2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读 001
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2010届高考总复习25分钟限时阅读 002
完形填空
In 1977，a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way．The author was Agatha Christie，one of the most successful writers of detective stories in t he world．
In June 1977，a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar，near Saudi Arabia．Doctors were unable to 1 the cause of her illness，so she 2 to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital，where specialist help was 3 ．She was then only half-conscious(半昏迷)and on the“Dangerously Ill”list．A team of doctors hurried to 4 the baby only to discover that they，5 ，were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms．While they were discussing the baby’s case，a nurse asked to 6 to them.
“Excuse me，”said Nurse Marsha Maitland，“ 7 I think the baby is 8 from thallium poisoning．”
“ 9 makes you think that?”Dr．Brown asked．“Thallium poisoning is extremely 10 ．”
“A few days ago，I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse 11 Agatha Christie，”Nurse Maitland explained．“In the book，somebody uses thallium poison，and 12 the symptoms are 13 ．They are exactly the same as the baby’s．”
“You’re every observant and you may be right，"another doc tor said．“We’ll 14 some tests and find out 15 it’s thallium or not．”
The 16 showed that the baby had 17 been poisoned by thallium，a rare metal used in making optical(光学的)glass． 18 they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment．The baby soon 19 and was sent back to Qatar．1nquiries(调查)showed that t he poison 20 from an insecticide(杀虫剂)used in Qatar．
1．A．describe B．diagnose C．discover D．discuss
2．A．flew B．sent C．went D．was flown
3．A．inexpensive B．important C．available D．impossible
4．A．examine B．see C．look after D．cure
5．A．too B．either C．often D．never
6．A．refer B．turn C．speak D．belong
7．A．and B．so C．as D．but
8．A．coming B．suffering C．tired D．dying
9．A．Who B．How C．What D．Which
10．A．rare B．serious C．clear D．dangerous
11．A．in B．on C．by D．about
12．A．all B．some of C．one of D．both
13．A．drawn B．broadcast C．announced D．described
14．A．make up B．carry out C．get through D．deal with
15．A．that B．how C．what D．whether
16．A．words B．tests C．examination D．book
17．A．indeed B．actually C．probably D．never
18．A．As long as B．As far as C．Once D．If
19．A．died B．got injured C．recovered D．got ill
20．A．must come B．should come C．might have come D．can’t have come
阅读理解
A
As China develops，the Internet’s presence is inescapable．But some get addicted to the Internet．13-year-old Xiao Yi paid a high price for it．He rode an elevator to the top of a 24-storey building and t hen jumped to his death．His suicide note explained he wanted to enter another life to meet the characters from the online games he played constantly，sometimes days in a row．“He had fl kind of fixation．”Xiao Yi’s father says．“He threw himself in to an imaginary world．”
Internet addiction got attention in China when stories such as Xiao Yi’s popped up in China state-run press．Internet addicts died from exhaustion after spending days online or murdered others in search of virtual(虚幻的)possessions．Public anger over these incidents spurred the opening of China’s first Internet addiction treatment center．
The clinic’s treatment might seem cruel．But it’s a popular choice for worried parents．
“Ever since our door’s opened，every bed has been full．” says the center’s director．20 at a time come for medical treatment and counseling(咨询)．They are also kept busy with activities，designed to take their attention away from the attraction of computers．
“I’m confident this will work or I wouldn’t have come here．’’explains t his college student．Critics aren’t so sure．Some argue the government is exaggerating(夸大的)concerns about Internet addiction as an excuse to ban Internet cafes and game sites．But for China’s estimated 2 million Internet addicts，the temptation of the wired(怪诞的)world is a real problem.
21．The best title of the passage may be ．
A．China opens addiction treatment centers
B．China battles Web addiction
C．China bans Internet cafes and game sites
D．China designs to take teenagers away from the temptation of computers
22．According to the first paragraph，Xiao Yi killed himself because ．
A．he was unable to continue with his studies
B．he thought he could play computer games in another world
C．he thought he could meet the persons in another world
D．he was in a puzzle about his homework
23．The underlined word“spurred”in the second paragraph means ．
A．forced B．improved C．prevented D．inspired
24．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．All the people agree that the treatment center should be built．
B．It is estimated that there are two million Internet addicts in China．
C．Many worried parents chose to send their children to Internet addiction treatment center．
D．Some Internet addicts died from exhaustion after spending days online．
25．We can infer from the passage that ．
A．China has settled the problem of Internet addiction
B．Only juniors get addicted to the internet
C．Only parents are worried about the problem mostly
D．No practical methods have been found to completely solve the Internet addiction
B
Vienna—In spite of Iraq’s decision to s top oil deliveries，the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)will not increase production to make up the shortfall．ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna．
The l 1 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary s top．The organization's president，Charkid Kheria of Algeria，said after the meeting that s tocks were high and prices were stable，so quota(配额)increases were not necessary．
The E．U．Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop．A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price．
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market．
The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap，he said．OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraq’s output s top was not known，so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet．If the market was destabilized(使……动摇)，a suitable response could be made．
Iraq on Monday s topped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U．N．Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month，instead of the normal six-month renewal．Just before the Vienna meeting，oil prices had gone up，with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 27．05 dollars，up from 26．8 1 dollars last Friday． North Sea oil was at 29．26 dollars Monday evening．
OPEC wants the oil price to stay within fl margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2．5 million barrels per day off quotas．
26．Iraq made the decision to s top oil deliveries because ．
A．oil price is too low in international market
B．the U．N．Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programme
C．many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s
D．it couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy
27．The attitude the E．U．Commission took towards Iraq’s output s top is
A．active B．concerned C．cold D．surprised
28．The underlined words“The organization”here refers to ．
A．OPEC B．the E．U．Commission
C．Vienna D．W TO
29．The main idea of the passage is ．
A．the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has s topped oil deliveries
B．OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars
C．OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by Iraq
D．Oil is connected with people’s daily life
30．The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that ．
A．they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production
B．they can have a talk with the U．N．Security Council
C．they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary output s top
D．they can make up their minds to increase 0.1 production hat．
参考答案
1—5. BDCAA 6—10 CDBCA 11—15 CADBD 16—20 BACCC
21—25 BCDAD 26—30 BBACC
完形填空
In 1977，a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way．The author was Agatha Christie，one of the most successful writers of detective stories in t he world．
In June 1977，a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar，near Saudi Arabia．Doctors were unable to 1 the cause of her illness，so she 2 to London and admitted to Hammersmith Hospital，where specialist help was 3 ．She was then only half-conscious(半昏迷)and on the“Dangerously Ill”list．A team of doctors hurried to 4 the baby only to discover that they，5 ，were puzzled by the very unusual symptoms．While they were discussing the baby’s case，a nurse asked to 6 to them.
“Excuse me，”said Nurse Marsha Maitland，“ 7 I think the baby is 8 from thallium poisoning．”
“ 9 makes you think that?”Dr．Brown asked．“Thallium poisoning is extremely 10 ．”
“A few days ago，I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse 11 Agatha Christie，”Nurse Maitland explained．“In the book，somebody uses thallium poison，and 12 the symptoms are 13 ．They are exactly the same as the baby’s．”
“You’re every observant and you may be right，"another doc tor said．“We’ll 14 some tests and find out 15 it’s thallium or not．”
The 16 showed that the baby had 17 been poisoned by thallium，a rare metal used in making optical(光学的)glass． 18 they knew the cause of illness, the doctors were able to give the correct treatment．The baby soon 19 and was sent back to Qatar．1nquiries(调查)showed that t he poison 20 from an insecticide(杀虫剂)used in Qatar．
1．A．describe B．diagnose C．discover D．discuss
2．A．flew B．sent C．went D．was flown
3．A．inexpensive B．important C．available D．impossible
4．A．examine B．see C．look after D．cure
5．A．too B．either C．often D．never
6．A．refer B．turn C．speak D．belong
7．A．and B．so C．as D．but
8．A．coming B．suffering C．tired D．dying
9．A．Who B．How C．What D．Which
10．A．rare B．serious C．clear D．dangerous
11．A．in B．on C．by D．about
12．A．all B．some of C．one of D．both
13．A．drawn B．broadcast C．announced D．described
14．A．make up B．carry out C．get through D．deal with
15．A．that B．how C．what D．whether
16．A．words B．tests C．examination D．book
17．A．indeed B．actually C．probably D．never
18．A．As long as B．As far as C．Once D．If
19．A．died B．got injured C．recovered D．got ill
20．A．must come B．should come C．might have come D．can’t have come
阅读理解
A
As China develops，the Internet’s presence is inescapable．But some get addicted to the Internet．13-year-old Xiao Yi paid a high price for it．He rode an elevator to the top of a 24-storey building and t hen jumped to his death．His suicide note explained he wanted to enter another life to meet the characters from the online games he played constantly，sometimes days in a row．“He had fl kind of fixation．”Xiao Yi’s father says．“He threw himself in to an imaginary world．”
Internet addiction got attention in China when stories such as Xiao Yi’s popped up in China state-run press．Internet addicts died from exhaustion after spending days online or murdered others in search of virtual(虚幻的)possessions．Public anger over these incidents spurred the opening of China’s first Internet addiction treatment center．
The clinic’s treatment might seem cruel．But it’s a popular choice for worried parents．
“Ever since our door’s opened，every bed has been full．” says the center’s director．20 at a time come for medical treatment and counseling(咨询)．They are also kept busy with activities，designed to take their attention away from the attraction of computers．
“I’m confident this will work or I wouldn’t have come here．’’explains t his college student．Critics aren’t so sure．Some argue the government is exaggerating(夸大的)concerns about Internet addiction as an excuse to ban Internet cafes and game sites．But for China’s estimated 2 million Internet addicts，the temptation of the wired(怪诞的)world is a real problem.
21．The best title of the passage may be ．
A．China opens addiction treatment centers
B．China battles Web addiction
C．China bans Internet cafes and game sites
D．China designs to take teenagers away from the temptation of computers
22．According to the first paragraph，Xiao Yi killed himself because ．
A．he was unable to continue with his studies
B．he thought he could play computer games in another world
C．he thought he could meet the persons in another world
D．he was in a puzzle about his homework
23．The underlined word“spurred”in the second paragraph means ．
A．forced B．improved C．prevented D．inspired
24．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．All the people agree that the treatment center should be built．
B．It is estimated that there are two million Internet addicts in China．
C．Many worried parents chose to send their children to Internet addiction treatment center．
D．Some Internet addicts died from exhaustion after spending days online．
25．We can infer from the passage that ．
A．China has settled the problem of Internet addiction
B．Only juniors get addicted to the internet
C．Only parents are worried about the problem mostly
D．No practical methods have been found to completely solve the Internet addiction
B
Vienna—In spite of Iraq’s decision to s top oil deliveries，the 11-nation Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)will not increase production to make up the shortfall．ministers decided Tuesday in Vienna．
The l 1 oil ministers decided to meet again on July 3 to discuss the effects of the Iraq temporary s top．The organization's president，Charkid Kheria of Algeria，said after the meeting that s tocks were high and prices were stable，so quota(配额)increases were not necessary．
The E．U．Commission has expressed concern about Iraq’s output stop．A speaker said OPEC had to take all possible measures to keep or lower the oil price．
Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Al-Nuaimi had earlier said there would not be any shortfall of oil in the market．
The organization had already taken steps to fill the gap，he said．OPEC Secretary General Ali Rodriguez added that the period of Iraq’s output s top was not known，so other exporters were not going to lift quotas yet．If the market was destabilized(使……动摇)，a suitable response could be made．
Iraq on Monday s topped shipments of crude oil to protest against the U．N．Security Council’s decision to extend the oil-for-food programme by only a month，instead of the normal six-month renewal．Just before the Vienna meeting，oil prices had gone up，with a barrel of OPEC crude oil selling for 27．05 dollars，up from 26．8 1 dollars last Friday． North Sea oil was at 29．26 dollars Monday evening．
OPEC wants the oil price to stay within fl margin of 22 to 28 dollars and achieved that with cuts in January and March that reduced 2．5 million barrels per day off quotas．
26．Iraq made the decision to s top oil deliveries because ．
A．oil price is too low in international market
B．the U．N．Secretary Council has decided to shorten the time of extension of the oil-for-food programme
C．many oil wells were destroyed during the war in the late 1980s
D．it couldn’t get enough money to develop its economy
27．The attitude the E．U．Commission took towards Iraq’s output s top is
A．active B．concerned C．cold D．surprised
28．The underlined words“The organization”here refers to ．
A．OPEC B．the E．U．Commission
C．Vienna D．W TO
29．The main idea of the passage is ．
A．the oil prices in the world were stable though Iraq has s topped oil deliveries
B．OPEC has controlled the oil price to stay within a margin of 22 to 28 dollars
C．OPEC will not increase oil production to make up the shortfall that caused by Iraq
D．Oil is connected with people’s daily life
30．The 11 oil ministers decided to meet on July 3 so that ．
A．they can persuade Iraq to continue oil production
B．they can have a talk with the U．N．Security Council
C．they can have a discussion about the effects of Iraq’s temporary output s top
D．they can make up their minds to increase 0.1 production hat．
参考答案
1—5. BDCAA 6—10 CDBCA 11—15 CADBD 16—20 BACCC
21—25 BCDAD 26—30 BBACC
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