2016届高考英语暑假阅读理解检测题3

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。PLAYAGRANDE,COSTARICA?ThisresorttownwaslongknownforLeatherbackSeaTurtle(Withleatherbacksthreatenedwithextinction(灭绝),PlayaGrande’sturtlemuseumwasabandonedthreeyearsagoandnowsitsamongaseaofweeds.AndthebeachsideticketofficeforturtletourswaswashedawaybyahightideinSeptember.“Wedonotpromotethatasaturtletourismdestinationanymorebecausewerealizetherearefartoofewturtlestoplease,”saidAlvaroFonseca,aparkranger(管理员).Evenbeforescientistsfoundtemperaturesgoingupoverthepastdecade,seaturtleswerethreatenedbybeachdevelopment,driftnetfishingandCostaRicansinterestineatingturtleeggs.ButclimatechangemaycausethemostseriousharmtoananimalthathaslivedinthePacificfor150millionyears.Seaturtlesaresensitivetonumerouseffectsofwarming.Theyfeedonreefs,whicharedyinginhotterseas.Theylayeggsonbeachesthatarebeingcoveredbyrisingseasandmoreviolentwaves.Moreuniquelytheirgender(性别)isdetermined,notbygenesbutbytheegg’stemperatureduringdevelopment.Smallrisesinbeachtemperaturescanresultinail-femalepopulations,obviouslyproblematicforsurvival.Ifthesandaroundtheeggshits30degreesCelsius,thegenderbalanceshitstofemales:atabout32degreestheyareallfemale.Above34,yougetboiledeggs.Onsomenestingbeaches,scientistsareartificiallycoolingnestswithshadeorirrigationandtryingtoprotectbroaderareasofcoastalpropertyfromdevelopmenttoensurethatturtleshaveaplacetonestastheseasrise.1.Whydoestheresorttownstoppromotingit’sturtletourism?A.Itdecidesnottodisturbtheturtles’normallife.B.Touristshavelostinterestinwatchingturtles.C.Thereareonlyveryfewturtlesnow.D.Theturtlemuseumwasdestroyedbyahightide.2.Whichofthefollowingisthemajorfactorintheturtlesendangerment?A.Thelocalseatinghabit.B.Driftnetfishing.C.Beachdevelopment.D.Globalwarming.3.Welearnfromthelastparagraphthatscientists.A.aredoingresearchontheseariseB.aremovingturtlestonewhomesC.areprotectingturtles’nestsD.aregettingridofseaweeds4.Thepassageintendsto.A.introduceaspecialkindofseaturtleB.explainthemysteryofturtles’eggsC.showthedangersacertainkindofturtleisfacingD.attractmorevisitorstoaseaturtlemuseum【参考答案】1—4、CDCC【2013界广东深圳市第二次调研考试】Sincethebeginningoftheyear,smoghascoveredpartsofNorthChina.InJanuary,Beijingsawonlyfivedayswithoutsmog.TherisingPM2.5readingsterrifiedmanypeople,andsomehealthexpertssaidthatwheneverthesmoggetsserious,hospitalsreceivemorepatientssufferingacuterespiratory（呼吸系统）andheartdiseases.Later,newsofpollutedundergroundwaterinsomeprovincesscaredpeoplewhowonderedwhetherthewatertheydrinkissafe.Sotheneedtoemphasizeenvironmentalprotectionwhiledevelopingtheeconomyisheardeverywhere.Smogespeciallyisacommonconcern.Likeapopularonlinepostsaid,airmaybetheonlythingthatisequalforeveryone,despiteyourincomeorvocation.Peoplewithhigherincomesareabletodrinkonlybottledspringwaterandeatonlyorganicfoodbypayinghigherprices,buttheybreathethesameairaseveryoneelse.AtameetingonMonday,manyRepresentativeshaveexpressedtheirconcernsabouttheairquality,too.OnetalkedabouthisexperienceinBeijing.“Aftertakingataxifromthecapitalairporttomyhotel,whichtookaboutanhour,Iwashedmynoseandfoundtheinsideofmynosewasblack.Weshouldaskourselvesthisquestion:Whydowewanttodevelop?It'sforlivingabetterlife.Dirtyairisdefinitelynotabetterlife,"hesaid.Chinaneedstodevelopitseconomyandinvest(投资)inhigh-tech.EveryChinesewantsastrongcountry.Butwithoutbluesky,cleanwaterandsafefood,theachievementsintheeconomywillbecomemeaningless.SpacetechnologiesarenottobedevelopedforbuildingabaseonMarssothatonedayallhumanbeingscanmigratetotheredplanetbecausetheyhavedestroyedEarth.WhatthepublicwantsisastrongandbeautifulChina.PresidentHuJintaospokeatthe18thPartyCongresslastNovembersayingthatgreateffortsmustbemadetopromoteecologicalprogressandbuildabeautifulChina.Thewordshaveshownthecentralgovernment'sresolutiontoaddresstheenvironmentissue.41．Theeffectofsmogdoesn’tinclude.A．therisingofPM2.5readings B．morepeoplesufferingdiseasesC．theincreaseofpeople’sincome D．patientsincreasedinhospital【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据TherisingPM2.5readingsterrifiedmanypeople,andsomehealthexpertssaidthatwheneverthesmoggetsserious,hospitalsreceivemorepatientssufferingacuterespiratory（呼吸系统）andheartdiseases.烟雾引起PM的指数的增加，人们患病的人增多因而医院的病人增多，人们的收入的增加并不是由于烟雾的影响，故选C。42．Whysmoghasbecomeacommonconcern?A．Becausepeoplehavetopayhigherprices.B．Becausenobodycanavoidit.C．Becausewehavetodevelopindustry.D．Becauseapopularonline-postdiscussedit.【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据Smogespeciallyisacommonconcern.及theybreathethesameairaseveryoneelse.因为每一个都需呼吸有烟雾是任何人都避免不了的事情，故选B。43．TomakeChinastrongerwehavetodevelopeconomy,but.A．wehavetosacrificeairastheprice B．thedirtyairisnotwhatwewantC．ecologicalprogresscanbeignored D．thesmogistheonlybyproduct【答案】B【解析】细节理解题。根据WhatthepublicwantsisastrongandbeautifulChina.我们为了发展经济使中国变得更加强大，但是不能牺牲我们的空气的质量，故选B。44．Theunderlinedword“they”inparagraph6refersto.A．humanbeings B．otherplantsC．spacetechnologies D．industrialdevelopment【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据sothatonedayallhumanbeingscanmigratetotheredplanetbecausetheyhavedestroyedEarth.这里用代词代替前面出现的名词humanbeings，故选A。45．Fromthelasttwoparagraphswecaninferthat.A．high-techcancompletelysolvetheproblemofpollutionB．spacetechnologiesshouldbedevelopedinalargescaleC．wecanmovetotheMarsaftertheearthhasbeendestroyedD．wemustprotecttheenvironmentwhiledevelopingeconomy【答案】D【解析】推理判断题。根据Thewordshaveshownthecentralgovernment'sresolutiontoaddresstheenvironmentissue.当发展经济的时候我们要保护环境，故选D。PassageTwenty-nine(MenAreCarryingonaSex-fight)

Thisissupposedtobeanenlightenedage,butyouwouldn’tthinkofifyoucouldheatwhattheaveragemanthinksoftheaveragewoman/Womenwontheirindependenceyearsago.Afteralong,bitterstruggle,theynowenjoythesameeducationalopportunitiesasmeninmostpartsoftheworld.Theyhaveprovedrepeatedlythattheyareequalandoftensuperiortomeninalmosteveryfield.Thehard-foughtbattleforrecognitionhasbeenwon,butitisbynomeansover.Itismen,notwomenwhostillcarryonthesexwarbecausetheirattituderemainsbasicallyhostile.Eveninthemostprogressivesocieties,womencontinuetoberegardedassecond-ratecitizens.Tohearsomementalk,you’dthinkthatwomenbelongedtoadifferentspecies!

Onthesurface,thecommentsmadebymenaboutwomen’sabilitiesseemlight-hearted.Thesametiredjokesaboutwomendriversarerepeateddayin,dayout.Thisapparentlight-heartednessdosenotconcealtherealcontemptthatmenfeelforwomen.Howevermuchmensneeratwomen,theirclaimstosuperiorityarenotborneoutbystatistics.Let’sconsiderthematterofdriving,forinstance.Weallknowthatwomencausefarfeweraccidentsthanmen.Theyaretooconscientiousandresponsibletodrivelikemaniacs.Butthisisaminorquibble.Womenhavesucceededinanyjobyoucaretoname.Aspoliticians,soldiers,doctors,factory-hands,universityprofessors,farmers,companydirectors,lawyers,bus-conductors,scientistsandpresidentsofcountriestheyhaveoftenputmentoshame.Andwemustrememberthattheyfrequentlysucceedbrilliantlyinallthesefieldsinadditiontobearingandrearingchildren.

Yetmengoonmaintainingthefictionthattherearemanyjobswomencan’tdonTop-levelpoliticalnegotiationbetweencountries,businessandbankingarealmostentirelycontrolledbymen,whojealouslyguardtheirso-called‘rights’.EveninotherwiseenlightenedplaceslikeSwitzerlandwomenhaven’tevenbeengiventhecote.Thissituationispreposterous!Theargumentsthatmenputforwardtoexcludewomenfromthesefieldsarealltoofamiliar.Women,theysay,areunreliableandirrational.Theydependtoolittleoncoolreasoningandtoomuchonintuitionandinstincttoarriveatdecisions.Theyarenotevencapableofthinkingclearly.Yetwhenwomenprovetheirabilities,menrefusetoacknowledgethemandgivethemtheirdue.Somuchforaman’sabilitytothinkclearly!

Thetruthisthatmenclingtotheirsupremacybecauseoftheirbasicinferioritycomplex.Theyshunrealcompetition.Theyknowintheirheartsthatwomenaresuperiorandtheyareafraidofbeingbeatenattheirowngame.Oneofthemostimportanttasksintheworldistoachievepeacebetweenthenations.Youcanbesurethatifwomenwereallowedtositroundtheconferencetable,theywouldsucceedbrilliantly,astheyalwaysdo,theremenhavefailedforcenturies.Somethingsaretooimportanttobelefttomen!

1.

Whatdoesthefirstsentenceimply?

[A].Itisnotreallyanenlightenedage.

.Itisdifferentfromanenlightenedage.

[C].Itisthesameasanenlightenedage.

[C].Itislikeanenlightenedage.

2.

Whydomencarryonthesexwaragainstwomen?

[A].Becauseoftheirinferiority.

.Becausetheyshunrealcompetition.

[C].Becauseoftheirclaimtosupremacy.

[D].Becausetheystilllookdownuponwomen.

3.

The“fiction”isclosestinmeaningto

[A].Novel.

.Man-madeidea.

[C].Falseidea.

[D].Story.

4.

Whatisthemainargumentmenhaveraisedagainstwomen?

[A].Womenarelackofcoldreasoning.

.Theydependonintuitiontoomuch.

[C].Theyareunreliableandirrational.

[C].Theyaretoostilllookdownuponwomen.

Vocabulary

1.

conscientious

认真的，真心实意的

2.

maniac

疯狂的，疯子

3.

preposterous

反常的，荒谬的

4.

quibble

狡辩，摸棱两可

难句译注

1.theinferioritycomplex

自卑情绪，指一种由自悲感引起的复杂心理状态，对应词是thesuperioritycomplex自高情绪

2.Somuchforaman’sabilitytothinkclear