高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（46）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（46）及答案 【江苏省常州市安家中学2013模拟】cas china becomes increasingly urbanized (城市化), it has to find space for its urban andrural citizens as both groups become increasingly integrated. experts suggest a possible modelway may be “re-inventing” a “garden city”. chinas mega-cities are bursting at the borders and the country is now undergoing the quickest and biggest urbanization in the history of mankind. it is estimated that by 2025, china will have 400 million more people living in its cities, raising its urban population to 900 million. besides, new satellite towns are mushrooming on the urban fringes while city ring roads are rippling outwards into the countryside at amazing speed. satellite maps collected by professor joshua bolchover at the university of hong kong bring the problem sharply into focus. they track the changing rural-urban framework in the past 30 years, and suggest that cities are cruelly destroying surrounding rural land and rapidly reducing the amount of arable（可耕种的）land, which gives way to new residential blocks, new industrial zones, new financial centers and the other inevitable signs and signatures of economic growth. this, however, is not sustainable growth pattern, especially when china has the worlds largest population to feed. so concerned urban planners are starting to note the social and physical effects of diaspora（大移居）when replaced rural communities are forced into the cities. on the other hand, a trend of thought is gradually taking shape and this is the concept of the “garden city”, a combination of country and city that is being proposed by architects and city planners. hua li, from tao architects, is among the many professionals with such a voice. his argument is supported by a long-term study on this subject. as hua says, the answer is to preserve patches of productive farmland within urban boundaries. less transportation means we have fresh agricultural products at lower costs and less carbon emission in the city. and urban farmland can also be showcased for agricultural tourism and education. the concept is already practiced at the grassroot level. agriculture has gone into the air, up to roof and balcony in some communities in the cities. its common to see organic “hanging garden” on the roof of some traditional courtyard home. according to some people, the rooftop project translate to tangible (= practical) benefits, such as safe, nutritious vegetables, a cooler home in summer. some say thanks to the tomatoes they plant that are natural insect killers, therere fewer mosquitoes. apart from these, it also contributes to better bonding with neighbors. zhang, a doctor in beijing, began creating his hanging garden five years ago. since his garden became home to 30 kinds of vegetables and fruit - all enough to feed his family, neighbors have enjoyed dropping by for a relaxing chat or just to see how well the lovely vegetables and fruit are doing. although people like zhang are still rare and the greening of roof space with vegetables and fruit takes skill and energy, with more positive media exposure and advanced technology there is the prospect that garden city will become common practice in the near future. by then, cities will no longer look so gray when seen from the satellites.63. what is the purpose of paragraph 2? a. to show the experts concern about the increase of population. b. to persuade people into supporting economic growth in cities. c. to explain the reasons for the change of rural-urban framework. d. to inform the readers of the consequences of quick urbanization.64. in hua lis opinion, a combination of country and city will _. a. benefit the environment and lower living costs b. become a project that needs a long-term study c. lead to more rural communities being replaced d. attract more farmers to take tours in cities65. zhang is mentioned (paragraph 5) to show that _. a. he achieves his dream to own a hanging garden b. hanging gardens are becoming more popularc. the garden contributes to a better neighborhood d. he is a pioneer to practise the gardening concept66. as for the concept of the “garden city”, the writer feels_. a. desperateb. hopefulc. disappointedd. concerned【参考答案】 c：dacb 阅读理解australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroo farts contain no methane（甲烷）and scientists want to transfer that bacteria to cattle and sheep who emit large quantities of the harmful gas.while the usual image of greenhouse gas pollution is a billowing smokestack pushing out carbon dioxide, livestock passing wind contribute a surprisingly high percentage of total emissions in some countries.fourteen percent of emissions from all sources in australia is from enteric methane from cattle and sheep, said athol klieve, a senior research scientist with the queensland state government.and if you look at another country such as new zealand, which has got a much higher agricultural base, theyre actually up around 50 percent, he said.researchers say the bacteria also makes 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 the bacteria, before they can even start to develop a way of transferring it to cattle and sheep.another group of scientists, meanwhile, has suggested australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kangaroos.the idea is controversial（争议）, but about 20 percent of health conscious australians are believed to eat the national symbol already.its low in fat, its got high protein levels and its very clean in the sense that basically its the ultimate free range animal（散养动物）, said peter ampt of the university of new south waless institute of environmental studies.53. according to the passage, global warming is now mainly caused by _ .a. methane b. carbon dioxide c. livestock passing wind d. not mention in this passage54. what does the underlined phrase “the idea”（paragraph 9）refer to?a. australians should give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep.b. the bacteria could make the digestive process much more efficient.c. australians should farm fewer cattle and sheep and just eat more kangaroos.d. the bacteria could potentially save millions of dollars in feed costs for farmers.55. some australians begin to eat kangaroos because _.a. the kangaroos farts（放屁）contain no methane b. the kangaroos have a special bacteriac. the kangaroos are the national symbol in australiad. the kangaroos are low in fat and high in protein56. how will australian scientists solve the problem of global warming?a. eating more kangaroos. b. killing more cattle and sheep.c. letting cattle and sheep pass less wind.d. transferring the special bacteria in kangaroos stomachs to cattle and sheep.参考答案 53、dcd 56-d 阅读理解the next generation telephone is called superphone or personal communication network (pcn). your superphone goes wherever you go, in your pocket. you can use it in the street, in an aeroplane, a boat, or a taxi; you can call from anywhere on the globe to anywhere else. calls travel at the speed of light, via satellites using ultraviolet, high-frequency wave bands and each communication is automatically billed to your account.this new phone is the size and shape of a billfold(皮夹). you unfold it to use it., making it long enough to reach from your ear to your mouth. there is a miniaturized touch pad, on which to enter the number you are calling. there is also a tiny liquid crystal screen on which you can read weather, news or financial reports. these news items are constantly updated by the company that sells the service. letter keys on the touch pad also allow you to use this electronic marvel as a computer or word processor. you can plug it into your large home or office computer in order to transfer any data that you feed in during a business trip. the pcn also stores any useful information of your own that you might need as you travel, such as the names, addresses and phone numbers of several hundred people, important meetings, flight details and so on. when you need information, you simply call it up on the screen. you can even use your pcn to activate electronically controlled equipment at home. for example, you could switch your oven on or off, start the sprinkler system in your garden during a dry spell, get your video recorder to record a show on television, turn off the central heating, and so on. all of this from thousands of miles away, perhaps from the back of a camel in the desert. prototypes are already being trialed. in spite of the complex technology, they will be cheap because of the enormous sales that will be made.57. the superphone system _.a. has a very wide coverage of signals.b. deducts fees directly from users bank account.c. offers a nearly free communicating serviced. requires people to speak quickly58. the next generation telephone doesnt own the function of _a. a computer b. a billfold c. a word processor d. a communication device59. the authors intention in mentioning “from the backthe desert” is to _ a. show the great impact of the new phone on the world b. emphasize the strong remote control function of the new phone c. demonstrate how to operate the new phone in such places d. show travelers affection for the new phone60. the author may agree that _ a. the new phones technology is too complex to be generalized b. the new phone is still commercially unappetizing. c. the new phone has been put into volume production d. the new phone has excellent prospects in market.参考答案57-60、abbd阅读理解-atheir 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 else the title of worlds tallest living married coupleguinness world records bestowed that towering distinction to the hallquists in a ceremony under the marquee at its hollywood museumthe couple arrived in a white limousine, with wayne sporting a tuxedo and laurie in a white wedding dressthe hallquists, who live in stockton, california, measure a combined 13 feet, 4 inches, or 4074 centimeters, to be exacthe stands 6 feet 104 inches, she 6 feet 595 inches, the guinness organization saidits a whole different perspective up here, and we can find each other quite easily in a crowd, laurie told reuterswe can see several people going bald that might not know it at the moment, joked wayne, 57, who works as a telephone company wire splicerthe 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 heightshe 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 shorthe talked about the size of my hands and feet, which is kind of a no-no, said laurie, 46and then the second time we had a chance to talk, i figured out he was a really good guythey have been married for eight years, but it took the hallquists until this year to contact guinness world recordsthe 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 centuryonly this year did they realize they could compete in another category: worlds tallest living married coupleguinness previously listed a couple in englandwilco and keisha van kleef-boltonas the worlds tallest couple at a combined height of 13 feet, 3 inches41why their first meeting came up short is that _awayne is much older than laurie bwayne likes playing jokescwayne said something rude about laurie dwayne is just a wire splicer42according to the passage, all the following statements are not true exceptalaurie liked wayne at first sight while wayne didntbwilco and keisha dont like their guinness recordcthe couple read the information of the tallest couple through the internetdwayne met laurie in a friends party43what does the underlined phrase sizing up mean _?aforming an opinion bgiving a suggestioncmaking a plan dmaking a decision44what would be the best title for the passage?athe worlds tallest couple in historybthe worlds tallest living couplecwayne and laurie : an ideal matchdwayne and laurie : a new world record holder【江苏省常州市安家中学2013模拟】dwhat will power your house in the future? nuclear, wind, or solar power? according to scientists at the massachusetts institute of technology (mit) in the us, it might be leaves but artificial ones. natural leaves are able to change sunlight and water into energy. it is known as photosynthesis (光合作用). now researchers have found a way to imitate this seemingly simple process. the artificial leaf developed by daniel nocera and his colleagues at mit can be seen as a special silicon chip (硅片) with catalysts (催化剂). similar to natural leaves, it can split water into hydrogen and oxygen when put into a bucket of water. the hydrogen and oxygen gases are then stored in a fuel cell (电池), which uses those two materials to produce electricity, located either on top of a house or beside the house. though the leaf is only about the shape of a poker card, scientists claimed that it is promising to be an inexpensive source of electricity in developing countries. “one can imagine villages in india and africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology,” said docera at a conference of the american chemical society. an artificial leaf is not a new idea. the first artificial leaf was invented in 1997 but was too expensive and unstable for practical use. the new leaf, by contrast, is made of cheap materials, easy to use and highly stable. in laboratory studies, nocera showed that an artificial leaf prorotype (原型) could operate continuously for at least 45 hours without a drop in activity. the wonderful improvements come from noceras recent discovery of several powerful new, inexpensive catalysts. these catalysts make the energy transformation (转换) inside the leaf more efficient with water and sunlight. right now, the new leaf is about 10 times more efficient at carrying out photosynth