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1、2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习精品题（47）及答案【江苏省常州市2013冲刺模拟】CScientists have long understood the key role that oceans play in regulating the Earths climate. Oceans cover 70 percent of the globe and store a thousand times more heat than the atmosphere does. Whats newer is the understanding of how this key component of

2、 our climate system responds to global warming.A brake on global warmingfor nowOne of the oceans most important climate functions is absorbing heat and carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the gases that cause global warming. Acting as a heat sponge, the oceans have absorbed huge amounts of heat and CO2 in

3、the last forty years.Fujita explains that “the oceans are saving us from faster climate changethey are a big flywheel that delays rapid overheating of the earth, putting a brake on the climate system.”“Thats the good news,” he adds. “The bad news is that the oceans only slow the atmospheric warming.

4、 Once the oceans come to balance with a greenhouse-gas warmed earth, the extreme heat will remain in the atmosphere and things will get much hotter.” But where and how the oceans release this accumulated heat is uncertain. And as the ocean stores heat, fragile underwater ecosystems are struggling.Th

5、e most recent scientific report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also notes with concern that the ocean is acidifying because of increased absorption of atmospheric CO2, and thus causing a threat for shell-forming species. Sharp increases in carbon dioxide levels will c

6、ause further acidification of the ocean. Currents distributing heatAnother important role the oceans play is that of distributor. Oceans deliver heat and life-sustaining nutrients around the globe. Just as blood vessels bring oxygen and nutrients to cells in the human body, the oceans currents carry

7、 oxygen, nutrients and heat throughout the Earth. The ocean distributes 25 to 50 percent of the energy the planet receives from the sun. For example, the Gulf Stream carries heat across the Atlantic. This warm current gives northwestern Europe a milder climate than it would normally have so far nort

8、h. A change to the oceans circulation (循环) patterns could throw Europe into a colder period, even as the rest of world experiences warmer temperatures. 64. We can infer from the passage that _.A. the oceans cause global warming B. the ocean ecosystems face more dangersC. the oceans release nutrients

9、and heat  D. the oceans stop global warming65. From the passage we can learn that the oceans currents _.A. distribute heat and nutrients aroundB. produce oxygen and nutrients everywhereC. absorb 2550% of the energy from the sunD. change the oceans circulation patterns66. Which of the following

10、is NOT the result of the ocean absorbing heat and carbon dioxide?A. It causes further acidification.B. It affects shell-forming species.C. It regulates the Earths climate. D. It makes the atmosphere hotter.67. This passage mainly talks about _. A. global warming B. the roles of oceans C. ocean curre

11、nts D. carbon dioxide（出处：江苏省南通市2011届高三第一次调研测试）【参考答案】BADB 阅读理解-Tomato FestivalStarted in 2005, the Tomato Festival has grown into a local tradition in Malta In recent years, the festival has added amusement park-style rides and a yearly Creature Feature, which screens old horrible moviesThere are als

12、o dance competitions, parades and pancake breakfastThird weekend in August Address: 833 Tinkham Rd, Fountain Park, Wilbra-ham, Massachusetts 01095 Phone: （413）599-0010Brat DaysDon't mistake this festival for a day filled with poorly behaved children Begun m 1953, the gathering is the biggest fes

13、tival in the city each year and features more than 50 stands （摊位） selling the sausage, as well as a contest to see who can quickly eat the most bratwurst （德国式小香肠） in ten minutesEarly AugustAddress: 17th and New Jersey sts, Kiwanis Park, She boygan, Wisconsin 53081Phone: （920）457-9491Hope Watermelon

14、FestivalThe festival dates back to the 1920s, when many trains went through this small town and local watermelon growers would sell their watermelon to parched travelersThese days, the festival sees a Watermelon Queen crowned（加冠的） and sometimes a world-record watermelon grownThere are also more than

15、 300 stands selling arts and crafts from a six-state area, as well as a car show and the Watermelon OlympicsEarly AugustAddress: 108 W 3rd St, Hope, Arkansas 71801 Phone: （870） 777-3640Oyster Festival （牡蛎节）Featuring appearances from tall ships and oyster boats, this festival has regularly drawn 60,0

16、00 visitors a year since it began in 1978More than 3,000 volunteers （志愿者） make the festival possible each yearNorwalk is less than a two-hour drive from many of New England's larger cities, making it easy to attend the festival during a trip to New York or HartfordWeekend after Labor DayAddress:

17、 Sea view Ave, Veteran's Park, East Nor-walk, Connecticut 06855 Phone: （800） 866-792553Which of the following festivals has the longest history?AOyster FestivalBHope Watermelon FestivalCBrat DaysDTomato Festival54The underlined word "parched" in the third passage means _ AtiredBhungryC

18、thirstyDexcited55In which of the following activities can you enjoy the frightening films?AThe Creature FeatureBThe Watermelon OlympicsCThe Eating-bratwurst ContestDDance Competitions56If it is August 15 today this year, you might still attend _ _.ABrat DaysBOyster FestivalCHope Watermelon FestivalD

19、Tomato Festival阅读理解Reading minds isn't quite simple, but it may not be impossible, eitherWhat if a brain scan could reveal your memories?A team of British scientists recently did just thatthey used brain scans to look at spatial（空间的） memory in four peopleSpatial memory is the kind of memory you

20、use to remember where you areYou use spatial memory to remember how to get from your house to schoolPeople build spatial memory as they explore a new city or a new building and take in information about their surroundingsThe scientists asked each participant to sit down at a computer and wander thro

21、ugh roomsThese virtual rooms contained images of objects, like clocks and doors, so that the people could know where they wereEach person was encouraged to explore the virtual spaceAs the people became familiar with these rooms, their brain cells were taking notes of where things were, and how to ge

22、t from one point to anotherAfter perusing（详细考察） these rooms, the participants were instructed to go to a specific location within the roomsAt this point, the scientists took pictures of the subjects' brains using an instrument called FMRI （磁共振成像） As participants stared at the floor, the scientis

23、ts took FMRI scans to measure brain activityThey repeated this process multiple timesAfter a few repetitions, the scientists could identify patterns in the subjects' brainsBy looking at patterns on the brain scans, the scientists were able to read the spatial memory of the test subjects This exp

24、eriment shows that it is possible to use FMRIs to gather some kinds of memories from people, but your secret thoughts and personal memories are safefor now"It is not the case that we can put someone in a brain scanner and simply read their private thoughts," says one of the scientists who

25、worked on the project57Which of the following about spatial memory is TRUE?AIt can make you remember things that you once didBIt can help you explore a new city or other placesCIt only takes in information about your new placesDIt lets you remember the places where you are58From the passage we can i

26、nfer the FMRI _Atakes notes of what participants see in the roomBtakes pictures of participants' brains secretlyCis very small but rather expensiveDlets scientists know participants' brain activity59Why are our secret mind and private memories safe?ABecause scientists can't read people&#

27、39;s thoughts directlyBBecause scientists can't understand all pictures taken by FMRIs,CBecause FMRIs can't gather any memories from peopleDBecause FMRIs can't be completely reliable now60The passage mainly tells us _Ahow scientist can read people's memoriesBa new kind of cameraFMRIs

28、Ca very important researchDspatial memory and FMRJs【江苏省常州市2013冲刺模拟】DIf English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Haven't you noticed that you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a Briti

29、sh university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect

30、 is greater, the younger people learn a second language.A team led by Dr Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a group of "early bilinguals" who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well a

31、s a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new language, the smaller the difference."Our findings suggest that the structure of the bra

32、in is changed by the experience of learning a second language," said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has researched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. "Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),"he said. "You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas."The findings were matched in a study of native Italian speakers wh