1、杭州外国语学校 2019 年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练 38杭州外国语学校 2013 年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练 38倒数第三周星期三ASubwaysThe Tokyo Metro and Toei LinesFeatures: The Tokyo Metro and Toei lines that make up of Tokyos huge subway system carry almost 8 million people each day, making it the busiest system in the world. The system is famous for i
2、ts oshiya- literally “pusher”- who push passengers into crowded subway cars so the doors can close. And you think your ride is hell.TheMoscow MetroFeatures: The Moscow Metro has some of the most beautiful stations in the world. The best of them were built during the Stalinist era and feature chandel
3、iers (枝行吊灯 )，marble moldings and elaborate murals(精美壁画). With more than 7 million riders a day, keeping all that marble clean has got to be a burden.The Hong Kong MTRFeatures: The Hong Kong MTR has the distinction of being one of the few subway systems in the world that actually turns a profit. Its
4、privately owned and uses real estate development along its tracks to increase income and ridership. It also introduced “Octopus cards” that allow people to not only pay their fares electronically, but buy stuff at convenience stores ,supermarkets, restaurants and even parking meters. Its estimated t
5、hat 95% of all adults in Hong Kong own an Octopus card. Shanghai MetroFeatures: Shanghai is the third city in China to build a metro system, and it has become the countrys largest in the 12 years since it opened. Shanghai Metro has 142 miles of track and plans to add another 180 miles within five ye
6、ars. By that point, it would be three times larger than Chicago “L”. The system carries about 2.18 million people a day.The London MetroFeatures: Londoners call their subway the Underground, even though 55 percent of it lies above ground. No matter when youve got the oldest mass-transit system in th
7、e world, you can call it anything you like. Trains started in 1863 and theyve been running ever since. Some 3 million people ride each day, every one of them remembering to “Mind the gap”41. _ is done with the purpose of making money.A . The Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines B. The Moscow MetroC. Shanghai
8、Metro D. The Hong Kong MTR42. We can learn from the passage that Shanghai Metro_.A. carries the most people each dayB. is the worlds largestC. may be larger than the Chicago “L” in the futureD. is the busiest in the world43. How many subways carry more than 5 million people per day?A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D.
9、 544. What can be inferred from the passage? A. Shanghai is the third to build a metro system in China, which has become the largest in the world.B. Youll feel sick when you travel on the Tokyo Metro and Toei Lines. C. Londoners call their subway the Underground because 55 percent of it lies above g
10、round.D. It is estimated that 95% of the population in Hong Kong own an Octopus cardBAn Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies. James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma(血浆) that stops babies dying fro
11、m Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her fathers blood.Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a tot
12、al of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars. He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said, “Ive never thought about stopping. Never!” He made a pledge to be a d
13、onor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 liters of blood. “I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.” Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving an
14、tibody in his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mothers blood and her unborn babys blood. It stems from one having Rh
15、-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Bar
16、bara would be taken care of,” he said. “I wasnt scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.” Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given t
17、o hundreds of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.45. How old is James Harrison?A. 74 B. 70. C. 56 D. 7846. What d
18、oes the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?A. mothers B. babies C. dollars D. blood 47. Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _.A. his daughter asked him to help her son B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollarsC. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed D. someone elses blo
19、od saved his life 48. The sentence “The disease creates an incompatibility between the mothers blood and her unborn babys blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that _.A. the mother and the baby have different types of bloodB. babies suffer permanent brain damage before born C. Rhesus disease c
20、ontributes to permanent brain damage D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood49. What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?A. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.B. Mr. Harrison was not glad to help develop a new vaccine.C. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine
21、are dangerous. D. His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.CThe new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nations largest cities, can ever graduate. The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isnt dropping. And, in particular, the dropout rate isnt dro
22、pping for poor and minority students.Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our schools continue to lack formal plans-or any plans-to teach students motivation(动机). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students understand that schooling will be completely necessary. Schoo
23、ls expect youth and children to act as though schooling is important, but they never teach them to believe that.Years ago, families ensured that the children recognized the value of schooling. But in many modern families, the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because
24、these families may actually tell their children that school is not important. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rate will continue not to drop, but
25、 only worsen.Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has changed. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingl
26、y automated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900, the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servanteducation not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office and sales staffeducation a
27、nd diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is apparently already being
28、tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may be ripe for automation.50. What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1?A. Few students can afford to go to school in large cities.B. A large number of the 9th graders can graduate now.C. There a
29、re still quite a few 9th graders leaving school early.D. Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer students.51. Without the help of youth professionals,_.A. more and more families will gradually recognize the value of school.B. it is likely that the dropout rate in schools wont continue to d
30、rop.C. some parents will be more convinced of their childrens future.D. the schools will make proper plans to solve the problems with dropout.52. The author takes factory work for example mainly to _.A. tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the pastB. show that there are more factory
31、work and employment in modern societyC. show that employment in the computer field grows at a high rateD. emphasize that modern jobs require education and schools are necessary 53. It can be inferred that_.A. both schools and families should answer for the high dropout rateB. many new jobs dont need
32、 childrens high school diplomaC. working in a store doesnt require a high school diplomaD. most schools are ready to help students recognize the importance of study54. If students play the “Replace Me” game, the result would be “_”.A. They will know that they can always do without a diplomaB. More o
33、f them will drop out early to go to workC. They will discover that lack of education is a disadvantage in choosing jobsD. They will become better at using computers to hunt for a jobDHans was an honest fellow with a funny round good-humored face. Living alone, every day he worked in his garden. In a
34、ll the countryside there was no garden so lovely as his. All sorts of flowers grew there, blooming in their proper order as the months went by, one flower taking another flowers place, so that there were always beautiful things to see, and pleasant odors to smell.Hans had many friends, the most devo
35、ted being the Miller. So devoted was the rich Miller to Hans that hed never go by his garden without plucking a large bunch of flowers or a handful of sweet herbs, or filling his pockets with fruits. The Miller used to talk about noble ideas, and Hans nodded and smiled, feeling proud of having such
36、a friend. The neighbors thought it strange that the rich Miller never gave Hans anything in return, though he had hundreds of sacks of flour, many cows and sheep, but Hans never troubled his head about these, and nothing gave him greater pleasure than to listen to all the wonderful things about the
37、unselfishness of true friendship. In spring, summer, and autumn Hans was very happy, but when winter came, and he had no fruit or flowers to sell, he suffered from cold and hunger. Though extremely lonely, the Miller never came to see him then. “Theres no good in going to see Hans while the snow las
38、ts.” The Miller said to his wife, “When people are in trouble they shouldnt be bothered. So Ill wait till the spring comes when hes happy to give me flowers.”“Youre certainly very thoughtful,” answered his wife, “Its quite a treat to hear you talk about friendship.”“Couldnt we ask Hans up here?” sai
39、d their son. “Ill give him half my meal, and show him my white rabbits.” “How silly you are!” cried the Miller. “I really dont know whats the use of sending you to school. If Hans came up here, and saw our warm fire, our good supper, and our red wine, he might get envious, and envy is a most terribl
40、e thing, and would spoil anybodys nature. I am his best friend, and Ill always watch over him, and see that hes not led into any temptation. Besides, if Hans came here, he might ask me for some flour. Flour is one thing, and friendship is another, and they shouldnt be confused. The words are spelt d
41、ifferently, and mean quite different things. Everybody can see that.” He looked seriously at his son, who felt so ashamed that he hung his head down, and grew quite scared, and began to cry into his tea. Spring coming, the Miller went down to see Hans. Again he talked about friendship. “Hans, friend
42、ship never forgets. Im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life. See, how lovely your roses are!”Hans said he wanted to sell them in the market to buy back his things which were sold during the hard time of the winter. “Ill give you many good things. I think being generous is the base of friend
43、ship.” said the Miller. “And now, as Ill give you many good things, Im sure youd like to give me some flowers in return. Heres the basket, and fill it quite full.”Poor Hans was afraid to say anything. He ran and plucked all his pretty roses, and filled the Millers basket, imagining the many good thi
44、ngs promised by the Miller. The next day he heard the Miller calling: “Hans, would you mind carrying this sack of flour for me to market?”“Im sorry, but I am really very busy today.”“Well,” said the Miller, “considering that Im going to give you my things, its rather unfriendly of you to refuse. Upo
45、n my word, you mustnt mind my speaking quite plainly to you.”Poor Hans was driven by his friendship theory to work hard for his best friend, leaving his garden dry and wasted. One evening Hans was sitting by fire when the Miller came. “Hans,” cried the Miller, “My little boy has fallen off a ladder
46、and hurt himself, and Im going for the Doctor. But he lives so far away, and its such a bad windy night. It has just occurred to me that you can go instead of me. You know Im going to give you my good things, so you should do something for me in return.”“Certainly,” cried Hans. He struggled into the
47、 stormy night, and got the doctor to ride a horse to the Millers house in time to save the boy. However, Hans got lost in the darkness, and wandered off into a deep pool, drowned.At Hans funeral, the Miller said, “I was his best friend. I should walk at the head of the procession.” Every now and the
48、n he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief. 55. From the passage, we can learn that Hans _.A. was extremely wise and noble B. admired the Miller very muchC. was highly valued by the Miller D. had a strong desire for fortune56. “Flour is one thing, and friendship is another” can be understood as _. A. “
49、Interest is permanent while friendship is flexible.”B. “Different words may mean quite different things.” C. “Im afraid you dont understand the poetry of life.”D. “I think being generous is the base of friendship.”57. Hans worked a lot for the Miller because he _.A. was treated as a best friend by the MillerB. owed the Miller many valuable thingsC. was convinced of the Millers noble talkD. intended to show off his unselfishness58. From the Mille
