浙江省丽水市高考英语 阅读理解暑假训练（9）.doc

浙江省丽水市2014高考英语阅读理解（暑假）训练（9）及答案for those who study the development of intelligence（智力）in the animal world, self-awareness is an important measurement. an animal that is aware（意识）of itself has a highlevel of intelligence.awareness can be tested by studying whether the animal recognizes itself in the mirror, that is, its own reflected image（反射出的影像）many animals fail this exercise bitterly, paying very little attention to the reflected image. only humans, and some intelligent animals like apes and dolphins, have been shown to recognize that the image in the mirror is of themselves.now another animal has joined the club. in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences, researchers report that an asian elephant has passed the mirror self-reflection test. we thought that elephants were the next important animal, said diana reiss of the wildlife conservation society, an author of the study with joshua m. plotnik and fans bm. de waal of emory university. with their large brains, reiss said, elephants seemed like cousins to apes anddolphins.the researchers tested happy, maxine and patty, three elephants at the bronx zoo. they putan 8-foot-square mirror on a wall of the animals play area (out of the sight of zoo visitors) and recorded what happened with cameras, including one built in the mirror.the elephants used their long noses to find what was behind it, and to examine parts of their bodies. of the three, happy then passed the test, in which a clear mark was painted on one side of her face. she could tell the mark was there by looking in the mirror, and she used the mirror to touch the mark with her long nose.diana reiss said, we knew elephants were intelligent, but now we can talk about their intelligence in a better way.45. what can mirror tests tell us about animals? a. whether they have large brains. b whether they have self-awareness. c. whether they enjoy outdoor exercises. d. whether they enjoy playing with mirrors.46. why does the author mention apes and dolphins in the text? a. they are most familiar to readers. b they are big favorites with zoo visitors. c. they are included in the study by reiss. d. they are already known to be intelligent.47. what made happy different from maxine and patty? a. she used her nose to search behind the mirror. b. she recognized her own image in the mirror. c. she painted a mark on her own face. d. she found the hidden camera.【答案】bdb*结束housing price in china has always caused heated discussions among property（房产）developers and ordinary chinese. to many property developers and local government officials, housing price in china is still low compared with many developed countries. however, the average housing price in the united states is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in china, it is even higher than in the united states. this shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in chinese real estate market, the international finance news reported. although the average price of residential houses in the united states, after converted to renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in us are not sold in terms of building area, as most chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. if us property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. in most big chinese cities, such as beijing, shanghai, and shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the us. the high housing sales price in large cities in china proves that chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. moreover, chinese houses can not be compared with houses in us in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. furthermore, it should be noted that american peoples average income is several dozen times higher than that of chinese people. how can the chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in us? at the beginning of 2007, chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(控制) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans and lands to property developers. at the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. by applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered. 13what is the average housing price per square meter in china? a8000 yuan b10000 yuan c7000 yuan dits not mentioned here14which of the following does not support the idea that the average housing price in china is even higher than in the united states?achinese houses can not be compared with houses in us in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.bamerican peoples average income is several dozen times higher than that of chinese people.cthe houses in us are not sold in terms of building area, as most chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.dthere are more people who need houses in china is larger than that in the united states.15how many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?afour b three ctwo done16what is the main idea of this passage? athe housing price in china is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it. bthere are some bubbles in chinese real estate market cthe average housing price in china is even higher than in the united states dchinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.1316、ddba*结束scientists say they have discovered a promising treatment for sleeping sickness, a killer disease that infects(感染) about 60,000 people in africa a year. british and canadian experts say drugs could attack the parasite（寄生虫） causing the illness needs to survive. they say the drug could be ready for human medical test in about 18 months. the disease, spread by the bite of a fly, is caused by a parasite attacking the central nervous system. it has similar symptoms（症状） to malaria（疟疾）, making it difficult to diagnose. left untreated, it moves to the brain, resulting in mental confusion and final deaththe breakthrough came at the university of dundee in scotland, where scientists were offered money to research diseases ignored by major drugs companies. professor paul wyatt, director of the programme, said: this is one of the most significant findings made in recent years in terms of drug discovery and development for ignored diseases. he said the research, published in the journal nature, represented significant progress in the development of a full blown drug against the disease. the world health organization said there are between 50,000 and 70,000 cases of the disease a year, with a further 60 million people at risk of infection. the research in dundee was backed by partners at the university of york in england and the structural genomics consortium in toronto, canada. the two drugs currently available to treat sleeping sickness both have problems. one is with side effects that kill one in 20 patients and the other is costly, only partially effective and requires long-time hospital treatment, the scientists said. 17. the word backed in the last paragraph probably means_.a. conducted b. supported c. believed d. managed18. what the world health organization said suggested that_.a. about 60000 people died of the disease each yearb. about 60000 people were cured of the disease each yearc. 600 million people are likely to get infected d. the disease is spreading fast in africa 19. we can read this passage_.a. in the journal natureb. in a newspaper of the university of dundeec. in a book about fliesd. in a newspaper about medicine20. we can learn from the passage that_ .a .big drug companies play an important role in the research of the new drugb. people who get infected with the disease are mentally disturbedc. among 200 people infected with the disease, 5 may die because of the old drugd.professor paul wyatt may be a professor at the university of york 17-20 bddb*结束businesses are expected to cut spending dramatically through much of 2009. a number of economists, including those national city and wachovia, dont expect business investment, which make up about one tenth of us economic activity, to decline through 2009. according to a survey of 679 chief financial officers by duke university and cfo magazine this month, us businesses expect to cut capital spending by more than 10% in the next 12 months, a sharp decrease from september, when the cfos expected business investment to increase slightly.john graham, finance professor at duke and director of the survey, says businesses are finding ways to repair existing machinery and buildings rather than replace equipment or move. they likely wont increase their spending until they see concrete evidence that the economy is improving.those planning meeting for late winter and early spring are either buying fewer or less expensive items, or theyre not buying at all. one client who usually spends about $ 80,000 on a conference each year is spending half that. robert coen, director of forecasting at media analysis firm magna, predicts a 4.5% drop in ad spending to $ 259 billion in 2009 on the heels of a 3.2% drop in 2008. “a recovery in us ad budgets will probably not get underway until 2010,” he says. another negative for 2009: there arent any big ad spending events such as the olympics or national elections.declining business spending will hurt a number of industries but will be especially tough for the manufacturing sector. nearly two thirds of manufacturers expect