福建师大附中2011-2012学年第二学期高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（一）（名校试题）友情提示：难度系数：五颗星限时：50分钟AThe summer I was ten, my mother decided to bring us to the world of art. My brother and I were not very excited when we realized what my mother meant. What she meant was not that we could take drawing classes or painting classes but that we would have to spend one afternoon a week with her at the Fine Arts Museum. Before each visit to the museum, she made us read about artists and painting styles(风格). It was almost as bad as being in school. Who wants to spend the summer thinking about artist when you could be with your friends at the swimming pool?First we had to read about ancient Egyptians(古埃及人) and their strange way of painting faces and then go to look at them at the museum. My 12-year-old brother thought this was so funny, but I was not interested. Later we had to learn about artists in the Middle Ages who painted people wearing strange long clothing. We had to look at pictures of fat babies with wings and curly(蜷曲的) hair and with no clothes on flying around the edges of paintings. I certainly couldn’t see what was so great about art.On our last visit to the museum, something happened when I saw a painting by a woman called Mary. In it, a woman was reading to a child. The colors were soft and gentle, and you could tell by the mother’s expression how happy she was just to be with the child. I couldn’t stop looking at this painting! I wanted to see every painting Mary had ever made! It was really worth looking at so many paintings to find a painter who could interest me so much.41. The aim of the mother’s plan was to .A. take them to visit the museumB. introduce them to the world of artC. ask them to read about artistsD. show them different painting styles.42. What was the writer’s experience in the museum before the last visit?A. She came to feel her mother’s loveB. She liked many paintings.C. She hardly enjoyed herself.D. She could understand the pictures of fat babies.43. What made the writer go through a change that summer?A. One of Mary’s paintings.B. A strange way of painting.C. Artists in the Middle Ages.D. Her mother’s instruction.44. From the text, we can see .A. the importance of curiosityB. the effect of artC. the value of learningD. the power of family educationBIn a world with limited land, water and other natural resources(资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decade has seen more and more forests disappearing and the globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable(可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Today, sustainable development is a popular trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-car-bon energy will become three times bigger over the nextdecade. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chances in the new round of the global energy revolution. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil(棕榈油), which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.Governments can fully develop the potential of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions(排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger management of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge pubic expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from the traditional model to a sustainable one.The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of a growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries.45. The traditional business model is harmful because of all the following EXCEPT that .A. it makes the world warmer.B. it consumes natural resources.B. it brings severe damage to forests.C. it makes growth hard to continue.46. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. China lacks wind and solar energy.B. China is the leader of the low-carbon market.C. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development.D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.47. To fully develop the low-carbon markets, governments can .A. cut pubic expensesB. forbid carbon emissionsC. develop public resourcesD. encourage energy conservation48. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to .A. develop sustainable productsB. explore new natural resourcesC. make full use of natural resourcesD. deal with the major challenge49. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new business model.B. To compare two business models.C. To predict a change of the global market.D. To advocate sustainable development.CPassage1The Information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services：the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the Information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowded road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there’s Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highwayfaster than most of us can go. But don’t trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.Passage2Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also travelled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching(变白) of the Great Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, is his latest interest. Signed copies of his colourful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.50. The Information Highway .A. is free from traffic accidentsB. is crowded with car driversC. offers just a few on-line servicesD. appeals to a large number of users51. How does Mr. Cool manage to travel the Information Highway so fast?A. By storing fewer files.B. By repairing the system.B. By buying a better computer. D. By using a broad-band connection.52. What can be learned from Passage 2?A. There will be a book show at Grayson Hall.B. Friedman is now studying the Great Barrier Reef.C. There will be a talk on global warming this week.D. Friedman is a leading expert on computer science.53. Passage2 is most probably .A. a poster about a lectureB. an ad for a new bookC. a note to a doctor in a universityD. an introduction to a professorDHolidaysHoliday NewsVacancies(空位) now and in the school holidays at a country hotel in Devon. This comfortable, friendly home-from-home lies near the beautiful quiet countryside, but just a drive away from the sea. The food is simple but food. Children and pets are welcome. Reduced prices for low seasonThe Snowdonia CentreThe Snowdonia Centre for young mountain climbers has a mountain climbing lesson. The beginners’ costs are￡57 for a week, including food and rooms. Equipment is included except walking shoes, which can be hired at a low cost.You must be in good health and prepared to go through a period of body exercises. This could be the beginning of a lifetime of mountain climbing adventure.The world Sea Trip of a LifetimeOur World Sea Trip of 2008 will be unlike any holiday you have ever been on before. Instead of one hotel after another, with all its packing and unpacking, waiting and travelling, you just go to bed in one country and wake up in another.On board the ship, you will be well taken care of. Every meal will be first-class and every cabin like your home.During the trip, you can rest on deck(甲板), enjoy yourself in the games rooms and in the evening dance to our musical team and watch our wonderful play.You will visit all the places most people only dream about-from Acapulco and Hawaii to Tokyo and Hong Kong.For a few thousand pounds, all you’ve ever hoped for can be yours.54. What can you do if you like to go on holidays with pets?A. Choose the holiday in DevonB. Go to the Snowdonia Centre.C. Join the World Sea Trip of 2008.D. Visit Acapulco and Hawaii55. In what way is the Snowdonia Centre different form the other two holidays?A. It provides chances of family gatherings.B. It provides customers with good food.C. It offers a sports lesson.D. It offers comfortable rooms.56. What is special about the World Sea Trip of 2008?A. You can have free meals on deck every day.B. You can sleep on a ship and tour many places.C. You will have chances to watch and act in a play.D. You have to do your own packing and unpacking.57. At the Snowdonia Centre, the beginners’ costs of￡57 do not cover .A. foodB. roomsC. body exercisesD. walking shoesEIn early autumn I applied for admission to college. I wanted to go nowhere but to Cornell University, but my mother fought strongly against it. When she saw me studying a photograph of my father on the sports ground of Cornell, she tore it up.“You can’t say it’s not a great university, just because Papa went there.”“That’s not it at all. And it is a top university.” She was still holding the pieces in her hand. “But we can’t afford to send you to college.”“I wouldn’t dream of asking you for money. Do you want me to get a job to help support you and Papa? Things aren’t that bad, are they?”“No,” she said. “ I don’t expect you to help support us.”Father borrowed money from his rich cousins to start a small jewellery shop. His chief customers were his old college friends. To get new customers, my mother had to help. She picked up a long-for-gotten membership in the local league of women, so that she could get to know more people. Whether those people would turn into customers was another question. I knew that my parents had to wait for quite a long time before their small investment(投资) could show returns. What’s more, they had not wanted enough to be rich and successful; otherwise they could not possibly have managed their lives so badly.I was torn between the desire to help them and change their lives, and the determination not to repeat their mistakes. I had a strong belief in my power to get what I wanted. After months of hard study I won a full college scholarship(奖学金). My father could hardly contain his pride in me，and my mother eventually gave in before my success.58. The author was not allowed to go to Cornell University mainly because .A. his father graduated from the universityB. his mother did not think it a great university.C. his parents needed him to help support the family.D. his parents did not have enough money for him.59. The father started his small shop with the money from .A. a local leagueB. his universityC. his relativesD. his college friends60. According to the text, what was the author determined to do in that autumn?A. To get a well-paid job for himself.B. To improve relations with his mother.C. To go to his dream universityD. To carry on with his father’s business.福建师大附中2011-2012学年第二学期高一英语考前阅读理解限时训练（一）参考答案。