高三英语阅读练习3

英语阅读练习三

一、完形填空

One spring afternoon five years ago, Jimmy Liao was crying in the hall of Taipei’s Sherwood Hotel, Life seemed 36 . The people who laughed as they walked past were taking their 37 for granted, just as he 38 himself. Now, however, he felt 39 —and he couldn’t even show his disappointment in his 40 .

Seeking more personally satisfying 41 , he had just left a successful job as a commercial artist when it seemed that fate（命运）played a cruel 42 on him. It was at this time that he developed cancer and was 43 to work. But that moment in the hotel was a turning point for Jimmy. He began to 44 the fact that there is no such a thing as fate, only 45 . Since then, he has published several imaginative, illustrated（带插图的）books.

According to Jimmy, you are 46 you choose to be. You can give up or you can work to be a happier person. Jimmy realized that, while the world 47 seems unfair, your choice can change your life.

This idea can be 48 in Jimmy’s books, where his characters show the powerlessness they feel 49 making their choices. The message that goes with Jimmy’s drawings, however, is 50 . Though the world may make us feel small, we must be 51 . Everything will be all right for us—as it is for the“small people”in Jimmy’s books—if we make choices that are 52 for us.

In spite of his new 53 and wealth, Jimmy prefers working 54 at home with his wife and daughter. He spends his mornings drawing. To Jimmy, living a life as he chooses means much more than money and fame could 55 . 36．A．unhappy 37．A．health

38．A．ought to 39．A．ashamed 40．A．crying 41．A．home 42．A．game 43．A．unable 45．A．failures 46．A．that 47．A．always 48．A．found 49．A．after 51．A．great

B．unusual B．wealth B．had to

C．unfair

D．uneasy D．illnesses D．used to D．endless D．consideration D．work D．part D．difficult D．recognize D．interests D．whoever D．usually D．accepted D．before D．successful D．equal D．simple D．job D．quietly D．earn

C．happiness C．needed to C．helpless C．imagination C．situation C．role C．unfit C．refuse C．choices C．which C．written C．with C．useful C．brave C．right C．name C．slowly C．gather

B．disappointed B．painting B．condition B．trick B．face B．efforts B．what B．seldom B．drawn B．about B．hopeful B．strong B．basic B．fame B．gain

B．impossible

44．A．understand

C．sometimes

50．A．powerful 52．A．scientific 53．A．product 54．A．rapidly 55．A．offer

B．separately

二、阅读理解

A

Millions of people die of hunger in southern Africa every year, but when Zambia was offered thousands of tons of free maize by the US, the government politely paid no．

“We don’t know whether the food is safe,” said Zambia’s commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Dipak Patel．

His worries are shared by countries around the world that are in two minds about America’s genetically modified（GM，转基因的）crops．Just last week, EU（欧盟）member nations were discussing whether or not to import GM sweet corn from the US．

Ever since people started farming, they have tried to crossbreed（杂交） plants to make them stronger or better tasting．At one time, only related plants could be crossed with each other．

But when GM techniques were developed in the 1970s, scientists were able to put a single gene from a living creature into an unrelated creature．

This means they can make crops more productive and resistant to disease by adding genes from other species．They can also create food with special characteristics, such as “golden rice”, which is enriched with vitamin A．But many people believe GM foods are a health risk．

“If left to me, I would certainly not eat GM foods,” said Scottish scientist Arpad Pusztai．“We are putting new things into food which haven’t been eaten before．The effects on the immune system（免疫系统） are not easy to predict．”

At the moment, the official argument is that GM foods “are not likely to present risks for human health”．But there are still many questions to be answered as the foods are produced in different ways．

Some experts believe the genetic material added to plants can transfer to humans and give damage to our bodies．Further harm could be caused by the genes from GM plants crossbreeding with naturally produced crops．

1．We learn from the passage ．

A．people have discovered that GM foods will do harm to human health B．millions of Zambia people die of eating too much GM foods C．people are still not sure if GM foods will do harm to human health D．genetic material added to plants will damage our bodies sooner or later A．Unsure

B．Worried

C．Likely

D．Careless

2．What does “in two minds” in the third paragraph mean? 3．The following statements is NOT true about GM foods?

A．It is produced from plants added genes from other species． B．GM foods can have special characteristics． C．GM foods will affect people’s immune system． D．GM foods have been produced since 1970s． A．Supportive． B．Neutral．

C．Doubtful．

D．Critical．

4．What’s the author’s attitude?

B

More Shanghai people are renting cars to travel over the coming Spring Festival, eastday．com

reported today．

Most cars in large local car-rental companies such as Yongda, Anji and Dazhong are leased(=rented) so far with the Buick Sport Utility Vehicle（SUV）in high demand．

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