高考英语高难度阅读理解15篇含详解4.docx
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1.AnincreaseinthenumberofsuicidesinSouthKorea,hasledpolicemanYooByoung-jongtoanewjob.Hepatrols(巡逻)Seoul’sbridgestostopdesperatepeoplefromthrowingthemselvesintotheriver.
AccordingtoSouthKorea’shealthministry,suiciderateshavedoubledinadecadeandarenowtheleadingcauseofdeathforpeopleintheir20sand30s.
Thecountryhasthefourth-highestsuiciderateamongthe30industrializedcountriesintheOrganizationforCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD).Itrecorded22.8suicidedeathsforevery100,000peoplein2003.That’slowerthanHungry,FinlandandcloseneighbourJapan.Butthenumberisgrowingbyabout1percenteachyear,fasterthanforallotherOECDnations.
Inamovetocutsuicidesbyafifthby2010,thehealthministryisrunningatelevisionadcampaign.Itopenswithalonelymanwalkingonabridge.Avoiceoversays:
“Thinkfiveminutesmorebeforeyougiveitallaway.Don’tforgetyouhavealovingfamily.”
Otherministryplansincludesettingupmorehotlinesandtrainingmoresuicidecounselors.Authoritiesarealsolimitingwebsitesthatprovidesuicidemethodsandsometimesevenselltoxic(有毒的)chemicals.
Distressedindividualsrangefromstudentsworriedaboutpoorgradestopeopleindebtaswellasdisgracedpoliticians.
Expertssaytherisingtoll(死亡人数)insomewaycanbeblamedonmediacoverageofrecenthigh-profilesuicides.Theseincludetopbusinessleadersandcelebrities(名人)whoapparentlyleadanumberofpeopletocopytheiractions.
“Wesaved50livesthisyearwhenpeopleturnedtobridgesasaplacetodieafternewsreportsofsuchdeathsby‘bigshots’,”saidthe38-year-oldYoo,inDecember.
LastJuly,thegovernmentandcivilassociationsurgedmediatoavoidreportingspecificmethodsandlocationsofsuicides.Butitisdifficulttoclearlygivereasonsforthesuicideincrease.
67.Thepassageismainlyabout.
A.suicideproblemsinKoreaB.howtoreducesuicidesinKorea
C.desperationD.therelationsbetweenlifeandsuicide
68.SuicideratesinSouthKorea.
A.havedonegreatharmtotheeconomicaldevelopment
B.aregoingfrombadtoworse
C.didn’tdrawspecialattentionofthegovernment
D.arouseinternationalconcerns
69.Itdoesn’tsaybutimpliesthat.
A.presenthotlinesarenotenoughforsuicidecounsellors
B.peoplechoosesuicideasthewaytoendtheirlivesbecausetheyareshortoflove
C.cuttingsuicidesbyafifthby2010iseasytocarryout
D.authoritiesmanagewebsitesefficiently
70.LoweringthenumberofreportedsuicidebycelebritiesinthemediainKorea.
A.willbelimited
B.didn’taffectpeople’sdailylife
C.mightcausefewerpeopletocommitsuicide
D.damagethefameofmedia
71.YooByoung-jong’snewjobtopatrolSeoul’sbridgehas.
A.madehimsufferalot
B.preventedpeoplefromjumpingintowater
C.burdenedhimself
D.provedagoodwaytosavelives
2. ThecityofVenice,in Italy,isoneofakind.Itisbuiltonmorethan120islands,justoffarrival.Afterexplainingwheremynewhousewas,ItoldhimthatIhadleftthekeyunderthedoormat.SinceIknewitwouldbequitelatebeforeIcouldgetback,Isuggestedthatbemakehimselfathomeandhelphimselftoanythingthatwaskeptintherefrigerator(冰箱).
Twohourslatermyfriendphonedmefromthehouse.Atthemoment,hesaid,hewaslisteningtosomeofmyrecordsafterhavinghadanicemeal.Hehadfoundthepanandmeatintherefrigerator.Now,hewasdrinkingacupofteaandhopedthatIwouldjoinhimsoon.WhenIaskedhimifhebadanydifficultyfindingthehouse,heansweredthattheonlyproblem wasthathehadnotbeenabletofindthekeyunderthedoormat,butluckily,thelivingroomwindowbytheappletreehadbeenleftopenand hehadclimbedinthroughthewindow.Ilistenedtoallthisingreatsurprise.Thereisnoappletreeoutsidemywindow,butthereisonebythelivingroomwindowofmynext-door neighbor’shouse!
46.Whenmyfriendarrived,Icouldnotgotomeethimbecause________.
A.wewerenotgoodfriends B.Iwasbusyatwork
C.hehadnottoldmethathewouldcome D.Ididnotwanttoseehim
47.Adoormatisamat______.
A.usedasadoor B.forcleaningthebottomofshoes
C.putuponadoorasanornament(装饰物)
D.nearadoorunderwhichpeopleputtheirkeys
48.Ilistenedtomyfriend’sphonecallingreatsurprisebecause____.
A.hehadnotwaitedformetoeattogether
B.hehadeatentoomuchofthefood
C.hemistookmyneighbor’shouseformine
D.hehadleftthehousewiththewindowopen
49.Atlastmyfriend______.
A.didnotentermyhouse
B.enteredmyhouseafterheopenedthedoor
C.enteredmyhousebyclimbingthroughthewindow
D.enteredmyhousewiththehelpofmyneighbor
50.Thewriterleftthekeyunderthedoormatsothat______.
A.nobodywouldfindit
B.hemightnotloseit
C.hisfamilycouldusethesamekey
D.hisfriendcouldeasilygetit
3.
ThetreepeopleintheLordoftheRings—theEnts—cangetaroundbywalking.Butforrealtrees,well,it'shardertouproot."Becauseit'sasessileorganism,literally,rootedintotheground,itisunabletoleaveandgoelsewhere."MarioPesendorfer,abehavioralecologistattheCornellLabofOrnithology."Whenatreefirststartsgrowinginacertainarea,it'slikelythattheclimaticenvelope,sothetemperature,humidity,soilcompositionandsoonsuitsit,becauseitwouldotherwisebeunabletogrowfromaseedling.Butasitages,theseconditionsmaychangeandtheareaarounditmaynolongerbesuitableforitsoffspring."
Andifthathappens?
Walnuts,hazelnuts,chestnuts,oaks,pines—manyrelyexclusivelyonso-called"scatter-hoarders,"likebirds,tomovetheirheftyseedstonewlocales."ManymembersofthefamilyCorvidae—thecrows,jaysandmagpies—arescatter-hoarders,meaningtheyliketostorefoodforthewinter,whichtheythensubsequentlyretrieve."
Ornot.Andwhentheydoforgetsomething,aseedlinghasachancetogrow,sometimesagooddistanceaway."TheClark'snutcracker,whichisfoundinalpineregionsofwesternNorthAmerica,isdefinitelytherockstaramongthescatter-hoardingcorvids.Theyhideupto100,000seedsperyear,upto30kilometersawayfromtheseedsource,andhaveaveryclosesymbioticrelationshipwithseveralpinespecies,mostnotablythewhitebarkpine.”
Pesendorferandhiscolleaguescataloguetheseed-scatteringactivitiesoftheClark'snutcrackeranditscousinsinanewreviewpaper,inthejournalTheCondor:
OrnithologicalApplications.Theyalsowritethat,astreesoutgrowtheiridealhabitatsinthefaceofclimatechange,orbattlenewinsectsanddisease,theseflyingecosystemengineerscouldbeabighelpreplantingtrees.It'sasolution,Pesendorfersays,that'sgoodforus—gettingbirdstodotheworkischeapandeffective—anditcouldgivevulnerableoaksandpinestheoptiontotruly"makelikeatreeandleave."
56.Accordingtothearticle,whatmakesbirdshelptreesmovefromoneplacetoanother?
________.
A.Theywanttomaketheenvironmentbetterforsurvival
B.Theywanttochangethetreesintoanotherkind
C.Theywanttostorethenutsforwintersurvival
D.Theyareforcedtohelptreestosurvive
57.Whichdoestheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraphmean?
________.
A.growinginabetterwayB.beingforcedtogiveup
C.makingchangestoD.findingamysteriouswaytosurvive
58.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
________.
A.BirdsmayhelptreescopewithclimatechangeB.Birdsrelyonnutstosurvive
C.TreeshelpfightairpollutionD.Birdsmaketreesindanger
4.
Onehundredyearsago,"Colored"wasthetypicalwayofreferringtoAmericansofAfricandescent.Twentyyearslater,itwaspurposefullydroppedtomakewayfor"Negro."Bythelate1960s,thattermwasovertakenby"Black."Andthen,atapressconferenceinChicagoin1988,JesseJacksondeclaredthat"AfricanAmerican"wasthetermtowelcome.Thisonewaschosenbecauseitechoedthelabelsofgroups,suchas"ItalianAmericans"and"IrishAmericans,"thathadalreadybeenfreedofwidespreaddiscrimination.
Acentury'sworthofcalculatednamechangespointtothefactthatnaminganygroupisapoliticallyfreightedexercise.A2001studycatalogedallthewaysinwhichtheterm"Black"carriedconnotations(涵义)thatweremorenegativethanthoseof"AfricanAmerican."
Butifitwasknownthat"Black"peoplewerevieweddifferentlyfrom"AfricanAmericans,"researchers,untilnow,hadn'tidentifiedwhatthatgapinperceptionwasderivedfrom.Arecentstudy,conductedbyEmoryUniversity'sErikaHall,foundthat"Black"peopleareviewedmorenegativelythan"AfricanAmericans"becauseofaperceiveddifferenceinsocioeconomicstatus.Asaresult,"Black"peoplearethoughtofaslesscompetentandashavingcolderpersonalities.
Thestudy'smoststrikingfindingsshedlightontheracialdiscriminationspermeatingtheprofessionalworld.EvenseeminglyharmlessdetailsonaCV,itappears,cantapintorecruiters'(招聘人员)discriminations.Ajobapplicationmightmentionaffiliations(关系)withgroupssuchasthe"WisconsinAssociationofAfrican-AmericanLawyers"orthe"NationalBlackEmployeesAssociation,"thenamesofwhichapparentlyhaveconsequences,andarealsobeyondtheirmembers'control.
Inoneofthestudy'sexperiments,subjectsweregivenabriefdescriptionofamanfromChicagowiththelastnameWilliams.Toonegroup,hewasidentifiedas"African-American,"andanotherwastoldhewas"Black."Withlittleelsetogoon,theywereaskedtoestimateMr.Williams'salary,professionalstanding,andeducat
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