2013年高考英语阅读理解练习题（十五）

　　Cities alarmed by deaths and injuries of pedestrians are taking efforts to make crosswalks safer for people on foot, especially seniors and children who need more time to cross streets.

　　A pedestrian is killed in a traffic accident in the USA every 110 minutes; one is injured every nine minutes, according to official data. Crosswalks can be especially dangerous for the elderly. Among people 70 and older, 36% of pedestrian deaths in 2006 occurred in crosswalks, compared with 21% of those younger than 70, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

　　The Federal Highway Administration(FHWA) advise that next year states increase by nearly 15% the amount of time traffic lights provide for pedestrians to cross the street after the flashing orange hand appears.

　　FHWA spokesman Doug Hecox says reasons for the change include an aging population that needs more time to cross, health-conscious Americans walking more, children encouraged to walk to prevent getting overweight and high gas prices pushing people to walk instead of drive.

　　Pedestrian deaths went down by 12% from 5,449 in 1996 to 4,784 in 2006, Bur among those in 2006, 471 were killed in crosswalks, down slightly from 488 ten years earlier, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) says.

　　1. Which of the following is true according to the text?

　　A. Among 100 pedestrian deaths there were 21 people younger than 70

　　B. Old people are more likely to meet with accidents happened per hour.

　　C. Traffic accidents killed more old people than young people

　　D. About seven traffic accidents happened per hour.

　　2. What is FHWA’s suggestion to states?

　　A. Fixing more traffic lights

　　B. Providing more crosswalks

　　C. Giving pedestrians more time to cross streets.

　　D. Drivers don’t give way

　　3. The report from NHTSA suggests that

　　A. fewer people were injured in crosswalks

　　B. crosswalk safety has been greatly improved

　　C. much has been done to reduce traffic accidents

　　D. pedestrian deaths in crosswalks remain a serious problem

　　答案 .B .C .C .D

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　　Tens of thousands of theatre tickets will be given away to young people next year as part of a government campaign to inspire a lifelong love for theatre.

　　The plan to offer free seats to people aged between 18 to 26—funded with ￡2.5 million of taxpayers’ money—was announced yesterday by Andy Burnham, the Culture Secretary. It received a cautious welcome from some in the arts world, who expressed concern that the tickets may not reach the most underprivileged.

　　The plan comes as West End theatres are enjoying record audiences, thanks largely to musicals teaming up with television talent shows. Attendances reached. 13.6 million in 2007, up 10 percent on 2006, itself a record year. Total sales were up 18 percent on 2006 to almost ￡470 million.

　　One theatre source criticized the Government’s priorities(优先考虑的事) in funding free tickets when pensioners were struggling to buy food and fuel, saying: “I don’t know why the Government’s wasting money on this. The Yong Vic, as The Times reported today, offers excellent performances at cheap prices.”

　　There was praise for the Government’s plan from Dominic Cooke of the Royal Court Theatre, who said: “I support any move to get young people into theatre, and especially one that aims to do it all over England, not just in London.”

　　Ninety-five publicly funded theatres could apply for funding under the two-year plan. In return, they will offer free tickets on at least one day each week to 18 to 26-year-olds, first-come, first-served. It is likely to be on Mondays, traditionally a quiet night for the theatre.

　　Mr. Burnham said: “A young person attending the theatre can find it an exciting experience, and be inspired to explore a new world. But sometimes people miss out on it because they fear it’s ‘not for them’. It’s time to change this perception.”

　　Jeremy Hunt, the Shadow Culture Secretary, said: “The real issue is not getting enthusiastic children into the theatre, but improving arts education so that more young people want to go in the first place. For too many children theatres are a no-go area.”

　　1. Critics of the plan argued that ______.

　　A. the theatres would be overcrowded

　　B. it would be a waste of money

　　C. pensioners wouldn’t get free tickets

　　D. the government wouldn’t be able to afford it

　　2. According to the supporters, the plan should ______.

　　A. benefit the television industry

　　B. focus on producing better plays

　　C. help increase the sales of tickets

　　D. involve all the young people in England

　　3. Which of the following is TRUE about the plan?

　　A. Ninety-five theatres have received funding.

　　B. Everyone will get at least one free ticket.

　　C. It may not benefit all the young people.

　　D. Free tickets are offered once every day.

　　4. We can infer from the passage that in England ______.

　　A. many plays are not for young people

　　B. many young people don’t like theatre

　　C. people know little about the plan

　　D. children used to receive good arts education

　　5. According to the passage, the issue to offer free tickets to young people seems ______.

　　A. controversial

　　B. inspiring

　　C. exciting

　　D. unreasonable

　　答案 .B .D .C .B .A

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　　In ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老)treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.

　　Shades of that spirit spread over today’s conversations. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, ”Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says it’s going to rain.”I wanted to strike him on the face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his while

　　Several months ago I was racing to catch a him As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Grey hound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile ,”Oh that bus left five minutes ago.”Dreams of head-cutting!

　　It’s not the news that makes someone angry. It’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s the unsympathetic attitude with which it’s delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation does it in a caring way. A boss informing an employee he didn’t get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.

　　Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When you’re tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that your room isn’t ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter mainly told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.

　　Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I would have appreciated his warming .Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, ” Oh, that’s all right I’ll catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news ,deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded(被轰炸的)person is sure to have.

　　1.In Paragraph 1,the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to ____.

　　A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic

　　C. describe a scene D. offer an argument

　　2.In the writer’s opinion, his neighbor was ___.

　　A. friendly B. warm-hearted C. not considerate D. not helpful

　　3.From “Dreams of head-cutting!”(Paragraph3),we learn that the writer___.

　　A. was mad at the sales agent

　　B. was reminded of the cruel pharaoh

　　C. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams

　　D. dreamed of cutting the sales agent’s head that night.

　　4.What is the main idea of the text?

　　A. Delivering bad news properly is important in communication.

　　B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.

　　C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.

　　D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.

　　答案 .B .C .A .A

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　　Foreign drivers will have a pay on-the-spot fines of up to ￡900 for breaking the traffic law to be carried our next month.

　　If they do not have enough cash or a working credit card, their vehicles will clamped(扣留)until they pay law takes effect ,because the money would be returned if the driver went to court and was found not guilty , In practice, very few foreign drives are likely to return to Britain to deal with their eases.

　　Foreign drivers are rarely charged because police cannot take action against them if they fail to appear in court, Instead, officers often merely give warnings.

　　Three million foreign-registered vehicles enter Britain each year. Polish vehicles s make up 36 percent, French vehicles 10 percent and German vehicles 9 percent.

　　Foreign vehicles are 30 percent more vehicles entre Britain each year. Polish vehicles make up 36 percent. French crashes caused by foreign vehicle rose by 47 percent between 2003 and 2008. There were almost 400 deaths and serious injuries and 3,000 slight injuries form accidents caused by foreign vehicles in 2008.

　　The new Law is party intended to settle the problem of foreign lorry drivers ignoring limits to weight and hours at the wheel. Foreign Lorries are three times more likely to be in a crash than British Lorries. Recent spot checks found that three quarters of Lorries that failed safety tests were registered overseas.

　　The standard deposit for a careless driving offence —such as driving too close to the vehicle in front or reading a map at the wheel—will be ￡300. Deposits for speeding offences and using mobile phones will be ￡60. Foreign drivers will not get points as punishment added to their licenses, while British drivers will.

　　1. The first paragraph serves as a(n) .

　　A. explanation B. introduction C. comment D. background.

　　2. The foreign drivers who break the traffic law and do not pay on the spot are likely to be forted up to .

　　A. ￡60 B. ￡300 C. ￡900 D. ￡980

　　3. We can learn from the passage that .

　　A. many foreign drivers have been fined by Britain police

　　B. 300,000German vehicles enter Britain every year

　　C. 25percent of foreign vehicles entering Britain have failed safety tests

　　D. British drivers will be punished with points and fines for breaking the traffic law

　　4. The new traffic law is mainly intended to .

　　A. limit the number of foreign vehicles entering Britain

　　B. increase the British movement’s additional income

　　C. lower the rate of traffic accidents and injuries

　　D. get foreign drives to appear in count

　　答案 .B .D .D .C

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　　We already know the fastest, least expensive way to slow climate change: Use less energy. With a little effort, and not much money, most of us could reduce our energy diets by 25 percent or more—doing the Earth a favor while also helping our wallets.

　　Not long age. My wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Scientists have reported recently that the world is bending up even faster than predicted only a few years ago, and that the consequences could be severe if we don’t keep reducing emissions(排放)of carbon dioxide(CO2)and other greenhouse gases that are trapping heat in our atmosphere.

　　We decided to try an experiment. For one month we recorded our personal emissions of CO2. . We wanted to see how much we could cut back, so we went on a strict diet. The average US household(家庭)produces about 150 pounds of CO2 a day by doing common-place things like turning on air-conditioning or driving cars. That’s more than twice the European average and almost five times the global average, mostly because Americans drive more and have bigger houses. But how much should we try to reduce?

　　For an answer, I checked with Tim Flannery, author of The Weather Makers: How Man Is Changing the Climate and What It Means for Life on Earth. In his book, he had challenged readers to make deep cuts in personal emissions to keep the world from reaching extremely important tipping points, such as the melting(融化)of the ice sheets in Greenland or West Antarctica. “To stay below that point, we need to reduce CO2 emissions by 80 percent,” he said.

　　Good advice, I thought. I’d opened our bedroom windows to let in the wind. We’d gotten so used to keeping our air-conditioning going around the clock. I’d almost forgotten the windows even opened. We should not let this happen again. It’s time for us to change our habits if necessary.

　　1. Why did the author and his wife try a new diet?

　　A. To take special kinds of food B. To respond to climate change.

　　C. To lose weight D. To improve their health

　　2. The underlined words “tipping points” most probably refer to

　　A. freezing points B. burning points C. melting points D. boiling points

　　3. It can be inferred from the passage that

　　A. it is necessary to keep the air-conditioning on all the time

　　B. it seems possible for every household to cut emissions of CO2

　　C. the average US household produces about 3,000 pounds of CO2 a month

　　D. the average European household produces about 1,000 pounds of CO2 a month

　　答案 .B .C .B

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