高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练Day19

1、高考英语阅读理解冲刺训练 Day 19Passage 1Scientific experiments can sometimes go wrong and when they do the results may range from the disastrous to the troubling. One such experiment took place in South America about fifty years ago. Whether its final consequenceswill cause serious damage or nothing more than a

2、 small trouble still remains to be seen.The story began in 1956 when an American scientist working in Brazil decided to solve the problem of increasing the productivity of that country's bees. He imported a very active type of African bee from Tanzania and mated （交配） it with the more easy-going

3、native variety to produce a new kind of bees. The new bees worked harder and produced twice as much honey. It seemed that Professor Kerr, for that was the scientist's name, had a total success on his hands.Then things began to go wrong. For some reason as yet unseen, but perhaps as a result of s

4、omething in their environment, the new bees began to develop extremely attacking personalities. They became bad-tempered and easy to be angry, attacked the native bees and drove them from their living places.But worse was to follow. Having taken over the countryside, the new bees, with their dangero

5、us stings （叮） , began to attack its neighbors catsd,ogs, horses, chickens and finally man himself. A long period of terror began that has so far killed a great number of animals and about 150 human beings.This would have been bad enough if the bees had stayed in Brazil. But now they are on the move,

6、 heading northwards in countless millions towards Central and North America, and moving at the alarming speed of 200 miles a year. The countries that lie in their path are naturally worried because it looks as if nothing can be done to stop them.1. The results of the South American experiment .A. ha

7、ve caused a serious troubleB. have proved to be wrongC. are not yet certainD. are not important2. The experiment mentioned in this passage was designed to .A. increase the amount of honey in BrazilB. make Brazilian bees more easy-goingC. increase the number of bees in BrazilD. make African bees less

8、 active3. Which of the following may be the cause of the new bees' attacking personalities?A. Their production of honey.B. Their hard work.C. Their living environment.D. Their bad temper.4. The last paragraph implies that .A. the bees have been driven to Central and North AmericaB. the bees may

9、bring about trouble in more countriesC. the bees must be stopped from moving northD. the bees prefer to live in BrazilPassage 2A new eight-kilometer road is under construction that links the port area with the motorway system. It is expected to carry 20,000 trucks and cars a day, which greatly reduc

10、es the overcrowded traffic in the centre of the city. As part of the project, two four- kilometre road tunnels are being built below the central area of the city, one for traffic to the north and the other for traffic to the south. The two tunnels are about 20 metres below the surface and are 12 met

11、res wide, providing for two lanes of traffic in each direction.In the upper part of the tunnel two air-conditioning pipes remove the waste gas of trucks and cars and keep the quality of air inside the tunnel. The lighting is at the top of the tunnel, practically at its highest point. There will also

12、 be electronic signs at frequent intervals （间隔） . They show traffic conditions ahead, and can be seen clearly by drivers. The wall is made up of four main elements, which include a waterproofingCOVering and, on the inSide Of the tunnel, a COnCrete Iining （混凝土衬砌）Each tunnel is roughly round and the l

13、ower part of the tunnel is somewhat flat. The SurfaCe Of the rOad lieS On the baSe, whiCh iS made Of COnCrete and Steel. The drainage SyStem （排水系统），just below the road SUrfaCe on one side, removes any extra liquid, partiCularly water. In the eVent Of fire, the fire main, thiS iS made Of Steel, pipeS

14、 water to many fire hydrant StationS at regular intervalS along the length of the tunnel. The fire main iS at the Side of the tunnel, and at the level of the road SurfaCe. Other SyStemS in the tunnel will inClude emergenCy phoneS.1. EaCh of the tunnelS under ConStruCtion iS .A. eight kilometreS long

15、 and twenty metreS wideB. eight kilometreS long and Six metreS wideC. four kilometreS long and twenty metreS wideD. four kilometreS long and Six metreS wide2. WhiCh part of the tunnel in the diagram iS uSed to pipe out extra water?A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 63. Driving in the tunnel, one Can know the traffiC

16、 ConditionS ahead through .A. the lightSB. the eleCtroniC SignSC. the truCkS and CarSD. the emergenCy phoneS4. The paSSage iS mainly about .A. the ConStruCtion of a roadB. the deSign of a roadC. the ConStruCtion of two tunnelSD. the deSign of two tunnelSPaSSage 3BeCome a Volunteer and Make A Differe

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25、e First Tee, one must .A. be a good golferB. have an interviewC. consult Alison BoyleD. promise to work 7 weeksPassage 4The online takeaway industry is growing in China along with the rapid development of the Internet economy. But environmental activists complain that the huge volume Of PIaStiC Uten

26、sils(用具),WraPPing and COntainerS PreSents a great challenge to the environment, and that the heavy use of the throwaway wooden ChOPstiCks is reduCing natural resOurCes.On SePtemer 1, the Beijing NO.4 Intermediate PeOPle's COurt aCCePted a laWsuit filed by the ChOngqing Green VOlunteer League, an

27、 envirOnmental nOngOvernment OrganizatiOn (NGO), against the COuntry's three largest fOOd delivery PlatfOrms Baidu Waimai, Ele. me and Meituan.The NGO stated that the COmPanies failed tO PrOvide CustOmers With the ChOiCe tO nOt reCeive thrOWaWay PIastiC utensils along with their food deliveries.

28、 Meanwhile, these utensils have created large amounts of rubbish and caused serious ecological damage.In response,both Meituan and Ele. me, which acquired Baidu Waimai in August, have promised to take measures to reduce plastic waste. Meituan announced that it would appoint a chief environmental off

29、icer to oversee environmental issues from plastic waste and upgrade its smartphone app to provide consumers with the option of ordering food without single-use chopsticks, spoons or napkins. Ele. me followed by offering a similar choice and putting forward a plan to introduce suppliersOf degradable可

30、降解的）PIaStiC Utensils to restaurants in the IOng term.Is there a possible way out? Combined efforts by delivery platforms, COnsumers, restaurants and gOvernment dePartments are required tO address PlastiC waste POllutiOn.FOr PlatfOrms, PrOmOting envirOnmental PrOteCtiOn and intrOduCing this idea tO C

31、Onsumers are a meaningful mOve. MOreOver, in the future, they shOuld alsO make striCt rules On the use Of PlastiC utensils. FOr examPle, nO mOre than One PlastiC bag shOuld be used tO wraP sOuP dishes, and all PlastiC PrOduCts shOuld be degradable. It is a lOng and diffiCult task fOr them, and the r

32、eCent reaCtiOns frOm Ele. me and Meituan are just beginnings.COnsidering mOst takeOut fOOd PaCkaging is thrOwn intO garbage bins and then taken away alOng with Other hOusehOld garbage, sOrting Of waste alsO beCOmes mOre imPOrtant. GOvernment dePartments COuld Play a majOr rOle in this, and by reCyCl

33、ing sOme materials, waste POllutiOn COuld be reduCed and resOurCes saved. FurthermOre, there have been grOwing Calls that the gOvernment shOuld alsO invest mOre in develOPing degradable PlastiC PrOduCts Or envirOnmentally friendly alternatives.ThOugh COnsumers enjOy the COnvenienCe yet alsO suffer e

34、xPOsure tO the POllutiOn, many Of them have Paid little attentiOn tO the PlastiC waste PrOblem. EnvirOnmental grOuPs suggest that COnsumers Change their habits a little by using their Own utensils and dishes and refusing unneCessary PlastiC COntainers.1. The ChOngqing Gree n V）Iun teer League accuse

35、d the three food delivery platformsOf.A. CaUS ing damage to people's healthB. violati ng en Vir onmen tal Sta ndardsC. USing many woode n ChOPStiCkSD. Offeri ng no Ute nsil optio n2. The author SUggeStS the food delivery platforms.A. raise people's aware nessB. research POSSibIe alter native

36、sC. UPgrade their applicatio n desig nD. hire a Chief en Vir onmen tal OffiCer3. Who PrObabIy plays a more important role in promoting the CategOriZation ofrubbish?A. Gover nment departme nts.B. Food delivery platforms.C. En Vir Onment groups.D. FaSt food restaura nts.4. The PaSSage is mainly concer

37、ned With.A. Why en Vir onmen tal problems ariseB. who food delivery platforms affect mostC. how PIaStiC Ute nsil polluti on Can be solvedD. What efforts en Vir onmen tal groups have madePaSSage 5I USed to believe COUrteSy WaS a thi ng of the past. Very seldom have I encoun tered a COUrteOUS huma n b

38、eing in this moder n era.ReCently, I had to Change my thinking, When I Came face to face With just SUCh a huma n being in a COffee place, With my two daughters. The place WaS CrOWded as usual and We had to climb SteeP （陡峭）StairS in order to find an empty table. After enjoying COffee and Sn acks, We

39、Went dow n the n arrow stairs, Where there WaS hardly any space for another person to either climb up or come down.Just as I was in the middle of the stairs, a gentleman entered the main entrance Of the restaura nt WhiCh WaS right in front Of the StairCaSe 楼梯）.I WaS Sure I would be pushed roughly by

40、 this man going up. I kept coming down as fast as I could. My daughterS Were already doWn, looking up at me Worriedly, hoping I Would reaCh them before the Stranger Started Walking up the StairS, knoWing I WaS a nervouS Sort.Nearly reaChing them, I notiCed the man Still Standing near the door. I rea

41、Ched my daughterS and paSSed the Stranger at the entranCe door WhiCh he kept holding open. I looked baCk thinking he WaS Still at the door, deCiding Whether to go in or find another leSS CroWded plaCe. I SaW him going up the StairS, tWo at a time. I told my daughterS about it and all three of uS fel

42、t bad that We did not even thank the CourteouS gentleman Who WaS aCtually holding the door open for uS ladieS to paSS through before going up.SuCh Well mannered people are hard to find theSe dayS, When puShing iS very com mon in our adva need but aggressive Society. We applauded for his ChiValry骑 士

43、精神）.1. What iS the meaning of the underlined Word"courteSy"in Paragraph ？1 A. A brave actionB. Sacrifice SpiritC. A conSiderate actionD. SelfiSh behavior2. What did the author think of the man at the firSt Sight of h i m？ A. He WaS in a hurry.B. He Would Wait for her.C. He Would croSS her

44、rudely.D. He WaS a man With good mannerS.3. Why did the author'S daughterS Worry about he？r A. She WaS eaSy to be nerviouS.B. She took up too much Space.C. She WaS too old to Walk faSt.D. She focuSed too much on the man.4. What can we learn about the man from Paragraph？4 A. He might be a Waiter

45、Of the Cafe.B. He might have an urgent business to do.C. He lOved a daughter Of the authOr.D. He WOuld hOld the dOOr Open fOr all.12参考答案Passage 11. C 细节理解题。题目问的是南美实验的结果是什么。选项 A, “造成了很大 的麻烦”选项B,被证实是错误的”选项C,至今不能确定”选项D,是不重 要的 ”。根据原文第一段第三句 “Whether its final consequences.still remains to be seen. 可”知，这个

46、实验的最终结果仍有待观察。因此正确答案为C。2. A 细节理解题。题目问的是这个实验的目的是什么。选项 A, “提高巴西蜂 蜜的产量”选项B,使巴西的蜜蜂更随和一些”选项C,增加巴西蜜蜂的数量” 选项D,减少非洲蜜蜂的活动”根据文章第二段，1956年一位在巴西工作的美 国科学家为了提高该国蜜蜂的生产力， 引进了非洲坦桑尼亚的蜜蜂进行交配， 新 品种蜜蜂的蜂蜜产量达到了原来的两倍。因此正确答案为 A。3. C细节理解题。题目问以下哪个是引起蜜蜂具有攻击性的原因。 选项A,它 们生产的蜂蜜”选项B,它们的努力工作”选项C,它们的生存环境”选项D,它 们的坏脾气 ”。根据文章第三段，由于环境原因，使

47、得它们的脾气越来越坏，很 容易生气，导致了它们具有攻击性。因此正确答案为 C。4. B 推理判断题。题目问最后一段暗示了什么。选项 A, 这些蜜蜂已经向中 美和北美洲迁移 ”，答非所问，因为这一点不需暗示，而是文中直接表述的。选项 B, 这些蜜蜂将给更多国家带来灾难 ”，从最后一段 如果这些蜜蜂停留在巴西 的话，情况就已经足够糟糕了。但是，它们仍在向其他地区蔓延。 ”可知，选项 B 是对这两句话的合理化引申。 选项 C, 必须阻止这些蜜蜂向北迁移 ”，这是无中 生有的选项。选项 D, 这些蜜蜂喜欢居住在巴西 ”，文中并没有提到 prefer 的意 思。因此不难看出正确答案为 B。Passage

48、 21. D 细节理解题。选项 A, 8公里长 20米宽”；选项 B, 8公里长 6米宽”； 选项 C, 公4里长 20米宽”；选项 D, 8公里长 6米宽”。根据原文第一段，这两 段隧道共长 8公里，宽 12米，平行排列，所以每一个应为 8公里长 6米宽。因 此正确答案为 D。2. C 细节理解题。 题目问的是图表中哪个部分是用来排出多余的水的。 根据 原文最后一段 “ The drainage system, just below the road surface on one side, removes any extra liquid, particularly water. 在路一侧

49、的表”面底下有排水系统，很明显是图 表中的 5，因此正确答案为 C。3. B 细节理解题。题目问的是在隧道里驾驶员是如何知道交通状况的。 选项A,灯”选项B,电子信号”选项C,卡车和汽车”选项D,紧急情况电话”根 据原文第二段 “Therewill also be electronic signs at frequent intervals. They show traffic COn diti OnS ahead, and can be See n clearly by drivers.可知是通过有间隔的电 子信号实现的。因此正确答案为 B。4. D主旨大意题。选项A,道路建设”选项B,道路设计”选项C,两条隧 道的建设”选项D,两条隧道的设计”根据原文，作者主要介绍了两条隧道的 长度、宽度、结构、消防系统以及排水系统等，我们可以看出作者主要是从设计 的角度来讲的，因此选项 D 表述最为贴切，所以正确答案为 D。PaSSage