高考阅读理解集（1）------答案见下期

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09届高三英语10月份百题精练（1）

英语试题

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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What should you think about in trying to find your career(职业)? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metal work or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills.

If you have had a part－time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part－time job.

Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs(母指) when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is bitter to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

56．Which of the following best sums up(概述) the first paragraph?

A．The importance of doing well at school.

B．Using school performance to help to choose a career.

C．The importance of being good at all subjects.

D．The indirect value of school work.

57．The writer thinks that for a student to have a part—time job is probably _________.

A．a waste of time that could have been spent on study

B．useful for his future work

C．a good way to earn extra money

D．a good way to find out his weak points

58．According to the passage, if a student’s school record is not good, he ___________.

A．will be a complete failure in his future work

B．will not be able to find a suitable job

C．will regret not having worked harder at school

D．may do well in his future work

59．The whole passage centers on __________.

A．choosing a career according to what one is skilled in

B．acquiring(获取) knowledge by working hard at school

C．finding one’s strong and weak points

D．developing one’s abilities useful in school work

B

“High tech” and “state of the art” are two expressions that describe very modern technology. High tech is just a shorter way of saying high technology. And high technology describes any invention, system or device that uses the newest ideas or discoveries of science and engineering.

What is high tech? A computer is high tech. So is a communications satellite. A modern manufacturing(制造(业)的) system is surely high tech.

High tech became a popular expression in the United States during the early 1980’s. Because of improvements in technology, people could buy many new kinds of products in American stores, such as home computers, microwave ovens(微波炉), etc.

“State of the art” is something that is as modern as possible. It is a product that is based on the very latest methods and technology. Something that is “state of the art” is the newest possible design or product of a business or industry. A state of the art television set, for example, uses the most modern electronic design and parts. It is the best that one can buy.

“State of the art” is not a new expression. Engineers have used it for years, to describe the best and most modern way of doing something.

Millions of Americans began to use the expression in the late 1970’s. The reason was the computer revolution. Every computer company claimed(声称) that its computers were “state of the art.”

Computer technology changes so fast that a state of the art computer today might be old tomorrow. The expression “state of the art” has become as common and popular as computers themselves. Now all kinds of products are said to be “state of the art.”

60．What is the purpose of the passage?

A．To tell how “high tech” and “state of the art” have developed.

B．To give examples of high tech.

C．To tell what “high tech” and “state of the art” are.

D．To describe very modern technology.

61．What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A．American stores could provide new kinds of products to the people.

B．High tech describes a technology that is not traditional.

C．“State of the art” is not as popular as “high tech”.

D．A wooden plough pulled by oxen is “state of the art”.

62．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Since the computer revolution, the expression “state of the art” has become popular.

B．“State of the art” means something that is the best one can buy.

C．With the rapid development of computer technology, a state of the art computer may easily become out of date.

D．All kinds of products are “state of the art” nowadays.

63．The best title for the passage is ________.

A．Computer Technology B．High Tech and State of the Art

C．Most Advanced Technology  D．Two New Expressions

C

The temperature of your body should always be the same if you are fine, no matter whether the weather is hot or cold. That is why the doctor tests your temperature with a thermometer when you are sick. Normally, your body temperature is ninety-eight point six degrees Fahrenheit(华氏的). If it is higher than that, it is a sure sign that something is wrong with your body.

Your body keeps the same temperature all the time, because it balances(平衡) the heat it produces and the heat it gives off. It is always burning up food and producing heat. It can produce heat faster when the body needs or gives off heat faster when the body becomes too warm. Let’s see how this works.

The heat of your body is given off chiefly through the skin. When you feel cold, your skin is tight and shows “goose flesh”. When you feel chilly(寒冷的), you must jump around to keep warm. Then your muscles begin to work, burn up fuel and produce more heat. It is not pleasant to shiver(颤抖), so you usually prefer warming up by taking exercise, or put on more clothes to keep warm.

When you get warm, the skin is loose and soft. It is so supplied with blood that heat is given off rapidly. If you get too warm, you begin to sweat and more body heat is used in evaporating(蒸发) the moisture(水分) in your body. In warm weather or warm rooms, you wear less clothing, so that heat can be given off freely. You prefer less exercise because your body is warm enough, and the extra heat produced by taking too much exercise makes you uncomfortable.

Now you see why you feel differently in different kinds of weather. In summer, when it is hot, you feel tired and lazy. You do not care to work of play, but enjoy lying down and doing nothing. When you get out of doors in winter, the cold air makes you feel lively. You want to run and play.

64．How does the body keep the same temperature all the time?

A．It balances the heat it gets and loses.

B．It is always producing heat from food.

C．It gives off the heat that the body produces.

D．It stops producing heat when it needs to.

65．When a person gets chilly, which of the following will NOT happen to him?

A．His skin will become tight in order to keep warm.

B．He can exercise to make his muscles produce more heat.

C．He can put on more clothes to keep warm.

D．He will certainly shiver to produce more heat.

66．When a person gets too warm, he begins to sweat in order to ________.

A．evaporate the moisture B．give off heat quickly

C．make the skin soft and loose D．get the blood to move faster

67．From this passage we know that we feel differently in different kinds of weather because ____.

A．our bodies deal with different kinds of weather in different ways to keep the same

temperature

B．we feel tired and lazy in summer and lively in winter when we are outside in cold air

C．we have different emotions in different kinds of weather

D．the body temperature is always changing in different kinds of weather