1、阅读理解提高训练 12AIn recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past. New medicines and machines are developing every day to extend life. However, some people , including some doctors, are not in favor of these life extending measures, and they
2、say that people should have the right（权利）to die when they want. They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity(尊严)and to
3、decide when they want to die. Others dont agree and say that life under any conditions is better than death and that the duty of doctors is always to extend life as long as possible. And so the battle goes on and on without a definite(明确的)answer. ( )36. The best title for this passage is _.A. The Ri
4、ght to Live B. The Right to Die C. The Doctors Duty D. Life Is Better than Death( )37. People can live longer than in the past. Its because _.A. medical technology develops B. we have big hospitalsC. there are many good doctors D. both B and C( )38. According to some people whether a dying patient h
5、as the right to die is up to _.A. the doctors B. the surroundingsC. his or his family D. the patient himself or herself( )39. In the writers opinion, _.A. death is better than life B. life is better than deathC. neither life nor death is good D. none of the above( )40. Why do some patients want to d
6、ie? Because _.A. the doctors are not good B. the conditions are bad C. life is too hard D. they are seriously ill1. B 此题为推断题。文章围绕人是否有选择何时死的权利，出现两种不同的观点。2. A 此题为细节题。 In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past最近这些年，医学技术的进步使得人们比过去活得更长
7、。3. D 此题为细节题。 They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. 他们说生命的质量和生命本身一样重要。当生命的状况变得无法忍受，人们不应该强迫延长寿命。4. D 此题为推断题。文章中作者保持了中立的观点，只是陈述了事实。5. 此题为推断题。They say that the quality of lif
8、e is as important as life itself, and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable. 他们说生命的质量和生命本身一样重要。当生命的状况变得无法忍受，人们不应该强迫延长寿BThe world is not only hungry, but it is also thirsty for water. This may seem strange to you, since nearly 70% of the earth
9、s surface is covered with water. But about 97% of that is sea water, or salt water. Man can only drink and use the other 3%the fresh water from rivers, lakes, underground, and other sources. And we can not even use all of that. Even worse, some of it has been made dirty.However, as things stand toda
10、y, this fresh water is still enough for us. But our need for water is becoming larger and larger quicklyalmost day by day. We should take steps to do with this problem now and in this way we can get away from a serious worldwide water shortage (缺少) later on.We all have to learn how to stop wasting o
11、ur valuable water. One of the first steps is to develop ways of reusing it. Today in most large cities, water is used only once and then sent out into a sewer system(下水道). From there it returns to sea or runs into underground places.But even if every large city reused its water, we still would not h
12、ave enough. All wed have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. If we take these steps well be in no danger of drying up.( ) 1. The world is thirsty for water because .A. man hasnt got enough food to eat B. we havent got enough fresh waterC. only 70% of the earths surface
13、 is water D. more water is sent into sewer systems( ) 2. The underlined word valuable means .A. much and salty B. fresh and enoughC. dear and useful D. clean and helpful( ) 3 What should we do if we want to have enough fresh water?(a) Make full use of the sea water. (b) Carry salt water into lakes o
14、r rivers.(c) Try to save the fresh water as much as possible. (d) Do our best to use the water again.(e) Drink and use all the water on the earths surface.A.(c)and(e)B.(a)and(d) C.(a),(c)and(d) D.(b),(d)and(e)( ) 4.The best but the most difficult way to solve (解决) the water problem of the world is t
15、o . A. remove the salt from sea water B. make the water in cities cleanC. take water from underground D. make the need for water smaller ( ) 5 Whats the best title (标题) for this passage?A. The Importance of the Water B. The Worlds Water ProblemC. The Thirsty World D. Fresh Water and Sea Water1. B 此题为细节题。地球上 70%被水覆盖，其中的 3%水才能被人类利用，人类洁净水资源不足。2. 此题为推断题。通过上文推断，对水资源的需求越来越大，我们要组织浪费水资源。所以此处的意思为宝贵的，有用的3. C 此题为细节题。通过上下文得知。4. A 此题为细节题。All wed have to do to make use of sea water in the world is to remove the salt. 要利用世界上的海水，我们所需要做的就是去掉海水里的盐。5. B 此题为推断题。本文讲了世界面临的缺水问题，我们要节约用水，早日找到办法去除海水里的盐。
