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2014高考英语阅读理解精英系列练习题（7）及答案阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【广东省汕头市2013教学质量测评试题(2)】agreen invaders are taking over america.not invaders from space,but plants!you might not think of plants as dangerous,but in this case they are threatening natures delicate food chain.the invaders are plants brought here from other countries to make gardens and yards look pretty.ever since people started to arrive on americas shores,they have carried along trees,flowers,and vegetables from other places.now there are so many of those plants,they are crowding out the native plants that have lived here since before human settlers arrived.and thats a problem,says dr.doug tallamy.hes insect expert at the university of delaware.he explains that almost all the plant-eating insects in the united states are specialized,which means they eat only certain plants.monarch butterfly caterpillars(幼虫),for example,dine on milkweed.if people cut down milkweed and replace it with another plant,the butterflies will not have the food source that they need to survive.but the trouble doesnt stop there.when insects cant get the right plants to eat and they die off,then the birds dont have enough bugs for their meals.tallamy points out that almost all migrating birds depend on insets to feed their young.“we cannot let the plants and animals around us disappear.”says tallamy,“the way to preserve them is to give them food to eat. but when we plant non-native plants,we are clobbering the food chain,because then we dont have the insects the birds need to live.”fewer of the right plants mean fewer bugs,and fewer bugs mean fewer birds.and thats bad for the earth,because we need a variety of living things to keep the planet healthy and beautiful.the good news is,garden centers sell native plants.“just google native plantsand your location,and you can find out which plants really belong where you live,”says tallamy26. how did green invades arrive at america?a. they fell down from space.b. they floated to the americas shores.c. they were brought in from foreign countriesd. they has lived here since human settlers arrived27. according to dr.tallamy,which of the followings about the insects in the us is not true?a. almost all the plant-eating insects in a place eat certain plants.b. monarch butterfly caterpillars cant survive without milkweed.c. if insects cant eat the right plants,they will find another one.d. the insects death will greatly affect the migrating birdssurvival28. the underlined word“clobber”in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _.a. protect b.damage c.create d.collect29. we can know whether a plant is native by _.a. googling on the internet b.asking dr.doug tallamyc.looking up in books d.searching in garden 30. what is the best title of the pass age?a. green invaderslocal living things b.green invadersdangerous food chainc.green invadersenvironmental protectors d.green invadesthreat to local nature【参考答案】26-30. ccbad; 阅读理解athe fridge is considered a necessity. it has been so since the 1960s when packaged food first appeared with the label:“store in the refrigerator”in my fridgeless fifties childhood, i was fed well and healthily. the milkman came daily, the grocer, the butcher, the baker, and the ice-cream man delivered two or three times a week. the sunday meat would last until wednesday and surplus (剩余) bread and milk became all kinds of cakes. nothing was wasted, and we were never troubled by rotten food. thirty years on, food deliveries have ceased, fresh vegetables are almost unobtainable in the country.the invention of the fridge contributed comparatively little to the art of food preservation. a vast way of well-tried techniques already existed natural cooling, drying, smoking, salting, sugaring, bottling.what refrigeration did promote was marketing-marketing hardware and electricity, marketing soft drinks, marketing dead bodies of animals around the globe in search of a good price.consequently, most of the worlds fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. every winter, millions of fridges hum(嗡嗡响) away continuously, and at vast expense, busily maintaining an artificially-coo1ed space inside an artificially-heated house while outside, nature provides the desired temperature free of charge.the fridges effect upon the environment has been evident, while its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant. if you dont believe me, try it yourself, invest in a food cabinet and turn off your fridge next winter. you may miss the hamburgers, but at least youll get rid of that terrible hum.41. the statement “in my bridgeless fifties childhood, i was fed well and healthily.” in para. 2 suggests that .a. the author was well-fed and healthy even without a fridge in his fiftiesb. the author was not accustomed to use fridges even in his fiftiesc. there was no fridge in the authors home in the 1950sd. the fridge was in its early stage of development in the 1950s42. why does the author say that nothing was wasted before the invention of fridges?a. people would not buy more food than was necessary.b. food was delivered to people two or three times a week.c. food was sold fresh and did not get rotten easily.d. people had effective ways to preserve their food.43. who benefited the least from fridges according to the author?a. inventors. b. consumers. c. manufacturers. d. traveling salesmen.44. which of the following phrases in the fifth paragraph indicates the fridges negative effect on the environment?a.“hum away continuously”. b.“climatically almost unnecessary”. c. “artificially-cooled space”. d.“with mild temperatures”.45. what is the authors overall attitude toward fridges?a. neutral. b. critical. c. objective d. compromising.参考答案 41-45. c d b a b 阅读理解(5)last weekend, a girlfriend that ive known since college was visiting. as we left the airport, we had to stop at the grocery for a case of diet soda. on our way to lunch she asked me “do you think that drinking diet soda makes you fat?”“depends on whom you ask,” i said. last year, researchers from the university of texas health science center in san antonio reported that adults who drink diet soda did not lose weight. they were actually more likely to become overweight than those adults who did not drink soda at all or those that drink regular soda. in fact, the more diet soda consumed, the more likely someone would become overweight. to be specific, there was a 41% increase in the risk of being overweight for every can or bottle of diet soda consumed daily.in this study, researcher sharon fowler followed over 600 normal weight adults ages 25-64 over a seven to eight year period of time. she has a number of theories as to why weight gain may be a result of drinking a zero-calorie beverage:1. artificial sweeteners may affect your bodys ability to judge how many calories you consume. when no calories are consumed, the body may continue to crave(渴望) what it expected and could lead to overeating.2. some people give up regular sodas to justify their favorite dessert and still take in too many calories. a regular soda contains about 150 calories while your dessert may be double that in calories easily.3. for others who were gaining weight already, switching to diet soda wasnt enough to stop the gain.since her first piece of research, fowler has tracked another 2000 people with similar results. do the faux sweet products induce people to want more sweets? fowler suggests that perhaps its not the soft drinks themselves that cause weight gain but that there is some link between diet soda drinking and overweight.1. why do people give up regular soda and take diet one according to fowlers research?a. some want to gain weight. b. some want excuses to have dessert.c. some mistake diet soda as no-calorie drink.d. diet soda can help people lose weight.2. which of the following statements is the result of fowlers research?a. diet soda can directly cause people to gain weight.b. diet soda increases the risk of becoming overweight.c. diet soda actually contains more calories than regular soda.d. those who drink diet soda are 41% more likely to become fat. 3. which can not explain the link between diet soda and overweight?a. people overeat to satisfy the bodys needs for calories that diet soda lacks.b. people also have foods containing more calories when they choose diet soda.c. diet soda has little effect on those who have become overweight already.d. diet soda is a sweetener that increases the bodys needs for calories.4. what can we learn from the passage? a. only overweight adults are involved to see if diet soda can help lose weight. b. the research lasted many years and over 2000 people took part in it. c. diet soda has opposite effect on those who take it to lose weight. d. sharon fowler is the first to find drinking diet soda leads to overweight.5. what does the underlined word “induce” probably mean?a. cause b. reduce c. advise d. inspire参考答案 1-5 b b d c a【广东省汕头市2013教学质量测评试题(2)】bin western countries people have been using the installment plan since the first half of the twentieth century.today,a large number of families in great britain buy furniture,household goods and cars by installments.in the u.s.,the figure is much higher than in great britain,and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.the price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash.there is a charge for interest.the buyers pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment when the goods are delivered to him.he then makes regular payments,weekly or monthly,until the full price is paid up.the legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.installment buying has advantages and disadvantages.it can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping,it increases the demand for goods,and in this way helps business and employment. there is ,however,the danger that when business is bad,installment buying may end suddenly,making business much worse.this may result in a great increase in unemployment.if the people on the installment plan lose their jobs,they will probably not be able to make their payments.if great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money.if businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit,it becomes more likely to have a depression.this is why,in some countries,the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.31. which of the following is true about the installment plan?a. british families just use the installment plan to buy furniture.b. more than 10 precent american families buy things on installment.c. americans spend more on installment buying than british people do.d. the payment of installment buying is easier than buying by cash.32. goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because_.a. the buyer has to pay extra money as interestb. the delivery of the goods charges extra moneyc. the buyer has to pay a down paymentd. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money33. what will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?a. he might lose his job b.he will stop owning the item he has boughtc.he will have to sell what he has bought d.he will go into debt34. the advantages of installment buying might include all the followings except that _.a. purchasing power is strengthenedb. employment might be increasedc. people develop a good habit of saving moneyd. young couples are able to furnish their homes35. in some countries,the government controls the installment plan to_.a. increase employment b.avoid depressionsc.ensure that businesses make good profits d.ensure that people can pay for what they buy【参考答案】31-35. cabcd; 阅读理解-世界与环境1. 我们居住的地球的环境特点以及很多自然灾害的现象。2. 由于人类的破坏，地球变化带来的一些事件。3. 一些提倡保护我们居住的环境，提高环保意识的各种环保行为和活动。4. 介绍一些环保的产品，及其带来的好处。5. 保持环境的自然、进行有效再循环的话题。链接高考链接1. （2012山东卷）the pacific island nation of nauru used to be a beautiful place. now it is an ecological disaster area. naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequenceother countries might learn from its mistakes.for thousands of years, polynesian people lived on the remote island of nauru, far from western civilization, the first european to arrive was john feam in 1798. he was the british captain of the hunter, a whaling ship, he called the island pleasant island.however, because it was very remote, nauru had little communication with europeans at first. then whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. these elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. a ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900.naurus real troubles began in 1899 when a british mining company discovered phosphate(磷酸盐) on the island. in fact, it found that the island of nauru was nearly all phosphate, which is a very important fertilizer for fanning. the company began mining the phosphate.a phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip mine. when a company strip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil then u takes away the material it wants. strip-mining totally destroys die land. gradually, the lovely island of nauru started to look like the moon.in 1968, nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. every year the government received millions and millions