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2013年中考英语题型汇编 分类阅读 阅读理解——说明文 （江苏省盐城市景山中学2013年3月调研，四C） In recent years advances in medical technology have made it possible for people to live longer than in the past.New medicines and instruments are being developed every day to extend（延长）life.However，some people，including some doctors， are not in favour of these life extending measures，and they argue that people should have the right to die when they want.They say that the quality of life is as important as life itself，and that people should not be forced to go on living when conditions of life have become unbearable（不能忍受的.They say that people should be allowed to die with dignity（尊严） and to decide when they want to die.Others argue that life under any conditions is better． 57.In recent years, people can live longer than in the past,It’s because of_________. A.the development of medical technology B.big hospitals C.good doctors D.both B and C 58.According to some people， whether a dying patient has the right to die or not is up to_________. A.the doctors B.the surroundings（环境） C.his or her family D.the patient himself or herself 59.The writer’s opinion is_________. A.death is better than life B.life is better than death C.neither death nor life is good D.none of the above 60.Why do some patients want to die? Because_______. A.the doctors are not good B.the conditions are bad C.life is too hard D.they are seriouly ill 【答案】ADDD （江苏省盐城市景山中学2013年3月调研，四D） Have you ever wondered? 1. Why do airplanes take longer to fly west than east? It can take five hours to go west-east from New York (NY) to London but seven hours to travel east-west from London to NY. The reason for the difference is an atmospheric phenomenon known as the jet (喷射) stream. The jet stream is a very high altitude wind which always blows from the west to the east across the Atlantic. The planes moving at a constant air speed thus go faster in the west-east direction when they are moving with the wind than in the opposite direction. 2. What wo