高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（七十四）

　　阅读理解训练题（七十四）

　　A

　　Before a new airliner goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. In the first test, a modern airliner must fly at very high altitudes. Air must be pumped into the place so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane is filled with air, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure on a small window, for example, is like a huge foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to crack （爆裂）, the plane would explode in the sky. In order to test the structure of the plane, it is lowered into a huge tank of water .Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has cracked.

　　In the second test, the test pilot must find exactly what happens when all the engines are shut off at once. He takes the plane up very high. Then he shuts the engines off, the plane begins to fall like a stone. it is the pilot’s job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.

　　56．Why must air be pumped into the plane?

　　A. Because without air the plane can’t fly.

　　B. Because the plane needs air for its refueling.

　　C. Because the passengers’ lives depend on air.

　　D. Because the passengers have paid for it.

　　57．What would happen if a small part of the plane was cracked?

　　A. The plane would not go forward.

　　B. The plane would explode.

　　C. The plane would fall down.

　　D. The plane would fly slowly.

　　58．For what purpose does the pilot shut off all the engines?

　　A. To find out exactly what happens.

　　B. To save fuel.

　　C. To fly even more slowly

　　D. To keep balance （平衡）

　　B

　　Robert Spring, a 19th century forger（造者）, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling false signatures of Americans. Spring was born in English in 1813 and arrived in Philadelphia in 1858 to open a bookstore. At first he became rich by selling his small but real collection of early U.S. autographs （手稿）. Discovering his ability at copying handwriting, he began imitating signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin and writing them on the title pages of old bocks. To lessen the chance of detection（察觉）, he sent his forgeries to England and Canada for sale.

　　Forgers have a hard time selling their products. A forger can’t deal with a respectable buyer but people who don’t have much knowledge in the field. Forgers have many ways to make their work look real. For example, they buy old books to use the aged paper of the title page, and they can treat paper and ink with chemicals.

　　In Spring’s time. right after the Civil War, Britain was still fond of the Southern states, so Spring invented a respectable maiden lady known as Miss Fanny Jackson, the only daughter of General揝tonewall 擩ackson. For several years Miss Fannydo’s financial problems forced her to sell a great number of letters and manuscripts. Spring had to work very hard to satisfy the demand. All this activity did not prevent Spring from dying in poverty, leaving sharp - eyed experts the difficult task of separating his forgeries from the originals.

　　59．Why did Spring sell his false autographs in England and Canada?

　　A. There was a greater demand there than in America.

　　B. There was less chance of being detected there.

　　C. Britain was Spring’s birthplace.

　　D. The prices were higher in England and Canada.

　　60．After the civil War, there was a great demand in Britain for________.

　　A. Southern money

　　B. Signatures of George Washington and Ben Franklin

　　C. Southern manuscripts and letters

　　D. Civil War battle plans

　　61．Robert Spring spent 15 years________.

　　A. running a bookstore in Philadelphia

　　B. keeping in touch with Miss Fanny Jackson

　　C. as a forger

　　D. as a respectable dealer

　　62．According to the passage, forgeries are usually so1d to________.

　　A. sharp - eyed experts’t experts

　　C. book dealers　 ’s papers to Robert Spring.

　　C. Robert Spring’s daughter.

　　D. An imaginary person created by Spring.

　　C

　　Each child has his individual（个人的）pattern of social, as well as physical, development. Some of it depends on his home life and his relationships with the people who love him. Children in large families learn how to get along with others through normal brother- sister play and tussles （打斗）. An only child, on the other hand , may have to learn his lessons in social living through hard experiences on the playground or in the classroom. Twins who always have one another to lean on may be slow in responding to others because they do not need anyone else.

　　A child who is constantly scolded and made to feel he does everything wrong may have a difficult time developing socially. He may be so afraid of displeasing the adults around him that he keeps to himself （where he can’t get into trouble）or he may take the opposite route and go out of his way to create trouble. Like the deserted child, he too may return to infantile （幼稚的）pleasures, developing habits that will satisfy him, but create barriers（障碍）toward social contact.

　　64．Which of the following may have effect on children’s paten of social development?

　　A. Age. ocial development.

　　C. continual scolding has no effect on obeying orders.

　　D. continual scolding has no effect on physical development

　　68．Where does the passage say the only child learns his social lessons?

　　A. School and home　’s most photographed woman was catapulted （一下被抬到高位）into the public eye in 1981, when her engagement to Prince Charles was announced. The marriage lasted 15 years, but , after separating and divorcing, she continued to command attention.

　　Lady Diana Spencer was a shy and innocent 20 - year - old girl when she married Prince Charles, a man twelve years her senior. She transformed into Diana, the Princess of Wales, a new and glamorous （富有魅力的）addition to Britain’s stuffy（沉闷的）Royal Family. Within three years, she had given birth to two sons, the Princes William and Harry. She was a devoted mother.

　　The fairy tale seemed complete, but there was a sadness few guessed at. Diana and Charles were not the perfect match. They seemed unable to share common tastes, and were soon rarely seen together. In 1992, a book by Royal watcher, Andrew Morton, revealed that Chilies’s long - term affair with a married woman, Camilla Parker - Bowles, had driven his wife to an eating disorder, and to attempted suicide （自 杀）. In December of that year, Prime Minister John Major announced a separation. Charles and Diana were finally divorced a year ago.　Diana had hinted at the pain and anguish（痛苦）the media attention had brought her.

　　69．In which year was this report written?

　　A. 1981 B. 1992 C. 1996　

　　________.

　　A. they lived happily like a fairy tale, but few people understood this

　　B. they felt sad for they didn’t love each other at all

　　C. most of people thought they lived an imaginably happy life, but in fact it isn’t true

　　D. there were some people who often guessed that it wasn’t fit for them to marry each other

　　71．Which of the following statements expresses the main idea of the passage?

　　A. The media attention killed Lady Diana Spencer, the Princess of Wales

　　B. Diana’s marriage to Prince Charles led to a sad story.

　　C. Sometimes a woman and a prince may not be the perfect match.

　　D. The media attention had brought great deal of pain and anguish to Diana.

　　E

　　WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - US President Bush said on Monday that he wanted Osama bin Laden “dead or alive” for last week’s attacks on the World Trade Center and the pentagon, but many of Washington’s allies are cool on strikes against Afghanistan.

　　Bush has named Saudi - born militant Osama bin Laden as a prime suspect, though he has provided no evidence for his claim. Still, he had been building public support for military action and has warned Afghanistan’s Taliban to give up Bin Laden.

　　But the Taliban, which has warned of “holy war” in response to any US attack, by Tuesday afternoon had given no indication of whether the man they call their“ guest” would be handed over.

　　On an unprecedented“ Day of terror”, two planes smashed into New York’s World Trade Center twin towers on September 11, putting them into ruins while explosions rocked the Pentagon in Washington, and the White House and State Department were evacuated. The attacks have left more than 5, 000 people dead or missing.

　　China has said it is ready to join international efforts in fighting “terrorism ”but insisted that peace, not war, is the best option.

　　In London, Blair declared it a“ war between the civilized world and fanaticism ”and determined to stand by an ally which aided Britain in two world wars. France, Germany and other, including Russia, are also supportive.　“The evil must be punished, ” Russian President Vladimir Put in said. “But we should not liken ourselves to bandit.” His defense chiefs have ruled out hosting NATO forces in former Soviet Central Asia or joining US military action, although Moscow says it will help with intelligence.

　　72．What building（s）was/were totally damaged?

　　A. The World Trade Center and the Pentagon

　　B. The World Trade Center.

　　C. The Pentagon.

　　D. The White House

　　73．In this passage, what country does the underlined part refer to?

　　A. Russialbone will hand over bin Laden.

　　D. Few countries support America after the attacks.

　　75．From the passage, what problem is the world facing?

　　A. Warsures of Americans，则为make a Living as a forger．

　　62．B　提示：从第二段的第二句得出结论。

　　63．D　提示：最后一段第一句话中invented一词表示这个人物是Spring发明和杜撰的。

　　64．C　提示：文中的第二句说到Some of it depends on his home life and…没有提到education等的影响。

　　65．B　提示：children in large families learn how to get along with others．…，只有大家庭孩子们才能自小学会和别人相处。

　　66．A　提示：文章第二段的第一句话可以得出结论。

　　67．B　提示：文章第二段的第一句话……may have a difficult time developing socially．

　　68．C　提示：An only child may have to learn his lessons in ……一句表明只有在classroom和play ground这样的孩子才能获得社会知识。

　　69．D　提示：文中1981结婚，15年后分居并且一年前离婚，因而答案为1981＋15＋1=1997。

　　70．C　提示：前半句为似乎完美，但是有一些猜疑，表明表面如此而事实上并非如此。

　　71．B　提示：全文从Diana's marriage开始到Separation 对结尾两次引起媒体的关注。故答案为B。

　　72．B　提示：putting them into ruins，一句ruins-totally damaged．故只有world Trade Center．

　　73．D　提示：stand by……站在……的一边．两次世界大战支持英国的必是America．

　　74．C　提示：第三段表明此意。

　　75．B　提示：从几个国家政府发表的声明来判断世界面临“恐怖组织”的威胁。