从上海、北京2003年高考试卷上阅读理解题，可发现一大特色，就是阅读篇章在加大，词汇量在增多，因而平时一定要加强泛读的练习，不断提高阅读水平和阅读技巧.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　 A lot of tourists visit Las Vegas every day Millions of people all over the world look forward to just getting a look at what Las Vegas is like. But one particular question always cross people's mind: Why is Las Vegas always on the top of every vacation resort list? Why is La s Vegas the first thing that crosses every single person's mind when the word “vacation” approaches?

    Las Vegas is the legendary dreamland for moneymakers, as well as the most perfect vacation spot ever to be open and available to vacationers throughout the whole world! Equip with 12 of the largest hotels ever to be built, casinos make your brain spin, and sights you could never finish seeing I guess the most important and popular thing that attracts so many tourists, is the money magnet that only Las Vegas possesses This craving desire for money that lives within ourselves always tends to lead to Las Vegas, which is why 30 million people hear for the golden town of gambling each and every year.

　　Now, many great famous movie stars as well as singers, and all the tops in show biz, are coming to this little town just out of nowhere to perform and entertain the many sightseers of Las Vegas. It truly brings me in awe when I note the fact that the most successful town in the whole broad world could be located in such a deserted town in which many years ago were nothing more than a giant mass of sand and mountains suffering in the tremendous desert heat. To think the human race could establish such a growing and changing treasure is so much of an abandoned, really unites the fact that if we especially work hard, and put enough effort into anything, there isn't anything we can't accomplish!

(1)Las Vegas is in ________.

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(2)The very thing for Las Vegas to attract so many tourists is the ________.

[　　]

A．wonderful sightseeing

B．dreamland

C．gambling

D．money magnet

(3)________ is always on the top of every vacation resort list.

[　　]

(4)________ like to go to Las Vegas, too.

[　　]

(5)Las Vegas comes up from ________.

[　　]

A．a wonderful place

B．a deserted place

C．a rich place

D．a small town

从上海、北京2003年高考试卷上阅读理解题，可发现一大特色，就是阅读篇章在加大，词汇量在增多，因而平时一定要加强泛读的练习，不断提高阅读水平和阅读技巧.

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案.

　　 A lot of tourists visit Las Vegas every day Millions of people all over the world look forward to just getting a look at what Las Vegas is like. But one particular question always cross people's mind: Why is Las Vegas always on the top of every vacation resort list? Why is La s Vegas the first thing that crosses every single person's mind when the word “vacation” approaches?

    Las Vegas is the legendary dreamland for moneymakers, as well as the most perfect vacation spot ever to be open and available to vacationers throughout the whole world! Equip with 12 of the largest hotels ever to be built, casinos make your brain spin, and sights you could never finish seeing I guess the most important and popular thing that attracts so many tourists, is the money magnet that only Las Vegas possesses This craving desire for money that lives within ourselves always tends to lead to Las Vegas, which is why 30 million people hear for the golden town of gambling each and every year.

　　Now, many great famous movie stars as well as singers, and all the tops in show biz, are coming to this little town just out of nowhere to perform and entertain the many sightseers of Las Vegas. It truly brings me in awe when I note the fact that the most successful town in the whole broad world could be located in such a deserted town in which many years ago were nothing more than a giant mass of sand and mountains suffering in the tremendous desert heat. To think the human race could establish such a growing and changing treasure is so much of an abandoned, really unites the fact that if we especially work hard, and put enough effort into anything, there isn't anything we can't accomplish!

(1)Las Vegas is in ________.

[　　]

(2)The very thing for Las Vegas to attract so many tourists is the ________.

[　　]

A．wonderful sightseeing

B．dreamland

C．gambling

D．money magnet

(3)________ is always on the top of every vacation resort list.

[　　]

(4)________ like to go to Las Vegas, too.

[　　]

(5)Las Vegas comes up from ________.

[　　]

A．a wonderful place

B．a deserted place

C．a rich place

D．a small town

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At 3,500 metres, La Paz, Bolivia, is the highest capital in the world．Many roads are in bad condition and accidents are frequent．One road in particular, is considered the most dangerous in the world．On one side there is a sudden drop, which is so great that anyone inside the vehicle is lucky to survive．
But thanks to one man, the death toll （人数） has fallen．Timoteo Apaza is a man who lives in a village near the most dangerous part of the road, known as "the Devil's Bend"．Timoteo has an unusual job — he is a human traffic signal．Every morning he stands on the bend and directs the traffic．When two vehicles approach from opposite directions, they can't see each other, but they can see Timoteo．Actually no one pays him to do the job．Sometimes drivers give him a tip so that he has just enough money to live on．But often they just pass by, taking the human traffic signal for granted．
So why does he do it? Before Timoteo volunteered to direct the traffic, he had been a driver．Then one day he was driving a lorry load of bananas when he came off the road at a bend and fell three hundred metres down the mountain．Somehow he survived, but was in hospital for months．Then, a few years later, he was called out in the night to help pull people out of a bus crashed at the Devil's Bend．This last experience had a profound effect on Timoteo．He realized that he was lucky to be alive himself, and felt that it was his mission in life to help others．So every morning, week in, week out, from dawn to dusk, Timoteo takes up his place on the bend．
60．Where does Timoteo work?                                                    
A．In a small mountainous village．   B．At the busiest part of a road．              
C．On a farm growing bananas．      D．At the side of a dangerous road．
61．The road is so dangerous mainly because ______．                              
A．it is steep and in bad condition        B．it is high up in the mountain                
C．there is heavy traffic                D．it is often very foggy
62．What does Timoteo get for his job?                                              
A．No payment at all．
B．A small salary from the government．              
C．A small amount of money from some drivers．
D．An award from the local people．
63．Why does Timeteo voluntarily direct the traffic?                                    
A．He loves to be a traffic policeman．     
B．He feels it his duty to help the drivers．
C．He isn't qualified to do anything else． 
D．He can't drive the lorry any more．

Can you understand the beginning of this article?

“My smmr hols wr CWOT. B4, we usd 2go2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & 3 kds FTF.”

The Scottish teacher who received it in class had no idea what the girl who wrote it meant. The essay was written in a form of English used in cell phone text messages. Text messages (also called SMS2) through cell phones became very popular in the late 1990s. At first, mobile phone companies thought that text messaging would be a good way to send messages to customers, but customers quickly began to use the text messaging service to send messages to each other. Teenagers in particular enjoyed using text messaging, and they began to create a new language for messages called texting.

A text message is limited to 160 characters, including letters, spaces, and numbers, so messages must be kept short. In addition, typing on the small keypad of a cell phone is difficult, so it’s common to make words shorter. In texting, a single letter or number can represent a word, like “r” for “are,” “u” for “you,” and “2” for “to.” Several letters can also represent a phrase, like “lol” for “laughing out loud.” Another characteristic of texting is the leaving out of letters in a word, like spelling “please” as “pls.”

Some parents and teachers worry that texting will make children bad spellers and bad writers. The student who wrote the essay at the top of this page said writing that way was more comfortable for her. (The essay said, “My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three kids face to face.”)

Not everyone agrees that texting is a bad thing. Some experts say languages always evolve, and this is just another way for English to change. Other people believe texting will disappear soon. New technology for voice messages may soon make text messages a thing of the past.

1.What is the writer’s opinion of text messaging? 

2.Which way of texting is NOT described in the passage?

3.Which of the following was most probably the title of the student’s essay?

4.Why do some people think that texting is bad?

5.Why aren’t some people worried about the effect of texting?

Are you   1  for a place in the southwest of China? If your answer is “yes”, why not pay a trip to Shangri-la, which is   2  mysteries and beauty.
The world “Shangri-la” first appeared in the 1993 novel Lost Horizon   3  the British writer James Hilton. He described a beautiful kingdom where three rivers   4  together and snow-capped mountains reached to the sky, with fields of long grass covering the earth. In this perfect world lived people who had discovered how to stay   5  forever.
Three mountains are covered with snow and tower   6  the land. These snowy mountain tops form   7  beautiful picture that we can’t wait to fly there.
Lakes,   8  by vast grasslands, look like diamonds. Sheep, cows, horses and animals feed   9  on the green grass and the forests around are   10  to lots of birds and animals. In this heavenly world, people live in perfect harmony with nature.