2006年高考英语阅读填空题练习（最新）

1、祝学子学业有成，取得好成绩2006年高考英语阅读填空题练习（最新）阅读短文，根据所读内容在表格的空白处填上适当的单词或短语，每空不超过3个单词passage 1the population of the united states is growing older and will continue to do so. according to a report， 39 million americans will be 65 or older by the yew 2010, 51 million by 2020， and 65 million by 2030。the ”graying of

2、 the united states is mainly due to the fact that people in the u. s。 living longer. as a matter of fact， the number of u.s. citizens 85 years old and older is growing six times as fast as the rest of the population. it is also largely due to the oldgrowing of the baby boomers, the generation born a

3、fter world war ii。 in 1957, over 4.3 million babies were born. more than 75 million americans were born between 1946 and 1964， the largest generation in u.s。 history. in less than twenty pears, millions of them will become elderly people。the graying of the u。s。 will greatly affect the nations family

4、 and workforce. one likely development will be a gradual change in the family unit； it will move away from the nuclear family and towards a multigenerational family. the other likely development will be a change m the proportion （比例) of the nations workforce。 in 1989 there were 3。5 workers for every

5、 person 65 and older； by the year 2030, them will only be 2 workers for every person 65 and older。title 76. numbers of citizens 65 or older77 by 2020by 203039 million51 million65 million78 79 baby boomers old growing80 81. 83. - multigenerational family82。 84。 to citizens 65 or older85。 by 20303。5：1

6、2：1passage 2this year, about 2，300 teenagers from all over the world will spend about 10 months in us homes。 at the same time about 1,300 american teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and learn the rest of the world。here is a 2-way student exchange in action 。fred, 19， spent l

7、ast year in germany with georges family. in turn, georges son mike spent a year in freds home in america.fred， a lively young man， knew little german when he arrived。 but after 2 months of studying； the language became easy for him. school was completely different from what he had expected and it wa

8、s much harder. students rose respectfully when the teacher entered the room。 they took 14 subjects instead of 6 that were usually taken in the us.family life, too， was different。 the fathers word was the law。 all the activities were done with the family rather than individually .fred found the food

9、to be too simple at first。 he also missed having a car。“back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out to have a good time .in germany， you walk but you soon learn to like it .”at the same time， in america， mike, a friendly german boy, was also forming his own ideas. “i suppose i should cri

10、ticize american schools” he says, “it is far too easy for our level but i have to say that i like it a lot in germany， we do nothing but study. here we take part in many other activities. i think that maybe american schools are better than in training their citizens. there ought to be some middle gr

11、ound between the two。” differences between american school life and german school lifeitems(项目）american studentsgerman studentsclass rulesthey dont have to stand upthey have to _76_ and show respect to their 77 78 lifethey do their own things individually。they have to listen to their 79 school 80 th

12、ey have six which are very 81 to learnthey have 14 which are much more difficultgoing outthey can 82 carsthey have to 83 all the wayschool activities they have 84 other activitiesthey have to 85 hard all the timepassage 3much of our good health depends on the cooperation between substances .when the

13、y work together, chemical reactions take place smoothly。 body systems are kept in balance .some of the most important helpers in the job of good health are the substances we call vitamins。vitamin a is needed to produce a light-sensitive substance in the eyes. people who do not get enough vitamin a c

14、annot see well in the dark。 the best source of vitamin a is fish liver oil. it also is found in the yellow part of eggs 。in addition, squash， sweet potatoes, carrots and other darkly colored fruits and vegetables contain substances that the body can change into vitamin a。vitamin b1 is also called th

15、iamine。 it changes starchy foods into energy。 it also helps the heart and nervous system work smoothly. without it， we would be weak and would not grow 。thiamine is found not just in whole grains like brown rice， but also in other foods. these include beans and peas, nuts and meat and fish.vitamin b

16、-12 is needed so folic acid can do its work. together, they help produce red blood cells. without them ，a person suffers from anemia (贫血).vitamin b-12 is found naturally in foods such as eggs, meat, fish and milk products。vitamin c is necessary for strong bones and teeth， and for healthy blood vesse

17、ls。 it also helps wounds heal quickly. the body stores very little vitamin c 。so we must get it every day in foods such as citrus fruits, tomatoes and uncooked cabbage。vitaminskinds of vitaminsfunctions76 problems caused for lack of itvitamin a helping prevent poor 77 at nightfish liver oil ,yellow

18、part of eggs, darkly colored fruits and vegetablesinability to 78 at nightvitamin b1helping the 79 systemwhole grains, beans， nuts， meat and fish 81 and slow growthgood for the 80 work of the heart and nervous systemvitamin b-12 helping prevent a 82 called anemia83 like eggs ,meat， fish and milk pro

19、ductsanemiavitamin c a 84 for strong bones and teeth and healthy blood vesselscitrus fruits tomatoes and uncooked vegetablesnot 85passage 4it is december thirtyfirst, 2004， the time when the old year dies and the new year is born.many americans have parties at home and invite all their friends .many

20、 of these events are noisy。people shout and sing。 they often blow on small noisemakers when the new year arrives at midnight. they kiss their husband or wife or the person they are with. they dance to music. other americans spend a quiet evening at home .they drink champagne at midnight to welcome t

21、he new year。some people drink too much alcohol at new years eve celebrations 。this can lead to tragic results if a person drinks too much and then drives a car。 the national safety council says hundreds of people die in road accidents during the holiday.in recent years ，the danger of accidents has r

22、esulted in a new tradition called the “designated driver” one person among a group of friends drinks little or no alcohol during new years eve celebrations. then this designated driver can safely drive the other people home. many american cities also offer free taxi service on new years eve to take

23、people home safely.other americans observe the coming of the new year at events without alcohol 。more than 220 american cities hold thesse first night celebrations。 artists in boston massachusetts started the tradition of first night celebrations. in 1976。they wanted to observe the coming of a new y

24、ear。 but they did not want to hold noisy drinking parties。 so they organized, music, art and other events to observe the holiday.how americans observe new years dayways to celebratecelebrations with alcoholcelebrations without alcohol76_at homeat theatres or 83_activitiesdrinking parties with 78_att

25、ending music 84_ or art 85_making very 79_kissing each otherdancing to musicmain problems many deaths on the road 80_ drink-and-drivenoneways 77_ the problemmaking arrangements for some people not 81_ so as to drive others home safelynone82_ free taxi service to take people home safelypassage 5many

26、people believe they are supposed to drink eight glasses of water a day, or about two liters. why？ because that is what they have been told all their life 。but a recent report offers some different advice 。experts suggest people should obey their bodies： they should drink as much water as they feel l

27、ike drinking.the report says most healthy people meet their daily needs for liquid by letting thirst be their guide. the report is from the institute of medicine, which provides scientific and technical advice to the government and the public。 the report contains some general suggestions. it says wo

28、men should get about 2.7liters of water daily and men about 3。7 liters. but wait in each case, that is more than eight glasses.there is one important difference .the report does not tell people how many glasses of are needed to meet these guidelines. this is because the daily water requirement can i

29、nclude the water content in foods。as you might expect， the instutute of medicine says people need to drink more water when they are physically active. the same is true of those who live in ho climates。 depending on heat and activity， people could need twice as much water as others do。all this, howev

30、er， does not answer one question。 no one seems sure why people have the idea that good health requires eight glasses of water daily。 it may have started with a misunderstanding。how much water should we drink every daybelief or advicethe 76_ of water needed daily77_ public beliefmeneight glasses ofwa

31、terwomen79_ glasses of watera recent78 _reportmen3.7 liter of waterwomen2。7 liter of waterwhile doing hard 80_or in the hot 81_men7.4 liters of waterwomen82_liter of watergenerally 83_ amount of water need dailyas much as our bodies need ,84_the water from other 85_passage 6we are going to describe

32、one way to build a rooftop garden that does not even require soil。 four things are needed for a small rooftop garden。 one thing is a roof that can support the weight ,another is grass cutting .the third thing is a sheet of plastic in which to spread the cut grass。 and the last thing is a box about e

33、ight centimeters deep and made out of four pieces of wood。once you are sure the roof is good, cut and collect some grass .then lay down the plastic where the garden box will go .the foursided box can be as long and as wide as needed. place the box on top of the sheet of plastic .then fill it with th

34、e cut grass。 next, add water and walk on the cuttings to press them down。after about three weeks， the rooftop garden is ready for planting. put the seeds directly into the wet grass cuttings 。this garden is a good place to grow peas， tomatoes， beans， onions and lettuce. if the box is deep enough, po

35、tatoes and carrots will also grow.it is important to keep the grass wet until the plants begin to grow. when the plants are growing， they will need watering every day, unless there is rain。 and they will need some liquid fertilizer。 also， seeds and new plants must be protected from insects and birds

36、。rooftop gardens are increasingly popular, and not just to grow vegetables。 they keep buildings cooler in the sun, so they save energy. they can also extend the useful life of a roof. rooftop gardens also reduce the runoff of storm water and help clean the air. plus they add beauty， and give birds and insects in the city a nice place to live。the building of a rooftop vegetable gardenthings needed76_.requirementsa roofto 77_ the weight78 _and stron