湖北省黄石市2014高考英语 阅读理解训练题（12）

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 1212 及答案 及答案 The world s oceans are slowly getting more acidic 酸的 say scientists The researchers from California report that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere The lowering of the waters PH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues they warn Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory report their concerns in the journal Nature Increasing use of oil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air and most of it will eventually be absorbed by seawater Once in the water it reacts to form carbonic acid Scientists believe that the oceans have already become slightly more acidic over the last century These researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by combining what we know about the history of the oceans with computer models of climate change This level of acidity will get much more extreme in the future if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere said Dr Caldeira And we predict the amount of future acidity will be greater than anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years However it is not absolutely clear what that means for ocean life Most organisms live near the surface where the greatest PH change would be expected to occur but deep ocean life forms may be more sensitive to PH changes Coral reefs and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate 碳酸钙 may be particularly affected if the water s acidity levels keep going up the team predict They could find it much more difficult to build these structures in water with a lower PH In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power station in the deep ocean as a way of dealing with global warming But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be re considered Previously 2 most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing because in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere we warm the planet and when CO2 is absorbed by the ocean it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming 17 The ocean is becoming more acidic due to A the lower water PH value B the warming atmosphere C the higher level of CO2 in the air D the increasing use of oil fuels 18 According to Dr Caldeira A ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thing B more oil fuels will be used in the near future C scientists may predict climate changes with computer models D the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious 19 If the water s acidity level keeps rising A ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected B the water s PH value will become higher and higher C organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to PH changes D some disastrous events will occur more often than before 20 Most experts once believed storing carbon dioxide in the ocean would reduce A the CO2 absorbed by the ocean B the amount of greenhouse warming C the acidity of the ocean D the gradual release of CO2 17 20 CDAB 结束 It was Molly s job to hand her father his brown paper lunch bag each 3 morning before he headed off to work One morning in addition to his usual lunch bag Molly handed him a second paper bag This one was worn and held together with staples 书钉 Why two bags her father asked The other is something else Molly answered What s in it Just some stuff 东西 Take it with you Not wanting to discuss the matter he put both sacks into his briefcase kissed Molly and rushed off At midday he opened Molly s bag and took out the contents two hair ribbons 丝带 three small stones a plastic dinosaur a tiny sea shell a small doll and 13 pennies The busy father smiled finished eating and swept the desk clean into the wastebasket Molly s stuff included That evening Molly ran up behind him as he read the paper Where s my bag What bag The one I gave you this morning I left it at the office Why I forgot to put this mote in it she said And besides Daddy the things in the sack are the things I really like I thought you might like to play with them You didn t lose the bag did you Daddy Oh no he said lying I just forgot to bring it home I ll bring it tomorrow While Molly hugged her father s neck he unfolded the note that read I love you Daddy Molly had given him her treasures all that a 7 year old held dear Love in a paper bag and he missed it not noly missed it but had thrown it in the wastebasket So back he went to the office Just ahead of the night janitor 看门人 he picked up the wastebasket Heput the treasures inside and carried it home carefully The bag didn t look so good but the stuff was all there and that s what counted After dinner he asked Molly to tell him about the stuff in the sack It took a took a long time to tell Everything had a story or a memory Sometimes I think of all the great times in this sweet life he thought We should all remember that it s not the destination that counts in life but the journey That journey with the people we love is all that really matters It is such a simple truth but it is so easily forgotten 5 Why did Molly give her father a second bag 4 A She didn t want to keep the things in the bag B She hoped those things would bring happiness to her father C She wanted to remind her father of the stories behind the things D She enjoyed playing with her father 6 How did Father deal with the bag after he opened it A He kept it in the drawer B He took it back home C He threw it into the wastebasket D He put it on his table 7 After Father heard what his daughter said he felt A regretful B surprised C sad D satisfied 8 Which of the following is the most suitable title of the passage A An important journey B Two bags C Father and daughter D Love in a paper bag 5 8 BCAD 结束 Ad Ad 1 1 AprilApril fool sfool s partyparty On Friday April 1 Inner Affair goes back to the days of funk Classic Tunes from the 70 s and 80 s by DJs Den Sion 9pm till late Tickets Free entrance for those in costume otherwise 50 yuan US 6 Time date 9 pm April 1 Place Inner Affair 1 F Qiankun Dasha 6 Sanlitun Xiliujie Chaoyang District Tel 8454 0321 Ad Ad 2 2 LanguageLanguage inin useuse Enjoy free in house coffee tea and beer as well as music and dancing Practice your Chinese make friends and have fun Time date 7 to 9 pm March 25 5 Place Language In Use Club 2 F Science Fortune Center 8 Xueqing Lu north of Xueyuan Lu Haidian District Ad Ad 3 3 TheThe worst worst partyparty Organized by Ozone Productions the party is set to be the worst ever with the lamest music from the 60s 70s and 80s Special prizes will be awarded to the worst dressed or for bad fashion sense Tickets Free entrance Time date 9 pm April 1 Place Pula Pula Tianze Lu Oriental Seven Colours Plaza Chaoyang District Tel 6466 8575 Ad Ad 4 4 LaLa NuitNuit FrancaiseFrancaise Again on the 2nd Thursday of the month La Nuit Francaise will be held at Le Rendezvous The monthly event is an opportunity for all French people and everyone interested in France or speaking French to gather together The evening features three glasses of wine and canapes for participants and a special exhibition Time date 7 to 10 pm April 14 Place Le Rendezvous 3 Gongti Beilu across from the Pacific Century Plaza Chaoyang District Tel 6462 9110 Ad Ad 5 5 MarcoMarco V V Dutch DJ Marco V drops by Banana for a gig which is supported by Hong Kong s DJ Spark Marco V has been around for many years as an inventive style blending deejay and a successful and devoted producer His spinning is energetic crowd pleasing and never sees an empty dance floor He was ranked No 15 in this year s international DJ MAG DJ Top100 Tickets 40 yuan US 4 80 in advance 50 yuan US 6 at the door both include 6 a free drink Time date 10 pm to 4 am March 31 April 1 Place Banana in the lobby of the Scitech Hotel 22 Jianwai Dajie Chaoyang District Tel 6528 3636 13 Which of the following is NOT true of Ad 1 and Ad 3 A The two parties will be held on the same day B The two parties will be held at the same time C The entrance fees of the two parties will not be charged D Some old music will be played at the parties 14 Which of the following is intended for the Chinese learners A Marco V B La Nuit Francaise C Language in use D The worst party 15 We can infer that A Marco V is a newly established band B La Nuit Francaise may be French words C the worst party will attract a lot of college students D you will enjoy free drink at April fool s party 13 15 CCB 结束 TropicalTropical fishfish hobbyistshobbyists willwill telltell youyou theirtheir tankstanks areare a a sourcesource ofof oelaxationoelaxation butbut recentrecent researchresearch suggestssuggests thethe fishfish mightmight disagreedisagree ManyMany AmericanAmerican householdshouseholds containcontain a a fishfish tanktank whosewhose averageaverage sizesize isis lessless thanthan 1010 gallonsgallons YetYet a a studystudy comparingcomparing thethe behaviorbehavior ofof commoncommon freshwaterfreshwater fishfish 7 foundfound thatthat thosethose keptkept inin suchsuch smallsmall tankstanks werewere moremore aggressiveaggressive thanthan thosethose inin largerlarger onesones moremore likelylikely toto fight fight If If peoplepeople keptkept dogsdogs inin thesethese conditionsconditions they dthey d bebe putput inin prison prison saidsaid thethe author author RonaldRonald OldfieldOldfield In In largerlarger tankstanks thethe fishfish werewere notnot inin continuouscontinuous eyesighteyesight ofof eacheach otherother TheyThey werewere swimmingswimming aroundaround checkingchecking everythingeverything outout ratherrather thanthan beatingbeating eacheach otherother he he addedadded It s It s somethingsomething wewe shouldshould thinkthink aboutabout TheThe studystudy consistedconsisted ofof twotwo experimentsexperiments InIn oneone DrDr OldfieldOldfield testedtested thethe effectseffects ofof overcrowdlngovercrowdlng byby keepingkeeping tanktank sizesize constant constant 不变不变 while while increasingincreasing thethe numbernumber ofof fishfish InIn thethe other heother he testedtested environmentenvironment byby placingplacing threethree fishfish inin tankstanks ofof differentdifferent sizessizes HeHe thenthen recordedrecorded theirtheir behaviorbehavior atat leastleast twotwo hourshours afterafter feedingfeeding toto eliminate eliminate 排除排除 competitive competitive behaviorsbehaviors relatedrelated toto food food WhileWhile aggressionaggression seemedseemed toto remainremain constantconstant regardlessregardless ofof thethe numbernumber ofof fishfish inin a a tank tank itit droppeddropped offoff considerablyconsiderably onceonce thethe fishfish werewere placedplaced inin a a l00 gallonl00 gallon tanktank withwith severalseveral plantsplants andand rocksrocks toto formform sheltersshelters TheThe findingsfindings confirmedconfirmed whatwhat hehe foundfound whenwhen observingobserving MidasMidas inin thethe wildwild If If vouvou gogo outout andand observeobserve thesethese fishfish swimmingswimming inin a a riverriver he he saidsaid they re they re notnot aggressiveaggressive atat allall reallyreally This This conclusionconclusion isis notnot newsnews toto JustinJustin MuirMuir thethe ownerowner ofof a a fishfish tanktank businessbusiness More More volumevolume ofof waterwater isis alwaysalways betterbetter ItIt keepskeeps thethe fishfish healthierhealthier andand thethe tanktank isis moremore stablestable 5 5 WeWe cancan concludeconclude fromfrom thethe studystudy thatthat A A TheThe fishfish inin smallsmall riversrivers areare moremore likelylikely toto fightfight thanthan thosethose inin largerlarger onesones B B IfIf youyou keepkeep fishfish inin tankstanks ofof lessless thanthan 1010 gallonsgallons you llyou ll bebe putput intointo prisonprison C C PeoplePeople haven thaven t paidpaid enoughenough attentionattention toto thethe feelingfeeling ofof fishfish inin smallersmaller tankstanks D D TheThe fishfish inin thethe wildwild areare moremore aggressiveaggressive thanthan thosethose keptkept inin tankstanks 6 6 HowHow waswas thethe firstfirst experimentexperiment performed performed A A ByBy puttingputting moremore andand moremore fishfish inin thethe samesame tanktank 8 B B ByBy puttingputting fishfish inin tankstanks ofof differentdifferent sizessizes C C ByBy puttingputting somesome foodfood toto testtest thethe behaviorbehavior ofof fishfish D D ByBy puttingputting fishfish inin a a tanktank withwith plantsplants andand rocksrocks 7 7 TheThe twotwo experimentsexperiments proveprove thatthat A A foodfood competitioncompetition resultsresults inin thethe aggressiveaggressive behaviorbehavior ofof fishfish B B fishfish becomebecome moremore aggressiveaggressive asas moremore fishfish areare putput intointo a a tanktank C C crowdingcrowding isis thethe mainmain causecause ofof thethe aggressiveaggressive behaviorbehavior ofof fishfish D D fishfish becomebecome lessless aggressiveaggressive whenwhen placedplaced inin a a 100 gallon100 gallon tanktank 8 8 TheThe bestbest titletitle forfor thisthis passagepassage mightmight bebe A A Animals RightAnimals Right toto LiveLive atat EaseEase B B PicturePicture ofof RelaxationRelaxation OnlyOnly ifif You reYou re NotNot InsideInside C C HowHow toto KeepKeep TropicalTropical FishFish asas PetsPets D D HowHow toto DealDeal withwith Fish sFish s AggressiveAggressive BehaviorBehavior 5 8 CADB 结束结束 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 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