2010届高考英语二轮复习专题18

2010届高考英语二轮复习专题

英语考案

专题十八 阅读理解

【专题考案】 (一)

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near. Are you eager to enjoy watching the matches or start serving as a volunteer? First, you need to know about audience manners.

The behavior of courtside audiences is considered to be an important part of sporting culture. In 2004, after world champion Stephen Hendry lost to Ding Junhui in the China Open Snooker Championships, he complained of the noise from Chinese spectators. Perhaps you and your classmates could be written on the back of the tickets. Read your ticket carefully before you leave, remember to take away your soft drink bottles and other trash (垃圾).

During exciting games, try to control yourself. Don’t criticize the performance of players and coaches. Be careful with your words, since some may cause anger among other people in the audience.

Applause is a special form of body language you can use to communicate with players. But you should do it properly. When players first appear, clap your hands together to welcome them, but don’t go on for too long. After an excellent performance, applaud warmly. If someone fails, your applause will help encourage them.

Applause is not welcome, however, while a game is in progress and players need to keep their concentration. Various sports have various rules for the audience.

Enjoying artistic gymnastics requires silence. But lots of cheering can really help basketball and football players. Snooker and table tennis courtside behavior includes a ban on flash photography. Mobile phones are not allowed in shooting centers.

To be a good spectator, you should take time to learn the game-specific rules and related culture of each event.

1．What does the underlined work “spectators” mean in the second paragraph? A．Players

B．Audiences

C．Coaches

D．Organizers

2．When can’t you leave the spot of a game? A．When the game is going on

B．When the game is just over

C．Before the game begins D．When the game is long over 3．What should you do during an exciting football game? A．Control yourself C．Praise the players

B．Keep quiet D．Cheer the players

4．When can’t you clap your hands? A．When players first appear

B．When an excellent performance is over C．When someone fails

D．When a player is finishing a very difficult performance 5．What is the best title of this text ?

A．How to be a good audience of Beijing Olympic Games B．How to support players at Beijing Olympic Games C．How to control yourself at Beijing Olympic Games D．How to be a volunteer at Beijing Olympic Games （二）

London--A morning train rides away, across the channel. English kids discuss the Liverpool's football team in a Paris pub.

Some Parisians have started to travel to work in London.

In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A tale of One City.

As there are few jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.

Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.

“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a financial expert. Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I’ll stay in London,” she said. There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.

“Both cities have changed beyond recognition,” said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a

Londoner.

Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. “I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.” But certainly not cheaper.

In some parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris. Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice.

Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose.

“I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is too organized,” she said. “In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares.” 1．It can be inferred that ___________.

A．Paris and London are the two biggest cities in the world B．In the 19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two cities C．London and Paris used to be separated D．Liverpool is a big city in France

2．According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE? A．People feel it difficult to find a job in Paris. B．People can't travel to London without a passport. C．Living in France is more expensive than in London. D．People can find any job in London.

3．According to this passage we know that _________. A．Parisians enjoy English food more than their own B．Londoners seldom travel to Paris on holidays C．both cities have their advantages D．young people prefer to live in London

4．Which city is better to live in according to the passage? A．Paris.

B．London. C．Both cities.

D．It just depends.

5．What’s the meaning of the last two sentences? A．People can do everything in London. B．People will feel lonely in London.

C．People in London enjoy living in different ways. D．People in London enjoy a lawless life. （三）

This hotel in the trees is famous in the world. Peop1e who know very little about Kenya, know of Treetops. When King George VI died, Princess Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops, and when she came down from there, “She succeeded him as the queen of the country”. This hotel in the middle of the forest shows the pleasure of Africa. When you visit it, you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses, and then a guide, with a gun to protect you against big game, will go with you to the Treetops. Before and after dinner, for the whole night if you wish, you can sit on the corridor(走廊), watching animals come to the water pool. The earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water, but that was destroyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops, which is built round several trees, is much bigger.

The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented. Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line in the center of the table.

There are many animals around the Treetops. When you visit them, you can see: ---Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests. ---Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight.

---A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming out at night. He hunts and eats anything he can overpower and is very destructive. He lives in the trees at Treetops .He comes for his food every evening. Do not get too near to him, as his teeth and claws（爪）can do you harm. These animals can be trained and become lovely pets.

---Some other animals who have a thick coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights.

---Many buffaloes（水牛）coming to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night. 1．“She succeeded in becoming the queen of the country.” In this sentence, “succeeded” means_______.

A．did what she was trying to do

B．gained her purpose

C．got a position on the death of the King D．completed an easy task 2．According to the passage, “railway service” actually refers to __________.