高考第二輪復習英語閱讀理解練習八(含解析)

本卷第8頁（共9頁）__________________________________________________________高考第二輪復習英語閱讀理解練習八（含解析）閱讀理解:閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項ABeginningcollegeisexciting:newideastoexplore,newchallengestobemetandmanydecisionstobemade;yourfuturebeginshere.However,youwillfindcollegelifeisdifferentfromyourpreviousschoolenvironment.Manyofuscanbeeasilyoverwhelmedbythedetailsofrunningawell-balancedlife.Whilesomeofusmayhavetheknow-how,Iguesstherearemoreofuswhocanbenefitfromlearningabouttheexperiencesofotherswhohavewalkedthecollegehallsbeforeyou.Thefollowingyoumayfindofuseaboutlifeoncampus:Planwell.Therearesomanynewthingstodoatanewcollegeoruniversity.Giveyourselftimetomakenewfriendsandbecamefamiliarwiththecampus,butdon’tforgetwhyyouarethere.Givesometimeforsocialactivitiesandmanageyourtimewisely.Ifyoudon’thavea“system”forplanningyourtimenow,getone.Mostofall,don’tdependonyourmemory.Don’tmisstheguidelines.Therestrictions,rulesandregulationsofallkindscanusuallybefoundinyourstudent’shandbook.Considerthemwell-balancedfoodforthought.Whatdatesareimportant?Whatpiecesofpaperneedtobehandedin?Whatcan/can’tyoudoinyourstudentresidence(住處)?Whohastherightforwhat?Whatdoyouneedtocompletetograduate?Writetheword“STUDY”onthewallsofourbedroomandbathroom,andmaybeitwillhelptowriteitonapieceofpaperandstickitonthetelephone,TVandthekitchentable.Considerthis—youarepayingthousandsofdollarsforyourcourse.Youpayeverytimeyouhavetorepeatorreplaceacourse.Buildyouridentity.Thisisthetimeforyoutodecidewhattodoandwhatnottodo.Takeasmuchtimeasyouneedtoexplorenewideas.Donotbeafraidofthebeyond.Thisislearningtomakegoodchoices.1.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A.Toofferadviceoncollegelife.B.Toexplainwhycollegelifeisexciting.C.Todescribetheimportanceofcollegelife.D.Topersuadeyoutogotocollege.2.Accordingtothepassage,whyisitexcitingtobegincollegelife?A.Becauseyouwillhavemorefreedomatcollege.B.BecauseyouwillnolongerbeafraidofthebeyondC.Becauseyouprepareforyourfuturecareerandlifethere.D.Becauseprofessorstherewillprovideyouwithmanynewideas.3.Theunderlinedword“know-how”refersto_________.A.AnunderstandingofhowthingsaregoingatcollegeB.PracticalknowledgeabouthowtobehaveandwhattodoatcollegeC.CollegehallswhererulesandregulationsarepresentedD.Anenvironmentcompletelydifferentfromtheoneyou’reusedto4.Accordingtothepassage,collegestudents___________.A.needn’tlearnfromthosewhowenttocollegebeforethemB.spendasmuchtimeaspossibleonsocialactivitiesC.shouldknowwhattheyhavefightforoncampusD.aresupposedtorepeatorreplaceatleastonecourseBAlmosteveryonelikestoeatapples.Applesgrowinnearlyeverypartoftheworld;TheUnitedStatesproducesmoreapplesthananyothercountryexceptFrance.ThestatesofWashingtonandNewYorkgrowthemostapples.Perhapsthisiswhy“NewYork”isoftencalled“BigApple”bysomepeople.NewYorkisontheeastcoastandWashingtonisonthewestnearCanada.Applesarered,yelloworgreen.TheyareverypopularintheUnitedStates.Manypeopleliketocarryapplestoworkortoschooltoeatwiththeirlunches.MostAmericanpeopleareoftentoobusyortootiredtocookdinner,sotheyoftenhavetheirdinnersverysimply.ApplejuiceisalsoapopulardrinkandapplepieisthefavoritesweetdishformanyAmericans.ThestateofWashingtonisproudofitsapples.Thetreesthereproducenearlyfivebillionappleseveryyear—oneappleforeveryman,womanandchildinthewholeworld.Therearemanystoriesandsayingsaboutapples.Forexample,“Youaretheappleofmyeye.”means“YouareactuallytheoneIlovebestandcaremost.”InChina,itisacustominsomeplacesforthemarryingcoupletoholdanappleineachone’shand,promisingthattheirmarriagewillbe“safe”withoutanythingbadandthattheirmarriagewillneverbebroken.“Toapplepolish”oftenTel:02162722828HARBIN,HeilongjiangProvince—TheNinthHarbinInternationalAutomobileIndustryExhibitionandSportsCentre(toJuly17).Tel:045153635464FRIDAY,July14HONGKONG—TheHongKongWedding,Banquet&WeddingAccessoriesExpo2006opensatHongKongConventionandExhibitionCentre(toJuly16).Tel:+85223678385WEDNESDAY,July19SHANGHAI--The14thShanghaiInternationalAdvertisingTechnology&EquipmentExhibition/ShanghaiInternationalMediaTechnology&EquipmentopensatShanghaiNewInternationalExpoCentre(toJuly22).Tel:02163288899SHANGHAI—TheShanghaiInternationalOutdoorADIlluminatingTechnology&EquipmentExhibition,OutdoorMediaPromotionExhibitionopensatShanghaiNewInternationalExpoCentre(toJuly22).Tel:02163217522SHANGHAI—PAPERTECHShanghai2006opensatShanghaiNewInternationalExpoCentre(toJuly22).Tel:021632888999.Moreexhibitionsareheldin_______.A.ShanghaiNewInternationalExpoCentreB.HongKongConventionandExhibitionCentreC.ShanghaiMartD.HarbinInternationalconference,ExhibitionandSportsCentre10.HowmanyexhibitionscanyouattendonJuly15_______.A.one B.two C.three D.four11.Thetextislikelytobea________.A.businessdiaryB.productadvertisementC.privatetimetable D.magazineDElectronicdevicesarechangingthewaypeoplelistentomusic.Butstudiesshowthedevicesmaybecausinghearinglossinmanypeople.Someexpertssaypeoplemaybeplayingthemtooloudandfortoolong.TheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociationdidastudy.Itinvolvedthreehundredhighschoolstudentsandonethousandadults.Fortypercentofstudentsandadultssaidtheysetthesoundlevels,orvolume,athighontheiriPods.Butstudentsweretwotimesmorelikelytoplaythemusicataveryloudvolume.Morethanhalfofthestudentssaidtheywouldprobablynotlimittheirlisteningtime.Andaboutathirdsaidtheywerenotlikelytoreducethevolume.Hearingexpertssaypartoftheproblemisthelisteningequipmentpeopleareusing.Theysaylargeearphonesthatcoverthewholeearareprobablysaferthanthesmallerearbudsthatcomewithmostmusicplayers.Earbudsarethoughttobelesseffectivethanearphonesinblockingoutforeignnoises.Hearinglossmaynotbeapparentforyears.Butonceithappens,itispermanent.AboutthirtymillionAmericanshavesomehearingloss.Onethirdofthemlosttheirhearingasaresultofloudnoises.TheAmericanSpeech-Language-HearingAssociationisworkingwithmanufacturers(生產(chǎn)商)andgovernmentofficialsonsettingrulesforuseofportablemusicdevices.Thegroupsaysthebestwaytoprotectyourhearingistoreducethevolume,limitlisteningtimeandusingearphonesthatblockoutforeignnoises.12.Accordingtothestudy,morethanhalfthestudents________.A.keeplisteningtomusicforalongtime

B.wouldreducethevolumeofmusicC.wouldstoplisteningtomusicD.wouldreducethetimeonlisteningtomusic13.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothefourthparagraph?A.Thelisteningequipmentusedbypeopleneedtobeimproved.B.Earbudscan’tblockoutforeignnoisescompletely.C.Mostmusicplayersareequippedwithearbuds.D.Listeningtomusicwithlargeearphonesonislesseffective.14.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat________.A.onlywhenrulesforuseofportablemusicdeviceareworkedout,canhearinglossdisappearB.manufacturersarethemaincausethatleadstohearinglossC.itwasnotlisteningequipmentbutlistenersthemselvesthatmainlyresultinhearinglossD.usinglargeearphonesisthebestwaytoprotectyourhearing15.Theunderlinedword“apparent”means_________.A.anxious B.obvious C.serious D.consciousEExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltojoinTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometersmorethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.ArecentconferenceinXiamen,FujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco-sponsored(共同發(fā)起)byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.ThereisnodirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairorseaatthemoment.Expertssaythatitisbettertostartresearchsoonerratherthanlater,althoughthereisalackofgovernmentfunding.TherearenotechnicalproblemstobuildaTaiwantunnel.ButitwillrequireanimprovedpoliticalrelationshipacrosstheStraits(海峽).AprofessorofTsinghuaUniversitysaid,"Aspecialfeatureofhugeprojectsisthattheperiodofpreparationislongerthantheperiodofconstruction."Forexample,hesaid,theEnglishChannelTunneltook14yearsofplanningandhadbeendiscussedfortwocenturies.AndpreparationsforthehugeThreeGorges(三峽)damontheYangtzeRiverbeganinthe1950s.TheXiamenconferencefocusedonthelongestsouthernroute,whichwouldusetheTaiwan-controlledislandsofJinmenandPenghuassteppingstones.ThefirststageofthenewprojectcouldbeabridgetocrossthefivekilometresbetweenXiamenandJinmen.ThiswouldmeanthattravellingfromXiamentoJinmenbycarwouldonlytakefiveminutes.Thelongesttunnelnowbeingplannedanywhereintheworldisthe54-kilometrelandtunneltolinkLyoninFrancewithTurininItaly.Thetunnelwillnotbecompleteduntil2015～2020.16.Whichisthelongesttunnelintheworldatpresent?A.TheEnglishChannelTunnel.B.ThetunnelbetweenLyonandTurin.C.TheTaiwanStraitstunnel.D.Thepassagedoesn'tmentionit.17.TheexampleofEnglishChannelTunnelshows__________.A.it'snoteasytocompleteahugeprojectB.therearemanyproblemstobesolvedbeforedoingsomethingC.discussionsamongcountriesusuallytakealotoftimeD.thepreparationtakeslongertimethantheconstruction18.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Universitiesbothathomeandabroadhavesponsoredtheplan.B.Iftheprojectiscompleted,theworld'slongesttunnelwillappear.C.Youcan'treachTaiwanfromthemainlanddirectlyatpresent.D.ThestartingpointoftheproposedtunnelisinFujian.19.Whatisthepossibledifficultyincarryingouttheplan?A.Thelackofmoneyfortheprojectfromthegovernments.B.ImprovingtherelationshipbetweenTaiwa