1、2012高考英语二轮复习专题限时训练（江苏专用）专题2 阅读理解 22（35分钟）AYou need to be of a certain age to understand why so many people in Hollywood are caring about the possible closing down of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (米高梅电影公司)For the past 40 years, its output has been good, but now it is on the ropes, with debts of $ 3.7 billion
2、and will have to sell off its most valuable assets (资产).In its golden time, MGM stood for somethingIf Warner Brothers meant social dramas and gangster movies, and Disney meant cartoon films, then MGM was healthy fantasyThis business model found its most glorious expression in its musicals (音乐剧) of t
3、he post-war eraIt also featured such many famous stars as Fred Astaire, Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.But MGM had always put its hopes on the quality of stars it could attractFrom the time MGM became a company in 1924, the studio and his associate proved themselves good at creating big
4、names.For 35 years, this worked well enough, but the growing power of television disturbed HollywoodMGM continued to throw money into making gorgeous-looking musicals, but despite some big successes audiences gradually started to drift awayThroughout the sixties, MGMs decline set inThings went from
5、bad to worseIn 1973, MGM stopped distributing its own filmsSince then, the Lions roar has been reduced to a whimper (呜咽).How far MGM has fallen can be shown by its recent releasesThis was a studio that for years offered a reliable supply of first-class filmsYet last year its total output was threeTo
6、 make it worse, all were co-produced with other studiosAnd this year? Only one so far, and maybe the last.What now? MGM will probably be sold, though recent buyers have been cautious about a price thought to be around $ 2 billion.1. MGM is becoming the focus in Hollywood because it _ A. has more sup
7、porters B. has produced good films C. might be closed down D. has lost all its assets2. What can we learn about MGM from the text? A. It has been sold out for around $ 2 billion. B. The Internet was a factor causing its decline. C. It only produced three films by itself last year. D. It made a wrong
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16、ther two CDs for free.D. At Mikes Caf, people can get a free drink after spending $6.来源:学科网ZXXK6. Which of the following is NOT mentioned at this mall?A. Clothes store. B. Music store. C. Restaurant. D. Toy store.7. We can know from this passage _.A. there is more than one theater in the center.B. i
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18、Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station in northern Japan has raised worries about radiation risks. We spoke Tuesday with Jonathan Links, an expert in radiation health sciences. He is a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Maryland.Professor Links says workers within the nuclea
19、r plant are the only people at risk of extremely high doses of radiation.JONATHAN LINKS: Of course, we dont know what doses theyve received, but the only persons at risk of acute radiation effects are the workers.For other people, he says, there may be a long-term worry. People can get cancer from l
20、ow doses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident.Professor Links says scientists can use computers to quickly model where radioactive material has blown and settled. Then they measure how large an area is contaminated. He says if the situation is serious enough, officials coul
21、d take steps like telling people not to eat locally grown food or drink the water.JONATHAN LINKS: But that would only be the case if there was a significant release and, because of wind direction, the radioactive material was blown over the area, and then settled out of the air into and onto water,
22、plants, fruits and vegetables.The reactors at Fukushima are on the Pacific coast. But Professor Links says people should not worry about any radioactive material leaking into the ocean.JONATHAN LINKS: Even in a worst-case scenario accident, the sea provides a very high degree of dilution. So the con
23、centration of radioactivity in the seawater would still be quite low.Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it. That memory fromWorld War Two would create a stronger psychological sensitivity to radiation exposure, Professors Links says.Next month is the twenty-fifth anniversa
24、ry of the explosion and fire that destroyed a reactor at Chernobyl in Ukraine. The nineteen eighty-six event was the worlds worst accident in the nuclear power industry.A new United Nations report says more than six thousand cases of thyroid cancer have been found. These are in people who were child
25、ren in affected areas of Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. The report says that by two thousand five the cancers had resulted in fifteen deaths.The cancers were largely caused by drinking contaminated milk. The milk came from cows that ate grass where radioactive material had fallen.To get the latest upd
26、ates, go to . Contributing: James Brooke8. The passage mainly tells us _.A. What measures the Japan Government takes to solve the nuclear crisis .B. Worries and influences caused by the nuclear crisis .C. With great efforts of scientists , the Japan Government has put the nuclear crisis under contro
27、l .D. To explain that the nuclear crisis has less effect on its neighboring countries.9. Which of the following is NOT the influences caused by the leak of Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station?A. Workers at the nuclear station are suffering the risk of death .B. People can get cancer from low do
28、ses of ionizing radiation, the kind released in a nuclear accident.C. The radioactive material may be blown over the area causing the pollution to water .D. The concentration of radioactivity in the seawater can not be diluted.10. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “dilution”?A. chemical B. sa
29、lt C. dissolutionD. elimination11. According to the passage which of the following is not TRUE ?A. Water people drink ,food and vegetables people eat may be polluted by nuclear radiation .B. Japan is the only country to have had atomic bombs dropped on it.C. You can go to . to get the latest news .D
30、. The nuclear accident in Japan is the worst in the nuclear power industry. DIt is pretty much a one-way street. While it may be common for university researchers to try their luck in the commercial world, there is very little traffic in the opposite direction. Pay has always been the biggest deterr
31、ent, as people with families often feel they cannot afford the drop in salary when moving to a university job. For some industrial scientists, however, the attractions of academia (学术界) outweigh any financial considerations.Helen Lee took a 70% cut in salary when she moved from a senior post in Abbo
32、tt Laboratories to a medical department at the University of Cambridge. Her main reason for returning to academia mid-career was to take advantage of the greater freedom to choose research questions. Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lees is one of them.The impact
33、of a salary cut is probably less severe for a scientist in the early stages of a career. Guy Grant, now a research associate at the Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics at the University of Cambridge, spent two years working for a pharmaceutical (制药的) company before returning to university as a
34、 post-doctoral researcher. He took a 30% salary cut but felt it worthwhile for the greater intellectual opportunities.Higher up the ladder, where a pay cut is usually more significant, the demand for scientists with a wealth of experience in industry is forcing universities to make the transition (转
35、换) to academia more attractive, according to Lee. Industrial scientists tend to receive training that academics do not, such as how to build a multidisciplinary team, manage budgets and negotiate contracts. They are also well placed to bring something extra to the teaching side of an academic role t
36、hat will help students get a job when they graduate, says Lee, perhaps experience in manufacturing practice or product development. “Only a small number of undergraduates will continue in an academic career. So someone leaving university who already has the skills needed to work in an industrial lab
37、 has far more potential in the job market than someone who has spent all their time on a narrow research project.”12. By “a one-way street” (Line 1, Para. 1), the author means _.A .university researchers know little about the commercial worldB. there is little exchange between industry and academiaC
38、. few industrial scientists would quit to work in a universityD. few university professors are willing to do industrial research13. What was Helen Lees major consideration when she changed her job in the middle of her career?A. Flexible work hours. B. Her research interests.C .Her preference for the
39、 lifestyle on campus. D. Prospects of academic accomplishments.14. Guy Grant chose to work as a researcher at Cambridge in order to _. A. do financially more rewarding work B. raise his status in the academic worldC. enrich his experience in medical research D. exploit better intellectual opportunit
40、ies15. What contribution can industrial scientists make when they come to teach in a university? A. Increase its graduates competitiveness in the job market. B. Develop its students potential in research.C. Help it to obtain financial support from industry. D. Gear its research towards practical applications.CDC CDDA BDCD CBDA高考资源网独家高Ks5uK&S%5#U精品资源，欢迎下载！高Ks5uK&S%5#U高考资源网高考资源网