（整理版高中英语）高考时文阅读限时训练（二）.doc

高考时文阅读限时训练二A字数: 281 阅读时间：330 题数：5 难度：A recent surve y of teachers found that an unhealthy passion with celebrity culture is having a negative impact on British students studies and it discovered that celebrity couple, the Beckhams, are the favorites among most students. Many students are ignoring building their own careers to seek a chance at fame instead, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) survey found.Almost two-thirds of teachers said sports stars were the type of celebrity many pupils wanted to follow while more than half of students wanted to be pop stars.The survey said the celebrities that students aspired to mostly were David and Victoria Beckham who live in Los Angeles now. Soccer player Beckham is on the top of the survey while in second place, with almost a third of the surveys votes, was his 33-year-old pop star wife.Almost half of the 300 teachers surveyed said pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they most admired, with some girls even dressing "unsuitably"."We are not surprised about the influence of celebrity culture in schools it reflects the current media passion with celebrities and the effect of celebrity culture on society as a whole," ATL general secretary Mary Bousted said in a statement."Celebrities can have a positive effect on pupils. They can raise pupils aspirations and desires for the future. However, celebrity culture can spread the idea that celebrity status is the greatest achievement and reinforce the belief that other career choices are not as valuable," said one primary school teacher. "Too many of the pupils believe that school success is unnecessary, because they will be able to get fame and fortune quite easily through a reality TV show."1. The story mainly tells us that _. A. the Beckhams are mostly admired in Britain B. most students think that being pop stars is more valuable than other career achievements C. the celebrity passion has a harmful impact upon British students studies D. a survey was made recently about the popularity of the stars2. According to the survey, Victoria Beckham _. A. is a pop star most students admire B. goes in the second place of the celebrities admired C. won two-thirds of the votes D. lives in New York now3. Why does the author mention that pupils tried to look like or behave like the celebrities they most admired, with some girls even dressing “unsuitably? A. The pupils think it interesting to pretend to be the celebrities. B. The behavior or the dress of celebrities can be followed as examples. C. The author wants to show the negative influence these celebrities had on the students. D. The author just wants to show being pop stars is very valuable to the students.4. What is not TRUE according to the story?A. Celebrities cant have positive impact on the students. B. Beckham and Victoria are husband and wife. C. The so-called celebrity culture does harm to the pupils ideas about achievement. D. Many students believe that school success is unnecessary.5. The best title of the story is _. A. Sports Star David Beckham B. Survey of Students about Celebrities C. Harmful Effect of Celebrities on Students D. Better to Be Pop Stars Than Sports StarsB字数：281 阅读时间：330 题数：5 难度：Pierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the California Academy of Sciences. Due to his old age, he was going bald, which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool. Therefore, biologists at the academy had a wetsuit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool. Unlike marine mammals, which have a layer of blubber to keep them warm, penguins depend on their waterproof feathers. Without them, Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19 peers played in the water."He was cold; he would shake," said Pam Schaller, a senior biologist. Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm. Then she got another idea: if wetsuits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific, why not make one for Pierre? Schaller designed the suit, which covered Pierres body and had small openings for his flippers."I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps, and cut and refit and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable," she said.One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit, but in fact, they accepted his new look. He swam freely and got along with others well, although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.Schaller couldnt say for sure whether the wetsuit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers, but "certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable".Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back. 1. Pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because of _. A. not having a layer of blubber B. having few feathers due to old age C. having no wetsuit D. others penguins rejecting him2. The idea of making a wetsuit for Pierre came from _. A. total invention B. the use of wetsuit on humans C. the use of heat lamp D. waterproof feathers3. Schaller followed Pierre in order to see _. A. whether other penguins would reject him B. if anywhere of wetsuit needed to be cut and refit C. if the wetsuit kept warm D. whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from recovering4. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean? A. feeling scared B. staying alone C. shaking with cold D. keeping warm5. The best title of the passage is _. A. Wetsuit for An Old Penguin B. Old Penguin Getting Bald C. Unwilling to Swim D. Strange Look of PierreC字数：283 阅读时间：330 题数：5 难度：Lego, the inventor of those colorful bricks that have inspired kids imaginations world-wide, has celebrated its 50th anniversary. On January 28, 1958, a man named Godtfred Kirk Christiansen created the plastic building bricks that can now be found in almost every childs toy box. The simple building block has become one of the most well-known and popular toys around the world."The Lego brick continues to be very attractive, because it allows children, and others, to develop their creativity and imagination," said Charlotte Simonsen, a spokeswoman of the Danish Lego company.The companys building brick allows an infinite number of links. With just two bricks there are 24 different links, and with six, there are 915 million possibilities, according to Lego.A half-century after its creation, more than 400 million children and adults spend five billion hours a year putting the bricks together and pulling them apart. Also, the bricks made today can still interlock with those made in 1958. Lego bricks are not just childs play: they also attract the interest of adults. South Korean adventurer, Heo Young-Ho, who climbed Mount Everest in 1987, left a Lego toy behind in the snow during his climb.After its great success Lego experienced a severe crisis at the end of the 1990s, hit hard by fierce competition from electronic games. This so-called "Toy of the Century" then suffered a dark period that lasted several years.With great efforts, the company began to prosper again, and in it earned about 1.5 billion dollars in 130 countries. Seven boxes of Lego are now sold every second around the world, and 19 billion bricks are produced each year: enough to encircle the Earth five times！1. The Lego bricks have remained popular in the past 50 years as a result of _. A. attracting many children worldwide B. brought imagination to the children worldwide C. making the children and even adults worldwide creative and imaginative D. having infinite links that bring many imagination2. The author gave the example of South Korean adventurer Heo Young-Ho in order to prove that _.A. Heo Youn-Ho also loved playing Lego bricks B. the Lego bricks made him a mountain climberC. the Lego bricks not only interest children but also adultsD. the Lego bricks are a must when on goes on an adventure3. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. there are 915 different links with just 6 bricks B. the Lego Bricks Company has made a lot of money from the people worldwide C. the Lego Bricks cant compare with computer games D. the bricks made today dont change much compared with those made in 19584. The underlined word “hit in the seventh paragraph means _. A. defeated in a fight or a competition B. have a crash in an accident or a fight C. get known through a song D. attack sb in a fight5. The main idea of the story is that _.A. Lego bricks: brilliant past and struggling future B. Lego bricks: an attraction of both children and adultsC. Lego bricks: making creativity and imagination D. Lego bricks: making billions of money every yearD字数：387 阅读时间：430 题数：5 难度：Powerful, blonde and over six feet tall, Maria Sharapova is the most brilliant tennis player who has ever stepped on tennis court. In the summer of , seventeen-year-old Sharapova shocked the tennis world by defeating defending champion Serena Williams in the singles finals at Wimbledon, becoming the first Russian player to win the prestigious tennis event, and the third youngest winner in the history of the tournament.Born on April 19, 1987, in Nyagan, a town in western Siberia, Russia, Maria Sharapova was encouraged by her parents to try everything, from dancing and music to athletics. She discovered tennis after her fourth birthday. Her parents liked to play tennis, too, so they began teaching her how to hit the ball. She proved to be a quick learner, and when she was six years old they traveled to Moscow for a youth tennis clinic.Sharapova and her father moved from Russia to Florida when she was nine so that she could study at the tennis academy of Nick Bollettieri. She won her first junior championship title at the age of thirteen, and turned professional in . Then Sharapova steadily worked her way up through the professional ranks, claiming her first WTA victory in Japan in . Her crowning moment came the next year, when she won Winbledon, at a young age of 17, solidifying a consistent spot in the top five. She gained her second and third major titles by beating Justine Henin at the US Open and Ana Ivanovic at the Australian Open. Sharapova has earned a spot on Forbes magazines "Celebrity 100"list as the highest paid female athlete in the world.Sharapova hopes to win Wimbledon, the Australian, French, and US Opens in the same year. No other female player has done so since German champion Steffi Graf in 1988. Sharapova also looks forward to a career beyond tennis. She has done some modeling, is a devoted reader of fashion magazines, and has even helped design some of her court outfits with Nike. Fashion design might be a career option when she retires from tennis. Acting would be an-other choice. "Nothing scares me," she said, "because Im not worried about failure. You never know until you try. So if you dont try, youve failed. All I know is, Im starving to be the best."1. Which of the following is not TRUE? A. Sharapova became the champion of the Wimbledon tournament at the age of 17. B. The third Russian player in the history of Wimbledon to win the champio C. Sharapova began to play tennis at the age of four D. The Wimbledon Tournament is an important event2. Sharapova won her first junior championship title _. A. six B. four C. seventeen D. thirteen3. According to the story, the Forbes magazine _. A. is a youth tennis training center B. holds the Wimbledon tournament C. ranks the famous people worldwide every yearD. introduces fashion4. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean? A. An office providing medical service B. Sports training center C. Stadium holding competitions D. A person offering medical service5. The best title of the story is _. A. An Outstanding Tennis Star B. History of The Wimbledon Tournament C. Success from Youth D. Championships Sharapova Has GotE字数：262 阅读时间：330 题数：5 难度：Energy-saving Finns invented the first ice skate more than 5,000 years ago, as a practical method of transport to make getting across frozen lakes less of a struggle. The earliest skates would have been blades made from bones and are one of the oldest means of transport ever discovered they may even have been essential survival tools. Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University have calculated that ice skates would have saved energy by 10 percent, and suggest that they were developed for practical use and were not used for recreation, as they are today. They think the most likely birthplace of skating is southern Finland, where there are many icy lakes. The scientists have put their theory to the test and made replica skates modeled after examples held at the British Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Volunteers on ice rinks in the Alps had their heart rates, oxygen intake and skating speeds measured while they skated with the replica skates. From this experiment, re-searchers were able to calculate energy consumption and the efficiency of their skating. They discovered that skating over the land in ancient Fin-land would have saved 10 percent of peoples energy. The result is based on the fact that Finland has the highest concentration6 of lakes in the world. The ancient Finnish people could benefit more than others from developing this tool for transport. In a time and environment in which the balance between energy taken from food and energy required to live was crucial; the least cost of energy might have helped humans survive in extreme conditions.1. The first ice skate invented by the Finns was used for _. A. recreation B. transportation across lakes C. saving energy D. sports2. The birthplace of skating might be southern Finland because _. A. there are many icy lakes there B. people need more oxygen to breathe in there C. people feel tired easily there D. transportation there is more difficult3. Scientists have experimented with replica skates and found that with those skates the ancient Finnish people would have _. A. crossed a lot of lakes B. saved 10 percent of energy when crossing the lakes C. climbed the Alps easily D. otherwise wasted a lot of food and energy4. It can be inferred from the story that _. A. the Finnish people were clever enough to invent the practical skates B. there were a lot of lakes in ancient Finland C. the living conditions were very hard for the ancient Finnish p