2019高考英語(yǔ)二輪強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練—閱讀理解10

1、2019高考英語(yǔ)二輪強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練閱讀理解10AHillside Secondary School year is divided into two 18-week semesters. Semester one runs from September to the end of January. Semester two runs from February to late June.The school day runs from 8 : 45 a. m. to 3 : 15 p. m. and is made up of five 78-minute periods. Students tak

2、e four classes and have one period for lunch.In February, 2000, the school introduced a new system of computerized attendance in order to provide accurate records of student lates and absences and to enable communication with parents.Student evaluation is a continual process based upon class perform

3、ance, tests, homework and reports, as well as special projects or formal examinations held at the end of the semester. There will be at least three reports to parents during each semester. After five weeks of class, students carry Early-bird Report home. The semester one Parent/Teacher interview dat

4、e appears on this report. Mid-term Report is at the ninth week. Marks are then calculated. Mid-term Reports are prepared and mailed in mid November and late April. Students with marks under 60% after 11 weeks of class will receive an In-Danger Report to remind them that more effort is required as we

5、ll as careful preparation for final exams. Those notices are mailed home. Final Reports are mailed home in February and July.The Newsletter is an excellent way for the school to communicate with parents. In addition to providing a profile of our many activities, it contains key dates and information

6、-upcoming events such as parent interviews or exams, changes being considered at the school. Messages from school office-Parents regularly tell us they value and appreciate learning about what is happening in their childrens school. Parents receive four newsletters each year. Keep them on the refrig

7、erator!56Each semester, the parents may get at least from the school.Aan Early bird Report, a Mid term Report and the Newsletters.Ban Early bird Report, a Mid term Report and the Final Report.Ca Mid term Report, an In Danger Report and a Final Report.Da Mid term Report, a Final Report and the Newsle

8、tters.57We can infer from the passage that .Aparents get little information about their childrens performance at schoolBa student has to spend more than 5 periods learning lessons at school.Cboth school and parents think highly of the newsletters.Dstudents with a mark above 95% might fail the exams5

9、8The purpose in writing this passage is .Ato tell about the contents in different report cards to parentsBto tell about the duration of a school year and a school dayCto introduce a new method to record student attendance Dto give some general information of schoolBThe results of the US/NATO bombing

10、 of Yugoslavia are to be judged by history. I shall not be the one to do it. But being in the center of actual events that are creating that history, I cannot stay away from what is going on in my country.First of all, the aim of the bombing was to prevent a human suffering in Kosovo. Today, after m

11、any days of frequent bombing, that aim is more distant than before. The bombing only brought tens of thousands of people running away from their homes. Not to mention the large number of the death and injury, buildings and factories. Suppose that the US/NATO really had a wish to prevent the human su

12、ffering, they should realize they were wrong when they thought the bombing would solve the problem.So, whats left? Back off or ground troops? But who is going to join the ground troops? It would take at least 200,000 armed soldiers, not the 20,000 that the US/NATO have prepared in Macedonian. It sho

13、uld also be clear that the Serbs（塞族）will not give up on Kosovo.I live under continuous bombing for more than a week now. And it doesnt frighten me any more. I dont turn to the shelter at the sound of warning. Its the thought of ground troops that frightens me. Vietnam would seem like a picnic compar

14、ed to a bloodshed in Kosovo if the ground troops appear. Is that what the US/NATO wants?59Which of the following statements is true?AThe US/NATO really intends to stop the human suffering.BThe result of the war will be judged by people in Kosovo.CThe bombing made tens of thousands of people homeless

15、.DThe continuous bombing will make the Serbs give up of Kosovo.60What worries the writer most?AThe continuous bombing.BThe coming of ground troops.CThe sound of bomb warning.DThe idea of ground troops.61Whats the writers attitude towards the bombing in Kosovo?AIt is the US/NATO s duty to defend Koso

16、vo.BIt is wrong to solve the problem by bombing Kosovo.CThe aim of bombing Kosovo is to stop a human suffering.DThe bombing can solve the problem on Kosovo.62The underlined sentence means .Athe war in Vietnam wasnt serious at allBthe war in Vietnam was different from that in Kosovo.Cthe US will send

17、 more troops to Kosovo than that to VietnamDground troops to Kosovo will cause an even greater disasterCFor centuries, people wondered how big the Earth was. Unfortunately, as long as they thought the Earth was flat, no one was able to figure out its size. Gradually, however, people began to realize

18、 that the Earth was really round.Then, in the third century BC（2,300 years ago）, a Greek man named Eratosthenes had an idea. Eratosthenes was sure that the Earth was a sphere. He used the sun and geometry to figure out the size of the Earth. He calculated that the circumference of the Earth was 28,6

19、00 miles（46,000 kilometers）.The true size of the Earth is 25,000 miles（40，000 kilometers）.Eratosthenes measurement was wrong, but it was very close to the truth.For many centuries after Eratoshenes lived, people made maps of the Earth. However, they did not know very much about the world outside of

20、Europe, Asia, and north Africa. Mapmakers could not draw accurate maps of the Earth until people began traveling around the world in the fifteenth century, mapping small areas each time. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, people began making correct maps of countries, but the first accurate

21、 maps of the world were not made until the 1890s.Maps today are reliable, inexpensive, and easy to understand. People depend on maps every day. What would our lives be like without them?63A sphere is a .Alarge shapeBplanet CballDmember of the sun family64Whats a synonym（同義詞）for figure out?AgeometryB

22、calculateCmake outDunderstand65Look at the four drawings below. Which one shows the circumference of the Earth?66A measurement is a .AcalculationBkilometerCtrue statementDwrong statement67Accurate means .AbigBniceC,small DcorrectDSarah Williams went to a boarding（寄宿）school. Here is one of the letter

23、s she wrote to her parents from the school. Wentworth GirlsSchoolBeachsideJuly 25thDearest Mom and Dad,Im afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She doe

24、s not want me in the school any longer.The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed, This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw

25、 the cigarette away.Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.There was a curtain near the waste paper-basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the

26、 time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.Im very sorry about this.Much love,SarahP.S. None of the ab

27、ove is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!68The title of the passage is .AA Naughty Girl BA Fire AccidentCA Home LetterDThe Exam69Which of the following is true?ASarah wrote home to ask for a million dollars.BSarah said she had failed her exams,

28、so the principal was angry with her.CSarah told her parents about the fire to make them less angry at her real news.DThe letter before the P. S. was completely true.70What does the word principal mean in Chinese in the first paragraph of the letter?A經(jīng)理B局長(zhǎng)C法官D校長(zhǎng)71According to Sarah, the fire departme

29、nt took so long to get to the school because .Ait was a long way from the nearest townBthe principal didnt phone for the fire department immediatelyCtheres something wrong with the fire engine Din fact, it was not far from the townEBeijingBeijing is to spend up to US $ 20 billion to change the Chine

30、se capital into a 21st century one for the 2008 Olympics.The government managed to host the 2008 games. The general aim is for Beijing to have the same environmental standards as Paris, London or Washington by 2008.Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to pipe natural gas to the citys home,

31、taking away dirty coal burning gradually while 60, 000 buses will be changed to liquefied（液化）gas.The money also will be used for relocating the polluting factories and building green belts. By 2008 around 90 percent of Beijings waste will be treated, compared to only 40 percent at present.Olympic of

32、ficials realize the city has a long way to go to match the environmental standards of such cities as Paris, Toronto, Istanbul and Osaka.City officials have already announced that around 50 large projects are being dealt with to improve traffic congestion（擁擠）and cut down pollution. They include const

33、ruction of Beijings first light railway, a 40.5kilometer line which is expected to be complete in 2005.Beijing, besides, plans to build an 82.25kilometre long subway to add to existing 53 kilometres. Nine major roads will be rebuilt or eidened.Beijing also plans to build a 70metrewide green belt alo

34、ng the waterways to protect water quality as well as increase the green areas.72The government will pipe natural gas to the citys home in order to .Asolve the problem of being short of fuel Bbring down the cost of daily lifeCreduce the pollution of our capital Dkeep up with the development of modern

35、 society73The underlined word“relocating”in this report means .AremovingBpulling downCrebuildingDdealing with74From the last three paragraphs we know the fact that .Alengthening the existing 53-kilometre subway is among the 50 large projectsBa 40.5-kilometer line will be added to Beijings first ligh

36、t railwayCthe length of the subway will be up to 135.25-kilometres in 2005Da 70-metre-wide green belt will supply us with enough water75Which of the following is true according to the passage?AThe environment of London is better than Toronto.BIn the first paragraph“a 21 st century one”refers to a mo

37、dern and advanced capitalCBeijing is badly polluted mainly by coal burning. DLiquefied gas is more expensive than petrol.56B 57C 58D 59C 60D61B 62D 63C 64B 65A 66A 67D 68C 69C 70D71A 72C 73A 74A 75B一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一一