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山西大同市2016高考英语阅读理解二轮练习（7）2016高考阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。 australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in order to cut the greenhouse gases they send out, which is thought to be responsible for global warming. thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo flatulence (肠胃气胀） contains no methane(甲烷) and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who produce large quantities of the harmful gas. while the usual image of greenhouse gas pollution is a billowing smokestack, pushing out carbon dioxide, farm animals passing wind contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total emissions (排放物）in some countries. “fourteen percent of emissions from all sources in australia are from enteric methane from cattle and sheep,”said athol klieve, a senior research scientist with the greensland state government.“and if you look at another country such as new zealand, which has got a much higher agricultural base, they are actually up around 50 percent,” he said. researchers say the bacteria also make the digestive process much more efficient and could potentially save millions of dollars in feed costs for farmers. but it will take researchers at least three years to isolate (分离) the bacteria before they can even start to develop a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep. another group of scientists, meanwhile, have suggested australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kangaroos. and about 20 percent of health-conscious australians are believed to eat the national symbol already. its low in fat, it s got high protein levels and it is very clean in the sense that basically it is free-range(放养的) animal,” said peter ampt of the university of new south wales institute of environmental studies.1. scientists intend to put bacteria into cattle and sheep_.a. to help australian farmers to earn more moneyb. to prevent them from sending out harmful gases c. so that they can protect australian ecosystemd. so that they can make full use of special bacteria2. athol klieve seems to believe that _.a. farm animals are to blame for greenhouse gasesb. less cattle and sheep are raised in new zealandc. cattle and sheep produce less carbon dioxided. new zealand has the most animals in the world3.the advantages peter ampt lists about kangaroos dont include _. a. it is rich in proteinb. it is low in fatc. it is cheaper than beefd. it is cleaner than sheep4.the main idea of the passage is to _.a. discuss a better way to protect the earthb. warn farmers of the danger of animal wastec. explain the possible solutions to pollutiond. present a recent study on global warming参考答案14、bacd 2016高考阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。 a gentle breeze blew through jennifers hair. the golden red sun was setting. she was on the beach, looking up at the fiery ball. she was amazed by its color, deep red in the middle, softly fading into yellow. she could hear nothing but the waves and the seagulls flying up above in the sky. the atmosphere relaxed her. this was what she needed.“it is getting late.”she thought,“i must go home. my parents will be wondering where i am.” she wondered how her parents would react, when she got home after the three days she was missing. she kept on walking, and the road was deserted. she walked slowly and silently. just in a few hundred meters she would have been safe in her house. it was really getting dark now. the sun had set a few minutes before and it was getting cold, too. she wished she had her favorite sweater on: it kept her really warm. she imagined having it with her. this thought disappeared when she finally saw her front door. it seemed different. nobody had taken care of the outside garden for a few days. she was shocked: her father was usually so strict about keeping everything clean and tidy, and now. it all seemed deserted. she couldnt understand what was going on. she entered the house. first she went into the kitchen where she saw a note written by her father. it said:“dear ellen, there is some coffee ready. i went looking.” ellen was her mother, but where was she? on the right side of the hallway was her parents room. she went in. then she saw her. her mother, lying on the bed, was sleeping. her face looked so tired, as if she had not slept for days. she was really pale. jennifer would have wanted to wake her up but she looked too tired. so jennifer just fell asleep beside her. when jennifer woke up, something was different.she wasnt in her mothers room and she was not wearing the old clothes she ran away in. she was in her cozy bed in her pajamas. it felt so good being back home. suddenly she heard a voice,” are you feeling better now, dear? you know you got us very, very scared.”1.three days later jennifer came back home _.a. at sunset b. at sunrise c.at night d.at midday2.her father didnt take care of the garden because _.a. he had to look after his wife b. he was busy looking for her c. he was not strict with his job d. he no longer enjoyed working in the garden3.what can we infer from the passage? a. in fact jennifers mother had been sick for days.b. as jennifer walked towards home, she became increasingly scared. c. when she found the garden deserted, she realized she was wrong. d. having experienced a lot outside, jennifer felt home was safer for her.参考答案13、abd【宁夏银川市唐徕回民中学2014试题】dwhy doesnt anybody copy apple?apples products are the envy of the world. they have been spectacularly successful and are widely imitated, if not copied. the minute apple crystallizes a product, everyone knows how to competethis idea that the basis of competition is set by apple and then the race is on to climb the path of improvement is unquestionablewhen apple releases a product that defines a category or dramatically changes the structure of an industry, it becomes obvious what needs to be built. but what i wonder is why everyone wants to copy apples products but nobody wants to copy being apple?i can think of two reasons. firstly, apple is not worth copying because its not successful; secondly, apples success cannot be copied because it is a magical processthere is a great deal of evidence for the first hypothesis. the idea of apple being successful is not something reflected in its stock pricebeing valued lower than the average company in the s&p（标准普尔）500 indicates that to whatever degree apple was successful in the past, its not seen by the vast majority of observers as successful in the futurewhy should one bother copying apple if it results in being punished with a low valuation? if one works really hard at innovation and then that innovation becomes commoditized（商品化）very quickly, why should one bother?when innovation practitioners are asked what makes apple successful, the answers regarding the cause of this success border on the mythical. the climax of this hypothesis is the “chief-sorcerer” theory of success which places one magician, like steve jobs, in charge of casting all the right spells（符咒）what about apples own opinion of what makes it tick? tim cook refers to a great team and integration of hardware, software and services as unique apple advantages. its a better explanationintegration is something that can take a long time, but it is possible with great efforta few companies are starting to make moves in that direction, but efforts are half-heartedthere is no “move the earth” panic to become an integrated company from samsung, google or microsoftmy own suspicion is that apple is more aware of what makes it special than it lets out however, as tim points out, its not a formulaits complex, its subtle, but its not magicits a process that requires a degree of faith and courage32when a new product of apple comes out, often it _aruins an industry dramaticallybstarts a revolution of an industrycputs itself in an unbeatable positiondis soon overtaken by imitated products33according to the passage, other companies dont “copy being apple” because _.a. apple is not a successful companyb. they have no access to relevant resourcesc. its hard to find a magician like steve jobsdbeing apple takes more than time and efforts34we can infer from para. 5 that _aother companies are dedicated to integrationbapple itself is fully aware of its unique advantagescapple will hold the leading position in this industrydother companies dont have a great team as apple does35what does the author think of tim cooks statement?aacceptable bdisappointing cunquestionable dconvincing【参考答案】bdca 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 【山东省济宁市2014高考英语二模试题】a iee lok sze was the first woman in hong kong to reach both the north and south polesin 1992 and1993，she went to mount everest and the taldamkhan desert in xin- jiang“i wanted to be an adventurer when l was smalli have loved reading adventure books since i was a child”since 1970，miss lee has always been on trips，travelling to different parts of the world with a backpack and a sleeping bag she said that these journeys changed her values“after visiting these places，i started to treasure my life much more than beforeduring this time,i came to realize how small i am in the universe，but nothing in this world is unsolvablemiss lee said she had a lot of unforgettable experiences on her journeysthere was one terrible storm at sea when she was returning from the south polethe whole team was happy to be returning home after a one-year stay at the south poleduring the storm， waves reached heights of up to 30 metersas high as a 10-story buildingshe stayed calm at the time and took steps to protect their research findingsshe hoped the rescuers would find them even if they lost their livespart of the ship was destroyed and a lot of water came inluckily they all survived，but she came away from the experience with a realiza- tion about the power of naturemiss lee is also the founder of the china polar museum foundationbuilding a polar museum has always been her dreamaccording to miss lee，the museum will use advanced technology to help develop scientists work in polar areasalso，it will provide places for scientists to do research41from the first paragraph we know lee lok sze enjoys_.aexploring remote unknown places bvisiting popular places of interest creading all kinds of books on sciencedtravelling with expensive equipment42what is the second paragraph mainly about?alee lok szes great journeys blee lok szes values on lifecthe journeysinfluence on leedlees ideas of the universe.43which of the following is true according to paragraph 3?alee lok sze travelled to the south pole aloneblee lok sze stayed at the south pole for a monthcthe ship was completely destroyed in the stormdlee lok sze valued the research findings greatly.44why did lee found a polar museum?ato attract more people to the poles bto promote studies of the poles.cto educate the public about the polesdto help protect the poles.45which would be the best title for the text?afighting against nature battractions of the polescsurviving a terrible storm da brave and noble woman【参考答案】acdbd 【山东省济宁市2014高考英语二模试题】bmobile phone mannersmobile phones have changed the way we communicate；they have also brought about problems in phone mannersgaik lira, a singapore-based advice has some advice on phone mannerswhen dealing with missed calls，the person beingcalled should return the call.“calls should be returned as soon as possible, and no later than the following day. anything later than that，and an apology or a reason for the delay should go with the call.”text messages should be kept short and to the pointif they go beyond four or five lines，call or e-mail instead“the use of short forms should be among family members and friends，never in a business situation” speak in a low voice as if you were talking to someone next to youif the connection is bad，dont raise your voice in order to be heard，simply move to another place where the connection may be betterand if that doesnt work，tell the caller to call you back or offer to call at a later time when a conversation is cut off due to a bad connection，the person who started the conversation should call back“it may be inconvenient for the other person to return the call，especially if its an unlisted number，or an overseas call” when running late for a date or meeting，it is acceptable to text to inform that youll be delayedmessages should be apologetic“a message likesorrywill be about 30 mi- nutes late due to flight delayis considered polite and thoughtful” taking calls during meetings is only acceptable if you have informed the chairperson that you are expecting an