湖北省荆门市2016高考英语二轮复习科普环保类阅读理解(3)

1、科普环保类阅读理解（3）2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类Many gardeners believe that “talking” to their plants helps them grow-it turns out that they may not be crazy after all. According to the scientists from the University of Exeter, plants may keep communicating with each other through a secret “unseen” language. For their

2、 experiment, the scientists picked a cabbage plant that is known to send out a gas when its surface is cut. In order to get video evidence of the communication, they changed the cabbage gene by adding the protein-luciderase(虫荧光素酶), which is what makes fireflies(萤火虫) glow in the dark. When the change

3、d cabbage plant was in full bloom, they cut a leaf off with a pair of scissors, and almost immediately, thanks to the luciderase, they could see the plant sending out “methyl jasmonate(茉莉酸甲酯)”. While this was a known fact, what was surprising was the fact that the minute this gas began to give out,

4、the nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger and started to send out a gas that they normally have to keep predators(捕食者) like caterpillars(毛虫) away. What the scientists are not sure is whether the plants are trying to warn the other leaves or the near plants about the danger-someth

5、ing that will require further research However, the team, which is led by Professor Nick Smirnoff, is quite excited about the findings because this is the first time it has been proved that plants do not live a passive life, but actually move, sense and even communicate with each other. However, bef

6、ore you get all concerned, they are quite sure that plants do not feel the pain when they are cut, since they do not have nerves-so go ahead and bite into that juicy carrot!【小题1】Whats the best title of the passage? A Plants Can Send Some GasB Plants Can Communicate with Each OtherC The “Unseen” Lang

7、uage of PlantsD Plants Cant Feel Pain【小题2】What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 mean? A GardenersB PlantsC ScientistsD Fireflies【小题3】When the plant sent out methyl jasmonate, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A The nearby cabbage plants seemed to sense some kind of danger.

8、B The nearby cabbage plants started to send out a gas.C The nearby cabbage plants tried to warn the near plants.D The nearby cabbage plants communicated through a secret language.【小题4】According to the experiment, plants _. A dont live a passive lifeB can feel pain when they are cutC can warn the oth

9、er leaves about dangerD can talk with each other2016高考英语阅读练习科普环保类Technological change is everywhere and affects every aspect of life, mostly for the better. However, social changes are brought about by new technology are often mistaken for a change in attitudes. An example at hand is the involvement

10、 of parents in the lives of their children who are attending college. Surveys (调查) on this topic suggests that parents today continue to be “very” or “somewhat” overly-protective even after their children move into college dormitories. The same surveys also indicate that the rate of parental involve

11、ment is greater today than it was a generation ago. This is usually interpreted as a sign that todays parents are trying to manage their childrens lives past the point where this behavior is appropriate.However, greater parental involvement does not necessarily indicate that parents are failing to l

12、et go of their “adult” children. In the context (背景) of this discussion, it seems valuable to first find out the cause of change in the case of parents involvement with their grown children. If parents of earlier generations had wanted to be in touch with their college-age children frequently, would

13、 this have been possible? Probably not. On the other hand, does the possibility of frequent communication today mean that the urge to do so wasnt present a generation ago? Many studies show that older parentstodays grandparentswould have called their children more often if the means and cost of doin

14、g so had not been a barrier. Furthermore, studies show that finances are the most frequent subject of communication between parents and their college children. The fact that college students are financially dependent on their parents is nothing new; nor are requests for more money to be sent from ho

15、me. This phenomenon is neither good nor bad; it is a fact of college life, today and in the past. Thanks to the advanced technology, we live in an age of bettered communication. This has many implications well beyond the role that parents seem to play in the lives of their children who have left for

16、 college. But it is useful to bear in mind that all such changes come from the technology and not some imagined desire by parents to keep their children under their wings.【小题1】The surveys inform us of_. Athe development of technologyBthe changes of adult childrens behaviorCthe parents over-protectio

17、n of their college childrenDthe means and expenses of students communication【小题2】 The writer believes that_. Aparents today are more protective than those in the pastBthe disadvantages of new technology outweigh its advantagesCtechnology explains greater involvement with their childrenDparents chang

18、ed attitudes lead to college childrens delayed independence【小题3】What is the best title for the passage? ATechnology or AttitudeBDependence or IndependenceCFamily Influences or Social ChangesDCollege Management or Communication Advancement【小题4】Which of the following shows the development of ideas in

19、this passage?阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。 (2013陕西，B)In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already le

20、ft. So I thought Id hitch a ride (搭便车)I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldnt give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hou

21、rs in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured (使放心)me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.Twentyfive years later,

22、in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour Id been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat an

23、d offered him some water.After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You havent changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldnt remember where Id met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.文章

24、大意：本文是一篇故事，讲述了二十五年前“我”被困高速路边，男人提供给我午餐并帮我搭便车回家。二十五年后，我看到一位老人站在烈日下搭便车，我想起了多年前有人对我的帮助，我让老人上了我的车。老人说：“你一点没变”。他就是多年前帮我的那个人。1The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because _.Aher work delayed her trip to SydneyBshe was going home for her holidaysCthe town was far away from SydneyDshe missed the on

25、ly train back home答案：D细节理解题。由第一段第三、四句话可知“回家的唯一的火车已经开走了，所以我得搭便车”，故选D项。2Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?AHe helped the girl find a ride.BHe gave the girl a ride back home.CHe bought sandwiches for the girl.DHe watched the girl for three hours.答案：A细节理解题。由第二段最后一句话可知“他给我找了一辆

26、便车回家”，故选A项；C项应是“他做的三明治”而不是“买的”；D项“他看了女孩几个小时”而不是“三个小时”。3The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that _.Ashe realized he was GordonBshe had known him for decadesCshe was going to the nearby townDshe wanted to repay the favour she once got答案：D细节理解题。由第三段第二句话“我认为那是又一个回报多年前所得到的帮助的机

27、会”可知她帮助那位老年人是为了回报她从前所得到的恩惠。故选D项。4What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?AGiving sometimes produces nice results.BThose who give rides will be repaid.CGood manners bring about happiness.DPeople should offer free rides to others.答案：A目的意图题。通过全文可以看出作者是在告诉读者“善有善报”，即“给予有时会产生好结果”，故

28、选A项。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。(2013湖北，B)Mothers and daughters go through so muchyet when was the last time a mother and daughter sat down to write a book together about it all? Perri Klass and her mother, Sheila Solomon Klass, both gifted professional writers, prove to be ideal cowriters a

29、s they examine their decades of motherhood, daughterhood, and the wonderful ways their lives have overlapped (重叠)Perri notes with amazement how closely her own life has mirrored her mothers: both have fulltime careers; both have published books, articles, and stories; each has three children; they b

30、oth love to read. They also love to travelin fact, they often take trips together. But in truth, the harder they look at their lives, the more they acknowledge their big differences in circumstance and basic nature.A child of the Depression (大萧条), Sheila was raised in Brooklyn by parents who conside

31、red education a_luxury for girls. Starting with her college education, she has fought for everything shes ever accomplished. Perri, on the other hand, grew up privileged in the New Jersey suburbs of the 1960s and 1970s. For Sheila, wasting time or money is a crime, and luxury is unthinkable while Pe

32、rri enjoys the occasional small luxury, but has not been successful at trying to persuade her mother into enjoying even the tiniest thing she likes.Each writing in her own unmistakable voice, Perri and Sheila take turns exploring the joys and pains, the love and bitterness, the minor troubles and la

33、sting respect that have always bonded them together. Sheila describes the adventure of giving birth to Perri in a tiny town in Trinidad where her husband was doing research fieldwork. Perri admits that she cant sort out all the mess in the households, even though she knows it drives her mother crazy

34、. Together they compare thoughts on bringing up children and working, admit longhidden sorrows, and enjoy precious memories.Looking deep into the lives they have lived separately and together, Perri and Sheila tell their motherdaughter story with honesty, humor, enthusiasm, and admiration for each other. A written account in two voices, Every Mother Is a Daughter is a duet (二重奏) that produces a deep, strong sound with the experiences that all mothers and daughters will recognize.文章大意：本文讲述的是一对母女一起生活，一起写作，一起分享对方的点点滴滴，其乐融融，和谐相处的故事。5Why does Perri think that her own life has mirrored h