2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习 阅读能力培养精品系列（二十六）

1、2012届高考英语二轮专题总复习阅读能力培养精品系列（二十六）阅读理解AWe have learned information about global warming，whether in school，from TV programs，or by overhearing the adults around us.The pieces of information and facts are everywhere，but where on earth does global warming come from？How does it relate to our lives？And what

2、can we do to help?Lets check out The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming，written by Americans Laurie David and Cambria Gordon.In the book，the concept of sustainability(可持续性的概念)is compared to the love of your pet.“Even though your cat might pee(撒尿) on your bedspread or your dog might chew your favo

3、urite shoes，you still keep it.You dont throw it away.” The planet is also compared to your messy room，and CO2 and temperature “go together like peanut butter and jelly(果酱)”While a mere one degree increase in world temperature might seem small，a comparison of a popsicle(冰棒)you can lick(舔)and one youd

4、 have to drink may make your concern for global warming grow.The book，constructed from 100 percent recycled paper and printed with soy(黄豆)inks，has a chapter “What you can do to stop global warming”There are tips you might have already known，but the book has more interesting ideas.For example，leading

5、 an unplugged(不通电的)life for a day，or considering your career ambitions in light of climate change.From hydrologist(水文工作者)to biofuel(生物燃料)engineer，they are careers that are sustainable and can be realized.“Kids are the number one influence on their parents.They are guides of change，” said author Davi

6、d.1. The writer began his article by _.A. direct introduction B. asking questionsC. giving examples D. giving an explanation2. What does the word “it” refer to in the second paragraph?A. your cat B. your dogC. your bedspread D. your cat or your dog3. In the passage，the writer compared CO2 to _ and c

7、ompared temperature to _.A. peanut butter；jelly B. jelly；peanut butterC. peanut butter；peanut butter D. jelly；jelly4. The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming is a book which is _.A. puzzling B. fantasticC. environmentally friendly D. humorous 5. How many examples did the writer give of the book to

8、 tell us how to stop global warming?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.B Ask someone what they have done to help the environment recently and they will almost certainly mention recycling. Recycling in the home is very important of course. However, being forced to recycle often means we already have

9、more material than we need. We are dealing with the results of that_over-consumption in the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place. The total amount of packaging increased by 12% between 1999 and 2005. It now makes up a

10、third of a typical households waste in the UK. In many supermarkets nowadays food items are packaged twice with plastic and cardboard.Too much packaging is doing serious damage to the environment. The UK, for example, is running out of it for burying this unnecessary waste. If such packaging is burn

11、t, it gives off greenhouse gases which go on to cause the greenhouse effect. Recycling helps, but the process itself uses energy. The solution is not to produce such items in the first place. Food waste is a serious problem, too. Too many supermarkets encourage customers to buy more than they need.

12、However, a few of them are coming round to the idea that this cannot continue, encouraging customers to reuse their plastic bags, for example.But this is not just about supermarkets. It is about all of us. We have learned to associate packaging with quality. We have learned to think that something u

13、npackaged is of poor quality. This is especially true of food. But is also applies to a wide range of consumer products, which often have far more packaging than necessary. There are signs of hope. As more of us recycle, we are beginning to realise just how much unnecessary material are collecting.

14、We need to face the wastefulness of our consumer culture, but we have a mountain to climb.6. What does the underlined phrase“that over-consumption” refer to? A. Using too much packaging. B. Recycling too many wastes.C. Making more products than necessary.D. Having more material than is needed.7. The

15、 author uses figures in Paragraph 2 to show _.A. the tendency of cutting household wasteB. the increase of packaging recyclingC. the rapid growth of supermarketsD. the fact of packaging overuse8. According to the text, recycling _.A. helps control the greenhouse effectB. means burning packaging for

16、energyC. is the solution to gas shortageD. leads to a waste of land9. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. Unpackaged products are of bad quality.B. Supermarkets care more about packaging.C. It is improper to judge quality by packaging.D. Other products are better packaged than food.10. What can

17、 we learn from the last paragraph?A. Fighting wastefulness is difficult.B. Needless material is mostly recycled.C. People like collecting recyclable waste.D. The author is proud of their consumer culture.参考答案. 1. 解析:选B。推理判断题。由文章第一段末尾三个连续的特殊疑问句可以推出作者通过提问开篇。故选B。2. 解析:选D。词义猜测题。阅读分析画线词所在句及上下文可知，作者把可持续发展

18、的概念比作对小猫和小狗两个宠物的爱，可见it指小猫或小狗。3. 解析:选A。细节理解题。由文章第二段末句可知答案。4. 解析:选C。推理判断题。由文章第四段首句介绍的这本书的印刷材料可以推出这是一本有益于环保的书。5. 解析:选A。推理判断题。由文章第四段“For example，leading an unplugged life for a day，or considering your career ambitions in light of climate change”可以推出作者举了书中的两个例子作为如何阻止全球变暖的建议。6. 解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“We are dealing with the results of that overconsumptionin the greenest way possible, but it would be far better if we did not need to bring so much material home in the first place