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1、2015 河北省河北省鹿泉市鹿泉市高考复习英语阅读理解专练（高考复习英语阅读理解专练（6）及答案）及答案阅读理解。阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。With rising gas prices，its no wonder the search for gasoline alternatives(替代品) has suddenly taken on a new urgency.One of the laboratoriesa high school in Brooklynis where students are using cooking oi
2、l to run their experimental engine.And as Education reporter Art McFarland discovered，it appears to be working.Students at Automotive High School have taken a gas alternative lesson a step further.They have perfected a project that runs this cars engine，with used cooking oil.Lamar Taylor， “I think i
3、ts a great project because its better for the environment.”Vehicles that run on alternative fuels are part of a cutting edge technology.The Automotive High Project began after a dieselpowered Mercedes was donated to the school two years ago.Thomas Cassino，mechanics teacher， “The original diesel engi
4、ne.was actually produced to run on vegetable oil and whale oil.”The oil running the engine was collected from the school cafeteria and from restaurants，then placed into a converter，which heats it up while the engine starts using the diesel fuel.With the flip(轻击) of a switch，the engine is cooking wit
5、h oil，though collecting it can have drawbacks.Melissa Silberman，principal， “Once they started running the car，they didnt want to eat in the cafeteria any more because what the French fries(炸薯条) were cooked in werent so attractive if it can run a car.”And it has its advantages.Curtis Giscombe，student
6、， “It smells like the back of McDonalds.It smells like French fries.” The students are not likely to influence the more widespread use of alternative fuels，but if the day comes when lots more cars are running on cooking oil，the students will be prepared to service them.1What would be the best title
7、for the text?AThe Future Alternative to GasolineBRising Gas Prices Drive Experimental EngineCCooking Oil Finds Its New UsesDStudents Use Cooking Oil to Power an Engine2The importance of using cooking oil to run engines is that it can .Aprotect the environmentBsave the gasCoffer cars good smellDbring
8、 down the gas price3According to the seventh paragraph， .Athe car is full of French friesBthe car makes people eat nothingCthe car makes people not want to eat in the cafeteriaDthe car is a moving cafeteria4About the future of the car running on cooking oil，we know that .Athe day for cars widely usi
9、ng cooking oil is long to comeBit will have a great effect on the oil marketCthe students may build a service company soonDno one wants to use cooking oil for their cars1Just as they came round the next bend the engine broke down and came to a stop. (完形填空第五段)正当他们绕过下一个弯时，发动机熄火停了下来。(1)The telephone sy
10、stem has broken down.电话系统失灵了。(2)Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.双方谈判已经破裂。2On both sides grew thick unknown trees. (完形填空最后一段)河的两边长满了茂密的不知名的树木。(1)Through the window came in wafts of intoxicating fragrance.从窗子里吹进一阵阵醉人的清香。(2)On the winding path were to be found footprints of some str
11、ange animals.沿着曲折的小道可以发现一些奇异野兽的足迹。3And as Education reporter Art McFarland discovered，it appears to be working.(阅读理解第一段)正如教育报记者 Art McFarland 看到的那样，机器开始运转了。(1)As might be expected，John was admitted to the university.约翰被大学录取了，这是可以预料到的。(2)More American troops are being sent to the Middle East，as I hav
12、e learnt from the newspaper.我从报纸上得知，更多的美国部队正在被派往中东。4Once they started running the car，they didnt want to eat in the cafeteria any more. (阅读理解第七段)车一发动，他们就不再想吃餐厅里的东西(1)The ship sank below the water，and wasnt seen any more.轮船沉没在浪涛之下，再也见不到了。(2)They decided not to take part in Asian Games any more.参考答案-1
13、D 2A 3C 4A【广东省广东省 2012 届高三考前冲刺卷届高三考前冲刺卷(一一)】CEveryone knows that taxation is necessary in a modern state：Without it，it would not be possible to pay the soldiers and policemen who protect us；nor the workers in government offices who look after our health，our food，our water，and all the other things th
14、at we cannot do for ourselves；nor the ministers and members of parliament(国会) who govern the country for us.By means of taxation，we pay for things that we need just as much as we need somewhere to live and something to eat.But everyone knows that taxation is necessary，different people have different
15、 ideas about how taxation should be arranged.Should each person have to pay a certain amount of money to the government each year？Or should there be tax on things that people buy and sell？If the first kind of taxation is used，should everyone pay the same tax，whether he is rich or poor？If the second
16、kind of tax is preferred，should everything be taxed equally?In most countries，a direct tax on persons，which is called income tax，exists.It is arranged in such a way that the poorest people pay nothing，and the percentage of tax grows greater as the taxpayers income grows.In England，for example，the tax on the richest people goes up as high as ninetyfive percent!But countries with direct taxation nearly always have indirect ta
