杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练47

倒数第一周星期二

A

James Pribram, a surfer, was in Canada on a business trip. He earns his living in a sports company, and also spends time teaching schoolchildren to take good care of the ocean environment. He had three days left before he was due to fly home to California.

His mother had recently fallen and suffered an injury. Although it wasn’t life-threatening, she needed his help. All he knew was that he needed to go to see her as soon as possible. James wrapped up his luggage in the early morning and booked an immediate flight home.

A day later, in Laguna Beach, California, 22-year-old Maira Khan was walking along the Pearl Street Beach with her friend Meghan and younger brother Aadil. Maria was careful not to go into the water—she’d never learned how to swim. She and Meghan took some photos. Maria stepped out onto a reef(礁石), climbed up one of the larger rocks and turned her back to the ocean. That’s when the wave hit. It swept her from the rock and tossed(扔) her like a piece of wood. She was thrown onto a rock and then was taken into water. The reef tore at her arms and legs as she was struggling.

Aadil looked on in horror, not sure what he could do. Just then, a tall figure rushed towards them, and then ran straight into the water. He dove into the surf, grabbed Maria around the waist and pulled her safely to the shore. Paramedics(急救人员) arrived soon after. “Take care,” the man said, and left the scene as quickly as he’s arrived. Who was Maria’s mystery hero? Maria asked if anyone around had recognized him. “He’s a surfer,” she was told. “His name is James Pribram.”

That afternoon, James had brought his mother lunch. They went outside to eat on her balcony, which overlooked the Pearl Street Beach. When he saw Maria, he knew what was about to happen, “Call 911,” he told his mother. Then he ran down to the beach as fast as he could and saved Maria’s life. Was it the only concern for his mother that brought James home early?

41. What can we learn about James Pribram from the passage?

A. He was having a holiday in Canada.

B. He worked in a big business company.

C. He went home three days in advance.

D. He was a Pea teacher in a sports school.

42. James Pribram hurried home to________.

A. attend to his injured mother

B. take his mother to hospital

C. see his mother who was dying

D. see his mother who fell ill

43. Maria was swept into the sea by the big wave when she was ________.

A. walking along the Pear Street Beach

B. taking photos with her brother and friend

C. standing on a rock with her back to the sea

D. stepping out onto a reef near the sea

44. What can we infer from this passage?

A. Maria’s arms and legs were hurt.

B. Maria could swim to the beach by herself.

C. Maria’s brother would save his sister.

D. James Pribram gave first aid to Maria.

45. According to the author, Maria might have died if ______.

A. James hadn’t been a brave teacher

B. James hadn’t seen Maria from the balcony

C. the paramedics hadn’t arrived soon

D. James’ mother hadn’t called 911

B

Tiger Mom,

You’ve been criticized a lot since you published your memoir(回忆录), Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. One problem is that some people don’t get your humor. They think you’re serious about all things, and they think Lulu and I are oppressed(压制) by our ill mother. That is not true.

But for real, it’s not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don’t hear us laughing over each other’s jokes. They don’t see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don’t know how much fun we have when the six of us — dogs included — squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix.

I admit: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I’d gone to and some piano camps I wish I’d skipped. But now that I’m 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), I’m glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did.

A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can’t think for themselves. Well, that’s funny. I think your strict parenting forced me to be more independent. Early on, I decided to be an easy child to raise. Maybe I got it from Daddy — he taught me not to care what people think and to make my own choices — but I also decided to be who I want to be.

Everybody’s talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you rejected because they weren’t good enough. Funny how some people are convinced that Lulu and I are scarred for life. Maybe if I had poured my heart into it, I would have been upset. But let’s face it: It took me 30 seconds; I didn’t even sharpen the pencil. That’s why, when you rejected it, I didn’t feel you were rejecting me. If I actually tried my best at something, you’d never throw it back in my face.

…

And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you.

Yours,

Sophia

46. In the author’s opinion, why do some people criticize her mother?

A. They don’t know the truth.

B. They have a different culture.

C. They aren’t strict with their children.

D. They don’t have a good sense of humor.

47. Many people think that the author _________.

A. is a robot kid B. has a happy family

C. has a humorous mother D. is an easy child to raise

48. The author is satisfied with her parents’ way of raising her because _________.

A. she has learned to obey others

B. she has become more independent

C. she is about to leave the tiger den

D. she has never been disturbed by tea parties

49. According to the last paragraph, the author _________.

A. was good at making cards

B. was deeply hurt by her mother

C. tried her best at making the birthday cards

D. thought it reasonable for her mother to reject her card

C

In a new study showing how large weather systems are closely linked, scientists report that tiny airborne particles(颗粒) affect how much rain falls over a region. Some of these particles, called aerosols (浮粒), occur naturally and include dirt and dust. Other aerosols come from human activities and represent air pollution. Once these particles get swept up into a cloud, they start to make changes.

The scientists found a link between large amounts of aerosols and extreme weather: The clouds in dry regions may hold their water longer, contributing to droughts. Clouds drifting over moist areas may lose their water more quickly, leading to severe rains. Both situations may pose severe problems for farmers.

“Haze, storms, drought and flood: We found very strong evidence that they are well connected,” Zhanqing Li, an atmospheric scientist, told an audience of scientists at a recent meeting in Washington, D.C. Li, from the University of Maryland in College Park, worked on the new study connecting the dots between pollution and rainfall.

The scientists wanted to know how aerosols in the air affect cloud development over many years. To find out, they studied 10 years’ worth of data from the clouds that soared over measuring devices in central Oklahoma. They learned that rainfall depended on the amount of aerosols in the clouds, as well as the type of cloud and amount of moisture(水分).

If you’re near a window, look up at a cloud and really look at it. If you look up again in a few minutes, you’ll see that the cloud has changed shape and probably moved. Clouds contain cloud droplets, tiny quantities of water too small to overcome the wind and fall to the ground. Clouds also contain water molecules(水分子) that condense, or concentrate, on aerosols, forming drops of water. When drops get heavy enough, they fall as rain.

50. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. What has a big impact on what comes down?

B. How does rain form in the sky?

C. What will fall down in the rain?

D. How can the aerosols be removed?

51. According to the passage, we can learn that ________ .

A. the rainfall determines the grain output.

B. the rainfall relies on the aerosols in the air.

C. the aerosols come mainly from pollution.

D. the human activities reduce the rainfall

52. If large amounts of aerosols exist in the clouds over a dry region, ________.

A. serious floods probably happen in the region

B. serious droughts may happen frequently

C. such aerosols will affect cloud development

D. the aerosols can give out too much water

53. To know how aerosols affect cloud development, ________.

A. Zhangqing Li has found strong evidence

B. scientists have worked hard for ten years

C. scientists have invented measuring devices

D. many types of cloud have been gathered

54. Where is the passage adopted from?

A. Human & Health B. Atoms & Forces

C. Earth & Sky D. Tech & Math

D

A student walks into his first class and realizes he forgot all about the midterm exam. He knows he needs to bring his grades up, and getting a zero will make it nearly impossible. He quickly jots down some notes and shoves them under his lap hoping it will help him pass. Cheating is a major concern in all academic environments. Students are creating new and more outrageous(令人吃惊的) ways of cheating every day; some claim that certain accounts of cheating can be justified, but overall it can always be prevented.

Cheating has been around forever, and millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned. Copying homework and cheat sheets are some of the most basic ways students in all education levels have cheated. Some students think nothing about writing a few answers on their hand, in a gum wrapper, or boldly using a study guide to cheat. Desperate students have even gone as far as to steal the test or scan in bottle wrappers and put answers into the nutrition label. The internet has now become available in almost every location. Computers can be accessed at school, at home, and now even on cell phones. This opens a doorway for even more methods of cheating to be born.

There are countless opinions on whether or not cheating can be justified. The truth is this behavior will always be a matter of opinion with each scenario of cheating. Students often rationalize their cheating by claiming they forgot to look over the material or did not understand what the teacher or professor was saying. Some may counter these arguments by saying that the student could have set reminders or asked the teacher to explain the material before the day of the test. Some other reasons students believe cheating is justified are their heavy workloads and trying to find time for school, sports, friends, and family. This may be true in certain instances, however, all students have these problems, and it is unfair to the students refrain(制止) from cheating when the student who is dishonest receives a better grade. The majority of students who think cheating is acceptable may believe the reason for this is that sometimes students are unaware they are cheating, there is not enough time given for assignments, or that the information is too much for the course.

It may be difficult to accomplish, but cheating can be prevented. Teachers and professors have tried many options to stop cheating. These options can range anywhere from simply spreading test-takers out in a room, to expelling(驱逐) a student, which will most likely hinder their plans of getting into another college. One simple way to fix the problem is to scold the student when caught. They may be so scared or embarrassed that they never do it again. This is a risky way to prevent cheating in some cases, however, because it can possibly damage self-esteem. Another simple way to avoid cheating is to create many different kinds of the same test. This prohibits(阻止) students from getting the answers off of a neighbor's test, but students still have the option of using other cheating tactics.

There may be a million ways to cheat and get away with it, but there are few times, if any, that it is justified. Cheating never has to be a necessity and is never worth compromising morals and losing years worth of working towards a degree. This problem is spreading throughout America; with everyone's help, it can be stopped.

55. Which is the best title of this passage?

A. To cheat or not to cheat B. Show your opinion on cheating

C. Debates on cheating D. Different ways of cheating

56. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A. cheating through the Internet is the most basic way

B. students who cheat in exams are cleverer

C. millions of ways to cheat have been fashioned

D. students cheat in exams to score better grades

57. The reason that is given by most students who think cheating is understandable is that ________.

A. they don’t understand their teachers’ words

B. they bury themselves in a lot of homework

C. they don’t have enough time to complete the study tasks

D. they forget to look over the material

58. What is the disadvantage of scolding the cheating students according to the passage?

A. They may continue to cheat next time.

B. They may be hurt mentally.

C. They may use other cheating tactics.

D. They may get on badly with their teachers.

59. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 4 means?

A. prevent B. benefit C. confuse D. protect

60. What is the author’s attitude towards cheating?

A. It is reasonable B. It is necessary

C. it can be praised D. It must be prevented

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浙江省杭州市外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练47