高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day 111.docx
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高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day111
高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day111
Passage1
TheeconomicgrowththatmanynationsinAsiaandincreasinglyAfricahaveexperiencedoverthepastcoupleofdecadeshastransformedhundredsofmillionsoflives–almostentirelyforthebetter.Butthere’sabyproducttothatgrowth,onethat’sevident–orsometimeslessthanevident–inthesmoggy,smellyskiesabovecitieslikeBeijing,NewDelhiandJakarta.Thankstonewcarsandpowerplants,airpollutionisbadandgettingworseinmuchoftheworld,andit’stakingamajortoll(伤亡人数,代价)onglobalhealth.
Howbig?
AccordingtoanewanalysispublishedintheLancet,morethan3.2millionpeoplesuffereddeathsfromairpollutionin2010,thelargestnumberonrecord.That’supfrom800,000in2000.Andit’saregionalproblem:
65%ofthosedeathsoccurredinAsia,wheretheairischokedbydieselsoot(内燃发动机烟雾)fromcarsandtrucks,aswellasthesongfrompowerplantsandthedustfromendlessurbanconstruction.InEastAsiaandChina,1.2millionpeopledied,aswellasanother712,000inSouthAsia,includingIndia.Forthefirsttimeever,airpollutionisontheworld’stop–10listofkillers,andit’smovinguptheranksfasterthananyotherfactor.
Sohowcanairpollutionbesodamaging?
Itistheveryfinestsoot–sosmallthatitrootsdeepwithinthelungsandthenentersthebloodstream–thatcontributestomostofthepublic-healthtollofairpollutionincludingdeath.Dieselsoot,whichcanalsocausecancer,isamajorproblembecauseitisconcentratedincitiesalongtransportationzonesaffectingoverpopulatedareas.Itisthoughttocontributetohalfthedeathsfromairpollutioninurbancenters.Forexample,1in6peopleintheU.S.livenearadiesel–pollutionhotspotlikearailyard,portterminalorfreeway.
Wealsoknowthatairpollutionmaybelinkedtoothernon-deadlydiseases.Fortunately,intheU.S.andotherdevelopednations,urbanairisforthemostpartcleanerthanitwas30or40yearsago,thankstoregulationsandnewtechnologieslikethecatalyticconverters(催化式排气净化器)thatreduceautomobileemissions.Governmentsarealsopushingtomakeaircleaner–seetheWhiteHouse’smovelastweektofurthertightensootstandards.It’snotperfect,butwe’vehadmuchmoresuccessdealingwithairpollutionthanclimatechange.
WilldevelopingnationslikeIndiaeventuallycatchup?
Hopefully–thoughtheproblemmaygetworsebeforeitgetsbetter.Thegoodnewsisthatitdoesn’ttakeamajortechnologicaladvancetoimproveurbanair.Switchingfromdieselfueltounleaded(无铅燃油)helps,asdonewerandcleanercarswhicharelesslikelytosendoutpollutants.Powerplants–evenonesthatburnmineralfuelslikecoal–canbefittedwithpollution-controlequipmentthat,ataprice,willgreatlyreducesmogandotherpollutants.
Butthebestsolutionsmayinvolveurbandesign.IntheGuardian,JohnVidalnotesthatDelhinowhas200carsper1,000people,farmorethanmuchricherAsiancitieslikeHongKongandSingapore.Developingcitieswillalmostcertainlyseeanincreaseincarownershipasresidentsbecomewealthier–andthatdoesn’thavetomeandeadlyairpollution.Higherincomesshouldalsoleadtotougherenvironmentalregulations,whichisexactlywhathappenedintheWest.Wecanonlyhopeithappensbeforethedeathtollfrombadairgetsevenhigher.
1.Whattendstogiverisetothehighestdeathtollaccordingtothepassage?
________
A.Thelackoftightenvironmentalprotectionstandards
B.Theincreasingnumbersofthedieselcarsandtrucks
C.Thefrighteninglyhighdeathratefromdeadlycancer
D.Theworld’sseriousairpollutionsuchassootanddust
2.The"byproduct"(Paragraph1)mostprobablyrefersto________.
A.consequenceB.solution
C.reformD.design
3.Thebasicreasonwhysomanypeoplediefromairpollutionisthat________.
A.thedieselsootistoosmalltobeseen
B.thedieselsootismuchtoopoisonoustobreathe
C.thedieselsootrootsinlungsandgetsintoblood
D.thedieselsootcanalsocontributetodeadlycancer
4.Accordingtothepassage,thewriteractuallywantstoconvincethereadersthat________.
A.theglobaleconomicgrowthismainlytoblameforairpollutionandclimatechange
B.thedevelopingcountriesarerepeatingthesamemistakesasthedevelopedonesmade
C.theecologicalsituationandairpollutioninIndiaarebecomingworseandworse
D.theunbeatableairisincreasinglybecomingamajorkillerthroughouttheworld
5.Bydescribingurbandesignas"thebestsolution"inthelastparagraph,thewritermeansthat________.
A.themakingoftougherenvironmentalregulationsaloneisoflittleuse
B.moresevereregulationsshouldbemadetohandleairpollution
C.theurbanconstructioninwesterndevelopedcountriesisthebestchoice
D.thepaceofdevelopmenthastobesloweddowntoreduceairpollution
Passage2
Here'sonefactthatthesteadyincreaseinthedemandformeatproductshasinfactresultedinvariousproblemsfortheenvironment.Howonearthdoesthatcomeabout?
Firstly,thevitallinkhereismethane(甲烷).Methane,whichisoneofthegreenhousegasesthatarethinningdowntheozone(臭氧)layer,isadirectby-productofacow'sdigestiveprocess.Thehigherthedemandformeat,thegreaterthenumberofcowsbeingraised,resultinginlargeramountsofmethane.AccordingtoastudyconductedbytheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization(FAO),roughly17-18%ofallgreenhousegasresultsfromraisinglivestock(牲畜).That'sactuallymorethanthetotalgreenhousegasreleasedbyautomobiles.
Secondly,sincethere'salotofcashtobemadeinmeatproduction,livestockfarmshaveconsistentlybeenexpandingforthepastdecadestoaccommodateahighernumberofanimals.Thistrendhasbeengrowingduetotheever-increasingpopularityoffast-foodenterpriseswhichmainlyservemeatproducts.Asaresult,livestockfarmsareusingupmoreandmorelandsforpasture(牧场),andarecuttingdownmillionsoftreesintheprocess.
Thirdly,aslivestockfarmsarelocatedawayfromcities,theirtransportationtothesecitiescoverlongdistances,whichbringshighfuelconsumptionaswellashighcarbonemissions.
Socuttingdownonyourmeatintakeisthereforeareasonablestepthatwillnotonlydobothyourhealthandtheenvironmentahugefavor.
1.Theauthortriestotellusinthefirsttwoparagraphsthat________.
A.raisingtoomanycattleincreasesthedemandformeat
B.methaneismainlyproducedingreenhouse
C.FAOurgespeopletoslowdownthecattleraising
D.cattleraisingdoeschangethethicknessoftheozonelayer
2.Thecattleraisinghasbeenrecentlypushedforwarddirectlyby________.
A.increaseinpastures
B.prosperityoffast-foodindustries
C.stockfarmingdevelopment
D.transportationdevelopment
3.Thetextismainlydevelopedby________.
A.offeringexplanationsB.givingexamples
C.presentingfiguresD.makingcomparisons
4.Theauthorwritesthetexttotellusthat________.
A.eatingmeatisbadforyourhealth
B.cuttingdowncattlefarmsreallymatters
C.meatconsumptionsresultinenvironmentalproblems
D.environmentalprotectionisofgreatsignificance
Passage3
WithonesmoothmotionQuentintookthefootballfromthequarterback,heldthefootballtightlyunderhisarm,andheadedforthegoalline.Whenhewaslessthantenyardsaway,aplayerfromtheopposingteamrushedtowardhim,hopingtopreventhimfromscoring.ButQuentindidhistrademark"Quentinquick–change"andsidesteppedtheopponent'sopenarms.ThecrowdcheeredasQuentincrossedthegoallineandheldthefootballhighup.
Inthelockerroomafterthegame,thecrowd'scheerswerestillinQuentin'sears,takinghimbacktothatvictoriousmoment."Nicerun,Quentin,"CoachCalzisaid,pattinghimontheback."Itwasnothing,Coach,"Quentinreplied,"Icoulddoitwithouteventrying."
ThecoachlookedatQuentinthoughtfullyforamomentandthenwalkedawaywithoutsayinganythingmore.
Onemonthaftertheseasonended,CoachCalzicalledtheteamtogethertobeginpostseasontraining.Theteammembersdidn'tcomplainbecausetheyknewthatconditioningwasthemainreasontheirteamenjoyedwinningseasonsyearafteryear.Thecoachfirstdescribedtheexerciseshewantedeveryonetodoeveryday.Thenhegavespecificinstructionstoeachplayerthatwouldhelpovercomeareasofparticularweakness.
Quentinknewthathewasinexcellentphysicalshape,soheexpectedthathisexerciseswouldberelativelyeasy.Hewastotallyunpreparedforwhatthecoachsaidnext.
"Quentin,"saidCoachCalzi,"Iwantyoutojointhedebateteam."
"Jointhedebateteam?
"Quentinquestioned."Ican'tspendallwinterarguingdifferentsidesofanissue.Besides,Iwanttobeaprofessionalfootballplayer,notalawyer.RightnowI'mthebesthalfbackontheteam.Ineedtostayinshape!
"
"Yes,youarethebest,Quentin,"CoachCalziagreed."Infact,you'rethebestplayerthisschoolhasseeninmanyyears.Buteventhebestplayerscanlearntobebetter.Ithinkyouwilllearnsomevaluablethingsaboutplayingfootballbybeingonthedebateteam."
QuentinwasstillthinkingabouthisassignmentwhenhewenttothedebateteammeetingthefollowingMonday."Hi,Quentin,"Rickcalledout."We'regladyou'rejoiningus.OurdebatetopiciswhethercollegeathletesshouldhavetomaintainaCaverageinordertoplay.I'llbetyoucangiveussomevaluablewisdom."
"Hey,thismightbeeasyafterall,"Quentinthought.Butitwasn't.Astheteamworkedonitsdebate,Quentinfoundthathisopinionwasn'twhatmattered.Theteamneededfactstobackupitsposition,soth
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