廣東省2014高考英語二輪復(fù)習(xí) 專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練 閱讀理解四十八

1、閱讀理解閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳答案。 Disposing(處理)of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it.As more and more people choose to live close together in cities,the waste-disposal problem becomes Increasingly difficult. During the eighteenth century,it was usual for several neighbo

2、ring towns to get together to select a faraway spot as a dump site.Residents or trash haulers(垃圾拖運(yùn)者)would transport household rubbish,rotted wood,and old possessions to the site.Periodically(定期的)some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried.The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem b

3、ecause nobody lived close by. Factories,mills,and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of.Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water.Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem. Several facts make these choices unacceptable to m

4、odern society.The first problem is space Dumps,which are now called landfills,are most needed in heavily populated areas.Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose.Property is either too expensive or too close to residential(住宅區(qū)的) neighborhoods.Long-distance trash hauling has been a

5、 common practice but once farm areas are refusing to accept rubbish from elsewhere,cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent. Awareness(意識(shí)) of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal. Pollution of rivers,ground water,land and air is a

6、 price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste. The amount of waste,however,continues to grow. Recycling efforts have become commonplace,and many towns require their people to take part.Even he most efficient recycling programs,however,can hope to deal with only about 50 Percent of a citys reus

7、able waste.36.The most suitable title for this passage would be _.A.Places for Disposing Waste B.Waste Pollution DangersC.Ways of Getting Rid of Waste D.Waste Disposal Problem提示:第一段告訴了讀者本文的中心思想。答案:D37.During the 18th century,people disposed their waste in many ways EXCEPT for _.A.burying it B.recycl

8、ing itC.burning it D.throwing it into rivers提示:從文章第二、三段可知。答案:B38.What can be inferred from the fourth paragraph?A.Farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society.B.There is cheap land to bury waste in modern society.C.It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modern society.D.Ways to de

9、al with waste in modern society stay the same.提示:實(shí)際所使用的垃圾處理方法是燒、埋、傾倒進(jìn)河里。第四段論述了這些方法在現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的不可接受性。文中例數(shù)了用這些方法處理垃圾的問題，可見在方法上沒有進(jìn)展。答案:D39.The main purpose of writing this article is to _.A.draw peoples attention to waste managementB.warn people of the pollution dangers we are facingC.call on people to take

10、part in recycling programsD.tell people a better way to get rid of the waste提示:文章介紹了過去與現(xiàn)在的垃圾處理方法，論述了這種方法所帶來的問題和人們對(duì)這一問題的認(rèn)識(shí)。最后一段強(qiáng)調(diào)利用回收的方法依然不能解決問題的嚴(yán)峻形勢(shì)。文章旨在引起人們對(duì)廢物管理的進(jìn)一步關(guān)注。答案:A閱讀理解閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中，選出最佳答案。 There is probably no field of human activity in which our values and lifestyles are shown

11、 more clearly and strongly than they are in the clothes that we choose to wear.The dress of an individual is a kind of “sign language” that communicates a set of information and is usually the basis on which immediate impressions are formed.Traditionally,a concern for clothes was considered to be an

12、 affair of females,while men took pride in the fact that they were completely lacking in clothes consciousness(意識(shí)). This type of American culture is by degrees changing as man dress takes on greater variety and color.Even as early as 1955,a researcher in Michigan said that men attached rather high i

13、mportance to the value of clothing in daily life. White collar workers in particular viewed dress as a symbol(象征)of ability,which could be used to impress or influence others,especially in the work situation.The white collar worker was described as extremely concerned about the impression his clothi

14、ng made on his superiors(上司).Although blue collar workers were less aware(察覺到的)that they might be judged on the basis of their clothing,they recognized that any difference from the accepted pattern of dress would be made fun of by fellow workers. Since that time,of course,the patterns have changed:t

15、he typical office worker may now be wearing the blue shirt,and the laborer a white shirt;but the importance of dress has not become less.Other researchers in recent years have helped to prove its importance in the lives of individuals at various age levels and in different social and economic status

16、 groups(階層).36.The passage tells us that _.A.our values and lifestyles are in no field of human activityB.the clothes that we choose to wear have something to do with our values and lifestylesC.our values and lifestyles are from the sign languageD.the clothes we choose to wear depend on a set of inf

17、ormation and immediate impression提示:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。A、C、D三項(xiàng)內(nèi)容與第一段前兩句敘述不符。答案:B37.Traditionally,people usually thought that _.A.men cared very much for clothesB.women were concerned greatly about what they wore while men didntC.both men and women paid great attention to their clothesD.neither men nor women show

18、ed interest in clothes答案:B38.Blue collar workers pay attention to their clothes because _.A.they are concerned about the impression their clothes make on their superiorsB.they know very clearly that people will judge them on the basis of their clothingC.they want to impress and influence othersD.they dont want to be laughed at提示:從第二段最后一句來看，正確答案為D。答案:D39.Which of the following can best explain the underlined sentence in the second paragraph?A.Men thought the value of clothing in daily life was very important.B.Men didnt pay attention to the impor