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2014届高三英语二轮专题测试:
阅读理解
1.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Asksomeonewhattheyhavedonetohelptheenvironmentrecentlyandtheywillalmostcertainlymentionrecycling.Recyclinginthehomeisveryimportantofcourse.However,beingforcedtorecycleoftenmeanswealreadyhavemorematerialthanweneed.Wearedealingwiththeresultsofthatover-consumptioninthegreenestwaypossible,butitwouldbefarbetterifwedidnotneedtobringsomuchmaterialhomeinthefirstplace.
Thetotalamountofpackagingincreasedby12%between1999and2005.Itnowmakesupathirdofatypicalhousehold’swasteintheUK.Inmanysupermarketsnowadaysfooditemsarepackagedtwicewithplasticandcardboard.
Toomuchpackagingisdoingseriousdamagetotheenvironment.TheUK,forexample,isrunningoutofitforcarryingthisunnecessarywaste.Ifsuchpackagingisburnt,itgivesoffgreenhousegaseswhichgoontocausethegreenhouseeffect.Recyclinghelps,buttheprocessitselfusesenergy.Thesolutionisnottoproducesuchitemsinthefirstplace.Foodwasteisaseriousproblem,too.Toomanysupermarketsencouragecustomerstobuymorethantheyneed.However,afewofthemarecomingroundtotheideathatthiscannotcontinue,encouragingcustomerstoreusetheirplasticbags,forexample.
Butthisisnotjustaboutsupermarkets.Itisaboutallofus.Wehavelearnedtoassociatepackagingwithquality.Wehavelearnedtothinkthatsomethingunpackagedisofpoorquality.Thisisespeciallytrueoffood.Butisalsoappliestoawiderangeofconsumerproducts,whichoftenhavefarmorepackagingthannecessary.
Therearesignsofhope.Asmoreofusrecycle,wearebeginningtorealisejusthowmuchunnecessarymaterialarecollecting.Weneedtofacethewastefulnessofourconsumerculture,butwehaveamountaintoclimb.
56.TheauthorusesfiguresinParagraph2toshow_______.
A.thetendencyofcuttinghouseholdwaste
B.theincreaseofpackagingrecycling
C.therapidgrowthofsupermarkets
D.thefactofpackagingoveruse
57.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?
A.Unpackagedproductsareofbadquality.
B.Supermarketscaremoreaboutpackaging.
C.Itisimpropertojudgequalitybypackaging.
D.Otherproductsarebetterpackagedthanfood.
58.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Fightingwastefulnessisdifficult.
B.Needlessmaterialismostlyrecycled.
C.Peoplelikecollectingrecyclablewaste.
D.Theauthorisproudoftheirconsumerculture.
59.Accordingtothetext,recycling______.
A.helpscontrolthegreenhouseeffect
B.meansburningpackagingforenergy
C.isthesolutiontogasshortage
D.leadstoawasteofland
60.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“over-consumption”referto?
A.Usingtoomuchpackaging.
B.Recyclingtoomanywastes.
C.Makingmoreproductsthannecessary.
D.Havingmorematerialthanisneeded.
2.阅读下列短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Peoplearebeinglured(引诱)ontoFacebookwiththepromiseofafun,freeservicewithoutrealizingthey’repayingforitbygivinguptoadsofpersonalinformation.Facebookthenattemptstomakemoneybysellingtheirdatatoadvertisersthatwanttosendtargetedmessages.
MostFacebookusersdon’trealizethisishappening.Eveniftheyknowwhatthecompanyisupto,theystillhavenoideawhatthey’repayingforFacebookbecausepeopledon’treallyknowwhattheirpersonaldataisworth.
Thebiggestproblem,however,isthatthecompanykeepschangingtherules.Earlyonyoucouldkeepeverythingprivate.Thatwasthegreatthingaboutfacebook—youcouldcreateyourownlittleprivatenetwork.Lastyear,thecompanychangeditsprivacyrulessothatmanythings—yourcity,yourphoto,yourfriends’names—wereset,bydefault(默认),tobesharedwitheveryoneontheInternet.
AccordingtoFacebook’svice-presidentElliotSchrage,thecompanyissimplymakingchangestoimproveitsservice,andifpeopledon’tshareinformation,theyhavea“lesssatisfyingexperience”.
SomecriticsthinkthisismoreaboutFacebooklookingtomakemoremoney.Inoriginalbusinessmodel,whichinvolvedsellingadsandputtingtheminthesideofthepagestotally,whowantstolookatadswhenthey’reonlineconnectingwiththeirfriends?
TheprivacyissuehasalreadylandedFacebookinhotwaterinWashington.InApril,SenatorCharlesSchumercalledonFacebooktochangeitsprivacypolicy.HealsourgedtheFederalTradeCommissiontosetguidelinesforsocial-networkingsites.“Ithinkthesenatorrightlycommunicatedthatwehadnotbeenclearaboutwhatthenewproductswereandhowpeoplecouldchoosetousethemornottousethem,”Schrageadmits.
IsuspectthatwhateverFacebookhasdonesofartoinvadeourprivacy,it’sonlythebeginning,whichiswhyI’mconsideringdeactivating(撤销)myaccount.Facebookisahandysite,butI’mupsetbytheideathatmyinformationisinthehandsofpeopleIdon’ttrust.That’stoohighapricetopay.
67.WhatdowelearnaboutFacebookfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Itisawebsitethatsendsmessagestotargetedusers.
B.Itmakesmoneybyputtingonadvertisements.
C.Itprofitsbysellingitsusers’personaldata.
D.Itprovidesloadsofinformationtoitsusers.
68.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutmostFacebookusers?
A.Theyarereluctanttogiveuptheirpersonalinformation.
B.Theydon’tknowtheirpersonaldataenrichesFacebook.
C.Theydon’tidentifythemselveswhenusingthewebsite.
D.Theycareverylittleabouttheirpersonalinformation.
69.WhydoesFacebookmakechangestoitsrulesaccordingtoElliotSchrage?
A.Toofferbetterservicetoitsusers.
B.ToobeytheFederalguidelines.
C.Toimproveitsusers’connectivity.
D.Toexpanditsscopeofbusiness.
70.WhydoestheauthorplantocancelhisFacebookaccount?
A.Heisdissatisfiedwithitscurrentservice.
B.Hefindsmanyofitsusersuntrustworthy.
C.Hedoesn’twanthispersonaldataabused.
D.Heisupsetbyitsfrequentrulechanges.
3.阅读下列短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Farmersmaynotbeabletopreventnaturaldisasters,buttheycanatleasttrytheirbesttoreducelosses.
Forexample,theycanplantcropsthataremorelikelytosurviveextremeweather.Innorth-centralVietnam,peoplewithsmallfarmsdonotplantricebetweenSeptemberandDecember.Seasonalrainsmightdestroytherice.Soinstead,theyplantlotusseedsonraisedbeds.TheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganizationsaysthelotusseedsbringagoodpriceinlocalmarkets.
FarmersinthePhilippinesareshowingnewinterestincropslikewingedbeans,stringbeans,arrowrootandcassava.TheAsianDisasterPreparednessCentersaystraditionalcropslikethesecansurvivethefiercestormsthatoftenstriketheislands.
TheUnitedNationssayssomeAfricanfarmersgrowbambaragroundnutsduringlongdryperiods.Theseedsofthisdrought-resistantplantcanbeboiledforeatingorformakingflour.
Insomepartsoftheworld,farmersgrowvetivergrass.ResearchersinThailandwroteaboutvetiverin2007inthejournalScienceAsia.Theynotedthatthegrasscanabsorbandcontrolthespreadofharmfulwastewaters,likethosefrompigfarms.
AgriculturalexpertandauthorWilliamRiverasaysvetiverresistsdifficultconditions.Itreducesdamagefromheavyrains.Andvetiverplantedonearthendamsmaystrengthenthemagainstbreaksandflooding.
WilliamRiveraalsospeaksapprovinglyofalfalfa.Itsdeeprootscanfindandtakeupgroundwater.Thoserootsalsohelpholdthesoilagainstwinds.Andalfalfacanbeavaluablefoodsourceforanimals.
Thedeepandextensiverootsofsunflowersmakethemanothergoodcandidateforresistingextremeconditions.Thetallplantshavebrightlycoloredheadsthatprovideseedsandoil.
NorthDakotagrowsmorehectaresofsunflowersthananyotherAmericanstate.ButNorthDakotaisbetterknownasatopwheatproducingstate.
HansKandelworksattheNorthDakotaStateUniversityExtensionServiceinFargo.HesaysfarmersinsomepartsofNorthDakotaplantwheatthatisreadytoharvestinonlyaboutonehundreddays.Thatwayitcangrowbeforethehot,drymonthsofJulythroughSeptember.
63.Theunderlinedpart“bringagoodpriceinlocalmarkets”inthe2ndparagraphimpliesthatlotusseeds_________.
A.willsatisfytheneedsofthelocalpeople
B.arewhatthelocalfarmerseateveryday
C.canbringthelocalfarmerssomeprofit
D.don’tsellverywellbecauseoftheirhighprices
64.Vetivergrassisplantedbecauseitcan_________.
A.beavaluablefoodsourceforanimalsB.survivethefiercestormsinsummer
C.provideseedsandoilD.beusefulinmanyaspects
65.FromthelastparagraphwecanseethatthefarmersinNorthDakota_________.
A.aregoodattakingadvantageoftheweatherconditions
B.don’thaveenoughknowledgeofweatherandfarming
C.arenothardworkingsotheyaresufferingfrompoverty
D.plantmoresunflowersthanwheat
66.Fromthispassagewemaysafelyconcludethat_________.
A.weatherconditionsarealwaysdecisivefactorsinagriculture
B.somecropscanhelpfarmerstofightagainstextremeweather
C.agricultureisdevelopingfastintheworld
D.thespeciesoftheworldarechangingquickly
4.阅读下列短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
FormerIrishPresidentMaryRobinsonwasjustmakingapoliteconversationwithanEthiopian(埃塞俄比亚的)teenageraboutherweddingday.The16-year-oldhadalreadybeenmarriedforayear."Shelookedatmewiththesaddesteyesandsaid,'Ihadtodropoutofschool,'"Robinsonsaidinatelephoneinterview."Thatconveyedtomethereality,"saidRobinson,thefirstwomantoserveasIreland'spresidentandformerU.N.highcommissionerfo
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