河南省驻马店市高级中学英语阅读理解专项练习试卷

河南省驻马店市高级中学英语阅读理解专项练习试卷一、中考英语阅读理解1．阅读理解

Everybodyhatesrats.Butratsmaysoonbeman'snewgoodfriends.Whathappensafteranearthquake?Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycan'tgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives:therat.

Howdoesitwork?First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat'sbraingivesasignal.Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whentherat'sbrainactivityjumps,therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.Therathassmelledthatperson.

Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjob,ratsarebetter.Robots'nosesdon'tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat.Ratscanalsoseeinthedark,theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogs,andunlikerobots,theydon'tneedelectricity!

The"ratproject"isnotfinished.Butascientistsays,"Itwouldbegreat.Aratcouldgetintoanyplacewecouldn'tgetto,andaratwouldgetoutifitwasn'tsafe."Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory,peoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuilding（butonlyafteranearthquake,ofcourse）.（1）Wheredoyouthinkyoucanfindthispassage?A.

Inamagazineabouttoys.

B.

Inahistorybook.C.

Inanewspaperaboutscience.

D.

Inanadvertisement.（2）WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A.

Ratsdon'tneedelectricity.

B.

Ratsarebetterthanrobotswhensmelling.C.

Ratsareascleverasradios.

D.

Ratscanseethingsinthedarkwhendoingrescues.（3）Whydoesthe"ratproject"soundgreataccordingtothepassage?A.

Becauseratscangetintoverysmallspaces.

B.

Becauseratshavebetternosesthandogs.C.

Becauseratsdon'tlikerobots.

D.

Becauseratsarebrave.（4）Whichisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.

Waysofsavingpeople

B.

Rats

C.

Earthquakes

D.

Ratsforrescue2．阅读下列材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

CinyeeChiu,anartistfromTaiwan,isalwayshappytotrysomethingnew.Heramazingworkswonlotsofprizes.Amongthem,"24SolarTerms（节气）"isthemostpopular.

AncientChinesedividedayearinto24partsaccordingtothechangesoftheweather.It'sthe24solarterms.Butnoteveryoneknowsthemwell.CinyeeChiuputthe24solarternsinpicturestohelppeopleunderstandthembetter.

Cinyeeturnedeachsolartermintoananimal.Buttheseanimalsarenotjustanimals.Youcanalsofindseasonalfruits,vegetablesorbeautifulflowersonthem.

Whenspringcomes,watergetswarmandfishstarttoswimaround.SoCinyeechosefishasasymbolofStartofSpring.Also,shedrewspringvegetables,Chinesechivesonthebackofthefish.

WhiteDewfallsonaboutSept.8.Itshowsthebeginningofthecoolautumn.Therearecolorfulleavesandcoolernightsatthistimeofyear.Asthetemperaturefalls,whitedew（露珠）isoftenseenonthegrassandtreesatnight.ForWhiteDew,Cinyeechosearaccoon—asmallanimalwiththickhair.Shedrewwhitespots（小圆点）ontheraccoontoshowdew.Andsheusedthedragonfruittoshowtherichcolorsinautumn.

TheyoungartistreallygavetheancientChinesecultureanewlook.（1）Thewritergave____examplestoshowCinyee's"24SolarTerms".A.

two

B.

three

C.

four

D.

five（2）FromParagraph5,weknowthat____.A.

araccoonlikesfishB.

StartofSpringfallsonaboutDec.8C.

WhiteDewshowstheendoftheautumnD.

Cinyeeusedwhitespotstoshowdew（3）Accordingtothepassage,Picture____can'tbefromCinyee's"24SolarTerms".A.

B.

C.

D.

（4）Thewritermainlywantstotalkabout____.A.

whyCinyeemadeherselfknownB.

whodividedayearinto24partsC.

howCinyeeshowedthe24solartermsD.

whatStartofSpringandWhiteDewmean3．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。

Ticketsmustbepre-bookedbeforecomingtoCadburyWorld.TobookCadburyWorldtickets,pleasecall441213936004orbookonline.TicketoptionsBookoverthephoneBookonlineAdults￡17.00￡16.15Children（aged4~15years）￡12.50￡11.88Familyof4（nomorethan2adults）￡51.00￡48.44Familyof5（nomorethan2adults）￡61.00￡57.95SeniorCitizens（aged60+）￡12.85￡12.21Students（withID）￡12.21￡12.21Under4yearsFreeFree（1）Howmanywaysaretheretopre-bookCadburyWorldtickets'?A.

One.

B.

Two.

C.

Three.（2）Howmuchshouldafamilyof2adultsand3childrenpayiftheybooktheticketsoverthephone?A.

￡57.95.

B.

￡51.00.

C.

￡61.00.（3）Bobis61yearsold.Howmuchshouldhepayforaticketatleast?A.

￡12.21.

B.

￡12.85.

C.

￡16.15.（4）WhatdostudentsneedtodowhentheyvisitCadburyWorld?A.

Togowiththeirparents.

B.

TobringtheirIDcards.

C.

Toweartheiruniforms.（5）WhocangotoCadburyWorldforfree?A.

Seniorcitizens.

B.

Students.

C.

Kidsunder4.4．阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合题意的最佳选项。

Mr.Smithistellingtwofunnystoriesofhispolicework.

StoryA

Iremembercatchinga"thief"inaclothesshoponce.Itwasstrange.Themanwashidingayellowsweaterinsidehiscoat.Ithoughthehadstolenit,soIcaughthim.Wefoundlaterthathiswifegavehimthesweaterforhisbirthday,buthehatedit.Hejustwantedtoreturnittotheshopformoney,buthedidn'twanthiswifetoseehim!Wesoonlethimgo.

StoryB

Anotherday,amancalledBobwentintoabankonSixthStreet.Hewroteonthebackofanenvelope,"Givemethemoney!OrI'llkillyou.Andgaveittothebankclerk.Shegavehim＄100,000andthemanranaway.Thenwereceivedaphonecallfromthebankclerk.Shetoldustogototheman'shouseinCandyTownandgethim.Wecaughthimassoonashegotoutoftheelevator.Hecouldn'tbelievethatwefoundhimsoquickly.Wetoldhimthathisnameandaddresswereonthefrontoftheenvelopeheused!（1）WhatdoesMr.Smithdo？A.

Apoliceman.

B.

Abankclerk

C.

Athief

D.

Ateacher.（2）Mr.Smithcaughtthemanintheclothesshop

.A.

byexchange

B.

bychance

C.

bymistake

D.

byaccident（3）Whydidthemanwanttoreturnthesweatertotheshop？A.

Becausehedidn'twanthiswifetoseeit.B.

Becausehehatedit.C.

Becausehelikedmoneymorethanthesweater.D.

Becausehelikedmoneybest.（4）Bobwascaughtsoquicklybecause

.A.

thepolicehadgunsB.

hereceivedaphonecallfromthebankclerkC.

thepolicewaitedforhimoutsidetheelevatorD.

hisaddresswasfoundontheenvelopeheused（5）WhatdoyouthinkofBob？A.

Heisbrave

B.

Heiscareful

C.

Heiscareless

D.

Heisclever5．阅读理解

HongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge（HZMB）openedonOctober24,2018.It'sthelongestcross-seabridgeintheworld.Thebridgeis55kilometerslong.ItconnectsHongKongandMacaototheChinesemainlandcityofZhuhai.Construction（建筑工程）ontheHZMBbegan

in2009.Itisconsideredasoneofthe"sevenwonders（奇迹）ofthemodernworld".

TheHZMBistheonlyoneinmanyways.Itcanwithstandwindspeedsofupto185km/handearthquakeswithmagnitude（震级）ofupto8.It'sdesignedtohaveaservicelife（寿命）of120years,20yearslongerthanmostbridges.

AndIt'snotjustabridge,butalsoparttunnel（隧道）andpartisland.Inonesection（部分）,thebridgetumsintoa6.7﹣kmunderseatunnel.Andthetunnelpassesthroughtwoman﹣madeislands.Thetunnelistheworld'slongestunderseatunnelforroadtraffic,allowinglargeshipstocontinuepassingthroughtheseaareaabovethetunnel.

TheHZMBmakesitmoreconvenienttotravelbetweenthethreeareas.Itcanshorten（缩短）thetravelingtimefromHongKongtoZhuhai.Peopleusedtospendfourhours,butnowittakesabout45minutes.

Bymakinglocalcitiesandareasclosertogether,theHZMBhelpstheareas'development.Itcandeveloptheeconomy（经济）ofHongKong,MacaoandnineGuangdongcities.（1）WhendidtheHZMBopen？A.

OnOctober24,2009.B.

OnNovember24,2009.C.

OnOctober24,2018.D.

OnDecember24,2018.（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"withstand"meaninChinese？A.

坚守

B.

躲避

C.

减轻

D.

承受（3）ThebridgecanhelpthethreeareasinmanywaysEXCEPT

.A.

developingtheeconomyofthethreeareasB.

makingthethreeareashavefewerearthquakesC.

makinglocalcitiesandthethreeareasclosertogetherD.

shorteningthetravelingtimefromHongKongtoZhuhai（4）HowlongdoesittaketotravelfromHongKongtoZhuhaiaccordingtothepassage？A.

About45minutes.

B.

About55minutes.

C.

About2hours.

D.

About4hours.（5）WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.

Thebridgeis55kilometerslong.B.

ConstructionontheHZMBbeganin2009.C.

TheservicelifeoftheHzMBis20yearsshorterthanmostbridge.D.

Inonesection,theunderseatunnelpassesthroughtwomanmadeislands.6．阅读理解

Thedate——July22,2018—hasmeaningtoCuiQingtao,aboy

ofseventeen.Hewillrememberitforever.

CuiQingtaowasworkingataconstructionsite（建筑工地）withhis

parentsonSundaywhenhereceivedhisadmissionletter（录取通知书）fromPekingUniversity,whichisconsideredasoneofthebest

universitiesinChina.

Inlastyear'sgaokao,theyoungmanfromapoorfamilyscored669pointsandappliedfor（申请）PekingUniversity,wherehewasacceptedasastudentintheSchoolofJournalism（新闻）and

Communication.

Cui'shomeisinasmallvillageinsouthwestChina'sYunnanProvince.Heisthefamily'soldestson,withayoungerbrotherinhighschoolandasisterinthefourthgrade.

Cuiisacaringson.Tosupporthisfamily,he'dgetupat3o'clockinthemormingtowaterplantsinthefamily'sgreenhouseswithhisbrotherwhenhecamehomeduringtheschoolbreaks.

OnSunday,Cui'sfamilyweredoingconstructionworkwhenhesawtheletter.Cuiandhisfamilywereexcitedastheyfinallyreceivedtheadmissionletter,whichtheyhadexpectedforalongtime.

CuiQingtaomadehisparentsveryproudbecauseneitherofthemwenttouniversity.Whenhismotherreadtheadmissionlettertohisfather,whocannotread,abigsmileappearedonhisfather'sface.

"Nopain,nogain（不劳无获）Don'tcomplainwhataterriblelifeyouhave.Aslongasyouworkhardandtryyourbest,yourdreammaycometrue.NowI'mleavingmyhomevillageforcollege,butI'llreturnandsomedaychangethepoorconditionsofourvillage,"Cuisaid.

Hisstartingpointisdifferentfromotherstudents,butIhopehisfuturewillbebright,"oneInternetusersaidonChinesesocialmedia（媒体）siteWeibo.（1）WherewasCuiQingtaowhenhegothisadmissionletter?A.

Athome

B.

Atschool

C.

Ataconstructionsite.

D.

Inagreenhouse（2）Theunderlinedword"complain"means

inChinese.A.

抱怨

B.

炫耀

C.

评价

D.

夸大（3）WhatisCuiQingtaogoingtodoafterhegraduatesfromcollege?A.

Stayinbeijing

B.

Servehisvillage

C.

Buildhouses

D.

WorkforaTVstation（4）WhatcanweknowaboutCuiQingtao?A.

Hismothercan'tread.B.

Hecaresabouthisparents.C.

HecomesfromGuizhouProvince.D.

Hisbrotherisaprimaryschoolstudent.7．根据短文内容，判断正误。DearAlan,

Guesswhat?Ihaveachancetochoosemynewplacetolivein.Iamexcitedandalittlenervous.Couldyoupleasegivemesomehelp?IamnotsurewhetherIwillliveinahouseorinanapartment.Ontheonehand,ahousewillbetoobigforjustoneperson,somaybeIshouldrentanapartment,Ontheotherhand,ifIrentahouse,Icouldfindsomeoneelsetosharewithme.Theonlyproblemisthatahousefullofpeoplemightbetoonoisyforme.Iprefertohavemyownspace.Thecityhassomeniceapartments,buttheyarealsotooexpensive.However,ifIcouldfindatwo-bedroomapartmentandgetaroommate,thatwouldmakeitmoreaffordable.Ijustneedtosearchforaroommatewhoisneatandquiet.YouknowIcannotlivewithsomeonewhoisloudandmessy.Idonothaveacar,soIalsoneedtothinkcarefullyaboutthelocation.Iprobablyneedtolookforsomewherenearabusstoporanundergroundstation.ThatwayIwillhavemoretimetostudyandspendlesstimetravelling.

I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Love,Victor（1）Victorfeelsexcitedbecausehecandecidewheretolive.（2）Victorwantstosharethehousewitha（an）neatandquietperson.（3）IfVictorfindsaroommate,hewillwastemoney.（4）Victordoesn'thaveacar,sohewantsatwo-bed-roomapartment（5）Victoralsoneedstothinkcarefullyaboutthelocation.8．阅读理解

Therearemanywonderfulliteratureworks（文学作品）intheworld,theyarestillpopularaftersomanyyears.

RobinsonCrusoeisoneofthemostfamousadventure（探险）novelsinEngland.ItwaswrittenbyDanielDefoe,anEnglishnovelist.Thenovelhasbeenpopularforcenturies.ThemaincharacterinitisanEnglishmannamedRobinsonCrusoe.Ittellsabouthisadventureonadesertislandafterhisshipwasbrokeninaterriblestorm.Heisaherofightingagainstnatureandhumanfate（命运）.HeisoneofthemostsuccessfulcharactersinEnglishnovels.

Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandisaworkofchildren'sliteraturebyaBritishwriter,LewisCarroll.IttellsthestoryofagirlnamedAlicewhofallsdownarabbit—holeintoawonderland.

Manystrangethingshappentoherandshealsomeetsmanyplayingcardsandcreatures（生物）thatcantalk.Finally,shefindseverythingisjustapartofawonderfuldream.

HarryPotterisasetoffantasy（魔幻的）novelswrittenbytheBritishauthorJ.K.Rowling.ShewasbornonJuly30,1965.Thesuccessofthenovelshasmadeherthemosthighly—paidnovelistinhistory.TheideaforHarryPottercametoherin1990duringatrainride.Thestoryisaboutsevenyears'lifeofanorphan（孤儿）Potterwholearnsmagic.Therearesevenbooksintotal.（1）Robinsonhadhisadventure

.A.

ontheship

B.

onadesertisland

C.

intheforest

D.

alongtheriver（2）Accordingtothepassage,

isamanwhoisfightingagainstnatureandfate.A.

RobinsonCrusoe

B.

DanielDefoe

C.

HarryPotter

D.

LewisCarroll（3）Infact,Alice'sAdventuresinWonderlandisastoryofa

.A.

realadventure

B.

magicalboy

C.

terribleexperience

D.

wonderfuldream（4）Wecanknowthat

hasbeenthemosthighly—paidnovelistinhistory.A.

Hemingway

B.

J.K.Rowling

C.

LewisCarroll

D.

Alice（5）WhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.

Adventurenovels.

B.

Fantasynovels.

C.

Children'sliterature.

D.

Historicalnovels.9．阅读短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Populationsofwhite-taileddeer（白尾鹿）aregrowingrapidlyinmanypartsoftheUnitedStates.Aspopulationsgrow,foodbecomesaproblem.Manydeerdieofhunger.Othersgrowupsmallandunhealthy.Insearchoffood,hungrydeermoveclosertowherehumanslive.Theyeatfarmcrops,vegetablesandeventrees.Besides,increasednumbersofdeernearroadscancausetrafficaccidents.

Peopleadmirethegraceandfastspeedofdeer.Mostpeopledon'twanttheseanimalstobehungryandill.Shouldpeopletakeactiontocontrolthegrowingdeerpopulations?ShouldPeopleTakeDirectAction?

Manypeoplethinkthathunting（打猎）isthebestwaytocontroltheanimalpopulations.Wildlifemanagerswillseeifthere'senoughfoodinanareaanddecideitscarryingcapacity（容量）.Thenhunterswithlicensesaresenttohelpcontrolthenumberofdeer.Huntingisusuallynotallowedincitiesorsuburbs,however.

Somepeoplehavetheideatocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces.Butthismethodisexpensiveandrequiresfindinganotherplacethatcanacceptthedeerwithoutbreakingthebalanceofecosystem.

Scientistsarealsoworkingtodevelopchemicalstocontrolthebirthrateindeerpopulations.Butthisplanworksforonlyoneyearatatime.ShouldPeopleTakeIndirectAction?

Somesuggestbringinginnaturalenemiesofdeer,suchaswolves,lionsandbears,toareaswithtoomanydeer.Buttheseanimalscouldalsohurtdogs,cats,andevenhumans.Othercommunitieshavebuilttallfences（篱笆）aroundareastokeepoutthedeer.However,thisisimpossibleforfarmers.

▲

Somepeopleareagainstanykindofaction.Theysupportleavingthedeeralone.Animalpopulationsinanareanaturallygoupanddownovertime.Doingnothingmeansthatsomedeerwilldieofhungerorillness.Butfinally,thepopulationwillreachasizewithinthecarryingcapacityoftheenvironment.So,letnaturegoitsownway.（1）Accordingtothepassage,increasednumbersofdeercanbring

▲

topeopleinthearea.A.

waterpollution

B.

trafficaccidents

C.

seriousillnesses

D.

growingpopulation（2）Whichofthefollowingisthebesttofillinthe"

▲

"inthepassage?A.

ShouldPeopleDoNothing?

B.

ShouldPeopleProtecttheDeer?C.

ShouldPeopleTakeSpecialAction?

D.

ShouldPeopleDrivetheDeerAway?（3）Thewritermostprobablyagreesthat

▲

.A.

farmerscanbuildfencestokeepthedeeroutB.

peopleshouldleavethedeeraloneinthewildC.

huntingisthebestwaytocontrolthedeerpopulationsD.

it'sgreattocatchthedeerandmovethemtootherplaces（4）Thewriterorganizesthispassageby

▲

.A.

tellingstories

B.

usingnumbers

C.

givingopinions

D.

describingscenes10．请阅读下面短文，从每小段所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

I'mwritingthisarticleinChina,farawayfrommyhomeintheUnitedStates.YoumightwonderwhatIdotoremembermymomonMother'sDay.Well,Icertainlycallhertosay"HappyMother'sDay"andpromisethatIwillvisithomesoon.

IstillrememberthefirsttimeIforgetMother'sDay.WhenIfinallyfigureditout,Iasked,"Whydoesmomgetaspecialholiday?Whyisn'tthereaChildren'sDayforus?

Mymomexplained,inthatwaythatonlymomsseemtobeableinexplain,"BecauseeverydayisChildren'sDay!"

IknewthatIhadmessedup.Ithoughtaboutallthetimeandlovemymomhadgivenme.Ithoughtaboutthefoodshehadmade,thetoysshehadbroughtandthelonghoursshehadspentwithme.Theremightnotbeaperfectmom,butthereismom'slove,whichcanfixanything.Afterthatday,for364days,IwaslookingforwardtothenextMother'sDay.

ThatwasthefirstyearlforgotMother'sDay.ItwasalsothelastyearIforgot.

AreyoustrugglingtoconsiderwhattodoforyourmomonMother'sDay?

Commonthingsaretowriteamessagethatthanksfortheloveshehasgivenyou,sendheracardorbuyheragift.Butthemostimportantthingis-DON'TFORGET!（1）HowdoesthewritercelebrateMother'sDaythisyear?A.

Hecallshismom.

B.

Hesendhismomacard.

C.

Hevisitshometoseehismom.（2）Whatmighttheunderlinedphrase"figureout"means?A.

弄清楚

B.

预料到

C.

归纳出（3）WhydidthewriterbegintoexpectMother'sDay?A.

BecausehemissedhismomfarintheUnitedStates.B.

Becausehewantedtospendmoretimewithhismom.C.

Becauseherealizedhehadgotmuchcarefromhismom.（4）Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.

Toexplainwhythereisn'taChildren'sDayB.

Toadviseusnottoforgettokeepourownpromises.C.

Toremindustorememberthelovemomhasgivenus.（5）Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.

AnInterestingTalk

B.

AnImportantDay

C.

AnExpensiveGift11．阅读理解

Onenight,whenIwaseight,mymothergentlyaskedmeaquestionIwouldneverforget."Sweetie,mycompanywantstopromote（升职）mebutneedsmetoworkinBrazil.Thisislikeyourteachertellingyouthatyou'vedonewellandallowingyoutoskip（跳）agrade,butyou'llhavetoleaveyourfriends.Wouldyousayyestoyourteacher?"Shegavemeahugandaskedmetothinkaboutit.Iwaslostinthought.Thequestionkeptmewonderingfortherestofthenight.Ihadsaid"Yes"butforthefirsttime,Irealizedthedifficultdecisionsadultshadtomake.

Foralmostfouryears,mymotherwouldcallusfromBrazileveryday.EveryeveningI'deagerlywaitforthephonetoringandthentellhereverythingthathappenedduringtheday.Aphonecall,however,couldnevertakeherplaceanditwasdifficultnottofeellonelyattimes.

Duringmyfourth-gradeChristmasbreak,weflewtoRiotovisither.Lookingatherlargeemptyapartment.ItwasthenIstartedtounderstandthedifficultchoicesshehadtomake.Sheneededtothinkaboutbothfamilyandwork.Facedwithdifficultdecisions,sheusedtotellme,youwouldn'tknowwhetheryoumadetherightchoice,butyoucouldalwaysmakethebestoutofthesituation,withapositiveattitude.Backhome,Iremindedmyselfthatwhatmymothercoulddo,Icould,too.IfshemanagedtoliveinRioallbyherself,I,too,couldlearntobeindependent.Ilearnhowtotakecareofmyselfandsethighbutachievablegoals.

Mymotherisnowbackwithus.ButIwillneverforgetwhattheexperiencehasreallytaughtme.I'velearnedalotbecauseofthisseparation（分离）.Therearelotsofdifficultdecisionsthatwehavetofaceinourlife.Weneedtohaveapositiveattitudenomatterwhathappens.（1）Itwas__________forthewritertosay"Yes"tohermothersquestion.A.

excited

B.

difficult

C.

unusual

D.

easy（2）WhichofthefollowingsentencescanbeputintheblankinParagraph3?A.

Ithoughtmymothermightregretherdecision.B.

Ithoughtmymothermightwanttogohomewithus.C.

IrealizedhowlonelymymotherwasinBrazilherself.D.

IrealizedmymotherhadahappytimeinBrazilherself.（3）Thewritermostprobablywantstotellusthat__________.A.

howshegetsonwellwithhermother

B.

it'sdifficultforhertomakeadecisionC.

shehaslearntalotfromtheexperience

D.

adultshavetofacethedifficultdecisions12．阅读理解

It'shardtoturndownatastybanana.Theytastegoodandyoudon'thavetowashthembeforeeatingthem.However,Britishscientistssaythatthefruitmaydisappearby2050.

Onereasonforthisisclimate（气候）change.ScientistsattheUniversityofExetercollecteddata（数据）from27countriesandregionsthatproduce86percentoftheworld'sbananas.Theyfoundthatclimatechangehasimprovedgrowingconditionsin21ofthesecountries.Inthepast60years,theaverageyield（平均产量）hasreached1.37tonsofbananasperhectare（公顷）.

However,iftemperatureskeeprising,thisadvantagewilldisappear.Tenofthecountries,includingIndia,theworld'sbiggestproducerofbananas,willproducefewerbananas.By2050,thefruitmaydieout.

Shouldn'tbananasgrowmoreeasilyifit'shotteroutside?Infact,theperfecttemperaturerangeforgrowingbananasisbetween24and32C.Iftemperaturesgettoohigh,theywillstopgrowing.

Diseasesareanotherdangertobananas.Unlikeothercrops,thebananaswegrowcomefromshootcuttings（茎段）ratherthanseeds.Thismeansthatallbananaplantshavethesamegenotype（基因型）.Inotherwords,ifadiseaseisabletokilloneplant,itcouldkillthemall.

OneseriousdiseaseiscalledPanama.Causedbyfungus（真菌）inthesoil,itspreadseasily.IthasspreadacrossSouthAsia,Africa,theMiddleEast,andAustralia.Ifonebananaplantation（种植园）suffersfromthedisease,itwilltake30yearsuntilitisabletogrowbananasagain.Scientistshaveyettofindacureforthisdisease.（1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"this"inParagraph2referto?A.

People'sloveforbananas.

B.

Thetasteofbananas.C.

Theconvenienceofeatingbananas.

D.

Thefuturedisappearanceofbananas.（2）Whatmighthappeniftemperatureskeepgoinghigher?A.

Morecountrieswillstarttogrowbananas.B.

Bananaswillgrowbetterinmostcountries.C.

Bananaswillnotbeabletogrowanymore.D.

Bananaswon'tbeastastyasbefore.（3）WhatdoesParagraph5tellus?A.

Whatdiseasesbananasmaysufferfrom.

B.

Howbananasaregrown.C.

Howdiseasescaneasilykillbananas.

D.

Whichdiseasescankillbananas.（4）Thepassageiswrittento________.A.

offertipsforgrowingbananas

B.

explainwhybananasmaydieoutC.

showthedifficultiesofgrowingbananas

D.

describebananas'growingconditions13．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Areyouafraidofgoingtothedentist（牙医）?Ifso,you'renotalone.

Thesefearscouldjustbeinourheads,however.AccordingtoarecentsurveybyMartinTickle,aprofessoratManchesterUniversityintheUK,thepainisn'tfeltmostofthetimeindentalsurgeries（牙科手术）.Infact.amongthe451interviewedpatients,75％reportednopainatallduringtheirvisits,includingsituationswhentheyhadtheirteethpulledout.

Coulditbethesoundofthedrill（钻头）then?

"Ifoundthatthesoundofdrillingcanevokedeepworryindentalpatients.Actuallytheydon'thaveanypain."HiroyukiKaribe,ascientistatNipponDentalUniversityinTokyo,toldtheGuardian.