高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题66及答案.docx
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高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题66及答案
2014高考英语阅读理解基础精品练习题(66)及答案
阅读理解
Canyouimagineacatfishbiggerthanaboy?
Therearemorethan1,000kindsofcatfish;28speciesarefoundintheUnitedStates’lakesandrivers.Thishugefamilyhassomemightystrangemembers.Let’smeetafew.
Walkingcatfish.Nature’sfeistylittlecatfish,foundinsouthernFlorida,hasanextralungforbreathingondryland.Whenitsswimmingholedriesup,thewalkingcatfishwaddlesonstiffforwardfinsinsearchofanotherlakeorstream.Ifanenemyattacks,thefishflares(展开)itstopandfrontfinsandleapsattheattackertoscareitoff.
Armoredcatfish.Thiscatfishhasheavy,bonyplatesprotectingitsbody.Theshellmakesthefishdifficulttobone.Tocookit,throwthefishwholeintoafire.Whenitisdone,breakitopenforeating.SomearmoredcatfisharefoundinFlorida,butthe100-poundersliveinSouthAmerica.
Roundingoutthefamilyofstrangecatfisharetalkingcatfish,whichmakegrowingsoundwhenyoupullthemfromthewater;climbingcatfish,whichmovequicklyupshorebrushinsearchoffood;electriccatfish,whichcandeliveramildshock;andblindcatfish,whichsettleintheinkyblacknessofunderwatercaves.Blindcatfishfindfoodthroughtastebudsintheireightwhiskers(须).
Mostcatfishhavefourwhiskersontheupperjawandfouronthelowerjaw.Sensoryholesonthesewhiskershelpthefishsmellandtastefoodeveninthemuddiestofwater.TheUnitedStatesdoesnothavecatfishanywherenearthesizeofthoseinSouthAmerica.ButinsomelargeU.S.rivers,blueandflatheadcattiesdotop100pounds.
Mostofthecatfishyouarelikelytocatchwillbemuchsmaller,aboutfryingpansize.Whenyoucatchone,rememberthatthetopfinsandtheforwardfinshavepoisonglands(腺)attheirbases.Theycangiveyoupainfulwounds,(...)
5.Thepurposeofthepassageisto______.
A.encouragereaderstogofishingforcatfish
B.informreadersoftheworld’slargestcatfish
C.describetheunusualcharacteristicsofcatfish
D.explaindifferentwaystocatchavarietyofcatfish
6.Theauthortalksaboutthewayofcookinganarmoredcatfishtoshowthat______.
A.ithasheavyandbonyplates
B.it’shardtocookandeat
C.ithastoomanybones
D.it’spoisonousinside
7.WhichisNOTmentionedaboutcatfishinthepassage?
A.Itseatinghabits.B.Itslivingconditions.
C.Itswhiskers.D.Itssize.
8.Whatmaybecontinuedinthelastparagraph?
A.Theauthor’sloveforcatfish.
B.Whereelsetocatchcatfish.
C.Theoriginofthename“catfish”.
D.Thesafestwaytohandlecatfish.
[答案]
大千世界,无奇不有。
有的鲶鱼比孩子还大,有的鲶鱼可以行走,有的鲶鱼需要放在烈火中烧烤才能食用……本文带你走进鲶鱼的世界,了解形形色色的鲶鱼。
5.C。
主旨大意题。
结合第一段最后一句以及下文的内容可知文章描述的是不同种类的鲶鱼的不同特点。
6.A。
细节理解题。
由文章第三段可知答案。
7.A。
细节理解题。
文章中没有涉及鲶鱼的饮食习惯。
8.D。
文章结构题。
文章最后一段的后半部分提到捕捉鲶鱼时要特别小心,因为它们身体的某些部位有毒,由此可推测作者接下来要叙述如何安全地应对。
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。
阅读理解-----A
LouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames(绰号).SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPops,asasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.
Bornin1901inNewOrleans,hegrewuppoor,butlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid,“JazzandIgrewuptogether.”
Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet(短号)ataboy’s
home.Inhislateteens,Armstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.Heplayedinparades,clubs,andonthesteamboatsthattravelledontheMississippiRiver.Atthattime,NewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.
In1922hewenttoChicago.There,thetaleofLouisArmstrongbegins.Fromthenuntiltheendofhislife,Armstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong.
Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanity(仁爱)andwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay,“ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.”Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmost-admiredpeopleintheworld.Hisdeath,onJuly6,1971,washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.
56.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe___________.
A.lookedlikeamusicianB.wasamusicianofmuchinfluence
C.showedaninterestinmusicD.traveledtoplaymodernmusic
57.TheTHIRDparagraphisdeveloped__________.
A.byspaceB.byexamplesC.bytimeD.bycomparison
58.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongisTRUE?
A.HistalebeginsinNewOrleansB.Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented.
C.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners.D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy’shome.
59.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheInventionoftheJazzMusicB.TheFatheroftheJazzStyle
C.TheMakingofaMusicianD.TheSpreadofPopularMusic
参考答案56—BCCB
AsmalltowninsouthwestBritainisbanning(禁止)plasticbagsinanattempttohelptheenvironmentandcutwaste—astepthatenvironmentalistsbelieveisafirstforEurope.
ShopkeepersinMod-burypopulation1,500,agreedtostophandingoutdisposableplasticbagstocustomersonSaturday.Theysaidpapersacksandclothcarrierbagswouldbeofferedinstead.
Lastmonth,SanFranciscobecamethefirstU.S.citytobanplasticgrocerybags.Internationally,lawstodiscouragetheuseofplasticbagshavebeenpassedinpartsofSouthAfricaandIreland,wheregovernmentseithertaxshopperswhousethemorfinecompaniesthathandthemout.Bangladeshalreadybansthem,andsodoatleast30remoteAlaskanvillages.
Mod-bury,about225milessouthwestofLondon,hasalsodeclaredabagamnesty(宽限期),allowinglocalpeopletohandinplasticbagsthathavepiledupathome.Theywillbesentfortravelling.
TheMod-burybanwastheideaofRebeccaHosking,whosawtheeffectofbagsonmarinelifewhileworkinginthePacificasawildlifecamerawoman.Shesaidresponse(反应)inthetownsofarhadbeen"reallypositive".
"Mod-buryisquiteanold-fashionedtownandalotofpeoplehavewickerbasketstogooutshoppinganyway,"HoskingtoldSkyNewsTelevision.
TheWorld-watchInstitute,anenvironmentalresearchagency,statesthat100billionplasticbagsarethrownawayeachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.Morethan500billionareusedyearlyaroundtheworld.
60.WhatwasRebeccaHosking?
A.Alawyer.B.
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