimpleansweristhatitisaglobaltradingplatformwherenearlyanyonecantradepracticallyanything.Peoplecansellandbuyallkindsofproductsandgoods.Includingcars,moviesandDVDs,sportinggoods,traveltickets,musicalinstruments,clothesandshoes－thelistgoesonandon.

TheideacamefromPeterOmidyar,whowasborninParisandmovedtoWashingtonwhenhewasstillachild.Athighschool,hebecameveryinterestedincomputerprogrammingandaftergraduatingfromTuftUniversityin1988,heworkedforthenextfewyearsasacomputerengineer.InhisfreetimehestartedBayasakindofhobby,atfirstofferingtheservicefreebywordofmouth.By1996therewassomuchtrafficonthewebsitethathehadtoupgrade（升级）andhebeganchargingafeetomembers.Joinedbyafriend,PeterSkill,andin1998byhiscapableCEO,MegWhitman,hehasneverlookedback.Eveninthegreat.comcrashesofthelate1990s,eBayhasgonefromstrengthtostrength.ItisnowoneofthetenmostvisitedonlineshoppingwebsitesontheInternet.

eBaysellsconnections,notgoods,puttingbuyersandsellersintocontactwitheachother.Allyouhavetodoistotakeane-photo,writeadescription,filloutasalesformandyouareinbusiness;theworldisyourmarketplace.Ofcourseforeachitem（商品）sold,eBaygetsapercentageandthatisgreatdealofmoney.EverydaytherearemorethansixteenmillionitemslistedoneBayandeightypercentoftheitemsaresold.

51.WelearnfromthetextthateBayprovidespeoplewith______________.

A.awayofbuyingandsellinggoodsB.awebsiteforthemtoupgrade

C.aplacetoexhibittheirownphotosD.achancetobuythingsatlowprices

52.From“hehasneverlookedback”inParagraph2,welearnthatPeter______________.

A.didnotfeellonelyB.wasalwayshopeful

C.didnotthinkaboutthepastD.becamemoreandmoresuccessful

53.HowdoeseBaymakemoneyfromitswebsite?

A.Bybringingsellerstogether.B.Bychargingforeachsale.

C.Bylistingitemsonline.D.Bymakinge-photos.

B

Forfivedays,Edmonton'sDowntownParkistransformedintoonehugestagewhereartistsareabletosharetheirtalents,andwherepeopleareabletocelebrateandenjoythemselves.Sinceitsbeginningin1980,theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalhasbeencommemorating（纪念）thetruefeelingofwhatfolkmusicisallaboutandthat'sthetraditionaltogetherness（友爱）thatisfeltwhenpeoplegathertosharestoriesandfeelingsthroughsongs.

ThisyearwillbethesixthyearwhenvolunteerRiedelwillbeofferinguphertimetothefestival."Peoplecomingoffabusyspringandsummerhaveamomentofrelaxation,"Riedelsaid."It'sreallyeasytorelax,andit'sgreatseeingfamilyandfriendshavefuntogether."Thesefamiliesandfriendscomefromalldifferentkindsofmusicaltastes.PeoplewhotakepleasureinBluesarethere,soarepeoplewholoveBluegrass.Thisfestivaldoesitsbesttodevelopeveryone'smusicalinterests.

Withsomanyyearsofexperience,thefestivalhasbecomeawell-oiledmachine,anddoeswhateveritcantomakeattendeesfeelascomfortableaspossible.Therearefreewaterstationsthroughoutthevenue（举办地）forpeopletofilluptheirtravelcups.Whenpeoplebuyfood,reusabledishesaregivena$2platefee,butthatisreturnedwhentheplateisbroughtback.

Thefestivalhascompletelysoldoutoftickets,andinrecordtime.ButwithbignamessuchasVanMorrisonandJakobDylan,it’seasytoseehowthatwasgoingtohappen.Thereisnoparkingareaduringthefestival,sousingthePark&RidesystemorEdmontonTransitishighlyrecommended.Abikelock-upareaisprovidedandwillbeavailablefromThursdaytoSundayonehourbeforethegatesopenuntil45minutesafterthegatesclose.

TheEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalbeginsonWednesday,Aug.4withVanMorrisonplayingthespecialdonationfund（基金）concert,andwillfinishuponSunday,Aug.8.

54.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.It’shardforpeopletoappreciateBlues.

B.Itcostspeoplealittletofilluptheircupsfromwaterstations.

C.Riedelhasvolunteeredforthefestivalforatleast5years.

D.Peoplehavetopay$2foraplateoffood.

55.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______________.

A.peoplecangetticketseasilyforthefestival

B.drivingone’sowncartothefestivalishighlyrecommended

C.bikesareavailableatthefestivalfromWednesdaytoSunday

D.theEdmontonFolkMusicFestivalishighlyrecommended

56.Whatwouldthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.FolkMusicofBlues

B.OneFestivalforAll

C.FestivalforfamilyGathering

D.Edmonton’sDowntownPark

C

Almosteverydaywecomeacrosssituationsinwhichwehavetomakedecisionsonewayoranother.Choice,wearegiventobelieve,isaright.Butforagoodmanypeopleintheworld，inrichandpoorcountries,choiceisaluxury,somethingwonderfulbuthardtoget,notaright.Andforthosewhothinktheyareexercisingtheirrighttomakechoices,thewholesystemismerelyanillusion,afalseideacreatedbycompaniesandadvertisershopingtoselltheirproducts.

Theendlesschoicegivesbirthtoanxietyinpeople’slives.Buyingsomethingasbasicasacoffeepotisnotexactlysimple.Easyaccesstoawiderangeofeverydaygoodsleadstoasenseofpowerlessnessinmanypeople,endingintheshoppergivingupandwalkingaway,orjustbuyinganunsuitableitemthatisnotreallywanted.RecentstudiesinEnglandhaveshownthatmanyelectricalgoodsboughtinalmosteveryfamilyarenotreallyneeded.Moredifficultdecision-makingistheneitheravoidedortrustedintothehandsoftheprofessionals,lifestyleinstructors,oradvisors.

Itisnotjusttheavailabilityofthegoodsthatistheproblem,butthespeedwithwhichnewtypesofproductscomeonthemarket.Advancesindesignandproductionhelpquickentheprocess.Productsalsoneedtohaveashortlifespansothatthepubliccanbepersuadedtoreplacethemwithinashorttime.Thetypicalexampleiscomputers,whicharealmostout-of-dateoncetheyarebought.Thisindeedmakesselectionaproblem.Gonearethedayswhenonecouldjustwalkwitheaseintoashopandbuyonething;nochoice,noanxiety.

57.WhatdoestheauthortrytoargueinParagraph1?

A.Theexerciseofrightsisaluxury.

B.Thepracticeofchoiceisdifficult.

C.Therightofchoiceisgivenbutataprice.

D.Choiceandrightexistatthesametime.

58.Whydomorechoicesofgoodscauseanxiety?

A.Professionalsfindithardtodecideonasuitableproduct.

B.Peoplearelikelytofindthemselvesovercomebybusinesspersuasion.

C.Shoppersmayfindthemselveslostinthebroadrangeofitems.

D.Companiesandadvertisersareoftenmisleadingabouttherangeofchoice.

59.Byusingcomputersasanexample,theauthorwantstoprovethat____________.

A.advancedproductsmeettheneedsofpeople

B.productsofthelatestdesignfloodthemarket

C.competitionsarefierceinhigh-techindustry

D.everydaygoodsneedtobereplacedoften

60.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A.Thevarietyofchoicesinmodernsociety.

B.Theopinionsonpeople’srightsindifferentcountries.

C.Theproblemsabouttheavailabilityofeverydaygoods.

D.Thehelplessnessinpurchasingdecisions.

第二部分阅读理解（共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分）

A

Intoday'sworld,almosteveryoneknowsthatairpollutionandwaterpollutionareharmful（有害的）topeople'shealth.However,notallthepersonsknowthatnoiseisalsoakindofpollution,andthatisharmfultohumanhealth,too.

Peoplewhoworkandliveundernoisyconditionsbecomedeaf（聋）.Today,however,scientistsbelievethat10percentofworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbythenoisewheretheywork.Manyoftheworkerswhoprintnewspapersandbooks,andwhoweave（纺织）clothbecomedeaf.Quiteafewpeoplelivingnearairportsalsobecomedeaf.Recentlyitwasdiscoveredthatmanyteenagers（青少年）inAmericacouldhearnobetterthan65-year-oldpeople,fortheseyoungpeopleliketolistento“pop”musicandmostof“pop”musicisakindofnoise.Besides,noiseproducedbyjetplanesormachineswillmakepeople'slifedifficultandunpleasant,orevenmakepeopleillorevendrivethemmad（疯的）.Itissaidthatacontinuousnoiseofover85decibels（分贝）cancausedeafness.

Nowadaysthegovernmentinmanycountrieshavemadelawstoreduceorcontrolnoiseandmakeitlessthan85decibels.InChina,thepeople'sgovernmentistryingtosolve（解决）notonlyairandwaterpollutionproblemsbutalsonoisepollutionproblem.

36.Todayscientistsbelievethat__________.

A.90percentofalltheworkersinBritainarenotsufferingfrom（受折磨）noise

B.10percentofalltheworkersinBritainareworkinginnoisyplaces

C.thehearingof10percentofalltheworkersinBritainarebeingdeafenedbythenoisewheretheywork

D.90percentofalltheworkersarefreefromanynoise

37.Thosewhousually___________havepoorerhearing.

A.weaveclothB.printnewspapersC.livenearairportsD.alltheabove

38.Recentlymanyteenagerscouldhearevenworsethan65-year-oldpeopleinAmerica,because________.

A.theyaretooyoungtohearanythingclearly

B.theirearsarestilltoosmall

C.theyhaven'ttrainedtheirhearing

D.theylistento“pop”musictoomuch

39.Accordingtothepassage,acontinuousnoiseof_________decibelscanmakeyoudeaf.

A.85B.lessthan85C.morethan85D.only85

B

TheUnitedStatesisoneofthefewcountriesintheworldthathasanofficialdayonwhichfathersarehonoredbytheirchildren.OnthethirdSundayinJune,