高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（29）.doc

2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（29）及答案the cultural and natural values of kakadu national park were recognized internationally when the park was placed on the unesco world heritage list. this is an international register of properties that are recognized as having outstanding cultural or natural values of international significance. kakadu is the largest national park in australia and is the second largest national park in the world. kakadu is a biological wonderland, which is almost 8,000 square miles. the wildlife in kakadu national park includes over 280 kinds of birds, 60 kinds of native mammals, 55 kinds of freshwater fish, thousands of insects, and many reptiles, the most famous of which is the salt-water crocodile. all life in the park depends on water.kakadu is not only home to the wildlife but the area is also famous for the longest continuous human culture that exists in the world. aborigines have been living in this area for at least 40,000 years. the descendants(后裔) of these first australians still live in kakadu today. kakadu contains one of the longest continuous records of rock art in the world, with around 5,000 paintings, with rock sites dating back 25,000 years. more than 1,000 sites have been recorded. kakadu has been given double world heritage status by the united nations. it is one of only 17 of the 469 world heritage areas listed for both natural and cultural values.it is australias largest national park, but it isnt just the size that surprises visitorsit is the sense of something very old and grand. creation of the 500 km escarpment (悬崖) began 2,000 million years ago. today those gorges are filled with rainforests, washed by waterfalls. kakadu is one of the worlds special places. it is hard to pick the ideal time to visit kakadu. in the wet season large areas of the park are closed to the public. it would not be possible to enter or exit from the park through the kakadu highway. most of the people there agree that the best time to visit is at the end of the dry season. some areas of kakadu have restricted visiting times, and some are not open to the general public. over 230 000 tourists visit kakadu national park every year. as you enter kakadu national park, you will be required to buy a permit. part of this money is paid to the traditional owners of the land and the rest is given to the repairs of the park.1、. why does the author mention so much wildlife in paragraph 1? a. to represent the scene of the nature.b. to attract readers attention. c. to take the wildlife for example. d. to show the value of the park.2、. kakadu is given double world heritage status by the united nations because of _. a. the descendants of these first australians still in kakadu today b. the particular environment and the unusual rock art c. the longest continuous human culture that exists in the world d. aborigines living in this area for at least 40,000 years3、. the followings are mentioned in the passage except _. a. living things in kakadub. the escarpment and the gorges c. the history of the park d. the weather of the area4、. the underlined word gorges in paragraph 3 means _. a. narrow valleys between hills or mountains b. buildings where cases are determined c. large and open structures for sports events d. places where something is located5、 what does the author advise visitors to do when they go to kakadu? a. to get more information about the special place. b. to make a better choice between the wet and dry season. c. not to enter the national park without permission. d. not to go there through the kakadu highway. 参考答案1-5 dbcab （london）if it really is whats on the inside that counts, then a lot of thin people might be in trouble.some doctors now think that the internal fat surrounding important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the external fat which can be noticed more easily.“being thin doesnt surely mean you are not fat,” said dr jimmy bell at imperial college. since 1994, bell and his team have scanned nearly 800 people with mri machines to create “fat maps” showing where people store fat.according to the result, people who keep their weight through diet rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits of internal fat, even if they are slim.even people with normal body mass index scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside. of the women, as many as 45 percent of those with normal bmi scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of internal fat. among men, the percentage was nearly 60 percent.according to bell, people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat. they eat too many fatty and sugary foods, but they are not eating enough to be fat. scientists believe we naturally store fat around the belly first, but at some point, the body may start storing it elsewhere.doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of internal fat, but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes. they want to prove that internal fat damages the bodys communication systems.the good news is that internal fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your diet. “if you want to be healthy, there is no short cut. exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle,” bell said.1、 what is this piece of news mainly about?a. thin people may be fat inside. b. internal fat is of no importance.c. internal fat leads to many diseases. d. thin people also have troubles.2、.doctors have found _.a. the exact dangers of internal fatb. internal fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetesc. being slim is not dangerous at alld. being slim doesnt mean you are not fat inside3.according to the passage, which of the following is wrong?a. exercise can help to reduce the internal fat.b. people can get rid of internal fat by improving diet.c. men are more likely to have too much internal fat.d. people with heart disease all have internal fat.4.from the last paragraph, we can find that _.a. whether internal fat can lead to disease has been provedb. exercise plays in important role in peoples life for keeping healthyc. thin people usually have internal fat even if they are slimd. it is easier to burn off internal fat than external fat5.the underlined part in the last paragraph means _.a. a long roadb. an easy way c. a clear differenced. a short distance参考答案15 addbb for years, there has been a bias（偏见）against science among clinical psychologists. in a two-year analysis to be published in november in perspectives on psychological science, psychologists led by timothy b. baker of the university of wisconsin charge that many clinical psychologists fail to “provide the treatments for which there is the strongest evidence of effectiveness” and “give more weight to their personal experiences than to science.” as a result, patients have no guarantee that their “treatment will be informed by science.” walter mischel of columbia university is even crueler in his judgment. “the disconnect between what clinical psychologists do and what science has discovered is an extreme embarrassment,” he told me, and “there is a widening gap between clinical practice and science.”the “widening” reflects the great progress that psychological research has made in identifying the most effective treatments. thanks to strict clinical trials, we now know that teaching patients to think about their thoughts in new, healthier ways and to act on those new ways of thinking are effective against depression, panic disorder and other problems, with multiple trials showing that these treatmentsthe tools of psychologybring more lasting benefits than drugs.you wouldnt know this if you sought help from a typical clinical psychologist. although many treatments are effective, relatively few psychologists learn or practice them.why in the world not? for one thing, says baker, clinical psychologists are “very doubtful about the role of science” and “lack solid science training”. also, one third of patients get better no matter what treatment (if any) they have, “and psychologists remember these successes, believing, wrongly, that they are the result of the treatment.”when faced with evidence that treatments they offer are not supported by science, clinical psychologists argue that they know better than some study that works. a 2008 study of 591 psychologists in private practice found that they rely more on their own and colleagues experience than on science when deciding how to treat a patient. if they keep on this path as insurance companies demand evidence-based medicine, warns mischel, psychology will “discredit itself.”1、 many clinical psychologists fail to provide the most effective treatments because _.a. they are unfamiliar with their patients b. they believe in science and evidencec. they depend on their colleagues help d. they rely on their personal experiences2、.the widening gap between clinical practice and science is due to _.a. the cruel judgment by walter mischelb. the fact that most patients get better after being treatedc. the great progress that has been made in psychological researchd. the fact that patients prefer to take drugs rather than have other treatments3、.how do clinical psychologists respond when charged that their treatments are not supported by science?a. they feel embarrassed. b. they try to defend themselves.c. they are disappointed. d. they doubt their treatments.4、.in mischels opinion, psychology will _.a. destroy its own reputation if no improvement is madeb. develop faster with the support of insurance companiesc. work together with insurance companies to provide better treatmentd. become more reliable if insurance companies wont demand evidence-based medicine5、.what is the purpose of this passage?a. to show the writers disapproval of clinical psychologists.b. to inform the readers of the risks of psychological treatments.c. to explain the effectiveness of treatments by clinical psychologists.d. to introduce the latest progress of medical treatment in clinical psychology.参考答案 15 dcbaa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上海春招)the age of unreasoncharles handyin his book the age of unreason professor handy describes the dramatic changes that are taking place in our lives today and warns that we must adapt to these changes if we want to survive in the future. handy believes that in the future less than 50% of the workforce will be employed fulltime by an organization. these fulltime employees will be the qualified professionals, technicians, and managers who are essential to an organization. their working lives will be a lot more demanding than today, but in return they will be wellpaid and they will retire earlier. the rest of the workforce will be selfemployed or will work parttime, providing organizations with the products and services they require on a contract basis. handy forecasts a big increase in the number of working mothers in future and believes there will be a large number of unemployed. handy gives us plenty of figures to worry about. he estimates that by the year 2040, one person in five will retire, and one in ten will be over seventyfive years old. there will be one retiree to every three people of working age, and even more than that in countries such as germany and switzerland, where the proportion will be as much as one to two. retirees will remain healthy and active for longer than they do today and many will live to be a hundred years old, a fact which leads handy to suggest that the term retirement will no longer be appropriate. he suggests the third age is a more appropriate description, since it will be as important a part of our lives as the first age of learning and the second age of working are for us today.文章大意：本文讲述了汉迪教授写的非理性时代一书的简介。56professor handy wrote the book most probably to_.a. warn us of potential social problems in the futureb. predict the leading professions in the coming yearsc. describe the effect of unemployment on societyd. suggest a better term for future retirement答案：a细节理解题。由第一段“.warns that we must adapt to these changes if we want to survive in the future”可知，handy教授写这本书的目的是警告我们：在未来我们必须适应社会变化才能生存。57according to professor handy, the future workforce will_.a. adapt to the changes in retirement easily b. be mainly selfemployedc. have fewer fulltime workers than today d. work on a contract basis答案：c细节理解题。由第二段可知，在未来，全职工人的数目将会比现在少。58from the last paragraph, we learn that about 30 years from now，_.a. the number of retirees will double in many countriesb. ageing will be a common and serious problemc. 10% of the population will live to be 100 years oldd. the third age will be the most important part of our lives答案：b细节理解题。由第三段第二句话“he estimates that by the year 2040, one person in five will retire, and one in ten will be over seventyfive years old.”可知。b(2012苏州五市区调研)haagendazs from europe started in 1989 and is 510 times more expensive than regular ice cream. on price there is no real advantage. however, it adopted a unique marketing strategy, and quickly occupied the market, a top ice cream brand.haagendazs did not set up shops in ordinary supermarkets or grocery stores. haagendazs leisure fashion shops are in busy sections of malls. the layout is carefully planned to create an elegant atmosphere, and sometimes, a flagship(旗舰) store layout will cost several million dollars.compared to other ice cream brands, haagendazs consumers are tightly grouped. it is understood that haagendazs seldom does television advertising. the majority of ads are highly visual impact of the print ads. in particular many advertisements lock those pyramid tip consumers. moreover, as long as the consumer spending 500 yuan to fill in a small form can become their members, these members will be regularly sent advertisements by direct mail. praise of customers is a powerful weapon for haagendazs.there is always much creative ingenuity (独创性) in haagendazs advertising, so it is remembered by the people. initial advertisements such as: “delicious haagendazs, like 24k gold, japan kobe beef, original palm oil, mushroom truffles and chinese ceramics, tiffany africa.what ice cream was waiting for” “love her, let her eat haagendazs” this classic sensational advertisement attracted more numerous haagendazs lovers who become regulars.today, haagendazs has 55 countries in the world with approximately 700 stores with annual sales of more than 1 billion us dollars (about 8.28 billion yuan). haagendazs has become the worlds most popular top ice cream brand. in the united states, its market share is 6.1%, 1% in france, 4.6% in japan, 4% in singapore and 5% in hong kong.determined to take the “qugaoh