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1、高中英语阅读理解专题训练第2套第一节：阅读理解共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A (words:311&225)The British National Health Service (NHS) was set up in 1948 and was designed to provide equal basic health care, free of charge, for everybody in the country. Before this time health care had to be p

2、aid for by individuals.Nowadays central government is directly responsible for the NHS although it is administered by local health authorities. About 83 percent of the cost of the health service is paid for by general taxation and the rest is met from the National Insurance contributions paid by tho

3、se in work. There are charges for prescription and dental care but many people, such as children, pregnant women, pensioners, and those on Income Support, are exempt from payment.Most people are registered with a local doctor (a GP, or General Practitioner) who is increasingly likely to be part of a

4、 health centre which serves the community. As the population of Britain gets older, the hospital service now treats more patients than before, although patients spend less time in hospital. NHS hospitalsmany of which were built in the nineteenth century provide nearly half a million beds and have ov

5、er 480, 000 medical staff. The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe although Britain actually spends less per person on health care than most of her European neighbours.During the 1980s there was considerable restructuring of the Health Service with an increased emphasis on managerial efficiency an

6、d the privatization of some services (for example, cleaning). At the end of the 1980s the government introduced proposals for further reform of the NHS, including allowing some hospitals to be self-governing, and encouraging GPs to compete for patients. Patients would be able to choose and change th

7、eir family doctor more easily and GPs would have more financial responsibility. The political questions continue of how much money should be provided to support the NHS and where it should come from.41. We can know from the first paragraph that _.A. the original aim of the NHS was to provide equal b

8、asic health care for everybodyB. people didnt have to pay for health care since the NHS was set upC. patients were charged for receiving health care before 1948D. the NHS was an organization which gave free advice to villagers42. What do we know about the NHS?A. Its managed by the central government

9、.B. Its cost is mainly paid for by the National Insurance contributions.C. It hires more people than any other unit in Europe.D. Fewer patients go to its hospitals than before because they spend less on health care.43. All the following statements about GPs are true except that they _.A. take care o

10、f the local peoples healthB. often take part in competitions to see who is the bestC. work under high pressure nowadaysD. have more responsibilities than before44. What does the underlined word “exempt probably mean?A. sufferingB. different C. preventedD. free45. The biggest problem for the NHS is _

11、.A. many hospitals are too old to be usedB. some services are in the charge of individualsC. more and more patients go to GPs for treatmentD. there is not enough money for further reform【答案与解析】 4145 CCBDD国家保健中心由中央政府直接负责，但由地方当局管理。建立国家保健中心的最初目的是为农村居民提供免费的根本健康护理，尤其儿童、孕妇等可享受免费治疗。41. C。细节理解题。根据最后一自然段最后一句

12、可知，建立国家保健中心的最初目的是为农村居民提供免费的根本健康护理，而不是针对所有的人，所以前两项错误。42. C。细节理解题。根据第4自然段“The NHS is the biggest employer in Europe可知。从第二自然段第一句可以看出国家保健中心由中央政府直接负责，但由地方当局管理，所以A项错误。43. B。细节理解题。根据最后一自然段话“and encouraging GPs to compete for patients可知政府鼓励全科医生之间相互竞争，而不是让他们进行竞赛，看谁的医术高明。44. D。猜想词义题。前面提到医生开药方及给病人治疗牙病需要收费，再结合b

13、ut一词可推断儿童、孕妇等可享受免费治疗。45. D。细节理解题。根据最后一自然段最后一句可知。Bwords:281&217So long as teachers fail to distinguish between teaching and learning, they will continue to undertake to do for children that which only children can do for themselves. Teaching children to read is not passing reading on to them. It is c

14、ertainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading. Douglas insists that“ reading cannot be taught directly and schools should stop trying to do the impossible.Teaching and learning are two entirely different processes. They differ in kind and function. The function of teaching is to creat

15、e the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselves to read. Teaching is also public activity. It can be seen and observed.Learning to read involves all that each individual does to make sense of the world of printed la

16、nguage. Almost all of it is private, for learning is an occupation of the mind, and that process is not open to public scrutiny.If teacher and learner roles are not interchangeable ,what then can be done through teaching that will aid the child in the quest探索for knowledge? Smith has one principal ru

17、le for all teaching instructions. “Make learning to read easy, which means making reading a meaningful, enjoyable and frequent experience for children. When the roles of teacher and learner are seen for what they are, and when both teacher and learner fulfill them appropriately, then much of the pre

18、ssure and feeling of failure for both is eliminated. Learning to read is made easier when teachers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of leaning to read by reading.46The problem with the reading course as mentioned in the first paragraph is that _.A.

19、it is one of the most difficult school coursesB. students spend endless hours in readingC. reading tasks are assigned with little guidanceD. too much time is spent in teaching about reading47The teaching of reading will be successful if _.A. teachers can improve conditions at school for the students

20、B. teachers can enable students to develop their own way of readingC. teachers can devise the most efficient system for readingD. teachers can make their teaching activities observable48The underlined word“ scrutiny most probably means“_.A. inquiry B. observationC. control D. suspicion49According to

21、 the passage, learning to read will no longer be a difficult task when _.A. children become highly motivatedB. teacher and learner roles are interchangeableC. teaching helps children in the search for knowledgeD. reading enriches childrens experience50The main idea of the passage is that _.A. teache

22、rs should do as little as possible in helping students learn to readB. teachers should encourage students to read as widely as possibleC. reading ability is something acquired rather than taughtD. reading is more complicated that generally believed【答案与解析】 4650 DBBAC本文是一篇议论文，在对传统的阅读教学方式进行批判的同时，论述了作者自

23、己阅读的教学观：阅读的教与学是两个完全不同的过程。教学的任务是为学生能够找出自己最有效的自学阅读的方法创造条件和气氛。学生的阅读能力并不是通过教师教就能掌握的；教师应做的是给学生创造一个好的环境和条件，激发学生阅读的渴望，培养出良好的阅读习惯、方法。只有这样，学生才能掌握阅读技能，提高阅读水平。46D。推理判断题。依据文章第一自然段第3行“It is certainly not endless hours spent in activities about reading.教学生如何阅读当然不是带着学生花费大量的时间去一点一点地读。可以看出，作者认为现在教阅读的时间太多了，这当然是因为教而不教

24、法。所以选项D正确。47B。细节理解题。依据文章第二自然段第2行开始的句子：“The function of teaching is to create the conditions and the climate that will make it possible for children to devise the most efficient system for teaching themselvesto read教学的任务是为学生能够找出自己最有效的自学阅读的方法创造条件和气氛，B项符合上述意思，为正确答案。48B。意义猜想题。该题为猜想词义。inquiry“询问。observat

25、ion“观察。control“控制。suspicion“疑心。该词出现在第三自然段最后一句“process is not open to public scrutiny，考生可从该句的上文作出推测。最明显的提示出现在第二自然段最后一句“Teaching is also a public activity；it can be seen and observed所以，scrutiny最可能的词义应该是observation，故B项正确。49A。细节理解题。依据文章第四自然段、第五自然段所提供的信息，特别是第5段第3行“Learning to read is made easier when tea

26、chers create an environment where children are given the opportunity to solve the problem of learning to read by reading当教师们创造了一种环境，使孩子们有时机自己通过阅读解决所遇到的问题时，学习阅读就变得容易多了，可以看出A项与之最为相近。50C。主旨大意题。依据文章第一自然段第4行“reading cannot be taught directly and说明学生的阅读能力并不是通过教师教就能掌握的。教师应做的是给学生创造一个好的环境和条件，激发学生阅读的渴望，培养出良好的

27、阅读习惯、方法。只有这样，学生才能掌握阅读技能，提高阅读水平。所以选项C正确。其他选项与文章讨论的范围不符。Cwords:348&282TAIBEIIncreasing numbers of Taiwanese students are joining the islands “China rush, seeking education on the Chinese mainland According to official Chinese figures, the number of Taiwanese students admitted into college and postgrad

28、uate研究生programs on the mainland totaled 461 in 1996, 928 in 1997 and 839 in 1998Although no latest official numbers were available, Netbig. Com Said this number had risen between 30 to 50 percent annually in the past two years with well over 1000 entering mainland campuses last year. The Internet si

29、te, based in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, provides education service and information on Chinese mainland college and universities. “Many Taiwanese believe a Chinese education giving more knowledge about the people and culture in the mainland will increase their chances in the Chinese job market, Ne

30、t. Com vice-president Ingrid Huang said“I believe it will give me hands-on experience in the business field in the Chinese mainland and a better understanding of the Chinese mainland people, said Lydia Chang, a 19-year-old majoring in journalism at Shih Shin University. Chang plans to go on to get a

31、 masters degree in business administration in Shanghai, which she says offers the best environment for such studies. A journalism graduate student, surnamed Lin, at the National Taiwan University said he would like to study law on the Chinese mainland since “there will be better career prospects now

32、 that more Taiwanese companies are going there. “They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in their business operations, said Yang Ching-yao, professor of the Chinese mainland studies. A Netbig. Com survey showed the campuses favored by Taiwan students include

33、d Beijing, Qinghua and Renmin universities in Beijing, and Jinan and Zhongshan universities in Guangzhou. The most popular studies were law, business and Chinese medicine. At present, Chinese Taibei doesnt recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying t

34、here. But recognizing the trend, education authorities are giving a final form to a policy accepting certificates证书from selected universities.51More Taiwanese students study on the Chinese mainland because _. ATaiwan will reunite with the mainland sooner or later Bthe fees asked for are lower than t

35、hose of Taiwan Cwhat they have learned on the mainland will bring them a bright future Dthere are many famous universities for them to choose52Some business executives were sending their children to study in the Chinese mainland so that their children _. Acould receive better education Bcould learn

36、more about the policy there Ccould do well in the business operations Dcould make more friends there53The underlined word “it in the third paragraph refers to _. ANetbig. Com Ba Chinese education on the mainland Cthe Chinese job market Dthe university54The author wrote the article to tell us _. Amor

37、e Taiwanese students are studying on the mainland Bthe number of Taiwanese students going to universities on the mainland had been increasing year after year Ceducation on the mainland is more attractive compared with that of Taiwan DTaiwan and the mainland should cooperate with each other in every

38、field.55Which is true according to the passage? AChinese Taibei recognizes diplomas earned on the Chinese mainland BThe number of Taiwanese students going to study on the mainland will surely be increasing in the next few years. CChinese Taibei doesnt help with any inquiries about Taiwanese studying

39、 in the mainland DEducation of Taiwan is far behind the mainland.【答案与解析】 5155 CCBAC 现在台湾学生来中国留学的人数在增加，台湾学生来中国留学是为自己以后找到好的工作创造更多的时机和途径。51C。细节理解题。综合文章第二、三、四自然段可知，台湾学生来中国留学是为自己以后找到好的工作创造更多的时机和途径。52. C。推理判断题。通过文章第五自然段中“They hope the children could build up connections which could later become useful in

40、their business operations, 一句话可知。53B。意义猜想题。通过原文可知这里“it指的是“大陆的教育。54A。主旨大意题。虽然现在台湾学生来中国留学的人数在增加，但是文章并没有说大陆教育比台湾教育更吸引人，也没有谈到台湾和大陆的合作。55C。推理判断题。通过文章最后一自然段第一句话“At present, Chinese Taibei doesnt recognize diplomas earned in the Chinese mainland nor help with any inquiries about studying there.可知台北不成认大陆学历，也不为台湾来中国留学的学生提供任何帮助；另外文章也没有说下一步台湾来中国留学的学生垦定会增加，也没有说台湾教育落后于大陆。