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2014辽宁省鞍山市高考英语阅读理解练习（4）及答案【广东省东莞市2014模拟试题】going green is something that affects every single one of us. whether by recycling those plastic water bottles, or by cutting down on electricity in your home, the importance of going green on a personal level is extremely important. but, when youre a millionaire nba basketball star, how do you help out the environment?yao ming is a basketball player that plays for the houston rockets and has spoken out against hunting of sharks for fins, a delicious food in his native china. he is also the united nations environmental champion. his goal is to raise awareness of climate change and energy-saving. “i will work with young people across the world and try to inspire them to plant trees, harvest rainwater and to become environmental champions in their own communities.”the philadelphia eagles, a professional american football team, are really doing their part to give back to the community. the eagles go green page has a “green energy calculator” and according to the web site fans have saved $ 73,674.90 a year and saved 666,320 pounds of co2 per year. also, the eagles have set up a “stop global warming virtual march（虚拟游行）on washington”, a march across america for one year, through the internet with a goal to bring fans together and to urge leaders to deal with the serious problem of global warming now.bob burnquist, a brazilian skateboarder, is a member of action sports environmental coalition and founder of a program that gets organic foods and farming into schools for healthy lunch programs. bob also has a huge homegrown organic farm where he hosted a gathering in celebration of earth day.kelly slater is a surfer and eight-time champion, but he also supports saving the coral reefs world wide. he has founded the kelly slater invitational competition which raises funds and awareness for reef check, which is able to get its message out to a large group of guests including professional surfers, film and music stars, and other famous people.31. according to the passage, yao ming wants to _. a. help the houston rockets win the nba championship b. ask the united nations to protect sharks in china c. encourage young people to care about the environment d. train more young people to become players of nba32. what have the philadelphia eagles done to help out the environment? a. they have called on fans to do things to reduce global warming. b. they have marched on washington to bring fans together. c. they have saved $ 73,674.90 for solving global warming. d. they have reduced co2 emission by 666,320 pounds per year.33. which of the following statements is true according to the last two paragraphs? a. bob burnquist created earth day. b. bob burnquist eats only organic foods. c. kelly slater donated a lot of money. d. kelly slater held a competition.34. the best title for the passage would probably be _. a. highly competitive athletes b. environment-friendly athletes c. world-famous athletes d. millionaire athletes35. what can we learn from the passage? a. only famous people need to care about environmental problems. b. america is the country that takes best care of environment. c. environmental problems have a common effect on everyone of us. d. yao mings goals to raise peoples awareness of environment are mainly about climate change and air pollution.【参考答案】3135 cadbcatemperature is measured by means of a thermometer (温度计). one general form of thermometer depends upon the fact that most solids and liquids expand as their temperature rises. there are one or two exceptions. there is, for instance, a kind of steel called invar (from “invariable”) which does not change its dimensions as temperature changes; it is valuable for making pendulums (钟摆), since, if the length of a pendulum changes, its time of vibration changes. it is also used for making very accurate measuring scales. in both cases, then, changes of atmospheric temperature have no effect if invar is used. another exception is that very odd liquid, water, which has many strange properties (特性). as water gets colder it contracts (收缩), which is ordinary behavior, until it reaches the temperature of 30. above freezing point. after that, as it gets colder, it expands. this is fortunate-for considering the freezing of a pond. as the water on top gets colder, it shrinks; and so, volume for volume, it becomes heavier and sinks. this goes on until all the pond is at 30, but after that, as the water becomes colder it expands. therefore the colder water stays on top and freezes, covering the pond with ice. if the water went on contracting down to the freezing point, the pond would become a solid block of ice in the end. this would not worry people who live in hot climates, but it would be very serious for those who live in cold climates, especially for those who want to break the ice and catch fish which live in the cold water beneath.1. invar is valuable for making pendulums because _.a. it can hardly change its shape or size as temperature changes. b. it will change its dimensions without the change of temperature.c. its time of vibration doesnt change if its length changes. d. its time of vibration does change if its length changes.2. as water gets colder after reaching the temperature of 30. it will _.a. contract b. shrink c. expand d. freeze3. which of the following statements is true, according to this passage?a. only invar can be used to make a thermometer. b. only water can be used to make a thermometer.c. both invar and water can be used to make a thermometer. d. neither invar nor water can be used to make a thermometer. 4. the best title of this passage is most likely to be _.a. temperature measurement b. two exceptionsc. uses of invar d. properties of water【参考答案】(a) acdb 阅读理解-bi was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of england looking for somewhere to make a phone call. my car had broken down outside the town and i wanted to contact the aa. low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time i crossed one of the side streets. it had rained in the night and water was dripping from the bare trees that lined the street. i was glad that i was wearing a thick coat. there was no sign of a call box, nor was there anyone at that early hour whom i could ask. i had thought i might find a shop open selling the sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds, but the town was completely dead. the only living thing i saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant. then suddenly i found what i was looking for. there was a small post office, and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street next to it was the towns only public call box, which badly needed a coat of paint. i hurried forward, but stopped in astonishment when i saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside. he was fat, and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat. i could not see his face and he did not even raise his head at the sound of my footsteps. discreetly(谨慎地), i remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait my turn. it was when i threw the dead match on the ground that i noticed something bright red trickling from under the call box door.5. at what time was the story set?a. an early winter morning.b. a cold winter afternoon.c. an early summer morning.d. a windy summer afternoon.6. which of the following words best describe the writers impression of the town?a. cold and frightening.b. dirty and crowded.c. empty and dead.d. unusual and unpleasant.7. why didnt the man raise his head when the writer came near?a. he was annoyed at being seen by the writer.b. he was angry at being disturbed by the writer.c. he was probably fast asleep.d. he was probably murdered.【参考答案】(b) a c d【湖南省怀化市2014高考英语一模试题】calthough cats may be one of the most popular pets today, little is known about how and when humans and cats set up their close relationship. the earliest evidence for humancat interaction dates back to prehistoric cyprus（史前塞浦路斯）, where the remains of a wild cat and a human dated 9,500 years old were found buried together. a new study in the proceedings of the national academy of sciences has confirmed the first direct evidence of a humandomestic cat relationship among chinese farmers 5,300 years ago. researchers studied the bones of cats, dogs, deer and other animals unearthed in an excavation (挖掘) near a village in central china. by using some ways, scientists showed that the cats were living on a mostly millet(黍)based diet, just like the domesticated dogs and pigs from the site. the most reasonable explanation for a high consumption of milletbased food is that the cats had formed a stable and mutual relationship with humans and could easily feed on rodents (啮齿动物) around human villages, find leftover food or even have been fed by people intentionally, said hu yaowu from the chinese academy of sciences in beijing, whose research focuses on the relationship between humans and domesticated animals.it is very interesting for us to find the consumption of millet-based foods by the cats, since this kind of evidence had long been missing.” hu explains. since cats usually eat meat, such a diet would be unexpected, unless the cats were being fed by people, the study argues. the researchers also found that one of the cats survived to reach old age, implying that it had a safe place to live and enough to eat. why the farmers wanted to keep cats nearby or make them pets could be answered by other evidence. chinese archaeologists found some storage containers were specifically designed to keep out rodents a vermin (害兽) that cats could certainly have helped with. the simplified theory is that rats were attracted to the food of farmers, and so were harmful to farmers. cats were attracted to the rats, and so farmers formed a mutually beneficial relationship with cats, taking care of them in return for pest control.【小题1】the evidence found in t