英语阅读理解关于矿工遇难

① 高考英语阅读理解「含答案」

The spider

In one way of thinking, failure is a part of life. In another way, failure may be a way towards success. The ―spider story‖ is often told. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a cave from the English. He watched a spider spinning a web(蜘蛛织网). The spider tried to reach across a rough place in the rock. He tried six times without success. On the seventh time he made it and went on to spin his web. Bruce is said to have taken heart and to have gone on to defeat the English Edison, the inventor of the light bulb, made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were conditions right? Were you in top from yourself? What can you change so things will go right next time?

Second, is the goal(目标)you're trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about his question, “If I do succeed in this, where will it get me?”This may help you prevent failure in things you shouldn't be doing anyway.

The third thing to bear in mind about failure is that it's a part of life. Learn to ―live with yourself‖ even though you may have failed. Remember, ―You can't win them all.‖

1.This passage deals with two sides of failure. In paragraph 1, the author talks mainly about ______ .

A.the value of failur B.how people would fail

陆伍携C.famous failuresD.the cause of failure

2.The underlined phrase“made it”means ______ .

A.succeeded B.failed C.gave D.got

3.The lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce seems ______ .

A.proctiveB.straight forward C.sorrowful D.deep

早伏4.The author tells you to do all things except ______ .

A.The think about the cause of your failure

橘游B.to check out whether your goals are right for you

C.to consider failure as a part or life

D.to bear in mind that you will never fail in your life

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.Bruce and Edison were successful examples. B.Failure may be regarded as a way toward success.

C.Edison learned a lot from the lesson the spider taught Robert Bruce.

D.One may often raise a question whether his goals are worth attempting.

答案：

AADDC

sport

In sport the sexes(性别)are separate. Women and men do not run or swim in the same races. Women are less strong than men. That at least is what people say. Women are called the weaker sex, or, if men want to please them, the fair sex. But boys and girls are taught together at schools and universities. There are women who are famous Prime Ministers, scientists and writers. And women live longer than men . A European woman can expect to live until the age of 74, a man only until he is 68.Are women's bodies really weaker?

The fastest men can run a mile in under 4 minutes. The best women need 4.5 minutes. Women's time are always slower than men's, but some facts are a surprise. Some of the fastest women swimmers today are teenage girls. One of them swam 400 metres in 4 minutes 21.2 seconds when she was only 16.The first‘Tartan’in film was an Olympic swimmer, Johnny Weissmuller. His fastest 400 metres was 4 minutes 49.1 seconds, which is 37.9 seconds slower than a girl 50 years later! This does not mean that women are catching men up. Conditions are very different now and sport is much more serious. It is so serious that some women athletes are given hormone (荷尔蒙)injections(注射). At the Olympics a doctor has to check whether the women athletes are really women or not. It seems sad that sport has such problems. Life can be very complicated(复杂的) when there are two separate sexes!

1.Women are called the weaker sex because ______ .

A.women do as much as men

B.people think women are weaker than men

C.sport is easier for men than for women

D.in sport the two sexes are always together

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Boys and girls study separately everywhere. B.Women do not run or swim in races with men.

C. Famous Prime Ministers are women .

D.Men can expect to live longer than women in Europe.

3.“That at least is what people say”means people ______ .

A.say other things , too

B.don't say this much

C.say this but may not think so

D.only think this

4.What problems does sport have?

A.Some women athletes are actually men.

B.Some women athletes are give hormone injections. C.Women and men do not run or swim in the same races.

D.It is difficult to check whether women athletes are really women.

5.In this passage the author implies that ______

A.women are weaker than wen , but faster

B.women are slower than men, but stronger

C.men are not always stronger and faster than women

D.men are faster and stronger than women

答案：

BBCBC

② 高一新课程2015-2016英语周报16期答案（专线技能训练）

高一新课程2015-2016英语周报16期答案（专线技能训练）
高一新课程第16期参考答案及部分解析
[参考答案]
专项技能训练（16）
1-5 ACABC 6-10BBCBA
11-15 ACACB 16-20ABCCB
21-25 CACBD 26-30DADAC
31-35 ABCBD 36-40DABBC
阅读理解专项训练（16）
1-4 CBDB 5-8CDBA
9-12 CACD 13-16ABDA
[部分解析]
专项技能训练(16)
完形填空：
作者在上班途中看到一位女士汽车轮胎漏气，主动提示她并帮助她更换了轮胎，尽管上班迟到了，但心里还是很高兴。
21. C。根据下文的with a blown-out tire和a dirty tire on a small car in 3 minutes可知，这位女士是开着车的，因此，此处用driving。
22. A。根据下文的about to go into a much larger street可知，此处的街道应该是小（small）街道。
23. C。根据下文的She also made gestures可知，作者之前是用手指着（pointed at）女司机的轮胎。
24. B。根据上文的with a blown-out tire可知，轮胎漏气（flat）了。
25. D。根据上文的Sometimes people don't notice these things可知，有时候人们没有注意到轮胎漏气，就会损坏（damage）轮辋。
26. D。设空前的she knew it和设空后的she didn't know是转折关系，故用but 符合语境。
27. A。根据下文的Actually ... Normally ...可知，此处的意思是，平常（Normally）遇到这种情况我会打个招呼，然后继续做自己的事情。
28. D。29. A。上文提到作者看到了女司机，再结合下文的I hadn't seen her in the first place可知，作者的意思是他通常会假装（pretended）没有看到。所以，事实上他说到的打招呼是谎言（lie）。
30. C。根据第三段中的began to work at the tire change可知，作者可以快速更换（change）轮胎。
31. A。根据下文的the empty parking spot between us可知，作者和女司机之间有一段距离，应该是挥手示意（waved）她过去。
32. B。根据下文的I got her to find the spare tire 可知，女司机不知道备用轮胎（tire）在哪里。
33. C。34. B。根据下文的both ofus were late可知，因为（because）要迟到了，所以我们并没有停下来（stop）相互交谈。
35. D。根据文章首句I was walking to work可知，作者当时在上班的路上，所以上班（work）要迟到了。
36. D。根据下文的we said good-bye to each other可知，换完（finished）轮胎后我们就告别了。
37. A。根据下文的I have done it hundreds of times可知，更换轮胎对于作者来说不是个大麻烦（trouble）。
38. B。根据第二段中的a dirty tire on a small car in 3 minutes可知，换轮胎会把手弄脏（dirty）。
39. B。Changing a tire isn't a big trouble to me和to her it was a big problem是转折关系，故选However。
40. C。本文主要记叙了作者帮助女司机换轮胎这件事，所以此处意思是帮助（help）他人感觉很好。
阅读理解专项训练（16）
A篇
足球爱好者Alexander拜访并邀请新邻居Leonardo一起踢足球。初次见面的两个人努力克服语言障碍一起体验运动的快乐。
1. C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Hi, my name is Alexander,” Alexander said, reaching his hand out to Leonardo可知，Alexander对Leonardo很友好。
2. B。推理判断题。根据文中的a wide-eyed Leonardo和hoping Leonardo would understand the gesture, if not the words可知，由于语言障碍Leonardo根本听不懂Alexander所提出的一连串问题。
3. D。细节理解题。根据文中的Leonardo understood and repeated, “It's time for dinner.”可知，Alexander比划吃东西是为了让Leonardo明白他该回家吃晚饭了。
4. B。推理判断题。根据文中的“Can we play again tomorrow after school?” Alexander asked和Leonardo nodded his head可推知，他们第二天还会一起踢足球。
B篇
约翰·济慈出生于伦敦，是英国杰出的诗人之一。虽然他去世时年仅25岁，可他留下的诗篇誉满人间。
5. C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，济慈的母亲于1810年去世，他开始学习医学时是1811年，他在1814年创作了第一首诗，而他的第一部诗集是在1817年出版的。
6. D。细节理解题。根据第三段中的There he met and fell deeply in love with a neighbor, the18-year-old Fanny Brawne和第四段中的This was the beginning of Keats' most creative period可知，济慈诗歌创作的鼎盛时期始于他爱上芬妮·布朗。
7. B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的The group of five odes, which include Ode to a Nightingale, areamong the greatest short poems in the English language可知，Ode to a Nightingale是脍炙人口的英语短诗名篇。
8. A。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的Keats and his friend Joseph Severn left for the warmer weather ofItaly in the hope that this would improve Keats' health可知，他去意大利是为了养病。
C篇
一进入夏季，很多精打细算的车主就开始寻求答案：开窗户和开空调，究竟哪个更省油？最新研究给出了答案。
9. C。写作手法题。第二段阐述了人们以前对于开窗户还是开空调的看法，通过对比低速和高速两种不同情况作出具体说明。
10. A。细节理解题。根据第三段中的They found that it was actually more fuel-efficient to have thewindows down for any speed expected on a road可知，最新研究认为在任何速度下都是开窗户更省油。
11. C。猜测词义题。根据划线部分前的if you really want to be fuel-efficient以及划线部分后的You'll just have to bear theheat while driving可知，划线部分短语所在语境意思为既不开窗也不开空调，由此推断出“forgo”的意思为“放弃”。
12. D。标题归纳题。本文主要探讨了在炎热的夏季，想省油的司机在行车时是该开窗户还是开空调的问题。D项做标题最符合文章主旨。
D篇
美国爱达荷州的名字并非源自印第安语，而是由当时的一位领导人创造的。
13. A。细节理解题。根据第一段中的The name “Idaho” was made upby a politician和第三段中的a leaderfrom that part of the country thought up the name “Idaho”可知，是一位科罗拉多的领导人创造的Idaho这个词。
14. B。细节理解题。根据第三段中的Since people were looking for an Indian word to use可知，科罗拉多人民希望选一个印第安词语作为该地区的名字。
15. D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的named after the ship that brought thousands of workers to the newgold camps可知，这艘汽船把数以万计的矿工运到了克利尔沃特县。
16. A。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了美国爱达荷州命名的历史。

③ 2020年高考英语全国卷2 - 阅读理解C

When you were trying to figure out what to buy for the environmentalist on your holiday list, fur probably didn’t cross your mind. But some ecologists and fashion enthusiast are trying to bring back the market for fur made from nutria.
当你想给环保人士的假日购物清单增加些什么时，你可能不会想到皮毛。但是一些生态学家和时尚发烧友们正试图恢复海狸鼠皮毛的市场。

Unusual fashion shows in New Orleans and Brooklyn have showcased nutria fur made into clothes in different styles. “It sounds crazy to talk about guilt-free fur – unless you understand that the nutria are destroying vast wetlands every year,” says Cree McCree, project director of Righteous Fur.
新奥尔良和布鲁克林的不同寻常时装秀展示了海狸鼠皮毛制成的不同风格的服装。“谈论没有罪恶感的皮毛听起来很疯狂——除非你知道海狸鼠每年都在破坏大片湿地，”Righteous Fur（正义皮毛）项目总监克里·麦克里说。

Scientists in Louisiana were so concerned that they decided to pay hunters $5 a tail. Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month.
路易斯安那州的科学家非常担心，他们决定付给猎人每尾5美元。一些皮毛最终出现在时装秀上，比如上个月布鲁克林的时装秀。

Nutria were brought there from Argentina by fur farmers and let go into the wild. “The ecosystem down there can’t handle this non-native species. It’s destroying the environment. It’s them or us,” says Michael Massimi, an expert in this field.
海狸鼠是皮毛农场主从阿根廷带到这里并放生的。“那里的生态系统无法应对这种非本土物种，它正在破坏环境”，这一领域的专家迈克尔·马西米说。

The fur trade kept nutria in check for decades, but when the market for nutria collapsed in the late 1980s, the cat-sized animals multiplied like crazy.
几十年来，皮毛贸易一直控制着海狸鼠数量，但是20世纪80年代末海狸鼠市场崩溃后，这些猫一样大小的动物疯狂繁殖。

Biologist Edmond Mouton runs the nutria control program for Louisiana. He says it’s not easy to convince people that people that nutria fur is green, but he has no doubt about it. Hunters bring in more than 300,000 nutria tails a year, so part of Mouton’s job these days is trying to promote fur.
生物学家埃德蒙·莫顿负责路易斯安那州的海狸鼠控制。他说要让人们相信海狸鼠皮是绿色的并不容易，但他对此毫无疑问。猎人们每年带来超过30万条海狸鼠尾巴，所以莫顿现在的部分工作就是推广皮毛。

Then there’s Righteous Fur and its unusual fashions. Model Paige Morgan says,“To give people a guilt-free option that they can wear without someone throwing paint on them – I think that’s going to be a massive thing, at least here in New York.” Designer Jennifer Anderson admits it took her a while to come around to the opinion that using nutria fur for her creations is morally acceptable. She’s trying to come up with a label to attach to nutria fashions to show it is eco-friendly.
还有Righteous Fur和它不同寻常的时尚。模特佩奇·摩根说，“给人们一个没有罪恶感的选择，让他们可以穿着，而不用被人往身上泼油漆——我认为这将是一件大事，至少在纽约是这样。”设计师詹妮弗·安德森承认，她花了一段时间才意识到，用海狸鼠皮制作作品在道德上是可以接受的。她正尝试给海狸鼠时尚贴上环保标签。

④ 高中英语阅读理解题及答案解析

高中英语阅读理解题及答案解析

下面是我给大家整理的关于高中的英语阅读理解的练习以及答案解析，一起来看一下吧!

第一篇：

The Erie Canal was the first important national waterway built in the US. It crossed New York from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River. It joined the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. The canal served as a route over which instrial goods could flow into the west, and materials could pour into the east. The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city.

The building of the canal was paid for entirely by the state of New York. It cost $ 7 143 789, but it soon gained its price many times over. Between 1825, when the canal was opened, and 1882, when toll charges(过运河费) were stopped, the state collected $121 461 891.

For a hundred years before the Erie was built, people had been talking about a canal which could join the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. The man who planned the Erie Canal and carried the plan through was De Witt Clinton. Those who were against the canal laughingly called it “Clinton’s Ditch(沟)”. Clinton talked and wrote about the canal and drew up plans for it. He and Governor Morris went to Washington in 1812 to ask for help for the canal, but they were unsuccessful.

Clinton became governor of New York in 1817, and shortly afterwards, on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. The first part of the canal was completed in 1820. As the canal grew, towns along its course developed fast. The length of the canal is 363 miles.

1. We can see that the Erie Canal ________.

A. joined the Great Lakes together

B. crossed New York from north to south

C. played an important part in developing New York City

D. was the first waterway built in the US

2. It can be inferred that ________ into the Atlantic Ocean.

A. the Great Lakes flowB. the Hudson River flows

C. Lake Erie flowsD. the Erie Canal flows

3. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. The Erie Canal brought profits of over $114, 000, 000.

B. It’s 363 miles from the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.

C. The West was more advanced than the East when the canal was built.

D. Many other states helped New York built the canal.

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Clinton broke ground for the canal at both ends.

B. Clinton started building the canal before he became governor.

C. All parts of the canal were completed at the same time.

D. Construction of the canal took eight years.

第二篇：

Death Valley is one of the most famous deserts in the United States, covering a wide area with its alkali sand. Almost 20 percent of this area is well below sea level, and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States.

Long ago the Panamint Indians called this place “Tomesha”— the land of fire. Death Valley’s present name dates back to 1849, when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story. Today Death Valley has been declared a National Monument(纪念碑) and is crossed by several well-marked roads where good services can be found easily. Luckily the change created by human settlement has hardly ruined the special beauty of this place.

Here nature created a lot of surprising, almost like the sights on the moon, ever-changing as the frequent wind moves the sand about, showing the most unusual colors. One of the most astonishing and variable parts of Death Valley is the Devil’ s Golf Course, where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams. Sand sculptures(沙雕) stand on a frightening ground, as evening shadows move and lengthen.

1. _______ is the lowest place in the desert.

A. TomeshaB. Death Valley

C. NevadaD. Badwater

2. The name of the valley comes from _______.

A. an Indian nameB. the death of the miners

C. the local peopleD. a National Movement

3. From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. no one had ever known the desert before the miners

B. it’s still not easy to travel across the desert

C. people can find gas-stations, cafes and hotels in the desert

D. people have changed the natural sight of the desert

4. Devil Golf Course is famous for _______.

A. the frequent windB. the colors of the sand

C. dream-like sightsD. the sand sculptures

5. From the passage we can see that the writer _______ the Death Valley.

A. appreciatesB. is fearful of

C. dislikesD. is tired of

>>>>>>答案及解析<<<<<<

第一篇：

本文介绍了Erie Canal的作用及修建过程。

1. C. 细节题。根据文章第1段最后一句The Erie Canal helped New York develop into the nation’s largest city 及全段内容，可推知此题答案为C。

2. B. 推断题。根据文章第1段第2句和第3句：运河from Buffalo on Lake Erie Troy to Albany on the Hudson River 横跨了New York 把the Great Lakes和the Atlantic Ocean联系起来了可推知此题答案为B。

3. A. 推断题。通过比较文章第2段第2句 It cost $ 7, 143, 789 和第2段最后一句中的…the state collected $121, 461, 891可推知此题答案为A。

4. D. 推断题。根据文章最后一段第1句中的…on July 4, 1817, broke ground for the canal in Rome, N.Y. 和第2段第2句中的 Between 1825, when the canal was opened… 可推知此题答案为D。

第二篇：

本文介绍了美国的一个著名沙漠——“死亡谷”名称的由来以及 “死亡谷”奇特的`风光。

1. D. 细节题。根据 …and Badwater, a salt water pool, is about 280 feet below sea level and the lowest point in the United States 可推知此题答案为 D。

2. B. 推断题。根据 …when a group of miners coming across from Nevada became lost in its unpleasantness and hugeness and their adventure turned out to be a sad story… 可知“死亡谷”的名称来源于这些迷路矿工的死亡。

3. C. 推断题。根据 …well-marked roads where good services can be found easily… 可以判断 C 为最佳答案。

4. C. 细节题。根据 …where it seems hard for one to tell reality from terrible dreams 可推知答案为 C。

5. A. 推断题。根据the special beauty of this place…like the sights on the moon… ever-changing…showing the most unusual colors等关键词语可以知道作者是带着赞赏的语气来描述“死亡谷”的。

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⑤ 2011年高考英语全国卷1 - 阅读理解D

Cassandra Feeley finds it hard to manage on her husband’s income. So this year she did something more than a hobby: She planted vegetables in her yard. For her fist garden, Ms Feeley has put in 15 tomato plants, and five rows of a variety of vegetables. The family’s old farm house has become a chicken bourse, its residents arriving next month. Last year, Ms.Rita Gartin kept a small garden. This year she has made it much larger because, she said, “The cost of everything is going up and I was looking to lose a few pounds too; so it’s a win-win situation all around.”
卡桑德拉·费利发现靠她丈夫的收入很难维持生活，因此，今年她做了一些业余爱好以外的事：在院子里种菜。在她的第一个花园里，费利女士种植了15株西红柿和5排各种蔬菜。家里的旧农舍已经变成了养鸡场，居民们下个月就会入住。去年，丽塔·加廷女士经营着一个小花园。今年花园变得更大了，她说，“所有的东西都在涨价，我正好也希望减点肥，所以这是一个双赢的事情。”

They are among the growing number of Americans who, driven by higher living costs and a falling economy, have taken up vegetable gardening for the first time. Other have increased the size of their existing gardens. Seed companies and garden shops say no since the 1970s have there been such an increase in interest in growing food at home. Now many gardens across the country had been sold out for several months. In Austin, Tex., some of the gardens have a three-year waiting list.
在生活成本上升和经济下滑的推动下，越来越多的美国人开始第一次种菜，另一些人则增加了现有花园的面积。种子公司和花园商店表示，自20世纪70年代以来，人们对在家种植的兴趣从未如此高涨。现在，全国各地的许多花园已经卖光了好几个月。在德克萨斯州奥斯汀，一些花园甚至要等上三年。

George C.Ball Jr, owner of a company, said sales of vegetable seeds and plants are up by 40%, over last year, double the average growth of last five years. Mr.Ball argues that some of the reasons have been building for the last few years. The big one is striking rise in the cost on food like bread and milk, together with the increases in the price of fruit and vegetables. Food prices have increase of higher oil price. People are driving less, taking fewer vacations, so there more time to garden.
一家公司的老板乔治·C·鲍尔说，蔬菜种子和植物的销售额比去年增长了40%，是过去五年平均增长率的两倍。鲍尔先生认为，过去几年来积累了一些原因。最大的原因是面包和牛奶等食品的成本大幅上升，以及水果蔬菜价格的上涨。食品价格随着油价的上涨而上涨。人们开车越来越少，休假越来越少，所以有更多的时间种菜。

⑥ 高考英语阅读理解难题

高考英语阅读理解难题

高考英语阅读材料基本保留了其原有的语言风格，代章的展开不再是平铺直叙，而是兼有倒叙、插叙等多种方式;一词多义、熟词生义、多种时态的混用、结构复杂的长句、省略句以及插入语等语言现象比较常见。阅读材料的代化含量加大，代章的.行代风格更具英语语言的特点，代章的遣词造句也更加地道，许多考生通常要反复阅读几遍才能读懂。

第一篇：

Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the size of the state of Texas. Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers. So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.

All together, this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. It weighs about 3 500 000 tons. The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic procts of all kinds.

The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about l 600 kilometers west of California. The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan. The area has been described as a kind of oceanic desert，with light winds and slow moving water currents. The water moves so slow that garbage from all over the world collects there.

In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health. Scientists say thousands of animals get trapped in the floating waste，resulting in death or injury. Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic. The trash can also make animals feel full，lessening their desire to eat or drink.

The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people. There is an increased threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste. Divers can also get trapped in the plastic.

Its existence first gained public attention in l997. That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while returning from a racing event. Five years earlier，another oceanographer learned of the trash after a shipment of rubber ckies got lost at sea. Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.

In August，2009，a team from the University of California，San Diego became the

latest group to travel to it. They were shocked by the amount of waste they saw. They gathered hundreds of sea creatures and water samples to measure the garbage patch’s effect on ocean environment.

1.How did the writer introce the topic of the passage?

A. By giving an example.

B. By listing the facts.

C. By telling a story.

D. By giving a comparison.

2.What do we know about the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. It is made up of various kinds of plastic procts.

B. It is a solid mass of floating waste materials.

C. It lies l60 000 kilometers east of California.

D. It is described as a kind of oceanic desert.

3.Why do people pay attention to the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?

A. Because it may prevent the flow of ocean water.

B. Because the polluted plastic articles will move up the food chain.

C. Because it may be from an island in the pacific.

D. Because ships may be trapped in the floating waste.

4.Which column can you find the passage on a newspaper?

A. Sports and entertainment.

B. Media and culture.

C. Environment and society.

D. Science and technology.

5.The purpose of writing this passage is to____________.

A. warn people of the danger to travel in the pacific

B. analyze what caused the waste patch in the pacific

C. give advice on how to recycle waste in the ocean

D. introce the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

第二篇：

Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Iceland's volcano starts settling, the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts fell in Iceland, Scotland and Norway.

WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein said the microscopic(微小的) ash is potentially dangerous for people when it starts to reach the Earth because inhaled(吸入) particles can enter the lungs and cause respiratory problems. And he also said Europeans who go outside might want to consider wearing a mask.

Other experts, however, weren't convinced the volcanic ash would have a major effect on peoples' health and said WHO's warnings were "hysterical." They said volcanic ash was much less dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution. Volcanic ash is made of fine particles of fragmented volcanic rock. It is light gray to black and can be as fine as talcum powder. During a volcanic eruption, the ash can be breathed deep into the lungs and cause irritation even in healthy people. But once it falls from a greater distance — like from the cloud currently hovering above Europe — its health effects are often minimal, experts say.

"Not all particles are created equal," said Ken Donaldson, a professor of respiratory toxicology at the University of Edinburgh, "In the great scheme of things, volcanic ash is not all that harmful." And he said most Europeans' exposure to volcanic ash would be negligible and that only those in the near districts of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk.

Dr. Stephen Spiro, a professor of respiratory medicine and deputy chair of the British Lung Foundation, said the further the particles travel, the less dangerous they will be. "The cloud has already passed over northern Scotland and we haven't heard of any ill effects there," he said. Spiro said to wear masks or stay indoors to avoid volcanic ash was "over the top" and "a bit hysterical."

1. The text is mainly about _________.

A. the effect of volcanic ash

B. the health risk of volcanic ash

C. the disadvantages of volcanic ash

D. the opinions on health risk of volcanic ash

2. Which one is true according to Paragraph3?

A. The volcanic ash’s effects on Europeans were little.

B. The ash caused irritation even in healthy people.

C. Other experts thought WTO’S warnings were useful.

D. The volcanic ash was more dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution.

3. The underlined word “hysterical” in Paragraph4 most probably means __________.

A. amazing B. practical C. valuable D. overstated

4. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The volcanic ash wouldn’t be harmful to people.

B. All experts thought the volcanic ash did great harm to our health.

C. People close to the volcano would likely be at risk according to some experts.

D. Europeans should stay indoors because Iceland's volcano starts settling.

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第一篇：

1.D 推理判断题。根据第一段”Imagine a mass of floating waste is two times the state of Texas.Texas has a land area of more than 678 000 square kilometers.So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big.”可知，作者拿得克萨斯州与大量的垃圾漂浮物进行比较，所以选D项。

2.A 细节判断题。根据第二段中的”The waste includes bags，bottles and containers—plastic procts of all kinds.”可知，这些垃圾漂流物是塑料制品。

3.B 细节理解题。根据第五段中的”There is an increased threat of infection of

disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste.”可知受污染的塑料制品会通过食物链来影响人类。

4.C 推理判断题。根据本文内容可知，这篇文章最有可能出现在报纸上”环境与社会”这个栏目里。

5.D 作者意图题。本文通过介绍太平洋上漂浮的大量的塑料垃圾废物的情况，指出了它们对海洋中的生物以及人类的影响，所以D项正确。

第二篇：

1.D 主旨大意题。本文主要就火山灰对人的健康的危害问题世卫组织和其他专家给出不同观点。A太笼统;B不能体现不同的观点;C与文章内容无关;D符合题意。

2.A 细节理解题。第三段最后一句可知A是正确的;由第三段中During a volcanic eruption……in healthy people.可知B错误;由第三段中Other experts, however, weren't convinced…… cigarette smoke or pollution可排除C D。

3.D 词义猜测题。由上文中volcanic ash is not all that harmful和下文中only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk可知D正确, 夸大的，言过其实的。

4.C 由第三段 But once it falls from a greater distance….. effects are often minimal和第四段中 only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk以及第五段中 the further the particles travel, the more diluted and less dangerous they will be可知C正确。ABD观点表达绝对。

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⑦ 2008年高考英语江苏卷 - 阅读理解D

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of the dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.
杰克已经有一段时间没见到这位老人了。大学、工作和生活本身都成为了障碍。事实上，为了追求梦想，杰克在全国到处飞。繁忙的生活让杰克几乎没有时间思考过去，也没有时间和妻儿在一起。他在为自己的未来而努力，没有什么能阻止他。

Over the phone, his mother told him, “Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday.” Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.
在电话里，他的母亲告诉他：“贝尔瑟先生昨晚去世了，葬礼在周三举行。”当他静静地坐在那里回忆童年时光时，记忆就像历史影像在脑海中闪现。

“Jack, did you hear me?”
“杰克，你听见了吗？”

“Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. it’s been so long since I thought of him. I’m sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago,” Jack said.
杰克说：“哦，对不起，妈妈。是的，我听见了。我很久没想起他了。对不起，但我真的以为他几年前就去世了。”。

“Well, he didn’t forget you. Every time I saw him he’d ask how you were doing. He’d reminisce about the many days you spent over ‘his side of the fence’ as he put it, ” Mom told him.
“嗯，他没有忘记你。每次我见到他，他都会问你过得怎么样。他常常回忆起你在他家院子里度过的许多日子，”妈妈告诉他。

“I loved that old house he lived in,” Jack said.
“我喜欢他住的那栋老房子，”杰克说。

“You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man’s influence in your life,” she said.
“杰克，你知道吗，你父亲去世后，贝尔瑟先生介入进来，确保你的生活中有男人的影响，”她说。

“He’s the one who taught me carpentry. I wouldn’t be in this business if it weren’t for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important. Mom, I’ll be there for the funeral.” Jack said.
“是他教我木工的。如果没有他，我就不会从事这个行业。他花了很多时间教我他认为重要的东西。妈妈，我会参加葬礼的。”杰克说。

Busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser’s funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.
尽管杰克很忙，但他信守诺言。赶上了下一班飞往家乡的航班。贝尔瑟先生的葬礼规模不大，平平淡淡。他没有自己的孩子，他的亲戚大多数都去世了。

The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time, which was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture … Jack stopped suddenly.
在他不得不回去的前一天晚上，杰克和他的妈妈再次路过隔壁的老房子，这正是他所记得的。每一步都有记忆。每一张照片，每一件家具……杰克突然停了下来。

“What’s wrong, Jack?” his Mom asked.
“怎么了，杰克？”他妈妈问。

“The box is gone,” he said.
“盒子不见了，”他说。

“What box?” Mom asked.
“什么盒子？”妈妈问。

“There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he’d ever tell me was ‘the thing I value most’,” Jack said.
“他把一个小金盒锁在书桌上。我肯定问过他一千遍里面装的是什么。他总是告诉我是他‘最珍视的东西’，”杰克说。

It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
它不见了。除了盒子，房子的一切都和杰克记忆中的一模一样。他认为是贝尔瑟家族的人拿走的。

“Now I’ll never know what was so valuable to him,” Jack said sadly.
“现在我永远也不知道是什么对他如此有价值，”杰克悲伤地说。

Returning to his office the next day, he found a package on his desk. The return address caught his attention.
第二天回到办公室，他在办公桌上发现了一个包裹。回信地址引起了他的注意。

“Mr. Harold Belser” it read.
上面写着“哈罗德·贝尔瑟先生”。

Jack tore open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack’s hands shook as he read the note inside,
杰克撕开了包裹。里面有一个金盒子和一个信封。杰克读到里面的纸条时，双手颤抖，

“Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bernett. It’s the thing I valued most in my life.” A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, and tears filling his eyes. Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the fine cover, he opened it.
“我死后，请把这个盒子和里面的东西转交给杰克·伯内特。这是我一生中最珍视的东西。”信上贴着一把小钥匙。他的心怦怦直跳，泪水盈眶。杰克小心地打开箱子。他在里面发现了一块漂亮的金怀表。他用手指慢慢地抚摸着精美的封面，打开了它。

Inside he found these words carved: “Jack. Thanks for your time! Harold Belser.”
他发现里面刻着这样一句话：“杰克。谢谢你的时间！哈罗德·贝尔瑟。”

“Oh. My God! This is the thing he valued most …”
“哦，天哪！这是他最珍视的东西……”

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his assistant and cleared his appointments for the next two days. “Why?” his assistant asked.
杰克拿着手表看了几分钟，然后打电话给他的助理，取消了接下来两天的会议。“为什么？”助理问道。

“I need some time to spend with my son,” he said.
“我需要一些时间和儿子在一起，”他说。

⑧ 本题是武汉市2012年元调试题阅读理解，求每题的答案详解包括本题是如何解出来，其他选项怎么排除必有重谢

56，C(印错了？第二个B)
57，D
58, C
59，B
60，D
6名矿工在很深的矿井下采煤。突然，矿井倒塌，出口被堵住，矿工们顿时与外界隔绝。这种事故在当地并不少见，凭经验，他们意识到自己面临的最大问题是缺乏氧气，井下的空气最多还能让他们生存3个半小时。
6人当中只有一个人有手表。于是大家商定，由戴表的人每半小时通报一下。当第一个半小时过去的时候，戴表的矿工轻描淡写地说：“过了半小时了。”但是它的心里却是异常地紧张和焦虑，因为这是在向大家通报死亡线的临近。这时他突然灵机一动，决定不让大家死得那么痛苦。第二个半小时，他没有出声，又过了一刻钟，他打起精神说：“一个小时了。”其实时间已经过了75分钟。又过了一个小时，戴表的矿工才第三次通报所谓的“半小时”。同伴们都以为时间只过了90分钟，只有他知道，135分钟已经过去了。
事故发生四个半小时后，救援人员终于进来了，令他们感到惊异的是，6人中竟有5人还活着，只有一个人窒息而死——他就是那个戴表的矿工。
这就是信念的力量。由于幸存者意识模糊，人们无法知道那位牺牲者是何时停止报时的，但他给了同伴求生的希望，自己却因为知道真相而没能坚持到底。
分析：在一些特殊时刻、特殊场合，善意的谎言具有特殊的力量，它可以给人带去希望。相较之下，此时的真相却会让人绝望。

⑨ 1999年高考英语全国卷 - 阅读理解E

When a group of children politely stop a conversation with you, saying:“We have to go to work now,” you're left feeling surprised and certainly uneasy. After all, this is the 1990s and the idea of children working is just unthinkable. That is, until you are told that they are all pupils of stage schools and that the work“they go off” is to go on the stage in a theater.
当一群孩子礼貌地停止与你的对话，说：“我们现在得去上班了，”你会感到惊讶，当然也会感到不安。毕竟，现吵昌在是20世纪90年代，孩子们工作的想法是不可想象的，直到他们告诉你他们都是舞台学校的学生，“他们要去做”的工作就是在剧院的舞台上表演。

Stage schools often act as agencies to supply children for stage and television work. More worthy of the name “stage school” are those few places where children attend full time, with training for the theatre and a general ecation.
舞台学校经常充当中介机构为孩子们提供舞台和电视工作。更应该称之为“舞台学校”的是少数几个为孩子们提供全日制学习的地方，包括戏剧培训和常规教育。

A visit to such schools will leave you in no doubt that the children enjoy themselves. After all, what lively children wouldn't settle for spending only half the day doing ordinary school work, and acting, singing or dancing their way through the other half of the day?
毫无疑问，参观这样的学校，你会发现孩子们很开心。毕竟，活泼的孩子怎么会满足于只花半天时间做普通学校的作业，另半天时间表演、唱歌或跳舞呢？

Then of course there is time for the children to make a name and make a little money in some big shows. Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age. But the law is very tight on the amount they can do. Those under 13 are limited to 40 days in the year and those over 13 to 80 days.
当然，孩子们还有机会在一些大型演出中露脸并赚点小钱。一些舞台学校在孩子很小的时候就给他们提供了非常多的专业工作，但法律严格限制可以做的工作数量。13岁升锋扒以下的孩子一年基缺只能做40天，而13以上的孩子一年可以做80天。

The schools themselves admit that not all children will be successful in the profession for which they are being trained. So what happens to those who don't make it? While all the leading schools say they place great importance on children getting good study results, the facts seem to suggest this is not always the case.
学校承认，并不是所有的孩子都能在他们正在接受的职业中取得成功。那么，那些没有成功的孩子会怎样呢？虽然所有主要的学校都说他们非常重视孩子取得好的学习成绩，但事实似乎表明，情况并非总是如此。