高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练阅读理解4.doc

2014届高三英语二轮复习专题突破精品训练：阅读理解athe world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. one of the biggest problems is pollution. to pollute means to make things dirty. pollution comes in many ways. we see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.man has been polluting the earth. the more people, the more pollution. many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. when the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place, man moved to another place. but this is no longer true.man is now slowly polluting the whole world.air pollution is still the most serious. its bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. noise pollution makes us angry more easily.many countries are making rules to fight pollution. they stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air. pollution by so2 is now the most dangerous kind of air pollution. it is caused by heavy traffic. we are sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.the earth is our home. we must take care of it. that means keeping the land, water and air clean. and we must take care of the rise in pollution at the same time.1. _, our world is becoming much smaller. a. because of the rise in pollution b. thanks to science developmentc. because the earth is being polluted day and nightd. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year2. hundreds of years ago, life was _ it is today. a. much easier than b. as easy asc. much harder than d. as hard as3. pollution comes in many ways. we can even hear it. here “it” means _.a. rubbish(垃圾)b. noise pollutionc. air pollutiond. water pollution4. air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because _.a. it makes much noiseb. it makes us angry more easilyc. it makes our rivers and lakes dirty d. its bad for all living things in the world5. which of the following is not true? a. many countries are making rules to fight pollution. b. the pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world population does.c. the problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people living on the earth.d. if people could go to work by bus or bike instead of car or motorbike, it would be helpful in fighting against the problem of so2. 【答案与解析】本文谈到全球环境污染这个问题，同时号召人们来为我们的家园地球出一份力，减少污染。1. b。由文章的首句我们得知：世界变小是由于modern traffic and modern communication means(现在的交通运输工具和沟通工具的使用)，而这一切都要靠科学技术的发展，据此我们可以推出答案是b。2. c。原文的第2句告诉我们life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago(今天的生活比以前容易得多)，反过来说，以前的生活一定比今天的艰难，所以答案是c。3. b。在众多选项中，只有选项b(noise pollution噪音污染)是听得见的。4. d。我们根据第4段的第1, 2句air pollution is still the most serious. its bad for all living things in the world，可以得知空气污染之所以最为严重，正如选项d(它是危害全世界生物的)所说的那样。5. c。选项c可以在原文第2段的第2句找到，但它缺少了前提条件many years ago(以前不严重而现在严重)，所以选项c是错误的formed by 60-thousand transparent sticks that sway in the wind and contain fiber-optic filaments(光纤丝). here at the joint pavilion we can visit exhibitions of 42 african countries all in one place. the facility aims to represent the cultural diversity, solidarity, and the bright future of the african countries. there is still so much more for you to discover at the shanghai world expo. youll find it worthwhile to make your plans to come, and then you can decide what pavilions you want to see next.1. what can be a best title for the passage? a. the most popular travel site. b. world tour at the shanghai expo. c. which pavilion is most attractive? d. a general guide to shanghai expo.2. in the _pavilion you will have the feeling of unusual. a. germanys b. uks c. japans d. mexicos3. what do the pavilions of mexico and australia-have in common? a. they both reflect harmony between humans and technology. b. they are both built in large area and painted colorful. c. their building materials are eco-friendly. d. their pavilions are of the same building material . 4. in the african pavilion, you will know little about their a. cultural diversity b. future lifec. national solidarity d. social security5. the writer writes the passage in order to _. a. introduce different foreign architectures to us b. tell apart which is the best pavilion by comparisonc. attract more people to shanghai world expod. give a brief description about some countries in the world .next halloween, a small vegetable that looks like a pumpkin may appear in a garden near you. the vegetable is a type of pepper that is called “lil pumpkin”. its very special because it has orange, pumpkin-like fruit. you might think that all vegetables are grown to provide food to eat. but some vegetables are grown mainly for the lively color and holiday spirit that they bring to gardens. these are called “ornamentals (观赏性植物)”. just like lights decorate a christmas tree, they decorate a garden. the peppers were bred (培育) by agricultural research service (ars) scientists john stommel and robert griesbach. another pepper the scientists developed is called “pepper jack”. because pepper jack has orange and black cone-shaped (锥形的) fruit, it might remind you of the popular halloween treat “candy corn”. stommel says that vegetable crops such as peppers were first widely grown in europe in the 15th century. at that time, people liked these crops more because they looked pretty than because they provided food. back then, when a gardener grew plants for decoration and plants for food, the garden was called a “potager”. an example of this is the large gardens on the lawns (草坪) of castles and very large homes where kings and queens lived. one of those large royal homes was the french kings palace at versailles during the 1600s. the palace is still there today, and people from all over the world still go there to visit and see the gardens. today, stommel says using vegetables as decorations in gardens has become popular again. so you might be wondering, if these peppers are for decoration, can people eat them? yes, but the fruit from both of these peppers has a sharp taste (kind of like onions). these peppers are scheduled to become available in mid-2011. these pretty peppers can be grown in containers and also in garden beds. they grow best with plenty of light and warm temperatures, stommel says. 9. what does the passage mainly talk about? a. different kinds of peppers. b. the history of peppers. c. peppers with the halloween spirit. d. food for the halloween festival. 10. what do we know about “lil pumpkin” and “pepper jack”? a. they are used to decorate christmas trees. b. they are grown mainly to provide food to eat. c. their fruits have different shapes. d. their fruits are of the same color. 11. the underlined word “they”in paragraph 2 refers to “_”. a. these vegetablesb. these holidaysc. these lightsd. these scientists12. according to the passage, a potager was _. a. the place where kings and queens livedb. the garden in the french kings palacec. a place providing vegetables for the royal homesd. a garden with plants for decoration and for food【文章大意】你见过长得像南瓜的胡椒吗？本文就介绍了这种刚培育成功的新植物橘黄色、样子像南瓜的胡椒。9.【解析】选c。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知，本文主要介绍了一种橘黄色的、看起来像南瓜的胡椒，或许在万圣节出现在花园里。10.【解析】选c。细节理解题。根据文章第一段that looks like a pumpkin may appear in a garden near you. the vegetable is a type of pepper that is called “lil pumpkin. . . 可知lil pumpkin形状像南瓜。根据第三段has orange and black cone-shaped fruit. . . 可知“lil pumpkin” 和 “pepper jack”形状不一样。11.【解析】选a。词义猜测题。文章第二段提到了some vegetables可知此处they指代的是vegetables。12.【解析】选d。细节理解题。根据文章第五段back then, when a gardener grew plants for decoration and plants for food, the garden was called a “potager”. 可知d为正确选项。 before nicolas sarkozy became french president, he was asked if he thought about“not just when im presidency when he looked in the mirror while shaving (刮胡子), ” he answered. when francois hollande, now president-elect (总统当选人) of france, was asked the same question, he replied: “do i see myself as president? no, i am a presidential candidate. a candidate must not think himself president; he must give hope that he becomes president. ”hollande has promised to be a “normal president”something sarkozy certainly was not. sarkozy celebrated his election in 2007 at a world-class parisian restaurant. he took holidays on the yachts (游艇) of wealthy business people. hollande, by contrast, was still going around paris on his three-wheeled motorbike at the start of this year. one member of his party said he looked “more like a pizza delivery man” than the next president. “that is the key to hollandes success because the election is turning into a sort of referendum (公民投票) for or against nicolas sarkozy, ” eric dupin, a journalist and political observer (观察员) told global post. “francois hollande is the one who appears not only as his main opponent politically, but also as his complete opposite psychologically (心理上地). ”when he was the socialist party leader, hollande was nicknamed“the marshmallow (软糖)” because he hated fights. sarkozy, by contrast, is known to be loud and aggressive. when faced with sarkozys verbal attacks, hollande stayed calm. “i wish he would just let go and savage (用暴力对付) sarkozy, ” one hollande voter said to the guardian. but hollande still knows how to fight. stphane le foll, a socialist mep who has been one of hollandes closest advisors for 17 years and is co-directing his campaign, said hollande had quietly planned his presidential bid for 10 years. “i think we all underestimated this guy, ” alain minc, one of sarkozys closest friends and advisors, told reuters. hollande was born in 1954 in a middle-class family. he lived through the 1968 protests (抗议) that nearly overthrew (推翻) the french government. “they shocked him, but also politicized him, he said in a recent interview, making him understand that change was possible, ” reported the new york times. when hollande was 15, he told friends he expected to become president. “i didnt come to the first rank either by chance or by obsession, ” hollande said in an interview with reuters. “i got there because i put myself in this situation, and because i deserved it. ” 9. by citing hollande and sarkozys replies to the same question, the author intends to show _. a. sarkozy is more confident than hollandeb. hollande is more modest than sarkozyc. hollande is less ambitious than sarkozyd. sarkozy is more humorous than hollande10. what is the key to hollandes success in the presidential election according to eric dupin? a. his dislike of fights. b.