高考英语阅读理解强化训练Day95

1、高考英语阅读理解强化训练 Day 95Passage 1My wife, daughter, and I moved into our home nine years ago and we spent a lot of time and energy in the yard to get it looking like the way it does today. We live on a corner, higher than street level, and the entire side of the yard is surrounded by a professionally bui

2、lt rock wall. The front of the house though is another story because instead of a wall along the sidewalk, the rocks appear to be just thrown up onto the dirt as if someone were in a hurry to finish.We did the best we could with what we had to work with and called this area our “ rock garden ” . Whe

3、never we had leftover flowers or plants, Denise or I would stick them out front, just to bring some color to the area. We would do all of the yard work on our own, even the tiring weed-pulling.Last summer I had reached the end of the rock garden and found a tiny little plant that I could not immedia

4、tely identify, I knew I didn t plant it and Denise claimed that she didn t either. We decided to let it continue growing until we could figure out what it was.Weeks passed and as I made my way back to the mystery plant, it appeared to be a Sunflower With a tall Skinny Stalk（茎, 杆） and only one head O

5、n it. I decided to baby it along and weed around it. As I pulled rocks from the area to get to the weeds, I noticed Something unuSual. The Sunflower had not Started where I Saw the Stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the Sun.ThatS when I realize

6、d that if a tiny little Sunflower didnt let a big rock StanitS way of developing, we too have the ability of doing the Same thing. Once our environment beginS to See that we believe in ourSelveS like that little Sunflower, we can attain the Same nouriShmen（t 营养） and growth aS well.Stand tall like th

7、e Sunflower and be proud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to Support you. You will find a way to go under or around your big obStacle in order to reach your deSireS.1. We can know from the firSt paragraph that .A. the author finished building his home hurriedlyB. the author s f

8、amily have lived in this home for nine yearsC. the author s home is made of rock wallsD. there is a wall along the sidewalk2. The author found it unusual that .A. the mystery plant turned out to be a SunflowerB. the Sunflower had a tall stalk and only one headC. the Sunflower grew under and around a

9、 big rockD. the Sunflower had started where the stalk was seen3. Which of the following best describes the Sunflower?A. Brave and stubbornB. Confident and persistentC. Optimistic and modest D. Mysterious and devoted4. What can be inferred from this passage?A. Human beings are able to remove obstacle

10、sB. The universal truth made the sunflower surviveC. A big rock blocked out the sunlight of the sunflowerD. We can achieve success as long as we are self-confidentPassage 2It is not only praise or punishment that determines a child s level of confidencThere are some other important ways we shape our

11、 kids particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words. For example, we can say to a child“ Dont run into traffic!” or “Stay on the footpath close to me.using the latter, you will be helping your kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a w

12、ide range of situation, becausethey know what to do, and aren t scaring themselves about what not to do.Actually, it is all in the way the human mind works. What we think, we automatically rehearse. For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes,

13、you wouldn t be able to do it. When a child istold “ Dont fall off the tree,” he will think of two things:“don t ” and “That is, he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind. Achild who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off. So itis

14、 far better to use“Hold on to the tree carefully.”Clearly, positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things.Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the dangerin negative words. So parents should make their commands positive.“Sam, hold onfirm

15、to the side of the boat” is much more useful than“ Don t you dare to fall out oboat? ” or worse still“How do you think I ll feel if you drown?” The changes abut difference is obvious.Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide themwith our words, so it pays to be positi

16、ve.1. Positive choice of words helps kids to .A. do things carefullyB. learn in different situationsC. improve their imaginationD. build up their confidence2. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. One can t help imagining what is heard.B. A child will act on what is instructed.C. A child will fall o

17、ff the tree when told not to.D. One won t think of a blue monkey when given money.3. Which of the following commands helps kids to be safe?A. Fasten your seat belt.B. Don t play by the lake.C. How do you think Ill feel if you get hurt?D. Don t you dare to walk through the red light?4. The main idea

18、of the passage is that .A. praise makes kids confidentB. right instructions keep kids safeC. positive instructions guide kidsD. clear commands make kids differentPassage 3Over the past century, an alarming number of animals have become endangered or even extinct. Below are some animals whose numbers

19、 have been rapidly dropping in recent years.Panda BearOne of the biggest reasons contributing to the decline in the panda species is the destruction of its natural habitat. Farmers in China have gradually been claiming more and more of the land. As a result, pandas are forced to move away to places

20、where it is hard to find bamboo for food.Green TurtleThe green sea turtle species has survived for several millions of years, so you might wonder why its only becoming endangered now. A major cause is the change in climate and temperature, which both affect the hatching rates of turtle eggs. Climate

21、 changes also cause violent weather and rising water levels to flood areas where turtles usually go to lay their eggs. Apart from this, oil spills and other poisonous pollution, as well as increased fishing activities can cause sickness, or even death to the green turtles.CheetahCheetahs are famous

22、for being the fastest animal on land but even they cant run from some of the larger threats that have harmed them. Like the panda bears, cheetahs have gradually been losing their natural homes due to humans claiming land and developing in those areas To make matters even worse, smaller animals move

23、away when these areas are occupied, which means that the cheetah has less food! Dont forget that other large animals, such as lions, are also fighting for any food that they can find, so occasionally young cheetahs end up as prey too.Indian ElephantElephants are extremely intelligent animals and als

24、o the largest mammals that live on land. Sadly, in Asia many elephants were killed so that people could remove their tusks to use as decorative objects. While this practice has been banned now, some people still illegally continue. Forests in India have also been steadily destroyed and elephants are

25、 sometimes killed when they end up on human territory.1. Humans increasing demand for land doesnt affect the number of .A. Indian elephantsB. cheetahsC. panda bearsD. green turtles2. We can save the largest mammals living on land by .A. planting more bamboosB. helping them find matesC. stopping hunt

26、ing themD. preventing poisonous pollution3. The living conditions of the fastest animal on land become worse because .A. forests have been destroyedB. they are threatened by humans and larger animalsC. people are fond of hunting wild animalsD. no law bans people from removing their tusksPassage 4Man

27、y of us just laugh it away when they are told incredible（ 难以置信的 ） stories about other people, but I have a deep interest in these stories and I prefer to believe they are true. Heres one I collected from a total stranger.Well, I was 11 when my family arrived at Fern Lake overlooking Trail Ridge Road

28、 in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was so beautiful to look miles across the Rockies and thousands of feet below into the valley. My parents were busy getting lunch out of the trunk so I climbed over the wooden fence to get closer to the cliff edge in the hope that I wouldnt miss any beautiful sig

29、ht down there.I Started dow n a little hill but SOOn Started Slid ing On IOOSe PebbIe rockS鹅 卵 石）. I fell on my back, but kept going faster and faster to what seemed the edge of the wOrld （a 2,000 fOOt-drOP）. In SecOndS I knew I waS gOing tO die. My feet and legS went firSt Over the edge at a high S

30、Peed. Then Suddenly I felt twO handS PuSh hard On my cheSt and StOPPed me dead. My heart waS racing and I SlOwly inched my bOdy back tOwhere I finally could make it back up the hill.My father was waiting there and screaming at me for doing such a dangerous stunt （特技 ）. I tried to tell him and my mom

31、 about the hands that held me back, but to this day they dont believe me. They thought I was just trying to get out of trouble with a made-up story.We parted ways, but I assured her that I believed every word of her story. I could see a little surprise and happiness on her face.Thats Why I always as

32、k people to Share their miracles奇迹）.EaCh real story makes my days full of hope and gratefulness.1. The girl got closer to the cliff edge to .A. take an adventureB. better enjoy the viewC. collect pebble rocksD. play a joke on her parents2. In the writers eyes, the girl.A. made up an exciting storyB.

33、 reached the bottom of the valleyC. enjoyed doing dangerous stuntsD. was saved by a magical force3. The writer is interested in peoples miracle stories because they .A. are often told in an amusing wayB. seem unbelievable but actually trueC. prove that life is full of miraclesD. help him stay positi

34、ve about lifePassage 5Its not every day that Un ited StateS history mixes With microbes（微生物）in the soil. But when the grassland on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. was replaced, it offered scientists the opportunity to study changes in the soil beneath.The work focused on the bacteria present i

35、n the soil. To the researchers surprise, the communities of microbes did not change a lot before and after the replaceme nt. TheSe COm mun ities in the SOil are known as the SOil microbiom微生物 群）.My lab is interested in how microbes can move around in the environment, and how they change and adapt as

36、 a result of this movement, explains Jo Anne Crouch, the lead author of the study. We thought that the new imported turf草 皮）from NeW Jersey would introduce different communities of bacteria to the National Mall. However, we found that they werent significantly different.Crouchs work focused on turf

37、grass, defined as a large area of green grass. It is made up of the grass, its roots, and the soil and microbes found with them.Think of the soil microbiome as similar to the collection of microbes found in the human body. When the microbes are out of balance, it can make someone sick. Crouch says i

38、ts the same for the soil microbiome. Many of the worst diseases in crops or other environments are linked with changes in the soil microbiome.Additionally, Crouch says that even though the changes between the soil were small, scientists are also starting to appreciate that sometimes a really importa

39、nt microbe is a rare one. This means it would be hard to observe but could greatly affect how the groups functions as a whole. Agricultural areas and other natural spaces are highly and easily hurt by negative changes, she says. Microbiomes offer an almost entirely new opportunity to influence inter

40、actions among plants and microbes to improve plant productivity and health.1. Why did the researchersfeel surprised when they focused on the bacteria in the soil ?A. More bacteria appeared in the soil.B. Microbes were replaced obviously.C. Soil microbiome almost remained stable.D. The soil microbiom

41、es damaged the environment.2. By studying the turf grass, what did Crouch and her team findA. Microbes grew faster in their own community.B. Soil microbiomes were different in different places.C. Turf grass adapted to the environment nearby very soon.D. Similar communities of bacteria were brought b

42、y turf grass.3. Why did the author mention the microbes in the human bodyA. To indicate the two play a similar role.B. To prove they are both the causes of diseases.C. To examine the environments people live in.D. To analyze the changes of human microbes.4. What does Crouch mean in the last paragrap

43、h ?A. Microbes are still as hard to observe as before.B. Studies on microbiomes can be beneficial to agriculture.C. Scientists are still puzzled about the effect of microbiomes.D. Too many microbiomes in the soil mean no harm to plants.12参考答案Passage 11. B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句中 “My wife, daughter, and I

44、moved into our home nine years ago 可知”, 作者一家人九年前搬进这个家 , 已经在这个 家住了九年了。故选 B。2. C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段最后两句“The sunflower had not startedwhere I saw the stalk begin. It actually had begun under a big rock and grown under and around it to reach the sun. 可知, 向”日葵还没有从我看到茎的地方开始生长。 它实际上是在一块大石头下开始生长的 , 并在石头下面和周围生长以接

45、近太阳 的照射。作者发现这株向日葵不同寻常的地方在于 , 它是从一块大石头下面长出 来的, 故选 C。3. B 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段第一句中“a tiny little sunflower didntlet a big rock stand in its way of developing 可知, 这一株”向日葵的种子在一块大 石头下面很深的地方 , 但它不畏艰难 , 突破重重阻力最终从下面长了出来迎接阳 光。说明它“非常有毅力也很有信心” ,故 B 项正确。 A 项“勇敢而固执的” , C 项 积极而谦虚的”，D项 神秘而虔诚的”，文中均未提及。故选B。4. D 主旨大意题。根据文

46、章最后一段“ Standtall like the sunflower and beproud of who and what you are and the environment will begin to support you. You will find a Way to go Under Or around your big ObStaCIe in Order to reach your desires.可 知，作者建议我们要像这株向日葵一样自信”，这样我们就能清除障碍实现目标”。故D项正确。A项,人类能够排除障碍”。过于武断且文中未提及。故 A项错误。B项,普遍真理使得向日葵能够

47、生存”。作者认为向日葵能够生存是 因其自信和毅力,并没有提及普遍真理。故B项错误。C项,一块大石头挡住了 向日葵的阳光”。文中未提及。故 C 项错误。故正确答案为 D。Passage 21. D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“In using the Iatter, you WiII be heIpingyour kids to think and act positiveIy, and to feeI competent in a Wide range of situations 其中the Iatter指上文的POSitiVe ChOiCe of words,故可知使用积极的语言可以帮助

48、 孩子建立自信 , 故选 D。2. A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“ Actually, it is all in the way the humanmind works. What we think, we automatically rehearse. For example, if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes, you wouldn bte able to do it. 可”知第二段主要说明了人类的思维方式使得一个人会 情不自禁去想象听到的东西 ,

49、 故选 A。3. A 判断推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“ Clearly, positive instructions helpkids to understand the right way to do things. Kids do not always know how to be safe, or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words. 可知积极的指导能” 帮助孩子理解正确的做事方式。用消极的语言孩子们会不知道如何保证安全 , 如 何对危险的警告做出反应。 B 选项和 D 选项均采取了消极语言进行指令 ,

50、 孩子们 会不知道如何做是安全的，故排除B、D选项；C选项没有说明正确的做法，因 此还是无法保证孩子的安全，故排除C选项。故只有A选项 系好的安全带”， 这样的命令才有助于孩子们的安全。故选 A。4. C 主旨大意题。根据第一段最后一句“In using the latter, you will be helpingyour kids to think and act positively, and to feel competent in a wide range of situation, because they know What to do, and aren t SCaring t

51、hemselves about Wh可 not to do.知积极的语言会帮助孩子建立自信 , 以及文章主要说明父母应当使用积极的指 令来指导孩子的行为 , 故选 C。Passage 31. D细节理解题。根据文章小标题 Green TUrtIe下第二句“ A major CaUSe is the Cha nge in CIimate and temperature 禾口 最后一句 “ oil spills and other pois OnOUS pollution, as well as inCreased fishing aCtivities Can Cause siCkness, or

52、 even death to the green turtles .问题为不影响什么的数量。造成乌龟数量减少的主要原因是气 温和环境的变化、石油泄露和其他有毒污染以及不断增加的渔业活动，而不是 人类对土地的需求。故选 D。2. C 根据小标题 “ Indian EIePhan下的第一句 “ EIePhants are extremelyin tellige nt an imals and also the IargeSt mammals that live On Iand 可知，大象是陆”地上最大的哺乳动物。根据此小标题下的第二句 “Sadly, in Asia many elephants

53、Were killed so that people could remove their tusks to USe as decorative ObjeCt和最后一句中的 “ elepha nts are SOmetimeS killed Whe n they end UP On huma n territory.如今许多大象都被人类屠杀，由此可以推断出为了拯救陆地上最大的哺乳动物，我们可以通过停止猎杀它们这一方式。故正确答案为C。3. B推理判断题。根据文章小标题 Cheetah下的第一句“Cheetahare famous for bei ng the fastest an imal O

54、nland可知，猎豹是陆地上跑得最快的动物，与此同 时，根据此小标题下第二句中的 “cheetahs have gradually been losing their natural homes due to huma ns CIaimi ng land.和最后一句中的 “ SUCh as lions, are also fight ing for any food that they Canfind, so OCCaSi on ally young CheetahS end UP as Prey to因 为人类在一些地区的开垦和发展，猎豹也逐渐失去了它们的天然家园，当这些地 区被占领时，小动物就会离开，这意味着猎豹的食物减少了，而其他大型动物， 比如狮子，也在争夺它们能找到的食物，所以偶尔