届高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解27.docx

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届高考英语二轮专题训练阅读理解27

2015届高考英语二轮专题训练：

阅读理解（27）

A

Morethan10yearsago,itwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple（菠萝）.ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreenontheoutsideand,moreoftenthannot,hardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Thenin1966,theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreen.Itwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.Innotime,theDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystorm,rapidlybecomingtheworld’sbest-sellingpineapplevariety,anddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouth,upuntilthenonlyfoundintinnedpineapple.

Innutrition（营养）itwasallgoodnewstoo.ThisnicetastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC（维生素C）thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitamins,butalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.Thenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfast,andtheDelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.

Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple,DelMontetriedtokeepmarkettoitself.Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelp,butfailed.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte’sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutthemarket.

本文介绍了一种产于夏威夷的可口的、营养丰富的菠萝。

60.Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeatpineappleis__________.

A.greenoutsideandsweetinside

B.good-lookingoutsideandsoftinside

C.yellowy-goldoutsideandhardinside

D.alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside

61.Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?

A.Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.

B.Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.

C.ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte.

D.Itwasusedasmedicine.

62.Theunderlinedword“fixture”inParagraph3probablyreferstosomething_________.

A.thatpeopleenjoyeatingB.thatisalwayspresent

C.thatisdifficulttogetD.thatpeopleuseasagift

63.WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatDelMonte_________.

A.slowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapples

B.succeededinkeepingthepineappleforitself

C.triedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarket

D.plannedtohelptheothercompanies

B

（2013天津卷）

GuidetoStockholmUniversityLibrary

Ourlibraryoffersdifferenttypesofstudyingplacesandprovidesagoodstudyingenvironment.

Zones

Thelibraryisdividedintodifferentzones.Theupperfloorisaquietzonewithoverathousandplacesforsilentreading,andplaceswhereyoucansitandworkwithyourowncomputer.Thereadingplacesconsistmostlyoftablesandchairs.Thegroundflooristhezonewhereyoucantalk.Hereyoucanfindsofasandarmchairsforgroupwork.

Computers

Youcanuseyourowncomputertoconnecttothewi-fispeciallypreparedfornotebookcomputers,yourcanalsouselibrarycomputers,whichcontainthemostcommonlyusedapplications,suchasMicrosoftOffice.TheyaresituatedintheareaknownastheExperimentalFieldonthegroundfloor.

Group-studyplaces

Ifyouwanttodiscussfreelywithoutdisturbingothers,youcanbookastudyroomorsitatatableonthegroundfloor.Somestudyroomsarefor2-3peopleandotherscanholdupto6-8people.Allroomsaremarkedonthelibrarymaps.

Thereare40group-studyroomsthatmustbebookedviathewebsite.Tobook,youneedanactiveUniversityaccountandavalidUniversitycard.Youcanusearoomthreehoursperday,ninehoursatmostperweek.

StorageofStudyMaterial

Thelibraryhaslockersforstudentstostorecourseliterature,Whenyouhaveobtainedatleast40credits（学分）,youmayrentalockerandpay400SEKforayear’srentalperiod.

RulestobeFollowed

Mobilephoneconversationsarenotpermittedanywhereinthelibrar.Keepyourphoneonsilentasifyouwereinalectureandexitthelibraryifyouneedtoreceivecalls.

Pleasenotethatfoodandfruitareforbiddeninthelibrary,butyouareallowedtohavedrinksandsweetswithyou.

36.Thelibrary’supperfloorismainlyforstudentsto

A.readinaquietplace

B.havegroupdiscussions

C.takecomfortableseats

D.gettheircomputersfixed

37.Librarycomputersonthegroundfloor

A.helpstudentswiththeirfieldexperiments

B.containsoftwareessentialforschoolwork

C.areforthosewhowantoaccessthewi-fi

D.aremostlyusedforfillingoutapplicationforms

38.Whatconditionshouldbemettobookagroup-studyroom?

Agroupmustconsistof8people

B.Three-houruseperdayistheminimum

C.Oneshouldfirstregisterattheuniversity

D.Applicantsmustmarktheroomonthemap

39.Astudentcanrentalockerinthelibraryifhe

A.canaffordtherentalfee

B.attendscertaincoursed

C.hasnowheretoputhisbooks

D.hasearnedtherequiredcredits

40.WhatshouldNOTbebroughtintothelibrary?

A.Mobilephones

B.Orangejuice.

C.Candy

D.Sandwiches

C

Youmaynotpaymuchattentiontoyourdailyelevatorride.Manyofususealiftseveraltimesduringthedaywithoutreallythinkingaboutit.ButLeeGray,PhD,oftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,US,hasmadeithisbusinesstoexaminethisoverlookedformofpublictransport.Heisknownasthe“ElevatorGuy”.

“Theliftbecomesthisinterestingsocialspacewhereetiquette（礼仪）issortofodd（奇怪的）,”GraytoldtheBBC.“They[elevators]aresociallyveryinterestingbutoftenveryawkwardplaces.”

Wewalkinandusuallyturnaroundtofacethedoor.Ifsomeoneelsecomesin,wemayhavetomove.Andhere,accordingtoGray,liftusersunthinkinglygothroughasetpatternofmovements.HetoldtheBBCwhathehadobserved.

Heexplainedthatwhenyouaretheonlyoneinsidealift,youcandowhateveryouwant–it’syourownlittlebox.

Iftherearetwoofyou,yougointodifferentcorners,standingdiagonally（对角线地）acrossfromeachothertocreatedistance.

Whenathirdpersonenters,youwillunconsciouslyformatriangle.Andwhenthereisafourthpersonitbecomesasquare,withsomeoneineverycorner.Afifthpersonisprobablygoingtohavetostandinthemiddle.

Newentrantstotheliftwillneedtosizeupthesituationwhenthedoorsslideopenandthenactdecisively.Oncein,formostpeopletheruleissimple–lookdown,orlookatyourphone.

Whyarewesoawkwardinlifts?

“Youdon’thaveenoughspace,”ProfessorBabetteRenneberg,aclinicalpsychologistattheFreeUniversityofBerlin,toldtheBBC.“Usuallywhenwemeetotherpeoplewehaveaboutanarm’slengthofdistancebetweenus.Andthat’snotpossibleinmostelevators.”

Insuchasmall,enclosedspaceitbecomesveryimportanttoactinawaythatcannotbeconstrued（理解）asthreateningorodd.“Theeasiestwaytodothisistoavoideyecontact,”shesaid.

36.Themainpurposeofthearticleisto_____.

A.remindustoenjoyourselvesintheelevator

B.tellussomeunwrittenrulesofelevatoretiquette

C.shareaninterestingbutawkwardelevatorride

D.analyzewhatmakespeoplefeelawkwardinanelevator

37.AccordingtoGray,whenpeopleenteranelevator,theyusually_____.

A.turnaroundandgreetoneanotherB.lookaroundorexaminetheirphone

C.makeeyecontactwiththoseintheelevator

D.trytokeepadistancefromotherpeople

38.Whichofthefollowingdescribeshowpeopleusuallystandwhenthereareatleasttwopeopleinanelevator?

39.Theunderlinedphrase“sizeup”inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A.judgeB.ignoreC.putupwithD.makethebestof

40.Accordingtothearticle,peoplefeelawkwardinliftsbecauseof_____.

A.someone’soddbehaviorsB.thelackofspace

C.theirunfamiliaritywithoneanotherD.theireyecontactwithoneanother

D

Peter,Helen,Catherine,Elizabeth和Levin想根据各自在环保方面的兴趣（61-65）进行案例研究。

阅读下面某杂志的专题报道摘要（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们研究的最佳案例，并在答题纸上相应选项的标号涂黑。

选项中有一项是多余选项。

61.Peter:

ReducingplasticandotherwastesthroughDIY.

62.Helen:

Makinguseoftheheavytraffictoproduceelectricity.

63.Catherine:

Buildingacommunitywithoutprivatecars

64.Elizabeth:

Buildinghouseswithrecycledmaterialsandenergy-efficiencysystems

65.Levin:

Developinganewtypeofurbancarwhichburnslessgas

A

B

Vauban

Weknowcarsareterriblepolluters,butwouldyougiveyoursup?

Vauban,acommunityinsouthwesternGermany,didjustthat,andits5,000citizensaredoingfine.Moststreetsarefreeofvehicles,andtherearegenerousgreenspacesandgoodpublic-transportlinks,includingfastbusesandbicyclepaths.Whenpeoplemustdrive,theycanturntocar-sharingclubs.“Allthecitizenshadthechancetoplantheirowncity,”saysAndreasDelleke,anenergyexpert,“andit’sjusthowwewantedittobe.”

Denmark

Duringtheperiodofgasshortageintheearly70s,Denmarkdecidedtobecomeself-sufficient（自足）.Sotheybeganafewprojectsmakingsmartinvestmentsalongtheway.

OntheislandofSamsoe,localfamilies,fishermenandfarmersboughtwindturbines（涡轮机）toproducetheirownenergy,Withinsevenyearstheseturbineswerecompletelypaidfor.Andcanyoubelievejustoneofwindturbinesproducesenoughelectricityfor600households?

C

D

TreyParkerandMattStone

TreyParkerandMattStone,creatorsofSouthPark,havebuiltasustainable（可持续的）castlewithoutersidingandinnerflooringofrecycledwood,recycledcarpeting,high-efficiencyboilersystems.

“Ithinkmoreandmoretoday,peoplearewillingtomakeastatementabouttheEarthandhowtheywanttoprotectit,”MichaelRuth,homedesig