2009高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练——阅读理解（九）（附详解）.doc.doc

十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载2009高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练阅读理解（九）（一）NASAsMarsdetector(探测器),Opportunity,succeededinfindingsignsthatwateronceexistedontheplanet.OpportunitylandedonMarsinJanuary.Scientistsnowbelievethattheplanetcouldoncehavesupportedlife.ThisdiscoverywaschosenbyScience,oneoftheworldsleadingmagazines,asthemostimportantscientificachievementof2004lastFriday.“Thislittle,wheeled,one-armedboxwentaroundanotherplanetandhasdonesomethingnohumanhasevermanaged,”accordingtoScience.“Ithasdiscoveredanotherplaceintheuniversewherelifecouldoncehaveexisted.”高.考.资.源.网“Althoughwestillcantsaythatlifecouldhaveexistedinthisenvironment,itisnowcertainthattherewaswateronMars,”saidSteveSquyres,oneofthescientistsworkingontheMarsmission.TheevidencecomesfrompicturesandchemicalreadingstakenbyOpportunity.ItincludesmarksonrockslikethosecausedbyflowingwateronEarthandsaltychemicalslikethosefoundindried-outsea-beds.ScientistssaidthenewevidenceprovedbeyonddoubtthatwaterhasbeenexistedonMars.ButitisstillunknownwhetherthewateronMarswaslikeanoceanorjustice.WhileOpportunityhasnotfoundanysignsoflife,thepresenceofwatermeanslifeispossible.“IneverythingweknowaboutlifeonEarth,thereisnoexamplewithoutliquidwater,”Squyressaid.“SowaterisimportantforthesearchforlifeonMars.”Researchersagreethatafuturemission(任务)shouldbringbackphysicalsamples(样品).ButsomescientistsworryabouttheriskthatthiscouldintroducedangerousforeigncreaturestoEarth.“Theproblemhereishowtogetthesamplesback,”Squyresreplied.“Ithinkitisourresponsibilitytolimitanyrisk.”1._provethatwaterexistedonMars.A.ThephysicalsampleswithsaltychemicalsB.ThemarksonrocksandsaltychemicalsC.Scientificachievementsof2004D.CreaturesfromMars2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载A.ItisnowcertainthattherewaswateronMars.B.ThewateronMarswaslikeanocean.C.EvidenceoflifeonMarshasbeenfound.D.SearchforlifeonMarsisagreatrisktohumans.3.HowdidscientistsdrawtheconclusionthattherewaswateronMars?A.Theworldsleadingmagazinehasannouncedthefact.B.ScientistshavetakenmanypicturesandchemicalreadingsontheMars.C.AstronautshavegotsomerocksfromMars.D.ScientistshavemadeastudyofthepicturesandreadingssentbackbyMarsdetector.4.Itcanbeinferredthat,ifthecreaturesfromMarscametoEarth,_.A.theywouldbekindtohumansB.theywouldbecrueltohumansC.theywouldbeagreatdangertoEarthD.itwouldbehardtosaywhetheritwouldbeagoodnewsorbadnews（二）HewasoncereferredtoasthePicassoofpoetry.BelovedbyChileansofallclasses,heisoneofthemostwidelyreadandrespectedpoetsinhistory.Andthisyearisthe100thbirthdayofPabloNeruda(1904-1973).BornwiththenameNeftaliRicardoReyesBasolto,hewasatall,shyandlonelyboy.Helovedtoreadandstartedtowritepoetrywhenhewasten.TheAmericanpoetWaltWhitman,whoseframedpictureNerudalaterkeptonhistable,becameamajorinfluenceonhiswork.However,hisfatherdidnotliketheideaofhavingapoetforasonandtriedtodiscouragehimfromwriting.Tocoverupthepublicationofhisfirstpoem,hetookthepennamePabloNeruda.In1924Nerudagainedfamewithhismostwidelyreadwork“TwentyLovePoemsandaSongofDespair.Yethisrichexperienceasadiplomatandexilemadehimgobeyondthethemeoflove.HisworkalsoreflectedthepoliticalstruggleoftheleftanddevelopmentofSouthAmerica.HewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1971.Nerudalovedtheseawhichhesawascreative,destructiveandforevermoving.Hefoundinspirationinthepowerandfreedomofthewavesandtheseabirdsonthecoast.“Ineedtheseabecauseitteachesme,”hewrote.“Imoveintheuniversityofthewaves.”H十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载foreverreneweditself,arenewalechoedinhiswork.5.Theunderlinedword“Picasso”canprobablybereplacedby“_”.A.mostimportantpersonB.famouspersonfromPicassoC.freedomfighterinPicassoD.poemfan6.NeftaliRicardoReyesBasoltotookthepennamePabloNerudabecause_.A.literarygreatsusuallyusedthepennameB.hisfatherencouragedhimtousethenameC.hewantedtopreventhisfatherknowingthepublicationD.hewasgreatlyinfluencedbyotherpoets高.考.资.源.网7.Whichofthefollowingisnotthethemeofhisworks?A.Love.B.Politicalstruggle.C.Socialreform.D.DevelopmentofSouthAmerica.8.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus_.A.theseagaveNerudavastwritinginspirationB.thebeautifulsceneryalongtheChilecoastC.NerudaspoemswerewidelyreadoverseasD.Nerudalovedtowritehispoemsnearthesea（三）Globalwarmingthreatenstoholdbackhumanprogress,andmakeunachievableallUNtargetstoreducepoverty,accordingtosomeoftheworldsleadinginternationalanddevelopmentgroups.Inareportpublishedtoday,Oxfam,Greenpeace,ChristianAid,FriendsoftheEarth,WWFand15othergroupssayrichgovernmentsmustimmediatelyaddressclimatechangetoavoideven“unbearablelevels”ofworldwidepoverty.“Foodproduction,watersupplies,publichealthandpeopleslivingenvironmentarealreadybeingdamaged,”thereportsays.“Theworldmustmeetitspromisetoachievepovertyreductionandalsodealwithclimatechange.”Thereport,whichdrawsonUNpredictionsoftheeffectsofclimatechangeinpoorcountriesoverthenext50years,sayspoorcountrieswillexperiencemoreflooding,decliningfoodproduction,morediseaseandtheworseningordisappearingofentireecosystems(生态系统)十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载“Climatechangeneedstobeaddressednow.Thepoorwillbeartheburdenofit.Thefrontlineexperienceofmanyofusworkingininternationaldevelopmentindicatesthatcommunitiesarehavingtofightagainstmoreextremeweatherconditions.”Climatechangewillplayhavoc(浩劫)withagricultureandwatersuppliesandwillincreasediseases.“By2025theproportionoftheworldspopulationlivingincountriesofgreatwaterstresswillalmostdouble,to6billionpeople.Tropicalandsub-tropicalareaswillbehardesthitthosecountriesalreadysufferingfromfoodshortage”.Poorcountriesmostlydonotneedhigh-techsolutions,butwouldmostbenefitfromeducation,researchandbeingshownhowtofarmbetter.Thereportsaysuncheckedglobalwarming,morethanwarsorpoliticalconfusion,willdisplacemillionsofpeopleanddestabilize(不安定)manycountries.9._shouldplayaleadingroleinresistingthemoreextremeweatherconditionsaccordingtothereport.A.InternationalgroupsB.PoorcountriesC.RichcountriesD.Tropicalandsub-tropicalcountries10.Whichofthefollowingisnottheeffectofglobalwarmingaccordingtothereport?A.Morenaturaldisastersandstarvation.B.Increasingtheworldspopulation.C.Makingmillionsofpeoplemovetootherplaces.D.Shakingthefoundationofacountry.11.Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothetext?A.Povertyandclimatechangearecloselylinked.B.Moreandmorepeoplewillsufferfromthewaterstressandfoodshortage.C.Whatthepoorcountriesneedbadlyishightechnology.D.Internationalcommunitieshavetotakestepstoresistthebadclimate.12.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.mA.InternationalDevelopmentBringsinClimateChangeB.GlobalWarmingIsaBiggerThreattoPoorC.InternationalGroupsWorkTogethertoReducePovertyD.WorldwidePovertyShallBeA十年高考网十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m【答案与解析】1.B事实细节题。根据短文第五段“ItincludesmarksonrockslikethosecausedbyflowingwateronEarthandsaltychemicalslikethosefoundindried-outsea-beds”一句可知：岩石上有类似地球上水流的痕迹和化学物。2.A事实细节题。根据第二段“succeededinfindingsignsthatwateronceexistedontheplanet”一句可判断，火星上有水。3.D事实归纳题。人们对火星的研究是通过探测器“机遇号”发回的图片和数据进行分析得出的，人类还没有登上火星，所以B、C两项不符文意。A项“杂志上报道的”更不能作为结论的根据()。4.D推测题。根据短文最后一段“somescientistsworryabouttheriskthatthiscouldintroducedangerousforeigncreaturestoEarth”的意义，科学家有这种担心外星人是否会对人类造成危害。由此可推测：如果外星人来地球，是好是坏不得而知。5.A词义猜测题。根据下一句的意义“他被各个阶层的智利人所爱戴着，他的作品广为传诵，备受尊重。”可猜测出：他曾经被誉为诗坛“巨匠”。6.C细节题。根据短文第三段“Tocoverupthepublicationofhisfirstpoem”一句可知：聂鲁达的父亲不赞成儿子当诗人，经常想方设法阻止他的创作。为了掩人耳目发表第一部诗集，诗人就为自己取了个笔名聂鲁达。7.C判断题。第四段二、三句表述的意思是：聂鲁达有着丰富的阅历，他当过外交官，曾流亡国外。因此，他的诗歌主题多样，并不仅仅限于男女情爱。他的作品还反映了左派政治斗争以及南美洲的发