高考英语最新试题分类汇编14阅读理解三.docx

高考英语最新试题分类汇编14阅读理解三.docx

《高考英语最新试题分类汇编14阅读理解三.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高考英语最新试题分类汇编14阅读理解三.docx（12页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

高考英语最新试题分类汇编14阅读理解三

专题三阅读理解（三）

【山东省莱州一中高三下学期第五次质量检测】

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

HowardDillisagiantamonggiantpumpkingrowers.Hegrewworldchampionpumpkinsforfouryearsrunning，from1979to1982，andmissedwinningthefifthyearbyamere5pounds.Today，hisDillAtlanticGiantseedsaresoldworldwidetomorethan50seedcompanies.ThepumpkinsgrownfromhisDillAtlanticGiantseedscommonlyweighinatover1,000pounds.“Idon’thaveanytrainingingenetics（遗传学）；itwasalltrialanderror，”Dillsays.Heinheritedhisloveofpumpkinsfromhisfatherandhasenjoyedgrowingthemforyears.

Dillstillgrowsgiantpumpkins,butnotforcompetition.Inthefall,visitorscometoenjoythepumpkinpatchonhis90-acrefarminNovaScotia，Canada.HeplantstenacresofpumpkinsforHalloweenandtwoacresofgiantpumpkins.Oneofgiantpumpkinswasrecently

bakedinto442pumpkinpiesandsoldat$5eachforcharity.

Ityouwanttotrygrowingagiantpumpkin,Dillrecommendsstartingwithasoiltestandthenaddingfertilizerasneeded.Plantthegiantpumpkinseed.Agiantpumpkincangain15to20poundsaday，socarefulwatering—everydayortwo—isessential.Youshouldwaitabout130daysuntilthepumpkinmaturesandthenyoucanharvestit.

Dill’sfavoritepumpkinsettheGuinnessBookrecordin1981.Itweighted493.5pounds.“I’vegrownthemlargersince，butthatonemeantalot,”heremembers.“Ineverwouldhavepredictedtenyearsagothattherewouldbea1,000-pounder，buttherearemanyofthemnow，”saysDill。

TheworldrecordholderisLarryCheckonofPennsylvania.Hegrewa1,469pounder.Dillsays,“Theseworldchampionsaregrownfrommyseeds，soIfeellikeawinnerrightalongwiththem.”

56.Whatcanwelearnabouttheworldchampionpumpkinof1983?

A.Itweighedover1,000pounds.

B.Itwasmissingafterthecompetition.

C.Itwas5poundsheavierthanthatof1982.

D.Itwas5poundsheavierthanDill’sbiggestonethatyear.

57.OneofDill’sgiantpumpkinsearned.

A.$2210B.$442C.$1000D.$1469

58.InthethirdparagraphDillmainlytellsabout.

A.howtodoasoiltestB.howtoplantthegiantpumpkinseed

C.whentowaterthepumpkinD.howtogrowagiantpumpkin

59.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.HowardDilliswelltrainedingenetics.

B.HowardDillgrowspumpkinsjustforcompetiton.

C.DillfeltproudofLarryCheckon’schampionpumpkin.

D.Dill’sfavoritepumpkinistheheaviestofallthosehehasevergrown.

60.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GardeningGiant:

HowardDill

B.WorldChampionPumpkin

C.DillAtlanticGiantSeeds

D.HowtoGrowGiantPumpkins

B

AlthoughParisisoftenconsideredthecityofromance，closetoamillionadultswhocallithomearesingle.ManysinglepeoplesaythatFrance’scapitalisoneofthemostdifficultplacestomeetpeople.Thecomplaints（抱怨）ofthislonelygrouphaveinspiredanewphenomenonknownas“supermarketdating.”AtGalerieLafayetteGourmet，singlescanshopformorethanjusttheitemsontheirgrocerylist.Theycanlookforsomeonewhohasblueeyes，brownhair，andis1.8meterstall，orwhatevermaybeontheirromanticshoppinglist.

Atthisparislocation，singlepeopleofallagescanscheduletheirshoppingforThursdaynightsbetween6:

30and9:

00p.m.Whentheywalkthroughthedoor，theypickupapurplebaskettoadvisethattheyarelookingforlove.Theytrytoarriveearlybecausethebasketsdisappearquickly，andthentheyhavetowaitinlinefortheirturntowanderthestoreaisles（过道）.

Withpurplebasketsinhand，shopperscanconsidertheirromanticoptionswhiletheypickouttheirgroceries.Whentheyarereadytopay，theycangotothecheckoutlineforsingleswhowanttochat.

MostofthepeoplewholookforloveinthesupermarketareskepticalofInternetdating.Theyknowthatitiseasytoembellish（美化）one’sappearanceortolieaboutone’sageovertheInternet.Thesupermarket，ontheotherhand，isconsideredasafeandcasualenvironmentinwhichtomeetapotentialmatch.Inaddition，whatonefindsinanother’sgrocerybasketcansayathingortwoaboutthatperson’scharacterorintentions.Buyingpetfoodcanbeaman’swayofshowingapotentialmatchthathehasasensitiveside.Womenwhofilltheirbasketswithlow-fatfoodshowtheirhealthystyleofliving.Thesedaysit’spossibletofindmuchmorethanfoodatagrocerystore.

6l.WhatdomanysinglepeopleinPairscomplainabout?

A.Thedifficultyinmeetingpeople.

B.Theideaofsupermarketdating.

C.Theitemsontheirgrocerylist.

D.Theinconvenienceinshopping.

62.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferred（推断）butisnotclearlystatedinthesecondparagraph?

A.ThedatingsupermarketislocatedinParis.

B.ThedatingsupermarketisopenonlyonThursdayevenings.

C.Peoplelookingforlovemustgetabasketofaparticularcolour

D.Thedatingsupermarkethasverygoodbusiness.

63.Howdoloveshoppersmeetoneanother?

A.Theyscheduletheirmeetinginadvance.

B.Theygothroughaspecialcheckout.

C.Theypickouttheirgrocerieswithgreatcare.

D.Theydialthephonenumbersontheirshoppingitems.

64.Accordingtothewriter，apossiblewaytowinawoman’sheartisto.

A.pickupapurplebasketB.Buylow-fatfood

C.embellishyourappearanceD.buypetfood

65.WhydothepeoplepreferthesupermarketdatingtoInternetdating?

A.Thesupermarketdatingismoreconvenient.

B.Thesupermarketdatingismorecasual.

C.Thesupermarketdatingcanbetrustedmore.

D.Thesupermarketdatingislessexpensive.

C

Generallytherearetwowaystonametyphoons；thenumber-basedmethodandthelist-basedmethod.Followingthenumber-basedmethod，typhoonsarecodedwithvarioustypesofnumberssuchasa4-digitora6-digitcode.Forexample，the14thtyphoonincanbelabeledeitherasTyphoon0314orTyphoon14.Thedisadvantageofthismethod，however，isthatanumberishardtoremember.Thelist-basedmethod，ontheotherhand，isbasedonthelistoftyphoonnameschoseninadvancebyacommittee，andismorewidelyused.

Attheverybeginning，onlyfemalenameswereusedbecauseatthattimetyphoonswerenamedaftergirlfriendsofwivesoftheexpertsonthecommittee.In1979，however，malenameswerealsoincludedbecausewomenprotestedagainsttheoriginalnamingpracticeforreasonsofgender（性别）equality.

InAsia，WesternnameswereneeduntilwhenthecommitteedecidedtouseAsiannamestoraiseAsians’awarenessoftyphoons.Thenameswerechosenfromanamepoolconsistingof140names，10eachfromthe14membersofthecommittee.Eachcountryhasitsuniquenamingpreferences.KoreaandJapanfavoranimalnamesandChinalikesnamesofgodssuchasLongwang（dragonking）andFengshen（godofthewind）.

Afterthe140namesareallusedinorder，theywillberecycled.Butthenamescanbechanged.Ifamembercountrysuffersgreatdamagefromacertaintyphoon，itcanrequestthatthenameofthetyphoonbedeletedfromthelistattheannualcommitteemeeting.Forexample，thenamesofNabibySouthKorea，andLongwangbyChinawerereplacedwithothernamesin.Thedeletionofbothnameswasduetotheseversdamagecausedbythetyphoonsbearingthenames.

66.Withthenumber-basedmethod，the3rdtyphoonincanbenamed.

A.Typhoon0314B.Typhoon0312

C.Typhoon14D.Typhoon1203

67.In1

979malenamesbegantobeusedfortyphoonsbecause.

A.menthoughtitwastheirright

B.femalenamesarehardtoremember

C.womenthoughtitunequaltouseonlyfemalenames

D.theexpertspreferredtohavemorevariety

68.ThereareChinesenamesinthenamepoolfortyphoons.

A.2B.10C.14D.140

69.WhichofthefollowingChinesenamesismostlikelytobeonthenamelistnow?

A.LongwangB.Fengshen

C.Daxiang（elephant）D.Mayi（ant）

70.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howtyphoonsarenamedB.Whytonametyphoons

C.thehistoryoftyphoonsD.equalitybetweenmenandwomen

D

Spiderwebsareoneofthemostfascinatingexamplesofanimalarchitecture.Themostbeautifulandstructurallyorderedaretheroundwebs.Themainfunctionofthewebistostopandholdflyinginsects，longenoughforthespidertocatchthem.Inordertodoso，thethreadsofthewebhavetostandtheforcesfromlargeandheavyi

nsectsaswellasenvironmentalforcesfromwindandrainforatleastadayinmostcases.

Theroundwebisfoundtohavetwomaincharacteristics.Thefirstisitsgeometry，whichconsistsofanouterframeandacentralpartfromwhichthreadsradiateoutward.Enclosedintheframearecapturespiralswindingrounda

ndroundfromthewebcenterouttotheframe.Thewholewebisintensionandheldinplacebyanchorthreads，whichconnecttheframetothesurroundingplantsorobjects.Thesecondandperhapsmostimportantcharacteristicisthematerialwithwhichitisbuilt.Spidersilkisakindofnaturalmaterialthatgivesthislightweightfiberastrengthcomparabletothatofsteel，whilea

tthesametimemakingitveryelastic（有弹性的）.Twotypesofsilkthreadsareusedintheweb.Oneishighlyelasticandcanstretchtoalmosttwiceitsoriginallengthbeforebreakingand，formosttypesofspiders，iscoveredinglue.Thistypeisusedinthecapturespiralforcatchingandholdinginsects.Theotherisstifferandstronger，andisusedfortheradius，framesandanchorthreads，whichallowsthewebtostandforcesandtokeepitsstructuralstrengththroughawiderangeofenvironmentalconditions.

7l.Whatdoestheword“so”inthefirstparagraphreferto？

A.Tocatchandkeepsmallcreatures.

B.Tofindagoodmaterialfortheweb.

C.Tomakethewebsbeautifulandwellordered.