高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（四十七）

　　阅读理解训练题（四十七）

　　A

　　Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune , largely to the cause of global health , during the course of his lifetime . With an estimated（估计）worth of more than $ 40 billion , according to Forbes , the project will be no small feat （功绩）for Gates . Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues , Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”

　　So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest ? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world . Improving the health of the populations , he says , has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially successful . “National borders allow inequalities ,” said Gates : “We all need to take a more global view , rather than just saying my country is doing well . We have to step up these health issues , knowing how few resources are going into them .”

　　Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child . His father , William H. Gates , was the head of the local Planned Parenthood , and his mother , Mary , volunteered for the United Way . As he gathered his fortune , Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well , but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

　　However , Gates , 47 , began to question his ability to wait that long . “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said . “I started to think , How many lives could I save before then ?”

　　56．Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to

　　A．improve the health of population in America alone

　　B．improve the health of population all over the world

　　C．avoid leaving his children too much money

　　D．spare the American government the burden of health care

　　57．Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is

　　A．to set up more foundations for them

　　B．to aid them with natural resources

　　C．to put more effort into the health issues in them

　　D．to help them take a more global view

　　58．It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks

　　A．Americans should care about people in other countries

　　B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well

　　C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

　　D．Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

　　59．Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of

　　A．his weakening health condition

　　B．his parents’ suggestions

　　C．his great success in business

　　D．his concerns for suffering people

　　B

　　An unlucky Singaporean thief picked up six years of hard labor after the unique（独特的）ring of the mobile phone he stole led police straight to him . Pretending to be a police detective , Rahman Magundario robbed two teenagers in a park , told them to turn their backs and stole the $140 phone , court documents show . If he had chosen another target （目标）in the mobile mad city state , he might have got off the hook . His number was up a short while later when the victim（受害人）heard the characteristic tune he had programmed into the phone . An unsuspecting buyer , who paid $70 in a coffee shop for what he thought was Magundario’s mobile , pointed police to the thief . The 39-year-old was sentenced for threatening the teenagers and pretending a police officer . “He got six years of corrective training ,” a court official said. “It’s worse than a prison sentence.”

　　60．The police caught the thief without any difficulty mainly because

　　A．the buyer pointed police to the thief

　　B．the thief pretended a police officer

　　C．the ring of the stolen mobile phone was different from that of others

　　D．the thief robbed two teenagers in a park

　　61．It can be learned from the text that Magundario

　　A．stole the phone for money

　　B．sold the mobile phone for its unique ring

　　C．pretended a police officer because he looked like a policeman

　　D．was sentenced six years in prison

　　62．What can be inferred from the story ?

　　A．Many people in the city have mobile phones .

　　B．The thief would rather pick up six years of hard labor .

　　C．The thief would have escaped being caught if he hadn’t sold the stolen phone .

　　D．The police recognized the thief when they heard the ring .

　　63．By saying “His number was up a short while later” , the writer means

　　A．the thief knew the mobile phone number soon afterwards

　　B．the thief lost his luck before long

　　C．the thief forgot the mobile phone number a moment later

　　D．someone dialed the mobile phone number at that time

　　C

　　How might you drag a good writer’s work down to the level of a scribe （抄写员）? Try the spell-check button . A study at the University of Pittsburgh indicates spell-check soft-ware may level the playing field between people with differing levels of language skills , hampering （妨碍）the work of writers and editors who place too much trust in the software . In the study , 33 undergraduate students were asked to proofread（校对）a one-page business letter—half of them using Microsoft Word with red and green lines underlining potential errors（潜在错误）. The other half did it the old-fashioned way , using only their heads . Without grammar or spelling software , students with higher SAT scores made , on average , 5 errors , compared with 12.3 errors for students with lower scores . Using the software , students with higher scores reading the same page made , on average , 16 errors , compared with 17 errors for students with lower scores . Dennis Galletta , a professor of information systems at the Katz Business School , said spell-check software is so sophisticated that some have come to trust it too thoroughly . “It’s not a software problem , it’s a behavior problem,” he said . Microsoft technical specialist Tim Pash said grammar and spelling technology is meant to help writers and editors , not solve all their problems . The study found the software helped students find and correct errors in the letter , but in some cases they also changed phrases or sentences marked by the software as grammatically suspicious （可疑的）, even though they were correct .

　　64．The writer wants to tell us that

　　A．spell-check software is very helpful

　　B．spell-check software has some problems

　　C．it’s not wise to depend too much on the spell-check software

　　D．spell-check software will bring trouble to writers and editors

　　65．The experiment is used to show us that

　　A．spell-check software helps only those with low SAT scores

　　B．spell-check software can sometimes make things worse

　　C．all problems cannot be solved by spell-check software

　　D．those with higher SAT scores make fewer mistakes than those with low scores

　　66．What can be learned from the passage ?

　　A．33 students were divide into four different groups in the experiment .

　　B．Spell-check software can be of great help to writers and editors .

　　C．With the help of spell-check software those with lower SAT scores will make fewer mistakes .

　　D．Students often make more mistakes in writing if they trust spell-check software too much .

　　67．Which of the following best explains the meaning of the word “sophisticated” as it is used in the text ?

　　A．Easy . B．Complex . C．Simple . D．Advanced .

　　D

　　To protect you and your fellow passengers , the Transportation Security Administration (TSA ) is required by law to inspect all checked baggage . As part of this process , some bags are opened and inspected . Your bag was among those selected for inspection .

　　During the inspection , your bag and its contents may have been searched for items forbidden by law such as fireworks , fuels , gun powder , etc . At the completion of the inspection , the contents were returned to your bag , which was resealed（重新封口）with a “special” lock .

　　If the TSA screener was unable to open your bag for inspection because it was locked , the screener may have been forced to break the locks on your bag . TSA sincerely regrets having to do this , and has taken care to reseal your bag upon completion of inspection . However , TSA is not liable for damage to your locks resulting from this necessary security precaution（预防措施）.

　　For packing tips and other suggestions that may assist you during your next trip ,visit :

　　WWW.TSATravelTips.us

　　We appreciate your understanding and cooperation . If you have questions , comments , or concerns ,please feel free to contact（联系）the Transportation Security Administration Consumer Response Center :

　　Phone : toll-free at (866) 289-9673

　　Email : TellTSA@tas.dot.gov

　　*Section 110(b)of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, 49, U. S. C.§44901(c)-(e)

　　68．This leaflet (宣传单) is trying to

　　A．introduce one of the security acts

　　B．persuade people to contact TSA

　　C．inform people of baggage inspection

　　D．warn against the damage of locking the baggage

　　69．The leaflet is most probably provided by TSA to those who

　　A．refused to check in their baggage

　　B．had their baggage selected for inspection

　　C．kept some damaged items in their baggage D．left their baggage unlocked

　　70．What is the meaning of “liable” as it is used in the text ?

　　A．responsible by law

　　B．permitted by law

　　C．suitable by law

　　D．prepared by law

　　71．Which of the following items is probably allowed in the checked baggage ?

　　E

　　All plant cells are capable of taking up water . Even dead ones do to a certain degree . Absorption of water by dead cell walls makes wood become larger . In common land plants , the living cells of roots take up most of the water . Land plants without roots do exist , however . Those greenish-yellow lichens（苔藓）you seen on rocks in the high mountains have no roots . Half a billion years ago , when water plants started to enter the land , the first land plants did not have roots .

　　Even among the flowering plants , one finds rootless forms . These flowering plants are “the higher plants” because they evolved（进化） recently and are thus considered higher on the evolutionary scale（进化树）. In the Peruvian desert , there grows one of these rootless higher plants , a bromeliad . It is a relative of the pineapple . Even if this plant had roots , they would be of no use , because where the plant grows , it never rains . The plant gets its water only from the dew（露水）it collects at night , when its leaves cool off . Such rootless plants , of course , can be moved with ease , but they will only grow when they are placed out in the open . If they are placed too near a house , the radiation from the heat of the house prevents the leaves from cooling and so prevents dew from forming , and the plant dies . In the southern United States and in Puerto Rico , one sees bromeliads growing high above the streets on the insulation（绝缘物）of electric wires . These plants get their water from rain , and the only soil they ever come in contact with is the dust that may blow on their leaves .

　　72．Wood becomes larger because of

　　A．dead cell walls

　　B．water entering dead cells

　　C．the growth of cells

　　D．the death of cells

　　73．From the passage we know that the evolutionary scale is graded according to

　　A．evolutionary cycles

　　B．heights and depths

　　C．time

　　D．kinds

　　74．The “bromeliad” is a plant that

　　A．has useless roots

　　B．is a pineapple

　　C．can grow anywhere

　　D．takes up water through its leaves

　　75．The most suitable title for this passage is “

　　”.

　　A．Absorption of water by plants

　　B．Rootless plants

　　C．Plants in the desert

　　D．Higher plants

　　阅读理解训练题（四十七）答案

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