贵州省遵义市高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练（13）.doc

遵义市2014高考英语二轮短文阅读类训练（13） 及答案或解析 we have met the enemy, and he is ours. we bought him at a pet shop. when monkeypox, a disease usually found in the african rain forest, suddenly turns up in children in the american midwest, it s hard not to wonder if the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings. “most of the infections (感染) we think of as human infections started in other animals，” says stephen morse, director of the center for public health preparedness at columbia university.it s not just that we re going to where the animals are；we re also bringing them closer to us. popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country. a strange illness killed isaksen s pets, and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea. “i don t think it s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them，” says isaksen.“laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing，” says peter schantz. monkeypox may be the_wakeup_call. researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners. we know very little about these new diseases. a new bug (病毒) may be kind at first. but it may develop into something harmful (有害的). monkeypox doesn t look a major infectious disease. but it is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person.语篇解读饲养宠物可能被传染疾病。猴痘本是非洲雨林中的一种疾病，现在突然出现在美国西部的孩子们的身上。我们认为的大多数只有人类才会感染的疾病其实就是来自动物。国家要制定严格的法律，控制外来动物把疾病传播给人类。1we learn from paragraph 1 that the pet sold at the shop may _.a. come from columbiab. prevent us from being infectedc. enjoy being with childrend. suffer from monkeypox解析细节理解题。根据第一段的第一、二两句话可知，我们从宠物商店购买的动物身上携带疾病，这种动物能将之传播给人类。下文以猴痘为例说明作者的观点。答案d2why did isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?a. they attack human beings.b. we need to study native animals.c. they can t live out of the rain forest.d. we do not know much about them yet.解析推理判断题。从第二段中的“a strange illness killed isaksens pets，and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea.i dont think its fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them”可知答案为d。答案d3what does the phrase “the wakeup call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?a. a new diseaseb. a clear warningc. a dangerous animal d. a morning call解析词义猜测题。根据文章的内容可知，猴痘是一种从非洲的动物身上传播到人类身上的疾病，这种情况给人类带来了一种警示：不要随意把野外的动物带回家中饲养，以免使宠物主人感染疾病。“the wakeup call”表示“一种警示”。答案b4the text suggests that in the future we_.a. may have to fight against more new diseasesb. may easily get infected by diseases from dogsc. should not be allowed to have petsd. should stop buying pets from africa解析推理判断题。根据最后一段的最后三句可知，人类今后可能面临更多疾病的挑战。答案a*结束 with the development of modern, fight weight materials and computer technology, the promise of flying cars may be about to be fulfilled. many inventors and companies are working on their versions of flying cars that they hope will revolutionize personal travel.the front runner in the race to build the first workable flying car is paul moiler, who has spent forty years building and testing personal aircraft. his current version of flying car is the skycar, the m400, which reaches 400 mph and has a range of 750 miles. its fuel mileage will match that of a medium-sized car, getting 20 miles to one gallon of gasoline. in accidents, it would use parachutes and both interior and exterior air bags to ensure a soft landing. so far there is only one copy of the m400 for personal use. moiler predicts a commercial version of the skycar will be available in ten or fifteen years.macro industries of huntsville, alabama is developing a flying car called the skyrider x2-r. the x2-r has a maximum speed of 355 mph with a range of 800 miles. macro claims that the production version of their flying car will be available in about five years.the cartercopter, being developed by carter aviation technologies, can fly at five hundred miles an hour. company founder, jay carter, does not consider creating a production model in the near future. he does suggest, however, that when the first production model is available, it can take a handful of passengers between nearby cities, beating commercial jets (喷气式飞机) because the trip would be between downtown heliports, removing the need to go to distant airports.all of these flying cars will never get off the ground unless there is a tracking system to control them while they are in flight. fortunately, nasa has developed the highway in the sky. using satellites and global positioning system, it will provide a heads-up display for a pilot. it will be much like a video game, creating a kind of virtual box in which the pilot has to keep his vehicle from crashing into other flying cars.60. from the passage, we can learn that _. a. paul moiler is the first to experiment on flying cars b. the skycar consumes less fuel than a medium-sized car c. the skycar is equipped with effective protective equipment d. the skycar is the fastest flying car ever invented61. so far, if people want to experience flying cars, they can only turn to _. a. the skycar, the m400 b. the skyrider x2-r c. the cartercopter d. highway in the sky62. what does jay carter think of the present commercial jets? a. they can t carry as many passengers as flying cars. b. they are not suitable for short-distance flights. c. passengers will be charged too much for taking them. d. they sometimes waste time and cause the trouble of traveling long distance.63. what is the highway in the sky? a. it is a new type of flying car. b. it is a kind of video game. c. it is a global positioning system. d. it is a tracking system.60c (解析：考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句可知a项错误；依据第二段第三句可知b项错误；对比文中提到的flying car的速度，可知d项错误；第二段第四句证明c项正确。)61a(解析：根据第二段“so far there is only one copy of the m400 for personal use”可以知道m400已经生产出来，供个人使用，因此现在人们能够体验的就是m400。)62d63d(解析：考查细节理解。根据最后一段前两句，我们知道the highway in the sky是一种电脑跟踪系统，可以让飞行汽车的驾驶员判断方向，又能躲避与其他的车辆相撞。)*结束american society is not nap (午睡)-friendly. in fact, says david dinges, a sleep specialist at the university of pennsylvania school of medicine,“theres even a prohibition against admitting we need sleep”. nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work. to quote a proverb:“some sleep five hours, nature requires seven, laziness nine and wickedness eleven.”wrong. the way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them.“we have to totally change our attitude toward napping,”says dr. william dement of stanford university, the godfather of sleep research.last year a national commission led by dement identified an“american sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt. the commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness: people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving. this may be why we have a new sleep policy in the white house. according to recent reports, president clinton is trying to take a ha1f-hour snooze (瞌睡) every afternoon.about 60 percent of american adults nap when given the opportunity. we seem to have“a mid afternoon quiet phase,” also called “a secondary sleep gate.” sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed. clearly, we were born to nap.we superstars of snooze dont nap to replace lost shut-eye or to prepare for a night shift. rather, we “snack” on sleep, whenever, wherever and at whatever time we feel like it. i myself have napped in buses, cars, planes and on boats; on floors and beds; and in libraries, offices and museums.4l. it is commonly accepted in american society that too much sleep is .a. unreasonable b. criminal c. harmful d. costly42. the research done by the dement commission shows that americans _.a. dont like to take naps b. are terribly worried about their national debtc. sleep less than is good for themd. have caused many industrial and traffic accidents43. the purpose of this article is to .a. warn us of the wickedness of nappingb. explain the danger of sleepinessc. discuss the side effects of nappingd. convince the reader of the necessity of napping44. the underlined phrase “american sleep debt” in para. 3 is the result of .a. the traditional misconception the americans have about sleepb. the new sleep policy of the clinton administrationc. the rapid development of american industryd. the americans worry about the danger of sleepiness45. the second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is .a. preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shiftb. good practice to eat something light before we go to bedc. essential to make up for cost sleepd. natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it参考答案 41-45 a c d a d *结束hidden passengers traveling in ships, trams, or even cars can be a terrible trouble especially when they are insects. as for this, there is a great 36 between human beings; and insects. the former 37 every possible effort to avoid being discovered, while the latter quickly 38 attention to themselves.we can only show mercy to the 39 man who had to slop his car soon after 40 from a country village to drive to london. hearing a strange noise from the 41 of the car, he naturally got out to 42 the wheels carefully, but he found nothing wrong, so he 43 his way. again the noise began, 44 and became even louder. quickly 45 his head, the man saw what appeared to be a great 46 cloud following the car. when he stopped at a village further on, he was told that a queen bee must be hidden in his car as there were thousands of bees 47 .on learning this, the man drove away .as quickly as possible. after an hours 48 driving, he arrived safely in london, where he parked his car outside a 49 and went in- it was not long 50 a customer who had seen him arrive 51 in to inform him that his car was 52 with bees. the poor driver was 53 that the best way should be to call a 54 . in a short time the man arrived. he found the unwelcome passenger hidden near the wheels at the back. of the car. very thankful to the driver for this 55 gift, the bee-keeper took the queen and her thousands of followers home in a large box.36. a. connectionb. differencec. communicationd. similarity 37. a, dob. takec. maked. try38. a. giveb. keepc. payd. draw39. a. unfortunateb. carelessc. unpleasantd. hopeless40. a. passing byb. leaving outc. setting outd. getting up41. a. frontb. backc. leftd. right42. a. cleanb. changec. testd. examine43. a. droveb. continuedc. pushedd. forced44. a. normallyb. gentlyc. actuallyd. immediately45. a. hidingb. turning c. shakingd. raising46. a. blackb. beautifulc. whited. colorful47. a. belowb. aheadc. nearbyd. behind48. a. boringb. carefulc. excitingd. hard49. a. hotelb. museumc. hospitald. school50. a. whenb. afterc. untild. before51. a. brokeb. movedc. hurriedd. dropped52. a. crowdedb. coveredc. filled d. equipped53. a. advisedb. requiredc. orderedd. requested54. a. bee-keeper b. policemanc. waiterd. repairman55. a. unfamiliar b. unknownc. unexpectedd. uncertain参考答案 36.b 37.c 38.d 39.a 40.c 41.b 42.d 43.b 44.d 45.b 46.a 47.c 48.d 49.a 50.d 51.c 52.b 53.a 54.a 55.a*结束macomb. i dont think such a business exists yet, but theoretically（理论上） its very possible. and companies are moving in this direction. so, scientists are now looking for new ways to make fabrics for clothes that are good both for your image and for earth. in the past few years, textile scientist yiqi yang of the university of nebraska in lincoln has figured out how to make yarn out of cornhusks, chicken feathers, and rice straw (part of the rice plant). all three are agricultural by-products that usually end up in the trash. we already have a problem with how to get rid of these waste products, yang says. instead, lets use them to make beautiful materials. the process involves chemical reactions that break down the raw materials into fibers（光纤）, followed by cleaning. the scientists then spin the fibers into yarn（纱线）, which they use to make fabrics. clothes made from farm waste are still years away from hitting the stores, but clothes made from organic or recycled fabrics and products made from coconut, bamboo, and corn sugar are already available in many places. simply by choosing carefully how you get dressed in the morning, you can help decide earths future. 1. from what gordon rands says, we know his attitude about sustainable business is _.a. confident b. disappointed c. angry d. critical2. it is already likely that we can buy products made from _.a. bamboo, corn and feathersb. chicken feathers and rice strawc. coconut, bamboo, and corn sugard. cornhusks and rice straw3. a company which is interested in sustainable development will_.a. provide things that people needb. have no bad effect on earthc. make products at a low costd. make trash into products4. the best title of this passage would be _.a. earth friendly fabricsb. trash or treasurec. a new trend to sustainable developmentd. change in choosing clothes5. the last paragraph shows that _.a. we have more chances to choose what we wearb. we should choose earth friendly clothesc. our clothes will be made of more materialsd. we will spend more time deciding what to wear1、 选a。2、c。细节理解题。从倒数第二段可知，coconut（椰子）, bamboo（竹子）, 和 corn sugar（玉米葡糖）制作的产品已经能买到，但是由玉米、稻草秸秆和羽毛等东西做原料的产品还在实验阶段。3、b。从gordon rands给可持续性发展下的定义可知，如果一个公司实现了可持续性发展，那它就不会对地球产生任何坏的影响。a、d项叙述片面，c项文中未提及。4、a。全文是围绕环保织品展开的，讲到了这类织品的来源，制作过程和环保作用。所以其他题目只侧重了文章中某个部分的内容，不够全面。5、b。最后一段的意思为：早晨要仔细选择穿什么样的衣服，你会影响地球的将来，该段照应第一段，即我们要穿环保的衣服。黄金表达a rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below l6. 热带雨林是这么的一个地区，被大树所覆盖，降雨量一年四季都很大，气温很少到16度以下。secondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the worlds wood supply. 第二，看法部分热带雨林也许现在会提供一些木材，但是从长远的循环来看，它的确会减少世界的木材供给。we are dealing with the results of that over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place.我们正在经历这样的一些过渡包装的结果，也许它是很绿色的一种方式，但是如果我们首先不需要带那么多材料回家的话，那将会好的多。two thirds of customers sa