1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家英语知识复习 拓展精练 （46）高考资源网PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according
2、 to the information given in the passage. AEarthquakes are something that people fear. There are some places that have few or no earthquakes. Most places in the world, however, have them regularly（有规律地）. Countries that have a lot of earthquakes are usually quite mountainous.The most talked about ear
3、thquake in the United States was in San Francisco in 1906. Over 700 people died in it. The strongest one in North America was in 1964. It happened in Alaska.Strong earthquakes are not always the ones that kill the most people. In 1755, one of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded was felt in Portu
4、gal. Around 2,000 people died. In 1923, a very strong earthquake hit Tokyo, the Yokohama area of Japan. A hundred and forty thousand people died. Most of them died in fires which followed the earthquake.One of the worst earthquakes ever was in China in 1976. It killed a large number of people. The w
5、orst earthquake ever recorded was also in China, in which 400,000 people were killed or injured. This earthquake happened in 1556.Earthquakes worry people a lot. The reason is that we often do not know when they are coming. People can not prepare for it. Although we cannot stop earthquakes, there ar
6、e things which can be done to protect ourselves during an earthquake.1. Earthquakes happen_.A. only in a few places along the mountains B. regularly in most places in the world C. in all the places in the world D. only in the countries that have a lot of mountains2. How many people died in the earth
7、quake which happened in Portugal in 1755?A.500. B.140,000. C.400,000. D.2,000.3. When and where was the worst earthquake ever recorded?A.1964; Alaska. B. 1923; Japan. C. 1556; China. D.1976; China.4. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A. People still dont know exactly when
8、an earthquake will come.B. The stronger the earthquake is, the more people are killed.C. Earthquakes can cause fires.D. Earthquakes often come unexpectedly.5. What may be talked about in the paragraph followed?A. How do earthquakes worry people? B. What will people do to prepare for earthquakes?C. H
9、ow can we protect ourselves when earthquakes happen? D. How do earthquakes happen?B Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. Hes been a doctor for ten years. Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical adv
10、ice. But he doesnt just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television！Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. Af
11、ter that, he sings another song. Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs tha
12、t he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always love to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing. ”But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didnt want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school. Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people
13、when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes its difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good. ” 6. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _. A. gives his patients medical advice B. takes
14、care of 159 patients a week C. sings on television D. has his own TV show 7. Dr. Petrels _ so he is called a singing doctor. A. has been a doctor for ten years B. always loves to sing C. is popular with his patients D. also sings to his patients on TV 8. In his TV show, Dr. Petrels _. A. sings and g
15、ives medical advice B. sings about different diseasesC. starts to explain diseases with a song D. sings love songs he wrote 9. Dr. Petrels show is popular _. A. in Las Vegas B. at medical schoolC. with people who like his singing D. with patients in Montreal 10. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _. A. he
16、lp people sing B. make people feel betterC. do the same thing D. make difficult people smile C If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that me
17、mory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs
18、are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people cant read or write but usually they have better memories? This is
19、because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write things down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memories are the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice re
20、membering. 11. The main reason why one has poor memory is that _. A. his father or mother may have a poor memory B. he does not use his arms or legs for some timeC. his memory is not often usedD. he cant read or write12. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _. A. you cant use them any m
21、oreB. they will become strongerC. they become weak and wont become strong until you use them againD. they will become neither stronger nor weaker 13. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs. B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if
22、 you dont give it enough chance to become strong. C. Dont learn how to read or write if you want to have a better memory. D. A good memory comes from more practice. 14 Some people cant read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _. A. they have saved much troubleB. they have saved
23、much time to remember thingsC. they have to use their memories all the timeD. they cant write everything in a little notebook15. Which is the best title for this passage? A. Dont Stop Using Your Arms or LegsB. How to Have a Good MemoryC. Strong Arms and Good MemoriesD. Learn from the People 高考资源网参考答案高考资源网Part.IV 阅读理解15 BDCBC 6 -10 BDACB 11-15CCCCB 高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
