高二英語閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練附解析Day282

1、 高二英語閱讀理解強(qiáng)化訓(xùn)練附解析 Day 282Passage 1Global warming is the increase of the earth asverage surface temperature due to the effect of greenhousegases,for example, carbon dioxide, which trap heat that would otherwise escape from the earth. After the trees are cut down and more greenhouse gases are released,

2、 the around the earth called the ozone layer （臭氧層 ）, will get thicker. This catches more heat and makes the earth hotter. Luckily, there are many things that every citizen of the earth can do to help reduce the effects of global warming, and it s never too late or too early for children to takeactio

3、n.The children should learn what a carbon footprint is. A carbon footprint is the amount of carbon and greenhouse gases people make as they lead the daily life and go about the normal activities. In other words, the carbon footprint is a measure of the environmental impact （沖擊 ） the life has. To liv

4、e an environmentally friendly life that doesn ctontribute to global warming, people want to have the smallest carbon footprint possible.Almost everything people do contributes to global warming and is related to fossil fuel consumption. These can be direct uses of fossil fuels, like riding in a gaso

5、line-powered car, or indicrect contributions to greenhouse gases, such as eating fruits or vegetables that had to be shipped from far way to reach their tables.If a child wants to make a contribution to reducing global warming, he should ride a bicycle to the near park, school, his friend hosuse, or

6、 anywhere else instead of taking the car. Or he may try to walk or jog, which is also helpful. In addition, although trains and buses often run on fossil fuels, on average, each person uses less energy and produces less pollution to run. Next time if children with their parents have to get around to

7、wn or it toso far to walk or bike, take the bus or other public transportation instead of asking for a ride.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A brief description of carbon footprintThe serious water pollution.The protection of ozone layer.The causes of global warmingWhich of the following can

8、 describe the carbon footprint?Useless.B. Expensive.C. Helpful.D. Attractive.What can kids do if they want to help reduce global warming?Go to the near park by bus.Walk or cycle as much as possible.Keep staying at home or school.Go around the town with parents by car.What can be a suitable title for

9、 the text?What Can People Do to Use Less Energy?How Can Kids Help Reduce Global Warming?How Does Carbon Footprints Measure Pollution?D. Why Global Warming Affects Humans Life?Passage 2The following places will give you an unexpected travelling experience.SvalbardIf you rea fan of winter activities,

10、but in need of some sun, then perhaps a May trip to Svalbard is in order. Svalbard is located about 620 miles south of the North Pole. In late spring, the sun never dips below the horizon, and it means you can take in all the Vitamin D you desire for. Popular activities in the area include hiking an

11、d wildlife spotting.NamibiaDuring spring, Namibia is considered as the perfect destination with reduced travel costs and cooler evenings. National Geographic Travel says that the watering holes start to dry up again in late May, which attracts giraffes and black rhinos from their hiding spots. If yo

12、u rme ore of an adventurous explorer, head to the Namib Desert for a spot of sand boarding on the dunes 沙（ 丘 ）.JapanIf you want to catch the wonderful cherry blossom season in Japan,National Geographic Travel says you should head there between January and May. Recommended activities include taking a

13、 dip in the hot springs in Kawazu and boating down the Kitakami River to Tenshochi Park where 10,000 cherry trees turn into charming pale pink avenues.Upper Amazon, PeruFor travelers looking for a sense of adventure, National Geographic Travel proposes a trip to the upper Amazon in Peru. It notes th

14、at by May, the water levels will have increased, allowing for improved navigation and cooler temperatures.Which place is fit for visitors fond of desert adventures?Svalbard.B. NamibiaC. Japan.D. Upper Amazon, Peru.What can you do when travelling in Tenshochi Park in May?Plant cherry trees. B. Swim i

15、n the hot springs.C. Enjoy beautiful flowers. D. Take a boat on the river.Which month is the best time for people to visit the four places?May.B. March.C. April.D. February.Passage 3The entire global population of marbled crayfish （ 龍紋蝦 ） has been traced to a Single female held in a German aquarium水

16、族館）,WhiCh WaS born with the ability to reproduce without males. Every marbled crayfish is female, and every egg laid is an exact clone of its mother. The ability to reproduce quickly with such ease made them popular in the aquarium trade, but when they found their way into the wild, the crayfish got

17、 out of control.The first known marbled crayfish appeared in 1995. Since then, they have spread into the wild and populated in freshwater ecosystems around the world. Scientists studying this animal have raised the alarm about its likely influence on local wildlife, ecosystems and agriculture as it

18、spreads into new environments. Successful non-native species like the marbled crayfish often cause trouble when they arrive in new environments, as they can feed on local wildlife or compete with it for resources.According to Dr Frank Lyko, a researcher at the German Cancer Research Centre, the firs

19、t marbled crayfish appeared due to a sudden change in its parents cells. It was an animal that reproduces clonally and therefore represents a model of a central aspect in tumor （ 腫 瘤 ） development.“ Tumor geno meSK 因組）also develop Clon ally, because they go back to a single original cell,” he said.

20、However, both crayfish and tumors arestill able to adapt to their environments through a process termed evolution ” , and in both cases this can be harmful. In crayfish, their ability to adapt means they can spread to a variety of different environments and climates, and in tumors this means they Ca

21、n develop resista nce（抵抗）against cancer-targeting drugs.At present, with the potential influence of the increasing marbled crayfish on local places, governments from different places are working on controlling their population.What does the text say about marbled crayfish in the wild?They prove popu

22、lar.B. They are under control.C. They can be troublesome. D. They are out of condition.What does Dr Frank Lyko try to explain?The reason for marbled crayfish s clonal reproduction.The similarities between marbled crayfish and tumors.The way to stop marbled crayfish cloning themselves.The harmful inf

23、luence marbled crayfish have on health.What are governments doing about marbled crayfish now?Working on removing all of them.Trying to limit the quantity of them.Taking control of them with drugs.Connecting them with harmful tumors.What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Why Marbled Crayfish Re

24、produce RapidlyThe Population of Marbled Crayfish Is HugeThe Spread of Marbled Crayfish Is WorryingHow to Control the Number of Marbled CrayfishPaSSage 4CruZ Genet, 11, and Anthony Skopick, 10, CouIdn t agree. Were thebirds out On the ice ducks or geese? So On a cold JanUary eve ning last year, the

25、two frie nds Ven tured （冒險(xiǎn)）Onto the froze n Pond n ear their homes in Fra nkfort, Illi no is, to get a better look. First, they threw a rock onto the ice to test it, CrUZ told NBC 5 Chicago.“ Then We StePPed on it. ” Conthe ice would hold their weight, Anthony took a few steps, but then he fell thro

26、ugh the Seem in gly froze n surface.CrUZ rushed to help his Pani Cked friend. However, the pond swallowed him, too. CrUZ man aged to lift himself out of the extremely cold Water and onto a more solid SeCtion. He then gingerly WOrked his Way toward Anthony. BUt the ice didn t hold, and he fell in aga

27、in. ThiS ime, he couldnget out.The boys Were UP to their necks in icy Water and quickly losing feeling.Any Cha nce of their free ing themselves WaS slipp ing away. CrUZ WaS SUre that he WaS going to die.Anthony S older SiSter had Seen the boys fall through the ice and Started SCream ing, WiShi ng so

28、me one to SaVe them.Joh n LaV in, a n eighbor driv ing n earby on his Way to the grocery store, heard her. He quickly pulled over. See ing the boys, he grabbed （抓?。゛ nearby buoy （救生圈）,kicked off his shoes, and ran into the cold water, StrUggIing his Way through the ice. LaVin made his Way to CrUZ an

29、dAnthony and pulled them back to land.The boys were taken to the hospital, where doctors discovered that their five- minute stay in the water had lowered their body temperature nearly ten degrees. Fortunately, they have fully recovered, though they are still a little amazed by their fearless neighbo

30、r.“ Just to think,” says Crhadn t been there, I could have died.”Why did the boys venture onto the frozen pond?A. To have a better look at the frozen pond.To catch the birds in the pond with rocks.To find out what the birds on the ice were.D. To test the thickness of the ice in the pond.What does th

31、e underlined word“ gingerly ” in paragraph 2 probably meA. Casually.B. Proudly.C. Firmly.D. Cautiously.What drew John Lavin s attention to the boys?A. Anthony s older sisters cry for help.Cruz s loud and frightening scream.Their shoes along the nearby pond.Their neighbors pulling them back.Which of

32、the following words can best describe John Lavin?A. Hard-working and helpful.B. Warm-hearted and courageous.C. Curious and selfless.D. Active and generous.Passage 5On an island in northern Norway, the sun doesn t set from May 18 rig through to July 26. The locals, having spent the long polar night f

33、rom November to January, when the sun doesn t rise at all, make the most of these months, with no regard to conventional timekeeping. The island intends to exchange its watches for flower garlands （花環(huán) ） and declareitself the world S first time-fre地Zo）.e （“ There s constant daylight, and we act accor

34、dingly,” says islandOve Hveding in a statement.“In the middle of the night, which citizensmight call 2 am , you can spot children playing soccer, people painting their houses or mowing their lawns （草坪 ）, and teens going for a swim.”Now they want to make it official. Islanders gathered at a town hall

35、 meeting to sign a petition （請?jiān)?） for a time-free zone and on June 13, Hveding met with a Norwegian member of parliament 國（ 會(huì)） to hand over the locals signatures and to discuss the practical and legal challenges.“ Tous, getting this in writing would simply mean formalizing something we have been pra

36、cticing for generations,” he says.Islanders hope to be free of traditional opening hours and to introduce flexibility in school and working hours. Fishing and tourism are the main industries on this island with a population of little more than 300 people. Local fisher and women often spend days on t

37、he ocean for their catch, with little regard to timetable.It S clear that they mean business. When ViSitorS cross the bridge to the island from the airland, they aren greeted With padlocks (SymboliZing love locks) like on SimiIar bridges worldwide. The bridge is COVered With watches, as people PrePa

38、re for entry to the Iand time forgot.What do the isla nders normally do at mid night from May 18 to July 26?A. StrUggIe With StrOng light.B. Sleep like OUtSide people.C. TUrn WatCheS in to flowers. D. Do daily work or have fun.ACCOrd ing to HVed ing, the isla nders livi ng a life free of time.A. is

39、difficult to describeB. PrOVeS PraCtiCaI and legalC. is a new kind of IifeStyIeD. has bee n a long traditi onWhat does the author mean by“ they mean bus in ess ” Un derl ined in thlast paragraph?The islanders are SeriOUS about being free of time.The isla nders intend to treat tourism as bus in ess.V

40、iSitOrS are ready to en ter a time-free isla ndViSitOrS actually Prefer WatCheS on bridges.What is the main idea of the text?Isla nders in NOrWay have bee n free from time.An island WantS to be a time-free zone OffiCially.It S time to lead a life WithOUt the limit of time.An island won t be open to

41、the world any Ionger.參考答案Passage 1D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)第 1 段“ Global warming is the increase of the earth s average surface temperature due to the effect of greenhouse gases 可知 , 作者一開始提出：全球變暖是由于溫室氣體的影響而導(dǎo)致地球 平均表面溫度的升高；接下來舉例說明 , 如果樹木被砍伐 , 地球臭氧 層會(huì)變厚 , 地球溫度會(huì)升高。因此該段是說明全球變暖的原因。故選 D 項(xiàng)。C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段 “In other words, .

42、want to have the SmalIeStCarbon footprint possible.可知，換句話說，碳足跡是衡量生活 對(duì)環(huán)境影響的一個(gè)指標(biāo)。為了過一種不造成全球變暖的環(huán)保生活 , 人 們希望盡可能減少碳足跡。由此可知 , 碳足跡可以幫助衡量我們的生 活方式是否環(huán)保。故選 C 項(xiàng)。B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段 “If a child WantS to make a Contribution to .or anyWhere else inStead of taking the car.可知,女口果一個(gè)孩子想 為減少全球變暖做出貢獻(xiàn) , 他應(yīng)該騎自行車去附近的公園、學(xué)校、朋 友家或其他

43、任何地方 , 而不是坐車。由此可知 , 如果孩子們想幫助減 少全球變暖 , 他們會(huì)盡可能多走路或騎自行車。故選 B 項(xiàng)。B 主旨大意題。文章在第一段最后一句 “ Luckily, there are many things tha .or too early for ChiIdren to take act可知，幸運(yùn)的是,地 ” 球上的每個(gè)公民都可以做很多事情來幫助減少全球變暖的影響 , 孩子們采取行動(dòng)永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)太遲或太早。 以及下文主要圍繞孩子可以做 哪些事情來減少全球變暖的影響。由此可知 , How Can Kids Help ReduCe Global Warmi ng?（孩子們?nèi)绾螏椭?/p>

44、減少全球變暖？）適合做本文標(biāo)題。故選 B 項(xiàng)。Passage 2B 推理判斷題。根據(jù) Namibia 中 If you re more Of an adventurousexplorer, head to the Namib Desert for a spot of sand boarding on the dunes （沙丘 ）. 如“果你更喜歡冒險(xiǎn) , 那就去納米布沙漠 , 在沙丘上沖浪 ”。由 此可知，Namibia適合喜歡沙漠探險(xiǎn)的游客。故選B OC推理判斷題。根據(jù) JaPan中 If you Want to CatCh the.betweenJanUary and May.如果你想趕

45、上日本美妙的櫻花盛開季節(jié)，國家地 理旅游建議你在 1 月到 5 月之間前往日本。 ”由此推知 ， 5 月份去 TenShOChi Park享受美麗的花朵。故選 COA 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) Svalbard 中的 If you rae fan of winteraCtivities， but in need of some sun， then PerhaPs a May triP to Svalbard is in order. 如果你是冬季活動(dòng)的愛好者 ， 但需要一些陽光 ， 那么五月去 斯瓦爾巴特群島旅行是合適的 O ”根據(jù) Namibia 中 的 National GeograPhiC Tr

46、avel says that .andblaCk rhinos from their hiding spots.國家地理旅行雜志稱，五月下旬，酒吧里的水又開始干涸了， 這吸引了長頸鹿和黑犀牛從它們的藏身之處出來。”和JaPan中的Ifyou Want to CatCh the .between JanUary a如果你想趕上日本美 妙的櫻花盛開季節(jié) ， 國家地理旅游建議你在 1 月到 5月之間前往 日本?！币约?UPPer AmaZon, Peru 中的 It notes that by May, the Water levels will have increased, allowing f

47、or improved navigation and cooler temperatures報(bào)告指出，到5月，水位將會(huì)上升，從而改善航行條件， 降低氣溫。 ”由此推知 , 五月是人們游覽這四個(gè)地方的最佳時(shí)間。 故選 A。Passage 3C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中 The ability to reProduce quickly With.the CrayfiSh got out of Contro這種快速繁殖的能力使它們在水 族館里很受歡迎 , 但當(dāng)它們進(jìn)入野外時(shí) , 小龍蝦失去了控制。 ”由此可 知, 對(duì)野外的大理石小龍蝦可能很麻煩。故選 C。A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中 It Was

48、an animal that reProduCes Clon ally and therefore represe nts a model of a Cen tral aspect in tumor腫 瘤） develoPment. 它是一種通過無性繁殖的動(dòng)物 , 因此它代表了腫瘤 發(fā)展的一個(gè)核心方面。”和第四段第一句“ Tumor geno me基因組）also develop Clonally, beCause they go baCk to a single original Cell,他說: “腫瘤基因組也會(huì)以無性方式發(fā)展 , 因?yàn)樗鼈儠?huì)回到單個(gè)原始細(xì) 胞。”由此可知，F(xiàn)rank Ly

49、ko博士試圖解釋大理石小龍蝦無性繁殖的原 因。故選 A 。B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段 At present, With the potentialin flue nce of.are work ing on con trolli ng their POPUlatiO 目前, 隨著越來越多的大理石小龍蝦對(duì)當(dāng)?shù)氐臐撛谟绊?, 各地政府都在努力控 制它們的數(shù)量。 ”可知, 政府現(xiàn)在對(duì)大理石小龍蝦試圖限制它們的數(shù)量。故選 B。C 標(biāo)題判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中 The entire global populationOf .which WaS born With the ability to reprod

50、uce Without males.全球 大理石小龍蝦的全部種群都可以追溯到德國水族館里的一只雌性小 龍蝦身上 , 這只小龍蝦天生就有在沒有雄性的情況下繁殖的能力。 ” 和 The ability to reproduce quickly With .the crayfish got out of control. 這“種快速繁殖的能力使它們在水族館里很受歡迎 , 但當(dāng)它們 進(jìn)入野外時(shí) , 小龍蝦失去了控制。 ”由此可知 , 大“理石小龍蝦的蔓延令 人擔(dān)憂 ”。故選 C。Passage 4C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中 Were the birds out on the ice ducksor

51、geese? Illinois, to get a better look.是鴨子還是鵝？因此，在去年 1 月一個(gè)寒冷的晚上 , 這兩位朋友冒險(xiǎn)來到他們位于伊利諾斯州法蘭 克福的家附近結(jié)冰的池塘 , 想要看得更清楚一些。 ”由此可知 , 男孩們 之所以冒險(xiǎn)到結(jié)冰的池塘里去是為了去發(fā)現(xiàn)冰上是什么鳥。故選C。D 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第二段中 CrUZ man aged to lift himself out ofthe extremely cold Water and onto a more solid SeCti on.克魯茲成功地從“極冷的水中爬了起來 , 爬到了一個(gè)更堅(jiān)固的地方。 ”再根據(jù)劃線詞下文 But the ice didn t hold, and he fell in