高三英语 关于周围的环境话题阅读理解 专项训练一.docx
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高三英语关于周围的环境话题阅读理解专项训练一
高三英语关于周围的环境话题阅读理解专项训练一
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一、阅读理解
Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?
Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?
Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影响)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.
Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破坏)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.
Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.
1.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?
A.Someofthemarenotattractive.
B.Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.
C.Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.
D.Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.
2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.
B.Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.
C.Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.
D.Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.
3.By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_______”.
A.destroyoldbuildingsB.putthingsinadifferentplace
C.choosenewarchitecturalstyleD.respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings
4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.
B.Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.
C.Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.
D.Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.
Nowadays,parentsworryalotbecausetheirchildrenspendhoursandhoursinfrontoftheTVscreen.Becausethisdoesn’thappentoonlyonespecificfamily,manyexpertswarnusthattherecanbesomeseriouseffectsofchildrenwatchingviolenceontelevision.
Childrenwhobecomeaddicted(上瘾的)toTVsitdownandturnontheTVassoonastheygethome.Althoughtheyhavelotsofhomework,theybecomeabsorbedinTVprograms.
SincetheyspendtonsoftimewatchingTV,theyhavelesstimetoenjoyreallifeactivitiessuchasplayingwithfriends,playingoutdoorsports,orenjoyingotherkindsofentertainment.
TherearetoomanyviolentscenesonTV.Someexpertssaythereare25actsofviolenceperhouronTV.Inaddition,therearemanyexperimentsbypsychologistswhichshowhowTVviolenceinfluenceschildren.Finally,peopleworrythatchildrentendtoimitatewhattheywatchonTVandmaystarttobehavemoreviolently.
Whatshouldbedone?
Firstofall,thegovernmentshouldregulateTVviolence.Itshouldalsoencouragepeopletoinventanddevelopnewtechnologywhichcanblockviolentscenesfromtheprogramschildrenwatch.Forexample,witharatingsystem(分级制度)andtheV-chip,unfitscenesofviolenceandsexcanbeblockedout.Second,parentsshouldmonitorwhattheirchildrenwatch.Atthesametime,theyshouldmaketheirchildreninterestedinreallifeactivities.Thenwhenthechildrenstarttospendmoretimeplayingwithfriendsorreadingbooks,parentscanstoptheirmonitoring.
ItisafactthatthereismoreviolenceonTVtodaythantherewastenyearsago.Moreover,violentincidentsoccurmorefrequentlyinreallife.It’stimetorealizehowharmfulwatchingTVviolenceis,andit’stimetokeepourchildrenfromwatchingviolence.
5.Whatexpertsreallyworryisthat.\
A.childrenspendtoomuchtimewatchingTV
B.TVviolencehasabadinfluenceonchildren
C.childrenbecomeaddictedtoTVprograms
D.childrenhavelesstimetodotheirhomework
6.TheauthorexplainhowthegovernmentshouldcontrolTVviolenceby.
A.givinganexample
B.givingadefinition
C.makingacomparison
D.presentingresearchfindings
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imitate”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?
A.Explain.B.Copy.
C.Ignore.D.Avoid.
8.Whatistheauthor’spurposeforwritingthistext?
A.ToexpresshisownworriesaboutTVviolence.
B.Toaskparentstotakegoodcareoftheirchildren.
C.ToinformreadersofthelatestsituationaboutTVviolence.
D.Tocallonthewholesocietytosavechildrenfromviolence.
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Makemoneyduringspecialevents
Don’twantafull-timelodger?
Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyouliveinthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscouldbringinmoney.Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.
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Rentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.AquicksearchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyoutoregisteryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.
Useyourroof
Youneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixingsolarequipment(around£14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufromchangingtheroof.
9.Ifyouearn£5,000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywillbebasedon_______.
A.£500B.£800
C.£4500D.£5000
10.Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent?
A.OnLetpark.B.OnRoomspare.
C.OnGrashpadder.D.OnRoommateeasy.
11.Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto_______.
A.keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25years
B.signanagreementwiththegovernment
C.selltherooftosomeenergycompanies
D.payaround£14,000fortheequipment
12.Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?
A.Lodgers.B.Houseowners.
C.Advertisers.D.Onlinecompanies
EdisonParkCommunity(社区)Churchstoodfor87yearsinnorthwestChicagobeforeitwaspulleddownin2016.Churchescomeandgo,butwhatmakesthepassingofthechurchimpressiveisthebeautifulwayitsmemberschosetogoout.
EdisonParkCommunityhad300activemembersinthe1960s.Butbythetimethemostrecentminister(牧师),Rev.KatherineKarchtookover,12yearsago,membershiphadshrunkunexpectedly.Bylastyear,EdisonParkCommunitywashometoonly30members.“Wecouldn’tpaythebillsanymore.”Karchsays.Thechurch’smembershadlittlechoicebuttoselltheirbrickbuilding.Adeveloperpaid$740,000fortheproperty(财产)andplannedtoteardownthechurchtomakeroomforsingle-familyhomes.
Yetthesaleofthepropertycreatedamajorchange.EdisonParkCommunityispartoftheUnitedChurchofChrist,inwhicheachchurchisownedbyitsmembers.Thatmeansthechurchbelongedtoitsmembers.Theyhadtherighttodealwiththeearningsfromthesaleastheywished.
Yetalmostacenturyofbaptisms(洗礼)andSundaysocialshadlaiddownstrongcommunityroots.Karchsaystherewasonlyoneideaconsideredfromthestart.“Whattheyhavechosentodoisdonate(捐赠)thatmoneytocharities.”shesays.
Theirfirstcheck,for$100,000,wenttotheGreaterChicagoFoodandprovidedmorethan300,000mealsforthehungry.Otherbeneficiaries(受益者)includeUnitedChurchofChrist’sdisaster-reliefefforts,andano-killanimalshelter.Lettheseextraordinarystoriesofgenerosityinspireyoutogivebacktoyourcommunity.
13.WhendidEdisonParkCommunityChurchbegintostand?
A.In1929.B.In1960.C.In1987.D.In2004.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph2“shrunk”probablyreferto?
A.Ranked.B.Reduced.C.Disappeared.D.Increased.
15.Whatdidthechurchmembersdoafterthesaleofthechurch?
A.Theyrebuiltanotherchurch.B.Theyequallysharedthemoney.
C.Theygaveawaytheearnings.D.Theycreateddifferentideas.
16.Whateffectwillthestoryhaveonpeople?
A.Surprising.B.Disappointing.C.Encouraging.D.Meaningless.
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