高考英語快速閱讀訓(xùn)練

1、高考英語快速閱讀訓(xùn)練(A)(Words：290;Time:5)Picturethescene：thebatteryonyourmobilephonehasrunout.Youcan'tmakeanycallsforhelpandnoonecancontactyou.Youareallalone-well,notquite.Justreachintoyourpocketandtakeoutapieceofsugar.Putitintothebattery,waitaminute,andyouarebackonthephone.ThankstoagroupofAmericanscienti

2、sts,thissituationcouldbecomereal.SwadeshChaudHuriandDerekLovleyhaveinventedthebacteriabattery'poweredbybacteriathateatssugarandturnsitintoelectricity.“Thisisaspecialorganism,"Lovleysaid."Youcanharvestenoughelectricitytopoweracellphonebatteryforaboutfourhoursfromaspoonfulofsugar.”Inthep

3、ast,bacteriabatterieshavebeenexpensiveandlong-lasting.Butthisbatteryusesamoreefficientbacteriathatcanturn80percentofsugarintoelectricalenergy.Thisis30percentmorethansimilarbatteriescanmanage.Thebacteriabatterycouldbecomeassmallasahouseholdbattery.It'salsocheapandstable,assugarcanbetakenfromwaste

4、andcrops.Butthesugartoelectricityprocessisslow.Itcouldtakeweeksforthebacteriatodigestacupofsugar.Anditproduces"greenhouse"gaseswhichpollutetheenvironment.Thescientistsunderstandthere,salotmoreworktodo."Itisstillyoung,“saidLovley."Wherewearenowiswheresolarpowerwas20or30yearsago.&q

5、uot;Buthebelievethebatterycouldbeusedinscientificequipmentatthebottomoftheocean.Otherideasincludeusingsugarinthebloodtorunmedicaldevicesmthehumanbody,andtakingsugarfromanimalwastetoprovideenergytopowerhomesmruralareas.1. TheunderlinedsentenceinthepassagemeansA. thisinventionstillhasmuchtobeimprovedB

6、. we'veusedsolarpowerfor20or30yearsC. solarpowerisoutofdateD. weproduceelectricityfromsugarinthesamewayasfromsolarpower2. Whichofthefollowingisalreadyafact?A. Thebacteriabatteryhasbeeninvented.B. Youmakecallswiththeelectricitymadefromsugarinaminute.C. Thebacteriabatteryhasbeenmadeassmallasahouse

7、holdbattery.D. Thebacteriabatteryhasbeenusedtorunmedicaldevicesmthehumanbody.3. Comparedwithnewbacteriabatteries,similarbatteriescanturnpercentofsugarintoelectricalenergy.A.80B.30C.50D.1004. ThewriterwritesthepassagetoA. callonpeopletoprotecttheenvironmentB. introduceanewproductC. makeanadforanewpro

8、ductD. saveenergy(B)(Words：258;Time:5')IthasbeensaidthatallAfricansarebornwithmusicaltalent.BecausemusicissoimportantinthelivesofmanyAfricansandbecausesomuchmusicisperformedinAfrica,weprobablythinkthatallAfricansaremusicians.Theimpressionisstrengthenedwhenwelookatourselvesandfindthatwehavebecome

9、largelyasocietyofmusicalspectators.Musicisimportanttous,butmostofuscanbeconsideredconsumersratherthanproducersofmusic.Wehaverecorders,TV,concertsandradiotomeetmanyofourmusicalneeds.Inmostsituationswheremusicisperformedinourcultureit'snotdifficulttotellthespectatorsfromtheperformers,butsuchisofte

10、nnotthecaseinAfrica.AblanAyipaga,aKasenamusicianfromnorthernGhana,saysthatwhenhisfluteanddrumgroupisperforming,"Anybodycantakepart."Thisistrue,butKasenamusiciansrecognizethatnotallpeopleareequallyabletotakepartinthemusic.Somecansingalongwiththedrummers,butfewcandrumandevenfewercanplaythefl

11、utewiththegroup.It'sfairlycommoninAfricafortheretobeagroupofexpertmusicianssurroundedbyotherswhojoininbyclapping,singing,orsomehowaddingtothetotalityofmusicalsound.Performancesoftentakeplaceinanopenarea(thatis,notonastage)andsothelinesbetweentheperformingactorsandtheadditionalperformers,activesp

12、ectatorsandpassivespectatorsmaybedifficulttodrawfromourpointofview.5. ThedifferencebetweenusandAfricans,asfarasmusicisconcerned,isthat.A. mostofusareperformerswhilemostofthemareproducersofartsB. wearemusicalperformersandtheyareexpertmusiciansC. mostofthemareactivespectatorswhilemostofusarepassivespe

13、ctatorsD. wearethespectatorswhiletheyarepassiveperformers6. Theunderlinedwordsuchinthepassagereferstothefactthat.A. musicisperformedwithspectatorsjoininginB. musicisperformedwithoutspectatorsjoininginC. people try to tell the spectators from the performersD. people have recorders, TV, concerts and r

14、adio to meet their musical needs7. The writer writes the passage to tell us thatA. all Africans are musicians and there fore much music is performed in AfricaB.not all Africans are born with musical talent though much music is performed in AfricaC.most Africans are able to join in the music by playi

15、ng musical instrumentsD.most Africans perform as well as expert musicians8.Which of the following is TRUE?A. All Africans are born musicians.B. Most Africans don't do very well in playing the musical instruments along with theperformers.C. African expertmusicians never perform in the open air.D. It* s difficultto tell the spectators from the performers in Africa.9. The best titlefor the passage woul