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高考英语
2009年高考英语
阅读理解训练2
十一
Weallhatespeedcameras,don’twe?
They’renottheretoslowdriversdownandlowertheroadaccidents;theyjustmakemoneyforthegovernment.Theytrickus,costuscoldhardcash,disturbusfromdrivingproperlyandareunfair.
Well,here’sasurprisingthing:
whatiftherewerefactsthattheboringcamerasactuallysavedlives?
It’saconclusiondifficulttoignorewhenyoulookatwhat’shappeninginFrance,acountrywithahistoricallypoorrecordofroadsafety.
Therewere16,617roaddeathsin1972inFranceforexample,butthatdroppedto8412by1995followingrulessuchascompulsoryseatbeltwearingin1990andaloweringofthebloodalcohollimitto0.05in1995.
Lastyear,theroaddeathsdroppedbelow5,000forthefirsttime,or4.9percentlessthan2004.Comparingroaddeathstopopulationin2005,that’sabout817permillionpeoplecomparedwithAustralia’s806.
Andguesswhat?
LastyearthenumberofspeedcamerasonFrenchroadsreached1,000andthegovernmentplanstodoublethatwithinthenextthreeyears.
Okay,youknowtheargumentsregardingincreasedtrafficsafetyandcameras-for-income,butitseemsinFrancethere’sbeenamajorculturalchangebroughtonbyradarsandotherlaws.Athree-hour,wine-soakedlunchwithaquickrushbacktotheofficeisnolongeron.
Travellingonthehighways,itisraretoseeanyonebreakingthe130km/hspeedlimitwhenoncefewtraveledbelowit.Thespeedcamerasareclearlysignedsodriversknowwhentheyarecoming.There’sevenanofficialwebsitelistingfixedandmobilecameralocationsanditisupdatedregularly.
Maybeitisbecauseofsuchtransparencybygovernment,ratherthantheconcealmenttoooftenusedbyauthoritiesinmanyothercountriesthatmoreFrenchcanenjoylajoidevivrethankstospeedcameras.
1.Generally,itseemstomostpeoplethatspeedcamerasareusedto.
A.makemoneyforthegovernment
B.slowdownthetraffic
C.lowertheroadaccidents
D.helpusdriveproperly
2.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.
A.Francehasaverypoorrecordofroadsafety
B.we’dbetterignoretheevidencethatspeedcamerassavelives
C.FrancehadlessroaddeathsthanAustraliain2005
D.Francedoessuccessfullyincontrollingroadaccidents
3.WhichseemsmoreeffectiveinloweringroaddeathsinFranceaccordingtothispassage?
A.Compulsoryseatbelt.B.Loweringbloodalcohollimit.
C.Placingmorespeedcameras.D.Eatinginashortertime.
4.NowyoucanseldomseeinFrance.
A.peopledriveataspeedoflessthan130km/h
B.lunchtimelastslonghourswithdrunkpeoplerushingbacktooffice
C.driversdriveaccordingtothetrafficlights
D.policeconducttrafficinstreets
5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concealment”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Secrecy.B.Openness.C.Strictness.D.Harmony.
十二
Sometimeearlyinthenextcentury,humanbeingswillmovetoMars.Theywilllivethereforaboutayear,andthenwillbereplacedwithanothergroupofpioneers.BuildingthebaseonMarswilladvanceourknowledgeofthesolarsystemandaidinourunderstandingoftheearth.
WealreadyknowthatMarsresemblestheearthinmanyaspects:
generalsize,presenceofwater,lengthofday,rangeoftemperatures.Theseresemblanceshavecausedmanypeopletoconsideracenturies-longproject:
toterraformMars.Terraformingmeansalteringaplanet’ssurfacesothatEarth’slifeformscansurvivethere.Thisconcept,previouslyfoundonlyinsciencefictionisnowbeingseriouslyconsideredbyscientists.
TerraformingMarsistheoreticallysimple:
addnitrogenandoxygentotheatmosphere;pumpwatertothesurface;andaddtheearth’splantsandanimalsintheorderinwhichtheydevelopedonEarth.Butitwilltakeatleast300years.
Somepeoplethinkthatsuchaprojectistoohugeforhumanstoundertake,butthereareverygoodreasonstomaketheattempt.Theearthnowcontainssome6billionpeople,andnoonehasanyideaofhowmanyhumanstheearthcansupport.Ourveryexistenceandnumbersarethreateningmanyotherspecies.Wealsohavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanet:
alteringthelandscape,theatmosphereandtheclimate.Currentlyterraformingearthhasbecomeawiseractivityaswetrytocontrolglobalwarming,airandwaterpollution,andpreservesomenaturallivingplaces.
Whilethepossibilityofsuchaprojectissmall,itisnotimpossible.Evenifearth-boundsocietiescomeandgointhenext300years,theprojectcancontinuethroughtheworkoftheMarssettlerswithouttheneedforconstantbackingfromtheearth.
ThefutureexistenceofallthepeopleinourworldmayverywelldependuponourabilitytoterraformMars.
1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?
A.TerraformingMars.B.SavingtheEarth.
C.TravellingtoMars.D.ANewly-foundPlace.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“altering”meaninthesecondparagraph?
A.Warming.B.Changing.C.Planting.D.Building.
3.AccordingtothepassagethemainpurposeofterraformingMarsisto.
A.dosomescientificresearchwork
B.findoutitssimilaritytoearth
C.avoidthedyingawayofmanyotherspecies
D.findonMarslivingplacefortheincreasinghumanbeings
4.ThemainreasonforcausingmanypeopletoconsiderterraformingMarsisthat.
A.therearesomeresemblancesbetweenEarthandMars.
B.terraformingMarsistheoreticallysimple
C.wehavehadsomeexperiencewithterraformingourownplanet:
Earth
D.thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyisveryrapid
5.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheproject?
A.Optimistic.B.Negative.C.Sceptical.D.Objective.
十三
WhensixtheverybeststudentsfromdifferentcitiesinGuandongprovincealltogetherchoseuniversitiesinHongKong;whentheverybeststudentofBeijingpickedupHKUniversitywhilegivingupthenearbyPekingorTsingbuaUniversity;whenthehighestenrollment(录取)rateofHongKongScienceandIndustryUniversityreached48:
1,it’sthehightimetoaskwheretherealeducationheavenforstudentsinChinais.
Yearsago,theanswercertainlywouldbe“PekingorTsinghuaUniversity”.Butnownoonecouldgivetheexactreactionwithouthesitation.TheonlysurethingisthatHKuniversitieshavegraduallyshowedanunusualattractiontoagreatmanymainlandstudents.
It’snodoubttocallthisHKcraze(狂热),whichisevenoutoftheexpectationofthoseHKuniversitiesthemselves.
HowcanHKuniversitiesshakethesteadyfoundationsofPekingandTsinghuaandattractsomanymainlandstudents?
First,HongKonguniversitiesofferlarge-amountscholarship,especiallyforthetopstudentswhocanreceivethesumscholarshipasmuchas400,000HKdollars.Sincehighereducationhasbecomeakindofheavyburdenofmanyfamilies,it’seasytounderstandwhythereactiontothegenerousofferingofHKuniversitiesisgreat.
Second,mostHKuniversitiesreceiveprofessorsandstudentsfromallovertheworldandcarryoutbilingual(双语)education.Thiskindofexcellentlanguageatmosphereisanotherattractionformainlandstudents.
Furthermore,universitystudentsinHongKonghaveabetterchancetostudyabroadasexchangestudents.
CanmainlandtopuniversitieslikePekingorTsinghuaUniversitycalmasbeforewhenfacingtheunexpectedcompetitionfromHK?
Willtheytakerelevantmeasurestowinbackthetopstudentswhooncehelpthemsettheworldwidereputation?
Timewillexplainit.
ThefiercecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversitiescanbeagoodthingforanentireimprovementofeducationinChina.Aftertheawakeningandactiontakingofmainlanduniversities,theycanperformbettertogetherwithHKuniversities.
Atleast,itremindedthemainlanduniversitiesthetuitionfees(学费)areamongstudents’topconcernwhentheyarechoosinguniversities.It’stimetomove.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?
A.SomethoughtbroughtbytheenrollmentofHKuniversities.
B.HighereducationinHongKong.
C.ThecompetitionbetweenHKUniversityandPekingUniversity.
D.Thefallofmainlanduniversities.
2.TopstudentsfrommainlandapplyforHKuniversitiesbecause.
A.manystudentsnowwouldlovetostudyaboardtogetabetterexperience
B.theyconcernonlyaboutthetuitionfeeswhenchoosinguniversities
C.HKuniversitiesofferhigherscholarship,betterenvironmentandmoreopportunitiesfortheirfurtherstudy
D.Pekinguniversityhaslostitsworldwidereputation
3.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthecompetitionbroughtbyHKuniversities?
A.Thegovernmentshouldtakerelevantmeasurestostopthisunfaircompetition.
B.Mainlanduniversitieshadbetterlowertheirtuitionfeesandwinbackthetopstudents.
C.UniversitiesbothinmainlandandinHKwouldgetanentireimprovementduringthecompetition.
D.Itmayprobablycauseacompletelossbothsidesintheend.
4.FromthepassagewecanseeHKuniversities.
A.didn’tmeantoenrolltopstudentsfrommainland
B.didn’texpecttheirenrollmentofmainlandstudentswouldbesopopular
C.havestrictenrollmentrulesandonly1outof48studentscangetthechancetostudythere
D.areproudoftheirteachingstaffandfacilities
5.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“It’stimetomove”inthelastparagraph?
A.Mainlanduniversitiesshouldtakemeasuresassoonaspossibletoattractstudents.
B.Theopportunitiescomefortopstudentstostudyabroad.
C.Mainlanduniversitiesshouldmakefullpreparationstochallengemainlanduniversities.
D.Topstudentsshouldbeofferedfurthereducationfreeofcharge.
十四
OncewhenIwasateenager,myfatherandIwerestandinginlinetobuyticketsforthecircus.Finallytherewasonlyonefamilybetweenusandtheticketcounter.Thisfamilymadeabigimpressiononme.Therewereeightch
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