2011屆高考英語閱讀理解專練復(fù)習(xí)題47

1、江蘇省2011屆高三英語閱讀理解專練（47）AWindeven the slightest of winds can prevent frost (霜凍).Thats because wind is like a spoon in your cup of tea: it stirs （攪起）things down and brings down a lot of warm air that often floats just above housetops and trees .It may seem strange , but ice itself sometimes can protect

2、 crops from frost . Some growers actually spray their crops with water on a freezing night . Water freezes quickly on plants and then a strange thing happens . As long as ice stays wet , it cant get colder than 32F, a temperaure many plants can stand . By continual spraying water on the ice , the gr

3、owers keep it from going below 32 degrees even if the air is much colder . This may defeat frost and saves plants .This strange kind of “ice blanket” works only on plants that are strong enough to stand the weight of frozen spray . This is used even to protect banana plants on some Central American

4、farms .1If the ice became entirely frozen and dry , suppose what might happen .AThe plants might be frozen to death . BThe plants might benefit from it .CIt might save the plants . DIt might make the plants grow slowly .2Ice can save plants rather than destroy them on condition that they are .Aspray

5、ed regularly Bquickly frozen Cnot strong enough Dused to frost 3The best title would be .AFrost Saves crops BIce Battle CIce Can Be Nice DIce Is Good 4In which of the following sentences “stand” has the same meaning as in the last paragraph ?AHe could hardly stand .BThis house stands the test of tim

6、e .CThe train stood for an hour .DHe stands in terrible danger .BBuild the highway and watch the town grow . At first a few shops appear and maybe a restaurant . Then a hotel opens . Eventually new houses are built . A village is born .This is also how the virtual world has developed . Think of the

7、Internet as the road carrying information between two computers . Think of the World Wide Web as the village . At first it is just a place on the virtual road where travelers meet . More travelers come bringing new kinds of information . New villages are started .Every village has a founder . Tim Be

8、rners Lee is the man who wrote the software program that led to the foundation of the World Wide Web . How did he get the idea ? He tells us on his own website : “ One of the things computers were not able to do was store contacts from different sources . The dream behind the Web is of a common spac

9、e in which we communicate by sharing information.”Tim Berners Lee could have followed the Microsoft route by forming a company to sell the programs he invented . Or he could have joined an existing company . But in his view the Web is a language , not a product . Charging a fee for using his program

10、s would have slowed the growth of the Web . And other companies would make similar products to compete . Instead of one World Wide Web there would be several smaller Webs . Each would use incompatible （不相容的）software . The Web is valuable because it uses a common computer language to reach people and

11、 share information . Competing Webs would lose this value .Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English .In 1994 Tim Berners Lee formed World Wide Web Consortium , or W3C. More than 200 leading companies and laboratories are represented by W3C. Together they make sure t

12、hat everyone no matter what their equipment or software is can work equally on the Web .“The Web can help people to understand the way that others live and love . It helps us understand the humanity of people ,” he says .5Which appeared first , the Web or the Internet ?AThe Web .BThe Internet CThey

13、appeared at the same time .DThere is no clue in the passage .6What does the underlined part “ the virtual world” refer to ?AThe computer system . BScientific research CAll the information on the Web and the Internet .DPeople working on the Web and the Internet 7What can be inferred from the sentence

14、 “Imagine if somebody sent you a bill every time you spoke a word of English ?AThe information on the Web should be shared by all .BThe Web is where all kinds of information are stored .CPeople can get all kinds of information on the Web . DPeople can communicate on the Web .8Which is the main idea

15、of the passage ?AHow Tim Berners Lee founded the World Wide Web .BThe advantage of working on the World Wide Web .CWhy Tim Berners Lee wanted to found the World Wide Web .DThe building of World Wide Web is similar to the building of highways .CFOREIGN EXCHANGEA CLASS OE THEIR OWNName: Susan Lane Age

16、 :22Place: Reykjavik , Iceland , 1994Cost :$7,000Organization: AFSExperience: “I think it was a turning point in my life . I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live .”Name : Sara Small Age :23 Place:Crivitz , Germany , 1996Cost:

17、$8,000Organization : EF Foundation Experience: “I loved the traveling and I made a lot of friends . I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it . I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again .”Name : Leanne Smythe Ag

18、e : 20 Place: Minnesota , America , 1994Cost: $6,000 Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience: “I learnt how to be really responsible . It was great to be on my own and I got on really well with the family I was with . I will definitely go back one day.”Name : David Links Age : 16 P

19、lace: Stuttgart , Germany , 1996 .Cost: $ 6,000Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience: “I wanted to try something that was very different to Australia in culture . In Germany everything was different but I soon got settled . The family I was with were great and I really feel as th

20、ough I have a second family .”Name : Tom Jennings Age : 21Place: Conflans , France , 1995Cost: $7 ,000 Organization: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange Experience: “There were times when it was difficult but I liked it , experiencing a different culture . You just have to play each situation as it com

21、es . If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-exchange program it is how to take care of yourself .”Name : Linda Marks Age : 19Place: Chonburi Province , Thailand , 1994Cost: $3,500Organization: Rotary International Experience: “Its like a roller-coaster ride , there are lots of ups

22、 and downs , but you always come back for more . I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great.”9The students who refer to both the good time and the bad time include .ASusan Lane and Sara Small BLinda Marks and David Links CTom Jennings and Linda Marks DLeanne Smyt

23、he and Tom Jennings 10The writing above would probably be .Athe records of students activities Bthe foreign students name cards Cthe notice about a visit to foreign countries Dthe advertisement from an international travel service 11The student who valued learning another language is .ALinda Marks B

24、Sara Small CTom Jennings DLeanne Smythe 12How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced ?AThree .BFour .CFive .DSix .D Take care about those who use the truth to deceive. When someone tells you something that is true , but leaves out important information that should be incl

25、uded , he can make a false impression . For example , someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery . It was great . I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars !”This guy is a winner , right ? Maybe , maybe not . We then discovered that he

26、bought two hundred tickets , and only one was a winner .He is really a big loser ! He didnt say anything that was false , but he intentionally left out important information . Thats called a half-truth . Half truths are not technically lies , but they are just as dishonest .Untrustworthy candidates（

27、候選人）in political campaigns often use this trick . Letsay that during Governor Smiths last term , her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs . Then she seeks another term . One of her opponents (對手) runs and ad. saying , “During Governor Smiths term , the state lost one million job

28、s !” Thats true . However ,an honest statement would have been , “During Governor Smiths term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs .”Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths . Its against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth . An ad might boast （吹噓）,

29、“Nine out of ten-doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation .This kind of trick happens too often . Its a sad fact of life: Lies are lies ,and sometimes the truth can lie as well .13Which o

30、f the statements is true according to the article ?AAll advertisements are lies . BYou cant trust anyone who tells the truth .CThe truth can be used in dishonest ways .DWhenever people tell the truth , they are really lying .14What does the underlined word “deceive” probably mean ?AtellBexplain Cfoo

31、l Dwin 15The writer suggests in this article that people should .Abelieve in nobody Bvote for female candidates Cstay away from political campaigns Dthink carefully about what they read and hear 16What is the best title for this article ?AEveryone Lies at Present BLying With the Truth CTry to Be Hon

32、est to the People DDont Believe People Who Tell the Truth EA new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag . Jet lag results from flying long distances in an airplane . People with jet lag may feel extremely tired for several days . They

33、may also have problems thinking clearly and remembering .Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study , which involved twenty young women who worked for international airlines . They had served passengers on airplanes for five years . These

34、 flight attendants flew across many countries and at least seven time zones . In the study , the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag . Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights . The other half spent more than fourteen days i

35、n their home areas .The researcher took some saliva from the womens mouths to measure levels of a hormone （荷爾蒙）that increases during stress（緊張）. He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen . And he took pictures of their brains to measure the size of

36、the brains temporal lobes （腦葉）.It was found that the women who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes . This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen . The same group performed worse and had slower reaction times on the visual memory test . And th

37、eir saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones .The researcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip . He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years . Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a l