高考英语真题阅读理解试题及答案解析

高考英语考前3周阅读冲刺Passage1About21，000youngpeoplein17Americanstatesdonotattendclassesinschoolbuildin．gsInstead，theyreceivetheirelementaryandhighschooleducationbyworkingathomeoncompute．rsTheCenterforEducationReformsaystheUnitedStateshas67public―cybe．rs‖chaonodlsthatisabouttwiceasmanyastwoyearsag．oThemoneyforstudentstoattendacyberschoolcomesfromthegovernmentsofthestateswheretheylive．Someeducatorssaycyberschoolsreceivemoneythatshouldsupporttraditionalpublicschoo．lsTheyalsosayitisdifficulttoknowifstudentsarelearningwell．Othereducatorspraisethisnewformofeducationforlettingstudentsworkattheirownspeed．Thesepeoplesaycyberschoolshelpstudentswhowereunhappyorunsuccessfulintraditionalschool．sTheysaylearningathomebycomputerendslongbusridesforchildrenwholivefarfromschoo．lWhateverthejudgementofcyberschool，stheyaregettingmoreandmorepopula．rForexample，anewcyberschoolcalledCommonwealthConnectionsAcademywilltakeinstudentsthisfall．ItwillservechildreninthestateofPennsylvaniafromagesfivethroughthirtee．nChildrengetfreeequipmentfortheironlineeducation．Thisincludesacompute，raprinter，booksandtechnicalservices．Parentsandstudentstalkwithteachersbytelephoneorbysendingemailsthroughtheircomputerswhennecessar．yStudentsatcyberschoolsusuallydonotknowoneanoth．erBut56suchstudentswhofinishedstudiesatWesternPennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchoolrecentlymetforthefirsttime．Theywereguestsofhonorattheirgraduation．1．Whatdoweknowfromthetextaboutstudentsofacyberschoo？lA．Theyhavetotakelongbusridestoschoo．lB．Theystudyathomeratherthaninclassroom．sC．Theyreceivemoneyfromtraditionalpublicschools．D．Theydowellintraditionalschoolprograms．2．Whatisaproblemwithcyberschools？A．Theirequipmentcostsalotofmoney．B．Theygetlittlesupportfromthestategovernmen．tC．Itishardtoknowstudents'progressinlearning．D．Thestudentsfindithardtomakefriends．3．Cyberschoolsaregettingpopularbecame______．_A．theyarelessexpensiveforstudentsB．theirstudentscanworkattheirownspeedC．theirgraduatesaremoresuccessfulinsocietyD．theyservestudentsinawideragerange4．Wecaninferthattheauthorofthetextis______．_A．unprejudicedinhisdescriptionofcyberschoolsB．excitedaboutthefutureofcyberschoolsC．doubtfulaboutthequalityofcyberschooisD．disappointedatthedevelopmentofcyberschoolsPassage2Up，Up，andAway！AnadventurerwhobecamethefirstpersontoflyacrosstheEnglishChannelonaclusterofballoonshaslaunchedahouseintotheskyjustlikeinthehitmovieUp-inreparationforamoreambitiousjourneyandanewrecord．FearlessTrappe，fromNorthCarolina，steppedintothecartoonthemedhomebeforeflyingabovetheLeonInternationalBalloonFestivalinMexicomorethanaweekago．The38-year-oldTrappewasusingtheeventasawarm-upforhisplannedtrans-Atlanticflightscheduledfornextsumme．rHeaimstocompletethe2，500-milejourneyinaseven-footlifeboatcarriedby365hugeheliumballoons．Thebravemanislearningtosailalifeboat，incaseheneedstoditchintotheoceanduringthedanger-filledadventure．Hesillflyatbetween18，000feetand25，000feet，beatinghispreviousworldaltituderecordof21，600feet，andmustflyuninterruptedadistancetentimeslongerthanhispreviousworldrecordof230milesinordertosucceed．TheadventurerTrappe，whoholdsrecordsforcrossingtheAlps，flyingthemostclusterballoons，andthelongestdistance，hasspenthisentirecaree，rbuildinguptothisambitiousplan．―Ididn‘twakeuponedayand：thi?nIk‘goingtoflyacrosstheAtlantic，‘‖hes．aid―Everyattemptbeforethiswaspreparedforthisfigh，tI‘vebeentrainingforalongtim．e‖1．TheadventurerflewacrosstheEnglishChannelto_________．_A．testtheballoonsB．launchahouseC．shootahitmovieD．prepareforbreakingarecord2．Tofinishthejourney，hewillflyadistanceof__________．A．2500milesB．18，000feetC．25，000feetD．230miles3．Abouttheambitiousjourney，whichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．WhenhewillflyB．HowhighhesillflyC．HowfarhewillflyD．Howlongitwilltakehim4．HowmanyworldrecordsdoesJonathanhold?A．TwoB．ThreeC．FourD．Five5．Whatdoeshelastparagraphimply?A．Trappecan‘tsleeprrwyiongabouttheadventureB．TrappewasborntosetworldrecordsC．TrappealwayskeepshisambitioninmindD．TrappeneverthoughtofcrossingtheAtlanticbeforePassage3Everydaywegotoschoolandlistentotheteacher，andtheteacherwillaskussomequestions．Sometimes，theclassmateswillaskyouropinionsoftheworkoftheclas．sWhenyouaretellingothersintheclasswhatyouhavefoundoutaboutthesetopi，csrememberthattheymustbeabletohearwhatyouaresaying．Youarenottakingpartinafamilyconversationorhavingachatwithfriends---youareinaslightlyunnaturalsituationwherealargegroupofpeoplewillremainsilent，waitingtohearwhatyouhavetosay．Youmustspeaksothattheycanhearyou---loudlyenoughandclearlyenoughbutwithouttryingtoshoutorappearingtoforceyoursel．fRemember，too，thatitisthesameifyouarecalledtoaninterviewwhetheritiswithaprofessorofyourschooloragovernmentofficialwhomightmeetyou．Thepersonyouareseeingwilltrytoputyouatyoureasebutthesituationissomewhatdifferentfromthatofaordinaryconversatio．nYoumusttakespecialcarethatyoucanbehear．d1．Whenyouspeaktotheclas，syoushouldspeak______．A．asslowlyaspossibleB．inalowvoiceC．loudlyD．forcefully2．Usually，whenyouspeaktotheclas，stheclassis_______．A．noisyB．quietC．havingarestD．serious3Thesituationintheclassis______thatinyourhous．eA．n