2015高三第二次诊断性考试5英语阅读

Readingandcomprehension2做题方法细读题目和选项12回归原文读大意细读原文找答案.3ConsideringAustralia’ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapart，Australiansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous（同种的）．Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem．Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents．However，thereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitysettlersandthecountrypeople．Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert．Themajorcitiespreserveimagesofcolonialheritage，buttheoverallimpressionismodern，withnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry’syouth．Incontrast，theruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservative．Formanyyears，Australiawassaidtohave“riddenonthesheep’sback”，areferencetowoolbeingthecountry’smainmoneyearner.However，itisnolongerdominant（主宰的）．MuchofAustralia’srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheat，andbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworld．实战演练Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant．Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxed，withamodestsenseofhumor．Yet，contrarytowidespreadbelief，veryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins．WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788，Australiahadeanationofimmigrants．OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIsles，todayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewhere．Australia’sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaflowingofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEurope，mostnotablyGreeks，Italians，PolesandGermans．TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsia．TodayAustraliaisa“mixtureofnations”andalthoughsomeracismexists，ithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisreasonablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalcommunitiesintheworld．实战演练1．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“haslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert”inthesecondparagraph？A．Themajorpopulationhasacloserelationshipwiththedesert．B．Thefast-pacedcitiesarejustlocatedbythedesert．C．Themajorpopulationknowslittleaboutthedesert．D．Themajorpopulationisfamiliarwiththepeoplelivinginthedesert．2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Thepaceoflifeinthecityisdifferentfromthatinthecountry．B．OnethirdofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEurope．C．TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports．D．MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners．3．WhatusedtobeAustralia’smainmoneyearner？A．Wheat．B．Wool．C．Tourism．D．Diamond．4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________．A．nothingaboutAustralia’scolonialpartinmoderncitiescanbeseenbyvisitorsB．tourismandwinemakingresultedinfastdevelopmentinruralcommunitiesonlyC．immigrantsfromEuropehavebroughtracialproblemsD．Australia’srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsia1．Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“haslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert”inthesecondparagraph？A．Themajorpopulationhasacloserelationshipwiththedesert．B．Thefast-pacedcitiesarejustlocatedbythedesert．C．Themajorpopulationknowslittleaboutthedesert．D．Themajorpopulationisfamiliarwiththepeoplelivinginthedesert．CAlmost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastIncontrast，theruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservative．2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Thepaceoflifeinthecityisdifferentfromthatinthecountry．B．OnethirdofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEurope．C．TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports．D．MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners．OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIsles，todayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewhere．排除BHowever，itisnolongerdominant（主宰的）．MuchofAustralia’srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheat，andbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworld．排除C2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A．Thepaceoflifeinthecityisdifferentfromthatinthecountry．B．OnethirdofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEurope．C．TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports．D．MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners．AYet，contrarytowidespreadbelief，veryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins．排除DAlmost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesIncontrast，theruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservative．3．WhatusedtobeAustralia’smainmoneyearner？A．Wheat．B．Wool．C．Tourism．D．Diamond．BFormanyyears，Australiawassaidtohave“riddenonthesheep’sback”，areferencetowoolbeingthecountry’smainmoneyearner.

4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________．A．nothingaboutAustralia’scolonialpartinmoderncitiescanbeseenbyvisitorsB．tourismandwinemakingresultedinfastdevelopmentinruralcommunitiesonlyC．immigrantsfromEuropehavebroughtracialproblemsD．Australia’srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsiaDTheemphasishasshiftedinrec