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镇江市2014高考英语短文阅读类训练（14）及答案或解析阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。ahow often do you travel by plane?how much electricity do you use? these days everyone is worried about the size of their carbon footprint. in order to reduce global warming we need to make our carbon footprints smaller. but how much co2 are we responsible for?a new book by mike berners lee (a leading expert in carbon footprint) might be able to help. how bad are bananas? the carbon footprint of everything looks at the different things we do and buy, and calculates the amount of co2 all of the following created: the ingredients, the electricity used in the brewery, the equipment, the travel and commuting of the beer, and the packaging. its amazing how many different things need to be included in each calculation. and its frightening how much carbon dioxide everything produces.but all of this can help us decide which beer to drink. from berners-lees calculations, its clear that a pint (568ml) of locally-brewed beer has a smaller carbon footprint than a bottle of imported beer. this is because the imported beer has been transported from far away, and it uses more packaging. the local beer only produces 300g of co2, but the imported beer produces 900g! so, one pint of local beer is better for the environment than three cans of cheap foreign lager from the supermarket.berners-lee has even calculated the carbon footprint of cycling to work. nothing is more environmentally-friendly than riding a bike, surely? well, it depends on what youve had to eat before. to ride a bike we need energy and for energy we need food. so if we eat a banana and then ride a kilometer and a half, our footprint is 65g of co2. however, if we eat bacon before the bike ride, its 200g. in fact, bananas are good in general because they dont need packaging, they can be transported by boat and they grow in natural sunlight.so, does this mean that cycling is bad for the environment? absolutely not, for a start, if you cycle, you dont use your car, and the fewer cars on the road, the fewer traffic jams. and cars in traffic jams produce three times more co2 than cars traveling at speed. cycling also makes you healthy and less likely to go to a hospital. and hospitals have very big carbon footprints!so maybe its time for us all to start making some changes. pass me a banana and a pint of local beer, please.1. according to berners-lee, which of the following produces the most carbon dioxide？a. a pint of local beer we drink.b. a pint of imported beer we drink.c. a banana we eat before a bike ride.d. the bacon we eat before a bike ride.2. why are bananas good in general?a. they grow naturally.b. they produces less co2.c. they dont need packaging.d. they provide energy for cycling.3. the underlined word “brewery” in paragraph 3 most probably means “_”.a. a factory where beer is madeb. a machine which makes beerc. a container where beer is storedd. one of the things from which beer is made4. to make our carbon footprints smaller, we should often _.a. cycle to workb. drink more local beerc. calculate the amount of co2d. buy cheap things from the supermarkets5. whats the most suitable title for the passage?a. bikes, beer and bananasb. starting to make changesc. how big is your carbon footprint?d. the carbon footprint of everything参考答案 bbaac *结束（201*广东卷）ain the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animals. this sometimes happens with humans also. but i have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. i see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my cofffee, or help me to put on my coat. and i have discovered that it makes them happy.from my wheelchair experience, i see the best in people,but sometimes i was sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness i see daily. they dont get to see this soft side of others. often, we try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. but only when we stop pretending were brave or strong do we allow people to show the kindness thats in them.last month, when i was driving home on a busy highway, i began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. people behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning(按喇叭)or even shouting at me. at that moment, i decided to do something i had never done in twenty-four of driving i put on the flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.no more angry shouts and no more horns!when i put on my flashlights, i was saying to the other drivers, “i have a problem here, i am weak and doing the best i can,” and everyone understood. several times, i saw drivers who wanted to pass. they couldnt get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. but instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.sometimes weakness call for us to act strong and brave even when we dont that those far between. more often, it would be better if we dont pretend to feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when were scared.26. the author has discovered that people will feel happy when_.a. they offer their helpb. they receive others helpc.they feel others kindnessd. they show their weakness27. the author feels sad sometimes because _. a. he has a soft heart b. he relies much on others c. some people pretend to be kind d. some people fail to see the kindness in others28. what did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?a. they speed up to pass. b. they waited with patience. c. they tried their best to help. d. they put on their flashlights too.29. in this passage, the author advises us to _. a. handle problems by ourselves b. accept help from others c. admit our weakness d. show our bravery30. which of the following is the best title for the passage? a. a wheelchair experience. b. weakness and kindness. c. weakness and strengthd. a driving experience【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。在动物王国弱势会带来被侵略，在人类社会有时也是如此。但作者认为弱势能显现出人们的善良，给人们带来更多的帮助。从而使双方都感到幸福。作者以自己的经历向人们阐述了弱势与善良的关系。26.a考查细节理解。根据i have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people.可知我的弱势显现了人们的善良，进而许多人帮助我。又因i have discovered that it makes them happy可知：帮助别人能使他们感到幸福。故选a。27.d考查细节理解。根据sometimes i was sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness i see daily. they dont get to see this soft side of others.可知选d。28.b考查细节理解。根据文中when i put on my flashlights,。but instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.可知选b。29.c考查主旨、要义。根据文章的第一段可知but i have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people.是文章的中心句，全文作者以自己的亲身经历向人们阐述了：有时承认自己的弱势给人们带来的好处，承认弱势能改善人们之间的关系，使自己得到更多的帮助，让我们看到人性的善良。30.c考查文章的标题。文章的作者第一段就提出了自己的论点my weakness brings out the kindness in people. 文章通篇以自己的经历向人们阐述弱势与善良的关系。*结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。aa year ago august, dave fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west michigan. his wife, gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. the fusses were at risk of joining the millions of americans who have lost their homes in recent years. then dave and gerrie received a timely gift $ 7,000, a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors ish and arlene hatch, who died in an accident. “it really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says dave.but the fusses werent the only folks in alto and the neighboring town of lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the hatches. dozens of other families were touched by the hatches generosity. in some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.it surprised nearly everyone that the hatches had so much money, more than $3 million they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.children of the great depression, ish and arlene were known for their habit of saving. they thrived on (喜欢) comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.through the years, the hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn t afford it. “ish and arlene never asked if you needed anything.” says their friend sandy van weelden, “they could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”even more extraordinary was that the hatches had their farmland distributed. it was the hatches wish that their legacy a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come.neighbors helping neighbors that was ish and arlene hatch s story.1. according to the text, the fusses _.a. were employed by a truck companyb. were in financial difficultyc. worked in a school cafeteriad. lost their home2. which of the following is true of the hatches?a. they had their children during the great depression.b. they left the family farm to live in an old house.c. they gave away their possessions to their neighbors.d. they helped their neighbors to find jobs.3. why would the hatches routinely go from store to store?a. they decided to open a store.b. they wanted to save money.c. they couldnt afford expensive things.d. they wanted to buy gifts for local kids.4. according to sandy van weelden, the hatches were_.a. understandingb. optimisticc. childlike d. curious5. what can we learn from the text?a. the community of alto was poor.b. the summer camp was attractive to the parents.c. sandy van weelden got a legacy from the hatches.d. the hatches would like the neighbors to follow their examplem参考答案1-5 bcbad *结束which is sillier: denying we ever went to the moon or trying to convince the true nonbelievers?once upon a time july 20, 1969, to be specific two men got out of their little spaceship and wandered around on the moon for a while. ten more men walked on the moon over the next three and a half years. the end. unfortunately, not quite. a fair number of americans think that this whole business of moon landings really is a fairy tale. they believe that the landings were a big hoax (骗局) staged in the mojave desert, to convince everyone that u.s. technology was the “bestest” in the whole wide world. which is the harder thing to do: send men to the moon or make believe we did? the fact is the physics behind sending people to the moon is simple. you can do it with computers whose entire memory capacities can now fit on chips the size of postage stamps and that cost about as much as, well, a postage stamp. i know you can because we did. however, last fall nasa considered spending $15,000 on a public-relations campaign to convince the unimpressed that americans had in fact gone to the moon. that idea was mostly a reaction to a fox television program, first aired in february 2001, that claimed to expose the hoax. the shows creator is a publicity hound (猎狗) who has lived up to the name in more ways than one by hounding buzz aldrin, the second man on the moon. mr. x (as i will call him, thereby denying him the joyous sight of his name in print) recently followed buzz aldrin around and called him “a thief, liar and coward” until the 72-year-old astronaut finally lost it and hit the 37-year-old mr. x in the face. anyway, nasas publicity campaign began to slow down. the nonbelievers took the campaign as nasas effort to hide something while the believers said that $15,000 to convince people that the world was round i mean, that we had gone to the moon was simply a waste of money. (actually, the $15,000 was supposed to pay for an article by james e. oberg, an astronomy writer who, with aldrin, has contributed to scientific american.) if nasas not paying oberg, perhaps it could put the money to good use by hiring two big guys to drag neil armstrong out of the house. armstrong is an extremely private man, but he is also the first man on the moon, so maybe he has a duty to be a bit more outspoken about the experience. or nasa could just buy aldrin a commemorate plaque (纪念匾) for his recent touch on the face of mr. x. 15. we can learn from paragraphs 2 and 3 that some americans believe _. a. moon landings were invented b. u.s. technology was the best c. moon landing ended successfully d. the mojave desert was the launching base16. according to the writer, which of the following is to blame for the story about the hoax? a. nasas publicity campaign.b. the fox television program. c. buzz aldrin. d. james e. oberg.17. according to the writer, mr. x _. a. told a faithful story b. was not treated properly c. was a talented creator d. had a bad reputation18. the believers think that nasas publicity campaign is _. a. proof to hide the truth b. stupid and unnecessary c. needed to convince the non-believers d. important to develop space technology19. what is implied in the last paragraph? a. nasa should not bother with the non-believers. b. armstrong was a very private and determined person. c. armstrong should be as outspoken as buzz aldrin. d. nasa should send more astronauts to outer space.20. the tone of the article is _. a. angry b. conversational c. humorousd. matter-of-fact 参考答案 15. a 16. b17. d18. b19. a20. c*结束高考链接 （2012安徽卷）welcome to your future life!you get up in the morning and look into the mirror. your face is firm and young-looking. in 2035, medical technology is better than ever. many peopl