1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家阅读理解能力强化训练二及答案(一) Algae(水藻)are very simple plantsThey grow in fresh water or salty waterSeaweed is algae that grow in salty waterMost seaweed is red or brown in colorThe Japanese people use this plant from the sea in many waysFrom it, they make a food called KombuKombu is seaweed tha
2、t has been dried, cooked, and pressed togetherThen it is dried again and cut into long piecesThe Japanese eat a lot of Kombu and like it very much.Japanese farmers often use seaweed as fertilizerIt makes their plants grow betterMany farmers also find seaweed makes a fine food for their animals.From
3、seaweed the Japanese also get iodine(碘), which they sell to other countriesIodine is used in many ways all over the worldIt is used in making medicineIt is addedto the salt we use at the tableScientists even use one form of iodine to “seed clouds” when they want rain to fall.1Kombu is a kind of _ ac
4、cording to the text. AplantBmedicineCfoodDfertilizer2How do we use iodine in our food? AWe add it to water we take to the tableBWe eat it before mealCWe add it to the soupDWe add it to the salt we use at the table3In the last sentence of this text, “seed clouds”means _. Aclouds spreading like seedsB
5、the seeds like cloudsCto make rain fall with human powerDdropping seeds by clouds4The main idea of the story is that _. Athe Japanese eat seaweed when they want rain to fallBKombu is made into medicine for farmersCthe Japanese use seaweed in many waysDthe Japanese eat a lot of Kombu5The text leads u
6、s to believe _. Athe Japanese feed Kombu to their animalsBalgae are plants from the seaCscientists could probably learn more about seaweedDseaweed is the only useful algae (二) Meat and vegetables are measured in grams and kilogramsMilk and other liquid foods are measured in litres or millilitresThes
7、e units only measure quantity; they do not measure the value of the food to the bodyThe unit which measures the quality or value of food is the “calorie” A calorie is the amount of heat given off by food when it burnsThis measurement tells how much energy a certain food has when it is completely use
8、d by the body.Our bodies use varying(不等的) amount of calories The more exercise we take, the more calories we burnIf we eat food which contains more calories than we use up, then it is possible that we would increase in weightIn order to avoid becoming overweight, it is advisable to eat a balanced di
9、et (饮食) and not eat too many foods that have a high calorie ratingThe table below gives you some idea of the number of calories in food AMeatsBFruitsslice of bacon 50apple 70hamburger 300orange 60slice of beef l00pear 80sausage 180banana 80meat pie 500plum 20sausage roll 350tomato 20CSweets and Past
10、riesDVegetablessmall chocolate bar19060g beans 15large chocolate bar22560g carrots 18slice apple pie 30060g potato 60doughnut 20060g onion 25scoop of ice cream8560g cucumber 10bag of potato crispsl4560g cabbage 156Which is the best title of this passage? AHow to Measure the Quality of FoodBCalories
11、in FoodsCThe Units of MeasurementDHow to Keep Fit7How many slices of bacon equal the same number of calories as in a sausage roll? A7B6C5D88To keep the calorie intake down, it is better to eat more _. AchocolateBmeat pieCfruitDapple pie9Which word in the passage means “heavier than normal”? AAdvisab
12、le.BOverweight.CBalanced.DMeasurement.10When do you need the most calories from your diet? AWhen we sleep.BIn working in the fields.CWhile watching a play.DAfter having sports. (三) On October 12,1989, some Chinese scientists were working at the computers to look for information they neededSuddenly t
13、hey saw a lot of very bright spots crossing the computers screensAt the same time the computers were working much slowerTo find out what was happening they stopped their work to check some parts of the computersTotheir horror, they found out that most of their stored information was got rid of by co
14、mputer viruses(病毒)！ Obviously all these computers had been infected by computer viruses.It is said that the computer viruses were made by a group of young men fond of playing tricksThey all had excellent educationThey created the viruses just to show their intelligence(才智)These kinds of computer vir
15、uses are named Jerusalem (耶路撒冷) VirusesThese viruses can stay in computers for a long timeWhen the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering the functions (功能), damaging their normal programs or even getting rid of all the information.We now come to know that Jerusalem Viruses often atta
16、ck computers on Fridays and that they are spreading to a lot of computersAmong the countries that suffered computer viruses last year are Britain, Australia, Switzerland and the USBut till now, how to get rid of the terrible viruses remains a problem.11When the viruses attack the computers, the comp
17、uters will work _. AnormallyBinnormallyCfasterDwell12The group of young men created the viruses to _. Adamage the computersBtest their abilityCtell the world that they were intelligentDplay a trick on operators of the computers13According to the passage, computer viruses seem to _. Ahave been in nat
18、ure for yearsBexist in any computersCbe difficult to get rid of at presentDbe able to be got rid of in the near future14The most serious damage caused by the viruses is that _. Athe computer s functions are loweredBthe normal programs are damagedCall the information stored in the computers is goneDt
19、he computers infected by the viruses can no longer be used15According to the passage, which of the following is true? ALast year four countries found their computers were infected by viruses.BThe viruses will come to a new computer after staying in the old one for some time.CScientists are trying to
20、 find a way to get rid of the viruses.DThe Jerusalem Viruses are a great harm to human health. (四) Harnnibal was a general from Carthage, a city on the northern coast of AfricaHe fought the ancient Romans and won great battles at a time when the Romans were the most powerful people in the worldHis a
21、rmy was small, but it was made up of soldiers from marry countries that didnt want to be ruled by the Romans.Before Harnnibal could fight the Romans, he had to cross the Alps, the high mountains that the Romans always had thought would protect them from enemy armiesWhen winter came, the Romans did n
22、ot think Hannibal could possibly cross the mountainsHarnnibal surprised themWith some of his soldiers riding huge strong elephantswhere no elephants had ever travelled beforehe crossed the mountains with his armyThe paths rising and falling sharply, were icy and dangerousThe elephants had to walk sl
23、owly without resting through the mountain snowstorms and howling(怒号) winds The enemies rolled rocks down to try to stop themEven raging rivers couldn t stop themHarnnibals soldiers built rafts(木排)strong enough to carry the elephants acrossAt last, half of them never reached the end of their journeyB
24、ut the other half of the army and some of the elephants did finish the journey.16From the passage, Harnnibal might live in _. AAlgeriaBItalyCTurkeyDIraq17Harnnibal knew that he _. Amust have a powerful army to beat the RomansBmust cross the Alps to win the battlesCwas sure to beat the Romans before
25、crossing the AlpsDhad to break away from the Romans to cross the Alps18Which of the following is not true? ABefore Harnnibal s army crossed the Alps, the Romans were the most powerful people in the world.BThe Romans thought it impossible for Harnnibal to cross the Alps .CHarnnibal used the elephant
26、to help cross the Alps because the elephants were good at walking on mountain paths.DHarnnibal managed to cross the Alps after all with his army.19The Romans were greatly surprised because _. AHarnnibal s army crossed the Alps riding elephantsBeven rocks, snow storms and howling winds couldn t stop
27、Harnnibal s soldiers from crossing the AlpsConly half of Harnnibal s army crossed the AlpsDHarnnibal is still remembered as a brave general20After reading this passage, we can easily remember a saying: AWhere theres a will, theres a way.BStrike while the iron is still hot.CHe who doesnt reach the Gr
28、eat Wall is not a true man.DFailure is the mother of success. (五) During the summer you should be even more careful than usual, of the foods you prepareFoods spoil faster in hot weather than in cold weatherWhen you are shopping, purchase frozen and refrigerated foods, don t make long stops on your w
29、ay home because frozen foods could become soft or warmUsing insulated(密封的) bags helps keep foods cold until you arrive homeMilk or milk products should be refrigerated immediatelyWhen camping or picnicing or at any time when refrigeration isn t available, use special dry foodsAbove all, if a food do
30、esn t seem to he normal in odor(气味) or appearance, discard(抛弃)it immediatelyDont taste it.21What is the main idea of the passage? AHow to store frozen and refrigerated foods.BHow to keep food from spoiling(变坏)during the summer.CHow to select fresh food.DHow to prepare summer food.22Which of the foll
31、owing statements is true according to the passage? AAfter purchasing frozen foods, you should go home as soon as possible.BFoods dont spoil in winter.CRefrigeration is especially important when you go camping.DYou dont have to be careful of the foods you prepare in cold weather.23Which of the follow
32、ing foods would be the least likely to spoil in warm weather? AFrozen vegetables.BFresh meat.CMilk and milk products.DDry foods.24According to the passage, what should you do if a food doesn t seem to be normal? AThrow it away at once.BSee what it tastes like.CAsk a food expert.DTake it back to the
33、store where it is purchased. (六) When prices are low, people will buy more, and when prices are high, they will buy lessEvery shopper knows thisBut at the same time, producers want higher prices for their goods when they make more goodsAccording to the economic (经济的) point of view, changes in the pr
34、ices of goods cause changes in supply and demandAs is shown in the graph(图表), people buy fewer shoes as the price of shoes goes upOn the contrary, a decrease in the price causes an increase in demand.Business firms look for the perfect price at which the largest profits(利润) can be madeIf the price o
35、f the shoes goes up to $ 50, the consumers(消费者) will not buy all of 3,000 shoesThe produces will have a surplus (剩余) of 2, 000 shoes and they can only get $ 50,000If the price of the shoes is lowered to $ 10, as many as 5,000 shoes can be soldStill, only $ 50, 000 is made .25According to this articl
36、e, the main idea of the first paragraph is that _. Athe lower the price is, the less people will buyBproducers want to make more money by making fewer goodsCevery shopkeeper knows theprice for goodsDhow changes in prices of shoes affect the number of shoes sold26From the passage, we can conclude tha
37、t _ is the best price for the consumers to buy all of the shoes which are worth the highest price. A$ 30B$ 20C$ 10D$ 5027If the price of the shoes is lowered to $ 20, as many as _ shoes can be soldOnly _ is made. A1,000; 20,000B2,000; 20,000C9,000; 90,000D3,000; 30,00028Which of the following is the
38、 best title for the passage? AProducers and GoodsBPrice and ShoesCShopkeepers and ShoesDSupply and Demand (七) Dear lrene,Many thanks for your letter of 20th December to Waiming and meWaimings mother sent it to us here in EnglandI thought I had better reply myself since, as you know, your brother is
39、not very good at writing letters.You asked whether Waimings application(申请) for a scholarship(奖学金) had been successfulWell, as you can see by now, it wasHe is doing a one - year postgraduate course in world history here at Lancaster UniversityThe little house we live in is near the universityWe have
40、 to buy a used car which is necessary because the bus service here is very poor.We arrived in England at the beginning of September, and stayed in London for three weeks with my cousin Kwok, who owns a large restaurant thereThis was the fist time he had met my husbandThen we went to Cambridge for a
41、week, where Waiming had to attend a meeting, and after that we came up to Lancaster and had two weeks to find somewhere to live and generally got organized before Waimings course began.The weather has been quite a change from homeLast week we had some snow, the first we had ever seenWe went outside
42、and threw snowballs at each other, just like children!We get on very well with most of the English people we have, although we had some difficulty at first understanding the northern accent.Well, thats about all our newsWaimings course is going well, and if he passes his exams, we will be free to re
43、turn home in July.Love,Sally29Which of the following refers to a different person from the other three? AWaiming.BIrene s brother.CSallys cousin.DThe writers husband.30We can infer(推论)from the first paragraph that Irene _. Adoes not like writing letters very muchBdoes not live with her mother nowCwa
44、s in England when she wrote her letterDdoes not particularly like Sally31When Irene wrote the letter she knew that _. AWaiming had not applied for a scholarshipBWaiming had applied for a scholarshipCWaimings application for a scholarship had been successfulDWaiming was doing a one - year postgraduat
45、e course in world history32When Sally wrote her letter, Waiming had been living in Lancaster for about _. Athree monthsBthree weeksCfive monthsDfive weeks (八) The following notice is posted in a bus terminal(终点站).Time Table:Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, from 700 amand every half ho
46、ur thereafter(此后), until 1130 pm(7 days a week)Buses leave the Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 620 amto 1040 pm(7 days a week)Evening rush hours (500 pmto 700 pm): Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, every 15 minutes(MondayFriday)Holidays: Buses leave every ho
47、ur on the hour, each direction(Trip time: 30 minutes each way)All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York City, or at the Brennan Station Window BEFORE boarding buses.33At which of the following times does a bus leave New York for Brennan on Thursday? A830 a, m.B1015 am.C3
48、15 p, m.D1145 pm.34Which is the latest bus you could take from Brennan if you had to meet a friend in New York at 1020 amon a Friday? AThe 800 ambus.BThe 940 ambus.CThe 840 ambus.DThe 920 ambus.35If you want to take a bus in evening rush hours, you should take the _ bus at the Railway Station, New Y
49、ork City on Monday. A620 pm.B545 pm.C800 pm.D715 pm.36Where should passengers buy their tickets? AFrom the bus driver before boarding the bus.BOn the bus after boarding the bus.CAt the window with the above notice.DAt a terminal ticket window (九) The tow men, Lacey and Barnes, waited in their car ab
50、out a quarter of a mile from the big houseThey sat there in the darkness, smoking, hardly talkingIt was now a little after midnightAt last they saw a light in one of the upstair windowsIt flashed once, twice, three times“That s the signal, ”Lacey saidBoth men got out of the carThey were wearing dark
51、 clothesThey now put on glovesLacey had a small bag of tools.“Can I bring the gun?” Barnes asked.“How many times must I tell you? No guns!” Lacey said angrily, “Not while youre working with me”They entered the garden through a small side gate.“I hope there aren t any dogs, ” Barnes said as they crep
52、t round the edge of the gardenThey were going towards the back of the house“There are no dogs and no people here,” Lacey told him, “Except for our friend upstairsNow keep quiet and follow me!”They entered a big yard at the back of the house.“That s the window over there, ”Lacey said, pointing to a s
53、mall window near the kitchen door“You wait hereIll get through the kitchen windowIf I can t open the door, youll have to climb through the window too”Lacey crossed the yardHe opened the window without difficulty and climbed throughBut the kitchen door was locked and the key was not there, He went to
54、 the window and whistled to Barnes.“You ll have to climb through the window, too, ” he said.Just at that moment they heard the sound of a carIt was approaching(向接近) the house with great speed and its lights lit up the house as it got nearerPeople got out and they could hear voices.“Its the police!”
55、Barnes said“Its a trapI knew it!”“Dont be afraid!” Lacey told him, “Now listen to meGo back to the car and wait for me thereI ll join you as soon as I canOff you go - and keep well in the shadows (阴影)”37Lacey and Barnes went to the house _. AquietlyBquicklyCsilentlyDseparately38Which of the followin
56、g statements is untrue? ALacey was more skillful in stealing than Barnes.BNeither Lacey nor Barnes knew the place well.CA car came before Barnes could get into the house.DBarnes had been told before not to take guns while stealing into the house.39Which of the following statements suggests that Lace
57、y and Barnes were thieves?aThey had a car.bThey were wearing dark clothes.cThey put on gloves.dBarnes wanted to take a gun.eThey went through a small side gate.fBarnes were afraid of dogs.gLacey climbed through a window.hLacey could whistle.iLacey ran away when the car came. Aa,c,e,g,hBb,c,d,g,iCc,d
58、,f,g,h.Dd,e,f,g,h40In which order did Lacey and Barnes do the following things?aLacey could not open the kitchen door.bLacey and Barnes came to a yard.cA car approached the house.dLacey and Barnes entered the garden through a small gate.eLacey crossed the yard to the kitchen.fLacey got into the hous
59、e through a small window.gLacey and Barnes crept round the side of the garden.hLacey called to Barnes.iLacey told Barnes to wait. Ab,i,e,f,g,d,c,h,aBb,d,g,i,e,f,a,h,cCi,f,g,h,a,c,d,e,bDd,g,b,i,e,f,a,h,c (十) Mary did not understand such sentences as “She is blue today!” “You are yellow!” “He has a gr
60、een thumb!” “He has told a white lie” and so onAnd she went to Mrs Smith for help.M: MrsSmith, there is a color in each of the sentencesWhat do they mean?S: In everyday English, Mary, blue sometimes means sad, yellowafraidA person with a green thumb grows plants wellAnd a white lie is not a bad one.
61、M: Would you give me an example for “a white lie”?S: CertainlyNow I just give you some cakeIn fact you don t like it but you won t say itInstead you say “No, thanksI m not hungry”That s a white lie.41Most of my plants _ because I dont have a green thumb. Alook niceBgrow wellCare badDare strong42Toda
62、y he is _ Hes known that he failed in the exam. AblueBgreenCwhiteDyellow43Tom is yellowHe is _ to go to the dark room alone. AbraveBcleverCgladDafraid44You told her _ when you said she looked good. Aa white lieBan answerCa truthDa humor (十一) MrBrowns horse was stolen at nightAll of his friends were
63、very sorry about it and came to see him togetherAfter they had been told about it, one of them said, “Why did not you lock the door of your stable(马厩) that night? I think its your fault”“You arent deaf, are you?” the second man said, “Didnt you hear anything at that moment? The thief must have drive
64、n the beast out of the gate, and couldn t have carried it on his back”“I agree with them!” Blamed the third, “How careless you are! Every evening before I go to bed, I lock my stable first and hide the key in my boxWhy didnt you do so?”The more they said, the more excited they becameAt last MrBrown
65、couldnt bear it any more and said, “I m glad that you have come to see meBut none of you would help me either look for my horse or catch the thiefDo you think that it s all my fault? Why dont you blame the thief?”45The first man thought it s MrBrown s fault because he _. Alet the door openBlocked th
66、e doorChad the door unlockedDhad the horse locked up46The second man thought MrBrown _. Awas a deafBwas very carefulCmust hear something when the thief stole the horseDcouldn t hear anything at that time47The third man thought _. Athe horse must be driven outBMrBrown did hide his key in his boxCMrBr
67、own wasnt blamed by the thirdDMrBrown wasn t careful48The more his friends said, the more Mr Brown _. Abecame excitedBgot angryCcould bearDblamed them (十二) Jack London was a famous American writerHe burned himself out when he was 40He thought of his mother, Flora, who had never been a very responsib
68、le(有责任心的) personHe was sure she was mentally ill and that he was becoming like herAt last he became too tired to careHe would not work and continued to spend money he did not haveHe would not change his life, or his writing, perhaps he could not.49Jack London s last days were _. Ausual onesBnot poor
69、 onesCrich onesDunhappy ones50After learning this passage, we can know that _. AJack London s mother loved him very muchBJack Londons mother showed little love for himCFlora was like Jack London s real mother.DFlora was not Jack London s real mother51Which of the following statements is true? Jack L
70、ondon died _. Ain writingBon a winter eveningCat the age of fortyDin his office52“Burned himself out” in this passage means _. Astopped being activeBburned himself in fireCmade himself famousDhad a bad fever (十三) A cattleman rode into an empty space in the woods and saw an angry bull (公牛) about to c
71、harge a boyHead down and nostrils flared (鼻孔里喷着怒气), the bull was ready to attackThe cowboy jumped into a recess(凹进去的洞) in the ground, and the bull ran across the holeThe cowboy leaped out, and the bull charged again, madder than everBack into the hole jumped the cowboy again.The cattleman watched an
72、d couldn t help shouting to the cowboy, “Why don t you just stay in the hole?”Leaping out again, the cowboy cried, “There s a bear in this hole!”53In the woods the cattleman saw a cowboy _. Aleap forward to himBbeing attacked by a running forward bullCplaying a game with the bullDbe ready to attack
73、the bull54In this passage “leap out” means _. Afight againstBfight outCjump outDjump forward55The cowboy jumped into the recess but he didnt stay in itThats because _. Athe recess is too shallow to hideBthe recess is dangerousCthe bull had jumped inDa bear was in it56The cowboy is so wise _. Aas to
74、leap out of the recessBto hide in the holeCas to attack the bullDas to run to the cattleman (十四) Light travels at a high speedIn one second, light travels about 300,000km but sound travels only 344 mYou can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a raceIf you stand some distance aw
75、ay from the starter, you can see smoke come from his gun before the sound reaches your ears.This great speed of light produces some strange factsSunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach usIf you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember that the light rays left the moon 13 seconds before they r
76、eached youThe nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to travel to you four years ago at a speed of nearly 2 million km per minute.Thus, if we want to be honest, we cannot say, “The stars are shining tonight” We have to say, “The stars look prettyThey wer
77、e shining several years ago but their light has only just reached the earth”57Light travels _. Aat a speed of 344 m per secondBat the speed of 300,000 m per secondCa million times faster than the sound doesDten thousand times faster than the sound does58The distance from the earth to the sun is arou
78、nd _. A300,000kmB144,000,000kmC480 times 344kmD8 times 300,000km59In some cases the light of some faraway stars you see _. Ahad left for the earth before you came into this worldBstarted to travel towards you four years agoCstarted to travel towards you many years agoDAll the above60When we look at
79、a star at night, we can say _. Athe distance from it to us at onceBthe star is shining tonightCits light gets to us just nowDit was shining four years ago (十五) Before World War Chicago, lllinois, standing at the southern end of the huge lake Michigan had the reputation(名声) of being one of the toughe
80、st, most lawless and corrupt (腐败) cities in the worldIt earned its ill reputation largely from those who sold strong wine during the days of 1919 to 1933, when a law forbade Americans to make or sell strong wine in any form.Chicagoans have a great pride in their cityThey say it is of great importanc
81、e to the nation than New YorkIt is the centre of American commerce(商业) and transportation (运输)O Hare Airport is the busiest airport in the world44 million passengers pass through it every year, and there are 2, 000 take - offs and landings every day .Chicago is also a great inland portIt can send go
82、ods by ocean - going ships all the way to Europe via the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence SeawayIt can send goods by barge(驳船), through waterway and canals, to the Mississippi and down it to the Gulf of Mexico.61What gave Chicago its ill reputation before World War ? AA law against Americans drink
83、ing wine.BChicagoans being too proud of their city.CChicago being important to America.DStrong wine made and sold lawlessly.62According to the passage, Chicago is more important than New York because _. AChicagoans love their city more than othersBChicago is the center of AmericaCChicago is an inlan
84、d port and has O Hare AirportDChicago lies at the southern end of Lake Michigan6344 million passengers each year and 2,000 take - offs and landings prove that O Hare Airport is _. Athe only one in AmericaBthe biggest one in the worldCthe busiest one in the worldDthe most well - known one in the worl
85、d64If we carry goods to Chicago from Mexico, we probably go through _Athe Gulf of Mexico Mississippi canals waterway ChicagoBthe Gulf of Mexico Mississippi the Great Lakes ChicagoCLake Michigan the Saint Lawrence Seaway the Gulf of MexicoDwaterway canals Mississippi the Gulf of Mexico (十六) One day,
86、it is said, while Newton was sitting in the garden, wondering about the force that kept the moon moving around the earth, he saw an apple fall from a treeThis made him wonder why it did thatWhy did it move towards the earth, and not upwards towards the sky? When he had once begun to think about this
87、, he did not stop until he had reasoned it all outIt was only after a great deal of thinking and reasoning that he finally found out why the apple fell“It is the gravitational (引力的) force that causes the apple to fall from the tree to the ground, ”Newton concluded.Millions and millions of people had
88、 seen apples fall, but it was Newton who first realized from this phenomenon(现象)that every body attracts every other bodyFrom this thought Newton began to work out the law concerning attraction between all objects in the universeIt is called the law of universal gravitation, which is one of Newton s
89、 best-known discoveriesMuch of modem science is based on the understanding and use of this law.65One day Newton was sitting in the yard, _. Awondering how to make the moon move round the earthBseeing an apple fall from the treeCstudying the force of keeping the moon moving round the earthDwondering
90、about the force which kept the moon moving round the earth66An apple falling from a tree made Newton wonder _. Awhy it did thatBwhy it moved towards the earth or towards the skyChow to do with this interesting matterDhow to get to “the law of universal gravitation”67According to this passage, which
91、one is true? AMany people had already wondered apples falling phenomenon.BMany people hadnt got the same conclusion as Newton.CNewtons success lies in his observing, thinking and reasoning.DNewtons success is because he was greater and wiser than others. (十七) Labour force is the part of a nation s p
92、opulation that works for pay or is actively looking for work, This group produces most of the nations goods and services, and its size and productivity determine the nations economic(经济) growthThe labour force of the United States increased from about 2 million in 1800 to about 118 million in the mi
93、d-1990sThis growth helped turn the United States from a largely agricultural country to an advanced industrial one.The United States government uses the term labour force for people at least 16 years old who have jobs or are actively looking for jobs, including those in the armed forcesGroups not in
94、 the labour force include disabled persons, full - time housewives, retired people, and studentsThe labour force also does not include discouraged ones who have given up looking for work because they think none can be got.The United Nations(UN) uses the term “economically active population” instead
95、of labour forceThe economically active population includes people of all ages who hold jobs or are looking for jobsThe percentages(百分比)of teenagers and old people in this group are much higher in many developing countries than they are in industrial nations.68Labour force includes those who _. Aserv
96、e in the government or in the armyBare too old to go on workingChave completely stopped looking for jobsDare not working and don t try to get work69We may conclude from the passage that _. Athe U.S.A.has been an industrial country all alongBthe U.S.labour force of today is over 60 times as large as
97、in 1800Ca nation s development depends on the size and quality of its labour forceDthe greater the size of labour force of a nation is, the more advanced the nation will be70The passage mainly tells us _. Awhat labour force isBthe importance of labour forceCthe changes in labour forceDthe difference
98、s between “labour force” and “economically active population” (十八) Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of in life: death and taxesMany people feel that the United States has the worst taxes in the worldTaxes are the money that people pay to support their governmen
99、tThere are generally three levels of government in the United States: federal (联邦的), state, and city; therefore, there are three types of taxes.Salaried people who earn more than four to five thousand dollars per year must pay a certain part of their salaries to the federal governmentThe percentage
100、varies for different peopleIt depends on their salariesThe federal government hasa two - level income tax: that is, 15 or 28 percent$ 17, 850 is the cut offThe tax rate is 15 percent below $ 17, 850 and 28 percent above.The second tax is for the state government: New York, California, or any of the
101、other forty - eight statesSome states have an income tax similar to that of the federal governmentOf course, the percentage for the state tax is lowerOther states have a sales tax, which is a percentage charged to any item which people buy in the stateSome states use income tax and sales tax to rais
102、e their revenues(税收).The third tax is for the cityThis tax comes in two forms: property tax (residents who own a home have to pay taxes on it ) and excise tax (货物税), which is collected on vehicles in a cityThe cities use this money for education, police, public works, etc.Since Americans pay such hi
103、gh taxes, they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxesPeople always complain about taxesThey often say that the government misuses their tax dollarsThey all believe that taxes are too high in this country .71In the United States, taxes are collected to provide reve
104、nues for _. Athe federal governmentBthe state governmentCthe city governmentDthe three levels of government72How much money does an American earning $ 40,000 per year pay to the federal government as income tax according to the passage? A28% of this income.B15% of this income.C$ 17,850D$ 5,00073What
105、 happens to buyers when a sales tax is collected? AThey have to pay more than what the item costs.BThey can pay less than what the item costs.CThey have to pay exactly what the item costs.DThey will all give up buying the item.74What tax does an American have to pay to the city if he owns a car? APr
106、operty tax.BExcise tax.CIncome tax.DSales tax.75After reading the passage, we might feel that Americans seem to be _. Asatisfied with their taxesBproud of their taxesCunhappy about their taxesDvery angry at their taxes (十九) The earliest immigrants(移民) to North America found Indians already living th
107、ereThe Indians numbered about 500,000 at that timeTheir society was a primitive society, but they lived peacfully and welcomed the white strangers to the landHowever, these early immigrants from Europe didnt want to share the land with the nativesThey killed off many of the Indians, seized their lan
108、d or pushed them off to lands farther awayToday the Indians, not more than half a million, live in poverty and misery on the land on which they were once masters.The earliest immigrants were the Spanish, who settled in the southern part of what is now the USThe next large group were the English, aft
109、er the English came the French, Dutch, Irish, Germans, and other nationality groups, mostly European.Another early group to arrive were the Negroes, But they were brought in as slaves from AfricaThey didnt win freedom till generations later.76Who were the earliest people living in North America? ATh
110、e Spanish.BThe English.CThe Negroes.DThe Indians.77Why didnt the immigrants share the lands with the natives? AThey thought the Indians were not friendly to them.BThey wanted to seize the lands as their own.CBecause North America was first discovered by them.DBecause the Indian people liked making w
111、ar on them.78According to this passage, which of the following is true? AThe Negroes came to North America in order to work for the earliest immigrants.BThe Negroes also belonged to the earliest immigrants to the North America.CThe Negroes were brought to America by chance.DThe Negroes didnt win fre
112、edom until now.79From this passage, you can see at least _ kinds of peoples living in North America are mentioned AfiveBsixCsevenDeight80Which is the best title of this passage? AThe Earliest People in North America.BThe Earliest Immigrants to North America.CThe People of the United States.DEuropean
113、s Were the Earliest People Coming to the North America. (二十) A girl was once walking along a narrow country roadAll at once her surroundings seemed to disappearShe saw her mother lying on the floor of an unused room at homeThe sight seemed so real that the girl went at once to fetch a doctorWhen the
114、y reached her home, she led the doctor to the unused roomThere lay her mother just as the girl had seen herShe had a sudden heart attackThe doctor arrived just in time to save her life.The girl s vision (幻像) may have been an example of clairvoyance (观察力)Clairvoyant people seem to have an unexplained
115、 power that lets them see objects and events too far away for natural sight.81What did the girl do when the vision appeared? She _. Awent for a walkBsaw a visionCleft homeDcalled in a doctor82When the girl arrived home, she probably didnt know _. Awho was with herBhow to open the doorCwhich room her
116、 mother was inDwhat illness had struck her mother83Which is the right order of the following events?aShe sent for a doctor.bThe girls mother was saved.cHer mother fell ill.dSuddenly the girl s surroundings seemed to fade(消失).eThe doctor was led by her to an unused room. Ad,c,a,e,bBd,c,e,a,bCc,e,d,b,
117、aDd,c,e,b,a84Clairvoyant people seem to see distant _. AobjectsBhappeningsCpeopleDAll of the above85The writer thinks clairvoyant people have _. Aexcellent hearing abilityBa love of making fun of othersCsome strange powerDvery good eyesight (二十一) I found out doing a favor for someone could get you i
118、nto a lot of troubleI was in the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final testDuring the test, the girl sitting next to me whispered something , but I didnt understand what she was sayingSo I leaned over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me if I had an extra penShe showed
119、me that hers was out of ink and would not writeI happened to have an extra one, so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk.Later, after the test papers had been turned in the teacher asked me to stay in the room when all the other students were dismissedAs soon as we were alone, she began
120、to talk to me about what it meant to grow up; she mentioned how important it was to stand on your own two feet and be responsible (对负责) for your own actsFor a long time, she talked about honesty and emphasized (强调) the fact that when people do something dishonest, they are really cheating themselves
121、She made me promise that I would think seriously about all the things she had said, and then she told me I could leaveI walked out of the room wondering why she had chosen to talk to me about all those things.Later on, I found out that she thought I had cheated on the testWhen she saw me lean over t
122、o talk to the girl next to me, it looked as though I was copying the answers from the girls test paperI tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was that it seemed rather strange to her that I hadnt mentioned anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the testEven thoug
123、h I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor by letting her use my pen, Im sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test.86As the boy didnt understand what the girl was whispering, he _. Atried to find out what it was all aboutBwhispered back, meaning to silence herCpai
124、d no attention to herDturned to the teacher for help87The girl wanted to borrow a pen because _. Ashe had not brought a pen with herBshe had lost her own on her way to schoolCthere was something wrong with her ownDher own had been taken away by someone88As the boy _ , he decided to lend one to the g
125、irl. Aexpected something from the girlBhappened to have two pens with himCwas afraid the teacher would blame(责备) herDwas the girls friend89The thing (things) stressed in the teachers talk was (were) _. AhonestyBsense of dutyCseriousnessDAll of the above90The boy knew everything _. Athe moment he was
126、 asked to stay behindBwhen the teacher started talking about honestyConly some time laterDWhen the teacher told him all about it directly (二十二) To reach the world s richest country, you dont set out for the Middle East, but for the South Pacific, to a minute dot just south of the Equator(赤道), called
127、 NauruOnly 82 square miles in size, the whole of this country can be seen from the air as the plane comes into landThe blue South Pacific reaches for thousands of miles in all directions, the nearest piece of land being Ocean Island 200 miles to the east.Nauru is so small that the plane lands in wha
128、t is best regarded as the capital s main streetThe seaward side of the runway has traffic(交通) lights at each end to stop cars when planes are landingThe tiny bus station outside the airport is crowded with well - fed and brightly clothed Naurans with their modem cars.With Naurans now getting an aver
129、age(平均) $ 44,500 a year, the islands 6,000 people would seem to have little to worry aboutA trip to the islands central hump (隆峰) tells a slightly different story.The hump with a great deal of phosphate(磷酸盐)round is Naurus wealthWhen Nauru gained freedom from the government of Britain in 1968, about
130、 40 million tons of the earliest 100 million tons of phosphate were leftSince then it has taken out another 10 million tons, which leaves enough only for another 2025 years.91What does the writer mean when he refers to Nauru as a minute dot? _. AIt is small, but richBThe land is in the shape of a cl
131、ockCIt seems a very narrow islandDIt is a very small island92What is the weather mostly like in Nauru in March? Its _. Avery hotBwarmCcoldDa little cold93It is learned from the text that _ ANaurans have not built a runway in the airport yetBthe runway is also the citys main roadCthe runway is called
132、 the capitals main streetDno cars run on the main street94From the last sentence of the fourth paragraph, we know that the writer wants to tell us _. Awhy Naurans are so richBsomething more about NauruCsomething for Naurans to worry aboutDhow the British robbed Nauru of their wealth95How many tons o
133、f phosphate will probably be taken out in Nauru every year? _. A2,000,000 to 2,500,000 tonsB2,000,000 to 3,500,000 tonsC1,200,000 to 1,500,000 tonsD400,000 to 500,000 tons 参考答案提示 (一) 这是一篇讲述日本人如何利用海藻的短文。文中介绍日本人通过三种途径利用海藻：制成食品、用作植物肥料、提取碘。1C2D 由短文内容可知。3C 由其状语从句when they want rain to fall推知。4C 因为全文的主题就是
134、介绍日本人在三个方面利用海藻。5C 由已知的内容推知。 (二) 短文介绍热量单位calorie及不同食品所含的热量，以及人在某些状态下所需的热量多少。6A 因为全篇着重介绍测定食品质量的单位calorie及各种食品中所含的calorie的量。7A 因为a slice of bacon含calorie量为50，而a sausage roll含calorie量为350。8C 因为水果中含calorie的量较少。9B 因为overweight意为“超重的”。10B 田间劳动为强体力劳动，此时人们需要热量最多。 (三) 短文介绍计算机病毒的一种Jerusalem Viruses的产生背景、产生危害的状
135、况、时间及其后果。11B 由第二段最后一句话“when the time comes they will attack the computers by lowering”可知。12C 由just to show their intelligence推知。13C 因为短文最后一句暗示，现在人们还未找到消除计算机病毒的好办法。14C 因为一旦储存在计算机里的信息被毁掉，会带来极其严重的后果。15C (四) 短文是一篇人物轶事介绍。介绍古罗马时代北非迦太基民族英雄Harnnibal出奇制胜、战胜罗马军队的史实。16A 因为四个国家中唯有Algeria(阿尔及利亚)位于北非。17B 由短文第一段内容
136、可知。18C 其它三句在短文中都有描述。19B20A 因为Harnnibal和他的军队是在克服重重艰难险阻后才成功翻越Alps并最终取得胜利的。 (五) 21B 这篇科普文章简单介绍了夏季如何防止食物变质。本文一开始就提到在夏季要更加仔细地准备食品；本文还提到买冷冻食品，在回家的路上不要停留，并用密封塑料袋以防冷冻食品升温。故排除A、C、D。22A 根据Dont make long stops on your way home because frozen foods could become soft or warm推知。23D 本文提到当野餐或无冷冻条件时，用特殊的干食品，所以应为Dry
137、foods。24A 短文最后一句提到如果食品有异味或外观不正常，应立刻扔掉。 (六) 25D 短文主要意思是鞋的价格变化对其销量的影响。26A 由图表可推算出，当鞋价为30美元时，售鞋数为3000双，价值为9万美元。除此价外，鞋价为10美元、20美元、40美元、50美元，其价值分别为5万美元、8万美元、8万美元、5万美元，都没有鞋价为30美元时价值高，故选A。27A 由图表可知，当鞋价下降为20美元，其出售鞋为1000双时，价值为100020=20,000(美元)。28D 本文主要说明当商品供大于求时，价格下跌，当求大于供时，价格上涨的经济规律。因此，全文的主题是：商品的供应和需求。 (七)
138、29C Waiming 既是Irene的兄弟，又是写信人Sally的丈夫。30B Irene现在不和她母亲住在一起，因为如果他们住在一起的话，Irene写给Waiming的信无需她母亲转交。31B 因为在Irene写给Waiming的信中已经问他是否已获得奖学金。32A 从信的内容可知，Waiming和sally于9月初到达英国，在伦敦和剑桥逗留了一个月，10月初到达兰开斯特。而Irene是12月20日给Waiming和Sally写的信，Sally是在收到Irene12月20日发出的信后才回信的。由此推论，Sally写信时，Waiming在兰开斯特已住了近三个月。 (八) 33A 由发车时刻表
139、第一部分可知，公共汽车离开New York开往Brennan的时间是上午七点到夜里十一点半之间，且每隔半小时一班。34B 由发车时刻表第二部分可知，公共汽车离开Brennan开往New York的时间是上午620到夜间1040之间，且每小时正点的前后20分钟各有一班。根据题意，最迟一班为上午940分。35B 公共汽车在晚上交通高峰期每15分钟一班，从下午5点到晚上7点。36D 由短文首尾两句可知。 (九) 37A quietly表示“轻声地”。C项silently表示“不作声地”，这与事实不符。两个小偷一边走，一边仍然在轻声地说话。38B 由短文可以看出，Lacey对那幢房子的地形是很熟悉的。
140、39B 由常识判断，a，e，f，h四句均不能说明他们是小偷。40D 做顺序排列题，首先要注意选项中的首尾与短文中故事情节的发展顺序是否相符。 (十) 41C thumb大拇指，a green thumb表在种植方面可以伸大姆指。即有专长。42A blue暗色，表心情不好。43D yellow黄色，可使人有恐惧感。如黄牌警告。44A white lie善意的谎言，无坏影响的谎言。 (十一) 45C had the door unlocked=hadnt locked the door.46C 第二个人所说话的含义是小偷把马赶出大门，一定有马蹄等响声，就一定会听到这些响动。47D wasnt ca
141、reful=careless.48B 题中said指blamed，先排除A；C和文中的couldnt bear不符。 (十二) 49D 从文中的he became too tiredspend money he didnt have推知。50B 第二段第二句中的never否定了responsible。51C he was 40(years old)=he was at the age of 40。52A burn oneself out=die=stop being active. (十三) 53B54C leap和jump都可表示“跳”。55D 本文最后一句。56A soas to是固定搭配。 (十四) 57C58B 从第一段第二句和第二段第二句可知太阳离地球的距离是300,000km860=144,000,000。59D 科学常识。60D 从本文最后一句可知。(十五)6164 D C C A (十六)6567 D A C(十七)6870 A D A (十八)7175 D A A B C(十九)7680 D B B D B (二十)8185 D D A D C(二十一)8690 A C B D C (二十二)9195 D A B C C25 版权所有高考资源网
