河南省新郑市2014高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空类训练（17）

1 新郑市新郑市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空类训练 高考英语阅读理解 完形填空类训练 1717 及答案 及答案 阅读理解 With fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes of the recy cling of waste The word rubbish could lose its meaning be cause everything which goes into the dumps would be made into something useful Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else The latest project is to take a city of around half a million citizens and discover exactly what raw materials go into it and what go Out The aim is to find out how much of these raw ma terials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste were built just outside the city This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel lead and copper but also paper and rubber as well Another new project is being set up to discover the best way of sorting and separating the rubbish When this project is complete the rubbish will be processed like this First it will Pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids after that founders and rollers will break up everything that can be broken Finally the rubbish will pass under magnets 磁铁 which will remove the bits of iron and steel the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage The first full size giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away Indeed with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long 1 The underlined part should be well on with Para 1 most probably means A complete B get ready to start C achieve a great deal in D put an end to 答案 C 指导 由下文介绍的关于回收利用废品的情况可以推断出来 be well on with 2 sth 的意思是 achieve a greatdeal in sth 在某方面有很大成就 2 What is not mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in Paragraph 3 A Breaking up whatever is breakable B Sharpening metal bars C Separating light elements from the heavy ones D Sorting out small pieces of metal 答案 B 指导 原文中的信息是 First 讧 willpassthroughsharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags 而 B 项提供的信息却是 将铁条弄尖 3 What s the main reason for big cities to build their own recy cling plants A To deal with wastes in a better way B To protect the environment from pollution C To get raw materials locally D To make much money from those plants 答案 C 指导 从最后一段 WiththegrowingCOStoftransporting rubbish tomore distant dumps 随着把垃圾运到遥远的垃圾场的费用增加 可以推断出 在大城市当地处理垃圾可 以节省运费 4 The passage is mainly about A a cheap way to get energy B the place of recycling plants C new ways of recycling wastes D the probability of city environment 答案 B 指导 结合全文和第二段可以作出判断 结束 Some of the best known names in the entertainment industry have taken part in an unprecedented telethontelethon to help victims of the terrorist attacks in the United States The benefit 义演 called America a Tribute to Heroes was sponsored 3 by all four major U S television networks ABC CBS FOIX and NBC It was broadcast by three dozen television cable and radio networks across the country and aired live to more than a hundred countries around the world Hollywood stars joined music entertainers in asking listeners and viewers to pledge cash donations to charities helping the victims of the September 11th attacks Actors including Tom Hanks Julia Roberts tom Cruise and Clint Eastwood told stories of heroic acts by people who tried to save others from the burning World trade Center and the Pentagon Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali made a rare public appearance in show of support The appeals alternated with performances by such popular entertainers a Bruce Springsteen Mariah Carey Steve Wonder Paul Simon and the rock band U 2 They appeared on stages in New York Los Angeles and London decorated with hundreds of burning candles Singer Billy Joel sang New York State of Mind with a New York City firefighter s hat on his piano Sting dedicated his song Gragile to a friend who died in the World Trade Center Stevie Wonder condemned hatred in the name of religion before singing his song Love s in Need of Love today Pledge phones were manned by dozens of other celebrities including Jack Nicholson Meg Ryan Whoopic Goldberg Cindy Crawford Al Pacino and Sylvester Stallone Organizers say the two hour telethon raised millions of dollars All participants from stars to stagehands worked without pay 49 Those who appeared on stages were A some best known names in the USA B some famous singer film stars and other music entertainers C People who tried to save others from the burning World trade Center and the Pentagon D Former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and Hollywood stars 50 The underlined word telethontelethon most probably means A a performance to raise money 4 B a concert held by some television networks C a television program which lasts a long time D a television program for entertainment 51 Which of the following statements is true A Four major U S television networks broadcast the benefit B The former heavy weight champion Muhammad Ali sang a song to show his support C Billy Joel wearing a firefighter s hat played the piano for the listeners and viewers D The organizers stars and people who worked for the benefit didn t get any money for themselves 52 The best title for the news report is A U S Telethon Raises Money for Attack Victims B Best known names Pledge Donations C Seeking More Support D More People Join 参考答案 49 BC 51 2 DA 结束 With only about 1 000 pandas left in the world China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species That s a move similar to what a Texas A dry up the adult frogs or toads dig into the ground Their metabolism 新陈代谢 slows and they stay beneath the ground until the next rain which may be as good as a year away Until then their bodily activities continue at a reduced rate The camel often called the ship of the desert is one of the most successful desert animals Camels can go for long pe riods without water but eventually they must drink When water becomes available to them after a long drought they may drink 95 liters of water or more When water is not available what helps camels survive the desert heat is the fat stored in their humps 驼峰 A camel s hump contains about 12 kilograms of fat Fat is rich in hydrogen As the fat is digested hydrogen from the fat combines with oxygen in the air that the camel breathes The result is H20 or water Each kilogram of fat that a camel digests produces about a liter of water 1 Desert animals are usually more active at night because A it is cooler at night B it is easier to find water C they like the dark D they are less likely to be attacked at night 答案 A 指导 文章的首句 Bothwarm bloodedandcold blooded desert animals have ways to escape the desert heat A 项与此信息吻合 2 Which of the following desert animals can get water only from the food A The camel B The kangaroo C The frog D The rat 答案 B 指导 第二段 Other desert