湖北省荆州市高考英语 阅读理解、完形填空训练（6）.doc

湖北省荆州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（6）及答案阅读理解-awords：334难度系数：建议用时：9分钟three central texas men were honored with the texas department of public safetys directors award in a tuesday morning ceremony for their heroism in saving the victims of a serious twocar accident.the accident occurred on march 25 when a vehicle lost control while traveling on rainsoaked state highway 6 near baylor camp road.it ran into an oncoming vehicle，leaving the occupants trapped inside as both vehicles burst into flames.bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming.he broke through a back window and pulled mallory smith,10，and her sister，megan smith,9，from the wreckage.the girlsmother，beckie smith，was not with them at the time of the wreck，as they were traveling with their babysitter，lisa bowbin.beckie smith still remembers the sickening feeling she had upon receiving the call informing her of the wreck and the despair as she drove to the scene.bozeman and clemmons arrived shortly after bonge and helped rescue the other victims and attempted to put out the fires.“i was nervous，” bozeman said.“i dont feel like im a hero.i was just doing what anyone should do in that situation.i hope someone would do the same for me.”everyone at the accident made it out alive，with the victims suffering from nonlifethreatening injuries.mallory smith broke both femurs，and megan had neck and back injuries.bowbin is still recovering from a broken pelvis，ankle and foot.the rescuers also were taken to the hospital and treated for cuts and smoke breathing，bonge said.in addition，bozeman got to meet accident victim anthony russo in the hospital after the accident，where russo presented him with a glass frame inscribed with “thank you”those involved in that fateful encounter on highway 6 credited god blessing for bringing them together.“whatever the circumstances，tuesdays ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers，” beckie smith said.“were calling it the miracle on highway 6.”1whats the main idea of the passage?athree persons were awarded for rescuing victims in a car accident.bthree ordinary people were regarded as great heroes.cseveral victims were carried to safety from the burning cars.da car accident occurred on rainsoaked state highway 6.解析：选a。主旨大意题。这是一篇新闻报道。从第一段第一句“three central texas men were honored with the texas department of public safetys directors award”及下文内容可知，a为本文大意。2. who saved megan smith from the damaged car?aclemmons.banthony russo.cbozeman. dbonge.解析：选d。细节理解题。从第三段“bonge was the first on the scene and heard children screaming.he broke through a back window and pulled mallory smith,10，and her sister，megan smith,9，from the wreckage.”可知答案。3which of the following is true according to the passage?aluckily，no one received too serious injuries in the accident.ball the victims received slight injuries in the accident.cthe rescuers were taken to the hospital to visit the victims.dthe injured will soon recover from their injuries.解析：选a。正误判断题。从第五段的“.with the victims suffering from nonlifethreatening injuries.”可知a项符合文意。4it can be inferred from what beckie smith said that _.ashe regarded the accident as a wonderbshe was frightened by the serious accidentcshe thought highly of the rescuersdshe called on others to learn from the rescuers解析：选c。推理判断题。从最后一段的“tuesdays ceremony provided a time to be grateful for those who put their lives on the line for the lives of complete strangers.”可知答案。*结束 (第 篇) “old wives tales” are beliefs passed down from one generation to another. for example，most of us remember our parents telling us to eat more of certain foods or not to do certain things. is there any truth in these teachings? some of them agree with present medical thinking，but others have not passed the test of time.did your mother ever tell you to eat your carrots because they are good for your eyes? scientists now report that eating carrots can help prevent a serious eye disease called macular degeneration. eating just one carrot a day can reduce the possibility of getting this disease by 40%. garlic(蒜)is good for you，too. it can kill the type of virus that causes colds.unfortunately, not all of moms advice passed the test of medical studies. for example, generations of children have been told not to go swimming within an hour after eating. but research suggests that there is no danger in doing so. do sweets cause tooth problems？well, yes and no. sticky sweets made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.even though science can tell us that some of our traditional beliefs dont hold_water,_there is still a lot of truth in the old wives tales. after all, much of this knowledge has been accumulated (积累) from thousands of years of experience in family health care. we should respect this body of knowledge even as we search for clear scientific support to prove it true or false.语篇解读我们大多数人都记得父母告诉我们要吃某些食物或者不要去做某些事情。这些告诫是对的吗？实际上，其中一些是与现在的医学思想相符合的，而另外一些却经不起考验。文章举了例子，并指出即便当我们寻找明确的科学证据来证明它的对错时，我们也应该尊重这类知识。5which of the following is true according to the text?a. eating garlic is good for our eyes.b. sticky sweets are damaging to our teeth.c. swimming after a meal is dangerous.d. carrots prevent people from catching colds.解析事实细节题。从第三段最后一句sticky sweels made with grains tend to cause more problems than sweets made with simple sugars.可以看出，sticky sweets的确可以对牙齿造成危害。答案b6the author develops the third paragraph mainly_.a. by cause and effectb. by order in spacec. by order in time d. by examples解析推理判断题。第三段第一句是主题句。随后，举了饭后一小时内游泳和吃糖这两个例子来证明主题句。因此，这一段是通过举例来构成段落的。答案d7the phrase“ hold water” in the last paragraph most probably means“_”a. to be believable b. to be valuablec. to be admirable d. to be suitable解析猜测词义题。从最后一段第一句可知，虽然科学告诉我们有一些传统观念不可信，但是这些老妈妈们的说法还是有一些正确的地方。hold water指“可信的”。答案a8what is the authors attitude toward“old wives tales”in the text?a. subjective. b. objective.c. dissatisfied. d. curious.解析推理判断题。纵观全文，作者既指出了一些传统说法的正确性，又说明了一些传统观念没有科学依据。尤其是文中最后一段作者表明了对这些观念的尊重，因此可以看出作者的态度是客观的。答案b*结束链接2. 2010安徽卷the need to feed a growing population is putting much pressure on the worlds supply of water. with 97% of the worlds water too salty to be drunk or be drunk or used in agriculture, the worldwide supply of water needs careful management, especially in agriculture. although the idea of a water shortage(短缺)seems strange to someone fortunate enough to live in a high rainfall country, many of the worlds agricultural industries experience constant water shortages .although dams can be built to store water for agricultural use in dry areas and dry seasons, the costs of water redistribution(重新分配) are very high. not only is there the cost of the engineering itself ,but there is also an environmental cost to be considered .where valleys(山谷) are flooded to create dams, houses are lost and wildlife homes destroyed . besides , water may flow easily through pipes to fields, but it cannot be transported from one side of the world to the other. each country must therefore rely on the management of its own water to supply its farming requirements.this is particularly troubling for countries with agricultural industries in areas dependent on irrigation(灌溉). in texas, farmers overuse of irrigation water has resulted in a 25% reduction of the water stores , in the central valley area of southwestern usa ,a huge water engineering project provided water for farming in dry valleys , but much of the water use has been poorly managed.saudi arabias attempts to grow wheat in desert areas have seen the pumping of huge quantities of irrigation（灌溉） water from underground reserves . because there is no rainfall in these areas ,such reserves can only decrease, and it is believed that fifty years of pumping will see them run dry.72. from the first two paragraphs we learn that .a. much of the worlds water is available for useb. people in high rainfall countries feel luckyc. the costs of water redistribution should be consideredd. water can be easily carried through pipes across the world 73. which of the following is true?a. the water stores in texas have been reduced by 75%.b. most industries in the world suffer from water shortages.c. the underground water in saudi arabia might run out in 20 years.d. good management of water use resulted from the project in the central valley.74. what is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?a. steps to improving water use management.b. ways to reduce the costs of building dams.c. measures to deal with worldwide water shortages.d. approaches to handling the pressure on water supply.75. the text is mainly about .a. water supply and increasing populationb. water use management and agriculturec. water redistribution and wildlife protectiond. water shortages and environmental protection*结束 （2012江苏卷）medical drugs sometimes cause more damage than they cure. one solution to this problem is to put the drugs inside a capsule, protecting them from the bodyand the body from themuntil they can be released at just the right spot. there are lots of ways to trigger(引发) this release, including changing temperature, acidity, and so on. but triggers can come with their own risksburns, for example. now, researchers in california have designed what could be a harmless trigger to date: shining near-infrared light (nir,近红外线) on the drug in the capsule.the idea of using light to liberate the drug in the capsule isnt new. researchers around the globe have developed polymers (聚合物) and other materials that begin to break down when they absorb cither ultraviolet (uv,紫外线) or visible light. but tissues also readily absorb uv and visible light, which means the drug release can be triggered only near the skin, where the light can reach the capsule. nir light largely passes through tissues, so researchers have tried to use it as a trigger. but few compounds(化合物)absorb nir well and go through chemical changes.that changed last year when adah almutairi, a chemist at the university of california, san diego, reported that she and her colleagues had designed a polymer that breaks down when it absorbs nir light. their polymer used a commercially available nir-absorbing group called o-nitrobenzyl (onb). when they catch the light, onb groups fall off the polymer, leading to its breakdown. but onb is only a so-so nir absorber, and it could be poisonous to cells when it separates from the polymer.so almutairi and her colleagues reported creating a new material for capsules thats even better. this one consists of a long chain of compounds called cresol groups linked in a polymer. cresol contains reactive(易反应的) components that make it highly unstable in its polymeric form, a feature almutairi and her colleagues use to their advantage. after polymerizing the cresols, they cap each reactive component with a light-absorbing compound called bhc. when the bhcs absorb nir light, the reactive groups are exposed and break the long polymer into two short chains. shining additional light continues this breakdown, potentially releasing any drugs in the capsule. whats more, almutairi says, bhc is 10 times better at absorbing nir than is onb and is not poisonous to cells.63.according to the passage, which of the following could be the best trigger?a. temperature change.b. nir light.c. acidity change.d. uv light.64.why in onb unsatisfactory?a.it breaks down when it absorbs nir light.b.it falls off the polym