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2013高考英语热门考点强化专练：阅读理解（九）（含解析）（一）nasas mars detector (探测器), opportunity, succeeded in finding signs that water once existed on the planet. opportunity landed on mars in january. scientists now believe that the planet could once have supported life.this discovery was chosen by science, one of the worlds leading magazines, as the most important scientific achievement of 2004 last friday.“this little, wheeled, one-armed box went around another planet and has done something no human has ever managed,” according to science. “it has discovered another place in the universe where life could once have existed.”“although we still cant say that life could have existed in this environment, it is now certain that there was water on mars,” said steve squyres, one of the scientists working on the mars mission. the evidence comes from pictures and chemical readings taken by opportunity. it includes marks on rocks like those caused by flowing water on earth and salty chemicals like those found in dried-out sea-beds. scientists said the new evidence proved beyond doubt that water has been existed on mars. but it is still unknown whether the water on mars was like an ocean or just ice.while opportunity has not found any signs of life, the presence of water means life is possible. “in everything we know about life on earth, there is no example without liquid water,” squyres said. “so water is important for the search for life on mars.”researchers agree that a future mission (任务) should bring back physical samples (样品). but some scientists worry about the risk that this could introduce dangerous foreign creatures to earth. “the problem here is how to get the samples back,” squyres replied. “i think it is our responsibility to limit any risk.”1. _ prove that water existed on mars.a. the physical samples with salty chemicals b. the marks on rocks and salty chemicalsc. scientific achievements of 2004 d. creatures from mars2. which of the following is true according to the text?a. it is now certain that there was water on mars.b. the water on mars was like an ocean.c. evidence of life on mars has been found.d. search for life on mars is a great risk to humans.3. how did scientists draw the conclusion that there was water on mars?a. the worlds leading magazine has announced the fact.b. scientists have taken many pictures and chemical readings on the mars.c. astronauts have got some rocks from mars.d. scientists have made a study of the pictures and readings sent back by mars detector.4. it can be inferred that, if the creatures from mars came to earth, _.a. they would be kind to humans b. they would be cruel to humansc. they would be a great danger to earth d. it would be hard to say whether it would be a good news or bad news（二）he was once referred to as the picasso of poetry. beloved by chileans of all classes, he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. and this year is the 100th birthday of pablo neruda (1904-1973).born with the name neftali ricardo reyes basolto, he was a tall, shy and lonely boy. he loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten. the american poet walt whitman, whose framed picture neruda later kept on his table, became a major influence on his work.however, his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. to cover up the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name pablo neruda.in 1924 neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “twenty love poems and a song of despair. yet his rich experience as a diplomat and exile made him go beyond the theme of love. his work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of south america. he was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1971.neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. he found inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast. “i need the sea because it teaches me,” he wrote. “i move in the university of the waves.” he loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.5. the underlined word “picasso” can probably be replaced by “_”.a. most important person b. famous person from picassoc. freedom fighter in picassod. poem fan6. neftali ricardo reyes basolto took the pen name pablo neruda because _.a. literary greats usually used the pen name b. his father encouraged him to use the namec. he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publicationd. he was greatly influenced by other poets7. which of the following is not the theme of his works?a. love. b. political struggle. c. social reform. d. development of south america.8. the last paragraph mainly tells us _.a. the sea gave neruda vast writing inspiration b. the beautiful scenery along the chile coastc. nerudas poems were widely read overseas d. neruda loved to write his poems near the sea（三）global warming threatens to hold back human progress, and make unachievable all un targets to reduce poverty, according to some of the worlds leading international and development groups. in a report published today, oxfam, greenpeace, christian aid, friends of the earth, wwf and 15 other groups say rich governments must immediately address climate change to avoid even “unbearable levels” of worldwide poverty. “food production, water supplies, public health and peoples living environment are already being damaged,” the report says. “the world must meet its promise to achieve poverty reduction and also deal with climate change.”the report, which draws on un predictions of the effects of climate change in poor countries over the next 50 years, says poor countries will experience more flooding, declining food production, more disease and the worsening or disappearing of entire ecosystems(生态系统)on which many of the worlds poorest people depend. “climate change needs to be addressed now. the poor will bear the burden of it. the frontline experience of many of us working in international development indicates that communities are having to fight against more extreme weather conditions.”climate change will play havoc(浩劫)with agriculture and water supplies and will increase diseases. “by 2025 the proportion of the worlds population living in countries of great water stress will almost double, to 6 billion people. tropical and sub-tropical areas will be hardest hit those countries already suffering from food shortage”. poor countries mostly do not need high-tech solutions, but would most benefit from education, research and being shown how to farm better. the report says unchecked global warming, more than wars or political confusion, will displace millions of people and destabilize (不安定) many countries.9. _ should play a leading role in resisting the more extreme weather conditions according to the report.a. international groups b. poor countriesc. rich countries d. tropical and sub-tropical countries10. which of the following is not the effect of global warming according to the report?a. more natural disasters and starvation. b. increasing the worlds population.c. making millions of people move to other places.d. shaking the foundation of a country.11. which of the following is not true according to the text?a. poverty and climate change are closely linked.b. more and more people will suffer from the water stress and food shortage.c. what the poor countries need badly is high technology.d. international communities have to take steps to resist the bad climate.12. what is the best title of the passage?a. international development brings in climate change b. global warming is a bigger threat to poorc. international groups work together to reduce povertyd. worldwide poverty shall be avoided【答案与解析】1. b 事实细节题。根据短文第五段“it includes marks on rocks like those caused by flowing water on earth and salty chemicals like those found in dried-out sea-beds”一句可知：岩石上有类似地球上水流的痕迹和化学物。2. a 事实细节题。根据第二段“succeeded in finding signs that water once existed on the planet”一句可判断，火星上有水。3. d 事实归纳题。人们对火星的研究是通过探测器“机遇号”发回的图片和数据进行分析得出的，人类还没有登上火星，所以b、c两项不符文意。a项“杂志上报道的”更不能作为结论的根据4. d 推测题。根据短文最后一段“some scientists worry about the risk that this could introduce dangerous foreign creatures to earth”的意义，科学家有这种担心外星人是否会对人类造成危害。由此可推测：如果外星人来地球，是好是坏不得而知。5. a 词义猜测题。根据下一句的意义“他被各个阶层的智利人所爱戴着，他的作品广为传诵，备受尊重。”可猜测出：他曾经被誉为诗坛“巨匠”。6. c 细节题。根据短文第三段“to cover up the publication of his first poem”一句可知：聂鲁达的父亲不赞成儿子当诗人，经常想方设法阻止他