1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家广东省2012届高三英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（29）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AValencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea, two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.The city is a market centre for what is produced by the la
2、nd around the city. Most of the citys money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.Valencia has an old part with white buildings, coloured roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia
3、 is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezue
4、la(委内瑞拉) named Valencia.1.From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?A. four B. three C. two D. one2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia?A. The age of the building B. The length of the streetsC. The colour of the buildings D. The colour of the roofs3. When was V
5、alencia the most important city in Spain?A.2nd century B.13th century C.8th century D. 20the century4. What is Valencia famous for?A. Its seaport B. Its parks and gardensC. Its churches and museums D. Its university5. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _. A. markets B. business C. f
6、actories D. farmingBPlants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Ther
7、efore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants.Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds are p
8、rotected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit.Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small
9、. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.6. The main idea of the first paragraph is that _.A. we can not live without water B. plants c
10、annot grow without airC. there are many plants in the world D. plants are important for life7. Plants can make food from_.A. flower, water and air B. water, sunlight and airC. air, water and soil D. air, sun and light8. What can we infer(推断) from the passage ?A. Of all living things animals are most
11、 important B. Spores are seeds C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds D. Without plants, man will die out 9. This passage may be taken from_.A. a medicine book B. a novel C. a science magazine D. an experiment report10. The underlined word “protected” in the third paragraph can be replaced by
12、_. A. damaged B. polluted C. guarded D. prevented CCanada is a very large country. It is the second largest country in the world .By contrast it has a very small population. There are only about 29 million people there. Most Canadians are of British or French origin, and French is an official langua
13、ge of Canada as well as English .About 45%of the people are of British origin, that is, they or their parents or grandparents, etc, come from British. Nearly 30%are of French origin. Most of the FrenchCanadians live in province of Quebec. Over the years, people have come to live in Canada from many
14、countries in the world .They are from many countries in the world .They are from most European countries and also from China, besides other Asian countries. However, Canada was not an empty country when the Europeans began to arrive. Canadian Indians lived along the coast, by the rivers and lakes an
15、d in forests. Today, there are only about 350,000 Indians in the whole country, with their own languages. In the far north live the Inuit There are only 27,000 Canadian-Inuit. Their life is hard in such a difficult climate.11. About _ live in Quebec. A. 30% of the French-anadiansB. 8,700,000 French-
16、anadiansC. 29,000,000 peopleD. 45% of the Canadians12. The official languages of Canada are _. A. English and ChineseB. French and English C. Indian and FrenchD. Chinese and Inuit 13. The word “origin” in the passage means _.A. 血统B.后裔C. 先驱D. 猿人 14. About 23% of people came from _. A. ChinaB. England
17、C. FranceD. some other countries except France and Britain 15. Which of the following is true according to this passage? A. There are 27,000 Canadian-Indians in Canada. B. More than 13 million people have come from Britain and France recent years. C. There are 30% of the population whose parents or
18、grandparents come from France. D. There are no people when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada. DA traveler was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up her camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young ones began to shout at her. The travelers face turned red and she a
19、pologized to the head for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places believed a person would lose his soul if his picture was taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the head tried to say something, but he couldnt. When
20、she believed that the head didnt fear any longer, the traveler then let him speak. With a smile, he said, The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens(镜头) cap! 16. The children shouted when the traveler was taking pictures of them because _.A. they didnt want to stop pla
21、yingB. the traveler forgot to take off the cap on her headC. they didnt want to have their pictures takenD. the traveler was not doing well with her camera17. The traveler made an apology to the head because _.A. she thought it was not right to take peoples pictures without telling them beforehand (
22、事先)B. the children would lose their soulsC. she had stayed in the village too longD. she didnt take a picture of the head first18. The traveler explained how to use a camera to the head because _.A. the head was very interested in her camera B. the head wanted to learn to take picturesC. she was afr
23、aid of the headD. she wanted the head not to worry about what she was doing19. When the head smiled, its clear that _.A. the children wanted to play with herB. the traveler didnt know what the children meantC. he wanted the traveler to tell him something elseD. the traveler didnt let him speak20. Wh
24、ich of the following is NOT right?A. The traveler knew something about people in some countries.B. The children wouldnt mind if the traveler took pictures of them.C. The head was afraid that the travelers camera would hurt the children.D. The traveler didnt understand why the children shouted.BACBD DBDCC BBADC DADBC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 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！