2019高考英语二轮强化训练—阅读理解28

1、2019高考英语二轮强化训练阅读理解28AIf you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called “Discover Brisbane” free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about banks on page

2、 49:ANZ Banking GroupCnr. Greek & Queen Sts 228 3228Bank of New Zealand410 Queen Street 221 0411Bank of Queensland229 Elizabeth Street 229 3122Commonwealth Banking Group 240 Queen Street 237 3111National Australia Bank Ltd225 Adelaide Street221 6422Westpac Banking Corp260 Queen Street227 2666Banking

3、 Hours are Mon-Thurs 9:30 am to 4 pm.Fri. 9:30 am to 5 pm. All banks close Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays.Australia has a decimal currency with 100 cents to the Dollar.Notes available are: $ 100, $ 50, $ 20, $ 10, $ 5Gold coins are: $ 2 & $1.Silver coins are: 50, 20, 10 & 5.Copper coins are: 2 & 1 cent

4、.56You can find ANZ bank on _.AQueen Street BElizabeth StreetCthe corner of Greek Street and Queen StreetDthe corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street57_ seems to be the most important street in Brisbane.AGreek StreetBElizabeth StreetCQueen StreetDAdelaide Street58On Saturday, you can go to _ to

5、put your money in or take your money out.AANZ Banking GroupBBank of QueenslandCNational Australia Bank LtdDno bank59In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on _.Apublic holidaysBSundaysCSaturdaysDFridaysBMy aunt Edith was a widow(寡妇) of 50, working as a secretary, when doctors disco

6、vered she had got what was then thought to be a very serious heart illness.Aunt Edith doesnt accept defeat easily. She began studying medical reports in the library and found an article in a magazine about a well-known heart doctor, Dr Michael Debakey, in Houston, Texas. He had saved the life of som

7、eone with the same illness. The article said Dr Debakeys fees were very high; Aunt Edith couldnt possibly pay them. But could he tell her of someone whose fees she could pay?So Aunt Edith wrote to him. She simply listed her reasons for wanting to live: her three children, who would be on their own i

8、n three or four more years, and among them, a little girl who always dreamed of traveling and seeing the world. There wasnt a word of self-pityonly warmth and humor and the joy of living. She mailed the letter, not really expecting an answer.A few days later, my doorbell rang. Aunt Edith didnt wait

9、to come in; she stood in the hall and read aloud:Your beautiful letter moved me very deeply. If you can come to Houston, there will be no charge for either the hospital or the operation.That was seven years ago. Since then, Aunt Edith has been around the world. Her three children are happily married

10、. For her age, she is one of the youngest, most lively people I know.60In fact, Aunt Ediths letter to Dr Debakey was full of _.AcourageBthanksCpityDsadness61The reason why Aunt Edith remains young is that _.Ashe had an operation by a famous doctor Bshe has been light-hearted all the timeCher three c

11、hildren take good care of her Dher three children have been on their ownCGovernors, lawyers and business leaders have to deal with scientists, and every educated person finds his views affected by science. Yet our science teaching of non-scientists, in school and college, has built up mistaken ideas

12、, dislikes, and the common boast, “I never did understand science.” Even those students who arrive at college with plans to become scientists usually bring a mistaken picture of science: some have a collection of unorganized facts about science, and some regard the study of science as a game which i

13、ncludes getting the right answer.The first of these attitudes seems to come from a kind of course which provides various kinds of information; the second, from a training course on how to pass examinations that do not ask about the students understanding but simply require him to put the numbers in

14、the right formulas(公式). Neither type of courses (in school or college) seems to give students an understanding of science as we find it among scientists. Neither shows students how real scientists work and think, how the facts are gathered, how discoveries are made, and what they mean. Young people

15、need good teaching of science, not so much a great wealth of knowledge as a healthy understanding of the nature of science. They need an understanding of knowledge leading to sympathy with science and an eagerness of the way scientists work. Given these, it is easy to encourage later reading and lea

16、rning.62One of the reasons that cause mistaken ideas of science is due to _.Aa mistaken picture in students mindBthe unscientific way of teaching of scienceCthe fact that students fail to see the influence(影响) of scienceDthe fact that students have a collection of unrelated facts about science63Acco

17、rding to the passage, we can safely say that the subject of the passage is _.Aneed for good science teachingBevery person, including governors, lawyers and business leaders should study scienceCyoung people should form a correct attitude to scienceDstudents must know what science is and how scientis

18、ts work and think64A good course of science is _.Ato teach students to do things according to formulasBto provide students with all kinds of informationCto help students have a good understanding and form a correct attitude to scienceDto encourage students to have a good command of knowledge65People

19、 such as governors, lawyers and business leaders deal with scientists mainly because _. Athey can be affected by scientists when they are togetherBscientists make discoveries and apply them to help people live a more comfortable, stable and safe lifeCthey owe much to scientists contributions Dscient

20、ists are great personsDFrank Lloyd Wright probably is the greatest architect that the United States has ever produced. He was very gifted and had a natural ability to design buildings. His buildings were not only beautiful, but they were also practical and useful. They fit their purposes very well.

21、Wrights churches, for example, make people feel like thinking and praying. His office buildings make people enjoy working, and his houses make people feel comfortable, at home. However, Fank Lloyd Wrights beautiful, practical and useful buildings are not the only reason that he is famous. There is a

22、nother reason.Frank Lloyd Wright is called the greatest American architect because he started an American style in architecture. Most of the architecture in the United States before Wright was really European, not American. Wrights buildings do not look like old European buildings. They have their o

23、wn style. Wrights idea about style are still used in the United States and in other parts of the world.The most important idea in Frank Lloyd Wrights Style of Architecture is that a building must fit its purpose and the land around it. His houses are often called “grass-land houses” because their li

24、nes are similar to the lines on the grassland. Both the lines of the grassland and the lines of Wrights house are parallel to the horizon(与地平线平行), the place where earth and sky seem to meet. They are horizontal lines. Most European style houses, in contrast, have many vertical lines that form 90angl

25、es with the horizon.66Frank Lloyd Wrights style in architecture was _.Alearned from some European countriesBnot only limited to the U.SCno longer popularDsomewhat similar to the European style67Which of the following best describes the character of the houses that Wright designed?AThey were very lar

26、ge and beautiful. BThey were very comfortable.CThey could be used as churches. DThey were beautiful in design but not practical in use.68What is the most important idea in Wrights style?AArchitectural design should match natural surroundings.BA building must have grassland around it.CAmerican style

27、in architecture should be different from Europeans.DDesign should be more important than use.69Which of the following is NOT true about Wrights “grass-land houses”?AThe lines of “grass-land houses” are similar to lines on the grassland.BThe lines of “ grass-land houses” are horizontal.CThe color of

28、the lines of “grass-land houses” is green.DThey are different from European style houses.70The best title for this passage would be _.AThe Differences between the American and European Styles in ArchitectureB“Grass-land” Houses Designed by WrightCHow to Make Your Houses More BeautifulDThe Influence

29、of Wright on American ArchitectureEIs it possible to persuade manking to live without war? War is an ancient practice which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always bad and usually foolish, but in the past, the human race managed to live with it. Modern cleverness has changed this.

30、 Either Man will end the existence of war, or war will end the existence of Man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons(核武器) that cause the most serious danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeeded in ending the existence of nuclear

31、weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we have succeeded in ending war. To do this, we need to persuade manking to look upon international problems in a new way not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the side which is most skilful in killing people, but by se

32、ttling in accordance with agreed rules of law. It is not easy to change very old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted.There are those who say that the acceptance of this or that ideology(意识形态) would prevent war. I believe this to be a big mistake. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic

33、statements(强词夺理) which are, at best, doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their supporters believe in them so deeply that they are willing to go to war in support of them.The movement of world opinion during the past few years has been very largely such as we can welcome. It has become a commonpla

34、ce that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course very difficult problems remain in the world, but the spirit in which they are coming nearer to is a better one than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide whether we shall live or die, that negotiations sh

35、ould reach agreements even if both sides do not find these agreements wholly satisfactory. It has begun to be understood that the important struggle nowadays is not between different countries but between Man and the atom bomb.71This passage implies that war is now _.Aworse than in the pastBas bad a

36、s in the pastCnot so dangerous as in the pastDas necessary in the past72In the sentence “To do this, we need to persuade mankind” (Paragraph 1), “this” refers to _. Ato end the existence of warBto improve weaponsCto solve international problems Dto live a peaceful life73From Paragraph 2 we learn tha

37、t the writer of the passage _.Ais a supporter of some modern ideologiesBdoes not think that the acceptance of any ideologies could prevent warCbelieves that the acception of some ideologies could prevent warDdoes not doubt the truth of any ideologies74According to the writer, _.Awar is the only way

38、to solve international argumentsBwar will be less dangerous because of the improvement of weaponsCit is impossible for people to live without warDwar must be ended if Man wants to survive(生存)75The last paragraph suggests that _.Ainternational agreements can be reached more easily nowBMan begins to r

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