高考英语快速阅读材料练习.docx
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高考英语快速阅读材料练习
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I完型填空
Thebattlewasfollowedbyaterriblestorm.Therefore,itwasn’tuntilOctober26thatVice.Admiral(海军中将)Collingwoodwas36tosendoffhisreporttoBritain37thevictoryandNelson’sdeath.
Hechose38thetaskoneofthesmallestshipsinhisfleet.Pickle,39_byCaptainLapenotiere.Inspiteof40windsandroughseas.Picklemadethe41ofmorethan1,000milesinjustovereightdays,42FalmouthonthemorningofNovember4.
Fromthere,CaptainLapenotiere43afastpostchaise(轻便马车)toLondon,traveling44for37hours.HereachedtheAdmiraltyinWhitehallat1a.m.onWednesday,November6-lessthan11daysafterhehad45Colingwood.
Mostoftheofficialshadgonetobed46,butthesecretarywasstill47inthefamousBoardRoom.Lapenotietehurriedinand48thereportwhitthesimplewords;“Sir,wehavegainedagreatvictory.Butwehave49LordNelson.”
Copiesofthereportwerequicklymadeand50totheprimeMinisterandKingGeorge111.Aspecialeditionofa51wasrushedoutanddeliveredalloverthecountry.
Theatmosphereofpublic52forthevictorywasweakenedbywidespreadsorrowforthe53ofNelson.Asonepoetlaterwrote;“ThevictoryofTrafalgarwas_54,indeed,withtheusualformsofrejoicing(欢庆),55theywerewithoutjoy.”
36.A.eagerB.anxiousC.ableD.sure
37.A.announcingB.tellingC.mentioningD.warning
38.A.withB.fromC.forD.among
39.A.seatedB.broughtC.ownedD.led
40.A.stongB.weakC.warmD.light
41.A.leavingforB.arrivingatC.stayinginD.sailingfor
42.A.leavingforB.arrivingatC.stayinginD.sailingfor
43.A.madeB.tookC.keptD.sat
44.A.freelyB.aimlesslyC.slowlyD.continuously
45.A.seenB.foundC.toldD.left
46.A.longbeforeB.longagoC.beforelongD.longafter
47.A.onleaveB.onbusinessC.atworkD.atsea
48.A.tookoverB.handedoverC.gaveoutD.turnedout
49.A.defeatedB.beatenC.missedD.lost
50.A.sentB.carriedC.suggestedD.written
51.A.bookB.newspaperC.weeklyD.magazine
52.A.hopeB.searchC.desireD.happiness
53.A.returnB.failureC.deathD.injury
54.A.congratulatedB.celebratedC.gainedD.reported
55.A.andB.soC.forD.hut
II阅读理解
A
GettingpaidtotalkabouttheWorldCupisagreatjob.I’mnotafootballcommentator(评论员),though—justanEnglishteacherinJapan.
IcametoJapantwoyearsago,anddidn'tthinkIwouldstay,butJapanhasthateffectonyou.Peopleoftenenduplivingherelongerthantheyplanned.Ithinkit’sbesttoteachinabiggestcitywherethereareotherforeignerstomixwith,ratherthanasmalltownwhereEnglishteachersoftencomplainoffeelinglikeagoldfishinabowl.ManypeoplechoosetoliveinTokyo,ofcourse,whichisgoodforthenightlifefactor.ButI’dsaythatforgeneralqualityofliving,citiesofneithertoolarge
nortoosmall,likeSapporowhereIlive,arebetterchoices.
IteachEnglishprivately,whichmeansI’mmyownboss.Ifyouwanttodevoteyourselftoprivateteaching,it’swellworthdoingaTEFLcoursefirst,becauseyourlessonswillbemuchbetterforit.Theproblemwithprivateteachingisfindingstudents;ittookmeayeartobuildupafullschedule(日程表)ofprivatelessons,soIstartedoutteachinginschoolsparttime.
Mostofmyforeignfriendshereworkfull-timeforbigEnglishconversationschools.Thesalaryisfinetoliveon.Butwhetheryoucansavemoneydependsonhowmuchgoingoutandtravelingyoudohere.
Theschoolsarereluctanttotaketimeoff—eventeacherswithticketsfortheEngland-Argentinagamehadtroublegettingthedayoff.
56.FromthepassageweknowinJapanthewritelikestolivein_______.
A.Tokyo
B.asmalltown
C.acityofmiddlesize
D.abigcity
57.Accordingtothewriter,onehadbetter________firsttodoprivateteachingbetter.
A.takeaTEFLcourse
B.decidehisorherownlessons
C.findstudents
D.buildupafullschedule
58.Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphimpliesthat_______.
A.therearemanyforeignersinJapan
B.Japanisgoodfornightlife
C.theycanteachEnglishprivatelyinJapan
D.Japanhassomethingmoreattractivethanexpected
59.Theunderlinedword“reluctant”inthepassagemayprobablymean_____.
A.kind
B.unwilling
C.free
D.careless
B
Asskiesarefilledwithmillionsofmigrating(迁徙)birds,Europeanscientistssaytheseasonalwonderappearstobestrange:
Thefatterthebird,thebetteritflies.Theresultsoftheirstudyledtoatheoryoppositetoacentraloneofaerodynamics(空气动力学),whichsaysthatthepowerneededtoflyincreaseswithweight.Forbirds,obviously,thecostofflyingwithheavyfatismuchsmallerthanweusedtothink.Researchersfoundthatredknollwadingbirdsdoubletheirnormalbodyweightof100gramsbeforemakingtheirtwice-a-yearnonstopflightbetweentheBritishIslesandtheRussianArctic.Distance:
5,000kilometers.
AnotherstudyinthemagazineNaturemeasuredtheadvantageofflyinginanaerodynamicgroupwhichallowsbirdstosaveenergybyflyingsmoothlyandquietlyintheleadbird’sairstream.
Flyingingroups,theirheartrateswere14.5percentlowerthanflyingalone,accordingtoHenri,aFrenchscientist.Thefindingshelpexplainhowbirdscompletedifficultmigrations.Researchershadthoughtthatthinner,strongerbirdswouldhavethebestchancetosurvive.
Thefirststudysuggeststhatbuildingupfattobeburntasfuelduringthemigrationisworthmorethantheenergyittakestocarrytheadditionalweight.
Inthestudy,researcherssaidtheirteamstudiedthebirdsflownatdifferentbodyweightsduring28simulated(模拟的)flights.Theyforcedasmallamountofspecialwaterintothebirds’bodiessothattheycouldmeasuretheamountofenergyburntduring
theflight.
60.Aredknotwadingbirdof100gramswillprobablyweigh_____beforemakingitsnonstop
migratingflight.
A.50grams
B.100grams
C.150grams
D.200grams
61.Duringtheirmigratingflight,redknotwadingbirdscansaveenergybyflying_______.
A.separately
B.alone
C.ingroups
D.inpairs
62.A_______redknollwadingbirdhasabetterchancetosurviveduringitsmigratingflight.
A.stronger
B.weaker
C.thinner
D.fatter
63.Thebesttitleforthispassagemayprobablybe________.
A.BirdsThinDownForJourney
B.BirdsFattenUpForJourney
C.HowBirdsBuildUpFatForJourney
D.HowBirdsBurnEnergyForJourney
C
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TheHub,Castlehill,RoyalMile,Edinburgh.Openeverydayfrom9:
30a.m.tilllate.
Tel:
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FarmWorld
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Open:
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64.You’llhavetoregisterfirstifyouwant________.
A.toenjoydeliciousfood
B.totryTractorRidethrough600acres
C.toentertheEurope-widestudentcompetition
D.towatchtheworldgobyfromthebeautifulterrace
65.Accordingtothepassage,therewillbe______rewardsfortheEurope-widestudent
competition.
A.onlyone
B.two
C.three
D.four
66.YoucanvisitFarmWorld________.
A.onMondayinMay
B.anydayinOctober
C.at2p.m.atChristmas
D.at10:
30a.m.duringschoolholidays
67.Fromtheadvertisementsabove,wecanlearnthat_______.
A.CafeHubisapopularplaceinthelocalarea
B.familiescanenjoyHoricRidesonNewAdventurePlayground
C.FarmWorldprovideslunches,snacksandfinedining.
D.theEurope-widestudentcompetitionwillbeheldonJune15.2006
D
TherearetwomainformsofteachinginNottinghamUniversity:
seminar(研讨会)andlecture.Theyareverydifferentfromthesortofteachingmostoftenusedinschoolsandcolleges.
Inseminarsyouwillbetaughtwilldiscussionfocusingonatextortopicsetinadvanceinafriendlyandinformalatmosphere.ThepurposeistoprovideanopportunitytotryoutnewideasandtothinkthroughdifficultieswithfellowLearners.Studentsdevelopfriendshipsthroughgroups,aswellaslearningmoreaboutotherpeople’sideas.Youcanalsoknowyourtutorsasanindividualratherthanafaceattheendoftheroom.Lecturesarethemostformal.Theremaybeoverahundredintheaudienceandthelecturewilllastaboutfiftyminutes.Thevalueofthelectureisthatitcanpresenttoalargenumberofpeopleinformationwhichisnotreadi
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