山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练-阅读理解(44).doc

山西省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（44）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious(好奇的) to know what you usually do in a typical week, how you can get along with your fellow students, and so on. These are the questions I want to discuss with you today.
First, let’s talk about what your weekly schedule will look like. No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures it’s very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information in a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. So it isn’t enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. In a typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take .The discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework In large universities graduate students, called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion sections.
If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science you ’ll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments. This means that science majors spend more time in the classroom than non-science majors do. On the other hand, pepople who major in subjects like literature or history usually have to read and write more than science majors do
1. The main purpose of this text is___
A. to help the students to learn about university life
B. to persuade the students to attend lectures
C. to encourage the students to take part in discussion
D．to advise the students to choose proper majors
2. We can learn from the passage that university professors___
A. spend about 5 hours on lectures each week.
B. must join the students in the discussion sections
C. prefer to use textbooks in their lectures
D. require the students to read beyond the textbooks
3. A discussion section does NOT include___.
A. working under the guidance of university professors
B. talking over what the students have read about the courses
C. discuss the problems related to the students’ homework
D. raising questions about what a professor has said in a lecture
4. Why is it important to write down what the professor said in the lectures?
A .because it is very important
B .because there is different information from the textbooks
C .because the information in the lecture is very important
D. because they can get good information

B
Passport Control（护照验证处）
If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community（欧共体），you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London.
After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community Passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”.
Baggage Reclaim Area（取行李处）
After passing through the Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggage which is carried in the aircraft hold, it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to the Customs.
Customs
All passengers must pass Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels: Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowance（免税限额）or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowance can found on special notice – boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection.
5．All passengers arriving at Heathrow from outside Britain .
A．must go through either Passport Control or Custom
B．must go through Customs, but not Passport Control
C．must go through Passport Control and Customs
D．don’t have to be examined
6．The underlined word “transferring” means .
A．exchanging B．switching C．replacing D．turning
7．At Heathrow when reaching Passport Control, , .
A．all passengers go though the same channel
B．passengers of the European Community and those from other countries go through different channels
C．British people and passengers from other countries go through different channels
D．All European passengers go through the channel
8．If you have duty free goods, .
A．you don’t have to go through the Green Channel
B．you may go through the Green Channel
C．you must go through the Red Channel
D．you should go through both Green and Red Channel

C
South Korean Films
Beijing audience can view five new South Korean films, all with Chinese subtitles（中文字幕）, until April 19 at the Tuixin Cinema in the National Library grounds.
Two other South Korean films completed their full runs at the Tuixin Cinema earlier this month.
Location: Tuixin Cinema, National Library,
39 Baishiqiao Road, Haidian District, Beijing

Telephone: [phone]
“My Love, My Bride”
April 15: 9:00 13:30, 15:15, 17:30, 19:30
“Kim’s War”
April16: 9:00. 13:30, 18:15
“Because You Are a Woman”
April17: 13:30, 18:15
“Sopyorye”
April19: 9:00. 13:30, 15:30,17:30, 19:30

Leon’s Show
Hong Kong pop star Leon Lai will give a personal performance at 7:30 p. m. from tomorrow through to September 21 at the Shanghai Gymnasium. The show is to celebrate the opening of the ’99 Huangpu Tourism Festival（’99黄浦旅游节）
Tickets: 60,90,120,180 yuan RMB, available（有票）at 66 Jiangning Road.
Address: Shanghai Gymnasium, 1111 Gaoxi Road N.
Tel:[phone]

Russian Concert
The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra will put on some excellent Russian choral（合唱的）works at 7:15 p.m. on September 26 and 27 at the Shanghai Concert Hall. They will sing Russian folk songs with a mass under a Russian conductor who is very famous for conducting choirs and has given a successful choral concert in Beijing.
Tickets: 6,8,10,12yuan RMB, available at the hall’s ticket office
Address: 532 Yan’an road M. , Shanghai
Tel: [phone]

Korean Songs
The Song and Dance Troupe of the Republic of Korea will give a song and dance show at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Shanghai Centre Theatre.
Ticket: 10,20,30 yuan RMB, available at the theatre’s ticket office
Address: 1376 Nanjing Road W., Shanghai
Tel: [phone]

9．___________will be on April 15. The cinema’s telephone number is _________. .
A．Kim’s War: 29798663
B．My Love, My Bride: 32275694
C．Because You Are Woman: 29189188
D．Marriage Story: 68415566
10.________will give a song and dance show at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Shanghai Centre Theatre.
A．Leon Lai, a Hong Kong pop star
B．The Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
C．The Song and Dance Troupe of the Republic of Korea
D．A Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
11．The address of the Shanghai Centre Theatre is .
A．1111 Gaoxi Road N B．1376 Nanjing Road W
C．523 Yan’an Road M D．66 Jiangning Road
12．According to the advertisement, a six yuan ticket is for .
A．Russian Concert B．Korean Songs
C．South Korean Films D．Leon’s Show

D
A serious threat to farmers in many parts of the world is erosion. Erosion occurs if a large area of land is cleared of trees and is then badly treated by the farmers. The rain and winds may gradually wash away, or blow away, much of the topsoil. When this happens, crops of wheat or corn become weaker and weaker until nothing grows well. If erosion continues, it will turn good land into a desert.
In the past, when erosion appeared, farmers sometimes moved to a new place to farm. Sometimes they could not move, but continued to try to grow food in the unhealthy soil. This caused them to sink into poverty. Soon some people realized that there was little rich, fertile soil in the world, government began to try to stop erosion.
One of the first experiments to stop erosion began in the United States in 1933. The experiment was carried out in the area of the Tennessee River. Floods and had farming in this area had ruined（毁坏）land that had once been rich. As a result, most of the people living around the Tennessee River were very poor.
The government built big dams across the river and stored the water for use during the dry season when there was no rain. The government workers also helped farmers to fertilize their soil and to learn new farming methods which could stop erosion.
At the beginning, the farmers were not interested. But soon, good healthy crops began to appear on the land where new methods where used. Ten years after the extremely prosperous, the great success of this experiment had led similar projects in the other parts of the world.
13．The word “erosion” in the first paragraph means _______.
A．the clearing of trees B．excessive（极度）use of the land
C．the destruction of crops D．gradual loss of topsoil
14．The passage tells us that erosion is a problem which .
A．first began in the United States in 1933
B．occurs mainly in river areas
C．affects many parts of the world
D．is becoming more and more serious
15．In the second paragraph, “to sink into poverty” means .
A．to lose topsoil in erosion
B．to become weaker and weaker until nothing grows well
C．to become very poor
D．to turn into a desert
16．The main purpose of this passage is to tell people .
A．how erosion occurs
B．the importance of using new farming methods
C．something can be done to prevent erosion
D．the serious outcomes（后果）of erosion

E
The central government will pour billions of yuan into special projects to help meet the country’s energy-saving targets. Local officials are also about to come under increased pressure to toe the government line to meet the targets, otherwise their political futures could be in jeopardy. A top official from the National Development and Reform Commission reaffirmed China’s commitment to cutting energy use and emissions when making a report to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress yesterday.
“We’re facing a very vital situation to cut energy use,” Ma Kai, the NDRC minister said. “If we don’t fasten our pace, it will be difficult to meet the targets this year.”
Ma said the central government would also issue compulsory energy consumption standards for 22 products such as steel, cement, caustic soda and thermal power by the end of the year. NDRC figures show that the country’s energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) dropped 2.78 percent in the first six months from the same period a year earlier. However, the government has set the target of reducing energy consumption per unit of GDP by 20 percent between 2006 and 2010, about an annual fall of 4 percent. But it fell only 1.33 percent last year from 2005. In addition, official figures also show that SO2 emissions dropped 0.88 percent to 12.63 million tons in the first half of the year.
The minister blamed some local officials for dragging the rest of the country down in not meeting the targets. He said the assessment of officials in many places still focused too much on their performance in economic growth, and many cities and counties still lacked concrete plans to cut energy consumption. Ma said we had paid too much to economic growth and serious consequences are revealing themselves.
17. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means “________________”.
A. their families would be healthy B. their futures would be bright
C. their futures would be in danger D. their jobs would be necessary
18. The Chinese government will pour billions of yuan into special projects to _____ .
A. help reduce energy use and emissions
B. enlarge investment
C. improve the living conditions
D. balance the income between the poor and the rich
19. From the passage, we can infer that _______________.
A. the government only focused on the economic growth
B. some local officials could have done more for cutting energy use and emissions
C. some local officials would not focus on the economic growth
D. SO2 emissions increased in the first half of the year
20. What caused the government to face a very vital situation to cut energy use?
A. The assessment of officials.
B. The central government would not issue energy consumption standards.
C. Many cities and counties still lacked concrete plans to cut energy consumption.
D. A and C.

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