浙江2013高考英语二轮复习五十天阅读及信息匹配强化系列（42）

1、浙江省2013届高考英语二轮专题复习五十天阅读及信息匹配强化系列（四十二）阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中。A In a surprising discovery about where higher life can survive, scientists have found a shrimp -like creature and a jellyfish swimming beneath an Antarctic ice sheet.About 180 meters below the ice where no light can get through, s

2、cientists had figured nothing much more than a few microbes (微生物) could exist.Thats why a NASA team was surprised when they lowered a video camera to get the first long look at the underbelly of an ice sheet in Antarctica. A curious shrimp-like creature came swimming by and then parked itself on the

3、 cameras cable. Scientists also pulled up a tentacle (触须) they believe came from a jellyfish.“We were operating on the presumption that nothings there.” said NASA ice scientist Robert Bindschadler. “It was a shrimp youd enjoy having on your plate.”“We were just gaga (狂热的) over it,” he said when talk

4、ing about the 7.5cm long, orange creature starring in their two-minute video. Technically, its not a shrimp. Its a Lyssianasid amphipod, which is distantly related to the shrimp.The video is likely to inspire experts to rethink what they know about life in harsh environments. And it has scientists t

5、hinking that if shrimp-like creatures can live below 180 meters of Antarctic ice in freezing dark water, what about other cold places? What about Europa, a frozen moon of Jupiter?Cynan Ellis Evans, a scientist of the British Antarctic Survey called the finding fascinating. He said it was possible th

6、e creatures swam in from far away and dont live there permanently.But Kim, who is a co-author of the study, doubts it. “The site in West Antarctica is at least 19 km from open seas. Bindschadler drilled a 20 cm-wide hole and was looking at a tiny amount of water. That means its unlikely that two cre

7、atures swam from great distances and were captured randomly in that small area,” she said.“Yet scientists were puzzled at what the food source would be for these creatures. While some microbes can make their own food out of chemicals in the ocean, complex life like the shrimp cant,” Kim said.“So how

8、 do they survive? Thats the key question.” Kim said.“Its pretty amazing when you find a huge puzzle like that on a planet where we thought we know everything.” Kim said.1. Scientists had believed that harsh environments could only have been populated by _ .A. jellyfish B. mammals C. microbes D. shri

9、mp-like creatures2. According to Kim, the shrimp-like creature _ .A. swam great distances to AntarcticB. has always lived in the areaC. gradually evolved from shrimps D. has nothing in common with shrimps 3. The finding is significant in that _.A. it marks NASAS first Antarctic biological studyB. it

10、 proves there is marine life in the AntarcticC. it could inspire further study of life in harsh environmentsD. it shows that Lyssianasid amphipod is closely related to shrimps4. The last three paragraphs suggest that _.A. researchers will look at the places the creatures came fromB. ice scientists w

11、ill drill deeper to find more creaturesC. scientists know very little about the planet they live onD. further research will be done about what the creatures live onB Being a mother is apparently not like it was in the good old days.Todays parents yearn for the golden age that their own mothers enjoy

12、ed in the 1970s and 1980s, researchers found. Mothers have less time to themselves and feel under greater pressure to handle work and family life than the previous generation. As a result, 88 per cent said they felt guilty about the lack of time they spent with their children.The survey of 1,000 mot

13、hers also found that more than a third said they had less time to themselves than their mothers did just three hours a week or 26 minutes a day. And 64 per cent said this was because they felt they had to go out to work, while nearly a third (29 per cent) said they were under constant pressure to be

14、 the perfect mother, the report found.Other findings showed social networking and parenting websites, as well as technology such as Skype, were important in providing help and support among female communities. Kate Fox, a member of the Social Issues Research Centre, which conducted the survey for Pr

15、octer & Gamble, said: With increasing pressure on mothers to work a “double shift” to be the perfect mother as well as a wage-earner support networks are more important than ever. It comes as a separate report examining childcare in the leading industrialised nations found that working mothers i

16、n Britain spend just 81 minutes a day caring for their children as a primary activity. Mothers who stay at home, on the other hand, manage twice as much time more than two and a half hours looking after their offspring, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.Critics

17、say the pressure on women to work long hours, and leave their offspring in the hands of nurseries or childminders, is putting the well-being of their children at risk.The study also reveals that, despite the fact that more and more modern mothers go out to work, the burden of childcare still falls o

18、n them - even if their husband is not in work. A father who is not in work tends to spend just 63 minutes a day looking after his child - 18 minutes less than a mother who goes out to work. Working fathers spare less than three quarters of an hour with their children.5. What does the passage mainly

19、talk about? A. The good old days of mothers in the 1970s and 1980s. B. The great sufferings of todays children. C. The statistics of working mothers and full-time mothers. D. The big problems that todays working mothers face.6. What does the underlined phrase “yearn for” probably means _.A. hate B.

20、miss C. abandon D. control7. Which of the following problems is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Todays mothers have less time left for their children and themselves.B. The working mothers can hardly strike the balance between work and family.C. Most of the mothers can not control their husbands nowa

21、days.D. Modern fathers do not spend enough time with their children.8. From para. 4, we can infer that _. A. working mothers can seek help on line B. Skype is a very famous expert in studying social issues C. working mothers double shift is to be a wife and a mother D. Kate Fox has opened a website

22、offering help to working mothers9. What critics say means that _. A. it is wise for working mothers to put their kids in nurseries or childminders B. too much time in nurseries or childminders is bad for kids mental and physical health C. nurseries or childminders are dangerous places for children D

23、. children do not like nurseries or childminders at allCXI'AN - China's conservation work for the endangered crested ibis（朱鹮）is facing new challenges, including an increasing mortality rate due to inbreeding, and the conflict between the need to expand natural habitats and local communities&

24、#39; economic interests, bird experts have warned.The crested ibis, once widespread in Japan, China, Russia and the Korean Peninsula, almost became extinct in the first half of the 20th century.Before 1981, when seven crested ibis were accidentally found in Yangxian county, in Northwest China's

25、Shaanxi province, academics thought the species had been extinct in China for almost 17 years.Due to the huge effort put into species protection since 1981, the number of crested ibis in China has risen to an estimated 1,617, including 997 in the wild, the State Forestry Administration said at a mee

26、ting on crested ibis protection in Xi'an on Monday.However, although the ibis population exceeds 1,000, the birds are still not free from the threat of extinction, said Fang Shengguo, director of the State Conservation Center for Gene Resources of Endangered Wildlife at Zhejiang University.“Orni

27、thologists used inbreeding in the early stages of protection so that numbers of the precious birds could increase quickly, but that method had consequences,” Fang said."Studies have proved that as a result of inbreeding, crested ibis have the lowest genetic diversity of all endangered birds,&qu

28、ot; Fang said"It means a high mortality rate and more physical defects for hatched chicks." “The government should collect genetic information from all crested ibis and establish a genetic database as soon as possible, then design a scientific mating plan for the species,” Fang said.So far

29、, about 90 percent of crested ibis live in Shaanxi province, and fewer than 140 ibis live in three zoos in other parts of the country, including Beijing Zoo, according to Liu Dongping, an assistant researcher at the National Bird Banding Center of China, which is affiliated to the Chinese Academy of

30、 Forestry.The bird has lost the ability to migrate, he said, adding that if an unexpected natural disaster occurred in Shaanxi province or an infectious disease spread through the area, the ibis population could be greatly reduced.Experts also warned that the increased population of ibis, whether in

31、 the wild or in captivity, requires a larger and more varied natural habitat.Rampant hunting, the massive loss of habitat caused by deforestation and the overuse of pesticides, which killed aquatic insects on which the ibis feed, are believed to be the main reasons for the sharp reduction in the ibi

32、s population before 1981.So, in 1983, a State-level natural reserve was set up in Shaanxi province to protect the bird. But the struggle for living space between human and animal has never stopped, said Lu Baozhong, deputy director of the Shaanxi Crested Ibis Conservation Station."For example,

33、ibis often look for loaches in farmers' rice fields. Sometimes their claws trample the rice seedlings. In another case, villagers discovered some land with abundant mineral resources which happened to be a habitat for ibis," said Lu, who has devoted 30 years to ibis protection.A long-term w

34、in-win solution for ibis and local communities needs to be developed, one that would provide ecological compensation for local residents, Lu said.10.Whats the best title for the passage?A. The Rare Bird in China B. New Problems for the Crested IbisC. The Way to Save the Crested Ibis D. The Reason fo

35、r the Crested Ibiss Extinction11.Which of the following statement is TRUE ?A. The crested ibis is a native of China.B. Before 1981, the crested ibis was extinct in China.C. The crested ibis is now free from the threat of extinction.D. Most of the crested ibis are in Shaanxi province.12.Why did the e

36、xperts adopt the way of inbreeding to protect the crested ibis?A. To increase the mortality rate.B. To increase the number of the crested ibis.C. To get more physical defects for hatched chicksD. To have the lowest diversity of the endangered bird.13.What may be the reason for the reduction in the p

37、opulation of the crested ibis before 1981?A. inbreeding B. economic developmentC. over hunting D. sandstorm14.What can we learn from the passage?A. Due to our great efforts, the crested ibis lives in the wild well.B. Scientists will choose a better habitat for the crested ibis.C. The problems of the

38、 crested ibis have not been solved now.D. The government has established a genetic database of the crested ibis.DI would like to tell you a story about my uncle Theo. He is my oldest uncle, a tall, thin, grey-haired man whose thoughts are always on learning and nothing else. He is quiet, gentle and

39、absent-minded and with about as much sense as a child where money is concerned. Well, he applied a post in Camford University. It was a very good post and there were hundreds of candidates who applied for it, and about fifteen, including Theo, were asked to be interviewed. Camford is a very small to

40、wn; there is only one hotel in it, and it was so full that they had to put many of the candidates two in a room. Theo was one of these, and the man who shared the room with him was a self-confident fellow called Adams, about twenty years younger than Theo, with a loud voice, and a laugh that you cou

41、ld hear all over the hotel. But he was a clever fellow all the same and had a good post in Iscaiot College, Narkover. Well, the Dean, who was the head of the department of the University, and the committee interviewed all the candidates; and as a result of this interview, the number of the candidate

42、s was reduced to two, Uncle Theo and Adams. The committee couldnt decide which of the two to take, so they decided to make their final choice after each of the candidates had given a public lecture in the college lecture-hall. The subject they had to speak on was “The Civilization of the Ancient Sum

43、merians”; and the lecture had to be given in three days time. Well, for these three days Uncle Theo never left his room. He worked day and night at that lecture, writing it out and memorizing it, almost without eating or sleeping. Adams didnt seem to do any preparation at all. You could hear his voi

44、ce and his laughter where he had a crowd of people around him. He came to his room late at night, asked Uncle Theo how he was getting on with his lecture, and then told him how he had spent the evening playing bridge, or at the music hall. He ate like a horse and slept like a log; and Uncle Theo sat

45、 up working at his lecture. The day of the lecture arrived. They all went into the lecture hall and Theo and Adams took their seats on the platform. And then, Theo discovered, to his horror, that typewritten copy of his speech had disappeared! The Dean said they would call on the candidates on the a

46、lphabetical order, Adams first; and the despair in his heart, Theo watched Adams calmly take the stolen speech out of pocket and read it to the professors who were gathered to hear it. And how well he read it! Even Uncle Theo had to admit he couldnt have read it nearly so eloquently himself, and whe

47、n Adams finished there was a great burst of applause. Adams bowed and smiled, and sat down. Now, it was Theos turn. But what could he do? He had put everything he knew into the lecture. His mind was too much upset to put the same thoughts in another way. With a burning face he could only repeat, wor

48、d for word, in a low, dull voice, the lecture that Adams had spoken so eloquently. There was hardly any applause when he sat down. The Dean and the committee went out to decide who the successful candidate was, but everyone was sure what their decision would be. Adams leaned across to Theo and patte

49、d him on the back and said, smilingly, “Hard luck, old fellow, but after all, only one of us could win” Then the Dean and the committee came back, “Gentlemen”, the Dean said, “the candidate we have chosen is Mr. Hobdell.” Uncle Theo had won! The audience were completely taken by surprise, and the De

50、an continued, “ I think I ought to tell you how we arrived at the decision. We were all filled with admiration at the learning and eloquence of Mr. Adams. I was greatly impressed. But, you will remember, Mr. Adams read his lecture to us. When Mr. Hobdells turn came, he repeated that speech, word by

51、word from memory, though, of course, he couldnt have seen a line of it before. Now a fine memory is absolutely necessary for this post; and what a memory Mr. Hobdell must have! This is why we decided that Mr. Hobdell was exactly the man we wanted! ” As they walked out of the room, the Dean came up t

52、o Uncle Theo, who was so confused but so happy that he hardly knew whether he was standing on his head or heels; and as he shook Theos hand he said, “Congratulations, Mr. Hobdell! But, my fellow, when you are on our staff, you must be more careful and not leave valuable papers lying about!”15. Which

53、 of the followings best describes Uncle Theo?A. Good-mannered B. Modest C. Childish D. Bookish16. What do we know about the post at Camford University? A. The applicants had to sit for an examination. B. There was much competition for the post. C. The post requires a lot of teaching experience. D. T

54、he post offered quite high salary.17. Adams did not bother to do any preparation because_. A. he was quite familiar with the subject. B. he knew the committee members well. C. he had a well-thought-out plan. D. he had full confidence in himself.18. When Uncle Theos turn came, _. A. he felt so angry

55、that he couldnt see a word. B. he felt so upset that he could not remember anything. C. he had to put the same thoughts in another way. D. he had to repeat the speech, word by word from memory.19. When the committee went out to make a decision, Adams _. A. could not help feeling worried. B. could ha

56、rdly wait to show his joy. C. felt sorry for Theo and tried to cheer him up. D. felt ashamed and tried to chat with Theo.20. Theo became successful because _. A. he had a better memory than Adams. B. he was more experienced than Adams. C. the committee knew he was exactly the man they wanted. D. the

57、 committee knew Adams had copied Theos speech.参考答案14 CBCD 5-9 DBCAB 10-14 BDBCC 15-20 DBCDBC 信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。下面文章中有5处（第1 5题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、 D、E 和 F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，选项中有一项是多余选项。ALack of stone images also reflects religious beliefBArt is a good means to know about peoples faithCArtists express their feelings and opinions in their worksDPeople know more about our culture through learning art historyEArt is by all means relevant to historyFArt