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高中英语阅读理解训练：China Daily

Here are four pieces of news from China Daily.

SHANGHAI-The Huachen Group, which has put 83 million yuan in the development of the e-commerce market since its official registration late last year, recently held a meeting in Shanghai to show the use of its newly opened tourism business payment network. The network aims to serve tourists from all over the world, but especially from Europe and the United States where credit cards are popularly used. After opening the www website, netizens can get information about hotels and tourism services on tourism page. Hotels and services can be reserved and payments made through credit cards. The network opened in February in Beijing.

SYDNEY-The Sydney Olympic flame will travel underwater on Australia‘s Great Barrier Reef during the torch relay(火炬接力) following a successful test.

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Scuba diver Wendy Craig, a marine biologist, will carry the torch on a three-to-four-minute underwater journey at Agincourt Reef on June 27, creating Olympic history, organizers said yesterday.

Burning at 2000 degrees, the torch is expected to remain alight three metres underwater because of a special kind of technology which creates a ―fierce flame‖ -too powerful to be drowned out by water. Charles Tegner, managing director of torch creator, said the flame would burn like a flare from oxygen-producing chemicals.

BEIJING-The election of a new leader in Taiwan can not change the fact that Taiwan is a part of Chinese territory.‖ Taiwan Independence‖ in whatever form will never be allowed, according to a statesman of China‘s central government.

―We should listen to what the new leader in Taiwan says and watch what he does. We will observe where he will lead cross-Straits relations. We are willing to exchange views on cross-Straits relations and peaceful reunification with all parties, organizations and personages in Taiwan who favor(赞同) the one China principle,‖ says the statesman, which was released(发布)by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee.

HAIKOU-Customs officers in Haikou, capital of South China‘s Hainan Province, recently stopped a boat loaded with 781 cases of foreign-brand cigarettes being smuggled(走私)into China. The cigarettes are estimated to be worth more than 1.8 million yuan, said a customs discovered the smuggling boat as they were going around the northern sea area of Yangpu Port.

The smuggled cigarettes cases, packed into two containers, were disguised to avoid(回避) being examined. The boat was registered(登记) in the coastal city of Xiamen in East China‘s Fujian Province. All eight suspects(疑犯) aboard the boat were kept by the police in Haikou.

1.Why does the network aim to serve tourists especially from Europe and the USA?

A. Because they are from developed countries.

B. Because the payments of hotels and services should be made through credit cards. C. Because people in these countries travel much more than those countries. D. Because they have more computers than others.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the second piece of news?

A. The whole torch relay will be held three metres underwater.

B. The underwater journey of the torch will play an important part in Olympic history. C. A test has been made before this activity.

D. Some chemicals will help the flame burn by producing oxygen.

3.Which is the best title for the third piece of news?

A. Ready to Fight B. No Good End C. Wait and See D. Peace Comes First

4.Which of the following best explains the underlined word‖ disguised‖ in the last piece of news?

A. made different from normal B. designed for a good purpose C. hidden D. pretended

答案：BACA

英语阅读理解练习题:Tarawa

Tarawa is one of the two largest of the Gilbert Islands in the western Pacific Ocean, but it is a very tiny island, with an area of about eight square miles, and a population of about 17,000. Small as it is, three nations fought to control and use it as an air base during World War II. The Japanese took it from the British in 1941, only to lose it to the Americans tow years later after one of the bloodiest (血腥的) battles of the war. Today, the Gilbert Islands having become part of the Kiribati Pepublic, Tarawa is now its capital and major seaport (海港).

1. Which of the following diagrams (图解) gives the correct relationship (关系) between Kiribati, Tarawa and Gilbert Islands?

(K--Kiribati; T--Tarawa; G--the Gibert Islands)

2. Tarawa belongs to ______.

A. Japan. B. the U.S. C. Britain. D. Kiribati.

3. Tarawa lies nearer to ______.

A. Japan than to the U.S. B. the U.S. than to Japan.

C. Britain than to the U.S. D. Britain than to Japan.

4. Tarawa was important during World War II because of its ______.

A. size. B. population. C. position. D. history.

5. In recent history, Tarawa ______.

A. had been ruled by three nations one after another.

B. has been fought over in a tough battle by three nations.

C. has been divided and ruled by three different nations.

D. has always stayed out of the way of wars and battles.

塔拉瓦是一个的在西太平洋的吉尔伯特群岛，但它是一个非常小的岛屿，有八平方公里的面积，和人口约17000。尽管很小，三个国家为了控制和使用它作为二战期间的一个空军基地。日本把它从英国在1941，只有失去后最血腥的一晚美国人两年(血腥的)战争的战役。今天，吉尔伯特群岛已成为基里巴斯的一部分，塔拉瓦现在是pepublic，首都和主要海港(海港)。

高三英语阅读理解练习：Success

If you're in charge of a project, the key to success is getting everyone to want to help you. As a director. I point. I gently push the actors in the direction I want them to go.

In the 1986 movie nothing in common, Jackie Gleason's character, Max Basner, gets fired from his job as a clothing salesman. The scene, shot on a boat, shows Max's despair about being out of work. I was looking for some gesture that would allow Max to show his feelings. Jackie had far more experience at everything than I did, and at first I was

frightened. What could I possibly tell ?The Great One about acting? Out of fear I decided to direct by suggestion, and I sat down with Gleason to talk about the scene. ?So Max is and, right? I said. Gleason nodded. ?And he's probably still carrying his pens with his name on them ? the ones he used to hand out to his customers, right? Gleason nodded. ?So what would you want to do with the pens after you were fired? He was silent for a moment. ?Why don't I throw them overboard? I stood up and turned toward the crew. ?Hey, everybody. Jackie has a wonderful idea. Let's shoot it. After filming the scene, Gleason called me over and said with a smile, ?Garry, what kind of wonderful idea am I going to have tomorrow? You and your team can discover the answers to problems together. When there are no prizes or gold stars. For who gets the solution first, you'll all benefit when everything turns out right.

1. The author tells us that to succeed in a project you are in charge of you should ______.

A. make everyone work for you B. get everyone willing to help you 　　C. let people know you have the final say D. keep sending out orders to them

2. It can be inferred that__________. 　　A. Jackie Gleason is the director of the film Nothing in Common 　　B. Jackie Gleason is very angry when he is fired from his job. 　　C. Max, a character in film, is in very low spirits when he loses his job. 　　D. Jackie Gleason is the writer of the film Nothing in Common.

3. ?The Great One in paragraph 3 refers to _______. 　　A. Gleason B. the director himself C. Max D. Max's boss

4. Why did Gleason call the director over and smile at him? Because Gleason _______. 　　A. thought his wonderful idea was accepted by the latter 　　B. succeeded in hitting upon a wonderful idea. 　　C. was confident about his work the next day 　　D. appreciated the latter's way of directing films

5. The most suitable title for the passage is ________. 　　A. Directing Film B. The Key to Success 　　C. A Wonderful Experience D. Working with Film Stars

答案：BCADB