2021年高考英语新课标版一轮专题复习之阅读理解5Word版含答案.docx

阅读理解专题卷5Having finished her homework, Ma Li wants some music for relaxation. As usual, she starts her computer and goes to B to download music files. But this time she is surprised when an announcement about protecting songs copyright bursts onto the screen. The age of free music and movie downloads may have come to an end as Web companies like Baidu are accused of pirating copyright. Lawsuits have been filed against four websites offering free downloads. In September 2005, a Beijing court ordered Baidu to pay recording company Shanghai Push compensation for their losses. Baidu was also told to block the links to the pirated music on the website. This caused a heated discussion on Interact file sharing.“Baidus defeat in the lawsuit shows it is not right to get copyrighted songs without paying. Downloaders may face lawsuits or fines,” said an official.Like many teens, Huang Ruoru, an 18-year-old girl from Puning in Guangdong Province, doesnt think that getting music from websites is wrong. She always shares her favourite songs downloaded from Baidu with her friends. When told about the lawsuit, she began to feel a little guilty about obtaining others work without paying.However, other teenagers have different ideas. Wang Yafei, a Senior 2 girl from Jinan, Shandong Province pointed out that file sharing is a good way to promote pop singers. “If I download a song and really like it, I will buy the CD,” she said. “So what the recording companies really should concentrate on is improving their music, rather than pursuing file-sharers.”Notes:relaxation n. 消遣lawsuit n. 诉讼pursue vt. 追赶，追击Choose the best answers according to the above:1Which of the following best describes the passage?A. Music on the Internet is of better quality.B. Downloading material can be illegal.C. Its good to get free music on the Internet.D. Baidu is a popular web company.2The four web companies were put to court because _.A. they got copyrighted songs without payingB. they downloaded copyrighted music for peopleC. they make copyrighted files for free downloadsD. they offer free music on line3 How do some of the teenagers feel while downloading free music after the lawsuit?A. A bit guilty. B. A little sad. C. Extremely angry. D. Awfully sorry.4Whats the advantage of tile sharing for recording companies?A. Getting more money from web companies.B. Enabling people to download favorite songs.C. Helping to improve the music.D. Making pop singers more popular.5It can be inferred from the text that _.A. Web companies are still ignoring the copyright laws.B. Teenagers havent got money to buy CDs.C. Teenagers are probably still downloading free music.D. Teenagers prefer CDs with copyright to pirated music.A student is learning to speak British English. He wonders(想知道): Can I communicate(交际) with Americans? Can they understand me? Learners of English often ask: What are the differences between British and American English? How important are these differences?Certainly, there are some differences between British and American English. There are a few differences in grammar. For example, speakers of British English say “in hospital” and “Have you a pen?” Americans say “in the hospital” and “Do you have a pen?”.Pronunciation is sometimes different. Americans usually sound theirs in words like “bird” and “hurt”. Speakers of British English do not sound theirs in these words. There are differences between British and American English in spelling and vocabulary. For example, “colour” and “honour” are British, “color” and “honor” are American.These differences in grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary are not important, however. For the most part, British and American English are the same language.6According to this passage, a student who is learning to speak American English might be afraid that _.A. British people cannot understand himB. American people cannot understand himC. the grammar is too hard for himD. the spelling is too hard for him7American English and British English are different in _.A. spellingB. pronunciationC. grammarD. all of the above8What is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?A. Whether there are differences between British English and American English.B. Whether British English and American English are one language or two.C. How the differences between British English and American English came about.D. How important the differences are.9Most _say “Do you have a watch?”A. British peopleB. Americans C. childrenD. teachers10According to this passage, British people and Americans have _ difficulty in understanding each other.A. littleB. much C. someD. greatPresident Bush this week announced his support for a proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel SharonDetails published Friday said Israel would remove troops and all settlements from the Gaza Strip by the end of next yearAbout seven-thousand settlers live there.Israel would also remove four settlements in the West BankBut six large settlements would remainThe ruling Likud party of Minister Sharon is expected to vote on the proposal on May second.Minister Sharon visited the White House on WednesdayPresident Bush praised what he called “ historic and courageous actions” MrBush said the plan gives the Palestinians, in his words, “ a chance to create a reformed, just and free government”Palestinian leaders have denounced（责怪）the presidentPrime Minister Ahmed Qureia said Bush is the first president to accept Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories.British Prime Minister Tony Blair was at the White House FridayHe said he welcomed the planBlair urged other countries to get involved.At least for now, Israel would continue to control airspace, waters and land passagesMinister Sharon says the plan is necessary because the Palestinian Authority has failed to stop attacks against IsraelisDiplomatic efforts also have not succeeded.A Bush administration official said the president supports the plan because Israel is taking steps to remove existing settlementsMrBush said removing all Jewish settlements in the West Bank would be unrealistic.Palestinian officials called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations, the United States, Russia and the European UnionPalestinian President Yasser Arafat says the plan is hurting Palestinians and they will never stop seeking an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.Israel captured（夺取）Gaza and the West Bank in the nineteen-sixty-seven Middle East WarIt soon began to build settlementsPalestinians want their own state in all of the West Bank and GazaThey also demand the right of return to lands that are now part of Israel.On Friday, several thousand Palestinians protested against President Bush and Prime Minister Sharon.11Which of the following statements is NOT true?AIsrael removed troops and all settlements from the Gaza StripBIsrael had ten settlements in the West BankCPresident Bush supported the proposal by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel SharonDBritish Prime Minister Tony Blair was for the plan12From the passage we learn that _.APalestinians and Israelis are in peaceBBush is the first president to accept Jewish settlements in Palestinian territoriesCOther countries also support the proposalDIsrael would not continue to control airspace, waters and land passages 13What is the attitude of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat towards the plan?AAgreeBHappy CDisagree DRegret14In which part does the passage appear?ASports news BScience fiction CHigh technology DHome and abroadMark Twain was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he wrote books. His father was a lawyer, but a poor one, who lived at Florida, Missouri. The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. His father died when he was very young, and then there was even less money than before. Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi, and he did this himself at one time (1857). Where did he find the name Mark Twain? It came from the great river itself. It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships. When a man called By the mark twain! he meant that the river was two marks deep there, that is to say, six feet deep ( Twain is an old form of the work Two.) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young, and he used them as a penname all his life.During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds, and this helped him a great deal when he started to write. But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861. Many of the great ships on the river stopped work. Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother, who was at that time Governor of Nevada. There, near the town of Carson, Samuel became a gold miner, but he never made much money at the time. He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him. He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada, and this seemed more hopeful. He found that he could write. He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon, and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing. Among his books is his own story (1908). He is now always known as Mark Twain, and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens. He traveled in America and in England, and went to Oxford in 1907. He was one of the great American writers of the time, and could make his readers laugh a thing which few writers can do. He died in 1910.15Mark Twain was _. A. a famous American writer B. name of a book C. a great river in America D. a large ship 16As a child, Samuel did not get much education because _.A.his father died too early B.the family was very poor C. he disliked school very much D. he could learn what he liked from the people he met 17 What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _ A. His poor childhood B. The Mississippi river C. All kinds of travelers he met D. His brother 18 We can infer from the passage that _. A. Samuel loved writing from his early age B. Samuel did not love writing at the beginning C. his writings to the newspaper were successful D. his brother encouraged him to write more 19According to the writer of the passage, a good writer could _. A. write a lot for his readers B. make a lot of money for his family C. cause his readers to laugh D. travel everywhere he wanted “Children who eat less salt and drink fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks may significantly lower their risks of obesity,” researchers recently reported in the journal Hypertension. “Sugar-sweetened soft drinks are a significant source of calorie intake in children,” said Feng J. He, a researcher at St Georges University of London, England. “It has been shown that sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption is related to obesity in young people.” They wanted to know whether there is a link between salt intake and sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption.Dr He and colleagues analyzed data from a 1997 national survey of more than 2,000 people between 4 and 18 in Britain. “We found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank less fluid,” said He. “From our research, we estimated that 1 gram of salt cut from their daily diet would reduce fluid intake by 100 grams per day.”The researchers also found that children eating a lower-salt diet drank fewer sugar-sweetened soft drinks. From their research, they predicted that reducing salt intake by 1 gram each day would reduce sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption by 27 grams per day, after. “If children aged 4 to 18 cut their salt intake by half, there would be a decrease of about two sugar-sweetened soft drinks per week per child, so each child would decrease calorie intake by almost 250 kilocalories per week,” Dr He said. In previous studies, researchers found that a low-salt diet lowers blood pressure in children, and prevents the development of high blood pressure later in life. “Both high blood pressure and obesity increase the risk of having strokes and heart attacks,” Dr He said.Dr He recommends that parents check labels and choose low-salt food products. “Small reductions in the salt content of 10 to 20 percent cannot be detected by the human salt taste receptors (感受器) and do not cause any technological or safety problems,” Dr He said.20According to the passage, obesity is directly linked to _.A. high-salt foods B. sugar-sweetened soft drinksC. high blood pressure D. strokes and heart attacks21Compared with previous studies, the recent one found that _.A. a lower-salt diet may mean less sugar-sweetened soft drink consumptionB. a low-salt diet keeps children out of high blood pressure C. children face the risk of having strokes and heart attacksD. low-salt food products do not do harm to peoples health22Which of the following statements would Dr He agree to?A. The less salt people eat, the healthier people become.B. Children should reduce fluid intake in their daily life.C. No high-salt food products will be available in shops.D. A low-salt diet may prevent both high blood pressure and obesity.23After reading the passage, who should take effective action?A. Children. B. Parents. C. Doctors. D. Researchers.A friend of mine, in response to a conversation we were having about the injustices of life ,asked me the question,“Who said life was going to be fair, or that it was even meant to be fair?” Her question was a good one. It reminded me of something I was taught as a youngster :life isnt fair. Its a disappointment, but its absolutely true .One of the mistakes many of us make is that we feel sorry for ourselves, or for others ,thinking that life should be fair, or that someday it will be .Its not and it wont be .One of the nice things about surrendering (屈从)to the fact that life isnt fair is that it keeps us from feeling sorry for ourselves by encouraging us to do the very best we can with what we have . We know its not “lifes job ”to make everything perfect :its our own challenge .Surrendering to this fact also keeps us from feeling sorry for others because we are reminded that everyone is dealt a different hand ; everyone has unique strengths and problems in the process of growing up, facing the reality and making decisions; and everyone has those times that they feel unfairly treated.The fact that life isnt fair doesnt mean we shouldnt do everything in our power to improve our own liv