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1、华东名校联合体校本练习册阅读理解专项训练 9-10 套华东名校试卷信息中心 07 高三命题组命题阅读理解训练题（九）AConsulates （领事馆） exist to help citizens abroad to help themselves. Every year millions of people go abroad for pleasure or profit. There are consular officers ready to do what they can to help if people get into difficulties, but for all sor

2、ts of reasons there are limits to what they can do. Most times things go well for travellers abroad but occasionally things go wrong.So, whether you are an experienced traveller or a first timer, going by yourself, with the family or a group there are things you should do before you go. Think about

3、money sand tickets well in advance. Take enough money including enough to pay your return fare, and hold on to it. Better still, buy return tickets in the first place. In an emergency a consul will contact relatives or friends and ask them to help you with money or tickets. But theres no law that sa

4、ys a consul has to lend you money and if he eventually does （and it will have to be repaid） he will want to be satisfied first that you really do have no money and there is no one else you know who can help.It is also important to take out proper insurance for everything from car breakdowns to loss

5、of life. A consul cannot pay your medical or any other bills, nor can he do the work of local travel representatives or motoring organizations.56. What is the author trying to do in the text?A. To inform people about laws abroad. B. To describe an international problem.C. To explain how to visit a c

6、onsulate. D. To give advice about consulates.57. Why would somebody read the text?A. To know how to contact a consul. B. To find out how to make a complaint.C. To know when to contact a consul. D. To find out where a consul lives.58. You can borrow money from a consul if youA. need to stay abroad lo

7、nger. B. have to help a relativeC. have no other financial means D. need to have your car repaired59. Which of the following notices would you see in Consular Office?A. CONSULAR OFFICE In an emergency you may contact your consul. He may give you advice but you should not rely on being given financia

8、l help. B. CONSULAR OFFICE In an emergency you may contact this office. Your consul can always help with hospital and dental costs.C. CONSULAR OFFICEYou may contact your consul if you have run out of money. He will arrange for you to receive help if you cannot pay your bills. D. CONSULAR OFFICEYour

9、consul is here to help you. It your car has broken down or you me experiencing travel difficulties of any kind. contact your consul.BLast night was the last game for my eight-year-old sons soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my sons team in the lead. Parents surrounded t

10、he playground, offering encouragement.With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my sons teammate, Mickey ODonnel. With shouts of Kick it! echoing across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted. ODonnel had s

11、cored!Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even be

12、en known to hug the opposing players when they scored.The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won! For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I

13、watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey! Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I s

14、miled as I replied, It was a tie. Everybody won.60. What was the score of the soccer match?A. Two to two, equal to both the teams. B. Three to one in Mickeys teams favor.C. Two to one in the opposite teams favor.D. Everybody won because ofMickeys goal.61. The underlined word hush in paragraph 3 mean

15、sA. cheer B. cryC. laughter D. silence62. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?A. The result of the match would fail his son.B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.D. His son would understand Mickeys wrong goal.63

16、. It can be inferred from the passage that .A. both teams liked and respected MickeyB. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goalC. Mickey didnt mind though his goal was wrongD. Mickey was a kind- hearted boy and hoped everybody won64. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is .A. to

17、tell a joke to make readers laughB. to suggest we should not mind losingC. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a gameD. to present his sons fine qualities of understanding others C WHATS ONSTAGERussian dances: The famous Little White Birth Dance Troupe will travel from Russia to present per

18、formances in Beijing.The troupe, founded in 1948, is famous for their combination of Russian folk dances and classical dancing art.It has been invited by the Beijing Foreign Culture Exchange Co to give four performances in Beijing.Tickets are available through ticket hotlines and website such as www

19、. paio. com. cn, www. chinaticket, com and www. ticket, elong. com.Time: 7: 30 pm, January 18 - 21Place: Beizhan Theatre, 135, Xiwai Dajie, Xicbeng DistrictTel: 6606-4258 EXHIBITIONSKite show: All together 81 kites collected by the China National Art Museum is on show in the Yanhuang Art Museum.Kong

20、 Xiangze, an expert on Chinese kites, published a book on kites, explaining the origins of the Kite-making process. The exhibited kites arc made in a traditional Chinese style.Time: 9 am-5 pm until February 11Place: 9 Huizhong LuTel: 6491-2902 CONCERTSFolk music: A concert of classics of Chinese fol

21、k music will greet audiences on the first day of the Year of Snake at the Beijing Concert Hall.The China Song and Dance Ensemble will perform dozens of traditional instrumental pieces, such as Full of Joy, Colourful Cloud Chasing the Moon. and Spring Festival Suite.Time: 7: 30 pm, January 24Place: 1

22、, Beixinhuajie, Xicheng DistrictTel: 6559-8285 EXENTSFlower festival: The Beijing Botanical Garden is bringing people a blooming festival with the beautiful flowers in its tropical （ 热带） plants greenhouse.The garden has introduced nearly 80 kinds of flowers abroad for the exhibition.There is also an

23、 exhibition of potted narcissus 水（ 仙） landscapes. More than 300 mini landscapes involving imported narcissus will be displayed, people can get a preview of the show by visiting www. beijingbd, com, the gardens website.Time: 8:30 am-5 pm until January 28Place: Wofosi Lu near the Fragant HillsTel: 825

24、9-554765. Suppose you are too far away from Beijing or you cant spare time to go there in person, which of the following show can you enjoy all the same?A. Russian dances. B. Kite showC. Folk music D. Flower festival66. The phrase get a preview of used in the passage means .A. watch in advanceB. see

25、 clearlyC. get good position ofD. get a general idea of67. If you and vour classmates have a free evening to ,pend on the 19th of January, which is a useful number to call?A. 6606-4258 B. 6491-2902 C. 6559-8285 D. 8259-5547DThe following are four kinds of medicine. How to use the medicine is very im

26、portant. Never take some by mistake.Take the medicine with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For further nighttime and early morning, take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in 24 hours. For children between six and twelve years old, give half the a

27、dult dosage（剂量） . For children under six years old, go to your doctor for advice. Reduce dosage if nervousness, restlessness or sleeplessness takes place.Each pill of the medicine taken three times every day for fourteen-year- olds. As usual, a pill at 6:00a.m. before breakfast, one before 11:00 and

28、 one before sleep. Not for children under six years old and old persons with heart attack.The medicine for a person with a fever. Once two pills a day before sleep for adults. Don t take the medicine without fever. Half for children under 12 years old. For children with a high fever, go to see a doc

29、tor at once.The medicine taken three times a day, once five pills for adults with a cold. Half of the pills for children under 14 years old. Take the medicine before breakfast, lunch, supper or before sleep.68. If a little child under six has a fever, it s suggested that he .A. take two tablets befo

30、re sleepB. stop to take another pillC. take one tablet before sleepD. go to see a doctor69. Obviously a kind of medicine mentioned above isn t proper fo frr o_m_ , judgingthe information.A. children over twelve years oldB. some adults of 18 years oldC. some old persons with heart attack D. neither a

31、dults nor children70. When an adult has a cold, he had better .A. have as many as fifteen pills a day B. have twice a day C. have four times a dayD. have nine pills a day71. How many kinds of medicine can be taken by children of seven years old?A. Two kinds. B. Three kinds. C. None. D. Four kinds.EE

32、xperts have put forward detailed plans tot a tunnel （ 隧道） to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers-more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.A recent conference in Xiamen, Fujia

33、n Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was co-sponsored共 （ 同发展 ） by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.Fujian is the province where beth proposed routes would begin.There is no direct passenger access通 （道） between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the momen

34、t.Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits.A professor of Tsinghua university said, A s

35、pecial feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction.For example, he said, the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges dam on the Yangtze River began i

36、n the 1950s.The Xiamen conference focused （集中 ） on the longest southern route., which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping stones.The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometers between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that trav

37、elling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometer Land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020.72. Which is the longest tunnel in the world at pre

38、sent?A. The English Channel Tunnel. B. The tunnel between Lyon and Turin.C. The Taiwan Straits tunnel. D. The passage doesnt mention it.73. The example of English Channel Tunnel shows .A. its not easy to complete a huge projectB. there are many problems to be solved before doing somethingC. discussi

39、ons among countries usually take a lot of timeD. the preparation takes longer time than the construction74. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored赞 （助） the plan.B. If the project is completed, the worlds longest tunnel will appear.C. You cant reach

40、Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.D. The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.75. What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?A. The lack of money for the project from the government.B. Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.C. The detailed p

41、lans for the tunnel.D. The technical problems with the tunnel.阅读理解训练题（九）答案56-60DCCAA61-65DBACD66-70AACCA71-75DDDAB华东名校联合体校本练习册 阅读理解专项训练 华东名校试卷信息中心 07 高三命题组命题阅读理解训练题（十）*A*Everyone has got two personalities the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You donst how your se

42、cret personality when you rea wake because you can control your behaviour, but when you rea sleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your ba

43、ck, you re a very open person. You normally trust peopleand you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don t like to upset peopleso you never express your real feelings. You req uite shy and you aren vte ry confident.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You wo

44、rry a lot andyou re always easily upset. You re very stubborn,but you arent very ambitious. Yousually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a lowopinion of yourself and so youre often

45、defensive. You re shy and you don t nolike meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You re easily hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You re usually careful. You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel a

46、nxious, but you don t often get depressed. You always say whatyou think even if it annoys people.56. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personalityA. only in a normal nightB. only when you go to sleepC. only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD. only when you

47、change sleeping position57. Maybe you don t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.D. He or she wouldn t like to get help from

48、 you.58. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because .A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessD. he or she often considers annoying people BHe has lived thro

49、ugh countless dangers but time may be running out for the Palestinian （巴勒斯坦 ） leader, Yasser Arafat.On September 11, Israel （以色列 ） announced its decision to remove him, following several Palestinian suicide bomb attacks on Israel. He should take some responsibility for the killings, an Israeli offic

50、ial said. He has done nothing to stop the terrorist groups.But the decision has angered many other countries. China said that Arafat is the true leader, elected by the Palestinian people, and removing him would harm the peace in the Middle East. This view is shared by other governments.Arafat himsel

51、f said: They can kill me, but never get me out of my country. He has spent most of his life in danger as the chief target of Israel. But, just like a cat with nine lives, Arafat escaped every time.For years he has made a practice of sleeping in a different bed each night, thinking a moving target is

52、 harder to hit.In 1985, Israel sent fighter planes to kill Arafat. The wild bombing destroyed his old headquarters in Tunis but Arafat himself was unhurt.In 1992, the aircraft in which he was flying over north Africa broke in two during a crash landing. The crew was killed but he managed to remain a

53、live.What is so unbelievable is that he always remains calm in great danger.Israeli tanks and helicopters attacked his headquarters in Ramallah in December, 2001. When they saw the attackers coming, Arafats bodyguards ignored his orders to stay still and carried him to safety underground. Seconds la

54、ter, several bombs exploded nearby. Though safe, his bodyguards were so scared they were soaked in sweat.But Arafat, with Israeli tanks only 200 metres away, showed no fear at all. He stayed in the damaged office, contacting foreign leaders in hope of preventing further attacks from Israel.All these

55、 experiences have made him a mysterious man, and one of the worlds most legendary leaders.But has he used up the last of his nine lives? Only time will tell.59. What is the main idea of the story？A. Arafat was in danger again after Israels decision to remove him.B. Arafat faced dangers without fear.

56、C. Arafat was one of the most legendary leaders in the world.D. Arafat may have used up the last of his nine lives.60. Which is not one of the reasons that Arafat managed to live through countless dangers?A. Luck. B. He was very careful.C. He kept a clear head in danger.D. He had mysterious powers.6

57、1. What does the boldfaced word“ scared ” in the last paragraph but three mean?A. Glad. B. Frightened.C. Feeling lucky. D. Worried.62. Arafats answer to Israeli decision showed .A. that he wasnt afraid of dangerB. his determination to stay in hisown countryD. both A and BC. that he has belief in him

58、selfCThere are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei along necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from the United States. They call Hawaii the Aloha State. Aloha means bot