四川省成都市高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解一輪選練(9)

1、閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A,B,C或D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Only three local students won Chinese Blog （博客） Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.170 students task:to get a fully -designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choice all written in Chinese.Themes r

2、anged from local opinionssuch as the usage of Singlish, education andwhether Singapore can be a cultural centreto food blogs.The entries were judged on language proficiency （熟練程度 ） and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.Academics from the Nationa

3、l University of Singapore and the SIMUniversity, IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.No surprise, ” said Mr.

4、 Chow Yaw Long, 37, teacher -in-charge from InnovaJunior College, which organized the event. “Although the top ics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language. ”O(jiān)ne of the three local students winning th

5、e first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao, 19, from the Saint Andrews Junior College, who sparedno effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts （ 播客）.Her advice for blogge

6、rs is:Be responsible.Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers, ” said Miss Gao,“I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to theirposts.1. The competition was organized by.A. the National University of SingaporeB. Chinese newspaper Lianhe ZaobaoC.

7、InnovaJunior CollegeD. the Saint Andrew s Junior College2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Chinese students won most of the awards.B. Not all the themes were about local subjects.C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.D. The judges were from universities in S

8、ingapore and China.3. What Miss Gao said suggests that.A. she likes to blame the authoritiesB. she has a sense of responsibilityC. she thinks highly of the others blogsD.she loves to read valuable posts4. The passage is mainly about.A. how Chinese students won the awards in the competitionB. why blo

9、ggers should take responsibility for their blogsC. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competitionD. what the result of the competition was【參考答案】 1-4 、 CABD2015 高考復(fù)習(xí)】閱讀理解During the school year many parents take on the role of driver as they drive their children from one lesson to another.Underst

10、andably so.Many of us want our children to have a little taste of everything ，from organized sports to music ，dance and more.But we can overdo it ， leaving our children feeling a little burnt out， and according toparent educator Diane Loisie ，it s their school work that suffers the most，“ After scho

11、ol ，if they re busy in a number ofsporting events ， besides ，they need to dotheir homework ， then the time they ll feel sleepy is in the classroom.Your child needs free time.So if you re filling up that after school time， then it s duringthe day they re going to be taking a break.”Professor Claire M

12、cDermott agrees that there s a lot to be gained from sometimes putting those scheduled lessons and activitiesaway.“ Relaxing time is important forchildren.It s time just to do the things they want to do.Children can go up to their room， or they can play around.It doesn t look like productive time ；

13、parents certainly wouldn t be saying Wow， are they ever learning things now？ But this relaxingtime gives both the body and the brain just a wonderful chance to relax after a day.It helps a child prepare for sleep ， but it also helps to understand the learning that s gone on that day. ”It s hard to p

14、revent signing our kids up for some activities and lessons.After all ， many of us want our children to have a head start in life and the chance to join in great activitiesin the arts or sports is part ofthat.However ， Loisie feels thatin the long run most children feel better with just a few key act

15、ivities because it gives them an opportunity to master them.“ When we get our children in too manyactivities because we want our children to experience everything， then what we redoing is setting them up not to be good at one thing or gain a skill.” So chooseyour children s activities wisely.It may

16、be one of the best things youve ever done for your kids and for the family drivers!【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 為了孩子的成長(zhǎng)，父母煞費(fèi)苦心，可是，這么做對(duì)孩子有益嗎？藝在精 而不在多，明智地為孩子選擇適合他們自身的活動(dòng)才是對(duì)他們最好的呵護(hù)。5 What is the biggest disadvantage for children to attend too many lessons after school?A They can get bored easily about everything.B They might

17、 have no time to do the homework.C They might not pay much attention to learning.D They can not easily focus on learning during the day.解析 推理判斷題。結(jié)合第一段后半部分中的then the time they II feel sleepy isin the classroom ” 以及then it s during the day they re going to be takinga break ”可推知，如果孩子們放學(xué)后上太多的課，白天他們就不容易集

18、中精力學(xué)習(xí)。答案 D6. What does Professor Claire McDermott think of children s playing around?A. It is productive.B. It is a bad habit.C. It is helpful.D. It is a waste of time.解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句的內(nèi)容可知Claire McDermott教授認(rèn)為孩子們玩耍是有益處的。答案 C7. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Don t be children s drivers aft

19、er school.B. Let children learn something from various subjects.C. Make your children learn as much as possible.D. Choose activities for your children wisely.解析主旨大意題。最后一段是對(duì)文章主題的歸納，結(jié)合本段后半部分的內(nèi)容，尤其是倒數(shù)第二句可知本文意在倡導(dǎo)父母明智地為孩子選擇活動(dòng)。答案 D閱讀理解-。One Day Tour: GreatWall & SummerPalaceOverview: You will visit the fa

20、mous Badali ng Great Wall and SummerPalace in one day.Tour Description and Itinerary (行程)One day Private Tour or Coach Tour: Depart everydayStart from 8:30 am to around 6:00 pm, flexible schedule for private tour.Itin erary:Pick you up from hotel on departure time, then drive to the famous Badaling

21、GreatWall , which is 60 miles away from downtown about one and a half hour driving.Sightsee ing on Great Wall Badali ng sect ion for about 3 hours.Visit scenic spots: BadalingGeat Wall, Badaling Fortress, Beacon-towers,Look in g-toward-Beiji ng Ston e, etc. (Cable car is available for you to get to

22、thehighest point to have a bird view)Drive to restaura nt for lun ch. After lun ch, visit the largest and most beautifulChin ese imperial garde n-SummerPalace.Visit scenic spots: 1. East palace gate, 2. the hall of benevolenee and Iongevity,3. hall of jade billows, 4. the hall of joyfu I Ion gevity,

23、 5. the covered walkway,6. the marble boat, etc.Tran sfer you back to your hotel after the whole day tour.For the coach tour (small group in each bus, 6-10 pers ons per group): Suitable for econo mic or si ngle travelers, make friends on the same bus, on lyEn glish-speak ing travelers on our bus. Tr

24、avellers will be arran ged in a small group, Keep group size less tha n tenin each air-c on diti oned bus; Vehicle mode: Coaster-New air-c on diti oned tour coach (click for picture)- 26 seats, only 6-10 pers ons per bus.For Private Tour: Private tour is suitable for those in dividual or family trav

25、elers who is notwilli ng to join the tour group, it may n ot feel very free whe n followi ng the group.A desig nated car and private guide will follow you to go to the place you like, this package cost higher tha n coach tour. Vehicle mode: private luxury car or MPV van (click for picture)For the pr

26、ivate tour, you also need to go to one or two shopping stops every day. Tour Price in eludes:1. Pick-up and drop-off from your hotel.2. Air-conditioned car, van or minibus for your private group.3. Entrance tickets of the sightsee in gs.4. En glish-speak ing tour guide expla in the sightsee ings alo

27、ng the tour.5. Typical Chin ese lun ch.6. Chin ese Jade shop visit.Tour Package excludes:Fee of cable car - cable car to the highest point of Great Wall, 60 RMB ($7.4)Note: Childre n taller tha n 1.1 meter should be charged as full price, childre n shorter tha n 1.1 meter should be charged only half

28、 of the price.How to Book?1. You can book online or by email, tell us which hotel to pick you up, then receive our confirmation email.2. When you arrive in Beijing, our tour guide will call you the night before thetour, if you are not in hotel room, we will leave a message in your room, to informthe

29、 time to pick you up in the next morning.Payment Methods : 1.Cash to tour guide 2.Credit card 3.PayPal 4.Bank remit (wiretran sfer)9. If a group of 26 America ns want to have a on e-day tour in Beiji ng, they can .A. share the same bus B. take 6 coaches at mostC. take 3 coaches at least D. not speak

30、 En glish10. For private tour,.A. travellers can ask the tour guide to change the travel scheduleB. travellers should pay the same amount of money as the coach tourC. travellers must pay additi onal money for the entrance ticketsD. travellers needn t pay additional money for the cable car11. This pa

31、ssage is most probably take n from .A. a travel guide B. a n ewspaper C. a magaz ineD. the Internet【參考答案】911、CAD閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，從每題所給的A B C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。British men are en couraged to cry.There are certain things British men like to believe about themselves. The first isthat one day they will again wi

32、n the World Cup. They also believe they do not cry.Over the centuries, Britons are believed to have a “stiff upper lip ” . But is thistrue?Yes, it is. A recent study arranged by Kleenex on how the British express their emotions reveals that 95 perce nt of them still con tain their emotions.Moreover,

33、 while 72 percent think this is unhealthy, 19 percent cant remember thelast time they“l(fā)et it out ”. As a result, Kleenex is launching the“Let It Out ”campaign that encourages Britons to grab a tissue and have a good cry.These days, however, the male Britons attitude toward crying is changing. Though

34、the majority still struggles to open up emotionally, a 2004 study by OxfordsSocialIssuesResearchCenter found that 77 percent of British men considered crying in public increasingly acceptable. Half of London males admitted crying in front of their mothers. Scotsmen are the least emotional, although

35、they are the most likely to cry at weddings.Peter Marsh, director of the center, said:“Crying can now indicate sensitivityrather than weakness. Like with David Beckham, crying because you re drop ping off your boy at nursery isnt seen as weak. ”Winston Churchill was said to be a frequent crier, shed

36、ding tears at seeing a survivor in an air raid shelter （ 防空洞 ）, and when he saw his wife after a long absence.Psychologists say that while society has accepted that men can cry, there are limits. Ronald Bracey, a consulting psychologist, said:“If a man began to cry when he washaving stitches （縫針 ）in

37、 hospital, he would be considered as a wimp（軟弱的人 ）. Menstill need to be seen as strong when it comes to physical pain. ”1. What does the passage mainly deal with?A. Impression of British men.B. British men s dream of the World Cup.C. Advice on how to control emotions.D. Different attitudes British m

38、en have towards crying.2. Which of the following concerning the British men is NOT true according to thepassage?A. They are supposed to easily con trol emoti ons over the cen turies.B. They are con fide nt that they will aga in get successful in the World Cup.C. About 50% of British men admitted cry

39、ing before their mothers.D. Nowadays, the male Brit on s attitude toward crying is cha nging.3. The word“contain ” in Paragraph 4 meansA. storeB. hold backC. in cludeD. stir up4. What does the author think of the British men s crying?A. They should cry if hurt.B. They should keep firm not to cry to

40、show they are not wimps.C. They should be brave in face of physical pain and cry if n ecessary whe n facing other problems.D. They should“l(fā)et it out ” whatever problems they meet with.【參考答案】1 4、DCBC閱讀理解。These days no car show is complete without an electric car, and the 2011 NorthAmerican Internatio

41、nal Auto Show in Detroit, US, which ran from January 10 to 23, was no excepti on.thatAmong the fully electric vehicles on display were the Ford Focus Electric andthe Honda Fit EV. BMVnd Volvo also had prominent displays at the show, proving they can produce practical, yet spacious family-oriented el

42、ectric cars.In dustry in siders at the show claimed that more efficie nt batteries, improvedperformanee a nd greater consumer acceptanee could make 2011 the“year of electriccar .It s long been clear that electric cars score heavily for convenience. They are, for in sta nee, much easier to mai nta in

43、 tha n gasoli ne-powered cars. When the battery runs out, you simply replace it or recharge it, just like you would for a cell phone or a laptop.This is also a much cheaper method tha n filli ng your tank with gasoli ne. Betteryet, electric cars don t emit exhaust fumes. As a result, they don t prod

44、uce environmen tally damagi ng gree nhouse gases.It appears that improved tech no logy is making electric cars and their maintenance much more user-frie ndly. So, what are the obstacles which are preve nting electric cars from beco ming popular and fashi on able?Homecharging forelectriccars could be

45、extremelyconvenient for users.However,it is also a potentialobstacle. For a start,installing charging stations inownershomes will be a challenge, particularly for those who have to park several blocks away from their homes.Al so, charging the car s battery still takes quite a long time. It may be so

46、me time yet before you can recharge an electric car in the same time as you can refill your gas tank.Another problem is that many electric vehicles have limited ranges that may only allow for journeys of 50 miles (80 km) or less between charges. In cases where a driver wishes to charge the car primarily at home (perhaps overni ght), this limits their daily drivi ng to the range of their vehicle.This may be one reas on why hybrid cars are now beco ming more popular. A hybrid car has more tha n one en ergy source, usually a traditi onal gasol