2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（五十）

用心 爱心 专心 1 20122012 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 五十 届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列 五十 完形填空 Kate said Hello to Mr Patel as she entered She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the store 1 the rice was kept The room was quite large and divided by three long aisles 过道 with rows of shelves full of 2 Besides her and Patel there were only two boys in the store They were both wearing 3 overcoats They looked rather 4 because the overcoats were too big for them 5 she heard one of them whisper to 6 She walked on to the next aisle and found the 7 she was looking for Then she heard something else It 8 like a box dropping on the floor She looked through the small open space 9 goods on the shelf and saw one of the boys picking up a box But 10 putting it in the basket he dropped 11 into the inside pocket of his overcoat Kate looked back and 12 see Mr Patel at the door checking through a list Then she looked through the 13 in the shelf again The boys still had their backs to her They were putting something 14 into their inside pockets and then one of them said Let s get out of here They moved away from her When she got to the door the two boys were 15 her She watched them 16 for the few things in their 17 They had both 18 their overcoats Mr Patel did not seem to know what they had done He even 19 at them as they were about to 20 Now Kate decided to stop them 1 A which B that C there D where 2 A books B baskets C goods D magazines 3 A dirty B long C grey D tight 4 A strange B young C nervous D excited 5 A Look up B Listen to me C Watch out D Put it down 6 A him B her C the boy D the other 7 A book B rice C bag D magazine 8 A looked B heard C showed D sounded 9 A between B of C around D at 10 A instead of B beforeC without D as if 11 A something B itC one D that 12 A would B should C might D could 13 A spot B space C goods D books 14 A important B new C else D extra 15 A next to B beside C in front of D behind 16 A paying B looking C asking D reaching 17 A hands B pockets C box D basket 18 A thrown B stolen C buttoned D hidden 19 A shouted B smiled C looked D laughed 20 A leave B pay C speak D apologize 阅读理解 A 用心 爱心 专心 2 With petroleum reserves 石油储量 decreasing the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner greener alternative Though much eco talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans the biofuel that looks more likely to replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source algae 藻类 Algae like corn soybeans and other crops grow via photosynthesis 光合作用 and can be processed into fuel oil However they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans according to the U S Department of Energy Many algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted water while corn and soy require arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the world s population balloons If you replaced all the diesel 柴油 in the U S with soy biodiesel it would take half the land mass of the U S to grow those soybeans says Matt Caspari chief executive of Aurora Biofuels a Berkeley Calif based private firm that specializes in algae oil technology On the other hand the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States it would require 15 000 square miles which is a few thousand miles larger than Maryland 12 407 square miles the 42nd state in land area Another bonus Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space they re being tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorber Smokestack emissions 烟囱排放物 can be pumped directly into the ponds feeding the algae while keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere Although processing technology for algae fuel also known as oilgae in some environmentalist circles is improving it s still years away from reaching your local gas pump It s just a question of cost because no large cale facilities have been built yet Caspari says 1 The underlined word yield in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by A control B require C produce D grow 2 Compared with corn and soybeans algae A may pollute water and soil B can grow in poor conditions C provide much less energy D need more special care 3 According to Paragraph 3 one of the advantages of algae fuel is that A it can be used more widely B it is more easy to produce C it needs much less land D it costs much less money 4 What do we learn about algae from Paragraph 4 A Algae help protect the environment B People can grow algae anywhere C Fish can get more oxygen from algae D Algae produce less waste 5 What does the passage mainly talk about A Environmental protection 用心 爱心 专心 3 B Biofuels from corn and soybeans C The false hope of biofuels D A promising oil alternative B Prince Charles yesterday promised to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule The prince will replace carbon heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental impact of their activities He said Few accountants and business decision makers ask How much of our critical natural resource is left How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year By how many inches have we raised sea levels How many species have we put at risk How many homes will be flooded how many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities These are not comfortable questions but by God they need to be asked He added At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone s books Yet they are real they are incurred 遭受 now and in a relatively short time the damage being caused may be beyond remedy 补救 He said the world was running up the biggest global credit card debt in history but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid Flanked by 两侧有 the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James Palace the prince said his new accounting for sustainability 可持续性 project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet Duchy Originals the Prince s food company is taking steps to quantify how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas is emitted in growing processing and distributing its products The changes to the Prince s travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences Clarence House in London Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmoral estate as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full time staff Measures include a review of electricity use commuter 通勤者 and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions The review will report in June when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emissions 6 One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is A taking private jets that are not carbon heavy B taking helicopters instead of private jets C taking trains instead of scheduled flights D taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters 7 How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental 用心 爱心 专心 4 protection A Dissatisfied B Disappointed C Doubtful D Impatient 8 Duchy Originals will in response to Prince Charles calls A make as much green food as possible B cut down on its electricity use C figure out its greenhouse gas emission D reduce its greenhouse gas emission 9 The underlined phrase the biggest global credit card debt in Paragraph 3 probably refers to A the great amount of waste produced by industry B the great damage caused for the environment C the great amount of debts of the royal family D the high cost of industry in the producing process 10 What would be the BEST title of the passage A Prince Charles promises greener royal lifestyle B Better late than never C Prince Charles