高考英语二轮阅读理解训练12 .doc

2013高考英语二轮阅读理解训练12：（答案）热身训练 an environmental group called the food commission is unhappy and disappointed because of the sale of bottled water from japan. the water, it angrily argues an public, has traveled 10,000 food miles before it reaches western customers. transporting water halfway across the world is surely the extremely stupid use of fuel when there is plenty of water in the uk. it is also worried that we are wasting our fuel by buying prawns(对虾) from indonesia (7,000 food miles) and carrots from south africa (5,900 food miles). counting the number of miles traveled by a product is a strange way of trying to tell the true situation of the environmental damage done by an industry. most food is transported around the world on container ships that are extremely energy-efficient (高能效的). it should be noted that a ton of butter transported 25 miles in a truck to a farmers market does not necessarily use less fuel on its journey than a similar product transported hundreds of miles by sea. besides, the idea of food miles ignores the amount of fuel used in the production. it is possible to cut down your food miles by buying tomatoes grown in britain rather than those grown in ghana; the difference is that the british ones will have been raised in heated greenhouses and the ghanaian ones in the open sun. what the idea of food miles” does provide, however, is the chance to cut out third world countries from first world food markets. the number of miles traveled by our food should, as i see it, be regarded as a sign of the success of the global (全球的) trade system, not a sign of damage to the environment.68. the food commission is angry because it thinks that_ a. uk wastes a lot of money importing food products b. some imported goods cause environmental damage c. growing certain vegetables damages the environment d. people waste energy buying food from other countries69. the phrase food miles in the passage refers to the distance _. a. that a food product travels to a market b. that a food product travels from one market to another c. between uk and other food producing countries d. between a third world country and a first world food market70. by comparing tomatoes raised in britain and in ghana, the author tries to explain that _ a. british tomatoes are healthier than ghanaian ones b. ghanaian tomatoes taste better than british ones c. cutting down food miles may not necessarily save fuel d. protecting the environment may cost a lot of money71. from the passage we know that the author is most probably_. a. a supporter of free global trade b. a member of the food commission c. a supporter of first world food marketsd. a member of an energy development group 68-71 daca *结束*结束amany university students dislike studying history because there is little to get excited about when historical events are presented in a boring manner. however, ill never forget my american history professor, dr. williamson. each event leaped from the pages of our text and became as real as the daily news report on the radio. my favorite lecture concerned the american revolution. dr. williamson set the mood for the study by imitating pall revere, a well-known silversmith, working in his shop. the american colonists were angry because of the british control over their lives. revere felt that war between the british and the colonists was inevitable. then, dr williamson told us about revere rowing across the charles river from boston on april 18,1775. i could see the professor row as he raised his hand to his forehead as if he were looking across the charles river to the old north church in boston. suddenly, revere spotted two lanterns, a signal which meant that the british would attack by sea. he jumped on his horse to warn the villagers of the attack. professor williamson reminded us that the first battles of the american revolution were fought at concord and lexington, massachusetts, the year before the declaration of independence was signed in 1776. never before had history seemed so alive to me. and all because a professor cared enough to put his heart into his teaching.56. the writer will never forget his american history professor because he .a. would record all historical events onto the radiob. would get very excited when giving lessonsc. would always teach the students the american revolutiond. would make his class lively and interesting57. the method williamson used to teach the american revolution is .a. imitatingb. discussingc. talkingd. experimenting58. the writer concludes that williamsons history lesson was welcome because .a. he had a very rich knowledge of american historyb. he was very kind to his studentsc. he cared enough to put his heart into his teachingd. his students were all interested in american history56-58 dac*结束bamerican scientists say musical training seems to improve communication skills. they found that developing musical skills involves the same process in the brain as learning how to speak. the scientists say that could help children with learning disabilities.nina kraus is a neurobiologist at northwestern university in illinois. she says musical training involves putting together different kinds of information. she says the process involves hearing music, looking at musical notes, touching an instrument and watching other musicians. she says the process is not much different from learning how to speak. both involve different senses.professor krauss says musical training and learning to speak make us think about what we are doing. she says speech and music pass through a structure of the nervous system called the brain stem(脑干). the brain stem controls our ability to hear. until recently, experts have thought the brain stem could not be developed or changed. but professor krauss and her team find that musical training can improve a persons brain stem activity. the study involved people with different levels of musical ability. they were asked to wear an electrical device that measures brain activity. the people wore the device while they watched a video of someone speaking and a person playing a musical instrument. the study found that the more years of training people had, the more sensitive they were to the sound and beat of the music. professor kraus says the study shows the importance of musical training to children with learning disabilities. 59. the main idea of the passage is .a. learning how to speakb. that brain stem is important for speechc. that musical training is important for communication skillsd. that musical training people are more sensitive60. why can musical training improve communication skills? because .a. it gives people more knowledgeb. it can improve a persons brain stem activityc. it has a kind of magicd. it can make people speak61. which sentence is true according to the text?a. the brain stem controls our ability to speak.b. the musical training process involves putting together different kinds of information, hearing music, looking at musical notes, touching an instrument and watching other musicians.c. experts think train stem cant be developed.d. the brain stem has something to do with our ability to hear.62. the underlined word “device” means .a. a piece of equipment for some experiment b. a piece of furniture for a labc. a cell phoned. a headphone59-62 cbda *结束clos angeles, july 10 (xinhua) - apple will roll out its next-generation iphone called mania on friday across 22 countries, it was reported on thursday. apple aims to position itself as a leading maker of pocket pcs at a critical moment in the worldwide smart-phone market, according to the san jose mercury news. apple, still a relatively small player in the smart-phone industry, is hoping to make its way into the pockets of consumers around the world with a lower-priced iphone that for the first time is engineered to run on a faster 3g network. by years end, the iphone will be sold in 70 countries. apple had to be aggressive with a global rollout in order to be relevant(相关的), said tim bajarin, president of the companys creative strategies. based on its software and service, apple is far ahead of its competitors. their competitors are at least 12 to18 months behind. a successful launch day will help the company meet its goal of selling 10 million of the devices by the end of the year. that requires well-synced(协调的) steps with manufacturing partners, phone operators and marketing and sales teams working together around the world. much of the heavy lifting occurred during the spring, or earlier. apple hired long-trusted partner taiwan-based hon hai precision industry, one of the worlds largest manufacturers of electronic products, to assemble(组装) the device, according to the newspaper in silicon valley. hon hai, an equally secretive company whose trade name is foxconn, included various subcontractors(分包商) to supply parts of the device. and it has helped over the complex work needed to ensure the iphones arrive on the right shelves at the right time. apples iphone, originally available in only six countries, is challenging cell-phone giants like nokia, samsung and motorola. apples influence is already spreading across the globe. while the high-end mobile devices are just 10 to 12 percent of the 1 billion cell phones sold every year, smart-phones are expected to significantly gain market share in coming years.63. why does tim bajarin think apple had to be aggressive with a global rollout?a. apple has a good many experienced engineers.b. apple has its advanced software and service.c. apple has its good manufacturing partners, phone operators and marketing and sales team.d. apple has already had a good global market share.64. whats the main idea of paragraph 2?a. apples situation.b. apples 3g iphone future plan.c. apples position in smart-phone market.d. 3g iphone situation and its future plan.65. what does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refer to?a. hon hai precision industry.b. apple computer company.c. the device.d. foxconn.66. in how many countries is the apple iphone used when this report comes out?a. 22.b. 70.c. 6.d. 1.67. whats the attitude towards the 3g iphone around the world?a. criticalb. objectivec. optimisticd. disappointed63-67 bdacc *结束d the police tuesday identified the suspect of the virginia tech shooting as cho seung-hui, a native of south korea，who killed 32 people before taking his own life monday “he was a 23-year-old south korean here in the usas a foreign university student” flinchum said at a press conference held at blacksburg, virginia where the university is located cho was an undergraduate student in his senior year majoring in english，flinchum saidhe lived on campus at harper hall and his residence was established in centreville，virginia outside washington meanwhile，colonel steve flaherty，superintendent of virginia state police, said the same gun was used in the two shootings at the university，suggesting there was only one gunman previous reports had said there was a possible second gunman still at large(逍遥法外) a total of two attacks took place at virginia tech mondaythe first attack happened at a dormitory around 7:15 a.m. and left two people dead, while the second attack took place at the campus two hours later a total of 33 people, including the gunman，were killed in the worst campus shooting rampage(狂暴行为)in u.s. history virginia tech president charles steger said earlier tuesday that all classes for the rest of the week had been cancelled before today，the deadliest campus shooting in the country took place in 1 966 at the university of texas in austin，in which 17 people，including the gunman，were killed founded in 1872, the state university has more than 25,000 full-time studentsthe school is best known for its engineering school and its powerful football team68the case which happened on the campus of virginia tech aled to as many as 33 deaths in all bwas a shooting one by a group of people cwas due to students owning personal guns dwas not open to the public for the moment69cho seung-hui was a student of virginia tech awho was on the way of graduation bwho could only speak broken english cwho joined in the shooting with others dwho lived with his family in virginia70at last，the police found out that athe murderer was a male bthere was another gunman ccho alone did the shootings dtheres one attack in the case71according to the author, the main purpose of the last paragraph is to tell us athe university used to be very famous in its major engineering bthe schools fame was deeply influenced by the shooting event cthe school has a long history and a large number of students dit is a pity that such an event happened in such a good school68-71 aacd*结束egone with the wind author：margaret mitchell 25(in bookstores) 18(online) gone with the wind is a bestseller，which tells a story that happened in the american civil warscarlett ohara is a woman in the story who is full of energyshe is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time.a little princess author：frances hodgson burnett 18.3(online) motherless sara crewe was sent home from india to school at miss minchinsher father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable lifethen her father died and sara lost everythingshe had to learn to do with her changed life. her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty and the scorn(嘲笑) of her fellows . its an excellent book with 4 tapes for childrenpeterpan author：j. m. barrie 15(in bookstores) 12(online) it is a childrens story full of imagination and adventures，which is about wendy，john，and michael darlings adventures in nevernever land with peter pan，the boy who would not grow upthe children are happy and