高考英语 热门考点强化专练 阅读理解（十一）（含解析）.doc

2013高考英语热门考点强化专练：阅读理解（十一）（含解析）（一）the baby boy, born at two minutes past midnight thursday in a beijing hospital, counted chinas 1.3 billionth citizen and the date, january 6, 2005, became the 1.3 billion population day of china.with 3,600 grams and 52 cm, the boy is in good condition. so far, the boy has no name. his mother is lan hui in her 31 with the shell group of companies and the boys father is one staff from air china.i am very happy, and i am the happiest man in the world, the boys father said.gu xiulian, vice-chairperson of the npc standing committee and president of the acwf, visited the hospital to see the new coming citizen. zhang weiqing, director of national population and family planning commission (npfpc) of china, awarded him the certificate and gifts.according to the data from national bureau of statistics (统计)of china, the population in china mainland would reach 1,299,880,000 by the end of 2004, with a daily net increase of 20,800 on average. based on this statistics, on january 6, this population would top at 1. 3 billion. npfpc had determined in advance that the first baby born in this hospital after midnight would be the symbolic 1.3 billionth chinese.on the same day, more than 20,000 other babies were added to chinas population list.the nations population policy over the past 25 years has contributed to balanced development, delaying the date of the landmark figure by four years. (from )1. the baby is regarded as chinas 1. 3 billionth citizen because _.a. our population was just one less than 1.3 billion before his birthb. he was the first baby china had on january 6,2005c. he was lucky enough to be born at the right time and placed. he was the healthiest of all born on the same day2. the babys birth is worth so much attention because _.a. 1.3 billion is a landmark figure in chinas population statisticsb. 1.3 billion is a turning point in chinas population growthc. the birth symbolizes chinas success in family planningd. the birth makes chinas population large enough for celebration3. which statement is correct according to the statistical data?a. in 2004 china had 20,800 babies born on an average day.b. chinas population reached 1.3 billion by the end of january 5.c. the exactly 1.3 billionth citizen should be born on january 5.d. chinas actual population became over 20,000 larger on january 6（二）biomass energy (生物能).often forgotten as a promising alternative (替代物) to oil, received its day in the sun with the gathering of the bio-energy world congress and exposition in atlanta, georgia, late in april, 1990. nearly 1, 700 scientists, businessmen, and policy-makers, one-quarter from the foreign nations, gathered for a week to discuss various means of squeezing usable energy out of trees, crops, manure, seaweed, algae, and urban waste. biomass in the united states contributes 2. 5 percent of the total supply, but this amount can be doubled by 2000 and then doubled again by the year 2010.eight percent of swedens energy supply, for example, is presently coming from wood bark and pulp remainings, sweden intends to raise this percentage by more intensive harvesting of waste food lying around in forests, and through the planting of so-called energy forests of fast-growing trees such as willow and birch.brazil is frequently pointed to as a nation with a major successful investment (投资)in energy coming from grains: it presently runs 330,000 automobiles on a water and alcohol (酒精) mixture, replacing 10 percent of its previous oil supply. brazilian representatives (代表) at the conference said they wish to double this in five years, with a final goal of total replacement. most of the cars are built at the factory to use the mixture, while older models are changed through low-cost government programs.4. in line 2, the phrase received its day in the sun most probably means _.a. came to the public mind b. had its turn in the sunlightc. was regarded as a solar energy d. came from the energy of the sun5. which of the following statements is supported by the passage?a. 1, 700 scientists attended the conference.b. a quarter of american businessmen were present at the conference.c. foreign policy-makers accounted for a quarter.d. three-quarters of the representatives were from the u. s.6. of the total supply in 2010, biomass in the u. s. will be_.a. 5% b.20% c.10% d.15%7. which of the following is not regarded as biomass energy?a. willow and seaweed. b. wood and grains.c. water and alcohol mixture. d. crops and oil mixture.8. a suitable title for this passage would be _.a. an energy conference b. approval of biomass energyc. bio-energy for automobiles d. keys to energy crisis（三）when several different people look at the same person, its not unusual for each of them to see different things; when you alone observe one behavior or one person at two different times, you may see different things. the following are but some of the factors that lead to these changing perceptions(感知认可)(1) each persons perceptions of others are formed by his or her own cultural conditioning education, and personal experiences.(2) sometimes perceptions differ because of what we choose to observe and how we deal with what weve observed. it is not necessarily true that persons perception is based on observations of a particular person. your observations may be totally controlled by what others have told you about this person; or you may focus (聚集) primarily on the situation or role relationship. most people do not use the same yardstick (标准)to measure their parents, their friends, and strangers.(3) sometimes we see only what we want to see or dont see what may be obvious to others because of our own needs, desires, or temporary emotional states. this is a process known as selective perception. selective perception is obviously more difficult when contradictory (矛盾的) information is particularly obvious, but it can be done. we can ignore (忽视) the stimulus hes basically a good boy so what i saw was not shoplifting.we can reduce the importance of the contradictory information all kids (孩子) get into mischief (顽皮). taking a book from the bookstore isnt such a big deal. we can change the meaning of the contradictory information. it wasnt shoplifting because he was going to pay for it later. (from )9. the first factor given by the author that affects our perception is _.a. the abilities of ones auditory (听觉的) and visual (视觉的) sensorsb. cultural background and personal experiencesc. experiences one learns from othersd. critical measures taken by other people10. while observing a particular person, _.a. one is likely to take all aspects (方面) to considerationb. one pays more attention to his/her advantagesc. children often differ from grown-ups in perceptiond. one tends to choose certain cues (提示) to look for11. observation of the same person by two people at the same time may differ because_.a. their measuring yardsticks are not the sameb. either of them may be slow to catch informationc. the time for observation is not long enoughd. each of them uses different language to express his/her impressions12. the word stimulus in paragraph 4 refers to_.a. something attractive b. selective perceptionc. contradictory information d. shoplifting13. the worst thing in selective perception is that_.a. perceived information runs against your desireb. facts can be totally ignored or distorted (扭曲)c. importance of the contradictory information can be overrated (估计过高)d. the same information may not be dealt with in the same way【答案与解析】1. c 推断题。由倒数