高考英语二轮复习 阅读理解选练7.docx
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高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练7
高考英语二轮复习阅读理解选练7
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
ThegovernmentofNorwayisplanningtobuildanunusualstoragecenteronanislandintheArcticOcean.Theplacewouldbelargeenoughtoholdabouttwomillionseeds.Thegoalistorepresentallcropsknowntoscientists.TheBritishmagazineNewScientistpublisheddetailsoftheplanlastmonth.Thestructurewillbedesignedtoprotecttheworld’sfoodsupplyagainstnuclearwar,climatechangeandotherpossiblethreats.ItwillbebuiltinamountainontheNorwegianislandofSpitsbergen.ThemountainislessthanonethousandkilometersfromtheNorthPole,thenorthernmostpositiononEarth.
AninternationalgroupcalledtheGlobalCropDiversityTrustisworkingontheproject.Thedirectorofthegroup,CaryFowler,spoketoNewScientist.Hesaidtheprojectwouldlettheworldrebuildagricultureifinhiswords“theworstcametotheworst”.Norwayisexpectedtostartworknextyear.Theprojectisexpectedtocostthreemilliondollars.Workerswilldrilldeepinthesideofasandstonemountain.TemperaturesintheareaneverriseabovezerodegreesCelsius.Theseedswillbeprotectedbehindconcretewallsameterthickandhigh-securitydoors.
Mr.Fowlersaystheproposedstructurewillbetheworld’smostsecuregenebank.Hesaystheplantseedswouldonlybeusedwhenallotherseedsaregoneforsomereason.Norwayfirstproposedtheideainthe1980s.Butsecurityconcernsdelayedtheplan.Atthattime,theSovietUnionwaspermitteduseofSpitsbergen.NewScientistsaystheplanwonUnitedNationsapprovalinOctoberatameetinginRomeoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganization.
1.Theprojectismeantto_____.
A.increasetheworld’sfoodproductioninthefuture
B.carryoutsomescientificexperimentsonplantgenes
C.protectcropseedsfromdyingoutincaseofpossibledisasters
D.buildanexhibitioncentreoftheworld’splantseeds
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheabovepassage?
A.ThegovernmentofNorwaywillperformtheprojectalone.
B.Seedstobecollectedtherewereproducedtenthousandyearsago.
C.Spitsbergenischosenbecauseitisawayfromthethreatofunclearwarforever.
D.Temperatureisamajorconsiderationwhenchoosingthestorageplace.
3.Wecaninferfromthetextthat_____.
A.Peoplewillgetnewly-developedseedsfromthecentereveryyear
B.Thestoragecenterwillgreatlypromotethedevelopmentofworldagriculture
C.Norwaymeanttohavebuiltthestoragecentremorethan20yearsago
D.Therehaven’tbeenanyseedstoragecentersintheworldbefore
4.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Noah’sArkofPlantSeedsinPlanB.TheBestPlacetoStoreSeeds
C.ConcernsofWorldFoodSupplyD.ANewWaytoFeedtheWorld
【参考答案】1—4、CDCA
A
“don'twanttobebotheredtimes”.
“Ihopehedoesn'taskmeforanymoney,”Ithought.
Hedidn't.Hecameandsatontheedgeofthepavementinfrontofthebusstopbuthedidn't
looklikehecouldhaveenoughmoneytoevenridethebus.Afterafewminuteshespoke.
“That'saveryprettycar,”hesaid.
Hewasinragsbuthehadanairofdignityaroundhim.Hisbadly-grownblondbeardkeptmorethanhisfacewarm.
Isaid,“thanks,”andcontinuedwipingoffmycar.HesattherequietlyasIworked.Theexpectedplea(乞求)formoneynevercame.Asthesilencebetweenuswidened,somethinginsidesaid,“askhimifheneedsanyhelp.”Iwassurethathewouldsay“yes”butIheldtruetotheinnervoice.
“Doyouneedanyhelp?
”Iasked.
HeansweredinthreesimplewordsthatIshallneverforget.Weoftenlookforwisdomingreatmenandwomen.Weexpectitfromthoseofhigherlearningandachievements.Iexpectednothingbutanoutstretcheddirtyhand.Hespokethethreewordsthatshookme.
“Don'tweall?
”hesaid.
1.Whydidthewriterparkedhiscarbeforethemall?
A.Becausehewantedtopickuphiswife.
B.Becausehewantedtoshowoffhiscar.
C.Becausehewantedtowipeoffhiscar.
D.Becausehewantedtodosomeshopping.
2.Whichhastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword"bum"inParagraph2?
A.dustmanB.driverC.beggarD.robber
3.Whichisthebesttitleforthistext?
A.AgoodhusbandB.Didn'theneedhelp?
C.Don'tweall?
D.Oneshouldbegenerous
参考答案1-3ACC
B
Theparentsofatroubledteenmayfeelunsureastowhomtoturntoinordertofindhelpfortheirchild.Theymayfeelasiftheyhaveexhaustedalloftheiroptions,andsometimestheyareonthevergeofgivingup.Butthereishope.Schoolsfortroubledteensofferdisciplineandinsomecases,drugtreatmentprogramsthatcanprovideimportantlifeskills,andmoreimportantly,afreshstart.
Thefollowingisalistofthemosteffectivetypesofschoolsfortroubledteens.Noteveryfacilityisamatchforeverychild,butbyknowingthedifferencesbetweenthem,parentscanmakeabettereducateddecisionaboutwheretosendtheirteenager.
BoardingSchools
Whenachildisunabletodealwiththerelativefreedomofastandardschoolday,boardingschoolsmightbeagoodchoice.Atboardingschools,thechildlivesinadormsetting,wherealmosteveryminuteofthedayisscheduledbyschooladministrators.
TreatmentCenters
Whenateenagerhasanaddictiontodrugsoralcohol,aresidentialcenterthatspecializesinyoungpeopleisanoutstandingwaytohelpthembreakthecycleofaddiction.Treatmentcentersfeatureindividualandgroupcounselingtohelpidentifytherootcausesofthedrugproblemandhelpdevelopthelifeskillsneededtostaycleanwhentheprogramisover.
WildernessPrograms
BootCamps
Bootcampsarethemostextremestyleofschoolfortroubledteens.Thesefacilitiesaremodeledafteractualmilitarybootcamps,wheretheindividualmustgetintoshape,workaspartofateam,andfollowalong,hardsetofrulesandregulations.However,bootcampsmightnotbethebestchoiceforateenwithadrugaddiction.
4.Whowouldbetheintendedreadersofthepassage?
A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.D.Experts.
5.Astheauthorsuggests,schoolsfortroubledteens______.
A.canbeagoodchoiceforsomedesperateparents
D.caremoreaboutdisciplinethanlifeskills
6.Accordingtothepassage,boardingschools_____.
A.providechildrenwithmorefreedom
B.havetheirstudents’timemanagedcarefully
C.paymuchattentiontoteambuildingexercises
D.canmakechildrenfeelsafer
7.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?
A.Tointroduceschoolsfortroubledteens.
B.Toshowsomeproblemsoftroubledteens.
C.Toteachparentshowtoeducatetheirchildren.
D.Toremindparentstocarefortheirchildren.
参考答案4-7BABA
C
“Yes,I’llbereadyatnineinthemorning.Goodbye,dear,andthanksagain.”IthadnotbeenaneasytelephonecallforMrs.Robsontomake.Herdaughterhadbeenverykind,ofcourse,andhadimmediatelyagreedtopickherupanddrivehertothestation,butMrs.Robsonhatedtoadmitthatsheneededhelp.Sinceherhusbanddiedtenyearsago,shehadpridedherselfonherindependence.Shehadcontinuedtoliveintheirlittlehouse,alone.
Thisevening,however,shewasstandingatherliving-roomwindow,staringoutattheSOLDnoticeinthesmallfrontgarden.Herfeelingsweremixed.Ofcourse,shewassadatthethoughtofleavingthehouse,asitwasfullofsomanymemories.Butatthesametimeshewaslookingforwardtospendingherlastyearsnearthesea,backinthelittleseasidetownwhereshehadbeenborn.Withthemoneyfromthesaleofthehouse,shehadboughtalittleflatthere.Sheturnedfromthelivingroomwindow,andlookedroundattheroom.Oneortwopiecesoffurnitureremained,coveredwithsheet.Allherpictureshadbeentakenfromthewalls.Therewasasmallfishtank,withtwogoldfishinit.Whenaskedwhy,herhusbandusedtosay:
“It’snicetohavesomethingaliveintheroom.”Sincehehadpassedaway,shehadalwayskeptsomegoldfish,andalwayshad“somethingaliveintheroom”.
Thenextmorning,ashertrainwaspullingoutofthestation,Mrs.Robsoncalledtoherdaughter,“Kate,youwon’tforgettocollectthegoldfish,willyou?
Thechildrenwilllovethem.It’s…”
“Iknow,”Kateinterruptedgently.“It’snicetohavesomethingaliveintheroom.”Butinthelittlehouse,thetwogoldfishhadstoppedtheircircling.Theywerefloatingonthewater,intheroomwithsilentwalls.
8.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatMrs.Robson________.
A.wasapersonwholikedtobealone
B.wasnotabletohelpherself
C.didnotlikeaskingpeopleforhelp
D.wantedtolivewithoutherhusband
9.Onherlastnightinthehouse,Mrs.Robsonwasfeeling__________.
A.abitsadbutnottotallyunhappy
B.happybutunabletohelpherself
C.proudandsad
D.inpoorspirits
10.Mrs.Robsonwasgoingto__________.
A.beinhospitalB.livewithherdaughter
C.meetherhusbandD.livewhereshewasborn
11.ThelittlehousemeantalottoMrs.Robsonbecause________.
A.itwasfullofpetsandplants
B.manyfriendsandrelativesvisitedit
C.ithadalongandunforgettablehistory
D.animportantpartofherlifewasspentthere
参考答案8-11CADD
D
ScientistsinMexicohavejustbegunanewstudyofoneoftheworld’sbiggestpyramids:
thePyramidoftheSun,northofMexicoCity.They’reputtinglotsofsmall,high-techmachinesunderthepyramidtotrytounlocksomeofitssecrets.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetriedtouncoverthesecretsofthepyramids.
Thepeoplewhobuiltthepyramidsmadelotsofsecretdoorsandroomstostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinside.However,therealwayshavebeensomesmartthievesinhistory.Now,almostallofEgypt’spyramidshavebeenrobbed,inc
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