高三英语专练练习阅读理解.docx
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高三英语专练练习阅读理解
高三英语专练练习:
阅读理解
高三英语阅读理解专练
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Oneofthemostsuccessfulsingersofthetwentiethcentury,EllaFitzgeraldhasmadeseveraldifferentstylesherown.ShewasborninVirginiabutwasbroughtupinanorphanageinYonkers,NewYork.ChickWebbspottedherinanamateurcompetitionwhenshewassixteen.Heengagedhertosingwithhisbandandwhenhediedin1939,shetookover.
UnlikeBessieSmith,EllaFitzgeraldtaughtherselfthesentimentalmusicsopopularinthe1930’s------songslike“MyHeartBelongstoDaddy”-----andherrecordingsbecamebest-sellers.Duringthe1940’sshedevelopedherown“scatsinging”----abreathless,nonsense---syllablestyle----forsongslike“FlyingHome”and“LadyBeGood.”
EllaFitzgeraldwastheperfectmusicalpartnerforherfriend,thetrumpeterLouisArmstrong,matchinghiminwarmthandartistry.“Ijustlikemusic,period,”shesaid.“Tome,it’sastory.There’sonlyonethingbetterthansinging….It’smoresinging.”
1.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?
A.AcomparisonofEllaFitzgeraldandBessieSmith.
B.ThemusicalcareerofEllaFitzgerald.
C.EllaFitzgerald’searlychildhood.
D.EllaFitzgerald’smostrecentrecordings.
2.Theunderlinedword“spotted”means______.
A.noticedB.broughtupC.employedD.recognized
3.WhatdoesthepassageimplyaboutEllaFitzgeraldandLouisArmstrong?
A.Theywerethefoundersof“scatsinging”.
B.Theyplayedthesamemusicalinstruments.
C.Theyperformedwelltogether.
D.Theywereamarriedcouple.
B
Familieshavealwayschanged.Forinstance,oncethefamilywastheworld.Inotherwords,atonetimeeverythingapersondidtookplacewithinthefamily.Thefamilywasachild’sonlyschool.Oneworshipedonlywithinthefamily.Therulessetupbythefamilyweretheonlylawsonehadtoobey,andthefamilywastheonlymeansonehadtosettleadispute.Thefamilyisstillthe“world’insomecultures.Butinmanycultures,theseformerfunctionsofthefamilyhavelargelybeentakenoverbyotherinstitutions,suchasschools,churches,andgovernments.
Inthepast,familieschangedinotherways.Somescientistsbelievethatwhenpeopleobtainedfoodbyhuntinganimalsandgatheringrootsandplants,thenuclearfamilywastherule.Thefamilyhadtobesmallinordertomovearoundandliveofftheland.Whenpeoplesettledinoneplaceandbegantofarmto
obtainfood,theyfoundthattheyneededmorehandstodothework.Theextendedfamilydevelopedinsomecultures.Nowinadditiontotheirchildren,peoplelivedtogetherwiththeirparentsandevengrandparents.
Howarefamilieschangingtoday?
Thenumberofnuclearfamiliesseemstobeincreasingeverywhereintheworld.Thenumberofextendedfamiliesisdeclining.Onereasonforthisseemstobethatinmanyculturestodaypeopleareleavingfarmsandvillagestofindjobsinthecity.Extendedfamiliesarehardtomaintainwhenpeoplehavetobefreetomoveinordertofindwork.
4.Inmanyculturestoday,__________.
A.thefamilyistheworld
B.thefamilyisnotaninstitution.
C.thefamilydoesnothaveanyfunctions.
D.thefamilyhaslostmanyofthefunctionsitusedtohave.
5.Thenuclearfamilywastherulebecause_________.
A.thefamilyhadtomovearoundtofindenoughfood.
B.peopledidn’tknowmanywaysofhuntinganimals.
C.Peopleneededmanyhandstodofarming.
D.theextendedfamilyhadnotbeeninventedyet.
6.Thereasonwhymanypeopleareleavingfarmstofindjobsinthecityis________.
A.thattherearemoreandmorenuclearfamiliesintheworld.
B.thatextendedfamiliesarehardtomaintain.
C.thatpeopledonotliketosettledown.
D.notstatedinabovearticle.
7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Althoughthenuclearfamilydevelopedbeforetheextendedfamily,thelatterisgainingmoreandmorepopularityeverywhereintheworld.
B.themostimportantreasonwhypeopleareleavingvillagesisthattheydonotenjoylivingtogetherwiththeirparentsorgrandparents.
C.Differenttypesoffamilieshavedevelopedasdifferentwaysoflifeareaccepted.
D.Familieschangebecausetidesandfashionsalwayschange.
In1957adoctorinSingaporenoticedthathospitalsweretreatinganunusualnumberofinfluenza-likecases.Influenzaissometimescalled‘flu’ora‘badcold’.Hetooksamplesfromthethroatsofpatientsandinhishospitalwasabletofindthevirusofthisinfluenza.
Therewerethreemaintypesoftheinfluenzavirus.ThemostimportantofthesearetypeAandB,eachofthemhavingseveralsubgroups.WiththeinstrumentsatthehospitalthedoctorrecognizedthattheoutbreakwasduetoavirusingroupA,buthedidnotknowthesubgroup.ThenhereportedtheoutbreaktotheWorldHealthOrganizationinGeneva.W.H.O.publishedtheimportantnewsalongsidereportsofasimilaroutbreakinHongKong,whereabout15-20%ofthepopulationhadbecomeill.
AssoonastheLondondoctorsreceivedthepackageofthroatsamples,doctorsbeganthestandardtests.Theyfoundthatbyreproducingitselfwithveryhighspeed,thevirushadgrownmorethanamilliontimeswithintwodays.Continuingtheircarefultests,thedoctorscheckedtheeffectofdrugsagainstalltheknownsungroupsofvirustypeA.noneofthemgaveanyprotection.This,then,wassomethingnew,anewinfluenzavirus,againstwhichthepeopleoftheworldhadnohelpwhatever.
Havingfoundthevirustheywereworkingwith,thetwodoctorsnowdroppeditintothenosesofsomespeciallyselectedanimals,whichgetinfluenzamuchashumanbeingsdo.Inashorttimetheusualsignsofthediseaseappeared.Theseexperimentsprovedthatthenewviruswaseasytocatch,butthatitwasnotakiller.Scientists,likethegeneralpublic,callitsimplyAsianflu.
Thefirstdiscoveryofthevirus,however,wasmadeinChinabeforethediseasehadappearedinothercountries.VariousreportsshowedthattheinfluenzaoutbreakstartedinChina,probablyinFebruaryof1957.bythemiddleofMarchithadspreadalloverChina.TheviruswasfoundbyChinesedoctorsearlyinMarch.ButChinaisnotamemberoftheWorldHealthOrganizationandthereforedoesnotreportoutbreaksofdiseasetoit.Notuntiltwomonthslater,whentravellerscarriedthevirusintoHangKong,fromwhereitspreadtoSingapore,didthenewsoftheoutbreakreachtherestoftheworld.Bythistimeitwaswellstartedonitswayaroundtheworld.
Thereafter,W.H.O.’sWeeklyReportsdescribedthesteadyspreadofthisgreatvirusoutbreak,whichwithinfourmonthssweptthrougheverycontinent.
8.thedoctorinSingaporeperformedavaluableserviceby______.
A.findingthesubgroupofthevirus.
B.developingacure.
C.keepinghispatientsapartfromothers.
D.reportingtheoutbreaktoGeneva.
9.Oneinterestingthingaboutthevirusinthestorywasthatit__.
A.wasespeciallyweak.
B.wassimilartootherviruses.
C.couldreproducewithgreatspeed.
D.hadsamplesfrozenandpackedindryice.
10.Theexperimentsingivingthevirustoanimalsprovedthatthistypeofinfluenzawaseasytocatch__________.
A.butwasnotdeadly.
B.andhadrathermildeffects.
C.andcouldpossiblycausesdeath.
D.anddidnothavetheusualsigns.
11.Inordertokeeptrackofadiseasesuchasinfluenza,W.H.O.musthave________.
A.highlytrainedexperts.
B.co-operationfromeverydoctor.
C.goodreportingservices.
D.timetostudythefacts.
12.Onethingnecessaryfordiscoveringinfluenzaoutbreakis__.
A.doctorsandhospitalservices.
B.drugstofightthedisease.
C.theUnitedNations.
D.sickChinese.
D
Itistruethatasasocialorganizationmovesfromthesimpletothecomplex,sodoestheorganizationthroughwhichiteducatesitschildren.Growthandchangearevitalifeducationistomeetnewneedsanddemands.Inaverysimplesocialorderitmaysuffice(足够)tohavetheparentscarryontheeducationoftheirchildren.However,aswillbeshownlaterinmoredetail,suchamethodmaybecomeentirelyuntenable(站不住脚的),andspecialindividualsareentrusted(委交)withthetask.Thesemaybehiredprivatelyatfirst,butsoonthesocialgroup----thechurch,village,andthelike----willberesponsibleforeducation.Eventually,specialtrainingisrequiredforthosewhodotheteaching,andanagencytocontrolthistrainingisneeded.Thustheinfluenceoflocalgovernmentunit,suchasthetown,township,andlaterthestateortheprovince,becomesnecessary.Itwasgenerallyconsideredsimplertouseasaunitthealreadyexistinglocalunit.
13.Theclosestrestatement(重新叙述)ofthefirstsentenceis___.
A.Themorecomplexasocialorganizationbecomes,themorecomplextheeducationalsystembecomes.
B.Thecomplexityofasocialorganizationdependsonthecomplexityoftheeducationalsystem.
C.Socialorganizationsaretrulyascomplexastheyneedtobeforeducationalpurposes.
D.Oursocietymustbecomplexifwewantoureducationsystemtoserveourchildren’seducationalrequirements.
14.Thewriterwouldprobablyarguefor_______.
A.moreparentalinfluenceineducation.
B.aneducationalsystemwhichtakessocialcomplexityintoaccount.
C.strictstatecontrolofeducation.
D.morespecialtrainingforteachers.
15.Themethodwhichtheauthorsaysmightbecomeentirelyuntenableis_____.
A.themethodofsocialorganization.
B.parentaleducationofchildren.
C.asimplesocialorder.
D.theentrustmentofeducationtospecialindividuals.
16.Theauthorpromisestoexplain_________.
A.thenecessityofthelocalgovernmentalunit.
B.whyitiseasiertousethegovernmenttocontroleducation.
C.theresponsibilityofthesocial
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