1、江西省2012届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（28）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。A The island Fiji has always been around me in my life. My parents met in Fiji when my father was a teacher as a Peace Corps volunteer and my mother a student. They taught me about its people, culture and religious beliefs. At the age of two
2、, I made my first trip across the Pacific Ocean to Fiji. My mother and I made that trip unexpectedly because my grandma was ill and longed to see her American granddaughter. Although I have few memories of that first trip, I do remember grandma braiding (编辫子) my hair every day. The brush gliding thr
3、ough my hair is a feeling I will treasure forever because she passed away soon. I returned to America when I was five years old. This time I had a brother, Martin, who was two. I resisted my third trip to Fiji when I was 15, being a teenager who did not want to spend the summer away from friends. It
4、 was this trip, however, that made me realize that Fiji is not just a place to visit but a part of who I am. The smells, sounds and sights came back to me, but the best part was getting to know my relatives. Vishal was one cousin I quickly bonded with. Born two days before me, I had only known him t
5、hrough pictures before. Though raised oceans apart in different cultures, we talked and laughed about everything from American sports to Fijian dancing. I was able to form close ties with all my cousins, and when I talk about them now, its as if I have known them my whole life. Spending time with th
6、em helped my understanding of the traditions and values my mother grew up with. Hospitality, care and respect for family members are central values in Fijian culture. I truly enjoyed learning about my roots during this trip. Fiji has come to feel like a second home, and I will never forget the time
7、I have spent there. 1From the text, we can learn that _. A. the authors parents had been classmates beforeB. the author had lived in Fiji for about five years C. the author had few memories of her grandmaD. people pay a lot of attention to the family in Fijian culture2. The author resisted her third
8、 trip to Fiji because _. A. she didnt want to separate from her brotherB. she didnt know her cousins there very wellC. she didnt want to separate from her friends D. her grandma had passed away3. Which of the following is TRUE about Vishal? A. He is younger than the author.B. The author had met him
9、on her first trip to Fiji. C. He and the author had lots of common interests.D. He and the author held different opinions about Fijian culture.4. Where can we most probably read this text? A. On a personal blog. B. In a travel magazine. C. In a geography textbook. D. In a culture report.5. Whats the
10、 best title for the text? A. My Trips to Fiji B. Discovering My Fijian OriginsC. My Understanding of Fijian Culture D. My Memories of Fiji BA friend invited me to a baseball game. I asked how much the tickets cost, and he replied, Theyre on me. So I paid for the dinner. At the game, I noticed that h
11、is tickets were marked Complimentary. My friend said that they were free offers from a client (客户). Shouldnt I have split the dinner check, since the tickets were free? Anonymous I understand your uncertainty. Usually, the tickets are on me means I have paid for them. Still, you received a benefit:
12、a good evening. And that your friend didnt pay for the tickets in cash doesnt mean they had no value. You wouldnt have been admitted to the game without them. Recently, a couple with a 2-year-old boy moved into the apartment above mine. I wake to the sound of tiny feet running back and forth. I work
13、 at home, so I hear the same noise all day. Can I ask for a reasonable compromise (折衷), or must I stand my discomfort? Anonymous I can easily imagine some noise upstairs. It is a good idea to see this as a matter for compromise. Just be sure to welcome your new neighbor before expressing your compla
14、ints. And try to visit when the boy is quiet, so his parents wont be upset and be unfriendly to you. I received an invitation that went like this: We are having a picnic to celebrate Josephs graduation. Please let us know what you will bring to eat. I believe that if I am bringing a gift for the per
15、son of honor, I shouldnt be asked to bring food or drink. Am I wrong? Suzanne An awkward invitation, Suzanne. It would have been better if the invitation had said no gifts or if the welcoming hosts had provided the food themselves. As to your reply, maybe it could go as follows: I understand the dic
16、tionary we bought for Joseph is a tasty grilled (烤着吃) dish.6.All the help-seekers have something in common in that they _.A. are puzzled by a bad social situation B. dont get along well with their friendsC. are unwilling to meet people they dislike D. hate being disturbed by others7. We can learn fr
17、om the first case that _. A. the tickets were difficult to get B. the tickets were freeC. the baseball game was wonderful D. the dinner check was shared8. In the second case, the adviser stresses that the noise sufferer _.A. can make the boy quiet by playing togetherB. can win new friendships withou
18、t complainingC. should know more about his or her new neighbor D. should make his or her complaints acceptable9. According to the third case, Suzanne is advised to _.A. refuse the invitation by making a good excuseB. buy a gift and some delicious grilled foodC. reply with a humor to avoid buying foo
19、d or drink D. choose the dictionary as a gift10. What can we know from the text? A. The tickets were paid in cash by a client.B. The noise sufferer stays at home all day without work.C. Joseph invited Suzanne to take part in his party.D. Suzanne feels embarrassed about the invitation. C The blob fis
20、h is a kind of fish which mainly lives in the deep waters off the coasts of Tasmania and Australia. It has a very strange look and has a reputation for looking sad. Now it has good reasons for its sad expression. Scientists are warning that over-fishing by trawlers (拖网捕鱼) of its south eastern Austra
21、lian habitat may cause the blob fish to go extinct. The blob fish can grow up to 12 inches. It lives at depths of up to 800 meters, so its rarely seen by humans. However, owing to the increased deep-sea trawling fishing, it is being dragged up with other catches. Despite being inedible(不可食的) itself,
22、 the blob fish lives at the same depths as other more appetizing (可口的) ocean organisms, including crabs and lobsters. They are often mistakenly caught by fishermen trawling for lobsters. Deep-sea expert Professor Callum Roberts, from University of York, said the blob fish had plenty to be sad about.
23、 Blob fish are very vulnerable to being dragged up in these nets. The Australian and New Zealand deep-trawling fishing fleets are some of the most active in the world so if you are a blob fish then it is not a good place to live, he said. There are indeed some deep-water protected areas in the South
24、ern Ocean but that is only to protect coral and not the blob fish. Because high seas bottom trawling is highly destructive, urgent protection measures are needed. It is the time to take action, with the economic importance of this new fishery still relatively low. In 2006 conservationists came withi
25、n a whisker of achieving a global stop on restricting bottom trawling on the high seas, but unfortunately, Iceland rejected it, leaving the problem unsolved. 11. According to the text, the blob fish _. A. is well-known for its sad lookB. is protected in deep-water areasC. is rarely seen by humans D.
26、 is as tasty as crabs and lobsters12.The coast of Australia is not a good place for the blob fish to live because _.A. the water there is not deep enoughB. there are too many other organisms C. there are few deep-water protected areas D. deep-trawling fishermen are very active there 13. We can infer
27、 from the text that _. A. Iceland profits from bottom trawling on the high seasB. the blob fish is of great economic value to fishermenC. the blob fish is easily dragged up in the nets because of its shapeD. most crabs and lobsters people consume are caught by bottom trawling14. The underlined part
28、came within a whisker of in the last paragraph means _.A. accepted the plan of B. took the blame forC. nearly succeeded in D. totally had no idea about15. Whats the best title for the text? A. Destructive Bottom TrawlingB. Sea Creatures at RiskC. The Strange-looking Blob FishD. Trawlers Threaten Aus
29、tralian Blob Fish D Kimura says it is too early to know who built it or its purpose. It might be an ancient religious shrine (神社), possibly celebrating an ancient god. And it could be evidence of a new culture, since there are no records of a people intelligent enough to have built such a monument 1
30、0,000 years ago; it could only have been done by people with a high degree of technology, probably coming from the Asian continent, where the oldest civilizations originated. Teruaki Ishii, a professor at Tokyo University, said the structure could be natural, but that part of it may have been made b
31、y humans. The first signs of civilization in Japan date back to around 9,000 BC, but nothing in the archeological record suggests the presence of a culture advanced enough to have built such a structure. Jim Mower, an archeologist at University College Lon-don, says, If its proved that the site is a
32、s old as 10,000 years and is man-made, then its going to change an awful lot of the previous thinking on southeast Asian history. It would put the people who made the monument on equal terms with the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia (An an-cient region of southwest Asia).16.Professor Masaki Kimur
33、a believes that the monument is man-made because _.no pieces through erosion were found around it underwater stone tombs are nearby ita road surrounds it a shrine was built on it A. B. C. D. 17. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the text?A. The Japanese mastered advanced construction
34、techniques 10,000 years ago.B. Professor Masaki Kimura was the first to study the monument.C. The purpose of the monument is still uncertain. D. The worlds oldest civilizations originated in Asia.18. What does the underlined word that in the fourth paragraph refer to?A. The structure being man-made.
35、B. The structure being a natural phenomenon. C. The structure having first been found ten years ago. D. The structure dating back to 8,000 BC.19.What do we learn about the monument from the text? A. It was made at least 5,000 years earlier than the oldest pyramid of Egypt.B. It was built by people f
36、rom Europe.C. Its the first evidence of the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia. D. It has changed the history of human civilization. 20. The author wrote the text to_. A. introduce a mysterious structureB. tell people how scientists study monumentsC. advise people to protect the monumentD. explain how the monument was built 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
