四川省仁寿县城北教学点2012届高三英语阅读理解限时训练（2）.doc

1、高三英语阅读理解限时训练（2）AOn Christmas morning, I went to the Cockhedge Mall. People there were all busy buying their last minute requirements. I needed to buy a birthday card for my son-in-law whose birthday is the 29th of December. Picking up a few more things as well as my cared I went to join the line for

2、 the express checkout which was for people who only had a few items in a basket and not a trolley load. This line was next to the Customer Service desk.Seemingly waiting quite a long time, I was jogged out of my thoughts by a voice behind me making comments on the things I bought.It was so funny whe

3、n I realized that she was describing the contents of my basket. The owner of the voice was a very pretty young lady. I said to her that I was going to buy a box of Christmas cookies but the only ones left were not to my liking. The lady told me that just opposite Cockhedge in Superdrug they had lots

4、 of cookies. I said, “Im not going to bother now. I had enough of shops and Im going home.”The assistant from the Customer Service came across at this time saying “If there is anyone in the line with a few items in their basket, none of which needed to be weighed, I will check out their groceries at

5、 the desk.” Because I had the sprouts which needed to be weighted, the young lady accepted the offer and walked away waving goodbye.Eventually my turn came at the checkout. I was walking away when I met my new friend once again who handed me a beautiful box of Christmas cookies. With a big hug she s

6、aid “Hope you have a lovely Christmas.” She had been into Superdrug to buy me the cookies while I was still queuing in Cockhedge.What a generosity to a stranger! I was so surprised you could have knocked me down with a feather. My Good Samaritan would never know what a joyful Christmas day I had wit

7、h my family. Telling them this story, as we ate around the table, kept everyone spellbound.41. The underlined word “spellbound” in the last paragraph probably means . Ainterested Bdisappointed C.astonished Dfrightened42Which of the following could be the best title of the story?AA Piece of Lucky Fea

8、ther BA Surprise Christmas GiftCThe Boring Shopping Experience DThe Unforgettable Big Hug43How does the writer feel about the pretty young lady?AWorried BSatisfied CGrateful DProud44What can we learn from the story? ANobody is sure what will happen the next moment.BA simple action can bring other pe

9、ople happiness.CBeing patient will decrease the waiting time.DLife without hope and faith is a full thing.BIn Colombia , there are some unwritten rules that people are used to , These rules are not officially established , but people do respect them . For example , on a bus , a person keeps a distan

10、ce from another person , and people dont like to touch each other . Many people come to work late because they prefer to wait for another bus if the first one is too crowded . They dont want to have to stand too close to another person , or maybe they are afraid of starting a conversation .A friend

11、of mine in Colombia once said his mom got angry because he came home late , so he asked her , “ Mom , what do you think of most people arriving at their jobs so late ? ” That gave her the answer to her question since everyone knows no one wants to get on a bus that is too crowded . His mother realiz

12、ed at that moment that customs have a big influence on a persons life .Sometimes , people dont like to make any kind of conversation or make eye contact with others . For example , when they are in line at a bank , they prefer to look up or down rather than look at other people .Moreover , people us

13、ually look down when they are in an elevator . Not only on a bus , in line at a bank , and in an elevator do people usually avoid talking to other people , but also in the streets when they are walking , they prefer to look down and to avoid contact with others .45. Why do many people get to work la

14、te in Colombia ? A. They always think the next bus will be better . B. They dont want to get on crowded buses . C. Its an official rule in Colombia . D. They get into conversations and miss their buses .46. From the text we learn that _ . A. customs influence peoples lives B. a mother always underst

15、ands her son C. people respect each other in Colombia D. people like to talk in elevators in Colombia47. When people in Colombia are in line at banks , they _ . A. make eye contact B. look at other people C. make conversation D. look up or down48. What would be the best title for the text ? A. What

16、People Do in Different Situations B. Avoid Getting on a Crowded Bus C. Special Customs in Colombia D. Obeying Unwritten RulesCFour Wonders of the WebGoogle Works MiraclesGOOGLE（www. google. com）is a daily miracle to millions of people. If the Internet had only this very fast search engine，it would h

17、ave Justified its existence many times over. It is the most popular search engine on the web with a 54market share，ahead of Yahoo! You type almost anything，however unclear，into the space provided and in a second it has come up with hundreds of references. If knowledge is power，then Google commands t

18、he gatewayYahoo Becomes GiantYAHOO（www. yahoo. com）was the first wonder of the web：and in many respects, it still is. It started in January 1994 when two California graduate students，Jerry Yang and David Filo，started compiling（编译）a database of links，mainly for their personal use. But well before the

19、 end of the year, it had become recognizable as Yahoo we know today. In the past seven years，Yahoo had grown rapidly, partly through a long string of buys. Yahoo now includes almost everything you could want：emails，instant messages，chats，clubs，photo albums，and a lot moreeBay Enables Everyone to Buy

20、and SelleBay（www. ebay. com ），which deals with online trading and shopping services，is the most impressive large Internet company where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. It has，for instance，opened up a global marketplace in which people from Beijing，San Francisco，or Moscow can bid（投标

21、）against each other for products put up for sale by someone in London. The companys online service permits sellers to list items for sale，buyers to bid on items of internet，and eBay users to browse（浏览）through listed items that is available online seven days a weekAmazon Makes Buying a New Experience

22、Amazon（www. amazon. com ）started out as online bookstore，constantly putting up new book titles it offered for sale In the late 1990s，Amazon had more than four million titles after adding CDs，videos，DVDs and games. It continued to add new-lines of business including toys，computer software，electronics

23、，like MP3 players，power tools，home improvement products and online sales. For regular users，Amazon has made itself the shortest possible path between wanting and buying49. What is Google used mainly for?A. Commanding the gatewayB. Searching for informationC. Storing reference booksD. Providing extra

24、 space50. “Rome is not built in one day”but Yahoo is built in oneA. year B. day C. month D. minute51. What goods did Amazon sell when it started its business?A. Videos and games B. Different booksC. Power tools D. MP3 players52. Which of the following is true?A. Buying and selling can only be done t

25、hrough AmazonB. If you feed in something unclear, Google will refuse to do the searchingC. Yahoo owns more market shares than any other companies on the webD. eBay Companys online service is always there for its usersDTodays children are the “result” of the modern society. Our parents have jobs that

26、 keep them busy almost all day long. They only have a free day in a week. This doesnt allow them to keep an eye on their children.On the other hand, the modern society gives more freedom to the children than they could “handle”. As a child, you dont know how to grow up by yourself until you reach a

27、certain age. That is why you need school and parents to be by your side all the time. If you dont have either of them you may make a lot of mistakes. The social system of the modern society is very lenient especially with the children.Most of the children today are rebels (判逆者). They are rude. They

28、are given too much freedom by their families. This is their parents mistake. They ought to know that the freedom they give to their children is misunderstood.For example it is a bad thing for a 17 year old child to go out in the evening on weekends. Parents are also guilty of the way their children

29、show up in the street or at school. The same guilt belongs to the teaching system as well. Pupils shouldnt be allowed to dress like they were on a fashion presentation at school.Another important fact we can think of regarding the freedom of children is their free will of spending money. Parents sho

30、uldnt allow their children to spend money on whatever they want.I think children are given too much freedom not only by their parents, but also by the society. The latter is more to be blamed!53The writer implies that parents busy lifestyle .Amakes their children become independentBmay lead to a ten

31、se parent child relationshipCis harmful to their childrens healthDis likely to create a troubled generation54What does the underlined word “lenient” (in Para 2) mean?ANot responsible.BNot strict.CUnkind.DUnfair.55It seems that the writer agrees that students .Ashould stay at home on weekendsBcan wea

32、r trendy clothes at schoolChad better wear school uniform at schoolDcan be allowed to go out in the evenings56According to the writer, which of the following takes the primary responsibility for childrens problems?AThe social environment.BThe educational system.CEach family.DThe school.EFar from the

33、 land of Antarctica (南极洲), a huge shelf of ice meets the ocean. At the underside of the shelf there lives a small fish, the Antarctic cod.For forty years scientists have been curious about that fish. How does it live where most fish would freeze to death? It must have some secret. The Antarctic is n

34、ot a comfortable place to work and research has been slow. Now it seems we have an answer. Research was begun by cutting holes in the ice and catching the fish. Scientists studied the fishs blood and measured its freezing point. The fish were taken from seawater that had a temperature of -1.88C and

35、many tiny pieces of ice floating in it. The blood of the fish did not begin to freeze until its temperature was lowered to -2.05C. That small difference is enough for the fish to live at the freezing temperature of the ice-salt mixture.The scientists next research job was clear: Find out what in the

36、 fishs blood kept it from freezing. Their search led to some really strange thing made up of a protein (蛋白质) never before seen in the blood of a fish. When it was removed, the blood froze at seawater temperature. When it was put back, the blood again had its antifreeze quality and a lowered freezing

37、 point.Study showed that it is an unusual kind of protein. It has many small sugar molecules held in special positions within each big protein molecule. Because of its sugar content, it is called a glycoprotein. So it has come to be called the antifreeze fish glycoprotein, or AFGP.57. What is the te

38、xt mainly about?A. The terrible conditions in the Antarctic. B. A special fish living in freezing waters.C. The ice shelf around Antarctica. D. Protection of the Antarctic cod.58. Why can the Antarctic cod live at the freezing temperature?A. The seawater has a temperature of -1.88C. B. it loves to l

39、ive in the ice-salt mixtureC. A special protein keeps it from freezing. D. Its blood has a temperature lower than -2.05C.59. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. A type of ice-salt mixture. B. A newly found protein.C. Fish blood. D. Sugar molecule.60. What does “glyco-” in the underlined word “glycoprotein” in the last paragraph mean?A. sugar B. ice C. blood D. molecule41-44 ABCB 45-48 BADC 49-52 BABD 53-56 DBCA57-60 BCBA 高考资源网独家精品资源，欢迎下载！高考资源网Ks5uK&S%5#UKs5uKs%U高考资源网高考资源网高考资源网