高考英語(yǔ)閱讀理解 七選五課堂小題過關(guān)練二十三

高中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解+七選五課堂小題過關(guān)練二十三PARTA（1）Dogsareman'sbestfriend.Ifyouplanonbuyingadog,trytoputinalittlebitofresearch.Youwillfindoutthatthereareplentyofdogbreeds(品種)tochoosefrom,butsomearemoreexpensivethanothers.Notjustintermsoftheprice,butalsogrooming(梳理)andmedicalexpenses.Inthislist,wewillcoverthemostexpensivedogbreedsintheworldthatyoucanbuy.We’llevenincludethedog’spricetag,washingexpenses,andaveragehealthcarecosts.KerryBlueTerrierWithapriceat$600,thisdogmightbeinexpensive.However,duetotheirmanyhealthconcerns,healthcarecostscanreachupto$7,000.Iftakengoodcareof,theycanliveupto15years.GreatDaneTheGreatDanebreedisabigdogwithanaveragepriceof$800.Thisbreedhasalifeexpectancy(期限)of7to10years.Theaveragehealthcarecostsareexpectedtobearound$7,100.BerneseMountainDogThepurchasepriceforoneofthesehuge120-pounddogsisaround$800.Thisbreedhasmanyhealthconcernswhichwillcostyouaround$6,500.GermanShepherdKnownfortheirclevernessasasheepherder,thepriceforoneisaround$800.Althoughtheycanliveforupto13years,theirhealthcarecostsupto$20,500.Whatcausestheirhealthcaretobesoexpensiveistreatingcommonhealthconditions.1.WhatisimportanttoalifelengthofaKerryBlueTerrier?A.Goodcare.B.Enoughfood. C.Properexercise.D.Dailycompanion.2.WhatisspecialaboutGermanShepherd?A.Itcoststhemosttocare. B.Itisthecheapesttoget.C.Itcanliveupto15years. D.Itisthestrongestdog.3.Whichwouldyoubuyifyouwanttospendlessthan$7,500,includinghealthcarecost?A.GreatDane. B.GermanShepherd.C.KerryBlueTerrier. D.BerneseMountainDog.（2）TravellingAbroad Manytouristsgoandseeparks,museumsandcastleswhentheyvisitanewplace.TherearemanythingsIlikeabouttravelling,butwaitinginlinetobuymuseumticketsandthenhavingyourvisitruinedbynoisytourgroupsisnotoneofthem.Thethingsthatmakeplacesspecialareallaroundthefamousbuildings,notinsidethem. MyrecenttriptoIndiaisagoodexampleofthis.Byfarthemostinterestingpartofitwasgettingtoknowpeople—bicycle-taxidrivers,policemenridingelephantsandchildrentryingtoearnsomemoneybycleaningshoes.MeetingvariouspeoplewasallsoamazingthatIdidn'tneedtodoany"proper"sightseeing. IalsohavefantasticmemoriesofFlorence.Itwasaboilinghotdayandpeoplelinedupforatleastakilometerlongoutsidethemuseum.Insteadofjoiningit,Isatinashadysquare,ateadeliciouspizzaandlistenedtoamansingingoperasongstoonlyafewlisteners.IfIhadwaitedinline,Iwouldhavemissedthisexperience. Oneofthebestthingsabouttravellingiscreatingmemoriestobringback.WhenIgotbackhomefromaholidayinMalaysia,ImadesomeofthedishesI'dtastedinthefoodmarket.Maybemyresultsweren'tasgoodastherealthing,buttheyremindedmeoftheplacesandthepeopleI'dmet—farbetterthananythingfromagiftshop.4.OnhistriptoIndia,theauthorenjoyed A.ridingonanelephant B.playingwithchildren C.visitingfamousbuildings D.meetingdifferentpeople5.InFlorence,theauthor A.wenttoafoodmarket B.talkedwithlocalpeople C.experiencedlocallife D.linedupformuseumtickets6.TheauthorcookedMalaysianfoodathomebecause A.itbroughtbackmemories B.itwaseasytoprepare C.hewantedtosellthefood D.hewasgoingtoMalaysia7.Whatdoestheauthortrytotellusinthepassage? A.Howtoprepareforatrip. B.Whattotakewhentravelling. C.Wheretobuygiftsinaforeigncity. D.Whattolookforwhentravelling.（3）DatacollectedbytheWorldFoodProgramshowsthateveryyearover847millionpeopleworldwidesufferfrommalnutritionandabout3.1millionchildrenundertheageof5dieofstarvation.Whiledealingwithworldhungerisanimportantthingforscientists,itisnoteasy,consideringnaturalresources.ButthankstonewideaslikeLivingbox,theremaybesomehope. TheIsraeliscientistsNitzanSolanandMotiCohensayLivingboxisanenvironment-friendlyecosystemmadeofsomeconnectedboxestoformamini-farm.Thismeansthatthevegetablesaregrowninwaterinsteadofsoil.Whileprofessionalfarmershavebeendoingthatforyears,Livingboxisthefirstsystembuilttogainnutrientsfromcommonwaste.Betteryet,itcanrunwithoutelectricityandrequiresnofarmingskillstokeep.ThismeansthatcitypeoplewhocannotgetfreshvegetablescanuseLivingboxtogrowvegetables. Itiseasyforallfarmerstosetuptheboxes.Thentheyfillthemwithfreshwaterandaddtherequiredseeds.Assoonastheyaddoneorallthreetypesofwaste,thesystemwillself-producethenitrogenneededfortheplantstotakeroot. Thosethatusefishwastehaveadoubleadvantage—theycancultivatebothfishandvegetablesatthesametime.Thefishcanprovidethewasteneededfortheplantstogrow,whiletheplantsnaturallyfilterthewaterandhelpkeepacleanhomeforthefish. Oncethevegetablesarereadytopick,farmerssimplyharvestthemandbeginthecyclealloveragain.Whilethe15-squarefootboxprovidesenoughvegetablesforafamilyoffour,itiseasytomakealargerLivingboxinordertobuildlargerfarms. TheonethingthatcanpreventLivingboxfrombeingusedindevelopingcountriesisthecost.However,somebusinessmenwithseveralnon-profitorganizationshavepromisedtokeepitaffordable,sothatpoorpeoplelivingincitiesofdevelopingcountriescangetthechancetoeatnutritiousfood.8.Whydoscientistsfindithardtosolveworldhunger?A.Becauseitneedsalotofmoneytosolvetheproblem.B.Becausetherearetoomanypeoplearestarvingintheworld.C.Becausethepopulationgrowsrapidlyandtherearenotenoughresources. D.Becausemostofthenaturalresourceshavebeendamaged.9.WhatdoweknowaboutLivingbox?A.Itisnotharmfultotheenvironment. B.Itismadeofboxesfilledwithrichsoil.C.Itrequireselectricity. D.Itrequiresfarmerstolearnsomespecialskills.10.Livingboxisdesignedto_________.A.helpdevelopingcountriesbecomerich B.getridofthewasteproducedbyanimalsC.getcleanwaterforpeoplelivingincities D.letpoorpeoplelivingincitiesgetfreshvegetables11.Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat__________.A.farmerscanusetheboxesagainB.itwillnotcostmuchmoneytobuildLivingboxC.LivingboxhasbeenbuiltbybusinessmenintheworldD.Livingboxhasbecomepopularindevelopingcountries（4） Ifyouwanttobeavolunteer,youhavetoanswerthefollowingtypicalquestions.Doyouwanttoworkwithpeople,animalsormachines?Doyouwanttoworkindoorsoroutdoors,directlyservepeopleinneedorservepeoplebehindthescenes?Everyyear,thousandsofpeopleinthewestoffervolunteerservice.Volunteeringgreatlystrengthensthecommunitybecauseithelpstheold,theyoung,theweak,thesick,andthedisabledandtheinjuredtosolveproblems. Volunteersusuallyhelpinmanydifferentways.Theymaygivepeopleadvice,offerfriendshiptotheyoung,drivetheelderlytochurch(ifuptothedrivingage),advisekidsagainstdrugs(毒品),workasassistantsinschoolsornursinghomes,raisefunds,planttrees,helpoutinlocallibrariesanddomanyotherthings.Volunteeringcanbeafewhoursaweekorafewhoursamonth.Anybodywhowantstoservepeopleinneedcanbecomeavolunteer. Infact,theartofvolunteeringisaprocess(過程)ofbothgivingandreceiving.Volunteeringallowsvolunteerstomeetnewpeople,makenewfriendsandmixwithpeoplefromallwalksoflife.Volunteeringisanexcellentwaytoexperimentandtryoutnewtechniquesandskills,discoveryourindividual(個(gè)人的)talentsandexplorecareerchoice.Beingavolunteerwilltakeyouonawonderfuljourneyandhelpyoulearnmorethanwhatyoucangetfrombooks.12.Asavolunteer,onlywhenyougrowoldenoughcanyou_______. A.planttreesonhills B.giveadvicetoothers C.drivetheelderlytochurch D.helpoutinlocallibraries13.Howisthesecondparagraphmainlydeveloped? A.Bydiscussing. B.Bycomparing. C.Bygivingexplanations. D.Bylistingexamples.14.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattobeavolunteer,_______. A.youcandoexperiments B.youcangetsomethingvaluable C.youneedtoworkverylong D.youmustbeverystrong15.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage? A.VolunteerServiceintheWest B.HowtoHuntforJobs C.HowtoMakeFriends D.HowtoWorkwithAnimals PartB閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。 Thedeepestfriendshipspans(跨越)timeandspace.(16)________.Soweaskedsomepeoplehowthey’vemanagedtomaketheirbondsunbreakable. Honestyisalwaysthebestpolicy.HeatherHopkinscreditsherlong-lastingfriendshiptoherhonesty.“Neverbescaredtotellyourbestfriendshowyouarereallyfeelingaboutanysituation.(17)_______” Justkeepcalling,evenifthere’snothingtoreallysay.NickiBandklayder’s20+yearfriendshipsaregoingstrongbecauseshe’salwayswillingtogetonthephone.“Pickupthephone!Youdon’tneedareasontocall.Thisiswhatkeepssomeofmy20+yearfriendshipsaliveandstrong.(18)________” Justbeagoodlistener.“Mybestfriendinworldisfromfreshmanyearincollege,”sharesJudyGropen.“ShesaysthatitisbecauseIactuallylistentoher,andIamshockedbyhowsmartandkindsheisanddifferentfromanyoneIknow.” (19)_______“MybestfriendHelenandIaregoingon32years,andwenevercallout