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1、2012届高考英语二轮专题阅读理解仿真强化训练（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATraffic jam and cities, it seems, go hand in hand. Everyone complains about being stuck in traffic; but, like the weather, no one seems to do anything about it. In particular, traffic engineers, transportation planners, and public officials
2、 responsible for transportation systems in large cities are frequently criticized for failing to solve traffic jam.But is traffic jam a sign of failure? Long queues at restaurants or theater box offices are seen as signs of success. Should transportation systems be viewed any differently? I think we
3、 should recognize that traffic jam is an unpreventable by-product of successful cities, and view the “traffic problem” in a different light. Cities exist because they promote social interactions and economic transactions.Traffic jam occurs where there are lots of people but limited spaces. Culturall
4、y and economically successful cities have the worst traffic problems, while decaying cities dont have much traffic. New York and Los Angeles are Americas most crowded cities. But if you want access to major brokerage houses (经纪行), you will find them easier to reach in crowded New York than in any ot
5、her large cities. And if your firm needs access to post-production film editors or satellite-guidance engineers, you will reach them more quickly through the crowded freeways of LA than through less crowded roads elsewhere.Despite traffic jam, a larger number and wider variety of social interactions
6、 and economic transactions can be made perfect in large, crowded cities than elsewhere. Seen in this light, traffic jam is an unfortunate consequence of prosperity, not a cause of economic decline and urban decay.So while we can consider traffic jam as increasing costs on the areas of big cities, th
7、e costs of inaccessibility (交通不便) in uncrowded places are almost certainly greater.There is no doubt that traffic jam brings the terrible economic and environmental damage in places like Bangkok, Jakarta, and Lagos. But mobility is far higher and traffic jam levels are far lower here in the US, even
8、 in our most crowded cities. Thats why, for now, we dont see people and capital streaming out of San Francisco and Chicago, heading for cities like California, and Illinois.1. We can conclude from the first paragraph that _.A. traffic jam and weather are the two factors preventing the development of
9、 the big city B. traffic jam seems to be very difficult to deal with C. if traffic engineers try their best, traffic jam can be solved D. public officials are always criticized for misusing their power 2. According to the passage, whats the authors opinion towards traffic jam？A. In cities, traffic j
10、am is unavoidable.B. Traffic jam is both a sign of failure and a sign of success.C. Traffic jam is the consequence of successful cities. D. For a successful city, traffic jam is not unpreventable. 3. By saying “decaying” (in Para. 4), the writer probably means _.A. decliningB. developingC. rich and
11、successfulD. strong and healthy4. According to this article, which statement about “New York” and “Los Angeles” is true? A. The traffic jam in the two cities has been worsened.B. New York and Los Angeles are the most successful cities in the USA.C. It is easier to reach major brokerage houses in the
12、 two cities than in other cities.D. Despite the traffic jam in LA, youll find a satellite-guidance engineer more quickly there.BWashington The largest ozone (臭氧) hole ever observed has opened up over Antarctica, according to the scientists of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NAS
13、A). They believe it is a sign that ozone-destroying gases produced years ago are just now causing the largest quantities of ozone to disappear.This years South Pole ozone hole spreads over about 28.5 million square kilometers, an area three times larger than the landmass of the United States.Picture
14、s of the hole have been offered by NASA. The hole appears as a giant blue mass, totally covering Antarctica and stretching to the southern tip of South America.“The last time the ozone hole was close to this size was in 1998, when it spread over about 27.2 million square kilometers,” NASA said.Paul
15、Newman, who works with NASAs Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instrument on a NASA satellite, said ozone watchers had expected a big hole this year, but not this big.The Antarctica ozone hole, first observed in 1985, is caused by the depletion (损耗) of Earth- protecting ozone by human made che
16、micals such as chlorofluorocarbons (含氯氟烃), known as CFCs.“Even though these chemicals were not allowed to use from the beginning of 1987, they remain in the atmosphere and will continue to do so for years,” Newman said.“This years large hole may have been caused by a change in a swirling high level air current over Antarctica, which circles the area and contains the zone hole,” Newman said.5. Th
