高考阅读理解训练资讯专题（三）

　　高考阅读理解训练资讯专题（三）

　　1

　　Apollo

　　For lovers of the arts, Apollo is a truly necessary magazine. Covering the ages and the great civilizations of the world, Apollo brings you well-illustrated yet academic articles by internationally famous scholars, as well as information on exhibitions and sales. Experience five monthly issues for as little as ￡5 each.

　　The Guardian Weekly

　　The Guardian Weekly gives you a global view with articles from four of the world’s most respected newspapers. Read the news from different views and draw your own conclusions on the stories shaping our world. Try it for 3 months for just ￡15. 55. Plus get a free copy of The Guardian Year 2003.

　　New Internationalist

　　Full of excellent writing and photography, the NI covers one key subject each month, from Terrorism to Poverty to Climate Change. Reporters from around the globe provide you with a comprehensive world view. PLUS：masses of fresh reports and stories to keep you up-to-date on world affairs. 3 months free and free World Map.

　　The Week

　　The Week is the only weekly summary giving you the best of the British and foreign newspapers in just 35 pages. Designed to be read in just 1 hour, it provides you with everything you need and want to know. Try The Week now with 13 issues for just ￡13. 75. If you decide it’s not for you, just tell us within the first 6 weeks and you can get your money back.

　　1. Which of the following magazines will probably provide you with articles about music and paintings?

　　A. Apollo.

　　B. The Week.

　　C. New Internationalist.

　　D. The Guardian Weekly.

　　2. It is possible that most of the readers of the four magazines are______.

　　A. men???

　　B. women????

　　C. children???

　　D. grown-ups

　　3. Which of the following would you most probably read if you want to get information from the world’s most popular newspapers?

　　A. Apollo & The Week.

　　B. Apollo & New Internationalist.

　　C. The Guardian Weekly & The Week.

　　D. The Guardian Weekly & New Internationalist.

　　4. The purpose of writing these four texts is to______.

　　A. tell the readers the latest news

　　B. get more readers to subscribe（订阅）

　　C. show the importance of the four magazines

　　D. introduce the four magazines to new readers

　　2

　　Besides giving off gases and dusts into the air,humans produce waste that is poured on the environment.Often,this waste produced by major industries and people is harmful to both nature and human life.

　　One of the main causes of the large amount of dangerous waste is that people do not realize how large a problem it is.Because it can be simply removed and sent to a landfill（废渣填埋场）,the problem is often believed to end there.In addition,industries have often shown an unwillingness to find ways to deal with dangerous waste because of the related expenses.Many industries and governments build simple landfills to store waste,and often just pour waste chemicals into nearby bodies of water.Often,chemicals used for industrial production cause dangerous forms of waste.The amount of these chemicals has increased greatly in the past,but it is often difficult and expensive to get rid of these chemicals or to store them in a way safe to human life and the environment.

　　?Every year,major health problems result from dangerous waste.Sadly,it is often only after someone has died or become seriously ill that governments will take measures to reduce levels of harmful waste.

　　?Some governments have realized how serious the dangerous waste problem is and are now trying to settle this problem.They are also trying to limit the amount of waste industries are allowed to produce.

　　Not only governments but ordinary people as well must work together to solve the problem.They can choose not to buy those products which require the production of dangerous waste,and produce less harmful waste themselves.Many scientists think that waste production can be cut.The waste can be reduced by at least one third using existing technologies and methods.

　　1.What would be the best title for the text?

　　A.Measures of Reducing Dangerous Waste

　　B.Danger of Harmful Waste to Mankind

　　C.Dangerous Waste and Water Pollution

　　D.Environmental Protection

　　2.According to the text,people______.

　　A.do not produce harmful waste in their daily life

　　B.do not know where to place the dangerous waste

　　C.are not clear about how serious the dangerous waste problem is

　　D.are not sure about where harmful waste ends

　　3.What troubles industries most in dealing with the dangerous waste problem?

　　A.How to get government support.

　　B.How to increase their production.

　　C.How to store harmful waste.

　　D.How to cut down the related costs.

　　4.What can be inferred from the passage?

　　A.The polluting industries are not allowed to sell their products.

　　B.Present technologies have settled the harmful waste problem.

　　C.Everyone should obey the government rules for the problem.

　　D.To solve the problem requires the efforts of the whole society.

　　3

　　???Houston,Texas（June 8,2002）－In 2004,the National Aeronautics and Space Administration（NASA）will send two robots（机器人）to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water.It is an exciting idea to send two robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time,to be able to see what is on the other side of the hill.

　　?Last month,NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars,but after two weeks,it?decided there was enough money for two.The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy Space Center.If all goes well,the two spacecraft（宇宙飞船）will touch down on Mars,after a seven-and-a-half-month space flight,on January 2 and 20,2004.

　　?The robots,each weighing 150 kilograms,can cover 100 meters per day.They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil,and their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills.Although they will be under control from Earth,the robots are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them.

　　?The actual landing points have not been determined yet,but the scientists say it will be in areas where they hope to find water.

　　1.According to the news report,scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to_______.

　　A.find out whether there is water on Mars

　　B.see if robots can find minerals there

　　C.test how fast robots can drive there

　　D.prove that robots can work on Mars

　　2.How long in between will the two robots be sent to Mars?

　　A.1 year.?

　　B.7.5 months.?

　　C.2 months.??

　　D.2 weeks.

　　69.One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to________.

　　A.study the soil

　　B.walk everywhere

　　C.test the new camera

　　D.find a suitable landing point

　　3.We can infer from the last sentence that scientists________.

　　A.have changed the landing points many times

　　B.hope to land the robots on the surface of water

　　C.are still working on the plan

　　D.know where they can find water

　　4

　　It’s not the flashiest car in the world. Not even close. But the 1971 Volkswagen named Helios can do something most cars can’t：run on solar energy－energy from the sun’s light and heat!

　　?Joshua Bechtold, 14, and the other students at the Riverside School in Lyndonville, Vermont, worked many months to get Helios ready for the 1999 American Tour de Sol（“Sol”is the Latin word for“sun”）. They named their car after Helios, the sun god in Greek mythology（神话）.

　　???The 4-year-old Tour de Sol encourages the use of “green”, or environmentally friendly, cars to help reduce pollution and save energy. It’s not a race. Cars are judged on fuel efficiency（耗油量） rather than speed. In the week-long event, 44 cars took the 350-mile tour from Waterbury, Connecticut, to Lake George, New York. Of the 23 student cars, Helios was the only one built by middle school students.

　　??A teacher drove Helios, but the children talked with people wherever they stopped along the road. “That was my favorite part. ”says Anna Browne, 15. “We explained how the car runs. ”

　　???Due in part to old, inefficient batteries（电池）, Helios finished fourth－out of four—in its kind, the sun-powered class. “We were there for the fun of it. ”Anna says. “We’re proud of Helios, ” says Ariel Gleicher, 14. “It’s a car that’s good for the environment. ”

　　1. What is special about the car Helios in the text?

　　A. It was built by middle school students.

　　B. It has an attractive design.

　　C. It was made in 1971.

　　D. It won the fourth prize.

　　2. How many sun-powered cars took part in the race?

　　A. 1. ?? B. 4???? ?C. 23.

　　D. 44.

　　3. What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. The Making of Helios

　　B. 1999 American Tour de Sol

　　C. Sun-powered Cars on the Road

　　D. Use of Green Cars in Connecticut

　　4. The students felt proud of Helios because______.

　　A. it could run as far as 350 miles

　　B. it was favored by many children

　　C. it had high-quality batteries

　　D. it was driven by clean energy

　　5

　　??Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.

　　??“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer — “That’s not a problem here.” — Mahoney began to feel uneasy.

　　??“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today.? “I just don’t buy it.”? Nor should he: in 1999 the U.S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to colleges,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation.”

　　??But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics （统计数字) by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc., the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.

　　?To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.

　　1.?? The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August ______.

　　??A. to express the opinions of many parents

　　??B. to choose a right one for their daughter

　　??C. to check the cost of college education

　　??D. to find a right one near a large city

　　2.?? It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges ______.

　　??A. receive too many visitors

　　??B. mirror the rest of the nation

　　??C. hide the truth of campus crime??

　　D. have too many watchdog groups

　　3.?? The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means ______.

　　A. mind????

　　B. admit???

　　C. believe???

　　?D. expect

　　4.?? We learn from the text that? “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most probably refers to colleges ______.

　　A. that are protected by campus security

　　B. that report campus crimes by law

　　C. that are free from campus crime

　　D. the enjoy very good publicity

　　5.?? What is the text mainly about?

　　A. Exact campus crime statistics.???

　　B. Crimes on or around campuses.

　　C. Effective solutions to campus crime.

　　D. Concerns about kids’ campus safety.

　　参考答案

　　1、

　　1. A???

　　?2. D???

　　3. C????

　　4. B

　　2、

　　1.B

　　2.C

　　3.D

　　4.D

　　3、

　　1.A???

　　?2.D???????

　　3.A?????

　　?4.C??????

　　4、

　　1. A?

　　?2. B?????

　　?3. C?????

　　?4. D

　　5、

　　1.B

　　2.C

　　3.C

　　4.B

　　5.D

　　1.解析：这是一道细节题。从第一段“Last August Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17－year－old daughter， Maureen.”可知，Mahoney夫妇访问许多大学的目的是为他们的女儿选择学校。

　　2.解析：这是一道细节推断题。根据第四段“Colleges must report crime statistics by law， but some hold back for fear of bad publicity， leaving the honest ones looking dangerous.”可推断出得到正确信息困难的原因是一些大学隐瞒了校园中犯罪的事实。

　　3.解析：这是一道猜测词义题。上文校长说没有问题，但从下文可以看出1999年全国有将近400 000严重犯罪事件发生在校园内或校园附近，所以Mahoney不相信校长的话。

　　4.解析：这是一道猜测词义题。根据上文中must report crime statistics by law”可猜测出the honest ones指的是按法律上报校园犯罪数字的学校。

　　5.解析：这是一道主旨题。这篇短文主要讲述了校园安全问题。