高三英语阅读与理解训练题

高三英语阅读与理解训练题阅读理解训练题（四）AChina'sformervolleyballstarLangPinghasbeeninvitedtocoachtheUSwomen'snationalteamfortheBeijing2008Olympics.ButChina'ssportsmediasaidtheofferwouldbedifficulttoaccept.Lang,whoispresentlycoachingaclubteaminItaly'sprofessionalvolleyballleague,thatshewasconsideringtheofferbytheUSVolleyballAssociation."RightnowI'mstillconsideringtheirofferbutIwillanswerthemsoon,”Langsaid."IfIdon'ttakethejob,Ihavetogivethemenoughtimetofindsomeoneelse."Lang,45，wonOlympicgoldin1984.ShelatercoachedtheChinesewomentosilveratthe1996AtlantaOlympicsandthe1998WorldChampionships.ShehasalsocoachedatNewMexicoUniversityintheUnitedStateswhereherdaughterwasbornandlives.ThereactionintheChinesemediatoLang'sjobofferwasswiftandstrong.ManysaythatifshetakesthejobitwouldbeadirectchallengetoChina'sgoalofwinningthewomen'svolleyballmedalattheBeijingGames."AsanunusualplayerandaspiritualleaderofChinesevolleyball,LangPing'sinflueneeoverChinafarexceeds（超越）thatofanordinaryplayer,”saystheChinaOlympicCommitteewebsite."IfLangstandswiththeopponents（对手）duringwomen'svolleyballmatches,youcanrestassuredthatthiswillbedifficulttoacceptforthenewChineseplayers,difficultforcoachChenZhonghe,whowasonceherassistant,anddifficultforallChinesewatchingontelevision,”thesitecontinued.（AGENCIESFeb9，2005）Accordingtothispassage,LangPingisatpresent.avolleyballplayerB.aclubcoachC.anunusualplayerD.anassistantFormthetext,wecanlearn.LangPinghasacceptedtheofferChenZhonghehasgotintotroublealloftheChinesemediasupportLangPingLangPingisthinkingtheUSofferoverAccordingtothetext,ifLangPingstandswiththeopponentsduringwomen'svolleyballmatches,whowillmostprobablyhavetrouble?TheChineseaudience.B.Ourwomen'svolleyballteam.C.Beijing2008Olympics.D.Chineseformerplayers.Whenreportingthenews,theauthorseemedtobealittle.angryB.surprisedC.shockedD.worriedBWhydomendieearlierthanwomen?Thelatestresearchmakesitknownthatthereasoncouldbethatmen'sheartsgointorapiddeclinewhentheyreachmiddleage.Thelargeststudyoftheeffectsofageingonthehearthasfoundthatwomen'sIongevitymaybelinkedtothefactthattheirheartsdonotlosetheirpumpingpowerwithage."Wehavefoundthatthepowerofthemaleheartfallsby20--25percentbetween18and70yearsofage,”saidtheheadofthestudy,DavidGoldspinkofLiverpoolJohnMooresUniversityintheUK."Withinthehearttherearemillionsofcellsthatenableittobeat.Betweentheageof20and70，one-thirdofthosecellsdieandarenotreplacedinmen,”saidGoldspink."Thisispartoftheageingprocess."Whatsurprisesscientistsisthatthefemaleheartseesverylittlelossofthesecells.Ahealthy70-year-oldwoman'sheartcouldperformalmostaswellasa20-year-oldone's."Thisgenderdifferencemightjustexplainwhywomenlivelongerthanmen,”saidGoldspink.Theystudiedmorethan250healthymenandwomenbetweentheagesof18and80，focusingonhealthypersonstoremovetheconfusinginfluenceofdisease.Theteamhasyettofindwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemaleheart,saidGoldspink.Thegoodnewsisthatmencanimprovethehealthoftheirheartwithregularexercise.Goldspinkstressedthatwomenalsoneedregularexercisetopreventtheirlegmusclesbecomingsmallerandweakerastheyage.Theunderlinedword“longevity"inthesecondparagraphprobablyrefersto.

A.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effectA.healthB.longlifeC.ageingD.effectThetextmainlytalksaboutmen'sheartcellsB.women'sageingprocess、C.thegenderdifferenceD.heartsandlonglifeAccordingtothetext,theUKscientistshaveknownthatwomenhavemorecellsthanmenwhentheyarebornwomencanreplacethecellsthatenablethehearttobeatthefemaleheartlosesfewofthecellswithageD.womenneverlosetheirpumpingpowerwithageIfyouwanttolivelonger,youshouldenableyourhearttobeatmuchfasterfindoutthereasonforageingexerciseregularlytokeepyourhearthealthypreventyourcellsfrombeinglostWecanknowfromthepassagethatthereasonwhyageingtakesagreaterlossonthemalehearthasbeenfoundoutscientistsareonthewaytofindingoutwhythemaleheartlosesmoreofthecellstheteamhasdonesomethingtopreventthemalefromsufferingthegreaterlosswomenover70couldlosemoreheartcellsthanthoseattheageof20CUniesswespendmoneytospotandpreventasteroids（小行星）now,onemightcrashintoEarthanddestroylifeasweknowit,saysomescientists.Asteroidsarebiggerversionsofthemeteoroids（流星）thatraceacrossthenightsky.MostorbitthesunfarfromEarthanddon'tthreatenus.Buttherearealsothousandsofasteroidswhoseorbitsputthemonacollision（碰撞）coursewithEarth.Buy$50millionworthofnewtelescopesrightnow.Thenspend$10millionayearforthenext25yearstolocatemostthespacerocks.Bythetimewespotadestructiveone,thescientistssay,we'llhaveawaytochangeitscourse.Somescientistsfavourpushingasteroidsoffcoursewithnuclearweapons.Butthecostwouldn'tbecheap.Isitworthit?Twothingsexpertsconsiderwhenjudginganyriskare:(1)Howlikelytheeventis;and(2)Howbadtheresultsiftheeventoccurs.ExpertsthinkanasteroidbigenoughtodestroylotsoflifemightstrikeEarthonceevery500，000years.Soundsprettyrare--butifonedidfall,itwouldbetheendoftheworld."Ifwedon'ttakecareoftheseasteroids,they'lltakecareofus.”Saysonescientist,"It'sthatsimple.”Thecure,though,mightbeworsethanthedisease.DowereallywantfleetsofnuclearweaponssittingaroundonEarth?”Theworldhaslesstofearfromtheterriblerocksthanfromagreatnuclearfleetsetagainstit,”saidaNewYorkTimesarticle.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutasteroidsandmeteoroids?Theyareheavenlybodiesdifferentincomposition.Theyareheavenlybodiessimilarinnature.Therearemoreasteroidsthanmeteoroids.D.Asteroidsaremoremysteriousthanmeteoroids.WhatdoscientistsmainlytalkaboutthecollisionofanasteroidwithEarth?Itisveryunlikelybutthedangerofitshappeningexists.Suchacollisionmightoccuronceevery50thousandyears.CollisionsofsmallerasteroidswithEarthoccurmoreoftenthanexpected.It'sstilltooearlytosaycertainlywhethersuchacollisionmightoccur.Whatdopeoplethinkofthesuggestionofusingnuclearweaponstochangethecourseofasteroids?Itsoundspracticalbutitmaynotsolvetheproblem.Itmaycreatemoreproblemsthanitmightsolve.ItisawasteofmoneybecauseacollisionofasteroidswithEarthisveryunlikely.Furtherresearchshouldbedonebeforeitisproveduseful.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat.A.whilepushingasteroidsoffcourse,nuclearweaponswoulddestroytheworldasteroidsracingacrossthenightskyarelikelytohitEarthinthenearfuturetheworryaboutasteroidscanbelefttofuturegenerationssinceit'sunlikelytohappennowD.workablesolutionsstillhavetobefoundtopreventsuchacollisionofasteroidswithEarthDWhydopeoplepayascreamingsoldiertoorderthemtocrawlundercamouflage（伪装）nettingbeforedroppingtothegroundtodo15pushups?It'slikethebasictrainingthateverynewsoldierhates.Thesepeopleloveitsomuchthattheypayforit.Andthat'sthewayitis:threemorningsaweekatVeniceBitary-styleobstaclecoursewithdifficulty.Thesearemiddle-classcitizenslookingforthemostpainfuldrills,notarmymenfightingforthehigherranks.Theyarriveinexpensivesportscars,nottroopcarriers.Theyarenotpreparingforbattlebutbuildinguphealth.It'saroutinerunbyatoughsoldierwearingaseriouslook.Heandthreeotheruniformeddrillinstructorsshoutorders.Twodozenmenandwomenabsolutelyfollowthem.Theystrugglethroughsit-upsandathree-milerundownthebeachbeforestartingtheobstaclecourse.ParticipantspayUS$75aweektodo;whatmillionsofsoldiershaveexperiencedfornothing，butadown-and-dirtytrainingthatisfarfromfit-keepingexercisesinfitnessclub.Membersdoregularhealthclubexercises,suchaskickboxing,strengthtrainingandstretching.Butthelong-distancebeachrunandtheobstaclecourseworkuptheirsweat.Thatsetsthisroutinedifferentfromtraditionalfitnessexercises.Alongwiththewall-climbingandlow-crawling,thecourserequiresjumpingoverobstacles,ropeclimbingandpull-ups.Sweatpoursdownthefaceofthetraineesandsandgetsstucktotheirhairastheyclimbovertheobstaclewall.Butallofthemarehappywhenthedailytrainingisover.Theypaytosweat.Beforetheydopush-upsontheground,participants.areorderedbyasoldierwhopaytocrawlundercamouflagenettingorderacryingofficertocrawlundercamouflagenettingaregivenorderstocrawlundercamouflagenettingareorderedtopayascreamingsoldiertocrawlundercamouflagenettingThesepeoplepaytosweatinorderto.B.seekfunandjoygetthemilitaryranks

B.seekfunandjoyC.builduptheirbodiesbepreparedforbattlesC.builduptheirbodiesbepreparedforbattlesAthree-milerundownthebeachis.somethingregularlyfixedintheexercisetobedoneaftertheobstaclecoursedonebyatoughsoldierwearingaseriouslookthemostdifficultpartoftheexerciseWhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A.Millionsofsoldiershaveexperiencedthisexercisetogetnothing.PeoplehavetopayUS$75aweektosweatinthisexercise.Thistrainingisentirelydifferentfromthecommongymexercises.Itisadown-and-dirtytrainingthatisratherhard.ESir,LastSaturdayIwatchedtheTVcoverage(newsreport)ofthelatestGrandPrixmotorraceandcouldnotfailtonoticehowmuchadvertisingtherewas.Inparticular,theleadingcar(andtheonethateventuallywon)wasalmostconstantlyonthescreen;itwaspaintedtolooklikeapacketofwell-knowncigarettes.Notonlythat,butthecarwas,onmorethanoneoccasion,referredtobythecommentator(评论员)notbythenameofthedriverorthemotorcompany,butbythenameoftheproduct.However,thefootballteamthatIsupportisnotallowedtowearshirtsadvertisinganythingwhentheirmatchesarebeingtelevised.Therulepreventingsportsmenandsportswomenfromcarryingadvertisementsontelevisionisagoodone.Keepitanddoit.Totakeoneexample,whatistheeffect,Iwonder,ontheyoungandold,oftheapparentconnectionbetweencigarettesmokingandanexcitingsportlikemotor-racing?L.H.Gray,LondonSir,Whataridiculoussituationourtelevisioncompaniesfindthemselvesinwithregardtosportandadvertising!Iwatchedatelevisedfootballmatchinwhichtheplayersdidnotcarryanyadvertisementsontheirshirts,andyettherewasadvertisingallaroundtheground.(DotheTVproducersthinkweviewersareblindorsomething?)Andwhenawell-knowninternationalplayerwasinterviewedafterthematch,bothheandth