1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2016高考英语短二轮：阅读理解训练（6）及答案阅读理解练习阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Australia-The vote for euthanasia(安乐死)was finally taken at 3:45 this morning. After six months argument and final 16 hours hot debates, Australias Northern Territory became the first legal authority in the world to allo
2、w doctors to take the lives of incurably ill patients who wish to die. The bill was passed by the vote of 15 to 10. Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, the director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. He sent it on through the gro
3、ups on-line service, Death NET. Hofsess says, “We posted it all day long, because this isnt just something that happened in Australia. Its world history.” The full import may take a while to understand. The NT Rights of the Terminally III law has left physicians and citizens trying to deal with its
4、moral and practical meaning. Some have breathed sighs of relief, but others, including churches, right to life groups and the Australian Medical Association, bitterly attacked the bill and the haste(匆忙,急忙) of its passage. But the tide is unlikely to turn back. In Australia where an aging population,
5、 life extending technology and changing community attitudes have all played their part other states are going to consider making a similar law to for euthanasia. In the US and Canada, where the right to die movement is gathering strength, observers are waiting for the dominoes(多米诺骨牌) to start fallin
6、g. Under the new Northern Territory law, an adult patient can request death probably by a deadly injection or pill to put an end to suffering. The patient must be diagnosed as incurably ill by two doctors. After a “cooling off” period of seven days, the patient can sign a certificate of request. Aft
7、er 48 hours the wish for death can be met. For Lloyd Nickson, a 54 year old Darwin man suffering from lung cancer, the law means he can get on with living without the fear of his suffering: a terrifying death from his breathing condition. “Im not afraid of dying from a spiritual point of view, but w
8、hat I was afraid of was how Id go, because Ive watched people die in the hospital fighting for oxygen and clawing at their masks,” he says. 45. According to the text ,which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Australia now is the only country in the world to pass the law of euthanasia.B. All peo
9、ple in Australia dont have the same positive attitude to euthanasia. C. Many patients will ask their doctors for euthanasia because they are afraid of death. D. According to the law, if a patient requests death, his or her wish will be met after 48 hours.46. The underlined sentence in Para 2, “obser
10、vers are waiting for the dominoes to start falling.” means that observers are waiting to see _.A. the result of the game of dominoes.B. that peoples attitude to euthanasia will be changed.C. that the bill about euthanasia in Australia will come to an end.D. the similar bills will be passed in other
11、countries.47. Australia was the first country to pass the bill of euthanasia, but not USA or Canada. Which one is NOT the reason ?A. In Australia, the technology of extending life is advanced.B. In Australia, it is easy to deal with the moral and practical meaning.C. In Australia, old people take up
12、 great part in the population of the whole country.D. Australians gradually realize suffering from a terrible disease is worse than immediate death.48. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. when Lloyd Nickson dies, he will face his death with calm characteristic of euthanasia.B. physicians and
13、citizens in Australia share the same view on euthanasia.C. other countries are going to consider making a similar law to deal with euthanasia.D. under the bill, patients requesting death are sure to be injected by deadly medicine.49. Whats the authors attitude to euthanasia?A. Negative B. Critical C
14、. Positive D. Doubtful【参考答案】45、B 46-48 DBA 阅读理解练习【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】Marie Curie was a Polish physicist and chemist who lived between 18671934.Together with her husband，Pierre，she discovered two new elements (radium and polonium，two radioactive elements that they extracted chemically from pitchblend
15、ed ore) and studied the xrays they emitted.She found that the harmful properties of xrays were able to kill tumors.By the end of World War ，Marie Curie was probably the most famous woman in the world.She had made a conscious decision，however，not to patent methods of processing radium or its medical
16、applications.Marie Curie was born on November 7,1867 in Poland and died on July 4,1934.Her codiscovery with her husband Pierre Curie of the radioactive elements radium and polonium represents one of the bestknown stories in modern science for which they were recognized in 1901 with the Nobel Prize i
17、n Physics.In 1911，Marie Curie was honored with a second Nobel Prize，this time in Chemistry，to honor her for successfully isolating pure radium and determining radiums atomic weight.As a child，Marie Curie amazed people with her great memory.She learned to read when she was only four years old.Her fat
18、her was a professor of science and the instruments that he kept in a glass case fascinated Marie.She dreamed of becoming a scientist，but that would not be easy.Her family became very poor，and at the age of 18，Marie became a governess.She helped pay for her sister to study in Paris.Later，her sister h
19、elped Marie with her education.In 1891，Marie attended the Sorbonne University in Paris where she met and married Pierre Curie，a wellknown physicist.Marie Curie contributed greatly to our understanding of radioactivity and the effects of xrays.She received two Nobel Prizes for her brilliant work，but
20、died of leukaemia，caused by her repeated exposure to radioactive materials.36What is the main idea of the passage?ATo give us a general introduction to Madame Curie. BTo show us how Madame Curie discovered radium.CTo tell us how Madame Curie developed as a scientist.DTo tell us how Madame Curie rece
21、ived two Nobel Prizes.37Madame Curie was given the Nobel Prize in Chemistry because _.Ashe discovered radiumBshe separated pure radium and calculated its atomic weightCshe discovered poloniumDshe didnt patent methods of processing radium38Which of the following statements about Madame Curie is NOT t
22、rue?AMadame Curie made great contributions to medical science.BMadame Curie was very smart and ambitious when she was a child.CMadame Curie received two Nobel Prizes in Physics.DMadame Curies husband helped her a lot in her research.39We can infer from the third paragraph that _.Madame Curie got mar
23、ried when she was at college.Madame Curie had a great ambition when she was young.Madame Curie loved teaching more than anything else.Madame Curie must have met a lot of difficulties to get high education.Her father had a great influence on Madame Curies future career.Madame Curie was very smart whe
24、n she was a child.A BC D40Which is the right order about Madame Curie according to the passage?amarried Pierrebattended universitycdiscovered radiumddetermined radiums atomic weightewon the Nobel Prize in PhysicsAb，c，a，d，e Bb，a，c，d，eCb，a，c，e，d Db，c，a，e，d36A主旨大意题。通读全文可知。37B细节理解题。根据文中第二段最后一句话可知答案。38C根
25、据第二段内容可知居里夫人两次获得诺贝尔奖，第二次是诺贝尔化学奖。39B推理判断题。根据第一、二句话可知居里夫人非常聪明；第三句可知居里夫人的父亲对她有很大影响；第四句可知她有很大的抱负；根据第五句话可知她所遇到的困难。她当家庭教师只是由于家庭贫穷；根据最后一句话可知她在上大学期间遇到了其丈夫，但结婚不一定是在求学期间。40C细节理解题。根据全文可知答案为C项。阅读理解练习【广东省2012届高三考前冲刺卷(四)】Living in the wild can be hard.Finding food and staying safe arent easy.Each day，animals stru
26、ggle to survive in their habitats.Not all animals get by on their own.Some animals form a close partnership with other kinds of animals.These pairings are called symbiotic (共生的) relationships.In a symbiotic relationship，the animals depend on each other.One animal helps the other meet its needs.Sound
27、s good，right? Not always.Some animals are not very kind to their partners.In some cases，one animal meets its needs but hurts its partner.Take ticks，for example.These insects suck blood to live.To get blood，they attach themselves to other kinds of animals.Ticks can pass germs that cause disease inste
28、ad of helping their hosts.In other relationships，animals dont treat their partners so poorly.Both animals benefit from living with the other animals.Small animals called cleaner shrimps have found a way of helping fish at coral reefs.As their name suggests，the shrimps clean the fish.They hang out at
29、 what scientists call a cleaning station.A fish stops by.Then a shrimp climbs onto the fish and even steps into the fishs mouth.The shrimp uses its tiny claws to pick stuff off the fishs body.That can include dead skin，tiny pieces of food，and wee creatures that can hurt the fish.The fish gets a nice
30、 cleaning.The shrimp enjoys a tasty meal of fish trash.Small birds called plovers are also in the cleaning business.They have big customerscrocodiles.Crocs have long snouts (鼻子) filled with sharp teeth.Cleaning them is tricky.When a croc opens its mouth，the plover hops right in.The croc does not sna
31、p its snout shut.Instead，it lets the plover eat small，harmful animals attached to the crocodiles teeth.The plover gets an easy meal while the croc gets clean teeth.1The text is mainly about _.Athe hard life in the wildBsome dangerous animalsCanimals living togetherDanimals in a symbiotic relationshi
32、p2According to the text，in a symbiotic relationship，_.Aanimals depend on each otherBbirds depend on animals for foodCboth sides can get helpDnot all animals treat their partners well3Why do the cleaner shrimps clean the fish?ATo get fish trash for food.BTo eat wee creatures.CTo help fish go out of c
33、oral reefs.DTo get food for fish.4When plovers hop into crocodiles mouths，they _.Aare really to clean crocodiles teethBare to make crocodiles happyCarent afraid of being eatenDarent happy to clean the crocodiles teeth5According to the text，it can be inferred that _.Aliving in the wild can be hardBdi
34、fferent animals have different living waysCcrocodiles mainly live on plovers来源: Dticks are useful to some animals参考答案1D主旨大意题。本文主要是介绍了生物界的一种共生现象，也就是说生物之间相互依存，相互帮助。故答案选D项。选项C表达语意不准确，表达范围太广。2D深层理解题。由文章第二、三、四段可知，有共生现象的动物中，有的是相互得到帮助，而有的是单方面的。故答案为D项。3A细节理解题。由文章第四段可知，cleaner shrimps之所以要帮助鱼清理垃圾，主要是因为想得到它们想吃的食物fish trash。故答案为A项。4C细节理解题。由文章最后一段可知，plovers是不担心被鳄鱼咬伤的，因为鳄鱼是希望plovers这样做的，而对于plovers而言，其真正的目的是为了得到自己的食物。故答案为C项。5B推理判断题。文章第一段就提到有些动物是靠自己去捕捉食物，而文章又举例讲了一些动物是靠共生来获取食物的，也就是说不同的动物有不同的方式来生存，所以答案为B项。选项A是文章直接叙述的；选项C表达与原文不一致；选项D是无法推断出的。阅读理解练习阅读理解练习- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网