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高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题29
2014高考英语阅读理解抓分训练题(29)及答案
阅读理解
Howoftendoyoutravelbyplane?
Howmuchelectricitydoyouuse?
Thesedayseveryoneisworriedaboutthesizeoftheircarbonfootprint.Inordertoreduceglobalwarmingweneedtomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller.ButhowmuchCO2areweresponsiblefor?
AnewbookbyMikeBernersLee(aleadingexpertincarbonfootprint)mightbeabletohelp.HowBadareBananas?
TheCarbonFootprintofEverythinglooksatthedifferentthingswedoandbuy,andcalculatestheamountofCO2allofthefollowingcreated:
theingredients(=partsofamixture),theelectricityusedinthebrewery,theequipment,thetravelandcommuting(交换)ofthebeer,andthepackaging.It’samazinghowmanydifferentthingsneedtobeincludedineachcalculation.Andit’sfrighteninghowmuchcarbondioxideeverythingproduces.
Butallofthiscanhelpusdecidewhichbeertodrink.FromBerners-Lee’scalculations,it’sclearthatapint(568ml)oflocally-brewedbeerhasasmallercarbonfootprintthanabottleofimportedbeer.Thisisbecausetheimportedbeerhasbeentransportedfromfaraway,anditusesmorepackaging.Thelocalbeeronlyproduces300gofCO2,buttheimportedbeerproduces900g!
So,onepintoflocalbeerisbetterfortheenvironmentthanthreecansofcheapforeignlager(淡啤酒)fromthesupermarket.
Berners-Leehasevencalculatedthecarbonfootprintof
cyclingtowork.Nothingismoreenvironmentally-friendlythanridingabike,surely?
Well,itdependsonwhatyou’vehadtoeatbefore.Torideabikeweneedenergyandforenergyweneedfood.Soifweeatabananaandthenrideakilometerandahalf,ourfootprintis65gofCO2.However,ifweeatbaconbeforethebikeride,it’s200g.Infact,bananasaregoodingeneralbecausetheydon’tneedpackaging,theycanbetransportedbyboatandtheygrowinnaturalsunlight.
So,doesthismeanthatcyclingisbadfortheenvironment?
Absolutelynot,forastart,ifyoucycle,youdon’tuseyourcar,andthefewercarsontheroad,thefewertrafficjams.AndcarsintrafficjamsproducethreetimesmoreCO2thancarstravelingatspeed.Cyclingalsomakesyouhealthyandlesslikelytogotoahospital.Andhospitalshaveverybigcarbonfootprints!
Somaybeit’stimeforusalltostartmakingsomechanges.Passmeabananaandapintoflocalbeer,please.
1、.AccordingtoBerners-Lee,whichofthefollowingproducesthemostcarbondioxide?
A.Apintoflocalbeerwedrink.
B.Apintofimportedbeerwedrink.
C.Abananaweeatbeforeabikeride.
D.Thebaconweeatbeforeabikeride.
2、.Whyarebananasgoodingeneral?
A.Theygrownaturally.
B.TheyproduceslessCO2.
C.Theydon’tneedpackaging.
D.Theyprovideenergyforcycling.
3、.Theunderlinedword
“brewery”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“___________”.
A.afactorywherebeerismade
B.amachinewhichmakesbeer
C.acontainerwherebeerisstored
D.oneofthethingsfromwhichbeerismade
4、.Tomakeourcarbonfootprintssmaller,weshouldoften___________.
A.cycletowork
B.drinkmorelocalbeer
C.calculatetheamountofCO2
D.
buycheapthingsfromthesupermarkets
5、.What’sthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?
A.Bikes,BeerandBananas
B.StartingtoMakeChanges
C.HowBigIsYourCarbonFootprint?
D.TheCarbonFootprintofEverything
参考答案
(B)BBAAC
阅读理解------A篇
Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?
Ateacher?
Adoctor?
Howaboutanice-Creamtaster?
Yes,therereallyisajobwhereyoucangetpaidtotasteicecream.JustaskJohnHarrison,an“OfficialTasteTester”forthepast21years.Testinghelpsmanufacturerstobesureofaproduct’squality.DuringhiscareerHarrisonhasbeenresponsibleforapprovinglargequantitiesofthesweeticecream–aswellasfordevelopingover75flavors(味道).
Somepeoplethinkthatitwouldbeeasytodothisjob;afterall,youjusthavetolikeicecream,right?
No–there’smoretothejobthanthat,saysHarrison,whohasadegreeinchemistry.Hepointsoutthatadairyorfood–sciencedegreewouldbeveryusefultosomeonewantingacareerinthis“cool”field.
Inatypicalmorningonthejob,Harrisontastesandassesses60ice-creamsamples.Heletstheicecreamwarmuptoabout12F.Harrisonexplains,“Yougetmoreflavorfromwarmericecream,whichiswhysomekidsliketostirit,creatingice-creamsoup.”
Whiletheicecreamwarmsup,Harrisonlooksoverthesamplesandgradeseachoneonitsappearance.“Tastingbeginswiththeeyes,”heexplains.Hecheckstoseeiftheicecreamisattractiveandaskshimself,“Doestheproducthavethecolorexpectedfromthatflavor?
”Nextit’stimetotaste!
Continuingtothinkupnewideas、tryoutnewflavors、andtestsamplesfromsomanykindsoficecreameachdaykeepsHarrisonbusybuthappy–workingatoncecooljob.
46.whatisJohnHarrison’sjob?
A.Anofficial.
B.Anice-creamtaster.
C.Achemist.
D.Anice-creammanufacturer.
47.AccordingtoJohnHarrison,tobequalifiedinthe“c
oolfield”,itishelpfulto .
A.keepadiaryofwork
B.haveadegreeinrelatedsubjects
C.havenew
ideaseveryday
D.findoutnewflavorseachday
48.WhatdoesHarrisondofirstwhentestingicecream?
A.Hestirstheicecream.
B.Heexaminesthecoloroftheicecream.
C.Hetastestheflavoroftheicecream.
D.Heletstheicecreamwarmup.
49.Whichofthefollowingisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TastingwithEyes
B.FlavorsofIceCream
C.JohnHarrison’sLife
D.OneCoolJob
参考答案46—49、BBDD
(C)
Today,there’shardlyanaspectofourlifethatisn’tbeingupendedbythetonsofinformationavailableonthehundredsofmillionsofsitescrowdingtheInternet,nottomentionitsabilitytokeepusinconstanttouchwitheachothervia/throughelectronicmail.“Iftheautomobileandaerospacetechnologyhadexplodedatthesamepaceascomputerandinformationtechnology,”saysMicrosoft,“anewcarwouldcostabout$2andgo600milesonasmallquantityofgas.AndyoucouldbuyaBoeing747forthecostofapizza.”
Probablythebiggestpayoff,however,isthebillionsofdollarstheInternet
issavingcompaniesinproducinggoodsandservingfortheneedsoftheircustomers.NothinglikeithasbeenseensincethebeginningoftheIndustrialRevolution,whenpower-drivenmachinesbeganproducin
gmoreinadaythanmencouldturnoutinnearlyayear.“WeviewthegrowthoftheInternetande-commerceasaglobaltrend,”saysMerrillLynch,“alongthelinesofprintingpress,thetelephone,thecomputer,andelectricity.”
Youwouldbehardpressedtonamesomethingthatisn’tavailableontheInternet.Consider:
books,healthcare,movietickets,constructionmaterials,babyclothes,stocks,cattlefeed,music,electronics,antiques,tools,realestate,toys,autographsoffamouspeople,wineandairlinetickets.Andevenafteryou’vemovedontoyourfinalrestingplace,there’snoreasonthoseyoulovecan’tkeepintouch.AcompanycalledFinalThoughts.comoffersaplaceforyoutostore“afterlifee-mails”youcansendtoHeavenwiththehelpofa“guardianangel”.
KidstodayaresocomputerliteratethatitinfactensurestheUnitedStateswillremaintheunchallengedleaderincyberspacefortheforeseeable(能预测的)future.Nearlyallchildreninfamilieswithincomesofmorethan$75,000ayearhavehomecomputers,accordingtoastudybytheDavidandLucilePackardFoundation.Youngstersfromages2to17atallincomelevelshavecomputers,with52%ofthoseconnectedtotheInternet.Mostkidsusecomputerstoplaygames(somefor30hoursormoreaweek),andmanyteenagegirlsthinknothingofrushinghomefromschooltohavee-mailchatswithfriendstheyhavejustleft.
What’sclearisthat,whetherwelikeitornot,theInternetisanevergrowingpartofourlivesandthereisnoturningback.“TheInternetisjust20%invented,”sayscyberpioneerJakeWinebaum.“Thelast80%ishappeningnow.”
1.WhatcanwelearnfromtheMicrosoft’sremark?
A.Today’scarsandairplanesareextremelyoverpriced.
B.Informationtechnologyisdevelopingatanamazingspeed.
C.Informationtechnologyhasreachedthepointwhereimprovementisdifficult.
D.There’smorecompetitionininformationtechnologyindustrythanincarindustry.
2、.Accordingtotheauthor,thebiggestbenefitoftheInternetisthat___.
A.itsavescompanieshugeamountsofmoney
B.itspeedsupprofitmaking
C.itbringspeopleincredibleconvenience
D.itprovideseasyaccesstoinformation
3、.TheauthorgivestheexampleofFinalThoughts.comtomakethepointthat____.
A.therearesomegeniusideasontheInternet
B.almostanythingisava
ilableontheInternet
C.peoplecanfindgoodbargainsontheInternet
D.somewebsitesprovidenovelservicestoincreasehits
13.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?
A.Thereisalinkbetweenincomeandcomputerownership.
B.ManyAmericanchildrendon’tputcomputerstogooduse.
C.Studiesshowthatboysaremorecomputerliteratethangirls.
D.TheU.S.willstayaheadintheinformationtechnologyinyears.
4.Whichsentencehasthephrasethatpossessesthesamemeaningastheoneunderlinedinthefifthparagraph?
A.Somecantellyouthathehaschangedtheirlives,whileothersthinknothingofhim.
B.Thinknothingofit.Itwasmypleasure.
C.HethinksnothingofstayingupallnightintheCafébar.
D.Hethinksnothingofthepaininhisbackforthemoment.
5.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?
A.TheInternetisgoingtogetfirmholdofourlivessomeday.
B.TheInternetisgoingtoinfluenceourlivesevenmoregreatly.
C.WeshouldhaveapositiveattitudetowardsthechangestheInternetbrings.
D.Childrenshouldbewellpreparedforthe
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