高二英語(yǔ)下冊(cè)閱讀理解測(cè)試題4

閱讀理解匯編（4）（同步類(lèi)）高二

福建省龍巖一中10-11學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試

A

LearningChineseOnline!

ChinesehostsallkindsofonlinecoursesaboutChinese

language,ChinesecultureandChina.

JointhefreecourseswrittenandcompiledbyexperiencedChinese

languageteachers.

Wealsohostinternalcoursesforschoolsandcompanies.Userswillfind

yourcoursesinthecoursecatalogueorlogintothecoursethroughthe

linkprovidedbyyourteachersortutors.

Youcangetnewfriendsinthecommunity,withvoiceandtextchat!

Signuptoday!GetaChinesepassportwithyourChinesename!Prepare

yourselfforChina!

TeachingChineseOnline!

ChineseoffersfreeLMS（learningmanagementsystem）

andwebspacesforonlineeducation.Ourplatformispoweredby

EDUIT-oneofthemostpopularLMSsysteminChina.Whafsmore,

Chinesehasbeenmentionedandpraisedthreetimesin

HMCFsfamousschoolslists.

Besidesitscommonfunctionsforanywebcourses,ithasspecial

functionsforChineselanguagelearningandcoursemaking,including

dictionaries,soundfilesforcommonwords,andflashcardsforChinese

characters!

ForteachersoranyonewhowouldliketomakeaChinesecourse,we

havetheplatformandwebspaceforyou.Youcanmakeanopencourse

orjustacourseforyourownstudentsinyourschool.

JusttypeinChinesecharacters,click,click,andyougetpinyinready,

veryeasytouse.

Signuptoday,andstarttoshareyourknowledgeonline!

56.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto

A.attractstudentswhowanttolearnChineseB.attractteacherswhowanttoteachChinese^

C.attractbothstudentsandteachersD.letpeopleshareknowledgeonline^

57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheinternalcoursesonthe

web?

A.TheyaredesignedbyexcellentChineselanguageteachers.

B.TheyincludemanysidesaboutChina.

C.Theychargestudentswhowanttolearn.

D.Theycanbemadebyyourselfifyouwanttomakeacourse.

58.WhichofthefollowingcanyouNOTdointheChinese

?

A.LearningEnglish.B.Talkingwithfriends.

C.Makingfriends.D.Havingaplatformandweb

spaceforyou

59.HMCIisprobablythenameof

A.aneducationalorganizationB.aschoolleaderC.apolitical

partyD.anewsreporter

答案：56-59CCAA

B

AyearagoinAugust,DaveFusslosthisjobdrivingatruckforasmall

companyinwestMichigan.Hiswife,Gerrie,wasstillworkinginthe

localschoolcafeteria,butworkforDavewashard,andthepriceof

everythingwasrising.TheFusseswereatriskofjoiningthemillionsof

Americanswhohavelosttheirhomesinrecentyears.ThenDaveand

Gerriereceivedatimelygift—$7,000,alegacy（遺產(chǎn)）fromtheir

neighborsIshandArleneHatch,whodiedinanaccident.4CItreallymade

adifferencewhenweweregoingunderfinancially.,,saysDave.

ButtheFussesweren'ttheonlypeopleinAltoandtheneighboringtown

ofLowelltoreceiveunexpectedlegacyfromtheHatches.Dozensof

otherfamiliesweretouchedbytheHatches'generosity.Insomecases,it

wasafewthousanddollars;inother,itwasmorethan$100,000.

ItsurprisednearlyeveryonethattheHatcheshadsomuchmoney,

morethan$3million-theywereanelderlycouplewholivedinanold

houseonwhatwasleftofthefamilyfarm.

ChildrenoftheGreatDepression,IshandArlenewereknownfor

theirhabitofsaving.Theylikedcomparisonshoppingandwouldgofrom

storetostore,checkingpricesbeforemakinganewpurchase.

Throughtheyears,theHatchespaidforlocalchildrentoattend

summercampwhentheirparentscouldn'taffordit."IshandArlenenever

askedifyouneededanything/5saystheirfriendSandVanWeelden,

“Theycouldseethingstheycoulddotomakeyouhappier,andthey

woulddothem.^^

EvenmoreextraordinarywasthattheHatcheshadtheirfarmland

distributed.ItwastheHatches'wishthattheirlegacy-alegacyof

kindnessasmuchasoneofdollarsandcent-shouldenrichthewhole

community（社區(qū)）andlastforgenerationstocome.

Neighborshelpingneighbors-thatwasIshandArleneHatch's

story.

60.Accordinggothetext,theFusses.

A.wereemployedbyatruckcompanyB.wereinfinancial

（經(jīng)濟(jì)）difficulty

C.workedinaschoolcafeteriaD.losttheir

home

61.WhichofthefollowingisTrueoftheHatches?

A.TheywererelativesofDaveFuss.B.Theyleftthe

familyfarmtoliveinanoldhouse.

C.Theygaveawaytheirmoneytotheirneighbors.D.Theyhelped

theirneighborstofindjobs.

62.WhywouldtheHatchesgofromstoretostore?

A.Theydecidedtoopenastore.B.Theywantedto

savemoney.

C.Theycouldn'taffordexpensivethings.D.Theywanted

tobuygiftsforlocalkids.

63.AccordingtoSandy\^nWeelden,theHatcheswere.

A.understandingB.narrow-mindedC.childlike

D.curious

64.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ThecommunityofAltowaspoor.

B.Thesummercampwasattractivetotheparents.

C.IshandArlenegotalegacyfromtheHatches.

D.TheHatcheswouldliketheneighborstofollowtheirexample.

答案：60-64BCBAD

C

Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termandlong-term.Informationin

long-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.

Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.However,informationin

short-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeating

theinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshow

short-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecond

languageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75

collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:

beginning,intermediate（中等），andnativespeakingstudents.

Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadinga

paragraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka

15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhad

fourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardinthe

recording,Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.For

example,weather,whether,wither,andwetterarefourwordsthatsound

alike.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.

Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesame

meaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmade

moreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigher

proficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesame

meaning.Henning'sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthe

soundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andadvancedstudentshold

themeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

65.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Informationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-term

memory.

B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.

C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong,termmemory.

D.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.

66.FromHenning'sresultwecanseethat.

A.beginnershavedifficultydistinguishingthepronunciationofwords

B.advancedstudentsalwaysrememberwordsbytheirmeaning

C.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalike

D.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning

67.Theword"subject"inthepassagemeans.

A.memoryB.thethemeoflistening

material

C.abranchofknowledgestudiedD.thestudentexperimented

on

68.Thepassagecenterson,

A.memoryB.twokindsofmemory

C.short-termmemoryD.anexperimentonstudents

答案：65-68AADC

D

?NevergiveoutidentifyinginformationsuchasName,Home,Address,

SchoolName,orTelephoneNumberinapublicmessagesuchasatachat

roomoronbulletinboards（布告牌）.Neversendapersonapictureof

youwithoutfirstcheckingwithyourparents.

?Neverreplytomessageorbulletinboarditemsthatare:

Suggestive/Obscene（下流的）/Readytofight/Expressintentionto

hurt/Makeyoufeeluncomfortable.

?Becarefulwhensomeoneofferssomethingfornothingsuchasgiftsand

money.Beverycarefulaboutanyoffersthatgetyoutomeetorhave

someonevisityourhouse.

?Tellyourparentsrightawayifyoucomeacrossanyinformationthat

makesyoufeeluncomfortable.

?Neverarrangeaface-to-facemeetingwithouttellingyourparents.If

yourparentsagreetothemeeting,makesurethatyoumeetinapublic

placeandhaveaparentwithyou.

?Rememberthatpeopleonlinemaynotbewhotheyseem.Becauseyou

can'tseeorevenheartheperson,itwouldbeeasyforsomeoneto

misrepresenthimself/herself.Thussomeonesaysthat“sheisa

12-year-oIdgirl“couldreallybeanoldman.

?Besurethatyouaredealingwithsomeonethatyouandyourparents

knowandtrustbeforegivingoutanypersonalinformationaboutyourself

throughE-mail.

?Gettoknowyour“onlinefriend^^justasyougettoknowallofyour

friends.

69.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.WarningsagainstmakingonlinefriendsB.Messageonecanget

ontheInternet

C.HowtomakefriendsontheInternetD.Safetytipsforkidson

theInternet

70.Theunderlinedword“misrepresenf,inthepassagemeans.

A.makingawrongjudgmentaboutB.understanding

somebodywrongly

C.givingawrongdescriptionofD.formingawrong

opinionabout

71.Inthelastfourparagraphs,thewritersuggeststhatoneshould./

A.believenobodyonthenetB.becarefulabouttheonlinefriend〃

C.oneshouldnotbehonestonthenetD.makefriendswiththoseyoubelievein〃

答案：69-71DCB

E

In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness.

Buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heput

inawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisyard.Thatwasthefirst

photograph.

Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywas1837.That

year,Daguerre,anotherFrench,tookapictureofhisstudio.Heuseda

newkindofcameraandadifferentprocess.Inhispictures,youcouldsee

everythingveryclearly,eventhesmallestdetails.Thiskindofphotograph

wascalledadaguerreotype.

Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre'sprocess.Travelersbrought

backdaguerreotypesfromallaroundtheworld.Peoplephotographed

famousbuildings,citiesandmountains.

Inabout1840,theprocesswasimproved.Thenphotographerscouldtake

picturesofpeopleandmovingthings.Theprocesswasnotsimple.The

photographershadtocarrylotsoffilmsandprocessingequipment.But

thisdidnotstopthephotographers,especiallyintheUnitedStates.After

1840sdaguerreotypeartistswerepopularinmostcities.

MathewBradywasawell-knownAmericanphotographer.Hetookmany

picturesoffamouspeople.Thepictureswereunusualbecausetheywere

verylife-likeandfullofpersonality（個(gè)性）.

Bradywasalsothefirstpersontotakepicturesofwar.His1862Civil

Warpicturesshoweddeadsoldiersandruinedcities.Theymadethewar

seemmorerealandmoreterrible.

Inthe1880s,newinventionsbegantochangephotography.

Photographerscouldbuyfilmsready-madeinrolls（卷）.Sotheydidnot

havetomakethefilmthemselves.Also,theydidnothavetoprocessthe

filmimmediately.Theycouldbringitbacktotheirstudiosanddevelopit

latermeaningthattheydidnothavetocarrylotsofequipment.And

finally,theinventionofthesmallhandheldcameramadephotography

lessexpensive.

Withthesmallcamera,anyonecouldbeaphotographer.Peoplebeganto

usecamerasjustforfun.Theytookpicturesoftheirfamilies,friendsand

favoriteplaces.Theycalledthesepictures“snapshot”.Photographs

becameverypopularinnewspapersinthe1890s.Soonmagazinesand

booksalsouseddocumentaryphotographs.Thesepicturesshowedtrue

eventsandpeople.Theyweremuchmorerealthandrawing.

Photographyalsoturnedintoaformofartbytheendofthe19thcentuiy.

Somephotographswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowed

ideasandfeelingslikeotherartforms.

72.Thepassageismainlyabout

A.theinventionofcamerasB.akindofnew

art-photography

C.thedevelopmentofphotographyD.theimportantdatesin

thehistoryofphotography

73.Thefirstpicturesofawarweretakenby.

A.aFrenchphotographerinthe1840sB.anAmerican

photographerinthe1860s

C.aGermanreporterinthe1880sD.aFrenchartistinthe

1890s

74.Photographycanalsobeanartfrombecauseartistscan.

A.takeanythingtheylikeB.keeparecordof

reallife

C.takephotosofthefamousD.showideasand

feelinginpictures

75.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsshowsthecorrect

order?

a.Photographsbecamepopularinnewspapers.

b.Photographerscarriedprocessingequipmentwhiletakingpictures.

c.Theinventionofsmallhandheldcamerasmadephotographyeasier.

d.Daguerreinventedakindofphotographcalleddaguerreotype.

e.Bradytookpicturesoffamouspeople

A.e,a,d,b,cB.d,b,e,c,aC.b,e,c,a,d

D.d,c,e,a,b

答案：72-75CBDB

福建省南安一中10-11學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試

A

ThePealeswereafamousfamilyofAmericanartists.CharlesWillson

Pealeisbestrememberedforhisportraitsofleadingfiguresofthe

AmericanRevolution.HepaintedportraitsofFranklinandJeffersonand

overadozenofGeorgeWashington.Hislife-sizeportraitofhissons

RaphaelleandTitianwassorealisticthatGeorgeWashingtonreportedly

oncetippedhishattothefiguresinthepicture.

CharlesWillsonPealegaveuppaintinginhismiddleageand

devotedhislifetothePealemuseum,whichhefoundedinPhiladelphia.

Theworld'sfirstpopularmuseumofartandnaturalsciencemainly

coveredpaintingsbyPealeandhisfamilyaswellasdisplaysofanimals

intheirnaturalsettings.Pealefoundtheanimalshimselfandfounda

methodtomaketheexhibitsmorelifelike.Themuseum'smostpopular

displaywastheskeletonofahuge,extinctelephant,whichPeale

unearthedonaNewYorkfarmin1801.

ThreeofPeale'sseventeenchildrenwerealsofamousartists.

RaphaellePealeoftenpaintedstilllivesofflowers,fruit,andcheese.His

brotherRembrandtstudiedunderhisfatherandpaintedportraitsofmany

notedpeople,includingoneofGeorgeWashington.Anotherbrother,

RubensPeale,paintedmostlylandscapesandportraits.

JamesPeale,thebrotherofCharlesWillsonPeale,specializedin

miniatures（小畫(huà)像）.HisdaughterSarahMiriamPealewasprobablythe

firstprofessionalfemaleportraitpainterinAmerica.

56.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?

A.ThelifeofCharlesWillsonPeale.B.Portraitsinthe18th

century.

C.ThePealeMuseum.D.Afamilyofartists.

57.TheauthormentionsinParagraph1thatWashingtontippedhishatto

thefiguresinthepaintingtoshowthat.

A.CharlesWillsonPeale'spaintingwasverylifelike

B.WashingtonrespectedCharlesWillsonPeale'swork

C.WashingtonwasfriendlywithRaphaelleandTitianPeale

D.thepaintingofthetwobrotherswasverylarge

58.Theunderlinedword“unearthed“isclosestinmeaningto”

A.showedB.dugupC.inventedD.

lookedover

59.Theauthor'sattitudetowardthePealesisingeneral

A.puzzledB.excitedC.admiringD.

disappointed

答案：56—59DABC

B

NewYorkTimes-Thealreadycrazedcompetitionforadmissiontothe

nation'smostfamousuniversitiesandcollegesbecameevenmoreintense

thisyear,withmanyrecordingthelowestacceptancerates.

HarvardCollege,forexample,offeredadmissiontoonly7.1percentof

the27,462highschoolseniorswhoapplied-or,putanotherway,it

rejected93ofevery100applicants,manywithextraordinary

achievements,likeaperfectscoreononeoftheSATexams.YaleCollege

accepted8.3percentofits22,813applicants.Bothrateswererecords.

ColumbiaCollegeadmitted8.7percentofitsapplicants,Brown

UniversityandDartmouthCollegeabout13percent,andBowdoin

CollegeandGeorgetownUniversity18percent-alsorecords.

“Welovethepeopleweadmitted,butwealsoloveaverylarge

numberofthepeoplewhowewerenotabletoadmit,saidWilliamR.

Fitzsimmons,dean（主任）ofadmissionsandfinancialaidatHarvard

College.

Somecollegessaidtheyplacedmorestudentsontheirwaitingliststhan

inrecentyears,inpartbecauseofuncertaintyoverhowmanyadmitted

studentswoulddecidetoenroll.HarvardandPrincetonstopped

acceptingstudentsthroughearlyadmissionthisacademicyear;that

meantthatmorethan1,500studentswhowouldhavebeenadmittedin

Decemberwerelikelytohaveappliedtomanyfamousschoolsinthe

regularround.

Manyfactorscontributedtothetighteningofthecompetitionatthemost

selectivecolleges,admissionsdeanssaid.Thenumberofhighschool

graduatesinthenationhasgrowneachyearoverthelastdecadeanda

half,expertsestimatethatthefigurewillreachthehighestpointthisyear

ornext,whichmightreducethecompetitionalittle.

Otherfactorsweretheeaseofonlineapplications,expandedfinancialaid

packages,anambitiousstudents'applyingtoevermorecolleges.

60.Whafsthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Harvardhasthelowestadmissionratethisyear.

B.Manyfactorshaveledtotheintensecompetition.

C.Famousuniversitiesprefertohavemorestudentsontheirwaiting

lists.

D.Admissiontofamousuniversitiesbecameevenmoredifficultthis

year.

61.Whichofthefollowinghasthehighestacceptanceratethisyear?

A.YaleCollege.B.GeorgetownUniversity.C.Columbia

College.D.DartmouthCollege.

62.Howmanyofthe20,000applicantswouldberefusedbyColumbia

Collegethisyear?

A.18,260B.1,740C.18,350D.1,950

答案：60—62DBA

C

Besidescalling911,hereiswhattodoinsomelife-threatening

emergencieswhennoone

isaroundtohelp.一

Lostinthewilderness

First,yoifvegottoacknowledgeyou'reintrouble.Staywl^e。

youcanbeseenclearlyandremembertorest.Keepingasense

ofhumorhelpstoo-itreducesstressandhelpscreativethinking.

Inawideopenarea,makeacolorfulcrossoutofrockstoshow

yourpresentposition.

Choking一

Aimtohitthetopofthechairagainstyourstomach,inthe/

belowthebonyupside-downVoftheribs（肋骨）.Makea/

pushagainstthechair.Ifyoustillcan'tbreatheaftersix皿（產(chǎn)^|光

evenifyoucan'ttalk.Writethewordchokingsomewherenearby,and

leavethelineopenuntilhelparrives.

Severebleedingv

Useyourhandorcleancotton,orpapertowels,ora

oranyclothyoucanfind,andpushdownonthewound

untilthebleedingstops.Butifyouputabandaround

yourlegtightly,you5regoingtoclosethevessels（血管）

totheentireleg.Inthisway,youcouldloseyourfoot.

Bearattack

Ifyousurpriseabear,don'trunaway.Thatinvitesanattack.

Instead,standupandbackawayslowly,withoutlooking^^BL

bearintheeyes.Ifitdocschargeatyou,stickout一’

raiseyourarms,andspreadyourlegs.Shoutatthebear,

frightenit.Ifit'sgoingtoattack,liefacedown,withyourhands

heldfirmlybehindyourneck.Playdeaduntilyou'resurethebear

isgone.

63.Whenyouseeacolorfulcrossmadeofrocksinthewilderness,you

know

A.someoneisbleedingB.someoneischoking

C.someoneislostD.someoneisattackedbyabear

64.Ifyouarestillchokingaftersixtries,youshould.

A.keepasenseofhumorB.call911andleavethelineopen

C.useyourhandourcleancottonD.liedownwithyourhandsbehind

yourneck

65.Don'ttiearoundyourbleedinglegtightly,oryoucould.

A.stopbleedingB.reducestress

C.loseyourfootD.causebreathlessness

66.Thepassageismainlyteachingushowto.

A.survivetheemergenciesB.avoidabearattack

C.dealwithachokeD.findourway

答案：63-66CBCA

D

Ihaveafriendwholivesbyathree-wordphilosophy:Seizethemoment.

Justpossibly,shemaybethewisestwomanonthisplanet.Toomany

peopleputoffsomethingthatbringsthemjoyjustbecausetheyhaven't

thoughtaboutit,don'thaveitontheirschedule,don'tknowitiscoming

oraretoostricttodepartfromtheirroutine.

Ican5tcountthetimesIcalledmysisterandsaid,“Howaboutgoingto

lunchinhalfanhour?^^Shewouldgaspandstammer（結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說(shuō)），“I

can't.Ihaveclothesontheline.Myhairisdirty.IwishIhadknownit

yesterday,Ihadalatebreakfast,anditlookslikerain.^^Andmypersonal

favoriteresponse:"It'sjustMonday."Shediedafewyearsago.Wenever

didhavelunchtogether.Fromthenon,I'vetriedtobealittlemore

flexible.

Lifehasawayofgoingfasteraswegetolder.Thedaysgetshorter,and

thelistofpromisesmadetoourselvesgetslonger.Onemorning,we

awaken,andallhavetoshowforourlivesisrepetitionof"I'mgoing

to","Iplanon^^and“Someday,whenthingsaresettleddowna

Whenanyonecallsmy“seizethemoment“friend,sheisopento

adventureandavailablefortrips.Shekeepsanopenmindonnewideas.

Herenthusiasmforlifeiscontagious.Youtalkwithherforfiveminutes,

andyou'rereadytotradeyourbadfeetforapairofRollerbladesandskip

anelevatorforabungeecord.

Mylipshavenottouchedicecreamin10years.Iloveicecream.The

otherday,Istoppedthecarandboughtatriple-decker.Ifmycarhadhit

anicebergonthewayhome,Iwouldhavediedhappily.

Now...goonandhaveaniceday.DosomethingyouWANTto...not

somethingonyourSHOULDDOlist.

67.Theexampleofthewriter'ssisterservesas.

A.anargumentB.anintroductionC.asupportD.a

conclusion

68.Thewriterthinksthattheexcuse"It'sjustMonday.^^isacceptable,

because.

A.itisstilllikelythattheycanhavelunchtogethersometimelater

B.itsoundsmostreasonableofalltheexcuses

C.itshowsrespectforthewriter'ssuggestion

D.itindicatesthetimewhentheycanhavelunchtogether

69.Theunderlinedword“contagious“inthefourthparagraphmeans

“，，

A.accurateB.influentialC.practicalD.

flexible

70.Whatisthepurposeofthewriterbywritingthispassage?

A.Tosuggesthowtimeflies.

B.Topersuadebusypeopletorelax.

C.Toadvisepeopletokeeptheirpromise.

D.Topersuadereaderstobeflexibleontheirscheduleforpracticaljoy.

答案：67—70CABD

E

“Theworld'soceansareslowlygettingmoreacidic."sayscientists.The

researchersfromCaliforniareportthatthechangeistakingplacein

responsetohigherlevelsofcarbondioxideintheatmosphere.

Theloweringofthewaters'PHvalueisnotgreatatthemomentbutcould

causeaseriousthreattocurrentoceanlifeifitcontinues,theywarn.Ken

CaldeiraandMichaelWickett,fromtheLawrenceLivermoreNational

Laboratory,reporttheirconcernsinthejournalNature.Increasinguseof

oilfuelsmeansmorecarbondioxideisgoingintotheair,andmostofit

willeventuallybeabsorbedbyseawater.Onceinthewater,itreactsto

formcarbonicacid.Scientistsbelievethattheoceanshavealready

becomeslightlymoreacidicoverthelastcentury.

Theseresearchershavetriedtopredictwhatwillhappeninthefutureby

combiningwhatweknowaboutthehistoryoftheoceanswithcomputer

modelsofclimatechange."Thislevelofaciditywillgetmuchmore

extremeinthefutureifwecontinuereleasingCO2intotheatmosphere,

saidDrCaldeira."Andwepredicttheamountoffutureaciditywill

exceed（超過(guò)）anythingwehaveseenoverthelastseveralhundredmillion

years,letaloneperhapsafterraredisastrouseventssuchasasteroid（小行

M）impacts.

However,itisnotabsolutelyclearwhatthatmeansforoceanlife.Most

organismslivenearthesurface,wherethegreatestpHchangewouldbe

expectedtooccur,butdeep-oceanlifeformsmaybemoresensitivetopH

changes.Coralreef§（珊瑚礁）andotherorganismswhoseshellscontain

calciumcarbonate（碳酸鈣）maybeparticularlyaffectedifthewater's

aciditylevelskeepgoingup,theteampredict.Theycouldfinditmuch

moredifficulttobuildthesestructuresinwaterwithalowerpH.

Inrecentyearssomepeoplehavesuggestedstoringcarbondioxidefrom

powerstationinthedeepoceanasawayofdealingwithglobalwarming.

ButDrCaldeirasaidthatsuchastrategyshouldnowbere-considered.

''Previously,mostexpertshadlookedatoceanabsorptionofcarbon

dioxideasagoodthing---becauseinreleasingCO2intotheatmosphere

wewarmtheplanet,andwhenCO2isabsorbedbytheocean,itreduces

theamountofgreenhousewarming.^^

71.Theoceanisbecomingmoreacidicdueto.

A.thelowerwaterpHvalueB.thewarmingatmosphere

C.thehigherlevelofCO2intheairD.theincreasinguseofoilfuels

72.AccordingtoDrCaldeira,.

A.oceanabsorptionofcarbondioxideisagoodthing

B.moreoilfuelswillbeusedinthenearfuture

C.scientistsmaypredictclimatechangeswithcomputermodels

D.thefuturesituationoftheamountofacidityisextremelyserious

73.Ifthewater'saciditylevelkeepsrising,.

A.oceanlifewhosestructurescontaincalciumcarbonatemaybe

affected

B.thewaters'pHvaluewillbecomehigherandhigher

C.organismslivingnearthesurfacearemoresensitivetopHchanges

D.somedisastrouseventswilloccurmoreoftenthanbefore

74.Mostexpertsoncebelievedstoringcarbondioxideintheoceanwould

reduce.

A.theCO2absorbedbytheoceanB.theamountofgreenhouse

warming

C.theacidityoftheoceanD.thegradualreleaseofCO2

75.Thepurposeofthispassageisto.

A.showpeoplethefindingsofaresearchteamB.informpeople

ofhowacidtheoceanisnow

C.introduceDrCaldeiraandhisteam'sresearchD.warnpeople

ofthehigherlevelofCO2

答案：71—75CDABD

福建省三明一中10-11學(xué)年高二上學(xué)期期中考試

A

WhenIwasgoinghometoIndialastyear,Icalledupmymothertoaskif

shewantedanythingfromChina,

WhenIndiahadnotopenedupitsmarketstotheworld,Icarried

suitcaseloadsofdarkglassesandjeans.Thankfully,wecangetallthese

anywhereinIndianow.

Still,heranswersurprisedme:"Greentea.^^

AslongasIcanremembershedidn'tevendrinkIndiantea.

IdutifullyboughtabigpacketofLongjingandheadedhometohearthe

story.Mymotherandherbrother,bothregularnewspaperreaders,

believedthatChinesegreenteawasthewonderdrugforallillnesses.

Attheturnofthecentury,Chinawasnotreallyfamiliartotheaverage

Indian.I