高三英語二輪復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解限時(shí)強(qiáng)化練習(xí)26（含答案版）

1、新高考高中閱讀強(qiáng)化限時(shí)訓(xùn)練26閱讀理解+七選五 （含參考答案）限時(shí)：35分鐘 滿分：50分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分 50 分）第一節(jié) （共 15 小題；每小題 2.5 分，滿分 37.5 分） A We gather a great deal of incidental knowledge from pets. If we look after them properly we learn what they like and dislike. We do not set out to gain this knowledge purposely, but in attending to our pe

2、ts we gain it by the way. It is got without our realizing it. In keeping our dogs or cats we learn about various diseases that can affect them，and the cures for these diseases. We learn how much sleep they need and what kind of food keeps them healthy. In looking after our fish we learn about the co

3、mposition of water. We get to know what kinds of fish can live peacefully together and what kinds are hostile（敵對(duì)的）to each other. We learn that animal，fish and birds have a lot of things in common with human beings. If children keep pets their general education is helped by this kind of incidental kn

4、owledge. One little incident after another in which their pets are involved adds to their store of learning. It is a more interesting form of learning than that given in the biology lesson in school. People who keep pets should have a sense of responsibility towards them. Children，too，should be taug

5、ht to be responsible. Pets are completely dependent on their owners and the owners should respond to this dependence by looking after them. Irresponsible behavior towards pets is a form of cruelty. In deciding to keep a pet we take on a task，we make ourselves responsible for providing proper food an

6、d shelter for the pet. In a crowded city like Hong Kong, where there is so little room for the exercise required by large pets，we should think twice before undertaking the responsibility of keeping one. ( )1. In keeping pets，we learn that . A. pets dislike human beingsB. pets share what we haveC. hu

7、man beings can gain knowledge by keeping petsD. pets and human beings gather a great deal of incidental knowledge( )2. For children . A. keeping pets adds to their troubleB. keeping pets widens their general knowledgeC. all kinds of knowledge are obtained by keeping petsD. incidental knowledge is mo

8、re important than general knowledge( )3. In keeping pets，responsibility means . A. depending on them B. taking care of themC. writing to them D. teaching them參考答案：CBB B “You shall not steal. You shall not covet (垂涎) your neighbors house; you shall not covet your neighbors., nor his donkey, nor anyth

9、ing that is your neighbors.” (EXODUS)What would you do if you were unemployed, homeless and found a large sum of money? Pauline Nichter, 46 and her husband, Tom, 44, had both lost their jobs and were living in and out of motels (汽車旅館) with their 11-year-old son, Jason. They were in danger of losing

10、their car for failure to make payments on it. One day last winter, Pauline found a wallet containing a credit card, an airline ticket to New Zealand and $2,394 in cash at a shopping center in the Los Angels suburb (郊區(qū)) of Buena Park. “For a second I thought about taking the money,” she said later. “

11、But only for a second. It wasnt our money and we didnt want to set a bad example for our son” She delivered the wallet and its contents to the nearest police station, where the owner reclaimed them. Police admitted that they were surprised when the Nichers walked into the police station with the wal

12、let and the money. Word of her honesty quickly got out, and grateful community responded in kind. The Nochers received more than ten job offers and an apartment rent-free for six months. An anonymous (匿名的) donator brought the car payments up the date. Others gave cash. One elderly couple walked into

13、 the police station where Pauline had turned in the wallet and asked how much money had been in it . When they were told the amount, the man said, “ Then thats what they deserve and write out a check for $ 2,400.At a news conference the tearful Pauline said, “ Never in a million years would I have t

14、hought this would happen to us. What we have received is far more than what was in the wallet.”( )4. Pauline Nicher and her husband _.A. were in dangerB. had no car C. were out of work D. live in Buena Park ( )5. How did the people in the community react to this event?A. Someone gave them a free hou

15、se. B. Someone offered them a new car.C. Someone gave them $2,400 in cash D. Some people offered them some job opportunities.( )6. The underline word “reclaim” most probably means_.A. to obtain something useful B. to express ones gratitudeC. to find something that was lost D. to take back something

16、that was yours( )7. The underline expression “ brought the car payments up the date” means that someone_.A. paid the rest of what they should pay for their carB. renewed their car without charging them for moneyC. bought them a car that was up-to-dateD. paid all the money for their newly-bought car參

17、考答案：CDDA C Bill Gates childhood friends recognized that he was exceptional. Bill especially liked swimming and other sports. One of his summer camp friends recalled, “He was never a nerd or a goof(傻瓜) or the kind of kid you didnt want your team. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. Even back then,

18、when he was nine or ten years old, he talked like an adult and could express himself in ways that none of us understood.”B ill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science. He needed to go to a school that challenged him. Lakeside was Seattles best school and was noted for its ri

19、gorous(嚴(yán)厲的) academic demands, a place where “even dumb kids were smart”.Lakeside allowed students to pursuer their own interests, to whatever extent they wished. The school prided itself on making conditions and facilities available that would enable all its students to reach their full potential. I

20、t was the ideal environment for someone like Bill Gates.In 1968, the school made a decision that would change thirteen-year-old Bill Gates life and that of many of others, too.At Lakeside the students gained access to a computera Program Data Processor (PDP)- through a teletype machine. Type in a fe

21、w instructions on the teletype machine and a few seconds later the PDP would type back its response. Bill Gates was immediately hooked and so was his best friend at the time, Ken Evans, and another student, Paul Allen, who was two years older than Bill.Whenever they had free time, and sometimes when

22、 they didnt, they would dash over to the computer room to use the machine. At fourteen, Bill was already writing short programs for the computer to perform. Early games programs such as Tic-Tac-Toe, or Noughts and Crosses, and Lunar Landing were written in what was to become Bills second language, B

23、ASIC.One of the reasons Bill was so good at programs is that it is mathematical and logical. During his time at Lakeside, Bill scored a perfect eight hundred on a mathematics test.( )8. Bill Gates chose Lakeside to go to NOT because _.A. it had excellent education in SeattleB. it developed students

24、potential as much as possibleC. it provided conditions and equipment necessary for studentsD. the environment of the school is very clean( )9. It can be inferred from the passage that _.A. Lakeside was a milestone (里程碑) in the course of Bill Gates successB. Bill pursued his interest in mathematics a

25、t LakesideC. Bill began to do programming like some early games knownD. Bills success is due to his mathematical and logical mind( )10. The word “dumb” most probably refers to _.A. clever B. intelligent C. stupid D. absent-minded( )11. The passage is mainly discussing _.A. Bill Gates boyhood B. Lake

26、side School C. Bill Gates D. Bill Gates and Lakeside參考答案：DACD D Many people may have watched the film “March of the Penguins”, which shows a real group of birds in Antarctica. Imagine a group of fat black and white birds walking in a line. Suddenly, one penguin loses his balance and falls on the ice

27、. Every time penguins fall down, people laugh. The animals are cute!People like the film very much. So much, in fact, that police in England think that it may be the reason behind a crime. A man went to a zoo in London and stole a baby penguin. Authorities think that the man stole the penguin after

28、seeing the film and believe he wanted to give it away as a Christmas gift.Michael Gauthier-Clerc, an expert studying penguins, thinks that many people like penguins but some people do not understand them. He told The New York Times newspaper, “People love the penguins colors, its way of standing str

29、aight upright and the way it walks.”These things make penguins seem cute to people, but there are good reasons for all of these things. For example, penguins move from side to side when they walk and may seem to be out of balance. But Doctor Gauthier-Clerc says that the penguins waddle to save energ

30、y. The penguins colour also has a special purpose. It protects the penguins when they are swimming. From below, larger animals cannot see the penguins white underside because it looks the same as the bright sky or ice. And from above, other animals cannot see the penguins black back against the dark

31、 ocean floor.The penguins colors protect them in nature. But scientists have found that some of these physical details also have an effect on humans. They make animals seem cute to people. Scientists believe that humans are very sensitive to things that are cute, such as human baby and even objects

32、that may look like parts of a baby.Recent studies show that cute images affect the brain in a special way. A study done at the University of Michigan tested young peoples reactions to images. It found that young people believed a message more if the message was joined by a cute picture. The research

33、ers showed the young people two messages. One was a simple anti-smoking message. The other showed a cute animal telling them that smoking was bad. The conclusion turned out that the young people trusted the cute message more than the simple message.12. In the film “March of the Penguins”, _. A. a ba

34、by penguin is stolen B. a penguin is sent out as a giftC. penguins are cute and attractiveD. penguins have a bad sense of balance13. It can be inferred from the passage that _ .A. a walking penguin has more energy than a swimming oneB. a penguin walks in a funny way to prevent itself from falling C.

35、 a shop selling baby products are likely to make more moneyD. a website with cute pictures may attract more young visitors14. Scientists have found that the penguins color can _.A. change at different places B. help them keep warm C. make people have pity on themD. protect them from being hunted15.

36、The study carried out by the University of Michigan shows that _.A. cute messages mislead people B. cuteness influences peoples judgmentC. humans react to anything that is cute D. a simple message is more convincing than a cute message參考答案：CDDB第二節(jié) （共 5 小題；每小題 2.5 分，滿分 12.5 分） Nowadays, many people l

37、ove to travel. It is very common for people to go on a trip at any time. 16 Perhaps, the reason for its present popularity is that modern people have come to realize the benefits of traveling. Traveling provides many good opportunities for fun, adventure and discovery. When we visit other countries, we gain a better understanding of the people living there. We learn their cultures, history and background. We discover the similarities they have with us. 17 It is interesting to learn