（整理版高中英语）月份百题精练（1）7.doc

12月份百题精练1英语试题三、阅读理解共两节，40分第一节共15小题；每题2分，共30分阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最正确选项。AHere is a story told about an American general who was a very important figure in the American army during the First World WarEverybody in the United States knew him and many people wished to have a picture or something of his in their homesSoon after the war the general returned to WashingtonOne day he went to a dentist and had six teeth pulled outA week later the general heard that his teeth were being sold in shops at $5 eachOn each of the teeth there was a label with the name of the general and words: “buy these teeth and show them to your friends at home The general got angryHe rushed to his office and ordered six officers to go around the city and buy all his teethThe officers went out and visited every shop in the capitalThey were away from the office all dayIn the evening they returned and put on the table in front of the general the teeth they had boughtThey had collected 175 teeth56The general came back to Washington _Aafter the First World War Bafter the Second World WarCduring the First World War Dboth A and B57Many families wanted to have _ of the generalAa picture Ba tooth or anything Ca shop DBoth A and B58The general ordered his men to _Aarrest the dentist Blook for all his teeth and buy all of themCvisit all the shops selling teeth Dbuy all the teeth in all the shops59The face that the generals name was on the label of each tooth shows that _Athe general was famous Bthe shop owners wanted to make more moneyCthe generals teeth were valuable Dboth A and B B “Depend on yourself is what Nature says to everyone Parents can help you Teachers can help you Others can help you But all these only help you to help yourselfThere have been many great men in history But many of them were very poor in childhood and had no uncles ,aunts or friends to help them Schools were few and not very good They could not depend on them for education They saw how it was , and set to work with all their strength to know something Their worked their own way till they became well-knownOne of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils ,“ I can not make worthy of you ,but I can help make men of yourselvesSome young men do not try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beingsThey can never gain achievement unless they see their weak-points and change their course They are nothing now ,and will be nothing as long as they live , unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their efforts60Which of the following titles fits the article best?AHow to Be Famous BWhat Nature Says to EveryoneCDepend on YourselfDMen Must Help Each Other61Many of the great men succeeded because _ Athey were anxious to be wealthy Bthey had received good education Cthey made great efforts to learn and work Dthey wanted very much to become well-known 62According to the famous teacher in England , a teacher can _ Amake his pupils worthy men Bhelp his pupils make themselves useful men Cmake his pupils men of great talent Dhelp his pupils have a way to win honor63If young people depend on their own efforts ,_ Athey can live without their families Bthey no longer need help Cthey are sure to be very famous in the world Dthey can be successful in their life CNew Zealand fishermen caught what may prove to be a world-record-breaking colossal squid 鱿鱼In the cold, dark waters of the Antarctic hides a creature with eight arms, two super long tentacles触须and eyes as big as dinner platesSound like something out of a science fiction movie? Think againOn February 21, New Zealand fishermen landed a colossal squid the length of a school busThey had been fishing with long lines for Chilean sea bass in the waters off the coast of New Zealand when they caught the rare squidWith two hours of hard work, the crew skillfully pulled the creature into a net and dragged in aboard their shipScientists evaluate that the animal weighs about a half ton and is about 40 feet longThat would make this colossal squid the biggest on recordFirst identified in 1925 after two tentacles were found in a whales stomach, the colossal squid has long been a mysteryThe animals are not easy to observe because they can go down to ocean depths of 6,500 feetWhat scientists do know from studying the bodies of a half dozen colossal squids is that they are fierce huntersThe recently captured colossal squid has been frozen to keep it for scientific studyIt will be transported to New Zealands national museum, Te Papa, in the capital city of WellingtonExperts believe it to be the first adult male ever caught undamagedScientists hope to learn more about the colossal squids diet, behavior and reproductive 繁殖 patterns“Scientists will be very interested in this amazing creature, said New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderson“It adds immeasurably to our understanding of the marine environment64It is usually difficult for experts to observe the squid because _Ait moves too fastBit is too largeCit is dangerousDit can go down to deep ocean65From the passage, we can infer that _Athe fishermen often meet colossal squidsBscientists know much about the colossal squid Cthe squid is actually from a science fiction story Dthe fishermen had some difficulty catching the large squid66The purpose of keeping such a huge squid is to _Amake it into foodBset a world recordCdo research on itDdisplay it for visitors67What would be the best title for the passage?AThe biggest squid ever foundBScientific research on squidCThe lifestyle of the colossal squidDHow the fishermen caught the squidDThe Japanese government has launched a campaign encouraging people to go to bed and get up extra early in order to reduce household carbon dioxide emissionsThe Morning Challenge campaign, made public by the Environment Ministry, is based on the premise 前提 that exchanging late night electricity for an extra hour of morning sunlight could significantly cut the nations carbon footprintA typical family can reduce its carbon dioxide footprint by 85kg a year if everyone goes to bed and gets up one hour earlier, according to the campaignThe amount of carbon dioxide emissions potentially saved from going to bed an hour early was the equivalent of 20 percent of annual emissions from household lights, “Many Japanese people waste electric power at night time, for example by watching TV until very late, a ministry spokesperson told The Daily Telegraph“But going to bed early and getting up early can avoid wasting electrical power which causes carbon dioxide emissionsIf people change their lifestyle, we can save energy and reduce emissions The campaign also proposes that people take advantage of an extra hour of morning sunlight by improving their lifestyles in general by running, doing yoga and eating a nutritious breakfastIt is the latest measure dealing with climate change by the Japanese Environment Ministry, which is faced with the challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 25 per cent from 1990 levels within the next decadeIt was the same government department that started the high profile 姿态 Cool Biz campaign five years ago, which encourages workers to wear short-sleeved shirts and offices not to turn air con lower than 28 degrees during the summer68What does Morning Challenge claim is the purpose of its campaign?ATo promote a healthier lifestyleBTo encourage people to watch less TVCTo reduce household carbon dioxide emissionsDTo show the sense of responsibility of the Japanese government69The Japanese government has to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the next ten years by _ on the 1990 levelsA20%B25%C85%D28%70Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?AThe Japanese government is the first government to deal with the environmental problemBCarbon dioxide emissions are more serious in Japan than in any other countryCThe Japanese Environment Ministry is responsible for climate changeDThe purpose of Cool Biz campaign is similar to that of the Morning Challenge第二节共小题；每题分，总分值10分根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice to people in industrialized nationsThey say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago 71 The scientists say that the human life has changed greatlyOur bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses 72 So they are called "diseases of civilization"Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseasesScientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none 73 However, a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of todayStone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than domestic onesThey ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruitsThey did not have milk or any other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains 74 We eat six times more salt than our ancestorsWe eat more sugarWe eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C 75 But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foodAStone Age people lived a simple lifeBBut today, we enjoy eating a lot of theseCIn that case, they would live much healthierDAncient people also got lots of physical exerciseEThese new sicknesses were not known in ancient timesFPeople today probably don't want to live like our ancestorsGModern people used to suffer from "diseases of civilization"参考答案5659ADBD 6163CCBD 6467DDCA 6870CBD 7175CEDBF