1、英语试题第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题,每题2分,满分40分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWith its private hidden coves(小海湾) and pink beaches, Bermuda is a perfect place for relaxation and romance, though this tiny string of Atlantic islands covers only 21 square miles, theres much to see and doSpend the days
2、boating, golfing, shopping or swimming with dolphins Explore secret caves, visit historical museums and churchesBermudas nightlife offers everything from fine dining to fast food, jazz clubs to Irish pubsEven though a large number of people live on this small island, you should never feel crowdedThe
3、re arc no ad boards or signs, and relatively few cars to spoil the beauty of the countrysideMost houses seem to fit quite naturally into the sceneryBermuda consists of nine parishes(教区)Pembroke, which surrounds the capital city of I lamilton, is the largest parish in population; StGeorge has the lar
4、gest land areaBecause of its small size, its easy to get to know the islandTheres much to see, whether you travel by bike, ferry, busor taxiYoull need plenty of timethough, because the pace is slow Cars and other motorized vehicles must observe the top speed of 15 mph in Hamilton and St George, 20 m
5、ph in the country sideThe speed limits are strictly enforced, and there are soovere punishments for breaking the rulesOnce youve done all the must-sees, youll want to walk around and make discoveries on your ownThe best parishes for walking are Somerset, StGeorge, and Hamilton But dont fill your day
6、s with too much structured sightseeingYoull want time to lie on the beach and play in the water, and to enjoy moments like sitting by the harbor in the late afternoon, enjoying the views as the sailing boats pass byAbsorbing Bermudas beauty at your own pace, and stopping to chat with the occasional
7、islander, is really the point56According to the text, which of the following is not true of StGeorge?AIt has the largest populationBIt has the largest land areaCIt is suitable to be toured on footDIts cars travel in a very low speed57In Bermuda, you can enjoy all the following except _ _ _Aswimming
8、with dolphins Bits colorful nightlifeCvisiting some churches Dfast racing cans58You will need plenty of time to sightsee Bermuda because_ _Ait is a crowded islandBthere is no public transportationCit has very strict speed limitsDyou have to walk around only59In the writers opinion, .ABermuda is, a r
9、elaxing and natural placeBpeople in Bermuda are living a lazy lifeCits unreasonable to forbid ad boards and signsDeveryone should finish the must-sees first60From the last paragraph we can learn that _Aits easy to enjoy the natural beauty in BermudaBto experience Bermudas beauty freely is necessaryC
10、its difficult to chat with local islanders in BermudaDnot everyone is allowed to lie on the beachBAlthough new laws have been passed in some American states to cut down on distracted(分心的)driving, many accidents and deaths were still related with it, especially using cell phones while driving. Recent
11、ly the Obama administration is considering disabling cell phones in cars, aiming to out down cell-phone-related road deaths.Transportation Secretaryy Ray LaHood, the nations anti-distracted-driving supporter, said in an interview on November 18 that federal officials are looking at technology to dis
12、able cell phones inside cars“I think it will be done, LaHood saidI think the technology is there and 1 think youre going to see the technology become adaptable in automobiles to disable these cell phonesWe need to do a lot more if we were going to save livesAlso on Thursday, the transportation gover
13、nment started a new Faces of Distracted Driving video campaign that features people who have been killed or lost their loved ones because of inattentive driversThe video features heartbreaking stories of children killed in crashes because of phoning or text messaging, and new videos are expected to
14、be added every few weeksA driver is four times more likely to crash while using a mobile phoneMore than 5,500 people were killed last year by distracted drivers, and another 500,000 were injuredLaHood has said it is never safe to talk on a cell phone while driving, hands-free or not, because it can
15、really cause distractionIncidentally, a lot of people seem to agree with this viewpointa new research shows nearly two-thirds of Americans support a national ban on the use of cell phones while driving, even if the driver is using a hands-free device(装置)But the research didnt ask how people feel abo
16、ut government-issued mobile phone scramblers or other disabling devices61The Obama administration is considering disabling cell phones in cars because _ Athere is no national laws to prevent the use of cell phones in carsBmost drivers take no notice of American lawsCusing phones while driving has ca
17、used many accidentsDcell phone technology needs to be developed62We can learn from the text that Ray LaHood_ Ais in charge of the invention of the technologyBthinks its easy and practical to invent the technologyCthinks its unnecessary to use cell phone while drivingDis strongly for the use of the t
18、echnology in cars63The Faces of Distracted Driving video campaign aims to _ Afind out the real drivers who caused the accidentsBmake the public aware of the terrible results of distracted drivingCcall on drivers to buy the new device which disables cell phones in carsDshow that most of the victims i
19、n car crashes are children64In the last paragraph, the mobile phone scramblers are probably_ Aa kind of disabling devicesBa kind of hands-free devicesCa new kind of cell phonesDnew devices to help text messaging65We can infer from the text that_ _Amost people realize the harmfulncss of distracted dr
20、ivingBmost people would like to choose hands-free devices while drivingCthe disabling devices in cars will be widely used if it is freeDthe writer is not sure whether disabling devices will be accepted by the driversCIt would be a totally dark world without your eyesightHowever, there is a lot we ca
21、n do to preserve our eyesightProtect your eyes from the sunContinuous exposure to the suns UV rays(紫外线) can severely damage your eyes over timeThe UV rays from the sun will result in brown spots in the eyes or some eye diseases, in order to prevent harmful UV raysif you plan to be in the sun for ext
22、ended periods of time, you need to wear protective eye wearPractice disease preventionDiabetes(糖尿病) is among the few diseases that can cause blindness if left untreated, mistreated or undiagnosedOne of the best ways to prevent disease related blindness is to prevent or control your diseaseFor exampl
23、e, if you have diabetes it is highly recommended that you eat a healthy dietcheck your blood sugar often and lake medicine if your blood sugar is above 150Add vitamin A to your dietThis concept is usually taught during your younger years Vitamin A is required for the production of rhodopsin which is
24、 an eye pigment(色素) highly sensitive to light that is used to see in poor lighting conditionsTo get your healthy portion of vitamin A, you can go to your local grocery store and pick up carrots, broccoli and other cruciferous(十字花科) vegetablesVisit your eye doctor routinelyVisiting your eye doctor ca
25、n keep you up to dale on your eye healthYou should visit your eye doctor for an eye exam once every one to two years (more often if you wear glasses) to help you keep good eyesightYou are advised to see your eye doctor immediately if you experience eye diseases or symptoms like loss of eye vision, e
26、ye pain, redness and itching around the eyes because prolonged eye diseases can result in permanent eye damage or blindness66In which section in a web site can you see this text?AFamily BFood CSports DHealth67The writer takes diabetes for example in order to tell us .Athe painfulness of being blindB
27、some diseases can damage eyesightCthe best way to prevent this kind of diseasesDthe importance of healthy diet68If you sometimes cant see things clearly at dusk, you_ _Aare sure to have some kind of eye diseaseBmust have exposed your eyes to the sun for a long timeCshould add more vitamin A to you d
28、aily dietDshould have your eyes examined and operated69We can learn from the text that _ _Aall vegetables arc helpful to our eyesightBVitamin A can be more helpful when we are youngCtaking Vitamin A pills can be more helpful to our eyesightDa diet with no Vitamin A can cause blindness70The underline
29、d word prolonged in the last paragraph can probably be replaced by .Adelayed Bfrightened Chidden DslightDAbout five years ago, an American electrical engineer named Scott Brusaw and his wife Julie camp up with the idea of putting solar panels(把握板)on the ground rather than the roof. Then they began t
30、o develop the Solar Roadways. The Solar Roadway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy using power from the sun. while providing safer driving conditions, along with power and data delivery. They predict that the Solar Roadway will pay for itself through the generation of electr
31、icity along with other forms of income and that the same omoney that is being used to build and resurface current roads can be used to build the Solar Roadways.Each Solar Road Panel measures roughly 4 meters by 4 meters and contains a microprocessor(微处理器) that monitors and controls the panel, while
32、communicating with neighboring panels and the vehicles traveling overheadThe inventors suggest that this provides a communications device every 4 meters on every road which could be used for example to warn drivers of cars which are moving across a centre line and various other speed control problem
33、sThe top of the Solar Road panels is made of super-strong glass that would offer vehicles the tractions(抓地力) they needAccording to the inventors, the Solar Roadway creates and carries clean renewable electricity and therefore electric vehicles can be recharged at any conveniently located rest slop,
34、or at any business that has paved Solar Road Panels in their parking lotsThe inventors say their Solar Roadway has many functions and advantages from main roads to driveways, parking lots, bike paths, sidewalks and runwaysThe Federal Highway Administration has given Brusaw $100,000 to develop the in
35、vention and Brusaw hopes to build a smart-road parking lot in the coming spring71In the inventors opinion, the Solar Roadway _ _.Ais too expensive to build at presentBcosts no more money than current roadsCcan provide as many data as present computersDwill bring them a large sum of money72The underl
36、ined word they in Paragraph 2 refers to Athe panels Bthe inventors Cthe researchers Dthe vehicles73The Solar Roadway includes all the following advantages except Aproviding safer driving conditionsBhelping drivers communicate with each other while drivingCcreating and carrying clean renewable electr
37、icityDwarning drivers of various speed control problems74It can be inferred from the text that Athe Solar Roadway has already been put into useB$100,000 is only enough to build a smart-road parking lotCthe Solar Roadway is not available for gas-powered carsDfuture electric vehicles can be charged anytime and anywhere75What can be the best title for the text?ASolar-powered smart road of the futureBThe great changes on the roadwayCThe influence the Solar Roadway has on peopleDThe Solar Road much faster road参考答案5660 ADCAB 6165 CDBAD 6670 DBCBA 7175 BDBCA
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