高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解16

　　阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项 。

　　A

　　In America,drivers’ education is part of the regular high school curriculum.Every student in his or her second year of high school is required to take a class in driver’s education.However,

　　unlike other courses,it is not given during the regular school year.Instead it is a summer course.

　　The course is divided up into two parts:class time for learning laws and regulations and driving time to practise driving.Class time is not unlike any other class.The students have a text from which they study the basic laws they must know to pass the written driving test that is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license.

　　Driving time is a chance for the students to get behind the wheel (steering wheel) and practise starting steering,backing up,parking,switching lanes,turning corners,and all the other maneuvers (操作) required to drive a car.Each student is required to drive a total of six hours.The students are divided up into groups of four.The students and the instructor go out driving for twohour blocks of time.Thus,each student gets half an hour driving time per outing.The instructor and “driver” sit in the front seats and the other three students sit in the back.

　　Drivers Ed cars are unlike other cars in which they have two sets of brakes,one on the driver’s side and one on the other side where the instructor sits.Thus,if the student driver should run into difficulties the instructor can take over.The car also has another special feature.On the top of the car is a sign that reads:STUDENT DRIVER.That lets nearby drivers know that they should use extra caution(小心) because the student driver is a beginning driver,not very experenced and prone to driving slowly.

　　After the student has passed the driver’s education course and reached the appropriate age to drive(this age differs in every state but in most cases the person must be 16 years old),they can go to a designated state office to take their driver’s test,which is made up of an eye examination,a written test,and a road test.The person must pass all three tests in order to be given a driver’s license.If the person did well in his or her driver’s education class,he or she will pass the test with flying colors and get a driver’s license.

　　56.In America,the driver’s course mentioned above ??????????.

　　A.is considered as part of the advanced education

　　B.is given to anyone wanting to get a driver’s license

　　C.is carried on at the same time as other courses

　　D.is offered to all the students of Grade 2 in high schools

　　57.To prevent accidents,a drivers Ed car ??????????.

　　A.has a sign inside it B.has two sets of brakes

　　C.is big enough to hold five persons D.can’t run very fast

　　58.We can infer that the students are required to ???????????in their whole driving practice.

　　A.go out driving for tweleve times B.spend at least six hours driving

　　C.drive for twohour blocks of time D.get half an hour driving

　　59.Which of the following does not agree with the requirements for the students wanting to get their driver’s license?

　　A.They must be 16 years of age.

　　B.They should go to have their driver’s test.

　　C.They must have their eyes examined.

　　D.They ought to do well in their driver’s course.

　　60.In the last sentence,“with flying colors” means ??????????.

　　A.happily B.successfully C.colorfully D.quickly

　　B

　　Greenspace facilities (设施) are contributing to an important degree to the quality of the city environment.Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea.At present it is generally accepted,although more as a self proved statement than on the base of a closely reasoned scientific proof.Recognizing the importance of greenspaces in the city environment is a first step on the right way,this does not mean,however,that enough details are known about the functions of greenspace in towns and about the way in which people are using these spaces.As to this subject I shall within the scope of this lecture,enter into one aspect(方面) only,namely the recreative function of greenspace facilities.

　　The theoretical separation of living,working,traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town and country planning,has in my opinion resulted in more attention for forms of recreation far from home,while there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighbourhood of the home.We have come to the conclusion that this is not right,because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working,is used for activities at and around home.So it is obvious that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house.The city environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible,and the design of these has to be such that more required activities can also have recreative aspect.

　　The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district,if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets because the risks of traffic are too great,if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot for enjoying for a moment the nice weather,in short,if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you.

　　61.The importance of greenspaces in the city environment ??????????.

　　A.has been recognized

　　B.is paid little attention to

　　C.is accepted on the base of scientific proof

　　D.is still unknown

　　62.For many years town and country planning has ??????????.

　　A.brought living areas and places of entertainment close together

　　B.separated recreation facilities far from home

　　C.improved recreative possibilities in the neighbourhood

　　D.enabled people to reach the best standard of living

　　63.According to the author,greenspaces should be designed ??????????.

　　A.to reduce the number of recreative activities

　　B.to attract more and more people

　　C.for people to use more conveniently

　　D.for people to do recreative activities at the street door of the house

　　64.The main idea of this passage is that ??????????.

　　A.attention must be paid to the improvement of recreation

　　B.greenspace facilities should be used better to improve the quality of life

　　C.the city environment is providing more recreative activites

　　D.we should try our best to raise our living standard

　　C

　　This is time of year when we think about giving and receiving presents.Can you find a little extra to give?On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help.

　　Littleton Children’s Home

　　We don’t want your money,but children’s toys,books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome.

　　Also — we are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days as guests.You have so much—will you share it?

　　Phone Sister Thomas on 55671.

　　Children’s Hospice

　　We look after a small number of very sick children.This important work needs skill and love.We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff.We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games.

　　Please contact The Secretary,Little Children’s Hospice,Newby Road.

　　Street Food

　　In the winter weather,it’s no fun being homeless.It’s even worse if you’re hungry.We give hot food to at least fifty people every night.It’s hard work,but necessary.Can you come and help?If not,can you find a little money?We use a very old kitchen,and we urgently need some new saucepans.Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed.

　　Contact Street Food,c/o Mary’s House,Elming Way.Littleton Phone 27713.

　　Littleton Youth Club

　　Have you got an unwanted chair?—a recordplayer?—a pot of paint?

　　Because we can use them!

　　We want to get to work on our meeting room!

　　Please phone 66231 and we’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us.

　　Thank you!

　　The Night Shelter

　　We offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go.We rent the former Comercial Hotel on Green Street.Although it is not expensive,we never seem to have quite enough money.Can you let us have a few pounds?Any amount,however small,will be such a help.

　　Send it to us at 15,Green St,Littleton.Please make check payable to Night Shelter.

　　65.Reading the passage,you might like to help these organizations which work for ???????.

　　A.homeless and sick children

　　B.less fortunate members of our society

　　C.hungry people who have no beds to sleep in

　　D.friendly members of our society to help others

　　66.If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child,you may go to ??????????.

　　A.Street Food ?????????????B.Night Sheleter

　　C.Children’s Home ?????????D.Children’s Hospice

　　67.We can infer that ??????????.

　　A.there are too many social problems in this country

　　B.people are very poor during the time for giving

　　C.warmhearted people like to give away money

　　D.this passage is taken from a local newspaper

　　68.If you want to help but you have no extra to give,you may dial ??????????and offer your help.

　　A.27713 B.55671 C.62735 D.66231

　　69.If your child has grown up,you may take the child’s things to ??????????.

　　A.Children’s Home and Children’s Hospice

　　B.Youth Club and Children’s Home

　　C.Children’s Hospice and Night Shelter

　　D.Youth Club and Night Sheltter

　　D

　　This is a true story.Rex White knows too many seamen’s stories to want to add to them.Besides,this happened on land.It happened in Lytham,a town on the River Ribble,near to the place where the river flows into the Irish Sea.The shape of the trees along the Lytham beach road is proof of the great strength of the wind which comes in off the sea.It blows hard across the grass,the car-parks and the open road beside the river,and there is nothing to stop it.Rex White was a ship’s pilot.It was his job to guide ships up the river,between banks of sand,into the port of Preston.Mr White lived in a village some kilometers from the coast,so he had to drive to Lytham and leave his car in one of the car-parks beside the river.Then he used to row out to the pilot boat,and await the particular ship that it was his duty to guide.

　　Early one morning,Mr White returned to Lytham from a night on duty,to find that he could not start his car.He had driven from his village the evening before,and had left his car in the car-park as usual.He had rowed out to the pilot boat,and gone on board the S.S.Kilkenny,which was on her way from Ireland.Then,in the early hours of the following morning,he had returned to Lytham in the pilot boat,expecting to drive home to a cup of hot chocolate and a warm bed.But no matter what he did,he could not get the engine to sart.

　　It was a cold and windy night;there was no one about,and here was no garage open to which he could turn for help.He was just about to give up,and spend the rest of the night on the back seat of the car,when he had a bright idea.He pushed his car round so that it was facing in the direction of the wind,opened all four doors,pushed it along a short way,and then jumped in.The doors acted like sails,and in no time the wind had taken him right out of the car-park,and away down the beach road.When he tried the starter-switch once more,the engine roared to life immediately.All he had to do then was to stop the car and shut the doors.

　　He went to bed later than usual,but he did not go without his cup of hot chocolate.Mr White was not a seaman for nothing.

　　70.We can tell how strong the wind is along the beach road,by ??????????.

　　A.the way the river flows into the Irish Sea

　　B.the fact that the open road is beside the river

　　C.looking at the shape of the trees

　　D.remembering that this is a true story

　　71.“There is nothing to stop it” means ??????????.

　　A.the wind always blows strongly without stopping

　　B.there is nothing in its way to break the force of the wind

　　C.there is nothing anyone can do to stop the wind blowing

　　D.the cars do not find it easy to stop on the open road

　　72.Because he did not live in Lytham,he had to ??????????.

　　A.drive some kilometres to work each day

　　B.row out some kilometres from the coast

　　C.travel by pilot boat from Preston to Lytham

　　D.work during the night and sleep during the day

　　E

　　During the fourth China Beijing High-tech Industries Week,exhibitions,feature presentations,

　　technological exchanges and trade talks,and other events are organized.

　　Exhibitions:

　　·China International Exhibition Centre

　　*Section for China’s key science and technology achievements of the Ninth Five-Year Plan(1996~2000).

　　*Environmental protection and energy section.

　　*Section for exhibitiors from other provinces and municipalities(自治市) and regions of China.

　　·China World Trade Centre

　　*Exchange and Trade Fair for Science and Technology Books and Sports Information Media.

　　*The Trade Fair for Modern Intelligent Houses and Beijing Urban Real Estate.

　　·China Millenium Monument

　　*Forum(论坛) and Exhibition of Foreign Sci-tech Universities.

　　·China Agricultural Culture Centre

　　*High-tech Construction Products Exhibition.

　　Feature Presentation:

　　·Science and Education

　　*Scientists Forum on the New Century.

　　·High-tech Industry

　　*Forum on Environmental Protection.

　　*2001 Forum on Bio-technology on Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine.

　　Technical Exchanges and Trade Talks:

　　·Trade talks on financial capital transformation

　　·Sino-Italian Forum and Trade Fair for the Development of IT and Communications Technology

　　73.If you want to know more about the high-tech achievements of different parts of China,you should go to ?????????????.

　　China World Trade Centre B.China Millenium Monument

　　C.China International Exhibition Centre D.China Agricultural Cultural Centre

　　74.These sessions mark the achievements of mankind in the fields of ??????????.

　　A.electronic communications,energy and education

　　B.sports technology,film-industry and environmental protection

　　C.network technology,high-tech industries and traffic

　　D.medicine,weather broadcast and finance

　　75.The advertisement is mainly about ??????????.

　　A.the major activities of the high-tech week

　　B.the time-table of high-tech week

　　C.the names of the meeting places

　　D.the topic of trade talks

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