高二英語閱讀理解專項強化訓練(新人教版)_試題AToday,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.Butalongtimeago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin.Merlin'sworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments.Inhissparetimehelikedtoplaytheviolin.JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams.Peoplecalledhimadreamer.OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball.Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhowtomakeagrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachshoe.Thesewerethefirstrollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates.Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall.Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!第1頁

1.Thetextismainlyabout_________.A.astrangemanB.anunusualpartyC.howrollerskatingbeganD.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury2.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe________.A.oftengaveotherssurprisesC.inventedtherollerskatesB.wasagiftedmusicianD.wasfullofimagination3.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto_______.A.impressthepartyguestsB.arriveatthepartysoonerC.testhisinventionwalkingonwheelsD.showhisskillin4.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.BForthousandsofyears,manhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Apples,whichareabout85percentwater,growalmosteverywherein第2頁

theworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas(地區).AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChina,FranceandtheUnitedStates.Therearevariouskindsofapples,butaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrownforsale.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDelicious,goldenDelicious,andMcIntosh.Applesaredifferentincolour,size,andtaste.Thecolouroftheskinmaybered,green,oryellow.Theyhavevarioussizes,withDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart(酸的).Generally,sweetapplesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce(蘋果醬).Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemetres.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,thiscoldperiodisgoodforthetree.1.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesare_______________A.growninFrance.C.verybig.B.soldeverywhere.D.quitesweet.2.Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor_______________A.thegrowthofappletrees.B.producinglargeapples.C.improvingthetasteofapples.D.theincreaseofwaterinapples.第3頁

3.China,FranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto_______________A.belargeproducersofapples.B.belargeproducersofapplesauce.C.havethelongesthistoryinappleproduction.D.havethecoldestwinteramongappleproducingcountries.4.Thewordyieldedinthelastsentencemeans_______________A.improved.B.increased.C.produced.D.sold.CMaybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfather,"But,Dad,youcan'tbehealthyifyou'redead."Dad,inahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarun,hadforgottentowearhissafetybelt--amistake75%ofUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.Therehavebeenmanymythsaboutsafetybelteversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.MyththeNumberOne:It'sbesttobe"thrownclear"ofaseriousaccident.Truth:Sorry,butanyaccidentseriousenoughto"throwyouclear"isablegoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesareyou'llhavetraveledthroughawindshield第4頁

(擋風玻璃)ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwenty-fivetimesincaseswherepeopleare"thrownclear".MythNumberTwo:Safety-bets"trap"peopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.Truth:Sorryagain,butstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious(昏迷)duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituation,nottobetrappedinthem.MythNumberThree:Safetybeltsaren'tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhour(mph).Truth:Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachother,anunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10metres.1.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfather,"But,Dad,youcan'tbehealthyifyou'redead"?A.Hewasdrivingatgreatspeed.B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.C.Hedidn'thavehissafetybelton.D.Hedidn'ttakehismedicineontime.第5頁

2.Thereasonfatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe__________.A.wasn'tfeelingverywellB.hatedtodriveinthedarkC.wantedtotakesomeexerciseD.didn'twanttobecaughtbythepeople3.Accordingtothetext,tobe"thrownclear"ofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.A.maybeknockeddownbyothercars.B.maygetserioushurtthrownoutofthecarC.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseatD.maygetcaughtinthecardoor4.Somepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve_______.A.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccidentB.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccidentC.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpcomesD.carscatchfireeasily5.Whatistheadvicegiveninthetest?A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.C.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.D.Driveslowlywhileyou'renotwearingasafetybelt.DWhenagroupofchildrenpolitelystopaconversationwithyou,第6頁

saying:“Wehavetogotoworknow,”you’releftfeelingsurprisedandcertainlyuneasy.Afterall,thisisthe1990sandtheideaofchildrenworkingisjustunthinkable.Thatis,untilyouaretoldthattheyareallpupilsofstageschools,andthatthe“work”theygoofftoistogoonthestageinatheatre.Stageschoolsoftenactasagencies（代理機構）tosupplychildrenforstageandtelevisionwork.Moreworthyofthename“stageschool”arethosefewplaceswherechildrenattendfulltime,withatrainingforthetheatreandageneraleducation.Avisittosuchschoolswillleaveyouinnodoubtthatthechildrenenjoythemselves.Afterall,whatlivelychildrenwouldn’tsettleforspendingonlyhalfthedaydoingordinaryschoolwork,andacting,singingordancingtheirwaythroughtheotherhalfoftheday?Thenofcoursetherearetimesforthechildrentomakeanameandmakealittlemoneyinsomebigshows.Somestageschoolsgivetheirchildrentoomuchprofessionalworkatsuchayoungage.Butthelawisverytightontheamounttheycando.Thoseunder13arelimitedto40daysintheyear;thoseover13to80days.Theschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheprofessionforwhichtheyarebeingtrained.Sowhathappenstothosewhodon’tmakeit?Whilealltheleadingschoolssaytheyplacegreatimportanceonchildrengettinggoodstudy第7頁

results,thefactsseemtosuggestthisisnotalwaysthecase.1.Peoplewouldstopfeelinguneasywhenrealizingthatthechildrenthey’retalkingto________.A.attendastageschoolB.aregoingtothetheatreD.lovesinginganddancingC.havegotsomeworktodo2.Inthewriter’sopinion,agoodstageschoolshould________.A.producestarperformersB.helppupilsimprovetheirstudyskillsC.trainpupilsinlanguageandperformingartsD.provideageneraleducationandstagetraining.3.“Professionalwork”asusedinthetextmeans________.A.ordinaryschoolworkB.money-makingperformancesC.stagetrainingatschooldancingafterclassD.acting,singingor4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterfeelsaboutstageschools?A.Hethinkshighlyofwhattheyhavetooffer.B.Hefavoursanearlystartinthetrainingofperformingarts.C.Hefeelsuncomfortableaboutchildrenputtingonnightshows.D.Hedoubtsthestandardofordinaryeducationtheyhave第8頁

reached.EExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltojoinTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometers---morethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.ArecentconferenceinXiamen,FujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco-sponsored(共同發起)byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.ThereisnodirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairorseaatthemoment.Expertssaythatitisbettertostartresearchsoonerratherthanlater,althoughthereisalackofgovernmentfunding.TherearenotechnicalproblemstobuildaTaiwantunnel.ButitwillrequireanimprovedpoliticalrelationshipacrosstheStraits(海峽).AprofessorofTsinghuaUniversitysaid,"Aspecialfeatureofhugeprojectsisthattheperiodofpreparationislongerthantheperiodofconstruction."Forexample,hesaid,theEnglishChannelTunneltook14yearsofplanningandhadbeendiscussedfortwocenturies.AndpreparationsforthehugeThreeGorges(三峽)damontheYangtzeRiver第9頁

beganinthe1950s.TheXiamenconferencefocusedonthelongestsouthernroute,whichwouldusetheTaiwan-controlledislandsofJinmenandPenghuassteppingstones.ThefirststageofthenewprojectcouldbeabridgetocrossthefivekilometresbetweenXiamenandJinmen.ThiswouldmeanthattravellingfromXiamentoJinmenbycarwouldonlytakefiveminutes.Thelongesttunnelnowbeingplannedanywhereintheworldisthe54-kilometrelandtunneltolinkLyoninFrancewithTurininItaly.Thetunnelwillnotbecompleteduntil2019～2020.1.Whichisthelongesttunnelintheworldatpresent?A.TheEnglishChannelTunnel.B.ThetunnelbetweenLyonandTurin.C.TheTaiwanStraitstunnel.D.Thepassagedoesn'tmentionit.2.TheexampleofEnglishChannelTunnelshows__________.A.it'snoteasytocompleteahugeprojectB.therearemanyproblemstobesolvedbeforedoingsomethingC.discussionsamongcountriesusuallytakealotoftimeD.thepreparationtakeslongertimethantheconstruction3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Universitiesbothathomeandabroadhavesponsoredtheplan.B.Iftheprojectiscompleted,theworld'slongesttunnelwill第10頁

appear.C.Youcan'treachTaiwanfromthemainlanddirectlyatpresent.D.ThestartingpointoftheproposedtunnelisinFujian.4.Whatisthepossibledifficultyincarryingouttheplan?A.Thelackofmoneyfortheprojectfromthegovernments.B.ImprovingtherelationshipbetweenTaiwanandthemainland.C.Thedetailedplansforthetunnel.D.Thetechnicalproblemswiththetunnel.FAthiefwhodroppedawinninglotteryticket(彩票)atthesceneofhiscrimehasbeengivenalessoninhonesty.Hisvictim,whopickeduptheticket,thenclaimedthe￡25000prize,managedtotracehim,andhandedoverthecash.TherobberyhappenedwhenmathsprofessorVinicioSabbatucci,58,waschangingatyreonanItalianmotorway.Anothermotorist,whostoppedto"tohelp",stoleasuitcasefromhiscaranddroveoff.TheprofessorfoundthedroppedticketandputitinhispocketbeforedrivinghometoAscoliineasternItaly.Nextday,hesawthelotteryresultsonTVand,takingouttheticket,realizeditwasawinner.Heclaimedthe60millionlire(里拉)prize.Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience.Finally,hedecidedhecouldnotkeepthemoneydespitehavingbeenrobbed.Headvertisedinnewspapersandonradio,saying:"I'mtryingtofindthemanwhorobbedme.Ihave60millionforhim---alotterywin.第11頁

Pleasemeetme.Anonymity(匿名)guaranteed."ProfessorSabbatuccireceivedhundredsofcallsfrompeoplehopingtotrickhimintohandingthemthecash.Buttherewasonevoiceherecognized---andhearrangedtomeetthemaninapark.Therobber,a35-year-oldunemployedfatheroftwo,gavebackthesuitcaseandburstintotears.Hecouldnotbelievewhatwashappening."Whydidn'tyoukeepthemoney?"heasked.Theprofessorreplied:"Icouldn'tbecauseit'snotmine."Thenhewalkedoff,spurningthethief'sofferofareward.1.Thesentence"Thenhebeganabattlewithhisconscience."Inparagraph2impliesallofthefollowingEXCEPTthat_______.A.heknewwhatheshoulddoassoonashesawthelotteryresultsB.hehesitatedaboutkeepingthemoneyforsometimeC.hethoughtforamomentofavenginghimselfontherobberD.hecametorealizethathonestyismoreimportantthanmoney2.HundredsofpeoplephonedprofessorSabbatuccibecausethey______.A.wantedtomakefunofhimB.hopedtogetthemoneyC.knewwhotherobberwasD.lostthelotteryticket3.Theword"spurning"inthelastsentencecanbereplacedby______.A.acceptingB.claimingC.rejectingD.canceling第12頁

4.Ifthestoryappearsinanewspaper,thebesttitlemightbe_____.A.AThief'sLuckyDayB.APopularMathsProfessorC.AMagicLotteryD.ARewardofHonesty第13頁

參考答案A１．Ｃ這是一道主旨題。從文章中可以看出該文章屬于說明文體裁。就題材看屬于文化類方面的文章。主要介紹的是Rollerskating是如何形成的。故Ｃ為本題的最佳答案。２．Ｄ本題屬于一道細節題。從文中的JosephMerlinwasamanofideasanddreams一句，可以看出Ｄ為本題的正確答案。３．Ａ這是一道細節題。從文章的第二自然段的最后一句可以看出Merlin想到“滑進”房間的真正目的是getalotofattention(fromtheguests)，故Ａ為本題的正確答案。４．Ｃ本題屬于歸納總結題。這段敘述的是“Merlin成功地拉著小提琴滑進屋子”，可不巧的是：他又遇到了意想不到的麻煩——撞碎掛在墻上的鏡子。故Ｃ為本題的最佳答案閱讀理解1-4CAAC１．根據文中第三自然段中Theyhavevarioussizes,withDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.一句可知Ｃ為本題的最佳答案。２．文章結尾的一句話thiscoldperiodisgoodforthetree便是該題的正確答案，即Ａ。３．本題只要抓住文中第一自然段AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChina,FranceandtheUnitedStates.這句話，便可得出Ａ是正確答案。４．根據該