英语阅读理解归纳概括训练.doc

高三英语阅读理解归纳概括训练(2007-2008)

A
1) A mounting body of evidence suggests that fighting violence with violence rarely deters a crime in progress and greatly increases the chances of changing a robbery into a violent attack on the victim....
　　2)One report shows that at least 100 thousand handguns are stolen from private owners each year，the vast majority during burglaries....
　　3)Moreover，a study of robberies in eight American cities states that in less than 4 percent of the crimes did the victim have the opportunity to use a weapon....
　　1. Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the article？
　　A. What happens to the victims of crime？
　　B. Is your family safe？
C. Should you arm yourself against crime？
D. Isn’t the crime serious in America?

B
One day a man walked into a pet shop and said to the shop assistant，“I need two small mice and about five dozen roaches and two spiders.”
“What do you need these things for?”the shop assistant was very surprised.
“Well，”replied the man，“I’m moving out of my apartment and the landlord insists that I should leave the house in exactly the same condition as I found it.”
2. The passage suggests that when the writer moved into the house， it was ______.
A. very clean
B. just cleaned by the landlord
C. tidy and comfortable
D. dirty and full of insects
C
New York can be a dangerous city, especially at night. Many people do not go out into the streets alone after dark. The problem is often worse for women, too. One New Yorker found an unusual answer to this problem. She is a singer, Louise O’Brain. She has to drive to clubs late at night. Then she has to drive home after the show.
Louise needed a friend for protection. Now she has a balloon that looks like a man. He sits in the passenger seat for Louise’s car when she drives at night. People think the woman driver has a man with her and Louise feels safe.
3. In this passage the writer_____.
A. thinks highly of what Louise does
B. criticizes what Louise does
C. presents one aspect of the serious problem in modern cities
D. wants others to follow Louise as example

D
Jane Clark, fair-haired, blue-eyed and tough as steel, has just won the most difficult race in the world.
In seventeen days she drove a dog team and sledge across 1,050 miles of Arctic Circle and through some of the most difficult land in the world. In bitter winds and snowstorms she drove her dogs along the Arctic track, in temperatures that reached 38℃.
When Jane was asked how she felt about being the first woman ever to win the race she said, “I still can’t believe it.” She then went over to inspect her thirteen wild-eyed dogs.
David Wilson, who came second, said, “It sure hurts when a young woman is ahead of you. But it doesn’t hurt for long. She was a good winner.”
4. Which of the following best gives the main idea of this newspaper article?
A. Woman wins the world’s toughest race!
B. Woman fights bitter winds and snow-storms!
C. Woman wins sledge race in the world!
D. Woman drives a dog team across the Arctic!

E
Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly unless it is a social business or family occasion. The evening meal is usually longer and a time for families to gather together. Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in America. Another reason for rushing through daytime meals is that many people eat in restaurants that are usually crowed with people waiting for a place so that they can be served and return to work at the proper time. So each one hurries to make room for the next person.. As with busy people everywhere there is a real difference with meals that are eaten in a hurry and those that can be enjoyed slowly with friends.
5. The passage suggests that Americans ______
A . like eating with friends
B. do not nap in the afternoon
C. don’t eat much on weekends
D. eat dinner more slowly than lunch

F
Some people are never right. They never have good luck. They usually do the wrong thing and say the wrong thing. And even if what they say or do is OK， they as a rule say it or do it at the wrong time. So these people always have problems. They often break dishes. They sometimes miss buses and airplanes.
Mr Neff is different. He is always right. He is never wrong. He usually has good luck. He seldom has problems. He never breaks dishes. He never misses buses or airplanes. Even if he does miss them， it is always the fault of the buses or air planes. Mr Neff knows al-most everything. He doesn’t ask questions；he answers questions. He never says，“I don’t know.”
6. Which of the following best describes the writer’s attitude towards Mr Neff? A. He finds Mr Neff hard to understand
B. He thinks Mr Neff wonderful
C. He feels pity for Mr Neff
D. He does not like Mr Neff

G
Why isn’t your newspaper reporting any good news？All I read about is murder， bribery（行贿），and death．Frankly，I’m sick of all this bad news．
7. This author’s attitude towards the newspaper reporting is to ______ ．
A． complain B． apologize
C． amuse D． inform

H
We are in the computer age．We often see computers at work．They are especially useful in automatic control，data processing（数据处理）and solving complicated problems．And they are finding their way into the home．The part played by computers is becoming even more important with each passing day．
More and cleverer computers will continue to appear．They will run faster，have more functions and work much more skillfully．They will take over more tasks from us，helping to change the face of our world．Some people even think that sooner or later computers will replace us．
However．．．
8. Which of the following statements will best continue the third paragraph？
A． Computers will soon stop developing．
B． Many people like computers very much．
C． Computers are as clever as man．
D． I do not think computers will replace us completely．

I
A visitor visits an island where two tribes live. One tribe always tells the truth and the other always lies. The truthtellers live on the western side of the island, and those who lie live on the eastern side. The visitor wants to determine whether the native beside him is a truthteller or not by asking only one question. He asks the native,“Go and ask the native in the distance which side of the island he lives on.” When the messenger returns, he says, "He said he lives on the western side of the island."
Is the messenger a truthteller or not? How can the visitor be sure?
9. According to the messenger's answer, the visitor can conclude that_______________
A. The messenger lives on the western side of the island because he tells the truth.
B. the messenger lives on the eastern side of the island because his answer may be a lie.
C. it's hard to determine whether the messenger is a truthteller or not.
D. the messenger probably lives in the western side of the island because his answer may be true.
10. The native in the distance says he lives on the western side of the island. According to his answer, which conclusion of the following is wrong?
A. He may live on the eastern side of the island.
B. He may live on the western side of the island.
C. He may be telling the truth.
D. He can't be telling the truth.

J
When the young waitress near my house started saying hello to me every day, I was very happy. She was at least fifteen years younger than I.One day she signedme to come near. When I walked over, she asked,“Are you single?"
“Why, yes." I answered, smiling at her happily.
“So is my mother." she said, “Would you like to meet her?"
11. The writer talked about the waitress' age because he thought___________.
A. she was youngB. it a pleasure to make friends with her
C. she was beautifulD. it strange for her to fall in love withhim
12. The waitress said hello to the writer every day because___________.
A. she lived near his houseB. he often went to visit her mother
C. she wanted to be friendly with himD. she loved him very much

K
A well-known old man was being interviewed and was asked if it was correct that he had just celebrated his 99th birthday, “That's right," said the old man. “Ninety-nine years old, and I haven't an enemy in the world. They 're all dead."
“Well sir," said the interviewer, “I hope very much to have the honor of interviewing you on your hundredth birthday."
The old man looks at the young man closely, and said, “I can't see why you shouldn't. You look fit and healthy to me!"
13. What kind of man would you say the old man was?
A. He was silly. B. He was unpleasant.
C. He was very proud and sure of his health. D. He was very impolite to young people.

L
Three men were discussing how todonate(捐献) money to God. At first they couldn't agree with each other, then they each told his own idea.
The first man said: “Let's draw a small circle on the ground and throw coins to the ground. The money out of the circle belongs to God."
The second man added, “We will donate the coins inside the circle to God because God is in our hearts."
The third man said: “Your ideas are not bad, but I have a better idea than yours. Let's throw coins into the sky. The coins that God accepts belong to him. So God can accept as much money as he can."
At last, they agreed to the last idea, and they began to throw coins to the sky happily.
14. According to the passage, we can draw a conclusion:
A. All the three men were kind hearted.
B. The third man is more generous(大方)than the other two.
C. None of them believed in God.
D. Three men are all stingy(吝啬) people.
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M
There was ice on the road, and the doctor's car hit a tree and turned over three times. To his surprise, he was not hurt .He got out of the car and walkedto the nearest house, he wanted to telephone thegarage(汽车修理厂) for help. The door was opened by one of his patients.
“Oh, Doctor." she said, “I have only just telephoned you. You must have a very fast car. You have got here very quickly indeed. There has been a very bad accident in the road outside. I saw it through the window. I am sure the driver will need your help".
15. Which of the following is the most likely reply the doctor gave the woman patient at the end of the story?
A. “Yes, he does need help — your help, not mine."
B. “Another accident? I've just had an accident myself?"
C. “I got your call and rushed over. I hope I'm not too late."
D. “I didn't get your call. But I'm here and hope I can help".

N
Imagine that the genome(基因组) is a book. The book consists of 23 chapters with thousands of stories made up of paragraphs, words and letters on different levels. There are one billion words in the book, which makes it longer than 5,000 volumes the size of this book, or as long as 800 Bibles. If I read the genome out to you at the rate of one word per second for eight hours a day, it would take me a century. If I wrote out the human genome, one letter per millimeter, my text would be as long as the River Danube.
16. The real purpose of the author's comparison of the genome to a book is___________.
A. to focus on the differences between the two
B. to lay emphasis on the similarities between the two
C. to simplify the concept of the human genome
D. to give an exact description of the human genome

O
　　Annealing is a way of making metal softer by heating it and then letting it cool very slowly． If metal is heated and then cooled very quickly for example by dipping(浸) it in water, it will be very hard but also very brittle—that is, it will break easily． Metal that has been annealed is soft but does not break as easily． It is possible to make metal as hard or as soft as is wished by annealing it． The metal is heated, and allowed to cool slowly for a certain length of time． The longer the heated metal takes to cool slowly, the softer it becomes． Annealing can also be used on other material, such as glass．
17．Why do people put hot metal in water﹖
A．To make it hard． B．To make it soft．
C．To make it cool． D．To make it brittle．
18．In annealing, the required hardness of metal depends on＿＿＿＿．
A．the quantity of water used B．the temperature of the metal
C．the softness of the metal D．the timing of the operation
19．As suggested by the text, how can glass be made less brittle﹖
A．It can be heated and then cooled quickly．
B．It can be cooled and then heated slowly．
C．It can be heated and then cooled slowly．
D．It can be cooled and then heated quickly．

P
I 'm interested in the furnished cottage near Dedham which you made known in yesterday's newspaper, for my husband and I are coming to England in June and will stay at the cottage for three months. Would you please tell me exactly where it is and give me some information about bus and train service in the area? We need a cottage on a busy street. And I would also like to know about the shops there. Do the shops still supply? I know they did ten years ago.
I would also be thankful if you would tell me whether you supply sheets, etc., and whether a laundry (洗衣店) calls at the house. The rent (租金) you ask sounds reasonable for the size of the cottage. How do you like it paid? Weekly, monthly or in advance?
I would be thankful for an early reply.　
20. This passage must be taken from a __________.
A. novel.
B. letter.
C. newspaper.
D. diary.
21. In the passage, "you" refers to __________.
A. a friend of the writer's.
B. the reader who reads the passage.
C. some person who has cottages for hire.
D. an unknown person living in England.
22. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. "You" must have advertised in the newspaper.
B. The writer and her husband are to stay at Dedham.
C. The writer must have been to Dedham ten years ago.
D. The writer is interested in nothing but cottage.
23. Which of the following doesn't the writer wish to know further about?
A. The position of the cottage.
B. Things about the traffic.
C. The total rent for the cottage.
D. The shops and the supplies.
24. From the passage, we can judge that the writer __________.
A. is quiet and shy and likes to stay indoors.
B. is lazy and never washes clothes herself.
C. is busy with her job and has no time to wash clothes.
D. is good housewife and is able to arrange things properly.

Q
One of the most important weapons used during the Second World War was not a weapon used against people, but rather a drug used against disease. The wartime use of penicillin saved thousands of lives. In the First World War, for example, pneumonia was responsible for eighteen percent of all the deaths in the United States army. In the Second World War, the rate went down to less than one percent. I