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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上高三英语限时训练（六）阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 完成时间：40分钟阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。AThe early 1900s were very different from today.Toys，though they have evolved in many ways，were still the delight of children everywhere.Theodore Roosevelts Presidency marks the beginning of the “Teddy Bear”. In t
2、he year 1902，toy bears were named “Teddy” after the presidents nickname.The Teddy Bear became known worldwide，and is still known and loved today.It was only a few years later that the Teddy Bears were mass produced.In 1913，an item called the Erector Set was invented.It was a steel，motorized toy that
3、 children could use to build models of anything.Its creator was AC.Gilbert，a medical doctor.Charles Pajeau created a similar wooden set called Tinker Toys in the year 1914.Tinker Toys were made for younger children.Raggedy Ann dolls first came on the scene after newspaper cartoonist Johnny Gruelle r
4、eproduced the doll he made for his daughter.That was in 1915.The following year，an architects son named John Lloyd Wright，invented Lincoln Logs，which were interlocked to make structures.Two years after Mickey Mouse was created，stuffed(填塞)Mickey Mouse dolls were made by Charlotte Clark.This was the s
5、tart of Disney merchandise.The yoyo became popular in the United States after Donald Duncan bought a yoyo company in 1929.The ViewMaster，a three dimensional viewer，was developed by a camera enthusiast named William Gruber.The toy became popular when Gruber licensed Disney characters to make still,3D
6、 images from Disney movies and television programs.Finally，in 1940，model airplanes were mass produced.They started out as a way for manufacturers to sell planes to the military，but later caught on as a toy.The toys that we know and love today have had their roots from these ancient times.Isnt it int
7、eresting to know that if it hadnt been for all these creative people，most of the games you know today would never have been?26Why were toy bears named “Teddy”？ATo be suitable for mass production. BTo be easily pronounced by children.CTo meet the advertisers needs. DTo memorize President Theodore Roo
8、sevelt.27In which aspect do the toys created by Gilbert differ from those by Charles?AShape. BMaterial used. CThemes. DPrice.28When did the ViewMaster become popular?AAfter William Gruber was born. BAfter Gruber licensed Disney characters.CTwo years after Mickey Mouse was created. DWhen Disney merch
9、andise was started.29From the last paragraph we can learn that_.Athose people who created these games should never be forgottenBsome toys created in ancient times now disappearCcreativity exists in every field all the timeDtoys nowadays are totally different from those in ancient times30What does th
10、e passage talk about?AThe function of toys. BThe history of Disney characters.CToys in the early 1900s. DThe financial meaning of toys.B “In only six days I lost seven pounds of weight.”“Two full inches in the first three days！”These are the kinds of statements used in magazine，newspaper，radio and t
11、elevision ads，promising new shapes and new looks to those who buy the medicine or the device.The promoters of products say they can shape the legs，slim the face，smooth wrinkles，or in some other way to add to beauty or desirability.Often such products are nothing more than moneymaking things for thei
12、r promoters.The results they produce are questionable，and some are dangerous to health.To understand how these products can be legally promoted to the public，it is necessary to understand something of the laws covering their regulation.If the product is a drug，FDA(Food and Drug Administration)can re
13、quire proof under the Food，Drug，and Cosmetic Act that is safe and effective before it is put on the market.But if the product is a device，FDA has no authority to require premarketing proof of safety or effectiveness.If a product already on the market is a danger to health，FDA can request the produce
14、r or distributor to remove it from the market voluntarily，or it can take legal action，including seizure(查封)of the product.One notable case a few years ago involved an electrical device called the Relaxacisor，which had been sold for reducing the waistline.The Relaxacisor produced electrical shocks to
15、 the body through contact pads.FDA took legal action against the distributor to stop the sale of the device on the grounds that it was dangerous to health and life.Obviously，most of the devices on the market have never been the subject of court proceedings(法律诉讼)，and new devices appear continually.Be
16、fore buying，it is up to the consumer to judge the safety or effectiveness of such items.31It can be inferred that the ads mentioned in the text are_.Aobjective Bcostly Cunreliable Dillegal32Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?AThe court is in charge of removing dangerous products.BN
17、ew products are more likely to be questionable.CThe production of a device must be approved by FDA.DThe promoters usually just care about profits.33FDA can ask for the proof of safety and effectiveness of a product_.Aif it is a drug Bif it is a deviceCif its consumers make complaintsDif its distribu
18、tors challenge FDAs authority34The Relaxacisor is mentioned as_.Aa product which was designed to produce electricityBa product whose distributor was involved in a legal case Ca successful advertisement of a beauty productDan example of a quality beauty product35The author intends to_.Amake consumers
19、 aware of the promoters false promisesBshow the weakness of the law on product safetyCgive advice on how to keep young and beautifulDintroduce the organization of FDAC“A very disruptive(制造混乱的) sixyearold child kicked my legs and clawed at my hand，”said one teacher. “I broke up a fight and was kicked
20、 between my legs，”said another. Many people have heard stories like this. But the situation is more worrying still and it involves parents.Every child, regardless of the circumstances into which they are born, has the right to achieve their potential, regardless of their parents wealth and class. An
21、d we recognize that, as a nation，it is a long way to achieve this goal. But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter. Far too many children are behaving badly at school，even to the point of being violent to staff. This is terrible en
22、ough，but it is hard to be surprised since many children are just mirroring the behavior of their parents. Too many are starting school unable to hold a knife and fork, unused to eating at a table，and unable to use the lavatory properly.We are in danger of becoming a nation of families_living_separat
23、e_lives_under_one_roof. The bedroom, once a place to sleep，has become the living space for the young. Spending hours in front of computer screens, on social networking sites or being immersed in computer games, children and young people spend little time with their parents. Parents are unable to mon
24、itor just what their children are watching.Schools cannot right the wrongs of society and teachers cannot become substitute parents. Both parties need to work together. Parents must be helped and given confidence to take back control. They are responsible for setting boundaries for their childrens b
25、ehavior and sticking to those boundaries when the going gets tough. They are responsible for setting a good example to their children and for devoting that most precious of resourcestimeso that children come to school readily and are willing to learn.36In the opinion of the writer, what problem do p
26、eople ignore?AThe school violence. BThe pressure of students learning.CThe right to achieve students potential. DThe responsibilities of the students.37The writers attitude to the behaviors of parents may be that of _.Adissatisfied Bunconcern Cunderstanding Dtolerance38The underlined part in Para. 4
27、 means_.Aparents and children live in their separate roomsBparents care little about childrens life at homeCchildren dont live with their parents in the same roomDat home children live a different life from that of parents39From the last paragraph, we can infer that _.Aschools cant correct the wrong
28、s that society does to teachersBteachers have no responsibility for playing the role of parentsCparents should spend time with children making them ready to learnDstudents are responsible for making themselves known in society40Whatt the main idea of the passage?AChildrens behavior at school is worr
29、ying people.BParents expect schools to correct their childrens bad habits.CThere is no point in parents teaching children at home.DDont blame teachers when its parents who are failing.DMotorists who used to listen to the radio or their favorite tunes on CDs may have a new way to entertain themselves
30、, after engineers in Japan developed a musical road surface.A team from the Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute has built a number of “melody roads”， which use cars as tuning forks(音叉)to play music as they travel.The concept works by using grooves(凹槽)They are cut at very specific intervals in the
31、 road surface. The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes.Depending on how far apart the grooves are, a car moving over them will produce a series of high or low notes, and designers are able to create a distinct tune.Patent documents for the design describe it as notches(刻痕)“
32、formed in a road surface so as to play a melody without producing simple sound or rhythm and reproduce melodylike tones”There are three musical strips in central and northern Japanone of which plays the tune of a Japanese pop song. Reports say the system was invented by Shizuo Shinoda.He scraped som
33、e markings into a road with a bulldozer(推土机)before driving over them and found that they helped to produce all kinds of tones.The optimal speed for melody road is 44 kph，but people say it is not always easy to get the intended sound.“You need to keep the car windows closed to hear well，”wrote one Ja
34、panese blogger.“Driving too fast will sound like playing fast forward, while driving around 12 mph20 km/hhas a slowmotion effect, making you almost carsick.”41According to the passage，melody roads use_to create different notes.Acars Bgrooves Cspaces between intervals Dbulldozers42We can learn from t
35、he passage that the highness of notes is depended on_.Ahow far the grooves are Bhow big the grooves areCthe number of the grooves Dthe speed of the car43The underlined word “optimal” in the passage might mean_.Afastest Bpossible Cbest Dsuitable44In order to hear the music well，you have to_.Adrive ve
36、ry fast Bdrive slowlyCopen the windows wide Dkeep the windows closed45Whats the best title of the passage?AA New Type of Music BMelody Roads in JapanCA Musical Road Surface DA New Invention in Japan答案：A26D细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“toy bears were namedTeddy after the presidents nickname.”可知选 D。27B细节理解题。根据第三、四段关
37、键信息可知，两者的差别在于所使用的材料不同，一个是steel，一个是wood。28B细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第二句可知选B。29A细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知答案。30C主旨大意题。本文主要描述了the early 1900s时期玩具的发展情况。所以正确答案为C。B31C推理判断题。文章提出许多媒体上的广告都含有虚假成分，夸大其词，而事实上广告中的产品往往不具有其所宣称的效果。文章第四段提到这些产品的效果是值得怀疑的，不可靠的，甚至是危险的。objective“客观的，不带偏见的”；costly“昂贵的”；unreliable“不可靠的”；illegal“不合法的，违法的”。32D细
38、节理解题。第四段第一句话说“通常这些产品对推销者来说只是挣钱的工具”，显然D项“推销者通常只关注利润”符合题意。33A细节理解题。从第五段第二句话可知A项正确，如果是药物的生产，则必须向FDA证明其安全性和有效性。34B细节理解题。倒数第二段提到的这个案例与上一段最后一句话紧密相连，是对其进行举例说明；第三句话说FDA对the Relaxacisor的经销采取了法律措施，责令其停止销售，所以答案为B。35A主旨大意题。作者通过对一些虚假广告问题的分析，提醒消费者关注生产者对产品的不实宣传和虚假承诺，避免上当受骗，故A项最为恰当。C这是一篇社会文化类文章。现在的孩子在学校里的举止行为很让人担忧，
39、他们不但不懂得基本的行为规范，而且还和老师发生冲突，作者认为造成这一切的原因在于父母疏于管理。36D细节推断题。根据第二段中的But rights come with responsibilities and what worries people is that we are in danger of neglecting the latter.可知，人们虽然很重视孩子的权利，却忽视了他们应当承担的责任，所以选D项。37A推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，作者认为家长们应该负责制定子女的行为界限，坚持这些界限不可逾越。他们有责任为孩子树立良好的榜样以及为子女投入大量宝贵的资源时间让孩子们去
40、学校，并愿意学习。由此可知作者对于父母们的表现是不满意的。38B细节理解题。根据该段中的young people spend little time with their parents和Parents are unable to monitor just what their children are watching.可知，父母虽然和孩子住在一个屋檐下，但是对于孩子的行为很少关注。39C推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，父母要负起教育孩子的责任，要给孩子树立一个良好的榜样，要花费时间多和孩子在一起，使得他们做好上学的准备，所以选C。40D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了现在一些孩子在学校的行为
41、让人担忧，他们不知道基本的社会行为规范，而造成这一切的原因在于父母疏于管理。父母把责任推给了学校和老师，而作者认为父母应该负起这个责任。D41C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话The melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes.可以得出答案为C。42A细节理解题。根据第四段可知，声音的高低取决于凹槽的间距，因此正确答案为A。43C词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段，并联系上下文可以推断，optimal在这里意为“最佳的，最理想的”，因此正确答案为C。44D细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句话可以得出选项D正确。其余三项都与原文说法不符。45B主旨大意题。文章讲述的是日本发明音乐路面的事情，故选B。专心-专注-专业