2017届高考英语二轮专题复习 阅读能力综合培养训练集（九十六）

　　2017届高考英语二轮专题复习阅读能力综合培养训练集（九十六）

　　A

　　The Colonel ask Ashenden a good many questions and then suggested that he had particular qualifications for the Secret Service. Ashenden knew several European languages and the fact that he was a writer provided excellent cover: on the pretext that he was writing a book he could, without attracting attention, visit any neutral country.

　　It was while they were discussing this point that the Colonel said,"You know you might get material that would be very useful to you in your work. I'll tell you an incident that occurred only recently. Very dramatic. A foreign government minister went down to a Mediterranean resort to fecover from a cold and he had some very important documents with him that he kept in a despatchcase.

　　"A day or two after he arrived, he picked up a blonde at some restaurant or other, and he got very friendly with her. He took her back to his hotel, and when he came to himself in the morning the lady and the despatch-case had disappeared. They had one or two drinks up in his room and his theory is that when his back was turned the woman slipped a drug in his glass."

　　"Do you mean to say that happened the other day?"said Ashenden wearily.

　　"The week before last."

　　"Impossible,"cried Ashenden. "Why, we've been putting that incident on the stage for sixty years, we've written it in a thousand novels. Do you mean to say that life has only just caught up with us?"

　　"Well, I can vouch for the truth of the story." said the Colonel, "And believe me, the government concerned has been put to no end of trouble by the loss of the documents."

　　"Well sir, if you can't do better than that in the Secret Service," sighed Ashenden, "that I'm afraid that as a source of inspiration to the writer of fiction, it's washout."

　　1.How did the Colonel suggest that Ashenden's being a writer would relate to his work as a spy?

　　a.It would make travelling abroad more possible.

　　b.It would make it easier for him to meet people.

　　c.It would enable him to avoid arousing suspicion.

　　d.It would enable him to use the languages he knew.

　　2.The reason for the Minister's trip was ________ .

　　a.to fetch some documents

　　b.to get over an illness

　　c.to meet a spy

　　d.to deliver some papers

　　3.According to the Colonel the incident happened _______ .

　　a.a few days before

　　b.a few weeks before

　　c.two weeks before

　　d.sixty years before

　　4.Ashenden cried 'Impossible' after hearing the Colonel's story because he thought ______ .

　　a.it could not possibly happen

　　b.it was too embarrassing

　　c.it was too close to fiction

　　d.it was too recent

　　5.The effect of the loss of documents on the foreign government was that _______ .

　　a.it put an end to one source of trouble

　　b.it caused them a lot of inconvenience

　　c.they merely denied it had happened

　　d.they refused to believe it

　　答案：cbccd

　　B

　　The United States is a federal union of 50 states.The capital of national government is in Washington,D.C.(District of Columbia).The federal constitution sets up the structures of the national government and lists its powers and activities.The constitution gives Congress the authority to make laws which are necessary for the common defense and the good of the nation.It also gives the federal government the power to deal with national and international problems that involve more than one state.All powers that are not given to the federal government by the constitution are the responsibility of the individual states.

　　The federal government has three branches--the executive,the legislative,and the judicial.The legislative brandch makes the laws,executive branch carries out the laws,and judicial branch interprets the laws.The President heads the executive branch and the Supreme Court heads the judicial branch.The legislative branch includes both houses of Congress--the Senate and the House of Reprsentatives.The constitution limits the powers of each branch and prevents one branch from gaining too much power.For example,Congress can pass a Law the President may sign it.Nevertheless,the Supreme Court can declare the law unconstitutional and nullify it.

　　All government in the United States is "of the people,by the people and for the people".The people elect the President and the members of Congress.However,the President appoints the heads of federal departments and the Supreme Court judges.Every citizen votes in secret.Consequently,no one knows for whom and indevidual votes.The people believe that their government should provide a frameword and order within which they are left free to run their own lives.

　　1.Who makes the laws?

　　a.The Congress.

　　b.The Federal government.

　　c.The President.

　　d.The supreme Court.

　　2.The capital of the United States lies in _____.

　　a.the state of the COlumbia

　　b.none of the fifty states

　　c.the state of New York

　　d.the state of Washington

　　3.Based on what you can know from the passage,which of the following statements is true?

　　a.The heads of federal departments are elected by the people.

　　b.The President sets up the structures of the federal government.

　　c.The judicial branch has the authority to explain the laws.

　　d.The constitution gives all powers to the federal government.

　　4.The constitution limits the powers of each branch of the federal government because _____.

　　a.the U.S. has fifty states

　　b.the individual states have their own governments

　　c.the federal government has three branches

　　d.any one branch should not have too much power

　　5.The main point of this passage is ______.

　　a.the three branches of the U.S. government

　　b.American government

　　c.the Federal Consititution

　　D.the people should be left free to run their own lives

　　答案：abcdb

　　C

　　40 Years ago the idea of disabled people doing sport was never heard of.But when the annual games for the disabled were started at Stoke Mandeville,England in 1984 by Sir Ludwig Guttmann,the situation began to change.

　　Sir Ludwig Guttmann,who had been driven to England in 1939 from Nazi Gernamy,had been asked by the British government to set up an injuries centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital near London.His ideas about treating injuries included sport for the disabled.

　　In the first games just tow teams of injured soldiers took part.The next year,1949,five teams took part.From those beginnings,things have developed fast.Teams now come from abroad to Stoke Mandeville every year.In 1960 the first Olympics for the Disabled were held in Rome,in the same place as the normal Olympic Games,although they are organized separately.In other years Games for the Disabled are still held at Stoke Mandeville.In the 1984 wheelchair Olympic Games,1064 wheelchair athletes from about 40 countries took part.Unfortunately,they were held at Stoke Mandeville and not in Los Angeles,along with the other Olympics.

　　The Games have been a great success in promoting international friendshiop and understanding,and in proving that being disabled does not mean you can't enjoy sport.One small source of disappointment for those who organize and take part in the games,however,has been the unwillingness of the International Olympic Committee to include disabled events at the Olympic Games for the able-bodied.Perhaps a few more years are still needed to convince those fortunate enough not to be disabled that their disabled fellow athlets should not be excluded.

　　1.The first games for the desabled were held _____ after Sir Ludwig Guttmann arrived in England.

　　a.40 years

　　b.21 years

　　c.10 years

　　d.9 years

　　2.Besides Stoke Mandeville,surely the games for the disabled were once held in _____.

　　a.New York

　　b.London

　　c.Rome

　　d.Los Angeles

　　3.In Paragraph 3,the word "athletes" means _____.

　　a.people who support the games

　　b.people who watch the games

　　c.people who organize the games

　　d.people who compete in the games

　　4.Which of the following statements in NOT true?

　　a.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an early organizer of the games for the disabled.

　　b.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is an injured soldier.

　　c.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is from Germany.

　　d.Sir Ludwig Guttmann is welcomed by the British government.

　　5.From the passage,we may conclude that the writer is _____.

　　a.one of the organizers of the games for the disabled

　　b.a disabled person who once took part in the games

　　c.against holding the games for the disabled

　　d.in favour of holding the games for the disabled

　　答案：cbccb

　　D

　　Anne Whitney, a sophomore at Colorado State University,first had a problem taking tests when she began college."I was always well prepared for my tests.Sometimes I studied for weeks before a test.Yet I would go in to take the test,only to find I could not answer the questions correctly.I would blank out because of nervousness and fear.I couldn't think of the answer.My low grades on the tests did not show what I knew to the teacher." Another student in microbiology and similar experiences.He said ,"My first chemistry test was very difficult.Then,on the second test,I sat down to take it,and I was so nervous that I was shaking.My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil.I knew the materical and I knew the answers.Yet I couldn't even writen them down!"

　　These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety.Because a student worries and it uneasy about a test,his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does.The student can't write or think clearly because of the extreme tension and nervousness.Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits,sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades.Recently,test anxiety had been recognized as a real problem,not just an excuse or a false explanation of lazy students.

　　Special university counseling courses try to help students.In these courses,counselors try to help students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety.At some universities,students take tests to measure their anxiety.If the tests show their anxiety is high, the students can take short courses to help them deal with their tension.These courses teach students how to relax their bodies.Students are trained to become calm in bery tense situations.By controlling their nervousness,they can let their minds work at ease .Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test.

　　An expert at the University of California explains."With almost all students, relaxation and less stress are felt after taking out program.Most of then experience better control during their tests. Almost all have some improvement.With some,the improvement is very great."

　　1.To "blank out" is probably______.

　　a.to be like a blanket

　　b.to be sure of an answer

　　c.to be unable to think clearly

　　d.to show knowledge to the teacher

　　2.Poor grades are usually the result of _______.

　　a.poor hygienic habits

　　b.laziness

　　c.lack of sleep

　　d.inability to form good study habits

　　3.Test anxiety has been recognized as _______.

　　a.an excuse for laziness

　　b.the result of poor habits

　　c.a real problem

　　d.something that can't be changed

　　4.To deal with this problem,students say they want to ______.

　　a.take a short course on anxiety

　　b.read about anxiety

　　c.be able to manage or understand their anxiety

　　d.take test to prove they are not anxiety

　　5.A University of California counselor said_______.

　　a.all students could overcome the anxiety after taking a special test anxiety program

　　b.almost all students felt less stress after taking a University of California counseling course

　　c.students found it difficult to improve even though they had taken a special test anxiety course

　　d.students found it easy to relax as soon as they extered a University of California counseling course

　　答案：cdcab