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湖南湘潭县2016高考英语二轮阅读理解基础选编（4）阅读理解(一)-aguide to stockholm university libraryour library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.zonesthe library is divided into different zones.the upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading，and places where you can sit and work with your own computer.the reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs.the ground floor is the zone where you can talk.here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.computersyou can use your own computer to connect to the wifi specially prepared for notebook computers；you can also use library computers，which contain the most commonly used applications，such as microsoft office.they are situated in the area known as the experimental field on the ground floor.groupstudy placesif you want to discuss freely without disturbing others，you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor.some study rooms are for 23 people and others can hold up to 68 people.all rooms are marked on the library maps.there are 40 groupstudy rooms that must be booked via the website.to book，you need an active university account and a valid university card.you can use a room three hours per day，nine hours at most per week.storage of study materialthe library has lockers for students to store course literature.when you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分)，you may rent a locker and pay 400 sek for a years rental period.rules to be followedmobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library.keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls.please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library，but you are allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.1the librarys upper floor is mainly for students to_.aread in a quiet placebhave group discussionsctake comfortable seatsdget their computers fixed解析细节理解题。根据zones中第二句话the upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading可知选a。答案a2what condition should be met to book a groupstudy room?aa group must consist of 8 people.bthreehour use per day is the minimum.cone should first register at the university.dapplicants must mark the room on the map.解析细节理解题。根据groupstudy places中第二段可知选c。答案c3a student can rent a locker in the library if he_.acan afford the rental feebattends certain courseschas nowhere to put his booksdhas earned the required credits解析细节理解题。根据storage of study material中第二句可知选d。答案d4what should not be brought into the library?amobile phones. borange juice. ccandy. dsandwiches.解析推理判断题。根据rules to be followed中mobile phones，drinks and sweets可带入图书馆，排除a、b和c，选d。答案d阅读理解-a alex london research laboratory (alrl) is part of alex co., ltd., a major australian medicine-making company. opened in 1992, alrl specializes in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases a position is now open for a research operations manager(rom) to support our growing research team at the new laboratories in hatfield，due to open in the autumn of 2010 reporting to the director，you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services of our new laboratories now under constructionyou will be expected to provide expert knowledge about and be in charge of all areas of alrls health and safety，and to communicate (沟通)with support employees at alrl s laboratories based at university college londonworking closely with scientists and other operations and technical employees，you will manage a small number of research support employees providing services to help with the research activities to be carried out at the new laboratories candidates(申请人) will have experience of both management and research supporttechnical servicesknowledge of research operations and excellent communication skills are necessary. education to degree level is also desirable if you are interested in this position，please send your cv(简历)to alex london research laboratory，university college london，hatfield，london，w1e 6b7 or by email to alrlalex.co.uk for more informationplease visit www.alex.co.uk( ) 1. what can be learnt about the new laboratories from the text? a. they have not yet been set up b. they are in hatfield，australia c. they belong to university college london d. they are new workplaces for australian researchers only( ) 2. what are the duties of a rom，according to the text? a. to carry out research activitiesb. to be in charge of alrls health and safetyc. to help run the technical and scientific support servicesd. to manage a small number of research support employees 高考资源a. a，b，c b. a，b，dc. b，c，d d. a，c，d( ) 3. what does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about? a. the technical skills of a wouldbe romb. the practical experience of a wouldbe romc. the personal information of a wouldbe romd. the necessary requirements for a wouldbe rom( ) 4. what is the purpose of the text?a. to describe the job of a romb. to provide information about alrlc. to announce an open position at alrld. to make known the opening of the new laboratories【语篇解读】本篇文章为应用性文题。提供了alex co., ltd招聘一名rom的信息，并对要招聘的职位提出了具体的要求。1答案a考点：细节理解题。解析：根据文章第二段可知新的实验室还未建立。2答案c考点：细节理解题。解析：依据文章第三自然段，you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services ;you will be expected tobe in charge of all areas of alrls health and safety; you will manage a small number of research support employees 可得答案。3答案d考点：主旨大意题。解析：依据第四段提供的信息，申请人要有管理和技术服务的经验、研究操作的知识及极好的交际技能等可知本段主要谈及对应聘职位者的具体能力要求。4答案c考点：写作目的题。解析：本篇文章为广告招聘。目的自然是让大家了解alrl公司有一公开招聘的职位。社会生活类阅读理解do you want to love what you do for a living? follow your passion. this piece of advice provides the foundation for modern thinking on career satisfaction. but this can be a problem.ive spent the past several years researching and writing about the different strategies we use to seek happiness in our work. it became clear early in the process that the suggestion to ” follow your passion was flawed, for it lacks scientific evidence. however, it doesnt mean you should abandon the goal of feeling passionate about your work. the reality emphasizes that things are quite complicated.passion is earned. different people are looking for different things in their work, but generally, people with satisfying careers enjoy some combination of the following features: autonomy，respect，competence，creativity，and a sense of impact. in other words，if you want to feel passionate about your livelihood，dont seek the perfect job，but seek to get more of these features in the job you already have.passion is elusive (难捉摸的）.many people develop the rare and valuable skills leading to passion , but still end up unhappy in their work. the problem is that the features leading you to love your work are more likely to be useful to you than your organization. as you become increasingly valuable”，for example, your boss might push you toward traditional promotions that come with more pay and more responsibility, as this is what is most useful to your company. however, you might find more passion by applying your value to gain autonomy in your schedule or project selection.passion is dangerous. ive watched too many of my peers fall into anxiety and chronic job-hoppirig due to the follow your passion” advice. the issue is expectations. if you believe we all have a pre-existing passion，and that matching it to a job will lead to instant workplace happiness,reality will always pale in comparison.work is hard. not every day is fun. if youre seeking a dream job, youll end up frustrated, again and again. dont set out to discover passion. instead, set out to develop it. this path might be longer and more complicated than what most cheerful career guides might advocate，but its a path much more likely to lead you somewhere worth going.67. people satisfied with their careers are _.a. autonomous and passionateb. creative and competentc. respectable and sensitived. creative and passionate68. what is the authors advice on achieving career satisfaction?a. developing passion for what one is doing.b. matching the pre-existing passion to ones work.c. figuring out early what one will do in the future.d. discovering skills that lead to interesting careers.69. the underlined sentence in para. 5 probably means that _.a. it is not easy to match our passion with our jobsb. we shouldnt think everyone has a pre-existing passionc. high expectations of passion in jobs bring disappointmentd. workplace happiness does not require a pre-existing passion70. whats the authors attitude towards the advice of “following your passion”？a. ambiguous. b. supportive.c. cautious.d. disapproving.【参考答案】1. 67-70 bacd 阅读理解。the earths most rich resourcewater has become one of the most precious resources in the united states as rivers, lakes, and freshwater reservoirs are increasingly exploited for human use. consequently, using precise farming techniques to refine “irrigation scheduling” is a research area of particular interest to susan moran, a researcher with the us department of agriculture. she explains that in the southwest, irrigation is both difficult and expensive. there, she says, farmers have a tendency to over irrigate, spending both more time and money than necessary. “im trying to provide new information that could be used by farmers to schedule irrigations to improve their profitability and use less water,” moran says. “farmers often look at weather changes and then schedule irrigation based on that information. but if they had better information, they could use scientific models to compute more precisely how much water their crop is using.” rather than guessing their crops potential need for water based upon weather changes, farmers can use remote sensors to measure how much water their crop is actually using. this would give them a more accurate measure of how much more water it needs. moran believes that if farmers are getting good and timely measurements of plant and air temperature, then they can program when and how much water to give each crop through an irrigation system. no more water would be used than needed, thus saving cost and conserving water. moran introduces one study she conducted in arizona to investigate the use of remote sensing data for scheduling cotton irrigations. typically, those farmers irrigate ten times per growing season, but evidence showed that some of those farmers could achieve basically the same harvest with only nine irrigations. “in those cases, one less irrigation saved more than all the cost of remote sensing data，” she states. “both irrigation and satellite remote sensing data are expensive. but then again many farmers are used to working together as a group. they are used to sharing. im hoping they could do the same with remote sensing datapurchase one scene over a large area to cover many farms, which would further reduce the cost.”1. what does moran think is the problem with farmers?a. overused reservoirs.b. precision farming. c. irrigation researches. d. overirrigation.答案解析：答案为d。 由第一段最后一句话 “ farmers have a tendency to over irrigate, spending both more time and money than necessary.” 可知，答案为d。2. how can farmers get the new information about their crop?a. to reschedule irrigation as required.b. to watch weather changes regularly.c. to use remote sensors as researchers suggest.d. to use scientific models since computing is more reliable. 答案解析：答案为c。本题为细节题。从第三段 “farmers can use remote sensors to measure how much water their crop is actually using.” 可知答案为c。本题容易错选d项。题干问的是 “农民如何得到关于庄稼的新信息？” 从第二段最后一句话 “but if they had better information, they could use scientific models to compute more precisely how much water their crop is using.” 可知，农民如果有了更好的信息可以使用scientific models。故答案d错误。3. what do farmers check upon when they decide how much water each crop needs?a. profitability.b. remote sensors.c. the cost.d. air temperature. 答案解析：答案为d。本题为细节理解题。从第四段 “moran believes that if farmers are getting good and timely measurements of plant and air temperature, then they can program when and how much water to give each crop through an irrigation system.”可知，农民依靠准确及时地测量植物和空气温度，来决定给每种庄稼配给相应的水分。 故答案为d。4. whats the purpose of moran introducing the study she carried out in arizona?a. to investigate the use of remote sensing data.b. to support her viewpoint in the previous paragraph.c. to show how farmers can reap a harvest.d. to criticize those farmers who used too much water. 答案解析：答案为a。本题为细节题。由倒数第二段首句 “moran introduces one study she conducted in arizona to investigate the use of remote sensing data for scheduling cotton irrigations.”可知，答案为a。5. what is among the best possible ways to help save farmers money?a. changing irrigation.b. sharing sensing data. c. buying one computer.d. extending the farms. 答案解析：答案为b。本题为细节题。由最后一段 “both irrigation and satellite remote sensing data are expensive. but then again many farmers are used to working together as a group. they are used to sharing.” 可知，答案为b。 阅读理解-asome of beijing zoos animals are suffering menu changes because of the bird flu spread in asia.gone are the lions and tigers delightful “live” chicken dinners. in their menu , instead , are raw beef and mutton. while the lions and tigers go chickenless, the zoos birds are also receiving some special and uncomfortable treatment these days. the peacocks in badaling safari animal world, who used to be featured in the park and could walk around showing off their beautiful feathers, now are forced to stay in cages.and turkeys at the beijing zoobelieved to be most likely to suffer from the bird flu virus have been moved out of their old home to places separate from visitors. in most cases, display areas with birds have been closed for health reasons.yet a good thing about the present situation is that the living conditions of the zoos birds are being improved , with keepers keeping the display areas cleaner and not as crowded as before . almost all zoos have done more frequent cleaning and disinfection for bird cages measures to prevent infection.in this special period , pigeons（鸽子）are frowned upon . in beijing , many homing pigeon lovers use balconies （阳台）to build cages for birds . most neighbours are fed up with these cages since they can produce waste and feathers . now the citys homing pigeon