高三英語閱讀專練題(一)

　　Sorting(分類) recyclables before they are collected saves the use of expensive materialsrecovery equipment which otherwise has to do the sorting. Such equipment often makesrecycled materials very expensive, so expensive that tons of recyclables remain wasted. Shantzisbelieves his system could help recycled materials become more cost-effective.

　　1. The purpose in writing this text is ________.

　　A. to encourage people to recycle their rubbish

　　B. to introduce a recycling system for high rises

　　C. to describe the use of computer technology in recycling

　　D. to explain the need for rubbish collection in high rises

　　2. When he says "You won't be for long" the writer means that ________.

　　A. you'll soon be living in a cleaner building

　　B. rubbish chutes will become out of date before long

　　C. you won't wait long for your turn to recycle rubbish

　　D. it won't be long before you'll have to recycle your rubbish

　　3. Before dropping rubbish into the chute you have to ________.

　　A. lock the other floors' chute doors

　　B. check if the container is full

　　C. press the correct button

　　D. break up the rubbish

　　4. The biggest advantage of this new system is that _________.

　　A. it reduces the cost of recycling

　　B. it saves time and space

　　C. it saves money for people living in high rises

　　D. it makes better use of the existing recovery equipment

　　高三英語閱讀專練題答案

　　1. B。考查寫作目的。文章第1段說：由于你住在帶有垃圾通道的高層建筑里，對垃圾的回收不便是情有可原的;但是在不久的將來這種不回收的借口是不存在的了。美國邁阿密州Mark Shantzis 已經(jīng)使住在高層建筑里的人們利用垃圾通道回收利用垃圾變得簡單了，應選 B。

　　2. D。Mark Shantzis 已經(jīng)使得住在高層建筑里的人們利用垃圾通道回收利用垃圾變成了一件簡單的事，應選D。

　　3. C。文章第2段言及這套垃圾處理系統(tǒng)含有六個可旋轉(zhuǎn)的容器;文章第3段言及只要你按一種按鈕，這個電腦系統(tǒng)就將其余各層其余的通道鎖住，只讓你按的那個按鈕的通道暢通。因此按何種按鈕是垃圾分類的關鍵。

　　4. C。文章最后一段提及，在收集垃圾之前將它們分類節(jié)省了使用分類設備的費用，而使用這些設備又得被回收物質(zhì)白白地浪費了。Shantzis 相信這套回收系統(tǒng)有助于可回收物質(zhì)變得更有(經(jīng)濟)效益。

　　高三英語閱讀專練題(二)

　　Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy.They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for—itsstadium and theatres, its shops and restaurants. Thetourists do not, however, see Pompeii’s people. Theydo not see them because Pompeii has no people. Noone has lived in Pompeii for almost 2000 years.

　　Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22000 people. It layat the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano(火山). Mount Vesuvius had noterupted(噴發(fā))for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.

　　In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and ahuge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When theeruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almostall of its people were dead.

　　For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italianscientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his mendug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets andfountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20000 seats. Perhaps the mostimportant of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people wholived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we knowthat the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread, too; metal bread pans were in everybakery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread ?a type of bread that is still soldin Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.

　　Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientistsare still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

　　1. Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?

　　A. To visit the volcano. B. To shop and eat there.

　　C. To watch sports and plays. D. To see how Pompeiians lived.

　　2. Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?

　　A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.

　　B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy.

　　C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.

　　D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.

　　3. Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?

　　A. Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.

　　B. Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.

　　C. Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.

　　D. Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.

　　4. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2000 years ago?

　　A. They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.

　　B. They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.

　　C. They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.

　　D. They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79.

　　高三英語閱讀專練題答案

　　1. D。可排除A、B、C三項內(nèi)容，因為文中未涉及此三項內(nèi)容。人們來龐貝觀光游覽，當然是領略古鎮(zhèn)公元79年的人文景觀，故應選 D。

　　2. C。文中提及 Mount Vesuvius had not erupted forcenturies, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. 故選C。

　　3. B。由于Pompeii 突然被火山噴發(fā)后的石頭和灰塵覆蓋了20英尺，幾乎無人存活下來。可以說 Pompeii 是被活埋的，近1,800年無人跡可至，故選B。

　　4. A。根據(jù) In one bakery... a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today 可推知答案為 A。

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