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高二英语:
阅读专题训练
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Saturday,October7th,wasamarathonofsadtasksforAnnaPolitkovskaya.Twoweeksearlier,herfather,aretiredofficialinthedepartmentofforeignaffairs,haddiedofaheartattackasheemergedfromtheMoscowMetrowhileonhiswaytovisitPolitkovskaya’smother,RaisaMazepa,inthehospital.Shehadjustbeendiagnosed(诊断)withcancerandwastooweakeventoattendherhusband’sfuneral.“Yourfatherwillforgiveme,becauseheknowsthatIhavealwayslovedhim,”shetoldAnnaandhersister,ElenaKudimova,thedayhewasburied.Aweeklater,shehadanoperationandsincethenAnnaandElenahadbeentakingturnshelpingherdealwithhergrief.
Politkovskayawassupposedtospendthedayatthehospital,buthertwenty-six-year-olddaughter,whowaspregnant,hadjustmovedintoPolitkovskaya’sapartment,onLesnayaStreet,whileherownplacewasbeingpreparedforthebaby.“Annahadsomuchonhermind,”ElenaKudimovatoldmewhenwemetinLondon,beforeChristmas.“Andshewastryingtofinishherarticle.”PolitkovskayawasaspecialreporterforthesmallnewspaperNovayaGazeta,and,likemostofherwork,thepiecefocusedontheterrorthatcanbeseenalloverthesouthernrepublicofChechnya.Thistime,shehadbeentryingto
reportrepeatedcruelactsdonebypeoplefaithfultothePrimeMinister,RamzanKadyrov,whoareinfavourofRussia.Inthepastsevenyears,Politkovskayahadwrittendozensofaccountsoflifeduringwartime;manyhadbeencollectedinherbook“ASma
llCornerofHell:
reportsfromChechnya.”Politkovskayawasfarmorelikelytospendtimeinahospitalthanonabattlefield,andherwritingborefrequentwitnesstorob
bery,andtheuncontrolledcrueltyoflifeinaplacethatfewotherRussians—andalmostnootherreporters—caredtothinkabout.
41.Politkovskaya’sfatherdiedof______.
A.tirednessB.aheartdiseaseC.anattackD.anaccident
42.FromthetextweknowthatRaisaMazepa______.
A.didn’tloveherhusband
B.didn’tattendherhusband’sfuneral
C.washavinganoperationthedayherhusbandwasburied
D.wastoosadtoattendherhusband’sfuneral
43.Theunderlinedword“emerged”mostlikelymeans______.
A.cameoutB.wentintoC.disappearedD.leftfor
44.HowmanyfamilymembersofAnnaarementionedinthepassage?
A.Three.B.FourC.FiveD.Six
45.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribePolitkovskaya’scharacter?
A.
CuriousB.easy-goingC.carelessD.responsible
B
Mostmornings,thelinebeginstoformatdawn:
scoresofsilentwomenwithbabiesontheirbacks,bucketsbalancedontheirheads,andineachhandabright-blueplasticjug.Ongooddays,theywillwaitlessthananhourbeforeawaterta
nkergoesacrossthedirtpaththatservesasaroadinKesumPurbahari,aslumonthesouthernedgeofNewDelhi.Onbaddays,whenthereisnoelectricityforthepumps,thetankersdon’tcomeatall.“Thatwaterkillspeople,”ayoungmothernamedShobasaidonerecentSaturdaymorning,pointingtoarowofpailsfilledwiththick,caramel(焦糖)-coloredliquid.“Whoeverdrinksitwilldie.”Thewaterwasfromapipesharedbythousandsofpeopleinthepoorneibourhood.Womenoftenuseittowashclothesandbathetheirchildren,butnobodyisdesperateenoughtodrinkit.
Thereisnostandardforhowmuchwaterapersonneedseachday,butexpertsusuallyputtheminimumatfiftylitres.ThegovernmentofIndiapromises(butrarelyprovides)forty.Mostpeopledrinktwoorthreelitres—lessthanittakestowashatoilet.Therestistypicallyusedforcookingandbathing.Americansconsumebetweenfourhundredandsixhundredlitresofwatereachday,morethananyotherpeopleonearth.MostEuropeansuselessthanhalfthat.ThewomenofKesumPurbaharieachhopedtodragawayahundredlitresthatday—twoorthreebuckets’worth.Shobahasahusbandandfivechildren,andthatmuchwaterdoesn’tgofarinafamilyofseven,particularlywhenthetemperaturereachesahundredandtendegreesbeforenoon.Sheoftenmakesupthedifferencewithbottledwater,whichcostsmorethanwaterdeliveredanyotherway.Sometimesshejustbuysmilk;it’scheaper.Likethepoorestpeopleeverywhere,thepeopleofNewDelhi’sslumsspendafargreaterpercentageoftheirincomesonwaterthananyoneluckyenoughtoliveinahouseconnectedtoasystemofpipes.
46.Theunderlinedword“slum”mostlikelymeans______.
A.avillage
B.asmalltown
C.anareaofatownwithbadly-built,over-crowdedbuildings
D.thepartofatownthatlackswaterbadly
47.Sometimesthewatertankerdoesn’tcomebecause______.
A.theweatherisbad
B.thereisnoelectricity
C.thereisnowater
D.peopledon’twantthedirtywater
48.Apersonneedsatleast________litresofwateraday.
A.ahundredB.fourhundredC.fortyD.fifty
49.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?
A.ahundredlitresofwateradayisenoughforShoba’sfamily
B.Americansusesthelargestamountofwatereachday
C.inKesumPurbaharimilkischeaperthanbottledwater
D.Shobahasafamilyofsevenpeople
50.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.
A.howwomeninKesumPurbaharigetstheirwater
B.howmuchwateradayapersondeeds
C.thatIndialackswaterbadly
D.howIndiagovernmentmanagestosolvetheproblemofwater
C
OnedaylastSeptember,asBritneySpearswasabouttoboardaflighttoLosAngelesfromLondon,abluebottlefelloutofherpurse.Shequicklyputitbackin,butnotbeforethecamerarecordedtheevent.NeitherSpearsnorherspokesmanwaswillingtocommentonthecontentsofthebottle,butthenextmorningLondon’sDailyExpresspublishedapageofpicturesundertheheadline“EXCLUSIVE:
POPPRINCESSSPOTTEDATAIRPORTWITHPO
TOFSLIMMINGTABLETS.”SpearswasapparentlycarryingZantrex-3,oneofthemostpopularweight-losspillsnowsoldintheUnitedStates.Thepill,whichissoldataboutfiftydollarsforamonth’ssupply,containsahugeamountofcaffeine,somegreentea,andthreecommonSouthAmericanherbsthatalsoactasstimulants(兴奋剂).IthittheU.S.marketlastMarchandhashadasuccessthatwouldbehardtooverstate.Millionsofbottleshavebeensold,andduringtheChristmasseasonitwasdisplayedinthewindowsofthenation’slargestchainofvitaminshops,G.N.C.(Itissohighlysoughtafterthatmanyofthestoreskeepitinlockedcounters.)Zantrex-3isalsosoldatCVS,RiteAid,Wal-Mart,andotherchains,andoverthetelephoneandontheInternet.Ifyoutype“Zantrex”intoGoogle,morethanahundredthousandpiecesofinformationaboutitwillappear.Atanymoment,therearescoresofpeoplesellitoneBay.
PerhapsthemostinterestingthingaboutthesuccessstoryofZantrex-3,however,isthatitisfarfromunique.Therearehundredsofsimilarproductsonthemarkettoday,andtheyareboughtbymillionsofAmericans.AndthoughZantre
x’sproducermakessomeexcitingstatements(“themostadvancedweightcontrolcompound(化合物)period”),sodo
thepeoplewhosellStacker2andAnorexalongwiththosewhosellCarbEliminatorandFatEliminator.Almostallofthesecompoundssuggestthattheycanhelppeopleloseweightandregainlostenergy,andoftenwithoutdiet,exercise,oranyothereffort.
51.BritneySpearsisa/an______.
A.dancerB.singerC.athleteD.chemist
52.Whichofthefollowingisalsoakindofweight-losspill?
A.CVSB.RiteAidC.Wal-MartD.Anorex
53.Theunderlinedpartofthesentenceinthefirstparagraphismostlikelysimilarinmeaningto______.
A.itisdifficulttosayhowsuccessfulZantrex-3is
B.youcan’toverstatethesuccessofZantrex-3
C.youcan’tthi
nktoohighlyofthesuccessofZantrex-3
D.Zantrex-3isnotverysuccessful
54.Fromthesecondparagraphweknowthat______.
A.Zantrex-3isoneofthesuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarket
B.Zantrex-3isthemostsuccessfulweight-losspillsontheUSmarket
C.Zantrex-3istheonlyweight-losspillontheUSmarket
D.therearefivekindsofweight-losspillsontheUSmarket
55.Thetextmainlytellsus______.
A.whenBritneySpearswasfoundtakingweight-losspillswithher
B.howZantrex-3becamesuccessfulintheUSA
C.weight-losspillsareverypopularintheUSA
D.Zantrex-3isforbiddentobesoldontheUSmarket
PleasebeadvisedthatNairobilikeanyotherlargecityhasasecurityandcrimeproblem.However,ifyouobservethefollowingsimpleguidelinesyouwillstayandhaveatrouble—freeseminar(研讨会):
1.Donotwearamoneybelt.Thismakesyouainstanttarget.
2.Gamerasofallkindsareafavouritewithsnatchers.FeelfreetousethemwithintheStareheCampusandthehotelgroundsbutnotinthestreets.
3.Ladieshandbagsarealsoaregularsnatch.Avoidcarryingone,andifyoumust,bealertandholdontoittightly.
4.Jewelleryandevenglasseswithvaluableframesarealsooftentargeted.Bearthisinmind.
5.Wheninavehiclekeepthedoorsalwayslocked,andthewindowsonlyslightlyopen—especiallyattrafficlights,junctionsandinslowmovingtraffic.
6.Bewareofstreetchildren,theirbeggingoftenquicklytransformsintosomethingmoreunpleasant.
7.Staywiththemainpartyallthetime,andavoidwanderingoffonyourown.
8.Finally,thebestdefenceistobealertatalltimesandconsciousofyourenvironment.
Shouldyouhaveanyproblem,queryorneedhelpatanyhourofthedayornightcallanyofthefollowingandtheywilldotheirbestforyou:
OFFICEFLXEDHOMEFIXEDMobilePhone
1KENEDYHONGO763856/7612217631820733761294
2FREDOKONO7612217649880733604490
3EDWINOTIENO761221761642/763011072701279
56.Thisselectionmustbedeliveredby .
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