高三英语限时阅读训练

高三英语限时阅读训练

高三英语限时阅读训练

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London-Lazy students can now give up on

work altogether as two O_ford University students have made scores of A-grade

essays (论文) on the website for students to copy.

The essays are on the new website, 〝revise.

it〞

The website includes an 〝EssayLab〞 designed

to make cheating (舞弊) as effective and effortless as possible.

Its homepage announces to surfers (网上冲浪者): 〝The revise. it EssayLab is a

bank of hundreds of A-Level essays covering popular topics.〞

〝Ne_t time you are asked to write an essay,

why not see what we have on the subject-if you are in a lazy state of mind you can even use our guide to writing the essays and then just hand them in.〞

Nick Rose and Jordan Mayo, both 19 and first

from Manchester, spent much of their first year as students at the university

setting up the website. There is no charge for downloading the essays.

〝I have never been very good at essay

writing,〞 Rose admitted. 〝We don’t see essay bank as a cheating way. It’s a

surprising valuable resource. You can learn a lot by reading other people’s

work on the subject.〞

Among other tips, the website suggests

inventing important speeches to give essays e_tra weight: 〝Popular people to

quote (引用)

are Douglass Hurd or Disraeli.〞

Hurd was a foreign secretary in the 1980s and

Disraeli was a 19th century prime minister.

Teachers are e_pressing their opinions by

e-mail that they are angry about the website that 〝encourages students to

cheat〞, but students disagree.

According to Rose: 〝E_ams

are a fight. It’s us against them.〞

1. It can

be inferred from this passage that ______.

A. students who visit the website

〝revise. it〞 are all lazy

B. students in O_ford University

are all lazy

C. websites in O_ford University

are all set up by students

D. websites can provide people

with different kinds of information

2. Nick

Rose and Jordan Mayo set up their website for the purpose of ______.

A. helping students to

cheat in e_ams B.

helping students to improve their writing

C. making money to pay for

their schooling D. making

their teacher free

3. What

Rose said at last suggests that in England ______.

A .it is

difficult for students to pass their e_ams

B. it is

difficult for teachers to finish their teaching

C. students are not satisfied with

the education system

D. students are too lazy to learn

anything

B

Fish have ears. Really. They’re

quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the

body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has

been e_amining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths.

As fish grow, so do their

otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). By looking through a microscope

(显微镜)

and counting these rings, Thorrold can determine the e_act age of a young fish.

As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get

yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fish’s

age, just like the growth rings of a tree.

Ring counting is nothing new to

fish scientists. But Thorold has turned to a new direction. They’re

e_amining

the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.

The daily ring gives us the time,

but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the

fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which determines

how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.

Thorrold can tell, for e_ample, if

a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of

coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any

given stage of history.

In the case of the Atlantic

croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, Thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the traveling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast,

a journey of many hundreds of miles.

This is important to managers in

the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts of the young

fish for most food fish in the ocean. Eager to learn about his technology, fish

scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.

4. What can we learn about fish ears from the te_t?

A. They

are small soft rings. B.

They are not seen from the outside.

C. They

are opening only on food fish. D.

They are not used to receive sound.

5. Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?

A. Trees

gain a growth ring each day. B.

trees also have otoliths.

C. Their

growth rings are very small. D.

They both have growth rings.

6. Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings?

A. The

elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.

B.

Chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.

C. We can

know more about fish and their living environment.

D.

Scientists can know e_actly how old a fish is.

7. How would you understand 〝fish scientists are now lending their ears〞?

A. They

are very interested in Thorrold’s research fingings.

B. They

want to know where they can find fish.

C. They

lend their fish for chemical studies.

D. They

wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.

C

My son and

I were trying to sell the house we had repaired but in the barn(谷仓)there were bats(蝙蝠)and they would not

leave. The barn was

their home. They told us so in their own way. They hung there in the barn and

seemed determined to stay for the season. Don’t worry about it, Dad, ; Patrick said. They keep down the mosquitoes(蚊子).〞

Unfortunately they also kept the

buyers away. when we had asked a person to sell the house for us he had refused to

show it because of the bats. Bats are popular, ;Patrick comforted me. They’re ecological(生态学的).;Isn’t there a machine you can buy

that produces high-frequency sounds to keep bats away?〞 I don’t know,〞said

Patrick. But I like bats, and whoever buys this house will probably like them

too.; 〝Probably?〞 I hated that word. How many bats are there ,anyway?;

I counted

about 90 last night,; said Patrick. They were dropping out from under the edge of the roof.; You mean there are more-outside?; They’re everywhere, Dad. But look at it this way. When the cold weather comes, they’ll

be off to Me_ico. Maybe in the spring we can keep them out. Don’t worry

about

it,〞 he said for the hundredth time. It’s not a problem.;

The bat e_pert I called was even

more active than Patrick. I think you’ve got a large number there,〞 he said in

wonder, I’ve been trying to attract bats to our house for 25 years A single

bat eats up his weight in mosquitoes and black flies three times every night.

You’re a very lucky man.〞 I offered to share my luck with him. He could take

them away. Bats have a remarkable homing instinct(本能),;he said. They’d fly

straight back even if I transported them 100 miles. Once they have settled, you

can’t stop them from coming back.; I was silent.

Finally we managed to rent 〝(出租)the house to a young family, who were also interested in buying it. What about the bats?; I said to Patrick.

Oh, they love the bats,〞 he said.

No mosquitoes. No black flies. It’s one of the things that attracted them.; Do you think they will really buy the house? ;Probably.; Probably? Well,if they do ,I suppose I’ll have to admit that I was wrong. ;You mean you’re going to eat your words?;

Yes, I am.;

8. What was the problem the author

had with his house?

A. Bats were living in the barn

and wouldn’t go away.

B. The author and his son couldn’t

sleep well because of the bats.

C. The author and his son might be

able to stay for the season.

D. The house was still badly in

need of repair.

9. What did Patrick suggest the

author should do to stop the bats living in the barn?

A. He should buy a high-frequency

machine.

B. He should move them one hundred

miles away.

C. He should reduce the number of

mosquitoes.

D. He should close the barn in the spring.

10. Why did the author fall silent

when he talked with the bat specialist?

A. He felt sure about the

situation.

B. He found out that it would be impossible to remove the bats.

C. He learned that he would be

able to share his luck with the e_pert.

D. He liked the advice given by

the e_pert.

11. What happened regarding the

house in the end?

A. Some people agreed to rent the house.

B. The author failed to find

anybody who wanted to live in the house.

C. The bat e_pert made the

decision to buy the house.

D. The bats left the house for

Me_ico in the spring.

12. Why did the author think he

might have to 〝eat his words〞?

A. He felt sorry for the bats.

B. He might be mistaken about

being unable to sell the house.

C. He realized he might be wrong

about the bats’ actions.

D. He was happy about selling the

house.

D

We can offer you a place at one of the best

universities in Britain. We’ll provide you with a choice of 150 first class courses developed especially to enable you to study in your own time, backed by

the Open University’s own special study method-OU supported open learning. We’ll give you the support of a personal

teacher, and the chance to meet your fellow students. You can take one-off courses, diplomas (毕业证), a degree or a postgraduate degree(文凭). Subjects available include:

computing, business management, technology, modern languages, social sciences,

English law, arts, science, mathematics, education and health﹠social welfare.

Whether you want to study to improve your

jobs or for your own personal interest, there’s almost certainly a course for

you. If you haven’t studied for a while, we’ll help you get started. No previous training or degrees are required, you just need a lively power of

learning and a willingness to learn. It’s real value for money and you can pay

by monthly payments.

Open University course materials are of the

highest quality and come in a variety of forms, including video and audio tapes

as well as te_ts. The OU leads the world in its use of new technology for learning. A number of courses provide source material on CD Rom. What else can

the Open University offer you? The best way to find out is to use the coupon below or phone us today.

13. This

is an advertisement of ___________.

A. inquiring (调查) English learning

B.

setting Open University

C. selling books

D. attracting students

14. As a

student of the Open University, you don’t need to ________.

A. buy any course materials

B.

have lessons all the time at the university

C. choose which course to learn

D.

pay any money for your study

15. The

Open University can supply you with _________.

A. a course for training you

English B.

a classroom and a library for study

C. different kinds of free

instructions D.

different jobs to choose from

16. We

can learn from the te_t that ________.

A. OU

courses are popular in Britain

B. money

for learning must be paid off at one time

C. we

can’t telephone the university during the night

D. people can’t be employed

without finishing OU courses

E

Ta_es, Ta_es and More Ta_es

Americans often say that there are only two

things a person can be sure of in life; death and ta_es. Americans do not have

a corner on the 〝death〞 market, but many people feel that the United States

leads the world with the worst ta_es.

Ta_es consist of the money which people pay

to support their government. There are generally three levels of government in

the United States: federal (联邦), state, and city; therefore,

there are three types of ta_es.

Salaried people who earn more than a few

thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal

government. The percentage varies (变化不同) form person to person. It depends

on their salaries. The federal government has a graduated income ta_, that is,

the percentage of the ta_ (14 to 70 percent) increases as a person’s income increases. With the high cost of ta_es people are not very happy on April 15,

when the federal ta_es are due.

The second ta_ is for the state government:

New York, California, North Dakota, or any of the other forty-seven states. Some states have an income ta_ similar to that of the federal government. Of

course, the percentage for the state ta_ is lower. Other states have a sales ta_, which is a percentage charged to any item(项目) which you buy in that state. For

e_ample, a person might want to buy a packet of cigarettes for twenty -five cents. If there is a sales ta_ of eight percent in that state, then the

cost of

the cigarettes is twenty -seven cents. This figure includes the sales ta_. Some

states use income ta_ in addition to sales ta_ to raise their revenues (收入) . The state ta_ laws are diverse

(多样)

and confusing (混淆).

The third ta_ is for the city. This ta_ comes

in two forms: property ta_ (people who own a home have to pay ta_es on it) and

e_cise (国产) ta_, which is charged on cars in a city.

The cities use these funds (资金) for education, police and fire departments, public works and municipal (市政内) buildings.

Since Americans pay such high ta_es, they

often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their ta_es. People always complain about ta_es. They often protest that the government uses

their ta_ dollars in the wrong way. They say that it spends too much on useless

and impractical programs. Although Americans have different views on many issues (问题) , they tend to agree on one subject: ta_es

are too high.

17. How

do you understand the sentence 〝Americans do not have a corner on the ‘death’

market〞?

A. It

means that Americans, just like all other people, must die.

B. It

means that Americans do not have a secret place to keep from death in their life.

C. It

means that Americans are not good at doing business in the death market.

D. It

means that there is no such place as a death market in the U. S.

18. Why

should the American people usually pay three types of ta_es?

A. There

are three levels of government -federal, state and city -to support the United

States.

B. There

are three kinds of ta_es to pay, They are graduated income ta_, sales ta_ and

property ta_.

C. They

earn different salaries: high, middle, and low

D. Ta_

laws in different states are different.

19. What

does the title 〝Ta_es, Ta_es, and More Ta_es〞 imply?

A. Americans

are not satisfied with the three types of ta_es.

B. The

three levels of government do not use the ta_es in a right way.

C. Americans

complain that ta_es are too high.

D. Americans’

ta_es are diverse and confusing.

Answers: 1_5 DBCBD 6_10C AADB 11_15 ABDBC

16_19 AAAA

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