高三英語專項(xiàng)復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解專練

1、學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載高三英語專項(xiàng)復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解專練（ I ）Recently the World Health Organization announced that the disease of smallpox （天花） had almost been wiped out in most parts of the world ，thanks to widespread vaccination（種牛痘）Most people are vaccinated at least once in their lives and if they wish to travel from one country

2、 to another they must be able to prove that theyhave had a recent vaccination In this way the disease has been prevented from spreading and today one seldom hears of it at all This is mainly because of the great discovery made by a village doctor ，Edward Jenner，in about 1798 when he published his re

3、port of his new experiment called vaccination （ from the word“ vacca”meaning a cow）Jenner discovered that people who worked with cattle often suffered from a harmless disease which they caught from the cattle ，but these people never seemed to get smallpox So he experimented by putting the disease in

4、to asmall opening on the arms of healthy people ，and though their arms became painful for a day or two，they soonrecovered and none of these people ever got smallpox So the news of the wonderful discoveryspread to other countries and people rushed to their doctors to bevaccinated In many countries th

5、e simple way to deal with the arm was done on thousands of people， and theterrible smallpox began to disappear 1 Which of the following is an ineffectual way of preventing the spread of smallpox？A Most people were vaccinated against the disease at least onceB People going abroad should promise not t

6、o spread the diseaseC People travelling from one country to another must prove they are vaccinated D People must be vaccinated shortly before going to foreign countries 2 The doctor's new discovery was called“ vaccination ” for the reason that _A he discovered smallpox near a farmB he experiment

7、ed with a disease from the cattleC he was working with cattle in the countrysideD people got the disease of smallpox from the cattle3 The news of the discovery _A caught people's attention from all corners of the worldB spread far and near in the western countriesC made people rush to Dr Jenner

8、for vaccinationD helped to get rid of the terrible disease of smallpox（ II ）Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space The amount of space a person needsaround him is a cultural（文化的） difference ，not an economic（經(jīng)濟(jì)的）oneKnowing your own psychological （心理的） space needs is import

9、ant because they strongly affect your choices ， including ， for example ， the number of bedrooms in the home If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms ， the chances are， if you have two children or more ， that you also will offer separ

10、ate bedrooms for themIn America ，for example ， they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies This is very rare in the world In many other countries ， the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in a bed near themThe space in the home al

11、so shows a lot about psychological space needs Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it Others have separate little corners where family學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載members go to be aloneAlthough it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic

12、reasons ， they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressuresIt is almost impossible ，however，to completely change your psychological space needs 1 The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space”means“_ ”A No two people need

13、 exactly the same amount of living spaceB Living space requirements are not always the sameC The world requires the same amount of living spaceD Nobody needs a required amount of living space2 Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because _ A they have limited living spaceB t

14、hey are brought up in a large familyC it satisfies their psychological space needsD the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents3 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？C People in various countries demand different psychological space D Knowing your psycholog

15、ical space needs is important ， as it affects your future 4 The best title for the passage is _ A AmericanWay ofLivingB PsychologicalSpaceC Space Needs inD Psychological Space and Economic PressureDifferentCountries（III ）If you want to stay young ， sit down and have a good think This is the research

16、 finding of a team of Japanese doctors ，who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result，we are growing old unnecessarily soonProfessor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reaso

17、n （推理） at a rather early age，and how the speed of getting old could beslowed down With a team of researchers at Tokyo National University， he set about measuring brain volumes （容量） of athousand people of different ages with different jobs Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact

18、measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain ，which have something to do with intellect （智力） and feelings，and decide the humancharacterAs we all know ，the back part of the brain ，which controls tasks like eating and breathing ，does not contract （萎縮） with age Contraction of fro

19、nt and side parts as cells（細(xì)胞） die off was seen in some people in their thirties ， but it was still not found in some sixty and seventy-year-olds Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contractionusing the headThe findings show that contraction of the brain begi

20、ns sooner in people in the country than in the towns Those with least possibility ， says Matsuzawa， are lawyers， followed by university professors and doctors Whitecollar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are， however as possible to have contracting brains as the farm w

21、orker ， bus driver and shop assistant學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載1 The team of doctors wanted to find out _ A at what point people grow mentally oldB how to make people live longerC the size of certain people's brainsD which people are the most clever2 The doctors' tests show that _A our brains contract as we g

22、row olderB one part of the brain does not contractC sixty-year-olds have better brains than thirty-year-oldsD some people's brains have contracted earlier than other people's3 According to the article ， _ are growing old earlier than people who live in the cities A farmersB office clerksC sh

23、op assistantsD bus drivers4 The most possible conclusion of the passage is that _ A most of us should take more exerciseB it's better to live in the townC the brain contracts if it is not usedD the more one uses his brain，the sooner he becomes old（IV ）Bill Robinson is on trial for murder （因謀殺而受審

24、） He grew up in a small town in Ohio and then went to Kent State University for one year When he was nineteen years old ， he was asked to join the army and was soon sent to fight in Vietnam He was very unhappy there as he hated the war and he hated killing people Twoyears later he returned home and

25、tried to pick up where he had left off， but things were never quite the sameagain for the young black man For one thing ， he always had terrible dreams about the war He could not concentrate on his studies and soon he had to leave school Then he was fired from one job after another He wanted to meet

26、 someone nice and get married ， but he just couldn't seem to get close to anyone He became angry easily and people avoided him He was always lonely Finally one day ， while eating at a restaurant ， Bill lost control of himself and shot someone for no reason at all Bill's lawyer hopes that he

27、will not be held responsible for the shooting He hopes that the judge and the jury （陪審團(tuán)） will understand that Bill was“ temporarily insane （一時(shí)精神錯(cuò)亂） ” and did not really choose to kill anyone 1 What did Bill Robinson do after he returned from abroad？A He gave up the chance to go back to collegeB He t

28、ried to go back to his normal life C He picked up his things and left again D He found what he had dreamed of 2 He failed to complete his college education because he _ A hated schoolB joined the armyC didn't study hardD found it difficult to keep his mind on his studies3 He never married becaus

29、e _ A there were no nice girls aroundB he didn't care to meet any girlsC he hadn't met girls that he likedD he found it hard to make friends with girls4 The best title for this article is _A Robinson on TrialB Murder at a RestaurantC A Young Black ManD A Victim of the Vietnam War（ V ）There a

30、re warm tropical regions all over the globe ， but only the Indians of the South American rain forests have formed the habit of sleeping in the open air Long before they made painful acquaintance （相識(shí)） with Europeans， they had invented something that was unique on earth ： the hammockNobody really know

31、s who first had bright idea of making sleeping in the air the symbol of untroubled rest Indians see the hammock as a“ gift of heaven （上天）”， something given to them a very long time agoThe學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載In it the Indians pass away hot noon hours ，napping or chatting Swinging it to and fro （來回?cái)[動(dòng)） creates a c

32、ooling breath of air and keeps away insects They work and play in hammocks ， are born and die there Hung like a suspension bridge between heaven and earth ，a hammock is dry while the soil is damp and is safe from most wild animals Hammocks have the advantage over beds in that they are easy to transp

33、ort and take up very little space whenthey have been rolled up （卷起） Indians never go on a journey without their hammocks， not even to theirplantations 1 The word “ hammock ”in this passage means _ A a suspension cage which can be swung to and fro in the airB a seat hanging by two ropes from the bran

34、ch of a treeC a suspension bridge in the South American rain forestsD a net hung between two supports and used as a bed2 Indians swing the hammock to _A pray to heaven for a giftB keep away flies ， mosquitoes and other insectsC keep away wild animalsD fall asleep quickly3 According to the passage ，

35、hammocks _ A cannot be rolled upB are difficult to transportC are never brought to the plantationsD can be kept dry while the ground is wet4 The passage is about _ A the Indian way of livingB tropical regionsC Indians' gift for the EuropeansD a portable bed（VI ）McGill Comedy ClubImportant meetin

36、g today Discussionon putting on Blazing Saddles Unionroom 302 ，3 4 pmNew members（ both actors and non-actors， living and dead）are welcomeHistory Students' AssociationProf Michael Cross of Dalhousie University will be speakingon“Unskilled Labours on Rivers and Canals in Upper Canada， 1820 1850： T

37、he Beginnings of Class Struggle at”10 amin Leacock 230 Design Mirror Sale All types and sizes of design mirrors priced to please Sale today in Union room 108 McGill Teaching Assistants'Women's UnionAssociationImportant General meeting at 6p m Union roomA general meeting ， for all the TAs，423

38、 Speaker on “ Importance of Deciding Basic Goals of thewill be held at 4p m in LeacockWomen's Union ”Everyone ，old， new and those interested，116please attendFilm SocietyCanadian University Students OverseasLast meeting of the term for allCUSO presents “ Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast at”mem

39、bers All managers are required7pmNewman Centre ，3484PeelFind out about CUSO hereto be present6pmsharp， Unionroom 434 and overseas Everyone welcome 1 Where can you probably find this text？學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載A In a school magazineB In a national paper C In a guide book D In a university daily newspaper 2 If you

40、are interested in arts ， where would you go for a visit ？A Leacock 116B Union room 423 C Union room 108 D Newman Center ，3484 Peel3 Which of the following is the name of a play？A Blazing SaddlesB Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast C Importance of Deciding Basic Goals of the Women's UnionD Unski

41、lled Labours on Rivers and Canals in Upper Canada ，1820 1850(VII ）When prices are low ，people will buy more ，and when prices are high，they will buy less Every shopper knows this But at the same time ， producers want higher prices for their goods when they make more goods According to the economic （經(jīng)

42、濟(jì)的） point of view ， changes in the prices of goods cause changes in supply and demand As is shown in the graph （圖表）， people buy fewer shoes as the price of shoes goes up On the contrary ，a decrease in the price causes an increase in demandBusiness firms look for the perfect price at which the larges

43、t profits （利潤） can be madeIf the price of the shoes goes up to 50，the consumers（消費(fèi)者） will not buy all of 3 ，000 shoesThe producers will have asurplus（剩余） of 2 ， 000 shoes and they can only get 50， 000 If the price of the shoes is lowered to 10， as many as 5， 000 shoes can be sold Still ， only 50， 00

44、0 is made1 According to this article ， the main idea of the first paragraph is that _A the lower the price is ， the less people will buyB producers want to make more money by making fewer goods C every shopkeeper knows the price for goodsD how changes in prices of shoes affect the number of shoes so

45、ld2 From the passage， we can conclude that _ is the best price for the producers to sell the shoes which areworth the highest price A.30B.20C.10D.503 Which of the following is the best title for the passage？A Producers and Goods BPrice and Quality C Shopkeepers and Shoes D Supply and Demand（ VIII ）N

46、ew York ， 10 November 5： 27pm， yesterday Biggest power failure in the city's history Thousands of people got stuck in lifts Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floorsof the Empire State Building “ There were twelve of us But no one panicked We passed the time telling stor

47、ies and playing word games One man wanted to smoke but we didn't let him Firemen finally got us學(xué)習(xí)必備歡迎下載out ”“ It was the best night we've ever had，” said Angela Carraro， who runs an Italian restaurant on 42ndStreet“ We had lots of candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles o

48、n their trays The placewas full and all night ，in fact ，for after we had closed ，we let the people stay on and spend the night here ” The zoos had their problems like everyone else Keepers worked through the night They used blankets tokeep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm While zoos had probl

49、ems keeping warm ， supermarkets had problems keeping cool“ All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted，” said the manager of a store in downtown Manhattan “ They were worth 50,000 ” The big electric clock in the lobby （大廳） of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started ticking （滴答） agai

50、n at 5： 25 this morning It was almost on time 1 Throughout the period of darkness ， Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _A nervousB excitedCcalmD frightened2 In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro？A She had a taste of adventureB Burning candles brightened th

51、e place C Business was better than usualD Many people stayed the night in her restaurant 3 How long did the power failure last ？A Nearly 12 hours B More than 12 hours C Nearly 24 hours D More than 24 hours 閱讀理解專練答案（ I ） 【解題思路與答案】這是一篇具有科普性質(zhì)的說明文，說明了種牛痘防治天花的始末。第1 題屬細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題， A 、 C、D 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容都可在第一段找到，而“去國外的

52、人應(yīng)該保證不傳播這種疾病”在文中找不到根據(jù)，故選項(xiàng) B 正確。第 2 題屬細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題，第二段第 1 句vaccination（ from the word “ vacca”meaning a cow）即本題答案出處，故選B 正確。第3 題屬細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題。由第三段第1 句可知，這一消息傳到其它國家，不僅僅是西方國家， 所以排除選項(xiàng)B；人們是到醫(yī)生那里去種牛痘，而不是到 Jenner 醫(yī)生那里去種牛痘，故排除選項(xiàng) C；“vaccination ”而不是“ the news”可使人們免于“天花”這一疾病，故排除選項(xiàng)D。通過細(xì)節(jié)的認(rèn)定，本題正確答案是A 。（ II ）【解題思路與答案】本篇短文屬議論文體

53、裁。 第 1 題屬細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題， 第一段第1 句 Not every-one 屬部分否定， 而選項(xiàng) A 、D 屬全部否定， 選項(xiàng) C 為全部肯定，故選項(xiàng) B 正確。第 2 題為推理判斷題， 第二段第1 句 The space（ 家庭空間也在很大程度上表明了人們心理空間的需要），由此可推理出選項(xiàng) C 正確。第 3 題屬推理判斷題，通過第一段后三句美國與其它國家在對(duì)嬰兒居室的不同安排上，可推斷選項(xiàng)C 正確。第 4 題屬概括主題思想題。選項(xiàng)A 、 D 分別在第一段和第三段中出現(xiàn)過，并非全文的主旨大意，選項(xiàng)C 也不是全文的主旨大意。選項(xiàng)B 概括了全文的主題，故選B 正確。（ III ）【解題思路與答案】本篇短文屬科普題材。第1 題屬概括主題思想題。選項(xiàng)B 意為“如何使人長壽” ；選項(xiàng) C 意為“某些人大腦的大小” ；選項(xiàng) D 意為“哪些人最聰明” 。這三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的內(nèi)容都不是全文的主旨大意，只有選項(xiàng)A才概括了全文的主旨大意，故本題選A 正確。第2 題屬細(xì)節(jié)辨認(rèn)題，第五段即本題答案出處。有些人三十幾歲時(shí)前腦和側(cè)腦萎縮，但有些六、七十歲的人大腦還沒萎縮