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1、高中英语真题： 2015 届高三上学期期末考试试卷试题.doc 一、阅读理解(共 5 题) 1.London has become a cycle-friendly zone after the launch (启动) of a new bike hire scheme. It has been designed to encourage more people to cycle in and around central London. So how does it work？First you have to sign up to the scheme to be sent a key.
2、The key will unlock one of the bikes, which are kept at docking stations (系泊系统 ) in and around central London. You have to pay an access fee for the key and then you pay as you go, for the length of time you use the bike. Transport for London, which runs the scheme, are hoping to have 6,000 bikes an
3、d 400 docking stations in place by the end of the year. The new hire system is hoping to ease traffic jams in London and is expected to create up to 40,000 extra cycle trips a day into the city centre. London Mayor Boris Johnston launched the scheme and said London has been “ filled with thousands o
4、f gleaming (闪闪发光的 ) machines that will transform the look and feel of our street and become as commonplace on our roads as black cabs and red buses”.However, there have been a few problems since the scheme was launched last Friday. On the first day some people found they couldnt dock their bike prop
5、erly and their usage of the bike had not registered. Transport for London did admit they had been expecting a few “ teething problems” and have said they would not charge for the first day as a “ gesture of goodwill” . Some other people have criticized the lack of docking stations and locks for the
6、bikes as well as the price it costs to hire the bicycles. Despite the comments, the green-thinking London Mayor still says with certainty, “ My crusade for the capital to become the great est big cycling city in the world has taken a great pedal-powered push forwards.”21. What is the aim of the new
7、bike hire scheme in London? A. To promote the bicycle industry in London. B. To make London seem more friendly. C. To reduce the air pollution in London D. To relieve the traffic problem in London. 22. What is Not the problem happening since the scheme was carried out? A. People couldn t find the re
8、gistered bicycles.B. Some people couldn t dock bikes properly.C. Docking station is not enough at all. D. The charges for hiring bikes are too high. 23. What does the underlined phrase probably mean? A. Difficulties in carrying out a plan. B. Criticism from all the people. C. Tooth decays or other t
9、ooth diseases. D. Quarrels from both sides. 24. London Mayor s attitude towards the new bike hire scheme is probably_. A. doubtful B. optimistic C. indifferent D. critical 2.Millions of sports lovers are still thinking about one thing-the Winter Olympics in Sochi Russia. Close to 2900 men and women
10、competed in the 2014 Winter Games about a month ago. The Olympics brought a lot of attention to Sochi, a city on the Black Sea, which is a popular area for vacation travelers. The area is known for its mild winters. At least $50 billion was spent on the 2014 Winter Games, making it the costliest Oly
11、mpics in history. Seven billion dollars was spent on the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. Olympic officials chose Sochi to host the 2014 games almost seven years ago. At that time, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the games would cost about $13 billion. Yet the actual expenses exceeded h
12、is estimate. So where did all the money go? Some observers say the high cost is partly the result of security measures. Brian Jenkins, a terrorism expert from the RAND Corporation, gave the following explanation. There were anywhere between 70,000 and 100, 000 policemen and military troops deployed
13、around the city. The main threat came from separatist and Islamist groups from the North Caucasus, especially from Chechnya and Dagestan. One group claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings in Volgograd last December. The attacks killed more than 30 people. The city is only about 600 kilometer
14、s away from Sochi. Bruce Hoffman is a terrorism expert from Georgetown University in Washington DC. He says the increased security made Sochi a difficult target for terrorists. It is thought that the terrorists intention was to make life difficult for the Russians and to create some sort of incident
15、 that would take away the enjoyment. The last Olympians from around the world on Russian soil were in 1980. That was a year after Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan. More than sixty countries didn t take part in the Moscow Summer Games to show th eir anger. 25. According to the passage, why did the S
16、ochi Winter Olympics cost so much? A. Because it was held at an area popular for vacation travelers. B. Because the Russian government wanted to make it the best ever held. C. Because security measures at Sochi were stricter than before. D. Because the original plan was made 7 years before. 26. It can be known from the passage that Bruce Hoffman was . A. a terrorism expert from the USA B. the writer who wrote this article C. an athlete who competed in Sochi D. a terrorism expert from RAND Corpor
