河北省2012高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解（48）

用心 爱心 专心1 河北省河北省 20122012 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 高考英语二轮复习专题训练 阅读理解 4848 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的四个选项 阅读下列短文 从每小题所给的四个选项 A A B B C C 和和 D D 中 选出最佳选项 中 选出最佳选项 A A Although many Chinese students say that their knowledge of English grammar is good most would admit that their spoken English is poor Whenever I speak to a Chinese student they always say My spoken English is poor However their spoken English does not have to remain poor I would like to suggest that there may be some reasons for their problems with spoken English First they fail to find suitable words to express themselves due to a limited vocabulary Obviously the better answer is to expand their vocabulary However you can speak with a limited vocabulary if your attitude is positive Others will follow you as long as you use the words that you know Second they are afraid of making mistakes Sometimes they make mistakes when they are speaking because they are shy and nervous Yet students should remember that their goal should be FLUENCY NOT ACCURACY 准确性 Your aim in writing is to be accurate following the rules for grammar and using the right words and spelling them correctly However in speaking your aim is fluency You want to get your message across to talk to someone in English as quickly and as well as you can even though sometimes you may use a wrong word or tense but it doesn t matter because the person you are speaking to will understand you and make allowances for any mistakes he hears The third reason is that not enough attention is paid to listening You have one mouth but two ears All that hearing was necessary for you to start speaking Fourth most Chinese students are reactive rather than proactive language learners Instead of actively seeking out opportunities to improve their spoken English they passively wait for speaking opportunities to come to them and wonder why their English always remains poor If you have this proactive outlook then you will see English opportunities wherever you go If you do not use your English beyond the classroom you will forget what English you know Remember USE IT OR LOSE IT You can learn how to speak English better by speaking English more 1 It can be inferred from the third paragraph that A don t be fluency Just be accuracy B don t be nervous don t be shy Just write C don t be afraid of making mistakes Just speak D don t be shy don t be fluency Just listen and write 2 The last paragraph is possibly close to the meaning of A more hurry less speed B better late than never C silence is gold D practice makes perfect 3 The text is most probably taken from a A teacher s diary B report on study 用心 爱心 专心2 C sports newspaper D movie magazine B B Terraforming Earth forming other planets also known as planetary engineering 行星工程 seems like a task still centuries away for mankind to accomplish However it is a vigorous topic that attracts both popular and scientific interest Why should the possibility of terraforming other planets be studied when it may be centuries before we know enough to even decide if it s a good idea Mankind is getting more and more hard facts about other planets The atmosphere of Venus has been explored robots have surveyed the surface of Mars Mercury Jupiter and Saturn have been studied by spacecraft Speculations have been answered new questions have been raised and enough hard data is right now becoming available to allow us to make the first attempt of planetary engineering In the past people with excellent ideas about terraforming have kept them to themselves or buried them in a desk drawer because they did not realize that anyone else was interested But now a wide circle of people has begun to do this kind of work For instance NASA funded a project on transforming Mars There are several strong reasons which demand that the possibilities of terraforming be studied carefully First it s an exciting idea of a possible future for human beings Such thinking has a valuable role in providing options for our future directions Secondly the techniques of terraforming will also help contemporary technologies in weather and climate control Thirdly such study may assist us in detecting any possible existence of extraterrestrial intelligence SETI The Search for Extraterrsstial Intelligence 地外文明搜索 and alien 异己的 civilizations on other planets Though the mission is far beyond our reach at the moment we should at least keep our options open Through debate and study on this subject the possibility of rebuilding other planets to make them suitable homes for people may come true some day in the future 4 According to the context what s the meaning of the word speculation in paragraph 2 A The act of discussing something with a group of people www k s 5 uwww k s 5 u B The act of studying and researching C The act of guessing without knowing all the facts about something D The acting of writing letters to a certain organization 5 Why did people keep the idea of terraforming to themselves in the past A They thought no one else would show interest in the idea B They gradually came to find the idea crazy C They thought the idea would never come true 用心 爱心 专心3 D They had few resources for further study on this topic 6 Which is NOT the reason to support the study of terraforming A Even if we don t succeed in terraforming such study may help us to better understand technologies such as climate and weather control B Such study may explore a new direction of development for human beings C Such study may enable us to find the lives on other planets D As the resources on Earth are being drained it s very urgent to study how to migrate 迁移 to other planets 7 What s the main idea of the article A It s highly possible that terraforming other planets will come true so we should increase investing in this program B Even if the idea of terraforming other planets may take centuries to realize we have many reasons to support such studies C Terraforming other planets is the best option for human being s future D More and more people are taking planetary engineering as their occupation C 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 用心 爱心 专心4 8 According to the study too much computer use A decides the weight loss battle B may cause users overweight 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 D 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 mov ement 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 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 用心 爱心 专心5 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 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 E E People do love their pets Some people bring dogs into their families while others prefer cats And then there are the people who love their spiders Many spider lovers like tarantulas 狼蛛 big hairy creatures that don t have venom 毒液 And because tarantulas are usually calm some people even buy them for their children If you re considering taking home a tarantula however just think about the recent case of a 29 year old tarantula owner in England It may show why these spiders makes terrible pets He had conjunctivitis 结膜炎 in his right eye His doctors were puzzled because the swelling wasn t responding to medicine In a recent study the doctors reported seeing fine hair like projections 投 影 sticking out of the man s eye When told about his hairy eye the man knew exactly what the fine hair like projections were tarantula hairs In this study the tarantula owner told his doctors about something that happened as he cleaned the spider s home He was trying to remove a stain when he saw the tarantula move He turned to look at the spider and the spider released a mist of hairs which hit his eyes and face The doctors couldn t remove the hairs so they prescribe 开药 eye drops containing a strong 用心 爱心 专心6 medicine After eight months the man s eye still wasn t completely healed In 1997 a report described thre