高考英语阅读理解抓分练习题64文档格式.docx
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Heseemsstrangetodayinthejoyhetookincompilingandcreatingallthoseself-improvementmaximshepublishedinPoorRichard'
sAlmanac(年鉴)—“earlytobed,earlytorise”andsoon.Generationsoflazyboyscouldhavebeenhappierwithoutthat.Buthewasnohypocrite(伪君子).IsaacsontellsusFranklinpracticedwhathepreached,andoftenlaughedathimselfwhilehedidso.
Byahappyaccident,thisisthesecondexcellentbiographyofFranklintoappearintwoyears,afterEdmundS.Morgan'
sinspiring“BenjaminFranklin.”
6.Whattypeofliteraturedoesthispassagebelongto?
A.Researchpaper. B.Bookreview.
C.Biography.D.Shortstory.
7.Theunderlinedword“maxims”inParagraph3probablymeans________.
A.proverbsB.standards
C.requestsD.orders
8.WiththefactthatFranklinshoulderedtheresponsibilitiesofraisinghisillegitimateson,theauthorwantstoprovethat________.
A.Franklinhadmadeabigfortuneinhisbusinessbeforehegotdevotedtopolities
B.Franklinmightbetheonlyparenttosupportthechildatthattime
C.Franklinwasagreatmanwhoseemshumantous
D.Franklinwasimprovinghischaracterwhenhegotoninages
9.Theunderlinedword“himself”inParagraph3refersto________.
A.Richard'
sAlmanacB.Walterisaacson
C.anyoneofthereaders.D.BenjaminFranklin
10.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwemostprobablyfindthisarticle?
A.SocietyandtheArts.B.CurrentAffairs.
C.BusinessReport.D.Advertisement.
参考答案BACDA
Imagineputtingaseedinafreezer,waiting30,000years,andthentakingtheseedoutandplantingit.Doyouthinkaflowerwouldgrow?
Amazingly,scientistshavejustmanagedtodosomethingverysimilar.TheyfoundthefruitofanancientplantthathadbeenfrozenundergroundinSiberia—aregioncoveringcentralandeasternRussia—forabout31,800years.Usingpiecesofthefruit,thescientistsgrewplantsinalab.Thenewbloomshavedelicatewhitepetals.Theyarealsotheoldestfloweringplantsthatresearchershaveeverrevivedfromadeepfreeze.
“Thisislikeregeneratingadinosaurfromtissuesofanancientegg,”saidUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesbiologistJaneShen-Miller.
Theplanthasalonghistory.Backwhenmammothsandwoollyrhinoceroseswalkedtheland,anArcticgroundsquirrelburiedseedsandfruitsinanundergroundchamberneartheKolymaRiverinnortheasternSiberia.Thegroundbecamepermafrost,alayerofsoilthatstaysfrozenforalongtime.
Recently,Russianscientistsdugouttheoldsquirrelholeandfoundtheplantremains38metersbelowthesurface.Backatthelab,theteamfednutrientstotissuefromthreeofthefruitstogrowshoots.Thenthescientiststransferredtheshootstopotsfilledwithsoil.Theplantsproducedseedsthatcouldbeusedtogrowevenmoreofthem.
It’simportantforscientiststoknowthatplanttissuescanstillberevivedafterbeingfrozenforalongtime.That’sbecausemanyresearchersaretryingtopreservetheseedsofmodernplantsbyfreezingthemandthenstoringthemingiantlockersatvariousspotsaroundtheglobe.Onesuchendeavor,anundergroundfacilityinNorway,iscalledtheSvalbardGlobalSeedVault.Itstoreshundredsofthousandsoffrozenseeds.Ifaplantevergoesextinct,scientistscouldbringitbackbytakingitsseedsfromtheSvalbardorotherstoragelockers.
“Nooneknowshowlongtheyareabletolivefor,butfreezingisbasicallytheformatformanyplantconservationattemptsnowadays.”Shen-Millersaid.It’sagoodthingthatatleastsomeplantsaretoughenoughtosurvivetheexperience.
64.Howdidthefruitoriginallygetunderground?
A.Itwasplacedtherebyananimal.
B.Itwastrappedthereduringtheice-age.
C.Itwasplantedtherebyancientfarmers.D.Itwasburiedthereaftertheearthquake.
65.Whyarescientistsinterestedinthisdiscovery?
A.Ithelpsthemlearnhowplantlifehaschangedinthepast30,000years.
B.Itcanhelpguidefutureeffortstoprotectendangeredplant-life.
C.Itcanprovidedirectionsforwheretolookforotherancientplants.
D.Itprovesthatallplantlifecansurviveforthousandsofyearswhenfrozen.
66.Theunderlinedword“they”inthefinalparagraphrefersto_______.
A.plants
B.seeds
C.scientists
D.storagelockers
67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto_______.
A.discussaplantconservationeffort
B.introducesomeancientplants
C.outlinesomecausesofglobalwarmingD.describeascientificresearchproject
66.【答案】B
【解析】根据前一段的最后一句“Ifaplantevergoesextinct,scientistscouldbringitbackbytakingitsseedsfromtheSvalbardorotherstoragelockers”可知,此处的they指的应该是seeds。
【考点定位】考查推理判断题。
67.【答案】D
【解析】本文主要讲了科学家受到一颗冷冻的种子的启发,尝试用此方法来保存种子,因此这是一个研究项目。
故D项正确。
【考点定位】考查综合归纳题。
Manyprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationaroundthecountryareindanger.Notallwillbesaved,andperhapsnotalldeservetobesaved.Therearelow-qualityschoolsjustastherearelow-qualitybusinesses.Wehavenodutytosavethemsimplybecausetheyexist.
Butmanypromisinginstitutionsthatdeservetocontinuearethreatened.Theyaredoingafinejobeducationally,buttheyarecaughtinafinancialsqueeze,withnowaytoreducerisingcostorincreaseincomesignificantly.Raisingtuitiondoesn’tbringinmoreincome,foreachtimetuitiongoesup,theenrollmentgoesdown,ortheamountthatmustbegivenawayinstudentaidgoesup.Schoolsarebadbusinesses,whetherpublicorprivate,notusuallybecauseofmismanagementbutbecauseofthenatureoftheenterprise.Theylosemoneyoneverycustomer,andtheycangobankrupteitherfromtoofewstudentsortoomanystudents.Evenaverygoodcollegeisaverybadbusiness.
Itissuchcolleges,promisingbutthreatened,thatIworryabout.Lowenrollmentisnottheirchiefproblem.Evenwithfullenrollment,theymaygounder.Effortstosavethem,andpreferablytokeepthemprivate,areanationalnecessity.Thereisnobasisforarguingthatprivateschoolsareinherently(固有地)betterthanpublicschools.Therearemanyexamplestothecontrary.Anyonecannamestateuniversitiesandcollegesthatrankasthefinestinthenationandtheworld.Itisnowinevitablethatpublicinstitutionswillbedominant,andthereforediversityisanationalnecessity.Diversityinthewaywesupportschoolstendstogiveusahealthydiversityintheformsofeducation.Inanimperfectsocietysuchasours,uniformityofeducationthroughoutthenationcouldbedangerous,Inanimperfectsociety,diversityisapositivegood.Supportersofpublichighereducationknowtheimportanceofsustainingprivatehighereducation.
11.Accordingtotheauthor’sopinionschoolsarebadbusinessesbecauseof________.
A.mismanagementB.toofewstudents
C.toomanystudentsD.thenatureofschools
12.Theauthorusedthephrase“gounder”(Sentence3,Para.3)tomean________.
A.getintodifficultiesB.havelowenrollment
C.havelowtuitionD.bringinmoremoney
13Wecanreasonablyconcludefromthispassagethattheauthormadeanappealtothepublicinordertosupport_______
A.publicinstitutionsB.privateschools
C.uniformityofeducationD.highqualityofeducation
14.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.High-qualityprivateschoolsdeservetobesaved.
B.Ifthetuitionisraised,theenrollmentgoesdown.
C.Therearemanycasestoshowthatpublicschoolsarebetterthatprivateschools.
D.Privateschoolshavemoremoneythanpublicschools.
15.Whichofthefollowingwayscouldpossiblysaveprivateschools?
A.Raisingtuition.B.Fullenrollment.
C.Nationalawarenessandsupport.D.Reductionofrisingcost.
参考答案DABDC
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