高三概括閱讀訓(xùn)練

1、高三概括閱讀訓(xùn)練A1) A mounting body of evidence suggests that fighting violence with violence rarely deters a crime in progress and greatly increases the chances of changing a robbery into a violent attack on the victim. 2)One report shows that at least 100 thousand handguns are stolen from private owners e

2、ach year，the vast majority during burglaries. 3)Moreover，a study of robberies in eight American cities states that in less than 4 percent of the crimes did the victim have the opportunity to use a weapon. 1. Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the article？ A. What happens to the vi

3、ctims of crime？ B. Is your family safe？ C. Should you arm yourself against crime？D. Isnt the crime serious in America?BOne day a man walked into a pet shop and said to the shop assistant，“I need two small mice and about five dozen roaches and two spiders.” “What do you need these things for?”the sho

4、p assistant was very surprised. “Well，”replied the man，“Im moving out of my apartment and the landlord insists that I should leave the house in exactly the same condition as I found it.”2. The passage suggests that when the writer moved into the house， it was _.A. very cleanB. just cleaned by the la

5、ndlordC. tidy and comfortableD. dirty and full of insectsCNew York can be a dangerous city, especially at night. Many people do not go out into the streets alone after dark. The problem is often worse for women, too. One New Yorker found an unusual answer to this problem. She is a singer, Louise OBr

6、ain. She has to drive to clubs late at night. Then she has to drive home after the show.Louise needed a friend for protection. Now she has a balloon that looks like a man. He sits in the passenger seat for Louises car when she drives at night. People think the woman driver has a man with her and Lou

7、ise feels safe.3. In this passage the writer_.A. thinks highly of what Louise doesB. criticizes what Louise doesC. presents one aspect of the serious problem in modern citiesD. wants others to follow Louise as exampleDJane Clark, fair-haired, blue-eyed and tough as steel, has just won the most diffi

8、cult race in the world.In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge across 1,050 miles of Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world. In bitter winds and snowstorms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached 38.When Jane was asked how she

9、 felt about being the first woman ever to win the race she said, “I still cant believe it.” She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs.David Wilson, who came second, said, “It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you. But it doesnt hurt for long. She was a good winner.”4. Which o

10、f the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?A. Woman wins the worlds toughest race!B. Woman fights bitter winds and snow-storms!C. Woman wins sledge race in the world!D. Woman drives a dog team across the Arctic!EAmericans eat breakfast and lunch quickly unless it is a social

11、business or family occasion. The evening meal is usually longer and a time for families to gather together. Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in America. Another reason for rushing through daytime meals is that many people eat in restaurants that are usually crowed with people w

12、aiting for a place so that they can be served and return to work at the proper time. So each one hurries to make room for the next person. As with busy people everywhere there is a real difference with meals that are eaten in a hurry and those that can be enjoyed slowly with friends.5. The passage s

13、uggests that Americans _ A . like eating with friends B. do not nap in the afternoon C. dont eat much on weekends D. eat dinner more slowly than lunchFSome people are never right. They never have good luck. They usually do the wrong thing and say the wrong thing. And even if what they say or do is O

14、K， they as a rule say it or do it at the wrong time. So these people always have problems. They often break dishes. They sometimes miss buses and airplanes.Mr Neff is different. He is always right. He is never wrong. He usually has good luck. He seldom has problems. He never breaks dishes. He never

15、misses buses or airplanes. Even if he does miss them， it is always the fault of the buses or air planes. Mr Neff knows al-most everything. He doesnt ask questions；he answers questions. He never says，“I dont know.”6. Which of the following best describes the writers attitude towards Mr Neff? A. He fi

16、nds Mr Neff hard to understandB. He thinks Mr Neff wonderfulC. He feels pity for Mr NeffD. He does not like Mr NeffGWhy isnt your newspaper reporting any good news？All I read about is murder， bribery（行賄），and deathFrankly，Im sick of all this bad news 7. This authors attitude towards the newspaper rep

17、orting is to _ A complain B apologize C amuse D informHWe are in the computer ageWe often see computers at workThey are especially useful in automatic control，data processing（數(shù)據(jù)處理）and solving complicated problemsAnd they are finding their way into the homeThe part played by computers is becoming eve

18、n more important with each passing day More and cleverer computers will continue to appearThey will run faster，have more functions and work much more skillfullyThey will take over more tasks from us，helping to change the face of our worldSome people even think that sooner or later computers will rep

19、lace us However 8. Which of the following statements will best continue the third paragraph？ A Computers will soon stop developing B Many people like computers very much C Computers are as clever as man D I do not think computers will replace us completely IA visitor visits an island where two tribe

20、s live. One tribe always tells the truth and the other always lies. The truthtellers live on the western side of the island, and those who lie live on the eastern side. The visitor wants to determine whether the native beside him is a truthteller or not by asking only one question. He asks the nativ

21、e,“Go and ask the native in the distance which side of the island he lives on.” When the messenger returns, he says, "He said he lives on the western side of the island."Is the messenger a truthteller or not? How can the visitor be sure?9. According to the messenger's answer, the visit

22、or can conclude that_A. The messenger lives on the western side of the island because he tells the truth.B. the messenger lives on the eastern side of the island because his answer may be a lie.C. it's hard to determine whether the messenger is a truthteller or not.D. the messenger probably live

23、s in the western side of the island because his answer may be true. 10. The native in the distance says he lives on the western side of the island. According to his answer, which conclusion of the following is wrong?A. He may live on the eastern side of the island.B. He may live on the western side

24、of the island.C. He may be telling the truth.D. He can't be telling the truth.JWhen the young waitress near my house started saying hello to me every day, I was very happy. She was at least fifteen years younger than I.One day she signedme to come near. When I walked over, she asked,“Are you sin

25、gle?"“Why, yes." I answered, smiling at her happily.“So is my mother." she said, “Would you like to meet her?" 11. The writer talked about the waitress' age because he thought_.A. she was youngB. it a pleasure to make friends with herC. she was beautifulD. it strange for her

26、to fall in love withhim12. The waitress said hello to the writer every day because_.A. she lived near his houseB. he often went to visit her motherC. she wanted to be friendly with himD. she loved him very muchKA well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had ju

27、st celebrated his 99th birthday, “That's right," said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They 're all dead."“Well sir," said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honor of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday."The

28、 old man looks at the young man closely, and said, “I can't see why you shouldn't. You look fit and healthy to me!"13. What kind of man would you say the old man was?A. He was silly. B. He was unpleasant.C. He was very proud and sure of his health. D. He was very impolite to young peopl

29、e.LThree men were discussing how todonate(捐獻(xiàn)) money to God. At first they couldn't agree with each other, then they each told his own idea.The first man said: “Let's draw a small circle on the ground and throw coins to the ground. The money out of the circle belongs to God."The second m

30、an added, “We will donate the coins inside the circle to God because God is in our hearts."The third man said: “Your ideas are not bad, but I have a better idea than yours. Let's throw coins into the sky. The coins that God accepts belong to him. So God can accept as much money as he can.&q

31、uot;At last, they agreed to the last idea, and they began to throw coins to the sky happily.14. According to the passage, we can draw a conclusion:A. All the three men were kind hearted.B. The third man is more generous(大方)than the other two.C. None of them believed in God.D. Three men are all sting

32、y(吝嗇) people.MThere was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt .He got out of the car and walkedto the nearest house, he wanted to telephone thegarage(汽車修理廠) for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.“Oh, Doctor.&

33、quot; she said, “I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident in the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help".15. Which of the following is the most likely re

34、ply the doctor gave the woman patient at the end of the story?A. “Yes, he does need help your help, not mine."B. “Another accident? I've just had an accident myself?"C. “I got your call and rushed over. I hope I'm not too late."D. “I didn't get your call. But I'm here

35、and hope I can help".NImagine that the genome(基因組) is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book, or as l

36、ong as 800 Bibles. If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day, it would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter, my text would be as long as the River Danube.16. The real purpose of the author's comparison of the

37、 genome to a book is_.A. to focus on the differences between the twoB. to lay emphasis on the similarities between the twoC. to simplify the concept of the human genomeD. to give an exact description of the human genomeOAnnealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool

38、 very slowly If metal is heated and then cooled very quickly for example by dipping(浸) it in water, it will be very hard but also very brittlethat is, it will break easily Metal that has been annealed is soft but does not break as easily It is possible to make metal as hard or as soft as is wished b

39、y annealing it The metal is heated, and allowed to cool slowly for a certain length of time The longer the heated metal takes to cool slowly, the softer it becomes Annealing can also be used on other material, such as glass 17Why do people put hot metal in water ATo make it hard BTo make it soft CTo

40、 make it cool DTo make it brittle 18In annealing, the required hardness of metal depends on Athe quantity of water used Bthe temperature of the metal Cthe softness of the metal Dthe timing of the operation 19As suggested by the text, how can glass be made less brittle AIt can be heated and then cool

41、ed quickly BIt can be cooled and then heated slowly CIt can be heated and then cooled slowly DIt can be cooled and then heated quickly PI 'm interested in the furnished cottage near Dedham which you made known in yesterday's newspaper, for my husband and I are coming to England in June and w

42、ill stay at the cottage for three months. Would you please tell me exactly where it is and give me some information about bus and train service in the area? We need a cottage on a busy street. And I would also like to know about the shops there. Do the shops still supply? I know they did ten years a

43、go. I would also be thankful if you would tell me whether you supply sheets, etc., and whether a laundry (洗衣店) calls at the house. The rent (租金) you ask sounds reasonable for the size of the cottage. How do you like it paid? Weekly, monthly or in advance? I would be thankful for an early reply.20. T

44、his passage must be taken from a _.A. novel.B. letter.C. newspaper.D. diary.21. In the passage, "you" refers to _.A. a friend of the writer's.B. the reader who reads the passage.C. some person who has cottages for hire.D. an unknown person living in England.22. According to the passage

45、, which of the following is NOT true?A. "You" must have advertised in the newspaper.B. The writer and her husband are to stay at Dedham.C. The writer must have been to Dedham ten years ago.D. The writer is interested in nothing but cottage. 23. Which of the following doesn't the writer

46、 wish to know further about?A. The position of the cottage.B. Things about the traffic.C. The total rent for the cottage.D. The shops and the supplies.24. From the passage, we can judge that the writer _.A. is quiet and shy and likes to stay indoors.B. is lazy and never washes clothes herself.C. is

47、busy with her job and has no time to wash clothes.D. is good housewife and is able to arrange things properly.QOne of the most important weapons used during the Second World War was not a weapon used against people, but rather a drug used against disease. The wartime use of penicillin saved thousand

48、s of lives. In the First World War, for example, pneumonia was responsible for eighteen percent of all the deaths in the United States army. In the Second World War, the rate went down to less than one percent. In addition, penicillin was instrumental in keeping wounds from getting infected and in h

49、elping to speed the healing process of those wounds that did become infected. 25. which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. A Dangerous WeaponB. Guns in the Second World WarC. A Terrible PneumoniaD. An Important DrugRAn Australian wildlife park attendant survived a crocodile

50、attack after her father jumped on the huge crocodile's back and dugout its eyes as the horrified tourists looked on. Karla Bredl, 21, was in a fairly good condition in good care in hospital with a broken bone, a broken leg and some injuries after the attack. The 4.5 - metre crocodile caught Karl

51、a Bredl around the leg and then the waist when she fell during a crocodile feeding show for tourists. Karla's father seized a long-handled tool and beat the crocodile about the head to force it to let go of her, but the tool was doing nothing. So he jumped on its back and stuck his fingers in it

52、s eyes and the crocodile let go of her.26. The best title of the passage is _.A. The Hateful CrocodileB. Father Saved Daughter's LifeC. A Terrible AccidentD. The Dangerous PlaceSThe old conditions of travel and the new conditions of most travel of today are exactly opposite. For in old travel, a

53、s on horseback or on foot, you saw the country while you travelled. Many of your stopping places were for rest, or because night had fallen, and you could see nothing at night. Under the old system, therefore, a wise traveller might keep moving from day to day, slowly, indeed, but seeing something a

54、ll the time, and learning what the country was through which he passed by talk with the people. But in the new system, he is shut up with his party and a good many other parties in a tight bus with glass windows, and whirled on through dust if it is dusty, or if it is rainy, under arrangements which

55、 make it impossible to talk with the people of the country, and almost impossible to see what that country is.27. The old conditions of travel are _ the new ones.A. the same asB. exactly the same asC. very different fromD. exactly different from28. Which of the following is NOT true according to the

56、 passage?A. In the past people travelled on horseback.B. In the past people made trips from day to day slowly.C. In the past some wise travellers could make their trips even at night.D. In the past people usually travelled slowly so that they could enjoy what they saw.29. In the past travellers _.A. could learn more than those of today during their tripsB. might continue their trips from night to nightC. could talk with the people and learn something about the countryD. could stop and take a rest when it became dark 30. In this passage the aut