2012届高三 英语阅读理解专项练习1-2

2012届高三英语阅读理解专项练习（一）

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I recently spent two years in the Arctic filming the series Blue Planet. I love being in an environment that hasn't changed for 20,000 years. Of course it's freezing, but it must be a healthy place because you never catch colds.

When I'm filming, I like to really feel how lonely the environment is. Filming underwater involves cutting through thick ice and diving in tied to a line. The person at the other end has to be ready to pull you out fast if necessary.

Originally I was a research diver for the British Antarctic Survey project, but for me science lacked excitement. I'd always enjoyed photography, and whenever camera teams passed through, they encouraged me to watch and learn. I was then able to move into filming in 1985 and have concentrated on Arctic and Antarctic wildlife ever since.

I prefer to be faced with the animals I'm filming. I haven't got in the water with killer whales yet, but I plan to. Of course, it's dangerous if you choose the wrong moment. They're big animals and can move fast, so I'd be stupid to film them searching for food!

I've never had problems with polar bears, although once I was frightened when one tried to get into my tent. Polar bears are bold, clever and dangerous. But I made this one see I wasn't about to attack it - I'm sure it realized I wouldn't hurt it.

When I come home back from my trips, I work in the mornings and spend the afternoons swimming to keep fit. Now I'm fifty, filming is harder. The challenge for me is to continue to deliver high-quality work.

56. In this text, the writer is describing __________.

A. the challenges of the environment he works in

B. the beautiful scenery of the Arctic

C. the career opportunities in TV camera work.

D. the difficulties of having to work alone

57. What does the writer say about his early career?

A. He was bored by working only in Antarctic.

B. It taught him how to become a skilled diver.

C. He wasted the years he spent as a scientist.

D. It provided him with a chance to learn about filming.

58. When talking about killer whales, the writer says that __________.

A. he has always been careful when diving with them

B. he tries to avoid any danger by facing them

C. he will only film them from a safe distance

D. he believes there are safe opportunities to film them

59. How does the writer describe his experience with a polar bear?

A. The writer realized he was wrong to trust polar bears.

B. The writer felt nervous that the bear might come back.

C. The bear seemed to know the writer wasn‘t a danger.

D. The animal was much more afraid than the writer was.

B

People tend to become more personal and hide less of themselves when using email. Researchers from Open University in Britain have found in a recent study that there are good

reasons for this.

The team of researchers asked 83 pairs of students, all strangers to each other, to solve a problem. They had to discuss this question: If only five people in the world could be saved from a world disaster, who should they be? The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face or by computers. Dr. Johnson said, ―They told their partners four times as much about themselves when they talked over the Internet as when they talked face to face. When the computers were fitted with cameras so that students could see each other, this limited the personal side of the conversation.‖

Generally the information was not extremely personal. It was mainly about things such as where they went to school, or where they used to live. But some students discussed their love stories, and personal childhood experiences.

Dr Johnson believes that emailing encourages people to focus on themselves. And when they do this, they become more open, especially if there are no cameras. ―If you cannot see the other person, it becomes easier to talk about yourself. This is because you are not thinking what the other person is thinking of you. So emailing has become the modern way of talking,‖ said Dr. Johnson. However, this style of talking is not entirely new. ―In the 19th century people s tarted to use the ?telegraph‘ to communicate. Now the same kind of thing has happened and people ended up speaking more freely.‖

Dr. Johnson thinks that e-mailers need to know about these effects of emailing, especially when they start work in a company. ― If you don‘t know about it, you could find yourself saying more about yourself than you wanted to.‖

60. The subject discussed in this passage is _______.

A. how people open up when emailing

B. how people do research studies

C. how to communicate at work

D. how to discuss and solve a problem

61. The reason that some couples talked freely about themselves is that _______.

A. they didn‘t talk about very personal things

B. they couldn‘t see each other

C. the cameras on the computers were turned on

D. they had to discuss a question

62. What does the underlined sentence refer to?

A. The telegraph.

B. The computer.

C. Emailing.

D. Face-to-face talk.

63. In the wr iter‘s opinion, one should ______.

A. focus on oneself when emailing

B. talk more freely in emails than usual

C. discuss any subject that one wants to

D. consider how one uses email at work

（56—65ADDCA BCDDB）

C

In our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of ―mastery‖ —feeling important and worthwhile—and the sources of what we call a sense of ―pleasure‖—finding life enjoyable—are not always the same. Women often are told ―Y ou can‘t have it all.‖ Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: ―Y ou choose a career, so you can‘t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.‖ or ―Y ou have a wonderful husband and children—what‘s all this about wanting a career?‖ But women need to understand and develop both aspects of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.

Our study shows that, for women, well-being has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to th e ―doing‖ side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other

aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is tied more closely to the ―feeling‖ side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in m astery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time.

The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women were valued significantly higher in mastery than women who were not employed.

A woman‘s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple（多项的）roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who were involved in a combination of roles—marriages, motherhood, and employment—were the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.

64. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ________.

A. for women, a sense of ―mastery‖ is more important than a sense of ―pleasure‖

B. for women, a sense of ―pleasure‖ is more important than a sense of ―mastery‖

C. women can‘t have a sense of ―mastery‖ and a sense of ―pleasure‖ at the same time

D. a sense of ―mastery‖ and a sense of ―pleasure‖ are both necessary to women

65. The author‘s attitude towards women having a career is________.

A. negative

B. positive

C. neutral（中立的）

D. realistic

66. One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles,________.

A. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain

B. she will be more successful in her career

C. her chances of getting promoted will be greater

D. her life will be richer and more meaningful

67. Which of the following can be considered as a source of ―pleasure‖ for women?

A. Family life

B. Multiple roles in society

C. Regular employment

D. Freedom from anxiety

D

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68. Which of the following can be the best title for Part I?

A. Top English, your smart choice!

B. If you want to learn English, we can teach you!

C. Top English, the best English!

D. We have what you want!

69. If you work in a joint V enture(合资) Company, you probably take the course.

A. Standard Spoken English

B. Intermediate Business English

C. TOEFL Super Studies

D. Children's Weekend

70. Which of the following courses can be learned by the same person?

A. Basic Studies and Standard Spoken English.

B. Intermediate Spoken English and Basic Business English.

C. Standard Spoken English and TOEFL Super Studies.

D. Intermediate Business English and TOEFL Super Studies.

71. If you want to join the English Salon, you should at least .

A. be a university graduate

B. be a student learning English in the Top English City

C. be an English lover or can speak English well

D. make more friends and know more about the culture of the English

66—75 DAABC CBCBA

E

BUKHANNON, West Virginia—Two rescue teams slowly moved along a two-mile path on Monday night to the site of a coal mine explosion that trapped 13 miners, who had not been heard from since the early morning accident.

Meanwhile, at a nearby church, more than 250 family members and friends gathered, waiting for updates（最新报道）on the rescuers‘ progress.

The miners were trapped at about 6:30 and many families weren‘t informed of the accident until about 10 a.m-more than three hours after it happened. ―It‘s very upsetting, but you‘ve got to be patient, I guess,‖ said John He lms, whose brother, Terry, was trapped in the mine.

The trapped miners were about 260 feet underground and about 10,000 feet from the Sago Mine‘s entrance, said Roger Nicholson, general counsel from International Coal Group.

At a late night news conference, Nicholson said one team had advanced about 4, 800 feet in the four hours since entering the mine just before 6 p.m. Another team entered the mine about 30 minutes later.

He said the crew was very experienced, with some members having worked underground for 30 to 35 years. The miners were equipped with about one hour of breathable oxygen each. The company has not released the names of the miners.

The teams test the air about every 500 feet, and have to disconnect (remove) the power to the phones they use to communicate with the surface before doing that. ― We don‘t want to be energizing anything if it‘s in an atmosphere with burnable gases,‖ Kips said.

The cause of the explosion was not immediately known. High levels of carbon monoxide were detected shortly after the explosion, which delayed rescue efforts, but those levels have since subsided（减退）, authorities said.

72. According to the passage, we can infer that ________.

A. all the miners who were trapped underground were still alive

B. communication with the trapped miners was cut off

C. the two rescue teams entered the mine at the same time

D. the rescue started as soon as the accident happened

73. If the first team advanced at an average speed, they could dig about _______ per hour.

A. 1,000 feet

B. 2,400 feet

C. 1,200feet

D. 4,800feet

74. Where can the passage be seen?

A. In a magazine.

B. In a newspaper.

C. In a science book..

D. On an advertisement.

75. Which of the following shows the position where the miners were trapped?

高考英语阅读理解专项练习（二）

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One sixth of undergraduates (本科生) in Beijing this year have registered at a driving school . The students , mostly from majors such as business management or international trade , will finish there driving courses within 20 days or so .

Training costs have dropped to ,2,600yuan for students , according to the Haidian Driving School in Beijing . The price is not really low , but students will accept it , seeing it as an investment (投资) in their future . Familiarity with the operation of computers and fluent English are the basic skills graduating students need to find a job . But a driver‘s permit has become another factor.

―In the job market , owning a driver‘s permit sometimes strengthens a graduating student‘s competitiveness for a good position ,‖ says Zhou Y ang , an undergraduate at the China University of Political Science and Law .

Cars will become a necessary part of many people‘s lives in the coming years , and it‘s difficult to get a permit out of campus because of the pres sures on working people‘s time . ―Having a full-time job after graduation offers limited time to learn to drive . We senior students have plenty of spare time , plenty of opportunities to learn.‖

Xu Jian , an official at the driving school, said undergraduates were very able and serious , and could grasp in an hour what it took ordinary people four hours to learn . In this driving school, middle-aged people , young women and college students are the main customers .

To get a driver‘s permit , a beginner is now required to have at least 86 hours‘ practice before the final road test .

56．The undergraduates are learning to drive because .

A．they like to drive cars

B．they need this skill to find a good job .

C．most of them will be able to buy cars in the future

D．they want to become full-time drivers after graduation

57．Which of the following is Xu Jian‘s opinion of students learning to drive ?

A．He decided it was a waste of money and time .

B．He thought they must learn it at school .

C．He thought they would spend three times more time .

D．He agreed that young people had an advantage in learning to drive .

58．Which of the following would be the best title of this passage ?

A．Students Learn to Drive B．Welcome to Driving School

C．It‘s Better to Learn to Drive at College D．Students Pay Less to Learn to Drive Now

B

In 1939 two brothers , Mac and Dick DmcDonald , started a drive –in restaurant in Sna Bemadino , California . They carefully chose a busy corner for their location . They had run their own businesses for years , first a theater , then a barbecue restaurant , then a barbecue restaurant , then another drive-in . But in their new operation , they offered a new , shortened menu: French fries , hamburgers , and sodas . To this minimal selection they added one new concept : quick service , o waiters or waitresses , and no tips .

Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents . Cheese was another four cents . Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity (相同性) , for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food , and they insisted on their cook‘s sticking to the routine . Their new drive-in became incredibly (非常地) popular , particularly for lunch . People rove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime . The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened ; they were content with this small success until they met Ray Kroc .

Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954, when he was selling milk shake mixing machines . He quickly saw the unmatched appeal of the brother‘s fast food restaurant and bought the right to franchise (出售特许权) other copies of their restaurants . The agreement signed included the right to copy the men , the equipment , and even their red and white buildings with the golden arches .

Twenty years after the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen –cent hamburgers , McDonalds had over $ 1 billion in total sales a year . today McDonalds is a world famous name . Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories I modern American business history .

59．Mac and Dick McDonald had experience in managing all of the following business except .

A．a theater B．a drive –in C．an ice-cream shop D．a barbecue restaurant 60．What is this passage mainly about ?

A．Ray Kroc‘s business abilities .

B．The development of fast-food service .

C．The business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald .

D．How McDonalds became a billion-dollar business .

61．How did the McDonald brothers keep the uniformity o f the hamburgers ?

A．They asked help from Ray Kroc .

B．They allowed other copies of their restaurant .

C．They had strict rules for the preparation of the food .

D．They added a new concept to the selection of the food .

62．We can conclude from this passage that .

A．Ray Kroc was a good businessman

B．forty years ago there were a lot of fast-food restaurants

C．Mac and Dick McDonald never became wealthy because they sold their idea to Ray Kroc

D The location the McDonalds chose was the only source of the great popularity of their drive-in

C

Paris in the springtime was , is and always will be , something rather special . Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days ? This attractive city has something to offer to everyone and with prices at just ￡129.

Y our break begins with comfortable bus transfer (运送) from local pick-up points and travel to Paris is via cross-channel ferry , arriving at your hotel in the evening . The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private equipments in all rooms : satellite TV, radio , telephone and alarm clock . It has a bar and restaurant and is situated about two miles south of Notre Dame enabling you to

explore Paris with ease .

The following day , after continental breakfast (included), the bus takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city , during which you will see the Eiffel Tower , Champs Elysees , L‘Arc de Triomphe , the Louvre ,in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of . Y ou then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of V ersailles , the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day at your leisure (闲暇). In the evening there is a ― Paris by Night‖ tour showing you the beautiful buildings with bright lights .

Day three takes you to Montmarter , Perhaps the most attractive quarter of Paris and home of the Sacre Coeur and the Moulin Rouge . In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish , perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine , wander around the beautiful gardens or look among the antique shops （古董店）. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclu b in the city , the splendid Paradis Latain . On the final day it‘s back to the UK via channel ferry .

Included in the price of ￡129 per person :

●Return comfortable bus travel to Paris

●Return ferry crossings

●3 nights housing in a twin bedded room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities

●Continental breakfast during your stay

●Guided sightseeing tour of ―Paris by Day‖ and Paris by Night‖

●Visit to the Chateau of V ersailles (admission not included )

●Tour around Montmartre

●Services of experienced bi-lingual tour guide at all times

63．What is the purpose of this passage ?

A．To show the price of traveling to Paris . B．To tell tourists the routs to Paris .

C．To introduce the city of Paris . D．To attract tourists to Paris .

64．During the stay in Paris , the tourists will .

A．have a ―Paris by Night‖ tour on he first evening

B．live in a hotel two miles away from Paris

C．have free time for half a day

D．have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together

65．What does the underlined word quarter mean in the passage ?

A．An area of a town .

B．A period of 15 minutes .

C．A coin used in the US and Canada worth 25 cents .

D．One of four equal parts into which something ca be divided .

66．According to the passage , which of the following is true ?

A．The Palace of V ersailles is not in the center of Paris .

B．Te tourists can telephone in the Ibis without paying .

C．It will take you a long time to got to Montmartre from Paris.

D．The tourists will spend the night in the antique shops on the third day .

D

Protests (抗议) at the use of animals in research have taken on a new and fearful character in Britain with the attempted murder of two British scientists by the terrorist (恐怖分子的) technique of the pre-planted car–bomb .

The research community (社团) will rightly be alarmed at these developments which have two aims :to draw public attention and to frighten people working in research with animals . The scientists insist that everything should be done to identify those responsible for the crimes and to put them on trial . The Defense Research Society has taken the practical step of offering a reward of ￡10，000 for information leading to those responsible , but past experience is not encouraging . People are unlikely to be attracted by such offers . The professional police will similarly be challenged by the problem of finding a needle in a haystack .

That is why the intellectual (知识分子) community in Britain and elsewhere must act more strongly in its own defense . There are several steps that can be taken , of which the chief one is to demand of all the organizations that exist with the declared aims of defending the interests of animals that they should declare clearly where they stand on violence towards people . And it will not be enough for the chairman and chairwoman of these organizations to make placatory (安抚的) statements on behalf of all their members . These people should also promise that it will be a test of continuing membership in their organizations that members and would-be members should declare that they will take no part in acts of violence against human beings .

67．The words ―these developments‖ (Linel , Para .2 ) most probably refer to .

A．the use of animals in research

B．the acts of violence against scientists

C．the techniques of planting bombs in cars

D．setting up of new animal protection organizations

68．Which of the following is true according to the passage ?

A．The police gave up their efforts to find the criminals .

B．The terrorists escaped with the help of their organization .

C．The attempted murder caused great anxiety among British scientists .

D．People supported the animal protectors in spite of their extremist acts .

69．The author‘s purpose in writing this article is to demand that animal-protecting organizations .

A．give up the use of violence B．declare their aims clearly

C．continue the dialogue with the scientific community

D．help to fid those responsible for the attempted murder

70．In the author‘s opinion ,.

A．animal-protecting organizations should be declared illegal

B．the scientists should take effective measures to protect themselves

C．since people can lie , the problem about eh rights of scientists can‘t be solved

D．animal-protecting organizations should help the police to fight against the acts of violence against scientists

E

Trees should only be pruned (修剪) when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and , he number of such reasons is small . Pruning involves the cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches , and the inexperienced gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving the tree to grow in its own way .

First , pruning may be done to make sure that trees have desired shape or size . The object may be to get a tree of the right height , and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches , which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape . Secondly , pruning may be done to make the tree healthier . Y ou may cut out diseased or dead wood , or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus cause wounds . The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the center and so preventing the free movement of air .

One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease , but it is a wound that will heal (愈合) . Often there is a race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree will live or die , so that there is a period when the tree is at risk . It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce that risk of death as far as possible . It is important to make the area , which has been pruned , smooth and clan , for healing will be slowed down by roughness . Y ou should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the materials available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose . Pruning is usually done in winter , for then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference (妨碍) from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts you make will bleed . If this does happen , it is , of course , impossible to paint them properly .

71．Why should running be done ?

A．To make the tree grow taller . B．To improve the shape of the tree .

C．to get rid of the small ranches . D．To make the small branches thicker . 72．Trees become unhealthy if the gardener .

A．To help a wound to dry .

B．To cover a rough surface .

C．damages some of the small side branches

D．Allows too many branches to grow in the middle

73．Why is a special material painted on the tree ?

A．To help a wound to dry . B．to cover a rough surface .

C．To make a wound smooth . D．To prevent disease entering a wound . 74．A good gardener prunes a tree .

A．several times throughout the year B．as quickly as possible

C．occasionally when necessary D．regularly every winter

75．What was the author‘s purpose when writing this passage ?

A．To discuss different methods of pruning .

B．To introduce some common knowledge of pruning .

C．To explain how trees develop disease .

D．To give practical instruction for pruning a tree .

56－60 BDACD 61－65 CADCA66－70 ABCAB 71－75 BDDCB

(英语)高三英语阅读理解技巧(很有用)及练习题

（英语）高三英语阅读理解技巧(很有用)及练习题 一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 American college students are becoming more adventuresome as they study abroad, showing less interests in English-speaking destinations such as Great Britain and Australia and more in such countries as China, India, Argentina and Brazil. Britain remained the most popular study destination in 2005, according to annual figures from the Institute of International Education, followed by Italy, Spain and France. But the number of American students studying in Britain and Australia descended a little, even as the number of American students abroad rose by 8%. The growth came in non-English speaking European countries and in Asia. China is now the eighth most popular destination for American students, attracting nearly 6,400 in 2005, up 35% from the number of the year before. Argentina and India saw increases of more than 50%. Allan Goodman, president of the Institute of International Education, said that a range of factors contributed to the trend, from growing awareness of globalization after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to programs such as former President Bush's National Security Language Initiative, which trains soldiers, intelligence officers and diplomats in foreign languages. “What Americans are doing is waking up and discovering there's a world out there,” he said. Other figures showed the flow of students in the opposite direction, from foreign countries into American universities. The institute found that international enrollment (入学) in American higher education remained steady at about 565,000. The figures are of keen interest to universities, which depend on foreign students for teaching and research help, and to policy-makers, who consider it important, as future foreign leaders may be familiar with the United States. The year of 2005 saw big increases in students from South Korea, Mexico and Taiwan of China. India sends the most students and China is No.2. Other countries that show large percentage increases in the number of students sent to the US include Nepal and Vietnam, while Japan, Turkey and Malaysia saw declines. About 58% of international students in the US come from Asia. （1）What does the underlined word “descended” in Paragraph 2 means? A. Changed. B. Declined. C. Multiplied. D. Increased. （2）Why do more American students study in Asia? A. They expect to get more teaching and research help. B. They lose confidence in English-speaking countries. C. They are afraid that terrorist attacks will happen again. D. They prefer to explore a different world from their own. （3）Where were most foreign students in America from in 2005? A. China. B. India. C. Argentina. D. Britain. （4）What can we infer from the passage? A. There were 6,400 American students studying in China in 2005. B. Chinese students to America will overpass Indians in the future. C. International enrollment in American higher education changed a lot. D. Asian students

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