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高三英语备课组（2007.9.28） 阅读表达练习一 阅读下面的短文，根据短文后的要求完成76—80小题（请注意题目后的字数要求）。 America is a country on the move．In unheard-of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health．According to the latest figures，59 percent of American adults exercise regularly—up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago．Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active． It is hard not to get the message．The virtues of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers，postage stamps，and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books．Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the health benefits of doing regular physical exercises．Growing publicity for races held in American cities helped fuel a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although Americans have also discovered other forms of exercise（such as walking and swimming），running________________________________________． As the popularity of exercise continues to increase．so does scientific evidence of its health benefits．The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group vigorously enough to approximately double the heart rate and keep it doubled for 20 to 30 minutes at a time．Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will produce considerable improvements in physical health in about three months． 76．What is the best title for the passage?（Please answer within 10 words．） ______________________________________________________________________________ 77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
There are a lot of people of all ages who seek for better health through exercise． ______________________________________________________________________________ 78．Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．（Please answer within 10 words．） ______________________________________________________________________________ 79．What is the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph?（Please answer within 30 words．） ______________________________________________________________________________ 80．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese． ______________________________________________________________________________
阅读表达练习二 The world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages (the taxis of those days ) to get around . The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day . If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to get to and from work, they would relocate their homes outside of the city. This would help ease the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems, the idea of the London Underground, the first subway system, was born . The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays, but the first track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the first underground track which was six kilometers (3.7 miles ) long. About 30,000 people got on the subway the first day . Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not al- lowed ) and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However, the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot, as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems, riding the Underground did become popular. It carried nine million riders in its first year. Modern subways have come a long way since the early days of the London Underground. Today there are 94 large underground rapid transit systems around the world. The busiest of these subway systems is the Tokyo Metro which opened in 1927. This efficient subway has two billion riders per year, and “pushers ” work on the platforms during busy traffic hours to help push riders onto trains. At times, subway cars have been packed with up to 300 people! Shopping malls built in high traffic stations where riders move from one train to another have also helped the popularity of subways in Tokyo. Stations like the famous Ginza Sugo Eki Ginza Consolidated Station include underground department store, supermarkets, restaurants, and specialty shops. Shoppers never have to go above ground! 1.What is the best title for this passage?(Please answer within 10 words) _________________________________________________________________________________ 2.What doesn't Shoppers never have to go above ground! mean? (Please answer within 10 words) _________________________________________________________________________________ 3.What problems led the British government to build the London Underground? (Please answer within 10 words) _________________________________________________________________________________ 4.Which sentence can be replaced by the following? Although there were such problems, people loved to take subways. _________________________________________________________________________________ 5.Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. _________________________________________________________________________________ 阅读表达练习三 The research, which followed 200 students for four years that women consistently outperformed men in their studies even though they had started their courses with almost identical A-level grades. An analysis of the results showed that while 65 percent of female graduates were awarded, only 35 percent of male graduates did as well. Girls are known to outperform boys at school, but this research showed that the trend continued at university. Fiona Smith who led the research said, “The research shows that the difference has something to do with schools in general.” “It also shows something about the inequality for working women in terms of pay and promotion. Women work harder at&n
