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高三二轮复习阅读专练五Are youlooking forsome newand excitingplaces totake your kids toTry someof theseplaces:Visit artmuseums.They offersome activitiesto exciteyourkids*interest.Many offer(签名)workshops formaking hand-made pieces,traveling exhibits,book signingsbychildrens favoritewriters,and evenmusical performancesand otherarts.Head to a naturalhistory museum.This iswhere kidscan discoverthe pastfromdinosaur modelsto rock collections andpictures ofstars in the sky.Also,ask whatkind ofworkshopsand educationalprograms areprepared for kids andany specialevents that arecoming up.Go toa Youtheater.Look forone in your areaoffering playsfor childand familyvisitors.Pre-show playshops areconducted byarea artistsand educatorswhere kidscan discoverthe(木偶)secret aboutperforming arts.Puppet makingand stagemakeup arejust a couple of thespecial offeringsyou mightfind.Try hands-on science.Visit oneofthemany hands-on sciencemuseums aroundthecountry.These scienceplay-lands aregreat funforkidsand grown-ups alike.Theyll keepyourchild mentallyand physicallyactive thewhole daythrough whilepushing buttons,experimenting,and building.When everyoneis tired,enjoy afun familyscience show,commonly foundin thesemuseums.
1.A.a hands-on sciencemuseum B.an artmuseumC.a YoutheaterD.a naturalhistory museum
2.What cankids doataYoutheaterA.Look atrockcollections.B.See dinosaurmodels.C.Give performances.D.Watch puppetmaking thelast
3.What doeshands-on science1*mean inA.paragraphScience gamesdesigned bykids.C.B.Reading sciencebooks.Learning scienceby doingthings.D.A showof kids1science work.If achild isinterested inthe universe,he probablywill visit
4.Where doesthis textprobably comefromA.A museumguide.B.A filmreview.C.A newsreport.D.A sciencetextbook.When astorm iscoming,most peopleleave thearea asquickly adpossible andhead forsafety.But there are afew peoplewho willget intotheir carsand gostraight for the center of(冒危险)the storm.These peopleare willingto risk・・・being killedby floodsor1OO-kilometer-an-hour windsfor theexcitement ofwatching thestorm closeup.(追逐)(喜好),Storm chasingis becomingan increasinglypopular hobbyespeciallyintheMidwest ofthe UnitedStates,where thereare frequentstorms betweenMarchand July.A stormchaser beginsthe dayby checkingthe Internetfor thelatest weatherreports,and thendrives up to1,000kilometers towhere hestorm willbe andwits forit todevelop.Although anyonecan doit,storm chasingis extremelydangerous.The powerof abigstorm canthrow acow intothe airor destroya wholehouse inseconds.Storm chasersare also oftenhurt in accidents causedby drivingina heavy rain.If youareabeginner,itis muchsafer tojoin agroup for storm-chasing vacationsduring thestorm season.Even then,storm chasingis notall adventureand excitement.nStorm chasingis95%driving,says DanielLynch,who spendsmost ofhis summerstorm-chasing.Sometimes youcansit aroundfor hourswaiting forsomething tohappen,and allyou getis bluesky anda fewlightshowers.HHowever,forstormchasers,it isall worthit.nWhen youget close toastorm,it isthe mostexcitingsightyou willever seeinyourlife,says JasperMorley.nEvery stormis anexample ofthe powerofnature,It isthe greatestshow onEarth.n
5.For storm chasing,the firstthing stormchasers dois to.A.head straightfor thecenterofthe stormB.get intothe carfor safetyC.wait patientlyforthestorm todevelopD.collect informationabout acoming storm
6.Beginners ofstormchasingare advised.A.not todrive inaheavyrainB.to doit inan organizedwayC.not toget tooclosetoa stormD.to spendmore timeon itin summer
7.What canwe learnfrom thetextA.Sometimes stormchasers getnothing butdisappointmentB.Many stormchasers getkilled inthe storms.C.Storm chasingis becomingpopular aroundthe world/D.Storm chasingis onlyfit foryoung peopleCImagine,one day,getting outof bedin Beijingand beingat youroffice inShanghai inonlyacoupleof hours,and then,after afull dayof work,going backhome toBeijing andhavingdinner there.Sounds unusual,doesnt itBut itsnot thatunrealistic,with thedevelopment ofChinashigh-speed railwaysystem.China hasan evengreater high-speed railwayplan toconnect thecountrywith SoutheastAsia,and finallyEastern Europe.China isplanning toextend itsown high-speed railwaynetwork toupto17countries in10to15years,eventually reachingLondon andSingapore.If Chinasplan fbrthe high-speed railwaygoes forward,people couldrush fromLondonto Beijingwithin twodays.The newsystem wouldstill followChinas highspeed railwaystandard.And thetrains wouldbe ableto run346kilometers anhour,almost asfast assomeairplanes.Chinas bullettrain,the oneconnecting Wuhanto Guangzhou,already hasthe Worldsfastestaverage speed.It covers1,069kilometers inabout threehours.Of course,therearesome technicalchallenges toovercome.There areso manyissues thatneedto besettled,such assafety andmaintenance ofrailway tracks.So,its importantto payattentionto everydetail.But thekey issueis reallymoney.China isalready spendinghundredsof billionsof yuanon longerrailway construction.China prefersthat theother countriesprovide naturalresources ratherthanfinancial investment.Resources fromthose countriescould floodinto Chinato supportdevelopment.Itll be a win-win project.For other countries,the railwaynetwork willcertainly createmoreopportunities forbusiness,tourism andso on,not tomention thebetter communicationamongthose countries.For China,such aproject wouldnot onlyconnect itwith therest ofAsia andbring somemuch-needed resources,but wouldalso helpdevelop Chinasfar west.We predictthat inthecoming decades,millions ofpeople willmove tothe westernparts,where theland isempty andresourcesunused.With high-speed trains,people willset upfactories andbusiness centersinthe west.And theylltrade withCentral Asianand EasternEuropean countries.
8.According tothe passage,the greatestchallenge tothe newhigh-speed railwayplan is.A.financial problemsB.safety ofthe systemC.technical issuesD.maintenance ofrailway tracks
9.Whafs theauthors attitudetowards Chinashigh-speed railwayplanA.Positive B.Negative C.Doubtful D.Critical
10.Chinas newhigh-speedrailwayplan willbeawin-win projectbecause.A.China andthe countriesinvolved willget much-needed resourcesB.China andthe countriesinvolved willbenefit fromthe projectin variousways C.Chinawill developits railwaysystem andcommunication withothercountriesD.foreign countriesinvolvedwill developtheir railwaytransportation,business andtourism
11.Which ofthe followingmight bethe besttitle forthe passageA.International RailwayNetwork B.High-speed BulletTrainsC.Big RailwayDreams D.New RailwayStandards参考答案5-7DBA8-11AABC.1-4DDCA。