湖北省黄石市高考英语 阅读理解训练题（10）.doc

湖北省黄石市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（10）及答案with eco-tourism on the rise, eco-hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel industry. these days, however, staying at an eco-hotel doesnt necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the costa rican jungle, although that is certainly a choice. the majority of eco-hotels fall into one of several categories: hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically important habitats; “green” hotels that reduce, recycle, minimize waste, and protect water; sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part or all of their power from renewable energy; hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing; and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests. as such, eco-hotels are a various group. stylish urban hotels like the willard inter-continental washington focus on energy conservation whereas the rosario resort & spa on orcas island in washington state offers a wildly popular “green” vacation package where guests can “take a hike, clear a trail”. no matter what you call them, eco-hotel, eco-lodge, eco-resort, or green hotel, theyre all part of the “greening” of the tourism industry. part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition. going green is yet another way to distinguish a hotel from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from. but for many hotels, its also part of their philosophy. with the concept of “going green” firmly rooted in consumers minds, eco-hotels have taken it to the next level, and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesnt matter so much as its good for the planet.9. the underlined part in the first paragraph means _. a. lovers like staying at an eco-hotel when traveling b. eco-hotels are very popular in the travel industry c. eco-hotels are where young people love to live d. romantic love stories often happen in eco-hotels 10. according to the passage, which of the following can match the idea of eco-hotel? a. it uses renewable energy. b. it is comfortable and fashionable. c. it has walls of glass. d. it is home to endangered species. 11. from the passage, we know the rosario resort & spa is a kind of hotel that _. a. protects important habitats b. harvests food from its own garden c. has courses on the environment for its guests d. encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities 12. people who choose to stay at eco-hotels _. a. love to take a hike b. have environmental awareness c. want to live comfortably d. enjoy the green atmosphere(c) badb*结束a powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of japan at2:46 p.m. local time on march 11th. japans meteorological agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes later. the country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world. more than4,000 seismic intensity meters provide information within two minutes of an earthquake happening. there are also concrete sea walls around much of the japanese coastline. but these measures proved no match for the powerful earthquake and tsunami. costas synolakis is a tsunami expert in the university of southern california in los angeles. he says: japan is one of those most well-prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning. they had a warning. i think what went wrong is that they had not anticipated the size of this event.he says there are two reasons for this. first, scientists had not expected such a large earthquake. the9.0 magnitude earthquake was the 4th most powerful earthquake ever recorded worldwide. it was also the worst ever to hit japan. the tsunami waves reached as high as13 meters in some areas.second, japans concrete sea walls were not built to handle such high waves. in sendai(仙台), they were about three meters. at least in that area they were not expecting such a sizeable wave because they would have built a higher seawall. a tsunami wave can travel as fast as800 kilometers per hour. to get to higher ground people would often have to travel for many kilometers. this can take more time than a fast traveling tsunami will permit. this is especially true in cases like japan. the tsunami waves followed almost immediately.experts say early warning systems will continue to be limited by these facts until earthquakes and tsunamis can be predicted. 13. what is the main idea of the first paragraph?a. a powerful earthquake hit japan. b. japan has the best earthquake early warning system. c. japan can report an earthquake before it happens. d. better equipment should have been used. 14. according to the writer, why hadnt people got to higher ground? a. because tsunami doesnt leave much time for them. b. because they thought the seawalls were reliable. c. because higher ground cant be reached at all. d. because didnt know there would be a tsunami. 15. what can we learn from the last paragraph? a. early warning systems are basically unreliable. b. earthquakes and tsunamis will soon be predicted. c. we have to accept the imperfect systems for the moment. d. new warning systems will be designed to predict disasters. 1315、bac *结束 there is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment. electronic trash,or e-waste, is piling up faster than ever in american homes and businesses. people do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash.national solid wastes management association(nswma) state programs director chaz miller says the large amount of electronic waste americans produce is not unexpected.the us environmental protection agency (epa) estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year, and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills(垃圾填埋场) and create recycling programs. they can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts. mike fannon who runs the plant in baltimore, says, there are a lot of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill, and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill, fannon explained. fannon says nearly 20 percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide.thirteen years ago, it was only about 6 percent. recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in an effort to keep e-waste poisons like lead(铅) and mercury（汞） out of garbage dumps. this year several states like vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills. more than 25 other states have also adopted landfill bans, e-waste recycling programs or both. chaz miller says more can be done to boost electronic waste recycling.we can do much better, noted miller. i think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers. 5. which of the following does not belong to e-waste? a. old televisions. b. old computers. c. old cell phones d. old newspapers. 6. why is e-waste banned from landfills in many states? a. because it can not be recycled. b. because it might damage the environment. c. because it can be shipped to other countries. d. because the landfills are already full. 7. according to mike fannon, what might be the best way of dealing with e-waste? a. recycling it. b. selling it. c. burying it. d. breaking it. 8. what can we learn from the passage? a. at present, less then 10 percent of e-waste is recycled. b. chaz miller works for epa. c. all states in the us have banned e-waste from landfills. d. experts are optimistic about the future of e-waste. 58 dbad *结束 attempt a guess at the following question: in the english-speaking world, which country has the least affordable homes? you are wrong if you guessed the us, even with the housing bubble （气泡） and main sadness. nor is it the uk, where prices have risen because demand is far from supply. according to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe, you must go south of the equator （赤道） to australia to find the priciest homesthe report measured a citys housing market along the following guidelines. an “affordable” home required three times or less of the average familys income to purchase. at four times earnings, a home fell into the “unaffordable” category. and a “seriously unaffordable” home needed five times a familys income. in australia, homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9,5 times the average income. sydney, perth, and melbourne were only a little under this figureaustralian officials offered little comment, apart from a general statement on the dismal findings. these prices make the possibility that many australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable. land rationing （配给制） and excessive development charges have raised prices, and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the rudd governmentsome american cities were also included on the least affordable list, four of which were in california. america is still involved in a mortgage（抵押）crisis, though, affecting the affordability of homes. yet a number of us cities garnered “affordable” status, namely dallas and kansas. australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homesthe survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places, just not if youre australian and choose to live down under12. to buy an affordable house, you should pay _ a. 3 times or less of the average familys incomeb. 4 times or less of the average familys incomec. 5 times or less of the average familys income d. 9.5 times or less of the average familys income 13. what caused the prices of houses to increase in australia? athe rising familys income bthe demand over supply. cthe excessive development charges dthe decrease of land14.the underlined word “dismal” in paragraph 3 may mean _ a cheerful b satisfactory c difficult dsad15. what might be the most suitable title for the passage?a affordable housesb a house is a dream first c housing bubble d homes too expensive (d) acdd*结束 even before historian joseph ellis became a best-selling author, he was famous for his vivid lectures. in his popular courses at mount holyoke college in massachusetts, he would often make classroom discussion lively by describing his own fighting experience in vietnam. but as elliss reputation grew-his books on the founding fathers won both the national book award and the pulitzer prize -the history professor began to entertain local and national reporters with his memories of war. last year, after the boston globe reported elliss experience in the vietnam war, someone who knew the truth about ellis dropped a dime. last week the boston globe revealed that ellis, famous for explaining the nations history, had some explaining to do about his own past.“even in the best of lives, mistakes are made, said ellis. it turned out that while the historian had served in the army, hed spent his war years not in the jungles of southeast asia , but teaching history at west point ( 西点军校). hed also overstated his role in the antiwar movement and even his high-school athletic records. his admission shocked colleagues, fellow historians and students who wondered why someone so successful would beautify his past. but it seems that success and truthfulness dont always go hand in hand. even among the succ