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浙江温州市2016高考英语阅读理解（二轮）选练（8）【2014高考英语湖北省武昌区调研试题】 seven species of carp（鲤鱼） native to asia have been introduced into united states waters in recent decades, but its four in particularbighead, black, grass and silverthat worry ecologists, biologists, fishers and policymakers alike introduced in the southeast to help control weeds and parasites in aquaculture （水产养殖） operations, these fish soon spread up the mississippi river system where they have been crowding out native fish populations not used to competing with such aggressive invaders the carps presence in such numbers is also harming water quality and killing off sensitive species asian carp are strong to jump over barriers such as low dams they lay hundreds of thousands of eggs at a time and spread into new habitat quickly and easily also, flooding has helped the fish expand into previously unattainable water bodies and fishers using young carp as live bait have also helped the fishs spread, as they have boats going through locks up and down the mississippi the federal government considers the asian carps to be annoying species and encourages and supports active control by natural resources management agencies federal and state governments have spent millions in tax dollars to prevent the carp from making their way into the great lakes, but an underwater electric fence constructed to keep them out has not worked as well as hoped, and policymakers are reviewing other options now in the meantime, state and federal agencies are monitoring the mississippi and its branches for asian carp and testing various barrier technologies to prevent their further spread for instance, the national park service is cooperating with the state of minnesotas department of natural resources to construct new dams that are high enough to prevent asian carp from jumping over the asian carp regional coordinating committee has funded dna monitoring in potentially affected water bodies whereby researchers can determine whether the troublesome fish are present just by the biological footprints they leave behind individuals can do their part by not transporting fish, bait or even water from one water body to another, and by emptying and washing boats before moving them between different water bodies59asian carp have been introduced to the usa in order to 。 aimprove water quality bhelp sensitive species ccontrol the number of native fishes dcontrol the ecosystem in aquaculture60how many reasons are mentioned for asian carps wide spread in america in this passage?aonebtwoc threed four61the measure to keep asian carp out of the great lake but proved not good is _atesting various barrier technologiesbconstruction of an underwater electric fencecemptying and washing boats before using themdmonitoring the mississippi and its branches for asian carp62it is suggested from the passage thataaquaculture operations are dangerous to the water bodiesbscientific technology is useless in preventing asian carp spreadingcboth the state and the individuals can make efforts to keep out asian carpdasian carp have successfully invaded the mississippi and the great lakes【参考答案】59-62 ddbc 【2014高考英语湖北省武昌区调研试题】d dont put your hands in the pockets! jimmy looked at his sister it was just a winter coat, a used one it was all his parents could affordbut it was his he picked it out now he stood proudly before the store mirror admiring the blue denim coat with the thick, soft woolen lining that reminded him of grandmas scarf but it was the many zippered pockets that caught his eye among the other used clothing he toyed with one of the pockets, why not? because, silly, thats where people keep their wishes and youre not supposed to let the wishes out that winter saw endless days of below freezing temperatures and long, cold nights of snowfallthe blue denim coat with the thick, soft woolen lining and many zippered pockets kept jimmy warm on his mile long walk to and from school it kept him dry as he sled down steep hills and built great forts and engaged in heroic snowball fights with other ten year oldsand it kept him company as he brought in firewood and performed his other daily duties late one afternoon, while he played alone in the woods, it began to snowjimmy knew he should hurry home but within minutes the snowfall became a snowstorm everything turned white then it grew dark as night folded over the foresttry as he may jimmy couldnt find his wayjimmy became frightened and cold and hungry drawing himself together under a fallen treejimmy cupped his hands and breathed into them i wish i hadnt forgotten my gloves, he criedwithout thinking, he unzipped the right side pocket and inserted his hand he felt something soft, familiarit was the woolen gloves he left sitting on the mantlethey were warm and dry around his freezing fingers i wish it would stop snowing, jimmy said, idly unzipping the left side pocket seconds later the snowstorm stopped his sisters words came back to him: thats where people keep their wishes the boy smiled broadly he understood carefully tugging on the zipper which sealed the breast pocket, he called out loudly, “i wish i wasnt lost!” as the metal teeth on the zipper parted, the thick cloud cover openedsoon a bright full moon lit the snow blanketed forestjimmy jumped up and laughedthe old blue denim coat had saved him as he rushed through the dense brush in the direction of his home, one of the coats long pockets caught on a branchit pulled the large zippered bottom pocket openjimmy fell over, landing in a deep snow bank digging himself out, he heard a loud growling he looked up a huge, hungry wolf with burning red eyes and long sharp teeth stood over him jimmy tried to think what else had his sister told him? youre not supposed to let the wishes out the great wolf leaped jimmy reached for the zipper and tried to pull it closed but it was too late63which part of the coat caught jimmys attention? athe many zippered pockets bthe soft woolen lining cthe warmth of the coat dthe blue denim64which of the following can be considered as a brave act by children? awalking to and from school bbringing in firewood cbuilding great forts dsnowball fights65it is suggested that when the wolf stood over himjimmy reached for the zipper and tried to pull it closed with the wish that he could have _ a a pair of gloves b a bright full moon c a gundgood weather66the passage is a story of_ a romance b fantasy c crimedscience fiction【参考答案】63-66 adcb 【2014模拟】阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。matt haimovitz is 42 and a renowned cellist (大提琴手) in the world. he rushed into the classical music scene at the age of 12 after itzhak perlman, the famed violinist, heard him play.but nothing in his family history explains where haimovitz got his extraordinary talent. and thats typical, ellen winner, a professor says.“people are fascinated by these children because they dont understand where their talent came from. you will see parents who say, i wasnt like this, and my husband wasnt like this. it seems to sometimes just come out of the blue,” winner says.its not clear whether a prodigys （天才）brain is any different from the brains of other children, in part because there have been no study comparing the brains of prodigies to those of average people.“but i believe that anything that shows up so early, without training, has got to be either a genetic or some other biological basis,” winner says. “if a child suddenly at the age of 3 goes to the piano and picks out a tune and does it beautifully, that has to be because that child has a different brain.”children who are extremely gifted tend to be socially different, too, winner says. “they feel like they cant find other kids like themselves, so they feel strange, maybe even like a freak, and feel like they dont have anybody to connect with. on the other hand, they also long to connect with other kids, and they cant find other kids like themselves.”as haimovitz got older, he became frustrated. he wanted to play other kinds of music but felt constricted by the image and the expectations of the boy prodigy who played classical music and filled concert halls.“when you start that early, you suddenly start to grow up in public, and i wanted to experiment,” haimovitz says.so he took his cello into punk rock clubs and coffee houses. he played bach, haydn and hendrix. “ my teacher was leonard rose, and we never played any 20th-century music. he didnt like it. but once i was exposed to james marshall “ jimi” hendrix, miles dewey davis el and others, i couldnt really turn back. i wanted to know more,” he says.63. according to some parents, prodigies extraordinary talent . a. comes unexpectedly b. is inherited from parents c. results from hard workd. is trained in early times64. winner seems to agree to the fact that _. a. average people have their particular brainsb. biology is the base of a different brain c. a prodigys brain is superior to those of others d. genes play an important role in a prodigy 65. according to the text, gifted children are .a. lonely b. easy-going c. innocent d. social66. the last paragraph is mainly about how haimovitz was trying to .a. build up his friendshipb. play different kinds of music c. set up the image of a prodigy d. perform classical music creatively【参考答案】6366、adab 【2014模拟】阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。as a professor i have grown accustomed to the opinion regarding american education. we are repeatedly told that american schools are failing, that colleges are not teaching, and that the students of today are not as good as the students of the past.there are, of course, problems with the education system. because of economic inequality some schools are significantly better than others and the ideas of equality of education and equality of opportunity are cruel jokes. however, the mere fact that there are some serious problems does not mean that all the dire claims are true.one stock (陈腐的) claim is that america has fallen behind the world in education in terms of performance on various tests. while the fact that america is behind other countries is a point of concern, there are at least three points worth considering here. the first is the above-mentioned economic inequality which will tend to result in poorer performance when taking the average for america. the second is that many countries have put considerable effort into improving their education systems and hence it is worth considering that americas decline is also due to the improvement of others. the third is the matter of the measures do they, in fact, present an accurate picture of the situation? i am not claiming that the data is bad. i am merely raising a reasonable concern about how accurate our picture of education is at this time.another stock claim is that american students are doing badly on standardized tests. while there is clearly value in assessment, it is reasonable to consider whether or not such tests are a proper and adequate measure of education. it is also worth considering whether the puzzle with these tests is itself causing damage to education. that is, as teachers teach for the test and students learn for the test, it might be the case that what is being taught is not what should be taught and what is being learned is not what should be learned.67. according to the professor, many peoples attitude towards american colleges is .a. negative b. positive c. approving d. indifferent68. what does the underlined word “dire” in the second paragraph mean? a. exact or precise. b. extremely serious or terrible. c. fair or objective.d. long and boring.69. judging by the text ,the claims are centered on .a. what should be taught in the american classroom b. fair judgment of american education c. american students performance on testsd. an accurate picture of american colleges 70. the passage is written mainly to .a. defend american educationb. show dissatisfaction with american education c. explain why american students do badly on tests d. offer advice on american education reform【参考答案】6770、abca【2014高考英语湖北省武昌区调研试题】e art robbery and art forgery （仿造） are both major themes in crime movies and literaturein the 2012 comedy movie gambit, british actor colin firth plays an art curator who cheats his abusive boss into buying a fake monet in reality, art crimes are no less interesting and exciting according to the new york times, over the past 15 years, glafira rosales fooled two local commercial art galleries into buying 63 false works of art for more than $30 millionshe passed off fake paintings as works by 20th century modernist masters such as american artists mark rothko and jackson pollockbut in fact, these so called newly discovered works were all produced by a single man, a chinese immigrant named qian peishen the art world was shocked by rosales deceptionbut to the public, it was amusing and 6most satisfying to see wealthy people get tricked so what decides the value of a piece of art? is it beauty? is it the artists talent and craftsmanship? or is it just because the artist is famous?we should take beauty out if the buyers were buying paintings only for their beauty, theyll be content displaying good fakes on their walls they wouldnt be so upset when a forgery is exposed the art market claims that great artists are inimitable, and that this inimitability justifies the absurd price of their works we cant deny that most famous artists are good at what they do, but forgers like qian show that their works are imitableotherwise, the difference between the original and the copycats would be obvious and rosales would not be able to fool anyoneaccording to an article in the economist, expensive paintings are whateconomists call positional goods they are valuable because other people cant have them with other goods, a higher price reduces demandbut art turns down the laws of economics “when the goods th