限时阅读训练十二

1、高一英语限时阅读训练（十二）阅读理解Gran dfather and the 3-year-old boy are n atural buddies. 0 n this particular day in May, thegrandfather was pleased to have the company of his best little pal when planting the vegetablegarde n. For a while, the boy seemed to like it too. His small fin gers were just the right siz

2、e to pick up tiny seeds and drop them into Gran ddad-made holes. They were a great team.But before long the boy became restless and directed his an ger at the seeds themselves.“ What' s this one, Granddad?”“ Beets甜菜）.”“ Ugh, I hate beets. ”“ Well, the n, let ' s do the pumpk in in stead.”“ Y

3、uck. I really hate pumpk in.”“ Okay, buddy. What would you like to pla nt?”“ How about .dough nuts （油炸圈饼）? ”Just in time, the grandfather stopped himself from saying there was no such thing as adough nut seed. Look ing at the un happy little face, he sudde nly got an in spiratio n.“ Wait a sec on d.

4、 I have to go in side and get the right seeds.”Gran ddad retur ned with a han dful of seeds. He and the small boy sole mnly pla nted them in aspecial corner of the vegetable garde n.Weeks later, whe n the real seeds bega n to break through the soil, the boy became delightedwith the tiny seedli ngs.

5、He spe nt many after noons help ing Gran ddad water and watch them grow.And whe n the first baby vegetables were harvested, he liked them after all.For weeks, he forgot all about the dough nu ts. But the n one day at lun ch, he said,“ Giwhat happened to our doughnuts? How come they didn' t grow?

6、 ”Gran ddad paused a mome nt. “ Well, you know, dough nuts are tricky. Some years whe n youplant them, you get lots of doughnuts.” He sighed sadly.“ But other years, all that comes up are thholes. ”51. The word “ buddies ” in the first sentence probably means.A. the old and the youngB. garde ners or

7、 farmersC. friends or part nersD. schoolmates or classmatesFrom the first half of the passage we can lear n that the boy.A. doesn ' t like vegetablesC. doesn ' t like playig with his granddadB. hates pla nti ng anythingD. hates pla nting vegetables because of his small hands53. Why did Gran

8、ddad tell the boy they were going to pla nt dough nu ts?A. Because he had already got the right seeds for dough nuts.B. Because he liked dough nuts and also wan ted to try pla nting them.C. Because he bega n to feel un happy about the boy's questio ns.D. Because he wan ted to arouse his gra ndso

9、n's in terest in pla nti ng.54. What do Gran ddadseasin the last paragraph?A. No pains, no gains.B. All good thi ngs come to an end.C. All jobs do not produce good results. D. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.BAppearing with President Hu Jintao, President Obama on Tuesday told reporte

10、rs that the United States was determined to work with China and other countries to help produce a substantive （实质性的） agreement in Copenhagen climate talks.He and Mr. Hu also discussed a series of partnerships on energy. David Sandalow, who is in China as part of the Obama administration's, scali

11、midaitewtaesamhis fifth trip to China in sixmonths and he was convinced that clean energy has become a top priority for Chinese leaders in their dealings with the United States.“ Thisissue is now central to the bilateral （双边的） relationship in a way that 'bescome exciting, ” said Mr. Sandalow,“A

12、year or two ago I couldn't have imagined that. ”He provided some more details on the planned joint（ 联合） clean-energy research center, saying its $150 million budget would be equally divided between the two countries, with a headquarters established in both as well. “ Theaim is to find ways to br

13、ing together the best researchers in each country to help solve some of the most important challenges facing the world, he said, giving out three prime targets:Clean vehicles（交通工具）,both electric and powered by various fuels.Energy efficiency in buildings （this is particularly important considering t

14、he pace with which China and other developing countries are constructing new cities）.Technology for controlling emissions（ 排放） from coal-burning power plants, including those already built. “The world has anuhmugber of existing coal plants, ” Mr. Sandalow said. “Unless we find ways to control the ca

15、rbon emissions from those plants at affordable rates we're going tokeep warming the planet. ”Mr. Sandalow said he was also convinced that China has made climate change itself, and not just the pressing real-time issue of energy security, a real priority now."It ' sf®iland center的）

16、to the Chinese leadership, ” h.e said55. Which is true according to Mr. Sandalow?A. Chinese leaders didn'tstart dealing with the USA until a year or two ago.B. China is to blame for the climate change.C. The USA provided China with $150 million for clean-energy research.D. China now cares much a

17、bout climate change as well as energy security.56. The following are the targets the research centre tries to achieve EXCEPT that.A. China and other developing countries will step up constructing new citiesB. environmentally friendly ways of powering vehicles will be encouraged and usedC. new techno

18、logy will be in use to reduce the pollution from coal-burning plantsD. the carbon emissions will be reduced in order to avoid global warming57. What can we infer from the passage?A. Mr. Sandalow still doubts whether the Chinese government takes clean energy seriously.B. President Obama and Mr. Hu di

19、scussed a series of partnerships on energy.C. Mr. Sandalow has been to China altogether five times.D. China and the U.S. both want to make joint efforts to cooperate with each other on energy.58. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Climate Change TalksB. Details on US-China C

20、limate and Energy PlansC. Obama's Official Visit to China D. China's Efforts in Protecting the EnvironmentCNearly 62 perce nt of Japa n 'secon d-year junior middle school stude nts say they are weak in English, with 66 percent of them developing this understanding during their first year

21、 of middle school, according to the results of a recent survey, The Daily Yomiuri has reported.The survey of 2,967 sec on d-year stude nts at 33 public schools was con ducted in January and February by the Ben esse Corporati on, an educati onal service provider in Japa n.It suggests thatstude nts ar

22、e most motivated to lear n En glish at the very begi nning of their study, with 43.6 perce nt of them in dicati ng this. However, withi n a year, the en thusiasm wanes and most stude nts begi n to iden tify themselves as weak in the subject. Out of the 61.8 perce nt of the stude nts who say they are

23、 rather weak ” or very weak "in the Ian guage, 26.6 perce nt choose fhe latter half of the first year” as the period they began feeling that way, followed by the beginning of the first year ",with 16.2 perce nt. Nearly 12 perce nt say they lost con fide nee before en teri ng middle school.

24、 ”When asked about what they struggled with, 78.6 perce nt selected grammar", while 72.7 perce nt replied that they got lower test scores tha n expected. ”The stude nts were also asked to predict the role En glish would play in their future. More tha n 70 percent of them said they felt English

25、would be much more necessary in Japanese society in their adult lives. Only 20.4 perce nt said they would like to study abroad, while 14.6 perce nt said they hoped to have a career that would require En glish skills.The resp ondents were sec on d-graders in 2002, the starti ng year of the curre nt t

26、each ing guidelines that allow primary schools to introduce English as an elective course for their students. About 91.4 perce nt of the sec on d-year middle school stude nts had some En glish training in primary school, mainly through simple conversation, songs and stories. The main problem, teache

27、rs say, is that the ben efits gained duri ng primary school disappear rapidly once stude nts move on to middle school, where they are bewildered by the sudde n shift from everyday En glish to textbook En glish.59. What does the underlined word wanes" in paragraph 2 mean?A. developsB. becomes we

28、aker C. gets stro ngerD. adds60. Which of the followi ng is true about the survey?A. It was con ducted in January and February in 2002.B. 26.6 perce nt of the stude nts in the survey think they are rather weak or very weak in En glish.C. Most stude nts in the survey became doubtful about their En gl

29、ish levels in primary school.D. The majority of the stude nts in the survey agreed En glish would be importa nt in future life.61. What is the leading cause of the students' frustration in their English studies according to teachers in Japa n?A. Grammar being such a headache for the stude nts.B.

30、 The sudde n cha nge in the focus of teach ing betwee n primary school and middle school.C. Lower test scores in En glish tha n expected.D. Not many stude nts pla nning to study abroad in the future.62. What can we lear n from the article?A. The En glish levels of primary school stude nts in Japa n

31、are far from satisfactory.B. Japa nese junior middle school stude nts are quite good at textbook En glish.C. Before 2002, English was not officially included in primary school courses in Japan.D. Junior stude nts in Japa n are improvi ng their En glish levels because of good-quality textbooks.DLOS A

32、NGELES For most of the last century, the Disney cartoon heroine was as white as, well. Snow White, the studio's first feature-film superstar in 1937's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."It would take some 60 years for the Disney artists to begin painting their leading ladies with al

33、l the fashionable colors, including the American Indian Pocahontas （1995）, the Chinese Mulan （1998） and the Hawaiian Lilo （2002）.Only now, with "The Princess and the Frog", have Disney animators（ 动画师 ） put a black female in a leading place. The inspiration for the new film came from two Ca

34、ucasian（ 白人 ） men: current （ 目前的 ）Pixar-Disney chief John Lasseter and the late Walt Disney himself."The story really came from an initial idea of doing an American fairy tale, which hadn't been done at Disney," said "Princess" co-director Ron Clements. "And set it in Ne

35、w Orleans, which is John Lasseter's favorite city in the world. It was Walt Disney's favorite city in the world . Out of that, it seemed natural that the heroine would be African-American."Discussion of the character's race angered some of the film's leading actors. "We wal

36、k around being black every day, and nobody talks about it," said Anika Noni Rose, who supplies the voice of lead Princess Tiana. "So, I suggest you follow your instinct and let it be nothing to be talked about."Production was started on "Princess" in March 2006, long before

37、the election of a new American president. "We tried to arrange that," joked co-director John Musker. "We voted for Obama," Musker continued. "That was about as much influence as we had on things.""But the coincidence （巧合） isn't lost on some members of the 'Princess cast'. It is historical in the sense now that there is 'Obama' and 'Tiana'." said actress Jenifer Lewis, widely known as "the black mother of Hollywood." "It is a new day." she continued. "There i