高二暑假英语阅读专练（八）.docx

高二暑假英语阅读专练（八）AWhen I crossed a small road on my first day in Kolkata, I was surprised because I heard a bell-not a horn .It was a tiny man pulling a rickshaw（人力车）. He stopped and picked up two children from the front door of their house and pulled them to school. For many people, the rickshaw in Kolkata has many advantages. When the traffic is bad, rickshaws find a way through the traffic. If you miss your bus and there aren't any taxis, you can always find a rickshaw in Kolkata. Rickshaws are from your house to the market and waits for you. Then he loads all your things, drops you off outside your home and helps you unload. No other type of public transport offers this kind of service. From June to September, Kolkata gets heavy rain. Sometimes it rains for 48 hours without a break. In some parts of the city, the roads flood, and anything with an engine is useless.But the rickshaw drivers never stop working, even with water all around them. But not everyone thinks rickshaws are a good thing. The local government want to ban rickshaws. They believe it is wrong for one man to pull another person when there is modern transport in the city. However, there is a problem with this plan. Many of the rickshaw drivers come from the countryside. The only job they can find in Kolkata is pulling a rickshaw. If the city bans rickshaws, these men won't have a job. So for the moment, the people of Kolkata still go by rickshaw. 1. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 1? A. The rickshaw drivers carry things for local people in Kolkata. B. Parents need rickshaws for taking children to school in Kolkata. C. Rickshaws can find a way through the bad traffic in Kolkata.D. Rickshaws are very useful for the people's daily life in Kolkata.2. Which of the following transport may people take in Kolkata when the roads are flooded? A. A bus. B. A taxi. C. A rickshaw. D.A car.3. The underlined word “ ban” in paragraph 3 probably mean_.A. make B. forbid C. increase D. collect4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Rickshaws are liked by everyone in Kolkata.B. Rickshaws are used mainly when it is raining.C. Rickshaws drivers are mostly from the countryside.D. Rickshaws are the only transport you can find in Kolkata. 5. Which of the following can be used as the best title of the passage?A. The Transport of Kolkata B. The City KolkataC. What Is A Rickshaw D. Rickshaws in Kolkata BTAIBEIIncreasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the islands “China rush”, seeking education on the Chinese mainland    According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgraduate（研究生）programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998Although no latest official numbers were available,” Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year.    The Internet site, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Net. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people,” said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a masters degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies.    A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now that more Taiwanese companies are going there”. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations,” said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students included Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine.    At present, Chinese Taibei doesnt recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates（证书）from selected universities.6More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because _.   ATaiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later   Bthe fees asked for are lower than those of Taiwan   Cwhat they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future   Dthere are many famous universities for them to choose7Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children _.   Acould receive better education    Bcould learn more about the policy there   Ccould do well in the business operations      Dcould make more friends there8The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to _.  ANetbig. Com                      Ba Chinese education on the mainland  Cthe Chinese job market    Dthe university9The author wrote the article to tell us _.   Amore Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland   Bthe number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year   Ceducation on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan   DTaiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every field.10Which is true according to the passage?   AChinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland   BThe number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years.   CChinese Taibei doesnt help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying in the mainland   DEducation of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.CIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language? According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles. The study also found the effect is greater, the younger people learn a second language.A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners. Scans showed that grey matter density(密度)in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn. Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible(灵活的),”he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.” The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” explained the scientists.11. The main subject talked about in this passage is_.A. science on learning a second language     B. man's ability of learning a second languageC. language can help brain power           D. language learning and maths study12. In the second paragraph, the writer mentions “exercise” in order to_.A. say language is also a kind of physical laborB. prove that one needs more practice when he (she) is learning a languageC. to show the importance of using the language when you learn the languageD. make people believe language learning helps grey matter work well13. The underlined word “bilingual” probably means_.A. a researcher on language learningB. a second language learnerC. a person who can speak two languagesD. an active language learner 14. We may know from the scientific findings that_.A. the earlier you start to learn a second language the higher the grey matter density isB. there is no difference between a later second language learner and one who doesn't know a second languageC. the experience of learning a second language has bad effect on people's brainD. the ability of learning a second language is changing all the time15. In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that_.A. learning a second language is the same as studying mathsB. early learning of a second language helps you a great deal in study other subjectsC. Italian is the best choice for you as a second languageD. youd better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second language完成后请自行核对答案：1-5 DCBCD 6-10 CCBAC  11-15 CDCAB