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届高考高三英语二轮专题复习阅读理解7及答案
2014届高考高三英语二轮专题复习:
阅读理解
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PleasebeadvisedthatNairobilikeanyotherlargecityhasasecurityandcrimeproblem.However,ifyouobservethefollowingsimpleguidelinesyouwillstayandhaveatrouble—freeseminar(研讨会):
1.Donotwearamoneybelt.Thismakesyouainstanttarget.
2.Gamerasofallkindsareafavouritewithsnatchers.FeelfreetousethemwithintheStareheCampusandthehotelgroundsbutnotinthestreets.
3.Ladieshandbagsarealsoaregularsnatch.Avoidcarryingone,andifyoumust,bealertandholdontoittightly.
4.Jewelleryandevenglasseswithvaluableframesarealsooftentargeted.Bearthisinmind.
5.Wheninavehiclekeepthedoorsalwayslocked,andthewindowsonlyslightlyopen—especiallyattrafficlights,junctionsandinslowmovingtraffic.
6.Bewareofstreetchildren,theirbeggingoftenquicklytransformsintosomethingmoreunpleasant.
7.Staywiththemainpartyallthetime,andavoidwanderingoffonyourown.
8.Finally,thebestdefenceistobealertatalltimesandconsciousofyourenvironment.
Shouldyouhaveanyproblem,queryorneedhelpatanyhourofthedayornightcallanyofthefollowingandtheywilldotheirbestforyou:
OFFICEFLXEDHOMEFIXEDMobilePhone
1KENEDYHONGO763856/7612217631820733761294
2FREDOKONO7612217649880733604490
3EDWINOTIENO761221761642/763011072701279
56.Thisselectionmustbedeliveredby .
A.theNairobecitygovernment B.thepoliceoftheNairobeAirport
C.theorganizeroftheseminar D.KennedyHongo,adetective
57.Afterreadingthisnotice,visitorstoNairobemightgainanimpressionthat .
A.FredOkonoandhisfellowworkmatesareverykindandhelpful
B.Nairobeisalargecitywhichisverydeveloped
C.thecrimeproblemisveryseriousinthecityofNairobe
D.theyshouldnothavepaidavisittoNairobe,andshouldbuyaticketbackimmediately
58.Thenoticetellsusthat .
A.somethingunpleasantcouldhappentoyouifyouuseacameraduringtheseminar
B.ladiesmustnotwearhandbagoranyjewellery
C.inthehotelsofNairobe,itmightbedangeroustostayinasingleroom
D.everythingwillbeOKifyoualwayswatchoutandareclearaboutthesurroundings
B
Withonlyabout1,000pandasleftintheworld,Chinaisdesperatelytryingtoclone(克隆)theanimalandsavetheendangeredspecies(物种).That’samovesimilartowhataTexasA&MUniversityresearchershavebeenundertakingforthepastfiveyearsinaprojectcalled“Noah’sArk.”
Noah’sArkisaimedatcollectingeggs,embryos(胚胎),semenandDNAofendangeredanimalsandstoringtheminliquidnitrogen.Ifcertainspeciesshouldbecomeextinct,Dr.DuaneKraemer,aprofessorinTexasA&M’sCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine,saystherewouldbeenoughofthebasicbuildingblockstoreintroducethespeciesinthefuture.
Itisestimatedthatasmanyas2,000speciesofmammals,birdsreptileswillbecomeextinctinover100years.Thepanda,nativeonlytoChina,isindangerofbecomingextinctinthenext25years.
Thisweek,ChinesescientistssaidtheygrewanembryobyintroducingcellsfromadeadfemalepandaintotheeggcellsofaJapanesewhiterabbit.Theyarenowtryingtoimplanttheembryointoahostanimal.
Theentireprocedurecouldtakefromthreetofiveyearstocomplete.
“Thenucleartransfer(核子移植)ofonespeciestoanotherisnoteasy,andthelackofavailable(capableofbeingused)pandaeggscouldbeamajorproblem,”Kraemerbelieves.“Theywillprobablyhavetodoseveralhundredtransferstoresultinonepregnancy(havingababy).Ittakesalongtimeandit’sdifficult,butthiscouldbegroundbreakingscienceifitworks.Theyarecertainlynotputtinganylivepandasatrisk,soitisworththeeffort,”addsKraemer,whoitoneoftheleadersoftheProjectatTexasA&M,thefirst-everattemptatcloningadog.
“Theyaretryingtodosomethingthat’sneverbeendone,andthisisverysimilartoourworkinNoah’sArk.We’rebothtryingtosaveanimalsthatfaceextinciton.Icertainlyappreciatetheireffortandthere’salotwecanlearnformwhattheyareattemptingtodo.It’saresearchthatisverymuchneeded.”
59.Theaimof“Noah’sArk”projectisto .
A.makeeffortstoclonetheendangeredpandas
B.saveendangeredanimalsfromdyingout
C.collectDNAofendangeredanimalstostudy
D.transferthenuclearofoneanimaltoanother
60.AccordingtoProfessorKraemer,themajorproblemincloningpandaswouldbethelackto .
A.availablepandaeggs B.hostanimals C.qualifiedresearchers D.enoughmoney
61.Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe .
A.China’sSuccessinPandasCloning
B.TheFirstClonedPandaintheWorld
C.ExploringthePossibilitytoClonePandas
D.China—theNativePlaceofPandasForever
62.Fromthepassageweknowthat .
A.Kraemerandhisteamhavesucceededincloningadog
B.scientiststrytoimplantapanda’seggintoarabbit
C.KraemerwillworkwithChinesescientistsincloneresearches
D.abouttwothousandofspecieswillprobablydieoutinacentury
C
Thecommoncoldistheworld’smostwidespreadillness,whichisplagues(疫病)thatfleshreceives.
Themostwidespreadfallacy(谬误)ofallisthatcoldscausedbycold.Theyarenot.Theyarecausedbyviruses(病毒)passingonfrompersontoperson.Youcatchacoldbycomingintocontact,directlyorindirectly,withsomeonewhoalreadyhasone.Itcoldcausescolds,itwouldbereasonabletoexpecttheEskimostosufferfromthemforever.Buttheydonot.Andinisolatedarcticregionsexplorershavereportedbeingfreefromcoldsuntilcomingintocontactagainwithinfectedpeoplefromtheoutsideworldbywayofpackagesandmaildroppedfromairplanes.
DuringtheFirstWorldWarsoldierswhospentlongperiodsinthetrenches(战壕),coldandwet,showednoincreasedtendencytocatchcolds.
IntheSecondWorldWarprisonersatthenotoriousAuschwitzconcentrationcamp(奥斯维辛集中营),nakedandstarving,wereastonishedtofindthattheyseldomhadcolds.
AttheCommonColdResearchUnitinEngland,volunteerstookpartinExperimentsinwhichtheygavethemselvestothediscomfortsofbeingcoldandwetforlongstretchesoftime.Aftertakinghotbaths,theyputonbathingsuits,allowedthemselvestobewithcoldwater,andthenstoodaboutdrippingwetindraftyroom.Someworewetsocksalldaywhileothersexercisedintherainuntilclosetoexhaustion.Notoneofthevolunteerscamedownwithacoldunlessacoldviruswasactuallydroppedinhisnose.
If,then,coldandwethavenothingtodowithcatchingcolds,whyaretheymorefrequentinthewinter?
Despitethemostpains—takingresearch,noonehasyetfoundtheanswer.Oneexplanationofferedbyscientistsisthatpeopletendtostaytogetherindoorsmoreincoldweatherthanatothertimes,andthismakesiteasierforcoldvirusestobepassedon.
Noonehasyetfoundacureforthecold.Therearedrugsandpainsuppressors(止痛片)suchasaspirin,butalltheydoistorelievethesymptoms(症状).
63.Thewriteroffered examplestosupporthisargument.
A.4 B.5 C.6 D.3
64.Whichofthefollowingdoesnotagreewiththechosenpassage?
A.TheEskimosdonotsufferfromcoldsallthetime.
B.Coldsarenotcausedbycold.
C.Peoplesufferfromcoldsjustbecausetheyliketostayindoors.
D.Apersonmaycatchacoldbytouchingsomeonewhoalreadyhadone.
65.Arcticexplorersmaycatchcoldswhen .
A.theyareworkingintheisolatedarcticregions
B.theyarewritingreportsinterriblycoldweather
C.theyarefreefromworkintheisolatedarcticregions
D.theyarecomingintotouchagainwiththeoutsideworld
66.VolunteerstakingpartintheexperimentsintheCommonColdResearchUnit .
A.sufferedalot B.nevercuaghtcolds
C.oftencaughtcolds D.becameverystrong
67.Thepassagemainlydiscusses .
A.theexperimentsonthecommoncold
B.thefallacyaboutthecommoncold
C.thereasonandthewaypeoplecatchcolds
D.thecontinuedspreadofcommoncolds
D
Islanguage,likefood,abasichumanneed?
JudgingfromtheresultoftheviolentexperimentbyaGermanking.FrederickⅡ,inthe13thcentury,itmaybe.Hopingtodiscoverwhatlanguageachildwouldspeakiftheheardnomothertongue,hetoldthenursestokeepsilent.
Allthebabiesdiedbeforethefirstyear.Butclearlytherewasmorethanlanguagedeprivationhere.Whatwasmissingwasgoodmothering.Withoutgoodmothering,inthefirstyearoflifeespecially,thecapacitytosurviveisseriouslyaffected.
TodaynosuchviolentdeprivationexistsasthatorderedbyFrederickⅡ.Nevertheless,somechildrenarestillbackwardinspeaking.Mostoftenthereasonforthisisthatthemotherisinsensitive(不敏感)tothesignalsofthebaby,whosebrainisprogrammedtomapuplanguagerapidly.Therearecriticaltimes,itseems,whenchildrenlearnmorereadily.Ifthesesensitiveperiodsareneglected(忽视),theidealtimeforgaininglanguageskillspassesandtheymightneverbelearnedsoeasilyagain.
Linguists(语言学家)suggestthatspeechstagesarereachedinafixedsequence(顺序)andataconstantage,buttherearecaseswherespeechhasstartedlateinachildwhoeventuallyturnouttobeofhighIQ.
Recentfactssuggestthatbabyisbornwiththecapacitytospeak.WhatisspecialaboutMan’sbrain,comparedwiththatofthemonkeys,isthecomplexsystemwhichenablesachildtoconnectthesightandfeelof,say,ateddy-bear(玩具熊)withthesoundpattern“teddy-bear”.
Butspeechhastobestimulated(刺激),andthisdependsoninteractionbetweenthemotherandthechild,wherethemotherrecognizesthesignalsinthechild’sbabbling(牙牙学语),grasping,cryingandsmili