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．Butinfactlessthanteninchesofsnowfallseachyear,

2、thatis,lessthanhalfaninchofwater．TentimesthatmuchofrainfallsinpartsoftheAfricandesert．ThelittlesnowthatfallsinAntarcticaneverturnsintowater,Itcontinuestopileupdeeperanddeeperyearafteryear．Whenthesnowgetstobeabouteightyfeetdeepitisturnedtoicebytheheavyweightofthesnowaboveit．1．Antarcticaissocalled"de

3、sert"because______．A．itiscoveredwithsandB．itisasdryasthedesertinAfricaC．ithasthesametemperatureasadesertD．ithasfewriversandlakes2．TheAntarcticahas______．A.tentimesasmuchwaterfromtherainfallasthedesertB.thesameamountofwaterasthedesertC．muchmorerainfallthanthedesertD．aboutone-tenththerainfallofAfrica

4、3．Thesnow______inAntarctica．A．neverstopsfallingB．canbesoonchangedintowaterC．goesonpilingupdeeperanddeeperD．remainsitsformforever4．InAntarcticathesnowturnsintoiceonlywhen______．A．thetemperatureisbelowzerocentigradeB．itfirstturnsintowaterC．thesnowaboveitisheavyenoughD．itgetscoldenough5．Thebesttitlefo

5、rthispassageis______．A．TheAntarctica-AnIceDesertB．SnowfallattheSouthPoleC．TheAntarctica-ARealDesertD．TheGreatestDesertintheWorldB       Awell-dressedmanenteredafamousjewelryshoponeday．Heexplainedthathewishedtobuyajewelforhiswife'sbirthday．Thepricedidnotmattersincehewasgettingalongquitewellwithhisbu

6、siness．Afterexamininganumberofbeautifulandexpensivejewels,hechoseonethatcost$5,000．Havingpaidforit．Hesaid"Good-Bye"tothejewelerandleft．afewdayslater,themanreturnedandsaidthathiswifehadlikedthejewelsomuchthatshewantedanotheronejustlikeit．Thoughthejewelersaidthatitwasimpossibletofindajeweljustthesame

7、aswhathehadbought,themaninsistedthatthejeweleradvertiseinthenewspaper,andhewouldoffer$25,000forthejewel．Manypeopleansweredtheadvertisement,butnobodyhadtherightthings．Justwhenthejewelerhadgivenuphope,apoorly