第 3 课《 Reading 》限时练
A卷 基础过关题
阅读理解
When people visit Mogao Caves in Gansu, most of them don't know the air they breathe out is destroying the paintings they came to see. Others walk round the Potala Palace in Tibet for hours, each step damaging the old floors.
Everyone wants to travel around the world, but many people don't realize the harm that it can do to the environment.
Even Antarctica, the last undeveloped place on our planet, is not considered safe. Scientists say that even the few tourists who go there－just 13,500 in the last 10 years－are damaging its natural beauty. Unfortunately, the huge growth in tourism means that this number could have doubled by 2013.
Tourism rose by more than 100 percent in the world's “biodiversity(生物多样性) hotspots” during the 1990s, according to a study by the United Nations Environment Programme.
The “biodiversity hotspots” are the 25 rarest and most endangered areas of plant and animal life, covering 1.4 percent of the earth. They include South America's Andes mountains, a large part of southern Australia, and the mountains of southwest China.
The growth of tourism in such areas is due to a rise in “green tourism” and adventure travel, which sees people visit the world's untouched places.
Tourism itself benefits the society by creating jobs and other opportunities for poor farmers. But it is important to find a balance that brings social benefits while protecting environmental and cultural resources.
Many people will choose to travel during the long holidays. Do you want to do something to help protect our environment as well as having a good time? Then try to avoid places with big crowds and follow the rules on protecting the environment. 1. It can be inferred from the passage that________.
A. most tourists know they are doing harm to the environment B. only the places of interest in China are badly destroyed C. the damage to the environment is growing worse D. Antarctica isn't damaged by the tourists 2. The writer thinks that________.
A. better ways can be found to protect environment resources and develop tourism at the same time
B. tourism can be further developed because it can benefit the society
C. tourism should be forbidden in order to protect the environment D. there is a rise in “green tourism” in the world 3. What's the main idea of the passage?
A. More and more people are choosing to travel. B. Tourism does good to the poor farmers.
C. People should help to protect the environment when they are traveling. D. The “biodiversity hotspots” are destroyed by the tourists. 4. From the third paragraph we can infer that________.
A. Antarctica is the only place on earth which has not been touched by tourists B. people will develop Antarctica in ten years C. about 13,500 people go to Antarctica every year
D. scientists are worried about what is happening in Antarctica B卷 拓展提升题
完形填空
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager __1__ him then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You are __2__，” he said. “Give me your __3__ address and I'll send you the application to fill in, as well as __4__ when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don't have a computer, __5__ an email.” “I'm sorry，” said the HR manager. “If you don't have an email, that means you do not __6__. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the __7__.”
The man left with no __8__. He didn't know what to do, with only 6 dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then __9__ the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours, he __10__ in doubling his capital.
The man realized that he can survive __11__ this way, and started to go every day __12__， and return later. Thus, his money __13__ or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his __14__ fleet of delivery vehicles. 5 years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
He started to plan his family's __15__， and decided to have a life __16__. He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection __17__.
When the conversation was __18__， the broker asked him his email. The man replied, “I don't have an email.”
The broker answered __19__， “You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded in building an
empire. Can you imagine what you could have been __20__ you had an email？！！” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft！” 1． A. called B. interviewed C. met
D. hired
2．A. employed B. published C. warned D. caught 3．A. home
B. office C. email D. work
D. time
4．A. date B. occasion C. age
5．A. or B. and C. neither D. but 6．A. live B. exist C. wait
D. expect
7．A. job B. chance C. possibility D. necessity 8．A. anger
B. hope C. complaint D. problem
9．A. sold B. bought C. exchanged D. delivered 10．A. decided B. failed C. succeeded 11．A. over
B. by C. in
D. tried D. with D. more
12．A. faster B. earlier C. better
13．A. doubled B. gained C. acquired D. counted 14．A. own
B. separate C. independent
D. personal
15．A. equipment B. future C. development D. personal 16．A. defense B. safety C. insurance 17．A. plan
D. prevention
B. form C. design D. tool
D. concluded D. disappointedly
18．A. continued B. lasted C. interrupted 19．A. angrily B. excitedly C. curiously
20．A. if B. unless C. when D. Once 阅读理解
1. C 旅游危害环境，随着游客人数的增加，对环境的危害也就越大。
2. A 倒数第二段第二句提到“找到一个既可以带来社会效益又能保护环境的平衡点是重要的”，选项A与其同义。
3. C 文章前六段提出旅游对环境造成的危害，最后两段倡导人们旅游时注意保护环境，故选项C为文章主旨。
高级中学高中英语必修一人教版Unit3Reading限时练Word版
