届高考高三英语二轮专题复习阅读理解7及答案.docx

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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

A

PleasebeadvisedthatNairobilikeanyotherlargecityhasasecurityandcrimeproblem.However,ifyouobservethefollowingsimpleguidelinesyouwillstayandhaveatrouble—freeseminar（研讨会）:

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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:

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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?

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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