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2014高考英语阅读理解抓分练习（24）及答案阅读理解1970 was “world conservation year”. the united nations wanted everyone to know that the world was in danger. they hoped that the governments would act quickly in order to conserve nature. here is one example of the problem. at one time there were 1300 different plants, trees and flowers in holland, but now only 860 remain. the others have been destroyed by modern man and his technology. we are changing the earth, the air and the water, and everything that grows and lives. we cant live without these things. if we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.what will happen in the future? perhaps it is more important to ask “what must we do now?” the people who will be living in the world of tomorrow are the young of today. a lot of them know that conservation is necessary. many are hoping to save our world. they plant trees, build bridges across rivers in forests and so on. in a small town in the united states a large group of girls cleaned the banks of eleven kilometres of their river. young people may hear about conservation through a record called “no, ones going to change our world.” it was made by scatles, cliff richard and other singers. the money from it will help to conserve wild animals.1. there are few plants, trees and flowers in holland now because _.a. there has been a lot of conservation in hollandb. holland does not need so many plants, trees and flowersc. many plants, trees and flowers dont grow there any mored. some plants, trees and flowers are dangerous2. we shall destroy ourselves if we dont _.a. improve our technology in planting treesb. hear about the record called “no, ones going to change our world”c. try our best to save the worldd. change the earth3. “no, ones going to change our world.” was _.a. an important book published in 1970b. a record calling on people to conserve naturec. an idea that nobody would acceptd. a rule worked out by the united states4. what is the most important thing for us to do to save our world?a. we should clean the banks of our rivers.b. we should know what will happen in the future.c. we should know what we should do and do it now.d. we should plant more trees and flowers.5. whats the main idea of the passage?a. 1970 was “world conservation year”.b. the united nations wanted everybody to know that the world is in danger.c. conservation is necessary.d. it is the young people who are helping to save our world. 1.c。推理判断题。根据第一自然段内容可知。2.c。细节理解题。根据第一自然段最后两句we cant live without these things. if we continue like this, we shall destroy ourselves.可知。3.b。推理判断题。根据文章最后一自然段倒数第三句young people may hear about conservation through a record called “no, ones going to change our world. ”可知。4.c。推理判断题。根据文章第二自然段可推出此答案。5.c。主旨大意题。文章最后一自然段中点明了主题：a lot of them know that conservation is necessary. 第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a(2012四川眉山一诊)their height made wayne and laurie hallquist seem like an ideal match when they met seven years ago, and on thursday they were matched with something elsethe title of worlds tallest living married couple.guinness world records bestowed that towering distinction to the hallquists in a ceremony under the marquee at its hollywood museum.the couple arrived in a white limousine, with wayne sporting a tuxedo and laurie in a white wedding dress.the hallquists, who live in stockton, california, measure a combined 13 feet, 4 inches, or 407.4 centimeters, to be exact.he stands 6 feet 10.4 inches, she 6 feet 5.95 inches, the guinness organization said.“its a whole different perspective up here, and we can find each other quite easily in a crowd，” laurie told reuters.“we can see several people going bald that might not know it at the moment，” joked wayne, 57, who works as a telephone company wire splicer.the hallquists said that when they met at a church singles club in 2003, they could tell that others around them were sizing_up a possible love affair because of their height.“she walked in, everyone looked at her, then they looked at me，” wayne said. but while wayne said it was love at first sight for him, laurie said their first meeting came up short.“he talked about the size of my hands and feet, which is kind of a nono，” said laurie, 46.“and then the second time we had a chance to talk, i figured out he was a really good guy.”they have been married for eight years, but it took the hallquists until this year to contact guinness world records.the couple said they were discouraged at first from making a play for worlds tallest couple, because they read online that a man and a woman each standing over 7 feet had married in the 19th century.only this year did they realize they could compete in another category: worlds tallest living married couple.guinness previously listed a couple in englandwilco and keisha van kleefboltonas the worlds tallest couple at a combined height of 13 feet, 3 inches.文章大意：本文介绍了获得目前世界最高在世夫妻称号的霍尔奎斯特夫妇。56why their first meeting came up short is that_.a.wayne is much older than laurie b.wayne likes playing jokesc.wayne said something rude about lauried.wayne is just a wire splicer答案：c细节理解题。根据第八段第一句话判断。句意：现年46岁的劳瑞说：“他谈论我的手脚太小，这几乎是不可接受的。”。57according to the passage, all the following statements are not true except_.a.laurie liked wayne at first sight while wayne didntb.wilco and keisha dont like their guinness recordc.the couple read the information of the tallest couple through the internetd.wayne met laurie in a friends party答案：b主旨大意题。本文介绍了获得目前世界最高在世夫妻称号的霍尔奎斯特夫妇的一些情况。58what does the underlined phrase “sizing up” mean_？a.forming an opinion b.giving a suggestionc.making a plan dmaking a decision答案：a猜测词义题。根据第六段判断。句意：霍尔奎斯特夫妇说，2003年当他们在一个教堂的单身俱乐部相遇时，他们可以察觉到，因为他们的高度，周围的其他人都在估摸着两人也许会擦出火花。59what would be the best title for the passage?a.the worlds tallest couple in historyb.the worlds tallest living couplec.wayne and laurie : an ideal matchd.wayne and laurie : a new world record holder答案：b细节理解题。根据倒数第三段判断。句意：这对夫妇说，他们一开始想申请世界最高夫妻称号，但这一想法遭到了打击，因为他们在网上查到19世纪有一对夫妻两人的身高都超过了7英尺。*结束 in the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, selfhelp books or herbal supplements. but they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends.researchers are only now starting to pay attention to the importance of friendship and social networks in overall health. a 10year australian study found that older people with a large circle of friends were 22 percent less likely to die during the study period than those with fewer friends. a large 2007 study showed an increase of nearly 60 percent in the risk for obesity among people whose friends gained weight. and last year, harvard researchers reported that strong social ties could promote brain health as we age.“in general, the role of friendship in our lives isn t well appreciated，” said rebecca g. adams, a professor of sociology at the university of north carolina, greensboro. “there are a lot of things on families and marriage, but very little on friendship. it baffles me. friendship has a bigger impact on our psychological wellbeing than family relationships.”bella depaulo, a visiting psychology professor at the university of california, santa barbara, whose work focuses on single people and friendships, notes that in many studies, friendship has an even greater effect on health than a spouse or a family member.it isn t entirely clear why friendship has such a big effect. it may be because people with strong social ties also have better access to health services and care. beyond that, however, friendship clearly has a profound psychological effect. people with strong friendships are less likely than others to get colds, perhaps because they have lower stress levels.last year, researchers studied 34 students at the university of virginia, taking them to the base of a steep hill and fitting them with a weighted backpack. they were then asked to estimate the steepness of the hill. some participants stood next to friends during the exercise, while others were alonethe students who stood with friends gave lower estimates of the steepness of the hill. and the longer the friends had known each other, the less steep the hill appeared.“people with stronger friendship networks feel like there is someone they can turn to，” said karen aroberto, director of the center for gerontology (老年医学) at virginia tech.“ friendship is an undervalued resource. the consistent message of these studies is that friends make your life better.”【文章大意概括】如何保持身心健康？相信每个人对此都很感兴趣并能给出自己的答案。本文作者向我们介绍了一个有利于身心健康的，很重要又长期被人们忽视的因素友谊。1what s the main idea of the passage?a. people should make friends as many as possible.b. friendships do great good to human health.c. people with friends have optimistic attitude.d. several studies have been done on friendships.【详解剖析】主旨大意题。文章通过几个研究结果说明友谊在促进人类身心健康方面作用巨大。【最佳选项】b2which of the following is true?a. people havent attached importance to friendships.b. a friend can replace doctors and selfhelp books.c. people with many friends may have higher stress levels.d. people who have friends tend to be fat.【详解剖析】正误判断题。从文章第三段可知，人们尚未认识到友谊对人们身心健康的重要性。其他选项均与原文信息不符。【最佳选项】a3the author mentioned the study in the last three paragraphs to indicate that _.a. students should climb the steep hill with friendsb. it takes a long time to make friendsc. a friend in need is a friend indeedd. people accompanied by friends remain optimistic in the face of difficulty【详解剖析】推理判断题。倒数第二段中“the students who stood with friends gave lower estimates of the steepness of the hill。”表明与朋友在一起的学生估计出来的坡度更小，这意味着他们面对困难能保持相对乐观的心态。【最佳选项】d4in paragraph 2 the author aims to tell us _.a. friendship has a strong physical effect on peoples healthb. we cannot be too careful when making friendsc. older people are likely to have fewer friendsd. 60 percent of the people without friends will become fat when they get old【详解剖析】段落大意题。根据本段开头(主题句)可知答案。而且主题句后的三个研究结论都与“友谊影响身体健康”有关。【最佳选项】a5according to karen a. roberto, _.a. the effect of friendships is overvaluedb. studies on friendships make our life betterc. friends are more important than family membersd. friends can help each other when faced with problems【详解剖析】推理判断题。由文章最后一段的第一句可推断出，有问题的时候朋友之间可以相互帮助，a、b、c三项不符合原文。【最佳选项】d长难句解读1.but they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends.that引导定语从句，修饰a powerful weapon；该定语从句中有四个并列的谓语动词；their friends和a powerful weapon构成同位关系。2bella depaulo, a visiting psychology professor at the university of california, santa barbara, whose work focuses on single people and friendships, notes that in many studies, friendship has an even greater effect on health than a spouse or a family member.本句中a visiting psychology professor at the university of california，santa barbara是della depaulo的同位语；whose work focuses on.是定语从句，修饰bella depaulo；notes是本句的谓语动词，后面接宾语从句。(2012沈阳四校协作体月考)bluegills, which are small enough to fit in your hand, are the fish that are protecting our water. they are common freshwater fish native to america and are also known as bream or sunfish. according to the associated press, the bluegills were originally used by the army to make sure water was safe. now san francisco, new york city, washington dc and several other cities use the bluegill monitoring system.the bluegill system works by constantly filling the fish tank with city or town water. a small group of bluegills swim in the local water and are closely monitored. bluegills are very sensitive to their environment. changes in the environment cause their behavior and breathing patterns to change. they cough if the water is polluted. fish cough by flexing their gills(鳃)to get rid of unwanted particles, like grain of sand, from their breathing passages. if the bluegills are coughing the computer sends an alarm via email. the bluegills in new york city discovered an diesel spill(柴油外溢)hours before the usual monitors. adding the bluegill system to regular water protection methods resulted in an early warning and safer water.文章大意：bluegills这一美国土生土长的小鱼成为了人们饮用水是否安全的检验试金石。