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1、风陵渡中学2012届高三阅读专练（3）A The bike, a black Kona 18 speed, was our only transport. Trevor used it to get o work, putting in 60-hour weeks to support his young family. And the bike was also used to get groceries（食品杂货），saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad that someo
2、ne would steal our bike that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, then called my husband to pick it up. Once again my husband had a way to get to and from his job. It really is an
3、honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can be passed from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it strengthened our
4、 faith in humanity（人性）as a whole. And it has influenced（影响）us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others. No matter how big or how small, an act of kindness shows that someone cares. And the results can be everlasting.46. Why was the bike so important to the couple? A. The mans job wa
5、s bike racing. B. It was their only possession. C. It was a nice Kona 18 speed. D. They used it for work and daily life.47. We can infer from the text that _. A. the couple worked 60 hours a week. B. people were busy before Christmas C. the stranger brought over the bike D. life was hard for the you
6、ng family.48. How did people get to know the couples problem? A. From radio broadcasts. B. From a newspaper. C. From TV news. D. From a stranger.49. What do the couple learn from their experience? A. Strangers are usually of little help. B. One should take care of their bike. C. News reports make pe
7、ople famous. D. An act of kindness can mean a lot.BThe following notice is posted in the bus station.Time Table:Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, from 7:00 am and every half-hour thereafter, until 11:30 pm(7 days a week) Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hou
8、r from 6:20 am to 11:40 pm(7 days a week)Evening rush hours (5:00 pm to 7:00 pm): Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City every 15 minutes. (Monday-Friday)Holidays Buses leave every hour on the hour, each direction. (Trip time:30 minutes each way)All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the R
9、ailway Station, New York City, or at the Brennan Station Window BEFORE boarding buses.50. If you want to take a bus in the evening rush hour, you should take the _ in the Railway Station, New York City on Monday.A. 6:20 pm B. 5:45 pm C. 8:00 pm D. 7:15 pm51. If you get to the Railway Station New Yor
10、k 11:35 am on Saturday, how long will you have to wait before you take a bus?A.5 minutes B.15 minutes C.25 minutes D. No bus can be taken 52. Youll go back home from work in Brennan. Which of the following bus will you take?A.7:30 pm B.6:00 pm C.5:45 pm D.6:20 pm53. Where should passengers buy their
11、 tickets?A. From the bus driver B. On the bus after getting on itC. From the conductor D. At the station before boardingCHave you ever seen people dance? Some dances are fast and others are slow. Peoples feet always move when they dance. They keep on moving until the music stops.People have enjoyed
12、dancing for a very long time. This story is of a different kind of dance. It is a dance without people or music. Yet this dance is one of the oldest in the world. It is the dance of bees.If you have ever watched bees, you know that they are very clever. They also work hard looking for food and bring
13、ing it hack to their home.The home of the bees is called a bee hive(巢). Here hundreds even thousands of bees live. They work day and night building small walls of wax(蜡). Then they make their honey. This is the same honey that we eat.Where does the honey come from? Bees live on food from flowers. Ha
14、ve you seen bees flying around a flower garden? When a bee rests on a flower, it tries to go to the center of it. There it takes the food back to the hive.At the hive, bees change this flower food into honey. Then they fly away for more food.How do the bees know where to find the best food in the sw
15、eetest flowers? One bee acts as a guide. When it discovers good flowers, it flies back to the hive and tells the others. It does this by dancing for them.The bee dances on the side. This tells the other bees which way to go to find the flowers. But that is not all. The bee dances for some time. And the length of its dance tells the other bees how far they must fly to reach the flowers.When the bees see the dance, they know where the flowers are. They fly away and return with more food for the hive.Sometimes we hear the m
