河北省唐山市丰南区高考英语暑假阅读理解选练11Word文档格式.docx
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WhenIdecidedtoquitmyjobasaweddingphotographer,Iwasinmylatetwenties,freshfrommydivorcefromBobwhohadleftmeemptyandconfused.IdecidedtoleavetheUSandtravel.Ihadnosavings,plusmorethan$5,000indebt.WhatIdidhaveweretwosponsoredtasksasatravelphotographer-andwiththatalong,Ithought,itwouldbeeasy.
MyfirstexperiencewasaroadtripfromTorontotoLasVegas,paidforbyacardeliveryservice.OthertripsfollowedandthenIstartedatravelblog(博客).Itwasintendedtobemycallingcardforassignmenttravelphotography.Yetevenwithmyblogandpastexperience,emailafteremailIsenttopublications,tryingtogetwork,wentunanswered.Whentheydidgetintouch,editorstoldmethatIhadnochanceofmakingacareerwithtravelphotography.WhileIstruggledtogetonthepaththatIwanted,andasIexpandedmyblogtohelpgetmethere,Ifoundmyselfwearingthehatofafull-timeblogger.
Luckily,Igotinattherighttime.Itwas2010,andthetravelindustrywasjuststartingtoturnitsattentiontobloggers.AsInevercouldhavepredicted,myblogging-notmyphotography-didtakemearoundtheworldsuccessfully.Atfirst,Ithoughtitwasforpersonalreasons,butIrealizedlaterthatitwasforfreemarketingformyblogging.
Withintwoyears,Iwasbeingaskedtospeakattravelbloggingconferences,whichhelpedmetoraiseanetworkoffriendsaroundtheworld.Evenmoremeaningful,however,waswhenIsawthatmytravelswerealsohelpingotherpeople.MyblogandsocialmediafollowerssawthatIchasedmydreamsandtoldmeoverandoveragainhowtheyneededthatkindofexample,whichwasabsentintheirliveselsewhere.
51Aftertheauthorquitherjob,shedecidedto______.
A.divorceherhusbandB.beaweddingphotographer
C.payoffallherdebtD.gotravellingabroad
2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthe2ndparagraph?
A.Shepaidmoneytoacardeliveryagencyforaroadtrip.
B.Sherealisedhisdreamofbecomingatravelphotographer.
C.Shegotajobasaneditorinapublishinghouse.
D.Shefinallybecameaprofessionalbloggerunintentionally.
3.Theauthorbelievedhersuccessmainlyresultedfrom______.
A.herpersonalreasonsB.herphotographingskills
C.freemarketingforbloggingD.boomingoftravelindustry
4.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofhertwoyears'
work?
A.Inspiring.B.Appealing.C.Interesting.D.Challenging.
【参考答案】1—4、DDCA
【2014高考英语湖北省汉阳市联考试题】
400-year-oldplantsfromtheLittleIceAgewerebroughtbacktolife,whichcouldhelpusunderstandhowtheEarthwilldealwithclimatechange.
Moss(藓类植物)foundburiedbeneaththeTeardropglacier(冰川)onEllesmereIslandinCanadahasbeenbroughtbacktolife.Findingssuggestthattheseplantscouldhelprepopulateregionsexposedbymeltingicecaps.PlantsthatwereburiedbeneaththickiceinCanadamorethan400yearsagoandwerethoughttohavefrozentodeathhavebeenbroughtbacktolifebyCanadianscientists.
Samplesofthemossplant,coveredbytheglacierduringtheLittleIceAgeof1550to1850AD,werereplantedinalabattheUniversityofAlbertaandgrewnewstems(茎).Researchersnowthinkthesefindingscangiveindicationastohowregionscanrecoverastheicecoveringthemmelts.
BiologistDr.CatherineLaFargeandherteamattheUniversityofAlbertawereexploringtheregionaroundtheTeardropglacieronEllesmereIsland.IceonEllesmereIslandregionhasbeenmeltingataroundfourmeterseachyearforthepastnineyears.Thismeansthatmanyareasoflandthatwerepreviouslycoveredbyicehavesincebeenexposed.ManyecosystemsthatwerethoughttohavebeendestroyedduringtheLittleIceAgebetween1550and1850ADcannowbestudied,includingmanyspeciesthathaveneverbeenstudiedbefore.
Whileexamininganexposedareaofland,LaFargeandherteamdiscoveredasmallareaofmosscalledAulacomniumturgidum.Itisatypeofbryophyte(苔藓类植物)plantthatmainlygrowsacrossCanada,theUSandtheHighlandsofScotland.
DrLaFargenoticedthatthemosshadsmallpatchesofgreenstems,suggestingitiseithergrowingagainorcanbeencouragedtorepopulate.DrLaFargetoldtheBBC,“Whenwelookedatthesamplesindetailandbroughtthemtothelab,Icouldseesomeofthestemsactuallyhadnewgrowthofgreenbranches,suggestingthattheseplantsaregrowingagain,andthatblewmymind.Whenwethinkofthickareasoficecoveringthelandscape,we’vealwaysthoughtthatplantshavetocomefromrefugia(濒绝生物保护区),neverconsideringthatlandplantscomefromunderneathaglacier.It’sawholeworldofwhat’scomingoutfromunderneaththeglacierthatreallyneedstobestudied.Theiceisdisappearingprettyfast.Wereallyhavenotexamined
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