2022届高考英语一轮复习阅读理解专项训练（十三）

★A

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.

ScientistsinthePhilippinesareworkingtomakechangestorice.Theyhope

thesechangeswillhelpsolveoneoftheworld'sbiggesthealthproblems:thelackof

VitaminA.

Itiscalled"goldenrice"becausethericeisyellow.Ithasbeengenetically（基因

方面）changed,toproducebetacarotene（胡萝卜素）,aformofVitaminA.

Opponentsofgeneticallychangedfoods-includingtheenvironmentalgroup

Greenpeace-donotlikewhatthescientistsaredoing.Butsupportersofgoldenrice

sayitcouldhelpsaveasmanyastwomillionlivesayear.Youngchildrenand

pregnantwomencandiefromVitaminAlack.

VitaminAismissingfromthefoodofmillionsofpeopleinthedeveloping

world.Thelackistheleadingcauseofchildhoodblindness.Itisapublichealth

probleminhalfofallcountries,includingmanyinAfricaandSoutheastAsia.

Largecompaniesdoproducesomegeneticallychangedcrops.Theygainlegal

controloftheplantproductionthroughpatents（特许）.ButinthePhilippines,

governmentanddonor（捐赠人）moneyisbeingusedtodevelopgoldenrice.These

groupshopefarmersthroughoutthedevelopingworldwillsomedaygrowit.They

hopeitwillhelpsolveaproblemthatmanyscientistsbelieveisasseriousasmalaria

（疟疾）.

DanielOcampoisaSoutheastAsiaagricultureexpertforGreenpeaceinManila.

Hearguesthatgoldenriceisstillnotreadyasafoodforhumansafter20yearsof

research.Hesaysitcouldbemoredangerousthanitssupporterswilladmit.

TheInternationalRiceResearchInstituteinthePhilippineshasbeen

experimentingwithgoldenricefornineyears.Itsaysithasmoreworktodobefore

thericecanbeeatenbyhumans.

1.What'sspecialaboutgoldenrice?

A,It'saformofVitaminA.

B.It'sproducedinthePhilippines.

C.Ifsgeneticallychanged.

D.Itsolvesmanyhealthproblems.

D2.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?

A.TwomillionpeoplearesavedfromlackofVitaminAeachyear.

B.TheGreenpeacehopestousethegoldenricetosavepeople.

C.Scientistshaveusedgoldenricetosaveofmillionsoflives.

D.TwomillionpeoplelosetheirlivesforlackofVitaminAayear.

3.ThelackofVitaminAmaycausechildrento.

A.becomeblind

B.havemalaria

C・growslowly

D.growfast

4.Theexperimentwithgoldenriceis.

A.verysuccessful

B.hopefullycontinued

C・stillmeaningless

D,wellaccepted

5.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Nogeneticallychangedcropsarelegallyproduced.

B.Goldenricewillbereadyasafoodforhumansin20years.

C.Somegeneticallychangedcropshavecomeintopeople'sfood.

D,Goldenriceandsomeothersimilarcropsareallowedtobegrownfreely.

★B

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.

Coca-Colahasagreedtoputaredwarninglogoonitscanstoindicatehighsugar

contentfollowingaU-turnbybosses.Thecompanyhasdecidedtoadoptthecolor

codedsystemoftrafficlightlabels,whichisdesignedtohelpconsumersidentify

healthyproductsandimprovetheirdiet.

Coca-Cola,likemanyotherinternationalbrands,haslongfoughtagainsttheuse

ofcolorcodedlabels,largelybecausetheydidnotwantaredwarninglogooncans

andbottles.However,ithasnowdecidedtofallintoline,notleastbecausesalesofits

fullsugaroriginalversionsareactuallywellbelowthoseforitshealthieralternatives,

CokeZeroandDietCoke.Thetrafficlightlabelingsystemusesred,amberandgreen

onafrontofpacknutritionlabeltoidentifywhetherproductsarehighmediumorlow

insugar,fat,andsalt.

Thecompanysaiditsadoptionofthenewlabelswereconsistentwitha

commitmenttoprovideconsumerswithtransparentnutritioninformationonthefront

ofitspacks.JonWoods,generalmanagerofCoca-ColaUKandIreland,said:'We

carefullyconsideredthenewschemewhenitwasannouncedlastyearbutdecidedto

continuewiththesingle-colorGDA(guidelinedailyamounts)systemthatwastried

andtestedacrossEurope/

“Wehavemonitoredthelabelingschemesinceitstartedtoappearin-storeand

askedshoppersinGreatBritainfortheirviewsJhesaid,“OurUKconsumershave

toldustheywantasingle,consistentfront-of-packlabelingschemeacrossallfood

anddrinkproductstohelpthemmaketherightchoicesforthemandtheirfamilies.

Wehavethereforedecidedtoputthenewschemeonourpackshere.^^

PublicHealthMinisterJaneEllisonsaid:"IamdelightedthatCoca-ColaGreat

BritainhasadoptedthisGovernmenfsvoluntaryfront-of-packlabelingscheme.It

willhelpconsumersmakeinformedchoicesandleadahealthierlifestyle.Wewantall

businessestogivepeopleclearandconsistentinformationabouttheirfoodand

drink.”

Thenewlabelswillappearonpacksinstoreswithinthefirsthalfofnextyear.

1.Whatdoesamberrepresentinthetrafficlabelingsystemintermsofnutrition?

A.High.

B.Low.

C.Full.

D.Medium.

2.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A,CocaColaproductscontainlesssugarthanhealthlevel.

B.UKconsumersforcedCocaColatousetheredwarning.

C.ThereisaU-turninthedesignoftheredwarningofCocaColaproducts.

D.Manycompaniesareunwillingtousetheredwarning.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrasemostprobablymeaninthesecondparagraph?

A,Waittodosth..

B.Agreetodosth..

C.Beforcedtodosth.

D.Hesitatetodosth.

4.WhatdotheUKcustomersthinkaboutthelabelingscheme?

A.Withtheschemetheycanmakethecorrectchoices.

B.Withtheschemetheywillbeclearabouthealthierlifestyles.

C.Theywillbedelightedtobeinformedofthenutritionoffoodanddrinks.

D.Theywishtohaveasingleandconsistentlabelingscheme.

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A,CocaColaAcceptsUKCustomers9Advice.

B.TheRedWarningLogoMeansMuchtoCocaCola.

C.CocaColaFinallyDecidestoUsetheRedWarningLogo.

D.BusinessesUseTrafficLightLabelingSystem.

★C

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.

AswinterweathercontinuestoimpactCacheValley,manyparentswereleft

wonderingwhyschoolsremainedopenedafterrecentstorms."Ourmostimportant

considerationisthesafetyofouremployeesandourstudents,LoganCitySchool

DistrictCommunicationsSpecialistShanaLonghurstsaidinresponseto

thoseconcerns.

CacheCountyandLoganCitySchoolDistrictsworkasteamscloselymonitoring

theweatheraswellasroadconditionsandotherfactorstodeterminewhetherornotto

closeschools,startlateorletstudentsleaveschoolearly."It'saboutanexactscience

aspredictingtheweatheris,“CCSDTransportationDepartmentSupervisorWayne

Reesesaid.“Wetrytogatherasmuchinformationaswecan.^^Reesesaidthe

transportationdepartmentcloselymonitorsweathersourcesbutpaysparticular

attentiontotheNationalWeatherService,takingintoconsiderationfactorssuchas

snowfall,temperature,windandthetimingofthestorm.

Oncethedepartmentgathersweatherinformation,theygetincontactwithcity,

countyandstateroadcrewstodetermineiftheywillhaveenoughtimetoclearthe

roadsandmakeitpossibleforstudentsandstafftomakeitsafelytoschool.atWhatwe

areconcernedisthatweshouldmakethestudentssafe.Asyoucanimagine,it's

difficulttomakeadecisionthatfitsall18,000ofourstudents9situation/9CCSD

PublicInformationOfficerTimSmithsaid.

Thedistrictsattempttoinformparentswhetheritwillbeanormalschoolday,a

latestartorasnowdayby6a.m.soparentscanmakethebestdecisionbasedontheir

circumstance.Bothdistrictsrecognizetheremaybesomelocalcircumstanceswhere

parentsmightdecidetokeeptheirchildrenhomeduetoconcernsofsafety.Ifparents

decidetokeeptheirchildrenhomeduetoweather-relatedissues,theabsencewillbe

excused,andtheteacherswillworkwiththestudentstomakeupassignments.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“concerns”inParagraph1referto?

A.Theimpactsofthebadwinterweather.

B.Parents9worriesaboutschools9continuedopennessafterstorms.

C.PotentialsafetyhazardsoftheschoolsinCacheValley.

D.Damagesoftheschooldistrictscausedbyrecentstorms.

2.Whatcan'twegetfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Thetwoschooldistrictsarecooperatingclosely.

B.Thetwoschooldistrictsattachgreatimportancetostudents9safety.

C.WayneReeseisanofficerfromtheCCSDTransportationDepartment.

D,TheTransportationDepartmentmonitorsweatheronlyrelyingonthe

NationalWeatherService.

3.Howaretheofficialsofthementioneddepartmentsinthepassage?

A・Theyareselfish.

B.Theyareresponsible.

C.Theyarearrogant.

D.Theyaregreedy.

4.Whatwillhappenifastudentiskepthomebyparentsbecauseofthelocallybad

weather?

A.Theteacherwillpunishhim.

B.Hewillnotcatchupwithothers.

C.Hewillbeaskedtowriteanoteforleave.

D.Theteacherwillforgivehimandmakeupthemissinglessonsforhim.

★D

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案.

HeavyrainandstrongwindsaretostrikeBritaintoday,forecasterssaid.The

chancesofHunicaneBerthawhichcreatesachainofdisastersacrossthecountry

weregrowing.

TheMetOfficehasissueda“yellow“weatherwarningtomostofBritain

tomorrow,whiletheBritishRedCrosstodaysaidtheyarewellpreparedforanyhelp

neededandhavecalledforhundredsofvolunteerstohelpanyoneaffectedbythe

weather.

HurricaneBerthaformedinthewarmwatersoftheCaribbeanlastweekend,

beatingtheDominicanRepublic,theBahamasandtheTurksandCaicosIslandswith

windsofupto90mph.Thehurricanehasleftthousandsofhomeswithoutpower.It

hasnowbeenloweredtoan'Atlanticstorm\losingpowerasittravels.

Andtoday,manypartsofthecountrywereaffectedbyrisingflood.Several

streetsareleftunderwaterandpeoplearemovedawayfromtheirhomesinthe

LincolnshiretownofLouth,whilethepouringrainalsocausedroadstobecoveredby

waterinMaidstone,Kent.

LincolnshirePolicesaidthatareasaffectedbyheavyrainsinLouthtoday

includedChurchStreet,EastfieldRoad,KeddingtonRoadandHomcastleRoad.

EnvironmentAgencyfloodriskmanager,CraigWoolhouse,said,"Heavyrain

onSundaymayleadtofloodinsomepartsofEnglandandWales.OnSundayand

Mondayhighspringtidesandstrongwesterlywindswillattack.Theywillbringarisk

oflargewavesandpossiblefloodingtotheSouthWestcoastofEnglandandalong

theSevernEstuary."

“Ifyou'retravellingtoorfromholidaythencheckyourfloodriskbeforesetting

offanddon'tdrivethroughfloodwaters/9warnsMrWoolhouse.

Althoughtodayislikelytohavebeenawash-outformany,forecasterssaid

tomorrowisexpectedtobeamorepleasantday,withcloudandsomesunshine,yet

alsoariskofsummershowers.

1.WhatdidtheBritishRedCrossdotodealwiththeterribleweather?

A.Savingpeoplefromthefloodcausedbythehurricane.

B.Callingforvolunteerstoprovide