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1、贵州仁怀市2017高考英语阅读理解专题一轮训练（五）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(原创)People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages. Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 156 years before it was returned to Chinese control in 1997. English was the only official language until 1994. Most people in Ho
2、ng Kong today speak Cantonese, but Mandarin and other dialects also are heard, and English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here. Now however, many people are choosing to learn English as it is spoken in the United States. Victor Chan, for example, has children who attend school
3、 called Nature EQ on Saturday and Sunday, and they are learning to say words the American way. Mr Chan says he wants his sons to learn American English, because he plans to send them to the United States for further study. Nature EQ is one of a growing number of schools in Hong Kong that offer Ameri
4、can English classes. Frankie Ng opened the school 17 years ago, at that time, he had only 40 students. Today, the school has 350 students, and it does not have space for any more. Mr Ng says American English is clear and defined. He says it is easy to teach and easily understood. That, however, is n
5、ot the main concern of the children. Public schools in the former British colony still teach mostly British English. But the number of private language schools teaching American English is growing. In Hong Kongs Tseung Kwan O district, for example, the American English Workshop school had 20 student
6、s a week when it opened one year ago. Today, ithas more than 180 each week. Some observers say American English is becoming the language of international business. Increased contact with American culture, like movies, television programs, computer games and the Internet is spreading American express
7、ions and accents in areas other than business. But for now, people hearing English in the streets of Hong Kong are mainly hearing traditional British English. “We can understand both, but for what we speak, we speak with the British accent, ”said one local woman. “The British is better I think, ”com
8、mented a local man. 【文章大意】多元化的大都市香港现在正兴起一股学习美式英语的热潮。1. Which of the following is TRUE about the language spoken in Hong Kong? A. English is still the only official language now. B. British English is still widely spoken and taught at present. C. Most people are learning American English now. D. All
9、people in Hong Kong can speak Cantonese. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段English as the British used is still widely spoken and taught here一句可知英式英语在香港广泛使用和用于教学之中。2. What can we learn from the examples shown in this passage? A. Views are different on American English. B. Not all people like American English. C. Am
10、erican English is becoming more popular. D. American English is better than British English. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章提供的例子可知人们越来越喜欢学习美式英语。3. What does the underlined word“it”refer to? A. British EnglishB. American EnglishC. American English Workshop schoolD. Hong Kong【解析】选C。细节理解题。it代指上句中的American English W
11、orkshop school“美式英语培训学校”。4. What can we infer from the passage? A. American English and British English will go hand in hand in the future. B. American English will be more popular than British English. C. British accent is clear and easy to study. D. Local people cant understand both of the two kin
12、ds of English. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据文章可知尽管美式英语的学习不断升温, 英式英语仍在广泛使用和在教学中应用, 故推断美式英语和英式英语将会在香港并存下去。【2014高考英语综合能力测试题】Canadian researchers said they had developed an antibody treatment, which may be able to prevent death from Ebola virus, even for those who have been infected for three days. The findings, publ
13、ished in the US journal Science Translational Medicine, suggested that it may be possible to develop a cure for Ebola, even after the virus is detected in the blood and disease symptoms have become apparent. Although rare, Ebola virus is considered as one of the most aggressive viruses because of it
14、s rapidity of death, which can be one week from exposure, or three to four days from the time the first symptoms become apparent. “For this reason, such a treatment has been considered to be closer to the field of science fiction than contemporary scientific research,” said lead author Qiu Xiangguo
15、at the Public Health Agency of Canada. In their study, the researchers gave Ebola-infected monkeys a treatment made of three specific antibodies(抗体) in combination with interferon-alpha (a干扰素), which is produced naturally by the body to fight viruses. Once in contact with outer regions of the virus,
16、 these antibodies can reduce the ability of the virus to reproduce. At the same time, the interferon-alpha increases the defense of the infected individual by stimulating a natural but rapid and powerful anti-viral response, she said. “Although we were very optimistic, we were not expecting to see 100 percent survival of Ebolainfected monkeys, when they are treated only three days before they di
