湖北省黄石市2014高考英语 阅读理解训练题（10）

1 湖北省黄石市湖北省黄石市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解训练题 高考英语阅读理解训练题 1010 及答案 及答案 With eco tourism on the rise eco hotels are fast becoming the darling of the travel industry These days however staying at an eco hotel doesn t necessarily mean vacationing in a tree house in the Costa Rican jungle although that is certainly a choice The majority of eco hotels fall into one of several categories hotels and resorts that conserve ecologically important habitats green hotels that reduce recycle minimize waste and protect water sustainable hotels that harvest food from gardens on the hotel property or get part or all of their power from renewable energy hotels that encourage community involvement such as guests taking part in trail clearing and hotels that offer some form of environmental education to their guests As such eco hotels are a various group Stylish urban hotels like the Willard Inter Continental Washington focus on energy conservation whereas the Rosario Resort Spa on Orcas Island in Washington State offers a wildly popular green vacation package where guests can take a hike clear a trail No matter what you call them eco hotel eco lodge eco resort or green hotel they re all part of the greening of the tourism industry Part of what drives this greening of the hotel industry is no doubt competition Going green is yet another way to distinguish a hotel from the mass of other excellent hotels that consumers have to choose from But for many hotels it s also part of their philosophy With the concept of going green firmly rooted in consumers minds eco hotels have taken it to the next level and whether or not money is the driving factor behind the greening of the hotel industry doesn t matter so much as it s good for the planet 9 The underlined part in the first paragraph means A lovers like staying at an eco hotel when traveling B eco hotels are very popular in the travel industry 2 C eco hotels are where young people love to live D romantic love stories often happen in eco hotels 10 According to the passage which of the following can match the idea of eco hotel A It uses renewable energy B It is comfortable and fashionable C It has walls of glass D It is home to endangered species 11 From the passage we know the Rosario Resort Spa is a kind of hotel that A protects important habitats B harvests food from its own garden C has courses on the environment for its guests D encourages its guests to participate in its greening activities 12 People who choose to stay at eco hotels A love to take a hike B have environmental awareness C want to live comfortably D enjoy the green atmosphere C BADB 结束 A powerful earthquake struck the northeastern coast of Japan at 2 46 p m local time on March 11th Japan s Meteorological Agency released its first tsunami warnings just three minutes later The country has one of the best earthquake early warning systems in the world More than 4 000 Seismic Intensity Meters provide information within two minutes of an earthquake happening There are also concrete sea walls around much of the Japanese coastline But these measures proved no match for the powerful earthquake and tsunami Costas Synolakis is a tsunami expert in the University of Southern California in Los Angeles He says Japan is one of those most well prepared countries on earth in terms of tsunami warning They had a warning I think what went wrong 3 is that they had not anticipated the size of this event He says there are two reasons for this First scientists had not expected such a large earthquake The 9 0 magnitude earthquake was the 4th most powerful earthquake ever recorded worldwide It was also the worst ever to hit Japan The tsunami waves reached as high as 13 meters in some areas Second Japan s concrete sea walls were not built to handle such high waves In Sendai 仙台 they were about three meters At least in that area they were not expecting such a sizeable wave because they would have built a higher seawall A tsunami wave can travel as fast as 800 kilometers per hour To get to higher ground people would often have to travel for many kilometers This can take more time than a fast traveling tsunami will permit This is especially true in cases like Japan The tsunami waves followed almost immediately Experts say early warning systems will continue to be limited by these facts until earthquakes and tsunamis can be predicted 13 What is the main idea of the first paragraph A A powerful earthquake hit Japan B Japan has the best earthquake early warning system C Japan can report an earthquake before it happens D Better equipment should have been used 14 According to the writer why hadn t people got to higher ground A Because tsunami doesn t leave much time for them B Because they thought the seawalls were reliable C Because higher ground can t be reached at all D Because didn t know there would be a tsunami 15 What can we learn from the last paragraph A Early warning systems are basically unreliable B Earthquakes and tsunamis will soon be predicted C We have to accept the imperfect systems for the moment D New warning systems will be designed to predict disasters 4 13 15 BAC 结束 There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions computers radios cellular telephones and other electronic equipment Electronic trash or e waste is piling up faster than ever in American homes and businesses People do not know what to do with old televisions or computers so they throw them in the trash National Solid Wastes Management Association NSWMA state programs director Chaz Miller says the large amount of electronic waste Americans produce is not unexpected The US Environmental Protection Agency EPA estimates more than 400 million consumer electronic items are dumped each year and there is a push by more states to ban the waste from landfills 垃圾填埋场 and create recycling programs They can be torn apart and sorted for useable parts Mike Fannon who runs the plant in Baltimore says There are a lot of valuable metals that can be recovered and reused instead of just putting them in the landfill and in certain components there are some materials that should not really be in the landfill Fannon explained Fannon says nearly 20 percent of electronic waste is recycled nationwide Thirteen years ago it was only about 6 percent Recycling rates continue to rise as more communities have banned electronics from landfills in an effort to keep e waste poisons like lead 铅 and mercury 汞 out of garbage dumps This year several states like Vermont imposed a ban on electronic waste in landfills More than 25 other states have also adopted landfill bans e waste recycling programs or both Chaz Miller says more can be done to boost 5 electronic waste recycling We can do much better noted Miller I think clearly our goal should be to do as well as we do recycling newspapers 5 Which of the following does NOT belong to e waste A Old televisions B Old computers C Old cell phones D Old newspapers 6 Why is e waste banned from landfills in many states A Because it can not be recycled B Because it might damage the environment C Because it can be shipped to other countries D Because the landfills are already full 7 According to Mike Fannon what might be the best way of dealing with e waste A Recycling it B Selling it C Burying it D Breaking it 8 What can we learn from the passage A At present less then 10 percent of e waste is recycled B Chaz Miller works for EPA C All states in the US have banned e waste from landfills D Experts are optimistic about the future of e waste 5 8 DBAD 结束 Attempt a guess at the following question In the English speaking world which country has the least affordable homes You are wrong if you guessed the US even with the housing bubble 气泡 and main sadness Nor is it the UK where prices have risen because demand is far from supply According to a recent survey of 227 cities around the globe you must go south of the equator 赤道 to Australia to find the priciest homes 6 The report measured a city s housing market along the following guidelines An affordable home required three times or less of the average family s income to purchase At four times earnings a home fell into the unaffordable category And a seriously unaffordable home needed five times a family s income In Australia homes in the least affordable city cost just about 9 5 times the average income Sydney Perth and Melbourne were only a little under this figure Australian officials offered little comment apart from a general statement on the dismal findings These prices make the possibility that many Australians will one day own a home largely unbelievable Land rationing 配给制 and excessive development charges have raised prices and the problem will only be solved through urgent action by the Rudd government Some American cities were also included on the least affordable list four of which were in California America is still involved in a mortgage 抵押 crisis though affecting the affordability of homes Yet a number of US cities garnered affordable status namely Dallas and Kansas Australia had no cities listed in the top fifty places with affordable homes The survey suggests that you can find affordable homes in most places just not if you re Australian and choose to live down under 12 To buy an affordable house you should pay A 3 times or less of the average family s income B 4 times or less of the average family s income C 5 times or less of the average family s income D 9 5 times or less of the average family s income 13 What caused the prices of houses to increase in Australia A The rising family s income B The demand over supply C The excessive development charges D The decrease of land 14 The underlined word dismal in Paragraph 3 may mean A cheerful B satisfactory C difficult D sad 7 15 What might be the most suitable title for the passage A Affordable HousesB A House is a Dream First C Housing Bubble D Homes Too Expensive D ACDD 结束 EvenEven beforebefore historianhistorian 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