高二奧賽閱讀理解專題

1、高二奧賽閱讀理解專題專題一II. 閱讀理解(Reading comprehension) (共20小題；選擇題5小題，每小題1分，非選擇題15小題，每小題2分，計35分) A)選擇題：閱讀下面短文，從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出能回答所提問題的最佳答案。(答案涂在答題紙上)Every year more and more plants and animals disappear never to be seen againStrangely，it is the most intelligent but most thoughtless animal that is causing most

2、of the problemsmanNature is very carefully balanced and if this balance is disturbed，animals can disappear alarmingly（令人擔(dān)憂地）fastEvery day，thousands of species of animals draw closer to extinctionThere are countless number of species which may become extinct before they are even discovered In many la

3、kes the fish are dyingFishermen are worried because every year there are fewer fish and some lakes have no fish at allScientists are beginning to get worried tooWhat is killing the fish？ The problem is acid rainAcid rain is a kind of air pollutionIt is caused by factories that burn coal or oil or ga

4、sThese factories send smoke high into the airThe wind often carries the smoke far from the factoriesSome of the harmful substances in the smoke may come down with the rain hundreds of miles away The rain in many places isnt natural and clean any moreIts full of acid chemicalsWhen it falls in lakes，i

5、t changes them tooThe lakes become more acidicAcid water is like vinegar or lemon juiceIt hurts when it gets in your eyesIt also kills the plants and animals that usually live in lake waterThat is why the fish are dying in lakes But dead fish may be just the beginning of the problemScientists are fi

6、nding other effects of acid rainIn some large areas trees are dyingNot just one tree here and there，but whole forestsAt first scientists couldnt understand whyThere were no bugs or diseases in these treesThe weather was not dryBut now they think that the rain was the causeAcid rain is making the ear

7、th more acidic in these areasSome kinds of trees cannot live in the soil that is very acidic Now scientists are also beginning to study the effects of acid rain on larger animalsFor example，they believe that some deer in Poland are less healthy because of acid rainIf deer are hurt by the rain，what a

8、bout people？This is the question many people are beginning to askNo one knows the answer yetBut it is an important question for us all 46Every year thousands of species of animals _ Aare hunted for their meats and skins Bmigrate to other places Cstarve to death Ddie out 47Acid rain is caused by _ An

9、atural gas Bthe ozone（臭氧）layer depletion（損耗） Cacidic lake water Demissions of industrial enterprises 48Which of the following is true？ ADead fish in lakes is the only problem caused by acid rain BScientists are sure that acid rains are not harmful for mankind CIf we dont make an attempt to stop acid

10、 rains we may never see some animals again DTheres no reason to worry about several trees that died of some unknown disease 49What is not mentioned in the text？ AAcid rain is capable of dissolving（分解）some rocks and stones BFish are unable to live in the water containing acidic chemicals CCoal，oil or

11、 gas form dangerous combinations after being burnt DScientists think that if some larger animals can be affected by acid rains，people may be in great danger 50The word bug in this context means _ Aan infectuous disease Ba small insect Ca dangerous bird Da small plant B) 非選擇題：閱讀下列材料，然后按要求完成所給出的題目。(答案

12、寫在答題紙上)AWimbledon witnessed one of the biggest upsets in its 122-year history after top seed and world number one Martina Hingis was defeated in her opening game by the unknown Australian Jelena Dokic，ranked 129th in the world A packed court No 1watched in amazement as Dokic，16，won 6-2， 6-0，making h

13、er the lowest ranked player in modern tennis history to defeat a No 1seed in a grand slam event Dokic，who is of Serbian origin，only made it to Wimbledon by winning a previous qualifying tournament（比賽） She said after her victory：“I still cant believe Ive beaten herItsa big win for me，especially in th

14、e first round，coming from qualifying，butI thought I played quite well and Im happy that Ive won”M oments af- ter her defeat， Hingis revealed（透露）she was buckling under the emotional strain and pressure faced by young tennis professionals and indicated that she needed a break from the game Hingis also

15、 revealed that she had decided to attend Wimbledon without her mother and coach Melanie Molitor because the two needed some time apart given the pressures of the last few weeks Yesterdays match was the first time that the Swiss players mother was not present at a major tournament where her daughter

16、was playingMs Molitor has driven her daughter throughout her career Hingis，aged 18，who has earned around10m during her career， said：“I think I need to take some time offTake a break and recover again” “I think it has been a great life so farI mean，I really like it，and I just probablyI need a breakIt

17、 would really suit me right now”Hingis came to Wimbledon under severe scrutiny（詳細審查）and criticism from the public and fellow professionals following her tantrum（發(fā)怒）at the final of the French Open last month When on the verge of losing the match to Steffi Graf she served under-hand twice，entered the

18、crowd and then stormed off court She was eventually persuaded to return by her mother，but was criticised for her impetuous（沖動的），childish outbursts Hingis said yesterday that the events at the French Open and the subsequent criticism and a temporary separation from her mother had af- fected her She a

19、dded：“I was probably too nervous，not much believing what I can do or not and didnt really seeI want to try it by myself at Wimbledon and my mother wanted to do more about her private life，to do the things she wanted to do，and the same for me” “We decided to have a little bit of distance，as I said be

20、fore，and probably work a bit more on our private lives and see how it is going to go in the future”News of the separation is being seen as a further indicator of Hingiss alleged（宣稱）emotional problems and the severe pres- sures faced by young women tennis professionals Many like Hingis have known lit

21、tle else other than tennis throughout their lives and are under constant pressure from pushy parents and coaches to compete at tournaments and win Hingis began playing tennis at the age of seven and was the youngest-ever player to win a grand slam tournament when she became the Australian Open champ

22、ion at the age of 16She won her first major title aged 12when she won the French Open junior championship in 1993 Despite the defeat，Hingis denied she wanted to break off all professional links with her mother and find a new coachShe said：“We are going to talk about it and then we will do some more

23、decisionsBut right now，I need a break” Questions 5155: Complete each of the following sentences in no more than 3 words.51Martina Hingis was beaten by Jelena Dokic in _ 52Martina blamed her defeat on the _ 53Martina was criticised after the French Open for _ 54Martina seems to have a _ relationship

24、with her mother 55After the French Open Martina and her mother agreed to _ BNot Waving but DrowningNobody heard him， the dead man， But still he lay moaning：I was much further out than you thoughtAnd not waving but drowning.Poor chap， he always loved larkingAnd now hes deadIt must have been too cold

25、for him his heart gave way，They said:Oh， no no no， it was too cold always（Still the dead one lay moaning）I was much too far out all my lifeAnd not waving but drowning. Stevie Smith 1903-71Bloody menBloody men are like bloody busesYou wait for about a yearAnd as soon as one approaches your stopTwo or

26、 three others appearYou look at them dashing their indicatorsOffering you a rideYoure trying to read the destinationsYou havent much time to decideIf you make a mistake, there is no turning backJump off, and youll stand and gazeWhile the cars and the taxis and lorries go byAnd the minutes, the hours

27、, the days Wendy CopeAnswer the following questions briefly.56In what ways was he too far out in line 12？ 57In what ways was he not waving in line 13？ 58In the second poem，why doesnt she have much time to decide？ 59What will happen if she decides to break up with a man？ 60What are the cars and the t

28、axis and lorries？ CIn the 1930s，when radio was still in its infancy（初期），broadcasting stations in the USA wondered what type of programmes they should put on during the daytimeThey came up with the idea of producing serials that would be on the radio every afternoon telling a continuous storyTo keep

29、the listenersinterest，there would be far more crises（危機）occurring than in real lifeKnowing that the majority of the audience would be women，the broadcasters decided that the women in the serials would be strong characters and the men weakThe serials were an instant success with listenersAs the radio

30、 stations were paid for by advertising，these programmes always carried advertisements and，since one of the most frequently advertised products was soap，the programmes became known as Soaps or Soap Operas It was really by chance that the soap opera appeared in BritainThe BBC（British Broadcasting Corp

31、oration）had no interest in producing this type of programme but during the Second World War it was thought that the Americans should be shown how well the British people were standing up to the warFor this reason，a soap opera was written for the North American service of the BBC；it was called Front

32、Line Family and showed how a typical English family，the Robinsons，were living during the warSome people in Britain managed to hear the programme and asked for it to be broadcast for the British audienceThe BBC were unwilling to do this but finally agreed and broadcast the programme in Britain，but ch

33、anged the name to The RobinsonsThe programme ran for six years Other soaps were introduced later，one telling the life of a doctors family and another，The Archers，about life in a country villageThe original aim of The Archers was to inform farmers of new developments in agricultureThe serial began in

34、 1951 and is still to be heard on five evenings every week Some attempts at soap opera began to appear on television in Britain in the mid-1950s but it was not until 1961that the first real soap opera appearedThis was shown，not by the BBC，but by commercial televisionThe serial，called Coronation Stre

35、et，was about the lives of people living in a working-class street near ManchesterAlthough the serial was planned to run for only thirteen weeks，it is still to be seen several nights every week and almost every week has more viewers than any other programme on British television The BBC never managed

36、 to produce a really successful soap opera until 1984，when it introduced EastendersThis programme is about life in an area of the east end of LondonFor a time it had more viewers than Coronation Street and still rivals it as the most popular programme on British televisionThere is a major difference

37、 between the two programmes in that Eastenders concentrates on often rather depressing realism whilst Coronation Street，although having serious storylines，always contains a strong element of comedy Questions6165: Answer the following questions briefly. 61What problem did broadcasting stations in Ame

38、rica have in the early days of radio？ 62Why did the radio stations make women have the strongest characters in soap operas？ 63Why was the name soap or soap opera given to these programmes？ 64Why did the BBC begin to broadcast Front Line Family in Britain？ 65What do we learn about The Archers in this

39、 passage？ 專題二II. 閱讀理解(Reading comprehension) (共20小題；選擇題5小題，每小題1分，非選擇題15小題，每小題2分，計35分) A)選擇題：閱讀下面短文，從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出能回答所提問題的最佳答案。(答案涂在答題紙上) Scientists have tried to come up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls. However, none were believable enough to explain the gene

40、ral picture. As one scientist points out,“There are slight genetic(遺傳的)differences between the sexes at birth which may affect the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other effects that it is almost impossible to tell wh

41、ether girls are worse at science and maths, or whether theyve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys“territory(領(lǐng)地).” Statistics(統(tǒng)計數(shù)據(jù))show that in mathematics, at least, girls are equal to boys. A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes

42、. One of the reports authors says,“While it is socially unacceptable for people not to be able to read and write,it is still acceptable for women to say that they are hopeless at maths. Our research shows that, although girls get marks which are as good as the boys,they have not been encouraged to d

43、o so.” The explanation for the difference, which is very clear during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences. From their first days in nursery school, girls are not encouraged to work on their own or to complete tasks, although boys are. For example, boys and not girls, a

44、re often asked to help with repair work. This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life. Evidence(證據(jù))shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers who supplied answers; they had to find out for themselves. A further report on maths t

45、eaching shows that teachers seem to give more attention to boys than to girls. Most teachers who took part in the study admitted that they expect their male students to do better at mathematics and science subjects than their female students. All of this tends to encourage boys to work harder in the

46、se subjects, gives them confidence(信心)and makes them believe that they can succeed. Interestingly, both boys and girls tend to regard suchmalesubjects like mathematics and science as difficult. Yet it has been suggested that girls avoid mathematics courses, not because they are difficult, but for so

47、cial reasons. Mathematics and science are mainly male subjects, and therefore, as girls become teenagers, they are less likely to take them up. Girls do not seem to want to be in open competition with boys. Neither do they want to do better than boys because they are afraid to appear less female and

48、 so, less attractive.46.The underlined word “territory” in the second paragraph most probably means. A.interest B.area of land C.special field D.district47.According to scientific studies. A.maths is not fit for girls to learn. B.boys have a special sense of maths. C.girls are poorer at maths becaus

49、e they are the weaker sex. D.girls can learn maths as well as boys if given enough encouragement.48.Those who made extraordinary contribution in mathematics and science. A.usually had good teachers to help them. B.had the abilities to solve problems by themselves. C.usually worked harder than others

50、. D.were encouraged to repair things when young.49.Which of the following is not true according to the text？ A.It seems socially acceptable for a girl not to be able to read and write. B.It is a social problem rather than a problem of brains that girls are poor at maths. C.Mathematics and science ar

51、e no easy subjects to either girls or boys. D.There is no connection between a girls ability in maths and her appearance.50.What would be the best title for the text？ A.Whos Afraid of Maths Anyway？ B.Are Boys Cleverer than Girls？C.Boys Are Better at Maths than Girls by Birth D.Maths-A Difficult Subj

52、ectB) 非選擇題：閱讀下列材料，然后按要求完成所給出的題目。(答案寫在答題紙上)A Foxes and farmers have never got on well.These small doglike animals have long been scolded for killing farm animals.They are officially regarded as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them. Farmers can also call on

53、the services of their local hunt to control the fox population.Hunters hunt a fox across the countryside,with a group of specially trained dogs,followed by men and women riding horses.When the dogs finally catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it. People who take part in hunting think of it as sport; they wear a special unifo