高考英语阅读理解限时训练极品题（14）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解限时训练极品题（14）及答案阅读理解-c imagine putting a seed in a freezer, waiting 30,000 years, and then taking the seed out and planting it. do you think a flower would grow? amazingly, scientists have just managed to do something very similar. they found the fruit of an ancient plant that had been frozen underground in siberia a region covering central and eastern russia for about 31,800 years. using pieces of the fruit, the scientists grew plants in a lab. the new blooms have delicate white petals. they are also the oldest flowering plants that researchers have ever revived from a deep freeze. “this is like regenerating a dinosaur from tissues of an ancient egg,” said university of california, los angeles biologist jane shen-miller. the plant has a long history. back when mammoths and woolly rhinoceroses walked the land, an arctic ground squirrel buried seeds and fruits in an underground chamber near the kolyma river in northeastern siberia. the ground became permafrost, a layer of soil that stays frozen for a long time. recently, russian scientists dug out the old squirrel hole and found the plant remains 38 meters below the surface. back at the lab, the team fed nutrients to tissue from three of the fruits to grow shoots. then the scientists transferred the shoots to pots filled with soil. the plants produced seeds that could be used to grow even more of them. its important for scientists to know that plant tissues can still be revived after being frozen for a long time. thats because many researchers are trying to preserve the seeds of modern plants by freezing them and then storing them in giant lockers at various spots around the globe. one such endeavor, an underground facility in norway, is called the svalbard global seed vault. it stores hundreds of thousands of frozen seeds. if a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the svalbard or other storage lockers. “no one knows how long they are able to live for, but freezing is basically the format for many plant conservation attempts nowadays.” shen-miller said. its a good thing that at least some plants are tough enough to survive the experience.64. how did the fruit originally get underground? a. it was placed there by an animal. b. it was trapped there during the ice-age. c. it was planted there by ancient farmers. d. it was buried there after the earthquake.65. why are scientists interested in this discovery? a. it helps them learn how plant life has changed in the past 30,000 years. b. it can help guide future efforts to protect endangered plant-life. c. it can provide directions for where to look for other ancient plants. d. it proves that all plant life can survive for thousands of years when frozen.66. the underlined word “they” in the final paragraph refers to _. a. plantsb. seedsc. scientists d. storage lockers67. the purpose of the passage is to _. a. discuss a plant conservation effort b. introduce some ancient plants c. outline some causes of global warming d. describe a scientific research project66.【答案】b【解析】根据前一段的最后一句“if a plant ever goes extinct, scientists could bring it back by taking its seeds from the svalbard or other storage lockers”可知，此处的they指的应该是seeds。【考点定位】考查推理判断题。67.【答案】d【解析】本文主要讲了科学家受到一颗冷冻的种子的启发，尝试用此方法来保存种子，因此这是一个研究项目。故d项正确。【考点定位】考查综合归纳题。社会生活类-17the bus journey from dali to lijiang was very unpleasant and i was feeling really unwell and was sick by the side of the road. it is a pity that i did not feel so good as the scenery and housing along. the bus journey was truly beautiful but it is not humanly possible to enjoy such things when all you can think of is this chinese bus going to get some of my carrots on its floors and seats? i was very relieved to arrive in lijiangthe place seemed bigger than dali and initially more pretty as a picture. however, after walking for a bit around the place, i got the feeling that the place seemed overly touristy. this traditional and old-looking town had a very new feeling to it as most of the old style buildings looked very new. this was hardly surprising as the town suffered a major earthquake in 1996, but all over the place even now, they were still building “old” style housing. feeling rather let down by the place, peter, rashad and i headed out for a meal. there were lots of barbecue (烤肉) type places where you selected your food to eat. peter spoke to the restaurant people who told him that the place was cheap. we then made the big mistake of staying in the place without seeing the menu. amongst other things, such as meat, we had also some tree and normal looking mushrooms cooked. when the bill arrived, it felt like we were having our pants pulled down. we did not think that lijiang could get any worse until we saw the nightlife. the music was loud in the clubs or bars along the streets. “cool, this might be some sort of chinese dance off.” i was thinking. given my previous bad experiences of lijiang, i should really have known better. however, the good things about the place are numberless, such as the attractive natural scenery, the ancient architecture, the century-old practices, and the hospitable locals. 1. from the first paragraph we can learn that. a. the bus journey was boring and uncomfortableb. the sides of the road were polluted seriouslyc. the scenery isnt beautiful as expectedd. the bus jogged along on the rough road 2. the underlined word “initially” means. a. indeedb. at firstc. in the endd. really3. the author had a very new feeling because. a. it was the first time that he had visited lijiangb. many tall buildings had sprung upc. the ancient town took a new lookd. the ancient town was man-made in a way4. how did they feel while they were in the restaurant? a. they thought they had appreciated good food. b. they believed the bill was wrongly calculated. c. they regretted having ordered mushrooms. d. they had a more expensive meal than expected. 5. which of the following is true according to the last paragraph? a. the author had a good impression of the music in the clubs. b. the author once visited the town and loved chinese dance. c. most of the people in lijiang are warm-hearted. d. the natural scenery has been damaged by noises. 【参考答案】17.dbddc 社会生活类-18 just over a quarter of american adults now read news on their cell phones, according to a new report from the pew research center. the survey results being released by the group monday offer another sign of how people are changing the way they get information. technology has been reshaping the news business and the way consumers relate to it for more than a decade. the latest shift is being driven by the exploding popularity of phones that can easily access the internet. the new study found that 26 percent of americans get news on their phones. pew doesnt have comparable data for say, two or three years ago. but evidence of the shift in habits can be seen in this finding: about 43 percent of those under 50 said they are mobile news consumers, compared with 15 percent of older respondents. still, some things dont change. readers no. 1 concern when they look for news on their phones: the weather. of the 37 percent of cell phone owners who said they use the internet on their phone, 72 percent said they check weather reports. current events came in second with 68 percent. pews survey offered a wide range of statistics on peoples news habits. it showed people are not relying on one medium. just shy of 60 percent of respondents get news from both online and offline sources. and 46 percent said they use four to six different types of media on a typical day. the web is also helping to turn the news into more of a social experience: more than 80 percent of respondents get or receive news via e-mailed links. the results were based on telephone interviews with 2,259 people over the age of 18, conducted between dec. 28 and jan. 19. for questions to that entire group, the margin of error was 2.3 percentage points. on questions to just internet users, the margin was 2.7 percentage points. 1. why can more american adults read news on their cell phones? a. because they want to become cool. b. because they want to look fashionable. c. because they have phones accessing the internet. d. because reading news on cell phone is free. 2. what conclusion can we draw from the second paragraph? a. older cell phone owners are more likely to look for news on their phones. b. younger cell phone owners are more likely to look for news on their phones. c. older cell phone owners never look for news on their phones. d. all the younger cell phone owners look for news on their phones. 3. whats the most popular approach for people to receive news? a. by only one medium. b. by reading newspapers. c. by emailed links. d. by cell phones access. 4. how long did the telephone interviews last? a. nearly twenty hours. b. more than a month. c. about three weeks. d. less than two weeks. 【参考答案】18. cbcc 阅读理解-deducation has an important effect on the mind or physical ability of an individual. it is the process by which society passes its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another.various non- traditional education options are now available and continue to flourish（繁荣）. one of the most important uses in education is the use of technology. teachers are encouraged to use new technological devices in order to strengthen learning among students and meet the needs of various types of learners.the right to education has been created and recognized by jurisdiction（司法）. education is the most important concern of the government of india. recently india has gained world recognition because many students from foreign countries come here to gain higher qualifications. one has to be educated in order to speed up the growth process in order to influence the economy. education is indeed a powerful weapon to stop the cut- throat competition that man faces at every period of life. the importance of education in india is progressing with time. although india has been a great foundation of learning for many years, it still needs to improve not just on the quality of education but also on the number of people being educated.education is not just for academic success but also to make a person become a better human being and a better performer in life. education makes the students able enough, so that they can compete nationally and internationally. to make a student a successful survivor in life, the responsibility lies equally with the schools and the parents too. selecting a good school is as important as choosing a suitable career option for a child. the goal of education