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1、高三二轮复习阅读专练五Are you looking for some new and exciting places to take your kids to? Try some of these places:Visit art museums. They offer some activities to excite your kids* interest. Many offer workshops for making hand-made pieces, traveling exhibits, book signings（签名） by childrens favorite writer
2、s, and even musical performances and other arts.Head to a natural history museum. This is where kids can discover the past from dinosaur models to rock collections and pictures of stars in the sky. Also, ask what kind of workshops and educational programs are prepared for kids and any special events
3、 that are coming up.Go to a Youtheater. Look for one in your area offering plays for child and family visitors. Pre-show play shops are conducted by area artists and educators where kids can discover the secret about performing arts. Puppet （木偶）making and stage makeup are just a couple of the specia
4、l offerings you might find.Try hands-on science. Visit one of the many hands-on science museums around the country. These science play-lands are great fun for kids and grown-ups alike. Theyll keep your child mentally and physically active the whole day through while pushing buttons, experimenting, a
5、nd building. When everyone is tired, enjoy a fun family science show, commonly found in these museums.1.If a child is interested in the universe, he probably will visit2.3.A. a hands-on science museumC. a YoutheaterWhat can kids do at a Youtheater?A. Look at rock collections.C. Give performances.Wha
6、t does hands-on science1* mean in A. Science games designed by kids. C. Learning science by doing things.B. an art museumD. a natural history museumB. See dinosaur models.D. Watch puppet making the last paragraph?B. Reading science books.D. A show of kids1 science work.4.Where does this text probabl
7、y come from?B. A film review.D. A science textbook.A. A museum guide.C. A news report.When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly ad possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are w
8、illing to risk （冒危险）being killed by floods or 1 OO-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.Storm chasing （追逐）is becoming an increasingly popular hobby （喜好）, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A sto
9、rm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where he storm will be and wits for it to develop.Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or dest
10、roy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. nStorm chasing is
11、95% driving, says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.HHowever, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. nWhen you get close to a storm, it is the most exc
12、iting sightyou will ever see in your life, says Jasper Morley.nEvery storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on Earth.n5. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to.A. head straight for the center of the stormB. get into the car for safetyC. wait patiently
13、for the storm to developD. collect information about a coming storm6. Beginners of storm chasing are advised.A. not to drive in a heavy rainB. to do it in an organized wayC. not to get too close to a stormD. to spend more time on it in summer7. What can we learn from the text?A. Sometimes storm chas
14、ers get nothing but disappointmentB. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world/D. Storm chasing is only fit for young peopleCImagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and the
15、n, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there.Sounds unusual, doesnt it? But its not that unrealistic, with the development of Chinas high-speed railway system. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and finally
16、 Eastern Europe.China is planning to extend its own high-speed railway network to up to 17 countries in 10 to 15 years, eventually reaching London and Singapore.If Chinas plan fbr the high-speed railway goes forward, people could rush from London to Beijing within two days. The new system would stil
17、l follow Chinas highspeed railway standard. And the trains would be able to run 346 kilometers an hour, almost as fast as some airplanes.Chinas bullet train, the one connecting Wuhan to Guangzhou, already has the Worlds fastest average speed. It covers 1,069 kilometers in about three hours.Of course
18、, there are some technical challenges to overcome. There are so many issues that need to be settled, such as safety and maintenance of railway tracks. So, its important to pay attention to every detail. But the key issue is really money. China is already spending hundreds of billions of yuan on long
19、er railway construction.China prefers that the other countries provide natural resources rather thanfinancial investment. Resources from those countries could flood into China to support development.Itll be a win-win project. For other countries, the railway network will certainly create more opport
20、unities for business, tourism and so on, not to mention the better communication among those countries.For China, such a project would not only connect it with the rest of Asia and bring some much-needed resources, but would also help develop Chinas far west. We predict that in the coming decades, m
21、illions of people will move to the western parts, where the land is empty and resources unused. With high-speed trains, people will set up factories and business centers in the west. And theyll trade with Central Asian and Eastern European countries.8. According to the passage, the greatest challeng
22、e to the new high-speed railway plan is.A. financial problemsB. safety of the systemC. technical issuesD. maintenance of railway tracks9. Whafs the authors attitude towards Chinas high-speed railway plan?A. PositiveB. NegativeC. DoubtfulD. Critical10. Chinas new high-speed railway plan will be a win
23、-win project because.A. China and the countries involved will get much-needed resourcesB. China and the countries involved will benefit from the project in various ways C. China will develop its railway system and communication with other countries D. foreign countries involved will develop their railway transportation, business and tourism11. Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?A. International Railway NetworkB. High-speed Bullet TrainsC. Big Railway DreamsD. New Railway Standards参考答案1-4DDCA5-7 DBA8-11 AABC.