高三英语：阅读理解专项训练（一）

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1、高三英语阅读理解专项训练TheAntarcticaisactuallyadesert．Itistheonlycontinentontheearthwithoutariveroralake．TheAntarcticaiscoveredwithiceallyearround．Thewarmesttemperatureeverrecordedthereiszero,attheSouthPole．Peopleusedtothinkthataplacesocoldwouldhaveheavysnowfalls．Bu

2、tinfactlessthanteninchesofsnowfallseachyear,thatis,lessthanhalfaninchofwater．TentimesthatmuchofrainfallsinpartsoftheAfricandesert．ThelittlesnowthatfallsinAntarcticaneverturnsintowater,Itcontinuestopileupdeeperanddeeperyearafteryear．Whenthesnowgetstobeabou

3、teightyfeetdeepitisturnedtoicebytheheavyweightofthesnowaboveit．1．Antarcticaissocalled"desert"because______．A．itiscoveredwithsandB．itisasdryasthedesertinAfricaC．ithasthesametemperatureasadesertD．ithasfewriversandlakes2．TheAntarcticahas______．A.tentimesasmu

4、chwaterfromtherainfallasthedesertB.thesameamountofwaterasthedesertC．muchmorerainfallthanthedesertD．aboutone-tenththerainfallofAfrica3．Thesnow______inAntarctica．A．neverstopsfallingB．canbesoonchangedintowaterC．goesonpilingupdeeperanddeeperD．remainsitsformfo

5、rever4．InAntarcticathesnowturnsintoiceonlywhen______．A．thetemperatureisbelowzerocentigradeB．itfirstturnsintowaterC．thesnowaboveitisheavyenoughD．itgetscoldenough5．Thebesttitleforthispassageis______．A．TheAntarctica-AnIceDesertB．SnowfallattheSouthPoleC．TheAn

6、tarctica-ARealDesertD．TheGreatestDesertintheWorldB       Awell-dressedmanenteredafamousjewelryshoponeday．Heexplainedthathewishedtobuyajewelforhiswife'sbirthday．Thepricedidnotmattersincehewasgettingalongquitewellwithhisbusiness．Afterexamininganumberofbeaut

7、ifulandexpensivejewels,hechoseonethatcost$5,000．Havingpaidforit．Hesaid"Good-Bye"tothejewelerandleft．afewdayslater,themanreturnedandsaidthathiswifehadlikedthejewelsomuchthatshewantedanotheronejustlikeit．Thoughthejewelersaidthatitwasimpossibletofindajewelju

8、stthesameaswhathehadbought,themaninsistedthatthejeweleradvertiseinthenewspaper,andhewouldoffer$25,000forthejewel．Manypeopleansweredtheadvertisement,butnobodyhadtherightthings．Justwhenthejewelerhadgivenuphope,apoorly