1、山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（54）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。AShould Smoking Be Banned in Public Places?Saki Kwoda, 24Schoolteacher （Japanese nonsmoker）Yes. It should be bannedSmoking is not only bad for the smokers health, but also for nonsmokers through passive smokingIn public people
2、 should think about othersAlex Wright, 23Teacher （American nonsmoker）I dont smokeHowever, I dont really care if people smoke around meLeave them alone They have the right, and let them be.Masako Imai, 24Phone engineer （Japanese smoker）I smoke but I think it should be banned, I really want to give up
3、 and I think that if everywhere became nonsmoking, it would make it much easier for me to do soLuke Collings, 35Musician （British smoker）Im a smoker but am against others having to share my addictionIts only a matter of time before society wakes up and realizes how addictive and destructive nicotine
4、 is.Jenny Wilcox, 31Civil servant （British smoker）I smoke but I agree with a banIt forces people, including me, to smoke lessIm from London, and although smokers were against the ban at first, it now feels totally normalChris Kennedy, 23Student （British nonsmoker）Walking past a smoking area, like th
5、e one by Hachiko, feels and smells absolutely awfulAt least if smokers could smoke anywhere, then it would be spread out1How many of the above smokers may now regret having picked up the bad habit?AAll. BNone, CTwo DFour2Which of the four people are very tolerant of smoking?AChris Kennedy BLuke Coll
6、sngs CSaki Kuroda DAlex Wright3The underlined word Hachiko in the last part probably refers to _ .Asomeone who dislikes smelly smokersBsomeone who smokes but agrees with a banCa place near which there is an area for smokersDalegal smoking area which may spread outBDriving a large truck over mountain
7、 roads is not the usual way that a schoolteacher begins her dayespecially if she is a preschool teacherBut Mrs Beth Miller does this five days every weekHer unusual schoolhouse on wheels is actually a truckThe back of the truck has been made into a classroom in order to carry the advantages of moder
8、n education to remote areas of the state of West VirginiaIn many rural areas of this state it is impossible for small children to go to regular schools because of the many hills and valleys of Appalachian MountainsThe purpose of the schoolhouse on wheels project is to develop basic skills and social
9、 behavior in children three to five years of ageThis is done through games, exercises, toys and simple handcraftsThe schoolhouse on wheels concept also teaches the young children to recognize 300 to 400 words on the printed pageThis is a great advantage in helping the pupils to learn to read when th
10、ey begin regular schoolIn its three-year history the project has helped about 350 children in an area made up of five counties, an area of 20, 000 square kilometersThe schoolhouse on wheels is part of the Appalachian Educational Laboratory, a research effort paid for by the governmentBesides the mob
11、ile classroom, other parts of the program include lessons by television and visits to the homes of the studentsThe technique is very effective, and one teacher can do the work of seven in a traditional educational systemAs a result the program costs about 50% less than the regular kindergartenAll th
12、ese advantages of the schoolhouse on wheels have made both parents and school officials happyWest Virginia plans to increase the program and to include it in the public school system so that more than 4, 500 preschool children can have this valuable learning experience4Mrs Beth Miller usually _Awalk
13、s to begin her workBdrives a large truck to begin her workCdrives her car to the schoolDcarries the classroom to the school5Children in many rural areas of West Virginia cannot go to regular schools because _Alarge trucks cannot go in mountainous areasBthere are no schoolhouses on wheels thereCthere
14、 are many hills and valleys thereDpreschool teachers dont like to work there6The best title for this passage is _ASchoolhouse on wheelsBWest VirginiaCEffective educational systemDEducational laboratoryCWe have seen that pesticides（杀虫剂） now pollute soil, water and food, and that they have the power t
15、o make our rivers fishless and our gardens and woodlands silent and birdlessMan, however much he may like to pretend the opposite, is part of natureCan he escape a pollution that is now so thoroughly spread throughout our world?We know that even single exposure to these chemicals, if the amount is l
16、arge enough, can cause extremely severe poisoningBut this is not the major problemThe sudden illness or death of farmers, farm workers and others exposed to enough quantities of pesticides is very sad and should not happenFor the population as a whole, we must pay more attention to the delayed effec
17、ts of taking in small amounts of the pesticides that unseeably pollute our worldResponsible public health officials have pointed out that the biological effects of chemicals are increasing in amount over long periods of time, and that the danger to the man may depend on the amount of the exposures r
18、eceived throughout his lifetimeFor these very reasons people easily take no notice of the dangerIt is human nature to shake off what may seem to us a future disasterMen are naturally most impressed by diseases which have obvious signs, says a wise physician, DrRene Dubos, yet some of their worst ene
19、mies slowly come near them unnoticed7Which of the following can best summarize the first paragraph of this passage?AMan has a responsibility to bear for what has happened to natureBPossibly man will escape the effects of environmental pollutionCPesticide-caused pollution may also kill peopleDMan act
20、s as if he did not belong to nature8People do not give enough attention to the delayed effects of exposure to chemicals because .Aimited exposure to them does little harm to peoples healthBthe present is more important to them than the futureChumans are able to bear small amounts of poisoningDthe da
21、nger does not become seen clearly and immediately9Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AA person exposed to pesticides even once may get seriously poisonedBBirds are less sensitive to pesticides than humansCThe effects of pesticides on humans do not last as long as on f
22、ishDTaking in small amounts of pesticides will not cause serious results10We can conclude from what Dr Dubos says that .Apeople usually find hidden diseases difficult to deal withBpeople fail to notice hidden dangers caused by pesticidesCdiseases with obvious signs are mostly easy to cureDattacks by
23、 hidden enemies are likely to be deadlyDIn cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartmentSupporters of rent control, argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in dan
24、ger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effectsLandlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would
25、also be rent-controlledAs a result, new apartments are not builtMany people who need apartments cannot find anyAccording to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city.Some theorists argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The feder
26、al government sets the minimum that an employer must pay workersThe minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paying jobsHowever, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workersThey will replace workers with machineryTherefore, other things being equal, the number of worker
27、s that employers want decreasesThus, critics hold the opinion that an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemploymentSome poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wageSupporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people, keep their dignityBecause of the
28、 law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimumFurthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wagesEconomic theory predict the results of economic decisions such as decisions about farm production rent control and the minimum wageThe predictions may be correc
29、t only if other things are equal Economists do not agree on some of the predictionsThey also do not agree on the value of different decisionsSome economists support a particular decision while others criticize itEconomic do agree, however, that there are no simple answers to economic questions11This
30、 passage shows that setting maximum rent may _Aencourage the construction of more apartmentsBdiscourage the renting of apartments as homesCreduce the shortage of apartments Dresult in a shortage of apartments.12From the passage, we can infer that rent control .Ais completely unnecessaryBwill likely
31、bring about undesired results Cwill bring positive effects in the long run Dis necessary under all circumstances13The problem of unemployment may come up when _ .Ahe minimum wage is set too low Bthe workers are unskilledCthe minimum wage is set too high Dpeople need low-paying jobs14This passage is
32、mainly about economists disagreement on .Athe effectiveness of government controlsB- the urgency of getting rid of government controlsCthe relationship between supply and demand Dthe possible results of government controls15We can conclude from the passage that _Athe results of economic decisions can always be predictedBpredicting the results of economic decisions is something complicatedCminimum wage can not protect employees Deconomists usually have the same prediction about an economic decision115 ADCBC ACDAB DBCDB 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
