【十年高考】2004-2013年全国各地高考英语试题分类汇编：科普知识类阅读理解含答案（2013高考）

【十年高考】2004-2013年全国各地高考英语试题分类汇编：科普知识类

【2004湖南卷】I）

Doyouwantto1iveanother100yearsormore?Someexpertssaythatscientificadvanceswill

onedayenablehumanstolasttensofyearsbeyondwhatisnowseenasthenaturallimitofthe

humanlifespan.

〃Ithinkweareknockingatthedoorofimmortality（永生），'saidMichaelZey,aMontclair

StateUniversitybusinessprofessorandauthoroftwobooksonthefuture.〃Ithinkby2075we

willseeitandthat'saconservativeestimate（保守的估计）.〃

AttheconferenceinSanFrancisco,DonaldLouria,aprofessoratNewJerseyMedicalSchool

inNewarksaidadvancesinusinggenesaswellasnanotechnology（纳米技术）makeit1ikelythat

humanswillliveinthefuturebeyondwhathasbeenpossibleinthepast."Thereisagreatpush

sothatpeoplecanlivefrom120to180years,“hesaid."Somehavesuggestedthatthereisno

limitandthatpeoplecouldliveto200or300or500years."

However,manyscientistswhospecializeinageingaredoubtfulaboutrtandsaythehuman

bodyisjustnotdesignedtolastpastabout120years.Evenwithhealthierlifestylesandless

disease,theysayfailureofthebrainandorganswillfinallyleadallhumanstodeath.

Scientistsalsodifferonwhatkindoflifethesuperagedmightlive.〃Itremainstobeseen

ifyoupass120,youknow;couldyoubehealthyenoughtohavegoodqualityoflife?”saidLeonard

Poon,directoroftheUniversityofGeorgiaGerontologyCentre.〃Atpresentpeoplewhocould

gettothatpointarenotingoodhealthatall.”

67.Bysaying〃weareknockingatthedoorofimmortality”,MichaelZeymeans_______

A.theybelievethatthereisnolimitofliving

B.theyaresuretofindthetruthaboutlongliving

C.theyhavegotsomeideasaboutlivingforever

D.theyareabletomakepeoplelivepastthepresentlifespan

68.DonaldLouria,sattitudetowardslonglivingisthat_______.

A.peoplecanlivefrom120to180

B.itisstilldoubtfulhowlonghumanscanlive

C.thehumanbodyisdesignedtolastpastabout120years

D.itispossibleforhumanstolivelongerinthefuture

69.Theunderlined〃it〃（paragraph4）refersto________.

A.agreatpush

B.theideaoflivingbeyondthepresent1ifespan

C.theideaoflivingfrom200to300years

D.theconservativeestimate

70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?

A.LivingLongerorNotB.Science,TechnologyandLong

Living

C.NoLimitforHumanLifeD.HealthyLifestyleandLongLiving

【答案】CDBA

【2004全国卷】B

Ifapersonforgetsnames,placesorfacts一andhastroublewitheverydaythingslikereading

orshopping-itmaynotmeanyouaregettingold.ItcouldbeAlzheimer*sdisease.Soit's

importanttoseeadoctorassoonasyoucan.

ThereisnocureforAlzheimer's.ButadrugcalledARICEPThasbeenusedbymillionsof

peopletohelptheirsymptoms（症状）.

Instudies,ARICEPThasbeenprovedtoworkforAlzheimers.Ithashelpedpeopleimprove

theirmemoryovertime.Ithasalsohelpedthemtokeepdoingeverydaythingsontheirown.

AskyourdoctorifARICEPTisrightforyouoryourlovedone.ItistheNumberOnedrug

forAlzheimer?sintheworld.Thesooneryouknowit'sAlzheimer,s,thebetterARICEPTcan

help.

ARICEPTisgoodformanybutmaynotbegoodforeveryone.Somepeoplemayexperiencenot

sleepingwell,feelingverytired,ornotwantingtoeat.Instudies,thesesideeffects

weren'tseriousatallandwentawayovertime.SomepeopletakingARICEPTmayfeellight-headed.

Inthiscaseyoushouldtellyourdoctorsbecauseyourconditionmaygetworse.

60.IfonesuffersfromAlzheimer*s,.

A.hehastroublewithhismemory

B.hecan,tdoeverydaythingsonhisown

C.heoftenforgetsthingsbecauseheisold

D.hecan,tmoveabout

61.WhatisARICEPT?

A.AmedicinetocureAlzheimer,s

B.Amedicinetodelaysignsofaging.

C.AmedicinetoreducethesymptomsofAlzheimerJs.

D.Amedicinetocurebraindamage.

62.OnewhoistakingARICEPTshouldgotoseeadoctorifhe.

A.can'tfallasleepB.feelstiredout

C.hasnodesiretoeatD.feelslikeadrunkenman

【答案】ACD

【2004天津卷】A

Monarchbutterflies（黑脉金斑蝶）areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedStates

andCanada.Theselargeorangeandblackinsects（昆虫）brightenparksandgardensastheyfly

lightlyamongtheflowers.Whatmakesmonarchsparticularlyinterestingisthattheymigrate

（迁飞）-allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.Theyarethoughttobetheonlyinsect

thatdoesthis.

Everyyearinthelatesummermonarchsbegintheirjourneytothesouth.Thoseheadingfor

MexicogofirstfortheLouisiana-Mississippiarea,thenflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointo

Texas.OnceinMexico,theysettlethemselvesinoneofaboutfifteenplacesinamountain

forestfilledwithfirtrees.Eachplaceprovidesawinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.The

butterfliesaresomanythattheyoftencoverentiretrees.Whenspringcomes,theybegintheir

longjourneynorth.

Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakestheround-tripjourneyeveryyear.

Andtheanswerisno.Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.Sooneflyingnorthmight

layeggsinLouisianaandthendie.TheeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundinKentucky;the

eggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.Thelastgenerationofthe

season,aboutthefourth,willmaketheirwaybacktoMexicoandrestartthejourney.

Scientistslearnaboutmonarchsymigrationbycatchingandmakingmarksontheinsects.

Byrecatchingamonarchwithsuchamarkandnoticingwhereitcamefrom,thenextscientist

cangettoknowthings1ikethebutterflyysageanditsrouting（路线）.

56.Oneoftheplaceswheremonarchsspendthewinteris.

A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippi

C.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas

57.Theroutingofmonarchs,migrationcanbelearned.

A.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthem

B.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountains

C.bycomparingtheirdifferentages

D.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests

58.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Migrationofmonarchs.B.Scientists'interestinmonarchs.

C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Lifeanddeathofmonarchs.

【答案】56.C57.A58.A

【2004重庆卷】D

Haveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?Youturnedaroundand,sure

enough,someonewaslookingrightatyou!

Parapsychologists（灵学家）saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhensomeoneis

lookingatthem.Toresearchwhethersucha“sixthsensevreallyexists,RobertBaker,a

psychologist（心理学家）attheUniversityofKentucky,performedtwoexperiments.

Inthefirstone,Bakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstaredatthebacks

oftheirheadsfor5to15minutes.Thesubjects（受试者）wereeating,drinking,readingstudying,

watchingTV,orworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeoplecouldnottellthathe

wassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Later,whenhequestionedthesubjects,almost

allofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.

Forthesecondexperiment,Bakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfromtime

totimefrombehindatwowaymirrorinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedownwhen

theyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren,t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjectswere

nobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheyweren,t.Bakerfoundthatthesubjects

werenobetterattellingwhentheywerestartedatthaniftheyhadjustguessed.

Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey'rebeingstaredat.If

peopledoubttheoutcomeofhistwoexperiments,saidBaker,“Isuggesttheyrepeatthe

experimentsandseeforthemselves.”

68.Thepurposeofthetwoexperimentsisto.

A.explainwheneoplecanhaveasixthsense

B.showhowpeopleactwhilebeingwatchedinthelab

C.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredat

D.provewhyhumanshaveasixthsense

69.Inthefirstexperiment,thesubjects.

A.werenottoldthattheywou1dbestaredat

B.losttheirsensewhentheywerestaredat

C.werenotsurewhentheywouldbestaredat

D.wereuncomfortablewhentheywerestaredat

70.Theunderlinedword“outcome“inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans.

A.valuB.resultC.performanceD.connection

71.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Peoplearebornwithasixthsense.

B.Theexperimentssupportparapsychologists*idea.

C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.

D.Peoplehaveasixthsenceinpublicplaces.

【答案】CABC

Passage72

（05•全国n、全国HID篇）

Youmightthinkthat“globalwarming"meansnothingmorethanariseintheworld'stemperatureButrising

sealevelscausedbyithaveresultedinthefirstevacuation（撤离）ofanislandnation-thecitizensofTuvaluwill

havetoleavetheirhomeland.

Duringthe20thcentury,sealevelrose8-12inches.Asaresult.Tuvaluhasexperiencedlowlandfloodingof

saltwaterwhichhaspollutedthecountry'sdrinkingwater.

PaaniLaupepa,aTuvaluangovernmentofficial/eportedtotheEarthPolicyInstitutethatthenation

sufferedanunusauallyhighnumberoffiercestormsinthepasttenyears.Manyscientistsconnecthighersurface

watertemperaturesresultingfromglobalwarmingtogreaterandmoredamagingtorms.

LaupepaexpresseddissatisfactionwiththeUnitedStatesforrefusingtosigntheKyotoProtocol,an

internationalagreementcallingforindustrializednationstoreducetheirgreenhousegasemissions（导致主口室效

应的气体排放）,whichareamaincauseofglobalwarming."Byrefusingtosigntheagreement,theUShas

effectivelytakenawaythefreedomoffuturegenerationsofTuvaluanstolivewheretheirforefathershavelived

forthousandsofyears/LaupepatoldtheBBC.

TuvaluhasaskedAustraliaandNewZealandtoallowthegradualmoveofitspeopletobothcountries.

Tuvaluisnottheonlycountrythatisvulnerable（易受影响的）torisingsealevels.Maumoon

GayoonpresidentoftheMaldives,toldtheUnitedNationsthatglobalwarminghasmadehiscountryof311,000

an""endangerednation”.

54.Thetextismainlyabout.

A.rapidchangesinearth'stemperature

B.badeffectsofglobalwarming

C.movingofacountrytoanewplace

D.reasonsforlowlandflooding

55.Accordingtoscientists,theDIRECTcauseofmoreandfiercerstormsis.

A.greenhousegasemissionsinindustrializednations

B.highersurfacewatertemperaturesofthesea

C.continuousglobalwarming

D.risingsealevels

56.LaupepawasnotsatisfiedwiththeUnitedStatesbecauseitdidnot.

A.agreetoreduceitsgreenhousegasemissions

B.signanagreementwithTuvalu

C.allowTuvaluanstomovetotheUS

D.believetheproblemsfacingTuvaluwerereal

57.ThecountrywhosesituationissimilartothatofTuvaluis.

A.AustraliaB.NewZealanC.theMaldivesD.theUnitedStates

答案54.A55.A56.D57.B

Passage73

（05•天津D篇）

ThesceneintheHollywoodmovieTheDayAfterTomorrow,whemglobalwarmingcouldsoonturntheglobal

climate（气候）intoanewiceage,mayneveroccur;accordingtonewresearch.

Thenexticeagecouldbe15,000yearsaway,sayEuropeanscientistswholastmonthannouncedacontinuous

recordof7.40,000yearsofclimatedata（数据）obtainedfromtheAntarcticice.

Scientistsfrom10nationshavenowalmostcompletelydrilledthrougha3,000-meter.depthoficehighinthe

Antarcticmainland.Theyfigureoutthattheareawheresummertemperaturescanfallto-40℃,hasatleast

900,000yearsofsnowfalls,,keptasneatlyasthegrowthringsofatree.Andtheiceandaircaughtineach

layer（层）havebeguntoanswerquestionsabouttheclimatesinthepast..

Theresultsshowthattherehavebeeneighticeagesinthepast740,000yearsandeightwarmerperiods.And

bycomparingthepatternofglobalconditionstodaywiththoseofthepast,theresearchersreportedinNature

thatthepresentwarmperiodcouldlastanother15,000years.

Researchsuggeststhatthereisaverycloseconnectionbetweengreenhousegaslevelsandglobalaverage

temperatures.Italsoshowsthatcarbondioxide（二氧化碳）levelsarethehighestforatleast440,000years.

"Ifpeoplesaytoyou:thegreenhouseeffectisagoodthingbecausewewouldgointoaniceageotherwise,

ourdatasayno,anewiceageisnothangingoverourheads/saidEricWolfffromtheBritishAntarcticSurvey.

"Nowwehaveeightexamplesofhowtheclimategoesinandoutoficeages...andyoucanlearnwhattherules

arethatgointotheclimatemodelsthattellusaboutthefuture."

Scientistsfoundthatwhenevertemperaturesroseinthefrozenrecord,sodidcarbondioxide

level."In440,000yearswehaveneverseengreenhousegasgetasthickasitistoday/*saidDr

Wolff.

48.IndrillingthroughtheiceinAntarctica,scientists,havefoundthat.

A.thelowesttemperaturethereis-40℃

B.thedepthoficeis3,000meters

C.theicehasexistedfor15,000years

D.snowfallsarekeptincertainpatterns

49.Theinformationoftheglobalclimateconditionsinthepastcanbeobtainedthrough.

A.separatingcarbondioxidefromtheair

B.examiningthegrowthringsoftrees

C.comparingtemperaturesindifferentareas

D.studyingtheiceandaircaughtineachlayer

50.WecaninferfromEricWolff'swordsthat.

A.thereissomethingwrongwiththedata

B.greenhouseeffectisalwaysabadthing

C.anewiceagewillnotcomeinthenearfuture

D.greenhousegaswillgetthickinthefuture

51.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ResearchovertheAntarcticarea.

B.Warmperiodtolastabout15,000years.

C.Reportontheeighticeagesinthepast.

D.Hollywoodmoviesandtheglobalclimate.

答案48.D49,D50.C51.B

Passage74

（05•山东E篇）

AdevicethatstopsdriversfromfallingasleepatthewheelisabouttoundergotestingatDepartmentof

Transportlaboratoriesandcouldgoonsalewithin12months.

Thesystem,calleddriverAlert,aimstoreducedeadlyroadaccidentsby20%―40%thatarecausedby

tiredness.Airlinepilotscanalsouseittoreducethe30%ofallpilot-erroraccidentsthatarerelatedtofatigue.

DriverAlertisbasedonacomputerizedwristband.Thedevice,wornbydriversorpilotsgivesoutasound

abouteveryfourminutesduringacarjourney.Aftereachsoundthedrivermustrespondbysqueezingthesteering

wheel（方向盘）.Asensorinthewristbanddetectsthispressingactionandmeasuresthetimebetweenthesound

andthedriver'sresponse.

Tirednessisdirectlyrelatedtoadriver'sresponsetime.Usually,awatchfuldriverwouldtakeabout400

millisecondstorespond,butoncethatfallstomorethan500milliseconds,itsuggeststhatthedriverisgetting

sleepy.

Insuchcasesthedevicegivesoutmoreregularandloudersounds,showingthatthedrivershouldopena

windoworstopforarest.Ifthedriver'sresponsecontinuestoslowdown,thesoundsbecomemorefrequentuntil

anonstopalarmwarmsthatthedrivermuststopassoonaspossible.

Thedevicehasbeendeliveredtothedepartment'slaboratoriesfortesting.Ifthesetests,scheduledforsix

months?time,aresuccessful,themarkerswillbringtheproducttomarketwithinaboutayear.

72.Accordingtothetext,DriverAlert.

A.aimstoreducetiredness-relatedaccidents

B.hasgonethroughtestingatlaboratories

C.aimstopreventdriversfromsleeping

D.hasbeenonsalefor12months

73.HowshouldadriverrespondtothesoundsfromDriverAlert?

A.BysoundingawarningB.Bytouchingthewristband

C.BycheckingthedrivingtimeD.Bypressingthesteeringwheel

74.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthedriverneedstostopforabreakwhenhisresponsetimeis

A.About400millisecondsB.below500milliseconds

C.over500millisecondsD.about400minutes

75.Whenthedrivergetssleepywhiledriving,DriverAlert.

A.movesmoreregularly

B.stopsworkingproperly

C.opensthewindowforthedriver

D.soundsmorefrequentlyandloudly

答案72.A73.D74.C75.D

Passage75

（05•江苏D篇）

Animalscanmovefromplacetoplace,butplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattack,it

canrunawayorfightback..Plantscertainlycannotrunaway,andtheylackteethandclaws.But

plantscandefendthemselvesbyusingbothphysicalandchemicalmeans.

Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.Forexample,theleavesofthehollyplanthave

sharpspines（刺）thatdiscouragegrass-eatinganimals.Hollyleavesonlowerbrancheshavemorespinesthan

leavesonupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesareeasierformostanimalstoreach..

Someplants,suchastheoaktree,havethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Some

grassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal'steeth.

Manyplantsalsohavechemicaldefenses.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorcausean

unpleasantreaction.Someplantsmayfightagainstanattackbyincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.

Whenacaterpillar（毛虫）bitesatobaccoleaf,theleafproducesachemicalmessenger.Thismessengersendsto

therootstheinformationtoproducemorenicotine.Thehigherlevelsofnicotinediscouragethecaterpillar.

Manyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemicaldefenses.AcertainplantinChina,for

instance,hasprickly（多刺的）leaves,andeachpricklecontainspoisonousvenom（毒液）Asingleexperiencewith

thiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitinthefuture.

68.Thehollyplanthasmorespinesonthelowerleavesbecausemostanimals.

A.arenottallenoughB.likethelowerleavesonly

C.arenotcleverenoughD.cangetthelowerleaveseasily

69.Todefendthemselves,oaktreesuse.

A.chemicalmeansB.physicalmeans

C.bitterchemicalsD.sandymaterials

70.Howdoestobaccoprotectitselfagainstanattackfromacaterpillar?

A.Itsleavesfightagainsttheattackbyphysicalmeans.

B.Itsrootssendamessengertodiscouragethecaterpillar.

C.Itsrootsincreasetheproductionofnicotinewhenitisattacked.

D.Itsleavesproducepoisonoussandtodrivethecaterpillaraway.

71.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.PlantsandAnimalsB.HowPlantsDefendThemselves

C.AttacksandDefensesD.HowAnimalsEatPlantLeaves

答案68.D69.B70.C71,B

Passage76

（05•浙江B篇）

SpecialBridgesHelpAnimalsCrosstheRoad

ReportedbySheilaCarrick

Whydidthechickencrosstheroad?Togettotheotherside.

Mostpeopleknowthisjoke.Butrecently,somepeoplehavebeenmuchmoreconcernedwithhowthe

grizzlybearandmountainlioncancrosstheroad.

MillionsofanimalsdieeachyearonU.S.roads,theFederalHighwayAdministrationreports.Infact,only

about80ocelots,anendangeredwildcat,existintheU.S.today.Themainreason?Roadkill.

"Ecopassages"mayhelpanimalscrosstheroadwithoutbeinghitbycars.Theyarepathsbothoverand

underroads."Theseecopassagescanbeextremelyuseful,sothatwildlifecanavoidhumanconflicts,"saidJodi

HiltyoftheWildlifeConservationSociety.

Butdoanimalsactuallyusetheecopassages?Theanswerisyes.PaulBeierofNorthernArizonaUniversity

foundfootmarksleftbymountainlionsonanecopassagethatwentunderahighway.Thisshowedthatthelion

usedthepassage.

Buildersofsomeecopassagestrytomakethemlooklikeanaturalpartofanareabyplantingtreesonand

aroundthem.Animalsseemtobecatchingon.Animalsasdifferentassalamandersandgrizzlybearsareusing

thebridgesandunderpasses.

Thenexttimeyouvisitaparkordrivethroughanareawithalotofwildlife,lookaround.Youmightseean

animaloverpass!

45.Thewriterusestheexampleof“ocelots“toshowthat.

A.wildanimalshavebecomemoredangerous

B.thedrivingconditionshaveimprovedgreatly

C.themeasureforprotectingwildlifefailstowork

D.anincreasingnumberofanimalsarekilledinroadaccidents

46.Fromthenewsstory,weknowanecopassageis.

A.anundergroundpathforcarsB.afencebuiltforthesafetyofthearea

C.abridgeforanimalstogetoverariverD.apassforanimalstocrosstheroad

47.Whenthewritersaysthatanimalsseem“tobecatchingon”,hemeans.

A.animalsbegintorealizethedangersontheroad

B.animalsbegintolearntouseecopassages

C.animalsarecrossingtheroadingroups

D.animalsareincreasinginnumber

48.Thewriterasksvisitorsanddriverstolookaroundwhentravelingbecause.

A.wildanimalsmayattackcarsB.wildanimalsmayjamtheroad

C.theymayseewildanimalsintheparkD.theymayseewildanimalsonecopassages

答案45.D46.D47.B48.D

Passage77

（05•福建C篇）

WalkthroughtheAmazonrainforesttodayandyouwillfinditissteamy,warm,dampandthick.Butifyou

hadbeenaround15,000yearsago,duringthelasticeage,wouldithavebeenthesame?Formorethan30years,

scientistshavebeenarguingabouthowrainforestsliketheAmazonmighthavereacted（反应）tothecold,dry

climatesoftheiceages,butuntilnow,noonehasreachedasatisfyinganswer.

RainforestsliketheAmazonareimportantformoppingupCO2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtoslow

globalwarming.CurrentlythetreesintheAmazontakeinaround500milliontonnesofCO2eachyear;equalto

thetotalamountofCO2givingoffintheUKeachyear.ButhowwilltheAmazonreacttofutureclimatechange?If

itgetsdrier,willitstillsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownCO2?Scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearnin

advancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimate

changeinthepast.

Unfortunately,gettingintotheAmazonrainforestandcollectinginformationareverydifficult.Tostudypast

climatescientistsneedtolookatfossilizedpollen,keptinlakemuds.Goingbacktothelasticeagemeans

drillingdeepdownintolakesediments（沉淀物）,whichrequiresspecializedequipmentandheavy

machinery.Thereareveryfewroadsandpaths,orplacestolandhelicoptersandaeroplanes.Riverstendtobe

theeasiestwaytoentertheforest,butthisstillleavesvastareasbetweentheriverscompletelyunsampled（未取

样）.Sofar,onlyahandfulofcoreshavebeendrilledthatgobacktothelasticeageandnoneofthemprovide

enoughinformationtoprovehowtheAmazonrainforestreactstoclimatechange.

64.Theunderlinedphrase"moppingup"inthesecondparagraphmeans.

A.cleaningupB.takinginC.wipingoutD.givingout

65.HowwilltheAmazonrainforestreacttofutureclimatechange?

A.ItllgetdrierandcontinuetoremoveCO2•

B.It'llremainsteamy,warm,dampandthick.

C.Itllgetwarmerandthencolderanddrier.

D.Thereisnoexactansweruptopresent.

66.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.It'simportanttodrilldeepdownintolakesedimentstocollectinformation.

B.It'simpossibletoprovehowclimatechangesintheAmazonrainforest.

C.It'shardtocollectinformationforstudiesofthepastclimateintheAmazonrainforest.

D.It'snecessarytohavespecializedequipmentandmachinerytostudythepastclimate.

67.Thebesttitleforthispassagemayprobablybe.

A.StudiesoftheAmazonB.ClimatesoftheAmazon

C.SecretsoftheRainforestsD.ChangesoftheRainforests

答案64.B65.D66.C67.C

Passage78

（05•辽宁A篇）

Whenbuildinghouses,peopleusedtothinkaboutnotonlytheclimateoftheareasbutalsothebuilding

materialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses.However;sinceelectricitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,people

begantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycould

findtoprotecttheirhousesfrombothcoldandheat.

Now,housesofanoldyetnewtypehavebeenwidelybuilt.Insomepartsoftheworld,peoplesharetheir

houseswiththeirlivestock（家畜）,Duringcoldweather;theygathert