高考英語閱讀理解 七選五課堂小題過關(guān)練二十四

高中英語閱讀理解+七選五課堂小題過關(guān)練二十四PARTA（1） Oneworld,manyideas OneWorld,OneDream,isthetitleofWangQingsong’scurrentsoloshowandalsothenameofasculpturehejustfinishedbeforetheopening.HedrewlogosoftheFortune500companiesandwrotedownnamesoftheworld’sleadinguniversitiesonanextremelybigblackboardincolorfulchalk. 10am-6pm,dailyexceptforMondays,untilAug3.WhiteBoxArtCenter,B07,2JiuxianqiaoLu(Road),798,Chaoyangdistrict,Beijing.010-5978-4800.Indonesia’sinfluence Thefourthmostpopulouscountryintheworld,Indonesia,isfarmorethanjustBali,theholidaydestination.Itishometoabout300ethnicgroups,eachwithacultureinfluencedbyIndia,theMiddleEast,ChinaandEurope.LWHGalleryplanstoshowcase(展示)aseriesofIndonesianartists.TheartworksfocusontheissuessurroundingthestateofIndonesianchildren-theireducationandtheirfuture. 10am-6pm,July1-30.LWHGallery,Room102,Building14,50MoganshanLu(Road),Putuodistrict,Shanghai.0187-0171-7975.Abstractexploration SusanYeung’sabstractpaintingsfeatureasmanyelementsasherbirthplaceHongKong.Shecontinuestoexperimentwithvarioussubjectstopresenthersoul-searchingjourney.ShehasbuiltanartvocabularybyincludingEasternphilosophiesintoheroilpaintingsoncanvas.HermajorsoloexhibitionisonnowattheParkviewGreenArtgallery. 10am-10pm,untilJuly7.ParkviewGreenArt,L2-27,TowerA,9DongdaqiaoLu(Road),Chaoyangdistrict,Beijing.010-5662-8888.Theagingoflove AndreandDorineisasilenttheatershowbyKulunkaTeatro,agroupfromSpain.Actorswearmaskstotellthestoryofanoldcouple,wholikemanyothers,gentlydecay(衰落)fromroutineandneglect,withpassionforeachotheroncesohugenowfadingintoindifference. 7:30pm,July10-12;2pm,July12.ShanghaiGrandTheater-DramaTheater,300RenminDadao(Avenue),Huangpudistrict,Shanghai.400-1068-686.1.IfyouareonholidayinShanghaionJuly12,wherecanyougotoappreciateanartwork?A.WhiteBoxArtCenter B.ShanghaiGrandTheater-DramaTheaterC.ParkviewGreenArtgallery. D.LWHGallery,Room102,Building142.Thefollowingareallartworksexcept________.A.Theagingoflove B.AbstractexplorationC.Indonesia’sinfluence D.Oneworld,manyideas3.SupposingyouwanttovisitanartshowonJuly14(Monday),youcandialthenumber________.A.010-5662-8888B.0187-0171-7975C.400-1068-686.D.010-5978-4800（2） Thewesterngreenmamba(綠曼巴蛇),akindofsnake,isbetween5.9feetand10.5feetlong.ThismakesthewesterngreenmambathesecondlongestpoisonoussnakeinAfrica,withtheblackmambabeingthefirst. Thewesterngreenmambais,however,themostagile(敏捷的)snakeinthemambafamily.Theirskincolorisgreenishyelloworlivegreen,whichhelpsthemtohideintheenvironment.Oneotherimportantfeatureofthesnakeisitslongtailwithasharppoint. ThewesterngreenmambacanbefoundinWestAfrica.Theyoftenliveinrainforests.Beinganarborealspecies,thesesnakesspendmostoftheirtimemovingamongthetreetops.Theyarealsousedtomovingonthegroundandwillcommonlyleavetheirtreestorunafterapotentialmealontheground.Thewesterngreenmambaismostlyactiveinthedaytime,butcanalsobeseenhuntingatnightfromtimetotime. Thedietofawesterngreenmambaismadeupofbirdsandallkindsofsmallanimalssuchassquirrels,miceandevenbats.Thesesnakescangetclosetotheirtargetwiththehelpoftheirnaturalskincolor.Whentheyarecloseenough,theybitethetargetwithpoisonousteethquickly.Oncethetargethasdied,thewesterngreenmambawillswallowitwhole.Ifthesesnakesarefacedwithdanger,theywilltrytorunaway.Iftheyhavenowaytorunaway,however,theywillbecomeveryaggressiveandattacktheirenemieswiththeirsharpteethrepeatedly. Thefemalewesterngreenmambaistheonewholayeggs.Theywilllayfrom5to15eggs.Theyoungsnakesarecompletelyindependentafterbirth.Themotherandfatherplaynopartinraisingthebabysnakes.Thebabiesarebornwitheverythingtheyneedtosurviveinthewilderness.Iftheycanreachadulthood,thentheywillhavealmostnonaturalpredators. Thewesterngreenmambaisnotdyingout.Butitsbiggestthreatcomesfrompeopleandthedamagetheycanbringtotheirhomes.Hopefully,thewesterngreenmambacancontinuetolivealongsidepeopleandneverhavetoworrythattheywilldieout.4.Whatdoweknowaboutthewesterngreenmamba?

A.Theyarelesspoisonousthantheblackmamba.B.Theirskincolorshelpthemhidefromothers.

C.Theyareusuallyseenlookingforfoodatnight D.TheyarethelongestpoisonoussnakeinAfrica.5.Theunderlinedword“arboreal”inParagraph3probablymeans________.

A.livinginhotels B.livinginthewaterC.livinginthegrass D.livingintrees6.Ifawesterngreenmambahasnowaytoescape,itwill________.A.hideitselfintotheenvironmentnearby B.fightagainsttheenemybravely

C.changeitsnaturalskincolorD.swallowtheenemywhole7.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutyoungsnakes?

A.Theycantakecareofeachother. B.Theyhavenonaturalpredators.C.Theydon’tneedtheirparents’careafterbirth. D.Theylayfromfivetofifteeneggsatatime.（3）CityParkandRide WehavesixParkandRidesitesservingthecity,morethanalmostanywhereelseintheUK.Foundedforover40years,theyprovidearound5,000parkingspacesforcars.Thesitesarelocatedonthemainroutesintothecitycentre.Morethan3,000,000passengersayeartakeabusfromaParkandRidesiteintothecity,reducingtrafficjamsandhelpingtoimprovetheairqualityinthecitycentre. ParkingatthesitesisfreeandisavailableonlythosetravellingfromthesiteonaParkandRideorotherschedulebusservices.Noovernightparkingisallowed.HeavygoodsvehiclesarenotallowedattheParkandRideatanytime. It'ssimpletouse.Justparkyourcarandbuyyourbusticketfromthebusdriver.Anindividualadultdailyreturnboughtbefore12:30forusethatdaycosts￡2.40.Ifboughtafter12:30,itcosts￡2.10.Uptofourchildrenunder16travelfreewithanadultorconcessionarybuspass(乘車優(yōu)惠證)holder.Thereturnfareforchildrenunder16whotravelaloneis￡1.10.CycleandRideforjust￡1.20aday.Justparkyourcycleormotorcycleinthemarkedspace,andbuyyourticketfromthesiteoffice.YoumaybeaskedtoprovideevidencethatyouhavetravelledtotheParkandRidesitebycycleormotorcycle.Returnticketsforconcessionarybuspassholderscost￡1after09:30MondaytoFridayandanytimeatweekendsorbankholidays.Atothertimesthereisnoreductionforholdersofconcessionarybuspasses.8.WhatisaParkandRidesite? A.Abusstationnearthetown. B.Amainrouteintothecitycentre. C.Anareaonlyfordriverstoparkcars. D.Aplaceforpeopletotakeabusafterparking.9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTallowedtoparkatthesite? A.Motorcycles. B.Heavygoodsvehicles.C.Cycles.D.Privatecars.10.Childrenunder16whotravelaloneshouldpay_______fortheirreturntickets. A.￡1.10 B.￡1.20 C.￡2.10D.￡2.4011.Accordingtothepassage,wherecanpeopleparktheircycles? A.Inafreeparkinglot. B.Inthemarkedspace. C.Infrontofthesiteoffice. D.Inanovernightparkingarea.（4）Womenwhoowncatsaremorelikelytohavementalhealthproblemsandkillthemselvesbecausetheycanbeinfectedbyacommonparasitethatcanbecaughtfromcatlitter,astudyhasfound.ResearchersfoundwomeninfectedwiththeToxoplasmagondii(T.gondii)parasite(剛地弓形蟲),whichisspreadthroughcontactwithcatwasteoreatingundercookedmeatorunwashedvegetables,areatincreasedriskofattemptingsuicide.Thestudyinvolvedmorethan45,000womeninDenmark.Aboutathirdoftheworld’spopulationisinfectedwiththeparasite,whichhidesincellsinthebrainandmuscles,oftenwithoutproducingsymptoms.Theinfection,whichiscalledtoxoplasmosis(弓形蟲病),hasbeenlinkedtomentalillness,suchasschizophrenia(精神分裂癥),andchangesinbehavior.Thestudy’sseniorauthorDoctorTeodorPostolache,anassociateprofessorofpsychiatry(精神病學)attheUniversityofMarylandSchoolofMedicineintheUnitedStates,said,“Wecan’tsaywithcertaintythatT.gondiicausedthewomentotrytokillthemselves,butwedidfindapredictiveassociationbetweentheinfectionandsuicideattemptslaterinlifethatdeservesadditionalstudies.”DoctorAlbertReece,vicepresidentofmedicalaffairsattheUniversityofMaryland,said,“T.gondiiinfectionisamajorpublichealthproblemaroundtheworld,andmanypeopledon’trealizethey’reinfected.“DrPostolacheisaleadingexpertonsuicideneuroimmunology(神經(jīng)免疫學).Suicideisacriticallyimportantmentalhealthissue.Aboutonemillionpeoplecommitsuicideandanother10millionattemptsuicideworldwideeachyear.Wehopethatthistypeofresearchwillonedayhelpusfindwaystosavemanylivesthatnowendtooearlyinsuicide.”Dr.Postolache’sresearchteamattheUniversityofMarylandwasthefirsttoreportaconnectionbetweenT.gondiiandsuicidalbehaviorin2009.HeiscooperatingwithresearchersinDenmark,GermanyandSwedentoconfirmandinvestigatethewayleadingtothisassociation.TheT.gondiiparasitethrivesintheintestinesofcats,anditisspreadthroughtheirwaste.Allwarm-bloodedanimalscanbecomeinfectedthroughcontactwithit.Humanscanbecomeinfectedbychangingtheirinfectedcats’litterboxes,eatingunwashedvegetables,drinkingwaterfromapollutedsource,orbyeatingundercookedorrawmeat.Notwashingkitchenknivesafterpreparingrawmeatbeforehandlinganotherfooditemalsocanleadtoinfection.Pregnantwomencanpasstheparasitedirectlytotheirunbornbabiesandareadvisednottochangecatlitterboxestoavoidpossibleinfection.Babiesdon’tproduceantibodiestoT.gondiiforthreemonthsaftertheyareborn,sotheantibodiespresentintheirbloodrepresentedinfectioninthemothers.ThescientistsstudiedDanishhealthpatientstodetermineifanyofthesewomenlaterattemptedsuicide,includingcasesofviolentsuicideattemptswhichmayhaveinvolvedguns,sharpinstrumentsandjumpingfromhighplaces.ThestudyfoundthatwomeninfectedwithT.gondiiwereoneandahalftimesmorelikelytoattemptsuicidecomparedtothosewhowerenotinfected,andtheriskseemedtorisewithincreasinglevelsoftheT.gondiiantibodies.Dr.Postolachenotedlimitationstothestudy,suchastheinabilitytodeterminethecauseofthesuicidalbehavior.ThefindingswerepublishedonlineintheArchivesofGeneralPsychiatry.12.Thecommonwaywhichismorelikelytobeinfectedwiththediseaseis_____.A.toeatunwashedvegetablesorundercookedmeatB.tocleanaplacewhereacatoncelivedforatimeC.topasstheinfectiontoherunbornbabyduringawoman’spregnancyD.toreusekitchentoolswhichhavebeenusedtocutrawmeat13.Whatistheconsequenceifawomanisinfectedwiththeparasiteinthepassage?A.Havingahighfever. B.Doingdeliberateself-harm.C.Keepingadepressedmood. D.Becomingbadtempered.14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Womenhaveahigherrisktobeinfectedbytheparasitethanmen.B.Theresultoftheresearchmayhelpthescientiststofindwaystostopsuicideinadvance.C.Thescientistswillcontinuetheirresearchintothepossibleconnection.D.Theriskofbeinginfectedseemstorisewiththedecreasinglevelsoftheantibodies.15.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldprobablybethebesttitleofthepassage?A.Whyarewomenmorelikelytocommitsuicide?B.Womenshouldkeepawayfromcats.C.Waysfoundtodealwithwomen’smentalproblems.D.Arewomenwhoowncatsatasuiciderisk?PARTB七選五 Youprobablyknowyoushouldsay"please"and"thankyou"atrestaurants.Youprobablyknowtherulesofalibrary.Youknowyoushouldrespectandbenicetoyourclassmates.16Infact,therearesomerulesaboutplayingmusic. ·Keepitdown. 17Youshouldnotplayyourmusicsoloudthateveryonearoundyoucanhearit.Somepeoplemightevengetangry.Usually,whenyouplaymusicloudonanMP3player,otherpeoplecan'thearthewordsofthesong.Theyjusthearaloudsound.Noonewantstolistentothis.Veryloudmusiccanalsobebadf