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届高考考前热身专练日常生活科普环保类阅读1
2015届高考考前热身专练:
日常生活、科普环保类阅读
1.(2014届贵州省六校联盟高三第二次联考英语试卷)
Insidetheirone-store,metal-roofedhouseonVancouverIsland’swestcoast,JanetSchwartzandherdomesticated(驯养的)deer,Bimbo,arereturningtotheirnormallives.Thelaw-representedbymenandwomendressedinblackuniformsandcarryingguns—isnolongerthreateningtoforciblyseparateSchwartzandBimbo,freeingthel0-year-olddeertothefates(命运)ofthesurroundingrainforestanditshungrywolvesandblackbears.
“Weloveeachother,”saidSchwartzwhoturned70onSaturday.“she’llcomeuptomeandshe’llkissmerightonthelips,likeamankissesawoman’’
Forfourdayslastweek,Schwartz’lifeturnedasrockyastheroughloggingroadthatconnectedherlifetotheoutsideworld.ConservationofficershadarrivedwithorderstolooseBimbo.Schwartzwastoldshewasn’tallowedtotouchBimboanymore.Itseemedsomebodyhadcomplained,saidEnvironmentMinisterTerryLakeearlierintheweek,notingit’sillegaltokeepwildanimalsaspets.
Duringthosetensedays,sleeplessnightsweremadeevenmorerestlessbynightmares,saidSchwartz.TherewerenewsstoriesandFacebookpageswhichsupportedSchwartzandbyFriday,thegovernmenthadchangeditsmind.Schwartzcouldkeepherpetwiththehelpofaveterinarianandconservationofficers.
“Itmakesmefeelgood,”saidSchwartzoftheannouncement.“Sheismylife.andI’vehadhersincethedayshe’sbeenborn.”
Therelationshipbeganwhenafriendfoundtheorphanedfawn(幼鹿)alonganearbyloggingroad,morethanakilometerawayfromhercurrenthome,saidSchwartz.ThefriendbroughtthefawnoverbecausesheknewSchwartzhadraisedadeerbefore.
Schwartznamedthefawn(小鹿)Bimbo,basedonaGeneAutrysongthatwasplayinginsideherhomeatthetime,andbeganfeedingtheanimalgoat’smilk.Daysturnedintomonthsandyears,andnowBimboisapartofthefamily.
63.AccordingtoParagraph1,JanetSchwartz’slifeisreturningtonormalbecause
A.noonedisturbsherlifeagainB.shecancontinuetokeepthedeer
C.shehasmarriedagainD.Bimbohasreturnedtotheforest
64.Whydidn’tSchwartzwanttoloosethedeer?
A.Itwastheonlycompanioninherhouse
B.Shewantedtostudythelifestyleofthedeer.
C.Thedeerhadbecomepartofherlife.
D.Shehadaveterinariantohelpher.
65.ConservationofficersorderedJanettolooseBimbobecause
A.thedeerwasnotproperlytakencareof
B.thedeerbroughtharmtotheneighborhood
C.itwasagainstthelawtokeepthedeerasapet
D.thedeermadetoomuchnoise
66.Whatmadethegovernmentchangeitsmind?
A.Schwartz’sloveforthedeer.
B.Thethreattothedeerinthewild.
C.Thechangeofthelaw.
D.TheinfluencefromthepressandtheWeb.
2.(2014届湖北省黄冈市高三年级3月测试英语试卷)
It'sgoingtobeachaotic(混乱的)day.HowdoIknow?
It’sMonday.OK,joking.But,Idopredictthattodaywillbefilledwiththenormallast-minutetasks,firedrills,andunforeseenevents.So,howdoyoukeepyourselffrombeingsweptawayinthestreamofchaos?
Howdoyouremaincalmwhileothersarerushingandpanicking?
There'saproblem…Panic!
Whenthingsdon'tgoasplanned,howdoyoureact?
Areyouthecalmonewhoworkstofixthings?
OrtheonerunningaroundlikeChickenLittlescreamingthattheskyfalling?
Gettingupsetoralarmedcanseemlikenaturalreactionstoaproblem.
Hereareafewtipstokelpyouremaincalminthefaceofthestorm:
•Don'tPanicYouarebetterabletofindasolutionifyouaren'tpanicking.Ifyoucankeepyourheadwhenothersarelosingtheirs,youwillbeabletomakeadeardecisioninthechaos.
•ThereAren'tManyTrueEmergenaesMytimeasaNavalOfficertaughtmeabouttrueemergencies.Inthemilitary,whenthereisaproblem,peoplecangethurtordie.Thisisnotusuallythecasewhentheofficecopieroremailservergoesdown.Keepthingsinperspective.Thereareveryfewtrueemergenciesinlife.
•Avoidthe"FightorFlight"Whenyouarestressed,yourbodywillwanttogointo"fightorflight."Yourbodywasdesignedtokeepyousafefromdanger,butitsnaturalreflexesaren'talwaysthebestsolutionagainstaprojectgoneaway.Keepyouremotionsincheckandensurethatyourphysicalreflexesdon’tmakebaddecisionsforyou.
•HeadIntoTheProblemWhileeveryoneelseisrunningaway,trueleaderswalkintoaproblem.Stickingyourheadinthesandonlymakesthingsworse.Insteadoftryingtoignorethesituition,gettotheheartoftheissueassoonaspossible.Onlythencanyouaddressit
HowWillYouReact?
Whenyoufindyourselfreadytoloseit,takeastepback.Ask,"Inthistrulyanemergcncy?
"Keepyourheadwhenothersarelosingtheirs.Andyou'llfindthatyouarethatmuchclosertoasolution.
67.Theauthorwritesthefirstparagraphinorderto______.
A.describeachaoticdayB.advocateawayoflifeC.introduceatopicD.makeajoke
68.Inordertomakeawiserdecisioninthechaos,youshould_____.
A.lowyourheadB.keepyourheadC.shakeyourheadD.stickyourhead
69.Theexampleoftheauthor'stimeasaNavalOfficerisusedtoillustrate_____.
A.thereareseldomtrueemergenciesinlife
B.therearemanytrueemergenciesinlife
C.someemergenciesarereallyurgent
D.someemergenciescan'tbepredicted
70.Whatwouldthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.FightorFlight
B.Trueemergencies
C.LessTalking,MoreDoing
D.Keepcalminthefaceofthestorm
3.(2014届湖北省黄冈市高三年级3月测试英语试卷)
Theworld'slargestsolarthermalplant(太阳热能发电站)issettobeginproducingpowerintheUnitedStatesbytheendoftheyear.Windandenergyfromthesunaregenerallyconsideredclean,unlikeenergyfromcoal-burningpowerstations.However,environmentalistsnowworrythattoomuchsolarpowerdevelopmentcouldharmthelocalenvironment.
ACaliforniacompany—BrightSourceEnergyisbuildingahugesolarpowerplantintheMojavedesert,about60kilometerssouthwestofLasVegas,Nevada.TheplantisknownastheIvanpahSolarElectricGeneratingSystem.JoeDesmondworksforthecompany."Thisisactuallyoneofthehighestconcentrationsofsunlightintheworld,outhereinIvanpah."explainedDesmond.BrightSourceEnergywilldeploy170,000speciallydesignedmirrorstodirectsolarenergytowardsboilersontopofthreepowertowers.Thesteamproducedintheboilerswilldriveturbine(涡轮)tomakeelectricity.JoeDesmondsaysthesteamcanreachtemperaturesofmorethan260degreesCelsius."Wecanstorethesun'sthermalenergyintheformofmoltensalt,sowecanproduceelectricityevenwhenthesungoesdown.Thereisalotofinterestinconcentratingsolarpoweraroundtheglobeinenvironmnentswhereyouhavelotsofsun,suchasChina,SouthAfrica,theMiddleEast,NorthAfrica,explainedDesmond.
Environmentalistsgenerallysupporttheideaofsolarpower,however,manyareconcernedabouttheeffectofpowerplantsonsensitiveenvironment.LisaBelenkyisalawyerwiththeCenterforBiologicalDiversity,aprivategroup.ShesaysenvironmentalistsarespecificallyworriedabouttheeffectoftheIvanpahSolarProjectonthesensitiveplantandanimallifeinthatpartofMojavedesert."Eventhoughthedesertseemsbig,whenyoustartcuttingitup,itcanreallyaffecthowthespeciesandtheanimalsandtheplantsareabletosurviveinthelongrun,"saidLisaBelenky.BrightSourceEnergyhasalreadyspentmorethan$50milliontomoveendangereddeserttortoisesawayfromthepowerplant.butLisaBelenkysaysthisisnottheanswer."Weshouldbereusingareasthathavea1readybeendisturbed,likeoldminingsites,forexample...eitheronhomes,onbusinesses,parkinglots."saidBelenky.
TherehavealsobeenreportsofbirdsdyingattheIvanpahPlantandotherslikeit.
Somebirdsdieaftercollidingwithsolarequipmentwhichtheanimalsmistakeforwater.Otherbirdswerekilledorsufferedburnsafterflyingthroughtheintenseheatatthesolarthermalplant.Assolarprojectsincrease,environmentalistsanddevelopersareconsideringwhattodotoreducebirddeath.
71.WhyistheIvanpahSolarElectricGeneratingSystembeingbuiltinthedesert?
A.Becausethetemperatureisextremelyhighinthedesert.
B.Becausethereisnolifeinthedesert.
C.Becausethereismuchsaltinthedesert.
D.Becausesunlightishighlyfocusedinthedesert.
72.Whycantheplantmakeelectricityatnight?
A.Becausethesun'sthermalenergycanbestoredintheformofsteam.
B.Becausethesun'sthermalenergycanbestoredintheformofmoltensalt.
C.Becausethesun'ssthermalenergycanbestoredthroughmirrors
D.Becausethesun'sthermalenergycanbestoredintheboilers.
73.AccordingtoLisaBelenky,inordertoreducetheeffect,_____.
A.weshouldmovealltheplantsandanimalsawayfromthesolarplant
B.weshouldguidethebirdnottohitthesolarplant
Cweshouldbuildthesolarplantindisturbedareas
D.weshouldbuildthesolarplantinthedesert
74.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthesolarprojectsis_____.
A.supportiveB.criticalC.indifferentD.cautious
4.(2014届江西省九所重点中学高三下学期3月联合考试英语试卷)
Cloudseedingisamethodofartificiallycausingcloudstoproduceprecipitation(降水)intheformofrainorsnow.Cloudseedinghasalsobeenusedinattemptstomodifytheseverityofhailstormsandhurricanes.Theeffectivenessofcloudseedingremainscontroversial(有争议的).butitcontinuestobeusedinsomeregionstotrytoincreaserainfallforagricultureandtobuildsnowpacksforwatersuppliesandpowerproduction.
CloudseedingwasdevelopedbyAmericanscientistsIrvingLangmuirandVincentJosephSchaeferduringandafterWorldWarII.Theirworkbeganasanefforttolearnmoreaboutthebuildupof