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2014届高考英语二轮专题复习提升精选：阅读理解1.london (reuters)ecotourism is causing a lot of damage to wildlife and may be endangering the survival of the very animals people are flocking to see, according to researchers.biologists and conservationists are worried because polar bears, dolphins, penguins and other creatures are getting stressed and losing weight and some are dying.evidence is growing that many animals do not react well to tourists in their backyard，” new scientist magazine said.the immediate effects researchers have noticed are changes in behavior, heart rates. or stress hormone levels but they fear it could get much worse and over the long term “ could endanger the survival of the very wildlife they want to see. ”although money produced through ecotourism, which has been growing at about 10-30 percent a year, has major benefits for poor countries and people living in rural areas, the swiss-based world conservation union (iucn) and some governments fear not all projects are audited（审计） and based on environmentally friendly policies，according to the magazine.transmission of disease to wildlife，or small changes to wildlife health through disturbance of daily life or increased stress levels, while not obvious to the casual observer, may translate to lower survival and breeding，” said philip seddon , of the university of otago in dunedin, new zealand.scientists have noticed that bottleneck dolphins along the northeastern coast of new zealand become nervously excited when tourist boats arrive. similar changes in behavior have been observed in polar bears and yellow-eyed penguins in areas visited by colorists are producing smaller babies.conservationists are now calling for more research into the effect of ecotourism on animals and say the industry must be developed carefully. they also want studies done before new ecotourism projects are started.“the animals welfare should be very important because without them there will be no ecotourism，” said rochelle constantine of the university of auckland in new zealand67.which is not discovered to have changed in animals disturbed by tourists? a. behavior b. birth rate c. hormone levels d. heart rates68.we may learn from the text that _.a. ecotourism must be developed properlyb. polar bears are losing weight without enough foodc. all the poor countries have stopped ecotourismd. money produced through ecotourism should be spent on wildlife69.which of the following is not mentioned in the text? a. many animals do not react well in their backyardb. studies should be done before new ecotourism projects are startedc. ecotourism has been growing at about 1030 percent a year.d. polar bears in areas visited by ecotourists are producing smaller babies.70.what rochelle constantine said in the last paragraph implies that _.a. if people want to get high income, they must develop ecotourismb. animals have rights to live their own lifec. animals are peoples good friendsd. people should take good care of wildlife2. we need1your 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predicts when that years spring will arrive. if its a cloudy day outside when the groundhog pops from its cave, then spring will arrive early that year. however, if it is sunny outside, the groundhog will supposedly be scared by its own shadow, hiding underground for six more weeks of cold weather.of course, punxsutawney phils prediction is no more able to guarantee the extended forecast than your local weatherman. abc news reports that an analysis by the national climate data center found that phils predictions are more often wrong than right. philis is also found to have made some unpleasant predictions. ever since 1887, he has predicted 99 extended winters and just 16 early springs .nine of the years predictions were unavailable, according to abc.the holiday began as a german tradition in 18th century and became even more of a cultural phenomenon after the 1993 film groundhog day starring bill murray.punxsutawney phil has become a celebrity in his own right. each year, the fatter animal with long teeth is watched by millions as he emerges from a cave in the town he is named after. phil has become so beloved by the town that he actually lives in the local library with his “wife phyllis.taking inspiration from the hard state of bill murrays character in the classic film, yahoo contributor owen rust says groundhog day is a good time to reflect on ones routines. 60. the underlined word “pops” means “ ”.a. escapesb. appears c. increasesd. hides61. the reason why phils predictions arent pleasing is that_. a. some of the predictions were unavailable b. phil wants to do that for fun c. phil likes to make unpleasant predictions d. he has predicted more late springs62. how does punxsutawney phil become a celebration?a. by an accident. b. from peoples life improving.c. by his own attractive force d. from much money raised by the town.63. which does this passage mainly talk about?a. the national climate data center b. a german traditionc. a tongue-twisting small town d. groundhog day weather forecasting 4.many years ago, i pulled a family out of a burning car somewhere in wyoming. last week i received a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her son from committing suicide. in closing she called me a hero.that got me thinking about what a hero is. was i a hero because i pulled a family from a burning car? if so, how could i be a hero just because i wrote a story that saved someones life?today i looked up the word “hero” in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. it read “a person who does something brave” and also “a person who is good and noble”.that statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. so i thought about something very important. and i remembered what happened to me years ago.after my marriage of twenty years ended, i was in such a condition. i was within hours trying to get enough courage to end the pain and misery. when i returned home, someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. that wonderful card probably saved my life. that person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.the many stories i kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. in turn that makes the person who sent me the card a double hero. i suppose that is why i fight so hard to help the children now living in orphanages (孤儿院). most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude against the world. the gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. hopefully, most of them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. if it works, we will also become heroes.56. the main idea of the passage is _.a. why the writer should be a hero b. what a hero exactly isc. whether the writer is a hero d. that everyone is a hero57. why did the woman call the writer a hero at the end of the call?a. because he asked her son not to kill himself.b. because he saved a family from a burning car.c. because his story saved her sons life. d. because he was cute and kind to everybody.58. what does the underlined word “it” in the last sentence of paragraph 5 refer to?a. the wonderful card the writer received.b. the action of sending the card.c. the fact that the sender helped the writer.d. the fact that the sender was a friend of the writer.59. whats the writers attitude to “brave people”? a. neutral b. supportive c. objective d. irony5. we can begin our discussion of “population as a global issue” with what most person mean when they discuss “ the population problem”: too many people on earth and a too rapid increase in the number added each year. the facts are not in dispute. it was quite right to employ a similar matter that linked demographic(人口统计学）growth to “ a long, thin power fuse that burns steadily from time to time until it finally reaches the limit, and explodes”. to understand the current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in population, it is necessary to understand the history of population trends. rapid growth is a comparatively recent phenomenon. looking back at the 8,000 years of demographic history. we find that population have been really stable or growing very slightly for most of human history. for most of our ancestors, life was hard, often nasty, and very short. for most of human history, it was seldom the case that one in ten persons would live past forty, where infancy and childhood were especially risky periods. often, societies were in clear danger of extinction because death rates could exceed their birth rates. thus, the population problem throughout most of history was how to prevent extinction of the human race. this pattern is important to know. not only does it put the current problems of demographic growth into a historical perspective, but it suggests that the cause of rapid increase in population in recent years is not a sudden enthusiasm for more children, but an improvement in the conditions that traditionally have caused high rate of death. demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long, slow growth which extended from about 8000b.c. till approximately 1650 a.d. and a period of rapid growth since 1650. in the first period of some 9,600 years, the population increased form some 8 million to 500 million in 1650. between 1650 and the present, the population has increased from 500 million to more than 4 billion. and it is estimated that by the year 2020 there will be 8 billion people throughout the world. one way to appreciate this dramatic difference in such abstract numbers is to reduce the time frame to something that is more manageable. between 8000b.c. and 1650, an average of only 50,000 persons was being added annually to the worlds population each year. at present, this number is added very six hours. the increase is about 80,000,000 persons annually.66. according to the passage, “population as a global issue” _.a. is quite unlike the population problem and thus doesnt need our concernb. focuses on tracking down the reason of rapid population growthc. deals with the same problem aroused by the population problemd. will manage the population growth problem from global perspectives67. it can be inferred from the example of a power fuse that _.a. too much population will one day lead to the doom of human beingsb. the trend of population growth will keep unsteady until the destruction of earthc. demographic growth will follow a certain pattern of ups and downsd. it is likely in the near future that population will reduce gradually68. what leads to a stable growth of population for most of human history?a. species competition b. low fertility c. tribal fights d. high rate of death69. the reason for a rapid growth of population lies in the fact that _.a. people are permitted to have more children b. people can live better than beforec. newborn babies die less than before d. we have found the secret of longevity70. how many people are born every six hours at present, according to the author?a. eighty million. b. eight thousand c. fifty thousand d. five million6. on the high-speed train avignon to paris, my husband and i landed in the only remaining seats on the train, in the middle of a car, directly opposite a frenchwoman of middle years. it was an extremely uncomfortable arrangement to be looking straight into the eyes of a stranger. my husband and i pulled out books. the woman produced a large makeup case and made up her face. except for a lunch break, she continued this activity for the entire three-hour trip. every once in a while she surveyed the car with a bright-eyed glance, but never once did she catch my eye. my husband and i could have been a blanket wall. i was amused, but some people would have felt uncomfortable , even repulsed(厌恶的）.there is something about making up in public that calls up strong emotional reactions. partly its a question of hygiene. and its a matter of degree. making up - a private act- has a way of neglecting the presence of others. i was once seated at a party with a model-actress who immediately waved a silly brush and began dusting her face at the table, demonstrating that while she was next to me, she was not with me. in fact, i am generally prohibited from making up in public, except when i am in the company of cosmetics moment. in a gathering more professional than social, i would do so. kathy peiss, a history professor at the university of massachusetts in amherst says that nose-powdering in the office was an occasion for outrage in 1920s and 30s. deploring the practice as a waste of company time, trade journals advises managers to discourage it among workers. peiss theorizes that it was females making up in what has been an all-male field that disturb some gentlemen. peiss tells me that after the 30s , pulling out a make-up case was no longer an issue. it became an accepted practice. i asked if she feels free to apply lipstick at a professional lunch herself. sounding mildly shocked, she says she would s