湖北省武汉市2014高考英语 阅读理解训练题（3）

1 武汉市武汉市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解训练题 高考英语阅读理解训练题 3 3 附答案 附答案 If you really want to win the weight loss battle learn to strike a balance not just on your plate but also in how you spend your free time A new study finds that people who spend more time in front of computers have a higher obesity 肥胖 risk even if they think they get enough exercise during the week This study found only an association between weight and computer use Is it that you become overweight because you use the Internet a lot or is it that overweight people simply use the Internet more says Corneel Vandelanotte PhD postdoctoral research fellow at Central Queensland University It s hard to say But one likely explanation she adds is that people who use the Internet a lot also engage more in other sedentary 需要久坐的 behavior and that is probably the main cause of their being more likely to be overweight Formal exercise can only partly make up for all the time you spend sitting around If I go running three times a week for one hour but watch TV the rest of my time I will still be very sedentary says Vandelanotte I might be fit which is definitely a good thing but it might also be that I m still not spending enough energy on a daily basis It s all about striking a balance between sitting down and moving around Here are a few ways to keep computer time from undermining a healthy lifestyle Set a timer for your computer use television watching or anything that keeps you on the sofa Set time limits that will allow you to enjoy the websites or TV shows you like without leaving time for unnecessary channel surfing that keeps you off your feet Be an active viewer When you re watching TV spend at least some of the time doing something physical 8 According to the study too much computer use A decides the weight loss battle B may cause users overweight 2 C should be replaced by exercise D may cause you to eat too much 9 In Vandelanotte s opinion the frequent users of the Internet A often sit at home B lack formal exercise C tend to stay inactive D are overweight people 10 In paragraph 3 Vandelanotte takes herself as an example to A prove good health is important B tell about her habit of exercise C show how she makes good use of her spare time D stress the balance between movement and sitting 11 What does the underlined word undermining in Paragraph 4 probably mean A weakening B entering C forming D involving 参考答案 8 11 BCDA 结束 BANGKOK The tiny island nation of Tuvalu has promised to do its part for climate change by fueling its economy entirely from renewable sources by 2020 The South Pacific nation of 12 000 people is part of a movement of countries and cities committed to going climate neutral Since February 2008 10 nations have promised to reduce their emission 释放 of greenhouse gases as part of a goal of reaching zero emissions in the next decade None of these commitments alone is expected to make a significant difference in the fight to cut heat trapping gases But the moves can inspire bigger emitters 排放者 like the United States to take further steps to limit their carbon footprints Climate scientists have urged rich countries to reduce emissions from 2005 levels by between 25 percent and 40 percent by 2020 to avoid the worst effect of warming For its parts Tuvalu hopes to replace the fossil fuels that are 3 imported by ship with solar energy and wind power soon Tuvalu already emits almost no greenhouse gases But because of climate change many South Pacific islands see worsening flooding The country is just 10 square miles in size with most of its land less than a meter above sea level So far Tuvalu has installed 安装 a 40 kiliowatt solar energy system with the help of Japan s Kansai Electric Power Co and Tokyo Electric Power Company The Tuvalu government is working to expand the 410 000 project from 40 to 60 kilowatts and will extend solar power to outer islands We thank those countries who are helping Tuvalu reduce its carbon footprint Public Utilities and Industries Minister Kausea Natano said And we look forward to the day when our nation offers an example to all powered entirely by natural resources such as the sun and the wind 12 According to the passage the climate neutral movement A will last a long time B was started by Tuvalu C is a great success in the West D has no effect on big countries 13 What is the main energy source in Tuvalu at present A Solar energy B Wind powder C Imported fossil fuels D Local fossil fuels 14 For Tuvalu the biggest trouble now is that A it lacks clean power equipment B it lacks enough natural resources C Climate change affects its economy D it is under threat from rising sea level 15 What can we learn from the passage A It is impossible for Tuvalu to realize its goal B The world will see zero emissions in ten years C Tuvalu imports technology to reduce emissions D Big countries haven t started to reduce emissions 16 The best title for the passage might be A Climate change threatens small island nations 4 B An island nation will only use green power C Countries unite to reduce greenhouse gases D island nations urge big countries to reduce emissions 参考答案 12 16 ACDCB 结束 阅读理解 专题训练 文章主旨 方法点拨 关于文章主旨题需特别注意的是 此类题的设题特点往往是题中有一 二个选项是原文 讲述的某个方面 诱惑不少考生以偏概全 误选答案 为避免这种错误 同学们一定要牢 记 一定要选择能涵盖全文含义的选项 活学活用 阅读下列短文 按要求完成读写任务 全国卷 EDGEWOOD Every morning at Dixie Heights High School customers pour into a special experiment the district s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs Well before classes start students and teachers order Lattes Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates Then during the first period teachers call in orders on their room phones and students make deliveries By closing time at 9 20 a m the shop usually sells 90 drinks Whoever made the chi tea Ms Schatzman says it was good Christy McKinley a second year student announced recently after hanging up with the teacher The shop is called the Dixie PIT which stands for Power in Transition Although some of the students are not disabled many are and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs They keep a timecard and receive paychecks which they keep in check registers Special education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie 5 PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia Not that it was easy Chevalier s first problem to overcome was product related Should schools be selling coffee What about sugar content Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped She made sure all the drinks which use non fat milk fell within nutrition 营养 guidelines The whole school has joined in to help Teachers agreed to give up their lounge 休息室 in the mornings Art students painted the name of the shop on the wall Business students designed the paychecks The basketball team helped pay for cups 1 What is the text mainly about A A best selling coffee B A special educational program C Government support for schools D A new type of teacher student relationship 2 The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to A raise money for school affairs B do some research on nutrition C develop students practical skills D supply teachers with drinks 3 How did Christy McKinley know Ms Schatzman s opinion of the chi tea A She met her in the shop B She heard her telling others C She talked to her on the phone D She went to her office to deliver the tea 4 We know from the text that Ginger Gray A manages the Dixie P1T program in Kenton County B sees that the drinks meet health standards C teaches at Dixie Heights High School D owns the school s coffee shop 参考答案参考答案 三 6 1 解析 文章主旨题 第一段的 customers pour into a special experiment the district s first coffee shop run mostly by students with special learning needs 开门见山 点明主题 后面的内容都是对这个特别项目的介绍 包括活动的发起人 活动时 间 活动目的 活动内容 参与人员等 答案 B 2 解析 开展活动的目的是提高学生的实践能力 答案 C 3 解析 从第二段的 teachers call in orders on their room phones and students make deliveries 可知答案 答案 C 4 解析 从 Ginger Gray helped She made sure all the drinks which use non fat milk fell within nutrition 营养 guidelines 可知 Ginger Gray 教学生们 准备各种食物 答案 C 结束 Personal computers and the Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time Some may use this freedom to share less time with certain friends or family members but new technology will also let them stay in closer touch with those they care most about I know this from personal experience E mail makes it easy to work at home which is where I now spend most weekends and evenings My working hours aren t necessarily much shorter than they once were but I spend fewer of them at the office This lets me share more time with my young daughter than I might have if she d been born before electronic mail became such a practical tool The Internet also makes it easy to share thoughts with a group of friends Say you do something fun see a great movie perhaps and there are four or five friends who might want to hear about it If you call each one you may tire of telling the story 7 With E mail you just write one note about your experience at your convenience and address it to all the friends you think might be interested They can read your message when they have time and read only as much as they want to They can reply at their convenience and you can read what they have to say at your convenience E mail is also an inexpensive way to stay in close touch with people who live far away More than a few parents use E mail to keep in touch even daily touch with their children off at college We just have to keep in mind that computers and the Internet offer another way of s