浙江省杭州市外国语学校高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练46

浙江省杭州市外国语学校英语集训阅读理解每日一练46 杭州外国语学校2013年高考英语集训阅读理解每日一练46 倒数第一周星期一 A I was rushing around trying to get ready, and was pulling my hair back in a ponytail when I heard a honk. I knew it was Nate to pick me up. Nate and I were really close friends; we told each other everything, even our deepest secrets. I rushed to the door. Little did I know that I would come home with an entirely different outlook on life. No good-bye, or "I love you" to my mom and dad; I was too consumed with the thought of getting out of my house. We drove to my friend's house to pick up others. Nate and I waited outside. When they finally came to the door, they waved for me to come inside. We went to Cheri's bedroom, and she pulled a bottle of whiskey from under her bed. We passed it around, and I took a drink. I started to feel the alcohol get to me as I continued to drink. I knew it was stupid, but I did it anyway. We walked to Nate's car with the bottle in hand. All of this drinking seemed to take me away from reality and into a state of happiness, and I think that's why I continued to drink. When I got into the car with the others, Nate could smell the alcohol. I don't think he liked the idea of us drinking in his car. We ended up driving around for most of the night. The last thing I remember was going to a gas station downtown. I hear lots of stories about what we did that night, but I can't remember any of it. What I do recall is people saying I needed to go to the hospital. I remember being frustrated because I couldn't stand the thought of that. I kept wanting to veryone" No," but I couldn't make myself say it. Finally Nate decided that tell e he had no choice. I no longer could keep my eyes open, and was getting worse by the minute. Suddenly, everything was rushing around me, and I heard people yelling and running around. It was like I was deaf and hearing for the first time. Everything was happening at once. My whole body was trembling. I've never felt so helpless. I started to cry and turned my head. I saw my dad, watching me helplessly. I could see in his eyes that he wished he could do something ... but he couldn't. I had every nurse and doctor in my room that night. I had friends coming to see me at 3 o'clock in the morning. I was so close to death I could see it ... and that's what changed me. I didn't know it was possible to be that frightened. That night as I sat there in that hospital bed, I re-thought my life. I lost a lot of things that night, including the respect of the people I love most. But while I lost others' respect, I gained respect for myself. The thing I am most grateful for is what I didn't lose that night – my life. I hope no one is as stupid as I was that night. Everyone deserves more than that. 41. What did the author and his friends do that night? A. They drank a lot and drove around for most of the night. B. They did many that she didn’t recall after abusing alcohol. C. They had a big party in Cheri’s home and drove away. D. They were sent to the hospital because of heavy drinking. 42. What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph? A. I suddenly had some difficulty with hearing after drinking. B. I could hear something again after being deaf. C. I regained my consciousness for a little while. D. People are yelling for fear that I would be deaf. 3. It can be learned from the passage that_____________________. 4 A. I didn’t know that I would come home with a different look B. I didn’t like the idea of being sent to the hospital and refused it C. Nate sent me to the hospital after finding my worsening situation D. my father did everything he could in order to save my life 44. How did the author feel about the whole event? A. Regretful. B. Sorrowful. C. Grateful. D. Stressful. 45. What’s the best title for this passage? A. Never Lose the Respect of Your Loved Ones B. The Night My Whole Life Changed C. My Most Grateful Thing D. Respect Life B Chinese International School Application Form Before an applicant can be invited to take part in an assessment, an application should be returned to the Admissions Office, and the application fee of HK$1,000 form cannot be returned. For overseas applicants wishing to pay in currencies other than HK dollars, the fee is US$145. Checks are also good for payment to “Chinese International School”. The application should include: ※ Applicant’ academic report from the last school year. ※ A recent passport-sized photo (attached to the application form). ※ A copy of the applicant’s Hong Kong ID card or a passport showing a valid Hong Kong visa. ※ Only for applicants applying under a Corporate Nomination(提名) Right: A company letter confirming the nomination. Please note that the application fee is non-refundable. 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Applicants held on a reserve list will not be admitted. C. Applicants don’t have to get a company letter to confirm their application. D. The applicants should show either a Hong Kong visa or a Hong Kong ID card. 48. How will the applicants possibly be informed of the acceptance status? A. By fax. B. By e-mail. C. By regular mail D. By telephone. 49. According to the Application Process, the first tuition payment is ______. A. HK$ 500 B. HK$7, 500 C. HK$1, 000 D. US$ 145 50. If an applicant has been admitted, the applicant family ______. A. will be asked to submit a new application B. will receive physical Examination results C. will be asked to only pay the first month fee D. will be asked to confirm acceptance and pay the fees C BEIJING - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has helped 17,000 HIV carriers and AIDS patients in China since 2004, experts said on Wednesday. "TCM performs as an effective supplement to Western therapy in terms of alleviating patients' symptoms, including fever, cough, asthenia and diarrhea, thus making life easier for them," said Wang Jian, deputy director of the TCM Center for AIDS Prevention and Treatment with the State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. China started to give AIDS patients free TCM therapy in a pilot project carried out among 2,300 patients in five provinces in 2004. By last October, the projects had expanded to 19 provinces. The TCM therapy is usually applied to carriers whose immune system is not too weak to receive the Western medication that is largely known as antiretroviral therapy; or to patients who suffer side effects from the therapies. A biological indicator for this is CD4, a type of cell in the immune system. When a carrier's CD4 count reaches 350 per cubic millimeter or below they will need western treatment. "According to our clinical research on around 8,900 patients over the past four years, their CD4 decreased by 12 per cubic millimeter each year after taking TCM therapy, while the control group that did not take any medicine lost 30 to 50 cells a year," Wang said. "However, the combination of Western therapy and TCM is even better, with the patients' CD4 increasing by 15 each year." "Although TCM therapy cannot cure the disease completely, it can surely help the patients in some way," said Amir Housman Kashmir, a clinical PhD in Chinese Medicine from Iran, currently based in Beijing. In 2010, Kashmir met two non-Chinese AIDS patients who received TCM therapy in China. "One of them used TCM therapy for six months and felt his immunity was improved. The other had caught some skin and pulmonary diseases, but later the symptoms were not so severe," Kashmir said. "It was from that time that I started to believe in the effectiveness of TCM therapy in curing AIDS." "As a TCM doctor, I have seen a good number of people visiting China to try TCM therapy to treat other chronic diseases. I have to say TCM works well in curing chronic diseases, but I believe there is still space for improvement, especially in terms of introducing the drug's working mechanism to Western doctors." According to Wang Jian, Chinese herbal medicines work differently from Western anti-HIV drugs. The Western therapies target blocking viral replication, but TCM therapy works towards increasing people's immunity. Wang said that Chinese government has assigned 220 million yuan ($34.49 million) since 2004 for TCM therapy research, and further efforts will be made to develop better treatment based on a combination of TCM and Western Medicine. By the end of 2011, China is estimated to have 780,000 people living with HIV/AIDS, including 154,000 patients with full-blown afflictions, official statistics show. 51. Which of the following statements is a supportive argument for the passage? A. Since 2004, 17, 000 HIV carriers and AIDS patients in China have got treated. B. The Western therapy can cure AIDS completely while TCM one can’t. C. By last October 24 provinces in China had carried out TCM therapy for AIDS. D. As is well known, AIDS patients have their immune system greatly weakened. 52. According to this passage, an AIDS patient whose CD4 count decreases from 400 per cubic millimeter might get the best result by receiving ____________. A. the TCM therapy B. the Western therapy C. no treatment at all D. both Western and TCM therapy 53. The article implies that _______. A. it was in China that Kashmir had a good knowledge of the therapy for AIDS B. TCM therapy has a better effect on chronic disease than the western one C. the Western therapy does greater damage to immune system than TCM D. the Chinese government has made further effort to fight against AIDS 54. What is the passage mainly discussed? A. TCM is a new therapy for curing AIDS. B. TCM can help to fight AIDS C. TCM is a better cure for AIDS at present. D. AIDS is spreading in China. 55. Where is the passage most likely to have been taken from? C. In a newspaper. D. A. On the website of TCM center. B. In a medical magazine. On TV. D Last week Adele's second album, 21, sold 257,000 copies in the UK, a sales figure that would look incredible as an opening sales week for any album by any global superstar. The fact that the album was celebrating its 10th week at No 1, and that each of the previous nine weeks it had sold over 100,000 copies, makes what Adele has achieved look miraculous. The last female singer to spend that long at No 1 in the UK was Madonna in 1990 with her greatest hits compilation, The Immaculate Collection. For Adele, the success of 21 is part of a perfect storm of talent, timing and a connection that went beyond gender, age and credibility. But what does it say about the state of the music industry? Does Adele's success signal a return to the MOR(适合大众口味的音乐) musical depression, when the likes of James Blunt dominated the charts? Her success may well lead to a great many similar acts aiming for an MOR audience, but that's more the fault of an industry desperate to recreate any kind of success by creating poor copies until the world shouts "stop now". What seems to have set Adele apart is her apparent ordinariness, besides that incredible voice. While Gaga parades around in a dress made of meat and Beyoncé orbits a world out of touch to the majority of most human beings, Adele's chain-smoking, girl-you'd-like-to-go-to-the-pub-with persona stands out. Even for a British act, her ordinariness goes against trend, with fellow Jessie J adopting a very American habit of over-emoting, talking about a "journey" and making the idea of being a pop star seem fairly difficult. It's this universality and broad appeal that's helped her translate talent into sales. While the first single from 21, Rolling in the Deep, appealed to Radio 1 listeners and bloggers, the second single, Someone Like You, is so successful that silenced the grand O2 Arena during this year's Brit Awards. The press can write pages and pages in that there's enough of a connection of musicians – Rick Rubin worked on the album, there's a cover of the Cure, Mumford & Sons were an influence – while the gossip magazines have been excited by the fact that the album is one long break-up record, eager to find the ex. In 1990, Madonna was a global superstar with a back catalogue of era-defining hits to her name. She was untouchable and, tellingly, unknowable. She was (and still is) a megastar, but a megastar of a different age. These days, we want to know a bit more about our artists; that they have relationship problems, walk their dog. Her selling point and appeal is precisely the fact that she exists at the point between everyday ordinariness and pop star. For now, Adele's success should be celebrated, especially for becoming an unlikely global star on her own terms. The danger is that we're headed for a lot of fairly boring pop, a situation that led to the "birth" of Gaga a few years back. Pop goes in cycles and it feels like we're headed back towards the very middle of MOR. 56. Adele’s achievement seems unbelievable for the reason that ____________. A. the sales of her second album achieved an incredible success last week in the UK B. her second album ranked first in a row with the incredible average sales per week C. Madonna was the last female singer in the UK to stay at No. 1 as long as she did D. she is such an ordinary singer with so fascinating a voice in the music industry 57. According to the author, the success of Adele’s second album __________________. A. to a large extent depends on her apparent talent for music B. is because of her extraordinariness and the wonderful voice C. lies in gift, timing and something beyond sex, age and trust D. is largely due to the state of the music industry currently 58. Compared with other female pop stars, what does the author think of Adele? A. She stands out in a totally different way from Gaga and Beyoncé. B. She and Madonna are contemporary megastars in music. C. Only she and Madonna spent that long at No.1 in the UK. D. Jessie J and she both have an American habit of expressing themselves. 59. What helped Adele successfully turned her gift of singing into sales? A. Her musical talent. B. The joint work of musicians in the album. C. Her incredible voice. D. Her universality and broad appeal. 60. The author thinks that the current musical trend in the UK is _______________. A. satisfying B. disappointing C. dangerous D. desperate 参考 41-45 BCCAB 46-50 CDCBD 51-55 DDDBC 56-60BCADB