语鹅市安置阳光实验学校2013高考英语二轮阅读理解精选专练系列（18）及答案
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Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames(绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, “Jazz and I grew up together.”
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the cornet(短号) at a boy’s
issuedatehome. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that travelled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musician
s. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became respected as their equal.
In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went. Armstrong had no equal when it came to playing the American popular song.
His cornet playing had a deep humanity(仁爱) and warmth that caud many listeners to say, “Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over.” He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most-admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.
56. Armstrong was called Pops becau he___________.
A. looked like a musician B. was a musician of much influence
C. showed an interest in music D. traveled to play modern music
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57. The creature>豁然开朗的反义词THIRD paragraph is developed__________.
A. by space B. by examples C. by time D. by comparison
58.Which statement about Armstrong is TRUE?
A.His tale begins in New Orleans B.He was born before jazz was invented.
C.His music was popular with his listeners. D.He learned popular music at a boy’s home.
59. Which would be the best title for the text?
A. The Invention of the Jazz Music B. The Father of the Jazz Style
C. The Making of a Musician D. The Spread of Popular Music
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A small town in southwest Britain is banning (禁止) plastic bags in an attempt to help the environment and cut waste—a step that environmentalists believe is a first for Europe.
Shopkeepers in Mod-bury population 1,500, agreed to stop handing out disposable plastic bags to customers on Saturday. They said paper sacks and cloth carrier bags would be offered instead.
Last month, San Francisco became the first U.S. city to ban plastic grocery bags. Internationally, laws to discourage the u of plastic bags have been pasd in parts of South Africa and Ireland, where governments either tax shoppers who u them or fine companies that hand them out. Bangladesh already bans them, and so do at least 30 remote Alaskan villages.
gzipMod-bury, about 225 miles southwest of London, has also declared a bag amnesty (宽限期), allowing local people to hand in plastic bags that have piled up at home. They will be nt for travelling.
The Mod-bury ban was the idea of Rebecca Hosking, who saw the effect of bags on marine life while working in the Pacific as a wildlife camerawoman. She said respon (反应) in the town so far had been "really positive".
"Mod-bury is quite an old-fashioned town and a lot of people have wicker baskets to go out shopping anyway," Hosking told Sky News Television.
The Worldt恤英文-watch Institute, an environmental rearch agency, states that 100 billion plastic bags are thrown away each year in the United States alone. More than 500 billion are ud yearly around the world.
60. What was Rebecca Hosking?
A. A lawyer. B. An environmentalist. C. A sailor. D. A photographer.
61. The underlined word "disposable" in the passage probably means ________.
芮成钢提问奥巴马A. acceptable B. valuable C. throw-away D. long-lasting
62. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. most of the people in Mod-bury continue to u plastic bags
B. fewer and fewer plastic bags will be ud in the world.
C. San Francisco is the first city to ban plastic bags in the world
D. most countries in the world have pasd laws to ban plastic bags
63. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. Environmental Protection B. Big Cities Banning Plastic Bags
C. Effect of Plastic Bags on Sea Animals future是什么意思 D. British Town Banning Plastic Bags
函授什么意思
C
We experience different forms of the Sun’s energy every day. We can e its light and feel its warmth. The Sun is the major source of energy for our planet. It caus the evaporation (蒸发) of water from the oceans and lakes. Sunlight also provides the energy ud by green plants to make their own food. The green plants then provide food for all organisms (生物) on the Earth.
