19. An 18th – century statesman Edmund Burke once said, “All that is needed for the success of a misguided cause is that good people do nothing.” One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because of the theory that animals have rights to decide whether to be used in research. Scientists need to respond forcefully to animal rights advocates, whose argument are puzzling the public and threaten advances in health knowledge and care. Leaders of the animal rights movement attack biomedical research because it depends on public funding, and few people understand the process of health care research. Hearing the false reports of cruelty to animals in research settings, many are puzzled that anyone would harm an animal on purpose.
The underlined word “threaten” in paragraph 1 means __________. A. doing a favor B. drawing attention to
C. causing a danger to D. making their way to
20. One country received its second-place medals with visible anger after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were sure that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponent victory was unfair. Their manager was in great anger when he said, “This wasn’t hockey. Hockey and the International Hockey Federation are finished.” The president of the Federation said later that such behavior could result in the suspension of the term for at least three years.
What did the manager mean by saying, “Hockey and the International Hockey
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Federation are finished?”
A. His team would no longer take part in international games. B. Hockey and the Federation are both ruined by the unfair decisions. C. There should be no more Hockey matches organized by the Federation. D. The Federation should break up
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高考备考阅读中的主旨大意题练习
1. Grown-ups know that people and objects are solid. At the movies, we know that if we reach out to touch Tom Cruise, all we will feel is air. But does a baby have this understanding?
To see whether babies know objects are solid, T. Bower designed a method for projecting an optical illusion of a hanging ball. His plan was to first give babies a real ball, one they could reach out and touch, and then to show them the illusion. If they know that objects are solid and they reached out for the illusion and found empty air, they could be expected to show surprise in their faces and movements. All the 16-to 24-week-old babies tested were surprised when they reached for the illusion and found that the ball was not there.
The passage is mainly about _______________.
. A. babies’ sense of sight B. effects of experiments on babies
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C. babies’ understanding of objects D. different tests on babies’ feelings 2. That night, the man of his own village came to school. For a while no one said anything. At last Carlos spoke, “We want to thank you for being in our village,” he said. “We want to thank you for teaching our children.” Ed looked at him. “I like
teaching your children,” he said. “Then please don’t leave us,” Carlos said. Ed understood. Now he knew why the men were there. They had heard Ed talk about other village. They thought he was going there to teach.
“But I am not leaving,” Ed said, “This is my home as long as I’m in Educator. John F. Kennedy No. 1 is my school.” What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. The school Ed had visited was a great school. B. The men of the village wanted to thank Ed.
C. Ed liked teaching the children of the village he lived in.
D. Ed was loved and respected by the villagers of the village he worked in. 3. Tigers are founded in many Asian countries. In the forest and grasslands, a tiger is hard to see. The sunlight is shining through leaves and branches and makes patches of bright light and shadow. A tiger’s golden colored coat with its dark strips is not easily seen for its hair is the same color as the blades of yellowish grass and patches of deep shadow. This camouflage is very important because tigers are hunters. If other animals could see a tiger coming, they would quickly run away. The tiger has very strong, sharp teeth which are used for seizing and eating the animals it catches. A tiger’s chief
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foods are deer, wild pigs and other small animals, but it will also kill cows. Tigers usually hunt and eat at night, and during the day they lie eating, hidden in the tall grass.
The best title for this passage is _______________.
A. Tigers and Other Small Animals B. Something about tigers C. Tigers’ camouflage D. How tigers Live
4. A child who stays up too late is often too tired to be successful in school. A child who is allowed to eat anything he wishes may have bad teeth and even suffer from malnutrition; Children who are rude and disorderly often suffer
pangs
of guilt. Children who are discipline are happy children. They develop in an atmosphere where they know exactly what is expected of them. This provides them with a sense of order, a feeling of security. Which sentence best expresses the main idea?
A. Any child who is brought up well will become a successful and happy child. B. If a child goes to bed very late, he will not study well at school because of
tiredness.
C. If a child eats whatever he likes, he will not study well at school because of
tiredness.
D. Good education will give a child a sense of order and a feeling of security. 5. A sense of humor is just one of the many things shared by Alfred and Anthony Melillo, 64-year-old twin brothers from East Haven who made history in February 2002. On Christmas Eve,1992, Anthony had a heart
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transplant from a 21-year-old donor. Two days before Valentine’s Day in 2002, Alfred received a 19-year-old heart, marking the first time on record that twin adults each received heart transplants.
“I’m 15 minutes older than him, but now I am younger because of my heart and I’m not going to respect him,” Alfred said with a grin, pointing to his brother while talking to a roomful reporters, who laughed frequently at their jokes.
This article is mainly about ____________. A. the danger of heart transplant surgery B. becoming young by getting a new heart C. the effect of genetic on the heart D. the twin brothers who received heart transplants
. Why did Alfred say, “I’m 15 minutes older than him, but I’m younger because of my heart?”
A. His heart transplant surgery was more successful than Anthony’s. B. His recovery from the heart surgery was faster than Anthony’s. C. His exercise program was better than Anthony’s. D. His new heart was younger than Anthony’s.
6. Do you know what was school teachers expected to do over one hundred years ago? Firstly they had to be expert in the subject they taught and they had to be good at teaching. Secondly, besides their teaching duties, they had to provide their students with different services. They should care for the oil lamps, took care of the fire, and supply their students with sharp pencils. Thirdly,
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