高二英語(yǔ)閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練附解析Day41

1、 高二英語(yǔ)閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練附解析 Day 41Passage 1Ola Orekunrin is the founder and managing director of the for-profit company, Flying Doctors Nigeria Ltd., the first emergency（緊急，青況）air ambulance救護(hù)車）service in the country.In Nigeria, where road conditions can be poor, and rural clinics are often unprepared to deal w

2、ith major medical emergencies, Flying Doctors has become a lifesaver, airlifting patients from remote areas to hospitals, and providing care on the way.London-born Orekunrin was inspired to set up the company after her 12-year-old sister died. When she was still in medical school in the U.K., her si

3、ster was on holiday in Nigeria and unexpectedly needed emergency treatment. The nearest clinic wasnt able to treat her. The family tried to find an air ambulance to move her to the hospital, but the quickest- available service was far away in South Africa. Her sister had died by the time a flight be

4、came available.“ I was filled with deep sadness and almost anger,” Orekunrin saywanted to come to Nigeria and try to contribute in some way.”After studying other models of emergency air ambulances in the U.K.and other parts of Africa, Orekunrin knew it would be the most effective way to help patient

5、s access the proper facilities in a large area that is often difficult to travel by car.But getting Flying Doctors off the ground wasnt easy. Orekunrin began by renting aircraft as a way to keep costs down. She then established partnerships with hospitals across Africa and abroad and started her com

6、pany nearly five years ago. The company now has 20 helicopters and jets and a staff that includes seven senior flight doctors.Orekunrin has also worked toward improving medical care across Nigeria. Flying Doctors now provides scholarships for medical students and has established partnerships with ru

7、ral non-governmental organizations, such as the Starlite Hopes Initiative, in Nigerias Delta State, which offers care to the poor.Orekunrin hopes to keep finding new ways to improve medical services in Nigeria. The young doctor knows there are challenges ahead, but as shes already shown, not even th

8、e sky is the limit.What does Flying Doctors do?A. It provides people with free care. B. It transports patients quickly.C. It improves clinics services. D. It helps to build roads.Orekunrin came up with the idea of setting up Flying Doctors because of.A. her majorB. her sisters tragedyC. the big prof

9、its it could make D. the success of such services in the U. K.The underlined words in the text mean” .A. the helicopters couldnt take offthe company didnt start smoothlythe doctors werent used to working in the airthe nation wasnt ready for air ambulance servicesWhich of the following can best descr

10、ibe Orekunrin?Caring and determined.B. Honest but bad-tempered.C. Qualified and friendly.D. Clever and single-minded.Passage 2The Sabi Sand Game Reserve in South Africa is one of the richest wildlife regions in the African continent. Over 200 species of mammals and 350 different birds can be found i

11、n its vast plains, grasslandsand forests.I spoke to Michael Rattray, chairman of the Sabi Sand management committee, about the management policies.“ If in a thousand years time thereserve is still a wonderful habitat for wildlife, then we will have succeeded in our mission. Various measuresare being

12、 put in place. These include dealing with the problem of erosion （侵蝕）.In 1996 we had abnormally high rainfall. This could have been absolutely destructive. However, we have successfully fought erosion using gabion stretchers, which are wire baskets filled with rocks. We have also used a lot of old a

13、erial photographs, which have helped us return the land to its earlier state. This meantrecreating open grassland areas to attract different types of animals, said.Apart from these measures, the reserve employs a wide range of local workers. Building staff accommodation of any sort would make a big

14、impact on the environment and would go against the aim of keeping the reserve as natural as possible. Instead, transport is provided so employees can live a normal life with their families outside the area, and the human impact is kept to a minimum （最低FM度）.Visitors to the reserve spend about six hou

15、rs a day in open vehicles, observing wildlife on game drives. They are accompanied by a ranger and a local tracker. I shall never forget the moment on a game drive when a cheetah with her five cubs was pointed out to me. She was lying in a sea of long yellow grass, her markings almost invisible. We

16、got close enough to hear her purr.The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is a place where animals have no fear of humans. It is impossible to quantify the benefits of spending time in such an environment.What helped solve the problem of erosion?A High rainfall. B. Gabion stretchers.C Empty baskets. D. Aerial ph

17、otographs.What can we know about visitors to the reserve?A They can walk to the open fields.They must have very good eyesight.They cannot go around the reserve alone.They have two ways to enter the reserve.The authors experience of visiting the reserve can be described asA. luckyC. stressfulB. amazi

18、ngD. frighteningWhat would be the best title for the text? .An introduction to the Sabi Sand Game ReserveThe importance of protecting wildlifeSome advice on visiting the Sabi Sand Game ReserveThe Sabi Sand Game Reserve the biggest wildlife regionPassage 3The Giraffe Center in Nairobi is one of the o

19、ldest giraffe conservation organizations in the world. When it was founded in 1979, there were only 150 Rothschilds giraffes left in Kenya.Stanley Kosgey, in charge of conservation education at the center, says the tallest animals in the world have never really gotten the same attention from conserv

20、ationists and governments that other African mammals have. In some ways, he thinks, its because theyre hard to miss. In Kenya, its not rare to see half a dozen of them as you drive past some fields on the highway. It can take you several safaris （旅行隊(duì)） before you catch sight of a lion.“ Giraffes are

21、in what I would call a silent extinction, Kosgey says.In a lot of ways, he says, a perfect storm has fallen on the species. Climate change means longer droughts and new diseases;civil unrest means giraffes become easy food; and as African countries grow, humans have encroached （入侵） on wildlife areas

22、 and the removal of trees becomes a huge problem. Giraffes are huge creatures, and they require a lot of space and plants.Kosgey says the good news is that the world has begun to pay attention. In Kenya, which has some of the best conservation policies on the continent, there is a plan underway to t

23、reat giraffes in the same way that lions, rhinos and elephants are treated. Thats to put in place detailed action plans and programs to make sure those animals thrive. The first step for giraffes is to get a deeper understanding of their population by conducting a survey.Kosgey says their conservati

24、on effort alone has saved the Rothschilds giraffe. There are now about 650 of them in Kenya. Worldwide, there are 1,671 Rothschilds, about 26 percent more than there were in the 1960s, according to the IUCN （International Union for Conservation of Nature .“They are tall, graceful animals and they sh

25、ould be he5aosgey says.What can we learn about the giraffes from the first two paragraphs?They run the fastest in the world.They are in danger of extinction.They are harder to see than lions in Kenya.They draw conservationists more attention.What does the writer want to tell us about giraffes in Par

26、agraph 4?It is hard for them to survive.A terrible storm attacks them.They live where humans live.Removing trees leaves them space.What does the underlined word thrive mean in Paragraph 5?A. become healthyB. hang outC. move awayD. grow strongWhat can be a suitable title for the text?A. Protecting th

27、e Earth.B. Living with Animals.C. Saving the Giraffes.D. Loving Peaceful Nature.Passage 4“ What shall I do, ” said a very little dog one day to his mother, my thanks to our good master, and make myself of some value to hi？m ” I cannot draw or carry some burdens like the hors；e nor give him milk like

28、 the cow； I should not be of use to him even if I were dead, as the pigs are. ” Then the poor little dog hung down his head in silent sadness.dear child,replied his mother,though your abilities are not remarkablea loyal heart is enough. Do love him dearly, and prove your love by all the means in you

29、r power. ”The little dog was comforted by this and on his masters approach, he ran to him and licked his feet, and every now and then stopped, wagging his tail and looking at his master with respect. The master observed him. Ah! Little Fido, said he, you are an honest, good-natured little fellow!One

30、 hot day, after dinner, his master was sleeping in a summer house, with Fido by his side. The building was old and crazy and the dog, who was faithfully watching his master, felt the walls shake, and pieces of mortar fell from the ceiling. He sensed the danger, and began barking to wake up his maste

31、r. He jumped up, and gently bit his finger. The master woke up and had just time to get out of the door before the whole building fell down.Fido, who was behind, got hurt by some rubbish which fell upon him. Afterwards the master took good care of him. Thus his love and honest had their full reward.

32、At the beginning, poor Fido felt sad because he was.badly treated by his masterlooked down upon by other animalsno better than a horse or a cowunable to help his master muchFido was advised by his mother to .improve his own abilitiesget along well with his masterlearn from other animalsbehave loyall

33、y to his masterFido helped his master out of danger by doing the following things EXCEPT.pulling the master out of the doorwaking up his mastersensing the possible dangerbarking and biting his master gentlyPassage 5If you could travel back in time five centuries, youd encounter a freshly painted Mon

34、a Lisa in RenaissanceEurope and cooler temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere. This was a world in the midst of the Little Ice Age and a period of vast European exploration now known as the Age of Discovery. But what if we could look 500 years into the future and glimpse the Earth of the 26th c

35、entury? Would the world seem as different to us as the 21st century would have seemed to residents of the 16 century? For starters, what will the weather be like?Depending on whom you ask, the 26th century will either be a little chilly or extremely hot. Some solar output models suggest that by the

36、2500s, Earths climate will have cooled back down to near Little Ice Age conditions. Other studies predict that ongoing climate change and fossil fuel use will leave much of the planet too hot for human life by 2300. Some experts date the beginning of human climate change back to the Industrial Revol

37、ution in the1800s, others to slash-and-burn agricultural practices in prehistoric times. Either way, tool-wielding humans alter their environment and our 26th century tools might be quite impressive indeed.Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku predicts that in a mere 100 years, humanity wil

38、l make the leap from a type zero civilization to a type I civilization on the Kardashev Scale. In other words, well become a species that can use the entire sum of a planets energy, mastering clean energy technologies such as fusion and solar power. Furthermore, theyll be able to handle planetary en

39、ergy in order to control global climate.Technology has improved significantly since the 1500s, and this pace will likely continue in the centuries to come. Physicist Stephen Hawking proposes that by the year 2600, this growth would see 10 new theoretical physics papers published every 10 seconds. If

40、 Moores Law holds true and both computer speed and complexity double every 18 months, then some of these studies may be the work of highly intelligent machines.What other technologies will shape the world of the 26th century?Futurist and author Adrian Berry believes the average human life span will

41、reach 140 years and that the digital storage of human personalities will enable a computerized state of living forever. Humans will farm the oceans, travel in starships and reside in both lunar and Martian colonies while robots explore the outer cosmos.Why does the author mention the Little Ice Age

42、in the first paragraph?To show the severity of the current global warming.To stress the close connection with the current climate.To provide contrast to the prediction of future climate.To illustrate the importance of protecting the environment.he prediction that Earth will cool down is based on .ch

43、anges in solar activityongoing climate changeprevious general assumptionscurrent consumption of fossil fuelWhat effect will the 26th century technologies have on human beings?Humans will suffer from severe global warming.Cyber technology helps human personalities survive.Humans neednt work with the

44、application of robots.Highly intelligent machines will replace humans.參考答案Passage 1B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段In Nigeria, where road conditions canbe poor, and .and providing care on theWOy在尼日利J亞 ,道路條 件可能很差 , 農(nóng)村診所往往沒(méi)有準(zhǔn)備好應(yīng)對(duì)重大醫(yī)療緊急情況, 飛行醫(yī)生成了救命者, 把病人從偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)空運(yùn)到醫(yī)院 , 并在途中提供護(hù)理。由此可知 , 這個(gè)公司可以用飛機(jī)快速及時(shí)地把偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的病人送到醫(yī)院。故選B 。B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。

45、根據(jù)第三段中 London-born Orekunrin was inspired to set up the company after her 12-year-old sister died.知出生于倫敦的 Orekunrin 在她 12 歲的姐姐去世后 , 受到了啟發(fā), 創(chuàng)立了這家公司。由此可知 , 妹妹的死亡讓Orekunin 很悲痛 , 妹妹的悲劇使Orekunrin萌生了建立空中救護(hù)服務(wù)公司的念頭。故選B 。B 句意猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)后文Orekunrin began by renting aircraftasand started her company nearly five yea

46、rs agoiT知 Orekunrin 最初通過(guò)租用飛機(jī)來(lái)降低成本。隨后 , 她與非洲各地和海外的醫(yī)院建立了合作關(guān)系 , 直到大約五年前才建立它。由此可以推測(cè)出這個(gè)公司的創(chuàng)辦之路并不順利。 故劃線句子的意思是 “公司起步不順利 ”。 故選 B。A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中 I wanted to come to Nigeria and try to contribute in some way俄想來(lái)到尼日利亞，嘗試以某種方式貢獻(xiàn)自 己的力量) 以及第五段中Orekunrin knew it would be the most effectiveway to - to travel by car

47、.（Orekunri陳口道，這將是幫助患者獲得合適設(shè)施的最有效的方法 , 而這些設(shè)施所在的大片區(qū)域通常很難乘車前往）以及倒數(shù)第二段中 Orekunrin has also worked toward improving medical care across Nigeria.（Orekunrin還致力于改善尼日利亞各地的醫(yī)療保?。┯纱丝赏浦?, Orekunrin 關(guān)心他人；從Orekunrin 克服種種困難 , 最終成 功 創(chuàng) 辦 公 司 及 最 后 一 段 中 The young doctor knows there are challenges ahead, but as shes al

48、ready shown, not even the sky is the limit.（這位年輕的醫(yī)生知道前方有挑戰(zhàn)，但正如她已經(jīng)表明的，即使 是天空也不是極限）可以看出Orekunrin 意志堅(jiān)定的。綜上 , 故選 A 。Passage 2B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 。 根據(jù)文章第二段中 的 “However,we have successfully fought erosion using gabion stretchers 可知，但是, 通過(guò)使 用gabion stretchers,我們成功的抵御了腐蝕。因此幫我們解決腐蝕的 是 gabion stretchers 故選 B。C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第

49、二段中的“They are accompanied by aranger and a local tracker 可知 , 他們由園林管理員和當(dāng)?shù)叵驅(qū)阃?”因此去保護(hù)區(qū)的參觀者需有工作人員陪同 , 不能單獨(dú)去。故選C。B推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中作者對(duì)自己經(jīng)歷的描述“I shallnever forget the moment on a game drive when a cheetah with her five cubs was pointed out to me. 可知。我永遠(yuǎn)不會(huì)忘記在游獵時(shí) ”, 一只獵豹和她的五只幼崽朝我過(guò)來(lái)的時(shí)刻。由此可以看出 , 作者在 Sabi Sand 野生動(dòng)物保護(hù)區(qū)的經(jīng)歷令人難忘 , 非常精彩 , amazing “驚人的、了不起的 ” 。故選B 。A 主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段“ The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is aplace where animals have no fear of humans.可知,Sabi