福建省漳州市2014高考英语一轮 阅读理解暑假训练题（9）

1 漳州市漳州市 20142014 高考英语 阅读理解 一轮暑假训练 高考英语 阅读理解 一轮暑假训练 9 9 答案 答案 201 湖北卷 C In today s throw away society dealing with the city s growing mountain of waste is an inereasing challenge for the city countil 市议会 Recently Edinburgh is faced with the problem of dssposing of 处理 about250 000 Million tons of waster a year Despite different ways to dispose of much of it in a green manner largely through encouraging tecycling its aging facilities such as the Powderhall landfill do not have the ability to deal with it The European Union EU has issued a new policy regulating how such mountains of waster are to hr disposed of The five councils Edinburgh East Lothian West Lothian Midlethian and Borders face fine around 18million a year from 2013 it they don t inerease recycling levels and rely less on landfill With this in mind the coumlls got together with the idea of building a lage incinerator plant 垃圾焚烧厂 to burn half of the waste produced in their districts But the plan fell apart after the change of target levels by a new UK government waste policy which required that no more than 25 of the city s waste should be disposed of in this way by 2025 After the plan was abandoned a private company which already transported millions of tons of the city s wast by train to a landfill site near Dunbar offered an alternative soution when it suggested opening a huge waste site near Portobello Since Powderhall is supposed to close in 2015 it seemed necessary for the members of the Edinburgh Council to accept the suggestion But soon they turned it down after 700 local objections reached them because it would have meant hundreds of lorries a day making loud noise through heavily populated areas That still leaves eth council with a problem By 2013 only50 of 1995 levels of waste will benllewed to be sent to landfill Even if recveling large are met 2 there will still be a large amount of rubbish to be burnt up Due build an Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have now decided to work together to build an ineinerator plant as time to find a solution is fast running out 59 The main way of handling waste in a green manmer in Edinburgh is A recyeling B restoring C burying D burning 60 The five councils worked out a plan to build an incinerator plant to A reduce the roast of burying waste B meets the EU requirements C speed up waste recycling D tempter landfill sites 61 The city council of Edinburgh rejected the suggestion to open a huge landfill site near Portobello because A a name from a private company B the comelier was not interested in it C it was not supports by EU D the local poodle was waist it 62 What is the final dream an Edinburgh and Midlothian Country A To open a new landfill nearby B To close the powder hall landfill in 2015 C To set up a plan for burning waste D To persuade people to deduce their waste 答案 ABDC 结束 In the computer age most of us think a broadband 宽带 Internet connection to be common Whether wired or wireless today connections are many times faster Videos play smoothly complex websites load quickly and the files are much bigger too 3 But there s still a catch of course You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet If you don t it s slow for you to use dial up connection And for those living really far out there may be no Internet connection at all Technology experts often talk about the last mile problem which refers to the difficulty of making Internet available for remote places It is much more difficult to deliver connection to those living far from cities especially in developing countries Internet service providers for their part have been unwilling to provide connection to areas with smaller population where the Internet users wouldn t cover the expense But every year technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren t available everywhere Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines Advancements in cheaper more efficient fiber optics cables 光纤电缆 promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users Still the last mile problem remains hard to deal with There will always be somewhere that doesn t have an affordable broadband connection But someday that might not matter If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication 迹 4 象 it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go 12 What would be the best title for the text A A broadband Internet connection B The difficulty with Internet C Rapid progress in cell phone technology D The last mile problem 13 The underlined part a catch in Paragraph 2 probably means A a hidden problem B a rare challenge C a bad service D a possible way 14 From paragraph 4 we can learn that technological advancements A make TV and telephone available everywhere B bring great changes to people s everyday life C make it possible for rilore people to use the Internet D bring faster Internet connections to users 15 What may eventually settle the last mile problem A More and more Internet users B More and more Internet connections C The rapid progress in cell phone technology D The speed of the broadband Internet 12 15 DADC 结束 The following is a recent survey among teenagers 13 The survey carried out recently is mainly concerned with A how teenagers consume media B what electric devices teenagers favor 5 C which new trend teenagers are following D how teenagers contact others and make their social net 14 As is mentioned in the survey the reason why teenagers watch less TV mainly lies in that A teenagers do not watch regular programs B all the TV programs are on for only a few weeks C teenagers may turn to other devices to watch their favorite D the TV adverts coming on every channel are just the same 15 Which of the following is TRUE according to the survey A Radio presenter or DJ used to invite the listeners to choose the songs they want B The main source for teenagers to get news is Internet as well as newspapers C Google is the most common social networking sites due to its convenience D Some features of modern mobile phones are not widely used by teenagers D ACD 结束 Grasslands need time to rest when cattle and other animals feed on them Moving animals from one area of pasture 牧场 to another can provide the time needed for new growth This is called rotational grazing 循环放牧 Rotational grazing is good for the land and the animals and it can save money This form of grazing can reduce the need for pesticide 农药 treatments by reducing the growth of weeds And it can limit the need for chemical fertilizers by letting animal wastes do the job of natural fertilizer Rotational grazing can even help prevent wildfires by keeping grasslands in good condition Letting animals feed continually and intensively 集中地 in the same 6 grazing areas can require costly replanting Animals eat the most desirable growth first When that keeps happening the roots do not have enough time to recover As a result less desirable plants may replace them Intensively used grasslands are also harmed as the soil is continually crushed under the weight of heavy animals While rotational grazing can save money over time it also requires planning And that starts with a good map to mark fences water supplies and grazing areas Changing methods of grazing also requires time Farmers may want to put up electric fences to enclose 圈起 grazing areas called paddocks The paddocks will need water Some farmers design a path for animals from different paddocks to drink from a common watering place Farmers can start rotational grazing by removing animals from a pasture when the grass is eaten to less that five centimeters The pasture is then kept empty until the grass grows to more than fifteen centimeters high Sheep and goats may require special preparations They may need stronger fences than other animals And while they eat the grass the